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Mr. Morton Blackwell
The White House
Washington, D.C.
confederstion new the of the for the locieties association
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January 19, 1983
Dear Morton,
of The americas
Attached is the approved draft of the brochure which will be the only
written vehicle for explaining CAUSA.
Also attached is a draft letter to be sent to invitees. Please note
the names of speakers on page two. Jay Parker and Ambassador Chaves have
agreed to be there. I am still in the process of working out arrangements
with Terry and Howie. The letter will not go out with their names unless
we have their consent.
Terry has already turned over many names of people from around the
country who will be invited to the conference.
As I mentioned on the phone, you are invited to come, but we know you
can't because of your government connection. However, I do think you could
strike a great blow for freedom if you could give us names of good conserv-
ative activists who want to participate in the best planned operation to
combat communism I have ever seen. Incidentally, I started working in this
fight in 1954, when I went to the Justice Department as an attorney in the
Internal Security Division.
We would like to send out invitations by Friday night (the 21st). If
you have any questions, please call me at the hospital, 269-8625, or call
Terry, Jay or Howie. Lynn Bouchey, a staunch Roman Catholic and a good con-
servative, is the conference chairman. You can call him at 543-6622, if you
want to talk to yet another.
Whether you are able to recommend people or not, I really do appreciate
your consideration of this matter.
Sincerely,
WSR
LETTER OF INVITATION TO CAUSA CONFERENCE IN JAMAICA
From February 26 through March 2, 1983, CAUSA International will
hold a special conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica, where its program
for Inter-American development will be presented to a select group of
participants from the United States and Canada. You are cordially
invited to attend.
By means of this conference, we would like to familiarize you
with the goals and activities of CAUSA. It is our hope that you will
find CAUSA's philosophy inspiring and that you may subsequently wish
to work with CAUSA which is just becoming active here in North America.
Attendance at this conference, however, requires no commitment on your
part.
If you are able to accept our invitation, CAUSA International will
be happy to provide your air travel, hotel and meals as well as hotel
and meals for your spouse. The conference will be held at the Rose
Hall Intercontinental Hotel. Your stay should be most pleasant.
CAUSA stands for the Confederation for the Association and the
Unity of the Societies of the Americas. CAUSA International is an
inter-American non-profit, non-political, educational and social-
oriented organization. Its purpose is to promote unity and the moral
and material development of the nations of the Americas. CAUSA is
presenting a world view based on the great ethical and philosophical
traditions of our civilization. CAUSA International is funded by
of Rev, moon
business interests connected with the Unification Church, but is
itself non-sectarian.
Founded in 1980, CAUSA is headquartered in New York and is current-
ly active in 18 countries in the Western Hemisphere.
After having participated and lectured on Marxism at previous
CAUSA seminars in Latin America, I am convinced that CAUSA is a
dynamic, positive new force in this hemisphere, and I am honored to
serve as the chairman of the first conference of CAUSA North America.
Within the context of the challenge of revolutionary Marxism, the
Jamaica conference will be considering concrete proposals for human
and social development.
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Among the panelists and speakers who have already agreed to be
with us are Mr. Jay Parker, President, Lincoln Institute, Mr. Terry
Dolan, National Conservative Political Action Committee, Ambassador
Jose Maria Chaves, Former Colombian Delegate to the U.N., and Mr.
Howard Phillips, Conservative Caucus.
Time is so short and available hotel space is so limited, that
we ask you to please telephone your acceptance of this invitation
ithin 48 hours if at all possible. By the first of February, we
will send you a complete program together with information on the
beautiful Rose Hall Inter-Continental Hotel.
I look forward to seeing you in Jamaica.
CAUSA INTERNATIONAL
CAUSA stands for the confederation for the Association and
the Unity of the Societies of the Americas. CAUSA International
is an inter-American non-profit, non-political, educational
and social-oriented organization. Its purpose is to promote the
unity and the moral and material development of the nations of
the Americas. CAUSA is presetning a world view based on the great
ethical and philosophic traditions of our civilzation. CAUSA
International is funded by business interests connected with
af Rev. Moon
the Unification Church but is itself non-sectarian.
CAUSA Internaitonal was founded in 1980 and incorporated
in 1981 in Washington, D.C. It operates with headquarters in
New York and currently is active and has representatives in
eighteen countries in the Western Hemisphere.
CAUSA: A Movement of the Highest Ideals
CAUSA is philosophically rather than theologically oriented.
It transcends denomination and is a movement uniting all
religious people as one God-accepting force.
Organization of CAUSA
CAUSA International is comprised of three basic elements, CAUSA
headquarters in New York, the national CAUSA offices in each
country and the CAUSA Institute. The national branches of CAUSA
are autonomous but interrelate among each other and coordinate
with CAUSA headquarters. The CAUSA Institute
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works closely with the national offices and of course, with the
headquarters. Each national branch is responsible for the
activities and programs of CAUSA within its own country.
Basic Activities
One of CAUSA International's primary purposes is that of
education. It holds numerous seminars and conferences each
year. CAUSA particularly aims at gathering concerned individuals
who care about their nation's or community's well-being. CAUSA
does so in the belief that when leaders are united in conviction
and direction, positive social change and unity can occur.
In addition, CAUSA is engaged in the promotion of cultural
and sports programs, educational aid and scholarship programs,
specialized future leadership programs, and also participates
in relief acitivites throughout the Americas.
Two major regional CAUSA seminars were held in 1982, one
in Acapulco, Moxico, for representatives of Mexico, Central
America, the Caribbean and northern South America, and one in
Montevideo, Uruguay, for the Southern Cone nations and Peru.
Seminars have been held individually in the last two years in
Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic,
Uruguay and Chile. In addition, a seminar for members of the
diplomatic corps was held in Washington, D.C.
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The CAUSA Institute
The CAUSA Institute is primarily engaged in relating the
CAUSA world view to the areas of politics, economics, science,
philosophy and human needs. It provides the basic curriculum
and staff of the CAUSA seminars and publishes textbooks and
other materials. It also publishes CAUSA, a quarterly magazine
devoted to current affairs. It will begin a major publishing
operation soon and aims at establishing CAUSA institutes through-
out the Americas. The CAUSA Institute also collaborates with
existing universities at implementing the study of the CAUSA
world view as part of their overall curriculum.
Cultural and Sports Programs
CAUSA promotes active cultural exchange between the
nations of the Americas, particularly in the performing arts.
CAUSA also encourages international exchange in a variety of
sports, as a means of strengthening inter-American friendship.
Educational Scholarship Programs
CAUSA International and the CAUSA Institute plan to
provide a fellowship program for Spanish-speaking students of
the highest intellectual and leadership potential. This pro-
gram will eventually compare to the Rhodes scholar program for
students in the English-speaking world.
Future Leadership Programs
Young people throughout the Americas with high leadership
potential are eligible for specialized CAUSA seminars aimed at
developing leadership capability on the national and inter-
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national level. Such seminars are held in accord with the needs
of each particular group of students. CAUSA expects to make a
large contribution to national and world leadership by the end
of the decade.
CAUSA Satisfies Human Needs
In conjuction with its seminars, CAUSA International also
participates in relief activities in the Americas. Working in
conjunction with the International Relief Firendship Foundation
(IRFF) it has delivered food and medical supplies to Bolivia,
the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Honduras, particularly
after major natural disasters.
THE NATURE OF THE WORLD'S CONFLICT
Since ancient times, human beings have struggled to
understand who they are and where they come from. In looking
for answers, two views have emerged. One view holds that human
beings come from a Creater, God, and the entire world is God's
creation. Based on this belief, religions have come about, and
the values, ethics, and spiritual heritage of our world has
developed. This is the God-centered view.
A fundamentally different view maintains that there is
no God, and that this world was not created. In this view,
matter alone has always existed and is the essence of the uni-
verse. Human life is seen as nothing more than a phenomenon
associated with matter, and human beings must thus create their
own meaning and purpose, as well as their own solutions to
life's problems. This is the materialistic view.
These two views of life exist in uncompromising
opposition. One way of thinking affirms that there is an
Absolute Being and therefore there are absolute values. The
opposing way of thinking holds that there is no Absolute
Being, and therefore values are relative. One way affirms
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that happiness is achieved by the development of the internal
nature of man, according to moral and ethical principles. The
other way indicates that happiness is attained through the
development of one's external aspects, and through the pursuit
of sensual satisfaction.
In short, a materialistic view of the world says that
human beings must come up with theories, systems of thought, and
solutions to the world's problems on their own, because there
simply is not anyone else to do it. But a God-centered world
view demands that all theories, systems of thought and solutions
to world problems must begin with God, because He is the First
Cause of everything. CAUSA follows the God-centered tradition.
Materialism
While the philosophy of materialism has existed from time
immemorial its real start in the modern era of world history
occured during the 15th century. At that time the Christian
world was shaken by the Renaissance, and all aspects of society
were transformed, including culture, political structure, the
economy and even religion. The heritage of the Renaissance has
been, to a great extent, a tremendous development in the external
capabilities of man, particularly science and the pursuit of
technical excellence.
While the Renaissance and the scientific revolution brought
many great benefits to mankind, for some people, scientism and
technological advance have come to take the place of religion.
The eptiome of materialistic philosophy is what we call Communism.
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Communism: A Long March to Nowhere
It is not necessary to recount the history of communism.
It is enought to remember that in the early 1960's, Soviet party
leader Nikita Khruschev proclaimed the imminent coming of the
ideal communist state. He maintained that the Soviet Union was
soon to surpass all of the economic powers of the West in terms
of prosperity and production capability. For Khruschev, this
was to occur by 1980. In deed, if this were to be realized,
there might even be need to acquiesce to many deaths which
had resulted from the realization of the materialist goal. We
could perhaps concede that even 150,000,000 deaths were necessary
to realize an ideal state and ultimately an ideal world, or
to borrow, as Lenin did, the words of Machiavelli, "The ends
justify the means."
Today in 1983, we recognize that Khruschev was a very poor
prophet. Over the past twenty years, the life expectancy of
the average Soviet male has decreased from 67 to 62. This can
compare to Japan where the life expectancy during the same
period increased from 70 to 77. During the same period the
Soviet infant mortality rate more than doubled. Instead of being
a solution to injustice, current Soviet President Yuri Andropov
has admitted that his country has become a paragon of political
corruption and graft. This all leads us to conclude that
communism has taken its sacrifical and idealistic followers on
a long march to nowhere. The best summary of communism is that
is a philosophical justification for violence.
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CAUSA's World View: God Centered
The CAUSA world view can serve as a foundation for world
peace. It can help to implement this ever-sought goal because
it is not only of high intellectual quality but it also speaks
to the human heart.
The CAUSA world view is founded on the very principle
that God exists. God is perceived as the origin of the universe
and as the Absolute Being who looks over the world, as Pope
Leo XIII said in Rerum Novarum, with "fatherly care." In other
words, the world view in accord with the great ethical and poli-
tical traditions of our civilization sees God as a caring and
feeling Being.
CAUSA's world view assails communism as a pseudo-solution
to man's problems. The teachings of Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Che
Guevara, et. al., are founded on a twisted vision of man. The
CAUSA world view concurs with communism when it points out
serious problems in society. However, it disagrees with Marx in
his diagnosis of the real problem.
Communism miscalculated the cause of human misery. Its
proponents did not recognize that all evil stems from human
greed and selfishness. The reason for the tremendous corruption
which is found in the Soviet Union today stems from the fact
that Marx had no real solution to human greed. Communism has
brought a solution to the human condition. Like Nazism and
Facism, it has only worsened it. According to former Soviet
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official Ilja Zemstov, the communist elite live in villas while
the poor of Aberdijian and elsewhere continue to live in caves.
For More Information Write:
CAUSA International
401 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10016/USA
Tel: (212) 889-3645
file
CAUSA International
401 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10016, Tel. 212/889-3645, Telex 237254 NEWS UR
March 28, 1983
Mr. Morton Blackwell
The White House
Executive Office Building, #191
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dear Mr. Blackwell:
You and I have a problem. In theory, the problem is called "Marxism".
In practice, it is called "Leninism" or "communism". Whatever you call it,
it has taken a terrible toll in human life since it came to dominate its
first country sixty-six years ago. In our country we believe that man has
the inalienable right to live when life is given. No person or government
has the right to send human beings to their death as "enemies of the state".
Nevertheless, in an article in the French magazine, Le Figaro, it was esti-
mated that, since the death of Marx one hundred years ago, a minimum of
150 million people have been eliminated in order to make way for the com-
munist "paradise".
There has been a long tradition of "anti-communist" movements in this
country and throughout the world. Too often, however, they have had little
effect in stemming the tide of the communist advance and have frequently re-
sulted in totalitarian regimes of the right. The problem has been that to
be "anti-communist" is like trying to win a football game with only the
defensive unit on the field. Because communist thought is atheistic and
ideological, those people who believe in God have been constantly placed
in a defensive position unable to respond adequately on the basis of faith.
In order to place the offensive team on the field and win, a positive
counterproposal to Marxism must be made by the God-accepting people of the
world. Time, however, seems to be running out. We're in the last two
minutes of the football game with no time outs left. Unless we act now,
more and more people around the world will suffer the practice of communism,
eventually our children.
CAUSA, the Confederation of Associations for the Unity of the Societies
of the Americas, has been formed to accomplish three goals:
1. To point out the dangers of Marxism, in theory and practice,
to as many people in the Western Hemisphere as possible;
2. To offer a positive philosophy for God-accepting people
thereby placing the Marxists in the defensive position; and
3. To formulate and carry out an action agenda against the
spread of communism in the Western Hemisphere and ultimately
to liberate the citizens of M)scow.
Confederation of the Associations for the Unification of the Societies of the Americas
A Non-profit Organization
Will you join with us as the offensive team takes the field?
By means of a conference in Washington, D.C. on April 21-24, CAUSA
will present its worldview and program for inter-American development to
a select group of participants from North America. You are cordially
invited to attend. We would like to familiarize you with the goals and
activities of CAUSA. We hope that you will find CAUSA's philosophy and
projects inspiring and that you may subsequently wish to work with CAUSA
which is just now becoming active here in North America. This is your
opportunity to get involved on the ground floor.
The activities of CAUSA are presently funded through the business
interests connected with the Unification Church of Reverend Moon. But
CAUSA is non-sectarian. The worldview which CAUSA presents as the basis
of its activities is a God-centered philosophy which is ecumenical in its
appeal. The intent is not conversion to any given church. Rather it is
to provide a foundation for the cooperation of God-accepting people against
the common enemy, communism. After having participated in previous CAUSA
conferences, we believe CAUSA to be a dynamic, positive new force for
freedom in this hemisphere. And certainly it is time for a new force.
Offices for CAUSA North America have been established in the nation's
capital. Our address and phone number are:
CAUSA North America
729 8th St. S.E., Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20003
(202) 544-7758
Please give us a call for reservations and/or further information.
By April 11, we will send you a complete program together with information
on the Sheraton Reston International Conference Center where the conference
will be held.
Francis Bouchey
L. Francis Bouchey
Warren Richardson
Conference Co-Chairman
Conference Co-Chairman
President
Executive Director,
Council for
CAUSA North America
Inter-American Security
CAUSA NORTH AMERICA
Report on
Jamaica
Conference
MARCH, 1983
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Montego Bay, Jamaica was the site of CAUSA's first North American
conference. One-hundred eighty participants from the United States and
Canada attended for six days (February 26 through March 3) to discuss
the spread of international communism and the threat this God-denying
ideology and its practice poses to mankind. The conference brought to-
gether people from a diversity of backgrounds who share a common belief
in the existence of God and the need to challenge the spread of communism.
The conference schedule consisted of lectures, speeches, and panel
discussions on a variety of topics of both theoretical and practical
interest. Members of the CAUSA Institute in New York presented first a
series of lectures outlining a critique of the major ideological pillars
of Marxism on a scientific and logical basis. The critique, as presented
was devastating to the Marxists' claim of "scientific objectivity"
and "verifiability"
Following this critique, Col Bo Hi Pak offered a series of lectures
outlining a God-centered counterproposal. He presented a logical and
scientific argument for the existence of God and went on to demonstrate
clearly that all existence, action and multiplication occurs through a
harmonious process of give and take, not struggle and contradiction.
Interspersed throughout the lecture schedule were panel discussions
and speeches on specific projects that might be undertaken by CAUSA as a
demonstration of its philosophical commitment and concern for others
against the spread of communism. A panel discussion moderated by Terry
Dolan (NCPAC) discussed the various ways of helping recent immigrants
to our country learn our language and find jobs to support their families,
rather than becoming dependent upon public welfare roles. A second panel
moderated by Kem Mylar (International Relief Friendship Foundation)
introduced the idea of teaching low-level technology to Latin American
farmers in such a way as to improve their nutritional and living standards
yet, at the same time, be sensitive to their culture. And Lynn Bouchey,
of the Council for Inter-American Security, proposed that CAUSA undertake
a counter-propaganda campaign aimed at revealing the truth about communist
regimes in the media. He asserted that the complete story about the
practice of communsim is not getting out in the media, and that CAUSA
may be an organization uniquely suited to see that it does.
In addition to these lectures and projects, a panel on "Ethics and
Economics" moderated by Fr. Enrique Rueda of the Free Congress Founda-
tion, discussed the moral foundation of the free enterprise system. In
an after dinner address, the Ambassador to the United Nations for Spanish
Speaking Organizations and former Colombian Ambassador, Jose Maria Chaves,
presented an overview of the history of Pan American values and the re-
lationships that existed between the founders of the United States and
other Latin American countries. Eldridge Cleaver gave a compelling ac-
count of his initial attraction to communism and his activities with the
Black Panthers before his eventual conversion to Christianity. Also, for-
mer Secretary of the Treasury, Robert B. Anderson, gave a thought provo-
king speech on the extremely fragile international monetary situation and
the possible roles that CAUSA might play in easing the existing crisis.
All in all, the participants left Jamaica with a great deal to ponder
and a renewed enthusiasm to take the offensive in the struggle against the
spread of communism in this hemisphere. Following the conference, an
organizing committee was formed for the purpose of planning further con-
ferences and establishing the specific strategies and projects necessary
to launch a counter-offensive. The next conference has been scheduled
already for April 21-24 in Washington, D.C.
"What I like about CAUSA is the fact that they don't just make a
one-sided critique but attack communism with a counterproposal."
Eldridge Cleaver
"Col Pak has given to you as fine an argument for the existence
of God as has been given in any theological seminary. And I speak as
one who is a graduate of four theological seminaries."
Dr. W.S. McBirnie
United Community Church
"CAUSA is indeed doing a marvelous job in promoting God to the
Americans who I believe need it the most. And I am exceptionally
grateful to find out that CAUSA is really sincere in fighting world
communism."
Dr. Maurice H. Zakhem
Houston, Texas
"I am an optimist, and somehow I believe that God has implanted
into the brains and into the lives and capabilities of man a way to
find solutions to the problems which we face. Our job is to put our
energies together and from crisis move ahead to prosperity."
Hon. Robert B. Anderson
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CAUSA NORTH AMERICA
729 8th St. S.E. Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20003
(202) 544-7758
MEMO:
To all conference invitees
RE:
Initial guidelines for participants
If you are able to accept our invitation to this conference,
CAUSA will be happy to provide air travel, meals, and hotel accom-
modations for you and meals and hotel accommodations for your
participating spouse.
Please note: CAUSA will pay for your room on a double occu-
pancy basis. If you wish a single room you will be charged $36.00
to cover the difference in price between a double and a single room
for a three-day period. This additional cost should be paid at the
time of registration.
Because time is very short and the available hotel space is
limited, we ask that you make your reservation within the next
few days. Please call (202) 544-7758 for reservations and further
information.
Hope to see you in Virginia!