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Sitty for dewelopíng dk'fęnce necesary magninst cise tas place is therefore becoming responsibility to attempt 1o direct both to defend those being allack- whole so that the most united class ed and show that these attacks are a alack call be againsi are lascist provocation and violence formation of vigilante groups have already atracked meetingk ion of appealing to the police. 'he aruas affected must thereinre capitalist state. to defend themsel- propose ill their union branches. ves against fascism • which irself 1s trades councils and Labour Parties o But, unlike the International defence squads organised jourly Marxist Group and other groups we between immigrant and trade unon do not say it is simply a question of organisations. for black self-defence" (Krd for this within immigrant-organised Weekly front page statement defence squads by atlending as 10.6.76) or "Only the defence of delegates from the trade unions and the black communities by blacks urging that they unify with trade themselves are any guarantee for 41LU] bodies, particularly OTULECLOT against racist attacks" çounçi, in dileir fight agawast demonstration of Gandhian passive resistance which resulted in 80,000 arrests. In May it was joined by JP's followers and restricts itself to pressure and protest.

The Criu also calls for joining hands with other democratic forces' and for an approach to 'the ranks of all political parties' • We must stress clearly that there is no solution in the forming of popular fronts across class lines with the parties of the employers and landiords, however "progressive' may be their rhetoric. We say the lessons of pre-war Spain and France must be shown to the Indian masses, and call for a united front of all trade unionists and workers' and peasants' parties to campaign for the smashing of the dictatorship.

We call for the building of a Trotskyist movement which fights for the method of Trotsky's Transitional recognising that the choice is not dictatorship bourgeois democracy, but that only the struggle for workers' power can solve the problems of the Indian masses and serve as a real aîternative to Gandhi's dictatorsbip of capital and land..

Trotsky states: "The present programme is completely applicable to colonial and semi-colonial countries, at least to those where the proletariat has become capable of carrying on independent politics. The central task for the colonial and semi-colonial countries is the agrarian revolution, i.e. the liquidation of feudal heritages, and national independence, 1e. the overthrow of the imperialist yoke. Both tasks are closely linked with each other." (p. 42)

The working class in their defence of jobs and wages must take the leadership of the peasant movement with a programme of nationalisation of land and the collectivisation of agriculture.

The moneylenders must be abolished and cheap credit provided to small peasant farmers from nationalised banks under the management of workers' committees.

BROUGHT DOWN

ISEE More racialist attacks are goingato tüker place liner neces-SKROS an thoseware sewere attackss are already taking more urgent of revolutionaries breaking up the organisation of the working class as a whone.

Those immigrant organisations or individuais wno nave started ine taken an important step forward in Ireland breaking from the reformist puritjust another form of capitalism "Build labour movement support (IMG national leaflet).

* TmnL gnana. wonersaitomdłenı But we also have a political these self-defence groups lowards calling on the strength 101 |#e organised labour movement If black workers and yourh have been the first target of the fascists packer limy emd fad nacio ent.

#SL members and supporters in that a fight is waged In workers Where possible, we must fight fascist attack. путили BLACK WHITE British Movement could only produce 30 people. working class.

It was left to Alastair Green, Socialist League, to link the fight the struggle for work sharing on sliding scale of wages in place oi cutting deal. speaking on behalf of the Workers to defend against racist attacks with ull pay in defence of all jobs and a the TUC's reactionary 42% wage-