June 8, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14107 H.J. Res. 219: Mr. BAFALIS, Mr. BUCHANAN, of Tennessee, Mr. LEATH of Texas, Mr. LOWRY, "The Republic of Panama shall be de Mr. CARR, Mr. CHENEY, Mr. COELHO, Mr. Mr. LUNGREN, Mr. PICKLE, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. fined for purposes of this section as that CONTE, Mr. CORRADA, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. DER RoYER, Mr. SANTINI, Mr. SATTERFIELD, Mr. country governed by that national govern WINSKI, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. DoUGHERTY, Mr. SEBELIUS, Mr. SHARP, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. STEN ment having been installed in Panama chos DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. EVANS of Geol'g'ia., HOLM, Mr. SYNAR, and Mr. WYATT. en by free national elections in which all Mr. FAZIO, Mr. FINDLEY, Mr. FITHIAN, Mr. population groups and political parties have FLOOD, Mr. FRENZEL, Mr. Ft7QUA, Mr. GILMAN, been allowed to participate, where with re Mr. GINN, Mr. HINSON, Mrs. HOLT, Mr. HOR· PETITIONS, ETC. spect to such elections, impartial, interna TON, Mr. HOWARD, Mr. HYDE, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. tionally recognized political observers have JENRETTE, Mr. JoNEs of North carolina., Mr. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions reported said elections have been conducted KRAMER, Mr. LAGOMARSINO, Mr. LoTT, Mr. and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk in a fair and successful manner and the McDONALD, Mr. MADIGAN, Mr. MARTIN, Mr. and referred as follows: President has reported the same to Con MAVROULES, Mr. MOFFETT, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. 140. By the SPEAKER: Petition of Sirri gress." MONTGOMERY, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Ata.lay, President of the Turkish Senate, and -Page 157, Section 250, after line 8, insert Mr. NOLAN, Mr. PATTEN, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PEP Cahit Kara.kas, President of the Turkish Na the following: PER, Mr. PERKINS, Mr. ROBINSON, Mr. SABO, tional Assembly, Ankara, relative to amnesty "(1) No payments may be made to Pan Mr. ScHEUER, Mr. SHARP, Mr. SHUMWAY, Mr. for children on the occasion of the Interna ama under this section if the Panama SIMON, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. STACK, tional Year of the Chlld; to the Committee Canal's operating expenses exceed its reve Mr. STRATTON, Mr. TAUKE, Mr. UDALL, Mr. on the Judiciary. nues." VENTO, Mr. WEAVER, Mr. WHITEHURST, Mr. 141. Also, petition of Clifford Barrister, And redesignate subsequent sections ac WHITLEY, Mr. BOB WILSON, Mr. WINN, and New York, N.Y., relative to redress of griev cordingly. Mr. LEACH of Louisiana. ances; to the Committee on the Judiciary. -Page 168, Section 374, Line 2 after "Pan ama". insert the following: ", defined for H.J. Res. 238: Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. AMBRO, purposes of this section as that country gov Mr. ANTHONY, Mr. BARNARD, Mr. BEDELL, Mr. erned by that national government having BONER of Tennessee, Mr. BoWEN, Mr. BRINK• AMENDMENTS been installed in Panama chosen by free na LEY, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. PHILLIP BURTON, Mr. CHAPPELL, Mr. D'AMOURS, Mr. ROBERT W. Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, pro tional elections in which all population posed amendments were submitted as groups and political parties have been al DANIELS, JR., Mr. DANIELSON, Mr. DE LA GARZA, lowed to participate, where with respect to Mr. DINGELL, Mr. DOUGHERTY, Mr. EDWARDS of follows: such elections, impartial, internationally California., Mr. FAUNTROY, Mr. FISH, Mr. H.R.111 recognized political observers have reported FISHER, Mr. FLIPPO, Mr. GINN, Mr. HALL Of By Mr. KRAMER: said elections have been conducted in a fair Texas, Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. JEN• -Page 98, Section 102, line 21, after "Pan and successful manner and the President KINS, Mr. JOHNSON Of Colorado, Mr. JONES ama." insert the following: has reported the same to the Congress," EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS NICARAGUA AND THE DEPART not know how President Somoza can in economy, crippled by strikes and a. state of MENT OF THE TREASURY terpret the action as anything other war that has existed since last September, than an indication of support for his will improve only as a political solution ac regime. It certainly does not encourage ceptable to the broadest majority is found. HON. DALE E. KILDEE An IMF loan such as the one being con him to try to work out an accommoda sidered would constitute an international OF MICHIGAN tion with the political opposition in vote of confidence in the discredited Somo IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Nicaragua. President Somoza's obstinate za. regime. Further, it would free much lim refusal to take account of that opposi Friday, June 8, 1979 ited government funds for the purchase of tion can only give greater credibility to even more weapons and supplies for the Na • Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, although the radical elements in the opposition. tional Guard, which at this time is the only I feel that it would be irresponsible to I am submitting for the RECORD a let force sustaining the regime. Forty-three per oppose H.R. 3347, the bill providing the ter which was sent to Secretary Blumen cent of Nicaragua's national budget current authorization for the international af ly goes to military expenditures. Any monies thal, his response to that letter, and a provided by the IMF, or subsequently by fairs operations of the Department of followup letter which I sent to Mr. private lending institutions, will only serve the Treasury, I would like to express my Blumenthal. I must admit that my sup to prolong Somoza's ability to rule through concern over one of the recent actions port of H.R. 3347 is less than enthusias force against the will of the broadest majori taken by· the Department. They made a tic because of the recent decision made ty. decision to support the request of the by the Department. I support it only Second, even by conventional economic Government of Nicaragua for financing because I feel that the international standards, the IMF loan is unlikely to have from the International Monetary Fund. operations are necessary and nations the desired effects. Stimulating exports and curbing imports by devaluing currency is I find that decision regrettable. The other than Nicaragua will benefit from largely irrelevant to Nicaragua's problems. Somoza regime has systematically vio those operations. Last year, in fact, the country registered a lated human rights. Even from a strictly The letters follow: positive trade balance, and imports were au pragmatic point of view, the loan is un HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, tomatically curbed by the decrease in pur warranted because the conditions of sta Washington, D.C., May 10, 1979. chasing power of those on strike or affected bility neces~ary for repayment of the Hon. W. MICHAEL BLUMENTHAL, by the political disturbances. loan are not present. Secretary of the Treasury, Moreover, a loan will contribute to a de Department of the Treasury, terioration in the living standards of people This week's events in Nicaragua amply Washington, D.C. who have already endured great hardship. demonstrate the lack of wisdom in that DEAR MR. SECRETARY: Next Monday the Unemployment in urban areas is expected to decision. They have emphasized the in Board of Directors of the International reach 47 percent by June, and prices of food stability in Nicaragua. They have al,so Monetary Fund will be meeting to decide on stuffs rose as much as 40 percent following demonstrated that President Somoza has a $65 million loan to the government of the recent devaluation of the cordoba. Other no commitment to basic rights. He has President Anastasio Somoza Debayle in Nic economic austerity measures such as cuts aragua. We would strongly urge that the in already limited government spending on declared a state of siege under which all U.S. Executive Director to the Fund vote social services will further shift the burden constitutional guarantees are suspended. against any such loan to the Nicaraguan of the IMF stabilization program to those ·rt will mean that people will be arbi- government. least able to bear it. trarily arrested and incarcerated with First, any attempt to provide economic Last October when the United Staltes indi out trial. It has already resulted in a support to Nicaragua would serve to impede cated that it opposed President Somoza's re suspension of the freedom of the press. the resolution of that country's political and quest for a. $20 million IMF loan, Somoza In addition to being poorly considered, economic crisis. At this time, virtually all withdrew his proposal. The reasons for op sectors o! the Nicaraguan population, in posing Nicaragua's request for a loan last fall the action of the Department of the cluding those who participated in last fall's have multiplied and become more salient in Treasury Il19.Y have contributed to the international mediation, are united 1n their mid-1979. Any lending to the Somoza govern events which took place this week. I do opposition to President Somoza. Nicaragua's ment at this time is both irrational oneco-
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CXXV--887-Part 11 14108 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 8, 1979 nomic grounds, and indefensible in Ught o! payments is strong. Each IMF member has a multilateral institutions which would have the current political situation. quota, and is legally obligated to make sub prohibited any o! the funds being used for Respectfully, scription payments to the IMF equal to that specific countries. At the time o! these Tom Harkin, John Cavanaugh, Paul quota. Thus the member's quota determines amendments, the Administration quite cor Simon, Donald Pease, Howard Wolpe, its obligation to provide financing. It also rectly argued that it could not place su~h Rick Nolan, Michael Barnes, Ted Weiss, determines its access to IMF resources. limits on the funds that it contributed. They Tom Daschle, Robert Drinan, Andrew If a member develops a balance o! pay also said that the United States only had Maguire, Berkley Bedell, Gerry Studds, ments problem and adopts an economic sta one vote in such agencies, but assurances Bennett Stewart, Christopher Dodd, bilization program giving substantial justifi were given that Judicious use o! that vote Fred Richmond, William Brodhead, cation o! the member's efforts to overcome its would be made. Apparently, that pledge was John Seiberling, Edward Markey, Tony difficulties, that member is entitled to use its not serious. Hall, Donald Edwards, Augustus Haw currency to purchase freely usable curren kins, Ron Dellums, Peter Rodino, John cies under the IMF's regular credit facllity in Second, in consideration of any loan, the conyers, Patricia Schroeder, Toby Mof an amount determined mathematically by its abiUty to repay should be a consideration. fett, Richard Ottinger, Adam Benja IMF quota. In such a calculation, the stablllty o! the min, John Burton, Edwin Forsythe, I! a member in balance o! payments diffi government involved should be a !actor. Leon Panetta, Alvin Baldus, Pete Stark, culty experiences a temporary shortfall in its Recent events would indicate that the Robert Edgar, Dale Klldee, Thomas export earnings due to circumstances largely Somoza regime is not stable. To quote your Downey, David Bonior, George Mlller, beyond its control, and cooperates with the response: ". . . . the Nicaraguan Govern Timothy Wirth, James Weaver, William IMF to solve its payments difficulties, that ment has been unwilling to work toward a Green, Clarence Long, Raymond Led member can use its currency to purchase democratic solution to its political crisis." erer, Shirley Chisholm, Robert Garcia, freely usable currencies under the IMF com The existence of such a "political crisis" Dan Glickman, Members of Congress. pensatory financing fac111ty, also in an makes the ab111ty of the Somoza regime to Paul Tsongas, U.S. Senator. amount determined by its IMF quota. repay the loan questionable at best. Under its charter, decisions on IMF opera Finally, I would point out that in similar THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, tions are made only on the basis o! economic circumstances last !all, our own role post Washington, D.C., May 15, 1979. and financial criteria. Application o! human poned the approval o! a request by Nica Hon. DALE E. KILDEE, rights considerations to IMF transactions ragua. House of Representatives, would represent an effort to deny a country I find the argument that we should not Washington, D.C. the rights in the IMF to which it is legally consider our own policy in casting our vote DEAR MR. KILDEE: Thank you for your let entitled. Not only would this be inequitable, to be inadequate. It disappoints me that ter of May 10 urging that the United States it would determine members' willingness to the United States government may have con oppose requests by the Nicaraguan Govern meet their IMF obl1gations. It could also tributed to the continuing violation of hu ment for balance-of-payments financing invite other countries to raise political ob man rights within Nicaragua. from the International Monetary Fund jections to IMF transactions, including pos Once again, I appreciated your considera (IMF). I have considered this matter care sibly those involving the U.S. (The U.S. has tion of our original request. fully and concluded that the United States drawn !rom the fund on 24 occasions in Sincerely, should not oppose the requests. amounts totaling $6.5 b1llion.) DALE E. KILDEE, Before explaining the reasons for this de The IMF is the world's central monetary Member of Congress.e cision, let me emphasize that our position on institution and is unique. It 1s not a develop the IMF requests is in no way an act o! ment bank or AID agency and differs funda political support for the Nicaraguan Gov mentally in character, purpose and operation COURT STREET CARNIVALE ernment and should not be so interpreted. from development banks and AID agencies. Our attitude toward the Nicaraguan Gov The IMF's purpose is to promote interna ernment has been made clear by the State tional monetary cooperation. and to help pro- HON. FREDERICK W. RICHMOND Department. We deeply regret that the Nic . vide the framework for an open, growing OF NEW YORK araguan Government has been unwilling to world economy. work toward a democratic solution to its The IMF's membership is widespread and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES political crisis. This has led the United spans a broad political spectrum. Despite the Friday, June 8, 1979 States to take a number of steps, such as the confiicts-political, social and even m111- withdrawal of the U.S. military mission, and tary-that have arisen among members !rom e Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, those a general reduction in U.S. diplomatic pres time to time, the membership and the IMF of us in Congress who represent densely ence. We deplore the continuing violations as an institution have carefully respected the populated inner-city districts are con of human rights that have occurred in re rules in the charter, recognizing that all stantly reminded of the vital importance cent weeks, and we remain convinced that benefit from the universal system represented of community spirit in the preservation the overall situation in Nicaragua cannot by the IMF, and that all lose from politicizing and revitalization of our neighborhoods. substantially improve without a resolution the institution. of the deepening domestic political crisis. An outstanding example of commu This matter must therefore be seen not nity cohesiveness will come to life in Let me also emphasize that respect for hu just as a Nicaraguan issue, but also as an man rights is a fundamental element of issue involving the policies and practices of my Brooklyn Congressional District on U.S. foreign policy. We have launched ma the IMF. Nicaragua is a member of the IMF, Sunday, June 24, as residents of the Car jor initiatives to promote that objective, has met its legal obligations, and should be roll Gardens and Cobble Hill communi initiatives which I strongly support, and I treated accordingly. The financing it has re ties celebrate the revitalization of the believe we must use all appropriate policy quested 1s available to all members who meet instruments to that end. important Court Street business district The IMF, however, is not an appropriate the criteria, and Nicaragua has met the cri during the Court Street Carnivale. instrument for these efforts, and an attempt teria. For these reasons, the United States On the day of the carnivale, 20 blocks by the United States to introduce human did not dissent !rom the IMF action. along Court Street will be transformed rights considerations into IMF decisions, by I hope you will find this response help into a traffic-free, day-long festival. opposition to the financing request for Nic ful in explaining the U.S. position on there quests from the Government o! Nicaragua The Court Street Carnivale will run aragua, would be a serious mistake. It would from Atlantic Avenue, through the Cob be seen as a U.S. move to politicize the for balance o! payments financing !rom the IMF-an institution that has remained re IMF. I! I can be o! further assistance on ble Hill and Carroll Gardens brownstone markably free of political interference, and this matter, please do not hesitate to call communities, to Nelson Street, beginning whose continued success requires that it re me. at 11 a.m. and continuing tmtil 6 p.m. main that way. Politicization of the institu Sincerely, Highlights of the festival include: par tion would severely damage it and harm the W. MICHAEL BLUMENTHAL. ticipation of the Court Street merchants, interests o! the United States and other offering a superb mix of southern Ital member countries for the following reasons. MAY 21, 1979. ian and Middle Eastern food; old Hon. W. MICHAEL BLUMENTHAL, The IMF is the centerpiece of our efforts fashioned outdoor sidewalk sales; an to promote a stable and smoothly operating Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D.C. endless parade of crafts, antiques, and international economic system, and improve collectibles; rides and games; and enter the economic well being of people through DEAR MR. SECRETARY: Thank you !or your out the world. It can further these interests May 15, 1979, response to the letter of May tainment throughout the day. only so long as it is permitted to serve the 10, 1979, which was sent by a number of my The carnivale is a production of the purposes for which it is intended. colleagues and me. I must admit tho.t I am Carroll Gardens Association. However, Every member of the IMF has both legal disappointed with your response !or sevP.ral planning and administration of the event rights and obligations-including the right reasons. are being handled by an ad hoc Court to receive financing when experiencing bal First, I would like to point out that I have Street Carnivale Committee. The com ance of payments difficulties, and the obliga consistently opposed amendments to au mittee is made up of residents and mer tion to provide financing when its balance o! thorization and appropriations bllls !or chants from the area. June 8, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14109 As congressic.nal representative of the Most any member of our committee nonprofit corporation to purchase all Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill com would agree with me when I say that the the petroleum and petroleum products munities, I am honored to present the 95th Congress probably spent as mucb imported to the United States. Though opening remarks at the carnivale. The or more time on the airline deregulation it should have been done before, it is opening ceremony will begin at noon in bill as it did on any other piece of leg absolutely necessary now. Therefore, I Carroll Park-on Court Street. Many lo islation. Therefore, I feel our committee urge you, my colleagues, to sponsor and cal and State legislators, as well as politi has a responsibility to monitor the im support H.R. 3604 to legislative fulfill cal, civic, and community leaders will be plementation of this legislation and to ment. present. assess how closely our directive are I urge my colleagues to read the Saudi Mr. Speaker, Brooklyn's Court Street followed.• statements as it provides us with in Carnivale serves as a national model of sight concerning the official Saudi posi the community and neighborhood pride tion rather than garbled version or upon which our great American cities scenarios provided by the administra have been built.• COORDINATION AMONG OPEC tion or media commentators. STATES URGED The statement follows: FEDERAL AVIATION ACT COORDINATION AMONG OPEC STATES URGED HON. BENJAMIN S. ROSENTHAL It appears that OPEC countries are about OF NEW YORK to enter a war of real confrontation with a number of parties. The oil-producing coun HON. GENE SNYDER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF KENTUCKY tries can no longer yield to additional pres Friday, June 8, 1979 sures, and they can no longer remain unin IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES volved while viewing a number of alarming Friday, June 8, 1979 e Mr. ROSENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, on scenes on the oil markets. Despite all this, June 1, the commentary entitled "Co they are being asked to adopt measures that • Mr. SNYDER. Mr. Speaker, my col ordination Among OPEC States Urged" contradict their own interests. league and ranking minority member of was broadcast on the official Saudi Ara The operation by certain major powers of the Public Works and Transportation bian radio. The statement declares that huge oil stockpiles or price manipulations by Committee, BILL HARSHA, in a recent the Saudis are against the United States, companies at the expense of the producing insertion in the RECORD made reference Japan, the other industrial nations and countries and at the expense of the coun to some matters on which our committee the multinational oil companies stock tries of the world which are aspiring tor had expressed themselves last year when more development and prosperity, all these piling oil. It further states that a limited negative manifestations in the relations be we reported out the airline deregulation number of multinational oil companies tween the producing countries and the vari bill. I would specifically like to call at have manipulated oil prices so that ous parties must be resolved in favor of our tention to Mr. HARsHA's comments relat they have made extravagant profits countries, our peoples and resources. ing to section 408 of the Federal A via at the expenses of exporters and con What is happening now is that the in tion Act regarding airline mergers and sumers. dustralized states, which have resorted to acquisitions, and I would like to asso The Saudis plan to propose three stockpiling, are not contributing to the ciate myself with those remarks. OPEC solutions at the June 1979 OPEC long-term solution o! the problem. They are It was the intent of the committee in complicating it and causing us to be more session. First, through OPEC coordina cautious toward each other. However, they amending the Federal Aviation Act to tion abolish oil companies' direct deal will not force us to adopt haphazard steps judge airline mergers on traditional ings with oil markets such as Rotterdam that would exhaust OPEC's reserves and its antitrust principles established by the and restore a unified OPEC price. Sec huge deposits or to rely on an uncertain fu Clayton and Sherman Acts as applied ond, limit or prohibit oil sales to the in ture. The practical solutions to lessen cur to mergers in unregulated industries. dustrialized states if they continue to rent tensions on world oil markets are avail Congress did not intend for airline mer mainta.in stockpiles. Third, reduce the able and capable of absorbing many strong gers to be scrutinized on vague public control of the multinational oil company collisions which might occur. The leading interest grounds when they withstand solutions are perhaps the following: over financing, supply and control of oil. First, the establishment of full coordina antitrust examination. Price manipulation has been indulged tion among the OPEC countries themselves The new act intends to permit those in by most OPEC members. The multi for the adoption of measures to confront the mergers that will serve to benefit the national oil companies have probably world co!Ilpanies and to abolish the present public even though they may violate the indulged in the same sport as they are measures in the interest o! the peoples o! Clayton Act. Only in this respect is pub in the business of making profits rather the region and their entities. This coordina lic interest to be taken into considera than protecting the public good or wel tion must provide abolition of direct deal tion. In other words, if a merger pro ings with the on markets and provide com fare of this or any other nations. It is mitments to a unified price which must be posal is worthwhile to the public despite essential that we discover-with or with agreed upon again by the OPEC countries. some anticompetitive impact, it should out Saudi aid-and disclose such price It must also remove the world companies' be permitted. manipulations and profiteering. opportunity to manipulate prices 1! we reach The Civil Aeronautics Board has been In the past and the present the multi agreement on a balanced policy that would directed by the act to allow maximum national oil companies, Exxon, Socal, thwart many of the companies' alms of over statutorily defined play of free market Texaco, and Mobil-the partners in throwing OPEC after succeeding ln their ef forces, in the airline industry. This in ARAMCO-working together with the forts to shake lt from within. Second, reappraisal of open dealings with cludes mergers that do not violate the Saudis, have bilked the U.S. Treasury industrialized states on the basis of a true antitrust laws, or that, while violating through the scam called the foreign tax assessment of their requirements ln order to antitrust provisions, are still congruous credits-actually royalties-claimed by prevent any form o! oil supply to them 1! with the public interest. ARAMCO. It is time that someone pro they continue to stockpile and demand in The Congress also made perfectly tect the U.S. public. And, it is time we creased production on the pretext o! meet clear in its directive to the CAB that ended the allowance of disguised royalty ing the world's requirement for on. there should not be any transition pol payments as foreign tax credits claimed Third, an analysis of the conditions o! icy with regard to airline mergers. A by U.S. oil companies. Therefore I urge world markets to determine their require wait-and-see policy on these mergers you, my colleagues, to support the bills ments and define the methods of dealing with them in a manner that would reduce would be inconsistent with the rapid introduced by CHARLES VANIK, FORTNEY the control of the world companies over fi deregulation we envisioned and that the STARK, and GERALD SOLOMON, and to urge nancing, supply and control of .oil. Board is effecting. our colleagues on the Ways and Means What the world companies are attempting All too often, administrative agencies Committee to act promptly and cor Is a kind of war a.galnst the OPEC countries have not adhered to legislative intent, rectly to end the foreign oil tax credit. In order to create an atmosphere of hatred and as ranking minority member of the Further if OPEC wishes to reduce, toward It and to moblUze feellngs to pave the wav for any vengeful step that is con Aviation Committee, I am concerned limit the role of U .S. multinational oil cealed behind their envious ambitions and with the direction deregulation will ulti companies in the financing, exploration, pollcles. mately take the airline industry in years development, transportation, marketing, It is indeed regrettable to say that these to come if the congressional intent is and control of foreign crude oil, it is plans began to bear fruit in the absence of not adhered to. necessary that this Nation establish a actual and total coordination among there- 14110 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 8, 1979 gion's states. The industrialized states and colleagues will recall. It was election field of accounting have noted that the the world companies have benefited from the year and the Congress quit in mid-Octo principles underlying the two systems varied prices among the OPEC states by pre ber. Second, our delegation "pre are incompatible. senting the case to world public opinion in a empted" no one's plane. Third, subway manner that could at least be described as I believe that the authority on which unjust. We are in a dangerous phase and we systems are an integral part of most this proposal is based should be repealed. must make efforts to achieve this coordina nations' civil defense systems, as Mr. That is why I have cosponsored H.R. tion to avoid any unexpected dangers.e Anderson should know. Fourth, Ireland 3795, introduced by my friend from Ohio, does have a civil defense system on Mr. KINDNEss. I urge my colleagues to which it spends more capita than we join me in cosponsoring this important TRUTH EVADES JACK ANDERSON do. Fifth, we did not have a special legislation.• AGAIN plane, but one from among the squadron at Andrews Air Force Base that is sup posed to furnish aircraft for all three POPE JOHN PAUL II HON. LARRY McDONALD branches of Government for travel. OF GEORGIA Sixth, I ordered no limousines. TheY HON. EDWARD J. DERWINSKI IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES were ordered by the State Department and I canceled them as soon as I OF ILLINOIS Friday, June 8, 1979 learned about them. Seventh, we all took IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES • Mr. McDONALD. Mr. Speaker, from one bus the remainder of the trip and Friday, June 8, 1979 December 30, 1978, through January 9, all rode together. Eighth, my trip was e Mr. DERWINSKI. Mr. Speaker, the 1979, a delegation from the House Armed ordered and approved by the chairman whole world is watching the dramatic Services visited Ireland, Norway, Swit of the House Armed Services Com trip of Pope John Paul II, to Poland, his zerland, Egypt, and Israel studying civil mittee. I do not believe I have any more native land. Aside from the religious mo defense, received a status report on the "clout" with the Air Force than any tivation of the trip, it represents a tre strategic arms limitation talks and met other congressional delegation desig mendous breakthrough in the govern with the leaders in Egypt and Israel rel nated by a committee chairman to ment control of information, which is ative to the current peace efforts. A re travel. standard practice in Communist coun port of this trip was made and issued on In sum, Jack Anderson does a disserv tries. March 8, 1979. ice to the U.S. Congress and the United I believe the Members will be especially On May 31, 1979, columnist Jack States with these statements of his con interested in a statement by Aloysius A. Anderson made some comments on the taining all these falsehoods, and I believe Mezewski, president of the Polish Ameri Ireland portion of that trip and true to the record should be set straight.• can Congress in reference to the trip of form, his report was about 98 percent Pope John Paul II, and its impact on wrong. A copy of the transcript of Ander SYSTEM FOR HOSPITAL UNIFORM Americans of Polish descent. I wish to son's statement is inserted at this point: REPORTING insert it at this point: CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS ON TOUR POPE JOHN PAUL II'S TRIP TO POLAND (By Jack Anderson) During the current visit of Pope John Paul Congressmen are the world's most deter HON. TOBY ROTH II to his native Poland, American Polonia mined travelers. Each tourist season they OF WISCONSIN shares the joy and the awareness o! this mo set out from Capitol Hill in droves to ex IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mentous event with the Polish nation, deeply plore the world. Such is the scope of this conscious of the beneficient and transcen great migration that it can be said that the Friday, June 8, 1979 dental contributions the Catholic Church has sun never sets on C001gress while it's out of • Mr. ROTH. Mr. Speaker, it is ironic been making and continues to make to Po session. Well earlier this year, Congress de that at a time when Congress is consid land's founding and development in terms or clared a brief recess and the Congressmen spiritual and cultural values and its inde took off into the wild blue yonder. Well, I've ering legislation to contain hospital costs, structible "will to be". just seen the confidential cables on some of we are now faced with a pending regu We are deeply aware and appreciative of their trips. One delegation was headed by lation by the Department of Health, the !act that the first Polish Pope's visit to Georgia Congressman Larry McDonald. He Education, and Welfare that would in his native land constitutes a unique and belongs to the House Armed Services Com crease hospital costs by adding substan epoch-making !act in the m1llennial annals mittee. Well, this gives him clout with the tially to the regulatory burden that hos o! the Catholic Church in our ancestral Air Force so he pre-empted an Air Force pitals must bear. home. plane from another Congressional group Hospital administrators in my district And on this singular occasion Americans with less clout. Now this group was on its have expressed grave concern over these o! Polish origin and heritage do underscore way to study subway systems in faraway the unbreakable ties which spiritually and cities. McDonald was eager to visit Ireland. proposed regulations-known by the culturally exist between them and the coun This was necessary, he insisted to study acronym "SHUR"--or system for hos try of their origin. Ireland's civil defense system. But Ireland pital uniform reporting. The sense, substance and relevancy o! these doesn't have a civil defense system to speak I find three major ftaws in these pend ties are best demonstrated on that forever o!. The U.S. Embassy cabled back diplo ing regulations: memorable day of October 16th, when the matically, let me quote, "Irish efforts in this First. The high dollar coot forced on first Pole was elected the Supreme Pontiff direction are modest, indeed." hospitals in order to comply with the of the Roman Catholic Church. Americans of Meanwhile, the Air Force put a special reporting requirements. Polish origin shared with the Polish nation plane at McDonald's disposal so the Con the unbounded joy, pride and thanksgiving gressmen toured Western Europe in style. Second. The likelihood that hospitals stemming from that singular event. They brought along their wives to study the will need to keep two sets of books-one Thus, aware of this kinship and spiritual women's angle. Now according to the cables, for HEW and one in order to properly and cultural ties with the land of our an McDonald ordered six limousines !or his manage the hospital. cestry, we hope that Pope John Paul II's party in Ireland but later he became appre Third. The lack of any discernible visit to Poland will open and fac111tate a way hensive about this extravagance and changed benefit to result froni this reporting sys to resolution of many conflicting problems his mind. Instead, he requested only one tem. that exist between the Church and the sec limousine-for himself and his wi!e. He let ular authorities in Poland. the rest o! the party travel by bus. Moreover, these reporting require We would like to see the construction o! 0! course, not all our wandering legisla ments appear to go beyond the intent many more new churches than heretofore, to tors are glorified sightseers. In the world of Congress in enacting the medicare satisfy the spiritual needs o! the expanding outside, where a large part of the U.S. budget medicaid· antifraud and abuse amend population; taking in America the freedom is being spent, Congressional delegations ments of 1977. Although the legislative of information !or granted, as a natural have uncovered waste. But most o! them history indicates that the current medi right, we would like to see Poland's mass have merely contributed to the waste. media more accessible to religious matters, care-medicaid reimbursement system and we would llke to see the circulation Now I will just try to cover the major was not to be combined or replaced with restrictions placed on such Catholic publica errors in Mr. Anderson's statement. a uniform reporting system, HEW's pro tions as the renown and respected "Typod First, it was not a "brief recess" as my posal does so. In addition, experts in the nlk Powszechny" lifted. June 8, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14111 Thus watching with anxiety and concern think we could live with that on a security ing, and boost the credib111ty of the CIA and many seemingly insurmountable problems basis." He went on to say that our enemies other agencies. and challenges of contemporary Poland, we already know (the budget) in the first place Rebuttal: Disclosure of total NFIP appro sincerely hope that the Pope's visit to his and it's broadly published. priations is not intended to be a panacea.. native land wil pave the way for a more 8. Conclusion of the Church Committee However, it is one step in not only construc equitable, just and proper attitude of the was: "The Committee agrees that there will tively informing the public about intelllgence Communist government toward the religious be pressure for more detailed revelations, activities, but this disclosure will also help life in Poland and its most important repre but the Committee views such pressure as a increase the presumption of openness sur sentative, the Roman Catholic Church now sign of a healthy democracy. If a decision is rounding intelligence activities. This pro headed by a great Son of Poland. made not to disclose further information, sumption will strengthen public support for we extend to His Holiness our most sin disclosure can be resisted as successfully in intelligence activities and for truly neces cere wishes that his visit to his homeland the future as disclosure has been resisted in sary secrecy regarding intelligence xnatters. will bring him great joy and everlasting en the past." 3. Releasing a CIA budget figure w111 iden couragement to his native land.e 9. Claims about damage to the national tify intelllgence trends and indicate to our security resulting from publication of the enemy what we are doing. aggregate figure for each intelligence agency Rebuttal: Such trends cannot be deduced must be viewed in the light of far more de from disclosure of a single aggregate figure. tailed, and continuing, exposure of the If these trends could be so deduced, Admiral INTELLIGENCE BUDGET TOTAL budgets of other agencies vital to the na Turner, former Director Schlesinger, and SHOULD BE DISCLOSED tional security. Disclosure of funds appro others would oppose such disclosure. They priated for the Department of Defense and have had many opportunities to do so and the Atomic Energy Commission did not and have not. HON. ROMANO L. MAZZOLI does not reveal vital national security in 4. Since disclosure of an intelligence ap OF KENTUCKY formation. propriation figure will be meaningless With IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10. Senator Symington noted, there's out disclosure of what the money is being nothing secret about the cost of a. nuclear used for, there will be increased demands Friday, June 8, 1979 aircraft carrier or the cost of the C-5A. But for additional budgetary information, and, • Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, when the knowledge of the cost does not equ.a.I knowl in due course, more and more information House takes up H.R. 3831, to authorize edge of how the weapons operate or how about U.S. intelligence activities will be re appropriations for the intelligence and they would be utilized. Similarly, knowledge vealed. While such a. revelation will be very intelligence-related activities of the U.S. of the overall cost of intelligence does not useful to an adversary possessing a sophisti tn any way entail the release of informa cated analytic ca.pab111ty, it will be mean Government, I intend to offer an amend tion about how the various intelligence ingless to even generally well-informed mem ment to require the President to disclose groups function, or plan to function. bers of the public. the total amount of the National For 11. In a. society based on the consent of Rebuttal: Disclosure of an aggregate figure eign Intelligence Program Chicago for people made a commitment to rebuild consideration of Amtrak's fiscal year the West Coast are now fully booked and last 1980 authorization, I hope that my col their nation into a strong democratic winter over 70,000 callers were unable to state. leagues in the House will take the time make reservations on New York-to-Florida to read Wicker's commonsense analysis, trains. Since that time, Italy, like many other which I am inserting in the RECORD. I As a result, and because of assiduous nations, has confronted its share of dif also hope that officials at DOT and the lobbying by rail service supporters, Congress ficulties-a struggling economy, high un White House will take note: may be somewhat more in the mood to con employment, social unrest, and inci cede at least some value to Amtrak. The dences of domestic terrorism. However, in REPRIEVE FOR AMTRAK Senate recommended, for example, $3 million (By Tom Wicker) and the House $18 million more than the meeting these adversities, the Italian Amtrak, threatened only a few weeks ago D.O.T. for assisting states that want to pay people have demonstrated the strength with emasculation, may be at least partially for additional Amtrak service; and the House of character and resoluteness of will rescued by a combination of ridership gains recommended for 1980 a ratio of 80 percent which marks their great history. In this forced by the energy crunch and vigorous rall Amtrak and only 20 percent state funding context, tht Italian Republic will enter its butr lobbying. Not that the needed commit for such additional service (rising to 50/50 34th year with the experience of over ment has as yet been made to develop first in 1982). coming several crises within the frame class rail passenger service; but at least the But this is only the merest start on what Administration's meat ax appears to have needs to be done, 1! a really useful rail pas work of the democratic principles estab been stayed for a while. senger system is to be re-established. Long lished in 1946. And why not? With President Carter com term financing to make possible long-term Mr. Speaker, all Americans are pleased plaining daily that he cannot persuade the plann1ng is essential. More capital funds are by Italy's steadfast commitment to pre American people that the energy crisis is real, needed to upgrade equipment and roadbed serve their democracy, but I know that it would hardly make sense to cut in half 1f passengers are to be attracted on more Americans of Italian descent are espe what little rail passenger service the nation than an emergency, no-gas basis. A stable has. With every sign pointing to more, not route structure, complementing airline and cially proud. less, restraint on private auto travel in the bus service, needs to be established. I am privileged to count myself among future, Amtrak needs to be strengthened, Another prospect worth exploring is a re the millions of Americans of Italian not truncated. turn of the old railway postal service. Mall origin who have brought the richness of Yet, remarkably, the Administration is subsidies are a traditional way to encourage the Italian culture to our land and en proposing to shift money saved in all passen transportation development, as with the hanced our American way of life. The ger appropriations to highway funding. Even embryo airlines in the 1930's; the intercity many contributions of these Americans as it prepared to slash Amtrak funds by postal trucks in use now burn mlllions of gal about 19 percent next year, a 6 percent in lons of gas but cannot carry passengers; and continue to grow in the arts and the crease to $6.93 billion in highway construc in any case, mail delivery could hardly be fields of science, medicine, education, tion money was requested. worse. Amtrak already serves 20 of the 21 cit- law, and government. Apparently for the main purpose of saving ies where the Postal Service's bulk mall cen As we all join in paying tribute to $1.4 billion over five years-about the cost of ters are located, and one study shows Amtrak the Italian nation and its people on their New York's proposed Westway for automo can also handle first-class m.ail for distances 33d anniversary as a Republic, I want to biles-the Department of Transportation up to 1,000 miles. sent Congress a plan to lop off 12,000 miles Above all, Amtrak needs what ls not yet take this opportunity to reaffirm the (43 percent) of Amtrak routes and some of in sight--an Administration and a Congress friendship between our two countries its most popular trains. Transportation Sec- enthusiastically committed to ran passenger and look to a bright future.• June 8, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14113 THE PAY OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES BANKING LEGISLATION-TRANSAC both to customers of depositor institutions TION ACCOUNTS and to the institutions themselves, namely the future of transaction accounts on which HON. EDWARD J. DERWINSKI interest is paid notwithstanding the long HON. JOHN H. ROUSSELOT statutory prohibition against the payment OF ILLINOIS of interest on demand deposits. OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES It is a privilege to appear on the same Friday, June 8, 1979 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES panel with the distinguished former senator Friday, June 8, 1979 from New Hampshire, Tom Mcintyre, who Mr. DERWINSKI. Mr. Speaker, as so ably championed the cause of financial re ranking minority member of the House e Mr. ROUSSELOT. Mr. Speaker, many form during his tenure as Chairman of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee, of us in the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Financial Institutions of I am interested in the practical proposals have received large amounts of mail con the Senate Banking Committee. It is no coin contained in the President's Fed&ral pay cerning a decision handed down on cidence that the Senator and I represent, re April 20, 1979, by the U.S. Court of spectively, the Northeastern United States reform package. and California in the West, areas which have Therefore, I was pleased to see the Appeals for the District of Columbia seen the fiercest competition for retail de positive editorial response in this morn which held that share draft accounts of posits and in which the demand for new fi ing's Washington Post, which follows my fered by credit unions, automatic trans nancial services has been greatest. remarks. It is especially important to fer accounts offered by commercial banks I also want to acknowledge my successor note that in addition to his civil service and remote service units operated by sav as Ranking Minority Member of the Sub reform legislation, the President is to be ings and loan associations violate Fed committee, the distinguished Representative eral statutes which prohibit the payment from Ohio, Chalmers Wylie. To be ranking further commended for his efforts to help on such an active subcoinmittee is always a improve the etliciency of the Federal of interest on demand deposits. challenging job, but the recent court deci bureaucracy: The court acknowledged that present sion has made it even more so. You have my THE PAY OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES law is obsolete, but ruled that the courts best wishes and full moral support. The President's proposed changes in the and banking agencies lack the power to In my statement I shall discuss the re way federal salaries are calculated won't do act in the face of existing Federal stat cent history of the Subcommittee's considera much for his popularity with civil servants. utes. However, the court permitted the tion of financial reform legislation, set forth If adopted, they would eventually cut the accounts and services to be offered until some basic facts which I believe the Subcom amount of money the government pays its January 1, 1980, to give Congress time mittee should keep in mind as it grapples employees by about $3 billion a year. While to resolve the policy issues raised by with the issues raised by the court decision, that will be hard for civil servants to accept, and make several specific recommendations the decision. concerning the direction in which the Sub the fact is that the Carter proposals go in In the right direction. They are an obvious next The Subcommittee on Financial committee should move as it attempts to re step in the prolonged effort to make govern stitutions of the House Banking Com spond to the mandate of the Court of Ap ment salaries fully comparable to those paid mittee, on which I formerly served as peals. by private industry. ranking minority member, held 3 days RECENT BACKGROUND The central, and most controversial, item of hearings on transaction account leg Chairman St Germain, Senator Mcintyre, in this new plan is that which would in islation on May 15-17, 1979, and addi and I share vivid recollections of the debate clude the value of fringe benefits when fed tional hearings are planned on June 12- which took place during the 93d Congress eral and nongovernmental salaries are com 14. The hearings have focused on Sub and which resulted in Federal ratification of pared. These benefits, estimated to run committee Chairman ST GERMAIN'S bill, what was then referred to as the NOW ac about 30 percent of the real cost of the gov count "experiment." The original two-state H.R. 3864, which would repeal the pro experiment was quickly expanded to include ernment payroll, are not counted now. hibition against the payment of interest It may have been a proper accounting the rest of New England. While not every technique to disregard such costs when the on demand deposits and would confer one is totally delighted with conditions in civil servants won their struggle some years transaction account powers upon all fed the New England financial markets today, I back to make the government pay "com erally insured depository institutions believe it is safe to say that none of the dire parable" salaries. But as the fringes-pen which presently lack them. The subcom predictions which were made when Congress sions, vacations, medical benefits and so on mittee will also consider H.R. 4305, a bill considered the NOW account legislation has have increased dramatically in value in both come to pass. sponsored by Congressman ANNUNZIO In 1975 the House defeated a proposal to the public and private sectors, excluding which purports to legalize the accounts them distorts "comparab1Uty" beyond recog extend NOW accounts nationwide, but a.t the nition. Most employees in private industry and services which the court found end of the 95th Congress, New York was began long ago to count the value of those illegal. added to the list of States in which Federally benefits when comparing job offers from On the first day of hearings, May 15, chartered depository institutions could offer I testified before the subcommittee and NOW accounts. In 1975-76 this Subcoinmit different employers. tee conducted a series of extensive hearings, The president's other big change would be presented my views on the implications popularly known as the "FINE study" on the to break up the nationwide pay scale for of the court decision. Although I stated subject of financial reform. Although many white-collar workers. This would mean that that I had some reservations regarding excellent proposals were considered and a preva111ng local wage rates would be taken H.R. 3864, I also expressed my firm belief valuable record was made, the results of the into account when federal salaries were set. that- Study were inconclusive. Given the difference in the cost of living be The entire period has seen "piecemeal" tween Washington and, say, Plains, Ga., there congress is not going to tell the millions of customers of depository institutions that movement in the direction of authorizing all i:; an argument for making government sal depository institutions to offer interest-bear aries reflect local conditions. Large private they must give up services which they have found to be convenient. ing transaction accounts, prixnarily as a. re companies know they must pay more in sult of what might be called "creative inter Washington or New York than they pay in While my statement does not point pretations of the statutes which govern the xnany southern and southwestern coinmuni to an easy way out of the current di ties for the same quality of worker. powers of depository institutions by the au lemma, I can assure my colleagues that thorities which regulate those institutions. If Congress goes along with the president strenuous efforts are being made to find Unless the Court of Appeals decision is set on all this, Mr. Carter wlll have fulfilled one a solution which can be enacted before aside between now and the end of this year, of his major campaign promises. His civil or another stay of its order is granted it ap service reform legislation, which passed last the court-ordered suspension takes effect. In the hope that the full text of my pears that Congress will have to face the un year, provided the government with some of palatable decision of whether to enforce the the flexibility it needs to deal with a large, statement will be helpful to my colleagues prohibition against the payment of interest and sometimes blundering, bureaucracy. His and to their constituents who have an on demand deposits or to cast it aside, once pay proposals would go a long way toward interest in the transaction account issue, and for all. quieting the constant (and growing) com I am inserting it in the RECORD at this plaint from business organizations, state and FACTS WHICH LEGISLATORS MUST FACE local governments, and also ordinary citizens time: Recent hearings held both on and off Capi that federal salaries are too high. As unwel STATEMENT OF JOHN H. ROUSSELOT tol Hill on the various proposals to improve come as the pay proposals xnay be to federal Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcom alternatives available to small savers have employees, eliminating the basis for that mittee: I am grateful to the distinguished been marked by some fairly heavy rhetoric. widespread complaint may be more impor Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Spokesmen for savers' organizations have tant to their economic welfare in the long Institutions for the opportunity to testify complained that in.fiation and high taxes run. on a matter which is of great importance, wipe out the interest on thelr sa.vlngs and 14114 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 8, 1979 even part o! the principal. Spokesmen for next year. Many of the innovative services tell the millions of customers of depository depository institutions argue that they can which are now being developed challenge not institutions that they must give up services not earn a. sufficient return on their assets only regulation Q and the prohibition against which they have found to be convenient. In to improve their payments to savers. It is the payment of interest on demand deposits my judgment, this assurance should be pro important to recognize that the underlying but also the restrictions against interstate vided as soon as possible, and does not have cause of the increased tension between sav bank branching contained in the McFadden to be done at the expense of broader finan ers and depository inst itutions is the infla Act. The advent of electronic fund transfer cial reform legislation. tion from which this country has suffered services poses a formidable threat to tradi 4. Depository institutions which presently ever since it tried to provide guns for the war tional notions of what constitutes a. lack the ·authority to offer transaction ac in Vietnam and butter for the ambitious "branch." counts, consumer loans, and variable rate "Great Society" social programs at the same Finally, it must be recognized that many mortgages should be granted these powers. time. depository institutions, particularly those Of course, I am speaking primarily of Fed Inflation at the rate we have experienced which are located in the most competitive erally-chartered savings and loan associa in the post-Vietnam war period plays havoc market areas, will need to obtain new powers tions, assuming that credit unions will ulti with interest rate ceilings on rates paid to so that they can improve their earnings and mately be confirmed in their ab1llty to offer savers and charged to borrowers, which were their a.blllty to compete for retail deposits. share draft accounts. established in quieter times. Volatile money At the same time, the managers of many of The new powers will not be welcome on the market conditions create especially serious these same institutions are either opposed to part of all of these institutions, but they are difficulties for thrift institutions, whose new grants of authority or are prepared to needed by many, and I believe the thrift business of financing housing necessarily in accept them reluctantly. This is because they industry wlll be severely handicapped in its volves long-term commitments. The inabil prefer to specialize in the financing of agri a.b111ty to compete against other depository ity or unwillingness of responsible Federal culture, in the case of many small banks, or institutions, as well as non-depository, insti authorities, and I refer primarily to the housing, in the case of most thrift institu tutions. The grant of new powers may be Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve tions. They have no desire to see their in coupled with a phaseout of regulation Q System, to control infia.tion has caused the stitutions become "homogenized," yet the over a. period of years sufficiently long to instability in financial markets which we market, much more than the Congress or enable the industry to adjust to its new com have all decried. Savers, borrowers, and de any other power is forcing them to move in petitive environment and sufficiently short pository institutions are the victims of this that direction. to provide a.n incentive to make the necessary governmental neglect. WHAT IS TO BE DONE? adjustments. Five years seems like a. reason Legislators should bear in mind that there There are a number of suggestions which able period to me. The increasing competitive are millions of customers of depository in I would offer as a set of appropriate responses strength of credit unions and money market stitutions who are using, and benefiting to the circumstances which have been dis mutual funds which are not subject to regu from, the services which the Court of Ap cussed above: lation Q suggests that the importance and peals held violative of Federal law. The court utility of this regulation are likely to decline itself had the interests of these customers 1. The most effective single action which could be taken to reduce the pressure on our in any event. in mind when it stayed the effective date of Throughout the consideration of financial its suspension order until January 1, 1980. nation's financial system would be to restore monetary stability. The cause of inflation reform legislation it should be borne in mind Credit unions have nearly a million mem is not mysterious. Infia.tion results from the that the objective is not for Congress to bers with share draft accounts, and these ac creation of money at a. faster rate than is replace one "structure" of financial institu counts total more than $800 million. More justified ,by the a.billty of the economy to tions with another, nor to dictate to institu than three quarters of a million commercial increase the production of goods and services. tions how they should manage their new bank customers are utilizing automatic The cure for infiation is not to go to the powers, for Congress is not wise enough to transfer accounts, with total deposits of opposite extreme, to suddenly and dramati make these decisions. Instead, Congresa more than $6 billion. Moreover, we know that cally reduce money growth and bring on a should establish a legislative framework many banks have been offering automatic severe recession, for this creates the demand within which institutions can adapt to meet transfer services to selected customers !or for "countercyclical" spending and "cheap" the needs of the marketplace. years. In fact, when the Federal financial in money which serves as an excuse to crank up In conclusion, I would like to comment stitutions regulators promulgated their au the engines of infiation for another ride on briefiy on the Chairman's b111, H.R. 3864. tomatic transfer regulations last fall, a the infiation roller coaster. The cure is for Certainly the combination of the repeal of number of bank executives remarked that the Federal Reserve to announce that it is the prohibition against the payment of inter they never thought they lacked the author going to gradually reduce the rate of money est on demand deposits with the grant of ity to offer what they considered to be "over growth to realistic levels and keep it there, authority to offer transaction accounts is a. draft protection" to checking account cus and then for the Fed to achieve its an simple and direct way to respond to the court tomers who had money in their savings decision. However, I do have two major accounts. nounced goals. Organizations of savers and of depository institutions should use their reservations: Remote service units have proven to be a. considerable influence to encourage the Fed First, I a.m concerned that it may not be valuable service for customers of savings and to adopt this course. Even Members of Con possible to achieve enactment of this simple loan associations. One large California. as gress can be of some help in promoting this and direct proposal before the clock runs out sociation operates 32 remote service units at cause. on the millions of customers who wm suffer "convenience booths" in high traffic loca 2. Congress should provide some tax in 1f the court-ordered suspension of services tions. Remote service units enable customers centives for the small saver. At present, the should take effect. It would not surprise me to save not only time but also gasoline, balance is heavily tilted toward debt and if the Chairman shared this concern about which is of great importance, especially in consumption, instead of toward savings and his own b111, but I am sure he wlll do his best gasoline-starved Southern California. Frank investment. The explosion of consumer debt to meet the court's deadline. ly, I do not understand what the court had which has reached a. peak in recent months Second, I note that H.R. 3864 differs from a in mind when it held that withdra.wls from shows that the small saver understands this. similar blll which the Chairman introduced RSU's are functionally equivalent to a. check, I am confident that 1f the balance is tilted last year, in that it applies to all Federally given that there is no negotiable instru the other way, the saver will respond, and insured depository institutions, not just to ment with which a. third party can be paid. accordingly have introduced two bills, H.R. Federally-chartered institutions. I have a. Nevertheless, thrift institutions do offer so 734 and H.R. 735, which would exclude from basic philosophical objection to removing called "blll-payer" and "telephone transfer" gross income the first $1,000 and $2,000, from the States the authority to determine accounts which may operate beneath a legal respectively, of interest earned on savings the extent of the powers to be exercised by cloud under the reasoning o! the court de held in depository institutions. There are their chartered institutions. Although I cision. several other proposals which provide other appreciate the frustration on the part of my We need to be mindful o! the fact that tax incentives to savers, and I am hopeful colleagues with the policy decisions made by customers of depository institutions have that they will receive serious attention by many States when they exercise their sov plentiful alternatives to traditional check the Committee on Ways and Means, on which ereign powers-the impractical usury stat ing and savings accounts, and the exist I serve. utes which some States have adopted are a. ence o! these alternatives contributes to the 3. Some form of relief should be afforded good example-! st111 believe there are values pressure for financial reform. Money mar as soon as possible to the m1llions of cus worth preserving in the "dual banking" sys ket mutual funds, some of which pay in tomers of depository institutions who are tem. After all, it was the "dual banking" terest at rates in excess of ten percent, and presently using the services which now stand system which made NOW accounts possible most of which permit shareholders to write to be suspended under the court decision. in New England. checks in amounts above a. specified mini Congress has a mandate and an incentive I thank the distinguished Chairman and mum, have enjoyed phenomenal growth and to address the larger policy issues raised by Members of the Subcommittee for giving me now hold more than $20 blllion. Sears has the court decision, and I hope that it can the opportunity to testl!y on the legislation announced plans to sell its obligations to fulfill this mandate. At the same time, I and wish them every success in dealing with customers In small denominations, beginning firmly believe that Congress Is not going to the co:mplex Issues which It ratses.e June 8, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14115 BOSTON COLLEGE HONORS VICE Hundreds of thousands of Americans have That does not mean that the Soviets have PRESIDENT MONDALE been drawn in terrible fascination to the in any way undermined the strength of our volcanic relics of that disaster, the child deterrent forces. It does not mean that they with his dog, the merchant in his store, the have achieved strategic superiority. And it HON. EDWARD P. BOLAND table set for breakfast, all frozen in time by does not mean we are weak. the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. It means that we are in overall balance. OF MASSACHUSETTS More than curiosity about Roman Ufe and And to remain in balance, we are forced to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES art has made the story of Pompeii so com match what they do, and they are forced to Friday, June 8, 1979 pelling. What touches deep chords in us is do the same, in a. spiral of ever-increasing the totality of the disaster, its suddenness, risk and cost. But the stark reality is that • Mr. BOLAND. Mr. Speaker, on May 21, its power, its abillty to destroy in a. few mo neither of us can win an all-out arms race. 1979, I was pleased and honored to be ments the fruits of centuries. It is a. futile search for temporary advantage. able to attend the commencemnet exer For us, Pompeii is a distant mirror. For The more each side builds without restraint, cises at Boston College. The ceremony we, too, live in the volcano's shadow. the more each nation is impoverished, and I've been in public life now for nearly the less secure each nation and the world was an impressive one--degrees were 20 years, and in politics for nearly 30. If you become. Sheer sanity, common sense, and a. conferred on graduates of eight schools ask me what single issue concerns me most decent respect for mankind call upon our and colleges. These graduates, as well as about the world in which our children will genera. tlon to do something to stop this the entire Boston College community, live, I would have no difficulty in saying insanity before we are destroyed. are to be congratulated. Rev. J. Donald what that is. It is the fear that the world We are not in decline. To point to weapons Monan, S.J., the president of Boston Col would resort to the use of nuclear weaponry. systems that Soviets have built which we do lege, and his faculty and staff have made No other danger jeopardizes so completely not possess, is to forget that we unilaterally the legacy of our civilization. And no other chose not to build them because we do not Boston College one of the premier edu peril threatens to trlvialize so utterly the need them. cational institutions in the world. hopes and dreams that a college commence To incant the names of nations whose At the commencement ceremonies, ment symbolizes. friendship we have lost, is to ignore the new Boston College conferred an honorary As the Holy Father said in his first encyc bonds of friendship we have built with doctor of laws degree on Vice President lical: countless nations that celebrate the rebirth WALTER MONDALE. The degree recognized "Man lives Increasingly in fear. He is of democracy and human rights. To bemoan the Vice President's many contributions afraid that his genius and initiative can the limits that responsibillty places on our radically turn against himself. He is afraid power, is to shirk our new maturity that tells to the Nation, both as U.S. Senator and that it can become the means for unimagin us that there is not an American solution for as Vice President. Certainly, all of us able self-destruction, compared with which every world problem. present concurred in Boston College's de all the cataclysms and catastrophes of history We are not number two. We are secure to cision to honor this ''beloved tribune of seem to fade away." day. We are taking steps to ensure that we the Republic." From that awful fear is born an awesome wlll remain secure tomorrow, and we will After receiving his degree, the Vice responsibillty. For unlike a volcano, nuclear never sign a treaty with any nation that President addressed the convocation on weapons are built by nations. And unlike a. makes · a. single compromise with that the question of the SALT II agreement. volcano, the power to reduce the risk of strength. nuclear warfare is held in human hands. The second bad question I have heard re Mr. Speaker, I have never listened to a I believe that the new Strategic Arms Lim cently is this: "The Russians are our enemy. better commencement address. The Vice itation Treaty represents a. historic chance Why should we give them this treaty as a. President's excellent appeal for ratifi for our country to seize that responsibillty, gift?" But the SALT treaty is not a. gift to the cation was powerful and to the point and to reduce that risk. Soviets. It is an agreement that serves the without ratification of a SALT II agree The SALT treaty, as one observer has said, security interests of our nation and of the ment, this Nation, and the rest of the must not only be approved by the Senate. It world. world, faces the very real risk of nuclear must be ratified, understood, sanctioned, We are not seeking to reach a. strategic conftagration. A great deal of-debate has and affirmed. arms agreement with the Soviet Union in already occurred on the agreement and Our decision on SALT rests on our abil order to do them a. favor. This agreement is the Vice President addressed that debate ity to sort out the good arguments from the in our interests, and in the interest of inter bad, the responsible questions from the national security. It doesn't weaken us; It in his speech. His talk was convincing demagoguery. What muddles the decision strengthens us. as well as inspiring and I believe it should are questions that rest on false assumptions. You have permitted me to serve in this be widely disseminated. This morning I want to look at three bad highest councils of government. I sit on all Mr. Speaker, Boston College's 1979 questions about SALT, and three good ones the crucial advisory and policy bodies bearing commencement was a memorable event as well. on American defense. And I can guarantee for all who attended. In large part, that The first bad question is this: "American you that no President, not this President, and power in the world has declined, and now not any other, and no mi11ta.ry establishment, memory was due to the quality of the we are number two. Why should we sign a and no civllian advisors, would ever for a sin Vice President's speech. I consider myself treaty that codifies our inferiority? Why gle moment permit the security of this nation privileged to have heard it firsthand. I should we agree to carve our weakness in to be in doubt. Never. That is not the Issue. want to take this opportunity to insert marble?" The issue is to get out of this insanely esca into the RECORD the Vice President's de But to ask that question is to believe a. lating race into an enforceable agreement gree citation as well as a copy of his im profoundly inaccurate premise. Economi that will permit us first to cap, then restrain, portant speech: cally, politically, militarily, and socially, the then reduce and someday eliminate the unbe lievable risk of nuclear a.nnihila..tion from the DEGREE CITATION-WALTER F. MONDALE, United States of America. is the strongest nation on earth, and we will remain so. OUr face of the earth. To prevent holocaust: that DOCTOR OF LAWS defenses are unsurpassed, and our will to is our interest. That is the Soviet interest. Tn 1976, in his forty-eighth year, he was resist is firm. And there is no American gen And that is the challenge for all of us in this summoned by the people of the United States eral or admiral who would exchange our generation. to the chair once occupied by Theodore forces with those of any other nation, now or The third bad question I hear is this: Roosevelt, John Adams, and Thomas Jeffer in the foreseeable future. "Why should we trust the Russians to 11ve son. Schooled in the practice of Law in his Let me give you a. sense of the massive up to the terms of this agreement?" native Minnesota., he was first appointed, power we posse::s. Each warhead on one of It is a. bad question, because it imposes that then twice elected, to the United States Sen our Poseidon Inisslles is two times more de the SALT agreement is based on trust. Noth ate. In all the seasons of political life he has structive than the atomic bombs dropped on ing could be further from the truth. This won the warm confidence of the American Hiroshima and Nagasaki. One Poseidon sub treaty is based on the hard-nosed reality of electorate and the affection of a. multitude of marine carries more than 140 of these war suspicion. 'The diplomatic language of the friends. Boston College rejoices to greet as an heads. And each Poseidon can deliver more SALT negotiations is not so polite as to ig honorary Doctor of Laws this beloved tribune destructive force than all the bombs, nuclear nore the sad lessons of history, that nations of the Republic, who represents to all our and conventional, that were dropped during sometimes lie and cheat to serve their ends. people and to the nations abroad the candor World War n. We have 31 such submarines. and honor of America. at its best. Soviet compliance with the terms of this And they carry only a portion of our more treaty can be verified every step of the way. than 20,000 nuclear weapons. We have a. multi-billion dollar intelligence SPEECH BY VICE PRESIDENT MONDALE In only one realm does the Soviet Union network second to none in the world. We have A year ago, an exhibit opened here in Bos compete with us. Because the Soviets invest photogra!Jhic sa..tellites, radar stations, and ton that attracted thousands of viewers. It a. tragically high proportion of their resources monitoriing devices that keep us in astonish showed the treasures that had been exca in military spending. they have achieved ingly close touch with Soviet military activ vated from the ruins of Pompeii. rough strategic equivalence with us. ity. And the SALT agreement expressly for- 14116 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 8, 1979 bids the use of any methods to interfere with I! the treaty 1s not ratified, the U.S.-Soviet is paid a fourth of Wfhat he l'night otherwise our surveillance. arms race will spiral upward. We will spend earn in the job market, he is in effect assum This treaty 1s not built on trust: it is built blllions and blllions for new weapons that ing a 75-percent tax burden. It seems to me on technology, American technology, the ftn· buy us absolutely no advantage. When the that those of us outside the m111tary have est 1n the world. horror of nuclear proliferation rears its head, the responsibll1ty of assuming these costs, It is also built on seven yea.rs' experience we wm have little authority to speak out not those we have asked to serve. with Soviet behavior in SALT ONE. In that against it. Every nation with which we want Therefore, I am not in favor of a return agreement, a standing body was established to enter serious negotiations wlll surely ques to registration for the draft because, it seems to deal wLth allegations on misconduct. Ev tion our sincerity. Above all, our cherished to me, doing so would be putting the camel's ery single issue our country brought to that identity as a peace-loving people wlll be nose into the tent to fac111tate an eventual body was resolved to our satisfaction. dogged by skepticism and smirking disbelief. return of the full Selective Service System. As we decide on SALT, let us ask instead And to be seen as a hypocriticll nation, with Granted, the volunteer system does have the truly important questions. peace on its lips and war in its heart, 1s a problems, but they wlll not be correctly and First, wlll this treaty really stall the arms risk we must never, never run. responsibly solved by reinstating the draft. race? It will. It will place important limits on Someday, perhaps, we will have a world without nuclear weapons. And someday, per Rather, what is needed is increased funding mlsslles, bombers, weapons, warheads, and in this area to enable the Armed Services to new systems. Let me give you just one exam haps, nation wm not fight with nation, and, attract more highly qualified personnel away ple. Today the Soviet Union has about 2500 as the Bible foretells, the lion shall lie down with the lamb, _ and the swords shall be from careers 1n the private sector. Such long-range misslles and bombers. Under the funding wlll allow the military to offer com terms of the SALT treaty, they must dis beaten into ploughshares. It is not a hapless vision. It is the hope petitive salaries. The result will be a stronger, mantle 250 of them. Without the treaty, we more efficient, and more capable fighting force estimate that they could have up to 3000 that buoys us through a thousand storms. It's the lifeblood of the college education we capable of insuring the continued free exist strategic mlsslles and bombers by 1985, one ence of the United States and her people.e third more than the tota.l they're permitted celebrate together today. And occasionally under this agreement. And 1! they build to the world 1s blessed with a signal that these that level, we would have no alternative but hopes are not 1n vain, a sign like the fraglle to keep pace, at an additional cost approach new miracle in the Middle E!tst. ing $30 bUlion. Not one of those dollars The dream of disarmament, the dream of THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE would buy us more security. SALT wlll pre peace: as visions go, they remain peaks in the YOUTH CAMP IN NASHVILLE, vent that senseless waste. SALT wlll stall the distance. But the SALT treaty is a step to TENN. arms race. ward them. And as we move in their direc Second, will SALT really make us more tion, let us link our own efforts to the an secure? It wm. By stalling the arms race, it cient quest from which they spring. It was stab111zes the strategic balance. By sustain the Jesuit philosopher TeUhard de Chardin HON. WILLIAM HILL BONER ing the rules of verification, it blocks the who described that quest this way: OF TENNESSEE route to cheating and camouflage. By cap "Someday," he sate!, "after mastering the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ping the warhead totals, it lessens the likeli winds, the waves, the tides, and gravity, we hood of nuclear war. By forging the link of shall harness for God the energies of love. Friday, June 8, 1979 mutual interest with the Soviets, it eases And then, for the second .time 1n the history East-West tensions and opens new paths to of the worlc!, man w111 have discovered • Mr. BONER of Tennessee. Mr. Speak Detente. By slowing the arms spiral, it tells fire." e er, I rise today to bring to the attention other nations that we mean business in our of my colleagues and the American public opposition to nuclear proliferation. SALT an outstanding program in an active and makes us more secure. DEFENSE FUNDING NEEDED-NOT positive organization in the city of Third, and finally, is this really the best NEW DRAFT Nashville. The Andrew Jackson Lodge treaty we could get? It is. When President No. 5 of the Fraternal Order of Police Carter meets with President Brezhnev next in Nashville, Tenn., every summer con month in Vienna, he wlll conclude a nego HON. RON PAUL tiating process that in fact has lasted ten ducts a camp for underprivileged boys years, led by three Presidents of both par OF TEXAS and girls of the Nashville area. The ties. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES members of the Nashville Police Hundreds of highly-trained technical spe Friday, June 8, 1979 Department give their time and money cialists have worked on the negotiations in to operate this worthwhile camp. Many Geneva, people like Professor Donald Hafner • Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, our colleague, of the kids who attend come from broken o! Boston College. Countless m111tary experts the Honorable PmLIP M. CRANE, is one homes or homes where one parent or have been asked for their advice. Members of the most eloquent Members of this of Congress from both parties have been in the other is serving time in jail. The volved. Our allies have been closely con House. kids are taught personal hygiene re sulted, especially 1n the last two years as we Recently he made an excellent state sponsibility, a spirit of competition: and have moved to resolve the most difficult ment on the draft and national defense, a respect for authority. Numerous sports questions. that I would very much like to bring to related activities are conducted in which In its breadth and complexity, this treaty my colleagues' attention. We all need to the youngsters are evenly divided into exceeds all other arms control agreements listen to PHIL CRANE: combined. In its intensity and comprehen teams and the members of the winning siveness, these negotiations are without pu DEFENSE FuNDING NEEDED--NOT NEW DRAFT team in each event are rewarded with a allel in history, unless it be the time the The recent calls for reinstatement of the popsicle for their achievement. sons of Saint Ignatius and the sons of Baint draft have alarmed Americans all across this Three camps of 1 week each will be Dominic clashed over grace and free wm. country, and well they should have. In times conducted this summer. I believe this is Could we have come up with a treaty that other than those in which a country is in cooled down the arms race even more dra volved in hostlllties or about to go to war, an excellent opportunity for the under matically? But the deepest possible cut is ex the draft is a form of involuntary servitude privileged youth of Nashville to grow actly what this country has always wanted. wfhf.ch imposes unnecessary restrictions on both physically and mentally. They are And what we have achieved is the biggest the freedoms of draftees and their families shown by instruction and example the possible reduction that ten years of painstak alike. Some of our distinguished colleagues direction their lives should take. If it ing negotiation could produce. have argued that economies can be made by were not for the FoP·camp in Nashville Could we have made the Soviets agree to abolishing the present volunteer system and many of the young people of this are~ further concessions? That's what every returning to the draft. It is widely accepted, American President every day of these ten however, that there is little or no money to would be lost to drugs and a life of years has aimed for, and the treaty we have be saved in such a move unless the salaries crime. today reflects that relentless bargaining. And paid to draftees is reduced to a subsistence I commend the police officers of Nash that is why your two outstanding Senators, level. Such a salary, though, would be a gross Ted Kennedy and Paul Tsongas, have lent ly unjust and unfair compensation for the ville for their efforts in providing this their support to SALT, and for that they de interruption of these young people's educa much-needed service to the Nashville serve our gratitude. tions, careers, and lives, to say nothing of the community. Many times our law en It is futile to compare this treaty to one injustice of receiving such a minimal reward forcement personnel do not receive the we might have produced had we been nego for the loss of their 13th Amendment rights proper credit for their accomplish which call for the protection of citizens from tiating with ourselves. The alternative to this ments. This is one of the best methods treaty is no treaty at all. And so we must involuntary servitude. compare it not with some fond hope, but But the real question involved here is who to prevent crime: Showing the youth of with the grim strategic outcome that would will shoulder most of the manpower costs to our Nation, tomorrow's leaders, that exist in the absence of this accord. maintain a top-filght military. U the draftee someone cares about their futura.e June 8, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14117 DRIVE TO MODIFY CONSTRUCTION said the group hopes to convince Rep. Nor inform my colleagues in the House of GRANT RULES man Mlneta (D.-Calif.), chairman of the House Public Works Subcommittee on Over Representatives of the work of an out sight and Review, to hold hearings on the standing individual, one Edward G. issue. The group also ultimately hopes to Gorman. I know the residents of his HON. BOB TRAXLER prod Sen. Edmund Muskie's (D.-Me.) Envi jeweled community, Redondo Beach, as OF MICHIGAN ronmental Pollution Subcommittee to hold well as those in the Gorman family IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES similar hearings, though Bory said the Joanne, Monica, David, and Nikki would Muskle subcommittee has been less than like to thank Ed for a superb 'job as Friday, June 8, 1979 eager in the past to examine this issue. e chamber of commerce president.• • Mr. TRAXLER. Mr. Speaker, fre quently, attempts by the Congress to deal with significant national and local problems go awry, because of the bu RECOGNITION OF MR. EDWARD G. SUPPORT BUILDS FOR SYNTHETIC reaucracies charged with implementing GORMAN FUEL LEGISLATION them. All of us are keenly aware of the need to have a healthy and clean envi HON. ROBERT K. DORNAN ronment to benefit the public welfare. HON. WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD One such program is the EPA construc OF CALIFORNIA OF PENNSYLVANIA tion grants program for wastewater IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES treatment. Friday, June 8, 1979 Friday, June 8, 1979 The Appropriations Committee re • Mr. DORNAN. Mr. Speaker, of the • Mr. MOORHEAD of Pennsylvania. cently made a significant reduction in Mr. Speaker, my legislation to produce the fiscal year 1980 budget request for 14 jeweled communities which constitute California's 27th district, the city of Re 500,000 barrels of synthetic fuel daily the Environmental Protection Agency's has recently received a good deal of construction grants program. Many dondo Beach stands out with distinc tion, rich in its blending of community preBs attention. In these articles the need Members have been receiving complaints for Government support of synthetic about the inability or failure of EPA to progress, industry, citizenship, and rec reation. Situated on the blue Pacific liquid fuels and synthetic chemical food speedily process grants to local commu stocks is clearly outlined. As chairman nities for wastewater treatment con Ocean, just north of a peninsula named for its abundance of green by the ex of the Subcommittee on Economic Sta struction. There is growing concern on bilization, which produced this legisla the part of municipal officials, contrac ploring Spaniards, Redondo Beach has long been a beautiful place to live and tion, I believe that prompt passage of the tors, and engineers about the impacts of bill is highly desirable. these delays upon the health of our pop work. In thriving Redondo Beach, a distin Our current oil shortage has led us ulace and this being a major factor in to an increo.sed dependence on unreliable the rapidly escalating costs of construct guished gentleman has the privilege of representing this ctiy as its chamber of foreign imports. America's growing en ing these vital projects. I call to my col ergy needs arc met with more expensive leagues' attention an effort by the Amer commerce president. During 1978-79, he has served honorably, and for this serv and shrinking supplies from abroad. ican Consulting Engineers Council to Furthermore, our own limited supplies help the Congress, through oversight, to ice he will be remembered at the 58th Annual Chamber Installation and are diminishing in geometric proportion. insure the prompt and correct imple Yet we have abundant reserves of coal mentation of the construction grants Awards Banquet on July 11, 1979. Mr. Speaker, Edward G. Gorman is which can be processed into natural gas program. I am including an excerpt from and petroleum products. As our situa the Air/Water Pollution Report of June appreciated by Redondo Beach and the tion becomes more desperate, the impor 4,1979: citizens of my district for quite a num ber of reasons. During his term as tance of quickly moving ahead in the de ACEC SPEARHEADS DRIVE To MODIFY EPA velopment of a viable synthetic fuels in CONSTRUCTION GRANT RULES chamber president, he has been success ful in bringing forth and overseeing dustry is self-evident. The American Consulting Engineers Coun At this time I would like to include in cil is spearheading a drive to prod Congress some innovative programs instituted by Into holding oversight hearings on Environ the chamber. A sand ski championship, the RECORD articles from the New York mental Protection Agency's wastewater truly a "world-wide" media event, had Daily News, Washington Post, Wall treatment construction grants program with its roots in the Gorman presidency. Street Journal, and New York Times dis an eye toward modltying the program to Southlanders also remember and appre cussing the Moorhead synthetic fuel eliminate some of the agency's current cum legislation: bersome requirements. ACEC's Larry Bory ciated the Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday featuring the largest 10-km [From the New York Dally News, June 7, said last week that engineers and state and 1979] local omcials from more than two dozen cross-country run in the Los Angeles states would converge on Washington dur area. In addition to these great programs, CARTER AND DEMS GUSH OVER SYNTHETIC ing June and July to lobby their Congress Ed also saw, as a cosponsor, to the success On., GAS men for changes in the EPA-administered of a series of seven jet ski races in the (By Jerome Cah111) program (A/WPR, May 28, 1979, p. 211). pier/King Harbor area. WAsmNGTON.-House Democratic leaders Bory said the pilgrims had reached "con said yesterday that President Carter has sensus" on five key short-term goals: (1) Ed's credentials as a hard worker in agreed to join them in a lo.rgc-scale govern force EPA to approve fac111ty plans or de government and industry are evident. ment program to develop synthetic gasoline signs within 90 days, With automatic' ap He was employed by the firm of Rock and oll out of coal, oil shale and other proval if EPA has not made a decision; (2) well International as executive advisor, abundant domestic resources. amend the Clean Water Act to permit com later becoming a consultant for them. Majority Leader Jim Wright (D-Tex.) told bined grants for fac111ties plan and design Since 1971, he has practiced law in Re reporters that Carter extended his blessing steps; (3) eliminate retroactive application to the plan during a White House breakfast of EPA grant requirements; (4) relax Fed dondo's Riviera Village. His admittance meeting with congressional leaders as a long eral procurement rules for small communi to the New York State Bar took place term solution to the nation's energy trou ties; (5) and change some "extremely bur in 1963. Eight years later, he was ad bles. He said the program could cut u.s. oU densome" procurement requirements for en mitted to practice law in the State of imports by as much as 2.5 milllon barrels a gineers. The movement--which 1s call1ng it California. day by 1985. self "Operation PUMP" (Program to Un Representing the Redondo Beach TO INCLUDE SUBSmiES tangle Municipal Projects)-also has a long term strategy aimed at removing EPA from chamber, Ed Gorman continued such White House Press Secretary Jody Powell day-to-day management of the program and widely supported events as the Interna was a good deal more cautious about the turning it over to the states. tional Surf Festival, the South Bay Medal congressional proposal. Asked to confirm of Valor Ceremonies. Easter sunrise ob Wright's statement that Carter is endorsing Bory said ACEC had already expressed sim the plan, Powell said Carter was "somewhat ilar sentiments to top EPA construction servances and "Redondo Beach Day" at encouraged" about the prospect of a con grant o11ic1als, but "the EPA's attitude seems both the State Capitol and the Los An sensus developing in Congress, but refused to be this 1s just another example of engi geles County Fair. to go into detail. neers' trying to increase their profits." He Mr. Speaker, it truly .is a pleasure to The heart of .the House leaders' program 14118 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June B, 1979 1s a blll approved by the House Banking But White House officials were !ar less ex market-guarantee contracts with private in Committee that would provide direct loans pansive or specific than congressional leaders dustry to build new aluminum, copper and and loan guarantees !or the construction of about the detalls of the new legislation. Ac nickel capacity. The private companies, un synthetic fuel plants and up to $2 billion in cording to them, Mr. Carter ca. u tioned the der these agreements, obtained private fi federal price subsidies. leaders that he'd have to review carefully nancing, received five-year tax amortization In addition, Wright and the Democratic the cost of a.ny such plan, and thalt it prob certificates, and gave the Government the Polley Committee in the House are backing ably couldn't be funded out of the regular option to buy, at specified or preva.lling mar amendments that would glve the President federal budget. It might come out of the pro ket prices, any part of the output that could sweeping powers to ease environmental re posed windfall-profits tax on oll-company not be sold to Inllita.ry or commercial users. strictions on pipeline projects and to initiate revenues, they said. The long-run cost of these projects to the emergency measures to conserve gasoline and White House aides also noted that the Government was negligible, since the new oil. Carter administration has sent Congress pro capacity was privately financed and the Gov The synthetic fuels blll, sponsored by Rep. posals covering some of the same areas raised ernment later resold excess inventories to Wllliam Moorhead (~Pa.) whipped through in the congressional plan but that these have private buyers or to the original producers the Banking Committee on a ao-1 vote early been rejected. They said the administration at higher prices than it originally paid. in May without stirring much opposition. It welcomes the congressional proposal, how The authors now propose a s1Inllar plan had the strong backing o! congressmen !rom ever, as an indication the government finally for energy. Through joint Government coal-producing states, but also won the sup may be able to take some bold action to in industry e1forts, the nation would create a port o! advocates o! so-called "biomass" en crease energy supplies. synthetic oll industry in much the same ergy projects, which convert garbage, wood way that it once created a synthetic rubber chips, corn stalks and other plant Ute into [From the New York Tlmes, June 6, 1979] industry and doubled its nonferrous metal gasollne substitutes. PLAN TO COUNTER THE On. CARTEL capacity. EXPECT FIGHT FROM NUKE FOES The Iranian revolution has again exposed · The Government would subsidize the dU However, congressional sources predicted the utter vulnerablllty of the United States !erence, l! any, between the cost of synthetic the amendments being pushed by Wright to interruptions in oil supply. The rapid run fuel and current market prices, using the would stir up bitter opposition !rom environ up in prices resulting from the subtraction additional supplles to reduce imports or mentallsts, advocates o! solar energy, and of a couple of mllllon barrels a day has stlll bulld up stockplles. Either way the leverage foes o! nuclear energy. not run its course. ot OPEC would be reduced, and this might Despite the prospects !or a fight, House Saudi Arabia, the reluctant dragon, has lower world prices !or the country's remain leaders appear determined to push their en now announced that it regretfully is raising ing needs. ergy proposals as alternatives to the gaso the price of its Berri-field crude to $17.87 a Unquestionably, the initial costs would be line rationing and conservation measures barrel as a means of achieving "stablllty" in high. Synthetic fuels are llkely to cost be that have been defeated soundly in Congress. world oll prices before the June 26 meeting tween $5 and $10 a barrel more than im of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting ported crude for several years to come. Even [From the Wall Street Journal, June 7, 1979] Countries. And Iran itself has raised the 1! the world market price cllmbs enough to CARTER, CONGRESS LEADERS AGREE TO BACK price of its crude again. make the costs of synthetic competitive, pri PLAN FOR BIG PuRCHASES OJ' SYNTHETIC With other OPEC countries charging from vate companies might be hesitant to take FuEL $1 to $5 more than Saudi Arabia, the oll the risk of huge investments without some cartel has already exploited the interruption price guarantees, lest. OPEC cut the price WASHINGTON .-President Carter and top of supply from Iran to achieve the 50 percent once new synthetic capacity has been in congressional leaders have agreed in prin price increase that was predicted for this stalled. The planners estimate the one-time ciple to support a new program under which year. This wlll add about $22 blllion to the investment cost at roughly $20 b1llion for the federal government would purchase ~arge UniteQ. States' oll import blll, which last each mlllion barrels of synthetic capacity, amounts o! synthetic fuel. year came to $43 blllion, and wlll cost the or $100 bllllon for the proposed program. Sources said the congressional leaders went world as a whole an extra $70 b1llion. More But the cost to taxpayers would be much to the White House yesterday to urge Mr. over, it is imposing severe pressures on both less. With OPEC now free to manipulate the Carter to agree that he would sign such infiation and production, threatening the world oll price and arrest supplies, the pro legislation as a way to spur the production United States and world economy with an gram could actually mean net savings a.s o! synthetic fuels, such as gas and llquid other siege of stagfiation. well as far less economic vulnerablllty. fuels made !rom coal, oil made !rom shale The paramount issue here 1s how to deal A blll wlth provisions slmltar to the and alcohol fuel made !rom farm products. with the threat of future interruptions in authors' plan has been introduced in Con In addition, the Senators and Representa oil supply, whether in Iran (as may happen gress by Representative Wllliam S. Moor tives, including House Speaker Thomas again, with Arabs in the Persian Gulf oll head, Democrat of Pennsylvania. It calls for O'Nelll (D., Mass.) and House Majority Leader center fighting Government troops, and with James Wright (D., Texas), also proposed that Government measures to achieve a national the Soviet Union hoping to swing Iran into production goal of "at least 600,000 barrels the package include legislation giving the its orbit) or elsewhere in the troubled Mid per day of crude oil equivalent of synthetic President the power to expedite construc dle East, North Africa or other parts of the fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks" tion of energy projects, such as the proposed third world. within five years. The Democratic majority oil pipelines from California to Texas. A proposal by three leading members of leader, Representative James C. Wright Jr. Despite the agreement in principle, the Washington's foreign-policy community of Texas, has said that he would favor a sources said there so far isn't any agreement could provide a much greater degree of pro much larger production target for synthetic on the details o! the legislation or the tection of the economy than is llkely to re amount that would be spent on it. fuel. The House Banking Committee has sult from the unaided market response to approved the Moorhead blll by 39 to 1, but The House leaders are envisioning a mas OPEC's concerted strategy and soaring prices. sive package that would quadruple the cost it is stm waiting for White House support. o! an already costly blll that the House Bank Lloyd Cutler, a lawyer who has taken on Those who believe the United States needs ing Committee has approved. That measure various negotiating jobs for Secretary of such a plan believe that it would give this would set a national goal of producing 500,- State Cyrus R. Vance; Paul R. Ignatius, pres country a positive means of regaining con 000 barrels of synthetic fuel dally within five ident of the Air Transport Association and a trol of its own destiny and of striking back years, roughly the total amount of oil cur former Secretary of the Navy, and Eugene at the oil cartel. rently used by the Defense Department. The M. Zuckert, a lawyer and former Secretary defense agency would have up to $2 billion of the Air Force, have drawn up a plan by GETTING TOGETHER ON GAS PRODtTCTION to buy such fuel. In addition, the Energy which the United States could create a syn (By Joseph Kraft) Department would get millions more in order thetic oll industry capable of producing 5 mlllion barrels a day-about half the coun Thanks to gas llnes and soaring prices, to guarantee loans for the construction of the irresistible power of an idea whose time synthetic-fuel plants. try's current import requirement-Within the next five to 10 years from sources such has come is now on the verge of asserting The Congressmen see the leglslatlon as itself in the American approach to the en a bold stroke to ease U.S. dependence upon as shale, tar sands, heavy olls, coal and farm crops. ergy problem. The idea ls government part the world on-producing cartel and help nership With industry in the production ot achieve energy independence, which they see In essence, the plan calls for the establlsh synthetic gasollne. as a military, economic and strategic neces ment of a Government corporation to do Known technical possib111ties abound. sity. what the United States Government has Programs for putting them to work are now Mr. Carter also favors greater synthetic done before in other national emergencies. popping up an over Washington. fuels production as a way of loosening the During World War II, the Government solved Among the technical possib111ties, prob grip of the oll cartel. In recent weeks, the critical shortages of natural rubber, alumi ably the most dramatic center around the White House has even been preparing an in num and steel by bullding plants operated use of coal as a base. The United States has ternational proposal to be presented to U.S. by private companies under leases or man hundreds of millions of tons of unused coal. ames this month that calls for expanding the agement contracts. The coal can easlly be changed to methanol, synthetic-fuels industry in all Western na During the Korean War, another method which can then be treated to produce high tions. was used. -The Government -entered into octane gasoline. Department of Energy of- June 8, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14119 ficials figure synthetic gasoline produced · between government and business, oppose BROOMFIELD DISAPPOINTED IN that way could be sold commercially at the plans root and branch. There is also op PRESIDENT'S RHODESIAN POLICY about $1.30 per gallon. position from consumer groups and inside Synthetic gasoline can also be produced the administration on the grounds that the !rom shale, and !rom tar sands, which are on industry will reap a bonanza. . HON. WM. S. BROOMFIELD both plentiful in this country and abroad. But the 39 to 1 vote for the Moorhead blll Another potential source 1s dosing gasoline in the Banking COmmittee reflects the politi OF MICHIGAN with various forms of alcohol to produce cal realities. Price hikes and shortages have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gasohol. demonstrated overwhelming support for the Friday, June 8, 1979 Price has been the principal obstacle to production answer to the energy problem. development of synthetic fuels. Before 1973, "In the next few weeks," an Energy Depart e Mr. BROOMFIELD. Mr. Speaker, as when gas was going for around 30c per gal ment official said the other day, "It's going one who has supported the policy of en lon, there was no point in even thinking to be a flood." couraging majority rule in Rhodesia, I much about synthetics. The mushrooming o! was deeply disappointed at the Presi prices in 1974 set in motion some thought [From the Washington Post, May 6, 1979] about government stimulus !or more pro dent's decision Thursday to continue duction. Among other people, Vice President SYNTHETIC FUEL SUBSmY ADVANCES QUIETLY economic sanctions indefinitely against Nelson Rockefeller and Sen. Adlai Stevenson (By George c. Wllson) that nation. developed proposals. A House subcommittee that usually stays While the new government of Prime Even then, however, more conservation on the fringes of national energy pollcy has Minister Muzorewa has a long way to go looked llke a more attractive alternative than quietly approved a blll that would provide up before attaining the standards we have more production. As it happens, industrial to $2 blllion to subsidize the synthetic fuel raised, I believe our policy should be to users have cut back heavlly on consumption industry. encourage the progress they have made. of energy. Whereas it used to require about Chairman WUliam S. Moorhead (D-Pa.) of The recent elections in Zimbabwe may one-percent growth in energy consumption the economic stabll1zat1on subcommittee to yield a one-percent gain in gross national championed the blll in an attempt to force not have been all that the President had product, now a half-percent increase in en the Carter administration to push American oped for but they were an impressive ergy consumption is enough to accommodate industry into large-scale production o! syn feat in a country where the black ma a one-percent rise in economic activity. thetic fuels. jority previously had no voice. We should But experience since the Iranian troubles The president, under the legislation the recognize that achievement and · have cut oil supplles last fall has revived the idea subcommittee approved Thursday by voice the courage to praise it. o! stimulating more production !or two rea vote, would use the $2 blllion to make up The President's decision to ignore these sons. First o! an, it has become clear that the dUierence between the price of synthetic facts only places added obstacles in the whlle conservation is useful, it is no answer. and natural fuels. The Pentagon, which uses By accident or design, the oll exporting about 500.000 barrels of fuel a day, would path of the new government. It lends en countries grouped in the OPEC cartel can be a llkely customer for the synthetic fuel. couragement to its enemies and renews always cut back production more than the One congressional source characterized the the possibility of a bloody war. importing countries can cut consumption. subsidy package as "a sleeper" that is the Mr. Speaker, the following editorials The present world shortage is apt to be re biggest step any subcommittee has yet taken from today's Washington Post and the peated over and over again. toward a government-backed synthetic fuel June 11 issue of U.S. News & World Re Moreover, prices have been rocketing up industry. port speak eloquently on this subject. wards. Last week six different OPEC countries If the $2 blllion in subsidies falled to en The articles follow: raised prices in a move capped by Algeria courage industry to bulld synthetic fuel which drove the price o! crude, which started plants, the legislation would authorize the THE PRESIDENT'S RHODESIA BLUNDER this year around $12 a barrel, to $21 per government to bulld them itself and then Is it not possible for Jimmy carter to say, bari'el. lease them to private operators. just once, that the elections in Zimbabwe That increase will probably be generallzed Fuel produced by squeezing on from shale Rhodesia were an impressive !eat !or a place at an OPEC meeting in Geneva on June 26. would be eligible !or subsidies, as would fuel tha.t had never had multiracial elections be The price of gasoline, now running at over prOduced by turning coal into gas or liquid fore; that they were a lot more impressive 80 cents per gallon in the United States, w111 fuel. such processes have drawn fire in the than the fake pollS and milltary grabs by almost surely rise to over $1.25 before the past from environmentalists on grounds they which power is sorted out in most other year is out. So, synthetic gasollne 'tould be are unacceptably destructive. African countries, but th81t hard considera Garry DeLoss, an energy specialist with the tions of national interest compel the United competitive, provided a way could be found States to llmlt the political credit it give to ensure industry against sudden cuts in Environmental Polley Center, said yesterday ca.n he was not aware the subcommittee had to these elections now? OPEC prices designed to wipe out the I! the president did say something like competition. approved the measure, adding that his or tha.t.-he sa.id something very different yes In these conditions there has been a sud ganization is "in principle" against subsidies terday in announcing that the elections den resurgence of interest in programs !or for producing oll from shale and coal. were not "free and !air" enough to justify government partnership with industry in the Moorhead and his allles counter that the his llfting of sanctions now-he would dis production of synthetic gasolltle. The most time has come !or the federal government to solve the better part of the resistance, that advanced project is a bill put forward by engage in a bold program to lessen American has plagued his Rhodesia pollcy. For there Rep. W111iam Moorhead (D-Pa.) that would dependence on foreign on by stimulating sistance does not come primarily from dis amend the Defense Production Act o! 1950 to synthetic fuel production. agreement with the substance o! the pollcy. provide up to $2 bil11on in guarantees !or The subcommittee amendments to the De Tha.t substance comes down to an effort to production o! synthetic fuelS. fense PrOduction Act, which expires Sept. 30, coax the two sides into a deaJ th81t will The Moorhead bill passed the Banking would direct the president to achieve within 1) produce a representative government, Committee by a 39 to 1 vote on May 8. It five years "a national production goal of 2) end the civll wa.r raging between them, wm probably clear the House early next 500,000 barrels per day crude oll equivalent 3) nlp the threat of Cuban-Soviet interven month, and then move on to the Senate. of synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical tion and 4) keep the United States on the The administration has a variety of pro feedstocks." sweet side of black Africa and white Africa grams !or subsidizing synthetic crude pro The newly approved b111 also would allow alike. Few Americans would carry their re duction and gasohol. The proposed windfall the president to organize corporations to speot !or Bishop Muzorewa into support for tax on on profits, for example, includes an achieve that goal. a wider war, and certainly not be beating Energy Security Fund that would make Fuel from coal gaslflcation, coal liquefac Britain, which is chiefly responsible for Rho money available for new production. tion, conversion o! shale, lignite, peat, solid desia, to a sanctions decision. Many private individualS and groups have waste "and the conversion of any organic Many Americans, however, are appalled by been pushing the idea in various ways. Prof. material into fuel" would all be eligible for the impression of its pollcy the administra Walt Rostow o! the University o! Texas has the federal subsidies. tion has conveyed. They think the admlnls Backers of the blll include Koppers Co. t:mtion is ignoring fairness and impartiality one plan. Fellx Rohatyn, the financier who in order to court those black African states, helped rescue New York City from bank Inc. of Pittsburgh, which is in Moorhead's mostly petty dictatorships or paper democ ruptcy, has another. A third is being circu congressional district. The b111 1s expected racies, that insist that no Rhodesian govern lated by three prominent Washington at to go before the parent House Banking Com ment with even one white fingerprint on it torneys-Lloyd Cutler, Paul Ignatius and mittee next week. deserves the time of day. This distorts the Eugene Zuckert. The Moorhead subcommitte amendments views Of a good number of officials. But it 1s a Exactly which one of these proposals will are llkely to be challenged on jurisdictional distortion fed by the administration's own prevail is not clear. Nor when. Free enter grounds by House committees that tradi acts and words, and it accounts !or the puz prise freaks, suspicious or any cooperation tionally handle energy leglslation.e zlement and hostWty that 1ts polloy has 14120 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 8, 1979 stirred even in quarters where a sympathetic States. They are misguided in their opposi reaction might be expected. tion to giving Muzorewa bre81thing space, carry with it major economic and diplo In this light, Mr. Carter's statement. yes but they should not believe that they can matic consequences. Stop for a moment terday was something of a blunder, and an dictate U.S. foreign pollcy by shutting otr oll. to consider what the effect on our cur especially untimely one given that the ques TRADE HUNGER rent energy and gasoline problems would tion of ll!ting sanctions comes up in the be if the United States hastily moved to Senate as early as next Monday. He was not Peace and commerce could mean every content to say that the elections did not thing to Zimbabwe's neighbors. Zambia, one lift sanctions against Rhodesia and Ni meet his "free and fair" test and that his of the protesters, already has itself breached geria and human dignity . . . to establish real Bradford Lyttle. A CALL TO PROTEST: WHAT HAPPENED? peace 1!1 Vietnam. Frank Manklewicz. On Feb. 3, 1979, I published in America JOANBAEZ, Bob T. Martin, News Editor, the Country "A Call to Protest," urging readers to protest President, Humanitas/International Almanac. to South Africa's Ambassador Donald B. Sole Human Rights Committee. James A. Michener, Writer. the "banning" of a Catholic priest, Father Marc M1ller, Director, Fund for Free Ex· Smangallso Mkhatshwa in Johannesburg. CO-SIGNERS pression. On March 30, Ambassador Sole visited me Ansel Adams, Photographer. Edward A. Morris, Attorney. in my o.mce, conceding that the volume of Edward Asner, actor. Mike Nichols, Producer. mall to him had been impressive. The Am Albert V. Baez, Ph.D. Peter Orlovsky, Poet. bassador, however, is not yielding in any way Joan C. Baez. Michael R. Peevey, President, California on the legality or the appropriateness of the Peter S. Beagle, Writer. Council for Environmental and Economic silencing and banishment for five years of the Hugo Adam Bedau, Professor of Philoso Balance. black priest who is the executive director of phy, Tufts University. Geoffrey Cobb Ryan, Director, Fund for the Catholic bishops' conference of the eight Barton J. Bernstel.n, Professor of History, Free Expression. southern African nations. Stanford University. Ginetta Sagan, Director, Huma.nitas/ I.H.R.C. Ambassador Sole speciallzes in technicali Daniel Berrigan. ties. He noted that Father Mkha.tshwa could Robert Bly, Poet. Leonard Sagan, M.D., F.A.C.P. Charles M. Schulz, Cartoonist. not have been banned as claimed for recom Ken Botto, Artist/Photographer. mending disinvestment of American corpora Kay Boyle, Professor, San Francisco State Ernest L. Scott, Publisher. tions in South Africa, since such advocacy University. Jack Sheinkman, Secretary-Treasurer, is not, contrary to popular opinion in the John Brodie, Broadcaster. A.C.T.W.U. United States, a crime. He also pointed out Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Former Governor, Jerome J. Shestack, President, Interna- that Father Mkhatshwa has not exercised his State of Califor.nia. tional League for Human Rights. statutory right to obtain from the Govern Yvonne Braithwaite Burke, Former U.S. Gary Snyder, Poet. ment in writing those reasons for his ban Congresswoman. I. F. Stone. ning, which the minister of justice can dis Henry B. Burnett, Jr., Editorial Chairman, Rose Styron, Writer. close "without detriment to public pollcy." I Politics Today. William Styron, Writer. have written to Father Mkhatshwa about Herb Caen, Journalist. Lily Tomlin, Actress/Comedienne. this right, but undoubtedly he and the other David Carllner, General Counsel, American Peter H. Voulkos, Professor of Art, Univer- 140 persons banned in South Africa con Civil Liberties Unio.n. sity of Callfornia at Berkeley. cluded that an appeal for reasons to the Gov Cesar Chavez, Union Leader. Grace Kennan Warnecke, Photographer. ernment would be futile. Richard Pierre Claude, Editor, Universal Llna Wertmuller, Film Director. In responding to the many readers of Human Rights. Morris L. West, Writer. Bert Coffey, Immediate Past Chairman, Dr. Jerome P. Wiesner, President, Massa- America who wrote him, Ambassador Sole California Democratic Party. chusetts Institute of Technology. tried to manipulate the words of the Holy Norman Cousins. Jamie Wyeth, Artist. Father in Mexico to suggest that Father E. L. Doctorow, Writer. Peter Yarrow, Entertainer. Mkhatshwa had violated the directives of Benjamin Dreyfus, Attorney. the Holy See. Sharp rebukes for such tactics Charles W. Yost, Special Adviser, Aspen caused him to desist from the contention Ecumenical Peace Institute Staff. Institute. Mimi Farina, Entertainer, Executive Di that Father Mkha.tshwa had gone beyond rector, Bread and Roses. (NoTE.-Titles and/or affiliations listed for the role of a Catholic clergyman. Lawrence Ferllnghetti, Poet. identification purposes only. No organiza Ambassador Sole communicated with his Douglas A. Fraser, International President, tional endorsements implled.) e Government about the many letters that United Auto Workers Union. came to him from American Cathollcs. He Dr. Lawrence Zelle Freedman, Foundations declined to show me the letter that he re Fund Research Professor in Psychiatry, Uni ceived back from his Government. versity of Chicago. SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT RE On March 30 I told Ambassador Sole in Joe Fury, Producer. FUSES TO LIFT BANNING ORDER my o.mce that my conclusion was that Allen Ginsberg, Poet. ON FATHER MKHATSHWA neither he nor his Government cared about Herbert Gold, Writer. the opinions of American Catholics who David B. Goodstein, Publisher. wrote requesting a rational explanation of Sanford Gottlieb. why a Catholic priest, contrary to the funda Richard J. Gouggenhlme. HON. ROBERT F. DRINAN mental principles of international law and Denis Goulet, Sr. Fellow, Overseas Develop- OF MASSACHUSETTS basic justice, was prohibited from exercis ment Council. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing his right as a citizen and as a priest in South Africa. Bill Graham, Producer. Friday, June 8, 1979 Lee Grant, Actress. In response, Ambassador Sole could only Peter Grosslight. • Mr. DRINAN. Mr. Speaker, the South stammer that these Cathollcs were seeking Thomas J. Gumbleton, Bishop, Archdio- African Government's banning of Father to interfere with the internal governance of cese of Detro! t. Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, a black Catho his country. Terence Hallinan, Attorney. lic priest has raised the wrath of hun When I showed Ambassador Sole the very Francis Heisler, Attorney. large file of letters I had received, he ap Nat Hentoff, Writer. dreds of Catholics and other concerned individuals in this country. This banning peared to be a bit taken aback but stlll un Rev. T. M. Hesburgh, C.J.C., President, relenting. I asked him whether there was Notre Dame University. order has prevented Father Mkhatshwa anything that American Cathollcs could do John T. Hitchcock, Professor of Anthro from preaching, writing, or otherwise to prevent the further banning of Father pology, University of Wisconsin. engaging in any of the activities which Mkhatshwa. The Ambassador was impressed Art Hoppe, Journallst. his faith and his chosen career require at my insistence and finally suggested that Dr. Irving L. Horowitz, President, Transac of him. I could write to a. high-ranking South Afri tion/SOCIETY. Late last year I met Father Mkhatshwa can prelate whom he named. He said that his Henry S. Kaplan, M.D., Stanford Medical Government was favorably disposed to this Center. in South Africa and pledged my support bishop because he was not polltical. The Am R. Scott Kennedy, Resource Center for for e1forts to lift the banning order that bassador urged me to keep secret my plea to Non violence. has been imposed on him. In March 30, the prelate in question so that his Govern Roy C. Kepler, Member, War Resisters I met with South African Ambassador ment would not feel overpressured. I am League. Donald Sole to protest the banning. After writing to the person designated with some Seymour S. Kety, Professor of Psychiatry, a terse exchange of views, Ambassador hope but no certainty that good results wiU Harvard University. Sole was unwilling to comprehend the follow. Peter Klotz-Chamberlin, Resource Center injustices that are being lodged against Ambassador Sole represents and symbolizes for Nonviolence. Father Mkhatshwa and the other 140 the adamant deterinination of his Govern Jeri Laber, Executive Director, Fund for ment to do everything that is necessary to Free Expression. South Africans who are forced to bear the burden of being banned. inhibit and prevent the organlzatlon of the Norman Lear, Producer. 17 Inillion black persons in South Africa.. He Philip R. Lee, M.D., Professor of Social I call the attention of my colleagues let it slip out that Father Mkhatshwa was Medicine, University of California at San to an article on this meeting which ap banned because he was a member of a black Francisco. peared in the recent edition of America, political party. The Ambassador was clearly Allee Lynd. the National Catholic Weekly. impressed at the Inilltancy of the 2 Inilllon Staughton Lynd. The article follows: Catholics in South Africa and in e1fect con- 14126 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE June 11, 1979 ceded that the Government is determined to Ambassador Sole is annoyed but not yet tremendous intluence in an of southern prevent any further Catholic activities de shaken at the many Catholics who have Africa. signed to bring about political equality for written him to protest the banning of Father I urge those who want justice in south the blacks of South A!rica. _ Mkhatshwa. Additional letters might per Africa to send their protests about the in Ambassador Sole reflects that determina justice done to Father Mkhatshwa to South tion and has sought in several ways to "cool" suade Ambassador Sole to urge his Govern Africa's Ambassador to the United States, those Catholics in America who want to en ment to relax its punishment of this 32-year His Excellency Donald B. Sole; South A!rican courage Catholics and others in South Africa old, dynamic graduate of Louvain who, if he Embassy; 3051 Massachusetts Ave.; Wash to rise up against apartheid. could exercise his priesthood, would be a ington, D.C. 20008.e
SENATE-Monday, June 11, 1979 The Senate met at 11 a.m., on the RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING newspaper, Hobart Rowen comments on expiration of the recess, and was called MINORITY LEADER the idea of moving aggressively in the to order by the President pro tempore. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under syn-fuels area as one true way to help the previous order, the acting minority end America's dangerous dependence on PRAYER leader is recognized. foreign nations for more than half of our The Chaplain, the Reverend Edward Mr. TOWER. Mr. President, I yield 5. petroleum needs. L. R. Elson, D.D., oft'ered the following minutes out of the minority leader's Quite astonishingly, neither of these prayer: time to the distinguished Senator from articles mentions a proposal remarkably New Mexico. · similar to the Ignatius-Zuckert-Cutler Let us pray. plan-the visionary approach recom "God of our life, through all the cir mended more than 3 years ago by the cling years, RECOGNITION OF SENATOR late Vice President, Nelson Rockefeller. We trust in Thee; DOMENICI This plan was formally presented to the Senate October 20, 1975, in the form of In all the past, through all our hopes The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The and fears, s. 2532, and hearings were held on the senator from New Mexico is recognized. Rockefeller energy independence author Thy hand we see. Mr. DOMENICI. I thank my good With each new day, when morning lifts ity in the spring of 1976-almost friend from Texas for yielding me 5 min exactly 3 years ago. the veil, utes of his time. We own Thy mercies, Lord, which never I find it truly a tribute to the grand fall." vision, the ability to discern the policy -Rev. HUGH T. KERR, 1916. ENERGY SUFFICIENCY behind a problem, and remarkable far sightedness of the late Nelson Rocke 0 Lord, in the crucial days in which Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, when feller that now, in a different form-but we live and work, grant us an abiding this Congress convened earlier this year, a form so like his plan as to be essentially sense of the transcendent and the eter one of the :first speeches I made on the the same thing-his proposal is drawing nal. Bless all who labor here with pure Senate floor concerned the need to break so much attention and praise. I think we hearts, clear minds, sound judgment, the OPEC cartel or to do whatever we must acknowledge our debt to his plan, and steadfast dedication. And to the could to move in that direction. which would have put this Nation in so President, his counselors, and all others I introduced into the RECORD at that much better an energy posture today if it in authority give Thy grace in abundance time an article on how this might be had been adopted by the Congress. and that higher wisdom which comes accomplished that appeared in Harpers During the past 6 weeks of my review from above that justice and peace may magazine. Nothing has happened in the of the proper vehicle for pushing an all prevail at home and throughout the intervening quarter of a year to make me out offensive against our dependence on world. Amen. change my mind: Breaking the cartel foreign oil, I have reviewed many bills through a policy of energy proliferation and proposals. I am especially mindful RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY still remains one of the essential tasks of H.R. 3930, introduced by Representa LEADER confronting America. tive MooRHEAD and approved by the It has been obvious for some time that House Committee on Banking, Finance The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under a Manhattan project-type approach is and Urban Affairs. This bill contains a the previous order, the majority leader needed. That project, carried out at Los sound and logical approach to truly be is recognized. Alamos, N. Mex., committed the full re ginning to bring synthetic fuels from sources of the Nation to the production of such things as oil shale, coal gas, and THE JOURNAL the atomic bomb. The outcome of the coal liquids into commercial production war depended upon the success of those as soon as possible. I am concerned that Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, scientists who worked in what all of us H.R. 3930 fails to address one of the most I ask unanimous consent that the Jour who lived in New Mexico at that time central issues now hindering commercial nal of the proceedings be approved to knew only as "The Secret City." Such development of syn-fuels, and that is the date. an all-out, production-oriented project issue of the extremely time-consuming The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With worked then. It will work now. It is the regulatory process that now surrounds out objection, it is so ordered. only way to achieve even a semblance of such development. That problem must be energy self-suiliciency for America by addressed in any new program. If and 1988. when H.R. 3930 comes to the Senate, I ORDER FOR RECESS UNTIL 9 A.M. will work to amend it provide for the TOMORROW For the past 6 weeks, I have attempted to to decide just what legislative policy, in kind of expedited regulatory and review Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, the form of specific measures, would best process that Vice President Rockefeller I ask unanimous consent that when the start us on the road of breaking the provided for in his energy independence Senate completes its business today it cartel. Just this past weekend, I note that authority. stand in recess until 9 a.m. tomorrow the Washington Post carried two arti I am a1so aware that this week will see morning. cles on this issue. In one, "A Plan to the introduction of a major piece of leg The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With Boost U.S. Oil and Break OPEC's Grip," islation on the Senate side that attempts out objection, it is so ordered. a plan put forth by Paul Ignatius, Eu to enhance production of energy from Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, gene Zuckert, and Lloyd Cutler is out near-term and syn-fuel sources. This I reserve the remainder of my time. lined. Later in that same issue of the bill, at least as I understand !t, contains
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