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RE: PEACE CARAVAN, 1969 _ AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE : DRAFT RESISTANCE UNION OF MEMPHIS (DRUM) | possibilities of one becoming a conscientious objector. Another was atract entitled "The Draft Law and Your Choices” 5ub-titled "Tools of Peace” series, issued by the Friends Peace Committee (Quakers), 1520 Ray Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Another tract distributed was issued by a group known as "Promoting Enduring Peace'! P, 0, Box 103, Woodmont, Connecticut, entitled "The New American Militarism"” by Gen. David M. Shoup, former commandant of the U, S, Marine Corps prior to his retirement in December, 1963. - Another tract distributed was printed by"Pronoting Enduring Peace" was entitled “Letter from Saigon", sub-titled "The Illusion Dies", written by Georgie Ann Geyer, described ‘aS a roving foreign correspondent for the Chicago Daily News, reprinted from the February, 1969, issue of "The Progressive”. Another was a tract issued by "Promoting Enduring Peace" entitled "A Generation in Search of a Future"™ by Dr. George Wald, Harvard University Professor, reprinted from “The New Yorker"Magazine. The latter documents generally attacked the U. S. position in Vietnam Aliso distributed was Vol. 1, #2 issue of the "DRUMMER", P, O. Box 11463, Memphis, Tennessee, issued by DRUM, This calls for an intensification of the anti-war novement in Mempnis and gives a breakdcwn of the total cost in money and lives @d the Vietnan war to date, attacks purported discrepancies and irecualities in the Selective Service System. and asxs for financial donations to DRUM and 1iSts the cCRUM Stair as Editor - Victor A. Smith, Jr ietistorian - Harry 2 3ayle: _ EB. P. F. Consultant - Rotert Taylor; Secretary ~ Charles-"rigat. It asked for participation in the DRUM Feace Yigil at the First > % National Bank, i95 ‘Madison Avenue, eacn Wednescay. _ - ; Xs. en There vere 40 incitients and no arrests duricg a) ' afternoon TN eT a RR Steir see ees O85 i — ee ee LOE a an Ce on oo reall ee hy RY oe ae oe weenie ee ee oe