Re Vietnam Solidarity. ‘Slogans of support for the Vietnamese people in their struggle for national independance are perfectly compatible with slogans telling the US to get out of Vietnam now, and both will be highly effective when carried on our Oct 21-22 international demonstrations. So what is Alan Rooney grousing about? U Thant has now called once more for the bombing of N.Vietmam to be stopped and I dare say A,R, will grouse about that too. Like others with a tendency to extremism and a sectarian turn of mind (his appeal, not to the left, but to “our part of the left" is significant) he seems to feel that obstinacy in adhering to a point of view compensates in some mysterious way for its lack of relevance and common sense, preferring to confront a kind of dummy figure bearing the label "U Thant" instead of concentrating his attack on our real enemy - the American Government, I hope he will come to see the point in this criticism of mine and in Alan Kinchin's statement of Sept.6, and not go on wasting valuable time and energy « in beating the air.
Katy Y. Rintoul (Bristol) Editorial Note: Thiscorrespondence is now closed.