Mobilization forces plan
national antiwar protests
By the Associated Press
Hundreds of gatherings, large and small, were
being readied Wednesday around the nation for the
weekend’s Vietnam Mobilization, the second big
antiwar protest in a month.
At the same time, antiwar demonstrators con
verged on Washington, D.C., where a mass march
down Pennsylvania, a rally at the Washington
Monument and a 40-hour “March Against Death”
were planned as the key elements in the three-day
protest.
Efforts also were under way in some areas to
organize counterdisplays in support of American
policy in Vietnam.
U.S. senators, including Republicans Jacob Ja
vitz and Charles Goodell of New York and Dem
ocrats George McGovern of South Dakota, Abra
ham Ribicoff of Connecticut and Frank Church of
Idaho, plan to take part in antiwar activities.
Another Democrat, Sen. Eugene McCarthy of
Minnesota, has endorsed the mobilization but has
announced no plans to participate.
Candlelight parades will mark the opening day
of the mobilization Thursday. Before it ends Sun
day, names of war dead will be read at some
gatherings, and there will be door-to-door canvass
ing to seek support for antiwar views.
A draft card turn-in is scheduled at the Uni
versity of Minnesota. At Denver University, pro
testers announced that a Viet Cong flag will fly
beside an American flag at half staff at noon Fri
day.
In Washington the government began Wednes
day to move about 9,000 riot-trained regular troops
into the area as a precautionary measure. However,
Mayor Walter Washington of the District of Co
lumbia, said, “I don’t anticipate at this point any
violence.”
However in New York, a coalition of radical
groups calling itself the Revolutionary Contingent
and including Students for a Democratic Society
announced plans for a separate Saturday afternoon
march on the Justice Department, a move which a
coordinator of the regular Mobilization activities
said might lead to confrontation.
A spokesman said President Nixon definitely
plans to be in the White House during the three
days of antiwar demonstrations. The White House
will be open to tourists as usual Thursday and
Friday morning.
Young Americans for Freedom in Arizona said
they planned to send a petition to the Paris peace
talks, asking the Hanoi delegation to agree to
negotiate a cease-fire and to the holding of free
elections in South Vietnam under international
supervision.
The American Legion in Indiana was distribut
ing 400,000 auto tags reading “Silent Majority."
Radio station WJHO in Opelika, Ala., announc
ed plans to play the national anthem every hour
throughout Friday and Saturday to “back up our
men in Vietnam.”
In New Mexico, demonstrators will stand in
protest during the Thursday and Friday rush hours
at a bridge leading to the Los Alamos laboratory.
Students at Northern Illinois University at De
Kalb voted down a proposal to allocate $7,500
from the student activity fund to send more than
300 students to Washington for the mobilization
march there.
Crowd psychology
Marches raise 'mob' theories
By ART BUSHNELL
Of the Emerald
How does a crowd become a mob?
Since large crowds of demonstrators are ex
pected across the country for this month’s Mora
torium observances, the question hovers at the
top of people’s minds.
Evidently, the answer to the question is not
determined by the crowd itself.
According to a representative of the Eugene
Police Department, “a crowd can become a mob
through one small incident, through one improper
ly handled person.”
The EPD, like several other police departments
across the country is becoming increasingly aware
of the importance of proper handling of demon
strators. For that reason, it has set up a riot control
school.
However, the Eugene Moratorium marches will
not call for the riot squad as it will be escorted by
a group of only four policemen.
According to Russ Husted, campus Moratorium
director, student marshals have the control of the
local marches. Their duties include telling the
crowd when to stop, when to turn and generally
to direct them.
“A crowd becomes a mob if it starts out to be a
mob,” he says.
The campus Moratorium chairman hastens to
point out that since the objectives of the demon
stration are peaceful, the crowd will be orderly.
Psychology professor Myron Rothbart agrees
with the police view.
He feels the likelihood of a crowd becoming
unruly is greatly affected by the behavior of police.
“Most violence is in response to an attack,” he
said.
Rothbart added that a hard core of trouble
makers cannot really “provoke” individuals to
action, unless they can succeed in provoking police
to attack.
He also points out the idea of an individual’s al
legiance to the crowd being important in de
termining crowd feelings. He says even though an
individual may feel that he is a marginal member
and lacks an attachment to the crowd, his al
legiance will increase to the extent that the crowd
is threatened or lumped together.
An example is Vice President Spiro Agnew’s
lumping together of all demonstrators in recent
criticisms which gives an individual a higher feel
ing of allegiance to the crowd.
Oregon demonstration activities
to include picketing, OSU paint-in
Picketing and a paint-in are
part of the planned Moratorium
activities at the University’s neigh
bors to the north, Portland State
and Oregon State Universities.
The schedule for M-day in
Portland starts at 7 a.m. Thurs
day with approximately 200 stu
dent pickets to be stationed at
University buildings to protest
the failure to close classes.
Demonstrators will block tax
offices at 11:30 a.m. in the Mult
nomah Building. At 1:30 p.m. they
Today's Moratorium Schedule
10-11 a.m. Memorial Services McArthur Court.
12- 2 p.m. Film Program in EMU.
3:30 p.m. Teach-in. Vietnam veterans speaking. 138 Commonwealth.
7:00 p.m. Town meetings in the community:
Acme-Bijou Film Club (Vietnam films)—642 Oak
Central Lane YMCA, Y Hall—2055 Patterson
Episcopal Church of the Resurrection—3925 Hilyard
Grace Lutheran Church—710 E. 17th
Human Rights Center—941 Lincoln
Labor Temple, Room 1A—135 E. 6th
McKenzie River United Presbysterian—1950 N. 19th,
Springfield
Our Redeemer Lutheran, Parish Hall—255 Maxwell Rd.
Our Savior Lutheran—-2200 Coburg Road
Trinity Methodist, Social Hall—440 Maxwell Road
Unitarian Center (songfest)—447 E. 40th
Wesley Foundation—1236 Kincaid
9:00 p.m. Torch light parade. From EMU, 11th, Oak, Park Blocks.
All night vigil at Park Blocks. Songs, poems, guitars.
Although University classes are officially in session, the Moratorium
Committee is urging students and faculty, “For the sake of 600,000
dead, and as many more fated . . . skip your classes and join the
Moratorium.”
“The Moratorium is designed for the individual to take time out
and examine his ideas about the war and its consequences. Teach-ins,
town meetings, speakers, and films are for this purpose.”
will march to the Federal Build
ing in downtown Portland and
attempt another mill-in. High
school students plan to protest
at the administration building of
the Portland School District im
mediately after school.
Picketing of night classes is
also planned.
On Friday, protesters plan to
block and try to close the Selective
Service Induction Center from
5:30 to 8 a.m. At 11:30 a.m. the
steering committee plans a mass
march on the Pioneer Post Of
fice.
Classes will not be canceled for
the two-day Moratorium at Oregon
State University. However, activi
ties such as community teach
ins, canvassing, and continuous
movies are planned by OSU Mor
atorium workers Thursday and
Friday.
Friday a paint-in on the main
floor ballroom floor of the Me
morial Union will be featured.
Also scheduled is a march to
downtown Corvallis.
Some sort of demonstration is
also planned Saturday where
peace balloons may be released at
the football game.
Dean of Faculty David Nicode
mus called for all classes to be held
during the Moratorium and stated
10 teacher could arbitrarily cancel
his course.- .
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