UNCIASS IF TED
Many Americans know these things.

But as a nation, confused by

fe

the complexity of the problem, we stand benumbered, morally
desensitized by ten years of propaganda and fear.

How do you

reach men when all the horror is in the fact that they feel no

horror?

It requires, we believe, the kind of effort and

sacrifice we now undertake.

There are men in our national

leadership who seem to understand no other language but violence.
They press for continued tests in spite of the admitted risk
that the end of such an arms race will be global war -- that Ils, |

national suicide.
stopping,

Other men while recognizing the risk in

see this as a lesser risk,

and the only one with hope.

They dare not take that risk without the support of American
public opinion.

There have been signs recently that that

opinion is forming.

Yet most who favor a risk for peace remain

silent.
We hope our act will say to others:

WHAT PUBLICISTS
CAN DO

Speak Now,

We ask those responsible for education and for
the communication of ideas and news to tell

our story, to encourage serious consideration of the moral and
political choices involved.

We would apprecilate copies of

articles or letters giving reactions to our attempt.

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