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Show The Paper That Dares To Take A Stand October 27t 1977 The Utah Independent Page 3 Democracy Has Caused U.S. Decline Continued from page HELP GEORGE SAVE THE CANAL By Captain Joe H. Ferguson MCDONALD ASKS FOR YOUNGS CONGRESSMAN GEORGE HANSEN FIGHTING FOR PANAMA CANAL RESIGNATION one of the Congressman George Hansen, Congressman most knowledgeable and courageous congressmen we Washington: anLarry McDonald have in Washington today. Right now, he is right in the conference a nounced at press middle of the fight to prevent Carter and crowd from a submitted he has that today us out and giving away the Panama Canal to the resolution requesting the selling Marxist dictator of Panama, Omar Torrijos, and some of impeachment of U.S. Ambassador worst enemies. Heading up the PANAMA to the United Nations, Andrew Americas CANAL DEFENSE FUND of the Council for Young. Security, Congressman Hansen has just sent McDonald is joined by nine other members of congress in the out letters soliciting our help. While George and many resolution which lists 21 points others are fighting the front line battle back in where Ambassador Young has Washington, many of us can join with them by providing shown himself unfit for the the ammunition, meaning the funds, with which to fight. position, many of them dealing In such a fight, a certain amount of funds is absolutely with acts favoring Communist or necessary in order to organize and to get the message out nations. Communist sympathizing to the people. I have always held that AmGeorges letter was not just a solicitation for help it bassador Young is a man of prinwas an offer to each and every American to join in and Unciple, stated McDonald. in this extremely crucial battle. I am happy fortunately. those principles are at participate variance with the policies of the not only to be able to help George in the battle for OUR United States and the beliefs of the Canal, but in passing the word on to the readers of THE great majority of Americans," the UTAH INDEPEN DENT so that they might, also. R-Idah- (D-G- o,is A) Inter-Americ- an Georgia lawmaker charged. His actions as ambassador to PASS THE AMMUNITION TO GEORGE the UN are consistent with his statement in 1970 when asked if he George Hansen is a wise man and a smart fighter. He would support the destruction of will use wisely and effectively the funds we send to him for western civilization if he felt that is the the rest of the world would be this battle. In a battle such as this, the ammunition He money we dig out of our pockets to send to the frontlines. liberated, said McDonald. Those who want to help George save OUR Canal can responded, I probably would. McDonald stressed these make their checks to the PANAMA CANAL DEFENSE points in his testimony before the FUND and mail them to Congressman George Hansen, Senate Foreign Relations ComCouncil for Inter-AmericSecurity, 919 18th Street, mittee last January, as the only N.W. Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20036. Congressman to testify against much to our own strength. Since 1964, Soviet defense spending has increased over 40 percent in real terms, while that of the United States has declined 18 percent in real terms. We now have 19 divisions, including the Marines, while the USSR has 170, two more than a year ago. Our divisions are larger, but total manpower is overwhelmingly on the side of the USSR. We have 1 1,600 tanks to their 45,500. The Soviet Union is building sea power at an alarming rate, and has already gone far ahead of the United States in the number of submarines. Admiral Zumwalt has said that it is doubtful if our Mediterranean fleet could successfully deal with that of the Soviet Union. General George Keegan, recently retired chief of Air Force Intelligence, asserts that in the event of war, 75 percent of the free worlds surface fleet could be destroyed by the Soviet forces, naval and air, within a matter of hours. Our retreat from Vietnam, our response to the Cuban invasion of Angola and our proposed withdrawal from Korea have convinced the world that we have no intention of challenging the Soviet Union. Our failure to help Hungary in 1956 and our siding with Russia against our allies, England and France, in the Suez Canal crisis have made it clear that we will not challenge the further advance of the Soviet Union. Moreover, Russia is feverishly building civilian shelters for her people. It is believed that in the event of an atomic war, our losses would be at least four times theirs. We are not building shelters, and our civilian losses would therefore be staggering. Now, why has all of this come upon us? Why have we lost our preeminence and must now surrender in the event of a challenge or run the risk of having the majority of our people wiped out? (First in a series.) Economics Department NORTHWOOD INSTITUTE How to protect yourself against inflation. Own real assets: a home, real estate, farm land, gold and silver coins and other precious metals, diamonds, antiques. And, in the case of substantial wealth, gold and silver buillon in a Swiss bank. Also, Swiss francs. 2. Have a manageable, debt, such as mortgages, which you can pay off in cheap dollars. 3. Stay liquid and diversified, so nobody can conceivably sell you out, no matter how hard the crash. 1. an Youngs appointment. Incidents listed in the resolution include the facts that: The U.S. Ambassador declined to oppose the admission of Communist Vietnam to the United Nations; he has sought to transfer the governing power in Rhodesia to the guerrilla coalition which calls itself the "Patriotic Front"; he has' pledged to increase U.S. taxpayer funding for the Marxist government of Guyana from the current $1.1 million to $12.3 million over the next three years; he has actively supported the action of his aide, Brady Tyson, who used his official position on the UN delegation as a platform for denouncing U.S. opposition to the Marxist regime of Salvadore Allende; and he has actively supported the appropriation of a $100 million fund to assist a transition to Marxist rule in Africa, by supporting Red forces in Tanzania, Mozambique and Angola. The resolution also charges inappropriate action by the UN ambassador in his charges of racism on the part of former Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, the people of Sweden and our British allies. sub- Other congressmen anti-commun- ist pro-Marx- ist WHAT DOES THE CANAL MEAN TO US? non-callab- If the Canal fqlls into the hands of dictator Torrijos, who has outlawed all political parties in Panama except the Communist Party, all of Latin America would be subjected to Communist pressure. 77 of Nicaraguas trade goes through the Canal, 50 of Ecuadors, 80 of Perus, and 80 of Chiles. Finally, 70 of all Canal Zone traffic is to or from U.S. ports. Quoting Torrijos himself: We are prepared to follow the Ho Chi Minh route if necessary. That means terror, guerrilla operations, and sabotage in a national liberation war.... Does that leave any doubt in our minds about what use the Panama Canal would be put to if it falls into Torrijos hands? The future of the Panama Canal depends on you and me and thousands of other Americans and the help we give George today. 12 le BUY AND DISTRIBUTE EXTRA COPIES OF THE UTAH INDEPENDENT 1 Dozen assorted copies older than 2 months $1.00 25$ each 12 for $2.75 25 for $5.00 50 for $9.00 100 for $T7.50 Price includes postage and handling. mitting the resolution are: Rep. Steve Symms of Idaho, Rep. John Ashbrook of Ohio, Rep. Dan Marriott of Utah. Rep. Robert Dornan of California. Rep. Phil Crane of Illinois, Rep. Robert Stump of Arizona, Rep. Robert Badham of California, and John Rousselot of California. Also attending the press conference was Howard Phillips, National Director of the Conservative Caucus, which supports McDonald's action. Liberty is a thing of - the spirit to be free to to worship, think, to hold and to speak opinions, free to without fear - challenge wrong and oppression justice. with surety of - Herbert Hoover Christian revival is the key to American survival. 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