European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday. June 29, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 Gorbachev Calls for vast changes proposes farm reforms full time legislature Moscow a Mikhail s. Gorbachev called tuesday for sweeping changes in the soviet Union including creation of a full time legislature with real Power and election of a president with duties Akin to those of some Western Heads of stale. He also proposed that Farmers be made masters of the land in a program that would allow them to lease he soil they till to quickly increase production and end chronic food shortages. It was not immediately Clear How the legislative proposals would affect the Post of communist party Gen eral Secretary the Job that makes Gorbachev the most powerful Man in he country. Gorbachev spoke of an elected president of the supreme soviet who would appoint the head of govern ment and oversee foreign and defense policy. Addressing the party s first general conference i nearly a half Century Gorbachev also called for guaranteeing Peoples right to privacy ostensibly granted by the 1977 Constitution served notice that the party would not tolerate organized challenges to its authority. Said overhauling the Kiaie run pricing system is absolutely necessary to encourage Swift saturation of the Market with High Quality foodstuffs Many soviets already worry that Price Reform will mean drastically increased food prices. To a jew hour televised speech opening the Confer ence Gorbachev told the 5,000 delegates that farm policy had to be changed. Slopping Short of a Call for dismantling the soviet Union s system of collective farms the Reform minded Gorbachev urged the extensive countrywide introduction of a program to permit families to lease farm land from their collective and stale farms and till the soil themselves rather than As part of salaried farm brigades. Gorbachev also told the 5,000 delegates that the Reform of slate set wholesale and retail prices is absolutely necessary despite widespread concern that the Cost of food and consumer goods will increase drastically. In a speech occasionally interrupted by Brief applause Gorbachev told the delegates gathered in the Kremlin s Glass and Marble Palace of congresses that his policy of glasnost or greater openness docs no mean he will tolerate formation of new political parties that Challenge the Rule of the communist party. Nor he said should glasnost be abused by those trying to redraw political boundaries an obvious refer ence to soviet Armenia s efforts to Annex a Region belonging to the neighbouring Republic of Azerbaijan. Rejecting recent Calls for More autonomy from delegates representing the Baltic republics Gorbachev said any obsession with National isolation can Only Lead to economic and cultural Gorbachev called for an overhaul of the nation s legislative system 10 give the supreme soviet and the Legislatures of the 15 soviet republics real Power. Now past soviet leaders re Ark we. At arks pm 1917 22 pm a Danny to in Marty dim cart rhyming Lanm it Demon of he an myth our Bull a Fin a parti a trip a 193 .1 a Kpa 19350 1998 so it Laa Rupf busted m 1964 in 3 ,15fi apr wifi he jtchnoile49.1 Thyl Ziy no i Tref of Inion 0 erf a j 3" in goal of Rowh Nara Sav of Unm they generally act As bodies approving decisions of the communist party the supreme soviet the nominal parliament would become a full time standing body with fewer than a third of its present 1,500 deputies and members would be elected As Early As next Spring by a new Congress of deputies. The Congress would be a new policy making body similar to the existing supreme soviet but would be expanded to include of various work ctr and special interest groups. Gorbachev s address broadcast live by soviet Tele vision and radio is expected to be the basis for Dis Russion by the party delegates who will meet behind closed doors to consider various resolutions setting party policy. A photo general Secretary Mikhail s. Gorbachev delegates have cautioned against expecting great policy changes or shifts in the top parly elite at the conference the pans first since 1941. But they Esaid the forum would seek to redefine inc role in society of the 20 Mil lion member ruling party. Gorbachev also told Delegate stat Price Reform interpreted a meaning substantial Price increases is absolutely necessary r despite widespread concern thai prices for food and other goods will increase a tactical in the soviet Leader endorsed experiments that let families farm their own land to increase production. We must overcome the Eure Mcmeni Between the Farmer and the soil 1 said Gorbachev who is the son Ofa russian peasant and a former director of soviet Agri cultural policy. Soviet Canadian Battle of expulsions appears Over Ottawa a a diplomatic Row thai began with Canada s expulsion of purported soviet spies cooled Down monday when foreign minister Joe Clark called soviet ambassador Alexei Rodionov into his office for a 15-minute emerged from the meeting and told reporters he was satisfied thai the misunderstanding was Over. But Clark who postponed an asian inn monday to meet with Rodionov said when asked if there was a truce "1wouldn t apply thai term Ai his and after 32 soviet and Canadia diplomats and officials were either expelled or prohibited from re entry Clark announced ont final Sanction. He said soviet workers coming 10 Montreal to rebuild the fire damaged so Viet consulate May not get visas unless the Kremlin rescinds its decision to with draw 25 soviet citizens from their jobs at the Canadian embassy in Moscow. Visas will be reviewed on a Case by Case basis As Long As the soviets insist on limiting soviet staff members at the embassy the foreign minister said. The mild threat appeared to be a face saving gesture however As the soviets had pledged to retaliate again and again until Canada backed lift. Since tuesday Canada has expelled or barred 19 soviet Diplomat and officials for purported military and Commer Cial espionage. The Kremlin retaliated with action against 13 Canadian Diplo Mats three of whom Are accused of Mili tary soviets shot their last Volte 1 on saturday damaging Canadian Diplo Matic operations in Moscow even further by withdrawing 25 of the 39 soviet Citi zen who Cool clean and do clerical tasks Al the Canadian embassy. Intelligence sources told the associated press hat the soviets were after highly classified . Naval secrets an technology from a Montreal electronics Plant malting communications and guid Ance systems for a new generation or Ca Nadian frigates and from the . Sub Marine monitoring base at Argentia Newfoundland. Clark said he remained confident Ca Nadian Security was not breached. White House causes logjam by rejecting envoy nominee Washington up the while House has vetoed inc appoint ment of a senior slate department official to be ambassador la Canada creating a logjam hat will freeze a series of key diplomatic appoint ments . Of ideals said monday. The officials said the nomination of Ronald Spiers undersecretary of state for management to be . Ambassador to Canada has been turned Down by the while House political staff. Mis current Job head of Security and personnel issues at the stale department was 10 have been taken by Thomas Pickering currently Servings . Ambassador to Israel. Picker ing in Lum was to have been re placed by William Brown now Dep Uty assistant Secretary of state Lor near East and South Asia. Officials said the veto of Spiers Means that none of the three changes will take place until after the january elections. One official said everything is locked in the while House in rejecting Spiers nomination did not give it reason. But stale department officials said they believe that Spiers an outspoken advocate Tor More career professional ambassadors was vetoed by Robert Turtle director of personnel at the while House a Strong proponent of More political appointees who will follow the Reagan political philosophy. Tuttle is the son of Holmes Tuttle a member of the so called Reagan Kitchen Cabinet of trusted advisers and financial supporters from Southern California. Spiers a career officer with More than 30 years of experience talked in March of a need for a corps of professionals to help manage our relations with other
