*Frem_a Communist Party member (Londen ) (ruch shortened hecause it reveated
many points made our Nottingham reade) "It is to be hoped that the erticle does not represent officiel pstty opinion. Whilst talking of preserving unity, Betty "eid seeks to split the movement against the war in Vietnam, I am a rember of both the V.S.C. and the B.C.P.V. (although more active in the former) but h=ve never felt any contradiction in this. The B.C.P.V. has altered its position a lot from when started, I felt that it did this partly as a result of pressure fror members who also supported the V.S.C. My party branch is helping to form a locul VSC branch notwithstanding the article in Comment. I cannot understand the attacks on Pat Jordan's speech, He went out of his way to try to include the Corrunist Party is his proposed united front. Meny on the left are cow'rdly on this point. The party should welcome someone (erm if he is an ex-rember) who stands firm against the anti-Cormunist bogey....." From A.H. (West Middlesex) " .eeeel had never heard of Comment until you mentioned it in your editorial se I went and bought a copy from Colletts and advise other readers to do the same. I don't think your editorial dealt with the auestions raised by Mrs, Reid (although I must add that I am a member of the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign). Surely it is possible to organise more people for a call to support U Thant? The flaw in the argument, though, is that this surport can be easily confused by the subesquent refusal of the Vietnamese to agree to U Thant's proposals, so ane is back at s-uare one, I think that the sise and militancy of the Marsh March 17 demonstration will settle the question.....ee.." From an A.E.U. shop steward ",.elt is to be regretted that the old red herring of outside influences hes been dragged into this argument. when ever workers go on strike soreone comes along and says that it is all the result of a plot, cooked up by some sinister organisation, Instead of Betty Reid going into the politics of the differences between the B.C.P.V, which she supports, and the V.S.C., which The Week supports - she surely exarpgerates the ‘ournal's influence, though — she drags in the Fourth International, just as Ray Gunter dragged in the Cormunist Party when he made his famous speech, People aren't going to be kidded by this, How can an organ- 4satien which hasn't even got a iournal organise a demonstration like the Octeber 22nd ene? The Cormunist Party would do well te forget about this article, thy are going to look pretty foolish next month when people cempare the size of the verious demenstrutions...."