1981_09 The Daily Collegian September 1981

              SEPT. 14,1981
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UHURU NA UMOJA
SEPT. 14,1981
EDITORIAL
The current CCORSboycottcontroversy here on campus
has enlightened many and reawakened some students to
the power Afrikans have, as an economic block, to
adversley affect industrial complexes which show a dear
lack of commitment to egalitarianism both at local and
international levels.
As a nation, the Afrikan population in the U.S. is the
ninth leading economic power in the world'. This poses
such a threat to potential targets that it is not surprising
that super-coporations have gone to great lengths to
conceal it from us and thus mailntain a state of political
and social impotence for Afrikan people. It is also to be
expected that they will invest the time, energy and capital
Letters to the Editor
rf
Since 1967, Chicano and Black organi¬
zations have boycotted Coors because of
discriminatory hiring practices and con¬
troversial political contributions made by
the Coors family. However, the Coors
boycott Is no longer solely a minority
issue; it has developed into a boycott
that is widely supported by women's
groups, labor unions, environmentalists,
and progressive people.
It has been the politics of William
Coors, chairman, and Joseph Coors,,
president, of the Adolph Coors Company
of Golden, Colorado, that have Initiated
a strongly supported boycott. The Coors
brothers have used thejr wealth and
power to support right-wing organiza¬
tions which advocate their arch-con¬
servative beliefs. Joseph Coors has been
active in a number of conservative or¬
ganizations and has been the sponsor
of numerous conservative causes.
Coors contributes to the Youth Ameri¬
cans For Freedom. Heritage Founda¬
tion—a conservative think tank which
advocates elimination of Affirmative
Action and other social programs
(Coors at one time donated more than
half the budget and $200,000 another
year), American Conservative Union —
a Washington-based congressional con¬
servative watchdog. Committee for the
Survival of a Free Congress and the
National Conservative Political Action
Committee, both developed to put up
thousands' of dollars and political con¬
servative candidates to defeat liberal
and progressive political candidates (th.-
NCPAC claims responsibility for the de¬
feat of 6 liberal senators in last year's
election). National Association of Manu¬
facturers and the Council of a Union-
Free Environment, which are anti¬
union organizations.
Joseph Coors is also chairman of the
Mountain States Legal Defense Fund,
an anti-environmentalist group, and is a
member and strong tinancial supporter
of the John Birth Society, an ultra-con¬
servative organization which advocate's'
military and economic supremacy for
white America. •    •-
The Coors. boycott has received sup¬
port from the Black community because
of the practices of the Coors family.
In 1964, William Coors held meetings
with the brewery workers in which he
spoke strongly against the Civil Rights
Act and requested the employees to
write their congressional representa¬
tives to vote down the act. Coors stated
that if the Civil Rights Act passed, jobs
held by whites would be lost to minori¬
ties. At the time, the number of minori¬
ties working at the brewery could be
counted on one hand. In 1969, the Coors
Company was found guilty of racial dis¬
crimination by die Colorado Civil
Rights Commission in the firing of a
black employee. In 1975, the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission
filed suit against die'Coors Company be¬
cause of discriminatory hiring prac¬
tices; however, (he case was settled out
of court in 1976 because Coors took ad¬
vantage of the union strike to hire minor¬
ity strikebreaker!. In other words, the
hiring practices did not improve because
of a sincere Affirmative 'Action plan.
Women' s organizations boycott Coors
because }os*pri\JCoors contributes
money to Phyllis Senary, leader of the
anti-E.R.A. rrxjvernent^CnvironrnenUl-
hsts boycott Coors because of pollution
of    the   Mountain
States Legal Defense Fund on behalf of
industry for acquisition of wildlife parks
and other federal lands for strip
mining and shale drilling. All labor-
unions, AFL-CtO and Teamsters, boy¬
cott Coors because of mandatory lie
detector tests which inquire into em¬
ployees' political beliefs, income status
and sexual preference; private security
police, larger than the police force of
Golden, Colarado are authorized to com¬
mit arbitrary search and seizure of em¬
ployees' personal belongings; manda¬
tory physical examinations intended to
weed out certairt, employees. Refusal to
submit to such tactics may result in im¬
mediate discharge. Finally, Coors has '
busted 17 unions which have tried to or¬
ganize the brewery workers. The last
union organized a strike and boycott in
1977. The boycott of Coors is simply an
issue of human rights
There are numerous unusual actions
and tactics taken by Joseph Coors. As
Regent of the University of Colorado
(1967-72), Coors demanded the resigna¬
tion of the university president when he
okayed a meeting of the students for a
Democratic Society. Coors strongly
fought against the distribution of birth
control information to women students.
In 1973, Coo'S started Television News
Inc (TVN) because he believed that
ABC, NBC and CBS were presenting
news with .. 'liberal, left" bias. The di¬
rector of IVN, hired by Coors, once
describeo Dr. Martin Luther King as an
"avowed communist revolutionary"
(TVN closed down in 1975). Finally.
Coor- urged brewery employees to
write their representatives to vote
down the zip code when it was to be im¬
plemented in Colorado.
The hundreds and thousands of dol¬
lars thjt Coors pours into ultra-con¬
servative causes overshadows ai.y con¬
tributions they mayjiave given to minor¬
ity groups. Joseph and William Coors
have developed a sophisticated political
game similar to their approach toward
• community organizations. On one hand,
William Coors will give a thousand
to a Democratic incumbent, but on the
other hand Joseph Coors will donate a
thousand times more to a conservative
opponent. In the end, both brothers
share the same conservative  beliefs.
The boycott has had effective results.
In California, sales have dropped from
45 percent of the beer market to 18 per¬
cent presently. Sales for the first quarter
of this year were down 76 percent from
12.5 million last year to 3 million this
quarter.
Numerous religious, labor, student,
professional, and community organiza¬
tions boycott Coors. Among them are
the National Organization for Women,
MEChA., C.I. Forum statewide,
all labor unions, Mexica.i-American
Political Association, and Associated
students of the nine U.C. campuses.
Coors emplloys tactics of intimidation
in the brewery and wields considerable
wealth and power in conservative poli¬
tics. Coors served an important financial
role in the election of Reagan The boy¬
cott has seriously shaken up Coors, but
the negative policies of the family con¬
tinue. The injustice and insincerity of
Coors justifies the action of a nationwide
boycott of Coors.
Ryt^rarsfoGewiBiBi
neccessary to counteract exposure of the inhuman and
discriminatory practices they employ in the name of
profit.
COCA-COLA and IBM are but two of the corporations
who's adoption of apartheid policies in thier South
African firms has prompted worldwide calls for economic
sanctions. Other corporations tacitly encourage South
Africa's Vulgar form of government through investments .
A look at U.S. corporations abroad reveals that it is not
a moral conscience that restrains their "profit before
people* impulse*, A blow to your South Afrikan brothers'
head is a blow to your own. react! the life you save may be
your own.
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^Jrrom the Editor
This is the first issue of Uhuru Na
Umcaja this academic year. Our publica¬
tion will bring you campus news, com¬
munity news, sports news, and political
news from the Black perspective.
Articles on the use of campus facili¬
ties and helpful tips to improve scholar¬
ship will appear from time to time
The corrt-ibutions of Black people on
campus   and   throughout   history   will
serve to educate people and promote
Black pride.
One of  my  goals   is   to   stimulate
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O.S. ?RMS DM. BBMLSTIOI MAHST M1TIITUX!
On August 31,1981 the United States cast a tone vote at the United Nations
Security Council which vetoed a proposed resolution (see text below) that con¬
demned the military invasion of Angola by forces of the Republic of South
Africa.
In the American view, the South African raid into Angola was a.response to
repeated attacks by South-West African Peoples Organization (SWAPO),
from bases in Angola across the border into Namibia.
SWAPO is fighting to gain control of Namibia from South Africa which ad¬
ministers the country illegally, against a U.N. resolution.
The vetoed resolution also demanded an immediate withdrawal of South
African forces, strongly condemned South Africa.' s use of the illegally occupied
territory of Namibia as a springboard for armed invasions and de-stabilization
of the Republic of Angola, and also urged member states of the U.S. to extend
material assistance to the Republic of Angola to enable its. people to defend
their national Independence, sovereignty and the territorial integrity of their
country.
The U.S. administration contends that its economic interests in Southern
Africa are heavy, S3 billion of direct investment and S6 billion in trade.
The Reagan administration policy on Africa reflects his views based on'the
occasional comments he makes.
Ronald Reagan does not readily deal in detail on his African policy; he even
appears evasive of this topic.
During the campaign for the. American presidency in 1980 every major
Republican and Democratic candidate replied to questions submitted by
Africa Report, a magazine published by the African-American institute. The
only candidate who did not respond to the questions was Ronald Reagan.
However, comments that he has made can give us a glimpse of hb American
policy.
He once told a radio audience 'I don't know about you, but I'm concerned—
scared is the proper word—about what is going on in Africa. Many Americans
have Interpreted our interest in Africa as an extension of our own desire to
achieve racial equality and elimination of injustice based on race. I'm afraid
that is a naive over-simplification of what really is at issue. The basic issue is
a power struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union.'*
The Reagan administration also regards South Africa as a vital ally in curb¬
ing Soviet imperial power. President Reagan is on record as having asked on a
television interview: Can we abandon a country (South Africa) that has stood
beside us in every war we have fought, a country that, strategically, is essen¬
tia I to the frr>e world in its production of minerals?        .
The Reagan policy on Southern Africa raises questions of morality in the
administration' 5 foreign policy, and its dedication to human rights. -
In Namibia, for instance, the U.S. regards South African presence as an oc¬
cupation, hence considers SWAPO's efforts to regain' the control of the terri¬
tory as justified. Given this U.S. resolution it is difficult for the U.S. to convince
the rest.of the world that its veto rs justified.
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The proposed resolution, contrary to expectations, <M not call for oconewtic
sanctions against South Africa-which the U.S. had repeatedly vetoed in the'
past along with her western allies.
The U.S. argument that economic interests In Africa are'concentrated in
Southern Africa is inadmissible. U.S. imports from Nigeria alone, total about
S15 billion, with a trade balance in Nigeria'- favor of 111 billion.
Contrary to Reagan's view, the basic issue in Sc«uthern Africa is the strug¬
gle between the forces of apartheid which have brutalized and deenurnantred
the vast majority of South Africans and the forces that seek to set them free.
It is unbelievable that a country that professes democracy can declare neutral¬
ity in this issue. *
On the question of Soviet and Cuban IrtvoKement In Angola, it should be re¬
called that Cuba got involved directly in Angola after the United States and
South Africa intervened in an attempt to install a pro-South African regime.
Reagan's policy on Africa seems devoid of African rights and interests,
and invariably linked to Soviet aspirations in the Third World.
Reagan is convinced that whether communism as an Ideology has a future or
not in Africa is almost beside the point.
A case in point Is Zimbabwe, where with the election of Robert Mugabe
"everyone* predicted formation of a Marxlst-crxrirnonlst state, It has been over
a year and Mugabe, whom Reagan'called a terrtjrist, is yet to proclaim a
Marxist state.'
Bringing this topic closer to CSUF, it was found that 50 percent of a sample
ofstudenUhadnc^heardwreadabouttheU.S.vetocastintheU.N.
There was no student who had heard or read about the veto that supported
it. One. student who had not heard or read about the veto asked for more In¬
formation and was given a copy of the newspaper article. This student indi¬
cated that the administration's policy of neutrality Is designed to ensure that
blacks in the U.S. remain calm. The student also said that U.ST interests in
South Africa are purely economic.
Another group of students indicated that the Reagan administration just
reacted like it usually does to invasions around the world.
The students also predicted that black people In South Africa will overcome
despite U.S. support of South Africa. They claimed that the U.S. publicly con¬
demns apartheid but privately endorses it.
Some students opposed the veto but indicated they did not know enough
about South Africa to make any comments.
A student who was obviously moved by the question stated, 'This is another
example of blatant, overt, and arrogant racism in the policies of this country.
It shows that this administration disrespects black people in this country. By
not speaking out against Sooth Africa and Its racist activities this country is
in effect supporting it. South Africa will now say we have the American bles¬
sing to act in any way we like in Africa. It is barbaric to have the U.S. not speak
up against South Africa. The fact that America is the only country that is neu¬
tral to South Africa is shameful. *
Text of Proposed Resolution at UN
The following is the text of a proposed
resolution that was vetoed by the
United States in.the Security Council:
The Security Council,
Having considered the request by
the Permanent Representative' of An¬
gola to the United Nations contained in
document S/14647,
Deeply concerned at racist South
Africa's latest armed invasion against
the People's Republic of Angola, which
constitutes a danger to international
peace and security.
Gravely concerned at the continued
military occupation of parts of -outhern
Angola by the racist regime b. South
Africa,
Having heard the statement of the
Permanent Representative of Angola
to the United Nations,
Deploring the indiscriminate brutali¬
ties, massive loss of life and extensive
destruction occasioned by the repeated
armed invasion by the racist regime of
South Africa' against .the People's
Republic of Angola,
Recalling its resolutions 387 (1976)
of 31 March 1976, 428 (1978) of 6 May
1978, 447 (1979) of 28 March 1979, 454
(1979) of  2 November 1979 and  475
(1980) of 27 June 1980, which, inter
alia, provided that in the event of fur¬
ther acts of violation of the sovereignty
'and territorial integrity of the People's
Republic of Angola, the Security Coun¬
cil should consider the adoption of more
effective measures, in accordance with,
the appropriate provisions of the Charter
of the United Nations, including Chapter
VII,
Deploring South Africa's utilization of.
the illegally occupied territory of Nami¬
bia as a springboard for armed invasion
and destabilization of the People's
Republic of Angola,
Further concerned at the aggressive
campaign and other hostile activities
by tha racist regime of South Africa
aimed at destabilizing the independent
states of southern Africa,
Conscious of the need to take effec¬
tive measures to maintain international
peace and security, in view of South
Africa's continued violation of the
Charter of the United Nations and the
resolutions   of   the   Security   Council,
1. Strongly cr^oclernns the racist
regime of South Africa for its pre¬
meditated, unprovoked and persistent
arrr>eo\ invasion' perpetrated against the
people and the territory of the: Peo¬
ple's Republic of Angola;
2. Strongly condemns also South Afri¬
ca's utilization of the illegally occupied
territory of Namibia as a springboard
for armed invasioni and destabilization
of the People's Republic of Angola;
3. Declares that such armed invasion
is a flagrant violation of the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of Angola and
constitutes a danger to international
peace and security;
4. Demands the iniiiiedllte and uncon¬
ditional withdrawal of all South African
troops from the territory of the Peo¬
ple 's Republic of Angola,
5. Strongly condemns the use by racist
South Africa of mercenaries against
the Government and the people of
Angola;
6. Concfemns the aggressive campaign
and other hostile activities aimed at
destabilizing the People's RaptubUc of
Angola;
7. Urges all Member States, as a mat¬
ter of urgency, to extend material as¬
sistance to the People's Republic of
Angola in order to enable its people to
defend their national independence, sov¬
ereignty and the territorjajjntejrity of
their country;
8. Calls upon all states to implement
fully the arms embargo imposed against
South Africa in resolution 418 (1977) of
4 November 1977;
9. Calls for the payment of full and
adequate compensjtion to the People's
Republic of Angola-try South Africa for
the damage to life and property result¬
ing from tne amied irrvasion; ,
10. Decides to send immediately to
Angola a Commission of Investigation,
comprising five members of the Secur¬
ity Council, in order to undertake an
on-the-spot evaluation of the critical
situation resulting from the armed in¬
vasion of racist South Africa, and re¬
port to the Council not- later than 30'
September 1981;
11. Derides to remain seized of the
question and to meet again to oonsider
the effective impleme?m*t»on of this re¬
solution.