Wednesday, february 6, 1980
daily nebraskan
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3M official def endls colorations
By Suzanne Sayed
Lewis Lehr, vice chairman and chief executive officer
of the. 3M Corporation, defended verbal attacks made
against the role of American, multi-national corporations
in their markets abroad in a speech presented Thursday.
Lehr, a native Nebraskan and NU graduate, said that
multi-national corporations create wealth among foreign
countries "by creating the development of new growth.
Speaking of the 3M Corporation in particular, Lehr
said there are 50 major profit centers in the U.S. and SO
others overseas.
"Since 3M's direct entry into world markets, interna
tional sales have grown from $20 million annually to near
ly $2 billion, and account for nearly 40 percent of 3M's
total sales," he said.
One of every six 3M employees in the U.S. owes his or
her job to 3M's international operations, Lehr said.
"Multi-nationals and free trade provide good jobs,
mutualgain, interesting careers, and a good life for all,"
he said.
He added that interpersonal and business relations
among the world's people represent greater communica
tion than in past years.
"Commerce and trade relations between 3M's Ameri
can and foreign employees display a much greater friendli
ness than between the governments of the respective
countries," said Lehr.
Evans refutes'
Bert Evans, a UNL associate professor of economics,
refuted Lehr's comments. He argued that multi-national
corporations do little to contribute to the economy or
prosperity of foreign countries.
"They exploit the poor," Evans said, "and take more
money for their own company than they give to foreign
countries." Citing examples from nearly 20 books that
he had read, Evans commented that multi-national cor
porations mistreat their foreign employees.
"Labor laws in the poor countries are virtually non
existent. Multi-nationals abuse the laws that American
employees expect," he said.
Evans then said that all foreign countries would be
better off if the big corporations would leave them alone.
"Countries would be in a better state if they were in
control of their own production and growth, and could
reap all the benefits of their work," Evans said.
Lehr argued that multi-national corporations contri
bute to the economy of foreign countries, claiming that
81.5 percent of 3M's investments are in foreign compan
ies. Bettering relations
.Lehr emphasized the bettering relations between
people of different countries who are employed in multi
national corporations.
In response to questions from students as to whether
they would get a job after graduation, Lehr said that it
depends on whether there is a managed economy.
He said that economists inadvertently cause inflation
by continual talk of recession. He added that inflation is
really non-existent.
He compared the price of a gallon of gas to that of a
gallon of milk, saying that gasoline is really not over
priced. "Milk, which can be manufactured right here in Ne
braska, costs $1.83 a gallon. Gasoline, which can pnly be
acquired through extensive drilling in foreign countries,
only costs SI . 1 8 per gallon he said .
Evans refuted that statement, saying that it is ridicu
lous to think that milk is consumed in the same propor
tions as oil.
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