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I coo01 m . . . . . . . . . . .. . . * .' -. . . ' . . . tcita!ivcly givcn the grclcn light f i r aiditional "civil disabediencc" in Washinp(tnn. PeCPJ depends upon his pledge that ail planned actions remain non- violent. . . . Davis' support by a coalition af thc NPAC and the ' - Unfortunately, the strategy of blocking the roads and highways has again entered the rhetoric and at this stage milst bc considered once more a highly probable tactic that will bc employed probably on Monday, -3 May. On Sunday, 2 May, the PCPJ plans a masbivc assem- bly of a "religious nature" & preparc dQmonstrators for the incrcascd . intens.ivc nonviolent activities reheduled for later in the week. The theme for 5 May will be *@Stop the War or We'll Stbp thc Govcrnment." It would seem that the intcntion during-the first weck'in May t8 a . constant increase in prcsrure on thc Gbtrerdment to get out of Southeast Asia. ~ Rcnnio Davis apparcntly took serious cxceptian to thc joining of forccs betwe$n thc aptiwar groups. This office predicted one month ago that as a long shot possibility Davis might decide to 80 it alone with what'hc regards as a superior tactic with a youth constituency that he has becn building far many months. If succcssful in his bridga- Idocking tactics, rit-ins, and teach-ins with Govcrnmcnt cniplnyccs, Davis undoubtcdty would view his position as the cmcrging sinplc lcadcr af danicstic antiwar activity. . fricndly audicncc nf 1,500 stiidcnts at Davidsan Collcpc at North Carolina ancl resumed his call for blocking the highways and bridgcs of Washington. Davis' action is clearly contrary to thc wishes and desires of the CPUSA which helicvcs such a tactic would be counter- productive. At this. time it is a stronger possibility than Cvcr that Davis will indecd keep his own counsel and go his own'path this epring. If Ire does, his efforts codd produce considerabla disruption in tlrc city ancl considerable violence in clashes principally batwccn his ininrcdiatc family of fallowcrs (the May Day Collectivc) and police aathoritics. M a y Day Collcctive, incidentally, is a radical, political comniunc On thc fitst of Mar& Davis-addrcsscd a Thc -I .P / ' f b I f ,' /; . locatcd in We8 hington. ,\ + ' tl!-44. p'p$l,@ . / :./. 1:- *-I i I hdmittcdly thc dctails af forthcoming dcmonstratians arc? Thd inflracncc of the Lantian opcnration will ' ccmrplrx and clarrrly. trncloiabtcvlly add fricl to the antiwar Cite, and thc rccent Imcirlvinp o f tlrc capitol &ill tcrnrl tcr neutralizr? planned dcnionstrations somewhat. hltlrrhgh Llic coalition tlml2as now b w n formrtl i s an uncasy nnr, it slrould multiply 1hc nunibcrs who come to tlic city during the spring . -protest season. Due to the lengthy plans, however, which encompass - - 1; ;( 7 ' . .L j *';#I .-. 7 1 . . 8 , v... . . .