6358 :CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE April 11 con-ference that he stlll .cannot accept the Representative WILLIAM c. CRAMER, Re­ the Chief Executive to use armed force, if much touted distinction between. offensive publican of Florida, another critic of the necessary, to prevent any further buildup in and defensive weapons. President, said that Congress had authorized Cuba, but that mandate is being ignored. the Senate had passed without amend­ The SPEAKER. Is there objection to HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment a concurrent resolution of the the request of the gentleman from Ala­ House of the follow.ing title: bama? THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1963 H. Con. Res. 134. Concurrent resolution es­ There was no objection. The House met at 12 o'clock noon. tablishing that when the House adjourns on The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes Rev. Father Joseph F. Thorning, Thursday, April 11, 1963, it stand adjourned the gentleman from Alabama [Mr. Ph. D., D.D., pastor of St. Joseph's until 12 o'clock meridian, Monday, April 22, SELDEN]. Church, Carrollton Manor, Md., and 1963. Mr. SELDEN. Mr. Speaker, April 14 professor of Latin American history, The message also announced that the marks the 73d a1'.lniversary of the West­ Marymount College, offered the follow­ Senate had passed bills of the following ern Hemisphere's regional organiza­ ing prayer: titles, in which the concurrence of the tion-which is now known as the Orga­ House is requested: nization of American States. Heavenly Father, author of life and From a small conference establishing of love, let the light of Thy countenance S. 1. An act to authorize the establish­ ment of a Youth Conservation Corps to pro­ a commercial bureau to distribute trade shine brightly upon the Speaker of this vide healthful outdoor training and employ­ information in 1890, the Organization of House and all the Members of the U.S. ment for young men and to advance the American States has broadened its func­ Congress. conservation, development, and management tions until today it is a vital agency of Impart, we beseech Thee, Thy choicest of natural resources and recreational areas; blessings to the Presidents of the Ameri­ and to authorize local area youth employ­ inter-American cooperation. can Republics, their legislatures and ju­ ment programs; In the beginning, the Organization's dicial bodies. S. 22. An act to release the right, title, or only guideline was the ideal of men like Grant to all peoples and governments interest, if any, of the United States in Simon Bolivar, who envisioned a united the graces necessary to uphold freedom, certain streets in the village of Heyburn, community of free nations in the New Idaho, and to repeal the reverter in patent World dedicated to peaceful pursuits and family ideals, religious principles, and !or public reserve; and genuine social progress. s. 386. An act to consolidate Vicksburg united against foreign aggression. In every hour of peril, grant that Thy National Military Park and to provide for The history of· the Organization of inspiration and the example of the certain adjustments necessitated by the American States has been one of con­ Founding Fathers of our beloved coun­ installation of a park tour road, and !or stant experiment and innovation. Oc­ try may strengthen us to endure the other purposes. casional setbacks, disputes, and clashes gravest hardships, rather than to aban­ of opinion have not altered the long­ don our friends and fellow Americans PAN AMERICAN DAY range view-Bolivar's ideal of "the most to a slavery that, if we fail to provide extraordinary and strongest--league--­ vision, valor, and leadership, will be our The SPEAKER. Pursuant to House which has ever appeared on earth." own destiny. Resolution 300, this day has been desig:. Several generations of Aniericans­ In our devotion to these ideals, dear nated as Pan American Day. both north and south of the Rio Saviour, we implore new gifts of wisdom, The Chair recognizes the gentleman Grande-can be justifiably proud of the courage, resourcefulness, and imagina­ from Alabama [Mr. SELDEN]. progress made in the past 73 years by tion, characteristic of men and women Mr. SELDEN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a this remarkable, unique regional orga­ of prayer. In this way, may we grow resolution and ask unanimous consent nization. To the patient men who strug­ in Thy friendship and in our love for one for its immediate consideration. gled toward a dream of hemispheric sol­ another. The Clerk read the resolution, as idarity and to the freedom of future We ask for these divine favors in the follows: generations, we owe a special duty to name of our most Holy Redeemer, the HOUSE RESOLUTION 316 preserv ~ the values of the American Re­ Christ of the Andes. Amen. Whereas April 14, 1963, will mark the sev­ publics as refiected in the OAS Charter. enty-third anniversary of the session of the As an instrument of multinational First Conference of American States, held in purpose, the OAS antedates both the THE JOURNAL our national capital, out of which has de­ veloped an inter-American system of free United Nations and NATO by many dec­ The Journal of the proceedings of Republics of this Hemisphere, our Organi­ ades. Today, however, the inter-Amer­ yesterday was read and approved. zation of American States; and ican system is threatened by the great­ Whereas the purpose of the Organization est challenge in its history. Its future of American States as set forth in its charter as an international agency depends on MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT are to achieve an order of peace and justice how it measures up to this challenge. in throughout the American Republics, pro­ A message writing from the Presi­ mote their solidarity, strengthen their col­ Today, we need only to look to the dent of the United States was communi­ laboration, and defend their sovereignty, heartlands of the Americas to see a Mos­ cated to the House by Mr. Ratchford, one their territorial integrity, and their inde­ cow-Peiping puppet regime, which is of his secretaries, who also informed the pendence; and conducting an extensive campaign of House that <m the following dates the Whereas the United States, which during subversive aggression against the nations President approved and signed bills and seventy-three years has adhered to and up­ of the hemisphere. As a result, the a joint resolution of the House of the held the inter-American system and its pledged objectives, and which is now active­ peace and security of the Western Hemi­ following titles: ly engaged with the other free Republics sphere is threatened as never before. If On Aprll 9, 1963: of America in carrying forward a vast. AI­ it js to survive, the inter-American sys­ H.R. 4374. An act to proclaim Sir Winston llance for Progress designed to satisfy the tem must meet and surmount the present Churchill an honorary citizen of the United basic needs o! all our citizens for opportu­ crisis. States o! America; and nity and development: Therefore be it . At the 1962 foreign ministers confer­ H.J. Res. 282. Joint resolution designat­ Resolved, That in honor of this seventy­ ence at Punta del Este, the OAS members ing the 6-day period beginning April 15, thlrd ani;liversary the House of Representa­ 1963, as "National Harmony Week," and for tives of the United States of America extend first faced up to the menace of Castro's other purposes. cordial fraternal greetings to the legisla­ Cuba by approving a program of action On April 10, 1963: tive body of each of the other free Repub­ to curb the menace of international com­ H.R. 1597. An act relating to the tax treat­ lics of this Hemisphere, and to the peoples munism to the freedom of the hemi­ ment of redeemable ground rents. of the American Republics, with assurance sphere. The OAS acted to oust Marxist­ of continued energetic cooperation in our Leninist Cuba from the inter-American common purpose of realizing effectively and system, and, at the same time, reaffirmed MESSAGE FROM THE SEN4.TE ·speedily the objectives o! the Organization the Alliance for Progress as the only con­ A message from the Senate by Mr. Mc­ of American States and. .th,e goals of the crete · hemispheric path to democratic Gown, ·one of its-Clerks, announced that Alliance for Progress. development and economic improvement. 1963 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 6359 Following the Punta del Este meeting, the inter-American system is to remain more imperative. In Cuba, international only five Latin American nations still strong, the United States must live up communism has established a bridge­ maintained diplomatic relations with to its role of hemispheric leadership. head to the continent to the south. Our Cuba. In addition, our own Government At this crucial juncture in OAS his­ Latin neighbors, their economic prob­ announced a ban on Cuban imports. tory yet another nation of the hemi­ lems providing fuel for Communist agita­ As these events indicate, the conf.er­ sphere should be asked to reconsider its tion, are currently engaged in an un­ ence signaled a strengthened hemi­ present policy toward the inter-Ameri­ precedented battle against Communist spheric attitude toward the Communist can system. To make our hemispheric subversion and control. threat. Faced with a grave challenge, unity complete, Canada should seriously The history of Latin America is a the conference took an important step consider joining the Organization of proud one. The nations of that con­ toward meeting it. Had Punta del Este American States and other interconti­ tinent have long been concerned with ended in failure to meet our hemispheric nental endeavors to bolster hemispheric freedom.