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management bill, and which would create a new superstructure, a 

 commi^on. 



I think we should say at this time we do not need more study of the 

 poor animals in the oceans to consult and review while we permit the 

 issuance of permits to kill animals by the Department of Interior 

 which is really avoiding the issue which is quite simple. 



We should stop killing the animals. The only way to peace is to stop 

 this war on the animals now. They should be neither harvested, killed, 

 managed for harvest. 



I think perhaps I might call on one of our young people who has 

 worked so very hard for the animals at this point, Miss Susane 

 Karliner of Nassau, N.Y. I believe her representative, Mr. Woljff, 

 would like to say something to you. 



STATEMENT OF HON. LESTER WOLFF, A REPRESENTATIVE IN 

 CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK 



Mr. Wolff. Thank you very much, for permitting me to introduce 

 this young lady, Mr. Chairman, and for the opportunity of appearing 

 before you. 



Mr. DiNGELL. The Chair is happy to welcome you, Mr. Wolff. 



Identify yourself fully for the record. 



Mr. WoLj'F. I am Representative Lester Wolff, a Democrat, Third 

 District of New York. 



As I indicated, Mr. Chairman, I am happy to be here on two counts, 

 one in support of the Harris-Pry or bill, as a cosponsor of the bill, and 

 second, to introduce a young lady who has some firsthand observations 

 for you. 



In these times of great stress and trouble, it is very heartening to see 

 young people take an interest in things such as the protection of our 

 dwindling natural resources. 



I might say while ^tting here and listening to the previous testi- 

 mony, being a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the 

 colloquy that just took place relative to the State Department, we have 

 observed, the State Department does seem to have a confused position 

 on a lot of things. 



However, I would like to introduce to the committee Miss Susane 

 Karliner, a 15-year-old sophomore. She became interested in the pres- 

 ervation of ocean mammals this year and circulated many petitions for 

 their protection. 



STATEMENT OF MISS SUSANE KARLINER, NASSAU, N.Y. 



Miss Karliner. My name is Susane Karliner and I am a student at 

 Syosset High School in Syosset, N.Y. In March of this year I spent 

 almost a week on the Magdalene Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 

 I was one of four students sponsored by local ecological groups and we 

 were there to witness the beauty and purity of the ice floes and its 

 population of harp seals before the annual slaughter began. 



Each day we were set down by helicopters. With quiet words and 

 gentle motions we could calm mother seals into letting us stroke and 

 pet their youn^. The baby harp seal is a white puff of fur with dark, 

 teary eyes and it looks as if we were designed by Walt Disney for all 



