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Laarly 100 Auandad National Antiwar Convenuon in L.A. Protests Against Bombing Ol Dikes Sailor Aug.5-9 ! (,'I I I. AUGUST 4, 1972 25 CENTS A SOCIALIST NEWSWEEKLY/PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE WORKING PEOPLE laarly 100 auandad national antiwar convenuon In L.A. Protests against bombing ol dikes sailor Aug.5-9. ..__ By NORTON SANDLER from the West Coast, but there were approved by the overwhelming ma­ An effort by some McGovern sup­ and HARRY RING individuals and delegations from 23 jority of the gathering, recommended porters to have the conference com­ LOS ANGELES- The national anti­ states. that NPAC maintain its nonpartisan mit itself to supporting McGovern's war co~rence held here July 21-23 Convention organizers vie~ed ·the stand toward the elections. This stand presidential bid sparked heated debate voted to organize nationwide demon­ gathering as a major· gain for anti­ is essential, the proposal declared, if on NPAC's nonpartisan electoral· strations against the· Vietnam war 9n war forces. They regarded the atten­ NPAC is to continue to organize mas­ stand. Oct 26 and Nov. 18. The convention, dance as very good for the first na­ sive street demonstrations against the Originally, some McGovern support­ tional antiwar conference to be held called by the National Peace Action war. ers considered presenting a resolution Coalition (NPAC), also ratified plans on the West Coast, particularly since The proposal recognized that NPAC calling for the conference to endorse it took place in midsummer. It also for making the Aug. 5-9 Hiroshima­ embraces a broad range of political their candidate. Recognizing there was . Nagasaki commemorative demonstra­ came within two weeks of the Dem­ views. For that reason, it stated, en­ scant prospect that such a resolution tions emergency actions against the ocratic Party convention, which bad dorsing any particular candidate would be adopted, they modl:fied it U.S. bombing of North Vietnamese been a focal point for many antiwar would only serve to destroy. NPAC's by stages. On the final morning of dikes. activists. )character as a coalition and render the conference they presented a res­ Nearly 700 people participated ·in The question of how the antiwar it ineffective as a unifying force for olution calling on the gathering to the two-day convention, which was movement should -relate to th~ pres­ opponents of the war. The proposal endorse a "defeat Nixon" strategy. held at the University of C_alifornia idential elections was a center of de­ calls for picket lines at federal build­ · This resolution was introduced after at Los Angeles (UCLA). Several hun­ bate for the convention. ings Oct 26 as a springboard for the principal action proposal, which dred more attended a rally on the The action proposal introduced by demonstrations in major cities Nov. clearly stated NPAC's nonpartisan eve- of the gathering. Most people came NPAC's national coordinators, and 18. Continued on page 4 Massive British strike frees dockers/3 Hugo Blanco arrested in Argentina/5 - . Whafs happening to Democratic Party?/12 ' I VOLUME 36/NUMBER 30 "I COME TO VIETNAM AS A COMRADE": Actress , CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS WIN RELEASE FROM THIS Jane Fonda arrived in Hanoi on July 8 at the invita­ ALTERNATE SERVICE: Several adverse court rulings tion of a North Vietnamese peace committee and greeted have forced the Selective Service System to release more her hosts with the above declaration. After she broad­ than 2,000 conscientious objectors from any obligation WEEK'S cast her solidarity with the Vietnamese to U.S. service­ to perform alternative service. men, Georgia Representative Fletcher Thompson called The American Civil Liberties Union successfully argued MILITANT on the U. S. attorney general to bring charges of treason that under Selective Service regulations, conscientious ob­ against her. jectors could only be called for duty when other men 3 Britain: massive strike The antiwar activist responded that the real traifors were are being drafted. answers arrests those like Nixon, "who is cotnmitting the most heinous The decision affects all objectors who were ordered to 5 N.Y. women's march, crimes I think have ever been committed.;, ' report for work from the middle of last November until Aug. 25 Fonda told the Vietnamese: "My life has changed over the end of March this year, a period when no draftees the past few years because of my recognizing the hypoc- were ordered to report for military duty. 8 Berkeley city workers ' strike HERE'S TO YOUR HEALTH: A recent suit by the Amer­ 9 Demonstrations mark ican Public Health Association sought to force the U.S. Texas Dow strike government ·to drop its "U.S. Inspected for Wholesome­ ness" seal on .fresh meat and to substitute warnings that 10 Dollar problems con- . the meat might contain harmful germs. tinue A New England Journal of Medicine study found sal­ 11 Militant index: useful monella germs, the leading cause of food poisoning, in research guide 50.8 percent of government-inspected poultry they checked. 13 Labor officials and Mc­ The U.S. Agricultural Department ranks food poisoning as second only to the common cold as the most frequent Govern cause of illness in this country. It is estimated that 2 14 Jenness condemns 'million Americans are stricken with it every year. Most Boston cops recover quickly. The aged and the very young can die. 15 Jenness fights for Ohio ballot status ARGENTINA 72: OPPRESSION, REPRESSION, TOR­ 16 N.Y. SWP collects over TURE: This pamphlet reveals the conditions in which preparations are being made for the 1973 elections called 45,000 signatures in ·by the Lanusse regime in Argentina.. It contains testi­ week mony, news summaries, letters from prison, and articles 17 Liberation struggle of o,n other Latin American countries, including Brazil, Bo- Quebec workers livia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. ; , 18 Thousands starve in The pamphlet is published in French by the Committee Afghanistan to Defend Argentine Political Prisoners, cjo Marguerite Duras, 15 impasse de Mont Tonnerre, Paris 15, France. 19 New American Mov't Price: $1.25 postpaid. The committee also publishes an 'abstains from mass Jane Fonda information bulletin that can be ordered for 25 cents action from the same address. 21 British army invades ri.sy and criminality of a succession of U.S. governments, ACLU BLASTS MAYDAY ARRESTS: The U.S. gov­ ghettos particuhirly with regard to Vietnam. Along with tens of 24 Ellsberg jury seated thousands of other Americans of all ages and classes, ernment and. Washington, D. C., police acted to suspend certain provisions of the Constitution during the May­ this new consciousness was awakened by the Vietnamese people. Your struggle, courage, culture have forced us ·day antiwar protests in May 1971, says the American Civil Liberties Union. An 81-page report prepared by to recognize certain truths about our country and what 2 In Brief the ACLU charges that most_of the 13,000 people ar- will be necessary to change it." 6 In Our Opinion Letters VIETNAM STILL BIGGEST ISSUE AMONG U.S. STU­ 7 The Great Society DENTS: According to· the latest Campus Opinion poll, By Any Means taken in June, 29 percent of those questioned cited Viet­ Necessary n~m as their greatest concern. This compares with 24 percent in October 1971. ,The environment was the second 9 The National Picket Line greatest area of concern, with 1 7 percent. 18 The Militant Gets Around 20 In Review ORLANDO, FLA., GETS IT TOGETHER: Militant reader· Mark Shafraski reports that the newly formed Orlando Peace Action Co~;tlition sponsored a teach-in on July 4 WORLD OUTLOOK that was attended by more than 600 people. It was the first organized antiwar action in Orlando in three years. · 1 U.S. Senate OKs aid to Another teach-in is planned for Aug. 5. Hiroshima-Naga­ Brazil saki memorial actions are scheduled for Aug. 6, 7, 8, 2 Yugoslav students face and 9, including a picket· of Cape Kennedy on Aug. 6. trial 3 'Samizdat' writers pro­ HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE 'SERIOUS DOUBTS'- test Bukovsky trial 40 YEARS TOO LATE: On July 25 it was revealed that 4 Interview with Brazilian the U. S. Public Health Service has used a group ~f 400 Trotskyists Black men as human guinea pigs for 40 years. The 400 men, all from Tuskegee, Ala., · and all suffering from syphilis, were given no medical treatment at ail, even A Washington cop using mace on demonstrators after penicillin became widely available. during-Mayday protests. THE MILITANT Syphilis can cause bone and dental deformations, deaf­ ness, blindness, hearf disease, and deterioration of the rested during the protests "were illegally detained, illegal­ VOLUME 36/NUMBER 30 central nervous system, often leading to insanity. The . ly charged, and deprived of their constitutional rights AUGUST 4, 1.272 study was conducted to determine from autopsies what to due process, fair trial and assistance of counsel." QOSJNG NEWS DATE-JULY 26, 1972 the disease do~ to the human·body. The report pointed out the courts' role in enabling those "As incentives to enter the program," the July 26 New arrested to be held despite lack of evidence against them. Editor: MARY-AliCE WATERS York Times relates, "the men were promised free trans­ Managing Editor: DOUG JENNESS It also cited the role of the newspapers, which at first Business Manager: SHARON CABANISS portation to and from hospitals, free hot lunches, free failed to print news a bout the arrest of bystanders and Southwest Bureau: HARRY RING medicine for any disease other than syphilis and free charges of brutality. burial after autopsies were performed." District of Columbia Police Chief Jerry V. Wilson has Published weekly by The Militant Publishing Ass' n., Dr. J.D. Millar, who is in charge of the "study" of the in the past defended the use of mass arrests.
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