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Issue of Russian
Trade Threatens
Republican Split
WASHINGTON
Is ,
(he "wheat deal'
local?
with Russia
Some Republican leaders are
charging that it violates the spir
it, and perhaps the letter, of the
law, and they want to make an
election issue of it.
But not all Republicans. In
fact, it now appears likely that
if trade with the Soviet bloc is
made an issue, Republicans
would find themselves decplyy
apm. aim ulii apun.aiui.ii duu
business groups have been call
ing for increased East-West
trade.
The law in question is a "pol
icy" statement made by Con
gress in 1961 that subsidized
farm goods, which sell for a
higher price in the United States
than on the world market,
should not be sold to "unfriend
ly" nations at the lower, world
price. These are the terms on
which the Soviets are buying the
wheat. Otherwise, they might
buy it elsewhere at the world
price.
The policy statement came
about in the following way:
Before 1961 the Government
had allowed sales of most foods
to the Soviet Union on the theory
that food is strictly a consumer
item and would not contribute to
the U.S.S.R.'s national defense.
However, most foods which en
joyed export subsidies i.e. for
which the U. S. Government paid
the exporter the difference be
twecn the domestic and world
prices were not allowed to go
to the Soviet bloc.
To 'Friendly' Nations
Under PL, 480, the law under
which Government - supported
surplus agricultural products are
sold abroad for local currency,
agricultural goods so sold may
go only to "friendly" foreign na
tions. The law defines a "friend
ly country" as any but (1) the
U.S.S.R. or (2) any area "dom
inated or controlled ... by the
. . . world Communist move
ment." Poland and Yugoslavia
were the only Eastern European
nations permitted by the Exec
utive Branch to receive PL 480
food, under both the Kennedy
and Eisenhower Administra
tions, on the grounds that they
were not "dominated" by Rus
sia. The PL. 480 law did not re
strict regular commercial sales
for hard cash or short-term
credits.
To unload some of the surplus
foods that were piling up in Gov
ernment storage bins, the Com
merce Department, which ad
ministers trade licenses, an
nounced June 22, 1961 that it
would case restrictions against
exports of subsidized agricultur
al products. It planned to sell
surplus subsidized foods to other
areas of the Soviet bloc for dol
lars or for currency convertible
to dollars.
Congress reacted by adding to
the Agriculture Act of Will a
declaration that it is "the policy
of Congress" that the U.S.
should "in no manner either
subsidize the export, sell, or
make available any subsidized
agricultural commodity In any
nations other than . . . friendly
nations." The declaration re
ferred to the definition of
"friendly nation" in PL, 480. Fol
lowing enactment of the amend
ment, Commerce suspended its
plans.
During debate on the amend
ment, its sponsor. Rep. Delbcrt
1,. Latin (K-Ohio) argued that
selling any subsidized foods lo
the Soviet bloc would give bloc
countries the benelit of subsidies
paid by the U.S. Commodity
Corp. to producers and export
ers. Because the CCC is authorized
lo sell subsidized agricultural
commodities owned or controlled
by it for export at less than the
domestic price, Latta argued
that under the Commerce pro
posal, "the American taxpayer
will now (be) picking up the dif
ference between the world price
and the domestic price
House Agriculture Committee i
Chairman Harold D. Coolev ( D-
NO areued lo Ihe rnn'lrnrv
that the American taxpayer had ;
already "picked up" not only
the difference between the world j
price and Ihe domestic price, hut
Ihe entire amount ol Ihe domes
tic price. The net result, there
fore, of exporting subsidized
goods would be to reduce the
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THURSDAY. OCTOBIilt 21, 1961
cost to the taxpayer by the
amount of the world price
Justice Department Position
Before President Kennedy ap
proved the wheat sale, he asked
the Justice Department to draw
up a memorandum on its to
gality.
In the memorandum, the At
torney General and his advisors
took the position that the Latta
amendment was simply a policy
declaration intended to be given
consideration by the Executive,
but not binding upon it. I hey
said that Congress could have
taken the opportunity to embody
the sense of the amendment in
binding legislation.
But House Minority Leader
Charles A. Halleck (R-Ind.) Oct.
10 charged that the wheat sale
violates the Latta amendment.
Former Vice President Richard
M. Nixon called it a "major for
eign policy mistake
The following day the Repub
licans on the House Agriculture
Committee in a joint statment
also said the Latta Amendment
had been violated. They added
that "trading with the enemy is
morally wrong" and that "the
vast majority of American farm
ers, like the vast majority of all
Americans, are unwilling to sell
out a high moral principle, even
for solid gold."
Other Republicans, however,
aren't so sure. Sen. Milton R.
Young (R-N.D.), who represents
a wheat-producing state, took to
the Senate floor Oct. 11 to ask
where Republican leaders "got
all of this authority" to make the
wheat sale an issue. "This is
one political parade 1 will not be
marching in," said Young. He
noted that "all over the farm
belt there is widespread and
strong support for this sale."
Sen. Frank Carlson (R-Kan.)
called the wheat sale "the hu
manitarian tiling to do."
This schism in GOP ranks on
the wheat sale reflects a general
division of opinion on whether it
is immoral to have any dealings
with ihe enemy or whether a
dollar earned Is a dollar earned,
and one which might have been
a franc or a Deutsche mark at
that. The United States' allies
have never been as strict about
trade with the Soviet bloc as has
the U.S. This has been a matter
of no small frustration to I.'. S.
businessmen who arc told that
they cannot sell for security
reasons where they see their
European counterparts selling.
More Trade Wanted
A recent meeting of U. S. bus
inessmen convened by the White
House ended with a resolution
calling for more U.S. trade with
Ihe Communist bloc. The Cham
ber of Commerce of Ihe U.S. has
taken a similar position, argu
ing that "good two-way trade
cements peaceful relations."
Ironically, these pressures
come on Ihe heels ol a year
when the don't-dcal-with-the-dcv-
il theory seemed lo hold sway.
In 1902, there were loud outcries
in Congress that the U.S. was too
lax in its policies governing trade
with Ihe Soviet bloc. Congress
lightened the Export Control Act
which is the major law govern
ing East -West trade, and direct
ed the President lo suspend
"most - favored - nation" tariff
treatment for Poland and Yugo
slavia "as soon as practicable."
This meant that Ihese two coun
tries would no longer enjoy Ihe
tariff cuts granted by the U. S.
lo other nations. The Adminis-
tralion has not yet suspended
j "m(n." hopeful that Congress
, will reverse itsell on this ques
tion llns year.
And then there was Ihe 1962
right - wing campaign against
purchases from Poland and Yu
goslavia. Consumers who bought
Polish hams and Yugoslavian
baskets were reminded that
these came from a Communist
regime. Sales of such goods
dropped sharply.
Pressures against expanded
I East-West trade, therefore, are
"T"?'. "5
wlnp Darning man jum
Rran' groups who will never for-
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i mere is incmuie im way in
tell at this juncture which way
the pendulum will swing,
(t opyright IIIK.1, Congressional
Quarterly Inr.)
Interference With
Allied Patrols Seen
REItLIN il PH-lnterfrrence
wilh Western Allied patrols in
East Berlin may be Ihe next
Communist moie lo restrict
Western rights here.
The East Germans have
opened a propaganda campaign
against the lours of East Reriin
made manv limes dailv hv
American, British and French
military sedans.
The Western Allies consider'
Ihe regular patrols a sign that I
all of Berlin is still under four-:
power rule. The Russians claim
this rule no loncer exists
Significantly, the nrooaEanda
nltacks have coincided with !
Russian harassment of Western
Allied convoys on Ihe highway
lo the West through East Ger
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Geologic Study of Diamond Lake Area Is Being Completed
A geologic study of the greater , are possibly the county's most : Dr. Purdom received the B. S. Management in Nevada, before between 1 and 12 million years jointing (resembling posts
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eastern Douglas County includes Lake Superior has been record- Oregon then was employed as
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