by McNeer Dillon, Ozark Chapter Political Chairman
Defense of the environment has become much more difficult in Missouri because a majority of anti environmental legislators have been elected in both houses. Their interests now involve voting for proposals that result in damage to the environment. Hardly any amount of complaining by us will change this. The best that we can achieve with these kinds of legislators is to impede or delay their actions and the collateral abuses of the environment. We cannot dependably stop them and we cannot get good legislation passed.
Must we then accept that the environment will inexorably be degraded? Yes, certainly for the two years of this legislative session, political force will be directed against the environment. Furthermore, we will accept this as long as we remain unwilling to take that particular kind of action that will prevent it, political action. So I urge the Sierrans in every Group to consider forming active, effective Political Committees. I hope you will be willing to undertake this action. I volunteer my good offices to every Political Committee to help achieve this.
We must take political action, electoral action. Elections are profoundly consequential for us.I call for volunteers to come forward in every Group to aid their political chairman. I hope that this thrust to get organized and into action may receive your good will and support. It is important that every Group be roused to a new political awakening.