3. Step up motivation of US soldiers and coordinate them in the struggles.
4. Motivate (US) labor unions, especially those concerned with defense and communication and transportation work, to participate in antiwar movement.
5. In conjunction with slogans demanding the end of the war in VN, adopt other slogans demanding improvements of the US society. This is a further step because generally speaking, the US people are proud of their scientific and technical advances and prosperity of their country. The people have deep prejudices against the communists. Most Americans do what they think they will be successful in. They like (sic) propaganda and engage in unusual enterprises.
On a side note, I hate the language of the Left, especially that word "struggle". They won't be happy until everyone in the world is "struggling".
An (antiwar) movement initiated by the NPAC in Apr 71 with the participation of the PCPJ consisted of demonstrations demanding a rapid withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam.
Since early Apr 71, there have been small demonstrations in different localities and branches. Repatriated soldiers have denounced US war crimes in NVN.
On 24 Apr, the movement was at its climax. Over 500,000 people gathered in Washington DC and 30,000 in San Francisco. Many people that had not participated in previous struggles were present at these demonstrations. This caused great effects (in the US government).
In May 71 the PCPJ staged demonstrations but the NPAC did not participate in them.
The purpose of these demonstrations was the same as the one staged on 24 (Spr 71). But new slogans were adopted such as "Nixon must immediately set the deadline for the withdrawal of US troops from South Vietnam", "If the government does not end the war the people will "end!" the government", "The US must immediately end the war in Indochina" together with slogans demanding improvement of social welfare in the US.
On 2 Mar 71 the PCPJ used the slogan "Workers must disobey the government's orders". This was a great success for us. It was regreattable that there was a lack of cooperation between the NPAC and PCPJ in demonstrations in May 71, due to disagreements on the following points:
The NPAC did not want to connect the antiwar slogans to those demanding the improvement of social welfare and demand that (President) Nixon immediately withdraw US troops from SVN instead of fixing a deadline for it.
The NPAC refused to order demonstrators to block routes leading to the White House and the Pentagon or rpevent civil servants from going to their offices.
(President) Nixon mobilised troops and policemen to disperse the demonstrators.
Thirteen thousand persons were arrested but afterwards they were set free. Only leaders of the demonstrations were prosecuted.
As a result of these demonstrations the PCPJ learned a number of lessons.
1. The antiwar movements in Apr and May 71 were the people's greatest political struggle movements in the US. Although the people were terrorised, they were not demoralized.
2> The PCPJ realized that the slogan "If the government does not end the people will "End!" the government" was not appropriate because the people would misunderstand this slogan and President Nixon would suppress demonstrations.