13—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 6.1967
WASHINGTON REPORT
Congressman Edwin D. Eshleman MB||
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Our n.ition .it tin* lime f.ic- The problem has arisen from
<s a xonous problem in the a desire on the part of some
area ol foreign trade. In re- government olTieials to aid oth
vent \ ears impoi ration poncies or nations of the world by of
of the United States have cie- fenng them favorable trade
ated a condition of imbalance conditions in the United Stales
directly aflectmg our economy Tariffs have been lowered, and
and placing undim bin dens on foreign goods have flooded our
om citizens Immediate pi os maikets in a wide vanety of
pwts are that the picture will catcgones Our own industries
get wo.se uthei than bcttei are beginning to feel the un
unless substantial changes aie desirable effects of this policy
ma de Our fatmers have been par-
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com and SORGHUM
ticularly hard hit.
The House General Subcom
mittee on Labor, on which I
serve, is conducting hearings
on the impact of foreign im
ports into this country. We
are receiving testimony from
a wide range of experts rep
resenting iiulustri.il and agri
cultural interests.
Having personally observed,
in our own 16th District, some
of the objectionable results of
our government's present im
port policy, I am hopeful the
committee hearings will pro
vide a basis for some general
foreign trade reforms.
Problems created by the
present policy in the watch in
dustry in our own area were
discussed in detail in this col
umn several weeks ago The
watch industry, however, is
only one example Other en
terprises such as the leather
goods manufacturers, fisheries,
iron and steel companies and
food processors also have ex
perienced difficulties in com
peting with cheaper imported
goods.
Some firms have tried to
meet the challenge by acquir
ing foreign subsidiaries. But
such action can. m effect, ex
port 30b opportunities to other
countries and import unem
ployment to the Umted States
One of oui immediate con
cerns in tlus unfortunate sit
uation is the plight of our
farmers. The fanner has be
come a pawn in the foreign
relations game. In recent
months, imports of agricultmal
products have reached ciisis
proportions. The bottom is out
of the milk market. Cattle
paces are down 10 percent per
hundredweight from the top
prices paid to farmers in 1966;
hogs, down 31 percent per hun
dredweight; chickens, down
11.5 percent per pound. To
bacco, growers suffer -because
foreign tobacco is offered at
prices lower than their produc
tion costs.
, In the face of the agricul
tural import problem, about
'which the Department of Agri
culture has done nothing sig
nificant, we now hear proposals
or 16% Dairy Ration
To Your Herd To Make
For o /highly productive herd. Florin enriched doi ry feed
is scioi I.'.’u. ;, ..mulcted, tested and proved. Feed it regularly,
and {lie =. . more milk from cows, more money for you.
■HETT-
for a Common Market includ- yond the watch tariff, on which
ing Latin American growers my stand already has been do
who arc now furnishing much fined.
of the import competition. Be- Any positions taken will
fore wo embrace such a con- hopefully serve to promote the
ccpt. we must carefully con- interests of the American bus
sidcr what possible effects it inessman and farmer over his
could have in further aggraval- foreign competitor. Such steps
ing the present ensis. will not be the final answer
Prompt action would seem but are basic to resolving the
to be in order. Certain tariff serious import problems wo
rales should be raised to pro- face today,
vide immediate relief for some
of the more hard-pressed seg- .tos , «
ments of our economy. I h.n e JS'C?. >u **
introduced a bill to raise cigar »i*v
tobacco import rales, and leg- WlVjiP’ MAY
islation designed to protect our mirnru
farmcis against the flood of UNEVEN
dairy imports has my support. YEAR?
In the industrial sector, the SAYS.
hearings before our Subcom
mittee should provide useful
information for formulating
feasible positions m areas be-
Milk & Money
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MOUNT JOY, PENNA.
Florin 14%
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