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Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1968–1988

Pakistanis

The Red Mole Vol. 1, No. 6, 1970 · p. 4 of the scan · 530 words

The scan: v01n06-jun-01-15-1970.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 4 of the scan

The Pakistani Progressive Parly had a meeting at Toynboe Hall last Sunday. We have all decided the Race Relations Officer Mr. Joe Hunte of Toynhoe Hall is an evil for us. He does not want to know anything about what is happening here: he is only interested in making false statements to the press. It helps him to keep his reputation with his bosses. He says the language difficulty is the cause of the problems, which is utter nonsense. All the Pakistanis speak the language pretty well, though not like harristers or politicians, In order to show that it is impossibl or him to solve the problem, he blames the peuple, one way or the other, We mast get rid of him as soon as we possibly can.

The idea uf forming vigilan tos which mur people has initiated has now been taken up by the policemen. They have started soarching every Pakistani housa in the area. On charges like possessing unaccountable keys and household cutting utensils, etc., they take the people to Court. On the way they charee the people for keeping something like a penknife.

The murderer of Tasir All has been found now. The Government seems to think the situation is cused off a bit. This is very much mistaken. The situation will nut case off unloss the Government do it by means of justice, not by incans of suppression or punishtent as they do now. We are cooperative by mouth and heart. The uuthorities are cooperative only by mouth, not by heart. Toynbee Hull or the authorities have doputed a number of officers around here to see how best they can help the people. My talks with one of their offioars show it is only the repelition of what has actually given rise to the problem. They do no more than before. So these officers are only wasting their time. The pooplo do not want to know anything about them. Of course they are succestül, but only in finding out who is doing what, ete. In the end I believe the uuthorities are only serious about finding out who is who. in order to put a really hard pressure on the people It is useless to blame the English people for this sort of mentality. Mentality takes a lons time to build up. For the last hero hundred vears the Enlish poople were the rulers of the world. Still they believe the same. After the Second World War, there has boon a groat change in the minds of the people. The English people do not undersland that, and they do not want to understand it eithor. Here is the main crux of all the problems in this country. Again I don't want to blame them for these sorts of things. Babylon will full. when Babylon is to fall, The British havo got to go down when there is time. I believe it is the right time for them. That is the reason they seem to turn u deaf ear to reality. They preach the doctrine of peace in the world whereas they do not know what it is. They are crying to the wilderness.

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