UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 10-17-32 Butler, Hon. Hugh, United States Senator from Nebraska Campbell, Dr. Persia, assistant professor of economics, Queens College, Flushing, Long Island, Ñ. Y.; representing the National Duncan, R. F., manager, Ceramic Color Division, Ferro Enamel Eggerss, Hans A., president, Continental Can Co., Inc., New York, N. Y., accompanied by George H. Muth, director, product sales, and Peter P. Wojtul, director, sales research-planning- Felton, C. C., vice president, assistant to the chairman of the board, and director, Revere Copper & Brass Co., Inc., New York, N. Y............ Gaines, L. E., president, National Coal Association Gay, Roger Elliott, president, Bristol Brass Corp., Bristol, Tenn.. Gutwillig, Miss Mildred A., National Federation of Settlements.. Harris, Seymour E., professor of economics, Harvard University, Holman, Charles W., secretary, National Cooperative Milk Producers Humphrey, Hubert M., mayor, city of Minneapolis, Minn.. Kline, Allan B., president, American Farm Bureau Federation. Landback, Charles R., ceramic engineer and assistant superintendent, 956 Lee, Maurice W., dean, School of Economics and Business, State 581 Loudon, R. H., McGean Chemical Co., Cleveland, Ohio. McCarthy, Glenn H., president, McCarthy Oil & Gas Corp., Houston, Middlekamp, John H., vice president, Mack International Motor 709 Miller, M. M., president, Miller Metal Products, Inc., Baltimore, Paget, F. W., manager, coffee and tea department, Standard Brands, Rieve, Emil, administrative chairman, CIO Full Employment Com- mittee, vice president, CIO, and president, Textile Workers Union of America, Washington, D. C.; accompanied by Leslie Fishman, research associate, and Stanley H. Ruttenberg, assistant director of research, national CIO and Solomon Barkin, director of research, Textile Workers Union of America___ Sayre, Morris, president, National Association of Manufacturers; president, Corn Products Refining Co.; accompanied by John C. Gebhart, director of industrial operations, National Association of Schafer, J. Atlee, president American Retail Coal Association, Chi- cago, Ill., accompanied by Carl E. Moore, executive secretary, Retail Coal Board of Cuyahoga County, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, and Bernard E. Weheim, secretary, American Retail Coal Association___ Schmidt, Dr. Emerson P., director, economic research, Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Washington, D. C., accompanied by Dr. Forrest Keller, assistant director, economic research.. Schreiber, John, Eastern States Solid Fuel Conference, New York, N. Y. Silberstein, Robert J., executive secretary, National Lawyers Guild, Smith, Russell, legislative secretary, National Farmers Union, Wash- Benjamin, Alfred H., president, Anglo-American Trading Corp., letter to Senator Tobey enclosing announcements by Mr. Churchill Campbell, Carlos, secretary, National Canners Association, state- ment_ 931 Campbell, Dr. Persia, assistant professor of economics, Queens College, Flushing, Long Island, N. Y., statement on behalf of National Conover, Julian D., secretary, American Mining Conference, letter. 928 659 Cortwright, Frank W., executive vice president, National Association Eggerss, Hans A., president, Continental Can Co., Inc., statement 866 Haartz, Karl, letter to Don G. Mitchell, National Association of 621 Harris, Seymour E., professor of economics, Harvard University, 575 Holman, Charles W., secretary, National Cooperative Milk Producers 636 Kelly, Mrs. Edward J., letter to Senator Tobey- 769 Exhibits, statements, letters, etc., submitted for the record by-Continued Landback, Charles R., ceramic engineer and assistant superintendent, Taylor, Smith & Taylor Co., Chester, W. Va., statement__ Le Sauvage, George R., chairman, National Public Feeding Industry Samuels, Robert T., Richmond, Va., letter to Senator Tobey. Sayre, Morris, president, National Association of Manufacturers, Middlekamp, John H., vice president, Mack International Motor Truck Corp., New York City, statement and exhibits. Pauly, Sylvan J., National Wool Growers Association, Salt Lake City, Schreiber, John, secretary, Eastern States Solid Fuel Conference, Seabaugh, Mrs. Delphine, Temple City, Calif., letter to Senator Tobey- Sglinsky, Robert S., president, Cans, Inc., telegram to Senator Tobey. Trager, Elizabeth, chairman, Adult Council, Henry Street Settlement, Trench, C. S. J., editor, American Metal Market, president, C. S. Veach, John B., letter to Senator Tobey. 707 Wood, Oliver W., East Orange, N. J., president, National Used Car 731 NATIONAL STABILIZATION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1948 UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY, Washington, D. C. The committee met, pursuant to recess, at 10:07 a. m., 301, Senate Office Building, Senator Charles W. Tobey, chairman, presiding. Present: Senators Tobey, Buck, Capehart, Cain, Bricker, Maybank, Taylor, Fulbright, and Robertson. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order. I will say to our distinguished colleague and former associate of this committee, the Senator from Nebraska, Mr. Butler, that the slight attendance this morning on the part of the committee is no indication of our regard for him or lack of interest in this very complex subject. We give you priority, sir, in making your presentation this morning. STATEMENT OF HON. HUGH BUTLER, UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA Senator BUTLER. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I have not much doubt that if the other members knew I was here, maybe they would be present. Senator TAYLOR. I am sure I did not know it. I happened to be present. Senator BUTLER. I came in unannounced, and I appreciate this opportunity for a very short appearance before you on the subject of the rationing of meat. I am not putting a statement of my own in the record, but I did think the attention of the committee members should be directed to the campaign that is being planned, or is in actual conduct, by the National Association of Retail Meat Dealers. It came to my attention by an article that appeared in the Omaha World-Herald, my home-town paper, a few days ago. Then yesterday I received a clipping from one of the largest meat producers of Nebraska, a big ranchman, from North Platte, Nebr., Mr. Henry P. Hansen. This article says: MEAT SOLUTION UP TO BUYERS-BALANCED PURCHASES MAY BAN BLACK MARKET Balanced buying by consumers can be a major factor in preventing the return of a black market in meat. The fact, and others, will be stressed in an educational campaign to be undertaken soon by the Nation's retail meat dealers. One purpose will be to convince |