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Show " C. L. Senators I 1 . ; ; g Congress made a slight, but significant, mistake in 1956 when it passed the Colorado River Storage Act. Sen. Frank E. Moss, is trying to correct that mistake. The mistake is Section 3 of the act, which reads, It is the intention of Congress that no dam or reservoir (water) constructed under the authorization of this Act shall be within Sen. Moss any national park or monument. has introduced S. 1057 to amend the Colorado River Storage Act by deleting the Section 3 mistake. Because of Section 3 a group of environmentalists have been able to force the Department of Interior and Bureau of Reclamaof water tion to spill four million acre-fee- t from Lake Powell. In the process this will cost the taxpayers of the United States about $3 million annually in lost electrical power revenues. The Wasatch Mountain Club, Friends of the Earth and Kenneth Sleight, the plaintiffs, have obtained an order from U.S. District Judge Willis Ritter that, in effect, forbids the waters of Lake Powell from rising higher than 3,606 feet above sea level. Because of this restriction storage water is to be lost and electrical power generation restricted. If the lake level were permitted to rise higher than 3,606 feet water would cross the boundaries of the Rainbow Bridge National Monument, thus violating Section 3 cf the Colorado River Storage Act. In the early 1960s the Bureau of Reclamation, acknowledging that Lake Powell at its design 160-acr- e But a narrow stream of blue water under Rainbow Bridge is in no sense as esthetically offensive as the now discredited coffer dam. Nor w'ould the water do any harm. income tax checkoff to aid the political party of one s choice. But in practical application it is unlikely to fulfill the high hopes of its sponsors. As Utahs Republican and Democratic state chairmen pointed out the other day, the (1 per taxpayer is calculated to help political parties reduce their reliance on big contributors during presidential campaigns. But the law permitting the checkoffs provides no assurance that this will be the result. If check-of- f regulations somehow could force each party to finance its campaign solely from what it received via the $1 per taxpayer plan, then the ideal of presidential campaigns freed of big contributorrs might be realized. But there is no way, legally or otherwise, that such a ceiling could be enforced. m At best the taxpayer contributions will form a financial floor for each party. For the Democrats, out of office and in debt for past $1 Asia-Pacif- area. Mr. Sulzberger Decisions taken by Washwithout consulting its Japanese ington in to visit and including the President s plan aliy China, to change monetary values and to impose known here as temporary import controls were in the Nixon shocks. They upset confidence 1971-197- 2 Japan's exceedingly campaigns, the checkoff funds will be most welcome. But the total probably wont finance a first rate campaign against a Republican opponent so affluent even without the tax kitty that it still has more than $4 million left over from the last campaign with more still coming in. Obviously the Republicans, who spent an estimated $45 million to elect President Nixon last fall, are not going to be content to cut back to anywhere near the maximum amount expected from the dollar per GOP taxpayer fund. The best that can be said for the checkoff is that it may keep the down and out party from going bankrupt during lean years. In that way your $1 authorization is eminently worthwhile as a means of preserving the two party system. That should be reason enough to put a mark in the proper box on your 1972 tax return. Only a Step Toward Peace will take might be called great, huge doses of what "reality therapy to convince the extremist Ulsterman. Catholic or Protestant, the London government has presented a plan for peace in Northern Ireland. The plan, offered in a white paper that was months in does not provide absolute preparation, guarantees that any of the factions involved in the current wave of bitterness will immediately get what they want. It only offers the means for resolving those issues. y London has had to wrestle with two bears. First, fears of the Protestants they would be deserted by Whitehall and be reunited, against their wills, with the Irish Republic. Secondly, the hatred of Catholics that has been generated by years of political, economic and cultural discrimination. of people. Considering present attitudes that means forever. In a plan to restructure a political system that has given Protestants absolute control of the government, London has devised weighted representation. What William Whitehall, secretary of state for Northern Ireland since the British took over the Ulster government about a year ago, calls power-sharinwill give the Catholics a meaningful voice in the government The plan rerises the defunct Stormont into an assembly with the Catholics receiving a fair share of the seats. Also, the provinces executive authority would rest with a group composed of the assemblys committee chairmen. g This is a sharp break with British parliamentary tradition whereby the majority party runs the executive departments. The The white paper is designed to calm the white paper assignment of executive power fears and ameliorate the hatreds. London to assembly committee chairmen, including gives renewed assurances that Northern Ire- Catholics, gives the minority a voice it norland will remain part of the United Kingdom mally wouldnt have. as long as that is the desire of the majority The Heath governments white paper does not instantly resolve issues that have had Ulstermen at each others throats for decThe Grant Cartoon ades, but it does provide the means for giving oppressed Catholics an effective voice in government while assuring fearful Protestants they wont be sold out. With Catholic bitterness over discrimination in part assuaged and Protestant fears of reunification quieted, a fertile planting bed would be provided from which the seeds of moderation will bo able to sprout into an Ulster devoid of violence. It is unlikely that reality therapy will be effective with Ulsters extremists, regardless of their persuasion. Neither side is likely in the near future to recognize the counter productiveness of continuing to kill their fellow Irishmen. It will be the leaning moderate, those Catholic and Protestants who have either been the victims of discrimination or UlrV im fmm Variations On A Theme fearful of reunification but who deplore the violence, who will accept the white paper's plan. Reality therapy will work on them and it will be they who turn their backs on ther extremists and embrace power sharing as the mpans to peace. on the Less Effect This years subsequent monetary decision had e less psychological effect here because the of the faded. had faith impact Discussing this change, Yasuhiro Nakasone, the dynamic minister of international trade and industry, told me: old-tim- What shocks us most is that the United States has become so weak that it has to shock us. We find not only that the dollar is flabby but, more basically, there is inflation, reduction in your labor productivity, a marked decline in work hours and in the quality of the goods we buy from you. All this disturbs us greatly. We are also impressed by the inability of your government to regulate behavior of America's corporations. We dont have many such corporations ourselves. After all, the United States has invested about $70 billion around the world. Remember boys, floating only no swimming. multi-nation- Encourage Investment The Public Forum Have to Have Knowledge Editor, Tribune: When J. Scott Morrison and others who so willingly share their opinions on the abortion issue can supply proof that they have any right gained by experience, revelation, or knowledge to speak out maybe women should listen. Until then, these arguments even though based on facts and figures are not only a waste of time and space but also display a w'illingness to Forum 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. Writars are limited to one letter every 10 days. Preference will be given- - to short, typewritten (double spaced) letters permitting use of the writer's true name. Ail letters are subject to condensation. first-degre- The amount of bail is determined by the likelihood that the accused will return for trial, and is set high only when there is a probability that he would not otherwise return. If he is a wealthy and apparently influential man w'ho has much to lose by fleeing, then justice is not served by imprisoning him. I am more disturbed by good people who are eager to avenge crimes that they would punish untried suspects indiscriminately eryone. I am by judges who apply the Bill of Rights to ev- That they speak from firsthand experience. In other words, that they have been, are, or could become pregnant. That they speak for God or any other deity. That their medical knowledge is sufficient to make them an expert on the subject. If all three answers are no perhaps such writers should address themselves to something more relevant to their experience. ELAINE R. JACKSON approves of this idea, which helps both America and Japan. The implications of Nakasones observations can lead to all kinds of speculation. On the one hand, what is conceived here as American weakness might lead in the end to an even closer bilateral relationship as more and more Japanese money pours into the United States, thus helping to build up both economies and make them more interdependent. e This process could result in assistthe United States to support the burden of ing extending a militarily weak Jap?n the ultimate defense guaranteed under the security treaty the United States to aid this country in case of conflict in this area. long-rang- com-mitiri- g May Reduce Tie than JOHN MOSLEY speak on subjects of which the authors at best have knowledge. Many things can be learned by reading, studying, and drawing your own conclusions. I dont think pregnancy is one of those things. I challenge any one writing on abortion to first the United States is encouraging direct Japanese investment in America. Many of our corporations feel that it would be better to move into the United States than into the riskier developing nations. Our government accepts and Now son charged with the commission of a crime will return for trial. Note that the "man accused of e murder is and under the Constitution must be presumed innocent until proved guilty by a court of law, regardless of the nature of the crime. This is the cornerstone of our legal system and applies to everyone!, including a suspected cop killer. The purpose of bail is not to punish a suspect by jailing him before he can be judged. so prove the following: It strong dependence United States. d A Dollar to Save the System Thats a nice theory behind the The real "Nixon shock disturbing TOKYO United hitherto stable relationships between the Amerthat conviction States and Japan is Tokyo's had than weaker tar is ica 'H, previously been suspected. conclusion this Where wholmay ultimately lead is the ly speculative, but unless it corrected is impression could have enormous repercussions on the economic, relastrategic and political in the tionships capacity would bring water to the 3,700-foo- t level, proposed that a cofferdam be built across Bridge Creek. In a wise decision the U.S. Senate refused to appropriate money for what would have been a gigantic concrete scar across the starkly beautiful scene. Competent geologists have stated that allowing Lake Powell water to rise to the 3,700-foo- t level would not endanger Rainbow Bridge. For that matter watpr at that height would be 21 feet below the lowest abutment of the bridge. In their concern over Rainbow Bridge the environmentalists exhibit an inconsistency that is hard. to understand. They seek to reduce the hydroelectric generation capacity of Glen Canyon Dam, while at the same tune electric plants fight construction of coal-firea few miles away on the Kaiparowits Plateau. It appears they dont want electric power, either clean or dirty. Sen. Moss bill to repeal Section 3 should receive priority treatment. It will prevent the waste of water vital to the welfa.e of Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico and assure the production of much needed electrical energy at' the full capacity of Glen Canyon Dam plants. It will not result in damage to Rainbow Bridge, but will make the worlds largest natural bridge more readily accessible to thousands of Americans. Sulzberger How Will Shock Pit U.S., Japan ? Effort Poses No Rainbow Bridge Peril Error-Correctin- f No Wasted Funds Now Editor, Tribune This is a little late but I am sure the senior citizens who enjoyed briefly the reduced bus fare, join me in regretting the cancellation of this service due to lack of funds. It is regrettable that they unwittingly caused the transit system all that extra expense in investments in additional vehicles and, more eopecially of all those extra drivers who had to the laying-of- f be employed due to the heavy demands of the senior citizens, to say nothing of the cost of making those tokens. I am sure large numbers of those transportationless people now stay at home instead of traipsing around wasting public funds. BETTY FIELDS But it is also arguable that once the Japanese are no longer persuaded that America is the wealthiest and most industrially they may gradually reduce their reliance on the United States. The obvious w'ay would be by taking some of their eggs out of the American basket and spreading them more evenly around the new pentagonal world that is replacing the old bipolar world. mightiest, advanced country, The pattern of Japans postwar relations was set when the United States was the unchallenged arbiter of world affairs. This pattern, which bound the Japanese to America, was not substantially altered when Russia gained approximate military parity. Moscow is traditionally disliked and its policy here was awkward. Moreover, in 1965 the U.S. security treaty began to be interpreted increasingly as useful with respect to a pos- ! sibly aggressive China. . (Copyright) Theodore Long Excellent Example Editor, Tribune: Your editorial March 17, concerning the Panama Canal, was another excellent example of how poorly the North American press understands and interprets to its public the complex issues being raised by developing Latin American nations. If "in dollars and cents the canal has been a boon to Panama, to whom has it been a boon? Is y slum tenethis boon evident from the ments overlooking the plush Zor.a Americana surrounding the canal? What were the actual circumstances under which the U.S. paid $10 million for the use of the canal zone? four-stor- To many Panamanians, not excluding many of will neocolonialism the 11,000 canal employes, be one of the nicer words they might use in referring to the U.S. presence in their country. Direct (or indirect) economic benefits do not correlate very well with feelings. Annual collective incomes and GNP figures are artifact indices neatly calculated by North American technicians. They are seldom applicable to the human condition. Whether the U.S. indeed has the "right to own and operate the canal will probably not be discussed in the present negotiations. What is certain, however, is that the American presence will not be limited to operating and defending the canal. It never has been. Ask any Panamanian. Even Omar Torrijos Herrera, "Panamas leader, whose ouster of a duly elected president was sups ported by the U.S. government. Strange how American ideas about weird the these gets people feeling a sense of shame over Vietnam; he must be a Communist. JAMES R. DOXSEY Tor-njo- Offers E xplanation Editor, Tribune: The Public Forum" printed two letters March 20 expressing dismay and anger that a wealthy and apparently influential man is free on bail, a man accused of murder, asking, "How do you become a suspected cop killer and get out on bail? I would like to explain how. The onlv rmrpn; nf hail is to incurs that p nor- first-degre- e Hire Expert and Worry Anyway These are times that try a mans patience and, specialists and, more important, plans his income, perhaps, his soul. The Ides of April are only three with expert advice, so that the tax obligation is weeks away. And tne taxpayer must determine reduced to its absolute minimum, which is somehow much he owes the times less than nothing. and put the report in 5 f One Year at a Time the mail before the stroke of f ' A taxpayer lives one midnight on deadline day. at a time, has little or no control over the nature That isnt a difficult operof his income, and cant afford to consult expenation for taxpayers whose sive specialists. However, ordinary advice may be income is mostly in the form all thats needed in ordinary cases. And an acof wages or salaries subject who spent 40 years with the IRS, tells quaintance, to withholding. They can use me that a dozen experts, handling the same tax the short form, and many of return, are likely to come up with a dozen differthem are likely to discover ent answers. In other words, do it yourself and they will get a refund due to worry; hire an expert and worry anyway. overpayment. But anyone who received more than Five years ago when a taxpayers revolt was $200 in dividends or in interest, or made a profit from the sale of stocks or real estate, is in for reported imminent, Congress decided that tax reform was really necessary. But the several hours of resuiuig legcomputations. It islation, though it closed a few loopholes (and unRevenue shouldnt be difficult, since the Internal Service announces each year that Form 1040 has doubtedly created new ones), did more about been improved and the instructions made easier to reducing taxes than actually reforming the revenue laws. And in 1973, as in 1968, it is still possiunderstand. However, the instructions accompanyble for a person with a million-dolla- r income to ing Form 1040 this year run to 18 pages of closely no tax whatsoever. printed type (plus another nine pages of tabular pay matter) and the reader is frequently advised to seek further guidance from various IRS publicaHope Thats the End tions. The ordinary taxpayer may grumble about inIn a Maze of Verbiage and the Ides of equities. But time's So the ordinary taxpayer approaches his annuApril are near at hand. So follow the 19 simple He steps in the instructions al chore with puzzlement and trepidation. line 17 is $10,000 or doesn't want to miss any legitimate opportunity to more, fill in lines 51 through 55 on the back of save a dollar. But he is also afraid he may take a your return"), include all the required informawrong turn in the maze of verbiage, blunder into tion, compute the tax using the appropriate table an unwarranted saving and get caught paying the or schedule, sign on the designated line ("Both husband and wife have 10 sign a joint return"), government less than he should. No wonder Mr. mail the result to the appropriate IRS center, and Average Taxpayer mutters, You just cant win and decides it might be better to seek the help of hope thats the last of it. one of the experts who advertise on TV. P S. 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