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devoted his life not only to the cause of Indian workers and to the struggle for a People's Democratic India, but also to the cause of all workers and oppressed people. Noel Jenkinson, the Irish patriot murdered in a British prison, was not only a committed fighter for Irish freedom but an active trade unionist, a communist and a supporter of the Asian socialist countries. In general, the Irish Prisoners of War in English jails today provide a model of comrades who, on the basis of their own independence and strict discipline, give leadership to the democratic struggle of all prisoners, and encouragement to all anti-imperialist struggles, as shown by Comrade Vince Donnelly's message to today's seminar. Truly, it is those who firmly uphold their independence who are the real internationalists. In applying the great Juche Idea to our concrete conditions it is necessary particularly to grasp the Juche theory on the question of the youth. Dear Comrade Kim Jong Il has pointed out, "In order to inaugurate a revolutionary party, it was necessary to break away from the old party and the old generation, polluted with factionalism and flunkeyism, develop new communists of the new generation, achieve the unity of ideology and purpose of the communist ranks and strengthen their ties with the masses." The great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung formed the first genuinely communist organisation in Korean history, the Down With Imperialism Union, whilst still in his early teens, and advanced the Juche Idea a few years later. It was those young communists who formed the core of the Workers' Party of Korea. Today, firmly grasping the role of the youth, the Party pays particular attention to developing revolutionary successors. As the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung says, "All the resplendent victories and successes scored by our people in the revolution and construction are associated with the heroic struggle and praiseworthy efforts of millions of our young men and women, and the grand monumental structures of the era of the Workers' Party erected in various parts of the country symbolise the undying feats of our youth who have worked with all devotion for the Party and the revolution ... Our Party and our people regard it as their great pleasure and pride to have such excellent young people." The lofty character of the Korean youth is shared by all revolutionary youth around the world. As the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung points out, "The youth have an unflagging will and revolutionary spirit to fight for justice through thick and thin. Because of their excellent stamina, the youth are able to be and have become a great revolutionary force in the struggle for independence against imperialism... The youth are a fighting and advancing generation... The youth are vigorous and courageous. They should play the role of vanguard fighter in the struggle against imperialism." The truth of Comrade Kim Il Sung's statement can be seen in all revolu- tionary movements. Near to home we have above all the outstanding example of the young volunteers of the Irish Republican Army and the Irish National Liberation Army, of the Irish Republican Prisoners of War, and particularly the courageous hunger strikers of 1981 - young men who demonstrated how powerful the spirit of freedom, of Chajusong, can be when the people are organised under correct anti-imperialist leadership. The role of the youth, of the new generation, assumes particular importance in this the oldest imperialist state where the influence of social chauvinism and the labour aristocracy is so strong. In all revolutionary work it is necessary to bring to the fore the role of the youth - whether the young

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