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PASTOR GENERAL'S /

TO THE MINISTRY OF THE REPORT WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD ~~

VOL.7, N O . l PASADENA,ALIFORNIA JANUARY 4 , 1985

FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Some 900 b r e t h r e n from t h e local area and 400 Ambassador C o l l e g e s t u d e n t s v o l u n t e e r e d t h e i r f u n d r a i s i n g s e r v i c e s f o r t h e 9 6 t h Annual Tournament of Roses Parade o n J a n u a r y 1st h e r e i n Pasadena . T h e v o l u n t e e r s pa rked cars, p r o v i d e d s e c u r i t y , u s h e r e d parade s t a n d s and manned c o n c e s s i o n s , r a i s i n g f u n d s for s t u d e n t body and local c h u r c h a c t i v i t i e s f o r t h e new y e a r .

Once a g a i n , o u r b r e t h r e n and s t u d e n t s s e t a n o u t s t a n d i n g example of depend- a b i l i t y , h o n e s t y , i n t e g r i t y , and h a r d w o r k for t h e loca l Pasadena b u s i n e s s community, t h e Tournament A s s o c i a t i o n , t h e P a s a d e n a Police Depar tment , t h e Los Ange les County S h e r i f f ' s Depa r tmen t , and for t h e many out-of- town v i s i - tors. The smiles, t h e f r i e n d l y , c o u r t e o u s h e l p , t h e d i l i g e n t w o r k , and t h e a t t i t u d e of s e r v i c e t h a t God's people ref lect a re a sharp c o n t r a s t to w h a t most people expect today .

Mr. Armstrong a g a i n ment ioned t h i s y e a r to M r . L a R a v i a , M r . Aaron Dean and m e t h a t t h e Tournament of Roses p r o v i d e s a f i n e o p p o r t u n i t y f o r a l l of o u r major f u n d r a i s i n g n e e d s to be m e t by o n e a c t i v i t y . H e f u r t h e r e x p l a i n e d t h a t " w e are n o t c e l e b r a t i n g N e w Year's Day," as some have a p p a r e n t l y though t .

Far from b e i n g a c e l e b r a t i o n , s e r v i n g f o r t h e Rose P a r a d e is h a r d w o r k for those b r e t h r e n i n v o l v e d . T h e Tournament of Roses i t se l f is n o t a N e w Year's Day c e l e b r a t i o n per se, nor does it r e v o l v e a round any N e w Year's Day theme. The Rose P a r a d e w a s begun 95 y e a r s a g o by t h e V a l l e y Hunt C l u b , a local s p o r t i n g o r g a n i z a t i o n , t o a d v e r t i s e t h e w a r m w i n t e r "paradise" i n Pasadena .

Each y e a r , t h e emphas i s or theme o f t h e p a r a d e is on some i d e a l of human en- deavor . T h i s y e a r it was: "The S p i r i t o f America." The overwhelming ma- j o r i t y of f l o a t s must d e p i c t t h i s theme i n one way or ana the r - -no t some form of pagan c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e N e w Year, t h e w i n t e r sols t ice , or sun worsh ip . Of course, most t h i n g s done by t h e wor ld w i l l c o n t a i n someth inq o b j e c t i o n - a b l e . B u t t h e c o n t r a s t o f t h e Mardi Gras or C h r i s t m a s parades, f o r example, w i t h t h e Rose P a r a d e s h o u l d be clear.

I might add h e r e t h a t t h e f u n d r a i s i n g proceeds w i l l be t i t h e d ( f i r s t t i t h e o n l y , as second is n o t appl icable to f u n d r a i s i n g ) as s h o u l d a l l local church f u n d r a i s i n g income.

T h i s week w e are i n c l u d i n g month ly comments f rom pastors i n s e v e r a l i n t e r - n a t i o n a l areas. Please n o t i c e M r . B i l l S i d n e y ' s comments r e g a r d i n g God ' s p r o t e c t i o n for H i s people i n I n d i a d u r i n g t h e r e c e n t r io t s and c y c l o n e . W e shou ld be v e r y t h a n k f u l f o r t h e g r e a t mercy God c o n t i n u a l l y shows H i s peo- ple. Remind t h e b r e t h r e n t o be " p r a y i n g a l w a y s w i t h a l l p r a y e r and s u p p l i - c a t i o n i n t h e S p i r i t , b e i n g w a t c h f u l to t h i s end w i t h a l l p e r s e v e r a n c e and s u p p l i c a t i o n for a l l t h e s a i n t s " (Eph. 6:18--RAV). Thanks for your c o n t i n - ued p r a y e r s for Mr. Armstrong and a l l of u s h e r e i n P a s a d e n a , as w e l l as for one a n o t h e r .

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Due t o i n q u i r i e s r e c e i v e d r e g a r d i n g M r . C a r l t o n Green , w e feel it is n e c e s s a r y to a d v i s e t h e m i n i s t r y t h a t Mr. G r e e n ' s r e s i g n a t i o n from b o t h t h e m i n i s t r y and t h e Church h a s been r e q u e s t e d and a c c e p t e d . M r s . Green re- ma ins a member i n good s t a n d i n g . T h i s n o t i c e is n o t , and s h o u l d n o t be c o n s i d e r e d a marking o f M r . Green.

Comments From Month ly Church Reports

From A s i a

BOMBAY, INDIA--BILL SIDNEY: T h e r e h a s b e e n w i d e s p r e a d v i o l e n c e i n t h e w a k e of Mrs. G a n d h i ' s a s s a s s i n a t i o n . However, God h a s pro- tected H i s people and none' o f o u r members were a f f e c t e d . The d e a t h t o l l w a s p r o b a b l y i n e x c e s s o f 3 ,000. Then t h e e a s t e r n s i d e of I n d i a was h i t by a c y c l o n e , r e s u l t i n g i n a b o u t 500 d e a t h s . Our members i n t h e r e g i o n were u n a f f e c t e d . The b r e t h r e n were v e r y i n s p i r e d by M r . W a t e r h o u s e ' s v i s i t . Some are e x p e r i - e n c i n g s e v e r e S a b b a t h t r i a l s , b u t t h e y are f a i t h f u l l y p u t t i n g t h e outcome i n G o d ' s hands.

JOHORE BAHRU, MALAYSIA--YONG C H I N GEE: T h e r e is a n i n c r e a s i n g number o f PLAIN TRUTH r e a d e r s who are r e q u e s t i n g v i s i t s . The g e n e r a l p roblem t h a t f a c e s them is keep ing t h e S a b b a t h . J o b s are d i f f i c u l t to g e t when one d o e s n ' t w o r k o n S a t u r d a y s . However, t h e y are c h a l l e n g e d to t r u s t i n G o d t o obey H i s commandments. A few who were d e t e r m i n e d to b e l i e v e G o d and d o what H e s a y s are now a t t e n d i n g S a b b a t h s e r v i c e s .

From A u s t r a l i a

PERTH, WA--BOB REGAZZOLI: T h i s month saw a v e r y c o n c e n t r a t e d dose of i n s t r u c t i o n on t h e f a m i l y w i t h t h e m a r r i a g e sermon tape by D r . Zimmerman, t h e c h i l d r e a r i n g semina r c o n d u c t e d by M r . B i l l Win- n e r , and w i t h t h e B i b l e s t u d y and sermon on t h e Dis t r ic t Weekend r e l a t i n g t o t h e f a m i l y . W e l o o k f o r w a r d t o much more f r u i t b e i n g bo rne i n t h i s area o f l i f e .

CANBERRA, ACT--ROD K I N G : G o d h a s moved p o w e r f u l l y i n s e v e r a l mem- b e r s ' l i v e s s i n c e t h e Feast . One man had a hear t a t tack four d a y s a f t e r r e t u r n i n g . I t was t o u c h and g o for a b o u t t w o d a y s i n t h e Corona ry Care U n i t . A f t e r t h e Church p r a y e d f o r him he made a d r a m a t i c r e c o v e r y . I t h a s b r o u g h t t h e whole f a m i l y t o g e t h e r . A l s o , a young PM w a s dra- m a t i c a l l y h e a l e d o f s p i n a l i n j u r i e s s u f f e r e d i n a car a c c i d e n t . An x-ray showed t h e v e r t e b r a e are a l l back i n p o s i t i o n . A l l p a i n had l e f t h e r .

H e h a s a f a m i l y of s e v e n c h i l d r e n a t home.

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ADELAIDE, SA--KERRY GUBB: YOUTH magazine s u b s c r i p t i o n s have now been placed by members i n t o - a l l s t a t e government , Roman C a t h o l i c and A d v e n t i s t p r i m a r y and s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s i n t h e A d e l a i d e met- r o p o l i t a n area, t h e Barossa V a l l e y and t h e F l e u r i e u P e n i n s u l a .

From Canada

SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT--GARY KING: The members have shown g r e a t i n t e r e s t i n t h e newss tands and other aspects of t h e w o r k of God ' s Church. B r e t h r e n c a n see t h a t t h e worsen ing economic s i t u a t i o n means w e had better p u t more z e a l i n t o o u r s p i r i t u a l l i v e s w h i l e w e have t i m e . W e had o n e s p e c t a c u l a r miracle t h i s month. A mem- b e r ' s small c h i l d f e l l f rom t h e top s t a i r o f a steep staircase, was picked u p i n mid-air and g e n t l y lowered to s a f e t y !

PRINCE ALBERT, SASK--DAVID SHERIDAN: Everyone was g r a t e f u l for G o d ' s p r o t e c t i o n when a 163 kph ( 1 0 1 mph) winds torm r i p p e d th rough t h e c i t y , f l a t t e n i n g h o u s e s under c o n s t r u c t i o n and up- r o o t i n g trees, Over 1 ,500 i n s u r a n c e claims for damages t o t a l l i n g $2.5 m i l l i o n have been r e c e i v e d . Only minor damage was s u s t a i n e d to t h e p r o p e r t y of members.

WINDSOR, ONT--FRAN R I C C H I : A Church member's t en -yea r -o ld s o n was d i a g n o s e d ear l ie r t h i s y e a r as hav ing p r o g r e s s i v e k idney f a i l u r e of h i s one r ema in ing k idney . H e was g i v e n f o u r t o s i x w e e k s t o l i v e . T h a t was s i x months ago. R e c e n t l y , t h e d o c t o r s n o t e d a s i g n i f i c a n t improvement. They had t o l d t h e mother ear- l i e r t h a t t h i s c o n d i t i o n was impossible t o improve, and c o u l d o f - f e r no s c i e n t i f i c answer e x c e p t to s a y , "Whatever you are d o i n g , keep it up!'' She s a id s h e would. W e c o n t i n u e to p r a y f o r a com- plete h e a l i n g .

WESTLOCK, ALTA--ROBERT J. MILLMAN: W e h e a r d t h a t a major em- p l o y e r i n t h e area h a s a g r e e d to accommodate our f o u r b a p t i z e d members who had r e q u e s t e d a b s e n c e s to keep t h e weekly S a b b a t h , d e s p i t e r i g i d s c h e d u l e s t h a t r e q u i r e S a t u r d a y w o r k a t l ea s t o n c e a month f o r a l l employees , T h i s answer t o p r a y e r h a s come a f t e r almost a y e a r of f a s t i n g and p r a y e r .

MONTREAL, QUE--CECIL MARANVILLE: I i n v i t e d to s e r v i c e s t h i s month a young woman who was keep ing t h e weekly and a n n u a l Sab- b a t h s on h e r own, a f t e r i n i t i a l c o n t a c t w i t h t h e Church of God o n l y 18 months ago. Her f i r s t c o n t a c t was t h r o u g h one of our local PT s t a n d s . T h a t ' s v e r y e n c o u r a g i n g .

From S o u t h e r n A f r i c a

PIETERMARITZBURG, SOUTH AFRICA--BILL WHITAKER: M r . Waterhouse' s v i s i t to t h i s area was v e r y i n s p i r i n g to bo th t h e Durban and P i e t e r m a r i t z b u r g b r e t h r e n . Coming as it d i d s h o r t l y a f t e r t h e F e a s t . o f T a b e r n a c l e s a c c e n t u a t e d t h e s p i r i t u a l e x c i t e m e n t o f a l l conce rned . I t was t e r r i f i c t o see and hear him!

SWAZILAND--BRYAN MATHIE: T h e members have grown s p i r i t u a l l y o v e r t h e y e a r and b e n e f i t e d g r e a t l y f rom t h e Feast of T a b e r n a c l e s and Mr. W a t e r h o u s e ' s v i s i t . S e v e r a l t r a v e l e d t o J o h a n n e s b u r g to hear him.

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HARARE, ZIMBAB'WE--ROBERT KLYNSMITH: Several have commented on the quality of sermons being received from Pasadena. Brethren found Mr. Armstrong's sermon on abortion deeply moving. Dr. Zimmer- man's tape on marriage also proved to be very thought-provoking and sobering. We were all thrilled to hear from Mr. Waterhouse and appreciated his timely message about God's Kingdom.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA--JOHN WHITE: We are still experiencing a good "new visit" trend and a subsequent number coming on to the PM list. A l l this despite Christmas causing detours for PM ac- tivity.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA--ANDRE VAN BELKUM: There continues to be a close family atmosphere among members and a sense of urgency regarding the times in which we are living. About 40 of our YOU members were accepted to SEP and are thankful for the opportunity to participate in such an outstanding program. 1985 should be a fantastic year of growth!

From the Caribbean

HAMILTON, BERMUDA--CECIL PULLEY: We continue to receive a very good response to the television program. Mr. Armstrong has been covering very timely subjects and people are beginning to see that what he says is the truth. We are currently receiving an average of 15 calls per program.

BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS--ARNOLD HAMPTON: It is gratifying to see the PM activity picking up since the Feast, even though we are not on TV. Some have been following the Church for years and are sens- ing the urgency of the times. They have decided to act on what they know.

--Joe Tkach, Ministerial Services

UPDATE FROM MAIL PROCESSING

Donations From New Subscribers Hiqhest Since 1979

While the overall response to the current semiannual letter is about aver- age, we're happy to report that the number and amount of donations from new subscribers is the highest for any letter since 1979. Donations from primes (subscribers who have renewed at least once) are also high--the second highest number since 1979.

We believe that the prayers of members have had a lot to do with this fine response. Many subscribers who donate through the semiannual letter go on to become co-workers. We would like to encourage the brethren to keep up their prayers that God would add more co-workers, as Mr. Armstrong has re- quested.

Bounced Checks a Recurrinq Problem

Although most members are conscientious about their donations, bounced checks continue to be a problem for the Mail Processing Center. For exam- ple, about 800 checks sent in over the past two months, totalling nearly $100,000, have bounced! Not only was that amount of money unavailable for

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I t h e Church to u s e i n its commiss ions , b u t t h e s e bad c h e c k s n e e d l e s s l y cost t h e Church t i m e and money. Our employees must spend d o z e n s of h o u r s to pro- cess them, change d o n a t i o n r e c o r d s and n o t i f y e a c h c o n t r i b u t o r .

Even though t h e Church does n o t c h a r g e for bounced c h e c k s , t h e s e n d e r ' s bank does. The i n d i v i d u a l must pay a fee when t h e check is r e t u r n e d t o h i s bank. Worse s t i l l , t h e t i t h e s i n t e n d e d for God's Church have n o t been p a i d . The f o l l o w i n g p o i n t s s h o u l d h e l p members r e d u c e t h i s problem:

0 Members s h o u l d b e encouraged to pay t i t h e s f i r s t .

0 They s h o u l d be c a r e f u l to wri te o n l y v a l i d c h e c k s . I t is b e t t e r t o g i v e a smaller o f f e r i n g or wait u n t i l t h e y have s u f f i c i e n t f u n d s t h a n t o s e n d a check t h a t w i l l bounce.

0 They s h o u l d keep c a r e f u l records and m a i n t a i n a n up- to-da te b a l a n c e i n t h e i r checkbook. T h i s s h o u l d h e l p e l i m i n a t e t h e c h a n c e s of w r i t i n g c h e c k s f o r more t h a n t h e y have i n t h e i r a c c o u n t .

A Reminder About Annual Receipts ( U . S . Only)

W e p l a n to mail 1984 a n n u a l receipts o n J a n u a r y 15-16. They w i l l be m a i l e d f i r s t class and s h o u l d a r r i v e a t most homes by t h e end o f J a n u a r y .

A l l d o n a t i o n s pos tmarked by December 31 w i l l be c r e d i t e d on t h e 1984 a n n u a l receipts. Any c o n t r i b u t i o n s m a i l e d a f te r t h a t t i m e w i l l be p o s t e d on 1985 records.

Any members who do n o t r e c e i v e t h e i r receipts by t h e f i r s t w e e k i n F e b r u a r y s h o u l d c a l l to l e t u s know so w e c a n send a d u p l i c a t e copy. The t o l l - f r e e number is 1-800-423-4444. ( I n A l a s k a and H a w a i i , c a l l 1-818-304-6111 col- lect . )

--Richard R i c e , Mail P r o c e s s i n g C e n t e r

ON THE WORLD SCENE

SOUTHERN AFRICA--DISINVESTMENT: PLAYING WITH FIRE (SPECIAL REPORT--CONCLUSION)

The wor ld h a s e n t e r e d a f r i g h t e n i n g new era of i r r a t i o n a l b e h a v i o r . Re- c e n t l y , a t r a i n was bombed i n I t a l y , k i l l i n g d o z e n s o f people. About twen ty t e r ro r i s t g r o u p s stepped forward to claim r e s p o n s i b i l i t y , e a c h demanding a share of t h e m e d i a ' s a t t e n t i o n . And i n t h e U n i t e d S ta tes , an e m o t i o n a l l y cha rged "moral c r u s a d e " h a s been l a u n c h e d , l e a d i n g to t h e s u d d e n l y worsen- i n g s ta te o f r e l a t i o n s between t h e U n i t e d S ta tes and S o u t h Afr ica .

T h i s s t a t e o f a f f a i r s h a s f a r - r e a c h i n g and p o t e n t i a l l y d e v a s t a t i n g implica- t i o n s . P r e s i d e n t Reagan is under t h e gun t o abandon h i s p o l i c y of q u i e t d ip lomacy--ca l led " c o n s t r u c t i v e engagement"--with Pretor ia . M u n i c i p a l , s t a t e and u n i v e r s i t y p e n s i o n fund operators are b e i n g pressured by r a d i c a l protesters to " d i s i n v e s t " stocks o f t h o s e companies d o i n g b u s i n e s s i n or even t r a d i n g w i t h S o u t h Afr ica . I n e f f e c t , t h e a c t i v i s t s have d e c l a r e d economic w a r f a r e a g a i n s t S o u t h A f r i c a . They have c h o s e n t h e path of c o n f r o n t a t i o n r a t h e r t h a n c o o p e r a t i o n . I f t h e y are s u c c e s s f u l i n t h e i r e f f o r t s , t h e most d i r e consequences c o u l d b e f a l l - n o t S o u t h A f r i c a , b u t t h e Un i t ed States.

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America

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ders, politicians and religious leaders demon- 7 strate nearly every day in front of the South African embassy in Washing- ton, D.C. and at consular offices across the country. If ever there was a "made for TV" production, these demonstrations are. Yet they are effec- tive, as James J. Kilpatrick noted in his December 22 syndicated column:

ivil ri hts le

A little after 3 o'clock every weekday afternoon, 30 or 40 marchers assemble near the Embassy of South Africa. For an hour they walk in a tidy minuet. At 4 : 3 0 , the three honorees of the afternoon step politely through the police lines. They approach the embassy's door and symbolically seek entrance. Finally they link arms and accept an escort to waiting police sedans. A few minutes later, after the crews have departed, the demonstra- tion dissolves....

These are demonstrations carefully geared to a society fast food. They are as thick as a sheet of

s the image on a TV screen, but they have They ... have prompted the President to speak more

forcefully to this issue than he ever has spoken before. The producers and stage managers have much credit coming to them.

An article in the December 31, 1984 issue of THE N E W YORKER was highly favorable of the demonstrations, specifically noting that clergymen are particularly active in this protest action:

Herbert Daughtry, chairman of the National Black United Front, stood on a wastebasket to make some announcements through a bull- horn: twenty-five ministers -- from New Haven would & corning & New -- York on Saturday & face arrest; a clergy-organizing breakfast would take place the next morning at Union Theological Seminary; those wishing & break the law, peacefully, should come & 2 Brooklyn church on Sunday niqht for training. Then Daughtry read the list of those to be arrested that day--thirty-seven.

These clergymen are engaged in politics, pure and simple, though they no doubt believe they, in their own goodness, are doing God service. They overlook many scriptural passages concerning living and preaching a peaceful life, concerning respect for constituted authority. They reason they are obeying some "higher moral code." The result is disobedience, strife, and confusion. Yet, Philippians 2:3 counsels "Let nothinq be done through strife or vainglory." Also note James 3:16: "For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work." Envy is perhaps the most underrated factor in international relations. It is the root cause of strife and warfare (James 4 : l ) . There are those in South Africa who covet the power to control the nation's fabulous wealth.

In a curious twist, many people who urge the Reagan Administration to slam the door shut on all contacts with South Africa and instead impose harsh trade sanctions, are the same ones who want Mr. Reagan to take a much softer line on the Soviet Union and to rush into arms talks. Columnist Patrick Buchanan, in his December 7 syndicated column, discusses the issues that animate what he calls the "hive."

Half the Congressional Black Caucus has now been handcuffed out on Massachusetts Avenue, yet, almost to a man, these gentlemen

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th rage or su reacted to America's liberation of Grena-s w len resentment. Then, there is.. .Randall Robinson of TransAfrica.. . who has as much trouble containing his hatred of Botha's rule as he does his admiration for Castro's.

The campaign against South Africa is beginning to build, to come together the way it did against Thieu in South Vietnam, the Shah in Iran, Somoza in Nicaragua, none of whom, let it be conceded, was without grave flaws, but all of whom were--in the climactic struggle between the Soviet Empire and the West--to the end, re- solutely on the side of the United states.... The "hive"--that loose agglomeration of liberals, leftists, socialists, Marxists and Leninists, ... is humming with activity. ... Teddy Kennedy has announced plans to visit South Africa...to speak out. Jesse Jackson, last seen chanting "Long Live Che Guevara" with Fidel somewhere in Havana, hopes to get there first.

Western white liberals also refuse to reexamine their pet theories in the light of Africa's turmoil. DAEDALUS, an American arts and sciences journal, devoted its Spring 1982 issue to "Black Africa: A Generation After Independence." In one article, author Hedley Bull, himself a liberal, aptly described the detached head-in-the-clouds liberal viewpoint:

Western liberals.. . have never made the effort of imagination of putting themselves in the white South Africans' position .... Wes- tern liberal opinion may be regarded as irresponsible in that in condemning the course South Africa has taken, fi does not con- sider honestly what the alternatives & that course =. The standard liberal critique of the policy of separate develop- ment ...p roceeds on the assumption that the alternative to it would be a liberal, multiracial democracy, in which equal politi- cal rights were available to all.... In any event, the prospect that all likely outcomes will be unsatisfactory when measured by liberal standards is not a reason for abandoning liberal en- deavor.

The activists in America refuse to see the South African situation in any other light than that of racial experiences in American history. One of the best background primers on the crisis in South Africa was published in 1978 by Hoover International Studies, entitled "South Africa: War, Revolution, or Peace?" It was written by two of America's top experts on the sub-con- tinent, L.H. Gann and Peter Duignan. I had the opportunity of briefing both these gentlemen at their offices at the Hoover Institute, Stanford, Cal- ifornia, about three years ago. Here are excerpts from the preface of their book :

The "neo-abolitionists"...consider the battle against the exist- ing South African establishment as yet another chapter of the civil-rights struggle in America, and even moderate journals have begun to speak their language .... We disagree with many of these assumptions and assertions. South Africa is not part of the United States; it is not Africa's "Deep South," but economically by far the most developed part of the African continent. Black South Africans--Z.ulu, Sotho, Tswana, and others--are not like black Americans. Blacks in the United States are English-speak- ing Americans, like most of their white neighbors; Zulu and

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Tswana, by contrast, form separate ethnic communities that are culturally quite distinct from those of South African whites or Indians. In many respects, South Africa resembles a multiethnic community such as Cyprus or even the old Austro-Hungarian Empire far more than the United States. It is like other African coun- tries split by ethnic rivalries and populated by backward, tribal peoples. South Africa's problems cannot, therefore, resolved alonq American lines.

Although Gann and Duignan don't carry the analogy further, others have made these comparisons: First, that South Africa's 2J5 million Western-cultured Coloureds (mixed race) are more analogous to America's blacks (who pre- viously were often called "colored"). Further, the various pure-blood tribal African nations, in their homeland setting, should be seen more akin to the American Indian tribal nations (Sioux, Navajo, etc.). South Africa's critics, however, gloss over these very real distinctions and por- tray everything in simplistic white-black terms.

Authors Gann and Duignan take liberal churchmen to task for inflaming the South Africa issue. They write, on page 3:

Churchmen no longer lead protest movements against "Godless Com- munism"; few leftist students or; university teachers cry out for the protection of human rights in the Soviet Union, let alone in North Korea, East Germany, or Vietnam. The liberal left argues that we should "understand" the communists, that we should not "provoke" them, and that we should try to soften their regimes by promoting trade cultural relations, by extending loans on easy terms, and by open or concealed subsidies. This is not the case with South Africa, however; for that nation world opinion--or what passes as such--instead demands sanctions, boycotts, and cultural isolation.

The Mad Campaiqn for Disinvestment

Throughout America and even parts of Britain the campaign for "disinvest- ment" (sometimes called "divestment") in South African industry is growing like a snowball rolling downhill. It began as a radical chic movement on university campuses, where activists strongarmed university stock fund man- agers to sell off stocks in companies (350 of them, often the biggest U . S . corporations) doing business in South Africa. The aim, of course, was to force the stock values in these corporations down so much that the com- panies would feel compelled to pull up stakes in South Africa. The fact that U.S. companies in South Africa offer the best working conditions and pay for their non-white employees means nothing.

Now the movement has spread to several municipal governments, including those of Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, D.C. This will spread as

ties comelrnder minnrity cofitLoh. m i v e states --- have - ~-~ also some form of disinwst ment legislation. There is no agreed-upon de-

?iliiRi-m'i5€ or limits to disinvestment. Some legislation attempts, for ex- ample, to force pension fund managers to sell off stocks of banks that lend money to firms doing business in South Africa. Some cities attempt to screen out, from municipal contracts, all companies that even trade with South Africa (about 6,000) not just those with plants there.

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Pension fund managers are deeply concerned. They are being forced to get rid of high value "blue chip" investments, replacing them with stocks of lesser value. Pension fund manaqers claim they may soon & unable &g buy stocks of 29 of the top 50 Standard & Poors 500 corporations. Virtually whole segments of industry are proscribed, such as automotive, electronics and pharmaceuticals. Fund managers claim the disinvestment drive seriously affects the balance their portfolios require. Hundreds of billions of dol- lars could be lost by the pension funds, experts claim. All for a "moral cause. 'I

But disinvestment could be a two-way street. What if South Africa chose to halt its mineral exports, including chromium, manganese, industrial dia- monds, vanadium, platinum group metals and paladium, to the United States? Or what if the U . S . had to purchase such metals from the USSR (the only al- ternate source for some metals) or from South Africa via the more costly third party route? The U.S. stands --- to be the big loser in this almost in- sane campaign. Yet business leaders are afraid to speak out, lest they be accused of racism. As the LOS ANGELES TIMES of January 1, 1985 reported:

For many of these [metals], South Africa is the world's largest producer and owner of the largest reserves, rivaled only by the Soviet Union; in most others, it ranks no lower than No. 3 or No. 4 . Moreover, South Africa's role as the West's major supplier of such metals and minerals is increasing, despite the West's at- tempts to diversify its sources.. . . "Ready or not, we are in a resource war...with the Soviet Union," says one South African pamphlet aimed at Americans and West Euro- peans. The mineral crisis that is coming, South Africa argues, ---- will be much more devastating than the enerqy crisis of 2 decade ago. The United States, it asserts, must "stop treating South Africa as a moral leper and look on her as a necessary ally."

"Where would you rather buy--from South Africa or the Soviet Union?" another government official here asked pointedly. "On whom would you rather depend--us or the Russians? That is the only choice you have ."

On Sunday, December 16 (coincidentally, South Africa's "Day of the Cove- nent" holiday) the CBS public affairs program "60 Minutes'' presented a fairly objective 20-minute report on South Africa. President P.W. Botha was given considerable airtime; he emphasized his government's commitment to change--still with the bottom-line necessity of maintaining, as he said, "orderly government." Mr. Botha briefly explained his government's unique attempt at "devolving" power to the country's many ethnic groups. (It is strange, but the principle of self-determination is held to be sacrosanct everywhere in the world--except in South Africa, where all groups, so goes the radical argument, must be kept together. Why? So that there can be enough of the majority to effect majority rule by the self-appointed leaders who covet power. )

Mr. Botha's views contrast sharply with those of the radicals, both inside and outside of South Africa, who demand instant change NOW--an immediate overturn of power. Of course power to conmand South Africa's wealth is the bottomline, crux issue! Such wrenching, rapid transformation would lead to

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d i s r u p t i o n and chaos--as t h e woes of t h e res t of Afr ica i l l u s t r a t e a l l too w e l l . I n t h e book BLOOD RIVER, referred to l a s t w e e k , a f a rmer i n w e s t e r n Cape P r o v i n c e pondered h i s b e l o v e d b u t b e l e a g u e r e d c o u n t r y ' s f u t u r e : I

Change is coming i n S o u t h A f r i c a b e c a u s e it h a s t o , . . . b u t it must grow n a t u r a l l y o u t o f o u r own t r a d i t i o n s and c a n n o t be f o r c e d before i t s t i m e ; b e c a u s e you s i m p l y c a n n o t f o r c e c i v i l i z a t i o n on people. Race, a f t e r all, is n o t t h e rea l problem i n t h i s c o u n t r y . How c o u l d it be? We've l i v e d w i t h race a l l our l i v e s . -- I t ' s t h e many l e v e l s of c i v i l i z a t i o n t h a t c o e x i s t h e r e , from t h a t o f t h e t r i b a l peoples, some of whom are t r u l y p r i m i t i v e , t o t h a t o f t h e most s o p h i s t i c a t e d and modern E u r o p e a n s - - a l l l i v i n g cheek by jowl i n one c o u n t r y . And b e c a u s e t h e least deve loped are i n t h e g r e a t e s t m a j o r i t y , it d o e s n o t follow t h a t it would b e n e f i t a l l t o hand t h e c o u n t r y o v e r t o them b e f o r e t h e y are r e a d y to take r e s p o n s i b i l i t y for it. B e c a u s e to do t h a t , you see, would n o t s i m p l y d e s t r o y w h i t e p r i v i l e g e i n S o u t h A f r i c a b u t t h e black man's own bes t hope f o r t h e f u t u r e a l o n g w i t h it.

R e c e n t l y i n S a n F r a n c i s c o , I h e a r d a speech by a n American bus inessman arid a u t h o r , Lynn Casto. M r . Casto had s e r v e d i n par ts of West and E a s t Afr ica as a b u s i n e s s c o n s u l t a n t , w i t h t h e a i m o f e n c o u r a g i n g t h e deve lopment of small-scale b l a c k e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p . H e also t r a v e l e d w i d e l y i n s o u t h e r n Africa. H i s wide r a n g e of e x p e r i e n c e s a l t e r e d h i s o ld v iews , w h i c h had once been, he said, " r o u g h l y l a b e l e d N o r t h e r n l iberal ." With r e g a r d s t o S o u t h Afr ica , he t o l d a Commonwealth C l u b a u d i e n c e :

T h e r e is t e r r i b l e enmi ty be tween t r i b e s a l l o v e r A f r i c a . . . . One h a s to make a l a r g e jump i n optimism t o b e l i e v e t h a t t h e S o u t h A f - r i c a n tr ibes t h a t were d o i n g t h e i r best to e l i m i n a t e e a c h o t h e r up t o t h e t i m e t h e Boers calmed them down, have l e a r n e d to l o v e e a c h o t h e r down t h r o u g h t h e y e a r s . . . .

About f i v e y e a r s ago I u n d e r t o o k t o i n t e r v i e w t h e Zu lu leader, C h i e f B u t h e l e z i . I t r a v e l e d t o h i s k raa l i n . . . N a t a l p r o v i n c e . The c h i e f was u n a b l e to keep h i s a p p o i n t m e n t w i t h m e . How- e v e r , . . . I was able to i n t e r v i e w a s u b - c h i e f , a h i g h l y educated, s o p h i s t i c a t e d man. W e had a n i c e d i s c o u r s e . Dur ing t h e c o u r s e o f t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n , I i n q u i r e d t h e s o u r c e of t h e name o f t h i s i n s t a n t c i t y t h a t was b e i n g b u i l t . I t was a p p a r e n t l y b e i n g con- s t r u c t e d a l l a t once. The name, he s a i d , was d e r i v e d from a n i m - p o r t a n t b a t t l e - - U l u n d i . I t came to m e t h e n . T h a t was t h e b a t t l e where C h i e f Cetshwayo, s u c c e s s o r to t h e l e g e n d a r y Shaka t h e Zu lu , was d e f e a t e d . The d e f e a t broke t h e back of t h e Zu lu n a t i o n a s a w a r r i n g people.

The men t ion o f t h e b a t t l e created a t r a n s f o r m a t i o n i n t h e be- h a v i o r of my i n t e r v i e w e e . H i s e y e s grew l a r g e , h i s f a c e became

u f w ; - h e drew h i m s e l f up and v i r t u a l l y shou ted : "The Zu lu na- --- t i o n w i l l r i se a q a i n . " T h a t c o n v i n c e d m e . I s a y f o r g e t v o t i n g . I f t h e w h i t e s down, t h e army and police w i l l have Zu lu cam- manders . I t h i n k t h a t p r o b a b i l i t y s e n d s c h i l l s down t h e back of e v e r y non-Zulu t r i b e s m a n i n S o u t h Africa. . . .

I t is e x t r e m e l y i m p o r t a n t t h a t w e do n o t d e v e l o p p o l i c y based o n some u n r e a l i s t i c h o p e f u l c o n v i c t i o n t h a t i n t h e e v e n t of a r e l a x -

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a t i o n of power by t h e w h i t e s t h e b l a c k populace w i l l march i n t o democracy t h r o u g h some sor t o f lockstep. The c h a o s - g e n e r a t i n g e l e m e n t s are f a r too p o w e r f u l .

I n BLOOD RIVER, Free S ta te f a r m e r Jaap d e V i l l i e r s , quoted e a r l i e r , pon- d e r e d t h e f u t u r e somewhat f o r e b o d i n g l y . H e r e f l e c t e d t h e v i ews of most A f - r i k a n e r s , whose forebears sett led i n S o u t h A f r i c a ' s v a s t up land p l a i n s (de- p o p u l a t e d by i n t e r - t r i b a l warfare--up t o t w o m i l l i o n dead!)--and who made a c o v e n a n t w i t h G o d t o be " t h e i n s t r u m e n t o f H i s order i n A f r i c a " :

"I t h i n k t h i s must be God ' s c o u n t r y , t r u l y . 'The P romised Land. ' And it is o u r s too. God g a v e i t to u s and w e l o v e it and w i l l f i g h t f o r it and d i e for it i f w e must . W e have c l a i m e d it w i t h o u r sweat and o u r blood, W e w i l l n o t j u s t go away. And so, w e w i l l t u r n t o H i m , a s k H i m how to s o l v e t h i s p u z z l e , b e c a u s e i t is H i s p u z z l e . The p u z z l e o f t h i s ear th , B u t H e means u s t o w o r k f o r t h e answers . T o keep o u r f a i t h , to s t a n d if w e must a g a i n s t t h e f o r c e s of e v i l . T h e r e are Cubans and R u s s i a n s i n Angola and Mozambique and E a s t Germans i n t h e T r a n s k e i . Why? What is i t t h e y want here? T o t a k e from u s lwha t w e have b u i l t up o v e r t h e g e n e r a t i o n s on t h e p re tex t o f h e l p i n g t h e b l a c k man? I t is n o t t h e black man t h e y care a b o u t , I t is t h e g o l d . The diamonds. T h e m i n e r a l s . T h e r i c h e s o f t h e place. B u t o u r r iches are these r i c h e s , " he c o n t i n u e d g e s t u r i n g to t h e sweeping l a n d whose con- tours are e t c h e d upon h i s h e a r t . " T h i s l o v e l y l a n d . T h i s place. And w e have been h e l p i n g t h e b l a c k i n good f a i t h . And so w e must go forward i n good f a i t h to whatever is there, w a i t i n g i n t h e shadows. Then , whatever comes, w e w i l l know w e have t r i ed . T r i e d to be j u s t . T r i e d to be f a i r . Because I d o b e l i e v e i n my people. I do b e l i e v e i n my c o u n t r y . And I - do b x i e v e i n my God and w i t h t h a t I m u s t go s t r a i g h t ahead . Y e t , i f it comes t o a showdown and w e f i n d t h e whole migh t of t h e Communist world and t h e b l a c k s who c o u r t f a v o r w i t h it ranged a g a i n s t u s , I do n o t be- l i e v e w e A f r i k a n e r s c a n s u s t a i n o u r s e l v e s i n d e f i n i t e l y . And t h a t is what is so p a i n f u l , " he added, h i s v o i c e growing h o a r s e w i t h emot ion . "Because I d o n o t know what to t e l l my c h i l d r e n when t h e y a s k i f a war comes what w i l l become o f us . . . . Y e t I know t h a t w e w i l l f i g h t , even a f t e r a l l is lo s t , j u s t a s w e d i d i n t h e pas t . W e w i l l g o to ground and f i g h t f rom t h e l a n d u n t i l t h e l a s t man is gone. They s h a l l n o t have t h i s c o u n t r y o f ours e a s i l y ...."

T h e l i b e r a l a c t i v i s t s are i g n o r a n t , perhaps w i l l f u l l y , perhaps n o t , of t h e f a c t s of h i s t o r y i n t h i s e t h n i c t i n d e r b o x o f t h e wor ld . R e a c t i n g t o mount- i n g p r e s s u r e , P r e s i d e n t Bo tha , i n a s t e r n t e l e v i s e d warning , r e c e n t l y blamed t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s and t h e S o v i e t Union about e q u a l l y for many of A f - r i ca ' s problems. Whi le Moscow promotes " t h e heaven o f communism as t h e s a l v a t i o n " o f A f r i c a , he s a i d , Washington h a s i t s own ideas t o s o l v e t h e problems o f h i s c o u n t r y and of A f r i c a as a whole- - ideas , h e i m p l i e d , t h a t a re no b e t t e r or more h i s t o r i c a l l y r e l e v a n t t h a n those of t h e S o v i e t s .

M r . B o t h a , f i r m b u t n o t i n f l e x i b l e , r e c e n t l y h e l d a f i r s t - t i m e secret meet- ing w i t h Zulu C h i e f G a t s h a B u t h e l e z i . Government o f f i c i a l s are r e p o r t e d l y even w i l l i n g to t a l k to out lawed b lack power g r o u p s , p r o v i d e d t h e y fore- swear t h e p a t h to v i o l e n c e . T h a t won ' t be e a s y for them t o do. M r . B o t h a , by t h i s process, also p u t s h i m s e l f i n h o t water w i t h h i s r i g h t - w i n g , who are suspic ious of any weakening of power.

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As for the United States, radicals are putting the nation's economic live- lihood in jeopardy. If the disinvestment process escalates to a total economic withdrawal, the U.S. will be the one hurt primarily, not South Af- rica. European, Japanese, as well as South African corporations will gobble up the U.S. properties, "for ten cents on the dollar." This might not significantly happen during the Reagan Administration, but rather after four years from now. Senator Ted Kennedy is widely believed to want the Democratic nomination in 1988 (he sacrificed Walter Mondale to the Reagan grinder this time). Jesse Jackson has his eyes on the office of Secretary of State. ODen U.S. confrontation toward South Africa will replace con- structive eniagement. Perhaps South Africa, by then, will have = choice - but to greatly strenqthen its ties to continental Europe, which by then might also be estranged from America.

As Mr. Botha said at the end of his "60 Minutes" interview: "I don't be- lieve that you have love or friendship between nations. I think you have interests between nations. And I think the United States and the Republic of South Africa have common interests. But the moment the interests be- tween states diminish, that moment they drive apart." The U.S. could end up in a seriously isolated condition.

--Gene H. Hogberg, News Bureau