European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Y 4. Wednesday july 6, 1994 commentary the stars and stripes Page 15 Inton counting on Europe Andrew j. Glass president Clinton is Back to Europe this week hoping to bolster his Sag it gig popularity at Home by showing himself to be the prime figure in the Post cold War world. Four distinct themes will Frame the we Klong overseas trip a in Riga Latvia the first Stop on the tour Clinton will stress that the Small Baltic nations must never again come under russians it grip. The Percsi Dent will Call for a full russian troop withdrawal from the Baltic by the end of August and Lay out moves that would further bring Latvia Estonia and Lithia a Nia into the Western economic and Security sphere. A in Warsaw Poland he will Tell the polish parliament that the United states still cares about the people who have been left behind in the Success fill shift from a communist to a capitalist Economy. He will announce a new $425 million housing fund aimed at courting favor with Poland a dominant leftist political bloc which has gained strength on a tide of rising joblessness and worker dissatisfaction. A in Naples Italy Clinton will attend the 20th annual Summit of the worlds seven leading economic Powers. For the first time Russia will have a seat at the table As a partner in the political phase of the talks. The leaders Wal review Bosnia and Herzegovina North Korea Rwanda and otherworld trouble spots. They will Issue a slew of joint texts on such subjects As the need for More jobs broader Trade ties and world population control. A in Berlin Clinton a final Stop on the tour the president will take part in ceremonies dismantling the . Brigade that has stood watch Over what had been called the Iron curtain since the end of world War ii. The Stop is the first for an american president to a reunited Germany since the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is focused As Well at paying Back Germany Europe a economic powerhouse for its exclusion from last a months ceremonies in Normandy that marked the 50th anniversary of a Day. This is Clinton a third trip to Europe in the last six months. It is also the fourth time since taking office that Clinton meets with russians president Boris Yeltsin. A fifth Summit has been set for Washington in september after Yeltsin Speaks before the . General Assembly. A Central theme of the trip according to Anthony Lake the White House National Security adviser is to emphasize Clinton so vision of a broader integrated Europe and the historic Opportunity that we have before us to achieve such an integration in both Security and economic and political terms a the integration of a secure and democratic  however As with All High profile foreign trips the real White House goal is to portray the president As a dynamic Leader who moves with ease on the world stage. Clinton was inducted into the group of seven club at last years Summit in Tokyo and won Good reviews for his efforts there. But As is often the Case with such events the Long term results proved less impressive. The jobs Summit which Clinton set up for Detroit was downgraded to a meeting of lower level aides while a supposed Trade breakthrough with the japanese became stalled in Tokyo a unstable Politi Cai climate. V . Presidents usually enjoy a Bounce in their popularity after they travel abroad. Clinton Hopes this trend will hold up to his Benefit when Congress returns to Deal with health care and the Trade Deal reached by the White House earlier this year with members of the general agreement on tariffs and Trade. Clinton is in Europe with 65 percent of americans believing that the country is headed on the wrong track against 28 percent who think it is pointed in the right direction according to a recent Survey by the Wurtlin group. A poll taken by Abc news arid the Washington Post also showed the Public losing Confidence in the president. Fifty five percent said Clinton was not a Strong and decisive Leader up from 44 percent in january. A for to viewers presidential speeches at1 Riga a Freedom Square and berlins Brandenburg Gate both historic Sites will Frame the Clinton journey. In Between Clinton will pose with Yeltsin and other world leaders or perhaps meet Ordinary folks at a Warsaw disco. Any communiques that emerge from the Summit sessions Are Likely to reflect the lowest common denominator within the gr7, rather than bold new thinking about the global future. Still in Naples Clinton will get a Chance to Lay out the . Position on several critical issues. Before and after the g-7 Summit he is Likely to leave a warm glow in the Baltic Poland and a reunited Germany. A a we la be talking about All of the International economic institutions and How they should cooperate and their role in the future for transition economies a said Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen. It May not always prove to be riveting theater. But for a president its very much part of the Job. C co news service Quot harassment s tangled web snares wrong Man sexual harassment has come full Circle. What began As a legitimate attempt to protect women from being physically abused or manhandled on the Job and prevent them from being coerced by their workplace supervisors into giving unwanted sexual favors has now been perverted into a tool for unscrupulous women to harass those who will not Grant them special dispensations. A its become a favorite of the i wont work and you Cathy to make me Crow which infests the Federal workplace As a Way of blackmailing superiors into turning a Blind Eye to their incompetence or misconduct lest they be tic used of unwanted sexual advances. The truth of the charge is immaterial for As with other victim ology crimes to make the charge is to do the damage. As Lewis Carrolls Queen of hearts said in Alice in wonderland its a Case of a sentence first verdict  the latest such Case first reported by Rowan Scarborough in the Washington times has to do with the dump in of adm. Stanley r. Arthur now the vice chief of naval operations to be the commander of the Pacific come. An a-4 skyhawk Pilot in the Vietnam War Arthur flew More than 500 combat missions earning among other awards the legion of Merit with combat a a a a 11 distinguished flying crosses four air medals for individual actions 47 strike flight air medals and a Navy commendation medal with combat a a a. During the persian Gulf War then vice adm a thur commanded the . 7th Fleet directing the combat operations of More than 96,000 Navy and Marine corps personnel and the largest naval Armada since world War ii. But none of this mattered to Republican sen. Dave Durenberger of Minnesota who announced he would oppose Arthurs confirmation on the Senate floor. Arthur did not stand accused of physically manhandling a female subordinate. He did not stand accused of the heinous crime alleged of supreme court Justice Clarence Thomas that is telling off color stories in the presence of a female and asking her for a Date. And he is not accused of coercing a female subordinate into unwanted sexual liaisons. A Harry g. Summers his a a crime was to confirm a decision by senior officers to flunk Navy it. . Rebecca Hansen a student at the Heli. Copter Pilot school in Pensacola Fla. Hansen claimed her dismissal was the result of retaliation for filing a sexual harassment complaint against her instructor during primary flight training a year earlier. The charge was investigated and the instructor Pilot was Given a letter of reprimand and later resigned from the Navy. Hansen graduated from primary flight and went on the advanced Pilot training where she later flunked out. Her charges of retaliation were investigated by the Navy a inspector general who found they had no substance. His findings were reviewed by the department of defense inspector general who agreed with the Navy a findings. Navy Secretary John Dalton wrote a letter to Hansen that supported the Navy Ign a findings. So Why was Arthur who had no direct hand whatsoever in the incident singled out As the Goat evidently because his confirmation hearings gave Durenberger a Chance to posture and pout on behalf of a constituent and demonstrate his political correctness at the expense of a distinguished naval officer who has served his nation honorable and Well in two wars. A lieutenant Junior Grade Hansen a record showed that she had been a marginal student aviator from the beginning a Arthur noted in a letter to Durenberger. A Etnis was True throughout her flight training before during and after her sexual harassment incident. I do not desire to see her or perhaps others die because she could not perform at a lever consistent with our . But they seem to be consistent with Durenberger a standards. As an exception to policy the Navy should give her her wings and assign her full time As Duren bergers personal Pilot. A c tos Angelos Timon. /