72 ‘THE NEW LEFT of the John Birch Society.’ Their revolution, he said, “is psycho- jogieal, not political or economic, and they tall loud and Jong about what they're opposed to, like big Federal Government, but they say hardly anything about what they're for? (New York Times, Sept. 7.1087.) Not ail Negroes found themselves in agreement with the demands of the militant black power advocates. Joseph Daison, son of Rep. Wil- liam Dawson of [inois, said that “This is not a convention. ‘This is hell. These people have the audacity to say they are helping our cities’ Negroes. Well, I am a Negro and they're not helping me.” (Human Events, Sept.16, 1967.) . Prior to the Chicago meeting Professor Peretz wrote in the “New : Politics News’ A warningof what mightoccur: — — ; it is possible that years hence we shall be able to look back upoa this national convention as having beta o gillestona in the mataration of a new American “polities * 7 * Bat sais convention may also prove to be the burial grounds 0 our hopes and progres end enereies, Ti inay cording ner our iriimpa bot our jiissed opportuni upon this contention * * 7.35 being the place where the lefts engag’ yituperation and in Eratricide, ghere ideological absolution displaced both theory and conerste analysis. (Quoted in Washington Star, Sept. 21, 1997.) The plans for a third party ticket for 1988 never reached fruitior asa result of the internal wrangling evident at the conference, Jeffrey: L. Hodes analyzed this event in these terms: . oo, Deained by the Black Cancus, the sponsoring WONP never was able to pursue its original objective: acceptance of 2 King-Spock ticket for 1068. Suppock for De. King dissipated ater bis operiing night speech. Ue not only ‘failed to. firey emotions, but toe black militants and sehite radicals wrote him off as passe;  Srauzhton Lrnd and Rennie Haris of SDS stated in a position paper that th “nnequirecauy refuse to condemo the ghetto rebellion” and hence could not pee) Dr. King who had joined the moderate Civil rights leadership in condemning riots nnd those who incie or provoke them, ihe New Leader, Sept. 11, 193%.) i In this analysis, the role of the Students for a Democratic Socie and other universicy organizationsisdiseussed: . . = * * SDS and ofher wilversiiy groups believe radicalization means tr sat. The real power, they contend, lies within corporatic iversities, aod the military. In addition, they clainma elections are mar qiative and tied io existing value sreiems. Voting then, in SDS’s lexicon, passite act thar gives one a choice between options provided by others—the hel. . ef powerlessness. SDS prefers to conceitrate on local organizing in urban ghel and wniversities, on advanciog eounter-communal institutions, on altering spmers and siidents to the “eratem” smd om radicaliziag the poor. : __ Others in Chicago sharply differed with the SDS approach, D Kolodner of Berkeley's New Action Politics believes the Presiden the foous of American politics. He urged the idea that providu third choice widens the limits of national debate and threate existing order. Tro clear-cut approaches emerged. The first called for local po! action, organizing the ghettos and working class communities, sine the war. The second, supported by New York and Caltfc eations, proposed an independent national ticket, with candis 2 selected by a national nominating convention next year. ¥ xe compromise which resulied came about in this way: ¢ To avoid splitting the convention, 2 premidnight caucus was held in a fi attempt to iron cat & compromise Lewteen SDS ‘and the Californians: 3 nstein of Berkeley proposed backing the resolution on local .erganh
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money som sess ge ae ig a Sweat ee tnt een emma ssn Gomme mE 7 so ip on ee nese ome cone. So BREET I ek oe 7265 SUBVERSIVE [SFLUENCES EN BLOTS, LOOTING, AND- BURNING Mayor Torty Was a Member of Coagress in 4950 to 1954 and mayor of LosAngelessince 1961. : wg eae ; lis tenure in the Calitorn Legislarare 1 the mid-1950's gave him an opportunity to study tas subjects of communism. Since that time, = eS <r = : aver che witness has mainwited 2) incerest, i Communist activities. Tn answer foo question concerning his opinion. of woderlying factors «hich caused the riots m “he last dew years, Mayor Yorty replied: 1 world certainly Say chat one of the #octors is The constant repetition of subversive D Ja, She Aeon, and propagands conduc by the Came syaniss. Pasty serhin ile eqrmew ors Os tiele hisworme objective to break down the respect for govermens cerraicly for 2° ana onier, aud to personalize, 45 they always co, this obfecnire miainey a the police oncer. -, Asked if he believed these riots have been spontaneous OF planned, . the mayor said, “L thin’: that there are some of both.” He added: - ¥ ¢hinks that the Dre noon tha years baa been so constant and 2t times serv effective * *#, . 7 eiso thick there are Some eles iheee sebressive forces ave actually planned * * * incidents that they scowl hope would, spack «a riot. : Mavor Yorty introduced an exhibit inte she record, 2 pamphlet en- Hded “The Big Lie” The pamphlet, produced by the Los Angeles city government, soniainel 2 snort history of the charge of police bratality over a period of 2h years—OF <iree 196, by the Communist ‘The witness stated. that law enforcement has been handicapped “by the reinterpretation, pealls the rewriting of the Constitution by the Cited States Supremes Cours * * *.° He cited examples of the ex- elusionary rale of evidence, the roles of search and seizure, and the pecistration of known eriminals \fayor Yorty wocalled that Lenin, in his writings, as early 2s 1902, had made reference to police brutality and noted that he knew of po period in history srhere the “campiga against the police has been. quite ss ei activeas ibistoday-” The maror wes asked if police brutality charges were taade in his city during the Tatts riot. He replied chat an attempt wes made “to blame the polies for the rioting,” and added: “This led to my un- pleasant confrontation with Dr. \fartin Lather King, who— persisted in arguing that the pollos were to ‘Siemne for the rioting. Then be went out end got before the comeras. amd newspapers and mace that same caoarge. T felt ih meceseary to epewer thal chaeee and tote tam that ik was very confale for bim to come.omt to tos Angeles and iy to blame the police for the rioting. Mayor Yorty then s zed that be did not “know of any case where en officer has had to be dismissed for bratality.” The mayor noted that there were many people who made charges of police brutality whose moive was to discredit the police department and to carry on the so-called Communists straggle campaign to “break down respect for tha law enforcement ofiicials and * * * eventually go> # preak down the ability of cur Government to operate.” . The Los Angeles mayor said that: tTefortemately, the natire of news is * ® * usually negative. The bizarre makes ynore news then the erexyfay bard work of lew enforcement Mayor Yorty sav 2 need for people to understand the Communist Party and its apparatus. He said: HW 33216... DocId: 32997477. Page 23 a t
Eke ee ea a “gpcceomen-tt inne ae is: oe SES eS, el Glam aglhes ele eh ERAN es te poet Lae as OE IES te 768 scpversre UNFLUENCES IN RIOTS, LOOTING, AND BURNING hess, inadesprate housing and education, boor health, and 4 myriad of other social ls based on DOVerty and racial discrimination to bear thelr lot in eflen Their anger ar the obrionr S8ive programs which would & ts Injustice of their puUght and at the lace OF Me <S Dovertr and racism mast be recognized, So long as beople feel ther haya nothing to lose, &ppeals to logie and reasan will fail. The question ts not, then, wherhep rioting is “compatible with the Amerfeen S¥stem of eovermment” bot wherhep the American System of gore been as flexijta and as energetic as if should be in lncludin zens in the frofes of our ss cr. If we were to take bomediate Steps to end the racial gap whieh condemns x i yee iées te poverty and inadettiate necessities of life, we would not hare to Worry abhor rioting, . ; _ che second question poss] by the chatrman ist “Whefher ox sincerely have the interests of acoept thers and Work with fhe ae Thm nol Commtinisrs the Neeroa at heart and Negroes therefore eax tm in thelr efferrs to achlere fll equalite in this In. every cOnnEEY in which thers exists a poor and downtrodden group In the. Population, the Comrounises have found their strength in that groan. In ates Country that is, bret the United States, The Commoanist Party has spent mack time and effore in Foolng the Negro population, all te no avail. If anytiine, its appeal to. the Aeere: pordlarion in the Dnited Slates has been lees than WH any ofher eroup of Citizens : ee Segre chizens a6 HOC want 4 chanve the American way of ie, The while history of Segre effGehs: ty Secure egnality is an indication thar Negro citizens devire, above ai) else, Jndosion on an equal basis in American Boclebe. There is Leta eVidendce thar Commtnists hava any significant Infdanhe Or the elvil righrs movement Their record is not one which insplres trast atone Negro citfvens aul. Newro of : “zens do not accept them and do not Work with them, , The Neonat Urban Leeons Welcomes. this it is opportinike fo cOMDIy with 2» States Congress, The professional Community series orgaitiivza ten request for informs tan bra con National Crhen League, Tne, is a committed t6 SSCININe equal oy pbortunities far Negroes and othe mitiorities in all sréas of Amerion life Te is honpartisan and interraci amd stat, al in. its leaders iy (The. joine Statement referred to- on D. 767 foliows 2) From: Pobltie Relations Department, “ational Urhan League, SS East Sand Street, New York Sve. LORS, (212) T5120, ; we . _. Contact: Guichera Parris, . so . , . a Mt) following is tha text of @ statemeng issned jolotiy be Dr, Alartio Larter King, Jr, A. Philip Bandyipn, Bor Wiking, end Whitney 4, Young, Jeon Taly 26, 3687, ang Yeleased trom the headquarters -offces of the NAACE..w0G West 40th Strees, New Yors iors “oe Develonments in Newark, Detrott ana other strife-torn eitics rmthke ib ervesta] clear thet the primary victims of the riot are the Negro citizans. That they have grave Stierences of loagstanding, cannot be denied o- miloinvized. at the rots have nor contributed io anr substantia} ineastre to the eradication of these Just complaints, is br now obvious to ait. o ee We are comfdant that the overwhelming majority of the Negro cotmmunite joins us in opposition Lo violence in the streets. Who is withowe tha necewsivies of lite when the neighborhood stores are destroved and looted ? Whose eulldran ire Without inilk becanse Celivaries cannok ha made? Who loses WEES DoCansa cf a breekdown in Wansperiation or destruction of tha place of euploymen&? Who are the dead, the injured ana the Laprisoned? YE Gs the Neeroes win pay ane pay and bar, whether or nor ther are individnalls involved in the Fridting, And whatfor? - Elling, axson and loollog ere criminal nets and should be dealt with es suck, Equally guitry ane those who incite, provoke, and cell epeciically for suck action. There is no injustice which jasrifes the present destractlon of the NE2TO Com. touniiy and irs pecola, ; eer We who have fought eo lone and so hard to achiera Justice for al Atiericans have CONSIStentiy opposed Violedce as a means of tedtess, Blots have prove fn.. effective, distepiive and highir damazine to the Negro bopalation, to the cic rights cause. ana ts the entire motion. We call upon Nerro eiizens throushedr the nation to forego the temstacion 'o disregard the late. This does nok mead ti ‘ i Py : i : i fog eb i i &
HW 53216 es IE se pa ee ee pen Docld: 32397477 Si4 SUBVERSIVE INFLUENCES <W RIOTS, LOOTING, AND BURNING and fo accentuate radial issues, The riots and disorders of the past 8 rears clears highlight the succese.of this Communist emesr caripaien in popularizing the ery of “police bertalty™ to the pelnt Where it has been accepted by raany individuals having no efiliation with or bytapathy for the Communist movement, So, we havea pretty good authority there, I would say, certainly the best in the world, on the offectiventss of this campaign against the police. . -\nother staternent before the Appropriations Subcommittee, which fam certain that you all recall, was made by Mr. Hoover on February 10, 1566. He said: | Ata still higher level, the national headquarters of the party, on August 15. i965, instructed the sonthern Callforsia parry district to prepere articles concern- ing the rotsfor early publication ie Tha Worker, an east coast Communist news. paper, Special efforts were t6 be made to play up the “police brutalite? angle, aAlajor portions of Stbsequent isetes cf The Worker aml People’s World. a weer - coast Communist tewena per, were deroted to the uprising in Los Angeles and its altermath, Each artive faithtalic yotlowed the line set by partr headquarters, Mr, McNastama. Mayor Vorty, were police brutality charges made in your city during the Watts riot? Mayor Yorrr. Yes. An attempt was made, of course, to blame the police for the rioting, This led to may unpleasant confrontation with Dr. Martin Luther King. We had always welcomed him to our city on previous occasions and tried to work with him in the field of civil rights, But, during the aftermath of the rioting, he rushed out to Los Angeles and in a private meeting with some of his aides and our chief of police, Mr. William Parker, he began to blame the police for the rioting. I pointed out to him that the police department of Los Angeles is run Ey a civilian commission: they are actually the head of the depart- ment. Dalso-pointed out to him that three of tha fire members were from minority groups and, also, that one of the persons at the meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King was the father of a member of the police commission,.- But he persisted in arguing that the police were to blame for the rioting. Then he went out and cot before the cameras and newspapers and made that same charge. I felt i¢ necessary to answer that charge and to tell him that it was very unfair for him to come out to Los Angeles and try to blame the police for the rioting. Mr. McNascara. Your exhibir, Afayor, and various items that we have read in the Communist press over the years indicate that many charges of brutality have been made against the police in Los Angeles, #8 In the case of other cities, Will you tell the committee whether or not any police officers in Los Angeles, since you hare been maror, have been dismissed for brutality? Mayor Yorrr. I don’t know of any case where an officer has had to be dismissed for brutality. We, of course, investigate every charge that is made to us of police brutality, first within the de civilian police commission thar if people are not satisfied with the action of the department that they can ask the commission to hold a 1 think the best example of the bi g lie technique was the casa where one of the newspapers in Los Angeles, not a Communist newspaper, but one that circulates only in the Negro area, had a picture of tivo, Page 25 paranent, and then I have instructed our. a fn i i aicecenmiaenansi eran cect re: oneenamtimabeteipiiie