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Abbott Hoverd Hofiman APPINDIX Oo , a i 1D... hat the Studerts for a Democratic Society (SD5?), 88 presently regerded, czme into being at a founding convention held June, 1462, at Port Vuron, Michifan. Fro: an initaal pesture of "participatory denccrfacyv" the Jine or the national leadership has revealed 4 growing Marxist-Leninist adherence which currently calls for the building of a revolution- i ary youth movement, Concurrently, the progran of SDS has evolved Trom civil ragchts strugples to an anti-Yietnanr var stance to an advocacy of a militant anti-imperialist position. China, Victnam . and Cubs are reparded as the lencers of worldwide siruprles ageinst United States imperralism whereas tne Soviet Union is held to be revisionist and also imperialist. rl 1. lap: At the June, 1969, SDS National Convention, Provressive Labor Party (PLP) forces in the organization were expelled, As a resuit, the Nationa) Office (XO) group maintained its National Hoadquarters Et 1698 vest Madieon Street, Chicaco, and the PLP. faction set up headquarters ihn Carbridge, Massachusetts. This heacquarters subsequently moved to Boston. Each group elecied its own national officers, which anclude three national secretaries and a National] Interim Committee of eight. Both the NO forces and the PLP forees clzim to be the true SDE. Both groups alsc 4 print their versions of “New Left Notes" which sets forth the — line and the program of the particular faction. The NO version sd of "New Left Notes” was recently printed under the title "The a Fi re Next Tire" tn ach eo 2 broader mass apnes) fr a atin & ah aw su Oe ePpPprf he Two major factions have developed internally within the s RO group, namely, the weatherman or Revolutionary Youth Movement : CRYM) I faction, and the RYM JI faction, Weatherman is action- oriented uphoiding CASTRO's position that the duty of revolu- rer tionaries is to make revolution, Weatherman is regarded by = ' RYal II as an adventuristic, elitist faction which denies the historical role of the working ciass #s the base for revolution. RYE IT maintains that rauntautian althouch desired, is nat ata re Ce oe ee Toe ee Pe ee eS ee ee ' mwava. WM rs eae ed oh rw & possible under present conditions, hence emphasizes organizing and raising the political consciousness of the working class upon whom they feel successful revolution depends, Although 27