WTHE GLASGOW march in solidarity political prisoners organisers, the Irish Defence League.
Saturday at 2pm, reports GEOFF BELL.
The cancellation follows an attempt to sabotage, split and intimidate the IDL march by Provisional Sinn Fein's GlasgOW cumann (branch).
The IDL had announced plans for their march following their successful demonstration of 700 people in August Until last week Sinn (Glasgow) had fully backed the IDL and participated building the march.
The newspapers of ProvisioSmal Sinn Fein in Ireland had advertised the march advertised it as one organised by the IDL.
TURNABOUT But in an amazing turnabout Glasgow Sinn Fein last week issued the following statement:
*Provisional Sinn regaro tne organisanon caming itself the Irish Defence League as a iront organisaton 10r # Socialist alliance whose aims 3Ге incompatible stated aims of the Republican movement.
•To this effect Provisional Sinn Fein will take effective control of the demonstration scheduled for 18 November in Glasgow.
*Provisional Sinn Fein do not recognise the existence of the organisation described as Irish Defence League. group proclaiming to be has been cancelled by Instead the IDL and the United Troops Movement will be holding a rally in Glasgow this IDL will be allowed to display banners on the demonstration. wemners otne nema. tional Marxist Group and the Socislist worker SarEy wish are invited to attend the maren as inorviouais, o siow Fein ON Irish Defence LC3gUT through the streets of the march and East End of Glasgor prisoner of ine 10E Inish political status for and for the prisoners immediate withdrawal of TIDOY Wing tne Fein.
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will speak their support with the trish liberation struggle leadership of Provisional Sinn Fein. •Banners of the International Marxist Group and Socialist Workers Party the be displayed demonstration.
the *Provisional Sinn with Irish (Glasgow), 10/11/78.* This attempt to ban political the organisations from the march, and the possibility of physical Out CaSHC SROUO (Glasgow) attempt to implement tel calcts, produccu tne following statement issued on 13 November: *The undersigned individuals and organisations support the struggle for political status. We oppose British oppression of So helping to build v callwar trON Gallagher, Opposing views:
TallNovember Glasgow the called by the IDL. *The slogans neen now, political the self-determination for the Irish will people". the maT(nbeen a successful follow-up to Fein the IDL march of 19 August Sinn an0Y.
An organisation. abroad, to we have been the left, the latest edition of Provisional Sinn Fein's An Phoblacht; centre, Belfast Sinn Fein's Republican News; right, PAC march with flags flying proudly the flags and banners. would have roops our of trerano status statea decision.
would have political status.
So we ue achons deeply regret the decision of cumann. Sinn Fein (Glasgow) to take control of the march and to ban the banners of the IDL, IMG •We agree with the editorial Phoblacht November. newspaper of the Provisional cireumstances Sinn Fein) of 28 October: *Joir with every friendly group or take place.
and get the mass their march. movement in motion, without dietation or discrimination, but all •We believe the actions of the Glasgow cumann or sinn rem contradiet this editorial and the fullest COTUNE Fein Ard Fheis (conference) for broad unitv in the tight for 'We oppose the undemocraGlasgow wve think these actions set back the building of a mass solidarity movement in land! Glasgow. Despite this we will:
(a) burd as large as possiol the UTOM/IDL rally on 18 present cannot suDDort any march which mas Tech support decision of the IDL to cancel (b) Continue to build support for the PAC march in London DENOUNCES COUNTERon 26 November.
(e) Build the UTOM demo in Glasgow on the anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
'We will fight to ensure the democracy the organisaton of Inis march tol all groups prepared to support it, including, we hope, Glasgow SOCIALIST CHALLENGE now has a bags with n black, fight racism; in ed, women's liberation symbol: Cos 1 trom our offices or £1.25 by mai RACISM' T-shirts. GOO( uality white cotton with red desigr sleeve or regular short sleev PICKET GARNERS: Main London Selfridges) UXTOrOS 12-13 Henrietta St., Londor Nan Black on Marx's Capital and Today Crisis by Raya Dunayevskaya, £1. Botl from News & Letters Publications, TORCHLIGHT picket, 6.30-8.30, 2 Brixton Prison. Called by Friend MeTroNonam Diling Conne to -ACLIOI Contraception, Abortion *Troops out now!
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This statement was immediately signed by the IDL, the SWP, the IMG, and Paisley branch of UTOM. Glasgow UTOM is expected to endorse the statement.
Following the issuing of this statement, it is understood that Glasgow Sinn Fein have now called off the march they intended to take over It now seems clear that the whole intention of the Sinn Fein (Glasgow) manoeuvre was to force the cancellation of the Glasgow march.
PRESSURE This may have followed pressure from the London-based Prisoners Aid Committee, who described the Glasgow march as la counter-demonSUTaTIOnE This attitude is in obvious contradiction to SUDDOrL Une IDL march had received fron the Republican press in treland Consequently there will now be no march in support of Irish political prisoners this Saturdav in Glasgow The manoeuvres and threats of Sinn Fein (Glasgow) can only have damaged the cause of Equally it has tarnished the fine Republican tradition of unity and non-sectarianism.
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