GOVERNMENT WORKERS NEED A PAY RAISE
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CONGRESSIONAL RE -
TARIFFS NO ANSWER
A solution frequently suggested for the
imbalance of foreign trade and for the job-
export problem is higher tariffs. While
such levies could be effective in restricting
imports of goods and components for the
domestic market, they would not stop job
exports when the end products were sold
abroad.
A survey by Mill & Factory magazine pro-
vides some relevant facts. It polled 243
industrial firms and found that 6 percent
bought foreign-made components for as-
sembly in this country and that another 6
percent had entire products made abroad
for sale here.
The figures are not definitive. The total
amount, in either dollars or man-hours by
these companies may be small or large.
They could mean 100 jobs or 100,000 jobs.
But other questions asked by the magazine
may have more significance.
Of companies responding, 15 percent said
they had plants abroad and 6 percent more,
said they had plans to build plants in for-
eign countries. While not definitive, those
figures suggest a considerable export of
American jobs.
And truly significant were the answers to
the question: "If you said yes to the fore-
going questions, what prompted your firm
to seek foreign sources?" The answers:
Percent
Low-cost labor------------------------- 4
Better quality workmanship ------------ 4
Both of above------------------------- 7
Access of markets---------------------- 29
Tariff circumvention------------------ 20
pour huge financial surfeits and grants
into foreign countries.
American history will record that
while America saved the world from
fascism, from naziism and dictatorship
and spent billions and billions and bil-
lions of dollars to rehabilitate, aid and
relieve many nations and millions and
millions of people from privation and
hardship, we can measure the thanks we
have received to date and are receiving
daily from those we helped in small
change.
What price glory? is a good way to
put it, as we look upon the distorted
world which is either leaning toward
communism with accelerated pace or
putting a gun to its head so to exclaiming "Give , me more American aid,
or, I will go Communist."
There is too much of, this palpable
international blackmail, and we must not
yield to it. Collaborate with and assist
within reason nations of good will and
good faith that are honestly standing
with us for freedom against communism,
but by all means, let us cut off aid to
those who are openly or covertly playing
the game of the great Soviet lie.
The article follows:
[From the Worcester Daily Telegram,
Apr. 4, 1960]
SMALL - BUSINESS-EXPORT Or JOBS BLAMED
ON HIGH U.S. WAGE SCALES
(By Elmer Roessner)
"Exporting jobs" is a phrase you'll hear
more often this election year. Here's an
attempt to define and explain it.
A job is exported when a manufacturer
takes a task away from one of his em-
ployees and pays someone in a foreign coun-
try to do the same work. That's the basic
concept. By projection, a manufacturer ex-
ports jobs when he buys components in a
foreign country instead of making them
with his own force, or when an industry
buys materials, components, or complete ar-
ticles abroad which it might have made
with jobholders in its own field.
The high, wage scales in the United
States are largely blamed for "job exports."
A manufacturer may find it costs him $11D.
American labor to make a component, but it
may cost only 10 cents to have the same
component made by labor In Japan. So he
"exports" the jobs of making that com-
ponent to Japan. American workers are
laid off; Japanese craftsmen are hired.
DECLINE IN EXPORTS
Sometimes this job export consists of hav-
ing articles crafted abroad and sent here.
In other instances it may involve having an
article made abroad for sale there, or in
another foreign country. For example, the
maker of a household appliance may find
the cost of making the motor in America
makes it impossible for him to compete with
foreign manufacturers. So he may set up
as assembly plant in France, shipping the
stamped-out components from America and
buying motors made abroad. While he may
not have the assembled appliances shipped
back to America for sale, he may find costs
low enough to compete In the French market
or in other European and perhaps African
and Latin-American markets.
It is difficult to' assess the amount of job
exporting being done. American export sales
are running $3 million to $4 million a year
behind imports, but it's no true measure
because figures include travel, tourism, sub-
sidized agricultural exports, and other
variables.
Of those using foreign sources, 6 percent
said they need more workers, 15 percent said
they need fewer, and 79 percent said using
foreign sources had no effect on the work
force.
TAPE NOT A RECORD
in a characteristic demonstration of its
unassailable logic, the Bureau of Internal
Revenue has decided that a tape recording
is not a phonograph record. There's an
excise tax on records, but it does not apply
to tapes, says Revenue Ruling 60-105.
Government Workers Need a Pay Raise
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
HON. LEONARD G. WOLF
OF IOWA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, April 21, 1960
Federal and postal employees in relation to
workers in similar positions in private indus-
try: Therefore be it
Resolved, That this conference give its
wholehearted and grateful endorsement to
H.R. 9883, a Federal and postal employee pay
bill, introduced by Representative JAMES
MORRISON and more than 75 other, Members
of the U.S. House of Representatives, because
this legislation, if passed, would put Fed-
eral and postal workers reasonably abreast of
the national economic parade; and be it
further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be
sent to the Honorable Dwight D. Eisenhower,
President of the United States; the Honor-
able RICHARD M. NIXON, Vice President of the
United States; and to every Member of the
U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Repre-
sentatives, with the hope that it will call
their sympathetic attention to the desperate
economic need of, Federal and postal em-
ployees everywhere in the United States.
Ten Years of Progress by the Education
Foundation, Inc., of West Virginia Cele-
brated at Anniversary Meeting
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
HON. JENNINGS RANDOLPH
OF WEST VIRGINIA
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
Thursday, April 21, 1960
Mr. RANDOLPH. Mr. President, it
was my privilege to have participated
with approximately 150 educators, in-
cluding President Elvis Stahr of West
Virginia University and the presidents of
other State supported and independent
colleges, leaders of business, industry and
the professions and governmental offi-
cials, at the observance of the 10th an-
niversary of the founding of the Educa-
tion Foundation, Inc., of West Virginia,
on April 19, 1960, in Charleston, W. Va.
Also present for the luncheon which
followed the morning meeting was Gov.
Cecil H. Underwood, of West Virginia,
who spoke briefly. The secretary of the
Claude Worthington Benedum Founda-
tion, David D. Johnson of Bridgeport and
Pittsburgh, Pa., attended.
Officers and directors of the Educa-
tion Foundation, Inc., all West Vir-
ginians, are Phil Conley, president
Charles C. Wise, Jr., first vice president;
Dr. William R. Laird, second vice presi-
dent; Sam T. Mallison, treasurer; Judge
Elizabeth V. Hallanan, secretary; Boyd
B. Stutler, managing editor; and direc-
tors, Marshall Buckalew, Cecil B. High-
land, Jr., Charles Hodel, Kyle McCor-
mick, R. Virgil Rohrbaugh, Raymond
Salvati, Rupert A. Sinsel, Delbert S.
Stout, and Earl H. Wilson.
PHIL CONLEY CALLED "MR. WEST VIRGINIA"
The Education Foundation is a non-
profit, nonshare West Virginia corpora-
tion which received its charter on May
31, 1950. Phil Conley, often referred to
as "Mr. West Virginia," has given sig-
nificant leadership and dedicated labor
to the work. He has been one of the
State's leading historians and publishers
Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, under leave
to extend my remarks in the RECORD, I
include the following resolution:
RESOLUTION PASSED BY GOVERNMENT EM-
PLOYES' COUNCIL, AFL-CIO SALARY RALLY
HELD AT THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY,
WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 4, 1960
Whereas the 4,000 members of the Govern-
ment Employes' Council (AFL-CIO) assem-
bled here in the interest of their "crusade
for economic equality" represent 21/2 mil-
lion Federal and postal employees who are
vastly underpaid for the important and
highly skilled work they perform; and
Whereas during the past 11 years Federal
and postal employees have received only 4
small pay increases while workers in private
industry have received an average of 10 pay
increases during that same period; and
Whereas this discriminatory situation has
resulted in appallingly low rates of pay for
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for many years. I had the honor to have
worked for him as a.magazine writer 35
years ago when he was publisher of the
West Virginia Review.
The foundation has made significant
achievements in carrying out its pur-
poses and objects, among which are the
following : .
To promote, assist, and encourage re-
search and scholarship in literature,
philosophy, and the history of West Vir-
ginia; to give financial aid to students,
teachers, and other persons with inter-
ests and aptitudes in those fields of en-
deavor; to manufacture, bind, publish,
and sell books and periodicals, and so
forth.
In thee past 10 years the Education
Foundation, Inc., has owned and pub-
lished 20 books on West Virginia subjects
and by West Virginia' authors. Among
these is the textbook, "West Virginia
Yesterday and Today," by Phil Conley
and Boyd Stutler. This is the only offi-
cial elementary history of West Virginia
adopted by the State board of education.
In the past few years, 41,000 copies have
been published, most of which are in use
in the schools. All of the money received
from the sale of this book, as well as that
received from other volumes, is used for
the program of the foundation; no roy-
alties are paid to authors.
At present five books are being written
by West Virginia authors which will be
owned by the foundation. Among these
will be a definitive history of "West Vir-
ginia Oil and Gas Industry" by Dr. Eu-
gene Thoenen. This will be a companion
volume to the book recently published,
"History of the West Virginia Coal In-
dustry," by Mr. Conley.
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PROVIDED
Also during the past 10 years the foun-
dation has awarded scholarships and
loans to college students in the amount
of $9,181.
The Education Foundation has never
asked for any contributions from the
public or individuals and its officers say
the foundation does not contemplate
doing so. However, several members of
the board and a few others have volun-
tarily made gifts of $27,760. The sale of
books has been and continues to be the
chief source of revenue for the program
of the foundation. Total sales of books
in the first 10 years of the organization's
life amounted to $136,269.
Dr. William R. Laird gave to the foun-
dation all of the income from the sale of
his book, "The Philosophy of Medicine."
In the official report presented by the
foundation's secretary, Judge Hallanan,
plans for the future were discussed. It
was pointed out that West Virginia, on
the eve of its 100th anniversary as a
State, is in a period- of great economic
and social upheaval. Perhaps never
before have our citizens been so thor-
oughly alert to the problems facing them,
the report noted, and continued:
To help solve these problems, we believe
a careful and objective study of the past
century is essential. Our State has a rich
heritage in her history, but many of her
citizens are not fully aware of it. The
time is at hand for extensive research and
creative writing about West Virginia and
her great men and women. The Education
Foundation has a unique opportunity to
make worthwhile contributions in this field.
FUTURE PROGRAM IS NOTEWORTHY
Mr. President, I enthusiastically en-
dorse the Education Foundation, Inc., of
West Virginia in its five major recom-
mendations, and I ask unanimous con-
sent to have them printed in the
Appendix of the RECORD.
There being no objection, the recom-
mendations were ordered printed in the
Appendix of the RECORD, as follows:
1. We hope graduate students in the 17
degree-granting institutions of higher learn-
ing in West Virginia will be encouraged to
write theses and dissertations on West Vir-
ginia subjects when seeking advanced
degrees.
2. The scholars serving on faculties in our
institutions of higher learning are urged to
write books on subjects pertaining to West
Virginia and her people.
3. The newspapers of West Virginia, both
daily and weekly, are invited to publish
feature articles pertaining to their own com-
munities, as well as those of statewide
interest.
4. Teachers in high schools will be re-
quested to assign subjects pertaining to the
State for themes, orations, debates, and
other curricular as well extracurricular
studies.
5. We recommend a West Virginia library.
Many citizens of this State have books in
their private libraries pertaining to West
Virginia and her people. It is hoped that
many more will set aside a corner in their
libraries for books on these subjects. If
they do, we know they will receive much
information and pleasure from their West
Virginia library.
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. HAROLD C. OSTERTAG
OF NEW YORK
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, April 21, 1960 -
Mr. OSTERTAG. Mr. Speaker, all of
us are disturbed by the developments in
Cuba in recent months and by the atti-
tude- and actions of Cuban Premier Cas-
tro, in particular. He appears to be cast-
ing aside all principles of democracy and
freedom and doing his best to shatter the
traditional warm relations between our
two countries.
The Buffalo Evening News recently
reviewed the developments in this criti-
cal area and, under previous consent, I
include the editorial "Cuban Slowdown,"
at this point in my remarks:
[From the Buffalo Evening News, Apr. 13,
1960]
CUBAN SLOWDOWN
The U.S. Government has long been patient
in the face of Cuban provocation, not only
the illegal seizure of U.S. property but the
constant public insults of this country as
economically imperialist, the capitalist en-
slaver of Latin America. That patience is
now wearing thin.
The U.S. Government has just extended
its arms embargo to the Caribbean to cover
helicopters and light planes which the Cub-
ans had requested, pointedly telling the
present Cuban Government that their de-
mands far exceed any normal need for self-
defense. Simultaneously, the State Depart-
ment has rejected the request for the rehir-
ing of a labor leader at the Guantanamo
naval base, fired for stirring up the workers
against the United States.
Furthermore, President Eisenhower, writ-
ing to a Chilean student federation, has un-
derlined the profits Cubans labprers and
business derive from American investment
and industry, decried the present trend
toward anarchy, and publicly accused the
Castro regime of betraying the ideals with
which it came to power 'in January 1959:
Democratic self-government, freedom of
speech, and the press, equality before the law.
One Havana daily front-paged the Eisen-
hower.letter and underscored its timeliness
and truthfulness. It does not follow, of
course, that all, or even a majority of Cubans
would agree with the Eisenhower denuncia-
tion at this point. But the President's stand
must surely give heart within Cuba to the
anti-Castroists, and to some who though not
anti-Castro fear his involvement with the
Communists. But it is not likely to make
their position vis-a-vis Castro's regime any
the happier, for it is perfectly clear that it
was not meant to soothe him or his friends.
Nor is it now clear what form or what
strength any active opposition to the present
revolutionary government would develop,
But be it noted that the President's letter
was not directd toward the Cubans them-
selves. It was addressed to university stu-
dents in faraway Chile, one of the classes
most constantly exposed to Communist and
anti-American propaganda. In the past year
the Castro government has been cultivating
this element in every Latin American land,
adding its share of U.S. slander to the gen-
eral lot. Too often these voices have been
left unanswered. Mr. Eisenhower's declara-
tion is meant to fill a small part of this gap.
It goes on record for reform, especially for
agrarian reform. It supports, in short, evo-
lutionary Latin American progress toward
democratic process. But it warns against the
destruction of the present order, against
anarchy, against the uprooting of American
financial involvement which pays so hand-
somely the peoples themselves. Economically
it warns against killing the golden goose and
politically against betrayal of the ideals that
have sparked the flame of reform.
Arbor Day-A Memorial to Julius Sterling
Morton of Nebraska
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. GLENN CUNNINGHAM
OF NEBRASKA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
'Thursday, April 21, 1960
Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker,
tomorrow is the birthday of Julius
Sterling Morton, a nationally famous
Nebraskan.
J. Sterling Morton was one of a num-
ber of public-spirited citizens of the late
19th century who realized the impor-
tance of forestry and conservation and
who were alarmed by the rapid defor-
estation of many sections of the United
States.
Many notable people realized that the
States might profitably plant trees every
year at the proper time or supervise their
planting; but it was Mr. Morton, then
the Nebraska commissioner of agricul-
ture, who was the first to propose the
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