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Show Baton mi Mail V I A Sunday Morning, April A . ,, 27, 1975 Vote in Portugal A Go Slow Signal to Leaders Anti-Commun- left-leanin- moderate, ' ist Militant communism may be the wave of the future in Southeast Asia but on the other side of the world in Portugal it ran a sorry third as moderates scored an impressive victory in that countrys first lice election in 50 years. Despite their vaunted organizational ability and dominant role in th countrys affairs since the revolution of last year, (he Communists polled less than 15 lrcent of the vote. The two major moderate parties between them accounted for more than (it) percent. It is too early to determine what effect the voting for a National Constituent Assembly will have on the course of government in strategic Portugal, a wavering member of the North Ah intic Treaty Organization. Before the election all major parties signed agreements that any constitution written after the election would continue the military in power for from three to five years. And leaders of the military government warned before the voting that the results would not affect composition of the present provisional administration or its intention to create a rigid socialist society in Portugal. But the overwhelming support for a g although still socialist Newhouse News Service It looks like Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, not Congress, will be the in scapegoat to salve America's humiliation WASHINGTON The Tribune seldom receives answers the The Tribune editorial staff acknowledged their brief fling at telling it to the newspaper." That made sense. However, the subject is encompassing letter to the enough to share our students" publicly. First, this is what they wrote: To the writer of Costly Carnage at School. Our algebra teacher read the article above at (school). We feel that your solution is not the best. No one is going to do it. We request for you to stick to the comics!" Five junior high school students signed. Our answer: On receiv ing your letter commenting on our editorial, appearing April 11, we were pleased you had sufficient interest to write a response. However, we were also dismayed at the nature of jour students if reaction. Our solution" to increasing school violence and vandalism may not be the best, but no one will know for sure until it is tried. When you say No one is going to do it, you are giving up without a fight. That isnt the characteristic American young people are noted for. Adults often get disillusioned and say, s are "what's the use," but to to anxious be prove the supposed is really possible. impossible What was our solution? We suggested schools might be safer, more secure places when parents, teachers, students teen-ager- supporting. If the election results do no more than convince the generals to go slow- in turning Portugal around it could spare that people the added misery of outright civil war. One has but to recall the haste with which the government in next door Spain attempted to change things in the mid 1930s and sparked the bloody Spanish Civil War as moderates and conservatives fought back against the excesses. More recently Chile suffered a similar reaction to an overly fast move to the left. - long-sufferin- g left-leanin- g recently Violence, death and considerable damage resulted when a terrorist gang inv aded Germany's Stockholm embassy. That part of the outcome was regretable. However, the terrorists failed, being either killed or captured From that, important conclusions can be drawn. Policies on this new from of criminal strongarming vary. Not only from country to country, but from time to time in a single country. The single most effective policy, over the long run. will be refusal to deal. The United States follows the hard terday's Along with the Socialist (moderate variety) victory, it is a triumph for . . spectators instead of participants in resolving the really acute perplexities the tuture surely holds, you'll find yourselves increasingly more confused and consistently less entertained. With the sincerest t wishes for your exciting years ahead: The Tribune Editorial Staff. Ix-s- hue. announcing it Safety measures for consular personnel and premises may have to ho improved and increased until this new thread subsides. Making it de c line will also require a linn w ill to resist. Airplane hijacking, once reaching epidemic proportions, has almost been eliminated mthe U.S. since countermeasures effectively prevented people from boarding planes with concealed weapons. The same uniform determination against capitulating to terrorist ultimatums is now essential. Otherwise, as long as countries give in to it, they will be v letimied by this ruthless form of deadly extortion. Orbiting Paragraphs ir.iimg political at c u cni i ,i 1ae an honest is th. t a cock in oil i. e. dor own u t nick is .Hy a man who ( an i one in - an honest loh t better a let-lu- u.-- Hi .v v II n'cnibt r those simple il... sonic thing., were roiisn si n! i whether imllu.iit brilliant e von he ."ue .mo edible ' mr .lent :.! t. m small lir.ur c. r will i e mm m. to Ini n out those nst ns s ii i Natural!1. ho ones on sin h a compile t m .tic moV K's sho hi he. o ,1 leal III n! b a k in the old home town 'I he last s c ear eld has V The Public Forum I moved away. rail- - iii Nun I Editor, Tribune: I jusl can't believe what 1 heard. Our government is going to bring thousands of South Vietnamese to the U.S. and plant them in California, and there isnt a thing we can do about it. For the sake of our country I hope there is something we can do about it. We have nine percent unemployment now and the future isnt too bright. There will be all the kids that will graduate from high school and college looking ior work, and then our government wants to bring a million more people here for us to support. Write your Congressmen and tell them to get their heads out of the sand and represent us instead of putting us in the poor house. ROBERT CLIFFORD l.ilieratnr .Nation' Editor. Tribune: In response to the letter Tribune Forum of April ID, by Rep. Samuel S. Taylor: Mr Taylor did indeed make an accurate of South . . prophesy on the Tberation Vietnam and the problems existing in Indochina I would be interested m know mg what information and sources he relied upon to come i 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. W ritrrs are limited to one letter every It days. Preference will be given to short, typewritten (double spared) letters permitting use of the writer's true name. All letters are subject to condensation. to those conclusions. Or perhaps he and his friends would be kind enough to tell us where we can expect the next war of liberation to take place. Will u he in South America or perhaps Italy? Or maybe even Mexico or Canada? Now to the rest of you before you snicker. I remind you that it was only a few short years ago that Cuba was also liberated and set free. Ready lor I would diminish if many law abiding i rink- -, citizens carried side arms, especially in high crime areas. If Americans are rendered defenseless by ill ad ised laws, the consequences w ill ho disastrous for the American people and the . . .The right of the people to Constitution. " keep and hear arms shall not be infringed, is as 177H. shot in it was that The appropriate today as was fired by the embattled colonists and heard around the world, may need to be heard again some day WILLIAM H.J ARMS JR. Our Own Children Editor. Tribune: I am astonished at the response of many people in this state to the idea ot bringing Vietnamese children into this country. The unadulterated bigotry of some people is appalling. A fact constantly ignored by almost everyone is that many of these children are our own. They were fathered by American servicemen (a circumstance which often places them in additional danger.) How can we think of abandoning them? How can we close our hearts to any child? Your editorial written on this problem seemed to completely ignore the very real danger of the children at this point, or the terrible conditions many are living in, or that some were already in the process of being adopted by Americans. Burton Denby wrote (Public Forum) April It) to suggest that we establish care centers in Vietnam under our supervision and protection. He fails to tell us how. Have we been able to suHTise or protect any one in that sad land Do we post marines and anti aircraft around these centers or just issue a formal protest at the U.N should children be killed as the country is being . liberated." I do not suggest there are not excellent agencies operated by Americans in Vietnam, assisting war victims. There are. I have supported them. But I, for one, congratulate those involved in the airlift, those adopting the children, and I wish them well. Even Ford has recognized, because ol Kissinger's growing army of critics, it is necessary to put some distance k'tvveen himsell and the embattled Secretary. Ford has been trying to demonstrate lately that he, not is the final determiner of the administration s foreign polity. The President has become increasingly sensitive to the wellingrained public notion that he dances to Kissingers tune. Last Wednesday before a student audience at Tulane I niverity, Ford delivered his first major foreign policy speech written without Kissingers help. lie obviously was proud of the accomplishment, somewhat like a kid after his first solo bicycle ride. Flying hack from New Orleans, Ford was asked by a reporter whether Kissinger had participated in preparing the sjiecch. He turned abruptly to the reporter, and uttered an emphatic: "No A Change of Mind hours later. Ford decided he had been too emphaGc. seta White House press secretary Ren Nosson out to say that tlie President didn't mean to imply Kissinger, whom Ford sees every morning, had no role in the speech Their v tews, said Nessen, "are totally identical" on tk- main topic of the spirch (which w as the need to look ahead and not dwell on the Vietnam defeat i Ford's intentions are not designed, it would appear, to downgrade Kissinger. He needs Kissinger and knows it. The future looks somewhat bumpy for Kissinger, though not necessarily disastrous Another diplomatic success an Egypt-Israel- i agreement, for instance might put him right hack on top. He still has going for him an international popularity and prestige matched probably by no current world political figure. Just how deeply the current against him is running on Capitol Hill is disputable. "I think his relationship w ith Congress is good." says Senate Republican leader High Scott of Pennsylvania Scott believes Kissinger is taking a lot of ilak from nienitKTs of Congress and others because be is "a shining mark . . . The biggest target around than the President? Bigger e A tew - MARY WALTON I hemline 'Copy right i loin No Need lo Consult die Voters oot'tcii' Editor, Tribune: Your issue of April 31 carried an article on the "pro" and "con" of gun control, with the chief "pro argument being a quote Iron) a former police hief. "That a family naodgun is six 'lines more likely to lie used to kill a family mi mher than an intruder " So far as this household is concerned, the ratio is meaningless. We keep a gun in the house soil iy for protection. Hopi fully, it will never be used to shoot anyone, but we would not hesita'e lo shoot a nighttime intruder. The value of the gun is the feeling of security that u brings to the household. There may come a time when a strange footstep in the middle of the night is a call to arms which only my gun and I cun answer JOHN 0. COLONNA W ailing to Shoot Editor, Tribune. T'he Consumer Product S.iioty Commission must lie advised unequivo ail v (hat the cynical scheme to disarm or render useless the anus of iaw abiding citizens must lie abandoned at once We are not children. condescending altitude ol lifetime appointed biiu aucr. its must te conveUd. it necessary by legislation. The - pint and puiqiosc as w eu as the rnd-the letter ef law mint lie 3 lie 177.). the first shots of the deieal I lie Rjy ot Pig, debavle'. one majoi and .Mmutemcn War fired as were olutiimury triumph 'the resolution of tk Cuban missile British regulars fought at Lexington green and crisis), hut uccompli-hcvery little in domestic affairs. Tile other two presidents of Ik- post-wa- r Concord bridge. On April . ID. also at Concord, i era, Dwight I). Eisenhower and Harry s ' Ny, - 1 Truman, were grossly undei rated several thousand yahoos, by most of their contemporary s. most of them young. Of noted and jeered as Pres- - I) Intellectuals used to make fun of the A dent Ford opened till' na.'Vsf'Td'' strangulated syntax of Ike's pres, conference ? 7 A i i ions bicentennial eelebradiscourses, and one wit translated the Getty s tion with a patriotic sHech ,1 burg Address into It was a It was a di sgusting de- simple-mindejoke, for few jieople speak m ministration, hoimhiuium$ perfect sentences, and no one ever had any al only no serious trouble understanding what Ike said. Trumans violent e occurred It was detractors misjudged him because they thought Mr. Long also iumli-ss- . he was a rube from the sticks and ignored his t i'h.-recent presidi nts have k'en the target forthrightness and courage. Today, the nation's Brd President olten is ranked among the kst. ot sun Lr abuse Lyndon B. Johnson finally linnled In- - public appearances to military an opinion with which Gerald R. ford, the th. establishments and other places where crowds fully agree'. could hecartluhy eon rolled. Richard M. Nixon Entered hy Side Door sometimes took dt light in stirring up the Mr. Ford never aspired to the presidency demonstrator-.- . And all this happened at a time w as nev .died Mn In tan's lav ante son. never v ben veneration of the presidency, as a symbol, ought convention delegates ,n a dozen state bad reached heights previously unknown, As an I" un.ii !es ludev d. Ins gi at ambition w a - to he individual, a president might k- criticized, even Speakn of the House If he had really warned to v lliiied. by opmnents. tint as the ot i nnaat of th ,t be pies, dent, he would havi more about high of !ne he would (ii.hin.nly k- heated with th" ob Ut rc he got it. And. miotner handicap. llm gleali st respei I. Ink- - a nation constituency. nccr having Too Much Vdrlutiim .. .mdid.ito in a national election. Mr. Ford uioviil inlu the White House through the side h i, ,1 i,lo however 11,11 the ip'or provided by tne gain Amendment, which svmlK'l It si It In,, k'en damaged hy ton much .dul. .lion and too many m.piiial trappings and authorizes the appointment of a vice president ' henever that oil ice becomes vacant. (Tins is p tension - Uteri, II we live in a republic whose On April ID, Rev d - ID7-)- t rv -- - : v 11 1 . k-e- v i Increasingly, laws are passed wh ch do not reflect rho will of the people. Grabbing for excessive power and then abusing that power is becoming commonplace. We have seen the lesuit et resentment rf g iveiwr.enl. in South s Vietnam The soldiers will not sacrifice tor a reprcs.ivc and hated regime. The bureaucrats wh" prcsiiitlv rule America are brum ng a similar nttPude aNw therr.-siNe- !.. oi dis.ii mini, law abiding American-encouraged to maintain them, i.iilv j.isiois. (or sell defense m ine.se ;;!! - t.'oi Crum g'..r-- . ami d t'e 1 lo t I c Bill Vaughn's lung over." Viewpoint of Ford won't exchange seized the Stockholm case. is - JAMES GARIT embassies. American nationals or other U S. owned property in foreign countries as answer to an unlawful demand. Germany previously took no firm stand on the matter, but did refuse tv yield in il be I and school administrators get together and dedicate themselves to producing a coujarativo program of prevention A plan based on mutual respect and pride of school. ." Would that really be so difficult to achieve? Is developing reasons why you should be proud of your school and want it protected from damage and derision so unthinkable that it wouldn't be worth attempting? These are questions only students, parents and (acuity can fully answer. The last part of your letter deserves our response, too. We respectfully decline to stick to the comics. Our responsibility goes much farther than that. We are concerned about ti.l .mmunity and the people in it, all ages, all races and all denominations. We intend to help preserve a quality of life here that is decent and rewarding. We probably won't always have the "best solution," but we expect others will pitch in with ideas of their own. Our job is to induce curiosity , provoke thought and, perhaps, if were quite successful, prompt judicious action. Vour request implies you would rather be amused than challenged to correct deficiencies in your surroundings We hope that isn't the case. Because if you intend going through life as happy glory- Newsmen pounce on Kissingers weaknesses in their daily questioning of White House and State Department spokesmen. Bureaucrats, including rose working in the guise of presidential aides, no longer speak of their latter-da- y Metternich in reverent tones; some are even willing to confess that he is human. Critics say flew so high for they now know how Super-K- " the same reason that balloons rise. Were President Ford more sophisticated and secure in the area of foreign policy. "Mr observes Rep. Charlie II. Wilson, Kissingers reign as Secretary of State might UNITE OR DIE (1975) a Popular Democratic democracy, Party spokesman said as the results were tabulated. And he added, That is what most of the Portugese people really wanted. The military rulers ignore that desire of the people at grave risk to themselves and to their country. Resist. Deter Terrorists Extortion as practiced by terrorists can be discouraged. Even though it may take some grim and tragic events before it is. Such as the one in Stockholm Vietnam and Cambodia. new Hardly a day passes without someone to denounce Kissinger for stepping forward to a senes of road the down the nation leading foreign policy failures. Ceasar What meat does the in a A. Helms, Jesse Sen. asked eat?" Senate speech the other day. This senator is sick and tired of it. Let the press heap upon this man all the flattery and all the praise, but I want to know where his successes are. A Few Months Ago Similarly derisive references to the former Harvard scholar, w ho only a few months ago was being universally hailed as a diplomatic genius, can now be heard in all parts of this fickle city, where todav's failure alwavs obliterates yes- oriented, course in preference to the radical leftward swing advocated by the Communists cannot help but impress the leaders. Prior to the vote the ruling military men seemed bent on a swift and drastic move to the far left which the Portugese Communist Party was avidly Letter To The Students to its editorials lrom junior high school students. But recently we did. During a discussion with the teacher involved, he suggested it would be meaningful to the Henry no Longer Capital Darling Page 16 should . In- . pc-h- Mi ford, who hoi aim- president resigned, named president y A. Now v, hen Mr. Rot kelel-wi- e the nation has |