UNA to Picket Against Discriminatory Hiring In protest against discriminatory demand that native Americans occupy native American job developers, saying that it was just a piece of paper. employment practices of the California at least two of the top 100 managerial although funds were available for He further stated that Hansen in­ Department of Human Resources and and professional positions, 15 among other minority job developers," said dicated that he would make no moves Development, United Native Americans the top 1,000 positions, and 100 among Brightman. "Today there are still no to ' comply and so far he hasn't." has scheduled a statewide series of the top 5,000 positions in California's Indian HRD job developers in San Removal of HRD Director Hansen is picketlines, Tuesday, January 29. HRD offices. Francisco, los Angeles or Bishop." the final demand of the UNA picketers. United Native Americans, a national "Of the native Americans presently A full-scale investigation of HRD by "Hansen dislikes m in orities, es­ Indian organization, demands HRD employed by HRD, none are in the top . the labor Department to force HRD pecially Indians," explained Bright­ increase native American employment 1,000 managerial or professional compliance with the equal services man. "He refused to comply with the from the present level of 36 to 245 positions, three are in the top 5,000 clause in the Civil Rights Act is the Civil Rights Act and with the rulings of positions. positions, and less than .3 percent of all third UNA demand. the labor Department. Under "Right now only 36 of 12,162 HRD full-time positions are filled by native "In April 1971, the labor Depart­ Hansen's direction, HRD refuses equal employees are native Americans," Americans," stated Brightman. ment determined HRD a 'de facto employment for native Americans and stated lehman Brightman, Chairman of "According to the Department of discriminator against native other minorities through indifference, UNA. Industrial Relations, the 160,000 Americans,''' stated Brightman. "That bureaucratic incompetence and con­ "Because of poverty, lack of educa­ California Indians have a 20 percent September the labor Department tinued domination by anglo personnel. tion and under-employment, Indians higher unemployment rate than issued an order to HRD which Hansen is a racist." concluded Bright­ are 2Y2 times more likely than Anglos blacks, earn 25 percent less than black demanded they comply with the equal man . to require HRD services," added or chicanos, and 75 percent of native services clause in the Civil Rights act by The San Diego picket line will Brightman, "yet HRD has virtually no Americans over 25 years of age earn providing equal services and employ­ organize at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of native Americans in managerial, less than $5,000 annually." pointed out ment for minorities." HRD's downtown office. Various counseling or Job developing Brightman. Brightman added, "Sigmund Han­ Women's groups, black, chicano, positions." "In 1967 HRD stated that their son, executive director of HRD, replied radical Asian, and native American UNA's 'picket line represents the department had no funds to employ to the labor Department's order groups will participate. Volume 18, Number 6 University of California, San Diego Friday, January 26, 1973 little farm where I amuse myself in agricultural ex­ President Thieu Denies periments. There I grow rice, watermelons; I raise chickens and ducks and pigs; and I also have fish in the ponds. Thats all. Since I became president, I haven't Suppression, Corruption even bought a car ... Q. I think it's time to speak about the Vietcong and Amidst the news of the peace settlement, a sen­ the other major disagreement you had with Dr. sational interview with South Vietnamese President Kissinger. Nguyen Van Thieu by journalist Oriana Fallaci has gone A. Tres bien What I maintain is that the political virtually unnoticed. Released four days ago to formula accepted by the Americans in October is a American audiences in the journal The New Republic, formula of coalition government that the Communists the interview examines the events leading to the want to impose on us. What I maintain is that we'll breakdown of the October peace agreement and the never accept such a formula, no matter how well resumption of the bombing, and also contains Thieu's disguised. I do not impose any form of government on answers to the common charges that he is wealthy and Hanoi, and I do not want Hanoi to impose any form of his regime corrupt and dictatorial. Excerpts are as government on Saigon ... follows: (the interview took place in Saigon on Q. President Thieu, allow me to believe that your December 30). advice to be patient wasn't the only thing you said to Q. President Thieu ... How do you answer those who Henry Kissinger. Allow me to believe that impatience is call you the dictator of South Vietnam? not the only thing you have to reproach him with. A. Tiens! Mademoiselle, I don't know if we should Simian Spheroid Wins the TRITON TIMES A. It isn't. Et voila what I told the Americans: "You ' re tape this too with your tape recorder but. .. take a look "Nixon-Kissinger Put Your Money Where Your a giant: you don't care about anything because you at the countries of Southeast Asia today and then tell Mouth is - Peace is At Hand Pool! having nothing to be afraid of. You weigh 200 pounds, me which can be called democratic according to your and if you swallow concept of democracy. Thailand? Korea? Philippines? "I knew it all along" • a pill which is bad for your health, nothing happens to In all si ncerity, it seems to me that Vietnam is the most you . I am a small man, however, and maybe ... un peu democratic of them all. Maybe not democratic as you (The winner, as he arrived at the TRITON TIMES ma/ade. I only weigh 100 pounds, and if I swallow the would like, but democracy isn't a standard to apply in office to pick up grand prize - 1400 Lbs of same pill, I might die ... A bad agreement means nothing an identical way everywhere. Decocracy as they have it bananas.) to you. To me, it's a matter of life and death. What do in America or as you have it in Europe cannot exist here these 300,000 orth Vietnamese (troops in the South) as yet. We aren't ready for it yet. Don't forget that mean to you? Nothing. What is the loss of South Vietnam never knew democratic life in the sense that little hut and go live on the other side of the river Vietnam if you look at it on the world's map? Just a you mean it. Until 1945 we were a French colony. Until because she needed money. Thanks to her, my elder speck. The loss of South Vietnam may even be good for 1954 we were dominated by the Vietminh. Until 1963 brother could study in Paris; my younger one could you, sure! It may be good to contain China, good for we were under President Diem. I take the liberty of study in Hue; but I had to attend school in the village. your world strategy. But for me ... it isn't a question of affirming that democracy began to exist here in 1965 My brothers are ambassadors today; they are two self­ choosing between Moscow and Peking. It's a question when I became president. What is your next question? made men, but my sisters still bring the basketsofrice of choosing between life and death." Q. I hate to be brutal but I have a series of rather and chickens to the market as my mother did. Please, Q. I wonder what Dr. Kissinger answered, or at least, brutal questions. First. What about the fact that you're go on. what he thought. called an American puppet or the milln of the Q . third. Is it true that today you are immensely rich, A. Mademoiselle ... his strategic conception of the Americans? that you have bank accounts and houses in world is very smart; a Southeast Asia controlled by the A. Do the Americans say that? Switzerland, in london, in Paris, in Australia? Russians, or an Indochina controlled by the Russians, in Q. Yes, millny Americillns. A. It isn't true and I swear it on the head of my order to control and contain China. Russians are less A. I'm the man of the Vietnamese, not the milln of the children, that I have nothing abroad. Not the house in dangerous than the Chinese, so it's necessary to ask the Americans. Even less am I an American puppet and I london, not the house in Paris, not the house in Russians to contain the Chinese and to pose Indochina think I have demonstrated that recently, also' in this Australia, or .in Switzerland. Rumors of this last one as a threat to the south of China .... (But) a little Viet­ interview. Towards the Americans I feel as a friend and came to me some time ago, through some Americans namese doesn't play with a strategic map of the world. an ally, nothing more. I belong to nobody. Pile ase, go and I replied: "Messieurs les Americaisn, you have all He has no group interest on this plJnet. He has nothing on. the means for discovering this house and all the best to exchange, no Middle East to exchange with Vietnam, Q. Second. What about those who say that you are cameras to take pictures of it.