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Show nrtiiWi a&s ART BUCHTOALD t DESERET NEWS 'It turns out that the Dominoes have been talking in big figures' SALT LAXE CITY, UTAH Plantation We Stand For The Constitution Cf The United States As Having Been Divinely Inspired 18 A EDITORIAL PAGE L TUESDAY, WASHINGTON Its hard for people who do not live in Washington, D.C., to imagine what it is like to survive in a town where you OCTOBER 6, 1970 are not permitted to govern yourself. Even the citizens of Saigon have more to say about their affairs than we do. In order to understand what its like, you have to imagine WashingBurbwald ton as a huge plantation with one million tenant farmers. Up on the hill are the plantation owners made up of congressmen from Yirginia, Kentucky and South Carolina. When the farmers want something, a delegation of poor whites and blacks climb up the hill to the great marble house with their hats in their hands and a spokesman says, Massuh, our people down there wants a subway. Cant get around any more without a subway boss. Any chance of us getting a subway, please? Now What you all want a subway for? You been doing fine all these years without a subway. Yassuh, boss, but things getting rough down there. Its hard for people to get to work without a subway. Plantation is getting bigger all the time, boss. We sure could use a subway mighty bad. You folk down there are never satisfied, are you? We been good to you, havent we, boy? Yassuh, boss, you treat us jus fine. We is about the happiest tenant farmers in this here country. But we sure need that subway, boss. Subways cost money, boy. Money doesnt grow on trees. If we build a subway were going to have to take profits from the plantation and tax you more. How To Avert T ragedy: Lessons Of Kent State i Ever since the tragedy at Kent State University last May when National Guardsmen fired mto a crowd of students and hilled four of them, many Americans have suspected there was blame on both sides. That suspicion was confirmed this week by the Presidents Commission on Campus Unrest which, after a long and careful investigation, concluded: The actions of some students were violent and criminal, and those of some others were dangerous, reckless, and irresponsible. The indiscriminate firing of rifles into a crowd of students and the deaths that followed were unnecessary, unwarranted, and inexcusable. " As far as student responsibility goes in connection with of campus unrest all across the country, the subject hafe been thoroughly explored by many observers, including thg Scranton Commission, and intelligent answers have been provided. Few, if any, grievances can ever justify campus violence. The campus is no sanctuary, and when students commit criminal acts they must expect to be treated like criminals. At the same time, channels of communication should be opened. ''But what about the National Guards responsibility in dealing with campus unrest, and what should be done to make sure Guardsmen dont overstep the proper boundaries? The question is important not just at Kent State but all across the country, since a rising incidence of civil disorders is matched by a rising use of the Guard to help quell them. In the first five months of this year, 20,574 National Guardsmen were ordered to active duty to handle 23 civil disturbances, compared with 8,692 in 10 disturbances during the latter part of 1967, the year of the Detroit riot. ' . To this question, there are but they plenty of answers have been forgotten or ignored. As the Scranton Commission observed, each Guardsman at Kent State carried a loaded rifle in violation of Army rules. The rules are that weapons in the hands of those controlling disorders should not be loaded unless there is armed resistance that trained sniper teams are unable to handle. But these rules of engagement are only guidelines outside the Army. While many Guard commanders rely on them, none need do so unless their Guard unit has been called into federal service and is under Army orders. Clearly, the rule should be made mandatory for all. There should be more and improved riot control equipchemical agents, as recommended ment, including three years ago by the Kemcr Commission. But such equipment has been slow to be developed because of budget cuts, and even slower to be handed down from the Army to National Guard units. The National Guard needs more and better training in riot control, again as recommended by the Kerner Commission. In response to that recommendation, the Army ordered 33, hours of riot control training for every National Guardsman But most of that training consisted of classroom lectures instead of practical work in the field. Moreover, the 33 hours was later reduced to 16. M These shortcomings suggest their own remedies. JBut in assessing responsibility for what happened at Kent State, mbjre attention should be given to the Scranton Commissions fleeting observation that those who urged the students to attack Guardsmen share the blame for the ensuing tragedy. Clearly, there are times when preaching violence is as dangerous as shouting fire in a crowded theater, and should be treated accordingly . e the-wav- non-leth- al Ho Way To Travel weeks report that two planes carrying the Wichita State football team to Logan had been purchased only the day before the flight and apparently had not been flown for at least two years lends support to suspicions that something was drastically w'rong from the beginning. In addition, the planes were reported operating without a certificate to carry people for hire. The aircraft owners had a permit to operate an air taxi service for planes under 12,500 pounds, but none to operate the Martin 404s which run up to 44,000 pounds gross takeoff weight. This Only Nixon Can Bring Us Together defad. THE DRUMMONDS By ROSCOE and GEOFFREY ness, But that might not come unexpectedly since the President showed no relish for Agnews criticism of one of the members Nixon named to the commission. The most persistent reaction to the report which we have noted thus far in this reporting trip to Middle America is that the commissions words will do nothing to change attitudes or heal divisions. . This is substantially true but completely irrelevant. The commissions words its plea for understanding and reconciliation with the vast majority of the restless students who reject violence can be made into deeds only by the initiative and leadership of the President. This is why the commissions foremost recommendations are addressed to the President, urging him to use his and to reconciling moral leadership deepen and make practical his commitment to bring us together before it is too late. It is not too late, but it could be soon because, having looked at the facts honestly, this is what the Scranton commis-sic- n found: Transferring Parental Fears By SYDNEY J. HARRIS ' Everyone On Skis: I ' The people who operate ski slopes will he glad to hear this: Scientists say that during the past 30 years, due to spewamounts of pollutants into the air, the average massive ing, to temperature of the world has dropped from a degree Centigrade. ., Those inclined to dismiss this as an insignificant change should note that the last Ice Apt, which occurred about 10.000 years ago, resulted from a temperature drop of a mere four or five degrees. ' Munay Mitchell, chief climatologist at the governments vvvw - - - - ' Administration estimates that AillVU UUJ11V11VU at the current rate of temperature decrease the earth would require only 240 years to reach an Ice Age climate. hcr. that happens, everybody can go skiing. one-ha- lf one-thir- d . yikit ww isgussr?- ab&xftisr- jpmt letters to the editor Like so many persons, I have an excessive fear of putting my head under water and will choke convulsively if a spoonful of spray goes down my throat. Ive tried to overcome this phobia for many years but with little success. Some years ago, at Jolrns Hopkins, Dr. John B. Watson put two group of into two all 18 months old infants separate rooms and let snakes and rats (properly disinfected) run arund the babies legs. The infants from regular homes screamed with fright; but the other group which consisted of babies raised in the hospital and protected from fears that are planted by parents watched delightedly while the snakes coiled around their arms and legs. Other experiments have shown that children are born with only two natural of falling and of loud noises. fears Nothing else will frighten a baby no matter how horrible or threatening it seems to an older person. Almost all of our mature feats are cultivated and not part of ou'- - psychological inheritance. The worries and anxieties we build up come from these artificial fears that older persons (with the best of intentions; transmit to us when we aie young. It is one thing to teach a child prudence: it is quite another to transfer our own irrational anxieties to an impressionable infant. A child should be laugni io avoid snakes, or 10 cupe with but to instill a morthem realistically bid fear of this sort is ruinous to the cliii: personality in later years. has resorted to callous And when Agnew gives The Scranton comMINNEAPOLIS mission is right. President Nixon will be making a grave mistake, if he fails to lead the way in implementing it responsively and promptly. Mr. Nixon will need to dissociate himself from Vice President Agnews instant condemnation of the and report on campus unrest as permissive and soft on violence. Agnew inaccuracy. DRUMMOND f fff, LMl R. Drummond If this crisis of understanding endures, the very survival of the nation will be threatened. Why? The commission does not over- state it it says: when a lead, other A nation diiven to use the weapons of war upon its youth is a nation on the edge of chaos. A nation that has lost the allegiance of part of its youth is a nation that has lost part of its future. But only the President can mobilize the national will behind the goal of reconciliation and understanding. Only the President can lead the way to replace disrespect for one another with compas- -' sion for one another. There is special urgency behind ever moves the President decides to take. Already the Vice President has recklessly and heedlessly started to blunt the value of the Scranton report and undermine its usefulness. By describing it as dispensing the pablum cf permissive- - irresponsible Republican leaders follow Many of tire Navajos go out to other states to suit, thinking they are following the work on sugar beets and other things such as pickPresident. Thus the GOP candidate for ing cherries, etc. They are sent by the employment the Senate in Illinois, Ralph T. Smith, office. When they arrive at the place where theyre quickly moved in to call the Scranton re- going to weed the sugar beets, they are given a very of the in favor port heavily weighted poor place to stay. The houses are full of flies, rats, radicals who want to destroy our rodents and other insects and they are generally unclean. Even most of the stoves are not safe for These statements by Agnew, Smith people to cook on. and other alleged friends of the PresiThese people work hard in the fields, from early dent are untrue. Either they have not in the morning until sundown. Most of these mi-,- ,, read the report or they are knowingly grants have children in these houses. There are .. falsifying it. also a number of families living together. The The report utterly condemns resort to houses have very small rooms and are hot and violence and says that students who stuffy. People get sick from that, especially the ' bomb and burn should be treated as small children and babies. Most of the houses are .. not very good on rainy days. criminals. can no The farmers had a great deal of help from these that declares It grievance migrants on their farms. I know that the fanners justify destruction and killing. It declares that students who perpe- need these people. The migrants also appreciate trate violence should be identified and working for these farmers, but the bad conditions removed from the university and prose- are where they are living. cuted vigorously. Because Navajo people dont have all the Thats neither pablum nor permissive- plumbing, electricity and running water in their homes on the reservation, it doesnt mean that they ness. What the commission is rightly say- dont want these things that others consider ing, after its incisive condemnation of all violence as totally unjustified and I am a Navajo. I dont like to see my own peounacceptable, is: ple living in places like these. My people arent are a small any kind of dirty thing. They have feelings just the That the violence-pron- e same as any human being here on earth. We have minority. brains and are human beings. I feel that these mithe with who are That those impatient houses to live in while impatience of students and students who grants have to have nice on beets and in other are of sugar working they social the with are impatient pace things, such as potatoes, etc. change ought to declare a cease-fir-E-MILY GREYMOUNTA1N That it can be done and should be done now. Navajo Migrant Workers Day Care Center It should. Price e. Parable Of Little Red Hen Editor's Note: Nothing gets point (cross so ss a stor where barnyard creatures play an animated role. This lesson in economics was presented as a guest editorial in the Dothan (Alabama) Eagle and was suggested by Gaylord Sutherland of Then well Muskegon, Mich.) Once upon a time there was a Lntle Red Hen who scratched about and uncovered some grains of wheat. She called her barnyard neighbors and said, If we work together and plant this wheat, we will have some fine bread to eat. Who will help me plant the wheat? Not I, said the Cow. Not f, said the Duck. Not I, said the Goose. Then I will, said the Little Red and she did. Hen After the wheat started growing, the ground turned dry and there was no rain in sight. Who will help me water the wheat? said the Little Red Hen. "Not I, said the Cow. Not I, said the Duck. Not I," said the Pig. Equal rights. said the Goose. Then I will, said the Little Red Hen and she did. The wheal grew toll and ripened into golden grain. Who will help me reap the wlieat? asked the Little Red Hen. Not J, said the Cow. Not I, said the Duck. Out of my classification, said the Pig. Id lose my ADC," said the Goose. Then I will, said the Little Red Her. and she did. When it came time to grind the flour, Not I. said the Cow. Id lose my unsaid the employment compensation, Duck. When it came time to bake the bread, Cow. a dropout and never learned how, Im J 41 DT wo aa nvuuav oaiu tut iltcnt A UJ mow the only one efits, said the Pig. If Im Thats overtime for me, said the A helping, Gose. T"'-- -i- Navajo Migrant's Plea - ' The lesson should be clear: Colleges and universities which permit their athletic teams to travel with second-rat- e transportation are taking foolish risks. The plea, of course, is that smaller schools with tight athletic budgets just cant afford to travel first class. Yet the truth is that they cant afford to gamble with players and coaches lives by going any other way. Any athletic director who does not insist that his teams air carrier is properly certified under Civil Aeronautics Board regulations is shirking his responsibilities. A proper air carrier certificate shows not only that the owners carry prescribed insurance, but that both airplanes and crews meet stringent regulations laid down under Federal Aviation Administration supervision. , Nor is that responsibility the athletic directors alone. Its obvious present regulations on aircraft safety that permit a plane to take off under such lax and slipshod conditions need overhauling all along the line. That's true, boss. But since we been paying taxes anyway, wed just as soon have a subway. Well, as you know, we plantation owners have the best interests of our tenant farmers at heat. We really dont see why you people need something as worthless as a subway, but if thats what you want, well try to get you one. Thats mightly gracious of you, boss, mighty gracious. I was telling people down there in the cotton land, all we got to do is ask the owners and theyll give us a subway. Of course, we'll want something in return. Well give you your subway, if you agree to us building a road to Mary-- . land right through the northeast part cf your land. But boss, you build a road through hpre and you're going to tear down everybodys home. People wont have any place to live. Thats not our problem, boy. We need that road so folks can get out to Maryland. That roads a lot more important to us than your peoples subway. Not wishing to show any disrespect, boss, but we cant go back and tell our pcuple they have to have their houses torn down so we can have a subway. Thats too bad about your people, but we decide up here what you can have and what you cant have. We know that, and if it was up to us, boss, wed let you have your road to Maryland. But those farmers down there are sick and tired of everyone pouring concrete on their homes. This is our plantation, and well do with it what we see fit. You tell us once more you dont want a road to Maryland, and well cut you all off from the general store. Now dont come back with any more talk about a subway until youre willing to talk about a road. "Thank you, boss. Youve been most generous with your time. Bless yuh, suhs. Bless yuh. tllli! As a result, 30 persons, including 13 football players, are . faiiv s A thats discrimination," said the Hen I will, said the Little Red and she did. She baked five loaves of fine bread and held them up for her neighbcis lu see. n Criticizes Moss Sund The worst thing that could happen is to deny a person the right to work. To force union membership is nothing more than one more step toward communism. It is shocking that our United States Senator Frank Moss, who represents Ua in Washington, would vote for forced membership in the Postal Union. I want some, said the Cow. I want I think unions are necessary, and I hold memsaid the Duck. I want some, some, in a CIO Union. It is a place for said the Pig. I demand my share, said bership and union to bargain. the Goose. But to force membership in the union is taking No. said tne Little Red Hen. I can our. rights away under the Constitution of the Unitrest for awhile and eat the five loaves ed States. It is up to everyone of us to study and myself. know where our candidates stand. We owe it not cried the Cow. only to ourselves, but to generations to come, beExcess profits, Capitalistic leech ! screamed the Duck. cause they are our tomorrow. . fink, Company grunted the Fig. --MILDRED E. REAM Equal rights, screamed the Goose. Spanish Fork And they hurriedly painted picket signs anu marched around the Little Red Hen singing, We shall overcome. And they did. In your paper the other day I read an article For when the Farmer came to investi- entitled Teacher Tells Her Side. To me it was a gate the commotion, he said, You must masterpiece. not be greedy, Little Red Hen. Look at It is true, there are some teachers that have no the oppressed Cow. Look at the disadvanbusiness in the school room. But is the teaching Duck. Look the at underprivileged taged the only one that has culls? (What about Pig. Look at the less tortunate Goose. profession parents, doctors, lawyers, politicians, and even You are guilty of making second-clas- s some church members?) citizens of them! Teachers are not only teachers they are nursEut but but I earned the es, doctors, bookkeepers, judges, etc. ies, and bread," protested the Little Red Hen. many times when the custodian was on an errand, I have seen a teacher coming along the hall with a Exactly, the wise Farmer said. stick in one hand and a slop-ja- r in the other. That is the wonderful free enterprise mop -L. R. COX can the in barnyard system; anybody 119 W. North Temple earn as much as he wants. You should be happy to have this freedom. In other barnyards, you would have to give all So five loaves to the Farmer. Here you give four loaves to your suffering neighbors. I am appalled that you would publish the Sept. And they lived happily ever after. 17 column by Sydney J, Harris Patriot! sm Versus Including the Little Red Hen, who smiled Nationalism. How dare he suggest its wrong to and smiled and clucked. 1 am grateful. hplipve our country is best no matter what it I am grateful. does? That Harris fellow sounds a bit pink to me. -J- OHN LEWIS But her neighbors wondered why she 1135-D- t neer baked any more bread. Aye. Teachers' Many Hats Angry He Sees Pink ( 1 u |