HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON A STUDY OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES PURSUANT TO S. Res. 287 JULY 8, 9, AND 10, 1958 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce -29350 UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1958 тую Adams, Cleveland L., president, National Council for Textile Educa- tion, School of Textile Technology, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Andrews, Mrs. Mildred Barnwell, executive secretary, American Textile Machinery Association, North Adams, Mass. Baldanzi, George, international president, United Textile Workers of America, 820 13th Street NW., Washington, D. C- Barkin, Solomon, director of research, Textile Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, 1025 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, Benetar, David L., general counsel, Silk and Rayon Printers and Dyers Association of America, Inc., New York, N. Y Brandis, Dr. R. Buford, chief economist, American Cotton Manu- facturers Institute, Inc., 1145 19th Street NW., Washington, Cheatham, J. M., second vice president and member of the special committee of the American Cotton Manufacturers Institute, Inc., 1145 19th Street NW., Washington, D. C., (and president, care of Dundee Mills, Inc., Griffin, Ca.)_ Edelman, John W., Washington representative, Textile Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, 1025 Vermont Avenue NW, Wash- Erwin, W. J., president, care of Dan River Mills, Inc., Danville, Va. (and chairman of the foreign trade committee of the American Cotton Manufacturers Institute, Inc., 1145 19th Street NW., Harris, Professor Seymour E., Harvard University, 234 Littauer Jones, Halbert M., president, American Cotton Manufacturers Insti- tute, Inc., 1145 19th Street NW., Washington, D. C. (and president American Cotton Manufacturers Institute, Inc., care of Waverly Mills, Inc., Laurinburg, N. C.)---- Kable, Charles W., Jr., secretary and assistant treasurer, care of Deering-Milliken & Co., Inc., 1045 Sixth Avenue, New York, N. Y. (and a member of the tax committee of the American Cotton Manu- Kent, William I., president, National Association of Wool Manufac- turers, 386 Fourth Avenue, New York, N. Y. (and president, Kent Manufacturing Co., Clifton Heights, Pa.). Marriner, Kenneth W., president, Marriner & Co., Lawrence, Mass.- Pollock, William, general president, Textile Workers Union of America, 403 276 504 Stanton, Seabury, president, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., chairman of 8 Statement submitted by- Daniel, Dan, assistant to the president, Dan River Mills, Inc., Dan- 79 Hunter, James H., president, American Textile Machinery Associa- Macomber, William B., Jr., Assistant Secretary, Department of State, Payne, Hon. Frederick G., United States Senate, Washington, D. C. Roddey, H. J., Jr., president, Victoria Cotton Mill, Rock Hill, S. C. Weeks, Hon. Sinclair, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Wash- Thurston, Henry A., director, Textiles and Clothing Division, United States Department of Commerce, Business and Defense Services Wilkinson, Edwin, National Association of Wool Manufacturers, 386 212 PROBLEMS OF THE DOMESTIC TEXTILE INDUSTRY TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1958 UNITED STATES SENATE, SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC TEXTILE INDUSTRY, INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE COMMITTEE, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:30 a. m., the Honorable John O. Pastore presiding. Senator PASTORE. It is now exactly 10:30. This is the appointed hour for the meeting. I have a very short statement to make in opening. These are the hearings pursuant to Senate Resolution 287. The resolution is selfexplanatory, and if there is no objection, we will have a copy of it and the report thereon inserted in the record at this point. (The resolution and report are as follows :) [S. Res. 287, 85th Cong., 2d sess.] RESOLUTION Resolved, That the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, is authorized under sections 134 (a) and 136 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended, to conduct a full and complete study of all factors affecting commerce and production in the textile industry of the United States, including but not limited to (a) the extent, nature, and causes of the decline in interstate and foreign commerce in textile mill products; (b) the decline in employment in the textile industry; (c) the effects of policies and programs of the Federal Government on the industry; and (d) the impact of commercial policies of other nations on the industry. SEC. 2. For the purposes of this resolution, the committee, from the date on which this resolution is agreed to until January 31, 1959, inclusive, is authorized (1) to make such expenditures as it deems advisable; (2) to employ, upon a temporary basis, technical, clerical, and other assistants and consultants: Provided, That the minority is authorized to select one person for appointment, and the person so selected shall be appointed and his compensation shall be so fixed that his gross rate shall not be less by more than $1,200 than the highest gross rate paid to any other employee; and (3) with the prior consent of the heads of the departments or agencies concerned, and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to utilize the reimbursable services, information, facilities, and personnel of any of the departments or agencies of the Government. SEC. 3. The committee shall report its findings, together with its recommendations for legislation as it deems advisable, to the Senate at the earliest practicable date, but not later than January 31, 1959. SEC. 4. Expenses of the committee under this resolution, which shall not exceed $25,000, shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the committee. Staff members assigned to this hearing: Dr. William H. Miernyk and William L. Kohler. 1 |