war, and I would not like to he responsible for the lives of the Catholic population in Belfast if that were the case' (emphasis added).
So, now we have it - the real root of the violence in the north is the Loyalists. It is rhey who would launch an attack on the Catholics in a frenzied effort to secure their privileges.
Despite this fact, it is the Catholic population who are the main targets of the British army. The reason is sanple: it is the Catholics who constitute the threat to British rule, At all costs, the Catholics must be brought under the sectarian rule of law" through which the Loyalists will be able lo overiord the scene for British imperialism.
The sheer vindictiveness of Britain's direct rule can be seen in the re-internment of James Auld and Joseph Clarke. These two men have Just been awarded very substantial damages for their torture by British troops after their arrest in the first The fascists of the National Front are now busy preparing detailed files (complete with photographs) on leftwing activists and anti-fascist militants, This information comes from the NF's Members' Bulletin for October/ November 1934, which has been sent to Red Weekiy by an annaymons "friend'. The relevant passage in the bulletin, cotilled "Keeping "Tabs" On the Left', reads:
Trate unionists should sent on tho mimates of'any Branch or Regional Committee meetings whore acrioo against chie NT is discussed. The names and addresses or known left-wing extremists active in promoting antoN actory within trade unions should be supplice.
Organisers should keep their cun cross-reference filing sustem on hostile organisations and hostle individuals op cortional in their distriots, and shauld arrange for such activists sellers of extreme Left Wine publications absolurely crucial as our party grows (carphasis added).
What are the self-defence arrangements of the fascists?
anti-fascist militants, The fascist groups all over Europe specialise in These actions, The trial of anti-fascist militants in bangstoke has been adjourned to 2 Hanuary, bet the local police are continuing their campaign of harass ing the /inti-Fascist Concuittee and ae producing a docaler ou all their actstes -quite cleuily in collsten adog bey fines, give the cozent.
offensive by thie magistrater aminst Tonne Stree and-fasciet activity. They areappealCute for funds whale Note the ominous last sentences.
in a word they imply identifying, isolating and assaulting left-wing and me right:
Incrcasinply worried by the wor The Basingstoke AFC i anticip of anti-fascit militants in the trade unions, the NF is preparing photogaphic files to start this job in earnest.
The Members' Bulletin also instructs NF memhers not to have uny- fine. thing to do with Martin Winlker of The Guardian, who is currently writing a book on the NF and the extre "No co-operstian, assistance, sdvice, inforciation or comment -no matter weat the subject be issue mar be mixer hy any member of the National Front to Mr Martin Walkor or any other journalist inown or suspected by monters to be : working on behall of Mr Walker."
Couli it be that the NF. the fearless defenders of ines specch actually have somerhing to hide? Perhaps thes are worried that Walker will ancarth their links with other fascist groups ja Europe, and po into some detail on the unsavoury past of their lead1 campaigo of synagogue daubing, and itss buly boys go in for 'pay bashing' with Canatical roal lan was not the only person arrested that day, Three other anti-fascist militants acre fined a total of E150 for a breach of the peace, Another arrested person was un NDEM seemher who, unlike lan, had prev tous convictions. He got off with a small DEFENCE A defence campaign has been started in the Leeds ana to demand that the charges against Lan Coleman he quashed. Leeds University students have already started the campaiga rolling by donating 150 to the defence fund. More money is arpenly needod.
The Campaign Committee have called for a national demonstration in Leeds on 16 Janenty of all anti inseist foron It is hoped that this demonstration in support al Coleman's release will roccive wide support, parlicularly from tho National Enion of Students -At the recent Marpate Conference NUS secretary and CP member Steno Parry toid delegates how the NUS will