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m is s in g . by B ria n F o rsy th e T o d d a n d M a rie T . B lanc D esp ite its policies o f m ilitary an d e c o n o m ic in te rv e n tio n in L a tin A m eri ca, th e U n ite d S ta te s w ill rem a in th e g re a te st c o u n try in th e w o rld pro v id ed th a t in d iv id u als realize th e ir m o ral o b li g a tio n to “fig h t fo r w h a t is rig h t an d ta k e resp o n sib lity fo r w h a t th e g o v ern m en t d o es” . W ith these w o rd s, fo rm e r la w y e r T h o m a s H a u s e r ju s tifie d th e p o p u la r m ovie M issing , w hich w as a d a p te d fro m his 1978 b o o k , The E xe
cution o f Charles H orm an, A n A m eri can T ra g ed y. H a u s e r ’s p r e s e n c e a t M cG ill la st W e d n esd ay w as co -sp o n so red by th e M cG ill P ro g ra m B o ard , A S U S , a n d th e M cG ill F ilm S ociety. H a u se r sp o k e to a large au d ien c e o f M o n tre a le rs a b o u t th e evidence th a t led
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him to su sp ect U .S. in v o lv em en t in a co v e r-u p o f th e to r tu r e an d m u rd e r o f y o u n g A m e r ic a n jo u r n a l i s t C h a rle s H o rm a n by th e C h ile a n m ilita ry ju n ta a t th e tim e o f th e C h ile a n c o u p d ’é ta t in 1973. H o rm a n a n d his w ife J o y c e m o v ed to C h ile in J u ly 1972 a t th e en d o f a to u r o f L atin A m eric a. T h ey settled in S a n tia g o a n d d ecid ed to live th e re fo r a y ear. A t th a t tim e, C h ile a n P re sid e n t S a lv a d o re A lle n d e’s freely elected so cialist g o v e rn m e n t w as a tte m p tin g refo rm s a t all levels o f C h ilea n so ciety an d in stitu tio n s in spite o f p e rp e tu a l o p p o sitio n fro m th e m id d le classes. H o rm a n d ecid ed on e d ay to visit V in a del M a r o n th e C h ile a n co a st w ith T e rry S im o n , a frien d w h o had recently arriv ed fro m N ew Y ork. H o rm a n w as tra p p e d in V in a del M a r
Alternate Energy Heats General Meeting By B rian F o rsy th e T o d d R o o m 310 o f th e S tu d e n t U nion B u ild in g need ed n o e x tra so u rce o f heat last W e d n esd ay a fte rn o o n a s 'te m p e rs flared a n d voices w ere raised a t th e S tu d e n ts’ S o ciety G en e ra l M eeting. T h e m eeting, designed to in fo rm stu d en ts o f th e a c tio n s o f th e S tu d e n ts’ C o u n c il a n d to h e a r co m m e n ts fro m th e S o cie ty m e m b ers, w as fo ru m to a w ide ra n g e o f o p in io n s o n m a tte rs such as th e m issin g fro n t page o f th e J a n u a r y 21st M cG ill D aily , th e ro le o f th e M cG ill Tribune, th e in v ita tio n to J o h n C h e ttle to sp e ak a t M cG ill an d th e S tu d e n ts’ S o cie ty ’s resp o n se to th e w a lk o u t by C o m m o n F ro n t w orkers. N o rm a lly , S tu d e n ts ’ S ociety m eetings a re sp arsely a tte n d e d , w ith re p o rte rs a n d th e o d d stu d e n t m a k in g u p th e a u d ience. T h is year, how ever, th e cu rre n t ra n g e o f issues rag in g o n ca m p u s p ro d u ce d a m eetin g o f 30 to 35 people, in clu d in g re p re se n ta tiv e s fro m th e M cG ill D aily, th e M cG ill S tu d e n t M o v em en t, A m n esty In te rn a tio n a l, th e S o u th A fri ca C o m m itte e as w ell as o th e r in te reste d stu d en ts. Q u estio n s dealin g w ith B ruce H ick ’s alleg ed in v o lv e m e n t w ith th e m y ster io u s d isa p p e a ra n c e o f th e M cG ill D aily w ere fen d ed o ff by M r. H ick’s rep ly th a t th e m a tte r w as u n d e r discussion. T h e ro le o f th e M cG ill Tribune w as d efin ed by Benji T ris te r (V .P . E x te rn a l a n d T rib u n e P u b lic a tio n s B o a rd C h a ir m an ) as being a c o m b in a tio n new s p a p e r/ n ew sletter. T h e pro cess w hereby a n e d ito r-in -c h ie f is selected w as also
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discussed. T h e m ain p o in t o f c o n te n tio n at th e m eetin g w as th e S tu d e n ts ’ S o cie ty ’s in v o lv em en t in th e sp e ak in g en g ag em en t o f M r. J o h n C h e ttle , a d ire c to r o f th e S o u th A frica F o u n d a tio n , a t M cG ill, w hich w as sc h ed u led fo r last T h u rsd a y . T h e q u e s tio n received m u c h d isc u ssio n fro m th e M cG ill S tu d e n t M o v em en t, th e c a m p u s b ra n c h o f th e C o m m u n ist P a rty o f C a n a d a (M a rx ist-L e n in ist). Issues raised in clu d ed freed o m o f speech fo r b o th in d iv id u als a n d in stitu tio n s, th e e n d o rse m e n t by th e S o u th A frica C o m m ittee (w h ich n ever o ccu rred ) a n d th e a c c o u n ta b ility o f th e P ro g ra m B o ard to th e S tu d e n ts ’ S o ciety . A fin al d ecisio n a b o u t th e fa te o f th e p ro g ra m w as to be m a d e a t th e S tu d e n ts ’ C o u n c il m eetin g th a t night. T h e last m a tte r d iscu ssed w as th e S tu d e n ts ’ S o cie ty re sp o n se to th e C o m m o n F r o n t w a lk o u t. It w as p u t to th e C o u n c il w h e th e r th ey w o u ld try to in flu ence th e a d m in is tra tio n in to ch a n g in g its m in d a b o u t p en alizin g stu d e n ts fo r m issed classes a n d tests as a re su lt o f th o se stu d e n ts h o n o u rin g th e C o m m o n F r o n t’s p ic k e t lines. O n ce a g a in th e m a t te r w as referre d to th e S tu d e n ts’ C o u n c il m e etin g as w ell as th e n e x t m eetin g o f S enate. T h e p o ssib ility o f h o ld in g classes in th e S tu d e n t U n io n B u ild in g w as en te rta in e d b u t d isc ard ed b ecau se m o st o f th e ro o m s a re a lre ad y b o o k ed . In all, it w as o n e o f S tu d e n ts ’ S o ciety ’s m o re e n jo y ab le a n d h ea te d g en eral m eetings in recen t m em o ry .
w h en th e c o u p d ’é ta t ex p lo d ed o n 11 S e p te m b e r 1973. H e so u g h t th e help o f local U .S . m ilitary officials to re tu rn to S a n tia g o , b u t realized ac cid en tally th a t th e A m eric an s o n site w ere directly in v olved in th e co u p . H e th e re fo re b egan to ta k e n o te s o f w h a t he h ea rd a n d saw. T h e m o st in c rim in a tin g sta te m e n t in s u p p o rt o f his su sp icio n w as u tte re d by A r th u r C re te r o f th e U .S . N av y , w h o to ld H o rm a n , “ W e cam e h ere to d o a jo b a n d it’s d o n e .” B ack in S a n tia g o , H o rm a n a n d his w ife d ecid ed to leave C h ile a n d r e tu rn to th e U n ited S tate s. B ut o n S e p te m b e r 17, C h a rle s H o rm a n w as a b d u c te d fro m his S a n tia g o h o m e by 12 to 15 C h ilea n so ld iers. T a k e n to th e N a tio n a l S ta d iu m w h ich served as a d e te n tio n ce n te r fo r p e rso n s arre ste d by th e ju n ta , C h a rles H o rm a n w as in te rro g a te d , to rtu re d , an d ex e cu ted betw een S e p te m b e r 18 a n d S e p te m b e r 20. A c c o rd in g to R a fa el G o n zales, a w itness th e n w o rk in g fo r th e ju n ta , H o rm a n w as killed “ becau se he knew to o m u c h .” M o st o f th e in v e stig a tio n s u r ro u n d in g C h a rle s H o rm a n ’s d e a th w as c o n d u c te d by his ow n fa th e r, E d H o rm a n , w h o flew fro m N ew Y o rk to S a n tia g o on O c to b e r 4 w hen his lo b b y in g o f U .S . officials in W a sh in g to n f o r in fo rm a tio n c o n c e r n in g h is s o n ’s d is a p p e a r a n c e p ro v ed fru itless. U .S. E m b a ssy officials in S a n tia g o to ld M r. H o rm a n th a t his so n w as p ro b a b ly in h id in g w ith C h ilean left-w in g activ ists. M r. H o rm a n d ecid ed
to re m a in in C h ile w ith his so n ’s wife u n til th e y h a d d efin ite a n d tru stw o rth y new s o f C h arles H o rm a n . A m o n th a fte r H o rm a n ’s d isa p p e a r ance, F o rd F o u n d a tio n E co n o m ic A d v iso r to S a n tia g o L o v ell J a rv is to ld E d H o rm a n th a t h e h ad h e a rd o f H o rm a n ’s ex e c u tio n on S e p te m b e r 20. M r. H o r m a n im m ed ia te ly c o n fro n te d U .S. E m bassy officials w ith th is in fo rm atio n . T h e n ex t day , he w as to ld by A m eric an C o n s u l F re d P u rd y th a t his so n ’s body h ad been fo u n d . A cc o rd in g to P u rd y , H o rm a n h a d b een k illed in th e N a tio n a l S ta d iu m o n S e p te m b e r 18. E d H o rm a n flew b ac k to N ew Y o rk u n d e r th e im p re ssio n th a t A m eric an o f ficials in C h ile h ad h ad p rio r in fo rm a tio n o f his so n ’s e x e cu tio n a n d h ad tried to co v e r u p th is fact. H is s o n ’s b o d y w as d eliv ered to N ew Y o rk seven m o n th s la te r, th u s m a k in g a n a d e q u a te a u to p sy difficult. T h o m a s H a u se r sp e n t a y ea r in 1977 re se a rc h in g th e C h a rles H o rm a n case. H e co n firm s E d H o rm a n ’s susp icio n s. A c c o rd in g to H au se r, A m eric an d ip lo m ats a n d in tellig en ce officials also p ro b a b ly h ad fo rek n o w led g e o f C h arles H o rm a n ’s im m in en t ex e c u tio n a n d d id n o t try to p re v e n t it. A s ta tu te k n o w n as th e 1868 A ct obliges U .S . C o n s u la te of ficials to se cu re th e release o f an y U .S. citizen w ro n g fu lly d etain e d in a foreign lan d . H a u se r sta te s th a t in C h arles H o rm a n ’s case, th e s ta tu te w as v io lated . c o n tin u e d o n p ag e 8
U nion Lobbyers by B u tch T rish m a n O ne o f th e m a n y b o o th s in th e U n io n L o b b y is fo r a s tu d e n t in itiated referen d u m . ra th e r th a n a W in terju d e ’83 event. A g g ra v ated stu d e n ts have b an d e d to g e th e r in p ro te s t o f th e m a n d a to ry fees p aid to th e M cG ill Daily. J e ffZ im sk in d , c o -o rg a n iz e r o f th e referen d u m feels th a t th e Daily d o es n o t rep rese n t s tu d e n t views a n d th e re fo re sh o u ld n o t m a n d a to rily be su p p o rte d by stu d e n ts. "W e resen t th e fact th a t views a re only fro m a sm all cliq u e” , said Z im sk in d . “ It’s n o t a fo ru m fo r s tu d e n t o p in io n , ra th e r a v éh iculé fo r social c h a n g e .” T h e m o v e m en t h as a c c u m u la te d su p p o rt a n d p e titio n n am es. In o n e full d ay o f a c tiv ity , 200 n am es h av e been co llec t ed w hile o n ly 500 n am es a re req u ired to
b rin g th e issue to th e Daily's Selection C o m m ittee. W h en ask ed if he w o u ld pay fo r th e Daily an y w ay , Z im sk in d replied: “ If th e y said th ey w o u ld ch a n g e, yes. T h ere is a need fo r a stu d e n t p a p e r, b u t th is d o e s n ’t give it license to re p o rt in a sla n te d , sin g u lar, biased w ay. F ro m w h a t I k n o w , th e re is n o e d ito ria l policy a t th e Tribune. A sid e fro m th a t, th ey co v er ca m p u s issues a n d S tu d e n t Socie ty g o in g s-o n . T h e Daily seem s m o re in te n t on d isc re d itin g m e m b ers o f th e S tu d e n t S o ciety th a n re p o rtin g on th e issues.” Z im sk in d a d d e d th a t b rin g in g th e issue to p e titio n will be easy. “T h e p r o b lem will be b rin g in g p eo p le o u t to v o te o n ce it b eco m es a re fe re n d u m .”