European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes saturday september 7, 1991u.s. Troops seen As staying in Asia from wire reports Tokyo a despite the changes in the soviet Union the United states will maintain a military presence in the Asia Pacific Region because the need for it remains Strong rep. Stephen Potarz said Friday. Solarz d-n.y., is the chairman of the House subcommittee on Asia Pacific affairs. He was speaking at the National press club in Tokyo. A we will stay As Long As we re desired and not one Day longer a he said. Even if the Philippines decides against extending the base agreement on the Subic Bay naval facilities there Are solid reasons for maintaining a military presence Solarz said. In the Wake of the attempted soviet coup a one can not preclude the possibility of civil War a he said. A such conflicts could spill Over. A also there Are three quarters of a million Well armed highly trained men North of the 38th parallel in Korea. A the dictates of our geography the imperatives of our Economy and the requirements of our Security will All impel America to remain an asian  Solarz said the base agreement in the Philippines could go either Way. The Philippines Senate must ratify the pact by sept. 16, when the present agreement runs out. A my heart tells me the treaty will be ratified a he said. A my mind tells me it  in Manila communist rebels on Friday promised an causing juror in Britain the italian clothing company Benetton has agreed to withdraw a billboard and in Britain showing a picture of a Newborn baby alter hundreds of londoners complained. The advertisements appeared in the City last week. Alter receiving 800 complaints Britain s advertising standards authority ruled against the and tuesday. The advertisement has appeared in 50 countries including the United states. This photo of the and was taken near the train station in Darmstadt Germany. Army Reserve Captain found guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer Furth Germany a amps a an army Reserve Captain who wrote a sexually suggestive reply to a teen agers a any soldiers letter has been convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer a 1st army div spokesman said this week. Capt. Charles r. Hartwig was also found guilty of sexually harassing women soldiers said division spokesman maj. Ken Fugett. Hartwig who was on Active duty with the Ansbach based 312th support Center during operation desert storm was tried by general court martial july 9 at William o. Darby Cavern in Firth. A military judge found him guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer for writing sexually suggestive comments to a 14-year-old Virginia girl. The letter was a response to an Quot any Soldier Quot letter one of plane loads distributed to soldiers at random in the persian Gulf area during the crisis. In addition he was convicted of criminal sexual harassment for repeated offensive comments of a sexual nature to an enlisted woman. Offensive comments to a second woman Soldier also constituted conduct unbecoming an officer Fugett said. Hartwig was sentenced to dismissal six months confinement and total forfeiture of All pay and allowances. He will Complete his sentence at the . Confinement facility at fort Leavenworth kan., Fugett said. Hartwig was employed at the Darmstadt Post Exchange but resigned last september according to a release from Barbara Kirsch a spokeswoman for the army and air Force Exchange service in Munich Germany. Immediate cease fire in their 22-year insurgency if the philippine Senate decides to reject the base agreement. The philippine Senate foreign relations committee is holding hearings this week on whether to extend the lease on Subic Bay in return for $203 million in annual . Aid. In any Case a we will not Retreat a either to Pearl Harbor or san Diego a Solarz said. Solarz praised Japan for playing Host to . Troops Many of whom Are stationed in Asia not to protect Japan but to serve in a regional role. A the United states should appreciate Japan a willingness to have on its soil . Troops who Are deterring aggression elsewhere a he said. A a Japan already provides More Host nation support than any other american  dutch sub surfaces amid search London up a dutch submarine that had been out of radio Contact for several hours surfaced Friday off the scottish coast ending a huge air and sea search the defense ministry said. The submarine came to the surface at 12 55 . And made radio Contact with a nearby Canadian warship. Both vessels were part of a joint anti submarine military exercise a defense ministry spokesman said. There was no sign that the submarine was in any difficulty he said. A search was begun for the diesel electrical submarine after it failed to respond to radio messages and a red flare was spotted at 6 30 . In the area where it was thought to be. Efforts to Contact the ship were unsuccessful the spokesmen said. The spokesman said the flare sighting and Lack of radio communication a in no Way Means the ship is in trouble because it was not unusual for submarines to be temporarily out of radio Contact. He also said it was not certain the flare had been fired by a submarine. During the search the dutch defense ministry would Only confirm that radio Contact had been lost a dutch defense source said the vessel was the pot is built Between 1960 and 1965 and one of the oldest of the 10 submarines in the dutch Navy. The 1,520-ton vessel usually carries a Crew of 67 and is due to be phased out next year. The 26-year-old pot is was taking part in exercise vendetta a nato exercise in the Atlantic More than 100 Miles off the Shetland islands in Scotland. The Call to report went out after a German spotter aircraft reported seeing a red distress signal in the area. The pot is was found by the Crew of a Lynx helicopter from the Canadian vessel Nipigon the Royal Navy spokesman said speaking on condition of anonymity. He said it was not immediately Clear Why the pot is did not respond to the initial Call to report its position. A amps gut  inspector general opens 24-hour hot line by the stars and stripes the . Army Europe inspector general opened a 24-hour Telephone hot line thursday for soldiers who want to report wrongdoing. The hot line provides soldiers for the first time around the clock Access to the Usa eur inspector general process an in spokesman said. The number which cannot be accessed from civilian telephones is ets 370-5555. Soldiers who use the hot line will be answered by a recording which asks for their name social Security number unit and Telephone number said maj. Mike Lloyd of the in staff. The recording allows ample time for soldiers to leave a Brief description of their complaint the major said. The hot line was conceived by col. William Ott Usa eur in several weeks ago Lloyd said. However recent criticism by civil rights leaders including Arthur Fletcher chairman of the . Civil rights commission of the military s equal Opportunity climate prompted the in to implement the system As soon As possible Lloyd said. Recorded complaints will be handled with the same process As those reported during duty hours the major said. A each morning we will transcribe the tape and pass the messages on to one of our action officers a Lloyd said. A from there the process is the same for All complaints a it is important he said that soldiers leave a Telephone number so the in staff can respond. If someone wants to talk to a person and not a recording Lloyd said a the can Call on our regular lines any time during duty  the Usa eur in military prefix is 370 and the extensions Are 7316, 7317 and 8769. For Access to the in from civilian telephones soldiers should dial 06221-57 and one of the four digit extensions