Glasgow marchers defy Orange attack

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AMID a hall of bottles and eggs the LilasgOW 7IrO0ns march went ahead last Satur**The 1,000 scrong march was persistently attacked by union jack-waving Loyalists. Despite thes the demonstrators marched Ar Gorbal's Cross, less than half a mile from the intended destination at City Halls, the march was halted by a police CUTDOLE The police forced marchers onto wase ground and tora while it appeared as if they had been trapped by a now open combinanon or COLICE Loyalists. Fortunately the discipline of the marchers beld up and they managed to extricate themscives.

The attack on the march had Docn sture ap by Clasgow Tories. Ross McKay, National Front member and Tory candidate for Glasgow Springburn, led a move by local Tories 10 have the march banned.

The Scottish press and the fact that the march was organised by Sinn Fein as weil the United Troops Movement was used as a peg for an anti-Republican witchhumt.

But the Clasgow left manOut" aged an effective response 1o the Tories. The press bombarded oy protests from Casgow United Movement and the Unity campaign in Clasgow Queen's Park.

Radio Clyde was pressured into giving air time to UTOM, and the Glasgow Herald Teit obliged lo give over a halfpage article to the movement.

A foretaste of the trouble to l CONC WEL ENCECILE Queen's Park School, Torygien, on the eve of the march BILL Aler Socialist Unicy had given out leallets there, one of its supporters among the school students 'stabhed pro-Loyalist classmates had to have six stitches.

Dente 3i luis the ers activity produced results. The march included a 200-str0ng contingent from Socialise Unity and a 300-strong one from the Socialist Workers Party, Il was the biggest turn-out for any Irish march so far in Glasgow, proving that it is possible lo dely and defeat the Out Orange reactionaries Fise Troops Oul' supporters were arrested mention saould be made of the James Connolly Flute Band.

was It was they who headed the march and bore the brunt of the Troops Out attacks. Two of their stewards Socialist their drums were destroyed by Secondary but special Orange thugs.

those arrested, launched.

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