I have had my attention drawn to an article by Oliver Macdonald in your issuc of 22 Fob. (p.6 Tae Revolutionary Lett and the Elections') Your correspondent alleges tur 6. Healy. National Secretary of the Workers Revolutionary Pary made the following statement in this election we are fielding only a handRed Weeidy Bharch 1974 Page G millions of workers will turn to our policies. In a year or two, at the next election, the Workers Revolutionary Party will be fielding 500 candidates. Then we will introduce legislation which will be supported by the working class and the middle class, and we will tip un the bod any astilary conspinacies I call upon you to withdraw this Listorton uf The Trotskyit position whacit is well known -Lowlere does the ruline class hand over its power without a struggle-the more crisis. ridden it becomes the harder it fights it becoties a cortal struggle, To saegest that the Trotskyist move. incat so soon after the events of 1. Allendeism in Chile advocates a
was put into effect last month, when the Pathet Lao moved 1,000 police and 1,2000 troops into Vientiane, and 1,100 into Luang Prabang This arrangement has two main functions, It ensures the protection as the Government of Laos, They have also kept their army intactin contrast to 1962, when it was dis anned more or less voluntarily.
Thus they are in a much stronger position than ever before. A