An incident in Aberystwyth: fighting for Welsh language rights In 1962, this article by GARETH MILES appeared in the same month the Welsh Language Society (Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg) was formed. Hundreds of its members have since been fined or, like the author, imprisoned for their activism. The Morning Star reprints it in tribute to a battle for national rights that has come a long way in 60 years