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EDUCATION for SOCIALISTS ISSUED by the Natlonal EDUC'ation ~ENT SOCIAUST WORKERS ~ 14 Q-Larles LANE NEW't'ork, N.Y.10014 '. .' EDUCATION FOR SOCIALISTS ISSUED BY THE NATlONAL EDUC'ATION ~ENT SOCIAUST WORKERS ~ 14 Q-lARLES LANE NEW't'ORK, N.Y.10014 AGAINST VIOLENCE WITHIN THE· WORKERS M·OVEMENT April 1974 '", Introductory Note on Violence Within the Movement, by Caroline Lund 3 Section One: On Workers Democracy, by Ernest Ma~cl 4 Section Two: Violent Factionalism in the "New" Left 7 1. Weatherman Leader Defends Hooligan Tactics, by Harry Ring 7 2. Democracy in the Movement a Section Three: The Progressive Labor Party Attacks the Antiwar Movement 10 1. PL Attacks Meeting of SMC Steering ~ommittee 10 2: YSA Condeulns Violence in the M~veinent 11 3; Wide A~tayofGroupSBack SMC AgainstPL "'Attacks, by Mike Kclly 11 4. PL-SDS Fail in Attempt to Break Up Antiwar Convention, by Harry Ring 12 Section Four: The Young Workers Liberation League Attacks Student Rights 14 1. YWLL, Leadet:Defends Its Actions 14 2. Democraieyin fhe Student Movement; Where, Does the YWLL Stand? by Joseph Harris and Malik Miah 15 3. Reviving Old Tactics 16 Section Five: Defending the Movement Against a Sectar~n Kampage, " 11 1. Labor Commj~eeGoQ'hsAttack the YWLL 17 2. Temple U~iversityYSAUrges UDitedDefense of YWLL 18 3. Repudiate NCLC Gangsterism 19 4. NCLC Hooligans Attack Candidates Meeting at Columbia University, by Doug Jenness 20 5. Daily World Falsification 21 6. Cops and Rightists Join NCLC's Anti-Communist Campaign 22 7. Young Socialist Alliance Conference in Detroit Repulses NCLC Attack, by Mike Kclly 23 8. Attack on SWP Campaign Supporters Brings Demand for Arrest of NCLC Thugs, by Linda Jenness 24 9. Committee to Stop Terrorist Attacks Demands Conviction of Goons 25 Section Six: Tactics and Principles in the Fight Against Violence in the Movement 26 Our Defense Against the Goon Attacks Launched by the NCLC, by Barry Sheppard 26 Appendix: Trotsky's Letter to the Attorney- General of Mexico 31 Introductory Note on Violence Within the Movement , By Caroline Lund This bulletin contains articles explaining the Marxist The correctness of this SWP and YSA policy received position of opposition to the use of violence to settle dif­ dramatic confirmation from the post-Watergate exposures ferences within the workers movement and how this posi­ of government attempts to disrupt and destroy the antiwar tion was applied in practice by the Socialist Workers movement and the Black liberation movement These de­ Party and the Young Socialist Alliance in the radical velopments have revealed that the ruling class attempts to movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s. inspire violence within the radical movement in order to This question has been a vitally important one for the disrupt and discredit it FBI "COINTELl'RO" (Counter­ Trotskyist movement since its inception. Because of our intelligence Program) documents, obtained as a result of revolutionary views and devotion to proletarian democ­ the suit by Carl Stern of NBC News against the Justice racy, Trotskyists have been the targets of violence from Department, show that FBI, White House, and local police both the StaliDists and the trade union bureaucracy. Our dePa.rtment spies fomented violent confrontations between support for workers democracy is a reflection of confi­ radical leaders and groups and encouraged ultraleft dence that the revolutionary-Marxist program represents youths to seize the platforms at antiwar demonstrations. the interests of the working class. Unlike Stalinist or trad~ These revelations are evidence that, however "revolu­ union bureaucrats, who fear that open and democratic tionary" the motivations of participants in such actiVities, decision-making will undermine their positions, we have disruptive tactics such as these benefit only the ruling everything to gain from.the open counterposition of our class. The FBI documents reveal that the government views to those of the reformist and ultraleft currents in itself often provokes such acts to prevent united action the working class movement against its policies. One FBI communique, for example, In the current radicalization, the SWP and the YSA stand instructed its operatives to "prevent the coalition of mili­ out as the only tendency that has consistently championed tant black nationalist groups. In unity there is democracy within the movement This has included rejec­ strength...." The FBI documents mC?tivate a policy of tion of redbaitingand unyielding opposition to the ex­ instigating violence by pointing out that this helps to clusion of any tendency or group from united frontstnlg- . discredit movements for social change in the eyes of the gles. masses ofpeople. A striking example of. the cQrrectness of this approach Another. result of violence within the movement- one was the role played by . Trotskyists in the movement the FBI cannot admit to .promoting-is that it frustrates against the Vietnam war. Redbaiting, exclusion, and vio-· the desire of activists to get at the truth through a demo­ lence were introduced into. the· movement by other ten~ cratic discussion of different ideas and proposals. dencies as a method of av-oiding democratic discussion Recent events in the trade union movement have pro­ of differences. The SWP and YSA convinced· the over­ vided fresh evidence of the anti-working class role played whelming majority of antiwar activists to support the by attempts to settle differences in the labor movement by. democratic right of all tendencies to participate in the violence. The goon attacks ordered by the Teamsters movement, and to protect c·onferences and demonstrations Union officialdom against striking farm workers in 1973 against violent disruption from any quarter. This policy hurt the entire union movement, and aided the bosses.· helped the antiwar movement achieve its mass impact The ranks of the United Mine Workers Union-fed up with In every instance of violence within the <tadi(!al move­ the murderous violence against dissidents by the corrupt ment-whether by members of Students for a Democratic Boyle regime in the union-finally succeeded last 'year Society, the Progressive Labor Party, the Young Workers in throwing out the corrupt leadership and in reinstituting Liberation League, or the National Caucus of Labor Com­ some democratic procedures in their union. mittees - the SWP and YSA responded by attempting to As new militant struggles by the working class unfold, rally all tendencies in the movement to condemn such at­ we can expect that the question of workers democracy and tacks. At the same time, Trotskyists took the lead .in form­ violence within the workers movement will continue to be ing united marshalling teams to defend therignt of the of crucial importance. movement to carry on its activities without interference. April 1974 3 ' .. Section One: On Workers Democracy By Ernest Mandel [The following article first appeared in the January 20, 1969 issue of Intercontinental Press, a revolutionary­ Marxist newsweekly.] [Roger Garaudy, one of the leading movement. It was a tradition in the Purge (1935-38). intellectuals ofthe Communistpartyof socialist and communist movementto The young generation of anti-impe­ France, visited Belgium November 5 firmly support t!lis principle in the rialist and anticapitalistmilitantsnow to give a lecture on "May 1968 in time of Marx and Engels as well as developing a revolutionary con­ France," atthe request of the Commu­ Lenin and Trotsky. It took the Stalin­ sciousness are spontaneously return­ nist Student Union of Brussels Uni­ ist dictatorship in the USSR to shake ing to the traditions of workers de­ versity. Itwas notsurprisingthatradi­ . this tradition. The temporary victory mocracy. This was apparent in cal students considered a lecture on of (ascism in West and Central Europe France inMayandJunewhenfreedom this topic by a representative of the also helped to undermineit However, of speech for all tendencies was jeal­ French CP as a provocation. the origins ofthis challengeto workers ously safeguarded in theassemblies of [In any case, when the meeting· democracy are deeper and older; they students and revolutionary workers started, a feW dozen Maoists carrying lie in the bureaucratizationofthelarge and students. But this new generation portraits ofChairman Mao and anal'­ workers organizationS. is not always conscious ofallthe pI'in­ chistscarrying a black flag persis~ The Social Democratic and trade­ cipled and practical reasonsforwork­ tently tried ~ for the most part suce union bureaucrats were the first to ers democracy. cessfully- to prevent Garaudy from begin to undermine the principles of This is why the youth can be vul­ addressing the audience. workers democracy. Theystartedcall­ nerable to a kind of Stalinist-derived [A confuseddebatefollowed inwhich ing general membership meetings at demagogy being spread by certain the question of whether Garaudy infrequent intervals. Then they began pro-Chinese sects, which seek to make should be allowed to speakwas mixed to rig them, or often to do away with people believe that workers democ- with the question of whether or not a them altogether. They began likewise :racy is contrary to "the interests ofthe revolutionary situation had existedin to restrict or abolish freedom ofdis­ revolution." Therefore, it is necessary France in May. cussion and criticism within their or­ to reaffirm these reasons strongly. [Finally, the Maoists and anarchists ganizations. T}ley did not hesitate The workers movement fights for ended .the debate bypushingGaraudy even to appeal to thepolice(including the emancipation of the proletariat out of the meeting hall. the secret police) for help in fighting But this emancipation requires the [This incident raised serious ques­ revolutionary minorities. At the time abolition of all forms of exploitation tions about the norms of democratic of the first world war, the German to which the workers are subjected. debate and behavior in the working Social Democracy set a dismal exam­ Rejecting workers democracy means class and socialist movement In an­ ple of collusion with the state repres­ quite simply that you want to main­ swer to some of the questions raised, sive forces.
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