SCARLET AND BLACK A PERSONAL LETTER FROM THE PROTEST AT MADISON The (allowing is a letter re- ceived by Cathie Brunet from her sister, a student at the University of Wisconsin. Saturday Oct. 11 . i .I’m trying to get my mind on of what has been happening here tor the last tew days— have you heard about it at all? Wednesday a peaceful demon- stration supporting peacetul ob- struction (obstruction of Dow Chemical interviews of prospec- tive employees (students) in the Commerce Building on campus -—Dow makes napalm; 85 per- cent at its business is War and the University allows it lacil- ilies, etc. on campus for inter- viewing and recruiting students, that is, the University, by giving these corporations classroom space etc, is giving tacit ap< proval and aid to the war ei— fort) in the hall outside the interview rooms was awaiting promised negotiation with the University chancellor and Dean Kaufman. Allan and I were obstructing, that is, committing civil disobedience, and were liable to arrest, expecting ar- rest and prepared lor arrest— along with about zoo other peacea tul obstmctionists awaiting peacernl arrest. There were about 400 supporting pickets and approximately 2500 innocent oh- servers outside—the demonstra- tion had been publicized, and was expected, University police were inside with the demon- strators, two in from of every Classroom door, etc. Madison police, Called in by the Chancel- lor in case of trouble about noon, waited in the Bascom parking lot. I had been there since about 11 am, picketing until about 12:30, then joined Allan sitting on the floor ub— structing. The Madison police numbered about 35, were wearing riot helmets, carrying twotoot nightsticks, and putting on gas masks (for tear gas) last 1 heard. They moved to- ward Commerce, we were told (about 1:30 p.m.). We didn’t: know which door they would come in. We were expecting the Chancellor and the Dean to arrive to negotiate. The police entered the opposite door from the one we were nearest to; we really couldn't tell until we saw Iheir sucks flying and heard the sound or heads being cracked open and heard screamsfiglrls. boys, kids on their way to class who were picking their way thru the absolutely dense obstruction- ists Sitting with arms linked on the floor. The kids were about 3 across in the hall and 35 pc— lice came at them with clubs swingingichaos broke loose— girls in my area were to move back, the men shoved forward to get the poiice—it was iutile. pickets moved out and we got out, near hysterics—l getting more so as Allan did not ap< pear—at last he did—the build- ing was cleared in 12 minutes. do : 69 in the hospital, 5 pt» lice, 34 students—the police hit a big male student with enough dares to knock him down, hit him again and then cracked a nearby girl with the same [arise from the back on the back of “to hood—n prolessor who was on the stairs, reported, and then tied. Ambulances were not called, students were hysterical —l was out of my mind—When? When? when have I ever seen such a thing? innocent kids, girls, anybody! ANYBODY near just smack them! The wounded were slowly gotten thru the crowd and into private cars The police tried to move away trom the building (they had smashed the gloss oi the doors to get in because it had been so tightly packed.) The crowd would not let them advance— we screamed Obscenities, sobbed I spat as did others, we hit or triedimore were knocked down ~the innocent bystanders—2500 or them—began also. Prolessor Zeitland tried to talk—“stop you crazy kids stop”—he was pushed against the police and beaten by themérhe crowd started to scream Siek Heile etc. The god- damned fascists. POLICE BRU» TALITYI Cathie! I had never believed it but my God! Cum- pletely unwarranted! I was crazy, shaking, screaming, cry« ing, hugging those who tell back — WHAT TO DO? The police were scared i guess, judged a riot situation to have developed and so began the iirst barrage or tear gas— What horrid stuttl We ran des- perately choking, burning, cry- ing and blinded—thousands run ning helterrskelter away down the hill—who was Crushed » who trampled? Then the crowd surged back. The police or- rested 5 and put them in tho paddy wagon. They had not gone in with the intent to arrest (we were expecting arrest); the chancellor had given the order to clear the building with force if nec- essary~no arrests. Kids now surged back to the paddy wagon and began to let the air out of its tires and blocked its exit from Bascom. The police were again hemmed in, again the crowd chanted and yelled—more blood, more gore and another barrage or tear gas, then an- otherithe business went on for hours. Some kid got up on top of Basconi and cut down the American flag—more gas. . . r We finally (Allan and I) left as it went on toward tour. Thirteen students have been suspended --OI‘ so it says in the papers, no one has been notiiied yet — but a group went to confer with the Chancellor at about noon. Their names were an— nounced as the “ring leaders" of the riot at a {acuity meeting Friday — the taculty voted to u p h 01 d the administration’s handling of the situation with force . . . what Wlll move them? Warrants have been is— sued for the arrest of nine, nobody knows who but we can guess. Stewie is certainly one of them and he walks scared, knowing that anytime he could be picked up—one doesn’t worry about being or- rested; it’s the beating on the way to jail, it’s true Cath—l never would have believed it— People are not nice. Five thou- sand turned out for a rally for a student strike OI classes Wed. night-they sat outside in the cold. ay- Thursday already so much had been forgotten—pro iessors refused to let strikers say something to classes even beiore the starting bell ~ even ieiiow students buzzed “They got what they deservedrr.” Friday I couldn't face another picket line and headed out to do errandsatverywhere I heard the same thing i thought on the beltline, turned on Midvale, and sobbed on University Avenue. What are we going to do? I don’t know what’s happening in Washington. I'm scared, We were going to go but there's enough to do here. Alan and Susan, also Norma are there. I pray that they’re sale. This is all terribly simpliiied — the bigger issues I have not gotten to ~ the incidents of Police Brutality has clouded all here‘ — the real issue of University. corporate - government alliance is lost ._. the movement grinds to a halt in a sense, Bob Is in hiding — he didn't, even plan it—itwasusallt... t MIMES (Continued from page a) of the show that we needed donations,” Giddins told the 5&3 that, al- though it was against adminis- trative policy to collect dona- tions at school sponsored tune tions, he agreed to let the troupe take a collection Rumors circulated Saturday that the troupe needed money for the “31000 damage they caused on the stage at Iowa City.” An 5&3 inquiry at the Uni versity of Iowa round the ru- mors totally unfoundedr The Mime Troupe said they gave up a $1000 pertormance at Mt. Vernon, 1a,, to come to Grinnell. They received some irom the university or lowa ior two scheduled performances, The Social Coordinating Com- mittee iinally gave the troupe $300 instead til the contracted amount at $150. “We’re sorry it happened," Cohon told a group at Ex Loco Parentis, the off-campus coffee- house, “and we’d like to come back. I wanted very badly to come to Grinneil to play our show. We just think we were cheated." "The rumor is the troupe is $20,000 in debt," Glddins said Thursday night “I don’t want them back, and I think they were trying to put the screws into us tor more money.” “They were just trying to take us," Miss oentel concluded. The Mime Troupe pertormed a modltled version or Carlo Goldoni’s L’Amant Mililalre, B "commedia dell’arte” satire re- directed against the Vietnam War. The show began at 8:30 pm —“The fastest time we ever made,” mused Cohon. Prldoy. October 27, I'M! 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