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Show 51 significant tool supporting the central objective of The Ally's staff: the deterioration of morale within the ranks of military personnel. Financial The Support Ally's financial support came sources included: raising in (1) from five sources. staff members of The Ally, (2) These local fund Berkeley, (3) national anti-war organizations, (4) one anonymous benefactor, and (5) individual subscribers within the military. The first issue of the newspaper cost and this money was donated $400 to produce, by Smith from a National Defense Educa tion Loan he had just then received. Subsequent issues were financed by the small publish the paper. group formed to Support from the local Berkeley community resulted from fund raising efforts generated by members of The efforts involved sympathetic individuals Berkeley. seeking funds from Ally staff. These in Although these funds were often sought on the basis staff members' personal contacts and acquaintances, of the staff also asked for public donations at strategic Berkeley locations. locations were co-operatively operated stores sympathetic These to The Ally's objectives. National anti-war finance The Ally. sent to to the organizations contributed money to help Occasionally, a written appeal for support was organizations thought by The Ally staff to be sympathetic newspaper's cause. States Servicemen's Fund to raise money to One such organization was the United (USSF), developed by the anti-war movement support GI coffeehouses and related activities. |
