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JOURNAL DATE PAOE Mews EMgesi B*vii@ South Valeo Argun '` January 19,1971 Leader oolunn I . . Leader . "t NOT WORDS 'MONSANTO Chemicals, Id acting to control the use of one of their pro duets, made at the Newport works, bavo probably dono as much . for conservation In this country os all the ver biage produced during ' the official Conservation Year. Much llp-ttrvice has been' paid to the necessity of conserving wildlife, protecting the environment and pro venting pollution. But among many, support for those alms slops short It It Involves finan cial loss ot precludes Increased profits. Which Is why Monsanto's aetlon Is highly tnlSMtorthy. * March 1, the Sna plan to cut off anppllos of ono of their chemicals to eas^mora who put It to uses they consider nemeeutrollaploi ,,. ' TRACES of" theeheml- . eal wore found last year', "In ' thousands' of 'dead birds. It hat not been! 'proved that tlso eheml` cal was responsible tor ' the birds' deaths, but . the company hat do . elded on the partial ban because ot the persist ent nature ot the chemi cal. While It has not ' been revealed what the ban will cost Che com.pany.in terms of lost trade, It has been con tended that It represents -?a fair commercial taerl- - flee. The fact that a - -' company Is prepared to ,. put the environment ' before profit It Indeed -.refreshing in such a .: materialistic world. .'.. < , I'THEIR ACTION could : produce even more lap . . reaching repercussions. Monsanto have been assured by their .three . continental competitors , that they will- not ' attempt to step la and ' / take the business Which : ' has been lost. And they '. hope to persuade the !'i other companies to en- j , ' force a similar ban on t> , ` nen-controllablo appll: : cations of the chemical ' throughout Europe. This . It giving the Continent . :\a real lead, and the ! ' firm's aetlon should alto . I prompt other maaufae. .' tnrers In this country ; to take similar steps If :: their products peso u . /threat to the environ'',/ment Monsanto have ' I Shown that the pound . need not necessarily . r rule, all our sellout ' throughout ear lives. ' ! This It a prime Instance V of aellont speaking , louder than words. . HONS 031929