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1964 COESSIONAL RECORD - APPENDI
conference of Thursday and circulated to the "There is no justification for any sub-
press. It amazed millers, bakers, and the stantial increase in flour prices this year,
flour trade. nor will the price of wheat and flour justify
BLIND Ttl FLbmIR RISE or To 84.60 CENTS higher bread prices.
over ' the action of Secretary " that In the fact, there is announced flour ur price, preason to believe
Amazement .
Freeman in pointing to "no justification for . increases of
any substantial increase in flour prices this up to 80 cents a hundredweight cannot be
year" was aroused by the fact that the ad- sustained,
vances in wheat `costs to mills over 1963, as During June, for example, millers paid
reported by his own Agricultural Marketing less for a bushel of wheat than at any time
Service, are equal to as much as 84.60 cents in the past 18 years. In Kansas City, the
per hundredweight of flour. Other advances average price of wheat declined by 56 cents
in wheat in the principal markets of the between April and June, or an equivalent Of
United States, as reported by the AMS, range about $1.31 per 100 pounds of flour. Flour
down to 11 cents a bushel or the equal of prices during June, however, were quoted at
around 25 cents per hundredweight of flour. about April levels. and were slightly above
May levels.
CASH WHEAT PRICE COMPARISONS 'Mills operated at about 25 percent above
Quotations on cash wheat on the princi- the June 1963 level in June 1964. This
pal markets as of July 9 and a year ago, as action created a large flour inventory to
compiled and published by the Grain carry bakers through the first weeks of the
Division of the AMS of the Department of new crop year.
Agriculture, together with the cost to mills "Even at the June asking price for flour
for flour with the addition of the 70-cent from this inventory the milling industry
processing tax follow per bushel: likely would enjoy strong profits since it ob-
July 9
market
July 9
with tax
July 9,
1963
Kansas City No. I
Hard Winter, 13
percent
2 R
d
$1.11-$1.71
$2.30-$2.42
$2.04-$2.15
e
Chicago No.
Winter___-________
1.49
2,19
1.86
Toledo No. 2 Red
Winter__:_________
1.45
2.15
1.79
St. Louis No. 2 Red
Winter______
----
1.47- 1.50
2.17- 2.20
1.84- 1.89
Minnesota No.
Y
Northern
Dark
Spring, 13 ppercent-
Fort Worth No. i
1.74
2.44
2.31- 2.33
Hard Winter______
1.87- 1.92
2.57- 2.62
2.34- 2.44
Portland No. I Soft
White_____________
1.53
2.23
1.96 1.97
The Kansas City market quotations are
up 26 at 27 cents a bushel over ayear ago,
including the processing tax of 70 cents, or
the equal of as much as 63.45 cents per
hundredweight of flour. On the Toledo
market, No. 2 Soft Winter wheat is up 36 cents
a bushel with the tax, equal to 86.4 cents per
hundredweight.
The statement by Mr. Freeman ignored
the foregoing price facts on wheat of his own
Department and even presented criticisms
on mill asking prices on `flour absolutely
without foundation so far as practical
milling practices are concerned,
BEFUDDLING ONPRICES OP BREAD
In his continents on Bread prices, Mr. Free-
man, presented loose, befuddling observa-
tions that ignored existing realities. He at-
tributed this season's lack of substantial
bookings of flour by bakers to July asking
prices of the mills in relation to June inven-
tories of wheat when in fact the new weird
wheat program with its tax has raised flour
costs to levels which bakers cannot absorb
through existing bread prices.
SECRETARY'S, STATEMENT ON PRICING
The text of Mr. Freeman's ?-statement on
Wheat and flour, made to the press in mimeo-
graphed form, follows:
"All indications point to a very satisfactory
,transition from one wheat program to an-
other during the past2 or 3 months. This
is the product of close cooperation between
the Department and the grain and milling
trades.
"The Kansas City Star reported Sunday
that 'the transition from the old to the new
wheat program last Wednesday at the Kansas
City Board of Trade was as smooth as if the
,grain trade had been equipped with an auto-
matic transmission.'
"At the same time, there are reports that
millers have raised flour prices and that
bakers may raise bread prices as the new
wheat program goes into effect.
tamed the wheat at very low cost. But the
higher July asking price on this Inventory is
clearly out of line and the lack of any sub-
stantial sales to date would indicate the
baking industry reflects this view.
"During consideration and since passage
of the cotton-wheat bill in April, we pre-
dicted that wheat and flour prices In the
coming year would be near the levels of the
last 2 years. Prices should be below 1962-63
levels and slightly above 1963-64 levels.
"Bakers are expected to pay about as much
for the wheat in a loaf of bread as they did
in 1962-63 and about two-tenths of a cent
more than last year.
"Bread prices increased slightly in 1963
even though the cost of wheat declined, re-
fleeting other cost factors than wheat and
other farm commodities. Since bread prices
did not come down when wheat prices de-
clined, there is no justification for saying
bread prices should go up when wheat prices
increase.
"Any Increase In the price of bread be-
yond two-tenths cent will have to be at-
tributed to other costs. We will be watch-
ing the movement of prices closely to in-
sure that consumers will be aware of the
cause of any significant change in bread
prices."
QUESTIONS ANY TAX SIMILARITY
Asked about the certificate levy of 70 cents
a bushel which millers and bakers term a
tax, Mr. Freeman said that it cannot
be compared to the processing tax which
the Supreme Court of the United States
invalidated in 1936.
Various reports reaching Washington still
indicate that suits will be filed to test the
validity of the certificate or processing tax
plan.
The question and answer at the press con-
ference on the constitutionality of the cer-
tificate follows:
"Mr. Secretary, as you may have heard,
various associations are exploring the pos-
sibilities of challenging the constitutionality
of the wheat certificate program in the
courts. And in view of the fact that a simi-
lar plan was declared unconstitutional in
1938 by the Supreme Court, what would
be your reaction?"
Mr. FREEMAN. "Well, I don't think that
this plan is a similar plan or is anyway com-
parable to what would be declared uncon-
stiti}tional. I am advised by the general
counsel of this, Department that there is no
really valid legal question and I would only
say, personally, having looked at this rather
closely, and having felt at one time that
I was a very competent attorney, I say that
now I don't think that there is any uncon-
stitutional question here."
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KANSAS CERTIFICATES $100 MILLION
In another statement made by Secretary
Freeman at the press conference, in which
he presented what he termed some "score-
cards" for the coming political campaigns,
data were presented on payments which
farmers would receive through the certificate
program. The statement presented an esti-
mate of $100 million on the certificate value
for the wheat farmers of Kansas alone with
100,395 participants. Mr. Freeman placed
the average per Kansas farm at $1,070. But
the secretary made no reference whatever
in this statement to the fact that the drop
in wheat supports for 1964 to an average
of $1.30 as against $1.82 in 1963 means a po-
tential shrinkage of $111 million in the basic
returns of the Kansas farmers from their
harvest of this year.
Fair Legislative Apportionment
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. WILLIAM G. BRAY
OF INDIANA
IN THE f'IOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Tuesday, July 21, 1964
Mr. BRAY. Mr. Speaker, the recent
decision by the Supreme Court that in
States which have bicameral legislatures
membership in both houses must be ap-
portioned on the basis of population has
caused widespread reaction.
It is argued in many quarters that a
complete reliance on population equal-
ity does an injustice to other factors
which might rightly be included in de-
termining fair and adequate representa-
tion. The case for a differentiation be-
tween counties in factors other than
population alone is well stated in the fol-
lowing editorial, which appeared in the
July 24, 1964, issue of the Indianapolis
News. It is of interest that Earl Warren,
then the Governor of California, at that
time opposed reapportionment of the
State senate on a strictly population
basis.
WARREN VERSUS WARREN
The Supreme Court under Earl Warren
has ruled that both houses of America's
State legislatures must be apportioned on a
strict population basis.
This decision is revolutionary on two
counts. It arrogates to the Federal Govern-
ment the authority to rearrange the purely
internal affairs of the States. And it at-
tempts to impose by flat it populistic, level-
ing notion of representation which was ex-
plicitly rejected by this Nation's Founders.
This being so, rebuttal from a high State
official pointing out the fallacy of the War-
ren Court's decision is very much in order.
The "one man one vote" theory is fallacious,
said this official on the following grounds:
"Many * * * counties are far more impor-
tant in the life of the State than their pop-
ulation bears to the entire population of the
State. It is for this reason that I have never
been in favor of restricting their representa-
tion in the senate to a strictly population
basis.
"It is for the same reason that the Found-
ing Fathers of our country gave balanced
representation to the States of the Union,
equal representation in one house and pro-
portionate representation in the other.
"There was a time when [this State] was
completely dominated by boss rule * * *.
Any weakening of the laws would invite a
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return bt boss rule, which we are now hap-
rid of"
'lhs State.oIDclal In question? None other
V= Earl Warren.. speaking some 16 years
ago as Governor of the State of California.
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
or
HON. ROMAN C. PUCINSKI
or MUMOTS
zN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wednesday, July 1, 1964
Mr. PUCThlSKI. Mr. Speaker, the Chi-
cago Tribune carried a most revealing
article In its editions of Thursday, July
23, which puts a new perspective on our
problems in Vietnai i.
The article was written by the Trib-
une's Canadian bureau chief, Mr. Eugene
Griffin, who is a -'most highly respected
journalist.
I would, suggest, that the cynics and the
skeptics who have been so quick to sell
our own cottwitry' short ' in our efforts to
deal with the, problem in Vietnam, care-
fully analyze Mr. Griflln's article.
It has become. popular In some quarters
:to, Bee who can n1gSttl}oroughly belittle
American, efforts , . in foreign policy.
Those who have been selling our country
short would d,o lvq~j ,to reflect on the
many forces currently at work in Viet-
nam whit have led to I1p present situa
tion whicresident Joinsgn is attempt-
ing to .resolve withoq`t involving the
United S , ten in aA-out arniec conf;ict.
Mr. rin's "ex
To cellent ari~Te follows:
VIBT Mzss LAtn CANADIANS--CHARGES
TaOL VTrr 3oWaD TO REDS
(By Eugene Griffin)
QITAWA,, ONTAauo July 22.-Communist
power has been butt u to Vietnam because
of the Ineffective Cana team that repre-
sents the West p the,Iz} ernational Control
Commission, a former officer with the Can-
adians has charged in Vancouver.
Squadron Leader Hugh Campbell, now re-
tired from the Aoygl Canadian Air Force,
who served in 'hvj z am j# 1961 and 1962 as
air adviser to the l anatlian mission, said
that, "by 1962 the Canadians In North Viet-
nam were, virtually prisoners under armed
guard?
Canada is on the Control Commission with
India and Poland to see that South Viet-
nam and Conununiat North Vietnam ad-
here to the Geneva agreement of 1954, which
forbids., the creatjgn of aggressive force.
Campbell said `that ` Canada's performance
has become a "W60" and an "international
joke," as Canadians allow themselves to be
pushed around by the Poles.
Canadians on the 'Control Commission, he
said, have accepted such "ridiculous cha-
rades" as one 16-minute inspection a week
of trains eatg lug_Vietnam on the most tm-
plirtant railroad from Red Chlna-"the
Canadiaps "being free to Inspect only empty
boxcars."
"Canadians were forbidden entry onto
docks and air fields," Campbell said in the
Vancouver Sun, "with such smirking ex-
planations as, 'This is now a private civilian
flying club'-the Pole standing by grinning."
"During 10 years of Communist military
buildup and Vietcong depredations," Camp-
bell said, "when we should have been battling
for every vantage point and screaming to
high heaven whenever the Communists vio-
Viiet Nees Laid to Cenad'iaoi
sated the agreement ? ? 'we protested po-
litely, . Ineffectually, and thrust our head
back into the sand.
"We made no serious attempt to win. On
the contrary, so casual was our concern, we
didn't bother to field our beet' team. We
sent in a scrub team of iii-trained amateurs
to face professionals--tough pros who made
their own rules and clobbered the daylights
out of us.
"Canadians suffered chivvying and harass-
ment and Indignities, and our efforts in Viet-
nam became an International joke. We
should have taken some action. Any action.
Even petulant screams would have Indicated
that at least we cared.
"Instead, we blandly carry on ' ? ? quite
unconscious of the fact that a large share
of responsibility for today's unholy mesa in
Vietnam is ours."
Half "Drop Out" in Youth Labor Test
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
or
HON. BURT L. TALCOTT
OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Tuesday, July 21, f964
Mr. TALCOTT. Mr. Speaker, the fol-
lowing is a firsthand report of another
attempt by desperate growers to find suf-
ficient labor to prevent field crops from
spoiling. In this YMCA-supervised ex-
periment, half of the youths lasted only
two weeks. This may be a high record
of success for a youth employment proj-
ect, but it gives little satisfaction to the
grower whose crops may spoil within
hours after maturity unless properly
harvested.
The following report is from the Sa-
linas Californian of July 1. 1964:
NINE DROP Our IN YouTm L"oa Tzar
Half of the 18 San Francisco YMCA youths
who atartgd to work In the produce fields
here June 17 have dropped out of the ex-
perimental summer enjoyment program.
Pete Bowers, the YMCA worker in charge
of the group, said four of the boys returned
to San Francisco after the first 3 days of work
In the strawberry fields. Another four
dropped out of the program before the first
week ended.
THREE JOIN
Meanwhile, Bowers said, three additional
boys from San Francisco joined those who
are remaining here at Merrill Farms' Moon
Camp with Bowers and his aavistant, Art
Mays.
Of the nine boys who returned to their
homes, Bowers said, only one left the pro-
gram for medical reasons.
All of the f8 youths who came here went
through a rigorous 3-week'training program
to condition them for work in the fields.
Bowes told the youngsters that they could
expect it to take about 2 weeks before they'd
become accustomed to the heavy physical
demands of 12 bourn a day in the fields.
HECOMINO ACCusTOMIED
The YMCA supervisor said that the youths
who remained are now becoming accustomed
to their jobs and are determined to stick it
out through the summer.
Moreover, said Bowers, who chartered the
experimental program as a source of summer
employment for city youths. half the young-
sters who dropped out of the program have
indicated they'd like to come back down here
and return to work-
July 27
"That's up to Merrill Farms"' said Bowers,
"but I don't think I would recommend
them.-
PICK BTRAWHERRIES
During the first week here. the youngsters
picked and hoed strawberries. Now the
youths are loading celerly in the fields and
picking strawberries.
Bowers said the boys feel the food at the
Camp is "top notch" and that they're now
making contacts and becoming more familiar
with the community,
But, said the supervisor, "Their free time
is precious and at a minimum."
Most of the boys, who've now been here
more than 2 weeks, have received their first
paychecks and have started local bank ac-
counts, Bowers said.
Bowers said he hopes soon to launch a
series of programs for the boys, including the
scheduling of speakers during the week.
"Also," he mid. "we hope to get the parents
down here sometime, maybe on the rodeo
weekend."
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
or
HON. JOHN J. McFALL
OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Monday, July 27, 1964
Mr. McFALL. Mr. Speaker, Yosemite
National Park is one of the most famous
scenic wonders of the world. Just a
few days ago, the 100th anniversary of
the creation of this park was marked
by appropriate ceremonies.
My good friend and colleague, Repre-
sentative HAROLD T. (Brcz) JOHNSON, who
ably represents much of the mountainous
area of California including Yosemite,
traced some history of this world famed
park in a speech prepared for the oc-
casion. I would like to share this with
my colleagues here in the House of Rep-
resentatives and at this point I would
like to insert his remarks into the RECORD.
Just 100 years ago next Tuesday, President
Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite grant.
This grant-called the act of 1864-trans-
ferred from the public domain to the State
of California what is described in the lan-
guage of the grant itself as the "cleft" or
"gorge" In the granite peak of the Sierra
Nevada Mountains, known as the Yo-Semite
Valley, and what is known as the "Mariposa
Big Tree Grove." The grant went on to say
that It was made on the express condition
that "the premises shall be held for public
use, resort, and recreation * ? ? inalienable
for all time."
By this act or grant, Congress established
a new concept of public land use-to protect
and conserve a specified part of the public
domain for recreation and enjoyment.
Moreover, the action came when the Nation
was torn by Civil War and at a time when
much of the continent was still wilderness
and unknown.
It adds stature to the memory of Abraham
Lincoln and to the greatness of the ideas and
ideals upon which our Nation is founded to
know that in that act of 1864 was laid one of
the great foundation stones of conservation-
a recognition by our Government that nature
and natural beauty have a vital place in our
country.
This idea of preserving for all the people
examples of their natural heritage was born
in the minds of a few men who loved this
Yosemite the vision to, see
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