BARBAROUS TREATMENT OF FORT HOOD THREE
The Fort Hood Three -- Pvt. David Samas, Pvt. Dennis Mora, and Pfc. James Johnson -- were transferred from Fort Dix, New Jersey to Fort Meade, Maryland, on September 12. The three American soldiers who refused to accept orders to go to Vietnam are awaiting completion of a review of their harsh sentences, ranging from three to five years in prison at hard labor, plus loss of pay and dishonorable discharges from the armed forces.
lirs. Grace Mora ‘Newman, the sister of Pvt. Dennis Mora, after visiting her brother on September 18, reported that the Fort Meade authorities are treating the three men in an inhuman manner.
They have been denied library privileges during the week, are no longer permitted to receive letters except from members of their immediate families, are forced to eat their meals on the floor in their cells, are kept in . solitary confinement, and held incomunicado.
The brutal U.S. army officials have even gone so far as to require the three political prisoners to stand up all day in their cells. If they lean against the wall, sit down, or fail to comply» in any way with this requirement, they are subjected to a degrading» and punishing "push-up" routine.
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The. Fort Hood Three Defense: Committee, which is supported by a distinguished list of liberal and civil-liberties figures in the United States, is appealing for protests against the cruel and inhuman treatment to which the three political prisoners are being subjected.
Protests should be sent to Lt. Gen. William F. Train, CG, lst U.S.Army, Fort Meade, Maryland.
The defense committee is also: appealing for the widest possible publicity for this important case. ;
JAPANESE PROTEST CALL OF U.S. NUCLEAR SUBMARINE
A demonstration at Yokosuka September 7,