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Terrorism USA

C EVERAL stories in this special issue on ly western woods trace how these species move through commerce to other areas of the country and even overseas. The products are a proud export for the region. But there's something else going on in the woods out west that we fervently hope is never, never repeated anywhere else.

Tree spiking, a cowardly and absolutely unjustified form of terrorism is being committed in the name of the environment by the lunatic fringe of the ecology movement. These radicals seek to stop all cutting of trees.

Some background: this summer, radical ecologists drove two l l " spikes into a tree that eventually came in contact with the head rig at Louisiana-Pacific's Cloverdale, Ca., sawmill. The result was a I 2' piece of steel exploding into the air after it bit into the spike. The fragment shattered the hard plastic face shield ofoffbearer George Alexander and cut deeply into his face, fracturing the 23-year-old newlywed's jaw, breaking numerous teeth. The jugular vein in his throat was cut. Today, Alexander is back at work driving a water truck, enduring extensive dental work and reportedly in good spirits. The physical and emotional scars will last for years.

The penalty called for in skte law has been changed from three to six years in prison if bodily injury results from malicious tree spiking. This stiffening of the law is far short of what is needed to deter further crimes. The weakness is an insult to Alexander and sawmill workers across the country who daily put their lives on the line as long as the threat of tree spiking continues.

Despite a $20,000 reward offered by Louisiana-Pacihc, no evidence or suspects have surfaced. More spikes have been found by L-P in at least three other trees tested by metal detectors. The use of ceramic spikes to elude discovery by metal detectors is openly advocated by the radical fringe, emboldened by a series of judicial decisions highly favorable to environmentalists.

The forest products industry across the nation must pressure state legislatures to stiffen laws so that the penalty matches the crime. If not, it seems inevitable that the terrorism called tree spiking will creep across the country like a cancer.