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C 0 ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM WORKERS STRIKE AT RIQ GRANDE CITY, TEXAS MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING “of the Forum and that he doesn't know why it or any other organization would hesitate to support the march. "'One last little thing, my brothers,’ Smith asserted. ‘Until you get over being afraid of your own shadows, you're going to be walking in the shadows.’ Smith did not make a speech. “Andrade explained the theme of the march is ers 1.25 a ’Progr@éss, Not Poverty,' and the marchers seek $1 n nour minimum wage plus interest. "Navarro, who got out of a sick bed to attend the meeting and left afterwards for a hospital and blood transfusion, toid his listeners they should register to vote in 1968. He described the poll tax as a shotgun for bear hunting. "'Ler's go bear hunting in 1968,' Navarro said. "Let's get some top officials in Austin that will lead ' us. . "Navarro i1mpiored supporters not to let the epirit of the march die, and he described the march of 1366 as ‘the greatest thing the Mexican-Americans ever had in the state of Texas.' é "The Houston minister said the Mexican-American ~_ ak ae ee as tired of being a reservoir of cheap labor for the state ot Texas, and wants the same social, economic, and political opportunities enjoyed by every other citizen as guaranteed by the constitution. He urged that the 1967 march be a repiica of the 1966 parade to Austin from Rio Grande City. "Reporting he is not an advocate of violence, Navarro said violence is not the pathway to freedom and to social, political, and economic justice. He added the Mexican-American wants advancement and progress and knows he can secure it within the framework of the law of the land. He said the 1966 march was a virtual revolution in 2 ees +