European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 12 the stars and stripes James Reston april 1978 Senate critical of Brick Brick diplomacy Secretary of state Vance has come out of Moscow talking about a better atmosphere and some Progress toward a strategic arms treaty with soviet but he is not telling us what was Dis cussed or Why he feels a Little More conf a Case can be made for his soviet relations have been Drifting for months into a propaganda slinging and the Good was trying to avoid a so he praised the soviet foreign Andrei talked about building and concentrated on restoring Confidence for future there is a serious problem in All an arms treaty requires the votes of two thirds of the and after the Panama the Senate is particularly sceptical of Brick Brick diploma for on the Day Vance approved a communique on his talks with Brezhnev and Gromyko on the nuclear arms the democratic Leader in the Robert Byrd of West was warning the Carter administration in Washington to pay attention to the mood of his colleagues on Capitol the heated debate in the Senate Over the Panama Byrd was Noth ing compared to the tire he expects if the Salt ii treaty comes up for approval under present a strategic arms agreement with Byrd goes to the vital interests of the United the Panama treaty did this is a timely for a treaty approved by Carter and Brezhnev but rejected by the would probably be worse than no treaty at Panama passed by a single but Salt is a much More difficult on Carter had the support of the joint chiefs of of his his White House and even the reluctant vote of the Senate Republican Howard Baker of but on a strategic arms there is no unanimity within the executive Branch or even any Assurance that Byrd will go along without a Resolution of other differ this is not a new Ever since Franklin Roosevelt negotiated with Stalin at Yalta before the end of the last world War on the conditions for settling their differences and maintaining there has been a fundamental disagree ment Here about How to negotiate with and the disagreement still the soviets have always insisted on dealing with one Issue at a particularly on issues that threaten War Between the atomic but never on the creation of a general order in the on they have demanded Freedom of action to wage what they Call wars of National liberation and what Washington Calls wars of soviet mos cows consistent attitude for Over two generations has been whats ours is and whats yours is the struggle Over the future of Africa Catholic schools pointing Way their principles and discipline undermined by years of callous neglect and their operations end facilities crippled by diminishing tax our cities Public schools have never been in a deeper its not really hard to understand Why citizens like those in Cleveland who recently denied their bankrupt schools desperately needed new taxes vote no Confidence when Given the not Only Are City dwellers refusing to invest More Money in Public Many refuse to invest their it is for the parents of these children that the Well intentioned but destructive tuition credit scheme of the Congress and the Carter administration was but rather than placate a disappointed Parent who wants an educated child More than a tax Why cant the administration and the Congress aim its legislative ingenuity at reforming Public education rather than subsidizing its continuing deterioration and what better place to look for lessons and models for revitalization that at some of the schools parents have turned to in their quest for a real education Foremost among these Are the Catholic schools that despite receiving no despite typically old despite charging tuition have become a Refuge for children in cities like for a Model for their big City boards of education May not have to look any further than the Catholic school Down the Block and around the Corner from the Public the difference Between the two schools int neighbourhood or the childrens Char Acter or its a question of what the school expects of its students and its parents and what parents and students expect from the Catholic schools typically require their students to do Homework no ands or tuts about parents Are expected to answer when called on and to enforce the schools requirements about attendance and Punk if students or parents fail to meet these expulsion Catholic Pichu is know what their Job is to n to baby Catholic school teachers typically Are less Well paid and less secure than their Public school yet their students Are frequently better educated and motivated than their Public school counter the difference would seem to be in greater discipline and determination among Catholic school teachers qualities no teachers contract can Guaran deliver or pay no catholics willingly expose their children to Catholic Dogma even though it their own what they want is an educated someone who will be mentally trained to make his own choices including about fell with the Catholic Dogma also comes hard lessons in about Operand improper lessons too often Iniss ing in our Public parents who choose to pay for Catholic education rather than invest their children in the Digity Public schools they also pay for have been sending a message that Public education has its time the message got has brought All this to a head m Only in the Senate but within the Carter 2 the cubans now hive Ibum soviet armed and soviet lines troops in which have been used a Angola and and can where else to promote communist if Lief ests in the la states and across the Oil trans lines from the Middle East to Japan and the United this is creating an internal which the Senate and Many High of the administration Are Del face before any arms treaty to nobody is saying Here that m solved Between Washington unless everything is but a people Are insisting that bricks mortar Are not very and time has come to get the Tente there Are two different this one group is treaty to control the use and apr Clear weapons is must raise these problems a soviets As we go but that i not confuse the cubans with the i another group is saying that i Atlon of a soviet foreign legion of n Ries in Africa is unacceptable and t removed before we sign a Salt 1 and this group is pointing treaty would probably be rejected1 Colum co is even Senate anyway if the soviets waging proxy wan for Moscow 1 this latter group they want to put this in prot by to saying in effect on your present policy to the j then we will do the same i increasing our propaganda in Europe and among the Ratten i groups within the soviet and c Erflg a policy of closer tary cooperation with the Carter administration solved this conflict within its Vance would like to try to solve he fears that any Public i cubans go Home As a condition treaty would be rejected we i intensify the arms but the Senate is clearly with Vances vague aau Randat atmosphere is better for thinks it prudent not to i challenging the administrations to sell advanced air planes to tit and saudi Arabia on the ground better judge of the Esta than the in Short the Senate 1st of the soviets but of the Carter i Uon these it i atmosphere this it i will probably never Noil but a secure Wall i More soviet Row opinion f in in Okkum pm wit tilt Utu 01 in 10 m cont Imam  in Sui pcs or in United 0