from John Clapton At the first meeting of the new London District Committee of the Y.C.L. a number of severe warnings were issued. First Peter Ackerman, giving the report of the District Consress warned that branches should cease support for and connection with the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign. He further demanded that branches should cease to support and propagandise the philosophy of “black power.'' Both these issues caused major storms at the London District Congress. After this, Trevor Hyett, until recently editor of Challenge and now full-timer Tor ‘the *Y.C.L., warned of a “angerous new development. It appeared that branches have taken to producing their own journals which are actually discussing international and home affairs, not to mention Y.C.L. policy ! This said ‘Hyett, was not the role of branch journals, which should confine themselves to local issues, Y.C.L.ers wishing to have discussion articles published should send them to the bi-monthly Y.C;L. journal, Cogito. All articles submitted would receive "every consideration."
The WeekThe Week Vol. 9, No. 2, c. 10 January 1968
London Young Condunist Get "toe Party Line" Warning
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