HEARINGS OF SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, EDUCATION AND LABOR PROGRAMS OF THE SENATE LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE COMMITTEE

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• Publication Date: April 25, 1968
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25 April 1,968
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Hearing of Special Subcommittee' on
International Health, Education and Labor
Programs of the Senate Labor and Public
Welfare Committee
1. The undersigned on April 25, 1968, attended
subject hearings in Room 4221, New Senate Office Building.
The Subcommittee was chaired by Seantor Yarborough
(Texas), a joint sponsor of S. 1779 with several other
senators one of whom, Senator Morse (Oregon), participated
in the subcommittee hearing. Senator Javits (New York),
although not a co-sponsor of the bill is a Committee
member, and participated during the testimony by the
first witness, Joseph Beirne, President of the Communications
Workers of America (CWA).
2. In addition to Beirne, three other witnesses
were scheduled for appearance: James Fowler, President
U.S. Youth Council; Edwin Golin, Chairman, Inter-American
Partners of Alliance Business Committee and President of
the Gauge Corporation, Wilmington, Deleware; and
Edward Swartz, President, U.S. National Student Association.
Fowler did not appear, having been delayed in New York.
3. Senator Yarborough, when the three other
witnesses had testified, said the Subcommittee would be
reconvened later in the day, if Fowler arrived in time;
alternatively, the Subcommittee would reconvene at 10 a.m.
April 26.
4. All. of the witnesses testified in support of
S. 1779. Highlights from their testimony, in the order
of their appearance, are given below:
JOSEPH BEIRNE
Beirne came before the Subcommittee with "clean
hands", had no CIA ties, would not know a CIA
officer if he were sitting beside one, and
would not recognize the head of CIA, "Helms or
whatever his name is", if he saw him.
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Beirne was very interested in Latin America
where CWA has been active for ten years. These
CWA programs have had ICA (gov't.) funds.
(Yarborough interjected that the funds, from
whatever source, had been used for good purposes;
Morse volunteered that the CWA had asked for USG
support). Beirne said CWA supports S. 1779; CWA A
has a $5 million AID contract for LA projects;
labor union and such private programs in LA are
more effective than USG programs; S. 1779 is
a people-to-people program of the type Beirne
believes is the most effective in LA. Beirne would
amend S. 1779 to make the disbursement of its
funds less restrictive, to permit small, individual
projects to recieve support (e.g. chalk and
chairs for schools and such people-to-people
projects); Frei in Chile is a "bright light" in-t.
LA where too often juntas rule; Brazil contrasts
with Chile, and another revolution in Brazil
will come if the situation doesnot change.
(Yarborough interrupted to highly laud the work
of the Peace Corps and Beirne agreed that the
Peace C orps is doing a good job in LA).
Beirne said S. 1779 offers hope and would produce
a greater return for fewer dollars than many
official aid programs. (Yarborough interjected)
that he was in favor of Beirne's proposed amendments
to S. 1779; Morse similarly volunteered that
he, too, supported Beirne's suggested amendments,
and specifically referred to Berine's
recommendation that the bill have a feature
allowing revolving fund loans. Morse indicated
that Beirne's amendment would affect the bottom
of page seven and the top of page eight of S. 1779
as it now stands).
Senator Javits, having been introduced by
Yarborough, said he was familiar with the good
work that CWA is doing in LA and then asked why
Beirne favored a combination of foundation and
USG funds. Beirne said S. 1779 cuts through red
tape (indirectly criticizing AID) and would
permit immediate action in the LA student,
agricultural and labor fields. (Javits asked
why foundations such as Ford couldn't help).
Beirne said he had previously sought U.S.
;foundation support, but that it had been his
.experience that Ford and such foundations are not
prepared to assist organizations of the type
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Beirne further stated
that he personally was experienced in U.S.
fund-raising activities and could state that
fund . _raising is increasingly difficult and that
there are a limited number of possible donors
to whom all fund-raisers find themselves
appealing; therefore, a mix of private and
S.1779-type foundation funds should and, in
Beirne's opinion, could be worked out. (Javits
concluded by stating that he was in favor of
the people-to-people programs of the type Beirne
favored).
Beirne commented that despite all the talk about
anti-U.S. sentiment in LA, there simply was
not anti-U.S. reaction to AIFLD which had, as
is publicly known, received AID money.
Yarborough thanked Beirne for his very helpful
tes imony and expressed the hope that 5.1779
would pass this session. Yarborough--ii-Is-o'-directed
that the Subcommittee's aides redraft the bill
to include Beirne's suggested amendments.
(COMMENT: All three senators were very deferential
to Beirne. Y arborough and Morse were particularly
receptive to Beirne's ideas and seemingly
anxious to manifest their appreciation for his
support of 5.1779;. Neither Morse nor Javits
stayed to hear Golin or Swartz)'
Yarborough introduced Golin by expressing his
appreciation for Golin's efforts to appear before the
Subcommittee. Golin referred to his prepared
statement, saying that he preferred not to read
it but to insert At into the hearing record.
Golin spoke extemporaneously of the success in
LA of "Partners of the Alliances" (POA) which
deals individually with peasants, workers and
small businessmen, providing "seed money" for
small-scale programs. He praised in particular
the work of Jim (Boren?), who apparently is a
POA worker in LA.
Golin stressed that POA attracts outside money at
a rate of 10 to one; thus if S.1779's $100,000
were to become a reality, POA could come up with
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$1 billion in other, private funds. Foundations
such as Ford are not geared to deal with the very
small loans of the type that POA specializes in.
Passage of S.1779 is "vital" to the future of POA.
Failure to enact S.1779 could cause many good
programs to expire.
EDWARD SWARTZ 5G
Yarborough's introduction of Swartz was brief.
He said he understood Swartz wished to read a
prepared statement, and invited him to do so.
Swartz's -.rdading of the statement was hurried
and, as there were no interruptions, it was not
possible to record his points as fully as had
been possible with Beirne and Golin.
In his opening remarks, Swartz noted that NSA
has "not one cent" invested in overseas programs,
has withdrawn from the ISC, and ho longer has
any overseas representatives.
NSA has "no guilt feelings" about ,~ts past
associa ion wit h: CIA, iri fact, foreign student
organizations' support of NSA last summer had
been greater and more understanding than had
been the case within the U.S. student community.
Swartz briefly traced the history of NSA and
recalled the creation of the ISC as acounter to
the IUS.
In 1964 many NSA members began to challenge NSA's
Cold War roles, feeling that NSA programs were
increasingly "out of step". In ].966 there was
a demand that NSA overhaul its international
programs. During 1967 NSA was unsuccessful in
its efforts to get money from U.S. foundations
(e.g. Ford).
Swartz outlined five areas of activities--mostly
international in scope--in which NSA could utilize
monies that S.1779 would provide; but he
strongly emphasized the feeling of NSA officers,
including himself, that NSA must maintain its
independence. He said that NSA was opposed _.to
having security cocks made on t~.members, as
the_Stzt-e..__D.e-partment required befare__ sponsoring
some NSA representative' travel abroad. He
noted in this connection that the Columbia,
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Michigan and Wayne State University members
of NSA had resigned from NSA because of their
opposition to NSA's receipt of any USG funds
whatsoever.
In closing, Swartz expressed his and NSA's
admiration of Yarborough for the intent of
S.1779 which Swartz wished to endorse.
(COMMENT: Yarborough did not question Swartz
upon completion of Swartz's reading of his
prepared statement. Unfortunately, copies of
Beirne's amendments and Golin's and Swartz's
prepared statements were not made available. The
attached statement By Ralph T. Esterquest, was taken from
the committee room table. Esterquest did not
testify, nor was his name listed on the list of
witnesses which I observed in the hands of a
Subcommittee staff member.)
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