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Portland Observer
Thursday, May 13, 1976
W e see the world
through Black eyes
Profit motive controls Africa policy
In the fa ce o f g ro w in g insistance o f the Black
nations o f A frica and the Black p e o p le o f Rhodesia
and N a m ib ia fo r Black m a jo ritie s g o v e rn m e n t, the
U nited States has fin a lly b eg un to a tte m p t to
d e fin e an A fric a n p olicy.
Secretary o f State Kissinger's recent trip to A fric a ,
d u rin g w h ich he a nn o u n ce d U.S. support fo r
m a jo rity Black ru le , is a response to the th re a t o f
Soviet in flu e n c e in A fric a rath er than a ju d g e m e n t
based on m o ra lity.
Kissinger chose to a v o id a n y e nd orsem en t fo r
Black m a jo rity ru le in the U nion o f South A frica .
The reason fo r th e o versig h t is A m e rica n inve st
m en t in South A frica . C u rre n tly U.S. inve stm en t in
w h ite -m a |o rity -ru le d South A frica — n e a rly $2
b illio n — surpasses U.S. inve stm en t in a ll o f Black
A frica .
Fifty o f the 100 largest A m e rica n com panies
o p e ra te in South A fric a , a nd in spite o f recent
lib e ra tio n o f A n g o la a nd M o zo m b iq u e and a push
fo r th e o ve rth ro w o f the Smith g o v e rn m e n t in
Rhodesia, A m e rica n investm ents a re increasing.
Trade w ith South A frica also is increasing. U.S.
exports to South A frica rose to $231 m illio n in the
first tw o m onths o f 1976.
U.S. im p o rt o f South
A frica n goods has re m a in e d at $65 m illio n .
This inve stm en t by U.S. m u ltin a tio n a l firm s, o f
course, is the d e c id in g fa cto r in U.S. fo re ig n policy.
The U.S. im ports Rhodesian chrom e, v io la tin g a
lo n g - s ta n d in g U n ite d N a tio n s s a n c tio n a g a in s t
trade w ith the Sm ith g o ve rn m e n t.
Congress has
re p e a te d ly refused to re p e a l the Byrd a m e n d m e n t,
w hich le g a lize s the trade.
O pponents o f re p e a l
are U nion C arbid e and A lle g h e n y -lu d lu m .
A test o f the n e w A fric a p o lic y w ill be w h e th e r
Kissinger's stated support o f a Black g o v e rn m e n t
fo r Rhodesia w ill have a n y im p act on Congress, or
w h e th e r the U.S. w ill co n tin u e to support the
Rhodesian econom y.
O f even g re a te r interest is South A fric a . If Black
lib e ra tio n comes to A frica , it m ust also com e to
South A frica . It is here th a t w e w ill see the U.S.
suddenly lose its n e w interest in lib e ra tio n a nd
se lf-g o ve rn m e n t, a n d m ake its last stand fo r co-
loniahsrp.
, ,
U.S. e co n o m ic interests are fa r g re a te r in South
A fric a than in Rhodesia. Last Ja nu ary U.S. firm s
supported a sm all g ro u p o f congressional leaders
w h o lo b b ie d to re p e a l the U.S. E xport-Im port Bank
p o lic y fo rb id d in g loans to South A frica .
They
a rg ue d that w ith o u t Exim bank cred it, m illio n s o f
d o lla rs in jobs w o u ld be lost to fo re ig n com petitors.
O ne o f the firm s le a d in g the fig h t to re p e a l the
Exim bank loo n ban was Fluor C orpo ratio n, w h ich
w ill b u ild a fa c ility to e xtra ct g a so lin e and fu e l o il
fro m coal W hen co m p le te d , the Fluor p ro je c t w ill
m ake South A fric a the w o rld leaders in cool
g a s ific a tio n te ch n o lo g y.
A m e rica n fo re ig n p o lic y is b e in g c o n tro lle d by
m u ltin a tio n a l co rp oratio ns w hose interest is in
p ro fit and not in the fu rth e re n c e o f fre e d o m . The
A m e rica n g o v e rn m e n t must com e to term s w ith the
fa c t that w h e n the chips are d o w n its Black
citizens, w h o com p rize o ve r o n e -fifth o f the p o p u
la tio n , w ill n ot a llo w a c o n tin u e d s u b ju g a tio n o f
Black A frica .
Lee Brown best choice
C o n g r a tu la tio n s to M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty B o a rd
C ha irm an Don C lark, fo r a p p o in tin g Dr Lee Brown
as D irector o f Justice Services.
Brow n w ill take
o ffic e June 1st, fo llo w in g the re s ig n a tio n o f Jake
Tanzer, w h o is ru n n in g unopposed fo r a judgeship.
Clark a p p o in te d Brow n as C ounty S h e riff a year
ago, m a k in g g o o d his w o rd that Blacks w ill re ce ive
e q u a l co nside ratio n fo r h ig h a p p o in te d positions in
his a d m in is tra tio n .
Brown is w e ll suited to this p o sitio n a nd has
show n his a b ility and ju d g e m e n t in his year as
S h e riff. He has re o rg a n iz e d the S h eriff's D ep art
m en t and has a tte m p te d to b rin g la w e n fo rc e m e n t
p e o p le closer to the c o m m u n ity th ro ug h the team
p o lic in g p la n a nd th ro ug h c o m m u n ity service p ro
jects.
Brow n has the e d u c a tio n a l b ackg ro u n d a nd the
p ra ctical e x p e rie n c e to d ire c t a nd c o o rd in a te the
co u n ty 's m a n y corrections program s.
W e c o n g ra tu la te C om m issioner C lark fo r his
a p p o in tm e n t a n d assum e that ’ the Board w ill
concur w ith his se lection.
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LETTERS
JUDGE WILLIAM RICHARDSON TO THE c o t
Women now
To the Editor:
This is in response to Hazel Hays'
recent letter regarding the employment
of Black women at the Bureau of laibur.
1 wish to inform you and the community
that the Civil Rights Division presently
has one investigato’ . and by May 17th
will have two investigators, who are
Black females. The Bureau of Labor, as
are all state agencies, is bound by the
rules and regulations of the Personnel
Division of the Executive Department.
We are prohibited from hiring individ
uals who do not first pass the initial
screening of the Personnel Division.
As to the point Ms. Hays incorrectly
raises in her letter about the Civil
Rights Division administering affirma
tive action for Black women, it should
be noted that since the Executive De
partment is directly under the Gover
nor's Office, and since the Governor's
Office is responsible for affirmative ac
tion through Mr. Harold Williams. 1
suggest that any concern about affirma
tive action and the state personnel rules
and regulations be reviewed with Mr.
Williams.
In this connection, the Bureau of
Labor, and particularly the Civil Rights
Division, has one of the best records of
any state agency in terms of affirmative
action compliance and minority compo
sition in our work force.
Judge Richardson is 44 years old atifi
is not ready to retire.
Judgr Richardson has a broad range
of legal experience in 13 years as a
private practitioner, trial lawyer, prose
cutor and trial judge.
Judge Richardson hus a BA degree
from the college of Idaho and a Doctor
of Jurisprudence from the University of
Chicago.
Judge Richardson is a legal scholar
willing to work hard on the busy Court
of Appeals
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a major role in promoting solar energy.
The power energy could, for example,
install solar power units in homes. The
homeowner would then pay a small
monthly charge, just like a utility bill,
until the solar unit was paid off.
"On the local level, the city of Port
land can have a significant impact on
reducing energy waste by changing
building, zoning and other city codes.
Right now, the city is conducting a
pioneering study to identify such energy
savings. I will study the final report
carefully, and will recommend to the
Council rode modifications which will
increase energy conservation. The city
must continue to take the lead in pro
moting mass transit.
It should also
encourage the MSD's plan to generate
energy from municipal wastes, a prac
tice that is being tried successfully in
many parts of the country.
“As I see it, passage of Measure «9
can be the incentive to begin some of
these vital moves.
More is at stake
here than the future of nuclear power.
Measure »9 gives every Oregon citizen
an opportunity to make a choice. We
can go on as before, continue to waste
energy, and eventually face an energy
shortage far more serious than the last
one. Or we can start to look at the
future, look at our options, and make a
decision to head off shortages by begin
ning now to conserve energy.
“I t is human nature to do little until
faced with a crisis.
But Oregonians
have taken the lead on crucial issues
many times in the past. I have faith
that they will do so again ”
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