Portland Observer, April 15, 1982 Page 5
Washington Hotline
by Congressman Ron Wyden
Q. Congressman Wyden, you are
on record In support o f a bill which
would prohibit furth er development
and deployment o f nuclear weapons
by the United States and the Soviet
Union. Can you explain a little more
about this bill and why you are sup
porting it?
A . Every other issue we debate—
at the dinner table or in the C o n
gress-pales when we confront the
problem o f nuclear p ro life ra tio n .
This year, the world community will
spend more than $600 b illion pre
paring to kill ourselves. A big part
o f that preparation consists o f the
stockpiling o f explosive devices— an
e ffo rt which has already been so
successful that we now have more
explosive m a te ria l on this planet
than we have food.
Faced with these staggering statis
tics, it seems nothing short o f amaz
ing that we want to spend still more
money on nuclear weapons. And yet
many o f our leaders do.
The bill I have cosponsored calls
upon the U .S . and the Soviets to
prohibit further production and de
ploym ent o f nuclear weapons. It
seems a small price to pay to ensure
a safe future for ourselves— indeed,
for all mankind.
Q. This week y o u announced
y o u r In te n tio n to vote against
raising the national debt celling un
less certain conditions are met.
What are those conditions?
A. I really have two major condi
tions. The first is that the Adminis
tra tio n agree to budget com pro
mises that will lower the federal def
icit. The second is that the Adminis
tration give special consideration to
reviving the economy o f the Pacific
Northwest.
Meeting the first condition means
the A d m in is tra tio n must agree to
cut some o f the sacred cows it has so
far left virtually untouched. One of
those is the bloated military budget.
Another is the huge tax increase the
A d m in is tra tio n ram m ed through
last year on the false promise it
would deliver prosperity.
M eeting the second condition
means the Administration must take
such steps as:
•su p p o rtin g a m eaningful p ro
gram to assist the battered housing
and timber industries;
•backing o ff on its quest to im
pose disastrous waterway user fees
— which are really nothing more
than a new tax, and a new tax that
w ill cost us jo b s , new investm ent
and econom ic grow th p o te n tia l,
and;
•supporting a special jobs train
ing p ro g ram — a program run in
partnership between p rivate busi
ness and government.
I do not believe the first condition
is unreasonable when you consider
the alternative: the continuation o f
huge billion-dollar deficits that de
stroy our chances for economic re
covery.
A nd w ith o u t the second c o n d i
tion, Oregon is in serious trouble.
For Oregon, the great supply-side
experim ent has turned out to be
deny-side economics. Oregonians
are being denied jobs.They're being
denied the chance to provide ade
quately fo r themselves and th e ir
fam ilies. T h e y ’ re being denied the
o p p o rtu n ity to get ahead in busi
ness. And they’ re being denied the
opportunity to realize the American
dream o f home ownership.
I, for one, have had enough o f
deny-side politics. Oregonians de
serve a fair shake, and I intend to do
everything in my power to see that
we get it.
Prostitution : The customer
Part V I
by Harris Levon McRae
“ I don’ t like the idea o f strange
men coming through my neighbor
hood specifically for illegal sexual
purposes. I have daughters o f my
own to look out fo r.”
W h o are these “ strange m en”
that the concerned parent talked
about? What kind o f man buys sex
from a woman on the streets?
The customers o f a prostitute also
known as a " tric k ” or " jo h n ” can
be anyone. They arc Black and
w h ite, old and young and come
from all social, c u ltu ra l and eco
nomic backgrounds. They are the
reason prostitution exists— they de
mand and pay for it.
“ I'm in my early sixties and my
wife is five years older. We've been
married for thirty-five years and it
has been a good marriage in all ways
— but sometimes I need a change of
pace sexually, something new—and
young,” one man said.
Prostitution promotes the cultur
al idea that men should have sexual
services provided to them on any
terms they choose as long as they
pay for it.
"T h e re is a need for sex without
any long term c om m itm en t. I ’ ve
been thorugh tw o divorces and a
couple o f real heartbreaking affairs
with women. I would much rather
pay for it from some hooker than go
through the em o tio n al traum a
again,” one sex customer related.
" I find Black women very attract
ive and it is near impossible for me
to meet any in my circle o f friends
and in my line o f work— so I pay for
the p le as u re,” another customer
added.
The law forbids buying sex from a
prostitute, and many irate citizens
ask why more o f the sex customers
arc not arrested. The prostitutes,
not the customers or pimps, are usu
ally the ones arrested. C ap tain
Tobin o f the Drug and Vice Division
o f the Portland Police Department
comments: “ We are responding to
citizens’ requests for making some
arrests o f the johns. We use female
officers as ‘decoys’ and it has been
effective.”
For the most part Captain Tobin
finds the p ro stitu tio n customer
“ usually out of his neighborhood. It
is not uncommon to arrest the same
prostitute twice in a nigh, bu, for
the john it’s different. He jus, wants
to get his fine paid and be on his
way as fast as possible. Once busted
he rarely comes back into the area."
“ I have a feeling that many o f
these men are visiting from other
places— away from home and seek
ing sex,” adds Duane M cNanny o f
the M u ltn o m a h C o un ty Juvenile
Department.
Prostitution is very related to tra
d itio n a l dom inance o f men over
women in our society. It is expressed
in various ways including the feeling
o f some men that women are prop
erty, and the old “ do as I say and
not as I d o ” double standard fo r
men and women.
“ Women not involved in prosti
tution for the most part are against
prostitution, while males generally
tend to see it as a needed social out
let,” Captain Tobin said.
“ I f there are men w illing to pay
for sex, there will be women willing
to sell it ,” a Union Avenue prosti
tute stated.
Apparently this is true. The finan
cial rewards o f prostitution have led
more than one woman to choose it
as a profession.
“ Me and my old man go around
and around about this all the time.
He doesn't like me out there hoing
(whoring). I tell him that he has a
jo b to do every day and I ’ ve got
mine, you know,” one woman said.
"Some o f these guys spend forty
dollars for a girl for sex, they get a
hotel room, plus fringes like drinks
and food— I wonder where they get
the money,” Duane McNanny said.
Customers o f prostitution get the
money in various ways— expense ac
counts, robbery, hard work, allow
ances. Wherever this money comes
fro m , it is these very dollars that
make sure that prostitution is "here
to stay."
NBLaids small business development
by Harris Levon McRae
Founded in 1900 by D r. Booker
T . Washington, 12 years before the
U . S. C ham ber o f C o m m erce, the
National Business League (N B L ) is
the nation’s oldest business organiz
ation.
"T h e average Portlander has not
been aggressive enough when it
comes to economic developm ent.
The Oregon chapter o f the National
Business League was brought here
fo r that reason— to enhance eco
nomic developm ent in N .E . P o rt
land. It is the only business organi
zation in P ortland and in the state
o f Oregon geared toward Black bus
inesses,” said James Berry, coordin
ator o f the Oregon Chapter o f the
NBL.
A national federation o f associa
ting corporations, individuals and
business firms, the N B L ’s member
ship takes in a wide range o f busi
ness enterprises, ranging from inter
national trading concerns and high
technology manufacturers, to small
service establishm ents and single
proprietorships.
“ T h e O regon chapter is a little
different than the national organiza
tion in that it is made up o f small
businesses. Reaganomics have made
it where small businesses will get the
bulk o f the u n e m p lo y e d ,” Berry
said.
W ith a growing membership that
now includes 127 chartered chapters
throughout 37 states and the District
o f Columbia, the N B L has also de
veloped a national network o f asso
ciation a ffilia tes through the N a
tio n al C o un cil fo r Po licy Review
(N C P R ). In addition the N B L char
tered the B ooker T . W ashington
F o u n d a tio n , a fo u n d a tio n w ith a
mandate to maximize economic de
velopm ent in Black and m in o rity
communities.
" W e are currently working on a
jo in t venture with the A lliance for
Social Change to start a program to
create small businesses. We will set
up and help at least three businesses
in a year. O ur prim ary focus is on
Black business but we support the
entire community when it comes to
economic development.”
Booker T . Washington once said:
“ N o people ever got upon its feet
and obtained the respect and confi
dence o f the world which did not lay
its foundations in successful busi
ness e n terp rise.” M in o rity en te r
prise is v ita l not o n ly to the sus
tained growth o f our national econ
omy, but to the ultimate survival o f
minorities period.
A ccording to Berry members o f
the N B L feel th a t, “ Since o ur
fo u n d in g in 1900, the goals and
g u iding purposes o f the N a tio n a l
Business League have remained in
touch w ith the fundam ental tenets
o f American life. And there is noth
ing more fundam ental to A m erica
than business.”
Anyone interested in becoming a
member o f the N a tio n a l Business
League or who needs in fo rm atio n
should call 283-4C06.
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Uris seeks City Council seat
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pany has the legal resources to resist
for years.
The City must work with the large
corporations to influence them to
use local small businesses as sup
pliers and sub-contractors.
Banks should be asked to set aside
a pool for loan capital for small bus
inesses, many o f which are viable
but have cash flow problems.
Housing: There are three types of
rental problems: dilapidated hous
ing; retirem ent rentals where the
owner lives in one unit and rents
others; large rental companies.
When rental housing is not kept
up to code the City should act as an
agent to make it possible for tenants
to purchase as cooperatives, using
sweat equity as well as money. The
property should be brought to fire
code by the City.
Where owners are allowing build
ings to become dilapidated and plan
to turn them into condom inium s,
the City should act as an agent to al
low renters to form a cooperative.
Portland does not have an overall
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shortage o f housing but it has a
shortage o f a ffo rd a b le rentals.
There must be either subsidies to the
poor or rent control, which is often
a disincentive to maintenance, will
become necessary.
T he C ity should require some
low-income units in every develop
ment, and should facilitate develop
ment o f housing downtown.
Police: Uris supports the police
auditing committee just adopted by
City Council, but prefers a stronger
board. The ideal would be for police
to live where they work, and new re
cruits should be required to live in
the city.
Most police work is social work
and crisis intervention. The way the
police handle a situation can deter
mine if it is solved peacefully or be
comes a m ajo r incid en t. They
should have more training in human
rights and culture.
Police enforcement should con
centrate on violent crimes rather
than spending undue time on petty
crim in als who are easy to a p p re
hend.
C ity C o u n c il: U ris prefers that
Council members be elected by dis
trict. A lso, the o u t-o f-d ate system
o f having commissioners administer
bureaus should be ended. The
Council should be legislative— make
policy— and hire administrators to
run the bureaus. The current system
gives too much power to the Mayor,
who can change bureau assignments
at will, and causes commissioners to
“ trade” votes to protect their own
bureaus.
Schools: Uris would like to see a
City Commissioner take the respon
sibility to go to the business commu
nity and point out the need for a res
o lu tio n o f the c o n flic t over T u b -
man. A lthough the C ouncil is not
responsible fo r schools, school
problem s have a direct effect on
City government and business. As a
Tubm an parent he favored Adams
as a site, but believes the communi
ty’s desire for Elio, and the Board’s
earlier promise should be respected
and that the B oard's decision
showed “ arrogance and lack o f un
derstanding.”
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