29008 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 7, 1969 luted conditions and to provide for bet ings have been held on it. The Senator lighted to take the amendment into the ter coordination between Federal, State, from Maine (Mr. MUSKIE) is familiar bill. and local water pollution control pro with the action taken, as he serves as a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ques grams. I congratulate the distinguished member on that committee. It has also tion is on agreeing to the amendment Senator from Maine for the excellent been discussed on the floor before, and offered by the Senator from Wisconsin. leadership he has shown on environmen I would hope, as it is discussed now with The amendment was agreed to. tal policy. His work on the Water Quality the distinguished Senator from Maine, Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I sug Improvement Act is but one example of that he will be able to accept the amend gest the absence of a quorum. his continuing efforts over the years to ment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk combat air and water pollution. Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I sup will call the roll. I understand that the Public Works port the adoption of the amendment of The assistant legislative clerk pro Committee will later consider legislation fered by my distinguished colleague ceeded to call the roll. on the very important subject of pro from Wisconsin. The Subcommittee on Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr. Pres viding additional :financing to State and Air and Water Pollution has given con ident, I ask unanimous consent that the local governments for the construction siderable thought and study as to how order for the quorum call be rescinded. of needed water and sewer facilities. In capital is to be available to our hard The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 1968, State and local governments bor pressed States and cities for the con objection, it is so ordered. rowed nearly $3 billion to provide capital struction of waste treatment facilities. I for financing water, sewer, and conser believe that every Member of Congress is vation programs. The Water Quality aware of the acute need in every State RECESS TO 10 A.M. TOMORROW Improvement Act of 1968 was passed by and community for such facilities. Many Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr. Pres the Senate, but was not enacted into law different :financing proposals have been ident, if there be no further business to because time ran out in the 90th Con considered by the subcommittee and by come before the Senate, I move, in ac gress before differences in the House and the full Public Works Committee. The cordance with the previous order, that Senate versions could be resolved. This Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966 the Senate stand in recess until 10 1968 act would have enabled State and authorized $3.5 billion for substantial o'clock tomorrow morning. local government units to raise between Federal grants for this purpose. How The motion was agreed to; and (at 5 $6 and $7 billion in capital by means of ever, appropriations have fallen far short o'clock and 33 minutes p.m.), the Senate municipal bond issues in order to pay for of the authorized amounts. This situa toQk a recess until tomorrow, Wednes needed construction. tion will be partially rectified this year day, October 8, 1969, at 10 a.m. The amendment I off er today would if the Congress appropriates the amounts afford to the State and local government included by the House Appropriations units access to the capital market now Committee in the Public Works appro NOMINATIONS enjoyed by State and local governments pria,tions bill. Executive nominations received by the when they issue bonds for housing, uni In the meantime, State and local gov Senate October 7, 1969: versity, and dormitory purposes. Having ernment units have continued to raise U.S. CIRCUIT JUDGE access to a competitive capital market the capital for both their share and the Charles Clark, of Mississippi, to be U.S. will enable the State and local govern Federal share of a project cost by the circuit judge, fifth circuit vice Claude F. ments throughout the country to borrow issuance of bonds. They will continue to Olayton,deceased. money for water and sewer construction raise needed State and local capital by U.S. ATI'ORNEY at the lowest possible cost. It is my belief this method in the future. The amend Paul C. Camllletti, of West Virginia, to be that in view of the astronomically high ment now under consideration would en U.S. attorney for the northern district of interest rates which are now being paid, able the public issuers to have access to West Virginia for the term of 4 years vice it is more imperative that new water and the same capital markets now available John H. Kamlowsky, resigned. sewer construction be paid for by raising for Federal financing thereby insuring U.S. MARSHAL capital under the most advantageous that they may borrow in a competitive Robert D. Olson, Sr., of Alaska, to be U.S. conditions. Furthermore, as I mentioned market at the lowest cost. marshal for the district of Alaska for the earlier, the fact that the Public Works Mr. President, for many reasons the term of 4 years vice George A. Bayer. Committee has not yet considered legis amendment is thoroughly consistent Leon T. Campbell, of Tennessee, to be U.S. with the objectives of the committee, marshal for the middle district of Tennessee lation relating to financial assistance by for the term of 4 years vice Elmer w. the Federal Government for the raising struggling against budgetary restrictions Disspayne, retired. of such capital is an additional reason over the past 3 or 4 years, to find alter Benjamin F. Westervelt, of New York, to why it is important at this time that native ways to make it possible for States be U.S. marshal for the eastern district of every advantage of a competitive market and communities to find the capital to New York for the term of 4 years vice George be given for State and local borrowing build these facilities. J. Ward. for water and sewer needs. I compliment the Senator for offering AsSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS Mr. President, the Committee on his proposal. It has been heard by com John Henry Schneider, of Virginia, to be Banking and Currency has considered mittees. It is demonstrably sound on the an Assistant Commissioner of Patents, vice this amendment in some detail and hear- basis of the hearings held, and I am de- Gerald D. O'Brien, resigned. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS YOU CANNOT VOTE in my district which I would like to ship of that government, stlll exists for all share with my colleagues: Virginians. It's not too late. There is still time to qualify, still time to take an active HON. WILLIAM LLOYD SCOTT You CAN'T VOTE! interest in the affairs of this state of your Those are fighting-and frightening community. OF VIRGINIA words. Or they should be, especially in Vir Which is just another way of saying, 1f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ginia and especially this year of 1969. you are realistic and honest, there's still Tuesday, October 7, 1969 Yet, sometime within the next few weeks, tlme to take an active part 1n your own those same words wlll be told to thousands life. The very existence of each c1 tlzen ls Mr. SCOTr. Mr. Speaker, Virginia is of men and women who live here in North continually and consistently affected by gov one of two States holding statewide ern Virginie.. They won't be able to vote ernment at every level. Taxes a.re merely the elections this year, and I do not think because they didn't bother to quality, didn't most obvious, the most fe.m111e.r and per enough could be said about the impor take the time to register. haps the most annoying. The highways upon tance of the individual vote. Not only No matter how strongly you may feel about which you drive, the schools your children the forthcoming elections, no matter what 1n Virginia reaching a crucial period in attend, the house which you llve, the is your opinion ls about the various candi very food you eat--all are touched 1n some its political history, but the entire Na dates at the state and local level, it won't way by the process of government in Rich tion needs for all of its citizens to exer make any difference at all unless you are mond. cise their right to vote. A very fine edi registered and thereby a qualified voter. You can affect that government by the torial appeared on October 2, 1969, in But the opportunity to do so~thing votes you cast in November. When you the Globe newspapers which circulate about your government, about the leader- choose the next Governor, when you cast October 7, 1969 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29009
your ballot for the next Lieutenant-Gov It is also not new to you that these condi past eight years, one is relninded of a passage ernor, for the new Attorney General, you tions result from a variety of factors: from a humorous poem which goes like this: The absence of a suitable national com- are affecting your life and the lives of your Little by little we subtract family. When you make your choice for the mitment; The absence of suffl.cien,t national priority; Faith and fJi,llacy from fact members of the House of Delegates to rep The illusory from the true The aibsence of a firm national policy; resent you in the General Assembly, you And starve upon the residue are making a choice for the kind of imme The absence of clear national objectives, United States around the world. But, as port a program of that magnitude. the final date to qualify yourself for voting you know, the opposite has very muoh been The gap between an annual shipbuilHUGH SCOTT we must launch an aggretsive and balanced "a new policy for our merchant m.arine," but OF PENNSYLVANIA program to replace and augment our obsolete he left office, four years later, without ful IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES mercha.nt ships with moo.em vessels built in filllng that pledge. There were many "trial American shipyards." balloons." There was much pontiflcating. Tuesday, October 7, 1969 The Republicans said: "For reasons of But, in point of fact, no positive actions were Mr. SCOTT. Mr. President, I invit.e security, as well as economics, the decline of taken, and the American merchant marine the attention of the Senate to an address our merchant marine must be reversed. We deteriorated more in that time. given by Edwin M. Hood, president of the therefore pledge a vigorous and realistic ship Hopefully, a new era of resolute purpose 1s replacement program to meet the changing about to begin. The epoch ls near. There is Shipbuilders Council of America. Speak pattern of our foreign commerce .•." a disposLtion to excuse the expediencies of the ing before the annual dinner of the Port The platform of the American Independent pas·t on the grounds that the high costs of of Philadelphia Maritime Society, Mr. Party even took note of the evidence that our military entanglement in Vietnam neces Hood stressed the :firm confidence held "our merchant marine fleet has dwindled," sartly had precedence. Now, there is increas by the maritime industry in President and registered its support of "all steps neces ing realization that the point of further ex Nixon. sary to return our Merchant Marine fleet to peAnd yet if we reduce our contributions of this time as part of my own personal amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungi time a.nd money-if we walk away from re esteem for this outstanding citizen: cide, and Rodenticide Act of 1947 to pro sponsibillty-we do so at the time when the colleges need us the most. The college ad [From the Nashvllle Banner, Sept. 30, 1969} hibit the sale or shipment for use in the ministrator needs help and encouragement as BEST WISHES, WALLACE R. BUNN United States of the chemical compound never before. The chancellor is on the firing Personal and community esteem show in known as DDT. line. He, too, has his impulse to bail out-to shared appreciation when a friend gets dis DDT is a persistent and pervasive retreat to the quiet academic life he thought tinguished recognition; and in that spirit pesticide, with at least folµ" character he was getting into when he took the job. He congratulations go to Wallace R. Bunn on istics which make it a serious threat to is not helped by criticism that he is too weak, the promotion yesterday announced by South the environment: too soft, in ,a difficult situation. If we expect Central Bell Telephone Co. Vice president First. It does not stay where it is put, the college administraitor to cope with the and general manager of its operations in disruptions on his campus and to counter Tennessee, he has been named vice president being borne away by air and water; the onrush of the militant young, he at least of the firm's five-state territory. Second. It does not decompose rapidly; deserves the support of the business com Nashville's regret ts that it takes him a.way. Third. It does not dissolve in water munity. Support, I might add, that is tactful, In his new capacity, effective Oct. 1, his head readily; and patient, and probably unobtrusive. quarters will be in Birmingham. Fourth. It does dissolve in fatty tissue. As a people, we should draw togeth~r to do His years here have been good for the city; As living organisms take up DDT, they the work that needs to be done and to realize in close associatAon with its business and tend to concentrat.e it in their fatty tis the opportunities that lie a.head. As business civic life; a leader whose tireless service has It men, we should continue to accept and act contributed much to the advancement of a sue instead of excreting it. induces on our responsib1lity to the colleges and to truly Na.shv1lle-Plus. His tenure as president enzyme activity which, in turn, causes the young people who will determine our of the Nashville Area Oha.mber of Commerce compaunds such as sex hormones to national future. has enhanced that program, with time given breakdown. generously also to such other publicly-bene It has been discovered that many ficial enterprises as the Middle Tennessee forms of wildllfe, including the bald Oouncil of the Boy Scouts of America, the eagle, peregrine falcon, osprey, and BEST WISHES WALLACE R. BUNN YMCA, hospital and college interests, etc. constructive in vision and aiccomplishment. brown pelican, have large quantities of In the experience of this city, the telephone DDT in their systems and in their eggs HON. RICHARD FULTON company's form.at of executive stature con and are, in some areas, no longer ca OF TENNESSEE sistently has fitted responsibil1tles of com pable of reproducing. DDT is known to be IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES munity relationship. And Mr. Bunn has typi accumulating in man's tissues as well, fied that, along with the professionru stand although there is not yet proof that this Tuesday, October 7, 1969 ards requisite to successfUl operations of the accumulation is doing biological damage. Mr. FULTON of Tennessee. Mr. industry he has directed. It would be deplorable to delay fur He will be succeeded here by V. E. New, Speaker, my congressional district of who has been vice president of personnel of ther the bail!Iling of the use of this Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson Coun Southern Bell in Atlanta. NashvUle welcomes chemical which poses such a threat to ty is losing one of its outstanding busi Mr.New. wildlife and man himself, especially ness and civic leaders, Mr. Wallace R. Best wishes go to both men. since there are now available other pes Bunn, vice president and general man The heart-felt congratulations extended ticides which are both adequate and ager of South Central Bell Telephone Co. a.re tinged only with widely-shared regret safe. His company has recognized his ex that Mr. Bunn will be moving away. He will I therefore urge prompt action by the ceptional talents and abilities, and he be missed. House and the other body on this meas has been named vice president for the ure. company's regional operations in a five [From the Nashville Tennessean, Oct. 2, 1969 J State area with headquarters in Bir MR. BUNN Wn..L BE MISSED HERE mingham, Ala., and has also been elected Mr. Wallace R. Bunn, Vice President and IN THE INTEREST OF FAIR PLAY to the company's board of directors and General Manager of South Central Bell Tele named to the executive committee. phone Company, operations in Tennessee since 1965, has been named Vice President HON. J. HERBERT BURKE For the past 4 years, Mr. Bunn has in for the company's regional operations in a volved himself in every major project to five-state area with headquarters in Birming OF FLORmA improve his adopted community. As ham. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES president of the Nashv1lle Area Cham Mr. Bunn's departure from Nashville will Tuesday, October 7, 1969 ber of Commerce, he has lead our busi leave a. void in the business and civic life of ness community in its growth and prog the oommunity. As telephone officials usually Mr. BURKE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, ress. His civic activities are many and do, he has taken a.n active part in many vita.I we hear a good deal of talk lately about community projects. exercising fair play in the appointment varied, and all benefited from his par He is the current President of the Nash ticipation and initiative. of Federal judgeships, but fair play is a ville Area Chamber of Commerce, a. post in two-way street. With the cooperation of Mr. Bunn and which he has served with distinction. He is the Nashv1lle Area Chamber of Com· also a member of the Board of Trustees of An interesting editorial has appeared merce, and my office, a major statewide the United Givers Fund, Director of the in the Tampa Tribune concerning the conference on comprehensive health Middle Tennessee Boy Scout Council, the nomination of Judge Clement F. Hayns planning was sponsored with the Ten· UMCA, and a director or member of a. num worth as a Supreme Court Justice, which nessee Health Department. Largely ber of other civic organizations. I would llke to bring to the attention of through Mr. Bunn's genuine concern for In addition to becoming Vice President of my colleagues-in the interest of fair South Central Bell's regional operations, Mr. play: the health and welfare of all of our citi Bunn was also elected to the company's board zens, this conference was a singular suc of directors and named to the Executive HAYNSWORTH'S BIG SINS: SOUTHERN cess. Committee. CoNSERVATIVE On every occasion that I have called The people of Nashville congratulate Mr. Pressure is on President Nixon to withdraw upon Mr. Bunn for advice, counsel, and Bunn on his business promotion but they will the nomination of Judge Clement F. Hayns assistance, he has unswervingly made regret the loss of his services to the com worth to the Supreme Court. munity. On the facts thus fa.r disclosed at the himself available to work for the better.. Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, there ment of our community. He has proven a is no valid reason why Judge Haynsworth good friend, and objective adviser to me, LEGISLATION TO PROHIBIT THE should not serve on the high court. personally, and a dedicated citizen to our SALE OR SHIPMENT FOR USE IN His real fa.ult, in the eyes of his critics, community. is that he is a. conservative Southerner. We are pleased over his advancement, THE UNITED STATES OF DDT The attackers, naturally, do not sa.y this. but deeply regret that his new duties and They point instead to "conflicts of interest" responsibilities wm deprive Nashville and in which Judge Haynsworth was involved. HON. OGDEN R. REID One concerned litigation between a labor Davidson County of his impressive tal OF NEW YORK union a.nd a. textlle firm which did business ents to get things done. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with a. Greenvllle, S.C., vendlng machine Our community's regards for Mr. Bunn Tuesday, October 7, 1969 company in which Judge Haynsworth owned are stated in editorial comments in both a one-seventh interest. Judge Haynsworth the Nashville Tennessean and the Nash Mr. REID of New York. Mr. Speaker, cast the decidlng vote in favor of the textile ville Banner, and they are submitted at I am today introducing legislation to firm. There was no evidence, however, that 29014 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 7, 1969 the vending machine company profited in concerning a way to bring the Vietnam expression to the political will of the people any way from the decision. war to a long overdue conclusion. It is no of South Vietnam, this government to have, The second case was one in which Judge less valid now than it was then. As a by prior agreement in Paris, the specific au Haynsworth, on the recommendation of his matter of fact it is a matter of greater thority to: broker, had bought stock in the Brunswick urgency than ever. (1) Require the withdrawal of external Corporation while a foreclosure suit by the military forces from South Vietnam and company against a bankrupt bowling alley The statements follow: (ii) Determine its future relationship with was pending in his court. The suit involved NATIONAL CoUNCIL OF THE North Vietnam, and with other countries. a claim of about $100,000; the Brunswick CHURCHES OF CHRIST, 2. To make clear that the United States company does a business of some $400 million New York, N.Y., June 30, 1969. will not continue to support any regime in a year, and the court decision could not President RICHARD NIXON, South Vietnam that is not broadly repre conceivably have affected the value of the The White House, sentative and does not extend normal politi stock. Moreover, the three-juage panel had Washington, D.C. cal liberties to its people; already agreed, unanimously, on the decision DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: In pursuance of im 3. To make clear to the American people, before the Haynsworth stock was purchased. long-standing, deep concern with the Viet as well as the Vietnamese, a specific date by We think Judge Haynsworth would have nam war, the National Council of Churches which the United States will have completed been wise to disqualify himself in both cases, convened on June 20-21 a meeting of highly the withdrawal from South Vietnam of all to avoid even the appearance of conflict. His qualified people to consider the present stage its military forces; and failure to do so apparently was the result of the conflict. The results are embodied in 4. To repeat again in clear terms the moral not of too little moral perception but of too the main text herewith transmitted, which commitment of this country to help meet many investments. During his 12 years on the signatories, six of whom were prevented humanitarian needs in Vietnam, both North the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals he from participating personally in the meeting, and South. bought and sold shares in a number of com hope will be helpful in your efforts to secure In our judgment, Mr. President, the in panies, and his current portfolio of securities peace. terconnected actions we have outlined are is worth some $800,000. Shareholding was so Since the composition of this letter, press now politically possible here at home, and routine that the matter of conflict in these reports have conveyed statements by repre essential in Vietnam to any "peace we can cases evidently did not occur to him. sentatives of the Hanoi Government which live with and be proud of." Believing that In view of the unethical conduct of pose severe difficulties that the group I am the United States now has a unique oppor resigned Justice Abe Fortas and Justice Wil certain would recognize. Congressman Morse tunity, we pledge our whole-hearted sup liam O. Douglas it is well that the Senate and McCioskey wish me to report their view port for such an honest ending of this war. committee explore fully the financial trans that the announcement of a date for troop Yours sincerely, actions of Judge Haynsworth. The Senate withdrawal (point 3 of the letter) and the Arthur S. Flemming, President, National should have the complete picture of his bus pursuit of the negotiations suggested (point Council of Churches, New York, N.Y. iness dealings; and if it found actual im 1 of the letter) present particularly difficult R. H. Edwin Espy, General Secretary, Na proprieties there, it would be justified in re objectives in the light of these recent Hanoi tional Council of Churches. jecting his nomination. statements. In regard to these statements, Ernest A. Gross, Chairman, Department of But if Judge Haynsworth is kept off the however, we all continue to be convinced of International Affairs, National Council of court, either by pressures upon the Presi the necessity of a broadly representative in Churches. dent or by Senate rejection, it will be bis terim body and subsequent government in Morris B. Abram, President, Brandeis Uni philosophy rather than his conduct which South Vietnam, as suggested in the group versity, Waltham, Mass. bars the door. letter. William B. Arthur, Editor, Look Magazine, In his judicial service he has refused to Sincerely, New York. adopt the theory that a presumption of ARTHUR s. FLEMMING. Harold J. Berman, Professor, Harvard Law right automatically follows labor unions and School, Cambridge, Mass. minorities into court. Nor has he shown a NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE Robert S. Bilheimer, National Council of willingness to stretch the Constitution to CHURCHES OF CHRIST, Churches. cover social change which, however, desir New YVietnam War by F. Bradford Morse, United States House of simultaneously- Representatives (Massachusetts), Washing END THE VIETNAM WAR ( a) Replacing the strategy of maxim.um ton, D.C. mill tary pressure on the other side in South Allan M. Parrent, National Council of Vietnam by a policy of reducing the scale of Churches. HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. fighting in every possible way, looking toward Edwin 0. Reischauer, Professor, Harvard OF MICHIGAN the prompt achievement of a standstill cease University, Cambridge, Mass. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fire, and Howard Schomer, National Council of (b) Seeking agreement through the Paris Churches. Tuesday, October 7, 1969 negotiations on an interim body which will John Coventry Smith, Commission on Ecu Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, as one be broadly representative of all political, re menical Mission and Relations, United who participated in the thoughtful dis ligious, social and ethnic groups in South Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Vietnam (and not merely the Government of John Sommer, Author, Vietnam-The Un cussions that led to the statements which the Republic of Vietnam and the Provisional heard Voices, New York. follow, I am privileged to recommend Revolutionary Government of the Republic David M. Stowe, United Church of Christ. to the attention of my colleagues what of South Vietnam), designed to lead to the Joseph D. Tydings, United States Senate was said to President Nixon this summer creation of a government that gives full (Maryland), Washington, D.C. October 7, 1969 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29015 ACT FOR CLEAN WATER NOW budget, the administration has again asked "And while he waited for me he'd draw for $214 million, where Congress authorized a. sketches of me, from a photograph or from round billion. memory." HON. EDWARD J. PATTEN It is sorely needed. Without the promised Mrs. Gabbard was bitter about the OF NEW JERSEY federal funds, the cleanup program would tragedy. "I suppose they'll want to take eventually collapse despite efforts by local Johnny next and send him out there to get IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES governments, which have passed bond issues killed. Tuesday, October 7, 1969 to raise their share of needed funds, and "Oh, it wouldn't be unbearable to give to a even, increasingly, industry. And that, with worthwhile cause. But my son died for Mr. PATTEN. Mr. Speaker, the House the consequent accelerated deterioration of nothing-just nothing." will consider the appropriation bill for our water resources, is something we can "You should see all the dishes I bought," Public Works for Water, Pollution Con much less afford. said Sharon. "I feel like breaking them now." trol, and Power Dsvelopment and the Tom Gabbard graduated from Campbell Atomic Energy Commission this week. I County High School in 1967. He and Sharon believe that my State of New Jersey and met at a Christmas party three yea.rs ago also our great Nation must consider this A HEARTBREAK INSTEAD OF while she was a student at Our Lady of HONEYMOON Providence. · legislation one of its major priority items He was employed by the Disabled Ameri of domestic legislation before this Con can Veterans Headquarters at Cold Spring gress. We must move to correct this prob when he was called to the service in Feb lem now and stop putting this matter HON. M. G. (GENE) SNYDER ruary 1968. off to the future before the current crisis OF KENTUCKY After training at Ft. Benning and Ft. becomes much greater. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES McClellan, he was ordered to Vietnam on The Home News of New Brunswick, Tuesday, October 7, 1969 Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1968, with Co. C, N.J., published an enlightening editorial 11th Infantry, Fifth Division. Mr. SNYDER. Mr. Speaker, no one will "He made sergeant fast," his father said on October 5, 1969, that I believe sets proudly. "His job when he was killed wa~ forth the call for action in regard to this remember my words here but I know that all of us will remember the brave young leading a squad of 10 infantrymen." important appropriation bill. The edi Sgt. Gabbard was born in Covington. He torial follows: men who have given their allegiance and was 21 last Sept. 16. their lives without protest to the defense ACT FOR CLEAN WATER Now In notes prepared for The Kentucky Post, of America and free men everywhere. Sharon Reusing wrote: Striking while the iron is hot is a maxim There may be questions of policy or "He was MURDERED on Sept. 28, 1969." that has political as much as, if not more skepticism over tactics but no one can News of the young sergeant's death came to than, any other application. the Gabbard home last Tuesday. In American politics, this would appear to doubt the valor of our fighting men. Mr. Speaker, our sympathy and the Two days later Sharon got a letter from be a vintage year for striking on some long him. It concluded; standing basic issues. sympathy of millions of Americans goes "I just hope I get home alive and well. Love Currently we have the drive to abolish the to the fiance, the parents, and the fam forever." Electoral College in favor of direct popular ily of Thomas Jefferson Gabbard, who Sharon says she'll never leave the Gabbard election of the president. With the near paid the ultimate sacrifice for his coun home. Her dead sweetheart's parents agreed. disaster of the 1968 election stlll reasonably "We hope she'll stay with us alw•ys," said fresh in the public mind and the political try in Vietnam. But we owe him more than sympathy. We owe him our high Mrs. Gabbard. climate therefore favorable as perhaps never Funeral arrangements await the arrival before, the House has passed and President est debt of gratitude, for he died for of Sgt. Gabbard's body. Nixon has now come out in favor of the pro all of us. Burial will be in Owsley County, Ky., fol posed constitutional amendment. There is The October 4, 1969, article about his lowing services directed by Dabbling Funeral now just the faintest chance that the pro sacrifice, from the Kentucky Post, by Home, Ft. Thomas. cedure for electing the American president Sigman Byrd, appears below: may be rescued from the 18th century and br.ought into the 20th by 1972. A HEARTBREAK INSTEAD OF HONEYMOON Earlier we had taxes, the rare spectacle of _ (By Sigman Byrd) IMMEDIATE NEED FOR EDUCATION con~essmen in numbers exercising them Plans for a November honeymoon dis FUNDS selves not, as usual, over raising more but solved in tears and heartbreak today as a over simplifying, even easing, the citizen's Highland Heights family awaited the return burden. With signals of an imminent tax of another slain serviceman. HON. JOHN DELLENBACK payers' revolt flashing all over the horizon, it Army Sgt. Thomas Jefferson Gabbard, 21, OF OREGON was clear that the time for tax reform had was killed on Sept. 28 in a combat operation IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES clearly come. The final results aren't in yet, in Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam. Tuesday, October 7, 1969 but both Congress and the administration At their pretty frame house at 2519 S. have taken advantage of the mood of the Main Avenue, Highland Heights, the young Mr. DELLENBACK. Mr. Speaker, I moment to tackle the most far-reaching hero's parents, brother and fiancee tried in join wholeheartedly in cosponsoring the overhaul of the tax system in recent history. vain to comfort each other. In this grab bag of issues, there is yet an resolution introduced today by Mr. The parents are Mr. and Mrs. Brown Gab CoHELAN to provide funds immediately other item, not as exciting perhaps but prob bard. The father is a. welder employed by ably even more important in the long run, Vulcan Manufacturing, Woodlawn, O. The for the Office of Education at the levels where, hopefully, Washington will show itself couple has another son, Johnny, 17. appropriated in H.R. 13111. equally willing to follow where public opin Sgt. Gabba.rd's fiancee, pretty Sharon Delayed funding of Federal education ion leads. Reusing, blond and blue-eyed, has been liv programs works almost as great a hard For a long time now pollution has rivaled ing in the Gabbard home for the past year, ship on schools as underfunding does. the weather as a subject generating a great awaiting the return of her high-school As a result, school administrators are deal of taak but precious little action. We all sweetheart. forced to estimate how much Federal know by now what we are doing to our en "Everything was arranged," she sobbed to vironment, the dire predictions for the near day. "He had only 17 or 18 more days in the money they will eventually receive. Be future and how far we are falling short in field and a.bout a year before coming home. cause of the constant fluctuations of taking the steps necessary to prevent them "I was going to meet him in H~waii for Federal education funding in recent from coming to pass. the wedding and honeymoon." years, such estimates must often be The public is clearly in favor of action. A Miss Reusing is an information opera.tor merely wild guesses; yet definite com recent GaJlup Poll reported 85 per cent of the for Cincinnati and Suburban Bell. mitments must be made on the basis population concerned about water pollution Said Sgt. Gabbard's mother: thereof. and 73 per cent ready to spend money-Le., "I've kept his car all clean and waiting for taxes-to combat it. Washington also seemed him; he loved the '57 Chevrolet. Now he'll The House has already indicated its to be in step with the passage of the Clean never drive it again!" readiness to support generous funding Water Act back in 1966, which was supposed And his father added: for Federal education programs by its to channel a steady flow of federal funds into "Tom.my lived for just four things. To overwhelming approval of H.R. 13111 state and local pollution-control programs. come home, marry Sharon, start a family on July 31. Now the House ought to dem- Unfortunately, the flow has been more of a of his own and study commercial art at onstrate its readiness to get this money trickle. Actual fund appropriations have con Northern Kentucky State. He had a lot of sistently fallen short of clean-water authori talent." to the schools immediately, not months zations. In 1968, $450 million was authorized "He was a wonderful artist," Sharon said.. from now. and $203 m1111on finally appropriated. In "Tommy used to drive to the Telephone The delay in funding vocational edu 1969, it was $214 million appropriated against building in Cincinnati and wait for me to cation is especially pernicious. The 1969 $700 million authorized. In this current get off work. funds now being used simply do not 29016 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 7, 1969 stretch to cover the additional authori country's chronic bale.nee-of-payments head. over the continental United States. This ache. should permit pl'8.D.D.ing for a new airport to zations provided for by the 1968 voca Some problems in our SST effort remain to handle SSTs. With no sound barrier problem, tional education amendments. Instead of be solved. The foremost of thet.e ls the noise SSTs could take off from this area for London the progress which Congress intended to of the son.le boom. But America's aerona.uti and Tokyo just as easily as from New York or encourage in this important area, we oal experts have overcome pa.st difficulties the West Coast. And far more easily for the may see actual decline in vocational pro more defiant than the Jolting blast of faster convenience of passeng.ers from all over the grams. than-sound flight. Thus there can be little Middle West. doubt that the most ambitious of the world's The resolution introduced today reaf three supersonic designs will be flying on a [From the Salt Lake Tribune, Sept. 24, 1969) firms the intent of Congress in passing test basU; in late 19'72 and over airline routes PROGRESS DICTATES SST not only H.R. 13111, but also the voca by 1978. With his affirmative decision on the After what he described as a "spirited de tional education amendments and every SST's future, President Nixon has declared bate" within the administration, President authorization which has pledged Federal for continuing aviation progress by the Ntxon has decided to gamble $662 milllon assistance to education. I strongly be United States. more on the Boeing supersonic transport lieve that this resolution deserves the plane (SST) despite a number of technologi full support of every Member of this [From the Plain Dealer, Sept. 24, 1969} cal problems yet to be overcome. body. RIGHT .APPROACH TO THE SST In asking Congress for an additional $96 President Nixon's request for congressional million this year to assure construction of appropriation of $662 milllon spread over five two prototypes of the 1,800-miles-per-hour, years for development of the supersonic Jet delta wing superjet, Mr. Nixon has set the THE SST DECISION transport ( SST) makes good sense. stage for what may become another ant1- Scaling the work on the two prototype balllstlc-misslle-type national debate. HON. GARNER E. SHRIVER planes to a slower pace fits the trend of the As in the missile battle, which went down times against new high spending comxnit to the wire and a one-vote victory in the Sen OF KANSAS ments. But either this ls a national project ate, the SST battle will be between experts IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES or lit isn't. Three presidents in a row now evaluating identical data but coming up with Tuesday, October 7, 1969 have said it ls. We agree. opposite opinions. In such an atmosphere This 298-pa.ssenger craft ls to overwhelm "facts" are ha.rd to believe and the ultimate Mr. SHRIVER. Mr. Speaker, news the half-size, slower-speed British-French congressional decision will no doubt be papers in all parts of the Nation have and Russian competition. made as much on personal emotion as on spoken out in favor of the President's The SST ls highly important to the United careful reasoning. decision to give the green light to devel States for more reasons t.han commercial air President Nixon seemed to have come transportation. It's development should pro down to that himself. He said he was recom opment of a supersonic transport. duce a vast technological "fallout" of value mending the go ahead on construction of pro I call the attention of my colleagues to to industrial and mllltary applications and in totypes because "I want the United States to the accompanying sample of editorial many other areas as well. lead the world in air transport." He said he comment: Airliners that can make New York-London was convinced that technical factors asso [From the Kansas City Star, Sept. 24, 1969} in 3 hours or West Coast-Tokyo in 4¥2 hours ciated with the SST-mainly sonic booms are going to be built by someone, a.nd the and financing-can be overcome. A Go-AHEAD FOR AVIATION PROGRESS IN The government already has put about NIXON'S SST DECISION airlines will be forced by competition to buy them. If the United States failed to develop half a billion dollars into development of the Too much was at stake for Piresident Ntxon e.n SST, America. could wind up a double SST. Test flights are not expected before 1972 to say "No" on proceeding with the super loser. Its own airlines would be spending dol and initial deliveries to the airlines 1s not sonic transport (SST) project. So he has lars overseas on foreign ail-planes (increasing scheduled before 1978. The British and given the SST the green light after eight the balance of payments problem) and the French have jointly built a smaller and months of uncertainty and deliberation. domestic aircraft industry would be losing slower SST as have the Russians. The Brit The next move will be up to Congrets. That out on overseas sales. ish-French plane, the Concorde, ls expected. body can be expeoted to vote the 96 million And the Ohio economy would be a loser, to make its first supersonic test flight this dollars in new funds to round out another too. The Boeing SST ls to be powered by four week. The Russian plane, similar to the Con year of work on the program. For such a sum General Electric engines miade in Cincinnati. corde, ls now undergoing test flights. to be spent otherwise could scarcely make a Boeing believes it will sell 500 SSTs for Arguments against going ahead with the dent in this country's large social and eco a.bout $40 million each. When enough planes SST are both convincing and difficult to re nomic problems. So the contention of some a.re sold, the government ls to get back all it fute. Development ls expensive. Return on critics that the United States oa.nnot afford advanced, with interest. both government and private investment in an entry in the international supersonlc The Federal Aviation Administration ac the SST ls doubtful at this stage. Sonic sweepstakes 113 not valid. knowledges that once the high-risk develop booms, in the present state of technology, On the contrary, to scrap the American ment phase is over, it should be up to the are annoying and destructive. Time saved by SST undertaking could be irreparably dam companies to raise their own money. Presi the SST under today's airport-to-city bottle aging. It would mean forfeiting the long dent Nixon concurs with Presidents Johnson necks, ls less than spectacular. There are time international leadership of the United and Kennedy that developing the SST de other urgent national needs that demand States in aircraft development and produc mands a national effort. Each president faced immediate attention. The plane could hurt tion. The loss of prestige would be enormous. sincere reports antagonistic to the SST effort. U.S. balance of payments instead of help And it would mean passing up the potential Each presid.en.t overruled the objections. In them. military advantages of being able to move 1963 President Kennedy first declared that All these and many more points against troops a.cross the ocean in three hours. the national interest required development the SST constitute a powerful case that wm There ls the further conslderailiion of how of an American SST. be exploited to the full in congressional de inconsi!3tent it would be to spend 24 billion Although the United States ls three to four bate. But they run headon into mankind's dollars to fly to the moon a.nd then balk at years behind the British-French Concorde unsuppressable urge to advance, to do things the ultimalte 1.4 billion-dollar price tag of an and the Russian TU144, backers of the Boeing better, to go places faster, to grow. This urge SST that can have huge value as a super SST say it will far outsell the others because has long found its most ambitious expression swift carrier of the public. Of course Ameri it will carry 298 passengers, more than double in the United States. cans will be able to travel on U.S. or foreign the others' sea.ting capacity, and will fly 1,800 President Nixon seems to have based his airlines flying either the British-French miles e.n hour to their 1,400. decision on recognition of this will to ad Concorde or Russia's Tupolev-144. The two By spreading development over the five vance. Surely he, too, realizes the possible foreign versions of the SST will be in service drawbacks. But he must also have realized years President Nixon has pushed production as much as half a dozen years before their that if it ls possible to build an 1,800-mph, American competitor. But they will have the back into the late 1970s. Such timing pur 300-passenger plane, some one ts going to disadvantages o! less speed by several hun posely gives the SST a lower priority on the build it. He wanted that "someone" to be dred miles an hour and being able to carry government scale than solVing mass transit the United States and we don't see how he fewer than half as many passengers. Amer problems, especially in the urban areas. This could have decided otherwise. ica's SST 1s designed to convey 300 persons ls log!cal. com!orta.bly at a speed o! 1,800 miles an hour. The governm.ent's word that no supersonic flights will be allowed over populated areas [From the Seattle Post Intelllgence, Sept. 26, Thus various airlines, both U.S. and for 1969) should ellminiate fears of a 50-mlle-wide bang eign, prefer the forthcoming American air· THE SST DEcISION cra!t as they look to the travel market of the zone trailing sonic booms after each SST. late 1970s and the 1980s. Thit; choice ls The planes will have to slow down under the AP-I View: President Nixon's decision to backed up by reservation deposits on 122 sound barrier. The sonic boom problem ls a proceed with the development of the super of the as-yet unbuilt jet liners. Royalties on serious one and will remain so until a solu sonic transport plane (SST) should greatly purchases will enable the U.S. government to tion is found. aid this nation in keeping the aviation lead recover its investment. Sales to foreign car Yet Cleveland can find a great advantage in ership it has enjoyed over the past 60 years. riers can aid greatly toward relieving this the decision not to allow supersonic flights The Boeing Co. people got a tremendous October 7, 1969 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29017 shot in the arm with President Nixon's an In addition to his commercial success, The reality was a shock to some, a vindica nouncement he would push forward with Mr. Wyly has long been an active par tion to others-but an eye-opener to all. plans to develop two prototypes on the super ticipant in community atiairs; and, in INDEX A FACTOR IN CUTBACK sonic transport aircraft. addition, has distinguished himself This rendezvous with ,-a reallty certainly Although the proposal faces tough going was part of the reason for the sharp fer in the Congress, particularly the House of through various civic and philanthropic Representatives, the President's action has activities. As Council Chairman, his en tilizer production cutback early this year. done much to improve the sagging morale lightened social consciousness will pro Whatever you call it-a period of reassess of Boeing officials and employees involved in vide an invaluable perspective from ment or adjustment-it was the first time the project. After a somewhat lengthy delay U.S. fertilizer companies have trimmed their which to encourage the development of production since World War II. in waiting for Mr. Nixon's decision, his re minority enterprise. marks were most encouraging. The strengthening effect of this cutback We applaud the President's "difficult" de Sam Wyly is a man of many talents. was weakened somewhat by a heavily water cision in giving the go ahead for construc His is a credit to the business community logged spring season in the Midwest, which tion of the SST. At the same time we don't and the State of Texas. I know his ten caused fertilizer sales to plummet drastically. see how he could very well have failed to do ure as Chairman of the Minority Enter But yet, it's interesting that, even with so. prise Advisory Council will be marked a discouraging spring season, most repre The SST-a monster able to carry 300 pas by distinguished and etiective service. sentatlves of the f'ertllizer industry feel sengers at a speed of 1,800 miles an hour f'airly confident that next year will be bet admlttedly ls almost as controversial as the ter-that the industry is on the way toward ABM antiballistic missile system. And for a strong recovery. At least, the ones I've very good reasons. talked to leave that impression, and I don't Its practical economic value is unproven. IMPROVING THE FERTILIZER think I've been talking to "Pollyannas" Its potential sonic booms over residential INDUSTRY because they don't last long in this business. areas could be intolerable. Many engineering Let me emphasize that the optimism Iles and technological problems remain unsolved. not in the fact that a production cutback Its immedaite development program promises HON. ROBERT E. JONES was obtained-because no industry rides for to cost a tremendous amount of money-ul OJ' ALABAMA ward on cutbacks-but the optimism arises timately as much as $4.5 billion. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from the fact that industry ls gaining a To many of the critics, it is the cost of market-wise attitude, an improved knowl the program which should rule it out at Tuesday, October 7, 1969 edge of what's going on across the country. this time of urban crisis and the war in Mr. JONES of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, Improved statistics, I think, build the basis Vietnam. "They insist-and wlll lnsist in the the fertilizer industry is a basic part of for this attitude. coming congressional appropriation debate TO GATHER FINANCIAL DATA -that the SST does not merit its recommended American agriculture, a segment of the priority treatment. economy which generally fails to receive The Institute hopes to follow on the heels of the Fertilizer Index with another "first" for All these are pretty impressive reasons for the attention and appreciation it is due. continuing to stall on a plane which was Mr. Edwin M. Wheeler, president of industry-an accumulation of key financial data-information too long unavailable. The first planned under the Kennedy administra the National Plant Food Institute here tion. Yet the fact is that other nations are plan ls to gather critical data-primarily from in Washington, presented an excellent balance sheets and profit-and-loss state not stalllng. Russia's supersonic airliner, the paper on the status and future of the TU-144, and its British-French counterpart, ments-for several major industry categories. the Concorde, already have been test flown · fertilizer industry at a fertilizer produc The objective ls to provide ratios and com for many hours. tion and mar}reting conference in Mem parisons that will aid each company in finan To President Nixon, and to us, this fact phis, October 3. cial management and serve as a useful public overrides all others. As happened in the space Mr. Wheeler is an attorney with ex relations tool in helping explain the essen race, it is imperative this nation catch up tensive experience in private industry. tial role which this 100-year-old industry and recapture leadership in another of man The National Plant Food Institute was holds in the basic agricultural economy of kind's major thrusts into the future. this nation-and much of the world. formed in 1955 when two much older There's going to be an increased effort to Technical problems, even sonic booms, can fertilizer industry related organizations be solved if we really try. Money will be accumulate fertlllzer transportation statistics found for the war and for our social prob united to advance their common goals. to aid in sustaining a just balance of freight lems. What we must not lose, and certainly Mr. Wheeler gives strong support to rates for the industry's product-a product not by default, ls the world pre-eminence the vital work of the Tennessee Valley whose price to the farmer is made up of fully we have earned by topping the competition in Authority's National Fertilizer Develop 25%-35% transportation costs. every really important challenge. ment Center at Muscle Shoals, Ala. As many of you know, the Institute, on be He points out that the savings to the half of the major portion of industry, has for years backed the Association of American American farmer from improved fertil Fertilizer Control Officials in efforts toward SAM WYLY APPOINTED CHAIRMAN izer and marketing methods resulting more uniform state monthly reports. At mid OF MINORITY ENTERPRISE AD from work of the TVA Fertilizer Center year, a significant agreement was reached be VISORY COUNCIL produce a line of benefits which extends tween major fertilizer companies and AAFCO to the fertilizer industry and to the for faster reporting of consumption informa HON. ROBERT PRICE eventual food and fiber consumer as well. tion with modern computer fac111ties which So that my colleagues may know of the industry and states are obtaining in increas OF TEXAS importance of the fertilizer industry, I ing numbers. Thirty-three sta,tes can now ac IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cept tonnage reports in one or more forms include Mr. Wheeler's comments as a from computers. Eleven states have adopted Tuesday, October 7, 1969 part of my remarks at this point: the AAFCO approved uniform reporting sys Mr. PRICE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, BUILDING A HEALTHY INDUSTRY tem, providing monthly information on con I commend President Nixon in his ap (Edwin M. Wheeler) sumption-another sign of maturity. pointment of Sam Wyly of Dallas, Tex., A healthy industry is a mature industry POSITIVE STAND ON POLLUTION as Chairman of the Minority Enterprises and the U.S. fertilizer industry is growing I'll mention a couple more. The fertilizer Advisory Council. This appointment up. industry has adopted a postive stance to was a critical one because, the Minor It's reaching maturity in a number or ward those who criticize fertilizers as alleged ity Enterprise Advisory Council will play ways-maturity that it has never known water pollutants. The Institute is helping, a vital role in coordinating the admin before. Let me give two or three indicators using our members' dollars, co-sponsor a that make me f'eel this way: USDA research project in the Midwest to help istration's program to provide self help For one thing, the industry is no longer establish answers to questions about fertiliz for our Nation's minority groups. afraid to let the skeletons shake in the closet. er application and soil runoff. The industry The President made a judicious choice It has seen its problems ... and it's doing isn't hiding behind the skirts of ignorance- when he appointed Sam Wyly to this im something about them. One of the first steps nor is it slapping blindly a,t its acquisition. portant post. Mr. Wyly comes to his new was the successful initiation, one year ago, As the Institute's past Chairman Jaral D. Position with a wealth of successful bus of the NPFI monthly FertillzeT Index. For Aston said at the NPFI convention this sum iness experience behind him. His experi the first time, industry voluntarily dis- mer: "The public shall know the facts. It ls closed data to a private, independent, con the minimum that the public deserves. The ence will be of special benefit because fidential business research firm on produc industry can abide the facts-but we will not throughout his career, Sam Wyly has tion, disappearance and inventory of the ma abide innuendo, allegation and emotional ap not been afraid to initiate, to innovate, jor fertilizer products. This ls the closest peals ..." or to challenge. These qualities will stand we've ever come to having accurate figures The industry is not assuming a head-in him in good stead on the Council. in a month-by-month comparative index. sand position on pollution. If there's a prob- CXV--1828-Part 21 29018 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 7, 1969 lem regarding use of fertilizer and environ Those of you who have guided the work of dustry, this means an increasingly heavy mental pollution-we want to know about the Center have long realized, I think, that investment in on-site facilities. it-but we want to know facts-not supposi along with the recognition of leadership in FEWER BUT BIGGER tion, not innuendo, not half-truths designed fertilizer research and development comes to grab headlines. And, the Institute and in the responsibility of providing continuing Candidly, there will be fewer fer,tillzer re dustry are searching for the facts. programs for introduction of new and better tail outlets in the next 10 years, but the ones left will be bigger and offers more service MORE SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURE fert11izer products. It's a responsibility not only of national, but also of world, impor and more informa.tion to serve the large pro A healthy industry is an industry which tance. ducer. thinks not only of its own problems, but of It's a new situation-and an exciting pros those of others as well. We at the Institute Savings to the American farmer from im pect. The outlook is for an increasingly are becoxning more involved, on the indus proved fertilizers and marketing methods are strong, more viable fertilizer industry than try's behalf, in helping develop increased the nucleus of the TVA research and devel ever before-with a realistic, market-wise support for agriculture. It ls essential that opment contribution . . . and the line of maturity. this be done. beneficiaries extends to include the industry It's a promising future-and a welcome As Under Secretary of Agriculture Phil and the eventual food and fiber consumer as one. Campbell so aptly phrased it at our meet well. ing this summer . . . "Somehow we must The fact that fertilizers are truly interna bring home to the 19 out of 20 who are not tional products is not a profound one, but A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ISSEI OF farmers that agriculture ls basic to this its increasing importance is sometimes over DELANO, CALIF. country-and that sound agricultural pro looked in ~onsidering potential growth of un grams are vital to the nation." derdeveloped nations. It is becoming more Most Americans, I'm afraid, couldn't care and more evident that the econoxnies of most HON. ROBERT B. (BOB) MATHIAS less. nations hinge on their country's agriculture, OF CALIFORNIA This indifferent attitude is evident in and on the ability of their farmers to adapt Congress; it's evident in the state houses. to the use of modern production inputs. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES We have to make the non-farm public care ROLE IN LEADERSHIP Tuesday, October 7, 1969 at least a little bit about agriculture and the businesses that serve it. The National Fertilizer Development Cen Mr. MATHIAS. Mr. Speaker, I am As Under Secretary Campbell pointed ter has Played a vital role in helping our happy to insert in the RECORD, at the re out-after all, agriculture is a 50-billion industry become the world leader in provid quest of Mr. Joe Katano of the Japanese dollar-a-year customer in the American ing the best possible fertilizer products eco American Citizens League in Delano, economy-with farm exports alone providing nomically to U.S. farmers. Maintaining this posture becomes more difficult daily, as world Calif., a brief history of the Issei of De one million non-farm jobs. lano. Since Mr. Tsurumatsu Nagatani That seems important enough to care a competition sharpens. Refining plants along little about! the Dead Sea-ammonia plants on the Per first came to Delano in April of 1905, the The Institute has been hammering at this sian Gulf-phosphate plants in Russia-all Japanese Americans have made many theme for several months now-but, as you place increased burdens on TVA research and social, economic, and political contribu know, it takes a heavy hammer to make a development and on the adaptability of U.S. tions to the Delano area and to the en dent in the urban-oriented media. industry. tire State of California. One hopeful effort is an NPFI award pro You may be assured that the nation's fertiUzer industry will continue to look to I think it is only fitting that we rec gram that has just been initiated with the ognize the long and distingiushed his National Agricultural Advertising and Mar the National Fertmzer Development Center . keting Association. The object is to honor for world leadership in this area. tory of these outstanding people. the NAAMA member judged most creative CONCENTRATION ON BUYER Mr. Speaker, I commend this brief his tory of the Issei of Delano to my col in telling agriculture's story to the non The next decade is going to see a decided farm audience. leagues and to the general public: The fertilizer industry is concerned about change of emphasis in fertlllzer marketing. As important as the product is, I firmly be A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ISSEI OF agriculture's problems, because they are our DELANO, CALIF. problems, too. They're your problems. If lieve that fertilizer marketers must concen agriculture fails to prosper, most of us are trate more on the man who buys the product Like a novel from the Western Era, the going to find a lack of prosperity in our than on the product itself. The farmer ls Japanese Issei's life in Delano began. April current occupation, too. changing faster than industry-faster than of 1905, Mr. Tsurumatsu Nagatani came to the county agent--faster than the agricul Delano from San Francisco through the em HEALTH IS UNITY; GROWTH tural sclentist--faster than any of us may ployment office to work in the Railroads. To A healthy industry is a united industry. I realize. his surprise, he was asked to leave after think you're likely aware of the efforts The old marketing cllche, "Know your cus sleeping one night at the R. R. Boarding toward unification among the National Plant tomer," has a new urgencv to it. And, fer House at the end of a gunpoint. He left for Food Institute, the Agricultural Nitrogen tilizer's customers in the 1970's are going to Fresno and returned once more in 1912 and Institute, and the National Fertilizer Solu be a great deal different from the ones in the purchased land of 20 acres and started orange tions Association. In June, the NPFI Board 1950's and 1960's. grove near Ducor. passed a resolution approving such unifica We know something about this new 1911-Mr. Ichita Kawata was the first Jap tion in principle and setting overt actions farmer-but we don't know enough. We must anese to purchase and plant 20 acres of into motion to accomplish such an objective. know more about "who" he ls, rather than grapes on Cecil Avenue. A healthy industry is a growing industry. "what" he has accomplished. 1911-Mr. Tatsuguma Ota started 20 acres You can look back over the past 20 years of One thing we're finding out--he's a lot of oranges. fertilizer industry activity and note a defi more sophisticated, a lot more demanding, 1911-Mr. Yorizani purchased land for nite growth pattern-both in tonnage and with a great deal more "savvy" than every oranges. in dollar value of sales. before. 1912-Mr. Tsurumatsu Nagatani bought Although industry has cut production in WHEN IS MARKETING SEASON? and started 20 acres of oranges. this adjustment period, I firmly believe Just recently, Lane P ~lmer. editor of Farm 1912-Mr. K. Tahara purchased land in that there is no future in continued re Pixley area. trenchment. The industry must--and will Journal, told of some things his regional edi tors had found about farmers' decisions on 1912-Mr. H. Hirose purchased 20 acres of continue to grow. The growth won't be as land near Richgrove and started orange grove. rapid as we've seen it in the past decade, but buving fertilizer. The decision-makin~ process on fertilizers 1912-Mr. Einosuke Misono leased 640 potential is still there. I'm convinced it will acres of land and raised rice near Pond for be a great deal more orderly. There's no way starts, for many farmers, as early as Sep tember, and most have their plans made by 5 years. His daughter May went to school by to meet increased food and fiber needs with buggy. out increased use of fertilizer and other January-with a full thtrd of the buying decisions already made before that time. 1912-Mr. Norikane started nursery for proven production practices--lt's just that Mr Wallace on Cecil Avenue and later pur simple. The term "fertilizer marketing season" is losing its validity. The top farmer is tbinldng !:hased 40 acres of land which later was Here, I'd like to give a well-deserved pat of and planning for his needs all the time. sold to Mr. Stradley. Mr. Oishi bought land on the back to the National Fertilizer De This is having a profound effect on our and started farming with Mr. T. Jo as velopment Center. The industry's thanks, al part ners. though not always too vocal in the past, are industry. To help him reach buying decisions, the one-out-of-three farmer, who produces 1917-Mr. Misono started raising water nonetheless sincere. 80% of our fa.rm output, want more than melons and cantaloupes 60 acres in Delano. AGGRESSIVE R. & D. ESSENTIAL a colored brochure on the prodnct . He de 1917-Mr. Takeshi Kawata, Tadashi Ogata, Industry leaders recognize the value-and mands factual information-and that de and Mr. Kinichi Sakal all -went into farming. necessity-of a strong, aggressive program in mand is almost insatiable. He demands serv 1919-Mr. Gohachi Kawano with another research and development. Without the type ice-and he demands more conveniPnce. partner started Rice Farming on the C. L. of program activated here at the National He expects a tailored fertilizer formula to Cole place. Fertilizer Development Center, obsolescence fit his precise soil-and-crop needs-not some 1918-19-Business started in Grocery by would overtake industry rapidly. general state grade list. For the fertilizer in- Mr. Juneaku Nozaka. Mr. Furuchi started a October 7, 1969 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29019 restaurant. Mr. Yano Fish Market. Many Mr. Yonaki families returned, and he helped Sacred Fifth Order Recognition. others followed in various business and farm at the Texaco Gas Station and Garage until Kern County Council Recognition. ing. his retirement. 18" Trophy from Refugee. 1920-Japanese-American Friendship Lea Mr. Sakushi Kubota and Mr. Sam Okasakl Radio from Delano Japanese Organizations. gue formed in response to the Anti-Japanese opened the Grocery Store Sam's Market on Clock & Pen Set from Wakayama Club. feeling that was rampart at that time. Mr. Fremont Street. Later in 1954 moved to pres Mr. Michinori Honbo Ichiro Kawata was first President. ent location on Cecil Avenue called City Food 1925--The Japanese-American Friendship Basket. Mr. Kubota is sole proprietor to this State Dept. Recognition. League was changed to Japanese Association day. Mr. Morima Kono of Delano with Mr. Kawata president; Mr. Mr. Kikichi Nakayama resumed farming Agriculture Dept. Recognition. Sakai, second; and Mr. Misono, third. in Richgrove area and later opened the State Dept. Recognition. 1925---Japanese School was built and all Kiichi's Restaurant & Bar on Glenwood until the children in the community and families retirement. Mr. Katsutaro Kono and Mr. Eiji of about 100 enjoyed the facilities inter non Yamashita started camp for Mr. Pagliarulo. denominating as one. During the World Wa-r Mr. Frank Fukuda returned to Delano and CLEANER AIR WEEK A NATIONAL II it was burned. Mr. Orimo first school started farming and shipping cantaloupe, COMMITMENT teacher. lettuce and tomatoes. 1925-Mr. Ushi Yonaki came to Delano and 1946-Mr. Einosuke Misono returned to went into farming. Delano and worked for Mr. Butera raising HON. ROBERT TAFT, JR. 1925-Mr. Harry R. Katano started Pool lettuce, and various crops, and later went OF OHIO Hall. into farming with Mr. Pando! until retire IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1925-Mr. Komasuke Nakagama started ment. farming various crops as cantaloupes, etc. 1946-Mr. Tsunekusa Kawasaki started Tuesday, October 7, 1969 1925-Mr. Kikichi Nakayama went into camp in Deer Creek Orchard and in 1947 farming. Mr. Shigeru and Isa.mu Ichinaga Michinori Honbo resumed the camp until Mr. TAFT. Mr. Speaker, as my col purchased and operated a Gas Station and 1947. leagues know, each year, during October, Grocery in Pixley. 1947-Michinori Honbo, Eiji Yamashita, communities throughout the country join 1926-Mr. Morima Kono started farming. Tadao Yamamoto, and Katsutaro Kono in a week long series of public observ Mr. Ikemiya became foreman for Setrakian. opened once more the Di Giorgio Sierra Vista ances of Cleaner Air Week. It is a time 1926--Mr. Gohachi Kawano started the Camp #2. when we focus attention on what has Westside Grocery until 1940; he went to 1947-Mr. Morima Kono returned and went :finally come to be recognized as one of Japan. Mr. Sam Okasaki continued the busi into farming, later working for Molica Inc. our most serious domestic problems. ness. 1947-Mr. Enosuke Fukawa and family went 1927-Mr. Yamane purchased land near into farming near McFarland until his retire Cincinnati, Ohio, is fortunate to have Earlimart. ment. the chairman of Cleaner Air Week, Mr. Mr. Soichi Enoki purchased 80 acres land Mr. Gohachi Kawano returned from Japan, Charles N. Howison, as a resident of our and went into farming. Various Labor Camps and resumed responsibilities in the com community. He was the originator of started in the later 20's and early 30's. munity working at the City Food Basket what has grown to be ~~ nationwide 1927-Mr. Setoguchi at McGivitt; Mr. until retirement. program. Johnny Katano, Mr. Takahashi, and Mr. 1947-Mrs. H. Okino lived with the Kubota On September 26, Mr. Howison, in an Miyake were some of the individual camps. family until she passed away in the Delano address before the East Central Section Mr. M. Watanabe-Individual camp. Hospital. Convention of the Air Pollution Control Di Giorgio Corporation had camp I, II, 1949-Mr. Tsunekusa Kawasaki came to and III with the following Issei's operating: Delano taking over Camp 18 for Di Giorgio Association, commented on the growth Mr. Tanimura, Morita, Tagawa, Hyodo, Fu Fruit Corp. In August 1949 resumed the and potential of Cleaner Air Week. jita, Yoshihara, Nakajima, Yamamoto, and Camp #2 having both camps until 1951 when I believe the following remarks are Yamashita. Mr. Yoshihara was one of the he let his nephew have Camp 18 and he with worthy of our consideration: men instrumental in helping the community his son had Camp #2 until his retirement. CLEANER Am WEEK: THE COMMUNITY grow. He was instrumental in the refugee pro COMMITMENT TO THE 70's 1929-Mr. Tsuda with his family started gram and the exchange student program (By Cha.rles N. Howison) the Laundry. The following businesses were which the Japanese Government gave him thriving until evacuation of 1942: Nitta recognition. Program Chaiirman, Henry Mayer, extended Hotel and Barber Shop; Sato Hotel; Ya.no 1949-The Delano Pioneer Club was formed an opportunity and a challenge when he in Hotel; Takaki Drugs; U.S. Grocery-Honda; with Mr. Tsurumatsu Nagatani president, and vited me here today to join members and Yamaguchi Fish Market; Westside Grocery; all the members totaling very few namely guests of Air Pollution Control Association's Misukam1 Fountain; Arita Cafe; Dan Lunch Einosuke Misono, Eiji Yamashita, Morima East-Central Section in a preview of the air Room; Nozaki Asahi Sushi; New Chop Suey; Kono, Sakushi Kubota, Kumaemon Tahara, quality management in the '70's. Tokyo Chop Suey; Hamaoka Pool Hall; Iwa Inosuke Fukawa, Katsutaro Kono, Tsunekusa An invitation to assess the community role zawa Pool and Barber, and Yasuhira Pool Kawasaki, Kuraw Okasaki, Michinori Honbo, in air quality management over the next ten Hall. Gohachi Kawano, and Tomokazu Kawasaki. years is indeed a challenge---particularly in 1931-Mr. Morihiro purchased 160 acres 1956-The Buddhist Church organization view of the superlative contributions of yes near Earlimart. was formed again with Mr. Tsunekusa Ka terday's speakers. Their estimates of the roles There were 3 Packing and Shipping Sheds wasaki as president. With the building of research and development, environmental formed by the Japanese farmers. Early ones burned during the war years, there were no health, industry and government, in restoring were: Sakai Packing Shed-In Earlimart; churoh to hold the meetings so it was held air quality, provided us with a penetrating Delano Growers Exchange-With Mr. Frank at camp #2 Sierra Vista Ranch. The services insight into the "decisive decade." Fukuda-Shipper, and Farmers Assn. United are held once a month, and after the clooing It was a rewarding experience, indeed, to Brokers-Mr. Matsuoka-Shipper. of Sierra Vista Camp #2, it is held at the hear Mrs. Swigart, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pickard, 1930-Buddhist Church was built but the Honbo Camp each month at present. Mr. Ronald and Mr. Bowling examine pros actual Buddhist Church was not affiliated 1958-Michinori Honbo opened the Cara.tan pects for increased public partic-lpation in air with the North America Buddhist Churches Camp on Cecil and Zachary and a.t present quality management at this morning's until 1940. Mr. Shigemi Fujii was one of the operating. session. many men active in this with about 40 1964--Mr. & Mrs. Kuwahara moved to De The insight and thoroughness they dis families. lano from Bakersfield. played in projecting an expanded role for the 1934--Mr. Sakushi Kubota came to Delano public in air conservation makes my assign and was associated with Westside Grocery. AWARDS ment much easier. 1939--Sakai and Yoshimura bought land Mr. Einosuke Misono My primary interest, of course, is enlist before World War II. 1 Foot Silver Trophy for instrumental in ment of all air quality interes'l:6 in a coordi 1940-Mr. Tsurumatsu Nagatani purchased Japanese School. nated approach to community-wide air p,rob 160 acres near Earlimart. Dai Nihon Mok.al-Recognition. lems under the banner of Cleaner Air Week. 1949-50-With Doshi Kai sponsored, there Gaimusho or State Department Recogni This morning's panelists provided informa was a commemorating party for Mr. Seiji tion. tion which we can use in future Cleaner Air Fujii winning the Repeal of Alien Land Law Agriculture Dept. Recognition. Weeks and perhaps some of our Cleaner Air case which made it possible for Issei to pur Week education instrumenw may prove use Mr. Tsurumatsu Nagatani chase or lease land by 300 person. ful 1lo you in !Uture endeavors o!f your own. 1945-Mr. Tsurumatsu Nagatani returned Agriculture Dept. Recognition. Information ls the currency of the air con with his family and resumed farming later State Dept. Recognition. servation realm and we need all of it we can being Incorporated and built the Nagatani Mr. Gohachi Kawano get in coping with the new air problems that Farms & Packing shed. 1948--Purchased 640 State Dept. Recogn.1,tion. arrive With every population gain and every acres; 1950--380 acres; 1952-160 acres; total new industrial process. ing 1,340 acres. Mr. Tsunekusa Kawasaki The approach of Cleaner Air Week's 21st Mr. K. Tahara returned to his land near State Dept. Recognition. observance-just a month away-recalls a Pixley. Agriculture Recognition. late October Monday in Perth Amboy, New 29020 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 7, 19Q9 Jersey, schoolyard. where students a.nd tea.oh· now as we enter the '70's, their number has to better serve their community interest 1n ers gs.thered a.round a cluster of yellow risen to 126. regional air standards. balloons. If Cleaner Air Week grew from a spectator Other Cleaner Air Week Committees are It was morning recess time and the pupils event in the '50's to a vehicle of personal par being formed for the first time with the ob were out for the Annual Balloon Ascension ticipation in the '60's, then the approaching jective of public enlightenment as a means signaling Cleaner Air Week in the New Jersey '70's confront this late OCtober public rela of securing adequate regional air quality port city. tions event with the biggest challenge in its standards. Each balloon carried two attachments: a 21-year history: to provide the individual Some say it ls too big a Job for a volunteer little card inviting whoever might recover it community resident with information that organization. Well, they said we couldn't at to report the time and place of the balloon's will enable him to exert influence on the tract and hold the public interest in the capture, and a child eager to release his adoption of community air quality safe '50's and again in the '60's many critics put aerial messenger. guards that best serve his needs. us down as an entertainment spectacle in· The balloons shot skyward except for one. The Air Quality Act of 1967, in effect, wrote capable of inducing individual action. A little boy, representing the first grade, re an order for Cleaner Air Week by providing Twenty years ago the Advertising Council fused to let go of his; he decided to retain for regional air quality control with proce told us that we could successfully "sell" the possession of his balloon, and perhaps he still dures and schedules for setting regional air public the idea of breaking a match to pre has it as a memento of the nation's first quality standards. vent forest fires but anything beyond the William Megonnel!, Assistant Surgeon Gen simple dimensions of this assignment was observance of Cleaner Air Week. eral, gave the key to the Cleaner Air Week too much to ask of Cleaner Air Week. As 126 metropolitan centers prepare to cel Committee's educational role in New York My answer to the Advertising Council ls ebrate Cleaner Air Week's 21st birthday, on Wednesday, April 9 of this year. Mr. contained in the Cleaner Air Week Handbook many important things will be said about Megonnell said that the Secretary of Health, for 1969. this successful public relations program but Education and Welfare will study the hear First graders in all of Chicago's school dis the essence of Cleaner Air Week is commit ings' records carefully and if he finds strong tricts won the competition for attention ment of the individual. public support for the adopted standards, he among competing Cleaner Air Week events, There was little or no air pollution control wlll be inclined to accept them, provided, of hands down, by electing Cleaner Air Week in 1949 when Cleaner Air Week opened for course, that they are consistent with health queens. Scores of congregations read the business. Eight years of World War II produc effects criteria. Cleaner Air Week message in their church tion had worn out existing air conservation As a result, Cleaner Air Week Committees bulletins. Suburban community residents systems and defense priorities had made it around the country are engaged in develop took part in special Cleaner Air Week events impossible to manufacture replacements. ing information programs in these vital areas and newspapers Joined radio and television Smoke trails located industrial stacks and of information to the resident of the air in bringing Cleaner Air Week information to home chimneys in every corner of our met quality region. almost every area resident. ropolitan centers. Clouds billowed after rail A. Just as each of us help create our air The New York Giants football team liter road engines and identified scrap yards. Any pollution problems, so we may contribute to ally kicked off Cleaner Air Week during pre thing less than a community-wide approach their solution within the over-all context of game ceremonies at Yankee Stadium. air would be futile in attacking the prob a community-wide air pollution control pro The Indianapolis Cleaner Air Week Com lems of 1949. And yet, how do you achieve gram. Universal involvement is essential in mittee conducted a survey that indicated community-wide action? the community-wide effort to bring control 85% of the people are more concerned with Community-wide action calls for the technology abreast of production advances. what they see-too much dirt 1n the air. awareness on the part of every individual of B. Scope of the hearings. Only two pollu They also indicated that they want informa his involvement in the problem and his per tants, representing a fraction of the over-all tion about methods of controlllng air pollu sonal stake in its solution. True, everybody air pollution problem, are being considered tion. realized we had an air pollution problem 21 in the 1969 hearings. It is important for the Indianapolis rewarded outstanding per years ago but there was little or no individual individual resident to know that the cost and formances in safeguarding air quality with commitment, and little awareness that the other factors involved in the approaching "good neighbor" citations. individual, who suffered most from polluted areas apply only to a segment of the problem. Twelve thousand Cleaner Air Week bro air, was also the source of pollution. C. Control equipment required to meet chures were distributed in Tampa, and win· As a matter of fact, there was very little standards set at these hearings may be in dow displays played important Cleaner Air hope for individual action, even among adequate to meet standards for the control Week roles in Minneapolis. Cleaner Air Week's first sponsors. Like the of other pollutants, the determination of Cleaner Air Week in Newport News fea youthful nonlauncher, they went along with which is at least a year away. tured educational billboards sponsored by the idea but didn't exactly go into orbit. E. Progress reports. Reduction in particu the Anti-Tuberculosis and Respiratory Dis Cleaner Air Week gained in momentum late and sulfur concentrations, improved air ease Association of Tidewater, Virginia. "Op and expanded in scope during the '50's port ceiling visibilities and other progress eration Weather Study" engrossed third but for most of the metropolitan population data are vital public information before and grade students in Rockville Center, New it remained a spectacle. People read the during the hearings. The local Cleaner Air York, Albuquerque posters. asked "Wouldn't posters, enjoyed the balloon launching, fol Week Committee consults metropolitan cen you like the air to stay clean?". lowed the conservation panel shows on TV, ter air pollution control directors and other As we approach the decisive '70's, ladies read the newspaper advertisements and government agencies for this type of infor and gentlemen, I invite you to Join your stopped to see the Cleaner Air Week displays mation. Cleaner Air Week Committee in the critical in store windows. These devices and events F. Schedules for continuing reduction of task of providing residents of air quality serve to dramatize community-wide prob pollutants are indispensable information to regions with the information they need to lems but continue to present solutions in every community resident. make lntelllgent decisions in safeguarding general rather than specific terms. G. Cost/benefits ratio. The cost differential their community air resources. It seems to this observer that the par between extremely tight standards and ticipation stage-marking the individual slightly less-stringent standards that would Cleaner Air Week supporter's employment of still protect public health may be of vital his own resources to do something a.bout the importance to every community resident. BIG TRUCK BILL air took over in the '60's. Cleaner Air Week These comparative figures may be reduced activity throughout the country began to to cost-per-light customer in the case of reflect a thinking ma.n's approach to his own utilities. SPEECH OF special air quality problems. H. Who pays the control costs? A vital in Control officials were no longer satisfied formation point is that air conservation costs HON. FRED SCHWENGEL just to conduct a community tour of a new are borne by the community resident in the OF IOWA industrial air-cleaning system but measured price of goods and services, taxes and limita IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the air cleaning device in terms which tion of economic opportunity. The commun enabled each visiting neighbor to evaluate ity resident needs this information in terms Tuesday, October 7, 1969 the new insta.llatlon as an investment in his of significance to him as an individual in Mr. SCHWENGEL. Mr. Speaker, my air interests. order to determine in his own interest the editorial for today is from the Caldwell, Economists briefed the community resi degree of air quality that best meets require Idaho, News-Tribune in the State of. dents, who ultimately foot all of the air ments. This is a formidable commitment, in conservation bills, on his economic stake in deed, for the Cleaner A1r Week of the '70's: Idaho. The editorial follows: community air resource management. individual involvement not as an observer, BIGGER TRUCKS? Nol Women's clubs beat the drums for car not just as a participant, but a decision The trucking industry is back before Con buretor checks, furnace overhauls and scores maker. In order to make the regional air gress this year with a bill to permit the op of other opportunities open to the individual quality program work to the advantage of eration of heavier and bigger trucks on the to lessen his additions to contamination of the community resident, he must have this nation's interstate highway system. Congre5$, the air he-and his fellow citizens-had to information and Cleaner Air Week is well as it did with a similar measure la.st year, breathe. equipped to provide it. should reject the proposed changes. Seventy metropolitan centers carried the Some Cleaner Air Week Committees are Foremost among the opponents of the leg Cleaner Air Week banner into the '60's and considering year-around operation in order islation is the American Automobile Associa- October 7, 19-69 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29021 tion, whose executives testified recently be INDEPENDENT BUSINESSMEN SUP Many small retailers find this preferable fore the House Public Works Committee. The PORT BAN ON UNSOLICITED to carrying accounts themselves, a.nd it gives AAA's opposition 1s based on two points. The CREDIT CARDS them "easy credit" to rival the big stores' first ls that bigger trucks will constitute a revolving credit plans. hazard on the highways because their bulk Nevertheless, four out of five independents diminishes the visib111ty of other drivers and HON. RICHARD L. OTTINGER want to see Representative Ottinger's bill their length makes passing more risky. become law. Many unsolicited cards are lost The second. point the AAA stresses 1s that OF NEW YORK or stolen which can result in a person being the increased weight of tractor-trailers and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES billed for charges he did not incur on a credit tractor-two trailers will punish pavements Tuesday, October 7, 1969 card he did not ask for and never received. and bridges and increase not only the costs A legal cloud hangs over such situations. of upkeep but also the construction of new Mr. OTTINGER. Mr. Speaker, for 2 Banks claim more screening of mail lists roads built to withstand the heavier loadS. years I have sought to convince the Con has reduced such problems. Highway costs warrants concern, but the gress and the administration of the Fundamentally, too, many businessmen argument Congress should find most per urgent need for new controls to curb the believe that credit should be granted only suasive 1s the likelihood of greater danger unfair practices and abuses arising from to those who ask for it a.nd have demon on the nation's alread·y unsafe roads. A 70- strated they will make good on their obliga foot truck, more than eight feet wide and the mailing of unsolicited credit cards. tions. Many complain of the many "dead weighing as much as 15 tons, 1s an intimi In the 90th Congress and again this year, beats", the problems of collecting past-due dating object. To allow such snorting behe I have introduced legislation to accom accounts, and the ease of bankruptcy. moths on the public roadS 1s not in the pub plish this, and I am pleased to announce Some independents a.re alarmed at the lic interest. that a nationwide survey by the National magnitude of consumer credit, nearly $100 Federation of Independent Business, Inc., blllion in short-term debt, and fear possible found 80-percent support for my bill. economic collapse if uncollectibles mounted. SENATOR BAKER'S VICTORY I hope that this survey will spur con Mass mailing of credit card&-which has in gressional action on my bill, H.R. 858, creased consumer debt sharply-is reprehen which is pending before Subcommittee sible, in this view. HON. DAN KUYKENDALL The Federation research staff concludes No. 4 of the Committee on the Judiciary. that, whatever the individual businessmen OF TENNESSEE I present herewith for inclusion in the may think about the "credit ca.rd explosion" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RECORD a copy of the National Federation and the trend to a. "cashless society", a huge Tuesday, October 7, 1969 of Independent Business, Inc., news re majority firmly supports regulation of credit lease on the survey, and a copy of my card distribution. Mr. KUYKENDALL. Mr. Speaker, I statement before the Federal Trade would like to include an editorial in the STATE BREAKDOWN FIGURES-A BILL TO PROHIBIT THE Commission in connection with recent MAILING OF UNSOLICITED CREDIT CARDS RECORD telecast by one of the leading hearings on unsolicited credit cards: TV newscasters and editors in Memphis, NEWS RELEASE OF NATIONAL FEDERATION OF Percent Percent Percent Tenn., Mr. Norman Brewer, news director INDEPENDENT BUSINESS, !NC. State in favor against undecided of WMC-TV. (The Brief Facts: Ma111ng creditt cardS to It goes without saying, I share Mr. virtually every household-without applica Alabama •••• ____ ------. Alaska. ______••••••• ____ _ 78 14 8 Brewer's views on my friend and col tion or request--has made "easy credit" more Arizona ______•• ______• ___ _ 65 33 2 league, Senator HOWARD BAKER. of a reality than e-ver. Loss, theft and lllegal 79 18 3 use of credit cards has been a problem, and Arkansas._------79 15 6 SENATOR BAKER'S VICTORY California •• _._. __ •• _•• ___ ._ 82 14 4 many think the unsolicited card has encour Colorado ••••.••••••••••••• _ 79 17 4 (By Norman Brewer, telecast of Sept. 25, aged more people to live beyond their means. Connecticut. ••• ___ • ______86 9 1969) 5 A blll to prchibitt the mailing of any unso Florida.Delaware._------____ • __ • ____ ._. ___ _ 83 15 2 Well, the Senate Republicans just made a licited credit cards, H.R. 858, was put before 76 19 5 mistake. But that's the price they pa.id for 80 15 5 the Congress by Representative Richard Ot ======80 17 3 not consulting with us Tennesseeans before tinger of New York. Voting through the Na ~::::~~~~==Idaho. ___ • ______• ______78 19 Illinois. __ •• ______• ___ • __ _ 3 voting for a new minority leader. It should tional Federation of Independent Business, Indiana ______•• ______• 83 13 4 have been a landslide for Howard Baker. 83 12 5 the independent business owners react in Iowa.------______82 13 5 Actually, the junior Sena.tor from Tennessee this way: 80 percent favor the measure, 16 Kansas. _____ •••••• ------__ 79 17 4 probably fell victim to the Congressional percent oppose it, and 4 percent have no 78 17 5 seniority system-just slightly more precious opinion.) t:ii;~;~t======Maine ______•• ____ • 74 20 6 on the Hill than the free haircuts provided 80 14 6 Mass mailing of credit cards has no mass Maryland •••••••••••••••••• 85 12 3 United States Senators. Hugh Scott of Penn appeal for the nation's independent business Massachusetts ••••• __ ••••••• 78 18 4 sylvania had been a member of the club owners. Michigan •••• ------______• 84 13 3 longer than Howard Baker and that was The practice of mailing credit oards to Minnesota. _____ •••• ------81 15 4 that. It would have been a signal victory for "everybody in the phone book", instead of 17 19 4 :i~~s:;t~i:::: :: :: ==:::: ::: 80 16 4 Baker, one almost unprecedented in Senate only to those who request them or those with Montana •••••••• --• _------. 73 23 4 history because of his youth. That he did not good credit histories, is frowned upon by the Nebraska. ______••• 82 14 4 Nevada ••••• ------•• _ 79 20 I pull it off, however, does not spell defeat. The independents, says the National Federation New Hampshire ______veterans of intra-Congressional politics tell of Independent Business. 82 14 4 87 9 4 us that there is some kind of victory in the This technique has been used by banks in 64 29 7 fact that a. man of 43 years and only three promoting their credit card plans and by New~=: :::::~======York ______85 North Carolina ______12 3 yea.rs in the Senate ca.me as close as he did. It some major oil companies. North Dakota ______83 13 4 was a measure of the esteem in which Baker Credit never came so easy. Too easy, say 80 17 3 Ohio •• _•• __ •• ----•• ------80 16 4 is held by his colleagues; evidence that he has critics of mass credit merchandising, includ Oklahoma ••••••• __ •••• ----_ 79 15 6 made a mark on the Senate, an institution ing Representative Richard Ottinger of New Oregon. __ •• ______------79 15 6 Pennsylvania ______.------. 83 13 4 not easily marked. "Newsweek" magazine, re York, who has introduced a. blll to prohibit Rhode Island ______of 74 21 5 porting on the activities of freshmen Sena.tors entirely the ma.111ng unsolicited credit South Carolina ______81 15 4 a couple of years ago, took note of that fa.ct cards. Independent businessmen polled by South Dakota ______82 14 4 when it said of Baker, "His speeches have the National Federation of Independent Bus Tennessee ••• ------__ ----- 78 17 5 shown careful research and his parliamentary iness concur; 80 percent endorse this action, Texas. ___ ••••••••••••••••• 75 21 4 Utah. __ • _. _. _- __ •• - •. -- -- • 72 23 5 skill helped defeat a restircting bill backed which supports the position taken by the Vermont. ______._ 75 19 6 by his father-in-law, Everett Dirksen." Nixon administration, only 16 percent object, Virginia ••• _____ •••• ___ •.• _ 82 16 2 Last year at the Republican convention, and 4 percent have no opinion. Washington. __ •••••••• ____ _ 82 13 5 Washington, D.C ______Baker was seriously mentioned as a Vice In (Name Of State), --percent favor the 100 ------West Virginia ______79 17 4 Presidential candidate. He was a leader of the restriction, -- percent are against it, Wisconsin ••••••••••• ______• 85 11 4 Nixon floor forces at the convention and he and -- percent are undecided. Wyoming. ___ ••••• __ •• _•••• 73 25 2 helped forge Nixon's winning "Southern The bill to amend the U.S. mail regulations strategy." In Just three years, Howard Baker carries a $10,000 fine for a violation. has accomplished what some Senators never The businessmen's strong stand against STATEMENT ON MAILING OF UNSOLICITED accomplish and what takes others decades to unsolicited credit card mailings comes de CREDrr CARDS accomplish-he ha.s proven himself an articu spite the fact that many independent re (By Congressman RICHARD L. Orr!NGER, of late, effective spokesman for his state and tailers are participating in bank credit card New York, for indusion in the public record his nation. And his future ls filled with more plans. The Federation's continuous field sur of the Federal Trade Commission trade promise. vey shows that 35 percent of the retailers regulation rule proceeding) The vote Wednesday was not an end for make credit card sales and do 18 percent of Mr. Chairman, I appreciate this oppor Howard Baker, but a beginning. their volume on them. tunity to express my views, at this public 29022 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 7, 1969 hearing, for a proposed rule which would lowing editorial which appeared in the involves the kllling of a South Vietnamese, prohibit the mailing of credit cards in the Thai Khac Chuyen, claimed by defense coun Brainerd Daily Dispatch in the Minne sel to have been a double agent. For the prin absence of an expressed written request, or sota Sixth Congressional District on Fri an expressed written consent from the re cipal defendant, Ool. Robert Rheault of the day, September 19. I commend the read Special Forces in Vietnam, had had a record cipient. ing of this editorial to my colleagues: of marked heroism and devotion to duty, and I hope the hearing today will emphasize the issues raised here have frightening the urgent need for new controls to curb the COOPERATION OF BUSINESS WITH GOVERNMENT URGED implications. unfair practices and abuses arising from the Already, some Americans with past expe mailing and issuing of these cards, and that Cooperation of business with government is being urged by the president of the Cham rience in the darker and clandestine side of the Federal Reserve, having jurisdiction over warfare had been wondering aloud whether commercial banks-which in my view are ber of Commerce of the United States. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, who is also publisher the colonel and his associates were perhaps among the major unsolicited credit card being thrown to the wolves under pressure offenders~and those regulatory agencies of the Tulsa Tribune, believes that the op portunity has now arrived for a level of co from the South Vietnamese government or, having jurisdiction over common carriers and alternatively, simply because they followed air carriers ( exempted from any rule which operation between business and government which hasn't existed for many years. the harsh orders of wartime in an action that might be promulgated by the Federal Trade backfired upon higher authorities. Commission) wlll consider and initiate new "If businessmen ignore recent pleas by government for cooperation and counsel, it Such suggestions may, of course, be utterly supervisory regulations in this area. unwarranted, given all the inside facts, and In April of 1968, I urged the Post Office will be a grievous error," Jones told a group of business executives in Washington. "Cuss this columnist, for one, strongly suspects Department to prohibit, by regulation, the that just this is the case. Nevertheless, a mailing of unsolicited credit cards and re ing the government is fun, but we see on every hand areas where cooperatlion makes a court martial in the field, with all its inher quire that requested cards be sent by regis ent power to retreat behind security clamp tered mall. I was told by the Postmaster lot of sense." The Chamber president cited government downs, is the very last forum for a satisfac General that this practice did not appear to tory inquest into this business. violate the provisions of any postal law, and, business cooperation in such areas as train ing the hard-core unemployed, working to The plain truth is that all sorts of sinister legally, an Act of Congress would be required and quite likely fantastically false rumors to achieve my purpose. improve the vocational training programs, and government pleas to the construction have been flying about for months--whis In response to the apparent need for Legis pers that the Central Intelligence Agency lation to protect consumers from the possible industry to devise new building techniques for low-cost housing in mass volume. had reason to want Thai Khac Chuyen adverse affects of issuing companies mailing liquidated; and that some of the regular practices, and in response to the encouraging As a result of such cooperation, Jones said, the old tendency to pile one government Army types were jealous of the elite Green number and quality of mall I received sup Berets; and so on. porting my position on credit cards, I intro agency on another is being dampened. In stead, private firms are contracting to oper The mere existence of such rumors strongly duced a bill on June 11, 1968, to restrict the supports the wisdom of protests made in mailing of credit cards. ate economic and social development proj ects. Congress that this extraordinarily difficult I 8.1'Il particularly concerned over the num Business-government cooperation works thing should have been transferred to Wash ber of Americans who carry and use credit both ways, he pointed out. Without the aid ington for trial and ventilation under super cards; the number of credit cards that are of government, for example, business vision of the very highest authorities in the in circulation in the United States; the vol wouldn't get very far with a satellite com Pentagon. ume of credit that is extended through the municaltions system. Rep. Peter Rodino of New Jersey, for ex use of credit cards, and the possibility of a Observers recently have noted an increased ample, declares "no confidence" in the fair credit card being intercepted and used fraud tendency on the part of the government ness of a court martial in a battlefield area, ulently before it reaches the prospective bureaus toward the idea of enlisting groups given all that has been muttered about this customer. of citizens, particularly members of the busi affair. Rep. Paul Rogers of Florida fears we It would be very much in the public inter ness community, in joint efforts toward solv may be seeing the establishment of a prece est for the Commission to issue a Trade ing problems. dent under which "any American fighting Regulation Rule to curb the widespread prac Today's Chamber leadership believes busi man could be charged with murder for carry tice of mailing unsolicited credit cards, and nessmen should respond with warmth to ing out an order which resulted in the death I urge that such action be taken without these invitations from governmental leaders. of an enemy." delay. The Democratic leader of the House, Rep. I submit that the practices and abuses Carl Albert of Oklahoma, is concerned that arising out of the mailing and issuing of GREEN BERET AFFAIR the most basic rights of American soldiers credit cards such as issued by retail depart might become "bargaining points" in this ment stores, marketers and retail dealers of country's relationship with allies. gasoline, travel and entertainment credit card HON. DOMINICK V. DANIELS Now, none of these three members of Con establishments and other credit card issu gress knows the full story, of course. But OF NEW JERSEY ers-the subject of thls hearin~-and the ob this is the very point. They should know it vious adverse affect bank and check credit IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES or be able to learn it. And at all events, cards can have on our economy and the in Tuesday, October 7, 1969 none of the three is a jaw-flapping politician dividual consumer, indicate an urgent need and all three are men of the highest sense for control over the mailing and issuing of Mr. DANIELS of New Jersey. Mr. of responsibility. these cards. Speaker, Columnist William S. White, in One can sympathize with the dilemma of Extremely vital issues are at stake here a recent newspaper column, discussed the Secretary of the Army Stanley Resor, who individual consumer credit and the economy unfortunate Green Beret affair. Mr. has declined to intervene against the field of the nation. We cannot afford to overlook White, in criticizing the manner in court martial on the ground that he should them or take them lightly. These issues war not tamper with the ordinary course of mili rant action, now. which the entire matter was handled tary justice. But this is any thing but an notes the remarks of my distinguished ordinary case. colleague from New Jersey, PETER Ro Apart from the central fact that it involves DINO, as well as those of the Honorable the liberties and honor of men who have COOPERATION OF BUSINESS WITH CARL ALBERT of Oklahoma, and the Hon repeatedly put their lives on the line for GOVERNMENT URGED orable PAUL ROGERS of Florida. the rest of us, there is another immense con Congressman RODINO has been espe sideration. The entire military service has long been under sustained and even savage HON. JOHN M. ZW ACH cially active in seeking protection for the attack from the new pacifists. accused soldiers. I wish to commend him Already, it is hard enough to find young OF MINNESOTA and the other Members who took it upon men willing to take on the hard role of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES themselves to insure that the soldiers combat officer. Tuesday, October 7, 1969 received fair treatment. Any suspicion, however false, that such Columnist White's article follows: officers can be destroyed by hindsight judg ments to placate either an ally or an anti Mr. ZWACH. Mr. Speaker, there is an BAD GREEN BERET DECISION mlUtary bloc here at home must be smashed. ever-increasing awareness of the need (By William S. White) for Federal-State-local cooperation in And it can only be smashed in the full light :financing and managing the many pro WASHINGTON.-The Army will long regret of day. The critics of the Army here are as its decision to try the Green Berets for mur friends; not its enemies. grams.for the benefit of all of our people. der in a field military court martial whose Everybody concerned, including a CIA un There is also an ever-growing aware verdict, by the very nature of the circum able by its function to talk back in public, ness of the need of added cooperation stances, will be forever debatable. would be better off by a method of justice between business and the Government. Already, there had been an ugly odor aris not only done, but justice also seen to have This awareness is evidenced by the fol- ing from this cloak-and-dagger case, which been done. October 7, 1969 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29023 PROGRAMS AND PROGRESS the names and addresses of all high school TAR Camp Midwest, Boone 4-H Camp, graduates. Boone, Iowa. NATIONAL TAR LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE TAR Camp South, Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana. HON. DONALD E. LUKENS The first annual National TAR Leadership OF OlllO TAR Camp New England, State YMCA Conference was held in Washington June Camp, Winthrop, Maine. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 16-21 at Trinity College, and by everyone's This summer's National TAR activities estimate, was an overwhelming success. One Tuesday, October 7, 1969 drew TARS from 46 states including the Dis hundred fifty-two state and local TAB officers trict of Columbia. The largest National TAR Mr. LUKENS. Mr. Speaker, it is with participated in the Conference representing Camp was TAR Camp South held in Shreve pride and privilege that I rise to draw a total of 33 states. The TARS who attended port. All 12 Southern states were represented. attention of the Members of this body arrived full of excitement and anticipation, Speaker at the camps included such Re to an outstanding youth organization as they came seeking an insight into some of publican personalities as Senator Ted which has done and is doing much to the problems that confront us today. The Stevens of Alaska, Governor Arch Moore of TARS challenged, debated, and questioned West Virginia, Lieutenant Governor Jepson involve youth in the American political many of the speakers as they discussed such of Iowa, Congressmen Orval Hansen, James system. topics as: "Cold War Hot Spots", "Semantic A. McClure, and Buz Lukens; Former Con The Teen Age Republicans-TARS- Warfare", "The New Left", "The Volunteer gressman Stan Tupper of Maine, State Rep has just prepared a report of their activ Army", "Biafra", "Voluntary Action", "Viet resentative Martin Linsky of Massachusetts, ities that was presented to the National nam," "Campus Unrest", "Communism", News Commentator Fulton Lewis III, and Federation of Republican Women's re "Free Market E<:onomics", and "Systematic many other GOP leaders cent convention here in Washington. Conflict." The list of speakers Included Sena In addition to the · many outstanding tors Goldwater, Thurmond, and Packwood; speakers at each of the camps, TARS learned As former chairman of the Young Re Congressmen Frey, Buchanan, Lukens, Riegle, a great deal by organizing their own activi publicans, I presided over the growth of and Goldwater; Phil Luce, Dr. Walter Judd, ties. During the TAR Camp "mock legisla TARS to a truly national organization Dr. Erik Vesely, and many others. TARS tures" TARS were given an opportunity to and have been very interested in their found the White House Panel composed of discuss current problems facing us today and subsequent development under the tre Harry Dent, Pat Buchanan, and Tom Cole offer possible solutions. The debate teams mendous leadership of the current na particularly interesting along with Miss Alice organized at camp allowed TARS to discuss tional director, Barbara Wells. Hipsley of HUD; Martin Anderson, who is a the pros and cons of issues directly affect special assistant to the President; and Lea ing them such as the 18 year old vote, drugs, I think the Members will be interested Meyers, a staff member of the White House and the voluntary army, while other activi to see how this organization is providing Voluntary Action Committee. ties such as the camp newspaper gave them an opportunity for our youth to "plug One of the most exciting events of the practical experience in writing and produc in" to the political system. week was the reception for all of the TARS ing a newsletter. Mr. Speaker, I include this report in in the East Garden of the White House. Workshops at the camp covered the fol the RECORD at this point: Tricia Nixon was the hostess for this event, lowing topics: Modern campaign tech and all the TARS were given an opportunity niques, American Domestic & Foreign Policy; PROGRAMS AND PROGRESS to talk with her and get autographs. The TAR Club Otganization, Community Action, (By Barbara Wells) White House photographer was on hand to Free Market, Economics, The New Left: Viet NATIONAL TAR HEADQUARTERS take pictures. Following the White House nam, Precinct Organization, Computers in National TAR Headquarters was estab tour and reception, the group loaded back Politics and the Urban Crisis. lished in December, 1965. The purpose was into the waiting buses to go to Capitol Hill For the third year, seminars were held at to get young people involved in construc for an afternoon session on how some of the each camp in Drug abuse education. We tive political action: first by educating them major House and Senate Committees are run were fortunate this year to have representa in the traditional Republican principles of and to talk with Congressmen and Commitee tives from the Bureau of Narcotics and Dan free enterprise, constitutional government, staff members. Immediately following this gerous Drugs, State Youth Councils on Drug and patriotism; and second by training them session, which was held in the House Ways Abuse, and at four of the camps the stu in the techniques of practical politics to and Means Committee room, a Congressional dents had a unique opportunity to hear and help elect Republioan candidates to local, reception was held in honor of the TARS in talk with a former addict about his experi s t ate, and national office. the Rayburn Building. A great many of the ences with marihuana, speed, LSD, heroin, State TAR Directors have been aippointed GOP Congressmen and Senators were on hand and other drugs. in all 50 States to coordinate TAR activity. to welcome these TAR leaders to Washington. A member of the TAR Staff and a Field (In most states, each Congressional District Our Republican "Cheerleaders" were at the Representative attended each of the Na also has a TAR coordinator.) Contact has reception for a '"warm-up" preceding the tional Camps this year and during the week been established wiith TAR Clubs, Advisors, annual Congressional Ballgame which wa-s met with each individual state delegation at and general membership in all parts of the held that evening. All of the TARS again the camp to discuss particular problems loaded on the buses and headed for D.C. within their state and to find new ways to country. expand their organizations. In addition, the The direction and operation of the TAR Stadium where they cheered our Republican team on to victory as they once again de Field Representative gave a seminar at each office has-from the beginning-been the re camp on TAR Club programming and ac sponsiblli ty of National TAR Director, Barby feated the Democrats by 6-2. The banquet held on Thursday night at tivities as well as services available through Wells. TAR Headquarters employs three full National TAR Headquarters. TAR Staff per time se<:retaries, two part time college stu picturesque Evans Farm Inn in nearby Vir ginia was designed as a special treat for all sonnel held meetings with adults at the dents, and one part time bookkeeper. How camp to discuss ways in which adult advisors ever, this past summer the National TAR the TARS. TARS arrived In plenty of time to visit the Antique Shop and wander the could most effectively assist TAR groups in staff consist ed of 3 TAR Field Representa their areas. tives, four College Young Republicans, and grounds prior to the banquet. National YR Chairman, Jack McDonald, was the featured Between seminars, various committees two Teen Age Republican volunteers. TAR were organized by the TARS to exchange Headquarters from Lts establishment has speaker. Although the Conference schedule was a ideas and suggestions for membership re been self supporting and receives no funds cruitment, finance, campaigning, program from either YRNF or RNC. full one from early morning until late in the evening, the TARS In attendance still found ing, community service, special projects and Upon opening, TAR Headquarters received many other areas essential for an effective a. TAR mailing list composed of 257 names. time to organize a number of committees to TAR organization. Today, we have a TAR leadership list of discuss problems and make suggestions re 21,000 names categorized into 5,082 Clubs rep garding TAR programming, fund raising, NATIONAL TAR FIELD PROGRAM resenting a total national TAR membership membership recruitment, National TARS, TAR Headquarters launched a summer of approximately 101,000 Teen Age Repub and m,any other items that are essential for Field Program and hired three immediate licans nationwide. good TAR organization. Some of these com past State TAR Chairmen to participate in The TAR office houses and maintains its mittees were hard at work until the early this new program. In the course of the sum own list . Scriptomatic allows us a wide range morning hours and as a result many good mer, the TAR Field Representatives traveled of selectivity and by simple end notching we suggestions came from the committee re to twenty nine state TAR Camps and Work are able to classify importa,nt information. ports presented to the entire conference on shops to meet with state, county, and in Following the Election, TAR Headquarters Saturday. dividual TAR Club officers and assist them acquired the national Youth for Nixon NATIONAL TAR CAMPS in organizational techniques and TAR Club names. TAR staffers processed all 7,000 names The 5 camps this summer were held dur programming. and added to our TAR mailing list those ing the month of August in the following Due to time, money, and limited number persons who were 17 years old and y01UI1ger. locations: of people, National TAR Field Representa By punching the ''year of high school grad TAR Camp East, Camp Caesar, Webster tives only spent 2 or 3 days in each State. uation" on each card we are able to keep our Springs, West Virginia. States are already requesting that field per ma111ng list current and also supply the Col TAR Camp West, Boise State College, sonnel spend a minimum of a week for the lege Republican National Com.mittee with Boise, Idaho. purpose of traveling throughout "target 29024 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 7, 1969 counties" assisting State TAR leadership in to avoid paying transportation costs as the In developing this program, National organ.1.zing new TAR Clubs and "beefing up" visiting dignitary addresses the area TARS TARS-for the third year-held drug abuse existing ones. in addition to his other speaking commit· seminars at all of the National TAR Camps. The overall success of the TAR Field Pro· men ts in the community. A two-part program was presented in which gram was phenomenal and National TAR NATIONAL TAR NEWSLETrER TARS learned the various types of narcotics, their potency, and the body's reaction to Headquarters plans to not only continue- The response to TARGET-the official but greatly expand-TAR fieldwork in the these stimulants and depressants. During the newsletter of Teen Age Republicans--has second session, TARS had the unique oppor years ahead. been tremendous. Through TARGET, Clubs TAR SERVICES tunity of hearing a testimonial from an ex and their Advisors are kept informed of the addlct who related his personal experiences Organizational materials various na.tiona.l projects and services avail with drugs such as Marijuana, LSD, Speed, TAR organization materials ranging from able in Washington as well as appraised of Heroin, and others. This program proved to helpful hints on increasing TAR member activities of other TAR Federations and Clubs be one of the most popular topics discussed ship and better Club progamming to precinct across the country. In essence, the newsletter at the camps and many of the TARS are booklets and Advisors' manuals are all avail· serves as a clearing house of ideas and new already launching drug education programs able at National TAR Headquarters. On an programs for Club development. in their schools and communities. average we send out some 3,000 pieces of TAR Clubs-.as well as individual TARS A number of Washington area TARS have literature each month and since the open are encouraged to "subscribe" to TARGET assisted with this program in providing guid ing of the TAR office we have distributed ap for $2 yearly. However, TARGET ls mailed to ance and direction to our efforts. With their proximately 132,000 pamphlets, manuals, all TARS (21,000) on the National TAR mall help we have been able to find out what ap books, brochures, and guides. New manuals ing list regardless of whether they have offi proach and which materials are the most ef· which have been written during the past cially subscribed. fectlve with teenagers. our aim ls to provide 3 months include TAR Financing, an up TAR NEWSLETTER EXCHANGE DIRECTORY the facts, eliminating the scare tactics and dated version of TAR Club Programming, TAR Headquarters has been in the process the appeals to the emotions too often used. TAR Campaign Guide, SOS Manual, and of malling a NEWSLETI'ER EXOHANGE It is only through early drug abuse education What Republican Leaders Say. The TAR SURVEY to all State and TAR Club officers. that we wlll finally be able to slow the traffic Drug Abuse Manual will be available on State TAR Federations and individual TAR in drugs which ls rising at such an alarming October 1, 1969. Clubs who wish to be listed in a Newsletter rate and claiming the lives and futures of Film library Exchange DIRECTORY are returning these our nation's young people. TAR Headquarters has built a library of forms to the TAR Headquarters and conse COMMUNrrY ACTION thirty two films and hopes to purchase an quently will be listed in this new directory to be available October 1. It was the consensus "Freedom ls neither automaitic nor oon additional eighteen more by October. All of at all the Nation.al TAR camps that new firmed by the happenstance of birth of geog the films have been previewed and are offi· ideas for programming, recruitment, and raphy. Freedom must be earned again by cla.lly recommended by the TAR office. Thus fund raising projects could be more ea.slly each succeeding generation through the far this year we have answered 161 requests obtained through a national Newsletter Ex sound exercise of its citizenship respon for films from numerous TAR Clubs. Films change program. Here a.gain, TAR Headquar sibilities.' '-Natlonal Governors' Conference are sent to TARS free of charge and the ters is encouraging closer communlca.tlon be Report. only cost to the Club ls that of return post· tween TAR Clubs on a State and Regional Recognlzlng that effective citizenship must age and insurance. The number of requests level. start at the local level and be locally initl· bas significantly increased since last No DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM ated, National Teen Age Republicans urges vember's elections as TARS are turning and persistently encourages-all TAR Clubs Drug abuse ls one of the most important to initiate monthly community service to new means of recruiting additional TAR issues facing young people today. National members. projects. TAR Headquarters strongly feels that teen TAR Headquarters distributes free of Books and seminars agers should be knowledgeable on the sub During the past 3~ years TAR Head ject of "dangerous drugs" and should be charge copies of Reclaiming The American quarters has distributed thousands of paper aware of the dangers-both physical and Dream and has an assortment of commu· back books free of charge to TAR Clubs. To mental-resulting from the use of narcotics, nlty service manuals available. name a few of the books: and bas therefore launched a nation-wide In addition to their organizational, edu "Economics in One Lesson" (Henry Haz- education program aimed at the Junior and cational, and campaign activities, TARS all litt). Senior High School students throughout the across the Nation find plenty of time to be "Reflections on the Failure of Socialism" country. involved in community action projects. (Max Eastman). By working with other state and national SUPPORT OUR SERVICEMEN "Reclaiming the American Dream" Cor• organizations who speclaliza in drug abuse National TAR Headquarters' Support Our rm~e). , education, TARS are now able to obtain Servicemen program has met with phenom "Intell1gent Student's Guide to Survival' literature and films about this important enal success and hundreds of TAR Clubs (Luce & Hyde). subject through the TAR office. TAR Head are supplying Military Hospitals in Vietnam "Masters of Decelt" ( J. Edgar Hoover) . quarters has been in close contact with a and men in the field with needed personal "Road to Revolution" (PhiUp Luce). number of organizations including the Bu items. TARS working with the American Red Seminars on Freedom vs. Communism, reau of Drug Abuse and Control, Justice De· Cross are also supplying SREO Units and Basic Economics, and Practical Politics are partment, Smith, Kline, and French Labora Clubmoblles with such items as tape record available at the TAR office, and additional tories, D.C. Drug Addiction Rehabilltatlon ers, projectors, cameras, and record players. seminars are currently under preparation. Center, Department of Defense, the Food and In addition, many TAR Clubs have adopted TAR publicity Drug Administration, Blue Shield, American a South Vietnamese child while others a.re Pharmaceutical Association, American Medi· making Friendship Kits containing small Since August, 1968, TAR Headquarters has cal Association, National Association of Re subscribed to a national Press Clipping Serv· toys, Jump ropes, and balloons which are tail Druggists, National Institute of Mental distributed by our Marines as part of the ice and each week receives news coverage of Health, Oregon Council on Drug Problems, Teen Age Republicans a.cross the country. Pacification Program. Smart Set international, and others. In ad TARS are also writing individual service The clipping service ls invaluable in thait it dition, we are working closely with the of keeps TAR Headquarters up to date on nu men in Vietnam. National TAR Headquarters ficers of Congressman Gil Gude and Bill has established a close working relationship merous TAR activities, and alerts us to many Steiger, as well as other Members of Con· newly organized Clubs. with the Chapel Foundation of Saint Louls, gress interested in this important subject. Missouri. TARS who do not know soldiers in Letters of congratulations are sent to those TAR Headquarters has previewed ten TAR Clubs and Club leaders who receive Vietnam are now able to obtain names of in films on drug abuse and three of them are dividual servicemen from their own states. newspaper coverage, and as a follow-up TAR being officially recommended to TAR Clubs. Headquarters sends lists of all new TAR Clubs A great majority of TAR Clubs have ap These will be added to our film library and pointed SOS Chairmen and the newly pub to each State TAR Director. loaned to local TAR Clubs free of charge. In It's amazing how much publicity Teen Age lished SOS Manual is available at National addition, a wide range of pamphlets, bro- TAR Headquarters. Republicans all across the country receive chures, flyers, and posters have been read and and during the campaign TAR Headquarters sorted by the TAR Staff in preparing a AMERICANS FOR BIAFRAN RELIEF was receiving over 150 clippings a week I packet of materials that will best suit the National TAR Headquarters has endorsed Speakers bureau needs of today's teenagers in . . . the ghetto the Americans For Biafran Relief and TARS Prominent political leaders on tour are be ... suburbs ... and rural areas. These ma all across the country are participating in ing made available to State, District, and terials cover the psychological, physical, and this project. local TAR meetings. TAR Headquarters ls in legal aspects of the drug problem, and the A special "Biafra" mailing was sent to our constant contact with numerous Congres packet of materials can be easily updated as entire National TAR malling list and articles sional offices and attempts to keep an overall more current information becomes available. promoting this program have appeared in the schedule of the out-of-district speaking en We are also planning to use materials and in May issue of "Notes From Here and There" gagements of those Members of Congress form.atlon compiled by the Republican. Na and the June-July issue of TARGET. In ad (104) serving on the National TAR Advisory tloneJ. Committee in order to have a com dition, a comprehensive Bla.fra packet has Committee. As a result TAR Clubs are able pletely coordinated program. been designed containlng materials and spe- October 7, 1969 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29025 cific instructions on how to participate in of the major factors in the victory of Con program first hand at an hour-long seminar this worthwhile project. gressman Jim Collins. Like the other Club cllscusslng specific coffee ca.m.paignlng tech TAR Clubs throughout the United States winners this TAR Club also participates in niques and lfrcludlng the construction of a a.re enthusiastically raising money for the a wide range of TAR activities. sample Campaign Coffee Booth. Following continuation and expansion of the airlift Supplementing these awards, National TAR the seminar, delegates took part in a work to Bla.fra, and this National TAR Program Headquaters ls initiating a brand new a.wards shop during which they created a demonstra like SOS-Continues to be one of the most program to further stimulate interest and tion TAR Campaign Coffee House where they popular TAR projects. action in TARS at all levels. National TARS later relaxed and enjoyed fancy coffee house will recognize the Outstanding TAR Boy and drinks. The program was also presented at STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER Girl in each State ... outstanding TAR Club as many State Camps as possible. National TAR Headquarters ls proud to in three categories within each State . . • The manual and coffee booth kit are still announce the adoption of a new project al Outstanding State TAR Newsletter in the available at TAR Headquarters and many lowing Teen Age Republicans across the na country ... the "five" most Outstanding TAR Clubs are using the booth to promote tion to display their patriotic colors by dis State TAR Directors. the GOP a.t State and County Fairs. tributing colorful red, white, and blue plas tic American flag decals free of charge. In 1968 CAMPAIGN REPORT A sign-in at the supermarket/ cooperation with the Gul! 011 Corporation, Activities of literally thousands of TAR Thousands of TARS participated in the National TARS will have available a large volunteers all across the country played a Nixon-Agnew volunteers day and played a. supply of American flag decals for distribu major role in putting dozens of Senatorial, major role in making this program success tion by TARS to be placed in the window of Congressional, and State House candidates ful by blitzing neighborhoods and shopping any automobile or home. over the top last November. centers. We encourage all Americans to join with Just one example ls the victory of Bill TARS set up a series of shopping center the Teen Age Republicans in proclaiming a Whitehur&t. Over 500 TARS (under the lead blitzes and stationed teams of TARS both faith in America by proudly displaying the ership of State TAR Chairman, Sammy How inside and outside the numerous stores. "Stars and Stripes." Make every day Ameri lett of Norfolk, Va.) worked long hours Many TAR Clubs used their "campaigni~g can Flag Day. spending afternoons, Saturdays, and Sundays with Coffee" booths, dis.playing the pen.ants, TAR PAGE PROGRA:M: blitzing shopping centers with literature; banner, and bunting. Others ad libbed with assisting at Whitehurst Headquaters; and crepe paper, Nixon signs, and literature, and The TAR Page Program was first estab conducting voter registration drives. Even on set up a half dozen decorated ca.rd tables in lished at the 1965 National Young Republi school mornings the youngsters were up at their local shopping areas. They decorated can Convention. TAR Pages were again se dawn manning their TAR "Coffee Booth,'' several "blitz boxes" so people would have a lected to serve at the recent Young Republi serving free coffee and distributing bro place to put their newly signed "commit can National Convention held in Chica.go, chures at factory entrances. They hand made ment cards." Illinois. and placed over 3,000 ya.rd signs and can A total of one mllllon five hundred thou A number of TARS (approximately 70) vassed thousands of homes in the heavily sand "commitment cards" were distributed were chosen to represent their own states Democratic 2nd District. The result: a Re by TARS in all fifty states. and to serve as Pages to Convention officials publican was elected to Congress . . . the Certificates of appreciation and state delegations. The TAR Page Pro first Republican to hold this seat in 40 gram-.sponsored by National TARS-not years! Following the Election, TAR Headquarters only provided personnel to assist with con Nixon-Agnew pumpkins supplied to all TAR Club presidents special vention business, but also gave these high "Certificates of Appreci-ation" which were school students the opportunity to see a On Halloween Night, 1968, thousands of presented to the many, many deserving TARS political convention in full operation. Dur TARS blitzed precincts throughout the who had put forth that "extra bit of effort" ing nonconvention hours a special program United States and informed neighbors they in helping to elect Republicans to local, for TARS took place and throughout the were not asking for treats, but "giving" them state, and national office. week informal meetings and "coke sessions" by distributing Nixon-Agnew literature along were held in the TAR Suite at the Hilton with brochures promoting Congressional and Hotel. local candidates. In addition to circulating campaign literature, TARS affixed to each INTELLIGENCE REPORT ON TO AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING TAR SERVICE doorknob a large orange pumpin reading DAY'S "NEW REVOLUTIONARIES" At the Young Republican National Con "Even the Great Pumpkin Is Voting Nlxon vention in July, TAR Director Barby Wells, Agnew". Headquarters printed and distrib presented awards to the Outstanding TAR uted the pumpkins to hundreds of clubs HON. JOHN M. ASHBROOK Boy and Outstanding TAR Girl in the Na across the country. At the flna.l tally some OF omo tion as well as to the Outstanding TAR Club 202,000 pumpkins had been distributed by IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in small, medium, and large categories. Also- TARS. Tuesday, October 7, 1969 for the first time, an award w~ presented to Operation kinfolk the Outstanding State TAR Director. This project sought to encourage people Mr. ASHBROOK. Mr. Speaker, those The recipients of these a.wards a.re: who a.re old enough to vote, to support the who viewed the program "The FBI" last Tar boy: Jeff Hollingsworth ... selected Nixon-Agnew ticket. TARS sent postcards to Outstanding TAR in Maine and also serves Sunday evening saw Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., their voting friends and relatives, urging as Inspector Erskine, give information as State Treasurer and Chairman of the Bel them to support the Nixon-Agnew team. fast TARS. In June he attended Maine Boys All Operation Kinfolk cards were furnished at the end of the regular program con State and was elected Governor. to Club Chairmen by National TAR head cerning Cameron D. Bishop, a member TAR girl: Kathi Drew ... Chairman of the quarters. Each club submitted a report after of Students for a Democratic Society Dallas County TAR Federation in Texas and the cards had been malled and prizes were SDS-who is currently being sought by has done a fantastic job as leader of this awarded to winning clubs in ea.ch of three the Bureau. The case of Bishop is il 785 member TAR organization. She was also divisions based on the size of the club. Each lustrative of the severe threat posed by selected as the Outstanding TAR Girl in the of the winning clubs received a gold en State of Texas. two organizations, the SDS and the Black graved plaque, TAR sweatshirts for each Panther Party, to the peace and order TAR director: Mrs. Stevie White ... State member, and the Club President and Opera TAR Director of Kentucky. Mrs. White has tion Kinfolk Chairman had the opportunity of our Nation. devoted "hundreds of hours" during the past to visit the White House in June. The win The average citizen has neither the two years to building a strong TAR Federa ning clubs were: time nor the facilities to keep abreast tion in Kentucky and has been the major Large Club: Scranton, Pennsylvania of the activities of these and other vio force behind their success. She also ls the TARS. lence-prone organizations whose excesses Young Republican National Committee Medium Club: Geneseo, Illinois TARS. have made headlines in the recent past. woman. Small Club: Merrill, Wisconsin TARS. Small club: Steam Boat Rock TARS ... Consequently, the October issue of the This Club of 25 members was also chosen Campaigning with coflee Reader's Digest renders the public a serv this year as the Outstanding TAR Club in The TAR "Win Votes with Coffee" pro ice by providing a compact and easily Iowa. Steam Boat Rock TARS, although small gram which was co-sponsored by TAR Head readable rundown of recent cases ofter in number, have enthusiastically participated quarters and the National Coffee Information ror and destruction not unlike the guer in all phases of TAR activity. Service was a tremendous success. The heart rilla tactics of the Vietcong in present Medium club: Scranton TARS ... Working of the program was a speda.lly prepared TAR day Saigon. out of their own headquarters in Scranton, Campaigning Manual, "Hitting the Victory The article, "Intelligence Report on Pennsylvania., this 125 member Club was also Trail", which outlines specific how-to Infor national Winner of the Operation Kinfolk mation. Among the vote-getting devices de Today's 'New Revolutionaries'" compels Contest. Special congratulations go to this scribed ls a coffee booth for use at shopping the reader to realize with a shock that Club for their exceptional work in the pre plazas, football stadiums, commuter stations, the hate-filled violence of today is not cincts. tactorles, and any other high traffic location. confined to Vietnam, but now occurs in Large club: Dallas County TARS ... Wth TARS who attended National Camps the law-based society here at home. The close to 800 members Dallas TARS were one learned about the ''Win· Votes with Coff'ee" author, William Schulz, long familiar 29026 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 7, 1969 with the workings of subversive and dis Alliance of Terror. The revolutionary men tities of revolutionary propaganda are im ace consists of a highly dangerous minority ported from China and Cuba by the Panthers ruptive elements of the home-grown va of perhaps 20,000 activists embedded within and various New Left groups. One widely riety, has availed himself of the "docu an overall movement of 200,000 radical dis circulated tract, originally published in mented findings by congressional prob sidents. At the core of the movement, secu C~ba, advocates extensive sabotage, the de ers, U.S. law-enforcement agencies, and rity officials agree, are two groups, one white railing of trains, the use of fire bombs, home State and local authorities'' to sound a and one black, both with grandiose plans for made flamethrowers and explosive booby note of warning to those understandably the overthrow of a "decadent" American so traps. Finally, "advanced instruction" in engrossed in the more peaceful exigencies ciety. They are: the revolutionary arts is available outside the of everyday living. The Students for a Democratic Society, ac United States. tivated in 1962 by a handful of students Twenty-year-old Christopher Z. Milton The maintenance of a free and ordered from less than a dozen campuses. Today, told the SDS national convention this year system is, in varying degrees, everyone's SDS claims 70,000 followers on 350 campuses, that he spent three years behind the Bamboo business. But no longer can we content and its national leaders-virtually all non Curtain, where he was a member of the revo ourselves with faithful compliance with students-proudly rattle off a string of lutionary Red Guard. New Yorker Robert the laws alone. The adequacy of law revolutionary victories scored last year at Steele Collier, 32, visited Cuba in 1964 as enforcement facilities, the judgments of schools from Havard to San Fancisco State.* part of a tour organized by the pro-Peking parole boards and local and Federal The BLack Panther Party, a virulent, self Progressive Labor Party and paid for by the judges, permissiveness and individual styled "armed revolutionary vanguard." In Castro govenment. While in Cuba, Collier is less than two years, the Panthers have mush reported to have received training in ex culpability-these are but a few of the roomed from a 125-man contingent based plosives from a major in the North Viet areas which require public involvement. solely in Oakland, Calif., to a nationwide namese army. He returned home, established A thoughtful reading of the above operation with 60,000 sympathizers and chap contact with Cuban U.N. diplomats, and mentioned excellent article by William ters in two dozen cities. "Schooled in t he was a leader of a Black Liberation Front set Schulz in this month's Reader's Digest Marxist-Leninist ideology and the teachings up to carry out terrorist acts. should help engender added public con of Mao Tse-tung," reports the FBI, "Panther Collier m apped ambitious plans to blow up members have perpetrated numerous assaults the Statue of Liberty, the Washington Monu cern toward eliminating these anarchistic on police officers and engaged in violent ment and the Liberty Bell-but was "be elements from our midst, and for this confrontations with police throughout the trayed" by an undercover policeman who had reason I insert it in the RECORD at this country." infiltrated his group. Convicted of conspiracy point: Throughout the early part of 1969, na in. June 1965, he was sent off' to federal INTELLIGENCE REPORT ON TODAY'S "NEW tional leaders of SDS and the Black Panther prison-only to be released with time off for REVOLUTIONARIES" Party held top-secret strategy sessions to good behavior in March 1967. The "rehabili (By William Schulz) discuss plans and coordinate strategy. The tated" Collier went on the New York City meetings were hardly surprising, for the ex payroll as a recreation supervisor and moved At New York University, members of the tremist blacks a.nd the revolutionary whites into the Black Panthers. In April 1969 he Students for a Democratic Society slip into have much in common: a hatred for pres was behind bars again-one of 21 Panthers an auditorium where the Ambassador from ent-day America., and idolization of Fidel charged with conspiracy to bomb department South Vietnam is scheduled to !Speak. At a· Castro and Mao Tse-tung, and abiding faith stores and to murder police. Collier ls only given signal, they storm the stage, man in violence as the means of destroying Amer one of hundreds of young Americans who handle the Ambassador and flee the hall. have traveled to Cuba in recent years. In Au The young activists then proceed to another ican society. room, batter down the doors and forcibly Bombs and Bombast. Thus, last fall, activ gust 1968, for instance, 34 SDS members made ists attending the SDS national council their way to Cuba via Mexico. Part of the prevent New York Times columnist James group of SDSers met with Huynh Van Ba, of Reston from delivering his speech. meeting at Boulder, Colo., were supplied cop ies of a pamphlet that set forth detailed in the National Liberation Front of South Viet During a period of agitation by student structions on the manufacture of fire bombs, nam, who urged them to marshal u .S. anti radicals in Claremont, Calif., a secretary at train mines, even hand grenades. This and war sentiment, organize draft resisters, and Pomona Oollege removes a bulky package other manuals were circulated widely among solicit funds for the Vietcong. from a college mailbox. At she does, the box explodes, blinding the woman in one eye, SDS and other activists from coast to coast- Fat cats and, founcLations ca.using loss of two fingers and badly dis with predictable results. At Washington University in St. Louis, a The dollars that fuel the New Left and figuring her face. Black Power movements come from a variety At Touga.loo Oollege in Mississippi, stu 22-year-old SDS member, Micha.el S. Sis kind, was arrested and convicted of the at of sources-foreign and domestic, legal and dents from Negro colleges in the South and tempted fire bombing of an ROTC installa illegal. Many New Leftists come from affluent East attend a closed-door "defense work tion. At Ann Arbor, Mich., a bomb ripped homes with indulgent parents whose gen shop," discuss the ellxnlnation of mayor!S and through the local offices of the CIA causing erous allowan~s cover travel and minimum police chiefs, the kidnaping of college au living expenses. Operating costs of the move thorities, the instruction of ghetto residents extensive property damage, and SDS claimed credit. Finally a 26-year-old Army deserter, ment are high, however. Just to xnaintain the in the manufacture of Molotov cocktails and SDSer Cameron D. Bishop, became the first SDS national office, for instance, costs more use of firearms. campus radical to make the FBI's Ten Most than $80,000 a year. These recent incidents, by no means iso Wanted List-charged with the dynamite Some of this is covered by membership lated, are graphic illustrations of a new breed sabotage last January of defense-plant trans dues and the sale of literature. But nearly of revolutionary violence that is gravely mission-line towers near Denver. "It's not re 60 perecnt of the SDS budget comes in the threatening America. ns iron-fil;ted methods, form we're after," one SDSer told reporters at form of contributions-including substantial often masked behind a shield of legitimate last summer's national convention in Chi amounts, curiously, from wealthy benefac concerns, a.re doing severe disservice to honest cago. "It's the destruction of your stinking, tors. As FBI director J. Edgar Hoover told protest in our society. "This has gone beyond rotten society-and you better learn that Congress, four individuals-a Cleveland in the issues," says Prof. Harvey Mansfield of dustrialist, the wife of a millionaire Chicago strife-torn Columbia University. "It i!S naked fast." The pronouncements of Black Panther attorney, a New England heiress, and a force against the democratic process." wealthy New York lecturer and writer-have The FBI supplies grim stat istics: in 12 leaders are strikingly similar. "Let us make it clear that the Panthers do not seek the contributed a total of more than $100,000 to months more than 225 campuses were rocked New Left activities. by organized terror and violence; campus objective of civil or legal rights," announced the party's minister of education, George Several tax-exempt foundations have radicals accounted for more than $3 mi111on Mason Murray, while visiting Cuba in helped finance the New Left. Hoover dis in damages as research labs, ROTC buildings, closed that one such group, located in New even auditoriun:m were bombed; police in August 1968. "We are organized like guer rillas," he said. Their purpose: to assassinate York, has supplied more than $250 000 dur more than 40 cities were the target of guer police, blow up bridges, burn factories. ing the past seven years to individ'uals and rilla. a tta.cks. This is not mere rhetoric. Panther mem groups, most of which have had close ties to Not surprisingly, apprehensive citizens in the New Left or Communist Party-U.S.A. all pa,rts of the oountry a.re asking: Who are bers receive detailed instruction in the rev Piece of the action the New Radicals? How do they operate? Who olutionary use of "anti-property and anti is financing them? How extensively are they personnel grenades and bombs." Senate testi All too frequently, report experts, campus assisted from a.broad? mony reveals that last year, in Mobile, Ala., unrest is also financed by unsuspecting stu Here, then, is an intelligence report based Panther Field Marshal Donald Lee Cox held dents and taxpayers. For example, at San classes for young Negroes in the manufac upon months of nationwide research and the Francisco State College (enrollment 18,000), accumulation of documented findings by ture and use of acid bombs. Result: a wave of several hundred student radicals took ad Congressional probers, U.S. law-enforcement terrorist bombings, mostly of Mobile busi vantage of cam.pus a.pa.thy and captured agencies, and state and local authorities. In ness establishments. At least 58 of the bomb the student government in a. little-noticed the words of Sen. John McClellan (D., Ark.), ings were attributed to such explosives. election. whose U.S. Senate Permanent Investigations From Havana With Hate. Substantial quan- Once in control of the $400,000-a-year Subcommittee has conducted extensive associated students fund, derived from re hearings: "The public now deserves to be * See "SDS: Engineers of Campus Chaos," quired student fees and some bookstore acquainted with the cold, irrefutable facts." The Reader's Digest, October '68. profits, the radicals ousted the business October 7, 1969 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29027 manager and his staff, slashed allocations related, he had been assigned to one of the had dispatched a copy to the President on for traditional activities-athletics, service "rip-out" squads that carried out the daily Sept. 9. The resolution also reaffirmed and clubs, various extracurricular groups-and robberies ordered by the Black Panther Party ratified the statements issued and steps embarked on a wild orgy of revolutionary Central Committee. Stores were carefully taken by Executive Director Roy Wilkins in spending. From then until State Attorney targeted-"A place wasn't worth robbing un opposition to the President's selection of General Thomas Lynch impounded the fund less it had $500 or more"-with one third of Judge Clement F. Haynsworth for the Su last February, they approved pay and allow the take going to the Panther treasury and preme Court. ances for each other, purchased guns, com the other two thirds split among the robbers. The NAACP board's objection to the ap missioned "Hate Whitey" movies for ghetto The Panthers are no more representative pointment encompasses more than opposi showings, hired Panthers as lecturers. of American blacks than the Students for a tion to Judge Haynsworth's "lamentable rec The militants discovered other sources of Democratic Society are of the country's ord in civil rights matters" and his anti money, including funds available from gov seven million collegians. But both groups labor decisions. In addition to these con ernment agencies to Bay Area colleges, which have a capacity for disruption that far ex siderations, the board's opposition is based were to enable them to conduct Community ceeds their numbers. By carefully selecting "on the refusal of the President of the Action programs in the slums. College radi issues-from the Vietnam war to "police United States to follow the tradition of cals promptly maneuvered themselves and brutality"-and by exploiting them fully, his eminent predecessors . . . of recognizing their allies into many of the 300 to 500 work they have stirred to action thousands who the vast political and social contributions, study student jobs, each paying up to $3.50 would not normally become involved. And particularly with respect to our legal insti an hour. These work-study students, op the havoc they have wreaked has had far tutions, made by Jewish Americans." erating in pairs throughout the ghetto, or reaching consequences. It has jeopardized The resolution cited the records of Jus ganized protest marches and school boy the struggle for civil rights, severely disrup tices Louis D. Brandeis, Benjamin N. Car cotts, picketed defense plants, fomented ted the normal processes of our academic sys dozo, Felix Frankfurter, Arthur Goldberg rent strikes and promoted "lie-ins" to halt tem and posed a major threat to the con and Abe Fortas as "major developments and troop trains. tinued existence of our democratic system. contributions to the legal and political The use of anti-poverty funds for dis structure of the United States over the ruption and violence is not confined to the past half-century." Bay Area. Indeed, from coast to coast, black President Nixon, the resolution points and white extremists of all descriptions have COURT VACANCY FOR THE SOUTH out, passed over two opportunities within managed to grab a piece of the action: NO ACCOMMODATIONS FOR JEW the last three months to extend the tradi Item: Black Panther leaders Bobby Seale, ISH REPRESENTATION tion initiated by President Woodrow Wilson Huey Newton and George Murray all spent in 1916 with the appointment of Justice time on the anti-poverty payroll. In Jersey Brandeis. City, that city's chief Panther kept his anti HON. WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY "We fear, or at least we suspect," the resolution continues, "that this cavalier poverty job even after he was arrested for OF MISSOURI assaulting a policeman. treatment of a group of persons who have Item: In New York City, officials put up IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES been in the forefront of the fight for the $30,000 for a "Free Store," designed to aid Tuesday, October 7, 1969 protection of the rights of all Americans is hippies and other "alienated youth." Free thought to be justified because, after too Store facilities were used to distribute leaf Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, I have ad long a denial, a Negro American has been lets on the manufacture of fire bombs dressed myself on several occasions to appointed to the Supreme Court." and to recruit demonstrators for the 1968 the well-displayed prejudices of the pres Rejecting such political reasoning and Democratic national convention in Chicago. ent administration. Racism, when prac "cynical politics," the resolution decries the Item: Little more than a year ago, Cleve ticed in its true form, knows not just apparent effort "to require us to compete land police walked into an ambush in the with our fellow defenders on the rights of all color distinctions. Citizens of Jewish people for a place on the Supreme Court. steaming Glenville ghetto---and were cut heritage are acutely aware of the nature down one by one by trained marksmen. In The resolution qu~stions Judge Hayns 30 minutes, two patrolmen and a lieutenant of discrimination and their sufferings- worth's "apparently distorted views of the were dead, 14 more were wounded. The lead as a result of it, are tragically docu propriety of the use of legal institutions for er of the uprising, black militant Fred mented throughout history. the purpose of imposing a regressive notion (Ahmed) Evans, had received nearly $7000 It was proclaimed a milestone when of society on this nation" and warns "the in local anti-poverty fund&---and boasted he President Wilson appointed Justice country, and particularly the President of the had used part of the money for purchasing Brandeis to the Court in 1916-a justice United States, that no people, black or white, the murder weapons. can be 'kept in their place,' by the use of who set an incredibly high standard for force. Under the guise 'law and order,' the Capacity for Chaos. The largest source of any who aspire to that office of this Panther funds ls not the poverty program, country will not tolerate an effort to estab however, but the armed robberies and the Government. He was nobly followed by lish a 19th Century class structure with its shake downs committed in the name of Justices Cardozo, Frankfurter, Goldberg, inherent discrimination against black peo revolution. The Panthers' so-called "Break and Fortas. ple, poor people and working people of is whatever color. fast Program" is a perfect example. Now, to that seat, the Senate "We regard the appointment of Judge Tough young recruits swagger through asked to place Clement Haynsworth. Haynsworth as aimed in that direction," the the ghetto informing merchants that the Judge Haynsworth's nomination is being resolution concluded. Panthers are running pre-school chow lines weighed against only the general re for underprivileged black kids. Contribu tions-in the form of foodstuffs or money quirements for Court service, and his are demanded. "You wouldn't want some record clearly falls short. But should we PEACE IN VIETNAM IS U.S. GOAL one to burn down your store," smiled one judge this aspiring justice in terms of BUT MUST BE PEACE WITH Los Angeles Panther. the record, character, performance, and HONOR The merchants get the message. In the San contributions of the men whose seat he Francisco area, an auto dealer who refused to hopes to occupy, we must conclude with give the Panthers money arrived at work greater dismay the irresponsibility of HON. CHARLES H. GRIFFIN the next day to find his plate-glass window this appointment. OF MISSISSIPPI shattered. A Chinese grocer in Oakland who refused to continue donations saw his place I commend to the attention of my IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES badly damaged by fire. In Harrisburg, Pa., colleagues the views of the NAACP as Tuesday, October 7, 1969 "uncooperative" merchants were fire reported in the Kansas City Call of Sep bombed. "Most merchants are petrified,'' ex tember 26, 1969: Mr. GRIFFIN. Mr. Speaker, it is plains an East Coast police official. "So they FAILURE TO APPOINT JEW TO SUPREME alarming and disturbing to me that kick in-$25, $50, $100 a week." COURT DECRIED BY NAACP prominent leaders are supporting the Such "voluntary contributions" finance an NEW YORK.-President Nixon's failure to Vietnam moratorium. Even though ins.idious program of revolutionary indoc to appoint a Jewish American to the United peaceful rallies are scheduled, there are trination. Impressionable school-age chil States Supreme Court "was a sad blow to the many militant students planning to tum dren-second, third and fourth graders-are aspirations of all Americans for full partici them into violent demonstrations. fed not only bacon and eggs (usually in pation of all of our people in the affairs of The vigils, teach-ins, and rallies are church basements) but massive doses of government," the National Association for pointed in the wrong direction. They racist propaganda. A coloring book that show the Advancement of Colored People charges blacks mutilating policemen with guns, in a resolution adopted by its board of direc should be directed toward Hanoi-not knives and hatchets has been distributed in tors at its regular quarterly meeting here on Washington. It is Hanoi which is pro at least five diffe.rent programs. Sept. 8. longing the war. It is Hanoi which is Other Panther projects are financed by The text of the unanimously adopted res mistreating American prisoners. It is armed robberies, as ex-Panther Larry C. olution was mad.e public by Bishop Stephen Hanoi which is bringing death and de Powell told the McClellan Subcommittee. As Glll Spottswood, chairman of the Associa struction to the innocent people of South a member of the elite black guard, Powell tion 's 64-member National Board, after he Vietnam. 29028 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 7, 1969 Washington's objective is peace. The Coral Gables Jaycees did not go One of the most effective methods of Hanoi's objective is continued war. emptyhanded. Their major purpose in spreading the word is through individ I support President Nixon in his dedi visiting Quito was to bring gifts and ual organizations which have large mem cation to peace with honor. Instant sur clothing to hospitalized children and to berships. The American Legion, which render of gradual surrender should be supply approximately $15,000 worth of has a membership of over 2 million, has rejected. medicine and medical supplies to a chil always been a powerful ally of the mer The Jackson, Miss., Clarion Ledger dren's hospital. The group also presented chant marine, and it has set an example carried an excellent editorial on this to the mayor of Quito a resolution from which other organizations would do well subject on October 1, and I am pleased the Coral Gables City Commission and to follow. to call it to the attention of my col a key to the city of Coral Gables. During its 5lst annual convention leagues. It follows: The Ecuadorians e:,.:pressed their ap which it held in August of this year, the PEACE IN VIETNAM Is U.S. GOAL BUT MUST preciation for the gifts. The President American Legion adopted two resolutions BE PEACE WrrH HONOR of Ecuador, Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra. urging that certain actions be taken by President Nixon's policy concerning fur honored the Jaycees at a reception and Congress and the administration to re ther troop wlthdl"awals makes it abundantly the Quito Jaycees honored them with a vitalize the American merchant marine. clewr that the United States sincerely desires banquet. Representatives of the Coral I want to take this opportunity to con peace in Vietnam, but that lit must be peace Gables Jaycees also appeared on a na gratulate the American Legion for· its with honor. Our government obviously will tional TV show with political commenta outstanding record of patriotism; it not negotiate away the rtght of South Viet tor Edison Taran. should also be commended for its per nam's people to determine their own future, The group from Coral Gables felt the free of Communist dictaition. sistent efforts to educate both its mem 0Ull" government has renounced an imposed trip to be very rewarding. Dave Chris bership and the general public as to the military solution, has proposed free elections tianson said: urgent need for .a, healthy and viable under international supervision and has sa.id There was tremendous hospitality and good merchant fleet. If enough organizations we will retain no military bases 1! the Reds will a.11 around our visit, and I know our launched similar educational programs, will make a sim.1.liwr pledge. gift to the hospital was tremendously ap they might generate sufficient public con President Nixon's statements and actions preciated. We have a.s a country a big stake show he is walking the extra mile in quest in the friendship of the Ecuadorians and a cern to force rapid implementation of a for peace. Irt is up to Hanoi. to see that he visit like this keeps that friendship strong. comprehensive program to revitalize the does not walk it a.lone or wait in vain. American merchant marine. The Ameri Americans of both parties and in all walks The Coral Gables Jaycees have now can Legion should be commended for its of life are elated that there will be 60,000 added Quito, Ecuador, to the list of coun efforts in this direction. fewer troops in south Vietnam at the end tries and cities they have visited as am I have just received copies of the reso of this year than there were at the beginning. bassadors of good will. Some of their lutions adopted by the American Legion, They are relieved because it has signified the past good-will missions were to Caracas. President is determined to de-escalate and and I insert them into the CONGRESSIONAL eventually end the long, bloody, costly war. Venezuela; Cartagena, Colombia; and RECORD. At the same time, Americans are 8.lso re Guatemala. Dave Christianson tells me The resolutions read as follows: that Ecuador has invited them back next lieved because the Ad.mdnlsbration has made RESOLUTION No. 482 it clear that our desire for peace does not year at the expense of Ecuador for the Whereas, The American Legion has long mea.n a. unilateral and craven retrea.rt which purPose of bringing additional medical would amount to unconditional surrender to been aware of the declining status of our supplies and foods needed in two other Merchant Marine fleet which now numbers Hanoi, a.s its delegation at the Paris Peace hospitals in Quito. talks seemingly expects. less than 1000 vessels, 80 percent of which As chairman of the Inter-American are more than 25 years old and, the normal Peace 1s the American objective, to be useful life of such ships ls 20 years; and sme-but it must be peace with honor for us Affairs Subcommittee of the House For and justice for those who are pledged to eign Affairs Committee, and as the Con Whereas, we recognize the superiority of help. This is the kind of peace most Ameri gressman representing these citizens, I the Soviet merchant fleet comprised of mod cans want, we believe, and it ls the kind feel especially proud of the Coral Gables ern vessels, two-thirds of which are less than of peace the United States ls determined Jaycees' undertaking. Aid to our Latin 10 yea.rs old, with accelerated new ship con to achieve. American friends is a very important striction at an alarming rate to further in President Nixon has shown his sincerity. crease their superiority; and implementation of our foreign policy. In Whereas, The American Legion has long It ls now time that his opponents at home an official capacity loans, agricultural pledged their full support to that effort, and despaired our second rate position to the time our enemies abroad became aware that and technical assistance, Peace Corps ac Soviet Union and feels that this vital Fourth responsible Americans a.re behind this quest tivities, and other programs play an es Arm of our National Defense should be for peace with honor. sential role in aiding people and provid brought to a position of superiority; and ing some understanding of the United Whereas, The American Legion has con States. But perhaps this form of people sistently, year after year, urged the Congress CORAL GABLES JAYCEES' GOOD to-people sharing of material and ideals, and the Administrator to take required ac WILL MISSION tion to revitalize our Merchant Marine; and though it often goes unnoticed, expresses Whereas, The American Legion feels that best the real community of man which is further delay in this revitalization will be HON. DANTE B. FASCELL so essential for a world of peace and disasterous to our national defense; now, OF FLORIDA brotherhood. therefore, be it IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I commend the Coral Gables Jaycees Resolved, by The American Legion in Na and wish them continued success in their tional Convention assembled in Atlanta, Tuesday, October 7, 1969 endeavors toward international peace. Georgia, August 26, 27, 28, 1969, that we urge the President and the Congress to take im Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Speaker, over La mediate action to rebuild and revitalize The bor Day weekend a group of citizens AMERICAN LEGION SUPPORTS American Flag Fleet to a position second to from my district engaged in a most com STRONG MERCHANT MARINE none in the world. mendable gesture of good will toward Whereas, the Maritime Commission today other people. In an unofficial capacity, ls a sub-division of the Commerce Depart yet representing the true spirit of friend HON. EDWARD A. GARMATZ ment; and ship existing between all Americans and OF MARYLAND Whereas, the Merchant Marine, as being a part of the Commerce Department, has not our Latin American brothers, more than IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES received recognition and financial support 70 Coral Gables Junior Chamber of Com Tuesday, October 7, 1969 as our present world involvement demands; merce members and their wives visited and Quito, Ecuador, and Panama City, Pan Mr. GARMATZ. Mr. Speaker, since the Whereas, due to the present and foresee ama. American merchant marine is essential able future of the world situation, it is im The trip, under the direction of Rich to our Nation's economic health and na perative that the United States maintain a. ard Kelly and the Coral Gables Jaycee tional defense, its continuing decline strong and adequate merchant fleet to meet should be a matter of concern to every our commitments as a world power; now, president, David Christianson, Jr., was therefore, be it coordinated with the Jaycees in Quito. American citizen. Unfortunately, many Resolved, by The American Legion in Na The president of the Quito Jaycees, Man Americans are blithely unaware of the tional Convention assembled in Atlanta, uel Sans, acted as an unofficial guide crisis confronting our maritime industry, Georgia, August 26, 27, 28, 1969, that Con insuring that the grOUlJ had a memorable and it is extremely difficult to convey this gress enact legislation to establish an in stay in Quito. message to our citizens. dependent Maritime Department. October 7, 1969 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29029 TREATY BARRING NUCLEAR and the Contiguous Zone and in accordance deposit of each instrument of ratification or WEAPONS ON SEABED With international law. of acoession, of the date of the entry into 2. Nothing In this Treaty shall be in force of this Treaty, and of the receipt of terpreted as supporting or prejudicing the other notices. position of any State Party With respect to 6. This Treaty shall be registered by the Hon. PETER H. B. FRELINGHUYSEN rights or claims which such State Party Depositary Governments pursuant to Article OF NEW JERSEY may assert, or with respect to reoogmtion 102 of the Charter of the United Nations. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES or nonrecognition of rights or claims asserted ARTICLE VII by any other State, related to waters off its Tuesday, October 7, 1969 coasts, or to the seabed and the ocean floor. This Treaty, the English, Russian, French, Spanish and Chinese texts of which are Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, ARTICLE Ill equally authentic, shall be deposited In the a draft treaty agreement prohibiting 1. In order to promote the objectives and archives of the Depositary Governments. the placement of nuclear weapons and ensure the observance of the provisions of Duly certified copies of this Treaty shall be other weapons of mass destruction on this Treaty, the States parties to the Treaty transmitted by the Depositary Governments the seabed was agreed upon this morn shall have the right to verify the aotivities to the Governments of the States signatory ing, and has been submitted t.o the Com of other States Parties to the Treaty on the and acceding thereto. mittee on Disarmament in Geneva, seabed and the ocean floor and In the sub In Witness whereof the undersigned, being soil thereof beyond the maximum contigu duly authorized thereto, have signed this Switzerland. Agreement on the text of ous zone, referred to in Article II, if these Treaty. the treaty was reached by the United activities raise doubts concerning ·the ful Done in------at------ States and Soviet Cochalrmen of the fillment of the obligations assumed under ---- this ------day of ------· Conference. this Treaty, Without interfering with such This agreement, Mr. Speaker, repre activities or otherwise infringing rights rec sents a great step forward in the area ognized under international law, including SORRY COMMENTARY ON THESE of arms control. As a congressional ad the freedoms of the high seas. TIMES 2. The right of verification recognized by viser t.o the Disarmament Conference, the St.ates Parties in paragraph 1 of this I am aware of the many hours of hard Article may be exercised by any State Party HON. RICHARD T. HANNA work which have gone the formula into using Its own means or With the assistance OF CALIFORNIA tion of this draft treaty. of any other State Party. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I insert the text of the seabed treaty in 8. The States Parties to the Treaty under the RECORD at this time: take to consult and to cooperate With a view Tuesday, October 7, 1969 DRArr TREATY ON THE PRoHmITION OF THE to removing doubts concerning the fulfill Mr. HANNA. Mr. Speaker, I submit for EMPLACEMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND ment of the obligations assumed under this OTHER WEAPONS OF M.Ass DESTRUCTION ON Treaty. some pondering on the part of my col THE SEABED AND THE OCEAN FLOOR AND IN ARTICLE IV leagues and as a warning to labor the THE SUBSOIL THEREOF Any State Party to the Treaty may pro f ollowlng articles: The States Parties to this Treaty, pose e.mendments to this Treaty. Amend [from the Register, Sept. 24, 1969) Recognizing the common interest of man- ments must be approved by a majority of 500 WILL LOSE Joss: MORE LAYOl'FS AHEAD? kind ln the progress of the explora.tlon and the votes of all the States Parties to the (By Kirk Well;) use of the seabed and the ocean floor for Treaty, Including those of all the States peaceful purposes, Parties to this Treaty possessing nuclear The late-Tuesda.y announcement that Considering that the prevention of a nu weapons, and shall enter into force for each Garden Grove's largest manufacturing em clear arms race on the seabed and the ocean State Party to the Treaty accepting such ployer Will cease operations by Oct. 10 Just floor serves the interests of maintaining amendments upon their acceptance by a brings closer to home . . . and in sharper world peace, reduces international tensions, majority of the states Parties to the Treaty, focus •.• the warnings sounded in tbAs and strengthens friendly relations among including the States which possess nuclear column over the past several years. States, weapons and a.re Parties to this Treaty. And it underlines a Tuesday news item Convinced that this Treaty constitutes a Thereafter the amendments shall enter into out of Washington which tells of a delegation step towards the exclusion of the seabed, the force for any other Party to the Treaty after of congressmen, businessmen and union of ocean floor and the subsoil thereof from the It has accepted such amendments. ficials meeting with President Nixon to seek voluntary limits on importation of shoes into arms race and determined to continue nego ARTICLE V tiations concerning further measures leading the United States. to this end, Each Party to this Treaty shall in exercis Randolph Rubber-formerly the California Rubber Co. locally-makes shoes and had $87 Convinced that this Treaty constitutes a ing its national sovereignty have the right to Withdraw from this Treaty if it decides million sales last year. It's products Include step towards a treaty on general and com Bob Cousy sneakers and other popular deck plete disarmam.ent under strict and effective that extraordinary events related to the sub ject matter of this Treaty he.ve jeopardized shoes which I wore happily. international control, and determined to The company announcement attributed continue negotiations to this end, the supreme interests of Its Country. It shall give notice of such Withdrawal to all other the termination of more than 500 employes Convinced that this Treaty will further the Parties to the Treaty and to the United Na for many reasons. purposes and principles of the Charter of tions Security Council three months in ad But they all added up to one: an ina.blllty the United Nations, In a manner consistent vance. Such notice shall include a statement to remain competitive and profitable in the With the principles of international law and of the extraordinary events It considers to products handled at this location. Without infringing the freedoms of the high have Jeopardized its supreme interests. T.bAs ls no snide comment, nor snear at seas, management or runyone else. Have agreed as follows: ARTICLE VI It's a combination of thin~all of which ARTICLE I 1. This Treaty shall be open for signa are nearing climax for most industries of ture to all States. Any State which does not this country. 1. The States Parties to this Treaty under sign the Treaty before its entry into force in take not to emplant or emplace on the The fact is tha.t we've been pricing our accordance With paragraph 8 of this Article selves out of the worldwide market ..• seabed and the ocean floor and in the sub may accede to it at any time. soil thereof beyond the maximum contiguous through increased costs of money; labor; zone provided for in the 1968 Geneva Con 2. This Treaty shall be subject to ratifica tra.nsportaitlon; governmentally-required re vention on the Territorial Sea and the Con tion by signatory States. Instruments of rat ports, actions, and legal staffs; by increasing tiguous Zone any objects With nuclear weap ification and of accession shall be deposited request.s for government servicetJ which In ons or any other types of weapons of mass With the Governments of ------ creases the tax load; a.nd by such Judicial destruction, as well as structures, launching which a.re hereby designated the Depositary decisions as those Jury verdict.s which push installations or any other fac111ties specifi Governments. insurance oosts out the window by holding cally designed for storing, testing or using 3. This Treaty shall enter into force after manufacturers liable for product reliability such weapons. the deposit of instruments of ratification by despite abuse or lack of common sense in consumer use. 2. The States Parties to this Treaty un twenty-two Governments, including the dertake not to assist, encourage or induce any Governments designated as Depositary Gov As the old druggist said in "Somebody Up State to commit actions prohibited by this ernments of this Treaty. There Likes Me,": •.. You can walk away Treaty and not to participate in any other 4. For States whose instruments of rati Without paying the check for the soda you way in such actions. fication or accession are deposited after the Just drank; but somewhere, sometime you'll entry into force of this Treaty It shall enter have to pa.y that check. ARTICLE ll into force on the date of the deposit of their As a nation, a state and a county o! peo 1. For the purpoae of this Treaty the outer instruments of ratification or accession. ple, we've been walking awa.y from too many limit of the contiguous zone referred to in 5. The Depositary Governments shall "soda checks." We have been demanding and Article I shall be measured in accordance forthwith notify the Governments of all getting services, With the payment ot check With the provisions of Section II of the 1958 States signatory and acceding to this Treaty delayed. Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea of the date of each signature, of the date of The already-committed costs of govern- 29030 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 7, 1969 ment which met the Reagan and Nixon ad will be terminated. This is not a hasty deci scure that necessary boundary across ministrations were far beyond our ability sion, but was made necessary by increasing which political critics should not pass. It to pay . . . unless we materially cut our financial losses, changes in manufacturing is one thing to criticize the President but governmental and individual standards of processes such as injection molding, and it is quite another to let criticism maim living ... or unless some tremendous tech marketing conditions, and foreign competi nological advance increased production so tion has caused the closing of the plant." the institution of the Presidency itself. extensively that unit costs would come down Rumors of the pending action circulated The article follows: and we could compete internationally. through the plant early this week before A RISKY NEW AMERICAN SPORT: " THE Workers-including myself-are feeling officials late Tuesday confirmed them after BREAKING OF THE PRESIDENT" the pinch as costs go up and pay stays the further telephone conferences with company (By David S. Broder) headquarters back East. same. It's only human nature to fight for CAMBRIDGE, MASS.-If there are any smart more ... to demand more wages for the job The announced action will leave Air In dustries, Inc. and Swedlow, Inc., each with literary agents around these days, one of we're doing, in order that we don't have to them will copyright the title "The Breaking cut back on what we offer our families. something over 500 employes locally, as Gar den Grove's largest employers. of the President" for the next big series of But now we're seeing the fruits of de nonfiction best-sellers. It is becoming more manding more without increasing produc Thus ends the Orange County chapter of a saga which began in Riga, Latvia, ba-ek in obvious with every passing day that the men tion at least to the point of paying for that and the movement that broke Lyndon B. increased cost. 1922 when the footwear enterprise was started by two Shrage brothers, Michael and Johnson's authority in 1968 are out to break David. Richard M. Nixon in 1969. DOLLAR Loss WILL BE FELT By 1930 the Shrages were employing 2,500 The likelihood is great that they will suc The loss of income t0 Garden Grove and workers in three plants--Riga, Latvia; Lodz, ceed again, for breaking a President is, like other Orange County governmental units Poland, and Kaunas, Lithuania. most feats, easier to accomnlish the second and commercial and service establishments In 1938, the firm was confiscated by the time around. Once learned; the techniques will be considerable enough to create prob IDtler regime. In 1940 the brothers started can readily be applied as often as desired lems ... just from this loss of 500-plus jobs. anew in Guba and, eight years later, opened even when the circumstances seem less than It tsn't something which can't be absorbed, a plant on a 12-acre site a,t 10633 Stanford propitious. No matter that this President is perhaps, but what happens if the individual Ave., Garden Grove. pulling troops out of Vietnam, while the units up prices a bit to take up the slack? Meanwhile, in 1959, the Castro regime oon last one was sending them in; no matter Will this increase pressures fur higher "col fisoated the Cuban plant. that in 1969 the casualties and violence are lective bargaining" settlements that help Two years later, Imperial Commodities of declining, while in 1968 they were on the put more firms in the position of Randy? New York acquired a controlling interest in rise. Men have learned to break a President, Many intelligent people are making strong the company. and, like any discovery that imparts power cases to put up trade barriers ... all aimed Known as Rubber Corp. of California, the to its possessors, the mere availability of this at cutting down on "foreign" competition. firm was acquired next by Randolph Ma.nu knowledge guarantees that it will be used. That's another way of saying: Keep my faicturing, Randolph, Mass., in Oct.ober of The essentials of the technique are now so business from going under and increase the 1963 when president Jack Smith reported well understood that they can be applied costs of all people who now buy the item . . . employment at 320 persons. with little waste motion. whether it be shoes of shirts or steel or.... In July of la.st year the Garden Grove First, the breakers arrogate to themselves a But, as other intelligent men have pointed plant employed about 800 people when the position of moral superiority. For that rea out, this action also incenses people of other parent firm, including plants in Randolph son, a war that is unpopular, expensive and nations who might easily be led to do war and in Derry, N.H., was acquired by Tel-A very probably unwise is labeled as immoral, against a country which tries to throw walls Sign, Inc., Ohioago-based sign manufacturer, indecent and intolerable. Critics of the Pres and became a Delaware corporation. ident who are indelicate enough to betray around its affluency. And the costs of such partisan motives are denounced. (That for a war-"hot" or "cold"-also are high. Randolph Wa5 described as one of the larg Out of just this were kings overthrown est manufacturers of ca.nv.as footwear, with you, Fred Harris.) Members of the Presi and dynasties felled by barbarians through such brands as the Randy Boa.tshu and the dent's own party who, for reasons perhaps unrelated to their own flagging political ca out history. Bob Cousy basketball sneaker. No ... there's really only one answer In almost constant confrontation with reers, catapult themselves into the front ... and that's the one of "paying the check,'' some type of union action since 1963 the ranks of the opposition are greeted as heroes. individually and collectively. It will be paid firm in 1965 appealed an NLRB order 'that (Hooray for Charley Goodell.) ... one way or another, by all of us. it bargain with the ~IO United Rubber The students who would fight in the war I remember 1929. Do you? Workers. Finally, la.te this summer, "Randy" are readily mobilized against it. Their teach The delegation meeting with Nixon in employes voted t,o accept union representa ers, ais is their custom, hasten to adopt the Washington Tuesday was one led by Sen. tion in an NLRB-supervised election. students' v'1ews. (News item: The Harvard Margaret Chase Smith, &-Maine. The group department of biochemistry and molecular represented areas of the country which man biology last week called for immediate with ufacture shoes and which complain that cur drawal from Vietnam.) rent imports are harming the domestic in A RISKY NEW AMERICAN SPORT: Next, a New England election (the New dustry. Hampshire primary is best but the Ma.5sa "THE BREAKING OF THE PRESI chusetts Sixth Congressional District elec The tariff on shoe imports is generally DENT'' about 8 per cent. tion will do as well) surprisingly shows that Mrs. Smith presented Nixon with a Senate peace is popular at the polls. The Presi petition calling for voluntary import limita HON. RICHARD BOLLING dent's party sees defeat staring it in the face tions. It was signed by 72 of the Senate's unless it repudiates him, and the Harris 100 members, and represented 43 of the 50 OF MISSOURI poll promptly comes along to confirm his states. Earlier this year Rep. James Burke, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES waning grip on public trust. The Chief Exe cutive, clearly panicky, resorts to false bra D-Mass., sent the White House a similar pe Tuesday, October 7, 1969 tition signed by about 300 House members. vado and says he will never be moved by Mr. BOLLING. Mr. Speaker, I am not these protests and demonstration.5, thus confirming the belief that he is too stub FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-Two GG RUBBER an admirer of many of President Nixon's born to repent and must be broken. WORKERS To BE BOUNCED BY FIRM policies. However, I must say that I was And then, dear friends, Sen. Fulbright and Garden Grove's largest manufacturing em impressed by the observations of David the Foreign Relations Committee move in ployer-Randolph Rubber Co., 10631 Stan S. Broder in his column in the October to finish off the job. ford-will terminate all 532 employes and 7 issue of the Washington Post. The main All this is no fiction; it worked before and cease operations by Oct. 10, officials confirmed point Mr. Broder makes is that the only it is working again. Vietnam is proving to late Tuesday. honest approach to breaking a President be what Henry Kissinger once said he sus An announcment to that effect will be pected it might be-one of those tragic, posted on the bulletin board this morning at is the constitutional avenue of impeach cursed messes that destroys any President the plant which had its origin in Latvia in ment. Indirect and, often devious and who touches it. 1922 and was first opened in Garden Grove violent guerrilla tactics, usually clothed That being the case, any President inter 21 years ago. in self-righteousness and real or pre ested in saving his own skin would be well The notice, signed by Julian S. Weinstein, tended moral fervor, are not legitimate advised to resign his responsibility for Viet executive vice president, Randolph Rubber techniques. It is always fair to criticize a nam and publicly transfer the assignment Co., said: President--"after all he asked for the of ending the war to Congress or the Viet "We are sorry to have to announce that job." But criticism should be based on nam Moratorium Committee or anyone else a decision has been made by the manage who would like to volunteer for the job. ment of Randy Industries to cease all manu issues, not on personality, and should be But he cannot. And that is the point the facturing operations in the Garden Grove made in the context of the welfare of the protesters seem to overlook. Assume that plant by Oct. 10, 1969. country and not self-serving ends. More they and the President are both right when "AB manufacturing operations are com over, the tactics used against both Presi they assert the time has come end this war. pleted, department by department, employes dent Johnson and President Nixon ob- Assume that the protesters know better than October 7, 1969 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29031 the President how to do so--despite the con How and why has this come about? tary-industrial complex might seem to arise spicuous absence of specific alternatives to What I hope to do this evening is to give from any or aJ.1 of these issues, depending the President's policies 1n their current you some views, based on my own experience, on what syndicated column or Washington manifestos. what I believe lies behind the public con newsletter you read. There is still a vital distinction, granting troversy which now pours more heat than But don't you believe it. All the sloganeer all this, to be made between the constitu light on the probleins of our national defense ing just doesn't add up: How we must re tionally protected expression of dissent, and defense establishment. assess our national priorities by cutting back aimed ast cha,nging national policy, and I am proud of the Defense Establishment our defense expenditures; how we have to mass movements aimed at breaking the of today, that I have had some share in get the military under civilian control; how President by destroying his capacity to lead building it to its present level of effective we are headed down the road to militarism the nation or to represent it at the bargain ness. But, at the same time, I am not blind and fascism. ing table. to the faults, the failings and the built-in The controversy over the Inilitary indus The point is quite simple. Given the im inefficiencies that one can find in the De trial complex is the same tired old combina patience in this country to be out of that fense Establishment or in any huge organi tion of unilateral disarmament and pious miserable war, there is no great trick in using zation, particularly one which does not have hopes that we have seen played on the Wash the Vietnam issue to break another Presi to sen \ts products to the public to stay in ington circuit off and on for well over a dent. But when you have broken the Presi business. quarter of a century! The young ones don't dent, you have broken the one man who can I have spent a good part of a lifetime look know it, and the old ones too often have negotiate the peace. ing for those faults and for ways to correct forgotten, but we've seen and heard it all Hanoi will not sit down for secret talks them. I only wish that the current critics before. with the Foreign Relations Committee. Nor of the Defense Establishment were looking To be sure the format has been updated. can the Vietnam Moratorium's sponsors order sincerely for genuine faults and positive cor Now it's a kind of ideological Western. The home a single GI or talk turkey to Gen. Thieu rections. But basically, that is not at aJ.1 what military industrial complex is cast in the about reshaping his government. Only the the most vocal of the critics are after. role of the bad guys. Forty years ago it was President can do that. What is the thread of the allegations the "Merchants of Death"-but the plot was There is also the matter of time. It is one against the military and its supporting in the same. thing to break a President at the end of his dustry? It goes far beyond a concern for the All reasonable persons can applaud con term, as was done last year. It is quite an proper level of military expenditures. There scientious dispassionate inquiry into and other thing to break him at the beginning, as ls an underlying charge that a conspiracy search for evidence of stupidity, incompe is being attempted now. exists among our military and the defense tence, favoritism and waste in Inilitary pro The orators who remind us that Mr. Nixon industry that results in wasteful spending curement. Responding to such inquiries is a has been in office for nine months should re for arms with consequent profits to indus legitimate part of the job for the uniformed mind themselves that he will remain there try and an inordinately swollen military pos and civilian Defense leaders who must de for 39 more months-unless, of course, they ture. From that running start, the charges fend their management before Congress. are willing to put their convictions to the test fan out and derive nourishment from sen The cost of the C5A transport or blunders by moving to impeach him. sationalized treatment of a variety of ex on the Cheyenne helicopter and the effective Is that not, really, the proper course? amples of Inistakes and inefficiencies, real ness of the supertank-these are all appro Rather than destroying his capacity to lead or alleged. priate subjects for Congressional investiga while leaving him in office, rather than leav At the same time, a whole host of newly tion by the able committees charged with ing the nation with a broken President at its quaHfied Inilitary experts spring up on all that responsibility. head for three years, would not their cause sides; there ls a startling discovery that the But what I regard as dangerous and ille and the country be better served by resort to Inilitary has run wild because of perfunctory gitimate is the highly organized and furi the constitutional method for removing a scrutiny of the defense budget. That is par ously pressed propaganda assault on our de President? ticularly iron1cal to me because I recall the fense institutions disguised as a selfless effort And what a wonderful chapter it would vigorous McNamara budget process. The by "concerned" intellectuals to save the na make for Volume 2 of "The Breaking of the fashionable criticism in those days was that tion from takeover by an alleged combina President" series. our military suffered an excess of civilian tion of defense industry profiteers and a war control with a resulting downgrading of ex Ininded military. perienced Inilitary judgment. Some there are who may say this merely It is my considered judgment that the cur is symptomatic of the malaise of our times THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL rent furor over the military industrial com part of the current attack on so many of our plex is really an attack on an unpopular war. established traditions and institutions. Some COMPLEX-A PERSPECTIVE Wasn't it Arnold Toynbee, the great histo there are who will insist that a better-edu rian, who said that war weariness is a most cated and more enlightened populace has HON. ROBERT L. F. SIKES useful tool for dictators and demagogues? finally risen in righteous wrath and indigna The critics of the Vietnam war have been tion against a longtime evil. OF FLORIDA raging on the Potomac since 1965, and they Actually, however, the scenario ts old hat. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES are not likely to subside soon. The profes It was first staged in the early '30s by a Tuesday, October 7, 1969 sors, politicians and pundits who are al curious combination of far-out Liberal in ready in the fray are enjoying it immensely, tellectuals and a group of Republican isola Mr. SIKES. Mr. Speaker, the Honor and they have friends who also are bound to tionist Senators of that era. The isolationist able Eugene M. Zuckert has presented a claim ··a piece of the action." Senators just did not want the United States very interesting discussion on the mili There is a long list of things which the in any more European wars. Some of the in tary-industrial complex in a speech made storm over the Inilitary industrial complex volved intellectuals believed that the French before the Defense and Contract Pro is not: and British were about to join with Hitler It is not-as advertised-a Great Debate in common cause against Russian commu curement Administration Conference. over American Defense and Foreign Policy. A nism. But whatever the motivations, and Mr. Zuckert served longer as Secretary Great Debate, in my opinion, is desperately they were mixed, everybody in the combina of the Air Force than any other individ needed. But this isn't it. tion wanted to make sure that Wall Street ual in U.S. history and his service in that It is not-as some claim-a popular up and the munitions-makers of World War I important post was outstanding. I am rising against militarism and procurement were blamed for whatever past, present or glad to insert his speech in the CONGRES hanky-panky in the Pentagon. Waste there future problems could be claimed. SIONAL RECORD, as follows: is and always will be. But these critics are So what played the Washington circuit opposed to the Defense Establishment no then was a truly memorable extravaganza. A THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: matter how well run. Sen.ate Committee (to become famous a-s the A PERSPECTIVE Nor is it--as claimed-a "concerned dia Nye Committee) set out to investigate the (By Eugene M. Zuckert) logue" over national priorities. How can you relationship between Wall Street and Ameri For twenty-five years I worked in a variety have a "dialogue" on whether we should can War profiteers and munltlonsmakers who of capacities to help build a proper and pro have obsolete weapons systems or higher ver stood accused of having dragged the United ductive relationship between government and tical slums? The two serious problems de States into World War I. The production industry-a relationship necessary to meet serve serious attention, not rhetorical flim played to standing room only. It received the needs ot our national defense. Today I flam. tremendous publicity and developed a new am saddened. That relationship has been What we're experiencing is not even a ra "devil iinage" for Wall Street and American misunderstood, has been criticized, has been tional discussion of the weapons systems our Big Business, the evil. denigrated, and the term "military-industrial current national defense posture requires. Congress rushed to pass the Neutraliity complex" has been used as a mark of op One cannot find 1n all the arguments an ef Act of 1935. Free from the machination of probrium. This has been true even though fort to define our needs and then measure the Merchants of Death we were all, pre it took the same skills and the same resources the Defense Establishment against the re sumably, safe. of the very same complex to produce the quirements. Sure we were--until the roof caved in on much-applauded Apollo 11 ! Superficially, the controversy over the mill- us at Pearl Harbor. 29032 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 7, 1969 Today, many of the players are different. could well be won for the enemy on the Just as the interpreters of the Constitution But the archvillain 1s the same---oomething propaganda front at home. Right here. have concluded that the economic freedom called this time the military-industrial In the new concept of revolutionary war guaranteed to us does not include the power complex. fare-between an open society like ours and to monopolize or near-monopolize to the But what the nation could endure in the the closed systems of Russia, China and detriment of all of us, so I believe that the peaceful, non-nuclear '30s becomes an ir North Vietnam-our public opinion en freedom of speech guaranteed to us by the rational luxury in the nuclear, cold war '60s. vironment becomes the decisive battle Constitution does not intend that any group We can see the danger now that a colossal ground. Both Ho Chi Minh and General Giap of like-thinkers should spawn a complex of demonstration of pacifist sentiment may well have repeatedly declared that the prop propaganda power-a complex so potent in lead to hasty and ill-advised actions designed aganda front of American public opinion wlll our kind of society today, that it makes the to fetter our defense establishment and im be the theater of the final and decisive com economic weight of the m1lltary and industry pair our defense posture. This, in turn, could munist victory in the Vietnam War. You may seem puny by comparison. be misread as a sign of our weakness, and it be sure they have taken great care to secure As a lawyer and a Liberal Democrat I am could trigger the very confrontation that the Hanoi's homefront against the kind of dis dedicated to the principle of free speech. anti-military group presumably wants to ruptive tactics which are a daily occurrence As a longtime public servant I've taken the avoid. here. oath to support and protect the Constitution Does this sound far-fetched? I don't think In North Vietnam, offenses such as "dis of the United States which guarantees that so. Let's look at what ha..ppened in the '40s, rupting public order," speaking against the freedom. But I've also had some responsibllity the '50s, as a result of so-called "popular war, staging student demonstrations or for the preservation of the security of this demand": "undermining the solidarity of the people" country and for equipping our young people Remember the frantic demobilization of draw penalties ranging up to life imprison for modern warfare and assigning them, men ment and death. and arms, to battle in far-flung places. our fighting forces and the defense industry Small wonder then that I cannot accept we had built to meet the needs of World War None of us would want to see any of our freedoms so constrained. We must use self that "anything goes" under the banner of II? We paid heavily for that spasmodic reflex free speech and academic freedom. to strident, fomented hysteria. I had a ring restraint as we exercise our hard-won rights of free speech. And we must face realities. In an age of instant and all-pervasive mass side seat at the anti-military fights that . communications a pressure-group democracy wenit on before, during and after that strug We must understand that a major war goal for Ho Chi Minh and General Giap is a such as ours should not, dare not, permit the gle. (I was then Special Assistant to Stuart exercise of a form of monopoly propaganda Symington, Assistant Secretary of War for psychological one-the dramatic and en during humiliation of the United States with power over the public dissemination of in Air.) The critics hastily cut the armed forces formation. and just as hastily rebuilt them for Korea. a significant influence on the shadow and substance of American power, particularly Since 1959, the propaganda power conglom In 1949 I watched the late Defense Secre in Asia. erate has accomplished much. And much tary, Louis Johnson-acting under Presiden that is not good. tial orders to economtze--cut the military For the President (any President) and the Senate (any Senate) Vietnam presents an It has preempted the Constitutional role of budget to the bone. That was the year when the President as the nation's voice in its for Russia developed her own A-bomb, on which issue of American foreign policy which wlll not be solved simply by bringing our troops eign affairs. Challenged and influenced by we were supposed to have a monopoly for at indirection the President's powers and re least twenty years! home in a blind rush. Vietnam is a test of the Truman Doctrine, sponsiblllties as Commander-in-Chief. Sys It took the communist invasion of Korea. in tematically eroded the nation's will to defend 1950 to teach us the hard way that the lll established in 1947 by a Democratic Presi dent with the solid approval of the Repub its interests and its capablllty to wage considered demobilization and disarmament modern warfare. Convinced our enemies as after World War II was a disaster never again lican 80th Congress. A defeat for the policy in Vietnam will invite similar challenges well as our allies that our Constitutional to be invited. elsewhere. anarchy is an open invitation to calculated That's when we started, painfully and ex These are strange times indeed. The Demo aggression or institutional subversion. pensively, to rebuild the defense establish We have seen an effective, powerful and ment we had deliberately and ruthlessly cratic party seems to be abandoning the Truman Doctrine. The stance of many of its liberal President practically driven from wrecked. leaders in the fight against deployment of office, the Truman Doctrine discredited as a The furious controversy over our develop an ABM carried overtones of a reversion to basic American bipartisan policy, the credl ment of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons the Dulles policy of "massive retaliation." bllity of the Kennedy doctrine of :flexible re compounded the difficulties of recapturing Some of the Liberal intellectual rhetoric sponse to communist-supported "wars of and rebuilding our initiative in nuclear sounds like an echo of the old arch-conserva national liberation" undermined. technology. This was brought home to me tive rallying cry of "Fortress America." And once again we have a defense estab when I served as an Atomic Energy Commis I don't get it. lishment with morale impaired, its compe sion member from 1952 to 1954. tence, integrity and effectiveness challenged. One thing I do get. Inevitably and unavoid I went back to the Pentagon in January o! There are those who profess to believe that ably, in the absence of clearly defined policies it is the government, particularly the De 1961 as Secretary of the Air Force under a or clairvoyance of the future, the military truly great Secretary of Defense--Robert S. fense Department, which is trying to establishment must plan to fight almost monopolize public information. Persons who MoNamara. During that tour of duty, in the every kind of war that could be thrust upon Administrations of Presidents Kennedy and us. believe this do not understand the real world Johnson, I saw the Defense Establishment of information. A government can only make revitalized in muscle and posture. Another anomaly. So many ardent sup information available to the news media. It porters of the late President Kennedy are cannot hide information. There are no secrets There was a sharp break with former now enthusiastic participants in the cam Treasury Secretary Humphrey's insistence from a hard-working press. The government, that a balanced national budget must be ac paign against the Vietnam war and the off day-in-day-out cannot even communicate shoot crusade against the military industrial directly with the public. It must do so corded priority over the requirements of na complex. Have they forgotten the words of tional security. through privately owned news media which President Kennedy in his Inaugural Ad transmit the information or ignore it or re A defense policy based on the Dulles doc dress? He said: trine of massive retaliation was replaced with shape it as it sees fit. In our society, the President Kennedy's posture of "flexible re "We dare not tempt them with weakness. government cannot monopolize information; sponse" to aggression. For only when our arms are sufficient beyond only a combination of news media can do doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that that. He made a unique contribution of great they will never be employed." permanent significance in substantially im I base my opposition to the concentration proving the quality of information that I haven't forgotten. of information power on the danger it poses forms the basis of the decision process 1n You are all familiar with the government's in our kind of open society, but I also would the Pentagon. long-established pollcy against undue con like to point out that the record of the peo centration of economic power in our giant And probably most important, Secretary ple who enjoy this great power today is very McNamara made giant strides toward the corporations and you are seeing the grim poor on the basic foreign-policy challenge of spectre raised of undue power in the military this century. Our great problem 1s to survive nation's goal of actually unifying the mis industrial complex. sions of our armed forces which the Uni with our free institutions in the face of a fication Act, as amended in 1958, called for. . But I have heard no such hue and cry Communist movement that wants to change raised against the undue concentration of our institutions. It has been well demon Secretary McNamara put together a de propaganda power that results from the ideo strated that alert and firm American leaders fense establishment under civilian control logical interlock among our Liberal mass can check the Communist, but it also has of which the nation can be proud. And he news media and certain faculty members of been well demonstrated that too many of the established the elements of the sound and our universities, and the editors of most persons who dominate the information media proper relationship between our military journals of opinion. today are neither alert nor firm. To put it leadership and the nation's defense industry Yet all too o:ften, ln the name o:f free ex bluntly, they are starry-eyed ln a world that which I devoutly hope Will endure in the pression and academic freedom, we find this is tough and realistic about power. years ahead. great concentration of propaganda power I believe that with strength and skill we This is only part of what is being threat attempting to preempt the functioning of can indeed negate the aggressive Communist ened today. the Presidency and the Congress in the field power and gradually arrive at llve-and-let In Vietnam our soldiers fight in a war that of foreign policy. live agreements so indispensable in a world October 7, 1969 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29033 of nuclear weapons. But it won't be easy and prepared to fight for? ... Real estate? Ac what remains of the century there wm be a it won't be quick. And it won't come at all if cess to vital resources? The values of the reengineering of the nation's social, eco we follow the lead of the writers, the pro Judea-Christian civilization? National nomic, educational, military and political in fessors and the politicians who seek us to honor? stitutions. Industry-the productive core of disarm, be sweet, hope for the best. This question-what are we prepared to the "complex" we've been talking about What these people are really doing ls as fight for?-arlses in many forms. In the must help solve the problem of achieving suring us that they can predict the future Middle Ea.st, Israel, West Berlin, Africa and equitable distribution of abundance while and that the future will pose no problems Latin America. preserving basic free institutions. to us that cannot be handled with good will. Rational dialogue would develop a viable Like industry, our intellectual commu No problems ill our hemisphere, no problems and credible foreign policy, a. realistic de nity is indispensable to this effort. There in Europe or Africa or Asia which will threat fense strategy and a. stable defense plan ought to be a cease-fire in the cold war be en our interests and which cannot be han ning and funding policy. tween the intellectuals and business which dled with clever phrases. 2. can we, in this day and age, develop a has been going on for much too long. Each That's just not the real world. The institu bipartisan foreign policy matrix? The crea needs the other in the common cause. tions of enlightened societies are all too often tion of West Germany, the Berlin Airlift, the I could go on, but these flew agenda items changed by the physical power of some group Marshall Plan, the Japanese Peace Treaty are wlll show that there ls real need for a con of men of 111-will. Often the power need not milestones of bipartisan cooperation. I be cerned public discusslo'.'1. even be used. Its existence, its implied threat lieve it could work for us again. Perhaps a Because this ls a world where widespread of use, can change the governments of other Special Commission, consisting of members unrest and confilct a.re manifest against the countries. appointed by the President, the President of background of the unsolved and growing There ls nothing in the record of the Com the Senate and the Speaker of the House problems of nuclear weapons, I close with a munist countries to indicate that they are might be able to develop such a. matrix by note of warning sounded by the late Presi ready to bubble over with good will if only 1972. dent Kennedy in his first State of the Union we will disarm ourselves and talk to them 3. How do we avoid undermining the Message. Listen: nicely. homefront in a real albeit undeclared shoot "I speak today in an hour of national peril The historic fact is that we have treated ing wa.r? The Founding Fathers just never the Soviet Union with considerable generos had to consider the possibility of limited and and national opportunity. Before my term ity. In the early '30s we as a country tried undeclared wars in which the propaganda has ended we shall have to test anew wheth to be decent to Stalinist Russia at a time front ls as vital as the military front. But er a. nation organized and governed such as when many other leading nations wouldn't these struggles constitute a fa.ct of life in ours can endure. The outcome ls by no means recognize the Communist government. We our times. Perhaps (when American Forces certain." helped defend the Soviet Union during World a.re actively engaged in some undeclared con That test of our survival is now upon us. War II when we could have stOOd back and flict) it might be possible to have, say, a watched the Nazis and Communists chew "State of Belligerency" proclaimed. When each other to bits. We gave the Soviet Union our men are asked to risk their lives on a. a free hand in Eastern Europe. We offered to foreign field of battle, can the rules at home CONGLOMERATES-GOOD OR BAD? share our nuclear secrets with her. be the same as in peacetime? It would be hard to convince anyone that 4. Should there be a ceiling on the Defense our restraint has brought increased civil Budget? There may be ways of stabiliz1ng HON. OLIN E. TEAGUE liberties, free speech, academic freedom and the Defense budget. There is merit in the OF TEXAS anything else good to any group of human idea. that the President place his prestige IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES beings. But firmness has. Those who remem behind a determination that there be allo ber way back into the late '40s will recall cated a certain percentage of the Gross Na Tuesday, October 7, 1969 that some of the greatest democracies in tional Product to national defense under Europe were about to lose their freedoms un conditions of "normalcy." In conditions Mr. TEAGUE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, der Communist pressure. There were no short of formally declared war or a. Special within the past 6 months to a year, we overt threats of Soviet invasion, merely the State (such as Belllg.erency) the percentage have seen much to do about conglom existence of power on one side of the Iron of GNP could then more likely be held firm, erates, what they are, what they do, the CUrtaln and weakness on the other. By plac regardless of what political party may be in amount of control they exercise over cer ing our power on the side of Western Europe office. tain areas of our economy, and so forth. we blunted the threat. 5. Why not periodic review of our Com Under leave to extend my remarks, I Now, some of the critics of the defense es mitments and Contingency Plans? Some tablishment may well claim that this is not steps are already being undertaken by a wish to include an editorial whch ap what the so-called dialogue is all about. subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Rela peared in the Fortune magazine for July They don't want to knuckle under to Com tions Committee under Sena.tor Stuart 1969: munist pressure; they merely want to deprive Symington. It is a highly constructive idea, PITCHFORK BEN, MEET WHEELBARROW JOHN American militarists of unneeded money. long overdue, and it can produce reasoned, (Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and One would have to be very young, quite ob dispassionate conclusions. After a.II, the level livious to history or short on common sense thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. of our Defense expenditures ls based pri Joshua 10:12) to believe this. The campaign of these intel marily on the number and nature of our lectuals adds up to isolationism and pacifism foreign commitments--not on the pie-in The Attorney Genera.I of the United States, or it adds up to nothing. If they were sincere the-sky desires of the generals and admirals. John N. Mitchell, has thrown the weight of his office on the side of an extreme and sim about wanting to improve the mUltary estab 6. Why should not concerted effort be made lishment, wanting to get the best defense to improve the military reality and thereby pllst.d.c interpretation of how antitrust law for the dollar, wanting to tailor our arms to the Military Image? Technology has changed should be applied in merger cases. In so our potential needs, then the current debate the f'ace of war. Propaganda has created a doing, he has used arguments that disclose, would be changed drastically. new dimension of war in a clash between more unmistakably than any previous pro Let me emphasize that I believe that the our open society and a closed system. Our nouncement of any federal official, the reac military establishment does need change and Armed Services should be encouraged to tionary bias that underlies the trend of the improvement. And let me also offer some spe modernize their philosophy, doctrine and Nixon Administration's antimerger policy. cific areas in which truly concerned people education curricula. The Department of Justice, Mitchell says, can carry on fruitful discussion. I don't have Perhaps impartial civilian review of pro "may well oppose any merger among the top instant answers to the issues which I will list curement policies and practices on a. periodic 200 manuf.acturtng firms or firms of com here, but I can assure all of you that there basis under any Administration would be a. parable size in other ind'UStries." Moreover, it will be profit to our nation and to our free step forward in this direction. But, more "will probably" oppose a merger between any dom if we address these issues in a respon of the top 200 with "any leading producer in sible way. important, starting with the Service Acade any concentrated industry." These candid Our Foreign Policy Philosophy and mies, the military services must make con new formulations contradict all those pas 1. certed effort to build leaders with an under Posture. If our international role ls to be one sionate denials by previous antitrust en of pacifism in isolation the people of the standing of the separate and combined roles forcers who said that they were not opposed United States should know that fact from of all the Armed Services. The ability to to bigness as such. Under Mitchell's policy, their elected representatives. They should communicate modem military values to men antitrust enforcers will no longer feel it nec not have to rely on contrived consensus. If under their command should be encouraged essary to engage in those tortuous analyses it ls to be isolationism in Fortress America and nurtured as an essential of military that purported to show how a given merger, they should know the implications from leadership. because of "verticle" relations or "horizontal" th.eir elected representatives. 7. Rapport between the Business Commu overlap of markets, would diminish competi If our elected representatives believe that nity and the Intellectual Community.• In tion. Henceforth the Antitrust Division, our true course lies in a responsible inter never noted for .a.cute or diligent research, national role, then a rational dialogue should • This subject wa.s considered in detail in will be obliged to prove only size-which it include such questions as these: What my Stanford Business Conference speech of can do by buying a copy of FoaTUNE or ask!lng values--materia.l, moral, spiritual-are we February, 1967. a man who owns one. 29034 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 7, 1969 The Attorney General's reasoning is even keeps on making these countryboy speeches, It seems a strange warning to sound more alarming than the conclusions that somebody is going to call him Wheelbarrow at a time when the consumer needs more emerge from it. After reciting that the top John. and not less support from all levels of 200 manufacturing companies now "cont rol" A CHOICE OF HAUNCHES Government. If consumerism appears to 58 percent of U.S. manufacturing assets (up The anti-bigness, anti-metropolitan bias Mr. from 48 percent twenty years ago), Mit<:hell in American politics has Thomas Jefferson's him the "wave" he said it did, Stans says this fact "leaves us with the unaccept revered name attached to its origin. For a must be viewing consumer protection able probability that the nation's manufac long time this bias was the chief asset and through a magnifying glass. turing and financial a.s.5ets will continue to the chief liability of the Democratic party, I am inserting in the RECORD a column be concentrated in the hands of fewer and whose grip upon the South loosened only by Mr. Art Buchwald, whose comments, fewer people." when that region began to ca.t<:h up, thanks I think, reveal how close to fanta.syland This is unacceptable in a way that Mit<:hell to the belated presence there of corpora the remarks of the Secretary of Com doesn't mean. In the first place, nobody tions of national scale. Georgia, where merce really lie. I commend this article knows whether the recent trend he note6 Mitchell spoke, today exemplifies two so will continue or be reversed; some observers cieties: one of the most backward rural and to the attention of my colleagues: of business for instnce, believe that "decon small-town areas of the U.S. surrounds At FREE ENTERPRISE ENDANGERED BY WAVE OJ' glomeratio~" will be the trend of the 1970's. lanta, one of the most progressive metro ''CONSUMERISM'' More significantly, an arithmetic concentra politan areas in the U.S. Where a.re the "sec (By Art Buchwald) tion of assets by a number of firms does not ond class" economic citizens of Georgia to Is the consumer revolution doing more by a.ny means imply concentration in the be found? Are they around Atlanta, which ha.rm than good? Secretary of Commerce hands of "fewer people." Most of these 200 teems with educated, independent decision Maurice stans seems to think so. companies, especially the conglomerates at makers (whether working for "branches" or whom hlis aim is directed, are highly decen In a recent meeting with trade association for local entrepreneurs who wouldn't be officials in Washington, he expressed the fear tralized operations; thousands of individual there except for the "branches") ? Or are managers and experts participate in their that the consumer revolution-in which con "second class" economic citizens to be found sumers demand more protection from the decisions. in those red-clay counties where most of the The 200 top manufacturing companies federal government---could get out of hand. people have very little choice about anything He said the country should evaluate where have millions of stockholders, with newly except which haunch to scratch? it was heading, and ask " ... whether we are reinforced influence derived from mutual At the very beginning of his Georgia speech going to let the wave of consumerism move funds, take-over bids, and the general live Mitchell revealed a defective premise that too far and destroy the freedom of choice of liness of the capital markets. Nearly all of may account for his policy. Noting a twelve the consumer." these companies sell in increasingly com fold increase in the U.S. national income (in petitive marrkets where technological im It was the first time any high official of the current dollars) since 1890, when the Sher government had mentioned the dangers of provement and consumer discretion sharply man Antitrust Act was passed, he went on to reduce the security of any product line; "consumerism" which, if allowed to go un say that this economic growth "strongly sup checked, could destroy the free enterprise sys moreover, competition from foreign firms ports our belief that the antitrust laws have in the U.S. market is becoming morre vigor- tem. served us well." It's true that the antitrust FBI statistics show that there are more ous. laws, enforced during most of those eighty A POPULIST ECHO unhappy consumers in this country than years with respect for the free and legitimate communists, and efforts must be made to Consumers, whose protection ( as Mitchell evolution of business, have served the nation eradicate "consumerism" before it spreads notes) is the ultimate aim of the antitrust well. But to speak as if these laws were the throughout the nation. laws, are in a stronger position than ever main cause of the growth of the nation's The best way to do this would be to hold before, because prosperity and the widening prosperity is surely a ludicrous example of the hearings in front of the House Anti-Con rrange of choice enables them to postpone logical fallacy known as post hoc ergo propter sumerism Committee. Harold Feldkamp, an purchases or to shift purchases from one hoc. (A caused B to happen because B hap unfriendly witness, is called to the stand. industry category to another. A nationwide pened later than A.) "Feldkamp, we understand that on Jan. 20, market , subject to world competition, has A CHOICE OF JEFFERSONS long since broken the concentrated power 1969, you showed up at the Godfather Motor that many local monopolists, some of them If the ex-officio prophets of antitrust think Company and made a scene in front of the small if measured on a. national scale, that antitrust created the present U.S. econ customers. Is this true" formerly exercised over the necessities of life. omy, then naturally they will assume that "Yes, sir. You see, I bought a new car and In the same speech (to the Georgia. Bar they can now bid the economy, as Joshua the first day I drove to work the door fell Association) Mitchell disclosed that one of bade the sun and moon, to stand stm. Mitch off it." the objectives of his antitrust policy is to ell prefers the sun to pause over Gibeon; he "We didn't ask you to make a staitement, preserve the small town and city from what likes the look of the moon as it shines upon Feldkamp." he regards as a growing concentration of the valley of Ajalon. "But I paid $4,500 for the car, and I power in metropolitan centers. "Most of you," But John Mitchell isn't Joshua. If govern figured the door shouldn't have fallen off he said in a direct appeal to the projudice ment is to determine the proper size and it . . . at least not the first day." of his audience, "represent economic inter shape of economic and social units, then the "You realize, Feldkamp, that this is the ests~sta.nt from the centers of finan American people would probably prefer to kind of thing that breeds consumerism." cial and managerial power-which may be have such decisions made by the likes of "I'm sorry." injured by the current merger trend." Just Pitchfork Ben rather than the likes of Wheel "All right, let's proceed. Feldkamp, have in case any members of the Georgia bar were barrow John. Any effort to freeze the 200 you now or have you ever been a member of too obtuse to get the point, Mitchell added leading American corporations into their the Consumer Party?'' that lawyers outside metropolitan areas present shape, any effort to freeze the "No, I've never been a member of the "should have the opportunity to act as community structure of the U.S., can only party." counsel." He continued: "We do not want result in a most un-Jeffersonian society "But you have flirted with consumerism." our middle-sized and smaller cities to be where the police power of the central gov "Let's say I've been on the fringes. I'm not merely 'branch store' communities; nor do ernment becomes the concentrated site of for the violent overthrow of the National we want our average consumers to be 'sec economic and social decision making. We Association of Manufacturers. But gee whiz, ond class' economic citizens." have here a conflict between two Jeffersons, you'd think you could get a car with a door This sentiment, of course, is not novel. the one who believed in a free society not that would stay on. I'd also like to say I'm Playing upon the fear of large corporations shaped by government and the squire of not too thrilled with tires either." and of metropolitan centers was the stock Monticello who believed in small-scale eco "Feldkamp, I must warn you a.gain that in trade of such Populist orators as William nomic units and who hated cities. Mitchell you are not here to make speeches. Now, how Jennings Bryan, Pit<:hfork Ben Tillman, is backing the wrong Jefferson. many consumers are in your cell?'' Sockless Jerry Simpson, Huey Long, and "I don't belong to a cell." Alfalfa Bill Murray. When they denounced "Don't tell us, Feldkamp, that you operate overconcentra.tion, in many cases using CONSUMERISM alone. We all know that consumerism is a "Wall Street" as its symbol, they had the worldwide conspiracy." excuse of not being able to foresee that the "I'm not a member of any conspiracy." rise of large-scale business would in fact be HON. DAVID R. OBEY "Do you know a Milton Orshefsky?" come a great liberating movement, dispers OF WISCONSIN "Yes, I play poker with him." ing power, generating competition, and giv "Did you know he was a consumer." ing consumers morre and more influence over IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES "No, I didn't." the allocation CY! the economy's resources. Tuesday, October 7, 1969 "Did you know he bought a new washing But in 1969 an Attorney General of the machine and when the lint filter on it United States, hlmself not a crossroads dema Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, Commerce wouldn't work, he threatened to sue the gogue but a Wall Street lawyer, has no ex Secretary Stans recently expressed con company that manufactured it?" cuse for failure to take cognizance of Ameri cern about growing "consumerism,, in "No, I didn't know thait." can business as it actually is. If Mitchell this country. "Do you know a Frank White?" October 8, 1969 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 29035
"Yes, he was in my car pool until the door "I played golf with him once or twice." you know. If you confess, the Department of fell off my car.'' "Did you know tha.t Dmitri Kessel's wife Commerce will show some leniency towards "Did you know his wife went to school bought some bad hamburger at a supermar you." with Ralph Nader?" ket and reported the store to the health au "I'm innocent." "No, I didn't? He never talked about his thorities" "All right, Feldkamp. You've had your wife." "I wasn't aware of it." chance. We're turning over your file to Secre "Does the name Dmitri Kessel mean any "Feldkamp, it would be easier for you if tary of Commerce Stans. He's not as broad thing to you?" you told us the names of all the consumers minded about these matters as we are."
SENATE-Wednesday, October 8, 1969
Wendell Willkie; that the and because we have the opportunity to they have found solutions to so many hearts of many of us are filled with the make those dreams come true." complex problems affecting the well warmth of recollection, with an aware At a time when many in our nation are being of our Nation. But, dear Lord, ness of how much this one man contrib preoccupied by our problems, Willkie's words never has any Congress had to grapple uted to one world, and with a sense of remind us of our strengths. When many with such gigantic, ramified, and funda indebtedness for the inspiration which dwell only on what is wrong with America, L .. ental issues as does this present Sen he gave to all of us, particularly those his words speak as persuasively today a.s they did a generation and more ago about what is ate. We beg You to fill every lawmaker of us who-like myself and like President right with America. And, finally, his words with Your gifts of wisdom and prudence, Nixon, who today has written me a letter, remind us of the great challenge which still is in upholding justice and charity in all of which I will later include in the RECORD, ours-the challenge of realizing ever more their deliberations and conclusions. Dis in observance of this anniversary-be perfectly the ideals which he expressed so pel upon them some of Your celestial gan our national political lives as ad well and worked for so ardently, the chal light, through which they may be en vocates and earnest speakers in the cause lenge of "ma.king those dreams come true.'' abled to choose those things which are of Wendell Willkie. "I would rather lose in a cause that I know When Wendell Willkie died, a maga some day will triumph," Wendell Willkie once of primary importance and which de said, "than to triumph in a cause that I know mand immediate action, and those zine said his death had run like a seismic some day will fail.'' How important those which can be allowed a lower priority, shock through the populace, a feeling of words are for all of us. I am happy to join all according to Your most holy will. half angry disbelief, a shudder, and a you in saluting the memory of a great You, who created all men and who realization. And then the people said, American. know all men and their needs, pilot our ''There was a man." Sincerely, Senators rightly and safely between the So it is an honor for me to recall the RICHARD NIXON. urgencies of domestic and foreign issues, passage through this life of a really great Mr. HUGHES. Mr. President, the Sen between the dangerous eddies of a just man and a great inspiration to mankind, ator from Iowa is more than honored to and lasting peace on the one hand, and a and to note the presence in the Capitol join the distinguished minority leader prolonged and devastating war on the of Wendell Willkie's widow, the very in this tribute to Wendell Willkie. other; between the costly conquest of lovely Mrs. Wendell Willkie. space and the even costlier neglect of At a later date I shall ask unanimous human needs on this planet. In all of consent to have printed in the RECORD their dilemmas, O God, we implore Your the proceedings at a breakfast of com SENATE RESOLUTION 268-SUBMIS memoration which was held in the Capi SION OF A RESOLUTION EXPRESS omnipotent and never failing guidance, ING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE so that whatever they do may be in ac tol this morning. I ask unanimous consent to have THAT CERTAIN MEASURES cord with Your will and the world's hap SHOULD BE TAKEN BY THE GOV piness. Amen. printed in the RECORD the letter from President Nixon. ERNMENT OF SOUTH VIETNAM There being no objection, the letter was Mr. HUGHES. Mr. President, I sub- THE JOURNAL ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as mit a resolution on behalf of myself, follows: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. EAGLE Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask THE WHITE HOUSE, unanimous consent that the Journal TON), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Washington, October 7, 1969. MONDALE), the Senator from Texas (Mr. of the proceedings of Tuesday, October 7, Hon. HUGH ScoTT, 1969, be approved. Minority Leader, YARBOROUGH)' the Senator from South The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem U.S. Senate, Dakota (Mr. McGOVERN), the Senator pore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Washington, D.C. from Ohio (Mr. YouNG), the Senator DEAR HUGH: My very first personal connec from California (Mr. CRANSTON)' the tion with national politics oome in 1940, Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Mc when I made a number of local speeches in CARTHY), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. ORDER OF BUSINESS California for Wendell Willkie. I have always CHURCH), and the Senator from Oregon regarded his words, his life, and his charac The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem ter a.s an important source of personal (Mr. HATFIELD). pore. Under the order of yesterday, the inspiration. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem Senator from Iowa (Mr. HUGHES) is now I am pleased to know that the twenty-fifth pore. The resolution will be received and recognized for not to exceed 1 hour. anniversary of Wendell Willkie's untimely appropriately referred; and, without ob Mr. SCO'IT. Mr. President, will the death is being observed on 0apitol Hill this jection, will be printed in the RECORD.