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Peace in Vietnam Y A NEW APPROACH IN SOUTHEAST ASIA “Vou Americans don't understand. You are making beggars of our children, prostitutes of our women, and Communists of our men!” These words were uttered by a young Vietnamese teacher. They were directed at ‘an American G i in Hué, South Vietnam, who had been passing out candy to a group of youngsters. The accusa- tions made by the teacher may or may not be exaggerated, but they do indicate the strong emotions that are aroused in many South Vietnamese people by the presence of American soldiers in their country. ; The American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organi- zation, has been making every effort that it can to end the fighting in Vietnam. As a part of this effort, a working party was appointed to search for alternatives to military force. The resulting report provides by no means the oniy answer, but it does point out paths _ of action we can follow to halt the war's expansion and to bring the destruction of property and human life to an end. “Responsibility for this tragedy rests on many shoulders, but as Americans we must face the reality of the suffering and death to which millions of human beings who happen to be Vietnamese are being subjected,’ say the authors — people well equipped to understand and evaluate the situation in Southeast Asia. “It is sim- ply net possible to build a house and burn it at the same time." The paper deciares that destruction must stop and that Amer- ican policy must turn to a search for constructive approaches. Americans must be wary of the subtle and dangerous assumption that the United States can determine the course of the whole wortd. The experience of Vietnam shows the need for a new understand- ing of the social! forces compelling change in many nations. 1 Available in cloth—$3.00 4 . , HILL AnD WANG, 141 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 | Cover photograph by Paul Schutzer, LIFE Magazine © Time-lnc, j Cover design by Libra Studios, Inc. t \ J { - = - te te ae ee _ re BS arity way? a ened os r i: oa) en 7 eae 7s “A ms or ae oa 2 (nee ie Stig ee AR es bly Ee eo arg ote