European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 1b, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 a phom linked to a protest Wesley North it stained to a door of san frauds cd s old Federal building u members of tie City  common atty vow to continue a 15-Nwntb Oil Tigu do umling More tide no you Dirk for aids a Stith. North nine from Henderson tens to take put in tit Dwinon Stolkin. Diplomat resigns accuses Abrams of mccarthyism Washington a Veteran Diplomat Francisj. Mcneil has resigned from the Sinic department that he was the victim of an exercise in mccarthyism by Elliott Abrams head or the latin american affairs Bureau. Mcneil a former ambassador to Costa Rica said in an interview with the associated press that he wrote Abrams in november announcing his intention to resign. I am leaving the foreign service Mcneil wrote i response to your exercise in mccarthyism a reference to sen. Joseph Mccarthy r-wis., who destroyed the careers of Many foreign service officers in the 1950s with unsubstantiated charges that they were pro communist Mcneil 54, who left the foreign service Early this month maj Plains that Abrams questioned his loyalty after the Diplomat had expressed doubts about . Policy in Central America. According to Mcneil Abrams also suggested Mcneil May have been responsible for two news leaks in 1985. But a senior state department official denied thai Abrams had used such tactics contending that their falling out began when Abrams blocked Mcneil s prospective nomination As ambassador to Peru in 1 985. The High ranking slate department official agreeing to discuss the Mcneil matter Only on grounds of anonymity said there Are a lot of people who raise doubts about the current policy. And nothing happens to them except they get promoted. So the notion that raising doubts about policy damages one s career is  another state department official who also asked not to be identified said a number of department officials were investigated for the 1985 news leaks. One involved the disclosure of a classified slate depart ment position paper on Centra America and the Sec Ond concerned president Reagan s intention to Nomi Nate Otto Reich a conservative political App Pointec As ambassador to Venezuela. His Mcneil s humiliation should t be any greater than anyone else who was investigated the official said. Officials said Mcneil was a logical target for the investigation because he also was a candidate Tor the venezuelan Post Mcneil said he was exonerated in january 1 986 after an internal investigation of both leak. At the time of his resignation Mcneil was Deputy director in the Bureau of intelligence and research. He acknowledged he could have remained on in the foreign service until Abrams departure from his Post As assistant Secretary of state for inter american affaire but decided to resign out of an old fashioned sense of  the senior state department official said that Mcneil s dislike for Abrams stems Tram Abrams decision to Block the Diplomat s appointment As ambassador to Peru a Post that eventually went to another career foreign service officer. Alec Watson. This official said several South american affaire experts Tell Mcneil would have been More sympathetic to Peru s Liberal president Alan Garcia than 10 Reagan. It seemed to us very important to have an Ambas Sador who would explain Reagan s Washington to Gar Cia rather than explain Garcia to us the official said. Mcneil told abcs today show monday that forthe past year and a half Elliott has viewed my sort of sense that things weren t going so Well to Nicaragua either politically or militarily is undercutting the for eign policy of the United  Mcneil said Abrams dislike for him May have pre dated Abrams appointment As assistant Secretary in april 1985. During the final two years of the Reagan administration when Mcneil was ambassador to Costa Rica he was closely identified with Thomas o. Enders who served in the same Post that Abrams now holds. Enders was fired in May 1983 because some nation Al Security Council officials fell he was inclined to pursue a negotiated settlement in Central Ameri awhile de emphasizing the need for a Strong military Effort against leftist forces in the Region. The alleged Campaign against him Mcneil said began in Earnest after a wrote a report in mid-1985 saying the nicaraguan resistance was not doing Well. He noted that the investigations against him began shortly thereafter. On monday Mcneil said he believes . Funding for the Contra counter revolutionaries opposing the sandinista government in Nicaragua should continue for the time being but he added "1 would like to see an Effort Ai constructing a bipartisan foreign policy Lake place because i really Don l think we re going Mohave much Success in Central America unless we can get a National policy thai enjoys Broad  and in an apparent slap at Abrams hard line approach to Central America Mcneil said i m trying tomake the argument that we should get the invective and the fanaticism out of the game and look at our interests in the situation on the  a forge Sef for Goode Rizzo bottle in Philadelphia Philadelphia a w. Wilso Goode the City s first Black mayor formally announced his Campaign for re election to a second term As republicans endorsed former democratic mayor Frank Rizzo As his opponent. I love my Job Goode told 1,000 cheering clapping supporters monday night at the Franklin Plaza hotel. I love making this City work for All of  the mayor who has been heavily criticized for the Fata confrontation Between police and the Radical group move was endorsed last week by in democratic Purly in the nation s fifth Fargel City. Just two hours before Goode s rally the 84-Membcr gop selection com Mittee chose Rizzo Over three opponents. The endorsement is tantamount to nomination. I m a Winner said Rizzo. I bring performance integrity and the knowl Edge that i can turn this City around and give it again the greatness ii de serves. I m thrilled and excited both Rizzo 66, and Goode 4s, face opposition in their panics May Pri Maries. Democrats outnumber republicans three to one in Philadelphia Rizzo who served two terms As mayor from 1972 to 1980, made a comeback bid in 1983 but was Defeated by Goode in the democratic Pri Mary. He switched to he Republican party in november. The gop selection panel picked Rizzo Over stockbroker John Egan jr.,City councilman thalcher Longstreth and the Rev. Dennis Wesley. Egan who was trounced by Goode As the gop s endorsed candidate in 1983, refused to Bow out of the go primary race because the leadership made a decision that in t Good for the party and it s even worse for the  Rizzo is a return to the past Egan said. Longstrelh an unsuccessful Republican candidate in 1935 and 1971, said he would support Rizzo. Goode s primary opponent is former District attorney Edward Rendell. There Are about 750,000 democrats to 250,000. Republicans in Phila Delphia which has been controlled by democrats for 46 years. Rizzo said he did t expect any problems gelling votes and expects that thousands will join him in switch ing to the Republican party. The former police commissioner whose Tough Law and order policies Drew Sharp condemnation from Blacks who comprise 40 percent of the City s 2 million residents said Goode is in competent and this City cannot sur Vive another four years under his Man  Chicago mayor appeals for help in re election bid Chicago a Harold Washington the City s first Black mayor urged 12,000 cheering supporters to vote against a return to the antagonisms of the past in the democratic primary a week from tues Day. Our Hope rides on this election Washington said at the rally monday Nigel. Urging supporters to encourage family friends and neighbors to help him defeat former major Jane Byrne in the feb. 24 elec Tion. He reminded the crowd that he was swept into office four years ago after a similar Gei out the Vole rally a week before that primary. Washington who Defeated Byrne in a 1983 Campaign marred by racial animosity said his administration had healed racial wounds and strengthened a coalition of Blacks whiles hispanics and other ethnic groups. The question we arc facing next tuesday is whether we Are going to move Forward or Back Ward the mayor said. Whether we will reach out for this future we believe in or return to the antagonisms of the past. The answer lies with  As he spoke the crowd at the University of Illi Nois Chicago Pavilion chanted four More years danced in the aisles and waved political placards. Vendors hawked nobody but Harold to shirts and buttons a Jab Al Alderman Edward Vrdolyak s Campaign theme of anybody but Washington. Vrdolyak chairman of the Cook county demo cratic party is challenging Washington As a third party candidate in the regular election in april. Earlier monday Washington welcomed about 60 Freedom riders who rave led to Chicago from 12 Southern Stales to help Campaign for him Byrne criticized the move. I do not believe Chi cagians like outside influence in their local elections she said. I think it s an insult quite frankly to All the communities in  the Freedom riders organizer the Rev. Benja min Chavis jr., fired Back at monday night s rally. We re not outsiders. In the Freedom movement there s no such thing As an outsider said Chavis. The Rev. Jeuck Jackson a civil rights Leader who ran for the democratic presidential nomination in1984, said Washington s Victory in 1983 and Bis reelection Campaign embody the spirit of the civil rights struggle