October 12, 1972
Indochina Peace Campaign
On Monday, October 2, Tom
Hayden and Holly Near, noted
anti-war activitists visited the
campus. The affair was
sponsored by Delta Tau Kappa,
the international social science
honor society.
Ms. Near opened the program
by singing a few of the anitwar
folk ballads which she made
popular while touring with the
Jane Fonda-Donald Sutherland
entertainment troupe.
DTK President Gaye Miles
then introduced Ted Glick,
former defendant in the
Harrisburg 'B' Conspiracy Trail
and now area coordinator of the
Indochina Peace Campaign.
Glick, in a soft-spoken
movement, spoke about the
campaign. He explained that the
new group has a three-fold
purpose: To educate people
about "Nixon's conduct of a
mechanized war", to center the
anti-war campaign in seven key
industrial states, and to breathe
new life into the peace
movement.
Hayden opened his portion of
the program with a tirade against
Nixon's war policies. "The war is
escalating more than ever before.
Peace has become, in reality, a
theme for more war. By
November, over four million
tons of bombs will have been
dropped on Vietnam by the
Nixon administration. That total
is twice that which was dropped
by the Allies on Europe during
all of World War II."
He pointed out that
"200,000 troops have been
withdrawn, from Vietnam, but
still remain in Cambodia and
Thailand and other surrounding
areas." Hayden continued his
remarks by condeming the
added' usage of naval
bombardment of the North and
the devastation wracked on the
civilians through the use of
B-52's. "Civilian casualities have
increased by 25 per cent in a war
that is supposed to be winding
down," he asserted.
Hayden spoke about the
history of the Vietnamese
struggle against foreign
oppression, "a fight which has
lasted hundreds of years." The
French, in their quest for
control of the country, were
defeated at Dienbenphu in 1954,
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which was the initial time of
direct United States involvement
in the area, according to
Hayden. "The French called the
Vietnamese 'gophers' then", he
recalled. "Now we call them
`gooks', referring to the racial
aspects of the situation.
"In 1945, Ho Chi Minh used
the preamble of the Declaration
of Independence in stating the
intentions of his government.
The United States failed to
recognize this. The U.S. failed
again when it disregarded the
Geneva Accord of 1954 calling
for popular elections in all of
Vietnam. Instead, it set up an
artificial country of South
Vietnam and established a
military government," Hayden
said.
He continued with his
scenario of United States
involvement leading to direct
military intervention.
"Journalists took part in playing
up the propaganda calling for
U.S. military involvement. The
CIA layed out plans to create
such an involvement. Cardinal
Spellman' called the North
vietnamese 'Godless sons of
atheistic communism'. The
South vietnamese created a
propaganda machine that called
for America's deployment of
armed forces."
Hayden then came to the
crux of his speech. "We're not
fighting for the right of
self-determination, we're
fighting against it." he stressed.
Hayden also spoke about
America's prosioners of war.
"Our government does not want
our POW's back- they need them
there to justify continuing the
war." he claimed.
"The prisoners are not
mistreated. I know because I've
been to the North on two
occasions. The closest they come
to being brainwashed are by
reading any newspapers that are
provided. Sure, its not a bed of
roses, but what prison is?", he
stated. Hayden asserted that
many complaints have been
made about the North
Vietnamese refusal to let
packages are unfounded bacause
"the Northvietnamese are just
being cautious. In the past, they
have discovered packages which
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equipment and escape devices.
Material that endangers the lives
of the POW's. The Vietnamese
must think we're crazy," He
exclaimed.
"They don't allow visitors
because, in the past, escape
attempts have been engineered.
One example was Laird's
attempt to free prisoners by
raiding an abandoned prison
camp. The prisoners had been
previously moved when the
Vietnamese learned of the raid
from a visitor." he continued.
Hayden, who is the author of
"The Love of Possession is a
Disease With Them" concluded
his remarks with this statement,
"I am dismayed at how the
government lies about Vietnam.
If you read the Pentagon Papers,
you can see how it lies."
A question-answer period
followed. When asked if the
Northvietnamese would release
the prisoners, would that take
away the justification for
continued bombing, Hayden
answered in an indirect way. He
said that the Southvietnamese
fear that it would, and that the
United States is no longer
interested in ending the war and
is willing to let it continue
indefinitely. "The fact is that we
are frustrated, depressed and
tired. We need to restore pride in
ourselves. As it stands, we
become vegetables more and
more each day, being drained by
the tragedy of Vietnam.
When asked if he openly
supports the presidential
candidacy of Senator George
McGovern, Hayden responded,
"I like McGovern better, but
we're basically anti-Nixon. We
are trying to overcome his
(Nixon's) policy of putting
everybody asleep in regards to
his war policies. McGovern
should stress the war issue
more."
He also talked about the
efforts of the U.S. Senate in
attempting to end the war. "The
numerous votes and
amendments to end the war are
ridiculous • . Any anti-war
legislation which the Senate
adopts is certain to be nullified
by the conservative majority in
the House. Instead they should
be out trying to urge the
President to take action to end
the war."
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