European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes monday March 3, 1986 Anthony Lewis . Role in Philippines is reason for National Pride it has been a Long time since americans of All political views have Felt so Good about our country s role in a trans forming event abroad. From left to right we arc proud that the United states helped the people of the Philippines carry out their glorious revolution. The reason for that rare unanimity of feeling is obvious. American policy in this instance expressed what we want to believe arc the deepest american values. We used our influence on the Side of democracy. We made no excuses for dictators. And our Means were peaceful not weapons or Cov Ert military intervention but the words of politics and diplomacy. It was a very Sharp change for the Rea Gan administration. In the 1984 Campaign president Reagan said Ferdinand Marcos was the alternative to communism in the Philippines. In 1981, at a dinner in Manila vice president Bush toasted Marcos in these words we love your adherence to democratic principles and democratic  that a conservative . Government was finally ready to help end the Marcos tyranny is a fact of profound importance for american policy generally. But it is essential to understand How it happened in this Case. It happened primarily because there was a palpable yearning for democracy in the Philippines a mass movement against the dictatorship. In Corazon Aquino the move ment found an extraordinary Leader one who could at the same time arouse her people and exercise restraint. And the Catholic Church spoke out forcefully for democracy. Those realities simply overwhelmed the inclination of Reagan to stick with the tyrant he knew. At first he seemed to excuse Marcos s election fraud and violence. But the evidence brought Home on television made that impossible. So did the Manifest integrity of Aquino. Congress also played a crucial part. Re publicans and democrats conservatives and liberals joined in the consensus that George will the United states could no longer support Marcos. Reagan and his people responded to the realities with great skill and impeccable timing. They stayed just far enough ahead of events to apply useful pressure without pre Empting the philippine movement. They worked shrewdly with Congress. It was the perfect Symbol that in the end sen. Paul Laxalt the president s Friend was the one to Tell Marcos Cut and Cut cleanly. The time has  the administration s actions in the Philippines Over these last weeks effectively ended one conservative doctrine. Identified with Jeane Kirkpatrick it was that Ameri Ca must tolerate right Wing tyrannies lest they be succeeded by anti american re Gimes. Conservatives have now moved toward a View that will win much support from liberals. The Wall Street journal put it that the United states should develop some Talent at moving authoritarian allies to Ward democracy. As a moral matter we would like to see democracy spread. And As a matter of realpolitik democracies. Make the most reliable  right Wing dictatorships Are on notice now that the United states will not necessarily Overlook torture and repression in the name of anti communism. The South korean government got that message in a hurry stepping Back from its latest moves against the democratic opposition. But the american consensus that supported . Policy in the Philippines that was so stirred by events there will not be present if the facts Are sharply differ ent. The use of armed Force to overthrow an undemocratic government for instance would change the equation and the risks. Where then might we expect the policy of promoting democracy to be applied with support across the american political spec Trum one logical place is. Chile. The rigid tyranny of Augusto Pinochet is in its 13th year now. There As in the Philippines the movement for democracy has Broad popu Lar backing. And it has the support of the Church. The Reagan administration has in the past winked at Pinochet s cruelties sup porting International Loans despite human rights violations. But now the loan policy is under question in the administration. A new . Ambassador in Santiago Harry Barnes is talking to the democratic opposition. Conservative tolerance of the Pinochet regime May be waning. Mark Falcoff wrote last fall in the heritage foundation Magazine policy review that it is playing into communist hands. In Chile As in the Philippines the United states has a great Opportunity to serve itself and Justice by working for change. C new York times Mccain looks like shoo in for Arizona senator politics is not a profession for people who crave Solitude. However rep. John Mccain r-ariz., who is seeking a Senate seat has had enough Solitude to last a lifetime. It was Solitude handed out by Hanoi which Means it was interspersed with torture. He was born in the Panama canal zone and into the Navy. His father adm. John s. Mccain commanded . Forces in the Pacific during Vietnam. His Grandfather another Admiral was commander of aircraft carriers in the Pacific under adm. Halsey during world War ii. So it was All in the family for the grandson to be flying an a-4 skyhawk off a Carrier and Over Hanoi on oct. 27, 1967. And it was natural for his captors to Call him the Crown  the Prince was the worse for Wear. When his plane was hit he ejected during a nosedive and broke Bones in both arms and one leg. He fell into a Lake in Central Hanoi. A mob Bayo need him and smashed his shoulder. He was a prisoner for 5 /2 years. Because he was prop Erly obstinate he was in solitary confinement for most of that time. His hair quickly turned White and his weight fell below 100 pounds. Every Day for two years one of his guards ordered him to Bow and then knocked him Down. It was what is known As a consciousness raising experience one that he says made him Acu Tely sensitive to the humiliations of discrimination. On this Day the conservative Congress Man is getting More sensitivity training from Black leaders at a Phoenix Church lunch. Working the tables he practices the tactile Side of politics shaking hands slap Ping backs gripping forearms kneading shoulders. To say Arizona is booming is to Settle for too Limp a verb. But booms do not lift everyone skyward and the Black leaders give Mccain a grilling. Every Arizona politician knows the Many forms poverty can take 27 percent of the state is Indian reservations one of which spills into Utah and new Mexico and is larger and much poorer than West Virginia. Mccain is a natural politician. He was elected president of Congress freshman class of 1982 and was re elected to the House in 1984 with 78 percent of the vote. In 1982, he had lived in Arizona less than two years. To the charge that he is a Carpetbagger he re plied that he had never lived Long any where except Hanoi. Most recent heavy hitters in Arizona politics rep. To Udall former rep. John Rhodes Goy. Bruce Babbitt Sens. Dennis Deconcini and Barry Goldwater who is retiring from the seat Mccain is seeking Are from families whose records of Public service run deep into the state s pre history known Here As pre air  this Feudal tendency is a charming oddity in the state that is John s. Mccain file photo the newcomer among the lower 48 the last to join the Union. But then Only in an Odd state would the legis lature proclaim Bolo ties As the official state neckwear. Most arizonans were born elsewhere. Indeed it sometimes seems that most Are still unpacking. More than one third of the registered voters 450,000 of them have arrived since 1981. Very few of today s arizonans were voting when Goldwater became a senator 33 years ago. Arizona has Only had eight senators thanks in part to Carl Hayden who served from 1927 to 1969, retiring when he was 92. Mccain almost certainly will become the ninth. A recent poll has him leading his opponent Richard Kimball even among democrats and by 25 Points statewide. In Maricopa county Phoe Nix where More than half the voters live Mccain s Lead is almost 40 Points. Kimball began by running a populist Campaign against the Phoenix establishment As personified by a prominent publisher who is a Friend of Mccain. Kimball said the publisher exemplified the attempt to impose a Senate Choice. In december this publisher resigned in disgrace when it was Learned that for years he had misrepresented his military record he had never been in the Mili tary but claimed an illustrious record Asa fighter Pilot. However Kimball must eventually run against Mccain himself and Kim Ball seems Accident prone. He had said to Phoenix Gazette columnist John Kolbe such vertigo inducing things As he is run Ning because my experience mirrors where the state ought to be  and we can be physically sic responsible without abandoning social  say what if Mccain manages to make this race close he has a Knack for finding Dan Ger in Blue skies