REPRINTED FRor^S GOOGiEv*\UMea COMVCS/^"JW.W»S. © WfrNOeL ALLAN PUGW 69 PAGE 2 Oct. 17-30, 1969 KALEIDOSCOPE .**** Split-itis, the New Left disease prevalent since the Chicago SDS convention, has come to Milwaukee, and no one's quite sure which side(s) to get on, at least partly because no one's quite sure which side(s) will end up on top. SDS, of course, is split between RYM I (Weatherman), oper' ating out of the UWM area, and RYM II, which is the stronger of the two at Marquette. In Milwaukee, as is the case else­ where, RYM I is weak and getting weaker. The local chapter will probably be inactive for a while, having shot it's wad in Chicago. Their leader, John Furst, is, as of this writing, in a hospital, the result of a singularly unproductive meeting with the Blue Meanies. RYM I's chief contribution to proletariat education in Mil' waukee occured recently when they invaded a south side Marc's Big Boy, led by Mark Rudd. The result was predictable: a brawl, and that time Rudd ended up in a hospital. (Perhaps RYM I should concentrate on organizing hospital employees, since they seem to spend an inordinate amount of time there.) The local White Panther Party is also going through some changes. The WPP had functioned in Milwaukee as an an­ archistic band of freaks more interested in initiating and de­ fining issues than in day-to-day organizing. But this didn't satisfy some people -- despite the success of the WPP's Sgt. Miller and Performing Arts Center campaigns - - and so the dissidents have established another White Panther Party.in Milwaukee. This WPP is more structured, with a central com­ mittee, ministers of this and that, and a ruling elite. They're geared to organizing, while the original The Milwaukee White Panther Tribe, intends to continue their brand of unstructured madness. Much of the current factionalism centers around ideological grounds, and is perhaps a healthy sign that an essentially mid­ dle-class, university-oriented movement is finally ready to move to the streets, which is where it must be if it is to produce revolutionary social change. But there are dangers, too. There is no question that the Chicago Conspiracy actions were ser­ Guess Who Came iously weakened by the inability of the movement to construct some sort of united action, and the movement's disarray has allowed anti-war activity initiative to pass to the liberal-left Moratorium people. to Dinner? The East Side Guide appearing on the back cover of this is­ sue is brought to you, as they say, as a public service by Kaleidoscope. Additional copies have been printed and are available at Interabang Bookstore (1668 N. Warren), or by send­ ing a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Kaleidoscope. If response warrents it, we'll also draw up Guides to the upper The only hitch was the appear­ speak, saying "I've met'em all- East Side (north of North and including UWM area) and the ance of the local underground get away." Later, a detective Marquette community. press—Gary Ballsieper and my­ for the Milwaukee Police Depart­ self. The first reaction of the ment asked me to "quit bother­ evening's sponsors when we ar­ ing the judge," but added "you Something should be said about the Journal's mini-youth- rived at Bradly PaviUion was know he doesn't like everyone quake. They've dropped their Sunday photo- section and re­ By Dennis Gall one of shock and disbelief. "But to know what he's doing." Well placed it with INSIGHT, anew, youth-oriented weekly supplement. It may be true that old sol­ this is by invitation only," we as far as we could tell, * all diers never die and that they were told fcy the hostess, but he was doing was having a few just fade away, but what hap­ after checking with the director drinks like everyone else. The locally-originated supplement has definite socially re-, pens to old Secretaries of State- of the PAC, a security guard At the dinner table we sat deeming importance: a column of excerpts from the underground well they write books and re­ informed us that we could stay-- with Scott Collins, a young man press, compiled by Mifee Kirfehorn. Whatever else there may be ceive awards. Such is the case freedom of the press and all that. who designed the medallion which is lost amongst page after page of advertising. Everyone al­ with Dean Achesori, former Sec­ The people who attended the din­ was presented to Acheson along ways knew that supplements existed only as a gimmick to at­ retary of State from 1949 to 1953. ner were far more interesting with the five grand. It appears tract advertisers, but rarely has a newspaper made this fact Aches on spoke at a dinner spon-' than Acheson and several inci­ that when Jack L. Goodsitt, a so obvious. sored by the Milwaukee World dents are of interest. member, of the council's board Affairs Council, Oct. 10 at the Judge F. Ryan Duffy, Jr., was of directors first saw Scott he Center for the Performing Arts. so upset by our presence that* was appalled by the length of The only insight gained by INSIGHT is that the fat cats want His remarks at the 'invitation he kept waving us away when­ the young man's hair. At first, to get fatter. only' dinner were not as impor­ ever we approached, and although the World Affairs Council didn't tant as what took place outside. a former judge gave us a formal want to present Scott with his While Aches on was telling the introduction, Duffy refused to Cont. on Page 15 The primary issue for high schools this year is the question white tie audience that "the gov­ of dress codes, and rightnowthe most interesting battle of all ernment should not hesitate to seems to be shaping up in Whitefish Bay, where students are use overwhelming force, includ­ protesting a new dress code that school officials refer to as ing federal troops...to keep peace "liberal." (But then, in Whitefish Bay even Barry Goldwater in the streets," a group of about was called liberal.) 25 demonstrators marched out­ side. Actually, there is little legal ground for dress codes, and in The Committee of Returned fact there is some legal precedent supporting the abolishment Volunteers, an organization of of rules regulating appearance. But this means little to school former Peace Corps volunteers administrators, who like to demonstrate that "law 'n order" picketed Acheson's testimonial never applies to the rulers, only to the ruled. dinner. They pointed out some relevant facts about the even­ ing's hero that the elite of Mil­ Whitefish Bay officials have been particularly pricky about waukee chose to ignore: Acheson the matter, insisting that the public has no right to know what has argued for the strategic im­ happens in their public high school. The hot so benevolent portance of our friendship with despots that rule Whitefish Bay High School are obviously hop­ Portugal and a NATO-frst policy. ing to manipulate the majority of apathetic students into accept­ In his memoirs, Acheson has ing the code, but even in Whitefish Bay there are students now great praise for Salazar, (dicta­ who insist on their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of tor of Portugal) and begs that happiness. we overlook his dictatorial short­ comings. He has written the for­ ward to a new book by the For­ "And the first ones now shall later be last, for the times they eign Minister of Portugal, France are a-changin'." Nogueira. The book, entitled THE THIRD WORLD, is a justification of Portuguese colonialism. The CRV pointed out by their demon­ stration that to support Acheson (and giving him $5,000 as the WAC did sure looks like sup­ port) is to support the repres­ sion of black people in southern Africa. On the inside however, every­ thing went smoothly, and the crowd (well juiced on champagne, booze, and a 2nd-rate meal) ap­ plauded at all the right spots. >S KALEIDOSCOPE Oct. 17 - 30, 1969 PAGE 3 Welcome to Madison The campaign to restore cuts line since the demonstrators ar- . ter. There are college profes- in Wisconsin's 1969-71 budget rived at the capitol and that at­ . sors, businessmen, doctors, law­ which slashed welfare aids so tention is likely to remain. yers, journalists, suburban. far has left welfare recipients The whole country knew what housewives and...you name it... and those who support them only Wisconsin was doing to its wel­ who agree with them. with sore feet. fare recipients. A lot of people They are willing to march, If they took part in the libera­ said the same thing afterwards... to protest, demonstrate and con­ tion of the assembly chambers, that if they were feeding a fa­ tribute to that cause... and there they've probably got some black, mily on what a welfare recipient are more of them all the time. and blue marks to show for their has to...they might be ready to For many it is a new exper­ troubles too. protest similarly. ience, because although they sym­ Injuries to the plush assembly Welfare recipients haven't had pathized, they really didn't know chambers, the only ones which a cost of living increase in bene­ before what it. was all about. legislators seemed concerned fits in a long time, leaving them All of a sudden they are actually By Dennis Gall with,' appeared not as bad as re­ with less and less of a small thinking about what it would be After a long absence, we are proud to announce die return ported by most news media and like to raise a family of five of your hero and mine, Christ T.