1413 We are pleased to reproduce this report by Peter Veldez, National Secretary of the Young Socialist /lliance, which appeared in the 'Militant' of 14th of: Jan 1963. It shows thet even in the heart of imperialist reaction there are people who have the courage to stand up and fight against: the barrage of hysterical propaganda. It is moreover to be noted that the Young Socialist campaign evoked a response. “e look forward to carrying mro material about the activities of our imerican comrades in arms:
“lthough tho overwhelming majority of the students in the US today ars either epolitical or accept the State Dopartment's position on Cuba, 1 discovered in the course of a recent national tour that a significant Linority is seriously quest— ioning US fursigm policy. Unlike a fow years ago, most campuses have | smll active socialist group. Many of these students became socialists in response to the achiov— ements of the Cuban Kevolution. Young Socislist .lliance socis] gathering hele after my talk at the Univorsity of California at Jjorkoley drow over 5) students for furthor discussion. At Tufts Univeristy in Boston ovor 15 students attendod the mocting. This wis onc of the l=rgost political mectings hcld thore im a long tine. The aucicnce was morc conservative than at other places but oven so © serious attit— ude prevailed.
".ftor a mosting of 125 at the University of Colorado, a member of tho Young Peoples Secialist Leagues told ms of his disagrccment with YPSL's position for the overthrow of Castro's Government. He took a trial subscription to tho Militant to learn moro about Cuba. At tho University of Chicago», Bob Srown, 4s national officer of YPSL, took tho floor oftcr my t-lx to ask 2 question, but instead gave e ten-minuts spesch attacking the Uagtro rogimo. The Shairmin asked if Brown or anyonc in the YPSL at tho University would agrs: to 9 public dcbete on Cuba with mo or somes other YSA spokceman. Yo aro still waiting for tho answor.
"4 -the University of Minnesota I did not give my regiler spouch in defonse of the Cuban revolution. My mesting had been scheduled by the campus socialist club, but tho edministretion objected to ths numbor of mostings tho club was sponsoring several othors, incl:ding one for Danial Rubin, sditor of Comaunist Yoito, on the McCarran act. So all wore ecosbinod into a panel discussion on the Cold ar. I had my tolk on Cuba roeschodulod for an off-—csmpus mocting at the Socialist “orkora Party ball ond was pleased to participate in the panel with Rubin, Bob Brown of SL and a local leadsr of the Studont Ponce Union. 1 was staying over with V.R. Dunne, tho grand old coin of Minnesota's SP and lebour movoment. Ho was him-olf one of the first victims of the Smith Jct. I passed onto Rubin Donnes offer of tho 5.P hall for his mecting on tho McCarran \.ct. Hovever tho invitation was not trken upe Students, im pressed by the YS!.ts nilitent position on Cube and letin morica, requested monbership in the YS. after mostings at San Frenciseo Stato Collcge, Univorsity of Indiana, Michigan State University, University of Wisconsin, Northwostsern gees and intioch College.
"Some of the vthe? campuses at which I spoke wore Harvard, University or Californie at Los :ngcles, Brown, Masstchusetts Institute of technology, Heverford, Bridgeport, University of Michigan, Carleton College ond tho University of Wiineapte. The tour coyored . tothl of 23 citios , I was nble to gst sbout ten hours of redio tins, soma of it during the Blocknads crisis. Thore wore aled soma excollent brooks on newspipor publicity and good covorags in th. college popers."