The McGill Daily Vol. 80 No. 054: January 21, 1991

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by  McGill University, Daily Publications Society,,

Volume 80, Number 54 Dodging drafts since 1911. Monday,Jazna~y21,1091
I
Gulf demo
ugly
turns
by Heidi Modro Moments later four
MONTREAL (CUP) - Montreal police officers
A Montr6al peace demon surged out of the consulate
stration jurned burlesque and grabbed the student,
whenpoliceinjuredamotor-· dragging him along the
ist.in a head-on car collision pavement to a police cruiser
and arrested a college stu where he was arrested· for
dent for1 spmypainting the mischief .
.A merican consulate with "Tell the world I did it for
peace symbols. peace," Thierry Parent yelled
Students, peace activists to journalists as he was
and trade unionists took to thrown into the cruiser.
the streets of Montr~ Janu Acopresponded:"You're
ary 17, the· day after the not at the front, kid, so calm :.:
United States and its allies down." ~
moUnted a massive air attack Police called in rein- ~
onlraq.' · forcements as students began a:
After a short rally in front singing"Fightforpeace,fight ~
of a federal government the cops" while throwing a
building, about 800 people themselves in front of the ~
spontaneously headed to the moving police cruiser carry- ~g
American consulate where ing the student .
. they chapled peace slogans . Witn~sses sa~ ones~- Montreal youths converged on the_A merican consulate ~t week, protesting U.S. and Canadian lnvolvment ln
and pelted windows with mg pohce crUiser. wh1ch the Gulrwar. · · · . . :- .. ".. ·
snowballs • . drove through a red light col- .
The crowd cheered when lided with a car, hurling it Witnesses say another was charged with resisting TrepanieroftheCoalitionfor On the same day in Q.t·
a Cegep du Vieux MontrCal into a traffic light. student was arrested when he arrest. Peace in the Persian Gulf. tawa. peace activists $~em·
student spmypainted peace The motorist sustained smashed his placard bearing The crowd eventually ''The cops overreacted be- onstratingon ParliamentHill
symbols along the walls of minorinjuries,saidLieuten- the message "Give peace a brokeupwhenlOOriotsquad cause we demonstmted in threw snowballs at a man
the consulate and on the ant Beaudoin of Station 25. chance" into the hood of a officers moved in with trun- frontoftheAmericanconsu- picketting 1n support of the
American eagle hanging "Rightnowwedon'thave police cruiser. cheons and paddy wagons. late." . troops in the Gulf. The man
above the building's door any more details until a full Police would not confinn "The whole things got American consulate offi- was roughed up by the pro-
way. report is filed," he said. this report, but said a student pretty crazy,"· said And~c. cials refused to comment testers but was not hll!L
Montreal activists launch fast for .pe.a~e
by Stephanie· Conway should withdraw. "You don't solve impliment U.N. resolutions or to ians to be killed anywhere. The clean job. That lie will bC ·u ncov·
. Over 60 Montr~ers are taking madness with more madness." Ac protect human rights is propaganda. lives of Jews, Canadians and Arabs ered too late."
part in hunger strikes to protest cording to Al-Jabir, international "Why haven't they (the U.S.) arc all important," said Al-Jabir. The hunger strilt is being co·
Canadian and international in negotiations must take place to gone into other parts of the world Francois Bar~. another hunger ordinated by the Coalition/or Non·
volvement in the Gulf War. peacefully resolve all territorial like the occupied territories?" Al striker, is convinced that all diplo violent Action./n dividual and group
Seveml groups and individuals problems. Jabir said. matic paths were not explored. ''The participants are welcome. For fur
arc planning to fast for rotating pe He said that going to war to "As Arabs we don't want civil- media is making the war look like a ther informalion ca/1340-9209.
riods of 24 hours or more. The
strikes will probably last until the American men at McGill face draft
conflict is over, said Abdul-Malik
Al-Jabir, member ofMcGill's Pal-
estine Solidarity Committee. by Michael Mastarciyan :.:to .contact traditionally .pacifist
Al-Jabir said that the goal of the The reality of war in the Gulf has . · .churc~es .such as· the J,ehovah's
fast is to press the Canadian gov- left many local Americans worried r>' Witnesses,~. Quakers "· and
emment to call for a U.N. organ- about the consequences of a potcn- .. Mcnnonites for coon'Selling. · ~
ized cease fire. tial U.S. draft. "War is war, it's immoral. Any- ·
According to Jacqucs Bouchcr, Officials at the United States oncwantingtoavoidforcedarmed
meniberoftheCentredercssources Consulate in Montreal said that . service anywhere has a refuge at
po~ !'action non-violent, the bun- American law requires male citi- my place," Holzinger said.
gcr strike is a way for people to zens between 18 and 26 to register According to Brian McEwen, ·a
actively express their position. for selective services. This includes student at McGill and member of
"We want to show citizens the citizens with dual citizenship. ·Delta Upsilon, the mood among
need to sacrifice energy, time and "We've been swamped with calls American students in his fraternity
personal comfort to show their soli- from worried mothers," said one myself from the United States," he ineligibility on grounds that he is a has been fairly relaxed. . ~ :
darity," said Boucher. official. said. "I wantto getajobeventually, conscientious objector. "No one is really ICnibly,wonied
Al-Jabir's organization does not The White House has not made andemployerswouldlookdownon He was relieved to discover that right now. Everyone is sti~joking
supportSaddam Hussein. "Hussein any public statements about the you if you didn't go." pcopleoverage27 areexemptfrom about the idea of being drafted,"
is a dictator like all other Amb re- possibility of a draft, but many EdFullercametoQu~bectolearn military service, unless Congress McEwan said: : 1 ·." •• •
gimeshavedictators. But when Iraq Americans feel uneasy. how to be a pastry chef. He said the an~ th~ President change current The)J.S.,.Gq~~en~~has not
was killing Kurdsandauacking Iran Joe Pickman, an ·McGilJ English .. draft is likely if the war drags on. "I legiSlaUon. . made 'any public statements about
the U.S. wasn't saying anything- student from Florida, said that he registered so I wouldn't lose my Tom Holzinger left the United thcimpositionofthcdraft.Anyone
they were friends." · fears the draft but will go if he is citizenship,butlneverthoughtwe'd States in 196?toevadelhe Vietnam "wishingfurtherinfonnationcancall
. , ·A l-Jabir said Hussein 's occupa- called up. · go to war,'' he said. dmft. He adviSeS those who wish to • the U.S. Selective Service informa-
-.'.. ·..ti on·.·o f··K.. uw. ait·!is illegal ·and:he·. ·. . ~~I don~t.want to.excommunicate. . Fuller ·considered applying. far'··· claim conseieiltio\lSobjectorslallis:. tion line at 1-708-688-6888'. · .. · ·. ·
Volume 80, Number 54 Dodging drafts since 1911. Monday, January 21, 1991
I
Gulf
demo
..
turns ugly
by Heidi Modro Moments later four
MONTREAL (CUP) - Montreal police officers
A MontrCal peace demon- surged out of the consulate
stration Jurned burlesque and grabbed the student,
whenpoliceinjurcdamotor-· dragging him along the
ist1n a head-on car collision pavement to a police cruiser
and arrested a college stu- where he was arrested· for
dent for1 spraypainting the mischief.
American consulate with "Tell the world I did it for
peace symbols. peace," Thierry Parent yelled
Students, peace activists to journalists as he was
and trade unionists took to thrown into the cruiser.
the streets of MontrCal Janu- A cop responded: "You 're
ary 17, the day after the not at the front, kid, so calm :.:
United States and its allies down." ~
mountedamassiveairattack Police called in rein- ~
on Iraq. forcementsasstudcntsbegan a:
Aftcrashortrally in front singing"Fightforpeace,fight ~
of a federal government the cops" while throwing o
building, about 800 people themselves in front of the ~
spontaneously headed to the moving police cruiser carry- ~
American. consulate where ing the student . ~
they chanted peace slogans . Witn1~sses sa~ one speedh.h . Montreal youths converged on the American consulate last week, protesting U.S. a~d ~anadian'involvmeot
and pelted windows with mg po 1ce cr01ser. w 1c the Gulf war. . · . · ·· ·-:. : .. · · · · ,:
snowballs. drove through a red hght col- . .,. . .. . .
The crowd cheered when lided with a car, hurling it Witnesses say another was charged with resisting TrepanieroftheCoalitionfor : · On .~e ~e •.~ y;~.'Q~-
a Cegep du Vieux MontrCa.l into a traffic light. student was arrested when he arrest. Peace in the Persian Gulf. :. , tawa, peae,e actiy~ts '4em.:.
student spraypainted peace The motorist sustained smashed his placard bearing The crowd eventually "The cops overreacted be-' · onstmtingon Parliament Hilt:
symbols along the walls of minor injuries, said Lieu ten- the message "Give peace a broke up when 100riotsquad cause we demonstrated in threw snowballs·a t. a man
the consulate and on the ant Beaudoin of Station 25. chance" into the hood of a officers moved in with trun- frontoftheAmericanconsu- picketting 1n.sup~rt of, the·
American eagle hanging "Rightnowwedon'thave police cruiser. cheons and paddy wagons. late." troops in the Gulf. The man
above the building's door- any more details until a full Police would not confirm "The whole things got American consulate offi- was roughed up by the pro-
way. report is filed," he said. this report, but said a student pretty crazy," said Andrc cials refused to comment. testers but was not hurt.·· ·
fo-r
_,p·~~-~~
Montreal activists launch fast
z. • .,,, .{. . .
0 0 ..... "· •• ~ .....
by Stephanie· Conway should withdraw. "You don 'tsolve impliment U.N. resolutions or to ians to be killed anywhere. The clean job. That lie will'be'tmcov
Over 60 MontrCalers are taking madness with more madness." Ac protect human rights is propaganda. lives of Jews, Canadians and Arabs ered too late."
pan in hunger strikes to protest cording to Al-Jabir, international "Why haven't they {the U.S.) are all important," said Al-Jabir. The hunger strike is being co
Canadian and international in negotiations must take place to gone into other parts of the world Francois Bare, another hunger ordinated by the Coalition for Non·
volvement in the Gulf War. peacefully resolve all territorial like the occupied territories?" Al striker, is convinced that all diplo vio/enJ Action./ ndividua/ and group
Several groups and individuals problems. Jabir said. matic paths were not explored. ''The participants are welcome. For fur
arc planning to fast for rotating pe He said that going to war to "As Arabs we don't want civil- media is making the war look like a ther informalion cal/340-9209.
riods of 24 hours or more. The
at .McGill face draft ·
American men
strikes will probably last until the
conflict is over, said Abdul-Malik
Al-Jabir, member of McGill's Pal-
estine Solidarity Committee. by Michael Mastarciyan · :~to .contact traditionally .p acifist
Al-Jabir said that the goal of the The reality of war in the Gulf has . ~~chur~~es .sucli as:. qte~~J~j10vah's:
fast is to press the Canadian gov- left many local Americans worried r;:v Wi~nesse~.v·iiQU:.ake~s ·;··and
cmment to call for a U.N. organ- about the consequences of a poten- "'Mennonites for counselling~ ;. . t 4 S-
ized cease fire. tial U.S. draft. "War is war, it's immoral. Any-~
According to Jacques Boucher, Officials at the United States one wanting to avoid forced armed
memberoftheCentrederessources Consulate in Montreal said that service anywhere has a refuge at
pour l'action non-violent, the hun- American law requires male citi- my place," Holzinger said. ·
ger strike is a way for people to zens between 18 ar1d 26 to register According to Brian McEwen, ·a
actively express their position. for selective services. This includes student at McGill and member of
"We want to show citizens the citizens with dual citizenship. ·Delta Upsilon, the mood among·
need to sacrifice energy, time and "We've been swamped with calls American students in his fraternity. 1.
personal comfort to show their soli- from worried mothers," said one myself from the United States," he ineligibility on grounds that he is a has been fairly relaxed. .. ·_,~ ;-. :- · ·
darity," said Boucher. official. said. "I wantto get a job eventually, conscientious objector. "No one is really rerribly.woqie(f
Al-Jabir's organization does not The White House has not made andemployerswouldlookdownon He was relieved to discover that right now. Everyone.is~s.pJUoking
supponSaddamHussein. "Husscin any public statements about the you if you didn't go." peopleoverage27areexemptfrom about the i~. <Jf:~Wg.~te_d,"'
is a dictator like all other Arab re- possibility of a draft, but many EdFullercametoQuebcctolcam military service, unless Congress McEwan sa1d,,:., ··~"':· ·•:'' ~t oot
gimeshavedictators. But when Iraq Americans feel uneasy. how to be a pastry chef. He said the and the President change current Th,e,..u..s:,.Gi?x~eii~i~ ...
waskillingKurdsandauackinglran Joe Pickman, an·McGill English .. draft is likely if the war drags on. "I legislation. made any pu}>lic state~ents about
the U.S. wasn't' saying anything- student from Florida, said that he registered so I wouldn't lose my Tom Holzinger left the United theimpositio~o{thedraf~Apyone
they were friends." fears the draft but will go if he is citizenship, butlneverthoughtwe'd States in 1967 to evade the Vietnam .; -wishingfurtherinfonnatipn·~call
. . AI-Jabir said Hussein 's occupa- called up. go to war," he said. draft He advises those who wish to - ·the U.S. Selective Service infonna-.
~' :'. _ ·-tion··of··Kuwait·:is illegal ·and:he . ·. . ~~I don~t.want to excommunicate . . Fuller ·considered applying. far':. claim conseieiltiol!Sobject<X s'Uibis :· tion line at 1-708-688-6888'~ ·.'··· · ·. ·
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1 Monday, January 21, 1991 '.THf McGill DAILY
Acid rain eats
Montreal buildings
by Anders Hayden fied, exerting pressures which can cause
· . A cancer is silently eating away at Mont even the hardest stones to crumble.
real architecture. Acid rain and other fonns "This takes the front protection off, ex
of air polhition are part of a corn plex process posing the interior which is softer," accord
at the root of this deterioration. . ing to Smolak.
The effect of environmental pollution on Local pollution also adds to the prob
building materials-is a concern all over the lems. De-icing salts can penetrate stone and
· world. Montrta.l is at a greater risk because amplify the effects of acid rain. Urban dust
of its particularly acidic precipitation, the from highways, rail tracks, and construction
extreme contrasts between summer and sites can be carried by the wind and create a
winter, and the use of de-icing salts. "sand-blasting effect" ,according to Smolak.
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How much of Montr&tl's architectural According to Dinu Bimbaru of Heritage ~~
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heritage is in danger? ·"All of it is," said Montreal, "the effect of foreign pollutants is I
Gerard Smolak, a MontrCal architect who is increased by the nitrogen oxides produced
responsible for the restoration of City Hall. by cars." Nitrogen oxides act as a booster of
But he adds that some materials like granite acidity and can multiply the effects by a
take a much longer time to deteriorate. factor of ten. In response, a number of
SmolalC has been investigating the prob European cities have started zoning cars out
lem since .1985. "I looked at buildings and of central areas.
began wondering why the masonry was all Montreal is the only city in Canada in
· falling ofl," he said. vestigating the problem. Heritage Montreal
Montr6al is plagued by acid rain and has been working with the City to research
snow coming from the mid west U nitcd St atcs, the problem and to establish links with the
Ontario, and other parts of Quebec. · Swedish city of Goteborg. According to
Limestone and marble structures are par Smolak, Goteborg has been monitoring acid
ticularly vulnerable since sulphuric and ni-. rain for much longer than Montreai. · .
. tric acid dissolve carbonate materials. "In A great deal is left to learn, according to
Old Montr&ll there are limestone sculptures Smolak. "We have no ideaaboutthe costs of
w~ich are almost cpmpletely erased," said the problem - this is the reason for the
Smolak. Notre Dame Cathedral and Hotel de studies."
· Ville are also at risk. _ There is a need to go beyond the studies.
The Greek revival style bank on Saint Bimbaru cites the new S1 a day parking tax
;.Jacques has decayed so badly that pieces as a concrete measure to remoye pollutants
· have fallen off the marble statues and the from the air. "We're trying to avoid the>
columns have lost much of their detail. Reagan-style dead end of always calling for ~
But the problem is not simply a result of more studies," he said. ::l
acid dissolving materials. More complex Smolak finds his work frustrating at times. ~
processes may be the cause of the most "I still have a lot of problems convinGing ~
serious damage. people this is important" ~
.. One such process involves "salts", such Bimbaruadds, "Thisisnotjustaproblem 0
as sulphates, chlorides, and nitrates, being for nature lovers. It has costs for everyone." ~
carried by acid solutions into masonry. When . a:
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the Wat!!r evaporates crystals arc left behind.
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These crystals swell in size when re-humidi- ~
SENATE BRIEFS
Senators concerned
about priorities report
AttheirJanuary 16,1990meeting
Senate members discussed the
fmal report of the Task Force on
Priorities. ·
Senators were concerned with ing the $1 per student fee, when FEEQ memt?('
report sections suggesting a redi Stud Soc says Troops Out ship was delayed by a judicial review.·. ·
rection of funds to deparunents Council abolished its anti-war committee Councillors rejected VP External Alex Qs;
that "contribute most effectively at11tursday's council meeting, offering the er's proposal to compensate FEEQ by chargil'
to the fulfLllnlent of the Univer committee's budget to the McGill Troops Out tices of sexual ori- · an exceptional levy next September. Incoo1i.J··
sity Mission. " Some senators Coalition. entation. The students would be reimbursed, possibly by nia
claimed that departments already Council created the committee in Decem Quebec Human . ing loonies to all.ne):V students. Goun~illors cp1
~uffering from underfunding ber when it voted to oppose Canadian in Rights Commission cized the expense of administering rei~buj's
would be further neglected .. volvement in a Gulf war. At the time, council has stated that list-' · ments. Debate ended in a motion that the exec:.:
J·.. : - ·
The report ~so recommends that would not condemn the presence of Canadian . . . in~aself-descripti~ .. tive study.al.tematiy.e.~ll:n.~.8·J>g~~~..tieS;
full · time undergraduate troops in the region, and refused to support whtch mcludes sexual onentauon does not v1o- ' .· ". · •-. ~ •\. !·~, ,\ :.J' .. ; • ..-:1 ,.-. ~ ·
enrollment remain static or de- Troops Out, a coalition of campus groups with late human rights legislation, according to grad .- · Questlon.lng·META's.ethiCS"':·· t~:·-
. crease in order to optirnize the ·tics to a city-wide anti-war coalition. rep Eric Darier. · · · · Nursing·rep Mark Saul announced·his inlet ·
use of human and financial But now Students' Society says it is prepared · . · ··"lion to oppose council's support-for McGilH ·
resouces available. to support the 'Troops Out' coalition which, Renovations balloon ·. ·. ' 'theEthicaiTreatrnentofAnimals(META).MET
Senate will not issue a report on according to VP External Alex Usher, has lost Renovations to Students' Society 9ffices may is an accredited Students' Society and rece(v:
the Task Force recommendations most of its 'earlier, more obvious political cost$160 OOOoverthenextfewyears-fourtimes · $700 per year from the Society. · ·
until discussion is complete. biases'. · last year's estimate. VP Finance Jane Howard · SaulallegedthatMETA'spoliticsare:.'<?.~ef1
Usher stressed the importance of opposing announced the latest estimates at Thursday's racist",partlybecausetheyincrease~bards~i:·.'
Copies of copy p~tltlon the war at the meeting and urged that Students' meeting, claiming thatearlierestirnates last Spring of First.N ations by opposing h,UI}Lipg,~d. ther-
Society take an active role in the issue. and this summer were due to the incomplete trade. :;· ·~(l·~~~ ~!~:·r, 1· -
KateMorrissct, SSMU president, investigation of the project . . . .: r..:.. :~ ··:·.;;~;~·.. w-~~ ~~ .1..
placed a petition criticizing Phase Bring the listings back Constructlon•to'tb~ln~on new gym
·. 11 of the. Copyr:ight Law before Council unanimously instructed the Stu- Making up for FEEQ Usher armou.n. ce.,d, th• atco~ n.~osrt ryuc,.u .•o ..: n· o· n the •n ,e · .
·. · Senate members. Senators were •f dents' Society executive to work towards re Council did not resolve how it will pay this athletics'eomplex Win.l>C&iD oni;Juen is~ b'aitii ..
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encomurag ed to circulate the peti ; establishing gay and lesbian positive listings semester's dues to the Federation des etudiantes unt,:o rseen . acc1 ts'.t \··. ~· J ·~· ·~ . • •· • ;·.~:. .. :•~ . : :·. ·: • · .
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4 THE M&ILL DAILY Monday, J111uory21; 1991.,
THE MCGILL DAILY
"for Prince, the apocalypse
. · is just another orgasm.•
-Brent Bambury
COMMENT
A MODEST PROPOSAL
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for preventing the bureaucrats in Canada from being a burden to
their rate payers, and for making them beneficial to the public
This Sad Land, full of ice, employs many a helpless member in that ill
esteemed office of civil servant. When not thieving outright, sucking the
sap of their fatted workplace or rucking-over the people generally, these
bureaucrats, these professional beggars, run ragged in their
thou~nd
. dollar suits through the streets of our nation. .
As to the costs of support, these disagreeable and anti-innocent babes
move whole numbers of tax payers to seck out useful and cheap means by
which to dispose of these bureaucrats. Having invested gross funds in the
poor souls for education at such vainglorious academics as McGill ~
University and I'Universit6 de Montr6al, not to mention feeding (all those ~
i
bloated lunches ... ), I calculate a sum owed the people so impossibly large
as to be payable only in blood. :5
There being in the roughest mathematics some thirteen hundred gov- Si
emmento£fices in view of the Union Building, and this number multiplied ~
some thirteen times for good measure, one arrives at a figure approaching :3
two hundred thousand of the bastards. ~
I have reckoned the most rudimentary cash value of the beings, which C3L------------=------.:...:.:.------------------~
would ~ring tears to the.c heeks of any worthy, working human. Boiled
down, or put into strips to dry in the sun, these beggars' flesh makes for LETTERS
, •d ~p!p~bJe meat-~Wi!lg a fricassee or a ragout into culinary upheaval.
Likewise, when this swine's flesh turns into the managing force of our addressed and made public. We do not (NOP) was "a Idol once used to hold ful in mobilizing a 60 person speakout,
Nation; I freely own the death of the human heart. believe that the Montr6al Massacre was Canada together." and a SOO person demonstration 24 ·l
· <In wasted paper atone I call my bent violent-the meaningless shuffling an isolated atrocity against women and, The NOP was completely Ontario hoW's after its Jan.14meeting. Clearly,
aild shiftlessly mixing about of reports and documents ... oh, and lives (did therefore, demand that this issue be centric. In fact, nine out of ten prov Mr Bimcy's "ideological drawback"
publicly confronted. By ignoring vio inces, except greedy Ontario, opposed thesis is flawed when explaining real
we"mention lives?) especially those owned by the poor.
lence against women, you are promot it. Trudeau and Davis concocted this ity.
· Supp<)siitg a hearty half of the creatures could be expunged from their
in& iL myopic plot purely to save their own When Mr. Bimeydenies the central
governmental departments and placed in some more fitting service, all
Would you please cover this story political careers. It was a blatant power importance of oil in the gulf crisis, he
Canadian larynx would rise in beauteous song, singing and enumerating now? Thank You. grab. demonstrates a clear lack of under
the glories of compulsary 'military conscription for civil servants. . McGlll Women's Union The NOP caused untold recession standing. Shame on him for not notic
They say economic downs, like 'recessions', don'ttouch Ottawa-the ed. nole: our phone number is 398- and unemployment in theW est and was ing that Bush admits it himself! As for
suction power behind the disappearance of the paychccks of the working 6784. News tips are always welcome. a major factor in the creation of the Mr Bimey.'s essentially vacuous claim
po9r. Therefore let no civil servant of the land of ice speak against the grain region.al separatist parties; hardly the that other "facts" have precipitated the
ofBi_g War Death afore recognizing the complicity of government employ. Comfy chairs stuff of nation building. cWTent crisis ... welt, what are they? If
. I profess in the sincerity of my heart, beyond personal interest of any To the Dally: If you cannot recognize Ontario's you are truly anti-war Mr. Bimey,join
scale or scope, that there is a better place for these useless backs and I write this as both an announce imperialist interests (cloaked under the us or pubticalty propose a better plan of
ment to my peers and as a letter of guise of national unity) in your own action.
mouths. I can think of no objection to replacing each of the humans now
celebration. For those of us with books backyard how are we to believe any of Kevln MacNelll LLBl
·planted in the·P ersian Gulf with a properly over-fed, multi-chinned and
upon books to read, or those of us who your Claims about oil related
, pale-faced Civil servant What with their feeble minds and feebler bodies, enjoy taking a snooze between classes, intcrventionatism elsewhere. No ramming lde~logy
:J. .c omplite these fme ladies and gentlemen would disappear through comfort is integral. Therefore, upon Durr McLeod U3 Arts, Edmonton To the Dally:
1violenrdeath, at a rate almost equal to justice. · returning this semester, I was, as I know Charles Roblson U3 Arts, Calgary In regards to Chris Bimcy's C'War
If we don't send them, they're going to send .... many others were, rather distressed to ed. nole:The "NO/''' was certainly not for oil," Jan. 16) statement that the ·1 1
Heather MacKay find all the cushy chairs in the reading colonialislic, but westun separalism Troops Out Coalition is "ramming their
room (between McLennan and exploded only CJ.Ilu.Mulron.ey disman ideologies down evezyone's throat," 1
LETTERS Redpath) gone. Rwnors, of course were tled it, when collapsing oil and crop he's wrong) M a member of the Coa-· l
spread. 'The chairs had bugs and para prices started to bile. lition. I feel that I should correct Mr.
~oet for peace For they know not what is mine. sites," I was infonned by one friend. Bimey by saying that our only mandate
To the Dally: · Chrlstlne Ayer Others said they took away the chairs No Ideology is to get the troops out of the Gulf. Our
Your counuy calls DAU2 because it was the noisiest pazt of the To the Dally: name was chosen after debate which
Can't you hear its voice? library. Generally, we were all bewil ChrisBimeyC'Warnotforoil,"Jan. found that there were too many differ
VIolence must be publicized
Turn off, Turn on. dered, but prepared to fight if needed. 16) has provided us with a truly aston ent views in the group to have a clear ''
And Simon says. To the Dally: Well, I'm happy to announce that the ishing response to "Bloody, sensless mandate without alienating large groups
• 1 We must ~p the peace! On September27, 1990 atBerkeley, chairs are back - recovered, albeit in war" (Jan.l4). His polemic is basically of people. In fact. our meetings have
• .., 11Ungs must I}Ot change! Ca., 33 women and men were held that woody shade of brown that fits so twofold. First, Mr. Bimey claims that very little to do with discussing ideol
. • So sUit Up, buck up, hostage by an armed man. The blonde well with the decorative style of the ''Troops Out" is ideologically biased. ogy, butratherorganiz.ing some kind of
. ,~ ·.You,kiiow what is righL women were singled out and forcibly library. !n these hard, trying and EX This in turn, he feels, will be a detriment action. All pauing "each other on the
' · Mainl.lin the order sodomized with canots by men under PENSIVEtimes,it'sacomforttoknow to effective mobilization against the back for political correctness" takes
." .; For the cost of lives is cheap the force of the armed man. One man that once again we have a place to rearl/ impending war in the Gulf. Secondly, place outside of meetings. Everyone is
• ~. ~lightpricetopayforwhatismine. was killed, numerous were injured and sleep! he asserts that the idea that the Gulf entitled to their own opinion in the
eventually the anned man was fatally Toby Goldbach U3 crisis is about oil profits is "simplistic" group. but what brings us together is . \
shot by the local police. This incident and that other "facts," as he calls them. our call for Troops out of the Gulfl
was reported by "Off Our Backs" in Ontarlo-centrlclty are the real causes. Jennlfer Embry Ul Arts '
January 1991. To the Dally: ''Troops Out" has decided by ma P. S. If you had been at our last . 1
As members of the McGill Wom We have not yet read Mr Naylor's jority vote that the group be clearly meeting you would have seen about 50 Ji · •
en's Union, we are outraged that this new book: Banlc.ers, BagntOJ and Ban ideology-free. The group's only plat new faces! tJ 1
event was not acknowledged by this dils. However, as Albertan Humanists, fonn is for an unconditional withdrawal
newspaper. In light of the Polytechnique we would like to disagree with the from the region; to call that ideology is
Massacre, it is crucial that incidents of ludicrous assumption that supposedly plainly confusion. Incidentally, "I'roops ChristianAuclair: W'JUT leuer is too ·~,t '••
violence against women are always National Energy (really Oil) Programme Out," along with its biases was success- long. Come see us abo~u-t it. I.
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· · worries about the sputtering economy have heavily influ
enced U.S. war plans in the Gulf. The government is
hoping that cheap oil, Kuwaiti petrodollars and easy
credit will revive the economy.
But some observers say economic woes are so deep this plan
can't help. They say the government is hopelessly confused, and
can't even dec~de:which faction of the business class to please.
by Valentlna Kurelech
Geuing the war over with and crushing could revive the economy tem
Iraq quickly is the U.S. strategy in the Gulf. porarily."
That would guarantee cheap oil for the U.S. The U.S. government's cen
-the world's largest and most inefficient oil tral bank, the Federal Reserve, is
guzzler: trying to fight the recession with
KuMliti money and cheap credit are im lower interest rates. The Reserve
portant because they could alleviate the so is also pumping out more money
called 'credit crunch' which is plaguing the on the printing presses.
American economy. This means that indi
viduals, governments and businesses arc Crispy Crunch
fmding it hard to get new loans or credit This policy is making the
The foreign loans which fmanced the U.S. credit crunch worse, said
through the Eighties -particularly from Ja Henwood. Money is fleeing to
pan and Germany-have dried up a5 a global Canada, Japan and Germany
recession· strikes. Without new credit, a where interests rates are much
country as heavily in debt as the U.S. could higher. This means the Reserve
go into default. has to resist tremendous pres
Grateful Gulf states could help fmancc a sure from irate financiers who
recovery in the U.S. with their vast reserves want higher interest rates. '·
of 'petrodollars' -the profits from oil sales. "That's how desperate things
Kuwait already has an estimated $250 billion are," Henwood said. ''The gov
invested in ttle U.S. and Britain. ernment has thrown prudence out
But some say this plan for recovery is the window. People are hoping
hopelessly confused. the Fed will pump the presses
· "Bush docsn 't have an idea of what to-do, like crazy. If that causes greater
or which faction of the business class to problems like hyperinflation and
please," according to Doug Hen wood, editor speculation, they'll worry about
of. the New York-based Lefi Business Ob it later."
server. But Bush is fighting this re
Business elites have conflicting views on cession with one hand behind his
how to cope with the credit crunch and the back. He has refused to increase
economy in general. Industry is calling for government spem!ing that could stimulate concentration of wealth, he snid. ''The Eight- the ec.onomy, central bankers try to P,urge the
lower interest rates and is eager to snatch up the economy. The lack of government spend ies were marked by a vast transfer of wealth excess by jacking up interest rates, which
Kuwait's petrodollars. Meanwhile, finance ing will only deepen the recession. from the poor and middle-class to the rich, causes a recession. The cummt chair of the
capital-America's old money-is calling for · The government is undoing with one hand which choked off consumer demand." Federal Reserve, Alan Grcenspan, is famolis
higher interest rates and worrying about in what it has done with the other - easing Between 1977 to 1990, the poorest one- forcallingtheGreatDepression"anecessary
creased government spending on war. interest rates and printing money even as it fifth of U.S. families became almost 25 corrective" for the excesses of the 1920s.
Divisions among business elites have cuts public spending. Crushing Iraq quickly per cent poorer (before taxes), while the top Historically~ when it romes down to a
deepened -and even become contradictory - is the government's only plan forreviving ihe flfth was 14 per C'.ent richer. For the richest choice between industry and fmancecapital,
as both the economy and the Middle East economy. one per cent of American families, incomes the Reserve has .usually voted for f~e by
situation worsen. And the government is Said Hen wood, ~'At this point, Bush is just were up 72 per cent. increasinginterestrates.Butthistirneai9und,
fmding it increasingly hard to choose be winging it For now, he is gloating that the By 1989, one quarter of Americans lived Greenspan isn't so eager to plunge the
tween them. war will be ended on his own terms. Apart under the poverty line, according to a report economy into devastation because it would
"Finance capital on Wall Street wasn't from this, he doesn't know what to do." by theJointEconomic Committee of the U. S. be a political and economic disaster-worse
very bellicose about Iraq. They worried the Congress. One third of American children than the 1930s, some say. ·: ., ; .
U.S. is nqt in an economic position to fight a Boom and bust werepoor. ,
. war, because its compctiwrs have far healthier But no amount of tinkering with interest Concentration of wealth meant "Social unrest would explode," according
economies," said Henwood. rates can help the economy for long, Hen wood underconsumption and ove!Cilpacity. Facto- to Henwood. "f.eople areJ~s pJ~t ~in
"Industry on the other hand wanted cheap said. ries stood idle becausenoonecould buy what tfte 1930s. Also, there's~moregovernment
oil," he.said. A long war could even lead to "The current U.S. recession isn't a simple they made. In 1967, 90 percent of total · debt:iuuund. The'govemiileritcan'taffordto . ·
full employment, according to Harold economic downturn, but a classic 'crisis of factory capacity was in use. That fell to 80. spendtheirwayoutofai}yseripus~~)Uin •.
Chomey, a Concordia political science pro overcapacity'," he said. That means there per cent by 1987, according to estimates by "Even .with the easy aedit from Ku~ait, •
fessor. "It would be a tragic way to do it and isn't enough consumer demand to support the Federal Reserve. One-fifth of all factory the U.S. post-war recovery will be no more
it would eventually have terrible effects on economic growth. capacity was idle. than a blip," Henwood said. "In. the longer
the peace-time economy, but a long war At the root of the overcapacity problem is Normally, when there's overcapacity in term, ~e risks and instability are scary."
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GuardiWestmountHighSchooiAuditorium,4350 Everyone is welcome I For information call McGill INFD: 398-4181
Ste-Catherina W. January 24,25, 26,27,31 and Chaplaincy, 398-4104. llave an open mind ... Nursing 1109 CYPRESS Tel.: 866·9227
Feb. 1 & 2. Caii398.SS201 may not be.what you think! ( 1 block 10ulh ol SL Calhcronc, bcl•ccn Peel & Sldnlcy)
Come one, come alii Start your day at the
Safer aexl Condoms s/sperrnicida 31$1.00. Oia· MOTAM book sale. There will be coffee bll
phragm, spermicide at wholesale prices. lnfor· Tomorrow. Mclntyre Building.
mation • Women's Union, Room 423 Union
Building, 11:00-4:00. 398-6823. la the cold gelling you down? Well, don't frown.
Go to Panama City Beach (Florida). h'sn ot out of
383 ·Lessons Offered reach. On~ $219. Call Shakule. 286-4497.
~~GILL
LSAT, GMAT and GRE preparation coursos • Auction for cancer r~arch ·all day Wednes·
Ta ka our 20 hour intensive weekend coursos day, January 23, 1991 ·Union Cafeteria· Live
mpraiotiro tno ceaalcl1h e8x0a0m 3.9 T7u·5it5io1n9 f.e e· $190. Forinfor· iCteHmOsM- gErleeactt rdice Laulsn Ic h Hour, Terry &P atti, super cpbA~ERS' .•,
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Voice and speeeh course, for mastery and con· 399 ·Musicians Wanted - 'fHE· RE ,l·
trot of your speaking voice. Focus on accenV
diction correction, placement of voice and projec Guitar teacher wanted (classical) for beginner
tion. Umited space. 483-4555. McGill student For lessons on campus or dose.
Music students with teaching skills welcome. Call
Acting skill ac ourses for film, TV, commercials, Brain 286-1458 (leave massage).
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, McGILL UNIVERSITY .
PARTICIPANTS NEEDED
FOR A STUDY ON SEXUALITY
Stagefighting •t.
1) Heterosexual couples
2) Who have been living together. or Tues. 22nd Jan. 4:30 pm -6:30pm
married for at least six months · . . · &8:00pm -~10:00 pm
Technical • ... • I • ~~ r, ' • • I.
t •. . . .,
Couples must come in together on 3 seperate occasions to fill out .,.,,
some questionnaires and/or Interact with a computer. You will Wed. 23rd Jan. .4 :00pm-7:00pm
Succ111 to ellatudenllln 1990-91. also be given other questionnaires to complete at home. Each
Theses, term ~pars. rasum6s, etc. Bilin· person will be paid $30.00 for their participation at the end of the Playwriting ·
gual 21 years of experience. 7 days a third meeting.
week. $1.75 double spaced. IBM. On
Mt<3iUCampus. PeeiSlCALLPaulette All data will remain strictly confidential. Wed. 23rd Jan. 7:00 pm - 10 :00 pm
0V0lg16n.ea. ult .2 8·8' -9638 or. Roxanne 288- All questionnaires are in English. Voice & Movement lmprov. ·
If you t~ink that you might be interested in participating please
Thurs. 24th Jan. 8:00 pm - 11 :00 p~
call398-6094 for additional information •.
See theatre notice board
for sign-up sheets .
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AJI workshops ·are -r't. r~e' "'"!-~ }5.~~:!.CC:.{R~~1C!I!~!Qr
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Monday)lluary 21, 1991
EVENTS
NoGSTat Clothing Sale.
Union 107/8,3480McTavish:
29r!!~f!!!d 2!!!YJ!!!!!!!J 9h to 17h.
Housing Horror Story?
842-4401 . 982·9499 QPIRG's Hoasing Project
, wants to hear it. Pick up a
OPEN .EVENINGS.& SATURDAYS R.O.A.C.H. Award nomina
Wednesday, January 23 • COpying ··Binding • Fax Service • Color Copies • Resumes tion form and bare thy soul.
Look for the QPIRG table in ·
·All Day Union, 3480 McTavish. llh
to 14h.
Union Cafeteria Discussion and support
group for McGill students
from dysfunctional families
SPECIAL GUESTS!!
(alcohol, abuse etc.). Info:
. FROM CHOM-FM: 398-6244(or-6243).TheYel
. . THE ELECTRIC LUNCH-HOUR low Door.a-3625 Aylmer.
14h30.
TERRY DIMONTE & PEPPERMINT PATTI
Troops Out Coalition
" AND:
open meeting to plan for fu
AARONRAND
ture events. Info: 284-6834.
Leacock 232 (changed from
Union 107/8). 19h.
SUPER ITEMs•
Soren Spot. Peek into
Anysta l • Danish poet philosopher theo
Prep coZ ey l<apfan logian Soren Kirkegaard's ·
• ~anadien;~· Pairs of personal library in McLen
1Ckets Q· Ockey nan Library Lobby, 3459
7i
Wo, C~n Inners for McTavish. Regular library
for the H cert 1/cket
hours.
Shows ott.est . s i. .
RaFting 'J;'hltewater Don'treadtbisunlcssyou •.
Coctau P cursions are allowed to go into the
People arty for 2S SPECIAL Faculty Club. There is an
4No exhibit of oil paintings by
NlucJ'.'!CH
for full time M.B. Bird called "Barbados, ·
'"'0R£t
Barbados". 9h to 22h.
students.
. . The dead rash are back.
With your help, cancer can be beaten! • Women $28 The"EndangcrcdSpaces: En
• Men $18
dangered Species" exhibit
continucsat Redpath Mu
.
f{csulnr Pcr111s, Cvlouf's, 1-lislzlixl'ts: 20% off. scum. You are allowed to go
tlWYAGES CAMPUS in. It is very nice inside. Lots
286-9275 of natural light. 9h to 17h.
· ··lRAVELCUTS 1442 Shcrbrookc W. 2nd Floor Amuse yourself on· a
Campus· Tour. They arc ab- .
. AFFILIATED WITH THE CANADIAN FEDERATION OF STUDENTS 2080 AYLMER 288-9272 solutcly free. Ideal for visit
SPRIIG .BREAK!! ingparcnts. Call the Welcome
!p~~g~s Centre at398-6555.
· Air, Hotel and·T ransfers
MEETING OF
DANGEROUS
ACAPULCO $499 · MINDS ...
DAILY STAFF
CA~CUN $559 MEETING TODAY
~ . LQS CAB OS $559 17H B-03
(in beautiful Baja California} _
: ..
fT.~LAQQERDALE $399
\ .'. PREPARATION
VE~EZUELA $499
· · (taxes/services C_O_UR_S_ES_ F_ O R
~ ,
not included) '\...~ r • ~
GMAT/LSAT
..:
wt:1f· 1~ ST. AMBROISE GRE/DAT
•
BOREAL
· SAT -
'\ .;,J,:~·J":·" .;,,·{:~ :;. . , .
·.... :I . q
~ MCAT
~ • l
~\ ~
\ 0 MEDICAL·
LICENSING EXAMS
~1\';L,;IU.. ~ rr
, SPEED READING
.Call or drop by for details. Parlicipanls enter at the Rock.
Contest for January and February. TO EFL
CHEAP SPECIALS NCLEX
IKAPLAN :.
BREAKFAST 99~ • LUNCH 3.99
FRI/SAT
MONDAY Pizza 1.99
TUESDAY · . 2 for Tuesday drall 75~ DRAFT STAIIIIY H. UP\AIIlDIKATIOIW ON RI UO
WEDNESDAY Shooter Nile 1.00 BEFORE 10 PM 550 Sherbrooke St: W., #380
liVE BAND [phone]•''
THURSDAY, Win Nile 1 ·~
..
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EVENTS
NoGSTat Clothing Sale.
Union 107/8,3480McTavish."
'
9h to 17h.
2~!!1!!!!1!!!!1 2!!!9.!!!!!~~
Housing Horror Story?
QPIRG's HoBSing Project
842-MOt 982·9499
-wants to hear it. Pick up a
OPEN.EVENINGS & SATURDAYS R.O.A.C.H. Award nomina
tion fonn and bare thy soul.
• COpying • Binding • Fax SeNice • Color Copies • Resumes
Wednesday, January 23 Look for the QPIRG table in ·
Union, 3480 McTavish. llh
·All Day
to 14h.
Discussion and support
Union Cafeteria
group for McGiU students
from dysfunctional families
SPECIAL GUESTS!! (alcohol, abuse etc.). Info:
398-6244(or-6243).TheYel
FROM CHOM-FM: low Door.._3625 Aylmer.
THE ELECTRIC LUNCH-HOUR 14h30.
TERRY DIMONTE & PEPPERMINT PATTI Troops Out Coalition
" AND: open meeting to plan for fu
AARONRAND ture events. Info: 284-6834.
Lcacock 232 (changed from
Union 107/8}. 19h.
SUPER lt~•• Soren Spot. Peek into
An
~;,,,s, Danish poet philosopher theo
p !Y Stanley Ka • logian Soren Kirkegaard's ·
Cr ep CoursH ' plan personal library in McLen
11 anadiens Pairs of
nan Library Lobby, 3459
Ckets 0· OCkey
7iW o c' Inners ro McTavish. Regular library
,ro r th• e Hon e ert 11c1k1 ert s hours. .
Shows otresr . Don'tread thiswtlessyou
Rafting ·~itewater are allowed to go into the
Cocrau P. curslon2sS Faculty Club. There is an
People arty for SPECIAL
exhibit of oil paintings by
AIVo
IVIucJ'UcH for full time M. B. Bird called "Barbados, ·
IVIOREt Barbados". 9h to 22h.
students.
Tbe dead rash are back.
• Women$28 The•'EndangercdSpaccs: En
With your help, callcer ca1z be beaten! • Men $18
dangered Species" exhibit
continucsat Redpath Mu
scum. You arc allowed to go
.
in. It is very nice inside. Lots
::VOYAGES CAMPUS of naturnllight. 9h to 17h.
Amuse yourself on a
'1RAVELCU1S Campus Tour. They are ab- .
solutcly free. Ideal for visit
~ AFAUATED WITH THE CANADIAN FEDERATION OF STUDENTS ing parents. Call the Welcome
SIRIIG Centre at398-6555.
BREAK!!!pr~g~s
· Air, Hotel and·T ransfers MEETING OF
DANGEROUS
· MINDS ...
ACAPULCO $499
DAILY STAFF
$559 MEETING TODAY
CA~CUN
17H B·03
LOS CABQS $559
(in beautiful Baja California) _
FT. $399
_L~QQERDALE
PREPARATION
. VE~EZUELA $499
COURSES FOR
· · (taxes/services ~
not included) '\...~ r • ~ GMAT/LSAT
;; ;- GRE/DAT
;(r~!fj~~
SAT -
·,·~T :~·;·r·
MCAT
MEDICAL ·
.J
LICENSING EXAMS
SPEED READING
Rock.
Call or drop by for details. Participants enter at the
Contest for January and February. TO EFL
CHEAP SPECIALS NCLEX
JKAPLAN·
BREAKFAST 99t • LUNCH 3.99
MONDAY Pizza 1.99
STAIIUY H. UPlAIIIDUUTIOIW Oil RI UD
TUESDAY 2 for Tuesday draft
550 Sherbrooke St. W., #380
WEDNESDAY Shooter Nile 1.00
[phone]'
THURSDAY. Nile 1
.
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