 |
Search | Browse | About IPO | Staff | Links |
|
Search | Browse | About IPO | Staff | Links |
|
Letters 
Krohe on water resources EDITOR: Illinois Issues is to be commended on its series on water resources which is appearing in its current editions. This well-conceived series examines a very complex subject in a comprehensive manner. Most literature on the subject of resource utilization contains a very narrow perspective. Mr. Krohe has enjoyed a high degree of success in assembling and integrating a highly diverse mixture of conceptual themes that range from supply constraints through jurisdictional controls to changing demand considerations. His mix of conceptual elements and factual materials is excellent. The informed citizen will undoubtly possess a better understanding of the problems of formulating policy for water resource use in Illinois after examining the articles in this series.Your publication is completing its third major series on Illinois resource questions. Our citizens should recognize that our state's coal, soil and water resources are extraordinary. Unfortunately, most Illinois residents are not aware of the resource potential which the state possesses. The public will certainly benefit from being exposed to these treatises on the potentials and problems of resource utilization. This series is one of the best compendiums on the development of resources for addressing this subject at the state and regional level. The collection of resource articles in Illinois Issues offers the possibility for preparing a general educational text on the subject of choices and problems in the development of Illinois' natural resources. Also, The Joyce Foundation should certainly be commended for supporting these studies of critical environmental issues.
Ban on Soviet trade EDITOR: Your "Ban on Soviet Trade: A Defense or Disaster?" puts the trade sanctions issue in painful perspective. Illinois business has again become the primary victim of U.S. foreign policy use of international commercial relations. As agricultural trade with Eastern Bloc countries continues on a year-to-year basis, industrial trade and trade agreements appear headed for even more difficult times. Citing peacetime "no trade with the enemy" arguments, the Administration has fostered an important political, business and moral debate on the appropriate use of economic power in the conduct of foreign policy. When are international economic boycotts effective? What are the peacetime limitations on government intrusion into international commerce? Who is hurt most by the current trade sanctions against the Soviet Bloc? What is the impact of our assertion of extraterritoriality on our future trade relations with our allies? What if the Yamal pipeline is being constructed in part with prison labor? Illinois business people should begin thinking through the implications of some of these questions and express themselves publicly.
Dear Reader: Your comments and ideas on articles in the magazine are an integral part of Illinois Issues. There are many sides to every issue, and if you feel we didn't include your viewpoint, please let us know. And though we carefully review all manuscripts for accuracy, human fallibility sometimes becomes evident. If you wish your letter published in the magazine, please say so in your letter. The only other caution is to limit your letter to around 250 words. Regards, November 1982 | Illinois Issues | 11 |
|
|