UNCLASS TPIED
HOW & WHEN
"Golden Rule", a thirty foot ketch with 500 square
of'
feet of sail, a small 24 hp auxiliary motor, and
punks for four,
is now being outfitted for the journey.
sail from San Pedro,
California on or about February 10.
It will
It
Will touch at Hawaii and then proceed to the Marshall Islands.
It will enter the designated danger area by April 1 and remain
there in an effort to witness to all men that it is important
that the race to extinction be stopped.
NATURE OF
THE PROJECT
There will be no deception.
Al11 action will be
taken openly and trustingly in the Gandhian spirit
of a non-violent attempt to effect needed change by speaking to
Participants and sponsors oppose Communist
the best in all men.
or any other totalitarianism.
WHY THIS PAR~
TICULAR ACTION?
The time has come when action of this kind is
imperative.
There are some things which even
democratic governments do which those who stand for the dignity
and survival of man must oppose.
Our leaders are following
policies which will greatly intensify the arms race,
not helping
form an American will to lead the world away from this senseless
folly.
We have tried:
for years we have spoken and written,
protesting the folly of seeking to preserve human freedom by
developing the ability to kill and hurt millions of other men,
women and children.
But our voices have been lost in the massive
effort of those responsible for preparing this country for war,
We believe more than words are needed if the apparent willingness
of Americans to accept any horror in the name of national defense
is to be challenged.
If the majority in our democracy
consciously want these tests,
their desire will prevail.
oppose them only by non-violerce and self-sacrifice.
now with our whole lives.
We
We speak
We can no longer acquiesce inthese
tests.
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