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SENATOR 1
SAM ERVIN JjSL|k
WASHINGTON - How one views the arguments over free
trade and import quota legislation depends to some extent on
what you do for a living and where you live, but textile qro -
tas to most North Carolinians represent a matter of economic
survivaL Nearly 50 percent of our citizens derive their live
lihood from textiles which have been hard hit by foreign im
ports in recent years.
Pressure has been building up in the Congress over the last
decade to curb a rising tide nf imports into this country which
have made, hundreds of thousands of American workers lose
their jobs. With unemployment rates soaring to new highs G
many workers on a reduced work week, there is renewed in
terest in our trade policies.
The magnitude of the problem can best be illustrated by
the fact that the House Ways and Means Committee, which
has original jurisdiction over trade legislation, recently had
before it some 47 bills related to textile imports, some 24
bills related to footwear, some 59 bills related to steel im
ports, and some 95 bills related to import ceilings dealing
with other troubled domestic industries.
A few days ago, the Ways and Means Committee, recog
nizing the problems created by foreign imports, agreed to re
port a bill establishing import quotas for textiles and shoes.
The bill would also provide that the President shall have new
authority to limit imports on other goods under certain condi
tions. While the President is said to be op>posed to some of
the conditions of this bill, it is no secret that the bill deals
with one of the most important economic facts of life facing
our domestic industries, and particularly North Carolina's tex
tile industry.
Basically, what the bill seeks to dispel is the myth th at
American industry can survive in a healthy state no matter
how solicitous our trade negotiators may be of the interests of
foreign competitors who produce goods for sale in this coun
try. For many years, I have attempted to point out that our
economy is endangered when we give almost every advantage
to foreign manufacturers and give virtually no consideration
to the economic well-being of American manufacturers and
their employees.
Actually, those who argue that we must maintain fr e e
trade at all costs ignore the fact that we have at stake some
60 million American jobs which are dependent on the survi -
val of our domestic industries, while there are only 4 million
American jobs dependent on our import industry. Moreover,
since the passage of the 1934 Reciprocal Trade Act, times
have changed and industries are'confronted with import prob
lems they did not have a generation ago. Then the elimina
tion of existing trade barriers was in the interest of this ration
because we produced many goods in surplus quantities.lndeed,
one of the prime considerations in the enactment of the 19 34
Act was to give American producers a market to sell their
trade surpluses. Even so, the Hull doctrine announced the
pxjlicy that "satisfactory trade was an exchange of surpluses "
Actually, the failure to adhere to the Hull doctrine is precise
ly the problem we have had with the Japanese in recent ymrs.
Our domestic textile industry as well as the Japanese textile
industry has been seeking the same American market, and
this has produced the current controversy which negotiators
up to now have failed to resolve.
For months now, U. S. and Japanese negotiators have ac
complished virtually nothing in reaching a voluntary agree -
ment to curb the flood of Japanese textile goods coming into
this country be cause Japanese insist that we should agree to
to their terms.
I think it is time for the Congress to enact reasonable trach
laws to give our nation an orderly marketing system, and I
MCpopt to *ppijx>rt.*q«dv legislation when it comes before the
Senate..
Comments from the Capital —" * !
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ON THE NEED FOR REMAINING REASONABLE J
by Vant Neff ' "‘V 1
The man I interviewed was
public relations director for the
"Free the Panthers" movement
in New Haven. In the course of
our reasoning I said,
"But someone was murdered.
Who should be tried?"
"The police", he answered.
"Why not Jesus Christ?", I in
quired of him.
"He could have prevented it!",
he replied.
My sarcasm was lost on him.
Instead came a long tirade that
the police throughout the coun
try had hampered the Black Pan
thers from registering their dis
approval. My conclusion is that
you can't rationalize with irra
tional people. The only thing to
do, in my humble opinion, when
someone steps out of line, is to
slap him down. Condoning il
legal actions creates criminals.
* * *
Funny, but the Woman's Lib
eration agitators want every
thing for women, yet the tactics
they utilize to gain their objec
tives could hardly be considered
feminine. Witness their brash
behavior toward the editor of a
national women's magazine. His
office was invaded. He was
locked in a closet. He was held
prisoner for several hours, until
he agreed to change the maga
zine's editorial policy to coincide
with their oddball ideas. I sug
gest, that as far as femininity
and women's rights are con
cerned, these wild, way-out gals
ma/ have won the battle—but
lost vhe war.
♦ * *
Many people regard the mili
tant Weatherman faction of the
SDS as merely misguided young
terrorists. Behind this mask of
free love, high spirits and free
everything else lies the same
kind of rebellious fanaticism
that foments riots, bombs and
bums buildings and causes sab
otage, wildcat work stoppages
and strikes, all without batting
a tender young eyelash. Last
summer, well - indoctrinated
Weathermen, about a thousand
strong, emerged from hippie
pxxds and went into industrial
jobs where they practiced their
revolutionary strategems. They
were so successful that you can
count on the number multiplying
this year. Their main targets
may be arms factories, chemical
warfare plants who knows?
"In hate" with almost every
thing, one of the fondest wishes
of the SDS is to cause slowdowns
and curtail production of war
materials to demonstrate their
support of the North Vietnamese.
(Haven't you seen pictures of
these shaggy kids, waving Viet
cong flags?) I will be watching
with great interest for whatever
new strength and solidarity they
may add to\the "hell with every
body else IT attitude that's the
WHAT IS THE ANSWER?
by Henry E. Garrett, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Psychology, Columbia University
Past President, American Psychological Association
Q: Dr. Garrett, I’m no psychologist, but I can tell the
differences between people, I mean the intellectual
differences. How, then, can the egalitarians expect
youngsters who differ in IQ to do “equal work”?
A: Well, they may expect it - but they won’t get it.
If John has an IQ of 130, say, and Jim an IQ of 95,
John will learn algebra readily. Jim simply won’t get
it. The phrase, “equality of opportunity” so freely
bandied around by the liberals is almost meaningless.
Opportunity commensurate with ability is the fair
procedure. Each child should have at least a chance of
jumping over the hurdle. Put it another way: Place
200 pounds of gold before two people, a strong man
and a weak man. Tell them whichever one can lift it
he may have it. They both would have “equal oppor
tunity” but, manifestly, only one could win the gold.
credo of many troublemakers on
the labor scene today.
** * „
Just out of jail, an outspoken
labor leader recommended that
all of the nation’s lawmakers be
locked up too. Why? Did they
break any laws? Isn't this pos
ture typical of many labor big
wigs who pretend to seek justice
and fairness for all, but in reality
want to make their own laws?
* * *
It's puzzling to me how a cer
tain mayor has little concern for
the problems that beset his crisis
torn city dangerously inade
quate public transportation, pov
erty, bombs, street riots, strikes,
budget woes—but plenty of time
and energy to devote to deni
grating the government's posi
tion on Indochina. His name?
John Lindsay of New York, a
man, some think, with definite
aspirations toward the Presi
dency of the United States! Bet
ter tidy your own backyard first,
Mr. Mayor, before attempting to
assume greater responsibility
and even bigger problems.
Even though the automobile
industry is facing some mighty
challenges this year, the union
masterminds won't relent in their
unflagging quest for more.
Money is the big prize, as al
ways. The United Auto Workers
Union is all set to spring its new
demands this fall —totalling, it is
conservatively estimated, 6 bil
lion. And that's not pin money!
* * *
The Gallup Poll reveals that
people are 4-1 in favor of Justice
Douglas' impeachment. Not only
has he written a book praising
youthful rebellion (he's married
again to a very young woman)
but also has placed a similar
article in a magazine that spe
cializes in erotic material.
"Shocking!" a Congressman de
scribed it. About time, I think,
to look into Justice Douglas' fit
ness to sit on the Supreme Court
bench where he wields so much
power over the lives of so many.
Clearly, most sensible Ameri-
cans have come to the same con
clusion. , , »
It's a sore subject with many
victims: the National Labor Re
lations Board's union-coddling
rulings are keeping a strangle
hold over, the small business
man. He may think he owns his
own place. He may depend on
it for his livelihood. But he
doesn't really have much say in
running it. Can he set up efficient
work schedules? Can he promote
the man he considers best
equipped to handle bigger job
responsibility? Can he discon
tinue an out-of-date product
that's a dead loss financially?
Before he does, he must first try
to get the union to agree to the
matter. This restraint on his free
dom is imposed by the NLRB. Is
it fair and just? Why is it that
the NLRB is so consistently one
sided, in favor of the unions?
Could it be because the labor
chieftains they pamper play
such an important role in politi
cal maneuverings, wielding their
vast vote-throwing power like
the strong man in the circus?
Isn't it time to give our country's
antiquated labor laws the good
shaking up they so urgently
need? A major revision is in
order. Shouldn't the job be un
dertaken by impartial people
with no political debts to pay
off, and no apparent vulnerabil
ity to future pressures from
union overlords?
* * *
Talk about labor troubles!
Even the dog catchers in Brook
lyn caught the strike bug. Here's
hoping for a quick recovery for
the poor pets, because strikes
never benefit anyone, in the long
run.
* * *
Congratulations to the Justice
Department for turning thumbs
down on the visa request of Mrs.
W. E. B. Dußois, widow of the
notorious Afro-American expatri
ate. After living abroad as a citi
zen of Ghana for many years,
she was invited to speak at a
university in the southern part of
our country. How much trouble
Mrs. Dußois might have stirred
up had she been permitted to
return to the U.S. is anybody's
guess. But isn't the whole coun
try now suffering from the effects
of the violence, subversive ideas
and rabble-rousing incited by
Mr. Dußois' contentious campus
clubs?
* * *
Psychology professor Dr. Ken
neth B. Clark says that Vice Pres
ident Agnew "uses the power
and privilege of his position to
DARE to interfere with the free
dom of academic institutions".
Question: aren't the students
who seize and destroy university
buildings and property interfer
ing with academic freedom?
Taylor’s Ass’t
To Visit Here
Tom L. Mallonee, 11th Con
gressional District Assistant to
Congressman Roy A. Taylor, is
now making scheduled vis its
to the county seats and other
sections of the counties.
On Thursday, August 6, he
will be at the Madison Comity
Courthouse, Marshall, from
9:30 to 10:30; at the Yancey
County Courthouse, Burnsville,
from IriX) to 2:00; and at the
Town Hall, Spruce Pine, fro ml
3:00 to 4:00. M
Any person who has
or official business
to Congressional inattujß .
discussed , is invited®
with Mr. Ma
t m