Extensions of Remarks

36892 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 19, 1971 Hebert, chairman, Committee on Armed study of all aspects of crime affecting the survey; to the Committe on Interstate and Services; to the Committee on House Admin United States; to the Committee on Rules. Foreign Commerce. istration. H. Res. 651. Resolution creating a select By Mr. BLATNIK: committee to conduct an investigation and H. Res. 649. Resolution to authorize addi study of the care of the aged in the United PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS tional investigative authority to the Com States and the effects of Federal laws and mittee on Public Works; to the Committee on programs on the availability and quality of Under clause of rule XXII, Rules. care; to the Committee on Rules. Mr. ABOUREZK introduced a. bill (H.R. By Mr. HALPERN: H. Res. 652. Resolution expressing the 11346) for the relief of Ernesto Espino, which H. Res. 650. Resolution creating a select sense of the House with respect to disclosure was referred to the Committee on the committee to conduct an investigation and of the results of the national nutrit ion Judiciary. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS ENERGY AND ECONOMY PROBLEMS House in which I declared that contract Contract negotiations under existing con ARE COMPLICATED BY COAL negotiations under existing controlled trolled economy conditions seem to me to re STRIKE CRISIS, SENATOR RAN economy conditions seem to me to re quire more than mere liaison between the DOLPH ASSERTS IN URGENT MES quire more than mere liaison between Government managing the controlled econ omy and the negotiating parties so that their SAGE TO PRESIDENT NIXON the Government managing the controlled negotiations can be meaningful and with economy and the negotiating parties so in guidelines. that their negotiations can be meaning JENNINGS RANDOLPH, HON. JENNINGS RANDOLPH ful and within guidelines. OF WEST VIRGINIA U.S. Senator. Frankly, I believe it is time for the IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES executive branch to move into action to THE WHITE HousE, Tuesday, October 19, 1971 help end. the coal stalemate. The negoti Washington, D.C., October 15, 1971. ating parties-under the extremely un DEAR SENATOR RANDOLPH: I WOUld like to Mr. RANDOLPH. Mr. President, it is usual conditions which prevail-need acknowledge receipt of your October 14: tele my observation that the September 30, guidance and guidelines. More--much gram to the President regarding the unpact 1971, end of the prior-negotiated con of the current work and production stop more-will be needed subsequently in the tract between the Bituminous Coal Op page in the coal industry and its threat to way of Government actions if guidance erators Association and the United Mine the nation's fuel _and energy supplies. You and guidelines are not forthcoming from Workers of America came at a most un may be assured your views regarding this sit the executive branch at once. uation will be brought to the President's fortunate time. In view of the fact that attention at the earliest opportunity and management and labor had not negoti Mr. President, I ask unanimous con sent to have printed in the RECORD the also shared with those wb.o are keeping the ated and signed a new contract, either situation under close observation. prior to the wage-price freeze imposed text of my message to the President and With cordial regards, by order of the President of the United the acknowledgment received from the Sincerely, States at mid-August or prior to the Sep White House in a letter from an assistant WILLIAM E. TIMMONS, tember 30 contract termination, it meant to the President, William E. Timmons. Assistant to the Presi dent. that the UMWA went out on strike Octo Also, Mr. President, I ask unanimous ber 1 under its traditional no contract consent to have printed in the RECORD [From t he Wheeling (W.Va.) News-Register, no work policy. Negotiations thereafter an editorial entitled "The Crisis With Oct. 15, 1971] under strike conditions were also under Coal," published in the Friday, Octo THE CRISIS WITH COAL ber 15, 1971, Wheeling <W. Va.) News the unusual circumstances of being con "Safety, labor, financial and production ducted dur ing a time of Government ex Register. The editorial discusses a state problems beset the coal energy industry at ercise of controls over the Nation's econ ment made by Herbert F. Richey of its moment of greatest opportunity," Mr. omy. Even worse, the negotiating parties Cleveland, Ohio, president of the Valley Herb Richey, president of the Valley Camp know little, if anything, concerning the Camp Coal Co. and chairman of the Na Coal Company told the National Energy terms the Government will set for the tional Coal Association-a statement Forum in Washington, D.C. last month. made prior to the coal strike concerning Both labor and management seem to agree so-called phase II of the controlled econ on the industry problems, but are miles apart omy following the end of the wage-price certain basic conditions which have been prevailing in the coal industry. on the solutions. Mr. Richey's views express freeze in mid-November. ing the concern of coal owners and manage The economy is being damaged severe There being no objection, the items ment are timely and interesting especially ly-especially the economy of the princi were ordered to be printed in the RECORD, when viewed in the light of what proinises pal coal-producing States. Unemploy as follows: to be a lengthy strike called since his ap ment goes up-reaching far beyond the TELEGRAM pearance in Washington. UMWA striking miners and appearing OCTOBER 14, 1971. Mr. Richey's remarks were amplified by a in the form of furloughs for railroad DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: The continuing work local spokesman for Valley Camp who said and production stoppages which plague the that the company employs over 1,200 people workers and layoffs or absolute loss of country's coal industry accentuate the na with an annual payroll in excess of $10 mil jobs for many other persons employed in tion's fuel shortages and threaten to deepen lion and "unless the many problems :racing other industries or commercial ventures the energy crisis in an acute degree. the industry are solved and unless certain in the coal producing areas. In the states and areas of states where factors change, the Wheeling area could suf And the Nation cannot really afford coal mining dominates the economy--espe fer a loss of this economic asset." the almost total shutoff of coal produc cially in West Virginia and neighboring Ap In his address, Mr. Richey welcomed the tion and the impact of this condition on palachian states-the econoinic and unem recognition by the group of coal's leading both domestic and export markets. If it ployment situation grows ever more severe. role in the national energy picture, as it The over-all effect of the still prevailing represents 88 per cent of the bulk of the goes on much longer the cost in winter national energy reserves, and said, "Too often time power failures and other results will no-contract-no-work situation is growing more devastating daily as men and women the need for coal is stressed, rather than in be catastrophic. in other industrial and commercial enter centive and capability to produce it." For the reasons I have cited, I sent to prises besides coal are being furloughed from Using statistics of a West Virginia mine the President of the United States on their jobs. And our country's balance of pay- owned by Valley Camp, Mr. Richey told the Thursday, October 14, 1971, a telegraphic ments status is being further damaged by forum that during the first hal'f of this year message in which I urged special atten the interruption of coal exports. productivity fell 23 per cent and the mine tion to the problems of the coal strike In light of these conditions and with the lost money. "Production ha.s been in a. steady difficulty of keeping collective bargaining ef slide from 1.5 million tons in 1967 to 1.1 and the difficulties of negotiating a new million tons in 1970, to less than a projected contract under existing economic fective in the case of the Bituminous Coal Operators and the United Mine Workers of million tons this year. Operating costs, mean "freeze" conditions and an upcoming America, in this time of controlled national while, have gone the other way-from about phase II of the controlled .economy which economy, I urge special attention to these $4.20 a. ton in 1967 to $6.61 in 1970, and to continues to be quite nebulous. problems by you and the appropriate execu $8.71 in the first six months of this year. No I emphasize, Mr. President, the last tive branch officials of the Administration company can absorb such operating cost in paragraph of my message to the White which you head. creases and resulting financial losses, and October 19, 1971 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 36893 closing the operation is under serious con who has served as school nurse at my WORLD INFLATION FACTORY sideration," Mr. Richey explained. alma mater, Oakland Tech High School, The mine cited is not an isolated case as he since 1965, has been named winner of pointed out that productivity which rose the 1971 Schering-AAHPER School HON. J. GLENN BEALL, JR. steadily in the coal industry for twenty years, OF MARYLAND during the last three has recorded an alarm Nurse Award in the staff category. ing turnaround. Man-day production figures The award is given annually by Scher IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES compiled by the Ohio Coal Association for ing Corp.

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