Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-01-27

Jordan

ington for the opening of the
new session OF Congress, and /
feel that / should give you my
ideas about some of the issues
that will be brought up for &C
ton during the coming months.
Probably more than at any
other time in history, all of uSI
are pre-occupied, and rightly so,
with the continuing efforts bel
ing made to preserve world
peace.
There is definite trend to-
put our foreign relations on a.
person-to-person basis. More
and more, world leaders are sit
ting down face-to-face in their
efforts to reach reasonable solu-I
tionS to critical problems. l.
think this is good. We are learn
ing that we cannot buy friends
and allies by merely increasing
foreign aid grants. 1t is clear
that we must establish more di-I
rect contacts with the peoples of
the world, not just governments.
/ have long agreed with the
idea that we could greatly i'm
prove our foreign relations byI
establishing a special school for
the representatives we send to|
foreign relations by establishing
"a special school for the repre-
SentativcS we send to foreisnI
inationS-a kind of West Point
for diplomats.
While world problems take a
great deal of our energy, time
and money, we cannot hope 10
solve them without keeping our
own economy strong. l am deep
ly concerned about the waste
and extravaganza still apparent
in many government agencies,
and / shall continue to work not
only to balance the budget but
to begin making payments on
our national debt. feel that
definite savings can be made
through more effective disposal
'of our surplus farm commodit-
les, thereby reducing staggering
storage costs. Savings can also
be made by eliminating much
of the overlapping in our mis-
sile program and by Congress
Exercising closer control over
foreign aid expenditures.
Prolonged strikes and threats
of strikes in our basic industries
are a most serious matter. The
recent steel strike was extreme
ly costly to our entire economy,
and am fearful that the settle
ment reached will touch off
another round of initiation.
Last year Congress passed
reasonably good labor reform
law in spite of Jimmy Hoffa
Mr.. Hoffa has said that he and
his cohorts will make every eff
,ort to defeat the Senators and
congressman who voted for the
abor reform bill, I voted for
The labor reform bill, and I shall
continue to vote to curb the
powers Of Mr.. Hoffa or anyone
else who undertakes to defy the
Government or the best inter-
ests of the people. The repeated
threats of Mr.. Hoffa have not
scared me in the past and they
will not scare me in the future.
We have some very serious
problems in regard to our farm
economy. 1t will be most diff
cult to reach reasonable solu-
tons as long as Secretary Ben
son holds office. Mr.. Benson
persists in his belief that unlim-
tied production and lower price
supports-oftcn below produc-,
ton costs-are the answer. The
tobacco program has proven
that he is wrong. l am hopeful
that some way can be found to
stabilize tobacco prices, which
would enable farmers to recapt-l
ure many foreign markets and
at the same time bring hope for,
an increase in acreage allot-
ments next year. Work is al
ready under way to make badly
needed adjustments in the laws
conton in order TO a.
toid the chaos that existed in
the administration Of the pro-