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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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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