May 17, 1973 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16159 paign reform to the Committee on House Ad PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.R. 7933. A blll for the relief of Luis Os· ministration. valdo Salazar-Cabrera; to the Committee on By Mr. MYERS (for himself, Mr. FREN Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private the Judiciary. ZEL, Mr. MADIGAN, Mr. RINALDO, Mr. bills and resolutions were introduced and RoY, and Mr. TALCOTT) : severally referred as follows: H.J. Res. 560. Joint resolution to authorize By Mr. COUGHLIN: the President to issue a proclamation desig H.R. 7931. A b1ll for the relief of Bruce A. nating the week in November which includes PETITIONS, ETC. Feldman, lieutenant commander, Marine Thanksgiving Day in each year as "National Under clause 1 of rule XXII, Family Week"; to the Committee on the Corps, U.S. Navy Reserve; to the Committee Judiciary. on the Judiciary. 2160. The Speaker presented a petition of By Mr. FUQUA: By Mr. HELSTOSKI: Norman L. Birl, Jr., Rosharon, Tex., relative R. Res. 397. Resolution disapproving Reor H.R. 7932. A bUI for the relief of Mr. and to redress of grievances; to the Committee ganization Plan No. 2; to the Committee on Mrs. Manuel H. Araya; to .the Committee on G~vernment Operations. the Judiciary. on the Judiciary.
EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS SENATOR RANDOLPH EXPLAINS IM dents in high schools throughout West "The District Line" . . . by Bill Gold, which Virginia. In 1968, he said, there were only appeared in the Washington Post on Feb PORTANT ROLE OF POLICE ruary 16, 1973, and in which your latest idea WEST VffiGINIA PROBLEMS ARE three drug arrests made in the State but concerning Charleston's "Buzz-the-Fuzz" LISTED-NATIONAL POLICE WEEK last year there were 434 and he expects program was published in the suggestion FOCUSES ATTENTION 600 this year. The age group most seri box. ously affected ranges from 14 to 23. Since the establishment of "Buzz-the During this week and throughout the Fuzz", Charleston Police have been success HON. JENNINGS RANDOLPH year, Mr. President, our citizenry is re ful in reaching approximately eighty per OF WEST VmGINIA minded to say "Hello" to the neighbor cent of the teenager and pre-teen youth in IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES our City. hood policeman or to nod "Thank you" Our last radio broadcast was on Thursday, Thursday, May 17, 1973 at the officer when he assists us in February 22, 1973, between 7:00 P.M. and crossing the street or giving us directions. 7:30P.M. After "Buzz-the-Fuzz" left the air, Mr. RANDOLPH. Mr. President, this It's a small token of appreciation but yet our officer remained at the radio station for week, May 13-19, is "Police Week"-a a well-deserved one. more than thirty minutes, answering ques week that deserves recognition by Amer I ask unanimous consent, Mr. Presi tions still being telephoned in. ica's citizens. The policeman's job today dent, that the following articles be We feel that "Buzz-the-Fuzz" acquaints is tougher than ever. Patrick V. Murphy, printed in the RECORD: An excerpt from adults and youth with "their" police depart head of the Police Foundation, says the ment and establishes a better relationship Bill Gold's "District Line" column about between our department and the citizens of Nation's law enforcement community is a radio program responsible for better crippled by frustration, low morale, and the City of Charleston. It also makes our communication between the police and officers more aware of their personal lives a shattered self-image. Murphy feels the community in Charleston, W. Va.; and conduct so as not to be exposed on that- my statement on the anniversary of this "Buzz-the-Fuzz". The policeman has never been able to tell unique program; a letter from the Our program is very successful and one of the public how different and tough his lite Charleston chief of police about the which we are extremely proud. is, how dangerous it is. People have no idea May I thank you for your suggestion to of the complexities and pressu.res of his Job. "Buzz the Fuzz" program; a new article other Police Departments that such a pro on Patrick Murphy of the Police Founda gram might be advisable to establish com The policeman's roles are many and tion; and a "letter to the editor" of the munications between the police and the varied. He or she must be a traffic di News-Tribune in Keyser, w. va., by a community. rector, a "big brother," a teacher an former West Virginia State trooper. Very truly yours, administrator, and a protector of' the There being no objection, the ma L. H. MORRIS, public. At a recent meeting of the West terial was ordered to be printed in the Chief of Police. Virginia Governor's Committee on RECORD, as follOWS: Crime, Delinquency, and Correction the [From the Washington Post, Feb. 16, 1973] RADIO STATEMENT BY U.S. SENATOR JENNINGS discussion of community relations 'cov RANDOLPH, MARCH 8, 1973 THE DISTRICT LINE ered issues such as:· The relation of edu I commend WXIT's Buzz the Fuzz Pro cation, religion, and employment to (By B1ll Gold) gram on its first anniversary. I know the im crime; new directions in education and SUGGESTION BOX portant public service role it provides and employment efforts; specific community A young friend named Jennings Randolph its value to the people. and individual actions as deterrents to served his state for 14 years in the House of The Charleston Area Chamber of Com crime; integrity of government; delivery Representatives, has already put in 14 more merce, The Charleston Police Department in the Senate, and was reelected to another and the management of WXIT are all to be of social services; responsiveness of gov 6-year term last November. Somehow dur commended for their participation in this ernment; drug abuse prevention, treat ing all these years he has managed to main unique program. ment and education. tain a lively interest in new ideas. I am especially interested in the drug in I am seriously concerned over the in The latest from him is about the "Buzz the formation effort of WXIT. As a member of creasing number of law enforcement Fuzz" idea that gained almost instant popu the Senate Subcommittee on Alcoholism and larity in Charleston, West Virginia's capital. Narcotics, I know of the drug problem fac officers who have been killed by crimi ing us. I believe informational programs such nals. Our able colleague, Senator EAsT Any citi~ren who has a police-related ques LAND, has called for "immediate action tion can get it answered by dialing a special as Buzz and the Fuzz are very beneficial. number listed in the Charleston phone book. Again, my best wishes for continued suc from Congress." One hundred or more In addition, there's a Buzz the Fuzz radio cess. police officers have been killed in each program sponsored by a Community Involve of the last 3 years-double that of the ment Task Force. [From the Washington Post, May 14, 1973] mid-1960's. In 1971, 126 policemen were Big city police departments looking for Ex-CHIEF MURPHY SEES WORK AHEAD killed. Last year 112 officers were slain. ways to establish better lines of communi More officers were killed attempting cation between themselves and their com (By Paul W. Valentine) arrests than in any category. We must munities might be well advised to consider Patrick V. Murphy, cop for 27 years, police stop warfare against the police. Sen. Randolph's report on Buzz the Fuzz. chief in four cities including New York and An ever-increasing problem for law Washington and now head of the Police CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, Foundation here, says the nation's law en enforcement is drug abuse. Col. R. L. forcement community is crippled by frustra Bonar, head of the West Virginia State Charleston, W.Va., February 27, 1973. Han. JENNINGS RANDOLPH, tion, low morale and a shattered self-image. Police, has asked the State to .provide U.S. Senate, "There have been improvements, yes, but additional troopers to meet the drug Washington, D.O. we still have a very long way to go," said situation. Bonar said that the drug prob DEAR Sm: This is to acknowledge, with ap Murphy, 52, in his new office at the Police lem is a serious one and has affected stu- preciation, receipt of the article entitled Foundation, an arm of the Ford Foundation 16160 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1973 with a $30 million grant to devise experi armored personnel carriers-and to encour attitudes of many would change. I venture mental and innovative training and research age instead the use of low key tactics, non to say that there would be many people who projects among the nation's pollee depart violent crowd control procedures and in couldn't take it for a week. ments. dividual dispute settlement skills. I hear people talk about police harassment. In a wide-ranging but bleak overview of As president of the Police Foundation, You people don't know what harassment 18 law enforcement in America, Murphy said Murphy says he hopes now to combine his until you are a policeman. pollee departments lack professionalization, experience as a policeman with the energies A policeman Is a lot of things, but what resist change, suffer organizational fragmen of the foundation to help cure the ills of people forget Is that he is an individual wtth tation, place undue emphasis on hardware contemporary law enforcement. feelings also. He goes out and tries to do a and equipment and are paranoid about the Once a beat patrolman in New York City job (most of the time the odds are against often hostile world surrounding them. 27 years ago, Murphy has served as pollee him) protect lives and property. The lives Rank-and-file pollcemen are deeply trou chief in Syracuse, N.Y., public safety director and property of you and your family. He takes bled by the social "permissiveness and loss in Washington, pollee commissioner in De many risks and is compelled to do things of standards" they see around them, he said, troit and most recently pollee commissioner which brings tears to his eyes or makes him while police chiefs are vexed by a simllar loss in New York. feel like its time to get behind the bushes of discipline among the rank and file itself. He was also briefly an administrator of the and vomit (only because what he has to do Police departments are plagued by sick Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Admin is part of his job and it takes a certain kind ins, "blue flu" protests and other breaches of istration in late 1968. to do it). the paramllitary tradition of policing, he Do you know what it's like to get a call said. [F1rom the Keyser (W. Va.) News-Tribune, that a man has just shot and k1lled three "The chiefs are always complaining that Dec. 14, 1972] people and has barricaded himself in a house? the new pollcemen don't respect authority, LE'rl'ER TO THE EDITOR Do you realize who has to get that man out that they don't want to comply, to conform," On Monday, Dec. 11, 1972, three West Vir of that house before he kUls anyone else? he said. ginia Conservation Officers were walking The policeman. Do you know what it is like Rank and file officers in turn feel that the across Potomac State Campus. I personally to be called out on an accident and when you "country is going to hell," he said, and they knew one of them because when I was a arrive you recognize the car as being your consider themselves the "thin blue line" be member of the West Virglnla State :J;»ollce best friend's or a neighbor and all that is tween order and chaos. I had. the pleasure of working with him on visible is blood and part of a leg because the Police officers increasingly have retreated occasions. The other two officers I had never rest of the body is pinned underneath the into social isolation and their own closed worked with but have had the pleasm-e of car? Do you know how it feels to have to go fraternities "because they feel that no one meeting in the past. They stopped and we to a home and tell a mother, father, hus understands them," Murphy said. talked for a minute and 'I asked: "What are band, or wife that their soil or daughter or "It's so frustrating to them," he said. you doing up here?" They informed me that mate was k1lled in an automobile accident "The policeman ha.s never been able to tell they had a warrant for an individual. I told by a drunk? The sound of screams, the beg the public how different and tough his life them to take it easy and that I would see ging, the hoping that there has been some is, how dangerous it is. People have no idea them around. As they started to continue kind of a mistake. None of it is pretty. Not of the complexities and pressures of his their walk across the campus I heard some one bit of it. Then finally the day comes job . . • Since he feels no one understands shouting "GET THE PIGS OFF CAMPUS." when you receive a teletype that Trooper or him, he tends to get into that kind of a Not only does this type of thing occur with Patrolman ------was killed this shell." the students but with the public in general morning attempting to serve a warrant or Many officers resent what they feel is an also. while making a routine check. That, my attempt by modern police departments to Not too long ago the legislature passed a friends, is a terrible feeling. It makes you force them into a "social worker" role in law lowering the adult status from 21 years want to cry, to vomit, and the worst of it addition to their traditional enforcement of age to 18 years of age. This means that all is that the policeman must attend his jobs, Murphy said. an 18-year-old by law is considered an adult. fellowman's funeral and be brave as he sits "We're trying to improve the policeman's It gives him the right to vote, to buy whiskey, and watches the dead policeman's wife and perception of himself in this respect," he and to enter into corporations, etc. I have family accept all that is left of his life. His said. "If he ever sat down and thought about always contended, however, that just because name plate and the flag that was draped it, he'd realize that most of his work always an individual reaches the age of 18, 21, or over his coffin. I could go on and on about has been of a noncrimlnal nature--am even 25 that this in itself doesn't make him the policeman. , bulance runs, accidents, quieting a noisy an adult. Whenever I hear comments like I Again I must agree with the public tha..t party-and not to lock people up. heard on Monday then I feel it just sets a there is no place for a law enforcement of "The policeman's job is maintaining order, stronger foundation on my belief mentioned ficer if he has no training. He is a menace not just arresting people • . . settling do above. Unfortunately, it's not only the stu to our society, he may get a fellow police mestic disputes Without arresting anyone dents, it's the citizens, and what is more officer killed, and, yes, he will find it hard is an example of how a truly professional disgraceful it is the parents who also make to gain the respect of the people he is to policeman can put his skills to work." these type of comments. serve. We cannot blame all of this on the Despite these and other problems, Murphy So many times I hear people say that a individual himself except that he ought to said, there have been some fundamental im particular person isn't a cop because he has respect himself and the people he is to serve provements in pollee performance in re never had any training. All the administra more by fighting and requesting that train centyears. tion has done is given him a badge and gun ing be made available for him. Also 1! the "Major city departments especiaJly are and call him a policeman. I Will admit that public would concern themselves with this you are 100 percent right and that I dis problem and demand that their law enforce more sophisticated now in handling race agree with that procedure 100 percent. Un relations, crowd control, when and how to fortunately, there are policemen in this cate ment officers be trained then I'm sure this make arrests, things of that sort," he said. would wake many administrations up gory and because of their lack of ~nowledge, But a central problem remains: profes not only of the law but more so common throughout our country. sionalizing pollee departments and junking sense, it makes it bad for all law-enforce I was a policeman or a "PIG," 1! you wish, the "m111tary model" on which most depart ment officers, just like those few individuals in Keyser for a little over two years. I was ments are now structured, he said. who shouted those words make it bad for proud to wear the forest green uniform of Among other things, this would allow all college students and all citizens, parents, theW. Va. State Police, and I was also proud ra.nk-and-file officers to participate more etc. I w111 be the first to admit that we don't to work with the individuals that I worked fully in the "problem solving and priority need policemen of this caliber. I feel that all with. They taught me a lot and I have a lot setting" procedures of the department, he law-enforcement personnel from Justice of to learn and eventually hope to go back said. Peace to F.B.I. should be required to be into law enforcement. The citizens of Keyser Professionalization would also help to trained before being sent out to do a man's and Mineral County taught me a lot also. establish statewide standards of perform job. They care, but they don't want to get in ance, encourage the merger or elimination As for the word "PIG." To a well trained, volved. If you care, you wlll get involved if of small inefficient departments and over dedicated pollee officer that word has a only to voice your opinion. come the "fragmentation and interjurisdic specific meaning. Pride, Integrity, and Guts. To the students and to the citizens who tional messes we now have in our metropoli If an individual gets all excited when some tan areas,'' he said. feel that the words disrespect and policeman one calls him a "PIG," then he's not cut out go together, there 1s one thing to keep in Another benefit, already \lsed in some for the Job. mind. If it wasn't for the "PIGS" then the cities, he said, is employment of civ111ans When I heard the words, "get the pigs as personnel directors, systems managers, off campus," it wasn't the fact that the word PENS throughout the nation would not be lawyers and other specialized consultants in "pig" was mentioned that puzzled me, it was filled with people who have committed crimes the police hierarchy. the sound of disrespect that encouraged me against the lives and property that the po There is an additional need, he said, for to write this letter. I sincerely believe that liceman tries in vain to prot ect. departments to de-emphasize the use and 1f people had the opportunity to ride for one Ex-Trooper JAMEs D. Ross, display of police hardware--guns, tear gas, week with a law enforcement officer the Keyser, W.Va. May 17, 1973 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16161 BIG BROTHER GOVERNMENT NOW parental permission paddling was instituted CARL SCHURZ HIGH SCHOOL TELLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHAT as the reward for misbehavior. MARKS 100TH ANNIVERSARY That people liked the idea of this school TODO was evidenced by an ever increasing enroll ment. Parents who could send their children to public school for free chose instead to pay HON. FRANK ANNUNZIO HON. LAWRENCEJ. HOGAN hundreds of dollars a year to send them to OF n.LINOIS OF MARYLAND Clinton Christian School where the Bible and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES strict discipline were an integral part of reg ular school life. Thursday, May 17, 1973 Thursday, May 17, 1973 Presently more than 600 students are en Mr. ANNUNZIO. Mr. Speaker, on rolled on three separate campuses of the May 18 Carl Schurz High School, located Mr. HOGAN. Mr. Speaker, in 1966, the school. Clinton Christian School was founded Now comes the bureaucracy, that so totally in the 11th Congressional District which on a curriculum which interlinked a epitomizes Prince Georges County these days, I am privileged to represent, will be 100 progressive educational program with re in an attempt to close the school for reasons years old. The school will celebrate the ligious concepts and discipline. Recent that smack more of harassment than genu occasion with an art fair and a reunion. governmental actions at this privately ine concern for the children of parents who All former teachers have been invited operated school are an example of "big willingly and deliberately place their chil to return and to meet with their students dren in an educational environment of which from bygone years. brother" government assuming the role they approve. of dictating to all of us, not only what There are zoning considerations and fire The program will include a tum-of is to be taught in our schools, but also safety considerations included in the move the-century melodrama play, art dis how it is to be taught. against the school. plays in the halls, strolling musicians, Itn conferring with Prince Georges Zoning is an arbitrary situation and easily and a concert, concluded by school 1 County Councilman, John Burcham, he resolved by a majority vote of the County chorus members from years past, sing Council. The fire safety violations cited ap ing Handel's Hallelujiah Chorus. informed me that the County Health De pear easy enough to solve with the placement partment objected to the disciplinary Carl Schurz High School is a North of additional exit signs and an improved west Side Chicago landmark, both as methods employed by the school as well alarm system. as the children learning and repeating in The real crux of the situation may revolve an institution and as a building. Begun unison, verses and chapters from the around philosophy and may not be so easily as Jefferson Township Hi'gh School in Bible. Furthermore, representatives of or w11lingly changed. 1872, the school changed its name once the Health Department gave scores of The county Health Department has stepped and location twice before it became a into the scene with criticism of children fixture at Milwaukee and Addison, grow zero to the school because it did not have learning and repeating in unison verses and exactly the materials prescribed for 3-to ing with the Northwest area which it chapters from the Bible. A report written has served for five generations. 6-year oldS, such as a table and chairs, by someone named Helen Foster who is telephones, sponges, hand puppets, et described as chief of child day care and child As it was being built, a civic official of cetera. development division also objects to teaching German origin p1'essed for and won re Mr. Speaker, there seems to be a real children to read at an early age. naming of the new facility for Carl paradox when a representative of gov Mrs. Foster reveals herself as reading, writ Schurz, prominent German-born friend ernment expresses concern about young ing and arithmetic advocate when she writes of Abraham Lincoln, orator, journalist, children having the opportunity for free "creative experiences were not provided nor ambassador, and senator who died in were time, materials, equipment and oppor 1906. dom of expression when in the same tunities for such experiences provided." breath those representatives of govern Such an observation harks of that large While unconnected with Chicago or ment are prescribing to those in charge cadre of modern educators who would rank the Northwest Side, Schurz was not with of a school a very specific controlled en a course in creative sandbox well ahead of out fame in the field of education. Upon vironment. It seems strange that chil either reading or writing. his arrival in the United States in 1849 dren must have an opportunity for free However it is a strange world in which and his settlement in Watertown, Wis., dom of expression, but the grownups do public health officials hold undue influence his wife, Margarethe, transplanted a over school curriculum and reverence to German custom and began the first not. God. It is obvious to me that this campaign Mrs. Foster also cites a regulation that American kindergarten in 1856. against this and other private schools is states, "no child shall be subjected to treat Mr. Speaker, it was my privilege to be a thinly disguised attempt to deny par ment injurious to his physical or emotional assigned as a teacher at the Carl Schurz ents of Prince Georges County a chance health by a staff member." High School in 1936. During my tenure to send their youngsters to private Apparently learning to read at an early at Schurz, I had the honor of knowing age and learning Bible verses is considered William Slocum, the distinguished prin schools rather than have them bused by the Health Department to be injurious miles and miles away from their home cipal of Carl Schurz who served in this to the emotional health of children. capacity for more than 25 years, as well neighborhoods. Dr. Perry Stearns, the county's public Mr. Speaker, because it represents health officer also got into the act t.y declar as Thomas C. Johnson, who served as clearly the concept that the parents, not ing that the school could be closed if it fails principal from 1936 to 1939, after Mr. the State, can make the best judgment to correct the violations. Slocum's retirement. as to what is best for their children, I Dr. Stearns declared that "paddling chil Carl Schurz High School was, and still dren is not an accepted practice" even if is today, the center of many community would like to call, to the attention of parents do consent. my colleagues, an editorial by The activities. It provided the community It is just this sort of drivel from fuzzy with outstanding basketball and football Courier, a weekly newspaper published thinking public officials that has brought the in Prince Georges County, Md. public school system to its present chaotic teams, many fine operettas, and extra state. Lack of discipline in public schools is curricular activities that involved the INEXCUSABLE REPORT whole community. The "esprit de corps" Just seven years ago several people who eroding the entire educational process. were dismayed by the lack of association If the Mrs. Fosters and Dr. Stearns of the of the faculty and its excellent relations between God and life in the public school world have their way we may yet succeed in with the community were a source of system of Prince Georges County founded rearing a generation of totally undisciplined great pride and inspiration both to me and opened the Clinton Christian School. and atheistic people who are much more con and to the other teachers. Its founders embarked on a program of cerned with their creative experiences than I was the class adviser on the clean,up education which not only would teach chil the productive work of life. campaign which generated so much in dren to read, write, add and subtract, but We st111 steadfastly hold to the concept terest among the students, their parents, would place an important empliasis on God's that parents, not the state, can make the and the various community organiza role in man's life and man's role on God's best judgment as to what is best for their Earth. children. tions. I can remember distinctly the feel The founders realized what everyone in the We are confident that Clinton Christian ing of pride shared by the faculty and world realizes except the various boards of School wlll wage a determined fight for those the students as we ran the poster contest education. If the learning process is to func ideals which it and its supporters believe and for the best clean-up poster, the locker tion well there must be discipline, so with that David once again may slay Goliath. clean-up, and the competition among the 16162 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1973 various grammar schools, whose students The Trade Reform Act of 1973, I re Va.nik response: Vagueness in the area of quested the assistance of the Ways and worker adjustment assistance caused much ultimately came to Schurz. of the difficulty u11-der the 1962 Trade Act. Carl Schurz was a "hub" for all of the Means Committee in obtaining answers 7. Question: Further, in Sec. 202(b), it community activities. I salute Carl to an initial list of questions-many states that if the President decides not to Schurz High School on its 100th birth technical in nature--which I raised con take action, he shall submit a. report to Con day, and I also salute Mr. J.P. Maloney, cerning the bill. gress "immediately". Is the term immediately its present principal, the teachers, the Because of the importance of this leg to be understood to be the sixty days referred students, and the parents, for carrying islation to all Members of Congress and to elsewhere in the paragraph, or since there on all of the wonderful traditions estab to the entire Nation, I would like to en might be uncertainty, should the word "im mediately" be clarified to indicate that ac lished during the 100-year history of Carl ter in the RECORD at this point the tion within 60 days is intended? Schurz-including outstanding service to questions, the answers prepared by the Answer: The term "immediately" means its students and dedicated service to the O:tnce of the Special Trade Representa immediately after reaching a. decision. The entire community. tive, and in some cases a further re President has 60 days in which to make the sponse from myself. decision. I am making this data public, because 8. Question: In Section 202(b), if the I believe it is important for each Mem President reports a. negative determination RUBBERSTAMPED POSTAL ALIBIS to the Congress, can the Congress do any ber to examine this bill most carefully, thing about it? In other words, I do not to raise general policy questions as well see any provision for the passage of a. "cor HON. WILLIAM J. SCHERLE as specific questions on details and lan- rective resolution" by the Congress. OF IOWA guage. . Answer: Congress can enact legislation. The questions and responses follow: Va.nik response: This would be a. difficult IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1. Question: Sec. 2 (a.) refers, as part of the legislative process. An amendment should be Thursday, May 17, 1973 statement of purposes, to "formulation of provided to permit a "Legislative Veto" of international standards for investment and such determinations. Mr. SCHERLE. Mr. Speaker, a recent tax laws and policies." Where is this stated 9. Question: In Section 203 relating to editorial in the Clarinda, Iowa Herald purpose carried out in the actual language import relief, the President may suspend the Journal concerning the U.S. Postal Serv and authorities described in the Act? application of items 806.30 or 807.00 of the ice will be of interest to my colleagues. Answer: Section 2 (a.) states that a. purpose Tariff Schedules of the United States. As I It describes the excuses most favored by of the proposed Act is to provide authority understand the headnotes to this portion of the Post O:tnce to explain tardy mail de in the trade field supporting U.S. participa the Tariff Schedule, this wm mean that tion in an interrelated effort to develop re American items exported, with value added livery and suggests a variety of ways to in foreign countries, and then imported into expand the now limited vocabulary of forms in the world economic system gen erally. the United States will not, as per the pro the rubberstamp. It might not expedite 2. Question: Sec. 103(e) (3) refers to dis visions of 806.30 and 807.00 pay duty just on your correspondence--What could ?-but approval of an agreement by a. "majority of the foreign value added, but will, when these it will liven up its looks. the authorized membership of that House." provisions are suspended, pay full duty on The editorial follows: Does this mean a. majority of all members the value of the total imported product. Is RUBBERSTAMPED POSTAL ALmiS (218) or a. majority of a. quorum (110)? this reading correct? Answer: A majority of all members. Answer: Yes. The reading is correct. A man recently received a. letter that took 10. Question: In Section 203(d) (4) there 15 days to get from Indiana. to California.. It Va.nlk response: This raises a serious issue as to whether or not we are to permit legis is a reference to the "factors described in was rubber-stamped with this explanation lative language which wlll require, In essence, 202 (b) ." Should this reference actually be from an Indiana post office: "Found in Sup to "factors described in 202(c) "? posed Empty Equipment." more than a. majority vote on legislative vetoes. Answer: Yes. The correct reference is Sec A rubber stamp? It must be necessary to 3. Question: In Sections 111, 112, 113, and tion 202 (c). use such a message quite a. lot. A California. 114, there seems to be some confusion or at 11. Question: Under the compensation editor snooped around and found another least little rationale In what is covered under authorities described in Section 404, would stamped message used often by the postal the hearing and advice procedures. Should there be a system of hearings, advice, etc., services: "Found Behind Inoperative Files." not Section 103 actions be covered under as provided in Section 111ff. This led to a. game anyone can play. The Section 111 and 114-as they are in Section Answer: Section 410 provides for public Lapeer (Mich.) suggests making up your 112 and 113? hearings prior to the conclusion of any own rubber stamps for the postal service. Answer: It is difficult to provide the Tariff agreement or the modification of any duty Such as: Commission with information on non-tariff pursuant to Section 404. "Found in Cornerstone of Building Dedi barriers in advance of negotiations similar Vanik response: This does not appear to cated in 1854." to that provided with respect to items which be as detailed or as specific a hearing process "Chewed & Considered Digested by Friend will be subject to tariff concessions. Non as provided through Sections 111 and fol ly Goat." tariff barriers are very complex and agreed lowing: "Excavated by Archeological Crew in An solutions will not be apparent in the usual · 12. Question: In Section 221(a.), workers cient Greek Diggings." case in advance of the negotiations. "Removed by Mistake from Mail Bag by may petition for assistance and relief. The Vanik response: But the removal of Non phrase found in 201 (a.) ( 1), "which is repre Old Bag." Tariff Barriers can be just as serious or "Missent to Moscow, Russia., from Moscow, sentative of an industry" is missing. Does damaging to an industry and its workers as this mean that the workers of any single Idaho." Tariff reductions. "Found in Septic Tank at Home of Dis company, plant, or shop, can seek relief, 4. Question: In Sec. 201 (b) (4), should the even though the industry in which they are charged Mail Carrier." phrase be "compete more effectively with "Went South With Sparrows by Mistake." employed is, perhaps not suffering as a whole imports" or "against" imports? from import injuries? "Fell into Disgrace, but Recovered by Loyal Answer: The meaning is intended to be Postal Employees." the same under either formulation. Answer: The worker adjustment assistance "Found in Pony Express Mail Bag on Late provisions are designed to aid workers 5. Question: If the U.S. Tariff Commission whether or not an entire industry 1s im Late Show." is split, will that still constitute an affirma "Found in Back of Miss-parked 1934 man tive finding of the Commission under the pacted. A significant number or proportion truck." provisions of this new bill? of the workers in a. firm or appropriate sub "You get the idea. Mall your suggestions Answer: If the Commission is split, the division of a. firm who are totally or partially to us. We may print them, if they get here," President can break the tie either way under separated may receive assistance. the Lapeer paper concluded. authority of Sec. 330 (d) of the Tariff Act of 13. Question: (a.) Section 222 defines group 1930, as amended in 1954. eligibility requirements for worker relief 6. Question: In Sec. 202(b), definite time assistance. The criteria are that a signifi periods are set for Presidential action with cant number or proportion of the workers QUESTIONS ON H.R. 6767, THE respect to 202(a) (1) but there appears to be in the firm have become totally or partially TRADE REFORM ACT OF 1973 no time requirement for implementing ac separated, or are threatened to become so, tion under 202(a) (2) providing for assistance that sales or production, or bot h, of such to workers through the Department of La firm or subdivision have decreased, and that HON. CHARLES A. VANIK bor. Shouldn't there also be a. time require imports have contributed substantially to OF OHIO ment for action under 202(a) (2)? this situation. What is the "relationship" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Answer: Since the Presidential action is between the three conditions? Must all be Thursday, May 17, 1973 confined to requesting the Secretary to ex met? pedite petitions for adjustment assistance, a. (b) Could not a. situation exist where. sales Mr. VANIK. Mr. Speaker, prior to the time limit does not appear appropriate in and production of a. firm would be up, but beginning of the hearings on H.R. 6767, this case. through automation and increased produc- May 17, 1973 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16163 tivity, workers are being separated and, be of anti-dumping and other unfair trade pro rifices of American money and man cause of the volume of imports, additiona.l visions against those Nations which have an power. Conversely, the European com jobs are not being created in the domestic export-rebatable form of VAT? plaints are mere suppositions-notions economy, commensurate with the increased Answer: The amendment of Section 203 sales of the product? would affect rebates of taxes under the Anti that we might be plotting something Answer: (a) All three criteria must be Dumping Act in only one respect. It would they do not like. These gripes have no met. require that taxes being rebated be related substance-no reality-and they could (b) Under the proposed Trade Reform Act, directly to the products exported to the mean nothing at all. as well as under existing law, adjustment United States or components thereof. Ac I hope Dr. Kissinger in his efforts to assistance is directed towards import caused cordingly, it would not have any effect on build what he terms "a new Atlantic underemployment. Treasury's present treatment of rebates of Charter" will not trade off, as though 14. Question: In section 231(B), is the the value-added tax under the Anti-Dumping dealing with matters of equal validity, Committee aware of any reason for the de Act. letion of the 78 weeks out of the last 156 21. Question: In Section 350, relating to our real complaints against those of weeks employment conditions presently con protection against patent violations, has the Europe which in truth are quibbles and tained in 19 U.S.C. 1941(c)(1). In addition, Committee received any communications in suspicions. If he does so, then his new how long are unemployment benefits good dicating that this type of protection should European agreement could prove to be for? Are there no special periods of extended be applied in copyright cases? as shaky in the test as has been the one unemployment benefits for older workers Answer: There is no necessity to extend he negotiated on Vietnam. (as provided in present law under the Trade the protection afforded by section 337 of the Expansion Act of 1962)? Tariff Act to copyright cases in light of the Answer: The deletion of the 78 week re provisions of title 17 of the United States quirement is motivated by a desire to dimin Code (enacted by act of July 30, 1947, ch. THE WELFARE MYTH ish the administrative burden and resulting 391, 61 Stat. 652). Sections 106 through 109 delay of researching each individual's em of title 17 provide effective remedies in re ployment record. In addition, this restrictive spect of the importation of prohibited ar HON. DONALD M. FRASER requirement unnecessarily excluded workers ticles, including provisions for the forfeiture OF MINNESOTA from benefits. The unemployment benefits and destruction thereof. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 22. Question: In Section 401(b) (1) (A) and are co-extensive with the period that bene Thursday, May 17, 1973 fits are co-extensive with the period that 401(b) (3) (A), there is the word "substan benefits are available in the worker's :state tial" as applied to balance of payments Mr. FRASER. Mr. Speaker, the Ameri of employment. There are no special periods deficits and surpluses. Has the Committee can people have been inundated with ac of extended unemployment benefits for older received any communication as to what is meant by the word "substantial?" cusations, innuendos, facts, and fictions workers. about what is commonly called the wel 15. Question: It is true that the $5 per Answer: This is a judgmental factor which day subsistence allowance provided in Sec must be weighed by the President at the time fare mess. The information and misin tion 234, ::elating to training, is the same that action under the section is contem formation has come from public officials, figure as was provided in the TEA of 1962? plated. the media, and the man on the street. Answer: Yes. Vanik comment: This is the type of re The result is a confused and too often 16. Question: In Section 236, relocation sponse that should cause all of us in the unfair picture of the welfare recipient. allowances are provided for an affected Congress to examine this legislation with the utmost care. There is entirely too much COPE, the Committee on Political worker "who is the head of a family." Since Education of the AFL-CIO, has put to there is a dollar limitation on the amount Executive discretion throughout the bill. of relocation assistance, shouldn't reloca gether a fact sheet on welfare, aptly tion be provided to any worker, regardless of headlined "Welfare: Everybody's Whip his family or marital status? DR. KISSINGER TURNS TO ping-Boy." We should use the facts of Answer: The dollar limitation on the lump EUROPE welfare not the fictions as the base for sum payment in the proposed bill does not our discussions of this difficult problem. constitute a significant change in the over COPE's memo contributes greatly to the all relocation allowance provisions of the HON. JOSEPH M. GAYDOS necessary rational discussion. Mr. Speak Trade Expansion Act. The proposed bill con OF PENNSYLVANIA er, I include the following: tinues the Trade Expansion Act requirement IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the worker be a head of a family. Tbe WELFARE: EVERYBODY'S WHIPPING-BOY more important limitation on relocation al Thursday, May 17, 1973 Welfare ... it's as unloved as athlete's lowances is that it is directly related to rea Mr. GAYDOS. Mr. Speaker, Dr. Henry foot. Office-holders know they're guaranteed sonable and necessary expenses. prime press space by attacking it. Conserva Vanik response: Relocation assistance Kissinger now is turning his considerable tive groups and leaders make careers inveigh should be provided to all workers, whether diplomatic talents from Southeast Asia ing against it. In a government administering married or single. to Europe and, in a recent major policy thousands of programs, welfare is probably 17. Question: With respect to Section 239 speech to the annual meeting of the As the least popular and most misunderstood. and payment to the States for supplemental sociated Press in New York City, gave It's everybody's whipping-boy. benefits for workers, ha.s the Administration what was described as an unusually The Greeks created no more myths about supplied the Committee with any estimates frank analysis of the problems there. their gods than we have about welfare. Time on the cost of these proposals. If so, would H:s analysis disturbed me, not be and again we are told of the welfare client these estimates permit a calculation of the who arrives in a fancy car to pick up the number of American workers who will be cause of the nature of the problems he check that comes from taxpayers' money, hurt by imports? listed but because he seemed to have and goes home to his color television and Answer: Estimates will be submitted as ours and the Europeans' grouped to vintage champagne. He is strong, able-bodied p.art of the hearings on the bill. gether as of equal diplomatic concern. and employable. we are told ... but he just 18. Question: In Section 245, relating to Complaints here about Europe, he said, doesn't want to work. He's a loafer. definitions, why have Guam and the Vir are that the nations there ignore their If the welfare client is female, we are gin Islands been excluded, particularly now wider responsibilities in pursuing their drawn a horror picture of repeated illegit that they have delegates in the Congress? imate births for the sole purpose of in Answer: The Trade Expansion Act defini own economic self interests and that creasing her welfare benefits. She's a loafer, tion has been retained. they are not carrying enough of the com too. Vanlk response: This is not an answer to mon defense load. Europe's complaints, We are advised that welfare provides such the question. he added, are that we appear to be out opulent living its clients would be crazy to 19. Question: In section 301(a) (B), the to divide them economically, or desert give it all up and go to work. We hear re term "country or instrumentality" is used. them militarily, or bypass them diplo peatedly that welfare clients are cheats and Does the word instrumentality apply to the matically. welfare programs are rampant with fraud. EEC? To what groups does it apply? I submit that these complaints are on We even are asked to belie·ve that hordes of Answer: The term instrumentality does poor people scrutinize statistics that come apply to the EEC and, for example, to any two very different levels. Ours against out of federal and state agencies, locate states customs union with a common external Europe are based on what actually is and communities where the highest welfare, tariff. taking place and each constitutes a benefits are paid, and choose their spots ac 20. Question: In Section 203, establishing heavy financial burden upon us. We are cordingly. purchase prices, is it the Committee's under getting little European economic coop We believe, too, that the majority of wel standing that this applies to the traditional eration as the state of the dollar and our fare recipients are blacks. form of Value-Added Tax as used in Europe? trade deficits attest. And Europe's dodg Perhaps the attitude of a great many Is this section intended to permit the use ing on NATO's cost has meant great sac- Americans toward welfare was reflected in a 16164 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1973 campaign statement by President Nixon: cent receiving benefits who are either com advantaged" and "under-privileged" fancy "We are faced with the choice between the pletely or partially ineligible. It is likely that words "to describe kids who are hungry and 'work ethic' that built this nation's charac this range of cheating, plus error, exists in ill-clothed and living in rat-infested tene ter, and the new 'welfare ethic' that could income tax payments of citizens and in many ments surrounded by filth, despair, degrada cause that American character to weaken." other areas of activity. tion and often disease." The statement seems to encompass and rein No one argues that any cheating should be Instead, Seidman said, "their plight is ig force most of the myths about welfare. permitted when discovered, but the public nored and all the attention is placed on the As the new Congress swings into action and idea of massive fraud in welfare is wrong. alleged sins of the adults . . . but whatever may confront again, as it did last year, the As for invading hordes of welfare clients may or may not be the sins of their parents, welfare issue, it's a good time to look more moving from state to state to achieve higher the gutltless children share heavtly in the closely at the facts, not the myths. Follow benefits, facts don't support this myth. In ipunishment.'' ing are 10 key facts about welfare. New York, which pays the highest benefits, It is too simple to say, as some do, "send Fact No. 1-People wind up on welfare less than two percent of new recipients have the mothers to work." In the first place, sur not because they are cheats, loafers or ma lived in the state less than two years; more veys show many would like to work. But lingerers, but because they are poor. They than 85 percent of all recipients have lived where are the jobs, and if there were jobs are not just poor in money, but in every there more than five years. The facts show what do you do with the children? Who will thing. They've had poor education, poor that poor people, like the rest of us, move be there when they get home from school? health care, poor chances at decent employ around mainly to find better job opportu If they are pre-school, where are the day care ment, and poor prospects for anything better. nities. centers to look after them properly? The Fact No. 2-But even most of the poor are Fact No. 8-Welfare mothers are not President vetoed day, care legislation a couple not on welfare. Some 15 million Americans churning out illegitimate children. Nearly 70 of years back. receive some form of welfare benefits. There percent of ali children in welfare families If there were sufficient jobs and adequate are more than 25 million officially below the are legitimate, according to the Social and day care facilities, what are the ethical im poverty level of $4,000 a year for a family of Rehabilitation Service of HEW. Thirty per plicaJtions of a must-work program for wel four. Another 30-50 million are just barely cent of welfare families with any children fare mothers? Some welf·are opponents have above it. And $4,000 a year, as everyone have only one child; 25 percent have two; 18 split personalities. In one breBith they oppose knows, does not afford extravagance. percent have three. The remainder have four day care legisl8ition on the grounds it would Fact No. 3-Qf the 15 million receiving wel or more. weaken the family structure; in the nex·t fare, about eight million are children under Economically, anyway, the myth is non breath they extol "work-fare" and the "work 16 years of age. Anyone for "work-fare" for sense, since the average payment per addi ethic." You can't have it both ways. children more than half a century after tional child nationally is only $35 a month, Experience with non-federal must-work child labor laws were enacted? hardly an incentive toward mass production. programs for welfare clients in several states Fact No. 4--Less than one percent-about Fact No. 9-More than 48 percent of wel has been a jolt, with one of the key road 150,000--of welfare recipients are able-bodied fare families are white; about 43 percent are blocks to any success being "the documented employable males. Many of these are in their black. Most of the remaining are American reluctance of employers" to hire welfare re late-middle years. Most are uneducated. All Indians, Orientals and other racial minori cipients, according to a congressional study. are required by law to sign up for work or ties. The reasons for the high percentage of Welfare probably will be a matter of heated work training. A government study shows blacks are self-evident: More than 34 per controversy for years to come, and it is likely more than 80 percent want to work, rather cent of the black population in the U.S. have to remain massively misunderstood. The than draw welfare, and among the fathers in incomes below the poverty level, compared shape of any true reform was described by this group one in three is enrolled in work to 13 percent of the white population. Seidman this way: training. Fact No. 10-There is no evidence to sus "In summary, any genuine welfare reform Fact No. 5-Apart from children and the tain the belief that welfare is necessarily must, first and foremost, emphasize the chil relative handful of potential employables, on habit-forming, that is that "once on welfare, dren's welfare. It should rely primarily on welfare are more than two million aged, more always on welfare." Half the fam111es on wel non-welfare programs to develop and assure than one mUlion totally and permanently fare have been on the rolls 20 months or suitable jobs at decent wages supplemented disabled or blind, three million mothers. All less; two-thirds have been on the rolls less by improved social insurance, health secu of these are in programs roughly supported than three years. Fewer than one in five have rity and other programs aimed at eliminating 50-50 by state and federal funds. Another received welfare for five years or more. One poverty. group of less than one million is aided by in 16 has been on 10 years or more. About "With this multi-faceted approach, welfare, state and local non-federally supported pro 65 percent of welfare cases at any given time whatever it is called, could become a residual grams. These are single adults and childless are on for the first time; about one-third are program providing a decent level of living to couples, most of whom work full time but repeaters. people who can't work at all or ought not to are paid less than they would be on welfare. These, then, are some of the major facts be required to work if they wish to devote These are the working poor. about welfare. Sad to relate, there is no themselves to their children's care. Under Fact No. 6-No one is getting rich on wel fresh revelation among them. They have been these circumstances, welfare would be tar fare. It allows, at best, bare-bone living. In printed in many places, many tirr.. es. Yet, the less costly and the •work ethic' would be irrel no state does the average welfare payment myths about welfare, and the objections to evant to welfare. The nation might even turn bring a family up to poverty level. Maximum it, persist. once again to helping instead of punishing payments for a family of four range from A major objection, raised both by those the poor." the $700 a year in Mississippi to $3,600-plus who want to reduce it and even many of in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and those who want to improve it, is its cost. Connecticut. Thirty-nine states pay less tlian It is true, welfare costs money-about $12 billion a year in the major programs jointly THE SERIOUS PROBLEM OF EM their own established standard of need. PLOYING ILLEGAL ALIENS So instead of the high living often por financed on about a 50-50 basis by the states trayed among welfare recipients, the facts and federal government. Another $100 mil boil down to an average nationally of $1.68 lion a yea: is borne by states and communi per recipient per day with a range in tlie ties in general assistance programs not aided HON. HENRY B. GONZALEZ states from 48 cents to $2.58 per person per by Washington. OF TEXAS day. Out of this comes food, clothing, hous The federal share of the cost represents IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES about 2¥:! percent of an over-all budget of ing and other essential cost items. A survey Thursday, May 17, 1973 of welfare mothers showed that if they re $270 billion that President Nixon is shooting ceived higher benefits, half would spend it for next year. Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, today I mostly on food, 28 percent on clothing and So welfare really costs less than 2 Y:z cents of every dollar paid into federal taxes. In am reintroducing a bill which would dis shoes, most of the others on rent or a combi allow employers from deducting from nation of essentials. deed, closing just a few major tax loopholes for corporations and wealthy individuals their gross income the salaries the em (Figures are based on the major federal state matching program called Aid to Fam- alone could bring in enough additional fed ployers pay to their illegal alien em 1Ues With Dependent Children, which covers eral revenue to cover present welfare outlays. ployees. the largest percentage of welfare recipients.) Buried in the emotions surrounding, and I realize that the House just passed a misunderstandings of, welfare are some other bill that , places a . greater responsibility Fact No. 7--Cheating and fraud in welfare important matters that should not be ig are minimal. There is, of course, some cheat nored: on the employer to hire only American ing and dishonesty among welfare clients. Try AFDC, the major welfare program, was con citizens, and that if he does not he is to imagine any program involving 15 m1llion subject to legal action, but I feel that persons that is entirely free of fraud. But the ceived to provide help for dependent chil Department of Health, Education and Wel dren. As Bert Seidman, director of the AFL it is unfair under our present tax laws fare estimates there is cheating among fewer CIO Social Security Department noted in a to allow an employer to list all salaries than one percent of welfare cases. Add to tliis recent speech, "Our whole approach to wel paid to these employees as business ex another 2-3 percent on the rolls due to mis fare reform ought to be, therefore: What is penses on this tax return regardless of understanding or technical bureaucratic er best for these millions of disadvantaged and whether some of these employees are in ror, and there is an upper range of 4-5 per- under-privileged chtldren ?" He called "dis- the United States illegally. May 17, 1973 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16165 It seems to me that it is not proper to tucked in the county's corners producing land's Dr. P. Frank 1--antridge, who developed let an employer who hires illegal aliens specialized, practical life-saving tools. the mobile "Heartmobile" concept, .that to be given an unjust advantage over the It was at his business's birth, in 1958 a.s patient has not become one of the 49 per employer who hires legitimately. Rodana. Research Corp., that he developed a cent of heart sufferers who in the first 30 small, penlight-sized injector that is familiar minutes of a coronary have the slow rates At this time the number of illegal to anyone who has gone through military and low blood pressure that may lead to aliens pose a serious challenge to the service since that time. death. workers in Texas and the United States The Atro-Pen injector contained atropine, To Stanley Sarnoff, after his Princeton in general, and I feel this bill is another which served as a quick, self-administered A.B., his Johns Hopkins M.D., his Harvard way to attack this serious problem of em antidote to nerve gas. About 35 million of associate professorship, and his role as head ploying illegal aliens. the small pens have been sold for those pur of NIH's Cardiovascular Physiology lab, those poses to date, giving Sarnoff and his 35 em four minutes may be his brainchild and social ployes a rather respectable living. contribution come true. But atropine is an old drug, and one of its other uses has long been to speed up a heart PREVENTING HEART FATALITIES beat in the event of an emergency. About two milligrams of atropine will do the job, gen ADDRESS OF THE HONORABLE erally, and that just happened to be the JOHNNIE M. WALTERS HON. GILBERT GUDE amount already being used in Atro-Pens as OF MARYLAND a gas antidote. Sarnoff looks to the ceiling IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES when he recalls the coincidence and says, "Somebody up there must like us." HON. WM. JENNINGS BRYAN DORN Thursday, May 17, 1973 For another kind of heart problem, that OF SOUTH CAROLINA accompanying an irregular heartbeat, lido IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. GUDE. Mr. Speaker, in a heart caine has frequently been used, and it too has attack, the enemy is time-the time it been packaged into a somewhat larger Lido Thursday, May 17, 1973 takes for the ambulance to arrive and to Pen. Mr. DORN. Mr. Speaker, Johnnie M. get to the hospital. The time it takes to The resulting kit, containing two pens, a. Walters was recently invited to address get the victim of an attack under care. trainer pen, and another Survival Tech in a joint session of the South Carolina Would it not be great, if you felt you vention called the CardioBeeper, fit into a small le81ther case about the size of a. pocket General Assembly. This great honor was were having. a heart attack, to have at extended as South Carolinians are proud hand a method of letting your doctor radio, and, after clinical studies have been completed and the Food and Drug Admin of the distinguished nationa! service of hear your heartbeat, see your cardiogrAm istration has approved Survival Tech's device, our native son. Johnnie Walters, as As and prescribe a medicine you had with the package should be available for about sistant Attorney General of the United you, so that you had a better chance to $250 each. Here's how it works: States and as Commissioner of the In survive until you got to a hospital and A patient is in the hospital after a heart ternal Revenue, rendered our country were under treatment? problem, and his doctor brings in the small dedicated, devoted and constructive serv This is possible today. Officials of leather case and produces a. "trainer" Atro ice. In a sensitive position of leadership, Montgomery County, Md., which I rep Pen. Right then and there, he learns how to he administered justice fairly, uprightly resent in Congress, have been discussing use the device, and how to teach his secre tary or wife how to use it as well. and with great ability. Every American the implementation of such a system He pulls the yellow safety cap off the small can be proud of Johnnie Walters and his with the county heart association and plastic tube, and presses it against his thigh. record of superb achievement for the Na a local firm, which has developed a He never sees the needle-which Sarnoff says tion. Mr. Speaker, I commend to the at Card.i:oBeeper for use over the telephone is an important psychological advantage of tention of the Congress and the Ameri and a kit containing two injectors pro any self-administering advice-and as heap plies about two pounds of pressure against can people Mr. Walters' splendid viding two alternative medical emer address: gency treatments. the tube, the needle injects either two mgs. of atropine or 300 mgs. of lidocaine, which REMARKS BY JOHNNm M. WALTERS As an outgrowth of the single heart ever is appropriate. mobile that the association operated, a I. INTRODUCTION Atropine and lidocaine have been used in Being proud South Carolinians, you can program has been proposed for the use travenously in hospitals to. combat heart appreciate how pleased I am as a native to of rescue squad vehicles, with specially problems for some time. Survival Tech's be with you today. To be a. South Carolinian trained operators, to provide the whole "Heart Plan," calls for a different dose of the is a notable distinction; to be invited to ad county with heartmobile techniques. A drugs and a different route: intramuscular dress this distinguished General Assembly injections. central communications system between Backing up about two minutes, here's how indeed is a high compliment and honor. I persons with cardiac kits and their doc he determines which tube to inject. The keenly appreciate this, and thank you sin tors might be tied into this system. CardioBeeper, elso in the leather case, is the cerely. I hope that Montgomery County can first thing he reaches for as soon as he sus Years ago--when I was in high school, I show the way to a reduction in the 1,000 pects something may be wrong. was privileged to visit with a distinguished The small plastic box has a p·hone num citizen who was about to address the Gen heart attack victims who die each day in eral Assembly, the Honorable A. L. M. Wig the United States before even reaching ber written on it, he dials it and reaches his doctor's office or his medical answering of gins of Hartsville. He asked me a question a hospital. fice where a doctor is on call. There are two that evening in 1938 about which I've A potentially important key to reduc wires coming out of the Beeper, and he places thought often, and particularly since the ing these deaths, the emergency cardiac one under each arm; there are no lubricants date of your concurrent resolution inviting kits developed by Survival Technology, to apply, nothing to clip-on stick-in, but as me here today. Stating that he was trying Inc., is described in this report from soon as he has the wires' plastic ends under to decide what to say in his speech, Mr. Wig the Montgomery County Sentinel of his arms he hears a beeping sound that cofn gins asked: "McKeiver, if you were going to sides with his heart beat, and an accompany address the General Assembly, what would March22: ing blinking light--either green or orange. you say?" That was a difficult question in SELF-INJECTING "PEN" AIDs HEART PATIENTS Holding the Beeper up to the phone, the 1938, and it still is difficult. My concern with (By Hank Plante) doctor can "hear" his heartbeat, and touch this question lately has generated all sorts of "The enemy is time," and with those words ing a small button on the Beeper, he produces ideas-too many for us to discuss today. Hav ing a real appreciation of the value of your Dr. Stanley J. Sarnoff hopes he may be on to a steady, unbroken "Beeeeep," he ts sending one of the most important medical break his electrocardiogram over the phone and his time, I want to say something meaningful, throughs in decades. doctor is receiving it on a special pick-up .ret without being pedantic. About 600,000 people die every year in the unit. The physician then tells him which II. FINANCES U.S. from heart attacks, and about 350,000 of tube to inject, either the orange one or the I am not a politician, although I try to be them (or 1,000 peopl~ every day) die from green one. Lest there be any confusion, the politic. I am a tax lawyer and have been the attacks before they even reach the hospi blinking light on the Cardio-Beeper will since 1949. It has been a high honor and tal. It 1s those precious seconds that are Sar either be an orange one or a green one that privilege to serve the Nation since January noff's enemies, and after five years and un coincides with the needed injector. 1969 first as Assistant Attorney General in told dollars of research, the weapon against The doctor, in the meantime, has already charge of the Department of Justice's Tax those fatal hospital trips may be forth phoned for an ambulance to pick up the Division and then as Commissioner of In coming. patient, and the whole process, from start to ternal Revenue. With this experience, I think Sarnoff, 56, is President and Chairman finish, has taken about four minutes. it is appropriate today to make a few obser of the Board of Survival Technology, Inc., To the patient, all he has done is follow vations about our Federal tax system and one of those Bethesda medical firms that are simple instructions, but to others like Ire- finances. While the Commissioner has noth- 16166 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1973 ing to say about how the Feder~l government is monumental, and that without regard to the book to show what voter registration spends its money, he is charged with col administrations or parties. The severest dam truly means. lecting practically all of it. age is to the great American belief and trust I do not hesitate in South Carolina to in fair play and honesty-particularly in the LETTERS FROM MISSISSIPPI speak of efforts to balance the budget. In governmental area. VALLEY Vmw, August 25. South Carolina you have paid particular at Despite the personal and national tragedy The right to vote is completely controlled tention to this for a long time. Under the of Watergate, we can take heart in one aspect by the registrars-one to each of 82 counties. able leadership of the distinguished Speaker of it. The law is prevailing. In many, if not They alone decide whether an applicant has and Senator Edgar Brown, the General As most, other countries the Watergate affair passed the test, they inform him only after sembly has contributed mightily to the sound would not see the light of day. In our great a 30-day wrul.t, and they don't have to tell him financial record and reputation of the State. country, we shall see the majesty of the law why he failed the test. Also, the present distinguished Governor, his prevail. Amongst others, we must give credit The registrar could always find a reason predecessors, and loyal officials of the exec for this to our democratic system, to the free for flunking a Negro applicant: the un utive department have worked closely with dom and tenacity of the press, and to the dotted "i," a misspelling, or especially an the leadership in this commendable effort. good loyal American's insistence on the error in question 19 which required the ap Over the years, South Carolina has done a truth! For all of this better side of this sordid plicant to copy out and then interpret any better job in livin,g within its budget than spectacle we ought to and must be grateful! one of the 286 sections of the Mississippi Con has Washington. All of us-and especially It demonstrates that America still is a land stitution specified by the registrar. Some of you-should take great pride in the out of law and not of men I the sections run as long as two pages, all in standing financial management of the State. We have surmounted other wrongdoings, legalese. Negroes with Ph.D.'s were flunked, On the Federal scene, President Nixon is and we will this. Yet we should recognize the while white men with only a grammar school struggling to achieve greater balance between very real national danger in wrongdoing education were passed. income and expenditures. ·This is not easy, and particularly by those in positions of But more discouraging to the Negro than as you know, ·but it is essential that we at leadership and trust. We must pray and work these technical traps was the fact that the least begin changing directions so that at for greater integrity and morality on the names of all appldcants were published in the some point our Federal financial affairs will part of everyone, including ourselves. We newspaper for two weeks or more. It wasn't be in better shape. As you so well know, this should do to another only that which we difficult to tell white and Negro names apart, is an issue in which every knowledgeable citi would have him do unto us. Having suffered as the white names were dignified by Mr., zen should take an interest, and particularly great damage at the Watergate, we now Miss, Mrs. And once identified. . . . those who are state legislators because of the should work together in healing our wounds. impact Federal finances have on state and It will not serve the Nation well to do oth BATESVn.LE. local affairs. As responsible officials, you fully erwise. Fear of The Man, fear of Mr. Charlie. . . realize that the President needs, and is seek IV. CONCLUSION Occasionally it is the irrational fear of some ing, help in the effort to achieve sounder thing new and untested. But usually it is a Federal financing. Having participated to I am very proud of South Carolina. I al ways shall strive to have South Carolina highly rational emotion, the economic fear some extent in the effort, and believing firm of losing your job, the physical fear of being ly in both its necessity and wisdom, I urge proud of me. I appreciate and thank you for the high honor of being with you today. God shot at. Domestic servants know that they you to add your support. will be fired if they register to vote; so will If we want America to survive and prosper, bless each of you, this great State, and our great Nation! factory workers, so will Negroes who live on we must get a grip on Federal finances. We plantations. In Mississippi, registration is must collect them even-handedly, fairly, and no private affair. vigorously. We must spend them construc tively, effectively, and wisely. We should rec VOTER REGISTRATION: IN HUMAN GREENWOOD, July 15. ognize that in neither area have we achieved TERMS We are trying to get people to go down perfection and that those now responsible to the courthouse to register. In Mississippi for collecting and spending Federal revenues there are no deputy registrars, the only are striving for improvement. They need our place that people can register is at the help. We should not let them down! HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL Courthouse at the County Seat. The county III. LAW AND MORALITY OF NEW YORK seat for Leflore County is Greenwood. This Having been party to the efforts since 1969 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in itself restrains Negroes from voting be to increase the observance of law and order, cause they don't like to go to the courthouse, I consider it appropriate today to note signif Thursday, May 17, 1973 which has bad connotations for them. Be icant progress toward this goal. Yet, at the Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I have hind the courthouse is the Yazoo River. The same time, I sadly must acknowledge some river also has bad connotations; as Albert placed before the House of Representa Darner said, it's "Dat river where dey floats significant failures to observe law and order. tives, the National Voter Registration The disturbing crime waves of the 1960's them bodies in." are coming under control. Just last year we Rights Act of 1973 EXTENDED ASSEMBLY LINE tial railroads in the United States took the teristics of the products of the Paclflc Basin. The so-called "Extended Assembly Line" business away from ships going "around the It depends on cooperative planning. 1s even a more interesting development in air Horn" or "over the Isthmus of Panama". In The "Extended Assembly Line" possibilities freight. It is based on the ava1labil1ty of the future, "superjet airships" will be "the are already defying people's dreains of a few lower-cost labor and the economics of jet way" of moving freight across the Pacific. years go. transport. DEMAND BOTH TYPES In conclusion, my commendation again to Governor Burns, to Dr. Matsuda, for calling For example, material for electronic com Traffic needs, however, will demand both ponents moves from Mountain View on the us together in Hawaii-a most logical place types of cargo capacity, passenger plane to discuss the air cargo movement of the deep San Francisco Peninsula to Singapore, "belly cargo space" and all-cargo freighters. Korea, Japan and Mexico. The components Pacific Basin. Even in the last few days Easter flower May you and I and the people who succeed move back by air to the Peninsula. The com shipments from California were delayed be pleted products are assembled and then us make no small plans in developing the cause huge loads of passengers and baggage coming "Common Market"-our collective shipped by air to America's mid-west and reduced the "lift capacity" for freight for easterly heavy industrial manufacturing cen concern-the future air cargo traffic of the warders on scheduled wide-bodied jets. We Paclflc Basin nations. ters. No such size of "Extended Assembly will need both types of cargo operations and Line" activity has developed between Europe more. and North America. If all the people of China step up trade RIM TRAFFIC with the rest of the world, the aircraft The Pacific Rim traffic is as busy as the manufacturers will have a difficult time A NOMINEE FOR SAVIOR cross ocean traffic. Other new markets are meeting demands for new aircraft. developing. Am CARGO FACILITIES HON. CHALMERS P. WYLIE For instance, with its advantages of low As for cargo fac1lities at airports in the cost labor and leather, Mexico will soon be Pacific Basin, I should like to comment OF OHIO producing large volumes of Italian shoes on briefly. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Italian lasts to be sold by Italian companies. With the incredible variety of products Thursday, May 17, 1973 These mustrate the forthcoming remark that are flowing back and forth from one able and unique developments that wm cre airport to another in the different nations, Mr. WYLIE. Mr. Speaker, on May 16, ate new air cargo trade in the coming "Com and the different needs, it would be poor there appeared an article in the Des mon Market" of the Paclflc Basin. planning to overstand.ardize the overall .air Moines Register entitled "A Nominee for COOPERATION A "MUST" port fac1lities themselves although it makes Savior" regarding my good friend, H. R. sense to standardize containers and other Cooperation is a "must" if we are to achieve GROSS. I regard Mr. GROSS as certainly the goal. Working together and knowing one tools of the trade. one of the most valuable Members of another better we can curb inordinate self COOPERATIVE PLANNING this House. A multitude of others would interest, excessive nationalism, and the kind Instead, we face a challenge of coopera agree with me, including Mr. Don Kaul of isolationism that set back world trade some tive planning that 1s in many ways much forty years ago. more complex than the planning that was of the Des Moines Register. He agrees The development of one region economical done a few years ago for air passenger traf with me to the extent that he has nomi ly almost always helps the other region. We fic. Probable volumes, variety of products, nated Mr. GRoss to run for President in should have learned that lesson from past ground distribution, and, above all, fi 1976. Unfortunately, Mr. GRoss tells me experience. nancing are proper ingredients of airport that he is not available. But I would There is an awful lot of work to do, how planning. hope that he will still be available to ever, by aircraft manufacturers, shippers, Some of you will recall that in the mid continue his long service as the con freight forwarders, financiers, airlines, air 1960's airport operators complained that they were only in a position to make plans science of this body. port operators, and governments. It is in this vein that I recommend to JOINT USE OF FACILITIES to receive certain aircraft when they would read in the newspapers that a particular the attention of my colleagues an article In Tokyo last week two rival department airline had purchased a special type of air by Don Kaul entitled "A Nominee for stores have agreed to use the same trucks to deliver their goods to their customers. It craft. Savior": Thanks to Stuart G. Tipton, President of A NOMINEE FoR SAVIOR prevents congestion and is a better use of the Air Transport Association, the Boeing their total resources. It saves energy and There's nothing wrong with this oouDJtry's Company, and other aircraft manufacturers, political system that a good savior couldn't reduces pollution. meetings were held in 1967 to set criteria for Isn't it time that airlines and govern cure. a much more intelUgent planning of pas But, things are bad. You can't tell the dif ments take a closer look at the ridiculous in senger fac1lities. It was the beginning of efficient handling of cargo by different en ference between the President's original cabi The Industry Working Group. net and the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. The tities? We are now face to face with this more CIA is considering uniforins thwt feature caps A move toward better utilization of fac111- dfficult planning problem. Airport operators ties with less "pride of ownership" would with bells on them and Frank Sinatra has must meet now with airline aircraft manu stopped going to the White House for fear of reduce costs. It would represent conservation facturers and government representatives to of resources. Joint use would represent the ruining his reputation. determine what the speclflc needs for cargo But all that's needed to restore public con highest from of international thrift in a field wm be at key airports. of extensive, but limited, resources. Joint use fidence in the institution of the presidency Superjet cargo "Airships" wlll come in the is a new face in the White House, one that would improve the financial health of all the future. It may happen fairly soon. Special airlines and could lower freight rates as inspires trust. faclities wlll be needed to handle such large Just look at the record. The last time the well. aircraft. public's confidence in government wa.s at a STANDARDIZED CONTAINERS others that should not be overlooked if sim.Uarly low ebb was during the admlnis The design of standardized containers is planning 1s to be effective are the shippers t~ation of Warren G. Harding. It was an an area where much, much study 1s needed. themselves and the freight forwarders. Too a.dministration wracked by a series of scan Considerable progress has been made, but often shippers have been more or less told to doa.ls that shook the very roots of public faith. there is ample room for a lot more. accommodate to container design instead of Yet that faith was restored because we had Containers have tremendous interchange seeing whether specilally shaped containers a man standing in the wings who could com ab1lity. They adapt to transhipment in a would fit the shipper's needs. All of these mand the confidence of the Amer.ican people manner that permits contact to almost any factors must be brought to bear to resolve in its time of doubt. That man was Calvin city in the world within a matter of hours. air cargo facilties problems and it cannot be OooHdge. The LD-3 container system on wide-bodied done too soon. Fortunately, this very con Cool Cal was perfect for the role. He was jets 1s like adding the equivalent of a 707 ference represents a beginning toward intelli a tight-faced New Englander who, by word freighter on the bottom of the plane already geDJt air cargo facilties planning for the Pa and deed, projected honesty and integrity. carrying passengers and baggage. In some cific. He not only wouldn't say something that instances the "daylight" loaded LD-3 is SUMMARY wasn't true, he wouldn't say anything. And nearly cutting in half previous air freight To summarize, the extent of the coming he possessed to a retnarkable degree that rates. Maritime rates are rising so air cargo "Common Market" of air cargo in the Paclflc, single trait that inspires the confidence of 1s definitely closing the cost gap with ocean if imaginatively developed, could produce air the American people in their leaders-a total borne commerce. commerce almost beyond the imagination. lack of i.J:rul.gination. THE "FASTEST WAY" BECOMES "THE WAY" This air cargo effort must use tourism to That's what we need now-e. new Calvin The future looks very bright. "The Fast lead the way. Nothing replaces person-to Coolidge. est Way" ~f moving traffic down the cen person contact or person-to-person advertis There ha.s been a certain amount of specu turies· has always become "The Way". The ing in the development of air routes. lation as to the possible presidential candi Romans improved on sporadic winds and A grea.t future exists for feeding the people date in 1976, but none of them fit sail power with galley slaves. IntercoDJtinen- of the world because of the unique charac- the Coolidge image. CXI.X--1021-Part 13 16172 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1973 Spiro Agnew is too widely associated with nities on a more equitable basis, and this need, and the administration im the Nixon administration, John Connally is lodged responsibility for carrying out the much like Lyndon Johnson, Charles Percy poses a moratorium on new commitments too has a sissy name. On the Democratic program in the chief elected officials of under the existing community develop side, only Ted Kennedy stands out, and not local communities. The House Banking ment programs during fiscal year 1974, for reasons of probity. Committee proposal is described in the transition year. No, what's wanted is a. new face, one that House Report 92-1429, on pages 54-64. Virtually all of these basic elements America. can depend on. The Senate and House proposals were of the House and Senate bills were over It so happens there is such a. man, a ma fundamentally similar. They were adopt whelmingly agreed to by the Senate as ture man who has been in polltics for dec ed after extensive hearings and studies a whole and by the House Banking and ades without once feeling the cool shadow and, in the House, after open executive of scandal. Currency Committee. Yet the "Better He is recognized by friends and enemies sessions during which administration Communities Act" recognizes none of alike as completely honest and, importantly, officials had ample opportunity to offer these elements, which are of such obvious he looks it. (As a matter of fact, by compari modifications or raise objections to var importance to the Congress. son, he makes Calvin Coolidge look like ious provisions. I believe it fair to say In my view, these fundamental dif Dorian Gray.) that the community development block ferences between the Congress and the Furthermore, he is an Iowan. grant proposal as passed by the. Senate Yes, folks, the man I'm talking about is administration on the shape of a new and approved by the House Banking community development program, cou none other than our own H. R. Gross. Committee was one of the least contro Think about it. If we put H. R. Gross in pled with the lack of any housing pro the White House, do you think we'd be be versial parts of an otherwise highly con grams to support and supplement such leaguered w1th Watergates, Vescos, Bobby troversial omnibus housing bill. a program, foreclose the possibility of Bakers and oil-land giveaways. In view of this background, the ad any truly productive hearings on the Not on your life. ministration's proposed "Better Commu "Better Communities Act" at the present Would we have every two-bit government nities Act" is a serious disappointment. time. Instead, in order to speed up con flunky riding around in a chauffeured In all significant respects, the adminis sideration of community development limousine, a. runaway defense budget, three tration has turned the clock back to the White Houses and expensive presidential legislation in a way that clarifies, and trips all over the world? spring of 1971 when it introduced its hopefully narrows, the issues involved, I No way. earlier special revenue-sharing proposal, plan to ask the administration to provide The first thing Mr. Gross would do would a proposal that was overwhelmingly re- the subcommittee with a thorough ex be to install a. pay phone in the White House. jected by the Congress. · planation of the major differences be The second thing he'd do is dig up the Rose All of us-Democrats and Republicans tween the "Better Communities Act" and Garden and plant a cash crop. The third alike--want to act expeditiously on com thing he would do is trade in the presiden the House and Senate community devel munity development legislation so that opment proposals of 1972, making clear tial Lincoln for a used Ford or Chevy. He the cities can continue and expand their probably wouldn't do anything else, but so why the administration rejected the Con what? rebuilding and preservation efforts. Yet gress's views on these important issues. The people could begin to believe in their it appears that the administration is un Hopefully, with this information in hand, President once again. willing to make any significant compro we will be able to move forward with a H. R. Gross for President. Remember, you mise or accommodation with the views of careful analysis and discussion of the read 1t here first. the Congress as expressed during the past 2 years. issues, narrow our differences, and arrive at a point where productive hearings re Both the House and Senate bills called sulting in a reasonable consensus be for grant allocation provisions which come possible. THE ADMINISTRATION'S ''BE'ITER would have distributed funds equitably COMMUNITIES ACT" through a population and need formula, while at the same time protecting through a "hold harmless" provision OHIO UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE HON. WILLIAM A. BARRETT against sharp cutbacks in ongoing com OF PENNSYLVANIA munity development activities in scores IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of cities throughout the country; the HON. CLARENCE E. MILLER Thursday, May 17, 1973 "Better Communities Act" virtually OF OHIO abandons a meaningful "hold harmless" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. BARRET!'. Mr. Speaker, the ad concept by forcing many cities with high Thursday, May 17, 1973 ministration recently submitted to the levels of community development activity Congress a proposal entitled the "Better to cut back over a 5-year period to Mr. MILLER. Mr. Speaker, last eve Communities Act," which in its principal signiflcantly lower program levels; ning I had the opportunity to attend the features is very similar to the ''Commu Both the' House and Senate bills con Kennedy Center to hear a most delight nity Development Special Revenue Shar tained statements of national objec ful and enjoyable concert performed by ing" legislation proposed early in the 92d tives-the elimination of slums and the Ohio University Wind Ensemble Congress. The administration also h:as blight, the provision of improved housing from Athens, Ohio. made available a directory of eligible re for lower income fam111es, and the provi This was a unique privilege. Unique cipients under the act, with estimates sion of better community facilities and in respect to both the quality of the per of the annual amount of financial assist services-toward which cities were re formance and to the circumstances sur ance each recipient would receive during quired to address their community de rounding the ensemble's appearance- an initial 5-year period beginning in fis velopment efforts; no statement of na it being the first time a university group cal year 1975. tional objectives is contained in the had been permitted the opportunity to I have received numerous inquiries Better Communities Act, and the admin perform in the Concert Hall at Kennedy from House Members concerning the istration has made clear it wants no Center. possible impact of the legislation on their review responsibilities of any kind in I would like to briefly touch upon the communities and the prospects for ac connectiQn with applications for grants; highlights of this eventful evening and tion by the Housing Subcommittee in Both the House and Senate bills pro on its parti-cipants in that I believe the this area. I would like to take this oc vided for a strong link between local achievements of this fine group should casion, as chairman of the subcommittee, be shared. to make clear my position on the admin community development activities and The ensemble's eight piece program istration bill and to outline my proposed housing efforts; there is virtually no ref was very ably conducted by Dr. Thomas course of action. erence to housing in the "Better Com Lee and Mr. Adrian Gnam, faculty mem Members will recall that during the munities Act"; bers of Ohio University's exceptional 92d Congress the Senate passed and the Finally, both the House and Senate School of Music. Mr. Gnam, a widely House nearly passed a community de bills recognized the need to provide for a renowned oboist, also captivated the velopment block grant proposal which smooth transition period between the audience with a beautifully played solo would have consolidated several HUD termination of existing programs and the in the world premiere performance of a grant programs into a single, flexible initiation of the block grant program; highly innovative and exciting work by block grant, provided funds to commu- the "Better Communities Act" ignores Cincinnati based composer Paul Cooper. May 17, 1973 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16173 Mr. Cooper, the composer-in-residence How are the Communists planning to do have been heavily involved in supporting of the College-Conservatory of Music, this? Why, ten years ago, the drug-, sex-, the U.S. grain deal with the Soviet Un at the University of Cincinnati, was on and revolution-oriented songs that we hear on the radio today, disc jockeys wouldn't ion. This arrangement, consummated in hand for his composition's maiden have dared to play. Movies which would only July of 1972, is substantially subsidized performance. have been shown in "blue" or "porno" houses by the Department of Agriculture with The talented 54 member wind en are now leniently rated and even shown on U.S. Treasury dollars. semble played exceptionaly well and television. No subject is taboo on television The consumers and taxpayers of our received repeated accolades from all who anymore. Bigotry and foul language can keep country are paying the cost of this ar attended. a show on top with ease. rangement in many hidden ways. I be The ensemble was made up of the fol America was founded on Christian prin ciples and ideals--one of which is the free lieve--now that more of the facts have lowing musicians: dom of worship. But how much longer will become known-it is important that my MEMBERS OF ENSEMBLE we have this freedom or any of the others? colleagues carefully consider the total Tracey Topping, Dianne Ritz, Andrea Min Unless Americans wake up out of their ramifications of this grain sale to the nelll, Tana Beistel, Bertrude VanAuken, Jef lethargy and begin to fight this creeping evil, Soviet Union. The Comptroller General, frey Roquemore, Sue Warne, Diana Funta, America is lost. That's not just a melo Elmer B. Staats, and his General Ac Dale Bechtel, Linda Moriarty. dramatic statement, either. counting Office, have now had a greater Kathy Lightfoot, Peggy Lester, Catharine Communism has subtly corrupted our opportunity to review all the aspects of Canning, Nancy Anderson, Gregory Gibson, youth. How? By rock 'n roll music, to name Sheila Coffindatfer, Deborah Campana, Clif just one way. Rock 'n roll is banned in Rus this agreement, and I believe it is im ford Boye, Joan Olotf, Connie Karns. sia because of its harmful influence. perative that we, too, as individual Mem Debbra Kuhns, Carolyn Rometo, Eric Chris Shouldn't that tell us something? But no, bers of Congress, become totally aware tianson, Nancy Gilder, Donald Rader, Cand the message of• drug abuse, revolution, and of what occWTed in this consummated ace Cotton, Richard Mingus, Eugene Carinci, illicit sex constantly surrounds teenagers. Its arrangement. It is our responsibility to Marjorie Cohen, Dennis Imhoff. just a steady infiltration of revolutionary make sure that in future agreements Keith Applegate, Richard Pond, Jeffrey ideas. And the worst of it is that many of Myers, Janine Price, Joseph Johnson, James neither consumers nor taxpayers be so our young people applaud these ideas. These heavily called upon to cough up hard Warrick. Peter Couladts, Steven Calantropio, "Americans" show it by evading the draft, John Creachbaum, Joseph Chitty. living in communes, and the senseless abuse earned money without knowing in ad Peter Stephenson, James Chickrell, Michael of drugs. Incidentally, the word "commune" vance what is truly involved. Rubin, Hal Walker, Ronald Hensley, Jerry Congressman BEN BLACKBURN, of Geor Lawson, Mychael Langford, Martin Osborne, is just a derivative from the root-word Denis Winter, Daniel Ward, Paul Young, Dan "Comxnunism". gia, and his staff assistant, Miles M. Cos Williams, Rebecca Reynolds, Fred Wyss. It's not just the young people, though. tick, have been kind enough to accumu What has happened to the patriotism that late many of the facts on this Soviet In closing I would like to compliment made America as one against the threat of grain deal, and I ask my colleagues to re the Ohio University Alumni Association the Nazis during World War II? We face an view them: for their foresight in bringing the en even greater threat now, but what is being done? I'll tell you what's being done--any THE COSTS OF THE SOVIET GRAIN "DEAL" semble to Washington and to thank thing and everything to counteract the good The huge grain sales to the Soviet Union them and officials of Ohio University for in America. Bllls like the equal rights one resulted in a wide variety of costs which the excellent arrangements they made in which, Thank God, wasn't passed in Indiana can be classified into the following catego support of this performance. are just subterfuges the Communists are ries: using. They look innocent enough on the 1. Costs to the Consumers outside, but when you look beneath the 2. Costs to the Ta.xpa.yers surface you see that they're harmful for 3. Costs to the Economy as a Whole AMERICA-A TEENAGER'S VIEW America. This equal rights bill demands 4. Political Costs to the United States complete equality between men and women. 5. Costs to the Free Economies That means women would be eligible for the COSTS TO THE CONSUMERS draft, and required to work, thus having to HON. EARL F. LANDGREBE According to the figures supplled by the OF INDIANA leave their children 1n day schools, where they can be influenced wrongly. So many Comptroller General, Elmer B. Staats, the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES things seem deceptively innocent on the massive grain sales to the Soviet Union raised Thursday, May 17, 1973 surface but the Communists can twist these domestic prices of wheat from about $1.63 per bills to suit their purposes, and certainly bushel in July of 1972, to $2.49 a. bushel 1n Mr. LANDGREBE. Mr. Speaker, so not for the good of America. September of the same year. CBS news has much has been written and said about Remember, I'm speaking of my generation, computed the total cost to the American American teenagers and their supposed but I'm ashamed to be counted among the consumers for the 9-month period starting "changing values." I have never been majority of them. Sure, there are many good, July 1972, and according to these figures, the convinced that the stereotype teenager proud American teenagers, but I'm afraid total costs to the consumer for the pur that they are a small minority compared to chase of bread and other flour-based prod which the mass media has projected the ucts as a. result of the Soviet wheat deal, will past several years was a true picture of the thousands of young people that can be found listening to a rock concert, or freaked be at least $300 million, and that is a con American teenagers today. out on drugs, or living in a commune. servative estimate. As far as beef and pork Recently, I received a letter from a It's not too late to fight for America's (and beef and pork-based products) are con typical American teenager who has future. cerned, the additional costs the American never been projected by the press. Miss In conclusion, I ask you, as a concerned consumers will have to absorb during the Deborah Gail Reisinger of 8346 Meadow American, to vote against any future bUls same 9-month period 1s $1.2 bWion 1n or and legislation which would not be beneficial der to eat the amount of meat that he has lark Drive, Indianapolis, Ind., is the been consuming. However, the actual in author of the letter which I now present in the best interest for America. Thank you for your time and may God crease in food prices imperatively adds an for the RECORD: bless you. additional12 percent to the combined figure MAY 1, 1973. of $1.5 blllion. DEAR CONGRESSMAN: I am a nineteen year "The youth of today are tomorrow's lead ers." The cost of feed grain plays a large role old white female American citizen and proud in determining the price of poultry, eggs, of it. I'm sure that I speak for many people Sincerely, (MiSS) DEBORAH REISINGER. and dairy products. The increase in those when I say I'm really disturbed about what prices vary from 12 to 25 percent, and that is happening in America. I'm also a Christian, adds-for the 9-month period-an additional but that doesn't give me a monopoly on lov ing America and fearing for her future free cost to the consumer of about $800 million. dom. CONSUMERS AND TAXPAYERS PAY COSTS TO THE TAXPAYERS Do you know that the Communists have COST OF SOVIET GRAIN "DEAL" The direct subsidy for the Soviet grain planned the overthrow of our country by or deal, at the expense of the American tax before 1975? Why 1975? So that America w111 payers, exceeded $300 mlllion. The subsidy for not celebrate her two-hundredth birthday in HON. JOHN H. ROUSSELOT the transportation of grain, so far, has freedom. America is the last stronghold in OF CALIFORNIA amounted to over $400 mi111on. This figure the struggle to spread Communism through coincides with figure, estimated by CBS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES out the world. Once the Communists have News. us in their power, the rest will be compara Thursday, May 17, 1973 tively easy. Oh, it's not anything sudden. COSTS TO THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE This overthrow has been subtly planned and Mr. ROUSSELOT. Mr. Speaker, the These are the most dlfficul t to estimate executed in this country for a long time. American taxpayers, it now turns out, because they reflect a variety at costs and 16174 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1973 factors which are extremely intricate in na sudden exaggerated demands for the grain Whereas, questions have been raised con ture. Some of them, such as market dis stuff, and playing competitors on the supply cerning the future of the specialized legal tortions, transportation tie-ups, and loss ot side ag,ainst each other, resulted in tremen services "back-up" centers that provide good wlll with established customers for dous distortions on prices and supply. And training litigative assistance and other forms agricultural products (for instance, Japan) both elements, distortions in financial and of program support for the attorneys work are almost impossible to measure. agricuJtural markets, are responsible for ing throughout the country to represent the The grain deal has been financed with a highly negative influence on the World poor; and credit of $750 million by the Commodity economy. Whereas, the future of the Reginald Heber Credit Corporation (CCC) at 6%% interest, Smith Community Lawyers Fellowship Pro repayable in three years. The interest rate gram, funded by the Office of Legal Services, is lower than what it cost the U.S. Treasury LEGAL SERVICES MUST BE PRE has also been put in question; and to borrow in the market place. By contrast, SERVED AND IMPROVED Whereas, the OEO Office of Legal Services the Treasury is paying 6 Y2% and 6% % on has announced that its regional offices, in recent market borrowings. cluding one in New York City, will be closed The freight rates on the railroads in HON. BELLA S. ABZUG on or before April 28, 1973; and creased by about 10% and, in addition, the Whereas, some consideration is apparently economy experienced the most acute rail OF NEW YORK being given to the use of limited purpose road car shortage in the history of the Amer IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES revenue sharing as a funding method for ican railroads. This shortage in the Mid Thursday, May 17, 1973 legal services, rather than funding the pro west resulted in the shortage of some rail gram on a national level through a single, carried products, such as fuel oil. The over Ms. ABZUG. Mr. Speaker, the Board independent National Legal Services Cor burdening of the transportation system with of Community Action for Legal Serv poration; and transportation of grain for the Soviet Union, POINT THREE resulted in delayed deliveries of numerous ices-CALS-the umbrella agency for industri-aJ. products from steel eJld machinery OEO Legal Services in New York City, Whereas, the Board of Directors of Com to various component parts for a variety of has just passed a resolution calling for munity Action for Legal Services, Inc., industrial commodities. increased legal services funding, a truly ( CALS) , is composed of members drawn from Another cost to the economy resulting independent and national legal services every bar association in the City of New from the Soviet grain deal is the increased York, including the minority bar associa corporation, and the continuance of the tions, from the law schools, from the public price of agricultural machinery. The in very valuable backup centers in the OEO crease has been reported to be about 10 sector and from the poverty communities percent. legal services program. The resolution throughout the city; and National and independent bakers are also asks that there be no restrictions Whereas, the Board of Directors of CALS complaining because wheat shipments to imposed on the representation offered has for the last six years overseen and the Soviet Union have resulted in a price by legal services lawYers to their clients observed the work of its attorneys on behalf surge at home. The price surge at home and commends the CALS attorneys of poor people during the past four years resulted in the increase of the price of flour throughout New York City "for their and studied the many suggestions made the bakers buy. This resulted in a large during these years for altering the legal maintenance of high standards in the services programs; and number of bankruptcies among the inde practice of law on behalf of their clients" pendent bakers which, so far, have cost ten and urges them "to continue those efforts POINT FOUR thousand people their jobs. For example, the Whereas, it is the experience of the CALS added annual cost of one particular enter in these troubled times." Board of Directors: prise-American bakeries-is estimated at I wish to include the full text of the 1. That far too little money has been $9.2 million over the 12-month period start Board's resolution in the RECORD at the made available, either to CALS or to legal ing August 1972. conclusion of these remarks and also to services nationally to meet the need for legal For the farmers, the cost of the Soviet add my own approbation for the top services to low income people; and grain "deal" was at least $120 million by quality representation and advocacy 2. That the "back-up" centers provide September 1972-both because they sold which these fine lawYers provide for their critically needed assistance to CALS attor wheat too early (spring of 1972 which is neys representing the poor in New York City; usual) to benefit from higher prices and, clients. The guiding principle here should and more importantly, because the higher prices and must be that an indigent client of a 3. That the Fellowship Program has been cut the subsidy available to many South legal services attorney is entitled to rep by far the most effective agent for recruiting, western farmers. resentation as good as that which a training and providing local prograxns If we sum up the cost of the Soviet grain wealthy client of a private attorney re throughout the country with minority law deal to the American public, then we reach ceives; such a principle has no room for yers of high skill; and a sum which for the 9-month period exceeds inadequate funding and support for that 4. That the regional office of the OEO $3.2 billion. attorney or artificial and punitive con Office of Legal Services has been of sub POLITICAL COSTS TO THE UNITED STATES straints on his representation. stantial and continuing value to CALS, and The lack of any political trade-oft's in re The te:x;t of the resolution follows: that its closing before a new legal services gard to the Sov'iet Union could be clearly program is created will cause discontinuity MAY 8, 1973. in the representation of the poor and in defined as a political cost. RESOLUTION The fight against inflation falled primar the efiicient management of legal services ily because of increases in food prices which POINT ONE prograxns across the country; and are directly associated with the Soviet grain Whereas, Community Action for Legal POINT FIVE deal. While the increase in the Consumer Services, Inc., with its ten delegate corpora Whereas, a llmlted purpose revenue sharing Price Index was at the annual rate of about tions, twenty-one ofiices, 188 attorneys and approach to the provision of legal services 5 %, the increase in food averaged (for the $5,156,896 annual budget from OEO Ofiice throughout the nation would fragment the same period) some 25%. This is a clear in of Legal Services is the largest operating legal legal services programs, make it highly sus dication that the fight against in:fla.tlon services program in the nation; and ceptible to local and state political manipula might have been completely successful had Whereas, in calendar year 1972 the CALS tion and pressure and endanger the very it not been for the Soviet grain deal. The program represented 47,313 separate new concept of legal services for the poor "with increase in food prices is primarily responsi clients, giving help in such areas of law as out fear or favor" in some sections of the ble for the present inflation hysteria around landlord-tenant, family, divorce, consumer, country; and the Congress and the country as a whole. welfare, unemployment, health, education, Whereas, the Presidents of the American The consequences of it for the welfare of day care and civil rights; and Association, the New York State Bar Associa the United States and its economy are not Whereas, the need for attorneys in the pov tion and the Association of the Bar of the difficult to foresee: Distorted markets; large erty communities of New York City far ex City of New York have all spoken before a economy fluctuations; and all this due to ceeds the present capacity of even this large sub-committee of the House of Representa. irrational behavior on both the supply and a program, with over 3,000,000 people eligible tives of the United States Congress within demand side. for legal services by reason of their low in the past sixty days, and have all expressed COSTS TO THE FREE ECONOMIES come; and their strong support for the concept of an The costs to the free economies primarily POINT TWO independent National Legal Services Cor take the form of distortion effects on the Whereas, vari6us persons with influence poration, operating without political in market forces, both within the financial within the administration of the current fluence and without restrictions on the rep market and markets for agricultural prod legal services program have acted in ways resentation available to the poor; and ucts. In financial markets, the market inter that has threatened the future of the pro Therefore, be it resolved by the Board of gram and have indicated misgivings about Directors of Community Action for Legal est rate is suppressed by Soviet absolute de the roles being played by legal services at Services, Inc., that: mand monopoly and ability to use political torneys and.have acted in ways that brought 1. Substantially increased funding for legal power for the purpose of coercion. In agri confusion and uncertainty to the current services prograxns throughout the country cultural markets, strongly fluctuating and employees of legal services programs; and should be provided by Congress; May 17, 1973 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16175 2. A National Legal Services Corporation, When David Ben-Gurion, first premier, the same language because Jews have spoken free of all political control, should be estab proclaimed its independence May 14, 1948, lots of languages, depending on the country lished to directly administer a program of the new nation had only 650,<100 people, in which they were living." providing legal services to the poor; mostly survivors of Nazi concentration Ben Gurian's point was to make Israeli's 3. No revenue sharing approach to legal camps. aware that Hebrew, not Yiddish, was their services should be adopted; In an interview with the editor of The Re language. 4. The "back-up" centers and the Reginald P'lblican and The Union, Ben-Gurion re " ... I was told by Jews in Israel that it Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellowship cently said Israel now needs three things: (Hebrew) is a dead language. I know this Program should be maintained in their cur another 6 million Jews, a single language was nonsense. Now there are more than 2¥2 rent form; (Hebrew), and "peace with our neighbors." million Jews in Israel, and all of them speak 5. The regional office of legal services should The new country was attacked the next Hebrew-the children, the grandchildren, not be closed or cut back during this period day, May 15, by the armies of surrounding great-grandchildren-it is their language." of reorganization; Arab states, determined that no Jewish state The second thing BG insisted on was that 6. All poor people in New York City, and should exist in Palestine. the desert be settled. In that way everyone throughout the country, are entitled to the Israel's heroic struggle for survival is a would have enough room in which to live as full services of attorneys, without restrictions classic of military valor. Twice more, after well as developing the desert. on the types of clients represented and the that, the new state had to engage in all-out "The area we had before the Six-Day War- legal remedies employed by such attorneys in battle to preserve its integrity, in 1956 and 80 per cent of that area was a desert. If you go behalf of their clients. There should be no 1967. Relatively minor frontier clashes have from Tel Aviv to Haifa and look at both limit to the use of federal or appellate courts, occurred all during the quarter century. sides of the road . when you are traveling, class actions, or legislative and administra In spite of enormous obstacles, Israel has you will see there is desert. So 80 per cent tive forums, or to restrict the representation grown to 3 million people, about half of them of the country was a desert. And not settled of groups; immigrants. It is strong m111ta.rily and eco ... I remember when the state was pro 7. CALS attorneys throughout this city are nomically, and is the most solidly democratic claimed, there were many Jews who said-a to be commended for their efforts and for nation of the Middle East. Despite its con desert is always a desert. Now nobody w111 their maintenance of high standards in the tinuing risk of conflict with Arab states, say that. We have built many vmages and practice of law on behalf of their clients and Israel is highly popular with tourists, having even towns in the desert and we are building are urged to continue those efforts in these deep religious significance for bO!th Jews and more and more. Still, the greatest part of troubled times. Christians. the country remains a desert." It is one of the ironies of history that And the third thing Ben Gurian said was Israel's foundation was indirectly assisted by vital to the continued life of Israel "is peace Adolph Hitler, whose murder of millions of with our neighbors." ISRAEL'S 25TH FOUNDING ANNI Jews shocked the conscience of the world. "When the state was proclaimed, it de VERSARY OBSERVED IN SPRING This resulted in overwhelming support for clared an appeal to all the Arab states on FIELD, MASS., WITH MEMORABLE re-establishment, in their ancestral land, of a all sides of Israel. We want to work with you. PARADE AND CELEBRATION; SPE new home. We must build our country and develop it CIAL "SALUTE TO ISRAEL" SEC Israel's outstanding success is due pri and we will help you to develop your coun marily to the courage and sacrifices of its try. And to live in peace. TION PUBLISHED BY SPRING own citizens, substantially aided by the "Before the state was proclaimed, when FIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN generosity of people in ma.11-y lands, espe the United Nations accepted the resolution EDITOR JOSEPH W. MOONEY cially the U.S. to have a Jewish state, to divide Israel Shalom, touvim-peace, to the good life. half a Jewish state, half an Arab state, they declared-no, there will be no Jewish state." AN ISRAELI-ARAB PEACE FORESEEN BY BEN According to Ben Gurion, there were only HON. EDWARD P. BOLAND GURION 650,000 Jews living there then. He said the OF MASSACHUSETTS (By Joseph W. Mooney) Arab nations said their armies numbering 30 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES million "will be here" the day Israel became Israel's past is history. a state "and they were here." Thursday, May 17, 1973 But what about her future? In an exclusive interview with David Ben AIDED BY RUSSIA Mr. BOLAND. Mr. Speaker, the 25th Gurion, former premier of Israel, in Novem The only country to help Israel after it ob anniversary of the founding of the State ber, 1971, in his home in Tel Aviv, I got the tained statehood, Ben Gurion said, was Rus of Israel was marked by a gala parade answer while touring Israel on a mission sia. and celebration in my home city of sponsored by the United Jewish Appeal. It's "At first, people thought that the Jews Springfield, Mass., last Sunday. I had the as timely today as it was then. would be destroyed. But then the United Ben Gurian was asked how he saw the state Nations decided that there should be a rest honor of participating in this memorable of Israel in another 50 years and did he for one month after the first month ... Israel Independence Day event. think there would be peace by then. this was our great help, because then the The Springfield Sunday Republican SEEK THREE THINGS youth organized and when we proclaimed joined the community, the only city Content to cut back his assessment from the State, we called in the youth of a cer under 1 million population in this coun 50 to 25 years, BG (his diplomatic nickname) tain age to become soldiers-not to fight, try to have a parade, by publishing a spe said he would like to "see three things, because the UN decided that for 30 days . cial Salute to Israel section. Editor because without them there would be no there should be no fighting-but they should Joseph W. Mooney wrote of his exclusive Jewish state." learn to fight, which they did. interview with David Ben Gurion, former In his modest Tel Aviv living room his for "It helped us a great deal and also the mula for Israel's success was a tall order. government which helped us then-now in Premier of Israel, in the Ben Gurion our time it's unbelievable-the only state home in Tel Aviv in November 1971. Most countries fighting for their independ ence had failed to accomplish what Ben which helped us then was Russia. Russia Mr. Speaker, I wish to include with my Gurion was setting his sights on. decided to provide us with all the necessary arms to fight. Not that she gave it herself, but remarks the Springfield Republican's "One is-we need another six million Jews. "Israel's 25th Anniversary" editorial, she told Czechoslovakia that they should sell Editor Mooney's interview with David "I don't believe that every Jew will come to the Jews all the equipment necessary and Israel. I would like it, but it depends on him. they stood behind us until the war was over. Ben Gurion, the Sunday Republican ar He is entitled to what he likes." The 1971 "They were the only government in the ticle "25 Years: A Sequence of Wonders," estimated population of Israel was 3 m1llion. world that stood with us. America had im by Joel A. Leavitt, president, Springfield Adding another six m1llion to the New Jer posed an embargo." Jewish Federation; the Springfield Re sey-sized country would place it ahead of the Jewish population in the United, States EGYPT'S POSITION publican interviews with Rabbi Stanley On other subjects Ben Gurian said that M. Davids of Springfield's Sinai Temple today. LANGUAGE REQUmEMENT he doubts Premier Answar Sadat w111 make and Rabbi Jordan S. Ofseyer of Beth El peace even though he feels there are reasons Temple entitled "A 'Second Chance'-A One other requirement Ben Gurion in sisted on was that all Israelis speak Hebrew. and forces in Egypt which need peace badly. 'Dream Realized' "; and the Springfield He cited that the way of life of India's mil He felt that out of the then 120,000 univer Union's Monday morning newsstory on lions ... is no different now than before in sity graduates, either in Egypt or in other the parade and celebration headlined countries, there are not at least 30,000 to dependence from Great Britain. 40,000 who know the position of the Arab "Israel Gets Ecumenical Birthday Sa "They speak the same languages, as they lute," by Lenore Magida: peasants who want to improve the poor, pop spoke before. Their way of life is just the ulation and health conditions of their own ISRAEL'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY same. The same thing applies to all the people. Israel is celebrating its 25th anniversary, a other states which became independent. It is The white haired BG said that before mllestone in one of the most remarkable not the same thing as this Jewish state. You Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser died he had human achievements in modern history. can't compare it. They (Jews) did not talk changed his mind about wantin~~: to destroy 16176 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 11, 1979 Israel. Instead, Ben Gurian said, Nasser I will plant them upon their land; Tradition With a Future." And to those who wanted to rebuild Egypt. And they shall never again be plucked up love "Eretz Yisrael"-the land of Israel "Throughout all the years he (Nasser) Out of the land which I have given them." both the tradition and the future are sacred had one idea. He wanted to maintain the and joyous. ideal for all the Arab countries to destroy A "SECOND CHANCE"-A "DREAM REALIZED" So they packed the sidewalks of Sumner Israel. But in his last year he came to the The state of Israel represents the granting Avenue from Forest Park to the "X" as the conclusion he had made a mistake. What his of a "second chance" to the Jewish people, Springfield Jewish Federation-sponsored pa people needed was not to destroy Israel. according to one Springfield rabbi. rade began, and they waited by the hundreds They needed better conditions of life. Better Rabbi Stanley M. Davids of Springfield's for the lively procession to wind its way down education. But he died." Sinai Temple said Israel gives Jews a "sec Dickinson Street to the JCC. Ben Gurian said he heard this from an ond chance to deal with the world in fully The reviewing stand out side the center American journalist who came to Israel to normal terms. Israel is a challep.ge to the was filled with Western Massachusetts gov tell him Nasser's change of heart. Jewish people not to be a wandering, home ernment officials, who took the reviewing "There are many in Egypt who know what less people and, above all, not to be a de position after marching the parade route, the position of Egypt is-the economic posi pendent people." and with local Christian dignita.ries who tion. And therefore I believe that while this "The relevancy of Judaism can only be joined the celebration aft er Sunday morning year there will be no peace, I cannot imagine tested in the crucible of the real world, and church services. that within the next 10 years--nobody can Israel is a real test," Rabbi Davids said. DISTINGUISHED MARCHERS tell when something exactly is going to hap "Israel stands as a real testing ground for pen in history-but when I say 20 years Officials who marched along with local the entire message of Jewish civilization," Jewish leaders were Springfield Mayor Wil it may be eight or 12-then there will be Rabbi Davids said. peace." liam Sullivan; U.S. Dist rict Court Judge and Rabbi Davids said one of the "crucial former Springfield Mayor Prank H. Freed Nasser's "mistake" coupled with Ben Gu problems facing the Jewish community is rian's optimism may just result in peace m an; U.S. Reps. Edward P. Boland, D. to balance the demands of the Jewish com Springfield, and Silvio 0. Conte, R-Pittsfield; in the Middle East in the second 25 years of munities all over the world and helping Israel's existence. state Sen. Alan D. Sisitsky, D-Springfield, Israel survive." and state Reps. Iris K. Holland, R-Spring "A problem too often overlooked by Jew field, Theodore J. Trudeau, D-Springfield; TWENTY-FIVE YEARS: A SEQUENCE OF ish leaders 1s the growth and survival of James J. Bowler, D-Springfield; Anthony M. WONDERS local communities in the United States. We Scibelll, D-Springfield, and Peter H. Lappin, (By Joel A. Leavitt) need to be more responsive than in the p.ast D-Springfield. The first 25 years of Israel's independence to Jewish education and Jewish life in this Waiting for them and the rest of the have witnessed a sequence of wonders. country," Rabbi Davids said. marchers on the reviewing stand were the After the most excruciating afllictions suf Rabbi Jordan S. Ofseyer of Springfield's Most Rev. Christopher J. Weldon, bishop fered by our people in their tragic exile, they Beth El Temple said that the state of Israel of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spring have returned-brands plucked from the represents the "realization of the hopes and field; Msgr. David P. Welch, editor of the flames of the extermination camps of Eu dreams and prayers of Jews for more than Catholic Observer; the Rev. Joseph J. O'Neil, rope, brothers grieving in Arab lands, others 2000 years.'' assistant editor of the Catholic Observer, and dismayed by fear of spiritual extinction in "It is a very humbUng realization that it the Rev. Ronald G. Whitney, associate execu aflluent countries. was granted to our generation--after more tive director of the Council of Churches of They have returned thirsting for redemp than 100 generations of dispersion-to wit Greater Springfield. ness the founding of Israel," Rabbi Ofseyer tion, determined to take part in the her ONE OF A KIND culean effort to build a free Jewish· society sa.id. in the historic homeland after 2000 years Rabbi Ofseyer said Israel presents a "s,pe What they and the other spectators saw of wandering. Our people have ceased to be cial challenge to the Jewish people to see and heard was, according to Salute to Israel stateless; Israel has become its heart and that it succeeds in every sense, spiritually Week Chairman Herbert Levi "the only pa and materially, and that it continues to ful rade in a community of under a m1111on peo anchor of salvation. ple in this country.'' What has Israel accomplished during these fill its potential in calling for moral respon 25 years? sibtlity and in technologica.l growth.'' And it was a distinctive parade. Instead Rabbi Ofseyer said there is a "mutually of the usual preponderance of veterans She has defended her independence and groups this procession had unit after unit has assured the survival of her people. fructifying relationship" between Israel and the world Jewish community, a "spiritual of even younger than Israel kids, although She has made a home for Jews from all the Jewish War Veterans and the elderly corners of the earth whether in need of fellowship and kinship that Jews feel to wards each other.'' persons of the Jewish community also were refuge or in search of an independent Jewish represented. identity. "The establishment of Israel has given a new sense of purpose and a sense of pride to "Hava Neg1lah," ''Fiddler on the Roof" and She has developed a most humane society, other Jewish-oriented tunes replaced parade preserving ancient Jewish values while re Jews of the world. It has become a focus for Jewish interest and concern and haven songs in praise of America. And the floats sponding to the needs of a modern democratic showed kibbutZim, the Wa111ng Wall and society composed of Jews and Arabs living to Jews who are forced to fiee their coun tries," Rabbi Ofseyer said. other Jsrae11 scenes instead of Betsy Ross and together in productive harmony. beauty queens. She has developed her material resources The afternoon celebration in the JCC also and raised her people's quality of life. ISRAEL GETS EcUMENICAL BmTHDAY SALUTE had a special fiavor, part of which was She has guaranteed freedom of access to (By Lenore Magida) the featured food treat, felafal, a sandwich the religious shrines of all faiths. Israel is a young state with old dreams, type snack filled with a fried chick pea mix Modern Israel is a nation reborn, living ture and salad vegetables. proof of the continuation· of a history that and its 25th anniversary commemoration in began with Abraham and developed through Springfield Sunday was created and cele SPORTING EVENTS periods of slavery and redemption and two brated by both the young and tbe old. Anniversary-goers were kept busy with a millennia of exile. Israel is the regathering Israel· is a country of many peoples, and book sale and several Jsrae11 movies and ele of the remnants of a nation persecuted and the local parade in its honor Sunday in mentary school children had a chance to try tormented; it is the reshaping of a peopie cluded a Scottish and an Oriental band, sev their skill at swimming, running, soccer, foul into a cohesive, unified organism; it is the eral church corps and a black marching shooting, broad jumping and an obstacle reaffirmation of the indestructible qualities group, as well as many contingents from the course in special "Maccabiah Games.'' of the b.aman spirit--an example to all man Western Massachusetts Jewish community. The big day of tribute came to a close with kind. Israel is a land of stamina and pride, and the awarding of Jewish pendants to the top But during these festive days of Israel's Springfield parade participa.nts finished the performers in the games and the presenta 25th Anniversary we recall our kin, prisoners 2.2-mlle route with wide smiles and waving tion of plaques for the best floats. Kodimoh of hope in the Soviet Union and other lands. arms and then went into the Jewish Com Synagog of Springfield and Sons of Zion May this year see their freedom and their munity Center for an afternoon of other ac Synagog of Holyoke tied for first place in redemption as we remember the words of tivities. the float competition. the prophet Amos: And most of all, Israel is now "young and Sunday's hoopla does not mark the end "I will restore the fortunes of my people alive at 25,"-her independence declared of local commemoration of Israel's first quar Israel, May 14, 1948--and that was plenty of rea ter-century of life. Levi said a special Spring And they shall rebuild the ruined cities and son for upwards of 5,000 Western Massachu field library exhibit will continue through inhabit them; setts residents to celebrate Sunday. the week and that today, the actual anni They shall plant vineyards and drink their SACRED AND JOYOUS versary of the declaration of Israeli inde wine, For to her supporters, Israel is a nation pendence, flags will fly in downtown Spring And they shall make gardens and eat their which could easily adopt the slogan on the field and the Kodimoh Young Peoples' choir fruit. B'nai B'rith fioat in Sunday's parade: "A and band wm perform at Baystate West. May 17, 1973 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16177 NEW ELECTION REFORM: CLOSING instance of the pot calling the kettle ments will be funded during the 1974 THE GATE, AFTER THE WATER black. Perhaps a more accurate compari fiscal year. HAS LEAKED son would be closing the gate, after the It has been argued in defense of this water has leaked. proposal that private money will be able I include in the REcORD the following to make up the difference caused by the HON.. JOHN R. RARICK related newsclipping: sudden loss of Federal funds. Yet, every OF LOUISIANA SENATE PANEL VoTEs Bn.L To CREATE AN indication that I have received suggests IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS COMMISSION that there is insufficient private money to Thursday, May 17, 1973 (By Morton Mintz) fill the gap, a~nd that the only results The Senate Commerce Committee yester of the termination of the NIH training Mr. RARICK. Mr. Speaker, the latest day approved a bill to create an independent grant program will be fewer researchers, affront to the American electorate is the elections commission empowered to investi fewer medical educators, and far fewer announcement from the White House gate and prosecute violations. opportunities for men and women who that the President recommends creation In addition to stripping the Justice De want a career in medical research. To of a nonpartisan commission on Federal partment of enforcement authority, the bill my mind, at least, these are not desirable In would also: election reform. fact, he even accom Put a ceiling of 25 cents a voter on ex goals. panied his message with a copy of a penditures by presidential and Senate and At the hearings on the proposed med proposed bill that he would have Con House candidates; ical cuts that I held on May 5, 1973, gress rubberstamp into law. Make it easier for Democratic and Repub in Newton, Mass., I received a statement In his message to the Congress, the lican presidential and vice presidential can from Dr. Thomas J. Ryan, professor of President said: didates to get free television time. medicine at Boston University Medical Many separate proposals for such reform Require all contributions and expenditures School, head of the section of cardiology, are now pending before the Congress in in presidential contests to be accounted for and chairman of the Research Alloca light of recent disclosures of widespread by the national committee of each candi abuses during the Presidential campaign of date's party rather than ad hoc groups. tions Committee of the Massachusetts 1972, ... The b111, approved without objection in an Heart Association. executive session, now goes to the Senate Dr. Ryan spoke directly to the ques Overlooket: for some reason in the Rules Committee, which must hold hearings tion of the degree to which private in statement is any acknowledgement that and act on the measure within 45 days. stitutions like the Massachusetts Heart the Congress had already enacted in And President Nixon, in a related develop Association would be unable to satisfy April of 1972, the Federal Election Cam ment, sent to Capitol H111 his recommenda tion for creation of a nonpartisan study the financial needs accompanying ad paign Act. Nor does the President men commission on election reform. · vanced medical research and research tion that many of the "widespread Yesterday, the full Commerce Committee training. The lesson of his testimony is, abuses'' complained of, came about, be adopted an amendment in which in sparsely I believe, that while there is a need to cause the passage of such legislation populated states a candidate for the Senate prevent abuses of the training grant caused desperate efforts by some to avoid or for Congressman-at-large could spend a program, such abuses as may have oc disclosures after the act became effec minimum of $175.000. A House candidate curred are not adequate justification for tive. running in a congressional district could the complete termination of the research Now the President, reacting to emo spend at least $90,000. Mr. Nixon's proposal for a study commis· grant program. The changes necessary tional front page publicity of "wide sion led Democratic National Chairman Rob· should be made not with a bludgeon, spread abuses during the Presidential ert S. Strauss to express concern that it may but with a scalpel. It is also notably campaign of 1972" and without giving be "another delaying tactic and whitewash ironic that Dr. Ryan's comments suggest the existing law enacted by Congress a effort." John W. Gardner, chairman of Com hard times ahead for research on heart chance to work, seeks to use the tax mon Cause, said the commission "can only disease-supposedly along with cancer payers' money to create another study serve to stlfie action." are two diseases upon which the admin group which would cause more election The President vetoed one reform measure istration wants to focus both attention interference, redtape, and control over in 1970. Before the present law took effect his fund-raisers collected $15 million to $20 and money. the masses of elected officials not in mUUon with an assurance to contributors Testimony of two other physicians volved in any of these "widespread that they would avoid disclosure. dealt with the current "public enemy abuses." Mr. Nixon said in a radio broadcast yester No.1" disease, cancer. Dr. Leo Stohlbach The new blue ribbon commission day with the message that the proposed is the chief of medicine at the Pondville would be authorized to, among other study group would have a mandate "as broad Hospital in Walpole, Mass. He is also an things: as the federal election process itself," includ assistant professor of medicine at Tufts First, consider the advisability of ing possible public funding of campaigns and University School of Medicine. He was changing the term of office of Members the relation of tax laws to contributions. accompanied by Dr. William Fishman, of the House of Representatives, or the With quick congressional approval, the study commission could provide the basis director of the cancer research center at Senate, or the President of the United for reforms "in time for the 1974 congres Tufts. States, and sional election," the President said. These two doctors pointed out that for Second, make recommendations for all the noise about the conquest of can such legislation, constitutional amend cer, the truth is somewhat less imposing. ment or other reforms as its :findings in The President has consistently failed to dicate, and in its judgment are desirable MEDICAL CUTS ENDANGER CANCER release the entire sum of money appro to revise and control the practices and AND HEART DISEASE EFFORTS priated by Congress for cancer research. procedures of political parties, organiza In addition, other reductions in health tions, and individuals participating in and medical programs will have telling the Federal electoral process. HON. ROBERT F. DRINAN effects upon the conquest of cancer ef Certainly the laws of the United States OF MAsSACHUSETTS forts, particularly in the forms of per already cover every suggestion made by IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sonnel shortages, elimination of the re the President. The American people or Thursday, May 17, 1973 gional medical program, and the pro their representatives already have the posed change in grant application policy power to change any of the laws should Mr. DRINAN. Mr. Speaker, as part of they so desire, with or without the estab its campaign to reduce federal funding of which would substitute solicited contracts lishment of a. new election overseer. health programs, the administration has for grants. All the laws in the wor.ld do nothing, proposed the phaseout of the National Heart disease and cancer are among but offer false security if the laws are not Institutes of Health research training the greatest challenges facing mankind. followed or enforced. grants. No new commitments are to be I hope that my colleagues will take the The American people should by now be accepted for research training grants, time to read the testimony of these three aware that we cannot legislate morality, and only those grants approved before doctors who are actively engaged in re let alone honesty. It seems to be another January 29, 1973, with continuing com- search into heart disease and cancer: ·16178 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1973 TESTIMONY OF DR. THOMAS J. RYAN system and to alter its financial support research contracts solicited by the National I commend you, sir, for your efforts to abruptly would result in total collapse of Cancer Institute. This approach tends to date in the Legislature to reinstate those the world's leading medical system. stifle original thinking in the development funds cut from the fiscal 1974 budget that of new approaches to cancer problems. Fur the Congress, in past years, has allocated for TESTIMONY OF DR. LEO L. STOLBACH AND thermore, it establishes a pattern of focus the support of postgraduate medical train DR. WILLIAM FISHMAN on immediate goals rather than long-term ing and research. I attend this meeting as As Chief of Medicine at Pondv1lle Hospital, objectives. one of your many constituents from the the State cancer hospial in Walpole, Mas medical community who is deeply concerned sachusetts, I am responsible for the care about the impact of these budgetary cuts of patients with cancer and participate in ALFRED P. SLOAN AWARDS FOR that clear reason indicates strike at the very the clinical research nooessary to improve DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE foundation of our medical system. methods of treatment. Pondv1lle participates TO HIGHWAY SAFETY AWARDED As a graduate of an NIH training grant a in the activities of the Tufts Cancer Research TO WENDELL COLTIN dozen years ago and, presently, as the direc Center and I am also speaking as a represent tor of a Federal training grant in cardiology ative of .the Tufts Clinical Cancer Unit at our institution, I, albeit in the very good which is involved in patient care, research HON. MICHAEL HARRINGTON company of many of the previous speakers, and physician education at Pondville, the could be cast in the role of an individual Lemuel Shattuck and New England Medi OF MASSACHUSETTS with vested interest. It is most important cal Center Hospitals. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that we step clear of this charge. We are well There has been much · publicity in the Thursday, May 17, 1973 aware of the cogent points raised against past year regarding a major commitment the Federal subsidization of postgraduate by the federal government in the area of Mr. HARRINGTON. Mr. Speaker, this clinical training and the possib111ty that cancer research and cancer care. However, year's winner of the highest award of the such a specialty trained physician may one despite the President's "Conquest of Cancer" Alfred P. Sloan Awards in the print me day become a "fat cat." There are many ways pronouncements, our cancer program at dia category went to Wendell Coltin for of dealing with that particular inequity, Tufts (like those at many other medical however, without precipitously shutting schools throughout the nation) has been "distinguished public service to highway down the whole system. The whole system faced with major cutbacks which limit re safety." includes the teacher of the trainee. His search, patient care and medical education. Wendell is a long-time friend of mine greatest requirement is time protected for The HEW bUI for 1973 still has not been and my family and the author of the teaching. Who pays for protected time? The signed by the President. Because of this "Safety Crusade" column since May 20, whole system includes the trainee whose many grants have been approved without 1956. The column appears in the Boston mind is fertilized by the experience and from funding in the cancer field, just as in all Herald American. He has received more whence new ideas sprout up. This will lead other areas Off medical research. It should to fruitful investigation only if the individ also be emphasized that during the past few than 70 awards for the column during ual 1s provided protected time. You cannot years the President has consistently released its 17 years. harvest productive research without pro considerably less money for cancer research The column has pointed out problems tected time. And who pays for protected than has been appropriated by Congress. on many streets and highways, and by time? Dr. William Fishman, Director of the Tufts bringing these safety hazards to public I can tell you from my experience with the Oancer Research Center, will discuss the attention, seen to it that they were cor Massachusetts Heart Association that it can effects of the federal cutbacks on basic re rected. not come, in any substantial manner, from search in the cancer field at Tufts Univer the private sector. Heart fund monies avail sity. I would like to stress the effects of such We all owe a debt of gratitude to Wen able for research and training in this state cuts as they relate to the care of patients dell Coltin for his excellent job in this totaled $255,028 this past year. The Resef!.rch with cancer at the Tufts affiliated hospitals. area. A story in the Boston Herald Amer Allocations Committee received grant re In my opinion, these three areas of clinical ican on May 11, 1973, explains Wendell's quests totaling $898,911. It should be pointed concern deserve top priority: fine efforts in detail, and I insert it in the out that the Massachusetts Heart Associa RECORD at this point. tion has traditionally limited its total 1. SHORTAGE OF PERSONNEL budgetary support to any one project or any The Tufts Cancer Unit involves the co The column follows: one trainee to $10,000 per annum, in the operative efforts of physicians at the New WRITER WENDELL COLTIN HONORED-RoAD belief that it was important to support the England Medical Center, the Lemuel Sha,t SAFETY A WARD TO HERALD AMERICAN initial investigative efforts. With this vital tuck, and Pondville Hospitals. These physi Wendell H. Coltin, Boston Herald American seed money the investigator was then able cLa,ns have been participating for the past Safety Crusade columnist, was announced to develop the project to the point where it eight years, through NIH support, in a pro yesterday as the winner of the top award of could compete more successfully at the Fed grum to train physicians in cancer wo:rk. $1000 in the print media, in the 25th An eral level and receive realistic budgetary This program will be terminated on June 30, nual Alfred P. Sloan Awards for "distin support. Time and again this has proven to 1973, thereby eliminating necessary fellow guished public service to highway safety." be the successful formula for productive re ship and medical staff positions. Only one The announcement of the highest "indi search. At the fountainhead stands the ex half (six, instead of twelve) of our projected vidual creative award" to Coltin was made by tramural grant award program of the NIH. number of trainees can be accepted for the Roy D. Chapin, Jr., board chairman of Amer Here exists the ultimate of peer review. It coming year. The loss to our program of 50% ican Motors Corp. and chairman of the High has no counterpart in any other branch of of our trainees will definitely reduce the way Users Federation, at the 80th Annual the Federal government or in the private number of patients who can be cared for at Meeting of the Massachusetts Highway Asso business sector. It remains the core of all our facUlties. In addition, it will doorease ciation in the Pleasant Valley Country Club, other funding programs. If this central role the number of available physicians trained Sutton. of NIH is diminished by inadequate budget in various disciplines to deal with this dis The Sloan Awards are offered by the High ary support, it wm adversely effect those ease. There is a documented need for medical way Users Federation "to encourage vigor and research programs funded by voluntary non oncologists, radiotherapists, cancer surgeons innovation in the development of public profit organizations such as the Heart Asso and rehabilitation personnel, yet training service programs aimed at the reduction of ciation, the Cancer Society, the National programs in these specialties are being dis traffic accidents, injuries and deaths." Foundation, etc. The research supported by continued. The a wards are in memory of Alfred P. these agencies has been meaningful and 2. ELIMINATION OF THE REGIONAL MEDICAL Sloan, Jr., a former president and chairman productive. To lead it down a blind alley PROGRAM of the General Motors Corp. and a pioneer in with no hope for meaningful Federal sup Until April 30, 1973 the Tufts Cancer Unit the organized highway safety movement. The port for those projects and researchers whose awards' program is conducted by the High work has been demonstrated to be worth actively participated in the Regional Medical Program in Cancer of both Tufts University way Users Federation under a grant from the while by virtue of their seed money is true Automotive Safety Foundation. folly. and Boston University. The goal of this pro gram had been to improve patient care in The awards recognize performance of the Few, if any, wm contend the pre-eminence print and broadcast media in the continuing of American medicine in the world today. the community hospital through conferences and consulta,tions by physicians, nurses and campaign to improve safety on the nation's The influx of foreign physicians for training highways. Coltin has been writing the Safety in this country is well known to us all. In social workers. The abrupt termination of the Regional Medical Program in its fourth Crusade column since May 20, 1956 and it terms of the World Market, one of the price has received more than 70 awards, many of less American commodities still remains an month of the current grant year curtails this them top national honors. American medical education. This says some important opportunity for communication He was the first newspaperman to win the thing for the present system. between specialists in cancer patient man American Trucking Associations' Safety Story It is my firm conviction that the research agement and community hospital personnel. Competition two years in a row; was the first and educational programs funded by the 3. CHANGE IN GRANT APPLICATION POLICY dual winner for the best series and individual federal government through NIH stand as During the past year there has been a shift story; and received several other awards from the fountainhead of our current medical of funding from research project grants to the ATA. May 17, 1973 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16179 In addition to writing the Safety Crusade most provocative and one that should be rending lessons of Indochina. But no column, which will be 17 years old May 20, of considerable interest to Members of Coltin has also spoken before numerous this administration-and, until last groups and at safety conferences on the sub Congress, political scientists, and con Thursday, this Congress, have been back ject of highway safety and the Herald Amer stituent groups, alike. I do not agree ing into this new abomination in the ican Safety Crusade. that Congress is a captive of special in same way we ensnarled ourselves in the His Safety Crusade column has been credi terest groups, but I do agree that perhaps last. ted by public officials and others in Massa it is time to look at a new scale upon Under our Constitution, only Congress chusetts and New England through the years which to weigh our work. has the power to declare war. Congress in focusing on a variety of problems in high The editorial follows: has not exercised this power in regard to way safety, which have led to such legislation in Massachusetts as a No-Fix Traffic Ticket LAWS-SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS DOMINATE Cambodia. It has passed no legislation or Law, chemical tests for suspected drunken LEGISLATIVE PROCESS joint resolution declaring war. Nor has drivers, eye examinations on renewal of driv Dr. Perry E. Gresham, chairman of the Congress enacted any statute which ex ers' licenses, tighter semi-annual inspections board of trustees of Bethany College, spoke pressly and intentionally authorized war. of motor vehicles, reflective number plates to a few days ago to the George Washington Thus, in carrying on the bombing in help prevent nighttime accidents on streets Society of Harvard and Radcliffe College at Cambodia, the executive branch of the and highways; and optional anti-jaywalking Cambridge, Mass. The society is an affiliate of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Government is conducting a Presidential legislation for cities and towns to adopt. war, wholly without constitutionally re Coltin's column has called attention to In a portion of his address, Dr. Gresham hazardous conditions on streets and high said the American system suffers from ex quired congressional authorization. ways that have needed correction and in cessive special interest-group legislation. We The efficacy of our constitutional right believe a few excerpts from his remarks bear to vote in Congress, in deciding whether many instances have ultimately been cor repeating: rected, including removal of death traps in "So pervasive is this chummy philosophy this country should fight a war, has been openings along median strips of such roads that our laws are written for interest groups negated by the Executive's action in as Routes 1, C-1, 9 and 128. anu our government administers the laws prosecuting this authorized war. This It has cited the importance of driver edu with the interest group in mind. right was affirmed, recently, in Mitchell cation; and it has also singled out for recog "The Department of Labor, for instance, against Laird, decided by the U.S. Court nition truck drivers whose operating man has become a servant of the unions. The De ner and safety achievement has reflected of Appeals in Washington, D.C. This rul partment of Agriculture works for the agri ing held that Members of Congress have credit on their firms and pointed up the good culture interests, and the Department of public relations a firm receives from such Commerce represents the trade associations. standing to sue to determine the legality driving performances; also its beneficial rate "The net effect of the interest-group phi of military operations conducted by the as far as insurance is concerned. losophy is contempt for law which dares to President in the absence of a declaration Heads of the Registry of Motor Vehicles in oppose the group interest . . . of war by Congress. Massachusetts, the Massachusetts State Po "This trend results in a hopeless jungle In carrying on a war which has not lice, individual police chiefs, the Massachu of class-oriented laws, vaguely written, sub been authorized by the only branch of setts Highway Association and Public Safety ject to administrative bargaining and deal Secretary Richard E. McLaughlin, a national ing, rather than simple clarity and enforce our Government granted the constitu officer in the American Association of Motor ment. tional right to do so, the executive Vehicle Administrators, have publicly com "We have laws for the veterans, the farm branch has clearly violated the basic mended Coltin for his Safety Crusade column ers. the unions. the builders, the railroads, constitutional concept of separation of and its contribution to the cause of high the motor companies, the colleges, and al powers. Separation of powers is so es way safety. most any other interest group that comes sential to our form of government, and Coltin also writes the Medicare Mailbox to the mind and attention of some eager so threatened, that we are taking a step column in the daily Herald American and legislation. Sunday Herald Advertiser and is regarded "The country would oe better served by which is unusual for Congressmen, but nationally as one of the most knowledgable legislative sessions dictated to the repeal of which we believe to be imperative. We persons in the news media on Social Security the superlative laws rather than the relent are filing a brief asking the judiciary to and Medicare. The Medicare column has been less creation of new ones. It is the shame of uphold separation of powers and the dec honored on many occasions. our age that a legislature takes pride in laration of war clause by ruling that the number of bills it has passed to clutter the Executive has been and is acting the books and reduce human freedom." illegally. SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS DOMI Perhaps it is time to look at a new scale upon which to weigh the work of our state Aside from the constitutional questions NATE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS legislators and members of Congress. raised by our full-scale bombing raids on Cambodia, there are several other compelling reasons why our participa HON. ROBERT H. MOLLOHAN tion in this latest madness must be halted OF WEST VIRGINIA HALT U.S. BOMBING OF CAMBODIA now. IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES U.S. military operations currently under way in Cambodia violate the Thursday, May 17, 1973 HON. BENJAMIN S. ROSENTHAL intent of several laws passed by the Mr. MOLLOHAN. Mr. Speaker, unless OF NEW YORK Congress. The Military Procurement Au my mail differs greatly from that of my IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES thorization Act for fiscal 1972 (Public colleagues, the Members of this body are Law 92-156; 85 Stat. 423) provides that plagued with frequent questionnaires on Thursday, May 17, 1973 all U.S. military forces should be with how you voted or how you will vote on a Mr. ROSENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, I drawn from Indochina subject only to given issue. The questions on these forms joined recently with nine of my col the release of all American POW's, and are frequently such an oversimplification leagues in a lawsuit challenging the con accounting for MIA's. As we know, the of the issues involved that it is either stitutionality of continued American prisoners have been released and are now impossible to give a simple and direct military activity in Cambodia and the home. The Pentagon has indicated that answer, or as a result of amendments to threatened resumption of full scale hos it is satisfied that no other Americans a bill, or the availability of additional tilities in Vietnam without congressional are still being held by the Communists information and further study, you find approval. in Indochina. Hence, conditions set by you have made a declaration you can We are once again at a critical junc the law have been met--why then are we not, in good conscience, keep. ture in our foreign policy determinations again dropping tons of explosives? The We are all aware that lobbies and in and national history. Having extricated Defense Appropriation Act of 1971 (Pub terest groups keep scorecards -which are ourselves from the quagmire of Vietnam, lic Law 91-668; 84 Stat. 2020) provides used by the members of those groups to we are tragically and incredibly embark that our military should not be used to determine whether our retention in Con ing upon another venture in Southeast support or assist efforts to aid the gov gress is in their interest or not. This is Asia-one which threatens to develop ernments of Laos or Cambodia. Yet, this true despite the fact that these tallies into another nightmarish horror. appears to be precisely what we are may be very misleading. One would have hoped that 1 million doing. I am submitting today an editorial dead, including 50,000 Americans and the Our activities are not protecting from the Wheeling Intelligencer, of expenditure of more than $125 billion American troops or safeguarding a with Wheeling, W. Va., that I consider to be would have drilled home the heart- drawal. Neither are they aimed at fore- CXIX--1022-Part 13 16180 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1973 ing a release of prisoners of war. These not with causes. The cause of· inflation discussion of infiation during the colonial reasons can no longer be used as ex is, in large measure, the rapid increase period by Prof. Clarence Carson. The ar cuses for continued American involve in the money supply as a result of deficit ticle, which appeared in the July 1972 ment in the bloodshed. spending and of the policies of the Fed issue of the Freeman follows: We have no treaty commitments to eral Reserve Board. It is an illusion to be THE FOUNDING OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC Cambodia--and never have had any. lieve that inflation can be stopped until (By Clarence B. Carson) Cambodian Government have consist the budget is balanced and until each Men at ease and in comfortable circum ently and specifically rejected all Amer dollar in circulation possesses the real stances must find it difficult to comprehend ican offers of alliance in SEATO or any value of a dollar. the sufferings of the Patriot armies during other treaty organization. Americans should have learned this the War for Independence. These armies had The struggle currently going on in lesson long ago. The American Revolu to suffer, in addition to those tribulations incident to war, from lack of clothing, Cambodia is, to all observers, a civil war. tion provides our earliest example of the blankets, sufficient food, drink, transport, The primary protagonists are the Lon failure of deficit financing and of in and many other of the necessities of life. Nol government and the domestic in troducing. new dollars into the money Yet it is the judgment of the generality of surgent Khmer Rouge. Outside aid to supply without proper backing. historians that most of this deprivat ion was each side has essentially been limited to Prof. Clarence Carson notes that: unnecessary and unwarranted. There was supplies and war materiel. Even Ameri When government enters the marketplace food aplenty in the states, and there was can Embassy officials in Phnom Penh it becomes a bidder among bidders for the at least the potentiality of enough clothing. were forced to admit this in a recent supply of goods and services available .... It may be added that there were enough Before government can become a bidder in men of the right age to have constituted statement. There is no cause for our the market, it must acquire goods and serv overwhelming forces against those the British Government to participate in what is ices, or their equivalent, for making ex actually sent to America, and there was a. fundamentally a civil war between Cam changes . . . the government as government potentiality for manufacturing adequate bodians. is not a producer of goods nor provider of munitions for the war. (For example: "In Last and most crucial is the point that services and has none of these to offer in ex 1775 the Union produced 30,000 tons of our national interests simply are not change. Before it can operate in the market, crude iron--one seventh of the world's tot al threatened in Cambodia. The Nixon then, government must acquire these, or output." It is quite probable that the war their equivalent, from those who provide could have been brought to a successful con administration has not even claimed and produce them. clusion long before it was had these re that American security is at stake there. sources been devoted to the e:tl'ort in suffi Vietnam, if nothing else, taught all of What government ordinarily does is cient amounts. They were not. us that backing corrupt dictator&hips in to raise money through taxes. Professor The main reason why men and materials Indochina is not the course that our Carson points out that: were not brought to focus adequately on foreign policy ought to be taking. In Money can enable a government to use the war effort was the method used to fi fact, we have learned that to do so is to the m¥ketplace as a major source of goods nance the war. The successful prosecution of flirt with national tragedy. and services ... government must respect a. war-any war-requires that a sufficient the nature and character of money ... What amount of energy and resources be diverted Why then, we must ask, are we being a given unit of money will command in goods from other uses in order to accomplish the dragged into yet another war · by an and services in the marketplace is a ratio end of winning the war. To acquire the nec administration which has received no between the quantity of money and quality essary goods and services, government enters acquiescence, but rather, growing resist of goods and services ... If the quality of the market. ance from the Congress? money is increased and all else remains the Government may enter the marketplace 1n The answer, as it has been in so many same, the price may be expected to rise in such a way as to take advantage of the serv other instances in the past several proportion to the increase. ices offered in a market, or it may intervene During the American Revolution, the in the market in such ways as to make that months, is arrogance. The arrogance instrument virtually useless for its purposes. which prompted widespread sabotage Congress and the States did not impose taxes but attempted to finance the war When government enters the marketplace it and bugging that culminated in the becomes a bidder among bidders for the sup Watergate; the arrogance which led to effort primarily by the issuance of paper ply of goods and services available. What the unprecedented subversion of our free money, what is known as "Continental government acquires there, others are de and open political process; the arrogance currency." Without any backing, Profes nied, or vice versa. which allowed the President to impound sor Carson writes: Government Takes Goods funds duly authorized and appropriated This process of issuing more and more Before government can become a bidder set in early. The initial issue was to have in the market it must acquire goods and by the elected representatives of the been for $2 million, but before it had been people are all examples of the arrogance services, or their equivalent, for making ex accomplished, Congress authorized another changes. This necessity poses what is the of power which threatens to destroy us $1 million. Before the end of the year $3 most enduring problem of government: the with another Vietnam. million more was issued. government, as government, is not a pro The American people cannot---must The more money the Congress issued, ducer of goods nor provider of services, and not tolerate this brazen usurpation of the less it was worth. As a result, larger has none of these to offer in exchange. Be authority. The courts and the Congress fore it can operate in the market, then, gov and larger issues were made, and an un ernment must acquire these, or their equiva must unite to halt this latest threat to precedented inflation set in. By 1778, the our constitutional government. lent, from those who own or produce them, Armed Forces were finding it difficult to In effect, government must take goods and acquire goods with paper money. George services from those who provide and pro Washington wrote in 1779 that "a wagon duce them. For this to be done equitably and THE SCOURGE OF INFLATION load of money will scarcely purchase a justly, experience Indicates that this appro wagon load of provisions." priation should be spread over and appor tioned among the producing citizenry. Professor Carson concludes at: Money has afforded a means for apportion HON. PHILIP M. CRANE The American cause was not lost as a result ing taxes and a way for government to enter OF ILLINOIS of the inflation. It was won despite the in the marketplace for trading without inter IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES flation ... the consequences of inflation ... fering destructively with the function of the followed into the Confederation period. But market. In short, money can enable a gov Thursday, May 17, 1973 the lessons of the experience were not lost ernment to use the marketplace as a major on the leaders of that generation. In time, source of goods and services which it needs, Mr. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, there is, at they were used to try to prevent a recurrence the present time, much concern over the particularly in war. For this to happen, how of mistakes. Unfortunately, we cannot re ever, government must respect the nature rapid increase in prices, particularly in port that these lessons are still remembered and character of money. Money is a medium the price of food. To express this con to the seventh generation. of exchange, i.e., it is that through which cern citizens have gathered together in Boycotts and controls of wages and are made exchanges of goods for goods, serv boycotts of products such as meat. Others ices for services, or any other combinations have called for the imposition of wage prices will do no more to effect inflation of these. What a given unit of money will and price controls over the entire econ in the long run than did similar policies command in goods and services in the mar omy. in the colonial period. Only when the ketplace is a ratio between the quantity However well meaning, those who ad cause of infiation is itself effectively dealt of money and quantity of goods and services, vocate such approaches to the problem with can we hope to end it. as modlfied by the strength of the desires of inflation are dealing with symptoms, I wish to share with my colleagues the of all who have any of these in their pos- , May 17, 1973 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16181 session or wish to acquire them. To put single issues is easily explained. Once the Rising Prices-and Control the matter concretely, J! a bushel of wheat money had been issued, it fell into private With such Draconian measures to support brings one dollar this means that the quan hands in return for goods and services. The it, the Continental paper money did circu tity of money is such, the quantity of wheat government no longer had access to the cur late. But the more of it that was issued, the is such, the desire for wheat is such, and the rency. Congress then made further issues in more depreciated. The most noticeable effect desire for money is such, that one dollar is order to have money to spend. The more it of this to the public was a general rise in the price that will effect an exchange. If the issued, the less the money was worth; larger prices. (Prices of particular goods and serv quantity of money is increased, and all else and larger issues were made in the attempt ices rise and fall as demand and supply fluc remains the same, the price of wheat may be to get the results that could be obtained by tuate even if the amount of money in circu expected to rise in proportion to the increase smaller issues earlier. Reliance on paper lation remains stable. And, given blockades of money. A money tax enables the govern money has-for these reasons, and more com and the kinds of demands incident to war, ment to reduce the supply of money available plex ones where there are combinations of some prices would have risen inevitably dur to private bidders, and thus to become an taxation and fiat money financing-a pyr ing these years. However, the price increases effective bidder for its needs in the market. amiding effect. were not only general but some of them are Monetary manipulation Money vs. Currency rises in Continental currency in relation to It is theoretically clear, then, what the The real reason for the Continental cur what they could be bought for in specie, consequences would be if the government at rency issues, then, was that Congress and which indicates that it was the currency tempted to get its needs by simply increas the states were attempting to finance the war which occasioned some of the increases.) ing the money supply. It would reduce the without levying taxes directly. They are en Some of the state governments intervened quantity of goods and services a given unit titled to some sympathy for the difficult situ in the market further by attempting to fix of money would command. But why could ation in which they were trying to function, prices. As frequently happens, the legislators the government not do this as a means of but no amount of sympathy alters the con sought to control the effect-the rise in taxation, thus avoiding the onerous neces sequences of actions. Congress had no author prices-rather than the cause-the increase sity of a direct appropriation of money? Of ity to levy taxes. With equal validity, it can in the money supply. Congress recommended course, it could do this. Thomas Paine de be said that Congress had no authority to that regional conventions be held to set prices clared that this is just what the Congress issue money. The truth of the matter is that for particular areas. The New England and did during the War for Independence. It Congress had as little and as much power Middle states held such conventions, but would have cost ten or twelve million pounds as. it could manage to exercise during the the Southern states south of Maryland sterling, he estimated, to have financed the period under consideraton. steered clear of price controls. After a con war by ordinary taxation; "and as while this It had no constitution, hence, no constitu vention had agreed upon the general features money was issuing, and likewise depreciating· tional limits on what it could do. Its mem of prices, it was up to the individual states down to nothing, there were none, or few bers, however, were delegates from the states. to enforce the tariffs. The following is a valuable taxes paid; consequently the event It may well be that had Congress attempted description of penalties adopted by Rhode to the public was the same, whether they to levy taxes it would have been repudiated Island in 1777: sunk ten or twelve millions of expended by the states or by the people. At any rate "The penalty of demanding more than the money, by depreciation, or paid ten or twelve Congress did not even attempt to levy taxes. tariff price was set at the value of the arti millions by taxation; ... And therefore ... It was not that the members could see no cle-half to the State, and half to the in [the] debt, has now no existence; it having need for taxes. Congress declared, on many former. Any one who refused for his com been paid, by everybody consenting, to re occasions, that the states should levy taxes. modities the tariff price, and afterward sold duce as his own expense, from the value of Elaborate schedules were devised for appor them for any other goods, was to forfeit the the bllls continually passing among them tioning the costs of the war among the states. value thereof, half to the State, and half to selves, a sum, equal to nearly what the ex Solemn proclamations were issued urging the informer. If complaint was made that pense of the war was for five years." Thomas the states to tax. For example, in 1777 Con articles necessary for the army or navy were Paine was, as usual, an adept pleader of gress admonished the states to "raise by taxa withheld by monopolizers, the State officers special causes, but he was no scholar, and tion in the course of the ensuing year, and and Judges or any two Justices of the Peace certainly not an economic historian. His remit to the treasury such sums of money might issue a warrant to impress a.nd seize statement that everybody consented is eim as they think wm be most proper in the the same, breaking open buildings. The goods ply not true, and he ignores both the ruin present situe ·ton of the inhabitants ...." were to be appraised by two indifferent men at prices not to exceed those of the tariff. ous train of consequences following upon States !Jnder Political Pressure the inflation and the question of whether Anybody who contracted to receive for or not it was effective in its object of pro Instead of vaxing to rettre the Continental labour or goods more than the tariff rates viding for the armed forces. currency, the states issued large amounts oj was to be counted an enemy of the coun It is not necessary, however, to explore paper money themselves. "The emission of try, and fined twenty shillings for every arti the theoretical impact of the inflation fur all the states exceeded $200,000,000. Virginia cle sold of the price of twenty shillings or ther; it unfolds in the story of the financing led the way, followed by North Carolina; then under, and a sum equal to the value of the of the war. The Congress and the states came South Carolina, Georgia, Delaware, and article, if it was worth more than that." did attempt to finance the war effort pri New Jersey exercised the most restraint." The price controls, where they were at all marily by the Issuance of paper money. Con A minor stream that added to this flood effective, resulted in shortages. John Eliot gress issued what is known as Continental of paper currency issued by Congress and the wrote from Boston in June of 1777: "We are currency. The notes did not bear interest, as states was provided by domestic loans. Loan all starving here, since this plaguy addition such currency sometimes did, but they were office certificates and certificates of indebted to the regulating bill. People will not bring supposed to be redeemed by the states at a ness were issued to the extent of $20 million. in provision, and we cannot procure the com later date. The loan office certificates circulated gen mon necessaries of life. What we shall do I All accounts agree that Congress issued erally, one writer notes, "effecting essentially know not." What they did, of course, is what more and more of the currency over the years the same consequences as would have at people ever do: evade the regulations, barter, through 1779. A recent estimate of the sums tended the issue of an equal quantity of blackmarket, produce a money that wm pur issued goes as follows: paper money." chase goods, and find a. variety of means to Paper Declared Legal Tender perpetuate the market, however inadequate $ 6,000,000 1775 ------Sucessive interventions were made in the they are compared to the opportunities in 1776 ------19,000,000 a free market. 13,000,000 market, interventions which followed logi 1777 ------cally from the use of fiat money to finance Army requisitions 1778 ------63,500,300 90,052,380 the war. The first of these interventions was By 1778 the armed forces were finding it 1779 ------to make the paper legal tender so that it increasingly difficult to acquire goods with This process of issuing more and more set would circulate as money. The specific ac paper money. "Though paper money was in early. The initial Issue was to have been tions to do this were by the states. taken, with more or less reluctance, in return for $2 mlllion, but before it had been accom When he was in command of forces at Phil for most things, some services were rendered plished Congress authorized another $1 mil adelphia, General Putnam made this an only upon promises of receiving specie." lion. Before the end of the yea.r $3 million nouncement: "In future, should any of the George Washington wrote 1n 1779 that "a more was issued. This despite the fa.ct that inhabitants be so lost to public virtue and wagon load of money will scarcely purchase Congress had intended only one issue at the the welfare of their country, as to presume a wagon load of provisions." The country beginning. And, there were those who at to refuse the currency of the American states was in the grip of a runaway inflation. Every tempted to prevent the escalation. Benjamin in payment for any commodities they may man of intelligence knew that the root cause Franklin said: "After the first emission I have for sale, the goods shall be forfeited, was the increase of the money supply (much proposed that we should stop, strike no more, and the person or persons so refusing, com as this is known in our day), yet there was but borrow on interest those we had issued. mitted to close confinement." In a similar not the will to deal effectively with J.t. This was not then approved of, and more fashion, George Washington was authorized To get supplies and transport, the army bills were issued." , to take goods from those who refused the had to resort to its equivalent of barter, i.e., The process of issuing more and more of Continental currency and to arrest and con impressment and requisition from the sur the currency and raising the amounts of fine them. rounding populace. There had been some 16182 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1973 impressment, particularly of transport, from hath, in the opinion of many of the good effect anything of consequence that way. the beginning of the war; but by the time people of these States, depreciated; and lest Many of the teamsters upon the late occa of the Yorktown campaign in 1781 this meth the silence of Congress might give strength sion have deserted with their wagons after od seems to have been relied upon almost to the said report; resolved that the said re throwing ~heir loads out at improper exclusively. There was more and more of this port is false and derogatory to the honor of places.... done before 1781, however. By the latter part Congress." One writer notes that "as paper Nor were taxes in kind a way to get goods of 1779, supplies in general were being requi money depreciated more and more, the where they were wanted. General Washing sitioned. On December 11, 1779, Congress pledges of Congress in respect to its redemp ton wrote to the President of Pennsylvania "voted requisitions on the States for ~:~pecific tion were more frequent and intense in form in 1782: "A great proportion of the specific supplies of flour and Indian corn. December of expression." articles have been wasted after the people 14, they established a system of requisitions They tried to stop have furnished them, and the transporta and contributions of this kind, Maryland Congress resolved in September 1779 to is tion alone of what has reached the army has alone voting no. February 25, 1780, an elabo sue paper money only to the total of $200 in numberless instances cost more than the rate apportionment of requisitions for such value of the articles themselves." It is not mllMon. "Upon this mountain of paper," a difficult to explain why this was so. The com supplies was made.... Each State was called modern historian has written, "Congress re upon for the staples which it produced." solved to make its final stand. . . . But . . . modities had been taken without reference to Unhappy consequences of rampant inflation the defiant proclamation of September 1779 a particular need, had been stored where no proved the signal for another sharp selling army might appear, except by accident, and Men contemporary with events frequently were often spoiled when they were wanted. described the consequences of the inflation wave in Continental money. By January By contrast with this poor form of barter, as well as could be done. Josiah Quincy 1780, the army was paying for supplies twice what it hacl paid in September 1779; and by the market is an efficient and felicitious de wrote these words to General Washington: vice when acceptable money is in circula "I am firmly of the opinion, and think it March 1780, prices had risen four times above tion; the market tends to make the goods entirely defensible, that there never was a the level of September 1779." At that point, Congress began the out available where and when they are wanted, paper pound, a paper dollar, or a paper prom and money is flexible: it can call forth a ise of any kind, that ever yet obtained a right repudiation of its paper, though the culmination was to come later. In March of variety of goods. general currency, but by force or fraud, gen The American cause was not lost as a. re erally by both. That the army has been 1780, Congress devalued the currency by pro claiming that it should now trade at forty sult of the inflation. It was won despite the grossly cheated; that creditors have been in inflation. But victory was almost certainly famously defrauded; that the widows and to one of gold or silver. To finance this ex change, new paper money was to be issued delayed for several years; much suffering re fatherless have been oppressively wronged sulted; and the people's confidence had been and beggared; that the gray hairs of the to be redeemed by the states by taxation. An elaborate plan was contrived for the retiring sorely tried. Indeed, we have not finished yet aged and the innocent, for want of their in this work with the consequences of the just dues have gone down with sorrow to of the old currency and replacing it with the new. The plan did not work. There was no inflation, for they followed into the Con their graves, in consequence of our disgrace federation period. But the lessons of the ex ful depreciated paper currency." reason why it should. If the new money was more valuable than the old, it would not cir perience were not lost on the leaders of that By 1778, John Adams could say that "every generation. In time, they were used to try to man who had money due to him at the com culate, according to Gresham's Law, assum ing the old money was still legal tender. In prevent a recurrence of the mistakes. Un mencement of this war, has been already fortunately, we cannot report that these taxed three-fourth parts of that money.... fact, the new money quickly fell to the same V'll.lue as the old, and the whole became vir lessons are still remembered to the seventh And every man who owed money at the be generation. ginning of the war, has put three-fourth tually worthless by 1781. In March of 1781, parts of it in his pockets as clear gain. The Congress abandoned the acceptance of its war, therefore, is immoderately gainful to own paper money as legal tender. It was now some, and ruinous to others." to be accepted only on a. sliding scale that LEST WE FORGET was supposed to represent its depreciation. Decay of public virtue Thereafter, it depreciated so rapidly that it George Washington wrote: "Speculation, shortly ceased to circulate at all. Specie came HON. WILLIAM J. SCHERLE peculation, engrossing, forestalling, with all out of hiding and replaced paper money as OF IOWA concomitants, afford too many melancholy the currency of the land. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES proofs of the decay of public virtue. . . ." All these untoward events might be ac And a writer to a New Jersey paper assessed cepted as the cost of the war, but only if Thursday, May 17, 1973 the blame for this: "I do not say that the the currency had enabled the Congress to abundance of money is the only cause of the bring the resources of the country to bear Mr. SCHERLE. Mr. Speaker, this decay of V'irtue or increase of vice, but I say it on the war effort. That, however, was em-, month's First Monday, the monthly pub is a very principal cause, it operates more pathically not the case. On the contrary, lication of the Republican National Com this way than any other, yea., than all other the paper money plus the absence of sig mittee, has a special report in it titled causes put together." nificant taxation tended to disperse the re "Ramsey Clark, Jane Fonda and Com The inflation contributed much to the loss sources of the country and the energies of pany: Dupes of the Decade." The article of confidence in the Congress, the state gov the people. Congress and the states were is totally devoid of polemics or cheap ernments, and the very cause they were com continually short of money, whereas the shot debating tactics. It merely juxta mitted to at the time. The idea was ad populace had an abundance. In consequence, vanced, when the first issues of paper money the production, transport, trading, and pro poses quotes from individuals like Fonda were made, that its becoming currency would vision of goods and services were concen and Clark with quotes from the returned help to tie people to the cause of independ trated on the civilian population, and the POW's themselves. The message is plain, ence. Since the fate of the money-its armed forces received short shrift. I think, and one worthy of attention eventual redemption-would depend upon Suppliers refuse to cooperate from my colleagues. Therefore, I insert the success of the revolt, those who came it into the RECORD: into possession of it would be committed to In the later stages of the war, as already RAMSEY CLARK, JANE FONDA AND COMPANY: victory. So it might have been, I suppose, 1f noted, the army had to abandon the use of the Congress had been content with one or the paper money substantially and turn to DUPES OF THE DECADE two issues, if the states had refrained from direct methods to get goods and services. LEST WE FORGET issues, and if the governments had then This was not only an inconvenient and in "I think they are lying. I think they are turned to direct taxation. But the effect of efficient method of gathering material but lying and I think they are not only going issuing more and more was not only to re also made people resent the army. For exam to have to live with the fact that they were duce the value of the money but also to un ple, here are reports of the situation in Vir carrying out acts of murder for the rest of dermine confidence in the governments ginia in 1781-at a time when a. major Brit their lives. They are also going to have to ish army was concentrated there and Wash live with the fact that they are lying on their which issued it. ington was about to win his greatest victory. In fact, people began to suspect rather consciences. It was not--it was not a policy An agent sent to impress transport reported: of the North Vietnamese to torture prison quickly that Congress would eventually re "I have been much perplexed, for after hav pudiate its paper. To counter this fear, time ers."-Jane Fonda on the ABC News, April 3, ing impressed them, the owners of some, by 1973. and time again Congress reiterated the de themselves or others, have taken, in the termination to redeem it and denounced "San Diego, April 12--0ne of the U.S. nighttime, a wheel or something to render pllots who appeared at Hanoi press confer those who said that would be otherwise. In them useless; and I don't recollect any law ences with Jane Fonda and Ramsey Clark 1778, Congress adopted the following resolu to punish them, if it could be proved." The said today that he was tortured into doing tion: "Whereas a report hath circulated in Quartermaster wrote to the war office: "Let so. . . . At a meeting with newsmen at the divers parts of America, that Congress would me entreat, sir, that something may be done Navy hospital here, Lt. Cdr. David W. Hoff not redeem the b111s of credit issued by them to draw the people with their means of trans man, 32, said he had been coerced into meet to defray the expenses of the war, but would portation into the service willingly. I find ing with Miss Fonda and the former U.S. suffer them to sink in the hands of the them so opposed to every measure that is Attorney General. 'I had a broken arm,' said holder, whereby the value of the said bills oppressive that it is almost impossible to Hoffman. 'It was in a cast. I was hung by May 17, 1973 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16183 that broken arm several times and allowed the metal grew into their flesh, or trussed but at the time of capture or immediately to drop at the end of a rope from a table with rope or wire into human balls with after capture at the hands of angry villagers which was kicked out from under me.' Hoff their toes jammed to their mouths. Long whose houses, fields and hamlets had been man said: 'I reject everything I said' in the periods of solitary confinement--col. Nor attacked from the air."-Stewart Meacham, conferences.''-Washington Post, April 13, man Gaddis counted 1,000 days-and other Peace Secretary, American Friends Service 1973. forms of psychological torture were almost Committee, before the House Subcommittee "The longest-serving prisoner she saw had as brutal as the physical punishment." on National Security Policy and Scientific been in Hanoi since 1967, the most recent Newsweek magazine, April 9, 1973. Developments, March 31, 1971 since last month. 'They assured me they "Nobel Prize winner Dr. George Wald re "In February, 1966, when they waruted me were in good health,' she said. 'When I asked turned from North Vietnam a.nd said that to give them a biography, I was tortured them if they were brainwashed, they all its government 'is way ahead of the Geneva seven days and six nights in a pitch black laughed.' "-Excerpt from article in the Conventions in its treatment of American room. They beat me very regularly and bru Washington Post, July 26, 1972, quoting Jane prisoners of war. He told a news conference tally while I was in large traveling irons with Fonda after her trip to Hanoi. that he based his Judgment on a 'private, my hands tightly cuffed behind me It was "Air Force Col. Robinson Risner said the undisturbed' meeting he had last week with very cold and I had no blanket, no bedding, captors would, 'tie your wrists behind your two downed American pilots in Hanoi.''-Ex no socks, only sandals and pajamas. When back ... and force your head and shoulders cerpt from article in the Washington Post, I moved it hurt more. I was like an animal down until your feet or your toes were in Feb. 25, 1972. Not even a healthy animal, like a crippled your mouth, and leave you in this manner "Even those who considered their treat roach, I was pretty much of a vegeta.ble.'' until you acquiesced in whatever they were ment comparatively mild, such as Air Force Navy Capt Jeremiah Denton, quoted in Wash trying to get you to do.' Captain Joseph Milligan, often suffered ingtdn Post, March 31, 1973. "'I myself have screamed all night,' said enormously. Provided totally inadequate "Sontay was the turning point for many Risner, who was captured in 1965. 'When they medical attention, Milligan treated-and f.amilles who had feared to speak out before torture you enough, then you scream, you cured-a badly burned arm by letting mag and who finally realized that now that they holler.' "-Washington Post, March 30, 1973. gots eat away the pus, then cleaning off the were in steady communication with t heir "The most informed and reliable study maggots with his own urine." prisoner relatives, had seen photos of them, now available of alleged torture of American "The favorite props of the North Viet exchanged mail and sent packages, and knew POWs by the North Vietnamese has been namese captors were lengths of rope, iron them to be alive and well, the prisoners lives made by John M. Van Dyke, formerly of the manacles that could be screwed down to the were being endangered, not by North Viet State Department's Legal Adviser's Office and bone and fan belts for administering beat namese ill-treatment, but by American com currently attached to the Center for the ings. Prisoners claimed that they were tied mandos"--Oora Weiss, Co-Chairman, Com Study of Democratic Institutions at Santa up for interminable periods into positions mittee of Liaison, before the House Subcom Barbara, California, who comes to the gen that yogis could not assume. Ropes tied to mittee on National Security Policy and Sci eral conclusion that there have been in a man's ankles, wrists and neck were tight entific Developments, March 31, 1971. stances of unauthorized mistreatment by ened until he was bent over backward in a "Denton said he confessed after days of particular prison guards or by townspeople doughnut shape. Men were also bent forward torture when they 'put a 10-foat-long iron near the scene of capture, but that there is into a position of a baby sucking its big toe. bar on top of my shins and two men walked no evidence at all that North Vietnam is The ropes cut off circulation, and in several i:t up and down.' "-Washington Post, March pursuing a policy of torture or vengeance cases, paralyzed limbs for months, even years. 30, 1973. toward the POWs. Indeed, Van Dyke's care "Handcuffs on the wrists of one prisoner "As to actual conditions of treat ment, re ful analysis of the most publicized claims were tightened so much that blood came ports vary. Among the visitors to camps from of torture by some released prisoners casts through the pores. Hands and feet often Amerioan peace groups, and from such coun considerable doubt on the authenticity of swelled to unimaginable proportions and tries as France and Japan, there seems to be their allegations."-Professor Richard A. turned black. Jaws, noses, ribs, teeth and general accord that POWs receive more food Falk, Princeton University, before the House limbs, the prisoners charged, were delib than do members of North Vietnam's army, Subcommittee on National Security Policy erately broken and left unset. The sick and that POWs are given mecUoal treatment, that and Scientific Developments, March 31, 1971. wounded were left in their own excrement no systematic torture or brainwashiing takes "The other prisoner, he said, was knocked for days on end. Fan belts qr lengths of pl MARINE CORPS OFFICERS TOTAL-19,542 System and tentatively proposing the use of edgeable. It is also strongly rumored that "in house" administrative evaluations of NIH committees are studying alternate plans Caucasians ------98.0 quality and desirablllty by NIH staff scien for reviewing mechanisms. It is of vital im Blacks ------1.5 Others------.5 tists and administrators. In 1966 this hospital portance that the NIH and interested con was visited by 3 paid industrial consultants to gressmen receive serious impute from the the National Institutes of Health for the pur outside with regard to the relative merits of pose of seeing how our research capabilities the present Peer Review System and useful might be coordinated with those sectors of modifications. There certainly has been rela SCIENTIFIC MERIT AND BIO the aerospace industry which would relate to tively little open debate and discussion of MEDICAL RESEARCH biomedical research and development. We this vital subject now in the backwash of were told of the advantages of contract type budget cuts. research, of how the NIH Peer Review System HON. ROBERT F. DRINAN really functioned on the basts of cronyism OF MASSACHUSETTS and special "in" privilege; ergo, why don't we IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES get smart and administer our research more in line with industrial procedures. LOUIS GOLDBLATT MERITS RE Thursday, May 17, 1973 I suggest that with the rapid increase in TAILER OF THE YEAR AWARD Mr. DRINAN. Mr. Speaker, on other research funds and potential for industrial ization of health-related research there has occasions I have addressed the adminis been strongly increased pressure to obtain tration proposals to reduce funding for a much larger share of public research money HON. FRANK ANNUNZIO biomedical research, both in the form of and control for industry. Under the present OF D..LINOIS total funds available for grants and by NIH granting mechanism one wonders how IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES eliminating National Institutes of Health research proposals from industry would have research training grants. Another pro fared in the competition with universities on Thursday, May 17, 1973 posal has been offered by the administra the basis of scientific merit. Under a contract Mr. ANNUNZIO. Mr. Speaker, on May tion, that while less obvious than budg system with ad hoc reviewing committees or 10, 1973, Louis Goldblatt, president and "in house" administrative decisions, industry chief executive officer of Goldblatt Bros., etary reductions, deserves most serious can be assured of a far larger share of the consideration. funds regardless of scientific merit--and a Inc., received the National Brand Names It has been proposed that the current larger hand in the decision making. Retailer of the Year Award at the Annual grant system employed by the National In order to xnake this shi!t in fund Awards Banquet of the Brand Names Institutes of Health be replaced with a mechanisms, the easiest procedure is to cut Foundation. contract system, thus eliminating the back research grant applications in order to The coveted Retailer of the Year primary function of the NIH "Peer Re force university investigators to accept con Award denotes marketing of the finest view System" that presently controls the tracts. In addition, opposition is most ef quality and widely diversified general fectively eliminated by removing the key ad awarding of research grants. A number staff members at DHEW and the NIH who merchandise, as well as leadership in of university-based medical research in might fight the shift in policies through vertising and promotion, business rela stitutions and researchers have chal their long established relationships with tions, continuity of finest standards, em lenged these proposals, claiming that congressional committees, executive agen ployee training programs, community in their result would be to significantly in cies and the outside scientific public. terest, and participation in civic and crease funding for industrial research What further evidence is there for the ex cultural affairs. projects without due regard to scientific istence of such a "game plan"? Published It is an award justly deserved by figures from the NIH show a progressively Goldblatt Bros., Inc., for the high stand merit. increasing shift toward research contracts One such critic is Dr. Jerome Gross, a of large size. The National Cancer Institute ards-in policy and practice-main professor of medicine at Harvard Medical and the National Heart and Lung Institute, tained over the years by that company School and a biologist at the Massachu both of which have been fattened in their having served the best interests of the setts General Hospital in Boston. I would appropriations are increasingly going the consumer by giving him, along with cour like to share with my fellow Members of large contract direction. The rest of the Na. teous and efficient services, access to high Congress the views of Dr. Gross, who tional Institutes of Health, still primarily quality merchandise at costs affordable spoke before the hearings I held on pro operating through research grants, have by the average American. been seriously cut in their appropriations, Mr. Speaker, Lou Goldblatt began his posed cuts in Federal medical programs the net effect of which will mean reduction on May 5, 1973, in Newton, Mass.: in the work of the study sections and the career in his father's tiny neighborhood COMMENTS OF JEROME GROSS, M.D. redirection of grantees toward contracts. In dry goods store in Chicago and this orig As a member of the professional biomedical this manner the standing committee type inal $500 investment has been developed community I wish to comment on what I see peer review system is being automatically into a chainstore organization of 46 as an increasingly destructive trend in the attenuated and the industrialization of the full-line department stores, located in philosophy and procedures for federal fund universities being effectuated. four Midwest States, employing more ing of research, particul&rly basic research in The open contention that scientific merit than 10,000 people. the biomedical sciences. and quality should not have top priority in Lou Goldblatt is a distinguished Amer To introduce myself, I am Professor of the evaluation procedure is a built in philo ican, and a humble and compassionate Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Bi sophic feature of these trends away from a ologist at the Massachusetts General Hos continuing national competition for re man. He has participated in every worth pital. My major area of interest deals with the search funds. Loss of faith in the ethic of while endeavor in our community in or biological and biochemical mechanisms of quality will doom science to mediocrity, der to help those who are in need of help. growth and development which are involved lead to high cost technological develop He is a great humanitarian who has al in crippling birth defects, structural deformi ments such as respirator tanks for the treat ways contributed generously to the bet ties resulting from chronic diseases and fail ment of polio and the loss of low cost highly terment of the people of our community. ure to heal properly, and the mechanisms of creative laboratories, such as that of John He is an outstanding philanthropist who aging. Enders who solved the problem of polio via has been a strong supporter of such Regarding the cut-back in funds for bio basic laboratory studies supported by shoe medical research, it has been easy to accept string research grants. meritorious causes as cancer research, the too obvious explanation that this partic If it is not possible to alter this trend the cerebral palsy campaign, heart dis ular area of governmental support is being away from competitive research grants and ease research, and other charities in treated uniformly like all others undergoing toward large administratively awarded con volving hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation fund reduction. This argument might be ac tracts we should at least try to play an im centers, and medical research. Above all, ceptable if it weren't for the fact that the portant role in attempting to establish a trend began at least seven years ago during peer review mechanism for contracts based he has never lost the common touch. the Johnson administration. Some of us be on quality and competition. Mrs. Annunzio and I extend our came aware of increasing pressures to encour It is a well known secret that the Office heartiest congratulations to him, to his age contracts, targeted practical research, to of Management and Budget has recently pre wonderful wife, and to the entire Gold cost account the benefits of research and to pared a memorandum for discreet distribu blatt family for this well-deserved recog answer the question, "why can't we admip. tion to certain NIH officials recommending ister our research along the lines of the De abolition of the study section peer review nition. They have our best wishes for partment of Defense"? There were at that system and the substitution of mail review many years of good health and continu time trial balloons raised at the NIH, ques ers who are not associated with the particu ing fruitful service to the people of our tioning the desirab111ty of the Peer Review lar field of the appllcation, i.e. not knowl- great country. 16192 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1973 MINNEAPOLIS' URBAN AMERICAN skylighted, natural-finish wood siding w111 ade, in developmental programs related to INDIAN CENTER cover the exterior and sidewalks and ramps emissions control could have procluded this leading to the building wind around care crisis that now prevails in the industry and fully existing trees. the nation. Denby Deegan Associates of Bismarck, HON. DONALD M. FRASER N.D., have been hired to lend an Indian The vitality of the American automo OF MINNESOTA motif to walls, floors and furnishings. Plans bile industry depends on a responsive IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES are being made to apply large . Indian art management. I am very concerned that Thursday, May 17, 1973 abstractions to the exterior walls. Quarry the apathy of the Big Four will ultimately tile, perhaps from Moose Lake, wlll be laid cost the jobs of thousands of workers, as Mr. FRASER. Mr. Speaker, last week in the plaza floors. the consumer begins to look elsewhere for ground was broken in Minneapolis for Symbolic play equipment for the day care his automobile. The editors of the Wash the $2.5 million Urban American Indian court is being designed "so the children will ask questions and learn about their heritage ington Post apparently share my concern. Center. through the things they play with," said I would like to submit to the RECORD a This new facility, the first of its kind in Johnson. copy of their editorial which appeared in the country, will provide a uniquely In A pole, symbolic of a vertical Indian art yesterday morning's editions: dian cultural and social setting in which object to be commissioned later, now stands AUTO MAKERS AND BUSINESS CATASTROPHES urban Indian people can deal with their before the building's scale model. The recent improvement in American ex own needs on their own terms. With the acquisition this year through ports does not entirely allay the rising doubts The following article in the Model Model City urban renewal money of addi about the competitive performance of Amer City Paper provides additional informa tional open space east of the center, plans ican industry. A large part of the improve are being made to vacate 16th Avenue be ment is owed to agricultural exports. The tion about the new Indian Center. tween Franklin and 19th Street to create The article follows: record of the American automobile industry a community maH for Indian events and is practicularly troubling. Up until 1968, the URBAN AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER GROUND fairs. United States had always exported more BREAK MAY 10 Two basketball courts, a volleyball court, motor vehicles and parts than it imported. Ground will be broken May 10 for the Ur small sand-lots and a 470-foot powwow ring But then things turned around and last year ban American Indian Center at Bloomington wm be developed and on open land. the country bought $3.5 billion worth of and Frallkl.1n Avenues, former site of the vehicles and parts more than it sold. That Adams Elementary School. amount alone is more than half of the coun The 40,000-square-foot social service, cul try's entire trade deficit for 1972. tural and recreation complex geared toward APATHY IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY The automobile industry's ditH.culties seem the needs of the urban Indian wm be fi to go deeper than the conventional account nanced with a $2.5-million grant from the ing of costs and demand. Successful competi federal gover~ment, City of Minneapolis and HON. CHARLES A. VANIK tion is a constant process of rapid adaptation Model City. to new circumstances. The industry's strug Actual construction will begin early this OF OHIO gles with the Clean Air Act offer an example summer with completion projected for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a small one, to be sure, but telling--of the spring of 1974. Construction bids should be Thursday, May 17, 1973 way that it currently operates. The combined let around June 1. engineering skill of these huge companies has Keynote speaker for ceremonies beginning Mr. VANIK. Mr. Speaker, it is an eco not produced an engine that can adequately at 2 p.m. is Don Cook, chairman of the Indian nomic fact of life that events in our auto meet the original 1975 standards of the act, Center board of directors. which was passed three years ago. Representatives of the federal Department mobile industry send shock waves throughout our entire economy. The The best that they could devise was an at of Housing and Urban Development of the tachment known as a catalytic converter, city and Model City will make brief remarks. Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Associa which neither they nor anyone else trusted. There wm also be an opening statement by tion of the United States proudly pro The industry and its critics agreed that it Erv Sargent, coordinator of the center. claims that 1 out of every 6 employed offered the prospect of high cost, low effici Leon Cook, chairman of the National persons works in the manufacture, dis ency, difficult maintenance and dubious ef Council of American Indians, members of the tribution, maintenance, and commercial fectiveness. General Motors protested that if National Tribal Chairmen's Association and use of motor vehicles; 1 out of every it were forced to go into production with the chairman of tribes throughout the Midwest catalytic converter, it would risk a "business have been invited. 5 of the Nation's 311,464 wholesale establishments sell automotive products: catastrophe." The episode is something less The Indian Center iS the first federally than a monument to American technological funded project of its kind in the nation. and 1 out of every 4 retail dollars genius. The structure's emphasis, that of a "com is for automotive-related purchases. The There are four engines that appear to mon community pavilion," according to Jerry impact of the Big Four is so pervasive have met the original 1975 standards. Two Johnson of the Partners, chief architects for that one analyst of the industry has are Japanese, and two are German. Not only the project, wlll be conveyed through the use quipped- are the Europeans and Japanese adapting far of huge 1-by-6 foot hemlock beams in the more rapidly to world automobile markets ceiling. When Detroit sneezes, the nation catches a cold. than the American manufooturers, but they The angular shape of the structure "came are adapting faster to our own domestic naturally," he said, given the site and build It is in view of these facts that I am market. The two German engines are diesels, ing's planned uses. A full-sized fieldhouse distressed to see the automakers reacting one of which, incidentaJly, is made by OM's that wlll accommodate everything from so lethargicly to the demands of the subsidiary. It should be noted that no diesel basketball to indoor tennis and baseball is is likely to meet the act's restrictive 1976 set back on the site. It will have bleacher marketplace. The strength of our econ standards. The Japanese Mazda, with its seating for 600. omy is founded on the vitality arising rotary engine, has met the 1975 standard Directly in front of the fieldhouse along from the interaction of supply and de with a thermal purifying system that some Franklin Avenue, an open-air amphitheater mand forces. But the management of what diminishes performance but seems to w111 be located. Over 600 spectators can sit the Big Four appears content to devise offer more hope. Still more hopeful, Honda along its terraced sides and the ceremonial their own standards. The recent develop has developed a stratified charge system that plaza wlll be large enough for 150 partic ments regarding compliance with the not only meets the 1975 standards but seems ipants. very likely to meet the 1976 standards as The western portion of the center doglegs Clean Air Act clearly illustrate this ten well. In contrast, there is no American engine out from the fieldhouse to blend with store dency. We have also seen Detroit's apathy that even meets the original 1975 requke fronts along Franklin Avenue. This wing wlll in its continuing insistence on promot ments without the cat&lytic converter that, contain socia.l services offices, an auditorium, ing high-priced, overpowered, inefficient to GM, threatens a business catastrophe. central court-mus~um, library, small clinics automobiles. Americans have to begin wondering whether and a guest house for visiting teams or The National Academy of Sciences re the business catastrophe here doea not go lecturers. cently reported on the automakers' poor consider81bly beyond the narrow issue of ex Housed 1n the rear of the wing 1s a day haust purification. care center for up to 60 children. It opens attempts to meet the requirements of air Many American industries continue to onto a courtyard, playspace and wading pool~ pollution controls. The report concluded, demonstrate brillia.ntly their aibdlity to com The center wlll also include a kitchen, in part: pete worldwide. Aircraft, computers and lockers and meeting rooms. It is unfortunate that the automobile in various other kinds of advanced machinery The architects and board of directors have dustry did not seriously undertake such a are doing very well abroad. But the automo tried to incorporate as much ~atural mate program on its own volitation untU it was bile industry Is a large enough piece of our rial into the design and stucture as possible, subjected to governmental pressure. A rela national economy that its successes and fa.il Johnson said. Most of the interior wm be tively modest investment, over the past dec- ures have meaning for us all. Fortune Maga- May 21, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 16193 zine has just published its annual list of of young people by giving them valuable ecology. I don't understand why you put 500 largest American industri811 companies, experience in public speaking. This year's up with people who still pollute our natural and three of the top five are automobile winner was James Stascavage, a 12-year resources. I would be glad if we could go back companies. (The other two are Exxon and to the Reconstruction Era just after the Civil General Electric.) old resident of Bowie, Md., and a student War, but I guess that no one can stop eco Part of the American manufacturers' at St. Pius School there. nomic development, not even you, World. trouble arises, evidently, from their habit of I would like to share Jim's speech with Pollution starts when factories try to com putting extremely heavy engines in their my colleagues because it illustrates so pete with each other in the manufacturing of cars. Efilciency is supposed to be one attribute well the balance of optimism and con goods. They need electricity and take a good of a good machine, but the recent gasoline cern that is felt by the young people into percent of it from the water in hydroelectric mileage figures published by the Environ plants. The electricity is put to use in com mental Protection Agency show that in most whose hands we shall deliver this coun panies and corporations. But in many cases weight classes the foreign imports tend to try. I insert Jim Stascavage's speech, en the owners of companies don't know where get significantly better mileage than Ameri titled "Listen World," in the RECORD. their wastes are going. Why don't you tell can cars. In response, it might be argued that The speech foil<>, 1: them World! foreign manufacturro-s are designing their LISTER WORLD I Many of our streams and lakes are clutter cars for markets where g.a.s costs twice as (Br James Stascavage) ed with debris because some men were too much as it does here. But the American com greedy to worry about pollution. Lake Erie panies are making cars for a market in which "Ya pays yer money and ya takes yer is so full of muck that lake trout, pike and both the govermnent and the oil companies choice!" So the barkers at the carnival would pickerel die, float to the top and cause an are now anxiously exhorting drivers to keep yell to the people that they were trying to organic pollution. People who bought homes their tire pressure up and their speed down con. Well-at my age I don't have the money on Lake Erie twenty years ago thought it to avoid another kind of business catastrophe, to pay, or, at least today, the choice to take, would be a great recreation area. Then the a gasoline shortage this summer. The gaso But that doesn't mean that I don't have likes companies moved in and turned it into one line mileage of the average American car has or dislikes. great big mess. dropped steadily in recent years. For example, I don't like some of the false But the pollution in the water doesn't American automobile makers usually react advertising we have on TV, in the newspapers come from factories on land alone. Huge with hostility to the suggestion that they are and in the magazines today. In many cases, freighters and steamers leave big clumps of producing the wrong kind of car. They keep this is just propaganda that is waiting for oil and waste floating in the oceans and lakes. saying that they are meeting the American the unsuspecting public. Ads that say that on wells that float in the seas also leave their consumers' taste. Meanwhile, of course, the there are tremendous sales on household mementos to our age of civilization. level of imports keeps rising. The automobile items oftentimes furnish the people with Praise is also due to your concern of the industry is larger than ever, richer than ever, broken cheap goods that have exorbitant welfare of your people. Many poverty stricken and central to American prosperity. But there price tags. I'm not saying that all ads are children and adults die each day. But orga is some grounds to suspect that it is a little wrong. nizations such as Hope and Care help to save less quick and flexible than it used to be, in Many are honest and true, and aid the some of these people. responding to new challenges. public in deciding which are the right buys. Poverty results when people have no money But stm, who can tell whether or not they or valuables and no jobs to produce an in wm be the victims of a bait-and-switch deal. come. With no income, their credit rating is That is, they show a beautiful piece of furni zero and so are their chances of owning their ture on TV at a very low price-buti-When LISTEN WORLD own land and home. Bwt when poor families you go there the same piece of furniture is get together they form a community called a run-down and faulty. The salesman then ghetto. Organizations help, but while they shows you another piece-beautiful-but can't completely eliminate poverty, they do HON. LAWRENCEJ. HOGAN about three times more expensive I Hearing OF MARYLAND get rid of a. good part of it. With the help of ads on TV and seeing them in the paper, who people around the .world, poverty wlll be a IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES knows which is the truth and which one picks word of the past. Thursday, May 17, 1973 his pocket? These con-men exist even in the With these and other complaints and small rural towns and can get away with praises I give you credit for doing a very good Mr. HOGAN. Mr. Speaker, every year almost anything. job. You have your failures and your weak the Bowie-Crofton Optimists• Club con But I have other things besides complaints. nesses, but you get straight A's in trying to ducts an oratorical contest, a praise I like the way you're taking notice of the keep yourself together for generations to worthy event aimed at enriching the lives _pollution problems and helping to support come. SE,NATE-Monday, May 21, 1973 The Senate met at 12 o'clock noon and APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESI amendments, on May 18, 1973, the bill was called to order by Hon. RoBERT T. DENT PRO TEMPORE (H.R. 7447) making supplemental appro STAFFORD, a Senator from the State of priations for the fiscal year ending June Vermont. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk 30, 1973, and for other purposes, and will please read a communication to the submitted a report