Page 6-Tuesday, May 8, 1979-The Michigan Daily WALDHEIM WARNS AGAINST PROTECTIONIST POLICIES U.N. trade conference opens A - -ifi thi i i The oorer nations also want to 2 MANILA, Philippines (AP)-United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, opening a conference on reshaping the world's economy, war- ned industrialized nations yesterday to ease their protectionist trade policies. U.S. officials said they fear the U.N. meeting will be sidetracked by unrealistic Third World demands and political posturing. Waldheim told the opening session of the fifth U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) that the cen- tral issue must be "how the current protectionist trend can be arrested and reversed." "THE PROBLEM needs to be tackled through short-term action in the form of acceptance of new internationally recognized principles and disciplines governing restrictions on imports from developing countries," he said. U.S. officials who asked not to be identified said the gathering "lacks form." They said they are worried poor nations, especially those of Africa, may sacrifce ceir ecunomic n- terests for political issues." A major topic will be implementation of an already., agreed-upon common fund of 19 basic commodities. Accor- ding to the plan, developed at the last conference in Nairobi in 1976, UNCTAD members would make donations to a common fund to buy up commodity surpluses. THE FUND'S goal is a stabilization of commodity prices to help alleviate the damage done to Third World economies by wildly fluctuating markets for their raw materials. The debate will center on how much each of the 156 UNCTAD members should pay to the fun. The Group of 77, a bloc of the world's poor nations, met in Arusha, Tanzania, in February to draw up a position paper in advance of the Manila meeting. The group was unable to agree on a proposal by its African members, who called for each UNCTAD nation to donate $1 million to the common fund. lessen their overall financial dependen- ce on raw-material exports and to shift their resources to industrialization. The Group of 77 agreed in Arusha to press for a Marshall Plan style program of massive new assistance-$25 billion-from the rich nations. THE GROUP'S position paper, highly critical of Western trade and foreign aid policies, will be central to the two weeks of debate here. . "Even if they get what they want in terms of development that's nothing," said one U.S. official. "If they spend all their time on applying pressure for that, they'll go home, think about it, and find out that they didn't get much. It could happen very easily." The permanent head of the U.S. delegation is Charles Meissner, a deputy assistant secretary of state. U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young, chief representative at this meeting, arrives Thursday and is to speak to the con- ference Friday. Nuclear protesters march. on Washington (Continued from Page3) - "pathological addiction" to nuclear declared when a reporter suggested you want to get out and do something Jersey, who, while waiting for their power of the American people. that much of the crowd had turned out besides just wear buttons and stuff. tourmobile to arrive, yelled "no more Backstage, security tightened as only to hear free music. Browne, who When you get here, you don't just hear nukes," much to the delight of the Brown wandered around, talking to Fogelberg called the vanguard of the one person, you hear a lot of people passing marchers. reporters and denying that he "flip- anti-nuclear movement, was vehement coming together." Much of the the between speakers flops" on issues. during a press conference following his Other local participants cited various was spent exhorting the crowd to clean "THIS IS A real turning point," said set. "There is no choice," he said. "To reasons for their decision to make the up after itself, and after the marchers Hayden, a long-time left-wing activist speculate on whether or not we'll be 1,000-mile round trip in just one or two finally departed around dusk, officials told reporters. "This crowd is like a victorious in this fight is totally futile. days. "I'm just fundamentally opposed marvelled at the excellent condition in hydrogen bubble - they don't know It's terrible that we have to wait for a to it," said John Hofweber, a 1976 which the grounds were left. Police where it came from, but it's ready to disaster to wake people up," he said University nuclear engineering reported few incidents and there were explode. It's a giant movement just referring to the Pennsylvania incident. graduate, who is currently working asa no arrests. beginning to spread." "I first heard about this when Dan carpenter. Backstage on the steps of Capitol's The politicians, however, weren't the Fogelberg announced it at his concert west front, speakers and performers only ones spewing the anti-nuke line. at Hill," said Joani Huls, an LSA Dat, stafe'r Ron GiIford assisted in re. alike rushed around, shaking hands in "This wasn't a concert, it was a demon- Junior. "We came because this is so narch forthe Ior" ',tor, awe at the turnout and spreading the stration," singer Jackson Browne hotly important. It's very inspiring. It makes r rr. anti-Carter, anti-(Energy Secretary James) Schlesinger, anti-nuclear line to anyone who would listen. "WE INVITED Carter, but he refuse ussis' Rossartess :e OCC elaihMs election not vald didn't have anything to say." The speakers, however, were not at a loss for words, and the enthusiastic By PATRICIA HAGEN series of unfair labor practices which University. "The majority of clericals crowd cheered everyone, from author The Organizing Committee for limited our ability to organize. When cast their votes against the OCC Kurt Vonnegut to Susan Cassidy, a Clericals (OCC) last week presented its the clericals went to vote they were in- representing them," said the Univer- pregnant homemaker from Mid- objections to the validity of the election timidated," said Patty Schwartman, an sity lawyer. dletown, Pennsylvania, who left shortly held last Nov. 17 at hearings before the OCC recording secretary who testified VERCRUYSSE said he did not expect after the start of the Three Mile Island Michigan Employment Relations at the hearings. a final decision in the case for several ncident, and has since been afraid to Commission (MERC) in Detroit. In the GREENSPAN said the ULPs by the months. He said additional hearings return. November election University clericals University are the basis for the OCC are necessary to "get the facts out on Gov. Brown, while not denying that voted down an OCC proposal to challenge to the election. The OCC is whether they (MERC election officials) he would like to be president, said he organizea union. "asking that the election be set aside did something right or did something came not to campaign for himself, but According to OCC attorney Donald and a free election be held," said wrong." to fight what he called the Gannnt 0(. nnarcta rroenWhnt hric r fiill ureenspan, me %,.cont University was involved in a unfair labor practices (ULP) actions by MERC itself pre fair election from taking place However, the University ha it did not obstruct OCC effort and during the election. "We that the election is over wi University counsel Robert Ver THE HEARING was cond Administrative Law Judge Bixler, and more hearings scheduled for MERC to pre ditional evidence on alle proprieties in the November The decision to hold more heal be made this week. "MERC did not have a r tative to defend their interes Greenspan. He said the jut reopen the hearings to allow representative to defend the gr tions. "We felt the University ha a .s.i*~. enus ne ureenspan. series of The OCC claims that during the week and that of the elections the University commit- vented a ted six unfair labor practices including several incidents in which the OCC was is argued prohibited from distributing leaflets at s prior to Administrative Services in a non-work contend area at a non-work time. th," said Greenspan said the OCC argued at cruyssee. the hearings that the University also ucted by prevented OCC members from verbally Joseph soliciting union support. may be IN ADDITION to the ULPs, the OCC esent ad- lawyer said, "My4ERC itself committed ged im- some practices that prevented a fair election, election from taking place." rings will Schwartzman said the OCC alleged that observers "known to be closely represen- allied to management" had an in- ts," said timidating effect on the clericals at the dge may polls. a MERC Vercruysse maintained the Univer- roup's ac- sity position that the election was valid as certified last November, despite d done a OCC charges of obstruction by the wen ne nearings are o c any closed, Bixler will make a decision on whether University actions were ULPs and whether MERC conducted a valid election. The University and the OCC will each have an opportunity to appeal any decision handed down by the judge. "IF WE DO not prevail, we have a strong case for an appeal," said Green- span. He cited "errors on the judge's part" and said Bixler "didn't allow some evidence we wanted to put in." Regardless of the outcome of the decision, "we're committed right now to continue to organize," said Sue Ellen Hansen, chairperson of the OCC. "The decision will determine whether we are able to exercise our full rights to organize," she said. Hansen called the alleged 'ULPs "blatant," and said they had "an im- pact on the election and our rights to organize, and an impact on some votes."