A3360 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- APPENDIX June 28, 1g6:5

professions, if they wish to survive and to toward healthier and happier ·living. You he is unable to make a living, and we must
retain their basic characteristics under our lead every other country in the development all go hungry. ·
free enterprise system? Are you prepared of new drugs. Nearly two-thirds of all the For this reason, it is imperative that farm-
to recommend that they find new ways to major new compounds made ava.llable since ers and consumers of farm goods alike, be
meet the challenges that confront them? 1941 have been developed in the United aware of the great need for soli conserva-
Part of the answer lies in tell1ng people States. And 90 percent of these have come tion practice~ways to keep soli down on the
what you do. The other part is in doing from company laboratories. farm instead of letting lt go down the river.
better. You have worked conscientiously to im- The Federal Government has set up the
In the first instance, one does not have prove the quality of your products, to make Boll Conservation Service and related func-
to look very hard to find good things to say. them as safe and as effective as humanly tions of the ABCS om.ce to help farmers put
You know what they are better than I possible. Although you have received very into motion the latest and best soli conser-
do--the products of your research, the care little credit for it, you have supported meas- vation practices. SOil conservation districts
you devote to manufacturing and testing, ures to strengthen the Food and Drug Ad- have been set up, With men who realize the
the value of your services to phystcians and ministration and, even, to add some new grave need for the expanded use of soil con-
others in the health professions, and so on. controls over drugs. You have responded servation serving on its board of directors
I h!We but one suggestion to make in this willingly and often to the call of public without pay.
respect. Don't fall to remember that people service. And in recent years you have even As you drive through the countryside, you
care less about what you do than about what cut some prescription prices. will notice signs along the roads: "Kirkholm
you do for them. As a legislator, I can tell For the most part, you have done all these Watershed," "Tri-Valley Watershed," etc.
you that the case has not been made to me things in the shadow .9f anonymity. You These are watershed areas where a.l1 of the
and many of my colleagues, just as it has not have worked through physicians and phar- farmers involved have agreed to put into
to the American people. What are you do- macists, so that the public hasn't recognized practice certain soil conservation fa.nnin.g
ing-for them? Tell them, so they will have the good you have done. And this is too bad, practices. They all have had a conservation
some basis for judging the merits of your for you have a lot to be proud about. The plan for their farm drawn up by the SCS offi.ce
present performance. country has many reasons to be proud of of their respective counties.
I have said that the industry should ac- you and grateful. They all have put these practices into ef-
commodate itself to the inevitability of es- Now, however, the American people and fect. Terraces, contour farming, grassed
sential change. the Congress are taking notice. They are waterways, strip cropping, etc., may all be
What do I mean by this? Let me give watching what you are doing, listening to found on their farms. When the farms have
you just a few illustrations. what you say. And you, ln turn, are having met prescribed standards, the Federal Gov-
1. Are you prepared to adjust profit mar- to listen to them. This requires some ad- ernment then invests tax money into build-
gins if this is indicated, as drugs are made justments and poses some difficult chal- ing the conservation structures that are nec-
avallable under the medicare and other pro- lenges, I know. But it also presents an essary to control those land features such as
grams that will make health care more wide- extraordinary opportunity. deep gullies, that are beyond the ab111ty or
ly ava.J.lable to those who need it most? For a. pharmaceutical industry, working means of the individual farmer.
2. Are you prepared to assume responsi- in harmony, understanding, and partner- The concrete spillways, farm ponds, dams,
b111ty for an increasing share of the finan- ship with the American people, would be less drop-inlet structures, etc., that_uot the or-
cial needs of medical schools and other health vulnerable to outside criticism a.nd inter- ganiZed watershed landscapes are all in-
tended to do one thing; allow that water
centers-institutions from which you derive ference. It would be an even greater force that does get off the farm in spite of the
many benefits? They are a. source of basic for the improvement of the Nation's health. terraces, etc., to "walk off" rather than "run
knowledge, the primary place for testing And this would be in your interest as wt-11 off.''
your drugs, the primary source of trained as the publ1c's. They cut the speed of the water's fiow
:manpower for your research, and medical so it Will be less able to erode precious soil.
programs, the only source of physicians who All of this has an effect on vital interest
later will prescribe your products. And yet, other than the maintenance of the fertility
if I am correctly informed, industry has dedi- of the farmland. It 1s also flood control.
cated only relatively small amounts of its Pella, Iowa, Chronicle Points Out Value But this is floOd control where it counts-
profits to these institutions. of Soil and Water Conservation where the wo.ter hits the ground. The more
3. Isn't there some way you ca.n reduce water that can be slowed, or stopped and
the price of drugs required for chronic lll- held, by conservation practices on the farm,
ness? It seems to me that the patient who EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
the more water that wlll soak into the ground
has to take maintenance doses of the same to be used for growing crops.
drug over a. period of years could be con-
sidered at least as a. quantity purchaser, and HON. BERT BANDSTRA And at the same time, lf there is less wo.ter
leaving the farm, there ls less water reach-
entitled to a quantity discount? oF IOWA ing the creeks and rivers. If this is happen-
4. New drugs are becoming more and more IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing all along the line, it will take a river or
complex, and it is therefore more and more creek longer to reach flood stage.
difficult to know how they will affect the Monday, June 28, 1965 If this 1B carried to its logical conclusion,
patient on a long-term basis. Isn't there Mr. BANDSTRA. Mr. Speaker, soil with all farmers using conservation prac-
some way you could devote more of your and water conservation goes hand in tices, it would take a very large rain to cre-
research to developing new tests and proce- ate a fiood of major concern.
dures to permit more accurate estimates of hand with productive agriculture. My So soil conservation is of great importance
the safety? home State of Iowa has taken note of to all of us, both from the standpoint of con-
5. Does the industry, which so strongly this by designating June 20 through June tinued fert111ty of the soU and of fiood con-
protests overregulation, have the capacity to 27 as Soil and Water Conservation Week. trol.
be more self-regulating? Is there in fact The June 24, 1965, issue of the Pella And since this is Soil and Water Conser-
any way for the association that represents Chronicle of Pella, Iowa, carried an ex- vation Week, we would like to take this op-
the industry to insist on the maintenance portunity to salute those farmers who have
of certain principles and standards, and to cellent editorial pointing out the value
discipline or reject those companies whose of these conservation practices, and I already made soil conservation a part of their
performance fa.lls short? would like to call this editorial to the farming operations. And we urge those who
6. Is there a way-assuming the mainte- attention of my fellow Members.
haven't, to seriously consider doing so soon.
-F.J.H.
nance of the patent system and of some - As the editoriaHnotes, on the farm con-
means for company identification with the servation projects, such as watersheds,
products it manufactures (and I hope both serve to preserve the fertility of the soil
of these ca.n be protected, since they are and, at the same time, aid in fiood con- Behind 14(b) Repeal: Labor's Drive To
fundamental to the · free enterprlse sys- trol. Iowa farmers are well aware of Reform Taft-Hartley Has Political
tem)-is there a way to achieve more price
competition? the value of soil and water conservation, Motive
These are some of the challenges, as they and I am confident that the future will
appear to a Congressman in Washington bring continued progress 1n this vital
EXTENSION OF REZ..IARKS
and as they appear, I believe, to many of area. 1
OF
the American people. I have spoken frankly Under leave to extend my remarks, I
about them because I have come here as hereby include the editorial from the
a friend. I want to be helpful, and con- Pella Chronicle:
HON. J. ARTHUR YOUNGER
structive, because I know that you are as OF CALIFORNIA
dedicated as I am to improving the health SoiL--A VERY IMPORTANT AssET IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
of people everywhere. Soil is a farmer's most important asset, Monday, June 28, 1965
Indeed, no industry in the world has done second only to his own strong hands and
more to relieve the sufferings of mankind, able mind. Without these, he can grow no Mr. YOUNGER. Mr. Speaker, recent~
to push the frontiers of medicine forward crops. And lf he is unable to grow crops, Iy an individual, rather high up in the
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AFL-CIO circles, told me that he con- During a.n election cam.paign, one of la- Project Peace
siders the Taft-Hartley Act a symbol and availability bor's most potent weapons bas been the
helpers from union ranks to
a whipping boy for union officials 1n or- perform the ofthousands of tasks that make~ EXTENSION OF REMARKS
der to arouse their membership. He also campaign successtul. But these volunteers, OF
said he could see very little advantage largely unrewarded, tend to drift away after
in repealing section 14(b) of the Taft- election day. The union chiefs have found HON. CHET HOLIFIELD
Hartley Act since the unions were gain- that, to keep a.n interested and effective po- OF CALIFORNIA
ing in membership in those States which litical force available to mount grassroots IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
have right-to-work laws. campaigns and other pressures on Govern-
This theory seems to be substantiated stituents ment officials, they must oonvince their con- Monday, June 28, 1965
that political action results in direct
in an a.rticle by John A. Grimes, pub- benefits. Mr. HOLIFIELD. Mr. Speaker, there
lished in the Wall Street Journal of Labor has been somewhat effective in help- is no more important goal for leaders
Tuesday, June 22, which follows: ing elect candidates, but much less effective in government in behalf of the peoples
BEHIND 14(b) R.EPEAlr-LABOR'S DRIVE To in winning all of the clearly labor-oriented of the earth than the quest for peace.
REFORM TAJ'T-liARTLEY HAs POLITICAL MOTIVE legislation it wants from Congress or the But the leaders in government cannot
(By John A. Grimes) . White House. Indeed, some elections the achieve this goal unless they have the
AFL-CIO has hailed as smashing victories support of many citizens in all walks of
WASHINGTON.-For all its formal argu- have been quickly followed by legislative dis-
ments about economic injustice, the overrid- aster. Sample: Union chiefs fully hoped, life. In my contacts with the constitu-
ing motive behind labor's determined drive after claiming siza,ble credit for the substan- ents of the 19th Congressional District
to reform the -Taft-Hartley law is its still- tial liberal Democratic gains in the House in of California, which I have been honored
unsatisfied yearning for political muscle. the 1958 election, to win rapid repeal of 14(b). to represent for almost 23 years, I find
Publicly, of course, the congressional cam- Instead, they were saddled with the 1959 the desire to eliminate the scourge of
paign by the AFL-CIO and its allles to re- Landrum-Griffin labor reform law, a measure
peal section 14(b) concentrates on the com- designed to produce more rank-and-file de- war and the hope to establish universal
Plaint that allowing states to outlaw the mocracy but which union leaders still peace to be the dominant interest.
union shop with right-to-work laws un!a.irly curse as burdensome and harassing. As the chairman of the Joint Commit-
restricts unions in organizing new members Even with a Democrat in the White House, tee on Atomic Energy, I believe I know
and bargaining for them-functions given mere Democrat majorities in Congress haven't more than most people the power for
public sanction by other sections of the law. provided the unions any spectacular legisla- destruction which S~tomic weapon own-
Indeed, this argument appears to gain weight tive victories. So after each new election the
When some defenders of 14(b) warn that re- AFL-CIO chieftains start out patting them- ing nations could unleash in the event
pealing it will open the floodgate to all- selves on the back for helping increasing the of nuclear war. This knowledge has
powerful union monopoly, almost overnight ranks of the liberals on Capitol Hill, then caused me to support the establishment
forcing thousands of unorganized workers to wind up almost emptyha.nded exhorting of the U.S. Disarmament and Arms Con-
join up or lose their jobs, and leaving man- their troops to still more intensive and effec- trol Agency. At the invitation of the
agement almost helpless at the negotiating tive political actions, in hopes that electing chairman of the House Foreign Affairs
table. even more liberals will help labor win its way Committee, the gentleman from Penn-
Privately, however, union chiefs concede in the next Congress. sylvania, Dr. THOMAS MORGAN, 1 made
that their organizing and ba:rgainlng prob-
lems arise from far deeper forces, and they Over the years, the hallmark of such a the closing speech of the debate in the
harbor no Ulusions that repealing 14(b) will Congress has been repeal of section 14(b) of House of Representatives when this
:magically cure those ills. But if repeal would the Taft-Hartley law. So it isn't surprising Agency was established in 1961. I have
be mostly a symbolic victory, the chiefs fig- that, with the smashing election of Presi- consistently supported 1ts appropria-
ure that's just what they need to boo6t their dent Johnson and some 40 new Democratic tions and its ~nlargement since that
House Members, mostly of the liberal stripe
PQUtical fortunes. that's to labor's liking. AFL-CIO chiefs now time. Although its task is difficult and
CONCERN oVER AN IMAGE are under obligation to deliver. subject to derision by many, I believe
Wha.t makes this particular symbol so im- "If we don't get it now, we can't go back that it has brought a tangible and prac-
.Portant to organized labor is its need to es- t.o our own people," declares one Federation tical function of planning for peace into
tablish itself as a political force which can aid. He means the union leaders will find being. The staff of the Agency has been
not only help at the polls but deliver leg- it difficult to rouse their disillusioned mem- carefully built until now it has a comple-
:lslatlve goods. Ever since the Taft-Hartley bers to the enthusiastic action needed to ac- ment of 214 people. Their objective is
Act was passed in 1947, top labor leaders have complish the Federation's legislative aims.
COnsidered 14(b) a particular affront. They.........._ to explore ways and means of settling
AN EYE ON 19S6 ELECTIONS
have so often labeled repeal their No. 1 ob- international controversies by peaceful
Jective they can no longer afford to sacrifice Already, AFI.r-CIO politicos are talking of negotiations instead of by war. Their
it for more substantive goals. Backing th.e need for more intense action, starting at work should be supported by every Mem-
away or failing now, they believe. would be once, to help protect the present liberal ber of Congress, even though the history
an especia.lly severe setback for their repu- House majority in the 1966 congressional of man's inhumanity to man stands as
tation as politica.I movers. f'lections. Such off-year elections usually
AF'L-CIO chiefta.ins are well aware that have resulted in a. loss of seats for the par-
a constant reminder that wars and
the legisla.tive hails and the policymaking ty in power. So slight were the margins by rumors of war may continue until the
levels of Government--not the bargaining which some of the 1964 liberals were elected, end of time.
tables--have become their most fruitful fields it wouldn't take much of a switch to cause A great force for mobilizing the forces
for self-help. Particularly in the face of in- sizable Democratic losses. for peace exists in the spiritual leaders
creasingly effective management opposition, So, to fire up its troops, the AFI.r-CIO of our religious organizations throughout
lncUrtdunJ. contract negotiations can't cope needs a tangible victory, and needs it now. our country. In many places the clergy
'With the complex problems o:f automation There are, of course, a. number of other
and technological change and persistent spot- legislative items proposed by Mr. Johnson have, in sermon and in personal con-
ty unemployment, or p!'Ovide higher minJ- that the unions want besides repeal of 14(b). tacts, encouraged the cause of peace.
tnum wages and improved unemployment Some of these Johnson proposals, such as In my congressional disttict I know of
benefits. But these can be dealt with, fed- broader minimum wage covernge, increased many members of the clergy who are
eration officials are convinced, through legis- and broadened unemployment compensation, deeply dedicated to the cause of obtain-
lation that creates jobs and elevates work may in the long run prove more important ing peace in our troubled world. One
standards. for labor. of my personal friends in the ministry,
To accomplish these aims, union leaders But repea.l of 14(b) would clearly be the Dr. E. Ezra Ell1s, now serving as minister
have found, requires an iD.tensely active and union's own victory, and clearly identifiable
broadly based political orgn.n:lzation-one as such. The impact of the Taft-Hartley
of the First Fliends Church in Whittier,
that not only can be geared up to help win law's provision falls entirely on unions: its Cali!., recently preached a sermon on
elections but will remain in geo.r to infiuence removal would bcnefi t unions alone. It is MemoriaJ Sunday, entitled "Project
the officeholders it has helped elect. precisely this clear union label the AFI.r-CIO Peace!' Under unanimous consent, I
Such. a political force depends, even more leadership needs to prove to its own people wish to have the words of this sermon
than on money, on a continuing supply of. that the Federation has become a political printed in the Appendix of the CONRGES-
enthusin.stic man:power. power tho.t can deliver the goods. SIONAL RECORD With my rema,rks and also