from Jim Clough On the march - The climax of the "Vietnam Week" came on Sunday with the march from Trafalgar Sq. to Hyde Park Corner, The number of people on the march although spectacular in itself (about 6000 or 7000) did not appear to measure up to represent the "greatest ‘political! event ever in Brit: -n" thet the British Council for Feace were hoping to make it. The Morni Star talked about the speakers at Hyde Park "who spoke out with a single impassioned voice to Mr. Wilson, 'Tell Johnson to stop the bombing' but nothing was said about thousands of young people behind the V.S.C. banner who shouted the militant slogans in defence of the Vietnamese revolution that are more fitting for a Communist Party! The V.S.C. made a very impressive intervention with more N.L.F. flags sold than every before, in fact it made rather a mockery of the 'official' line of the Communist Party and the protesters who would appear to be content merely with Johnson's cessation of bombing North Vietnam. One unusual incident took place immediately opposite the U.S. Embassy. Apparently a young man and his girl friend were walking on the other side of the pavement waving U.S. flags at the marchers, when all of a sudden, the flag was snatched from the man and burnt with a chorus of cheers from marchers who ,athered to protect the incident from police intervention. In the evening, after the speeches had ended, the renaming ceremony of Grosvenor Square, organised by the Committee of 100 took place with about one thousand people present. Many people carried nameplates bearing the appropriate new name of "Genocide Square". Photographic exhibition - The exhibition has been circulating almost nonstop recently. It was in Colchester at the end of last week and is at ; present in Southall from Monday until Wednesday. This showing is organised by the Indian Workers' Association. On Thursday it will be shown for another three days in Tenterden, Kent. V.S.C. Meetings - A supporters and members meeting is to be held at the new premises of the Campaign: 49 Rivington Street, E.C.2. (Old Street tube), on Tuesday, llth July at 8.00 o'clock. Also a meeting organised by West Middlesex V.S.C. on 14th July 7.30 p.m. is to be held at the Cavendish Pavilion in “uislip.
U.S. NOTES from Russell Stetler Johnson's "Appeal to the American Conscience" Johnson's latest speech (given on June 27) was full of the most incredible cliches - "Measles have been retured from the pages of history" - and contained references to "cussers" and "doubters", Perhaps the most revealing section read:
i he population in the world, "And although we have only six per cent of t we have half of its wealth, And bear in mind that other ninety-four per cent of the population all would like to trade with us. Maybe a better way of saying it is that they would like to exchange places with us. Now I would like to see them enjoy the blessings that we enjoy. But don't you help them exchange places with us because I don't want to be where they are." Unemployment basic cause of Buffalo riots There have been many reports about the riots in Buffalo (and other cities) but it is important to understand that unemployment underlies this violence as a fundamental, insoluble problem. The New York Times of June 29 reported: (A) "meeting in Mayor Sedita's office centred on attempts to provide summer jobs for about 3,500 unemployed youths....scoe The Mayor agreed to call the heads of businesses together in an attempt to find the jobs", The result: "A recent attempt to get local businesses to provide summer jobs led to the promises of about 150, one city official said." (my emphasis). Howard Levy denied bail Captain Howard Levy, who was recently court-martialled, has been denied bail by the Army on the ground that a "confidential source" has informed them that Levy would defect to a Communist country if released, They know, of course, that if Levy is released on bail, great support will be mobilised behind him,