want lo carry on the war.
the issue of the refugees The Vietnamese orphans have become valiable pawns in the propazaadi war against the liberation forces. For yoars, these children victims of the Amurican war machine- were stuck in overcrowded orphanages, ignored and unwanted by a succession of American adm inistrations. Washington allocated Jess than one half of one per cent of its reconstruction' of Vietnam budget for the care of orphans and the maimed. That was the previous extent ofits concern and worry over these children.
Now the US has to paint a picture of people fleeing the "red hordes' As Jolin Pilger pointed out in Saturday's Daily Mirror: "The insiority of the refigees are soldiers and their families, and officials and civil senants answerable to the Saigon regime, and the rest are people confused and in panic and duing what they have been conditioned and forced to do for yeurs. journey to Saigon have been packed with military hardware for the South Vietnamese to prolong the war and The Labour Ministers try to cor LEONE UN er up their own shameful record on Vietnam by appearing in the role of "humanitarians'. Mr Ennals, Minister of State at the Foreign Office. met But if Mr Ennals and his colleagues are so concerned about the chil that Labour recognise the Provisional Revolutionary Government and send As long as the Thieu Government military aid of the imperialists, then the people of Vietnam will continue to suffer and die. The complete victory of the national liberation forces is the only way to poace in Vietnan The task of the international working INSIDE: 4-page dossier on firm declaration to resist any furthIt was CP member Max Morris ing the cuts. The amendment called campaign amongs| teachers, parents When we increased the Red Weekly from eight to 12 pages me explained dat it was the first step towards a 16-page paper. We did not only promise better coverage, hut we also assured out readers that we were going to improve the design, lay-out and technical appearance of the paper. We have kept that promise an we intend to But such an improvement is not posable widiout boosting our finances. In the last few montlis costs have socketed and prices will rise even faster in the next months This is beginning to hite doeply into the finances of the paper.
This means that the price of the paper has to go up to 10p from next week. We make no apology for that. We know that you our readers recogrise not only the tole that Red Weekly plays now but understand that it will have to play a bigger role in the future and will therefore back the paper to the hilt.
On the Fighting Fand front we had some good news last week Au East London teacher docated is 100 a the Red Weekly social neided C77. That made sure that Fred Drive Rush all donations to: 182 Pestonville Road, London, N.1. THE FIGHT TO GET THE TROOPS OUT OF IRELAND GOES ON. Part of the 1500-strong TOM demonstration in London last Sunday. The next step is the Trade Union conference on Ireland which will take place on the 24th of May. Fourti
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