House votes 234 - 200 to pass NAFTA
Erinn Buchlan
Por We Oreoon O.). * f m&aHt
President Clinton pulled
another rabbit out of a hot
Wednesday night when the
House adopted the North Amer
ican Free Trade Agreement by .1
surprisingly large margin.
In the aftermath of the House
vote of 234 ■ 200 to make North
America one of the largest free
trade zones in the world. Uni
versity experts are split in what
it means to the nation's econo
my
"The approval of NAFTA pro
vides 0 historic opportunity for
freeing trade barriers with the
largest countries immediately
north and south of our borders.”
said Professor |oe Stone, associ
ate dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences.
Many campus experts see
NAFTA's approval ns a dramat
ic play for the U.S. in the inter
national economic market.
"The U.S. has been seen as the
most protectionist nation on earth
and the implementation of NAF
TA will change that," said James
Reinmuth. dean of the College of
Business Administration.
"NAFTA shows that the U.S.
is prepared to be a partner in the
global economy."
Keinmuth views this week
end's economic summit in Seat
Oregon senators announce support for NAFTA
By David Brotherton
f’-or !*w Oregon 0»J> tmerekl
As the Senate prepares to voii> on the North
American Free Trade Agreement. Oregon Sens
Bob Packwood and Mark Hatfield have
announced their intentions to support the pact.
The House of Representatives approved the
plan Wednesday by a vote of 234-200 NAFTA
is intended to eliminate most tariffs and other
trade barriers between the United States, Cana
da and Mexico,
The Senate may vote Saturday or early next
week. Congress is set to begin its winter recess
Nov. 22, but both legislative branches must
reach a decision on the trade pact before either
can adjourn.
Packwood, the highest-ranking Republican
on the Senate Finance Committee, which holds
jurisdiction over trade issues, supports NAFTA
because of its potential benefits to the Oregon
economy.
“I think the United States should he eager to
compote and win in the global marketplace, and
no state has shown its ability to do this better
than Oregon,” Packwood said "Removing trade
harriers with Mexico will reap benefits, for all
evidenc e shows the economic well-being of
Oregon depends on trade "
Hatfield has also advocated NAFTA's poten
tial to benefit his state’s economic base
"The slowing down of Japan's and Germany's
economies has enhanced the Mexican market
potential." Hatfield said, "and our state also is
the beneficiary of the Mexican consumer's
desire for U.S. products."
The trade agreement is expected to encounter
substantially less opposition in the Senate than
in the House. If approved by the Senate and
signed by President Clinton. NAFTA will take
effect Jan. 1.
lie between U S and Asian lead
ers as strengthened by Clinton's
win on NAFTA
"It was the right thing to do not
only for our economy but with
respect to foreign policy as well,"
he said. Reimnuth speculated
that without NAFTA's approval,
Clinton would have had a more
difficult time at the bargaining
table this weekend.
Yet, throughout Wednesday
night's (Mwling anti frenzied tub
hying to pass the agreement, the
administration was accused of
using political payoffs to gain
votes
"It all came down to Clinton
having to (in some heavy selling
He bought a lot of votes." said
Steve Hat ker, associate professor
of the latbor Education and
Keseari h Center, and an oppo
nent of NAH A In the time of
budget austerity. it will come
back to haunt him."
Mm ker points to how issues
important to labor and t>nviron
mental groups were excluded in
the NAFTA provisions
"If you want to see the kernel
of Clinton's anti-labor stance,
look at the treaty s treatment of
its property rights versus its pro
visions on human rights." con
tinued Hacker.
Pocket Playhouse offers
different version of classic
By Jason Jones
For the Oregon Daily Emerald
Snow White will be appearing soon at a theater near you. hut her
story is not the one you may know through the Disney <:lassi(
White /ts Snow, Red 4s Blood portrays a deeper, darker, more pas
sionate. and more mythic rendition of Snow White that is closer to
the original tale by the Brothers Grimm than most other modern
renditions. The reliance on the original tale combined with fine script
writing, experimental directing and dynamic performing makes for a
new and engrossing version of a familiar story.
As the play begins, a young queen is sewing and pricks her fin
ger. Three drops of blood fall on the snow, and she says to herself: "If
only I had a child as white ns snow and as rod as blood and as black
as the wood of my window frame."
The child is delivered (surprisingly quickly) and the saga of Snow
White's life begins.
The good queen dies when Snow White is a baby, and the evil step
mother, Queen Evilun, steps in. The evil queen is attended by her
magic mirror and by her conscience, who is known as "Herself." The
three actors work as an ensemble to portray a sick and twisted woman
with multiple personalities (all of them evil). Snow White escapes
thoir evil clutches with the help of the good huntsman, however, and
she finds her way to the salvation of the dwarves.
The use of light, sound and movement is essential to creating the
mood of the play.
COMMUNITY UPDATE
• Thu public is invited to a
big band swing dance Friday
at Westmoreland Community
Center, 1545 W 22nd Ave
Swing Shift will play at the
center from H to 11 p rn The
event is alcohol and smoke
fret* Cost i*. $4 per person.
• In celebration of Chil
dren's Book Week, the Ore
gon Shadow Theatre of Port
land has scheduled a free
performance of The Green
Bint A Mexican Story Satur
day at Springfield Public
Library
The performance features
shadow puppets, live narra
tion and character voices and
live music The show lasts 45
minutes and begins at 11 a m.
For more information, call
726-2237.
• Prithivira Fernando, a
University graduate student
from Sri Irinka, will p re stmt a
slide presentation on the nat
urnl history of Sri iutnk.>i and
the ecology of elephants
Tuesday at a I.ami County
Audubon Society mooting
Fernando has studied ele
phants for several years in Sri
Lanka and will discuss
wildlife in that country The
meeting is scheduled to tiegin
at 7 10 p in at the Fugene
Garden Club, 1H45 High St
• The United Way needs
volunteers for the following
positions Santa field trip
helper for Pearl Buck, for two
hours on Dec. 14; librarian
helper for Eugene 4| School
District, one hour (ter week;
intensive care host at McKen
zie Willamette Hospital, four
hours per day; Kitchen Assis
tant for American Red Cross,
three hours per week; and let
ter writer for Running Foster
Home, one hour per week.
For more information, call the
Volunteer Connection at 0H3
9000.
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