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American Friends Service Committee — Part 6
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WeE.B. DU TOTS TTS OF AN
A source has advised that on October 26-27, 1463, a
conference of memters of chu Vooudurst Party (CP), including
national functionaries, met in Chicago,iilincis, for the purpose
of setting in motion farcee f2> sic cstablishaent of a new
national Marxist oriented youth erganization which would hunt
for the most peaceful transiticn to socialism. The delegates to.
this meeting were cautioned a ast the germ of anti-Soviet and
anti-CP ideolegies. These delegates were also told that it would
be reasonable to assume that the young socialists attracted into
this new organization would eventustly pess into the CP itself.
_ oA second conference of over 20 persons met in Chicago
on December 28-29. i673, fo i rnose of initiating 2 "calli
to the new youth ‘organzzation and planning for a founding con-
vention to be held ia June 1334.
A second source ad that the founding convention
for the new youth ores old from June 19-21, 1964,
at 154 Golden Gate Avenue, San Franez sco, California, at which
time the name W.E.8. Du Bois Clubs of America was adopted. Approxi-
mately 500 delegates from throughout the United States attended
this convention, Tne aims of this organization, as set forth in
the preamble to the constituion, are, "It is our belief that this
nation can best solve its problems. in an atmosphere of peaceful
coexistence, complete disarmament and true freedom for all peoples
of the world, and that these soluticns will be reached mainly
through the united efforts cf all demczratic element$ in our
country, composed essentially of tie working people allied in the
-unity of Negroes and oth inorities with whites. We further
-fully recognize that the great wareat to Amcrican democracy
comes from the racist and right wing forces in coalition with the
most reactionary sec th vor structure, using
the tool of anti-cor ay the unified
struggle of the
struggling fer
these reactionar
plete freedem and ¢
each individuai to ireely che
wish to live in. Through ta
people will realize the vii>
vid to achieve com—
. oinaeales we “feel the anerican
of che socialist alternatives.”
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