THE ILLEGAL WAR IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

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tion: La off tha imports thai directly ctim-
pete wi$li the cow and bull beep.
It is plain, hbv/ever, that the Johnson
administratlon does' nat intend to do this
- and q%i1T not do it. For. its, own goad reasons,
'}t has given the back of its hand to the
livestock iiroducers ~ of then United States.
tt o~~llt to" .fie voted out of oflice_"ori that
oxie point alone, ii far no other.
Finally, the faundat on will hold its
own business sessions an August 9 to 11,
concluding the course of action it will
take in the year ahead to improve the
image of the Indian and preserve the
culture of our first Americans.
Coinciding with these three important
foundation meetings, will be a faurida-
tign-sponsored North `American Indian
Tc. vr,~nci Vinci 'B?onn'Ci-.a 4pc ~v,A Arncrin~+.aa
rvvivu~ ~~viv vr? i~vrc.Irt rirvir:"rci~:tuv :have already sent in their advance reg-
INDIAIV.CULTTJR~ , istratigxl for the_9 busy days of Indian
Mr, BUR.DICK. Mr, President, .for -art and crafts exhibits, an Indian Olym-
nea~y a year:l have marveled at the pits, a Miss North American Indian
rapid dedelopment of a forth i5akota- pageant parades, and tryouts for a North
based grga7nization having far-reaching American Indian Festival Company.
significance. Many other features-a rodeo, a horse
`The foundation 9f. North., Amecar~ .show, a nightly historical pageani,
_ .Indian Culture, with international head- massed choral and band cancer. is-also
quarters in Bismarck, N. "Dak., was or- will be featured during this unusual
ganized by a group of Nort~i Ilakota citi- spectator attraction.
tells who felt ,that a nationally coordi- We 'in North Dakota are proud of
ziated. effgrt was vital" to preserve- .and what this foundation,- has achieved in
enhance the past and presentIndian cut- such a_ short time. We are doubly grate.
tuxe of the North American Continent. , "ful because through its efforts the Foun-
In its brief history this foundation has datian of North American Indian Cul-
-'had many notable accomplishments. A _ tore has helped to establish an interiia=
.:new spiltlight is shining"on the talents of " tional image for the State of IVortfi Da-
Indian people, great promise is held out _ kota as a State providing good will and
for rlety job opporturilties, ..for Indian hospitality tq Indian people everywhere,.
people in marketing of their craft, -and ~ a State which .cares enough about a
the public is beginning to be aware that great. culture - to see that it is" pubi~cly
Indians are people who possess great and
recognized throughoout the world, a
"
proud heritages. State located- in tkle center of North
Hundreds 9f the most talented Indian ,America and wlaicli is itself the Indian
people of Canada and the United" States culture capital of the North American
have been attracted to the foundation Continent.
_, _-
cause, and they have been, joined by The Honorable William L, Guy, Gover-
many, many other non-Indians, who, like nor. of North Dakota, is one of many
their Indian friends, have recognized North ,Dakotans. who have many, times
that such an prganization was-long over- recognized the great value which Indian
- due, culture offers to sgciety. Keeping in
Now the Foundation of North Axxiexi-" Mind the timely August days of the
'.call InA,ian Culture prepares for its sec- . Fqundatigxl of North American Indian
o#ld anz~~~lal Ixleeting, August 3-1i,"in Bis- , Clxlture, Governor Guy has issued an
mafck-lyIandan, N. Dak., with a mem- official.-proclamation calling for the pe-
bershp in half the States of this coon- .rind, August 3 to 11, to be known as
try, several Canadianproyinces and Eu- . Noxth Amexican,Indan Week and Au-
rape. gust 5. as North American Indian Day.
Now the Fgixl3slatigx~ of North, Alxz~ri- ~, President, I .ask unanimous con-
Can Indian Cultuxe is preparing for an- _ sent .that Govexnor GuY's proclamation
-other milestol}e in its short life-its.. sec- . be printed n~he 1~,acoRD.
' and ~nziu~l.,:_meeting and first annual There being no objection, the proc-
Nol?th American Indian Exposition, Au- lamation was ordered to be printed in
gust 3-11, i+n Bismarck-Mandan, N. Dak. the RECORD, as follows:
- 'T'he foundation g0~es lnt0 this perlOd With PROCLAMATION OF THE STATE OF NORTH
a solid membership in half the States of _ .DAKOTA.
-this CgUntxY, Several Canadian provinces, .Whereas tine native culture of the North
and a nuiilbex of fcxegn countries. American ConSinent is the culturof the
"For ids annual meeting the foundation North American Indian; and
is ~leterxninesl to get its program firmly Wherea able " contrib American Indian has
estabiished arrlong al_1 Indian-oriented t h i ~~ the North
utions to the culture
~I'OUpS 2S Swiftly as possible. It has ions of this continent, in the fields"
SC~l~t1111~d ,& yet Of three 3-daY confer- y, religion, government, music,
eriCeS fr9m;AugUS,t 3-11. dance, art, crafts, athletics and other areas
The ,flxst Auguste 3-5, iS fan iriVita- Which have distinguished the North Ameri-
tiorial CorifexCnCe t0 all. Unit~d5tates ai'Id 'can way of life; and
Whereas great emphasis is being made by
Canadian Indiaxl , txibeS, Indian, groups, lxlany private groups and public agencies to
and publiCatigns axid other,organizations ,perpetuate the great culture of our first
concerned With Indis,i? matters." The ,.Americans for the.. lasting benefit of both
_.
foundat}ori is i11YO1Vl~lg,most Of the top, the Indian and noxi-Indian people; and
State agencies and private organizations Whereas the Foundation of North Ameri-
in North Dal~gta as partlc9,patirig ~roL1pS, can Indian Culture has established "its in-
t0" n~la~e t~ji$~011~Crel1~ sqS successful _aS ternational headquarters in the State of
pOSSi~Jle. North Dakota and is holding a 9-day North
to" accord appropriate recognition to the
many varied accomplishments of the North
American Indian during that period; and
be it further proclaimed that the North
American Indian Week and North American
Indian Day shall be officially observed in
proper ceremonies in Bismark-Mandan,
N_. Dak.; and that the citizens of this State
shall encourage friends, relatives, and asso-
ciates'" from. throughout- the North Amerf-
G2,n'''Continent to visit North- Dakota during
this period to pay tribute to the many talents
and other accomplishments oP North Ameri-
can Indians which will be exhibited during
the North American Indian Exposition.
_ .Given under my hand and the great seal
pf. ,the State. ,pf North Dakota here in my
office in the State Capitol at Bismarck,
N. Tiak., this 21st day of May 1964.
'~~" ??- WILLIAM L. GuY,
? Governor.
-- BEN MEVR,
Secretary of State.
.WASTE IN OVERSEA PROGRAMS
Mr. MORSE. Mr. President, the Hills-
boro Argos, published in Hillsboro, Oreg.,
recently printed an interview with a local
resident who had completed a 4-month
medical mission in Ecuador. This man is
Dr. W. A. Thierfelder, and he had some
pertinent comments to make about
American policies and aid efforts in
Ecuador.
As do most Americans who travel
abroad, Dr. Thierfelder found that this
country gets the most results for its
-money not from foreign aid, but from the
Peace Corps. He was also highly critical
of the sheltered life lived at taxpayer ex-
pense by the large American aid mission
in that country.
Mr. President, -that example can be
multiplied many times. One of the best
ways to save hundreds of thousands of
dollars of the taxpayers' money wouid be
to cut back on the number of our wasted
personnel in country after country in
the foreign aid program and turn much
of the administration of the program
over to the private segment of our
economy. '
Dr. Thierfelder presents convincing
evidence to sustain the position the Sen-
ator from Oregon has taken in opposition
to the unconscionable waste that char-
acterizes our foreign aid program.
I shall continue that fight when the
foreign aid bill reaches the floor of the
Senate this year,
I ask unanimous consent to have the
article prin. ted at this point in the CON-
GRESSIONAL RECORD.
There being no objection, the article
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
WASTE, FAILURE FELT ABROAD IN U.S. OVERSEA
PROGRAMS
__ _ (By Dick McKinney)
"Welcome home, Dr. T."
This_.was the sign that greeted Dr. W. A.
ThierPeld"er and Pepita at their Fernhill Road
residence in Forest Grove May 4 when the
doctor returned from a 4-month medical
mission in Ecuador.
'~'h.~e?yS~Cglld Tneetlll~', August 6 to 8, iS kotarlAugust 31-11: Now,itheref re orth Da- Thierfelder left the United States early
the 1~~t Indian oath Cqn e nC~e,V~r ~}1~/ ~p~ ~ 3n January to~re~lieve Dr. Waldo Stiles, who
held devoted Str~}~1~?~~u?3&~~a~~~~t~~~lcb't~~o'h~~ proc a m~tfie wee7~3 h~el?inook a3t~er~the 600 Ame~ricane in
~~e ~s`~tl~naY I~ILha11 Y9Uth C,.OU11Cli, ._of August 3-11, 1984, as North American the country. Stiles, who currently is under-
with ~1P,~dillla~rter5 in New,"1V~el~iCO, 13 c0- Indian Vyeek and August 5, 1984, as North taking graduate work in California, had been
Ordill>~.ti~i~ plans for this conference.. American Indian Day and urge all citizens in the country for 8 years. Thierfelder was
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relieved by E. E. Ripple, of Portland's Good
Samaritan Hospital.
Pepita 1s as Ecuadoran dog given to the
doctor by an Americas Army officer.
Z,ooking tan and fit from his stay in the
land of eternal spring, Thlerfelder said the
predomiaant ieellng among Americana in
Ecuador is that U.S. programs of assistance
are featured by waste and are not accom-
pllahing their purpose. Most effective pro-
gram with limited funds is the Peace Corps.
he said, in that Americans share the type
life lived by the natives, One of the major
problems is that Americana live high in
Ecuador. Americans have plush quarters
and are paid well, causing resentment among
Ecuadorans.
"We can't buy friends," he-said. Visiting
American officials frequently get the wrong
idea as to success of U.S. programs, the
doctor said, because only token projects are
started with U.B. iunda. When U.B. officials
visit Ecuador, members of the ruling military
junta show them only these token projects.
Money Sa not getting to the people and is
not being used as it was intended, Thier-
felder added.
Best way to help the Ecuadorans Ss to
share knowledge and work with them. He
cited highway building as an example where
United States could initiate 6 new type of
program. New program would consist of
IInited States gluing technological know-how
anti supervision sad letting Ecuadorans
participate more. "Aa unlimited dole" is
not the answer, the doctor continued, as a
"large percentage of !t never gets to the
masses."
Governmental instability and rule by mili-
tary juntas undermines U.B. assistance pro-
grams, he said.
The people are so used to constant revolu-
tions and turnovers in government that they
actually don't care. With the exception of
food, moat items are quite expensive for
Ecuadorians, and this leads to graft in high
pieces, the doctor added.
Thierfelder pointed out wealthy Ecua-
dorians are afraid of two things-communism
and the United States. The country 18 ripe
for Communist infiltration due to poverty,
and the Wealthy fear the United States be-
cause they feel it might take over se in Hawaii
and Puerto Rico,
Witnessing a Latin American demonstra-
tion, Thlerfelder said Lhey are not "conducted
by kids." There is a great deal of shooting
and "demonstrations are probably carried on
and backed by Red influence." When the
underprivileged get "sick and tired of the
ruling junta," the subdued Communists
come out, he said. These demonstrations
usually result in a clash and then turn
against the United States, according to the
doctor.
The wealthy, are being taxed more heavily
at the present time, he said, but this is caus-
ing problems as benefits are not coming
about and the results are not being seen.
There is a great deal of thievery !n the
country, according to Thlerfelder. He said a
person who sticks his arm out the window
while driving might have his watch takes.
"stealing is just a way of life among the
poor," the doctor said.
The poor native frequently has no shoes
and they frequently are seen sleeping on the
edge of roads. it is a common sight, he said,
to see women carrying 200-pound sacks on
their backs.
Legal protection as it is known 1n the
United States does not exist in Ecuador, he
commfated. Terming it a "miserable situa-
lion," Thferfelder said officials. can throw the
book away. If a person murders someone
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Qp~roved For ~"'~'"`T~~"~'o n ~'I~S~~BC~~ala~a~e>~~a~ the United
"Vast economic potenti~ll ex sts," he said, tea Y P gas ma a the wor Paper, our Papermakera' Union magazine.
but economic uncertainty and instability I ask unanimous Consent that the 1+3t- This was in reference to your stand on our
caused by frequent overthrows of government lets be printed 1n the REGjORD, policy in South Vietnam.
hamper this and keep people out. He llated
great banana plantations, good climate, vege-
tables, fruit, native art, timber, balsa wocd,
cattle and kapok a8 evidence of Ecuador's
potential. "band is quite high; ' he said, and
pointed out i acre of tend in Quito >s worth
between !10.000 and 120,000 and added Land
in business sections might be worth gI00,00U.
Turning to medicine, Thlerfeider said the
caliber of cioetors in the country 16 low.
One of the major roadblocks in the way to
medical improvement is devastating cus-
toms, wh[ch hinder sending medical equlg-
ment. Tt to hard to get things !n, even to
heap their own people, the doctor claimed.
There are about 44 clinics in Quito, which
era swamped with people wanting treatment.
Another medical problem 1a that theca are a
great many polio cases 1n wh[ch there is no
treatment. Among those affiliated with the
disease, it [s common to see grotesque Iegs,
and pGopie sctxsting on their knees and hands
like amphibians
Rabid dogs are another major problem,
and he said "there 1s a constant turnover of
this." Grain fed dogs are used to keep thieves
away, according to the doctor. He said the
Ecuadorian health department does not ap-
pear interested fn rounding up these rabid
dogs. Other health problems include para-
aitea, tapeworm, amoebic dysentrp, hepa-
tttls, peptic ulcers and gall bladder disease.
You have to watch everything you drink,
he said, because of lack of maintenance of
water system.
Despite the fact that 96 percent of the
people are Catholic, Theirfetder termed
Ecuadorians irrsiigious.
Education is on the upswing. Tn Quito
almost all go to elementarq schools, and
Thierfelder added there are many parochial
inatituttons. Aa attempt to teach Engiiah
is being made in the school, but most people
do not understand the language, he said.
Ninety-stns percent of Lhe people under-
stand and speak only BpanLsh.
Ecuador [s called the Land of eternal
spring. Visitors have quite an adjuatmFnt
W make. Tilierfeider said, due to the B,fi00-
foot altitude. He termed it like going trom
here to Mount Hood. During winter and
summer the temperature !s 7i? despite prox-
imity Lo the equator. The seasons are iden-
tical to Oregon's, the doctor added, with clan
coming between November and March.
During his stay, Thierfeider dined with
Gary Enschede of Hillsboro, who Is with the
Fesca Corps. He also visited Lima, Peru,
calling it the San Francisco of South
America. Hie visit also included a trip on
TFIE ILLEGAL WAR, IN SOUTHEAST
ASIA
Mr. ~tURSE. Mr. President, I ask
unanimous consent to have printed in
the R>;caan certain letters I have received
in support of mY opposition to the un-
constitutional and illegal war the United
States is waging 111 southeast Asia, result-
ing in the unjustifiable killing of Ameri-
can boys.
I want to say again to the Secretary of
State and Secretary McNamara and the
President of the United States that the
There being no objection, the letters
were ordered to be printed in the Recoxn,
as follows:
PHI[.ADELPHIA, PA., May 31, 1964.
BeZlatOr WAYNE MORSE,
Washington, D.C.
DEAS SENATOR: Hearty thanks for your
stand concerning South Vietnam.
The people over there don`t want any war.
They are the ones who are doing most of the
suffering unless, and God help us, we get
Into a general war.
Please keep on fighting, and power to you.
You can go to steep every night knowing that
you have done your bast and that the blood
of any who suffer is not on your hands.
Respectfully yours.
AHTHIIR J. BERTHOLF.
- PRZNC?rON, N.T., Jttne 1, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MoH3E.
DEes B$: I write to give you my whole-
hearted support on your efforts to repudiate
the present Government policy in South Viet-
nam and to bring to an end American par-
ticipation In that war. It would. be a tragedy
if this war were to tre expanded or if the
United States were Lo take a more direct
part in the war effort.
Zt is my belief from what I have seen,
heard, and read, that the South Vietnamese
people don't really care who wins the war,
sfl long as it ends soon.
Perhaps, sir, General de Gaulie's plan to
neutralize that entire area would not be
such an awful idea. At any rate, I do urge
you to use your position and influence to
persuade the Johnson administration tp get
out of this war before it becomes another
Horea.
Yours truly,
SuNLANn, CALIF.,
May 31,19fi4.
Senator WAY NE MORSE,
The Senate of the United States,
Waahinyton, D.C.
DEAa BENATL)H MORSE: My wife and Z sup-
port your courageous position on ending the
war in South Vietnam. Except for the hand-
ful 01 vaicea In the Senate the future from
here would look pretty hopeless.
Ian'L it possible to position a political solu-
tion around the conference table rather than
this constant creeping escalation of war?
Sincerely,
GEORGE L. CLARK,
JOYCE C. C1.ARR,
ltepistered Vo#ers.
CROTON-ON-HUDSGN, N.Y.,
May 31, 1964.
DEAS $ENAIYBR MORSE: Z wish to congratu-
late 3rou on your seraes of speeches on South
Vietnam. They are both brave and true.
They serve the highest national interest.
They are the best example of patriotism ex-
hibited 111 the Senate for some time. You
are in the unique position, I feel certain, of
having even those who disagree with you ad-
mire you, however secretly, because they
know in their hearts that the facts are as
you give them.
Congratulations again.
Sincerely,
time has Come to Stop the illegal R'ar WEtt 9 RIVEa, VT., May 3D, 1964.
being conducted by the United States. Hon. WAYNE MOHaE,
The time has come to place the entire U.S. Senate,
issue before the Uflited Nations, witllln Washington, D,C.
the framework of international law, and DEAR sENAros MORSE: Although T live in
111 keeping with Out' siSned treaty ohliga- the small State of Vermont, across our coun-
tinntz it iR nnly in thsc#. wav that. the wy from your State, I am writing to tell you
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Last ,week I s~ d ~aodb~ to m~ son with
mii[e~l gI)tptigris as `he left on the first lap of
his trip to South ~`ietnam. ~~was, of course,
proud- that his health and mentality had
allowed him to be chosen as an instructor
for the people in southeast Aaia. I was afraid
and anxious, as: I lost my ifi-year-old brother
in Korea on JIZ1y~ 6, 1963, just following the
so-Called armistice. I still feel the chill of
that, phone call, "We regret ~to inform-you."
If we only knew why they are going and they
tell them it's very hazardous, yet we are not
at war.. 'T'hat is wrist they told my brother,
yet over- 60,OA0` boys lost their lives. Was
what we. gained worth that, Mr. MORSE?
Please.pardon me for taking your time, but
I was so pleased to Bear you express yourself
to the effect we should stay -out of Vietnam.
I wish to express my thanks as a parent.
Will you please try to do anything you can
to see that, ii they must fight over there, they
will be provided with the tools? My son
t1ldiQd communications systems and was
told there werg -none like it where he_ was
going as tie ones there are all obsolete.
Thank you. for your concern. "May God give
you the strength and courage to carry out
-your good work.
I read atone time that a committee of
Senators and Representatives would go for a
flrstharid look at the situatioti.so as to re-
pomt back' to us at home, and now see that
the trip lies been eanceled.
Thank you kindly for your tithe.
3lncerely,
NEW YORK. CITY, May 31, 1964.
i~EnatOr MORSE, _ _
Washington, D:C.
DEeR SIR: x support your stand on the
South Vietnam situation. This is a matter
for the ,~7niteil, Nations to decide. It can
affect the lives of people all over the world.
_ _ .
Thank.::
matter." '
DORA JACOHSON.
Bosxox, Mnss.; M'ag 31; Y964.
DEAR SENAT97~ MORSE: I am eery much
concerned about the tliTeats of~oertain ad-
ministt`ation spokesmen t o extend the war
in Vietnam. such a policy would be im-
moral, aggressive, and "probably disastrous.
I knew ,you have been fighting the good
tight and I hope you will keep it up.
Congratulations. Millions: of Americans
are with you.
Siriberely,
`',TOHN K. JACOHS.
CiR>anT NEOx, N.Y., June 4, 1964.
Senator, WAYNE MoxsE,
Senate,O~lce Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEnx SENATOR lVIoR,sE; Thank.yoti foryour
criticism. of Rtlt policy dare I say, our ag-
gression?-1n South Vietnam. It is, of
course,, consistent with the independent lead-
ership which you have shown on many Otte-
aloha, 1; am glad, too, that you protested
against Secretary B,usk's implication that
those whg,,disagree with the administration
arQ quitters ar traitors. ,
This w~i we ;ire carrying on, and threaten-
ing to extend, is so brutal, so unjust, and
sb fraught with danger to the whole world,
that for pne who loves. America and Sts great
tradltioxi it is hard not to weep, not to sink
-s Inconceivable
but true that Washington is helping to de-
stroy the Geneva Agreement. The ri.Ik of
war with mainland China grows apace be-
cause of our blindness and our irresponsi-
bility.
Everyth[ng you are doing to help alert the
Berate and the House, and d hope the White
House, to the need for American withdrawal
and the neutralization of southeastAaia, has
my deepest support.
Very sincereip yours,
STEPHEN H. FRrrCHM.iN,
SAN ."0.ANC23CO, CALIF.,
U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
DESa SaNATOa MORSE: Again Z have EO
writB you that I have read your speech be-
fore Congress ou the Vietnam mistake, and
again I had to rBad !n the National Guardian,
8 teftwing paper, For some reason our local
papers don't seem to want the populae,,B to
know that there are peogie that disagree with
the administration on their policy la Viet-
nam.
Seems a perfect mystery to me that the
newcoming arlminlatratlOII should take
aver the poUcy of the old outgoing admin-
iatration. While all Democrats are allout
for President 3ohnaon and his election for
another term, still we Cannot agree with him
on this Vietnam affair. Let tis hope after
election, lie will not be afraid to change his
tactics.
Again I think you shoWd be congratulated
for your courage to standing up and es-
pressing your views when there are efl ninny
who will not, either from fear, or lack of
interest In the people of the United 6tates,
and their Welfare. How much we Could do
with the money we are foolishly wafting
there to east Asia.
Cordially,
CALIFO$NIA FEDERATION ON
ail over the world and you as a good Demo-
YOVNC DExocaATS,
crat must get on TV and fight for America
San Francisco, Calif., June 11, 191;4.
and I mean America.
The I~OnOCablB WAYNE MORSE,
Regards.
Senate OQFce Building,
Washington, D.C. _
DEA$ MR. MORSE: Recently the BtatB COII- FRONT ROYAL, VA., May 2fi, 1964.
ventlon of the California Federation of Hon. Senator WAYNE MORSE,
Young Democrats passed a resolution cow- R?ashington, D.C.
Senator WAYNE MoasE, mending you for your efforts to inject truth D$AR BENATO$ MORSE: I have just learned
Senate OjfICe Building, and reascan into the foreign policy debate. that you advocate br(nging our boys home
Washington, D.C. A copy of the resolution is inclosed. from Vietnam. I heartlly agree with you.
DEAR Bzs: Permit me to congratulate you On behalf of the California Federation of and sincerely hope you can stir the Senate
on the forthright position you have taken on Young Democrats, may I agate express our into brie in o y
the foreegn policy of our Government. support of your efforts. g g ur bo s home.
The courage and the intelligence you have Very truly yours, Let McNamara fight his own war. I don't
displayed in debating the course followed by BETTS MOSELEY, Secretary., like him, and hogs they get rid of him (Mc-
our Government in South Vietnam deserves Namara).
the plaudit of every peace-loving citizen of D$EATE oN FOREIGN POLICY-RESOLUTION We d1d not agree on the civil wrongs bill.
the United States. ADOPTED 1dAr 10, 1984, >iY CALDPORNIA F'tD- but i am still hoging you Joln in the ef-
+My wife and I both feel that the poIlcy our a$ArroN of YOUNG DEaaoCRATB Tort to kill this bill.
State Iepartment is following !n Routh Viot- Whereas Presidcuts Kelinedy and John- When a Federal law is passed to force
ram could well lead to an ail-out nuclear son have stated many times the need for white people to-serve Negroes, and cut their
war. We sincerely hope tai ~~~I ~e ~$~ t ~ .dam p~p~BO ~~~~~~ealiocracy, but a
wince other Senators and"t~e?Ii ~ rTFo~f#7j c~, lssu~~an~d"' "" mdt~tbf3~.
join you in this noble Crusade to preserve the Whereas thg Chairman of the Senate I'or- It President Johnson forces this bill
peace of the world and the dignity of the sign Relations Committee, Senator J. VJu.- through, it will defeat him for the presi-
U.S. Government. Lux FUL9fiI6HT, has, in his March 25 Senate dency. The vote for Wallace proves this.
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ticutariy with reference to our unrealistic
poliei~ regarding China, Cuba, and Panama;
and
Whereas Senators MORSE and GRUENIN6
have made similar contributions: Therefore
be it
Beached, That the California Federation of
Young Democrats supports Senators FUL-
SRIaHT, MORSE, and GaUENING 1n their coura-
geous tnJeCtion of truth-and reason into the
foreign poIlcy debate and their slgniflcant
contributions to stimulating a meaningful
national dialog on controversial issues.
NEw OsLEANB. LA., June 8, 1984.
Senator WAYNE MOasE,
Senate OJJice Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEe$ SENATOR: Please continue your fight
against the dirty war in Vietnam.
Your effort is sot in vela. It wlli keep
united States from becoming a Hitler state.
Respectfully,
WORLD WAR I VETERANS.
TACOasA, WASH., June 4, 1984.
BenatO! WAYNE MORSE,
Senate O,lJice Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR: What kind of reputation
would we have as a nation, if we did not have
voices like yours crying In the wllderness
against the m111tary madness that would get
ua deeper and deeper into the quicksand of
southeast Asia? Events In South gores to-
day are a manifestation of what happens
when we back dictators and the landlord
class. The outcome, even if we won a war,
would be no better in southeast Alfa.
Seep up your plea for sanity. Mire and
more people are listening.
Sincerely,
SovTH PASADENa, CALIF., May 25, 1984.
Hon. WAYNB L. MORSE,
Senate Ogice Building,
Washington, D.C.:
I caw you on TV yesterday, Sunday. You
were at pour best. I am not a Democrat, but
i admired what you said.
I agree 100 percent with you and most do.
You should be a Republican. You are need-
ed. The press absolutely is partial and it's
a shame, because where else can the peepie
get the truth. They do not give it to us.
The U.N. is a complete spy headquarters,
and you know it. Let`s either change it or
get out. It's a joke sow,
The United States is being slapped around
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Senator: ~VAYNF l~oxsE,, _
U:S. Senate, _ - - "~ .
Washington D C.
DEAR' ~~I3AxsiR..,Nloas,~; I~ay I please ask
volt aS 2L 'vital lV~.ember of the Senate to'push
for an 11iyestfgation of the current situation
in Vietia~m cgiaeexx3}ing Manes and equip-
ment, itzow bei _ g sup~7led and used liy our
boys. 1V1?r. Mcamara apparently feels that
our pilots are e_xpenclable, that any old equip-
menL will do. .Tide az'tGXQ, "?.`'hey Fight and
Die-But- No One Cares," 1;ife, -May 8, 1964,
page 348, certainly points up this sorry situa-
t1oil. Perhaps an investigation of Mr. M_ c-
Namara would be tilxlely.
Any man who would blatantly state t$at
resurrected, junked planes over 20 years old,
are good fighting equipment-who brags of
these ~OO.plangs. being shipped as stepped-up
fighter. power certainly is very naive, hardly
a ilt z11an in.~vhoseThands tg exatrust tlxe lives
of our.ga~llant ~+oung pilots
`' ThesQ.ediaated young men ai?e eager to
serve ,t1~Q r c4lrAtxy-but their country is
.,doing them a disservice..
We are horrlf_ierl and appalled at the atti-
tude azzd lack oP inter~s~.oox~peinilx~g the true
situation in, Vietna~I ly those in high Gov-
ernlr~ent polce,
My wife and I urge you to take action on
o1~r behal#,
Respectfully,
IIARRY J. LAVE.
:; ~ '~ 8oi.rr, IDAHO ]Vlcry 85, 1964.
~_
HOI?,. wA~'NE GORSE,
Washington, D.C.
13rJis ~ENATOx; I agree with your views on
McNamara's war. in ITietxia~xl , , ? _
I+et's turn C,kiang Kai-ehek loose by get-
ting the 7th Fleet out of- his way, so he can
invade ;~n,~ recapture China. And IeL's help
him. Chung might solve the entire south-
east Qsla problem for the free world at little
cost to us, _
F~.ALPI~?'~R.i~ATI,~Y,GER,
Tuczs,ER,_G"A May 26, 1964.
Hon. WAYNE MoztsE, .
U S Se2tate Washington, D.C,
DEAR SI~t R~ your statements on "Face
the Natiosx',program on_1VIay_24, 1964. I
agree with your views on tor~ign policy.
I cari'?say that about. your views on civil
Fights, for as you .stated abostt .foreign pol-
icy, there is,only a very. small portion of the
U.S, citizens who,know thQ_~pxlxe,Zlts_ of the
bill as it is now. ox w,as passed- by the House.
One cannot depend on the news media for
there are so many views given that one can-
not tell whicir aright. Therefore I will have
t0 take the safe stand that :the Georgia
Senators axe Caking as .they do know the con-
tents of-this bill.,
'I want to
refer you to the U
S
News &
,.
.
..
World Ii,epgrt issue of_ Jll~e ,1, 1964, on what
the editors,say of the Wallaceyoute_in Mary-
land,
I tt}ink the. Negro (as you said in your
8tatentlexxt) should be.able-to.,v4te--but. the
an Sn, busines~hsk}ou~t ,~ave..the- right to
p cli or hire his 9wn chpice txzstead of being
dictate~}~,tg ~by ,any governmental. .agency or
ofl~cial,, a#
,t~Ie~ C~o~Prn,~~i~~
.
.,
'?I also. ,~~ink,:t~e. boards .of _~ducation
shoui~,be-given the authority to say whether
or 1St=anyone should bg permitted to leave
his or her school r7sFtrint +? .,,, :?+,. ,.,...+,,,._
Ci00K COUNTY DEPARTMENT ~,_. ' - VENICE, CALIF., .May 22, 1964.
oF. ~uaiic AIn, ~i1~ honorable WAYNE MORSE,
Chg?go, IlZ,.,May 27, 1964. Se~zator From Oregon,
HOn. PAVL H. DOUGLA&, eSJPr~LfdtE Once Building,
U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. Ij, gfiTORAaLE 'SIR; There are gust a few peo-
DEaR SENATOR DoucLAS.: I heard Senator pie 1n Congress who seem gifted with intel-
WAYNE MORSE on the television program ligence, and you are one of them.
"Face the Nation" last Sunday, May 24, and We object to attacking foreign lands
if you are not familiar with his views about, Rritb soldiers, sailors, and Air Force. Many.
Vietnam, I would recommend strongly that llelieve that international law forbids such
you talk with him. actions, Why can t we as a Nation be law-
There is no doubt that we are in a very abiding, even ff we're highly criminal as a
bad position on that score and that ft prob- people?
ably will get worse.- For a, nation that urged ..Suppose foreign soldiers were quartered
the formation of the united Nations and at on our land, always killing, destroying, at-
the same time "wage war as an instrument_ -tacking, mutilating humans, would we re-
of national policy," we are not in an unas-_ __-vere them and always be true and loyal to
il
l
i
T
-
Ba
ab
e posit
on.
he United Nations Char
ter proscribes-this.
Of course, legally we are not at war in
Vietnam and will not be at war, even fig. we
"go further and carry our action into ad-
joining nations. B~zt only Congress can
declare war,
What we are P.~ing instead is to follow
`the precedent that Japan started in Man-
churia in 1922, when she called that invasion
'not war but only a police action. This oY
course was followed by Italy with "police
action in Ethiopia, and then by Hitler be-
Pore World War II.
Secretary Henry L. Stimson properly char-
acterized such action: "If this. is not war,
;liken we will nQyer pave, peace."_ I think,
the same can be said for our action in Viet-
nam
This is particularly the case, since it is
-more- than doubtful whether the Govern-
ments we support have anp overwhelm-
ing popular support, as evidenced by the
several revolutions in the last few months.
Senator MoasE missed one important an-
swer to the question of "whether it is not
true that the President alone is vested with
"power to conduc*_ foreign policy"? Ac-
tually, no treaty can be consummated with-
out approval of the Senate and, as referred
~q. previously,. only Congress has the power
to declare war. It is quibbling to argue that
the Senate and Congress are only rubber-
stamps.
Strictly spewing, in international law,
there is no legal definition of war. I have
always felt personally that unless there is
an overall definition of war, we cannot hope
for-much less maintain peace. But at
least we should be honest enough, if we want
war, to have Congress declare war, in the
manner. prescribed by the Constitution.
Anything less comes under Secretary 5tim-
son's prediction that we will never have
peace.
Sincerely,
,ROBERT IZOSENRLUTH,
Assistant Director.
Hon. WAYNE MORSE,
Senator From Oregon,
Senate OJJice Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR: Congratulations. Your
superb discourse Sunday on "Face the Na-
tion" was ma~;niflcent. What a pity we do
not have more scholars and wise men Sn the
Senate like you. I was viewing the. pro-
gram last Sunday with two old women,
Goldwater supporters, and, believe it or
not, they were very much impressed with
ti
l
your ra
ona
and knowledgeable reasoning.
(wntte, black, ar any color). In other words, I wonder what they thought Of GOLDWAT$R
I think the present ,civil .rights bill is lead- an hour later when he suggested going into
fig into Government ..dictatorial pawers- Vietnam and bomb it, I follow your discus-
taking all fndividgal r_ ig_h_ is away from the alone in the Senate every chance I get.
Iria~Ses gf;t~Te,people. Keen un the wnnrlarf~il n,,,?,r
.
p
vino vet y Truly, Respectfully yours, statesmen that they won't stand up for what
Ap.p~b~te~~i~~~~elease 2005/01/05 G~?'j~fl403~@~~1~1~8 it? The use of our
such wicked and treacherous foreigners?
Would we think their economic and polit-
Icai conceptions justified them killing our
children and loved ones and friends and
neighbors? That theory is a ridiculous one,
and does not appeal to reason.
Please help counteract these wicked and
destructive actions and desires. You are a
wonderful man, the very best in our -Gov-
ernment, and I know how again and again
you have stood for the right, and sometimes
almost alone in Congress. Moss of the peo-
ple Sn our land admire you and believe 11i
you, however.
Please let our people quit harassing Cuba,
even ii we don't like their officials. Just
liking someone isn't the true spirit of law-
abiding. We don't always understand others
anyway. Killing, spraying, attacking Sn
Vietnam isn't going to make us the leader
of the world. It disgraces democracy.
Yours very respectfully,
Mrs. GEORGIA H. SCHNEIDER AND FAMILY.
Senator WAYNE MoxsE,
Washington, D.C.
DEng SENnTOR MORSE: Last evening I heard
your remarks on th.e 11 o'clock news broad-
cast, KDKA in Pittsburgh, concerning the
situation in South Vietnam. You question
whether it is constitutional to send our men
to fight in a country where war has not been
declared.
This matter is of great personal concern to
me. I am mailing a letter to Chief Justice
Warren asking for an answer if he can give
it to me.
I would like to urge you to follow through
on this as I am sure he will be able to
answer you. Our confused, costly, and dan-
gerous policy fs asking too much of our
young pilots and servicemen and then hav-
ing asked it give them antequated equip-
ment to work with. Their lives are very dear
to their families and friends.
If St is unconstitutional please stop it.
Sincerely,
GERTRIIDE MOUNTSIER
Mrs. Charles Mountslel?, Sr.
MARIETTA, OHIO, May 25, 1964.
The Honorable WAYNE MoasE,
Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I WaS able t0 hear
part of the interview you gave on television
gesterday, on a news program. I had been
thinking about two letters c~ritten to the
editor of the Pittsburgh Press on the same
subject-the southeast Asia problem.
I am bound to say that I agree with the
two letters on this subject, which I have
enclosed, than with your views. Both quote
Americans who have faced millions of
Chinese, Japs, Germans, or you name It, and
didn't turn tail
What has ha
pened to our
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fighting men in dribs and drabs will wear us
away. Ii we are committed to thin struggle,
let us go in to win. Better atilt, when there
is a fight, let the groiesatonal soldiers have a
say. Our politicians can save themselves
for Lhe winning of the peace,
Yours truly,
W. M. MORRIS.
(From the Pittsburgh Press, May 24, 1984]
LIbIITED WAR RaLE OprosEn--C3Is Vlawss
PAWNS t'oa Powsx PoLrrlcs
EDrroR, PrrrsHVRGR pRESa: The late Gen-
eral MacArthur in an article entitled "Reflec-
tions on Peace and War;' wrote of the Amer-
icas} fighting man:
'No armed attack should ever be permitted
against him without allowing him a foil war
potential to hit back.. He moat not by force
of controllable circumstances be led into the
false belles that war is merely as eztenaion
of diplomacy, which might use him as a pawn
expendable in gambits, Iabeled limited war;
dictated by national fears and international
power politics: '
Blow, at the request of President Johnson.
the House has approved an increase of ~IZS
million for Vietnam, ;70 million of which is
for economic aid.
The President's request was advised by I3e-
fense Secretary McNamara, who has also sug-
gested that American parents should expect
to have their sons in a limited war for paa-
s3bly the next 10 years.
There seems to be a mighty big difference
between the wisdom of General MacArthur
through a lifetime of service to the United
States and the suggestions and actfona these
days of the power politic.
This coming Memorial Day I wlll be won-
dering if all the past MacArthura are resting
easy.
GEawD L. MOxGAN.
T. ROOSEVELT CITED: SHVrr IGNOBLE PEACE
EDrrox, PITTSBVBC$ PRess: Perhaps this
quote should be read to all the people of
Routh Vietnam. Sixty-one years ago, Theo-
dore Roosevelt said:
"Our country calls not for the life of ease
but far the life of strenuous endeavor. II
We stand idly by, !f we seek merely swollen,
sloutbful ease and ignoble peace, it we shrink
from the hard contests where men must win
at hazard of their lives, and at the risk of all
they hold dear, then the bolder and stronger
peoples' will pass ua by and will win for
themselves the domination of the world:'
Still true today.
Gaoxca GAKES, Jr,
Max 24, 1984.
DEAa SENATOR MaRaE: We heard you On the
Padio today and agree wholeheartedly.
There are some people who would like to
sag the UN. abandoned and ii it isn't going
to do a job and be used for-What !t was in-
tended then these people have a point.
I think the UN. Se our only hope to solve
the world's problems. I think it !e too bed
that we haven't recognized the Chinese
Communist Government and maybe [t would
have been a little easier to come to an agree-
ment Sn the II.N.
Please-let the President know how we, the
People, feel about southeast Aaia.
My husband fought in the last war and T
don't want my two Bona in as Asian war. No
mother does. I don't care which country
she is from.
I wish President Kennedy were with us.
I feel sure he would know what to do.
I hope that you will do all you can to get
the United States to take this to the U.H.
where it belongs.
Thank you very much. Approved For
a. J. CoNaAD,
Senator WArNa Moose,
IYash{npton, D.C,:
Congratulations oa "Face the Nation" in
regard to our policy in Aata.
We seed more Senators 1-ke you.
Beware of rashness, but with energy aad
sleepless viglianee glue us respect aad vic-
t~ries.
Yours truly.
CIENavIa4E V. RoSENHERG.
WAVxEGAN, ILL.. May 23, 1984.
DEAR SENATOR MoxaE: I heard you oII TV
today.
I have been wondering what waa best Ln
thin war in Asia-you set me right. You
are right on every count. I would vote for
you for President tb}nking you arc the best
man we have for that great odice.
Z shall be obliged to vote for Presidont
Johnson. I should think he would see pour
poaltion and aceegt it.
Sincerely,
UPAERCO, MD., May 25, 1966.
$enatOT WAYNE MORSE,
ISrashington, D.C,
DEAS SENATOR: Mp compliments oa the
enlightened and forthright presentation of
year foreign policy views on the Program
"Face the Nation." I strongly support your
view that peace everywhere should be pre-
served through United Nations action and
not by United States unilateral action.
I 61n also heartened by President John-
son's deciarattoa favoring a betterment in
our Eastern European relations. It's about
Lime. It has always seemed idiotic to me
that whereas the sew Khruehchev brand of
communism is wiiliag to eceaiat with capi-
talism, eo many of our people develop a
mental block at the mere ward "commu-
nism" and when asked to work out an
accommodation with governmental rtgtmes
od countries whleh do not recognize the
grivate ownership of property.
Our greatest need is to develop sul~er-
camgromtaera-Henry Clays-la our lnter-
natioaal reiationa, to preserve thU planet
and the populations an it. So Long ae the
world knows we have the power to destroy
it, our reairaint from the use of force viii
be a mark of national courage and high
latellecta.
I ciao Iasi strongly that a radical change
needs to be made In our immigration law,
originally passed over the veto of Woodrow
Wilson. It is a neediessip insulting taw
against Italians and others. A sang imml-
gratloa law based on our national seeds
would take tnta account the qusitflcations of
the immigrant-appitcant, so that we would
accept only tmmlgranta whose grofesslonaI
or craft skills are in short supply in our
country and kiastotk of people already here.
Yours truly,
D. PAUL Taagl.
HARTFORD, CONN., May 24,196!.
Senator WAYNE MaseL.
DaAE $ffi: I liked what you said on radio,
"Face the Nation," today.
Ia 2963 Eisenhower st-id: "What is the
sense of spending moat of our herd-earned
tae money oa defending the country on the
outside, when there TB not enough tax money
many, etc., when poverty and corruption are
destroying the people inside this country?
The Communists are wasting our money
both outside and inside this country. Their
motto is "Divide sad conquer"
Our dollars buy five times as much in every
other country, than they do here. The fruit,
vegetables, and meat are so dear, a poor man
can't buy them. The radio keeps roaring at
us, glue Lo every chanty under the sun, while
the graft in government ail over is brazen
and disgusting. How much longer can we
pretend that we can aROrd tv be generous to
alt aat[ona but our own?
? Have you read "An End to Make Believe"
and "The Nightmare of American Foreign
Policy," by Mowrer? Also, "A Nation of
Sheep" (Lederer)? the Reader's Digest of
May on haw we are fighting poverty2
Communism ie the language of poverty,
and charity begins at home.
Beiore we spend all our money on moon
trips and ioreign aid, let's improve life- and
living conditions Inside this country.
Wake up America. Our freedoms.are van-
ishing.
We seed dedicated patriots,. not compla-
cent, apathetic citizens.
In 1919, I read a book abroad, title of which
waa "The Th1rd World War-Between the
Black and the White Races." Where are the
brilliant brains and statesmen who can pre-
vent the third world war?
MrB. vIGLSi' PIKLER.
TEMPS, ARIZ., May 24, 1964.
DEAa SENA?Oa 1,So8sE; I just had the gleas-
urs of watching you on the CBS-T4 program
"Face the Nation."
Being an immigrant from Iran, I would
like to tell you that I agree with you whole-
haartedlp on the subjects of U.S. role in
southeast Asia and the civil rights bill now
pending before the Senate.
81nce I am stiiI not a U.S. citizen, I cannot
vote or belong to any political party. How-
ever seeing such great Democrats as your-
aelt and our late beloved President John F.
Kennedy in action, has left no doubt in
my mind as tc> which party I will belong
once I have the opportunity.
I now have spent more than 7 years in
this country..
I have tried to keep up with the news
and have participated in many a hot dis-
cussion in college and outside. Internal
and foreign policies advocated by some
Americans worry ms very much. Yet dis-
tinguished and iatslligeat people like you
in responsible positions put my mind at
ease.
Pleas Senator, keep up the good work.
Truly yours,
MAr'rONCHELN SIiAARI.
GLASSHOHO, N.J., May 24, 1964.
3enatOr WAYNE ]ldOaSF,
Senate t),~ice Bu4iding,
Washington, D.C.
SIa: Hurrah for you. If only all of our
Senators and Congressmen were of your
opinion.
You should have 2 hours. The present
civil rights bi1I wlll cause more harm than
good. The Negrcea should have more rights,
but certainly not as the bill stands now.
Civil rights w1t1 centralize too much power.
MIS. M. SuLLIYAN.
lest to keep the country from collaggtng Rlvae EocE, N.J., May 24, 1964.
from within?" Senator WAYNE MORSE,
Zt's about time we paid more attention to lashington.
the inerea9ing unemployment anQ poverty, Dana Six: I listened very attentively to you
and all the poor and needy who try to make on "Face the Nation" today, and map I tell
money hooking prostitutes. it's disgusting. you that I agree with your premise on our
There are ao many prostitute hookers it's a boys being sent to south Asia.
F~~1rs~"'~~1'(~?'L?~'QrRDP66B004~D3~8~Og~0~@A'5409 was never a
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thing with any correction, just leaves me Oh, ii we only had more patriots like you, I don't know whether you are Republican
cold, whet~Ier he is espousing his own views Senator MORSE. I weep sometimes when I or Democrat; but, even though I'm Republi-
or someone elsQ's, , ;Jtuat bias Iio fire, as far sit and listen to these wi~hy-washy men talk can, iP and when you run, I certainly will
..
as I a II concerned ,anyway. I'll, concede .I , -like Rusk and McNamara and even. our vote Yor you.
could be wrong; however,, I'm no expert, but President-not one of them ever talk Erna Undoubtedly we have no business butting
on the other hand, f`m no moron, either, so like you. Truly you do not know how you into every country who are in-arms against
if we are at wax,. why not say so and be done reached downinto American hearts and I tell. each other. It is none oP our business, un-
with it, l?;detest procrastination in any form, you I rejoice. My telephone started ringing less the big businessmen or our country has
its defeatFby piecemeal. immediately after you ended and, oh, how we some secret profitable gain out of it.
May I add the President's program for rejalce. I am a nurse and am in big hospitals It's easy for the leaders whom the citizens
poverty stricken areas, and all the hulls- hearing the opinions daily. put in office to butt in in other countries'
baloo attending. it seems to be_a destraction Cordially yours, troubles, send a handful of our men over
for our, benefit (thQ people). Miss DAPHNE A. OGLE$BY. there to oppose toughened guerrilla fighters,
How about the truth for a change of pace? with not enough buddies to back them up-
Thank. ou Senator for your courtesy. ST. PETERSBURG, FLA., May 25, Y964. and be slowly killed, from week to week, and
'T'ruly your
y s, ~ To Rt. Hon. Senator WAYNF MoasE, _, for what? As you sr;id, we have not declared
..'Mrs, M, E. I)ISTASio. SrR: I listened to. you on the Sunday tele- war on anyone. Vdhat, then, is a single boy
- Vislon show, "Face the Nation," Sunday, of ours doing over there? Why isn't a vote
ORLANDO, FLA., May 24, 1964. May 24, and I want to congratulate you on taken by the people on a separate ballot
Senator WAxNE 11zoRSE, your forthrightness, in your answers regard- whether we should or should not send our
SzR: I heard? you o_ ver television telling ing this farce in the (war) in Vietnam. boys over there? It's a disgrace to the
those trpuble~,al~grs your views on our Where, or where, is all this unilateral mess .United States and I don't think we receive
soldiers .and this country in Vietnam. Wish going to end? Secretary McNamara makes any thanks Prom other nations. The men in
we had mere Americans ire Washington like trips out there, at first, our troops were the White House do what they want on the
you than. we have. Our old President, Gen- coming out in 1986. Now, we have his state- matter. We parents have nothing to say,
eral Washing?on, told what would happen in ment that it may be a 5- or 10-year though we spend many sleepless nights and
his farewell address. ~'he Roman. Catholic struggle. We evidently have not bothered to much worry, trying to keep them alive when
Church Politics, the Communists, and others look at the record in Dien Bien Phu. I they were children.
have never liked our form of government or was in World War I, in the trenches outside When Mr. Eisenhower was President, we
.our public schools because we had the,open Antwerp, Belgium, in 1914, with Sir Winston didn't have any of this trouble all over the
Bible in it, the public school. Like I written Churchill's Royal Naval Division. We surely world. Now it's a Communist boiling pot,
Justice Warren, he is l.year older than I am. got clobbered there, so I have an idea what even here, by the Supreme Court ruling no
When T wept to school, the teacher read two war is like. Now at 71 years of age, and in- prayer in public schools. What harm can 3
or three verses xi the Bible, and _we all re- capacitated, with my right leg amputated minutes do to pray a little to Him who
peated the Lard's Prayer,beiore school started 8 inches above the knee, and confined, prat- taught peace to one another? For many,
which didn't hurt anyone, and that it would tically to a wheelchair, about all I can do many years it was used, with no objection.
of been good if we all had t4 learn, the 10 now, is raise my voice in protest, against Now, because a few complain, the multitude
Coxnmansalr-G,ntr }ike,,we lead th@,, ,13a131tiplica- what I think is our foolish foreign policy, as must go along. If they keep'up, it will be
tion tables, They use to say the public outlined by Dean Rusk and Secretary Mc- as Khrushehev said? "The Red flag will be
schools were to give every child a common Namara. As you stated, sir, this Far East raised in America, without firing a shot."
education, reading, writing, and arithmetic. mess is a matter for the United Nations, and- -For without God, it's only a small step to
But tX}ings are changing damn fast, and Por Mr. Adlai Stevenson did not enhance his communism.
the Negro. My parents came to Florida in reputation by his latest speech in the U.N. Why aren't all difficult matters put up to
188b from Iowa and Illinois.. I was born in Next we are calling on our (allies) to par- be voted upon? If the voters are good
Orange City in 1892. I've worked with ticipate to a greater extent, in this unde- enough to go out and vote for candidates,
Negroes, and worked them; shoveled dirt all Glared war, to me, sir, it seems we are pour- when they don't know what they will do
day with .them $1.26 a day; worked pipe- ing our reserves down a rat hole and I am when in office, why aren't they allowed a say
fitting, learned them how_to do .the labor. glad we have at least one Senator who has in such serious matters as sending our boys
Also auto me~hanfe, and an old. Negro worked the courage to come out and state his con- to troubled areas in groups so small, and
at brick plant all week then opened barber- victfons before the public. In the Middle why aren't some men from the U.N. -sent
shop for whites ,on Saturday night. Never East, we have lost oust, with the arrogant there? Why always the United States?
thought a thing about this damn stuff going dictator Nasser, thanks mostly to the stupid I'm with G. Washington who said, "Stay out
around today. They always wanted to stay policy of the late John Foster Dulles, and of foreign affairs."
with, the Negroes,_ and whites with them- his promises regarding the Aswan Dam. I Sincerely,
selves. But the:one Ch;f tian.,Church, Jesus have been in Egypt several times when the Mrs. C. DEFReNCISCO.
Christ's (all peoples) are supposed to go and Suez Canal was controlled and all the pilots -- '
belong too. Like. I told an .old Negro, when on the canal were American, French, and SAN JOSE, CALIF'.,
I die, I hope to see,.-all my old darky friends British. Now, the nations sit aupinley by May 24, 1964.
there. _ and let the nation of Israel be debarred from The Honorable Senator MoasE,
Yours, the canal.. The q,'hole_thing,is preposterous, Senate O,~lce Building',
r BILL Gz.ASGow, Senator, please tell me, can we continue to Washington, D.C.
-- ~ - police the whole world? I am not, sir, for DEAR SENATOR MoasE: i was listening to you
Ids ANGEbF'S, CALIF'? Mai/ 24, 1964. "peace at any price," but I do think we are on "Face the Nation" program just a few
Mx DRA$ ~ENA~'oR MoxsE; I wish. to tom- overextending our umbrella. Where is the minutes ago and I just had to write to you.
Mend. you for your most wonderful appear- answer? One word in closing, I think this I am far Prom a statesman or stateswoman
once on TV;,today. Oh, it is refreshing and civil rights bill, or "evil rights bill," is an- and I don't know if your suggestion on the
simply beyond describing, the thrill Amerf- other gigantic boondoggle, and I hope and Asian situation would work. What roused
cans felt. in knowing we do still have aSena- pray, it gets fllibustered to death in the Sen- me was that you say, "I,i the American peo-
tor who holds up for the right in America. ate, "Integration by intimidation," that's Ple were told the facts they would suppoit
Our dear. old. America, beloved. Nation, is tot- out. Eventually integration would result in the President in whatever course he took iP it
teeing and when I set how the Communists intermarriage, which to my mind is too hoe- was a right and just one."
are gaining daily, then I shudder, rible to contemplete. IP that bill passes, and I felt like crying out to you, "What peo-
'To thing ~i all the college and_ university I hope it don't, it never could be enforced, pie, who would do what?"
campuses a"re opened for Communist speak- just like the Volstead Act, prohibition, that I have been out ringing doorbells to get
ers in California, then. I feel the American was a farce. I, or we, pay. a Negro $10 for .people to at least go out to vote and I am
people should take a firm stand. I went last 8 hours work, on our lawns and shrubbery, sick at heart at how little interest is being
M oW 2d0 ~ hear Dorothy Healey, the most plus his meal, if that bill passes, we will hire shown on the part ai the people I've con-
. e , Ixlmunist In California, speak be- a hungry white man, and there are plenty tatted. Not only do they not know the issues
Pore 19,OOD,students out at the. East. Caliior- of them here, thanks to the influx of 260,- they don't even know who is running in many
nia State Cpllege. Oh, how she .told what is 000 Cuban (refugees) into South Florida. cases and that in spite of the wonderful edu-
going on,_too. $he,u~entioned how Senator That is all Senator, and thanks for reading cational TV channel we have here in north-
FIILBRIG~IT is bringing to the public just what this. ern California (KQED) who have had the
the Reds want us to know.. Sincerely yours, candidates discussing issues both day and
Senator ly~oRSx, I do thank you from the MALWLM B, "MAC" TxomisoN. evening.
depths of my heart for .speaking firmly and Everyone seems to have his own little ax to
letting the American public know true facts. MAS 2b, 1964. grind. The teacher, baker and candlestick
We ar$ aA sq very interested and you are the DEAR SENATOR: Ater i citizen who good-
first ;Ilan In Waskling~gni{r~~~ ~i~j-~,a~~((~~:,~~~~~~i,~}Q~sing and medical
courage to spea5c out" ~~~rYrraises a for you, gram, last Sunday, I simply must write and care but all oP Mthiem want someone else to
Senator MORSE, congratulate you on your sensible views. stick heir neck _put for them while they
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Won't even read what little Ss told to them in
their newspapers and Clod knows iL'e not
much.
I Just wonder how many people listened
to you on "Face the Nation' while the Ed
Buillvan show was on?
Pardon me for writing such a long letter; I
know you are a very bung man but I Just had
to.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. LaAH O. LEPPEaT.
DEAR SENATOS: I agree with you about the
altuatian in Bouth Vietnam. I beIfeve that
world government is the ultimate ealution
for peace.
Please continue your fight for a peaceful
settlement in South Vietnam through the
4niteci Nations.
Yours truly,
Wn.LrAM DEAN, Jr,
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALrF.,
May 24, 1964.
BenatOr WAYNE MORSE,
Senate Office Building,
Washington, D,C.
BERKELEY, GALIi., May 20, 1984.
9eIIat0r WAYNE MOR88,
Waahin9t01i, D.C.
DEAR BENATOR MoRaE: I have Just read ex-
cerpts of your speech of March 4 on our
involvement in the war in Vietnam. I want
to congratulate you for your forthrighti~esa
to speaking ovt on this issue. The more i
hear about this wet and how and why it is
being sought, the more strongly I am con-
vinced that we cannot cease this foolishness
(or better said dangerous stupidity) soon
enough,
I for one am rather tired of seeing the
IInited States rnlly to the support of every
"democratte? dictatorship !n the world
simply because it !s supposed to be the only
(easy} anti-Communist alternative. I do not
think it even fa an alternative, as 1t can nnty
alienate the people and be a black mark on
the IInited Btatea.
I would very much appreciate a copy of
your speech.
Sincerely,
Ct;rcACO, ILL., May 25, 1984,
HOn. WAYNE MORSE,
Senate OJJtee Buiidtng,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR bIORSE: Thank you 6o mush
for your forthright expressions of opposition
to the adminiatration's activities in South
Vietnam. I and thousands like me, in addi-
tion to many o1 my friends, who might not
take time out to write, do feel like you do
regarding this serious situation. It is quite
confusing to me to really understand what
We as Americana really have at stake there.
My understanding of the situation leads me
to a very hopeless attitude and a waste of
human beings and resources.
Ths recent events in Bauth Vietnam
should reveal the stmrk reaiities of the situa-
tion there. The French lost there-the
American puppet leader Diem lost, and-from
what I have read by authoritative writers we
will eventually Iose too. 8o why Pursue s
"war" if even the South Vienamese people
Qon't seem able or really willing to fight
it. If they were reailp opposed to the North
Vienamese regime, it seems to me they might
have already defeated them. I realize that
I am ao military expert. I base my assump-
tions merely on Bast history. In spite of our
support to Chiang Kai-ahek, he lost against
the Chinese Communists and had to leave
the country. In Korea we bolstered the
Shea regime which, according to ail reports,
was also corrupt, and then the people them-
selves turned hian out. I am sure we Ameri-
cans have very little understanding, or can
hardly identify with the needs and aspera-
tions o1 the Asian people. How can we who
live umder an economy of plenty, understand
W2iat these people want and need. Mp feel-
ing is that this should be immediately
stopped--our forces returned and then 1st
both aides negotiate and decide how they
Wish to resolve their differences and future.
Mr. Stevenson's statements really felt far
short of a realistic approach to the situation.
I have read the letters of the young airman
who died in South Vietnam. Dtd this young
man really die for his cauntryT I would
say he wasted his ills-but who knowe per-
haps hie life may save other American
boys-as his death has no doubt aroused
the wrath of many people here to America.
bor. Stevenson's statement bore g peculiar
ring-it didn't sound ae !t he was really
Convinced of his own words.
Please Senator Mcrae try to do all you can
to change this horrible .situation. In our
great desire to defeat communism all over the
world we seem to be encouraging it instead
and at the expense of our young men and
DaA$ $ENATO$ MoRSa: We wish to express
our admiration and gratitude for your rou-
rageous stand in felting the truth on the
Vietnam war, IS only more Members of the
Senate had your courage.
It is of tremendous importance to tell the
people that wa must put an end to this ter-
rible ordeal.
Since Diu focal papers have given thi? no
coverage I would appreciate any copies of
pour speeches that are available.
We ferventtg hope that you kelp up this
important work.
Binrarely yours,
raised. But there !s one question that seems
to be continually skipped over; the question
01 whether or not our soldiers and our aid
aught to be in Vietnam.
According to the news magazines, you
have takes the stand that we should not be
in Vietnam 1n any capacity. Yet I cannot
find anywhere your reasons for this position.
On the basis of what I have read about Viet-
nam and pour position concerning the situa-
tion, I must express these feelings.
I am beginning to-feel that the purposes
of American aid and soldiers in Vietnam as
seen by the top military and Government
leaders are dlRerent than the purposes they
express to the public. I very defln[teiy have
the feeling that Becretary McNamara either
dcea not know, as he should, or does not
Dare to tell the real story of Vietnam. I have
the feeling that a number of people in high
positions wish you would shut up and are
trying to divert attention from your state-
ments, I would like to know why. I have
confidence that you have something impor-
tant to say and I for one would like to hear
it.
Sincerely,
BERWYN, PA.,
BERWYN, PA., May 27, 1964.
DEAa BLNATOR MvNOx: Your speech on TV
Bunday, May a4, an "Face Lhe Nation" so
inspired me that I am writing to ask ii it
Were possfbie that I could have a copy of it-
s duplicate to send to President Johnson.
You are so right and that speech was so en-
llghteaing but how many people will not
have heard it. If it only could be broadcast
nationwide.
Gratefullg,
Mr. and Mrs. &. L. BTRZNF,I.. Han. WAYNE MOBSE,
- Senate O,/~ice Building,
MINNEA('OL1S, MtNN., May 25,1964. Washington, D.C.
HOA. WAYNE MORSE, DEAR SENATOR MORSE: We heard a rebroad-
3enate Office Building, cast of your speeches !n the Senate last night
Washington, D.G. regarding Vietnam. We were impressed with
DEAR Bra: I waa greatly encouraged by pour the information, and due to your past record
recent address to your colleagues concerning to the Senate we believe you and appreciate
the wisdom of our policy 1n southeast Aala. your expos@,
I have only read excerpts and would appre- We thank you and applaud your brave
date a copg of the entire speech so tYiat I stand and want to add our voice to yours.
Will be better informed on this most urgent BincareIy yours,
and dangerrnu ioternationai problem. AROrs J. BARTHEI,SON.
It 1a my hope that more men in your pool- HAROLa C. BARTHELaON,
lion will take a aensibie position and leaQ -
America to a more humane foreign policy. WEFHAwS.EN, N.J.
Sincerely yours, Senator WAYNE MORSE,
RSCHA$D 8Ca1T. Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON STATE IINrvaasrnr, JOhnaOn ADOllL OUI' Wlanee r,0 nnaeClareO: War
Pullman, Waah., May 21, 1984. 1n Lace and Vietnam. We are against all
Senator WAYNE MORSE, Asian Wara or aid.
U.S. Senate, Letter we got back from Washington had
Washington, D.C. a booklet about AID.
DEAR SENATOa Mo$sE: Since Arst hearing Our sentiments are the same as this letter
you speak some yearn ago at Eastern Oregon {~ editor enclosed.
College when Y was an undergraduate and We are with you, Senator. Go after the
you wero a prospective candidate for the the warmakers.
Democratic nomination for President; I have FRID J. CAIHPACCZ.
considered myself & "Hones supporter" and FaANCES CAMPACCI.
have especially admired. the way you have MASY DS. G78aoNS.
taken an open stand on important issues and
have answered questions and presented argu-
ments using facia and reason in place of ON II.S. INVOLVEMENT
glowing slogans and misleading generatitlea. NoaTH BERGEN, May 17.
Because of this I am greatly disturbed Eorros, HlmsoN DIRPATCH:
When I nannot find your facts, figures, and Peasants given guns and pitted against
reasons concerning #asues of natlonai tm- each other. American increase in involve-
portance. And this is the position I find my- went Sorcing additional Chinese strength.
eeif in concerning the War 1n Vietnam. Aster all, no new conflicts may tempt a
others like me. wno reel Ii nti uaeiesa c sa......g .u~ ^..- -?-? ----?- ----- -- c on Ln parasites
blast r~peetfullyApproved For Rc~e~se~(~~e$`~e~i~0~~~~~'~b6~-~
Mrs. R. BAIN, ut as our 60 ors ofm r V
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-How about ambassadors-given enough for-
eign aid to discourage presidential cam-
paigns at ~-home? It's a dirty, losing battle
anyway Tex, and what .better -Way to keep
him occupied and put the Republicans and
Goldwater?s military back another few elec-
tions. Even if he succeeds it was a Demo-
cratic Congress bursting with altruism, being
Vvhipped by you know who, that had the
foresight to pay the way. I wonder how
many financial experts it takes t9 give a man
just enough money to cut his own throat?.
Truthfully, Lodge, Rusk and McNamara
Can always hide behind the. cloak of "Gee,
Y was only a poor, misdirected, patriotic,
nationalistic do-gooder." That. will take
them off tide hogk.. In fact, everybody poli-
tically has a way out and as a last resort,
they can always join forces and one hand
wash the other-sort of like the Saker case.
All we need Ss a scapegoat. Of course-the
-same guy'since time eternal.,..Iie's ?easy to
recognize because he keeps looking for peace
and promoting it, but he always forgets to
put on his military uniform and bears only
a shovel for a weapon. Quick, get him out
in the field. So what if he's Vietnamese,
Cuban exile or an Afrjcan native, we've got
a uniform and rise for ,him a~nd_we'Il .never
bane apeace-loving humane .society until
formulated their opposition to our involve-
ment, and few are aware of your good work.
One of the most t'.sheartening aspects of
the present situation Ss the widespread
apathy, and the often-expressed opinion
that, since our Government has staked its
prestige on the mllftary defeat of the Viet-
cong, we, the citizens, have no choice but
to follow along, Here is clear proof that the
American people are losing control of their
own Government.
Keep up the good work, and above ail,
don't let them extend the fighting to North
Vietnam.
Sincerely yours,
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.,
June 7, 1964,
Senator WAYNE MORSE,
U.S. Senate O~Jice Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR: I accidentally stumbled
onto your speech to the President on Viet-
nam and Cuba in a minority newspaper.
Was I surprised. I didn't know we had a
Senator left in the United States who could
still think and had a sense of fairness.
I take my hat off in respect to you. You
really hit the nail on the head. Would that
there were mo
re men like you in public life.
The military peace corps in Vietnam won't Keep up the good work.
have any trouble recognizing the end of Looks like the American Government, Re-
hostilities; Lt will be loudly-and warmly an_ publican and Democrat alike, have taken
pounced by the commencement of World III. over .where the Heinies left .off. No wonder
' - . We:.R ExpANF$ION i~,EEN
T1NI6N CITY, May 18.
1'+DITOR, HUDSON IJISPATCIi:
The- war now raging in South Vietnam is
about to be eXpanded into North Vietnam,
which would almost certainly involve the
Chinese and precipitate world war III. Our
Ciogernment s supporting an unpopular dic-
tatorship, 7,000 miles fxom our shores. It is
coating us more than a million dollars a day
to preserve a system oP government that the
people there despise and are struggling to
rid themselves of.
Recently, G3 local residents signed a peti-
tion to Senators WILLIAM6 and CASE urging
them to support Senator MORSE'S, Democrat,
of Oregon, and Senator GRUENING'S, Demo-
. crst, of Alaska, ,outspoken appeals in Con-
gress for a reversal of our country's disas-
trous foreign policy in South Vietnam.
Senato; MoasE has recently said about
Vietnam, "We should have never gone in.
We should never have stayed in. We should
t
"
ge
out:
This Ss the, time for all Americans to exer-
c)se their prerogative. There is nothing un-
patriotic about questioning an administra-
tign's policy. To quote Senator MORSE
again- You have.. the. right to ask your
Government noW: Do you have plans for
sending American boys to their deaths by
the tens of_thousands in escalating South
Vietnam war above South. Vietnam? I say
to the American.people, get the answer from
you'r' Government now, you have a right
to it., _.
you.
Respectfully yours,
WAINO SAARINEN.
TARZANA, CALIF., June 6, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MoasE,
Senate Ogee Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR ,SENATOR MORSE: My family and
friends and I commend you on your percep-
tive and rational appraisal of U.S. involve-
ment in southeast Asia. For the well-being
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Senator WAYNE MORSE,
Washington, D,C.
DEAR SIR;. There Is a very good article in
the magazine "The Minority of One," about
Vietnam.
Thank you for trying your best:
You have terrific odds against you with
the controlled news.
The people are with you on your view
garding Vietnam.
Very truly yours,
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., June 14, 1964.
Senator MoasE,
Senate OjJlce Building,
Washington, D.C.
MY DEAR ,SENATOR MORSE: I want t0 thank
you and commend you on your courageous
speeches fn the Senate, your outspoken con-
demnation of U.S. involvement and interven-
tion in South Vietnam war. It is a cruel
and useless war against those long suffering
people, and also the increasing toll of Amer-
ican boys' lives. It may surely-if con-
tinued-bring the entire world to nuclear
destruction. Keep up your great work.
You are a true patriot, and I know the world
holds you in great esteem, I have written
President Johnson.
Sincerely,
__ R. LEE LoY.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN? June 8, 1964.
.Senator WAYNE MORSE,
Senate OJ~ee Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MoasE: I read with interest
your address to the Senate on May 20,- and
your second address on the following day,
regarding the proposed extension of the war
into North Vietnam.
I was beginning to think there were no
more voices of reason left in public offtce.
You have represented the views of many of
us in Minneapolis, and we thank you for it.
Yours sincerely,
MPS. ,i3IISAN STANICH ABRAMS.
of the world, views like yours must prevail- BROOKLINE, MASS., June 6,1964.
and 600n. Senator J. WILLIAM I''ITLBRIGHT,
Respectfully, Senate Of)"ice Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR FULBRIGH
S
T: -
ometime ago
SCARSDALE, N.Y., June 8, 1964. you suggested that the position of the United
DEAR SENATOR MoasE: You are so brilliant- States in South Vietnam be raised for po-
ly right about Vietnam; it is heartbreaking litical discussion. This was truly an excel-
to observe how few of your fellow Senators lent idea. To date, however, the only voice
speak up with you. Thank God you are in in the Senate which I have heard question
the Senate. our policies in that part of the world is the
Don't you think it would be important to one of Senator WAYNE MoasE.
make sure that the American public as well I urge you to repeat your stand again and
as-people in Government are made aware of again.
(for example) the 20-mile strip along the During the last decade it has become in-
Cambodian border that was last week divest- creasingly difficult for people to feel free to
ed of all plant and animal life? Several peo- question, let alone oppose, accepted Govern-
ple heard It two or three times on the hourly ment policies. This is not only dangerous for
news, but on Saturday it was barely men- our country but anathema for any democ-
tioned in the New York Times. racy,
One wonders how many times the United It is, now, during this pre-election period
States has engaged in this sort of scorched- that the American people and their repre-
earth depredation in Vietnam that the public sentatives in the body politic must ask:
nP.VP.r hr+a rrl ah..,,+ ,.+ ..tin 1. Hnttr is i+ ......,., wt_ :__ .__.
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r-~ w,~ No..uau you ana are
son now. We must get out of South Viet- grateful for your sane and logical reasoning. 2, Why is it necessary for the governments
nom before it is too late. Sincerely, we aid to employ U.S. Armed Forces or mili-
ALVIN MEYER,_ CAROL BERNSTEIN. tary dictatorships in order to exist (witness
--- ~ the present state in South Korea and the
BOSTON U1VIyER9ITY, numerous governments we support in South
COLLEGE OF T IBER~IL ARTS, RIVER FALLS, WIS., June 7, 1964. America) ?
Hon. Senator WAYxE MoasE, 3. Why, as Walter Lippmann asked in his
Boston, Mass, May 31, 19G4. U.S. Senate, recent article on South Vietnam, do we still
Senator WAYNE MORSE, _
Senate O,~ce Building, Washington, D.C.: consider southeast Asia an "American out-
Washington, D.C. Approve of your speech in Senate June 2, post"?
DEAR SENATOR MoasE: Please accept my we didn't? haveoaGletter toLyouE too, v icing wish to become a c ion d power i n this,rthe
thanks .and congratulations for your sus- approval. i et so ed f
tained effort to end tl-~~~~R~F~~20/i61t61~i Iicrir~l4~n 1 0 t?}~~~~ ?
States intervention in V1 c r n wonder whose economic interests are bei ~i~e~ o our at ion and our pea-
that you speak for-the. majority in this threatened in South Vietnam. g pie are at stake. Conferences in Honolulu
country, although many have not. clearly are not the answer. The time for a search
Mrs. CARL PCMHLE. for the truth and a rediseoverv of the corrert
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path is now. The most patriotic act any ol1 n
can Pursue !s to question U.S. foreign p y
at this moment.
Sincerely, ~,$ ~~ STaN
()ARZAND, CALIF., Jane 7,1984.
DEAS SENATOR MaRa$: I appreciate yott
greatly for pour outspoken attack on our
position and presence in Vietnam. We should
get out as quietly as possible before more of
these Vietnamese people are killed. We have
made a mistake there, we should admit it
and quietly leave.
Sincerely yours.
FLORALE Mc(3v'tsE.
, CoLOaNE, N.J., June 7,1964.
DEAR SENATOR MORES: I want t0 commend
you moat highly on pour sane and sensible
attituQa toward Vietnam, and on having
the courage to speak out about it,
i understand that a number of other Con-
gressmen are with you on this. and I do
hope you will all keep wanking, as a closer
approach to sanity and reality In our foreign
policy is certainly moat needful.
If you have anq spare time you might work
oa a sane and sensible attitude toward Cuba..
other peoples are concerned, should be so
parsimonious and unfeeling with our own.
Yours very truly,
DOROTHY S, CONN.
6ANTA Csvz, CALnT., June 6, 1964.
Dtea SENATOR MORSE: Our family is 1n
full accord with your viewpoint regarding
our foreign policy and in respect to south-
east Asia in particular.
Ii you were running for President, I am
sure many of ua would vote for you without
thinking twice. Especially if they were
aware and informed of your dedicated pro-
poeal in helping to save the human race
from utter annihilation.
Every best wish for pour success.
Many of our aequRlntances are behind
you.
INTRO-IICUV6 PEALS Pn.GRIAI
You map see her walking through your
town or along the highway--a silver-hatred
woman dressed fn navy blue slacks and
shirt, and a short tunic with pocke9:a all
around the bottom in which she caries her
only wortdp poaseasions. 1t says, "Peace Pil-
grim," in white letters on the front of the
tunic and "Walking 95,00 Miley for World
Peace" an the back. She has almost finished
walking those miles. Het vow Sa: "I shall
remain a wanderer until mankind has
learned the way of peace, walking until. I am
given shelter and fasting untll Z am given
food." She walks without s penny in her
pockets, and she is not aftlifeted with any
organi~tion. She walks as a prayer and as
a chanco to inspire others to Pray and work
with her for peace. She speaks to indivld-
uala along the way, to groups in cities,
through the medium of the news services.
She points out that this is a crisis period
in human history, and that we who live in
the world today must choose between a nu-
clear war of annihilation and a golden age
of peace.
YEACE PrI.aRIAi'8 MAGIC FaRMVLA
Thane is a magic formula for resolving con-
flicts. It fa this: Have as your obfective the
resolving of the conflict--rat the gaining o1
advantage.
Tharp 14 a magic formula for avoiding oon-
81ets. IL is this: Be concerned that you do
not oRend-not that yon are not offended.
PEACE PII.aRIM'6 2[E86AaE
pASLANn, CALIT., Suns 5, 1984.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: We are writing t6
express our support for your stand on Vtet-
nam, We earnestly request that you con-
tinue your gallant fight to a1n arse our
present policy. 'Thank you ag
Sincerely,
Mr, and Mr6. WAYNE LORETZ.
$ERSEI,EY, CALIF., Jtlnc 5, 1964?
Senator WAYNS MORSE.
Senate O$ice Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: Every dap I o8er si-
lent gratitude for your honest, Informed,
prillcfpled, practical stand on Vietnam, and
1t !s time I told you so.
Citizens in the San Francisco Bap area are
at last beginning to Speak out, to tear aside
the of[iciai .myths about Vietnam, to express
their anger 'and Shame at having been silent
BO lang.
I am convinced nothing an your splendid
record of upright independence will shine
more gloriously in history than your almost
singlehanded opposition to our Vietnam poi-
Sincerely,
$ENRY E. FzsCHER.
P.S -Would very mush like to receive your
last speech to Congress about Vietnam.
BERKELEY, CALIF., June 4, 1964.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: We fully support
your efforts in opposing our involvement in
southeast Aata.
Please sand any of your congressional
speeches an this-subject.
BERHELEY, CALIF., May 27, 1964.
$enatOI WAYNS MORSE,
Senate Od{ce Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR: I want to congratulate you
on your courageous (for our times) stand on
our C}orernment's policlee in Vietnam (as
COV@red fII the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Of
Marsh 4, 1964) .
i would like all of our club members to
read pour Rpeeah. I would appreciate it if
you would send me as many copies up to b2
of your speech in the Senate, so that I could
give it to our members. I realize that this
18 quite a !ew copies, so please send sa many
as you can up to 52.
YOUre very truly,
AL HERMES,
Publicity Chairman.
FaANCas W. gERRIt:a.
QAHLAND, G'Airf., June 5, 1964.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I would like to thank
you for your brave stand on the situation in
Vietnam and encourage you to continue to
fight against our intervention in tht affairs
of that country.
.Yours truly.
Mrs. ELAiNa DSOPKIN.
BANTA MONICA, CALIF.
DEAR SENATOR MOB.BE: I wish to express ap-
preciation on the stand you have taken o+a
South Vietnam, and other important lsallea.
Thank Clod for men life you. Best wishes
for a long and fruitful life.
Sincerely,
ROBE RtralN.
JIINS 4, 1884.
DFv+R SENATOR MORSE: We admfra you very
much for your courage in speaking out
against the war in Vietnam. ZVe want you
to know that you espreas our aentlmenta.
Wb wish that we-could have the op~rtun=~
to -vote for you. Beep up g
Sincerely,
Mr6..TORN SPavsLL,
dosN M. $PRVELL (iB years).
CA$OLYN SPRIIELL (18 yaar6) .
LevSA sPRt1SLL (10 years).
JOHNT. SPRVELL.
My idenda, the world situation iF grave.
Humanity, with fearful, faltering steps.
walks a knife edge between complete chaos
and a golden age, while strong foa'ces push
toward chaos. Unless we, the people of the
world, awaYea from our lethargy and push
firmly sad quickly swap from shape, all that
we cherish will be destroyed in the hoto-
caust which will-descend.
This is the way of peace. Overcome evil
with good, and fataehood with truth, and
hatred with love. The Ooiden Rule mould do
as well. Please don't sap lightly that these
are dust reiigtoua concepts and not practical.
These are laws governing Human conduct,
~rhieh apply as rigidly u the law of gravity.
When we disregard these laws in any walk
of life, chaos results. Through o'hedience
to these laws this frightened, war-weary
world of ours could enter into a period of
peace and rirhneas of life beyond ouI? fondest
dreams.
For free literature and information write
to: Peace Pilgrim, Cologne, N.J.
PHa.ADEI.PHIA, PA., June Q, 1984.
BCIIaiOr WAYNE MaaBE,
-~ JvNS ~ 1984, 3enatt O}~ice Building,
Washington, D.C.
Senator WAYNE Moass, DEAS gfNATOS Moass: I would like to thank
Senate OQlce Building, you for your cournge and persistence la re
Washington, D.C. Vietnam- Z would also like to ask you to
M asE' 2 applaud all you to have our
r
Senator WAY NE MoRSS,
Washington, D.C.
DF,AR Sra: We want you to know that we
applaud your speech against invasion of
North Vietnam and Lace.
We hope your message will get across to
other Senators and that something con-
structive will be accomplished.
DEAR SENATOR o do everything in your powe
have been saying about .southeast Asia. ~_`_~~~~ with ads uate and up- IiAaTINCS oN HvnsoN, N.Y.,
please'contlnue to A~~'~vecf~o~ie~8~ie i~~lui X11?ilA~d~P168$?t~03R000~00~5~~~-~ May 30, Iss4.
us .out of South Vletn and to stay ou o depmld DEAR LNAT a wish to thank you
North Vietnam. It is diabollcai that we, the richest Na- and express our deep gratitude to you for
Respectfully. yours, nerous where carrying on and larding the fight against our
$,, MQQRE. lion in the world, the moat ge
WEST HAVEN, CONN., May 28, 1964.
DEAR SENATOR MassE: C:021gCatl118tiOn8.On
the fine stand you have taken on Vietnam.
Could you send me a copy of the CoNGRES-
sloxeL RECORD with your egeech in it.
Is this a correct quotation of March 20,
1984?
"It we are not as aggressor Nation now !n
South Vtetnam, we are not far from it ? ?
there era no Chinese in South Vietnam.
There are no Russian soldiers in South Viet-
nam. The only foreign soldiers In South
Vietnam are II.S. soldiers. What are they
dotag thereY'
Thank you for all you are doing. and do
let me hear from you.
Sincerely,
JEROME DAVIB, D.D., LL.D., Litt. D,
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position ~n Vietnam. I hope you will not
falter in continuing""this important task.
It is regrettable, 'as" you so we1I 'put it,
that Alai Stevenson abdicated his position
of leadership yIt is most urgent, therefore,
-that. you ~nflueace and -use your position to
but a sto to this threat to peace. I hope
we Can ab~ieve the withdrawal of our troops
and put an end to this wretched mistake.
I havz written to President Johnson, sup-
. porting your position. '
Firicerely yours,
MxS. ANNE NIEEROPx3.
,I,os ANGELES, CALIF., May 89, 1964.
Boil. Senator Vi~AYNE MO$$E,
Wasli,ington,'D.C. "
DEAR SIR: We heard you last Sunday on
"Face th@: Nation: ' We are. very happy -with
your stand on peace an_d your method of
reaching, it.
We Peel, Senator, that you are a heaven
in thQ ~Iar~ness,
May we get many like you in our great
country. "
Thank God for your presence in these day. s
in the Senate. ,
With hope, -- _; ,:.
Mr. anal l4Xrs, JACK SIEGEL.
WANAQuE, N.J., M'ay 30, Y964.
IsEAa -SIR: I would like,_to express my ad-
miration, ?for your speeches against the
"dirty war" in Vietnam. "
Please keep an fighting, ~''ou are ex-
pressing the feelfrigs of many oP us.
T only regret no`t living in" your S+ra"te and
lint being able to vote far you.
6lncerely yours,
,,:, 1'yOBERT EHRLICH,...
P7EVV Yosx, N.Y., June 2, i9G4.
SellatOr ~~VAYNF, NiORSE,
Senate Chambers,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR,_SEN;ITOR Iv,IonsE: I,applaud most vig-
ol+aiasly your courageous apposition to
eSOalating the war into North Vietnam.
I have written to the President and to the
Senators of my,State apposing such a move.
I have. also urged Ambassador Stevenson to
bring the matter into the V.N.
Please. contixlue the good work. -Many. are
the people of good will who support you,
'Srery sincerely yours, ~~/
.. ,`-1?RIIDA VY EISS~RG,
~pnxsDal.E N.Y, June 2, Y964.
,DEAR SzR: I pvlsh to register my strong and
unequivocal support for Senator WAYNE
MoasE, and to endorse hid recent statexseni:
sulnxning up so effectively and succinctly,
the true. issue in Vietnam. _ ,
Np moral right-Bring back the boys that
had nothing to say about. going to South
Vietnam to die. in ~ war that we should_npt
be fighting. Mr, President, you have no
mpral _or legal right to kill them. Let us be
brutally .frank about this, You will have to
assume, responsibility for their killing be- _
cause yrS~;~Mr. President, are ordering them
to their death.
-:This "_ctir~y war" must end. Can't. we learn .
& lesson Pxol}x Frar;ce? Tkl~ir_, people dis-
covered, the laarPl way, after a loss of.240,000
young men, fighting a fruitless struggle, only
to go down in defeat.
We have no right to interfere in this in-
ternal c1Yl,~truggle.
The ,Eii}n@ricaxb,., people ~ look to your lead-
ership which should, I~?ilitantly pursue all
ends to acklieve a meaningful and immediate
peace.
hopefully,
World War II, 32d ISivision and in the army
of occupation in Germany ~o I know some-
thing of war.
I feel that. the English set up World War I
and we accomplished nothing but to set up
World War II. We killed ,cif Ilitler and .his.
gang and set up Russia, China and world-
wide communfsxn, The Korean war didn't
settle. much .and now. we areltching to get
into this. one, Please, for God's sake, keep
us put pf this one and get all of our troops
out. of Asla.
Incldexitally, about the only friends we
have in this world are Germany and Japan
and I wonder if they really are. Our former
allies certainly are not-they only want our
money and then do business with Cuba,
Russia, and China. Thanking you, I am,
Yours truly,
- ~~ R. M. COOLEY.
NEw Yoxx, N,Y., June i3, 1954.
Senator WAYNE ~IvloasE,
The U.S. Senate, "
Washington, D.C.
_ "
DEAR SENATOR IvIoRSE. rletnam, LaOS._and
Cambodip, :are essentially one nation and.
comprised French Indochina before parts-
tion of that nation after,the French capitu-
lation. The present struggle within Indo-
china is. an internal .one and. the .United.
States is interfering with the self-determina-
tion of this natlpn,
The United States hasn't any more right
in Indochina than it has in the rest of
Asia. What are we trying to prove there?
We supported the repressive government of
Diem and now a military dictatorship in
South Vletnazn. We supported the auto-
. cratic Rhee and now a military dictator-
ship in South Korea. We supported the
feudal warlord Chiang Kai-Shek before his
ignominious defeat by Mao Tse-tong and
now we hypocritically claim that his un-
popular government on Taiwan is the "real"
Government of China.
American foreign policy as it is presently
.conceived in-Asia is detrimental to the Amer-
ican people. We are in an area of the world
where we don't belong, have everything to
lose and nothing to gain. Unless we get out
of Asia soon, we will find ourselves at war
with China.
Sincerely yours,
STANLEY SINGER.
LOMBARD, ILL., Tune 1, 1964.
President LYNDON JOHNSON,
Whits House,
Washington, TS.Ci'.
DEAR SIR: I am in complete agreement
with Senator MoasE's criticism of our South
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Cuba poli-
cies-which are leading this country and the
world to nuclear holocaust. If I may use
an apt phrase of my own coining, our coun-
try-it seems to me-suffers tragically from
the national pestilence oP "pentagonorrea."
Keep up the good work, thank you.
Yours,
Mrs, EVELYN CARNES.
Senator WAYNE MoasE, --
Senate Office Building, BoaisE, N.C., June E, T964.
Washington, D.C. DEAR. SENATOR MORSE: DO we have to get
DEAR SENATOR MoasE: I have only recently into a Yullscale Korean war, or worse still, a
had the opportunity to read portions of your third world war, in southeast Asia, Just to
cpmxnenta on South Vietnam in the .Senate save face?
on May 20 and 21. i want you to know that The United States was one of the organizers
of the United Nations which is supposed to
I
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i
, as an
regon
an, am proud to tell my
Mrs, ELSIr: I3E>iz,Ex. settle world problems Jointly. But, the Unit-
.friends about the one truly courageous Mem- ed States continues to ignore the United Na
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PUEBLO, COLO., June 2, 1964.
Senator WAYIgE MoasE,
Senate p,~ice Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: Thank you fOr yOUr
May 20 speech. America is very fortunate
to have such leaders as you and Senators
GRUENING and FIfLaRIGHT-leadCrS Wl?O are
not afraid to speak up for a sane, traditional,
American foreign policy.
Sincerely,
President LYNDON B. JOHNSON,
White House,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR PRESIDENT JOHNSON: The Situation in
southeast Asia is oaf great concern to me and
to my family,
I am unalterably opposed to any extension
pP the fighting or any unilateral U.S. action
in this area, and urge that the Geneva Con-
fexence_be convened again to deal with this
powder keg. Even better, is it not possible
to let the United Nations. attempt a solution
for .all Indochina? Prince Sihanouk, Chief
of State of Cambodia, has complained to the
Security Council. Can we no_t make this the
starting point for complete United Nations
Jurisdiction?
Too many American soldiers have died
'already in a vain war. The French experience
in Indochina,.. with far greater forces, should
be a grim lesson to us. I understand we are
throwing over a million dollars a day down
the South Vietnamese rathoie, and I share
the uneasiness of the New York Times and
the Wall Street Journal about our position.
The next coup d etat might be by neutralists.
Please cur"b the Republican warhawk, Sec-
retary of Defense McNamara, and let us have
the same responsible, peaceseeking U.S. for-?
eign policy in Asia that we are striving far
in Europe. We must have peace conferences
or United Nations action in this region, not
further military adventures.
Respectfully yours,
CHARLES ANDERSON,
VENTNOR, N.J.
THANKS, SENATOR: It 1S a wonderful feel- -
ing when we can say at least one man repre-
sents the people of the United States. Goad
luck, I am sure the people are back of you.
Respectfully,
- CARMSL, CALIF., June 2, 19G4.
The Honorable WAYNE L. MORSE,
Senate Office Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: Thank you for yOUr
efforts in the Senate to have the adminis-
tration adopt a rational, policy in southeast
Asia. Certainly now our policy is only bring-
ing tremendous suffering to the peoples
there, and any further military extension
would not bring freedom to anyone but prob-
ably world war III and death to most of the
peoples of the world.
Please keep up your efforts for negotiation.
Sincerely,
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Senator W - Please use your influence to settle the
Washington, D.C, ~ ~ illegal U.S. military action in southeast Asia. southeast Asia crisis in the U.N.
TVIY DEQIt,SEN@T9R: I saw you on TV and Give them hell-it may be our only hope. Sincerely,
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SAN FaeNClsco, CALIF., June 2, 1964.
SOn. WAYNB MORSE,
Senate Ofjlce Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAS BENA~roR MORSE: We wish to congrat-
ulate you on pour courageous stand regarding
the southeast Asia war. We know that 1t
requires integrity of the highest order to
speak out for an end to a futile involvement
Which almost ail other Congressmen svgport.
Beep up the good fight. Moat Americans
will support your stead when the issue 1&
brought out into the open.
-Yours truly,
MELVIN_ and BARBARA KRAN1'LLER.
Senator WAYNE MORSE,
Senate 08tce Buifding,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SzNATOR MORSE: We wish t0 con-
gratulate you on the fine fight you are wag-
ing, together with Senators AncEN, GRaEN-
INC, and MANSFIELD, tD prevent the fires of
war in southeast Asia from raging more vio-
lently than they do already.
It is our belief that the onIp satisfactory
solution that can be found for the troubles
of this area of the world is for ail foreign
influence to be withdrawn in order that the
people of the area may truly have the op-
portunity to work out their own destiny 1n
their own way.
Sincerely
pours,
AaNOLn F. $ECCHE2"rI.
MAarLYN $. BECCNE'M'I.
Rocs:POR2, W. VA., June 3, 1864.
Senator WAYNE MORSE
DsAR Sea: I.n your recent "Meet the Nation"
,talk over radio, I was glad to hear that you
were not giving vent to a lot of war threats,
directed at the helpless people of southeast
Asia. 2 personalIp think the world has had
too much wai and warmongering.
Feat. 1'?:IRBY.
NEw ~'oax, N.Y.,
June 3, 1864.
Senator WAYNa MORSE,
Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Daas $ENATOS MoasE: I want you to know
that I am in full agreement with your an-
alysts of the situation in South Vietnam
and the possible solutions you advanced.
I sent the following telegram last evening
to President Johnson.
"Deplore any expansion our war in South
Vietnam. Support completely views of Sen-
atOT MORSE."
It is gratifying to know that you had the
courage to express the feelings of so many
Americans who feel they have no voice in
determining foreign policy.
Sincerely yours,
Mra. VECTOR ANDOCA.
$AN FRANCISCO, CALIFy
p June 3, 1964.
BDA. WAYNE MORSE,
U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I want you to know
that the brave stand you have taken toward
the immoral and illegal war fn Vietnam to
not, in my opinion, as unpopular among
the American public as it seams to be among
most of your colleagues fn Congress. It fs
heartening to know that in these days, when
the Congress see;na so out of touch with the
people, there is still a handful of men !n
public life who put principai above ea-
pedlency.
Now that the establishment seems bent on
turning Vietnam into world war III, I urge
you not only to keep up the good work, but,
if possible, even to increa~M~I~?~,Qr~$
It would be an honor MdfkYor~cgq''ddnFor
8lncerely,
PxILfP FANNING.
Benator WATNS MoasE,
Senate Office Budding,
Washington, D.C.
DEAa SaNAIroa MORSE: May I thank you for
the courageous stand you have taken regard-
ing South Vietnam. Zn my opinion your
position Is correct and I admire Lhe few Sen-
ators who dare to speak out for the welfare
of our country.
The other evening-Ihsd Lhe good fortune
to tune in a radio program on gPFA as Viet-
nam. Many quotes from speeches of yours
121 the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD were given.
'Thep were eloquent, sincere and truthful.
Z was deeply grateful that you are in Wash-
ington D.C. It is only to be regretted that
such a program as this was oat carried on
every major network in America. In repIp
to my letter do President Johnson I received
a sheaf of mimeographed pages about VLet-
nam and our purpose there. I found little
I could agree with and my letter to them was
ignored. The news given Lo the American
people In our local papers is so limited on
v1taI questions of our times and the behavior
of some governmental agencies 6o high-
handed Lhnt to me it 1s truly frightening.
My sincere good wishes to you.
? Sincerely,
LAtgaENCE, KAxs., June 2, 1964.
President LYNDON $. JONNSOR.
The White House,
Washington, D.C.
DaAR PRESrDENT Jox NsoN : I Sm against our
caatinued military presence 1n South Viet-
nam, and am absolutely opposed to carrying
that morally, polltlcally, h[storicsltp unjustt-
flable policy into North Vietnam.
Senator WAYNB MoRSS of Oregon seems to
be one of the veep few brave, intelligent
voices (also Senator FaLSatas~r) !n that sea
of blindness called U.B. foreign policy;
I fully support the Senator's views re-
garding U.B. policy !n South Vietnam. The
people of Oregon are moat fortunate to have
st9ch a man represent them.
It is dl~cuit to understand flow an admin-
istration with, at tong last, a more enlight-
ened domestic policy can continue, practi-
cally alone, to carry on such a backward,
19th-century foreign policy.
Those of ua who voted the Kennedy adntin-
istratlon Into office, with hopes for a new,
intelligent, open-minded approach to world
sitaira, and aboce all, with hopes for peace.
are still hoping; please do not disappoint us.
We are tired of ptatltudes and doubletaik;
tired of hearing our so-called spokesmen ad-
vocating peace In one brenth, and in Lhe nest
advocating eztending an unjustifiable war
into North Vietnam, and wherever else the
world will not tolfow their dictates.
Host sincerely,
Bra. GLOaIA B. BADLER.
NoTa.-Senator WATNE MoasE: We have
seat a cagy of the foregoing to Congressman
HAaOLD JoHN80N and this one to you.
PAaADISE, CALTF., !ifay 25, 19ff4.
Senator TNOaIAe SvcaEL,
Senator Ojjiee Budding,
Washington, D.C.
DBAa SENATOR KvcsEL: We are fully in
accord with Senators Moasa, 4avsNlNa, and
MANSFIELD in regards to Vietnam, We fur-
ther think that we are there Sor business
reasons and therefore we have no business
staying there under Lhe hypocritical guise
of saving the peoplt of that unhappy land
from this or that or the other thing. Con-
tinuance of our policy, sad particularly to
the probabtllty of its extension, !e not only
a flagrant threat to peace, but the sur-
vival of life on this planet. We hope. sir,
opposition to the attempt to suppress Pa-
ciflca Radio; and for the many other good
things you have worked and voted for.
Sincerely yours,
HAROLD C. BARTHEI.BON.
Mrs. Aanls J. SABTHEI,SON.
MIAMI BEACIr, FLA.
Senator WAYNE MORSa,
Senate Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR Ssa: Congratulations on your won-
derful fight to keep us out of another Soren
or as atom bomb war. You finally broke the
iron curtain of newspaper silence with your
and other Senators fight against an exten-
sion of war in South Vietnam. You made
the front pages here. Seep up the good
work.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.,
June 1, 1964.
DEAR BENATOR MOHSB: ThaII$ y0U very
much for the many copies of your excellent
statement on Vietnam which I requested and
which your office sent so promptly. We dis-
tributed them at the meeting for which I
enclose a notice, At this time we passed a
resolution asking our Government to with-
draw and turn the problem back to the
Conference of Geneva as was provided in
1984. The papers give ua no hope that the
Goverment is changing its stand to a more
rational one in line with its agreements at
that Conference. It is most dts111usioning
to be part of such s foolish policy as the
United States haa, and one feels impossibly
frustrated except that people Ilke you are
speaking out and stating what we think.
Thank you again. If you can think of
anything more useful that we can do besides
write letters and try to spread the facts as
you and we nee them, we would be glad to
xry.
FaBT COLLINB, COLO.,
May JI, 19fi4.
The Honorable WAYNE HORSE,
The Senate Office Building,
Washington, D.C.
MY DBAR SsNAZOa MORSE: As the father of
a 17-year-old son, but more especially as a
citizen, 1 wish to thank you for your efforts
drawing the attention of the American geo-
pie to the situation in Vietnam. Not only
does the war here seem 5 hopeless one-it
seems to me an effort which throws shame
upon this Nation. I can see nothing demo-
cratic about the existing regime there, and
analysis suggests that the resistance to us
must have much pogular support to be as
effective as it la without alrpower. Sugges-
tions that the war be extended ate especially
horrifying, with the threat of nuclear war
and absolutely no justification in interna-
tional law. Although your efforts to expose
this situation moat at times make you feel
that yours is a voice fn the wilderness, I am
convinced that you and your colleagues who
rates this !save are Lhe true spokesmen of
the American people.
PIease send me any copies of your speeches
on this subject that may be avallable.
Thank you again for fighting this good fight.
Sincerely yours,
PAVZ A. BARES,
Associate Professor.
PAwRVCB:ET, R.I., June 3, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MOaSE,
Senate Office Building,
~li o~fr~~o~i ei~a~~~6~0~ ~_
We wish to congratulate you on pour sym- critical at
pathetic Stand in regards to medicare; your policy.
Sa ,just a note
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was to hear such a penetrating indictment
of our morally bankrupt ~orelgn policy and
particularly emanating from a U.S. Senator
who holds such a responsible position on the
.Foreign Relations Committee. Increasingly,
I .was convinced that -the Congress had
atrophied to such 'a condition that it was
incapable of critically assessing our foreign
policy and was an the verge of becoming a
parliamentary entity so ineffectual as to be
comparable to "the. appendages oP a totali-
tariali, regime. Yoilr forthright and resolute
statements on the genocidal-war in Vietnam
and.:your unswerving commitment to con-
science are indeed gratifying:
Undoubtedly,`you wilt be assailed by the
cold warriors as an appeaser, a capitulator,
but be -assured that there are many people
who are appreciative of your reflective and
Conscientious stand.. . ,
Appreciatively,
'".: -$AYMOND L, RICCIO.
-WASHINGTON, D.C., June. 4, 1964.
President LYNDON 8. JoHarsorr,
The White House,
Washington, D.C.- `
' DEAR l?RESIDE,NT JOHNSON: 'I am urging
that you use your great prestige and infiu-
enae to expedite an 'end to the evil war iii
Vietnam_
tour great Nation would surely gain ixi
stature TP a mafor portion oP the half billion
dollars being spent each- year in a destructive
Vietnam ventpre were to be diverted to the
U.N, to help-settle the conflict. `
The United States,-the beleaguered Viet-
nam, 'arid the entire world would greatly
benefit by such a step. And the United
States could be acclaimed as a truly great
and peace-loving nation.
'.Very truly yours, "'
~- - 'IV1rS. JANET N, NEiTMAN,
Ni:w YORK, N.'T", June 3, 1964.
Senator WAYNE,MoasE,
,Senate CfJice Building, `
Washington, D.C.
HONORABLE Slrx: I wLsh to lend my support
to your position on the war in Vietnam and
Laos. To let this develop into afull-scale
war-can be disastrous for the world. Abet-
ter solution must befound.
BeooKLxiv, N.Y., June 2, 1964.
DEAR SENAxoa ~VIORSE:.I have been meaning
to vzrite and tell you how much I agree with
you on the withdrawing of our boys from
Vletnazzi .and your forthright criticism- of
t}nv. Adlal Stevenson,, It is Fare that. one
hears any dissent in Government, so that
you- and Senator F`ULBRIGHZ stand out as
kafghts in shining ,armor. Thank God far
Very sincerely yours,
Mrs. SYMA KALFF.MAN?
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what more could she ask than the United
States be baited to come all the way across
the Pacific-to fight at her borders with her
kind of weapons; and in her manner of
fighting. Should such a nation have diplo-
matic victory aver our educated Ieaders?
And the price of diplomatic blunder is so
easily offered and takes the lives oP better
citizens. (Is it not so that those men who
steal cars. and the like have counted their
military time in detention?)
We pay taxes to help peoples maintain
freedom. That seems right. But stopping
communism fs surely a problem oP united
effort. If the United States takes over why
should others offer to come? Cannot the
situation create a demand by Congress for
it to become a United Nations cause?
The above has been my Peeling for some
time. Now it has become an opinion with a
heartache. I have only two relatives in this
world since my husband passed away-two
sons. Jere is 21, 1A. Jahn S. is 23 and at
'Fort Eustis, Va.-leaving for Koret, Thailand
June 17. He was working for his master's
degree and hoped to teach in college. His
chief interest was to encourage the freshmen
dropouts. At heart, he is a pacifist. He was
troubled as to how to state it without seem-
ing disloyal. (He didn't go fishing because
he didn't want to cause anything to die.)
I thank you for your time ii you have
read this. Things seem so difficult-I believe
that Jack would have thought it well to
write to you.
Very sincerely,
MARGARET MURPHY.
BROOKLYN, N.Y., June 3, 1964.
Senator MoxsE,
Senate Ofjtee Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SIR: I have read of -your position on
-the aggression in South Vietnam and on the
warmongering of fellow Americana, It is
deeply gratifying to learn that there are men
on' Capitol Hill, like yowrselP, who have re-
solved not to be part oP this warmongering
madness.
All that I can say to you is that it is im-
perative that you and thaw on Capitol Hill
who agree with you keep up the struggle to
put an end to this mass warmongering in-
sanity and to restore peace to, and insure
peace in, our world.
Yoixrs truly,
- -SPRINGVILLE, CALIF., May 25, 1964.
.Senator WAYNE MoasE.
HONORABLE SIR: (Only you and Senators.
DOUGLAS and CLARK and members of "the
willful little band" do I consider deserving
of the title "Honorable Sir.")
Your wards on last night's release of "Face
the Nation" were superbly courageous.
Their undeniable logic anal obvious honesty
may, I fervently hope, have helped to coun-
teract the propaganda dispensed daily by the
far-right industrialists. lAnna.rPntiv thr.
L03 ANGELES, CALIF., June i, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MoxsE,
Senate Office Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: ~' agree with your
stand on our withdrawal: from the war in
South Vietnam. I support Senator FuL-
BRIGHT'S recent speech to rethink our over-
all 4oreign policy in Cuba and South Viet-
nam.
Your efforts for a stronger U.S. stand for
world peace are appreciated.
Very truly yours,
- HERBERT MARTH:
ST. Louis, Mo., June 2, 1964
SeriatOY WAYNE MORSE,
Senate bflICe Building,
t%Va?hington, D.C.
Congratulations on your intelligent tour-
ageous stand on Vietnam. Keep it up. Glad
somebody in Washington thinks.
26ADORESHANK.-
HYATTaVILLE, MD., June 2, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MORSE, `
Senate Offcce Building,
Washington, D.C:
SIRi 'We commend you for the great -job
you are doing "in course of peace. Although
you are in the minority at present history
will note your great serdice to our country
and the world. If you "can. save even one
American life you will have fulfilled your
duty as a Senator. More power to you. '
Sincerely yours,
Mr: and Mrs. I. PExTELBnuM.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., Jnne 3, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MORRIS,
Senate Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAS SENATOR: We are inspired by the
passion and unassailable logic of your argu-
pxgnt against intervention in southeast Asia.
Please accept our heartfelt gratitude for your
?
courageous defense
of world peace and all
humanity, Let us know in what way we may
help. _
Sincerely yours,
PAUL PEEiLIN and FAMILY.
$NOHOMisH, WASH., May 31, 1964.
Senator W. MoasE,
Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
Senator lV~oiss: We are not Prom .your
State but,iny husband depended upon your
opinions and leadership at our Capital. This
is a democracy but I wonder if this will reach
your attention.
For 2 years the. hopelessness of the fighting
in Vietnam_ has .been oP heart's concern.~
Every American death there has certainly
been a murder and a useless one. Natives
are reported to be unconcerned and using the
presence of our men for personal gain. We
are not sending.-Von Steubens and Pulaskis-
as Secretary McNamara said in his . "pep
talk," The boys in southeast Asia are fight-
ing against a condition and party which 3s
allowed in .Cuba, is financed in Yusoslavia
Washington, D.C, and you have more information. Then the Your speeches in my daily issues of the
DEng SErrATOZt MoxsE: Tka,an)r you for your dollar is more protected than young men's CONGRESSIONAL RECORD prompted me to type
just and unequivocal opposition to the war lives-some who have not yet had an op- highlights from them for the local news-
in South, Vietnam, and. dts projected escala- portunity to use their American right of papers. All efforts to beat the coalition seem
tion. rt is quite clear to anyone who takes representation and vote their lives away in futile, but at least you throw a hard, bright
the trouble t9 ,read .and th)ilk that,. the. .,this place. light into the dirtiest corners.
Khank regime 1n South Vietnam, is a thor- Is it not for- such world coniiitipns .that I,_too, am keenly disappointed in Adlai, for
oughly unpopular dictatorship maintained, the United Nations was organized? Why was whom I voted, but in whom my faith was
ill tkle face of ov?erwhelming Vietnamese op- the Secretary of Defense. (the opinion of one shaken after his reversal on Telstar, or H,R,
position,'by the armed intervention of"U.S._ businessman) in charge of the situation un- 11041.
forces and a huge U.S. subsidy which is now til it reached a crisis? Now it seems we must .This letter is meant as a vote of confidence
at least $500 million per year and scheduled be in the fight to .protect his political repu- for your suggestion that we let the U.N. han-
torise_ by $125 million. I hope you continue tation. Why -are such important matters die the Vietnam crisis, . and abandon our
our o osition `
y pp publicly and vocifer 1 of in th Q e ive thousands
to our dirty war to Asia: AppTOVe'CP'i~CYF F~~.Q~~~eC~-~'~o~2bb~e3~9~5e~
Sincerely yours, ~5 us into war action any place2 Moat respectfully,
_: -WM. R,. L4OTHMAN. With Red Ch1ria 60 OppOSed t0 AmeriC&- ELIZABETH,TALBOT. ,
Jux~ 3, 1964.
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Nsw Yoax, N.Y., May 31,2964.
Senator WAYNE MoAas,
senate O~tee Butkling,
Washington, D.C.
HoNOaAara SIa: Please accept my humble
and deeply felt gratitude far the oourageova
and powerful stead you are taking: in behalf
of peace sad a decent America. As long ae
men like yourself exist, there is hoppee for the
future. Otherwise, we would .all be Lett to
total despair.
Very respectfully yours,
LoxcBEACx, CALIF., May 30,19$4.
BenatOT WAYNE MORSE,
Senate OQlce Building,
Washington, D.C.
Dsea SFareTOa MoRSS: Map I extend to you
my admiration and support for your honest
acid courageou8 leadership in bringing the
ALerican people to'understand the Vietnam
situation. # am 1n full accord. with your
views thew, and feel that it is urgent that
eve as a nation realize the mistake we are
making. I believe lack of accurate informa-
tion here at Home is our only excuse.
Tide worst misunderstanding, being foe-
tEred dally by most of our press and some
political figures, is the belief that men and
~mat+erisl are pouring into the Vietcong from
North Vietnam, from China, or from other
epurces. Only rarely is the truth printed,
and then it seems to go unnoticed . (i refer
to (3eneral'Sarkina"quoted at length in the
March 8, 198{, Los Angeles Times, and to
atticiea by Ted Sall a>ld Sill Henry in No-
vember Z0, 1988, and May 17, 1864}. The
truth is that we are, the only ones intervea-
ing in 9letnam, and we are killing indig-
enous natives, destroying their families,
homes, and crops.
Sss Then, what can be said about those Ameri-
CanB who continue t0 state. that our soldiers
fa Vietnam are still playing only advisory,
nolnCOmbatant roles? This le .contempt foz
tnxth> and for the intelligence of the public.
Z hope you continue to try to elicit open.
honest debate in Congress and in our press
Qn. the VletnaDn scandal. I will do all I can
to help you. If you have any reprints of
your speeches on this topic, Z would appre-
ciate: receiving one.
Sincerely,
QiQBC.E ]~. AvcosT.
SsaTrr.E.'4Vesa., May 31,1964.
i9e21at0r WAYNE MOxaE.
DEAR SENATO$: Zt 1s bard Sor ua to under-
stand how the machinery of the Pentagon
ogerates. For example, 'ho4v it -can keep the
war in Vietnam going ea dagrantlp aga[ast
the wishes or interests of the people of this
country.
I think you are doing a courageous fob in
6ttempting to expose their tactics and get
ttie rotten mess stopped.
Ios AxasLSS, CALIP.,
ffiemorial Day, 1869.
igenatOr WAYN$ MOIiaE,
The Senate 8uiding,
14ashington,~ D.t:.
DsAa SENATQH: On this .Memorial Day, I
Ylant to copgratuiate you on your great ef-
it)rt for peace, the best me>xiorial to our war
dead.
I have just written to our Preaident'ask-
ing him to stop the war in South Vietnam.
My family azid I greatly appreciate pour
efforts 1n behalf of all the people of the
IIaited States.
Sincerely pours,
Mrs ELLa L Maa.EE
of pour stand against the continuation o2 the
Vietnam war. Tarn gIW eomeoae ie standing
up and speaking nut against a war so ua-
justifled, so inhuman, eo wasteful, and ao de-
structive of our position in the world u a
friend of nattaaal independence and og-
ponent of colonialism.
i hope you wlll keep the good work up un-
til every American serviceman iF brought
Homo from Vietnam. I do not nay that we
should get out of the war Lhera because
things are not going w-well far us now, Z
have felt for a long time we_ should get out
because we are doing the wrong thing !n try-
ing to force upon a geople a-government that
they do not want. I believe that the V1et-
namese people feel that they are fighting for
their homes and for their own freedom-from
outside oppression. 't'hey are thus fighting
for human rights that any people would be
Justified in fighting for.
A few infiltrators from North Vietnam
could not have influenced them if they had
not already been completely discouraged
about the conditions under which they had
been living and the oligarchy whicH caused
them.
This is a war in which there is ao future
except to be dragged deeper and deeper into
a campaign of attrition against a whole peo-
ple with a consequent expeaditur of more
and more American lives and a gradual ex-
tension of the area of battle, which will make
tt ever harder to reach a settlement.
{rood luck to you in your campaign against
tt.
Sincerely,
MiBa En.EEN ARADLL?.
RvTttsasoaD, N.J., June 2, 1964.
The Honorable Wezxs Moose,
Senate Office Building,
Washington, D.C.
Dsea SENAT06 Modes: We would like t0
commend you on your forthright statements
on the southeast Asia situation. Your cour-
age to speaking out against further II.S, in-
volvement !8 heartening. Please know that
them are malty fellow Americana who share
r June 17
'~Yiere aretoo many, in high places of this
country, who want war,
Respectfully yours,
WILMINGTON COLLEGE,
Wilmington, Ohio, June 1, 3964.
$eIIatOr WAYNE MOEaE,
Senate Ofltce Building,
Washington, D.C,
I~sAS SsNATOa MORSE: This 1s t0 express my
appreciation for your perceptive speeches
on _American foreign policy, particularly in
relation tq the fighting la South Vietnam.
IL seems to me that you and the other
handful oi. Senators who have been expos-
ing the tragedy of the fighting in South Viet-
nam and have been stressing the need for
constructive American policy deserve our
deepest gratitude.
Sincerely pours,
WARREN i3arFFITZs,
Pro/essor of History and Government.
your COIICEta and a118me OYeI plCaeAL II.S.
JEANNE W. TIIOMSON.
policies In the Vietnam region.
LYNX, MASS., June 1
1964.
Sincerely.
ROLAND A. FII'IBTON.
' t}
F
W
,
Senator WAYNE MoasE,
Washingfon, D.~i.
t,OEIA
INSTON.
.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: May I flOngratUlate
BLUE RIDGE FARM,
Schodack Landing. N.Y.. May ua. 1984.
$ellatOr WAYNE MOH3E,
The Senate.
Washington, D.C.
DEAa Ma. $ENATOB: Z have Just written t0
President Johnson sad to Adlai Stevenson
expressing my agreement with your views
and comments on our lnvolif'ement in Viet-
nam and on Mr. $tevenson's speech to the
17nlted Nations (pour speech of May 211 to
Senate)-adso my agreement with Walter
Lippmann?a column on the same eubJect.
it is gratifying to know that a few people,
evgn in the Senate, have the wisdom and
integrity to state thetr views frankly even
though they differ with our State Depart-
yott on yflur speech about stepping up the
war in South Vietnam of May 31 in the Sen-
ate.
I wan particularly interested is your report
that Pentagon personnel admit that there
are no troops-from other countries fighting
with the Vietcong, and that the war is, in
fact, a civil war, and we have no business
being there.
I wish there were more Congressmen and
Senators with your ideas and courage. I am
wondering how I can. vote For either Repub-
licans or Democrats who really have no dif-
fereaces on W1s subJect. _
More power to you.
Respectfully yours,
Mrs. MILDaED GOODWLN.
went. LAHEPOAT, CALIF., June 5, 1964.
I sincerely hope that you and others such Senator WAYNE MORSE,
e& Senator Llav$NINC wlll continue to Speak Senate O~iee Building,
nut and that we can avoid further involve- Washington, D.C.
merit is any war. We moat have peace. DEAS $aNATO$ MORSE: I want to congratu-
Yours truly, late you on the forthright stand you have
BErrY E. LAws. taken on the question of our foreign policy,
more particularly in regard to our involve-
$AN FRANCISCO. CALrr., merit to Yfetnam. It 1s clear that such a
May 70, 1964. policy cant possibly result in anp solutions
?T.B. BenRtor WAYNE MOasE. but on the contrary can escalate into the
DEAR $LtiAT05: I Am Sn lull agreement on destruction of our civilization.
_ yOUr moat COIIrageoa8 stand Olt southeast The 96 ct of the situation that really
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Senator'WAYNa MoasE, I am thankful that you -are one of the ignorance of our a ectorate, as evidenced by
&enate Once Building, few who will make himself heard to this the primary elections in this State.
Washington, D.C. time Ot peril. As an individual, more or less isolated be-
Tte.e fte..,..v.o 1Uneas~ T~+ r..n +nYn +}ac nn_ ton nrs io+nrfnr7no in tfib` in+arnai nlTw ire ranaa of tfia mantle of fawr that htanketn
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are a few inen like you with" courage .and a
dedication to truth and real patriotism,
-
May your
tribe multiply.
~~~ ~ - 1_'ARLSULLIVAN.
"'Los ANGELES CALIF., May 3, 1964.
Senator WAYNE lYloftsE,
Washington.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: ~ I SEnd you three
cheers and a heartfelt. message of apprecia-
Lion of your almost lone stand on our wicked
work in South Vietnam, .Your. strong words
are needed,
Tkiank you, and keep it up.
Sincerely,
?. D. Ct. !'It~'e
"The end .~ustifles the means" is now our
country's motto,, and nothing else,
FHII,AUELPHIA, PA., June 5, 1964.
HGn. WAYNE MORSE,
Senate Office Building,
Washington, D.q.
DFap, SENATOR 1VIOItSE: You and Senator
GRUE}~IING are performing a moat Significant
service to our I3a~ion in your repeated state-
ments on the South Vietnam situation,.. UI1-
fortunately your forthright position opposed
to qur intervention, militarily in southeast
Asia has too Pew supporters in Congress but
you are supplying leadership to an ever-
growing body of citizens who reject our Na-
tion in the role Qp seeking to force a dicta-
torial government on a people.
If you have not already done so, I would
suggest for. .your reading Edgar Snow's "The
Other Side op the River," with special atten-
tiort to the final .chapters in which he ad-
dresses himself to war qpd peace in Vietnam
and then. his proposals. for changed atti-
tudes in our ,Nation..
Sincerely yours,
_ .E~, EGNAL,
' --- .~.. -CHICAGO, ILL., June 6, 1964.
Senator WngrrE MORSE,
Sengte_O~'ice Building, Washington, D.C.
1~Eex SENsxox 1VfoftsE;,, 7~;eep up .the good
p,~ork in trying to_ pull us out of southeast
Asia. You are xight, 100 percent. The in-
tervention there is illegal and is not worth
the heath of one American, Can't we find
anyone but bloody little dictators as .our
friends? In the- U.N., can't we quit voting
with. the colonial powers? Even the colonial
powers don't, support us on Vietnam. It is
clear that we have. been caught way out in
right field, I sa,w Hiroshima 3 months
after the bomb was dropped and, I don't
want that to happen here, I watched the
radioactivity in the bomb victims eat up
the good blood almost as fast as we pumped.
it into them. The skin color would return
for a lfttle_while, then. they would turn
gray-white. and .die. , Tho~e.,viere. people that
were far prom, the blast...So, please, please
don't give up. Keep trying.
Yours very truly,
S+ARL HOECKI~T,E R.
MILL VAT.~.EY CALIF? June 4, Y964.
DEAR SA~oR; I.~ishto particular) thank
Prelude
Calling McNamara, calling Rusk,
Johnson, calling McCone, c?-,Ming
to bg an honor. guard.
- -I
At the shore you meet,
Each.youth to greet.
His last trek done.
Your trial just begun.
Each lies there dead,
The dropped flag at his head,
Wanting to hear what you said.
IIr
When he asked you, "Why,
The whole world to defy,
You sen?him to die?"
"Is it not for shame?"
"We have no legal claim."
"Quite clear
We interfere."
"Stop."
"Let the rest arrive
Greet them alive."
v
But you were not there.
His wards rent the air.
But you did not care-
Or, did you not dare?
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I am glad, too, that you are not alone in
calling taking a more reasonable attitude on the
Taylor, Vietnamese situation; I have also written
'$enatOra GRUENING and FULBRIGHT COmmend-
ing them,
With best wishes.
vI
When will you say, "The Conference, instead."
Better, words and then more words than all
those dead.
Gentleman
The hour is late
So also our fate
'Tis honorable to abdicate.
-=MARGUERITE EDIaES.
$ILVEft SPRING, MD.,
June 6, 1964.
President LYNDON B. JOHNSON,
White House,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: After listening to and
reading what many of the Senators who are
interested in Vietnam say and write, I have
come to the conclusion that we are being in-
flexible in that area.
As Senator WAYNE MoftaE has said, "The
peuple of South Vietnam have the right to
choose the kind of government they want.
We should get out now."
As apeace-loving man I'm sure you, too,
can see the lolly of pursuing the policy we
have had- all this time. All that comes of it
is more deaths for Americans as well as Viet-
namese people, and the future map even
bring the further spread of war. It is cer-
tainly no weakness to negotiate and to save
lives,
Please help to change our policy there.
Sincerely,
' - ~ MTS. MIRIAM W. DRIMMER~
you for the copies of your speeches you sent LA CRESCENTA, CALIF., June 4.
me. 2'hey are. exceptionally good, firm, Senator WAYNE MoftsE,
pointed speeches, I have learned so much Washington, D,C.
from them and I shall certainly spread them DEAR SENATOR: Thank you. I am glad that
to all who will read, (Ii only more would.) You have not been stampeded into accept-
As afirst. result.. o~ my reading of them, I ance of the idea oP extending the war in
have been 'inspired to write a poem, a copy southeast Aaia. I would hate to see another
of which I enclose. Of course, I am mailing bloody carnage, Korea style.
it to each of .the. principals involved. Do I notice that the President again uses the
keep on with your excellent work and know old cliche about "defending South Viet-
that we are many who applaud your courage nam." Actually, isn't it more accurately a
and try to emulate
it
,
. matter of defending a government that isn't
Sincerely, wanted by a majority of its own people?
MYS. MARGUERITE EDISES. (SUrely it WOUId h&Ve WOri out long-ago 1f
YOV AaF CSAT.T.Rl1 .r. e
., ....,,,...m
[From the Los Angeles Times, June 4, 1964 j
CEASE-FIRE IN VIETNAM UNDER U.N. PROPOSED
WASHINGTON.-The southeast Asia crisis
stirred critical comment in Congress
Wednesday.
S,?I1~tOI:_ ERI;~EST GRUENING Democrat, Of
.Alaska proposed in a Senate speech that.
the United States seek an immediate United
Nations sponsored ceasefire. in South Viet-
nam.
"We should take every step possible to
stop the bloody, senseless killing in Vietnam
not only of U.S. fighting men but of the
Vietnamese as well," he said.
MORSE TAKES LSSUE
Senator WAYNE MoftsE (Democrat, of Ore-
gon), again took issue -with U.S. policy in
the Senate. He said President Johnson's
statement at a press conference Tuesday that
the United States intends to stand by its
commitments to help defend South Vietnam
is "in reality a sad admission that the 10-
-year-old policy of unilateral American inter-
vention in Indochina has been a failure."
He added: "If the President thinks the
future of southeast Asia is at stake, then
he has no alternative but to confer with
the governments of southeast Asia, not only
with South Vietnam, but-with North Viet-
nam, Cambodia, Burma, Laos, Thailand and
the neighbors who also have a more direct
interest then does the United States-India
and Ghina.
"for President Johnson to create the im-
pression that the United States inteilds to
determine the future for millions of people
7,000 miles away is not even athinly-dis-
guised kind of imperialism," MORSE said.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., Jnne 2, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MoftsE,
U.S, Senate, Washington, D.(`,
DEAR SENATOR: Why not turn over our<
problem of Vietnam to the United Nations
and thereby save the lives of our boys as
well as those of Vietnam?
Thank you.
Cordially yours,
SARA OaHVIG,
LANCASTER, CALIF., June Y, 1694.
SENATOR WAYNE MORSE: AlI Of u3 are
deeply indebted to you for continuing your
efforts against the United States war in Viet-
nam. Your strong opposition to sending
more money and American boys to carry on
the war is a great contribution toward pre-
venting that war to be enlarged as it surely
will be if not stopped very soon.
It is extremely sensible of you to mention
that Vietnamese lives, as well as American
lives, should be considered as they are human
beings also, This is seldom considered by the
brainwashed administration leaders or
people in general.
And it is true. that the blood of these
murdered people is on the hands of all
from the President on down who do not
speak out against this terrible war by which
thousands are brutally tortured as well as
the thousands killed.
I note David Holden of the Manchester
Guardian states, "Saigon fs a city of glitter-
ing, cynical, sybaritic unreality, vice and
artificial prosperity. There is maintained a
black market wh
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panic money 1a leeched out steadily to Pt.Atxs2sia, TNn., 'June 9, 1984,
Song Bong and Singapore and Zurich," SaNATOa WAYNa 1[oasz: I just want you t0
Good wishes to you. know that people outside of pour home State
P~eaef. 8, Ciooafxa. appreciate you. However, I'm afrnid that
'top few of them Iet you know. I've been
MOUNT VERxON, Mo., June 3,1884. wlsb[ng, for some years. that We had a
Senator WAYxs Moass, - majority in the Senate and House. too, who
V.S. Senafe, Washingfon, D.G. believe sa you da.
~R SENATOR Morasz: 'Thank You for the i was formerly a Republican, more re-
vvonderful speeches you made in the Senate centiy a Democrat, but I'm pretty surerties.
eH May 21 and 24. I have read only an that the establishment runs both pa
excerpt, but you sae speaking for the people what the country needs ~~ sand om-
Oi .this country and what you have said which would make peop
t8.xouid open our eyes. It takes courage to munfcattons media tail the truto ` the old
do things like that. I am writing i3enator We are now jut ~pcarryingy by imposing
LONG.,again" and sincerely hope be will glue British striped pan
ybu support. 'That we are endangering the our strength in areas where ft )e not wanted
peace' of the people of the whole world is and needed. We give prnPle freedom sIl
crystaY clear. No wonder we stand alone in over the world where, I'm afraid, they find
Phis shameful thing. What little approval themselves much feat free than previously.
W9 have from Britain is forced intimidation. You are the only Senator I Can write this
3 do hope people are writing p?u-and i think to. It there are moce, will you let me kr-ow.
those who are informed should. Beep up the I'd like to encourage them. L. D. Iiovsrox.
fgoooodd woTk? Lack of information and mis-
~nfOrmatia~s are ota greatest bbstacies, ea Naw Yoaa:, N.Y? May B, 1864.
Senator C3av>rxn+-c has pointed out. The
tghole world should thank the Small handful Senator WAYNa MoRSa,
aft brave men in our Senate for trying to senate Ojjice Butidinp,
no-.~.a.,,.f.,x. n 2
present the Isola. ...,.._.-- -- --
. ' BinCerely,, , - - ~ _----- ,LDEAB t3ENATOB MoRSa: Congratulations on
,..,, n,.nnt annarnea you have made On
Bon. WArNZ Morass,
'$Enate Q~tCe Buildtng,
op
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Washington, D.C.
DirAB ,patrATOa MosaE: I want to thank you people to see the necessity for l t chhat you
':"SOr your CU1lrage/)u6 stand against ol1I soIIth- American polieg. I am also hop ~ 8
esiet,ilaian policy, particularly in South Viet- viii consider that it has sufficient Interest
'risln. flout many people 2n the area are we and merit to have it !Hearted 1.1 the CON-
FSSroxAS. RECORD.
i
sm- cR
convincing that the threat 1s commun
that the Vietcong is out to destroy them? It Sincerty yours,
orld
t
o w
seems to me tYiat by this insane drive
suer we a're ajienating more people every-
' uarealiatic attempt to settle world problems
by sectional wain. `Let ua get out and try
tosolve the problems closer to home.
eery respectfully yours,
gpg dxcar.ES, CArsr.,
' Junt 3,1884..
i3eHatOr WAYNE MORSE,
The Senate,
pptuhinpton, D.C,
DEAR Sts: Just a short letter to give you
encouragement iri your courageous stand on
" the IInited t3tates w c,ci:v..,a .++??-?--._, __
engaged'there.
hich I have
t
w
I am enclosing a pamphle
foot written on the subject of Vietnam. and
e that it will l}a helpful In getting
h
8ai.aN B. LAMa.
DaTaolt, Mccg., May 8, 1964.
Senator WAYxs MoASa,
Senate Office Building,
WwhinBton, D.C. _
DEAS SaNATOlnst the ?Sanith Vietnamuwar.
pour stand age for ean-
yours must a lonely lot~ftght ~ f~eiEn
lty, justice. and trying get
policy back on the track of internatlonai
law and decency.
I'' tiara wander how It la that our Gavern-
June 17
Iazgelp a myth. I am embarrasses to remem-
ber that at one time I supported the Bay
of Pigs invasion.. Yt It hadn't been for the
military and economic policies of our Gov-
ernment to Cuba, Castro would never have
had to make trade agreements with the
Soviet IInion. My thoughts could go on in-
deflnitely, but I'll-stop here with an affirma-
tion of my feeling that the war in Vietnam
makes a mockery of our own Declaration oY
Independence and Constitution. Good luck
and don't give in to pressure.
Would you be available fn the future for
speaking engagements {say next fall)? My
Iriends at MIT and Harvard would help set
up and publicize such meetings. I realize
you are quite busy, so don't feel obligated
to answer.
Respectfully,
WABFiII~GTON, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: YOUr SeCBnt news-
letter on Vietnam was lucid and forthright.
Why can't this information be publicly ham-
mered home again and again until this sense-
less slaughter is stopped.
I en}oy all the "Oregon" touches and think
pour picture with the President eaceIlent. I
never throw the newsletters away-always
sand it on to some one in need of correct
information on issues both domestic and
foreign---cutting across poiltieal lines, too.
More power to you.
Sincerely,
(Mrs. II.) RASE BAB:AI,AR $aRMAx.
REVERE, RSAes., May 7, 1964.
Senator WAYNS B. MOasa,
Washington, D.C.
DsAS SENATOR. Congratulations to you on
your courageous stand against "McNamara's
war "
The sooner we pull out of Vietnam the bet-
ter it will be for the Vietnamese and the
Ij,S. soldiers who did not choose to g0 there
and who were never sent there in accordance
with the laws of our country which require
our troops to engage in wars only when de-
clared by Congress.
bet's get out of Vietnam before they cele-
brate another anniversary each year out
there-this time an American-not a
French Dlenbienphu.
t3incereip,
O
uteHt can be led around by the nose by a
Sew private mono a l ansi ~eft~to ahiftofor
CItlrRnry gn
it.9elf.
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th8 pubttc to rescue their holdings
ar southeast Asia are the very
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d~ 1Vho object so strosigiy to medlcara,
gAyp>iflzoo. Mrcx., June J, 1884. civil rights. aid to education. and adquata
23Ees'QSNxroa MorasE: T saw and heard the pensions. ou and wish you
gerrr ehoi't speech you made about our War Therefore i too salute y
Iorda success and fortitude !n your splendid en-
`1'jiallk God we hear a few, very few voices deavora.
tH the 4rilderness, crying out against need- Seep up the good work.
Ieae wars. lVtonep, but more important, the Btncerelp. JoxN Z? GatsAPAGE.
IIves pi'',our young men lost for saving face _
pf $ fge$ fn Bur Clovernment. McNamara
afid Rust, who go about smiling, now they CASRBtIDaa, MA86.,1day 9, 1864.
have eolne recommendations to oiler to DaAa gaxATOa Moans: bison ins C~ongress~
President Jolinson ? sure, 'they know, they i have written to any pe
ar@ rtinnlrig the coi#ritrp: ' I am now completing studies at the Massa-
tl4hat about Congress: " I don't like the chusetts Institute of Teciznov~SY?ha~~n
nsc
Ncw Yoax, N Y., May 9, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MORSE,
The Senate, Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOB MORSE: Congratulations and
my heartfelt support for your courageous
stand on your senseless policy in South Viet-
nam. If only there were more like you to
speak out and stand up and be counted.
I have written to Senator {1RUExING with
nay appreciation and advised my own Sena-
tors JAVrrs and $EATSNG that I have written
bo you. I have also written to President
Johnson.
I wish you to knout that you do have
support-and history shows that we are a
placid people but when we are pushed too
far, wa do become rebellious. This has been
the progress in American history.
Beep up the good fight.
Sincerely, PacaY W. LESSER.
expressfon "do not~iiiig? Congress, but what first became politically co
a3'e'they doing to keep this country out of impressed by your devotion to truth and BRONx, N.Y., May 4,1964.
Wars--Other peoples' warsF Do we have principle. something that seems to be Iack- Senator WAVxE MoRSa,
to fight all wars for everyone? ing in moat of Congress and the adminiatra- Senate Office-Butldtny, Washington- D.C.
`The people In -South Vietnam don't want t1oH. Dana 518: Congratulations on your oppos-
the v7ar to end, they era having a good I am writing to express complete support ing our inhuman and vicious dictatorship-
: :time eptndng ou1'Yt62iey','glad to have onr of your position on Vietnam. Many ofrent dips ei to this country that so few of pour
tlftn IIght and a for "them ~~L}}~~~~iia~~ ~~an~re ve concerned at the apps sgra ee~~tt}}eess~~ es have had the tour-
Staffs pour vo~~~~~6eTmPR~/t~haRe~ 6$e~e~c and/or inteltigence
for the Vnited States and us, which I am sure is more an nior a y.
our boys would prefer to bathe and the ou hnve made anpi at~atemen~te concernen et comeoin this! Country when~thedpersona
too, instead of fighting waist deep rS~h~ but to the oast year I have become responsible for the napalm'bombing and
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garded as the murderers and mentally im-
balanced persons that they are. The day may
yet come when the murder and maiming of
huiadreds of thousands of" people merely to
satisfy the money and power lust of war-
oriented "defense' and armament company
executives and the neurotic lust for power
and prestige of brutal and conscienceless
military brass-will get the attention from the
psychiatric profession that it deserves.
The people bi-this country are overwhelm-
ingly oiiposed to' this kiild of murder for
power and profit. Let us end this madness in
.South Vietnam or we will find ourselves fol-
lOwing in -the footsteps of the~Ge`r'man people
when they let Hitler lead them down the
bloody path that led""to dictatorship, geno-
cide, and world war. Only from such a world
war as .we would Mind ourselves in this coun-
try and Western civilization would never rise
again.
It is .about time the so-called leaders of
this Nation stopped using the mask of anti-
cpmmunism to ~iide every vicious, greedy,
brutal, stupid, and neurotic motivation-and
alribitfan of our big businessmen and military
higher ups. It is about time they stopped
their ying to the American people about this
ways being xiece"ssary to stop camrnunism.
This war is being fought by us simply be-
cause the big business executives, the, mil-
lionares,; and their military henchmen-and
'bought politicaxis in this country demand
. that the people "of South Vietnam have a
government, not of their awn choosing, but
one Which meets:'with the approval of these
big businessmen and their Cohorts. And oils
which meets _ with their approval means
simply one which they: can exploit Indus=
trialiy and financially and dominate politi-
cally,. as they do with their various pet South
American dictatorships such as Paraguay,
Haiti, Guatemala, ~IOI1C1UraS, Nicaragua; El
Salvador, Ecuador, Dominican Republic,- and
now Brazil, Their greed for profits and power
is why they are- supporting the present mill-
tart' dictatorship` in South Vietnam against
the people of South Vietnam, and why they
supported the ISiem dictatorship which -pre-
ceded it, and, whey they have supported and
befriended the dictatorships in Spain,
Portugal, anduouth Africa, and why they are
fanatically oppo"sed to the present Cixban
Government. 'There isn't and hasn't been a
rotten, corrupt dictatorship anywhere in the
worS~t since the. `end of GVorid War II that
those big businessmen and their military"
sidekicks haven't approved of, and through
'
the U.S. Government,
their domination of
haven't forced rythe U:S. Governmen?, to
support.
It is high. time the U.S. Congress realized
that the interest`s and; desires` 04' the Amer="
lean people as a'whole are not the same as,
and are ev"en usually:-diametrically opposed
to, the interests and" desires of"the reaction-
art' n.nil moody' tnilita."rv-industrial comnlex
Senator WAYNE MORSE,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SIIt : Thank you far being persistent
in your criticism of South Vietnam. Only
this morning I fired a telegram to President
Johxison demanding that something be done
about our boys in this Vietnam struggle.
>;ither support them or bring them home.
I'm sick of "Pussyfoot" McNamara and think
it's about time to rehire our Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
I've heard wolf cries about Cuba until I'm
led up. First the Russians pull out, next
only part of the Russians leave, next only
the larger missiles were removed, now only
little missiles were left in Cuba. Washing-
ton can't tell the truth and I wouldn't be-
lieve any of them on a stack of Bibles, in-
cluding Lyndon Johnson. Thank God for
GOLDWATER, a man with guts, and I'll be
working but hard in November for him.
Respectfully yours,
MPS. DON DENNIS.
,SENATOR MORSE ASKS WAR DECLARATION
WASHINGTON.-Sen&tor WAYNE L. MORSE,
Democrat, of Oregon, told the Senate this
week President Johnson should ask Congress
for a declaration of war in South Vietnam ff
Americans are going to continue to die there.
"NO President can declare war by executive
decree," MoxsE said. "The American people
are waiting for a declaration of war from
the President."
MORSE, a persistent critic oP U.S. military
involvement in the South Vietnamese fight-
ing, also said he was "convinced that under-
ollvex plans are underway to escalate that
war" with "great potential danger" of a
worldwide conflict.
MoasE renewed his attack on what he calls
~Vlcl4amara's .war by declaring that "the
parents of American boys unjustifiably killed
in South Vietnam are not going to bury them
without protest" against continued U.S. mili-
tary?presence there. "The protest is going
to mount," he said, "and it should."
SANTA CLARA, CALIF., Mrs 5, 1984.
Senator WAYNE MORSE,
Congress of the United States,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: The enclosed Copy
of my letter to Senator THOMAS KUCHEL ex-
presses my feeling as well as yours.
- I hope you press this issue until we leave
South Vietnam to themselves.
Very truly yours,
- ~ GERALD A. PETERSEN.
SANTA CLARA, CALIF., May 4, 1984.
Senator THOMAS KUCHEL,
Congress of the United States,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR KUCHEL: It seems t0 me
that too few voices are speaking up against
of this country: ~...a aw, u..,~~u~~.~.. ,,~.~~ .o e.,...s .,,y .., .~,,,.~..
zi mankind is to have a history, that his- Vietnam, but I notice that Senator WAYNE
tort' will single you oizt as one of the few in MoasE and also Senator GRUENING from
the _U.S, ..Government who .spoke out for Alaska have done a first-rate job in that con-
nection
and I certainly would like to see
n
,
d human decency when
reasox, truth a
greed, ignorance; fear, apathy, and mental. more activity along these lines. -_ ,_ ,___r__
sign aid and especially with your stand on`
South Vietnam. I gladly support your op-
position to U.S. military participation and
favor the withdrawal of American troops
from South Vietnam.
I agree with you that American involve-
ment in any Asian conflict is going to be an
nuclear involvement.
With my best wishes for your continuous
successful efforts for world peace, I am,
Very respectfully yoilrs,
IREYNE JONNARD.
FALLS VILLAGE, CONN., April 27, 1984.
DEAR SENATOR MoasE: YDU are quite right
in questioning the validity of United States
presence in Vietnam. I hope you will con-
tinue to prod the administration on this
poinrt.
Why is our aid to the South Vietnamese
more internationally legal than military aid
to Cuba by the U.S.S.R.?
We have signed the United Nations Char-
ter, supposedly in good faith, to bring any
world problem to that body for adjudica-
tion. Or are we just another member of the
old just-a-scrape-of-paper club?
Sincerely,
MAY 8, 1964.
DEAR .SENATOR MORSE: This iS not a rOUtinO
thank you, but a sincere appreciation on my
part for the leadership you are providing
in regard to our policy in South Vietnam.
Your seeds of wisdom seem like the only
sane voioe coming out of a madhouse.
For the sake of all America, please con-
time your crusade.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
PITTSBURGH, Pn., April 26, Y964.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I am Wrltirig to tell
you that i agree with the statements you
have been making concerning Vietnam. I,
too, believe that it is a situation to be han-
dled by the United Nations, not the United
States. Peace, not war, should be the ob-
jective. Thank you for stating your opin-
ions so clearly, It is important that your
attitude be made public. Perhaps it will
cause people to reconsider-the reasons for
our being in Vietnam. Thank you again.
Sincerely yours,
. SUSAN HARRIS.
PASADENA, CALIF? April 30,1984.
The Honorable WAYNE MORSE,
Senate Offcce Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR: I fully agree with you about
the nature of the U.S, involvement in South
Vietnam.
Since the U.S. press (including the New
York Times) has been grossly unfair in pre-
senting your views on this subject, I would
appreciate any transcripts of your speeches
-, nuclear aestiructiion. --- - ---- -~--- -- ---? -------~ ---- --- -- -- --
Yours trul ?we were carrying it on in Mexico or Canada, LOS ANGELES, CALIF., April 27, 1964.
y' I do hope that you will become as stirred up Hon. WAYNE MORSE
RoRER~ GROSSMAN, over this issue as I, am and take an active U S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
" -.,- _
NOR~'H,WHITE ~LAINS, N.Y., part against lt. DEAR MR. MORSE: Rather belatedly, but
May 7, 1964. Sincerely, most cordially, I greet you on your forth-
Senator WAYNE 1~fORSE, GERALD A. PETERSEN. right and courageous position; re our un-
Senate Office Building, --- declared war against South Vietnam.
Washington{ D.C NEw Yoax, N.Y., May 8, Y964. You certainly hit the nail on its head when
DEAR SENATO$,MORS~;. i` v,~ish'?~ let'youu The Honorable SENATOR MORSE, you named it "McNamara's war," but it is
know that I support your e`f~forts "to find a U.S. Senate, v
war in 1Vietnaim. I urge~QII r i ~ .n o i o? c ~, e ~ ery unfortunate indeed that Secretary Mc-
p - S'e~ and. ~} ~y~ ~,n,i"~n~ , r' ~n~ ~ a ~{~}~ wivel chair or
F~ ~V~P aim T"a+ li Mi kl ~~0~~~~ battlefield in
to use. your influence to set up procedure for your magnificient speech made at the South Vietnam while our boys return home
Yor negotiations to enable the termination Senate'on March 4, 1964. in coffins.
of tT.S. znitita.ry involvement. ,Your analysis of the world situation is Go ahead, Mr. MORSE in unison with Sen-
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Continue this fight for life and seourity, real own type of government without interfer-
seeurity of our country and the world, epee from outside.
11last sincerely yours, We also agree with segatar Ftrlsatcllx
9uc BrOpKS. that we 'Yaoe the Sects at life" and re-
P.B: Peace abroad and equality and ofvll examine .our foreign policy In Routh Amer-
rlghta for all Americans. ilo hand in hand; iCa and Surope and begla to plan the ending
timE for Emancipation. of the cold war as a way of life.
We are strongly. opposed to the sacrifice
2isw B,oC N.Y, 01 our wealth and the lives of our men in
Senator WerxE lioasa. ceder to coerce farefgn nations to accept
DEAa Bra: There must be apmetiung that our concepts of flemocracy, We must not
you can do t9 bring our men back t0 the take any risks of spreading nuclear war in
'[Tnited States and to put s stop to their be- southeast Asia ar anywhere else.
ing exploited in 6outh Vietnam. Very sincerely,
I have .read your views in the news and Mr. and Mrs. J. Mal.acoxo.
baps that ,you suceed in your endeavor to
havB a atop put to our II8. military being
put in a position where they are losing their
d 3dlaaaevcs.
W>!sI'I~rxae'raR. ,~4,~r? April 30, 1964.
The Honorable ,RVegr~r MORSE,
Senate Office ButldfnA, Washington, D.C.
'.Ms Drys BE,t+eTO14,MoasE: Yesterday, in
Parts, 'i7.N. seCretajY L3eaerai II Thant sup-
ported President de C#aulle'e claim that our
military e$ort in Vietnam Ss dopmed tD Bail,
You have strongly,. voiced similar thoughts
!n #ie past.
It seems. to me that a logical move by the
United t3tates would be to try to achieve
I~utratisatlon of tf'ietnam-thus sparing the
liras of many Americans and innocent Viet-
rlslmese. TS f11e funds`end manpower used
iGR' sapparting the Vietnamese war .were
taaed .over towatf i t Johnson's war
Gal povss'ty, our Na on~would be strength-
eAed 811d nut world,, leaduship would be
made more scouts, ,
sincerely;
i;dzs. Pevl, s, ULtaseN,
IlEa$EI,EY, CALIT?
April 29, 1864.
+Senatar WAYNE.M4R9E,
The Smgte OQZce Butidtng,
Washington, D.C.
DEA$ BENATOR MORSE: I Wish to LhaIIk you
for your stead opposing the warring of the
IInited States in Vietnam. I havo said the
same In a letter to the President, to Senator
Btrcaa., and to the Secretaries of Btate and
Defense. The paesihllity of so many good
things being acoompllshed in and by this
country (though I know this i8 unrelated}, a
real attack on poverty, a relatloaship with
Cuba, Snltlatfon of the trneteeship, or neu-
tralizatioa in Vietnam-as you have men-
uoned-more demilltarization moves, im-
proved education, tt cetera, .make the
hysterical devotion to war Sn Vietnam s real
ttaged). I hope you have many supporters
in your stand oa the Vietnam matter, and
that they show their faces noon, and. sound
June 17
to handle as they see flt" fs of the greatest
importance.
In recent years the Government and its
agencies have .acted more and more as if
they, not the people of the Qnlted States,
are the ones who should determine all im-
portant matters 1n connection Svith our for-
eign policy. To advance their alms they
have not hesitated to use the news as a
weapon, as stated by Arthur Sylvester, Jr.,
thus keep[ng the American people in ig-
norance of the true facts concerning matters
of the greatest importance.
I hope you will be successful in your efforts
to wake up the people of this country as to
what is going on in South Vietnam and
that you can have the matter referred to the
IJ.N. where it belongs.
W1th best wishes,
TIIOMAS A~NEI7s.
EAGLE RIVSa, AI.ASxA,
May 1, 1964.
DEAR SENATOR MOaSE: We wish t0 express
our appreciation of your support of Senator
GaOENINa'8 efforts t0 bring home our boys
from South Vietnam.
Senator GavsNlNO's report in the CoNGRES-
BIONAL Rnc'oan ie very much respected and
we are thankful he plans to continue as-
slduousip.
We prayerfully hope more Senators will
reflect on this issue,
Setter teamwork will bring it to a con-
solable conclusion.
Yours truly,
Mra. I,AVAY L. PARKS.
their voices, I. F. BLone's Weekly has bees PITl'SBUR613, Pn., Aprt1 30, 1964.
a fascinating and ezcittng reading experience Han. WevNE MOSSE,
for ma 1os a year and I clad my feeiings run- Senate Ofliee Buttding,
ntng high and wide with tech issue. He is a iYaJ]zington, D,C.
fins reporter enQ I baps you are t~s pleased DE,tB SENeTOR MORSE: Z wish to express mp
to have his Coverage as I am to brat tluough admiration of and
support for your stand
Benatar Weixa Moses,; , him of your views. taken fn the Senate Lhat American involve-
Washinyton, D.L'. OLOSt alnCeselp, meat in the Vietnam fighting is an illegal
DiAR 6Eataz~ Mossa:, I~4 ? here anything Sazexxs Rmas. attd unconstitutioaai operation.
that Can be done #oward Lhe program of ~ ds you sap, the Senate should farce Presi-
stppping the war in Routh Vietnam3 If Serr pr,;o, CeLa., dprii 30, 1964. dent Johnson to submit'to it a declaration
there is group that is working on this, ,senator Wa:rte Marsss, 01 war as the present action of the Govern-
I should Iiks to kligw about it. ~Seftate OQiee Suttding. meat is a totally unwarranted invasion of
. Sours very fly, y, Washington, D.C. the legislative branch by the executive,
"~?"' u?..,....
Bras BrrteTOS M:oasE: Z beartiy applaud Y have a stepson with the Special Forces in
yom' staten'ienta opposing the policy of U.B. Okinawa who tells me he will be sent to
Ciavetnment in Vietnam. S.cep up the good Vietnam bef h
are a returns to this country.
WAYNS MORSB, _ fight. _........ --Zhave been tempted to write the Secretary of
U.S. Senate, Appreciatively, Defense and tell him that I intend to hold
Washington, D.C. CLass ,dc:BracE. him pereonaily responsible u anything hap-
DErtR SENeTO$ MoR9ac: 7Cours f$ the only P.S.-Your recent statement that the guilt pens to that bop. I suppose it I did so I
voice Worth listening to regarding this fright- for .the blood of Amtrican hope killed in would be subject to immediate Snvestigation
itll Vietnam business, Vietnam lies on the hands, Of the Q.S. ilov- by the Internal Revenue Service, FBI, etc.
I am weary of hearing anct,reading abort ernmeat was well said. So too 1s the guilt I am not a pacifist, having served ap-
officials and others :making surveys of the for all killed on both sides. and the great proziluately 4 years is the Q.B. Navy during
situation, some go only for a few daps ar suRering, primarily because those leading World War II.
Weeks. It 1s not? prig rldSculouS but ezpen- the United States noW insist oa Ctuttaining I am sending a-copy of this letter to Sen-
sivt> and tragYc for lives are being roar over it. China, an imposslbtllty for long. stars Sc:oi r and CI.ARx, who are supposed to
Why are not men like you considered for the represent me as a ciLi2en of Pennsylvania,
presidency2 , BROOxI,YH, N,Y,,.fprtI 30, 1964. with the hope that they will give you some
131ncerely yours. Bsnat~' WpYNr MORSE, support in this matter. Z suppose you are
13aLZH F, Seely, l7.$, 8ertafe Building Sully aware that the American boys who
~~ WIIShtreptOn, D.C. are sent to die In Vietnam are labeled as "in-
8aooxl.Ynr, N.Y., Apri125, 1964. f3ENem; Moss=: We wish to inform you atructors" and are not showed to shoot back
President LY2IDON B. JoattsoN, that W8 -1t:hOlehsarfediy support your stand at the enemy or defend themselves in any
Whtte House, Washington, D.C. on the War is Vletrtam, and we urge you to way even !f theg themselves are being shot
I?EaB Pa~sloENr: We urge you to use every continue calling for the withdtaw~ti of our at. The whole situation is so outrageous
of#ort to negotiate ~a peaceful settlement and troppa from that. Country, We regret ex- and ridiculous as to try one's sanity.
nCUtrelizatfon Of the. dangerous situation 1a ceeditigiy the fact that so much money and I hope you will receive many more letters
Bptith Vietnam. We realize this grill be very so many.American lives have been spent in 1n support of pour stand; but I am afraid, as
dffficuit indeed, to atiteln, but it !a possible this "war,'? which !s sa unnecessary. in the case of the sale of wheat to Russia, too
t0 aCCOmpIish it great effort is applied, This Thank you very much. for the flgltt. Have many Americans are concerned with making
is_ 9Crp definitely a civil war attuatlon and .Courage. the easy dollar and living the soft life.
must be. handled accordingly Yours truly, Wlth kindest personal regards.
~Ve heartlIy agree with Beltstore MoxsE, Eft. and Mrs. RasERT gIabcl3NEa. Sincerely,
MnNSrn:LO, Hua~sREY, GRVEIrING, HARTLEIT, ---- MARTEN L. MOORE, Jr.
C$vitca, and Es.I,exnER that, we must review I,os ANCeLts, CALg,, ,Spri130, 1964. --
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Rata, and start thir~~l7dW!"ef'di3 1~l ~el~~~. ~~, ~~~~E,
miffing these nations to obtain peaceful DEng B;NATOR Moass: Your recent state- Washington, D.C.
reforms long past due. We also feel etrongiy went that the fighting In Vietnam is a Drag Bat: I think you are right on two
that they, be Permitted to decide on their "matter fpr the II,N., not Iar the Q.B, Aft issues. One, the foolish action in South
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tion has to pursue this losing'~war, why not
give the suggestion of the New 'c'ork News
some thought2 In fact, why not let them go
further. and harass Red China? Who knows,
it might fie the key to success.
I think yail are right iri apposing the fos-
eign aid program. You'prabably have many
gold` and suf[icierit reasons. I could give you
several more. I have recently returned from
a tour 1 ramaica for the Agency far Inter-
nationaJ~evelopment; which was devastat-
ing for ine financially, mentally, and phys-
ically. Such a -waste of money, incom-
petence, and unpreparedness. Thought you
would like to know.
Paradoxically, I am a conservative S,epub-
lioan. Serves me right.
Sincerely,
. ~ CARLETON P. TEECE.
P.S.-I also am a loyal American World
War I veteran, retired, and a_ grandfather,
au~ong other things.
OcaENSBUac, N.Y., May i, i964.
Senator WAYNE MORSE,
Wash?ngton, D.C.
- DEAR ,SENATOR l~iORSE: While.I have always
been a Republican, I wish you- to know haw
much I_agree with your views on Vietnam.
Every day "nearly I ain hearing the expres-
slon "pumping money- and the lives of our
meh dowzl the drain in Vietnam."
I am legLslative chairman of the Veterans
of World War _ I Auxiliary and my heart
bleeds for some of the old veterans-that can-
not help themselves and how much happi-
ness and dignity a very small amount of the-
money that is wasted-in ~Pashington could
do these men that really knew .the hell of
War. - ., .. ~ _ .
Every day committees are being forriied
that we could do without, When is .this
waste to stop? At any time you can give us
a peg ilp,' you will .have the thanks of 230
million oldsters and..1;.. think tkie .felling of
helping a worthy cause. We would like
enough signers to the discharge petition of
World War I veterans' pension measure to
bring it to the floor.
sincerely yours,
r $ERTHA..BENZQNT.
' FgxDORO, MASS., May i, i984.
Hon. WAYNE MORSE,
Senate Ojjice Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: Reading the CaN-
'GRESSIONAL RECORD tOC~ay, I came across your
remarks and letters sent to you. concerning
the fiasco in Vietnam, ~ I am 22: arxd a college
student, and I am frankly quite worried
about the situatlprlan southeast,Asfa,, Tot
only has the United States gotten a black
eye, but it appears the present adminstra-
Lion is going to compound it. "Mr. McNa-
mara's War," as you. have stated, is indeed,
folly.
May I also commend you far your Tel-Star
battle. I do regret that I'm not of your. con-
stituency, so that this would be of real value
to you. .... ,_ ...
Sincerely,
-JOHN G. AYLWARD,
AEERDF~EN, S. DAFC., A~riE 2i, 1964.
Senator WAYNE AKoxsE,
Senate Ojjlce Building,
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is the correct position and will, in time, pre-
vail. I urge you to continue.
Sincerely,
HOn. WAYNE MORSE,
Senate Office Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SIR: We have heard radio reports on
your recent speech and share your deep con-
cexn over U.S. presence in South Vietnam.
We are appalled by talk of "widening the
war," and the prospect of the use of nuclear
weapons.. We fail to see how burning peas-
ants and their land will educate them to the
Ydeal of democracy.
We hope you will continue to speak out
on this issue.
Sincerely,
VICTOR and ELLEN PIERCE.
APRIL 27, 1964.
The HOriOPable WAYNE MORSE,
The Capitol,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: TYLarik you for your
honest and vigorous expression of opinion
on the- Vietnam situation. You said so well
what so many of us feel and I hope more
people will begin to face the situation real-
istically and express themselves.
Sincerely,
ARLINGTON, VA., April 30, 1964.
Hon, WAYN$ MORSE,
Senate Ofjzce Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SIR: I want to cor.Lgratulate you on
the courageous effort you are making to warn
the people ai America of the grave peril that
confronts our country and the world, because
oP the self-defeating and dangerous policies
the administration is pursuing in South Viet-
nam..
You have rendered a great service to your
fellow Americans in bringing into the open
the issues of foreign policy for public debate,
at a time when meaningful debate among
us has suffered an unprecedented decline.
There is a crying need, therefore, far voices
like yours to sound the call for the revival
of free and stirring debate, which !s the
very lifeblood of a free society.
You Inay be interested to know that, since
my retirement as a professor of political
science, I have tried, in a quiet manner, to
help reduce the areas o1 political illiteracy
that are within my reach. Your speeches
and other public statements have been most
helpful to this edwcational campaign.
Witlx the thought that they might be of
some interest to you, I am enclosing copies
of the letters I sent to the New Yark Times
and the Washington Post. Their rejection
of the letters is a true measure of the sad
status of meaningful dialog in our Nation
today.
Please keep up the goad work. You have,
sir, more supporters than you perhaps real-
ize. Just remember, very few of them write
letters.
Sincerely yours,
Washington, D.C. ?Lhe EAxroR,
DEAR SIR: We heartily approve oP your The New York Times,
Vietnam views. ATLANTA, GA,,,May 2, 1964. Times Square, New York, N.Y.
We have waited for 2 years to hear a strong Senator WAYNE MossE DEAR SIR: Senator FULBRIGHT, in his states-
voice raised against this infamy. U.S. Senate, man-like s eech on forei n
p g policy, might
Very truly-yours, Washington, D.C. well have added to his list of myths the fo1-
.Mr, and Mrs. GEORGE DRESSELHIIX9. DEAR SENATOR MoasE: I just want to let lowing: That the Vietnamese are only too
..-.
-?=?-" ' ' ' ' you know that the stand that you are now willing to destroy one another to protect
' MILL Vt?L~EY, CALIF., April 30, 1964. taking against U.S. intervention. in. South, U.S, security interests in southeast Asia.
opposition to the continuance of the war in
Vietnam.
A citizen almost despaire " in finding an
effective way to indicate to our Government
t'he'absolute folly and oruelty of continuing
such a war.
Thanking you, we are,
Sincerely,
Mr. and Mrs. BRUcE B. JoN$s.
- BURBANK, CALIF., April 28, 1964.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: JUSt a note Of grati-
tude to you for your "voice crying in the
Wilde, rness," re U.S. foreign policy-espe-
cfally re our status quo obsession with rei-
exence to South Vietnam, Cuba, Chlna~i.e.,
a realistic reappraisal-you are so right-
do keep at it.
.What is the matter with your colleagues,
excepting a few like the Senator from Ar-
kansas, from Alaska, and. the majority
leader? - r
It amazes me that McNamara, the Presi-
dent, and the Congress do not realize that
the public Ls resentful, cynical, and frus-
trated to the point of utter apathy-an awful
.state.
. Gratefully yours,
ABERDEEN, S. DAK., April 21, Y964.
Senator GEORGE MCGOVERN,
Senate Office Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SIR: As a veteran of the China-Burma
India theater I am deeply interested in the
welfare of the people of the Far East.
My wife and I know that the people of
North Vietnam are slowly but surely build-
ing aviable nation, and are laboriously as-
cending the economic ladder.
if my country destroys this embryo, it will
destroy my patriotism with the same blow.
Thank you.
"SANTA BARBARA, CALIF., April 29, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MORSE,
U.S. Capitol,
Washington, D.C.
DEex SENATOR:- What cart, '_ do to stop the
foreign military aid to Vietnam?
How can we get Congress to help the Amer-
icans?
Enclosed .please find and read the Santa
Barbara Chamber of Commerce official pub-
lication.
Thanking
am,
NEw Yoax, N.Y., May 2, 1964.
Hon. WAYNE MORSE,
Senate OfJcce Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR Sm: As American casualties grow in
Vietnam, 3t becomes more important that
you continue to point :gyp the war there far
what it is, and continue to urge the with-
drawal of all of our troops.
There are rl~any Americans who support
your views, and 2, as one of them, wish you
to know of the support of our family.
- Very sfncerelq yours,
Hon. WAYNE M, ORSE, I ~y ~~p .~I~yryq~' at the people
Senate Ofjlce Building, Approved For ~'i~t1~~~'~ at~oh"t6ry~ll~'-'~Q Ii~~ ~aYd'Lcipp~to us, if we
Washington, D.C. remarks so that,the American people could would but listen to -their plaintive voices,
DEAR SENATOR MoxsE: We wish to com- .get a chance to have intelligent discussion "Please stop killing us, leave us in_ peace, for
mend you for having raised' your voice in : on the subject. I am convinced that yours We have suffered long enough." They have,
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indeed. They were conquered, then Ivied
and exploited by the French for nearly 80
pears. During World War II, the Japanese
occupied their country, and exploited them
and their rich resources for the prosecution
of Japan's military campaigns. Following
V-J Day, the British, using Japanese troops
and American equipment, assisted the
French in regaining control of their Indo-
china cdlony. The war of reconquest
dragged out for eight long and bitter years,
resulting to the killing of hundzeds of thov-
eands of Indochinese and the Ices of a very
large part of the French Army, including the
Sower of Its officers corps. It placed a back-
breaking drain on the French treasury, to
spfte of tine m2 biIlion of ofd which France
Seas receiving,from the American taxpayers.
'Then came the Americans, and instead of
pears; freedom, and' democracy, there mere
~dtotatorship, oppression, and more war. Yes.
these long-sui3ering and war-wearied peopIa
have, in truth, suSered long enough.
The war in Vietnam, which our leaders
have, repeatedly told t19 "we must win:'
has already, in the: past 7 yeaza, taken a
yearly toll of the lives of many thousands of
Vietnamese,, including women and children,
and the'iives of almost 200 American young
men,
How much Ionger era the American people
going to permit their Government t.-. - .. ,
..
If they (and others in southeast Asia.) do You are probably familiar with his single How long are the American people going to
'not, regard oommunism as" a very great tax phllosophy, so I won't go into it, but it stand for our 'boys being killed and money
menace; perhaps it; is because vice have not does seem so lair and just to me to tax poured into Vietnam. It is time for the
really offered a very attractive alternative: landowners rather than those who make the Americans to awaken to what the Defense
our military dictators have -been, on the improvements. And the very ugly business Department is doing and I only wish that
whole, a sorry lot. The fact that our pres- of land speculation would come to an end. all the other Senators would. join with you
ent favorite is being praised in the same My best wishes to you and all your efforts. in your fight to end this.
glowing terms that were once used to praise Respectfully yours, I see where President Sukarno of Indo-
Diem fs not, somehow, very convincing. Mrs. WALLACE ROBINSON. nesia made a speech recently practically
What, is more important, I am glad that telling the United States "to go to hell" with
you are resisting the tendency to let the PALO ALTO, CALIF., May Y3, i964, foreign aid. That is the guy that we wined,
Senate's, power and responsibility to decide Senator WAYNE MoasE, dined in Washington and already we have
whether we shall_be at war or at peace lapse" 417 Senate Office Building, given him X81 million for foreign aid and
by default. When we are urged to support Washington, D.C. still the State Department dcesn't wake up
the war, it is well to have someone ask just DEAR SENATOR MoasE: I wish to express my in continuing foreign aid. Iiow can we get
when vvar was declared=and, against whom, appreciation for your opposition to U.S. par- the State Department cleaned up? Our
I am a great admirer of President Johnson, ticipation in the South Vietnam war, It is Representative, SAMUEL DEVIINE, has intro-
but I do hot think that he and the State incredible that a nation that pretends to duced a bill to clean the State Department.
Department and the CIA should get into the world leadership should be pursuing a path I do hope and pray that it will receive the
habit oP casually involving. us in any armed which is so unprincipled. support of all the Members of the House and .
conflict which can'be glorified as"antioom- Your suggestion that this is a matter for that you will use your influence to see that
munism, ~ the United Nations is a good one, and I hope it gets action in the Senate.
Sincerely, 'that you will be able to sway your colleagues Senator, I do not agree with the stand
.
Wrvi. 1'nLME& TAYLOR. in this direction, you are taking on the Du Pont interest in
,~? ~ . Thank you also for continuing to send us Florida. Du Pont interests have been the
ArrN ARSON, Micx:, May i2, i964. your reports. making of Florida and its foundation are
Hons. ~VAY,IQE B. MoxsE, _ I am sending a copy of this letter to Joe doing very worthy work so investigate care-
DEAR ern: lead ari inspiring article in this Capsin in Honolulu, since he is one of your fully and read thoroughly. i;he recent edi-
ning's Detroit-Free Press in which you "admirers and a good friend of ours. torial in Baryon's on the Florida east coast
mor
are,vvaging a heroic, and fervently hope, not Sincerely yours, which gives the Pacts on the strike.
a futile, fight on this, great Nation's waste THEODORE LICHTGARN. Thank you again, Senator? for- your per-
of precious manpower, money, and prestige; - siatent effort on Vietnam. We have a far
on an already proven concept that you can't LEMON GROVE, CALIF., greater menace 1n communistic Cuba, just
buy friends with, the almighty dollar, nor` May YY, 1964. 90 miles from our shores.
can. you wage a successful war with "paid DEAR SENATOR MoasE: I feel that we had With kindest regards,
mercertaries.^ - better get out of Vietnam and let the local Sincerely yours,
Let's get McNamara and "his war' out oY People (North and South) settle their own E. F. WILDERMUTH.
Vietnam and allow them- to fight their own affairs. It is expensive and very disappoint- P.S.-No doubt you have read the article
battle before this again becomes everybody's ing, this business of playing "god" all over in U.S. News and Life on Captain Shouk.
fight. '? - the world. This should awaken all of us.
Sincerely yours, ?Would you please send me copies of your -
GEORGE VXA. Senate talks on our position in South Viet- TACOMA, WASH., May 12, 1964.
P.S.-Please use this latter any way you nom? I understand that one was dated Senator WAYNE MoxsE,
April 24. Washington, D.C,
nay see fit to further our cause. DEAR SENATOR MORSE: Heartiest con
Than$S.for your good work in the Senate. gratu-
SANTA BARBARA, Cnx,iF.,~'hfay i2, i964. ~~ _ Sincerely yours, lotions to you on the stand you have taken
DEAR SE~7ATOft MORSE: We have lust moved SETH J. CARPENTER. on the Vietnam crisis. More power to you
lown here from Medford, Oreg.; and are still ~ and Senators GRUENING, FULBRIGHT, and
wing among boxes; so this letter will not TARRYTOWN; N.Y. others who are beginning to think what a
~e polished at all, but I've been so thrilled DEAR SENATOR MORSE: Thank you for your .catastrophe is developing.
o read your stand on South Vietnam that great and moving speech on Vietnam. Yours very sincerely,
felt T must write urging you to keep up the Would you now please send me any speeches MARY R. HOYKINBON, D.O.
;ood fight and. to try to make other Senators 021 your stand against the MLF (multilateral -"
end Congressmen see the truth and justice Nuclear Fleet), FORT DODGE, IOWA,
~i your stand. 'Thank you and keep up your courageous May 13, 1964.
stand on these issues. So few with tours a Senator MoasE.
Why is it that the United Nations can send g DEAR Snt: I couldn't agree with you more
~eaGekeeping forces to Cypress, Palestine; and wisdom to speak out. in re and to ullin out of Vietnam. M be-
:ashmir, Indonesia, Korea, Trieste, Suez, Sincerely, g P g Y
tc., but not to South Vietman? Mrs. J. UR&AN, lief is that we went in there at the inatiga-
y g --tion of England as Malaysia was about to
Our State Department must be made up be formed.
1,in~thaS costlndwar lia a~crlme a in t a 1 Senate O ce Buxld n AGO, ILi..; May ii, 1964. Ii anyone thinks that the so-called Com-
ray which can oxil bran disaster. To main- Senator WAYNE MORSE, monwealth is not an empire they have not
y ?~ g - ~ g' investigated or traveled. Aa you undoubt-
ur international purposes: We should leave Washington, D.C. edly know every Commonwealth coun-
sia.to the Asians once and for all,. DEng SErYna'oR NfoasE: If I may use the?..try has a governor general who can veto any
I hope our Congressmen will try to teach plain language you use: Y applaud your act of parliament.
s Americans and fl;e State Department that guts" in criticizing our war in South Viet- Sincerely yours,
'e must learn tq lye in a_world that doesn't nom. - BEN H. BLACK.
~llgvy our wishes,., T_ read with horror pf the indfscrimin~te .~_~ .
Aiding anyone who wishes to solve a prob- bombing which kills thousands of women -"
;m,with arms, in these times, is -wrong and and children. I worry that more American GREELEY, CoLO., May 10, 1964.
hould be, a.gains't` our tnatfbnal, principles. lives will be lost there-needlessly. Senator WAYNE MoasE,
'he Unit~{1,Natlons. is tflere to medllitQ, all Your position is, I believe, in the beat Senate Oj)Zce Building,
rroblems, even ours, American tradition and I hope your speeches "Washington, D.C.
Nor s)loulSi we continue to humiliate dubs will help create .a groundswell of public DEAR SENATOR MORSE: Good luck and con-
vith any more reconnaissance flights. Have ~ opinion against further intervention in Viet- 'gratulations on your efforts to obtain an
ve forgotten that we brought about triis nom-and the achievement of peace and end to the war in South Vietnam and pre-
;rouble-.with Cuba by permitting the Bay of neutrality. vent the miserable affair from escalating into
?igs invasion, and that after that humiliat- With sincere admiration, a war against North Vietnam.
.ng turn of events, news)iaper articles sixg- _ Ii?i~s. Loxs 1tOMERO. What about the possibility of a V.N. man-
;esting that we plan a real invasion? Some date corm of government coupled with iron-
cind of cooperation and trust should be COLVMBUa, Oaio, May i4, Y964. clad guarantees by North Vietnam and pos-
uorked ,out so ; we ~voulcjn't have?to vi4lai:_e Senaogr WAYNE MoasE, sibly Red China?
zer sgvereignty. ~ Senate OJJIce Building, What right does Secretary 1McNamara have
Or}e xklore item al~at l; yvisll tg ~n~tiQn i_~ Wa;;hington, D.q. ~ to assume the role bi Secretary Rusk?
;axatLoT1., I klavp just read the inspinng and DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I wir~h to commend Why don't you demand that the Pentagon
rremenslous bpp~, ' Progressr.~~'4~'FOY?F~~1~(~631~~f~ ~'~~1~CeF$~W~6~~~3~9~~0toong arms
~y Henry George, and wonder h s deal on ie nom, ,agree w th you 1 0 percent. are being o tame from American sources
have not been,.followed~, _.Thi~,po shoul,~ -I3Qyy IvICl4~naya says it is going to take from __ and ,what .percentage from the North? I
get more attention from, economists -a_,ncj< 6 to XO years to win this war. I certainly realize a precise figure would be impossible
should be, read hgjeve'ry high school senior. agree with you that it Will never be won, to obtain but surely. the general Uicture is
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YIIOSYA tp tl~e Pentagon. The argument that and I want to aaq here that your views are
mo$t~At the arms are comllig trom the North simply superb all the way-yau cook like a
is befog used to ~ustlfy escalation a1 the war. real-American with the intelli
t
gence
o carry
Pecbapa it the Pentagon could be Iosced to on, the duties o1 your office and the will to
reveal hat, most o1 the aruia are coming stead alone tae
h
t
w
a
. you think is right.
from ~mE11G8II sources, It would undercut the In you Oregon has sent to Congress one o1
War eBCSYation hysteria, our most able_ Beaatora we have and I do
da tar as_I'm concerned. you are my Sen- hope that they r~etaln you there as long as
ator an ;most leauea seen though I uve In it is possible for you to aervu.
another Stato.,,, T,here`s ,you, FuLSaicar, Mc- Yours truly,
C3
ovssx, Ct~, -Gavsrrrzvo, Csvaca perhaps,
that's about all,whom I can ktentily as
showing any true comprel}elasion of what's
going on in the ~ world ,and acting on that
view, -
Yours respectfully,
IROaa W. CLaEaa.
MAY 10.1964..
Dana ~exeros MUSSE: I want Lo congratu-
Tate you _for your stand and perseverance on
the V.B. position In Vietnam. I read a re-
cent apeecii_, of yours in the Post-Dispatch
(8t. Louis} and. was pleased to nee clari9ca-
Lion of specifle treaties and II.N, Charter
eolfcerning South Vietnam and civil war.
Also it was good to nee an attack oa the
hackaey~d "We wise invited in:' l have
r6ad that MCN8y4pl'A-ypapts to enlist NATO's.
help is Vietnam, Hasn't Mr. McNamara been
made awi~re~ of. ~ta.,~~asL~sblished international
peagekeeping organieatlon, the IInlted Na-
t#one. I31e ,proposal is irresponsible and
threatens to bring us to a 'brink" Irom
which there may be no return. Please con-
e time your work and dally speeches.
Sincerely,
The $onorabie Bengtcu WAYNS Moasr,
tT.S, Senate,..
Washington, D.C.
Dssa $Ys: ; I : want t,o Commend you moat
highly for your-important apeechea is the.
Senate and. io newspapers regarding
Routh 'd'ietn~ul. You are not o~nty unqua-
.tionabiyy right but also courageous in
expressing an unpopular vtewpolnt.
It is amazing and discouraging to see hove
the greys has repeatedly ignored the data
about thls.part of the world and how for
years the facts of our commitment, the case-
aloes, and the nature of the opposition has
been kept from the public.
One. and one-half pears ago I completed a
2-year service program as a psychiatrist !n
the .capacity of LCDR !n the II.S. Navy and
I .regret, to say that if I beef known mare
about Lhe .details of this war, I would have
been aBhatugd to $CrYe.
Zt, is difficult. for. ins to understand. ~1oW
WO Ch21 CBrry on such a war from s moral
point of view. Our scorched earth. policies.
are alone evidence of how badly we are los-
Sag. Our lack of honesty and absence o1 hu-
IDan values is typified in a atorp I read re-
centlp is the papers about a march of scorn-
en and Children to try to protest the seizure
of a number of their brothers, sons, and ~us-
bands as suspect by our South Vietnamese
aIIies. This was portrayed as a Communist
conspiracy. The use of insecticides, and na-
palm ,jeiIy is below contempt and Just in-
credible. for a civilized nation,
i fear this country wlll never survive the
~lti$ma of this 6hamelui illegal actlOn.
Pisses continua to work toward its early
termination, .and against the unreallstlc
tanatlcai attempts to enlarge the war.
Sincerely and with profound thanks
for your eitorfs,
' Psi'sa Beaalow, M.D.
Osa:certn, Cetn., May 28, 1964,
DEng Saxeroa Moasa: I want to thank
you for your courageous stand against our
shocking war is Vietnam. I tam enclosing
a poem from Lhe current issue of Foetay
magaatne, which perhaps you have not seen
sad which, I Seel, wail be of interest to
you.
Rrvaarox, Wyo., May 23, 1964.
Dana SaNATOS Moasa: I was very happy,
indeed, Yesterday, 3fap 22, to hear you over
the radio express your opposition to the use-
less killing going on in Vietnam and that
raglan,
Since It started I have felt Lhat it a~as
very wrong. I do hope there will be a apeedg
end to such commitments.
May God help yov.
8lncererty,
Uasnxn, May 25, 1984.
Dana SaNnroa WIORSE: I should like to com-
mand you for.. pour lnteliigeat and decent
nand an our south Asian policy. Your
"Face the Nation" Interview was a brilliant
merahalling of the facts.
Mp friends and Z view you ea a great
American-one with convictions and with
courage. You will, I am sure, be remem-
bered and respected when the Iittle phrase-
twlating puppets have been rE~cognized as
nonentities without real principles.
.. DAVni BODSCW.
S1t~w~*+ OAas, CAZ.TF., 1!(c-y 25, 1964.
Senator W sYxa H. Moasa,
Berate Od[ce Buiidin p,
Waah{ngion, D.C.
Rasa SaxeTOa MoasE: Your statements re
Vietnam Sunday last on CHS were a hopeful
note in a symphony o1 despair. I have fol-
lowed with lntereat and chagrin the lack o1
meaningful discussion of our southeast Asia
policy. At lest, you, Senator Gavaxrxa and
the few other coutageoua Iawtnakers who
have agoken out and queetloned McNamara'e
band are being heard.
Please be assured there are many concerned
citlaene who welcome this break in the si-
lence barrier and hold you In esteem for
your persistent eBorts In this regard.
Aa a former northwesterner, Uke yourself,
I am proud of the tradition of Irontler per-
saveraace and cusaednesa that makes some
of us ezpresa democratic convictions no mat-
ter how unpopular.
Please send me copies of your speeches on
Vietnam and keep up the good work.
Admiringly,
KsTffi.aax Ss>samAx.
STIISGIS, MICx? Mad 24,1984.
Dssa SaxeTO$ Moss: You era absolutely
right. The American people do want to hear
tho truth and welcome people like you who
have Lhe courage LO disagree with eafat-
ing poltciea and dare to propose the only way
!t (Vietnam) should be handled,
Tune 17
Cr,nvrox, INO., May 21
1964
,
.
Hon. WAYxa MoasE.
MY Dana SExnros; I 8m writing to let you
know that many of us now have our hopes
In you, believing that you, at least, will speak
out against our further involvement in South
Vietnam and Laos. The enclosed clippings
may be useful.
Sincerely,
E,os Ar~oaxas, enz,~.
Dasa SENATOR Moasa: I heard you on
"Face the Nation" and ell I can say is I wish
there were more m1111ona like you.
Our press is geared to make people think
what we weal them to-think instead oP let-
ting them weigh the taCtB.
I hope your appearing on the program will
get People to thinking for themselves.
Sincerely,
F.Aam Horsrox.
Ones Rmca, TENN., May 25, 19fi4.
Senator WAYxa MoaaE,
Wash{rt8ton, D.C.:
Please continue your crusade for sane
Southeast Asia policy.
Slneerelp,
Au.axE H. $niBEY.
Baoxa, N.Y., May 24, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MO88a,
Washington, D.C.:
Daea SaNnTOa: You are the greatest.
We salute the moat courageous man in
the Congress of We IInited States. Now or
ever.
Please try to get to the public more
closely because they don't read the Cox-
caesstoxwt. Rscosn-and the press Lsn't so
flependabie. More television, lots more.
Here's hoping you keep punching for many,
many, many more years.
The best to you and yours.
Sincerely,
PEaSY B, WEISS.
SAN JosE, Cwr.a., May 19, 1964,
Senator WAYxa Moasa,
Senate Oj/ice Building,
Washington, D.C.
Dana SErreroa Mo43E: I wrote the attached
letter to the President but I wanted you to
know about it also. I don't have carbon
paper at tbia moment so I couldn't get a
copy. Would you read thin letter and pass
it along Lo the President? I sometimes, as
I do new, wonder who his advlsera are that
prevent him getting the picture as I see it?
Or am I misinformed?
Thank you.
MAY 19, 1964.
THa PRESIDENT OF 1'FrI IIN2TID STATES,
Tlxe White House, Wash{ngton, D.C.
Dann Ma. PaESmaxT: I am dismayed by
your message calling for x125 million more
for South Vietnam.
I have been given the impression that the
Vietcong Ls a revolutionary front repre-
senting, sa well as Communists, profession-
als, students, religious groups, the peasants,
and members of outlawed democratic par-
ties.
On the other hand, that the IInited States
1a supporting a man, Saab, who was a traitor
to his people when he fought with the
IarCIICh 1B now again a traitor with the aid-
ing of the IInited States.
,Please clarily your position to me on why
the IInited States is committed to aupport-
iag apopular war for independence. I un-
senator W YA NE9proveda~OrlRelea~afl6~~5;~i ~1'>llflblkllfR8~38~0emce paI nepwouidadee
IT.S. Settees, ending for Amorica's only honorable way in atroy anz equipment sent along the aup-
Wash{ngton, D.C. lea Ioreign policy. pIy Iinea.
Dees $m: Your interview on channel 2 Sincerely, So the IInited Staten is getting a reputa-
at 12:90 D.m., Ma4 24. 1984. has tuat ended Cn4txraa wart P~tti_ Fare tine nn thn m.,at s,flta,a ..att..., i.. +ti,o R,.,.ia
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high figures it has been for the past 10 years,
when events tell us that programs geared to
other than military spending are increasingly
called for.
Again, bravo to you for speaking those
unspeakable thoughts. How embarrassing
it must be for the gress and other mass
media to have cantankerous "old Pools" like
for its commitment to unpopular godern-
ments. n- ,
To bring this matter "to perspective, the
thought of a napalm-jelly-burned child
screaming like a fire siren until the death
makes me weep "and bow down my head in
revulsion. -'And I support this with my
tax money.
That's all I have to say.. Thank you.
.(l'ARLOS II,AMIREZ.
NEw YoftK, N:Y., May 2I, i964.
aenaLOr WAYPI 11V1VtW1'a.
1}EnR SIR: I most heartily endorse your po=
sition as stated in your recent speeches de-
manding asober review of our foreign policy.
.More power to you.
Many of our friends, my wife and family
also support your position.
-C70LDEN'SBRIDGE,N.Y., May 24, 1984.
President LxrrnoN 8. SoIxNSOx,
The White House, Washington, D.C:
HEAR PRESIDENT JOHNSON: The under-
signed residents of New York State express
qur deep concern over the increasing involve-
ment of our forces in southeast Asia.
We are shocked at the.;loss of good Ameri-
can lives. and the-waste of hundreds of mil-
lions of American dollars.
We believe that the United States should
not aCt unilaterally in matters of interns=
tional importance but should call upon the
United_Nations to act..-
We support the position of Senator VV'nYxE
MORSE and Senator ERNE9T GRVENtNC that in
South Vietnam we have backed, and sill
back diotatorial governments `that "Have lost
the support of their people.
from southeast Asia.
Respectfully yours,
- 1V1,URRAY ME?i,VjNh
EDWARD 1,.,~IERBST.:.,
MARY ROkFR,
- BELLA MELVIN. -
- ANDREW TAYLOR.
NEw YORK, N.Y., May 23,1964.
DEAR SENATOR 11IORSE:. I want to express
my heartfelt support for your courageous and
intglligent stand on the war in Vietnam.
The situation there is deplorable and our
disinvolvement would surely be a most im-
portant step 'toward the furtherance of
world peace.
You and your few responsible colleagues
must not be silenced,
- 6lncerely yours,
ERIC ,~"C,IIIITZ,
HDn. WAYNE MORSE,
U.S, Senator. from Oregon.
SIR: My hat's off to you, Senator. It's in-
dged.heartexaing to hear a representative of
the people speak in Yorthright terms instead
of the usual "v&gue doubletalk that we get
through the mass media. It's rather regret-
ta$le that we do xot lieax,from ,more of the
Congressmen on these issues. `'it's quite pos-
sible that. many .feel a`s you do, hilt are not
given a chance to air their views. I noticed
that the interviewers on the TV program
this morning seemed quite annoyed with you
when you failed to give the answers that they
have come. to expect on these issues of war
and peace.
I am, in oomplete agreement with you,
Senato as to th_ a folly of our course in
southgast Asia, 'X'hQ responsibility lies, I
believe, with the military-industrial "estab-
lishment" that President Eisenhower spoke
he didn`t do anything abouutl~ ,,.~~]]~~,i~~
-'was in ofHee.) This "estabfis![ikfAl
PATERSON, N.J.,~May 24, 1964.
SgYlatOr WAYNE MORSE,
U.5. Senate, Washington, D.C.
DEAR MR. MORSE: I have jUSt finished list-
ening to the television program "Face the
Nation" in which you appeared. I must say
that I fully agree with all you said concern-
ing the policy of the U.S. Government in
South Vietnam and southeast Asia in gen-
eral. It dogs seem incredulous that the U.S.
.Government should openly be fostering war."
The only constructive solution to the prob-
lems in that sector of the world or for that
matter any part of the world, revolve around
the ability of the United Nations to seek
ways and means to peacefully ar it need be
promote war. But the armed actions should
be .fostered by the auspices of the IInited
Nations. To be sure, the United States would
.support the actions, but they would be sanc-
tioned through international agreement. The
power of international approval would allevi-
ate much of the dissatisfaction that is being
.openly voiced in many sections of this coun-
try.
The United States does not have the right
to force its power upon parts of the world
that appear to turn Communist. Your state-
ments concerning the Geneva accords was
interesting. I was not aware that we were
supporting an agreement that we have not
even signed.
I think the statements of General de Gaulle
of late are more in line with understanding
-the problem and possibilities of solutions.
We seem to feel that anybody who opposes
our actions is 1n disagreement, with ultimate
goals. General de Gaulle is one oP the great
men in the world today. He knows what he
wants, that being French growth and devel-
opment. He feels the greatness of hie posi-
tion as perhaps Napoleon did his. State-
ments of policy should be screened and not
the personal intrigues oP aims of the person,
although they may be alined.
In conclusion, let me say that I approve
of your assertions concerning the methods
of solving the problems in southeast Asia.
Perhaps you should make it a policy to ap-
pear on more television programs, as well as
otkler Senators and suggest and inform the
public. It is your responsibility to inform
the public in order that they may reflect and
inform you concerning their feelings on the
topics of prime importance in the world
today.
Sincerely yours,
HOWARD CHARLES LIPBITZ.
- GLENDALE, N.Y., May 24, 1964'.
IIOn. WAYNE MORSE,
U.S. Senator.
DEAR SENATOR: After listening to you on
TV Sunday you are a man after my own
heart when it comes to the U.S. foreign pol-
icy. Being a Navy veteran of the First World
War, Traveling through southeast Asia you
sure know the score when you say the Alner-
ican people are not being told the truth
about that part of the world.
My wish is, that the Supreme Being keeps
you healthy and strong in health so you can
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HOn. WAYNE MORSE,
Washington, D.C.
MY DEAR SnI: You certainly -make good.
sense.
Your confidence in the people and democ-
racy is heartening.
'What can an interested and anxious citizen
do about our policy in Vietnam? We feel
with ycu of the danger here.
` .,Respectfully,
FiSTELLE SHACK.
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF., May 24, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MoftsE,
Senate OJjlce Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: YOU. are ab$Ointely
right, (1) that we are acting against our
Constitution in the war in southeast Asia,
and ~2)" that we should, ought, to take the
problems of South Vietnam and Laos to
the United Nations, and (3) that we shall be
involved in a nuclear war if we go in deeper
in this war.
I feel to blame whenever I hear about
casualties in southeast Asia, on whatever
side, and about the crimes against the people
of that war-torn country. Peace cannot be
restored by waging "our" war there. I ap-
preciate your statement of the feats. Many
other people I know feel as I da.
Sincerely,
CHINESE. OVERSEAS CHRISTIAN MISSION,
May 2i, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MORSE,
The Capitol, Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I $ave unbounded.
admiration for your stand on the Vietnam
war. After a lifetime spent in China, where
my wife and I were born, we are convinced
of the suicidal folly of waging an unpopular
war with the badies of our boys.
Our colossal expenditure'of American dol-
lars is getting us only dislike everywhere
in Asia. Is it not a corrupting influence in
Vietnam itself, as it was in mainland China?
it is even more criminal to send American
young men to their death in such a con-
fused struggle.
Turn it over to the U.N.
Sincerely,
ALBVQUERQVE, N. MEx., May 20, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MORSE,
Senate Office Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MoasE: My husband and I
wish to commend you on your stand regard-
ing the United States' role in Vietnam. I'm
sure there are more of our honorable law-
makers who feel as you do-if only their
voices would also be heard.
Senator MORSE, we also beg you to vote
in favor of the civil rights bill now being
debated.
Most sincerely,
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., Jnne s, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MoasE,
U.S. Senate,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: We, the human race,
are grateful for the battle which you are
waging in the U.S. Senate in our behalf.
In these dark days, when the leadership of
our Nation is bent on a course which can
only lead to total destruction, you, Senator
MORSE, have emerged as the seer showing the
way to salvation.
A prophet's task is-hot an easy one, espe-
l~y y~~r~~ ' n e t MORSE, are
4t~~4~i0~sfe~~ur~i~-,~~.P66B~1;~041~~ia~one else in
has been c"ailed) is too busy trying to~keep Sincerely yours, a position of leadership in America today
our military 'budget in the astronomically BEN SrvIITx, who possesses your insight into the dangers
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#sf ola present involvement in South Viet- more `rational Ames, will `acYnowledge it's
~7am as. you do. debt to"you.
Youi .Sai/ura~C and fortitude in the face ~ ~ordIally lotus,
Of pveLwYzSlming opposition, which through FRANCEa W7L80N.
:the years has become your symbol, must P:S: I am eendtng a copy of tYda letter to
Yit"p'et''`ei;.' lint must 'be continually President Johnson.-l?.W.
.strengthened by the inner conviction that ~ goae3, iQ. MsE.
ydt[ are 6n fire aide' ofright.
AB you know, you are working, not alone DEAS SENATOa Moass: I am in favor of your
Sot the survival of.America, but for the sur- stand on Vietnam and Cambodia, the Far
viYai of the entire World. We, the unseen, Est;,t "war." It 'looks like theg were trying
unheard citizens of the world, rely deeper- hard to'mal{e a-war over here. St might be
ately o11 yyo~ur will and your words. You gotog oa over there now. You are right,
have. our 3tlI3est support. May God grant more power to you.
,~ the health and wisdom to carry on pour BSncereIy,
Promethean task of bringing light to our
biiud Ieadera.
8374cerety,
13eaatQI WAYN6 ~9A~E,
Sefucte Office 8uifdinp,
Wash"in on, D.t;:
DEAS -gn3: You=:~eeent pronouncements on
Azerican ingolyemEnt in South Vietnam
Have Tieen most welcome. 'Yours has been
one of fife fegv T?,oi?e4t~and realtetic apprate-
a1s of file situation there. Ona can only
i~roxs4.~ltio, Jwie 3, 1984.
The Honorable WnYr[a gees,
Beriate Oj~ce BuiSdfnp,
Washington, D.L'.
Dsaa, $~rre~~o,~~ ~ossa; While I am not one
qi your constituents{ f feel that you are wort-
2ag'~'or us a]l when "you question 'the eg-
gressiveness of `cur }Government to its for-
eign dealings. '
baY before yesterday i"saw a snatch of your
speech about "1~Cc'~amara a war." This was
ai~uie3 v~ew au't~t az},d~Iliave heard nothing
alAre Of ~, I~,~eIItg that there should have
been amore notice o~,it, ' Z have good reason
t4 beltcve that you are a8 near the facts
aS the$ are. St remCads me of the resistance
offered by George W: Norris to II.S. entrance
into World, War I d Jeannette Rankin's
stand agatnt World War II. 'This takes cour-
age and real statesmanship. ' Wlll you con-
tinile to raise your 'voice against the forces
of disaster?
It is `good to know that we have a leader
who will challengge the u~.ighty. Do you think
pre can teBtraln the military in$uence in our
Cfovernment7
Congratulations and thazt~. you. May the
people of Oregon continue to support you.
~lf'4urs truly.
~"ali6.Efi$OH W. $.ALVEaSTADT-"
~ ~.~~
Et. C>~siTO CAi,,u'-, June 1, 1964.
$EnatOl WAYNli._Zi~QRSE,
Washington, D.C.
DheB $IR: DGay I take the liberty of con-
gratulating you on the magnificent opposi-
tion that you and a few Of your colleagues
see CDAdltcting against this country's in-
volvement in the slaughter in South Viet-
nam. Z feel so terribly ashamed of what my
country is causing those gpooaatr people to suf-
ter 9nd thq rQtfRa, ml~itary dictatorships
that eve prop u there as well as in Taiwan,
South.. Snrea, , pain, Brazil and probably
elseoyhere. But then I read of pour latest
blast. against the warmakers and talcs heart
and know. that. theta is still hope i'n these
IInited States vrhi~a we have men 11ke your-
seIf with the courage of then convictions
Bad a dedication to humanity sad peace
RoY G BAaxox.
3oxa 2, 1984.
senator WATrts Moses
Iaeatt Sia: On Sunday. Map 24 2 had prlvi-
lags of listening to-your program oa televi-
lion. I?t certainly woke me up G> the aitue-
tlon on Vletinam. I do hope everyone 2n
the United etataa heard you. I wish every-
one Woald write you s letter and say, "we are
with yon It10 percent, you are sbaolutely
right I believe mkt people would like to
sea itII nations lava to peace. I cut this article
out o[ the paper to send you; but I really
wish I was sanding it to everg mother in
tho iTnlted States so that they would wake up
like I did when I heard you.
Everything you told the people is true.
I pray f3lat these are more good men like you
in our Senate. May God bless you end glue
you strength. Pli remember you to my
l~ym6
Sincerely,
JvNS4, 1984.
i)sAa $ENAZat: Thanks tar speaking the
.. - ..
June Y 7
material. So I hope you will not mind ii
I -send a copq of this letter to the Times'
eaceIlent correspondence column,
14feanwhlle, may we ask ii copies are avaA-
able of your speeches against Secretary Mc-
Namara'a war, especially that-given April 15?
We viouTd 'very much Iike to read your com-
plete text.
With our heartiest congratulations,
BERNARD RAYMUND.
PHILADELf'HLA, PA? May 24, 1964.
The Honorable WAYNE Moass,
fine U.S: Senate,
Washington, D.C.
$nt: I am writing to request the privilege
of being put on gout malting list so that I
may receive reprints of your public state-
ments.
The reason-for this interest concerns pour
opposition to the policies of the tovernment
in South Vietnam. There is reference to
your criticism in the press but little explana-
tion. I would, therefore, be grateful for the
opportunity of reading pour statements in
their entirety.
Very truly yours,
l~fARSi Fi.OMENHOPT.
BT. Loins, Mo., May 25, 1964.
DEAR SENATOB Moass: Much concerned 56
I am about our Involvement and role in the
southeast Asian situation and the threaten-
ing statement by Secretary of State $usk, I
feel it my duty to at least voice mp support
of your eSorts to introduce sanity fa our ap-
proach.
Acxording to Rudman to the St, Louis
Post-Dispatch of May 24 we eaglneered the
rightist coug fn-Laos and obviously inspired
the Pathet Lao counteraction. I would ap-
preciate your sending me some copies of pour
truth about Vtetnam. Continue to do eo. statements on South Vietnam.
'Thanks, Blncerelp yours,
$1ZS"E AE
NOLD.
BOL LoNDE.
Baor[a,R.Y., Junc 1,
1964.
DALT CrrY, CALIY., May 18, 1964.
IIon.WAYNLIdosaE,
Hon. WATHE MOS.9E.
Senator, Senate Oj)tce Buitdinp,
Senate OlJlce Building,
STashin on, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
L
ro:.. ~...e...v,. R,frocv? 4nit ,IA VP m
ar nro_
DEAa ant: Z strongly support your opposi-
fotIDd thanks for pour forthright denuncia-
tion of the Government's policy in South
Vtetnam and against Cuba, a poltcp which is
fraaght with the great danger of bringtng
about the third world war, thereby reducing
811 the world to ashes.
Whet a dirty war it t8 to South Vietnam.
Xlndiy send me a cafe of your 1[ay 20,
1984, speech. Also, Please plats rap name on
your mailing Ilst:
And again, many thanks for your valiant
efforts to bring sanity to Goverrunent circles.
Yours respecttulIq,
Sizi..;.~ HeaRis. ,
$ATE'rY Il,tEBOH. FLfl_, May 28, 1964.
DEAR SENATOR Moass: I want t0 tell you
how we admired your oouragD and good
sense on your appearance with Face the Na-
tion (CB31 last Sunday. We were of course
prepared for it by pour precious fine speeches
to the Senate attacking the sena~aesa murder
is South Vtetnam.
But the manner in which you took hold of
the program and, to the astonishment of one
or t~vo of the yrn~ng reporters on the ganef,
addressefl the American people, was really
something long to be rememb-.sed. Fspe-
ci.~tllp important was your insistence that
American foreign policy is the business of the
American people. with whose voir_e the Presi-
dent should speak-
tfon to our intervention m civll war in South
Vietnam.
Enclosed you wlll find two interesting let-
ters which have just appeared in the May
16 issue of the Golden dater which is pub-
llahed by the Associated Students of son
Francisco State College.
Keep up the good wort and I hope that
you can convince other Senators of the logic
of your position.
Respectfully pours,
ELL29 COLTON.
P.S.-I would be grateful for any copies of
speeches you make an the above subject.
From the Golden Gater, May 15, 1964]
LETfER6 TO THE EDITOR
Dcfls Ma. LEwrs: Remember your little ad-
monition, "Ignorance is the root of all evil"?
Seep it in mind; it's a good maxim. Point
L Did you ascertain before you began your
tirade why certain groups oY people are pro-
testing U.B. intervention in Vietnam? Are
you familiar with the facts and evidence
they based their stand on?
Z. How familiar are you with the South
Vietnam situation? You say that you be-
lieve in the freedom guaranteed by con-
stitution and democracy as well. As such
a stalwart of jusLlce and freedom, perhaps
you would like to know that there have never
been free elections 1n Vietnam, despite the
previsions Of the 1954 Geneva agreement,
grhleh President Eisenhower approved. In
8o a lop$ life tB~M~f9h8tihhl~S~efrAt2iY'[db~iMnfrn~dl'g~x6h4i~ ~[fo~r~tl~+nl~~~nye~~:li ~~~u 4LC 111CJD
good fight and
may see the deg when a grateful nation, in dress down the Laotian border with atomfc actions of this latest junta was to close news-
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papers that were dispersing dangerous prop- ours, I cannot publicly state my views with-
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is intervening in it-. without moral ox -legal HOn. WAYNE MORSE,
grounds. In fact the presence of U.S. troops Senate OJJ'zce Building,
violates the Geneva.. agreement, You,. wor}'t Washington, D.C.
find aztyChinese Communist .or Russian sQ1- DEnct SEF7ATOR MoasE: Thank you for your
diets there. ~ ,, repeated efforts towaxd the settlement oP the
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4, Finally, since when is the Government .South Vietnam situation through the United
sacrosanct and omniscient? ~ Thatstatement Nations or through reconvening the Geneva
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of yo
rs was not only ignorant b>it also_in- Conference.
credibly naive. It is well known that the- The neutrality of Laos is now being jeop-
CIA -informed. the late .President that Cuba ardized and I believe that _ some policy-
was ready to overthrow Castro, and what makers in Washington would like to see this
hap~ erred? coalition in Laos destroyed and some. agents
We cannot, give you an adequate educe- of the United States may be undoing this
tion in this short space, but here's sore ad- .coalition or helping to aggravate the situ-
vice, "Ignorance is the. rogt oY,all evil." . ation. There is no substantiation or proof
-. EDwnRD NARITOMI, 1949, h can offer for this COIICIU610n except the
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says in essence ,that people who march in
protest. of U,S. troops in Vietnam should keep
their mouths ?liut 1?ecause .they have no idea
`Q~,Wha 's going on. Besides ixiferring that
Americans should be complacent with respect
to American foreign policy (as the Germans
- were complacent with respect to the rise of
1]a;7,jsln,}, Mr. Le~vis?,~rz saying that for your
owll good, you should not aline yourselves
wi"~h cgntxoverslal or leftwfng organizations
beeausg your affiliation may come back to
haunt you in the future. Is this. the "demo-
. ` cxs,tic"`.wag, iVIr. Lewis?
TVir. Lewis, have you ever been to Vietnam?
Do you have any idea of what's going on?
D
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know whttk Vit
a _~eenamese people
think of Americans? -Let me #111 you in.
From.lVlareh ,1961, to July 1962, I was part
of the 114arine Corps ready division in the
.Far East. I had he dubious opportunity of
participating in the initiation of the present
American policy in South Vietnam. I'll never
forget the day when Lieutenant General Kru-
lack (head of the special Presidential Com-
friittee on Guerxi~la Warfare) gave us a secret
introduction and explanation of the strategic
hamlet program which was ,just beginning in
Vietna.m,_ I had just finished a comprehen-
sive study of guerrilla warfare. Mr. Lewis, the
basic principle.. of carrying out a guerrilla
war, to al suCgefisflxl conclusion.Ls_ to win the
suppor? of the people.. This_is stated quite
clearly In thg_books on guerrilla warfare by
j
Ch
Ma
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e Quevara and. Mao Tse Tung (which,
ironically, the- LT,S, military uses as basic
texts fox its' guerrilla_Warfaxe schools) , if you
have ever read them, TQ the. question, "How
can you win the support of the people by
forcing them. to liv,@.m5lde Svalls and barbed
wire?" Gei}e~al _ Srulack. answered, "It
worked In >vlalaya for .the.. British, and it'll
,'work for us ix1,.,S~ietn~,m.?_ _It hasn't. And
the-attitude Q#_AirlexiCan -officers who sing,
`,'hark,the .herald,izngels shout, 6 more days
and I'll- ke .out" is one oP dissatisfaction
With AmeTica?~y.policy, and the realization
that .now St's.,too late to .win the support
of the, people,
In, order tQ retain whets left of our in-
tarnational_dignity, our country should first
recognize_Chna, thee. negotiate for peace in
Vietxiau7? as Charles de Gaulle has suggested.
IY this is not .done soon, it will be too late
believe that socioeconomic problems can be
solved by force.
Sincerely yours,
DOROTHEA SHERLOCK..
CORAL GABLES, FLA., June 12, Y984.
The Honorable WAYNE MoasE,
Senate OJfzce Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I heartily endorse
the stand you have taken concerning our U.S.
foreign policy in Asia, especially your opposi-
tion to our' continuing war in Vietnam. I
admire your courage in this unpopular en-
deavor.
Will you please send me 2b copies of the
speech you made in the Senate March 4,
1964? It is volume 110, No. 39. Will you
please send 25 copies also to my friend, Mrs.
Monroe Smith, R.R. 2, Buckner Branch,
Bryson City, N.C.?
Thank you.
Most sincerely,
PEARL C. EWALD,
P.S.-Will you please send also to both of
us 25 copies of the speech you made April 14,
1964, CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, pages 7687-
76937
JUNE 10, 1964.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: Keep up your good
work you have done in regard to Vietnam.
I am iri complete harmony with your stand
you've taken on that issue.
Sincerely,
JUNE 10, 1964.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I applaud your
stand on Vietnam. Many lives will be saved
when our boys are recalled from Vietnam.
Keep up your good work.
Sincerely,
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: YOUr fight against
our policy in South Vietnam Ls beneficial
to all of our people,
Congratulations slid may God bless you.
Respectfully,
to even retain.-,a shred .of our international Senator WAYNE MoasE,
dignity. This is why real patriots and real Senate Office Building,
Americans ar>; marching in protest of U S W 7
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on, D.C.
policy in Vietnam, Mr. Lewis.. tf- you really DEAR SENATOR MORSE: Thank you for your
are concerned about nut Federal system, per- fine speech on Vietnam and the Asia situa-
baps you should, join them. -tion. You are so right. We have no busi-
NoTi;.-I airi wlthllolding my name because n i
es
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ae a Marine ofAcer in thg "fxpp~8unt~ ~~rp~~~?/~/~e~~~D~B~3 ~~~~~~I~}t~tl~at our policy-
. H V~ PCP.A nrinci-
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1?ar~In_,S~xnlrss, 7440, coincidence of this unsettling strife in Laos
hETER VALDF.7.,, 7518. occurring shortly after you and others in
' - Coxrr I ALLINnrr, 8183, and out of Governmen_ t started calling for
?": EDA~oDEL, 17009, peaceful settlement in South Vietnam, ~'he
SANE
x _Goa.DFARB, 4772, 'example of Laos presents complications for
i.w - those who wish to .enlarge the conflict and
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The peoples in Asia already hate us for past
dirty wars like Korea, It is shameful.
- Keep up the good work.
- Sincerely yours,
HAZEL and RUSSELL L. LINTON.
DEAR MR. MoasE: Do all you can to see that
our boy's soldiers come back home.
I'm with you and you can count on my
support.
Respectfully,
SenatOT WAYNE MORSE,
Washington, D.C.
Congratulations on your stand on "Mc-
Namara's War." Keep up the good work.
-_ A. S. DLIN,
BERKELEY, CALIF,
DEAR SENATOR: Your speech or speeches on
Vietnam have been proclaimed as excellent
by an authority, Robert Sheer, on the sub-
ject. We strongly back yqur courage in pre-
senting sound conclusicns from evidence
presented. Your honest, intelligent ap-
proach to international relations seems to
have a rare touch of human understanding,
Thank you for this and please send me a
copy of your speech.
H. L.. ROHLFING,
w~'enatOr WAYNE MORSE,
Senate Offcee Building,
Washington, D.C,
2 appreciate your opinion on the Vietnam
situation.
Yours truly,
NEw YORK,
Senator WAYNE MORSE,
Washington, D.C.
N.X., May Y8, 1984.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I wholeheartedly
agree with your position about Vietnam.
I am writing to the President and my Sena-
tors tonight also. I would like to know what
a citizen can do to show her concern for
this terrible war.
It seems to be evident Pram every news
source that the people of Vietnam are not
interested in our position there-that we
have no right to be there-that they can
choose a government that they see fit with-
out us. What right have we to say-"Choose
any government as long as it isn't Com-
munist"-or any other leftwfng" type?
It is appalling that we sit comfortably
back here `in America and, let our Govern-
ment aid in spreading so, mrach misery, death,
agony in a country where we don't represent
progress to them at all.
Sincerely yours,
EAST ORANGE, N.,T., May 19, 1984,
The Honorable L. B. JOHNSON,
President of tTze United States,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR MR? PRESn)ENT: The tenor of this
note is an appeal to the moral principle
of our foreign policymakers, this in face of
the empirical approach in the formation of
our foreign policy.
I am 74 years of age and I still retain a
fairly good memory. I recall the year 1917,
during World War 2, and President Woodrow
Wilson's 14 points. Amongst these were the
principles of nonintervention in the in-
ternal affairs of any nation and the right
of self-determination. These principles were
not hedged by any overwhelming, all-em-
bracing national security limitations. In
my simplicity I was taken in by President
Wilson's noble sentiments and I took it that
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pies and adopted an all-embracing policy of
so-called national security, and esteading
this principle to practically the entire globe.
The 10,000-mile distant South Vietnam and
southeast Asia is allegedly as area of our
national aecuritg. So is the Middle East,
Asia, Burma, Malays, India, and, of course,
Latin America. What about the national
security of the above nations? What about
the clash of this principle with the basic
principle of morailty? It is quite clear that
the United States is pursuing a police of
might makes right. Is ours a God-given
right to intervene ,in South Vietnam, in
hags, in Cambodia, in Taiwan under the
flimsy cover of pseudo treaty invitations to
dictate to those nations what form of social-
eCOnomlc system they are to adopt?
This policy is not only immorat but also
tsldemoCratic and impractical. Under true
democracy it is the people themselves who
are to determine them form of government.
It is immoral for any foreign nation to tm-
pose its way of life on another nation. It
is impractical !n the light of the military
events in South Vietnam at the present
bale and in Indochina since the end of
World War'II in 1946. France tried to re-
impose Sts' colonial rule there up to 1964
sad suffered more than 1?2.000 casualties
And lost. V4e have taken over and are doing
our utmost these last 10 gears, and victory
is elusive.
I urge you, for the honor of our country,
to order. the withdrawal of our military from
South Vietnam at the earliest.
In SAy 'event you are to initiate s na-
tional referendum and let all of our Amer-
ican people decide if we are t0 conttnue the
War !n South Vietnam.
Res~ectiu1lg yours,
H, DRVGKEiI.
ORANGE; N.J., May 19, 1959.
~'I'ile Hongrable 1`1'.S. Senator WAYNE Moasz.
' I7Eea. $iriATttR: T am entirely in agreement
whit your position with regards to cur miH-
taiy presence"in South Vietnam. We have
ao Clod-glv'en right to dictate to other na-
ions as to'wfiat form of government they are
to live under: 17aing our sueprior might 18
CQntrB;y to the bitsfc principle of democracy.
The enclosed to a copy of a letter to this
ee~~ct I malted yesterday to 'President
J'o'hnson., `
I do baps that you and the other iike-
minded Senators will succeed in calling oft
the undeclared war In South Vietnam.
RespectfuIip yours,
$. DBVCRER.
sIIrrs 6, 1984.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE:. I wish t0 express
my deep appreciation for your great speech
in the 6enate of May 20 regarding South
Vietnam.
1 hope the remainder of the Senate and
House of Representatives will look Into this
matter at oats and stop this unnecessary
bioorlshed. !
We moat put a stop at slaughtering inno-
cent natives Just because we think we are
right and their policy is wrong.
Perhaps what is right for vs may be
wrong for them and vice versa.
Please keep up this wonderful Jeb you ere
doing. There are many individuals in nup-
port of this vital issue which you so nobip
represent. -Also, the Cuban eltuatfon.
TY~ank you.
Wishing you good health and success, I
remain.
Most faithfully.
Mrs. MrLDAt9 FALK.
P.S.-Would you klndiy send out the
speech you made to the above adflress?
Thank you.
JvNE 1984.
DeAR Sat: I am a member o[ the Interna-
tional Ladies Garment Workers IIISon, Local
22. In my own behalf and in the behalf of
many mothers-members of our union-I
wish to thank you and bless you for the
stand you take to save the honor of our
country and the lives of our boys. May you
be well and healthy to carry on.
EBTHER CARROLL.
00200150025-5_~4 June 17
Is it possible that you have some copies
{mmieograghed) and could make one avail-
able to me7 I would be most appreciative.
I would also be very pleased to receive
ooglea of any addresses you may have for
circulation bo pour constituents. As I noted
in a recent letter, I arrl mast grateful for
the cotuageous role you are playing fn our
$snare in challenging our fozetgn policy
!n southeast Asia and wherever else we are
relying on force instead of negotiation and
bilateral or unilateral action instead of work-
ing Lhrough the U.N.
$fncerety yours.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Scnsitor MORSE,
Capitol, Washington, D.C.:
I want to applaud pour stand regarding
our action in South Vietnam.
I agree with pour proposal for an Ameri-
can withdrawal and De Gaulle's proposal for
neutraii2ation of the area.
It tnkes courage on youz part to say so,
but you have never lacked political courage.
i also support 6enator GavENINC in his stand
on South Vietnam.
HOLLlWOOD, CALr-.. June 9, 1954.
MT. WAYNa MoaBE,
U.S. Senator, Senate Opice Butldinp,
Washington, D;G.
Dtas 'SENATOa Moass: Please accept mp
congratniationa sild'support for your posi-
tion on South Vietnam. I, too, believe that
oar incoivement to South V1etlu+nt and all
of southeast Asia fa an interference with the
soveretgnty of the nations involved. and we
should remove our forces from th9 area.
We are riaktng the dagger of war and uae-
Sesr:lp expending American lines against the
wail of Lhe mAJority of people 1a those ooun-
triea.
Map I request a copy of your spee~gl.,to the
Senate of Map 20. 1984. 11 it is not available
from your office, please let me know hom
which oflfce i map obtain a-copy or several
copies.
Very truly yours,
HAERtzrr $vtsAl.
ROWAYTON, CoNir., June 3, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MORRE,
Senate Opice Butldinp.
Washington, D.G.
'DEAR SENATOR 7rdORSE: Map I f'Ongratalate
you on your statement as Vtetnam? IC
was deeply reassuring to hear you exgresa
yourself with such force and intelligence on
this alarming situation.
Unfortunately, I turned on my TV set
about half way through the program and so
missed quite a tot of tt. It you could send
me a t~py or copies of any recent ntate-
ments ar speeches you may have made oa
tile- selb~ect Y would appreciate it very
much-and would ahaze them with mp
friends an4 neighbors.
$incereip yours.
AGNEa GooDAdAN.
x. FISI3oFF.
OAKLAND, CALIF., J3EnC S, 1954.
Senator WAYNE MORSE,
Senate O,fl4ce 8uifding,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: Seep up the fight
to disengage the United States of America in
South Vietnam. The American mass media
and political situation being what they are,
we had begun to feel disenfranchised. No
elected officiate seemed to make sense when
it came to foreign policy. You and the
small band of Senators who share your views
are one of our main hopes for the future.
You might also begin a frontal assatlit,
to borrow the military's Jargon, on American
colonial poiictea to Latin America.
Very truly yours,
Mr. and MIS. GEORGE BATZLI.
ARVEaNE, N.Y., June 8, 1954.
$enatOr WAYNB MORSE.
DEAR MR. SENATOR: It was gratifying to
read o1 your remarks regarding our "sad"
eltuatioa in the Far East.
Events of the last few days require initia-
tive by our leaders to eztricate the United
States from this morass.
Map we add our blessings and encourage-
ment to your concern and effort for the peace
and wail-being of the American people,
Sincerely yours,
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. ALPERT.
Los ANGEI.FB, CALM., May i8, 1984.
DEAB B&NATOR MORSE: Please RCCept my
heartfelt thanks for your position vtn a vie
our insidious governmental policy Yn Viet-
nani. Our troops should be withdrawn
forthwith, acrd we should keep our hands
oft the Vietnamese' people and their coun-
try. literally speaking. .
Would there were more'men like you in
the Senate, lvir. MORSE. instead of the sorry
agottgE?$ for genatora most States have as
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ones.
their elected
82iacerelq". .
alvNS 12. 198#.
BENAToit: Congratulations, I agree with
your opinion about southeast Asia, U.S.Tor-
eign pPolicy, and Stevenson. 'Thank God we
n like you in this country who
e m
e
still yiay
are not aiFratl to speak up and Out~WIt7i loves SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF., June 3, 1954.
sad 'o4h"v't'ctfon: Soot Have' my ttlii sifpport. The Flonorable WAYNE MORSE,
By the way, can ydti setld the swine informs- Senate O;etce &utlding,
tion about-pour State and its. people, cities, Washington, D.C.
et Cetera? DEAtc ezxATOt Moass: I am unable to ob-
I ain & high school teacher and am thinY- fain a transcript of the "Face the Nati
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MORONGO VALLEY, CALIF.,
June 9,1964.
$enAtor WAYNE MOAnE,
Senate OJf1ee Building,
Washington, D.C,
DEAS SENATOR: Map I ask you t0 raise your
powerful volts nt11i more loudly and fre-
quently against the monstrous things the
administration 18 doing and evidently plan-
ning to do is southeast Asia? It seems to
me that the IInltefl 6tates is heading straight
for war and complete disaster and I know
of no other reasonable or sane voice in Wash-
ington mwham to appeal other than you.
Rung, McNamara, Johnson, and the gener-
als--all of them appear to be powermad and
insane.
REGO PARK, N.Y.
Senator WAYNE MORSE..
Senate O~'ice Building, Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR: Thank you for speaking
out on the Vietnam situation as you did a
q !~~jQ~ ~ clamp of silence that
~ L~`~' and its people is ter-
rifying. But you. bless you, refuse to be
silent.
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the United Nations I cried. newspaper.
Thank you again "~` With profound gratitude,
Sincerely yours, FLORENCE H. LUSCOMH.
Senator WAYNE MORSEb
Washington, b.C.
Jvrr~ S, 1964.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: Am in full support
of the: position you have taken against U.S.
intervention in South Vietnam.
Respectfully,
TARRY J._GLASS000K.
L~NIVERSrrY OF MICHIGAN UNIONl '
Ann,Arbor, Mich., May 10,1964.
Dru,R SENA~'Oa MoasE: On our way to Ann
Arbor to attend a national conferenc_ `e of
.biological editors, we read excerpts'-from
recent speeches oP yours about Vietnam in
the Senate, reprinted in the St. Louis Post-
Dispatch. _
It seems inadequate merely to express
thanks t4 you for speaking so clearly and
ullequivacally on a' matter that should
long ago have been-aired and debated, not
only in the Senate-but wherever minds
meet---but we d`o express thanks. We agree
wholeheartedly with -the two speecles we
have read. We hope you will continue to
cry out until you are heard and heeded.
We Tiave shared the two Post-Dispatch re-
prints with several friends.
Are your speeches available? If so, we
should greatly appreciate having copies.
You have our w`hoTehe'arteti ":backing:'
GxatefulIy, _
' REBECCA CAUDILL AY/I,RB.
r -t' JAMES S. AYARS.
New YORK, N.Y., ril'ay 12, Y964.
DEng SENATOR MoasE; I have read in the
New 31ork Times quotations from speeches
that,you have made in the Senate in oppposi-
tioA to yghat the I?'ren`ch Have referred.tO as
the dirty war in South. Vietnam. I'm in
full -accord?with, your thoughts on this un-
fortu}Iat~,and?disgraceful situation.
I will, appreciate receiving copies of` the
CONGRESSIONAI. RECOxp which,. contain your
speeches. i want to know more about what
is going on over there: 'I have a boy of draft
age, and I do not want him to die for an un-
worti~.y cause. 'h am of the belief that
beforQ we call upon our youth to jeopardize,
their lives and, i need be, make the sup- reme
sacrifice, we must make certain that it is far
a worthy cause...
Verysiricerely yours,
Hon. WAYNE MORSE,
Senate Ojj'iee ~uildin~,
Washington D.Gf
DE~ii. S~rraroi; NfQasl: ~ T :Have been foiX9W.-
ing in the (IiGNGRESSIONAL RECORD your
speeches on Vietnam, _A considerable time,
ago I wrote to express my appreciation for
the stand you had talteri; now I cannot re-
sist again thanking you for the magnificent
job you are doing for our country. If we
are saved from the utter, rxiadzless ,and klor-
ror of another and. Par -more k~ide~us I~oxea
g Y
the (~ena~eao eositon;to your ieadersliip in
pp -and the outstanding
courage and persistence with which you are
fighting for a peaceful and rational settle-
mexit.. .: .
I am engaged in a campaign to educate
and mobi]i~e,._pilblic opinion in this State.
Is there any possibility of m~ry obtaining a
Copy of the CONGRESSIONAL St,ECORD O~ Ii ril
X47 'Xour, speech on tha ~~jj--
great help to us in our fts~'~enllst~a
large. group of eminent citizens as signers