Scheduling Nuclear coalition debates freeze

The Notre Dame/Saint M ary’s Nuclear Freeze Coalition organized its campaign fo r a unilateral freeze referendum last night amid discus­ sion and dissension. Kevin Walsh, president o f C ILA , interrupted the organizational meeting with a plea that the Nuclear Freeze Coalition postpone voting on their issue until March 2 instead o f Feb. 8, when it had been previously scheduled. Walsh was concerned that the freeze referendum’s presence on the ballot would harm the Farm Labor Organization Committee (FLOC) referendum’s chance o f passing. He expressed the belief that the FLOC referendum has an excellent chance o f passing; but i f the Freeze Coali­ tion referendum is decided at the same time, both o f referenda w ill fail. WalAh cited the harmful effects of dividing the liberal forces, thereby preventing volunteers working on both issues, and the •possibility o f radical prejudice gruVm r if the traditionally conser­ vative Nstre Dame/Saint M ary’s students are'jforced to consider both issues at once, as reasons for the freeze vote postponement. A fter lengthy discussion o f voter psychology ana the merits o f sepa­ rate or collective ballots, the group voted to continue the campaign,and keep the proposed voting date as scheduled. The FLOC and Freeze Coalition organizations then vowed to support each other’s issues and not to let the former dissension between them weaken their causes. They also decided not to link their causes publicly in order to prevent a radical prejudice from spreading through the campuses. Both organizations expressed a hope that voters w ill decide the issue separately and not vote according to their past political leanings. The leaders o f both organiza-