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Show HELPER THE u.K .SIX F So. " ft" ;y Harrigan e Vice-Pre- s. "'ustrial Council known as the United Prisoners Union whose slogan is "power to the convicted class." The objective of the criminal organ izers is to form a national un-thwill represent the naat tion's prison inmates. idea sounds incredible, Organized crime is an old but a'most any mad development is possible these days. story ir the United States. at San Quentin priGangster elements sometimes seem to be a state within the son in California and at Attica state. P" organized convicts in New York have resulted in is some'-- g new and profound, an outpouring of ly shocking. sympathy and support for The organization of prison 'r"ivirted murderers, rapists, inmates simplv a bad and robbers. It is radical chic dream. It is a reality. In Vse days to praise prisoners convicts and former 9"d condemn police and prison convicts have formed a group officials. Prof. Leonard Orland ORGANIZED CRIMINALS 200,000 The Out-brea- radical-liber-e- ir't have ed Auto Workers and Sesar ning new crimes against the this country. What would as fantastic i been characterized Chavez's United Farm Work- states that janed them. TTnitfid Pris- -' a fp.w vftaa-- affo is now given nAAitirm tVifl Jn11 Ouuxvxwx, v. ers. What is really shocking is w legitimacy money and organiz Caloners umuu uu strtuu the. Times' report that the limiting ational assistance. ifornia Rural Legal Assistance legislative abjective has given a lvice to the group prison terms to a maximum of Moreover, the New Left line of criminals. This is an crgan 10 years. It also has decided on prisons and prisoners takes Nation funded by the taxpayers. 'to refer prisons as "facis: con no time at all to filter down into A fascinat inrentration camps." Certainly, Congress should publications. For exregional the isn't .fi "in" quire innto this matter. If t:i-- ing sidelight on the organizaNews and Observer The Times, ample, attitude. Cafornia Rural Legal Assist tion, disclosed by Tii or in N.C., a paper with Raleigh, secretar be In this connection, it should aice is involve! wi'b a union is that the libof knee-jerrecord a long be noted that the United Pris- oC convict, rhe country should union is a professor ci sociol Prof eralism, reprinted recently uoi San btate Francisco oners Union has drawn up a know about it. ogy at Orland's article and "bill of rights" for allespd pris The radical American Civi1 lege, who served ti.xe in San ah eciho in the form ofprovided an edon reform. The director cf the Liberties Union makes no bones Quentin for robbery. No doubt of bill for "a itorial "calling surbe new union has the proper back about its involvement. Anson many Americans wil for Tar Heel prison rights" a learn thai to direcACLU his He for served execu'ive prised Monroe, post. ground academic institution has inmates." five, years in Fan Quentin pris- tor in Los Angeles, has ndmit-to- c n on its faculty Poor an on for armed robbery. his outfit supportis that No one wants prisoners treat AJ Oapone. If he today, ed cruelly. If managed properThe new union leader has ing the organizing efCort.. to The Times, "leader he could fct a assistance in organizing conly, state and federal correction victs. According to The New o? the fledgling union look upon member of a union o? crimin al institutions can rehabilitate York Times, advice has been prison strikes and work stop- als and perhaps a processor. many men and women convictThe whole affair reveals the ed of crimes. obtained from the Na'i'Tna1 pages as their best bargaining Lawyers Guild and several la- weapons." in other words. he extent to which criminal nonBut it also has to be recogbor unions, including the Unit organized criminals are plan- - sense has gained acceptance in nized that prisons house many inmates who are beyond rehabilitation and who are unfit for life in a MODERN TRADITIONS HAVE AGE-OLHERITAGE Some prisoners can be placed Though we still have expressions like "I have not yet begun to fight" and "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead," few people have any idea of how many i i. naval traditions come from an the University of Connecticut Law School recently made a pitch in The New York Times for a "code of rights for prisoners." No one on the liberal side seems interastaJ in the civil rights of citizens who have been asualted, raped, mug ged. Attention to The rights of of DEC. 23, 1971 THURSDAY, SENSING THE NEWS By JOURNAL (Utah) 1! Ca1-iforn- s v.- j t law-abidi- ' ng k well-krew- n ex-co- liv' card-carryin- g law-abidin- g soc-'e'- D mmmmi age long passed. During the Revolutionary War for struggle bold sea. independence, captains like John Paul Jones brought the war to British home waters. Sailing from France around Britain into, the North Sea, at dusk on September 23, 1779, Jones engaged HMS Serapis off Head, Flambourough in one of the most England, celebrated battles in naval history. For two hours the ships pounded each other at point blank range. Many of Jones' large guns blew up; water poured into T MEAVEN BLESt' YOUR CHRISTMA FRANK'S GLASS SHOP FRANW TOMSIC and BILL ADAMS PRICE and HELPER his shattered ship. The British captain hailed to ask if he had surrendered. Jones, above the din of mortal combat, shouted his epic reply, "I have not yet begun to fight," and went on to victory. The expression "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead" originated at the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864. Exchanging shot at point-blan- k range with the Confederate flagship, CSS Tennessee, Admiral David G. Farragut commanded the flagship USS Hartford. After repeated rammings and incessant pounding by Union guns, her rudder chains and smoke stack shot away, many gun ports smashed, the ship filling with water and smoke, Admiral Buchanan wounded, surrendered. Tennessee Denying the use of the port facilities of Mobile to the Confederacy, one of the last large ports open to Confederate blockade runners, was of immense value to the Union forces. Anotherexpression - famed naval "We have met the and they are ours" dates back to the Battle of Lake Erie on enemy 10, 1813. September Commodore Oliver Hazard his flag Perry transferred from USS Lawrence to USS Niagara during the engagement of the British and American Squadrons on Lake 3 "Horns Port". harbor scene. riik-- 'i; 0 8 A ..vy Painting from Stokes collection L$ x, .A ii depicts programs where they are prepared for a normal, constructive life. But other prisoners are dangerous and must be kept under maximum' security conditions. In all cases, the management of prisons has to be left to competent officials. Society has no obligation ta accord prisoners the kind of due process thpy enjoyed before they com- mitted crimes that led to their Imprisonment. Under no circumstances should federal or state authorities with a "union" of prisoners or any similar type of organization. No group can represent a prisoner or bargain with public authorities on behalf of prisoners. If government oompomises on that point prisoners soon will run the penitentiaries. e Typewriter RibDoas, AD n Sale at Journal Stamrj Pal Inks & Pads kr-iat Journal Office s Mil i- j-- 1 in minimum security institutions or enrolled in work-releas- e MI 1 vi ::':;:::::::-- "Homeward Bound" picture shows ship heading home. Biiiiiiiii --fe- May the Christmas Star bring you the Gifts of Faith, sf The clipper "Sea King" Erie during the War of 1812. The longer range guns of the British flagship, HMS Detroit, succeeded in gun and shooting away Lawrence . sails. In Niagara, which had been held back by light wind, Perry cut through the British fleet, severely damaging and the enemy. disorganizing The smaller ships of the American fleet then joined in defeating the British. The victory, which saw the British'military position along disabling the mmmmmmmmmmmm every Northwest Frontier Love and Happiness. 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