Common Market Or Internationalism?

PM« I 0r Has need°to!,a,,,ma* w*to ln this Issue: m a r k t w a in KAUNDA'S ABOUT FACE A DREAM COM E TRUE PROPAGANDA BY FEAR EDITOR'S COMEBACK OUT OF THIS WORLD CORRESPONDENCE NOVEMBER 10 1962 Vol 23 No 35 THE ANARCHIST WEEKLY-4d. THE most conspicuous feature of [ discussions of the Common Market, in the national press and apparently on radio and television, has not been the arguments in fav our or against, but the unanimous Common Market hypocrisy of the protagonists of both sides. From its first introduction, the Market was treated by the press, particularly the supposedly liberal elements, as if it were a kind of or Internationalism? governmental equivalent of the International Friendship League, re-evocation of the battles of a cen On the other side,; the fervent E.E.C, E.F.T.A., the colonies and workers and their organisations. It where nice governments joined to tury ago, when the party did have defence of Commonwealth and the whole world doing the same. was to be expected that the Labour gether to help each other, while a cause, great leaders, power, etc., Empire by Labour and Communist Nevertheless, in matters like this it and Social Democratic Parties would those that did not were mildly but the fact is that it just is not propagandists is equally absurd. If seems that there is nothing the have nothing to contribute. Despite B b attacked for being unfriendly. true. It is an open fact about the what they are saying todayis true, ordinary people can do to alter the Gaitskell’s recent move against Presumably if it had been sug E.E.C. that it is an organisation for and the Commonwealth is a bund course of economic events, any more entry, not one o f them has con gested that Great Britain should be- ensuring unfree trade, by means of of equal, free partners for good, than they can change the course of sidered which course o f action y j come a state of the U.S.A., or a high tariffs against non-members, then the old-fashioned Empire nuclear crises over Cuba, and anar would be best for socialism, or per H i m republic of the U.S.S.R., there and that is what the ‘realistic’ Com builders, the scorn of socialists for chist criticism should be directed, haps they have considered it and would have been considerable com monwealth politicians are worried eighty odd years, have been fully not to taking one side or the other chosen the other line. ment on the social and political con about. Why then, do the Liberals justified in their task of bringing but to the destructive work of de However, there are the other two sequences of the move. With regard and their supporters keep up the enlightenment to the world. molishing the myths that either wings of the traditional labour to Europe this has not been so. The Free Trade pretence? The question remuins. whether European or Commonwealth capi movement, the trade unions and very fact that it has been treated A popular synonym for joining there are any alternatives that anar talism has the slightest interest in co-operative societies, representing as a question on which the only the E.E.C is ‘joining Europe. chists can support or advocate. the welfare of the ordinary people, the workers and consumers. If these division was between “good Euro However, there are seven West Some socialists, including Fabians, when they discuss whether “Britain” had been inspired by libertarian peans”, and old-fashioned “insular European states in the E.F.T.A., New Leftists, Tribune supporters, will gain this or that advantage from ideas, they could have formed a British”, should make people sus not to mention the handful who be are in favour of preserving the entry; and the constructive work centre of resistance to Trade poli pect that there is more to it than long to neither of the trade groups. E.F.T.A. and strengthening it. and of pointing out how people can tics, providing means whereby the that. Furthermore, E.E.C. has looked developing contacts wi.|h the newly resist authoritarianism under what people of the countries involved Another point that has been suspicionsly on the applications of independent colonies. (This line has ever form it appears. could solve their economic problems widely canvassed is that the Com the neutral states for membership, at least the advantage pi preserving without reference to political double mon Market is an example of “Free and will not in any case accept them the status quo at a time when re The controversy about Europe dealing. The answer to politicians Trade”. It is on this score that the as full members, while the French action seems to be winning hands has made it clear that international and their claims for support in var- f'A Liberal Party endorsed Britain’s government is reported to be trying down in every, field. t ism is just non-existent among the Continued from page 3 Vv SlMifllbaU nil Hi 111 till IftlT—" b«ni w ;)w»ciii Duia m t Jad'W oi- What we would in cite *ee natur very beginning. Liberal support way coming in when the’ door is’ ally is the work en l n |K tain getting _ could be excused in terms of party opened for Britain. The small rid of the govemmetR bod organ politics, for there is nothing which social democratic states are appar ising the economy to sliit peoples’ puts spirit into a party and rouses ently subversive to capitalist solidar needs, instead of the present profit its flagging followers more than the ity, while Britain is safe! making system, and the workers of KAUNOA’S ABOUT-FACE T H E elections in Northern Rhodesia Africa, indeed, where tribal antagonisms usher in “a dangerous period a t have been fostered due to the fact that if they did not think [.they would marking time” (as the Tim es leader puts they divide the African people and make win in the end. But the same can it). In fact they present a period in the them easier to rule. I well remember history of Central Africa when ranks FORD’S OH THE BRINK ? surely be said of the Union leaders that, in places, the ignorance was such could be broken, unpredicta bly and in that the people had no knowledge of w t HEN the Ford management clared that employment would be who are calling for strike action. various areas. The United Federal Party, available only for those workers At the time of the recent unoffi bow to milk cows whilst in the bush 9 w gave their workers an extra representing the white settlers has 15 nearby prospectors from South Africa ten shillings a week recently, they prepared to sign an undertaking to cial strike it was suggested that be seats, UNIP, led by Kenneth Kaunda ferreted away for manganese. seemed to imagine that ten bob observe the rules. cause of strikes at Dagenham, Fords has 14 seats and the African National It is true that the people around the of America which now completely Congress holds the balance with 5 seats. would make them into tame yes- Last week the company intimated lakeside have a proud history of resist men and permit them to get rid of controls the British works were con Since the subject at hand is politics ance, both passive and aggressive, due that something like 600 men would the ‘agitators’ and ‘trouble-makers’ sidering running down the British it seems so commonplace to mention the to some extent to their independence be declared redundant, but it is now twisted hypocrisy that has been evident without any fuss, and with the sup plant and building upjthe German of income from their trade as fishermen. believed that following the Chan Fords. This has generally been in this election—yet the downright But most of the understandable frustra port of the Union officials. It didn’t about-face that follows it is even startling work; the sacking of one shop cellor’s statement on reduction of discounted but only onjthe grounds tions of the African people find expres in political terms. Before the election sions in the joys of the dance and in the steward led to an unofficial strike Purchase Tax on cars that 530 of that German Fords cannot be built them will be given “hope of re Harry Nkumbula’s ANC received huge throbbing pulsation of music. If the in one section of the works which up because of an acute shortage of financial support from Tsombe across Tim es correspondent had spent a night in due course paralysed production employment”. But as theGuardian slabour in Germany. Such a move the border in Katanga, and siddled up Labour correspondent points out on Lake Bangweulu during a music and —the Ford’s management say it cost would however be possible once quietly beside the UFP—this revolting drumming festival he could never sneer them £3,000,000; but how much did “tactically this will probably come mobility of labour within the Com affair was justifiably condemned by at these fishermen, whose sense of com it cost the workers in lost wages, before the strike deadline”, that is mon Market countries will be in UNIP in no uncertain terms. Now, as munity puts a European, in this disinter which they could less afford than the next strike which will begin on operation.

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