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Show el)c Section Louis M. KoliJ meier gait akf tribune Friday Morning, July 22, jNiiii m IrMljillbn Page IB 1977 Mideast Peace Search Goes On Talks Following Carter-Begi- n It may have been a "helpful meeting, but it apparently wasnt an extraordinarily successful one. The first by President and Israeli Prime Carter Jimmy Minister Menahem Begin allowed the men to exchange views directly and personally. However, indications are they reached no agreement on the essential ingredients of an eventual Middle East peace settlement. Had the two appeared in the White House rose garden, all smiles and warm handshakes, jointly announcunderstanding mutually arrived-a- t ings on how early negotiations with Arab states would be held, Mr. Begins discussions with Mr. Carter in Washington this week could be considered a promising prelude to long sought Mideast accords. Such was not the case. Rather, both men addressed news reporters separately, each expressget-togeth- er ing optimism, but conceding, nonetheless, no breakthrough on the fundamental differences. The road to a permanent peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors remains strewn with obstacles and pitfalls. While Mr. Carter and Mr. Begin openly envisioned resumption of the Mideast peace conference in Geneva as early as October, the U.S. and Israeli views on negotiating terms still differ. Primarily, Mr. Begins government steadfastly opposes any place in the peace conference sessions for Palestinian refugee representatives. Mr. Carter has said, and hasnt yet abandoned the position, that consideration must be given a guaranteed homeland for Pales- - tinians. This isnt the The Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON Money, if you stop to think about it, is the only thing on Gods earth created entirely by mankind. The birds and bees have something to , do with the creation of ' oniy difference. all things great and small, except money. The creation of money, therefore, is the single most important occupation of government and the single most Mr. Carter has also publicly suggested that Israel could relinquish control, perhaps through a neutral g force, over territories occupied in previous wars with Arab armies. Although he says all proposals are negotiable, Mr. Begin, is sticking to original assertions that land "liberated by Israel, which is now vital to the countrys defense, can never be given away. Ultimately, its with Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and to a significant degree, Saudi Arabia, that Israel must find a basis for lasting agreement, not the United States. Mr. Carter has reiterated, quite properly, that the United States will not "impose Mideast on terms Israel. peace Since, however, the United States, more precisely the U.S. presidency, has become the most looked-tmediator of Arab-lsrae- li conflict, an announcement of full agreement on all essential points following the Carter-Begi- n meetings would have been the best news imaginable. It wasnt likely, not even expected and it didnt occur. peace-keepin- Balancing interests, expectations and rightful claims in the Middle East is monstrously complicated. That U.S. presidents have tried to help the warring parties devise a coexistence formula has been unavoidable. Mr. Carter deserves high marks for his effort in this regard. Plus the encouragement to keep trying as long as theres the slightest opportunity to mediate a narrower gap between belligerency and accommodation. All of which explains why a fierce political battle is shaping up over control of the Federal agency that creates money and that approp-nateloccupies a marble mausoleum that is as close as anything in Washington comes to y Olympus. Korea gate Will Keep Eyes Often Editor, Tribune : In Forum of July 9, John W. Fitzgerald castigates the LDS women for their efforts to change the factions orchestrated convention. He refers to the religious people being brain-washe- d or psychologically programmed and under mind bondage. Also to psychological or religious habits being instinctively obeyed. All this to try and impress us with the thoughtless actions of this religious group. Since the convention the group has sounded like a bunch of centipedes with bunions. They tried to play with a stacked deck and when a new deck was introduced they started to refer to the opposition as crooks. Mr. Fitzgerald could have more profitably spent his time and literary talent in letting us know how we could immediately and unmistakably recognize the brilliant, group of intellectuals which he so graciously puts himself among. Also how we could determine if we fall into the category of the instinctive religionists. Wouldnt you logically assume these people who agonize and froth over the stupidity of the religious person would have such a profound aura about their person and such as almost burning intellectual glow in their eyes that you could immediately know them. I am going to keep my eyes open from now on. 1 may run into one. KEITH M. CALDWELL Midvale pro-ER- A pro-ER- A clear-heade- escalation of existing nuclear and would increase the of nuclear war. Actually, danger thats not the greater issue. The question is whether the United States should rely on tactical nuclear weapons at all. The neutron warhead is a tactical weapon for use against enemy soldiers. The United States already has some traditional tactical nuclear weapons deployed in Europe. The neutron warhead represents an addition to this force, not the introduction of a new and more dangerous military concept. If it is agreed that battlefield nuclear weapons are acceptable, then the neutron warhead is basically acceptable, too. But use of tactical weaponry rockets. But that proposition is countered with the claim that limited use of any type nuclear weapon is not possible, that an exchange of tactical weapons fire would quickly escalate to the feared nuclear holocaust. Because it is small and clean and can be easily delivered, the neutron warhead is too much of a temptation, its opponents argue. Those who see tactical nuclear weapons as a deterrence to all-onuclear wrar think otherwise. Assuming that the greatest danger facing mankind is nuclear war, then anything that deters a fullscale nuclear exchange must be seen as positive. The question for debate should not be for or against the neutron bomb but whether limited nuclear warfare in which the neutron bomb would be used, is a true option or the first step to disaster. ut Two Operation, Not One Editor, Tribune ; Should tax money be used to pay for abortions? When you get right down to the bottom line by all means pay for the abortion. Its much cheaper than supporting that child for a few years only to have the process repeated. People are constantly talking of someones rights. With each right should go a responsibility. With the right of a woman to to abort or not have control over her body abort should go the responsibility to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Does the right to control her body include the right to force me to pay for that right? When we spend tax money for welfare women to have their rights to an abortion what is happening to my rights? It is increasing therefore the taxes I must the welfare costs therefore depriving me of my rights to pay spend my money on myself or my family. Just possibly it might make some working womens take home pay so small she couldn't afford to pay for an abortion for herself if she Government Tasks Fill Carters Time New York News WASHINGTON After six months in the White House, President Carter remains pretty much an enigma be- cause he has failed thus far to put his own defini- tive mark on the presidency. Carter has made a senes of decisions, some of them even surprising ones, like his halting of the B--l bomber program. And he has changed some policies, such as his emphasis on human nghts m foreign lhcy and his willingness to spend more money than his two predecessors for domestic social programs. But the changes, both foreign and domestic, have been more in style than in substance and they point toward no clear new direction for the nation. Watch What We Do Perhaps the best advice on how to gauge the direction of Carters leadership at this admittedly early stage is the cynical suggestion John Mitchell gave us nine years ago on how to Nixon evaluate dont watch what we say, watch what we do. This may help reconcile candidate Carter, who spoke movingly of the need for equal justice under law and equality of opportunity, with President Carter, who, in justifying his decision against the use of federal funds for abortions, said: As you know, there are many things in life that are not fair, that wealthy people can afford and poor people cant. But I dont believe that the federal government then-Preside- take action to try to make these opportunities exactly equal, particularly when there is a moral factor involved It may also help rationalize why Carter, who as a candidate put unemployment; the problems of the cities and the need for welfare reform and national health insurance at the very top of his list of priorities; now as President seems more committed to the economic policies of Gerald Ford, including his obsession with inflation and the need to move swiftly towards a balanced budget. Promise Got Lost Clearly, Candidate Carter's promise of bold new leadership somehow got lost in the complexities of the federal government he encountered when he entered the Oval Office. For what its worth, Carter has admitted m explaining his failure to move swiftly toward welfare and tax reform, that the poblems are more complex than he had anticipated. Maybe it's unfair to nag Carter about his campaign prenuses, at least this early in the game. But, in view of his solemn, repeated insistence that unlike ordinary candidates, he would not lie and would keep all of his promises it seems you can count on that appropriate, if a little unfair. There is one set of promises, however, that Carter appears determined to carry out, and that is his pledge to make the federal bureacracy more efficient, competent and responsive through a complete reorganization of government and through institution of budgeting. Reorganization was one of Carters top priority items and hi., request for legislation authorizing a sweeping reorganization of the federal establishment was one of the first pieces of legislation to pass both houses and be should zero-base- d 03 white-thatche- not on wanted one. Since shes working welfare the state wouldnt pay for her operation so she would be forced to have a baby while paying for anothers rights not to have one. As a working, tax paying woman I want my rights protected too. With each abortion paid for with tax money I want another operation performed. One that will guarantee me I wont have to pay for another abortion for the same woman or support any more children on welfare. A to welfare should be sterilization both sexes. Dont tell me they cant do that. Of course ti.ey can. They arbitrarily take my money they can just as arbitrarily set the rules by which it will be spent. If they dont like the rules they dont have to go on welfare. JEWELL SULLIVAN d, James Wieghart Nitty-Grit- ty Above Politics? But the gods of money also occupy a paradox. The Federal Reserve Board is a government agency that considers itself above politics. Money is too important for politicians to understand. As Dr. Arthur Bums, the chairman of the board, has said, if the gods are hauled down from Olympus, monetary policy will be determined by this or that political hack in the basement of the White House. But, alas, the good doctors term as chairman soon will expire. Bums, whose constant pipe emits a halo of smoke above his d head, wants to be reappointed Bums, who is an astute politician, may be reappointed. President Carter is inclined to reappoint Bums. But it will be a battle. Conservative Republican The Public Forum Even Sheep Know Wolve far-sight- nuclear weapons, now receiving renewed attention as a result of publicity on the neutron warhead, is by no means universally approved. It is argued that tactical nuclear weapons serve to deter large scale nuclear war by providing an option short of resort to the big nuclear-tippe- d 4 , important preoccupation of politicians. o Bomb Debate Off Course Much of the controversy over the neutron bomb is misdirected. The enhanced radiation warhead (neutron bomb) disperses short-live- d but lethal radiation over a traget area, killing people but leaving most structures intact. In a weird way it is the answer to the Vietnam War banality that a village had to be destroyed in order to save it. Argument for and against the neutron warhead seems to assume that its deployment would be an Control of Fed: Battle Looms signed into law. He has already approved a plan to reorganize the Executive Office of the President, eliminating a number of offices and commissions, trimming the overall work force by 28 per cent. But eliminating a couple of hundred jobs in bureaucracy of over two million doesnt really mean much, particularly when the persons cut will not be severed from the payroll but simply be shifted to other federal employment. a federal Savings like that are not only illusory, but judging from the grumbling going on in the middle echelons of the White House staff, the sleight-of-hanreorganization may well make the Carter Administration less, rather than more, efficient. d Editor, Tribune: I have read with disbelief free thinkers the letters of blasting the LDS women who attended the IWY conference. They have charged that the LDS women dont have what it takes to make their own decisions and that they merely do what men tell them to do. Is it so inconceivable to think that LDS women have thought the matters through and Forum Rule 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 iimited to one letter every 10 days. Preference will be given to short, typewritten (double spaced) letters permitting use of the writer's true name. All letters are subject to condensation. Mail to the Public Forum, The Salt Lake Tribune, Box 867, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84110. are standing up for their own convictions? We, as a church, are encouraged to use our free agency. Why did so many women come up with the same conclusions? When weighing the proposals against basic truths, it would be foolish to choose the former. Do these other women realize that the tables could be tumed and the accusing finger could be pointed at them? It seems to me that many of diem are not as honest with themselves as they should be and that they are following the popular trend because it is just that Have they really weighed the far reaching implications these measures could bring? Sheep has been a popular label for those with unpopular convictions. Granted, there were some that only attended to do what they felt was expected of them. But even sheep know better than to follow wolves. DIANE HANSEN Sandy A new poll says that if you gave $1,000 in cash, more than half of them each Americas teenagers would rush to the bank. The poll should restore our faith in the younger generation. Instead, it shatters ones faith in Editor, Tribune: The editorial on Rennie Davis angered me greatly. It tells us to believe that Rennie sowed his wild oats and has now settled down and become a nice quiet upstanding citizen. There has to be more back of it than that. Its obvious. Did you inquire, for instance, how a person with that background would be given a high rated position with a large and very informed insurance company? Wouldnt they talk? Where are the other members of the Chicago Interlamli 7? Doesnt anyone dare challenge those who are trying to keep people ignorant to exploit them, to manipulate their minds and rob them of their souls? CHARLOTTE M. HOWE Sober Reminder well-place- d But its not possible or even desirable for the president to squandei his time and energy m this fashion. It may be true that the people of America are tumed off by the Imperial Presidency, but that doesnt necessarily mean that they are ready to see the office relegated to a mere managerial post. (Copyright) Heavy Opposition Tip ONeill, the Speaker of the House and leader of congressional Democrats, already has declared publicly his adamant opposition to Bums reappointment. George Meany, has declared that president of the AFL-CIBums will be reappointed over his dead body. The liberal Democrats already have a war plan to seize control of the Federal Reserve. According to ONeills secret plan, Carter will oust Bums and appoint Henry Reuss chairman. Reuss, a Wisconsin Democrat, now chairs the House Banking Committee, which oversees the Federal Reserve. When Reuss moves to the Federal Reserve, ONeill will name Thomas Ashley, an Ohio Democrat, to chair the Banking Committee. Liberal Democrats then will control both the Federal Reserve and its congressional over seer. Money the key O'Neill, Meaney and other liberal Democrats oppose Bums because he is a conservative Republican, of course. But liberal Democrats bitterly oppose Bums because money is the single most important occupation of government and preoccupation of politicians. For, whether monetary policy is determined from the heights of the Federal Reserve or the depths of the White House basement, the creation of money affects every man, woman and child in America. Control of the nations money supply is control of jobs and prices. Bums, Republican conservative that he is, is a "sound money man who stands for the political proposition that money should be dear, interest rates should be high, and inflation should be reduced. ONeill, Democratic liberal that he is, is a cheap money man who stands for the political proposition that money should be plentiful, interest rates should be low and unemployment should be reduced. Carter will decide between sound money and cheap money, but not without doing battle in a war that has raged throughout the history of America, and of mankind. (Copyright) polls. Greatly Angered In terms of telephone calls not answered, problems not solved, Congressional and constituent egoes not massaged, Id say the reorganization will make things worse, not source. better, said one After six months, it is time that Carter realized that the United States Government is a lot bigger and more complicated than the State government of Georgia. It may have been useful for Carter as governor and State senator to read all the bills in the legislature and to of bureaucimmerse himself in the nitty-gntt- y ratic operations. For, you see, Bums is a Republican. Indeed, Bums is a conservative Republican. He served on President Eisenhowers Council of Economic Advisers and was appointed Federal Reserve chairman by President Nixon. Liberal Democrats therefore are worried that Carter may reappoint Bums. Carter is a Democrat, of course, but a conservative Democrat. What really worries the liberal Democrats is that Carter and Bums are such good friends. Bums descends from Olympus once a month to have lunch with Carter at the White House. Even more frequently, Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal and Carters other money-merun up to the Federal Reserve seeking the wisdom of Dr. Burns. Editor, Tribune: In the July 13th San Francisco Chronicle there was a UPI photo of a pretty Salt Lake City barmaid sporting a with the new Utah Liquor Control Commission warning printed on it that says, Warning: The consumption of alcoholic beverages purchased in this establishment may be hazardous to your health and the safety of others." California readers were amused, but as a forme Salt Lake City resident and former employe of the ULCC, I did not find it funny at all. To me, it was a sober reminder of the human repression that exists in the state of Utah. w, Drought, heat, power blackouts, oil spilling on Alaska, gasoline prices going up, the neutron bomb and s in Bring back the pay-off- anti-wa- MICHAEL J. CASSIDY tio r Cnnw! demonstrators! |