THE W11r Protests Pl11nnetl f!!d~~n~eiA~! N11tionwitle, Apri/21 Vol. 32 - No. 14 Monday, April 1, 1968 Price 10¢ MARCH 27 - Massive antiwar large that many persons never demonstrations for April 27 have reached the UN rally. now been announced for the seven Although this year's New York largest cities in the nation and at march is local, while the April 15 least eight other cities. The big mobilization last year was nation­ seven are New York, Chicago, Los al, there is every reason to expect Angeles, Philadelphia, Detroit, San a massive turnout. Opposition to Viet Vote in Wise. Francisco and Boston. the war in all strata of the popula­ Demonstrations are also planned tion is considerably deeper. for Washington D.C., Minneapolis, According to the most recent Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Louis Harris poll, "For the first Austin Seattle and Newburgh, time since the United States be­ Slated for April 2 N.Y. Many other actions are ex­ came heavily engaged in the war I pected in cities throughout the in Vietnam, the American people's country and internationally. confidence in this country's ability MADISON, March 24 - "In one The New York protest will in­ to handle the situation there by week, residents of Madison will clude twin parades down Fifth military means has sharply de­ have a chance to vote directly on Avenue on one side of Central clined." the war - for staying in or getting Park and Central Park West on ou,t," Bob Wilkinson, the Socialist In a survey of "basic support to the other side. It will culminate war policy,'' Harris concluded that. Workers candidate for governor of with a giant rally in the park on Wisconsin, stated today. this had dropped from 70 percent Sheep Meadow. in February 1967 to only 54 per­ "A big Yes vote on question 8, Martin Luther King, Dick Gre­ for an immediate cease-fire and cent this month. "By 52 to 31 per­ gory and Jean-Paul Sartre are cent the people are opposed to withdrawal of U.S. troops, will be among those who have already an unequivocal answer to the bi­ sending another 100,000 U.S. agreed to address the rally. troops to Vietnam." partisan war makers," Wilkinson The rally is being planned to continued. "It will carry a lot Dr. Martin Luther Kiag If even a small fraction of those provide entertainment as well as who oppose the war can be more weight than the rigged polls speech-making. Art D'Lugoff of and votes for 'peace' candidates brought out April 27, the sum the Village Gate is arranging for strumental in organizing the hqlf­ total participating in the cities with vague positions on the war.". the top names in show business to million strong antiwar march to Bob Wilkinson is a veteran of across the nation will be in the perform, and singer Jan is Ian has the UN on April 15 last year, the millions. the Vietnam war, a leading anti­ already planned to appear. war activist, and the present chair­ largest war protest in U.S. his­ Jean-Paul Sartre's willingness to The New York action one month speak at the rally is a symbol of man of the Madison Committee to from today is sponsored by the tory. End the War in Vietnam. the international scope of the Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Pa­ The two simultaneous parades protests planned for the "April As the movement for the April This nonresident of Wisconsin rade Committee, a broad coalition this year are design~ to enable Days." Sartre's ability to come to 2 antiwar referendum enters its said the referendum was organized of peace, community, political and the marchers to reach the rally New York, however, is conditional last week, supporters have an by "communist-oriented ... out­ religious groups. within a reasonable amount of on an improvement in his arthritic optimistic outlook. Plans are set siders." The "Parade Committee" was in- time. Last year the parade was so condition. for a citywide mobilization on March 30 to distribute leaflets Caserta, who blew in from Al­ calling for a Yes vote. liance, Ohio, admitted that many Meanwhile the right wing is members of the Madison commu­ pulling out all the stops to de­ nity support the referendum, but Black Gls Fed Up feat the referendum. Anthony Ca­ that was only because most of them serta, national commander of the have sons or other relatives about American Veterans of World War to be drafted. "They could be Elizabeth Barnes he doesn't want to remember that II and Korea (AMVETS), has swayed very easily," he stated. Recently the press has published slogan." been imported to lead a vicious, The "imported organizers were a whole series of letters from Wright was especially angered red-baiting campaign claiming that brainwashing the Madison public." black G Is in Vietnam showing that by the attempts of white soldiers the Madison Veterans for Peace - Among those urging a Yes vote they are fed up with the racism to spread racist ideas among the which Wilkinson helped to found is Wisconsin "dove" congressman practiced on the battlefront. Vietnamese. "Whitey has lost no - are not "true veterans." Robert Kastenmeier. One of the most recent came time in teaching the Vietnamese to from Barry Wright, a GI who hate Negroes," he said in his taped only two years ago made the news­ message. "Although they can't papers during a black rebellion in speak English, they can say nigger Chicago when he advocated that quite clearly. Sotiolist Compoigns Set black Gis adopt the slogan, "Build "In the villages and bars and Not Burn." Now he is in Vietnam, restaurants run by Vietnamese, and his mother, who recently re­ people are reluctant to serve Ne­ ceived a tape-recorded letter from groes and do not attempt to hide In Mitlli!JIIn, Minnesoto Jean-Paul Sartre him, says, "He's a different man ... (Continued on Page 3) DETROIT, March 22 - The So­ member from the Ford Rouge cialist Workers Party announced a Plant, 2nd district. full slate of candidates for the In Wayne County, former SWP November elections in a press con­ candidate for attorney general, April Days of Protest ference here yesterday. Robert Fink, for sheriff; Edith Frank Lovell, Michigan state Gbur, Michigan secretary of the chairman of the SWP, declared Alexander Defense Commi,ttee, for that the candidates will campaign county clerk; and Edward D'An­ Ro~undup STUDENTS: throughout the state in support of gelo, campaign fund-raising chair­ Nat'l lnternatio~nal the Vietnamese and black revolu­ man, for auditor. tions and in favor of immediate Evelyn Sell and Ellen Robinson U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam On CHOICE 68 Stude~nt Strike and black control of the black are candidates for openings in the In the past week the Socialist Vote! MARCH 26 - The Student community. state Board of Education. Workers campaign office has re­ The press conference was at­ ceived requests for literature and Mobilization Committee reports In addition to Lovell, who is April 24 that letters of support and requests running for Congress in the 12th tended by two television stations, speakers from over 80 colleges and the Associated Press and four local universities participating in the for additional information about district, the announced candidates the April 26 international student were: Evelyn Kirsch and Joseph radio stations. (Detroit's major national c a m p u s referendum newspapers are still on strike.) CHOICE 68. In almost every let­ strike are pouring into the New Sanders, Wayne State University STUDENTS: York office from all over the world students active in antiwar work Most of the candidates are avail­ ter the CHOICE 68 coordinator has able for speaking engagements. indicated his intention to provide and from numerous high schools there, for WSU Board of Gov­ as well as university campuses. ernors; The Michigan SWP Campaign eve-ry candidate with an equal op­ Committee has offices at 3737 portunity to present his views to Other Offices Woodward· Ave., Detroit 48201, the student body. Strike! A telegram from• the Zengaku- Helen Schiff, a former student phone TE 1-6135. ren, Japan's large and militant at Berkeley and the l!niversity of April 26 student organization, states "Sup­ The campaign• committee has al­ port your calling April 26 strike. Wisconsin, for University of Mich­ MINNEAPOLIS-Paul Boutelle, igan Board of Regents; Linda Be­ ready sent out over 6,000 pieces of Zengakuren rally for it planned Socialist Workers candidate for campaign literature (that's over March 28." lisle and George Bouse, Detroit­ U.S. Vice President, announced EVERYONE: area schoolteachers, for Univer­ 300 pounds worth!) to these here March 19 that David Thorstad schools. sity of Michigan Regent and Mich­ would be the SWP candidate for A Belgian participant• in the An example of the l!i!tters com­ igan State University Trustee, re­ Congress in the Minnesota 5th February 18 West Berlin interna­ spectively; ing in from CHOICE 68 coordina­ Congressional district. tional march against the war James Griffin, a young auto tors is this one from Golden, Colo.: March! writes: "Our demonstration was a Thorstad, 26, is a native of worker and antiwar activist, for "I am in charge of the Halstead big success . Thank you for the Thief River Falls, Minn. From Congress, 17th district; Henry for President committee on the April 27 buttons - many demonstrators Austin, a steelworker and experi­ February to August 1967, he was campus of the Colorado School of asked for them ... We hope April enced labor spokesman, for Con­ a member of the Paris Secretariat Mines.