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Tuesday, May 4,1976
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Racism vs. Sexism
When Flo Kennedy kicks off a women's festival, she kicks it off hard.
The feminist author and cofounder of NOW opened KU's three-day weekend festival with a speech in the Kansas Union Ballroom Friday night. By the time she had finished, she had caused some of her feminist sisters to heckle her or skip the rest of the festival, and had pushed others to an emotional and ideological peak it may take weeks to recover from.
KENNEDY WAS heckled by some of the very same women who had joined her in singing such feminist songs as "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Flame of Women's Rage" before the speech. Only minutes later, Kennedy and the hecklers were throwing obscenities at one another.
When ignited the heckling was Kennedy's contention that racism is a more serious and fundamental problem than sexism and her call for a more militant feminist movement, Kennedy, who is black, said that "racism is to sexism as cancer is to a toothache" and that women had "spilled only menstrual blood" for their politics while black men had been killed.
KENNEDY'S STATEMENTS probably didn't do the women's movement at KU any good. Although she fired up many women, she also organized a festival, further fragmenting what is already a fragmented movement.
Yet, Kennedy, was, to some extent, correct.
Although sexism has probably been around longer than racism (me dealt
with women before they dealt with other races), one is better off by far to be one of the middle-class white women who are more likely to feminist movement than to be black.
THESE IS NO denying that women have been discriminated against, but it seems sily to compare escape from the shelter to unsuccessful housekeeping to escape from the shetto.
Kennedy was also correct in saying that women, unlike blacks, haven't died for their political beliefs. This, however, isn't necessarily a bad thing. Women also haven't frequently killed for their political beliefs.
FEMINISTS WOULD be wise if they took Kennedy's advice to work in cooperation with other causes and to try to see beyond their own issues. They would be wrong, however, if they became militant.
Militancy, as the '60s showed, is usually counterproductive. It would be especially counterproductive for the women's movement, which has long had a negative opposition from other women, rather than from its assumed oppressors.
If the ERA is ever going to be ratified or any other goals ever reached, feminists are going to have to do more converting and convincing—of both men and other women—not bombing and kidnapping.
Even if killing for a just cause is morally right, which is debatable to say the least, it is wrong and stupid if all it turns to turn potential allies into enemies.
Bv Jim Bates
Contributing Writer
In the wake of Ronald Reagan's staggering victory in Texas, attention is now being focused on today's four major states, Indiana, Alabama, Georgia and the District of Columbia.
THE PRIMARIES, which will determine the selection of 133 Republican delegates, are important to keep Reagan's momentum going. Earlier, he declared he could beat Ford in the South and Southwest. He proved he could in Texas Saturday, and his chances for Alabama are now high, despite the fact that some Republican leaders are backing Ford.
To offset losses in Alabama and Georgia, Ford has campaigned hard in Indiana. Reagan, on the other hand, concentrated all his efforts in Texas, a move that gave him a late start in Indiana. Ford, who has been an avid party supporters there, is expected to come away with a decisive victory.
IN INDIA, three delegates from each congressional district are elected on a winner-take-all statewide winner receives another 21 delegates. With Ford's campaign advantage and popular support, he should win by a large percentage of the delegates.
However, Reagan's forces haven't give up and are hoping to get one-third of the delegate votes. A good showing by Reagan has made Perry uneasy in the hard fight that is now expected to be carried out through the remaining primaries.
Man bites into dog views
Man is often amused at the intelligence demonstrated by certain lower animals. Countless experiments have been made to demonstrate that mouse; the dolphin has been glorified as a friendly creature
Reagan needs today's primaries
THEREFORE, I thought it might be of some value to the readers to hear what the dogs have to say about some of the animals in the zoo. I would sure some of you won't take me seriously, but you're probably
On the Primary Trail
BUT OF ALL the creatures that roam the earth, it is the dog that always comes out on top. Even though the lion is the undisputed king of the jungle, the dog can be a faithful friend "Old Yeller" and "101 Dalmations" were big box office hits. Television produced the stars, Rin Tin Tin and Lassie. But much more significant than their dominance on the screen is the dog's ability to calm trained. Dogs are in the unique position of being free to roam the streets as well as the home.
By John Jobston Contributing Writer
with unique abilities to communicate; and the chimpanzee has been trained to accomplish chimp beat man into space.
In light of their unparalleled access to human beings and the keen-level view they have of the dogs they have much to offer society.
the same ones who have never had a dog of your own.
In looking for a dog to interview, I didn't have to go far. Molly, my five-month-old Irish setter, was perfectly willing to help her interview wasn't a longy one, because Molly doesn't like to sit in the same spot for more than a few minutes, but the answers are honest. Molly has a way of making herself around as many arms around the bush. If she wants something she lets you know about it.
John: First, let's talk politics.
Many people talk of this as being the Watergate era. Cynicism has permeated most political thought in this country.
What do you consider to be the cause of this uneasy political atmosphere?
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And so the month of May with its string of primaries has gotten furiously underway. If it happens to be Democratic candidates constantly falling by the wayside while others refuse to become involved, Carter will find himself up victories one after another.
ALREADY THE attention is being shifted to the Ford and Reagan race. For with his win, the Republican has again become a capable candidate. Victories for him today could further build his momentum while placing Ford on the defensive. Reagan has reason to believe that this face will continue to show in May primaries.
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Molly: This is a man-eat-man world we live in. It's no wonder politics have become so dirty. All men ever think about are tricks. They'll never sit down and talk things out. There's a lack of sincerity in the country. Whenever a man wants to shake hands, he views it as a trick.
home-state favorite, dropped out of the race. Then Morris Udall was excluded from the voting throughout the state after he moved to a district that districts came up 35 signatures short of the required 500.
John: Okay, Molly, that's enough. What about the economy. How has the growing debt in Iran affected the canning world?
John: While we're on the subject of politics, I wonder whether you could share your thoughts on the controversy over a man who arisen over Jimmy Carter's statement about ethnic purity?
Molly: In recent years we have been developing into a hamburger society. Rising prices at the supermarket have really hit home. The situation has been accented even further because of the tight university ties and buying real meat. It's the dogs who suffer from the scarcity of bones.
John: Molly, my final question deals with the environment. There has been a number of years between the preservationists and those who think the environment should be pushed aside in the name of economic development your position on the conflict?
Molly: I say preserve ethnic purity. I'm proud of my heritage. We need diversity in the world. It's fine to socialize with other groups, but what kind of society would be better? The Tchinahuas, the poodles, the wolffhounds, the huskies, the shepherds—we need them all. Variety is the spirit of life.
Molly: I say we have to look at the overall benefits to society and avoid the selfish approach. I'm particularly interested in preserving the trees. Many of them take an aesthetic approach but this practical approach must be considered.
John: Thanks for the interview, Molly . . .
Molly: Sure, sure--any time.
It's a rare privilege to have the canine view expressed in the press. When most people think about dogs and newspapers is a derogatory sense. They . . .
John: Okay, Molly, let's take a walk.
periling a problem that hurt him in the Wisconsin and Texas primaries. Large numbers of his supporters have been crossing party lines to vote for Reagan. In Wisconsin, one out
Ford's only relief today may come from the District of Columbia, where he is running unisoned.
ON THE DEMOCRATIC side, home state campaigns and a
This error left the primary a battle between Carter and Henry Jackson. Then last week, Jackson gave up his struggle against his team's deficit, which was threatening to grow after Carter's overwhelming victory in Pennsylvania. Although Jackson's team was winning today, he hasn't actively campaigned there for a week.
By Marne Rindom Contributing Writer
THE INDIANA PRIMARY,
the only one that was previously
considered a contended race,
was dropped by the Carter.
Carter. First Birch Bayh, the
of every four of his supporters voted for Reagan. Defections like that could kill any chance of winning the election away from Carter in Georgia.
Wallace, whose campaign is faltering because of a lack of funds, may find himself ex-
lack of strong competition are the pattern, Jimmy Carter should have little trouble winning the 50 Georgian Wallace is expected to carry his home state of Alabama.
THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC primary besides Alabama that could cause problems for Carter is the District of Columbia. And there his strongest competition has been declared candidates. Instead, it is coming from two slates of uncommitted delegates led by
THE SAME COMMENT can be made about other regulatory agencies. We have a commission to police racial and sexual discrimination, a commission to protect compliance with the products, a commission to improve the environment. We have agencies to exert federal enforcement authority in health, housing and welfare. All of them are well-intentioned; all
Rights, powers in conflict
WASHINGTON — It scarcely made a ripple in the news, but the Supreme Court last month ordered that prosecutors write some new law in an old conflict—that between the rights of the individual and the government. The case involves a contractor and the Occupational Safety and Health
The agency known as OSA, established six years ago under the Department of Labor, is one of the nation's largest employers sprung up in the last 10 or 15 years. Its beneficent purpose is to reduce industrial accidents by establishing safety solutions, marking regulations and implementing regulation of the regulations. The purpose is admirable.
Administration (OSHA).
IF I SEEM to write incasently on this theme, it is because no other theme strikes me as more important to the American people. Especially in the Bicentennial, we ought to be thinking long and hard about getting going to our fundamental rights.
of them perform some useful labor.
to the Constitution itself. This is the issue in the case of Frank Irey Jr., Inc. v. OSHA.
But where the line be drawn between rights and powers? For an answer, it seems to me, we ought to follow advice. We ought to "recur to fundamentals," which is to say,
THE IREY COMPANY,
based in Mongolhaya, Pa,
worked in January 1972 on an
excavation project in
a coal mine. A fatal accident occurred when the sides of a trench caved in. Inspectors from OSHA cited the contractor for violating a number of safety regulations.
The agency imposed a $4,500 fine and ordered the contractor upheld by OSHA's Review Commission.
I hold no brief whatever for the Ireary company. An opinion of the Third U.S. Circuit Court that I have heard of have been sorely negligent. If so, the company deserves to be punished or penalized as provided to you. Stick 'em迅 ick the knowledge is, "as provided by law,"
THE SUPREME LAW of our land says, in the forgotten Seventh Amendment, that in
common law suits, where the value in controversy shall exceed $20," the right of trial by jury should be among the most venerable of our rights, dating to Magna Carta. The question is whether the government, in its zeal for justice, has denied an ancient right.
"The Third Circuit Court in November 1974 voted 2-1 on the question. On re-argument before the full 10-judge panel, the court in July 1975 split, 6-4. In effect, the major authority has only decree that a particular case proceeding is an "administrative adjudication" to wipe out the right to jury trial. This makes a fundamental right a matter of legislative grace. It permits an administrative judge as policeman, prosecutor, judge, jurist, and it makes a nullity of the Seventh Amendment.
SOONER OR LATER, the Supreme Court will have to hear
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a different but related issue involving the rights of the citizen and the power of OSHA. The act creating OSHA undertakes to authorize the agency's inspectors to make certain changes in private property. This, too, strikes me as an intolerable infringement upon fundamental rights. If OSHA has probable cause to believe that an employer is violating safety regulations, OSHA should be required to go to a judge and get it overturned, and wouldn't thwart the law; it would uphold the Constitution.
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Granted, it never is easy to draw a clean line between right and government without sufficient power to perform its legitimate functions is no government at all; but people whose rights are insecure are no free people. We are not that person, we preserve our diminishing rights—even to a caved-in ditch in West Virginia.
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