1974_10 The Daily Collegian October 1974

              Warmer U.S.-Cuban relations?
UPI chief says ice broken
By Kathleen Maclay
Collegian Staff Writer
The time may not be far In the
future when U.S.-Cuba relations
are so Improved as to allow
United Press International and
other news organizations to call
on 'our man In Havana,' said
UPI editor-ln-chlef and vice-
president H. L. Stevenson.
The veteran newsman spoke to
CSUF students In the Little
Theatre Friday morning as two
American congressmen were
making their way to the small
Island only 90 miles from the
US mainland which has been re¬
strained for the past 10 years
from normal relations between
the two countries because of po¬
litical conflicts.
Senators Jacob Javlts (R-NY)
and Claiborne Pell (D-R.I.) said
the trip was a'fact-finding" tour.
However, the Stale Department
has refused to officially sanction
the journey.
Stevenson referred to other
"significant happenings in recent
weeks" which could signal efforts
to restore relations wlthCastro-
led Cuba.
One event Stevenson mentioned
was a recent decision by the Or¬
ganization of American States'
permanent council for a Nov. 8
meeting of OAS ministers to de¬
termine whether a Cuba embargo
should be ended. The US was one
of 21 countries voting to recon¬
sider the Issue. Seven OAS coun¬
tries have decided to establish
ties with Cuba despite actions by
the others.
Ten years ago the OAS banned
diplomatic ^and trade relations,
with the Communist country be¬
cause of Its Intervention In Vene¬
zuelan operations.
The November meeting will
consider repealing the ban, but
will not take up the question of
readmtsslon of Cuba to the OAS.
Diplomats have estimated 14 to IS
countries will vote to end the
embargo.
The resignation of former
president Richard Nixon also has
produced 'signs of a thaw," ac¬
cording toStevenson. While Nixon
was openly anti-Castro, Presi¬
dent Ford 'doesn't appear ada¬
mantly opposed."
the wind and I think you'll see
some more straws in the wind,"
REVERSAL QN FIRING
Authority intact,
maintains Baxter
laxed Its dealings, also was
touched on by Stevenson, who
spent 19 days In China during
1972.
Relations with what Stevenson
called the world's largest and
."most misunderstood" country
have Improved since 1972 but
hlmre on resolution of the con-
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By Diane Freltas
Collegian Staff Writer
CSUF President Norman Baxter
said Friday that deeplte the re¬
instatement of Rendell Mabeythe
authority of his administration Is
not In question.
But    I
Mabey, an assistant professor
of philosophy, was not rehired
during the fall of 1970 by the
Baxter administration as a result
of "overstafflng" and 'unpro¬
fessional conduct," but was re¬
hired this year following a court
order from the San Francisco
Federal District Court.
At his first press conference
of the academic year held Friday,
Baxter said that comment on
Mabey's reinstatement 'would not
be  appropriate"  since the case
is being appealed.
Baxter said that he disagreed
with the court's decision, but
well abide by the court as we
are right now."
Concerning the ad hoc com¬
mittee's report submitted to him
last May recommending that The
Daily Collegian not be moved off
campus, Baxter said that it
showed "progress."
•1 Interpreted the committee's
report to mean that they recog¬
nized the problem that 1 have
faced with the Collegian for at
least the time that I have been
here,* he said.
•Namely that I have a pub¬
lisher's responsibilities without
a  publisher's rights. The solu¬
tion to that is what's at Issue."
Baxter said that his problem
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WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF
REINECKE TO QUIT
SACRAMENTO - Lieutenant
Governor Ed Relnecke said yes¬
terday he will resign as he Is
being sentenced In a Washington,
D.C. courtroom for his perjury
conviction tomorrow. On Monday
Relnecke submitted an advance
copy of his resignation letter to
the Secretary of State's Office.
It will go into effect when sen¬
tence Is handed down.
FORD TO TESTIFY
WASHINGTON-Presldent Ford
has promised a House subcom¬
mittee he win personally appear
to testify on why he gave former
President Nixon a pardon. Toe
President told Chairman William
L. Lungate, (D-Mo.) of the House
Judiciary subcommittee In a brief
letter that be would personally
respond to the 14 questions raised
by two resolutions before the sub-
DOCTORS 'OPTIMISTIC'
WASHINGTON - While sur¬
geons treating the President's
wife have reported finding slight
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Friendship group with mainland China formed at CSUF
By Kathleen Maclay
Collegian Staff Writer
•You can't deny a quarter of
the world," said CSUF professor
Mike Opper In referring to rec¬
ognition by the US of one of the
largest and most populated coun¬
tries  in   the  world   —   China.
Opper Is organizing this year's
format for the campus chapter of
the UC-Chlna People's Friend¬
ship Association, which is close¬
ly  affiliated  with a  community
counterpart.
While Its main purpose Is to
promote better relations between
the two nations, Opper said the
is Its opportunity for travel to
mainland China.
The opening of the country to
American Ping Pong players and
its president in 1972 has resulted
in the mushrooming of job pos¬
sibilities for Americans In all
occupations, said Opper. And one
of the easiest ways for a student
to get Into China Is through an
organization such as the Friend¬
ship Association, he said. Special
tours, such asonethattoopOpper
and lSother Americansona four-
week look at China during the
summer, are arranged through
the. organization. Trips by per¬
sons such  as  Candace Bergen,
Jane Fonda and Sen. Henry Jack¬
son are exceptions, reserved for
•really special people," he said.
"China wants young visitors on
a person to person basis. That's
how they live and that's how they
want It," said Opper.
The campus organization Is
working on a special scholarship
that would allow a CSUF student
mainland. Another project Is a
student exchange between the two
countries. The Association al¬
ready has a grant to study
Chinese art collections through¬
out the San Joaquin Valley. Opper
suggested this could be used as an
academic project for Interested
As,one of the first Americans
to travel to Manchuria in northern
China, Opper made some obser¬
vations on life In the communist
MIKE OPPER
and Indian-Asian art, he was
especially (--concerned with that
subject.
Contrary to the popular beUef
that the rule of Chairman Mao
and Red Guard struggle of a few
years ago all but wiped out tra¬
ditional Chinese art, Opper said
art is thriving.
•They're encouraging art Uke
crazy," he said. And everything
from the walls of country-side
communes to factories and homes
have artwork of some type, ac¬
cording to Opper.
But he conceded it usually deals
with the "puritanical work ethic"
encouraged by the government.
He said even the culture has a
•revolutionary, work fervor."   .
•Their art work would hold Its
own with art anywhere in the
world," said Opper, and must be
done by dedicated artists, rather
than someone who works through¬
out the week in a factory and does
art work on Sunday.
He reported traditional and
modem art work on display and
said he was impressed by the
bright colors of the new work,
which he sa^d departs from the
previous habit of using dull, un¬
exciting colors.
On other topics, Opper had the
following comments:
POLITICAL STABILITY:
•There Is no Internal strife. Mao
has everything firmly in control.
His wife will probably take over."
MINORITY RELATIONS: "Nine
minority colleges have been built
in China to accommodate about 10
per cent of the population which
falls under a "minority" cate¬
gory. Of the four years of in¬
struction, three years are dedi¬
cated to study of the individual's
minority culture.
•They are encouraged to go
back home to work," rather than
moving to the already over¬
crowded cities, said Opper.
WOMEN'S MOVEMENT: They
have passed through it. They are
beyond that point where they
have to think that way. Everyone
MAOIST COMMUNISM: "It's
not an exportable item. You can't
transplant it. It's a whole new
thing." The major reason for
this, he said, is the large middle
class In the US compared to a
small, middle class and large
lower class in China at the time
of their revolution.
QONFORMITY: "They said
about 10 per cent won't conform.
About three percent is Incor¬
rigible, but they think the others
can'be educated." "">
The first meeting of the US-
China Friendship Association will
be today at 1 p.m. In room 227
of the Art Building.
"China is a powerful nation
to reckon with. I think (hat's why
we're  in  there,"  Opper  said.
The campus Friendship Asso¬
ciation Is one of 49 such organi¬
zations throughout the US.