EL EDITOR Vol. IX No. 18 Week of March 20 thru 26, 1986 Lubbock, Texas Sheriff's Office Prohibits Spanish had a policy such as the filed the matter with th e communit I think that it's a Eliseo Soils was very vocal on by Jose F. Montes y. Sheriff's department. "No, not E.O.C. I think what should be shame that the language that the subject to the point of asked is, is this a message to Copyright-Amigo Publications in writing. No I can't say that was used to found great cities writing a written comment on the Mexican American we've had. We just try to such as San Antonio and Los the subject. The following is Lubbock Sheriffs office American and bi-lingual who employees, that they don't communicate the best we can," his comment: personnel and officers are speak spanish and the others want you there?" Angeles is being attacked." He I have great respect for (officers) cannot understand it. said McKay. When asked if the continued saying. "but we disgrunted over a recent memo Garza, also LULAC legal Sonny. Given that, I lind it Now the reason I'm enforcing department has had any haven't lost our language in issued by D.L. Young from the counsel, said that it's ironic appalling that such an this policy is for security security problems, "We haven't 500 years and I doubt if a Lubbock County Sheriff's that the Sheriff's office is using insensitive and devisive policy had any security problems." Sheriff's memo will make us office and authorized by reasons. So we won't have the deputies as interpeters (to would ever be considered. The memo sent to EI Editor give up our language now." Sheriff Sonny Keese. security problems and so undertand prisoners that don't During my term as County gave the opinion of officers County Commissioner The following is the text of everybody can understand speak English) yet the Sheriff Continued on Page 2 within the Sheriff's office. the memo: what's going on." doesn't allow them to converse SHERIFF'S OFFICE "We the Spanish speaking officers feel this is a violation of withe each other in Spanish." Commissioner Solis' ,.^ ,,... ,.. our Civil Rights. No one will He continued asking, "I help us, you are our only hope. wonder what would happen if I would sign my name but it the deputies completely Charges Reduced hh : would cost me myob and my refused to speak spanish? The kids need to eat. Thank you Sheriff would have to hire by Jose F. Montes January of 85, has continually very much for any help you can interpreters at $35. an hour In a startling development by been under fire during his tenure in office. LUBBOCK COUNTY give us," stated the letter. LULAC district director, the Grand Jury, felony charges LU BIOC[.Tl%Al The law offices of Thomas Genaro Chavez, commented against County Commissioner There are some who believe tg !Q.[ll IJYCI➢,Q WILL S MK OI.T ..10ACE L® WILE OI CUM DI 17E JAII. Garza and Javier Alvarez were that the actions by the Sheriff's Eliseo Solis were reduced the beleaguring is racially OWN M IOLICIMIPC acmRa, contacted by El Editor for an office was following the trend yesterday to misdemeanor motivated. Solis is the first NIT 4I1011 MILT SPQt TO A/RilDO a IRS 11037V>L LANGUAGE 17 THE RIIAQ01 opinion on the memo and of the "English As An Official status. Mexican American to hold a OM POT two.. 1r um61700 tb 0u191 WW1.. asked if it was a violation of the Language" movement in other The embattled commis- commissioners seat, and those El Editor contacted the Asked if perhaps the policy civil rights act. parts of the nation. "San sioner who won a surprising feel that Solis is being Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros Sheriffs office and spoke with was a violation of the civil "It comes down to the 1st election in November of '84 scrutinized solely because he discribes the movement as one Sheriff Keese and asked him if rights of the spanish speaking and officially took office in amendment, freedom of that serves only to divide the Continued on Page 6 the memo was indeed the officers, Keese simply said speech versus the safety issue. policy of the department. "no". I don't think safety outweighs El Editor then contacted the Sheriff Keesee confirmed the 1st amendment," said Desmienten Que Haya Surgido La that it was policy that had been Lubbock police department Alvarez. instituted within the last 4 to 5 and attempted to reach Chief days and that he had approved Nichols. However, Nichols was Garza added that "we had a Subversion En Estado de Guerrero the memo personally. away at a meeting and similar case not too long ago unavailable for comment. We Keese commented, "the with Taco Villa on Avenue Q. ACAPULCO.- En esta entidad cia de la XXXVII Zona Militar, el Ruis, dijo que en ninguno de majority of us here speak did speak to an assistant, They told their employees that no existe ningun brote de entrevistado rechazo en forma los cuatro batallones de Dexter McKay. they couldn't speak spanish English, I mean English is the guerrilla; h ay tranquilidad y categorica afirmaciones en infanteria a su cargo existen language we speak here. We McKay was asked if the and when a young girl paz, afirmd el comandante de sentido de que en Guerrero reportes de las actividades de complained, she was fired. We have officers who are Mexican Lubbock Police Department la XXXV Zona Militar, general resurgio la guerrilla que grupos guerrilleros. Roberto Heine Rangel, encabezaran ex simpatizantes Expreso que la tropa Asegurö que los tres ültimos de Lucio Cabanas Barrientos y continuara con sus programas Genario Vasquez Rojas. de auxilio y ayuda a las House Votes Todfit accidentes de helicöpteros de la Procuraduria General de la EI ejercito, manifetö, hastael acciones emprendidas por la Republica, en los que murieron momento no ha detectado Procuraduria General de la tres pilotos, fueron por causas ninguna accion de aquella Republica en el cambate Should the U.S. Support The mecanicas y por mal tiempo. naturaleza. Todo esta en calma permanente contra e l Despues de haber asistido a y hay paz, reitero. narcotrafico. la ceremonia donde la Por su parte, el nuevo la XXVII zona tiene su sede Contras In Nicaragua? el divisionario Angel Contreras comandante de la XXII Zona en este puerto y sus acciones Larry Combest; "He's definetly going to get more involved and by Jose F. Montes Militar, en sustitucion del abarcan hasta el estado de we'll probably have to start Barraza asumio la comandan- In light of tonights' crucial going to vote yes, and from the tambien general Jesus Gomes tamaulipas. sending troops. We should vote in Congress over the call I just received from him explore every other avenue Continua Pagina 2 Contra aid bill, EI Editor (Larry Combest) the House is before we approve that contacted several important leaning to say yes, and approve Desde Mexico, un mensaje de paz en Centroamerica: people who directly affect the the aid to the Contras." measure." Although by next week the community and asked for their Tom Roarke, Catholic issue will have been voted comment on todays issue. Workers/Pilgrim House, "Hell upon, it is ar from being "Hemos Visto La Devastaciön" Should Congress approve no!, I think there should be resolved. If the Reagan $100 million in aid, of which penalties on anyone who votes MEXICO - Un grupo de unos Entonces procediendo a mensaje sincero de paz", administration does lose this $70 million is military, to the yes. Those who vote yes are in 200 manifestantes para la paz Costa Rica donde encontraron expreso el informe del grupo. time, it will come back again Contras, the anti-government violation of international law en Centroamerica finalizaron problemas casi inme- "Vimos las invasiones with another proposal or guerrillas in Nicaragua? and should be considered war su viaje de seis semanas a diatamente. EI gobierno de norteamericanas lidereando la compromise, on the other Sylvia Martinez, President of criminals." traves del istmo asolado por la Costa Rica revoco las visas del contra-revolucidn" en hand if the hawks do win we Hispanic Association of Steve Hay , Catholic Family guerra con una marcha y una grupo y deportaron a los Nicaragua, continüo el can almost be sure that the Women, Director of Corn- Services; "Definetly no, no y reunion masiva en la capital de participantes a Nicaragua informe. munity Services-City Hall; "It's no! We should seek a political, U.S. will be locked in an Mexico. Los participantes de la despues de que ellos fueron Cuando los manifestantes very difficult for me to say 'yes', rather than military solution to escalating war. marcha comenzaron su viaje el atacados por unos miembros por la paz procuraron when we can't feed and help the problem in Nicaragua and ' Our readers opinions are 10 de diciembre de 1985 en la del partido de ala derechista continuar su caravana al nort welcomed on the matter. Salvador, our own, when our own El Salvador." Ciudad de Panama. Costa Rica Libre que lanzo por Honduras y EI domestic programs are being Pete Garza, president- Send your comments to El El portavoz de la marcha piedras y gas lacrimoso contra ambos l os gobiernos salva- violently cut." elect of LULAC; "If Editor c/o "Contra-versy" or relato a los peiodistas que el los manifestantes mientras la dorenos y hondurenos - Secretary of Congressman Congress does vote yes, we're "Contra-diction", P.O.