Page 6, Portland Observer, September 18, 1986
Becchetti says
Reagan policies
court disaster
by Jerry Gomtr
A rnold Becchetti, Secretary for the
N ational O rganization o f the l orn-
munist Party U.S. A ., was in Portland
last week as part o f a west coast speak
mg to u r e n title d A ll Peoples Prom
A kouis ! Heayanisrn.
Becchetti, who ran for the Illinois
U.S. Senate in 1972 as a Communist
Party candidate, was scry critical of
President Reagan's policies, both
domestic and foreign. He said the Rea
gan A d m in istra tio n 's policy towards
South A frica is being dictated by big
business, resulting in the export o f
U.S. jobs to countric w ith a cheaper
labor force, therefore, resulting in
larger prosits for corporations. This,
according to Becchetti, is why the
Reagan A d m in is tra tio n is against
sanctions on South Alnca.
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ARNOLD BECCHETTI
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Bcccctti said the Blacks in South
A fric a earn ten times less than the
Whites Next to discrimination against
Blacks in the U.S. I abor Market, the
mam reason fo r the high unem ploy
ment rate among Blacks in the United
States’ exporting ol jobs abroad, says
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I he Reagan A dm inistration's Civil
Rights record was also criticize d .
Becchetti said the Reagan Justice IX-
partnicnt has waged .in all out attack
on Affirm ative Action.
T u rn in g to the A d m in is tra tio n 's
foreign p o licy, Becchetti called the
"C o n stru ctive In g a g e m e n i" policy
towards South A frica as “ IX-structive
Engagement.'' He said ''Reagan's sup
port fo r the government o f Pretoria
has strengthened the noose around
the necks o f m illions o f Black South
A fric a n s ." H ow ever, Becchetti be
lieves that the Blacks in South A frica
will eventually win their trccdom.
Becchetti also criticized the Admin
istration’ s policy towards Nicaragua
He said Reagan is trying to overthrow
the elected government o f that coun
try. Becchetti points out Ihe recent
m illing ol the Nicaragua Harbor and
Ihe continuing U.S support for anti-
governm ent rebels in that co u n try.
Becchetti siiid the present U.S involve
inent in Nicaragua is similar to V iet
nam in that llie U.S. is getting mor and
more deeply involved in a m ilita ry
operation He believes any direct null
tary involvement bv the U.S would re
sult in many Nicaraguan and Am er
ican casualties.
When Becchetti was asked to com
ment about people who say Moscow is
responsible fo r the present liberation
efforts ol Blacks in South A frica, he
responded, "T h o s e who claim the
Communist Party is behind the present
struggle in South A frica are Ihe same
individuals who supported slavery and
segregation in this country before
Ihe Black C iv il Rights Movement ”
These same in d iv id u a ls also accuse
Communists o f being " A n ti Amen
can" and fighting for goals foreign to
this country. Becchetti believes that
wherever there is an anti Communist
you most lik e ly w ill lord a racist
Becchetti says the Reaganites, who
have wrapped themselves in the t on
stituion and taken over Ihe W hite
House while violating all laws o l hu
man decency, are the real anti-A m er
icans.” It is their interests that are
foreign to this country and its best
traditions, not the Community Party,
says Becchetti
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