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Concern over the P re s i
dent's appointment of E a r l L .
B u t/ to be the S e c reta ry of Ag
ricu ltu ra is grow ing. Several
Senatois have questioned his
concern for the sm all fa rm e rs
of the nation. B u t/ has served
on the boards of larg e c o rp o r-
allons that p ro fit through th e ir
sales to large agri-business
operations.
New concern is being ex
pressed over B u t/' attitude
toward
w e l f a r e and food
sum ps. Senator M cGovern
has requested copies of all of
B u t/' speeches made in the
last ye a r. Representative H.
H . Gross (K e p .-Io w a ) and Sen
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Ihursday, Dee. 2 , 1971
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A it BARK, NO BITE
ator F re d H a rris (D e m -O kla )
urged
P resid ent Nixon to
withdraw the nom ination.
The United Auto W o rkers
urged the Senate to re je c t the
nomination because it would be
a sign that "huge agribusiness
e n terp rises, w ill he encour
aged to continue to d riv e the
(continued
Political system locks out poor Candidates
The present political system locks out of governmental red tape.
Others are locked out because of race.
contention all those who cannot afford to
finance a campaign, those whose followers There are no minority group members in the
are not of the wealthy class, and those who Oregon legislature. There has never been
cannot afford to serve even if they were a Black in the legislature and we doubt if
elected.
there has ever been a Chicano or Indian in
The withdrawal of Senator Fred Harris the legislature. The minority communities
of Oklahoma from the Presidential race is are largely untapped resources of the type
an example of one whose ideas do not appeal of leadership needed. The ideas and per
to those who are best able to support a pres spectives of people with differing experi
idential candidate. H arris quit the race be ences and cultural backgrounds are sorely
cause he did not have the funds to continue. needed at this time.
His was the most radical platform yet ex
Vancouver, Washington, other cities and
pressed; he talked about redistribution of states have made it possible that all persons
the wealth and a basic change in the income can be a part of th e ’’political decision mak
tax svstem , placing a larger burden on the ing process’’ by electing minorities. They
affluent. Now that he will not be running for make the American dream a living reality.
office, his voice will not be heard and his
Again we remind you that it is time for the
ideas will not be expressed. The American city of Portland to change its thinking about
peoDle will be deprived of the choice of a true Portland City Council, Police, Fire Depart
-alternative as well as a broad discussion of ment and other employment positions.
^ h e issues. On-the other hand, thostexTffice
What about the County Commission, the
seekers who appeal to the status quo and to state Board and Commission that make pol
those holding economic power will have no icy for state agencies.
problem raising sufficient campaign funds,
How many Blacks and other minorities
and their ideas will be heard.
have the members of Oregon’s Congres
It was demonstrated in the Ivancie- Walsh sional Delegation appointed to meaningful
race for city council that an overwhelming positions (e levator operators do not count)?
campaign expenditure can insure success.
How about the Governor, the Secretary of
One might speculate how theelection would State the State T reasu rer and the Attorney
have gone had the resources of thetwocan- General?
didates been more equal.
How many State Senators and Represent
Few citizens can afford to go to the legis atives have appointed minorities to their
lature, even if they were able to be elected. staff? There has been only one Black Sec
Only those who have an independent income retary inOregon’s Legislature, appointed by
such as attorneys, ranchers, business men Rep. Howard Willits. There is a possibility
and those who are employed by corporations of ninety secretaries alone in the current
will give them leaves (with of without pay) session. None are Black; how manyare In
can be away from their jobs for six months dian, Criental or Chicano?
out of each biennium. Many of those persons
How many of the Newly elected young pro
most effected by the decisions of the legis gressive Councilmen appointed minorities
lature - those who are effected by legisla as we hoped and expected they would do when
tion and albcationson labor,education, wel we supported them? These are the ques
fare, unemployment benefits, Vocational tions. You are the Answer.
Rehabilitation, state institutions and hospi
tals , etc. are the very ones who are locked
out of any decision making position.
Many of these people are qualified by ex
The O b s e rve r's o ffic ia l position Isexpres9ed only In its Pub
perience gained dealing with the everyday lis h e r's Column (T h e Observation Post) and the E d lto r's D e s k .
Any other m a te ria l throughout the paper is the opinion of the in
pressures and problems of living on a dividual
w rite r or subm itter and does not necessarily re fle c t
limited income, raisingtheir families in the the opinion of the O bs e rve r.
less fortunate areas of the state, facing dis
crimination and rejection, and hassling with •
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The Senate confirmed the
nomination of P h illip V . San
chez of C a lifo rn ia as d ire c to r
of the o ffic e of Economic O f>
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The National Bar Associa
tion, an organization of black
attorneys, announced its oppo
sition to the nomination of
W illia m H . Rehnquist to the
U 3 . Supreme C o u rt. The as
sociation
represents 4,000
black law yers. Judges and law
p ro fessors.
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Donald L . M ille r , a black
shipbuilding executive, has
been nam e! tie Pentagon's
new c iv il rights chief. M ille r ,
39, is industrial relations vice
president
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P resid ent Nixon’ s economic
program is not going to work
because the A m erican people
sim ply do not believe lie knows
what he is doing. Senator
Vance H artke (1 le t« . - Irai.)
said.
"W h a t the President has
done ta to take aleasdeveloped
by others. Ideas which he has
no re a l uixiei slanding of, or
s y m p a t h y fo r, and botch
th e m " .
The re s u lt, he said,
is tliat tiro A m erican economy
has now entered into an " o ld -
fashioned contraction, com
plicated and made worse by the
Nixon in itia tiv e s , where (he
fea rs and dlsap(x>lntmen(s of
consum ers and producers are
feeding on each o th e r.”
"J u s t as that ugly llttle n its -
adventure in Soutlieaat Asia is
not 'M r . Nixon's W a r 'e o is
( lu s 'M r . Nixon's recession *"
H artke said.
" H e fathered it, he nurtured
it and now he must take full
responsibility fo r the damage
It has caused."
H artke also said tie was not
pleased with D em o cratic lea
d ers who have not spoken out
m ic p olicies. The reason he
gave for the re la tiv e ly high
standing in popularity of the
P resid ent la that no one is pro
viding an effect Ive voice uf op
position.
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I was surprised and disap
pointed to see The Portland
O b server p rin t an obvious
publicity release fro m the
Portland Development Com
m ission. 1 think It’ s v e ry nice
that M r .& M rs .A le x E a to n a n d
M r . & M r s . T .C . W illia m s are
so happy in th e ir new homes.
How ever, the a rtic le (ailed to
answer several questions that
come to my mind:
1) What happens to people
in an urban renewal area who
don't w a n tto m o v e to P a rk ro s e
o r any other nice, white sub
urb? I, for one, wouldn't want
a suburban home even If It
w ere twice the value of my
$12,000 Model C itie s area
residence.
2) How generous would the
PDC have been to the Eatons,
W illia m s o ra n y other res
ident of the Em anuel project
without the pressure from
EDPA and Albina Legal Aid?
3) M r . W illia m s says he
"d id n 't re a lly know the right
inform ation on relo catio n" a
year ago. Why, when this has
been an on-going project for
some 8 years?
4) How long are the people
of Portland going to let 5 men
(the PDC C o m m issio ners),
none of whom live in an area
that w ill be facing urban re
newal in the foreseeable fu
tu re, make decisions affecting
the lives of thousands of peo
ple, spend m illio n s of federal
d o lla rs , and not be required to
answ er d ire c tly to anyone?
I'he C ity Club of Portland
recommended recently that
(he autonomous Portland De
velopment
Com m ission be
abolished, and (hat future u r
ban renewal be c a rrie d out by
the [» o p le 's elected represen
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