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TAME LIONS AT THE VIENNA CIRCUS
By Victor Feather
Assistant Secretary of the British Trades Union Congress
N October 10, 1958, Anyone may attend this by it now. We have seen the the self-styled World Vienna Congrees, whether to sugar on the top, but we know Federation of Trades There is no scale of representa so old that we can even recognise representa anybody or nobody. It's only sawdust inside. It la
Unions begins its Congress in Vienna.
In the Konzerthalle
circns tent.
tion, and, therefore, It cannot be the fly spota on it. We have a representative congress. Indi- noen
the conditions
the
d
We
mado it these
that
Freo
Omer
viduals may participate in the kitchen where it was made. discussions and deliberations know the cooks who which is a pity. It would
without responsibility to any and, because we know be more appropriate in. a national centre and without things, we don't buy,
responsibility to any bona fide And even if M. Saillant werd There will be tame lions trade union group. Not
most glamorous waitress in there like Di Vittorio from this matters very much, for the the world, all of us who are congress will reach no responal- real trade unionista will con- Italy, performing, his tricks
ble deal
decisions.
tinue to prefer the peace, broad faithfully in accordance There
be 'one small and freedom of the Interna- Here may with the instructions given American union represented at tional Confederation of
led, by to him by his Soviet ring- Vienna. It is a union which Trades Unions masters. There. Il be that s been expelled by the United Becu and J. Oldenbrock..
States trade union centre, Cha There is one question that tame tiger from Latin Congress of Industrial Organisa free trade unionists may ask. It Amerien, Toledano, rather tions. The
CIO expelled the is a question about the arrange mangy, scarred and tooth union for disruptive activities ments for the Vienna Congress. less these days, but anari- The union has a big name but ANSWER KNOWN
only a small membership,
hut. ing bravely from his notes the WFTU is so delighted to M. Salliant and his puppet when his masters poke the get representation from even president have issued invitations pistol in his ribs.
one tiny American union that to all trade unionists and trado they are publicising it as if it union centres all over the world were as big, ta the Empire State to attend the Vienna Congress. M. Louis Salifant, the WFTU building.
Some of these invitations will be Not General Secretary, will in
one single trade union accepted, either by Communist- the gaps and intervals in the from Britain will be represented dominated organisations in the
at this Vienna cirtus. There in five programme. He will swing on at thi
crganisations, or by the trapeze from che tactic to not a single union which would countries, or by misguided cliss-r to link itself with the there who think they can be of ne whim nother at the
rather than the TUC. Russian
more elever than the Communist bosses. İle
br WFTU will
one of the TUC's 183
of uzganizers
.the to complete his
Congress. per- Not
Nevertheless their representa formance with an aerobatic dis- unions will be there,
tives will Attend.
NOTHING NEW
ready
play, including double somer- NO BRITONS
saults backwards, when h's masters reap their Angers.
There is nothing very new, however, on this WETU circui bill. There is nothing very new either in their method of send- ing out the invitations to attend,
BRITISH MASSES HEADING
HE
London.
RIGHT
policy pro By James Wickenden
duced by the Lab- our conference looks
compared with
bees rumours of one in December
or even this autumn..
But no event or statement has made an early election seem These men are sure of pro- These younger men will come likdy. Much will depend on how like wishful think motion. Macmillan -- might to the fore as time passes. But, dangereus the Conservatives ing
out the straighten
agriculture, meanwhile, the Tories are un thinks Labour is to then after the
will lead them, Labour conference. Tory achievements of the Monckton is a possible for For sure who
eign Secretary. But who is big although they apparently have past two years.
no doubts about where they enough be Prime Minister?
should go.
The Tories have cut expendi- ture, cut taxes, cut controls. They have raised production, in creased currency reserves, built more houses. And the country has responded with confidence.
The stock answer, in the past. has been Eden. At the end of last year it was a foregone con- clusion that he would be Pre- mier when Churchill eventually retired. Now it is not so. certain.
Eden's Illness
The
от
The
question now is this. What WFTU journal
in the Soviet hat would happen printed a letter from a British Union, In Poland, Bulgaria, miner praising the Vienna Czechoslovakia, Rumania and Congress, It is an anonymous Hungary, it the ICFTU General letter. The writer says he is a Secretary were to send letters member of The "Brisley" there inviting Individual unions branch of the National Union of as well as national centras to Mineworkers,
appoint representatives to attend There is no place called a congress in Brussels, London, Brisley In Britain, There is he New York
Stockholm, coal mine with that name. The organised by the ICFTU: National Union of Minewerkers Would thore unions who has no branch called "Brisley" received the invitations be free Perhaps the anonymous letter te appoint representatives of which the WFTU have received their own choice to make the
journey through was sent by an invisible man.
the Iron The only organisation which Curtain? the WFTU can get to carry out Would the recipients be In work in Brifoln "the fear of imprisonment or even Committee for British Particip?- death if they encouraged their on in the Third World Trado fellow trade unionists to accept Union Congress."
those Invitations?
Would the trade union or. ganisations behind Curtain even vitations?
the Iron receive the in-
:
The strange thing is that British committee, there is no There is no British particl pation. There is only an office. The rent is paid by the WFTU. Everyone in the free world The organiser is paid by the knows what the answers to WFTU and the address of the those questions are Any trade "Committee" is the office of unionit in those Iron Curtain WFTU Publications, Ltd., which countries who thought he had arranges the printing of the the right to make an indepen EngUsh edition At the moment the Conserva-
of the WFIU dent decision would be treated tives believe that every addi-journal.
as a traitor and a saboteur. Liko tional month in once will pile Five small unions in Canada the Jowich doctors and like the themselves. On may join together to send a MVD chlor, Beria, he would be They aim to give the people up credit, to
their policies have delegate to Vienna. All five are found gulity even before hia homely things cheaper goods, the whole
Butler, thinks Communist-dominated; all Ave, trial took place. more houses, frondom from res worked well. If
tax reductions are were expelled from their na- strictions. They are convinced further
CAMOUFLAGE tional centres because they tried that these prosate benefits are possible, the Conservatives wit what the majority want.. want to be in power to grant to use the trade union move. There is no support in the
them.
ment for Communist Party pur- WFTU for free trade unions,
wurdersin---Eastern poses.
And this, of course, is exactly Germany came out on strike on what the WFTU is trying to June 17, 1953, in protest against do. For the WFTU is the their living and working cop- puppet of the Soviet trade ditions, ruthless action was taken unions, carrying out the orders by the. Grotewohl spvernment, and instructions of the Soviet supported by Soviet troops and Communist Party.
tanke, in an effort to ent
crush the flame of
which independence always burns in the heart of real Is this just temporary
The WFTU is the organisation trade unionists in whatever
land swing nway from Socialist
which doctrine? Or is it part of a
puts out propagandu, they are,
To the eternal shame and dis- under a trade union disguise, 10
their of the WFTU, long-term movement?
for the
Communist World grace Is Socialism in Britain going Fecco Conference," for the Executive Committee described to Labour's last election gibe the way of all radical move-Bucharest Youth Rally, for these Geran workers as Hit-
Labour's War
So the Tory `conferences on October 8 is likely to be a feast
The points likely to gain "most" of self-congratulation. Com-
attention at the Tory conference are thus expected to be 201 pared with Labour's gathering,
Restriction casing of the Rent It is certain to be well behaved. OR, one thing, Eden haster Act an overhaul of agresion, Whatever their family feuds, 1. He may be too weak for policy, commercial television, the Conservatives present
government expenditure AN a the job. For another, his ill locul cool front to the world. They ness and the pressure of foreign and the high cost of coal.
have no rebels like Bevan; no Union uproars to worry them.
affairs have prevented him from becoming more acquainted with home affairs, of which he knows tittie.
But they have their troubles. They must deelde when lo
And home affairs are likely hold the next election. They to be the main concern of the must produce a policy statement Torles in future, now that they which is more than a summary have improved Britain's Inter-
national position.
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N foreign affairs the Conserva
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that Churchill was a man with
There is still the prospect of
A ND
while the Conservative alar soars high, Labour is at war with itself. The gods of Socialism are falling.
If Socialism
victory
PROPAGANDA
When
is on its Anal crypto-Communist, Robert the strikers as rioters......
political tradition of
British for
his Anger on the trigger. They mente in this country: having International Women's Day, and lerite crimisals and revenge- the Moscow Economie Conter- hungry cicments of the German The biggest problem. Is that Finally, is Eden's personality can point out that it was under served its purpose, will it now
ener. For this latter event, the Ariny. The WFTU described the WFTU even loaned the French strikes as criminal methods' and their leaders are tired. Churchill strong enough to lead a govern- Labour that the boys sent to the be cast aside? and Eden cannot go on for ever. ment? He is well known for Korean war; that, under the Con- 25.00 Will they hold office through the painstaking work. for not servallves, they came back. plunge to disgrace, It will be a
The WFTU
forfeited key dates ahead?
for infallibly making mistakes,
Chambeiron, to organise the
whatever Ittle respect it may proceedings, session of correct foreign policy. But i Four Power talks, and Churchill tradition to the
'The WFTU has had no have had, and by its own re- Parliament, by which time the is less certain that he could may want to remain in orice in both parties belloving in the
success with any of ite
and actions exposes solutions; Cabinet must be picked and infuse purpose and order into a shape them--a final seal to his same fundamental principles.
ferences and congresses yet. Itself as a counterfeit organisaTM Cabinet..
great career."
Even ciow It looks as if This Vienna Congress will, and tion acting as a camouflage for fighting fit; end of October-the
that trade unionists have seen Soviet imperiallam. for Korean peace conference,
If Eden is a doubtful starier
Ono olher vital step he must Britain is going through n
That is a truth which, all froo WETU shop. which o spokesman must be
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The Commons IN short: Labour have
men- but sock a policy. Butler. But although he has The Tories have achievements made his mark as Chancellor, his
name is still only lightly men but need the men
tioned as possible Premier. He is There are many competent too "young," It is said. men in the Conservative Party:
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Nathaniel Gubbins
"About the end of September
Gentle tortoise, me and theo. a tortoise should be packed in
box of dry leaves or hay and We would miss, to our delight put in a protected garden shed Fireworks on Guy Fawkes where it will sleep until the end We would miss, hooray, hooray, of March.”—George Cansdale,
night. the Zoo Man.
New Year's Eve and Boxing
Day,
"WhenAPPY tortoise sound
asleep In a hay box snug and deep, Snoring gently, peacefully
Oh, that I could
with thee...
snore
Butler was faced with a Britain Athe moment this. no look Snare with theo till. Ensterlida
true as regards Tory ledder- He ship. But lower down there are heading for bankruptcy.
Hord refused to follow the cautious, : many able men. ** *ivid economics of his pres Carpenter, Nutting, Marples and decessors, Cripps and Gaitskell.; Macleod are names of promise He took his own line. His Ideas One of the events of Parlls worked, and Britain is solvent ment's Last session was the trouncing in debate which Bovan took at the hands of Maomidan has boosted the Minister of Health Macleod, housing: drive. Six holises are Maglood is one of the few men going up for every Ave the
on liher side of the House who Socialists built.
hap in him the makings of a Monckton has smoothed rela- great, speaker. Ho coulis, bo- kiona bolween the government, come another Charles James and tho; UnALOEM)
In a hay box by thy side, Snore with thee Ull summer's Gentle tortoise, thou and I. We would miss the winter drear, "And""what", is' known as
Christmas cheer, MG
know Thou and I would never
The miseries of merry,ah, Not for us the winter 109,
Gales and moto and frost and pramog
'Not for us the winter cruel, Shortages of winter fuel, ***In our.nexta, we'd, cosy, be
Frozen fingers, frozen toes,
Cough on chest and cold in
nose,
Nor would thou and I succumb
To chill on liver, chill on tum, Winter. winds, and rains that
bring.
Chill on almost everything. In our nests we'd cosy lio
Gentle tortoise, thou and I. Gentle tortoise, as we moore
Thou and I would miss the
TICLES.
Perhaps we'd never hear again of J. McCarthy, D. Maclean, Of Mosadegh's hysteria,
Of Malenkov or Berla, M Of Molotou or Vyshinsku,
Of crafty, slit-eyed Syngman
Rherch
For instance, there is one who Sound asleep we'd smile at fools --
Working out their football seems to be madly fond of
pools,
rabbit which is regarded as Sound asleep we'd smile and vermin-in foreign parts.
aigh
If he spent a day with her
And let the silly world go by. (according to her column),' he Sound asleep our hearts would would have vermin casserole for lunch, fried vermin · sand- sing,
wiches with the
cocktails, and vermin hot-pot for dinner.
This is how sho makes tho
for 1
Waiting, waiting ... for
spring,
Sound asleep we'd cosy bé
the
Gentle tortoise, me and thee, vermin sandwiches
"Take the rabbit (vermin)
off the bone and mince it End-
Vermin sandwich with milk, salt, and pepper.
ΑΝ
vialtor,
writing
A N ́ ́'American
to the papers, saya hais. going to keep an open mind about English cooking until he has spent a day with an English family and shared the meals served in an ordinary home.
.
Cut thin slices, of bread and margarine, sandwich: shem
tho rabbit. (vermin) · mixture, and press this: bo tween" pistes for, så least an hour
FOTOIL, ATitle – fard in
· frying pan, and fry each sand--
́or, cold.":
"If I eat up their rations, i wich on both sides. Serve hot rit take them out to dinner for a week," he adds. "Any
suggestions"
I think ho should have his
hot
Yow. It might be a good idea. There's nothing like hot lara
if he spent a day or two with and vermiin to, make) a party,
Sound asleep we wouldn't care, some of the girls who write go. And go quickly, before the What smart, women; are to bookery columns in the "maga Vermin hot-pot is, served, hypo