'Capitalist' Press Criticised

Alister Taylor has had a lot of experience of the mass media, and has used them very capably.

But he has, it seems, yet to learn that progressives cannot use the press.

It is privately owned and the editors can just decline to publish and turn off progressive news like a tap, or even, as we have found, refuse paid advertisements.

The protest movement, while doing its best to get the most from the press (and here expertise is invaluable) must give priority to finding ways to go direct to the people with its statements and its policy.

Peace will come in Vietnam when the U.S. invaders are both pushed out by the Vietnamese and pulled out by the people of America and the world.

This is a serious task for us. We must learn, from every experience, how to do this better.

But from our experiences, we must learn correct, not incorrect, lessons.