University of Virginia Library

Notice in a copy of "The
Cavalier Daily" that your Student
Council submits subjects for a
referendum to the students.

This reminds me and seems to
confirm my thought that a
"referendum" of the people is
necessary on the question of war.

If a referendum is desirable and
a nice method of obtaining
students' opinions on college
subjects then surely a nation wide
referendum on such a life and death
subject as war is even more
desirable.

These anti-war demonstrations
also demonstrate that citizens are
not consulted on such subjects,
because the government, the
politicians do not dare discuss such
a dirty subject as foolish wars even
undeclared wars, so they speak the
war action through without public
discussion knowing it would be
emphatically opposed.

In addition, the draft method of
dragging men into trouble is plain
slavery.

And it is the worst kink of
slavery (discriminating slavery)
when they enslave some and allow
others to go free to enjoy profits of
that murder business. Why rush
some people into trouble and defer
others? That is discriminating
creation of a favored class!

"Why ordinary mortals should
submit to fate which great rascals
enjoy the world in state?"

You students should write your
congressmen about it and write to
your parents and friends asking
them to do the same. You should
start a chain reaction.

But do it now! And ask the
politicians to stop the war now!
Don't let them wait - (It's a
method of stalling) they are in for
four or six years and in that time
they can kill thousands of you in
useless war.