(c) the pursuit of world peace through co-operation with other working class movements throughcut tho world.
Conferences instructs its National Committee to take immediate stops to popularise these demands, ‘
On acceptance of these, Conference wishes to send a message of goodwill and solidarity to those marching for peace this waster, ond to those six membors of the Comnittes of 100 at present in prison. While congratulating the Committee of 100 and C.N.D. for their increasing strugvle against nuclear strategy, Conference calls upon their members to fight against war through the political movenent of the working class, the Labour Party, as this is the only organisation which can achieve effective resistance and ultinete victory over militarism and he threat of annihilation.
This Conference regrots the Parlianentary Labour Party's failure to uphold Annual Conference decisions in not attacking tho Government's decision to allow the use of Christmas Island for possible American nuclear tests, and calls upon lirg Gaitskell, as leader of the Labour Party, to withdraw completely all statenents made by hin on his recent visit to the UedSeley which supported the imerican decision to resume nuclear tests.
oung Socialist resolutions continued/ @.cnament (to resolution 12) Adds and failing this calls upon him to rosign tho Leadership of the Parliamentary Labour Party.
Amendment carried 180 to 141
imended resolution carried 222 to 97 (15) This Conference calls upon the Labour Party to organize demonstrations and protest meetings on the Polaris issue and German bases, as laid down by Party policy at Blackpool Anmual Conference, 1961.
Carried 221 tc 42 (18) This Conference mourns the tragic murder of Patrice Lumumba of the Congo. It believes that the United Nations Organisation, which arranged for his transfer to the Province of Katanga, where he was murdered by Tshombe mercenaries mist share a responsibility for this action. This is only one way the United Nations Organisation is used in the interests of Imperialism
Carried 130 to 125 (20) This Conference views with dismay the Trades Union Congress and Labour Party's lack of a policy independent of the capitalist class in relation to Turopean unity. Conference declares that the present attempts to unify Gurope, is@e, economic unification accomplished from above through agreements by capitalist governments cannot succeed and are designed for the benefit of the monopolists and the financiers of furope and will create a reactionary political blo cke
Conference recognising the historic and organic necessity of ‘uropean unity declares that it can only be achieved on the basis of a Socialist econony-. It therefore calls upon the Labour Party of Britain and Surope to take the lead in organising the working class in the struggle for a Socialist united -lurope. is a first step to this, convening a = Congress of iuropean Labour into which should be invited all the sections the Labour liovemente
It believes that only such a nile can bring about a real unity, permit the planning of resources and industries, and the aid of underdeveloped countries, and lay the foundations of peace and lastiye: prosperity, Conference restates the fundamental Socialist belicf that economic crises and war are an inherent part of the capitalist mode of production.
Conference is against the policies of declining world capitalism and the Common ifarket is one of these and Conference is for an independent working class programme of International Socialism.
Carried overwhelmingly (23) The Pay Pause
This Conference completely condemns the Government's pay pause policies and opposes their interference in wage nezotiations.
It considers that the hite Paper published in Femany, 1962, stating a at wage restraint must continue throughout the year and that no increase above % in the pound can be Siven, are part of the Tory plans to drive down the standard of livi g of the working class.
It fully supports the actions of the Trade Union Movement in resisting this attack and pledges the wholehearted support of the Young Socialists to any industrial action which the Trade Unions take.
It also believes that the iconomic Development Council | is a clever proposal by the Tories, and Conference, therefore, calls upon the National lbcecutive of the Labour Party and the T.U.C. to sever all connections with the National -sconomic Development Council and to put forward a clear-cut Socialist policy.
Carried with 3 dissentients (25) Horsham C.L.P. and Jirnest Roberts
This Conference of Young Socinlists deplores the action of the Nat— ional uxecutive Committee of the Labour Party in refusing to endorse the nominat— i on of Comrade “irnest Roberts as Parliamentary Candidate for Horsham. Conference calls upon all sections of the Labour movement to use all possible means to make the National Executvie Committee change this undemocratic decision, Conference sends its support to Comrade Roberts and the Horsham Constituency Labour Party in this struggle.
Carried by substantial majority.