◆ SpookStack

LA 161-1087 MB: erd HOFFMAN is the legal mind of CHAVEZ and the UFWOC, formerly the NFWA,. said that although he could not prove it, he understands { HOFFMAN was connected with the Free Speech Movement on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley, California. He said that in his opinion, the association of CHAVEZ with LUIS VALDEZ, ALEXANDER P, HOFFMAN and others closely surrounding CHAVEZ will in the long run be detrimental to the professed motives of this organization and will ref. character and reputation of CHAVEZ. aid he feels in his own mind that VALDEZ » 4&8 well as other close associates of CHAVEZ, are "left of center", which he stated would indicate have inclinations toward communism or socialism but he could offer no concrete proof of this. ae that CHAVEZ and his associates have serilously rupted the community of Delano, California. CHAVEZ villifies and condemns those who disagree with hin. He said that CHAVEZ and his "militant few associates” have failed to cause a real strike of farm workers in Delano but that their picketing and boycotting activities have Seriously disrupted the normal course of business in the comminity. He said he does not feel that CHAVEZ has permitted the worker in the fields to express his view and that pickets furthering CHAVEZ' cause have harrassed and threatened fara workers in the field, alth: mself only appears when publicity is involved. said he makes this statement from his own observations went on to state that CHAVEZ has collected a couple of lazy union members who would be collecting unemployment compensation if they were not affiliated and receiving financial assistanee from the UFWoc. .::::.: that he himself is a Mexican- Anerican, Vv e same background as CHAVEZ, that is his parents were poor migrant farm workers and went on to say that he wholeheartedly disapproves of CHAVEZ!’ methods in al. to improve the conditions of the farm worker. said that prio le time CHAVEZ organized the NFWA, probably about 1962,’ admired CHAVEZ considerably but that his activities during the p or three years have changed his mind completely. said he could not vouch for the character, reputation or loyalty of CHAVEZ to any degree at the present time and said he feels very strongly that CHAVEZ is not a leader but is