Rhodesia and the
Byrd Amendment
by John F. McManus except for a well-publicized
Belmont, Massachusetts-
How far the United States
government will go in its
drive to destroy Rhodesia
may well be determined by
Congressional reaction to the
renewed attack on the Byrd
Amendment. If Congress
refuses to repeal this mea-
sure, which allows the U.S.
tolmport Rhodesian chrome,
then the dishonorable cam-
palgn against Inn Smith's
government will have been
slowed.
Rhodesia declared itself
independent in 1965. Almost
immediately, the blatantly
pro-Communist United Na-
tions labelled the new nation
"a threat to international
peace and security" and
urged economic boycotts of
Rhodesia's goods. President
Lyndon Johnson made our
nation part of the cabal when
he decreed that, as of Janu-
ary 5, 1967, any trade with
the new nation would be
considered a criminal of.
lense
This move made us almost
totally dependent on the
U.S.S.R. for chrome, a vital
ingredient in the manufac-
ture of defense-oriented
high-performance steels.
The Soviets did not cut us
off, but they did raise their
price enormously. It was
even learned that they were
buying Rhodesian chrome
themselves and reselling it to
us at a huge profit.
Senator Harry Byrd (I.-
Virginia) then introduced his
amendment, which merely
allows citizens of the United
States to import from Rhode-
sia strategic materials such
as chrome, if these same
materials are also being im-
ported from a Communist
nation. The Byrd Amend-
ment passed, and since 1972
Americans have been im-
porting Rhodesian chrome.
Rhodesia Target of U.S.
Since then, to our shame,
the U.S. government has
stepped up its drive to de-
stroy the government of tan
Smith. The constant cry is
that Rhodesia is run by "a
white minority regime" and
that "majority rule" and
"one-man, one-vote" will
• somehow bring about heaven
on earth. Never mind that
handful of so-called Black
Nationalists, Rhodesians of
all colors want to be leR
alone.
Last year, Henry Kissinger
went to Africa and enunci-
ated official U.S. policy when
he told Rhodesia to follow the
lead of the rest of Africa,
which could only mean that
the nation would become
another Communist puppet.
He even pledged millions in
U.S. aid for Rhodesia's new-
ly Red beighbors.
The whole campaign
against Rhodesia is an ex-
cellent, though horrifying,
example of the pro-Commu-
nist attitude of our own
government. Rhodesia gets
the back of our hand, osten-
sibly because a white minor-
ity runs the country. But
since 1956 there has not been
a single opposition party, let
alone a wide-open election,
in any of the newly indepen-
dent African states that our
nation does support. Nor is
any mention ever made of
the Red minorities that run
nation after nation in Eu-
rope, Asia, and Latin Ameri-
ca.
Rhodesian~ Support Smith
Rhodesia's blacks over-
whelmingly support their
government. They know that
they enjoy better health,
education, housing, and eco-
nomic conditions than any-
one else in Black Africa.
The real key to under-
standing U.S. support for the
drive against Rhodesia is the
fact that Rhodesia's govern-
ment is implacably anti-
Communist. When the Cu-
ban-backed Reds took anti-
Communist Angola, the U.S.
said little. When the Reds
seized anti-Communist Mo-
zambique, U.S. aid was
pledged to help them destroy
Rhodesia. And now, when
newer technology has found
substitutes for formerly
essential chrome, the Carter
AdminiStration wants to re-
peal the Byrd Amendment as
a symbol of U.S. opposition
to Rhodesia's government.
Obviously, the Byrd Amend-
ment must not be scuttled.
Instead, the campaign to
destroy Rhodesia must be
stopped forthwith.
Copyright 1977 The John
Birch Society Features.
Warren T. Ferrdl
University Extension Agtnt,
Crook
Range Management
Concerns
A good attendance of 24
ranchers attended the Crook
County Range Management
Meeting held at the Hulett
Civic Center February 28th.
Interest was excellent. We
all enjoyed the coffee brewed
by Bill Pannell and furnished
by the Hulett Co-op, this was
much appreciated.
The concerns surfacing
from the talks of Frank Reuzi
A.R.S. Soil Scientist, Harold
Alley, Extension Weed Spe-
cialist, and Kendall Johnson
Extension Range Manage-
ment Specialist, was primar-
ily keeping our range and
pasture lands at optimum
production.
Invader plants such as
noxious weeds, undesirable
grasses and woody plants
can drastically lower the
carrying capacity of grazing
lands. Proper rotation sys-
tems are also very necessary
in order to keep the more
desirable plant species from
dying out.
Use of tame grass pastures
--primarily wheat grasses of-
fer relief to the native pas-
tures during the spring
months when the effects of
over-grazing is very critical.
All in all, management
differs considerably on every
ranch. The leave half--use
half-concept is the ultimate
goal if our range and pas-
tures continue to produce for
optimum grazing capacity.
Pine Propagation
Researchers at North Car-
olina State University are
growing new pine trees by
planting needles from old
trees.
This revolutionary method
of reproducing pines could
make uniformly, high-quality
seedlings more readily avail-
able, according to Dr.
Michael A. Cohen, head of
the research project.
Growing pines for desir-
able characteristics from
seed is an uncertain probe-
bility because foresters and
nurserymen can never be
sure that a majority of seed-
tings will be genetically
identical. Vegetative propa-
gation by either stem cut-
tings or grafting to gain
genetic identity is expensive,
time consuming, and uncer-
tain due to stock-scion in-
compatibility.
By compm'ison, the new
needle propagation method
is relatively simple and will
produce seedlings identical
to the parent tree.
"So far, we've worked
only with white pines," says
Dr. Cohen, "but I believe the
same technique can be ap-
plied to other pine species."
Dr. Cohen selects five-to-
seven year old parent trees
that have superior size,
shape and growth character-
istics. These trees are
sprayed in June with a
cytokinin-like substance,
which causes tiny buds to
form at the base of each
needle cluster.
The needle cluster, or
dwarf shoots as they are
called, are then removed the
following January and placed
in a rooting medium of
perlite under intermittent
mist. Heating cables are
located in the perlite bed to
hasten rootingof these
young plantlets.
Rooting usually takes bIARCHI0,1977
place within 90 to 120 days.
ARer rooting, the plantlets all who rememl~ered the
are placed under green, family with their thoughts
house conditions to eveluate and prayers. Your thought-
further their genetic poten- fulness will always be appre-
tial. ciated.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of Red Fall
would like all who helped to
ease the loss of our loved
one. We express thanks to
all who brought food, sent
cards, flowers and monetary
giRs; to the Sundance Ma-
sonic Uodge 9, AF & AM, for
the graveside service; and to
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