Page 5 U.S, and stooges to hold military exercises in Caribbean
next month
United States to spend more on nucloar tests
West Germany to train air force pilots in Portugal
Tuberculosis up by twelve per cent. this year in New York
New York dockers rofuse to unload South African .ship
North Carolina police chief claims Negro beat self to death Pago 6 Swiss Communist Party splits
Soviet press rostrained - New York Times
Algerians support Cuba's stand on the Test Ban Treaty
Aidit advocates "evolutionary" struggle against Malaysia Page 1 How Cuba's new revolutionary party chooses its members
Cubans repair hurricane damage Page 8 Local authorities deoper in debt
Itegional unemployment position worse Id. Note: The quotation on page one is a comment made by Ltonian contemporary of Lord Home's and appeared in the Financial Times of October 19th.
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“ALEC HAS NEVER ASKED FOR A JOB IN HIS LIFE, JOBS JUST FELL INTO HIS LAP® 178 5) OUR NY PRI? MINISTER: Thé circumstances leading up to the Tory Party
taking what the Economist said would seem to be the "worst electoral course" are most extraordinary and complex. We have no source of inside information and, anyway, enough speculation has apposred in the press without this little journal westing its valuable space in adding its mite. Nevertheless, Lord Tomée's appointment needs evaluating Firstly, no matter what personal elements were involved (it seems that Macmillan's strong dislike of Butler played an important role) the basic reason for all the difficulty in settling the leadership problem was the erisis of policy which has hit the Tory r years, This in turn is the result of the doep crisis of crientation which faces British capitalism, Faced with the problems arising out of Britain's decreasing importance in a fast-chaging world, no matter what policy is put forward by its Governm ent it is bound to cut deep into vosted interests and deeply ingrained habits of thought.
The extent of this crisis of policy is shown not merely by the refusal of the two leading exponents of 'modern Toryism' to participate in tho Government; the mere fact that Lord ome was chosen is also an indication, One does not have to be a political gonius to see the obvious gift this is +o the Labour Party in the coming General lection, Wot even the finest P.R.O. job is going to nogate this factor completely. The chancos of a Labour victory have become much greater because of this affairs
Also these cvents show the mockery that so-called parliamentary demoeracy has become. What say did the people of Iritain have in who their new Prime Minister would be? “hat say did they have in what policies tho new Government is to pursuc? Wot even the Tory Ii.P.s had a great deal of influ ance on the matter, The Torits couldn't find anyone from the most select club in the world capable of keeping the diverse elements of their party together - on the other hand observers are generally agreed that a powerful factor in Lord Home's victory was he came bottom of the poll when Tery IPs voted for the man they would not serve undars
So much for some of the aspects of the actual procoss of choosing a leader in ‘the customary manner of the Tory party, what changes in policy are nw likely to take place? Basically, very little seems likely to chango - the main line of march will be determined tho fact that a General Elect— ion is less than a year off. Policy will be determined by this factor and immediate and prossing problems, Marginally, however, some changes in emphasis could teke place.
The coming year will be a crucial ono for the struggle to liquidate the remnants of direct colonialism in Southern Africa, In Rhodesia, where the settlers are trying to ‘achieve 'indopondence'’ before a more democratic constitution is decided upon, two views were expressed om Lord Home's appo= intment. The loadersof the Southern Rhode settler Government, Yinston Field said "He'll be a reasonabl. man to work", and Joshua Wkomo, the nationalist leader, commented “His appointment is disastrous from our point of view" = need we say more? In South Africa, N-tionalist Party (Verwoed's party) quarters said, on hearing news of the appointment, that they regarded Lord Home as a moderate and sensible leader whose knowledge of ifrica and understanding of South African problems augured well for future relations between Britain and South Africa, (Guardian, October 19th)
Lord Home is also ragarded as a strong “European” and was one of the most active proponents of British participation, the multilateral nuclear foree (Lord Hailsham was strongly opposed . Macmillan considered that this plan would antagonise the Russians) Thus on two important issues Lord Home's Government could do damage in the coming year — all tho more reason to mount a campaign to drive the Tories out of offices as soon as possible.