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Show ata mm foot ' Monday, May 14, 1979, THEHERald ' vTw, r..u d&C luuj tn... vn? ' rvMj M4&n Kevin What Do Polls Show About 1980 Election? I? China's Generation Gap the vounppr ranant; Ha3 - b- - ever been anything but a problem? Anywhere? Its members reject the values of their parents and question institutions that are the pillars of society. They know little about the philosophic basis of that society and the principles that make it work. And worse, thev don't want to know. All they're interested in is an easy living. It's enough to make their eiders despair of the future. In this case, make that Chinese elders, who are commencing to express concern publicly as to what they may have wrought in A Cool In something of a contemporary variation on the old one about Mohammed and the mountain, a Saudi prince says he intends to solve his arid country's water problem by going to a source where there are literally Antarctica. mountains of it Specifically, Prince Moham- med Al Faisal, a businessman and banker, is planing to tow An- tarctic icebergs through the In- dian Ocean and Red Sea to the Saudi coast where their meltdown, if you'll pardon the expression, could yield water a flow estimated at many times that of neighboring Egypt's Nile River. Saudi food production would triple and the desert be made to bloom. life-givi- ng The prince hopes to start operations next year. He estimates the cost of towing a medium-size- d berg to the point of use could come to $100 million, but expects to make a $30 million profit over that. Well, to some the project may sound all wet. But then, that probably would have been the response not too many years back to a suggestion that one of the globe's most forbidding regions might soon be finding sufficient wealth under its sands to be in a position to drain not only the Antarctic of its cold ice but the industrial world of its cold cash. M. v Conservatives wide-rangin- - -a The Conservative victory was preceded of intellectual resources by steady build-uas in the work of Ralph Harris and Antony - p Fisher at the Institute for Economic Affairs, Sir Keith Joseph at the Center for Policy Studies, and the work of younger groups such as the University Conservative Association, the Adam Smith Institute, the National Association for Freedom, tod m oa. Ia ttta respect, highly rrs ff the folks back home vividly aware that there can be more to the good life than dialectic. To get them back into acceptable socialist line, the Chinese press and radio have launched a propaganda campaign stressing the great improvements in the People's Republic over the bad old days of China. The problem is that the segment of the population at which the campaign is directed, those born since the Communist takeover, who happen to be the majority, has no recollertion of the old days. Instead, they have rising expectations thanks to Peking's sudden recognition of the rest of the world and only the pervasive grayness of today's proletarian China to compare with the newly perceived delights of Western life. Diitributsd But perhaps Peking might try looking at it this way. Western societies, after all, have been worried about their younger generations for generations. That China should now be doing so, and so shortly after opening its door, can be taken as an indication of how rapidly it is succeeding in its goal of catching up with the West. I 10-1- 40-5- In Washington pre-commun- ist It's a serious problem for the Chinese establishment. First wall posters and foreign tourists, and the next thing you know blue jeans and skateboards. American developments probably in advance of the English are as in the work of Milton Friedman, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, the American Conservative Union, the Heritage Foundation, Young Americans for Freedom, and other such organizations. 3 Here, however, an obvious difference arises. The British Conservatives were willing to draw on the resources available to them, and to use the material thus provided to make a convincing case to the public. The Conservatives conducted a hard - hitting campaign which emphasized the virtues of free enterprise, and stressed the clear-cu- t distinction between the parties on both domestic and foreign policy. In the United States, the Republican leadership presents a fuzzier image, muting rather than stressing conflict with the Democrats on issues such as health care, food stamps, Panama detente, and so on. 4 The British Conservatives achieved their triumph only after they ousted the "moderate" leadership of Edward Heath, which managed to lose two previous elections in a fog of philosophical confusion. The GOP, bv and large, has adopted an posture via the Kepublican NaUonal Committee, a considerable chunk of the House and Senate leadership, and other ganglia of the party organization. It seems unlikely that leadership of this type, will be able to capitalize on the current conservative mood of the country. 5 Among the most notable elements of strength for the British Conservatives has been the support they derive from major media including the Daily Telegraph, the Express, and the Daily Mail. Even the London Times, under William orientahas assumed a strong tion. American conservatives, by way of contrast, are almost totally shut out of the major New York and Washington media, although the Wall Street Journal and a number of papers around the country do take a generally conservative stance. as are the difSo, the parallels are there ferences. With some degree of improvement in the party and media situations, the United States may ultimately follow the British toward more conservative government. Rees-Mog- free-mark- et 52-3- 40-3- 8 Tumi SyndtMU by L.A. Even before Jerry Brown jaunted off to Africa with singer Linda Ronstadt. vnters had their doubts. A Louis Harris survey found a published in percent majority agreeing with the charge that Brown is nothing but an opportunistic politician. A narrower percent plurality felt that the California governor "seems too brash, emotional and unstable to be president." And a 41 32 percent plurality also disagreed that Brown "is the kind of new political leader this country needs to restore confidence in government." Precious few politicians with that kind of public opinion profile have ever made it to the White House. Nor does Brown do very well when he's matched up with President Carter and Edward Kennedy in national three-wa- y measurements of Democratic presidential preference. Without fail, he comes out on the short end of the stick, typically mustering just 5 percent support (versus Kennedy's 0 percent, and Jimmy Carter's 35 percent). Only in a couple of states, New Hampshire and California being two of them, does Brown sometimes place second. In a like vein, Brown is anything but a clear winner when matched against leading Republicans In November 1980 trial heats. Louis Harris, for example, shows him losing to Ronald Reagan by a large majority. But having said all of this, it is still necessary to conclude that Brown does pose a potentially serious threat to Jimmy Carter in the early 1980 presidential primaries. Three recently published Dolls suggest as much, and they ought to be causing no little consternation in the Carter White House. Louis Harris's April survey Indicates that in a two-wa- y race between Jimmy Carter and Jerry Brown, the president leads by only percent. New York's Daniel Yankelovich, in an April sampling for Time magazine, reported President Carter leading Jerry Brown by only 7 percent, down from a wider 0 percent last year. The Gallup Organisation's survey, on the other hand, showed Mr. Carter still in the lead by 8 percent, but Gallup always seems slow In picking up new trends. In California, parenthetically, Brown actualperrace, ly leads Carter in a two-wa- y cent. Kow, you may be asking yourself, can so many Democrats be willing to back Jerry Brown against Jimmy Carter when so many people have major doubts about his stability, emotionalism and ability to function as an effective president? The answer ought to be obvious. Some Democrats like Jerry Brown in his own right, but many more especially see a the supporters of Edward Kennedy vote for Jerry Brown in the early primaries as a way to defeat President Carter and force the Democratic Partr to turn to Edward Kenn trial of three-wa- y nedy. heats suggests that many of those whose first ' choice is Kennedy move over to Brown in a two-wa- y contest between the California governor and the president. Moreover, polls illustrating this attitude may themselves become a major factor in the 1980 equation. Come October and November, if public opinion surveys continue to show even Jerry Brown giving Jimmy Carter a close race in the primaries, the pressure on Edward Kennedy to run could become little short of enormous. mid-Apr- m publicized recent contacts with the West apparently have made accom-Mtfatloal- answer. ft isolated development but symptomatic of a widespread loss of enthusiasm for the class struggle and growing interest in a higher-clas- s standard of living. The Why Thatcher Won space, the parallels between the British situation and our own are striking. England has blazed a path before us, committing itself g to policies of heavy spending, welfare benefits, rampant unionism, excessive taxation, etc. We have tagged along behind, doing similar things about a decade later, and reaping similar misery from the exercise. Having emulated the British in creating problems, perhaps we can also emulate thern in setting about to find a solution. The British Conservatives have learned a lot in recent years, and put the lessons to use in these elections. If we study their example we may be able to learn some ltssons, also. In which event, the change tint has happened in British politics couid happen in our own as well. Five points of reference that suggest themselves: The objective political situation which brought the Conservative victory in England is very similar to our own. Like problems and beget like responses from the public the British electorate is clearly fed up with crushing taxes, steep inflation, and runaway unions. The costs of the welfare state have simply become too large, creating a political climate in which the Tory message could get through. That a kindred climate exists in the United States was manifest in the "tax revolt" that surfaced a year ago, and is acknowledged by all observers. 2- The test result, as reported in The New York Times, is not an Bad Gimmick Retired By Martha Angle and Robert Walters WASHINGTON (NEA) - The Democratic party and Presi- dent Carter have quietly abandoned a questionable highly fund-raisin- g device the use of simulated White House stationery to solicit political contributions. When the Deomocratic National Committee earlier this year mailed out thousands of letters to potential donors, both the envelope and the letterhead carried the legend, "The White House." White House stationery traditionally has been used only for official business. No previous president has so blatantly used the prestige of the executive mansion to stimulate contributions to either Republicans or Democrats. The gimmick produced considerable revenue for the Deomcrats but it also generated a good deal of unfavorable publicity for the party. The latest round of direct mail solicitations carries a new line atop the first page of the letter: "Jimmy Carter Washington, C.C." And the name of the real sponsor of the mailing, the Democratic party, appears in prominent type at the bottom of that American Public Employees discovered that only one month earlier the senator distributed to his constituents a newsletter "proudly citing his raids on pork barrel." Economizer Schweiker boasted of his role in securing for Pennsylvania federal funds to finance a $10 million highway bypass, a $7.8 million lock and dam project and $5 million for river and n beach projects. Bottling up the competition After almost a decade of intensive lobbying, the nation's biggest marketers of soft drinks believe they have lined up a majority in both houses of Congress to gain special immunity from federal antitrust laws. The political struggle began in 1971, when the staff of the Federal Trade Commission charged that the major producers of carbonated soft drinks violated the anti-trustatutes through the use of unique franchising st Is Schweiker serious? Legislators serving the sup- posedly 96th economy-minde- d Congress continue to talk out of both sides of their mouths, promising to cut taxes and the federal budget while bragging simultaneously about the expensive federal programs they have attracted to their states and districts. The most recent example involves Sen. Richard S. who inSchweiker, troduced legislation to limit the growth of federal spending on the grounds that Congress must be "truly serious about fighting inflation, cutting back federal spending and balancing the budget." R-P- Explained Schweiker: "There has been no clearer mandate from the American people in recent years than their desire to balance the budget, limit government spending and cut taxes." But the Coalitation of . By DICK WEST WASHINGTON (UPI) -Maybe I didn't hear him right. Maybe I picked up what he said in the wrong context. Maybe I'm getting paranoid about scarcities. I hope so. I'm afraid, however, that none of the above applies. I'm afraid my ears can be trusted. I'm afraid that at a news conference on the standby gasoline rationing plan I really did hear Sen. Henry Jackson, warning of "serious spot shortages" this year. I like to think I am made of pretty stern stuff. I have stood without flinching during the Three Mile Island bugbear, the Cuban missile crisis and Debbie Boone's recording of "You Light Up My Life." (Well, perhaps a slight wince or two, but no actual cringing.) This time, though, totally dismayed. Knowledge The "chopper tradition" is (a) the best way to ride a motorcycle (b) a traditional method of preparing vegetables (c) an ancient 1. tool-maki- tradition The largest denomination United States currency now being issued is the $100 bill. True or False 3. The Danube River flows into the (a) Caspian Sea (b) Black Sea (c) Bay of Biscay 2. of I am It just seems too much that, on top of everything else, we should now be threatened with spot shortages. How can this be? I have a friend, Rogers, who all by himself is capable of producing enough spots to keep half the dry cleaning plants on the East Coast in business. With people like Rogers around, how could we possibly run short of spots? Seeking some guidance on the matter, I sought out a colwho follows developenergy field. "It isn't a question of production capacity," he told league ments me. ANSWERS in the "Spot-makin- g could unabated well into the next century if wide neckties remain popular. The continue q XjdjBqs pauipap seq asn Jiaq asnsoaq panuijuoonp uaaq ssq suoueuruiouap jagje aouBriss 'anai z 3 I jo st exemption has been in- troduced in Congress in eight of the past nine years, it never has been approved by both the House and Senate. This year, however, the $11 industry has lined up almost 200 in the House and about 75 in the Senate. The one remaining impediment is the possibility that unfriendly legislators may attempt to (pardon the pun) bottle up the bill in committee. billion-per-ye- Senator Jackson Is On the Spot it Test Your In return for the right to distribute Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola and other nationally advertised brands of soda, independently owned local bottling companies must accept strictly enforced limitations on their marketing territory. A Coke or Pepsi distributor in one community, for example, cannot compete with a bottler of the same soda in an adjoining town. The result: virtually no price competition in the sale of each brand of soft drinks. Although legislation to authorize a special anti-tru- Lighter Side page. - The victory of Margaret in England provides new hope of sanity in government, not only for the United Kingdom, but for the United States. As previously noted by dispatches in this 1- between and Stanton Evans WASHINGTON Thatcher's rice: ii capitalism and Marxism and the numerous advantages of the latter. Chinese leadership's Idea question about the upcoming presidential California Gov. Jerry Brown (Ala flaky oddbaU wnom Americans shrink from contemplating in the White House, (B) a serious presidential contender who beat Jimmy Carter in five of six 1976 primaries and could do it again in 1980; (Ci a candidate weak in his own right but potentially strong because many Democrats will vote for him a a Edward Kennedy into the way to for 1980 race: or (D) all of the above Give yourseif a passing grade if you chose l A) or i B). Although those are the simplistic pro and con views of Brown's candidacy, they each contain more than a grain of truth Mark yourself a bit higher if you chose ;C! because public opinion polls are now beginning to suggest as much My own thought, however, is that (D) is the broadest yet also the best A seeking to accelerate China's modernization. The may have opened the door too widely to the capitalist West. In a recent testing of secondary school students in Peking, for one serious example, many were unable to explain satisfactorily the differences p- - problem is with raw materials. "Most spots are made with gravy or some other greasy substance. As a greater percentage of oil is diverted to home heating and gasoline, there will be less grease for making spots. "That, most likely, is the condition Jackson had in mind in predicting spot shortages. "Another possibility is that he was referring to sunspots. A serious shortage of sunspots presumably could have a bearing on America's solar energy programs." Whatever the case, the 53-4- 44-3- 49-3- 55-2- 46-4- 3 Cross-tabulatio- Barbs Add to your collection of collective nouns: an amnesia of borrower. Our smog is every bit as thick as the stuff Los Angeles has they just have better publicity agents than we do, - Perhaps only Divine Providence can make but It took Man to develop a rolled a tree a built-i- n thermometer. with turkey Berry's World im- of spots in our national life can hardly be overstated. You hear a lot about America's "love affair with the automobile," but that is kid stuff compared to our affinity for spots. portance The depth of the latter feeling may be seen in the fact that at one time half the dogs in this country were named "Spot." We also name have towns of that Spot, N.C., Spotswood, N.J., and historic Spotsylvania, Va. Even Spott-svillKy., if you overlook the aberrant spelling. Once you get past Shakespeare's "Out, damned spot!" you find many fond allusions to spots in literature. I am thinking in particular of the line beginning "There is no holier spot..." which was penned in 1887 by Henry Timrod in an ode to a Confederate cemetery. Pending further clarification, I'm optimistically as- suming that Jackson was referring to spots before the eyes. That kind of spot shortage would be a blessing. "Frankly, I'm getting tired of waiting for greatness to be thrust upon me. |