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Show THE UTAH INDEPENDENT June 11, 1970 Page 4 THE WAR AGAINST AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS Anarchy-USby A the late Rep. James B. Utt Part II Reprinted from Law and Order Magazine Is this a political convention or a battle field? Fantastic though it may seem, this great Republic is threatened with anarchy. In fact the threat has grown so far that the only salvation may be a military dictatorship. Anarchy and dictatorship represent two opposite extremes; the first, complete absence of government; the second, a totality of government These two ex- tremes have faced many civilizations over the past 4,000 years. CHECKS AND BALANCES The Founding Fathers of this great Republic were well aware of this fact They had done the writer when he- arrived in. Chicago for the national convention of the Democratic Party, August 26, 1968. Six thousand national guardsmen were on duty in Chicago plus six thousand Federal troops who had been flown in from nearby bases. The Chicago police force of 11,600 men was fully mobilized and operating on shifts. Other thousands of state and Federal officers were on duty from all over the country. The events at the 1968 National Democratic Convention in Chicago have more significance to day than when they fist occurred. They are classical example of the cultural crisis in which the American police profession finds itself today. One square mile surrounding the convention hall was totally restricted. Officers with automatic weapons looked down from surrounding buildings and police helicopters hovered overhead. All entrances and exits to the convention arena were heavily guarded. The parking center and convention hall were surrounded by a high security fence topped by barbed wire. Inside the enclosure even the sewage manholes were sealed with tar to prevent their use by snipers or saboteurs. Delegates entered the auditorium enclosure. On the floor of the through a bullet-proo- f convention hall, squads of intelligence agents equipped with walkie talkie radios wound their way through the crowds spotting trouble. In the rafters d other agents scanned the crowd with e and out of sight a large continbinoculars. gent of marshals, state police and special guards stood ready to rush out on the floor to handle any eruption of violence. Altogether 40,000 persons had to be mobilized to protect the national convention of the Democratic Party so that it could enjoy the right of peaceful assembly guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. This was the comment of a friend of - 12-ho- ur high-powere- their homework, and they labored long and hard to produce a Republic with checks and balances sufficient to prevent the unsurpation of power either by anarchists or by dictators. I have always felt that the primary responsibility of the Congress was to preserve th'is very delicate balance between these two extremes. Success marked our progress for the first 160 years of our existence. Over the past 35 years, there has been a steady downgrading of this concept of government The dignity and ruggedness of the individual have become submerged in collectivism, group Tse-tun- gs HOW THE CONVENTION ENDED All of this was never more evident than the Pavlovian reaction of the American people following the death of Martin Luther King. (Continued on page o) (Continued on page 5) -- dynamics, mass psychosis, humanism, and biochemistry, culminating in group All of this is aimed at destroying the independence, self-criticis- m. the self confidence and of the individual, which have always constituted the solid foundation of liberty, jusself-relian- ce tice, and good government SICKNESS IN AMERICA LLOYD DAVID LAMOREAUX SUPPORTS CONSERVATIVES If In a special report to a Congressional committee, J. Edgar Hoover described the assault forces which were determined to wreck the Democratic Convention and paralyze the city of Chicago: Months before the National Democratic Conven- - m During the National Democratic Convention, the city of Chicago became a gladiators arena for these splinter organizations referred to by Mr. Hoover. City officials extended themselves trying to make room for any legitimate dissent. They authorized peaceful street demonstrations provided the marchers stay away from the convention hall. They authorized the demonstrators to use five city parks for evening rallies provided the parks were vacated by 11 PNI. However, as might have been expected on the basis of their past performance, these splinter organizations violated every single commitment they had made. Their leaders did everything possible to disrupt the convention and paralyze the city. They demanded the right to sleep in the parks and use the lawns and sidewalks for urinals and toilets. They tried to seize possession of entire sections of major hotels. They smashed windows, threw stink Off-stag- WHO WAS THE ENEMY? tion was held at Chicago, 111., in August, 1968, all appropriate Federal and local authorities were fully aware that the convention was the target for disruption and violence by various dissent groups and individuals from throughout the United States. It was clear from this information received that these groups and individuals desired to deliberately bring about a hostile confrontation with the established authority. Numerous groups and their members were involved, in varying degrees, in the activities aimed at disrupting the convention. These included such organizations as the Communist Party USA; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; Youth International Party (also known as Yippies), Students for a Democratic Society; Black Panther Party; and the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam. This latter organization, a coalition organization representing a variety of antiwar, New Left, and subversive groups, emerged as the dominant coordinating force in planning disruption at the convention. It is the organization headed by David Dellinger. . . . ( Hearings before the House Appropriations Committee, 1970, p. 530). All of these groups identify themselves with the common goal of overthrowing the United States government by force and violence. They form a loose alliance which Mr. Hoover describes as Communist splinter organizations. But he points out the following: While all the splinter organizations have their roots in the Communist movement, it is essential that it be clearly understood that there are ideological differences between them and that all these organizations are not part of the Communist Party USA. Most of these Communist splinter organizations follow the interpretation of Marxism-Leninisespoused China. the late Communist Leon or Trotsky by (Ibid. p. 533). Leon Trotsky was the father of the doctrine of Perpetual Revolution while Communist China operdoctrine that political ates under Mao power emanates only from the barrel of a gun. Both philosophies combine to pronounce a deatli sentence on the civil rights of the citizens of any country which is foolish enough to tolerate the brazen abuses which these ideologies are bound to provoke. You Advertise in the Order Extra Copies Of This Issue For Your Friends Utah Independent UTAH INDEPENDENT, I'll consider buying from you. I 1090 Sell Printing E. 33 rd S. 485-863- 4 See Box On Page Two For Prices |