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Vet = home ar ee ee ene oe Aad Emer ot ae a De emma lw” Cale A a ES aac See Bt cuellaknte de V tein = wants ts Chinese occupation, ** mcm A ee ge Sait os le al ge Cire gues et y. The last thin uded.} Every day that the Unites States continues to intervene increases thedanger of intervention by the Chinese, since China and Vietnam " are neighbors, The war in Vietnam could escalate into general war with China and World War I, 7 ‘Tv HERE ARE OTHER THINGS at stake in the continued American aggression in Vietnam in addition to the lives and freedom of the Vietnamese people, important as these are. It is perhaps impossibie f i sibil ty to speak out against the war in Vietnam with the responsi- ‘o power. But one wonders what limits there are to the atrocities Americans Will go along with, so long as they are explained, how- ever falsely, as necessary for the maintenance of democracy, Arthur Miller, whose recent play, Incident at Vichy, deals with Nazi persecutions of the Jews, has written: ‘Who among us knew enough tobe shocked, let alone to protest at the photographs of the Vietnamese torturing Vietcong prisoners, which our Press has published? The Vietnamese are wearing United States equipment, are paid by us and could not torture without us, There is no way around this — the prisoner crying out in agony is our prisoner. (New York Times Maguzine, January 3, 1965) The prospects for the future are terrifying if those of us who live in the most powerful nation in the world, a nation loaded with money and overkill, fail to do what we say the Germans should have done when atrocities were being committed in their name and with their knowledge, WwW E MUST INSIST on immediate withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Viemam, even though the situation may remain a tragic one. Many problems will remain. .but sithdrawg lif 77. &... Seog Wl srcaiile the sully CMC Yhat ite-people of South Vietnam can become masters of their own destiny. Then the Way will be open for genuine negotiations about the problems of Southeast Asia, as distinct from manipulation by outside A: ee . ; m me = Jaret en set tt oe el i em im ae I join in Signing the Declaration of Conscience {stating refusal a to cooperate with the prosecution of the war hoe 1 Signature i i ' { Address i : ; Lonel wl Please clip and mail to one of the Sponsoring orgunization to f be delivered to the President on an “appropriate occasion, ' et ee ie oo me | D Please send me more information about the wax in Vietnam) ! and the organizations sponsoring this leaflet, OQ I want to work to end the war in Vietnam: G Please keep me informed about future action projects, a O Please send additional copies of thig leaflet, - 4 ti Please send copies of the Declaration of Conscience | —_—_ in petition form so 1 may obtain additional signatures. i Name eo. Doe, . oe oe . ' (Sees ae Se auecccscscssscusece:, Catholic Forker Committee for Nonviolent Action {70 Chrystie Street 325 Lafayette Street Att: Tom Corneii) New York, N.Y. 100iz Yaw York, N.Y, 10002 _.. _ENCLOS wo ee te ‘declare our own sen Pedce Union 5 Beekman Street, Room 1020 New York, i ee A IE en EID me aes et a oe D@laration —_ Oi Comscience Because the uge of the military resources of the United States in Viemam and elsewhere suppresses the aspirations of the people for political independence and economic freedom; Because inhuman torture and being carried out by forces armed, uniformed, trained and financed by the United States; Because webelieve that all peoples of the earth, in- cluding both Americans and non-Americans, have an inalienable right to life, liberty, and the peaceful pur- suit of happiness in their own way; and Because we think that positive steps must be taken to put an end to the threat of nuclear catastrophe and death by chemical orbiclogical warfare, result from accident or escalation —~ We hereby declare our conscientious refusal to cooperate with the United States government in the Prosecution of the war in Vietnam. ; We encourage those who can conscientiously do so to refuse to serve in the armed forces and to ask for discharge if they are already in, Those of us who are subject to the draft ourselves intention to refuse to serve, We urge others to refuse and refuse ourselves to falapart in the Zaaiwebace eet wane poveation of mili- tary equipment, or to work in the fields of research and weapons development. nonviolent disobedience, in soldiers and munitions tp ; ; NOTE: Signing or distributing this Declaration of aod Conscience might be con f this Declaration are: 5.2. éerrigan, S. S.J. War Resisters League New York, N. ¥. 10038 Printed by the Grindstone Press N, Y. 1 a“ Pay senseless killing are. whether these . military - 5 Beekman Street, Room 1 25 }