June of remains EVERYONE in Ireland longs for peace. interpretations of peace have many vague and varied forms but as far as those of us in Long Kesh are concerned there can he no peace without justice.
When an imperialist power occupies a country, everything afterwards becomes unjust, In Ireland there have been various attempts to heal or whitewash these unjustices, bur che basic forcign occupation From partition in 1921 until 1903. inc nationals peppic oi the North had to put up with the evils caused by this basic injustice while their elected worked within the framework By participating in chia parliamortary tacame the Nationans: politicians were releasing some Trustanon bl minority through dehile and Nevertheless they were getting nothing done pept sing the Stomont Parliament a degree of credibiIt war arzuet by come that apart from a fow flaws which occur in noost westero democracies, the North of stent was rair and democ What this ignored was for that the Nationalists were des tined to remain a permanent epposition without muscle of power because of the very at the foundations of the State.
The Brits and various bourpoliticians often accuse being for retusing elechions. BUI surel ever they must realise that Nationalists have achseved mathing in 50 years of politics through cormal parliamentary This would sill have been the case if it were not for what these overs of parliamentary demoe race call 'unlawful practices' and "subversive activities"
I WaS 1900 sebversives took so the streets rejected parliamentary democracy they had experienced tos 50 years. Even though a fow reforms squeezed Unionists, the basic injustice of -оссиранов Естаса, тассо: with the British Army in the Since 1968 a new awareness fionwho have born the brust of Tolaudh ArLa the strugale for freedom and tion aptly named The children on them from many sources:
mentators and all shades of liberals and socialists who are themselves confrontation with the State.
point 1o mistakes and wenk on the StruRale anc threaten to withdraw solidarity with it, They never allempt to rectify these wrongs by participeting in the struggle and changing what is wrong from within.
Many who participate in the fight for liberation was the struggle is being waged, but they also recognise that the struggle must continue until the goal is achieved.
Tam convinced that we are a in 196h and that we are correct 1o continue the arined struge national bbcration and socialism:
Through our resiscance once down trodden Nationalist popslation a sense of pride and we have made the Brits and Loyalists realise that we are no longer prepared to accept discrimina tion and injustice The Brits and their agents should realise that the Children of 65 no longer accept glessy coars of paint al laoe value. They never will, and the sruggle won't cease until the people of Ireland are allowed to decide their owa future.
Can the Brits not see thar despite all their repression there resistance?
It is time Ray Mason and his associares the Nortlern orthodox Ireland Office recognised thie and removed themselves now instead of prolonging their stay and the suffering of the Irish people. The Children and If necessary the Grandchildren of '65 will oppose British rule in • Ireland until they are allowed the right of self-determination.
Yours