26286 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE September 20, 1967 James B. MacRae, Jr., of Pennsylvani·a. Miss Jo Ann McMahon, of Massachusetts. Roscoe N. Sandlin, Jr., of Texas. Arnold E. Ogren, of California. Michael R. Milner, of California. Allan D. Silberman, of Maryland. James H. Taylor, of California. Miss Mary Rose Noberini, of New York. Stephen B. Tanner, of Texas. Miss Virginia L. Warfield, of California. John F. Richard, of Connecticut. Joseph L. Then, of Illinois. For promotion from Foreign Service officers Richard E. Schwartz, of Missouri. Daniel K. Webster, of Virginia. of class 8 to class 7: John Kendall Ward, of New York. John W. Whiteley, of Virginia. Miss Joan E. Brosius, of Massachusetts. Louis B. Warren, Jr., of New Jersey. James J. Wickel, of Virginia. Kent V. Frank, of Illinois. - For appointment as Foreign Service officers Foreign Service staff omcers to be consular Charles W. Freeman, Jr., of Virginia. of class 8, consular omcers, and secretaries in officers of the United States of America: Edward W. Gallagher, of New York. the diplomatic service of the United States Miss R. Maryetta Ackenbom, of the Dis· Miss April Glaspie, of the District of Co- of America: trict of Columbia. lumbia. Gary E. Chafin, of Texas. Chris T. Athos, of Florida. Ralph D. Griffin II, of Missouri. Miss Mary E. Gawronski, of New York. Mrs. Emma D. Beiswenger, of Pennsyl- Michael J. Habib, of New·York. Miss Katherine Mary Kane, of the District vania.. Michael M. Hornblow, of New York. of Columbia. Mrs. Isela Bulnes Burget, of California. Howard L. McGowan, of Ohio. Stevenson Mcllva.ine, of Virginia. Tommy J. Cates, of Florida. Kevin J. McGuire, of New York. Robert C. Myers, of Virginia. Phill1p M. Edwards, of South Dakota. Thoms W. Neely, Jr., of New York. Foreign Service Reserve omcer to be a Serge N. Eva.now, of Virginia. Robert S. Pace, of New York. consular omcer of the United States of Harold R. Grlsser, of Missouri. Edward W. Runden, of Illlnois. America. Steven A. Haukness, of North Dakota. Carl D. Schultz III, of Maryland. John H. Kenney, of the District of Co­ John R. Hofmann, of Ohio. Seton Shanley, of New Jersey. lumbia. Walter B. Lockwood, Jr., of Connecticut. Miss Mary C. Smith, of California. Foreign Service Reserve omcers to be con­ Weldon W.· Sandfort, of Arkansas. Clifton C. Stanley, Jr., of California.. sular omcers and secretaries in the diplomatic Miss R. Ann Sheridan, of Iowa. Michael C. Stephen, of Ohio. service of the United States of America. Miss Lois I. Shipp, of Ohio. Larry C. Thompson, of Oklahoma. Anthony Arnold, of Maryland. Daniel E. Zellmer, of Missouri. For promotion from Foreign Service omcers Anthony J. Bartolomucci, of Virginia. of class 8 to class 7 and to be also consular Thomas R. Baskett, of the District of omcers of the United States of .Anlerica: Columbia. CONFIRMATIONS Terance C. Brennan, of the District of Co- John C. Beam, of the District of Columbia. lumbia. Charles F. Blackman, of Maryland. Executive nominations confirmed by Malcolm Heaton Butler, of Texas. Miss Patricia E. Connor, of Washington. the Senate, September 20, 1967: Emll Castro, of New York. Paul K. Cook, of Virginia. INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY Miss Victoria R . Cordova, of Washington. of Peer de Silva, oa.lifornia. CONFERENCE REPRESENTATIVES Wllliam Ross Creach, of Missouri. Morton F. Fosberg, of Maryland. Thomas F. Gallagher, of New Jersey. Kenneth R. Goodman, of Virginia. Glenn T. Seaborg, of California, to be the A. Lester Glad, of California. John V. Hedberg, of Maryland. representative of the United States of Amer­ Thomas C. Hubbard, of Alabama. Barnabas B. Hicks, of Florida. ica to the 11th session of the General Con· Hugh J. Ivory, of New York. George A. Hodges, Jr., of Massachusetts. ference of the International Atomic Energy Miss Louise E. Kelleher, of Massachusett.s. Leo G. Karpoff, of the District of Columbia. Agency. Larrie D. Loehr, of California. W111iam H. Keogh, of Maryland. The following-named persons to be alter­ nate representatives of thl.! United States of Miss Maureen E. Ryan, of Pennsylvania. Alexander A. Klleforth, of Virginia S. Dickson Tenney, of the District of America to the 11th session of the General Paul J. Kritsky, of Pennsylvania. Columbia. Conference of the International Atom.t"' Donald B. Westmore, of Washington. Henry R. Langevin, Jr., of Virginia. Energy Agency: For appointment as Foreign Service omcers Francis S. Mason, Jr., of Florida. Verne B. Lewis, of Maryland. of class 7, consular omcers, and secretaries in James C. Mcintosh, of Massachusetts. Herman Pollack, of Maryland. the diplomatic servlce of the United States of Robert A. Riccio, o! Rhode Island. James T. Ramey, of Illinois. America: Robert N. Roth, of Maryland. Henry Dewolf Smyth, of New Jersey. Larry C. Grahl, of Ohio. Nestor D. Sanchez, of New Mexico. Gerald F. Tape, of Maryland.

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Government and Business Can Cooperate in such great numbers are to be con­ answer session that I am sure proved ex­ gratulated !or spending their time and tremely valuable to all concerned. ' Vice President HUMPHREY provided iL EXTENSION OF REMARKS money to contribute to a meaningful dialog between Government and private fitting climax to the forum with a speech OF enterprise. The mailers who came to the urging American industry and busines.3 HON. ROBERT N. C. NIX meeting paid all their own expenses and to commit the full scope of their talent a-registration fee to attend the sessions: and resources to wiping out the last OF PENNSYLVANIA vestiges of social and economic injustice IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Post Office Department arranged an outstanding program, and businesses, in America. Wednesday, September 20, 1967 with an important stake in our mail de­ As an example of effective business­ Mr. NIX. Mr. Speaker, tl;:le National government cooperation, the National livery system, reciprocated by sending Postal Forum has had few equals. And Postal Forum held in Washington last many of their top executives. Mailers week was .an outstanding example of at the close of the forum Postmaster and postal officials discussed a broad General "O'Brien pledged that the recom­ cooperation between business and range of postal problems at the panel Government. mendations which grew out of the panel sessions which were the heart of the sessions would be the basis for an im­ This unique 2-day meeting, sponsored program. and promoted by the Postal Service mediate action agenda for the Post Of­ under the leadership of Postmaster Gen­ The mailers attending the· forum did fice. eral Larry O'Brien, brought together not pull their punches. Where they have The Postmaster General also an­ some 2,300 businessmen and postal offi­ differences with the Post Office, they ex­ nounced a nationwide drive starting im­ cials from throughout the Nation. pressed them forthrightly, but in the mediately to double the membership in the Mail Users Councils located through­ There was a free and frank exchange spirit of constructive criticism. In addition to meeting with local and out the Nation. These councils, composed of opinions and ideas on where the of local postal officials and mailers who Postal Service now stands and what can national p0stal officials, the mailers had make extensive use of the postal service, be done to make it better serve the an opportunity to exchange views with are the backbone of the Post Office's American people and the American bus­ members of the key House and Senate campaign to enlist the full support of its iness community. committees which deal with postal af­ customers . in improving mail delivery. The Postmaster General is to be com­ fairs. Members of the House and Senate A doubling of Mail Users Council mem­ mended for having the . foresight and Post Office Committees and Post Office bership could not help but result in more courage to schedule this unprecedented Appropriatipns Subcommittees were on efficient a.nd economical postal service forum. And the mailers who attended hand for .a give-and-take question-and- for the enti:t~e Natiqfl. • September 20, 1967 CONGRESSIONAL' RECORD - SENATE 26287 The Kee Report: Water Shortage cated the :flrst municipal desalting plant in Affairs, exercising its legislative over­ our country. The product 1s good and the cost bearable. But for most communities, es­ sight responsibillties, conducted a sur­ EXTENSION OF REMARKS pecially those inland, the cost of obtaining vey to determine to what extent veterans o• desalted. sea water is prohibitive. However, are covered by some form of prepaid progress is also being made in finding a health insurance. The survey involved HON. JAMES KEE workable method to sterillze those ponds and veterans on the compensation and pen­ OJ' WEST VIRGINIA streams which form the natural reservoirs of inland America. This 1s good news for those sion rolls and those paying the premium IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES communities which have a water problem. on their national service life insurance Wednesday, September 20, 1967 Thank you for listening. -0n a monthly basis. Some 32,955 ques­ Mr. KEE. Mr. Speaker, under leave to tionnaires were sent to this randomly extend my remarks in the RECORD, I in­ selected sample. Some 56 percent of the clude a previous public service television questionnaires were returned. and radio newscast, "The Kee Report." Veterans Hospitalization Insurance The committee is indebted to several The subject discussed in this report is Coverage individuals ln the Veterans' Administra­ the shortage of water and the measures tion for the compilation of the data in­ that can be taken to augment• the EXTENSION OF REMARKS volved in this survey, bUJt particularly to natural water supply. OJ' Mr. Bernard Kaufman, of the Depart­ This is Jim Kee-- bringing you the Kee Re­ ment of Medicine and Surgery, who pro­ port. HON. OLIN E. TEAGUE vided the analysis of the results of this Recently, on this program, I discussed the o• TEXAS survey which has been published as warning that the worst famine in history is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES inevitable unless world food production is House committee print 98. drastically increased in the next decade. Wednesday, September 20, 1967 Under leave to extend my remarks American agriculture can produce food in I include two summary tables of this such abundance, it is hard for us to realize Mr. TEAGUE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, that in some countries, famine may be just late in May the Committee on Veterans' important survey: around the corner. Yet food is already in short supply in more than fifty undeveloped SURVEY OF VETERANS HOSPITALIZATION ,INSURANCE COVERAGE-VETERANS ON COMPENSATION AND PENSION ROLLS nations and the need will increase as the BY SERVICE CONNECTION STATUS AND AGE, TOTAL population increases. Next to the threat of nuclear war, the pro­ jected food scarcity has been described as Veterans mankind's greatest problem. But, there is another oncoming danger which must be In hospital given high priority. This new danger is thtt Item Days growing shortage of life-sustaining water Not in over vast areas of the globe. Total hospital Percent Percent by ~pe Number of total of hospita It may seem ironic in this age of scientific veterans Number marvels, when men have conquered distant VA Mili- Other skies, that most members of the human race tary are worried about satisfying their need for nourishing food and safe drinking water. This is the grim reality. Number of veterans responding ______18, 312 14, 202 4,110 22 178,224 75 5 21 A few months ago, you were privileged to Numberabilities responding ______having service-connected dis- 9,3ig 2,457 21 9,535 75 3 22 see on your television screen the dreadful Percent with service-connected disabilities ______11,~~ 60 toll taken when the land loses its normal Covered by hospitalization: water table. You may recall the recent war Total. ______------__ ----_ 8,252 6,770 1,482 18 31, 762 55 3 42 in the Holy Land, which was waged over Less than 10 percent______--- barren ground too parched to sustain even 19 14 5 26 70 34 ---4 66 10 percent. ______------3,537 3,~ 537 15 8, 168 44 52 a blade of grass. However, much of this same 20 percent. •• ___ ------______------_ 1, 198 205 17 3,532 49 1 50 land comprised the fertile acres so beauti­ 1, 092 896 196 18 48 6 46 fully described in Sacred Scripture. Modern ~g g:~~=~~= :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 601 486 115 19 M~ 42 3 56 50 percent.. ______------378 311 67 18 1: 054 57 1 41 science has the know-how to make the desert ~ 310 237 73 24 1,859 69 4 28 bloom again if Arab and Israelites would co­ 33 ~g g:~~:~~=::: :::::::::: :: :: ::::::::::: 178 137 41 23 1,~~ 57 9 operate in brotherly love, b~t, unfortunately 80 percenL------96 78 18 19 19 ' ---- 81 that day seems far off. 90 percent. •• ------·------38 33 5 13 98 51 49 100 percent..------313 209 104 33 6, 175 80 """i 19 The water shortage 1s closely tied in to Not stated _____ ----______------______--- 492 376 116 24 3, 116 52 1 47 the predicated food shortage. The first need of the war on hunger is to supplant pr1m1tive Not covered by hospitalization: hoes and plows with modern farm machinery Total. ______------__ ------__ ----_ 3,595 2,620 975 27 58,773 86 11 Vlherever possible. But the best equipment Less than 10 percent______--- on earth wm fa.11 to do the job if the soil 6 5 1 17 333 100 10 percent.. ______------893 707 185 21 6,997 80 ---3 """i2 lacks suftlcient moisture. After all, plants 428 326 102 24 4, 701 89 1 10 need water to survive the same as human ~g g:~~:~r:::: :: :: :: =-=:: ::::::::::::::: 456 346 110 24 4,089 86 2 12 beings. 40 percent______------286 204 82 29 3,284 89 4 7 Here, in southern West Virginia, there is 50 percent______------196 143 53 27 2,402 91 1 7 60 percent.. ___ ------___ 193 140 53. 27 1,935 84 7 9 no danger of a water famine although some 70 percent. ______------____ 93 69 24 26 599 76 4 20 communities need expanded fac111t1es to 80 percent.. ______80 60 20 25 683 83 15 2 meet growing needs. The problem takes on 90 percent.._------______-- _ 25 23 . 2 8 1, 143 13 87 100 percent. ______--- __ ------610 383 227 37 23, 759 91 ---2 1 more serious proportions in other parts of Not stated ______,------15 our country. Until this year's adequate rain­ 329 214 115 35 8,848 83 2 fall, the big industrial states along the East­ Number responding not having service-connected disabilities ______------______ern Seaboard were plagued by a critical de­ 6,465 4,812 ' 1,653 26 87,689 72 27 crease in rainfall, which lasted for several _. years. The result was that many of the larger Age of veterans responding: - cltles found their water reserves fast disap­ Under 25 ______------110 75 35 32 1,676 79 16 5 pearing. Authorities assert that consumption 25 to 34------615 473 142 23 9,650 74 3 23 35 to 44 ..' ------3,339 2, 743 596 18 27, 985 71 3 27 in America will catch up with all existing 45 to 54 ______4,962 3, 928 1,034 21- 44, 919 77 2 21 facllities by 1980. 55 to 64------2,056 1,471 585 . 28 26,386 81 1 18 Can measures be taken to augment the 65 and over------7,020 5,335 1,685 24 65, 534 69 2 29 65 to 74------4,995 3, 835 l,ug 23 41, 157 67 2 32 natural water supply? Fortunately, yes. For 75 and over ______2,025 1, 500 26 24,377 72 2 25 centuries, men have dreamed of desalting the Not stated ______~ ---_ 210 177 33 16 2,074 73 0 26 oceans to provide an abundant water supply Number of veterans indicating coverage under medi· for all human purposes. After years of ex­ care. ______-- ____ ------5,8~~ 4, 453 1,3~~ 24 42,898 62 38_ perimentation, this has now become a reality. Percent covered, 65 and over______83 65 The City of Key West, Florida, recently dedi- 'l 26288 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE September .20, 1967

SELECTED DATA ON HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE COVERAGE, SURVEY BY STATE

Veterans responding Percent covered by health insurance Compensation and pension groups in hospital Compensation ind Days in hospital pension groups Percent of NSLI Compensa- Pension NSLI total re- Percent by type of hospital group ·tion group aroup group sponding Per Number Percent VA Military Other veteran 1

18, 312 56 2, 782 70 63 94 22 75 21 49 Alabama. __ • __ ••• ______---- Alaska •••• ______, ______309 _ 53 9 59 60 89 21 69 29 40 11 39 70 100 9 100 10 Arizona. ______.... ------2 61 . ------iiiii ------3 ------·22 Arka11sas •••• : •• ______170 66 69 26 74 40 California ______261 61 1 46 46 28 82 2 17 45 1, 641 63 4 68 65 ------·-75 22 65 1 34 54 Colorado •• _. ______• ______213 63 69 68 24 62 19 19 23 Connecticut. •• _____ • ______238 57 ------~ m 85 72 ------96 16 70 30 52 Delaware ______29 51 2 85 63 100 14 77 23 41 FloridaDistrict •• of _____ Columbia • ______••••• •• _. ------______54 35 2 67 50 100 22 45 55 21 Georgia •••• __ •• ____ • ______773 67 28 64 72 93 25 62 3 35 41 Hawaii.. ______• ______: ______352 57 12 - 68 57 100 29 70 4 26 46 Idaho ______: ______37 48 ------3 79 75 ------iiiii 8 88 12 34 Illinois. ______68 55 64 52 16 69 31 51 Indiana._. ______760 56 383 75 58 94 23 72 ------·--9 28 55 Iowa ______416 59 151 75 72 92 24 64 27 34 244 59 74 73 63 86 23 84 16 36 Kansas ______------__ 219 60 67 69 22 57 43 21 326 56 ------3 53 47 ------·-33 22 88 12 42 ~;~i;~~~~======: ======309 58 2 56 54 100 23 92 8 46 Maine ______106 59 40 62 62 93 29 88 ------1 12 63 Maryland ______267 61 13 73 70 100 22 56 44 26 Massachusetts. ______725 55 421 . 80 72 95 19 63 2 35 43 Michigan ______------______415 33 15 84 66 100 23 72 l 28 55 Minnesota ______------______739 90 200 74 69 94 22 66 2 33 42 Mississippi______238 62 55 51 48 95 31 81 19 61 Missouri______------______------414 52 lll 64 58 94 25 85 1 14 61 Montana __ - ~ ______77 60 26 60 76 96 27 51 29 19 34 Nebraska ______------______119. ' ' 56 1 54 45 100 24 98 2 58 Nevada ______35 53 61 58 29 76 ------5 24 51 New Hampshire ______79 64 ------·-23 59 75 ------·-93 20 80 15 48 New Jersey ______------'--- ______617 . 58 435 81 66 96 18 83 4 13 62 New Mexico ___ ------__ ------______128 65 58 41 30 84 3 13 53 New York ______l, 570 54 177 78 68 ------·-95 19 73 1 26 53 North Carolina ______------___ 385 57 9 61 52 100 22 74 4 21 56 North Dakota ______------_ 54 61 15 78 65 100 13 67 33 81 Ohio ______-- -- __ ----_·______949 55 23 81 70 100 19 66 34 42 Oklahoma ______303 59 1 58 49 100 26 79 21 44 Oregon ______------______::_ ____ -·- _____ 236 65 1 61 65 100 25 88 ------6 12 45 Pennsylvania ______- ~ __ ------_ 1, 077 56 14 73 72 93 19 64 30 70 Rhode Isla.ad ____ ------______118 53 46 73 61 89 14 86 ------2 14 58 South Carolina ____ ------______194 59 65 50 23 68 30 52 South Dakota ______------______61 53 16 58 59 ------·-33 41 86 14 32 Tennessee: ______-- __ ---- __ --- 346 54 13 60 51 100 24 73 ------iii 17 54 Texas ______-- __ -- __ ------963 55 1 63 59 100 25 86 13 47 Utah ______. ______--~ 83 52 80 56 24 73 27 18 38 68 28 81 76 93 34 66 34 33 ~r:gTn~~~-:=== == : ======: ======326 57 12 . 67 61 100 26 90 10 . 74 Washington ___, ____ -~ - ______316 63 1 71 63 100 24 72 28 45 231 60 1 57 52 100 22 84 16 50 428 ·59 178 74 67 93 22 74 26 31 29 56 ------3 75 56 ------·-57 21 93 ------3 7 49 E~s:~r~~~~~-=All other locations:: == 2 :::: ______:: :: ======· 216 \5 28 32 27 66 31 41

t Per veteran reporting number of days in hospital. 2 Includes U.S. veterans in Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, and all foreign countries.

out South Vietnam. With 7.~ million persons attesting to the results ls telephoned or ra­ Two-Week Tour of Southeast Asia registered to vote, there are that many paper dioed to the district, province and Saigon ballots for each· of the 59 presidential and headquarters where the unofficial results wm EXTENSION OF REMARKS senatorial slates. be announced. OF Each ballot has the photograph and names After the elections, the sworn statement of the candidate on that ticket along with will be forwarded to district headquarters HON. RICHARD D. McCARTHY their campaign symbol. where the results will be counted and then OF .NEW YORK POLL WATCHERS PRESENT relayed to provincial headquarters where the totals will be combined and sent on to the IN THE HOU~E OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Tuong, whose regular job is to super­ National Assembly by Sept. 10. Wednesday, September 20, 1967 vise South Vietnam's 44 provincial and 234 district chiefs, must satisfy the 11 presiden­ MECHANISM FO,R COMPLAINTS Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, under tial and 48 senatorial slates that the elections The final official results are expected to be leave to extend my remarks .in the REC­ are fairly and efficiently run. announced by the Assembly on .or before ORD, I include the following articles: Despite allegations of rigging, Mr. Tuong­ Oct. 3. a career civil servant-has not himself been American officials here say experience in­ VIET ELECTION Is COMPLEX PROCESS---:.EACH charged with any wrongdoing. dicates that irregularities are unlikely at the VOTER Wn.L BE GIVEN 59 BALLOTS, MUST village level. There are too many rival fac­ CHOOSE SEVEN At each of the po111ng places, the voting .will be supervised by a committee of village tions looking on. The opportunities, they say, (Non.-Representative McCARTHY, in Viet­ notables. Poll watehers representing various are greater at the district and . provincial nam on a personal visit to observe the elec­ slates also will be on hand. levels where corrupt ofHcials could alter the tions, is writing his reaction and assessment When the prospective voter arrives at the village returns. for The Buffa.lo Evening News.) polllng station, he must show an identity If a candidate believes there have been (By RICHARD D. McCARTHY) card. Each voting card has four marked cor­ irregularities he can file a complaint with the Central Election Committee which is obliged SAIGON, August 31.-Nguyen Van Tuong ners, one of which is torn off when the voter is the man in charge of the mechanics of appears. · to check it out and report its findings to the Sunday's presidential and legislative elec­ COUNTING TO BE ATTESTED National Assembly on or before Sept. 25. The tions. His was the task of overseeing the Each qualified voter . wm be handed 59 Assembly could order new elections wherever printing of 460 million pa.per ballots. The job ballots and may put one presidential and six frau~ was found. required the use of two thirds of this city's senatorial ballots into an urn. . ' printing capacity. The counting is done a.t the local polling (By Representative RICHARD D. McCARTHY) The ballots were distributed between Aug. pface By •the oohUnittee of notables. Observ­ CAN THO, VIETNAM, September 2.-Election 8 and 21 to the 8000 po111ng places through- ing will be poll watchers. A sworn sitaitement zeal has reached a fever pitch throughout September 20, 1967 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE - 26289 South Vietnam. More than 80 pe·r cent of the phatically rejected the charge tha.t the elec­ WIDESPREAD TERROR eligible voters are expected to vote tomorrow tions are fraudulent. On the return flight, we brought along a in the climax of the month-long campaign. Regarding the war, the Ambassador said he frightened expectant mother and her tribes­ Blaring sound trucks, torch light parades, "sees a light at the end of the tunnel." He man husband. The wife was experiencing dif­ motorcades, rallies, speeches on radio and cited "steady but not spectacular progress" ficulty in childbirth in her thatched-roof hut television and millions of campaign posters in the social, military and economic sides of and the Americans, with the concurrence of on every available Inch of wall space assault the conflict and deplored any talk of a U.S. the village chief, decided to take her to the the eyes and ears of the some six million pullout at this time. He specifically cited hospital in Chiengmai. eligible voters. the effect this would have on nations in the Situations similar to the one in northern Although cannon fire thuds In the distance arc fronting Communist China including Thailand are developing across the wide arc and flares illuminate the countryside at night Japan, India, Burma, Australia, Thailand, that fronts on China. as the war goes on, most of the people go and Laos. In East Java, Indonesia, this week a hand blandly about their daily chores and seem In the meantime, the very heat of the elec­ grenade was thrown by terrorists into a ready and even anxious to vote. Few of them tions rises with the temperature in this very soldier's home. are wllling to say how they will vote. The hot and humid land. In the lush, teeming In northern Ceylon supporters of Red Chi­ military ticket of Gens. Thieu and Ky was city of Saigon the election momentum is nese Chairman Mao are helping along a com­ heavily favored at the outset of the campaign. topped only by the incredible, uncontrolled munal clash based on cast. Chinese gamblers 1n Saigon now rate their movement of vehicles of every description. slate as only an even bet to win. Former The exotic beauty of the people is challenged COULD TOPPLE HONG KONG Schoolteacher Tran Van Huong and Presi­ only slightly by the broad, tree-lined avenues In Hong Kong, which Rep. Wolff and I dent Phan Khac Suu of the Provisional Legis­ and the handsome shuttered, stucco homes visited last week, Red Guard terrorists Sun­ lative Assembly seem to have gained strength. that proclaim the long French influence here. day killed a policeman and injured 28 The ending of censorship in July seems to (Because of cable delays, this article was civiiians. this observer to have been a significant not received by the Buffalo Evening News Guy Searls of the London Observer notes turning point in the electoral process here. until September 4-too late for publication.) that China could topple Hong Kong in days When the people began to see that the ruling or hours but holds back because Mao's military junta was being freely and openly thought "calls for . all seizures of power to criticized, they began to believe that this take place from below . . . political power election, unlike some previously held, would cannot be imposed fr9m above or from the indeed be free and secret. Two-Week Tour of Southeast Asia outside.... There is a widespread feeling that this "What the Chinese cl,alm to provide for the will be the freest election in South Vietnam's EXTENSION OF REMARKS masses is the guidance of Mao's thought and history. But many persons are troubled by OF help in the use of tactics," Mr. Searls the barring of some candidates from the explains. ballot and a much-publicized charge that HON. RICHARD D. McCARTHY "The first gesture," he continues, "is to cre­ ate a feeling of hate for whatever is to be some soldiers have been given more than one OF NEW YORK voting card. opposed." IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Congressman Wolff and the writer today Peking currently is calling on the people of are interviewing voters and inspecting the Wednesday, September 20, 1967 Indonesia, Burma, and other nations to seize election machinery here in the intensely power. green, rice-rich Delta region. Tomorrow we Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, under SUPPORT FOR UNITED STATES will observe the voting in Pleiku in the Cen­ leave to extend my remarks in the REC­ Edwin D. Reischauer, former U.S. ambassa­ tral Highlands and in the northern city of ORD, I include the following articles: dor to Japan, observes that many nations in Hue. We will wait for returns tomorrow night FEAR IN THE SHADOW OF RED CHINA-MANY the shadow of Communist China have ex­ in Saigon. AsIAN NATIONS FACE THREAT OF COMMUNIST pressed open or quiet support for the U.S. On Friday evening we attended an election SUBVERSION effort in Vietnam. rally at Nguyen Hue and Le-loi in the heart (NoTE.-Representative McCARTHY, in "Many of these countries," Mr. Reischauer of Saigon where we talked with candidates Southeast Asia on a personal visit to observe writes in a magazine article, "are themselves Tran Van Huong, Phan Khac Suu and the conditions there, is writing his reaction and unstable and either fear the sort of internal latter's vice presidential running mate, assessment for the Buffalo Evening News.) subversion that has torn South Vietnam apart or are apprehensive about the inten­ Harvard-educated Dr. Than Quang Dan. (By RICHARD D. McCARTHY, Representative, Dr. Dan said the campaign has been free and tions of the great Red Chinese neighbor and open but was less sanguine about the count­ 39th District) suspicious of the loyalties of the sometimes ing process. Peace candidate Truong Dinh NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND, September sizable Chinese populations within their Dzu blistered the Ky regime during the 7.-While the world focus is on the big war borders." hectic and often uproarious session during in Vietnam, a "dirty little war" is going on How some of these nations are responding which the public asked pointed questions of here in northeast Thailand. to this situation will be the subject of a the candidates. Gens. Thieu and Ky failed "One thousand Communist terrorists are future article. to show up. operating in the forests of this remote area Observers were told the size of the crowd on the border of Laos," reports Norman B. VOTE STRENGTH OF "WHITE DOVE" MAY was cut out of fear that an extra large turn­ Hannah, deputy chief of mission at the U.S. HERALD PEACE TALKS IN VIET Embassy in Bangkok. out might provoke a Viet Cong attack. (NoTE.-Representative McCARTHY, who This morning, before flying here to Can "Most of them were born there," said Mr. Hannah. "Some are of Chinese ancestry, has been in Vietnam on a personal visit to Tho, Rep. Wolff and the writer interviewed trained in either North Vietnam or China, observe the elections, is writing his reaction Oh1ef of Staite Thieu and last Illig.ht ques­ they are infiltrated back into their native and assessment for the Buffalo Evening tioned Mr. Huong at some length. Huong land through Laos. While they get their am­ News.) would like to see 'an end to war through ne­ munition and supplies from China, their (By RICHARD D. MCCARTHY, Representative, gotiations between North and South without political direction comes from North Viet­ 39th District) U.S. and other foreign participation. He does nam." SAIGON, September 5.-New peace initia­ not envision the Viet Cong as a part of a fu­ AGRICULTURE IMPROVED ture government. Thieu, however, says the tives are expected here soon in the after­ Viet Cong could be a legal opposition party in On Wednesday Rep. Lester L. Wolff of math of Monday's presidential election. two or three years. Great Neck, L.I., and I flew by helicopter The big surprise was the strong showing of from the city of Chiengmai to the primitive In a private meeting Friday at the heavily avowed peace candidates Truong Dinh Dzu fortified U.S. Embassy, U.S. Ambassador Ells­ village of Huai Fuang in northwest Thailand who ran second to the m111tary ticket of Gen. 20 miles from Laos, 100 from China and 300 Nguyen Van Thieu and Nguyen Cao Ky. worth Bunker told Rep. Wolff and the writer from Bangkok. There the Thai government, that he sees the outcome of the election as Mr. Dzu, who ran on the "White Dove" with U.S. aid, is seeking to win the allegiance ticket, said he would negotiate with the having a favorable psychological effect on the of Yao mountain tribesmen. prospects for peace. "A permanent, function­ National Liberation Front as well as the A school, medical station and a road­ North Vietnamese. ing government," he asserted, "would have a all firsts-have recently been built by U.S. good psychological effect on Hanoi-incll­ Rep. Wolff, of Long Island, and this writer Navy Sea.bees with local help. Agricultural met privately with both Gen. Thieu and caiting stabutty e.nd permanence in. a aid also is being stepped up t-0 help the government with whioh they could deal. tribesmen improve their primitive, forest­ Mr. Dzu on Saturday. "Here in the South," he continued, "Lt will destroying method of growing rice. STRESSES LEGALITY have a good effect because there would be a They also grow opium which, U.S. person­ Gen. Thieu was sharply turned out in a government in which the people's rights nel say, is sold to remnants of the Chinese gray suit, black silk tie and brightly polished would be respected and where they could in­ ·Nationalist army. The opium eventually finds black shoes when he greeted us in the plush tegrate themselves into the economic ·and its way tO Hong Kong and other opiuin trade red-carpeted receiving room adjacent to his aocial framework of the nation." He. em- -cent~rs. office in the Presidential Palace. 26290 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-- .SENATE September 20, 1967 The general, who said he would sever all On Sunday a twin engine Army plane car­ groups who now -are expressing them­ connections with the military if he was ried us up over the Central Highlands to the selves on rural.... urb~n relationship. elected, stressed the word "legality." coast of the South China Sea and on to Da Speaking in English, the Chief of State Nang. Smoke billowed from nearby Dong Ha 'These are: First, R·epublican Party lead­ emphasized that a free, fair and secret elec­ as North Vietnamese gunners rained rocket ership; second, National Rural Electric tion in which some 80 per cent of the popula­ and artillery shells on a U.S. Marine· position Cooperative Association, representing tion was represented wo.uld bring a "legal in this critical, most northern area of South local electric associations serving mil­ government" into being. Vietnam. lions of rural people; and third, Farm Such a government, he said, could deal IMl'RESSIVE TURNOUT Journal, one of the Nation's largest farm with the legal government of North Vietnam Visits in polling places, during which we magazines. and other nations as well. interviewed voters and election officials, un­ Mr. Speaker, in the thought that what The National Liberation Front, he declared, covered no signs of rigging. The same was I had say may be helpful to those who "is not a legal government. It is a tool of true later on inspection tours of voting on oo Hanoi." He envisioned new international the story-book imperial city of Hue and the may find hope for the cities through guarantees, standing behind agreements Montagnard stronghold of Pleiku. development of Main Street and rural reached by the legal governments of North Despite numerous incidents of Viet Cong America, and with the permission of the and South Vietna:m. terror, voters at all three cities turned out in House, I submit for printing in the WOULD "ATTACK PROBLEMS" impressive numbers and in a festive atmos­ CONGRESSIONAL RECORD a press summary Alluding to the 1954 Geneva accords, Gen. phere to cast their ballots for president, vice of the remarks I made in Louisville. It Thieu said: "To bring an end to the war, president and senator. may not be 100-percent accurate as the the most practical solution is to settle on FAMILIAR SITUATION - speech was made without script, but it the 17th Parallel. Above that, they have With so many civ111ans and military of­ does reflect my general thought. The what they want. ficials dependent on the Thieu-Ky regime for summary follows: · · "After that, we could plan jointly for .uni­ thetr jobs, it was obvious that many of these POAGE URGES MAIN STREET CRUSADE fication of the two Vietnams but first we officials were working for the election of their would have to jointly, attack problems like patron. LOUISVILLE, KY., Aprll 16.-Congressman disease, poverty and illiteracy which plague But this is a situation famillar to every ·w. R. (Bob) Poage of Texas, Chairman of the both countries." U.S. President, governor, mayor and coun­ Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of He estimated that it would take "five, 10 try excutive who enjoys the advantage of in­ Representatives, advised bankers tonight to or even 15 years to unify Vietnam." cumbency and patronage. "invest in Rural America, for your own self­ Regarding the Viet Cong, Gen. Thieu said: One leaves here with satisfaction that the interest--and to halt and reverse, the crowd­ "The problem ls to be strong enough to U.S. has realized one of its chief aims in ing and packing of our people in city slums absorb the VC. We are not ready yet to ac­ South Vietnam--self-determination for its and ghettos." cept the ,Communist Pa:i;ty." But he did en­ people and profound respect for the dedi­ "I urge the bankers of America ·to lead a vision a day "two to thr.ee years away" cated and courageous Americans here and Main Street U.S.A. crusade," he said. "Amer­ when the Viet Cong, if they laid down their the stolidly brave South Vietnamese who ica desperately needs this. And your invest­ arms, might organize a legal opposition voted at the risk of being shot, bombed or ments in Main Street will return profits to party. knifed. you." TALKS OF BOMBING PAUSE Poage addressed an Agricultural Credit Conference of the Kentucky Bankers Asso­ Today, Gen. Thieu told the press: "I will ciation. talk to North Vietnam first and if I get a Main Street: Hope for Our Cities "Many of our cities," he said, "have become favorable response then I w111 talk to the centers of revolt against law and order. Some Americans. I may then even ask for a ces­ EXTENSION OF REMARKS areas are on the verge of anarchy. Crime is sation of the bombing of North Vietnam escalating at an alarming and dangerous that may be longer than what I had previ­ OF ously sugge.sted." He had ·earlier talked of pace. It is unsafe to walk the streets. This a one week pause. Nation confronts a moral and a spiritual HON. W. R. POAGE crisis." Mr. Dzu received us in his law office in OF !I'EXAS downtown Saigon, and he also spoke in The Texan then declared: English. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES "This crisis will never be met by a co­ ercive manipulation of our people from "My people are seeking peace," Mr. Dzu Wednesday, September 20, 1967 Washington. The Federal Government, spend­ told us. "I would talk with the NLF and Mr. POAGE. Mr. Speaker, it is im­ ing billions on handouts, never can bribe Hanoi. The heart of the problem is the 145,- the criminal and the malcontent into obedi­ 000 men of the NLF. To talk with them mensely gratifying to me that powerful voices are being heard on the role main ence of the law. Our Government actually doesn't mean you accept everything they encourages lawlessness by pampering the say." street U.S.A. and rural America gener­ lawless. With tears in his eyes he talked of a trip ally can, and must, play in rescuing our "The time has come--for swift and un­ to the U.S. to thank the mothers of U.S. dead cities. equivocal action-to let every person know and wounded who have "given so very much On April 16, in an address at Louisville he is accountable to his fellowman, that in our behalf." before a group of Kentucky bankers, I .society rewards the worthy and there is cer­ NO HINT OF "RIGGING" urged a "Main Street Crusade." tain punishment for every crime against an­ To some, the other big surprise in Mon­ On Monday, September 18, Secretary other person or his property. day's election was the strong showing made of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman spoke "And I think the time has come--for the by the civilian candidates collectively. This long run-to-look questioningly at the crowd­ tends to support the view that the election to the National Association of County ing of our people into cities, and to direct was, for the most part, fair, free and secret. Agricultural Agents in Omaha, saying: our attention again to Main Street U.S.A., No instance of overt rigging was found by It ls my opinion that Main Street and the and to our great expenses of rural areas, the Rep. Wolff and the writer in several days in farm-I call it town and country-hold the original source from which fl.owed the fun­ checking into the process. Saturday after­ key to the destiny of this Nation. Today damental values on which this great nation noon we flew in an Army helicopter to the thli; is what I want to review with you. I was founded." Town of Phung Hiep in the Mekong Delta want to discuss a worsening situation that Mr. Poage commended the Kentucky bank­ region. threatens the very foundation of American ers for organizing the conference on agricul­ The Viet Cong the preceding night had at­ life and institutions. I refer to the suicide tural credit. tacked a South Vietnamese outpost 300 road we have been traveling for the last 20 "It is heartening and encouraging to me," yards from where we landed. Two men were years as we have dumped 20 m1llion Ameri­ he said, "that you bankers are aware of the killed and four wounded. cans into the great cities from the country­ importance of agriculture to the business side. If we permit this trend to continue, 1! you are in, to the general economic well­ NARROW ESCAPE FROM VC SHELLS we fail to use space in the countryside to being of the nation. I am here today to stress Our talks with election officials and voters make a place for the 100 million more peo­ that beyond these considerations in t::.e pros­ in their homes, on the streets and in sampans ple, at a minim.um, who will inhabit this Na­ perity of agriculture and the economic re­ in the waterways, disclosed nothing that tion by the year 2000, we wm be committing vival of our Main Street towns may lie the would indicate that the election would be national suicide. beginning of the recovery of our cities from anything but honest and secret. This may well be in the long run our great­ the ills, the sickness, that besets them." As we were preparing to depart a U .s. Army est national challenges, and our greatest na­ _ Mr. -Poage observed that few people seem major rushed up to say that the Viet Cong tional threat. to realize the impact that conditions in ag­ again were attacking the nearby outpost. riculture have had upon our cities in the Art111ery shells aimed at the VC thudded I. have just read an editorial from the last 15 to 20 years. under our helicopter as we fiew up and over Memphis Commercial Appeal in which "DUrtng this time," he said, "the number the scene of the encounter. that· great newspaper mentions three of farms ·has decreased from 6 million to September 20, 1967 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE 26291 around 3 million._ The farm population has Poage urged bankers throughout the South Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Burma and dtmtntshed from 25 million in 1947 to less country to insist upon policies to assure fair Thailand. It is primitive land where ducks, than 12 million today. The mechanization of income for agriculture. chickens ·and water buffalo roam the roads agriculture and poor farm income, especially "Obviously, this is to your own self­ to the despair of the few drivers. in the 1950's, was largely responsible. interest. It is important to the general well­ SHIFTS ALLEGIANCE "Millions of people have been forced from being of the economy· of our country. It is the land and crowded into cities. Many Main especially vital to our cities." Prince SOuvanna Phouma, the durable Street towns have deteriorated, some have Then he urged the bankers to give their neutralist prime minister, co-operated with become ghost towns, aggravating the migra­ attention especially to encouraging and the Russians up to and after the Kennedy­ tion from rural America. Many cities actually financing industry in Main Street towns. Khrushchev Vienna summit meeting, which have worsened their problems by establishing He concluded: headed off a possible U.S.-U.S.S.R. confronta­ various 'relief' and handout programs that, "Good farm income and humming small tion over Laos. while aiding many worthy people, drew into industries in our towns and vUlages will hold When the North Vietnamese refuse to with­ the packed urban areas millions who had people in Rural America. It will stop and draw from Laos as the other nations did, no hope or expectation of becoming self­ reverse the flow of people into our impacted Souvanna protested to the International Con­ sustaining. Slums have been created where and slum-ridden cities. This nation today is trol Commission, which is composed of repre­ people can exist on handouts without work­ face to face with a crisis, in the identification sentatives of India, Canada and Poland. The ing. Self-reliance to a large measure has and selection of values that will shape the ICC is headquartered here. been stifled. Idleness and agitation have spiritual, social and economic order in all When this move produced no results, he bred and provoked such a wave of depravity the years ahead. I am convinced that a re­ shifted his a1legtance to rightist forees loya.l and lawlessness as the Nation has never vitalization of Rural America can be our to the shaky throne. Communist cabinet known before." best investment to meet this crisis. I am con­ members promptly wi1thckew from the gov­ Poage told the bankers: "Something's got vinced that more voices should be raised ernment. (Souvanna has left their seats to be done." from our countryside, from Main Street vacant.) "I'm thinking of rural America, Mlain t[.S.A., in the councils of government in Unable to confirm the exact extent of Street America-not our impacted cities," Washington. infiltration into Laos, Souvanna asked the he said, "as a place for people to live-to "Nobody can be more important in all this U.S. to photograph North Vietnamese activ­ grow in spirit, to become self-reliant, to than you bankers. The job ahead is not to be ities from the air and granted permission respect the ,law, and to be happy. accomplished by superimposed programs for the airplanes to fire back if fired upon. "Of course many things will be involved from Washington. The Government can help These resulted in the recent new reports that in curing the sickness of our cities and of by establishing policies, especially with re­ the U.S. has bombed Laos. our Nation. The revival and spread of the spect to farm production and prices, that MEETS WITH MINISTERS worship of God, of course, tops the list. are essential. But the real job is in the states, An estimated 25,000 Vietnamese continue Next I would place emphasis upon the in­ in the towns and on the farms-in private to hold much territory in Laos. In the north, tegrity of family life, which seems to have enterprise. they hold the key Plain of Jars and two full waned in this country. Then we must instill "I've always thought that bankers, through provinces. In the south, they control the Ho in great numbers of our people, especially their loan policies and their leadership, could Chi Minh trail, the key route for re-supply­ in the slums, the dignity and pride of self­ accomplish almost anything. There is a ing Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces reliance. We,must make opportunity for self­ great challenge and great opportunities here in South Vietnam. But several of the previ­ reliance and ambition: Harshly, but unavoid­ for you. I pledge myself to work with you ously dissident Lao factions have united ably, we must deny the benefits of our So­ in every way in such undertakings." against them. ciety to those who can but will not work. Rep. Lester L. Wolff (D., Great Neck) and We must provide certain and exact punish­ the writer met with two Lao ca.binet min­ ment for those who scorn honest labor and isters at' the home of the U.S. aid director, turn to cnme. Joseph Mendenhall, on the banks of the "Today I am urging upon you the thought Two-Week Tour of Southeast Asia Mekong River overlooking Thailand. Tb.en that our total problem will be lighter if we we flew by helieopter into the rugged moun­ place great--greater than before-emphasis tains of northern Laos to meet Gen. Vang upon revitalizing Rural America. EXTENSION OF REMARKS OF Pao, the undisputed chief of 250,000 Meo "This means: tribesmen. Proud and independent descend­ "l. Good income for the people who pro­ HON. RICHARD D. McCARTHY ants of iltineranit Mongolia:ns, the Mees sup­ duce our food and fiber. ported by the Lao air force, are fighting to "2. The establishment of industry, accord­ OF NEW YORK recapture mountain territory, which they ing to the traditional free enterprise prin­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have occupied for centuries, from the North ciple, in thousands of Main Street communi­ Vieitnamese. ties." Wednesday, September 20, 1967 AMERICAN MURDERED The Congressional farm leader reviewed the Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, under farm income situation. He emphasized that This year the Lao government, wlth U .s. 11 consecutive years of farm prices at or leave to extend my remarks in the assistance, will re-locate some 40,000 Meo above parity, from 1942 through 1952, under RECORD, I include the following articles: and Lao refugees to bring the total resettled the old production and price stabilization LAOS: Now A LAND OF INTRIGUE AMID FURY OP to 300,000. The U.S. has also provided food program, enabled farmers through their own WAR AND POLITICS-DIPLOMATS OF ALL SIDES and helped the Meos build roads, schools and income to finance a mechanized and scien­ MIX FREELY IN "SWITZERLAND" OF VIETNAM medical faciUties-all firsts for this primitive tific agirlcullture itha.t brought food a:bun­ CONFLICT but proud people. d.anoe to this nation that has been she-red by (.NoTE.-Represenrt.a.tive McCARTHY, 1n Next we fiew south to meet Col. Somphet hungry people throughout the Free World. southeast Asia. on a personal visit to observe Sotsavan, who recently ousted Gen. Kong Ly He pointed to the general deterioration of conditions there, is writing his reaction and to gain leadership of the 10,000 neutralist farm income during the middle and late assessment for the Buffalo Evening News.) armed forces. Using arms, including Russian 1950's when farm production and price sup­ ar.tillery, obtained in the pro-Russian days, port programs were relaxed. He noted the re­ (By RICHARD D. McCARTHY, Representative, 39th District) the neutralists are engaged in a fight with covery of prices which began in 1961. the Communist Phathet Lao which recently "But now," he said, "in this year 1967, we VIENTIANE, LAos, September 13.-The round stepped up its incursions into the country­ are on the edge of another farm depression. of diplomatic functions is a bore in some side. Farm prices in March and April were at 74 capitals. Not here. A typical cocktail party Ten days ago the P.athet Laos murdered a percent of parity. In only one other month will include representatives of the United Lao rural development leader who h&d orga.­ since 1934 have prices received by farmers States, the Soviet Union, Communist China, nized a tractor co-operative. Earlier they for what they produce been so low in rela­ North and South Vietnam. murdered an American Volunteer Service tion to the prices they must pay for the The French, particularly, take delight in worker-a conscientious objector to the U.S. machinery, fertillzer and other materials mixing these disparate elements-especially Draft--and two Lao workmen on a U.S.-spon­ they must have to make crops, grow live­ the stiff and remote Chinese-at a single sored road building project. stock and live on the farm. Farm prices have function. dropped by 8 percent since last August. Laos is the Switzerland of the Vietnam MAKE LITTLE HEADWAY "On top of this the minimum wage law war--only more so. There is more intrigue Despite deep unease over the terror among is being applied to agriculture for the first and strange goings on at this Asian listening unarmed American civ1.Ua.ns, the U.S.-under time in 1967. post than in possibly any other nation in Mr. Mendenhall's energetic leadership-ha& "Low prices and higher labor costs no the world. a very effec·tive progriam under way of school doubt will bring about greater mechaniza­ The Geneva Accords of 1962 called for a and road building, teacher training and agri­ tion in agriculture. I fear that many thou­ neutral Laos. They also called for the removal cultural assistance. sands more people will migrate from our of all foreign troops from this land-locked With a new U.S.-buHt road into Vientiane, farms to the cities." nation of 2,500,000, bounded by North and farmers are able to tra.nsporit their crops into 26292 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE September 20, 1967 the swarming, sociable morning market. We Non-communist Asia is reacting to the may not wish to terminate the conflict, the visited several promising "self-help" projects thunder out of China with a burst of unpar­ Russians might. · including one which, with the use of new alleled energy. For the first time in history, One U.S. ambassador put it to the writer seeds, fe.rtilizer and irrigation, can double the nations in China's shadow are working thLs way: "The Soviets are deeply concerned and even quadruple rice production. together to forge a regional chain strong over what's happening in China. At home, Despite increased efforts, the Pathet Lao enough to withstand the pressure from the they have serious farm problems. is ~ aking little headway. The reason seems. Sino giant. They hardly have enough ships to keep up obvious to the dedicated and hard-working REGION AL PLAN DRAFTED with their requirements and they have finan­ clvilians here; who say: "They can point to cial problems with their East European allies. negative aspects of the •Lao government. But Last week delegates from Thailand, In­ "The Vietnam war is a major strain on they offer only terror and vague promises donesia, Brunei, the Philippines, Singapore, them. They would like to redirect spending about the future. They have no positive, Laos, Malaysia and South Vietnam met in to other areas." pr:act'ical program for improvements as we Kuala Lumpur. do." They agr·eed to launch 90 regional air, rail, U.S. ROLE TO REMAIN BIG road, rp.arine and telecommunications proj­ Another U.S. diplomat, a charge d'affaires, MCCARTHY SEES HOPE FOR EARLY SETTLEMENT ects. Japan, the undisputed industrial and described the situation as follows: OF WAR IN VIETNAM-TURMOIL IN CHINA economic leader of non-Communist Asia, will "The Russians have a lot of fish they'd like TO HAVE BIG EFFECT ON ALL ASIA AND MAY provide the necessary technical assistance. to fry with us. They have got to settle this SPEED PRESSURE ON HANOI In Thailand last week, delegates from the war. The Chinese don't want it settled. (By RICHARD D. MCCAltTHY) same countries convened to draft a regional "But if North Vietnam does go to the con­ HONG KONG, September 12 (delayed} .-The plan for manpower development and educa­ ference table at Soviet urging, the Russians favorite game in this bustling and troubled tional pLainnlng. probably will have to pick up the b1llion enclave is "China watching." Individually, Asian countrles----several with dollar tab to repair North Vitnamese war And what do the China watchers watch? U.S. financial aid-are moving to counter damages." Turmoil bordering on anarchy inside a na­ Communist subversion and guerrilla war­ If peace comes to Vietnam-and the ob­ tion with nuclear weapons. fare with "revolutionary development pro­ server believes it's blowing that way-one A seemingly senile Mao Tse-tung locked gram.s.•• still leaves Asia with the grim realization that in a desperate internal encounter with his ASIAN HELP STRONG the United States will be expected to con­ tinue to carry the mantle of leadership in. opponents. Thailand will devote 60 per cent of a sharp­ this part of the world. A nation of more than 700 million people ly increased budget next year to rural and exporting subversion and terror to more than naUonal development programs. U.S. PROBLEM CXTED a dozen nations. There even have been re­ Militarily, the nations of Asia are provid­ A response to this argument came last ports here that Mao is trying this tactic on ing more help in Vietnam than many Amer­ week from a high American ofllcial at a meet­ his Soviet neighbors. icans realize. South Vietnam has 154 bat­ ting of leading Thai citizens: All of which ls having a profound effect talions in the field. The U.S. has 84, South "We Americans," he said, admire your de­ on both the Communist and non-Commu­ Korea, with 46,000 men on duty, is third. termination to preserve the independence nist worlds. Thailand, this observ·er learned, wlll soon whi'ch you struggled for a thousand years to FORGING STRONG CHAIN increase its combat force in Vietnam. The maintain. We will help you. But you must Leonid. Brezhnev, . the Soviet Communist Thais also permit the U.S. to launch 70 per understand that back home in the cities of Party chief, has condemned the "inhuman cent of its air strikes against Vietnam from America, we have grave problems of our own repression and fanaticism of ~e Red Guards' six Thai air ba.ses. that must be solved promptly. terroi:" in China. He charged that Mao is SOVIET CONCERNED OVER CHINA "So we welcome the many signs of increas­ replacing Marxism-Leninism with adventur­ ing regiona;I: streingth heTe in Asia. e.nd look ism and asserted that Mao "could no longer The convulsions inside China have a direct forward to the day when you will be mm­ be· called a communist." He sai(i the Soviets bearing on the prospects for peace in Viet­ tarily, economically and politically strong will hail the victory of those resisting Mao's nam. Highly placed U.S. diplomats in Asia enough to shoulder the bulk of the burden leadership. believe that while North Vietnam and China yourselves."