Page 2, Portland Observer, December 18, 1965
Letters to the Editor
EDITORIAL/OPINION
Ih e ( Ibserser we/< omes letters I d ihe ed itor I file rs should
he typ e d o r n e a tly p r im e d a n d signed w ith the a u th o r's
Black South Africans need
actions, not words
l ast week President Reagan and the American
Chamber o f Commerce criticized the racist South
A fric a P retoria government tor human rights
abuses. I he President said, “ I he government ot
South A fric a must abandon the inhuman policy
of apartheid and reach out tor reconciliation with
the c o u n try’ s 24 m illion Blacks. South A fric a ’ s
declaration ot a state o f emergency had given its
police essentially unlimited powers to silence critics
o f the government." I he Chamber ot ( ommerce
criticized the government’s handling ot the con
tin u in g unrest, and accused the police ot con
tributmg to the violence.
I tiese statements ot President Reagan and the
Chamber o f Commerce are hyptxrisy at its worst.
Reagan’s policy ot constructive engagement has
not only been a complete failure, but has actuallv
strengthened the noose around the necks ot Blacks
and people o f mixed races.
I hroughout his term as President, Reagan has
been an apologist ot the South A frican govern
merit. In ta ct, he once remarked that racial
segregation had been eliminated in South Africa.
Reagan made this statement Aug. 24 while
recuperating at his California ranch alter his July
1.1 cancer surgery, l ater tie retracted this
statement.
President Reagan's executive order which called
lo r negligible sanctions against South Africa con
tamed many kxrpholes. file order omits the clause
threatening stronger sanctions, such as no new in
vestment hi one year it apartheid is not being
dismantled.
name and address (addresses are n o t usualls pu blishe d)
Prostitution - here to stay
Zo the I-d ilo r
In considering (he q u e s tio n o l
I here are 1X6 U.S. companies in South Africa
which adhere to the Sullivan Code, which guaran
tees fa ir labor practices and equal employment
opportunities, Companies like General motors
and IB M have recently released public statements
reaffirming their commitment to remain in South
Africa. Apart field is beneficial to many Americans
and foreign companies by providing a cheap labor
market. P ro fits w ill be greater for those com
panics based throughout South Africa.
Only by to ta l divestm ent w ill the white
minority government ot South Africa give Blacks
and others the natural rights given to .ill people:
the right to be free.
Past history has shown that the world is capable
ot letting human atrocities occur tor long periixlx
fx’lore something is done. In this country , slavery
lasted tor hundreds o f years betoie it was
recognized that it was inhumane I lie work! knew
about Naz.i Germany , but did nothing to stop
Hitler until lie had slaughtered millions o f Jews.
I he same situation is ixcurring in South Africa
today. I tie Reagan a d m in istra tio n and the
American Chamber ot ( ommerce should take
fiositivc actions to stop this geiuxide.
I his can only be done through total economic
sanctions and total divestment. I util the above
occurs, the President and the I S companies
doing business in South \tn ca are just as guilty as
dial oppressive regime. I he oppressed living in
that country need action Irom the I anted States,
not m odification and relabeling ot constructive
engagement.
O N S O U T H A F R IC A
Year-end wrap-up for 1985
P o rtla n d e rs
O rg a n iz e d
fo r
Southern A fric a n I reedom (P O S A I I
is an um b rella group lo r several anti
a p a rth e id and peace g ro u p s in the
P o rtla n d area
W e s u p p o rt the
struggle in Southern A fric a to i sell
d e te rm in a tio n lo r peoples ot c o lo r
and .in end lo apartheid.
P< >S At educates ( Iregoniaus about
in P o r tla n d , and lias s u p p o rte d
divestm ent legislation It lem porarils
presented unloading ot South A triu m
ca rg o
in
Vancouver
I oca l
k iiig g e ia u d d e m o n s iia tio iis euded
w it h I he P resident's I xec u tisc O i dei
and ban on kiuggerand im ports
In O c to b e r. POS A I c o o rd in a te d
local a n ti apartheid actisHies as p a il
o l a n a tio n a l p ro te st X reco rd MMI
people m a rch e d and ta llie d clown
to w n
At PO S AI s re q u e s l, the
M a y o r issued a " D a y s o l P io te s l
A gainst A p a r t h e id " p ro c la m a tio n
and asked " a ll citizens ot p o itla n d to
call lo t an end to a ll S o n iti A t,lean
c o n d itio n s in S o u th e rn A fr ic a , op
pression o t the Biask m a io r ity , links
between racism in the I rilled Stales
and in S o u th A f r ic a , and I S
econom ic responsibililcs P O S A I ac
u sâ te s A m e ric a n s to w o ik in
s o lid a n tv
w ith m o ve m e n ts fo i
lib e ra tio n in Southern 'Attica, revog
n i/iiig the link between the snuggle ot
S o u th e rn
A f r ic a n
B lacks and
A m e rica n Blacks lo t sell deierm ina
non P a rticip a tio n ill P O S A I is open
t»» any <»ne c o m m itte d to POS AI 's
goals
P( >s AI has organized protests lo t
cin g the re s ig n a tio n o t ( als in \ an
Pell. South A ttic a 's honorary consul
a p a rth e id policies and practices, an
end to in se stm e n t in South A tr ic .i.
and lo strougls elle outage the treeing
o t N e lson M a n d e la and a ll S ou th
A tiic .in prisoners
< in te n t P O S A I plan s in c lu d e
slopping or delavmg the unloading ot
S ou th A fr ic a n c a rg o in the P a cific
N orthw est, such as the Dec 5 picket
ot P,ic Hi, M a ritim e o ffic e , ss lu d i
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w ill continue w o ik on divestment, the
c iillu ia l b o yco tt, and w ill assist the
I ree s,>mh Africa movemeni with the
I leedom I d ie t , ampaign
Also, t lie POS AI
p o n so i ed
O i egon Pet it io n ( a m p a ig n . w h ich
calls lo i an end to a ll a p a rth e id
policies and practices, im p o s itio n ol
immediate sanctions and treeing o l all
p o litic a l prisoners, has gatheicd KIMI
sig n a tu re s since Septem ber
I lie
pe tition s ,ue addressed lo President
Reagan, O tegou's I S ( ongiessional
Representatives, and ( he go n's other
elec ted iepiesetnatives
P< IS AI . pa i H a lly I unded by t tie
American I iiends Service » om m illee.
has an iiigent need ol lunds and is es
p lo r ilig ll l l i d i aisine p o s s ib ilitie s to
b o th c o n tin u e and expand O re g o n
anti apartbeid w o ik . including anotliei
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A I W ilham s. (re n e ra i M anager
sexual la s o is m re tu rn lo r m a te ria l
b e n e fits) exists in the a n im a l w o rld
among Ihe Prim ales Since man is a
Prim ate, we must therefore recognize
dial p ro s lilu lio n is a pari ot our osei
a ll in h e rita n c e Iro m o u t tu r r s an
ecsiors As such, il can never be
discarded as long as our species sui
vises, no m a lle i bow m uch w is h fu l
dunking we indulge ill
Racism has caused m ans o l our
|xxu Artisans, so-called p ioslitu ie s to
lx- lo u n d w alking Ihe sheets o l P ori
land fr o m ihe very beginning, die so
called ch ris lia n slave masters sought
10 dens our hu m an ity and Horn Ihe
vers beginning c a p ita l was then in
leresl I ike Black slaves "fa s te n e d
together” m die bolds o l slave ships.
Black pe op le lo d a s ate la sle n e d
together in Ihe ho ld s o l A m e rika n
racism We ate laslened together by
our history, by die m yriad ol oppres
sise events and circu m sta nce s w iib
w h ich we m usí c o n s ia n tls co n te n d ,
and bs ih e extent lo w h ic h racism
makes health a lu x u is m ils Ihe rich
and the non poor can a llo r d or oh
lam I lie parntul truth which we must
lace is th a t litó se p o o r w o m en are
ig n o re d , m is lie a le d , abused, and
biutah zed bs Ihe current health care
delivers system in the I niled Slates
Ind eed , as Sam uel A e lls s tro u g ls
asserts in the ( h o icc, ihe la d ie s o l
health b iu ia h is parallel die tactics ol
police b iu ia h is I he lo rm c r la d ie s
ate mils "m o te subtle" and ha id ci lo
perceive Bs s it lu e o l ils Ile q u e u c s .
health b iu ia h is has all.lined die same
measuie o l "ic s p e d a b ilils as police
brutality
AA hen a m od el n g il I m a rt ic ' lo r
w e a lth and or s ia lu s , m a lic io u s
longues ate apt 10 sav th a t she is
p io s i il ui m g
h e is e ll.
p io b a b lv
uuawaie how neat die iiu ih dies arc
I o r. le i's not kid ou ise lse s, d ia l is
esadlv whal she is doing and iheie is
nolhiug unna luial 01 suipnsilig ahoul
11 She is sim ply obesing a p o w e tlu l
teníale m slm cl shaied bs out cousins
the g ib b o n s and in o n k e s s and
baboons to i mans m illio n s o l seals
AA e can no mot« aippiess pi»>siiluiion
Ilian we can ans ol out odiei m heiiled
N a tio n a l A d v e r tis in g R e p r e s e n ta tiv e
A m a l g a m a t e d P u b lis h e rs
N e w Y o rk
In c
No j°Y f rom
Toy & Joy
instincts
No punishm ent not even to r lu ic
or dealb has esei banished ihe At
Iisan (W h o re ) Iro m hu m an societs
M ost m en, some o f the lim e , and
some men. mosl o l (he lim e, w ill Im d
other sexual outlets unavailable ot un
satisfactory and w ill seek pro siiiuies
And there w ill always be women, who
Irom need oi Irom greed, w ill answer
die demand
A m erikan laws suprcvvmg p ro stitu
tio n are, indeed, c o n lra d ic to is and,
in ms o p in io n , i. ilb e i r id ic u lo u s
P ro s lilu lio n is a tael in ib is cou ntry
las ans cle rg ym a n or social w o rk e r
who has evei worked in ans cits w ill
a tte s t), but one w h ic h o f f ic ia ld o m
seems lo th in k w ill “ go aw a s " it it is
ig n o re d or it il is rig o ro u s ly sup
pressed bs ill thought out legislation.
I u til the la d o l p r o s lilu lio n is
recognized and realisticalls and posi
liv e ly de alt w ith as a t a d o l th is
s o c ie lv , ih e present s ilu a lio n w ill
prevail I n lil w lia l is c rim in a l ahoul
p ro s lilu lio n and w hich person in this
rclaiionship (d ia l is, wom an, man. 01
bo th) is then gu ilty o l a c rim in a l acl
a re cle a ils spelled o u t, die "p a ie n d s
a n lile m a le " p r o s lilu lio n law s w ill
prevail
1 ismg in the reality o l this s ix ie ty .
I've accepted die la d dial p ie in a n la l,
p o s im a riia l and e x ir a m a iita l sexual
act is il ies 011 their ow n merits and not
bs siandaids dial bung greater injury
lo diem
I egahzed p r o s iiiu in m indeed has
several redeeming qu a litie s I 01 me,
a ll sexual ie la llo n s h ip s o u ts id e the
m airiageconsenanl mas be illicit Bui
I also re co g n ize degrees o l im
m oiahty Ind ulg ing in die services o l
the p io s lilu le is la i b e lte r Ilia n an
a d u lte ro u s r e la llo n s h ip , because
u d u lle ,s mas have disastrous s»>cial
con seq ue nces, such as d is 01 ce and
m aladjusted children I ikewise, coun
lues w h ile p io s lilu lio in is legal have
la i lower ille g iim ia cy tales. I u id ic t
m oie, legalized p io s tilu tio n provides
an o u lle l lo i die de via te w h o m ig ht
olheiwise com nul sexual oltenses
II is repulsive lo i anyone lo to n e
du n criteria on die Atlisuiis. M orality
cannot be legislated, and Ibose w ho
lu iile lv u ite m p t 10 e lim in a te "1111
m o ia lilv " in 1 ho I as),ion only c i eale a
greater
c v e il ty ra n n y
ol
die
An ( Ijx 'ii I file r
V/z D on Maser
/ ire bureau 'v I os
VZi dear
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A Jos
Maser
I am w rilin g per my phone convei
S.1I1011 w ith you and olhers o l this das
and to set ihe reco rd s tra ig h t. I his
lohnson fam ily was not a recipient ot
I ov A los dus sear esen th o u g h ms
signature appears on a receipt ot lo s
A Joy's li is Hue d ia l ms fa m ily is a
la m ils d ia l c o u ld w e ll use ih e
geneiosils o l others' However, i w ill
not subject mvselt 01 my fam ily lo the
kin d o l d is re -p ic itu l tie a im e n i I we
were j’ lis s lo as a result ot ms our
conlacl(s) w 11 li I ov A lov
I he represented lo be g ilts de sig
nated to r 111s three d a u g h te rs w eie
laken back lo lo v A los »»illy a lte r
plum ing lirs l, explaining die siiuaium
and being in fo rm e d th a t a m istake
was p ro ba bly made and lo re tu rn lo
I os A los w ith Ihe “ g ills " to i die es
change I p o n ms re tu rn 10 I oy A
lo s. I was to ld am ong many other
things dial I should be “ grateful tor
ans d u n g " and d ia l I had " u p s e t ”
lo lk s there because I bad requested
B lack d o lls and lo ss lo i ms B lack
lam ily Ihe exjvected bs me-10 be es
changed g ills weie laken Irom me and
given lo anolhei ladv dial was m I oy
A lov and I was told d ia l my fam ily
w o u ld no i receive ans g ills w b aiso
ever " n u l even a ba ll” .
I stale here and now d ia l die
negative actions and reactions that I
received fro m lo s & Joy were non
( lu is tia n . la cist and h u n ib u g g ish I
am a Black m o lh e r w ilh three Black
da ug hters and I base every rig h t lo
requesl Black dolls and Black loss lo r
ms Black lam ils I w ill continue I»» do
so esen when n means a racist non
1 espouse I nun Ihose conduit agencies
cla im in g 10 share die giving sp irit o f
1 hiistm as. as was die case w ith lo s A
Jos this se.11
Mrs I
Sineerele,
R Johnson
m a io iiis
I >r
la m il
l herosee
EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY
Take his keys!
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I »»ntiast tin im ages d ia l ihese
sounds cieale in soiii iiiiih I
I 11st, die sounds ot a crackling tire,
ot laughing voices, »»I ice being dioj»
ped in to glasses, o t cheeis b o lu la s
music
Second, die s o n o w lu l w a il o t an
am bulance siien, die anxious consei
s a lio n »»I Irie ild s and le la lis e s , an
echoing loudspeaker calling die name
ot a plissiciaii
Ih e li r s l sounds are those o l a
holidas p a ils , ix'ihaps at youi house
Ih e o th e rs ate sounds o u ts id e a
hospital emergencs r»x»in, possibly at
d riv e rs
k ill
d id
( )reg»»nians each seal, and seiiously
injure another IP Odd I hai is ahoul
die num ber o l Ians w ho t ill I ugene's
M c A r th u r t o u ri to r a s iilil out
haskclball game
Bus bs knowing bow lo make sour
parts salei, sou can help sour guests
avoid uageds on ou i highways You
Portland Observer
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p r o s titu tio n , it is essential th a t we
giasp ihe significance o l its o rig in s
I o d o th is , we m ust dig tar deeper
than Babylonian orgies or ancient lei
dirty rites P roslilu lio n (the ottering ol
lei die pails
D ru n k e n
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B e reserve the rig h t lo edit f o r it ne/h Mad I
Observer, Z‘ O Hos ,1/r / ortland. t >R v dW
also can p ro le c l y o u rs e ll fr o m the
po ssib ility o l lawsuit bs an im iix c n t
peison w hom one ot v»»ur guests in
lures
I he O regon l i a t l i c S alciy ( om
mission has published tw o hooklels
both are tree lo help sou plan a sate
parts and to advise sou on managing
guests w ho base had one i»x» mans
I or example, Ihe b»x»klels suggest a
num ber ot a lte rn a tive s lo i h a n d lin g
die guest win» should not drive home
A on can »hive him , die g u c'l can slas
o s e iiiig h l 111 sour hom e, you can call
a laxi, 01 it neccssaix sou can d l l die
die h o o k le ls sas. y o u r fr ie n d w ill
thank sou Idler
sou lalet
I lie ho oklels also c o n ld in lips l»»r
id e u iils in g guests w h o sh o u ld not
drise. aiisweis 10 usual excuses, even
U n ix's and lips lo i a p ptop ridle lix x ls
and di inks
I xamples
Answeiuig I \c uses
I xciise
" I onls d ra n k beet
not
Ihe haul s lu ll
Answer I here is no d ilt e ie iic e
Ix'iwecn an ounce ot alcohol in a beei,
a glass o l wine or a n x k la il Iake bis
kess
I sense ' ' I d o n 't liv e la i I can
make il
Answer I hal nisi means die cab
la ic w ill be clieajx'i oi die drive shot
lei lo i Ihe In e n d w ho is d riv in g bun
home M o ie im p o rta n i, diree ou i ol
tou r clashes ix c u i w iih m 2 ' miles ol
home la ke his kess
I xcuse " I can’ t a llo u l a cab
A h • ■' ci Give him a loan 01 pass
die hal among ln e iid s w ho aic there
I ab la ie isn't dial big a deal Neither
is sour friend's misplaced pride la k e
Ins kess
Idenlitsm g lu io x id h o n
Among clues d ia l a guest h o u ld
not d riv e are lack o t c o iit d in a t ii’ n,
s lu rre d speech, d o u b le m a k in g
change o r lig h tin g c ig a re tte s , d d
tic u lly w a lkin g (01 an unusual g a ill.
ra m b lin g
c o n s e rv a tio n ,
a c tin g
aggiessivels, bloodshot eves, radical
changes m behavior, loud, boisterous
»»r elude behavior
Parts lip s
I ood Be sure lo serve lo u d
Although lo od w a s n o p o w c i lo sobei
auv»»ne up. u chx's slow down the i.ue
o l a lc o h o l a b s o ip lm n in die b lo o d
stream H ig h p ro te in and sia rch s
11 x cis aig he's!, avoid sails sn .u ks
Beverages II sou seise an alcoholic
j'u iic h , make il w ith a non c.uboualed
base so il w ill not be absoibed m lo Ihe
b lo ix ls iie a m so tjuickly Have seseial
jig g e rs at die bar so d rin k s can be
measured
B e d e l set. base a b a ite n d e r
g u e s is d iin k m o ie responsibls when
dies know someone is aware o l how
o lie n they come hack tor a re fill. ( m
o il the alcohol al least an lio u i before
die p a ils is over, no exceptions Be
c i'ila in lo have non a lco h o lic du n ks
a va ila b le la th u d o l die p o p u la tio n
chx's not cliink alcoholic beverages)
I be bixiklets I10111 which these lips
com e are called " P o lic e A re n 't die
<»nls P eople AA ho S lo p D r in k in g
D r iv e r s " and " K e e p die llo liila s
Spirit Alive "
Both .lie lice hs calling die 24 lio u i
lo ll tree number o l the O regon f ia t
In S a fcis ( o m n u ssio n I 800 u22
2022 i l l sou mas w r ile d ie I ou i
m issio n at S la te I ib ra rx B u ild in g ,
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