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Show DESERET NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, A 5 976 1 We stand for the Constitution of the United States with its three departments of government, each fully independent in its own field. How U.S. can help ease plight of Latin Americans Three months ago, Uruguays new interim president AJberto Demicheli announced that a return to fuli democracy in that nation would not occur before 1984. Demicheli helped oust President Juan Bordaberry because the former Uruguayan chief of ,.tate allegedly opposed the militarys restore democracy. plans to Yet not only is actual democracy receding in Uruguay, once recognized for its political institutions and the material progress of its people. It is also receding for nation after nation which have fallen under military juntas. The guise for a military takeover is sometimes indeed thin. In Uruguay, it was the militant terrorism of the Tupamaros who, in began a series of bombings of public and private businesses, kidnapings, and murders. In Chile, it was the Communist threat of the Allende government. In Argentina, it was to suppress terrorism and to revive that countrys tottering economy. Whatever the reason, the military cure has been too often as harsh as or harsher than the existing inefficiencies and corruption of civilian governments. As the Manchester Guardian recently pointed out, thousands of people from neighboring countries fled to Argentina as a safe haven only to mid-196- 9, discover since the military coup last March that they were in perhaps the most dangerous spot in the whole continent. Right-- ing terror squads Argentina with now-roa- w near-impunit- y. Civil rights in many countries have heen trampled upon. Press censorship is one of the first orders of business for a nw iri'itarv regime. Political parties have been suspended, as they were in Uruguay. Elementary justice is ignored, and other freedoms have been steadily blotted out. Furthermore, experience has shown that once a military regime replaces a democratically-electe- d president, democratic institutions and rule are restored slowly, if at all. There is a w ay, however, for alleviating this oppression. Almost universally, these dictatorships need foreign loans and investments to bolster their sagging economies. Except for Cubas ties to Russia and some tenuous Red China connections, most of those governments must turn to the U.S., Europe or Japan for loans. Ford vs. Carter: 'Ungreat' debates have all the excitement of macalast week's If the democratic nations were to insist on a lessening of repression as a condition fer a loan, it should betp ease the plight of millions. And certainly we owe that much and more to keeping democracy alive in the world. No bowing to Arab threats left-ov- with Israel. Arab boycotters are saying, in effect : If you deai with Israel, you don't deal with us. Commerce Department statistics show how rapidly that boycott is growing. In 1974, Arab boycott demands were made in 785 U.S. export transactions. The number jumped to 7,545 in 1975, and U.S. companies last year indicated they intended to comply with Arab demands of their export transacin about 63 tions. Socking to counter that influence, the Senate passed a bill Aug. 27 requiring U.S. companies to file public reports Afterthoughts . . . The "will to power" is simply a perverted form of creativity ; since all men at bottom yearn to be immortalized (and thus escape death in some manuci), those who cannot achieve immortality by creative means try to do so by manipulating power so that the history books will mentipn them. A creative talent is so often antagonistic to its environment for the same reason that a kite can be lifted only against the wind, not w ith it. both A good marriage the have feel slightly they parties secretly best of the bargain. is one in winch Sydney Harris A intend to comply with boycott demands to keep in the good graces and of the Arab states. lucrative markets The bill also would prohibit American industries from refusing to do business with other U.S. firms blacklisted by the Arabs as a condition for trading with Midd'e East nations. Nor could they furnish information on race and religion of American employes when Arab countries demand that information. The Ford administration, however, opposes the Senate and related House legislation on two counts: It could shut U.S. business out of the Middle East trade boom. Diplomatic efforts for lasting peace in the region could be jeopardized. But the administration's position fails to come to grips with this insidious practice, which allows Arab nations to dictate internal U.S. business affairs. The administration says legislation could undo progress to date in modificapromoting quiet tion of boycott practices. It adds that existing laws and regulations are adequate for coping with the problem. 11 so, why are the boycott demands increasing so rapidly? If a firm stand isnt taken now, when will the U.S. stiffen the spines of firms subjected to Arab pressure? And finally, is there any real moral difference between a bribe paid by a U.S. company abroad to influence its business and a boycott threat by an Arab nation against a U.S. company if it trades with Israel? We doubt it. anti-boyco- There are times, honest to Pete, when you wonder if our glorious Republic deserves to survive. We approach such a pessimistic hour in the r matter of the debates. Inevitably, these will be described as "great debates," and in one regrettable sense the description may-fitIn a close contest between the two candidates, the November outcome may be greatly influenced by these clc iscd bouts. Forensically speaking, the debates will be second-clas- s entertainment. As orators, Ford and Carter , liners. iT&eigdk. ' The Democratic Party in the United States must itself for a triple shock in the foreign policy area which could even be decisive in the Nov. 2 elections if the margin between the parties by that time is narrow. now-brac- Republican Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger is reaching right now not for one, but for three, diplomatic achievements, each one of which in itself would be a dramatic and a net political asset to his sponsor and political leader, President Ford. His targets are: (1)A SALT II agreement with the Soviets which would restrict the range and cost of the race in the second generation of strategic nuclear' weapons. Washington correspondent Godircy Sperling reports a conversation with a long-tim- e adviser to President Ford. Mr. Ford "may well' clinch an arms agreement with the Soviets just before the November election, the adviser said. To satisfy the U.S. public, the President would need "to get reductions in nuclear with (2i An arrangement the political forces in southern Africa under which South Africa would speed the pace of independence for the blacks of Namibia, South West Africa, and the reopening of the possibility for a peaceful transition from white to black rule in Rhodesia. UP A visible and possibly even contractors! change in the Middle East which would disclose Israel and its Aral) neighbors to be in a state of mutual tolerance in place of their presept stale of declared mutual hostility. All of these three important changes in the world scene are suddenly possible. All three are in Dr. Kissingers sights. All three are faster than is yet probably-progressin- visible. Dr. e DOUG SflEYD Kissinger learned during his Vietnam period the danger of claiming any diplomatic success prematureHe claimed peace in ly Vietnam, and then went back to bombing. It damaged his credibility. This time he is holding back on the claims. Time enough to crow, if be gets any oi all of his three trophies. For the Democrats this 1 ing a SALT II treaty, Most Democrats would be happy to see it happen provided of course that it is not open to the chaige of being anothei sell-ou- t' to the Soviets. As for reduced racial tensions in southern Africa and an abatement of Arab-lsrnhostility in the Miduie East, w ho would not want progress in both directions? Anything Dr Kissinger can get m cither of these directions, no matter how small or tentative, would Ik- a political plus for the diplomat who managed it. The Democrats would have to applaud. Hence there is an excellent chance that in any nnp of three foreign policy areas, and conceivably in all three, Pi esiuciit Ford will be able to "point with pride" to the achievements of "his" secretary- of state. And this seems likely to happen at the el - ? We were talking the other day about a strange phenomenon of Motherhood. A woman starts thinking of a name for her baby from the minute she knows she is carrying one. She will write it out, say it aloud, try it out on tnends and cnibl ouliri it oil little sidlts. Vheil the baby is bom. she will whisper the name softly in its ear, write it on dozens of announcements and file it in the courthouse. A few years ami a few kids later, she cant remember who you are Ive heard mothers go through Id or 12 names before they get lucky and hit the right one. lOnee 1 wore my PJs wrong-side-oand my Mom, thinking it was a name tag, called me Di Denton a week! line drawn by a stubby loe ill the sand All around the candidates were bellicose companions urging them on: Lei's uiu and linn iidd. Oui people dearly love a bloodied nose. May 'hat t is what we will ee More likely, the debates w ill be a bore. In either ev cut. we will he picking a winner lor all the wrong reasons. Quick wit counts in a tele lsed debate ; bid qinlk wit is immaterial m a chid executive -- tr V Children seem to think there is something Freudian in the entire exercise. The old The TV audwncc doubtUs will he impressed by the instant decisive response, but presidents ought not to respond to complicated questions with instant answers. 1 know how I would prorlami the winner. It would he the Ills! man who looks the American people m the eye, through the TV lens, and has the guts to tell them: "1 don't Well, one hopes for the best. the home audicncc will pay closer attention to what the combatants say . and less attention to how the. sav it, perhaps we will wind up w it li some net gain in public understanding. There are in II lad sharp differences Ford's positions and Carter's positions; the Republican and Democratic platforms provide dear contrasts on important issues tt poses a problem All three jiossible Kissinger successes would be generally regarded in the American political community as being good." And the secretary of state of any party in office at this time would want to get all three. The only serious criticism would be from conservatives who oppose any agreement vvith the Soviets. B.it such conservatives are mostly in the Republican Party on the Reagan right. There is little or no prospec-tiv- e mileage to be gathered by Democrats out of criticiz- What's his name know." love Marc . . . Mary . . . Mike-- ' . . . Maaa . . . with the same affection as 1 love Bet . . Bronc . . ! This is hogwash. . . Mil . . . 1 Mash whats-his-nam- r; . Evelyn. are. . .Martha. . .Trish. . . you know who you?, - i niighbnrttod p.j rhp.1 rmt Ivors me not He; said there is nothing you can generalize from1 Dm mothers who can't put a name to their children right., off the bat. It used to be a good day for me when 1 could"; remember what I called them for, let alone-' remember who they are. i In talking with a young married the other day , it as revealed that he was one of seven children and not once when he was growing up was he ever called; by his real name. I guess it was because there were so many of us," he said, "that it confused w 1 while Betty hated to shoot his theory down but for a Ion? I was an only child and still got "Sarah . . a . . . Mildred . . . Virginia . . . Edna." T Finally, m desperation, my mother would shouts, "How long do I have to call you tiefore you answer?' ; Id veil hack. "Until you get it right." Substance should mean more "Was I close'" shed shout. but it probably than style "Edna was somewhere in the neighborhood." won't. "1 always liked Edna, she mused, "I should In sanctioning and broad; hav e named you that. " on great casting these Elec-lioboth the Federal "Then why did you name me Erma?" Commission and the TV "Because it was easy to remember." ; networks have encountered troublesome problems. No matter how the matter of cost is papered over, the broadcasting corporations will be making an immense financial ccmtribution to the major party candidates This is the kind of filing, in theory, that recent election reforms were intended tu prevent Une unfortunate consequ it is a historical fact that, throughout the history. once is that Eugene .McCarof Ihe world, the liberties of people have much more!, third-partthe thy. only serious often been threatened by the forces of "law and candidate in the race, order" than by criminals will be effectively frozen out He gets no "equal time" or We easily forget this fact vhcn we worry and- anything approaching equal complain about crime running rampant, and demand--tha- t time. The sponsoring League more power be put into the hands of the various of Women Voters cannot be law enforcement agencies jj reasonably faulted for taking same it is And ironic that the richly very peoples the v lew thal under the usual who are concerned about Ihe growing influence oT rules of debate, two is comgovernment over individual lives are the ones whes pany but three a crowd Network editors fear that if are clamoring most loudly for increased police powers against lawbreakers. they provide free tune for a will have Vet the quickest way to get a police state is tit. McCarthy sole. they to accommodate Lester Madgi,e Ihe police all the power they ask for. I would be:, dox also and afler old much more worried about a police otc that had tout the deluge. much power than about a criminal element lhat was perhaps treated toe) gently by the courts. The British do these things better. They allocate public Individual criminals can always be kept nit relative control by a police force that is professional funds, in el feet, for their candidal es to use in camly trained, well paid and free from corrupt political Each alliances. But a police foi ce cannot be kept in control!1 broadcasts. paign Labour and Conservative once its authority has been broadened to a dangerous' candidate is given five 10 degree j? minute slots on TV, plus lour Any society lias much less to fcar from crime periods of H) minutes and organized or unorganized than from a f fiv ihv minutes on of power by its own law enforcement usurpation1! agencies. British radio Candidates of Protecting even the worst criminals from unfaiF? the minority Libera! party treatment is a small feu avoiding the;! price to pay get about hall as much lime greater danger of police transgressions against the 'llie even m..!lcr Scots civ il liberties of all. . Nationalists and Welsh get Tins whole question of "handcuffing" the polieev less proportionately hy high court ruLigs is a smokescreen to hide tho Some adaptation of the obvious fact that the police would much td" British scheme might well be have no restraints on their power to prefer tu? badger, considered here. Sueh a sys-t'harass, to intimidate, to wiretap, to wring confuse? would get the networks sions out ot suspects w ithout doing the hard work thab! olf the hook; it would leave good police investigation calls for. the actual use of broadcast The way to reduce crime substantially is not byil.. lime to the candidate's own llie police more license, but by giving theirj" giving would it best judgment; and more of everything else: more pay, more profession-- !' deflate the kind of carnival al pride, more independence from political pres-'- 1 midway promotion that now suros, more status, more sei ions technical training is for us. That the awaits future. This time around, lot He cannot make criminals any better, if they want to be criminals But we can make pehoerm' tis biace ourselves for the biuldup that precedes the much better, as they do in England and a few olheijf letdovv sensible countries ; -i ii SYDflEY HARRIS "It's Mrs. Carter. She wants to know if she can send her interior decorator over to see what has to be redone at the White House. " 'Law and order' assault in foreign policy arms." This can be done, the adviser insists, and done moreover with guarantees that will satisfy the most suspicious Reagamte hard- Joseph C. ilarsch . t itivHos uni elei'lnral process m a sorry confusion of values, to choose a president of the greatest nation in I hi free world as if we were so many Howard Cosells at a ringside. Will Carter score with his Watergate hook? Will Ford draw blood with his d'dieil jahs Will Carter lose points on ambiguous clinches? The pundits of political pugilism will be analy zing every stammer. This isn't a rational pari of the political process. This is show biz; this is hoopla, a sporting event. But it is too late to call the fights off now. Ford and Carter got themselves into matches in these the linest tradition of American adolescence: The dare. The chip on the shoulder. The case-by-ca- se three-fro- nt By 1. with the Secretary-- of Commerce if they er roni. Ford-Carte- Arab nations, using their immense oil wealth, ape rapidly increasing their threats against U.S. firms which deal crow Bomwcx time which lor hint will be conveniently close to election day itself. would be about ideal just enough time for the success to seem splendid but not enough for the critics to lmd any politically usable Haws. As for the likelihood of success on each of the three issues : They probably are best for a SALT II. After all, groundwork has been going on ever since SALT I was ratified m four years August, 1972 ago. Latest new s in this area i of an American claim of a new Soviet deployment of Mid-Octob- medium-rang- e Mined missiles in Eastern Europe which U S. negotiators have labeled a massive, unwarranted. and unexplained expansion" of Soviet .strategic weaponry. It is customary for both the Soviets and U S to deploy, or appear to be about to deploy, some new weapon m advance of a dec; dve negotiation for the sake of increased bargaining power. The more each complains about the others latest deeds or misdeeds: the nearer an agreement probably is. Southern Africa probably is the next most promising sub- ject for improvement. Everyone involved is still bruised from the mishandling of the Angola affair. The memory lingers of the whites failing to face unending facts in time and of y then try ing to avert the inev stable v ith loo little, and too late. Dr. Kissingers immediate task is to persuade South African Prime Minister Vors-te- r that he should speed and improve his offer of majority e in Namibia to the point where the maior black African states to the north could with good conscience approve and perhaps even applaud. That would defuse the Afn can bloc in the UN and head olf any immediate crisis. The Middle East is the most promising and most difficult A of the three problems success there would be the brightest jewel in Dr. Kissinger's crown of achievehosments But Arab-israeso tility is so habitual, in both communities that few diplomats really think any decisive omont is possible now . Yet there is remarkable change in recent days. Israel's frontiers are less bristly more open to Arabs right now than ever before. Prominent Israelis have conceded that Egypt probably really does prefer peace to war. Israel and Sy ria are in tacit agreement with each other to avoid any dashes at least for the moment sell-rul- n deep-seate- lm-pro- v , The atmosphere is different. Something could happen and of a peaceful nature. pick-handl- . |