More concessions for Loyalists | IMGpapers 1968

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to the Loyalists.

Unless lobbies are backed up with The Labour Government's man in North aro Ireland, Merlyn Rees, has producod 8 new Green Paner on freland on thR Constitutional Convention. The Comention, which is scheduled to most after the February 1975 elections, was first moated after the collapse of the "powerLoyalist strike last April.

Roes strategy represonts an attempt to formalise the capitulation to the Loyalists which has characterised Labour policy since April, In order to smash the armod vanguard of the Catholic community, the Provisional IRA, the Labour Govemment cannot afford to antagonise the Protestants. As a result, massive concessions have been made The Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve and the Ulster Defence Regim ent have already been greatly expanded in order to include the members of same time the Army remains passive in the face of the almost daily killings of Catholic civilians by the Loyalists; Instoad of putting a stop to this, it steps Only 10-15% of the activity of the ecurity forces is concentrated in Loy Two trainloads of Scottish teachers-org clist areas, although more arms have been found there than in the Republ ican zones These victories helped the Loyalists to scoop up 58% of the vote in the rec ent General Election. The 'moderater It is clear that this pattern will be rep eated in the February elections, and that the Loyalists will get an overall TAILS.

The Green Paper' now recoon® that the Convention is unlikely to sat isfy imperialism's hopes of a solution through "power-sharing". On the cont rary, the Couvention is licely to ratity a return to the pre-1969 Stormont reg ime - B-Specials and all.

Given all this, it is necessary to step up ine night lor an immechase and un conditional withdrawal of British troope from Ireland. A recent Gallup Poll.com missioned by Marplan revealed that of a random 1,000 people questioned, 89% now favoured withdrawal. Now is the time to drive the issue right into the labour movement by supporting the call by Labour MP Joan Maynard for a trade union conference on