Bs TH3 MOST UNIT=D IN TLiST TUROPS IN THAT IT ONLY HAS OW3 TRAD] UNION CENTRE AND ONLY ONL MASS WORK RS PARTY CAN TAK!3 THD INITIATIVS IN OVGRCOMING THIS DISUNITY. Let our party and the T.U.C. take the initiative in calling a conference of Juropean labour which would be open to all genuine mass workers organisations regardless of political and religious colouration: the unions affiliated to the I.C.F.T.U., those affiliated to V.F.T.U. (which in France and Italy are by far the biggest), the big Christian trade union confederations of France, Belgium and Holland, and the various independent trade unions. The aim of this confererce should be to work out a common plan of action in defence of workers conditions and for full employment for all workers in West Surope. As a step towards this aim the existing.international bodies must be made to work in a public way at present no one knows anything of the activities of, for instance, the second International, or the various industrial internationals,e.g., the transport workers. We must demand that these bodies become viable organisations in defence of workers! standards. In the meantime we must endeavour for unity in all actions; every time workers of the 'Six' .go into action, either politcally or industrially, the movement in this country must support them, conversely, every time the workers of Britain are engaged in struggle we should, as a matter of course, ensure that the appropriate workers' organisations in the 'Six!' are consulted and asked for their assistance.
This may seem an elementary question but we are sure much needs to be done in this field - this year the German workers and the Italian workers have been engaged in a whole series of wages struggles, we would pose the question: HO\ MANY BRITISH VORKERS HAVE EVEN KNOVN ABOUT THISH STRUGGLES, LET ALONG BSING AWARE OF TH3 ISssuus OR KNOWING WHAT THSY COULD DO IN SUPPORT OF THEIR CLASS BROTHIRS? To the British worker one of the worse crimes is that of 'blacklegging' but how many times in the past have workers 'blackleg;ed' purely and simply because the NuCESSARY LLIANS OF 2NSURING INTIRNATIONAL UNITY OF TH3 VORKING CLASS IS LACKING. As the integration of industry and capitalism in general grows this question becomes more and more one of urgency. Today the old socialist clogan: WORKIRS OF TH3 YORLD UNITI3$ is more important than ever before. This small leaflet is aimed to help discussion of the issues involved in the entry of Britain into the Common Market. We do not pretend to know all the answers and will welcome any comment on what we have had to say. However we would urge all readers to fight in their unions and Labour Parties for the policies we have outlined, but a last word: THS COMMON MARKwT IS AN ATTEMPT TO SOLVE TH J DCONOMIC PROBLEMS OF Was? MUROPS BY CAPITALIST MGANS IT VILL LEAD TO A WHOLE P3RIOD OF POLITICAL REACTION UNLOSS WE ANSR IT WITH A SOCIALIST SOLUTION TO THOGS PROBL US Ye of the Labour Party have a key role to play in this which no one else can do.