hunger strike repatriated to the North of Ireland, Supporters of the Irish Political Hostages Campaign and the Connolly Association were toid this when they lobbied MPs at the House of Commons last Tuesday (22 January).
The lobby was organised by the Connolly Association and supported by the IPHC. It took up the question of the continuation of internment, and the recent British Army raid on the offices of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association, as well as the case of the hunger strikers.
Several Labour including Jock Stallard and Norman Atkinson, told lobbyists that they supported the return of the prisoners, as did Lords Longford and Castlereagh, but in taking up the question with the Home Office they faood the problem that the Irish group in the House, which is convened by Gerry Fitt, Red Weekly 25 January 1974 Page 12 CHANGE OF LINE Last Sunday, Gerry Filt made a statement about the Price sisters on Southern Irish radio, He said that, *the terrible plight of these young pirls could be brought to an end it the IRA stopped its campaig of Molence. This is a clear shift in the SDLP's position since the setting up of the Executive, and was claborated by Paddy Duffy on Saturday when be said that there could no longer be any political content in violence since the Sunningdale agreeient, and conseguently those now convicted of violence could not expect inclusion in any amnesty.
SDLP took up the case of Michael Farrell and Tony Canavan last summer, and have usually tried to grub the glory for any successes n struggles over political prisoners. But since taking their well-paid offices their Gne has changed could it be Red Weekly, 182 Pentonville rd, London NI Claire Price visited her sisters Dolours and Marion last Saturday. She told the Irish Times that Doloums Seemed to be dragging her feet.and like Marion her skin was like wax. The pirls" eyes were black looking and there were sores around their mouths because of the force feeding They are still suffering severe chest and stomach pains.
The strugple to end the torture of Demonstration of the brutality of force Ineding outside Wormwood Serubs. Torce-feeding, and pet the prisoners returned to the North of Ireland, is gaining momentum. Last Sunday (20 January) the IPHC called a demons tration in which 400 took part. It marched from Speakers Corner to Kilburn Square, where Liam Kelly the father of Gerald Kelly, and Claire Price Lanked the demonstratoma. Amongst the speakers at Spen who described the terrible effects of sustained force-feeding, and Siobhan McKenna, the well-knowa rish ICE 081 BROAD SUPPORT IN IRE The day before, the IPHC had staged a dramatic demonstration outside Wormwood Scrubs, challenging the Governor to show his faith in Home Office pronouncements ubnut the beneficial effects of force-feeding by submitting to it himself.
Naturally there was no response, so three volunteers were force-fed under medical supervision, All three vomitod before the force-feeding tube had even got to the back of their throats, and one of them, an elderly man, had to be, taken to hospita where he was kept mernight suffering from shock.
In Ireland there have been demonstrations in Dublin and Belfast-the march in Belfast ended with the stoning of British troops, Rarely has support for any issue been broader. trade unionists, the Gaelic Athletic Association, the Garlic League, and even the Dublin City Council have called for repatriation. Bopdy Sunday commemoratión de; monstrations this weekend will give - a further boost to the campaign. Bob Purdie capitalist onseught alone.
workers san win, if they oush past their "adars' Road, London N1.
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