The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 11, Ed. 1, Tuesday, October 4, 1983 Page: 2 of 8
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"I have a black I have a woman two Jews
and a cripple."
If anyone else had said it' the-statement
would have been considered a joke. However
Secretary of Interior James Watt said it and
according to some people should be fired for it.
True if a politician made the statement Ids
staff would have a right to string him up. The
comment was made off the cuff and agreeably .
shouldn't have been made but Watt is not a "
politician. He never has claimed to be one and
he never would be a good one.
However he has been very effective in
getting his policies passed through some tough
opposition.
How can anyone justify firing one of the
most effective ntembers of the cabinet
because he's not a master politician?
Any debate over James Watt should focus on
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his policies not his rhetoric. As Interior
secretary Watt has improved the maintenancftof
national parks instead of enlarge them. He has
taKen puoiic lands not'5' parks orM
management areas and leased them to
mining companies for development of
needed resources.
If Watt is guilty of anything it is managing the
nation's resources for future generations. He has
created a strategic minerals policy to ensure
that American public lands are used for their
resources but are used correctly and safely. 4
Of course Watt's record is not spotless. He has
shortened the list of endangered animals and
shifted emphasis to protecting animals on the
list. Environmentalists claim that listing an
animal gives it protection and they are probably
correct.
However Watt has brought a common sense
approach to the management of the nation's
public lands which is the largest portion of his
job. He is commited to the long-term not the
short "If you only see 1963 then you don't
open the lantisrup foe long-term commitments."
If you're looking toward ttottM cMurythn
you're willing' to'lease some lands for coal
development for oil and gas development;
you're willing to invest in parks to restore
them; you're willing to improver the refuges
because you believe that the people in the next
century.. .also should have the right and the
privilege of enjoying these lands which are
their lands."
Watt is willing to defend his record but
professional environmentalists would rather
attack him on his religion his philosophy or
his personality. He is not a smooth talking
politician but lie is an effective cabinet
member whose policies will one day speak for
themselves.
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Con: Comment 'purr-feet' excuse ;to boot Watt
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ty MERLIN MANN
Guest Columnist
James Watt is like a 'restless housecat
awaiting his chance to claw up livingroom
drapes.
The nation's secretary of the interior seems
unable to avoid trouble.
His latest embarrassment was to say about
an advisory panel "I have a black I have a
woman two Jews and a cripple."
Watt found liimself apologizing again This
time he should be fired.
His supporters claim he is just a well-
meaning loyal Republican with achroniccase
of blunders.
Criticism of the secretary is led by liberals
with political motivations. Of course that is
true; most happenings in Washington carry
political overtones.
Yet Watt chose the spotlight.
He has distinguished between Democrats and
Republicans as "liberals and Americans." He
said Jewish liberals who opposed his off-shore oil
drilling policy were weakening the United
States' ability to help Israel.
He claimed American Indian reservations
were a "failure of socialism" worse than the
U.S.S.R. He compared environmentalists' goals
to the rise of Nazi forces in Germany in the 1930s.
If Watt were an outstanding secretary we
might forgive his tall shortcomings. However
his policies flame discord not accord.
Watt slowed down land acquisition for national
parks which means inflation will push prices
higher for future acquisitions. He increased user
fees at parks and hopes to take them higher
which means users pay more for parks they
purchase and maintain with taxes.
He slowed the listing of endangered species
and he withdrew 800000 acres from con
sideration as possible wilderness areas.
Meanwhile Watt increased off-shore
drilling and made available more government
land for mining and drilling. In one case he
leased 16000 acres in Montana and Wyoming
for what the General Accounting Office
declared was far less than "fair market
value."
Certainly Watt has some accomplishments
to his credit. Among other things he has
managed Bureau of Land Management lands
by leasing vacant acreage to ranchers who
need them for grazing and Watt has renewed
emphasis on better maintenance of existing
national parks.
However Watt's record at best is
checkered. And it is scarred by innumerable
catfights. Neither he nor any public servant is
indispensible.
It's time to put the cat out.
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Test your current events knowledge
World events
have effect on
Uncle Sam
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Patrick Henry once said "Give me liberty or
give me death." Today the prevalent attitude in
the American society seems to have transformed
Mr. Henry's thought into "give me liberty but I
don't want to be involved in securing it."
Liberty is not a state of mind. It is a luxury
Americans enjoy because thousands ot patriot
men and women gave their time and lives w ea
AHu Df OtCt it
Since the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775
Americans have been fighting to keep this nation
free from restriction and dictatorial rule.
For tli first 100 years we were not concerned
with more than protecting our homeland. There
was no need for concern for the political strife of
Eastern Europe the Far East or the
Mediterranean area because these sections of
the world were far too distant to endanger .the
well-being of the United States.
However as the 19th century exploded into the
1900's American foreign policy was thrust fnwj
the security of the North American continent intu
a world theater version of the Monroe Doctrine.
World War I was not America's war; neither
was the second international war in the 1940's.
Nevertheless hundreds of thousands of Amer-
clan men and boys gave the ultimate sacrifice to
protect democracy on the other side of the
ttlobe
Something changed the hearts of Americans
after World War II. Maybe the Korean Conflict a
war that wasn't won was the initial reason ior
for the decline of patriotism in the United States.
Whatever the origin the driving force gCY
democracy the desire to remain free at all co
suffered a harsh illness.
In a world made smaller by supersonic speed
travel and atomic fire-power weapons there is
rid more important time for patriotism than now.
J'ef'rmdfUlmmHiteimpct;thitrfe
in" the Middle East effects' Abilene Tex. -Hie
wlitical unrest in Central America will mark the
listory of the United States. World events are" ho
onger happenings in a distant land but the
trashing of our own backyard. fv
The time for patriotism is now. Not patriot!
that results in fighting but an inspiration to
spread democracy the government of human
rights to all points on the Earth.
The Soviet Union is expanding its influeocajn
the world with more fervor than ever before.
Now is the most important time for Americans to
show loyalty to the United States by supporting
the present administration and the armed forces
in their struggle to initiate and maintain world
peace
It is an over-remembered phrase but its
message is no less important today.
John F Kennedy restated the definition J
patriotism well when he said "Ask not what
your country can do for you but what you can do
for your country." It is time to act on that in-
centive if we do not we may lose the opportunity.
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editor-in-chtef
Cbtryl Beard
tuesday editor
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features editor sports editor .
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EDITOR'S NOTE; How much doou remember
about the stories that have been in the news
" recently? If yox score fewer than five correct
answers you have been spending too much time
on the cartoon. If you get eight or more right you
rate an "A"
1. The U.N. General Assembly opened its
' 3th session and installed as its new president:
'(a) Jorge Enrique Illuecas of Panama; (b) Dr.
Half dan Mahler of Denmark; (c) Tommy T.B.
Koh of Singapore.
2. The House of Representatives passed a $3.5
billion public service Jobs bill calling for the
creation of some 500000 jobs for people who have
run out of unemployment benefits or have been
out of work for more'than:' (a) 10 weeks; (b)
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Editors Quiz
three months ; (c) 15 weeks. !
3. At least 11 people were killed and many
more injured when the bloodiest anti-
government rioting in 18 years broke out
following a peaceful demonstration by about
500000 people in: (a) New Delhi India; (b)
Manila Philippines; (c) Santiago Chile.
4. According to the American Telephone &
Telegraph Co. consumers face: (a) increases in
interstate long-distance phone calls possible
reductions in local calls; (b) possible Increases
in local calls reductions in long-distance calls;
(c) increases in both local and long-distance
calls.
5. The Commerce Department reported that
during August the construction of new homes:
(a) rose a little above this year's previous high in
May; (b) declined slightly from the previous
record month; (c) rose to Uie highest level i
four years.
6 Attorney General WUlUm Freiich Smith
announced the formation of a group to study "a
serious and complex crime problem" that hadn't
yet received the attention it deserved the
group is a Task Force on: (a) Family Violence;
(b) Violence against the Elderly; (c) Computer
Crimes.
ANSWERS: l.a 2.c 3.b 4.b 5.c 4
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