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UAW contract talks:
ore trouble for Chrysler
UNITED AUTO .Workers number three' auto maker is today flir-
ract talks have been called ting with bankruptcy.
bowl of contract negotiations, But on the other hand, the UAW must
r the big money settlements consider that a settlement with
ally emerge. And true to Chrysler as high as their two previous
the UAW forces have en- contract proposals will no doubt be the
benefit of a healthy year of final catalyst to send Chrysler on a
es for Ford and General nosedive into fiscal disaster. The union
nd were able to settle quickly has already indicated that they are
e high, with a strike never willing to accept a less equitable set-
'seriously considered. tlement with Chrysler, to take into ac-
en though the second of the count the firm's current state of
Its is complete, the show is disarray.
Vet. In fact, the real challenge The UAW must not be made the fall
d, when the UAW must face a guy for the unguided and misinformed
ailing Chrysler corporation, decisions of the past Chrysler
de among themselves just management. Yet they must now
1 of settlement is equitable. acknowledge that, while they in no way
coming UAW/Chrysler talks contributed to the current state of af-
dded significance beyond just fairs, all workers-and indeed the
t three-year contract for nation's economy as a whole - has a
s working men and women. definite stake in Chrysler's survival.
ie state of the staggering Somewhere in between the two, there
er, and the federal gover- is a delicate, middle ground, and the
understandable reluctance to union leadership must now strive to
the UAW will be watched now find it and maintain it as they head for
gement on how willing they the bargaining table.
orifice to help Chrysler out of t
iscal straits. So for one of the first times in its
asury department has rejec- history as a labor movement, the UAW
sler's plea for a direct grant, is in a position of having to put
offered federal dollars only something other than the interests of
parties with a stake in its membership at the top of its list of
's survival have tightened priorities. That top priority spot has
ts as tight as possible. The suddenly been eclipsed by the spector
tent will interpret these of a Chrysler collapse, a severe
s as a good faith effort on the national recession, the unemploying of
everyone involved to help millions of American workers, and a
help itself, before the gover- slowing down of economic growth.
ndly rushes in. The impact of such a downturn
S. government's rationale is would most affect Detroit, the
able - federal aid to private automobile capitol and center of
ons in distress is a dangerous Chrysler headquarters. One study has
i in a society that prides itself already been concluded that . a
stem of government non- Chrysler collapse would ruin the city's
ion. But by requiring even the economy, and exaccerbate racial ten-
to first make all necessary sions, at a time when the former mur-
s, the UAW is placed in a der capitol is finally gaining some
us, indeed dangerous, long-deserved respectability.
With the weight of the national
ept a settlement too low would economy, and of the city of Detroit's
to the Chrysler workers, who fate, on its shoulders, the UAW is en-
fellow auto workers at Ford tering into the third of its round of
reaping the benefits of high- talks. The union leadership must exer-
tlements. After all, it was the cise caution, and must not lose sight of
he Chrysler mismanagement, the monumental issues they are being
ssembly line workers, that the asked-rightly or wrongly-to decide.

China's television viewers learned Monday that the "Gang of Four," press conference with European reporters. Facing trial, from left,,
accused of excesses during the cultural revolution, will soon be put on are: Chang Chunchihao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan and Jiang
trial. Chinese television broadcast Premier Hua Kuofeng's Sunday Jing, widow of the late Chairman Mao Tse-tung.
China'snew eg system now
has to face the 'Gang of Four'

PEKING - News that the
"Gang of Four" will soon be put
on trial sheds some light on the
status of the once powerful,
radical group. But it also raises
questions on how China's new
legal code, scheduled to take ef-
fect at the turn of the year, will
work in this case.
What intrigues analysts here is
the nature of the trial to come.
WILL IT BE open to the public,
will the accused have the right to
lawyers and rebuttal, and what
will emerge from the
proceedings?
Some observers say that if the
trial is not controlled, facts may
tumble out which could prove
damaging or embarrassing for
the moderates who have taken
over from the Maoists. '
A possible solution is suggested
by the handling of a recent
nationally-televised trial. It was
recorded on videotape and
released later after scrutinized
by Chinese officials.T
NEWS OF THE upcoming trial
was announced by Premier Hua
Guofeng during a press conferen-
ce Sunday with European repor-
ters. It was relayed to China's 900
million citizens in a nationwide
television broadcast Monday
night.
Perhaps more important to the
'Chinese than the long-awaited
trial itself was Hua's indication
that the rule of law, embodied in
criminal and civil codes passed
by the Chinese Parliament in
July, will apply to everyone from
the lowliest peasant to the biggest
party official. The codes are
scheduled to take effect Jan. i.
The unanswered question is
whether the trial will be a sym-

By John Roderick

bolic act in which the Gang of
Four is made to pay for the sins of
hundreds of thousands of their
supporters or whetherit will be
followed by trials of other lesser
individuals now detained by the
party.-
"WE HAVE BEEN stressing
socialistic legality, and our laws
in these fields have been adopted
by the National People's
Congress," Hua said.
".hat is why we say everyone
is equal before the law. The Gang
of Four committed very grave
crimes which will have to be set-
tled. We will deal with them in the
due process of law. As to when his
will take place, I can say only
that it probably won't be too far
off," he said.
Until' Hua's stateinent,- both,
Chinese and fireign ,obsexv'iers
were perplexed over the scope, of.
the new law codes. Their ap-
plication to civil offenders
seemed clear but legal
authoritiesinsisted the Com-
munist Party retained the right
to impose its own brand of
discipline on its 36 million mem-
bers.
HUA'S REPLY apparently
resolved that question. Erring
party members, guilty of
criminal practices are to be tried
in the regular courts.
In announcing the trial, the
Chinese premier and chairman of
the Communist Party said the
four, blamed for nearly
everything that has gone wrong
in China since 1965, would not be
"maltreated" or executed.

"I can tell our journalist frien-
ds that we will not deal with the
Gang of Four in the way they
maltreated others. We will not
sentence them to death. They are
now alive and well."
Chinese of every station in this
socialist society have been
waiting to hear such news since
the four, led by Jiang Jing, widow
of the late former Chairman Mao
Tse-tung were seized and then
placed under arrest in October,

1976. Mao died in September,
1976.
Jiang Jing, Mao's fourth wife,
helped her husband launch the
Cultural revolution in 1965. Her
close associates in the purge and
afterward were the late Defense
Minister Lin Pao and Politburo
members Chang Chunchihao Yao
Wenyuan and Wang Hongwen.
Lin died in a 1971 plane crash af-
ter allegedly plotting treason.
The others share her imprison-
ment.

John Roderick

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Other Voices

The following is an editorial from
the student newspaper at the Univer-
sity of Iowa.
Controversy continues to follow Rev.
Jesse Jackson around the Mideast.
Starting with the refusal of Israeli
Prime Minister Menachem Begin and
his cabinet ministers to see Jackson,
following through to his tumultuous
welcome from Palestinians in refugee
camps and his heated debate with
Israeli Labor Party leader Shimon
Peres and concluding with his acting
as a conduit between Egyptian
President Anwar Sadat and PLO
leader Yasser Arafat, Jackson has
stirred up feelings in the Mideast as
few private American visitors could. It
is to be hoped that he also stirred up
possibilities for an even handed ap-
proach to peace in the region.
Jackson's approach has hardly con-
formed to the norms of polite, conven-
tional international diplomacy; but the
attitude taken toward Jackson by the
Begin government has hardly been
polite or diplomatic in any sense. It is
unfortunate that Begin and his
ministers refused to even listen to
Jackson's point of view personally, and
that their policies toward the
Palestinians are so rigid that they will

There has been contact
between the PLO and black
organizations - Jackson's own
Operation Push and the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference
being among them - but this has not
been to the detriment of Jewish in-
terests. If such a black-Jewish rift
exists, it is hardly justified on either
side. As Jackson and other black
leaders have said, they are as commit-
ted to Israeli security as they are to
justice for the Palestinians.
Indeed, Jackson's whole Mideast
trip and the attitudes he has taken
point to an idea that has often been
forgotten in the ongoing Mideast
debate - to be for the Palestinians is
not necessarily to be against the
Israelis. The thrust of all Mideast
political movement, as Jackson has
implied, should be toward justice
rather than the continued maltreat-
ment of the Palestinians or to com-
mence such maltreatment against the
Israelis. To continue the practice of
pitting Israeli against Arab, Arab
against Arab, or even to chance the pit-
ting of American blacks against
American Jews, will accomplish
nothing.
If the Israelis continue to snub
people like Jackson, they run the risk
,f' hino vrv mneh alnne in the wnrld.

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Letters to

The Daily

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To the Daily:
I disagree with you when you
said that Notre Dame fans show
more loyalty than Michigan fans.
You are entitled to your opinion
but just here me out for just a
minute, if you please.
I have traveled with many
people that I know to many
Michigan games and I am proud
to say that I'm proud to root for
Michigan. We have screamed our
lungs out and even cried if my
team pulls upsets. Student
loyalty lies with the fans who root
for their school and make an at-
tempt to see their team on the
road. Student loyalty means
rooting for your school team
wherever they go, whether it is in
East Lansing, Columbus, Ohio or
even in South Bend.
Have you ever gone to any of
the games? Listen,' . the people
go wild and crazy when a touch-
down is made by their favorite
player. There is paraphernalia

Finally, who are those people
that come out to see a game after
a loss? They are the 100,000 plus
who still cheer for Michigan
every Saturday at Michigan
Stadium. I haven't heard anyone
or seen anyone that has deserted
rooting for Michigan when it
comes to football,
Are you going to make that
same statement when we play,
Purdue or Ohio State? These
games seem so far away. Don't
you think fans are just as anxious
for big games as those fans in
South Bend?
Pep rallies may look good on
TV and paper but loyalty lasts
forever. It will be key plays made,
by known and unknown players
that fans will remember for
years to come, and it will prove
that Michigan fans are just as
good as Notre Dame fans.
T.. M~tnil .

have been the first affected had
the measure passed.
In the Senate, Senator Sam
Nunn, sponsor of the even more
regressive draft registration bill
S. 109, has announced he does not
intend to bring that bill up any
time soon. Even though the
measure is still pending and may
be brought to a vote after the turn'
of the year, the delay is viewed as
a victory by the anti-draft forces.
Washtenaw CARD wishes to
thank all the persons in the area
representing a variety of ages,
backgrounds and organizations
who, by speaking, marching,
writing, leafletting and
telephoning, have contributed to
the success of the anti-draft cam-
paign to this time.
With seven bills still pending
and a Presidential study in the of-
fing, the fight is far from over. In
compliance with the recommen-
dation of the National CARD
organization in Washington,
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Perrin's articlekin Tuesday's
Daily. In it, he asks the question:,
"Just how far does Schembechler
want to take this?" That question
would be appropriately asked of
Perrin himself, as well as of Mr,
Howe and other members of the
media. Schembechler wants tq
drop the issue. It is Perrin who
is prolonging and'reveling in the
aftermath of what is, in my
opinion, a minor incident. -
It is unfortunate that a man in
Bo's position lost his composure,
but we can we not allow the man
to be human? Imagine yourself
being surrounded, week after
week, by reporters who badger
you with taunting questions, nd
who will step in front of you as
you are walking and thrust a
microphone into your face. Woulk
you be beyond a little push and
shove? Was Perrin seriously
damaged, physically oir
psychologically, by the incident.
Is he seriously concerned about
the negative image the incident