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a HOWARD ZINN “and saying how wonderful it was that all the people had come together to do something about the war. His initial point “ ‘was that society had done too much aiready to emphasize differences among human beings and not enough to point out similarities, He thought it was good that people from Gifferent parts of Boston and di fterent parts of the Commonwealth were there at the meeting. His main idea wag that bad laws do not deserve to be obeyed. "Mass murders eccur, which is uhat war is,"' said Zinn, "Because people are “aplit and don't think. . eWhen the government does net serve the people, then it doesn't desexve to be obeyed, . «To be patriotic, you may have to be against your goverment." The next point was that the people have to think positively and think that they can gain power. As an example, he projetted that if the people could get rid of a Judge Troy in every American community then the country will see tremendous change. Judge Jercme P. Troy is a judge in the Dorchester, Massachusetts, District Court. The floor was then thrown open fer questions, Someone asked Zinn how the prisoner of war (POW) problen. could bé solved, 2inn began by describing how the administration is solving the problem. He completed with the solution that the only way to set the POW's back is to end the war. He was then asked what he thought would and should be done about “draft dodgers." He did not claim to know what warid be done with them but said he thought they should be welcomed home. On March 6, 1972, a fifth source, who has provided reliable information in the past, informed that the Peoples coalition for Peaes and Justice (PCPI) had a list of groups and individuals whe have been asked to join the coalition and send representatives to monthly Steering Committae meetings, This list included the name Howard Zinn, Lon consisting of over one hundred organizations using massive civil disobedience to combat _The PCPJ is seli+described as an organizatl on ; ~&- eee