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The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Tues., Feb. 29, 1972 -- Page 3 Assessing the Nixon-China talk By the Associated Press President Nixon and the Communist Chinese each gave something and each got something, but it probably will be years before anybody can say who gave the most during the talks in Pekin. Published reaction around the world to the final joint statement leaves the impression of surprise and shock in some capitals, but there may have been more of that in print than among government leaders. Informed people in the world's major capitals might have foreseen much of what was in the final communique. Much of the unease in some countries is traceable to the fact that only President Nixon and Premier Chou En-lai know how far the talks ranged, how deep they probed and how much each ultimately expects of them. Many intangibles are involved. Evidently there was give and take. In fact, the biggest concession by both probably lies in their willingness to agree that neither system is a bad as the other had painted it for all these years. What else did each side give? President Nixon contributed a vaguely worded long-term promise to reduce and eventually withdraw U.S. forces on Taiwan, depending upon the amount of tension or lack of it in the area. He also agreed - no surprise to anybody - with the contention of both Chinese sides that Taiwan belongs to China. All along, from the first weeks of the Nixon administration, Washington has been expressing repeatedly a hope for a Taiwan solution that would be both all-Chinese and peaceful. In Nixon's own words, Taiwan was "not a matter for the United States to decide." Moreover, the administration has made no secret of its eagerness to depart militarily, someday, from Asia and limit itself to peaceful competition. One big question is whether the 1954 U.S. treaty with Chiang Kai-shek's Republic of China is still alive. The administration all along, while pursuing the opening to Peking, has reaffirmed its devotion to that treaty committing the United States to defend Taiwan against any attack. Perhaps the Nixon-Chou talks have dismayed Chiang's people and even dented the pact, but as recently as a week before he left for China the President restarted the treaty commitment and added a solemn promise that any agreement with Peking would "not be at the expense of friends." What did the Communist Chinese give? Quite a bit, on examination. The width of the gulf separating the two countries was palpable in Chou's careful public restatement of all the cliches of the Maoist outlook: revolution as the main trend today, the alleged yearning of "the peoples" for a Chinese-type revolution, and so forth. Desoite all that, he gave away something important, and it couldn't have been easy for him. In return for a suggestion of U.S. flexibility and long-range concessions on Taiwan, Chou conceded publicly that the American leadership was not, in fact, the monster pictured to Chinese people for two decades. The Chinese press, radio and television publicized the visit - a high-level decision- and the final communique and let the public in on the proceedings. That must have had a tremendous effect on a population taught for more than a generation to regard any U.S. leader as the most implacable and dangerous of enemies. The message got added wallop when a smiling Mao Tsetung the demigod leader, was publicly displayed as being cordial to the "imperialist" visitor. All this cost Peking something. Internally there had been opposition to the visit and only recently it provoked a deep purge. Probably some disaffected elements still are around. Externally, the reception sowed doubts of Peking's leadership among the world's impatient revolutionaries. Chou also risked alienating Communist North Vietnam even while remaining stonily against helping the United States out of that situation. Hanoi's sulky attitude toward the visit was fairly obvious. Chou's section of the communique referred to the Viet Cong's "provisional government" but made no mention at all of the Hanoi regime. At the same time, world capitals will note that Nixon's Taiwan offer, however long-term, failed to require from Chou a return pledge to stop aiding the Vietnamese Communists, to withdraw Chinese labor platoons from Indochina or even to stop exerting revolutionary pressure on other Asian nations. The agreement to continue off-and-on American-Chinese contact in Pekin can be considered a Chinese concession from the standpoint pf Pekin's repugnance for the Nationalist embassy still in Washington. But lower-key agreements to seek technical, economic, cultural and other ties would not imply much concession by either. Both would stand to gain from such contacts. Some around the world, including allies for the United States, will argue that Nixon gave more than he got. But it would seem that he had to give something in the circumstances. If he appears to have given something, he also can claim to have received something in return. Only history can judge relative values in the swap. PAT head hails Demo platform The adoption of the Johnson Country Democratic Party platform was hailed Monday as a "Victory for PAT (Protective Association for Tenants)" by its coordinator. Robert T. Handy, 30, 926C Westhampton Village, co-ordinator of PAT and a delegate to the convention, cited the following items in the platform plank on "Housing and Rental Rights" as benefiting tenants: - A call for a rental control board on both Iowa City and Coralville. - A request that the Democratic party "commit itself to the pursuit of legislation (on the state and local level) which would grant to renters of residential property the right to deduct from their income taxes that portion of the rent which goes toward payment of the property owner's property taxes." - A proposal that landlords be required to pay interest on damage deposits held over six months. Handy, who elected a delegate to the district and state conventions, said he will fight for similar planks in the state platform. The "Housing and Rental Rights" plank and several other planks of the platform were approved without debate. Last chance to buy licenses Today is the last chance to purchase 1972 motor vehicle licenses without an additional penalty for late registration. The penalty, an extra dollar or an added 5 per cent fee (whichever is higher), will be added to identical penalties which went into effect Feb. 1. Deputy County Treasurer Cletus R. Redlinger, chief of the motor vehicle devision, says mail orders postmarked before mignight tonight will be honored at the "February rate." Mail ordersd must include 25 cents for postage, the license fee found in the lower feft hand corner of the 1971 registration, and the penalty. Country Treasurer Donald J. Krall said this his office cannot assure that plates ordered by mail will be delivered to vehicle owners before March 15, the deadline for having 1972 plates on vehicles. Slight delegate edge to Franzenburg DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - One of the three annouced candidates for the Democratic nomination for governor of Iowa, Paul Franzenburg, has slightly more than one third of the delegates' support going into the party's district statutory conventions. However, Iowa Democrats currently show an almost equal reluctance to support any gubernatorial hopeful, evidenced by the 1,223 delegates from the country conventions who are uncommitted to any candidate. State Democratic party chairman Clif Larson of Ames said here Monday Franzenburg has collected 1,256 delegates in a tally of votes from 96 country statutory conventions Saturday. State Sen. john Tapscott, D-Des Moines, picked up 856 delegates from the country conventions, while the third announced candidate, james Lynch of Redfield, got one delegate. Delegate returns from Clayton, Clay and Linn Counties had not been received early Monday night at party headquarters here. Linn County Democrats will hold their statutory convention next week. Clay County was to hold its convention Monday night, and returns from Clayton County were missing Monday night. State lae requires that if no Democratic gubernatorial candidate wins at least 35 per cent of the votes in Iowa's primary election this summer, the final choice of the party's candidate will be made by calling a special state statutory convention, Larson said. "But the likelihood of a special state convention being called is remote at this time," Larson said. He noted there were originaly five Democrats seeking this year's party endorsement for governor, but that the number is now decreased to only Franzenburg, Taspscott and Lynch. "When we had five candidates," larson said, "they could conceivably split the vote so that no one of them would get 35 per cent" of the vote in the primary. "But the chances are that one of the three will get the 35 per cent" of the vote in the primary. "But the chances are that one of the three will get the 35 per cent" and a special state stutory convention won't have to be held, Larson explained. The scheduling of party conventions is somewhat unclear now, larson said, because the Iowa Supreme Court is in the process of enacting new legislative districts in Iowa, calling the reapportionment plan drafted by the 1971 Iowa Legislature "unconstitutional." Consequently, the state primary election which would normally be held June6 is now to be conducted later in the summer. Larson said there will be 3,687 delegates at the statutory conventions. Based on the returns from the 96 county conventions Saturday, Larson said Monday night Franzenburg, with 1,256 votes, has drawnn37,7 per cent of the delegates. He said Tapscott has 25.4 per cent, while 36.7 per cent of the delegates are currently uncommitted. Larson said the voting at the county statutory conventions gives some indication of the position of party workers. He said the vote "certainly shows that they (candidates) have been working. Larson said he can "spot which counties have been campaigned in and those in which they haven't." Larson said the six Democratic district statutory and presidential conventions are scheduled for March 25. The Democrats' state statutory convention is set for April 22 at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, and the state presidential convention is scheduled for May 20 at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines. Iowa's 46 presidential delegates to the National Democratic Convention at Miami July 10 will be chosen at the district and state conventions. AAUP seeking more faculty say in 'destiny' By BOB CRAIG Daily Iowan Staff Writer A proposal which attempts to put the faculty in a position where "it is controlling the university that is controlling its destiny" has been sent out by the University of Iowa chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). John Huntley, professor English and president of the local AAUP chapter, said that "this is the first attempt made by AAUP at organizing and pushing for some notable good for the faculty. The professoriate must not sink into lassitude, noble acquisence, or Stoic despair because somebody says jobs are tight, money low and legislators suspicious." The proposal asks faculty members to choose from a list of seven possible goals, one program that the local AAUP chapter can work toward establishing. The seven choices include: - Twelve month contracts for all faculty, with built in provisions for professional reading, research and writing. According to Huntley this option covers two sticky issues. "Fifty-two per cent of the faculty are on nine month contracts, which is a hardship that should not have to be endured." He added that under current policy faculty members are subject to a University Operations Manual clause which states that publication is required for promotion, although last year regents authorized only 10 research-leave grants for the university faculty. - Increased faculty influence in the university's governance. - Program for the periodic review of all administrative positions by the faculty. HUntley said that "this would emphasize the faculty's position that the administration holds up the business end of the university, allowing the faculty to concertrate on teaching and research. The regents view the administration as the faculty's bosses." -An increased fringe benefit program. -Begin procedures for academic collective bargining, a move, Huntley said, "in the direction of unionizing the faculty, which could be realized within five years." -Changes in institutional structure that would make the fetection and rewarding of effective teaching more systematic. -A more generous research-leave program, although still on a competitive basis. The proposal also asks faculty member to suggest other possible areas of AAUP action and offer comments on the seven proposals. Fined An Iowa city man was fined $100 Monday for possession of marijuana. District Court Judge Robert Osmundson fined Ronald D. Boose, 20, 7 East Harrison Street, after Bosse pleaded guilty to the charge. Boose was charged last Nov. 13 when police allegedly discovered maijuana while searching him after his arrest for allegedly attempting to buy beer with a fraudulent identification card at the Deadwood bar. Boose will pay the fine and court costs in monthly installments. Judge Osmundson ordered that Boose be jailed here if he does not pay the fine and would then receive $5 credit toward paying the fine for each day spent in jail. Tarr balks at draft amnesty WASHINGTON (AP) - Selective Service Director Curtis W. Tarr told senators Monday that granting amnesty to Vietnam War draft registers would be unfair and set a dangerous precedent. Tarr told Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's judiciary subcommittee that the induction system could be wrecked by granting total amnesty now to those who chose exile rather than fight in Vietnam. He said it could jeopardize the safety of the nation in future conflicts, set a dangerous precedent of selective acceptance of laws and be unfair to men willing to enter the armed forces when drafted. "The nation would accept a precedent for permitting the evasion of Selective Service law that might some day be an unwelcome tradition." Tarr said. However, he said, some American who fled the country and were not under indictment might have since become eligible for conscientious objector status because of Supreme Court decisions. Tarr said he would instruct draft boards to give these men a chance to reopen their draft status, but Selective Service officials said the number is not likely to be large. Kennedy, who said the United States has become a creator of political exiles rather than a haven for them, criticized Tarr's administration of the Selective Service under reform legislation passed two years ago. The Massachusetts Democrat accused the system of showing "a willingness to unduly sacrifice the right of registratnts to the ease of its own operations." While estimates of those who have left the country rather than face the draft have ranged up to 70,000 and the number of those jailed has been said to be about 500, Tarr said 6,000 draft registrants face possible prosecution. He said that if they were not penalized, it would be difficult to justify the continuation of the draft at all. STEVE'S TYPEWRITER CO. WE GIVE OREMIUM PRICE FOR USED PORTABLES 1021 So. GILBERT Just north of liquor store 351-7929 Study in Guadalajara, Mexico The Guadalajara Summer School, a fully accredited University of Arizona program, will offer, july 3 to August 12, anthropology, art, folklore, geography, history, government, language and literature. Tuition, $160; board and room, $190. Write Office of the Summer Session; University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721. Lecture no.3: ON DEATH & DYING What is death? Coping with suicides, Fear of death, death wishes. DAVID BELGUM, ph.d. Professor school of religion, coordinator of clinical pastoral education, ISU Tues., Feb. 29, 7:30 p.m. Harvard Room, IMU Westen World's BIG BEN. It's an expensive boot except for the price. Slip into Big Ben and you're into a good thing. Great looks and big value. Tough new no-care natural waxhide retain cowhide leather has been crafted into a rugged new brigade strap boot that stands 14" tall. Forget about polishing. The more you wear'em the better they look! Big Ben . . . the boot you've been waiting for. acme FROM ACME A WORLD'S LARGEST BOOTMAKER WESTERN WORLD 425 HIGHWAY 1, WEST OPEN: Mon-Fri 5 to 9 Saturday 9 to 5 Sunday 11 to 5 West's Greatest Guiter Leap Year Sale In 4 Years!! Save 10% - 40%!! on every guiter and amplifier in stock plus all cases 1/2 price. Choose from Gibson, Fender, Yamaha, Ventura, Sakura, Kay, Goya, and others. 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