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Show Hatfield: 'A dove's view of the Vietnam War' industrial pollution?" asked the Senator. "The question we must ask ourselves is: 'How much are we willing to do without?'," stated Sen. Hatfield. "Historians will look at this period and consider it a pivotal point in the history of man, it is up to us to decide where we arc going." "Wherever a man exists in poverty and injustice, he is a threat to the liberty of every man. The seeds of war arc found wherever man lives in deprivation. We as Christians have unique responsibility to everyone. Every individual has the right to develop his potential in an environme nt of justice and equality," the Senator continued. Senator Hatfield compared the period we arc living in with the pre-Lincolnian era in America, Continued on Page 5 h ' " I i ' ' 1 t i - f I t . I i ' i I , 1 ' i i - . i ' i ' ' ' i I ! : "Too many panaceas are offered for the solution of America's problems. Too often just passing a law is considered enough. When all the rhetoric is finished the problems are still going to be here. In solving these problems we are dealing more with the nature of man," said Senator Mark 0. Hatfield (R.-Orc) Thursday night in the Union Ballroom as the fourth speaker in the Contemporary Issues class. In a speech entitled "A Dove's View of the Vietnam War, the controversial dove stated that we cannot take a simplistic view or temporary "Band-aid" measures in the search for solutions. "The fundamental challenge is to our cultural values," said the senator. "How long are we going to look at success in Vietnam in the basic context of body counts? How many times have you heard die horrendous sum of 50,000 American lives lost as one of the prices we have payed? But how often do we hear of the million Vietnamese lives lost? "1 think this points to overtones of racism in our involvement in Vietnam, the constant playing of the number of enemy dead against American dead. This indicates that we have lost respect for all life, especially human life," continued Sen. Hatfield. "I recall when I was in China in World War II, and was apalled at the small value placed on human life. For two packs of American cigarettes, you could buy one female Chinese baby. I ask you, is our disrespect for human life any less? "Our problem is that we have subscribed to the out-moded character of the scientific view of man. Science rejects the fact that man has a spirit and views him as a thing." Senator Hatfield went on to say that insecurity, racism, poverty and war will continue as long as we hold convictions that deny the value of every human life. "How long is the world going to allow technology to dictate the state of our enviomment? How long is America going to be allowed to consume 40 of the world's raw materials with 5V of the world's population while producing 50 of the world's Sen. Mark Hatfield commented that in solving America's problems we are dealing with the nature of man. Hatfield: Cultural change necessary continued from page 1 particularly as it related to the Republican Party. The Senator aid that the original party was formed around a small group of men who called themselves "radical Republicans." "These men recognized the value of human life and worked for emancipation, women's suffrage , and reducing military expenditures in die interest of education . I take this as solid evidence that even a minority can change the course of America," stated the Senator. "But Americans today feel tatened because they fear a change in the status quo. These are the 'law and order' middle-Americans middle-Americans who have historically turned to authoritarianism for protection. Hitler ran on a law "id order platform," said Sen. Hatfield. "We must reach out to these le in a spirit of love and pect if we are to avoid authoritarianism. We must demonstrate this in our lives, not Mly in our words. I do not see this attitude in Congress-but I do ( it on our campuses. If we not turn to these institutions Mi exist in a unique freedom 10 ek the truth, where can we n to see it?" concluded Sen. Hatfield. I |
