we believe it important that they are heard.
Party coalition.
THERE were two tessons 100 the big swing in opinion, one on rational grounde the cinci 00 socio-cconomic grounds On national grounds there was a feeling amongst the people that not only had the coalition gov ernment failed to pursue national had bot even paid lip service to them. The coalition were making out that thE could go over the ineidens. were ashamed to be Irish. The handlin of the Frank Stagg Toneral, the bogus state of embergency, the brutality in the police tations and the conditions in the prisons. All this culminated in the International, There was a fee intervention DEANIN that the government had shamed us as a people before there was the loss of our fishing Tand unemployed we do tol living rising by 24 per cent in one year, and the full membership o the EEC.
SC Wher What difference will Fianna Since they came office they have wriggled. They are waiting until the struggle makes a British declarthey will come out and demand it. At the same time they will -as quietly as possible recently in Dublin. We interviewed Sinn Fein's president, This organisation's policies, women's rights and the situation in Ireland today.
Socialist Challenge does nor share all of comrade O'Bradaigh's opinions — particularly those on women's oppression. But since the views of the Provisional Republican movement are usually suppressed or distorted O'Bradaigh began by discussing the recent elections in the South and the defeat of the Irish Fine Gael/ Labour leading and infuential republicans behind bars, so that they wEt have the Dold 1o themselves It's as cynical an operation as that. *Fianna and perhaps dangerous Fasl are clever They act imperialist but they speak republican."
I deand fade Towards indeperment our courtes, which nationalists forward as a stepping stone to гентігасатон?
R O'B: *We reject it Southern state was menot to be a Hepping stone, now it bas bewas come a stumbling block. One perpetuate themselves. Once the truggle is halted i is difficult to get it going again.
SC: What do you see as the long K OH: "On government struc tures we have suppested tou provinces. With the exception of foreign affairs, defence and matfinance, should rest with the governments and below. old province of Ulster the loy ists will still he in a majority of 58 per cent. 'South and West Ulster would would have a Loyalist majority. put There would be nationalist counvice versa. We don't Just want to redistripure wanin. bur poncal Pao section c section of the community WINE CHILL COUCHEr#? happened wich the minority in the North. "We still see the state as the major instrument of economic development and that the kep LISA WHACHERRISCL Other things could be owned at provincial level, the whole prooss could hiter down to soci ave dont nited Ireland anymore. We cal UN СТЯ НИЯЛа NC AnE dismantle both states, make a ROB: There are an increase in Long Kesh. It is hecome more and more and tore pen in de TOL TCH CHE LOC intend to press it very hard.
purring SC Do you see Sinn Fein irself.
The other orgamisations?
R O'B: Well, like it or not we are the one radical movement in 3C GO C Ireland which has a mass followWing We are the principle organvery door is always open to others.
SC: What is the present state of Sten Fein:
R O'B: Our members are raising more and more the ideological questions. we are in the world anti-imperial power ist camp. Waving a green flag provincial Joesn't attract yo mate. Quite rightly thrighis and know quality of bie. The war will the end but liberation will go on. -We see ourselves as a working class party, We look forward to the workers running the industry in which they work and each nationalist ay our win if 'on the blanke RUAIR/ O'BRADA/GH: states place of work. croperation with ment.
don't see any sort of problems think otherwise.
SC:
and divorce?
This is very important people any we are against it"
hership think?
We want to dismantle both vorker owning a share in his SC: What are pour polices for fehting inflation and unemploysolution to thes it terribly easy existing set-up. It is reformist to about rights: abortion, contriception carly R O'B: "On contraception land. bebeve it 15 a matter for andivi dual conscience. On abortion -SC: is this official policy, or parnamen! your estimate of what the mem RO. B: 'It is whar I think the membership would think. It has TENSE That observers 1 am completely and entirely hership believes. To put it crudely they would think abortion is *On divorce, yes we feel chere should be a legal right to divarce, BLOW LAYOUTSI 1 don't think the question of women simply revolve: these issues you mentioned. believe in women taking their stand on rems at ful Boussl with men. This was present very Ferdinary movemen in tree in the century in te see The net MuCh Involved in the struggle. woman to be a cabinet minister outside of Soviet Russia was a member of our revolutionary MONTRE lave been fully, cotally involved in the struggle. They are admir equality. They have been involved in taking charge of oper ooly found in Zimbahwe and South Afrim. Steve Biko died after interrogation in a detention did on his release from Castle reagh. It is another example of hypocrisy for Britain to protest against what goes on in ahite Africa when ther do Ekewise in The other big hypocrites are the 5,000 a year Jaders of the Peac they have come an agreement with the British oc during searches of working class homes in search operations for these ab Aris hope that all current und adverse publicity will This would be a major propa ganda coup for ibe Brits, at tbe expense of the working class of lie ebeitoes, and i would be thanks to the handful ations We have had women killed in action "We do not see women being relegared to secretaries or pre parers of tea SC- Finally what can propie in do to aid the rish struggle? sost brush women n against British Ireland, for Britain to ger out of Ireland and let the lish poople run their own country That is what we would like to see.
'We would also like to sce the Soots and Welsh people runnin their own country. Wirbib Eng SO WE WOUR UAC LO SUC131E overthrow of imperialisen and the workers of England running their own country.
calendar November 7-18 Student Movement Campaign on Ireland speaking • 300T Women's Laft Details from 1a2 Upper Streci November 18 Labour Movement Brain sut of reland Condemne How ar London your cal ToM Brandt of middle class Irish people in the Those few in the gbettoes who support the Peace People are aspiring status-scekers who consider themselves morally and materially superior to their neighbours.
moral Mandards in their TETEC DIC Maybe the Prace People will ask to be paid for the hask of eversecing the seurching of Irish urgun of the Search Ohservers, earnings from *hinen Notel prose the Peace leaders received ensures Betty Villams and Matread Corrigr Ble time employment as directon of the Peace Business Empire all bosses Dont BacK themscives Tiocfaidh ur le
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