them in the coming period.
The first thing to understand is that racism is going to increase in Britain. We will see repeat performances of what happened in Leeds. This racism is going to embrace everybody and middle and lower middle class Pakistanis, Indians and West Indians who imagine that they can escape because of their comparatively "superior' standing in society are in for an unpleasant surprise.
Leaving Leeds and running away to Bradford to find strength in numbers is no solution. The task is to organise and fight back. Pakistanis and Indians in particular will have to emerge from their shells of anti-political isolation and learn to fight against white racism. The so-called Pakistan Welfare Associations which exist in several towns are, in the main, reactionary bodies interested only in the financial welfare of their own office-bearers. They must be smashed and destroyed. In their place Pakistanis muST organise Committees of Self-Defence in collaboration with Indians and West Indians. The task of these committees should be to educate and organise their localities; to protect their members from mobs of white racists. To depend on a police force whose own ranks are soaked with the existing racist ideology is both utopian and reactionary. Black bases should be developed in the localities and it is the duty of white radicals and socialists to give all possible assistance. It is no good saying: "We support the slogan of Black Power in America. but here the situation's different." The situation is different but only insofar that British racism is more insidious and more subtle and has also infected some of the socialist groupings in this country. The slogan of Black Power or Black Bases is based on a series of transitional demands which can only be fruitful with the overthrow of the existing social structure. Black Power implies Black Workers Power; it results in a growth of political consciousness amongst the Black community and it is a demand which should be supported despite the manifest weaknesses of the Black power groups and their "leaders' in this country.
Racism in Britain and the politicians who flourish on it are symptoms decay of British capitalism. As this system continues to weaken racism will increase and a decaying capitalism will result in the creation of two, three, many Enoch Powells who will attempt to divert the white workers by providing moral and philosophical justifications for hating the nature of racism in Britain they will not combat racism. And they will learn as be able to fulfil the tasks which face they participate in the struggle that the anti-racist struggle will end only with the destruction of the capitalist system. The Black Panther leader, Huey Newton, has declared that to be a black nationalist today you have also to be revolutionary socialist.' Malcolm X put it even more bluntly a few weeks before he was assassinated by black racists: "I believe that there will ultimately be a clash between the oppressed and those who do the oppressing. 1 believe that there will be a clash between those who want freedom, justice and equality for everyone and those who want to continue the systems of exploitation. I believe that there will be that kind of clash, but I don't think it will be based on the colour of your skin." with the employers. However, display of solidarity forced the AEF make the strike official shop-stewards told The Black Dwarf ti of late the District Committee of AEF has been 'extremely helpful.' The police which have been cal to the site is from Wembley Pol station and is obviously well-versed dealing with black workers on stri The same constables "distinguish themselves during the Injection Mould strike last summer. Shop-stewards cla that the police had been constan harrassing them. Workers are asked r to talk loudly, not to have too ma workers on the picket line (The Bld Dwarf could provide evidence against Q 520's bullying and racist attitude) = in many cases have actively helped se drivers to collect and deliver. Shop-stewards have sent complai regarding the following poli constables:
PC Q 174 helps scabs to cross the pick line.
PC Q 520 on excellent terms with management; manhandled strikers. PC Q 194 when foreman deliberate pushed a loaded trolley in front of t constable over a striker's feet he refus to register a complaint.
Workers we spoke to complain bitterly of racial prejudice on shop-floor and gave evidence of instanc where Pakistani workers were pass over in favour of inexperienced whit on the question of appointing sette The unfree Press with its insight/pro features has deliberately chosen BLACK this particular story. We c understand why. This, however, is r excuse for members of revolutiona socialist groupings to remain inactiv The shop-stewards asked us to appe both for funds and for support fro white socialists whom they would like see on the picket line. At the time writing only Solidarity and the Post Workshop have given any tangib support. Funds should be sent to: N Bashir, 5 Clayton Avenue, Wemble Middx. Supporters should reach Punfie and Barstow (Queensbury tube) fro 9am onwards.
It is worth recording that four the scabs have been students. One them is from Enfield College and w active in the gypsy demos.' He told Th Black Dwarf that when he started wor he didn't know there was a strike o1 The shop-stewards told us that this was blatant lie. The student elaborated b informing us that 'anyway I'm not su whether they were justified to go o strike. besides I needed the bread. Wo hone that andont will to un