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1971-05-12 Daily Iowan Letters: ""The May Uprising"" Page 4

The more we comply, the more 
are to blame. This is a moral ques
 we all have faced. 

 we tried. We tried to get Gene 
thy elected, but he was dangerous, so 
ettled for Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon. We tried to teach people 
gain we failed because people had 
told by their government 20 years 
that communists were worse than 
 Nazis they'd just beaten. They would listen. So we got angry and we 
ched and we threw rocks and we got ted. Now the President says he's 
g to run this war they way he wants  matter what the people say. Some 
ple got killed. Some were marching some were just standing around. 

 we remain peaceful. As long as we 
hat the police and the senators and  president will let us alone. After all,  we've only got words and Nixon 
n't listen to out words and neither does the middle-American (remember: 
 words of a communist can hypnotize  into believing what isn't true !) So
are faced with a choice which is hard anyone to make. Either we can con
with impotent, verbal, peaceful 
nctioned protests or we can begin the 
ht now to change what needs chang
. If the President can't be persuaded  listen, he must be forced. If we can't vince him he "ought to" end the war  we'll have to show him "he's better."

won't be easy. Power struggles never are. But it can't be effective unless attack the point of greatest strength 
 the orderly functioning of this soc
. As long as everything id "business  usual" the war will continue and so racism, and so will economic exploit
and sexploitation. And without a 
t everything WILL stay business as 
ual. 

The French revolution, the Russian ution, the American revolution- they
ere all violent - millions of people got 
ed. But they had a cause they considered worth it. It's time we all looked 
ide ourselves and asked if we want 
tice enough to die for it. If we don't don't deserve to have it - and we 
Mike Hennessy , A3, 426 Brown St.

To the Editor:

The day care controversy has been cooled by a University concession- another house has been surrendered. The topic of nursery care provision has been over-worked and the antagonistic camps are by now well defined. There is little need to express a professional opinion about child care which could only be emotionally interpreted as male chauvinistic prejudice (STC) I will, therefore, focus on the new university policy of providing houses for worthy causes. Should not the copulating nonpopulating be treated with the same consideration as the copulating populating? Will the male students demand a house for a brothel?

Any old university house should do and the unit would not require heating or repairs. Beds from unoccupied University housing could be obtained and Engineering could install STC a red light on the porch. There should be no need to import mercenaries, as local co-eds could be hired. Women's liberation should applaud efforts to pay them for services they presently render without charge. The regents could be appeased by turning over a certain percentage of the gate. 

FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS

It all hangs together: as political activity and militancy grow so grows repression so increases the financial burdens (bail and legal defense) on the movement so dried up the "good liberal sources" people busted on political charges have relied on. 
Mike Pill (221 N. Linn: tel 337-4861) and All Katz (338 Rienow: tele 353-0153) are organizing a student controlled non profit corporation called "United Bail and Legal Defense Fund" If you can help get this organized give them a call or stop by. Money for the people busted in the last week is desperately needed. Money can be left at the Daily Iowan c/o Cherry Miller, 201 Communications Center also. 
Further, a series of workshops are being run today in the Ohio State room of the Union 10:30 a.m. "Defense in police court" 1 p.m. "What to do when busted" 2:30 p.m. "When you're in a demonstration" The workshops are intended as practical advise to people from people with experience in the areas. 
-Cheryl Miller

The Pat and Lyle and Maynard Show
Watch for local listing. 
Credit: Joel Dryer

"Letters..." DI May, 12, 1971 4 (of 4)

miles. It will be fun, effective and cheap. Round trip fare is under three dollars. If you'd like to ride an anti draft bus once, please call the American Friends Service Committee at 338-7250. Please call early, if possible. 
David Vogel 
for IPAC

To the Editor:
Karl Shapiro is a poet who plainly had no use for the latest crop of young folks. He regards them as less than illiterate their minds crammed with "oppop - kitsch - camp - absurdist - revolutionist sweepings and swill." I bet he'd take it all back if he could glom onto the eloquent defense of the May 5 revolution proferred by Lowell May and Leona Durham in May 7 DI. 
According to our local apologists, May 5 in Iowa City witnessed a struggle "not only against the war, but against the rapacious slumlords of this city, against the predacious merchants of this city, against a university which attempts to dehumanize all who pass through its doors" This battle of titans (wherein they got a DX station, a book store and the store for the local with-its) we are given to understand is a skirmish in an unheaval of global disensions; give us liberty or give us death. 
And should anyone be bold enough to question the strategy, if not the goals , of our local freedom fighters, let him understand that we have is "vengeance against the institutions that perpetrate that war." (namely a DX station a book store, and a store for "things")
Only one question is unanswered. Was May 5 vengeance by a mob? Or was in the heroics of latter day Don Quioxties having at their own wind-mills (a DX station...)? Our local journalists seem to want it both ways. 
Robert Sanders.

Saving...

The more we comply, the more are to blame. This is a moral ques we all have faced. we tried. We tried to get Gene thy elected, but he was dangerous, so ettled for Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon. We tried to teach people gain we failed because people had told by their government 20 years that communists were worse than Nazis they'd just beaten. They would listen. So we got angry and we ched and we threw rocks and we got ted. Now the President says he's g to run this war they way he wants matter what the people say. Some ple got killed. Some were marching some were just standing around. we remain peaceful. As long as we hat the police and the senators and president will let us alone. After all, we've only got words and Nixon n't listen to out words and neither does the middle-American (remember: words of a communist can hypnotize into believing what isn't true !) So are faced with a choice which is hard anyone to make. Either we can con with impotent, verbal, peaceful nctioned protests or we can begin the ht now to change what needs chang . If the President can't be persuaded listen, he must be forced. If we can't vince him he "ought to" end the war we'll have to show him "he's better." won't be easy. Power struggles never are. But it can't be effective unless attack the point of greatest strength the orderly functioning of this soc . As long as everything id "business usual" the war will continue and so racism, and so will economic exploit and sexploitation. And without a t everything WILL stay business as ual. The French revolution, the Russian ution, the American revolution- they ere all violent - millions of people got ed. But they had a cause they considered worth it. It's time we all looked ide ourselves and asked if we want tice enough to die for it. If we don't don't deserve to have it - and we Mike Hennessy , A3, 426 Brown St. To the Editor: The day care controversy has been cooled by a University concession- another house has been surrendered. The topic of nursery care provision has been over-worked and the antagonistic camps are by now well defined. There is little need to express a professional opinion about child care which could only be emotionally interpreted as male chauvinistic prejudice (STC) I will, therefore, focus on the new university policy of providing houses for worthy causes. Should not the copulating nonpopulating be treated with the same consideration as the copulating populating? Will the male students demand a house for a brothel? Any old university house should do and the unit would not require heating or repairs. Beds from unoccupied University housing could be obtained and Engineering could install STC a red light on the porch. There should be no need to import mercenaries, as local co-eds could be hired. Women's liberation should applaud efforts to pay them for services they presently render without charge. The regents could be appeased by turning over a certain percentage of the gate. FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS It all hangs together: as political activity and militancy grow so grows repression so increases the financial burdens (bail and legal defense) on the movement so dried up the "good liberal sources" people busted on political charges have relied on. Mike Pill (221 N. Linn: tel 337-4861) and All Katz (338 Rienow: tele 353-0153) are organizing a student controlled non profit corporation called "United Bail and Legal Defense Fund" If you can help get this organized give them a call or stop by. Money for the people busted in the last week is desperately needed. Money can be left at the Daily Iowan c/o Cherry Miller, 201 Communications Center also. Further, a series of workshops are being run today in the Ohio State room of the Union 10:30 a.m. "Defense in police court" 1 p.m. "What to do when busted" 2:30 p.m. "When you're in a demonstration" The workshops are intended as practical advise to people from people with experience in the areas. -Cheryl Miller The Pat and Lyle and Maynard Show Watch for local listing. Credit: Joel Dryer "Letters..." DI May, 12, 1971 4 (of 4) miles. It will be fun, effective and cheap. Round trip fare is under three dollars. If you'd like to ride an anti draft bus once, please call the American Friends Service Committee at 338-7250. Please call early, if possible. David Vogel for IPAC To the Editor: Karl Shapiro is a poet who plainly had no use for the latest crop of young folks. He regards them as less than illiterate their minds crammed with "oppop - kitsch - camp - absurdist - revolutionist sweepings and swill." I bet he'd take it all back if he could glom onto the eloquent defense of the May 5 revolution proferred by Lowell May and Leona Durham in May 7 DI. According to our local apologists, May 5 in Iowa City witnessed a struggle "not only against the war, but against the rapacious slumlords of this city, against the predacious merchants of this city, against a university which attempts to dehumanize all who pass through its doors" This battle of titans (wherein they got a DX station, a book store and the store for the local with-its) we are given to understand is a skirmish in an unheaval of global disensions; give us liberty or give us death. And should anyone be bold enough to question the strategy, if not the goals , of our local freedom fighters, let him understand that we have is "vengeance against the institutions that perpetrate that war." (namely a DX station a book store, and a store for "things") Only one question is unanswered. Was May 5 vengeance by a mob? Or was in the heroics of latter day Don Quioxties having at their own wind-mills (a DX station...)? Our local journalists seem to want it both ways. Robert Sanders.