European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday August 3 soviets czechs appear still deadlocked palaver conferees take a pause i Cierna talks. In left photo is czech Leader Alexander Dubcek. In right Nikolai photo from left soviet president Ludvik Podgorny czech president Alexe Svoboda russian Premier czech by Joseph w. Gri Glondon up the four Day confrontation Between the Sovi ets and defiant czechoslovak leaders has failed to break the deadlock Between them responsible Western diplomatic sources said at least the risk of soviet military intervention to crus the liberalizing movement in Czechoslovakia appears to have been headed off they said. Western experts saw this Ashe outstanding result of the showdown the Bare Bones nature of the joint communique published at the end of the meeting and the fact it did not mention an of the issues that brought relations Between the two to White hot crisis Point was interpreted As meaning the talks ended with out real agreement on any of Leader Alexander Dubcek appeared to have Madrone major Concession in agreeing to a meeting with All the hard line countries of the Warsaw pact , he has resolutely re fused any such get together for fear it would mean he would be pilloried by the other communist nations. It was noted that neither Romania nor Yugoslavia the two communist nations that sup port the new democratic move ment in Czechoslovakia will at , in return for this Concession on his part Dubcek did win agreement that the sat urday confrontation with All the hardliners should be held on czechoslovak soil in Bratislava capital of his native experts noted that the closing communique spoke of an atmosphere of full Frank Ness sincerity and Mutual understanding and a Broad com rarely Exchange of in communist jargon this was interpreted As meaning there had been much Plain speaking on both sides and that no real agreements had been reached on any major issues. Western officials noted there was no mention of the issues that precipitated the showdown Moscow s demand that War saw pact troops be stationed on czechoslovak s Frontier with West Germany restoration of Kosygin and Josef Sinkovsky parliament president. Tip press censorship suppression fall non communist political groups and an end to flirtation with the West. If agreement had been rach Cdon any of these issues. Western experts reasoned there was no explanation Why the talks should have lasted so Long or Why the prolonged difficulties Over the wording of the was assumed at the Brati Slava meet Iii the soviets would rally support from their allies in a final Effort to convince the czechoslovak after they them selves had failed t do so. Military chaplains do some soul searching about allegiance by George w. Cornell new York a military chaplains Are subject to two authorities their unit command ers and their religious calling. The question often is raised to Day about whether the dual directions work together. The practice by which clergymen Are put in uniform commissioned paid an controlled by the armed forces is fundamentally incompatible with faithful performance of their sacred Mission says the american jewish Congress. It urges a change to a civilian chaplaincy to american troops. The matter also has come up another religious circles and the United presbyterian Church inthe . Recently gathered re actions about it from Chap Lains themselves. I Don t preach lbs doctrine and Don t have to said one of them. The men want to Hearthe gospel. The Assumption that we Aren t free is said another the sooner the churches revise the entire sys tem the better it will be. A Defi Nite decision about our primary allegiance is called for. Will it be god first or nationalism first at present about 4.100 Ameri can clergymen Are in uniform s e r v i n g As chaplains in the army Navy and air Force at bases in this c o u n t r y and abroad and on the battlefields of Vietnam. They include about 1,071 Cath Olic priests 68 rabbis and 2,966 protestant and orthodox clergy men. They have officer s rank receive government pay Andare under military regulations. Although the . Constitution bars any establishment of religion the military chaplaincy has existed since the Tim of the american Continental army. In regard to various question about the system the United presbyterian Church s depart ment of chaplains and service personnel has issued a report entitled the military chaplaincy captive or free it consists largely of responses from chaplains in the Field. They Are not quoted by name As the replies were considered private. Their rank ranged from army Captain to colonel to Navy lieutenant com Mander. On the question of whether the military Structure inhibited them from proclaiming the pure gospel and whether they were free to preach the Church s con Cern for peace and the full lord ship of Christ Here Are s o m responses some Are willing to speak their minds others Are willing to Settle for Security it is not the Structure Perse but the Quality of the in my experience As chaplain i feel a greater free Dom in or out of the pulpit than90 per cent of my civilian col leagues. In California i found ministers afraid to speak their minds because the session was ruled by members of the Joh Birch society. Civilian ministers Are Muz led far More than Mili tary i m an infantry chaplain in Vietnam. I have preached against War even the War i Vietnam. The pulpit from which i preach has been free is freehand always will be free. Com Mand has never called me Down. Command in fact at tends asked if they re obliged to support military government policies and use officially approved courses on morale build ing and whether the material sin keeping with their convictions some of them said the character guidance program has its canned mute rials but no honest chaplain gives u As packaged. The pro Gram is basically a command responsibility with the chaplain As one of the i really doubt that it is Worth the Effort spent on i agree that a lot of the materials Are canned Cunnold Corn. The troops Don t like prefer More open and vital discussions. The troops Are no easily snowed " there s much room for prophetic functioning. Yes one can talk effectively about Loving one s chaplains Are not a group of brainwashed clergymen serv ing us of every thing the government and the military do they bump Heads with commanders and establishment at times. If not they fail first i find among our chaplain the whole Range Between doves and Hawks. I find myself free to express my Point of a Man can allow his Ca reer to be his god. A Man can l e Given a bad efficiency report because he is not Gung to about he killing aspect of asked if the Church itself should take Over management and financing of civilian Chap Lains to the armed forces some said the Church does not have the financial resources. It would Cost approximately $54 million just for cannot assign a civilian stars and stripes column san comment with the military who inject to the r u i e s if i were a Sollier for help i would want lain who knew the Wor the organisation inside would not feel very e someone physically or not really part of Chw Deputy european edition col. James w. Campbell Usa it. Col. F. S. Michael jr., u8af Mert Proctor. Elmer d. Frank. Production Henry s. Epstein. Circulation Man a this newspaper it an authorized publication of the department of of pm. . Armed Force Oversea. 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