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Show Mary McGrory President Can Tell South, We Tried Page 13 Saturday Morning. November 15, 1969 First Section Moratorium Goes Astray In some respects, the organized antiwar movement has taken an encouraging and turn. Greater emphasis, on teach-in- s letter writing is a marked improvement over inconclusive street demonstrations so prevalent before and during the Oct 15 Moratorium Day. There is something worth Eaying about faster American withdrawal from Vietnam as well as the lessons to be learned from involvement there. But the message cant be heard very well amid the clangorous assertions of rival marchers and banner carriers. These repetitious street scenes grow les3 convincing with r each mobilization. They are the movements worst side. Whatever spontaneous sincerity marching protesters once seemed to have is now being compromised by gimmickry. The March Against Death" in Washington, D.C., is an example. Each marcher was supposed to carry a document on anti-wa- While senators ordiWASHINGTON on the perform-an- c advice bristle at any narily . f their duties from members ofthe other body, they were Indulgent about House Minority Leader Gerald R. Fords startling counsel In their deliberations about Judge Haynsworth. I can only conclude, chuckled one Republican senator, that Jerry is which was printed the name of a man or a village destroyed in Vietnam. The papers were to be placed one by one in simulated coffins as the pprade passed the White House. This is simply melodrama. Clear and serious reasoning would have been much better. Organized opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam war began on college and university campuses. Early teach-incalmly examining the vulneraof a policy that sent thousands of bility Americans and billions of dollars to a distant war, with no end in sight, received respectful attention. A new search for a better way to peace took form. Now the original movement has been distorted by a stridency bordering on revolutionary ex- secretly s, ar move- The Rich Get Richer Although the decennial census wont be take until next year and the results wont be known until several months later, all signs point to Californias continued growth in population and political importance. It is a case of the rich getting richer. Congressional Quarterly, on the basis of estimates by the Census Bureau, reports that the next reapportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives will give California 44 seats, a gain of six. Five other states will gain seats and 10 will lose. Such changes are necessitated by the fact that House membership is frozen at 435 and population changes have to basis. be adjusted on a westHowever, although the ward tilt in population has been under way for years, California and Arizona (a gainer) are the only Western states expected to benefit from the 1970 census. House memberships of other states in the area wont be changed. Elsewhere in the country gains and losses will be minimal. For example, Florida, up two; Ohio and Pennsylvania, down two each. give-and-ta- so-call-ed one-se- at If Congressional Quarterlys projections hold up, California will have 46 electoral votes as compared with New Yorks 42. (The present figures are respectively 40 and 43). This means a presidential candidate who carries both the Golden State and the Empire State will have a healthy start toward a majority in the Electoral College. Of course, if the proposed constitutional amendment providing for direct election of the president is finally ratified, an electoral majority will become a thing of the past. However, the amendment, although approved by the House, still has to clear the Senate and be accepted by s of the states, something that is unlikely to be accomplished before the 1972 presidential elections. All projections could be upset by changes in the birthrate, shifts in the pattern of population movement between states, and a revision of Census Bureau methods. At present, Americans living abroad are enumerated, but not included in the apportionment base for the House. Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans thinks they should be. We agree, though we would like to know how many cf these 1.1 million Americans actually vote in an election. More important, how many are eligible to vote under present state laws? The states so far have been most derelict in preventing the disfranchisement of voters by doing awray with capricious regulations. three-fourth- DDT On the Way Out The Nixon Administration has just disclosed a major new policy without supplying details of how it will work. This time the subject is the pesticide DDT. Robert H. Finch, secretary of health, education and welfare, has announced plans to ban all but essential Ubes of DDT over the next twro years. He said the departments of Agriculture and Interior would join with HEW to accomplish the phaseout in this country. Mr. Finch offered no details on when or how' this gigantic task would be attacked and he did not define what uses essential, the government considers wrould be matter the that explaining only determination. careful to subjected Under the plan there v ould be no attempt to prevent manufacture of DDT in the U.S. for shipment abroad. Each country would have to deride the matter of use for itself, fince DDT, which does not readily break down once it is spread upon the earth, can pollute the world environment as easily from the Congo as Cahfornia this loophole seems shortsighted. But foreign countries wanting DDT bad enough could make it themselves or get it from a country that does. Banning sales to foreigners would only deny to U.S. manufacturers business that is going to be transacted anyway regardless of what the U.S. government says. Pressure to ban use cf DDT and other pesticides w'hich are not easily broken dowrn by the chemical action of living things has been mounting in recent years as evidence accumulated that its long term effects may outweigh its immense immediate benefits to mankind. The government's action came after a HEW committee had studied available information and concluded that use of DDT must be severely limited. Though DDT has served mankind well in the 25 years it has been commercially available we are confident the chemical industry is capable of replacing it with an equally effective bug killer that will be free of suspicion as a double agent. Modem society depends heavily on controlling pests that otherwise could greatly reduce the worlds food supply and cause widespread sickness. Pesticides are a part of continued human well being. The trick is to weed out the dangerous ones, to keep the benefits without the dangers. The ban on DDT, if effectively formulated and administered, could be a vital first step in that direction. Another Viewpoint Committee Knife work on Tax Reform Bill From Business Week Under the watchful eye cf I undreds of lobbyists and a few economists, the Senate Finance Committee has finished wielding its krife on the o ibitious tax bill turned oer to It by the House. The results are mixed. The committee draft makes considerably more fiscal sense than the package that Ya s and Means Chairman Wilbur D. Mills rushed through the House three months ago. By postponing most of the promised relief until 1972, it avoids the absurdity of scheduling a big tax cut for a time when, with luck, the economy will be just emerging from an inflationary spiral. But in deai.ng with the tax jetorm rrd l's part of the package, the committee a B. Lorg ehaiimun. Sen. Ra-se- tl h wi ant-to to relict cine grips pecjl.ar of the real issues The committee to let the oil industry off with little mole than a symbolic cut in its tax advantages. It sho s equal solicitude for banks and savings and loan Institutions which, because of bad debt reserves, pay about the lowest effective rate of any industry. It also voted down the House-passe- d provisions for tougher treatment of capital gains, eased restrictions on conglomerate in a bill tht is supposed to mergers, and close loopholes opened up a new one by liberalizing depciation for railroads. Except in a few areas, such as its punitive tre? tment of foundations and its clampdown on real estate speculation, the committee bill looks very much like a triumph for the lobbyists. Fortunately, the committee draft is not the last word on tax retorm. There already are some 40 amendments lined up and ready to be rolled out when the bill coms to the Sena'e floor. Many are far too extreme, but a substantial number would help ma the pul.ge deserve the title of tax reform. The Senate will have to give them careful consideration if it intends to produce a bill that will restore fa th in the equity of the tax laws and in the political process that determines them. th es D-S.- November moratorium activities that turn from outright manipulation and emphasize thoughtful dissent could exert anti-w- anti-Haynswor- brass-knuckl- cess. much more influence. The ment is off the track. as as I am. Fords suggestion had a simple, quality about it. He said that if Haynsworth goes down. Justice William O. Douglas should be impeached. called it Sen. George S. McGovern, blackmail, but other senators, who will vote early next week on the troublesome nomination, were more tolerant Ford is an exfootball player, and it is well known on Capitol Hill that he cant stand sitting on the bench, particularly when he thinks his team is blowing the game. Besides, battered senators feel that most of the strategists have been wearing helmets and cleats as they have run roughshod over senatorial sensibilities and priorities. Old Blood and Guts The Public Forum Figures Corrected By Our Readers disfranchised fight wars of the enfranchised? Defensive wars should be fought by the enfranchised of all ages regardless of sex or station with no exception, chosen on a lot- Editor, Tribune: Although I unintentionally erred in writing (Forum, Nov. 7) that Civil Service employes may retire at 80 per tery basis. cent of their pay at the end of 30 years service For millenniums the young have been sacriinstead of the 42 years normally required, ficed on the altars of fear, superstition, greed and I sincerely apologize for this unintentional error, the retirement pay rate of teachers Forum Rules is still far below Civil Service. Public Forum letter must net be mere the 15 werds In Active military service time is counted for lenqt, must be submitted exclusive! to The Tribune end beer writer's full name, simature and address. Names must be printed Civil Sendee retirement, and accumulated unn political letters but may be withheld for tcod reasons an e ethers. Writers tie limited ta one letter every ten days. used sick leave may be used as terminal use of true name, and Id will be Piven letters permittm leave before retiring. Such benefits are deand short. these which ere typed nied teachers. Of course, not all federal workers qualify and for the sins of the elders. A reversal in for maximum leave; as, for example, 15 years practice should induce a more sobering effect credit is required before 26 days or over five on our attitudes. If we are to have equality weeks of annual leave is granted; however, and justice now is the time to implement It those who do qualify for the maximum leave Why should the young fight wars instituted may use when necessary or desired 12 five-da- y by their elders? This nation is too small for a weeks paid leave a year. duality of laws and privileged classes. C. D. OMAN According to the federal retirement pay close an Brigham City to the chart, employe $10,000 yearly salary with 30 years credit toward retirement may begin his retirement at age 55 at approxUnion Interests imately $569 a month or $5,625 a yea- -. If he continues to work to age 65 (teacher retireEditor, Tribune: Judge Haynsworth owned a few shares of stock in companies ment age), his retirement w'ill be approximately $635 a month or $7,620 a year. If the that were involved in litigation before his small difference in the total time spent on the court None of the litigation could have had any effect whatsoever upon the value of his job does not justify the great difference in stock. benefits, tnen teacher retiremert rates are far too low and should be increased. Most of the senators who now accuse were M. J. BLANKEN Haynsworth of conflicts of interest, from cash with endowed themselves heavily Layton union treasuries. Sen. Birch Bayh, the chief accuser of the judge, got $70,000 from union Unjust News Coverage leaders for his last campaign and probably a indirect contributions. Editor, Tribune: I wish to protest what I whole lot more inreceived much campaign Sen. Moss feel to be a grossly unjust situation I am, leaders outside union from direct first, a Caucasian and second, a football fan. I money Utah. One way or another a substantial porand many other persons w'ho make up the tion of the money spent in his campaigns has great silent majority, have been discriminatcome from union leaders. ed against. senators should hardly accuse anyThose For two weeks tve have been reading of interest They make the conflicts one of about protests by blacks and their followers babe in the woods. Incidentlike a look judge concerning alleged discrimination because a was this talk when the senators all where few of their people have not yet learned to ally, who was chief union Mr. Goldberg, approved rules. This situation has received copiobey leaders? He had union some the of for ous publicity in your paper, as well as other lawyer and could hardly have no experience judicial papers. considered unbiased. That which I am protesting is a small ar- been B. D. NIELSEN ticle which appeared in your paper on Nov. 6, Murray in the sports section. The article in question had to do with the dismissal of eight white Productive football players at Los Angeles State College by their head coach, a Negro. I feel that at Editor, Tribune: Much as I agree with Laleast two columns could have been given to an fayette Boals summary (Forum, Nov. 7) of important event such as this. Readers should the problems facing Utah, I feel a need to renumerous have been apprised of the protests spond In defense of local establishment instiand court actions taken to have these players and mores. While a deep conservative tutions reirstated. After all, what's fair for the goose in the state, it is not likely that exists spirit is fair for the gander. Church is the sole motivating Mormon the TOM HIGHAM force, nor that this spirit is all bad. It Is alsn clear that the rest of the country the same problems and does not proshares Scoring Again vide an exemplary model for Utah to emulate. Editor, Tribune: Max Rafferty has scored The fact is, for example, the suicide rate In again. Once in the common sense and hard Utah is rather lower than in many neighhitting appraisal of a subject that is causing boring states, and may be due to church innational concern and again in the favorable fluence. comment of his readers who recognize that While there is a tendency toward complaspeats who is worthy of being liscency in Utah, there is also a high degree cf tened to. tolPiance In many of our institutions for deThe censure of his patronizing and someviewpoints. An example is the complex leting times vitriolic critics is lacking ir. convincing field of drug abuse, where no one really has argument and compares badly with the calm the answer. The Community Drug Crisis Cenletters of approval of thuse who are alerted to ter has acti-lworked in the field for nearly a bad condition and intend to do something 18 months, providing assistance and direction about it. for those drug users desperately in need of I would believe that Rafferty's thinking hep, but not taking the aggressive position on the drag problem would be wholeagainst drugs that some would like to see. We heartedly endorsed by Art Linkletter and the have gained considerable support among both many peoplp who wrote him mrv'prrnrg a Mormons and non Mormons. Those who have s.milar tragedv. disagreed with cur approach have generally TCM POOP.MAN been tolerant and sometimes helpful. Ogdrn I think this experience suggests tha what Utah needs is more of this good will and tolerance toward diverse approaches to the soluToo Small tion of the many problems we are all groping and antagEditor, Tribune: If drafting with, rather than the name-callin- g first isnt unconstitutional, it is immoral, onism which is easjtr but e productive. U'Tdir and discriminatory. Why should the GEORGE R. EDISON, M.D. Prefer-onc- (double-space- Les Tast Saving The general view is that the situation is so far gone that one more blunder makes little difference. Senators have used up so much resentment on the President and the attorney general, they have little left for Ford. They understand the President's obsession with the Southern strategy, but feel he might have chosen a Southern conservative with some distinction besides a bulging stock portfolio of questionable transactions. They wish the attorney general, when the opposition began to rise, had foregone urging the President to dig in. They wish the President had not chosen to characterize the opposition as "character assassins, since It has been sparked by two members of the GOP leadership, Whip Robert P. Griffin of Michigan and Conference Secretary Margaret Chase Smith. Considerate Lobbying The President, lobbying the senators in clumps and Individually, has been the soul of consideration. Sen. Robert Packwood, had an hour recently with the Chief Executive and Nixons congressional liaison, Bryce Harlow. Nixon delineated his devotion to and belief in Judge Haynsworth, but never once, said Packwood, asked for a vote or suggested any unpleasant consequences If Packwood went the other way. Behind the scenes, it has been another story. Sen. Richard Schweiker of Pennsylvania, an exceptionally independent Republican, announced his opposition and, in departing, kicked the White House staff for inordinate pressure tactics. Schweiker says that calls were made out of political agent Hairy Dents White House office to South Carolina lawyers, who were Importuned to call Pennsylvania lawyers, who in turn called Schweiker. All of them, Schweiker said, revealed the source of where the prompting came from. Schweiker also heard from campaign contributors and Pennsylvania party men who said their calls had been suggested by the White House. Union Pressure Sen. Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania, the Republican leader, has been hearing from home, too, and also from the other side, from unionists and blacks who find the choice of Haynsworth a deliberate offense. Scott, an object of much sympathy in the matter, has not even told his wife what he will do when the roll is called. In their last conversation, the President told the senator he would find it difficult if, in case of a tie vote, Scott were to cast the deciding negative vote. The senator told the President he would find it equally difficult, in the case of a tie vote, to cast the deciding yea. One of the of the defense, freshman Sea Marlow Cook, blames blames the Justice Department for the mess. It was absolutely bungled, says Cook. If the Justice Department had told us everything about the judges financial dealings, we could have presented them with explanations. Instead, we got revelations from the other side eve-- day. In the rancor, there is bewilderment. Why does the President insist on going down the line to defeat? Some people think it is comparable to his doomed try before the Supreme Court to stall Mississippi integration. His attorneys knew they would be beaten by heir own arguments, but pressed on, apparently for the small gain that the President could say to the South, We tried. y The Grant Cartoon The Agnew snd the Ecstasy I |