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II.

Despite the fact that Council last week
decided to water down what would have been
a binding referendum on he issue of a strike
proposed for May 3, 4, and 5 - inserting
instead an "opinion" item on a "non-violent,
non-coercive moratorium in protest against
the Indochina War and in memory of Kent
State and Jackson State" - the basic issue
remains unchanged. The phrasing is insipid
because a majority of the Council
representatives panicked at the last minute
when confronted with the possibility that the
student body might instruct them to provide
leadership for a May strike.

In so doing Council acted in bad faith. No
doubt, had there been time, petitions could
have been circulated which would have
guaranteed the strike issue a place among the
actual referenda, and not simply a spot on the
opinion survey. Nevertheless, the first days of
May will see a variety in issues raised which
demand that we pause in our daily routines.
Vote YES for the moratorium.