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independent, non-partisan anti-inter- try, one that will have the capability of vention movement that does not depend stopping the U.S. government's wars on the politicians and that believes that against the people of Central America the policies in Central America are basi- and the Caribbean. required in this situation is a mass S.A.: You mentioned the importance of movement with significant labor unity. At this point, have any of the These opposing philosophies will be organizations endorsed or helped to heard. The conference is intended to be build the conference? totally open, totally democratic, and J.G.: This conference is being built there will be plenty of time for discus- from the grass-roots up by rank and The distinguishing feature of this organizations. The people who are conference is the greater involvement actively building it are members of and participation of trade unionists. national organizations and are urging Trade unionists have been the moving their groups to circulate the call and to force in getting the conference off the build the conference. ground. Many organizations have come S.A.: How is labor support for the coninto the conference after viewing a list ference building? a far cry from the situation in the early unionists listed as sponsors on the call, part of the Vietnam War, where repre- the Philadelphia Labor Committee on sentatives of the labor movement were Human Rights in Central America and few and far between and where the offi- the Caribbean has endorsed, as has the cialdom supported the war to its very Minneapolis Labor Committee on CenThis opens up new possibilities for Every day new labor endorsers are comthe anti-intervention movement. From ing in. We have also written every chapan immediate perspective it means that ter of the Coalition of Labor Union Socialist Actlon, 3435 Army Sl., Rm. 308, San Francisco, CA 94110 cally bipartisan and that what is involvement.

sion and debate. of labor sponsors and endorsers. This is conclusion. tral America and the Caribbean.

trade unionists and people in the traditional peace organizations, the solidarity network, and the religious, women's, can link up. This can lay the basis for a very powerful movement in this counSaid" reports: 'The President said he read about a September conference to be held in Cleveland to protest military intervention in Central America. 'Well, ' [the President said,] 'if 55 trainers in a country like El Salvador is military intervention, I think they are exaggerating."

I think that Reagan and the administraSocialist Action tion already recognize the potential that this first national conference has for helping to unite the anti-intervention movement and to organize and coordinate massive demonstrations. The advanced state of the intervention has fueled the cry for unity in the movenational labor, peace, or solidarity ment, and Reagan is already showing This concern about the Cleveland conference.

S.A.: The last thing I wanted to ask you is what our readers can do to help publifilers and by local affiliates of national cize and build this conference?

J.G.: Well, we are asking all concerned groups in the country to get the word out about the conference and to widely circulate the call. We want to ensure that this conference is as broadly representative as possible. Calls are available upon request from Emergency National Conference, P.O. Box 21672, CleveJ.G.: In addition to the 70 trade land, Ohio 44121, Tel. (216) 398-0919. The crying need of the hour is to translate the overwhelming popular sentiment against the war into mass actions in the streets to demonstrate beyond question that the American people not only oppose intervention but are going to actively fight and actively mobilize to put an end to it. ImMEDIATELy. THIS MAN

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