Page 4 -Sunday, January 28, 1979-The Michigan Daily 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Eighty-Nine Years of Editorial F rdOm 01 A new kind of revolutionary Vol. LXXXIX, No. 99 News Phone: 764-0552 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Support the boycott EW EVER KNOW the hardship of a farmworker's life. Not the small farm owner, although they are also " plagued with monstrous problems, but the often landless per- sons who pick the fruit and vegetables we eat daily without a thought about whence or how they came to us. Many are migratory workers literally following the harvest from Texas, southern California, and Florida in spring to Ohio, Indiana,.and Michigan in late summer and fall. For the most part, they lead miserable lives with shabby housing, no guaranteed work, no medical coverage, and little or no represen- tation. Only recently have far- mworkers achieved a small degree of solidarity through the United Farm Workers (UFW). Despite the UFW victory the struggle continues around the country. Late last summer, a group of far- mworkers who toiled in the tomato fields of Ohio, refused to further sub- mit to the deprivation in which they were forced to live - they went on strike. Their demands were simple but essential; they asked for better housing (running water and elec- tricity), 'a guaranteed minimum wage of $3.25 per hour, medical coverage, and the right to participate in the an- nual contract negotiations between the growers and the canneries. The group representing the workers is the Farm -Labor Organizing Com- mittee (FLOC). The group was foun- ded in 1967 and currently has more. than 3,500 members strewn through Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, and Florida. The FLOC, like other farm labor organizations, cannot achieve its goals by merely striking. They must rely on consumers to force the growers and canners to recognize the rights of farmworkers. Last week, FLOC -representatives came to Ann Arbor to ask consumers here to help them win their rights. About 30 migrant workers, some from as far away as Florida, picketed a local Kroger store and asked everyone not to purchase Campbell's or Libby's brand food products. Libby's and Campbell's own the canneries which deal with the growers. We strongly support this boycott.- FLOC President Baldmar Velasquez said the boycott would probably not econpmically hurt the companies. But is quick to point out, and rightly so, that hurting the company is not the major purpose. It is a consciousness- raising device which will make per- sons more aware of whence their food comes, end how workers are exploited. Mr. Velasquez also suggests that con- sumers write letters to these cor- porations to show support for the far- mworkers' plight.F Libby is no stranger to boycotts. Libby is part of the huge, trans- national conglomerate Nestle which produces a baby formula distributed throughout third world nations. The formula, concocted with the proper utensils, has nutritional value. Most families in developing nations do not possess the proper utensils and, as a result, the formula is nutritionally worthless. We have supported the boycott of Nestle products for some time. We urge the continuance of the Nestle boycott and add Libby's and Campbell's to the list. By Ian MacKenzie PEKING - Senior Vice-Premier Teng Hsiao-Ping, one of the great political sur- vivors of modern China, is the first top leader from the People's Republic to pay an official visit to the United States after 30 years of hostility and gradual reapprochment. A short, broad-shouldered man, blunt in manner and speech, Teng has twice toppled from high pow=er to virtual oblivion, only to rise again after the radical left was purged. Since his latest re-emergence in 1977, he has become the driving force behind China's am- bitious modernization program, opening the country's doors to the world and laying the groundwork for an industrial revolution which is likely to have far-reaching social consequences. The establishment of diplomatic relations with Washington on January 1 of this year is one result of this modernization process, with China looking to the vast resources and technical expertise of the United States to help achieve its aims. Teng also gave his guarded approval to the outspoken poster campaign that broke out in Peking in late 1978, although he cautioned that dissent should be kept within certain bounds. He is unlikely, however, to tolerate outside criticism of China's internal political affairs, inlcuding the human rights departure. For the United States: "It is-our policy to bring democracy into full play. Our principle is one of democratic centralism. As for the question of human rights raised by the United States, I hope that we will not discuss it, because each has his own interpretation of the question." One of the most widely-traveled of China's leaders, he went to Burma and Nepal in early 1978, followed later in the year by trips to Nor- th Korea, Japan, where he cemented Peking's new relationship with Tokyo, and then Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. He had visited New York in 1974 to attend a session of the United Nations where he first expounded China's "Three World" theory of international relations-dividing the globe in- to the superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union; the industrialized "Second World;" and the developing "Third World." He is highly popular at home-poor peasan- ts demonstrating in Peking in early 1979 carried banners referring to him as "Teng- the-Incorruptible." During Premier Chou En-Lai's long battle with cancer, Teng gradually took over his state duties, holding -the posts of vice- premier, army chief of staff and vice- chairman of the Communist Party. He was host at all major occasions and made a state visit to France. When Premier Chou died in January 1976, Teng was regarded as his logical successor, Teng Hsiao-ping but his extremist opponents launched a fierce campaign to stop his appointment. He was again branded a "capitalist roader" and the power struggle reached its climax with- riots in Tien An Men Square that April when the authorities removed wreaths to Chou. Two days after the incident, on April 7, authorities blamed pro-Teng "class enemies" for the rioting and the then little known Hua Kuo-feng was appointed Premier. But behind the scenes, the little man from Szechwan province had many powerful frien- ds. Try as they could, his leftist opponen- ts-personsified by the now-purged "Gang of Four"-could never shake faith in Teng's talents. . His second return to power came in August 1977. He was absolved of all blame for the Tien An Men riots, which were subsequently described as a glorious revolutionary in- cident, the highest praise in the Chinese lexicon. Teng also was pressed the rehabilitation of many other victims of political extremism. Teng is known for an earthy sense of humor but there is a widespread conviction among Chinese that almost nothing can stop him. He has proven his worth on the battlefield and behind a desk. Teng's philosophy is summed up in his most famous saying which was often used against him and other pragmatic leaders: "I do not care whether a cat is black or white. The im- portant thing is whether she catches mice." What Teng lacks in physicl stature-he is only a little over five feet (1.53 meters)-he makes up for in his reputed ability as a top- class administrator and organizer. He was born on August 22, 1904 in the western Chinese province of Szechwan, the land of hot, peppery food and the birthplace of a number of Communist leaders. When the Chinese People's Republic was proclaimed in October 1949, Teng became a; member of the government's Administrative Council, retaining his .post on the Revolutionary Nyilitary Council. Teng's area of responsibility at this time was southwest China, which he helped to: bring under effective Communist control. In 1956, he was appointed general secretary- of the Communist Party and became a full member of the ruling Politburo. He remained a member of Mao's summit: group until he was toppled in 1967. by leftists:y during the Cultural Revolution. As well as playing a crucial role in China's domestic affairs Teng also took a hand in the country's foreign policy, particularly during its split-with the Soviet Union. He accompanied several high-level Chinese delegations to-Moscow, including one led by: Mao in 1957. In 1963, when the ideological feud between the two Communist giants was becoming ,increasingly bitter, Teng led an abortive mission to the Soviet capital to try and patch up the quarrel. His prestige and influence were of little use; to him during the Cultural Revolution. Along F with several other Chinese leaders he was ex- ; posed to the full fury of Red Guard students r and "revolutionary rebel" workers who ac-: cused him of opposing the ideas of Mao and ; trying to divert China away from the path of; true socialism toward capitalism. ' ; In January 1967, Teng was labeled by the Red Guards as the "number two top party capitalist roader" after Head of State Liu Shao-chi. The Red Guard seized upon one of Teng's leisure pursuits which scarcely fits in with the traditional image of a Marxist leader in China or elsewhere. He was known to be fond of bridge, and his. skill at the game led the Red Guards to charge that he spent more time-playing cards than working. After his surprise reappearance in 1973, in- .formed sources went out of their way to make clear that his rehabilitation was in accordan- ce with Chairman Mao's teachings. Mao, they explained, had sais, that people who admitted making serious mistakes and then - corrected them could be rehabilitated-providedthat the mistakes did not include contradictions "between our- selves and the enemy." He was re-elected to the Party's Ceitral Committee and in January 1974 was promoted to Politburo. Then exactly three years after his rise to power, he again was purged by radical leftists." But 16 months later he was back in Peking, restored to all his posts, and his opponents led by the "Gang of Four" were expelled from: the party and behind bars. Ian MacKenzie writes for Reuter News" Service. 4 LOCOC/KINGBArRTHE WEEK X/kJIXIN\.JIN REVIEW MSA defines tie to student search committee; Fleming returns On Tuesday night the Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) formalized its re1ationship with the Student Advisory Committee on Presidential Selection. MSA pledged to af- ford the committee's recommendations "great respect." The next afternoon former Unviersity President Robben Fleming Was honored by a gathering of nearly 400 persons at the Michigan League. That night fewer than a dozen students bothered to attend a wide ranging discussion of what problems his successor was likely to face. The MSA resolution, proposed by Jeff Supowit, was the assembly's response to a proposal passed by the search committee last week. The student search committee pledged that it would "recommend to MSA the recall of our committe (if) we perceive a lack of meaningful student participation in the selection process, specifically inadequate access to candidtes, including interviewing..." The search committee's reolution was the first official indication students may push for the right to interview each candidate considered by the Regents. MSA has resolved to boycott the'entire presidential selection process if it is not satisfied with the access to candidates the Regents decide to allow.. Assembly member Joseph Pelava opposed the MSA resolution because it did not spell out the specific conditions under which the student selection committee would dissolve. Pelava attempted to amend the resolution to in- clude the specific conditions but his motion did not receive a second." The student search committee held an open meeting Wednesday night in the Union to discuss what problems the next president of the University will have to deal with during his term. The discussion was meant to be an inter- mediate step in the committee's formulation of a "Needs of the Unviersity Statement." The seven members of the search committee were barely outnumbered by the 11 students who attended. Political Science professor David Singer urged the com- mittee to reject a president who would serve only as a business manager "who wants to make the University even. more of a service station for American industry." Ken Latta, a Democrat on city council and a staff mem- ber of the University Office of Academic Planning and Analysis, urged the committee to demand a president and a University that is accountable to students. Latta told students not to feel guilty about pushing too hard to make their aspirations known. On Wednesday afternoon nearly 400 persons paid $15 a piece to attend a testimonial banquet in former President Robben Fleming's honor. Between continual references to Fleming's deft handling of the campus during the turbulent Bullard proposes DNA research safety committee In an attempt to guard - against possible dangerous effects of DNA research conducted in the state, Rep. Perry' Bullard (D-Ann Arbor) announced Tuesday that he plans to introduce legislation early next month that would create aj seven-member DNA Research Safety Commission. The commission would have the power to certify laboratories and individuals engaged in DNA projects and would also have the power to stop allegedly dangerous research. Bullard said he was hoping to avoid another disaster like the state experienced when a fire retardant (poly-brominated biphynal) was mixed with cattle feed in 1973. - State Attorney General Frank Kelley handed down a ruling Monday, in response to Bullard's request, that upheld the constitutionality of state regulation of recom- binant DNA research in cases where the publich health is threatened. Currently, under legislation passed in 1977, all laboratories or other places, engaged in recombinant DNA research must register with the state Department of Public Health. A spokesman for Upjohn Laboratories in Kalamazoo said Bullard's legislation is unnecessary because the dangers of DNA research are not as extreme as first believed. Carter's proposed budget: Some can cope, others will fight Local reaction to President Jimmy Carter's proposed budget was mixed as city officials said they could cope with some of the budget cuts for' Ann Arbor. But University, Education Professor Wilbur Cohen, a former Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) vowed to fight cuts in the Social Security program. Cohen said he would announce the establishment of a labor and welfare coalition entitled "Save Our Security (SOS)" to fight the administration's efforts to phase out" many Social Security benefits. He predicted the ad- ministration's proposal to reduce those benefits for the 1980 fiscal year by $600 million will be rejected by the Congress. Cohen, who was one of the prime authors of the Social Security Act of 1935, said Social Security cutbacks in- troduced a major theoretical modification in the gover- nment's attitude toward the nation's disadvantaged. "That change raises many questions for the future," said Cohen. "The proposal is too vast a policy switch in too quick a time. It must be studied more." 'U' launches minority recruitment program The University's Admission Office is planning a highly personalized approach to recruiting minority students in an attempt to beef up the dwindling minority enrollment at the University. The project is called "Each One-Reach One." Enrolled minority students will be asked to submit the names of friends and relatives who might need some, en- couragement from the admissions office. Last week over 3,000 letters were sent to minority studen- ts enrolled at the University asking them to participate in the program. David Robinson, assistant director of the Admissions Office said, "Obviously we have fallen far short. of the 10 per cent black enrollment commitment (set after. the Black Action Movement strike at the University in 1973),but nevertheless, it continues to be a goal. When the letters hit I think we are really going to see a good response. I think we'll be flooded with names." The Admissions (ttice has also begun to send recruiters to major cities out of the state in an effort to recruit minority students. Robinson also pointed to a number of improvements in recruitment procedures including an ad- junct office in Detroit which was established in 1970. Detroit awaits the 'elephant' Detroit Mayor Coleman Young was in a particularly jovial mood Tuesday after the Republican Prty announced they were going to hold their 1980 convention in Detroit. The decision was symbolic of the GOP's effort to bring mem- bers of the urban and black communities into the party. The choice was opposed by a host of southern Republicans, many of whom support Ronald Reagan for the 1980 Republican presidential nomination. "Our weakness in Michigan and around the country has been the inability to appeal to the cities," said Jerry Roe, state GOP executive director. "Detroit is like Chicago or Philadelphia or any big city. Here is a city that was on its knees. It truly is a renaissance for the city of Detroit." But one Republican from Mississippi said, "I am the only white person from Mississippi who has ever been to Detroit once and I don't want to be the only one who has been their' twice." When Coleman Young was asked what he would say to southern Republicans who were unhappy with the choice of the party, he said, "Ya'll come!" The Republican's decision will mean literally millions of dollars pouring into the city during the week long conven- ti4,w itis~ rnite nnccible the Themnperatsiwill asa nnick fDetroit Robben Fleming and his wife Sally. man of the board of Chrylser corporation, Regent Thomas Roach (D-Grosse Pointe), and Detroit Recorders Court Judge Geraldine Ford. Regent Gerald Dunn (D-Livonia) read a message from Irving Bluestone, vice-president of the United Auto Workers. The bus may leave a little later The Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) continued to push this week for the extension of bus service hours on North Campus. The MSA has secured a meeting with acting President Allan Smith to discuss the extension. Richard Pace, chairman of the MSA special committee on North Campus transportation, said the assembly was making the effort for the sake of the safety and convenience of North Camnus residents.