1452 The February 13th domonstration and lobby of Parliament was a mighty example of the great potential in theworkers movement, Dpomething like a thousand workers went to London from South Wales, and over 500 workers in rela joined them in the demonstration despite the fact that it was & week aye
The weakness of the whole affair was that the slogans under which it Was organised were purely reformist, Very few calls for socialist planning or policies were made. Calls for the "freeing of World trade", direct industry to South Wales, and “Not a man for the road" predominated. That these slogans are totally inadequabe oven in the present period is shown by the problems presented by the Soviet oil imports, The C.P, has tended to oppose the increase in the import of oil and the N.U.M., has adopted. a very hostile attitude to the use of oil for heating (even to the puerile extend of boy— cotting workingmens clubs which went over to oil heating.) Yet the shipbuilders are very pleased with tho prospect of being able to tuild Sovi t+ ships. Obviously to overcome these contradictions, socialist plaming is. needed and right now one can gat tied into knots unless the slogan of secial= ist plannig is put at the fore of any campaigns =
On Sunday the 10th of February, as already announced in the Bulletin, a sonference organised under the auspices of 'Jppeal for Unity' was held in Nottingham, About 50 people attended all of whom are active Labour Party workers, Ye understand that of those the organisers got dotails of) the following C.L.P.s were represented: Carlton, Gentral Nottm., Derby South, Grantham, Tikeston, Leicester South East, Northampton, North Nottm., South Hast Derbys, South Nottm., and Yest Nottm, among tha Unions represented were: the 1.8,T.; the i.8.U.,; the C.S.C.A., the E,1.U., the F.B.U., the M.M., the N.U.li. there was a good contigent probably because Bert “ynn was speaking), tho N.U.T., the T.G.W.U., the T.W Uses, and U.S,D.A.W.. Thera were members of the fllowing Y.5. branches present: Central, North, South & West Nottingham, Derby, Ilkeston and Northampton,
After listening to Bert Vynn's opening remarks there was a serious discussion about. the role of "Appeal for Unity! and several of the people in attendance were very keen to get the organisation established quickly in this area, This was espocially noticeable among people who had not taken Part in the organisation before, Steps were taken to ensure that the confer ence will be followed up.
au Speaker involved in crisis of the Young Socialists spoke on the present situation in that movements, He made an appeal for the unity betwoon the left in the adult party and the Y.5.. It is certain that positive results will flow from that discussion, Copies of Union Voice were sold at the meating and a good . number were taken bynembors of the adisnce.