Edward Thompson Thousands of young people turned out heard from the platform... movement.
paigning.
From every part of the country, thronged tail of the march was still leaving Hyde Park. Prominent among strators were CND groups, arge women's comicent and groups of every kind • estimate of oper so, an Even the police une march. 10050. Many to the mea occupation, militants from Taller SIDDORI for jobs.
the was an undoubted and overwhelming success ingboard for a truly huge campaign that in the coming months. but weren't the campaign against them is already a mass Sunday's through Central London of over 80,000 people showed the immense response that has been gained in the past nine months of cam: demonstrators future of the campaign, and while the the possibility of Inal it can demon- tors who march (and branches, ing), and rally and peace tney sald).
noticeable positive feature of the composition of demonstration was the hug роротоп or young peo Many of the mar ple. walle many veterans …ot the Manchester there, contingents of Youth TOI workers' fight porters life to the march. demonstration A come into the fight against — a spr- Ine bomb. unions were all but absent can be built - the big battalions of tr organise labour mobilised. demonstration This weakness. and -assue campaigners But the problems of the win unis ume lor une new ycal The was on shown by as om is. speakers on who was on Diallorin cana wild the home. rel Ronn than 20.
The VASSICs SUD speakers, contributed some Brigadier Harbottle generation has Campaign (which Laot tion, and sonalities. ment, the forces who can acmay we cal cansi the missiles, had not been march Conference rom tae Dator of the future was grave lo overcome the Manchester nave taken tne alone in he missess If it had done day's weakness sort of mobilising the platform.
Challenge Tony Benn was there, rightusing the supposed threat of THONG We proposed that there Wat Will y SocaKcI.
Todd, out of more CND organisers preferred to give a platform the movement is run.
To TrOM unilateralist), a Liberal MP labour the United Nations Associapero e TURNOUL The composition of the conference platform and the wooliness • me speeches were an in. sult to the tens of thousands of youth who had made the so massive not a of the cam forthcoming conterence. Will CND make a easive one anon to me trade unions and the youth?
last Sun demonstration could committee for march, supporters strongly urged that the tradi …ne more Involved Arthur Scargill be invited to speak This we believe down.
believe CND has to make a shift in direcuon. and tales saructure. must be onened our so that affiliated organisations can have more of a say in how capitalise on the suc tion we have to ensure the of the movement conTOT • the speaker.
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