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Unio Par Md the Ons eee the far- LONDON - PARIS - MOSCOW « RIO DE JANEIRO + PEKING - NEW DELHI - DJAKARTA -ommon market swindle - By JOHN WILLIAMSON (London, England) ing Star editor called it “the greatest swindle since the South Sea bubble” while C.P. General Secretary Gollan said “the vital interests of the British people are being surrendered on every major point.” Today, 75 Labor members of Parliament issued a sharp but reasoned declaration giving their reasons for fighting against Bri- tains entry into the Common Market. They point out that the Treaty of Rome is_ basically “against Socialist planning” and that it is “the economic reflec- tion of NATO” and that “no Communist Government — will sign such a treaty and the pros- pect of a link with Eastern Eu- rope is thus destroyed” and in fact the Common Market “is tending to intensify the division of Europe.” Arguing the economic case against entry the MPs show that the Common Market countries have “a dear food policy’ to keep out cheap food imprts while “Britain is a large food impor- ter and we buy in the cheapest markets.” Wilson’s action is an about-face since he, while in Opposition, had condemned the Tory effort to enter, It is in defiance of La- bor Party conference policy which still is based on Hugh Gaitskell’s five conditions be- fore Britain should even consi- der entry — strong and binding safeguards for the trade and other interests of all the Com- monwealth countries; freedom. to pursue our own foreign policy; safeguarding the interests of the EFTA countries; the right to plan our own economy, and working out satisfactory agricul- tural safeguards. Wilson in Parliament dis- missed Gaitskell’s five condi- tions as having ‘‘been eroded by time.” To sell this move there is much talk about not stand- ing aloof. But joining the Com- mon Market is not “joining Eu- rope” but only the monopoly- dominated Western Europe. It is also claimed to be a move away from American domina- tion, but in fact would be a fur- ther carrying out by Britain of American policy, since this would have the three-fold effect of opening up the Common- wealth countries to be further dominated and exploited by US. imperialism; it would serve the profit interests of U.S. capital already invested in Britain; and Britain would be expected to look after American interests In the E.E.C. while itself losing still more of its independence by being bound by the rigid Market rules. A summary of what entry into the Common Market means for Britain is: 1) Food prices will go up by at least 30 percent while taxes to bring Britain into line with other Market members will raise prices of other goods so that it is considered the cost of living will increase between 3 and one- half to 4 and one half percent. Going over to the Market’s methods of financing social ser- vices will increase the weekly insurance payments of the workers. 2) Workers efforts to increase their wages to meet these in- creased costs will be strongly resisted by the competition-mad employers backed up by the government’s wage’ restraining powers. : 3) Unemployment will not be ended and may get: worse. It is already over 600,000. For West Germany the jobless figure is already 674,000, while for Italy it is 878,000. 4) There will be a worse defi- cit in the balance of payments. Wilson says it will be worse by £300 to £475 million. 5) A heavy blow to trade with the Commonwealth. will result. Today Britain sells £1,859~ mil- lion of goods to Commonwealth countries, much of which will be grabbed off by the U.S.A. 6) Still. more surrenders of British independence since it would be prevented from impos- ing import controls, stopping capital investments abroad or taking money out of the coun- try and in the last analysis lose all its sovereignty. What about the structure and workings of the Common Mar- ket? As defined by the Treaty May 26, 1967—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 9 of Rome it is essentially three things: (1) a customs union where. tariff barriers are gradu- ally reduced until there is free trade in goods—to be reached in 1968 by present 6. members; (2) an economic. union with free movement of capital and labor between the participating coun- tries. The aim is to reach com- mon policies on pay, taxation, social services,. transport, etc. but all this is still in the stage of consultation; (3) the aim of a political union with a common policy based above all on agree- ment on foreign policy. Advance in this field confronts many ob- stacles, reflecting the conflicting national interests of the member states, with De Gaulle and France most aggressive. The existing institutions of the Common Market are the Council of Ministers, the Com- mission, the Parliament and the Court of Justice. The first two are the important ones, with the Commission being the decisive one. The Council consists of one person from each member state, but is responsible to no one. It cannot initiate any proposals, but only act on those placed be- fore it by the Commission. But its decisions are binding in law on all member states. The nine-man Commission—all appointed by the unanimous vote of the Council—is the bureau- cracy that exercises the powers of government. It initiates all proposals for discussion, pre- pares the budget, administers the social fund, directs member governments to take specific ac- tions concerning trade, finance, prices, currency, movement of capital and labor, etc. and its decisions are final. The Presi- dent is West German Professor Hallstein. The Communist Party is fight- ing against Britain’s entry. Pointing to the consequences to the living standards of the peo- ple and how it can only benefit the monopolies and also show- ing how it plays into the hands of both American and West Ger- man imperialist interests. Gene- ral. Secretary, John Gollan, de- clared: “Britain is. being drawn into supporting West Germany. whose help it needs if it is to enter the Market. So far from Britain’s entry leading to relaxation of tensions, it can only lead to strengthening the insolent de- mands of West Germany for a revision of European frontiers.” “The Market is a move away from genuine European unity and peace and the British peo- ple must utterly refuse to asso- ciate with it.”