e 4-Wednesday, December 7, 1977--The Michigan Daily
Eighty-Eight Years of Editorial Freedom
Vol. LXXXVIII, No74
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T HE QUESTION of the week is:
"Who is Wilfred Burchett?"
Two groups profess to know the an-
swer, and have circulated their expla-
nations around campus this week in the
form of posters and flyers, but there's
some doubt as to whether they both
refer to the same man.
There is no argument over the fact
that Burchett, who is speaking tonight
a4 the Modern Languages Building, is
ap Australian Journalist, but there the
similarity between the viewpoints of
te opposing groups ends.
n Supporters of the Viewpoint lecture
series, which is sponsoring Burchett's
visit, calls him a man who:
" was the first Western reporter at
Hiroshima after the bombing;
" while stationed in North Korea, he
covered the Korean War for AP, UPI
and the U.N.;
* was a friend and interviewer of
hou En Lai;
! most recently reported from
ingola and Vietnam.
Another faction, including members
f the John Birch Society, protests Bur-
hett's visit because he:
*was named as a KGB (Soviet se-
ret police) agent in an Australian
enate hearing;
* disseminated Soviet propaganda
uring the Korean and Vietnam, wars;
. assisted in the interrogation and
orture of American prisoners in Korea
nd Vietnam.
The problem is that the Birch
roup's accusations are based mainly
n innuendo and second-hand informa-
ion. While it is true that Burchett filed
must stop
a libel suit, and the court found that he
was defamed. In addition, the U.S.
State Department contacted Australian
authorities, and found no confirmed
link between Burchett and the KGB.
The other charges against the jour-
nalist have even less factual basis. Al-
though he did cover both the Vietnam
and Korean wars, and often with a de-
cided communist slant, there is no evi-
dence to prove he was a KGB propa-
gandist. Also, there is no evidence to
support the charges that he tortured or
interrogated American POWs. Before
issuing him a visa, the U.S. in-
vestigated Burchett's possible in-
volvement with POWs, and found them
"groundless."
B URCHETT HAS LED an interest-
ing and important life, and his talk
tonight should be excellent. While some
may not agree with all his politicalj
views, this is no reason to deny him the
right to free speech, and to deny others'
the right to listen. The sort of redbaiting
that is being used to slander Burchett is
eerily reminiscent of the early 1950's,
when Marxist beliefs alone were
grounds for denying persons their
rights. That witch hunt proved to have
as little factual basis as does this perse-
cution of a talented and honorable jour-
nalist, who just happens to be a Marx-
ist. This sort of vicious, mindless red-
baiting must be stopped before it gets
out of hand. It has no place in an
allegedly free country, and is particu-
lary incongruous on a college campus
whose goal is the free exchange of
ideas.
californ ia:
f irst Third
By BILL SIEVERT TONY DUSTER, a
nia sociologist who s
By the end of the next decade, California sues, agrees. "A coali
may become the first "Third World state" on but it may be difficul
the continental U.S. - the first state in which comes a matter of min
ethnic minority peoples collectively make up finite number of resou
a new majority. While the implications of this the blacks, for instance
quickly evolving shift in population could be (According to the L
significant for all Californians as well as the can-Americans curren
nation, few observers believe they can confi- verse minority popula
dently predict the long-range consequences. dents. They are follow
Ethnic leaders don't even agree among Japanese, Peurto Ri
themselves whether "majority status" would 350,000 each; Chinese
solve or create more problems. each; and American In
Duster describes a
"IT'S KIND of scary in one way," admits the question of "what
George Singh, a counselor with Centro Legal services if the majorit
de la Raza in Oakland. "Look at the com- tion is predominantl
parative income brackets (of whites and groups traditionally h
ethnic minorities). If all the Third World the constituency that n
people who make up the majority are poor, self unable to handle
we're in a lot of trouble in this state." services immediately
"I don't see any reason for concern, for "That's been the histor
fear of any kind," counters Rupert Francisco,
director of a recent study on "Third World RUPERT FRANCI
Population in California" for the office of Lt. jority population o
Gov. Mervyn Dymally, who is black. It was necessarily create a b
the Dymally study, released last summer, state can make its prog
which first speculated publicly that Califor- without making them]
nia's ethnic minorities may become the son to believe a large n
state's predominant population by the year
1990.
The study estimates the current (1977)
Third World population of California at
8,336,000 (34.7 per cent of the total popula-
tion). This figure does not include a conser-
vatively estimated 1.2 million "undocumen--
ted workers" (or illegal aliens) from Mexico.
IN ISSUING the study, Dymally said he
personally considers these population
estimates "conservative, like most research
figures on Third World population." Dymally
and Dr. Marcos Ifante, a population research-
er at Stanford University, both have estima-
ted the state's current minority population at
as high as 41 per cent.
Nonetheless, the figures cited in the study
represent an increase of more than four
million - or more than a doubling of the
state's minority population since the Census
Bureau's 1970 findings.
Assuming that such a rapid rate of growth
is correct and that it will continue unabated w _
through the next decade, the report projects a
minority population of 49 per cent by 1985 and
60.7 per cent by 1990, not counting undocu-
mented workers.
FRANCISCO stresses that the population
figures in the report are "estimates," repre-
senting data gathered from a variety of Third
World individuals and organizations through-
out the state. "While the Census Bureau tends
to undercount," he admits, "the (minority)
groups tend to overcount."
Yet as speculative as the figures may be,
Francisco says he is confident his study rep-
,resents a "more accurate" picture of the
been presented before. And whether or not the
study is totally reliable, the figures strongly
suggest that a majority of minorities lies in
California's future - if not by 1990, then soon
thereafter. s8 :6
Francisco says he is not at all certain of
the ramifications of a Third World majority
and that his report "wasn't meant to be deplete the state's reso
definitive, but to point up a problem. "Take undocumen
stance," he says. "It's
"CALIFORNIA culturally, politically and take more out of the
socially has been unaware of the growth of its in. They require somes
ethnic minorities. By the (Census) Bureau's and they pay a lot of ta
own admission, their figures are defective in energy into the state."
many respects. Yet their data is utilized for In a similar vein,I
public policy decisions and fiscal allocations the lieutenant governo
both nationally and locally." of Baja, recently appl
Francisco says his motivations in putting who illegally come to
together the study were to "encourage the work as "pioneers."
Bureau to formulate a new method to gauge Still. Duster says a
Third World population and to force the state tion involves "what r
to begin planning for the implications of this who have had all the po
~emerging phenomenon in its midst." toloeit"wh wie
While Francisco simply calls his findings lates, may tend to "i
"good news" for Third World peoples, other When whites feel thr
observers speculate that such a characteriza- you get a reaction of do
tion may depend on whether the various although it's not a plea
ethnic minorities can form political South Africa. There's a
coalitions. of blacks than whites,
"If there is increased unity, there will be white police power co
sizeable political and economic clout," says the more severe."
George Singh. "If that fails to develop, major-
ity status could mean very little. Even in DUSTER SUGGES
Oakland, where Third World people already also be some "white fl
make up about one-half of the population, we from the state, but "ra
have very little economic clout." the areas where the wi
America 's
World state,
University of Califor-
pecializes in urban is-
tion will be important,
t," he says. "If it be-
orities competing for a
rces, the Chicanos and
e, may fight."
Dymally report, Mexi-
itly top California's di-
tion with 4,239,000 resi-
ed by blacks, 1,645,000;
cans and Portuguese,
and Filipinos, 300,000
idians, 239,000.)
s a "major problem"
twill happen to social
ty Third World popula-
y poor," as minority
ave been. "As soon as
eeds services finds it-
the bureaucracy, the
deteriorate," he says.
ry of the cities."
SCO argues that a ma-
of minorities "won't
urden for the state. The
grams more responsive
larger. There's no rea-
ninority population will
to live.
"People don't tend to think in terms of the
minority population of their state, but of their
city, their neighborhood. If it becomes overly
Third World to suit their tastes, they flee.
"If that happens in Los Angeles, for in-
stance," Duster says, "you'll likely see a lot
of activity with whites moving north to Santa
Barbara."
Still, most observers view white flight as
much less a concern than white fight. Says
Francisco, "We're already witnessing a back-
lash against affirmative action in the Bakke
case," a Supreme Court test involving special
university admissions for minorities. Singh
agrees: "Bakke is an example of how a lot of
whites can be expected to respond to minority
gains.
"THE KEY TO preparing for a Third
World majority is education," Singh adds.
"Unless we get our kids through school and
then get them into appropriate colleges and
professional schools, the state will have
problems coming up with enough doctors,
lawyers and professional people to meet its
needs." Singh notes that, as had been the case
in the past, it will be the minority population
who suffers most from lack of professional
services.
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E asing women's burden
HE U.S. Supreme Court ruled yes-
terday that women have but two
hoices - they can work, or they can be
others and housewives, but they can't
ao both.
In its decision, the Court said em-
loyers may deny sick pay to pregnant
orkers. On the surface, this seems
easonable, since pregnancy is not an
ccidentally incurred illness, but
ather usually a avoidable inconveni-
nce. But this is superficial analysis.,
The Court's ruling constitutes plain
nd simple discrimination against
omen. Women have always had to
ear the physical burden of children,
hile men can go about thier business
s usual after impregnating a woman.
Men suffer no pain, no direct inconveni-
bnces, and no temporarilly forced loss
kf employment. Men, in a sense, have
khildren too, but women suffer most of
the consequences. While it is true that
pregnancy is avoidable, why should it
have to be? Why should a working
woman be punished by loss of livlihood
just because she and her partner
decided to have a child? Surely the
Supreme Court isn't suggesting that
any woman who can't afford a few
wageless months shouldn't engage in
sexual relations.
P ERHAPS THE COURT is saying,
only that working women must
take precautions against pregnency if
they choose to engage in such relations.
But here again, the burden is placed on
the woman. And besides, no means of
birth control save abstainance is per-
fect, so there will always be mistakes.
The Supreme Court can't alter
biology, to make men share the
physical burden of pregnancy. But it
can and should do everything in its
power to reduce the disparity. This is
the era of the working woman, and it is
time for the law to recognize the rights
and needs of this special minority
group.
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Warren
ources.
rted workers, for in-
totally untrue that they
economy than they put
services, but they work
xes. They bring a lot of
Roberto de la Madrid,
r of the Mexican state
auded his countrymen
the U.S. in search of
mother important ques-
happens when whites,
ower, feel they're going
population, he specu-
;hten its grip on power.
eatened by minorities,
minance. The model -
asant comparison - is
much greater number
, yeti the hard grip of
ntinues to become all
TS that there might
ight" - not an exodus
ither sudden shifts" in
hite population prefers
"It gets into some crazy economics to com-
pletely restructure the educational system"
for a Third World majority population, Singh
admits, "but it'll have to happen."E
He charges that California's "higher
education establishment has become more
elite in the last 20 years." Minorities, he says,
have been tracked into community and state.
colleges, while the more prestigious Univer-
sity of California system has continued to
adopt new policies keeping minorities out.
"THERE WILL have to be a major
overhaul of who is admitted to the University
of California, if it'is going to serve the needs of
Third World people," Duster says. "But
whether that will happen depends on how
much political pressure the Third World
majority can muster."
Besides educational change, "there will
have to be adequate employment opportuni-
ties," says Singh. "Otherwise, there will be a
classic colonial situation - a large Third
World population and a small white popula-
tion in control of everything."
Bill Sievert is an editor of the
Chronicle of Higher Education and is
afrequent contributor to PNS.
Health Service
Handbook
1~r
By SYLVIA HACKER
and NANCY PALCHIK
QUESTION: What is arthritis?
Is it hereditary? Can it be
prevented?
Answer: We volunteered our
assistant Medical Director, Dr.
Paul Durkee, to answser this
question, with the following
results:
The term arthritis simply
means inflammation of the join-
ts. The term rheumatism is
sometimes used and confused
student indeed does have ar-
thritis, it would probably be one
of these.
Arthritis due to gonorrhea is a
late manifestation of this infec-
tion which is spread from the
urogenital system to one of the
joints. It is treated with penicillin
as we treat primary disease, but
it has to be given in large doses
over several weeks. Tuberculosis
or syphilis can also cause ar-
thritis by actual infection of the
joints.
component in this tyoe of ar-
thritis. It is sometimes seen in
conjunction with psoriasis,
regional enteritis (inflammation
of a part of the intestine) or
ulcerative colitis.
Probably the most common
type of arthritis is what we call
osteoarthritis, also known as
degenerative arthritis. It could
be called the normal response to
aging and can be seen on the x-
rays of most people, at least to
some extent, beyond the age of
thritis, it is impossible to prevent
them. Treatment often revolves
around various types of pain
medication and sometimes, in the
more advanced stages, various
types of surgery, including joint
replacement, are effective. I
might refer anyone who is in-
terested in knowing more
to read Beeson-McDermott Text-
book of Medicine, 1975,
part six, which describes all
of the various types of arthritis in
about twenty-three Dages.
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