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Show fbe Halt FirM Section C. L. foh Sfibtntc Wednesday Morning September 12, 3rd World Edges Toward Power 197. Country Tires of Long Squabble Between President, Congress Can a President whose popularity is at low ebb and a Congress which lacks dynamic plains. The threat of more vetoes does little to create a mood of cooperation leadership, put aside their differences and work together on needed legislation? The doctrine of sepaiation of powers long ago set the framework for an adversary relationship between Executive and Legislative branches. That relationship 's intensified when the two branches are controlled by different political parties as has been the case since Mr. Nixon took office And when divisive issues of such impact as Vietnam and Watergate widen the split, enactment of even the most urgent legislation can be difficult That, as Presidential Adviser Melvin R. Laird said Monday, is the situation that exists today. Noting that crucial foreign and domestic problems remain unsolved, the former this secretary of defense concluded that not do if we begin to country cannot survive face them adequately Mr. Laird may have been overstating the case a bit but he was reading the national President Nixon says he is willing, even eager to try. Democrat leaders of both House and Senate say they want to meet the PresiIf thats the case, the outlook dent half-wafor immediate legislative progress should 1m rsy Instead, the outlook, though hopeful, isnt rosy at all President Nixon coupled his olfer of cooperation with threats of more vetoes if Congress cuts defense spending below his budget or increases domestic spending above it. In effect, the President set restrictions on his cooperation which, if adhered to, limit the scope of compromise. For their part. Democrat congressional leaders met a few hours after receiving the Presidents second Slate of the Union mes-.sag- e Monday and began drawing up a list of bedrock legislation to be passed. If must legislation violates the President's spending limits and is vetoed, what then? For Mr. Nixon the veto, or the threat of it, has become the major tool for getting legislation he dislikes rewritten to his specifications. He has vetoed six bills this year and is expected to veto two more: the war powers and impoundment bills, if Congress passes sees the them. Congressional Quarterly vetoes as a major reason for the legislative impasse about which the President com These are not the best of times when men once high in White House ranking are charged with committing low crimes. The indictments returned by a California grand jury against four men, including President Nixons former chief domestic adviser John D. Ehrlichman and his deputy, Egil Krogh Jr., cast a particularly unsavory pall. It isnt altogether rare for people close to a U.S. President to take a graceless tumble. Using Mr. Nixons preference for citing earlier bad examples, there were cases in the Johnson, Eisenhower and Truman administrations when personal advisers got caught in embarrassing or dishonest behavior. But that doesnt make the latest such developments any less depressing. Americans have a perfect right to believe that if there is one place both the letter and spirit of the law reigns untarnished, it is the White House. At the very least, its supposed v that presidential matters are lofty enough to avoid involvement in common burglary. H a r Remember Larry? He was the kid who kept broadcasting on a citizens band radio that he was trapped in the cab of an overturned pickup truck along with the body of his father who had been killed in the accident. After five days of searching involving rescuers and 22 planes and a 200 would-bcost of $22,000, officials branded the episode a e hoax. Later the prankster, presumably, got on his CB radio and led authorities on a wild chase across New Mexico, in pursuit of an b. evasive villiyn who turned the ether blue with profanity and spewed out a string of threats against the lives of President Nixon and Vice President Agnew. This incident is probably the most blatant in a growing list of the abuses of what was W V originally established as an inexpensive pritf vate and business communications system. The Federal Communications Commission. 15 the then amateur years ago, 11 meter band, estabradio hr operators (ham) 27 in 23 channels the lished v megahertz range ft and turned it over to virtually anyone willing K to pay the nominal license fee. To secure a CB license a U.S. citizen is not required to be knowledgable about radio theory, operating procedures or FCC regulations. All he has to do is Ijy his set, send in his money, get his license and start operating. What is most frequently abused are the two intermediate steps just outlined. It is estimated there are eight million CB d A V tfe K S Interlainli At A A A THIS isl kl U 4 MTf Jf V ? e A A tisane imuR ft A A Aim as the admission became know n. that a special team organized in the White had rifled the plumbers, House, called Daniel Elsberg's psychiatrists office, deeper investigation seemed inevitable. That it led to indictments may be a redeeming aspect of the whole sorry spectacle. Corruption and misguided zeal obviously can infect government at its most exalted levels. Thats a dreadful discovery when it actually happens. Still, the nations judicial system remains capable of prosecuting even if a seamy trail leads to the presidential staff. As long as that is so. White House misfeasance may be cause for regret, but it need not be a source of despair. sets m operation across the country today and only half of them are licensed. In other words, about four million CBers have not sent in their money and received licenses. But. they are operating. An additional abuse of CB regulations is the violation of the limitation on power. Many CB operators boost the power of their sets far bevond the 5 watts allowed bv the FCC. Newsweek magazine reports one spectacular abuse of the power restrictions Until recently, George E. Leer of San Jose, Calif., spent most evenings vvorkina CB radio and jamming every lus electronic device in the neighborhood. When you turned on the TV, youd get his voice and tiie picture would go out, complains one householder. When you answered the phone, youd hear his voice. One neighbor got Leers voice on her electric organ, and another claimed Leer could be heard on a vibrating bolt in the kitchen stove. Finally, Leer was convicted of violating FCC rules. He received a $1,0110 fine and three years' proba1.0D0-wa- tt tion. During the three years since the group last met at Lusaka. Zambia, the superpower blocs assembled around Washington and Moscow have toresworn war and moved perceptibly toward detente. Thus, without growing militarily stronger, the third world is relatively less menaced by possible threats long-winde- Perhaps the FCC should begin regarding a CB radio much like the Food and Drug Administration regards prescription drugs. Like (he person who wants a prescription drug, With the fading ot major armed conllict as a prospect, the potential importance of the l .N grows. And. regardless of its internal quarrels, the third world represents a decisive majority in U.N. membership. If it can ever make up Us collective mind on particular issues, its voice will be The Public Forum ot. individual such as Ernest Cook (Forum. Vug 31). invokes God's wrath upon a man of the stature of Billy Graham; calls him an abomination, corrupt m Gods sight, and then goes on to say (as if he knew) that God has no part m Billys actions; When all this is bred at a man who has turned hundreds of thousands of people the world over to Jesus Christ: well, the absurdity of it is almost too much for u I'.eard column (TribEditor, Tribune Joseph une, Aug. 23) about eltorts to measure racial values could be likened to an attempt of people who take a rubber band and measure white and black noses to prove different degrees of intelligence between races. What waste and futility by a "scientist from Berkelev (Dr. Jensen) and a "re- - weighty Move Boldly expropriations, nationalizations and extrusion of foreign bases with little elfective protest by countnes whose interests were disadvantaged Finally, the nonbloc of underdeveloped nations has learned Unit the technologically advanced and privileged sector of the international community weaknesses that can be contains exploited if the third w orld ever manages to coordinate its latent assets SHIRLEY SHEPHERD Public Forum letters must be submitted exclusively to The Tribune and bpar writers full name, signature and address. Names must be printed on political letters but may be withheld for good reasons on others. W riters are limited to one letter every 10 days. Preference will be given to short, typewritten (double spaced) letters permitting use of the writers true name. All letters are subject to condensation. nowned author (Dr. Jenks). published by yard Common sense reveals' Hal- That different sizes ot black and white noses, do not evidence intelligence. That a rubber band is as little Hie light tool tor linear measurements as arbitrary I Q tests to determine traces of intelligence; or other anatomic attributes That superior intelligence (whatever' that is) does not assure superior character (which, tor instance. would dciy genocide of human races, or the possible su'cide of the species by storage of deadly nerve gas m an open field, a few miles from the Salt Lake Temple); That even a chimpanzee m the right environment could be trained to outperform m certain tricks another chimpanzee to a condemned ghetto-cag- e The feverish attempts by racists to placate their alleged superiority cause great damage to ail concerned. If they would do their homework. they might discover the superiority of humane efforts rather than of human races. When will we advance from the level of white chickens which kill a colored one in their midst to the level of w lute sheep winch view different colors neither as a threat nor as a merit? HERBERT RONA y Jeffersonian Opposition Ed.ior, Tribune: It's interesting to note some of the political changes and contradictions that have occurred in our country's almost 200 years of existence. President Thomas Jefierson tounded the Democratic-Republican Party as a classical liberal force to oppose the Federalist Party, which favored a more centralized governmental control This was the start of the system. system Today, we have called the Democratic-RepublicaParty which is opposed by a Jeffersonian movement called the American Party. in power a one-part- y n This now Democratic-RepublicaParty is dominated and controlled by a new brand of fascist liberal. The term '"fascist liberal" is not a misnomer or contradiction, but a contemporary fact. Today's liberals will do almost anything to gam and ret3in political office; today's liberals will do almost anything to force their beliefs on the American people; and todays liberals will do almost anything to neutralize or eliminate opposition to their beliefs. And that is a good definition of a fascist. n Some label the American Party, which believes three-partsystem (depending on how you look at it) as a fascist party. But the fact is the American Party has consistently advocated the Jeffersonian principles of limited government, free .mterprise, individual liberties, and constitutional, representative government. in a two, or y During the time of President Millard Fillmore (who sought a second term in 1856 on the American Party ticket), the American Party was called Know Nothing Party." by its detractors as the but the American Party of oui time could correctly be calkd the "Know Too Much Party." LAWRENCE R. KAUFFMAN Almost, Too Much Editor, Tribune: Really now! When Sandy Editor The Vi Tribune i hole Quote normally do nol respond to do believe .John Davis (Forum. Sept 6) should have all the facts concerning my statements on the Environmental Protection Agency At the initial hearing in July, m addition to my strong criticism of the EPAs transportation proposals. I submitted alternative suggestions for achieving tiie desired reduction m pollution levels. The F.PA hearing officer thanked me for the positive input. Subsequently, staff members and I have held several meetings with EPA officia's to work out a more feasible plan. In August, Sait Lake City s own positive plan was submitted as part of the state plan and an EPA official told me he felt our alternatives were better than theirs. letters to the editor, but 1 deep-seale- d . West Europe and Industrialized America, Japan are all in the initial throes of an energy crisis. They need masses of fuel to sustain growth during the years before new sources of power can be harnessed. The main contemporary sources of this are in such lands as Saudi Arabia and Iran (not represented at Algiers). Kuwait. Libya and Algeria, rich in petroleum and natural gas. Furthermore, the industrialized nations are g being racked by a monetary crisis not likely to be cured by tins months World Bank meeting in Nairobi. The crisis has been magnified by huge amounts of Arab od funds hanging about trom bank to bank m an understandable eflort to In every public statement. I have prefaced my remarks by saying that Salt Lake City did nol object to the goals of EPA or the Clean Air Act ot 1970. but only to dictatorial and unsound methods used to achieve ttiem. This is hardly a crusade against the entire environmental movement. In regard to my Provo speech. I would suggest you might be interested m the entire quote, dot just part of it. The environmental movement is certainly needed as we have, as a nation, not shown enough concern for our environment. The vast majority of environmentalists are sincere, dedicated people to whom we owe a great deal for making this country aware of a very serious problem. Unfortunately, however, there is a group of radical minorities in the environmental movement who are so far out they would oppose the resurrection on the basis it would spoil the cemeteries." This same quote is part of the public record at the first EPA hearing. . Moreover, as the arms ascendancy of the superpowers and the great powers assumes reduced political significance, third world lands find they are able to act more boldly without fear of pressures. Thus we have recently seen words' Forum Kuh1!' two-part- y Further complicating the picture is the d transmissions. Instead of glut of transmitting brief, necessary private and business messages. CBers have turned the airwaves into a huge, overworked party line, literally an electronic tower of Babel. In an effort to ease this electronic traffic jam the FCC is considering opening additional channels. This is going to trigger opposition from the serious amateur and probably legitimate commercial users of the higher frequency reaches of the radio spectrum. There might be reasonable and compelling reasons to open more CB channels, bat there should be some means of restricting them to people who have a serious need or desire to own and operate a citzens band radio. ' When the organization of this international dub out of colonialisms ashes was first pressed by Tito, Nehru and Nasser, it seemed too vague and inchoate a dream to promise significant reality. But Marshal Tito, only survivor of the initial prime movers, can rightly regard the Algiers conference with optimism, despite bickering, because of changes on the international horizon. . If a person is seriously dedicated to owning a CB radio transceiver he ought to be willing to pay for his license first. It might just keep the Larrys and the Leers off the air. t Too Vague hen Will We? the CRer should have a prescription before being allowed to purchase his radio set. The prescription would take the form of a duly paid FCC license, issued before the set could be bought. fa&Tib. rw Conciliatory statements of the past tew days indicate that botli the President and Congress sense the voters' disenchantment Whether they are capable of responding is an open question As soon d The tncontinental group I is nunaligned in a military berger or ideological sense although its penchant is generally toward varying forms of socialism. Usually it is referred to as developing," a v ord with innuendos of backwardness or poverty that is imprecise when applied to Yugoslavia or to Kuwait and Libya ble. Yet here are two men, risen to attending on the highest office in the land, accused of Not a burglary to participating in a break-i- n steal valuable property, of course, but an attempt to gain intimate information about a suspected subverter of the national security. It was an illicit trespass nevertheless Tinus Sen we third world b The edging gradually into its own and it is hard to imagine that its lack of cohesion or leadership inexperience Can indefinitely obscure this new political fact. Such is the mam implication of the past week's meeting in Algiers of some 60 chiefs of state or govern ment from countnes m underprivileged Asia, Africa , and South America. People are tiring of the spectacle of a President and a Congress constantly at each other's throat. They resent the claim, implicit m the past actions of both, that one branch or the other alone knows what is best for the country. They long tor a return to intelligent compromise, to the art of the possi- Pay, Then Play v New York YORK NEW mood correctly. Flushing 'The Plumbers Sulzberger profit from instability. Not Affected , I will continue to oppose EPA's ridiculous proposals and fight for realistic alternatives that will achieve the goal of clean air without such serious effects on the economic and social fabric of this communitv E.J. GARX Mayor Iii Direct Conflict The lesson to be drawn is that the transideol-ogica- l grouping at Algiers possesses key trumps to be played in the coming decades power game. Already, Arab statesmen forecast deliberate slowdowns m luel production and curtailment in sales to customers who, like the U.S.. openly favor Israel in the Palestme dispute American policy must recognize the changing pattern of the global kaleidoscope. The attempt to the arrange a pentagonal diplomatic balance U.S.. West Europe, the Soviet Union Japan China perforce gives added impetus to creation of another force of immense importance, the third world, pushed together by its exclusion Deduction Drawn - One obvious deduction to be drawn is that the must revise the philosophy of its foreign aid program. Henceforth it should take into account the tremendous wealth possessed by the nations which tret at Algiers and should encourage them to assist themselves and their fellows more generously. U.S. From now on Washington should try to channel Editor. Tribune. Alter reading the letter of to the underprivileged only in the form of edhelp Ernest Cook (Forum, Aug. 31) in reply to the let- ucation and technology. The surplus money that ter of Sonni Schwinn (Forum. Aug. 20). my preonce was ours is rapidly becoming theirs. dominant reaction one of sadness and concern. is To say that Dr. Billy Graham is a corrupt professor of religion, and that he teaches, for doctrines the commandments of men. is tantamount to saying that he is an ally of the devil and a pnme candidate for hell. Those kinds of charges. based on spurious and unfounded evidence, are m direct conflict with the teaching of the Old and New Testaments, and the faith, life, and message of Dr. Graham based upon that word of God. Moreover, the authority to proclaim Gods word does not rest in Dr. Graham himself, but in God and His word which he proclaims. My word, says God, shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that for which I send it. God wall accomplish His purposes through the Holy Spirit. Let Dr. Graham preach that word faithfully, and God will give the increase. That is where the credit belongs, and Dr. Graham would be the last person to deny it. For some, as Mr. Cook has indicated would be true for himself, the ministry of Billy Graham in Salt Lake City would be live entertainment. It would be well for such to take advantage of the free admission, and be surprised to find that God uses that kind of entertainment to unshackle from the bondage of sin, and lead them to new life m Jesus Christ. May Billy come. For this we will pray and work. ADRIAN VAN HEYST Secretary Committee to Invite Billy Graham some t (Copyright) Visiting Cartoonist Bimrose in The Hoisting A I Portiond Oregonian Sad |