Now Uwc. Chairman Calls for ‘peace

When Marx said that history repeats itself he was referring to a period of decades rather than months. But the business of the ‘Peace’ movements then probably does not go by Marxism!

Once again we witnessed the dreary repetitive spectacle of the peace merchants out again in Belfast. And once again we saw every organ of the ‘impartial’ press slaver with glee and hope as they churned out verbatim reports and boring interviews with the peace seekers in the Grosvenor Hall last week.

Once upon a time we were told that the ‘Ban the Bomb’ demonstrators were the peace seekers, and most people, including the Press, laughed at their long The recent statement from Merlyn Rees announcing the plans to increase the sectarian UDR and RUC was a complete capitulation to loyalism. Since the strike, organised by the Ulster Workers council, in May last, a sinister British strategy has emerged. Two months back we pointed this out in our articles ‘The forward march of fascism’ British —_ocmnentetinemetapentimmenieatle hiar and fancy clothes. Then the British Army came to Northern Ireland ‘To keep the peace’! Anda strange ‘peace’ it was too — homes raided and wrecked in the middle of the night, men and women, boys and girls, dragged off for internment, interrogation or torture — or the lot. And when the people reacted to this it was stepped up and a new peace movement appeared — the peace movement of the middle class: ‘Women for Peace’ who used to impartially buy flowers for British soldiers and who were also finally pelted with eggs by women who had their menfolk killed or interned by the B.A. peace keepers.

That pro-Unionist middle class Withdrawal’ and Loyalist Independence’.

Rees statement last week has updated what we have been saying. Since the collapse of Sunningdale the Loyalists are in a strong position. They have got a pledge from the British of a return to the old sectarian Stormont, the UVF are legalised, the ‘third force’ has been granted and all have beep demanding movement died a well-deserved death some time ago, despite the frantic attempts of the press and TV to keep it going. But here we are again with another one. This time led by none other than chairman of the Ulster Workers’ Council, the body which led in the NI state last May — Harry Murray. Harry doing his bit for British imperialism, had started on another well-publicised crusade.

His attendance included mainly members of the Alliance Party and Northern Ireland Labour Parties, all more repression against the Catholic minority. ~ been a contest for power between the Loyalist para-military and fascist organisations like the UDA and UVF.

the most repression against the anti-Unionist people. Taylor and West got a new lease of life during the UWC with the new breed of loyalist.

they want a return to the old 6 Co. State, to Protestant supremacy.

for unity among anti-imperialists the strike against Catholic participation good supporters of any peace movements going — particularly the one the British But also the Loyalist strike there has John Taylor/Harry West clique and the It has been a contest of who can demand strike but now find themselves in conflict All have one thing in common though, Opposition to that is the common basis Dublin. army have been engaged in since 1971. The attendance was also non-sectarian though it was boasted by ‘The Sunday Press’for there were eight nuns present, as well as Des O’Hagen, education officer of Official Sinn Fein. — An impressive collection of people.

And not to forget the other Participants, the BA were also there in strength with blackened faces, screaming Saracens and guns at the ready. To make sure all went peacefully of course. Sure after all, if you're talking of ‘Peace’ you couldn’t exclude the British Army

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