FRANK CHAPPLE, the right-wing leader of the EEPTU, told delegates to the union's national conference that the only alternative to Common Market membership was "red revolution'. Mr Chapple, like former Tory Premier Edward Heath, uses red-baiting tactics to smear the anti-Market campaign and gather votes for a capitalist Europe.
Frark Chapple However, Chapple is more correct than those on the Labour "left' who outer the alternative of a cosy social democratic opa suns on a muted economy wnere "loyal" British capitalists cooperate with the trade unions in operating the social contract. Chapple, like the rest of the spokesmen for capitalism, knows full well that if British capitalism is to have the best chance of surviving, it must stay in the Because the 'left has not stated quite openy mat me anernauve to a capitans! EEC is a fight for socialism, its anti-EEC campain nas romanca bossca down m the murky swamps of national sovereignty. This has left all the initiatives in the hands of the ruling class and their right-wing Now the campaign is being stepped up. The employers, assisted by their press, are hammering at the anti-Marketeers in the Labour Party and blaming their nationalisation proposals for capitalism's crisis. This also serves the purpose of whipping into line doubting voters on the referenThe Labour Party anti-Marketeers have fought these attacks with both hands tied benna tael backs. Tney nave neitner offered an alternative socialist solution to the EEC nor had the courage and good political sense to defy the Wilson leadership. Instead, they have buried their differences and meekly allowed the Government to introduce measures which are openly against ne merests or the working class Only by fighting the social contract; by defeating the plans of the bosses for mass rcuunuancies, by canyue out an ex tensive programme of nationalisation without compensation; and by raising the banner of working class internationalism can the plans of the pro-capitalist EEC be de-Inere is an urgent and ourning need to mobilise the working class around such a programme. For such a campaign a nation al focus is badly needed. This is why the ING Will be giving run support to une 31 May demonstration called by the Labour Party Young Socialists. It calls upon all secuons ortne labour movement to make it a priority to mobilise for that demonstration, and condemns the Communist Party for its splitting tactic of trying to call local demonstrations on the same day.
A massive workine cass demonsiranion against the capitalist Common Market-and for a United Socialist States of Europe is needed on 31 May. The left MPs should stop cuddling up to the Labour right. They should be out on the streets on 31 May and incy snowd uncouvocany declare their intention to fight the Labour right wing-not just on the EEC, but to oppose In bracuce cver one or its pro capitals! betrayals.
Bob Pennington