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Show Peter Lieagor Before, Kissinger Wrote on Power Chicago Daily News With Hope Renewed Resurrection Nativity there were in the same counabiding in the field shepherds try keeping vatrh oier their flocks by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shoicn round about them; and they were sore afraid. And the. angel said unto them, Fear not; for behold, I bring you good tidings of grat joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling-clothelying In a manger. A nd , s, Luke 1I:S-1- Henry Adams once WASHINGTON wrote that "the effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends by killing the victim's sympathies ' Whether Adams dictum applies to Henrv Kissinger is a task for a professional analyst. If it did, of course, the Presidents multipurpose assistant would be grappling with an extremely aggravated self, am, his sympathies would be long since extin p. ished. Kissinger, described somewhat extravagantly as the most powerful Ni. 2 man in recent American history, was a Keen student of the abstractions of power before he signed on as the chief agent and theoretician of President Nixons foreign policy. At Harvard, he wrote learned essays on the manipulative talents of Bismarck and the wily designs of Metternich, and one must assume that he didnt jettison his academm research when ie got a taste of the real thing in the Nixon White House. ' Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came upon the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. .And they entered in, and' found not the body of the Lord Jesus. A nd it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold two men stood by them in shining garments. And as they v)erp afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them. Why seek ye the living among the dead f He is not here, but is risen. . . . Luke XXIV: 2 St. Luke's accounts of the Nativity and the Resurrection are equally known and cherished. But for reasons difficult to explain, Easter, probably the oldest Christian observance of its kind, no longer elicits the enthusiastic response which doubter and devout alike accord Christmas. In Christian churches both events are observed with equal reverence. But for the community as a whole Christmas is the more anticipated, 1-- More Than Adviser 5 the more savored in memory. Easter, says the Encyclopedia Britannica, is "the principal holiday festival of the church year. But the same authority clls Christmas the "most popular commemoration of the church year. We make no attempt to discern why the principal festival should not also be the most popular. It is enough that Easter, with its message of hope renewed, has dawned again. Hes a nut all right, but, maybe hes what Germany needs Easter, 1972, will be a memorable sea- The Public Forum greatly sought precedent, a third term son for thousands of Germans, reunited for the first time in at least six years, since East Germanys Communist govern- ment denied visits by West Berliners. Now, the ban is lifted for a week and families, friends, the relatives and acquaintances separated so long by the infamous Berlin Wall, are happily, sometimes tearfully, gathering together again. The eagerness with which West Berlin residents are pouring into East Germany for short reunions dramatizes how fondly personal ties have endured since such travel was officially stopped in 1966. It could bode well or ill for future between the two German states. There is more than sentiment behind this latest opening in the wail. Both the East German regime and Chancellor Willy Brandts Bonn government hope it will help move treaties of understanding signed bv Herr Brandt and leaders in Moscow and Warsaw to ratification by the West German Parliament. West German public opinion has been building against that approval. Part of the treaty agreements would convey greater legitimacy in Europe to Communist East Germany. For West Germans to accept this is to abandon a long cherished dream of eventual reunification , cades against West Berliners, presumably to demonstrate a new reasonableness that can be expected with the pending accords. Perhaps the sight of children and pare coments, brothers and sisters, panions meeting, hugging, talking, laughing and exchanging gifts inside the barbed wire check points will soften the hearts of West Germans generally, leading them to believe now is indeed the time to acknowledge East Germanys permanent, reality. separate but compatible, On the other hand, it might appear as a callous, calculated manipulation demon-statin- g there can be no dealing on major principles with the Soviets or the East Germans until relations are truly normal and travel, among other things, can be fully spontaneous. The Berlin reunions may have no significant effect on ratification at all. The issue is intricate. In any case, the Easter break in the Berlin Wall has illustrated again the strength of memory and affection, a force that still surpasses political expediency or government control. Safe at Most Speeds Five U S. Government cars being driven around Salt Lake City sporting a rearview, periscope are demonstrating a hint of vehicle designs to come. Progress is being made as industry works on an automobile that will be safe at most speeds. The panoramic rear vision mirror is only one idea readv for road testing. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Transportation took delivery on two safety cars, experimental models developed by different firms. Its part of a program to produce a safer automobile bv 1976. And, evidently, the project doesnt also require a better-lookin- g car. The models built by Fairchild Industries and AMF Inc. would win few prizes for beau- ty. Though stieamlined, they are inevitably compared with a long, low tank. The bumpers are so prominent and protuberant, the total effect is of a fancy, vacuum cleaner. But, face it, the designers are under stiff requirements. They must come up with a passenger vehicle that will protect the occupants in a head-o- n crash between two cars travelling 50 miles per hour. Passengers must also survive a rear-en- d collision at 75 miles an hour as well as two rollovers between 60 and 70 mpn. And the car has to complete a J turn at 70 mph without turning oVr. The Fairchild model weighs 5,400 pounds, the AMF entry tips the scales at 5,800 pounds and a GM prototype not yet officially delivered is lightest at 4,900 pounds. Ford Motor Co. is also in the program with an unveiling date set for December. Its nice to know authorities have set high standards in the interest of the traveling publics safetv. But can styling and economy be so easily discarded? Test cars produced so far make no apparent concession to the deeker, cheaper compacts. d 180-degr- ee Orbiting Paragraphs As we understand the opening of the frontier in this nation, the pioneers pushed ever westward, only stopping at places that looked like they might some day support a major sports franchise. Naturally, politicians deserve handsome pensions, public service has ruined them for unpaid loafing. Apparently, there is a correspondence in by school for witches. With lessons flown broom? Editor, Tribune: One of our greatest needs as a community is more activity for our young people. There are very few jobs for them; and almost as scarce is wholesome healthy and challenging activity in the summer months, when school is not in session. I should like to suggest a recreation program which is challenging, healthy wholesome. Tftinls is one of the finest of sports. Why not promote the activity? We are always building new golf courses and parks federal and local. Why with tax money-bot- h dont we insist on a like amount being put into tennis facilities? I am told that golf courses pay their way. Those who play pay a fee. Tennis could be financed in the same way if proper facilities were built and qualified directors, managers or instructors were hired to promote the game and Supervise the facilities. Our young people could enjoy this activity at least six months of the year. Our young folks must have something to do. Giving vent to their energy is as important to them as eating or sleeping. The only way to keep them from engaging in destructive or harmful activities is to provide opportunities and incentives for good wholesome activities. BEATRICE MARCHANT Forura Rules Public Forum letters must be submitted exclusively to The Tribune and bear writers full name, signature and address. Names must be printed on political letters but may be withheld for good reasons on others. Writers are limited to one letter every ten days. Preference will be given to short, typewritten (double spaced) letters permitting use of the writers true name. All letters are subject to condensation. ics, Jrugs, in the public schools. To permit their use and abuse in those places elementary and secondary schools would be hypocritical to say the least. Another point: While neither civil government nor churches can or should legislate morality, certainly those who use tobacco, liquor or other drugs, ought to consider the welfare, comfort and safety of those who do not use them. To most nonusers, secondhand tobacco smoke and the smell of liquor in crowded places cafes, restaurants, buses, etc., is offensive. Common courtesy ought to persuade those who use the above items to consider the feelings of their fellow travelers. Users of these items have all outdoors to indulge their habit publicly, and in the privacy of their own homes. They would earn, deserve and get the appreciation of nonusers by such courtesy and consideration. JOHIf W. FITZGERALD Holladay Cemeteries Need Help Editor, Tribune: It saddens me greatly to see the small community cemeteries of the state engulfed by the forces of nature, and the pollution of man. Small communities that have no source of pc'itical government, can only do so much to maintain the grounds. With the federal funding for conservation projects being used in the nation and state, why cant a portion of this money be used for the beautification of the small town cemeteries. ALLAN FREEMAN Herriman Rationale Explained Editor, Tribune: This is didactically Mrs. Julie A. Barrett to clarify her muddled thinking on Utah .governors who have sought a third term. In her Forum letter March 24 she castigates Gov. Rampton lor his reasons in "seeking an unprecedented third term. In the hopes that her erudition will be refreshed, Gov. Ramp-ton- s announcement established no precedent. William Spry. Henry H. Blood, Herbert B. Maw and J. Bracken Lee all sought a third term. Gov. Maw received his party's nomination but was defeated in the election. Gov. Lee failed to get his partys nomination but ran independently and lost. Mrs. Barrett questions Mr. Hamptons "rationale. Its not a one-wa- y street. It was used numerically and effectively by Republican aspirants for governor in the 1968 election, when there was a group withdrawal from the contest and a sacrificial offering was named to take the rap. It was "rationale in operation. A repetition of 1968 appears in the offing and Calvin L. Rampton will establish that directed to history-orier.te- d M. REDD, JR. Tennis, Everyone! islature passed laws that are practically unenforceable nonsmoking signs in most public places or the "tongue in cheek minibottle liquor laws. However, I should not like to see our public elementary and high schools saturated with either tobacco smoke or liquor fumes. Most states require the teaching of harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol and other narcot- - impact-absorbin- g four-wheele- J. No real disagreement with him when the Leg- long-tim- gover- nor. None deserves it more. Editor, Tribune: Re: "Has Exchange Idea by Wilson Street (Forum, March 22). for the entire German nation. Reluctance to do so is making the outlook for Herr Brandts policies doubtful. No less anxious to see the treaties formally adopted, East German leaders temporarily modified border crossing barri- somebody to really shake up the politicians! What About Another Guy? Easter Beyond the Wall . As k result of his secret mission to Peking . and hi many secret talks wth North Vietnamese delegates in Paris, Kissinger has become more than a private adviser to the President, and he has absolutely no passion for once thought to be a cherished characteristic of the White House staff. So, not surprisingly, when he dropped out of sight to rest a few days in Acapulco, the rumors sped throughout the hemisphere that he was cooking up another detente, this lime with an agent of Fidel Castro, one of the few wholy Inhospitable and ostracized communist leaders left in the world, so far as Washington is concerned. The White House was quick to deny the rumors, but like most denials here nowaday?, the alleged Castro contact fell within the range of probabilities n the anything-is-possibl- ? world fashioned by the President and Kissinger. And then came the announcement that Kissinger will visit Japan in il on what the White House describes as "an unofficial visit, a category of travel of interest only to protocol officers. A meeting with Kissinger is prized second only to an appointment with the President among resident diplomats in this capital, a fact which is its own commentary on the relative importance accorded Secretary of State William P. Rogers in the foreign affairs establishment here. mid-Apr- Keeps Perspective Kissinger manages, through the art of to keep a sense of Derspec-tiv- e on both his power and influence and his carefully nurtured reputation as a swinger. He once commented that it wasnt a bad thing , to be known as a swinger. "It means you can sit next to a beautiful woman at dinner and bore her to tears and she will think somhe said. with her, ethings wrong A couple of years after he came to the White House, when talk of his differences with Rogers had reached one of its periodic peaks, he began a long denial of any rift by saying that when I last spoke to Secretary at the inaugural . . . Rogers The humor aside, Kissinger's influence as perceived by foreign leaders is indisputably, immense. And if he shows up one day smoking a pure Havana cigar, presented to him personally by Fidel, it will surprise absolutely nobody. Theodore Long Light Seen at End of Another Tunnel ' The Pay Board, as established in Phase 2 of President Nixons economic program, was supposed to benefit from the combined wisdom of business, organized labor and the general public. But when la- bor didn't get what it wanted, four of its five members walked off the board. Whereupon, Mr. Nixon decided to drop four of the five business members too, and call the truncated board a purely public organization. This is a matter of labeling, for while it's easy enough to identican fy spokesmen for business or labor, who india specific say with any certainty that vidual is really qualified to speak for the general public? Everyotie is a member of the public, just as everyone is a consumer. But when an issue comes to a showdown, as inevitably happens on any official board, the outcome is likely to be Influenced more by individual attitudes. than by an artificial classification. And on the Pay Board, according to labors complaint, the public members tended to side with business. On the new board, though the dividends may not be as obvious, the basic conflict will continue. Must Kely on Threats The Pay Board is trying to put the brakes on inflation, as witness its recent rejection of the longshoiemens negotiated contract. The board also has the authority to keep wage increases within designated limits. But the Price Commission, that other agency, has to rely on threats when it comes to food price increases because raw foods (fresh fiuits, vegetables and unprocessed meat, for example) are exempt from controls. So Treasury Secretary John B. Connallv lectures retailers, warning that drastic action may be taken if the food price spiral continues. And as every housewife knows, the spiral is spinning like crazy. Federal statirtics belatedly, confirm the , story told by the supermarket tape. In Febru anti-inflati- or sn annual rate of increase of 50 percent fruits and vegetables by 2.5 perpercent! cent, and the average gain for all foods was 1.7 percent. That broke a record. It also meant that Mr. Nixons campaign against inflation is in grave trouble. 14-ye- Consumers Neglected has become a political Consumerism watchword in recent years. Yet not one member of either Pay Board or Price Commission was appointed as a consumer representative. Instead, the positions went to men of substance who, no matter how impressive their other credentials, had no connection with the consumer movement and probably had stopped worrying about the high cost of living many years ago. Indeed, the appointments were apparently based on the belief that the n collective wisdom of a group is sufficient to solve all problems. A harried housewife might seem out of place in such select company. On the other hand, if prpperly encouraged, she just might ba able to translate statistics into everyday terms and add a new dimension to the decision-making process. Also, if a bona fide consumer had been consulted, some of officialdoms worst boo-bocould have been prevented. blue-ribbo- Plumps for Status Quo Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz thinks "the price of steak is about where it ought to be. If the price went up, hr. says, the butchers wouldnt be able to sell it; if it went down, the supply would be inadequate. The secre- tary favors the status quo while his boss, President Nixon, is trying to turn prices around. And Secretary Connally tells retailers to watch their prices, something the nations housewives are doing with anger and dismay every day of the week. Meanwhile, President Nixon is confident 2 is working. The February fig ures were disappointing, of course. But just be patient: the inflation rate will be cut in half. And if fcod prices dont start falling soon, the government is prepared to act with the middlemen (wholesalers, processors and retailers) aj the probable target. The war on inflation is being widened. But three cheers! a corner is being turned, the light can be seen at the end of another tur.nel. that Phase , . |
