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Show Page 4 The Utah Independent March 10, 1977 The Paper That Dares To Take A Stand Rockies and a serious na- Gas, Thanks By Robert M. Bartell WASHINGTON, D.C. (Liberty Lobby News Service) Almost every columnist and commentator is playing the energy game in some form or other. Most are asking, Is the energy crisis real or manufactured? Well, some very disturbing news has come our way . . . and it wont make your winter any warmer. The Feb. 7 issue of The Touhey Report, a weekly newsletter for the oil and gas industry, reports that, incredible as it may sound, theres plenty of natural gas in Alaska. So much, in fact, that 50 billion cubic feet is being shipped from Alaska to Japan each year. Another incredible fact: the U.S. does not have a single liquid natural gas tanker. We do have 16 under construction, but to prevent the gas from being shipped from Alaska to the lower 48 states, the Jones Act requires that U.S. vessels be used for transport of goods between U.S. ports. The Touhey Report calls this disgraceful state of affairs proof that the natural gas shortage is manmade: With an alleged national emergency facing the nation because of a shortage of natural gas, the Treasury Secretary finally granted a limited waiver' to Columbia Gas System to use a Liberian gas tanker to transport approximately 1.2 billion cubic feet of liquified natural gas from Alaska to Massachusetts. The tanker can make the trip in about 20 days after arrival in Alaska. The Jones Act waiver is good until May 10, 1977. If Congress or the Administration had granted waivers to the oil and gas industry 60 days ago, or three years ago, plenty of natural gas would have been available for those states east of the One thing tional emergency could have been averted. The U.S. government is well aware of the tremendous amount of natural gas that is available in Alaska. The startling report also confirmed that 50 billion cubic feet of natural gas is being shipped from Alaska to Japan each year. Phillips Petroleum has the contract with Japan. The natural gas is produced from federal leased land in Alaska. Phillips converts the natural gas to liquified natural gas and the product is then shipped to Japan on foreign tankers. Japan pays less for the gas than pipeline companies pay at U.S. Gulf of Mexico ports. The Touhey Report also touched on the recurring stories that once the Alaskan pipeline starts flowing such a surplus will be established on the West coast that it will be exported to Japan. The report indicates that a sur- A Conserative Dr. George Benson, who for many years has headed the National Education Program. issues a monArk. 72143, Searcy, news letter. He thly also is a widely published columnist, with fine sources of information. pro-Americ- an Frank Capell issues penetrating information on the religious and political fronts two letters (4 pages each) per week, both called the Herald of Freedom, one subtitled Religious News Edition, Box 3, Zaraphath, NJ. His classic letter on the 08890. not, it is apparent that something can be done about the natural gas crisis and that is to release the gas companies from the requirements of the Jones Act and to do it now. About the only 02130. people who are profiting from this manmade shortage are the fuel oil dealers who are reaping their highest profits in history. Ana, of course, the Japanese. Alert your representative and senators to the facts that they CAN do something constructive about this situation now . . . and not wait until the middle of summer to fill up the tanks. Reader's comments are welcome. Please pass along any points of view to Liberty Lobby. Dept. 225, 300 Independence Ave.. S.E., Washington. D.C. 2M03 A ask. that neither truth nor error be condemned unheard and unrefuted. -- Martin Luther The trouble with weather forecasting is that its right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it. - The National Observer K There are dozens of other sources. I mention these three now because of recent timely issues, and further on I will sketch the information that claimed my attention. I do not have the 20 to 30 years background of research enjoyed by these masterful men and publications. A columnist in my position, having just begun his 5th year, must try to be an investigative reporter. I can search out reliable sources and direct the reader to them for information IN DEPTH. This requires me to study about thirty (30) newsletters, weekly and monthly newspapers, magazines, etc. May I suggest a good way to increase ones awareness of the things these specialists come up w ith? I do so hoping I will render a service. Get with several other patriots. Share with one another what you already subscribe to. Get of other leading specimens periodicals, pool your resources club style and subscribe to what you agree on. Start an informal group for the purpose of reading, discussing AND SPREADING the contents of what you buy. This has two main advantages. (1 ) By sharing, you can have access to more information. (2) By joining with others, the idea can be spread, until you have a sizeable group enlisted. Then you might devise a mailing plan, to reach others in other towns. By this method one has the moral support of others doing the same thing. Often people write me and say in effect. I have tried to make this conspiracy clear to some people whojust think I am off my rocker." If you enlist a few others, you will not be alone in the fieht. This activity will lead to writing more letters to editors, and to local, state and federal legislators. Your reinforced voice will be heard better. The Dr. Benson letter 1 referred to pointed out that the communists do not want the Panama Canal only for its great military value. No matter who controls it, one well aimed bomb could knock it out for years. They want to make America lose another fight" in the phony detente" war, as we lost in Vietnam, Cuba and Angola, where we could have won. Their object is to cause South America to lose faith in us. Benson's is a brilliant analysis that you should have. Herald of Freedom recent issue is on the South African situation. It points out that each year over 500.000 blacks try to immigrate INTO SOUTH AFRICA because of better living conditions. Also that out of 49 black nations in dicAfrica 43 are run by one-ma- n tatorships, or one party (often military) governments. And that in two years Uganda's black dictator, Idi Amin, has slaughtered 10,000 of his own black people. WHITE led South Africa and Rhodesia are the best places to live on the Dark Continent". No contrary lie will stand scrutiny. The issue of American its column. Utah 1777 you indicate that no uselul purpose will be served by your continuing writing for the paper. You also indicate that vouarc busy digging a hole to craw I into. Its good to have a hole to get in just in case it rains, but it can serve no other useful purpose. It's a hd easier and it's a lot more encouraging and will scrc a great deal more in the cause of freedom if you will stop fulminating and Join positive. your useless do something the John Birch Sociclv: inform yourself: then help others learn what they can do to knock the conspiracy in the head and with God's help, save our iliation. ci am sick and tired of those people who arc always blatting about things that happen that are bad as being God's will and you can't do anything about them, so I on your seat, close your eyes, hold your hands oer your ears and let it all happen. Another stupid remark is that Communism is the wave of the future." It's a wave of nothing except as dreamed up in a traitor's or a fool's mind and spewed forth to mix up the befuddled some more so they will sit back and let it happen, also. Sincerely yours. Janies 11. Egan Camas. Wash. 98(4)7 sit IS. Let's all slop being stupid and gel busv. We have time, and we can do it! Dear Mr. Egan: Received your concerned Institute for Economic Research letter about Bob Salter's 2 17 77 dwells on the fact that although our article in our paper. country is threatened as never May respond to it for the that before, analysis reveals paper. Bob Salter has been on the NOWHERE on the face of this point of the conservative fight in earth is there ANY SAFE PLACE U tah a nd Ida ho for a bout 5 yea rs. TO FLEE TO we must stick it He has used his brilliant understanout and FIGHT with whatever the ding of the conspiracy to awaken situation calls for words, letters, hundreds and thousands of people votes, guns, you name it. WE to the awful fearful circumstances MUST FIGHT HERE. IN THIS that surround us. COUNTRY. Bob Salter has been on the We must pay the price. Better point and in the fight in every battle to spend more of our surplus, we have fought here in Utah. To above a living, until we turn the name a few: sponsor of a recall bill: tide. If we do not turn it WE WILL committee member op the fight LOSE EVERYTHING including against fluoridation of our water:a our freedom and some of us our leader in iheland use petition fight: lives. chairman of the budget ceiling I will order copies of these fight. three newsletters and send them in He has used his time and one mailing, for a donation to my talents to support The Right lo stamp fund. That way you do not l.ile. to oppose the liberalaborlion get your name on a mailing list unlaws, to oppose the inroads of til you are ready. I will from time to tear off the cover to time mention other priceless pornography, over the school book disaster here sources. I am no longer young, and as in West Virginia. from here on I will make one of the If there is anv thing virtuous, objectives of this column (my lovelv. praiseworthy, or of good publishers willing) to encourage report, he has supported it. wider reading and study of the outII there has been anything put of the most enlightened dishonest, unfair, illegal, immoral or indecent, he has opposed it. Even if one thousand readers lor instance. 2 years ago he answer this, will do the tiring beat, single ha ndedlv. a $49 million work of getting the material to you. bond issue b asking the County Commissioners to explain the need KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. and the use lor that magnificent Write me 6 F Arcadian No. I, sum. Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29577. 1 1 pro-America- ns. 1 WERE UNSINKABLE? because our Ship of State is not being rocked that most Americans dont care whether or not it is on course, cant even be bothered to find out. Isnt it true that theres more concern over the news of a tanker breaking up in the ocean, than there is about the United States of America staying afloat in a world where nation after nation is being sunk by Communist operations? Or maybe its Titanic fever, (we're unsinkahle) making us irrational? Maybe 2 Indeh-mlen- t E. P. THORNTON bazar Jew, dealing with the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel is must reading especially if you go for the theme that somebody else is Gods Chosen and you are cooking on the back burner of eternity. He quotes from the Jews own AMERICAN JEWISH ENCYCLOPEDIA". A third very fine newsletter source in these trying times is American Institute for Economic Research, Great Barrington, Mass. every possibility that it will be treated the same as the natural gas. There are consistent rumors that the major oil companies have capped producing oil wells in many parts of North America. There are also rumors that they dont intend to uncap the wells until it is as profitable to produce domestically as it is to import crude oil. Whether this is true or Dear Mr. Salter: From your Speaks Out plus of about 600,000 barrels a day is expected on the California coast and there is I And then there was the candidate who political hired two research assistants: one to dig up the facts, and the other to bury them. - Times Hearld, Dallas RE: SALTER SAYS! At the same time the conspiracy joins hands lo promote Ins destruction as the greatest talk mail on conseiv.ilixe two-waradio. We l hank (iod for his K ing lieie. for being one with us. and sav to ou. it is your loss not to know the greatest freedom lightei in the v west. I lie I I he I ditoi mh huleiH-nilen- t |