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Show Che DaihyHerald y Ma THE HERALD Stanton Evans Used Religion Provo, ltah—Page 31 As Front for Red Politics Military Manpower Scene None of the United States armed services met its recruiting goals during the final quarter of 1978 — thefirst time this has happened since the draft was abolished in 1973 At the sametime, reserve force levels are deteriorating, and Pentagon planners speak of the difficulty of mobilizing a sufficient numberof troops fast enoughto meet manpower needs if a major war should break out These facts tend to spark a growing debate over the need to revive the military draft or institute some form of universal national service. Pressure for the draft is mostly pragmatic in origin, out of concern in military circles and on Capital Hill about the quantity and quality of recruits available to the allvolunteer armed services Talk of creating a national youth service, on the other hand, is prompted by a more abstract desire to harness the idealism of youth for the benefit of society and a moral conviction that citizenship entails responsibilities as well as privileges, according to NEA Washington reporters Martha Angle and Robert Walters In this cost-conscious era, decision-makers might be more proneto think of a conscript army than trying to keep an adequate force of volunteers ... or even to organize some type of universal national service, if the exigency of making such a choice should arrive. The manpowersqueezeis likely to get worsein the years ahead as the ‘‘baby boom’’ generation gives way to the children of the “baby bust,’’ and fewer 18-yearolds becomeavailable for possible service. One way out of the dilemmais to require all young Americans, womenas well as men, to put in at least one yearof service to the nation — either in the military or in civilian roles aimed atfilling unmetneeds, such as caring for the elderly working in sch hospitals, day care centers sprucing up national parks By offering edu | training benefits as a rewardfor military service, but no similar incentives for civilian duty, such a plan could presumably lure enough young people into uniform to meet military needs while still preserving an element of choice say Angle and Walters A sophisticated version of such a plan was introduced in Congress recently by Rep. Paul N. McCloskey Jr., R-Calif., and 10 of his colleagues from both political parties. It will be the subject of hearings on Capitol Hill early this spring The catch, however, is the cost factor No matter how it is organized. any civilian national service program is going to cost money — quite a lot of money — and require extensive new administrative machinery The best guessis that Congress just isn’t in the mood to undertake Major new programs that can be avoided if they bear a sizable price tag. A universal national service program might be good for the country and good for the young, but a return to the draft would be cheaper. It’s all a matter of how Congress assesses the political price of the alternatives. And barring a major emergency that would force the issue, don't look for any quick pronouncements on the subject So They Say “Governments in industrialized nations are trying to solve problems with bludgeons instead of scalpels.”” —Alvin Toffler, author of “Future Shock,’ complaining that more specific political remediesare needed to deal with diverse modern woes. Hespoketo the Lutheran Brotherhood Colloquium on the Church in Future Society. Washington Report Fe . President Carter's 4 =<‘Huddle Diplomacy’ aa By LEE RODERICK WASHINGTON—Jimmy Carter is easy to dislike from afar. His malapropos ramblings (Lord save us from any more *‘Montezuma’s revenge’ speeches), undecisiveness, and generallack of leadership add up to serious indictments on his presidency Yet Carter up close is a charmer. Just ask this writer's wife, who'll never forget the night at a White Housepress partythe Presidenttold her she was‘‘very pretty.” (She is. ) At the Camp David Summit, it is unknown whether Carter also charmedIsrael's Begin and Egypt's Sadat by telling them they're retty. (They aren't.) What is known fener is that, despite enormousodds, the three leaders came downfrom the Summit close — agonizingly close — to a peace fk eee i take over when situations become too threatening to be handled through the formal system.”” Merrell continued: ‘The President has a naturalflair for huddling, in spite of his training as an engineer. His early campaign efforts involved low-profile huddling throughout the country, much of it in homes and other intimate places “After the election, he met informally with prospective cabinet members and staff candidates. It appearedif he wasn't comfortable with a certain individual in their interpersonal relations, the individual was passed over. This is an unusual wayfor a presidnet to approach the staffing of his presidency And it foreshadowed what happened at Camp David At the secluded Maryland retreat, extreaty. But months have dragged on withoutan in- plained Merrell, “the President set the tone ked agreement, and the ‘“‘spirit of Camp Ceremonies were set aside. Strolls and conDavid” seemsalmost as much a thing of the versations took their place. Visiting was open past as Kennedy's Camelot. NowCarter, in amongall those involved. “Participants could ‘drop by’ and test an flying to the Middle East in a bold gamble to recapture that spirit, is putting his and the idea. No debates were held to decide the nation’s tarnished international prestige shape of the table or seating arrangement They called each other friends. Jimmy squarely on the line Can Carter pull it off? One optimist here Carter established himself as one who could who believes fe maywell finish the job this be trusted by each of the other principles.”’ Merrell, a consultant whose clients come time is V. Dallas Merrell, a highly regarded specialist in organization problem-solving from both industry and government, lerrell has studied Carter's stvle — and, emphasized, “this is not to say the Camp David meetings were unplanned. Certainly likes what he sees “The harsh realities in the Middle East they were planned, since an effective huddler tended to engulf what was achieved at Camp must have information, understand prior David,” said Merrell in an interview. “But commitments and agreements, andbe able to this doesn’t change the fact that great ob- project what certain decisions would do to stacles decades old were very nearly over- the parties involved.” “Huddle diplomacy,’’; he continued, *' is comein a fewshort days. The essenceof the Camp David technique that accomplished related to, but still different from, Kis this is what I call ‘huddle diplomacy.’ If the singer's shuttle diplomacy. The former President uses the same technique in this Secretaryof State’s efforts involved critical roundof talks, I believe his chance of success huddling. but often was conducted without bringing the parties together face-to-face.”’ is good.” And if Carter succeedsin the Middle East” Merrell, who holds a doctoratein organization behavior and management from the ‘I sense that Mr. Carter hasthe potential to University of Southern California, has just become an even moreeffective huddler — a doer of many critical tasks during his tenure. authored a book outlining the approach. “But I'm troubled that the President ap“‘Huddling: The Informal Way to Managepears not to thoroughly understand huddling ment Success,’ ANACOM Publishers.) “A huddle is a intimate, task-oriented en- and his potential with the process. It seems counter among a few persons who take that he has sorely neglected the useof one of responsibility for achieving something,”’ ex- his greatest strengths...he often neglects plained Merrell. ‘The most significant wor. broader interpersonal, constructive huddling that gets done in this complex world is done opportunies that must accompanyanygreat by huddlers who deal person-to-person, often achievement by an institution such as the behind the scenes and out of the public view, presidency of the United States.”” Merrell's assessment that Carter mayyet working things out with others in responsible ways, getting key parties together and ham be a ‘doer of many critical tasks’ should be refreshing at the trouble-plagued White mering out agreements. “Huddling allows workers to cut through House. Bul il remains to be seen whether the debris of outmoded rules, structures Carter will apply the lessons from past traditions and relationships. Huddlers can failures to make this a reality N WASHINGTON- The Rev ines revealed upwards of two ated follower decades, and of Communist h Tse-tung His ind-set depicted in this Statement is at variance with the im age conveyed edia treatment of Jones acdions. Many of the stories concerning Jonestown suggest it was cult gone wrong. with to “socialism” or “c away as quirky footnotes to a tragedy In effect, the Communi Character of Jones as he exp: been the subject of a i massive blackout Jones’ amazing assertions were uncovered by the authorities in Guyana and published in the Georgetown paper in December A story about the matter appeared in the New York Times a few weekslater, but otherwise has received comparatively little notice in the bie Paul Harvey Letters Manufacturing Company of Provo Praised Discrimination Against Widows While the several states debate ERA I have been Standing aside; 1 might not muchlonger Meanwhile there are still some laws in some states which discriminate against women, and that injustice can be corrected. Indianais one state wherein a widow really gets shortchanged Whenthe wifediesfirst, all property held jointly goes to the surviving husband and is not assessed a state in- heritance tax But should the husband die first, all property held jointly is legally construed as his and thus subject to a full inheritance tax For anypartoftheir jointly held property to be construed as hers, she has to prove that she contributed to it from salary, cash, gifts or previous personalinheritance. The fact that she was a marriage partner and homemaker gets no consideration at all Let me saythat there are a fewtax relieving possibilities and conditions, a certain marital exemption. However for the bereaved widowthese are more likely to compound estate problems than to relieve them—and considering the inflation rate in recent years the relief is absurdlyinadequate. Whatthe tax-and-spend lawmakerstryto help us forget is that accumulated property has already been subjectto incometax at the timeof the accumulation. Whenitis corporation stock income, it has already been suject to tax at least three times But rather than debate the punitive injustice of redundanttaxes, let’s here concern ourselves only with the question of equitability—of ‘fairness’ —when a wife, Berry's = mother and homeniaker is construed bythe law to be less than a full ‘marriage partner This inequity should be especially intolerable in an era when even unmarried live-in lovers are demanding *‘com: munity property.” How should the inheritance tax law read? It should say, ‘Property held by Mr. or Mrs. or Mr. and Mrs. with right of survivorship, or passed on by will, after all debts of the deceased have been discharged, should pass on im- mediately to the surviving Spouse—without any inheritance tax or probate." Tnotethatat least onestate, Indiana, appears prepared to rewrite its own inheritance lawto that effect. Bill 1556 is at least halfway through that state's legislature and has the support of the governor. 1977—but suggestion that it be published Dear Sirs 1 am sure you usually receive letters from people complaining about a company, I would like to inform you of a company that is that say they are. Instead | received a replacement for the dog that i sent in and an apology. This was the last thing that I was expecting t really is nice when you come across a company that has the not just out to make a dollar. This is one companythat feels that their customers have to be without happy with the product Sincerely, awaiting federal government clarification of what constitutes discrimination, Indiana is proceeding one-byonetoeliminatestate statutes which unfairly penalize Ginger D. Sinclair 12239 C. West Village Drive Houston, Tex. 77039 Paid Less For woren. Sorne Americans have im Gasoline agined that all discriminatory laws had already been eliminated. Thatis not so. Nor would ERA automatically obviate all state lawsrelating to inheritance, for example What appears prima-faciediscrimination to you and me would still have to be measured against the test of “constitutionality.”” Meanwhile, if the United States cannot do everything that should be done at once: there are some things in dividual states can do—at once. World — ing moments...I’m wandering down the street, stopped at a used carlot, and I meta nan, and I find out that he’s a Methodist Superintendent...I started knocking the church, just raising hell, knocking the church opposite: Recently | returned a stuffed “Here | am raving against the church, dog to the S & M Toy Co., in the church,ridiculing God...and he Provo. The label on the dog said knocking says, ‘Why don’t you come to my office? that it was machine washable. For someinstinctive reason, 1 went. He WhenI washed it it caine apart. 1 said, ‘I want you tc take a church’ . I take sent the companya letter (and this god-damn church as a Communist who the remainderof the dog) mainly believed in nothing. This is how religious I to let them knowthatthe dog was was This guy, he's obviously, obviously a not washable. I thought they Communist, wants me to do something with should knowand removethe tags this god-damn church ... The church fell in consumers interest in mind and Understand, Indiana is one of the states which has alreadyratified ERA—aslong ago as Editor's note: The following letter, received by the Provo Chamber of Commerce, was forwarded to the Herald with a United States. Onlyin recent weeks has the energetic watcoe group, Accuracy in Media, breought the subject forcibly to national attention through publication of extensive excerpts. Among the statements in this revealing compilation are the following when Mao turned againstthe Soviets, | had trouble with that. Even thoughI idolized himfor what he did in the Long March... had real trouble. Because Mao wasatfirst a lover of the Soviets, he loved Stalin and I loved Stalin. 1 never would accept that Stalin wasall that bad as he was portrayed. Well, actually, that's when I leaned more heavily and followed the Maoistline for sometime. Because when they did that to Stalin, that's when I broke with the CP (Communist Party)—the American CP... “Rough being a Communist...I'd get picked up hitch-hiking, talk communism, car would cometoa Seecte stop, and I'd be ordered out of the car, middle of nowhere. Happened not once, but a dozentimes... But, equally, I'd convert people, so there were these redeem- Out of State Editor Herald I recently read with interest a letter from Rollin Adams concerning gas prices in Utah County. He indicated that in other areas of the state, gas may mylap... “1 conspired with the whole goddamn church to withdraw from the Methodist denomination...I was preaching integration, against war, throwing in some Comraunist philosophy...I could not get the cadre of people togetherpolitically. Could get the crowd, but I couldn't get them politicized...Money always went for good causes...Sent money through a church foundation and then on to help someof the people ontrial for political reasons. “Life is a gamble and I'd damn well rather gamble on the side of Communism...I look at what Castro has done, and I think he has done tremendous things...But some of us are not born with that opportunity. Now being a foreigner in a country that can’t be openly Marxist-Leninist is frustrating to me,” And so on—andon. Ratherdifferent from the image of an odd-ballreligionist, isn't it? Roscoe Drummond Why Kennedy Might Run be obtained at a lower price Thave just returned from trip fhat took in Southern Nevada JERRY VS. JIMMY VS. TEDDY. That is and muchof Southern California the way some Democratic pros are beginning At each stop for gas, I paid a to see it, One thing is clear: White House lower price than in Utah County political aides are no longer as confident as Even in Vegas where rrices are Kennedy generally higher, the gas price they used to be that Sen.dentEdward Carter for the was lower than here in Utah will not oppose Pres Democratic nomination County Here's the way it comesout. Gov. Jerry I too have heard from more Brown of California is showing nationwide than one gas Station owner that implied threats have been made political strength. In 1976 he defeated Carter in the lastfive primaries andif he had started in order to keep their prices up. I earlier, he might well have madeit. Carteris feel the problem is serious. | would like to see our elected of showing nationwide political weakness and ficials get involved, and in- may even be more vulnerable by 1980. It is quite possible that Brown could be Sincerely, elected. if nominated. This adds a formidable new element to the Kennedy equation. He P.O. Box 43, wants to be President sometime. If need be, Orem he was willing to wait until the end of a Carter second term. But if Jerry Brownsud- vestigate the matter. Midge Westphal Test Your Knowledge 1 The W. Hat from the b) Hedda Hopper’s autobiography (¢) a painting 2. Antont Pius was (a) Pope Pius (b) ruler of the Roman Empire|) Ju: lius S 1 ch ¢ nWwIn wrote G3 Rhapsody in Blue a e b) Ira (¢) Bernard ANSWERS: BE GV Bet 4 TOT Thoughts There's only one problem with our idea of spending to beat inflation — we're broke { 2 | The ‘ Judas was chosen by drawing straws or casting lots denly slipped into the White Housein 1980, Kennedy would likely have to wait eight years for his next chance A long shot, perhaps, but tle political dopesters are figuring that Kennedy will not want to risk waiting ‘that long and will probably decide to maki a three-waycon- test between Carter, Brown and himself next year GOP GOVERNORS ARE LOOKING fora new face. Whenever two or more Republican state executives gel er, they talk presidential politics. Currently they appear unhappy about the handful of GOP aspirants already roaming the countryside. Most want a new face—not a Reagan, a Ford, a Connally or any of (he time-worn ames Tentatively they talk about Gov. James Thompsonofillinois or Michigan's Gov. William Milliken or Gov. Robert Rayof lowa— big winners in their own states. Trouble is these new-faced candidates have little national following or identity. The governors would probably welcome oneof their own as the vice presidential nominee. Theoutlook is that oneof the familiar Republican figures will be the nominee. |