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Walter Morrison
Walter Morrison MBE (1924 March 20 — 2004 February 6) was a Scottish community activist in Glasgow.
He was a miltant, active anti-nuclear Scottish Committee of 100. Morrison, who has died in his eightieth year, fought courageously against the wrongs in society, proudly wore the badges of non-violence and libertarian socialism, and spoke his mind fearlessly no matter where he was or in whose company.
Morrison's pacifism grew from his army experiences in India. During the Gandhi demonstrations in 1942, the troops were briefed that they would be facing women and children protesters. The 18-year-old asked what they would be expected to do if they refused to halt. "Open fire," was the curt answer. Walter promptly stood up and said he would be the first to open fire: he would personally shoot any soldier who turned their gun on a woman or a child, and he would then shoot the officer who gave the order. His feet scarcely touched the ground on the way to the glasshouse.
A week after the anarchist Stuart Christie was arrested in Spain in 1964, having been caught playing a part in a plot to assassinate the countryʼs dictator, General Franco, Morrison hitched-hiked from Glasgow to London to hold a fast and a picket the Spanish embassy (having first telephoned Scotland Yard to ask permission). No sooner had he settled down on the pavement when a police van drew up and four policemen jumped out, bundled him into the van and drove to an unidentified London police station.
