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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1976)
I I I pm » io South Africa is even stronger than the influence of Vara te r on Rhodesia s Ian Smith. The experience which we have had qrith race relations in this country could also help South Africa to develop a system of guaranteed m ajority rule, w hile protecting m inority rights. I t is in the United Stales' interest to avoid further bloodshed in southern Africa. I t is also in the interest of Black A frica to settle the question of Afriean liberation without violence, the oppression of apartheid is a rystom atic policy institu tionaliaed under law by the South Afri.'an government, while the oppression in certain Black ruled states of Africa is the result of a particular dictator and the attem pt to deal w ith historic trib al tension or the vestiges of coloaially in spired division. H ow ever, the same policy of aggress.vc diplomacy toward freedom and justice for all should he the policy in our relationships w ith Black African states, and «re must condemn injustice wherever it is and w hatever the color of its originators. ' . Z * A, / A 1 Carter speaks on Africa •ttjcctiv«« that Africa? H x United State* should pursue a foreign potter which encourages the process of needed change and orderly ana violent progress for the peoples of the en tire earth As a nation which itself struggled for freedom we must be aligned w ith the legitimate aspirations for self-determination and liberty of peoples all over the world. This should be accomplished prim arily through support and cooperation with m ultilateral inter naUonal institutions. The development potential of the world can best be encouraged through the W orld Bank, through the establishment of an economic partnership in the General Agreem ent on Trade and Tariffs «G ATTI, and by the establishment i through the International Monetary Fund« of an international monetary system which is equitable to the developing nations as well as to ourselves. The United States must alno continue to enter into bilateral aid programs and respond to the emergency needs of those nations that are struggling to develop democratic institutions. When in our D a yea national interest, we may also en ter into m ilitary aid programs whenever the national sovereignty of fnendlv nations is threatened by external powers. How e .s r , I think that the U nited States should refrain from convert activities which interfere w ith the internal affairs of friendly nations and should develop the kind of economic interdependence which would assure our ability to relate in a variety of ways to the nations of the world. The United States of Am erica is a world power and cannot escape from that responsibility and ail that it entails. Our economy needs the natural resources which Africa can offer, and we will not be able to solve our problems of unemploi roent and Inflation until there is a worldwide m arket system in which the producers and the consumers share equitably in the earth's resources turai As a nation, we must protect our own self interest and give some priority to those nations w ho share the democratic principles and ideals which our nation tries to embody How ever, we live in a world in which no nation can be completely w ritten off as unfriendly: a nation's friends are sometimes deter mined by her interest in a particular situation, and such should be the case w ith Africa. W hile it is very difficult to export Am erican concepts of democracy to another continent, we should always show preference for those democratic regimes that are based on m ajo rity rule and on the protection of m inority rights. But we must no ignore political realities that may not conform to our ideals. U nited States business interests «rill automatically move in the direction oi those countries which are rich in natural resources such as Zambia. Zaire. Angola and N igeria, but the foreign policy needs of the United States might well be fu rth er advanced by an association with Tanzania or Mozambique or the Sahei region which are in need of humanitarian assistance. Essentially, our two-fold approach of assistance through the International lievelopm ent .Agency of the W orld Bank and through improved A ID programs will be in the long term interests of this nation. of that the U S . eaa have a «kith Africa ■? Coatti I to the U S . this Ye*. Tbe involvement of Black A m e ri cans. Spanish speaking Americans and other ethnic and religious groups in our political system should be viewed as a national strength. W e are blessed w ith the fact that we are Jle world in microcosm. This should make us sensitive to the affairs of the en tire world and should also be the basis of very positive DENNIS BUCHANAN Multnom ah County Commissioner Endorsed by: T h e O regonian , Boa 14 0 2 .1 .O R »7247 Citizen of the Week Dave McCrea is presently serving his seventh year as prm dpnl of Borne Elem entary School, where be has been instrumental in keeping the school as s K-k school, in response to the expressed desire of the parents and community. Before coming to Boise M r McCrea had been principal for five years at Harvey Scott, and teaching principal at Wilson Park. U nder his leadership Boise is becoming a “Fundamental School.' emphasizing basic skills. The restructured schod year which will provide additional time for skill improvement and enrichment, was McCrea's des.gn. M r. McCrea is a longtime Portland resident. He attended Laureihurot grade school. G rant High School, and graduated from Lewis and Clark College During W orld W ar D he saw action in the Allied landing at Omaha Bench He and his wife. Ruth, have five children: tw o boy« and three girls, one of whom is still at home. M r McCrea is appreciated by his staff and school constituency for his genuine concern for the needs of the children and sensitivity to the suggestions of the Citizen's Advisory Committee. H e deploys personnel and resources with the goal of improving student self-image and achievement. He is concerned to know the history, culture, and concerns of the community. His talent as a photographer has not only built pride in individual children, but baa also been shared w ith student photographers anxious to improve their skillr. He has supported the student newspaper, and listens to the student council. Use all you need but save all you can . . . The People at Pacific Power A re yew aw are ia ' hto.ofaM gw ific Africa? I have received a growing number of questions in my political campaigning from Black Americans on the question of Africa. But. for the moot part. Black Americans are as domestically oriented as most white Americans, and they predominantly ask about race relations m this country and my approach to the problems of education, unemployment and economic justice in Am erica. I t would be a great help to this nation if people in public life w ere to he made aw are of the problems of Africa through a significant Black interest ia Africa. Americans might not have made the mistakes we made in \ wt nam had there been an articulate Vietnam ese m inority in our midst. Such an articulate m inority could have saved this nation 50.000 of her most promising young men. as well as more than $150 billion from our nation's treasury. Hl African yau pay attention to ft? Haw influence ywu to give a < to y e a r pottriet? Any politician who survives in public office learns to be sensitive to the active and legitim ate concerns of the voters. And while I would resist being dictated to by any particular constituency, there is no question that such a group would be influential. A President, however, must consider the total national need and develop foreign and domestic policies which do most for the common good and the national interest. There should be strong input from all constituencies into such a policy, but ultim ately that policy must be greater than the sum of its parts and become a coherent national policy protective of the interests of the United States and not just responding to the political pressures of any particular constituency. Da yea tbiak that African questians, as a whole, receive lew» thaa their w arrent ad coauderatiea by the UJ». gavaru- There is no question that Africa has been ignored since the days of John F. Kennedy. Africa should become, and will become, one of the major foreign policy issues of the coming decade. Many of our domestic and international problems will be determined by the direction of our policies in Africa. H i n t would you like to wee a» the baai« nf relation* between the U S . and Africa? The only basis of relationships between the U nited States and any part of the world must be that of mutual self interest. There is an amazing rongruity between the interests and needs of the Unied States and Arica. Africa needs development assistance and technological advances which only the United Sates can supply, and the United States needs both the resources and markets of an emerging Africa. This relationship should be built on mutual responsibility, mutual need, and a kind of partnership that is best expressed in the concepts of equality, justice and brotherhood. ‘TRUE CONSERVATION NEEDS YOUR NO VOTE ON #9" The wording ot #0 is extremely confusing I! a not a safeguard. but a ban Without nuclear energy we would be forced to needlessly waste natural gas oil and coal m electnc energy generation Either that or suiter power deficits and outages 1b retain our reliable electnc supply without wasting natural resources we must vote NO L B DAY former Director Department of Environmental Quality Vote to retain Du yuu that p en ai fry an active eavert? and creative relationship* w ith the rest of the world. Thia is particularly tru e of thia nation's Black m inority and Africa, aa well as our Spanish speaking m inority and L atin America. DON'T GET CAUGHT IN THE CONFUSION VOTE # 9 NO IL S . IT BANS NUCLEAR ENERGY I think that the United States' positmr in Angola should be one which admits w hat we missen opportunity to be « positive and creative force for good in Angola during the years th at we supported Portugese colonization. W e should also realize that the Russian and Cuban presence in Angola, while re g ret table and counterproductive of peace, need not constitute a threat to United State interests: nor does that presence mean the existence of a Communist satellite on the continent. The Cornmua isls have gives m ilitary assistance in many African nations but have never been able to remain there once indepen dence is achieved. The O A U policy of non alignment is so strong in the African tradition th at it is reasonable to assume that an independent Angola would continue in th at tradition. Furtherm ore, since Angola's survival economically depends on the sale of oil and other naturai resources to the W est, there » ill be some economic ties with any goverw- ment which emerges I t is extrem ely unfortunate that a unified government did not emerge a.ong the lines of the A lvor Agreem ent, and Americans and African alike should deplore the cynical racism and violence perpetuated by the Soviet Union and Cuba on the people of Angola. But it is not in the U.S. interest to perpetuate the killing by covert or overt m ilitary assistance which would only prolong the fighting. The need for stability and order will force any government to come to terms w ith tribal and ideological d iffer ence which might exist. O K S O W IA N S A iA lK J T TMI SAN OM MUCUJU1 t N X IC T • ISO S W »TV A V I « O k T U U ® O M k t JO« • MAS WT * A SSCALt 1 w w uuimmi lu itu&hiu • lw v itn e i for shipyard bonds. C ost of th e s h ip ya rd b o n d s is ju s t 91c a month for three years, based upon th e p ro jected shipyard market and tax on a $30,(XX) home. Not much, when one o u t of t e n - o r 55,000 jobs — in the tr i counties depend on it.’ How do you perceive the present I S . government's pottry toward ooutfrera African issues in general** Toward heath Africa? ShaaM boycott*, or other he taken against Sooth Africa because of its apartheid pottcica? How do yen see the eppreooann of apartheid, compared with oppression in some BUrk-rated states? Is it being partial to * South Africa and I just sat down and figured out how many of the items I use everyday come here by ship. And then I thought how much people in other countries must depend on the things grown and manu factured here. I don't think any of us would want to suffer the consequences of an unhealthy maritime industry. (e n tra i African Mrs Bill McDonald housewife nr f^w alorfaf For almost a decade the United States has had no positive policy toward South Africa The Angola situation is a result of this policy vacuum The United States should move immediately toward using leverage on South Africa to encourage the independence of Namibia and the beginning of m ajority rule in K h o dem . There is no question that independence will come in the near future. The only question is whether it comes through armed struggle sponsored by the Soviet Union or through sn aggressive diplo macy of peace encouraged by tbe I nitod States. The economic dependence of South Africa on the United States is such that an aggressive diplomacy need not include economic sanctions. Our influence on Many of the people who bank with us work in the shipyard. The more money they make, the more they save And that money is reinvested in new homes and businesses throughout the com munity. The shipyard must be expanded if these jobs are to be available in the future and if more jobs are to be created Venerable Booker banker I work in the shipyard so I know how much work has been turned away in just the last few months, either because the drydocks were too small, or because they were full. Those jobs could have provided work for a lot of peo pie I'd like to encourage my kids to work down there too someday Pay and benefits are good, the work is steady and you can make a good living They also offer excellent training pro grams, so you don't have to spend years and years going to school. But unless the facilities are expanded soon, many of today's jobs might not be around tomorrow. Versa Anderson shipyard worker ~irc • CflTHItoTtO M A *<r»M | MOWflTfrV IhtoAC» ra
