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pernaps ne ratea not only on fortitude
of intestine but on functioning of c e re
brum.
Will Mr. Nixon’s new old
economics work? Why didn’t he do this
when he first took office? Would you
Portland observer Thursday, August 26, 1971
say the time was ripe. Ripe for big
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SHOULD BE SMARTER—than I: let’s
hope they’re right.
The 90-dav freeze on wages, prices
and rents, a 10 percent tax on imports,
The President did Everything--
a
suspension of the convertibility of the
- -Something rather. The word "New”
dollar
into gold, a proposed 10 percent
was uttered 21 times as the President
investment tax credit. A proposed repeal
proclaimed his surprize economic pack
of
the 7 percent excise tax. A proposed
age on T.V, last week. The surprise
speed-up in general income tax exemp
only came to the small business man,
tions,
a 10percent cut in foreign economic
low wage workers and the poor in
aid, a 5 percent cut in Government
general.
Evidence is clear now that
personnel,
a six month postponement of
Big Corporations already were aware of
Government
pay raises.
the freeze six months ago.
Relief was instantaneous; mass con
New jobs, new heights, new tax pro
fusion
followed, for two days the stock
posals, new stim ulus, new prosperity,
new international monetary system , new
market soared euphorically,breakingall
standards
for
m inorities, busing
records for volume.
system...New Economic Policy.
Seriously after the 90-day wonder,
The average workman confronts the
then what? Where? What is next? What
task of assessing the new new new new
trick will the magician pull out of his
new new new' new Nixon, yet, they know
bag?
Mr. Nixon that it is not new, it is
Our Republican President’s Chief
just a defferent formation but the same
Economic spokesman, Democrat John
game.
Connally, assures us that so far nobody
Not even the poor can accuse Mr. Nixon
knows. Maybe complete decontrol, which
of not having guts. That he has plenty.
will place us back where we start; or
F irst Red China and now the 90 day
with Mr. Nixon’s control, Nixon must hire
freeze.
15 percent more bureaucrats instead of
We must admit, how’ev er, that there
lopping off 5 percent.
were many voices crying "Dosomething
At this point it remains to be demon
about the economy. Do anything, but
strated as to what degree the American
do it now!"
economy can be successfully sem i
Richard Nixon did it. In fact, he did
regulated. What extent the freedom of
everything all at once. Everything his
market is abridged? This remains for
critics said he should do. Everything
citizens to discover the erosion of their
they wer afraid he would do. He piled
personal liberty.
it on for what seemed an orgy' of
We have indicated that Nixon’s new-
Presidential action, and added some
old policy is not new but a new formation
more for good m easure, just to be sure
in the same old game played on the
no one would doubt that something indeed
poor. The only thing missing is Nixon’s
had been done.
old economic policy, which, on close
Still the decision makers should
inspection, is still the push and driving
President "Spoke”
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force of new strategy. After all
economic "game plans," unlike those’
in football, are not adapted or dis
carded from one day to the next. The
forces at work in the economy pushing
it to expansion, lower unemployment,
and lessening of inflation they say but
which part can the Public really see
and feel.
The O bserver argues that the third
part of Nixon's package--the 10 percent
investment tax credit, which is clearly
"Big Business" benefit--weights the
President’s package very much against
"the people." Read this carefully! To
offset some of the cost of this package,
President Rich, I mean Richard Nixon,
last week also announced that he would
ask Congress to postpone his welfare-
reform proposal for three months.
Maine's Democratic Senator Edmund
Muskie, criticized the package saying it
was evidence the package is weighted
heavily toward Bib Business.
To dramatize the "people" versus
"big business" Mr. Nixon instead of
extending the helping hand of the federal
Government to the poor,the unemployed,
the inflation-plagued consum er, the
financially strapped states and cities,
the President decided to further enrich
Big Corporations and banks.
Quarterback Nixon’s Second Signal
Will the President have an extension
of the freeze in November? A Q uarter
back looks closely at the defensive
and makes his call. Since it is the
same old game you see when the freeze
expires in November Mr. Nixon can,
like all other Quarterbacks call one
signal in the huddle and after coming to
the line change it again. He can review
the policy with an announcement giving
authority to roll back future inflationary
wage and price increases. He can let
the situation revert to the way it was.
Already some cabinet members are
saying that there will be a phase II,
a sort-of tapering off.
We hope that our Quarterback leading
this Nation is right! The American
Public needs the assurance that when
the freeze is over we will have a program
to keep down inflation.
It is almost necessary to wait to the
end of the 90-day period to see what
will happen. What will be the Public’s
attitude? At any rate we cannot do it
spontaneously! We the American Public
as a whole, rich or poor, will have to
retain a certain amount of serveillance.
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White Elks and Black People
(Ed. Nuts: lbs following calk
was given by Kullle Smith tua
Toaatiiiastei s Club InC orval-
lla August 3).
“ 1 am willing tu contribues
to your cars when you're 111..
..But don't come near me
when you'is w e lll'' Howwuuld
you teel if someone seal that
to you?
This. In effect, la what
members of the Benevolent
and Portective Order of Elks
seem to he saying to all non-
white Americans. The Bene
volent and Portective o rd e r of
Elks
apparently does not
reject non-whites from Its eye
atxl ear clinics and other
charitable seivlces. However,
delegates to the National Con
vention of (he organization
recently, for the third straight
year, voted to retain their
“ whites only'* membership
policy. In so doing, membera
of the Benevolent and Pro
tective O rder of Elks reaf
firmed
their
benevolence
toward bigotry and protective
ness of racial biases.
In apparent effort to justify
the action of the Jelegates,
the newly - elected Grand
Exalted Ruler of die Elks,
Gene Fournace, said, “ it la a
question
of Constitutional
rights." The organization, tie
sakl. “ has the right under the
F irs t Amendment, to admit
whom It wants."
I've heard no one say other-
tie existence of organizations
promoting racial separate
ness is Inhibiting the develop
ment of true democracy In our
country. And we have a Con
stitutionally - protected right
to say “ We don't like It l"
Fournace goes on to say,
1 believe 1 am also acting
“ Thia (die whites only policy)
In the best interest of the
Is part of our Elks Consti
Elka. It la true the Elks Is
tution and hat been since
a private organization. But
1880.**
Why did he fin i It
necessary to say that? What when dmy seek lax exemptions
aixl
liquor licenses from
does U prove?
Is a w ell-
government entities dial re
weathered prejudice any less
prejudicial that a new one? present all of us they are
Involving those entities any
1 think not.
by extension, us.
There la an Interesting
in various pa rts of the country
anomaly in die preamble to
the Constitution of the Bene there i r e challenges being
volent and Protective Order made tu (he right o fd lac rlm l-
of Elks anl 1 am grateful natlng organizations to re
such
licenses and
to the form er Crand Exalted ceive
exemptions. There were aev-
Ruler of the organization,
era! bills in the last session
Frank Hlse, for pointing It
of dm ( iregon legislature pro
out as part of his own effort
posing to remove (ax exemp-
to defend the Elks’ member
tlons from organizations that
ship policies.
discrim inate on dm basis of
Prerequisites for member
race.
lim y didn't get far.
ship as enumerated In the
The lodge lobby la strong.
preamhle indicate that to
But they'll be back.
Soon
become an E lk uns must be
the Elks and sim ilar organi
a white male citizen uver
zations are going to have to
21 years of age anl believe
deckle w lie die i dmy value
In God.
their tax exemptions more
Hlse points out that the
then tlm lr social exclusive
preamble also contains these
ness.
words,
“ Membership
re
What can you do? If you
quirements of the o rd er are
are an E lk , work zealously
nut anl were never lntenled
within the organization to re -
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tu ba discrim inatory against
move dm “ whitesonly"policy
any person, group, or nation
from dm Constitution. If you
a lity.’* The way my dictionary
are not, work actively to
reads. If you discrim inate you
combat racial exclusiveness
are performing a discrim ina
wherevei It exists In your
tory act. As for the require
community..Including support
ment that the Elks “ believe
for legislation and promotion
In God** ... considering the
of legislation diat w ill remove
organization's exclusive con
tax exemptions from ractally-
cept of brodwrhood, one can't
exclusive organizations. Play
help but wonder ... Does God
a positive rote by working
believe in the Elka?
for racial equality as an active
Why am 1, who apparendy
member
of dm Corvallis
could meet all of the ummher-
Branch NAACP...an organi
shlp requirements risking the
zation diat dues not discrim i
d(spies Mita of you who are
nate in Its membership poll-
members, along with many
cles ... an organization that
community leaders, by c riti
welcomes men and women ..
cising die Elka?
.. children and youth of any
I am doing It because I
age atxl any race.
You’ll
firm ly believe that the (aUute
1» enriched l>y the discovery
of many white Americans to
that worthwhile imople, In
accept non-white Americans
tel llgenl people, Interesting
on the basis of d ie lr own
people as well as people with
Indlvklual m erits Is an over
lass desirable sttrllu tes come
riding issue ... one that may
In all shapes, sizes and
yet destroy our cuuntryl How
COLORS.
would you feel as a black
As an Elk ... as a Moose ,.
man, or an Oriental, or a
.. as a Lion ... as an Eagle ,.
Native American Italian con
.. as « HUMAN BI.ING 1»
sole ring coming to Corvallis
humane ... Be open and ac
to accept a good Job (an un
cepting In your relationships
likely prospect at this Point) 7
with everyone regardless of
••• You look at a demographic
race, color or ciead.
profile of the community anl
You'11 enrich your own life
you see diat (he largest or
and help to make a better
ganization, one with more than
Corvallis ... a b e tte r! iregon ..
¿700 niem tara(a larger mem
.. a better America for all
bership
than any of die
people.
churches has) la dm Elks,
an organization that rejects
non-whites. When you further
become aware that many If
not most of the white, male,
e tc , etc. business, political
and social leaders of the com
munity ere members of the
Elka would you feel (hat you
would be able to participate
fully In dm life of dm com
munity?
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