Morning S N.U.T. CONFERENCE Your article on the NUT Conterence in the issus of 12 May correctly denounces the fallure of the Executive to lead any serious fight on the nationel claim or the London really, "large city" allowance, It explained how, therefore, it was the fault of the Inader. ship that frustration built up, as the events at Central Hall showed.
Howevr, the writer says, 'angry teachers took over the platform from the Executive". This in not true. This tale about the platform being rushed, embroidered by hints of 'outside influences, not to say violence wes made up after the event, out of a combination of shaken nerves and malice, by members of the pletform, at the situation they hed created. They irritated and provoked the sudience, and finally lost control of it, Among thome from the floor who tried to restore order were the members of the Wandsworth Association, whom the combination of Tories, Right-Wing Labour and Stalin bts have long wanted to drive out of the union, not least with the vision of Phases Tira and Three ahead, Three of these mombers are therefare charged with disorderly behaviour, on the ground that they led a rush to the platform which never took place.
The real ressons behind the attack on them, in the light of the facts, suggests itself; first, to distract attention from the disastrous bungling by the platform at the Central Hail, and secondly to silence Surely the NUT bureacuracy has friends enough in tr press already, without Red Weekly making their pro agaride for them!
London Teacher LEEDS CONFERENCE ON 'THE FAMILY With reference to the article on the Luede conferance on The Family", as a CP member I woult like to clatt the point that Muria Loftus never stated that the Warnen's Liberation movement - The Genotdel - we abolished in Russia beosuse a separate women s orga isation was no longer nucessary', but because the male bureaucracy wanted to silenme the awekenings of women's liberation. She illustrated that the concern stabilise Soviet society and the threat of war were see as important reasons wliy the tamily should be strengthened; hence the reversal of the lawn passed in the 1920c which had concentrated on women's emen 03005 In reality of paurse, there was a great need to study the relations of reproduction de well as production, a Indeed there is today.
A revolution does not automatically change sexual relationships. As Alexandra Kollontei wrote - a new morality of sexual freedom will grow, not be impose in the process of developing towarch a communist society.
That is why it is vital to heve an autonomous women movement today and a need for women in political groups to challenge all form of sexism and oppressio Lastly. I would like to make clear that there is no official CP position on women's oppression how ever, much work is being done by Women' Advisory and groups all over the country, who challenge any CP member who says that the family must be defend from "Tory attack'.
The "glorious socialist family" - Iwhose quotes? is iu as much an oppressive institution as the family under cabitalism, and no-one vero grenoco te cantereo and certainly not Maria, believes otherwise. Barbera Bayton
WURLO These arrests have come at a time when the Government faces the most serious challenge to its power