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© seOMET @ Southern Christian Leadership Conference (suSEl Ena The source advised that later on the same date, Levison - expressed to Abernathy his displeasure of the change of program of the PPC announced by Rustin in his statement of demands that. appeared in "The New York Times" of June 3, 1968. Abernathy claimed that he had not read this statement, that this must be what Rustin had sent him a telegram on, in which he said he had to go to press. Abernathy added that he thought Rustin was supposed to clear this with Andrew Young, Executive Vice President of the SCLC.@ ti . The source pointed out that Levison castigated Abernathy, stating that this is no way to run an organization end that the demands presented by Rustin are less than President Johnson's commission requested. ‘Levison said he does not know why someone had not raised the question, if Abernathy could not organize the June 19 march himself, why have it eat all. He stated it was not necessary and asked why Abernathy had to call on Rustin, who has his own axe to grind, to do something that is unnecessary. He said that what is necessary is for the people who came to , Washington, D.C. for the PPC to start acting and moving .3, Abernathy maintained that the program is not going to be changed and that they may have to have an open clash. Levison stated that if there is an open clash and the original demands are adhered to, Abernathy cannot hold anything. on June 19. He reiterated that the 19th was not vital, and said that it is what the people in Washington for the PPC were going to do, not what the white middle class going to Washington for the 19th might do, that is important. -£& Abernathy mentioned that the SCLC is going to have action and blamed set-backs it has suffered, where organization has — been concerned, for lack of action. He added that he is upset . over the demands presented by Rustin in his statement which he claimed to know nothing about. ++ arcana, + CON evra