.. Ill.l.in.1, ••.-..- ,,i ,,., „„T M~^—,^..«.M«..».,,J^-^—a. in il i r vol.1 n.1 January 1975 ::: LJ a 11 D a THIS PAPER DOES NOT NECESSARILY EXPRESS JJ VW7 THE OPINION OF THE ARMED FORCES. THIS PAPER CANNOT BE TAKEN FROM YOU ACCORDING ENLISTED PEOPLES ORGANIZING. COMMITTEE TO DoD Directive 1325,6 NAVY SHAFTS NUKES, r^H^Ti^i ffß* NUKES FIGHT BACK On November 5 More than 40 people were dropped from the Navy's Nuclear Power School at Mare Island near San Francisco. Although the command cited "inferior aca demic performance" as the reason for the dismissals, the Navy quickly began shipping the men out before they could question the decision. Six sailors were able to gat a civilian attorney through the Bay Area Military Law Panel and they are fighting backi
The attorney for the six quickly filed in Fed eral Court for a temporary restraining order to stop the Navy from shipping the men out
».*ï# m- » * * .* *•*.*• * ». *#*.#•** # ,.*"".- •&L^Z3> %** iNSidE : SO FfRE ME Recruiters P. 5 AFL-CiO: Â Gl UNION?? I know it may sound hard to believe but the American Federation of Govern Women P. 7 ment Employees (AFGE) is planning to start an organizing drive among active duty military. The Union's plans were U.S.S. Mickey Mouse P.6 first disclosed in the Wall Street Journal on June 27 of this year. Of course, the announcement scared legal heip& more the shit out of top Pentagon officials: "Sheer horror", exclaimed an Army ral, i!i£ you analyse the meaning #*.#»** *•<»»»*-»» *.*»#.**•*'<•• #•* •.* * • • * » CONT'D P. 3 FROM P.l 2 before their dismissals were investigated. The sailors, all with good military records, are suing the Navy for discharge claiming it did not live up to its part of the contract. All of the men had signed long enlistments just for Nuclear Power School. Several o£ the men have told Stars and Strikes of instances of recruiter fraud and they are filing an Art, 135- a request for a court of inquiry into the Navy's recruiting practice. This is what some of the Nuclear Power trainees had to say; ONE NAVY MM3 WRITES On November 5, 1975, over forty enlisted Nuclear Field Candidates were' dropped from the Nuclear Power Pre-School, Mare Island, California. Nuclear ceiling. The reason for the drop was stated our own benefit« Now those of us as "markedly inferior academic marks". dropped are wondering what our own Of the forty that were dropped, benefit was« five have stayed on at Treasure The Nuclear Power drops caused a large Island to contest this action. amount of static at the transient command. The day after the drop many of The command then decided to reveiw all the sailors started asking how records and get a ruling from Washington the Navy could drop students from on the overall situation at Treasure a school that had no bearing on Island» It took roughly three days for their performance at the Nuclear the ruling to come from Washington; and Power Training Course. When when it did come, it contridicted the first asked, the Personnel Depart Navy's Supers Manual, Chapter six, and ment at Treasure Island confirmed what the Personnel people had told us» the fact that Pre-School was not If the ruling had been the same as it a part of the course of instruction. stated in the Supers Transfer Manual, Chapter six of the Enlisted Trans the Navy would then have had to dis fer Manual also confirms this state charge or re-instate the Nuclear Power ment. Chapter six says, and I quote, drops. And as we all know, the Armed "Completion of these courses, while Forces do not want to admit they irre not mandatory, will be of assistance wrong» to the student during the. Basic Nuc Before the drop from this school, there lear Power CourseT Any one of the were rumors that the newest class was students dropped could have gone to the largest ever to attend the school a Career Counslor at their previous at Mare Island,. Also, that a large cuty station, ordered and completed number of students would have to be the prescribed non-mandatory sub dropped» The only positive reason for jects, which were basic mathematics this drop is that the Navy eannot or and college level physics,. It was will not bother to train these students» also said, by the'commanding Therefore, it would be rauch easier officer of the Nuclear Power to eliminate the students than to buy School, that the Pre-School was for the extra supplies« CONT'D P. 4 thousands of GIs in the Phillipines and in Europe pressed demands upon the brass UNION not only for demobilization and discharges but for greater democratic rights for GIs» of military discipline, you can't The result of this struggle was a number tolerate any organization that competes of reforms in the military "justice" with the chain of command." system. Believe it or not, the UCMJ is Rut chances ara pretty good that the one of those reforms. Of course, it didn't brass will get over their shock because go nearly as far as the GIs wanted or even the AFGE is not the kind of union that as far as presidential commissions had rocks the boat, Clyde 'Webber, President recommanded« of the AFGE has made it clear that his During the Vietnam era, a number of Union is only interested in "bread and groups tried to organize in the military-- butter" matters. the American Servicemen's Union and Vietnam Veterans Against the War among others» But. these groups, just like the GIs in 1946, weren't afraid to tackle problems that might interfere with "military discipline". They took up fights against Article 15's (Captain*sMast or Office; Hours), they fought the racism in the military system, they defended GIs who protested against what the military was doing in Vietnam; they encouraged GIs to see themselves as workers and. to not allow them selves to be used against other workers in war or as strike breakers. So the AFGE is just a day late and a dollar short- But one thing Is for sure; If the AFGE can overcome the Pentagon objections and certain legal obstacles, their organizing drive is bound to be successful. They already have 290,000 civilian employees on military bases. They will sell us a bill _u_W of goods and they will turn out to be a When you think, of it, the AFGE do-nothing union. They will only mess announcement should come as no surprise with pay and benefits and their record shows to any of us. Since the establishment they don't even do that very well.» Just in 1971 of the "all volunteer" armed like do-nothing AFL-CIO unions in the forces, the military has been played up civilian workforce, rank and file caucuses as the best job around*. "Navy .TTmore will have to be organized to deal with than just a paycheck,»" "The Air Force problems of racism, discipline and harass 'superjobs' and lifetime skills", so ment, discriminatory treatment of women, to read some of the recruiting ads. People say nothing of future Vietnams1' are selecting a military career as a Keep in tune with what the AFGE is up to. means of livelihood, not for patriotic Talk about it with your friends in the reasons, It is reasonable then for GIs military. Organize yourselves and get a to expect, some of the advantages of a job jump on the AFGE. J^t in "the world". And for the. AFGE to start thinking about those, potential dues paying merabers. It's a well prove fact that if a whole lot of people have common interests, the best way to get ahead is to get together, ^IK -?f organize and fight for those interests. An organization of soldiers almost got off the ground in 1946 'when GIs began to <9» protest that post-war demobilization was not going fast enough. Demonstrations of eiy r best, 150 pages oi Elec NültES tronics.• 1 made It through that school If vou are in the military and you in 14 day». 1 was sent to a school, and ' I to find out v: at« you have. within a-wi ek J Was elected class iead- jndef the military frostwork, 1 er 1 y my superior Petty Officer«. «aacnd a good book for you Lo ï^adi iiùut A sciiool I managed to make It is called "Turnii>g TJ. .nci", if through every cut-off list and most published i'i 19 74 ' of all, maintained an excellent con •he San f)j«go T. a Ar OUCH1 duct record. I graduated from A school Coramittee. For with a 78% average, and my evaluation I rin •' nu 1 it. - d.-.,' : , grades'wei> end above, based on a ,
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K TT s recryiters: ^%slSmE S FROM P. 4 ape foot room for most of preschool, then the nightmare really began. On Novem ber 5s 1975, I was summarily dismis The tî.S« military spent $93 million to sed from pre-school. The officers in recruit you last year. " It got $32 million charge said the class was too large worth of "public service" ads free to use and they would have to disenroll on recruitment and public relations. If people* Even though I had better than you listened to the ads and read the lit a passing overage, their reason .for erature, you might have forgotten that the ridding themselves of me was my alga» job of the military is to fight wars. You bra grades In high school. This is a might have thought the Navy used its ships qualification that8s supposed to be as institutions of advanced, electronics; checked prior to enlistment. Accord that the Air Force has super-jobs and that ing to the Naval Nuclear Training the Army and the Marine Corps is aching for manual, 1.f I am disannulled because a chance to teach, you valuable new skills,, of reasons originating prior to my en This sounds pretty good to people who can listment, I am given two choices, an not find a job or can't afford that college other C school« or a discharge no less education. The draft is over: that means than full honorable, I chose the dis all those college kids don't have to worry charge, but the Navy is now refusing anymore. But, do you think the draft is to follow the rules it made. The Navy over? Did you have much choice when it has tried numerous deceitful ways of came down to the unemployment office or the fighting back against my discharge. military? Thousands of men and women don't Now I am being held here in Treasure see the "choice51 at ail. All they know is Island pending ray court case« I am that it Is a job and it pays and it's bet being held here on a congressional ter than nothing. What about ail those hold so that I can fight my case in skills and education? Take the Navy's Nuc these courts« Here too, the Navy tried lear Tower program. The recruitment effort to split us up using trickery and out in this field is enormous,, I picked up an right refusal to handle the. case., Fin other recruitment pitch in the BART station ally I had to seek civilian council.. just the other day» Yet, we know that they My attorneys are Julie Kessler Goeitz recruit at least: twice as many people as and Marjory Kaplan, They will be happy they can possibly train in the program and to answer any questions concerning my then drop people from the program in huge case, and will appreciate your support numbers. Are you out of the Navy then, if greatly« you don't get your education? Not if they Thank you. can help it» Half of the jobs in the Marine Corps are ground combat jobs. What kind of ÉX-NOC M- training is that going to provide you with for civilian life? Combat means war and. that's what you are going to learn to do — fight wars« Even if they train you for the job as they promised, they might not use you in the field. Lots of grad uates from the Nuclear Power program(the ones who make it) go out to ships for months and sit around chipping paint. Also, many of the jobs do not transfer into civ ilian Life, There are 194,000 aircraft mechanics in the Air Force, all trained by the. military. But there are only 117,000 "He took ihe wraps off out sacral weapon!' aircraft mechanics in the whole civilian economy, How many of those 194,000 are going to get any of those 117,000 jobs, if KPF, and when the]»* become vacant? Recruiters will promise you anything, just *: as long as you sign that contract» It*s FM« 94 only later that you find out about the interesting things. Like, that you signed — CPKT'0 fS-7 'J.S.3. MICKEY MOUSE
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11, to start It off, the Ravy Is die moet disorganize and misguided network of people that I heve ever bed the «isfortune to work for. The ship thet I en on, ot^ehould X say jervlnQ ay time on, is -10 discon nected with whet's happening In the rest of the world, the : I some times wonder how lt opperates at all. My ship bee e »ester et ems force which le like e Gestapo-bcadqoirte e. All they can think about le how they can write eomeona up and harr, us the enlisted folks 01 board. Thé captain on the ship Isn't to. bad, except for one ssv-11 detail; and that IM thet he's using the ship to prove to hie superiors that he should get e promotion. Be Is using the ship In euch e way that the fleet thinks he is doing a great jcb by crackit« down 00 ail the so . ' called "troublemakers". For some rseeon, the officers on rir ship have lost,eight of what things are' supposed to be Important in the navy» Trust, Lender.'hip, Hoi.isty, rod these ere the traditions ? thought the. Kevy stood for. For sora reason, the Bevy le complete ly backwards. "--.-- thqt the Vit
/ SISTERS UNITE ! I I TO OUR SISTERS IN THE MILITARY: We know that there are a lot of you out there, and that the numbers are increasing everyday. The military plans to recruit more and more women, promising us education and special training. Women join up for the same reasons that men do -- job training» travel and opportunities for respons ibility. We have a little extra push too — we are tired of the roles that the civilian world has so long kept us in. We want to try new things, learn skills and move around on our own. It's a pretty big shock when we find out that the military has the same' idea in mind for us that the civilians do. We get to be the ?R\EH0LY RECRUITER, typists and back-up people in the mil itary, freeing the men for the "real" see THE WQ&LO" jobs. And to make things worse, how does the brass encourage the men to %vT7 _. 3 o£ST UE' T ^ l^bMHiH see us and how many of them see us? 4 T*hxt.s You guessed it--as prostitutes for Î Worte« the men in the unit. As one GI put it, "We used to say that if the mili tary wanted us to have sex, they !TP>VO£K would provide it for us. Now it looks DouWft
{m:i:iHiaitIltllili«»tmrnrMr»i«i«tfft « « « BJBBP MM-WKMMWamWÊMM_m sameoldbssameoldbssameoldbssameoldbssameoldbssameoldbssameoldbssameoldbssameold RECRUITERS FROM P. 5 up to be a combat engineer and not a regular engineer; and all that combat engineers learn is how to blow up bridges. Not much use in civilian life. , The CID did a big investigation into recruiter fraud in 1973 and ended up reassign ing 107 recruiters for malpractice. In 1972, 5,000 soldiers were discharged for mis taken enlistment. Mistaken enlistment means the recruiter lied, the GIs found out and so the military HAD to let them out. Thousands of others just take their disappointment and stick it out; learning such valuable skills as paint chipping, lawn mowing and garbage collecting. Lots of people don't get the benefits they were promised . Thousands of sailors have sued the Navy for the Variable Re-enlistment Bonus (VRB) they were promised but which was no longer available when it came time to collect. So far every case has -höcf faqe. RECRUITERS been decided against the Navy but the mo money will be tied up for years while the Navy appeals the decisions. Now, Congress SliliiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimmiiiiliiimillliiiilE- is doing away with benefits for the "peace —« _i time" military. With all this trickery what does the PEOPLE'S | military want with us? Are we going to have to fight more Vietnams or what?. RADIO _ Well, with 42,000 troops within a few miles of the border between North and South Korea Kissinger is saying he'll use tactical nuclear weapons if anything happens » Meanwhile U.S. military aid and GIA activity manipulates forces in Chile, Angola, Portugal =3iiimmi!!iiiiimmmimimmiii!Wiimmiiii£ etc.etc. And we are just beginning to hear about It. It seems pretty clear that the Pentagon did not spend $93 Billion last year to give us a higher education.
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Send to STARS AND STRIKES 2588 Mission St #220 SHATTUCK AND PRINCE (near Ashby) San Francisco, CA 94110 BERKELEY Trainees Discharoed sailors Win Navy Suit Getting cut from the Nuclear Po wer School at Mare Island (near San Francisco) is not unusual. Pacific Counseling Service Has talked to ma many sailors who have been dropped for one reason or another. But last November five sailors sued in Feder al Court for discharge, claiming the Navy breached its contract when it dropped them from the program.Of the five, one dropped out of the suit for personal reasons, two dropped DOD Dir. 1325.6 authorizes your possession of this newspaper. out when the Navy offered them honor It cannot legally be prohibited by anyone, at anytime, for any able discharges, and the remaining reason, whatsoever. If it is taken, get a receipt for it. two won their case in Federal Court. CONT'D ON PAGE 7 250 OR DONATION VOLUME ONE NUMBER TWO JUNE 76
SAILORS FIGHT VRB CUTS COURT BATTLE CONTINUES
Sailors fighting to get the Navy to honor its Variable Reenlistment Bonus (VRB) promises to them recent ly re-argued their case at the Ap peals Court in San Francisco. Pre vious suits have been won in the District Courts in Hawaii and San Diego, but the government appealed. If the government loses, it will have to pay over $120 million in VRB's SAILORS IN HAWAII PICKET FOR VRB to some 30,000 enlisted men and women. Congress withdrew the VRB allegedly sea work two shifts a day under unsafe The sailors, who were lured into to save money, which of course, was never "saved", but merely recirculated conditions thus "saving" half of Che shipping over for two years by the ships' operating costs and freeing promise of cash bonuses, contend to buy more superfluous military hard ware. The "savings" amount to about even more money to buy useless, poorly that, since they served the extra the cost of one B-l bomber. Whenever maintained equipment. time and completed the training in i iinii«Bii •-» fi fn hi mkma_èâikm-È-m mwme—mmuä in uuu| umu, come up with the money, invariably directed against the work Hawaii, and San Diego are worVir.g to maintains that the money promised ers in the services. Sometimes it make the Navy and Congress honor was made possible by a law passed takes the form of shorter time allow promises. The struggle Is cootlamljsj. by Congress which it later repealed, ed for the overhaul of ships, result The Navy will appeal unfavorable l\. so the Navy can't pay. ing in 90 hour work weeks for the ings and the Supreme Court will Ine. crews. It can mean that sailors at itably get involved soon. •imiiiiiiiiiimi: __ INSIDE: GERMANY^ ppC HITS RECRUITING OF MERCENARIES FOR RACISTS IN AFRICA
An Army PFC stationed in Hanau, Ger of freedom of the press, I oppose this centerfold many, has filed an Article 138 com kind of censorship. Instead, I demand plaint against the Commanding General, your approval for distribution of an UASREUR, General Blanchard, and asked equal number of copies of publications, Women of Olongapo the Justice Dept. to investigate The as described below, which oppose the Overseas Weekly after discovering ad use of mercenaries in Africa. Firstly vertising in that publication for mer I demand your approval for the distri cenaries to fight Blacks in Africa. bution of Enclosure B (ed. note: this PG. 6 PFC Marcus K. Adams filed the com was the letter to the Justice Dept.) plaint against General Blanchard after on all posts under your command in Iwakuni 5 Victory receiving no action on his letter ask order to redress this wrong. If you ing for redress of grievances. Marcus are not disposed to give this approval, Adams' letter read as follows: I alternatively demand that you for ward this request to every base comman PG. 2 ••••••••••* der in USAREUR with a letter from you As a black enlisted person, I have supporting my request. Secondly, also BICENTENNIAL been wronged by being subjected to mer in order to redress the wrong, I ask cenary recruitment advertising in the that you seek approval from the approp February and March issues of Overseas riate authority for regular distribu Weekly. This recruitment is for mer tion in Stars and Stripes bookstores PG.3 cenaries who may well be fighting in of Fight Back and the Black Panther. support of various racist white minor ity regimes in southern Africa. I be Sincerely, CAMP SCHWAB lieve these advertisements are illegal Marcus K. Adams according to 18 USC Section 959. Such PFC US Army illegal recruitment for mercenaries is PG. 2 a detriment to the morale of the troops and to racial harmony within the ranks. The quickest way of stopping this illegal activity would be prohibition Staff this issue: Bob, Bruce, Doug, CALENCJAR of further distribution of Overseas Jeanne, Margie, and Michael with Weekly in Stars and Stripes bookstores special thanks to Jill, Janelle, PG. 7 until these advertisements are termin and Hal. ated. However, as a strong supporter •*•* BRASS' NEGLIGENCE
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Camp Schwab, USMC Koza, Okinawa 23 May, 1976
In the wake of recent adverse pub licity concerning the Marine Corps' careless disregard of the well-being of enlisted people, the Corps' 3rd Mar ine Division in Okinawa is trying to cover up the facts surrounding the drowning deaths of two Marines, one Black,and one Chicano, both crew mem bers of a sunken LVTP7 Amphibian Trac tor (Amtrak). On the morning of April 29, 1976, while taking part in a landing exer MARINES ATIWAKUNI BEING ARRESTED FOR DISTRIBUTING cise in the Central Training Area(CTA) DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE JULY 1974 of northern Okinawa, an Amtrak, #A-39, broke down and required towing back to its' unit at Camp Schwab; a Marine In fantry base a few miles to the south. IWAKUNI FIVE The officer-in-charge, a 1st Lieuten ant, ordered the stricken vehicle towed back thru the water. It was NAVY AND MARINE REGS UNCONSTITUTIONAL also reported that before the towing operation had begun, the Amtrak's en i A Federal judge has declared prison terms. listed crew members had requested per unconstitutional several Marine Instead of petitions, they mission to have the vehicle towed back Corps and Navy regulations requir drafted letters to Senator Fulbright overland, since it was well known that ing prior approval of printed mater and displayed them—not distributed A-39 was unsafe. However, the officer ial before distribution among ser- them-- to others Marines. refused the request and ordered the vicepeople on base. The case rep Though they had made numerous towing thru the water. According to resents at least a partial victory protests to challenge the Marine unit members, the Lt. probably decided in the series of cases from Iwakuni, Corps' restrictive regulations, this that the administrative red tape nec Japan which involved political pro time the protesters wanted to make essary to arrange such an overland tow test and direct challenges to the clear their protests were focused would have called too much attention base regulations. on repression in Korea, not the • — t^ct^f*ct_yai . „niili msijf inn -i *uUft- <——aaaaamama———, [wakuni, Japan has a rich history of Nevertheless, five Marines were ing operation. protest by Marines and repression arrested and charged with violations Marine Corp officials refused to from the brass. Perhaps the most of the base anti-distribution order. release many details about the accident, famous incident occurred when a group Now, almost two years later, a feder or to answer any questions, saying that of Marines were arrested for distri al judge has declared that Huff, a proper investigation would be held. buting copies of the Declaration of Falatine and others had their consti However, since the accident, several Independence on Fourth of July, 1973. tutional rights infringed upon by Marines have come forward with infor Ironically, chat case was unsucces Marine Corps regulations. mation which they feel clearly shows sful in challenging base regulations Specifically, the judge declared that the Marine Command on Okinawa is restricting distribution of litera First Marine Air Wing Order 5370.IB; trying to cover up negligence on the ture. MCAS Iwakuni Order 5370.3B; Fleet part of some of its officers. The following year saw numerous Marine Force Pacific Order 5370.3B; political activities by Marines at and Commander in Chief (CINPAC) Paci- Two Marines, both members of the Iwakuni. In May of that year Lance ficFleet Instruction 5440.3C "uncon 1st Track Vehicle Battalion at Camp Corporal Frank Huff and others stitutional as applied to servicemen Schwab, stated that A-39 had been in a sought permission to distribute lit to servicemen distribution of printed deadlined status for some time before erature regarding the use of the materials on base during off hours the accident occured. This means the military and National Guard in labor and away from restricted work areas." vehicle was awaiting some sort of disputes; material on the use of According to Alan Dranitske, att maintenance or parts and was temporar Article 138 (Redress of Grievances); orney on the case, the judge's rul ily unserviceable. According to the and petitions to Congress supporting ing calls into question Navy and Mar Marines, A-39's deadlined status was amnesty for Vietnam War resisters. ine Corps regulations all over the listed as "non-water operational." All of these requests were denied. Pacific Command. However, it is al Another Marine remembers riding in In late June, Huff and another most certain the military will ap A-39 a couple of weeks before it sunk. Marine, Robert Falatine, requested peal the decision. Although the rul He and members of his squad had to take permission to circulate a leaflet ing certainly applies to First Amend turns holding onto the mechanical door entitled "We Hold These Truths To ment activity such as petitioning from the inside in order to stop the Be Self Evident (But Do The Brass)?" Congress, the wording of the Judge's water from leaking in through faulty containing the Declaration of Inde order does not preclude distribution seals. pendence and the First Amendment to of any other type of material. Marines at Schwab have also report the Constitution with commentary. Speaking to the issue of a base ed that the Marine Command in Okinawa The two were allowed to distribute in a foreign country, the judge said is apparently trying to suppress know off base but not on base. because of isolation from civilian ledge of the accident from higher auth About this time, Huff, Falantine off-base sources, an even greater orities in Washington. According to and others heard of the most recent need exists to "assure the free flow sources inside the communications cen waves of repression by the South of information and ideas." ter at Camp Schwab, anytime there is a Korean dictator, Pak Jung Hi. Pak "In this court's opinion," said fatal incident involving marines, mes had just sentenced 14 of his oppon Judge Parker, "not only were the de sages must be sent to the Commandant ents to death, 15 others to life nials arbitrary misapplications of of the Marine Corps, the Secretary of sentences, and 26 to 15 to 20 year the regulations, but the very system the Navy, and the President giving of prior restraints for servicemen- full details. However, outgoing mes to-servicemen distribution of mater sages have so far contained none of ials on base, during off hours and the information in this story. away from work areas, is unconstitu For further information, contact tionally restrictive of the First the Koza People's Center, PO Box 447, Amendment freedoms." Okinawa-shi, Okinawa-ken, Japan 904 tele.-(09893) 7-3107. SOLDIERS ELECT OFFICERS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin TheWayItWasInl776 Officers elected by their troops? A democractic military fighting only Then; as now, the wealthy had ways for self defense of their families and to avoid military service. One com their country? Long hair and civilian mon practice was to have Black slaves, clothes while on active duty? Imposs and white indentured servants serve ible, we've been told] An army like in place of their rich masters. This that could only lose. What is needed method did help many to win their for an effective armed forces id dis freedom. cipline: the blind following of arbi trary authority. Officers of the militia tended to be wealthier than most of the men be 1976--200 years since the signing cause they were required to buy their of the Declaration of Independence. own uniforms and equipment. Neverthe This document proclaimed that "all less, there was not the deep division men are created equal," that they are between officers and men as in England, "endowed with certain inalienable This was due to the level of democracy rights" and that among these rights Officers were elected every year-and are "life, liberty,' and the pursuit rotated on a regular basis. Decisions of happiness." Since soldiers and were made by majority rule after open sailors today are among those who wit debates. Grievances were speedily re ness the more blatant examples of in dressed and any officer found mistre equality at home and abroad, Stars ating the soldiers would be replaced When war appeared imminent in 1775, and Strikes makes this small contri by vote. Although women and Afro- the Second Continental Congress formed bution to the US Bicentennial with Americans were generally excluded, the Continental Army. Because most some notes on the troops that fought this system was very democratic for delegates to the Congress were wealthy the battles and won our independence. its time. they did not trust the militias. In deference to popular opinion however, The armed forces during the Ameri The more powerful land and slave the Army recruited from the militias. can Revolution (1775-1783) consisted owners in the colonies—like George Because the militiamen wanted to stay of two typest The militia and the Washington--distrusted the people's with their units, and volunteers did regular forces. militia calling them "incompetent and not want to extend their enlistments, unreliable," On the other hand the The militia was a system derived an early form of recruiters and a idea of a standing army was very un from the military practice of the draft appeared. When shortages be popular because of the experience early English. All free men were came acute, some Afro-Americans were with British occupation forces. trained and expected to defend the allowed to enlist land. The training in the American Therefore, "volunteers" were estab colonies lasted from a few days to a lished. These men signed up for long Out of a total American force of few weeks and the recruits were not enlistments (usually three years or 200,000, General George Washington to serve outside their own colonies so). First used to fight Native Amer commanded only 20,000. His attempt without their consent. They could icans in the "Indian Wars" on the fron to impose an aristocratic, European not be called up for involuntary ac- tier, the volunteers were not popular style oi command met resistance and •— I »U»TfJ Li»i. Juij Tin maammmmmmm• UlUHtllJ UUL —• ussiij rrrri*MKmmÊgmmm——wpç9m~—- of any year. Some officers were even them. Though not careerists for the the Pennsylvania and Nt elected. 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Changjin H Or Reservoir 'Songjin AnluB9»^fToKh on/ mSinuiju/# • j NORTH Nannie Pakchon Pongui \)\g__£Jf 5j"Hun9nam KOREA KOREA | Saamcham •Pyongyang viKosong lchM.4, US MOVES TO DIVIDE KOREA - AUGUST 1945 1 Hwachon Yanggu " rwS^V^^""^' ~ °-\" ~ 38»" PARAU£L 0na_Z 70? , .«HongdionY Koewng^Tl «Seoul .Hoengwrfg Inchon^ _ «^»Wonju ' portation and communications, for Own» \.lchon \ $eo „f Editor's note: SOUTH £y*t Kumy,,n9ian9 nearly a month. The Assembly declared S KOREA \ *t*>"9"««» "Stars and Strikes" has recently itself the People's Republic of Korea received many requests for help from (PRK) and began a program calling for people on orders for Korea. Some national unification, land reform, the have been there and don't want to re ousting of Japanese collaborators, ex turn, some were trying to avoid go pansion of voting rights, and the for ing al all, and some; like Michael mation of people's cooperatives. Kerr, (see article in this issue) The US refused to recognize an in were forced to leave by the US and dependent Korea. A PRK delegation ROK governments. Because of this we sent to Inchon to welcome the US landing have put together a little background was coldly rebuffed by the Commander of information about Korea and the history US forces in Korea, John Reed Hodge. of US military involvement there. Two days later Hodge declared the US This is the first in a series of art military government the "only govern- icles. The next issue will talk about US policy encouraged opposition to the moves made by the US to destroy the PRK by supporting ultra-conserva the democratic reform movement and tive political forces. In October, the Korean War, and we'll end up 1945, H. Merle Benninghoff, State Dept with the rise of•Park Chung Hee and political advisor, reported: "the most the Korean CIA and current US policy. encouraging single factor in the poli tical situation is the presence in Seoul of several hundred conservatives among the elder and better educated Our history of the Korean people Koreans. Although many of them have picks up in 1945 with the end of the served with the Japanese, that stigma second World War. By mid-August 1945 ought eventually to disappear." The ps had liberated large parts n—— re—or- also detailed US govern of Korea and were prepared to accept ment collaboration with a right-wing the Japanese surrender. The US, with political group, the Korean Democratic its closest troops in Okinawa, propo Party (KDP). The KDP urged the main sed that the Soviets should disarm the U.S. Army sentry stands guard along the DM2 tenance of Landlordism, little or no Japanese forces in Korea above the 38th punishment for collaborators, and the parallel and the US those below. The ment in Korea south of the 38th para continuation in power of many Koreans 38th Parallel boundary line was never llel," which was, he claimed, "re who had held authority under the Japa considered a permanent political divi storing order to a political vacuum." nese. Nothing could have been further sion. This period of US military rule began from the aspirations and desires of the with the re-arming of defeated Japa Korean people after 35 years of colonial rule. The occupying Soviet and American nese troops, the reinstatement of Japa armies were greeted by a functioning nese Governor General Abe, and the use independent Korean government. On of Japanese troops under US command to Very quickly, the US moved to con Sept 6, 1945, two days before US troops liquidate PRK branches and programs. solidate power for the KDP. A special landed, a national assembly with 1000 Korean historian Cho Soon Sung notes, Korean Advisory Council was formed with delegates was held in Seoul to con however, that any sense of political 9 of the 11 members belonging to the solidate the work of the Committee for chaos was totally created by American KDP. Koreans who had worked for the the Preparation of Korean Independence occupation policy. "It should have Japanese police forces were quickly (CPKI). The CPKI was a coalition rep been immediately apparent that chaos hired into the new police apparatus. resenting the wide spectrum of Korean would result if the defacto government With the US military firmly in control political parties. They had virtually was rejected. The Republic appeared of the urban areas, the KDP was easily controlled the existing administrative to have the legitimate claim as the thrust into control of state power in machinery in Korea, including trans- representatives of the Korean people." Seoul.
ROK Deports US Soldier For Exposing Dictatorship of SP/5 Kerr in the ROK can only result in further embarrassment and discredit On July 8, 1975, Army signal spec the ROK Government was investigating to the US. His expeditious removal ialist Michael Kerr was put under me. On July 8, 1975, I was placed from the command is in the best Inter guard and removed from his duty sta under guard and escorted onto a est of the service." tion in South Korea, sent back to CONUS plane to the US. During my last 7 months in the ROK, and quietly discharged. SP/5 Kerr was I was told I had violated a Sta I had initiated nearly 200 letters to a model soldier throughout his Army tus of Forces Agreement (SOFA) regula US Congresspeople concerning the opp career yet, recent Congressional test tion between the ROK and the US, how ression of the South Koreans by the imony by an ex-State Dept. employee ever, nothing was indicated to substan Park Chung Hee Government and how US has indicated that Kerr was probably tiate such a charge. Then, to effect policies and aid promoted that oppres removed at the request of top Pentagon ively deny me my legal rights, includ sion. Some of the letters were signed authorities after pressure had been ing due process of law as stated in by other EM's. I wasn't involved with brought to bear by Korean CIA agents the UCMJ, the charges were dropped. Korean nationals active in the opposi who penetrated the US Congress. Nevertheless, a new entry in my Army tion movement. I got my information Following is Michael's story in his 201 file read, "Serviceman has allege from Korean newspapers, Stars and own words. M. dly involved himself in political act Stripes, and US Congressional hearings. ivities In the ROK which are prejudi On June 12, 1975, I sent to Presi I was sent to South Korea in May cial to the Government of the ROK and dent Ford a letter signed by 107 Amer 1973 by the US Army Signal Corps. In which have a high potential to embar ican GI's. Rear Admiral W.J. Crowe, late June 1975, I was informed that rass the command. Continued service Director of the East Asian and Pacific KERR...cont'd Region in the Defense Dept., wrote on behalf of the President; "...the United States Government^is gen uinely concerned about human rights matters and be lieves that human rights are valid US foreign poli cy objectives in and of themselves. The US Govern ment has not been involved or associated with the Korean Government's internal actions, and we will continue to express our concern to the Korean Government over the protection and preservation of human rights."
This statement is contradicted by the facts. In June 12, 1975 Congressional testimony, Leonard C. Meeker, former legal advisor to the State Dept., summed up this way; "What we see in South Korea is not prudent defense. It is the operation of a police state which brands any nonconformity or dissent as treason. The US's actions are not neu tral in relationship to the internal political situation. They are shoring up a brutal dictator ship. "
It has been disclosed by Senator Alan Cranston that nearly 8070 of our direct foreign aid for fis cal year 1975 is to be given to 56 authoritarian governments. We have already given these govern ments $81 billion in the past 30 years. This is a perversion of American wealth and goodwill.
Needless to say, I will be continuing my de mand for satisfactory explanation concerning my removal. But more important is that we Americans should start demanding to know just what it is our Government is using our tax dollars for in South Korea and just how is this use affecting the human rights of the Korean people. "At lent a perfect soldier!" from The Mastes, 1916 Michael Kerr, Ex-Spec/5 US Army
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CONGRESS SPEAKS voices . SOME CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSES TO KOREAN DICTATORSHIP of struggle Senator James Abourezk (SD) ... I am convinced that without US mili tary and economic assistance, the South Korean Government could not Hear our cryl Hear our cryj so flagrantly violate the basic human rights of its own citizens. Crying out of aching hunger. (January 14, 1975) Patience quickly running outi Senator Walter J Mondale (Mn) — I can assure you that I strongly Can we long believe this ruler? share your indignation over the blatant disregard for human rights practice in South Korea. (May 29, 1975) Bodies weary from low wages Now are dying of high prices. Rep Donald M. Fraser (Mn) —I share your profound concern for the tragic situation in South Korea. (January 23, 1975) Will we see "Abundant Eighties," Or first be downed by gnawing hunger? Senator Gaylord Nelson (Wise) ... I supported an admendment to term inate all military assistance to dictatorships or authoritarian gov The world's oil crisis shrilly blamed ernments. (June 3, 1975) for a nation's economic ruin.
Rep. Michael J. Harringtion (Mass) ...President Park's authoritarian Empty trickery no more— and repressive policies have left me wondering just what our own and Give up power before you fall! other UN soldiers fought and died for in that country some two decades ago. (August 13, 1975) The Yushin signboard advertisement is merely to deceive people; Senator Alan Cranston (CA) ... By aiding military dictatorships, we have subverted the aspirations of the individual people we say we are On democratic constitution's tomb trying to help. (August 25, 1975) Dictatorship has been established;
US CONGRESS 1950-1975 $189 BILLION IN US FOREIGN AID TO KOREA Human rights went up in smoke; Now sheer survival is at stake. US CONGRESS 1976 $286 MILLION IN US MILITARY AID FOR FISCAL 76-77 (57.2% OF ALL US MILITARY AID GOING TO ASIA) The people's leaders thrown in prison for espousing democratic rights.
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While stationed in Okinawa or in are made so that the women can get Under the present social and eco Japan, some of us have the opportun set up and begin working in the nomic system, a bar woman has two ity to be deployed to the Philippine bars. basic alternatives--marry an Ameri Islands--a country with a strict, Many of these women see the bars can in the near future or, once she rigid Catholic tradition and, as as a real good opportunity to make is too old to work the bars, beg or most GIs put it, "a lot of loose wo money, or so they've heard from steal, or work some racket that com men." It's not uncommon to hear an their friends and relatives whd re bines both begging and stealing. American relate how many girlfriends turn home and relate their stories. he had, how he got over or took ad A bar woman does make considerably The Human Relations sessions that vantage of them or how horny they more money than her farming parents, were. we all attend perpetuate the belief but the money somehow gets spent on that prostitution, like war, is an exorbitant rents, restaurant meals, institution that has always existed Perhaps one would get a better make-up service provided by benny- and will always continue to exist. idea of the typical American attit boys (gays), or just plain mismanage This seems like the conditioned re ude by looking at the simple abbrev- ment. With no real goal in anind (a sponse of someone well-indroctinated " MÉÊÈÊÊm^ l ' !•!•! I ^THRTt Is so \mericans, too), the women get cau a male-dominated world. It's as if ugly and ignorant, morally bankrupt ght up in the never ending cycle of there were no answer or alternative and cheap in our lives. As we drag ships in port, paydays, hungry days to the degradation of prostitution, Philippine women down with such a and bonanza days. In essence, she the cheap, fast, drunken appeal of label, we also drag down ourselves. becomes enslaved by this way of a liberty port like Olongapo. You don't have to be a Jesus Freak life. to understand the meaning of this. The Phillipines has been the re I'd venture to say that when you re cipient of US "aid" for over 70 turn home you won't be relating your years. After defeating the Spanish exploits in the Philippines in the in 1898, the US granted the Phili same way you did here. It's inter ppines independence, only to grab esting to note that Americans will the nation back for US colonization pull all kinds of bullshit away from purposes in 1904. American home that they wouldn't dare get in business' need for cheap raw mater to at home. What the hell, you can ials from Asia, and then expanded make a fool of yourself and treat markets for their surplus goods, Filipinos or Okinawäns as less than made the Philippines crucial in human. They're gooners or fender- their economic scheming. To main heads or some other dehumanizing la tain its hold on the Philippines, bel. the US resorted to such tactics as rigged elections to keep the right We should view the example of the puppets in high government offices, Olongapo hostess/prostitute as a and armed repression of Filipino re very real problem, if not in our sistance. eyes, then in the eyes of Filipino women, and in a greater sense, their The issue of prostitution may society. It is of prime inportance seem a small matter when compared to note that once a woman has made with the gross American manipulation the move from her province town or of the total wealth (economic and barrio and has become a part of the cultural) of the Philippines. But life of Oiongapo or Subie City, she it is inseparable from it. can no longer return home. To her family and friends she has lost both When the grip of American imper respect and dignity. She loses all ialism and Filipino ruling class real ties with her family, unless complicity (i.e. Marcos) is unloosed her sisters or brothers come to by socialist revolution, a rebuild Olongapo. If the woman does return ing of Philippine society will take home for a short visit, she tells place--as it did in China—and the her family that she works in a bak Philippine people will again deter ery or a restaurant. There's no mine their own future, after 500 telling whether the parents are re years of colonial rule. You can lieved to hear this or if they see count on the fact that then Olongapo thru to the lie but accept it. Many too, will change. of the women run away from home at the age of 15 or 16, going to live with a relative in Olongapo. The —by Frank relative, usually an aunt, will co PG. 6 Reprinted from Pacific Stars and ver for them. These arrangements Gripe s, Vol. 1, No. 9. u m ^\ n
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Not quite fast enough on the takeoff. " ^ajTAreacTWilitary^Law Senate votes cpanel 285-4484 B-1 bomber delay Reprint from the Guardian The Senate voted May 20 to pot off until next February « decision on whether to produce the B-1 strategic bomber. The delay represented a small victory (or the growing people's movement against the B-1 and an unexpected setback for the Pentagon. The House of Representative«, however, had earlier voted to reject such a delay, and the Senate decision may be PETITION AGAINST overridden by a House-Senate conference committee and a revote In each bouse. The B-1 to designed to replace the B-S2 as the principal bomber in the U.S. Ah? KOREAN FASCISTS Force. The Pentagon is planning to produce 244 planes at a cost of $86 million each. Total cost for the program over the next 30 years would exceed $91 billion. The following letter to Congressman Donald Frazier has been circulating at The bombers are specially designed for use hi coanterlnsargency, Vietnam-type Iwakuni Marine Corps Ah* Station in Japan since the beginning of April. On wars. They can fly at slow speeds over low altitudes as well as supersonic speeds over April 19th it was read at a public raUy against US aid to the South Korean dic high altitudes. They can carry up to 115,000 pounds of bombs, compared to 51,000 pounds In the B-52. tatorship in Osaka , Japaa. UP FROM THE BOTTOM urges it's readers to add their name to this statement against injustice. It can be sent to Congressman The Senate decision to delay production came by a 44-37 vote on an amendment Frazier c/o House of Representatives, Washington D.C. Or to the people who proposed by Sen. John C. Culver (D-Iowa). The rationale of the amendment was to put off the derision on the B-1 unto the next presidential administration. Senate originated the campaign Semper Fi/PCS, P.O. Box 49, Iwakuni-shl, Yama- guchi-ken, Japan. DIIII nn veaad heavily hi favor of the amendment, anticipating that a Democrat will ! 48-33 against killing the B-1 bomber program outright. This has been the demand of the National Coalition to Stop the B-1 Bomber, composed primarily of pacifist, religious, antiwar and environmentalist organizations.
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__ AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X $1. 95 I BLACK VOICES An Anthology of Afro/American Literature 1. 50 Dear Congressman Donald Frazier; BLOOD IN MY EYE As American citizens living or stationed in Japan, we want to express to you George Jackson 1. 50 our concern about the recent events in south Korea. ENLISTED PEOPLE IN THE ARMY 1756-1973 10 HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE KOREAN WAR I,F. Stone. 3.95 On March 1, a number of Korean patriots issued a statement criticizing President Park for the repression of democratic rights, and for the policy of LABOR'S UNTOLD STORY "strengthening " the economy at the expense of the Korean workers, under his BOYER, MORAIS (UE) 2. 50 regime. The signers of the "Declaration for a Democratice National Salva PHILLIPINES, THE NEXT VIETNAM. 25 tion" called for Park to step down as President. In reaction to this state ment, read in a church service, the Park regime has charged some with att SOLDIERS AND STRIKERS empting to overthrow the government and jailed many others. Park has treated V. Pinto 60 this expression of the desire of the south Korean people for freedom as any WE THE PEOPLE:The Drama of America fascist dictator would: He will use it as an excuse to try to quiet the democra Huberman 3.95 tic opposition. _WITHOUT PARALLEL (Korea) Meanwhile, our government sits back and continues to assure Park that he will get the military aid and support he has been promised. To prove that F. Baldwin , 3.95 the U.S. is ready to back up it's promises for military "protection", massive WOMEN OF VIETNAM joint US-ROK military operations have been held since late February, involving Eisen-Bergman. 2. 65 U.S troops, slfips and aircraft from Okinawa, Iwakuni, Yokosuka, and Califor WOMEN:THE RECRUITER'S LAST RESORT...... 75 nia, as well as those already stationed in Korea. We protest these operations because they are a blatant sign of support by our government for an anti-dem ocratic regime that ignores the needs and desires of it's own people. We should TO ORDER ANY OF THE ABOVE BOOKS SIMPLY CHECK THE do all in our power to avoid involvement in another Vietnam. DESIRED NUMBER OF COPIES NEXT TO THE APPROPRIATE We urge Congress to take immediate steps to stop all military aid to the Park TITLE, FILL OUT THE INFORMATION REQUESTED BELOW, regime, and to begin as soon as possible the total withdrawal of U.S troops and AND MAIL THIS ENTIRE SECTION TO PCS BOOKS, weapons from south Korea. We also call for the immediate release of all Z588 MISSION ST.#220, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110 political prisoners in south Korea—people jailed for the "crime" of speaking out for democracy. NAME - Those of us in the military realize that we may risk a lot of harassment from MAILING ADDRESS our military "superiors" for signing this petition to Congress, but we also know that the right to petition Congress is guaranteed to us by DoD Directive APO.FPO or ZIP: 132&6 Furthermore, we feel It is our duty to speak out when we see instances ENCLOSED: $ MAKE CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS of injustice. Reprint from Up From the Bottom OUT TO PACIFIC COUNSELING SERVICE. PG. 8 DOD Dir. 1325-6 authorizes your possession of this newspaper. It CANNOT legally be prohibited by anyone, at anytime, for any reason, whatsoever. If it is taken, get a receipt for it. -
Volume I Number 3 JULY, 1976
Union Chiefs Vote To Organize GIs
Leaders of the largest labor through many right wing circles union considering organizing in which have now begun to gear up the Armed Forces have recommend to defeat the issue. Ultimately ed that the union constitution the Pentagon may accept union be changed to admit military ization as top military lawyers personnel as union members. Af have already advised that the ter vigorous debate, the Nation best defense against the "dan al Executive Council of the gers" of a union drive would be 325.000 member American Federa to try to coopt it; that is, ac tion of Government Employees cept it while trying to shape voted June 11 to urge the and control it. group's national convention to open union membership to the However, right wing forces in military. Congress, headed by Senator Strom Thurmond, have introduced This is the first big break legislation that would-prohibit in the controversy which has unionization of the military, raged over unionization in the and other groups, such as the military since the AFGE announc Fleet Reserve Association, have ed it was investigating union appropriated thousands of dol membership for GIs a year ago. lars to fight the union. The idea caused shock waves to travel through the Pentagon and wwjswsfwwiii m111 • \mma0mmm___\ INDEX: KOREA... Pg. 3 AFRICA...Pg. 4 AFGE... Pg. 1 VRB... Pg. 1 BLACK QUOTAS... Pg. 4/5 JULY 4th... Pg. 8 WHO WE ARE...Pg. 3 VRB- Plus more... Enterprise Sailors Go To Court
More than 150 sailors from An appeal was heard in San the USS Enterprise will chal Francisco in May involving lenge the Navy to honor its sailors from San Diego, Hawaii promises of Variable Reenlist- and Long Beach. That decision ment Bonuses (VRB) in Federal is expected sometime this sum DEMOSTSTRATE! District Court in San Francisco mer. Because the appeals courts For Jobs, Equality, Freedom, Independence, Peace on July 8, 1976. have divided on the issue, the One of several suits filed issue will surely go to the Sup by sailors from all over the reme Court before anyone gets world, the various VRB suits the money due them. involve more than 30,000 enlist All the sailors involved in July 4, 1976 ed people and more than $120 the suit were lured into long million in bonuses withheld by term enlistment contracts by the the military. promise of large cash bonuses SAN FRANCISCO So far, if you're keeping for completion of specialized training» Since the sailors score in the court battles, its SEE PAGE 8 the Navy one and enlisted people have completed their training one. One Federal Appeals Court and served the extra time, they in Washington, D.C. has decided feel the Navy owes them the in favor of the sailors; and bonuses. another, the Fourth District, The Navy contends that the presided over by Nixon's favor bonuses were made possible by ite, Judge Clement Hainsworth, a law passed by Congress which decided against paying the was later appealed, so the Navy sailors. can't pay. Con t fey2- HHimiammmnuiHiHiiiiiniiii •»**»»»»»»»»»»»»»*» 1 LEGAL TOOLBOX VRB... Cont'd fm pg. 1 Some of the sailor s involved in the suits have formed organ- izations to help fight for the DIGGING IN bonuses. One of the most mili- tant of these has been the Hawaii VRB/OUT orgainzation . However, the best insurance of victory in Court is broad sup- port for the sail ors' appeal, . This is the first in a a chit requesting it in writing, The hearing is scheduled regular series of columns in The only reason you have to for July 8, 1976 in Judge tended to give you enough of give is that you want to know Weigel's court at 4-50 Golden an idea of your legal rights more about the regs that govern Gate Avenue, San Francisco. to be able to fight back again your life; that you don't want st the day-to-day abuse of your to be ignorant of the law. rights by your "superiors." The best time to do your For more involved hassles, reg reading is during your contact the Military Law Panel. lunch break. You may miss a The most fundamental thing meal, but you'll more than make that you should know is that up for it in food for thought,, you have a right to know and The advantages of doing it dur Iwakuni Cont'd. exercise the rights you have ing lunch are that: 1) the under the Uniform Code of First Shirt won't be breathing The decision specifically de Military Justice (UCMJ). You down your neck asking you what clared unconstitutional the 1st have a right to read the UCMJ, you're looking for and why, 2) Marine Aircraft Wing Order the Manual for Courts-Martial your NCOIC won't be aggravated 5370.IB; MCAS Iwakuni Order (MCM), the Department of by a request to do it during 5370.3B; Fleet Marine Force Pa Defense (DoD) Directives, and duty time, and 3) You won't be cific Order 5370.3B; and CINCPAC the service regulations which putting an extra load on your Instruction 54-40.3C "as applied implement these policy guide co-workers who might get the to serviceman to serviceman dis lines in each service. They impression that you're trying tribution of printed materials to "get over." on base during off duty hours are: the Army Regulations; the and away from restricted or work Navy Bureau of Personnel Man NEXT ISSUE: Your right to areas." ual (BUPERSMAN), BUPERS Instruc attend protest activities. tions (BUPERSINST), and BUPERS- The decision does not affect NÖTEs; the Air Force Regulations The Military Law Panel limitations placed on off base and Manuals (AFRs and AFMs); exists to help you with legal distribution in certain foreign and the Marine Corps Orders problems you may have which countries. The Judge cites the (MCOs). your JAG lawyer or Legal Offi sancity of the Status of Forces If you find that there is cer tells you "can't be helped." Agreement (SOFA) as reason to SOTÏÏGthin^r vou want to know tell limit political activity of GIs If you are in a jam with the in Japan. you want to look at the regs. ëèGrA'or representation, mit American interference in In the Army and Air Force, it get in touch with us at (4-15) Japanese politics, while the is as informal as asking, but 285-4484, 2588 Mission Street, political activity of GIs who in the sea services, they'll Room 220, San Francisco. have challenged the base regu probably want you to fill out lations has been directed at """" iiiiiiiiiiirinTwrrr **-»******« + **-tt* limn»»» American citizens and Congress. In the U.S. soldiers are per Command Backs Down — mitted to participate in all kinds of political activity off base. They can work on under GIs Leaflet On Base ground papers, participate in demonstrations (while off duty Three marines arrested in charges were being dropped and and out of uniform) and they can Iwakuni, Japan for distributing that any indication of the in join enlisted people's organi literature on base have had all cident would be eradicated from zations. charges dropped and their re the men's records. But restrictions on literature cords cleared. The Navy further indicated distribution exist on base at The arrests come right after that the command at Iwakuni had many places in the U.S. The de a decision by Federal District issued a memo to all MPs in cision in the Huff case should Court Judge Barrington Parker structing them that no arrests aid in and encourage challenges that various Marine Corps and were to be made for violations to these regulations. Navy regulations against dis of the base's anti-distribution tribution of literature by ser order. One MP involved in the vicemen without prior approval arrest was reportedly called in •••••••••••••*! by the command, were unconsti and "dressed down" for making FREE OR DONATION TO GI'S, tutional. The judge had ordered the arrest. * PRISONERS AND UNEMPLOYED the command .at Iwakuni to re Attorney Alan Dranitske who ¥ REGULAR $3/yr strain from arresting people handled the case in Washington ¥ * for violations of the order. INSTITUTIONS $12/yr D.C. asked that the Navy call ¥ * PFC Soo, LCpl Riley and Cpl in the arrested Marines and in Zabosky were all arrested for form them specifically about ¥ NAME * distributing a pamphlet on Ko the degree to which the Marine ¥ * rea, a pamphlet on the true Corps had erred in their arrest. ¥ ADDRESS meaning of the term "Gung Ho", Judge Parker's decision in ¥ and some material of discharges * the case, called Huff vs. Sec, ¥ * published by the Central Commit of the Navy, represents a major ZIP tee for Conscientious Objectors. victory for enlisted people who ¥ * Attorneys in Washington were have repeatedly come up against ¥ SEND TOs * immediately notified and the prohibitions of their First Am- ¥ STARS AND STRIKES * U.S. attorney was asked to make mendment rights by base anti- ¥ 2588 MISSION STREET #220 * the Navy take note of Judge distribution orders. Marines at ¥ SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110 Parker's decision and report on Iwakuni have been arrested on the status of the three marines. numerous occasions for doing ¥ * The Navy reported that they were everything from writing Congress * aware of the Judge's decision to distributing copies of the I SUBSCRIBE and the three marines were be Declaration of Independence on ing released, and that all PG 2 the Fourth of July. •••••••••••••• • I
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1/ Chcngjin Choscm . Chongjin WHAT IT REALLY IS ..Part 2 Onjong K Cr Rnsrvoir f Onijng UÄ?-" "* Amunsj^Toechon/ J^ .sinh„ m6ma\\ur • C^Homhung. _ NORTH laimi« Patchon Pong,, i)^y*_lf\ KOREA Thirty five years of Ja- demonstrations characterized Chongju »Soomeham
anese imperialist domination the mood and the feelings of ChiifcianipoX the Korean people. The jails Ichcn-« had tempered and prepared the . Hwachon Yanggu Korean people for their libera were overflowing once again as __ ^»PanrminiOTrl Yonchon^ ^'AYongyang^ — _., tion. With the defeat of the the US's attack against the "3W%5 38,-p-ARAUEL Japanese, they thought their progressive people's movements Koesong^ "£ »Seoul .Hoengsong Inchon^ . • .»Wonju time had come. But the needs raised the number of political Own» \lchon Sea of and aspirations of the Korean - prisoners even higher than SOUTH if/vf Kgm)",nsian9 people were very different from those jailed by the Japanese. KOREA ^S»"9hwaB the desires and demands of the Unemployment rose higher and "new" occupation force, the US higher, while former Japanese military government in Korea, controlled plants and industry and difficulties quickly arose. which were taken over and run Yellow After WWII, US foreign by Korean workers were forcibly policy was dominated by in closed by the US Occupation creasingly strident anti-commu Force, and then either returned nist hysteria and the cold war to Japanese control or managed was beginning. The US felt the by right-wing Korean collabora Soviet Union had to be contain tors, who had at first support ed and capitalist countries ed the Japanese invaders and The Korean National Police "protected" from socialism. All who were now backing the US's was built around a core of Ko opposition by the Korean people desire to dominate south Korea. rean officers and NCO's who had to US desires was seen as com Korea's agricultural base was collaborated with the Japanese, munist inspired and led, com destroyed by reversing the land and quickly grew into a state pletely ignoring the indigenous reform programs which were dis police apparatus firmly under peoples movements growing tributing land to the peasants. control of right-wing forces throughout the country. (Both Land ownership was then concen and the US Military Government. Pres. Truman and Dean Acheson's trated into the hands of a few By October 1945, 8556 of the Ko memoirs confirm this attitude rich landlords—again, those reans employed by the Japanese and viewpoint.) who had supported t: ranese police force were : Along with direct inter in the past. the Kore: al Pc vention in Korean life by tl The Occupa ef : occupation forces, an interna forts to destroy the people's tional campaign to gather sup movements in Korea focused on spread fear a n port for the permanent division two organizations: the People's across south Korea. yf ^oveamt^s_mi^amiÊ_____m___mmm Toward the end of 194?, gram began in late 1945 with a tïonaf CouMTo? Ko«BMWS» document called the "Moscow Unions, both major forces in tance to the ^n driven Accords", so called because the the movement for independence. undergro-. meeting between the US, Britain, France and the Soviet Union took •••••••••••••• place in Moscow. This document proposed a 5-year partition of Korea along the 38th Parallel until the Koreans could be taught how to run their own country and could prove them- selves capable of governing their own land. These "accords" were a slap in the face to a proud Korean people who thought of westerners WHY as barbarians. Rioting spread quickly throughout the country in opposition to the partition. STARS % The Yi Dynasty had ruled Korea from'the 14-th century until 1910 when the Japanese invaded. The STRIKES... Committee for Preparation of Korean Independence was ready to take over administration of the Stars and Strikes is published by Pacific Counsel entire country long before the ing Service and is intended for broad circulation among the final defeat of the Japanese, military community, with a particular focus on the Pacific and had formed the People's Re Command area. The purpose of this newspaper is to: public of Korea which actively 1.) Combat the isolation of enlisted members of began performing administrative the armed forces in different units, and in the same units. and organizational functions of Combat the isolation and alienation of people in the mili a government. Now they were told tary from their culture and from workers and progressive they had to wait 5 more years. forces in the civilian population. By late 1945-early 194-6, the US realized that by the end 2.) Provide class-conscious education, showing whose of that 5-year period, either class interests are served when nations go to war or when a the whole provincial government country wages war against its' own people. Present history system it was building had to be that emphasizes the role of ordinary working people. Show turned over to the People's Re the commonality of interests between workers of different public of Korea, or that the nations, colors, and sexes; fight the ideologies that pit us power and control of the People's against each other. Build unity. Republic had to be completely 3.) Encourage orgainzation, because democracy in a gov broken. The US's decision was to ernment is relative to power, either the power that comes destroy the PRK. from wealth and social status (which directly ties together During the entire period corporate and state apparatuses in capitalist countries), or from 194-5 to 1950 and the start the power that comes from the organized force of the working of the Korean War, riots, work people acting in their own collective interest. sabotage, strikes and mass PG 3 •••••••••••••^••••••^••••••*T* their heads," a white senior police official said in jus tification of mounting casual ties. Angry roving crowds of Blacks in at least nine town ships outside Johannesburg, and in other areas around Pretoria burned buses, beerhalls, police stations, dilapidated Bantu school buildings and other ad ministrative structures to dis play their disgust over their living conditions and lack of control over any meaningful as pect of their lives. u*> Isolated from the interna tional community, South Africa is doing all it can to associate with the United States and the West before the 18 million Blacks topple the rule of the 4.5 million whites. Associa tion with the racist regime is considered such a political- liability that some State Dept. officials feet that just a meet ing with Kissinger is a tremen dous concession for the US to be giving South Africa's Prime Minister. To make itself more attractive to the West, South Africa is in the meantime try AFRICA- ing to promote itself as a prime military base for the West's interests in Africa» South Africa has recently developed a super-sophisticated communications and electronic Port Call For The Enterprise?? intelligence system called--
The USS Enterprise will must undo all the bad things it soon be going on another WES- has done in Africa. It sup e. S : er ported the Portuguese throu; i—isti UIHM ;L LUi.iai r ne m nr - to the area of the Western Pac rica. The US has consistently ific (hence the name WESPAC). supported the minority white But now, military strategists racist regime in South Africa in charge of the Pacific Com (Azania is its African name) Recent testimony in Congress mand have had their area- of re and even now, while trying to and previously unpublished re sponsibility expanded to in avert a guerilla war against ports have disclosed widespread clude the Indian Ocean all the the white regime in Rhodesia racist recruiting practices way to the East coast of Africa (Zimbabwe). Kissinger must among the Armed Forces. Prac Some ships have even made stops primarily rely on negotiations tices include quotas which in Kenya. Because of recent with the unpopular regimes them limit the number of Blacks to events in Africa and develop selves for a solution. Meeting be recruited and closure of ments in US policy, Stars and with South African Prime Min- recruiting centers in Black Strikes presents here a little isterVorster in Bavaria last communities. A staff paper information for sailors and week, Kissinger declared that written for the Defense Man others concerned with that part by helping push Ian Smith of power Commission (DMC), but not of the world and its people. Rhodesia to accept Black Maj published with that commission's The purpose of these far- ority rule(while "allowing min report, states that "policies reaching cruises is basically ority rights")—South Africa which directly limited the num to control the sea lanes thru could buy a little time for its ber of Blacks have been in ef which Middle Eastern oil ship own racist policies. fect in both the Navy and the ments must pass. Many sailors South Africa's policies Marine Corps." The report have noted on these cruises have recently brought out the further adds that "the Navy's thru the Indian Ocaan that So pent up rage of thousands of program' is still in effect." viet ships have made their pre Blacks in Azania's various urban Due to the quota system, Black sence known there as well. To ghettos. Riots began after enlistments in the Navy dropped be sure, the US sees as part of peaceful student protests against from 14$ to 5-6% during 1974- its strategy showing the Soviet forced instruction in the Afri 1975. Union that it maintains the up kaans language. In the Army a policy was per hand in this area. Afrikaans is a language adopted called the "Calloway This is of particular in derived from Dutch and used pri Shift." This policy was adopt terest in Africa as the Soviet marily by the defendents of the ed in,1975 and sought to control Union has recently scored some Boer settlers who dominate the the numbers of Black enlistees important diplomatic victories White minority government.--it by transferring recruiters out while the US has suffered de is the language of the oppressor of Black communities into pre feats. The USSR has associated and completely impractical in dominantly white areas. As a itself with the liberation the modern world. result, Black enlistments went struggles, which have recently Police reaction to the down from 29-3$ to 17.3% for ended in victory for Africans. students quickly brought out a the period. The principle supporter of the rage which has thus far left The House Armed Services parties which led all the for more than 150 Blacks dead and Subcommittee on Military Per mer Portuguese colonies to in over 1000 wounded. The riots sonnel has recently heard ex dependence was the Soviet Union have involved tens of thousands tensive testimony on the prac and their influence is so fear of Blacks who have used rocks tices in the Marine Corps. ed in Africa that the US is and sticks and trash can lid Ex-Sgt. John Pitchlynn testi doing all it can to find a pro shields. South African police fied before the committee that gressive African country with have responded with gunfire and his NCOIC told him in Nov., '74 which to associate itself. "shoot-to-kill" orders. that "we can only recruit 10 First, however, the US PG ^ "It's no good firing over Blacks this month." Another +
Advokaat, which it hopes the West will consider valuable. HWTtWHQmlHGRaT Already the system is reported to have links with other facil ities in Great Britain, Austral ia, and the US Naval installa tion in Puerto Rico. The Advo kaat system seems part of an attempt to show the West that South Africa has military po tential beyond just the massive force it must direct toward 10 WÏW controlling the Black people within its own borders. Such flACKMW« a potential is certainly attrac tive to US policymakers as / Henry Kissinger and the Defense Dept. are doing all they can to bolster military powers which would counter Soviet influence on the African continent. In tfllwi««*) .*»,„„„ this, Kenya is a key element. US Sec, of Defense Donald &fl»#WÛ Rumsfeld just returned from Kenya where he negotiated an agreement to give that country whining about Soviet influence If you ever get a chance an additional $75Million in mil and recently told him so. The to go ashore in Kenya, you itary aid, This brings Kenya New York Times reported that might want to think of the re up to par with Zaire as a re during Kissinger's visit to' cent developments and the rapid cipient of US military aid, Africa two months ago, some growth ofïthe revolutionary (It was through Zaire that US African leaders told him they movement of Africans all over efforts to sabotage the inde were concerned about the Russ- the continent. Think about pendence of Angola were launch iams too, but that he seemed Kenya, its people, the $75mil- ed,) The aid to Kenya is report more concerned with Russian lion in military aid and how ed to consist primarily of F-5 influence than African rights. badly the Kenyan people need jet fighters which could counter It is perhaps a reflection of those F-5's. Soviet Mig-21's flown by neigh Kissinger's own r cism and that Kenya was formerly call boring Somalia and Uganda. of the State Dept. that Afri British East Africa But African leaders have cans are considered incapable independ grown tired of Kissinger's of negotiating with the USSR. niiiiiiHHiiiliiiiniiiiiniifffrr iiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiniirTnii
specia. I Scarbo reducing the number of Black wmmm —DM. Xc\ fan M..,-AIRP i T> IS EXPOSED lems" to SOC' the Pentage ex-Sgt., Harold Faulkner, plementation of VOLAR, Pentagon would be "unr- testified "that there was no personnel planners have worried il role secret" about the quotas, and about the possibility of dis ional a that the NCOIC at the recruit proportionate numbers of Blacks civil disturbance." ing station where he worked joining the services. In'1974, These fe :ed in 1975 told him "we can only military sociologists caution in some concrete hist recruit 2 Blacks this month, ed that Blacks.were already perience where att- only 1 next month." During the disproportionately represented made to use Blacks to control period covered by Pitchlynn's and that the trend must be their own people and other dis and Faulkner's testimony, Black stopped to maintain the mili advantaged groups. In 1968, recruits dropped from 22% to tary's image of representing a for instance, Black GI's from 19$. "cross section of American so the 2nd Armored Division at This policy was kept secret ciety. " Fort Hood refused to ac* i- for so long because the recruit Biased along sexual, eth ot cops in the demonstrations ers, according to Pitchlynn, nic, racial, regional and eco at the 1968 Democratic Conven were told to "be sure to cover nomic lines, the military has tion in Chicago. Other units yourself." in fact NEVER been representa with a high proportion of Blacks Additionally, when the tive of a cross section of so have shown similar independence information was uncovered by ciety. and the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd DMC researchers, the head of The real concern of Penta Airborne Division had to be the "independent" commission, gon officials is whether they withdrawn from Vietnam due to Retired Army General Bruce can maintain a disciplined the dissidence of its predomi Palmer, kept that portion of force to carry out the will of nantly Black members. the report from being published U.S. foreign policy. Blacks The Pentagon apparently because it would damage the have been in the vanguard of fears a similar situation in image and morale of the services. the GI rights' movement and Korea where 31$ of the Army's As part of the overall the Pentagon fears a continua 2nd Division is Black. policy which limits the number tion and expansion of that of Blacks in the services, struggle for democratic and hu man rights for GI's. Apparent reenlistments of Blacks are 'TMnCSNOWCWL ly the Pentagon thought they MU««!« limited by the extraordinary US.WVY- proportion of court-martial had better institute quotas ^^BBW 1 v^J ix and non-judicial punishment before they had too many "upp they receive. Such proceeding ity niggers" on their hands. barred twice as many Blacks as - Vice Admiral Emmet V. Tidd, whites from reenlistment. former head of Navy recruiting, Further, twice as many Black described the recruiting quotas as white officers have been levelled against Blacks as a forced out of the services response to incidents such as through Reduction in Force (RIF) happened on the Kitty Hawk /J^S where the militant solidarity r - -i- ---AN*»» programs. *£-lS*i> The military's paranoia of Black sailors nearly caused —*"_* "SzisZmtrzï^ of Blacks is not new. Since the postponement of a trip to the end of the selective ser Vietnam in 1972. vice draft in 1973 and the im- According to Navy leaders PG 5 t-
without collective bargaining case this means "help in acheiv the report said that the AFGE ing discipline and morale." could still do such things as Stars and Strikes knows that_ AFGE... legal representation of GIs at the only way working* people - in General Courts-Martial, record this case low ranking GIs - can reviews and other administra gain any real power over their A report on unionization pre tive proceedings. The union lives is through their own or pared for the AFGE concluded could lobby for people in the ganizations. It may be that any that the union could effectively military and provide "profes organization for GIs at this represent military union members sional representation" which time would be progressive; but if it accepted "certain limita the Navy Times defines as in low ranking enlisted people tions on its role." The AFGE cluding efforts to improve the should not wait for the command should "permanently limit the military image. to organize their unions for operational scope of its acti them. vities," the report said, "to / THAT CTUM8UN& Although commanders are for peacetime living and working [ NOI«E7 WHAT DO conditions, interests, rights bidden from bargaining with en and benefits, and exclude all \ COliD »E? listed organizations, their is national emergency and purely nothing to stop GIs from joining military operational activities one. When an organized group of and issues." GIs presents itself to the com mand, there is often little the Other limitations cited by the command can do except recognize report would include "voluntar and deal with the power such a ily undertaking the obligation group holds. not to strike," putting the responsibility on military man Unauthorized strikes, sitdowns, agers to "bargain in good faith walkouts and committees have and not take unfair advantage • forced numerous concessions out of the union's voluntary re of their commands and scores of straint." The report also indi Congressional investigations cated that the union would be into the injustices perpetuated politically "neutral" and that Legal representation for GIs by the military system. GIs in its functions would cease the . at Courts-Martial is perhaps a Motor Transport Battalion at minute there was a war or "na the most radical and least dis Camp Hauge in Okinawa staged a tional emergency," cussed of services the AFGE strike which caused the command might provide members. Though to improve the food, working The report further indicated radicals have attempted to or hours and barracks facilities. that the union could help in ganize the military while chal Strikes by sailors aboard ships "acheiving discipline and mor lenging the UCMJ, conventional protesting racist treatment have ale especially in the context AFGE talk has generally stuck brought tremendous pressure on of a volunteer Army." to safer issues. various high-level commands, and Limitations already exist on while much remains to be done, Whether issues like the UCMJ some improvements can be noted. AFGE's representation of its and political and democratic civilian members. AFGE is not rights get taken up by any un Perhaps the best existing ex covered by the National Labor ion will depend largely on how ample of self-initiated GI or Relations Act, does not have the union is organized, ganizations are the Soldiers collective bargaining righ^ could begin These groups of GIs have fought point expressly forbidden from with the safer issues such as racism and sexism in the command providing any services to mili pay, pensions and benefits and while fighting for better condi tary personnel. Some of the op attract a base among higher tions for everyone. They have position in the AFGE to organ ranking NCOs and even many of published a small newspaper, and izing GIs argues that the union ficers. In that case the union probably most important, they should first gain collective might feel more comfortable with have dealt a blow to the power- bargaining rights for its civil few low ranking enlisted members. lessness felt by many GIs, One ian members before undertaking The brass would feel more com can see GIs of the committees military organizing. fortable too. This kind of "top giving power salutes to each The report prepared for the down" organization certainly fa other across the base much to leadership of the AFGE indicat vors the employer—in this case, the consternation of the brass. ed that collective bargaining military commanders. Committees organized in the for military members was out of But the philosophy of a union barracks, work sections, or the the question for now; but it is to defend and fight for the division can do much to improve, cited full collective bargaining rights of a whole class of peo the lot of low ranking GIs, Such rights as an eventual goal. Even ple. Unfortunately union bureau organizations can act independ cracies have developed to such ently and if a union moves in to a point in this country that organize the military, they can CSAT«^_?T they öfter find their interests become a caucus that forces the coincide with management. Organ union to deal with their real ized originally to challenge needs. Had such organizations management for the rights of la existed before large scale in bor, they evolved into servants volvement in Vietnam, the war of management. In the AFGE's would surely have ended sooner.
aW—M—mam AFRICA... Cont'd fm pg 5 1963. It is a one-party state lion people live mostly in the dominated since independence by Southwest and have a per capita President Jomo Kenyatta. Tho income of $121 per year. Most Kenya has a parliamentary pro are peasants, as farming and cess and is more democratic cattle are the main industries than some African countries, with some mining, Kenya exports Kenyatta's political opponents coffee, meat, hises, corn and in parliament have had a ten cotton. Of the 40 tribes of dency to disappear over the Kenya the largest is the Kikuyu. years. Swahili and some English are The country is a little spoken. smaller than the state of Texas, Letters or articles about consisting mostly of low plains Kenya or any other points of and scrub brush. The "land of interest around a WESPAC cruise of the Safari, game parks and are welcomed by Stars and Yow ?• dofwi riojM It • green hills that Hemingway Strikes. NMmr made famous." Kenya's 10 mil Pg 6 BICENTENNIAL HISTORY TRASHING: An American Tradition
The American Revolution rary observer, "they burst or actually began in 1761, carried broke open the windows,threww out in the classic way of all all his furniture out of the h revolutions: mobs in the streets house, opened his bed and let incitements and plottings in 'all the feathers out...cut the barrooms and the carefully balcony off the house... orchestrated destruction of drunk or spilled thiry-four public buildings or private pipes of wine..." buildings owned by public Royal Governor Francis officials. Bernard called an emergency Boston mobs became famous meeting of the Council, which all over the 13 colonies and ordered the arrest of Macintosh in the British Parliament. and others. The Sheriff seiz They were led by a shoemaker, ed Macintosh but released him Ebenezer Mackintosh, now a after an official of the Custom forgotten figure; faceless and House intervened. If Macintosh leanwhile, thé day-to-day missing from our Bicentennial were not released, the official decorum of Boston remained observances. pleaded, the Custom House would largely undisturbed. There was MacKintosh was able to be the next to be trashed--and business as usual. No one was maintain an iron discipline in the local militia, the only killed or even badly hurt in his ranks of over ZQOO men— defense against such riots, these riots, at least on the though they often paraded about would do nothing to stop it. patriot side. Destruction was drunk and in a highly pleasur Some of the other rioters always confined to the property able state of excitement. were arrested later, to be belonging to British officials, The most celebrated revolu brought to trial that October. the reports of informers and tionary trashing was against But on the night of the arrest, patently offensive documents the mansion of the Massachusetts a group of men broke into the and papers. colony's Lieutenant Governor jailer's house, forced him to John Adams, then a young, Thomas Hutchinson, which was give up the keys to the cells, rather conservative suburban regarded as Boston's second fin and all those in the jail were lawyer, summed up the colonists' est house. Hutchinson, who set free, including the accused mood at the time: also held high judicial posts rioters. There was no public "The People, even to the in the colony, was considered outcry. lowest ranks, have become more the principle agent of royal These tumltous, yet cooly attentive to the ties, power in Massachusetts. Besides directed Boston mob actions led more acqui *.hem, being a chief enforcer of the by Ebenezer Macintosh had a pro and -mined to defe obnoxious Stamp Act, he compiled found political s icance— them, than political dossiers on the local eroding the will to rule among fore Y :ccasion radicals, informing on them to the local authorities. nave groan* London and suggesting from time They were carefully planned our pulpits have thundered, our to time they be seized, taken in advance by the revolutionary Legislatures have resolved, our to England and hanged as trait leadership. When they erupted, is voted. The Crown Offi ors. the royal governor would retire cers have everywhere trembled Two days after a spirited to the safety of Castle Willi and all their little too. demonstration against the acknowledging privately that he Creatures, hav to Stamp Act in August 1765, there was governor in name only, com speak and ashane be see was an onslaught aga'inst Hutch manding the loyalty of no more (Copyright PK •>) inson's mansion. than a dozen men. By morning nothing was In a letter to General left of the mansion but the Thomas Gage, area commander of floors and walls. The Lt. the regular British troops, Governor's papers, after the Bernard wrote, "The Mob is so incriminating dossiers had been general and so supported that extracted, were scattered in all civil power ceased in an the streets. instant and I had not the least "With all the rage and fury authority to oppose or quiet imaginable," wrote a contempo the Mob."
because of their inability to prepare an objective report KOREA after accepting restrictions 4RT Cont'd fm pg 3 set by the US. "God forbid we should ever be north, jailed or killed. The Syngman Rhee, an "indepen twenty years without a revolution" People's Republic was smashed dent" candidate, supported by -^HVJÔT^W and the National Council of Ko the US, was elected president rean Labor Unions destroyed. of South Korea (Elections of Now, with all the internal the same type occured in South 25» 1950, military forces of opposition out of the way, the Vietnam when Diem and Thieu the Democratic People's Repub international diplomatic cam were elected.). The repression lic of Korea in the north, know paign began in earnest. The US of progressive activity contin ing that only complete libera called for elections and asked ued. The National Police grew tion could re-unite their coun the United Nations to provide steadily and the South Korean try, crossed the 38th parallel an observer team for the May military was built up and out and began to move south. The US 194-8 National Assembly and fitted with the latest military government quickly realized Presidential elections. The UN hardware by the US in order to that the Korean people could Temporary Commission on Korea help their friends "fight com win a victory in a very short (UNTCOK) was conveniently un munism." time—there was certainly wide derstaffed with only nine teams By 1950f the situation was spread support for unification. so there was actually very lit desperate. The rich and the The US had the choice of doing tle they could see and observe. traitors were firmly in control little and losing their "bul UNTCOK began its supervisory of South Korea. Exploitation, wark against communism", or role only after agreeing to starvation and misery were the they could back their commit- o strict limitations set by the daily fare of the great masses ment with US troops. Once again § US—like accepting restrictions of poor people. It was finally the UN was used to cover the «+ decided that only another war US* s aims in Korea. A special c- on where they could go and what could free, the Koreans from UN command was set up in late ee they could see. UNTCOK was re this domination and establish June 1950 and the US was no TO fused entrance into North Korea a democratic nation. On June longer in the role of colonial- co P7 At least three demonstrations are planned for Philadelphia. The official celebration in cludes Pres. Ford and, ironi cally, the Queen of England» The largest counter demonstration will likely be that organized by the July 4th Coalition, a group of some 600 organizations led mainly by the Puerto Rican So- ' cialist Party (PSP), The main slogan for the PSP has been for a "Bicentennial Without Colo nies" , pointing to Puerto Rico's colonial relationship to the US. The third demonstration is planned by the "Revolutionary Communist Party" and its affil- liates. Their group calls it self the "Rich Off Our Backs" — July Fourth Coalition (R00B-J4C). The principle slogan of this Scene from new S.F..Mime Troupe demonstration is "We've carried play--False Promises/Nos Enganaron the rich on our backs long enough," The R00B-J4C is also facing some repression as Phila delphia has thus far refused them even a permit for their demonstration, R00B-J4C says it 'BUY'CENTENNIAL will demonstrate with or without a permit. July 4th Prisoners Boycott SAN FRANCISCO PHILADELPHIA July 4th On July Fourth, a demon Both the White House and the New York (LNS)--A multi stration called by the July Govenor of Pennsylvania have racial prisoners collective in Fourth Coalition is being organ turned down Philadelphia Mayor the federal prison system has ized in four cities—Philadel Rizzo's request for 15,000 fed called for prisoners in the US phia, Seattle, Los Angeles, and eral troops to "keep the peace" to boycott all activities, San Francisco. San Francisco when that city is beseiged by including meals, on July 4-, 1976, activities will begin with a Bicentennial and alternative-Bi "By this boycott," read the march from Garfield Park (25th centennial demonstrations on statement by the Revolutionary St. and Harrison in the Mission July 4th. Coalition at Terre Haute, Ind., District) att9: 30AM and go to However, Deputy U.S. Attorney "we hope to illustrate the con- tradictions between America's flea! fir* *«*"* *»»•«"»• ^«-—--— ed as sat for an 11:30AM rally. ing that one brigade from Fort stated goal of freedom and its 3:00PM the S.F. Mime Troupe Bragg, North Carolina (about 2 actual practice of enslavement will be performing their new thousand men) "would remain on and opression. In solidarity play entitled "False Promises/ alert and could be committed." with the struggle worldwide and Nos Egafïaron" and at 9PM there within the US, all prisoners will be a dance at Jamestown Unconfirmed reports from peo will spend the 4th of July in Community Center (23rd St. and ple stationed at Ft. Bragg in their units studying and dis Fairoaks). dicate that special units have cussing the American system of Issues which the demon already been activated which justice. stration will address are in may include snipers. "On this infamous day," the dependence for Puerto Rico and Ft, Bragg is the home of the group continued, "we will accept sovereignty for Native American 82nd Airborne Division which nothing from the opressors' people, workers' right to or has been called upon for riot system, neither food, favors or ganize and strike, an end to US control before. When activated privileges... support for repressive regimes, in 1972 to control demonstra "America must realize," the defeat for Senate Bill #1, tions at the Democratic and Re coalition concluded, "that its economic security for senior publican Conventions in Florida, injuman system must be changed, citizens, self-determination the units were contacted by while we prisoners must realize for Black, poor and oppressed Vietnam Veterans Against the War that It is we who must do the people, an end to the oppres and meetings were held in which changing." sion of women, stopping of the soldiers of the 82nd vcted police brutality, and strong to go to Miami but take no ac occupational health and safety tion against VVAW. rules. KOREA The July Fourth Coalition The mobilization of special cont'd fm pg 7 is composed of over 600 organ units to Philadelphia could on- ist invader, but was just doing izations nationally, with over be for two reasons: 1.Security its freedom-loving duty by 150 participating in the San for President Ford and his en helping the "free" country of Francisco activities. Come on tourage, or 2.provocation of the South Korea defend itself out, bring your picnic lunch, demonstrators in order to give against foreign invasion from and spend a day in the park "Law and Order Rizzo'V excuse to the north. (The 1948 UNTCOK re dealing with very real issues take drastic actions. port provided the basis for ar and problems all workers face. guing that South Korea was a sovereign country.) So, two years after the election of a US puppet for president and FREE PEOPLES' RADIO IS AN IMPORTANT WEAPON IN OUR ARSENAL. DONATIONS & SUB five years after the replace- , SCRIPTIONS GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED. ^^ ^^ ^^ PEOPLE'S ment of the Japanese by the US, the Korean people began their P.O. BOX HÜ08 ^_CS^\. J^k.wT \3\3 RADIO fight for independence and SF, CA. 94101 freedom once again. (Information for this series is from: Without Parallel, edited by Frank Baldwin; Korea Link; Korea Bulletin; and Internation ÏJ «m 89.5 al Bulletin. )~ DOD Dir. 1325*6 authorizes your possession of this newspaper. It CANNOT legally be prohibited by anyone, at anytime, for any reason, whatsoever. If it is taken, get a receipt for it.
Volume I Number 4
October 1976
INSIDE STRIKES KOREA Legal 2 Letters 3 Mayaguez II Korea 4 The Korean crisis, which maintain its security commit began on August 18 with a melee ments to Tokyo. U.S. officials Election 5 in which two U.S. Army officers continually fear that any show were killed by North Korean of weakness in Korea might push guards, was heightened and pro Japan away from the U.S. orbit Neroe Gas 6 longed by the Ford administra and toward greater accommoda tion, as it sought to use the tions with its Communist incident to stage a show of neighbors. To Japan—and to 7 U.S. military force. The U.S. Mao reaction was in many respects Continued, p. 4 out of proportion to the actual 8 incident—especially since the Mime Troupe border clash was not followed by any North Korean mc AFGE VOTES TO JCEPT MILITÄR indicated Pyongyang was seeking a wider confrontation. But it During its eonvemion the last weekend in September (h«ld in Leis Vegas) provided the administration the American Federation or Government Employees (Ai'GS) voted, to cbpnge.their with the opportunity to demon e AFGE, at least strate that, despiet the U.S. —.. At this defeat in Vietnam and the •ecas xnlllc*: hanp*- failure of U.S. intervention future, witho =**t in Angola, Washington is still willing and able to use its couple of ye aaeadnent vas passed by s voice vote. They also military power. voted :e fund and a- >d a âvm Increase The administration demon strated that it could and would rapidly deploy its air power, ELECTION '76 by sending a squadron of F-4 Phantom jet fighters from as close as Okinawa, and a squad ron of F-lll fighter bombers The Bicentennial Turkey Trot from as far away as Mountain Home, Idaho. A naval task Well, they're off and Although Reagan did not force, led by the aircraft running, folks. It's the get the nomination himself, carrier Midway bearing another bicentenniel turkey trot known his forces helped put the 75 planes and escorted by a as the presidential election. Republican Party on record for guided missle cruiser and four And we sure have some turkeys prayers in school, against frigates, was dispatched to this time! bussing, against national Korean waters virtually over With the Republican health insurance, against night. Convention in Kansas City guaranteed annual income, and over, we can now examine against minimum wage pro The display was intended closely their entry. Of tection for teen-age workers. as a warning to North Korea course, it's still a Ford, but Continued, p. 5 that the United States is still it has some new trimmings. willing to use force to pre Most of the changes have been serve the status quo in North made because of the shriekings east Asia. But it was also of California's own living meant as a global signal of pterodactyl: Ronald Reagan. U.S. intentions and capabili Reagan really won the hearts ties. To the Russians, the and minds of the Republican ability for rapid development Party, but when it came to of U.S. forces in Asia showed practical matters the "Grand that similar military rein Ole Party" knew it could never forcements could take place in get someone as primitive as Europe, where the Pentagon is Reagan over on the American edgy over what it views as the people. Soviet Union's growing military But Reagan packed a lot superiority. To China, it in of punch at the convention and dicated U.S. determination to still holds a few cards in the continue as a military power Party. He gave Ford the in Asia. At the same time, it toughest race an incumbent has demonstrated to Washington's had for his party's nomination most important ally in Asia, since the Republicans refused Japan, that the U.S. intends to re-nominate Chester A. to stay in South Korea and Arthur in 1884. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*
Slap on Wrist for Murder
SSgt. G. C. Wallraff, according to the Navy Times of August 2, 1976, was convicted by a Court-Martial for being WHY derelict in performance of his duties, which resulted in the beating to death of a Marine STARS recruit, Pvt. Lynn McClure. Wallraff was sentenced to a letter of reprimand , [sic]! ! STRIKES It is to be hoped that SSgt. Wallraff feel properly punished Stars and Strikes is published by Pacific Counsel and chastized with this "pun ing Service and is intended for broad circulation among the ishment." military community, with a particular focus on the Pacific Command area. The purpose of this newspaper is to: 1.) Combat the isolation of enlisted members of Army Discharges 'Dummies* the armed forces in different units, and in the same units. Combat the isolation and alienation of people in the mili Almost 40% of all sol tary from their culture and from workers and progressive diers who enlisted during forces in the civilian population. fiscal year 1974 will be 2.) Provide class-conscious education, showing whose bounced out prior to their class interests are served when nations go to war or when a serving a full enlistment. country wages war against its' own "people. Present history The Army itself considers that emphasizes the role of ordinary working people. Show this "staggering," blaming the commonality of interests between workers of different this ridiculous loss rate on nations, colors, and sexes; fight the ideologies that pit us the large number of dummies against each other. Build unity. who enlisted in the Army during that fiscal year. 3.) Encourage orgainzation, because democracy in a gov The. Army claims that ernment is relative to power, either the power that comes during fiscal year 1975 and from wealth and social status (which directly ties together fiscal year 1976 their loss corporate and state apparatuses in capitalist countries), or rate will be greatly improved. the power that comes from the organized force of the working But then, what else would the people acting in their own collective interest. Army say? •••••••••••••••••••••^••••••^^ DIGGING
remains that it is currently illegal to wear your uniform at an off-base demonstration, although it is selectively enforced. (Ever hear of an Admiral being charged with a violation of these regulations for attending a Veteran's Day You have the right to at parade in full regalia?) tend off-base social, cultural, By the same token, and/or political events when however, you could legally to attend a demonstration in you are off-duty and out of refuse to participate in a a country in which you might uniform. The excuse given by pro-military gathering taking "pass" for a national in your the military for not allowing place off-base, in uniform, civilian clothes, you are you to wear your uniform to and during your time off (such nearly always culturally these activities is that the • as the abovementioned parade). recognizable as an American, publicity generated through For example, if you were to be and you can bet that military the media by your presence in detailed to march in a parade intelligence will be there such as mentioned on a Saturday taking pictures for the pur uniform at a gathering critical pose of identifying you as a of military/foreign policy morning when you are supposed GI. would be detrimental to the to be off, you could refuse, If you are not sure about loyalty, discipline, and citing DoD Directive 1334.1 as the legality of going to or morale of your fellow service- the higher authority for your participating in a demonstra members. Also, they fear that refusal. Check with a coun tion or gathering you might be the presence of uniformed selor or attorney from the Law interested in, contact the servicemembers at a demonstra Panel before you attempt this Military Law Panal for clari tion would undermine the myth kind of protest, though. fication. We are at 2588 of the "politically neutral" The primary exception to Mission Street, #220, San military. this policy is the limitation Francisco, CA 94110, and our There are very good imposed on members of the armed phone # is (415) 285-4484. reasons why, at some times and forces who are stationed out in some places, military side the United States. If you Regs: DOD Directive 1325.6, members might want to wear are in a "host country," and AR 600-20, BUPERSMAN 3420240, their uniforms to a demonstra therefore governed by the AFR 35-15. tion; to symbolically indicate Status of Forces Agreement Favorable Case Law: that some military people (SOFA) between that country Jones v Secretary of the Army, oppose existing military/ and the US government, you No. 4-72, Civ. 430, (D. Minn. foreign policy, and that all cannot demonstrate off-base and 8/24/72); Locks v Laird, 300 opponents aren't "outsiders," out of uniform during off-duty F. Supp. 915 (ND CA 1969); and all proponents aren't time at all. Even if you were Locks v Laird, 441 F 2d 479, "insiders." But, the fact Page 2 (9th Cir.). letters to the editors ••••*•••••••••*
From: Campaign for Michael J. Butler Box 61 FPO San Francisco, CA 96651 We are a group of service men stationed here at Subie Naval Base, Republic of the Philippines. We would like to bring to your attention a problem of one of our shipmates. He is being held in confinement at the base Correctional Center for suspicion of murdering a Old Mole (LNS) Philipping national. He has been held in con finement since August 11, 1975. The Naval Investigative After being detained for more Service in this case has denied Dear folks, than six months, he attended him his legal right to have a his first hearing in April 1976, lawyer present during their Thanks a lot for the TTRA and he has had over ten hearings and the newspapers^ If I'm interrogations of him. They up to this date. also recommended the confinement here long* enough I ' 11 try to One third of these hearings subscribe. which he has endured since have been postponed because of August 1975. I think your newspapers the prosecution's request of expose the Navy as it should be unknown origin. What we need We would also like to bring exposed. They expressed a lot is for someone to see how the to your attention the two of ideas that I've had for a American government has let Filipino nurses who were in long time about the Navy, but one of its own people go to the dicted for the murder of those couldn't find the right words. dogs. people in Michigan. These two Keep on uniting all the The only evidence against nurses received support from unhappy people that are unfor him, to the best of our know their entire country and also tunate enough to be in this ledge, is contradictory evi the Honorable President Marcos' Navy. Maybe someday Uncle Sam dence through witnesses who brother. Dr. Pacifico Marcos. and his henchmen might wake up were not eye-witnesses. If those two nurses can to the fact that something's When this aan attended for such a JUS wrong. his first several hear -en soneor.e should be As of yet I haven't con the judge did he able to support Michael tacted the offices up here. I decency to conscious; needs your help have a few angles I thought up other words, he kept falling EOPLE KNOW hOW he alseep. In due respect to the bexng mistreated and unjustly while on leave. But before punished. the week is out, if I haven't of the Philippines, Money is the main factor for got anywhere, you can bet I'll He is being t be talking to them. the conclusion made by the court. on the epteaber, and I wish all the best for we M
present mix of nuclear- and conventionalpowefed vessels? Such differences could pre sumably have an effect on just what kind of programs and/or hassles come down on enlisted people. Stars and Strikes has had experience with many sailors who were recruited into nuclear power training programs (for whatever they're worth to an enlisted person). Many of these sailors got screwed after the nuclear power program was cut back. They had signed long enlist ments for the special training and then were dropped from the program for one reason or AW m HAS A ___7 SENSE OF HUMOR,!' another, but not released from their extra long contracts. But perhaps the greatest may wear thin as people begin Concession Ford had to make— to see just how much he talks and perhaps the fatal one—was out of both sides of his the nomination of Robert Dole mouth. A crucial point could This is not to say we as Vice President. be the upcoming debates between should all hope for a revived Ford and Carter on TV. nuclear program. Such train Now, Dole is a classic ing has no equivalent in vulture. Somehow he has civilian life and the so- managed to survive, even called "college level" math flourish, on the rottenest and what-not that goes along stuff in American politics. with it is not-what it is Not only was this guy a Nixon cracked up to be. Stars and supporter, but an avid one. Strikes thinks the country's He was one of very few around priorities are not to build nuclear-powered ships or any supporting tricky Dick the day other kind at the moment, but before Nixon's resignation. nuclear power is a theme that Although he was never directly touched by the Water up elsewhere in Carter gate scandals, he tried thought. perhaps hardest of any to keep Carter ndicated that the Watergate investigatio: he s «as have far too »any from continuing, and of late lear weapon« deployed has been called before a grand around the world jury which is investigating pretty hard to have a limited bribery of public officials by nuclear war; on this we nearly Gulf Oil. agree with Carter. One place Dole should help Jimmy where the U.S. has a lot of Carter's attempts at por nuclear weapc Korea. traying his opposition as an guess we're just lucky they administration that is not to don't use then to cut down be trusted. Although Carter poplar tree The last time such debates Korea is one place where promised not to drag up such were held, it was really like skeletons as Ford's pardon of ter has = ade spe a beauty contest. The general pc- ibout O.S. foreign Nixon, he may not have to now consensus was that Kennedy policy. Trying to ride the that one of Nixon's henchmen just held his own in the wave of sentiment aga has been readmitted into the actual debates in 1960 with governments violating human leadership of the Republican Nixon, but that Nixon was so rights, Carter has stated some faction of the ruling class. terrible on TV that the debates opposition to the Pak govern But Carter could blow it may have made the difference ment of Korea and even made himself. Running hard on in bringing Kennedy up from noises about U.S. troop with issues like morality and way behind to win a squeaker. drawals there. But here again leadership and trying to is an area where Carter seems convince the electorate that to talk out of both sides of he will renew trust in govern Carter the Sailor Man his mouth, as he wholeheart ment, Carter has been con If there is one thread edly endorsed Ford's ultimate sistently talking out of both that brings continuity to use of B52s, F4s, thousands of sides of his mouth. Carter's analysis of the world troops and what-not, simply to First he attacked the or any part of it, it. may have cut down a tree. Ford administration's "lone something to do with his Navy ranger foreigh policy" but career. Many have said that then embraced "detente" and the Navy—officer corps, that Continued, p. 7 all the major aspects of is—is an important training Kissinger's conduct of foreign ground for presidents. affairs. Even Kissinger Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and himself declared he would have even Gerry Ford were all Navy no trouble living with Carter's men. (Gerry was the "athletic foreign policy. officer" on an aircraft Carter very early tried carrier, and whatever else the STARRY PLOUGH IRISH PUB to portray himself as the captain could find for him to liberal Democrat for full do.) But though Carter's Navy employment, declaring jobs his career is not particularly "number one priority." He notable, his lifelong idol has soon began to drift more been Admiral Hyman Rickover. toward talking about "balan Rickover is still active cing the budget" and con at 76 and a feisty advocate of trolling social spending. an all-nuclear-powered fleet. People have a tendency to hear Rickover commanded a fleet of only what they want to hear nuclear-powered submarines, a SHATTUCK AND PRINCE (near Ashby) and so Carter appears to have command under which Carter BERKELEY gained an enormous popularity served. Would Carter favor an at first. But that popularity all-nuclear fleet over the Stars and Strikes October 1976 Page 6
tive réponse to it is a nuclear weapon or something more exotic." He added that repla Pentagon Drools Over cing existing stocks of nerve gas canisters with binary weapons could make nerve gas more politically acceptable by New Nerve Gas removing the danger of storing and moving an already poisonous gas. The weapon, Rutman said, might consist of an artillery The Pentagon is seeking shell loaded with one chemical funds to develop a new nerve and a canister filled with gas weapon that could usher in another chemical. an era of "dazzling, unbeliev The impact of firing and able" chemical warfare, accord heat generated from flight ing to a scientist at the Ameri would mix the chemicals and can Chemical Society meeting convert them into nerve gas by helf in San Francisco in early the time the shell reached its September. destination. (LNS) The dévide, known as a "binary weapon," would contain J_^H two or more relatively harmless chemicals which form a highly toxic nerve gas when the weapon is fired, said Dr. R. J. Rütman, a University of Pennsylvania biochemist. "The binary weapon has been called the 'escalatory weapon par excellenence,'" Rutman said. "The only effec
^#ftft&&#####&#### Twenty-six helicopter by the presence of an estimated gunships, three B-52 bombers 700 to 1,000 U.S. tactical from Guam, and an unspecified nuclear weapons in South Korea. number of F-4 and F-lll jet These weapons range from KOREA fighters circled overhead, atomic land mines and artillery while a "quick reaction" force shells, to warheads for Honest of 300 U.S. and South Korean John and Nike-Hercules missiles, Continued from p. 4 soldiers protected the tree- and bombs for U.S. F-4 Phantom Koreans confined themselves to taking pictures, telling . fact that the crisis On August 20, the third the U.S. afterwards that they developed directly between day of the crisis, Washington viewed the operation as a • North Korea and the U.S. drama announced that the Midway had provocation. tizes what has been described been dispatched to South Korea. as the "trip wire" aspect of With the U.S. show of strength Four hours after the tree the U.S. presence in South well under way, Kissinger sud cutting, top U.S. and North Korea. The U.S. has 41,000 denly announced that the U.S. Korean representatives met for troops in South Korea, the bulk wanted "explanations and 13 minutes at Panmunjom. The of them stationed in the 15-20 reparation" from North Korea meeting was requested by the mile area between Seoul and the for the deaths of the two North Koreans to convey a North Korean border. About Americans. He told the NBC message from President Kim II 1,000 are stationed on the DMZ "Today" show that the U.S. Sung expressing regret that itself. Their presence guaran response would depend on North the August 18 incident had tees that the U.S. would auto Korean intentions and on occurred. The administration matically be plunged into any whether the U.S. got a "satis then gave a confusing series major outbreak of fighting. factory response" to its demands. of signals about the North Washington would not have the He did not say what the alter Korean note. The State Depart time and distance to stop and natives would be if the North ment did not reveal its exis- deliberate on how or whether Korean response was unsatis tenct for another 36 hours, it should become involved. factory, but a high State and then announced it found the The Pentagon's belief that Department official told the message "unacceptable." This the American public would not New York Times he would "not could reasonably have led support another drawn-out war rule out military force." Pyongyang to expect further in Asia increases the likeli Kissinger's comments were so U.S. military moves. The next hood that nuclear weapons would confusing to reporters, that day, August 23, the U.S. rever be used. Last year, then the State Department had to sed itself, describing the note defense secretary James Schles explain that by "reparations," as a "positive step." The inger refused to rule out the he meant "atonement," not change of heart was accompanied first use of nuclear weapons material compensation. by public indications that in Korea, and a top U.S. mili Had the U.S. already con Washington now wanted to "de tary commander told the Los veyed these new demands to fuse" the Korean crisis. In Angeles Times in May 1975 that North Korea provately? If so, Korea, however, the U.S. kept in the case of a North Korean why was it not reported that up the military pressure—which attack, the U.S. command would included U.S. practice flights "most likely" urge use of tac way? If not, the "Today" show tical nuclear weapons. seems an odd and risky medium with B-52s over the south— for getting a message of such through the second Military An incident that got out gravity to Pyongyang. In any Armistice Commission meeting of hand—over a tree, a shooting case, why did Kissinger choose August 25. across the border, or a provo to demand "atonement" from The fact that a dispute cation from either side—could North Korea, when the admini over a tree could escalate involve the U.S. in a war stration knew it would never within two days into a major with nuclear weapons almost " get it? "Analysis do not crisis is indicative of the instantaneously. As long as expect North Korea to apolo extreme tension on the Korean U.S. troops and nuclear weapons gize," reported the New York peninsula. The dangers invol remain in Korea, the U.S. lacks Times, "and therefore various ved in the decision to stage the option of avoiding military military and diplomatic respon a show of military force under involvement. ses have been discussed." such conditions were increased (International Bulletin) Stars and Strikes October 1976 Page 7
MAOS UqAcy: fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time." After a decade of tumul The RiqhT TO Rebel tuous politics, of conser vative political leaders mouth ing revolutionary rhetoric and In the power centers of radical leaders mouthing dogma the world, politicians, diplo and ill-conceived programs, mats and scholars have launched the Chinese people at the a simultaneous quest to deci bottom have lost much of their pher the legacy left by the former political naivete. They Chinese giant Mao Tse-Tung. will undoubtedly recall Chair The detective work is con- man Mao's inspection tour of cnetrated for the most part on the country in 1968 when the uncovering which person or per old revolutionary asked every sons may emerge as legitimate leading cadre, "Do you lecture disciples to carry on the people all the time, or do you master* s work. listen to what people have to But whether or not such a say?" successor surfaces may in the Citizen Yang may no longer long run be less important to be cowed by authority. He or history than the effect of Mao's she certainly remembers what long leadership of the Chinese Mao said off the cuff about people. bureaucrats: "Their bureaucratic While press reports in the attitude is immense; they have West have often emphasized the no direction; they are egoistic; public cult of Mao as a deity they beat the gongs to blaze worshipped by weeping masses, the way; they cause people to there is another side to the become afraid just by looking magic of Mao among the Chinese at them; they repeatedly hurl people that may carry more all kinds of abuse at people; historical weight. their work style is crude; they As Mao the man fades into when he told her to violate the don't treat people equally. history, the Chinese, at the rules of her school deliberate This is the bureaucracy of the grass roots, will undoubtedly ly and to rebel against all overlords." associate his name and thought the regulations when she Any leaders who take pov with the principle of rebellion. returned. tomorrow in FeJcJj To the Chinese and the world, Wh e protested because winning ovc people below Mao will be remembered as the she was afraid of being c haee their work cut oi_ great rebel, the poet who cele cized, Mao told her, "I dor Mao's legacy brated the ancient Chinese think you will be very capable lion will be difficult to fable of the Monkey King wield in the future (she is now a bur] ing his golden club to sweep deputy foreign minister). You away the evil dust in the are afraid of being accused of David Milton world. violating the school n. - One of the most popular Dad recc: an taugi Mao quotes shouted by millions of being expelled fron school Langoac during the Cultural Revolution 3Si 1964-69: c-au hcrei or failing to get party meafc* nd of the sixties and taken to ship. Why should you be afraid People's i and The heart by workers, peasants and of so many things? The worst Will Not Subside: Yea - students under 40 is the Chair that can come to you is expul Pevclutio-r.ary j_. 1964- 6 3 : man's statement, "Marxism con sion from school. The school and now teaches sociology at sists of thousands of truths, should allow the students to UC-Berkeley.) but they all boil down to one rebel. Rebel when you return sentence, 'It is right to to school." rebel.'" Mao asked his niece if she It is not a quote hard was required at school to study Elections working Chinese people on the the Holy Bible and Buddhist bottom are likely to forget— sutras. When his startled as evidenced by reports from niece replied, "No, why should Continued from p. 5 recent visitors to China of an we read them?" Mao replied, upsurge of strikes, political "How can you do translations or protest, debate and defiance handle foreign affairs if you Allof this leaves us of authority throughout the do not study the Holy Bible and with but one thing to say to country's urban centers. Buddhist sutras?" These are people who really want to make Newspaper readers in the the quotes the people enjoy a choice in November: there is West are familiar with some of and treasure and may sometime no choice, as usual. Although the official Maoist quotes put use against those authorities Carter has tried to portray out over the years. The ordin who would close off avenues of himself as "outside" the ary Chinese citizen is quite information to the common Washington establishment, it familiar with these writings people. is basically the same giant as well—and well aware that Everyone in Peking knows financial groupings backing Mao's words are utilized by one of Mao's remarks that "teachers Carter as back Ford. It's not group of leaders for one pur giving lectures should allow what's up front that counts. pose and other leaders for students to fall asleep. If It's who's behind, and it is another. the lecture is no good, it the same folks every time. We But the words of Chairman makes no sense to force others will just have to look some Mao often cherished most by to listen. Listening to dis where else besides the presi the person in the street come tasteful things with eyes dential elections in order to from his unofficial writings, opened wide is worse than make some changes in this conversations, private talks, sleeping in class. Sleeping system. and off-the-cuff comments. may help one to recover from Stars and Strikes recom These salty and iconoclastic fatigue. Students whould be mends looking to your partners phrases are copied down and given the choice of not listen- around you. Let's get together passed about hand to hand and int to lectures." and get organized with our are known to millions. Chinese like pithy sayings fellow workers, build some Most Chinese are familiar and the favorite American thing from the bottom up for a with Mao's private talks with quotation of Peking students change. In the long run we his niece, distributed widely studying English is Abraham , guarantee a change in the during the Cultural Revolution, Lincoln's classic, "You can system. Stars and Strikes October 1976 Page 8
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The San Francisco Mime Troupe is back with their Oct 2 27th Anneversary of the Peoples Oct 9 Universal Unconditional Amnesty fifteenth season of free shows Republic of China. 8 PM Workshop. 231^ Bancroft Way, in the parks. This time it's hOO Worthpoint, Longshoreman's Berkeley - Noon to 6 pm an entertaining and enlight Hall, SF ening historical musical Oct 9 San Fran. Mime Troupe Free called "False Promises/Nos Oct 6 Perspectives on Chile Today. Washington Sq. SF 2 pm Enganaron." In other words, 7 - 9 PM 110 Bartlette St. See Review - More Info 285-1717 we've been had. SF Free Actually, it's three Oct 11 A slide show on Korea Free plays in one. The first is Oct 6 Demonstration in Support of Hastings Law College Rm A the story of Copper City, South Africa at the Ford/Carter I98 McAllister, SF 8 pm Colorado, a mythical mining "Debate". town modeled after Coeur D'Alene, Cripple Creek, and The play presents a Oct 11 Columbus Got Lost Day other scenes of mining strikes number of political messages: in the 1890s. imperialism abroad is directly Oct 18 A presentation of slides and Mexican and White miners related to suppression of workers at home; racism and music by Women who have re have both walked off the job cently visited Cuba. Free to demand an eight-hour day, sexism are used to keep the people divided; labor unions Hastings Law College Rm A and try—more or less—to deal 198 McAllister, SF 8 pm with the racism that keeps can become the corrupt part them divided and at the mercy ners of big business. of the company. But, as always, the Mime Oct 25 Veteran's Day Troupe presents its message in A second plot follows the Oct 31 Halloween - Dress up and freak life of a Black man named a most entertaining and enjoy Washington Jefferson. As the able package. out the CO! play opens in 1896, Jefferson "False Promises" is a makes the mistake of trying comedy; it keeps you laughing Nov 2 Vote Day - Tune in your favorite to exercise his legal right to while you learn. The charac station for the Turkey Trot vote in South Carolina. He ters (except for the bad guys) Results. nearly gets lynched. emerge as real, believable, Jefferson enlists in a three-dimensional people. Black army regiment, fights They screw thing up even in Puerto Rico and the though they mean well.- Phillipines against other San Franciscans are truly colored peoples, and is fortunate to have the Mime finally sent to Copper City Troupe among us. Since its .nxngs 1:. , they have IMac: a Federe: consistently produced meaning strike force. ful and joyous theater for the The final storyline, and people, earning numerous awards a framework for the other two, and international acclaim. is a behind-the-scenes look For the last six years, at just how and why we got the Troupe has been a collec involved in the Spanish- tive—the fifteen or so American War (involving Cuba, members sharing all artistic Puerto Rico, Guam, and the and administrative duties. Phillipines). Wall Street baron J. P. "False Promises" will Morgan, President William have only a few more local McKinley, and Navy Secretary showings this season, after Teddy Roosevelt lay out the which the Troupe leaves on a whole rationale of imperialism tour of the Midwest and their in the Pacific as a necessary first trip to Europe. means of securing stable If you haven't already markets for the growth of seen it, treat yourself to American industry. a day in the park. All shows The parallels with our begin at 2 p.m. own age are unmistakable, For dates and places of down to the sinking of the USS their upcoming performances, Maine in Havana harbor as a see the calendar of current CSR pretext for American involve events. For more information, ment in the war. call 285-1717. CENTER FOR SERVICEMEN'S RIGHTS Thinking about a discharge? Want --i -V.j;t_jl«j É£. t»i- to know if you should stand Capt.'s çiw-\**^% Um ^ Mast or Office Hours? Or if you have to obey some jive order? Come by the Center for Servicemen's Rights. Ex perienced counselors will help you put together a discharge or help you find a lawyer if you need one. Also, if you don't like the BS you're get ting on your ship or base, you can find others here who share your pro blems and will help you do something /Siïimtr about it. 820 fifth ave. san diego 'Lights! Camera!... Election!' 714 239 2119