Xavier Herald - Page 11

The Herald is written and edited by students of Xavier University. The views expressed in this paper are not necessarily those of the University nor do they represent any University policy. Unsigned editorials are the opinions of the editors. Member: Minority media Syndicate, Inc., Associate Colle...

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description The Herald is written and edited by students of Xavier University. The views expressed in this paper are not necessarily those of the University nor do they represent any University policy. Unsigned editorials are the opinions of the editors. Member: Minority media Syndicate, Inc., Associate Collegiate Press, Intercollegiate Press Association, College Media Advisors Association and CASS Student Advertising, Inc. Sebreana Domingue, Editor-in-Chief; Shenita Carrol, Managing Editor; Jamilah Owens, Copy Editor; Desireia Valteau, Copy Editor; Tonia Muse, Fashion Editor; Karen Bradley, Business Manager; Dana French, Office Manager; Kim Thompson, Office Manager; Ponchitta Turner, Advertising Manager; Sharon Latten, Advertising Manager; Theodore A. David, Staff Artist; Chris Campbell, Faculty Advisor. Photographers: Bernel Daivs, DeAllen Clark, Aissatou Sidime, Kasshedrian Williams. Staff Reporters: Audra Evans, Troy Gullage, Zara Green, Martin Hayes, Khris Loyd, Rikki Lester, Timothy Milton, Melissa Smith, Paula Wright.
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spelling xuloai_p16948coll14-4933 Xavier Herald - Page 11 5 No. 6 1988-12-08 Xavier University of Louisiana The Herald is written and edited by students of Xavier University. The views expressed in this paper are not necessarily those of the University nor do they represent any University policy. Unsigned editorials are the opinions of the editors. Member: Minority media Syndicate, Inc., Associate Collegiate Press, Intercollegiate Press Association, College Media Advisors Association and CASS Student Advertising, Inc. Sebreana Domingue, Editor-in-Chief; Shenita Carrol, Managing Editor; Jamilah Owens, Copy Editor; Desireia Valteau, Copy Editor; Tonia Muse, Fashion Editor; Karen Bradley, Business Manager; Dana French, Office Manager; Kim Thompson, Office Manager; Ponchitta Turner, Advertising Manager; Sharon Latten, Advertising Manager; Theodore A. David, Staff Artist; Chris Campbell, Faculty Advisor. Photographers: Bernel Daivs, DeAllen Clark, Aissatou Sidime, Kasshedrian Williams. Staff Reporters: Audra Evans, Troy Gullage, Zara Green, Martin Hayes, Khris Loyd, Rikki Lester, Timothy Milton, Melissa Smith, Paula Wright. African American college students; African American newspapers; African American universities and colleges; College student newspapers and periodicals; Student publications; Xavier University of Louisiana Text PDF XH_1988_12_08_011 Xavier University of Louisiana English Physical rights are retained by Xavier University of Louisiana. Copyright is in accordance with U.S. copyright laws archives@xula.edu · ( • t • • · , , .. · ,. . , , . · ; '. • t • December 8, 1988 XAVIER HERALD Page 11 Shell denies South African ties by Aissatou Sidime Staff Writer "Shell in no way sympathizes with apartheid" and believes that the boycott supported· in a recent protest at Xavier is fostered not for humanitarian reasons but union interests, according to Billy R. Vehnekamp, the manager of Shell Off­shore Inc. an affiliate of Shell Oil Com­pany. Vehnekamp expressed these senti­ments in a meeting held on Nov. 21 with members of African-Americans With a Responsibility to Enlighten who pro­tested a visit by Shell recruiters last month. The common response by AWARE members was expressed by Chairperson Rhonda Campbell: "I think, ideally, it looked nice but I don't believe a word of it. I think their story was fabricated and I feel that they do have indirect ties with South Africa and that they are reaping the benefits." Vehnekamp stated that the only information that he and his company were aware of in reference to a boycott of Shell Oil Company had been distributed by either the International Mine Work­ers Union or because of the hiring of non-union workers at a plant in West Virginia that Shell owns. Shell Oil Company (USA) has no investments, employees nor dealings with Shell South Africa, stressed Vehnekamp. It, like Shell South Africa, is one of the 800 world-wide, self-sufficient oper­ating companies owned by Royal Dutch Shell. Royal Dutch Shell is in tum owned by two holding companies: Royal Dutch Petroleum of the Netherlands which owns 60 percent and Shell Transporta­tion and Trading of London which owns 40 percent. When asked what the role of the holding companies is, Vehnekamp stated that they are "legal repositories for assets of Royal Dutch Shell." Clarence Red, an A WARE member who also attended the meeting, pointed out that Vehnekamp had failed to men­tion who has controlling influence on the policies of Royal Dutch Shell and thus ultimately owns it and the 800 operating companies. Red said, "Is it [Royal Dutch Shell] owned by an American investor? We still don't know." When asked by Muslimah Muham-mad, a member of AWARE, would Shell South Africa divest if this were requested by a majority of the Black South Africans as a means of ending apartheid, Vehnekamp said that he thought Shell would comply but that he did not think "that Shell South Africa has heard that from most of the majority voice," the black South Africans. He explained that divestiture would cause very few hassles because Shell South Africa provides less than one per­cent of Royal Dutch Shell's profits and so would have no significant impact on Royal Dutch Shell; however, Shell be­lieves that "pulling out is easier" than accepting the social responsibilities that Shell has as an employer of 2500,51 per­cent of which are non-white, he said. Vehnekamp added that divestiture would be "symbolic at best" because ei­ther some local South African Company would buy the assets (Shell's refinery, pipelines, depots and service stations) or the Pretorian government would take over the operations. None of the 2500 employees would be out of work. Vehnekamp said he knows of only one complete divestiture by a corpora-tion, of all the companies which have claimed to divest Eastman Kodak. He said that the others have in some way retained dealings with their South Afri­can companies whether legal or financial. In addition, he told the AWARE members that three of the four refineries in South Africa were owned in some way . by American-related companies. Shell South Africa and British Petro­leum have a 50-50 venture in one. The second, Caltex, is owned by Chevron and Texaco and the third is owned primarily by Mobile Oil. When asked what percentage of Shell South Africa's management is black, he replied that 25 percent is and that Shell feels it should be higher how­ever, there is a problem with finding enough educated black South Africans to fill the positons. Vehnekamp concluded by mention­ing some of the projects that Shell South . Africa is involved in which address hous­ing problems, education, training, medi­cal programs, general scholarships, rec­reation, construction and transportation, which cost $27,928,000 in 1987, accord­ing to a publication by the Shell Interna­tional Petroleum Company limited which he distributed at the meeting. NOW, keep your bills tutition papers, receipts and W8lT8Dties Send: ORGANIZED! with DATA-LOPE. just eJot it down eSHp it in e and C8lJ.y it anywhere ! Your name • addreas and check or money-onler for $5.00 plus $1.35 pIh to: DATA·LOPE P.O. Box 740393 New Orleans, Lowman. 70174-0393 La. residents please add ; ',Jpropriate sales tax. Please aDow 2.s weeks for deliVery. 100% MONEY BACK Gl!~ if you 8&" .lot C9mpletely satisfied ... http://cdm16948.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16948coll14/id/4933

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