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On Salvadoran instability Experts’outlooks disagree By STEWART WRIGHT Of the Emerald Two contradictory views of violence and instability in El Salvador were presented during a conference on Latin American human rights Friday. John Blacken, director of the state department's Office of Central American Affairs, and Ruben Zamora of the Salvador an leftist organization, Frente Democracio Revolucionario, discussed government reforms in El Salvador, American intervention and the country’s right-wing government. Blacken said during the country's agrarian reform pro gram, all plots of land of more than 500 hectares were claimed by the government and returned to peasants in smaller allot ments. While Blacken admitted the plan hasn’t been a complete success, he maintained it had taken the land out of the hands of the oligarchs and returned it to the people. The leftists believed the plan probably would increase the power of the government, he added. And if the government falls, violence would increase because the country would be taken over by right-wing ex tremists, he said. But Zamora disagreed. “From our perspective the question is why the American government is imposing its will on the Salvadoran people. What he (Blacken) is implying is if the American government with draws, the junta will fall.” Zamora said it’s difficult to accurately count the number of leftists in the country because they meet only in small groups for no more than 10 or 15 min utes out of fear of security forces. Blacken claimed that during a leftist strike in August of 1979, about 85 percent of the workers showed up on the job. Zamora said, however, that the government told factory workers they would lose their jobs if they struck, and told drivers they would lose their licenses if they didn’t drive. Asked why members of security forces who commit atrocities aren’t prosecuted, Blacken said the government lacks an effective court system. “If a judge hands down an indictment, the person con cerned is out within three days,” he said. Blacken also said land reform Contaminated laboratory cleaned; reopens today A University science labora tory contaminated last week with radioactive material reopens todax after being decontaminated, health phy- I sicist Edward Baily says. The radioactive spill Tuesday i shut the lab down and exposed 1 four graduate students to radia- < tion. After the room was moni- t Rights— Continued from Page 1 crowd against a one-sided view of human rights that doesn’t consider the United States’ na tional interest as well as basic human rights. "The pursuit of human rights is in our interest," Blacken said. “The question is where to strike the balance.” And unless a balance is struck, “it will be impossible to influence U.S. foreign policy,” Rofe said. The panel ended with a small speech by moderator William Wipfler, director of the National Council of Churches’ human rights office. “The human rights movement was not started by Carter, and I don’t think Reagan will sup press it,” Wipfler said. “I am convinced that we’re in the midst of a human rights revival. That movement is a universal reality of our time “You have to decide whether you will become part of it or be overtaken by the movement.” :ored for radiation, the spill area was cleaned with soap and water, a decontamination agent ind a diluted acid solution, 3ailey says. Friday a few spots of “fixed adiation,” residue from the spill hat can’t be removed through lecontamination, were covered >y a protective seal. IMPORTED coffee f>t ea By thc'Pound or by the Cup Kinko’s 764 E. 13th 344 .7894 Bean of the Month Decaffeinated Columbian $5.90 lb. Compare Our Prices is “a political as well as an economic effort. “It’s representative of the government’s efforts to regain support." 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