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2-B—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., July 11, 1970 kULtiaiU PEOPLE'S POWER FELT On the Dole Friends in our nation’s capital tell us that the “power of the people”— the grass-roots people of America, that is — is being felt in Washington as never before in recent years. “We don’t know quite how to account for it,” our friends write, “but there arc signs of it everywhere. Little things. Big things. Whatever it is, the voice of America, real America, is being felt here.” What started off as a simple over- the-coffee-cup idea by a few people has ballooned into what promises to be the biggest wing-ding DC happening ever; a rollicking, rolling old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration. Headed by national Chairmen Bob Hope and Rev. Billy Graham, the "Honor Ameri can Day” event boasts a long list of sponsors, including Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower, President Lyndon John son and Pres. Harry Truman; the National Chairman of both major po litical parties, Rogers Morton and Lawrence O’Brien; and just about ev erybody who’s anybody in town. Said Bob Hope, “Let’s make this a day to live, a day to celebrate, a day to en joy each other. Let’s put real mean- • ing behind the Fourth of July, and show our patriotism and love of our country and flag.” The response was, touse a Hollywood term, “colossal ” But there are many other signs of the times, too. The National Bureau of Engraving and Printing offered a new full-color llxl4-inch lithographed print of the flag with the Pledge of Allegiance below it. Priced at 75c a print including postage and mailing, hard-pressed clerks haven’t been able to fill orders fast enough and long lines of people form at the govern ment printing office at 14th and C Streets, S.W. to purchase them. Congressmen and Senators on the Hill report that their mail from grass roots constituents has never been heavier. Retail stores in town have sold out every American Flag in stock and new supplies are going as fast as they come in. Not only automobiles, but trucks and delivery wagons every where sport flag decals on their doors and windows. This is indeed encouraging news news from the Capital of our country, lad's hope it keeps up. GOOD LUCK. VIRGINIA Virginia Rogers will represent Clinton in the Miss South Carolina Pageant this week in Greenville. A rising senior at Clemson, Vir ginia is a pretty, talented, photogenic young lady. She has collected many honors during the past year, appear ing as “Miss Clinton” at many festi vals and pageants. She has repre sented her hometown wed, arid she has taken her responsibility to Clinton se riously. Despite a heavy academic schedule, she has taken almost every opportunity to represent Clinton at events throughout the state. We wish Virginia well in the state pageant and, regardless of the out come, we know Clinton!ans will be proud of their representative this week. BOOST FOR QUOTAS It is good that the Nixon Adminis tration, even though “reluctantly”, has indicated support for the proposed legislation to impose quotas on textile imports. 4 No one today can be so naive as to asftume that we can cut off all world trade and live unto ourselves. Indeed, strong, international, world trade be tween and among the free nations is essential in the face of increased evi dence that the Soviet bloc intends to use economic warfare as a means to strengthen world communism and weaken world freedom. At the same time, sufficient safe guards must be maintained to protect American workers. As the highest paid craftsmen in the world, we cannot hope to compete against other nations where workers are paid a pittance by comparison. We cannot wreck our economy for the benefit of others. Nevertheless, economic ties with other nations, especially those friendly to us, must be maintained. Striking the right balance is the problem which must be grappled with and resolved by Congress However, they must live up to their responsibilities in this matter and come up with a solution which will protect an industry vital to this na tion's economy. WATCH NEW YORK As local elections go, nothing in a long time has stirred as must national interest as the results of the primaries in New York State, and Tor good po litical reason. Both parties consider the Empire State a prize political plum. Prognosticators are already say ing that, campaign contribution laws or no laws, the money that will be spent in the upcoming fall elections will break all records. At the top of the slate, the race of former Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg against incumbent Nelson A- Rockefeller will be watched with special interest. Rocky is in for a tough battle for several reasons, one of the least of which is that never in history has anyone served as Govern or of New York four times in a row— and Rocky is ending his third term Another key slot is that of the U.S. Senate seat, now held by Republi can Charles F. Goodell, 44. Winning the primaries to run against Goodell was Democrat Congressman Richard L- Otttnger. What is most interesting about this race is that Ottinger won Urn primary against the far-left candidate Paul O'Dwyer, and Sorenson, who ran under the "Interesting, from a pottti- ; of riser, hi that thfe Republi- ] Goodell has the support party, and ACA voting record in of only 1& But ths nomi- for the ACA rate* of Republican and Democrat votes to grab the brass ring. In another rather strange upset, a newcomer, Bella Abzug (age con fidential) who boasts that she is one of the orginal “womens liberation movement” gals, won over veteran Congressman Leonard Farbstein, the Democrat representative from Man hattan. Since Faibstein has one of the lowest ACA ratings in Congress— that of 5 (above zero, that is) one wonders what will happen next. Con frontations of the Women’s libera tion Movement in the nation’s capi tal thus far have been characterized by strong-arm invasions of varipus meetings, accompanied by shouted ob scenities and foul language that would curl the hair of a pirate. If Bella takes this prat ice to Washington, they will have to censor the Congres sional Record. One face that will not be missed in Washington, least of all by his Con gressional colleagues, is that of Adam Clayton Powell. He was defeated by N.Y. State Assemblyman Charles Rangel. In an altogether harmonious agreement between the two parties, Rangel was backed in his campaign against Powell by both the RepubU - cans and the Democrats, and is thus assured of victory in November. As we said, it wiH be interesting to watch. OUHimeb it harder a spuds thus SENATOR STROM 4 THURMOND j* REPORTS TO THE PEOPLE NIXON BACKS IMPORT CURBS UNITED STATES SENATOR ERNEST F. HOLLINGS REPORTS TO SOUTH CAROLINA Gulf of Tonkin I have worked to support the Cooper-Church Amend ment for two reasons. My principle reason was to move quickly and soundly to sus tain representative govern ment. It was said by our Pres ident ten years ago that those who would make peaceful rev olution impossible make vio lent revolution inevitable. Taking this as their text, the campus radicals and dissenters in the streets have berated the establishment — more specifi cally the Congress as unre sponsive and irresponsible. The Congressional support for our commitment in Viet nam has not been commend able. Too long have we heard the cry that American engage ment in South Vietnam was il legal, immoral and unneces sary, I have moved many times to repudiate this. But President Nixon’s incursion into Cambodia gave tremen dous support to the argument and position of the radical. I felt it necessary to show that we in the Congress could lis ten to the concerned and the responsible and could act Con stitutionally. It was fortunate that we had the precedent of the Cooper-Church Amendment on Laps and Thailand, because additionally we could act in concert with the President. The President had approved Cooper-Church as his policy. We could show that no longer was this a one-man opera tion with lack of credibility as was the case under President Johnson, but that the policy in Southeast Asia was the pol icy of the Congress, that rep resentative government did work, that the policy of the people had been proclaimed by Congressional action. My second reason was to move to show some awareness of the lessons of the past six years in Southeast Asia. My desire has always been for military victory. I find the po litical-military division of this question wanting. You cannot secure political until you first establish internal security which calls for a military vic tory. But if we are not to have military victory, if we refuse to give the man on the field of battle the command to win, if the policy is to make a sanc tuary of the enemy’s country, then this military stupidity should not be spread to an other Southeast Asian coun try. We should not widen the field of battle. We cannot pre vail with a war of attrition in Southeast Asia. We should get out and in getting out let's not take on any more losing obli gations or losing involvements. The Administration put great weight on Cooper- Church. It has had its floor leaders here on the Senate questioning the judgment and the patriotism and the sanity at the Senate itself. It Is said that a requirement to consult fpr Cambodia was giving aid and comfort to the enemy. We Had all Hyemwe and Communists. We had cut the from under the Chief. We’ve denied food and ammunition and uniforms and support to the combat soldier while or daHag Mm into combat. Now, In the faos of all of this comes the floor feeder of ground out rro Commander In thes? charges who heads off into the opposite direction. He pleads on behalf of President Nixon to repeal the Gulf of Tonkin—that it is obsolete. I don’t sec how a President can determine that the law of the land is obsolete. To determine that a policy for battle in the middle of the battle is obso lete is to admit defeat of the policy Factually, I don’t see how the authorization for the order rendered by Gulf of Tonkin becomes obsolete and yet the order itself given the soldier remains real. Constitutionally, the SFATO Treaty triggered the commit ment of the United States in “accordance with the Constitu tional process’’ of the country involved. While Tonkin is not a formal declaration mandat ing war it is an informal one authorizing the Commander in Chief to take the necessary military action to protect the troops and interest of our country. Do away with this and you’ll formally repeal the commitment. Lord knows, if a simple re quirement to consult gives aid and comfort to the enemy as the Administration has told us. Lord knows if a simple requirement to consult the representatives of the jieople cuts the ground from under the Commander in Chief and the soldier in battle, Lord knows if a simple requirement to consult obviates all chance for negotiations in Paris, then the formal repeal of the orig inal commitment of this na tion should cause Mardi Gras in Hanoi, Peking and Moscow. But more than that it obviates my principle reason of sup port for Cooper-Church. It says congressional support or action in Vietnam is totally unnecessary. President Johnson stated on CBS not long ago that he wanted the Congress with him, that he wouldn’t dare have continued in Southeast Asia without the Congress with him. Now comes the present Commander in Chief and says the Congress is ob solete. We find ourselves in the hands of the radicals. Re sponsive, yes. But responsi ble, no. We have moved to bol ster representative govern ment and in the same breath run around patting each other on the back, we say that rep resentative government is ob solete. I shall vote for Cooper- Church, and I shall not engage in the over-reaction of Presi dent Nixon by repealing the Gulf of Tonkin. The Gulf of Tonkin does not require war. It merely authorizes military action. It is a positive way for the Congress to assume its re sponsibility and I am sorry at this hour that we assume irresponsibility. ChtB'tbU A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.—(Prov. 25:28). When we are disturbed by events or conditions around us, we should be patient and poised. We should hold our emotions in check, and take a positive constructive attitude. With this self control we can think through any situation, and with divine assistance come upon the right and just solution. The first novel of record published in paper covers for 10 cents was “Malaeska; the Indian Wife of a White Hunter,” written by Mrs Ann S. Stephens and pub lished in 1860. The Nixon Administration has gone on record as supporting the Mills Bill which curbs excessive textile imports. In the 16 years I have been in the Senate I have gone to the White House to talk with Presi dents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson anil Nixon about the need to limit textile imports. President Nixon is the only one of those four Presidents who has recommended legislation to aid the American textile industry. NIXON’S PROMISE President Nixon, before and after his election, promised to take action to stop the import of foreign made textile and ap parel articles. The President assigned Secre tary of Commerce Maurice Stans, the joh of trying to get Japan to agree to a voluntary arrange ment limiting their shipment of textile and apparel products into the United States. Secretary Stans met over 100 times with representatives of the importing nations. He has worked long and hard in an effolt to get the Jap anese lo stop their flooding of the American domestic textile market through an international compart. Throughout these talks, the Japanese refused to deal in good faith and the talks bogged down. In March of this year the Jap anese broke off talks and the tex tile negotiations collapsed. Im mediately following this event. 1 introduced legislation designed to curb excessive textile imports. MEETING WITH PRESIDENT On June 8 Congressman Al bert Watson and I, along with a number of textile leaders, met with President Nixon. We told the President that the Japanese were apparently not going to come to an agreement suitable to the American textile industry and that action should be taken m Congress to pass legislation such as the Mills Bill to stop massive inputs of textiles. Shortly thereafter, the number one Japanese trade representa tive. Kiichi Miyazawa, the Min ister of International Trade and Industry of Japan, requested a meeting with Secretary Stans. On June 22. Mr. Miyazawa and Secretary Stans met. The talks lasted two and one-half days. On the evening of June 2.1. Secre tary Stans telephoned me and announced that the talks were fruitless and there was no point in confnuing. He felt the only alternative was for the Admin istration to support the Mills Hill. At 9:30 A.M. the next morn ing, the President of the United States, through Secretary Stans, announced his support of the Mills Bill. WHAT IT MEANS The President’s endorsement of this bill means that he has lived up to his promise to help the textile industry. This bill means that thousands of American textile jobs are one step closer to being protected from e'imination because of for eign competition. This means that an important national in dustry is not going to be sacri ficed on the altar of interna tional relations. President Nixon has taken this step because he realizes the importance of the textile indus try nationally. BACKBONE OF STATE When Congressman Albert Watson and 1 went to the White House on June 8, we told the President that in South Carolina the textile industry is the eco nomic backbone of our State; provides jobs for almost a quar ter of a million employees; pays 75 percent of the industrial wages; and provides 70 percent of the industrial employment. Congressman Watson and I pointed out to the President that the textile industry affects every state of the nation: That almost 1 out of every 8 manufacturing jobs in the I'nited States is in textiles and apparel; that the industry employs 2.5 million peo ple directly and 1 million addi tionally in support activities; that every stale has some textile and apparel manufacturing, with 36.000 plants located in 50 states, while 19 states grow cotton and almost every state produces w<k>I. This industry, which has an annual payroll of over $10 hdlion, ranks second only to steel in importance to our national defense. The Administration’s support for this important bill mean- that it has a very good chance of approval by Congress. By re fusing to come to a voluntary agreement, the Japanese have brought these impending import curbs upon themselves. (nut ffri (Kirttl >tr finntrd at g<*rr rnmr*( < x i* ) British Reject Socialist Wave BY THURMAN SENSING Executive Vice President Southern States Industrial Council The victory of the British Conservative Party at the polls in June was of interest to con servative-minded citizens throughout the English-speak ing world. Not only did the Labor Party receive a severe setback, but socialism was rejected by British voters as the wave of the future. Many of the socialist concep tions that have gained currency in the United States, Canada, Australia and other English- speaking nations were devel oped in Britain by the La bor Party and the Fabian So ciety. The Labor Party triumph at the end of World War II, which swept out the government of Winston Churchill, enor mously encouraged socialists in America and elsewhere. Unlike Great Britain, the U- nited States has never been run by a party or an administra tion that openly proclaimed it self socialist. Yet socialist i- deas regarding private property and pdbllc administration per meated such American political movements as the New Deal, Fair Deal, New Frontier and Great Society. The American Left grew up on political doc trines shaped by British politi cal and social theorists such as the late Harold Laski. British leftwing journals such as the “New Statesman’ and the ’London Observer*have an in tellectual impact on the Left- Liberals in the United States. Thus it is instructive to con sider the repudiation of the La bor Party by the British elec torate. The British people have had years of experience with government by socialists. And when they chose a new Parliament in June they decided short-term work experience that they wanted government by -.program for recent maapower Conservatives, program graduates who losw their jobs or who are unable to get a job because of brief down turns in the local economy. Work is provided in bothpub- The Supplemental Training and Employment Progrkm Is a (the classical socialist idea of redistributing the wealth by tax ation) doesn't increase the real wealth of a people. They learn ed that passionate talk atxxit so cial and economic reform isn't a substitute for efficient management of the public busi ness. They learned that poli tical leaders in debt to union leaders and leftwing ideologues aren’t in a position to develop the right kind of environment for foreign trade -- and Britain lives on foreign trade. Finally, British voters rea lized that the socialists, with their doctrinaire old-fashioned “one-world’ philosophy, were incapable of doing anything about the flood of immigration from Commonwealth countries in Asia and the Caribbean -- immigration that is fast chang ing the character of Anglo- Saxon society. So the British have gone back to the Conservatives who place reliance on private initiative, who believe that government should remove burdens from the backs of the taxpayers, and who understand the central impor tance of practical economics. Hopefully, the American peo ple will take note of the British experience of recent years and the British decision to discard the leadership of the social ists. The United States took a step in the right direction in 1968 when it rejected continua tion of the Great Society, and American version of the socia list conception of society. But much yet remains to be done both in terms of government personnel, reorganising federal departments, and in elect ing members of Congress who mderstand the falsity of Ameri can-style notions of socialism. with liberals since New Deal days. The Eisenhower adminis tration never really cleaned house in the 1950s, and then came the New Frontier and Great Society. As a result, many of President Nixon's plans are sabotaged from within the federal departments. Improvements can and must be made at election time, how ever. This year, the congress ional elections, especially the Senate races, hold the key to the future. If the United States is to have responsible, conservative government in the mid and late seventies, the voters must strengthen the ranks of conser vatives in Congress. The situa tion is especially critical in the U. S. Senate, which is out of touch with the growing grass roots conservatism on basic is sues. The point to bear in mind is that conservatives can win elec tions. Socialism and liberalism don’t represent the wave of the future. Experience with social ism persuades a people that conservatism makes sense. That’s the meaning and signifi cance of the British parliamen tary elections. STRICTLY FRESH Wapt to tell your troubles without interruption? Buy a tape recorder. • • • Whv do they put Monday mornings so close to Friday nights? It is not easy in either Bri tain or the United States to gel rid of political holdovers. Want to see a real fire works display? Drop in at our house when we're two hours late for dinner. . Y. Never be late for an ap pointment and you’ll spend im awful lot ef- time wilting The British electorate learned the hard way that so cialism isn’t ths answer to the probtoms of modern societies. British government is ran by a for the other party to show permanent Civil Service, and 4 * • the Laborites have been enroll- When you’ve had a fasci ing members for many years nating conversation with since the end of World Warn, someone, chances are the He and private non-profit or- They found that oppressive In the United States, federal de- other party spoke hardly a taxation of productive citizens psrtuwab have bsen packed w ord-