European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday. September 9,1989 drugs threaten . Soul Bush says he strikes at critics of funding plan new Orleans a president Bush trying to enlist new recruits in his War on narcotics declared Friday that a nation that consumes As much illegal drugs As America cannot Long preserve its very  Lyl me Challenge you get involved. There arc so Many that need your help Bush said in a speech to a Conven Tion of the . Hispanic chamber of Commerce. Later he was to deliver the same message to the pre dominantly Black National Baptist convention. With the hispanic business audience cheering his statement that the War on drugs can be waged without higher taxes. Bush struck Back at critics who say his $7.9 billion strategy is underfunded and does t go far enough. Those who judge this strategy by a Price tag alone Don t understand the problem he said. Those critics Are the same ones who complain they Don t know How we can fund the proposal without higher taxes. To some the first and Only answer is to hit the working Man or woman with More taxes Bush said. That is not the right  the government estimates that 23 million Ameri cans used illegal drugs last year the president said adding that it million americans tried cocaine and that about i million used it at least once a week. Beyond that he said hundreds of thousands of babies were born to mothers who use drugs. A nation with those numbers cannot Long preserve its very soul he said. America must take Back us streets. We need More jails and prisons and courts and prosecutors. And indeed in my View tougher  Bush called for the death penalty for the ultimate drug violators those that do the most to corrupt the kids in this country and strip them of every Chance of a meaningful life. I m talking about those drug Kingpins or those that kill police  Bush s trip to new Orleans came amid signs that democrats arc rethinking their strategy of attacking the drug plan. Senate judiciary committee chairman Joseph Biden the Delaware Democrat who originally said Bush s program was not Tough enough bold enough or imaginative enough said thursday he wanted to put the legislation on a fast  Bush s program seeking $716 million More than Al ready proposed in his budget emphasizes a crackdown on drug users and More Money for prisons Law enforcement and treatment centers As Well As More Money to attack the problem in drug producing countries. The White House chief of staff John Sununu said in route to new Orleans on Friday that the president did not want to make the anti drug package so harsh it would suspend constitutional rights of citizens. However he said he was pleased that Congress seems to be getting into the swim of things and added that the Senate ought to be complimented for voting to Cut members free mail privileges to help the drug War. Asked whirl her the administration would be Amena ble if Congress voted More Money for the drug War than the $7.9 million called for by Bush Sununu said it would be difficult to approve More funds within the boundaries of the budget Compromise the administration has reached with Congress. Sununu said however that we re not going to be close minded if there arc Good suggestions that come from  in a speech wednesday to the annual convention of the american legion in Baltimore Bush kept up his drug theme saying. Criminals in this nation must understand that if they commit a crime they will be caught and if caught they will be prosecuted and if convicted they will do  training his fire on his critics. Bush said some incredibly say Well it s not enough. This from the very people who oppose the death  diplomats Union files suit Over political appointments Washington a the Union that represents career diplomats filed suit Friday in Federal court against the state department As part of a Campaign to expose what it regards As the incompetency of Many ambassadorial nominees. The highly unusual move follows the nomination by the White House of a number of envoys who have come under Sharp criticism on grounds that they have neither the diplomatic skills no background knowledge of the countries where they arc being sent. Many won favor with the administration through political contributions or their skill at raising funds for the Republican parly in the i9s8 election Campaign. Sen. Paul Sarbanis d-md., has called some of the choices  but sen. Rudy Boschwitz r-minn., said that wealth should not disqualify anyone from being an ambassador but should be regarded As a sign of consid Erable  the lawsuit is the latest Salvo in a Long simmering conflict in which career diplomats often complain they Are by passed for ambassadorial posts m favor of political activists with dubious qualifications. Among the nominees who have drawn the most complaints is Peter Secchia who helped president Bush carry Michi Gan last year and was named ambassador to Italy. Many italians were upset when he joked that the new italian Navy has Glass Bottom boats so they can Sec theold italian  the new York times complained in a july editorial that Bush s nominee for Spain Joseph Zappala a Florida devel oper has but one claim to the assign ment a distinctively Large contribution to the Republican party reportedly $126,000." Senate confirmation of Zappala and two other nominees has been delayed be cause of doubts about their credentials. The diplomats Union formally known As the american foreign service association filed the lawsuit to obtain release of certificates of competency that the la requires the president to submit to the Senate on the qualifications of each nominee. The association said the state depart ment maintains the reports Are confidential and has refused to provide them to Union officials. Since the information in the reports snot classifiable the association said they Are being withheld Only to avoid embarrassment because they so clearly demonstrate the Lack of qualifications of Many of the  Charles a. Schilz the Union s vice president said that hiding certificate from Public View is self defeating be cause they routinely Are made Public after they reach the Senate which must confirm ambassadorial appointees for them to become effective. State department spokeswoman Margarct Tutwiler herself a political appointee cited the example of a 1970 nomination to demonstrate the Wisdom of some selections outside the foreign service. She said that then president Nixon chose Bush a Defeated candidate for the Senate to be his ambassador at the United nations Over the Strong objection of a major news  asked what her Point was Tutwiler said the example illustrates that there is no simple answer to the debate Over career is. Political appointees. You can find instances from both sides she said. Iown wins of for Pooh statue Orlando Fla. A Walt Disney co. Has relented and Winnie the Pooh will be immortalized with a statue in a Small Canadian town after All. Officials in White River Ontario received a letter from a lawyer for the entertainment company authorizing the town to proceed with its plans to Honor the Bear made famous m children s stories by . Milne. White River claims it is Pooh s Birthplace and sought approval to build the statue from Disney which acquired rights to the character in 1961. Disney initially said no. The company is protective of its trademark characters and copyrights and recently has increased Legal efforts against those trading on its products without a  White River mayor Ollie Chapman said thurs Day she believes Disney bowed to Public pressure. We got Calls from people As far away As Australia who said go for it. Give it the Good fight. Show them they re not god " Chapman told the Orlando Sentinel. Disney lawyer Robert Ogden had one condition forthe statue Pooh must resemble the drawings in Milne s stories and not Disney s character we re Happy about it said the mayor. We Are Start ing a fund raising program now for the  the Pooh legend started in White River during world War i. Harry Colebourn a veterinarian with a Canadian infantry brigade bought a Bear from a trap per for $17 when he was passing through town on a troop train. The Young Black Bear sailed to Europe with the  Bear named Winnie for Colebourn s Hometown of Winnipeg could not go to the front lines so it was left at the London zoo there the Bear later captivated Milne s imagination and became a character in his stories along with Milne s son Christopher Robin. Made in the .s.r. Sen. Alan Cranston d-calif., thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington displays his soviet made to shirt to Konstantin Lubun Chunko a Deputy of the supreme soviet a soviet legislative body. Cranston said he bought the to shirt for $75 in the exclusive shopping District Rodeo drive in Beverly Hills Calif