European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                On South Africa Reagan favors funding for the Cia organized insurgency against the and says the United states has a centuries old dedication to supporting those who struggle for but he offers nothing to the Black rebels of the african National Congress fight ing to end South african troops also have invaded neighbouring countries such As Angola and with Little criticism from which on the other hand condemns Nicaragua As a threat to its South Africa also defies International Law by keeping neighbor ing Namibia As a the last in Reagan received South Africa foreign Roe Lof Pik at the White House in a gesture of encouragement at a while he is known to have Only reluctantly agreed to a meeting last december with Bishop Desmond the Black anglican South Afri can Church Leader who won the 1984 Nobel peace Tutu obviously didst endear himself to the White House by earlier telling a congressional subcommittee that the administrations policy toward South Africa was evil and totally unchristian because it sup ported there Are signs that reagans stance toward South Africa has him out of step even in his own admin on the same Day Reagan was muting his criticism of South african police for killing 19 Black Secretary of state George Shultz was telling a congressional subcommittee violence As a tactic to break demonstrations is a deplorable tactic and i am not pre pared in any Way to try to defend a vote in the Security Council on March 12 in favor of a Resolution condemning South Africa for killing defenceless african people in another incident marked the first time the administration had taken such a its not just the Reagan administration whose South african policies have been marked by ambiguity and met with Little the same can be said of All other Carter was the most outspoken in criticizing South tending to see it More As an enemy than a but even his administration offered nothing to the nor did it Back economic Robinson said All recent american including those of John Lyndon Rich Ard Gerald Ford and have to various degrees Given support to South Africa but never so never so never so enthusiastically As under the current and that is something that has to who Heads a lobbying group called trans said daily demonstrations will continue outside the South african embassy in Washington until there is a since More than demonstrators have been including members of Congress and while Robinson Hopes to see economic he said the demonstrations have already accomplished the goal of promoting Public debate and putting the administration on the i dont think this administration wants to debate this he i dont think they want americans to know what South Africa what kind of vicious society it How deeply invested we Are on the wrong in addition to prohibiting new american the sanctions being debated in Congress would bar Bank Loans to the South african government and the Sale of South african Gold coins in the United consideration also is being Given to making mandatory the so called Sullivan a voluntary code named for the Leon Sullivan of under which some companies have agreed to integrate their work forces and provide equal pay and treatment in their South Africa Crocker said the administration opposes economic sanctions of any kind arguing that american investment helps to the extent we damage the South african econ its damage will show up in lost Job opportunities for it wont Hurt the White Power total investment by american firms in South Africa is estimated at and the United states is one of South Africa major trading Mchenry and others maintain that while sanctions  by themselves Force they would Send a signal of Hope to Black South africans and a notice to the White leadership that it will no longer be business As Mchenry said it drives up for South Africa the Cost of following its and at some Point the Price of Africa Cape v East London Elizabeth South Africa population 31 million 1983 Bantu Afri White afrikaner and coloured mixed asian area Square four fifths the size of Alaska capitals Cape town Legisla Pretoria Bloemfontein judicial literacy rate coloured mixed 50 languages afrikaans both Bantu religions most coloureds and 60 of africans Are christians asians Are 60 20 Muslim main exports Dia sugar Chicago Tribune graphic sources world world Facebook december 1984 Bishop Tutu called policy on South Africa evil and totally april 1985 following that policy could get too Wolpe said the sanctions would Only prohibit new in so  Cost any existing but he said even if the Black workers employed by american firms did lose their it would be better than the far greater Cost if the struggle for Freedom is Nancy chairman of the sen ate subcommittee on Doest now favor economic but worries that the administration May be giving too much recognition and credibility to the South african government without insisting on i think we can do she said in an and i think the South africans have to understand that we Are serious about while Wolpe and other critics say the re cent changes in South african apartheid Are Only cos Metic aimed at defusing the pressure for economic Crocker thinks it is citing the new Constitution As an there Are now people in the legislature who have a Chance to express their and dissent from things and to who we rent there two years so its clearly a he Fourie predicted Blacks will participate in South Afri Cas government but doubts they would Ever be Given the same on vote status enjoyed by he said the experience in neighbouring Blac ruled nations shows that leads to one one time and eventual social and economic we Are looking for a Way of satisfying political aspirations of All the people but also to avoid these he that is the test for South Africa but Mchenry assailed the View that South Africa can find any justification for not giving Blacks equal nor does he accept the heard both in South Africa and from american that apartheid int All bad because Blacks Are better off than in most Black ruled the comparison that ought to be made is a comparison to the White citizens of South and that a Compa Rison they dont want to Mchenry the stars and stripes Page 17