PEACE PARK ANTI-NUCLEAR VIGIL
                         P.O. Box 27217
                     Washington, D.C.  20038
                         (202) 462-0757
Matthew Hyland
4433 Greenwich Parkway, N.W.
Washington, D.C.   20007
                                               November 25, 1990
Dear Matthew:

Received your note, and letter to the editor.

Actually I wasn't aware that Cong. Ted Weiss has been trying to get
legislation passed on Economic Conversion.  I don't pay much
attention to what goes on on the HIll because, frankly, I don't
think much beyond grandiose verbage and the rubberstamping of
administrative policy occurs there. 

At the risk of seeming overly sensitive, I was slightly dismayed
that your only comment on Proposition One appeared to be, "More
power to you!"

I pray that I do not covet power for if I do I am dishonest.  If I
am honest what I seek is understanding and cooperation, because I
believe only those factors will result in peace on earth.

Your letter to the editor was very hopeful.  For years we have been
promoting a philosophy of "Peace through Reason" as an alternative
to the present administrative philosophy of "Peace through
Strength."  You clear recognition of the fact that violence, or the
threat of violence is not a viable option for settling disputes
indicates that we are on the same wave length.

Your awareness that "the banishing of war will not be achieved
promptly or easily, but the process should (nonetheless) be set in
motion" is further indication that we are thinking in the same
channels.

You belief in a "rule of law" is another reflection of similarity
in thought.  Finally your notion that "an initiative to abolish war
might gain enough support to get it rolling toward universal
acceptance" -- although it certainly was not intended as such --
could be interpreted as a reference to Proposition One.

I am taking the liberty of sending you a copy of the official
petition to get Proposition One on the D.C. ballot for the 1990
election.  We need the signitures of approximately 15,000
registered D.C. voters to succeed.

We don't see Proposition One as the solution, but as an initiative
to get the ball rolling toward a rule of law premised on the value
of human life above political interests.

We hope you will help, our survival may depend on it.

                 In service to a loving Creator,