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Congressman Ron Wyden
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O f the 24 million people who live
countants. The same is true in fields
in South A frica, only the four
such as medicine, dentistry, science
million whitei enjoy full political,
and law. These are the specialties
legal and economic right«. The rest
from wheih leaders spring—leaders
have been «tripped of their citizen
who can forge a Black middle class
ship and their dignity. They have
in South A frica capable o f gover
been asiigned to ethnically bated
ning in the best interests o f all the
homeland« which remain habitually
nation.
underdeveloped. They are con-
This scholarship— taken from
«igned to an inferior educational
already allocated monies, so no new
«yitern where per-pupil spending is
expenditure is needed— has won the
one-tenth that of white children.
approval so far from two major
There it little hope to escape
committees in the House and soon
because Black South Africans are
will be voted on the House floor. I
denied political participation.
intend to stand up in support of this
Power is not shared; it is hoarded.
scholarship fund.
This has been the situation since
Training 150 Black South
1948
when
the A frikaan er-
Africans won’t by itself undo apar
dominated National Party took
theid. But it will reverse the record
power in South Africa. But now, as
o f mouthing opposition to apar
the light o f exposure has shone on
theid, but doing little constructive
South Africa, resentment is building
about it.
both within that nation and
This program will represent, in
without.
the most concrete o f terms, a real
The unique brand of systematic
commitment by the United States to
and legally enshrined racial
help Black South Africans help
discrimination in South Africa has
themselves.
become one o f the most explosive
In the end, a resolution of South
issues in all of Africa.
A frica’s problems will come from
Many African leaders believe that
within. We need to make sure South
South A fric a ’s unwillingness to
Africa has the best options available
grant Blacks any genuine political
to her.
rights will breed inevitable violence
Since there are 350 American
and guerilla warfare. That, in turn,
companies in South A frica which
will feed growing instability in
employ nearly 100,000 workers—70
Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique,
percent o f whom are Black— the
Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland.
United States also must dedicate it
Such a prospect has grave
self to improving the lot o f the
strategic importance to the United
average worker there.
States. If the government in South
A frica is toppled, our access to
It is in our own best interest to do
precious and strategic metals will
so, as American investors have
potentially be hampered unless the
about $2 billion invested in South
United States is perceived as having
A frica and U .S.-South A frican
been on the side of racial justice.
trade amounts to $3.5 billion an
Perhaps most im portant, the
nually. We are the second largest
United States, itself having
foreign investor in South A frica,
struggled with racial discrimination
and her largest trading partner.
to the point of civil war, has a moral
While some American firms have
obligation to stand up for the rights
been at the forefront of progressive
of all human beings, regardless of
reforms at the workplace, others
race. The policies of apartheid prac
just pay lip service to fair em
ticed in South Africa should— and
ployment principles.
do— kindle harsh memories o f our
The Sullivan Code, a statement of
own struggle. They also should kin
fair employment principles drawn
dle an unbreakable resolve to par
by the Reverend Leon Sullivan of
ticipate constructively in the
Philadelphia and signed by more
dismantling o f apartheid and the
than 100 companies doing business
establishment o f enlightened
in South Africa, has helped. But the
policies— policies that will carry
time has come when we must ex
South A frica forward and away
plore making the provisions o f this
from the abyss o f civil strife and
code m andatory, instead o f just
revolution.
voluntary.
Congressman Stephen Solarz, one
That code provides for:
of the leading spokesmen for the
Non-segregation o f races in the
rights of Black South Africans, has
workplace.
proposed dedicating $5.7 million to
Equal employment and pay op
bring 150 Black South Africans to
portunities.
the United States for training in
Initiation o f training programs
specialized professional fields.
preparing Blacks for supervisory,
M r. Solarz notes, for example,
administrative
and
technical
that there are only 10 Black South
positions.
African engineers and only 10 ac
Increasing the number of Blacks
in management positions.
resentment of South African Blacks
flares into fighting in the streets.
housing, transportation, education,
Resolution won’t necessarily im
recreation and health facilities.
prove the situation for Black South
I believe U .S . corporations
Africans. But neither will foot-
should be required to sign a
dragging on apartheid.
statement, in advance o f making
A concerted effo rt to induce
new investments in South A frica,
meaningful change in South Africa
indicating they w ill abide by the
is part o f an enlightened foreign
Sullivan Code.
policy in this troubled region o f the
I f mandatory enforcement o f the
world— a foreign policy that in
code does not prove to be an agent
cludes retaining the Clark Amen
of positive change, however, I agree
dment prohibiting covert U.S. aid to
completely with the Congressional
insurgents in Angola and Mozam
Black Caucus that we should move
bique; continuing aid to Zimbabwe,
to prevent any further investment in
and pressing for an internationally
South Africa by U.S. corporations.
acceptable solution to the Namibian
We cannot delay applying
question.
pressure on South A fric a in con
Most important, I oppose apar
structive ways to bring an end to
theid and favor acting now,
apartheid. Every minute, every day,
positively yet forcefully, to forge
every year that slips by is time that
fo rw a rd -lo o k in g p o lic ie s — fo r
cannot be reclaimed— and, worse,
South African’s Blacks and whites,
time we will live to regret if the quiet
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T itle I, funds for children of
e c o n o m ic a lly d is a d v a n ta g e d
families, will lose $688,207, with
other Title I programs losing lesser
amounts -- preschool, handicapped,
n e g le c te d /d e lin q u e n t, m u lt i
handicapped. The total Title I loss is
$710,591.
Follow Through is a program
operated at Eliot and Irvington to
provide specialized education for
students who have attended Head
start programs. This program will
be completely eliminated. The
federal budget was cut by two-
thirds, with (he most successful
programs funded and the others cut
completely.
Emergency School Aid Act
provides
funds
to
support
desegregation. These funds go to
schools receiving minority students
and currently are used for teacher
training and parent involvement.
This program will be cut by
$194,419or nearly 50 percent.
t he district will also lose $1.2
m illion in C E T A funds, but
The
disadvantaged
child
project— earmarked
for
the
education of “ culturally disadvan
taged”
children
by
the
Legislature— was decreased to SI
million, a loss of $80,000.
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$58,500, approximately a 40 percent
loss.
The major portion o f these
budgets are for staff, so the cuts will
have an adverse effect on em
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O f particular concern are aides and
other specialists, who are Black, and
whose positions will no longer be
available.
In response to questions by
School Board member Herb
Cawthorne, Superintendent James
Fenwick assured the board that
Black teachers who have had special
assignments in these programs will
be returned to regular assignments.
“ I f the program is cut and we
don’t protect them, we’ll be playing
the same old ’soft money game* that
is often played with ethnic em
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Although federal funds have been
cut, there was an increase in state
funds o f between $1.2 and $1.3
million.
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Federal budget cuts will have an
impact on the Portland School
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day. Portland w ill lose ap
proximately $2.3 million in federal
funds with most of the loss coming
in four programs: Title 1, Follow
Through, ESAA and C E T A -- all
programs that impact the Black
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