RADfCALSON

By Rich Yurraan it will be our turn to be singled out and RISEJNUSAThirty-five years ago there was a radi- silenced, repressed, destroyed. A strong cal movement in this country.lt had strength and Freedom Party movement, still ex­ and a future, and so it scared the heil out istent then, will serve as a means for organ- of a lot of people. Radicalism scared them ized struggle against such purges. But there enough that the Democratie Party accepted will be no such party then unless we drive some of the radical rhetoric, a few modified to bui ld one now and work to make it an on- radical policies, and converted them into going, lasting and unco-opted structure. its corporate liberalism. One final battle-cry for such a party— That may have been fine for twenty it is madness to expect radical political years. Let us not argue the good and evils Solutions to existing problems from those of Roosevelt and Truman and their wars. The whose wealth, power, and prestige depend on main effect to concern us now is that this maintaining the current societal structures. destroyed the radical movement. The profes­ Therefore it must be clear that Roosevelts, sional pollticians cooled it for much of Kennedys, Rockefellers, and those who agree those twenty years, waiting as the "liberals" with, work for and are financed by them, can- gradually abandoned the radical rhetoric and not offer us anything more than radical rhe­ much more quickly dropped the radical poli­ toric, and usually less. cies. They bided their time. Reformers get tired, the public forgets. The pros and the power bloes go on. Came the 1950's. Radicalism was co-opted long since; old radicals forgot their own past. No ef- fective force for counter-attack existed. The result was what we call the McCarthy era. The ex-radicals were traced down, attacked, publically humbled, forced from their jobs, hounded, at times jailed, at times drlven to suïcide, in the name of the "indiscre- tions of their youth." Whatever the sincerity of Mr. Roosevelt then, or of Gene McCarthy now, if no radical party is created today which intends to be a permanent force in this society and is deter- mined not to be absorbed into the existing structure (no matter how at- tractive that may seem at some time), then fifteen or twenty years from now, when our passions on Vietnam have cooled, when the power bloc yofl ttclans 'havo 'Mtjeè Page 2 The Roach______July 2, 1968

what’s happening? 1 ( t h e UNrtlMER-iCAN NA Under the Military Selective Service Act of 1967, the following offenses are fel- ï resistânce memo f onies and are subject to a maximum penalty of 5 years imprisonment or a $10,000 fine, On Monday, June 17th, Dana Park pleaded or both; they may also result in delinquency guilty to the charge of refusal of induction. 1 status and reclassification. Sentenclng was postponed until the near but indefinite future.A silent vigil of more than 1. FAILURE T0 REGISTER. 60 persons was there in support of Dana. 2. N0NP0SSESSI0N 0F DOCUMENTS. They were identlfied with two signs: RESIST­ 3. DES TRUC TI0N 0R MUTILATION. ANCE MEANS LIFE and ME SUPPORT DANA PARK. Sen- 4. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND INDÜCTION. tencing was postponed until the near but in­ 5. COUNSELLING: Any person who knowing- definite future, until the probation officer ly counsels, aids, or abets another to re- can make his recommendations. fuse or evade registration, service, or the dutles imposed by the Statute and the Regula- (As this copy was going to press, we re- tions is subject to the maximum penalties ceived this Information: Dana Park's senten- noted above. This Provision has been held cing has been set for 11 AM July 12, at U(.S. not to violate the First Amendment right of District Court No. 2. There will be a Campus free speech, but it is possible that coürts Resistance Rally at 9 AM that day and a sil­ would reach a different result today. ent vigil at the courthouse will begin at 10 It should be noted that, with respect AM.) to protests outside recruitment centers, it is not a crime under the Act to counsel an individual not to enlist in the arraed ser­ 'Butch' Drury, who is now serving his vices since there is no duty on the part of fourth 30-day brig sentence for peace. activ- anyone to enlist. Ities (this time for distributing RESISTANCE 6. FAILURE T0 REPORT A CHANGE 0F AD­ leaflets aboard his ship) can be contacted DRESS OR A CHANGE 0F STATUS THAT MIGHT AF­ through Jim Douglass at Wist Hall 206 at UH, FECT A REGISTRANT'S CLASSIFICATION: The Regu- who is evidently the only person allowed in lations state that "it shall be the duty of to see Butch. every classified registrant to keep his lo­ Brook Hart has been retained by the Le­ cal board informed of his occupational, mari- gal Defense Fund for both Dana Park and Butch tal, family, dependency, and military status, Drury. of his physical condition, of his home ad­ ci Cl n dress, and of his receipt of any profession­ al degree in a medical, dental, or allied The ten persons who were arrested for al- specialist category" within 10 days after legedly sitting-in in front of National Guard troop convoys on Kalia Road on May 13, were such a change occurs. 7. FAILURE TO RETURN CLASSIFICATION tried on June 27. Sgt. Pestano was the only QUESTIONNAIRE 0R TO ANSWER OTHER MAIL FROM witness for the prosecutlon, and Jim Douglass was the only defense witness. Representing THE LOCAL BOARD. the defendants were Brook Hart and Buz Thomp­ 8 . MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS T0 THE LOCAL son. Sentencing set for 9 AM July 10th Honolu­ BOARD AS T0 EMPL0YMENT, NUMBER 0F DEPENDENTS lu District Court on Bethel St. PHYSICAL 0R MENTAL CONDITION, ETC. 9. KNOWINGLY INTERFERING 0R ATTEMPTING rt n n TO INTERFERE IN ANY WAY, BY FORCE OR VIO­ CAMPUS RESISTANCE RALLY, July 2nd, at 12:30, LEN CE 0R OTHERWISE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACT OR THE REGULATIONS: The meaning Hemenway Hall. of this prohibition of knowing interference RALLY ON NON- VIOLENT REVOLUTION, from 1:30 to is extraordinärily unclear. Each of the 4:30 PM on Saturday, July 6 , at'Kapiolani Park. Program to include rausic(rock am folk), three elements of the statutory offense is Resistance and community speakers, rèadings, so vague as to violate ordinary conceptions of ^be clarity required in a criminal stq- a symbolic march demonsttating the affinity tute--particularly when the conducC prohibit- between, the ideals of the American Revolution ed is so closely^ assoclated with expression and the non-violent reyolütion for human , of politica! views tha^ a vague Statute rights supported by The Resistance. Everyone would "chili" far more activity than 4t con- welcome. stltutionally’could prohibit. The three ele­ BASTILLE DAY BUFFET, to benefit Legal Defense ments taken together presetjt an almost arch- Fund of The Resistance. Bring friends, family, typical case of. a Statute which is "void for bathing suits. At Johnson's house, 27Wili- vagueness." koki Place, Kailua. Buffet will be served 10. CONSPIRACY: To be subject to prosecu- from 4:00 PM on. Drinks available. Baby sit- tion for conspiracy, one need not be subject ters and life guards provided. $5.00 per cou- to the registration provisions of the Act; ple, children under 12 free. Call Bette John­ for example, a vornan could be p^osecuted un­ son at 262-9236. '■ der the Act for conspiracy ' to aid and abet If you want to hqlp.in any of the above draft; refusal. Purtbermore, to be prosecuted activities, or any other upqoming Resistancen for qonspiraCy, ' the _persoq need. not himself activiti'es, *or for Information cbncemidg the comnit - (or even .be ' capabife of committing) Resistance, pléase call 262-9236. the "substantive"’violation-of the Statute. f. t£ , July 2, 1968 The Roach F a ge 3 Week of the Si t- ins by Btll Öoyd with the implication in his tone of voice that sitting in the courtroom floor is not Two sit-ins of major import occurred disrespectful and it would be silly to con- this past week, one done accidentally and the sider it so. After a very short time of such other very deliberately. One was successfu-1 conversation (as differentated from conrnuni- only in demonstrating a point (though it is cation) between these two parties, the offic­ uncertaln what it was), but the other brought er, without even saying good-bye or an equiva­ iomediate results and democratized the Situa­ lent, turned impatiently away from our good tion which had originally stimulated it. editor and, on his way back to his niche, said in an aside to our friend in peace Gott­ The first sit-in to which I refer was fried Seitz, "Just can't talk to 'im . . . the day of the trial of the ten persons who just can't talk to 'ira allegedly had previously sat-in on Kalia Road in front of the National Guard troop con- The second sit-in to which I refer was voys. The sit-in to which I refer occurred of course the King Street Sit-In, which every- actually during the trial and in the court- one has by now heard of. It was one night re- room in which the trial was being held. cently about 1 AM, as a friend and I were Jon Olsen (our beloved editor) was at- leaving the Gingerman (that hotbed of radical tending the trial along with tnany other per­ activity) and heading to the University Pharm- sons; in fact, there were so many persons acy to get a newspaper (above-ground type). that many had to stand for lack of enougn ben- To get from the Gingerman to the University ches and chairs in the courtroom. When he Pharraacy area one has to cross first Univers­ tired of standing, Jon casually but with dig- ity Avenue and then King Street. All went srao- nity sat cross-legged on the floor in the othly enough until we started to cross King aisle near the main entrance to the room. It Street. At that time the ugly, glaring DON'T was a (typically) thoughtless act, and with WALK sign flashed on, forbidding us to cross, obvlously no motivation other than to rest at least temporarily. Needless to say, we his tired legs. However, the judge soon spot- were indignant that a machine (not a person, ted him sitting there, and snapped his fin- but a machine!) should have the power to so gers in a very efficiënt manner and nodded to regulate our activity, and we were appalled the court officer, who immediately and duti- at a society in which this would occur. our fully scampered to where Jon had sat downrage and quickly turned into constructive thought, asked him rather intolerently to please stand, planning, and action. After a brief but in­ which Jon of course did without any (verbal) tense discussion about the various aspects of objectlon at the time. The officer shook his the problem with which we were confronted, we head incredulously as he walked back to his came to this conclusion: that the world today niche in the courtroom. is being increasingly run by machines, so A brief recess was called shortly there- Man’s role in the running of his world is de- after, and the officer had evidently been un- clining in importance; that non-violent dir- able to get the previous incident off his See Sit-Ins, p.R mind, for he again made his way to where Jon was (now standing, of course), and asked him why he had been sitting down in the floor. To which Jon gave the reply, "Because it was com- fortable." Ihe officer of course quickly rec- ognized the absurdity of this reply, and polnted out that such behavior was disrespect- ful (presumably to the judge). Jon foolishly insisted that no disrespect was intended,

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How It Goes Down

The sunset is more beautiful in the suburbs. There the glow in the sky is the wink This column will be conducted by a well- frorn a cadillac's fin, as it turns known practicing physician in , who Is Up the drive and safely in. obliged by contract and by discretion to re- Red in the city is a monotonous neon tic, main anonymous. blinking above gritty curbs vhere winos bend over aick. QUE3TI0H: What foods causè skin »rohlema Your suburban sky's red is blooded, its blue w h y 7 What.«boot mangoes? is true. ANSWER: Some people are allergie to mangoes, Downtown the sky's a blank, that only says in which case they get hives and/or rash, es- fuck you. pecially around the face. Others are Chemical- City air is fried in a greasy fire. ly sensitive to the turpentine in the peel; The haze in the suburbs is smoke from a they can eat mangoes lf they avold the peel, hero's pyre. but raay break out if they handle the fruit, whether they eat lt or not. The common mango causes less trouble than the fancy var ie tles. Blues Acne ls a condition of rather raystlfying nature, and a lot of nonsense has been writ- When my room turns dim ten about it, lncludlng by doctors. Doubtless lavendar and the ceiling the color of lead, many victims are still belng told that mas- when the world outside is a menace so grim turbation aggravates acne. The effect of I can scarcely turn in my bed, foods ls dubious, in my mind, though X must my burrowing psyche strikes admit I am in a minorlty. up stränge identities My dermatologist dolleagues conmonly with people who have dark skin. give patients a list of foods to avold as Uhen the whole long day is a sunset Ion* as your arm, lncludlng chocolate, nuts, and no song is' sad enough, oils and fats, shellfish and ocean fish, etc. when even best friends are best unmet I really think there is raueh more tradition and joyful voices sound rough, and convention in this than there is scientif­ I turn away from accustomed likes ' ic evidence. An example of superstltious over- and long-endured amenities simplification ls the advice to avoid milk and go inward toward an ancient kin. Products because they contain testosterone When weird magentas streak the walls, and progesterone-like substances, and these machines crescendo hormones are implicated in acne at puberty. and no bird calls, Obviously the sex gland changes have and the heart succumbs to innuendo, something to do with acne, but until my col- strength fails for any new thing. leagues can explain why one youth of sevente- Who can believe in the advent of spring? en has a bad case and another, apparently no Through hours when night less briraming with the good male juice has hangs as black as a skin nary a zit, I say they have insufficiënt un- I leave on the light aerstanding to justify a blanket prohibition and lock myself in, of foods containing a bare tracé of such sub­ stare at a window unable to sleep, stances. while blueness of stars through Unless there is a special reaction of a the cold panes seeps. given individual to a certain food, pinned All waste is your anger at the crime down by repeated Observation, (fever blisters you suffer, waste my«shame at my share. from nuts or tornato are an example) foods Nothing speeds the indifference of time, seem less important to me than being extreme- not even your humor in despair. ly gentle with the skin (cool water, mild soap, light scrubbing, never squeexing) and But someday our skins will both rust away in severe cases getting individual guidance leaving brotherly bones in the sun's gold sway. See Dox Bdx, d . 1 1 6 The Roach July 2, 1968 July 2, 1968 The Roach . ä :» m i m i

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5 .D.S. INITIATES DRAFT SUIT NY. PEAjCE ANO FREEDOM MOVEMENT SPUT HOW TO GET

fron The Guardian, June I By Charles Hightower in Queens and former consultant to the IS two parties. They are your votes. Gq out OUT 0F DRAFT nationwide legal offensive against the A copy of the complete suit is availabfe In , the Peace and Freedom 201 governing board in Hartem, faces and get them. And the students who are tive Service System will be launched from the Draft Program, c/o SDS, SO E. 11 party is on the ballot and can boast more charges of conspiring to assassinate Roy disgusted and who have no place to go are By Rovert Analavage 15 to force the constitutional St., , N.Y. 10003. than 70,000 registrants. But in New York Wilkins and other Negro moderate leaders. the natural constituency of the Freedom cations of the draft into the Federal To become a plamtiff in this suit, «ign State, the analogous movement of activists During sessions at the Hotel Diplomat in and Peace party. Let*s go and get them.’' s. the retamer form below and supply the positing an electoral alternative to the midtown Manhattan, the F&P black caucus Karl Bernhard, temporary co-chairman, . . .Another young man, Arthur rticipants in the suit may be ineligible requested mfomxation: major parties is split into two factions. exercised 50% of the voting power. And read a message from Dr. Spock to the iduction until the suit is heard. ter, resorted to more dramatic means. Both New York parties, Freedom and within the black caucus, the Puerto Rican convention. The pediatrician, who was in what might be described as "guerrill. battery of well-known constitutional Peace (F&P) and Peace and Freedom minority was given 50% of voting power on Boston for -his trial on charges of ärs has been retained by Students for a “all matters pertaining to the interests of ter," he showed up for his physical draft case RETAINER FQRM draft case (P&F), have adopted platforms calling for conspiracy to aid draft resisters, wrote: “It ocratic Society (SDS) to press Federal the Spanish speaking people.” in black pajamas, a "coolie" hat and I, , hereby re tarn Arthur immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from becomes clearer each year that the old ts to bring an injunction against Both these third party movements—F&P — the uniform of the National Lib Kinoy, Matton Stavis, William Künstler, Vietnam and support for black liberation parties are helpless to overcome America’s tive Service to halt the drafting of and P&F-represent a basic alliance of Robert Boehm, Harnet Van Tassel, struggles. However, P&F highlights the war racism, our shameful and neediess poverty,, Front. iduals involved in the suit. The white people, for the most part young Dennis Roberts, George Logan III, and issue (as its name implies), contains our unequal education, our inadequate As he walked into the building t ers include Arthur Kinoy and William people, and the black militants who âny others with whom they choose to significant elements which seek to exclude medical care . . . The old parties cannot itier. organize as a black caucus. bers of the Draft Resisters' Union assodate, to re present me in a federal communists from party deliberations, and make changes because the hearts of most DS charges that the draft violates the F&P is now engaged in collecting drew water pistols and shot him with suit ch allen ging Oie constitutionality of refused at its May 25-26 convention to politicians, Democratie or Republican, are Amendment free speech clause of the accede to the demands of its black caucus petitions for inclusion on the New York not in it, and they won’t chaüenge wealth while shouting: "There's a Vietcon; ititution, and further argues that no the conscientKjus object or Provision of the Military Selective Service Act of for 50% voting power. ballot. and industry to make the small sacrifices him for the tin, tungsten, and ricel" should be called to serve in an illegal, F&P nominated Dr. .for Actor Ossie Davis gave the keynote required. eclared, unconstitutional military 1967 and the Operation of the draft Carpenter feil at the feet of th President of the United States and Mrs. speech to the opening sessiou of the F&P “Neither [major] party can disentangie o. during the war in Vietnam. I widerstand tled pre-inductees and then got up an Coretta King for Vice President at its convention. itself from the insane drive of the State he suit will be filed simultaneously in that this retainer is scdely for the founding convention held June 1 and 2 in “Let us form a party that goes to people Department, the Defense Department, and ed out leaflets. He was ejected fr ral courts across the country, but purposes of this suit and does not New York City. without pity and condecension,” he told of industry and finance to control the building. When he returned to his hom idual names will appear as plaintiffs in include responsibility of the above Herman Ferguson received the the delegates. “Let us go to poor people as world,” said Dr. Spock. »urt nearest their local draft board or named attomeys to represent me in any of Georgia he was ordered to report :tion center. other draft or Selective Service-related nomination as F&P candidate for the U.S. a repositoryjat is yet unUpped by the ^ Sellers of SNCC was Atlanta draft board to explain his Senate. Ferguson, a former asst. principal nyone who fits into the six categories matten. in New Orleans. w is eligible to sue under the mass signed Carpenter told the board that if ctive action: (Dated) GUARDIAN / JUNE 8, 1968 ^ i e inducted he would urge his fellow s If the individual has made application C .O . Status on the basis of NECESSARY INFORMATION ON V n > to shoot their officers and desert rientious objection to participation in FACH PLAINTIFF TO BE ^ r < ° Afrr.r hearing his sentence Seilers sai other side. Asked whom he admired mo ljust and immoral war in Vietnam. RETURNED BY PLAINTIFF said, "Che Guevara." TO LAW CENTER ATTORNEY^ If the individual is presently classified ove Asked if he believed in armed in temporarily exempt or deferred status I I tion in the U.S., he replied: "If thl 1-Y, etc.) but desires to be classified Full Name S » r® % .!•«. - «5S try don't come around, we'll b u m it C.O. as a result of a conscientious ~.cï in this country is racist, people w ho 'lion in what he believes to be an Age; if under 21, name of representative rX' into the same category.The^only peop ^ ^ His board sent him home, and for t rt and immoral war in Vietnam, over 21 in whose name you sue are Black people, six months he has had no classificati owever, he presentlys fears that can sentence me rasioB of his conscientious beliefs will Present address and phone t not only in the denial of C.O. status The Draft Resisters' Union got a fkcation, but further, will lead to Summer address and phone „. npr.p.«.d th. ,»<: of W pected assist from one of the local jud indictment and incarceration.”) ‘ will, and I-Wili ,fi| ^ ; ; ^ g £or the libera- Same as 2 except the individual is Permanent address and phone black brothers are will In a front-page story on anti-draft tion of black people. U n t i ^ m y the New Orleans States-Item sought to If the individual is presently under Present draft Classification harassment for the counselers by pub •■al indictment for refusal to fight for that." Miss (Darlene) Fife's (a local draft ■ cipate in what he believes to be an Local Board Number and address st and immoral war in Vietnam on the PFPSUIT BACKfcD BY AFFIDAVIT er) phone number. o f häs conscientious objection to that Have you made CO application? 00 It backfired, since at least If s o , w h at happcaed? that write-in votes should not be listed as plaintiffs. : u> cent of the ca 11s come from young ia ! “2” except the individual is a counted. Four PFP registrants are act- From the Berkeley Most Peace and Freedom can- Ing as plaintiffs on behalf of the are interested in avoiding the dr ff not yet 18 who will be required Have y o u got both y our notice of cm' didates ln San Francisco were 14,637 Peace and Freedom regis­ would not have learned about the coui I Teaching the age of 18 to register for Classification and registration B a r b ,June 1*1-28 official write-ins,whohadfllèdand trants in San Francisco. had it not been for the news story. raft. certificate in your possession? paid registration fees. The suit asks that no ballots If the individual is presently deferred The lawsult asksHealy andCali- be destroyed, that Healy count Miss Fife says that in a random military service, but in order to Are selective service crimin«! More than 50 affidavits sup­ fornla Secretary of State Frank M. the wrlte-in votes, and that he of 30 young men, 10 will be disquali s s his conscientious belief that the proceedings pending against port a $1,2 million suit brought by Jordan to show cause by JUne refrain from obstructing wrlte- o the Peace and Freedom Party the army, 10 will have to go, and ”wi in Vietnam is unjust and immoral, he you? If s o , give details. H 26 why all PF M requests should ln voting ln the future. ctumed his draft card; and if he now against the City and County of San not be granted, including placlng The new party is seeking a seling, I can get 10 more off." -— oI I - the pesialties of loss of deferment . t Francisco, accordlng to Denis all Peace and Freedom candidates judgment for damages covering Süll, she is not satisfied wie .5 ; Mosgoflan of the PF M. electlons on the November ballot. jr a fdony prosecution as a result of Return to: u i ° 8 - all campaign expenses, general "Drafi - unseling is part of the gov D• .©«1 j commlttee. Plaintiffs ln the suit include damages of $200,000, punitive ssion of his conscientious beliefs The PFP suit charges that par- wrlte-ln candidates Kathleen damages against Healy and his system. They let us do it. We're not . ff JS.- XX —

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eet actlon depends (or has depended) on apply- Ing pressure on people to bring about desired changes; and that as a result of these two considerations, the effectiveness of non-vio- by 6il( 0oy4 lent is on the decline and on the way out, UNLESS (and this is the central point of the event)— unless the principles of A regulär Soach column for military per- non-violence can be extended into the world sonnel who may wish to take extended va- of machines. In a flash of insight and in an cations from thelr units, and for civil- act of faith, we spontaneously sat down on ians who find this country polltically the curb and immediately began to sing the uncomfortable. groovy songs and chant the usual slogans that The Information contained herein does not nee- have grown up with the concept of non-violent essarily reflect any views of either The direct action. And lo, within a matter of min- Roach or the wrlter, and any responsibility utes (seconds, even), our pressure took ef­ for content will attach to the writer and not fect and the sign su-idenly faded back into to The Roach. The writer cannot guarantee the that from whence it came; and not only did accuracy of the Information; the Information our Opposition fade away, but we got a posi­ is derived from reliable sources, which. will tive go-ahead frora the same signpost in the not normally be ldentified in this column. form of a light reading, in beautiful, victor- If your travel plans call for your im- iously green letters, WALK. Since the mechanical extension of the mediate departure, leave a message at principles o t non.-viel en ce are a jusl-discov- The Roach by mail or by phone (634-052) writer will contact you vith ered p hen omena, llttle is known as about and The precisely why and how it works. But that is detalled Information about various coun- trles and names, addresses, and phone an academie matter. What matters is that it numbers of helpful persons and organiza- does work, and those of us who value non-vio- tions there. lence, either as a philosophy or as a matter of tactical preference, can now revive our West Germany is reasonably safe for faith in the efficacy of non-violence. It is draft resisters and provides unique opportun- not dead, and it is not dying; indeed, it itles for political action with U. S. troops appears it has received a new Infusion of there, but deserters should avoid the place life, and can remaln the object of our faith like the plague (at least two arrests so far). for a long time to come. Switzerland is 0K for deserters once you are inside, but sometimes the border offic­ ials give you trouble. If you get in, avoid the police until seelng a lawyer. The Federal Government will under no circumstances send an anti- back to his unit. Norway, Denmark, Holland, and Belgium are supposed to be unfriendly towards desert­ ers, but in fact they try hard to avoid see- ing things. It's still ri^ky though; some test cases are in progress if you would like to try setting a precedent (see an appropri- ate lawyer first— contact the writer of this solunn). It is said that the land route (vla Jutland) is safer than the water route be- tween Germany and Denmark. In Amsterdam you

go to the Provos. ' '\r r ~ England is still risky. NEXT ISSUE (probably): Crossing the border.

ï’oaj't you Kios r e a l i z e you’Re 15UCJ<&£J> m THoSB- C f i M W E S ! ? ? July 2, 1968 The Roach Page 9 EDITORIAL COMMENTS.. B Y JON OLSEN

Morons in Washington tives permitted to run effectively for pub­ lic office. The same goes for the black pop- What a stupid government we have! How ulation and other minori.ties. long will it take them to understand that The majority of Americans are not rieh, every time a peaceful demonstration with rel- old, white men— but look who gets into Con- igious, non-vlolent leadership gets suppress- gress and stays there for 50 years. Who gets ed (as is the case with the Poor People’s elected president usually and who gets ap- Campaign), it only confirms the convictions pointed to Cabinet and court positiona? Rieh, of the militant radicals that there is no old, white men, with a few exceptions for hope of justice until things are turned up- the sake of tokenism. side down. Further, it makes radicals of former moderates. It's so obvious that it stralns Prevent Crime in Streets one's credulity to believe that any goverri- Certainly we must all commend a man who ment official could fail to understand. I can reverse himseif publicly when he be­ raean, even their own self-interest is endan- lieves he has made a mistake. I call your at­ gered by ignoring or suppressing appeals. tention to Rev. Inlay of Kallua. Tere ia a Once again, heed the words of the Decla­ man who, together with other xlergyawn, ration: ". . .when a long train of abuses spoke up on a controversial lssue: The ar- and usurpations, pursuing invariably the rests at Liberation Hall. This group took sarae object evinces a design to reduce them the position that the conduct of the deraon- under absolute despotism (and can anyone strators had been good, and they had been de- deny that this is becoming more evident!), ceived by the UH administration, and the pro­ it is their right, it is their duty, to per thing to do was to drop charges. throw off such government. . (emphasis ad- ded). Remember, this is not Karl Marx or V.l. Through the kind of logic seen else- Lenin, but Thomas Jefferson! where (could it have been in the pages of The assassination of Robert Kennedy sur- our local press7) he concluded after the re­ prlsed me and saddened me, but it did not cent Kennedy assassination that it would be best to prosecute us after all, since we, shock me. The arrest of Abernathy, King's like Kennedy's assassin, had broken a LAW. successor, for carrying out King's own inten- (LAW, you know, is half of LAW AND ORDER, tions, did indeed shock me, not as an act of the supreme value whose radiance makes such barbarity, but of gross stupidity. It falls dim ideals as justice, compassion, and fr^e- into the category of killing the goose that dom pale beneath its awesome majesty.) lays golden eggs. So much the worse for the It is evident of course that anyone who system of which these morons are the repre- would stay in a building after closing hours sentati ves. and sings songs about freedom has a criminal This brlngs me to another point: repre- raentality, and must be halted before such sentative government. This, in principle, 'deeds can gain a foothold (no doubt the Rev. makes a good deal of sense, since the whole would hold the consistent position that Population cannot vote on every legislative ing a little grass now and then will wil matter. But what happens when the repräsent­ fall lead to abysmal depravity and vile atives selected for nonrination are all most dictions.) Such people must be taught that emphatically unrepresentative of large Seg­ they cannot repudiate LAWS at will and get ments of the people who are asked to choose away with itl among them, as if the choice then mattered? It is no doubt the anguish of the Situa­ Hiram

HOW MILITARY PERSONNEL REGARD PEACE

While I was in the Naval Station Brig wasn't the best job for me. They thought at Pearl Harbor, I staged a peace demonstra- that picking up pebbles off the blacktop tion which produced unexpected results. In would be much better. It proved to be better fact, so quite unexpected were they that I too, when I arranged the pebbles in the bot- would now like to relate to you what took tom of the bucket to form a peace Symbol. place. Deciding that I couldn't be prodded in­ One evening, I drew on the back of both to dlsobeying an order and put on report, my working shirt and tee shirt in indelible they gave me a much more reasonable job— ink the Symbol of peace encircled with the sweeping the blacktop. But I just couldn't words "Christ taught non-violence." After • resist sweeping a big peace Symbol in the several hours I was noticed and was taken to dust on the pavement. see the assistant warden who with the aid of With that 1 must have reached the limit the other guards harangued me with abuslve of what patience they had. I was immediately language and names. r was called a coward paraded up to see the brig offlcer, who turn- and an athei9t, was told to cram God and ed out to be the kindest of them all. He peace up my ass, and was threatened that my grabbed me by the front of my shirt, some- life wouldn't be worth much if I persisted what choking me, and threw my wet clothes in in writlng on my clothing. my face. He did not do this, of course, with­ The next mornlng 1 was taken to see the out dellvering a tirade of abusive language warden who also taunted me with abusive lang­ and threats down upon me. In fact, his compo- uage and threats. He ordered me to take my sure feil apart so badly that he had to grab clothing out on the blacktop and scrub the me by the back of my shirt and trousers and symbols marked in indelible ink off my throw me out the door. He was afraid he clothes with a brush and scouring powder. raight do something he might later regret— While I was futilely scrubbing, I took lose his job. And I didn't even have to say the scouring powder and made a huge peace a word. Symbol on the blacktop. Upon seelng the sym- I was placed in segregated confinement; bol, a guard ordered me to scrub the pave- the charge— disrupting daily routine. ment with a brush and soap and water. With this soap and water I made a terrible mess! Signed The guards decided that maybe that just E. J. Drury, Jr.

Sat. July 13

»O860&ßf¥ ï’OêtX&VS Äi? ABC» $s9 $% av ras July 2. 1968 The Roach Page 11 DOX BOX - P 5 |from a physician. In some patients with large cystic lesions, great improvement results from antibiotics and Vitamin A, neither of from The Way of Life (The Book of Tao) which should be used without medical counsel. LXVIII QUESTION! My girl friend was watching a light show, with strobes, and keeled over suddenly The best captain does not plunge headlong in a fit, with twitching for several minutes. Nor is the best soldier a fellow hot to flght. She was not high. What happened? The greates victor wins without a bâttle: ANSWER: She almost certainly had a resonance He who overcomes men understands them. seizure. This curious phenomenon was first There is a quality of quletness observedin children who would have hard con- Which quickens people by no stress: vulsions while watching TV, but only in the "Fellowship with heaven," as of old, set went on the blink and produced rapid Is fellowship with men and keeps hold. rhythmical flash patterns. ; Susceptible individuals, who may or iAy Laotse not have a personal or family hisoory of epil- epsy, will convulse if the visual stimulus has a particular frequency and other optical characteris tics to cause resonance with their . brain waves. The attack should be handled as any other convulsion, with attention to pro- Editorvol Com/nerts From ^ .'9 tecting the tongue, and extending the head backward to insure a clear airway. nuraber of slgns placed near our areas of If it happens more than once, a doctor transit. These signs have on their face sac- should be seen and probably an electroencepha- red nutnbers and letters, such as 35 MPH or logram obtained, to detect a latent epileptic Speed Limit 25 MPH. tendency. No one with known epilepsy should Yet, to the everlastlng degradation of watch strobes where a fall might hurt them, our state and national character, these sac- if at all. red messages are for the most part disregard- ed, albeit a good case can often be made for doing so as for example the 25 MPH signs of QUESTION: What is there to the recent Publi­ the Lunalilo Freeway a good % mile Detore city about the genetic effects of LSD? tumoffs where automobiles arrivé at the ENOUGH to worry some honest and unhysterical scandalous speed of 45!--not an occasional scientists. Of course knowledge in the area vehicle, mlnd you, but by far the majority! is still very fragmentary, but I would strong- Oh the disgrace of it all! How many advise any female in the first six months of times have you seen a single driver obey preganncy,or any who might be in early preg- these IAWS and come from a 45 MPH zone to a nancy, to abstain. Evidence comes from ani­ 25 MPH zone, being sure to reverently and mal experiments, demonstrated chromasomal obediently slam on his braking devices in damage in humans (of admittedly uncertain sig- order not to break the LAU? nificance), and a few cases of fetal anomalles Gonsequently, we beseech you, Rev. In- in exposed mothers, of unknown Statistical lay, to lead us in a crusade back to moral importance. Two expectant girls in Honolulu rectitude and rid our streets of crime! are currently under observation. If a girl is golng to take acid, I advise her to (1) remain a Virgin, (2) use acid only during the week after a period, or (3) Stay on the Pill. I ' ' tï- ' i piease send any questions you raay wish answpre$i.to DOX,BOX, c/o -The- Roach, 66-851 Haleiwa Boad, Hdleiw), Oahu 96712. Page 1? The Roach July 2, 1968

Sex Law s in Hawaii This is the second part of a reprint from the Carrion C r o ™ .

ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO RAVISH

Sec» 309-16. Assault with lntent to rape or ravish; penalty. Whoever maliciously as- saults any female with an intent to commit number o£ yeera. the crime of rape or maliciously assaults any Age of female need not be averred and female child under the age of twelve years proved, 3 H. 40. Even if sentence does not in- with intent to ravish or carnally abuse and clude fine, relief cannot be had on habeas know the child, shall be fined not more than corpus, 10 H. 610. Essential to prove Penetra­ $1,000 and imprisoned at hard labor for llfe, tion, degree is immaterial, 11 H. 774. In ab­ or any number of years. sence of threats or other things which make resistance impossible there must be not only SODOMï entire absence of mental consent, but there must be most vehement exercise of every physi- Sec. 309-34. Sodomy deflned; penalty. cal means or faculty within woman's power to Whoever commits sodomy, that is, the crirae resist, 24 H. 677,682. Cited: 25 H. 414; 26 H. against nature, either with mankind or any 363. Res gestae, 32 H. 528. beast, shall be fined not more than $1,000 Sec. 309-32. Rape, sodomy, etc. If on and imprisoned at hard labor not more than the trial of any person charged with the of- twenty years. fense of rape or sodomy, or with the offense Jury may convlct on uncorroborated tes- of ravishing, carnally abusing any girl under timony of accomplice, 11 H. 571. Emission the age of twelve years, or with having sex­ need not be shown, 25 H. 814, 816. May be com- ual or camal intercourse with any female un­ mitted per os, 26 H. 360. der the age of sipcteen years, the jury shall not be satlsfied that he Is not guilty there- (The dictionary defines sodomy as "camal cop- of, but shall be satlsfied that he is guilty ulation with a member of the same sex or with of an assault with intent to commit the same, an animal or unnatural copulation with a niem- then the jury may return as their verdict ber of the opposite sex; specifs the penetra- that he is not guilty of the offense so charg­ tion of the male organ into the raouth or anus ed, and may find him guilty of an assault of another." Crime against nature is defined with Intent to commit the same. as "sexual act that is regarded by the law as abnormal.") Poverty (Cills 7 wo ^oldters RAPE Memphis, Tenn.— The Poor People's Cam- paign had dramatic proof of the need for it Sec. 309-31. Rape; penalty. Whoever com­ on the day it started here. mits a rape, that is, ravishes or has carnal Local newspapers reported on May 2 that intercourse with any female, by force and two Memphians had been killed in Vietnam. against her will, shall be imprisoned at hard Photos showed that both men were black. labor for 11fe not subject to parole, or at Charles Tate had lived in 4 housing pro­ hard labor for llfe subject to parole, or any ject about four blocks from the Lorraine Mo­ tel, where Dr. Martin L. King Jr. was mur- dered on April 4. A visit to the Tate home revealed that he had been 19 and had not been in the ser­ vice long* A sister said he went into the Ar- my because he couldn't find a job. M A K £ U o K K r "He wanted a home for his mother and a F°R YOU AMD VoüR COUWlgjfg car for himself," the sister told a reporter. The other victim of Vietnam was Andrew McDanielv A visit to his home revealed that he too had gone into the service because he didn't have a job. Gü ARAMTECE FKoRtI you BUS He once worked at a prlnting plant but a machine broke down. He was blamed for this FK p m u s (S> JO * — 5E U - and flred. He tried to find another job or KÈEp 7R C propfr— UMf.'LL B U V Bftc get his old job back. ItMSOCD C P P i & S y u ilTWtNKAftU: f a W Pailing that, he tried to enlist. He O ÜoÜTOREMf4CCS requifed! was turaed down twice because two of his ribs had been broken when he played high- school football. The third time he applied the Anay took e m o » him. He was soon sent to Vietnam. Pro« Southern Fat