European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                South Korea a pairs v by Henry Scott Stokes new York times just Over a year Chun Doo then an unknown army seized control of downtown he then Rose to command the South korean army with its be came so far the Rise to Power of the 49yearold a paratroop commander who left the armed forces when he assumed the has been smooth and he crushed the Only overt display of opposition at the provincial City of Kwangju in hundreds of people but Chung show of strength consolidated his Posi to maintain his authority Chun must now deliver on a Range of political pledges that boil Down to democracy and if he fails to do South koreans might withdraw their support from risking unrest that could make the Kwangju uprising a according to some koreans and diplomats in Seoul and in South Korea new was Given a 90 percent vote of approval in a referendum sets out the main goals of the nations fifth Republic since 1948 All citizens shall have the right to the state shall Endeavor to promote the employment of workers and to guarantee optimum wages through social and economic All citizens shall have the right to receive an equal education corresponding to their compulsory Edu cation shall be v All citizens shall enjoy Freedom of speech and the and Freedom of Assembly and these and other promises seem to be very important to most educated and hardworking people who made their country a Model developing in the before the repression of the 1970s under Park Chun and the army officers backing him under martial Law apparently believed passionately in the need to set aside the 1972 Constitution that gave Park lifelong Rale Over what they viewed As an increasingly corrupt society influenced by big but there have been signs that the transition Back to a fully civilian government to be marked shortly by an end to martial Law May conflict with some of the goals South korean Leader Chun do Hwan and his wife voting last of the new in keeping with the emphasis on the right to the government and perhaps companies to prevent unemployment from rising above the present level of about 8 the result was a stunning Rise in up by Over 40 percent from a year Only three months ago the planning Board forecast Zero growth for the worst in two but now experts say 1980 growth will decline by 5 per cent and will be accompanied by 50 percent Many major some of which were targets of draconian confiscations of capital by the government an Echo of army Over business corruption under Park Are close to according to a recent Survey by the far Eastern economic the night Twork principle appears to conflict with business solvency but experts said the Economy opposition party Leader prevented from entering parliament in Seoul last pick up next the economic planning Board fore casts 1981 growth of 4 to 5 but the world Economy is sagging and Many nations Are restricting if the 4 to 5 percent growth figure proves to be too koreans will have to repeat their Many previous successes in stemming rising while the governments purification of business has been selective because the support of big Busi Ness is indispensable to the Chun the universities have been a major scores of professors were dismissed resignations were demanded on the phone and expected within in some students were arrested or purged by the hundreds after a Stream of a Tichun demonstrations that began in mid september at Many Seoul no list is available from either the government or korean human rights activists on the scale of the but the confusion created by the loss of top administrators comes at an awkward time As the government is forcing an educational revolution in keeping with the pledge that All citizens shall have the right to receive an equal universities were thrown open to All Comers in a move that Western educators who have visited Seoul recently fear could cause a decline in the seeking greater control of news is forcing their concentration in fewer so that the pledge to restore Freedom of the press appears the hardest to carry out of All Chung How could the armed forces or Chun tolerate accurate reporting of what happened last for example asked a korean Church Chun seized Power then without authority from the later claiming that he had presidential approval though this did not come until after his men shot their Way to Choi Kyulah was acting president last Park was assassinated in Hie events of when Chun mob used korean forces tint were under the command of John Wickham without authority from the american Are still a turning Point came when Roh a classmate of Chun at the korean military disobeyed an order to arrest Chun and instead gave him the support of the capital Garrison the a Mored unit that dominates Roh later assumed Chung Post As head of army Intelli gence at the defense Security january 1981 the stars and stripes Page 13