European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes wednesday february 1986 James resign question remains where is space program headed president Skacan was m Sensi Tive and i moving in his tribute to the fallen astronauts that you could almost hear Wall Whitman singing on the Illi Nois Prairie / or a cannot Tarry Here. We must March m Darlings we Inyim Bear he Brunel of danger. We the Youthful sinewy races nil the rest on us depend. Pioneers o pioneers this was the song of the american fron tier and also the president s theme we must go on. Mourning but leaving inc dead behind. When we gel the tears out of our eyes we May begin to Sec and think More clearly about the meaning of this tragedy and wonder where we re going. The mechanical failures of that soaring machine with its precious human cargo. Will be investigated Down to the last frag ment found in the sea. But what of inc purpose of this vast Experiment in space the name of the fallen Bird was not the explorer Bill the challenger. Arc we exploring the heavens or challenging the russians or both this we would like to know. Explosions not Only Light up the skies but remind us that no matter How much we plan and Hope we can never be sure and arc often surprised. Hitler thought thai ills Selukas and thousands of tanks would create a German Empire thai would last for a thousand years. The French thought shul i hair Maginot line would defend Paris and the Western nations fought two world wars to defend As they thought inc Freedom of Eastern Europe Only to discover that after inc terrible  a Tern a  Inanc . So c liar c to be Reful and knee for the accidents of our policy. And machines. The explosion in inc Flor Ida skies should make us wander. Reagan s strategic defense initial or Star wars policy depends on the As sumption that we might create., maybe a the next Century Long after  gone a Hicl that would defend the United Stales from nuclear attack. But a. Assumes there will be no accidents that maybe this defense system would work 96 percent of the time As a report suggests we should not be so sure however that i he 4 percent of missiles that gel through would not de stroy inc Republic As we know it. Kven in America we cannot be sure that we have avoided the dreams and illusions of our allies in Europe. We too have been surprised by the tangles of human conflict beyond our Borders. We were struck and surprised by the japanese at Pearl Harbor. We ran into the chinese in Korea and when Gen Macarthur approached inc Yalu we had to decide whether to Retreat or face again the use of atomic weapons to save his armies. Likewise we thought that our modern weapons would intimidate the Vietnam Ese and that our Power would release our hostages in Iran but All our plans and allo weapons failed. Rom inc Bay of pigs under president Kennedy to the murder of our marines in Lebanon under president Reagan the political and military record of the United Stales since world War ii should make us wonder whether inc bravery of the pioneers who conquered this continent is inc right stuff to bring peace on Earth or conquer outer space. Reagan obviously thinks it is. And de spite the doubts of the allies most Ameri cans agree with him. They go along with Whitman have the elder races hailed do they drip up and end their lesson. Hearted Over there beyond the setts in Laic up the task eternal and the Burden and the Lessan. Pioneers o pioneers Well it is Noble message and we re Well aware of the Burden but what of the lesson the lesson. I think. Is Hal we have to make allowance for the accidents of our machines and not assume Hal All our plans and dreams and computers will work us we suppose. The Congress is Back in Washington now thinking primarily about the budget and the next election. George Bush is fussing with Jack Kemp and gov. Cuomo of new York. The chances Are Hal they will All Grieve As they should for inc victims of the challenger and agree that in their name inc space program should go on maybe with a bigger budget. Bui the questions will remain where arc we going with inc space  and for what purpose maybe the president will answer those questions and Tell us How he intends to Deal with them in the last three years of his stewardship cd new York times William Buckley acceptance of muscle Power Over common sense the term fascist is Loo loosely used and for indefensible reasons lends to be confined to descriptions of heavy handed activity by governments deemed right  thus Pinochet s govern ment in Chile is fascist As also is Strocs scr s in Paraguay but khad Afy s and the Aya Lollus s arc something else because of their Loose psychological identification with populism. Which brings up the subject of labor unions and inc Lazy Public acceptance of muscle Power prevailing Over human rights. One might reasonably Strelch the term fascistic to describe a kind of mar tial rigidity More appropriate to Plebs year Al Wesl Point than loan open society of confident and mature people. The paralysis of Austin minn., is principally before the Public Eye. There the Llo Mcl meat packing Plant struggles to stay alive. By All reports it is highly Auto ruled and efficiently managed. But in has been losing Money so Hal the alter natives became Clear either shut inc Plant Down or reduce the overhead. This Means reducing hourly wages and Bene fits and inc announcement last August thai this would be conc caused the strike opposed by the Way by inc Parent Union of inc United food and commercial workers. A strike is a conventional Means of consolidating opposition to decisions taken by management. But a strike has got to respect rights of others and in Austin strikers arc physically threatening both outsiders who seek to accept employ men with Hormel. And members of the local who would rather accept Hormel s wages Hun be unemployed. Ii is. Of course a very old Story. During inc newspaper strikes in new York City which is the capital of labor Union Mili Tancy to distribute newspapers that Actu ally got primed was to take one s life in hand. Tires were slashed trucks Burnt up threats issued. They Call it taking the Law into one s hands. The local in Austin has called on the labor movement throughout the country Loback is strike conc Clely to Send the strikers Money to make it possible for them to continue not to work for a living and to Boycott Hormel products manufactured in other plants. It this were to succeed then workers Al one Plant would be doing their very Best to inflict economic damage on fellow workers in other plants. Meanwhile Eastern airlines announces Hal one out of seven flight attend ans will be dismissed and those who arc not will need to put in longer Days. The news was quite  Mcl Wilh Rue of conscientious and hard workingmen and women who find in difficult to understand Why suddenly their material welfare should be reduced. The answer to that question is very simple people express Arlins will Fly you from the new York area to Columbia. . For about $50. Eastern has been charging for inc ame night Over j200. Arc we one should pause before Latina As memorable. Cause the labor unions Don t permit even archival recordings never mind thai Ibe Cost is trivial. And last week i Learned about a routine incident in san Jose Calif. The symphony orchestra was rehearsing Wilh Peter ser Kin the first piano concerto of Brahms. Al exactly 10 o clock exactly 10 measures the climactic few bars of music were left to be played. But a lady inc shop stewardess playing the fran curhorn or whatever stood and the whole orchestra slopped dead As if Stalin or Hitler had entered the room commanding silence. You Sec if the music had gone 30 seconds Over the hour the Union would have charged a billion dollars or whatever and of course the orchestra association does t have the extra billion. And so the musicians themselves suffered the psychological rupture coitus inter Pupius musicals. Peter serki1s"s frustration was allayed by playing a half dozen improvised notes casing the Harmony into Resolution. I Hope they won t drop him into the East River in a sack of Cement for this offence. As i say some dare Call this kind of thing fascistic. C 1966 Universal Prejs Syndicate