Pag» 2 Portland Observer, April 20,1963
Citizen rally opposes sales tax
by Kich Lochner
Representative Lea AuCoin ID-Ora.) speaks to
local m eeting on hie trip to Central America and
hla opinione on U.8. Involvement in the region.
(Photo: Richard Brown)
AuCoin opposes Reagan war
T w o months ago Congressman
Lei AuCoin returned from a trip to
Central America. Writing to Oregon
Democrat* in an April newsletter of
the Oregon Democratic Party, A u
Coin brought his message to party
activists: “ ( I ) Unconditional nego
tiations are the only solution to the
crisis; (2) Military aid is preventing
these negotiatins; and (3) the (Rea
gan) Administration has turned the
human rights certification require
ments into a creative writing exer
cise in order to keep m ilitary aid
going at all costs."
In his message to Oregon Demo
crats, AuCoin reiterated his inten
tion to fight appropriations for mili
tary aid, calling the Reagan call for
elections in El Salvador later this
year a "sham " to give the false im
pression that progress is being
made. AuCoin noted that his dele
gation to Central America had been
prevented from entering El Salvador
because the Salvadoran government
was unable to guarantee their safety
from rightist violence. AuCoin con
cluded, " I f the Salvadoran govern
ment can’t protect a U.S. Congres
sional delegation for three days,
how can we expect it to protect can
didates of the opposition in an elec
tion."
A u C o in ’ s position is sim ilar to
the current efforts of Mexico, Costa
Rica, Panama, and Venezuela, who
have joined in a diplomatic initiative
calling for direct negotiations
among all parties in the Salvadoran
conflict.
Earlier, in a February 19 constient
meeting with local foreign policy ac
tivists, AuCoin discussed his trip to
C entral A m erica, and sounded a
note of alarm on conditions in Gua
temala, where he found ample ev
idence that the Guatemalan govern
ment is carrying out massive atroci
ties against Native Americans.
The problem with the Reagan pol
icy, he summarized, is that it accepts
criminals and thugs as America's
friends as long as they claim to be
Divestment bill fails
(Continued from p a ir I coiumn 6)
quire that funds be prudently d i
vested in a reasonable period of time
after the bill becomes law. Excluded
firms are deferred as those that have
more than 50 employees, gross more
than $500,000 annually, or invest
more than $500,000. This bill was
introduced by the Interim Commit
tee on Aging and Minority Affairs,
but was tabled in Com m ittee in
favor of HB 2772, which is consid
ered a compromise.
Rep. Carl Hosticka (D-Eugene),
said the greatest concern expressed
about the bill is regarding the invest
ment o f PERS (retirement) funds.
The Secretary o f State’s office has
claimed that the bill would guaran
tee that those funds would not earn
as much from investment, but there
has been no evidence offered to veri
fy that claim. In fact, Hosticka said,
whenever comparisons have been
made the performance of the invest
ments excluding companies doing
business in South Africa has been
equal to or better that those includ
ing the offending corporations.
The second concern is that U.S.
investments help oppressed black
people in South A frica: " . . . w e
have to consider that the major ef
fect of these investments is to prop
up a regime that systematically op
presses the majority of the people."
" T o me the moral question is
whether the people of this state are
going to profit from a regime that
suppresses 80 per cent of its popula
tion."
Rep. Mary Alice Ford (R-Wash-
inglon County), said the bill would
p ro hib it investment in American
companies and lead to loss of jobs,
"som e right here in O re g o n ."
Should banks be excluded "and cor
porations bear the brunt o f our
w ra th ? " she asked. Also, if there
should be an overthrow of the gov
ernment o f South A fric a , "w e
might very well be in a position, be
cause of the legislation, o f not being
able to assist through investment the
very people the sponsors of this bill
care so much about."
Republican opponents look ad
vantage of HB 2772's weakness to
excuse their opposition.
Tony Van Vliet (R -C o rv a llis ),
said, " I feel very sensitive to M r.
H ill's comments and I don't think
there is anyone with a Republican
background and a Lincoln philoso
phy who doesn't feel as sensitively
about it as you do
The thing
that bothers me about this particu
/
lar b ill is that it does not achieve
what I think you and I want. I don't
think we should shy away from ra
cial issues or racial inequality, but if
you’ re going to write a b ill then
write it correctly and pinpoint the
major problems.. .who will fill that
void if we leave and will their stan
dards o f equality be better than
ours?. . .Simply having a program
which puts people out of work and
having no backdrop, even though
they may be w illing to stand and
'cry for the beloved country,* does
not fit with our particular role of so
cial justice.
"Money is not the issue; the issue
is can you get the social change that
we want to apply by this particular
measure.
"This is not going to achieve what
both Rep. H ill and I would like to
see happen in South A frica."
Hosticka quoted the Secretary
(.renerai of the South African Coun
cil o f Churchei: "Som e have said
that if we get out o f South A frica
others will invest. The moral turpi
tude o f the argument is breath
taking. It's like saying, 'H e y , a
woman is going to be raped and if I
don't do it someone else w ill.'"
The question. Hosticka said, is
"D o I want me and the people I rep
resent to p ro fit from such a re
gime?"
A roll call vote was requested by
Rep. Rick Bauman, requiring mem
bers to shout "Yes” or " N o " rather
than pushing the electric counter
on (heir desks. The vote was 35 to
24. Voting no were: Republican
Represenalaives: Anderson. Bel
lamy, Brugoitti, Calouri, Campbell,
DeBoer, Ford, Hanneman, Harper.
Johnson, D. Jones, D .E . Jones,
Lombard, Markham. M iller. Park
inson, Rutherford, Schoon, Smith.
Trahern, Van Vliet, Van Leeuwen,
Z ajonc. Dem ocratic Representa
tives: Gilmour, Hanlon, Lindquist,
M cCracken, R ijken . L. Roberts,
Scaverà. Shiprack. Simpson, Whal-
lon and Young.
As the Representatives left the
floo r to seek consolation in the
House lunch room, a sense o f em-
barassment prevailed. " I can't bite
the hand that feeds me," one fresh
man Democrat was heard to say. " I
couldn't vote no; I'd be labeled a
racist," said one old-timer. A " lib
e ra l" Republican who is also a
banker just dropped his eyes.
The sheep and the calves still
waited outside.
(Editor's not«: Due to a Tuoaday
vota to raconaldar. HB 2772 will
hava another vota I
"anti-com m unists." Appealing to
Oregonians to remember the spirit
of World War II opposition to fas
cism, AuCoin called for an end to
support for “ Nazi-like hit men" in
El Salvador and Guatemala.
Wyers also stated their opposition
to the sales tax. Only Reps. W ally
Priestley (D-Portland) and Gordon
Shiprack (D -B e a v e rto n ) among
them have said they're against rtftr-
ring a sales tax plan to the voters un
der any circumstances. The OUSST
coalition opposes referral, calling it
"a foot in the door."
" It's time to take the burden o ff
the w orking people's b a c k s /N o
sales ta x !” sang 300 anti-sales tax
protesters at the State C a p ito l in
Salem, April 15, in chorus to a song
by local folksinger Kevin Johnson.
They heard speakers from the anti
sales tax coalition, OU SST, as well
as legislators, blast the new unified
sales tax proposal.
A piggyback sales tax, on top of
the four percent proposed, could be
enacted by cities, counties and other
local governments, said Jan Wyers
(D-Portland), Senate Majority lead
er. An eight percent tax is levied in
some Washington Stale cities be
cause o f such piggy-back taxes, he
said.
The same businesses that say they
need their property taxes cut are ex
porting profits made in Oregon
overseas, said Dave McTcague, Ore
gon's representative on the Demo
cratic National Committee.
Representatives from the Oregon
A F L -C IO , the Oregon Citizens
P arty, the Oregon-W ashington
Farmers U n io n , and the Grey
Panthers also spoke briefly.
A half-dozen legislators besides
bers of (he House Revenue Commit
tee in a closed five-hour meeting.
The new plan most resembles (he
pro-business Taxpayers for a Better
Economy plan, says one Salem leg
islative aide. "Everything that pro
tect* business would go into the con
stitution. everything that protects
workers and consumers could be re
pealed by the legislature," he say*.
Business would get across-the-
board relief, meaning it would get
60 percent o f the benefits, while
paying 20-40 percent of the price for
the sales tax. The rebate plan for
those making $17,500 or less could
be cut in a budget crisis, just as
properly tax relief has been fre
quently cut.
"Unfairness” was the main rea
son demonstrators gave for oppos
ing the new tax. Charles Lau, an
cannery worker, said, " I earned less
than $6,000 last year, but I paid ten
percent of that in taxes. I don't need
to pay another four percent of what
little I make on a sales (ax. They can
find better ways to raise money for
the state."
Retiree C liffo rd Walker said the
motive behind the tax is "to take the
burden off the big corporations."
Citizens testimony ran strongly
against the sales tax at legislative
hearings held around the state in the
past m onth. Chances for the tax
seemed dim.
But momentum dram atically
moved the other way with the an
nouncement o f a unified proposal
A p ril 13. Business, local govern
ment, and teacher representatives
put together the plan with top mem
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Attention
Kathy Loranz
I've been looking all over town
♦or you. I can't aeem to find you
anywhere. I want you to know
we care about you.
Call M r. Bill
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