May 17, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11753 Legislative Affairs, Department o.f the Navy, were introduced and severally referred By Mr. BROWN of California: transmitting notice of the Navy s intention as follows: H.R. 4138. A bill for the relief of James E. to sell certain naval vessels to the Republic By Mr. FISHER: Kennedy; to the Committee on the Judiciary. of the Philippines, pursuant to 10 u ..s.c. H .R. 4133. A bill to amend the Internal By Mr. CHAPPELL: 7307; to the Committee on Armed Services. Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the in H.R. 4139. A bill for the relief of Feeronaih Abbosh; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 1623. A letter from the Associate Direct~r vestment tax credit shall not be recaptured of Legislative Liaison, Department of the Air in the case of certain transfers by air carriers Force, transmitting the annual report for of aircraft used exclusively to provide air calendar year 1978 on the progress of the transportation; to the Committee on Ways ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Reserve Officers' Training Corps flight train and Means. Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors ing program, pursuant to 10 U .S .C. 2110(b); By Mr. HUBBARD: were added to public bills and resolutions to the Committee on Armed Services. H.R. 4134. A bill to provide, for purposes as follows: 1624. A letter from the Administrator, Na of the Federal income tax, that the one-time tional Aeronautics and Space Administra H.R. 1878: Mr. DORNAN and Mr. OBERSTAR. exclusion from gross income of gain from the H.R. 1918: Mr. CLINGER and Mr. TAUKE . tion, transmitting a report on negotiated sale of a principal residence by an individual contracts for experimental, developmental, H.R. 2299: Mr. DERWINSKI, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. who has attained age 55 shall apply to sales BAFALIS , Mr. BURGENER, Mr. WHITTAKER, Mr. test or research work, or for industrial mo and exchanges after December 31, 1977; to bilization in the interest of the national de EVANS of Georgia, Mr. HAGEDORN, and Mr. the Committee on Ways and Means. DANIEL B . CRANE. fense, covering the period July 1 through De By Mr. JOHNSON of California (for cember 31, 1978, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 H .R . 3421: Mr. STARK, Mr. BRODHEAD, Mr. himself, Mr. ROBERTS, and Mr. CLAU CONYERS, Mr. DASCHLE , Mr. MITCHELL of (e); to the Committee on Armed Services. SEN): 1625. A letter from the Secretary of the Maryland, Mr. BARNES, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. H .R. 4135. A bill to provide for financing, SABO, Mr. STACK, Mr. BLANCHA'RD , Mr. NOLAN, Interior, transmitting the annual report for cost and revenue sharing of Federal water calendar year 1978 on the implementation of Mr. MAVROULES, Mr. STOKES, Mr. WOLPE, Mr. resource development projects; jointly, to HUGHES, Mr. WEISS, Mr. HANLEY, Mr. VENTO, Mr. the Alaska Native Claims Settleme~t Act, the Committees on Agriculture, Interior and MURPHY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. DRINAN. pursuant to section 23 of the act (Public Insular Affairs, and Public Works and Trans H.R. 3539: Mr. RUDD , Mr. MONTGOMERY, dnd Law 92-203); to the Committee on Interior portation. Mr. BROWN of Ohio. and Insular Affairs. By Mr. PERKINS (for himself and Mr. 1626. A letter from the Assistant Secretary H.R. 3767: Mr. YATRON, Mr. LAGOMAkSINO, GOODLING): Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. RoussELOT, Mr. SoLo of the Interior, transmitting a draft of pro H.R. 4136. A bill to amend the Child Nu MON, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. COELHO, Mr. HOLLAND, posed legislation to extend the authorization trition Act of 1966 to extend the authoriza Mr. LONG of Maryland, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. period for the Great Dismal Swamp National tion of appropriations contained in section MURTHA, Mr. BARNARD, Mr. CHARLES H. WIL Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on Mer 7 of such act; to the Committee on Educa SON of California, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. chant Marine and Fisheries. tion and Labor. WINN, Mr. HYDE, Mr. DoRNAN, Mr. WON PAT, 1627. A letter from the Assistant Secretary By Mr. WEAVER: Mr. BOWEN, Mr. LEATH of Texas, Mr. CORMAN, of the Interior, transmitting a draft of pro H .R. 4137. A bill to assist the electrical Mr. SNYDER, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, posed legislation to authorize appropriations consumers of the Pacific Northwest through Mr. SAWYER, Mr. PAUL, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennes for the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife use of the Federal Columbia River power see, Mr. JOHNSON of California, Mr. AKAKA, Refuge; to the Committee on Merchant Ma system to achieve cost-effective energy con Mr. UDALL, Mr. DEVINE, Mr. MOTTL, Mr. LOTT, rine and Fisheries. servation, to encourage the development of Mr. ZEFERETTI, Mr. HUGHES, Mr. YOUNG o! 1628. A letter from the Chairman, Water renewable energy resources, to establish a Alaska, Mr. DOUGHERTY, Mr. GRISHAM, Mr. Resources Council, transmitting a draft of representative regional power planning proc ANDERSON of California, Mr. ERDAHL, Mr. Mc proposed legislation to provide for financing, ess, to assure the region of an efficient and CORMACK, Mr. HINSON, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. BAD cost and revenue sharing of Federal water adequate power supply and for other pur HAM, Mr. Russo, Mr. DANNEMEYER, Mr. LOEF resource development projects; jointly, to the poses; jointly, to the Committees on Inter FLER, Mr. CORRADA, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. WAXMAN, Committees on Agriculture, Interior and In state and Foreign Commerce and Interior Mr. EDWARDS of Oklahoma, Mr. SEBELIUS, Mr. sular Affairs, and Public Works and Trans and Insular Affairs. WILLIAMS of Ohio, Mr. MURPHY of Illinois, Mr. MCDADE , Mr. GILMAN, Mr. PEPPER, Mr. portation. By Mr. BIAGGI (for himself, Mr. FISH, 1629. A letter from the Acting Secretary of ANNUNZIO, Mr. MINISH, Mr. HANLEY, Mr. Mr. WOLFF, Mr. HANLEY, Mr. ZEFE EVANS of Delaware, Mr. GREEN, Mr. VENTO, Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed RETTI, Mr. RATCHFORD, Mr. STACK, legislation to amend the act of August 10, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. GARCIA, Mrs. SPELLMAN, Mr. Mr. BEARD of Rhode Island, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KRAMER, Mr. CONTE, Mr. CARTER, 1956, as amended; section 716 of title 10, ROSENTHAL, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. WIL United States Code; section 1006 of title 37, Mr. FORSYTHE, Mr. KEMP, Mr. ADDABBO, Mr. LIAMS of Montana, Mr. APPLEGATE, PATTEN, Mr. GRADISON, Mr. STRATTON, Mr. United States Code; and sections 8501(1) (B) Mr. MINETA, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. OT and 8521(a) (1) of title 5, United States FARY , Mr. LATTA, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. SATTER TINGER, Mr. FLOOD, Mr. ANNUNZIO, FIELD, Mr. GRAMM, Mr. VANDER JAGT, Mr. Code; jointly, to the Committees on Armed Mr. RINALDO, Mr. BRODHEAD, Mr. Services, Merchant Marine and Fisheries, and CHAPPELL, Mr. HANCE, Mr. COLLINS of Texas, SAWYER, Mr. M'.:>ORHEAD of Pennsyl Mr. DANIEL B. CRANE, Mr. EVANS of Georgia, Ways and Means. vania, Mr. Hr WARD, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. DUN<.:AN of Oregon, Mr. SIMON, Mr. FLOOD, 1630. A letter from the Comptroller Gen Ms. FERRARO, l\.r. DONNELLY, Mr. RoE, Mr. AShBROOK, Mr. GINN, Mr. PEYSER, Mr. eral of the United States, transmitting a re and Mr. HUGI-LES): LEACH of Louisiana, Mr. SYMMS, Mr. BUR port on the feasibility of combined disposal H. Con. Res. 122. Concurrent resolution GENER, Mr. O'BRIEN, Mr. CHENEY, Mr. ALBOSTA, of sludge and garbage by thermal techniques, calling upon the British Government to em Ms. OAKAR, Mr. McKINNEY, Mr. BAFALIS, Mr. (CED-79-59, May 16, 1979) ; jointly, to the mark upon a new initiative for Ireland; to ROBINSON, Mr. MADIGAN, Mrs. HOLT, Mr. Committees on Government Operations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs. MITCHELL of New York, Mr. LEE, Mr. JOHNSON Interstate and Foreign Commerce. of Colorado, Mr. HARSHA, Mr. FOUNTAIN , Mr. HUTTO, Mr. CHARLES WILSON Of Texas, Mr. PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS CLAUSEN, Mr. WHITTAKER, Mr. BOWEN, and PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Mr. ROE . Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private H .R . 3809: Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. FROST, Mr. Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 bills and resolutions were introduced and EVANS of Georgia, and Mr. LEE. of rule XXII, public bills and resolutions severally referred as follows: H.J. Res. 19: Mr. DODD and Mr. McCORMACK.
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THE GREAT LIBERAL DEATH WISH scription of the speech was published in wish has immediate concern for our so Imprimis, and I would like to share por ciety, and the whole West: tions of it with my colleagues. THE GREAT LIBERAL DEATH WISH HON. RON PAUL Probably the finest writer of English (By Malcolm Muggeridge) OF TEXAS prose now living, Mr. Muggeridge is a "The Great Liberal Death Wish" is a sub IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES man of immense faith and wisdom. Or ject that I've given a lot of thought to and Wednesday, May 16, 1979 is that a tautology? Whatever, his books have written about. are magnificent testimony to both. But " . . . in the atmosphere of this de e Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Malcolm lighted college, I want to have a shot at Muggeridge, a 20th-century Pascal, re What he has to say at the Hill5dale j ust talking about this notion of the great cently spoke at Hillsdale College. A tran- seminar about the great liberal death liberal death wish as it has arisen in my life,
• This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the MemlYer on the floor. 11754 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1979 as I've seen it, and the deductions I've made and it stuck in my mind long afterward admired Soviet justice, and economists from it. I should also plead guilty to being "We haven't got time to read the Bible. praised the Soviet economy. They all wrote responsible for the general heading of these We haven't got time to read the history of articles in this sense which we resident jour lectures, namely, The Humane Holocaust; this obscure nomadic tribe in the Middle nalists knew were completely nonsensical. The Auschwitz Formula." East." Subsequently, when I learned of the It's impossible to exaggerate to you the im This humane holocaust, this dreadful things that Wells had got time for, the pression that this made on me. slaughter that began with 50 million babies observation broke upon me in all its rich How could this be? How could this extraor last year, will undoubtedly be extended to ness. dinary credulity exist in the minds of the senile old and the mentally afllicted and Anyway, that for me was how my impres people who were adulated by one and all as mongoloid children, and so on, because of sions of life began. I was sent to Cambridge maestros of discernment and judgment? It the large amount of money that :r.aintaining University . .. (then after teaching at a was from that moment that I began to get them costs. It is all the more ironical when Christian College in India), I taught at the the feeling that a liberal view of life was not one thinks about t he holocaust western au University of Cairo, and it was there that the what I'd supposed it to be-a creative move diences, and the German ..population in par dreadful infection of journalism got into ment which would shape the future-but ticular, have been shuddering over, as it has my system. rather a sort of death wish. How otherwise been presented on their TV and cinema In due course I was asked to join the edi could you explain how people, in their own screens. Note this compassionate or humane torial staff of the Guardian, which to me was country ardent for equality, bitter opponents holocaust, if, as I fear, it gains momentum, a most marvelous thing. of capital punishment and all for more hu will quite put that other in the shade. And These were the golden days of liberalism mane treatment of people in prison, sup what is even more ironical, the actual con when the Manchester Guardian was widely porters, in fact, of every good cause, should siderations that lead to the German holo read, and even believed. Despite all its mis in the USSR prostrate themselves before a caust were not, as is commonly suggested, prints, you could make out roughly speaking regime ruled over brutally and oppressively due to Nazi terrorism, but were based upon what it was saying, and what we typed out and arbitrarily by a privileged party oli the sort of legislation that advocates of eu was quite likely, to our great satisfaction, to garchy? I still ponder over the mystery of thanasia or "mercy killing," in this country be quoted in some paper in Baghdad or Smyr how men displaying critical intelllgence in and in western Europe, are trying to get na as being the opinion of our very influen other fields could be so astonishingly de- enacted. It's not true that the German holo tial organ of enlightened liberalism. 1uded. I tell you, if ever you are looking for a caust was simply a war crime, as it was judged We were required to end anything we wrote good subject for a thesis, you could get a to be at Nuremberg. In point of fact, it was on a hopeful note, because liberalism is a very fine on out of a study of the books that based upon a perfectly coherent, legally en hopeful creed. And so, however appalling and were written by people like the Dean of Can acted decree approved and operated by the black the situation that we described, we terbury, Julian Huxley, Harold Laski, Ber German medical profession before the Nazis would always conclude with some sentence nard Shaw, or the Webbs about the Soviet took over power. In other words, from the like: "It is greatly to be hoped that moder regime. In the process you would come upon point of view of the Guinness Book of Rec ate men of all shades of opinion will draw a compendium of fatuity such as has seldom, ords you can say that in our mad world it together, and that wiser councils may yet pre if ever, existed on earth. And I would really takes about thirty years to transform a war vail." How many times I gave expression to recommend it; after all, the people who wrote crime into a compassionate act. such jejune hopes! Well, I soon grew weary these books were, and continue to be re Now I want to throw my mind back to my of this, because it seemed to me that immod garded as, pundits, whose words must be childhood, to the sitting room in the little erate men were rather strongly in evidence, very, very seriously heeded and considered. suburban house in south London where I and I couldn't see that wiser councils were We foreign journalists in Moscow used to grew up. On Saturday evenings my father prevailing anywhere. The depression was on amuse ourselves, as a matter of fact, by and his cronies would assemble there, and by that time, I'm talking now of 1932-33. It competing with one another as to who could they would plan together the downfall of was on especially in Lancashire, and it seemed wish upon one of these intelllgentsia visitors the capitalist system and the replacement of as though our whole way of life was cracking to the USSR the most outrageous fantasy. it by one which was just and humane and up, and, of course, I looked across at the We would tell them, for instance, that the egalitarian and peaceable, etc. These were USSR with a sort of longing, thinking that shortage of milk in Moscow was entirely due my first memories of a serious conversation there was an alternative, some other way in to the fact that all milk was given nursing about our circumstances in the world. I which people could live, and I managed to mothers-things like that. If they put it in used to hide in a big chair and hope not to maneuver matters so that I was sent to Mos the articles they subsequently wrote, then be noticed, because I was so interested. cow as the Guardian correspondent, arriving you'd score a point. One story I floated my And I accepted completely the views of these there fully prepared to see in the Soviet re self, for which I received considerable ac good men, that once they were able to shape gime the answer to all our troubles, only to claim, was that the huge queues outside food the world as they wanted it to be, they discover in a very short time that though it shops came about because the Soviet workers would create a perfect state of affairs in might be an answer, it was a very unattrac were so ardent in building Socialism that which peace would reign, prosperity would tive one. they just wouldn't rest, and the only way expand, men would be brotherly, and con It's difficult to convey to you what a shock the government could get them to rest for siderate, and there would be no exploitation this was, realizing that what I had supposed even two or three hours was organizing a of man by man, nor any ruthless oppression to be the new brotherly way of life my father queue for them to stand in. I laugh at it of individuals. And I firmly believed that, and his cronies had imagined long before, was all now, but at the time you can imagine once their plans were fulfilled, we would simply on examination an appalUng tyranny, what a shock it was to someone like myself, realize an idyllic state of affairs of such a in which the only thing that mattered, the who had been brought up to regard liberal nature. They were good men, they were hon only reality, was power. intellectuals as the samurai, the absolute est men, they were sincere men. Unlike their However, that was a thing that one could elite, of the human race, to find that they prototypes on the continent of Europe, they take in one's stride. How I first came to con could be taken in by deceptions which a were men from the chapels. It was a sort ceive the notion of the great liberal death half-witted boy would see through in an of spillover from the practice of noncon wish was not at all in consequence of what instant. I never got over that, it always re formist Christianity, not a brutal ideology, was happening in the USSR, which, as I came mained in my mind as something that could and I was entirely convinced that such to reflect afterward, was simply the famous never be erased. I could never henceforth a brotherly, contented, loving society would lines in the Magnificat working out, "He regard the intelligentsia as other than cred come to pass once they were able to establish hath put down the mighty from their seat ulous fools who nonetheless became the themselves in power. and hath exalted the humble and meek," media's prophetic voices, their heirs and Such was my baptism into the notion of whereupon, of course, the humble and meek successors remaining so still. That's when I a kingdom of Heaven on earth, into what I became mighty in their turn and have to be began to think seriously about the great put down. That was just history, something liberal death wish. was going to understand ultimately to be that happens in the world; people achieve the great liberal death wish. Inevitably, my After World War II, in the great rush of power, exercise power, abuse power, are optimism, I came to realize how, in the father's heroes were the great intellectuals booted out of power, and then it all begins of the time, who banded themselves togeth name of progress and compassion, the most again. The thing that impressed me, and the terrible things were going to be done, pre er in what was called the Fabian Society, thing that touched off my awareness of the of which he was a member-a very active paring the way for the great humane holo great liberal death wish, my sense that west caust. member. For instance, Bernard Shaw, H. G. ern man was, as it were, sleep-walking into There was, it seemed to me, a built in Wells, Harold Laski, people of that sort. All his own ruin, was the extraordinary perform propensity in this liberal world-view whereby the leftist elite, like Sydney and Beatrice ance of the liberal intelligentsia, who, in the opposite of what was intended came to Webb, belonged to this Fabian Society, and those days, flocked to Moscow like pilgrims to pass. Take the case of education. Education in my father's eyes they were princes among Mecca. And they were one and all utterly de was the great mumbo-jumbo of progress, men. I accepted his judgment. lighted and excited by what they saw there. the assumption being that educating people Once I had a slight shock when he took Clergymen walked serenely and happily would make them grow better and better, me to a meeting of the Fabian Society where through the anti-god museums, politicians more and more objective and intelligent. H. G. Wells was speaking, and I can remem claimed that no system of society could pos Actually as more and more money is spent ber vividly his high squeaky voice as he said- sibly be more equitable and just, lawyers on education illiteracy is increasing. And I May 17, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11755 wouldn't be at all surprised if it didn't end tion of choosing whether to save your soul rest is fantasy-whether the fantasy of pow up with virtually the whole revenue of the or your body, the man who chooses to save er which we see in the authoritarian states western countries being spent on education, his soul gathers strength thereby to go on around us, or the fantasy of the great liberal and a condition of almost total illiteracy re living, whereas the man who chooses to save death wish in terms of atfiuence and self-in sulting therefrom. It's quite on the cards. his body at the expense of his soul loses both dulgence. The essential feature, and neces Now I want to try to get to grips with this body and soul. In other words, fulfilling sity of life is to know reality, which means strange state of affairs. Let's look again at exactly what our Lord said, that he who knowing God. Otherwise our mortal ex the humane holocaust. What happened in hates his life in this world shall keep his life istence is, as Saint Teresa of Avila said, no Germany was that long before the Nazis got for all eternity, as those who love their lives more than a night in a secondclass hotel.e into power, a great propaganda was under in this world will assuredly lose them. Now, taken to sterilize people who were consid that's where I see the light in our darkness. ered to be useless or a liabiUty to society, There's an image I love-if the whole world and after that to introduce what they called were to be covered with concrete, there still "mercy killing." This happened long before would be some cracks in it, and through these GINGRICH SEEKS SUPPORT FOR the Nazis set up their extermination camps cracks green shoots would come. The testi HOMEMAKER RETIREMENT BILL at Auschwitz and elsewhere, and was based monies from the labor camps are the green upon the highest humanitarian considera shoots we can see in the world, breaking out tions. You see what I 'm getting at? On a from the monolithic power now dominating HON. NEWT GINGRICH basis of liberal-humanism, there is no crea ever greater areas of it. In contradistinction, OF GEORGIA ture in the universe greater than man, and this is the liberal death wish, holding out the the future of the human race rests only with fallacious and ultimately destructive hope IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES human beings themselves, which leads in that we can construct a happy, fulfilled life Wednesday, May 16, 1979 fallibly to some sort of suicidal situation. !t's in terms of our physical and material needs, to me quite clear that that is so, the evi and in the moral and intellectual dimensions • Mr. GINGRICH. Mr. Speaker, I am dence is on every hand. The efforts that men of our mortality. cosponsoring Representative PAUL TRIB make to bring about their own happiness, I feel so strongly at the end of my life that LE's homemaker retirement bill. The their own ease of life, their own self-indul nothing can happen to us in any circum bill will allow homemakers the oppor gence, will in due course produce the op stances that is not part of God's purpose for tunity to open an individual retirement posite, leading me to the absolutely inescap us. Therefore, we have nothing to fear, noth account URA). An IRA is a personal, able conclusion that human beings cannot ing to worry about, except that we should tax-sheltered retirement plan. Any wage live and operate in this world without some rebel against His purpose, that we should concept of a being greater than themselves, fail to detect it and fail to establish some earner who is currently not covered un and of a purpose which transcends their own sort of relationship with Him and His divine der any other retirement plan may es egotistic or greedy desires. Once you elimi will. On that basis, there can be no black tablish an IRA. nate the notion of a God, a creator, once despair, no throwing in of our hand. We can A person can make contributions to you eliminate the notion that the creator watch the institutions and social structures an IRA of up to $1,500 or 15 percent of has a purpose for us, and that life consists of our time collapse-and I think you who essentially in fulfilling that purpose, then are young are fated to watch them collapse his or her income, whichever is less. For you are bound, as Pascal points out, to in and we can reckon with what seems like an "Federal income tax purposes, contri duce the megalomania of which we've seen irre3istibly growing power of materialism butions to an IRA are fully tax deduct so many manifestations in our time-in the and materialist societies. But, it will not ible from the gross income of the wage crazy dictators, as in the lunacies of people happen that that is the end of the story. earner·. This can mean considerable who are rich, or who consider themselves As St. Augustine said-and I love to think of savings to the taxpayer over a long pe to be important or celebrated in the western it when he received the news in Carthage that riod of time. world. Alternatively, human beings relapse Rome had been sacked: In addition, the earnings of an IRA into mere carnality, into being animals. I Well, if that's happened, it's a great catas see this process going on irresistably, of trophe, but we must never forget that the are tax free until retirement. The which the holocaust is only just one ex earthly cities that men build they destroy, owner of an IRA does not pay taxes on ample. If you envisage men as being only but there is also the City of God which men the account until the money is with men, you are bound to see human society, didn't build and can't destroy. And he de drawn from the account as income. Then not in Christian terms as a family, but as a voted the next seventeen years of his life to it is taxed as earned income. Taxes on factory-farm in which the only consideration working out the relationship between the earned income for a retired employee that matters is the well-being of the live earthly city and the City of God-the earthly stock and the prosperity or productivity of are generally lower. Plus, all persons 65 city where we live for a short time, and the and older qualify for a double tax ex the enterprise. That's where you land your City of God whose citizens we are for all self. And it is in that situation that western eternity. emption on their Federal income tax man is increasingly finding himself. return. You know, it's a funny thing, but when This might seem to oe a despairing con you're old, as I am, there are .l.ll sorts of ex Under present law, homemakers are clusion, but it isn't. First of all, the fact that tremely pleasant things that happen to you. not eligible for IRA's because they very we can't work out the liberal dream in prac One of them is, you realize that history is tical terms is not bad news, but good news. rarely have any earned income. Last Because if you could work it out, life would nonsense, but I won't go into that now. The year, a law was passed to allow home be too banal, too tenth-rate to be worth pleasantest thing of all is that you wake up makers with some earned income or bothering about. Apart from that, we have in the night at about, say three a .m ., and you who have spouses eligible for an IRA been given the most extraordinary sign of find that you are half in and half out of your to establish IRA's. But the group of the truth of things, which I continually find battered old carcass. And it seems quite a toss-up whether you go back and resume full homemakers that fall into one of these myself thinking about. This is that the most two categories is small. perfect and beautiful expressions of man's occupancy of your mortal body, or make off spiritual aspirations come, not from the toward the bright glow you see in the sky, Most homemakers fall into a category liberal dream in any of its manifestations, the ll.5hts of the City of God. In this limbo similar to Juanita Jackson, whom I will but from people in the forced labor camps of between life and death, you know beyond any use as a typical example. Juanita's hus the USSR. And this is the most extraordinary shadow of doubt that, as an infinitesimal band, George, works for a large company phenomenon, and one that of course receives particle of God's creation, you are a partici which provides excellent retirement absolutely no attention in the media. From pant in God's purpose for His creation, and that that purpose is loving and not hating, benefits to all of its employees. Since the media point of view it's not news, and in George is covered at work, he is not eli any case the media do not want to know is creative and not destructive, is everlast about it. But this is the fact for which there ing and not temporal, is universal and not gible for an IRA, neither, then, is Jua is a growing amount of evidence. I was read particular. With this certainty comes an nita. Juanita is a full-time homemaker ing about it in a long essay by a Yugoslav extraordinary sense of comfort and joy. with no earned income. If something writer Mihajlo Mihajlov, who spent some Nothing that happens in this world need were to happen to George, Juanita years in a prison in Yugoslavia. He cites case shake that feeling; all the happenings in this would not have any retirement benefits after case of people who, like Solzhenitsyn, world, including the most terrible disasters and would have to depend on insurance say that enlightenment came to them in the and suffering, will be seen in eternity as in some mysterious way a blessing, as a part of benefits and social security. If she and forced labor camps. They understood wha;t George divorced, Juanita might be able freedom was when they had lost their free God's love. We ourselves are part of that love, dom, they understood what the purpose of we belong to that scene, and only in so far as to get a job (depending on her skills) at life was when they seemed to have no future. we belong to that scene does our existence a company which provided retirement They say, moreover, that when it's a ques- here have any reality or any worth. All the coverage. She would have already lost 11756 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1979 many years worth of retirement cover Though balloon technology has ad Resources in which minerals will have age while married to George. vanced greatly, human skill, intuition, no place at the decision table. If the homemaker retirement bill is and instinct still remain the most impor I am convinced that we need a non passed, Juanita could set aside George's tant factors in winning. The pilots and fuel minerals policy. Minerals must be income as her earned income for use in crews of the balloons to be launched given a more prominent role in Federal establishing an mA. She would be able later this month will face the same chal Executive planning; not a lesser role. to put up to $1,500 or 15 percent of lenges as did participants in the earlier Certainly not a role less than they now George's income into an mA. Bennett races, and some of the drama have. I trust that the following summa Thus, if something happened to experienced by the world during the re tion does credit to Dr. Wang's article: George or George and Juanita were to cent transatlantic filght will be repeated THE NEW EMPHASIS ON MINERAL DEVELOPMENT divorce, Juanita would have 30 to 60 once again. IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA percent more retirement income to look My wife, Lee, joins me in congratulat The Peoples Republic of China in its 1977 ing the Gordon Bennett Balloon Race shift to a "return to normalcy" set mineral forward to. She could retire comfort production records in 1977, again in 1978, ably and not have to depend solely on Committee for bringing this historic event to southern California. It prom and by its pronounced. goals of catching up insurance and/ or social security bene with world leaders in science, technology, fits. ises to be one of the most spectacular and commerce leaves little doubt that a events ever staged in the international major effort is underway to attain mineral I urge my colleagues to consider the city of Long Beach. We also extend a plight of our hypothetical Juanita self-sumciency and export whenever possible. warm welcome to the participating teams Production started to pick up early in 1978, Jackson and how TRIBLE's homemaker of all countries, and wish each of them generally surpassed. known capacities by retirement bill would benefit home a safe and steady flight.• midyear, and established. records in -many makers like her. Please, join me in co instances by yearend. Bureau of Mines esti sponsoring the homemaker retirement mates show China's 1978 production exceed bill and help get it passed during this ing its 1977 production (in metric tons here session of Congress.• and elsewhere unless otherwise indicated) CHINA'S EMPHASIS ON MINERAL as follows: DEVELOPMENT
Approxi THE 1979 GORDON BENNET!' HON. JIM SANTINI mate world BALLOON RACE OF NEVADA 1977 1978 ranking IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, May 16, 1979 Hard coal (million)______500 600 3 HON. GLENN M. ANDERSON Crude oil (million)______95 105 10 Barrels (million)______700 770 ------OF CALIFORNIA Mr. SANTINI. Mr. Speaker, I have Natural gas: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES put together some excerpts from a new Meters 3 (million)______9CHOO 100-110 10 report on China that my colleagues Cubic feet (trillion) _____ 3. 25-3. 5 3.5-3.9 ------Wednesday, May 16, 1979 Iron ore (million)______60 70 5 might find of interest as we work to Pig iron (millions)------27 34 5 e Mr. ANDERSON of California. Mr. ward the development of a U.S. nonfuel Steel ingots (million)______25 31 5 Speaker, with great pleasure I am proud Aluminum (thousand)______250 300 10 minerals policy. The report, by Dr. K. P. Refined copper (thousand)___ 150 200 10 to announce the revival of the historic Wang, U.S. Bureau of Mines, leaves little Refined lead (thousand)_____ 100 100 15 Gordon Bennett balloon race on May Refined zinc (thousand)_____ 100 125 15 doubt in my mind that the People's Re Cement (million)______50 62 4 26, 1979. On this day, the skies of Long public of China is making an all-out push Chemical fertilizer (million)__ 37 48 5 Beach will be filled with the bright colors Phosphate rock (million)_____ 4 +4 5 for minerals self-sufficiency. Dr. Wang's Salt (million)______35 of 18 balloons from the United States, assessment will appear next month in +35 2 Europe, and Japan. This 27th fiying of the "Annual Review" volume of the the international race will be the first Mining J oumal, a London periodical China's seriousness to succeed at indus to be held since 1938 when the annual trialization by first rapidly expanding its read worldwide. domestic minerals capacity was first evident event was discontinued because of World The article holds emphatic evldence with the announced completion of 7 of 13 Warn. that China, like other Communist coun large foreign fertllizer plants by yearend 1978 A Californian, Dr. Thomas F. Hein tries, knows unquestionably the impor and the plan to put the rest on stream a sheimer of Rolling Hills, is organizing tance of mineral development, something year later. this "Gasbag Gala." His Friends of the that we in this country seem to have A 1978 yearend announcement reported Gordon Bennett Balloon Race Commit that 1650 new oil wells had started produc forgotten. China knows that mining ing during the year, more than twice the tee has announced the following entries provides new wealth that in tum number of new starts in 1977. Several new for the grand event: strengthens its economy and its national long-distance pipelines were reported com Country and pilot: security. The U.S.S.R. has long made pleted. "Dozens" of new coal mines were re Austria, Josef Starkbaum. minerals self-sufficiency a national goal, ported started including 10 rated from 0.45 to Belgium, Albert Vanden Bemden. having P~t::Sed the United States in the 1.2 m1llion tpy.• New coke ovens at two France, Gilles de Mareuil. steelworks increased coke output by more Germany, Gottlieb Blenc. production of a number of important than 1 mill1on tpy. Construction of the Germany, Jojo Maes. minerals. Paoshan Steelworks, China's first ultra Italy, Don Piccard. When I read of how China, in addi modern plant, by Japan's Nippon Steel com Japan, Sabu Ichiyosht. tion to gearing up its professional min menced at yearend. Developments are ahead Poland, Stefan Makne. eral expertise in government, is exhort of targets for 14 construction materials in Switzerland, Ernst Iselin. ing and awarding its "masses" to go out cluding those for cement, plate glass, and Switzerland, Ernst Krauer. and search and discover mineral deposits, asbestos. Switzerland, Peter Peterka. I thought of how we in this country are TARGETS AND FORECASTS Switzerland, Erwin Sautter. Chairman Hua Guofeng announced in United Kingdom, Gerry Turnbull. doing the opposite on our public lands. early 1978 that China's stated goal over the United States, Maxie Anderson. We continue to prohibit or restrict the next 8 years was to develop or complete 120 United States, Chauncey Dunn. development of our deposits. We want large-scale projects including 10 iron and United States, Dewey Reinhard. to close down some of our existing min steel complexes, 9 nonferrous metal com United States, Ed Yost. eral facilities. While China in 1978-79 plexes, 8 coal mining centers, 10 oil and gas United States, Roger Wolcott. sent several missions to this country to fields, 30 power stations, 6 new trunk rail learn research organ.iza.tion and tech ways, and 5 key harbors, the latter three The all-time Gordon Bennett record types of installations essential for raw ma was set in 1913 when the French flew niques used in our geological survey terial production. Included among the ini 1,334 miles. A team from Poland won the and bureau of mines, we on the other tial targets for 1985 were 60 million tpy for most recent Bennett race, flying a dis hand are bent on further weakening steel (one-half U.S. output) and 1 billion tpy tance of 1,051 miles from Leige, Belgium, these agencies by burying them deeper to Trojan, Bulgaria, in 1938. in a proposed Department of Natural • tpy =tons per year May 17, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11757 for coal. The Chinese seemed to be assured China and manage their own system of tech to recover 250,000 tpy of copper plus molyb of producing 150 million tpy (1100 milllon nical schools, colleges, research facilities, de denum values. barrels) of oil (one-third of present U.S. sign institutes, and equipment plants. Japan's Sumitomo Metal Mining awarded output) and could produce as much as 200 Separately, the Academia Sinica has sub concract to build a 90,000-tpy copper smelter million tpy (1450 million barrels) in the late sidiary units working on the research and in Kiangsi. 1980's. Cement production will likely reach education side of earth sciences. Under the 80-90 million tpy by 1985, surpassing U.S. Ministry of Education, there are about 10 Japan's Nippon Light Metals will start production. Chemical fertilizer production universities offering degrees in geology alone. construction of a 80,000-tpy aluminum reduc will probably double to 100 million tpy. By A big factor in locating mineral deposits tion plant in Kweichow Province. the spring of 1979 when it was evident that in China is the "masses" who are exhorted ALCOA was asked to submit bids on two foreign exchange was hard to obtain, some to search for minerals for patriotic reasons, other aluminum plants. of the above announced targets for moderni recognition, and fringe benefits and some ALOAN, ALCOA, Reynolds, and Kaiser Alu zation had to be cut down. The steel target monetary awards of late. Help is given to minum were also invited to submit bids on for 1985 has been reduced to approximately the provinces and masses through regional developing bauxite deposits and aluminum 40-50 million tons. surveys, technical aid, equipment alloca facilities. MINERAL RESOURCES tions, and national local conferences on nat Japan's Mitsubishi Metal Corp. was re ural resource subjects to exchange knowledge quested to help develop lead-zinc industries China is optimistic about its mineral re and disseminate information. sources and has some 50,000 geologists em as a whole. ployed in the search. Its prospectors and MAJOR FOREIGN PROJECTS Negotiations were underway for Japan's drillers total many hundred thousands and Recent evidence of foreign involvement in Toho Zinc Co. to build a 100,000-tpy zinc drilling for new mineral deposits is exten China's drive to increase its mineral pro refinery. sive compared with figures for industrialized duction include: Germany's Metallgesellschaft has a long nations. The State or Federal Geological West German firms are awarded contracts term contract to help develop the "nonfer Bureau, which employs about 400,000 work for a 20-milllon-tpy lignite mine in Kirin rous metals industries", including work on ers, indicated that of the more than 140 kinds and six shaft mines in Hopeh and Anhwei 22 plants around the country. of useful minerals used in the world 132 with combined capacity of 20- 25 milllon tpy. Britain's Seltrust Engineering and Charter have been found in China in minable de Same German firms bidding on development CJB Mineral Services were asked to submit posits. of another 20-mi111on-tpy low-rank coal proposals in competition with firms from China's more recent announcements of mine in Heilungkiang. other countries on six major nonferrous mineral discoveries are sometimes the result U.S. firms were asked to bid on the devel metals projects. of years of search. However, accelerated opment of a 20-million-tpy hard coal open French firms may assist in assessing tung exploration with stepped-up use of modern cut mine complex in Shansi. sten resources. techniques has probably been a major factor Japanese and possibly others will be in in the large number of new discoveries. volved in expansion of mines in Shantung Inquiries were made of four Japanese firms China's reserves of 17 minerals are re and Shansi to large coal bases. Japanese may to build at least one new cement plant, and portedly very large by world standards in develop coal mines in Hopeh and Liaoning Nippon Cement Co. won contract to help cluding those of coal, oil, iron, copper, tung as well. modernize existing plants. sten, antimony, molybdenum, salt, magne British have contracts to develop two ma A U.S. company is apparently designing a site, limestone, fiuorspar, and phosphates. jor coal mines in Shansi partly to supply major pyrite development in Kwangtung China in 1978 reported that significant new power plant to be built in Hong Hong. Province. achievements were made in prospecting for Japanese and U.S. firms negotiating for A large phosphoric acid plant has been coal, high-grade iron ore, copper, tin, tung development of newly discovered oilfield in bought from the U.S., and U.S. phosphate sten, potash, phosphat es, pyrites, and various western Sinkian at initial cost of $1 billion. experts have been asked to visit China. other minerals. Large new reserves of 20 Nine U.S. oil firms requested to submit Japan's Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. major minerals were delineated by drilling, proposals for offshore exploration in South submitted a bid for a rare earth metals devel including those of coal, iron ore, copper, China Sea and further north in East China opment project. chromium, manganese, tungsten, and pyrite. Sea. Very possible that U.S. firms will get French firms a.re scheduled to sell China New deposits of 17 lesser minerals, including some drilling contracts to develop new dis two U.S.-designed nuclear power plants.e rutile and fiuorspar, were also reported dis coveries in the Pearl River estuary near covered. Geologic studies of areas outside Canton, off the Leichow Peninsula, in the known mineral regions have reportedly re Chiungchow Straits north of Hainan Island, sulted in discoveries of an additional 100 ore and in Tonkin Bay southwest of Hainan deposits. Island. ARCO and AMOCO were awarded the ELDERLY NEED TAX RELIEF In addition to the Anshan-Chitashan iron first two offshore exploration contracts. range, another low-grade iron range was be Japanese may get a contract to develop ing developed in North China. Various 100- the Samsui oilfield near Canton and offshore HON. MARIO BIAGGI million-ton-plus high-grade deposits were areas in Pohai Bay. OF NEW YORK British Petroleum has contract to conduct reported elsewhere. The development of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES substantial porphyry copper deposit in seismic surveys in the southern Yellow Sea. Kiangsi, "large" lead-zinc discoveries in Japan's Nippon Steel has construction un Wednesday, May 16, 1979 Tsinghai and Szechwan, new reserves of tin derway on the new Paoshan Steelworks near and tungsten in Kuangsi, good potential for Shanghai. First two stages call for 6 million • Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, on May 3, off-grade bauxite discoveries, discovery of typ with initial feed mostly imported ore. I introduced H.R. 3906, a bill to permit phosphate beds in places like Inner Mongolia U.S. Steel has a large contract to modern an exemption of the first $5,000 of re and Liaoning, discovery of a large nickel ize and expand the Chitashan iron mine to tirement income received by a taxpayer deposit on Kansu, and the welcome discovery supply 1 7 million tons of pellets to the under a public retirement system or any of chrome ore in Yunnan Province are all Anshan Steelworks, the capacity of which is other system if the taxpayer is at least indicative of the strong emphasis being given to be doubled; presently it is ranked about 65 years of age. The purpose of my legis to minerals. twentieth in the world. The West Germans, Japanese, and likely lation is abundantly clear-senior citi EXPLORATION ANO PRODUCTIO N U.S. Steel have been asked to submit bids on zens in America have been ravaged by The overall stress on minerals and basic another large steelworks in the north call the effects of inflation and it is our ob industries in China is unmistakable. The Chitung. However, construction of this proj ligation to prevent their being swept State Geological Bureau, which does most of ect apparently will be delayed for some time. into poverty. China's preliminary exploration and drilling K 9iser Engineers were asked to design and for major deposits, services the various nat develop the Szechiaying iron ore mine for the I have introduced legislation to ex ural resources ministries. The Bureau has proposed Chitung Steelworks. empt the first $50,000 of retirement in fifteen research institutes within its Acad Japan's Nippon Kokan seems to have the come from Federal taxation. The pri emy of Geological Sciences and runs six col best chance to expand the Peking Steelworks. mary purpose of my legislation is to leges of geology, eleven exploration equip Bethlehem Steel has a contract to expand provide needed tax relief to our senior ment and instrument plants, and various the Shuichang iron ore mine to supply the aerial and ocean survey groups. citizens who must meet high expenses Peking Steelworks. with low and sometimes fixed retirement At least five ministries are directly involved Expansion of the Wuhan Steelworks is incomes. in natural resources, namely Metallurgical being planned possibly with help from Ger Industry, Coal Industry, Petroleum Industry, man and Japanese firms that assisted in past As a population group, our elderly are Water Conservancy and Power, and Building expansion. poor. Social security replaces roughly Materials. These agencies operate all of the Fluor Corp. was awarded a contract to de one-half of preretirement earnings. larger mineral, metal, and fuel enterprises in velop a. new copper mine in Kiangsi Province Where a pension is added to social secu- 11758 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1979 rity total retirement income is three A third advantage of my bill is that cant Pr?g;ress by reducing the deficit by fifths of annual earnings. The 1976 it would simplify the tax process for $13.6 bilhon from its current level of median income of couples over 65 was our retired population. No more bases, $34.4 billion. However, there are still too $7,890; for singles it was $3,360. For those percentages or credits to be figured out. many programs that have actually out in the age 62 to 64 age bracket the in All that would be required is simple lived their usefulness, or could be cur comes were only slightly better, $12,750 math computations. tail~d si.gnificantly. As a cosponsor of the for couples and $4,450 for singles. Trux relief is sorely needed by our Legislative Oversight Act I feel that the Despite low incomes, seniors must meet seniors. My proposal is simple and fair. b~dget could reflect a more accurate high expenses. One survey shows that It is a small price to pay for a big picture of what.programs are absolutely over 70 percent of the senior's budget improvement in the lives of our indi ~ecessa:ry a_nd vital to the American pub is for food, medical care, transportation vidual senior citizens.• llc. This bill would require reports ac and housing. ' companying the budget resolution to de Adding to this burden is the fact that scribe objectives and annual accomplish some expenses for seniors are higher ments o.f gove.mment programs in great than for younger couples. For example FISCAL YEAR 1980 BUDGET-A STEP er detail. This procedure would insure 1977 per capita personal health car~ IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION that future budgets would reflect the costs for the over-65 age group were t~e. ne~ds of the American public by $1 ,745. This compares with $661 for the SPEECH OF ehmmatmg those programs that merely age 19 to 64 age group and $250 for the HON. HERBERT E. HARRIS II eat up taxpayer's hard-earned dollars. under 19 years of age group. While 68 This year's budget resolution is also percent of these expenses for seniors OF VIRGINIA deficient in setting proper priorities. are covered by medicare and medicaid, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES :While providing substantial real growth the balance must be paid out of pocket Thursday, May 10, 1979 m areas where the increase is of dubious ?r. through supplemental insurance pol • Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, the fiscal value, the resolution cut back many im icies. portan~ and effective programs. This re Double digit inflation erodes the sen year 1980 Federal budget is the most important statement of economic policy sulted m a real reduction in goods and ior citizens purchasing power and is services delivered to those in our society placing the ability to make ends meet that will come before the Congress this who are most in need. This budget puts further and further from reality. Tax year. Not only does it establish priorities a disproportionate burden of the fight relief is one fair and simple means of as to how our tax dollars are going to be spent, but it also presents the Govern against inflation on those who are al compensating for these invisible losses. r~~dy tl~e most adversely affected by If something is not done soon, we will ment's game plan for promoting eco rismg prices-the aged, the disabled, the have our senior foregoing food and nomic stability. young and the poor. medical care to pay Uncle Sam. Although I voted in favor of the first concurrent budget resolution I feel that Is it proper, for example, that funds The Bureau of Labor Statistics pre it could have gone further in attacking for the Law Enforcement Assistance Ad pares theoretic retired couples budgets the most pervasive problem facing Amer ministration, a program that has en31bled each year. The most recent was for icans today-inflation. The budget States to strengthen and improve the ef autumn 1977. According to BLS, a should address, head-on, the needs of fectiveness of law enforcement, be modest but adequate intermediate average citizens whose pocketbooks are slashed by $111 million, when the bud standard of living for such a couple being ravaged by skyrocketing prices. get ~till autJ;i~rizes $359 million for op required $7 ,200 annually. Since that House Concurrent Resolution 107, al eratmg subsidies for the shipping indus study was made, the cost of living rose though a step in the right direction, does try? I have consistently voted against by 9 percent in 1978 and 3 percent in not go far enough toward alleviating the these handouts to shipping magnates the first few months of 1979. Educated burdens of those who cannot afford to who thrive in an industry that I think is g~esses are that retired people need hire high-powered lobbyists or who can quite capable of making it on its own. shghtly over $8,000 at this time to main not contribute large sums of money for Advancing technology and improved tain that modest but adequate standard. campaign coffers. productivity is essential in the fight My legislation would also equalize the INFLATION: PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1 against inflation. Is it false economy, tax treatment of those who do not then, when the House Budget Committee receive ta.x free social security benefits It is estimated that most Americans cuts the i::resident's recommended budg and those who do. While over 90 per spend nearly 70 percent of their after et authority figures for general science, cent of our retired seniors do receive tax income on the four basic necessities space and technological programs when soci~l . security benefits, approximately of life-housing, medical care, food and support of our Nation's scientists con 2 milhon do not; 1 million of these peo energy. Energy costs have increased stitutes a long-term investment in ple receive some type of public retire dramatically, and decontrol of oil and America's future? ment. Often-times, these pensions are gas is expected to increase the costs of Are we truly eliminating the "fat" inadequate. For example, the average gasoline and home heating fuel by at when we cut school aid and le:tve waste Federal retiree receives a civil service least 7-10 percent. Medical costs have ful tax expenditures in place? This budg pension of $7,800 per year, less than escalated 68 percent since 1970. Is it any et contemplates cutting impact aid, a what is adequate to maintain an inter wonder that Americans, particularly program that assists the education of mediate standard of living for two. t~o~e ~iving on fixed incomes, are feeling children located in areas with large victimized by inflation's voracious ap The current tax law allows an indi a~o~nts of Federal property, by $105 vidual to subtract 15 percent of a maxi petite? The specter of even higher oil rmllion when the committee did not even mum base figure of $2,500 for individual prices once they are decontrolled on consider closing the notorious "three and $3 , 750 for couples from taxes owed June 1 demonstrates an even greater martini lunch" tax loophole. need for immediate relief. for ia given year. However, the maximum Are our priorities in order when we base figure is reduced by amounts of The budget is an appropriate vehicle spend over $4 billion a year on a space social security or railroad retirement for attacking the problem of higher shuttle at a time when 50 percent of income and by $1 for every $2 of income prices. And, although we have taken a the Metro system here on Earth is still over $7,500 and no social security bene step in. the right direction, a golden op portumty to grant real relief was avoided. not operational? fits. The benefits are phased out com Should we be asked to take cuts in pletely at $12,500. A BUDGET OF WASTEFUL SPENDING A.ND MISPLACED PRIORITU.:S veterans benefits, including the loss of My proposal would exempt the first thousands of hospital beds, when the $5,000 of retirement income from Fed The Congress must begin a concerted Pentagon wastes billions of dollars each era:I taxation. Social security benefits, effort to crack down on wasteful Federal spending. Too many programs are firmly year by avoiding competitive bidding on which are nontaxable, average $1: ,932. almost 90 percent of its procurement Theref?re, by exempting the first $5,000 entrenched within the bureaucracy of retirement income from taxes, we programs that continue at higher prices contracts? would be placing the two types of retire and higher costs to the American tax The list of misplaced priorities is im ment income on an equal tiax free payer. pressive, yet the first concurrent budget footing. This budget resolution made signifi- resolution does take a step in the right May 17, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11759 direction towards eliminating the Fed CONTRACTING OUT Services, Impact Aid-I support these eral deficit. We have now come from One of the greatest areas of spending programs and will work for fair treat a record $66.4 billion deficit in 1975-76 abuse in the budget is in the area of con ment for Virginia under them, but we to a projected $20.8 billion deficit for tracting out. Since 1970 the number of will have to continue making reasonable fiscal year 1980. The strides we made Federal employees has actually declined budget savings if we are to reduce the during the deliberations on the budget while Federal budget outlays have in Federal deficit. resolution were important and impres creased by more than $300 billion. It is The objective is a balanced budget. We sive. We succeeded, for instance, in tell estimated that contracting out for goods have made substantial progress toward ing the big oil companies that we want and services will comprise over $100 bil that goal. We have gone from a position their foreign tax credit eliminated. We lion of the fiscal year 1979 budget. Many of having a $66.4 billion deficit in Presi managed to cut $1.1 billion for funds of these contracts are awarded without dent Ford's 1975-76 budget to an esti earmarked for Government traveling any real cost analyses being done-it is mated $34.4 billion this year. I believe expenses, film making and overtime very possible that much of this work that with tough budgetary action and pay. We also pared down the deficit could be done by Federal employees at a continued economic growth, we can get even further by passing a $2.5 billion cheaper price. Were tighter controls the deficit at the Federal level down to across-the-board reduction in Govern exercised over this practice, a conserva $20 billion in fiscal year 1980, and all the ment spending authority. tive estimate finds that from $2 to $3 bil way to balanced position in 1981.• These steps that were taken were in lion could be saved. deed important. However, by attacking As chairman of the Post Office and certain problems that I have identified Civil Service Subcommittee on Human below, the Congress could balance the Resources, I have recently begun hear COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES FOR budget by fiscal year 1981. ings to examine the Government's prac MILITARY AND FEDERAL RETIREES TAX LOOPHOLES-A CHANCE TO SUBSTANTIALLY tice of contracting out to determine REDUCE THE DEFICIT where substantial savings can indeed be The United States tax code is replete made. HON. JOSEPH L. FISHER with expensive, special interest tax loop CUTTING BACK NOT EASY OF VIRGINIA holes that cost the Government billions Anyone who thinks that making the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of dollars each year. These "tax ex tough cuts necessary to bring the budget Wednesday, May 16, 1979 penditures" are not free-they make a into balance will be easy is mistaken. One substantial contribution to inflation and of the tough decisions made in the con • Mr. FISHER. Mr. Speaker, one of the to the large Federal deficit. They also sideration of this budget has been the benefits of working for the Federal Gov put an unfair burden on the average question of elimination of the State's ernment or serving as a career member working man and woman because when share of revenue sharing, a good but ex of the Armed Forces is the assurance the big corporations and wealthy indi pensive program. of a fair and well-financed retirement viduals avoid their fair share of taxes, My own background is in local govern plan. Since 1977, one feature of both the middle America must make up the ment and community affairs, where I civilian and military retirement plans difference. had an opportunity to see firsthand, the has been semiannual cost-of-living in I was extremely disappointed to see difficulties of distributing available reve creases. In this period of high inflation, that the first concurrent budget resolu nues to meet important educational, so these semiannual increases have been tion, as proposed by the House Budget cial, and human needs. The advantage of very helpful. Committee, made no mention whatsoever planning flexibility provided by general The House and Senate Budget Com of tax reform. Although the House re revenue sharing is an important one, mittees, which have responsibility for soundingly expressed its desire to repeal which has allowed Virginia the oppor proposing spending guidelines for the foreign tax credit enjoyed by oil tunity to apply all of its share of the pro Congress, have recommended in their companies, it took a proposed amendment gram to local governments. For this rea first concurrent budget resolutions to bring up the issue. With this one ex son, I am a strong congressional sup that these retirees be given only one ception, the budget resolution ducked the porter of general revenue sharing, so cost-of-living increase each year. This issue of tax subsidies. It is indeed scan long as there is revenue to share. Sharing proposal was not part of the President's dalous that the average American tax deficits, however, is another matter. budget for 1980. Although rumors and payer is forced to shoulder the burdens As a member of the House Judiciary newspaper reports had indicated that of a deficit budget when, by addressing Subcommittee now studying the possi this proposal was under consideration, the issue of tax loopholes, we could make bility of constitutional amendments to it was rejected by the administration. the tax code more equitable, promote limit spending, and as a representative Furthermore, the committees with leg economic stability and substantially re of a State which has petitioned the Con islative jurisdiction over retirement pro duce the federal deficit. gress for the adoption of such an amend grams have not requested or shown sup I have specifically identified a number ment, I have an obligation to make cuts port for a change in the way cost-of of tax expenditures of highly question where they are possible. Making these living increases are provided. able purpose that, if eliminated, would cuts is a lot tougher than passing resolu The President has established a Com reduce a significant chunk of the deficit: tions. Many people do not realize that mission on Pension Policy to study a [In millions] there are relative•y few areas in the range of issues concerning Government Revenue budget-about 26 percent of the total retirement programs. Any changes in gain these programs should be held off until Loophole in which Congress has the discretion to in 1980 appropriate funds. the Commission has an opportunity to Special treatment of Domestic report to Congress. International Sales Corporations A total of 23 percent goes for national (DISCS) ------$1,260 defense, which must be maintained at a The committees are proposing the Intangible drilling costs______1, 660 strong level, and 45 percent goes into second reduction in the retirement ben Use of Asset Depreciation Range for automatic entitlement programs includ efits for these two groups in 3 years. In computing the deduction for de- ing social security, which are paid as 1976, the system was changed to cal preciation------3,030 claims are made upon the system. A total culate the increases semiannually and Percentage depletion for mineral and oil companies ______1,740 of $82.1 billion, or 16.6 percent of the repeal the 1 percent that formerly had "Deferral" of income tax on foreign budget, will be paid out this year to been added to the cost-of-living adjust income of U.S. corporations ______450 States and localities, more than enough ments to compensate for the delayed Inappropriate business expense de to balance the budget. raises. At that time the switch to semi ductions (3-martinl lunch, first Many State agency representatives annual increases was praised as an im class airfare, etc.)------2, 000 and groups have lobbied me for more provement and as an offset to the bene Foreign tax credit for oil companies__ 3, 000 funding-for land and water conserva fit reduction. It is unfair to propose Deduction of farming expenses be- another change so soon. Retirees should fore paying taxes on profits______500 tion funds, LEAA grants, nurse training Taxation of inherited property______I, 000 grants, medical school subsidies, NIH, know what their benefits are and not NSF, National Endowments for the Arts have them constantly changed and cut Total ------14,640 and Humanities, Institute of Museum back. 11760 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1979 Although the first budget resolution chlldTen, and compel them to fight the may execute its powers, by any means it battles of any war in which the folly or the chooses, unless such means are particularly contains this proposal, it is only a rec wickedness of government may engage it? prohibited. But the general nature and ob ommendation. The retirement law re Under what concealment has this power ject of the Constitution impose as rigid a mains the same; the semiannual in lain hidden which now for the first time restriction on the means of exercising power creases are still authorized. The Civil comes forth, with a tremendous and baleful as could be done by the most explicit injunc Service Committee and the Armed Serv aspect, to trample down and destroy the tions. ices Committee would have to report dearest rights of personal liberty? Who will It is the first principle applicable to such new legislation and Congress would have show me any constitutional injunction a case, that no construction shall be admitted which makes it the duty of the American which impairs the general nature and char to approve it in order to make the budget people to surrender everything valuable in acter of the instrument. A free constitution recommendation effective. Although I life, and even life itself, not when the safety of government is to be construed upon free am not a member of either committee, I of their country and its liberties may de principles, and every branch of its provisions will be following their work and will urge mand the sacrifice, but whenever the pur is to receive such an interpretation as is full my colleagues to allow the present sys poses of an ambitious and xnischievous gov of its general spirit. No means are to be taken tem of cost-of-living increases to con ernment may require it? by implication which would strike us ab tinue. Fairness to the people who have Sir, I almost disdain to go to quotations surdly if expressed. and references to prove that such an abomi And what would have been more absurd served their country as civilian and mil nable doctrine has no foundation in the Con than for this Constitution to have said that itary employees demands no less.• stitution of the country. It is enough to to secure the great blessings of liberty it know that that instrument was intended as gave to government an uncontrolled power of the basis of a free government, and that military conscription? Yet such is the ab the power contended for is incompatible with surdity which it is made to exhibit, under DESPOTISM AND THE DRAFT any notion of personal liberty. An attempt the commentary of the Secretary of War. to maintain this doctrine upon the provi But it is said that it might happen that sions of the Constitution is an exercise of an army could not be raised by voluntary HON. RON PAUL perverse ingenuity to extract slavery from enlistment, in which case the power to raise OF TEXAS the substance of a free government. It is an armies would not be granted in vain, unless IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES attempt to show, by proof and argument, they might be raised by compulsion. If this that we ourselves are subjects of despotism, reasoning could prove anything, it would Wednesday, May 16, 1979 and that we have a right to chains and bond equally show, that whenever the legitimate age, firmly secured to us and our children power of the Constitution should be so badly •Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, probably the by the provisions of our government. administered as to cease to answer the great most eloquent man ever to serve in the It has been the labor of other men, at ends intended by them, such new powers may House of Representatives was Daniel other times, to mitigate and reform the be assumed or usurped, as any existing ad Webster. And he combined wisdom with powers of government by construction; to ministration may deem expedient. his eloquence, so that his speeches had support the rights of personal security by This is the result of his own reason special impact on his colleagues. every species of favorable and benign inter ing, to which the secretary does not profess In 1814, Congressman Webster de pretation, and thus to infuse a free spirit to go. But it is a true result. For if it is to be into governments not friendly in their gen assumed, that all powers were granted, which nounced the proposals then before the eral structure and formation to public lib might by possibility become necessary, and House for establishing a military draft. erty. that government itself is the judge of this His words have special import for today; The supporters of the measures before us possible necessity, then the powers of gov I would like to bring some of them to my act on the opposite principle. It is their task ernment are precisely what it chooses they colleagues' attention. to raise arbitrary powers, by construction, should be. Apply the same reasoning to any DESPOTISM AND THE DRAFT out of a plain written charter of National other power granted to Congress, and test Liberty. It is their pleasing duty to free us its accuracy by the result. (By Daniel Webster) of the delusion, which we have fondly cher Congress has power to borrow money. The question ls nothing less than whether ished, that we are the subjects of a mild, How is it to exercise this power? Is it the most essential rights of personal liberty free, and limited government, and to demon confined to voluntary loans? There is no ex shall be surrendered, and despotism embraced strate, by a regular chain of premises and press limitation to that effect, and, in the in its worst form .... conclusions, that government possesses over language of the secretary, it might hap Let us examine the nature and extent of us a power more tyrannical, more arbitrary, pen, indeed it has happened, that persons the power which is assumed by the various more dangerous, more allied to blood and could not be found w1lling to lend. Money military measures before us. In the present murder, more full of every form of mischief, might be borrowed then in any other mode. want of men and money, the Secreta.ry of more productive of every sort and degree of In other words, Congress might resort to a War has proposed to Congress a military misery than has been exercised by any civ forced loan. It might take the money of any conscription .... ilized government, with a single exception, man by force, and give him in exchange ex The administration asserts the right to in modern times. chequer notes or certificates of stock. Would fill the ranks of the regular army by com The Secretary of War has favored us with this be quite constitutional, sir? pulsion. It contends that it may now take an argument on the constitutionality of this It is entirely within the reasoning of one out of every twenty-five men, and any power. Those who lament that such doc the secretary, and it is a result of his ar part, or the whole of the rest, whenever its trines should be supported by the opinion gument, outraging the rights of individ occasions require. Persons thus taken by of a high officer of government, may a little uals in a far less degree than the pra.ctica.l force, and put into an army, may be com abate their regret, when they remember that consequences which he himself draws from pelled to serve there during the war, or for the same officer, in his last letter of instruc it. A compulsory loan is not to be compared, life. They may be put on any service, at tions to our ministers abroad, maintained in point of enormity, with a compulsion hOine or abroad, for defense or for invasion, the contrary. military service. accordingly to the will and pleasure of the In that letter he declares, that even the Government. This power does not grow out impressment of seamen, for which many more If the Secretary of War has proved the of any invasion of the country, or even out plausible reasons may be given than for the right of Congress to enact a law enforc of a state of war. It- belongs to government impressment of soldiers, is repugnant to our ing a draft of men out of the militia into at all times, in peace as well as in war, Constitution. It might therefore be a suffi the regular army, he will at any time be and it is to be exercised under all circum cient answer to his argument, in the present able to prove, quite as clearly, that Con stances, according to its mere discretion. case, to quote against it the sentiments o:t gress has power to create a Dictator. The This sir, is the amount of the principle con its own author, and to place the two opin arguments which have helped him in one tended for by the Secretary of War. ions before the House, in a state of irrecon case, will equally aid him in the other, the Is this, sir, consistent with the chaira.cter cilable conflict. same reason of a supposed or possible state of a free government? Is this civil liberty? Further comment on either might then be necessity, which is urged now, may be re properly forborne, until he should be pleased peated then, with equal pertinency and Is this the real character of our Constitu effect. tion? No, sir, indeed it is not. The Constitu to inform us which he retracted, and to tion is libelled, foully libelled. The people which he adhered. But the importance of the Sir, in granting Congress the power to of this country have not established for subject may justify a further consideration raise armies, the people have granted all themselves such a fabric of despotism. They of the arguments. the means which are ordinary and usual, haive not purchased at a vast expense of their Congress having, by the Constitution, a and which are consistent with the liberties own treasure and their own blood a Magna power to raise armies, the secretary con and security of the people themselves, and Charta to be slaves. Where is it written in tends that no restraint is to be imposed on they have granted no others. To talk about the Constitution, in what airticle or section the exercise of this power, except such as is the unlimited power of the Government is it contained, that you may take children expressly stated in the written letter of the over the means to execute its authority, from thei·r parents, rand parents from their instrument. In other words, that Congress is to hold a language which ls true only May 17, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11761 in regards to despotism. The tyranny of commemorated in my congressional dis Church, Echo Lake, West Milford, in my arbitrary governments consists as much in trict this Sunday, May 20. congressional district for 14 years. Sub its means as in its ends; and it would be Father Charles Mascolino will cele sequently he returned to Boston, Mass., a ridiculous and absurd constitution which brate, on that day, the 25th anniversary should be less cautious to guard against to the downtown Shrine of St. Anthony's. abuses in the one case than in the other. of his ordination to the Roman Catholic He served as rector of Our Lady's Chapel, All the means and instruments which a Priesthood. Over these past 25 years, New Bedford, Mass., and we were pleased free government exercises, as well as the Father Mascolino has unselfishly devoted to welcome his return to New Jersey in ends and objects which it pursues, are to his time, energy and love to spiritually September 1978. partake of its own essential character, and guiding and aiding the many parishion Mr. Speaker, Father Kelly is currently to be conformed to its genuine spirit. A ers he has come to know and serve busily engaged in service to the Francis free government with arbitrary means to throughout many of the areas of the can Order, Diocese of Paterson and im administer it is a contradiction; a free gov ernment without adequate provisions for 18th Congressional District. I hope that parting his lifetime of dedication and personal security is an absurdity; a free many happy memories will today serve devotion to the Holy See in preparing government, with an uncontrolled power of as part of his reward for his dedication young boys for the priesthood. His long military conscription, is a solecism, at once in the service of the Lord. list of exemplary achievements span the the most ridiculous and abominable that As many family members, fellow relig needs and concerns of all of our people, ever entered into the head of man. ious colleagues and parishioners join in young and adults alike. He has inspired In my opinion, sir, the sentiments of the sharing this occasion with Father Masco us by his prayer and good example and free population of this country are greatly lino, I would like to offer a simple but has served in the vanguard of the com mistaken here. The nation is not yet in a sincere sentiment. In the years that lie temper to submit to conscription. The peo munity as spiritual adviser and counselor ple have too fresh and strong a feeling of ahead, may everything that you do, in many charitable and civic endeavors. the blessings of civil liberty to be willing thus Father, bring God's abundant blessings Mr. Speaker, in national tribute to the to surrender it. to your special work and to you as well.• elegance of his faith and outstanding You may talk to them as much as you good works on behalf of our people, it is please, of the victory and glory to be ob indeed a privilege and honor to call this tained in the enemy's provinces; they will most important commemorative celebra hold those objects in light estimation if SALUTE TO REV. CORNELIUS F. tion to the attention of you and our col the means be a forced military service. You KELLY, O.F.M. may sing to them the song of Canada con leagues here in the Congress. quest in all its variety, but they will not In celebrating this milestone of be charmed out of the remembrance of HON. ROBERT A. ROE achievement and distinguished ecumeni their substantial interests and true happi OF NEW JERSEY cal service of four decades-the 40th ness. Similar pretences, they know, are the anniversary of his ordination to the grave in which the liberties of other na IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES priesthood-we do indeed salute an es tions have been buried, and they will take Wednesday, May 16, 1979 teemed member of our clergy and great warning. • Mr. ROE. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, American-the Reverend Cornelius F. Laws, sir, of this nature can create noth Kelly.• ing but opposition. If you scatter them May 19, the residents of my congres abroad, like the fabled serpents' teeth, they sional district and State of New Jersey will spring up into armed men. A military will join together at a Mass of Thanks force cannot be raised in this manner, but giving in the Church of the Assumption, THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE by the means of a military force. If admin Woodbridge, N.J., in testimony to the ON NUCLEAR POWER istration has found that it cannot form an lifetime of good deeds of a most distin army without conscription, it will find, if it venture on these experiments, that it can guished member of the clergy, revered HON. SAM B. HALL, JR. not enforce conscription without an army. pastor, community leader and good OF TEXAS friend, the Reverend Cornelius F. Kelly, The Government was not constituted for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES such purposes. Framed in the spirit of lib O.F.M., whose standards of excellence in erty, and in the love of peace, it has no service to God and his fellowman have Wednesday, May 16, 1979 powers which render it able to enforce such truly enriched the spiritual, cultural, and • Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the laws. The attempt, if we rashly make it, will educational endeavors of our community, unfortunate accident at Three Mile Is fail; and having already thrown away our State, and Nation. peace, we may thereby throw away our land in Pennsylvania has caused consid government ... Mr. Speaker, I know that you and our erable public concern and doubt as to the colleagues will want to join with me in safety of nuclear power. At this point, I Those who cry out that the Union is in danger are themselves the authors of that extending our warmest greetings and would like to include in the RECORD the danger. They put its existence to hazard by felicitations to Father Kelly upon the following letter and resolution from the measures of violence, which it is not capa celebration of the 40th anniversary of his Edison Electric Institute as to the re ble of enduring. They talk of dangerous de ordination to the priesthood. Father dedication of the electric power industry signs against government, when they are Kelly's personal commitment to Al to public safety as the primary consider overthrowing the fabric from its founda mighty God and to the people he serves ation in their production of safe and tions. They alone, sir, are friends to the has enabled him to achieve the deepest reliable electric power throughout our union of the States, who endeavor to main respect and esteem of all who have had Nation. tain the principles of civil liberty in the country, and to preserve the spirit in which the good fortune to know him. His lead The letter written to the President of the Union was framed.e ership position in the community is man the United States by the chairman of the ifested by his many good deeds and his Edison Electric Institute fallows, as well sage advice and counsel is sought by as the resolution adopted at the board many of the diocese agencies and his fel of directors meeting on April 9, 1979: THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF low priests. He has lavishly bestowed his EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE, FATHER CHARLES MASCOLINO personal attention and care upon each Washington, D.C., April 14, 1979. and every citizen who called upon him The PRESIDENT, during their hour of need and is always The White House, HON. DOUGLAS APPLEGATE there to give comfort and aid to the sick. Washington, D.C. OF OHIO DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: The Edison Electric Father Kelly was ordained at the Na Institute, meeting this week at its 47th an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tional Shrine of the Immaculate Concep nual convention in Atlanta, heartily com Wednesday, May 16, 1979 tion here in Washington, D.C., on May 30, mends you for the actions you have taken in 1939. He served his priestly ministry at appointing a fully independent Presidential e Mr. APPLEGATE. Mr. Speaker, I St. Francis Church, New York City; St. Commission to investigate the Three Mile Island accident which occurred recently in would like to request a few moments of Patrick's, Buffalo, N.Y.; and St. Francis Pennsylvania. time to divert my colleagues' attention Friary, Brookline, Mass. He established Our industry also wishes to offer you and from the many serious matters which we the Franciscan House at Rye Beach, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission its full are facing to a milestone which will be N.H., and served as pastor of St. Joseph's cooperation in implementing the work of the 11762 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1979 Presidential Commission. We stand ready to to the production of safe and reliable elec the Government's and the industry's failure assist you in any way you feel will expedite tric power for the benefit of all the public to deal with nuclear wastes. And closing all the work of the Commission. it serves.e nuclear power plants would neither solve that In addition, our industry, on its own ini problem nor have major effect on it. Nuclear tiative, has taken a number of important wastes are overwhelmingly a military prod actions as a result of the events of the past THE REAL NUCLEAR ISSUE uct-the bastard offspring of gross parentage, two weeks. We want to take this opportunity the nuclear weapons program. And this ma to bring them to your attention. jor genera tor of the worst kind of wastes First, recognizing that its member com HON. STANLEY N. LUNDINE would not be affected at all by a power plant panies with nuclear power programs are al shutdown. ready deeply involved in analysis of the OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES More than 3,000 metric •tons of spent fuel Three Mile Island accident, the Edison Elec from nuclear plants is currently being stored tric Institute is uring that its members give Wednesday, May 16, 1979 in some temporary fashion in this country; the highest priority to these studies in order and each operating nuclear plant adds about to identify the generic lessons to be learned • Mr. LUNDINE. Mr. Speaker, there is 30 metric tons a year. But there are 74 mil and to implement necessary changes in pres no aspect of the problem of nuclear waste lion gallons of high-level radioactive wastes ent safety systems and procedures resulting management which has been totally ad from the weapons program already in stor from this review. dressed and satisfactorily resolved. There age; expected weapons produotion should Second, the Institute has appointed an ad are waste management problems asso add another 41 million gallons by the end of hoc committee of top-level utllity execu ciated with every step of the nuclear fuel the century. Does anyone predict that those tives that will oversee and coordinate efforts weapons will not be produced? of the industry to address the impacts re cycle and with our defense program. sulting from the accident in Pennsylvania. It is difficult to place this issue in per All of these wastes will remain highly toxic Representatives of public power systems also spective, given our serious worldwide for tens of thousands of years. Yet, not only are being asked to participate In the work energy situation. I have come to deal is there no national repository, •there is no of this committee. with the nuclear waste issue in some experimental repository; and the Depart Third, the Electric Power Research Insti of Energy has delayed its supposed 1985 dead detail because the only commercial nu line for providing a satisfactory repository tute, the industry's research and develop clear reprocessing plant ever to have op ment arm, has been given an assignment to at least until 1988. No one knows how much undertake as expeditiously as possible, with erated in the United States is located in safe, long-term disposal will cost; who will an augmented staff of experts, detailed tech West Valley, N.Y., within my con pay; where the repository will be located; or nical study of the Three Mile Island acci gressional district. I am hopeful that a even who can decide where to put it. dent. legislative provision recently approved by The last point is thorny. Since 1976, thir Fourth, the industry will establish a sci the House Science and Technology Com teen states have voted against a disposal site entific review board of recognized experts not mittee authorizing the Department of within their borders; similar legislation ls associated with our industry to examine the pending in others. A recent poll of 1,002 resi Energy to demonstrate our ability to dents of Washington state-a principal tem collective industry response to the safety re deal with high level nuclear wastes by views relating to the Three Mile Island acci porary repository of nuclear wastes-was dent. solidifying the high level wastes at the typical. Respondents were 43.7 percent op The Edison Electric Institute, in a resolu West Valley site can be approved. posed to storage in their state (with 37.6 tion passed by its Board of Directors last We must make a concerted effort to having no opinion); 62 .2 percent opposed to Monday, has reaffirmed its commitment to resolve the institutional and technical transportation of wastes from elsewhere to nuclear power, recognizing that public safety challenges we are facing in this impor Washington; and 53.2 percent in favor of is the paramount consideration, and that tant area of national policy. The issue of Washington residents having the right to while the production of electricity from the vote for or against a disposal facility in their nuclear waste management policy and state. atom is only one of several ways to produce decisionmaking is the subject of an in energy, it is currently an essential one. sightful article by Tom Wicker which ap Gov. Richard Riley of South Carolina, the It is our sincere hope that the efforts being nation's other major nuclear dump, recenitly taken by the Administration, the agencies of peared in the May 11 issue of the New refused to accept radioactive debris from the Federal government, the electric power York Times. I commend Mr. Wicker's fine Three Mile Island, notifying the Nuclear Reg industry and other organizations and indi commentary on this issue to you for your ulatory Commission that he considered waste viduals will eliminate insofar as humanly consideration. disposal a national problem requiring a na possible a recurrence of the type of accident THE REAL NUCLEAR ISSUE tional solution. He has pointed out that such a solution ought .to be based on "public that took place at Three Mile Island. (By Tom Wicker) Respectfully, health and environmental safety" require W. REID THOMPSON, President Carter was only speaking com ments and "not on the basis of least politi Chairman. mon sense the other day when he told orga cal resistance." nizers of the big Washington antinuclear There's the rub. Technological means of RESOLUTION rally that closing all operating nuclear plants safe waste disposal may or may not be avail was "out of the question." Whereas, nuclear power remains an ir able; experts disagree. But what Jerome Wies It isn't even the most pressing nuclear is ner and Herbert York once wrote of the nu replaceable component of the nation's elec sue. That dubious honor, while obscured by tric generation system for the foreseeable clear arms race may well be applicable to the the Three Mile Island accident, belongs to waste issue: "It is our considered profes future; and the long-neglected nuclear waste-disposal Whereas, for three hundred and nine civil sional judgment that this dilemma has no problem. technical solution." (Italics mine.) ian reactor years nuclear power has provided Operating nuclear power plants, of course, environmentally clean and economically contribute to the accumulation of radioac If so, scientists may develop and demon sound electric energy without causing in tive wastes. But at the moment these plants strate disposal technology, but the rest of jury or death to a single member of the gen are also contributing something like 12 per us must not only decide profoundly human eral public or death· by radiation to a single cent of the nation's electricity. That may not political questions; we must decide how to power plant employee; and be much for the long pull, and it can be rea decide. The question is not just where to Whereas, the unfortunate accident at sonably argued that it can fairly soon be re locate a waste repository but how that deci Three Mile Island, while it did not cause a placed by solar and other sources; but taking sion can be equitably made and how people single death or serious injury to the public, those 70 nuclear plants off line now would can be brought to accept it. How can the has resulted in heightened public concern be likely to drive up oil imports, or divert oil ipublic be satisfied as to the efficacy of ·the and doubt as to the safety of nuclear power; from gasoline refineries, or perhaps both. technology? What role for the states? What and It made sense to close for modification for localities? Can anything less than the Whereas, this accident proved that the those reactors of design similar to the one best site for technological (safety) purposes system of redundant safety devices works that went wrong in Pennsylvania; but no evi ever be acceptable, for political or any other and does protect the public from harm; dence demands the immediate shutdown of reasons? therefore, be it all others for safety reasons. The nation can Such questions can't be addressed by scien Resolved, That the Board of Directors of afford to wait until various Congressional tists alone. They are not being satisfactorily the Edison Electric Institute, meeting in the committees and the Kemeny Commission addressed by anyone else, in government or City of Atlanta, Georgia, on the ninth day have completed their studies of Three Mile industry. Yet, more than any others, these of April, 1979, reaffirms its faith in the safety Island before it considers drastic revision of questions ultimately will decide the future of nuclear power, reiterates its determina its commitment to nuclear power. if any--of nuclear power; and no issue in tion to utilize every conceivable precaution let cannot afford much longer the bumbling, American life today is of more importance, to to prevent accidents, restates its concern neglect and spohlstry--or the public current generS1tions and whatever posterity for the public safety and rededicates itself apathy-that for thirty years have marked there may be.e May 17, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11763 SCHOOL VIOLENCE A PROBLEM ALL levue, Wash.; Kittanning, Pa.; New Britain, smashed windows, ruined a carpet with glue, THROUGH THE UNITED STATES Conn., and Evansville, Ind.-among them. detonated an explosive in a smoking area, "Violence in our schools reflects violence snipped gaping holes in the school's chain in our society," says Bennie Kelley, presi link fence, poured motor oil on a hallway and HON. MARIO BIAGGI dent of the National Association of School cut down the school flagpole with a pipe cut Security Directors. " As criminal activity in ter and rammed the pole through a window OF NEW YORK creases in suburbs and smaller cities, it fol in the principal's office. The school subse IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lows that this trend will show up in sub quently was closed after a devastating fire, Wednesday, May 16, 1979 urban and rural schools. That is exactly believed to have been arson. what is happening." In Austin, Tex., while 30 of his classmates • Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, during the The National Institute of Education esti watched, the 13-year-old son of former White 95th Congress I successfully offered an mates that 5,200 junior and senior-high House Press Secretary George Christian shot amendment to H.R. 15, the Education school t eachers are physically attacked and killed his English teacher with a semi Amendments of 1977 which established every month and 6,000 are robbed by force. automatic rifle. The teacher had given the the :first Federal program to aid in reduc About 282,000 junior and senior-high boy a failing grade. ing school violence and vandalism. Under school students are assaulted and 112,000 Surprisingly, such flagrant examples have are robbed at school every month. occurred during a period when overall school my amendment $15 million was to be School authorities also emphasize that violence has declined slightly, according to awarded to 15 local school districts espe a high proportion of violent incidents are law-enforcement officials. One reason for the cially affected by crime to either estab perpetrated by nonstudent intruders, who drop, they say, is that teachers and adminis lish or maintain programs for school have easy street access to many schools. trators are increasingly reporting violent safety. Most of the violence occurs at the junior act s when they occur. Such quick reporting At the time my amendment was under high level, authorities report. has increased media exposure and public con consideration in the House concerns were Such violence has produced "a continu cern, and thus deterred crime. expressed my Members about how the ous feeling of fear and apprehension among "Teachers reached a point where they sim teachers and students, particularly in ply had to fight back," says John Ryor, presi 15 districts were to be selected in terms schools that once were considered safe," dent of t he National Education Association, of geography. I made the observation at asserts an official of the National Associa the nation's biggest teacher organization. that time that the problem was by no tion of Secondary School Principals. "The fear of being mugged or assaulted is so means limited to urban districts. The Th us, three years after a congressional prevalent that teachers h aven't been able to facts showed clearly that suburban study declared that "seLf-preservation perform their basic function of educating schools were being affected especially by rather than education" was the prime con children." vandalism. cern of students and teachers in many U.S. BROKEN SILENCE Despite the mandate of Congress, the schools, the threat of violence remains a For years, authorities note, teachers were central preoccupation of hundreds of thou discouraged from reporting serious disrup President's budget requests no appropri sands of teachers and students. ations for implementation of the safe t ions because their supervisors did not want school amendment. This disappoints me BATTLE ZONE trouble exposed. So perilous have some schools become that John Pietrowicz, a member of the New Jer in that we are willing to spend billions of psychologists say many teachers suffer from sey St at e Task Force on Reducing Violence dollars on different programs to teach our "combat fatigue," with anxiety and neuroses and Vandalism in the Schools, observes: "Ad children-but not 1 cent to make our similar to those of soldiers coming out of ministrators do intimidate their staffs into schools safe for either the student or the war zones. forgetting violent incidents. What's unfor teacher. Sara Eisner. who teaches health science tunate is that if these acts were performed on I hope my colleagues from all areas of at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, ex the st reet they would quickly be reported to the Nation will join me in supporting the plains how her routine has changed since the police as outright crimes." 1963, her first year as a teacher. Now, t eachers in many areas are being en restoration of the $15 million for safe "When I teach my last class of the day, schools. We cannot allow the two v's, vio couraged to report every assault, however I'm in a far corner on the third floor," minor, and demand action from t he school lence and vandalism, to disrupt the she says. "I carry no valuables, and I keep board. In addition, teachers are increasingly learning of the three r's in American the doors locked. After class, I hurry to filing for workers' compensation benefits, schools. e. safer area." suing for damages and pressing criminal At this point in the RECORD I wish to Some teachers have begun keeping tear charge3 for every student-inflicted injury. insert an article from this week's edition gas canisters, police whistles and even fire Teachers and schools are taking measures of the U.S. News & World Report entitled arms in their desks to ward off assailants. to deal more forcefully with the threat of vio "Now It's Suburbs Where School Violence Officials of teacher unions-which have lence and disruption, as the box on page 66 been among the leaders in the fight against shows. Flares". school violence--say an unsuspecting adult The article fallows: walking into most public schools today A major impetus for t he new teacher cam paign against physical abuse is growing evi Now IT'S SUBURBS WHERE SCHOOL VIOLENCE would be amazed at what he or she sees. dence that school mayhem causes severe FLARES Students carry blaring portable radios into damage to a teacher's psychological and phy A wave of violence in many of the nation's classes, roughhousing and obscene language sical health. schools is again playing havoc with American are commonplace in hallways, food fights break out in cafeterias, and there is con Nervous tension, ulcers, high blood pres education. sure, migraine headaches and coronary stress Turmoil and mayhem that terrorized class stant noise. Besides this atmosphere, many schools were listed by teachers surveyed in Chicago rooms in the past decade continue to make on health hazards resulting from t eaching. schools hazardous places in which to work experience frequent outbreaks of brutal and to learn. violence, some with deadly results: Psychological stress may be even more What is particularly troubling educators While her second-grade class watched, a serious, says Dr. Alfred Bloch, a Los Angeles and parents is this new development: School California teacher was forced by an in psychiatrist who has treated nearly 500 pub violence is moving rapidly to the suburbs truder to undress at gunpoint, then was lic-school teachers. away from the inner-city systems that have sexually assaulted. When he left, the assail "When teachers run into violence that is actually reduced classroom crime in recent ant took the woman's clothes and purse. unprovoked and unwarranted, they oft en suf years by tighter security and stricter punish The children covered her with their sweat fer tremendous feelings of failure," Dr. Bloch ment. ers and jackets. said. "They believe that if they were good Such cities as Boston, Detroit, Chicago, A New Orleans teacher watched while teachers they should have been able to cope Kansas City, Miami, Memphis and Portland, two boys threw a smaller child off a second with violent acts, or prevent them." Oreg .• reported decreases in school crime in fioor balcony. She was afraid to interfere Teachers, he adds, are usually ill-equipped the past year after get-tough policies began. because she feared the boys might then to deal with violence because they tend to Now, it is the communities noted for good attack her. be passive, idealistic people who are unable schools and quality education that are being High-school girls in Los Angeles, angry to understand why violence is directed at scandalized by physical assaults and threats over low grades, tossed lighted matches at them. against teachers and students. their teacher, setting her hair on fire. The A single incident of violence in a school Handguns, ice picks, explosives and other teacher subsequently suffered an emotional can exact a stiff toll, Dr. Bloch adds. "When weapons are turning up increasingly at collapse. a teacher in classroom A is raped or as schools in wealthy suburbs of Los Angeles, In Alexandria, Va., student vandals slashed saulted, think what it does to the teacher in Denver, Washington, D.C., and New York, as tires on a police car in a high-school parking classroom B or C or. D," he says. "She is liv well as in scores of smaller towns across the lot, painted drug graffiti on library walls, ing in constant anxiety, always wondering, nation-Humboldt, Iowa; Norfolk, Va..; Bel- ripped the front gates from the school, 'When is it going to be my turn?'" cxxv--740--Part 9 11764 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1979 TEACHER EXODUS "Most important, everyone understands A student task force, working with pa.rents, As the violent trend moves into schools that the teachers have a right to tea.ch with set up the program which encourages stu that have traditionally been calm, more out interference and students have a right dents to report any information about school teachers are opting to leave the field alto to learn," Van Spankeren says. "Once that's crimes, for which small rewards a.re given. gether, educators note. Early retirements and ma.de clear, the problems begin to disappear." "Students tend to be apathetic, and also resignations have reduced the number of sea.red," says a member of the school's stu teachers with 20 years or more experience TEACHERS FIGHT BACK AT UNRULY KIDS dent congress that engineered the plan. by half since 1961, with most of that decline Second graders a.t a Montgomery County, "What we're attempting to do is give kids in the last five years. What can schools do Md., elementary school have revived an old strategies on how to protect themselves and to prevent disruption and violence, especially pla.yround song that follows the tune of their property, and make them streetwise.''• those that have not previously had such "Battle Hymn of the Republic." The lyrics problems? One solution is to get more par although sung innocently-seem prophetic: ents into the schools to view conditions We a.re gathered here together for the first hand and consult with officials on cor burning of the school, GOP OPPOSES CARTER EDUCATION rective actions. We have tortured every teacher, DEPARTMENT "When I come home from meetings at 2 We have broken every rule, in the morning, I see 12-year-olds in the We have set the school on fire, street who tell me that their parents don't We have killed the principal, HON. BUD SHUSTER demand that they be at home," says Robert Our truth is marching on! OF PENNSYLVANIA A. Jordan, a school social worker in Atlanta. "This sort of parental abdication of bring A student in suburban Los Angeles stands IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing up children is a root cause of disrup up in class, belches loudly and tells the Wednesday, May 16, 1979 tion in the schools." teacher: "This is a bunch of boring s• • • ." The NEA's Ryor agrees. "The same parents Others in the class la.ugh and cheer. e Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, Presi who are demanding that we go back to the When a seventh-grade teacher near Dallas dent Carter's proposal to create the 13th basics also want us to teach their children threatens to call the principal to deal with a. Cabinet Department, H.R. 2444 which discipline and right from wrong," he says. lunchroom disruption, one youngster pours would establish a Department of Educa "Those parents who cry over lack of disci a carton of orange juice over the teacher's tion not only is bad education policy, it pline in the schools are the first to com head. plain if it is their child who deserves the Such taunts and challenges to school au also is bad g0vernment management discipline." thority are the seeds of violence, educators policy. It would eliminate diversity of Marjorie Louer, principal at Sterling High say, and are a major reason for the tension educational choice at the local level, and S•:hool in Brooklyn, also suggests that trou and bitterness that many teachers and ad it would establish a Cabinet level bu blesome students should be given more in ministrators feel about their jobs. reaucracy larger than the current De dividual attention. Says John Kotsa.kis of the Chicago Teach partments of Commerce, HUD, Interior, "Youngsters often will lash out when they ers' Union: "It's the day-to-day stuff that Justice, and State. are in schools with enrollments of 4,000 or wears you down-the filth, the overcrowded 5,000 students and they are just another and run-down buildings, the same three kids Never before has the Federal Govern number," she notes. "They're handled just calling you the same obscenity every day, the ment deemed education to be primarily like they are in a factory by, in some cases, snapped antenna on your car." a Federal responsibility. Education al tired old teachers who don't have much ex What is most frustrating is that nearly all ways has been a responsibility of the perience or patience in handling trouble school disruptions are initiated by a tiny States, a wholesome tradition which some kids." fraction of students-well under 10 per should be continued. FURTHER REMEDIES cent-educators say. Once an incident has President Carter's proposal is nothing Another approach that has worked in begun, other students a.re quick to join in. more than a blatant political payoff to many big-city systems is to place unarmed Now, schools are beginning to train teach the National Education Association but uniform guards in schools. ers in ways to be more forceful-and more "Trained guards can quickly identify po understanding-with students, to head otf which endorsed his candidacy in 1976 in tential troublemakers, where the drug deals trouble before it starts. return for his promise to create a De are made and which teachers are most vul Jo Anne Cannon, a teacher of disturbed partment of Education. nerable," says a Chicago School Board official. and maladjusted boys at Timber Ridge The Republican Policy Committee, "The feeling in the schools is more relaxed, School in Winchester, Va., believes that which I chair, has gone on record over and kids feel they can't get away with much." toughness tempered with compassion is vita.I. whelmingly in opposition to passage of In some schools, teachers carry small radio "If a student feels he is a victim of an im personal, cold institutional power, one of the this politically endorsed, costly Presi transmitters to summon immediate help. dential payoff. If Members of this House Another method is being tried in Texas things he can do is fight back," she says. "A that may help smaller schools deal with dis student should understand why actions are permit President Carter to cater and cipline problems. State officials are issuing ta.ken, so that he doesn't think the world is cave in to the powerful education lobbies a "constitutional, enforceable and under aligned against him." they will commit an injustice to a whole standable" student-conduct code that can be Teachers should also be careful, she says, generation of Americans. voluntarily adopted by each school district. not to provoke assaults through shame or hu At this point, Mr. Speaker, I would like They believe the code will "establish uniform miliation. Ridicule can cause a student to insert into the RECORD the complete guidelines to curb a much declining respect especia.lly one who cannot strike back verbal text of the Republican Policy Committee for authority" in the classroom. Other states ly-to la.sh out physically. are considering such codes. Other teachers note that poor grades are statement on H.R. 2444. A statewide code might also make it easier probably the most frequent motivation for REPUBLICAN POLICY COMMI'lTEE, for school boards to operate in the wake of abuse of a teacher. Counseling with students Washington, D .C., May 15, 1979. recent court decisi ?ns defining broad rights when they receive low marks, and explaining H .R. 2444-CREATION OF A CABINET LEVEL of children. Corporal punishment has also the reasons in advance, can nip trouble in DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION been suggested as a way to quell disruption, the bud. The Republican Policy Committee strongly but most authorities say the risks are greater One of the most successful· methods of opposes the passage of H.R. 2444, to create than the deterrent. student control was begun by Lee Canter, an a Cabinet Level Department of Education. "Spanking young children can get you in education instructor at California State H.R. 2444 upgrades the Department of trouble with pa.rents, and trying to spank University at Fulerton, who has trained HEW's Office of Education to Cabinet level 17-yea.r-olds can get you a black eye or nearly 25,000 teachers in "assertive disci status and omits numerous education pro worse," says a veteran Detroit teacher. pline." This course has shown marked bene grams scattered throughout the Executive Many large urban schools have shown that fits in the classroom. Branch. It would establish the 13th Cabinet classroom crime can be reduced. "The way to "We simply train a teacher in simple ways Department with a. budget of $14.5 blllion combat teacher assaults and other disruptive to establish that he is the boss and that he and 24,300 employees, 14 executive level posi behavior ls to demonstrate to students that will not tolerate behavior problems," says tions, 61 super grade positions and an addi these incidents will never be tolerated," says Canter. "But we also reinforce good behav tional 15 super grade positions for a 3 year Kenneth Van Spankeren, who has dramat ior, so that the teacher can be effective with transitional period. ically improved conditions at Chicago's Orr out coming on like a drill sergeant." Passage of this bill will establish a new High School on the city's tough West Side In Cincinnati, students at elite Walnut department larger than the current Depart since he became principal four years ago. Hills High School have set up Operation ments or commerce, HUD, Interior, Justice, "Students at Orr now know that an assault RATS-"Report All Things Swiftly"-de and State. If precedent is any indication, automatically will bring police action and a signed to curb robberies, assaults and other this new department can be expected to grow 10-day suspension," he observes. kinds of disruptions. in size and expenditures as soon as it ls May 17, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11765 established. For example, the Department of first step in affirmative authority necessary tlon have affected the lives of Poles every Energy (DOE) was created on October l, for this new department. Once the new de where. And, most significantly, we can see 1977 and spent $5.2 billion and employed partment is created a President, through that the spirl.t of St. Stanisplaus and the 18,078 in fiscal 1977. In 1978, the DOE spent Executive order and reorganization plans can spirit of the Polish Constitution are alive. $8 .2 billion and employed 19,500. In fiscal move more programs into the department Stanislaus was bishop of Krakow. He was 1979, OMB estimates the DOE wlll spend without affirmative legislative approval by a civil rights advocate. He was a defender $10.1 billion and employ 19,109. The history Congress. of human rights. He was an outspoken of the eleven other Cabinet Departments Those who gain by the creation of a De critic of a king who overtaxed, overworked shows similar trends. partment of Education are some of the and tortured his people and who set a poor Cabinet level departments are usually es teacher organizations and the industry that example by his personal lifestyle. tablished to enunciate policy where there ls supplies educational materials. Our children Stanislaus called the king to repentence an overriding national responslb1Uty such as wlll not benefit. The resulting educational of his sins. He urged him to grant the human defense, energy, transportation, and, not for lndustrial complex will not need to answer and civil rights his people deserved. As the providing merely a support role. Never before to the American people when they complain has the federal government deemed educa king reveled deeper and deeper in his about federal domination of education debauchery, Stanislaus threatened him with tion to be primarily a federal responslblllty. policy, erosion of equal educational oppor Education has always been a responslbllity ex communication. tunities and simply inefficient government. In turn, the terrible-tempered King of the States, a wholesome tradition which Congress wlll be the target for them and should be continued. justifiably so. Congress will also be the tar Boleslaus the Bold ordered Stanislaus to be H.R. 2444 ls clearly bad education policy get of massive lobbying efforts to increase executed and dismembered. The king himself because it further erodes local control over federal spending for education to benefit the led the execution party to St. Michael's education policy, it pollticlzes education at educational-industrial complex. Chapel, and, when the guards refused to klll the federal level, and damages the educa Passage of this legislation would be po the bishop out of fear, Boleslaus drew his tional opportunities of our children. Crea litical expedience, catering to one powerful sword and slew the saintly bishop as he tion of a Department of Education would education lobby here in Washington. H.R. was celebrating Mass. eliminate two great strengths of American 2444 should be defeated.e Stanislaus was a fighter. He wasn't afraid education-diversity of choice at the local to speak out on behalf of the people. As level which has fostered the intellectual vi today's Gospel says ... and it can be said tallty of our system and permits parents and so well of him . .. "He was a good shepherd. students the wide spectrum of choice in de ST. STANISLAUS AND POLISH CON He knew his flock, and they knew him." He termining what type of schools are best for was a. good shepherd who laid down his life them, as well as the opportunity to affect STITUTION DAY COMMEMORATED for his sheep. those choices at the local level-and freedom The Polish Constitution of 1791 was, un- · from partisan politics which has permitted HON·. FRAN'K J. GUARINI fortunately, a short-llved document that was education policy to be debated on its merits based on our own two-year-old American resulting in consensus solutions receiving OF NEW JERSEY Constitution. It granted religious and civil wide bipartisan support. H.R. 2444 would lN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES liberties unparalleled in Europe at that time. supplant these strengths with centralized Wednesday, May 16, 1979 It wa.s a document that Stanislaus would federal direction and policy making by par have loved to have seen adopted in his day. tisan whim. e Mr. GUARINI. Mr. Speaker, on May 6, It was a document that was soon murdered What is at stake ls not governmental re t'he Bayonne chapter of the Polish Amer by the triple occupation and division of organization but rather basic education ican Congress commemorated the 900th Poland. pollcy. The consequence of establishing a anniversary of the martyrdom of St. There were more than 700 years between Department of Education with the federal the time of St. Stanislaus and the Polish government as the principal policymaker in Stanislaus, bishop and patron of Poland. education is to lock in the categorical grants The day's festivities, directed by William Constitution. There have been almost 200 in aid. This prejudges the value of alterna Kowalski, chapter president, also in years since the adoption of that document. tive choices because no Cabinet Department Yet the Ideals and goals of both have spanned cluded a commemoration of the Polish the centuries. will support alternatives which diminish its Constitution of May 3, 1791. authority. The new Department of Educa St. Stanislaus was martyred in 1079. His tion would justify its existence by resisting St. Stanislaus, bishop of Krakow, was body lies In the cathedral bearing his name alternatives to categorical grants such as an ardent advocate of civil liberties and in Krakow. Yet, he ls very much alive today. block grants and revenue sharing. The fed human rights. Because of his outspoken He ls stlll openly criticizing the Polish eral government as the principal policymaker defense of these just causes, he was mar government for its oppression of the people. in education would provide the foundation tyred in 1079. He is stlll crying out for religious, civil and for more federal rules and regulations and The Polish constitution of 1791 was a human rights. He is still a thorn in the more federal decision making ·in education. remarkably advanced document embody side of a leadership that undoubtedly would American education ls already overregulated. like to see him dead and burled. Yes, Stanis Education and school administrators are ing the precepts of human rights and civ laus ls alive and living in Poland and doing being strangled by red tape, and the tax il liberties. It was short lived, however, the Lord's work, and his name today is payers are being robbed by the cost of cut because of political unrest in Europe. Stefan Cardinal Wyszynskl. tln~ throu~h that red tape. I would like to share with my distin As heartening as that may seem, there is H.R. 2444 ls also bad government manage guished colleagues the homily prepared even better news. Yes, St. Stanislaus also ment policy. Creation of a Department of by Deacon Robert S. Zywicki of Our Lady lives today in Rome. He is there speaking Education ls contrary to the recommenda of Mount Carmel Church in Bayonne. out on behalf of religious freedom, on behalf tions of every Presidential Commission on of human rights, on behalf of civil rights, government reorganization. The Hoover, It beautifully unifies these two signifi Heineman and Ash Commissions all recom cant events in Polish hi.c;tory and cap on behalf of peace and freedom from hunger, mend that the President should have fewer tures the cause and nobility of spirit of not only for PoHmd, but for all the nations Cabinet Secretaries reporting to him. In fact, the Polish people. on this earth. He ls the former archbishop of Krakow the Heineman Commission under President HOMILY Johnson specifically recommended against a and successor to St. Stanislaus. He ls now Cabinet Department of Education. Passage (By Deacon Robert S. Zywlckl) t he bishop of Rome and the successor of of H.R. 2444 could be the first step In spawn There is a growing revival In Bayonne o! St. Peter. He ls the vicar of Our Lord, Jesus ing more bureaucracy. If Education deserves our beautiful Polish heritage and conse Christ on this earth, and his name is Pope its own department so does Welfare-and-a quently more and more young people are tak John Paul II. Department of Health is only a campaign ing an interest in their "Roots" and a.re par In his pastoral letter to the Polish people promise away. The management phllosophy ticipating in ethnic events such as this. Be in May, 1977, then Karol Cardinal Wojtyla embodied in this le~lslatlon rewards one cause many of them do not speak Pollsh flu wrot e . . . "St. Stanlslaus has become the special interest group over others. The struc ently, I want to offer a few thoughts in Eng patron saint of moral and social order in ture of government should reflect m·anage lish about St. Stanislaus and about Pollsh this country . .. he dared to tell the king ment decisions and not the spoils of inteMst Constitution Day. himself that he was bound to respect the law group politics. It is very apropos that we in Bayonne cele of God. The age-old veneration of St. Stan For those who argue that this bill would brate the feast of this great Polish saint on islaus is in fact a confession of the truth better coordinate federal education pro the same day that we also observe the anni that moral law ls the foundation of social grams, it should be pointed out that 96 per versary of the adoption of the Polish Con order. He was also a defender of the freedom cent of the education programs now outside stitution of 1791. If we carefully examine that ls the inalienable right of every man." HEW would remain outside the proposed De the facts, even briefly, we can clearly see that Reading between the lines the Holy Father partment of Education. This bill ls only the both St. Stanislaus and the Polish Constltu- ls plainly saying that the example of St. 11766 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1979 Stanislaus and the goals of the Polish con ciated by all who have had the pleasure ernment will bail them out. Asbestos is stitution are indeed contemporary matters. to work with her and, even more impor not the only example. In the cases of ke Neither Cardinal Wyszynski or Pope John tantly, have had the opportunity to be pone, DBCP the New York Times. The ar come all the way to Washington, even with us paying the bills," Mr. Person said. filed briefs supporting Mr. Person's applica ticle, "Mover's Fight for a National Consequently the hearings were held here, tion. Among them are the Department of License," is about Mr. Timothy Person in Washington and in Los Angeles. And Mr. Transport ation, the Justice Department, the and his struggle to be the first black Person was able to get solid commitments General Services Administration and the American with a national movers license. from more than 80 movers, mostly members division of the Defense Department that Mr. Person operates the Allstates Trans of minority groups, to be his agents in vari handles military moving. world Van Lines in St. Louis. He is a ous locations, which would allow him to "I don't know if I will succeed in getting operate coast to coast. this authority," said Mr. Person, who has highly respected business leader in our spent some $300,000 in his quest. "But I have community and Allstates has long been Mr. Person currently is an agent for Na tional Van Lines, which means he is able to already seen some results." a trusted and recognized St. Louis offer some interstate service under that com Two of his potential agents, who are black, establishment. pany's auspices. have been signed up by Mr. Bekins, the big MOVER'S FIGHT FOR A NATIONAL LICENSE Los Angeles-based carrier. "Right after they PERMIT MEANS MORE MONEY signed, they let me know that they would no (By Ernest Holsendolph) "But that is not like having your own au ST. Lou1s.-Timothy Person is a small fish longer be able to testify on my behalf," he thority," he said. "You do 100 percent of the said. in the household-goods moving business, but work, but you get only 90 percent of the when he filed last year to become a major "I'm glad that they got the call," he said, money, and you foot your own expenses." with a smile. "I just hope that many more mover, he stirred up the whales of the $1.5 The holder of a national operating license billion industry. They opposed him solidly. minority carriers will get a chance to do some books jobs and then parcels them out to real business." e In a good year, Mr. Person's revenues reach agent operators in return for a share of the $200,000. The opposition to his application fee. Because the agents buy their own trucks, for a license as a national mover comes from they largely bear the capital costs. Local the likes of Allied Van Lines and Unit ed Van movers without interstate operating rights Lines, each with revenues that exceed $100 cannot book such jobs themselves. SAN LEANDRO CHAMBER OF COM million a year. One of the agents Mr. Person proposes MERCE REACTS TO INFLATION Ever since the gregarious and ambitious to use if he gets the authority is Lem Walker AND ENERGY CRISES Mr. Person took over the management of of Birmingham, Ala., a black mover who has Allstates Transworld Van Lines from his fa been in business for years. At the initial ther in 1953, he has dreamed of becoming hearing in Washington last October, Mayor HON. FORTNEY H. (PETE) STARK the first black to get a license to operate David J. Vann of Birmingham appeared and OF CALIFORNIA nationally. urged the commission to help Mr. Person His time-consuming and costly effort to get the license. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES achieve this goal illustrates the barriers to "Our growth depends on bringing into Wednesday, May 16, 1979 competition in the moving industry that are the business sector of our community as currently under attack. many minorities as we can," Mr. Vann told e Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, it is in Cal Mr. Person, 49 years old, is hopeful about the commission. "We don't need to attract ifornia that the most visible evidences of his chances, but optimism is a trademark new business into the area so much as we our energy crisis are found. Long lines of Allstates and the fiamily. The concern was need to use this vital, underused resource." surrounding gas stations-when a sta founded by Mr. Person's father, David, in tion is open for business-inconvenience the Depression days of 1929, when other busi A NETWORK OF AGENTS nesses were going bankrupt. Mr. Person knows hundreds of local mov and disruption are the Californians' lot Allstates is still substantially a family ers around the country, mostly because he today. On May 6, at a meeting of the San business. Mr. Person's wife, Mildred, is the began making contact with them in 1955 at Leandro Chamber of Commerce board office manager; his son Timothy Jr., 24, is the the time that he first began working toward of directors, a song celebrating our in operations manager, and his son Michael, 22, national licensing. flation and energy woes was sung to the is in charge of the company warehouse op "I have kept touch with them over the tune of "O, Tannenbaum"-also known eration. Allstates has 25 employees. Its 73- years," he said, "because I knew that if I was in some areas as "My Maryhnd." Ac year-old founder is now retired. ever to be successful I would have to prove "It was my father's dream to go national; that I could put together a national network, cording to Mayor Val Gill of San now his dream has become my dream," Mr. and I would need the good will of those Leandro, the lyrics were sung with "en Person said in a recent interview. guys." thusiasm and deep feeling." Here are The procedures for getting authority to In opposition to Mr. Person's bid, the those lyrics : operate a moving company niationally, in established carriers have advanced two argu SAN LEANDRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, stead of just locally, as Mr. Person does, are ments. They have asserted that he has San Leandro, Calif. neither enough equipment nor an adequate extremely demanding, if not insurmountable, ENERGY, OH ENERGY for an ordinary applicant. organization to do a good job. They have The Interstate Commerce Commission re also argued that there is not enough busi (0, Tannenbaum) quires an applicant to bear the costs of a ness to go around, and a new competitor Energy, oh energy series of hearings at which opponents may would harm them. How sadly we have used you come forth to speak against him. The ap Five opposing carriers asserted in their Energy, scarce energy plicant must prove that the service he pro argument against Allstates: "There is abso So badly we've abused you poses is needed and cannot be supplied by lutely no evidence in this record that 'com Those Btu's we dissipate the existing licensed carriers, a formidable petitive' benefits would redound to the pub The gas pumps closed, in line we wait burden. According to the commission, only lic from a grant of this aoplication. On the Oh energy, spent energy 19 of the 150 major carriers are licensed to other hand, there is much evidence that the Your loss takes getting used to. operate nationally. creation of another nationwide carrier could adversely impact the market." Energy, oh energy National operating permits are seldom Your cost has hit the ceiling, sought, according to industry specialists, be Mr. Person laughed when he heard the Energy, dear energy, cause they are difficult to win from the com arguments. "Our forefathers didn't write You're not at all appealing, mission and expensive to buy from a carrier that we would have free enterprise only so The Carter plan has come and gone, willing to give one up. Thomas G. Moore, long as a handful of people are guaranteed Inflation's here-where's Alfred Kahn? a. Stanford University economist, said such profits," he said. Oh energy, steep energy, a permit would be worth about 15 percent Mr. Person's lawyer, C. Jack Pearce of Your price still has us reeling! of a. national carrier's annual revenues. In Washington, argued that there was probably short, the permit of a leading company could plenty of business to be had if the market Mayor Gill points out that those par sen for $15 million or more. was tapped correctly. ticipating included many of the commu- 11772 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1979 nity's most influential citizens. The may city would be kept alive through the air. the age for obtaining a driver's license were or indicates that there was a "feeling of Hundreds of militrury aircraft that had al raised a year or two? both levity and great seriousness-which ready been mothballed were pressed back It irritates me to suspect that one of the into service. reasons I may have to worry about how to seems to be the 'American way' of keep On the first day of the airlift, 80 tons o! get to work is that any students, who came ing a sense of humor during a time of food arrived in Berlin; 295 tons arrived the in today without their assignments done, adversity." following day. By August, U.S. and British spent yesterday afternoon and last night Mr. Speaker, that is a perceptive com military aircraft were unloading 4,000 tons "cruising Broadway." ment. People are frustrated and con of food and fuel a day. In spring 1949, cargo Most sincerely, cerned about the major economic forces planes lumbered over the city at 90-second W. STRANGE .• that are buffeting us without letup. We intervals. In April, a record was set: 1,398 aircraft in one day. The airlift continued for have gotten the sense that we have lost almost a year, after which time the Russians control. That is dangerous. We can get a resignedly terminated the blockade. More DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AND THE handle of these problems but it will take than 2.1 million tons of supplies had been more leadership than we have seen thus ft.own into the city while the blockade was MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATY WITH far in this Congress and the White in effect. THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA House. Coal accounted for 63 percent of the total Mayor Gill suggested that strong com cargo, but massive shipments of other vital necessities-food, medicine, clothing, ma HON. WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY munity conservation efforts are impor OF MISSOURI tant. The San Leandro Chamber has re chinery and industrial goods-also kept West Berlin alive. On some return fiights, the Allied IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES activated its community energy com planes even carried goods "made in blockaded mittee. Its goal is to make energy con Berlin," some DM 230 million worth. Initia Wednesday, May 16, 1979 servation a high visibility community tive and enterprise played a big role. With • Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, I would like concern. He commends this approach, the narrow air corridors crowded and landing to share with my colleagues today the and I second him, to other communities. space at a premium, coal was simply stuffed following resolution which was recently Strong community energy conservation into duffel bags at times and dropped on the ground, with the plane immediately return passed by the Ohio House of Representa committees can make it clear that there ing to its West German base. tives. The resolution, sponsored by Rep is an energy crisis, and that we must con One American C-54 pilot, Gail Halvorsen, resentative Ike Thompson, advocates the serve what supplies we have.• started the practice of fioating gifts of sweets resumption of diplomatic relations and and raisins to the kids of Berlin from planes the mutual defense treaty with the Re about to land. Soon school children from all public of China: over America were collecting lollipops to be THE AIRLIFT REMEMBERED parachuted into Berlin attached to small A RESOLUTION handkerchiefs. Halvorsen's "Operation Little Advocating the resumption of diplomatic Vittles" dropped some 1,500 "candy chutes" relations and the mutual Defense Treaty HON. HENRY B. GONZALEZ a day. To hundreds of thousands of Berliners, with the Republic of China by the United OF TEXAS the sweet memory of what were called "the States government IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES raisin bombers" persists to this day. Be it resolved by the House of Represent With over 212,000 airlift fiights, there were atives of the State of Ohio: Wednesday, May 16, 1979 some accidents. A memorial sculpture erected Whereas, The members of the House of e Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, it has by the City of Berlin at the entrance to Representatives of the 113th General Assem Tempelhof Airport in 1951 bears the names of bly of Ohio have been moved to urge the been 30 years since the Berlin Blockade 88 victims, American and British pilots for United Staites government to resume diplo was lifted, and the greatest aerial rescue the most part, who had helped. Berliners sub matic relations and to maintain the Mutual mission of all time came to an end. For sequently launched a "Thanks for the Air Defense Treaty with the Republic of China; nearly 12 months the only communica lift!" to finance the education of the dead and tion with Berlin was by air. pilots' children. Whereas, The people of the Republic of As many as 1,400 aircraft a day carried As a humanitarian saga and as the world's China have built a successful and prosperous greatest peacetime aviation venture, the Ber free economy since the destruction of years food, clothing, medicine and coal to the lin airlift was a unique operation. With re people of Berlin. The pilots and crews of revolution, invasion, and civil war, and gard to technical achievement in the face of have become a valuable trading partner of even found the time and warmth in continual harassment, it was a masterful ac the United States; and their hearts to drop little parachutes complishment. It ushered in the era of giant Whereas, It is inconceivable that the with lollipops and raisins for the chil transport aircraft and served as a model for United States would turn its back on sev dren of the city. large-scale and prompt disaster relief which enteen million free and independent people thus became possible all over the world. In When it was all over, Berlin remained in favor of ~ totalitarian dictatorship; and the political sphere, it generated confidence Whereas, The Republic of China is of great as it had been before-but it was trans between the German and the Western Allies. formed into a symbol of Western de strategic importance ln the defense of East On the road from non-fraternization to Asia and the Pacific, and maintenance of the termination to resist Russian aggran friendship and alliance, the airlift developed Mutual Defense Treaty is of interest to the dizement. into a key turning point. "Three decades people of the United States; and ago," Governing Mayor Dietrich Stobbe re The airlift was mostly an American cently said, "the occupying powers became Whereas, The President of the United operation; of the 212,000 flights to the the protecting powers that they have re States has repeatedly stated he will honor city, 190,000 were by the U.S. Military mained to the present day."e the United States' commitments to the Re Air Transport Service. public of China. The severance of diplomatic The airlift is gratefully remembered, relations and setting aside the provisions of CRUISING BROADWAY our Mutual Defense Treaty with the Repub even today. Proof of this is contained lic of China will result in the deterioration in a heartwarming remembrance pub of the United States relations with our allies lished this week by the German In HON. ANDREW JACOBS, JR. and diminish the position of trust and es formation Center, which I include in the teem in wh!fh; the United States is presently OF INDIANA RECORD. held by otner ·nations; therefore be it THE BERLIN AmLIFT: LoOKING BACK 30 YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Resolved. That we, the members of the Thirty years a.go this weekend, on May Wednesday, May 16, 1979 House of Representatives of the 113th Gen eral Assembly, in adopting this Resolution, 12, 1949, the most massive airlift in history • Mr. JACOBS. Mr. Speaker, we cannot ended. The Berlin airlift was mobilized to urge the establishment of diplomatic rela counter the Soviet blockade of Berlin and confirm this, but it seems at least pos tions with the Republic of China and advo to keep the city alive. In June, 1948, all sible that the teacher, who wrote the cate the resumption of the Mutual Defense routes-T<>ads, railroads a.nd waterways following to me, just might be the sort Treaty; and be it further leading to West (Berlin were blockaded by who would turn the hose on stick-ball Resolved, That we urge extreme caution in the Soviets. The city was isolated from the players in the alley: all discussions and contacts with the Peo ~st; neither food nor other necessities MAY 11, 1979. ples' Republic of China and that the United could get through. The survival o! more than Hon. ANDREW JACOBS, Jr., States resume full diplomatic relations on an two million people was threatened. But un House of Representatives, ambassadorial level with the Republic of der the command of General Lucius D. Clay, Washington, D.C. China on Taiwan, and continue mllitary and Military Governor o! the American Occu DEAR Sm: Are there statistics on how many other assistance to the Republic of China pation Zone, a unique idea took shape; the gallons of gas and lives would be saved 1f which will enable this great nation to con- May 17, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11773 tinue to advance freedom, prosperity, and America, where neither imports nor exports A THIRD CENTURY LEADER peace in the Far East; and be it further had any bearing on competition. Resolved, That the Legislative Clerk of the "We continue to talk, for example, about House of Representatives transmit duly au four-firm concentration ratios in the auto HON. JOHN B. ANDERSON mobile industry when a glance down (Wash thenticated copies of this Resolution to OF ILLINOIS President Jimmy Carter; to Secretary of State ington's) Constitution Avenue will convince Cyrus Vance; to Senator John Glenn; to Sen any objective observers that all those Volvos, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ator Howard Metzenbaum; and to the Ohio Volkswagens, Renaults, Datsuns, and Toyotas Wednesday, May 16, 1979 Congressional delegation.e cannot be ignored for mere arithmetic con venience," he said. e Mr. ANDERSON of Illinois. Mr. In sewing machines, he said, four firms ac Speaker I would like to share with my ANTIMERGER BILL DISASTER FOR count for 81 per cent of all American out colleagues today an essay by Dan Voll U.S. TRADE put- but only 15 per cent of American sales. of Rockford, Ill., entitled, "The Chal America tcday depends on trade and the outside world, Dam said, and "it would be lenge of Third Century Leadership." HON. HENRY J. HYDE dangerous to take a major step in antitrust Dan's essay helped earn him first place policy without considering these intimate in the Century III scholarship competi OF ILLINOIS linkages between the domestic and in terna tion recently held in Williamsburg, Va., IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tional economies." and sponsored by the Shell Oil Co. At Wednesday, May 16, 1979 Senate Bill 600 would restrict particularly tending the Century III conference were the largest corporations. Dam argued that 102 high school seniors, selected from • Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, antimerger these firms "are found predominantly in the over 350,000 participants in the legislation which may find its way to the those industries where the fiercest competi tion from imports is experienced-steel and scholarship competition. House floor is far reaching and contro The selection of Dan Voll from such versial. automobiles, for example. He said the bill would keep U.S. firms from a highly qualified group of contestants Two prominent Illinoisans, one of enjoying the financial and managerial advan is a testimony to not only his academic whom is a Member of the other body tages of scale at a time when foreign com scholarship, but his community involve and a leading Democrat, have testified petitors are getting bigger and stronger.e ment as well. In his hometown of Rock against this legislation. I would like to ford, he has been instrumental in the share with my colleagues a newspaper formation of several youth programs in account thereof: NATIONAL PEST CONTROL MONTH cluding Snowball, a peer program for KENNEDY ANTIMERGER BILL CALLED " DISASTER" alcohol and drug abuse education, and FOR U.S. TRADE the Salt and Pepper Committee, a group (By R. C. Longworth) HON. THOMAS N. KINDNESS OF OHIO seeking to unify blacks and whites at his An antimerger bill sponsored by Sen. Ed school. In addition to these programs, ward Kennedy (D., Mass.). inching its way IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dan has been actively involved in stu toward the Senat e floor, is being attacked as Wednesday, May 16, 1979 dent government at East High. a disaster for American trade. Two Illinoisans---Sen. Stevenson [D., Ill.], e Mr. KINDNESS. Mr. Speaker, all too As is so clearly evidenced by his essay, and University of Chicago law professor Ken .. often, during the course of public de Dan Voll is a young man who will be neth W. Dam-have already testified against bate, we lose sight of the invaluable con well-prepared to meet the challenges of it, accusing its framer of behaving "as if the tribution of the private sector in making America's third century. I commend his world did not exist." essay to my colleagues: The Commerce and Treasury departments our Nation a better place in which to live. THE CHALLENGE OF THIRD CENTURY also oppose it and are expected to testify LEADERSHIP against it. But the Justice Department and There are so many forms of service Federal Trade Commission back i t---another to the public and most of these impor (By Daniel S. Voll) example of .trade's abilit y to split the execu tant tasks are not performed by public The preservation of our nation's demo tive branch right down the middle. employees. cratic principles and freedoms has historically The bill, Senate bill 600, is called the Small The factory workers, doctors, farmers, been of utmost importance to this country's and Independent Business Protection Act. In leaders. Yet, today we find these freedoms in brief, it would ban outright any merger be truck drivers, and clerks of our Nation possible danger. Many of the individual tween firms with more than $2 billion in are public servants in the fullest sense rights we enjoy as citizens are being threat sales or assets and would restrict any merger of the phase, as much so as educators, ened by the lack of effective government of firms with $350 million or more unless social workers, and Members of Con leadership and citizen involvement in criti (1) it would promote competition, (2) it gress. cal issues. The Third Century leader must would increase efficiency, or (3) the firms The National Pest Control Association strive to utilize the imagination and man would sell off other assets so they are no proudly brings to our attention the fact power of our citizens, businesses and govern bigger together than each was separately. ment into effective programs which can com Stevenson said, pointing to America's $34 that President Jimmy Carter has re bat the unprecedented changes and problems billion trade deficit in 1978, declining cently issued a statement recognizing challenging our democracy. dollar, and growing reliance on exports for the contribution of one such group of We must, as Robert Jungk shows in To employment. public servants, the pest control opera morrow Is Already Here, stress the need for "Yet our antitrust and antimerger think t-0rs, recognizing the month of June 1979 citizens to bear the burden of involvement ing has not changed to reflect the new reali as "Pest Control Month." in basic issues, which left unattended, could ties," he said. "Our legal and economic ex I would commend the President's re have a debilitating effect on our nation. The perts work with models of the U.S. economy government alone cannot effectively solve the from the first half of his century, not the marks to the attention of my col problems of our cities, the regulation of our last half." leagues: economic system, the destruction of our eco He said Kennedy and other framers of the NATIONAL PEST CONTROL MONTH, JUNE 1979 systems, or the distribution of scarce world bill focused on statistics showing market Pest control operators help to protect the resources. Solutions and action-plans uniting concentration within the U.S., ignoring t he health and well-being of all of us in the citizens, businesses and government is fact that the largest firms-the ones covered places where we live, work and play. They needed to deal with the realities of a ijrp by the proposed bill-operate in a worldwide make a valuable contribution to our society jected population exceeding 275 milli LIABILITIES State of Alaska fisheries, and soon be community that he was at times almost in Mortgage on condominium in came the Director of the old Bureau of two places at once. McKernan traveled more Washington, D.c. ______34, 617. 08 Commercial Fisheries, which is now the miles in the service of his country than Outstanding bills, approximate National Marine Fisheries Service with Henry Kissinger. (Credit card, revolving charges, Reports from China are not complete but in NOAA. After this, he became chief it is understood that he went into a hospital etc.) ------2,500.00 Total Liabilities ______37, 117. 08 U.S. fisheries negotiator within the State with viral pneumonia and later suffered more Department, where he was very active than one heart attack. Commerce Secretary Net Worth ______33,919.27 and effective in other international or Juanita Kreps was in Beijing at the same ganizations as well, including the Inter time on her own trade mission and, learning INCOME AND TAX INFORMATION 1978 national Oceanographic Commission of McKernan's plight made preliminary con GToss Income ______57,501.78 tacts with the U.S. embassy to have him Taxes as a Taxes as a State State Federal Total Percentage State State Federal Total Percentage cigaret tax sales tax cigaret tax taxes of basic cigaret tax sales tax State per pack ci1met tax taxes of basic per pack per pack per pack cost State per pack per pack per pack per pack cost Alabama ___ ------12 8 22 79 Alaska __ ------______Montana ____ ------12 ------8 20 71 8 ------8 16 57 Nebraska __ ------13 8 13 23 82 ArkansasArizona ______------______2 8 23 82 Nevada _____ ------10 8 20 71 17. 75 8 25. 75 92 New Hampshire ______California ______------4- New Jersey ______12 ------8 20 71 10 8 Z2 79 19 8 27 96 Colorado ___ ------10 8 18 New Mexico ______------2- Connecticut______------64 12 8 22 79 Delaware ______21 ------8 29 104 New York __ ------15 2 8 25 89 14 8 22 79 District of Columbia ______------3- North Carolina ___ ------2 1 8 11 39 Florida ______13 8 24 86 North Dakota __ ------11 2 8 21 75 21 3 8 32 114 Ohio ______------15 8 23 82 12 1 8 21 75 Oklahoma ______------Oregon ______-- __ -- ____ 13 ------8 21 75 Idaho ______13. 5 3 8 24. 5 88 9 8 17 61 ~:o~:ii~~ ~======9. 1 2 8 19. l 68 Pennsylvania ______------Illinois ______------18 ------8 26 93 12 2 8 22 79 Rhode Island ______18 ------2- 8 26 93 Indiana ___ ------10. 5 2 8 20.5 73 South Carolina ______7 8 17 61 Iowa ______--.-- ______13 2 8 23 82 South Dakota ______Kansas __ -- ____ -- ____ ------12 ------3- 8 20 71 11 2 8 21 75 Tennessee _____ -- ______13 8 24 86 Kentucky ______------__ 3 2 8 13 46 Louisana ______-- ______Texas ______------18. 5 ------8 26.5 95 11 2 8 21 75 Utah __ ---- ______---- ______8 8 19 68 Maine __ ------__------16 ------8 24 86 Vermont_ ____ ------12 8 20 71 Maryland ______------__ 10 8 21 75 Virginia ______------2- Massachusetts ______2.5 8 12. 5 45 21 ------2- 8 29 104 Washington ______16 3 8 27 96 Michigan_------__ 11 8 21 75 West Virginia ______Minnesota ______17 2 8 27 96 18 ------8 26 93 Wisconsin ___ ------16 2 8 26 93 11 8 22 79 Wyoming ______------8 8 16 57 ~!~~~~~r~~======9 8 19 68 ------Note: The above table does not include municipal or county cigaret taxes or local general sales Source: Tobacco Tax Council, Richmond, Va.• taxes where local rates vary within a State and are not uniformally collected. Data as of Jan. 31, 1979. A DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION At a purely personal level, it is hard weeks. The President supports such a De for me not to rush enthusiastically to partment's creation, a pledge he made to the support of such ~ a -department. My the National Education Association dur HON. GARY A. LEE career started as a high school his.tory ing 1976 campaigning. OF NEW YORK teacher, then a college adniinistrator. I Elsewhere, opposition is substantial IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have always been very close to education and growing. Even in our own 33d Con Thu.rsday, May 17, 1979 as a profession. gressional District, returns to my ques But every Member of Congress, regard tionnaire indicate that Finger Lakes area • · Mr. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I offer the fol less of the job he or she -held ' before, residents do not support the new Depart lowing comments concerning the creation relinquishes some personal interests and ment. By a 65-percent ma.rgin, they op of a Cabinet-level Department of Educa lays aside some torches wh~ the broader· pose fonnation of a separate Cabinet tion for the RECORD, to continue my prac perspective of national elective office de tice of sharing with my colleagues the position. mands it. This is one of those cases. I agree with this assessment. This is thoughts which I write to my constituents of the 33d Congressional District of New So far, the Senate has endorsed crea not the time to add more bureaucracy; a York. tion of the new Department, and the new Cabinet seat is not necessary to im HoU.Se Committee on Government Opera prove education's programs; the spirit of It is good to remember that sometimes our Federal Constitution should be fol what we see as the light at the end of tions has endorsed, though by only 1 the tunnel is really a train speeding to vote, 20 to 19. The question of removing lowed for education, just as any other ward us. Proposals to create a Depart the "E" from HEW-Health, Education, endeavor. ment of Education may be one of those and Welfare--may come before the The Constitution did not make provi lights. House of Representatives in the next few sion,s for the Federal Government to be- May 17, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11801 come involved with education. Rather, As recently as October 1977, that logic It showed that bureaucratic government control of our lives, that soaking the suc the task was left to State and local gov was used in the creation of the Depart cessful by taxation to finance a welfare state, ernments where locally elected boards of ment of Energy. The agencies and offices that tolerating' excessive union power and education, usually in conjunction with that were consolidated into the .new irresponsible strikes does not lead to a better churches. It was not until much later superagency employed 18,078 persons life for the average man and woman in a that the Federal Government addressed and spent a combined total of $5.2 bil democratic, free enterprise system. the subject, and then only to help pro lion in fiscal year 1977. In fiscal year Hopefully, the winds of wisdom will carry vide money for local schools. In 1867, 1978, the new Department spent 57 per the significance of this lesson across the At a Federal, non-Cabinet Department of lantic to our people. cent more, $8.2 billion, and employed The socialist Labor government has ruled Education was created. It was rapidly 19,500 civil servants. It is estimated that Britain for 11 of the past 15 years. During downgraded to a lesser status, as the Of the fiscal year 1979 expenditure will be t hat time, unemployment has more than dou fice of Education. $10.1 billion. bled. Under its rule, inflation soared to 25 Today, the Federal role in education is The proposed Department of Educa percent in 1975. Although it was brought primarily as a conduit for funds. Educa tion budget, in its first year, would be down, it is again heading upward toward 12 tion consumes nearly $22' billion of our about $14.5 billion, where our costs would percent. annual national budget, through 300 dif start growing. That figure does not re Britain has the lowest manpower produc ferent programs in 40 agencies. This to tivity of any major nation in western Eu flect many of the dual-purpose programs, rope-lower even than Italy. tal cost is more than the combined ex such as veterans' training, which would There has been no real economic growth penses for the Departments of State, In be left in their current Departments and during the past four years, chiefly because terior, Housing and Urban Development, budgets. taxes, running as high as 83 percent on earned Commerce, and Justice. It is this size Simply stated, the American taxpayer income and up to 93 percent on investment which advocates of the Cabinet position wants no new bureaucracy, particularly income--coupled with legalized featherbed point to first as evidence of the need for one designed to centralize a duty that is ding and wildcat strikes-took away the in a separate Department of Education. centive to invest. historically, constitutionally, logically, The Dai ly Express, founded by my late good No one questions the size of the com and rightfully a community responsibil friend Lord Beaverbrook, prominently quoted mitment of American dollars to educa ity today. The Federal role in education what Abraham Lincoln said in 1865, and tion. What we seriously question with is to help it, not to homogenize it. Out which I think is just as timely for us and this proposed new Department is the side the Supreme Court system which the British today as it was a century ago. policymaking powers that would follow determines what fits the constitutional "You cannot bring about prosperity by dis closely on its creation. Already, the Fed need, Uncle Sam cannot and should not couraging thrift," Lincoln said. "You cannot eral Government forces its arbitrary wis help the wage earner by pulling down the dictate school practices. wage payer. You cannot help the poor by dom on local school districts by with Approval of this Department in its holding aid, the issuance of rules and destroying the rich." current legislative form and in light of Socialism is supposed to be the party of regulations, or court decisions. I fear the American mandate for fiscal auster the working man and woman. Jim Callaghan, that centralization of education in Amer ity would be giving in to tunnel vision the genial, moderate, now defeated head o! ica at a Cabinet position as it is now and ignoring the speeding train. We need the socialist government, claimed that only a. proposed would tiptoe at the edge of Or to look for daylight somewhere else.• Labor leader could control the unions and well's "1984." If anything, we need to curb st rikes. He found it impossible to do decentralize the process more, to return either. The big unions revolted against his more alternatives-selection to the local CRUCIAL BRITISH ELECTIONS efforts to limit wage increases to 5 percent. boards, not take it away. During a winter of widespread discontent, Britain was swept by wave after wave o! Advocates argue that the huge finan HON. ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO strikes, with the sick t urned away from hos cial investment in education, and the pitals, the dead unburied, and weeks of un fact that nearly 60 million Americans OF CALIFORNIA collected garbage piled high in the streets are affected by the formal process each IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of London and other cities. dav, demand th!:Jt the N"ltion elevate the Thursday, May 17, 1979 Under socialism, the British Labor Party status of education to a Cabinet level. became, as one indep'?ndent London news I cannot agree with that assessment. e Mr. LAGOMARSINO. Mr. Speaker, the paper, the Sun. described it: "a refuge of The magnitude of the investment alone following editorial by William Randolph (leftists) militants, Marxist bullies and class indicates our commitment. Giving it ?. Hearst, Jr. addresses the crucial elec war warriors." tions which were held in Great Britain The extent to which extreme leftists influ seat at the President's cabinet would not. enced Labor policy led some of the leading mako education more important, only this month. As Mr. Hearst notes, the moderates to desert the party and switch more visible. The Secretary of HEW now election was extremely significant be their support to tlle Conservative and Lib operates the Nation's largest, most pow cause of the rejection of the socialist pol eral parties. Among t hose who openly sup erful Cabinet-level department. A new icies of the Labour government. The vot ported Margaret Thatcher were three former secretary might just lose that influence. ers clearly believe that tho5e policies were Labor cabinet members. Many workers and In addition, the current proposals for not the solution to that nation's economic int ellect uals also defected to vote for the creation of a new Department do not problems. other part ies. The new Government, under Margaret So much for socialism in Britain. Now we consolidate all national educatioual will see what the Conservatives. under the functions. It would be nearly impossible Thatcher, intends to encourage greater leadership of a bright, attractive, strong to shift every program designed for an investment and savings by lessening the willed and sharp-tongued, small-town gro other purpose, but which also serves an Government's direct intervention in the cer's daughter will do when she assumes the educational purpose. For instance, the economy. J think that this dramatic pol highest position a woman has ever held in veterans training areas certainly are an icy shift will have a very positive impact the British House of Commons. educational process. but they are a upon Great Britain, and it will be a les Thinking of those hallowed houses o! Par specifically targeted function in the Vet son which should not be lost on this liament reminded me of the momentary glory erans' Administration which would not country. that was mine when I was taken to the House be met in a Department of Education. The article follows: of Lords at the age of 10. It was a couple of years after World War I. Mom and Pop were The result, however, may be much UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT visiting Lloyd George, wllo had been Liberal more simple than all of these arguments (By William Randolph Hearst Jr.) prime minister during that terrible conflict. combined. Any alert legislator knows LoNooN.-It has been an exhilarating ex A good friend of my father, he wrote fre that this Nation cannot afford many perience being in London this w·eek. quently for our newspapers. so he personally more "good ideas." The election of the fighting, fair-haired and escorted us to the House of Lords, where I Any proposed consolidation of Govern photorenic MarP"aret Thatcher ac; Great Brit asked t o see the woolsacl<. He did not seem ment functions is proclaimed to have ~in ' s first woman prime minister was not particularly surprised. but Mom looked at me with amazement. "The what ...?," she benefits to the taxpayer; that placing all only an historic event. Tt was also an encour aging one-for us as for the British, whose exclaimed. educational agencies and tools in one prime ministerial system was established in "The woolsack,'' I insisted. "I learned about basket will save duplication of special 1721 with the election of Sir Robert Walpole. it in school." ists, space, dollars and overlapping re The current poll results proved that a ma Lloyd George took t'S to the seat beneath sponsibilities. In brief, the goal to save jority of the British people finally realize which the woolsack rests when the house 1s money is meritorious. But our Nation·~ that socialism is not the answer to their in session. It ls a large square bag of wool experience does not reflect this. economic problems. covered in red cloth. 11802 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1979 Lloyd George explained the woolsa.ck wa.s who threaten our nation and its allies from millions of Americans that perhaps our first used in the reign of Edward III (1327- abroad." food safety laws do not make sense, and 1377) when wool was a great staple commod On the neutron weapon, she said "There ity in the country. It was chosen for the seat is no humane weapon of war" and while the threatens to undermine public support of judges as a constant reminder of the main West's efforts should be concentrated on pre for the very concept of food safety regu source of national wealth. venting another worldwide confiict, the nu lation. The wa.y my parents beamed on me when clear weapon would not be a deterrent unless The American people are not alone in they realized their little boy knew something the West was prepared to use it. this growing sense of the irrationality a.bout that odd object in the House of Lords On Euro-communism, she said: "All com of our food safety laws. Because of the became an unforgettable memory for me. munism worries me." And on Rhodesia, she questions raised by the saccharin ban, To get back to the Conservative victory in said: "Democracy means having the govern we asked the National Academy of Sci the elections, the clear majority the Tories ment which the people INSIDE the country obtained will give Mrs. Thatcher a comfort want." Let us hope she can convince President ences to study this matter and they able margin in the House of Commons to Carter of that. concluded that: withstand the local by-election losses the This blond British political beauty may be • * * the law has become complicated, ln government in power usually suffers between just what we need to put a little more back fiexible, and inconsistent in implementation general elections. bone into Western leadership.e * • • Statutory categorizations of food and However, it was not a landslide and it did food additives currently is confusing, cum not give her a mandate to ram through berson and not always clearly related to Parliament any extreme Conservative meas SACCHARIN-MAY 23 risks. ures. If she follows her campaign pronounce ments, she will move to reduce income taxes No wonder our constituents are losing as an incentive to saving and investment. HON. THOMAS A. LUKEN faith with the capacity of the law to and recoup some of the lost revenue by in OF OHIO deal with such issues as saccharin, when one of our most prestigious institutions creased sales taxes. She favors higher taxes IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on spending, and less on earning. She also reached the same conclusion. wants to reduce subsidies to failing indus Thursday, May 17, 1979 The National Academy of Sciences tries and cut government spending on wel • Mr. LUKEN. Mr. Speaker, May 23 is a suggested that "rigidity and complexity fare projects. of National food safety policy has Committed to curbing union power, she has very important date for the health of promised to introduce le3islation to restrict millions of Americans and for the future heightened and confused the saccharin picketing and to outlaw entirely strikes by of our Nation's food safety laws. It is on controversy," and recommended that our hospital and other public service employees, that date that the moratorium on the food safety laws be overhauled. I would while assuring them measures to protect bar Food and Drug Administration's plan to urge my colleagues to join me in spon gaining rights. There is fear her tough atti totally and immediately ban saccharin soring legislation to extend for 3 years tude toward the unions could precipitate a from the food supply expires. It is an the present moratorium on the proposed general strike, but a Gallup poll indicated a ban on saccharin so that we can get on vast majority (84 percent) of the general important date to millions of diabetics public consider the trade unions too power across this country who use saccharin with the task.• ful.· in managing their diets. It is an impor As the Western world's first woman head tant date for thousands of Americans of government, Margaret Thatcher is bound PANAMA TREATY IMPLEMENTA with heart disease, who suffer from obe TION IN SERIOUS TROUBLE to attract a lot of attention in the months sity, and who, after May 23, will have to come. When Joe Kingsbury Smith, our na tional editor, Sy Freidin, our London cor no substitute for saccharin in their diets. respondent, and I first interviewed her about The saccharin ban has a potential ad HON. GEORGE HANSEN four years ago, we found her a mixture of verse effect on the health of some 60 to 80 OF IDAHO sentimental feminity and brisk, combat million Americans, and for this reason I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ive determination. am cosponsoring legislation to extend the It was St. Valentine's Day and she pointed moratorium on the ban for another 18 Thursday, May 17, 1979 with obvious pleasure to a big bououet of months. • Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, the vote flowers sent her by young Conservative mem bers of Parliament. A moment later, she was During the last Congress, Ms. Leatrice today on this rule for debate on Pana brushing aside with an icy tone a question Ducat of the Juvenile Diabetes Associa ma Treaty implementation legislation on foreign affairs she mistakenly thought tion testified that the ban "has the h9.d immense impact on original plans was intended to trick her into an indiscre diabetic population in virtual shock." In for House consideration of this issue as tion. the wake of the FDA's ban, parents who stated in the following series of wire serv Her critics accuse her of being harsh, im plan and balance diets with insulin injec ice releases for this date which I bring petuous and uncompromising, but even they tions found superm3.rket shelves empty to the attention of my colleagues and acknowledge she has the virtue of consis of dietary foods. If this ban goes into tency in her views. She doesn't straddle any concerned American citizens: fences or attempt to please both sides of an effect, they will again be empty because WASHINGTON-The House today narrowly issue. there will be no substitute available. turned back a conservative challenge to leg She is a remarkably pretty middle-aged Ms. Ducat described the fear "that at a islation implementing and funding the lady, with a trim, slightly matronly figure. time when medical research points to a treaty under which tbe Panama Canal will Her skin is very pale and her eyes very blue, more strict diet, a more sugar-free diet be turned over to Panama by the year 2000. her hair very fine, requiring, according to as an important factor in the delay and In what amounte1 to a preliminary test her friends, constant attention to keep it in the severity of the terrible complications vote, the House voted 200-198 to approve the the order she prefers. In her speeches and procedures under which the House will de off-the-cuff replies to questions, she :tias of diabetes: blindness, kidney disease, bate and amend the bill. That debate ls projected ttie image of a housewife. No wom heart disease, cardiovascular problems, scheduled for Tues. and Thurs. of next week. en's lib, she onr.e sna.pped: "What has it and amputation, an alternative to sugar The vote keeps the bill alive, but is a cl'!ar ever done for me?" is no lonP-er available." indication tl>e legislation is in serious trouble In politics since the age of 24, she gradu It is not only the fear of these 10 mil and may either be defeated or amended in ated from Oxford as a chemist and later be lion Americans. There are the 20 million a hard-line fashion that would be unaccept came a lawver. With strict Methodist par obese Americans who are symptomatic able to President Carter. ents, she did not attend a dance until she reached college. Now 53 and married to a of diabetes. There is the at-risk popula Conservatives led by Idaho's two GOP Con retired, well-to-do oil consultant, she has tion of those who are relatives, siblings, gressmen, George Hansen and Steve Symms, grown twins-a boy and girl. and parents of diabetics, probably num urged the House to defeat the procedures and What particularly pleases me about this bering 20 to 30 million people, and there force the Rules Committee to come back with new star on the world stage is her attitude are millions of others who should restrict procedures that would make it easier for a more conservative bill to pass. toward Soviet imperialism and the security their diets because of heart disease and of the free nations. I like her spunkiness, too. The version of the bill favored by Hansen cardiovascular problems. and Symms would force Panama to pay When she warned Britain a few years ago Mr. Speaker, this country has long rec about the "growing danger of Soviet ex the entire costs of the treaty. pansion," the Moscow press dubbed her the ognized the need for laws to assure the "It's time to send a mess3.ge downtown (to "Iron Lady." She retorted: "They are right. safety of our food supply. But those the Whit e House) that the United States is Britain needs an iron lady." laws need public support, and the tired of being pushed around," said Symms. ( "I seek confrontation with no one," she American people will support our food Under the bill favored by House leaders added, "but I will strenuously oppose those safety laws only as long as they make Panama would receive payments of 30 cents at home whose aim is to paralyze our econ sense. The FDA's ill-conceived ban on for each ton that moved through the canal omy just as I will always stand up to those saccharin, however, has pointed out to about $55 million in 1st year-plus up to $30 May 17, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11803 million a year in other payments, including LANGUAGE AS A BARRIER TO "In an increasingly interdependent world, a "fixed annuity" of $10 million a year. TRADE National Foreign Language Week is a fitting Tolls would have to be increased about 33 reminder to our citizens of the importance percent to make up for additional expenses. to our national well-being and international The legislation also would provide for the goodwill of language instruction in our transfer of U.S. property to Panama and HON. SAM GIBBONS schools . . . I welcome the opportunity of would set up a Panama Canal Commission OF FLORIDA this annual observance to urge all Ameri to run the canal during the transl tion period. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cans to broaden their knowledge of foreign Benefits for American workers also would languages for both their personal self be established by the bill. Thursday, May 17, 1979 fulfillment and our national well-being." • Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, as you Does language really affect our national (By Don Phillips) well-being? The answer is, yes. But because well know and as most of our colleagues language study has been so long neglected WASHINGTON .-The House today narrowly in the House well know, the United in this country, Americans are largely oblivi defeated a conservative challenge to legisla States has experienced serious problems ous to its significance. tion implementing and financing the Pan in the international trade area in recent Much has been said recently about our ama Canal Treaties and House leaders im years. As you also know, our enormous declining global power, economic and politi mediately delayed further action on the Bill. trade deficit contributes to both our in cal. But in fact we are still by a wide margin In what amounted to a preliminary test the richest, strongest, and potentially most vote, the House voted 200-198 to approve the flationary problems and to our high level competitive nation on earth. procedures under which the House will de of unemployment. Yet, a basic underlying element remains bate and amend the Bill. General debat e is There are certainly many reasons un ignored--our attitude toward the rest of the scheduled to occur on Monday, but sub derlying our current trade problems, in world. At a time when we should be expand stantive votes have been put off for at least cluding such things as the numerous ing our participation in the world, we are two weeks. barriers to our exports maintained by withdrawing instead within the secure The legislation finances and implements our trading partners, our massive oil im boundaries of our island continent. More the Treaties under which the Panama Canal over, at a time when our understanding of will be turned over to Panama by the year ports, and the relatively few export in the world should be increasing, apathy and 2000. It was known to be in serious t1-.:Juble , centives offered by our Government in ignorance characterize too much of our out but apparently is in worse trouble than comparison with those offered by other look toward global affairs. House leaders thought. highly developed industrial countries. One way of broadening our outlook is "I think we have some more work to do One factor underlying our trade prob through expanded language instruction. in educating our Membership," said Rep. lems that is not often recognized, how Global relations are built on human rela John Murphy, D-NY, Chairman of the Mer tions; relations between different nations ever, is the lack of understanding of and cultures; relations between people who chant Marine and Fisheries Committee and other societies, cultures and economies the Bill's floor manager. speak different languages and have dLJ. erent by most of our business sector and by motives. As long as we remain indifferent to Murphy blamed "deliberately inaccurate the vast majority of our citizens. This lands beyond our shores and retain our lin-· statements by the State Department" as lack of cultural understanding stems di guist ic and cultural provincialism, we will well as gun running charges agai-=ist the probably be perceived as losing our leader Panamanian Government for the defeat. rectly from an insufficient emphasis on foreign language and international stud ship in the world. In an increasingly inter He also blamed "the fallacious statements dependent world, our ability to speak other by (State Department Spokesman) Rodding ies in our schools. Frank Weil, the As languages and understand other cultures is Carter that there was any violation of t he sistant Secretary for Industry and Trade a key element in maintaining our leadership spirit of the Treaty in the legislation." in the Department of Commerce, clearly role in the world community. The charges and evidence that the Pana described this problem in the April 23 Our linguistic parochialism has had a. manian Government was providing guns to issue of Business America, and I am re negative effe::!t on our trade balance. In guerrillas in Nicaragua hurt "obvioui:;ly a printing that article below for the bene fact, it is one of the most subtle nontariff great deal," Murphy said. fit of my colleagues. barriers to our export expansion. We all Although the vote keeps the Bill alive, it know that America does not export In order to increase foreign language enough, 6-28 percent of our GNP as op is a clear indication tha.t the legislat ion is and international studies in this coun posed to 15-25 percent of the GNPs of in serious trouble and may either be defeat ed try, I will shortly introduce a bill to es Germany and Japan. A large part. of the or amended in a hard-line fashion t hat would tablish a quasi-private foundation reason is that our huge domestic market be unacceptable to President Carter. whose purpose would be to promote such and low level of imports· made exporting studies through a program of work in unnecessary in the past. American business (By Jim Adams) ternships of assistance to small and me could afford to be indifferent to interna WASHINGTON.-House leaders today with dium-sized firms. For example, this foun tional markets; it didn't need them. This is drew from final floor action legislation that no longer the case, and the new truth has would implement the Panama Canal dation would be able to work with the hit our economy hard. Treaties. The decision followed a test vote American Chamber of Commerce over English has become the international indicating substantial sentiment against the seas to set up work internships for stu language of business. For this reason, many measure. dents majoring in foreign language or Americans think they need not bother to Action on the bill was postponed after the international business studies. Interns learn other languages. Aside from the fact House agreed by a margin of only two votes, under this program could provide trans t hat t his attitude leads to a passive sales 200 to 198, to take up the legislation next lator or market research services for approach at a time when we need to ag week. Approval of the Bill would require a small- and medium-sized firms. gressively seek out new markets and make majority of 218 votes, if all 435 House Mem new contacts, it is hard to understand that bers were present and voting. Obviously, this kind of a program will Americans would complacently accept the The Bill's floor manager, Rep. John not correct our balance-of-payments easy approach over the more effective one. Murphy, D-N.Y., told reporters he would go problems by itself, nor will it be nearly Part of the reason why the Japanese and ahead with general debate on the measure sufficient to reverse the decline of re the Germans sell so effectively is that they Monday but would delay floor votes unt il he cent years in foreign language studies in have gone to the trouble of learning about believes he can win approval. this country. But hopefully, it will be a us and adapting the products they export Murphy said it was Speaker Thomas P. step forward in both of these areas, and t o our tastes and markets. An impressive O'Neill's idea to delay action on the Bill. hopefully a number of other steps will number of their businessmen have learned our language. Their schools require that they Opponents of the measure urged the House also be taken in these areas by this Con study foreign language, and foreign business to use today's vote t o demonstrate unhappi gress. student s usually have international studies ness with the legislation and arouse public as part of their curriculum. sentiment against it. The Bill would carry A copy of Frank Weil's article, entitled out provisions of the Treat ies, approved by "Language Can Be a Barrier to Trade," Effective sales requires good communica follows: t ions; it requires that we speak the lan t~e Senate more than a year ago, that re guage of our customers, both figuratively linquish control of the Canal to Panama by LANGUAG'E CAN BE A BARRIER TO TRADE the year 2000. and literally. Because language and culture (By Frank A. Weil. Psslstant Secret ary of int eract, learning the language of those with "We ought to send a message that t he Commerce for Industry and Trade) whom we wish to do business gives us the United States is tired of being pushed Last week was Nat ional Foreign Language key to their culture and the way in which around and that we're going t o stand up for Week, an event overlooked by mo:;t Ameri ideas int rinsic to that culture are con what is ours," said Rep. Steve Symms, R cans; a week-long recognition of a topic Idaho. cept ualized. largely forgotten in this country-the study By speaking to our clients in their lan Symms said a House vote against even of foreign language. guage inst ead of ours we have a better taking the Bill up next week "might stir President Carter announced the event, chance of picking up important innuendos things up." e saying: and a better chance of selling to them. By 11804 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1979 becoming familiar with a country through rent programs related to tobacco production for periods of usually 12 to 18 months. Since exposure to its language and culture we can and marketing include: (1) a price support the program was initiated, credit sales of reduce cultural and linguistic misunder program; (2) short term export credit :financ tobacco have amounted to $534.8 million standing and make our sales efforts more ing; (3) long term credit sales under P.L. (eight percent of total agricultural exports effective. 480; (4) inspection and grading services; finJ.nced through the program) . During fiscal Global awareness is essential to improv (5) market news services; plus (6) research 1978, short term export credit sales of to ing our trade balance. Knowledge of fcretgn and extension. bacco amounted to $46.1 million. languages and the cultural awareness that Critics of tobacco and smoking often single P.L. 480 (Food for Peace) was established grows out of it are practical economic tools out the price support program from the sev to facilitate export growth. Monolingualism eral tobacco related activities of the USDA in 1954 by the Agricultural Trade Develop and its sidekick provincialism, on the other and accurately refer to it as a "government ment and Assistance Act. Tobacco has never hand, are trade barriers, and only we can subsidy" for tobacco growers. There are two been a donation item in the program but it remove them. basic elements to the price support program, has been sold to developing countries on The government can do many things to nonrecourse loans and marketing quotas. long term credit. Tobacco purchased by de improve the export capacity of the American Under the loan provisions of the program, veloping countries is resold in their domestic economy. It can do away with unnecessary farmers are given advances on tobacco that market to generate public funds that can impediments to exports and replace them is accepted as collateral by the Commodity be used for development purposes. Cumula with incentives. But only the business com Credit Corporation (CCC). This happens tive long-term credit tobacco sales through munity can make the sales. Language pro only when tobacco does not sell at auction P.L. 480 have amounted to $923 million. In motion, like export promotion, would bene above the specified government loan rate. FY 1978, long-term credit sales of tobacco fit the American business community and, Producer associations (cooperatives) act equaled $4.5 million. in turn, our economy.e as agents for CCC by: making advances to Additional USDA services that benefit to producers; redrying, packing and storing the bacco producers are the inspection and grad tobacco held as collateral; and finally selling ing of tobacco at auction markets, market TOBACCO SUBSIDIES the tobacco to pay off the loans from news reports on prices and volume, and re CCC (with accrued interest and fees). If search and extension programs aimed at im tobacco is sold below the loan rate then CCC proving tobacco production and marketing. HON. WILLIAM C. WAMPLER accepts the loss, known as a loan charge-off. In FY 1978, $6.2 million was spent on inspec OF VIRGINIA On the other hand, proceeds from sales in tion and grading, $0.4 million was spent on excess of outstanding loans are distributed the market news service, and research and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to producers. So the loan program guaran extension used $7.2 m1llion out of the USDA Thursday, May 17, 1979 tees tobacco producers a minimum and also budget, and an additional $0.9 million was allows them the full benefits of higher market spent on miscellaneous tobacco activities. A e Mr. WAMPLER. Mr. Speaker, Mr. prices. portion of the research expenditure, $2.1 mil J aspar W omach is a specialist in the OVER $5 BILLION lion, was used for health related work (pri food and agriculture section, Environ CCC records show that since 1933 in excess marily to develop "safer" tobacco). ment and Natural Resources Policy Divi of $5 billion has been loaned to tobacco CONCLUSION growers. At the end of FY 1978, outstanding sion, Congressional Research Service. The tobacco price support program and Mr. Womach published a report on to loans totaled $751 million. The cumulative total for loan charge-offs is $51.3 million most other tobacco related activities of the bacco subsidies in the March, 1979 issue (one percent of total loan volume). However, Department of Agriculture are designed for of the CRS Review, which explains the the cumulative loss has diminished over the the primary purpose of increasing producer real purpo