i>^M Qttz7&fc

NCCEWV - 420 West Washington Ave., Madison, Wise. 53703; (608) 257-7141 - 3 Aug.'66

CONTENTS OF THIS WORKLIST MAILING:

1. Report on July 22nd Meeting in Cleveland 2. Report on Chemical & Biological Warfare Research 3. Press Release: AUGUST 6-9 HIROSHIMA-NAGASAKI PROTEST DAYS 4. List of the Peace Candidates: A National Survey

TO ALL LOCAL ANTI-WAR COMMITTEES: AS IN THE PAST, THE NCC STAFF WILL ATTEMPT TO BRING NATIONWIDE ATTENTION TO ANTI-WAR PROTESTS. PLEASE SEND US WITH ALL SPEED POSSIBLE A REPORT ON HIROSHIMA DAY PROTESTS IN YOUR COMMUNITY. THE NCC OFFICE WILL BE MANNING TELEPHONES THROUGHOUT THE AUG. 6-9 PROTEST PERIOD TO RECEIVE YOUR REPORTS. PLEASE CALL US WITH A BRIEF REPORT SO THAT WE CAN PRESENT THE NATIONAL PRESS WITH A COMPREHENSIVE RUNDOWN OF ALL SUCH PROTESTS IN THE U.S. CALL 608 (Area Code), 257-7141 IN MADISON, WISCONSIN. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, SEND US PHOTOGRAPHS AS WELL. ENCLOSED IS A PRESS RELEASE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON ALL HIROSHIMA DAY PROTESTS KNOWN OF BY THIS OFFICE AS OF 2 AUGUST 1966.

REPORT ON JULY 22ND MEETING IN CLEVELAND. OHIO:

Cleveland, Ohio was the site of a meeting on July 22 to discuss possible national peace action for next fall. The meeting was called by the Cleveland Circle Teach-in Corcmittee. It was attended by the following national organizations: FeM.r-yship of Reconciliation (FOR), American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Sti'IÄ, the Inter-University Committee for Debate on Foreign Policy (IUC) , CORE, Wc,:.n Stri.c? For Peace, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom(WILPF) , the emergency Clergy Committee, the Young Socialist Alliance (YSA) , the DuBois Clubs of Africa, The National Coordinating Committee to End The War in Vietnam (NL.C) , and the Fifth Ave. Peace Parade Committee from New York City. The l.'eeting agreed that it could not plan any definite action without consulting local active groups and other organisations besides those already present. The NCC war. one of the mein proponant a of t'r.<.s principle, and, on the recommendation of the NCC, a second meeting was planned for August 20-21 in Cleveland. At that time, all groups would be welcome a\r-\ the idea would be ratf£j.ed or rejected; if adopted final forms for a national mobilisation would be decided at chat time. The groups in Cleveland differed as^o their opinions on what would be the Vest thing to do for a national mobilization (a national march it* Washington, regional mobilisation, local proteecs). However, they agreed that there is an urgency abcot making the voice of the peace movement heard beiotg the elections or vary soon affor they occur „ The felt the need for us to register our demands on the Government, the Congress, ar.d the Pentagon, while at the* Same time educating and politicizing the people of the United States. (con'd next page)

KAUG 3 PW NCCEWVN \ 1966 420 W. Washington Ave. VU/lS; Madison, Wisconsin 53703

MAIL First Class

6. YtßM XCU&ASLXJk^d

. 7 lb NCC WORKLIST NATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO END THE WAR IN VIETNAM (NCC) - WORKLIST NCCEWV, 420 West Washington Ave., Madison, Wise. 53703, (608) 257-7141, 10 August 66 "

BULLETIN:

HOUSE UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE LAUNCHES NEW ATTACK ON ANTI WAR MOVEMENT On Thursday August 4th--two days before the nationwide Hiroshima Day protests-- a group of people active in the anti-war movement began to receive subpoenas from the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) to testify vefore the Committee in Washington, D.C. beginning August 16th. To date, 11 people have been summoned to testify on their political associations and beliefs. The only piece of legislation currently up for consideration by HUAC is the Pool Bill (H.R. 12047), which would make it illegal to stop troop trains or to give mater­ ial or other aid to "enemy". The bill is vague enough to make the whole anti-war ySuui"!68*1'but appears to be almed 8pec^îaT&uun SrySBfffa BfajHftgfe It is clear what HUAC expects to accomplish at these hearings--it is clear that HUAC would like to split the movement. HUAC will subpoena the Berkeley people and others known for extremist activités--hoping, of course, that the more conservative elements of the peace movement will disavow during those subpoened. If this happens HUAC will have succeeded. In a process perfected during the McCarthy period, HUAC will attack the rest of the peace movement level by level in an attempt to destroy it. It is no accident that the hearings come at this time: the movement has grown to a large and comples stage of development, with corresponding differences in political outlook amoung the various components of the movement. Moreover, the campuses are r.Di now in session. HUAC hopes that it can hold its heatings with little or no op c-ition from us. The peace movement, in response, has only one alternative— we r.rj t. show the Committee that no matter when they attack the movement, nor which part of the movement they attack, we will unite to resist them with determination. The NCC staff has pledged to"resist with all means possible any attempt by HUAC to interfere with the right of protest."

Below is a call for national movilization in Washington to protest the KDAC hearings. It is signed by the National Committee to Defend the Civil Liberties of. the Anti-War Movement (12 10 th St. N.E., Washington, D.C, 212 543-8699)

A: CALL FOR A NATIONAL PROTEST AGAINST THE HUAC HEARINGS

"So date, 11 people active in the protest movement have been served with sub­ poenas to testify at hearings before HUAC in Washington, D.C. The hearings will be held in the Caucus Room of the House Office Building, beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 16th, at 10 AM. The heeringa are allegedly to obt.airtnevideflceiOû{abl!ai t^RTjUi^7^-:.:,;! the Pool bill, introduced by Rep Pool of Texas) "designed to suppress almost all do­ mestic opposition to the war in Vietnam. The 11 persons subpownaed so far are: Steve Hamilton, Alan Krebs, Walter Teague, Jerry Rubin, Harold Supriano, Dr. Steven Smayle, Windy Smith, Anatole Anton, Steve McCray, George Ewart Jr., and Steve Cherkos. All are students or professors, and involved in campus activity against the war; all but two—Walter Teague and Alan Krebs--are from California This call is issued to protest HUAC's intimidation of the anti-war movement in violation of the Firat Amendment right of dissent and HUAC's invasion of college campuses."

SCHEDULE OF THE WASHINGTON, D.C. ANTI-HUAC PROTESTS, AUGUST 16th ONWARD DURING HEARINGS August 14, Sunday, 2 PM Press conference. Place to be announced. August 15, Monday, 8 PM Rally at Dupont Circle August 16, Tuesday, 10 AM Hearings begin in Caucus Room 8 PM Rally at Dupont Circle August 17, Wednes. 10 AM Hearings, 8 PM rally August 18, Thursday, 10 AM Hfiarings, 8 PM rally August 20, Saturday, 1-5 PM Rally at Washington Monument August 22, Monday 8 PM Rally at Dupont Circle August 23, Tuesday, 10 fiM Hearings. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact the National Committee to Defend the Civil Eibevtips of the Anti-wm Movement, 12 Tenth St., N.E., Washington, D.C. (202) S43-8699, or the National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vlmtsuim. 47.0 W. Wa«Mns«-.>n, fÊttdi»oa, Wise 53703. (608) 257-7141. PITTSBURGH MEETXBC OF LOCAL PEACE CQI3gTTEES

On July 30-31, a National Conference of Community Peace Committees was held in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Conference had been called by representatives of local anti-war committees from all over the United States. The purpose of the meeting was to pro­ vide an opportunity for local committees to get together and discuss the common problems of community peace organizing.

DUBOIS CLUBS PLAN NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND DEMONSTRATION IN WASHINGTON, P.C.

The DuBoi8 Clubs of America, the subject of several recent government ettacks, is planning a Conference of Young People and a Mass Demonstration in Washington, D.C. for August 27-28. The weekend program will call attention to inequalities of ghetto living, police brutality, government oppression, and demand a "War on Poverty - Not on People." The Call for the action reads: "This will not Just be another march. This will be a working conference of student and community youth, working-class white and minority young people, including members of local poverty protest groups, neighborhood clubs and street gangs, community civil rights and peace groups, church youth groups and trade unionises. It is time for high school students and young workers, drop-outs and unemployed youth and college students, to begin to work together for a guaranteed future for every American." The event will include workshops on the 27th, a "camp-out" that night along the lines of the Strike City "Tent-in", and a mass assembly and demonstration on the 28th. For more information: DuBois Clubs of America, 180 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago, 111. 60606

MARINE REFUSES TO SERVE IN ARMED FORCES

L/Cpl. John M. Morgan, a Marine stationed at LeJeune Marine Base, has refused to continue to serve in the United States Marine Corps because of his opposition to the war in Vietnam. In a letter to Brigadier General John G. Bouker, Commanding General of Force Troops, Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, Morgan stated that: "The Nuremberg trials established a precedent, namely, a man must be held respon­ sible for his acts «gainst humanity, even though he commits these acts under official orders. I feel that my continued support of the United States administration would place me in the pcoc position as an Eichmann, a murderer." Morgan pledged that, if necessary, "jail will be my only military post from now on."

PAMPHLET ON FORT HOOD THREE

The Fort Hood Three Defense Committee, working to aid the three soldiers, PFC James Johnson, Pvt Dennis Mora and Pvt David Samas, in the defense of what they con­ sider their legal, moral and just right to refuse to go to Vietnam, has published a pamphlet on the case entitled: THE FORT HOOD THREE - Three G.I.'s Who Say No To The Vietnam War. The pamphlet contains the major documents on the case, sppeches and statements of the three men, supporting statements, etc. The vamphlet sells at 25c and is available from the Committee at a discount rate of 5 for $1.00 or at a bundle rate of 15e each for 50 copies or more. Available from: Fort Hood Three Defense Committee, 5 Beekman St., 10th floor, N.Y., N.Y., 10038. The Defense Committee has also printed buttons with the theme "Defend the G.I.'s Right not to be in Vietnam." Each 25c or 15c each for 10 or more.

INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY CONFERENCE. SEPTEMBER 24-25

On September 24 and 25 an "International Conference of Solidarity with the Vietnamese People" will be held in Brussells, called by more than 20 organizations from 10 countries, including Britain, Belgium, Australia, Denmark, Norway, France, Japan, Greece, Luxemburg, and Holland. Requests for information should be addressed to: R. Wollast, 163, Av. Leopold Wiener, Bruxelles, 17, BELGIUM.

DUBOIS CLUBS OFFICE ROBBED: On July 28, the National Office of the W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America in Chicago was broken into and robbed. All mailing lists, federal tax records, letters and other documents containing names and addressee were stolen. Because valuable equipment was not stolen, it is clear that the robbery was staged in order to seize names and addresses for future harrassment. The NCC staff and SDS, as well as other organizations, have condemned thia attack. Individuals who wish to receive DuBois mailings can have their names added to a re­ constituted mailing list by sending this tear-sheet tot-DuBois Clubs of America, 180 N, Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Name: Address: glftCQBIMA. SAY PRŒESTS, AUGUST 6-9«

Around the country, people responded with a concern about the direction of the war, and a Tear that we would precipitate a holocaust eqqal to the one inflicted on the Japanese. In seme places, these demonstrations were very sedate and were respected in the community; in other places, the protests were greeted with legal and physical violence.

In Cincinnati, Ohio, the Cincinnati Committee to End the War in Vietnam leaf- letted their local churches. In Wilmington, Ohio, all day meditations were held with a Vietnam war exhi­ bit of pictures. In Chicago, Illinois, 300-400 demonstrators held forth at the Federal Building and then 555 people attended a rally there at 2:30 PM. Speakers included Marlene Samas--wife of one of the Fort Hood Three—and Jesse Favors--of the Lowndes County Freedom Organization. In Denver, Colorado, a march of 150 people culminated in a rally of 500 strong. This time, there was no intimidation. This was a tremendous turnout given the summer months. For the first time, deppite pressure to the contrary, a represea- tative from the Spanish Gommunity spoke. Other speakers included a peace candi­ date, and representatives from the Socialist Workers Party, MFCP, the civil rights movement, and the DuBois Clubs. In Louisville, Kentucky, about 75 people marched in a Hiroshima Witness •At£Ugt £th at the Federal Building, the largest number that has ever shown up for an anti-war protest. A similar number of people attended a public discussion on Vietnam on Sunday at the Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church. The meeting was sponsored by an inter-faith, inter-racial group of religious leaders for the community. In Houston, Texas, the Houston Citizens Act for Peace leafleted downtown Houston on Saturday, Aggust 6th. The next day, they leafleted Herman Park and had a rally In the evening, with 200 people listening to Mrs. Hamer of the MFDP and the Japanese poet, Yuzuru Katagiri. In Washington, P.C., 50 pickets symbolized a protest to Luci Johnson's wedding on a day which should soberly ponder the tragedy of atomic warfare instead of celebrating it with levity. The White House was later picketed by 400 demonstrators. In Blaine, Washington, at the Canadian border, 1500-2CC0 people formed a Canadian-American peace arch of united opposition to the war. There was a rally with speakers--including a member of the Canadian Parliament--folk singers, and Japanese music. There was also a solidarity rally between Canadians and Americans at Niagara Falls. The Rochester anti-war people also participated, sending a delegation to take part. In Hew Haven, Connecticut^ 1500 people attended the Conference on New Politics, sponsored by the American Indipendenûe Movement (AIM), who are running Bob Cook for Congress in New Haven's 3rd **2..D.Seventeen (17) candidates from the New York, New Jersey, and New England area attended, including Wayne Morse who spoke to tee gathering. In Pittsburgh, Pennsulvania, there was a march to a Roman Catholic Church where a peace vigil was held. In Atlanta, Georgia. Rev. Martin Luther King, Sanford Gottlieb, Rev. Helmer, John Lewis, and 3 local people spoke at a rally in a local church. In Madison, Wisconsin, the Madison Committee to End the War in Vietnam handed out leaflets on the Fort Hood Three to Indiana Army reservists who were stopped here en route to summer training camp. They discussed the case and the treatment of these men at Fort Dix; they also related it to the war. 300 people attended an evening rally. The program for the demonstrations included speeches by Jesse Favors of the Lowndes County Freedom Organization and a taped message from Bertrand Russell, Felix Greene slides and tape on North Vietnam, two panel discussions-- one of foreign students and one on the impact of the war on American society. In Los Angeles, California, at least 2000 people gathered outside the Court­ house (Federal) to hear Sen. Ernest Gruening, D-Alaska, with signs which read - "Don't make our GI's war criminals," and "No more napalm." In Indianapolis, Indiana, about 40 men, women, and children kept a silent two-hour vigil at the foot of the Soldiers* and Sailors' Monument in Indianapolis. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about 1000 protestors amassed at Independence Hall for a three-hour rally. Although there was a counter demonstration crowd, the police kept them separate. .-** '" In Milwaukee, Wisconsin. UOO people came to a vigil, rally, film-showing,' and art exhibition program which was designed to introduce Milwaukee to the peace movement and its representative groups in Milwaukee.

But all the demonstrations were not so sedate. Many demonstrators encount— ' ered harassment of various sorts. In New York, New York, there was an inspiring spectacle of feeder marches from all over the city Êonverging 20,000 strong in Times Square. However, 13 persons were arrested as they assembled for the rally. In San Francisco, California, 4000 marched through downtown area behind coffins draped with Japanese and American, flags. 2000 people in a march from Concord City Park in Contra Costa to Port Chicago on August 7th. There, 29 people ». were arrested and beaten &a they attempted to stop shipments of napalm from the Port Chicago gate. In Minneapolis, Minnesota, the police felt that it was necessary to accompany the 270 demonstrators who marched from the University of Minnesota to the state capitol of St. Paul under heavy police guard. In Detroit, Michigan, August 6th, the Detroit Committee to End the War in Vietnam held a car caravan through Detcoit, which ended with a rally at the Campus Martius at Wayne State University. UOO people attended the rally and 11 people were arrested, 10 for resisting and obstructing an officer, and one for assault and battery. On August 8th, a picket line was held at Midland, Michigan, where there is a Bow Chem­ ical Plant. About 150 people were present.

Other cities who held demonstrations were: Salem,Oregon; Boston, Mass.; New Orleans, La.; San Diego, California; Palo Alto, California; Cleveland, Ohieago; Newardk, New Jersey; Phoenix, Arizona; Rochester, N.Y.J Dayton, Ohio; Buffalo, N.Y.J Among the foreign countries who participated were Canada, Australia, Japan, England. There was a major demonstration in Japan which included the floating of thousands of paper lanterns on tiny bamboo rafts lighting Hiroshima's six rivers for the wandering souls who perished in the atomic bombing. Also, more than 30,0CC attended the Buddhist ritual for the deal on the river bank along the public park that now stands on the spot where the bomb was first dropped in 19^5 •

THIS ACCOUNT OF AUGUST 6-Q PROTESTS IS BASED ON INCOMPLETE REPORTS FRCM LOCAL COMMITTEES. P Gs F TEWS #31 WILL HAVE FURTHCR COVERAGE OF THE NATIONAL AND INTER­ NATIONAL HIROSHIMA DAY PROTEST, WITH PHOTOGRAPHS.

******

Text of the Pool Bill—H.R. 12047—see article on page one of this worklist. A Bill to amend the Internal Security Act of 1950... Title IV—Obstruction of Armed Forces... "(l) There exists a world Communist movement having as its objective the destruc­ tion of free government, including the Government of the U.S. "(2) The security of the U.S. is seriously threatened by the aggressions of Communist powers, groups and organizations. "(3) The conduct of wars by such powers, groups and organizations has taken unconventional forms, in that armed hostilities are undertaken and initiated by them without prior declaration or such formalities as are recognized in international law as constituting a legal or political status of war. '(4) The fact and consequences of such unconventional warfare constitute a pre­ sent and long-range threat to the safety and security of the U.S., and if not suc­ cessfully resisted threaten total involvement of the U.S. and the world. "(5) In defense of its national security and in the interest of world peace, the U.S. has been compelled on several occasions to engage in actual war, although of a limited scope and sometimes designated as police actions, to insure its safety and to prevent full-scale international war. (6) There exist in the U.S. certain organizations, groups, and persons who adhere to the purposes and objectives of the world Communist movement, who seek to give aid, assistance, and comfort to forces hostile to the Government of the U.S. , and enlist others in support of the purposes and objectives of the world Communist movement, with the intent to obstruct and defeat the defense activities of the U.S. "(7) There also exist without the world other powers or forces which, although not identified as Communist, have committed or threatened aggressions, involving the interests and secutity of the U.S. and the stability of world peace. ASSISTANCE TO HOSTILE FORCES "SEC. 402. (a) Whoever, within the U.S. or elsewhere, owing allegiance to the U.S., whenever any element of the Armed FDDCCS of the U.S. shall be engaged in hos­ tilities abroad "(l) gives, or attempts to give, or advises, counsels, orges, or solicits another to give or deliver, any money, property, or thing, or '(2) solicits, collects, receives, or gives to another, any money, pro­ perty, or thing for delivery, or "(3) solicits, collects, receives, or gives to another, any money or thing or value for the purchase or acquisition of any property, supplies, or thing, intended for delivery, to any hostile foreign power, or agency or national thereof, or to any or­ ganization, group or person, acting in hostile opposition to the Armed Forces of the U.S., with the intent, or having reaeon to believe that such conduct will im­ pede or interfere with the operation or success of the Armed Forces of the U.S., or in any manner prejudice the interests of the U.S., or advantage such foreign power, agency, national, organization, group, or person, shall be fined not more than $20,000 or imprisoned for not more than twenty years, or both. "OBSTRUCTING MILITARY PERSONNEL OR TRANSPORTATION "SEC. 403. Whoever, within the U.S. or elsewhere, owing allegiance to the U.S., obstructs, impedes, or interéeres with, or attempts to obstruct, impede, or inter­ fere with, or advises, counsels, urges, or solicits another to obstruct, impede, or interfere with, (continues to list the specifics: this gives general gist). • NÖC WORKLIST MAILING 10 AUGUST 1966

MORE ON PEACE CANDIDATES...

NEW ENGLAND - NEW YORK CONFERENCE ON NEW POLITICS - AUGUST 6 - MIDDLEFIELD. CONN.

The American Independent Movement's candidate for Congress in Connecticut's 3rd District, Robert M'.Cook, convened a New York-New England Conference on New Politics at the Powder Hill resort at Middlefield, Conn, on Hiroshima Day, August 6,1966. The Conference featured workshops on political organizing led by many of the peace candidates from the N.Y. , N.J. and New England region. The keynote address at the Conference was delivered by Oregon's Senator Wayne Morse. In essence, the purpose of the Conference was to promote and get widespread public support for the peace campaigns being waged in the Northeast, with an added emphasis on the need for a long-range independent political movement. Participating in the Conference were the following candidates: Thomas B. Adams (U.S. Senate,Mass); Eugene Daniell ( 2 CD, N.H.); Thomas Maynard ( 1 CD. Me.); Stephen Minot (6 DC,COnn); Thomas M. Cook ( 3 CD, COnn.); Jerome Wilson ( 17 CD, N.Y.); Theodore Weiss(19 CD, N.Y.); Mel Dubin (13 CD, N.Y.); David Frost ( U.S. Senate, N.J. ); John Josephs (9 CD. N.J.); and William Nicholson ( 7 CD. N.J.). More details on the Middlefield Conference will appear in P & F News No. 31.

LONG ISLAND CONFERENCE ON INDEPENDENT POLITICAL ACTION, 30 July 1966

A Conference on Independent Political Action, held on July 30th at Garden City,L.I., resolved to organize Independent political campaigns for the November elections in several Long Island Congressional Districts. The Resolution adopted at the Conference stated that: "We will organize political campaigns in our communities to give ourselves and

our neighbors a choice of candidates who are free of fear: fear of loss of patronage, fear of material penalties; and who are free of war hysteria. Wherever practical, we will support campaigns independent of Democratic and Republician parties( which have become war parties), or campaigns of major-party candidates who oppose the war politcy of the Administration. We will try to elect men and women... dedicated to putting an end to the illegal involvement of the US in Vietnam, and determined^to return to the task of making our country a better place to live..." The L.I. C ngerence also resolved that the ballot name of the group's candidates would be " United for Peace." The following candidates were announced: (see below)

ADDITIONS TO THE PEACE & FREEDOM NEWS SURVEY OF PEACE CANDIDATES:

STATE RACE CANDIDATE STATUS_0F CAMPAIGN SPONSORING ORGANIZATION

N.Y. 2 CD John Brush Ind. Candidate United for Peace c/o Hy Wolf, Coordinator N.Y. 4 CD Bernard Kapel Ind. Candidate 168 Glenmore Rd. N.Y. 5 CD Dr. Carleton Fisher Ind. Candidate East Williston, L.I., N.Y.

N.Y. 3 CD Prof. Stanley Millet Barred from Dem. Prim'y on a technicality, con­ sidering write-in campaign

N.J. 6 CD Nathan Robinson Ind. Candidate Peace & Equal Rights Comm. Box 307, Red Bank, N.J.

N.J. 7 CD William Nicholson Dem. Prim'y, Sept. 13 N.J. Democratic Council Box 230, Ridgewood, N.J.

N.J. 9 CD John Joseph Dem. Prim'y, Sept. 13 N.J. Democratic Council Box 804, Hackensack, N.J. N.J. 1 CD Fred Compton

Iowa U.S. Herbert Hoover Rep. Primary, Sept. 6 Herbert Hoover, Rt. 2 Senate Oskaloosa, la.

Iowa U.S. Charles Day Ind. Candidate Iowans for Peace Senate 5325 N.W. Burr Oaks Dr. Des Moines, la.

Cal. 10 CD George Leppert Dem. Candidate Leppert for Congress c/o Esther Sherberg, 655 Seale, Palo Alto, Cal. Cal. 6 CD Phillip Burton Dem. Cand. (Incumb.)

Cal- 2LCD Geor8e E- Brown Jr. Dem. Cand. (Incumb.) (con'd) HCC WQRHLIST MAILING - 10 AUGUST 1966 p.6

Peace Campaigns, con'd

Local Campaigns:

STATE RACE CANDIDATE STATUS OF CAMPAIGN SPONSORING ORGANIZATION

N.Y. State Wendy Nakashima Ind. Candidate Assembly, 69 AD

111. State Sen. Arthur Vazquez Ind. Candidate 49th Ward Committee for 10 AD Indep. Political Action 1236 W. Devon Ave. 111. State Rep. Kathleen Kearney Ind. Candidate Chicago, 111. 60626

ADDITIONAL NOTICES:

Remove from List: Robert L. Leggett (4 CD, Cal.) - incorrectly listed as a peace candidate.

Add Addresses: Norman Balabanian (34 CD, N.Y.) - Citizens for Balabanian, P.O. Box 117, Dewill, New York Stephen Minct (6 CD, Conn.) - American Independent Movement (AIM), 162 Main St., Terryville, Conn.

Michigan Primary Results: All three peace candidates running in the Michigan Demo­ cratic Primary on August 2nd lost in their bids for nomi­ nation to national office. However, Rev. Albert Cleage of Detroit was nominated for a seat on the Board of Education.

New Scheer Campaign: The Robert Scheer campaign organization, the Community for New Politics, has dropped its plans for a write-in campaign, and in­ stead will petition for a local "initiative" In Berkeley which would provide for the election of a "Peace Lobbyist" in that area. It is assumed that Scheer would campaign for the post if such an initiative was successful.

SEND FURTHER CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS, ETC. TO PEACE & FREEDOM NEWS, c/o NCCEWV, 420 West Washington Ave., Madison, Wisconsin, 53705.

New from the NCC:

"BLOOD MONEY, OR HOW PRESIDENT JOHNSON BUILDS THE GREAT SOCIETY"

"BLOOD MONEY, etc." is 3 new special report prepared by the NCC Research staff. The report examines tno relationship between private corporations and the Vietnam war. It describes how defense contracts are granted to private industry, how the profits from these contracts are made, and the procedures YOU can use to find out who profits from the war in YOUR community or »täte. Several charts detail the increased profits of major corporations since the beginning of the escalation of the war in February, 1965. This major study of the economic effects of the Vietnam war (23 pp., 4 charts) is available from the NCCEWV, 420 W. Washington Ave., Madison, Wise. 53703 at 25 cents a copy, or 5 for $1.66. Please send me copies of BLOOD MONEY; Enclosed is $ Send to address below, or:

NCCEWV 420 West Washington Ave. Madison, Wisconsin 53703

FIRST CLASS NCC WORKLIST NCC WORKLIST MAILING - 24 AUGUST 1966 U20 W. Washington Ave., Madison, Wis. NATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO END THE WAR IN VIETNAM (NCCEWV) NCC AAEETING TO PLAN ALL NATIONAL ACTION TOLEDO, OHIO - FRIPAY, SEPT. 9 Cnu]

Notice- ON SEPTEMBER 9th in Toledo Ohio, the N.C.C. will hold a meeting of its constituent groups to determine what kind of action we will have this autumn. The meeting will be for one day only. Background of the meeting: The meeting at Toledo was called because of the need expressed by our constituancy groups for a discussion of what type of action we should take this autumn. Originally, this meeting was going to be held on the 10th and the 11th in Chicago. Planning and discussion of autumn action has been underway most of the summer araetig almost all groups at every level. On July 23rd and 24th a meeting of about forty people from various groups all over the country took place in Cleveland to discuss possible co-ordinate action. This meeting, called by the University Circle Teach-in, decided to hold a larger conference on August 20th and 21st, again in Cleveland. However, the sponsors of this meeting called it off when they thought attendance did not warrant holding it. The N.C.C. felt that such a meeting should be held, and that the local committees in the N.C.C. should have a chance to get together and decide what they wanted to do this autumn, too. Hence we began making plans for a meeting on the 10th and 11th in Chicago. Immediately after that the sponsors of the Cleveland meeting decided to hold it again. Because all peace groups will come to Cleveland as well as many local committees, we felt that it would be divisive to continue our plans to hold a meeting in Chicago at the same time. However, it is necessary for all of us to discuss v/hat type of action most suits us. Hence, after trying to obtain space in Cleveland for Friday the 9th and finding that the N.C.C. could not, it was decided to hold such a discussion in Toledo, Ohio, so that people could still travel to Cleve­ land the next day for the meeting there.

PRCGRAMTIC DISCUSSION- Basically three different types of action have been talked about. One was a march on Washington before the elections. This has met opposition from peace candidates and others as it would draw much energy and funds from the local area and possibly seriously drain some communities. Further it was felt by many who opposed this idea that the fight was at home. On the other hand, some people felt less strongly about these objections when such a march was suggested for after the elections. . •',. Local or regional demonstrations for the last weekend in October were re­ ceived more warmly by people engaged in ongoing programs. Further, it was felt that such demonstrations could coincide with rallies for the peace candidates as they would probably be making the last large push of the local campaign that weekend anyway. Thus, such local actions would serve to compliment each other rather than perhaps divide resources between local efforts and Washington. On the other hand, many groups have stated the need for a show of strength in the capitol. At the first meeting in Cleveland, all groups seemed to agree that the war must be treated as part of a sickness that is. a part of the society and not just a single issue. Reasons advanced for having any kind of demonstration were that we all need the moral shot in the arm it will give us, that we need to show the government and the politicians that we are alive and growing, as well as show other Americans that the peace movement is still here. Further, such a national effort would force many of us to get reorganized after the summer lull. Lastly, we would be expressing our view before the elefctions, which, while they may not have significance for seme in the movement, do have significance to the 40 or 50$ of the voting-age population that exercises its right to vote. SES CONVENTION The Students for a Democratic Society will have their convention this week in Clearlake, Iowa. According to Roy Dahlberg, who was making the arrangements for the convention, the three things of greatest priority to be decided on will be a l) draft program, 2) type of organization that is best for the members of SES who have left the student ranks and entered the adult world and some of the problems of structure which SES faces, and 3) program designed to oppose and expose America's involvement in South Africa, which will be of top priority for the Autumn. Vietnam will be discussed in relation to problems faced by the third world. Workshops will run on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday (August 29-31), with plen- aries on Wednesday and Thursday. Then, the NC (National Council) will meet to fin­ alize and concretize the decisions at the plenary.

ANALYSIS : HUAC, a Tactical Victory of the Movement There is no doubt that HUAC made a fool of itself when it tried to investi­ gate the movement during the week of August l4th. HUAC reeled from the bombined weight of the legal attack launched on it by the American Civil Liberties Union and Arthur Kinoy and the utter contempt that those subpoenaed exhibited toward it. Fur­ thermore, when the Committee threw Mr. Konoy out of the hearings, the whole legal profession was up in arms. Senators Dirkson and Mansfield thought that HUAC was a disgrace to Congress. Yet, the New York Times of Sunday, August 21, reported that the Pool Bill would be possed by the Congress (although it would be killed in the Senate), and that HUAC would not be abolished because this was an election year and the Congressmen would be afraid to go against the wishes of HUAC. The movement won a victory in that the right and the left wings of the peace movement maintained their unity. We did not destroy our movement by red-baiting each other. This more than anything else was the victory we won. If we can main­ tain this unity, then we may be able to withstand the rest of what the government is trying to throw at us. It would be foolish to assume that a man like Pool represents the extent of the Government's concern with the anti-war movement. In the last month, three things have happened which affect the peace and civil rights movements. They ray be uncon­ nected, but they are part of a pattern of repression that appears to be getting stronger. First, on Friday, August 19th, charges of insurrection were brought a- gainst some SNCC peop e in Atlanta, Georgia, resulting from arrests at an anti-draft demonstration. The ftudgemaintaine d that even if the law was unconstitutional, his son was in Vietnam, so the demonstrators were guilty. Secondly, a judge in Chicago issued an injunction restricting Martin Luther Kind's right to hold demonstrations for open housing. Lastly, the House passed the rider on the Civil Rights Bill, making it a Federal crime to cross state lines to participate or lead a demonstration that becomes violent or a riot. In other words, it could be illegal to go to Mis­ sissippi to participate in a civil rights demonstration that became violent--say, when It was attacked by a white mob. Conversely, it could be illegal to participate in a peace demonstration in New Jersey if you are from New York if that demonstration is attacked. It is obvious that this restriction of travel between states is aimed at SNCC. It could be turned to other uses--like, for instance, beginning to moniter inter­ state travel. Perhaps this is far-fetched, but so is the Pool Bill, and so is the logic behind the war in Vietnam. We have won a victory in the New York Times and the Washington Post against HUAC, but we have not abolished the Committee. Nor did we win a victory against it in towns and cities acrcss the nation, because most newspapers and rock and roll stations did not condemn HUAC for the uproar, but rather the witnesses. Those people testifying gave the movement a tremendous shot in the war when they stood up to HUAC. Likewise, it was very encouraging for all of the movement to see the great show of support for those subpoenaed. People came from all over the country to Washington, D.C. to demand an end to HUAC and its political investi­ gations. But HUAC is probably the simplest thing we have to face. We have to get as serious about ending the war as the Government is about escalating it. Cur com­ mittment may be measured by our willingness to work together in the face of Govern­ ment attempts to split us in the face of an increasingly virulent attack by its agencies.

******* The enclosed reprint, an article for The Nation (June 13, 1966) by Alexander Wirth, is based on a series of articles by the French journalist Robert Guillain which ap­ peared in Le Monde, May 21-26, 1966. The combined series of articles is available in English in a pamphlet called "Vietnam: the Dirty War" printed by the International Confederation for Disarmament and Peace. It is available from the War Resisters League, at 5 Beekman Street, 10th floor, New York, N.Y. IOO38. ******* » 1 DRAFT CONFERENCE A group of New Yor': students and faculty, several of whom were active in the sit-in of last spring, are planning a Northeast Coast Conference on the "University and the Draft.1 The main topics for discussion will be the draft and foreign policy, war and the economy, class discrimination in the draft, the university and the draft, and strategy and tactics of college anti-draft activity. The format will be workshops, lectures and discussions. One of the perspectives of the conference is to help students and faculty approach these issues more thoughtfully in the coming year. We desperately need non-New York people to help coordinate the conference. Suggestions are most welcome and should be sent to: COMMITTEE FOR A STUDENT-FACULTY CONFERENCE ON THE UNIVERSITY AND THE DRAFT, c/o Professor Arthur Bierman, Department of Physics, The City College, Convent Ave. and 139 St, NY 1C031. STATEWIDE CONFERENCE ON POWER AND POLITICS This projected meeting is a response to California's growing anti-war activity, urgan unrest, the success of the Delano march, rising support of the peace candidates, and the Free Speech Movement. These demands being made by rising grass roots organizations demand a more responsive power structure. The conference, to be held in Los Angeles, September 30 to October 2, 1966, will dis­ cuss: On what issues do we judge our support of candidates? Do we support Brown or Reagan for governor?--or some alternatives to them? Should we concentrate on local races this year? What actions on issues can we jointly take now? How to we prepare for 1967 and 1963? Is there a need for a more effective coordination among existing groups? Does California need a new, Independent membership organization? Should there be a federation of existing local and "single-issue" organizations? Should there be a third party? The call for the conference was issued by Californians for Liberal Representation in cooperation with individual sponsors. Everyone is welcome and the meeting is open to all proposals and suggestions. Contact: Californians for Liberal Representation, 870 Market Street, San Francisco, California. Phone: (4l5) 392-3648. ARRESTS AND TEAR GAS IN PORT CHICAGO On August 7th, during the Hiroshima Day protests, 29 demonstrators sat in front of lîl^l *. ^ ChicaS° naval *ase (Bay Area, San Francisco), and were dragged by S:^ ^°ross thL white llDe" m ^ont of the base, making their civil disobedience a l~ZiT °"ense« Thus besan a continuous vigil Involving civil disobedience against the -SÎ -h ?? weaponf-shiPPing port. Since that Saturday, 55 people have been arrested. For some, bail was set as high as $660. Now the authorities are using tear gas against the protestors. ~x >*J+l SA Citizens Against the War in Vietnam, whose actions are being support- !•• LÏÏ! ?ay.Area Peace Organizing Committee, are raising money for bail and organizing ELÏS L utransP°rt demonstrators to Port Chicago. Contact the Contra Costa Citizens Against the War in Vietnam, 2609 Walnut Blvd., Walnut Creek, California. FOURTH MARATHON MARCH--GREECE TM« ^LMa^th°n MarCh iS an annual k2 kilot°etre march from Marathon to Athens, Greece. West £2i„v It T Participation by grouPs *»» England (including Labor MP's), Italy, P et a maS Mc fil?ÔSP!«H , : ° ° °rath, Israel, Belgium, Cyprus, and the Interna­ tional Confederation for Disarmament and Peace, and the World Peace Council. vprH h„ f authorities, on the day of the march, stood along the line of march, pre- Zlll r^Tr.T^L Pe°ple from eathering to join the march. They even arrested some of the official button sellers, authorized beforehand. the da n 0f 22nd 100 „n*a S. " 4 *** > ° Persons started off from the Tomb of Marathon. Thous- E£*T2 Participants joined them en route. National costumes could be seen from dis- hB different : R L J Jt Provinces, and the farthest villages of Greece, as well as banners from the many foreign delegations. wpn-w tJï\the< maï°h entered Atnens- 350,000 marchers were welcomed by thousands of SÎ «Sü^Ü I"* ?6 fvty' increaslng th* size of the crowd to nearly 400,000. Among P £! Ä S th^ resolu*i™ during the Pan-Athinalkos Stadium rally were: for indp™rj!n^raΰL ff JOlnS With the Vietnamese people in their heroic struggle Iccords ?TX n^ thf 1LConslders that ^e respect and the enforcement of the Geneva Accords is the only way for the peaceful solution of the Vietnamese problem, nie ouSîniî twa^0rV ? belng frate™ally tied with the struggle of the Cyprian peo- S'iSÏÎS JÎ2 th%GJ'eek Pe°Ple is strongly opposed to any interference of the NATO in ÏÏLÏ ÏÏÏÏ *ara CyprU8 Snd J°inS in the flSht for CyPrian independence. The Greek afftirs^ European peoples, is opposed to the intervention of the U.S.A. in European -The 4th Marathon March has pointed out that the Greek people join all the peace- loving peoples, all those who are fighting to preserve human civilization and human welfare It points out that the Greek people is conscious that the world has no other alternative but general, complete and controlled Disarmament and Peaceful Coexistence. (Report received from the COMITE HELLENIQUE POUR LA DETENTE INTERNATIONALE ET LA PAIX, o4, Acadimias Str., ATHENS T.T. 143) FREE THE FORT HOOD THREE The CcmmtS fnTl^VrH°l& ^Z*™5*^ **ng held as if they were convicted criminals. sa ses & s* O?Ä^Ä^^^ STUDEIIT STRIKE PL\NS

Among the many plans for national action being discussed in all areas of the peace movement, there is talk of a student strike for the academic community. The idea of a strike is proposed, not in the strict sense of the word, but as a day of protect action on all campuses--boycotting classes or holding rallies or holding teach-outs, etc. It is proposed for November 4th, and there will be a national meeting in Chicago, Illinois, of interested persons and student leaders, on September 10-11th. It was initiated by Bettina Aptheker, who describes her idea basically as follows:

"One of the major problems facing the anti-war movement today is how to give new di­ rection and strength to the student movement where it already exists, and how to begin the process of organizing on campuses where the movement is weak or non-existent. We need them both to broaden and deepen the anti-war movement. There are at least two things required to achieve this: l) to talk to students about the war, and the effects of the war on their lives--i.e. the draft, the corruption of education, the degeneracy and des­ truction of ideals. 2) We need a nationally coordinated student action to give focus and direction to the movement, as well as making it possible for students who are organizing ( on campuses with a small movement to feel a part of a national action, and less isolated* "The strike will serve notice on campus military recruiters and CIA researchers that the nation's campuses are 'off-limits' for their activities--that American institutions for learning will not be the centers for the recruitment of cannon fodder or for the de­ velopment of new and refined techniques for killing. Our universities must not be used for death; they must be centers for Life."

All groups on and off campus would be encouraged to sponsor and mobilize for the demonstration—religious students, social clubs, dormitory units, neighborhood clergy and civic, groups—in short, new groups previously never reached in protest activity. It should take whatever form is appropriate to an individual campus and should make de­ mands appropriate to the student body of the particular college, junior college, or high school (especially ghetto high schools should be encouraged to participate). This action is meant to compliment whatever action is undertaken by the rest of the peace movement. Thoughts to be considered are whether or not it can be pulled off, if it should be held in the fall, or whether it will detract from the demonstrations around the elections--i.e. most students cannot vote—or whether it should be postponed to sometime in the spring. All are encouraged to come to Chicago and discuss their ideas, pro and con. CONTACT: Roque Ristorucci, Campus Director, W.E.B. DuBois Clubs, l60 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.

WAR TRIBUNAL

Bertrand Russell, distinghùished English philosopher, has called upon the world to support a War Tribunal to try the U.S. government for war crimes in Vietnam. June 18th, 1966, he issued "An Appeal to the American Conscience" to support his effort to bring peace in the world and justice to Vietnam. The appeal begins thusly: "I appeal to you, citizens of America as a person con­ cerned with liberty and social justice. Many of you will feel that your country has served these ideals and, indeed, the United States possesses a revolutionary tradition^ which, in its origins, was true to the struggle for human liberty and for social equali­ ty. It is this tradition which has been traduced by the few who rule the U.S. today. Many of you may not be fully aware of the extent to which your country is controlled by industrialists who depend for their power partly upon great economic holdings in all par* of the world. The U.S. today controls over 60# of the world's natural resources, al­ though it contains only 6jS of the world's population. The minerals and produce of vast areas of the planet are possessed by a handful of men." The panel of judges will consist of eminent world figures: A.J. Muste; Dave Dellin- ger, editor of Liberation: Lelio Basso, Italian socialist editor; Lazaro Cardenas, pre­ sident of Mexico 1934-40 and minister of defense 19*4-3-45; Josue de Castro, Brazilian physician and author of The Geography of Hunger; Simone de Eeauvoir, French essayist; Vladimir Dedijer, Yugoslav political scientist recently teaching at Harvard; Isaac Deutscher, writer on international affairs and biographer of Stalin and Trotsky; Danilo Dolci, Italian writer and activist in the Sicilian peasant movement; Jean Paul Sartre, French philosopher and novelist; Peter Weiss, German author of "Marat/Sade" and "The Investigation," a play about Auschwitz which will open on Broadway this fall. The main attorneys will be Mark Lane and an eminent British lawyer. Those to be tried as war criminals are: President Johnson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Henry Cabot Lodge, and U.S. Vietnam commander General Westmoreland. The aim is to bring testimony before the world and pass judgement on the U.S.'s unilateral and criminal actions agains; the people of Vietnam, in violation of international agreements and the Nuremberg cede. For more information, contact the Bertrand RUPROII re-ace. Foundation, 3 and 4 Shavers Place, Haymarket, London S.W. .1, England. __ Reprinted from June 13,1966 Volume 202 NATION No. 24 FRENCH EYES ON VIETNAM AMERICA'S COLONY IN HELL ALEXANDER WERTH and gambling dens; and. above all, there is prostitution, this Paris being "Saigon's biggest industry." Thousands of rooms in If General de Gaulle is, in many ways, disengaging him­ hotels and private houses are being let to GIs for the pur­ self from the "tutelage" of the United States, it is not because pose, so that a high proportion of the population is making he hated Roosevelt during the last war and is generally a good thing out of it. Guillain "found Saigon nauseating." "anti-American," but very largely because he sees the war Here, after twenty years of wars and revolutions are re­ in Vietnam as the biggest danger that the peace of the world established all the detestable visions of white supremacy, has run since the end of World War II. He himself was one the whites are masters of the city. ... Is not America of the Guilty Men of the French war in Vietnam of 1946-54: afraid of the judgment of the "third world"? For here, but he gradually realized his mistake, welcomed the end of after twenty years of decolonization, the Americans have the war there, and has latterly advocated a neutralization of curned an Asian capital into the world's biggest whore­ South Vietnam. As the world's "No. 1 decolonizer" (a house. description of which he is very proud) he has been increas­ The Vietcong could spoil all the fun by turning Saigon ingly shocked by the news coming from Southeast Asia. I into a city of terror, as the Algerian nationalists did in understand that he has been studying with particular care Algiers; but they prefer it this way: they want the people the detailed report recently brought back fro.m Vietnam by to realize that "South Vietnam's head—i.e., Saigon—has Robert Guillain, the gist of which has just been published gone completely rotten." They intensify this "rottenness" in a series of five long articles in Le Monde. Guillain be­ by frequently interfering with food supplies to Saigon; the longs to that small band of French writers who have spent result is ever rising prices, inflation and discontent. And years in Vietnam since the end of World War II and who it is not as though the Vietnamese (and the girls) 'iked the consider that the Americans (with rare exceptions) "simply Americans; they merely like dollars. The Americans, on the do not understand what kind of country they have taken on." other hand, imagine that they have friends in Vietnam: He opens his series with a description of Saigon. The piaster-franc currency rackets of the French occupation What is surprising is that the Americans shouldn't be aware o! the political decay in Saigon. Without experience were child's plav, compared with the innumerable rackets of Vietnam, and too crude to see the finer points, they going on in Saigon today. There is n^t only the dollar- judge everything in black and white—the "good" Viet­ piaster racket with i»s three different exchange rates, there namese who work for them and whom they regard as their are rackets in everything. Vast quantities ol PX goods are friends, and the "bad" Vietnamese who live in the jungle stolen and icsold in Saigon, GIs and big and small Viet­ What they do not see is that, only too often, the "good" namese officials all playing their part in these thefts. There and the "bad" Vietnamese is the same person. are rackets in real estate, in building materials, in opium There is, in fact, no "parallel" Vietcong organization;

insicaa, there is a ubiquitous penetration of the South a "direct administration" work. Meantime the fiction is Vietnamese government machinery at all levels by the Viet­ maintained that American officials are only "advisers," not cong. One of General Ky's ministers told Guillain: "40 per "directors": as a resuit, a high percentage of U.S. supplies cent of my staff are Vietcong men and women." In Saigon continues to be stolen, even including medical supplies for alone there are 20,000 active Vietcong agents; the American hospitals. This will have to be stopped, if the system is to c;:mps and offices also teem with them, and the girls whom work at all. But how? American officers lake to cocktail parties are. more often Striking sights in South Vietnam today are the vast new than not, Vietcong agents. Such agents also exist in the high­ installations put up by Vietnam Builders, an organization est ranks of the South Vietnamese government and army. responsible for building new naval bases, air bases, airfields, roads, etc. It will soon be employing 50,000 Vietnamese. South Vietnam, Guillain argues, is a colonv, to a de­ Attracted by the high wages, workers are abandoning the gree even greater than it was under the Frc;ich. The myth of rubber plantations to take construction jobs. Vietnam Build­ an "independent South Vietnam" is hard to maintain. The ers is a formidable new American force, as important in its economy of the country is chaotic and the United States own way as the Army, the State Department. U.S. Aid and pays for almost everything—up to 80 per cent of the South the CIA. Its presence suggests that the United States intends Vietnamese budget. Vietnam was a very big exporter of to stay in Vietnam indefinitely. rice; now vast quantities must be imported from America. U.S. Aid, which deals with economic improvements and South Vietnamese officials are so corrupt that the Ameri­ refugees, is also largely run by Vietnamese officials, and it cans arc increasingly forced to introduce direct American is they who mostly deal with the 230 camps holding half administration everywhere. But that is not easy, since many a million refugees and with the 300,000 "resettled" people. thousands more Americans would be required to make such But these figures, Guillain alleges, are grossly exaggerated, and the refugees, like everything else, provide a fruitful what next becomes increasingly ominous. There are, in racket for the Vietnamese officials. Meantime, the "re­ Guillain s opinion, four possibilities. One is to cut the Ho settled" peasants and refugees, many of them living in hor­ Chi Minh Road, "the Vietcong's pipe line," at any price; rible conditions, provide perfect inflammable material for but the terrain is "detestable," and very large forces will be the Vietcong. required to control the road. Second, the Americans could All the refugees come from "unsafe" areas, which have land in North Vietnam, preferably at Vinh (an ancient city been obliterated by the American Air Force, or which keep already almost wholly destroyed by bombing) and cut the changing hands between the Vietcong and the American- country in two. Politically, this would be a very dangerous Vietnamese. On the American bombings of "suspect" vil­ move. A third course open to the Americans would be to lages Guillain has much to say—about men, women and smash everything in North Vietnam, including Haiphong children burned to death or half burned with napalm. and Hanoi, and perhaps even the great dykes whose destruc­ While unable to give any precise figure of Vietnamese tion would condemn the country to starvation. Finally, the civilians killed (mostly villagers—men, women and chil­ United States could bomb China, beginning with its atomic dren) he reckons that in 1965 alone nearly 100,000 people installations and heavy industry. were exterminated in the (usually highly indiscriminate) Guillain thinks this last solution unlikely, but he is con­ bombings. Guillain does not claim that the average Viet­ vinced that the Chinese themselves will hit out if it seems to namese peasant is pro-Vietcong; all he wants is peace, but the them certain that North Vietnam is on the point of crack­ herding of hundreds of thousands of peasants into camps and ing up. Since the all-out attack on North Vietnam is by refugee squatter towns is not making the populace pro- no means improbable. Guillain considers that there is every American. Altogether, Guillain says, the spectacle of heavily reason for us all to "spend sleepless nights" cer the war in armed white men killing badly armed or unarmed yellow Vietnam. This war, of white men massacring yellow men, men is having a devastating effect in all the countries is sufficiently dreadful in its own right, but it is also a of Asia. "little" war that may well lead to World War III. For if North Vietnam cracks up and the Chinese intervene, the There is one element that does not figure in American Russians will almost certainly have to come in, whether computer figures, and that is the incredible Asiatic ca­ pacity to suffer and resist. The Vietnamese are even tougher they want to or not Almost as an afterthought, Guillain in that respect than the Chinese and Japanese. At guer­ concludes that the Vietcong have a secret weapon—which rilla war the South Vietnamese are better than the North is to offer peace to the Americans. If such a peace is made, Vietnamese, and much better than the Chinese. . . . More­ there can only be a complete disintegration of that Ameri­ over, they arc sly, cunning and virtuosos at playing a can "crown colony," South Vietnam. double game. The Americans just didn't know what kind Meantime, President Johnson's protege. General Ky, has of country they took on. The longer the war and the oc­ cupation last, the more likely will there be a rising of a proved a good pupil of the Americans: by trying to solve whole people. The war and the GIs are, every day, creat­ an essentially political conflict with the Buddhists and dis­ ing more resistance than all the propaganda of Hanoi and sident soldiers at Danang by military means, he has won Peking. The U.S. can destroy the country entirely with their what can be only a false victory. And not even a complete bombs; they will not be able to hold it or occupy it in­ victory at that; for the soldiers and people of Hué continue definitely. to defy Saigon, and collusion prevails between the dissident generals at Hué and the Buddhist leaders. Ky's "American" No one underrates the power of the United States, way of handling a political conflict is not likely to help him but the Vietcong, though it has suffered heavy casualties, in his promised election. As Le Monde says in its editorial has not been wiped out. The Vietcong are usually able to of May 26: dodge maj jr operations in which they would be at the mercy For the Americans the war may, as they say, be "going of American air power. As an American expert told Guil­ well"; but that solves precisely nothing, so long as the mili­ lain: "To occupy Vietnam, we shall need not fifteen but tary operations are threatened by a political collapse in the fifty divisions." But even then they would have more and South Vietnamese rear. more Vietnamese against them. For the present, the Viet­ More serious still. Ky acted in this case independently cong effectives are not diminishing; at night, the Vietcong of the Americans, thus starting a new civil war within a bigger war. . . . Perhaps the Americans will now begin are the bosses over large territories. Young boys are re­ to realize that there is a wide gulf between the military cruited in the villages, and 5,000 new guerrillas slip through junta of South Vietnam and the Vietnamese people. And every month from North Vietnam, the bombing of the "Ho this situation can, in the end, play only into the hands of Chi Minh Road" having proved ineffective. It will, in short, the Vietcong. take many years to "pacify" South Vietnam, and the results None of the commentaries by leading European authori­ are not apt to be better than was the French "pacification" ties on Vietnam (and many more could be quoted) suggest of Algeria. The Americans are getting impatient, and the that there is much intelligence or understanding at the South Vietnamese officials even more so, since they foresee White House, with its black-and-white vision of Asia, and the day when they, too, will be forced by popular pressure its dubious, if not downright bogus, crusading spirit. If only, to say, "U.S. go home." it is felt here, the President would take a little notice of Since the guerrilla war has proved disappointing in every what thoughtful (and non-Communist) Asians say—for in­ way, and since the Americans are beginning slowly to re­ stance of U Thant's speech at Atlantic City on May 24, alize that, despite their "military successes," South Vietnam with its call for a cease-fire—a beginning of the end to is, politically, a worse madhouse than ever, the question of horror might be made. Reprinted with permieeion...Teachers Coma. For Peace In Vietnam, 5 Beekman St, NYC 10038 •

h ! i > ! t • N 1 1 i1 M National Coordinating Cctnn. to End the War in Vietnam, 420 W. Washington, Madison, Wise. October 1, 1966--worklist AnalyoJ8 of Goldberg's UN Peace Rid "

The latest U.S. peace bid, made by Ambassade. Goldberg, at the U.N. on September 22, is fraudulent, hypocritical, and arrogant for the following reasons: (1) It's directed at North Vietnam, (falsely presupposing that the Natonal Liberation Front is Hanoi's tool in the Sour , (2) It ignores U. Thant's program for pesce in Vietnam, (3) It posits that Hanoi and the N.L.F. have not responded to earlier peace offers, (4) It attempts to conceal plans for the expansion of the war. Goldberg directed his speech to the leaders of North Vietnam. But the U.S. is primarily at war with the National Liberation Front of Sputh Vietnam. Goldberg did not address himself to the N.L.F.'s four point program for peace in Vietnam. The same was true for the celebrated ''Christmas peace offensive" in which President John­ son promised to knock on every door for peace. But the U.S. did not make direct con­ tact with the N.L.F. "Thus it knocked on all doors except the door of those whom it is fighting." 1 Secretary General U Thant has repeatedly solicited common ground for a settle­ ment of the war but the U.S. has refused to cooperate, making excuses such as premon­ itions of sincerity received by Dean Rusk's "sensitive antennae". U Thant has pro­ posed a three point program for peace including recognition o| the N.L.F. The New York Times reports that Ambassador Goldberg obliquely criticized the position of the Secretary General - the Times quotes Goldberg as saying "The successful approach to peace will not be one which simply decries what is happening in Vietnam and appeals to one side while encouraging the other. The United States is not engaged in a "holy war against Communism.(U Thant's implied criticism of the U.S. role in Vietnam)." Goldberg stated that, "The bombing will end when we are assured that the step will be answered by corresponding appropriate de-escalation by North Vietnam." But for the "Christmas peace offensive" President Johnson announced: "We'll respond if others reduce their use of force." And "throughout the 'peace offensive' the Ameri­ can press reported a mysterious absence of contact between U.S. forces and the North Vietnames soldiers said to be in South Vietnam." 2 An example was this dispatch from Saig.-T/.tn the New York Herald Tribune: "Communist regular forces continued to make themselves scarce. A high military source in Saigon said there were indications that some units of the North Vietnamese Army had pulled back across the South Viet­ namese border into Cambodia. The source also told United Press International that the Reds have been ordered to scale down their activities and avoid large battles with Americans. Yet President Johnson ordered the resumption of bombing at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, despite the Pope's appeal for arbitration under the auspices of the U.N. Had the President waited, he would have had confirming evidence for enemy de- escalation. On February 1, Roger Hilsman, former chief of intelligence for the State Department and Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, told the House of Representatives subcommitteee that "there is evidence they (North Vietnamese reg­ ular troops) pulled back at least into the mountains during the bombing pause - which may be a signal. 3 Additional evidence confirmed the fact that Hanoi did respond to the "peace offensive." It Is clear that the United States uses the "peace offensive" as a means to placate criticism at home and abroad and to conceal plans to expand the war. During the December "peace offensive", on Dec. 21, the Department of Defense admitted the widespread use of toxi'.vchemicals and authorized "hot pursuit" by American troops into Cambodia. A week later 4000 new American troops of the 25th division arrived at Pleiku. On Dec. 28 and ?.C, B52 bombers launched 322 sorties in Vietnam. For the latest "peace offensive" Defense Secretary Robert McNamara announced a 307» increase in the planned production of fighter-bomber aircraft on the same day that Ambassador Gold­ berg made his "bid to end the war In Vietnam." How can the Vietnamese people be ex­ pected to believe such hypocritical offers of peace? The U.S. government is further escalating, the war In Vietnam. The defense bud­ get has been based on the assumption that the war would continue until June 30, 196? the end of the current fiscal year. But when McNamara announced the increase in f*r>«- er bomber aircraft, he said that, "because of the long lead'-times involved in air­ craft production, I have come to the conclusion that it is wise now to place on orde» aircraft that may be required to support operations beyond June 30, 1967." "Mr. H?*** mara'8 announcement was the first public indication from a cabinet level off ici.'»» that the administration was looking forward to the possibility of continuing the bombing agaiast North Vietnam into the summer of 1967." 4 The fraud and hypocrisy of this "peace offensive" must bo •apoetfd «nd efforts to end the war expanded and intensified.

Footnotes: 1 Stauughto n Lynd, Did. Hanoi Resnond?, Viet Report, Mar/Apr. '66, ? 2 Staughton Lynd, Did Hanoi Rp«i,onnp' 8 Weekly, Fob. 7, '66, 4 New York Times. Seot- 23. 1966 November 5-8 Mobilization *

The November 5-8 Mobilization for Peace in Vietnam, for human rights and for econorV :- nie justice represents a new direction for the movement. The Left now realizes it cannot, by itself, stop the war in Vietnam. The government has somewhat successfully concealed its plans for escalation of the war by supporting the mask of democratic elections in Vietnam and by initiating an obviously misdirected peace bid in the UN. The government has committed itself to the conquest of Vietnam and the domination of Southeast Asia. An invasion of North Vietnam and/or the bombing of China has been predicted by Nixon. We have marched and demonstrated in reaction to each new escalation. Yet, the war goes on. Now the peace movement has to assume the initiative and increase its strength and numbers to offset the government's long-xuange plans. The November 5-8 Mobilization will attempt to include all elements of the peace and civil rights movements and appeal to those either not committed or supporting the war. Reaching those not committed or supporting the war is crucial at this point. Repre­ sentatives at the Cleveland Conference, which initiated this mobilization, suggested various approaches. But it was realized that no one approach was nationally applicable. We are not going to get a hundred million people to march in the streets, fast, or give blood to the T^LF. However, to change American foreign policy and end the war in Vietnam, the support of the majority of the American people ±s needed. So, we have to appeal to the people on a multi-issue, multi-level basis. The Mobilization has provided for this through local autonomy. In order to achieve national unity, the NCC recommends and will initiate national emphasis in the following areas:

1) The draft: The draft is a good organizing issue because it is a concrete connec­ tion between the individual and the war. It also provides the much-needed coalition be­ tween students and working class young men, since both are very much affected by increas­ ing draft calls. Confrontation with draft boards should be organized--demanding the names of board members and the exact areas covered by the board. Gerrymandering and discrimination against the poor should be exposed. The system of drafting young men to supply the war in Vietnam should be opposed on various levels with the general intent of abolishing it. Support should be given to those like the Fort Hood Three, who are in the service, as well as those about to be drafted who refuse to fight in Vietnam.

2)The Electoral System: The Mobilization was called for the weekend preceding the elections for the following reasons: a) add strength to peace candidates and campaigns, b) put pressure on other candidates for this election and oblige them to be responsive to anti-war sentiment in the future, c) expose the delinquency of Congress in confronting foreign policy, and d) expose the overriding power of the Pentagon in the determination of foreign policy. For the Mobilization, confrontations with congressmen and congres­ sional candidates should be organized. It should be demanded that they clarify their position with respect to the draft, Congress' role, inflation, etc.

3) Civil Rights Movement: Activities should be planned that relate the civil rights movement to the peace movement. At this point, Stokely Carmichael & SNCC should be sup­ ported because they are under government attack precipitated by SNCC's activities again.lt the draft and the war. The press has played up and distorted the concept of black power to separate Negroes and whites and weaken the civil rights and peace movements. All of us can participate in activities supporting self-determination for the colored peoples of Vietnam and the US. The disintegration of the Great Society because of the war should also be stressed.

To reach and influence the majority of Americans, we have to show them how the war adversely affects their daily lives. It is no longer sufficient to scream that the war is illegal, immoral, and unjust. We have to develop imaginative means to include all people in an effort to improve their way of life. The NCC will be featuring articles in P & F News and the workllst on particular aspects and programs for the Mobilization. Let us know what your group is planning. The following is the November 8 Mobilization Committee list of sponsors.

Barbara Bick Sandy Leigh Lew Jones Dièdre Griswold Robert Greenblatt Simon Cassidy Flpyd McKissick Ivanhoe Donalds Sidney Peck Jack Spiegel Gus Horowitz Bradford Lyttle Ed Keating Donald Duncan Father Philip Berrigan SSJ Bronson Clark Gordon Christiansen Herbert Aptheker Mrs. Martin Luther- King, Jr. Paul Olynyk Jerry Rosen Sidney Lens Glenn Smiley Howard Zinn Carl Oglesby Franklin Alexander Stanley Sheinbaum Staughton Lynd Kay Boyle Fred Halstead W.H. Ferry Robert Browne

A.J. Muste, chairman (5 Beekman Street, New York, N.Y. 10038; Phone (212) C07-1468.

Patricia Griffith, administrative secretary (InterMJniversity Committee)

Frank Emspak, field secretary (NCC)

Reverend Richard Fernandez, treasurer (Emergency Clergy Concerned About Vietnam)

(Frank has been traveling around many areas—a report In next week's worklist)******* IN I I W\\ A• /' r f N\ '~ Di ! !< /\ ^ ' ' Ç oeV « V ^ \J . \ \\ \

The Future of the KCC- (This -article was written la response to many requests for Information on the KCC'o histoi-y and future plans - the staff»)

At its inception in August, I965, the KCC was set up to unify the dispersed anti-war sentiment in the nation. It distributed literature, published a newsletter, and coordinated national demonstrations to encourage people to speak out and organize local peace gruups. It worked to end the feelii-g of isolation among groups and to provide national expression Tor lccal anti-war sentiment. The KCC coordinated two International Days of Protest. In October, 100,000 people took part» March 25-26 doubled that number, da KCC Convention, November 1>Ô5, brought together 1500 delegate:; in the first national peace meeting tn the U.S. la 20 years. As a result of these ever/is, a clear,unified demand for peace in Vietnam was presented to the public. At present, the KCC Is concentrating less on coordinating and more on the active job of peace organizing. The aews?.etter, worklist, news service, and intensive publication cf pamphlets by our research depattment now function less for news communication and more as resourse material for local organizers. This evolution has come through the changes in the Government's approach to the war, the changes in the peace movement as a whole, organizational limitations, and the growing need for new tactics to end the war. Recent developments in the U.S. Governments foreign and domestic policies necessitate a multi-issue, multi-level approach to the war. The Government is expanding the war to all of Southeast Asia; we are bombing Laos and increasing the number of troops In Thailand. There is danger that the ground war will spread to North Vietnam and China. So to deal with the question of Vietnam we must confront the Government's foreign policg as c whole. because of'thc.ruar the domestic situation has changed markedly, the "Great Society Pro-ram" has disintegrated and the economy is plagued with inflation. To squelch criticism the Government has initiated repressive measures. HUAC now plans to investigate the civil rights movement"and the Pool Bill is probably already before the House of Represnetatives. (This bill Is vague enough to make any or all anti-war activity illegal and punishable by e fine of no more than $2O,0C0 or imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both«) Eecause these developments stem from the war and because people are primarily concerned with things that effect them directly, it is necessary to relate domestic problems to the war. The anti-war movement has reacted to these changes in domestic and foreign policy« It is now generally realized that, though demonstrations can effectively present issues, they alone con not brin • en end to the war. Peace and civil rights groups are beginning to prepare for a long range effort to change American foreign and domestic pôliciée. Since various peace and civil rights groups have substantially different apporaches to ending the war, it is no longer feasible or necessary to coordinate thevü all on a continuing basis. For a particular national demonstration a broad based ad hoc committee can most effectively encourage extensive participation. For example, the November 8 Mobilization Committee is composed and supported by a wide variety of peace, religious, political, civil rights, community, labor, veteran and professional groups. These groups and individuals will help to mobilize their respective constituencies on November 5-8 for peace in Vietnam, economic justice, and human rights. Never before have so many and varied groups agreed to wotk together for a particular mobilization. The November 5-8 will be the largest and most effective mobilization ever held In this country. Everyone realizes that it is necessary to cooperate and encourage the largest participation in any national activity. The KCC can now concentrate on stimulating local peace activity throughout the country. We will recruit organizers to do some of the following things and our research department will supply them with the necessary information: 1) relate the Issue of the war to domestic problems. 2) service lccal committees and help them to develop the programs most effective in their own communities. 3) help to establish new groups where none exist. h) show people their political potential and ability to radically change American foreign and domestic policies. This is a new approach to ending the war in Viet.iom. We need support and suggestions, etc. from all of you in this effort. SUPPORT NOV. 5-8 MOBILIZATION

"IJ.TTLE AKTICCK'^BELD AT HBW OEL^ITS On October l.ahd 2, southern peace and civil rights organizers held a meeting in New Orleans. Representatives from the following groups led workshops: Southern Conference Educational Fund, Inc. (Ann Braden and Jack Brady), Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (Jack Minnis, research director), the Bring the Troops Home Now Newsletter (Peter Buch), and the National Coordinating Committee to End the War lu Vietnam (Dick Krooth and Adam Schesh, research directors). The conference discussed the relationship between the peace and the civil rights movements and the war. Most of the participants stressed the need for both the peace and civil rights movements to use a multi-issue approach* The war has intensified daily life problems such as high interest rates, exploitive local ta:; structures, etc. so that the civil rights movement must cppos;j the war in order to hegin to solve these problems» Equally, the war is symptomatic of a general political trend in this country, and the peace movement must begin to bring these facts home to people. Therefore, both movements can use the same issues as they organize their respective programs. Peter Buch, however, felt that the single issue of the war should be the approach for all groups. The methods groups can use in organizing were outlined by Krooth and Minnis. Schesch supplemented this discussion and led a workshop on how the historical accounts of the treatment of non-Americans has been continually distorted. Ann Braden initiated a spirited dialogue by raising the question of "what do we do tomorrow, rather than what dc we do a year from now when toe have a strong organization." The KCC would like to set up similar gatherings all over the country. The first such training conference was held by the NCC at Antioch College in June,19^5« For information and assistance in setting up these "little Antiochs," write to our office. We can supply workshop leaders, literature, etc.

ANKOÜKCEI-EIJTS Bookcover: Be the first in your class to have an EIŒ THE ..'AH IK VIETNAM bookcover on your political science text. These bookcovers are new available in bulk or individually through the KCC. The front features a Pop art cartoon of "SUPER LBJ "and company in full living black and white. The slogan END THE Jidi ÏÏÏ VIETNAM is impressively displayed in all appropriate places and a rundown on selective service classifications is included on the flap. A map of Vietnam appears on the back as well. The price is a mci-c piddling 100. Order now.

Vietnam News Bulletin The second number of VIETNAM NE'.JS BULLETIK is out. This issue features an instruc­ tive discussion ßf the "impending Escalation," by editor Mike Klare. Subscriptions may be gotten through KCCEUVN, P.O. Box U63, Cathedral Park Station, NY. NY. 10025.

£açk_.Issues of "Viet Report" Back issues of "Viet Report" are available at reduced prices through the MBO. ot particular interest in the light of the new"peace offensive" are the issues of January and March/April, i960, which include articles by Staughton Lynd on the "peace offensive" of January- February. Other issues are also available containing articles on the Geneva Agreements with complete te::t, China and Cambodia.

Vietnam. Vietnam. by_Felix Greene Much material has been written on the war in Vietnam. But none of It expresses the Vietnamese struggle for IndeppiVtanc« vith tho «Inxttc '"id emcytional " ' „* ANNOUNCEMENTS (CONT.) *" imparl, of Felix Greene's new oook, Vietnam.' Vietnam! ( The book is divided into two sections—captioned photographs and text. For the photographic report, Felix Greene has compiled important pict res from a variety of sources. The photographs and captions are arranged to involve the reader more and more as he goss on. It begins with the land and its people. There are pic­ tures of women and children working with water buffalo, the autumn rice harvest brought in by boat and the simple processing of fish sauce. Then the west moves in—pictures of puppet emperor Bao Dai, Franch troops embarking for the Far East and mercenaries firing machine guns. Dien Bien Phu—a picture of the French evac­ uation and the last session of the Geneva Conference. The U,S. chooses Diem—a picture of Madame Nhu and a Buddhist monk immolating himself. The N.L.F. emerges — pictures of leaders, an N.L.F. jungle school and guerillas marching at night. The U.S. increases its involvement: torture—suspects dragged behind carriers, hung by their feet and suffocated with water; escalation—pictures of troops, bombs, heli­ copters, tanks and missiles; escalation—pictures of napalm victims, burned vil­ lages and U.S. troops on the march with gas masks. Page after page reeks with the suffering of the Vietnamese, but the last two sections on the opposition and preparation in the North and South display pictures of the people fighting, demon­ strating and maintaining their lives as best they can.

The text is a powerful extension of the photographic report. In 22 sections and 47 pages, Greene clearly and simply discusses the U.S. position in Vietnam. It be­ gins with Vietnam under the French and concludes with a section on ending tha war. Everything stated in the interim is carefully documented with quotations from reli­ able sources. Greene brilliantly demonstrates that the U.S. is guilty of aggres­ sion, the N.L.F. represents the people of South Vietnam, government officials have lied and equivocated, and that the U.S. cannot win the war in Vietnam. In conclu­ sion, Greene states that, "the people of the United States can regain the respect of the world only by making unmistakably clear by their voice and actions that this is not their war but only that of their political and military leaders. He warns us that "Sooner or later the real meaning of the Vietnam war will be under­ stood. The Vietnamese will remember it as an epic of almost unbelievable human fortitude. In the United States, it will be recalled as a huge tragedy—perhaps the darkest hour of the nation's history. For it is one of the inescapable laws of life that no people can remain untouched by the tortures they inflict.

Vietnam! Vietnam: is a valuable book because of its universal appeal and applica­ bility. It's the best thing that you could possibly give to someone either uncom- mited or favoring the war. And it's also good for those of us so involved in anti- Vietnam war activity that we sometimes forget that there's a war in Vietnam.

The NCC is distributing Greene's book. For order of 1-10 copies, the price is $2.98 each, plus 5c postage. We strongly urge local groups to distribute this book. The price for orders of over 10 copies is $1.77 per copy.

**********

LOCAL NEWS Midwest: Ann Arbor. Michigan. A Mid-November Referendum is planned at the University of Michigan concerning the release of class rankings by the University to the Selective Service System. Although not binding on the University, SDS chairman Peter Steinberger stated that if the st.'a- ents stand behind the proposal and are willing to apply pressure, the University will be forced to go along with their decision. Detroit, Michigan November 5-8 Mobilization plans: Saturday, Nov. 5—a march to start at 2 pm at Central Methodist Church, at Woodward and Adams and proceed to the Federal B ilding. The marchers will post a declaration on the doors of the Federal Building. Symbolical­ ly the doors of the Federal Building will be closed just as participation in the deci­ sion-making process on such vital questions as war and peace are closed to the people. Sunday, Nov. 6, the Committee has planned a "Peace Freak Out" with folk-rock and other activities. Monday, Nov. 7, a teach-in on the GI and the war at Wayne State. Speakers will include relatives of the Fort Hood Three and other people nationally prominent in the anti-war movement. Tueoday, Nov. 8, massive leafletting about the war at factory gates, shopping centers, schools and polling places, etc, (Detroit CEWVN, 1101 W. Warren.. Detroit attorney Arlo Tatum said that the Holmes ruling (to classify as I-A all entering college freshmen) was Illegal, and in a related action, the ACLU in Michigan began appeal in the Federal Court of the reclassification of the six University ot Michigan students who lost their II-S deferments because of their participation in a sit-in at the Ann Arbor draft board. East.

New York, New_York e The National Headquarters of the Socialist Workers Party was fire-bombed on bent 29th. The bombs did not break any windows, but flaming gasoline -et fire to the build­ ing. No one was ta)uv*\t-v>.».P.l» *,!<»* J-rin vci« fl1i.o

West: Los Angeles, California Vice-President Humphrey was met by 100 protesters at a California campaign rally for governor Edmund G. Brown. Mr. Humphrey's speech was interrupted several times by shouts of "Wipe the blood off your hands, MacBeth" and "Murderer." Placards^were also carried reading, "Stop the War Machine," "Would Napalm Convert You to Peace?" and War is a Good Business—Invest Your Son." Port Chicago, California A vigilantes committee has been organized in order to "teach a lesson to anti-war demonstrators who have been picketing the Naval Weapons Station and napalm trucks en route to ammunition ships. So far, several pacifists and newsmen have been attacked. To give aid and assistance, contact, Contra Costa Citizens Against the War in Vietnam, c/o Melissa C. Kent, 2609 Walnut Blvd., Walnut Creek, Calif. 94598. **************

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Canada—November 11 and 12, 1966 The University of Toronto CEWVN Is organizing a Canada-wide Student Days of Protest. The purpose of the action is to mobilize sentiment against the war in Vietnam on Canad­ ian campuses, thus helping extend the International protests against American interven­ tion. For further information, contact, Student Days of Protest, c/o Karen Kopperud, Sec'y, 374 College, apt. 2, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. England. October 3, Prime Minister Wilson was continually interrupted by shouts of "hypo­ crite" as he tried to read the Bible lesson at a Labor Party Church service in Brighton. After being shouted down several times by anti-war slogans, Mr. Wilson gave up attempts to speak and left the church. The demonstration was carried out by dozens of persons scattered throughout the church in protest of the Prime Ministers support of US policy. Saigon, Vietnam The Association of Foreign Cocrespendents, Oct. 3, has protested Che "unwarranted and outrageous interference with members"of the worldwide free press: àn*t the "aiding and abetting of this continuing practice by American authoritles;" Newsmen were dragged from and manhandled at t|e sc^ne of a crash of a South Vietnamese/Airforce plane during an air show and were threatened by both Vietnamese authorities and American Air Police. England The War Crimes Tribunal, initiated by Lord Bertrand Russell, will convene in Paris in November, 1966. The NCC is helping to distribute the "Appeal to the American Con­ science," explaining the purpose of this International event. The New York Office of the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation is gathering signatures and request every group to cooperate in circulating petitions. For more intaemmtt***. writ« >/o«nr*, .Tolm Ger- assi and Russell Stetler, 789 West End Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10O25. ***AAJ».'.iAUA

• •NATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO END THE WAR IN VIETNAM, INC. --OCT.18

NCCEWVN, 420 W. Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin, 53703; Phone (608) 257-7141.

H.U.A.C. , by Richard Criley*

The recent Washington hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) gave clear warning of HUAC's intent "tö stifle dissenting opinion and protest action re­ garding the U.S. military involvement in Vietnam. The Pool Bill (HR 12047), the so- called "legislative purpose" of the inquisition, spelled out loud and clear the object­ ive of strait-jacketing opposition to U.S. foreign policy "whenever any element of the Armed Forces of the United States shall be engaged In conflict abroad."

The Administration's position was ambivalent. On the one hand, spokesmen for three Departments—Defense, Treasury, and Justice—testified in opposition to the bill. On the other hand, no effort was made by Administration spokesmen in the House to block or delay its passage, while House Speaker McCormack, the chief Administration leader, gave its his support and blessing. In other ways, the Justice Department went out of its way to uphold the authority of H.U.A.C. and its subcommittee chairman, Joe Pool, in his conduct of the hearing.

The passage of the Pool Bill (Oct. 13) in the House, with only 64 opposition votes, provides an ominous warning of things to come. With so many Congressmen fearful of be­ ing branded as "unpatriotic" in their current election contests, the opposition vote would have been much smaller had It not been for the grass roots campaign against it waged by peace-and-liberty-minded citizens. Thanks to this, a number of wavering votes were held in line. Fortunately, it is now too close to adjournment for the Pool Bill to have a chance of passage in the Senate and becoming law during the 89th Congress.

The passage in the House of so monstrous a piece of legislation is a vivid testimon­ ial to the increasing grip of McCarthyism, abetted by the covert alliance between HUAC and the Administration. All of this, of course, is illustrative of the equation between escalation of the war abroad and the rising threat of neo-fascism at home.

Those anti-war groups whose sole standard of measurement appears to be "how militant can, we get?" would do well to take a sober look at the state of mind of the electorate— which is to some degree mirrored in Congress. While it is undeniable that the war is the source of this drive of reaction, this in no way lessens the importance of a strug­ gle to achieve a maximum unity of effort behind crucial minimum objectives like the de­ feat of the Pool Bill—which will surely be revived by H.U.A.C. in the 90th Congress.

H.U.A.C. has indicated its next immdiate objective and target. On Oct. 3, H.U.A.C. Chairman Edwin Willis announced the launching of the long-expected investigation of "subversion" in the civil rights and freedom movement, in connection with "organized rioting, burning, looting and other tragic acts of violence." Rep. William Tuck, the die-hard segregationist ex-governor of Virginia, was appointed chairman of H.U.A.C. s new subcommittee. Tuck's objectivity can be gauged by his regular references to the "so-called civil rights" organizations.

In the context of increasing expressions of white racism (politely termed "white backlash") and resistance to any further steps to remedy the injustices of inequality, and the disillusionment of the Negro ghettos manifested by Negro nationalism, H.U.A.C.'s investigation will serve to put these forces into a collision course of further violent explosions.

It is fortunate that the use of this announcement for the political campaigns of H.U.A.C. members made it expedient to give this unusual advance warning to impending hearings some months in the offing. This time to prepare is precious, becauue the out­ come of the H.U.A.C. hearing will be determined primarily by what is don* before, far more than by what transpires in the hearing itself. This should make possible the un­ folding of an opposition of unprecedented scope before the hearings can be held. A •Ulve should begin now to win Congressmen to support a resolution cancelling the H.U.A.C. hearings. Such an effort should win the support of all sectors of the freedom movement, the major religious denominations, the labor movement, and the students and faculty.

Concurrent with the movements against the Pool Bill and the H.U.A.C. inquiry in the civil rights field, every effort should be made to bring the total impact of this coa­ lition to bear on the issue of rescinding the H.U.A.C. mandate in the House rules on the opening day of the 90th Congress. »AAA* Ed. note—Richard Criley is the secretary of the Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights; Midw»»t Roftl.n.il '>fll<»> of Mio Naf-i^u-»! GnawftttM to Abolish H.U.A.C, The Student_Nonvlolent Coordinating Committee and the War »

"Thouoando of our young men are forced into the Amy. First they are trained in all the tricks of killing. Next, they are told they are to fight and kill to help the Vietnamese ?et democracy. Then, they arc told they are to fight and kill to help the Vietnamese Cet freedom. Does this mean that they should also fi~ht and kill for our people to ret democracy? Does this mean that they should also flpht and kill for our people's freedom here in America? President Johnson asks us to ficht for the Vietnamese. HOW ABOUT OUR OWN PEOPLE?"

On August 16, demonstrations began at the induction center in Vine City, a Negro sec­ tor of the city. During these protests, SNCC workers, part of SNCC's anti-draft work in Atlanta, were verbally and physically brutalized by the military personnel at the induction center—liquid and lighted cigarettes thrown from open windows and verbal abuses thrown at the demonstrators, especially the Negro women. One younc man from SNCC who attempted to report for his induction during the demonstrations was prohibited entry. On Aur-uot 18th, 12 persons were arrested on various charges ranging from civil diso­ bedience to one charge of insurrection, which is punishable by death in the state of Georgia. The Insurrection charge for Johnny Wilson was referred by the judge to the state for a hearing. Other sentences ranged from 30 to 120 days, and the judge ruled them all guilty: "I'm not giving them stiff sentences based on their color, but because I have a son in Vietnam who is fighting to defend the principle of freedom and democra­ cy; I hove to give these people maximum sentences." Boil was excessively high, at the level of boil set for murder or grand larceny. Appeal was filed on September 16th, and on September 21st, bond of $37,000 was post­ ed, much of this raised from the poor Negro community of Vine City. The judge has re­ fused to sign the release papers; and he has been 'unavailable." On October 10th, an injunction was filed against the mayor and prison officials, claiming cruel and inhuman treatment. Ten of the original 12 remain in Jeil, and they have been confined under racial segre­ gation to the "hole," a small windouleoo un-ventHated room rank with the smell of vomit and human waste. A continuous vigil is taking place in Vine City until the ten are released and the charge of insurrection dropped against Johnny Wilson. A demonstration is continuously going on at the induction center as well. SNCC's prens conferences have been boycotted by the press. Gwen Robinson, reporting the situation from Atlanta, requests that telegrams be sent to the mayor, Ivan Allen, and the prison Warden, Ralph Hulfey. The prison address is: Atlanta livestock and Pro­ duce Farm, 561 Key Road, Atlanta. The mayor's address is: Mayor Ivan Allen, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia.

NCC Staff Ropnr».-sh«Hin Ryan froo Washington, D.C. Funds have been denied to CDGM in Mississippi, nominally denied by Shriver and 0EO, but actually by Stennls' threat to block the whole poverty program if CDGM were funded. HUAC begins its long-awaited investigations of civil rights organizations (probably starting with SKCC, then RAM and ACT, etc.); they are trying to get cooperation in their investigation from NAACP and the Urban League—there could be some interesting bearings this spring or later. Sixty anti-riot bills are pending before the Judiciary Committee. Byrd and Broyhill attached a rider to a poverty appropriation that the money could not be paid to 0E0 em­ ployees who "incite a riot" (e.g. picket, etc.). Fort Meade demonstrations: The Fort Hood Three are being held at Fort Meade pending review of their sentence. Last week, people from Baltimore, primarily with wome support from Washington, picketed and leafleted at the base--Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. They also had a rally there Sunday—a relative of the Three spoke and 100 or more attend­ ed. There was a surprisingly good reaction from the soldiers—Fort Meade is headquart­ ers for the First Army, and there is a considerable stream of mon going from Meade to Oakland for Vietnam. A consistent leafleting program is planned at rush hour each day for the next two weeks. The Catholic Peace Fellowship has 42 people at their first fall meeting (they had eight last spring). They picketed and leafleted at the Archbishop's Mass for peace— which was attended by LBJ, and concluded with the singing of the Star-Spangled Banner. An American University anti-war committee is being established. The first meeting of the Catholic University committee was attended by 39 people. And the high school s tudents ere starting to get organized.

NCC Announcement-a NCC NEWS SERVICE SUBSCRIPTIONS: $5.00 for First Class Mail; $7.50 for Airmail.

NCC WORKLIST OF VIETNAM PEACE COTOOTTEES: The list of peace committees is being revised rieaae inform Michael as to additions or corrections immediately.

Send new listings .addition*, corrections tor VIETNAM NEWS SERVICE OF NCCWVN P.O. Box 463-Cathedral Pk. Sta. New York, N.Y. 10025. Local News (coat.) San Diego, California Ky is coming to speak in San Diego on November 15, 1966. The group there requests that all groups on the West Coast send delegation to participate. For more information, contact Lowell Bergman, 781 Sapphire Street, Pacific Beach, San Diego, Cal. 92109.

NOVEMBER MOBILIZATION INFORMATION AVAILABLE from NCC, 420 W. Washington, Madison, Wise. Free for postage * Sick of the War leaflets * Program suggestions leaflet Sick of the War buttons * Price: 25c each. Ann' Ä1 jfc»Kw*«Kw INTERNATIONAL NEWS England Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation petition available for the War Tribural. The statement reads: "We, the undersigned, support the International War Crimea Tribunal initiated by Bertrand Russell. We feel a solemn obligation to expose war crimes and to indict those who perpetuate them. We believe that U.S. actions in Vietnam must be ex­ amined exhaustively and the findings made known to world opinion." For copies end/or more information, write Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation (N.Y. Branch), 342 West 84th, New York, N.Y. 10024.

Pamphlet available: "South Vietnam: what is the National Liberation Front? its pro­ gramme? its achievements? its victories?" Cost: single copies—6d; per dozen--3s Od; 50 for lis 9d; 100 for 23s Od. All postage free. Write: British Vietnam Committee, c/o 25a Abbey Gardens, London N.W. 8, England

Isr ael Medical aid campaigns have begun to assist the Vietnamese. For more information, contact the Israel National Peace Committee, 60, Boulevard Rothschild, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Greece The trial of the assxssins of Grigoris Lombrakis began on October 3. Lambrakis was a Greek MP and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Athens. He was also vice-chairman of the Comité Hellénique Pour la Detente Internationale et la Paix and initiated the annual Marathon March for Peace, which this year numbered 400,000. He was killed in 1963 when he was marching in this demonstration. The trial might last through October, since more than 100 witnesses will be called. Because of the importance they see of this trial in exposing those who oppose the fight for peace and democracy in Greece, the Comité requests cables from groups throughout the world supporting the peace effort in Greece. They wish the cables to be sent to the Criminal Court in Salonica, Greece and to the Minister of JustUe in Athens, Greece, Cables may be sent to the Comité itself, however, at: Comité Hellénique Pour la Detente Internationale et la Paix, 64, Acadimias, Athènes T.T. 143, Grèce. The Comité sent a telegram to the U.S. in support of our peace work and in condemna­ tion of HUAC during its hearings in September.

Japan A general *t*k strike against the Vietnam War will be held on October 21, demanding the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Vietnam and protesting the direct and in­ direct cooperation in the Vietnamese War by the Japanese government. The call has been issued by the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan, and they call on all interna­ tional workers' and trade union organizations to join in this protest. For more infor­ mation, write General Council of Trade Unions of Japan, Sohyo Kaikan, Shiba Park, Minatoku, Tokyo, Japan.

Sweden An international conference to plan an international cooperative program on Vietnam is scheduled in Stockholm for October 29-November 1. Among the participants will be the International Conference for Disarmament and Peace, the World Council of Peace, the NCC, the War Resisters' League, and the International Society of Friends. The NCC will carry a full report of this conference upon the return of the delegate.

France 'mnviIONE BOOKS WANTED The Cornell .National du Mouvement de la Paix is editing, in English, a brochure entitled, "The Truth About Vietnam" (lit. Vietnamese truth). They are distributing it widely in France and wish to do a massive distribution campaign in the United States as well. A personal letter will accompany the pamphlet to each recipient. In order to do this, they need telephone books from the U.S., from the major urban centers. However, these must be ordered from within the U.S. and take two months to be delivered. They request all groups to do one of three things: 1) send them tele­ phone books, 2) mail them pages which list professionals frcm these phone books, or 3) send them a list of addresses of key notables in the communities. They are relying on this assistance from us. For more information, and to send them this literature, write: Andre Souq,t«i*t«, reoxetary general--Conseil National dn tîmivewent de la Paix, 35, Rue de Clichy, Paxla 9, Fi^«. * * X* •**•* * ****** LOCAL gEWS Northeast : "* Moatpelier,. Vt. The Vermont Student Movement organized r. lU hour uile.it vigil in front of the Selective Service headquarters. The demonstration was pp-rkcd by the visit of General Horsey to advise local Selective Service boards on he./ to administer the draft la the Vermont area. The protest began at C:00 pa and ended with the speech and press conference of General Kersey at 10:00 om the ne:;t morning. Despite cold weather between 50 and 200 people remained throughout the night. In the morning one of the vigil spokesmen was allowed into the press conference and engaged General Hersey in what the UPI called a "philisophical argument.'* V3M is now discussing many more projects and promises to be a political oasis in what has been a political desert. Boston, ik: ssachusetts John Phillips, secretary of the Boston CNVA and former student at M.I.T., wee sentenced on September 19th to three years in federal prison for refusal to take en army physical and refusal to be inducted into the armed forces« The sentance was handed down by Judge Charles Wyzanski in Federal District Coufct in Boston. When Federal Marshalls tried to take him into custody, John announced to the Judge, "Your Honor, I can not cooperate with my own imprisonment. Forgive me for this." Then he sat down in a chair. The Judge ordered the courtroom and corridors cleared of spectators and then had John removed in a wheelchair. John was taked immediately to the federal prison in Petersburg, Virginia. Connecticut Suzi William j who had been sentenced to 90 days for contempt of court, was released last week after filing modification of sentence papers with Judge Stapletou. Suzi lists her reasons for non-cooperation as follows: 1- she was unwilling to assist in her own punishment for actions which she considers correct. 2- she feels that the court exists as a tool of the Government which punished those who oppose its immoral actions 3- she also finds the court discriminatory against the poor when it sets bail and fines. On Tuesday, Sept.27, Suzi was visited by Mr« Arnold Klau, and ACLU attorney. During the course of a l£ hour discussion, Mr. Klau told Sursi that if she were to file modification papers with Judge Stapletcn she would probably be released, due to the fact that the Judge was anxious to end the whole matter and that a" great deal of moral pressure had been applied on him. Klau thought that it would only require a move on Suzi's part. In her request she said that she was not contemptuous of the court of justice; that justice was one of the highest goals that man can try to achieve; that judges are intitled to the respect due ell human beings and that by her actions in court she uad not intended to show-disrespect for justice, that she was sorry that her actions had been so interpreted. Mr. Klau met Judge Stapleton in Hartford and from there they went immediately tc New London, where the Judge opened court. He purged Suzi of contempt. Under pressure from the Judge the prosecutor nullified the charges of trespassing, resisting Arrest and breach of the peace. Suzi did not appear in court. The Judge and Mr. Klau met Suzi at the Jail, where she was released. She said, "the Judge accompanied Mr. Klau and me part of the way to Hartford and was quite friendly.' Midwest: Chicago Chicago Women for Peace is sponsoring a National Conference Nov.11th and 12th to discuss tactics, ideas and future plans. The conference will take place at the Quaker House at 57th Stredt and University Ave. For further information contact: Lillian Hcyward, l660 Greenleaf, Des Plaines, 111. 6001f. Foreign : Geneva, Si/itzerland Despite the refusal of Uhe U.S. Government to support their cauee, TERRE DES HOMMES is continuing efforts to aid Vietnamese children who are victims of U.S. napalm raids. The organization is a Swiss humanitarian group without religious or political bias which dedicated itself to the rescue of suffering children throughout the world. When they sent observers to South Vietnam in October of 1?65, they were shocked to see the child victims of our napalm bombings in that country. Untold . - numbers of these children were never given any treatment and others "found burned . . from head to foot were treated only with vaseline, because of lack of ointment, cotton, gauze, and personnel... in many places there was a slaughterhouse^atmosphere, where flies circulated freely about children who have been skinned alive." Pledges fronjseven European countries of ^00 hospital beds and medical attention have been secured. The high cost of trandportation en private planes is presently creating major problems for the organization. Quang_JJgci, South Vietnam The American Friends Service Committee announced on Oct. 11 the opening of a day center for refugee children in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam, as the first step In tha development of a coordinated refugee program in that area. The directors of the program have found the needs Oi. Vietnam's children to be "overwhelming? The escalation of the war within the past 1" months has greatly in­ creased the number of injuries and the number of refugees. Thousands of children have been abandoned by uprooted families unable to support them. Tne Service Committee also made public its intention to donate $2,000 to the Canadian Friends Service Committee and £U,C00 to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva for the purchase and sending of medical supplies for war vic­ tims in both North and South Vietnam and in areas held by the National Liberation Front. A lisense to send these funds has been issued to the AFSC by the U.S. Treasury Deportment. *'•' - On Sunday, Oct. 9, in a public advertisement, the Service Committee called for an immediate cessation of United States bombing and the beginning of a clearly stated and swiftly phased withdrawal of all American troops and weapons from Vietnam. HOLIDAY CARDS roR

PEAC L AND FR ,fc, DOM m m

Willi«») Ärc^r ^»Hoiiu foneu Bocfcwftll Keel"

PEN AND INK D PAWING S BY: regier, rocWel] tent, william gropper, si^ueiros, phi lip evergoûd J anthôîiy toney, John doLLs^ kay harr is, and freya Weinstein.

ÎNSCPfPTIONS BY: eve merriam, karen Ymdsay, John Sinclair, robert bly & others. WCxQC OPDE* NCVf^mthe NCC PPICESi PLEASE SEND ME Ibox *2.00 boxes assorted 2^boxes- $1.7^ each boxes by one artist ^Oboxes- $1.60 each c name of artist) iOOWes $1.50 each (lO cards per box)

("name and address) make all checks payable to NCCEWVN 1+20 W..WASUÏNGTON AVE. MADISON,-WÏS. 53703 Independent ^ace.jfclltica in the Ngyember 8 Elections—by Michael Klare (reprinted from the Vietnam News*"service, P.O. Box 463, Cathedral'Park Station, New York, N.Y. 10025)

There are ctirrently in the United States more than 25 independent peace candidates who will be running for local or national office in the November elections. These can­ didates are running ou their own independent tickets, without the support of either reg­ ular party. In most cases, the candidates are running with the support of new communi- ty-based independent political organizations. Although these candidates share many characteristics with other "peace candidates," there are several fundamental differences that distinguish them from candidates who ran in primary elections of the Democratic Party. The candidates who ran in primaries sought to mobilize existing left-liberal coalitions within the Democratic Party to pro­ mote their campaigns. The independents, however, rejected this path, pointing out that Johnson was elected by such a coalition in the first place, and that moreover, the Dem­ ocratic Party is now a "war party." To candidates of this persuasion, the only alternative ha» been to organize indepen­ dent political organizations. As a result, new political organizations, outside of the established parties, have appeared in several states. Unlike the primary campaigns, which in most cases disappeared a few days after the election, most of the Independent political organizations are vitally concerned with what will happen after Election Day, and many have indicated to stay on in the community whatever the outcome of the polls. In several parts of the country, regional independent political organizations have been set up to promote the peace campaigns. These organizations are now thinking about Btatewlde organizations, and eventually, a nationwide organization of independent poli­ tical groups. The existing organizations are the American Inderändent Movement in Con­ necticut; the United for Peace ticket in Long Island; Voters for Peace in upstate New York; the Peace & Equal Rights Committee in New Jersey, and several independent campaign organizations In New York City, Chicago, and Illinois. In addition, several organizations that were originally set up to promote primary campaigns have now indicated their intention to evolve in the direction of independent politics. These Include the Sheer campaign in California (reconstituted as the Commun­ ity for New Politics) and elements of the Frost campaign in New Jersey. Another indi­ cation of this trend was the formation, on Sept. 13, of the Southern Californians for a New Politics. The enclosed list is a survey of independent peace candidates engaged in electoral campaigns. All these candidates take an unequivocable stand against the continued Am­ erican military presence in Vietnam. A number of the candidates call for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops; most, however, call for a cease-fire followed by the staged withdrawal of U.S. troops, to make it possible for some International agency to arrange a peaceful transfer of power to a popularly-elected Vietnamese government. All call for a cessation of the bombing of North Vietnam.

* * * * * * LIST OF INDEPENDENT PEACE CANDIDATES IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS (please address all corrections and additions to the above address of NCC news serv.)

State Race Candidate Sponsoring Organization Maine . CD Thomas Maynard Maynard-for-Ccngress, 610 Congress St., Portland

Conn. 3 CD Robert Cook American Independent Mov't, 241 Orange St., New Haven

Conn. State Ae8'y Fred Harris American Independent Mov't, 156 Washington Ave., 106 AD New Haven

Conn. 6 CD Stephen Minot American Independent Mov't, 162 Main, Terryville.

N.Y. 2 CD John Brush* United for Peace, 1165 N.Y. Ave., Huntington Sta.

N.Y. 4 CD Bernard Kapel United for Peace, Box 382, Westbury

N.Y. 5 CD Rev. Carleton Fisher United for Peace, 37 So. Grove St., Freeport

N.Y. 7 CD Mrs. Leslie Silberman* Independent Party, Oueens CEW, PO Box £61, Flushing

N.Y. 12CD Herbert Aptheker Peace & Freedom Party, 722 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn

N.Y. «CD Hal Levin* Independent Party, 859 Franklin Ave., Brooklyn

N.Y. 19CD Jainea Weinstein Independent Socialist Party, CIPA, 388 Amsterdam N.Y.C.

N.Y. 28CD Eric Lindbloom Comm. for an Independent Peace Candidate, TO. BOx 1454, Poughkeepsie

N.Y. 34CD Norman Balahrm* an Cit-ioona for Balabanian. Box 1J7, Dewill Independent Peace Candidate list (cont.) Race Candidate Sponsoring Organization 36CD Donald P. Feder Voters for Peace, P.O. Box 3981, Rochester 37CD James Baiter 1 CD Frederick Compton Peace & Equal Rights Committee, P.O. Box 307, 3 CD Martin Watkins Red Bank. 6 6D Nathan Robinson

US Senate Charles Day Peace Independents of Iowa, P.O. Box 411, Des Moinet

US Senate Maxwell Primack** Citiseas for an Independent Senator, 5302 Greenwood Avenue, Chicago

111. State Sen. Arthur Vazquez 49th War Comm. for Independent Political Action, 10AD 6306 N. Lakewood, Chicago III. State Assembly Kathleen Kearney 10AD Cal. State Assembly Clifford E. McClain Liberation Party, 1702 W. Westmoreland PI. 56AD Los Angeles, California

* Petition has been challenged. ** Write-in campaign. A*******

A Brief Guide to Peace Plays (prepared especially for P & F News by Joanne Forman, of the Migrant Theater) This list is directed toward the campus or community peace group which does not have much in the way of theatrical facilities, but desires to make use of theater as an educational and propaganda media. All the plays listed below have small casts, need little or nothing in the way of scenery or costumes, and are by and large within the abilities of serious amateurs.

KILL VIET CONG by Robert Head THE LEADER by Eugene Ionesco text: Tulane Drama Review, Summer, 1966 text: Rhinoceros and Other Plays, Grove royalty: apply to Tulene Drama Review royalty: $15-$10. Samuel French, Inc. scenery: minimal 25 W. 45th St., New York, 10036, or costumes: stylized, easily made 7623 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 90046. cast: 3 dancers, 4 men (some parts can be scenery: bare stage doubled) costumes: street clothes A very brief scenario rather than a cast: 4 men, 2 women play, this bit of public service allows A spoof of The Emperor's New Clothes, the audience to participate in the exe­ only in this witty satire, the leader has cution of a "raggedy little bastard In no head. Remind you of someone you know? black pajamas." THE PICKETS by Joanne Forman PICNIC ON THE BATTLEFIELD by Arrabal text: The Migrant Theater, 3046 Wynwood text: Evergreen Review #15, Nov-Dec, 1960 Lane.#6, Los Angeles 90023 royalty: apply to Evergreen Review royalty: apply to Migrant Theater scenery: battlefield scenery: bare stage costumes: stylized, easily made costumes: street clothes cast: 5 men, 1 woman _cast: 2 men (1 must be Negro) , 1 woman ^ In this urbane play, a father and moth­ À bitter satixe* this short play alloua, er come to the battlefield to visit audience participation and is especially- their son. Perhaps Arrabal got the 1- suitable for outdoors performance. dea from the Crimean War, in which Eng­ lish lords and ladies travelled out to A PLAY FOR THE GENERAL by Stefan Uhse witness the battles, while comfortably text: Streets, May-June, 1965 sitting in their carriages and munching royalty: apply to Streets, 223 E. 2nd St., cold chickenf New York 10009. Partial list: full list available from scenery: colored paper & X-mas treu lights NCC, 420 W. Washington Avenue, Madison, costumes: minimal Wise. 53703. We would like to keep this cast: 6 men, 1 woman list growing and up-to-date. For additions, please contact Joanne Forman, The Migrant n.«ater, 3046 Wynwoori Lane #6, L.A. 90023. OCT ?n BiYS USE NATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO ' DM END THE WAR IN VIETNAM, INC. 420 W. Washington Avenue Madison, Wisconsin 53703 ^. ^i 3ÙJ0 ÙJ. &*is

.FRANK EMSPAK'S REPORT ON HIS TRIP FOR THE MOBILIZATION

Places visited: Denver, Boulder, Las.Vegas/ Phoenix, Tuscon, and Albuquerque In the main it was a great success. People are moving, and^hile there are problems in some places the west seems to be doing a great job. I arrived in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday, October 11. Immediately had three newspaper interviews with the Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, and the University of Colorado, Denver Branch. All went very wellte, got good press the next day. I had supper with Mary Walter and others and then a nice meeting with activists in the renver area. While the meeting was not huge (about 20-30 people) the end result was that people were encouraged to do cere and felt part of a movement. Cn Wednesday morning I was on the radio for three hours on the most popular "open line" show. That worked out very well too. In the afternoon I met with the AFSC and some of the more conservative people in town and we discussed program ideas and the mobilization. In the case of the stop the war committee (Tuesday night; and the other people (Wednesday afternoon) the idea of the mobilization was received well and I expect to see at least a demonstration and perhaps leafleting of churches etc.. There may be a debate between a member of the stop the war committee and the Republican candidate for Congress. But it will take place before the Mobilization. Wednesday night I went up to Boulder with Mary Walter. At the University of Colorado I spoke to a group of people in SDS and other groups. The people there seem to be a bit disorganized, and since there are no officers etc. there were some problem* ;, no one was quite sure what to do. However, we exchanged ideas and I thought that the people I spoke to felt a little less isolated and at least would try to do something on November 8th. Z. hope that they will be able to get organized. Unfortunately, the school attracts a lot of party types and there are not too many interested people. However, those I met seemed to know what was up and I think out of UC we can expect a lot of activity and work in the coming year. «n Thursday I went to Las Vegas. That place is impossible to believe, but amongst the glitter and money an awful lot of nice real people live. We.tried to get in the pcess and it did not work out too well here". However, the meetings with community people and students at about 6:00 and the public meeting at about 8:00 pm went off very well, I thought. At the earlier meeting we talked about the Mobilization in both a short term point of view,, what to do', and -a long term point of view, fcbat do we do to keep the momentum. Again, people seemed to be more interested and willing to work after the meeting than before. Then I spoke to a public meeting of about 70 or 80 people, perhaps a few more. Cn about two or three days notice Ï thought that was pretty good. The topic was the"Militarization of America" and I talked about the draft and education, civil rights and civil liberties. All the time I was rapidly losing my voice because I had a terrible cold so I must have sounded awfully funny. But in the main the meeting went quite well. A newly retired major in the marines who was there ( In the meeting, and had been in Vietnam) was the chief spokesman for the opposition, but he was reasonable and we all went out together afterward. Incidentally, he thought that Burchett was the most accurate reporter on the Vietnam scene. Seme of the most active people in the Las Vegas committee work, of course, in Las Vegas, so we went out to some of the casinos to visit them. The money that is thrown around is incredible. But the people in Las Vegas are really great. Ma should see a teach-in as well as other types *f long term community work beginning. On Friday we went to the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead and climbed around inside the dam. It is really great. We also talked some more.about how to keep in better touch and what the future held for both the ü.Scmovercent and, the movement in Nevada. I thought that the activitlcy in Las Vegas was really tremendous considering the natural problems they have as well as the nature of the University and the student body. But they have students, faculty and community people all working with each other. I vent to Phoenix on Friday night and met with students and some faculty. Saturday we had informal meetings and discussions about what to do. The activity in Phoenix is also very impressive. Last year they won their free speech fight at Arizona State University (Tempe) and now it is one of the freest universities around. Morris Starsky, our contact, is quite good. For the mobilization we can expect both on and off campus activity but exactly what it will be is not yet defined. In Sunday I went down to Tuscon. There is a small group there made up of University of Arizona students and townspeople . The students seem to be very scared but they are getting more active. Leaflets can't be passed out, meetings are not open to the public, etc.. So we hung up some posters telling poeple I was in town. That,apparantly, is also illegal but by doing it people felt better. I think the form of action will be first the establishment of elementary civil liberties on campus and secondly the basic organizational activity of any group just starting out. We can look for a free speech fight during the mobilization period. If in fact it dees develop and the University takes action against the students it is very important that we help out in some way. The people down there are isolated, and nervous with good reason. It Is very difficult tb work in Arizona, and they have made a good start.About 30 people came to talk to me about what to do and how to do"it, and again I think that people FRANK'S FEPOBI,CONTINUEE:

left feeling better and certainly more enthusiastic about doing something. On Monday I was back in Phoenix (actually in Tempe where ASU is located) to speak at an anti-war rally. What I didn't know before I started was that this was probably the first out-door rally and that the last indoor one .. with Muliora M. Sibly was simply fantastic with people crying in the aisles (our country had gone down the drain) people blowing bugles, the'whole thing. Well, about 1,PCO people came and when I lcoked around for the friendly faces there were awfully few and I was übe only anti-war speaker who said anything for the next three hours. If it helps give you the picture, the YAF intervened with a request that I at least be allowed to finish the speech I was trying to give ( I had spoken for maybe two minutes and the guy was booed down. The YAF was the left wing in the crowd. Well, in spite of theii great willingness to scream, howl and cheer when asked if they wanted to fight in Vietnam, nobody went when I asked them to go down to the recruiting agent. However, someone jumped up on the place Where I was speaking and wanted to toov ****** wanted to fight. I didn't know whether he meant in Vietnam or all of them. It turned out he meant the whole audience, so I declined. I thought the odds were a little on the wrong side. Well, so it went for a couple of hours. I found out that in reality these people are really scared out of their minds. They don't know whether they are coming or going. Most of them are fraternity boys who are going to get drafted soon. They are worried afeout that and their feelings about communism are really insane. We ought to send the peace people in Tempe some kind of plaque since they take that kind of stuff more or less continuously. Incidentally, as far as these kids are concerned, not only is our government going communist but so is Pope Paul. Well next stop was Albuquerque. Gail Schmidt helped arrange things there. She is a write-in peace candidate for Congress. They put a big ad in the paper ^Sunday announcing her candidacy and the meeting. On Monday night and all TuesdW> *^Jffay after the meeting I spoke with students and active community people about plans tor the Mcbilization. On Tuesday night about 200 people showed up at the meeting. J- ^ supposed to speak about the NLF and I think between Gail and myself we did agood job, The"right" was so mild in comparison to Phoenix I could hardly believe it. Basically Albuquerque has a lot of potential. There is a core of active people and Gail s - . . candidacy provides a reedy made program for the mobilization. Furthermore, vm students on campus are active. At the University of New Mexico there is a vigil about once a week as well as an open meeting for discussion and debate held in the "uaen* Union. They call these meetings soul sessions; I think that we will see a cone rtea . organizational effort among the students on the campus to really break out 01 xneii isolation and become a mass movement. The discussions we had after the meeting were. very good and certainly made me feel good even if they didn't make anyone else ieei good. Also, because of the Schmidt campaign, statewide contacts are being developed and increased and New Mexico looks like it is one of the best organizea states around. ... „.•„„ In general although there were some rough spots, I felt that things were going very well. The mobilization will be a success in the Southwest as well as in ^ne Northwest, We can exspect a growing movement there and should devote a good aeai mux time than the movement as a whole has to the area west cf the Mississippi, in terms of cooperation as well as working under adverse conditions many of the groups En w* Southwest can teach other people a great deal. I was very impressed with what i saw in both the Southwest and the Northwest. I believe that if things keep up as tney are, we will see the attainment of civil liberties on the campuses and increasingly strong regional and state-wide peace organizations growing up in the Southwest;.

»•x * ************

THE NCC TO ATTEND TWO INTERNATIONAL PEACE MEETINGS ABKOAD

Joan Levenson, editor of the Peace and Freedom Hgj, will ^f"^* thLf° at international peace meetings in Stolkholm, Sweden and ^*£*' J™£;iVB8 from meeting in Stolkholm will take place on October 29th and 30th. Représentât^ preace organizations throughout the world will discuss proposals for ^tern« states# action on Vietnam. Joan will present a paper on the Ve^.e movement in the VX^L From November l3-l6 she will attend an "International Conference Against War^Lang , Military Pacts and Bases, Atomic Weapons, and Colonialism calleaoy Preparatory Committee. Future issues of the Workliôt and the Newsletter will contain first-hand information on these meetings.

The International Confederation for Disarmament and Peace has c*n.fd ^h* coordinated international action to end the war in Vietnam on or about uecemoer For îdeTtiSXÏ'înfSLtien write the INTERNATIONA ^«^RAITO» ** DISARMAMENT

AND PEACE: The Grange 3 HenHo,. Avenue, London N.3, United Kingdom Temporary U.S. Office: 245 Second Street, N.E. , Washington, D.C. 20002 RESEARCH REPORT - VIETNAM RESEARCH. INC.

Net? Books: Vietnam Research Inc. reports the release of a new Eurchett book. This excellent book is a necessity for local peace groups. Titled, Vietnam North, it is the result of a 2 month visit to North Vietnam. The book is important for two reasons: it has separate chapters devoted to detailed reports of D.RrV. progress and plans in agriculture, education, medicine, the woman's role, and the military; secondly , it had interviews with several dozen North Vietnamese. Of great importance are the detailed verbatem interviews with the Generals Giap and Vinh, and summaries of interviews with top civilian policy makers. Single copies are $1.85; 5/7.70; 10/$14.00; 25/$33.75; 50/$60, International Publishers, 381 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. A second important book is, The Politics of Escalation in Vietnam, by Franz Shurmann, Peter Dale Scott, and Reginald Zelnick. It is published by Fawcett at 60c. Basically it solidly documents the theses that each so called"peace offensive" was but a cover for a new escalation of the war, beginnigg with the first offensive launched the summer of 1964. Bulk rates are available from the Inter University Committee at 107 Dreydon Rd. , Ithica, N.Y., andjfrom the publisher. A second version of thle theme in slightly.more powerful language will soon be out from Public Affairs Press in Washington - watch for it, the early drafts are very good.

Materials Needed In an attempt to refute,the international conspiracy thacry of Communist success in Vietnam, Adam Schesch, co-director of research for Vietnam Research Inc. , is doing a master's thesis on the organizing tactics of the Vietnamese Communist Party in the thirties. Any material on the Communist, Trotskyist, or any other nationalist parties from that period, written in French or English would be gratefully appreciated. Please send it to "Vietnamese History Project", c/o Adam, NCC.

P-esearch Reports Starting with the next issue of Peace and Freedom News, the Research Reports by our Research department will be resumed. There will be reports on books, and periodicals, special topics. The Worklist will soon include a weekly summary of news from the D.R.V. an» N.L.F. clarifying coverage in the U.S. press. We ask that anyone obtaining unusual foreign news of N.L.F.- D.R.V, conditions and positions, please send it to the NCC office.

Pamphlet Series The Research Dept. is publishing materials for Vietnam Research Inc. . Our first •par.pblet is I called Blood Money and discusses how military contracts are granted by the Government to private Industrialists. Our second pamphlet i* on the facts of the recent South Vietnamese ffcee" elections. Our next pamphlet will be a list of selected quotes on the effects of the war on the U,S. economy and people. We will be publishing pamphlets regularly in the next several months. If you would like to receive the pamphlets in this series, fill out the following slip and return it to Vietnam Research Inc. .

Vietnam Research Inc. 420 W. Washington Ave. Madison, Wisconsin

I enclose for copies of the revised edition of"Blood Money'.' price - 350 plus 150 postage each.

I enclose for copies of "The Facts on the South Vietnamese Free Elections'.' " price - 25c plus 10$ postage each.

I enclose for subscriptions to the pamphlet series. price - $3.00 per subscription (includes postage)

INFORMATION ON THE POOLE BILL ( H.R.12047)

The Poole Bill was passed by the House of Representatives on October 13th, by n vote of 275 to 64. The bill, as amended, provides penalties of five years impri*.w*"" and/or a $10,000 fine for impeding , or attempting to impede the BOV««ent of •lli*<..I'«N. fine for giving wafotinl nrnnitn-itn** « » « p«

A conrj»!ot-t» vepcwre on the* Fool« Dill ja HveiXahlm from the NCC. Vicky Cooper - 318 South Bouquet St. Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania

Sometime last week a local ••icKi.aw announced on television that she was starting a housewives campaign against higher prices In the city of Pittsburgh. Some women who are involved with the community and myself called this woman and told her of our interest in her campaign. She was very excited, and since we have a mimeo machine she was very interested in our cooperation. She also agreed to speak at our. rally for the November 5-8th Mobilization, Cut rally is called a "Community Meeting on Vietnam, the War Nobody Wants." We have gotten people from the Pittsburgh community to speak, which is cheaper than getting nationally known speakers, and has an interesting twist. This will be the first time noted people in Pittsburgh will be speaking publicly . Of course, we will have professors but we will also have a blodt club president from the Hill (Ghetto) , a local Catholic priest, the woman from the housewives campaign and some others. Oh yes, Tom Quinn, who is a staff man for the UE.

I have been working most on the rally. We are sending out two mailings of 8,000 which is quite a job, plus all sorts of other things. The thing that is so exciting about this is that the radicals in town , the committee people (CEWVN) and some of the students, have been working very closely with the most conservative peopàe in the peace movement. I have seen a trend developing that is interesting. First of all there seems to be an increased amount of participation of the non-university people in the city, the community people and the housewives. This indicates an increased awareness of people that the war is effecting them directly. The boycott women see. the connection of inflation to the war and all the people in the GE Unions around the town seem to really feel the pressure of the war in the settlement of their contracts*

Mike Klare - Vietnam News Service of the NCCEWVN, P.O. Box U63, Cathedral Park Station New York, N.Y. 10025.

The latest NCC News Service Bulletin was an analysis of the Manila Conference. Orders for the News Service should be made directly to Mike Klare.

Sheila Ryan - 235 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E. Washington, DaC.

Thus far there has been an excellent response at planning meetings for the Mobilization, with representation from a.broad, range of the anti-war movement. We plan a vigil -at the White House November 3rd from 3pm to midnight, as a prelude '. 0 '• the 2^ hour vigils beginning a+3pm Friday at Rusk's, McNamara's, Hershey's and LBJ's houses. The vigils will probably have a"war crimes" theme. Saturday,Ncv. 5th there will be a march from the White House to DuPont Circle, with speakers (probably Arthur Kincy and some others) then a march to McNamara1s. I am quite hopeful that we will get effective news coverage, and more important, that we will involve lots of new pwople, especially high school kidsj it should be a good way to find kids to begin organizing. I am meeting with a small group of. people to plan a city wide anti-draft campaign in the high schools. Also have compiled material on the voting records of various Congressmen. I can give reports on specific ones in response to inquiries.I •will begin lobbying on potential Representatives to vote ngninst the Vietnam military appropriation. v Sheila has completed a report of the Poole Bill which is available from the NCC. A new study of the draft will soon be completed.")

Other Staff Members : Ann Peery - DACC , 23U Xenia Ave, Yellow Springs, Ohio

Amy Kesselman - 520 W. 163 St. New Yorlc, N.Y* 10032

Suggested Readings :!

Forbes; October 15, "Wire Tapping" p. l6 Fortune;October. "Business and the War" p. 31 Time; October 28, "Profits and the War" p. 99

The Progressive: November, "Assignment In Cambodia" p. 17 The New Republic ; October 29, "China and Vietnam" p. l6 Ramparts ; November, "The Vietnam Elections" p. h

Harpers: October, "The CIA Under Fire" p. 37 The New York Review : October,"The Upheaval in China" p. 18 The Progressive: November,"Maoism for the Millions" - 2nd part in a 3 part article. The 1st part was"View From Peking" - Progressive , May %66.

BULLETIN Senator Edward Kennedy spoke at the University of Wisconsin here yesterday. The Madison Committee to End the War in Vietnap organized to confront Kennedy and demand a clarification of his position on the war in Vietnam. Kennedy refused to deal with the issue in substance and a ruckus ensued. Now University of Wisconsin officials have condemned the Madison Committee and are initiating an investigation. Local News

New York: The New York Friends Group, Inc., has established The Center for War Peace Studies. The Center is an independent nonpartison consulting and program assis­ tance service to voluntary organizations wishing to ßive responsible consideration to the war-peace issue. The center consists of three sections. The War/Peace Services have a research library and program materials development services. Second, there are war/peace representatives and associates who are specialists available for consulting and program development. Finally the Center publishes a War/Peace Report, a magazine of fact and opinion on progress toward a world of law and order. Contact: Center for War/Peace Studies, New York Friends Group Inc., 218 E 18th St., New York, N.Y. 10003. The Peace Parade Committee, the Universities Committee and the Committee of the Professions plan to jointly sponsor a central Teach-In on Monday Nov. 7. They will invite well-known experts on such subjects as Peace Proposals the economic effects of the war, historical analysis politics of opposition the pro­ blem of the Negro's relation to the armed forces, student deferments, G.I. cases now in court, draft resistence, research grants in the University HUAC and chem­ ical and biological warfare. The city-wide Teach-In will be preceeded by smaller programs in each campus in the city. Some schools hope to combine their Teach-ïns with le*fletting of the students and faculty the same day. The Parade Committee also has scheduled a mass rally near Times Square for Saturday. Leaflets will be available for persons attending the rally to take with them. Sunday will be spent distributing this literature at churches in neighborhoods and at bus and plane depots to servicemen. On Tuesday, there will be leafletting at the polls with some groups com­ mitting civil disobedience by distributing within the legally allowed boundary.

Bay Area: For the November Mobilization the Bay Area United Committee plans to leaf­ let every family in the urban area of Southern California. Peace Brigades will go to neighborhoods with topical sheets containing facts and arguments relevant to the people who live there. They will also leaflet street corners. A mass rally is scheduled as a climax to the Days of Mobilization. The election-time activities will be followed by a mass demonstration against General Ky who plans to visit San Diego on Nov. 11. Buses will be organ­ ized to transport people from all over Southern California for the demonstration. Wallingford, Pa. A meeting of the Friends' for Suffering of Vietnamese Children was held to establish the aims and objectives of the group. Their concern is specifically toward helping those burned, injured and orphaned children who cannot be treated or adopted In Vietnam or a similar culture and who, without friends' intervention would probably not survive. Family foster care is one of the major programs. The group is presently trying to work out ways to bring war-injured and burned children to the U.S. for treatment and/or convalesence. either in small groups accompanied by a Vietnamese adult, or. as a last resort separately. Various forms of foster care will thus be required, and these are now being delineated. Permanent adop­ tions of orphaned Vietnamese and Amerasian children in the USA is another possible course of action. For the immediate future however, the most important problem is exploring ways to finance the treatment and transportation of these children. Contact: Friends Meeting :or Suffering Vietnamese Children c/o Pendle Hill. Wallingford, Pa. 19086.

Washington. DC: Washington Oct 20--The National Student Association which opposes the draft, said that It would submit findings on student attitudes toward conscription to the President's National Advisory Committee on the Selective Service. The findings, will be based on referend-ms taken at college campuses! late in November. T.ie refciuinl.mio, •|>uuaoSail by tH* local student government organisations on various campuses, will ask students what objacllona they have to the Selective Service System, whether they feel the colleges should co-operate in the granting of student- deferments by releasing grades and if they*feel the draft should be abolished.

MâÇ^PXD.j^içJligan: y y^ The city of Dearborn will be having on Nov. 8. 1966 a referendum spon­ sored by the city council of that city on the war in Vietnam. Workers in Dearborn are also trying to take a stand on the war. In a similar action Detroit Cit­ izens are trying to get the Detroit City/Councll (Common Council) to take a stand on the war. / s s

Southwest: Southwest Regional Conference. Planned by the Phoenix CEWVN, Arizona Univ. CEWVN CORE, WILPF, SPU, SDS and Fellowship of Reconciliation. Standard activities i«J * e' church and synagogue leaf letting, and a allowing of Felix Greene's s..ide. A novel note will be introdi*c«d on Tuoo-Kiy Nov. 8. however when a ref- Local N'jws (.ont. •-v. erendum will be held oil the Vietnam war. In order to dramatize the fraudulant nature of the Vietnamese elections the vote, which will be held on the Arizona State Univ. campus will be "Ky style." Consequently, no members of ROTC or people strongly supporting U.S. policy will be allowed to Vote. It is expected that 957. of those eligible to vote will do so and will vote against U.S. participation in the war.

AVAILABLE FROM THE NCC:

Pen and Ink Drawings by: Refegier, Rockwell Kent, William Gropper, Siqueiros, Philip Evergood, Anthony Toney, John Dobbs, Kay Harris and Freya Weinstein. Inscriptions by: Eve Merriam, Karen Lindsay, John Sinclair, Robert Bly and others. Prices: (10 cards per box) 1 box $2.00 50 boxes $1.60 ea. 25 boxes 1.75 ea. 100 boxes 1.50 ea.

NCC Mobilization Buttons: Build Nov. 5-8 buttons 1% in. in diameter with a map of VN on it. 1-10 buttons "250 ea.; 11-100, 20c ea.; over 100 buttons, 15c ea. Groups, order these buttons to sell and earn money at demonstrations during the 5th -8th. ORDER IMMEDIATELY! Sick of the War Buttons: 1-10, 250 ea.; 11-100, 150 ea.; over 100, 10c ea.

Elections Pamphlet: Vietnam Research, Inc. has just completed a study exposing the elections in South Vietnam. These pamphlets are'being used in connection with "Ky style" elections in Phoenix for the Mobilization (see Local News) Price 25$ + 10c postage for each.

Tapes: The NCC will soon have tape recordings of Bertrand Russell's "Appeal to the American Conscience." The tape is extremely well done, timely and adaptable to a variety of purposes. It is h hr. long, speed 3 & 3/4 with a 7 inch reel. Price is $2.50 + 250 postage.

Bookcovers: End the War in Vietnam bookcovers. The front features a Pop art car­ toon of "SUPER LBJ" and company. A map of Vietnam is on the back. 1-10 copies 10c ea.; 10-100, 8cea.; 100-1000, 50 ea.; over 1000, 4c ea. + postage.

Felix Greene's new book, VIETNAM. VIETNAM:'There's been a fantastic response to Vietnam, Vietnam. A second edition will be published shortly. Order now from the NCC. Price: 1-10 copies $2.95 ea. + postage; over 10 copies $1.77 ea. + postage.

Felix Greene's Program on Vietnam: Includes: # 50 color slides of North Vietnam; Ï A tape recording describing the slides; # A printed Description of the slides; # A speaker's guide giving historical background to the struggle in Vietnam. Price: $30.00 Ea.

I enclose ....to support the NCC

I enclose for copies of Vietnam, Vietnam: by Felix Greene The Bertrand Russell tape ,, ,,, 0 End the War in Vietnam bookcovers Pamphlets on S. Vietnamese elect. Felix Greene Kit I enclose for NCC Mobilization Buttons Sick of the War Buttons

I enclose for boxes of assorted Holiday Cards , for boxes of (artist's name) Holiday Cards

TOTAL:

Name : Address : City: State:

National Coordinating Committee to End th

7VA£.<2

National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam 420 W. Washington Ave., Madison, Wise. 53703

nov. 12, 1966 ESCALATION I

|Per.tagcn SJecünq Targets i for -Bombing— Johnson's ! U S. Expected to intensify Raids, \ Approval Is Awaits i Particularly in Vicinity of Hanoi \ I

•) :;«W TIE Looking Ahead in Viet j { VIE^KÀM U.S. Orders More | Warp feme Output

"v/v. y' • ^y\y

6—THE CAPITAL TIMES, Thwefe?, 2iw. 3, 1966' «Pf Un-tatM u£2 Ground War Also Ffar<* x ;lv Xw» Yorkl.nw« Mpr, », ItM P Among possible target** if ! lH>muinç of North Vietnam • is fseplated are facilitiez i near Hanoi (1), the Thai« ngu.vcn steel mill (2) and Bombing Of 'he I onj;!ii power plant (8). North Viets i DRAFT EXPECTED TO CALL STUDENTS i Steppe»y BOB GASSAWAY dirai highlandU! borderinp g Cam­ SAIGON III — Clearing Ate» bodia. The other mission was let American war planes In-;;.r. xrmymai that Pn-Jiffe-m Johuson s.g'.ed .,i>; davS he- , jr.» wiRBUrTERZOE lore h*: departed on ijis southeast Asian trip. uOûlS *••* ' S ECKET EXECUTIVE ORDER

Si.c days before departing on his Southeast Asian trip, President Johnson signed an executive order that has dangerous political implications. Entitled "Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Attorney General" the Presidential directive. delegates to the government's chief legal officer vast powers to "prepare national emergency plans and develop preparedness programs covering law-enforcement functions of the Federal Government "for use in time of war." The directive is filed as document 66-11227 with the Federal Register October 11. It is officially known as Executive Order 11310 and states the following: "These plans and programs shall be designed to develop a state of readiness in those areas with respect to all conditions of national emergency, including an attack upon the United States." Particularly disturbing is the fact that this Presidential directive was prepared and promulgated in secrpcy, Rep. John J, Roomey (D, N,Y„) chairman of the House Approplationu subcommittee that handles funds for the justice Department said the executive order was issued without une knowledge of or consultation with the members of Congress, The White House did not announce the President's signing of the order. In attempting to discover the reason for the order, it was also learned that President Johnson took Farris Bryant, tha director of the Office of Emergency Planning, with him on his Asian trip. 9tf?f<4b is tha administration official who would initiate the mobilisation of the U.S. economy and the nation's "stand by" government in the event of a national emergency. The OEP's plans and programs have been under preparation since tha late 1950's. They include censorship control of the press, television, and radio, the administration of wage and price controls, rationing,and the use of tha National Guard to impose martial law. It is more frighteningly clear than ever now that Johnson is preparing for un­ limited war. He has already amnaged to uni 1 ater a?. ! y conduct the most "barbarous war in history" by deluding the American people v/lth overtures of peace and freedom. We must confront his fraudulent and oppose dang: rous, dictatorial directives like 3xecutive Crder 11310.

SUPPOSED U.S. PLANS TO SLOW DEFLOTMEUT OF gROOPS TO VIETNAM AND REDUCE DRAFT CALLS IN 19'

Some 200,000 U.S., troops will have been sent to Vietnam in 1966 by the end of December, but the increase next year "will be nothing on that order," Mr.. McNamara said. As a result, draft calls in 1967 are supposed to be lower that in 1965. In the next four months they're supposed to average less than 25,000 a month, compared with the 40,600 average of the past four months. Moreover, a second cut in the planned production of air ordnance bombs, rcckats, and the like is "probable," the Defence Secretary said* The following quote from the Wail Street Journal of November 7 realistically analyses McNamara's optomistic figures: "Mr. McNamara declined to speculate on how big the U.S.. buildup in Vietnam would be next year. For the first time,however; he did give a year-end 1966 figure: about 385,000* There are currently 345,000 U.S. troops in Viel itam. Paradoxically, that year-end figure indicates that the rate of deployment in the last two months of this year will be much higher than the 15.000 a month it has been running at for the past six months. Some 9,000 troops were sent to Vietnam last week, indicating that in November and December about 49,000 troops will be sent to the oountry, an average of 24,500 a month. (underlining is mine - ed.) McNamara also indicated that the cutback in plans for air ordnance would be possible because inventories have risen faster than expected, The same Wall Street Journal article deals with thi3 point: "In almost all case3, however, the reductions are in piand rather than in actual output. Production has been building steadily as the result of plans laid months ago; in many cases reductions won't reach the peaks originally envisioned." McNamara has played with figures and made all sorts of promises: he promised that we would be out of Vietnam by 1965; he promised that we would not bomb Haiphong and Hanoi,and he keeps promising us that we are winning in Vietnam (at least we're not losing.) Yet wa did not get out of Vietnam by 1965;we did bomb Haiphong and Hanoi, and we are certainly not winning the war in Vietnam today. McNamara has dramatically proven that there is no reason to believe anything he says - in fact, the contrary is true. Draft calls and deployment of troops to South Vietnam will probably be greatly increased in 1967.

"DOVE OF THE WEEK AWARD" TO SENATOR MORSE

Senator Morse (Dem. Oregon) has recently voiced opposition to De Gaulle's proposal that the United States withdraw its troops in advance of Vietnam peace negotiations. "We can't withdraw now," he said. "We shouldn't have gone in in the first place but an overnight withdrawal now would subject Vietnam to one of the worst blood baths inhUstory." THE NOVEMBER 5th THROUGH 8th MOBILIZATION

The November 5th - 8th Mobilization had three major objectives. First, it was de­ signed to keep the issue of Vietnam in the forefront of the election campaign at a time when U.S. politicians prefered to avoid it. Second, the mobilization attempted to activate the whole peace movement immediately preceding the elections on a co-op­ erative, non-exclusionary basis. Third, the Mobilization Committee hoped that the mobilisation would lead to a broadening of the issue of the war in Vietnam to include discussion of the society that carries on the war. In terms of the first two objectives the mobilization was a success. In every city where demonstrations took place the issue of Vietnam was raised at a time that embarr­ assed the candidates for office. The political bankruptcy was illustrated by the fact that in most cases they refused to attend numerous town meetings held to debate the is­ sue of Vietnam. At some gatherings like the town meeting In Chicago and the rally in Madison, noted Communists spoke. This illustrated that the policy of exclusion, that fcsa marked some segments of the movement in the past, is rapidly disappearing. The broad ii?':ure of the coalition that made up the mobilization committee itself showed a recog- nl "-.ion that the enemy was the war and not the differing ideologies in opposition to the war. The broadening of the issue of Vietnam is the most important thing that happened during the mobilization. To make the issue of Vietnam real to people, it's necessary for the anti-war forces to move off the campus and into the community. To convince a co-roiunity constituency that tha war Is detrimental to them, It's necessary to relate the war to their everyday lives. The relationships between high prices, the draft, an end to the war on poverty, cuts in the school lunch program and a curtailment of free speech, all became issues for the anti-war forces in the mobilization. In Oregon, for example, the University of Oregon Faculty Student Comnit.tee to End the War In Vietnam, made November 8th the occassion for its first systematic community organizing attempt. A meeting was held on the county fair grounds. It was organized by both campus and non-campus people. Lumber workers, churchmen, and University stu­ dents and faculty all participated effectively, :. i Milwaukee a campus community coalition, organized in part by the Milwaukee Or- r/sr> -,i.rg Committee, sponsored a meeting of 150 people. As impressive as the meeting, VW*, the quarter page ads in the papers denouncing the war. Such ads and the meeting he o Helped to change the atmosphere the groups operated in, in that conservative city. •£.. i.',". Unionist, Abe Feinglass, ripped into the war explaining how it was detrimental fcc .1 e trade unions and their membership. .e other cities where community-campus rallies were not held, speakers on the cam- pi':: ried to bring out the Interrelationship between the town and gown. At the Uni- v - Jty of Wisconsin in Madison, Rev. James Bevel pointed out that it was criminal that wl Un middle class students constituted about the least active group of people around a» à .hat the universities had failed to give the intellectuals the leadership needed *.: *ud the war and create a better society In which to live. William Worthy, speaking Lha next day, related how the American press was being manipulated by our democratic .

In the event of: Invasion of North Vietnam, invasion of Cambodia, attack on china, bombing of Hanoi or Haiphong, mining of Haiphong Harbor, use of Nuclear weapons, and/or resumption of hostilities after a cease fire, we call upon Americans all over the country to respond immediately in the most forceful and dramatic way pos­ sible.

We call upon employees to participate in work stoppages, students and teachers to organize school walkouts, shopkeepers to close their stores, mothers to picket and demonstrate at Induction Centers, everyone to wear black mourning bands and Am­ ericans to prepare now to organize massive civil disobedience demonstrations all over the country. In New York City at the first 12 noon following the announcement of any one of the a- bove escalations, we will assemble on the Broadway side of City Hall Park. From there we will march to 39 Whitehall St., the Army Induction Center. Our Intention will be to enter the building in order to speak with the Army personnel, to demand that they stop immediately inducting men into the Army and to engage in nonviolent acts of ob­ struction. There will be a supporting demonstration for those not prepared to parti­ cipate in civil disobedience«

We are prepared to remain at Whitehall St. for a minimum of 24 hours in an attempt to help end the war and to prevent the further drafting of men to kill and die in Vietnam.

For further information, contact the Anti- Escalation Committee, 5 Beekman St., 10th floor, New York, N.Y. 10038.

The Student Peace Union, in an ad in the New York Times, has issued the following call: "...In the event of such major escalation, drop whatever you are doing, get to Wash­ ington however you can, and meet in front of the White House for a non-violent demon­ stration with all due respect for the law." For further information, contact the Student Peace Union, 5 Beekman St,, New York, N.Y. 10038.

NEW HIGH SCHOOL PEACE PUBLICATION National Committee of Students for Peace in Vietnam (NCSPV) affiliated with NCCEWVN. SPU dissolved from a Metropolitan Area Coordinating Committee, because of internal problems, into a national high school committee. We will publish and distribute twice monthly, The Forum. The Forum will be devoted to informing high school peace commi­ ttees throughout the United States and abroad as to recent developments in Vietnam and the world peace movement. It will include advice on how to organize high school stu­ dents into a high school Vietnam Committee. Also advice on how to involve students in your school whether it be talking about Vietnam in classrooms or actual activity in opposition to the Vietnam War. All stories printed in The Forum may be republished in your local newsletters without questioning for further permission. We hope that you will assist us by sending any articles on your own activities or activities in your area. Unless we receive this material from you, The Forum cannot be published. Please send such material to: NCCEWVN, The Forum P.O. Box 463, Cathedral Park Sta., N. Y,, a. Y. 10025. We are thanking you now for your time and cooperation. You will receive all editions of The Forum as they are published.--William Davis and Jane Klare, co- directors NCSPV, The Forum.

NATION WITHOUT FRIENDS (The following announcement was in the intelligence report of Parade the Sunday Newspaper Magazine - November 6, 1966). "At the end of World War II the U.S. was the strongest, most influential power on earth. Today it has lost most of its allies. Only two puppet states, South Korea and Chiang Kai-Shek's island Republic of China, support us enthusiastically in Vietnam. West Germany, also rescued by us from bankruptcy, is a third ally, but certainly not where Vietnam is concerned. The remainder of the world holds us in juandiced light. France opposed us blatant­ ly on almost all projects. Great Britain maintains a critical neutrality. HATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization which we originated, Is coming apart at the seams. SEATO is a joke. The Alliance for Progress is showing little progress. Our foreign policy seems outdated and bereft of creative ideas. The premise that the U.S. IS responsible for protecting freedom throughout the world is a most unreal­ istic one. The time for a new inspirational foreign policy is now, but the President has his hands full with 1) the war in Vietnam, 2)Civil rights, 3)Urban renewal and 4)Inflation and the rising cost of living. CONGRESS TAKES UP THE DRAFT (excerpts from an article by Bill Higgs', which will appear in next weeks Peace and Freedom News.) On July 1, the national law that déterminée the future of millions of American young men expires by its own terms. The Universal Military Training and Service Act, as amended, originally enacted on June 26, Î948, was last extended on March 28, 1963. Cn July 2, 1966, President Johnson appointed his National Advisory Commissioïi on Selective Service to study the present operation of the Selective Service System, and proposals for changes (Executive Order 11289), ¥hn Commission is chaired by Burke Marshall, Vice President and General Counsel, IBM, who: lives in Armonk, New York^nd is the former Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. The other members are: Kingman Brewster Jr., President of Yale University; Thomas S. Gates, Jr. , Chairman of the Bo©rd and Chief Executive Officer, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company, New York City, and a former Secretary of Defence under Elsenhower; Oveta Culp Hobby, President and Editor, Houston Post, and a former Secretary of HEW under Eisenhower; Anna Rosenberg Hoffman, Public and Industrial Relations Consultant, N.Y.C.; Paul Jennings, President, International Union of Elec­ trical, Radio and Machine Workers, AFL-CIO, NaY.C.; John A. McCone, Investment Bev er and Corporate Director, San Marino, California add ex-CIA chief; James Henry Mc ,vocklln, President, Southwest Texa3 State College, San Marcos, Texas; Reverand Jonn Courtney Murray, Jesuit Priest, Professor and Author, Woodstock, Md.; Jeane ).,. ?'oble, Associate Professor, Center for Human Relations Studies, New York Univ.; 'po.ge E. Reedy |r„, Vice President, Struthers-Wells Co., N.Y.C., and former Press secretary to President Johnson; David Monroe Shoup, Director, U.S. Life Insurance Co, Arlington, Va., and former Commandant, U.S, Marine Corps; Florinda R. Simeone, Professor of Surgery, Western Reserve University, Ohio; James A. Suffridge, International President, Retail Clerks International Association, Washington, D.C; Frank Stanley Szmanski, Judge of the Probate Court in Detriot; Luther L. Terry, Vice President of the Univ. of Pennsylvania, and a former Surgeon General of the U,S.; Warren G, Woodward, Vice President of American Airlines, Los Angeles; Vernon E, Jordan Jr., Project Director, Voter Education Peoject, Southern Regional"Council , Inc., Atlanta, Ga.; Daniel M. Luevano, Director, Western Region, 0E0, Lös Angeles; John H. Johnson, President, Johnson Publishing Co., Chicago, 111. (Ebony, Hue, Jet) and Trustee, Tuskegee Institute. The Executive Order does not seem to contemplate abolition of the draft but merely changes in its operation. The CctroJUaion has met four times, on July 30, September 10,and 11, October 6 and 7, and 31, November 1, and it plans to meet November 17 and 18, December 2 and 3, and December 18 and 19^ It Is required to ialCe a final report to the President, setting forth any proposed change in the draft law or its operation by January 1. 1967, The Congress must now act. The draft law and the Vietnam War are creating great pressure upon every inequity and crack in the Selective Service System. Consequently, it is probable that both the House and the Senate Armed Services Committee will hold extensive hearings, beginning laie in January or shortly thereafter. Two conservative racist southerners chair both committees - Mendel Rivers of South Carolina in the House, and Richard Russell of Georgia in the Senate. The full committee member­ ships are: House: Philip Philbin - Ma3S., F. Edward Hebert - La., Melvin Price- 111., O.C. Fisher - Texas, Porter Hnrdy - Va., Charles Bennett - Fla., James Byrne - Pa., Samuel Btratton - N.Y. , Otis Pike - N.Y,, Richard Ichord - MO, , Lucien Nedzi - Mich., Alton Lennon - N.C., William Randall - Mo., G. Elliot Hagan - Ga., Charles Wilson - Calif. , Robert Legett - Calif., Donald Irwin - Conn., Jed Johnson - Okla., Frank Evans - Colo. , Rodney Love - Ohio, Floyd Hicks - Wash., Harvey Machen - Md. , Speedy Long - La. , E,S„Johnny Walker - New Mexico, Willaim Bates - Mass., Leslie Arends - 111., Alvin G'Konski - Wise, William Brady - Ind., Bob Wilson - Calif. , Charles Gubser - Calif., Charles Chamberlain - Mich., Alexander Pirne - N.Y., Durwood Hall - Mo„, Donald Clancy - Ohio, Robeet Stafford - Vt., Richard Schweiker - Pa., and Santiago Polanco - Abreu, Puerto Rico.. Senate: John Stennis - Miss., Stuart Symington - Mo., Henry Jackson - Washington, Sam Ervin - NPC, Howard Camion - Nev., Robert. Byrd - W. Va., Stephen Young - Ohio, Daniel Inouye - Hawaii, Thomas Mclntyre - N.H., Chase Smith - Maine, Storm Thurmond - S.C., Jack Miller - Iowa, and John Tower - Texas. With Congress convening on Tuesday, January 3, 1967, and hearings probably beginning shortly thereafter, it seems clear that students and young Americans concerned with the new Selective Service law (if any) should consider the following steps: 1) contact members of the President's Commission Immediately, since the Comroifislon's final report is due on January 1. 2) begin to contact the members of Congress on both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees immediately after the November 8th elections. 3) plan a large scale program in Washington during the Christmas'recess as near as possible to the opening day of Congress ( since many Congressmen are inWashington for several days befoEe the actual opening day in order to det up or rearrange their offices, the 28-30 of December would be a logical period for such a program.) 4) start arranging participation in and large scale attendance at the hearings when they occur, together with simultaneous lobby activities In the Congress,and finally, 5) schedule demonstrations and other activities on ané off campus in various parts of the country. A note of emphsis might be added: a Christmas recess program in Washington would have the effect of making the draft the very first issue of concern to the new Congres? convening on January 3. (Bill Higgs' complete article on the draft wijl appear in the next issue of Peace and Freedom Hews. It contains information on the various draft proposals, the present selective service classifications and racial discrimination inthe draft. The article will be reprinted and available shortly upon request.) (N|dC Vv ! nter (T o n f ei re n ce

Tentative dates: Dccenber 26-30 Place:The conference will take place somewhere In the Midwest. The particular location has not yet been selected. Watch the Worklist for further information, Purpose:The main objective of the convention will be to hold workshops and seminars on organizing tactics in connection with problems in the country and the movement. The draft and the possibility of a mobilization to prevent passage of a draft act will be discussed. Procedure: All substantive issues that need to be voted on will be done so by mail ballot after the convention. These issues include policy, officers and the draft mobilization. Though a mail ballot will take longer, it will allow those people who cannot attend the convention because of geography, time or money , to participate in the decision making process of the NCC.

To alleviate any problems of conflict with other meetings, we will schedule the conference so that discussions concerning purely student problems will take place toward the end of the conference after the meeting on the strike takes place in Chicago.

BULLETIN Joan levenson, editor of the Peace and Freedom News, representing the NCC at international peace meetings in Stockholm and New Delhi has cabled us the following message: the World Council of Peace is calling a"European Day of Protest" on Dec.20th in connection with the 20th anniversary of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam. The WCP is encouraging seminars and study groups on the nature, origin, etc. of the NLF. They will also encourage NLF speakers in countries where they are permitted to speak. ( The International Confederation for Disarmament and Peace has called for a "Human Rights Day" on December 10. These two international peace groups are cooperating on their respective days of protest.)

WÇ. NATIONAL WORKLIST OF VIETNAM PEACE COMMITTEES We are now in the process of preparing a revised worklist of anti-war committees in the U.S.. The new listing will have hundreds of new entries, new addresses, etc. But WE NEED YOUR HELP to complete this important project of printing an up-to-date list of peace committees - please send us complete information on groups in your area.

Thift^.form filled out by: _,' of the following committee

Committee'e address (zip)

ADDITIONS TO WORKLIST:

CORRECTIONS:

VIETNAM NEWS SERVICE The NOCEWVra VIETNAM NEWS SERVICE prepares frequent bulletins on recent developments in Vietnam and in the world peace movement for republication by local peace committees in their newsletters or bulletins. Recent editions of the SERVICE have analyzed the iiOR1 dent's Manila trip; the Impending Post-Election Escalation in Vietnam; Independent peace politics in the November election; etc.

For INSTANT NEWS on Vietnam, subscribe to the VIETNAM NEWS SERVICE...

Send to: VIETNAM NEWS SERVICE c/o NCCEWVN "P.O. Box 463 Cathedral Park Station, New York, N.Y. 10025

Please enter a subscription to the VIETNAM NEWS SERVICE to: ~ZZZ~. .-, (7/lv> -- - - I enclose $5.00 for First Class Mail; _$7.50 f-x-.AUm/Hl Make Checks payable to VIF/mAti tircurj «K&VlCtt of NtNrKrr/N M'JBXLXZATXOM BULLK1 le Large cernonstt atior.s and rallies took place in the following major cities as -part of the November 5-8 Mobilization for Peace in Vietnam, Economic Justice, and Human Rights:

yew York City;, Nov.3rd 10C0 people attended a ralley at Columbia University; Nov. 5-7«25,OOG pepple participated in a march and rally at Time Square; !Tsv. 6 -city-wide leafletting; Kov.7-picket at Dave Mitchell's appeal in his conviction for draft refusai; Nov. 8-leafletting at the polls. Chicago; Nov. 5-massive leafletting in the Loop; Nov.6-1000 people at a Town l/all meeting with the candidates. IIavalgad; Nov. 5-1200 at a march and rally; leafletting Nov. 6 and 7 f-taov-cg; 1800 people at community speakout . croii:" ~N~ov. 5-inarch to tha Federal Building; Nov. 6-Teach-in on GI's z:\ the war at Wayne State Univ, Nov.7-massive community leafletting . •.••" Art.?'Nov. 4-rallies in several communities; Nov.5-peace caravans and '••ZB leafletting; Nov. 6&7 -community leafletting wherever possible in support ft peace candidates. V tahlngton P.C. Nov. 5-march from the White House to Dupont Circle for a rally tended by 500 people Llwaukei: Nov- 6.-150 people attended Community Town Hall Forum j;ton: 5C0 people -4 day series of teach-ins and forums i'-i '.lion:. ^00 people attended a rally at the Library Mall.

Some of the other areas that participated in the mobilization are as follows: In the Eist- Waltham, Mass.; Worcester, Nui.j Northampton, Mass.; Amherst, Mass.; Hanover, New Hampshire; Providence, Rhode Island; Hartford ,Conn.; Albany, New York; Troy, N.Y.; Scenectady, H.Y.J Hamilton, N. .; Ithàca, N.Y.: Buffalo, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Peen. ; Svarthnore, Pa.; Hartlsburg, Pa.;'State College, Pa.; Huntington, West Virginia;. In the .South- Atlanta, Ga ; Gain£.vi'.'.le, Fla.; Miami, Fla.; New Orleans, La.; Batton Rouge, La.; In the Mldwe3c-Dayton, Ohio; Yellow Springs, Ohio; Akron, Ohio; Wilmington, Ohio; Richmond, Indiana; Indianapolis, Indiana; East Lansing, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Cdhkosh, Wise; Iowa City, Iowa. In the Southwest and Weft - Pheonix, Arizona; Albuquerque, N.M.; tas Vegas, Nev.; Denver, Col.; Sait Lake City, Utah; Eugene, Oregon; Seattle, Wash.; Los Angeles, Calif.; .San-Diego, Calif.; Bay Area, Calif. (Berkely, Oakland, San^Jose, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Standford).

The primary signlfigance of the Mobilization was not the number of people In­ volved but the various attempts to reach the community.(See Frank Emspak's Analysis of the Mobilization in this Worklist) In future issues of the Worklist the NCC will feature articles on the effectiveness of tactics used in the M:bilization,

"FREE ELECTIONS" AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY An interesting and original Mobilization tactic was used in Phoenix Arizona. On Nov. 8th "a free, democratic election at ASU to decide whether ASU students favor our Vietnam policy." The following were the special qualifications for voting in t he "free election": 1J) Voter may not be for, or neutral to, the use of military means to solve political problems. 2) Voter may not be a relative of any member of the Armed Forces of the U.S. This rule may be waived in case relative was drafted, refused to go, and is in prison. 3) Voter may not be a member of any group suspected of having pro-enemy sympathies. List of groups on request in writing three days before the election 4) Voter may not have undesirable or suspicious appearance. A special review board will handle questionable cases. 5) Voter may not be opposed to the immediate withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Vietnam The voters had 5 choices on the ballot; Ï.JD I oppose war in Vietnam 2)1 am against the war In Vietnam 3) The war In Vietnam dishonors the U.S. 4) I condemn the war in Vietnam 5)1 am adverse to the war in Vietnam. According to the results of this election approxiamately 95% of the students at ASU were against the war In Vietnam. This election was conducted to demonstrate the fraudulence of the South Vietnames elections and the sterility of the U.S. elections. AL INTERNATION^NEWS TELEGRAM TO THE NCC FROM ISREAL DEVELOPING MEDICAL AID CAMPAIGN AND EXPLANATORY ACTION IN ISRAEL ALL WISHES FOR SUCCESS YOUR NOV EIGHT ACTIVITIES ISRAEL PEACE COMMITTEE JAPAN -From Nov. 26-27 in Osaka City, the Japan Peace Committee Is holding a "Japan Peace Conference against the War of Aggression in Vietnam, For Liquidation of Military Bases In Japan and Against the Japan Self-Defence Forces" 150 prominent persons in various fields and about 50 organizations Including many big labor unions have supported the "Japan Peace Conference." More than 3,000 delegates will participate in this conference from all over the country and various fields. REPORT FOR WCP MEETING IN NEW DELHI -1st hand report in next issue from Joan Levenson on the World Council of Peace Conference In New Delhi, India, AVAILABLE MATERIAL New Films from Vietnam: "Lend of Fire" is"a new film shot by the N.L.F. "Days with the Youth Shock Brigades" is a new film made by the D.R.V. To obtain these films contact the U.S. Committee to Aid the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, Box C, Old Chelsea Sbation, N.Y.,N.Y. 10011 or the Free University of Hew York, 20 East 14th St. N.Y., N.Y. 10003, Also available from the Free University : Peter Cesoner, "Time of the Locust" (1966), and F.U.N,N.Y. Workshop, "Dog Burning at Noon" (1966) Draft Study "Notes on Selective Service for the War in Vietnam" is available from the Washington office of the NCC, 235 Pennsylvania Ave, S,E, Washington, D.C, for 50 cents. (35 cents each for 5 or more copies), The pamphlet includes information on who is most likely to be "selected to serve," (by race, education, and economic status) composition and appointment of draft boards, and state and local quota allottments. AVAILABLE FROM THE NCC: Peace and Freedom Holiday Cards Pen and ink drawings by: Refegier, Rockwell Kent, William Gropper, Siquerios, Philip Evergood, Anthony Toney, John Dobbs, Kay Harris, and Freya Wein3tein. Inscriptions by: Eve Merriam, Karen Lindsay, John Sinclair, Robert Bly and others. Prices: (10 cards per box) 1 box $2.00 50 boxes..„..$1.60 ea. 25 boxes....$1,75 ea. 100 boxes....,$1„50 ea. Posters Î "VtgHTieextMi 'fcrdat^Db^s^OctrvF^èS^a^-Fcn- -«$M|ftft£k peatrersi,. The price Is 10c for the paper ones and 25c for those on cordboard. We also have 9" X 14" meeting announcement posters: "Dent Wait Until Its Too Late...(the photograph of an atomic explosion and a G.I. funeral in Vietnam,) Act Now to Stop the War ft» v-f^tonm. Meeting of (for name of group) , on (date) , at (place.)" The price of these announcement posters is 2%ç a copy. Elections Pamphlet: Vietnam Research, Inc. has just completed a study exposing the elections in South Vietnam. These pamphlets are being used in connection with the "Ky style" elections in Phoenix for the Mobilization (see Local News). Price, 25C plus 10 cents postage for each. Tapes:The NCC will soon have tape recordings of Bertrand Russell's "Appeal to the American Conscience." The tape is extremely w*ll done, timely and adaptable to a variety of purposes. It is one half hour long, speed 3 & 3/4 with a 7 inch reel. The price is $2.50 plus 25c for postage. Bookcovers: End the War in Vietnam Bookcovers. The front features a Pop are cartoon of "SUPER LBJ" and company. A map of Vietnam is on the Back. 1-10 copies, 10c each. 10-100 copies, 8ç ea. ; 100-1000, 5C each; over 1000, 4c each plus postage. Felix Greene's new book,VIETNAM! VIETNAM! :There has been a fantastic response to Vietnam!Vietnaal. A second edition will be published shortly. Order now from the NCC. Price: 1-10 copies $2.95 ea. plus postage; over 10 copies $1.77 ea. plus postage. Felix Greene's Program on Vietnam: This includes: 50 color slides of North Vietnam, a tape recording describing the slides, a printed description of the slides, and a speaker's guide giving historical background to the struggle In Vietnam. Price: $30. ea.

I enclose to support the NCC- I enclose. for copies of VIETNAM! VIETNAM! by Felix Greene ..... The Bertrand Russell Tape End the War in Vietnam Bookcovers Pamphlets on the S. Vietnamese elections Felix Greene Kit I enclose for Napalm Posters .,., for..... Announcement Posters I enclose for boxes of assorted Holiday Cards , boxes of (ar8tist*s name) Holiday Cards

TOTAL:

Name : ,,„ Address: ;,,..;„ , City: State: Zip:

National Coordinating Committee to F.tis the War in VJetnnm 420 West Washington Ave. Madison, Wisconsin 53703

furicut ZyUfuJu^J >-^J\ S"J\ bM

THE RISING COST OF THE WAR Housewives across the nation have boycotted stores to protest higher food prices in the last few weeks. Often these housewives have not been prompted by organized po­ litical movements. Both political parties expressed fear that the housewives might succeed in raising some relevant issues before the elections, but in most cases the housewives were not strong enough to do so. What is still lacking is a strong initiative on the part of peace forces in many places to relate the cost of living to the cost of the war. Economic Notes published by the Labor Research Association, points out in their November issue that prices are 14.1% above what they were during the 1957-59 average, and 3.57. above what they were last year. This inflation Is the worst since the Korean War. When consumers were polled by the Michigan Survey Research Center, 90% expected prices to go up in the year ahead, 60% feel that to increase defense expenditures would be detrimental. In other words, we do have a base out there. People are beginning to be aware of the cost of the war. Now that Thanksgiving and Christmas are upon us and people will be spending more than usual cn food, we should make a massive effort to work with the housewives and show that it is the war costs and not welfare that are causing the in­ flation. We should explain that the supermarkets, packing houses and other intermed­ iaries are profitting off the war at the expense of the average persons' wages, and as more and more young men get drafted, at the expense of their sons. High food prices along with Inflation are issues that can be used by us to get into the community to work with already existing groups. A massive boycott at Thanksgiving and Christmas would be an effective way of demanding a de-escalation of the war, and a Christmas truce. Further, we would broaden our contacts In the community at a time when it is crucial to the outcome of the movement to keep expanding. For specific information about the economic conditions in the U.S. which the peace movement should consider, write to the NCC for the pamphlet entitled "ECONOMIC CONDI­ TIONS IN THE US WHICH THE PEACE MOVEMENT SHOULD CONSIDER."

INTERNATIONAL NEWS .• The Medical Aid Committee for Vietnam In London staged a huge concert there. The money was divided between the NLF and the Saigon regime on the basis of population. On October 15 demonstrations were held in Japan, Great Britain, Sweden, Belgium and Australia. All of these demonstrations were blacked out in the U.S. press. In Australia a new party has been formed to oppose the present regime. The party called the Liberal Reform Group was formed specifically to oppose the government on the issue of Vietnam. Prominent intellectuals and business men are the backbone of the new party. In New Zealand, the war has also become a major political Issue. In the national elections coming up there, the major opposition party, the Labor Party wants a with­ drawal of New Zealand Combat troope. INTERNATIONAL NEWS cont. . -

Korea also made it plain when President Johnson was visiting them that they would not increase their present complement of troops in Vietnam. Thus, in Australia and New Seeland the people of those countries are putting in­ creasing pressure on their governments to pull out of Vietnam. The New Zealand gov­ ernment may fall because of this prj.ösure und Korea, OJ puppet, refuses to co-operate any l.jr.gTi w;,th the U.S. Our ^ove!. uiient io rapidly becomir.c, isolated even In relation to its 8up!",cred allies.

VTIAT OUR ALLIES TR7NK 0? US "Bruce White, Secretary of the Army Dept., the highest ranking permanent official in the Austral(en Army was disturbed about U.S. troops' conduct in Vietnam. He was te>orted to he-»w said that Ac I tr elf an troops did not trust either Americans or South Viit.n«P«Jf. or 'thûir f lento ar.4 ware glad to get their own sector and field command." '.'i-:i: XLuïc. 1^3.4.1 HovenLar 2, i';66/ V.3AT KIND 07 S%ä TS TKF WAR 7N VIETRAMT (From WINS Ä« ln"SÎ6" Tuettîây evening, November 15, 1966) "A pentagon mai, Wir Resetrch Di.ector says U,S. may have to send up to two million troop3 to Vietnam to end the w*>r wifMa. Otherwise tha war could drag on for twenty years," International Longshoreman's Association man. Glean on (who had been sent to Saigon to clear up the mess on the decks) said--The Saigon dockl have been so heavily infil­ trated by the Viet Cong that trucks are loaded at ehipflde a.id driven directly to Viet Cong s:;orar;e depots." The frone page headline of the MlIwaukee Journal (Sunday, Nov. 13, 1966)read "Up to 407. of U.S. aid sent to Vietnam may be stole." The associated press goes on to document perhaps a billion dollars worth of U.S. goods, both economic and military, has been stolen by the South Vietnamese government and even by some U.S. soldiers. $500,000 is being stolen daily without including military hardware. According to the paper, Johnson and Ky discussed the problem of theft in a secret meeting at the Manila conference. Thus, increasing theft and graft, loss of allied support, increasing casualties, increasing troops committments are the fruit of the Vietnam policy. The increased troop committment,, the inflation, and the decreasing level of real wages provide Our movement with issues to reach out and talk to more people than ever before. The success of our movement will be measured in our ability to be flexible enough to cap­ italize on the failure of government policy in Vietnam before the government turns the frustration about the war and the high casualty rates against the anti-war forces.

LOCAL NEWS Staff Reports: Vicki Cooper from Pittsburgh reported that the mobilization efforts there were tremendously successful. "On November 4th we had the most effective anti-war rally that has ever been held in the city of Pittsburgh." She attributed this success to two factors, the coalition with the adult community and the massive publicity cam­ paign. This coalition made the publicity campaign possible with the result that 12,000 pieces of mail were sent out and 30,000 leaflets distributed at the gates of industrial plants, schools, churches, supermarkets, the downtown area, and in the Ghetto. We were able to get some really good local speakers, laborleaders, a ghetto mother and clergymen. The success of the rally has put evdryone in the best of spirits." This is particularly significant because elsewhere In the nation the November mobilization generally was not able to mobilize the community. The effort in Pittsburgh to reach the adult community for support, and to provide a program for the mobilization which was Interesting and stimulating to this group, resulted In a successful community mobilization.

Staff Trips: Mark Podolner, Bick Krooth, and Lester Radke from the NCC left with Miriam Paras on Wednesday, Nov. 16th for a five-day trip to North Dakota and Minnesota. They plan tc stop in five or six towns and cities to talk to groups that have expressed an interest in having people from the NCC lead workshops and discussion groups. On Saturday the 19th they will attend an "International Meeting of Concern" at the Peace Garden in Fargo, North Dakota. Fargo is on the North Dakota-Manitoba border. They will be distributing research pamphlets and other printed material available from this office.

On Tueday, Frank Emspak spoke at a meeting of the International Affairs Section of the Adult Education Association of the U.S.A. in Chicago. In a panel discussion entitled "Methods and Techniques of Influencing Foreign Policy Formation: An Evaluation" Frank spoke on the Anti-War demoastrations. * The Draft: In response to the article on the National Advisory Commission on Selective Service in the last worklist, and as a result of our continuing dialogue about the draft, a number of suggestions for action have been expounded by our staff. The concensus of opinion sems to be that a massive lobbying effort In Washington when the new congress cpnvenes in January would not be as effective as lobbying in local areas at the homes of congressmen and members of the Commission. It is felt that a lobby In INTERNATIONAL NEWS cont. . «

Korea also made it plain when President Johnson was visiting them that they would not Increase their present complement, of troops in Vietnam. Thus, in Australia and New Seeland the people of those countries are putting in­ creasing pressure on their governments to pull oat of Vietnam. The New Zealand gov­ ernment may fall because of this présure -ind Korea, ou puppet, refuses to co-operate any long?! with the U.S. Our fcovei.-unenti d rax-idly becoming isolated even In relation to lta lupposed allies.

WTIAT OUR ALLIES Tji^NK OF US "Bruce White, Secretary of the Army Dept., the highest ranking permanent official in the Austral ten Army was disturbed about U.S, troops' conduct in Vietnam. He was te-vorted to he-»« ?ald that Acitrelfen troops did not trust »».Ir.her Americans or South Vl.Jtnar-e.ie or their flankt ar.4 were glad to get their own sector and field command." (*«*: Y<,_r_tt Tir.ae. iïovenber 2, ii66>

Iii.li KIND 07 %*$, ÎS ÏHu YJÊ. IS. VIETNAM? (From WINS N. re"là " NYC» :i'uea?^y evening, November 15, 1966) "A pentagon man, War Resetrch Director says U,S. may have to send up to two million troop3 to Vietnam to end the w*r within. Otherwise tha war could drag on for twenty years," International Longshoreman's Aioeciation man. Glearon (who had been sent to Saigon to clear up the mess on the decks) said—The Saigon docks have been so heavily infil­ trated by the Viet Cong that trucks are loaded at ship tide a.id driven directly to Viet Cong s:;orar:e depots." The frone pace headline of the Milwaukee Journal (Sunday, Nov. 13, 1966)read "Up to 407. of U.S. aid sent to Vietnam may be stole." The associated press goes on to document perhapa a billion dollars worth of U.S. goods, both economic and military, has been stolen by the South Vietnamese government and even by some U.S. soldiers. $500,000 is being stolen daily without including military hardware. According to the paper, Johnson and Ky discussed the problem of theft in a secret meeting at the Manila conference. Thus, increasing theft and graft, loss of allied support, Increasing casualties, increasing troops committments are the fruit of the Vietnam policy. The Increased troop committment,, the inflation, and the decreasing level of real wages provide our movement with issues to reach out and talk to more people than ever before. The success of our movement will be measured in our ability to be flexible enough to cap­ italize on the failure of government policy in Vietnam before the government turns the frustration about the war and the high casualty rates against the anti-war forces.

LOCAL NEWS Staff Reports: Vicki Cooper from Pittsburgh reported that the mobilization efforts there were tremendously successful. "On November 4th we had the most effective anti-war rally that has ever been held in the city of Pittsburgh." She attributed this success to two factors, the coalition with the adult community and the massive publicity cam­ paign. This coalition made the publicity campaign possible with the result that 12,000 pieces of mail were sent out and 30,000 leaflets distributed at the gates of industrial plants, schools, churches, supermarkets, the downtown area, and in the Ghetto. We were able to get some really good local speakers, laborleaders, a ghetto mother and clergymen. The success of the rally has put evdryone in the best of spirits." This is particularly significant because elsewhere in the nation the November mobilization generally was not able to mobilize the community. The effort in Pittsburgh to reach the adult community for support, and to provide a program for the mobilization which was interesting and stimulating to this group, resulted in a successful community mobilization.

Staff Trips: Mark Podolner, Bick Krooth, and Lester Radke from the NCC left with Miriam Paras on Wednesday, Nov. 16th for a five-day trip to North Dakota and Minnesota. They plan to stop in five or six towns and cities to talk to groups that have expressed an interest in having people from the NCC lead workshops and discussion groups. On Saturday the 19th they will attend an "International Meeting of Concern" at the Peace Garden in Fargo, North Dakota. Fargo is on the North Dakota-Manitoba border. They will be distributing research pamphlets and other printed material available from this office.

On Tueday, Frank Emspak spoke at a meeting of the International Affairs Section of the Adult Education Association of the U.S.A. in Chicago. In a panel discussion entitled "Methods and Techniques of Influencing Foreign Policy Formation: An Evaluation" Frank spoke on the Anti-War demonstrations. . The Draft: In response to the article on the National Advisory Commission on Selective Service in the last worklist, and as a result of our continuing dialogue about the draft, a number of suggestions for action have been expounded by our staff. The concensus of opinion sems to be that a massive lobbying effort In Washington when the new congress cpnvenes in January would not be as effective as lobbying In local areas at the homes of congressmen and members of the Commission. It is felt that a lobby in AVAILABLE. MA1!SV ^Aï- New Films from Vietnam: »•»..•« ( "Land of Fire" is a new film shot by the N.L.F. "Days with the Youth Shock Brigades" is a uew film made by the D.R.V. To obtain these films contact the U.S. Committee to Aid the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, Box C, Old Chelsea Saation, N.Y.,N.Y, 10011 or the Free University of New York, 20 East 14th St. N.Y,, N.Y. 100C3. Also available from tha Free University : Peter Cessner, "Time of the Locust" (1966), and F.U.N.N.Y. Workshop, "Dog Burning at Noon" (1966) Draft Study "Notes -on Selective Service for the War in Vietnam" is available from the Washington office of the NCC, 235 Pennsylvania Ave. S,E, Washington, D.C, for 50 cents. (35 cents each for 5 or more copies), The pamphlet includes information on who is most likely to be "selected to serve," (by race, education, and economic status) composition and appointment of draft boards, and state and local quota allottments. AVAILABLE FROM THE NCC: Peace and Freedozi Holiday Cards Pen and ink drawing« by: Rcfegier, Rockwell Kent, William Gropper, Siquerloo, Thilip Evergood, Anthony Toney, John Dobbs, Kay Harris, and Freya Weinstein. Inscriptions by: Eve Merriam, Karen Lindsay, John Sinclair, Robert Bly and others. Prices: (10 cards per box) 1 box ..,.«$2.00 50 boxes $1.60 ea. 25 boxes,...$1.75 ea. 100 boxes $1.50 ea. Posters tA^priWWtt» ,lfâfr«»ArCto»*^^^iFo»««

Ï enclose 7.7 to~süpport~the-NCC I enclose for copies of VIETNAM! VIETNAM! by Felix Greene The Bertrand Russell Tape End the War in Vietnam Bookcovers Pamphlets on the S. Vietnamese elections Felix Greene Kit I enclose .for..... Napalm Posters for..... Announcement Posters I enclose ...for boxes of assorted Holiday Cards boxes of (arstist's name) Holiday Cards

• wiAii: ...... ,,.

Name : Address: ,,.»„ City: State: , Zip:

National Coordinating Committee to Ens the War in Vietnam 420 West Washington Ave. Madison, Wisconsin 53703

.

' . ' il il *=i> <*=? d.il ^y i/o H y <—-i i M ÀTIOM À L COORDJ MAT) NG COM h\. 420 Y/. Y/ÀbMJMGÏOM MADJbON, Y/J5C. 53703 D£G: 6,1966

BERKELEY AMD-- MiCKSGAN^ffiE MULTIVERSITY AS IT IS

1500 students sat in at Michigan because the University ignored an overwhelming vote by the students to abolish class rankings. When the University administration ignored the students, it put itself down solidly on the side of the Vietnam War and confirmed its position as an arm of the Selective Service.

In Berkeley, the administration allowed an off-campus group, the Navy, to set up re­ cruiting tables in the Student Union, but refused to let students and non-students do the same. When students protested the University's right to make decisions concern­ ing their student commons, the University responded with arrests of nine non-students. The University has also announced that it might take disciplinary action against 200 or so students who sat in at that point. Police and other photos would be used for identification. In protecting the Navy's right to recruit and while infringing on the rights of students to exercise their rights as American citizens, the University acted as an arm of the Armed Forces once again.

In both Berkeley and Michigan, the multiversity had to stifle or completely ignore the rights of the students to keep the military on campus. This shows the war in Vietnam affects America.

Berkeley's problem is not just one of internal California politics, but it is a na­ tional problem because the public believes that it is the center of the student move­ ment. Reagan has éald that if they don't like Berkeley, they can leave. Brown is trying hard to show that the Democrats can end dissent so that the Republicans won't start an investigation. If the students are defeated by the liberals at Berkeley, it will be a defeat for us all. The militarists will have shown that they have made the campus safe for the military.

This is the second, anniversaxiy of the Free Speech Movement. It is clear that the students at Berkeley have not yet won it. Are the rest of us much better off? In or­ der to protest the war or work for civil rights, we have to establish the fundamental civil liberties guaranteed by our constitution.

If we look ahead to January, we can see that the civil rights movement will be inves­ tigated by HUAC in an attempt to stifle and silence the movement. HUAC will find a ready audience to help destroy the civil rights movement. The effort in Berkeley, whether it is being done because of internal California politics or not, is similarly an effort to silence the student movement.

WHAT CM YOU DO? Have your student government vote support for the students at Berke­ ley and Michigan. Send telegrams to the students encouraging them and letters to Governor Brown and actor Reagan demanding that the police be called off. Make it clear to your own group What the fight at Berkeley is all about, but most important do the organization work that is capable of taking on the multiversity and exposing it for what it is.

CLEVELAND - NOVEMBER 5-8 MOBILIZATION COMMITTEE: MEETING The November 5-8 Mobilization Committee held an evaluation session in Cleveland on Saturday, November 26. Approximately 180 people attended, most of them not formal­ ly representing their organizations. In the morning, the field secretaries Frank Emspak, Robin Maisel and Peter Buch evaluated their trips to different areas of the country. These were followed by reports on the Mobilization from the Chicago, Cleve­ land, New York, and Bay areas. The reports were generally optimistic. People felt that criticism of the war in Vietnam TES growing steadily, and that our efforts must be directed towards organizing people and reaching out to new people in particular. Those giving the reports about specific cities felt that they had been successful because new sections of the population were contacted and included in the Mobilization activities.

The afternoon was devoted to proposals for the future of the Mobilization Committee. There'• y as " no real cr'<5«'s'discussion, since most" of Saturday was taken up-by individuals presenting'their own proposals for the future.. Unfortunately, the group as a whole spent little"Cime evaluating the-November 5-8 Mobilization. A serious evaluation was not•attempted because of titae requirements and because such an énaluatirn would involve a controversy, 6f confrontation politics va, more lonf;-range approaches. We should have had discussion on whether we actually involved new people in labor and amongst the clergy through the device of the Mobilization, or whether in fact they e»- . were already involved through such activities like political campaigns. Such an eval­ uation might give us useful guidelines for the future in planning national activity. In the late afternoon, Dave Dellinger reported on his recent trip to Vietnam, where he met with leaders of the government, including Ho Chi Minh and Premier Pham Van Dong. Mr, Dellinger said he personally witnessed some of the bombing of North Vietnam and saw many civilian buildings, including hospitals, which had been des­ troyed by the American planes. He also said that "if the purpose of this bombing is to break the morale of the Vietnamese population, and force Hanoi to the confer­ ence table, it is having just the opposite effect."

The evening session began with a report from Joan Levenson of the NCC on her trip to Stockholm and New Delhi for international peace conferences. She said that at both meetings, the people had voiced tremendous support for our efforts— for "the other America," who wants peace and stands for the democratic traditions of America that have inspired peoples all over the world. (Special report in next worklist).

The rest of the evening was devoted to motions dealing with the structure and program of the Mobilization Committee. It was decided that the Mobilization Commit­ tee should be continued—the name was changed to "Spring Mobilization Committee," and the officers are: President, A.J. Muste; Vice-presidents, Bob Greenblatt, Dave Dellinger, Edward Keating, and Professor Sidney Peck. A motion was passed which instructed the new committee to plan and coordinate large mobilizations. A motion wad made which called for a spring mobilization that would be both qualitatively and quantitatively different from those in the past. It called for a large nation­ al mobilization to take place April 15, 1967, centered on San Francisco and New York. After a lengthy discussion of the feasibility of such a mobilization, in terms of numbers, the motion was overwhelmingly passed. It was understood by all present that the forces represented in Cleveland were inadequate to mobilize a large number of people, and that broad sections of the population such as labor and church groups would have to be brought into the struggle. In order to bring sev­ eral hundred thousand people to San Francisco and New York, a tremendous amount of local organizing work would have to be done. Whether or not this was possible vus impossible to determine at the time. Therefore, the NCC joined with SDS, the »CNP, and the DuBois Clubs, in arguing that the decision to call such a mobiliza­ tion should be discussed and considered fully by local groups, and not made final in Cleveland. We are not sure that efforts in the Midwest and other areas might not be hurt by a huge transferrence of resources to a mobilization in the spring. Right now, the preliminary contacts are just being made. Content and sponsorship, as well as staff of the Spring Mobilization Committee, are still an open question. However, the non-exclusionary nature of the committee will be maintained.

On Sunday the executive committee of the mobilization committee met and a nucleus committee was chosen to implement the idea. Other than A.J, Muste and the vice presidents, the nucleus committee includes an SDS person, Barbara Bick of WSP, Frank Emspak, Pat Griffith, and a person in the labor movement.

Evaluation The idea of a massive spring mobilization has many pros and cons. It also sort of grabs the imagination when one thinks of what would happen if we did or­ ganize that many people to protest against the war. However, the decision on how to go ahead and how fast depends on all the local groups being part of the deci­ sion-making process. We would like to know what you think. If there is to be a mobilization, it must be based on the organizing and enthusiasm of each local or­ ganization.

WHAT WILL YOU GIVE THE NCC FOR CHRISTMAS? This is the second Christmas for us and our office equipment. While we are in good shape, the equipment is beginning to wear out. If you want to give us a Christmas gift, we can use: * A folding machine * An offset press * Two electric typewriters * Office furniture If you want to help our organizers get into the field: * A gasoline credit card * An airline credit card * A car or *iu * Bus or train tickets On a smaller scale, we can use: * An AB Dick set of stencils (legal size) * Paper, stamps, paper clips * AB Dick 6000 SE mimeo ink * A donation to get our mimeograph machine repaired * Staplex stapèes for our electric stapler If you care enough to lay in liquor for Christmas, please send us the cost cf one bottle. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY CHANUKAH. ANNOTATED GUIDE TO BOOKS CURRENTLY IN PRINT ON VIETNAM prepared by Adam Schesch

Adam Schesch is a member of the Tropical History Program at the University of Wisconsin and is completing a Master's Thesis on Vietnam. The list of titles itself is adapted from, the Subject Guide to Books in Print (July 1966) * :•.' i He has been directing NCC Foreign Policy Research for over a year. (pb)=paperback • GENERAL 1. Bator, Victor, VIETNAM, A DIPLOMATIC TRAGEDY, Oceana 1965, $7.50. First full length study of the background to the Geneva agreements. Puts holes in many administration arguments as to who betrayed who at Geneva. 2. Fall, Bernard and M.G. Raskin eds. VIETNAM READER, (pb). Vintage 1965, $2.45. Collection of documents mostly concerned with international power politics aspects, not too much on Vietnam per se but valuable to people concerned with US foreign policy in general. 3. Green, Felix. VIETNAM! VIETNAM! Fùlton Publishing Co. Palo Alto, Calif, (pb). $2.95 A brilliantly done survey in pictures and text of the origins of the conflict and pre­ sent situation. Major emphasis is placed on how the ordinary Vietnamese peasant has been effected by the war. Greene is a brilliant popularist of unpopular ideas. 4. Hammer, Ellen. VIETNAM, YESTERDAY AND TODAY, (pb) Holt $1.96. Poor introductory book. Doesn't reflect the author's own finding in her earlier and much more valuable book THE STRUGGLE FOR INDOCHINA. Very simplistic statement of cur­ rent social economic and political conditions. 5. Labin, Suzanne. SELLOUT IN VIETNAM? Credwood 1966, $1.95. US government and others are acting unconsciously or consciously in the best interests of International Communist conspiracy. 6. Lindholm, Richard ed. VIETNAM: THE FIRST FIVE YEARS. Mich. State U. 1959, $6.50 Some information in the collection of short articles by major emphasis on building up optimistic picture of Diem regime, much too much a favorable publicity device for Diem. 7. Newman, Bernard. BACKGROUND TO VIETNAM (pb) New American Library 1966, 75c. Discredits the supporters of present policies by abuse of the facts, distortions, om- missions and other divices. 8. Pickerell, James. VIETNAM IN THE MUD. Bobbs Merrill 1966, $5.00 Pro-war, but extremely revealing account of present day activities by US armed forces. Written^ analytically, it brings Malcolme Brown's earlier book up to date. Should be read—pictures good. 9. Pike, Douglas. VIET CONG: ORGANIZATION AND TECHNIQUE OF THE NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT. MIT (pb) 1966, $7,95. Some useful material contained in the book. It definite­ ly should be read with Burchettis Vietnam: INSIDE STORY OF THE GUERILLA WAR. in order to acheive reasonable accurate picture. 10. Ray, Sibnarayan. VIETNAM: AS SEEN FROM EAST AND WEST. Praeger 1966, $5.95. Should be subtitled, "From the perspective of Praeger publishers in alliance with the government" Mainly a discussion on how to fight communism. 11. Scigliano, Robert. SOUTH VIETNAM: NATION UNDER STRESS (pb) Housleton, Mifflin, $2.50 Remains one of the best introductions to post 1954 Vietnam, His concern with communist subversion does not interfere with solid impartial presentation. 12. South Vietnam COMMUNIST U.S. CONFRONTATION IN S.E. ASIA (pb) 1966. Facts on File paperback. $2.95. Terrible distortion of history by beginning roots of prese nt con­ flict only five years back. Turns it into mainly a military problem. Poorly put to­ gether. 13. Trager, Frank. WHY VIETNAM? Praeger 1966, $4.95. A pure propaganda piece. Blurb from the publisher describes it as being an outspoken statement of the government position. The present situation caused by agression from the North according to Trager. Extreme abuse of the most widely accepted facts about recent past. Worthless. 14. Kastenmeier, Robert. VIETNAM HEARINGS (pb) Doubleday 1965, $1.95. Only published record of one of the many hearings about Vietnam held around the country. A must for committies that havn't had a hearing.

VIETNAM FOREIGN RELATIONS 1. Aptheker, Herbert. MISSION TO HANOI, (pb) International 1965, $1.25. Timely when issued. Much better descriptions of the North published. Now valuable mainly for annotated listing on NLF people, 2. CHINA, VIETNAM AND THE UNITED STATES: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HEARINGS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS (pb) Public Affairs 1966, $2.95. The trouble with this and the Random House versions is that Only the highlights and not much of the most revealing questioning were preserved. A better version is called THE TRUTH ABOUT VIETNAM also in paperback. 3. Harmn, Edward and Richard B. Du Boff. AMERICA'S VIETNAM POLICY. Public Affairs Prees, Washington D.C. (pb) 1966, $2.00. A major contribution to the clarification of the vital gap between Washington's public stance and its actual actions in Vietnam. Important appendicis on 1956 elections, ef­ fect of the war on the Vietnamese. 4. Morgenthau, Hans. VIETNAM AND THE UNITED STATES.Public Affairs (pb) 1965, $2.00. Against US involvement from a power politics position. US prestige and power are suf­ fering. Well written from that point of view. 5. Schurmann, Peter, Dale and-Scott, and Reginald Zelnick. THE POLITICS OF ESCALATION IN VIETNAM. Fawcett, 1966 (pb) 60c. Solid work but analysis not as complete nor as well done as the Herman and Du Boff book. As each draws slightly different conclusions, both should be read... Dut Kerman ana DU öorr. n&ve a more, lasting worK, - • •' , •;, 'VIETNAM*»CURRENT HISTORY 1. Browne, Malcome, NEW FACE ÖF"WAR, Î965, Bobbs Merrill, $5.00. Difinitely should be read. Insiders description of the failure of various sophis­ ticated mass destruction techniques to defeat geurrilla forces. Describes effects of the war in much detail with many pictures. 2. Burchett, Wilford, VIETNAM: INSIDE STORY OF THE GUERRILLA WAR, International, $1.95. A must if one is to understand how the N.L.F. can have the mass support it has. Some materials completely unavailavle elsewhere. 3. Burchett, Wilford, VIETNAM NORTH, International, 1966, $1.85. Even more impressive than the above. Complete records of lengthy interviews with key North Vietnamese figures. Detailed description of agricultural, educational, welfare, health, military advances and plans. Burchett is both a political man (Australian Communist) and a first rate reporter. 4. Buttinger, Joseph, THE SMALLER DRAGON and THE DRAGON EMBATTLED: VIETNAM SINCE 1900, Praeger 1958, 1967, $7.50. The first volume is already in print, the second in two parts will be out soon. Buttinger has prepared a definitive study of modern Vietnam's history. While retaining his own anti-communist sympathies, Buttinger is a brilliant and thotough historian and ably presents the picture that, whether Americans like it or not, Vietnamese communism has positive features and must be accepted for what it is, a movement which is able to represent substantial portions of the Vietnamese people. The detailed study destroys the myth of the International Communist Conspiracy as the root of all evil in Vietnam. 5. Cameron, James, HERE IS YOUR ENEMY, Holt 1965, $3.95. The book version of the famous series of articles in the New York Times. Valuable material on conditions in the North« 6. Du Berrier, Hilaire, BACKGROUND TO BETRAYAL: TRAGEDY OF VIETNAM, Western Islands, $1.00. Another far right book proposing a basic conspiracy in this country to turn Vietnam over to the Communists. 7. Fall, Bernard, TWO VIETNAMS: A POLITICAL AND MILITARY HISTORY, Praeger 1964, $7.95. Originally one of the only decent books on the subject. Now much better studies are available and authors sloppiness in details and poorly arranged sections must count heavily in the balance. 8. Fall, Bernard, VIETNAM WITNESS: 1953-66, Praeger 1966, $6.95. In ternis of opinion and interpretation, this is a fine collection of essays. Most were articles in moderate, or liberal magazines. 9. Gettleman, Marvin, VIETNAM: HISTORY,'DOCUMENTS AND OPINIONS ON A MAJOR WORLD CRISES, paperback, Fawcett 1965, $.95. Still the best single volume to purchase. Almost every important document is included and most important aspects are covered in good articles by leading scholars, What is important is that the editor's opinions stand above his selections. 10. Goodwin, Richard, TRIUMPH OR TRAGEDY: REFLECTIONS ON VIETNAM, Vintage 1966, $1. 45. The book is a confused essay with muddy conclusions. 11. Lacouture, Jean, VIETNAM BETWEEN TWO TRUCES, paperback, Vintage 1966, $1.95. Authoritative journalist reveals much, but not as much as his background would indicate of conditions during the Diem regime that created the N.L.F. 12. Moore, Robin, GREEN BERETS, Avon 1965, $.95. Once you can get over the author's enjoyment of rough and tough torture, violence, and sex, this fictionalized account of his days with the elite jungle fighters has some material. 13. Shaplen, Robert, THE LOST REVOLUTION, paperback, Harper 1965, $1.95. Deeply disturbed American liberal does very detailed study of the Diem regime and U.S. involvement. Much first hand and vital reporting. Author is trying to find a humanitarian way to fight Communism in Asia and Latin America. 14. Tregaskis, Richard W„ , VIETNAM DIARY, paperback, Holt, $5.95. World War II style of military journalism. Not too valuable. 15. Truong, Chinh, PRIMER FOR REVOLT, Praeger 1963, $5.00. Title and rather one-sided introduction cannot hide the importance of the two key Vietnamese Communist documents in the book. They speak for themselves and the reader can form his own opinions. Should b e read.

VIETNAM**P0LITICS AND GOVERNMENT 1. American Friends Service Committee, PEACE IN VIETNAM, paperback, Hill and Wang 1966, $.95. An extremely well done introduction into the background of the crises. Specifically geared to the non-informed public. Well written summary chapters lead ot carefully presented discussion of alternatives at the end. Available in bulk through the Friends or the publisher. 2. Halberstrom, David, KING OF A QUAGMIRE, Random 1965, $5.95. Well done reporter's coverage of the events during the last years of the Diem Regime. 3. Mecklan, John, MISSION IN TORMENT, Doubleday 1965, $4.95. Devastating critique of U.S. involvement mainly vecause quthor refuses to give up despite admission of destructive aspects of U.S. involvement- our failure to offer anything good as opposed to N.L.F. efforts. Halberstrom and Shaplen offer much more detailed accounts of the same period along with Malcome Browne's THE NEW FACE OF WAR. , Continued on page 6. REPORT OF JOAN LEVENSON'S TRIP TO STOCKHOLM AND NEW DELHI

On October 28, I left Madison to attend two international conferences — one in Stock­ holm from October 29-30, and one in New Delhi from November I3-I0. Both represented ma­ jor breakthroughs in destroying the Cold War barriers which have sorely divided efforts to end the war in Vietnam and impeded the potential strength of the international move­ ment. They also projected future actions to strengthen this growing unity and mobilize worldwide pressure for a settlement in Vietnam, efforts in which the American movement could play a crucial role. The Stockholm conference was a meeting of representatives from eight international organizations called together by the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society. Support was given to the Swedish Society's proposal for a broadly based world conference to initiate concerted efforts to end the war in Vietnam and to ensure independence for the Vietnamese people in accordance with the Geneva Agreements of 195U. This conference, scheduled for the Spring of 19&7, will bring together representatives to sponsor and prepare the con­ ference from parliaments, trade unions, religious bodies, universities, women's, and oth­ er groups from all continents. Experts in various fields are being invited to join in the preparation of documents to be distributed in advance of the conference. These will include analyses of relevant international law, political history and the use of banned weapons such as napalm, poison gas and toxic chemicals. I arrived in New Delhi a few days prior to the scheduled "International Conference Against War Danger, Military Pacts and Bases, Colonialism, and Atomic Weapons." During this time, I addressed several mass meetings, which were preparatory sessions for the larger conference. Each time I was warmly greeted as a representative of "the other America," and the sentiment was strongly expressed to me that I represented in their eyes the America whose democratic traditions and movements have inspired them as they strug­ gled for their own independence. I received ovations as I stressed that the Peace Move­ ment in America was developing an alternative for Americans, and, in the international realm, a more representative kind of diplomacy—that Johnson claimed to be an expert, but he was an expert at war, and we, the American people, would be experts at peace. The conference was convened by a preparatory committee, consisting of the All India Peace Council, noted MP's in the Indian Government—including former MP Krishna Menon— and a number of international organizations. As it met the first day for the plenary session, 6 international organizations and over 50 countries were represented--including the World Council of Peace, the Internationl Confederation of Disarmament and Peace, the War Resisters' International, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, the World Federation of Democratic Youth, the International Union of Students, Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe. GROWING INTERNATIONALISM REFLECTED--Kirshna Menon set the tone of the conference in his presiding speech—a call for a return to the Geneva Accords in Vietnam with the cessation of bombings of the north prior to any such negotiations, since negotiations without this would themselves legitimize the bombings and negate the Agreements. He called upon all peoples to join together and rise above the limited perspectives of na­ tionalism to recognize that, in this context of interlocking political, diplomatic, and economic relationships, a threat to the peace of any isolated area is a threat to world peace. A telegram of warm congratulations, support and encouragement was then read from the NLF. The unanimous sentiment at the conference—as embodied in the title itself—was that the many areas of conflict throughout the world make the struggles for self-determination and peace coordinate struggles. To deprive a people of freedom, as the United States is doing to the Vietnamese, means that one has to closely and continuously police them; hence, the presence of the military. And, as this military occupation was daily escala­ ting and becoming the modus operandi of international relations, the spectre of atomic destruction hangs daily mere heavily over the lives of all men. The confrontation with this kind of politics in Vietnam was at the focus of all four commission discussions and plenary sessions and embodied in all resolutions and speeches. The Vietnam situation was a focal point precisely because it represents a test case for a policy insensitive to human aspirations which, for its very maintenance and future, cannot confine itself to one nation and one people, but must expand and suppress other areas. VIETNAM RESOLUTION--The first section of the tow-part resolution on Vietnam expressed solidarity with the Vietnamese. The second supported all national and international in- itives for action to aid the Vietnamese people and called for an escalation of such act­ ivities to involve ever greater segments of the world population. The aims of the people's actions in solidarity with the Vietnamese people must be: * To educate public opinion in regard to the facts of the war in Vietnam, to expose the falsehood of the so-called 'peace offensive' by the US government, the violations of international law and the war crimes committed by the United States forces. * To ensure that more and more people refuse to take part directly or indirectly in any activity which might help the United States government in its war in Vietnam (work­ ers strikes against the manufacture and transport of goods to Vietnam, boycotts of war company products, etc. cited as examples). * To build up greater and greater public suppoet for the essential basis of the pro­ posals for a solution of the Vietnamese problem put forward to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the South Vietnam NLF—namely the withdrawal of all US troops from South Vietnam, the implementation of the Geneva Agreements of 195li-, and the recognition of South Vietnam National Liberation Front. *To intensify the collection of all forms of material assistance to the people of Vietnam." The conference clearly emphasized the great respect we but not our government com­ mand throughout the world. "The confernece salutes the curageous manner in which increasing numbers of the peo­ ple of the United States are taking part in actions to end the war in Vietnam and in con­ demnation of the Washington policy of escalation. On the American people falls a specral responsibility, and the rest of the people of the world will fo everything to help the U.S. peace forces to ensure that this responsibility is discharged." WARM SUPPORT FROM THE DELEGATES—I was greatly moved when the Sacred Father of the religious community of the Namdharis asked me to attend his home, a model farm in the state of Hariana. This sect's nonviolent tradition of resistance predates Gandhi, when they organized their own postal system, refused to walk on British roads, etc., in de­ fiance of British colonialism in India. He extended his invitation to me with the words, 'Tne American ambassador has asked many times to visit my home, but I wish to receive a representative from the American peace movement first." News of the November 5-3 protests was enthusiastically received. People were great­ ly inspired when I spoke about the serious full-time organizing work being done by more and more people in the political sphere, as well as the intensive confrontation being launched in local coramuntiies on issues affecting Americans directly, such as inflation t-n,I the draft. The delegates viewed this multi-issue action with the international peace and freedom movements. It would end the isolation which so sorely hampers the pro­ gress of world peace and cement contact with Americans. Everyone I met—from Latin Am­ erica, Africa, Europe, Asia and, of course, my hosts in India—conveyed warm messages of support and encouragement to the American people, and especially those struggling so courageously for peace.

(Article by Adam Schesch continued...) BOOKS ON NORTH VIETNAM 1. Hoang, Van-chi. FROM COLONIALISM TO COMMUNISM: A CASE HISTORY OF NORTH VIETNAM. Praeger 1963, $5.00. The best comment comes stratight from recent Congressional hearings on United States Information Agency subsidy of certain books: "Publication support! FROM COLONIALISM..." Praeger, Inc. 12,578.00" The book only pretends to be scholarly. 2. Honey, P.J. ed. NORTH VIETNAM TODAY. Praeger 1962, $^.50. Uneven in treatment, several of the articles contain material which is useful. 3- Burchett, W. VIETNAM NORTH International, (paperback) Described above. $1.85. * Beware the flood of books, particularly in paperback, now on the market concerning Vietnam, Many are written solely for profit; many are written as government subsidized works. Even some of the books written by people critical of the war, which are usually of higher quality as the critic has to be more careful in presenting his data, show signs of haste. * * Some of the best stuff has not yet appeared in English. For those who can read French, a visitto a major French bookstore in one of the big cities is worth the effort. * Additions to this list will appear once the fall publishing rush is over. ****

A VIETNAM REFERENDUM is suggested by the Denver Stop the War Committee... A referendum such as the one voted on in Dearborn November 8 should be included 1.1 as many city elections as possible next spring, or, if necessary and possible, a 3 -J ;.al election could be called to vote on the Vietnam War. Such référendums could serve as the basis for continuous activity between now and the spring elections, ranging form door-to-door work to large rallies. It could be a rally- i point for all anti-war groups in a given locale to work together, perhaps in an ad h>"~ committee. Any ideas on how to best proceed on a referendum on Vietnam as suggested above or o - :_yses of such projects would be appreciated by the Denver Stop the War Committee, P.O. Box 86, Denver, 'Colorado 80201. ****

For INSTANT NEWS on VIETNAM, subscribe to the VIETNAM NEWS SERVICE... c/o NCCEWVN, P 0. Box U63, Cathedral Park Station, New York, N.Y. 10025...subscription rates— : .00 for First Class Mail; $7.50 for Airmail (for one year) Make checks payable to VIETNAM NEWS SERVICE of NCCEWVN.

g WASHINGTON/

Nazi i oral CoordTnätTng Comm7**< ~ "£< ~Eml bl* •• Wa r i n VI e tnam k'P.O West Washington Avenue Madison, Wisconsin 5^7°3 RKTUBK RBQUBSQ'R'D