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Joseph Lash — Part 6
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“whose voice will spaak frox the back-yerds en? front-walks of the lend.”
And 4% will be democreticelly run, No ceucusing, no plotting by perticuler
factions. ‘There wil) be democretic elec“ions of officers and steff, a
- program based on souhd, progressive ‘thinking, with less telk and more a
‘work within the local conmunity. ‘We will really make the national and Co
_Anternetional issues strike home to the deil. lives ‘of thousands of young = _—
people. They can be the foreruaners of the new kin@ of deaocracy which ..
oe will stress democratic orgenization, and which cannot be denied when the-
“peace is made, It will include soldier youth, and the deily meil ‘brings !
“. more letters from soldiers, former ISS people, or people who were not so ae
_/dnterested in youth activities, who find that they mst heave civilien‘roots |
“and people who fight for their interests,-while they are in the Army. (ory. oN ey
I tell you Joe, it is like welking elon: .@ Nerrow road between two huge
cliffs, ‘when suddenly the mountains open forth and a nev worlé lies before => me
you. Flossie and I have worked night efter night, and ‘somehow, ‘the energy is
| Ansetiebles = Ne want to work harder than ever before, “and I -know all the students
“who come in here every dey to compile and tabulete, to lug heavy stuff back -
“and forth feel that this is their _organd gation they are building. -And with - . :
.. Louise's trip, I am certain others in more remote © pleces. will, feel ‘the same a
“y hope. Ir ‘have. given. you “gonething of -a picture, Joe. I an certain you’ would “have
“felt good had you seen those young people who hed grown up before your-eyes __
“taking on full responsibilities, -Of course, there were differences and many <~
.-hot disputes, as there always is the founding of a new idea. But, J had the ...
“feeling with very few exceptions that the day of personality thinking had
passed for the democratic youth movement, and thet we could prepare the’ way
for logical division on issues, Perhaps, it is better to talk about unity on -—
“d4ssues, for it is the unity of the United Nations in their present mtauggle ~~
to prevent the negotiated peace that is at stake. TI promise you that the a
' : ‘students will see the'tnlted Ratlons ceuse in this struggle. They will bear ©
4t out to its logical conclusion of lasting world order. _We are planning to eS
“have the ISA move into the offices here (the ones formerly” “used by ‘the. Gonference
Department) and work very closely with them 2 coe,
“Well, ‘Tive got. piles of work ‘Lying before. me. . It sac poanass sportaer”
I'l] keep you informed from time to time, I am only happy now that I still .
‘have two more months with which to help build this organization, I now ro
“es nom, Joey het 3 it will work, Pleese give us advice.
enemy - - : Agr ecient Ne aE .
_ ott or STADE ERS NT fatpok EES AUER Say 8 Toure,
| P. Ss. I forgot to mention about the s advisory committee that we went it to: i
really function in giving us advice and help us carry out our program by are
speaking and helping us raise finances. Also, though we want Mrs. Roosevelt
.. very mach, she feels thet it is wisest for her not to participate, I Aine
“> agree, but “she had decided and will end has worked so generously for us thus .
wo" fer, I think now, we heve, found the proper Felationship betacen stodents ere:
. _FOURB people and Baht. on SAE al a .
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