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Show 'r 1 V. ? i ,1 t n ; ' - I y f - ' ' ' - '. ' - - - r ..',' . a v t ',rl. N r. f. ' 4 s CG (0)T!nn TFrm r rnvfh DESERET n. jum NEWS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1974 A5 iu ant luxisrirunon or the United btotes with its three departments of governinent, each fully independent in its own field. New tempSe isn't the only 'monument' to the gospel For members of The rhi.rr-- of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- v Saints who aie gathering for this weeks 144th General Conference, these ore heady, invigorating days. In addition to the spiritual rejuve-uuiiit.iat always comes from nearing the gospel from the wise leaders h Semi-Annu- al ut a orotith d foefnr than hot nf any other major church in this country and at a time when some other rienominalinns me 1n?inp member- ship. Theres the recent study showing i. who so outstandingly exemplify its principles, there are other reasons for to swell with a sense and progress. oVie referring particularly to the recent completion of the Washington temple, and to the acclaim this magnificent edifice has received along with the interest in the gospel it ohs helped stimulate in circles extending far beyond the membership of the LDS Church. What faithful member of the church hasnt thrilled not only at the grandeur of this new temple, but also to the sniritual accomplishment it represents along with its use as a tool m the sacred and eternal work of binding lire family together as an overlaying unit? What conference-goe- r can fail to swell with a sense of satisfaction at the favorable reception the Washington Temple has received among those who know not its eternal purposes but see it simply as a dignified and impressive symbol of the LDS Church? Here, indeed is a monument to the igor and vitality of the church and the gospel it carries to the world. As conference-goer- s gather m Salt lake City, there are of course other iiiviviiiicht.d to tlic gospel wine!, arc n&'re close at hand. And though they ale not made of steel and stone, these are also substantial "monuments and deeply satisfying. Sphere is, for example, the simple of the LDS Churchs continued conlerence-goer- s of purposefulness tt - i now Uiaii. vuui its luxii tillage of membership m a church that teaches abstinence of alcohol and tobacco, leads the nation with the lowest cancer rate. Theres another recent report snowing how tins same slate has long led the nation on a per capita basis in temis of producing outsland ing scholars in the biological and i i j? Military aid cutoff. social sciences. There's also the repurt compiled iroin 1970 census figures showing how Utah, ranking only 23th in income, leads the nation in the median number of years of school completed by its citizens. At the same time, only one Connecticut has a other state lO WtM ptflctrnidge in tuuui deepd poor. Think about those simple facts while you also think about the teachings of the church, whose mcm Time's running out sults. At the conclusion of the summit, he had but 10 days bers are concentrated here, regarding the importance of learning and of '.See like that of vice presidential shrink from the unavoidable conclusions to be drawn from such conclusions about the pracfacts tical consequences of the gospels teachings for the here and now as well as for the hereafter? Because of these and other practical consequences, Utah has long been a choice place to live. So for that matter, is any place w here the gospel leskles. In this spirit, we welcome conference-goers as they come to strengthen their testimonies of the beauty and truthfulness of the gospel before they continue with the joyous task of sharing its teaebings with others. y n n, belt-tighteni- er The hand-wringi- By er Afterthoughts James Cary WASHINGTON Presi dent Ford exercised one of the strongest powers given to him by the Constitution when he granted Richard Nixon a full, free and absolute pardon f . .xy u: leases he might have committed during his administration That power is centered in Article R, Section 2, s2ymg, "He i the president) shall have the 'power to grant reprieves and pardons for oi lenses against the United States except in eases of impeachment. . That seems dear and di- rect enough, as well as by either the legislator or judicial brunches of government. But it is not unchailengable by public opinion, as evi denied by the furor raised by the Ford decision, plus subsequent indications he might take similar action with other Watergate defendants. T1 sum.f fol uiu KolifWW f ufntor9to wcie unuer muuv. has suite been replaced by While House assurances that there ;i n0 blanket pardon and auy indiviotial requests con siriort-- wiii be taken uoa on not! merits crJv after fhe d Picturo dsv pushed hard on the fheme Mr. Ford must hurry up on a program to maintain credibility with both Congress and ilic public. This view is shared by die now Wmte House staff coordinator, Donald Rumsfeld, like Hartmann and Marsh a veteran of Capitol Hill. They look to neophyte Seidman as the best hopv to apply the lash to sluggish economists and bureaucrats for faithful execution of the President's wishes. But Seidman l.t ViCWcJ Li .koptiCul economic experts as a Grand Rapids, Mich., millionaire accountant experienced in neither economic policy nor Washington politics ("a big man from the small town, sneers one veteran high-levbuieauerat). Indeed, Seidman stumbled in the closing hours of the summit la&t Saturday when he publicly conceded that a new gasoline tax was one option considered by Mr. a costly political Ford blunder five weeks before the election. Key Republicans in Congress angrily informed the White House that this had prematurely surfaced opposition and may have permanently ruined all chances for the gas tax, which ultimately may prove necessary both to raise revenue and conserve energy. that Disorganization reigned Three or four working groups were given identical assignments. In the meantime, intrigue persisted within the administration: individuals involved have been tried What all this has done is focus attention on the Presi-dent- 's pardonmg powers and raise questions about how other presidents have used them, how they came to he in the Constitution and the types of pardon? he can grant. At least one of the answers is easy to come by. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, for example, granted 2,721 pardons in his 141 months in office; President Harry S Truman, 1,911 in 93 months; President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1,110 in 96 months. President John F. Kennedy, 471 in 34 months ; and President Lyndon B. Johnson, 960 in 61 months. Nixon himself granted 863 pardons and 63 commutations of sentences during his 67 months a president including at least two that raised political eyebrows. One' was the commutation cf the prison sentence of former labor leader, James Hoffa. in 1971, after he had been denied federal parole xhree times. Another w coimnufatJim o i die Seidman pulled the levers? terms of Ary;U iGyp) Carla, a eouvtnea Mafia De leader said to He dying of cancer. But the pardorir.g o! Nixon, it tar from unprecedented a general context, was unique both because he was the first president pardoned, and because there have been only 21 previous instances of presidential pardon before conviction, according to White House counsel Philip Buchen. T!r;re is nothing r.ew, however, dimut the concept of a government magistrate haring the right to extend mercy by granting pardons. It is rooted in legal tradition. In our case that tradition has come down through English common law, yet it has taken some strange twists and turns. The British viewed pardons as a means of extending mercy. But constitutional dw?r K CVirwm scholar of the Conthe framers says stitution viewed it as a means of law enforcement. This intecpi station is based that debate at the on the fact constitutional 1 addressed mj seif a pmr H fwf wavne like a flag front the clothes hamper. "What are you looking for? I asked. "My brown corduroys, said my son. 3 They're dirty. I know . but Dan is wearing his today. Where', my .vlt.ytf I I '1 . "The dean ones are in your closet. d T want Lhe in art class. I "I've been dusting tlie piano with it. "Mom! Cmon, Im going to be late "Why cant you wear a clean one? "Dan is going to wear his "Your hair looks funny. Cant you do something with that cowlick?" if i.ut. I'll take it off. i 11 see if Dan weais his Where are my shoes? ? tie-dye- tie-dy- e. . i ! ... "Wheiea-they usually'? He liiought a moment, "In the bathroom, under the bed, on the porch, in the car, in my locker, the bike basket, the school bus, the hall closet, the playground, the drugstore, or Dans house. "Wear your good ones. "They got dust on them. You trying to make me look I e bad- I I - Did you brush your teeth? "No, Dan s not brushing his. "Wait a minute, let me take a look at you, I, said. "What's that pink around your mouth? S ; "Kuoi-Ad- e. for breakfast. didn t know you had Kool-Ad- e "I didn't. Out I said, ordering him lock to the bathroom. Minutes later he stood proudly before me, the picture of poverty in a pair of wrinkled corduroys, a tacky hair Uial looked like an unmade bed, and a pair of gym shoes with so many knots I thought he was wearing maorame. "Do you Lave any idea how you look? I asked tiredly. "I knew youd be pleased, he said. Today we have our class pictures taken. 1 ! I Would Simon stay on at the Treasury if it became clear he was only the front man while power to pardon Copley News Service (caching and the color line player-manag- -- -- designate ixeison xtockefeilvi In this capacity ; aluminum produce; arc weeks speech at Brigham Young straining to meet demand; and machine-too- l producers have more University. can fill. orders than they f.In his talk, Rockefeller ticked off Infla-t'&even modest gains in the are There tlic worlds major problems: battle against inflation. Evidence of food shortages, economic disloand sacrifices are apcations caused by the huge increase in oS prices. parent in the fact that tolal domestic-fina- l sales spending by consumers, Bui instead of seeing nothing but tell 2 and business, government Problems, Rockefeller put his faith in of second for the quarter 1974 Ajperican ingenuity. We still have percent to a earlier. year ujy he observed; America cn still compared At the same time the U.S. was lebd the world. fe cutting consumption, it increased its "Thats like a fresh breeze blowing net exports by $11 billion, or 12 kilo a stagnated room. And while 1973 percent, valued in second-quartRockefeller may be overly optimistic dollars, and added over $16 billion, or iiv counting on world cooperation, about 6 percent, to inventories, valued some positive thinking is clearly in on the same basis. order. Wh'!' the prohlems must not be ac.Rockefeller docs not speak from is vast Not He only oui nfjevefe about world conditions. complishes nothing. a$ acknowledged expert on interna- material resources, but our great tional affairs. He has toured several spiritual reserves must be marshalled wfrrid areas on presidential fact-- I if the problems are to be successfully priding missions, one of those in 1969 to solved. The nation needs some more Latin America. optimism like Rockefellers. L While there have been several since 1971 that Robinson was in line for black coaches or managers in profes- a major league managers job. sional hasketball, there has never And with good reason. He is the before been a black baseball manager only man in modern baseball history in din3 major leagues. to win the most valuable player with Cincinis iJThat particularly surprising, award in both leagues Orioles 1961 first in was the Baltimore the baseball and because among nati when to 1966. color break in the barrier sports Jackie Robinson first started playing While there may be problems for for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. the first black manager, certainly UBut the game gets its first black hell face little of the vindication and of in the manager today naming hostility that greeted his equally of famous namesake, Jackie Robinson, Frank Robinson as the Cleveland Indians. in his first years in baseball. To all the abuse he received Jackie ;The assignment has been a long time in coming. Rumors have been hot Robinson courageously turned the other cheek. Branch Rickey, who brought Robinson up to the majors, . . . had warred him: I want a man with Z9 Hatred is such a distorting guts enough not to fight back. oSmtion that even to hate hatred Just as Jackie Robinson opened the of victory tor the doors with Lis -a ayisg excellence to LHous,r.r!5 of talented Negro athlete., ..hject any wretched puns! or vet so Frank Robinson opens baseball's fp Has that tin se Calilorruuns who front office. Its a mart of hc-- far the suggested hdoetuiiy continue to inhabit the nation has progressed in erasing earthquake ares are being generous to racial bigotry. Let's hope professional football also gets the me'sagt;. iau!t? t n The bright spots in the economy, m fact, are too seldom mentioned. Steelmakers, for example, are operating at d, his i.!.c;, making apparatus together and force it to produce an program. Cut the beauty of the self Bv Rowland Evans deadline is imposed this: It compels the ad- and Ruhert Novak miuistration to 'Tec from the economic nevet never land With w Inch has encased the White WASHINGTON time running out on a harasHouse most of the last six sed President Ford as he years. It represents belated nears his ell imposed Mon- insistence by the President's day deadline ioi ovculuc closest liohllCrtl mUcj liiui, economic proposals, he has government economists fisolved neither of his twin nally lace up to fhe real world and proxie something, even problems: How economic policy will be made and what if that something is far from tnat policy shall be. perfect. Mr. Ford's politicians and Contrary to public imprts-ejoeconomists clashed last week Secretary nl the Treasury Wdiiam Simon is not in in the final days before the or even close to it. summit conterence. His charge Simon is viewed from the economrts had prepared for Oval Office primarily as an the President a conference-dosin- g economic spokesman. The speech which did no Presidents right arm in coor- more than acknowledge the dinating economic policy is existence of economic problems: his noneconomist aides L. Willam Seidman, the longa and got time Ford insider who is new insisted on boh to Washington and the substitute speech .nth meat inlirate subtleties of macro- on it: Tie 1. pledge of action. economics. Moreover, counselor Lacking both staff and policymaking machinery, Robert Hartmann, the longSeidman this week is trying time Ford staffer who is unversed m economics but to turn an lndigesnme collection or economic options into wise in the ways of Washinga coherent program to be ton, insisted that a deadline presented to Congress by Mr. had to be set for proposals or Ford next Monday. At ttns nothing would ever be propw riting, there is neither conosed to the potential ruin of sensus nor the beginnings of a the Ford presidency. Actually. Hartmann originally program wanted only a seven-da- y Thus, the eight weeks bedeadline. tween Mr. Fords accession Hartmann and counselor to the presidency and tnc conclusion of the economic-summi- t Jack Marsh, another old hand on Mr. Fords vice have been squandered with few visible re presidential staff, have make-din- Why under-estimate- to pull somehow self-relianc- e. ERfilfi BOmBECK Ur nn cuuiivmio I LSI is optimistic Rocky Why f Skin this period of economic gloom, it& refreshing to hear an enthusiastic i t convention shows consideration was given to permitting pardons to be granted only after a defendant had been tried and convicted. This requirement was dropped m ins face nf argu that pardon before conviction aught lie necesriR-r.t- s sary to obtain the testimony of witnesses who could hr!p convict other defendants. SYDflEY HARRIS The amateur's crime di i Ii may be petty and vengeful of me I hope not but I simply cannot refrain from commenting upon the recent deaUi of a Washington lobbyist for the National Rifle Assn. He was shot through a screen deer by a group of youths looking tor a rapist. When he told them, You must have the wrong house, and tried to dose the door, they gunned him down and Sod. What almost appioaches the ironj of Creek tragedy in this incident is the fact that propagandists ler the powerful gun kHby kaap insisting Ji.M R.e b". vnr:' of handguns arj the registration of firearms would only restrict ordinary citizens while criminals would still be able to get guns. Of course, criminals will be able to get guns as long but it happens to be the as they are made anywhere ordinary citizens who commit the vast majority of murders. The lobbyist was not killed by a criminal bat by a group of vigilentes, who hardly would im ye thrown a knife or a bat through a screen door. For instance, out of 100 deaths in any given large city, at least 75 are at trie hands of relatives or friends, during family spats or in drinking oarties. Your chances of being shot by someone who knows you even someone dose to you are far greater than by a strange assailant Murder is the amateur s crime, not the criminal's. Not long ago, the police commissioner of Detroit I don't think the observed in a news conference: average person realizes how immediate murder really is. We've had countless people who, because of a real or imagined insult, grabbed a gun and killed someone. r K estimated that only alxiut of all. handguns are registered, and that there are probably a in Detroit alone. 'There m a direct between the number of he asserted, correlation, wyrr-fics and the number of guna, legal or out Aivi, as the Foiice Cemmi'M'wr of New Vo A ssid to tlo National Association of Citizens Crime Cammissiorts, it is those Americans who shout the loudest about crirrw? in the streets who by fighting ail gun controls in the name of freedom LJcrate and abet assault, nxfcay. murder laid street crime at gunpoint. one-quarte- haif-milli- I I -- i : v ; v 1 ; -- n a I |