University Daily Kansan, August 28, 1984
Page 5
Union vote essential, leader says
By United Press International
CLEVELAND — Walter Mondale needs 65 percent of the union vote — 5 percent more than Jimmy Carter got four years ago — to drive Ronald Reagan from the White House, AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland said yesterday.
"In 1880, the union vote split 60-40 (for Carter) and there was a lot of apathy because there wasn't much enthusiasm for the man at the top." Kirkland told 1,600 delegates to the 29th biennial convention of the American Federation of Government Employees.
"This year, there is a lot of enthusiasm for Mondale," he said.
THE 195,000-MEMBER AFGE, the nation's largest federal workers union, backs the Mondale-Geraldine Ferraro ticket, with Ferraro scheduled to address the group Tuesday night.
Reagan's 40 percent polling among union members contributed significantly to his victory in blue-collar states such as Ohio. "If we can get that down to 35 percent and increase the number who vote, we will win," Kirkland said.
Kirkland said local AFL-CIO political action committees were checking voting registration rolls to make sure all members would be eligible to vote in November.
"We're going to win this election," he said. "Our movement has no higher priority than, to make sure that our members understand the differences for Nov 6 and then we get out
Throughout his 40-minute speech, Kirkland assailed the Reagan administration, accusing it of attacking unions, the poor and the middle class.
"He (Reagan) certainly must love the truly needy," Kirkland said. "He has created so many more of them."
THE FEDERATION LEADER said the number of those living below the poverty level increased for the first time under Reagan since President Johnson's tenure.
The labor chief was particularly critical of the National Labor Relations Board, saying it was packed with union busters.
Kirkland asserted the growing federal deficit and higher interest rates were the result of the Reagan administration's philosophy: "You borrow, you borrow and you spend and you spend."
"The only way Reagan could make it worse in four years would be to resurrect Caligula, Genghis Khan and Count Dracula and he might just do that," he said.
"Instead of paying higher taxes . . . the price you should be paying to live in a civilized world . . . we are paying to private banks in higher interest rates," he said.
Kirkland said the higher interest rates hurt the middle class by increasing the price of housing.
"We may look strange, but we are the officers the students elected, and we expect to be treated with the same respect they have." he said.
Jim Scaly, assistant to the chancellor and organizer of the convocation, said Monday evening that the omission was not deliberate.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. Highberger said, "We were told that they just forgot to ask us, but I believe they would rather have just left us off. I'm disappointed, but I'm going to try to not let it get in the way of our dealings with the administration."
"I sorry he feels that way. It was not a deliberate snub, and that's what I said to him last week. As far as tradition goes, it has been done for two years, and I guess that's tradition in some people's eyes."
VOGEL SAID THE Chancellor called her shortly after the omission was pointed out to him.
"There is no tradition of inviting the vice president to speak," he said. "We invited
"He called and said, 'I am inviting you to speak," and that it was an oversight."
Carla to speak, and she deferred to Dennis. "
Vogel said Highberger spoke because. "We are both presidents. We share the job. Boo thought he had some things he felt he wanted to say."
Rep.says debates are key in altering voter opinion
Budig continued from p. 1
By United Press International
WICHITA — If an election were held now, President Reagan would beat Walter Mondale, but the former vice president can reverse voters' opinions by debating Reagan. Rep. Dan Glickman said during a news conference yesterday.
Glickman, D-Kan., also discussed the November election and his week-long Central American trip, from which he returned Aug. 22.
Speaking about the election, Glickman said, "If the election was held today, the answer is yes. Reagan would be elected.
support the (President Jose Napoleon)
Duarte government."
"They seem to have made progress in the last six months on human rights and basic reforms. We should continue to
"That's why I think that Mondale is correct in pushing Reagan for a series of debates. My judgment is that the only way that Ronald Reagan is going to be defeated is through extensive public scrutiny of him talking about issues."
"The country has a shot at remaining a democratic, pluralistic society," Glickman said.
Glickman said he learned from the Central American trip that El Salvador has made progress toward protecting human rights, and that the United States is correct in providing that nation with military and economic aid.
However, Glickman also said the United States should continue to pressure the Duarte government for judicial reforms and civilian control of the military.
"I think we could be a lot more aggressive in pushing the Duarte government on the issue of human rights." "It is one of the most part, I think they're trying."
Glickman said the United States, in the last 18 months, has provided El Salvador with $600 million in economic and military aid.
Referring to Nicaragua, Glickman said the Reagan administration's policies have pushed it closer to Cuba and the Soviet Union by supporting guerrilla forces attempting to overthrow the country's Sandinista government.
what we should do is basically let the Sandinistas know that we'll leave them alone internally, but we will not tolerate the exporting of any kind of revolution to any other countries in Central America, nor will we tolerate sophisticated weaponry based in Nicaragua."
Guckman said the trip to Central America, which he made with three other House Democrats, was paid for by the Unitarian Universalists Service Committee, a religious-affiliated group promoting human rights.
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