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Pagre 4 College Station, Texas Tuesday, September 1, 1970 THE BATTALI^)N
The right to end the war; is it
congressional or presidential?
The Senate will vote Tues
day on the McGovern-Hatfield
amendment, the most controver
sial issue in the long debate
over U.S. policy in Asia. The
opposing positions are outlined
in the following articles, writ
ten for The Associated Press
by a co-author of the amend
ment and one of its leading op
ponents.
By SEN. ROBERT P. GRIFFIN
WASHINGTON <A>) — Most
Americans want to see an end to
our involvement in the Vietnam
war. Most Americans would like
to see our troops come home as
quickly as possible.
It is appealing but deceiving to
suggest that the war could be
ended simply by passing an
amendment. Yet, such a proposi
tion will come up for a vote in
the Senate next week.
As originally proposed, the
McGovern-Hatfield amendment
would require withdrawal of all
American forces from Vietnam
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by June 30, 1971. In order to at
tract a few more votes, the
amendment was rewritten in the
past few day to extend the with
drawal date to Dec. 31, 1971.
In still another effort to at
tract more support, the amend
ment was revised again just be
fore it became the pending busi
ness before the Senate.
The latest version would give
the President an additional 60
days on the deadline for with
drawal if he found that Ameri
can troops were exposed to “un
anticipated clear and present
danger.”
The new version also would
freeze into law the President’s
announced intention of reducing
the troop level in South Vietnam
to no more than 280,000 by April
30, 1971.
The sponsors, obviously, are
trying to make palatable an un
palatable product.
In the Senate cloakrooms the
revised amendment is appropri
ately referred to as “the amend
ment to extend the war.” That’s
exactly what it would do—in ei
ther its original or its revised
form.
As the showdown on this issue
approaches, it is well to recall
President Nixon’s statement at a
press conference as far back as
September 26, 1969.
“It is my conclusion,” he said,
“that if the administration were
to impose an arbitrary cutoff
time—say, the end of 1970 or
the middle of 1971—for the com
plete withdrawal of American
forces in Vietnam, that inevita
bly leads to perpetuating and
continuing the war until that time
and destroys any chance to reach
the objective that I am trying
to achieve of ending the war be
fore the end of 1970 or before the
middle of 1971.”
The Hatfield-McGovern Amend
ment seeks to impose by legis
lative fiat what the adminis
tration refused to do. It should
be defeated for the same rea
son: It could prolong rather than
shorten the war.
Even the liberally oriented
Washington Post has said edito
rially that the amendment “is
too reckless for serious consider
ation.”
The amendment all but ignores
the fact that the President has
embarked on the realistic course
of disengaging in Vietnam. More
than eight months ago, the Presi
dent signalled this turnabout in
Vietnam.
“We have,” he said, “adopted
a plan which we have worked
out in cooperation with the South
Vietnamese for the complete
withdrawal of all U.S. combat
forces on an orderly, scheduled
timetable. This withdrawal will
be made from strength not weak
ness. As South Vietnamese forces
become stronger, the rate of
American withdrawal can become
greater.”
The President has kept his
promise and every schedule he
has set has been met. As of now
approximately 115,000 troops
have been withdrawn from Viet
nam. By next April, under the
President’s schedule, an addi
tional 150,000 troops will have
come home.
It should be obvious that the
administration is moving to bring
our involvement in Southeast
Asia to an end as soon as pos
sible. While no timetable has been
announced, and for obvious rea
sons none should be, Secretary of
State William Rogers and other
official spokesmen have made it
clear that the administration’s
plan is “irreversible” and “con
templates the complete withdraw
al of the troops in Vietnam.”
There is no need at all for a
law or anything else seeking to
accomplish what already is being
done.
If we should tie the Presi
dent’s efforts to a fixed and pub
lic-proclaimed schedule, it would
only serve to make an orderly
withdrawal more difficult—and,
quite possibly, more dangerous
for our men in Vietnam.
The latest McGovern-Hatfield
amendment seems to take note
of this in a belated recognition
of one of the harsh realities of
war.
Just as important is the effect
of such an amendment on the
peace talks which have been re
sumed in Paris. Owing to the
limited nature of the war in
Vietnam, we have committed our
selves to a negotiated settlement
as the best hope of attaining a
just and lasting peace.
President Nixon deserves our
support in his efforts to end the
war in Vietnam. I am confident
the Senate will voice that sup
port in the vote on this amend
ment.
By SEN. GEORGE McGOVERN
WASHINGTON <A>>_The Mc
Govern-Hatfield Amendment, the
so-called Amendment to End the
War, would accomplish two main
purposes:
.—It would restore a greater
measure of constitutional gov
ernment in the United States by
providing that the President and
the Congress share in the deci
sions of war and peace, particu
larly in Indochina.
—It would establish a fixed
timetable for the withdrawal of
all American forces from Indo
china, thus ending U.S. involve
ment in the war and probably
hastening the end of all hostili
ties.
The Constitution gives the
Congress the power to raise ar
mies, to vote on continued fi
nancing for them at least once
every two years and most im
portant, to declare war. It gives
the President the heavy respon
sibility of acting as commander
in chief of those armed forces.
In simple terms, the Constitu
tion says that the Congress shall
determine whether American
troops shall be deployed and the
President shall determine how
they are deployed. These provi
sions ensure a shared responsibili
ty over matters of war and peace.
The Congress cannot force a
President to employ the armed
forces; the President cannot com
mit them to a war without the
consent of Congress.
But, in practice, we have stray
ed from these constitutional rules
over the past few decades. Con
gress has failed to exercise its
powers, and succeeding presi
dents have assumed increasing
responsibility for all decisions in
volving our armed forces.
The war in Indochina is the
longest in which the United States
has been engaged in our national
history and there is no prospect
of it ending soon. The time has
come for the Congress to reas
sume its role and to share the
political responsibility with the
President for bringing it to an
end.
By voting to end our involve
ment in the Indochina war, the
Congress can put a stop to an
ill-conceived venture which has
divided our nation, cost us 150
billions of dollars and 50,000
young lives. By this act Congress
can help us learn a central lesson
of this war—that never again
should we commit American
youths to an undeclared crusade
to resolve another people’s civil
conflict.
Both the President and a great
majority of the Congress believe
that the Indochina struggle must
be settled politically, through ne
gotiations, not through a contin
uation of the military conflict.
Yet the administration seems pre
pared to let the war continue in
hopes that events on the battle
field will in some way bring about
a better negotiated settlement.
In more than two years, the
Paris peace talks have yielded no
agreement—other than the shape
of the bargaining table. In the
meantime, the administration has
proposed a policy of Vietnamiza-
tion, under which Vietnamese are
expected to carry on the fighting
while more than a quarter of a
million American troops provide
them support. And the ultimate
withdrawal of American troops
has been made a Vietnamese de
cision, not an American deci
sion, because it is up to the gen
erals in Saigon to tell us when
our forces are no longer needed.
In short, we are asked to con
tinue spending American lives
and treasure as long as a corrupt
military regime in Saigon, a gov
ernment which does not enjoy the
support of the vast majority of
Sen. Robert P. Griffin
its people, says we must stay.
On the other hand, by setting
a timetable for withdrawal, with
all American forces out of Indo
china by December 31, 1971, we
would be telling the Saigon re
gime that it must be prepared to
defend itself by that time or to
come to terms with its challeng
ers. This is one way to get mean
ingful negotiations under way.
In fact, Hanoi and the Viet Cong
have repeatedly said in Paris that
they would be ready to negotiate
as soon as we announce our will
ingness to withdraw on a definite
timetable. And with an announc
ed withdrawal plan, the Viet Cong
and Hanoi would have no incen
tive to step up military opera
tions.
The Amendment to End the
War would make the withdrawal
date effective by cutting off all
funds for further military action
by American forces after the end
of 1971. But funds would remain
available for the return of pris
oners, asylum for Vietnamese en
dangered by the withdrawal and
for aid to Vietnam. The President
could withdraw the troops in
whatever way he saw fit in or
der to protect their lives. And the
President and Congress could ex
tend the withdrawal date if they
agreed that the military or po
litical situation made an exten
sion imperative.
The withdrawal of American
forces would undoubtedly lead to
a new regime in Saigon—almost
certainly a coalition government
representing major political
groups in South Vietnam. Even if
the Communists were heavily rep
resented in such a coalition, it is
not to be assumed that they are
the stooges of either Peking or
Moscow.
We fall into easy and mislead
ing rhetoric by branding many
nationalistic elements in Vietnam
as Communist. A recent poll by
the U.S. military command in Sai
gon shows that 65 per cent of
the South Vietnamese want the
United States out of their coun
try. They are not all Commu
nists!
The withdrawal of American
forces would undoubtedly lead to
a new atmosphere in America.
It would help end the division
that has torn our nation. Infla
tion has taught us that we can
not have both guns and butter.
We need to end soaring costs
and begin meeting the urgent
needs of our citizens.
The Amendment has a chance
Sen. George McGovern
of passage in the Senate. If it
passes there, it will become part
of the Defense Authorization Bill
that goes to a conference with
representatives of the House. Its
fate is unclear. But in any event,
the vote on this proposal forces
each Senator to face squarely
his own responsibility for either
continuing or ending the involve
ment of American forces in the
Indochina conflict. Beyond that,
this vote calls upon each Senator
to face the issue of constitutional
government in our Nation.
Area youth to get
firearms training
Area boys and girls will begin
their training in firearms and
hunter safety at 10:30 a.m., Sept.
5, announced Sidney L. Loveless,
National Rifle Association coun
selor. The school will continue
through the succeeding two
months at Pleasant Acre near
Easterwood Airport for those be
tween the ages 11 and 19.
Nuclear engineering
receives grant
The Department of Nuclear
Engineering has received notifi
cation of a $40,5000 grant from
the U. S. Department of Health,
Education and Welfare for its
radiological health specialist
training project for 1970-71, ac
cording to Dr. R. G. Cochran,
head.
Dr. Richard D. Neff, associate
professor and radiological safety
officer, is director of the activity.
The funds will provide trainee-
ship positions for ten graduate
students, Neff said.
Neff came here in 1966 from
Michigan State University.
Space shuttle grant
goes to division
The university has received a
$100,000 grant for continuation
of its “space shuttle” research
for the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration’s Manned
Spacecraft Center.
Harry Whitmore, director of
Texas A&M’s Space Technology
Division, said the space shuttle
project is part of NASA’s study
for an earth-orbital laboratory.
Whitmore noted the project in
volves design, testing and aero
dynamic studies for a reusable
craft which is a combination of
an airplane and spacecraft.
The $100,000 award provides
support for the project for the
remainder of this year.
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gineer of the railroad, began the
excursion trips in 1965 after he
bought two steam locomotives
scheduled for the scrap heap in
California, and five coaches from
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road.
“I thought when I started this,
it would draw lots of kids. Young
sters who have never seen a
steam engine,” said Hatch. “But,
you know, two-thirds of my pas
sengers are older adults.”
Hatch started his railroading
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west Forest Industries, operators
of the Apache Railway, leased the
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Hatch’s daily scenic runs became
the sole user of the line.
“The preservation of a steam
locomotive—that was the thought
behind the enterprise,” he said.
“I know some people think it’s
a folly. They told me so.
“But you know, a man should
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risks and realize his rewards in
seeing others taking pleasure in
his efforts. I know a man, a rich,
rich man, who wouldn’t spend a
dime. Didn’t have a car or a
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he died, with everything in cash.”
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