REPUBLICAN STATEMENT OF AMERICAN POLICY ON VIETNAM

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and presnmabl throug7iout its entire ilia-
tory. After all, it was founded as a charitable
Institution, ` And it has trigd tQ ,conduct It-
self as one its, board of directors having
been guided#by the statement in its original
charter. below;
"Be it known to all whore; it may concern,
that we, * ? citizens of the Upted States,,
and of the.Distr'lct of Col mbia,: have as-
sociated ourselves together pursuant to the
provisions of the 3d section' of the act of
Congress, approved May 5, 1870, entitled "An
act to provide for the creation of corporations
I_n the 12ist$et ilia Columbia 'by general law,"
for the, purpose of 'establishing a charitable
institution`ln said District,- to be used as a
hospital and dispensary forTtile treatment of
the medical and surgical diseases of children,
where all such may be treated gratuitously:
Provided, however, That the board of directors
may provide for the admission of sick chil-
dren whose parents or guardians may be will-
ing and able to defray the expenses thereof."
To implement this policy, and .to fulfill
Its obligation to the community as set forth
in its, charter, it has sought and obtained
from generous friends and supporters sub-
stantial funds. Also it has received specific
endowments and unrestricted bequests, made
to it because it was a charitable.institution.
Tn the . period covered by the statistics
above, for instance, it sought and obtained
annual. don tione,_,throt}gh its annual bus-
taining fund appeal and .its annual Christ-
mas card.appeaT as follows:
TABLE XV,-G1}ts'and d'ontytions from sustain-
trig fund and Christmas card appeal
Year ending-
Card
Sustaining
Total
appeal
fund
June 30, 1063.__-____
$31,163
$116, 448
$147, 809
June 30, 1962__-_--__
27, 608
103, 899
131, 297
lone 30, 1.961._--__-_
75, 806
.102, 206
- 178, 012
June 30, 1960___-__-_
53, 558
91, 018
144, 574
June 30, 1959_____-_-
61,828
______-_-___
61, 828
y
th t ld it
a woo grav ate inevitably w neighbor
And it received ,in this sa rie period unre-
Inept of over $2 million of matching Govern- hood hospitals. Thus, it has laid the ground
stricted bequests totaling $837,642, more than
ment funds in recent years. There is no work for maintaining a reasonable increas
half .of ,which, was .required for day-to-day
third" place for them to go in any im- in private patient load., But such a program
operations.
portant numbers. bears fruit slowly.
To meet its deficit2s it has,,of course, spent
4. Children's Hospital has been planned The medical board of the hospital is activ
the reyenlie ,frolli;thes ,appeals. It also has
and staffed and its plant has been financed in bringing to the attention of referrin
apent to finance its day-in7day-out,opera-
to do this job. In fact it was doing it as the physicians the importance of having avail
sole such institution in the District of Co-
tions not only the income, from_.an endow-
lumbia before the creation of a children's able i institution qualified a cope wit
ment fund' of , $1,243,479, but also all of the
unit at District of Columbia General Hos- the difficult and complex ailments n suc
income from and $445,000 of the capital of
pital. Perhaps it should be compared to an dren; also the importance si supporting suc
funds, that,havo come to it, in the,. form pf
eight-cylinder automobile; its operation ve institution despite considerations of can
unrestricted,bequests.
could hardly be cut in half by removing four venience.
To sum up, it has been ready, willing, and
of the cylinders, and it is doubtful it would BROADER PUBLIC GIVING WOULD MATCH
able to spend nonoperating income and capi-
run at all in such a condition. To put it GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
tal in, the period under review as, follows;
another way, Children's Hospital's ability to And, still another question is: Since Chil
TABLE V.-' penditure of nonoperating in-
perform the charity task is built into its total drens' Hospital is a charitable institution
Come anll capital for recent 5 years
function as a children's medical center pro- and
,
since private givers in the Washingto
Year ending June. 30, 1963__
Year ending June 30,, 1962-______.- .
Year ending June 30, 1991_______
Year ending June 30, 1960,_______
Year ending June 30, 1959__ __-_
Savings could be realized from simply turn- Once again, the answer must be complex
But the hard fact of the matter: is that
ing away sick children even if they arrived at rather than simple:
taking nonoperating income and capital from
the door properly tagged "eligible" or "in- The hospital has indeed increased its ef-
all available, sources into , account, it now
eligible" which, of course, they do not. forts over the past 3 years to solicit funds
finds itself; with only $143,000 to meet deficits
5. In order to carry out the care of the from individuals on the basis of a list of
that are averaging $40 000 each month
charity patients at less expense and to pro- known friends and supporters of the institu-
e pPG1Sir Ais 1 Q3'RI +IION REQUIRED
vide a stimulus .to improved care for all pa- tion. The list of contributors now includes
'to find some, way to avoid the inevitable-
bents and to fulfill a responsibility .as a the majority of those individuals who tra-
financial collapse of the hospital, the officers
complete medical center, the hospital has, ditionally and in the light of the trend to-
of the board, of directors .have taken their
over the years, developed some of the coup- ward unified appeals to support community
case to th ,Commissioners of the District of
try's best recognized training and research charity can be expected to support such an
Columbia w17}o have agreed to ask Congress
programs in child health. While the ores- institution in addition to their support of
for a su3 , plemental appropriation of $110,000
ence of teaching programs allows the charity unified fund drives and their responsibility
for the f1scal year endmg June 30, 1964. The
care to be carried out at lesser cost, it is to the many other demands made upon their
amount of this rer4uesiv is based on reimburse
also true that the presence of charity or incomes by other worthwhile charitable, edu-
meat for units of Service which the hospital
"ward" patients allows a stronger teaching` rational and cultural institutions and or-
provided solely for patients ruled eligible for and research program. A significant cut- anizations. The next step in any effort to
tax,su ort at a rate s~9p ~~~TTpp~~ ~~pI~194180? #D09p+3ate support for
that presently provSd2dMitiEs3"tklaff tile"fm3n~sthe s rang h of the teaching and Children's Hospital charitable work would
hospital's audited cost of care, . If this is research programs as well as narrow the have to be either a request for an increased
granted it will provide only temporary relief, spectrum of available health care services,- level of giving by those who have tradi-
$440,
821
viding the finest of health care for all types
389,
080
of patients, including those who _ can pay.
407,
282
Thus, if the institution remains prepared to
367,
549
meet fully the child health needs of the
243,
075
community, it is doubtful that important
ormed" that the Govern And, at some point, it could no longer serve
mete of~ he Disttrriet of Columbia Is pre- as well the purpose of .educating young doe-
eluded, from making exception to the pre tors and nurses. It, might no longer attract
vailing strict rules of eligibility for health and hold highly skilled specialists who gravi-
care. Presumably only Congress itself can tate town institution because of teaching
order relief, from losses in this category by and research opportunities thus concentrat-
specifically exempting the medical care of ing for the benefit of the entire community
children from the eligibility rules. - If the in one place a central pool of specialized
hospital is to survive, or at least survive- in medical skills. If Children's Hospital were
is present form, relief of both sorts is neces- bereft of this concentrated team of special-
sary. ists there would be little real justification
INDIGENT CARE VITAL PART OF CENTER for its existence. That function could just
This immediately suggests an Important as well be fulfilled by adding beds for chil-
question which the community not only has dren at each of the general _ hospitals of the
every right to ask but should ask: Community,
- Why not send the patients who are caus- Thus a specialty hospital like Children's
ing these losses and who in many commu- is a meld of complex and interdependent
nities would be the responsibility of the tax- parts. Take one part away and the whole
payer, to the city's public hospital, the Dis- tends to fall apart and become, relatively
trict of Columbia General Hospital? speaking, a nonessential community asset.
The answer to this question also falls in PROGRAMS GEARED FOR PAYING PATIENTS AS WELL
several parts: AS INDIGENT
1. District of Columbia General Hospital At this point another question suggests
already is caring for a capacity patient load itself: Why does not the hospital make more
of children. of an effort to attract more
2. Except under emergency conditions, the to meet the com etition of theyge patients
p general hos-
thousands of indigent children who are not pitals, particularly suburban hospitals con-
eligible for Government reimbursement at veniently located in higher income areas?
Children's Hospital are not eligible for care The answer to this is that all of the gro-
at District of Columbia General Hospital. grams are intended to meet the needs of in-
In fact, without Children's Hospital, there is fants and children in the best possible way
no_ place to provide their health care needs and thus to "attract" paying patients whose
under present regulations. parents wish the best of medical and surgical
3. Thus, Children's Hospital cares for as care for their infants and children despite
many, and in some cases more, sick children certain inconveniences of travel.
tVho cannot pay for their care than does Since World War II the facilities of the
District of Columbia General Hospital. It hospital, including a new main building,
serves the northerly sections of the; city for research center and a modern diagnostic
Government-eligible patients in the same and treatment center (together costing
way as District of Columbia General serves $5
,
800
,
741
,
$3
,
580
,
335 of it
rivatel
y
p
don
ted
a
the southerly sections, of the city. It is, and $2,220,406 of it in matching Govern-
the
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ore,
th
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h
t
h
lf
f f
ili
er
a
o
h
ac
ties for suc
meet funds) have been improved and ex-
care and traditionally has been treated as the
privately operated half of a public-private changing times tha hospital erativ th th it
partnership devoted to caring for the city's equnging times mede it imperative that iy
equip. itself to care for difficult and highly
sick poor children, having . been expanded specialized cases in addition to routine cases
and modernized to do the job b
the invest-
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e
g
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h
h
h
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,
n
area have proven themselves willing to sup-
port it through their donations and bequests,
why doesn't the hospital increase its efforts
to obtain more such support from the com-
munity?
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tionallg .supported the hospital sx s much
broader, public type, appeal. The board of
directors of the hospital believes that such
an additional appeal would receive much
greater reception ii the egort were to be
matched closely by the fiovernment's as-
suming its fait share of the finaaclai burden
for the medical Dare of -the poor.
cex xerroxer. aerrrAr. ar>"oali xor 3o revs
][eJ0$ CSZLD 8>:AL'I'H CBNTSR?
In the final analysis there are the ques-
tions: Can the Nation's Capital continue to
afford a specialized institution devoted to
the sit around medical care of chlldren?
Also, what wiA happen if Children?s Hospital
ceases to exist in its present for?
The answer to these queatioas Iles at the
heart of the matter.
Of all places is the world, the Nation's
Capital should feel that it can aBord to
travel Srst class in this respect. Children
deprived of the carrectlve health measures
that modern medicine ie capable of pro-
viding may grow up to cause the oommunitp
vast ezpense to terms of institutional care
fns adolescents and adults, in terms of de-
iinqueacy and crime, !n terms of unem-
ployment brought about by ghysfcal and
mental handicaps. Such ills can be pre-
vented ii the skills represented by the core
of dedicated men and women brought to-
gather on a team basis such as those at
Children's Hospital are brought to bear on
a solution to these problems at sa incipient
This kind of child health care fa available
and needed and need at Children's Hospital
now, not only by the indigent family but
by families at sn income levels, including
those on the Qovernment payroll. Zt is used.
for eaampie, by the iamuiea of Members of
Congress and of the diplomatic corps.
The hospital and its various programs
have been selected for visits by royalty.
visiting statesmen and professional persons
from all over the world.
Infante and children in faiaillea who may
sot even have heard of the hospital have
beaeSted indirectly from its presence by
and through the fact that it !a training
doctors and nurses in the finest of child
health practice, is carrying out research to
understand and combat chli~ren'e problems.
But the Nation's Capital le beset by many
problems. it may be that the epecifie prob-
lems of the future existence of Chlldzezy's-
Hospital !a its present form-a children's
medical center, eaoived through nearly a
century ai devotion to child health lato tl-e
force for goad in the community that it
sow is-cannot he sal"vaged in the context
of life sa it exists in the Nation'a Capital
today.
Thin statement of the aitustioa represents
what amouata to a last resort. If it falU of
response, the. corporate members of and di-
rectors of Children's Hospital wllc be forced
to make such adjustments and to adopt
such solutions as the hard realities of the
.situation dictate.
i4,vnotrs Seurracex II,
President, Children's Aoapital of the
District o) Columbia.
Mr. CLARg. Mr. President. I invite
the attention of my colleagues to the
desirability of the Congress rallying to
the rescue o1 this splendid institution
which may be forced to close Sts doors
unless finances are provided far it.
The PRESIDINCI.O~'F'ICER. Is there
further morning business?
REPUBLICAN BTATEMEaIT Cfi' AMER-
ICAN POLICY oN VIETNAM
Mi. COOPER. Mr. President, a few
minutes ago the distinguished majority
leader [Mr. Mexsiuai,nl commented t1U-
on the statement made by some 55 Re-
publicans in the House on Vietnam.
I have read the statement. Z do not
agree with one portion of it, at least.
That portion is, as I remember,. that it
recommended that American command-
ers should take command of the Viet-
namese troops. I rise nevertheless to
say-as I happen to be one of the few
Republicans on the floor at this time-
that I believe this statement, whether
the Senator agrees with it or not, or I
do, brlfigs into plaF the very debate that
lie, himself has recommended, that Viet-
nam should be discussed, and discussed
openly and objectively.
Z might also say, without anY attempt
to compare this particular statement
wfth other statements that have been
made in the Senate, that policy in Viet-
laam has been discussed an the floor of
the Senate far months. Boma Members
of the majority have been, almost doily,
very critical of the administration's po-
sition on Vietnam. The majority leader,
himself, has an Blternattve to the pro-
gram of the administration in Vietnam.,
F would not want to stop by making
these comments. I believe that it is nec-
essary to maintain the strength of our
troops in Vietnam, a strength capable of
maintaining our position.
I believe also that every possible alter-
native should be considered which would
be helpful. I would advocate a eonvo-
cation of the Geneva Conference, not
with the purpose of agreeing to neutra~i-
zation, but with the purpose of seeing if
there is any possibility of any agreement
that would recognize two separate, sov-
ereign countries, and support for the
position, and support against the con-
tinued aggression and subversion of
North Vietnam. Thus could lead, I hope,
to the estabdtshment of multilateral pa-
trols along the borders.
Z thtnk such a convocation might in-
volve the possibility, however doubtful
it may be, of staying increased military
movements which could lead tcl escala-
tion and final confrontation of the
IInited States and Communist China.
The PRESIDINC3 OF'F'ICER. The
Lime of the Senator has expired..
Mr. COOPER., I do not agree with the
entire statement made relating to Amer-
ican command of the Vietnam forces,
but the House Members have the right
to state their positions.
Mt. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I
ask unanimous consent that the time of
the Senator may be extended.
The PRESIDINC3 OFFICER. Without
objection, it is so agreed.
der certain circumstances, to a recon-
vening of the t3eneva Conference of 1954
covering the situation in Vietnam and the
other parts of what used to be known as
French Indochina. But I certainly can-
not fmagirie the Senator Prom Kentucky,
with his wide experience as a diplomat,
as a member of the State .Department,
and as a member of the U.B. delegation
to the United Nations, agreeing to a pro-
posal Which would make that a war un-
der direct American military command
and control in a foreign country.
Mr. COOPER. I just said that I did
not agree with such a suggestion. I said
that the majority leader took occasion
to criticize the proposal, which I do not
agree with; but I must say that almost
every day Senators, on his side are dis-
ai;reeing with the administration posi-
t1on.
Mr. MANSFIELD, The Senator is cor-
rect.
Mr. COOPER, The majority leader
himself has offered alternatives, con-
structive proposals, I believe that aiter-
natives should be constructive.
Mr, MANSFIEi D. As I said in my re-
marks, Iwelcome discussion. All I hope
is that the discussion will be construc-
tive, i do not care for opposition on the
part of either Republicans ar Democrats
fof the sake of opposition. If a Bena-
tor is going to oppose, he should come
forth with a constructive alternative, if
he finds fault with a policy which the Na-
tion has in effect at the time he makes
his remarks or offers his solution.
Mr. JAVITS, Mr. President, will the
Senator yield?
Mr. MANSFIELD. I yield.
Mr. JAVITB. Z wish to address myself
to the subject under discussion. I am
grateful to the majority leader for re-
mair-ing while Z do so. it is interesting
that the report of the task force on the
part of the Republican Party iri the
House is side by side with the report of
Ambassador Lodge to the people of -the
IInited States and to the President. I
tti'iah to identify myself with that group
which believes, regardless of party, that
Re must stick it out in Vietnam, I do
not believe that we ought to pull out. I
believe there is too much at stake for us
to pull out. Also I do not believe that
we should overtly extend the war into
North Vietnam, which has been recom-
mended by some. I feel that while Bena-
tors, as the Senator from Sentucky [Mr.
Case&R1 has said, have every right to
speak and should be encouraged to speak
and have been encouraged to speak their
views, I cannot accept the proposition
that any American President would not
wish to win a struggle in which American
Hoes and the destir>,q of freedom are con-
eerned~ i do not believe that there
should be aJ>,p implication irl their state-
ment, much as they may differ with the
policy which is involved,
The majority leader has called for
constructive suggestions.
First, there is na question about the
Mr. McGEE. Mr. President, I ask Mr. MANSFIELD. I am not st all fact that a II.N. role iii the problem is
.unanimous consent that the rule of averse to a reconvening of the Geneva essential. In my judgment, we should
germaneness be waived for a very minor Conference to consider the situation in press for a II.N. role-at least some role
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senator wArN~ Mpnss,
pendent and sovereign coon-t1y~ `
. >3econd, there is a complete inade~ senate ojjice Building,
` - .. _- - Washington, D.C.:
quad ofcooperation with us ,by allies Congratulations on your appeal for'legality,
Why ought to -~ie_ as deeply interested as commonsense, and peace on "Issues and An-
vve I do -not ,make ,that- `statement ixl swer~,"
any seri~e`_ ofremonstrance, but it _~_ a sIDNEx MEYEIt,
~
by the _ -United
direction for activity;
Mates,, ~']f'~e war is AilstraYla's-war as
mloh as our own: l:t iritimately_ threat-'
ins Aus~ra~ia's fru~ure freedom and secii-
ratty The, wa`r is 1Vfa~aysia's wa"r " It~is
"w~.r oi? the l~hlippines _It is also a
war of Taiwan, ~or` the >t;e ublic of Gliiiia
oil 'T'aiwan It ,also, ~eeply ,involves
J~.pan. 'Whose are at"least some of the
-nations. "It is next door to Taiwan, one
of our StTOngest and firmest allies in
that ai~earr.of'~iie wor"kl. An American
o'~~lre o~ the most urgent kind- is re-
quiredatorto'btain`cooper`atioli from other
t1atlQns iri Asia.`.. -
..Third, fhe `success""of freedom 'is-in-
Dolved. Therefore the jab of economic
reCOns~ruction iii tile- countr of India,
the Government of Indiax an~ its recur=
jty against, tfie Chinese Communist in-
eursions=all of't~iese are critically im-
portari~ just as~is the defeat of the effort
to sullvert the new : Government of
SMalaslp,. _.It is cnticall~ important tIi'at
w~ make-a success in those struggles be-"
caters j;he~~ reflect an the whole position
ill SOl1thQE~ t ASla~ " .
s >-
~inally, I leave great prlcie`iii the iii-
partisan foreign "policy forecast and
practiced by Arthur 'V"anc~enberg, and
followed by Eisenhower; Nixon, and the
Uthe~" leadgrs of our party u+p until today.
I atn deeply pledged to it I intend' to
stand with, it in the policy hhave out=
lined, which, I believe, with respect :to
Vietnam, ~ ,am" following In the `finest
traditions, offered for us and our allies,
aYid which has also been joined in an our
othel' side- liy the late- secretary CordeA
Hull and other ,leaders, along With the
late >'resc~ent I~ennecly" and. 'resident
J4hI]~Sgn
Mr 1V1C5TtSE:' 1VIr 1'resld`ent~ I ask.
u~lanimoiis consent tp -have pr~xlte~ at
this Point, in the RECOeD communications
I have r@eQived from people across the
who thoroughly disagree with
country
.
- U,S, policy in Asia. `
There "beixl~ no obiectlon the com-
BROOKLYN, N.Y., June i7, 1964.
Han. WAYNE MORSE,
U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
-MY DEAR SENATOR MORSE: The COUntry and
the world owe you and Senator Gruening
a .debt which it Will never be able tp fully
repay. Attacking official U.S. policy is many
times not only irresponsible but impossible.
Irresponstbie because those people making
policy :have access to information not gen-
erally known which may greatly influence
-the solution picked for the problem in ques-
tion. Impossible because the President, Sec-
xetary of Defense, and Secretary of State
arp always on the front pages of newspapers
and magazines -and always on the radio and
television news broadcasts. Their opinions
and ideas are generally known. The other
aide often goes unnoticed. We do not always
think about the unthinkable. Thus, the
administration can much more easily build
up their support than can the opposition.
This is the case presently with Vietnam.
Here, opposition has been impossible but
not irresponsible. As a member of the Sen-
ate Foreign Relations Colnmittee you have
had access to ail the administration's in-
formation-or at least whatever they have
been willing to let you see. Even so, until
recently Only the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD and
a very few newspapers presented the opposi-
tion point of view. The first time that the
TY mentioned_that you were making speeches
on Vietnam was when a channel two reporter,
speaking on the progress of the civil rights
liill, said that you again interrupted the
"debate" to speak on McNamara's war. No
mention was made of your reasons for this
opposition. Indeed, the way he made men-
tion of your speech was in a contemptuous
way-as if you were wasting the time of the
Senate. _ .
Recently, however, several newspapers
have, at least,~mentloned your name. This
is a beginning. 1Vlore~people are now talk-
ing about Vietnam and when the Senate
takes up tr..: foreign aid bill the Vietnam de-
bate wlll really get going.
I do not support present U.S. policy in
Vietnam. I do support taking the issue to
the Ulxlted Nntipns wkiere . it belarigs. The
war is probably a civil one since not many
Communtst Chinese or North Vietnamese are
directly involved -but this Inay be debatable.
munlcations were. oraerea to ae prlnsea. u~^ "?~~? ?a??? ?u? wa= +caaay .~ ,;~, ,,.~ ~~~u-
a ~ rity and ixi terms of such intangible things
in ,tile ILECQAD, aS fO11gWS: ~ as American lives and material things such
n'N`EyJ ~ox~K NY, June 2~, 1984. ~ mousy and arms may also be debatable.
SenatpY WAYNE 1(20RSE But what is not debatable is that our policy
,. Senate BuT~in`g, C.'afpital Hill, T_ toward this R+ar in Vietnam is a part of the
Washin ton D.d.: larger issue of whether we .want for our-
Keep pup flglit against Vietnam fiasco, selves and our children a world of law, or
Your words fxka>~e sense. " ':
liberty and justice for all" or as President
,
,
,,. g ~PEp~~?- Kennedy said in his inaugural addre_ ss: "A
' neVV' endeavor, not a new balance of power,'
f TAC9?vzn, WASH., Tune 29 1984., but a ]dew world of law where the strong are
Senatox WAvNS il~oass just and the weak secure and the peace pre-
af'^,;, _Senate Office Building, served." Or whether we want a world based
Washington D.C.: pn the jungle law of military might with
You lxaye done a world of good already by "the intoxication of power
constantly in-
,
your rhasterful responses to interrogators creasing and constantly growing subtler. Al- We are getting in a position of no return.
_: 8calley and Ei,awlson on "Issues and Answers" _ .gays at every moment * * * the thrill of Please keep up your vigorous attacks on our
_~_,
yesterday. No ac~cnawiedgment ,necessary, victory, the sensation of trampling on an policy in Asia. I, like you, feel we should
IaFX fi 1Lplm~gusH. , _ enemy who is helpless. If ,you want spec- take our problem to the U.N. If the U.N.
race pt [this] tutors; imagine a boot stamp- isn'? good enough for us, it won't be good
SAN F~RANeIsca CALIF., June 29, 1964. ing on a human lace-forever:' (George Or- enough for anyone else. It takes much more
Kpn, WAYNE~Viplts~,, _ well in "19$4".) than money to keep the U.N. as an effective
Setiaate Q ffcce Bu{tiling, The .one depends on nations forever tak- force. it takes the U.N.'s faith in its ma-
Wlasltiugton D C : ing arms to settle diva~r~emen s the t chin ry,,o~ ~1~e T~. come just a sight-
We applaud and`suC~t~~~~~?(~~~ Ofc3i~'16~540~1~~@`~ York and fallow
and well reasoned scan n ,e paid. poi py nizationa such as the United Nations-to the footsteps of the" League of Nations.
" in southeast Asia. , , talk, to settle disputes by reason and facts, George Bernard Shaw either said pr quoted
"- fir. and MTrs.1ZAYMOND, riDt #pree and arms. some9Xle else who saki, "The .Only thing We
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A"t a time when we are extending the
boundary of law at home must we leave it in
Vietnam? Daniel Webster once said that
"whatever government is not a government
of laws is a despotism, let it be called what
it may." Today, I say that whatever world
not a world of laws is a despotism, let it
be called what it msg.
To you, Senator MORSE, and to Senator
GRUENING I say please continue to speak out
against our unnecessary, illegal, and immoral
actions in Vietnam.
Sincerely,
- - -- NEIL M. HaRwITZ.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -
I would also like to take this time to com-
mend you, Senator MORSE, for your stand on
civil rights. Few people have ever been as
consistently right on so many important is-
sues as you have been. When history records
these days it will be seen that you were one
of the Senators most responsible for so strong
yet just a bill being passed by Congress.
I would like to pose several questions:
1. Under cloture, I thought that only the
civil rights bill would be discussed and that,
for example, there would be no morning hour
or no nongermane speech, even on the Sen-
ator's time, would be allowed. Which of
these was the intent of the Senate?
2. On Thursday, June 11, 1964 a modified
Ervin amendment was passed 80 to 16. It
added a new section 1102 to the bill. Under
this amendment, if a man commits a crime
and has his day Sn court and then later com-
mits the same crime can he be tried again?
If originally he was tried for say, contempt
arising under his first crime, can he, for the
second crime, be tried for the crime itself?
3. Briefly, if possible, what was the Mo-
torola case?
4. On 'The Making oP the President, 1960"
last week it mentioned your running for
President .against the then Senator Kennedy.
I presfime that this was in the Oregon pri-
mary. Is this correct and what was the
results?
Thank you, Senator MoxsE, for letting me
take some of your sa valuable time. Once
again, please Continue speaking out against
our policy toward the war in Vietnam.
Again, thank you very much.
" ., . NEa, M. HOROWITZ
(Again) .
Las ANGELES, CALa'., June 14, 1964.
Hon. Senator WAYNE MORSE.
DEAR SENATOR: I want to congratulate you
on your remarks concerning the southeast
Asia area and situation.
I hope we listen to your advice and bring
neutrality and peace- to that area instead
of destruction.
Keep up your remarks fn
peace.
.Yours truly,
SAN FRANCISCa, CALIF.,
June 14, Y964.
DEAR SENATOR MOR9E: I have read aOme Of
your remarks on our foreign policy in sout}~-
`east Asia. I believe you are doing a great
job. Someone in the Senate has to try to
bring some sanity to our policy in that part
of the world. If we continue as we are
going, South Vietnam will turn, at best, into
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learn from history is that we don't learn
from. history." .The time in southeast Asia
la growing short.
Please keep up your magnificent efforts.
Many Americans are behind you,
Very truly Yours,
tau seer B. FarEnxAl+.
Y aNCOIIVER, BaITIBH COLIIHaIA, CANADA.
senator WAYNi MORSE,
The Senate,
Capitol Hilt,
Washington, D.C. -
DaAa Sm: }:live in Vancouver, Canada, and
heard your interview with Station CJBIi,
Monday, June 4. If I was a praying man I
would flop down on my knees and thank
God that there is a Title spark of sanity yet
in the United States. Everything you mid
was exactly according to facts. and your es-
timation as to the solution right now also
squares with the development-and stage that
the world is in, re the newly emerging na-
tions and those waiting to be born, South
America, etc.
Your interviewer is Mill befuddled by cold-
Wet seariantlCS and brainwash. Communism
ibron't overrun or move into any country, no
matter hoW small, unto the present way of
life has broken down and the people them-
aelves want a change. I'm afraid time Ls
runaiag out on us and we need many mate
voices like yours with courage and under-
standing to let their fellow Americans real-
tse that they do not have this holy misaioa
bestowed upon them to force `their wap of
life on the rest of the world. It wasn't
humanly possible to make more blunders
and mistakes than U.S. Internal and foreign
policy has and if they pursue 'this-line, we
surely face asnihilation.
Once more the thanks of many,., maI{y
thousands of CanadiaFls and surelg men of
good wll7 all over the world far your brava
stand against such great odds.
fiery sincerely yours,
3gr. E. ENaLS.
ALOONAQ, MSCH., June Ili, IB64.
DEAa t3aaveroa MossE:I cxAUpiimeat you oa
your true and t~^ageoua sfatatf:ients re:
our activities in Vietnam, Cambodia, Lays,
etc., today.
It is many a day believe me since We have
heard a Senator in II.S. Congress stand up
and tell the truth as you did.
It ffi a terrible thing when any people can
ao longer trust their government to tell the
truth. 't9e are being lied to all along tjle
line.
Bcully's argument suss really something to
behold-i.e., that we should not take the
Lisle t0 taiLE On disgraceful BdVenture Sri
Vietnam, etc., to the United Nations as that
would give "the Communists time to fate
aver: '
If the people of Vietnam think commu-
nima mare suitable to their needs than our
famous "free enterprise" which Sa a polite
acme for moAOpOIy today. then all our
vicious war: against those poor people will
never chaag8 their minds but will only
strengthen their hatred of United States as
indeed it should.
.Scully's ;assertion that we have not vlo-
fated our international agreements was
sickening and Idiotic-he can lie so brazenly
because he knows. how brainwashed file
average American is by monopolistic control
of all means. of Communications.
Aa Sor that pathetic creature. Stevenson
haw can you adequately express the oon-
tempt any citizen can feet for him.
But thoughtful people are profoundly
thankful for men like you and 'Benator
GRaExula and a few others (haw pitifully
it wiu be because of men like yo}i. sot little
bootlickers like Adis! Btevensori What s
figure he cute before the 1711.
In sincere appreciation of your" honest et-
farts oa behalf of country.
D. Ph,oaEalCt Faso.
BtxrA BAaBABa, CAras.
$eIIatOi 11fOESE.
Drag SENaTOa: I e>~joyed your viewpoint oa
Vietnam on "Face the Natloa;'
Would IIke to see you appear on other net-
works.
Mrs. B,ASPSIlrNB BEEM{N.
BAN-P'hANCT8C0, CALIV.,
Junt fli, IP64.
Senator WAYNE Moss,
Senate OJjlce Suiidtny,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENAros MoESS: I should Ifke to
thank you for the fine stead you have taken
an the Vlttnam situation that we are now
unfortunately involved Sa. To begla with,
our tlovernment (or CIA) has no right in-
fringing on other people's rights of self-de-
termination. Then, to claim that there are
foreign tavadera, that the people sale. for
defense, and to go ahead and perpetuate a
war fraught with dictatorships, torture, rise,
and miatnformation to the Americas people
is s terrible disgrace. Please costinve your
fine work.
Sincerely,
$ANrd MONIGI, CALIr.,
June 15,1384,
BerlatOr WA7 NE MORSE,
Senate Odtce Building,
Washington, D.C.
HoN. $ENA?Ot Moast: We wily support
your views as'expreased oa ''Face the Nation''
With regard to the war we are`condticting
against South Vietnam. We believe that is
view of the pressures exerted for our t3avern-
merit greater participatlan iri South Vietnam
{aa witness program of June 14, Marguerite
Higgins, etc.), it >s imperative that you re-
peat your tart on TV Sa the very near future
before we as s nation become embroiled
beyond recall in a nuclear about war.
Za profound appreciation 2or your hu-
marrityand eanJty. w
Reapectfvllp,
Mrs. f3. BLflOM.
Ptrn.aDELrtlre, Pe.,
dens 27, 1964.
DsaE SENATOR I1E4oasE. I admire the moral
patriattc stand you have taken on the dirty
little war in ludo-China. Long may you
11[OOHL8TOWN, N.J.
DsAa Ma. MORSE: I heard your broadcast
on ABC radio June 28 sad am irI agreement
with your thoughts on the Vietnam eitue-
tton. I support your eIIocta to advance your
1clrefgn policy philosophy and as s private
citizen will be glad to old you !s any way I
can.
Sincerely,
DmAE BsNAros: I listened to you an the
3'V program today. You were great. Now
u you could be seen by mare people on TV
ar be quoted in the managed press.
With best wishes.
ANDOVEq, MASS..
June 29, 1984.
DeAE BElvsroR MOSSE: Do keep plugging
for meetln? at Ualted Nations to help keep
Juxs B8, I864.
Dsea BsNATLDa MoRSS: Aa a former resident
of the Pacific Northwest I am proud to con-
grec~ to you on pour civilized stand on the
V1 war.
Regards.
NEwrON Pv1vaLO, COLO.
SIfi: Admiring your talk on today's pro-
gram, please keep up the good work. Zt was
with the keenest appreciation that I IisLened
to you. $caneliody hen to speak out and trust
you will continue to do so. Pm ao pacifist
nor the other wap either although I have 10
years' service under my belt. I see no earthly
use of sending more troops to Saigon or any
other place over there.
J. E. WicxsRYOV.
Senator WAYNE MoRBE,
Washington, D.C.:
I listened to your interview with Nancy
Dlckersen of NBC's "Today" program this
mornJng--subject of "The War 1n Vietnam,"
and I want to say my husband and I .agree
with every word you spoke.
3!a s ere} Who do we thick a-e are m telling have taken on as ours in southeast Asia, of
~letnam whose independence Is guaranteed southeast Baia how to Iive4 11 war there course those are not his exact words but that
sad respected. atAy neref Ise lost but !t 1a certain ft would was the general idea he was talking about.
P,obert R. Archer, Professor; Raymond never be Won. IL is a shame that more of our people can-
B. Beard, Business Counselor; Morgue- Please continue to do all to your power not be awn-leaned to the need to be actively
rite S. Bellamy, Housewife; Retth C. to let the Prudent sad others in positions of interested in what their lawmakers are doing.
Blllman, Bocial Worker; Evelyn A. responsibility know what you tbink if: right I am very thankful to the "Today" show for
Blackburn, Insurance Agent; Isabel N. for America during these t[mes. trying to help in this matter.
$lisa, Homemaker; Wllllam M. Sllss, In appreciation, 6incerely,
Engineer: Edith O. Braahares, College Tin H. Cswn7s~. Mrs. Gr.ADYS BBANDF3UBER.
Instructor; Edwin A. Brown, Minister: p.S -My typing is at least sa good as my -
Rthna Svckman, Sociologist; Bronson spelling. SAa Disco. CeraF.,
P. Clark, Businessman; ShelQon D. June 24, 1964.
Clark, Lawyer; LSla Cornell, Home- ' Ai.i.ECAN, MtcH., Juste 28, ;984. $enat07 WAYNa MORSE,
maker; Marie F. Cotton, Homemaker; Senator WAYNB MOasa, iVashisgios, D.C.
Wendell P. Cotton, tfelesDnan; Natalie Washington. D.C. I1Fa9 SaNATOa Moasa: I agree with your
C. Grouter, Housewife; Elirisda B. Dal- Da"a 8urexos lwdoasa: H11'e seen you P~~~ opposing the present involvement
bar, Secretary; Alan J. Davis. Minister; many times on T'V but the issue of thy: Viet- ~ the- Vntted States In Southeast Asia and
Hortense M. Davis, Teacher; Jack G. nom war June 25 was right-to the point; we further extension of such involvement.
Day, lawyer; Steven Deutsch, Univer- ate all with you here. Why do they use this I urge you to carry your opposition end
city Faculty; Mort Epstein, Designer; due ~ a political football during this else- viewpoint aggressively to the people via every
t7sil 8. Gantt, Homemaker, Don~id S. tics campaign? We are certainly lasing ateans of oommunleation passible. It is only
d3aan, 8tirgeon; Joel M. Garver, Law- ground on ell America was founded on. such voio~ ae pours that can prevent the
gez; Paul Gitlin, 8ocisl Worker; Hcnrq Don`t we have enough red-blooded American Varied States from Surther violation. of in-
'(}luok, psychologist; William F. HeIi- Senators that would take s stand with you? ternatlonai law and treaties.
moth, Jr., professor; Arnold A. Herzog, Have you ever thought of running for the ltespectfuliy yours,
Imivyer; Fred Huaa. Office Worker; S1Q- Presidency? I believe you would do a good D? W ? ~~?
nap D. Josephs, Businessman: Mrs. job for us-would Itke to see more of you on -
Harrp 81rtz, Homemaker; Waldo H. T11, M11QNaAPOLL4, MavN., Just 2!, 1964.
Sifever, Consultant? Dennis G. 8uby, Sincerely, MY DgAa SaNATOS MoasE: I vPish to express
3di3iister: Jerome Z.andtleid, College MARrs C. Sacrrti. my sincere gratitude for your courageous
Professor; Ada N. LeffingweII. Tiome- efforts in apposing our Government's policy
maker; i3eorge "Levinger, Educator; JIINE 26. 1984. to South Vietnam.
John P. 3darhevka, Male Hair Stylist; Da"s SaNAaoa Moasx: You are right in Your vocal expressions are the only opti-
Mrs. Edward A. EdsrshaIl, Homemaker; everything you saifl about the war h- Viet- mastic note in this unbelievable mess.
Charles R. Miller, Lawyer; Paul I. Mil- nom. This >s a United Nations and SEATO Mrs. Ar.[.AN F. SgLADF.R.
ter, Professor; Hans F. Mueller, Retired; problem-not ours. We have no irssiaess -
Laura Mueller, $omemaker; Sarah 8. polieing Asia. My son is over there and I GRAND HAVEN, Micx.,
27enner, Housewife; James M. Newman, want him home. Z hope you win your point Jule Z4, 1964.
`dvertlsing; Paul Olyayk, Professor; and I am not alone. I can produce downs -Hon. Benstor WAYNS MORSa,
Clyde Cnpett, Public Relations; Wil- of families that feel as Z do. We are stici'- iyashis pion, D.C.
Liam W. Outland, order Ana]"pst~;~_Sem- ing our nose Into other people's troubles and ~+_ ~: I surely agree with your talk
uel Prellwitz, Industrial Basearch? have enough of our oWn. God bless you. -aver the .'Today.. grogram on the tack you
Harold J. Quigley, Minister; WS11ard C~ PATRICfA M. FaAZaR. gave over the air. You area 100-percent
Richan, Educator; Eldon P. Rce, Mer- P.S.--Z saw you on "Today Show" tY.is a.m. American and you are certainly right on your
s#3ant; Marian Rceenberg, Social You were wonderful but makes mS Seam Red Ohina stand.
Worker; Ralph Rudd, Lawyer, Avdsey bleed to think of another war. Stop and think what it wlll mean to have
&~sacioati, Librarian; Nicholas Baba- arty war of any kind.
dosh, Teacher: Wii'mer L. SattettTiivaSt, Itaootct.YN, NY., Juse 25, 2984. Beep up the good work.
Painter: Vera A. Schwartz, Legx1 Sects- DEAR 86NATOR Moasa: 3o many of my Respectfully yours,
tart': i L. Sherwin, Lawyer;- Frank friends and I want to commend you as your RosaaT L. Dres.
9pigel, Lawyer; Benjamin $pock, Play- stand on "our" war in Vietnam and Laos. -
slcfaa: Bain 8ponseller, Retired; Vora There la enough to work for here at home P1.Anrrnn.D, N.J.
Himisek, Teacher; Oscar H. Steiner, besides interfering In civil wars on the other Senator WAY2Ta MOa3E,
Suainessmaa: Helen Stewart, H1gh aide of the world. Washtn pros, D.C.
Behool Counselor; Edward A. Taubert, Keep up the good work, DaAt 9~: I heard you this morning on
Photographer; Warren E. Thompson, With best wishes, "Today" and I think you are absolutely right,
Educator Hugh Tyson, Graduate Stn- filncereip, It ie as outrage to send our boys to be killed
dent Harry O. Way, BRCLerialOgl6t. Mra. FRAIQCLe G. 8[RLtN. la Asia. We stick our noses in too many
{This statement paid for by the signars_ } countries and the money we pour into Gom-
J'[rrig 26, 1964. monist countries !s outrageous. If I had a
LrrrLa ROCS, Ass., DsAS SENA'[OR MoRSa: Your appearsnce on son. I think I would rather he died a natural
,TUSe 24,188. L1ie "Today" show, Thursday. June 24 was death than to send him to Vietnam. Do keep
IlBea 3rsiaxoa, Moasa: Map I express my sensational. I wish every man and woman uP Your work and try and curb the ridiculous
deep appreciation for the position you have in America Could have heard you. In the spending of life and money outside of the
ooneistentiy taken on the Vietnam altos- past 2 have seldom agreed with you. but to- United ~~-
tioa? It seems you are one of very few !n the day Z stood up at my breakfast table and Sincerely,
Senate who have taken this position, pet I cheered. Thank you, air. Has.EN firtRTSnrArr.
believe mast of the American people stand Mrs. E. J. S:Ei.scaa. P.S.-My husband was mayor of Plainfield
with you. in 1929 and Judge of the district court; were
Zt seems, sometimes, that the administra- JvNE Z6, 1964. he alive, he would agree with you.
iron has been goaded Into its position by Senator MoasE. -
the Birchitea, etc. It can't be good potitica DEAa Ste: After hearing you lark an the GLavELAND, Oxio,
and it certainly is not good foreign police. "Today^ show, June 2b. I ]ust want to tell you June 24, 1984.
The U.N. may have some business there but what you Bald makes aerie in my opiafon. ge~tm? WAYNE MORSE,
nqt the United States. If these people are to Zhope and pray that more Congresa?en take Senate Ofltce Suiidinp,
be saveQ from communism what see they to the same position. Wnahfnpton, D.C.
be saved for? Another Madame Nhu7 ~ Qu t2~e "Today" show they announced after DEea SaNAT08 Mossa: My husband and I
Sri our country's foreign policy doss every your interview that Senator Caoactt wou]d have just finished listening to you on the
other country have to be either capitalist be on the next day to give a different view ' "Today" television show. We are so grateful
or Communist? What's wrong with letting ,of the situation but after hearing 8eastor to find we still have a statesman in our Gov-
them decifle. If they decide to try some Cauac;a this morning ft seems to me that ernment, and-not just ail individuals stsiv-
~ocfailstfc form of government then that is he 1,aa just about the same opinion of the mg for their own political gain.
their basine~. I simply cannot subecrlbe to situation in southeast Asia that you have. I have never been able to understand why
the thinking that our a ins f~~l~'t; i1 ~1 y~ ,~ q~e~ tQ,~QQnQQone the fact that
with right and that ti~t~o~~xl~~ie~l~l~7~~t7D4~~3~41tv4hi~0il4aba based another
moue with Wrong. Why do we want to think we should be over on the other side country's warmaking machinery on Cuba's
keep on being ugly Americana m the epee of the world trying to solve probiema. soil, when the United States fs parked on
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is Just not fair reasoning. - '"` men """ "`?" ?"` sue mos>; or r.Iie coo
We have ,twp sons serving in the Armed ~ Respectfully,
Forces at the present time. Qaie a -.young ROBERT G. COLODNY,
ensign on the U.S,S; Domzn~;r~I,_in_ _the_Med1- Associate Professor, History.
terranean, and the other. a private first class, _
ir. Germany, Our young next door_rieighbor Foal WAYNE, IND.,
is now in
Valley Forge Ho
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sp
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received in Vietnam, so these scattered "bon-
fites" are very real to us.
;Ii there fs anything that you know of .that
average citizens can do q help you get this
problem ihto the L7nited.Nations and.. on Snto
the right channels, We shall be very glad to
help.
Thank you again- for sharing your en-
lightened wisdom with us.
Very truly yours,
KATHRYN $ROADNIAN
Mrs. David Sroadman.
-~xCELSIOR, MINN.,_J2lnE 25, 1964.
HOn, WAYNE E. MOjtSE,
U.~, Senate,
Washington, I1.C.
MY DEAa. SENATOR MO[{SE: I JUSt want to
tell you how gratifying it was to hear your
brave Words on the. 'Today" .program this
morning. I agree with every word you said,
arsd I only wish that your voice could reach
the White Howe and the- State Department.
Sending General Taylor as Ambassador to
Jve.e 25, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MoasE.
.DEAR .gn2: Heard part of your discussion
of South- Vietnam and southeast Asia and
TV this morning in answer to questions by
newscasters.
Most erudite, most reasonable, most log-
ical, and factual discussion I have heard
and the most authoritative devoid of emo-
tionalism and politics,
It was also a brave explanation. You
will be accused of everything and a lesser
light might even be accused of aiding the
Communists if he had said the things you
dia.
Also, your solutions are based on the
Christian spirit of which our country boasts.
I want to say that I wish we had more
men and women fearless enough and intel-
ligent enough and moral enough to fight
for the things in southeast Asla and our
role there as you have done.
Sincerely,
JOHN CONLEY, M.D,
Vietnam is Certainly not a step toward peace. HINSDALE, ILL., June 25, 1964.
Sincerely, Hon. Senator MORSE,
Mrs, PnvL F. KzssEL. Senate Office Building,
Washington, D.C.
~, WITHE$, WIS., June 25, 1964. DEAR SENATOR MoasE: Congratulations On
Senator "W, lyioxss:, your position and public statement relative
U.S: Senate. to the Vietnam situation.
DEAR rS`ENATOR MolesE: I have Just heard It is indeed disturbing in time of peace,
pour wonderful talk on the "Today" program in a country in which "only Congress shall
over NBC, I heartily agree that our boys declare war," to have our Communist rid-
should not be 1n. Vietnam.. A little 4-year- Bled State Department "arrange the war,"
Qid said to me'`if you vote for a. Democrat it as I firmly believe they also did with Japan
means war." `How. can we. change that plc- Prior to Pearl Harbor.
tore and idea? I have voted Democratic since Is China such a threat to Russia that our
P.D,R,. and I wo~xld like to be prou$ of my Pink darlings feel that it is out duty to
party, but how when we do ths_ things. that take them "off the hook," or are they afraid
you outlined in your talk. May you have the that Si Russia became entangled with China,
courage, money, and stamina to keep airing that the Red satellites may get an oppor-
these views. tunity to free themselves?
My heart is in tills. I have a son leaving For God's sake, do all possible to put the
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Sincerely, hands of our representatives, and out of the
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Pittsburgh, Pa., June_25,1964.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I have & feeling that
yours must ke a bitter and lonely lot-now
itt the first aftermath of the Asian crisis
and- your sublime response to it. I put these
few words on_ paper because I hope to dilute
by an infinitesimal amount .the abuse prob-
ably inflicted on you. I hope that you un-
derstand that at least in tie academic com-
mursities that you are a prophet with honor,
Also that yours is not the ephemeral kind
that comes and goes with political cam-
paigns, It is of the type that will be deeply
engravers. in file records of the history of
our times, I do , nqt and cannot speak for
the existing guild of historians, but I have
sufficient experience to know that if there
is afuture-better than radioactive debris,
you will be recorded as one of its maJor
achievers. You may be pleased to know
that at least among my colleagues, each
new crisis evoked by our insane stance leads
us to .say, almost instinctively that "Sen-
ator MoasE Will take a stand."
I with that there was some simple, direct
way to convey to you the admiration that
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went: "Senator WAYNE MORSE, Oregon Demo-
crat, who disagrees with administration's
Vietnam policy, is getting close attention
from Communist news agencies. When he
said he was convinced 'the greatest threat
to the peace of the world is the United
States,' the Communists broadcast his re-
mark."
Mr. WAYNE MORSE, when I enter the voting
booth I vote independently of party labels
or tags. But I do say, and have said ever
since World War I, that the United States,
as today's reading of events and actions
since World War I, to the present day and
time proves such a charge as most correct
in all details. And, Mr. MoasE, you don't
have to be a Communist to see that.
Instead of maintaining and expanding not
only our respectability and leadership among
the nations of the world's people, we as a
nation have, and are, becoming a nation
that is despised and hated by the world's
exploited, robbed, slid murdered peoples,
that was and is be12lg accelerated by the
hour, by and through the "cloak and dagger"
organization-the CIA,.
Our Constitution which may not be the
acme and omega of perfection, nevertheless,
is being torn asunder and our personal
liberties being obliterated one by one, every
day, We do not legislate by law today, We
legislate bq committees, witch hunters, and
inquisition, and thereby traveling the very
same highway that Rolne' trod, and will meet
the same destruction.
In other words, we are flddlin h
il
e the
United States burns. g w
In closing, be prepared to be maligned,
ridiculed, slandered, and reviled, even im-
peached, ii not -murdered, if you stand by
your guns, which is a fact.
America as a country, is great, grand, and
beautiful. But surely is badly managed.
And the present management better soon
be changed to a better one. Or there won't
be anything worth, or 'too manage.
I have been watching-and remonstrat-
ing-at the hypocritical, wasteful destruc-
tion of this country's resources and produced
Wealth- since the year 1884 and the only
difference from then to now is we are travel-
ing down the slope to chaos faster than logs
down a mountainside.
These are .times that try men's souls.
Are you and some others Just summer sol-
diers, or are you made up of the materials
that stand the heat of battle? I hope so,
but time will tell.
Most respectfully yours,
CHAS. A. FxANCIS.
Senator WAYNE MoasE,
Senate Ofjd ce Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I heard you On TV
Sunday and I want you to know haw whole-
heartedly,I agree with you on foreign policy
and especially on the trouble in Vietnam,
I was alarmed when I read in the New
York Times this morning that President
Johnson said in Minneapolis that the United
States, "when necessary," would not hesi-
tate to "risk war" to pre~;erve the peace.
in my opinion that would be no peace.
Thank you for the wonderful
work you
are doing in the Senate. I only wish there
were many more like you, Senator HUM-
rHREy and Senator Fvnss,ICHT, and others.
Very sincerely yours,
M.[SS HERTHA LINGG.
ELIZABETH, N.J.,
June 28, 1964.
DEAR SENATOR Mnn?o~ T ~,...~ ,.___~ ....__._
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GEORGE H. REDrEH$.
I,oS ANGELES, CiALrF.,
HGn. WAYNE MORSE,
Senate Offtiee Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: It WaS very gOOd
hearing you today on "Issues and Answers."
Thank you for representing the American
people's side on the war Sn Vietnam.
With all good and kind wishes.
-- LIIGILLE OSTON.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Senator WAYNE MoasE,
U.S. Senate.
DEAR Sur.: I would like to thank you for
your courageous stand on South Vietnam.
Most people that I know think it is a messy
situation, but say they don't know enough to
write or sign petitions. There is a newa-
blackout here, and your views are not heard.
Continue the good work.
MSSS CHARLOTTE GRANT.
PITTSBURGH, PA.,
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position has the "guts" to expound your ideals of the Democratic Party and have long Baited States, and dropped from a II.S. sup-
phitosophp of foreign policy even though voted for its candidates. intedfin Lhe poldtcy pMany of our mloatt respected citizens tell ua
many of pour colleagues will not publicly ap- have been greatly dlsagpo
prove of your comments and. evaluations. I berg nusodd haeeaeen ~ ~ hWappene ~ a~ pry 1t get pthersucalmty debate iwhether~a
Certainly agree with practically everything p ail since the Second World War, and bombing attack against North Vietnam would
you mentioned on both programs. Yam not w~beileve in and support sa we can the be good or bad as an election gimmick.
too sure that the IInited Natlans is the com-
pieta solution, however, I feel it would be IInited Nations with all its operations as our The Times editorial concluded: "Disregar
superior to the current II.S. unilateraY mil- able to understandrwhpWthe VntntedeStatee goadingther~'s~llce-bp~di ~~ple back to~the
Ytary action in Vietnam and elsewhere, in- has sat tried the United Nations for the cave. Does the attitude of that Albany mob
chiding the II.S. planes in Laos.
It is comforting to know that we share the Far Eastern troubles. We hope that there bespeak a way of Ilfe for many Americana
same' opinions on the use of volunteers la la still n chance for President Johnson W If ao. the bell tolls for all of us."
McNamara's war, using SEATO allies in a change his course and try. Susely, at this The Times says !t better than I can, but
peacekeeping role in Vietnam and the real- point, he is carrying us more slowly than it addressee its feeling of shock at the gnat.
ization that the Vietnam puppets "we" set ug the Republicans would, but nevertheless, into The leaser evil. It is the camel, national pol-
are not ae 6ffeCtive es the Nhu family. It war without trying Lhe United Natlon9' ma- icy, that is truly frightening. If disregard
was Certainly a shame to see Madame Nhi's chinerp for keeping the peace. for human Iife is ugly for the man-in-the-
predictions about coupe, etc., during her Thank you again for your remarks today. street, it is infinitely uglier at the level of
visit to the IInited States hest gear, become I am writing our great Senator, PAVt H, national policy. Whether consciovahy or un-
DavcLAS, to this etiect. consciously our attitudes are influenced by
tragic realities several months later. Respectfuing pours those of our Nation's leaders. Our leaders
I am quite concerned about the outcome p,~ M Fss.TON have chosen the caveman's club, rather than
at the Far Eastern situation since I have very Mrs, Ruth M. Fe;ton. the civUized men's tools of negotiation, ar-
dear friends in the phiilppines who occa- _, bitration, eoncillation. In Vietnam our
clonally travel in 'T'hailand, Japan, etc. on JVNE27, t984. a-hole nation is the mob. And the bell is
II.N., Philippine Government and Philippine Hon. WATIrE MoasE, toiling.
atomic energy matters. however, I repeat Senate O jjlce Buitdtryp, HEC.EN MP,ARa.
that I feel the II.S. actiana era wrong and yPaahington, D'.C? JvNE Sb, 1964.
illegah. DEA6 SENATUA MORSE: Among many other
gincerelq pours, concerned Americana I am deeply grateful to To the Enrroa of the Naw Yoas TusES:
JAfAES S. MCI{AaN$. psi far your forthright quegtiontng of our In his column of June 3, C. L. Sulzberger
It ! fn declared that the SEATO alliance was no help
es
Nsw RocyrEtta, N.Y.,
dune 29, 1964.
genatOT WAYNE MORSE: With GeneT81 Tay-
lor going to South Vietnam it can mean one
thing only.
I would like to know Why Americans are
the only ones sent to Vietnam?
Why are not other countries trying to
help out over there?
Generals want war to add to their glory,
but the mothers, wives and sweethearts of
the American men do not want war.
Oan you do something to stop the war-
mongers from exploiting our men over there.
We have lost too many men already.
Thank you for your coneST~HAV6X.
self-defeating un-American po c
lic in Vietnam, and
southeast Asia. it is herd for me to under- in carrying out II.S. po y
stand how our Government can be so short- concluded that: "We moat therefore face the
sighted as to believe that our prestige and problem of salvaging our Indochina crisis on
influence to Asia can be incresaed by pollciee the basis of what we consider right ? ' `
of a sort that were dfscredited even before In southeast Asia we must honor our com-
World War II, and whicl uIIderoa vane y mMoet Americar nsewoutd iaurelyt agree with
have been declared Mega Mr. Sulzberger that the II.B. Government
of international agreements.
Has it ever occurred to pau that SY desig- should "honor our Commitments." The difft-
nating our regional ailiancea ea speclflcaily cultp la that by now the II.S. Government has
against "Communist" aggression and ex- made so many directly conflicting commit-
pansion that we have uneonsclouelj~ repro- manta that it literally cannot be faithful to
doted the pre-World War II Axis "anti- all of them.
Comintern Pact"? The II.S- Government The United States is committed, under the
Condemned th> ~~
mon Interest No II,N.r resolution has
to
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sima. om
nts
ans
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and e
their own aggr P or authorized, Q.S. military
I very much tear that our own anti-Comma- ever requested,
alai pacts seem similarly aggressive and ex- aid to South Vietnam.
panalonist to maag governments which re- The II.S. Government was further com-
,Iiu ingotmhm format on of the gEATO~for ea- send modern military equipment, not to se a
ample, the Ratan governments dephored the additional military advisers, and certainly
II.S. emphasis on mititarp force to "contain not t ?aenldml ~ t m~c^oembat, d aguilsed as
communism" and urged policies for economic sdvS crs ? Mr gulEberget actually quotes
development.
I am venturing to enclose some letters to the late Secretary of State Dulles as telling
the Times Y've written on tits issue. Solna hirn.'i ~~~ b$r~s the ,ffi~ortation into inao
have been oubliahed, some not. .our Gav-
ernmcnt's diatortians of Lhe record are truly china of new military aid. The IInited States
shocking. Please keeg pressing Lhe issue. of America can't increase the number of its
We, the American people, seem Increasingly military advisers."
to lye pushed into the role of robo.^-rather Ths United States was. at least morally,
than the Informed electorate on which our wide rel?c~?tion to be heldrthroughoutaViet-
democracy reate. nom in 1986. The IInited States backed the
With appreciation. dectslon of Ngo Dinh Diem not to hold the
Sincerely, election
Senator WAYNE MORSE,
Senior Senator of Oregon,
Senate Bu{Id{ng,
Wash{ngton, D.C.
DEea SENATOR: It was with great interest
that I listened to your statements an today's
?`Iesuea and-Answers." I share pour opinion
concerning our actions in souheast Asia
100 percent and I hope that enough people
will have listened to you so that they snap
cuDtCy ~ toleraite the ibrlnkma ship o[ptha
Pentagon.
I understand that the Senate has the right
to vote for or against~enaldponi ~tmyeout Osfha~n
ambassador. Why
through pour vote that you disapprove
strongly this newest moos of appointing the
Ohief of Staff of our military farces to an
ambassadorship, amove which throughout
tathippoae hat Sector a}PQLaR cxT hasnaimiliar
views.
If you two and some other reasonable men
who like you, watch with deep concern our
slithering into a new war, would take an
anergetia stand maybe It could atop Mr.
Johnson to put his trust sa compietelp in
Ms. McNamara.
Very sincerehp yours, ~~ F, LvcAe.
GLEltvmw, D?T??,
Toni 28, 1964.
Aran. 17, 1984.
To the Eortoa or TxE Naw Yoars Tybc~:
A Times' editorial (April 28) .headed "Blood
Sport'? began "A deranged youth steps out
on an Aibanp hoteh ledge. TwelvNoti tie a
below, crowds urge him to jump.
net's safety. To death. What kind of people
Can become such a mob? How can adults
yell 'chicken' and 'yellow' to another hu-
man dangling on the lig of danger.""
Yea. But a more urgent queatinn is how
Can Some of our ieadtng citizens cry chicken
to-our Government and urge it to carry out
bombing attacks against North Vietnam?
? Bow can our Government, in e$ect,~say
.The IInited States was Committed to sup-
port Diem as the "legally elected President of
the Republic of Vietnam." When Diem was
was overthrown by a military coup-with at
least indirect encouragement irom the
IInited States. the IInited States at once com-
mitted itself to the new regime. When that
regime was overthrown by another military
coup the United States at once committed
itself to !t.
Increasingly since rate 1980. the U.S. Gov-
ernment has Committed itself to the war
effort in South Vee Tns to beOthe oine the U.S.
mitments this app
Government chooses to honor.
Is a commitment to a war effort !n Vietnam
the sort of commitment Americana in gen-
eral would choose to honor above prior com-
U.S. Senate, maintained tratrleidat aiaugnter awy[xu ?
Wash{npton, D.iC. //~i ~~ ~~~~.,~.,a,i~~gpjyQt~,,pgtj~ ~? seek solutions by negotiation,
DsAS SENATOS Mo+~d'~n(fKr~>~ea~ ~ ~1 ~~M+EfiU.S~I~U~{~?~3and by techniques
remarks on the televlelon program, "Issues from u
and Answers; 'today While we believe in the hideously burned by napalm supplied by the spelled out in the II.N. Cho r.
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raey, isn't this the sort oP question that .slily Vietnamese.
s
should Tie debatQtl3
b ~ ~"~''H NEARS, -
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To the ~' D1T08 i1F, S'~IE Ajsw Yox~ TIMES;,
7n his press Coiiierence (the Times Nov. 9)
Secretary- oP State l~,usk, responding to a
question about Vietnam, said; "Vi'he other
..side Was fu1~y committed-fully committed-
Sn the original Geneva- settlement of 1954
to the arraxrgements, which .provided for
South 'Vietnax~r a;; an Independent entity."
This is a puzzling statement. The record
seems to prove that not only did the Geneva
agreements of 1954 na?_proyide ,for South
Vietnameas an independent entity, but ex-
pressly Poriiade~such a development. Article
6 of the._tanal declaration. says- of Vietnam
that 'ithe, nlil~tary demarcation line should
-not in spy way be interpreted as constituting
a political pr territorial boundary ' s " "
The 1`~tkl parallel was chosen merely as a
ceast;-Sre lirl,e ~o separate the opposing mili-
tary iorces.?
. .. . . c ~ ,LACK .OF OD'TCRY
_ The ~ttuation 113, Vietnam. is so unworthy
~oi us that tl~e apparent lack of popular out-
cry against it suggests a condition of in-
difference and moral callousness few oP us
would have believed possible only a few
years ago. It is this growing apathy and
callousness that is the true enemy oP the
"values we hold dear."
- The U.S. Government should at once pre-
sent the problem oP Vietnam to the U.N. Se-
Curity Council, and should withdraw our
military advisers and stop providing millions
oP dollars a day to keep a war going.
7t -our leadership means only destruction
and death for the people who live in distant
areas our commentators call "strategic real
estate," our Nation will go down in history
as Just another rampaging great power,
self-convinced that our might makes right.
And it will not be the Communists who will
have betrayed us. It will have been our-
selves.
HELEN MEARH.
NEw YoaK, January 31, 1964.
The agreements specifically provided that AFRICAN-AMERICAN
Vietna,)ri,_,s~oyld .be unified, by,nati.onwlde HERrrecE ASSOCIATION,
elections ax; 19?6,.. ~These,fapts are acknowl- Chicago, Ill., June 24, 1964.
'Threat tp aSie Peace_ ," .published in Liecember
1961, which gives the U.S. official .position
abollt the Vietnam problem at that__time.
.'The pamphlet explains why the Diem gov-
ernment refused to parry out the agreement
to hold the scheduled election, and why the
U.S. Government backed Diem's ? position.
"The State Department wrote: "It was the
Communists' calculation that ,nationwide
elections. sehetluled in the, acegrds for. 1956
woltlc~ turn, all , oP Vietnam_ fiver ,tQ . tl~ena.,.?
It,is,proioundly disturbing to find our own
Government reWxltng history. It is not easy
to see hgw, our. Government, can: encourage
adherence. to international agreements by
ignoring them.
. ~ .:.. HE(.,FN ..NEARS,
'NEW YORK, November Y2, 196.3.
VIETNAl~i. _ WITHDRAWAL URGED-EVENTS B$-
-'LIEYt;D TO INDICATE NEITHER LEADERS. NOR
.,~EOPLE,~WANT OUR HELP
TO THE,.EpITOR pF THF, NEWYY?RK TIMx;9:
Reporting to the House Armed, ..Services
Committee.. Pn Janllary 27, Secretary of De-
3ense 11>icl~al}xara said:
?tIn t#ie case of, South Slietnam our help
is blearly wanted, and we arQ deeply engaged
in slxpporting the vietnamese , Goveynmexit
U.S. Senate,
Washington, D.C. _
HONORABLE SIR.: Our association has. di-
rected that we commend you on your firm
and critical stand against the policies of our
Government in Vietnam and southeast Asia.
.Our. organization associates itself with you
in the proposition (1) that the role of our
Government played in the South Vietnamese
situation endangers world peace and the
whole of mankind itself; (2) should be im-
mediately referred to the United Nations.
Moreover, Sir, we think it strange that the
Government oP the United States can involve
itself in police action for "freedom in South
Vietnam" and cannot involve itself in Mis-
sissippi and the Southern States with police
action to preserve,freedom, the Bill of Rights,
anfl the right of every citizen to vote. We
are pertain that Afro-Americans, people of
African descent, colonial peoples everywhere
look with .grave misgivings on this strange
contradiction. We are certain that more
and more democratic-minded people every-
vvhere will question the role of our Govern-
ment and the American people as represent-
ing a nation devoted to preserving freedom
and democracq in the world.
A copy of this letter in suport oP your
views ie being forwarded to the President oP
` NEw YORK CrrY, N.Y.
Thank God for Senators like you and
the work you are doing toward stopping
the horrible war in Vietnam.
Mrs. ESTHER METLIZ.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: At a meeting Of 1Q0
women held at Mapleton Park Synagogue,
Brooklyn, on June 25, 1964, it was $rmly
stated that we agree wholeheartedly with
your stand on Vietnam. We should never
have gone there. We urge your further
demonstration of good will to bring our
boys home and negotiate a peace through
the U.N.
GLENDALE, CALIF., June 25, 1964.
DEAR SENATOR: Yau were great on Today
NBC program subject of the President's pri-
vate war in southeast Asia; But many think
the king can do wrong, another F.D.R. image
and look where its got us?
You. should have been aRepublican-yes-
we shoot at Comm.unista over there and
coddle them here at home. Speak at colleges,
etc.
Yours truly,
JUNE 24, 1964.
DEAR SENATOR: I agree with everything you
said about our policy in Asia; on the
"Today" show.
Glad to hear you express your opinion.
We need more like you in the Government.
Hope- others who agree with you, will write
you. As I am sure you will hear from the
GOLDWATER followers, and Pentagon friends.
Keep talking.
Very truly,
MSS. MILTON H, ROGERH.
-- OAS PARK, MICH.
DEAR SENATOR WAYNE MORSE: We agree
with you that President Johnson has no
power to make or declare war in Vietnam
but only Congress has.
We heard you on the "Today" program,
June 25, 1984, and thank you for telling us
the best way to settle the Vietnam situation
is in the United Nations as I and most Amer-
ican people I am sure agree. We.want peace
and not men killed-that is what the United
Nations is for.
MARY and SOL HAMMERSTEIN.
nlst Vietcong" the United States and to the Representatives DEAR SENATOR WAYNE MORSE: Thank you
Surely Secretary MoNamara meant to say in Congress. We urge you to hold fast and Por expressing the truth on the "Today" pro-
"our help is, clearly not,Wanted,",for almost endure to the end that our Nation and its gram on TV channel 4, on June 25, 1964.
as. he was,spealcing the Government which People not become the perpetrators of a It is indeed unconstitutional to have a
presumably wanted, "our help" to keep fight- world thermonuclear war. President of Vnited States make war or de-
i~tg was overthrown_by another military coup, Yours truly, dare war instead of Congress. We do not
Rnd the Times reported this event ix1i. head- ISHMAEL FLORY, -want war and have American boys killed in
lines which read: "Vietlram Juiata,..Ousted by Director of Organization. -Vietnam. We want things settled peacefully
Military Dissidents Who Fear, `Neutralism: (Cc: Lyndon Johnson, President of the in the United Nations.
Tn other word?, the ,generals whom our United States, Washington, D.C., Robert F. Thank you,
'Government supported_ in their. Coup to re- Kennedy, Attorney General oP the United Mr, and Mrs. AHE GOLDHERG.
place the Diem government which was. be- States, Washington, D.C.; Senators Paul
ginning to "flirt with neutralism" began in Douglas and Everett Dirksen; Congressmen JUNE 26, 1964.
turn to. incline toward the same policy. If William L. Dawson, Charles Diggs, Augustus DEAR SENATOR: We listened to your bril-
anything seems "clear" in this grim situation Hawkins, Robert Nix, Adam Powell.) lfant speech on South Vietnam on "Today"
it is that our Government s finding it in- TV. It is refreshing to have a Democrat pick
creasirigly difficult to find even military lead- JvrrE 2b, 1964. flaws in the present administration's policy
era who "clearly. want our help" to continue DEAR SIR: Heard you on the "Today" show with concrete knowledge of our Constitution.
their fratricidal. strife. this morning. You voice the stand that We don't want another. Korea,. or Bay of Pigs
As for tkie Vietnamese people, it has never i have thought we should take. What can mistake.
been their war, IP reports in the. Times (and 'we do to stop the present program? Are If we are at war let Congress declare it.
our newsweeklies) have- made anything we big enough to say we made a mistake? Am proud that our 18-year-ofd son enlisted
clear, it is that the Vietnamese people have E.J.D. in World War II-as did his lather in World
supported the war sa little that aruthless War I-both after Congress declared war.
policy of forcing them into fortified Villages NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. We try to help other countries, yet are
was introduced to prevent them from help- DEAR SrR.: How wonderful your stand an blind to our own small civil war.
ing the guerrilla fights a And th
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Dais eaxnroa Mows: It was good. to hear
your etroag voice in opposition to the Viet-
nam war. I have been disturbed over it
from the beginning and fees powerless to do
anything about it. I agree thoroughly with
Sincerely,
DsAa Saxnros Moses: Seep up your vaha-
ment protest against stepped-up, undeclared
dirty war in Vietnam where American casu-
alty list enlarges daily.
13hoW up the wickedness of a statement
from some uaderiing in authority in Wash-
ington that no protection essurefl to those
brave young people helping to register in
Mississippi, followed that day or neat by
total disappearance of three heroic young
people. Place Army where needed.
Admiringly yours,
A. C. DART.
TUxa S4, 1984.
DEAR SaxAroa: Confucius said the $rat
stag toward peace and order La "to rectify the
names"-to call things for what they area
spade a spade, a thief a thief, etc.
We are greatly encouraged by pour botd-
ness in calling a spade a spade and war-
mongering war-mongering. por the future
your couatrp and the future of mankind, we
hope you will continue to do it just an you
are doing. .
Our sincerest support for your effort.
~. Dr. anQ Mrs, HAROLD BA9@.
INaiDAT, JUxa 28,1864.
We are backing your stead to get -out of
Vietnam. Beep the good work up. l3ooQ
luck and beat wishes.
The DossDT FAasn.Y.
Senator WAHNE MoRBE,
Senate, Washington, D.C.
Dees eaxAroa Moesa: ?My congratulations
t0 y0u for the courage you have shown 1n
ageaking out on the situation in Vietnam.
LORSITA $MrrH.
Jvxs as.
DaAS $ENAroa Moses: I deeply appreciated
your thought-provoking statements on TD
this morning and am thoroughly is accord
with them. Many women in Maryland will
agree with you.
LAVRA C. A. LA Foa.
TecoMA, WA87r., June 24, f984,
Dxas Ssxnroa: Cheers for your statement
re v.S. position as the world's No. 1 war-
monger.
The recent statements made by the admtn-
latration regarding increasing the war Ta
quite frightening. i urge you to do all-you
can to influence more Senators to year posi-
tion.
- YYONNa BRAVNL.
T~ooa[A, WAB}i.
Senator WATlra Moses: I-congratulate you
on the courage and good sense you have
shown on the Vietnam situation.
I sear though that there will not be
enough to take the stand you have taken.
You have never done, Sxt my opinion, what
was expedient but dated to do what you
thoug2tt was right.
ldASa g, Axosnagx.
LAMOm, Iowa.
DtAS $ExA'toa MORSE: Four "Today" ap-
pearance was good. You presented our case
wail. I agree with att. you said, air. And
I urge you to continue saying it with the
same clarity sad reason and restraint and
hard-hitting truth and patriotism that you
showed is pour "Today" appearance.
Perhaps the policies ffi Asla are devices
to Iaet through election; but the danger is
that they will get out of hand, or into the
wrong hands-and cve may not be able to
stem Lhe tide. Even, without that, to play
politics with the lives of men seems very
wrong. But it i$ probably no bluff-and
we need your voice-and that of other good
Iiberais or we may well lose the respect of
the world.
Truly, and with great thanks,
C~LADYB MABTZN.
WasT PALM BEACIi, FLA.
13enatOr WAYNS MORSE,
Washinpto79~e~.,l~~~1/05 : CIA-RDP66B004~~~~1`~~r0~'~t~ietnam mudhote.
Respectfully, Mrs. J. E. BUaa$. E. J. $CHitAMM.
~. Zd4$TIN. ,
Cossets, fiaa.
DaAS SENATOS Moses: We heard you o21
the "Today^ program Chia morning sad we
think you are 100 percent right and under
t3od, why we the people are sitting idly by, I
do sot uadezstand.
Please make a speech an 'I'V and rally the
peapie behind you. Another mistake John-
son made la appointing Sari Warren to head
the committee oa the PresideaYa death and
now sending Dulles to Mfastealppt.
Mr. and Mrs. HsxDn.ar.
DaAa $axAroa: We fully agree with you in
stating that the vatted States should step
out of Vietnam anQ to try and prevent war
and leave the problem up to the t7n(ted Na-
tions. Our community are all for your
statements.
Txs 8S CiUS.
t3LOV$asva.LS, N.Y., June 25, 1f+S4.
$enatOf WAYxB MasaE,
Co'npress, Washington, D.C.
This morning I heard you on channel 8
about $ a.m. Your voice was ezpressed
truthfully against our policy is AaiB. I Lhlnk
I ahauld rush to tell you I support you 100
percent. I am going to send a card to the
PreatdeaL and felt him I support yott and
hope he changes the policy to give Lhe V.N.
the case.
Sincerely.
8. R. NssrLS.
OLwsEI[Oxt, CALIP., June 25, 1364.
13enator WAY xa MORSa,
Senate 8utidiny,
Washington, D.C.
DsAS BDT: I Lived to Felping 1818-40. I
heard you on "Today:' We sure agree with
-you 100 percent. Hcep talking and good Iuck.
FLOaA Wa,aorr.
Pala ALTO, CALIir., June 23, 191;4.
Senator WAYxs Moses,
Senate O~tce Building,
Washington, D.C.
DeAS SsxAroR Mosss: I support pour elforta
to have united States fled new approaches to
southeast Aaia problems-and I support you
1n pour opposttton to unilateral mllitary
power that short-circuits the united Nations
or other international means for peaceful,
creative solution to these problems.
OLrvsa BexDessox., M.D.
BTOCxrox, CALrr., June 25, 1864.
Senator WATNa Moses,
Senate Office Butidtnp,
Washington, D.C.
13is: Congratuiatlona on pout Vietnam
speech.
What can we do to hetg you4
WII.DA HvrracAx,
Cali/or~tia State Democratic Central
.Committee, President, Democratto
Il'omen's Club.
JUxs 28, 1864.
DaAt i3aNATOt Moses: We support and
commend your position regarding our in-
volvement !n Vietnam. It 18 time-more of ue
eapresecd ouz opiatona oa this vital issue.
l aura that mang other Americana
fe
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"-L1EATt WAYNE MORSE Hearty approval from
us and many o~ bur friends for your stand
against V.S. war in Vietnam (we have dust
Beard your brilliant presentation on"Today"
show). "Somebody-has got to stand for son-
. ity-keep it up.
$nt.: ~n `Today;" June 25, you spoke- the
truth, It had never'appear"ed to us in that
light. We trust you wi1Y eontinue to press
and stress'your convictions.
- DEAR" SENATOR IVLoasE;~~I heard your inter-
view on_the'"Today" grogram and only wish,
as a mother of two sons (volunteers, one
Army, one Air Force) that; we had more good
men like. you representing bur Government
and interests.
-. ".?~ MOTHER Off' TWO SERVICEMEN.
Honprable MORSE: `i*ou are absolutely right
shout the Asian situation:' T have been con-
cerned .about our policyf there fora long
time.
Pleese keQp talking and attempt to get
.:~-:,1~I e no enthusiasm
foe eecalgting the civil war Sn South Viet-
nam Into sa international conflict. we agree
with your zemarks praising the IInited Na-
tions and so we ask, "Why that organization
has not been used in the present conflict??
Ia the present government any more than the
Diem regime one of the peoples' own choice?
We are not experts but it seems to make
good sense to us to sak for a plebiscite of
Routh and North Vietnam under II.N.
auapicx sad with aIl foreign troops, includ-
ing our own. withdrawn. If we cannot win,
we might achieve neutrality at least,
Thin course should remove the implication
that under the guise of "protection" we are
helping to hnpoee an unwelcome govern-
ment on the people of South Vtetnam and
taking sides in a civll war, It ahauld further
your quest for peace, sad still retain our
honor.
Btncerelp yours,
I.. D. sad ALrca MneIrrrraa.
HYAT1'BQa,L3, MD.,
June 28, 1984,
DsAS saxAros Moas$: Amer listening to
"Issues and Anawera" Z had to write to you
to say that I am completely in accord with
your views on the war in Vietnam. I have
been increasingly more disturbed about our
policies In southeast Aata. I feel that we
do have a responsibility to the world to
advance democracy and freedom. However,
I also feel we have no right to make war.
When we adopt Communist tactics we have
already ]oat because our goal is for eo le
to choose freely. Freedom cannot and
should not be advanced by II.B. force.
Cuba is s glaring example of our setting
up a dictator to the name of democracy
and how it has ended is not what our leaders
foresaw.
Please keep up your plea to keep us ftght-
!ag for peace and for a strong IInited Nor
bons.
Hincerely,
Botrxta L. W6L$aS,
Democrat From Maryland.
Loa ANasLSS, CAr.a.,
June 28, 1984.
Senator WAYNx Moasa,
Senior Senator Jrom Oregon,
U.S. Senate,
Washington, D.C.
DaAa Bra: Allow me to join those who
heartily endorse your stead on our Gov-
ernment's attitude toward Lhe situatton 1n
southeast Asia.
Sincerely yours,
HAMILTON S. CLOIID, D.D.S.
Senator Wnzxs Moses,
Senate oQtce Building,
Washtrtgton, D.C.
I>aAn SaxAros Moans: Please send me pour
speeches and whatever else you can on Viet-
nam. I have been guardedly speaking to
friends-and writing my regresentativx urg-
ing a review of our policy there. You might
say that I have lacked the courage to come
right out and condemn the role our Govern-
ment >s playing. I appreciate all the more
your forthrightness.
Now I am really ready to speak out, and
keep speaking out. I don't Dare what my
neighbors map think. One stands the chance
of being called a traitor, and all the rest, but
tt now seems abundantly clear to me that
my country's best interests, and our na-
tional honer, depend upon us coming to our
senses. To continue as we have Ss to morally
presses Q8. policy is Vietnam and Laos. I
have little unQerstanding a1 ous uailsteral
poricp of force there far issues which seem
politleal and not military oars. I too, coua-
sei the President to ttse his policy of settling
problems with words of reason rat2fsr' than
actions of farce sad destruetton.
Frankly, I am filled with fear that thta
3lttle dirty war will be escalated to B b!g
dirty war. I hope you wlll continue to speak
out loud and often ae you see this issue.
If there to anything further you feel I
can do, I shall be most hagpy to give it
ooaaideratioa.
Sincerely yours,
WASarxa~rox, D,C..
June 29, 1984.
Senator WA:NS Mosses.
DBAa $sNATOS: For xverai weeks S have
been following pour statements on Vtetnam,
and the President's handling of the war there,
with great surprise.
I realty didn`t think amp Member of the
Senate had Lhe polltlca! courage Lhnt yon
show. But [n the long run I think you map
lied that the majority of the American
people would support your view over the
adminlatsation view on Vietnam if presented
the issues sad allowed to choose.
Certalnlp I agree with you coatpletely and
urge you Lo keep on. You xt an example
for other Members of the Senate and, I hope,
map keep ua from some hideous consequence.
Best wtah~s.
Gsoscs sraxcase.
CHSCA60,
June 28, 1964.
DEAn SErrAroe Moses: I watched the in-
terview you gave this afternoon over ABC
and I was gratified to see that there are
still reaponaibie people that are sans.
I nm a foreign student from Greece. I
am a hit at sax because I know that "your
man from Washington" will have a landslide.
I would be more Lhaa honored if I had the
chance to shake your hand. I am certain
that if you will happen to vlatt Chicago, I
will not miss the opportunity to do ao.
Lrrrosaona, $ANS..
Juftc 29, 1964.
Senator WATNa MOaSa,
Washington, D.C.:
Congratulations oa your splendid tele-
vision interview yesterday. Your presenta-
tion wee lucid and convincing. Keep plug-
TENARA, Tsx.,
Jana 2s, 1984.
Senator WA7Na Moans.
Dr.AR Sra: We just saw and heard you on
the "Today" program, and we just must wefts
and Ceti you how very much we agree with
you, I do hope you continue to tell fife peo-
ple what it will mean if We do get Into a war,
I wish everyone to the IIatted States could
hear you,
CongrstuIatfons again and please keep
tt up.
Iieapectfuily,
Mr. and Mrs. MAffiON 8roxe.
B$rtrssaA, MD.,
June 29, 1964.
President LzNOON B. Jorrysox,
The White Aouae,
Washington, D.C.
DEea PaESmENS JOHNSON : In your address
in Minneapolis you renewed the pledge to
senate Buit~ltnp. Waa~~p/9~p~~d For Relp~d~~(~@ (~ i~a?~ 4n$~~#~~c+~p
Today I wrote to Pr~s6ldent Jalinsozt sari fai-got~r p"3"s g~cbn't13i~15'- qLe t ffi"diZA'e`~51t`'QSi~n~ws togethert the
Dean Rusk taking issue with them with tIte peace, omissions are eo gross, however, that the
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phrase "news management" seems wholly ing any sense on this critical issue in pub-
'justifled. Your speeches are weakly re- 1lc, although T think there is a lot of public
ported even in the New York Times. Bo sympathy for making a realistic settlement
...please 'send. me aJhat you can even though in southeast Asia.
I am not your constituent. _ I would very much appreciate receiving
. IvIo;)~ $Incgrely copies of previous or future speeches by
F,,DSyARa ~Rawsonn, you on this subject.
" NEw Y9RK fT.Y. ~ Sincerel ours,
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SQnatOT WAYNE MO$aE, -
Seryate fJ~lce Building, r _ _ .~_
Washing rrt D.C. `
,'-`DEAK ~zlt ,Dust listened to you speak- on`
Vietnam_ on the, F`Today'y show, and you gave
lYie heatt.,.;You said many things t~iat riallly
need saying. Please continue your' fight.
Whatyou-are saying is'vastiy"important, but
just as important is that someone is saying
it. We ix this country, i maintain, are not
inkier@ntly aggressive and unpractical, "but
we" are'`tinbelieyably ignorant, 'especially
., where pus rela,tipnship to and standing 1n
the osoTjd ire poncerned. Thank you for the;
#orthrlglit _expression of views-and facts-
wllicll whl perhaps reduce this ignorance.
' Sincerely,
...-...t ~' , ._
WASHINGTON, ~ C ,
- Senator WAYNE MORSE,
U.S. Senate,
_
Washington, D.C.
Dt:AR SEIVATOn: I greatly admire the cour-
age -you have shown in your outspoken atti-
-~ DEAR ,SENATGR MORSE: I am $OTry there aIe
not more politicians to speak with your
realism' and courage. I would feel we had
a much safer world and better future for
our country and its peogle.
Is it possible to send me a copy of the
speech you made in the Senate, Thursday,
June 4, with reference to the southeast Asian
situation? What can those of us who feel
you -speak for us, do?
Thank you.
- MTS. ROBERT ,gHERMAN.
L08 ANGELES, CALIF.,
June 16, 1964.
DEAR ti4ENATOR MoAaE: I have read BOme Of
yaur?recent speeches in the Senate on our
foreign policy and must express my hearty
agrreeme`nt. Your forthright stand is cou-
rageous beyond words and must everitilaTly
Ynfluence others to look at the world more
objectively.
'Sincerely yours,
- -" ~ EARL BUDIN, M.D.
UNIONTOWN, OHIO,
Con ress o the United States,
that of qny other prominent American, will 9
be vindicated when ail the facts are kxipwn. Washington, D.C.
-.,A$ _, a young man Of draft age it WOUld DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I ant Wliting t0 y0u
' pr6'V6ke a crisis of conscience ii I were con- to tell you that I am wholeheartedly in agree-
scripted to fight in a war so senselessly brutal Inent with your views on our involvement in
and self-~e~eating, southeast Asia. Though i am a college in-
`Sin~erely, structor and a scientist, I have have an active
P?S?-I wpuld a ~'os~E?~?~ ~e14InN Jr? _ interest in politics and world affairs. I be-
ppreciate receiving a prTn~ed lieve that the United States should get off
Copq of each of your speeolies on the diet- the southeast Asia mainland altogether-in-
nam problem. eluding both Laos and South Vietnam. The
%+~-~e.,
- INTERNATIONAL LQSIGSHOREMEN'6 B4
WAREHOUSEMENr$ UNION, T,OCAL 14,
" 'Eureka, Calif., ll2ay 28, 1964.
:Zion. Senator WAYNE M91tsE,
United S?atescannot'win war, on the main
land of Asia. Is this President Johnsoli's
idea. of prosperity-an artificially created
prosperity based on building war materials
'Senate But~dtng, _ ror a war m nslar iI tine rreslaenz aoesn~s
Washington, D.C. soon 'get us disentangled from that mess,
- Dz:n,R Sxzs ~, Our meslzbership at their regular he will not get my vote in November, even
meeting of May ~0, 1984; voted to commend though I agree with his domestic policies
you and Senator GRUENING of Alaska, for otherwise.
.your CourS~~eous injection of truth and rea- 'Keep up the good work.
son into the foreign policy debate. 'iWe feel Sincerely,
We are bQing SUCked into a full Scale War in ~ CONRAD GI)TERMUTH.
_. _ .__ ..
Sputh Vietnam withput"alI tllg tags dieing
told the.. people. We would like to know DEAR SENAxoR MoasE: Anyone who has had
what the State Ilepartmen"t calls a "consti= the experience of standing in the lonely
tutio~Ial ,go`vernment" when in South Viet- trenches of fighting for what conscience dic-
~11a1]} our ~:oldigrs'-are dging to protect what tates can only commend you and Senator
they call a constitutional government, while C-*RUENING for the splendor of your courage.
in brazil, a}I elected const}jtieu~l govern- `Anyone who has read the whole spectrum
rent was, cverth;pwn and, tTie~ she?people of thought involved in this southeast Asia
__
fell all aye; the?a~ls~lves tQ cgpgratu'late the problem can only came out in one place'--
`brass" there, fox their sucr,,~s~~li til~,Qver- it your corner. _ .
thxow~n of the government there ~y~y MARIE HrrcFIEN.
>'Gtl""pill~ y`ou kindly send "ifs a copy Of your YV ILMINGTON, DEL? June 19, Y964.
speeches on South Vietnam and on foreign
policy J"uNE 14, 1984. _
Sincerely yours, ~ DseR SENeTOR MORSE: i wish to thank you
Senate Office Building,
'Washington D.C.
i~enator ~FuIsRlGtrr and yourself hale cer-
tainly been the mainstays for any attempt
to overhaul this country's stands.
Sincerely,
MEYER FASMAN,
- NORTH PLATTE, IV`EBR.,
June i9, i984.
bteiR SENATO&: Plesse vote?tp.CUt, the fpr-
eign-aid bill deeply. Let the people vote on
it and we would da swag with it entirely.
No reason in the world why we should sup-
port the rest of the world. Thank you.
W. W. KELLY.
P.S.-it has not made us any friends and
note the "go home Yank" aster taking our
money.
Senator WAYNE MORSE,
Senate OJJEee Building,
Washington, D.C.
- DEAR SENATOR MORSE: Again, let me tell
you how very much I appreciate your efforts
to disengage our military in southeast Asia.
I am enclosing our local and current ef-
fort to help you (and our "Nation under
God.") .
With sincere encouragement.
~LOI6 D. WARREN.
Thir enclosure is going to each member
of Foreign Relations Committee of the Sen-
ate.
Washington Post, March 29, 1964: "Two
recent South Vietnamese napalm bombings,
which self into. the brutal category, have
grieviously hurt the U.S. image throughout
the world. One was widely dramatized by
the publication of an Associated Press photo-
graph on March 20 which showed a child in
his father's arm, badly burned by air-
launched, jellied, gasoline bombe which had
fired a Vietnamese village * * ? Publication
of the AP photo resulted in~ the (U.S.) De-
fense Department's acknowledging for the
first time that napalm has been furnished
South Vietnam-under the military aid pro-
gram, and that it has been dropped by Viet-
namese planes provided by U.S. assistance
plan."
DO YOU APPROVE? -
Senator WAYNE MORSE, Oregon, March 25,
1984: "We should never have gone in there.
We should not have stayed in. We should
get out now."-
_,genatOr ERNEST GRUENING, Alaska: "The
time has came to reverse our policy of un-
derstanding to defend areas such as South
Vietnam * * * A return of troops to our
own shores should begin:'
Senator MucE MANSFIELD, Montana: "There
has not been and there does not exist today
a basis in our national interest which would
justify the assumption of primary American
responsibilitq in this situation which might
- well involve the sacrifice of a vast number
of American lives * ' "'
Senator WAYNE MORSE, Oregon, March 30,
1984: "By what .right did the Secretary of
Defense go over to South Vietnam and pledge
U.S. support fora 'thousand years, ii neces-
sary,' in behalf of the American people.
He had no such right. The American peogle
should answer him in no uncertain terms."
Whittier Peace Council recommends im-
IYiediate withdrawal of all American forces
from southeast Asfa and urges settlement of
the war by the 14-nation Geneva Conference
of 1982 under the auspices of the United
Nations
'Write YP:iresident Joimson, Senator KUCHEL,
Senator P~NGLE today.
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TAxoaeA PARR, Mo.,
June 20, 1964.
President LYNDON B. JOHNSON,
White Souse, Washington, D.C.
DEAa PaESIDENT JOHNSON: We are gravely
concerned with the situation in Vietnam.
There Ss considerable feeling that we bad
no right to intervene in the first place, aad
our apparent plans to escalate the fighting
there could develop into a war with China.
Several Senators, such as Senator WAYNE
MoasE, have made serious suggestions for
negotiating a peace in Vietnam and with-
draw our troops. Wa urgently ask you to
consider their proposals, stop the fighting.
and begin negotiating immediately before it
1B t00 late.
Sincerely,
' Dr. and lldra. REx V. NA:Los.
Senator WAYNE MORSE,
Senate ODfce Building,
Washington, D.C.
bans SExATOS: I'm with you in pour cam-
paign to get II.S. troops recalled from Viet-
nam, This is a senseleBa war, in which we
have no business.
Thanka`ior speaking out.
8~iacerely pours.
{Missy ELTZASTrrH YArSS.
JuNa 20, 1984.
$JlNDALL, FLA.,
Juxe 18,1964.
~enatOr WAYNE MORSTy
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SsrTATOa MoRSa: Z view as moat
distressing the "feelers" appearing through-
out our news meflis citing the need for
stepped-up military cation in eoutheast
Asia. If, as I believe, these are designed to
teat public response to such an eventuality,
I feel I would be derelict in mp duty as a
Citizen !f I called to express my strong op-
goaition to St. It-is my firm opinion that we
Nava no moral or legal right to inflict our
will on the people of southeast Aala, and that
if action of any kind is indicated, we should
not take it unilaterally upon oursetvea, but
should bring the matter before the United
Nations for solution.
RpsgectfuIly submitted.
REYNOLDS MDDDT,
Lieutenant Colonel U.S. lKar{ne Corps.
Retired.
8enatur WAYNE MoasE,
Scruffs O~Ice Building,
Washington, D.C
DEAF BErrA'roa MORSE: Z am hoping for a
negotiated settlement of the Vietnam "mesa."
The U.N., the Geneva inference, aay alter-
native to escalating the war or even con-
tinuing it.
Let na spend that million and a hat[ a day
on assuring every one the right to vote Sn
this country or Ieasentng poverty here.
Sincerely,
.. V~q~arr DtTPrIELD.
"-''
. SwN FsANCrsco, CALrP.,
Hay 26,1984.
13on. Senator WAYNE MOASE,
Senate Oiflce Building,
Washington, D.C.
Dees BENATOa Moasa; Thank you for goer
very excellent speech on "Meet the Press>"
Tha Christian Scieacx Monitor, New York
Times, and the Wall Street Journal seem to
do better reporting than moat others.
Please appear on the T9 as often as passi-
ble to give ue, the public, the facts.
Senator Moasa, my thinkLlg is that before
peace of any kind can be attained SL is nc~cea-
sary to bring China into the United Nat`_ons.
My understanding of the United Nations is
that it imposes an obligation on member gov-
ernments to observe the provisions of the
charter and the resolutions of the member-
shlp, and the important opportunity of be-
hind-the-scenes dlscueatons.
We need more speeches like yours end
more men who are not afraid to-speak the
truth about fs~cta as they ezist_
Slncereip yours,
ER>xA RASP.
P.S.-I too felt very badly about the speech
of Ambassador A, $tevensoh. Twice I have
heard him give speeches that I felt were 'tom
his lips and not his heart; they made me
vary sad.
CANQOA PARR, CATSP.,
June 15, 1994.
DEAR SENATOR MOaSE: A feW hDUrs ago I
sat down !n a barbershop and casually
thumbed through a recant issue of Life mag-
azine which contained excellent photo-
graphs of the Vietnamese War. With my
heart pounding I saw our aide torturing
young men Sn the Vietcong to extract con-
fessions. The full horror of what we are
doing sudden]y dawned upon me.
Should the Aalatle multitudes achieve a
dominant position in the world of tomorrow
!t mill be a very difficult thing to be an
American. All Americans will be held ac-
countable for these crimes, Wa cannot plead
ignorance when Life magazine so clearly has
presented ell of us with the facto ea they
are. Our Government lies illegally com-
mitred American troops to a foreign war.
Congress was not consulted nor was the UN.
Please Senator MORSE, keep plugging for s
cessation at am foul, filthy war to southeast
Asia.
There are so few men who can do the
honest, cx~urageous thing that you nave done.
May you have the strength to continue.
Sincerely,
FIAEOLD SCHNZ'Ea.
UNIVRRSTTT OP SOUTH CASOLIlQA,
Columbia, S.C., June 26, 1954.
Hon. WAYNE TLSOESE,
U.S. Senate,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR Moans: I completelp agree
with your position oa Vietnam. Our troop
Snvolvement there violates every precept of
international law, 3ust as it violates ovary
precept of the existential morality of Christ.
As a Democrat. I am especially heartened
by pour willingness to crttlciEe a Democratic
administration. We need desperately in this
country soma opposition to the bipartisan
warmongering which has kept the cold war
going and stifled a realistic peace program.
4n the issue of Vietnam you are supplying
ft, with matchless eloquence anQ logic.
Eaelaa?rr J. DuaeaTT.
92PBA, AerZ.,
June 20, 1984,
DESS Ma- Moasa: We hear with grave con-
cern from I+dr. Brinkley on the news what
the Stara Department intends to do in Viet-
knows of any Reason .why we are messing
around down there in the first place.
Mr. Bundy, of our State Degartment,
states -we are going in there and extend the
war t0 the north. MacArthur tried that in
gores thinking the Chinks would do noth-
ing. Wa got run-out of there by the hordes
of Chinese and lost a Sot of boys.
We are wondering how many Bona Mr.
Bundy has of mllitary age. Z think Mr.
Bundy had better go up to the Bay of
Fundy and get lost.
lift. Brinkley gave ua one ray of hope when
he said you were going to demand the with-
drawal of our troops, as they ware in Viet-
nam tUegallp, and cut out ail aid to that
country. Those people la Vietnam are so
busy fighting each other that they don`t have
time to worry about the Commies.
A. J. McGurN.
Lolac BLACFI, CALIP.,
June 15, 1984.
SlnaLOr WAYNE MORSE,
Senate O~Sce Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR $ENATOH: YDn seem t0 be Ona Of the
few humanitarians in Congress. That's the
reason we are writing to you. 7t we lived in
Qregon our family of six voters would sup-
port you in full. The only request that we
have to make U read June 12 issue, 1864, and
see the pictures under the caption "But this
is my duty," 1n Life magazine.
Please tell Congress that at ia8at in this
area our people are sick and tired of this
eenaeleaa war.
Are we a nation of barbarians?
Thank you, Senator and the beat of luck.
Very aincerety,
LESTEB W. D$NEVAN.
WT.LDA A. DENSVAN.
Les'rss M. DsNEVeN.
TaRY L. Disz~ravAN.
LONGVIEW, WASH.,
June 19, 1964.
IIOn. WAYNE MORSE,
U.S. Senate,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOa MDRSS: Just a ling t0 y0U t0
encourage you in your attacks on foreign aid
to corrupt, unreforming governments and on
our policy is Vietnam.
I realize, as I'm sure you do, that such
independent statements can be dangerous
to you potitlcaily; it takes a strong and cou-
rageous personality to point out the harsh
facts to the adminlatration and the American
public as you have been doing so effectively
1n recent months.
Bast of luck to you, and I hope to keep
hearing your strong, liberal voice on the
major issues confronting the United States
today and in the future.
Very sincerely,
WII.GIA![ J. GABOTJSY.
LOS ANCELHB, CALnP.,
June 28, 1984.
Hoe. Senator WATNa MOaBE,
Senate OfJlce Building,
Washington, D.C.
DaAS SENATOa WATNE MORSE: Your work
for peace is greatly appreciated.
War cannot bring victory, will not destroy
cemmuniam, can only destroy peoole, prop-
erty to the American image, Would like to
have your material on the questions of peace.
Thank you in advance.
Sincerely yours,
nam--send 200.08Q of our boys in there to
get $ilied and alert a war with China that JtrNE 28, 1984.
would never and. You could tell by the DEAa 3ENAxos MORSE? I agree whole-
looka on Mr. Brinkley a face that he is wor- heartediy with gout views regarding our "out-
rSed, aad I and ell the people I've tall'.ed to Saw" activitlea in southeast Asta and par-
~Wh2at a8pity that the Public donout~kny~oew~pJust wcth~y~dpo~~ our ~Stgatea~D}erp~artment think tiparticipatioaiela athese copugntrlesathiskpast
Pend on theomuddied ah t our'news= '~isf>:' `E~e ~d3"'CCS~I'fi ~ ttBA" 7'l:h~ths Secretary
papers print, people Z've talked to, I can't And one who of Defense and General Taylor.
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1' truly believe that. a U.N. functioning
"peace force" should be _the position being
expounded by our Government and not the
unilateral military Yorce as is presently being
employed.
I support-your view and will make known
my acceptance of them to my own- repre-
seiltatives '
Yours truly,- _
"~ -HOWARD I3.ATCLIFFE.
' MARTINSBZ7RG, W. Va. _
Senator, WAYFtE Moasi:;
U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C.
' DFaI! Sni: Lhave-just listened to your re-
marks Sri Vietnam on tlie,~1BC "Today" pro-
gram. I have spent considerable tim_ a in
that area in the U.S. Nagy and feel closer
to the situation that the avexage citizen.
Let ma.e. thank you, for- enlightening the
public with your knowledgeable oomments.
I agree with you and hope you are successful
in blocking our military entry into war in
'Asia:
Sincerely yours, ~ ~ ~~
- ~HVNTER ~V._STEWART...
CARMEL, CALIF?
'June 25, 1964.
copy of a letter similar to. one I have just sent
to President Johnson.
Will you please exert every effort to extri-
cate IIS and the world from a struggle which
has the effect of preventing completion of a
revolution and which may readily get out of
control?
_ Sincerely yours,
GELSTON_McNEIn.
P.S.-This. letter should have. been modi-
fied for you. I do thank you, Senator MoasE,
for,your courageous and outspoken efforts in
behalf of a more sane policy.
For months I've been .intending to thank
you for a fine presentation of constructive
ideas with regard to Cuba which I. heard in
an interview-type program on station WGMS.
Iteep up the good work. _ _
WASHINGTON, D.C.,
June 24, 1964.
President LYNDON B. JOHNSON,
The White House,
Washington, D.C. _
DEAR PRESIDENT JOHNSOA . "The people of
the world, I think, prefer reasoned agree-
ment to ready attack." Does not this state-
ment of yours March 23, 1964) call for a
sharp change.. in, our course in .southeast
Asia? For not only is it true that people pre-
fer reason to violence:. it ie also true that
negotiation on the basis of equality holds the
only hope for life in a nuclear age.
Since 1945 war in South Vietnam has been
DEAx SiR; I saw slid- heard you on the
"Today Show", and I believe you are 100
percent right. n I have always admired you,
you have more brains in. your little toe, than
those generals who sit safely in Washington.
While the. kids go and_,get. killed, to satisfy
who? The generals of course.
The. IInited Nations. was born_tC settle
wars, I am for President Johnson. Loo, but
110 is letting the wrong people advise him.
I Tlppe you convince these . tinheads to
Change their minds. _
killing and starving and maiming with ter-
rible suffering thousands of women and
children as well as guerrilla flighters (who
ass also human). None seems to know or
care just how many. At a meeting last week
I heard a Government. spokesman, while
rightly lamenting the over 1,000 American
casualties, speak with gusto of "wiping out
the guerrillas."
We .should be demonstrating that we are
friends of the world'
p
_
s ,
oor by aiding their
A?xs, It; D~vrs. Yrevolutioxl of rising expectations" in Viet-
DEAR,_ SE~TATO$ Moasz.: P.leasQ, Senator plashed.
MORSE, usewhatever persuasion youu can to instead, by supporting military juntas
stop the tide oi_aggressors in public office and other corrupt, oppressive governments,
before we have another ma or war.
j by supplying napalm and helicopters and
Renresentatives:athev are nn~Yrfai*o fan r ~~ barbed wire and cropdestroyers and other
other Iiatio}IS.
-Why is it so many people feel that they
are entitled to. te,11 other countries how to
rixn their affairs
vvhen our q
rv~xl~s
about the
_
,
_
most irnmopaL in every way. Would any
people be anxious ,to .join our ways unless
paid or coersiox~ed?
For a short time. we had hopes in Governor
Scranton till he came to Florida with the
usual, belligerent talk. against Cuba.
I can look. till I'm cross eyed but see only
that they should settle their affairs. inside
Culia by their .own people. Will he spread
communism to our, ..,neighboring countries?
I think we are doing a better, job of it by
our example, by what is 1~appening here in
America and what-we are.doillg to others.
8enator.Wnxrrz;_MAnsE, _ _-.-- -_, _,.,,_.
SQlnats, Once Bu4id$ng,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR s.E~`I.a,~oR MoRSE;~.I hope that I am
correctly informed that you question present
U'.S, policies, in Vietnam .and favor our
making an earnest effort to negotiate a
sstt_leFnent. . ,_ , _ ...
posing the revolution. Whether or not we
intend to do so makes little difference. We
appear to the oppressed, underdeveloped
,
war-sick people to be just another white,
colonial power replacing the French who, we
ourselves admit, were denying the people
their sacred-right to ltfe, li~-~rty, and the
pursuit of happiness.
I agree with Walter Lippmann (New York
Tribune, May 28) and with Senator MORSE
that American troops never should have gone
into Vietnam. These men point out that we
must correct our error by substituting nego-
tiation for force. in these Senators CHURCH,
GRUENING, BEALL, and others agree-as do I.
Stepping up the war in Vietnam would
not only increase and prolong sufferings of
the Vietnamese people and delay the r 1
a
proposals? On the other hand, continuing
our arrogant and self-righteous policies to-
ward China tends to lose us friends, to
solidify our enemies and thereby to lessen
the possibility of rapprochement.
A year ago at American University Presi-
dent Kennedy pointed to the truth that con-
ditions and attitudes Sn all kinds of societies
change and that we must recognize and en-
courage changes in others and be open to
change ourselves. It is also imperative,
though extremely difficult for anation-as
for an individual-to admit its mistakes and
change its course. Failure to do so -will
leave our country behind the march of his-
tory at best, and, at worst, can make our
beloved country an Instrument for the de-
struction of civilization,
Yours sincerely,
WAYNE MORSE,
U.S. Senate,
Washington, D.C.
GELSTG'N MCNEIL.
METROPOLIS, ILL.,
June 25, Y964.
DEAR SENATOR: Thanks to you, for-the words
spoken over TV, when you said that our boys
should not be dying in South Vietnam. I
think its so shameful for the United States
to have our boys there, when there has been
no war declared. Why don't our "so-called
allies go in there too. They know its wrong.
Here we have Cuba, right at our door, and
no attention is given to what goes on there.
But they risk their necks million miles away.
We cannot pollee the entire world. What
would we say, when other countries sent
military force over here to change our
method?
I am for a peaceful country. The same
should be followed with integration. We
can't do anything by farce. But people will
understand each other as time goes on. We
have no trouble here with a racial problem.
All get along together and that goodwill, will
spread ii they would keep agitators out.
Thanks again to you. ,Will you appear on
TV more often?
We need a House full of Members like you
in.Washington.
Yours very sincerely,
MTS. RAYMOND MZTCHELL.
P.S.-The feed grain program should be
scrapped. It does more harm than good.
The voluntary soil bank did so much more
and cost less when people take their entire
farm out of production. This feed grain
the big farmers take out the less fertile
ground and draw Government pay and use
that money to buy fertilizer and livestock
to produce more an remaining acres, and
therefore the surplus gets greater.
- HOUSTON, TEX.,
June 29, Y964.
YOUR HONOR SENATGR 1VIOASE; JUSt118tened
to you on the "Today" show. I think you
are so' right. Did we not learn anything
from Korea.
Yours very truly,
tion, it would drive Ho Chi Minh com
etel
P Y FORT I,AUDEADALE, FLA.,
into the arms of China (even as our starva-
tion policies toward Cuba have driven Castro Senator MoasE. June 25, 1964.
into dependence upon the great Communist D
EAR SIR: At last we have someone on
powers). Extending the war will also cause Capitol Hill who has given me and many
U.S.S.R. to support China and thus destroy of my neighbors the inside on this Vietnam
what improvement in relationships has been subject. This a.m. on program "Today," I
painstakingly 'and precariously worked out stopped my breakfast to sit and listen to you;
between the Soviet Union and the United so clear was your explaining this dogfight
States, we are in, and cannot do one thing except
Mr, Johnson, instead of aggravating ani- pour our men and dollars to destruction.
mosity between China and the United States I am a widow but our country is, as you
of America, is it not time that we develop just about put it; carrying the load that is
toward that great country a creative ap- not ours alone. Do keg u
proach which
P P your clear
re
ff
, p
-
o
ers solne possibility of peace- else s eakin
uvgau promptly pefore the fighting 18 es- ful solu i P g' You will get others to see also,
t,@nded &I1i# that they i~~~}~ ~~p,~~~S$~~~~~~~[$~ d ~40~'1~~(~~~ief talk.
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(`,ppFgYVILr.E, KANS., June 23, 1964.
Senator MoanE,
U.S. Senator of Oregon,
Washington, D.C.
DtaH Sm: I heard your talk on "Today"
TV today concerning the action of the
United States, directed by President John-
son, in BOUtheast Asia.
I agree in detail with alY you said in pour
TV interview.
Too much o1 our actions era based oa
wishful thinking and self-deception-based
mostly on an infantile misaianlc complex
that we have that we are tltc chosen peopie
to lead the rest of the world into the land of
mllk and honey-while we are disintegrating
here at home. We cannot understand that
the rest of the world and no pert of it sea
us as we see ourselves looking through our
Alice in Wonderland lookingglass of wishful
thinking, self-deception, and messianic com-
plex.
Sincerely,
-JVNS 24, 1964.
DEAS SENATOS: I have been watching this
Asiastic situation and try and take a fair
approach to our position there and. what we
should do about it. I have come to the defl-
nite conclusion that you hnve the right
answer. We do not want to get mixed up to
a hot war with China, and it looks right
naW as though we are headed in that direc-
tion. The French fought !n that area for
over 7 years with top-flight troops, ooupied
tPith material aid from us, and they were
decisively beaten. Are u~e about to travel
t31e same road4 Such s atuptd course would
deplete our resources and manpower aimoat
to a point o1 no return. It will be another
Soren. It seems that the Democratic Party
(I am independent) is ae frequently labeled,
?the war party."
Your poaitioa is, and w1I7 receive the sup-
port o1 the right thinking citizen. E'eep up
the good work.
geapectiully yourr,
(iLAYTON E. DIGG.
i3AN BEANARDINO, G'ALIF., June 24,1964.
Mr. WATNS MOASE,
U.S. Senator.
DESa Ma. Mosss: You have been a hundred
percent right since you have bean in 1,ha
U.S. Senate.
Aa you say that the United States !s stick-
ing its nose in too far in other countries busi-
ness. That nose might be punched and
bleed Sor several years at the expense of alI
Americans.
Mr. Mossa, you will have my vote and I
knout many more will vote for you.
I remain a true Democrat.
Yours sincerely,
FaATIR; A. SPICER.
Wsar HAarroan, CONN.,
June 23, 1964.
DEAR SENATOS: Please say what you sold on
"Today" about Asia-loud and Ioag until it
ie heard. Thank you, sir.
HsI.EN SHIVs
Mtn. John J. Skive.
fore !t 1a too late. Your stratghtfozward more of a fervent Goldwater admirer than
talk on television this morning wan cerishaly aver. He is being criticized for hU ~m-
a step Tn file right dlreation. plaints about. the United Nations. He is be-
26oat respectfully yonrs, ing honest, too.
lie. THZODOas BuEr.L. Thank you again.
LoeAIN, Oxlo, -
.f'Itr14 25, 1964. ST. PAOL, MarN.,
Mr. WATNr'. MORSE, June 23, 1964.
D.3. Senator,
Washington, D.C.
DEAS BsNA'roa Magri: Z wish t0-state that
I agree with your position on the dangerous
situation to Vietnam and in southeast Asia
in general.
I respectfully sak you that you do ail in
your power to prevent any war in southeas#
Asia Involving the United States.
Respectfully pours,
CIlAaLSS J. BaoWNa,
OSE:ALOOSA, IOWA,
June 25, 1964.
HOn. WAT NE MOASL,
8enafe O fJlee Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAa SENATO$ Moans: Thank you for be-
ing willing to speak out concerning Viet-
aem. It 1a sad that our country should be
the one to bppasa Lhe U.N. end not give it s
chance at Lht pearemaking ciforta for which
It was tnatltuted.
Further, I feel that the news media has
allowed false ideas to guide public opinion
because it is not pleasant to criticize. 'Whore
are our courageous news reportero? Thank
you again.
Moat slncerc'v,
ZLNA C3EIIHa
Mro. Charles E. Chubb,
WARSAW. IND.,
June 25, I+J64.
s=enator WAV NE MORSE,
yyaahington, B.C.
DEAa SENATOR MOASS: This 16 t.0 add my
voice of approval to pour stand on cturent
Government issues.
Thank you for your courageous sad truth-
ful comments on the TV program of "To-
day." ae Well as those mado preMOValy.
I am among those who feel that our only
hope for avoiding a national dlsaater is by
following policlea such as yov have ex-
pressed, and I urge you to continue with in-
y~gtnq vigor.
Yours sincerely,
SANDII?KT, ORIG.
June 25, 1964.
Senator WAYIiE MORSE,
Washington, D.C.
Sn: Bravo for you on the "Today" show
this morning. I hope you get much backing
for your stand on Vietnam. We need more
men of your caliber who- will speak out for
the good of this country.
Faithfully pours, A.,..~.,
MYRTLE (}, ypaaa,GREN
(Mrs. Herbert L.) .
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.,
June 24, 1964.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I WHIR yon t0 knout
that I am in full agreement with your views
on the situation in southeast Asia.
If it will help to show President Johnson
that we want your ideas of carrying this
problem to the U.N., I hope this letter will
be used in that behalf.
i only hope it la not too late to save us
from getting into another holocaust.
Mny Clod bless you. in your efforts.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Taos MEAOHEa.
Hon. WevNa MORSE,
Member of the U.S. Senate,
Senate Opi ce Buf ldtng,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOa: Z am noL one t0 write letters
but after reading the attached editorial i got
so mad about some of the thinking of the
powers in Washington that you wonder. It
looks to me that they are trying to do every-
thing_possibie to get in a Sght witY2 China.
Then we will have another Korea on our
hands, only a great many times worse.
Mp reason for writing you 18 to let you
knave I tike your stand on this matter and
many more.
Thanks for pour time is reading thin note.
Respectfully,
RAT W. BARNErT,
Treasurer, AUen County.
3'r. JOHN CHVaCH,
Greensbwg, Ind., Junt 25, 1964.
DEAS SENA1'OH Moss: I heard your View-
point of the South Vietnam war.
I agree with you 10D percent.
What can we do to further your program?
Sincerely,
Rev. A. J. $CRNgDER.
Senator WAYNE Moans,
Senator of ties State o/.Oregon,
Washington, D.C.
Dsaa SIS: Heard you being interviewed on
the "Today" show this morning, and wan
very Interested to what you had to say.
sa I and my hvBhand and sons have been
th}alttag the same thoughts. Thank C3od
for men like yourself who are not afraid to
speak out, for pour honesty. pour forthright-
ness, and also pour clarity. What to the
name of heaven !s happening to this country
of ours. and who do yov think President
Johnson thinks he ls, GAd9 Do you under-
stand flow amaii and helpless a person tike
myself tests to the face of what la going
on is Washington. I don't want my two
clean young boys fighting in that ailnking
bola for a rldiculove Cause-besides, accord-
ing to those brainy intellectuals in govern-
ment now. tt isn't the fashion t0 "win" s
war anymore. It we had permitted Cleneral
MacArthur to go on in Sores, this war may
not have bees necessary. I am one of those
Americans who beUeve everything he wrote.
FLVaRINtr, MICH.,
June 25, 1961.
DEes SENATOa MossE: Your hard-hitting
remarks that we heard an the "Today" show
this morning concerning rho situation in
southeast Asia certainly made a lot of com-
monsense. What a deep insight you have
into this sertoua problem.
You have my husband's and my complete
concurrence In the matter and there must
be multitudes. of peopie all over the country
WI&CASSST, MAn!iE,
June 28,1964.
The FIonorabte WAYNE MoBSE,
D.S. Senate,
Washington, D.C.
DEAa SIR; No one could deny the tre-
mendous influence eaerted on the foreign
policy of the United Staten by the Pentagon.
Sant Why a military department of our Gov-
ernment should be adjudged to be Sn pos-
session of infallible wisdom in the area of
peaceful international relations i$ beyond my
understanding. With specific reference to
this Nation's unilateral action in southeast
Asia which bids fair to represent the worst
bungling by this country in international re-
tntionshlps for all time-I consider it to he
absolutely shameful, utterly appalling, and
enttreIy inconsistent with the policies of a
nation presumably working toward world
It is to be ferventlyl~9~b6~q YeF3'F K@I~%U'17U5 : tiIA-KUF'66tiUU4}~~~(~od?6~J'~#li~UtbyT~store peace, file
6 possibility that you n others of pour
colleagues oa Capitol Hlll who share your I compliment you oa pour honest criticism United Staten has na military bustnesa in the
views, might do something about s.Il this be- of President Johnson. A!i thin makes me area.
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. Speaking as a~irivate citizen, I_most heart-,
fly commend you in your -stand on the issue.
Let - - _ _ ..
us.put the, .problem before the United
Nations for its, judgment and ..action. This,
18 where 11: beloilgs, and is the only place it
belallgs. Our saying ,one thing and doing
another.. v?ill .yet be the death pi us. If
peace be the aim of this_Nation~_then in the
natXlp o~..C7pti let.us be about 1t. _.
$enatpr . W~YriE, MoRsl?;,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR Slut: lv~ay I congratulate you,peing
a true_.Alrl,eric~il,. being elected -and holding
political office in our Government, uphold-
1ng and not ignoring the Cpnstitutipn pE the
United SLateg, that reg,ds, there shall be no
Yoreign entanglements. As other., politicians
seem tfl.,ignore though sworn into office over
-..,. .. .,.---, ,F. _ .. . ,.
`Referring to your very true conversational
talk aver,I~$U-~'y program, this is "Today."
1 It 1 -a pleasure to you talk,.-as a true
American, who knows,What you are talking
about, a type of an American like President
George Washington. ' And thinking deeper
perhaps. if the United States had? stayed out
of World_War II, there would not be com-
munism. _ .., -
Sincerely yours,
- ~ ~. J. ZINSM~ISTER.
' ~^'-~ . ,
"' ~ S'i'o',~AT, FI.A June 25,, 1964.
DEAR Sz:sgATaR. MonSE: I,~t%~;1e_cplagratulate
,you"'an your fearless o~iinipn expressed on
the "Today" show, as I have the same idea
about our. boys in Vietnam. Please do every-
thing to stop this unconstitutional war, ..I
agree v,Hth you that this is a McNamara war
slid that we should ram send, a~ltary man
&s our' AtXibassadnr into ttaat a;ea, (,Taylor) .
i 'Hasvin had four brothers Sn, .,the First
World War, while I was trainee}, gs a nurse,
imd then. three nephews in the Secgnd World
War on' the German side, and three nephews
Isere ozl. tkle AmexAeart.,s~ie, I know .what.
families are sa~riRcilsg. I lived_in. Germany
durlx}g the first war and as an American
citizen here in the second, war, .doing nurs-
issg and social work.
While, x do a lpt pf traveling in, different
~e1%~Stries. 1aoR', I know how we_ are alxnpat
` despised for meddling in .everybody's busf-
uess, We_,~hot}lgl,igt, ot~Qr, countrps_~ecide
fol? , tiemsplvesn. What they want tp be, but
guard .our awn country, .according to our
~onstitUtion. _ ,
..
More power to men like, you. _
- SANTA IZpsA, CALIF., .
` . ~ ?JiCne 25,1964.
~SrlatOr WAYNE 14~pRSR, .. _ -._
Washington, D.C. _.. ~ .
-DEAR 1~LR. Molts,>;, I,have,.beeh his sympathy
with your thinking on the problem i_n 91et-
ssam right along, butyouur pronounceslienta
this mprriing on the 'Today" program makes
Ale Wazst,to shputit #xo_.m. the rpaftops that
the United StateB ,si~outl .get out of south-
east Asia_ars41 "rejpin" thg United ldationa.
It seems to me tlsat oi~ail natiolss w~ should
not desiccate the_eanptuaxy of peace.. Seep
up your good work, Mr, MpxsE. Your voice.
-
may be
the keystone to the arch,. ,
$iRCerely,
_ - "" MIS. LEORAS D. $URRY~NE:
~~_.
" ,~,,F, VAN$YII.LF~, IND?
one ot.t~.e.~xxiar..tes~ 9T most..intelligent merry
in Washington, D,C. Keep up the good work.
Yours truly,
W, E. HALL, Jr.
HOII. WAYNE MORSE,
Senate Q~lee Building,
Washington, D.C, _
DEAR $Ia:.I salute: you on -your courageous-
@tand pn AmerSpan_invalv~a~ent in southeast
Asia. We cannot correct the mistakes of 19th
century imperialism. by sacrificing American
lives. Nor can we hope to persuade the
Asians-in the throes of a. coipniai reyplutiph
captured by the Communists-that. we are
any different from their former white masters.
and that our brand of freedom will be any
better than what they have hitherto known
at the hands of the.. whites; that is to .say,
exploitation -and humiliation.
I wholeheartedly support your position
tjiat our only recourse is the United,Nations.
Only if we direct our efforts through the
United Nations can we avoid the onus of
being considered the aggressor out there by
the Asiatics and the other noncommitted
peoples of the world. Tp do otherwisg is, _~p.
go it alone, setting our course on disastar?
America has long been in need of such
straight-from-the-_shoulder advice a~ , ,you
gave this day on the "Tpday" show.. God-
speed.
Cordially yours,
. (~$ORGE TEFIAN FISCI-IER,...-..
HADDONFIELD N.J., _.
June 24, 1964.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: Thank you. Thank
you. Thank you for your fine, brave state-
ments on South Vietx.^m, It takes.... great
courage to-speak out against the foreign pol-
icy as you and others have done. i-wish _tha_t_
the American newspapers would publish your
statements found in_ the CoNCRESSZ4rrAZ,,_iixicc.
oaD; for surely the American public is just
uninformed about, the true. cpnditp}rs, irl._.
southeast Asia. '
I consider you one of the finest patriots,
because you are not afraid to speak out when
you see we are not living" up to our demo-
erotic ideals (and the freedom tp voice opin-
ions- is a hallmark of, our democracy but
which should not be'censored by the press).
-We must try to educate the public to see
that the proper place to solve international
crises is in the United Nations.
Wish you would run for President.
'-'- Sincerely yours,
- Mrs. SALLY PRYOR.
LUa ANGELEa, CALIF?
June 22, 1964..
Senator WAYNE MORSE,
U.S. Senate Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE:.I WOnld hke t0 Com-
mend you for your courageous and intellf-
..gent position and stand against the present.
reckless U.S. involvement in Vietnam and
Laos which, ii allowed to pursue its present
.course, will surely lead to full-scale war and
hatred of the whole world against us.
I have just written to President Johnson to
tell him that I fully concur with your posi-
tion in regard to our foreign policy in Viet-
nam and Laos.
__-It's pathetic that Congress has so few men
of your caliber and stature. You will be re-
membered fn history by your compassion
and unusual degree of intelligence.
Wishing you continued success in your
efforts to achieve peace for mankind.
Sincerely yours,
- -- JACK KRIEGER.
-- - - - EAST ORANGE, N.J.,
June 25, 1964.
.DEAR SENATOR MORSE: Your ready sugges-
tions for the Vietnam situation show, as al-
ways, the long, deep thought that has gone
before. Your interview an the program "To-
day,"- this morning, brought me the- only
comfort I have had on that situation.
I, like you, am voting and working Por
President Johnson this fall. I admire him
very much. I feel that now at this very
moment is the time that he could well adopt
your plan and map out a program for our
beloved country which would save the United
Nations and finally solve our problem in
Asia. That might take years, but we would
be on the right track.
For years I have been your- respectful
admirer.
G. V. RAFE.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.,
June 24, 1964.
The Honorable WAYNE MoesE,
U.S. Senate,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MoasE: I wish to let you
know of my wholehearted support far your
critical stand on the actuation in Vietnam.
Several weeks ago I heard you speak about
this on the radio and was impressed by your
ideas. Up until this time, I had no notion
that anyone in Congress was at all opposed-
to our provocative and shortsighted policy
in the Far East.
It is my understanding that the general
goal of American foreign policy should be
that of insuring the world peace and at the
Senator WAYNE MoasE, ~ -.~.~~ "?~ '...s `~"~ "'?` `"`""?'Y?? "` """~"`
communism. At times our efforts toward
Senate Building, both these goals go hand in hand, but some-
LVashington, D.C. times they do not. Since the advent of the
MY .DEAR SENATOR: YOUr forthright re- nuclear age, the possibility of a military
marks heard. a few days -ago on the NBC solution is considered out ai the question
"Today" -show certainly pointed up the by any thinking person. if so, then it seems.
issues-and dangers-in the Vietnam situa- the most promising opportunity for victory
tion. would consist of swinging the uncommitted
As you so rightly said, the appointment of peoples of the world over to our side. If we
General Taylor to the vacated Lodge post could do this, then we would have innumer-
does not augur well for a peaceful settle- able advantages over the Communists, e.g.,
ment of the situation. The deep involve- economically, tradewise, and not the least,
ment of this country in the south Asia area the sheer number of people who would be
and the "policing" action we have under- alined with us.
taken seems very paradoxical in view of our These uncommitted multitudes in Asia and
own inability to control our citizens in Mis- Africa are just beginning to throw off the
aissippi and Florida. shackles of colonialism, ignorance, and the
It -Would. seem ~prt of like pepple in glass effects of racial and economic exploitation.
houses throwing stones-or don't do as I do, Communism, as taught in Moscow and
dp as z say. Peking
lures them economicall
fro
n
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m o
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Please Senator, keep speaking out against side. Democracy, and all of the advantages
f~enator WAYNE 1.1InRsE, further action that commits thousands of which go with personal freedom, should have
Senate O~lce Building ~ A
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m
er can youth to lose their lives to sup- at least equal appeafl. But does it really?
Washington, D C. - ~ port regimes that are wholly unpopular with To use the Madison Avenue phrase, just
7]EAR $$,IYATO~ ~p_8,9$~ ,A breath 03.3reS;!1 aft the citize t o ~~~ tl~e eyes of the world.
this lnorrsiug when ~tb~e~d~0pd~elease ~Afdt~1s;~~i~1=RDP66B0040 ~o ing impression our
went on telavisioxl.. I p r nally think you7e EDWARD $,, ;$ALSr1G>R, Government makes by support of a military
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dictatorship which 1a grimariiy engaged {n
the business of ktlling peasants. Does this
realty add to the stature of the worid'a num-
ber one power? I fear that to the many little
people of the world this must take on the
,features of a IIavid and f3oliath struggle.
Thin feeds beautifutty taro the Communist
propaganda line that we are aggressive war-
mongers. Sy point of fact, is 9letnam we
are doing just that.
History trachea, and teaches bitterly, that
revolutionary activity cannot be effectively
put down unless tr~heo0ovhee ~ep te'a~ Aho ahas
the strong suppo
Military rulers and petty dictators of alt sorts
lack this popular support since by definition
their rule is self-imposed and maintained by
repression of the opposition. Often this is
bulwarked by American doflars.
Now Iet us take stock of soma of our sup-
posed "allies" and "comrades in arms" in the
struggle against world communism. Of what
possible benefit is it to the American people
to be associated with creatures such ae
Chiang Ba!-3hek, Franco, Madame Nu, or
the present military junto in Saigon, to name
but a few. Zn time of pencr, we absorb a2I
of the rotten aspects of their reputations by
the simple fact that wa support and condone
them. In time of war, does anyone honestly
think that any of these small-time Hitters
will stand gallantly by our side. More likely
than not they will Hee the country with the
gold We have given them as many others
have before.
This letter Is already much too tong. But
again I would sap that your position 1n this
vital issue is important, even if it is sot
popular at the moment. Neither are many
other positions popular where real courage
ig required. Too often, basic political and
philosophical change must be made by in-
dividuals like yourself who stand for a time
alone in opposition to the compact majority.
Very truly yours,
BIDNEY L. CorEL, Ed. D.,
Clinical Pathologist.
Senator WAYNE MOASE, 07 pEECON,
Washington, D.C:
D?A$ BENATOa WAYNE MOESE: WO Set yon
oa TO. You are right about going to wet
with Red China.
It should be taken to the IInited Nations.
We don't want war; it should be solved Sa
some peaceful way. We don't want our sons
to die for such a loci cause. If they go to
war With Red China it will make ua weak
and then Rusala writ Step 1n. I think we
should Yeeg our nose out of foreign affairs.
Let the IInited Nations do the job.
d FsrENn Faox Offio
(With Three Sono,
not Willing to set them dte)
Joxa 23, 1$64.
Senator WAYPrE MoasE,
Washington, D.C.
DEAa SENATOR MOnsE: We Waal you t0
know how we admired you for your out-
spoken comments on the "Today" program
this morning.
You have given us a small feeling of secur-
ity, but what has us baffied ie that more
men, supposed to be the Ieadera of our coun-
try, just follow along.
Frankly we are very concerneQ about our
Nation and Ste future-the TY and maga-
zinea and press distort the facts of what is
really happening and the average person la
our gauntry today will not dig in and try
to find the truth. They would prefer to
watch s murder mystery or hillblllp pro-
gram oa TY.
As an individual there stems to be so little
we can do-so many of our young people
bee of the actin troubles 1n our warld to-
day stems from greed.
We both had the feeling that the pro-
gram panel wee somewhat awestruck by
your comments, and we seriously doubt
that had they known, you perhaps would
never have been asked to appear. These are
the things they are trying to hide from the
people.
Please keep the couzaga of your con-
victions as we need more men in Washing-
ton, like yourself, to Hght Lheae battles.
Yours truly,
Mrs. ldAavrN 8. Cocxa+txs,
TOHAANCE, CALIT.
June 2Z, 1964.
Senator WATNE Moas?,
senate O;~tce Building,
Washinptvrt, D.C.
DEAE SeNA'tos Moses: I want to thank
you for the position you hays taken against
the continued and increasing undeciartd
was in Indochina. It is s small comfort
that we have at least oar senator with some
decency left.
I suppose the theory is that viilage-
burning and the rent of 4t was legaitzed long
ago by the British and ouch modern im-
provementa as we may add are only natural,
the people being "natives" who put no
value on human life. Besides, they haven't
any aircraft and wt have a deal with the
Rusafans.
Admtrai Feit announced this weekend
that we are going to rink war with China.
but that China would be afraid to risk war
with ue, since they know we are too strong.
This sounds tike the thinking of Douglas
MacArthur, who ended up wanting to uas
cobeIt bombs.
Presumably Feit'a atatemeat is policy.
since he to commander in chief. And pre-
sumably this to the policy of the President,
the State Department, and the clavernment.
All Z know is, we nevez voted for it. What
stems W be the case >e that the war-happy
generals sad the CIA invaaionmakers are
running the show and thin busiaeaa of
democracy and an election is nonaenat and
just for the papers.
It seems hopeitss to try to do something
about !t since tt is not subject to vote or
to control by elected representatives. The
whole thing proceeds as though OoroweTa
had woe--and he's not even nominated yet.
8lacerely,
JOHN Y.1dANNrNa.
{copy to President Lyndon B. Johnson.}
$1QOEVtLLZ, TENN.,
June 25, 1854.
$eaatOT WAYNE MaNBE,
Senate fJQlce Building,
Washington, D.C.
ITEAg $ENATOE Moses: Not being a coastit-
ueat of pours I writs as an Amertcaa citizen
to say that I fully agree with your position
stated on the TY "Today.. program th1F date
that our President does not have the conati-
tutional right to prosecute war 1n South
?tetnam.
However, yon silo said that you were going
to the Democratic convention and support
the President and do ail you could to insure
his reelection.
This 1s the second time recently that I
have heard a 17..8, Senator seriaualp disagree
ose the Prestdent on as lmue of
with and o
pp
tremendous importance-this time you say M~as? R?oERS.
real war could result--and then heard the fCoPy ~ President L. B. Johnson.)
Senator announce that he ari21 help reelect
the errtng one. The logic of such a comas JUNE 24, 1964.
escapes the ordinary person, and I should Dsea SsNA'ros Moasa: Your talk on TV
Like to salt how we In a democracy can hope about the IIA. policy Tor sure i8 shared by
bo score the good Rovernment sad peace we many-why don't they stand up and be
five candidates, both Democratic and Re-
pubilcana. would do worse things.
With assurance of my esteem, I am,
Yery reepectfullp,
N. W. BownaN.
P.S.-The above Inquiry from one bona
and reared a Democrat wilt probably seem to
2gaore party loyalty when the issue tran-
scends it in importance. It >$ a sincere in-
qulry
Pero ALTO, CAr.a~.,
June 24, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MOR4E,
Senate CQtce Bu{(dinp,
Washington, D.C.
DEAa SENATOa MORaE: We are writing t0 iet
you tnow that we-agree with pour views on
Vietnam, and we admire you for your cou-
rageous and iorcefuI ezpreasion of them.
We hope you will continue to find it possible
to talk eenst even when this touches on the
sensitivities of people is high places. We
are confident that good sense will prevail,
and that in the long run the course of world
events wail be determined by those who are
prepared to fact lassies rea11at1caIlp and with
human understanding.
MAeoexET FuaN.
RoBEaT FurN.
{Copies President Lyndon B. Johnsen and
Secretary Robert S. MaNamars.)
Jvxs 24, 1964.
Dees BENATOS WAYNE MOHSE: I agree with
you every time you open your mouth. On
the situation la Vietnam you make sense.
The ominous appointment of Oenerai
Taylor to ambasaadornhlp is eztremely
alarming. I have written the President,
also.
You are, I know, a man of stature among
men of a ludicrous political specie.
We cannot afford the luxury o1 playing
this war game, Seat the world be launched in
a third world war. directed (I might add)
at the North American Gbntinent, as well as
eagalHng the entire world.
Please, take continued courage to speak
out to the Halls of Oovernmeat far what is
pollticallp and morally right. My husband
also agrees with you.
I know you. hays had many well-washers.
PA2 R. STACHa?ICA.
Los ANGELES, Cer,rr.,
June 25, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MOasE,
Senate Building,
Washington. D.C.
D?Aa BHNATOa MoasE: Please let me Con-
gratulate you on your outspoken and cou-
rageous stand with regard to Vietnam. I am
wholeheartedly in agreement with you, and
I am sure that many, many., who, Like you,
arc Sn posaesaton of the facts, know that you
speak the truth but lack your courage, and
would endanger America and the future of
the world rather than risk political careers.
I should think that even those who do not
agree with yon would have great admira-
tion for your integrity. The tragic truth
is that history, I am sure, will prove you
were right, hut, I am afraid, too late to
aa4e na.
Mp profoundest respects to a true Amerl-
can.
vur nmer;cu an uvo waaar ar v..w .,..???-.???~ --_. - --- -------- -
what it should be. EvgAppgyi'~~dtl~~,~@PQ{)Q~~at~~a~~~~~~~~_?~~y as long as
own gala and what he c get for himse oppose au I Hope a avant, or for
with the least amount of effort. old worn nut one tt-at ail the other pr~~epec- one reason or other afraid to speak up.
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ing to 8b was ari `eye opener,"although we
should,know bynow how such things work..
,Please; Senator MoasE, try to get on TV and
,radio oftener-make the people realize it's
their lives., and the lives of their loved ones
'Ghat are at stake.
$ wish _ ?here was some arga5aization I
could join to help others "to wake up aitq
be counted, as it really is later than they
think-much later-maybe even too late.
Sincerely,
? PEGGY KLEMPNER.
- < JvNE 25, 1964.
DEAR Ma. MoasE: Just Beard you on the
"`Today" program, and you are `'the first one I
have listened to that has made any sense. I
have always 'thought that the Congress made
the decision if we "were to have war, but
'resident ~alinso'n seems to be the one to
decide.hake yoil 2 don't think Red China
-can be 'bluYfed with our threats, and just
might fool us, if we think they-will back
down:
They have 70b million people as you say
they don't care about human life and they
could send waves and waves of men against
us. Khrushchev would love us to have war
with them that would -save their men and
3lghting :with them, and In file meantime
when we_ were, lighting- China they- would
~s'Gart something in'13erlin, and also In Cuba.
'You're .right we are the only"ones in South
Vietnam where are our Allies?
`They are'smart they are staying out. Wi11
you 1Siease go on 1Vleet the Press and tell the
people about this mess we got ourselves in.
Fighting thousands of miles away, and for-
getting all about Cuba right at our door-
steps.
Mr. MORSE I have always voted Democratic
-but at this time I Peel3ike thousands more
people not to vote for anyone. If you were
running for President I would vote far you
as" you are the only one I ever heard that
thought the same as I do. "
We are at war in Vietnam, as sure as the
sun Cvil1 rise tomorrow, and sending an Army
man to take Lodge's place doe's Ii6t look good
to me.. R!bat good does it do` to have a
1Tnited Nations. 'if the problems can't `be
';brou t to them- to settle, I have also won-
derewliat 'they` are doing all along about
this crisis in Sough Vietnam? -Can one man,
the kresident> make this decision to have our
boys killed as they are every day over there
(he has two girls) and talk so brave we will
fight to the finish.
Aa you said we cannot police-Asia, maybe
Russia (Khrushchev) is pretending to be
angry at China and provoke a war with us
then go 11i with China. Its eas_y`to start a
war, but. to stop it and get out of it is
.another thing. `Cur Allies as you say "are
sitting on the sidelines, `and saying. what
foals. _.
De Gaulle sees ~ the Sony of us doing wTiat
we are doing, and he is not ggoing along
with us ixx our decisions fo males` a fool of-
ourselves, That Washington Pipeline"
column th'e other ay sold Iussians are
.installing a new missile in Cuiia ?;hat doesn't
sxeed' a launchir;g pad. GTapa~le` of being
lauriched.from aaanlc-type vehicle, the mis-.
she's range from 6Ob to i~ibb `miles.
Mr. MORSE, please shout from the hilltops
we are doing wrong to stay in Vietnam, also
where are athe Natioallst Chinese (I spelt
that, wrong) biit will you ask will Chinese
fight Chinese? Years ago_,when I was a kid
I read a book called "Carpenter's Asia"-about
the yellow peril to come some day.
When Japan started the war I then figured
Itlaybe the yellow races would get together
there. Xou never. he>~r.,.anytlxin;g any more
hands: ... -.
Please, Senator MoxsE, you are the most
intelligent man yet to go on TV and tell
the people "wake up, America" before its too
late, and gets out of hand, and brings ue
Our allies are not with us in spirit. Some-
times I feel like a voice in the wilderness
there are so many things I seem to feel that
are not right, but what can I do?
.China? -There lies a sleeping giant. Let
him. sleep. For when he wakes, he will move
the world.
Napoleon said that years ago. Will close
this letter, and don't remain quiet; Mr.
MoasE, you have the right answers.
Mis. A. ENSIio.
ST. Lovrs, Mo.
P.S.-Please excuse this typewriting; its
this crazy machine.
NORTH NEWTON, KANS.,
June 24, Y964.
Hon. WAYNE MORSE,
Senate Offcce Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: We aTC grateful to
you for what you are doing in the Senate
and on television to change U.S. soitheast
Asia policy. The enclosed copy of my letter
to the Secretary of State expresses my views.
Very respectfully yours,
W. F. UNRUH.
P.S.-You need not take the trouble to
answer this letter. I am writing to let you
know how glad we are for men like you in
our Senate.
The editor of the Correspondent quotes
a Japanese intellectual of Tokyo who has
been in touch with some Chinese intellec-
tuals as follows:
"My friend, there is one thing I fear more
than anything else. It is that the United
States may carry the Vietnam war into the
North. There is absolutely no question but
that the Chinese would then enter the war
against the Americans. They are desperate-
1y afraid of America. Chinese on ail levels
see it as the aggressive and expansionist
venter of world imperialist reaction. They
would enter the Vietnamese war as a matter
of national survival. This is as certain as
that we sit here."
NORTH NEWTON, KANS.,
June 24, 1964.
Hon. DEAN RUSK,
Secretary of ?fate,
State Department,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SECRETARY RusK: The news release
that our President has appointed Gen.
Maxwell Taylor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, to replace Henry Cabot Lodge in
South Vietnam, and that our Government
is considering going into war with China by
military action against North Vietnam is
frightening to us. To go to war with China
I feel would be a tragic blunder because it
would cost millions of lives and would turn
the world against us. A professed Christian
nation surely_shouid not do what many be-
=lieve will lead to a world war.
Why does not our Government allow the
United Nations to seek a solution to the
.southeast Asia problem? Through the
United Nations world opinion would dis-
cipline China and help bring about a solu-
tion. The solution might not suit us in
.every respect, but it would likely be the
best solution possible at this time, I feel
strongly that U.S. unilateral military action
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Our Government h.as not lived up to the
Geneva Agreements of 1954 and the world
knows this. We will need to bring U.S. policy
into line with the peaceful purposes of the
United Nations, and respect the longing of
mankind for peace. I, for one, feel that
China would respect world opinion as ex-
pressed through the United Nations.
Very respectfully yours,
W. F. UNRUH.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.,
June 26, 1964.
Senator WAYNE MORSE, -
Senate OJjice Building,
Washington, D.C.
- DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I WOUId like t0 take
just a moment to tell you how much I have
admired, over the years, your courageous and
often single-handed fight for principle, truth
and right.
Specifically I want to encourage you to
continue in your opposition to our uncon-
scionable involvement in Vietnam. This,
and the Cuba business, have made me
ashamed of my country, ashamed .in a fun-
damental and permanent manner. These
issues are crucial to what we as a nation
believe and stand fox, and if they represent
the real answer, then-well, then I shall re-
main ashamed. "
Z would like to describe myself as a young
college graduate-well, 32 years old-a civil
servant, father, property owner and gen-
erally unexceptional. Sometimes the source
of support is as important as the support
itself.
Please keep up your efforts. I think yon
have demonstrated that the voters will sup-
port this kind of politics even more than the
usual kind.
Sincerely yours,
ROBERT H, HANSTEEN.
ALHAMBRA, CALIF.,
June 26, Y964.
Senator WAYNE MORSE,
U.S. Senate,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR: I 11Stened to your broad-
cast this morning otI the "Today" TV pro-
gram, and I am writing as an .American
citizen in support of your position that war
is not the solution to the problems that face
our government in southeast Asia.
My wife and i have spent our lives as
$aptist educational missianariea in China
and of late years in Japan. Our purpose has
been to teach the Christian way of life to
students and to the people.
We have often found ourselves unable to
support our commercial and industrial in-
terests of the United States who have too
often looked upon the Chinese labor and
resources as an opportunity to make money
by use of cheap labor and cheap raw ma-
terials. This system also made a small num-
ber Chinese of the compradore class rich,
while. the lot of the farmer, the intellectuals,
and the craftsmen became worse and worse.
The occupation of China by the U.S. Armed
.Forces during 1945-!18 did nothing to help
the common Chinese, indeed their lot be-
came worse.
Since 1948 the great western powers have
given up their colonial policy so-called ex-
cept the United Statf:s who are now engaged
in a war with Vietnam to prevent the people
of Vietnam from having political and eco-
nomic control of southeast Asia,
Senator CHURCH of Idaho, on the "Today"
show stated fn his broadcast that large
.scale armed intervention in southeast Asia
by American Armed Forces -may result in
the union of all the people of Asia into a
.race war. against the: white Americans, and
at the same time may result in drawing
-about Red ~C131na, and ~tus&Sa bring at odds Therefore, I wish to make another plea .the Chinese and Rusgsians together against
since we took over ~il ~ ~~~ j?~pn~ h_
ahchev's battles, $~~1~ f ~e~ Hl~~t'O1 e~- o~~tb'~~~ ~ a ~ATsal4i' a e~published in Tokyo
glee? Just what he wanted, things couldn't bly or to the Geneva Conference for solution, stated and I quote, ' A war between United
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Staten and China would be of truly great
Concern to us Japanese who also live is
As1a," unquote.
The hour is very Iate maybe too late to
avoid a-great war in the Faclfic, but-I know
pou will do your best to get the issues before
the American people and what they face tf
they try to use raw military power against
the nearly Z billion people of Alta.
Please do your best Senator in this time
of crisis to help us.
Respectfully pour,
$TaaLLNa $SATH,
JuNS 28, 1884.
a war which we cannot win and for which
we have no heart.
Those in the highest offices have lied to ua
untll wa have no confidence in what we era
told-the latest, denial of the resignation of
Lodge when we know, now, be had resigned
when the denial was made. The replaee-
menta weren't decided overnight.
The administration making a fool of itself
to its countrymen and the whole world-
Johnson ezpecting plaudits for trying to
"settle the crisis in Cyprus" while preparing
for a real war in Asia. Stating that Russia
"agrees" to stay out of a war with Red China,
expecting it to break a pact with Red China,
but not to break that agreement.
Why have C30LDWATEa and Wallace gone
over so dramaticallp7 The people nee what
fa taking place and will vote for anyone who
will promise to reverse the present trend.
Sincerely,
SLSTA T. MATHSIf.ON.
there; and we are destined to the same ex-
perlettce in southeast Axis, if we stay there.
You will notice that our European allies,
with 100 years experience in Far Eastern
matters, are-o8ertng little help,
I fully appreciate that the executive de-
partment has the respolasibil[tp of foreign
police but the legislation department are
the one that vote the money and can con-
troI the situation.
Verp respectfully yours,
J. M. RosrNSON.
{Copy to Senator Moasa.)
DEAR SaNATOa Moasa: Yesterday I saw and
heard you on the "Today" program of NBC.
What you said >8 important, not only for
the United States but for the whole world
and I hope you will continue pour Sght to
have this brought to the U.N.
If we fought a war in southeast Asia, the
problems there would still be unsolved,
just as they are in Soren. These probiema
are compounded, rather than reduced by
war.
Also, I hope qou can help to sea that the
laws of the United States apply also to the
Stiate of Missteaippi. Our eon Douglas Ls
among the young voter registration eduea-
tura there. The rlghta of cltizenshlp must
ba eateaded to all Americana.
{lreetings to TaaRY QLSON.
P.S.-Formerly from Montana and still re-
membering our discussion on the plane going
to India (in 1968}.
CaoAS RAPIDS, IOWA,
June 25,1964.
Senator WAYNa Moasa,
Senate Build{ny,
Washington, D.C.
DaAa SaNATOR: Although i have written
you before, sir, my admiration and gratitude
for and to you are of such dimension that I
must let you know again.
I'm grateful to providence that we have
men of your caliber. You ate mq favorite
Senator and have been for many years: map
C#od bless you, sir.
My view rune parallel with yours, air, from
alpha to omega.
Knowing that Clod !B just, Z often tremble
aver my country's behavior; but I know
that you intrepidly endeavor to retard the
trigger-happy ones. Again Senator Moans,
"It may make a difference to sII eternity
whether we do right or wrong today."
May I also eak you, sir, to convey my
gratitude to your fellow Senators HvMFassY,
CsvscH, and others of good will.
As for the vultures-let them shrlll,
Thanks again and again, sir.
Respectfully sad gratefully yours,
HJALMAR JoHNeON,
ADaIAN, MICH.,
June 25,1964.
Senator WAYNa Moasa,
Wash{ngton,D.C.
DaeR SaxaxoR Moses: I've Just heard pou
on the "Today" show.
You have given me hope, se you undoubt-
edly have mllliona of others who heard you
ezprese your views so daringly and so
clearly-that someone in Washington >a
aware of what is going on and even though it
is going agatnat the actions of leaders to his
own party, hoe the courage to ask what the
majority of your Countrymen are a8king-
Why are we acting eloneZ Why are we by-
pasaiag the IInited Nations? Why are we
sending our soldiers to die in the Far East?
We are rebelling against what those in
high office are doing to our country-the
Supreme Court making our laws anfl scrap-
ping the Conetitutioa. Taking away the
BUFFALO, N.Y.,
June 25, 1984.
MY DaAa BaNATOS Moasa: Thank you very
much for eapialning on the "Today" show.
why our southeast Asian war problem, has
not bean taken t0 the United Nations. It >e
a unique ezperiencx today to be told the
truth, and I am most grateful to pou, ae are
ail of my nelghbora, with whom I have
spoken tlels morn[ng,
Yours truly,
Senator WAYNa MoRSa,
Senate O}Jtee BuiGfiny,
Washington, D.C.
DaTaoTr. MICH..
June 26, 1964.
Dasa SnvATOa: I certainly want to caa-
gratulate you on pour stand regarding the
expanalon of our military activities in south-
esat Asia. I can't ass where the admini~tra-
tion to trying to save anything but face: and
believe me I don't think the administrative
face that they will save, 1a worth the Ilvea
01 our bops who already have been killed
there. Much teas the liven of the many
thousands more who will be killed with an
expanded war.
Y further think. that it's too expensive a
lesson in lives for our military to obtain
practical experience in thin manner. I was
under the impression that the Congress had
the power to declare war. Are you, worthy
gentlemen, of theca two legislative bodies
going to surrender this responaibiltty to the
adman letration?
It seems to me that too many leglFlattve
prerogatives are being surrendered to the
administrative branch.
I'm sending a copy of this letter to Senators
3dcNAMARA sad HABT of M1chlgen, and COa-
greasman Ba00MFiFLD from my dlatriCt.
Yours very respectfully,
J. M. ROHINaON.
{Copley to Senator HAaT, Senator Mc-
NAMARA, and Congressman BROOMFISLD.)
Senator PHa.tp A. HwaT,
Senate Of/tce Bu{idiny,
Wash{nylon, D.C.
DaAa $aNATOR: I heard Senator Moasa thin
morning on the "Today Show" and agree with
him completely, sa far as our foreign policy
Sn the Far East ss concerned. I'm sending
Senator WAYNS Moasa.
DaAa 9nt: Ws are very proud of you to
stand up sad speak against the sending of
Americana to South Vietnam. I cannot
understand how we Nava a right to risk any
kind of a war anywhere. We think you are
a very wise man and know it takes rare
courage to speak up !n the way that you.
have.
9lncerely yours,
BaV$aI.Y Ha,La, CALIF.,
June 25, 1984.
My Dana SENAT06; I am the costar of what
has become s popular American televleion
~r1ea, "MeHale's Navy". I tell you this
for purposes of identification because I know
it matters little to you.
What I did want to say is that there are
those of us that sleeg better at night know-
ing you are in the U.B. Senate,
Please keep up the good fight. You repre-
sent not only Oregon, but ail of us.
My deeg regards,
__ OMAHA, NaaR.,
June 25, IBB4.
Dana fiENATOa Moasa: When I watched you
thin morning on the "Today" show on NBC,
when you voiced pour opinion on Vietnam I
was glad about the clear way pou explained
about a sad point in our present-day his-
tory.
Sorry that thin !e but the stand of s minor-
!ty but we can. grow. I say "we," because
I fully share pour viewpoint on the situa-
tlan.
Wishing pou success.
ILSa RUTH KtrTTxER.
FLarr, MICH.,
June 26, 1964.
Senator WAYNE Moasa,
U.S. Senate,
Wash{ngton, D.C.
DaAS SENATOa Moasa: After wondering
aloud the lest few weeks not knowing where
I stood concerning South Vietnam, I now
Snd myself compelled to urge you to continue
pour lonely battle against the U.$. Senate.
The American public is being pushed into
a war which could feasibly ruin the IInited
States, the United Nations, end the world-
and they wUl have no conception of why
we will be fighting.
Aay assistance I, as a citizen of the IInited
States and of this world, can do to help in
your fight, I will gladly do.
Sincerely,
LasoY A. Losr, Jr.
you a copy Of the letter I've Wlitten him t0- CAN06A PARx, CALn'.,
day. I certainly solicit your activity 11I suF- Tune 25, 1964.
port of hie attitude. Senator WAYNE Moasa,
It seems to me that thinking men, who Wash{ngton, D.C.
remember Korea, and the thousands upon DEAa SaNAros Moasa: $very effort should
thousands of American men and women who be made t0 fight against the confirmation
last their lives or were otherwise maimed of lien. Maxwell Taylor..
or aeverly crippled, do everything passible Tha appointment of the military to a
ri hie of the ma orttyy~~ g~~q q~e~ ~~I ~~r1s~t S~~~q~ ~ e four intention
minority resulting is chao&;~ at ifsTartd --tiuwe ~re"crJo"n'tiYu`i4fg' ?o~isb"tie ps8cg~ e e e ~~~-~
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This copld vyell lead tR a nuclear conld#ct Sl$x~zzxGHAll3, Mlcx?
and sfxouid be opposed, with every energy June 25, 1964.
at +VOUI'~ dispOSal. - .~ ,~....-. - 'SENATOR WAYNE MaR6E.
:.~vNr ~$, 1964.
DEAR ~ SENATOR, MORSE! Thank .goodness ~ for
the voice of WAYNE MoasE raised against the
Vietnamese fia~o Thai.,_sorry, sorry war-
with all those p'itifu7 people embroiled in ail
that "mo_ dern" sayager~:
What can the "administration be thinking
of-election, I suppose "and God help us if
the Reptiblica,ns get elected though some-
times I; can't see much "differeriee between
them and us.:
L~f course the "CTniteci DTatians Fshould 1~e
taking care of this matter.
And now-well I caai't go into Ctiba~this
3s to say-ail of my friends agree with you,
Sincerely,.
~~2ARX GW~N C'WEN, .
.
Botrrkl FORT MxTCxELL, KY.,
I'd like to shake your hand.
,. : `' - ,June 2$, 1964. .:.WINFRED KOLLARS.
.,
HOn, WAYNE MORSE,
,....Senate OjjEce Building, _~ JvNE 25,1984..
.Washington, D.C. DEAR SENATOR. MORSE:. I W&rit you t0 know
DEA$ Sul: I would be lax as an interested how grateful I am'to you for trying to keep
Americas anli as one pP your most ardent us out of a war. The. nuclear weapons today,
admirers and supporters; if I did not express in case of a war> will destroy our civilization
m Views on our a eararice o
y y pp n "Today" this that took centuries tp build.
_
.
?Yiate,
~
'
FANNIE LANDER.
few of its
It is a. regrettable fact
, but a
_
.
know fhat'the policy being pursued today, is
CxzcAr,o, ILL.
~tSi Dulles br#nkinanship, and only a new
DEAR
SENATOR MORSE: Keep up the resist-
iadministxator, and it is far mare regrettable
ante
to .Johnson's brinkmanship. This
'that you; one of the'best qualified supporters
alleged
war far self-determinatipr;. ..once
of a better America and world, has to get on
seemed
ridiculous. and now. seems :disgust-
your high .horse and take out after the one Sng. Clearly the people of Vietnam, nprth
.leader vpho too stands for in zlipstr part the and south., are quite- determined that their
"things you stand for, as you and I'know this future shall not be dictated to them by.the
Se the very thing the GOP, who cannot think United States. I don?t .know what-..the
of anything good or constructive tb propose, Bhuddists iri Saigon want,. or what Ho Chi
aq4 they spend their time trying to_ pick up a Minh wants, or what the prisoners in those
acI'ap of ,any difference within the Democratic "free" and fortified hamlets want npr dp I
,ranks and exploit it using the press, and think they are sure of their aims either, but
'TV w#xich xhey in 98 percent control. I' am pretty damn sure that they do not
I want tp compliment you and your honest .want more U.S. generals, advisors, planes,
and forthright "Morse Manner" disagreeing, guns, murder, and mayhem.
caused by honest differences of_ opinion, Please push for U.N. guaranteed neutrality,
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My hat's off to you air; for saying .what
.few, if any other Senator., would have the
oouxage to say. There is still hppe fpr us
a*ith men like you on the Hill. I was almost
ready to- fly my flag at half mast come the
4th, for all the freedoms and constitutional
:rights I have lost.
F. J. JAKE6.
P.S.-Written in person, and since I have
~o sight, I hope you will forgive any mis-
spelling, and/or typographical errors.
Thanks.
SHERMAN OAKS, CALIF.,
June 24, 1964.
Senatpr WAYNE MoasE,
Senate Offzee Building,
Waslington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: Yeah, man,
You said a mouthful.
.Pour it on.
In the great tradition of Abraham Lincoln,
you have dared stand up and say that the
Government of the United States Ss war-
mongering and must stop. You perform an
inestimable service to the American people.
Believe that we people, though confused,
disoriented, and scared (not only by fear of
war, but by fear of persecution if we yMce
our fear of war) will stand up and support
a man of your. stature who will carry a
consistent fight to the people on this. ques-
tion.
What can I do to help?
? :..Sincerely,
FREDERIC h RINALDO,
AFTON, WYO.,
_ June 25, 1964.
DEAR SEN.ITOR MORSE: If W0 Only had more
Senators like you the world would be a bet-
ter place.
We could expend our energies on China
and be a pushover for Russia. We do not
want war. We should pull out of Vietnam.
God. bless you.
MT. and A21'S. ROY GARDNER.
P.S.-Seep speaking up for that which is
sight.
$ENTONVII,LE, ARK..,
ephidli Y"feel is ,too right for comfort, as.I U.N. border patrols andanspectors, eta, fpr ,Hon.. WAYNE MoasE,
~ciearly understand you and from listening to the whole of southeast Asia. A neutral buffer U.S. Senate,
:,you back on radio, as Republican,- then In- belt around China seems to be our best hope. yyashin ton D C
g
dependent,"and as Demo_ trot, also in our cpn- Why don't you and Senators .GxurcNING, DEAR SENnTOa MoasE: Some "unthinkable
vent#on, as?I work as a,representative oP the MANSFIELD and any other ratipnal or semi- thoughts" which should be publicized.
..International Asspciatipn of Machinists AFL- rational Senators put together apolicy state- We (the United Stases) refused to sign the
CIO and axn away-from home trying to assist went, get signatures from both Houses, pub- 1954 Geneva Conference Agreement on Far
those wlzo stryggle to_, make ends meet to licize it, embarrass people (L.B.J., Taylor, .Eastern Affairs which stipulated that a
#eed, house, educate, and clothe their fami- Lodge, et al.) with it. .plebiscite be held in North. and South Viet-
_._..._
,lies. See if .,you can't hold ,up Senate approval nom in 1956.
You know and I too know that this ap- of Maxwell's appointment. Will there be We instead strengthened our ties with Ngo
pearance had great impact on millions who hearings first? Then grill him on his Dinh Diem (later recognized as a fraud and
will not write, and sc the GOP. syndicated "unique" qualifications for the ambassa- murdered)..
polumnists who ,decry everything wiA use dorsal job. We sent a general in civilian clothes to
this expression for their own se111sh and for What can be done to curtail L.B.J.'s power assist the DSGm regime "as an adviser."
mostpart s~upi(1 partisan purposes to try and in this area? How best to expose the hypoc- We sent more than 16,000 armed men
.gain political jobs, for those who would make. risy of our southeast Asia policy? without the necessary approval of Congress
fast GOP war,, Yours, _14 .. , to carry on a war.
rExeuse typing as I am betterm__achiz~ist, _
CHARLES KEIL. We now call it a war and decorate casual-
1'ather than typist, using the hunt and peck ties accprdingly.
system. SARASOTA, FLA., _ _ _ W e now send another .general, presumably
Your admixer and supporter, June 25, 1964. 1n civilian clothes, as Ambassador to South
HOn
WAYNE MORSE
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Vietnam
W C
ARS.,. SSenate OjJ"ice Building, _ We now threaten to attack North Vietnam
iSenator WAYNE N1oasE had to say about our policy in Asia,_ I. thought We call the rebels of South Vietnam and
Was~tiington, D.C. you were a maverick, but now I'm Ane o3-the ..Laos Vietcong or Communists, not "Washing-
DEAR SEIQATOR NZoasE: Listen#ng in on your millions who are behind you 109 percent. ton rebels."
television.f-~tervi~w yesterday, i am proud to When will Congress take inventory, and Congress has not declared war and the
know that pie have men_Qyyouur caliber in start taking back many of the powers it has mass of people of tht: United States do not
Washington. delegated to the White. House and put the want war.
I &m 100 percent behind your suggestion executive branch of our Government in the Who is running this country? Is it Mc-
to take our Vietnam problem to the United right constitutional perspective. Namara who represents- the capitalistic in-
Nations. .- .. As you so aptly put it, why not use the terests?
Please continue .your efforts for the good United Nations. ~It is our money that runs The voices of Senators MORSE, FULRRIGHT,
fif our Natipip. most ~~$PhA}jng~~~ j~~o~~~~~~~uder-and persist-
3'ours very"trul~ngrOVeC{_FOr Re~era~r ilfM^y^.~rt p~ hr ug o the land. Let no
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Asia,
I am the average American; voiceless and
xsonoerned about ,the ''Ameripar,! image"
throughout the world. We have enough
.sense to know something is rotten in Den-
?mark,_ judging by the gaseous bubbles ema-
nating from the cesspopl, but confused by
the doubletalk. We don't, know ghat it, is.
You strangthened out the string fpr us this
morning. Let's call a spade a spade, and
proceed to dig with it. America deserves
better representation than some of our people
a.re offering.
More power to people who think and speak
as you do. I am a working man, 70 years
pld, have been a Democrat all my life. I
don't have to worry about eating any more,
but am still a Democrat
. ge
ou
of it. one be so greedy or puerile and sail to be
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aware that, it the United States attacks
North Vietnam and China, Soviet Russia will
not remain idle. Gur own treatment of the
Negrcee and Asians will 1[mit aid and iriend-
shig from the African and Aeiah Continents.
Thin !8 the nuclear age where dollar di-
plomacy is on ttre wane because the Baruch
plan failed which left the United States with-
out amonopoly of nuclear power.
Just as the industrial-military complex
assumes the privilege of issuing almost
dally press releases which promote the in-
terests only of the industrial-military cam-
pies so should our Foreign Relations Com-
mittee, our elected Senators and Represent-
stivea, who represent the people and not
special interests, issue as many releases
which reveal a deep concern for our country
ae B whole, without ulterior mot[ves limited
to a powerful minority.
With best wishes.
Sincerely yours,
NOATIr NEWTON, $lYNe.,
June 25. 19B4.
HOn+ WAYNS MORSE,
Senate OJJice.Bufiding,
Washington, D.C.
Dsea SarrexoA Moasa: We were downright
relieved to hear the ideas you eapreased on
the "Today" Shaw this morning. Wa wish
these convictions were more widespread. Zt
seems to us, too, our military activities in
Vietnam are dust for nothing-for nothing..
We have high regard for President Johnson
and we can't understand why he and Dean
Rusk and SdacNamara, etc.. are for going on
with this futile war. How can we bring
about a change !n policy? It's so tragic to
sea what's happening.
Respectfully,
Mr, and Mrs. Wn,LIS Rrcx.
P.S.-,South Vietnam should be a IInitad
Nations problem.
Does SaNAZ'os Mosss: Congratulations for
a rare and courageous voice speaking out far
a sane and sober approach ta our South Viet-
namese policy.
As you mentioned, the Vietnamese war le
McNamara'e war-but it also seems true, as
a reporter questioner put it to you-whether
the forthcoming election was not a reason
for the President's warlike activity?
Z believe it ie true, that with ceasatlon
of war, our economy will suffer, unless our
economic planners work out a program of
reconversion to peacetime industrial pro-
duction--the future does not look too bright.
Wa all look forward to your good -health
and clear thinking.
Sincerely,
Bass:ELaT, Cerss.,
June 24,1884,
to fight 1n other nations, it's time someone
tells the [Dike wha ate responsible for it.
What !$ wrong with our UN. representaivea?
Z sent a son to the Second Worid War and Z
know what it means for a mother to send her
dear eons to fight on foreign soil. He started
in North Africa and got cigar around to
France. Was gone S years. I think we
mothers might put a stop to it it we would
fight a little too. I've been a Republican but
when a see a Democrat who gets things done
I'm far him. 2 don't want to sae my grand-
sons have to go and right in ather nation's
wars. Heep up the good work.
Sincerely,
Mra. Rat ENaLE.
PaaY1DZPiCa, RT.,
dune 26, 1864.
Senator WevNS Moasa,
Washington, D.Q.
DsAa $aNema Moasa: It was with a great
deal of pleasure that Z listened to your Inter-
view yesterday.
Please talk this over with other Senators,
the U.Al., and President Johnson.
Thanking you.
Moat alncerelp,
Mrs. OavrLLS G. Wrralss.
INS, ARS., June 28. 1984.
Son. WAYNE Moasa,
Washington, 13.C.
Daea $aNAroa Moasa: These few words to
compliment you on your stand in ilouth
Vietnam. Tha whole blame country and all
the American captta4 invested there isn`t
worth the life of one American soldier.
Sooner of later wa era going to have to get
out and the sooner the better.
Naw'rorsvrr,ta, MASa.,
June 27, 1384.
Senator gYASNa MOASS of OaacON,
Foreign ftelattons Committee,
U.5. (;overrement.
Dens Sszresoa: Thank you for speaking
the truth so opealp about the miftaken
policy of the United States of America in
South Vietnam.
The International League for Peace and
Freedom founded by Jane AdQams and Em[ly
Balch is working as hard as we know haw
for the change in policy that you advocate.
Ali the forces there should be under the
tTN. as you suggest. Ha Chi.Minh trice to
run a socialistic government in North Viet-
nam. He does not want to be ruled by the
Chinese Communists.
Zsdr. Chakravarty, an Zndtan intellectual,
who teaches at Boston University, recently
spept 8 weeks in and about Saigon. Ile says
that It 1a a reign of terra' there, that these
gentle people had a good agriculture on their
fertile soil, but you said, Z t$iak thP.t U.B.
Army troops occupy the peninsuta, which
contained the best cicefleids.
Yes, we are letting the Pentagon and the
arms manufacturers run our foreign rela-
tions. When Japan's military clique got
power, they brought Japan later .the war on
the aide of Hitler.
The "Today" show Ls watched by m.liliona
all across the country. Z am Writing to
congratulate them on having such an able,
forthright speaker on their program as Sen-
ator Moss, from Oregon.
I have cousins living in the beautiful city
of Portland. Brener, and Snowhilt, sad Dee,
Gratefully yours,
Arses L. Mvanocx.
July Y
Z hope this can be done, and quickly, too.
7iATtusrNS S. MOOAE.
Ei: DBAR $aNATOS MoasE: You can always
be depended upon for sensible suggestions
with regard to our aver-increasing problems.
I hope you will continue to grace the Sen-
ate for many years to come.
Sincerely yours,
B:ArxAarnrE %. MORRE.
Foxe0A0, MAes.,
June 27, 1964.
DaAa $ENeroA Moasa: I congratulate you
on your etforts to bring the Senate to a
meantngfut consideration of the space au-
thorization bill.
In the past-Telstar, Vietnam-in your
rote as devil's advocate you have indeed
proven yourself a statesman.
I do wish I were a constituent of yours
that this letter and my feeliaga on your per-
formance. would be of tangible value.
Best wishes for your future efforts.
$CHWEIZ, SWITZERLAND.
To Ambassador Adlat Stevenson, Senator
Morse, Senator Fu[brlght, Xiptinger
Washington Letter, Stone's Weekly Let-
ter:
One of the best European newsletters,
Zuericher Wirtenhaftabrief, who has excel-
lent sources o1 information, reported from
Parts that De Gaulle fears President John-
son might be forced. still before elections,
into a "atzilre of violence" against China
{perhaps to prove that he is as "hard" as
Gar.awerEA) .
One of the two leading Swiss weeklies,
Zuericher Woche of Zuerich, published on
Juno 28, 1984, as editorial with the title
"America's Janus Bead:' comparing Amer-
!ca's policy in Cyprus and in southeast Asia.
After a goettive comment on America's
policy in Cyprus, it comments oa America's
policy in southeast Asia with the following
sentences which are doubly remarkable be-
cause Switzerland ie the most anti-Commu-
nist country in Weet Europe:
"In the last 14 days the American warn-
tngs, or rather threats, against North Viet-
nam and China Nava been So frequent that ifi
18 not too early to speak of a dangerous situ-
ation. The former commander in Saigon,
General Harkins, could publicly declare,
without being reprimanded, that it would
be very advantageous to risk war with'China,
in order to protect South Vietnam against a
Communist takeover. Between May 17 and
June 21, American planes, in undisputable
violation of the Laos agreements, made more
than 200 reconnaissance and bombing flights
over the Pathet Lao territory.
"The appointment of the Chief of the
General $taH, Maxwell Taylor, aA Ambassa-
dor of the United States of America in Sai-
gon shows who commands Sn South Vietnam
and what 1s planned. What would the Amer-
icana say u Marshal Maliaowski would be
appointed as Ambassador in the 2Serman
Democratic Republic (East Germany) 7
"bbvioueip, the American circles who de-
cide polfciea, concluded the rift between
Moscow and Peiping became so deep and
irreparahie that China can be treated the
hard way without Moscow considering this
sa seed to sestet its ally. Perhaps these peo-
ple assume even a silent Russian consent.
Ona must warn against this. Similarly, as
the Soviet Union went into a trap in Cuba,
so Washington can get into a trap in sauth-
Senator WerNE Moasa,
Senate O~lee Building,
Washington, D.C.
DsAa SENe'roa Moasa: We have written
President Johnson urging h[m not to extend
the war !n Vietnam, but we also want to
thank you for your tremenflous efforts in
preserving peace in the world. Your stand
moved us to write to the President and I am
aura that it will serve as a rallying point-
indeed it already seems to be doing. eo--for
those who want to five in peace. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mr. and Mrs. Jasex RICIiARD.
voa,...v.,ne, .........
OENe'mR Moasa: Z turned oa the TV pro- June 27, 1984.- badly."
gram June 26, "Today" and must say keep Vorca os Taa PaoPLS, In 1939, the German Government naked
up the good work for peace. Chicago Tribune, Chtcapo, Itt.: war With Poland, assuming that England
I Nava ieIt all liongL ~~?~ Senates, `~s~gg"e~~p~ a e Vlet- would stay out. This error has coat the
to send our hope to Vlg~~?tat#~~e~~r6t~~~a(ti~br~t~ild604~#~90~A2~11~0~-3omen, and chil-
war, Our poor boys sent all over the wood Nations is an excetient one. dren. A similar error about China might
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cost the lives of 800 m~ilion people iri liirier-
lca, Asia; and Eu'r"ope ~ -~: ~-- -_--
,~, .
Citizen, of the 1'lntted ;States o)'~Aanertoa,
.'`.Demogra~ic '(~oterr Nev',er""a Com.muntst
or; Member,"of Any Communist=~ron.t
Senate_o~ce tsusucxng,
Wls~,angton D C. .
I`~EAIC e}ENATOR: We have tried t0 the best
of our a"?'iilties" to follow "tile'~eveYopments"
in South i7lenalri; and fled ourselves con=
st~tly at odds with the concept of a mitftary
soilltion: ,
It is ~ therefore with particular' pleasure
that we hays fQliowed`your repeated requests
that,the_~roblems of aoutlleast Asia be put
beforg the 55"nited STations
Vice aill~Qx iy hope that you will contlliue
to .,pursue t~ course.......
13incgrel~; _ . -
:',fir end l~ilrs M A Zvcx.
(Copies. to the Presii'~ent of-the IIriited
istates and the: honorable RALPII YAR-
:.
~giWVGI3,}~ ~_~ . .
P,OGER$ ARK COMM~ITTTEE FORA w
:. .. 13~ 17UCLEAR POLICY, _.
~'hic~go Ill,:Sune 10, 1984.
Oil WAYNE 1VIORSE,_ . ~. -, _ _ -.
~1~SSIUh1AL RECORD - SENATE
Cofmmunism" was -need by: Hitler as fhb
excuse for the Germans to conquer the
entire world.
lTo nation need-have ally fear of edinniix=
111am, unless,. the people _ of a nation -are
suffering injustices,-such as: unemployment,
racial discrimination, military dictatorship,
Or the tendency thereto, economic inequali-
ties :where a pdrtion of -tile nation live'iri
luacury and a portion. live izI dire poverty:
Our country Ys fortunate lndeer to have
s Senator with pnur courage and rational-
ism, anfl to fearlessly state the facts as you
have. We are proud of your, Sir. We re-
gret that we do not have a greater number
of Senators with the same'attributes.
Sincerely yours, '"
J. W^and NEVA BovRNIER.
JvNE 26, 1964.
DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I wholeheartedly
support your position that we should not
get involved in a war on the mainland- of
southeast Aaia, and should withdraw our
military forces from South Vietnam.
Keep up the good work, I have just finished
writing to President Johnson supporting
your position, and am going to write my
Congressmen and Senators.
;.sincerely,
- ..... - __ SEN W. ANDERSON, Jr.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
- STATE COLLEGE, PA.,
June 26, Y984.
WC.63hSngtOn DC. oeuawr wexavs ?vivxas,
l7EAR ,~'jENA~'OR MORSE itogers Park`Chapter, Senate O~lce Building,
National CS~mmittee for ~,- SA'1~'E Nuclear Washington, D.C.
Policy wishes to~raise tiie courageous and I1Enx SENATOR 1vloasE: I'm sure that a great
enlightened Stan you have taken an '171et- number of concerned people were relieved
ndlil '- and given fresh hope by your views on yester-
~Il the ~k~rrll~}}gg~le~of rival ideologies it is often day's "Today" show of NBC.
difficult tq.,thinic in terms of what is best for More strength and courage to you and
..... _
humanity as a whole, We would like to others who -have now or months given us
e11CbUrago your Vvork in hopes of `changing sClbscribers to the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
the cievasta~ing course which our admiriis- hope that the U.N. may be brought into a
tration has: embarked upon in Vietnam. peace settlement in Asia. It seems as if the
Please Continue., your efforts in this held: press" and news media of all kinds have
` "' "" "' essed moron 1 -that our views and oints
Vprv trniv viirira ~ g Y Y P
SenaEe`,D~ce~ suikling, ,.
Washingtorfi D C
..v.s..~..~u ~. y a
U.N. by Senator Cavacil's remarks on "To-
day" this morning.
Thank you and blessings on your vigorous
stand for some way to have world authority
replace U.S. military domination in a new
1jEAIj, ,~}ENATOR MORSE ~ have lust written
the President opposing the appoinfinent of world which will not accept the latter..
Llenexal Naylor as Ambassador to South Sincerely,
Vietnam ~ - MERWIN HUMPFIREY,
and opposing our dangerous role
iaillat tires". X?urged him to support your _ '-'" ..
position placing the entire matter before JUNE 26, 1984.
the Vnitetl Nation& and letting :that Body" Senator WAYNE MoasE.
solve this", problem. DEAR SIR: Just to let you know we are be-
-I,Wa1It tq .express my wholehearted` support hind you in your effort to open the eyes of
to you and to your colleagues in the Senate the American people on what. is happening in
for speaking out and alarming the American ' southeast Aaia.
of We will do our part to bring your message
people to this
rave threat to the peace
g
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the world. end to, th@. V?a~tgSl I3aiiiq ~ 'm the people of California.
ipongratulate yoli and wish you good h lth Sincerely,
and the strength to`carry`on. Mr. and Mrs. CARLTON Moss.
VC~asiiln`gton would get rid of the war mon=
gets. This is not a fine letter, but this Asian
thing bothers me a lot.
- And please do all you can to help our boys.
And we talk about Russia. Who are we to
say anything.
Respectfully.
Senator WAYNE MORaE,
Congressional Oplce Building,
Washington, D.C.
-"'SENATOR MORSE: Enclosed is a carbon of a
letter I sent to President Johnson todaq with
regard to the dangerous situation in south-
east Asia. I want you to know that I will
do what little I can. to see that the V.S.
military presence is removed- from that part
of the world and that I am grateful for the
stands that both you and Senator GRIIENING
have taken on that U'.S. presence.
Sincerely,
President JoxrrsoN,
White Hause,
Washington, D.C.
1V1`R. PitESInENx: The increasing involve-
'nient of U.S, money, equipment, and troops
in southeast Asia is far me a source of rising
apprehension. It troubles me that when the
Attorney General of this country can say,
with regard to three civil rights workers
in Mississippi, that there is little he-can do
under existing laws, that this same country,
in southeast Asia, tarn pursue a policy in
blatant disregard of the law, the Geneva
Accord, as -well as the sentiments of the
Leo les of both South Vietnam and Laos.
~Iat oan" ?iie , justi$cation be `when the
Vietcong are fighting a legitimate civil war
with popular support in .South Vietnam, and
the situation in Laos [irises out of the right-
wing coup d'etat earlier this year rather
than the withdrawal of the Pathet Lao from
the coalition government which the coup
made inevitable. There can be no justifica-
tion for a ,policy that risks total war in an
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area in which we have- no rights .save that
in withdrawing we might lose face. Do we
not have a greater obligation to all mankind
to preserve peace?
I'f I am -called up to fight in southeast
Asia, I cannot with conscience do anything
else but refuse. I will -not help to bolster
a regime so terribly. repressive as that of
South Vietnam, and though I would not
hesitate to fight far the legitimate defense
of our own country, I will not fight in South-
east Asia.
Sincerely,
OLNEY, TEx.,
June 26, 1964.
_ Sincerely yours __ __. Washington, D.C.
11~1r9, ~LNS7ETTE tiIMRING.~ ~ ~ ~ JUNE 26, 1964. ~ DEAR SENATOR: Yesterday I B&w y0U On the
LOS ANGELES, CALiS. Senator WAYNE MORSE. Today" program and I believe you are right
-
.. _ .. ~ _ ___ .. _.,, _ _T____ _ __ ? _ __ _ _ _ ____ _____ _ ____ ____r, __ _ ~ ____ . _
SeTiatar YY.AYNE MORSE,
tech _ Sut what can we little people do. I Yours Truly,
Washington D C. do mot like McNamara and never have, he R. N. LuNN.
"~. aE~rATOR, ~d[oaSE ~ ~ ~encg , . even looks too stern. Our Senator Ygvrrc is
the. press ~ntervfew on t~e ~1 .Today" also- a good man and does not like this buss- Sax FRANCISCO, CALIF.,
-show that,5ggs br4udc~t ikt=7 ~0 a,Fia pert. .Hess in Asia. It bothers me because of our June 22, Y964.
gn_JUne 25,E X964 x ~ goys .getting killed out there. Does our DEAR SENATOR iVIORSE: I 110artily endorse
'PPe mgat_jieartlly agree with you on a11J country want to rule the world. Thqught and applaud your valiant efforts to extricate
points. The Vietnam situation should be we, were for peace. Also, I .know. plenty of this country from the war in South Vietnam.
the. tunptiolj of the UnitecL N~tignq t~ Tg- ,, people who do not like to have our country I am appalled that this administration pub-
solve, , We .bas ~ flail , hays ~Iq~,j~psin,e,z and.5iux boys over in Asia. But we are ngth- li_cly admits plans for extending the conflict
wliatsgever tq sp , 9 I pip III~~~ to qa~ ate, and am even
wharf is F.~,~>~ aam iFak~ati~~~~dIT, ~ W~ ~!"bl~~d'fyyi ~de~ree of apathy and
1iatlori. `li'h~t ,tlrgrnqut , sl9gan 'To Fight just whatever ,they like. I wish they 1n resignation in this country, that approves
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'bF its silence alt the monstrous machin.r
bons of genocidal war.
trod bless you. ,
8xs Isaa.
LAxsrrtC, Mzcs?
' .Tune 1?3, 1964.
Senators Gsosos D. ArxaN and WAVxx Moses,
U.S. Senate,
Washington, D.C.
GaxTiaxsx: PIease accept our support for
your courageous position on American pol-
icy in the Far East aB expre66ed !n pour
recent T9 news statements. We hope otttet
Beaatore, including our own, will have the
oaurage to join you.
vniess our completely bankrupt brute
force approach to Far East problems is re-
versed we may find that our country wiII
have to pay dearly for the widespread ten-
dency to put political considerations above
all else. We can Bee ao other honest ez-
planation for our eo obviously ineffective
(not to mention immoral) Isar East policy.
Sincerely,
ROBSaT WABBEBI[AN.
MA$GAltET L. WABSSBMAN. ,
(Copies to Senators HAST and McNexAaAJ
Mr. MORSE. I shall speak at greater
length on the subject today outside the
morning hour, but I wish to say that the
war should not be made our war in Asia.
We have no right to make !t our war in
Asia. We have no right to kill American
boys in Asia. There is no basis for the
United States not to have taken it to the
United Nations long age. That is our
treaty obligation. There is no basis for
our allies not having taken it to the
United Nations. I am sad to see my
country putting itself in the image and
the posture before the world that we are
going to exercise our military might first,
and then after everyone lies surrendered,
to us, we shall be willing to negotiate.
Mr. President, we could not make a
Greater-historic mistake than that. One
of the great mistakes being made is that
we have leaders in this eountly talking
about this as our war in Asia. Who
made it our war in Asia? Sow did it be-
come our war in Asia? It happens to be
a threat to the peace oP the world, and
it ought to be a subject of concern to sIl
peace-loving nations in the world. We
ouSht to be trying to keep the peace in
Asia and not make war.
disassociate myself from all the talk
stated that in 1961-the Congress directed
that a study be made as to Ways and
means of solving the mass trstsaporta-
i?lon pmbiems of our metrppoHtan com-
miinities. The report on that study is
to be made on January 1,1965. Whether
ar not !n the study the establishment of
a mass transportation system trust fund
will be contemplated, I do not lQlow.
I am having prepared a resolution
which will direct the Secretary of Com-
merce to make a study of the feasibility
of establishing a trust fund to finance the
mass transportation system. My resi>lu-
tion will specificalip request that a study
be made to ascertain whether, out of the
fares of each community that is being
helped, there may be taken a oar.-cent
or s two-cent charge, to be paid into the
trust fund. so as, at least in part, to fi-
nance the subsidy. 2 shall have that
resolution ready for introduction some-
time within the next week.
I make this statement to call the at-
tention of my colleagues to the advisabil-
ity of studying whether or not we can, in
part, make self-sustaining this huge new
subsidy.
I yield the floor..
CHEROKEE TRIBE PRAISED
241r. MONRONEY. Mr. President, the
Cherokee Indians over many years leave
made a vital contribution to the de~ei-
opment and culture of Oklahoma. Re-
cently the Kansas City Star, of June 7,
1964, published afull-page story on Wil-
liam W. Keeler, principal chief o1 the
Cherokee Tribe and a top official of the
Phillips Petroleum Co. As an accom-
paniment to the blorranhy of Keeler as
"s big chief, both of oil and Illdlans,"
the Star devoted an article to the tradi-
tions and culture of the Cherokee`s. The
tribe's religion, caws, education, and cus-
toms are described with such interest
that I ask unandmous consent to insert
the article in the Colvcacaslolvtf. RECORD.
The author says that the Cherokee cul-
ture is revered by Cherokee descendants.
I also admire it, as do most other Okla-
homans.
There being no objection, the article
was ordered to be printed in the Rscoan,
about the war befng our war, because we ~ follows:
it ,ve na right to be making war in Asia. ~ ~~'~-'~ aF FAHED INDUN TRiHB A BOi7aC& 07
Pama az OxLA1?to>raA
The traditions and culture of the Cl-erokee
URBAN MASS TR.ANSPORTATFON Indiana ere revered by their thousands of
ACT OF 1964 descendants, but by none more than their
present principal chier, William W. Keeler,
MT. LAUSChI;, ., MS. President, yes- Philllpa Petroleum executive who is -the sub-
terday the Senate passed the bill f$. B) feet of the accompanying article.
atlthOriZing the subsidy of mass trans- Keelcr's ancestors were among the more
portation systems throughout the United than 13,000 Cherokees was were forced to
States. Other Senators as meIl as I leave their homes in Georgia in the 183o?B by
voted against the measure primarIIy, I a white mama government that, in zetro-
believe in the fear that the program mot' appears to have bees singularly un-
would grow interminably and involve a enlightened. More than 4,ooa or the indt-
anB, men, women, and children, died on the
cost far in excess of what ar>3rone could tortuous 1,000-mue march on tho "Trail of
nOW imagine. Tears" to Oklahoma Territory.
Some discussion took place about the Bignifytag changes aTaught by the passing
Construction of the Interstate highway years. it was s years ago that the eastern
System in connection with the bill. We capital of the Cherokees at New Schota, Cla.,
know that the Interstate Highway Sys- restored at a cost or,95,o00, was dedicated at
tam has been financed through a trust '' ~~ homecoming program attended by
Seal and other distin uiahed members of
~
July 1
blood Cherokees who do. In the ritual of
the seven CIsa, the members stand at seven
points around an eternal fire (the supreme
great spirit).
Young members of the clan respect and
treat sae another sa brothers and sisters and
consider ail of the older members as their
mothers and fathers sad pledge to protect
and care for them.
The "eternal flame," fed by fuel of wood,
is brought forth from s hiding place for
rcgul8r worship ceremonies. Believers say
1t was lighted back in antiquity, when light-
ning probably was the only source of fire,
and has been kept alive by the tribe ever
since.
The flame was borne along the Trail of
Tears in s brazier or earthen vessel from a
hiding place in the fastness of tleorgis hills.
It has a tribal aignlflcance the Cherokees
da not divulge. Only faithful keepers know
its hiding place.
Ia the Civil War, the Cherokee Nation
fought on the aide of the Confederacy.
Members of the tribe owned slaves, but
emancipated them February 18, 1863.
Long before Columbus discovered America,
the Cherokees. one of the five civilized tribes.
possessed tribal customs preserving the
rights of property ownership and providing
punishment for crimes, Tribal customs
served with the force of law untll 1808, when
the written statutes first came into existence.
The tribe's first organic law, patterned
somewhat oa the II.B. Constitution, was
adopted 1n 1817. Ten years later it was
broadened to set up legislative, ezecutive,
and judicial branches ai the government.
As far back as the 1824's the tribe members
were building roads and schools.
Flom the beginnings, Cherokee laws chsr-
acteristlcaily encouraged education. Com-
pulsory attendance of schoolchildren was
pioneered by the Cherokees. They elected
their chieftains by popular vote.
Intermarriage of relatives, extending to
cousins, was prohibited. A complete system
of courts, corresponding to our courts today,
included a supreme court and an attorney
general. IIntll 1875, most crimes were
punishable by whipping. Hanging was the
penalty for murder and rape. Larceny of
stack was a serious offense, the punishment
being 60 lashes upon the bare back for the
first offense and 100 for the second. On their
third convtctfon, the culprits were hanged.
The Cherokees held truth in high regard,
and perjury was one of the most serious
offenses under their laws.
The Cherokee Advocate, the first news-
paper Sn Oklahoma, was established in i84b
and printed in both Cherokee and English.
The first long distance telephone west of the
Miaeissippi River was between Tahlequah and
Fort tiibson. [creek and astronomy were in
the curriculum of tribal seminaries operating
in 1831.
When statehood was granted to Oklahoma
In 1907, the Cherokees and the other lour
civilised tribes-Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek,
and ffieminole-ceased to exist as political
entities because their property passed into
the domain of the 48th State.
ALLEGHENY AIRLII~lES, A CARRIER
SERVING WEST PIRGIrlIA, STDD-
IEg ACQIIIST?ION OF JET-PROP
AIRCRAFT
Mr. RANDOLPh. Mr. President, Al-
legheny Airlines is one of three local serv-
Sce air carriers which bring benefit to the
citizens of West Virginia. Serving three
major cities and areas of the Mountain
State--Huntington, Parkersburg, and
g Wheeling-this progressive company
fund into which moneys have flowed.
t, airmail, and
Those moneys comir~$ap~~ds~~s~eleco~~5d~i~f0.5~~ 6dAGB6046A~~~~13~r3
imposed speciflcaiZy for the purpose of Bevea Ciao religion or his anceBtors?he be- pessen~er ranspo on capability on a
financing the program. Yesterday I ilevee it fs a source of inspiration for the rau- daily scheduled basis. As a partner in.