EDITORIAL
U.S., imperialism:
the newest combo
How docs a world governing order led by a single
country sound, complete with all the little extras such
as complete military backup of the imperialistic system
and total ignorunce of international leadership mech
anisms like the United Nations?
The country presently entertaining the idea "must
sufficiently account for the interests of the advanced
industrial nations to discourage them from challenging
our leadership or seeking to overturn the established
political and economic order," according to a docu
ment now circulating within the country's highest gov
erning circle.
The document also stated the country would be
willing to use military force if necessary to enforce the
new system, which includes zero nuclear buildup in
neighl»oring countries Of course, the country is ex
tremely nervous about weapon culpabilities of other na
tions. because there? would be a good chance of it final
ly getting knocked off the pedestal it has long sat on.
Oops — c lue number one?.
It also opted for "collective ac tion" in world af
fairs through temporary, "ad hoc assemblies, often not
lasting beyond the? crisis being confronted, and in
many cases carrying only general agreement over the
objectives to Ih- accomplished.” in lieu of the contin
ued establishment of the United Nations.
Had enough? The suspense too much? Well, don't
look now. but the- possible self-imposed dictator is us,
the United State’s.
The Defense Department declared in a new policy
statement, now in its final drafting stages, that Ameri
ca's political and military mission in the post-(.old War
era is to make sure no rival superpower emerges to
threaten its standing.
The c lassified document, whic h has been passed
around the- Pentagon for several weeks now, was re
cently given to I hr Nc\* York limes by an oftic ial
wanting to see this strategy carried out in the* public
eye. Defense Secretary Dick Uheney may release it later
this month.
Scary. Should this Hush brained sc heme actually
be carried out. it would set the United States up as en
forcer of its self imposed primacy - a position it has
no right to occupy in the first plac e
No country should proclaim itself world leader,
least of all the United States: it totally goes against ev
erything sve supposedly stand for. This imposition of
America on the world den’s not ring of libc-rts and free
dom. nor does military coercion of its vic tims
Under this plan, wc-’rc- setting ourselves up to be
our own worst enemy. Instead of trying to heighten our
already shaky pedestal, we should be- dismantling it
while rallying for similar action worldwide
lust think, Americans were worried about the So
viet Union's ultimate show of power.
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LETTERS
on toot
If the Office of Public Siifi'iy
is serious alxiut controlling bl
eyelets on campus, an effective
method would tm lo assign one
of two offic ers to foot patrol the
campus Such a patrol would
be liable to show up anywhere
at anytime
This would also reap some
benefits for OPS Inc idents like
the recent handcuffing of the
professor are damaging to OPS
Ihm uuse the officers are eflcs
lively insulated from the stu
dent body by their c .crs Stu
dents need lo Is1 able to interne t
with OPS officers in a neutral
setting where I In1 y can get to
know eai h other and apprec i
ate ecu h other as people, not
roles This would naturally
happen with a foot patrol
Inc identallv. loot patrol offi
cers would he well advised to
leave their gulls, halide ufls and
other hardw are at home Sue h
tools only serve1 to intimidate
people and do not encourage
c ommunication
Ralph Krumdieck
Admission* offic#
What’s the beef
Somebody answer me a cpies
lion What's the connection Is
tween tires and heed'' Rubber
and c ovv ’ IIit11 her and 11111 him
lc'
Wouldn't it lie logical to get a
free lug wrench, or maybe .1
free1 tune-up with your pur
chase of tires' I mean, if you’re
going to give anything away, at
least these things are Uisically
related But no. tire companies
arc1 offering "Free Beef" with
your purchase of tires
This is a huge campaign that
I would really like lo under
stand Did these tire companies
buy too muc h beef for their an
nual company barbecue' Did
lex al held companies owe these
tires companies money and pay
them hack with T-bones,
ground round and top sirloin?
OK, obviously the two com
panies made some kind of deal
How they got together, who
knows' Well, if you do. let me
in on it Pd like to know I
guess there is a fine line be
tween Wendy and the Mu helm
man
Jenny Beaumont
Student
Ms Beaumont,
(Uxxi question. first of nil.
it's l.es Schwab. not Michelin
Brian Capp. a member of
Schwab's marketing ami adver
Using staff at the compan\'s
headquarters in 1‘rineville. snitl
l.es started the promotion
years ago Schwab, nothing
that his tin> sales slumped in
late winter, figured free heel
would lure customers to bis
shop Capp said Si hwab also
believed a promotion sin h as
tins would help out the neigh
boring rani hers He was right
Suit e the campaign began,
Si. hwab has given awa\
S’ltHi.tHU) worth of meal, and
the i bain id tire stores has
grown
Although Si hwab owns a
ranch. Cup[> saiil all of the hoof
comes from I !Sl>.-\-approved
law s Capp said the promotion
has spawned a loyal following,
but also, understandably, a few
angry letters from vegetarians
lust thought you'd like to
know i'.d
Bikecology
I would like lo expand upon
Andrew I hompsons' great idea
{Ol)b\ March 0) This could
prove benefit nd to all of us
Since ecology is such an im
portant issue today, why has
the University discouraged the
use of bic yc les on campus-1
Having the right to ride a hie y
c:le to the c ampus is one thing,
hut why does the Offic e of Pub
lic Safety penalize students and
faculty for riding across the
c ampus7 It is almost impossible
for me to get from Straub to
I’LU in less than 10 minutes
without breaking the law by
riding on the sidewalks
Here is my solution In al
most every direc tion ac ross our
campus there are double sets ol
sidewalks Why not provide
one of them for pedestrians and
the- other for bicycles7
Another thing we c an do is
create a better relationship tie
tween students/laculty .1 n
OI'S As an oxamplc, Officer
Scartiomugh does u very com
mendable job Unfortunately,
lie always seems to follow the
"letter" of the law It is my be
lief that the "spirit" of the law
can often he more effective
When confrontations occur,
knee jerk reactions usually re
suit.
Cooperation and respect have
to make things better for every
one
Jerry Carson
History
Mothers
While students look upon the
spring season as a "wind
down" time, there is an orguni
ration in "full swing" getting
ready lor the next school year
Ihe University of Oregon
Mothers Club is probably not
well-known on campus Yet.
since It was organized in HUM.
assisting students has always
been its (oc us Among its early
accomplishments were contri
butions to the construction of
the infirmary; recording studio
in Beall Hall, individual build
ing libraries and. also, the blue
carpets in (’.erlinger Hall
Today s ac tivities are fex used
on financ ial aid In addition to
making available a revolving
loan fund, this year, the Moth
ers Club will award ID si holur
ships These sc holarships in
clude- tile SI,IKK) Colda Wick
ham Award, the S500 the Tere
sa Kelly janes Award, a speech
award of $400, and eight S*>()()
scholarships given to under
graduates currently attending
the University
Those interested students
with a Cl’A of TO or above,
have community or school ser
vice experience and a financial
need should watch the per
sonals in the c lassified section
of the Emerald after spring va
c ation for spociflcdelaiis.
Alloa Dugan, Chairwoman
UO Mothars Club Scholar
ships
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