February 8, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E115 World War II and married, having three daugh- Presidential nomination, more than 15,000 great political peril, and ultimately, sacrifice. ters and a son. In 1948, the historic election American service men and women had died, We have too seldom seen his like before, and ultimately featuring the erroneous Chicago along with tens of thousands of Vietnamese, I fear we shall not soon see his like again. Tribune headline ‘‘Dewey Defeats Truman,’’ with no end in sight. f McCarthy won a seat in the U.S. House, rep- Senator McCarthy’s decision to challenge resenting St. Paul. Taking his seat in 1949, President Johnson shocked and divided the CURRENT CROSS-STRAIT Eugene McCarthy embarked on a solidly lib- Democratic Party and the country. But dis- RELATIONS eral voting record in the House, whose Mem- satisfaction with the war policy had found a bers included John F. Kennedy, Gerald R. champion. Senator McCarthy argued that the HON. SCOTT GARRETT Ford, and Richard M. Nixon. billions of dollars being spent in Vietnam could OF NEW JERSEY It immediately became clear that Eugene be better put to work, and that withdrawal from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES McCarthy had uncommon political courage. Vietnam would not hurt American national se- Wednesday, February 8, 2006 During his first term, another McCarthy, Re- curity. He launched a campaign focusing on publican Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wis- four States scheduled to hold Democratic pri- Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, consin, created an uproar in a February 1950 maries, beginning with New Hampshire. last spring, China passed the anti-secession speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, by waving In addition to others eager for change, the law to give Chinese leaders the right to use around an alleged list of Communists in the McCarthy campaign attracted the support of force against Taiwan if they suspect separatist State Department. thousands of college students from across the activities in Taiwan. The deployment of more Joe McCarthy’s subsequent Red-baiting country, many of whom flocked into the State than 700 missiles along the southeast coast rampage through the early 1950s thus began, and rang doorbells in support of the Senator, indicates that China still stubbornly clings to a destroying numerous peoples’ careers and in- explaining the problems with the war and his military solution to the Taiwan issue. Mr. timidating countless more. In 1952, Eugene vision for a rational solution. To respond to the Speaker, military intimidation over Taiwan is McCarthy, then a second-term Congressman charge that only ‘‘hippies’’ and ‘‘communists’’ no solution to the cross-strait relations. of the minority party, had an opportunity and opposed the war, young men shaved their China must learn to respect the aspirations the courage to confront the author of ‘‘McCar- beards and went ‘‘clean for Gene.’’ Ben Shahn of Taiwan’s 23 million people who want to be thyism’’ in a nationally broadcast television de- and other famous artists painted campaign masters of their own land. China must not bate, one of the earliest of its kind. Observers posters, entertainers, including singers Peter, block Taiwan’s attempts to gain international of the ‘‘McCarthy vs. McCarthy’’ debate con- Paul and Mary, who remained the Senator’s recognition or to return to international organi- sidered the outcome a draw—in reality, a tre- lifelong friends, wrote and performed. zations. Taiwan is a free and democratic na- mendous victory for the mild-mannered Con- In the New Hampshire Democratic primary, tion and deserves to be treated with respect gressman from Minnesota. the Senator received an astounding 42 per- by the international community. After five terms in the House, during which cent of the vote, to the President’s 49 percent, Recently, President Chen proposed to pru- he helped to found the Democratic Study leading the President to withdraw from the dently think over abolishing all ad hoc institu- Group, an organization committed to advanc- race later that month. The McCarthy campaign tions under the Office of the President that ing liberal public policies, Eugene McCarthy continued, exhilarated by the result. But after were not established by law. One of those successfully challenged the incumbent con- Senator McCarthy demonstrated the vulner- programs, the National Unification Commis- servative Republican Senator Edward Thye. ability of the President and overall dissatisfac- sion (NUC), has long had its effectiveness in For Democrats, the 1958 election yielded tion with the war, Senator Robert Kennedy en- question and he doesn’t want to see unifica- spectacular results, and McCarthy joined a tered the race also on an anti-war platform, tion become the only option for the cross- large class of new Senators, one of whom, the and fellow Minnesotan Hubert Humphrey, the straits relations. distinguished senior Senator from West Vir- Vice President, entered as the ‘‘establishment’’ President Chen is a man of peace who has ginia, Mr. BYRD, serves to this day. Democrat after President Johnson’s with- reaffirmed his commitment to maintain the sta- In the years to follow, the new Senator drawal. Following the assassinations of Dr. tus quo in the Taiwan Strait on many occa- McCarthy continued his solidly liberal voting Martin Luther King, who had endorsed Sen- sions. His goal of reducing tension between record, supporting civil rights, anti-poverty leg- ator McCarthy in the California primary, and Taiwan and China remains unchanged. It is islation, and the creation of Medicare. He de- Senator Robert Kennedy, Vice President Hum- my hope that China will reciprocate Chen’s cried racism and the ills of poverty, and sup- phrey amassed the delegates needed to win olive branch by renouncing the use of force ported most proposals of the ‘‘New Frontier’’ the nomination, and nearly defeated Richard against Taiwan and resuming dialogue on and the ‘‘Great Society’’ during the Kennedy Nixon in the general election. equal footing and without pre-conditions. and Johnson administrations. After leaving the Senate in 1970, McCarthy f Of course, the momentous event of Eugene remained a vital force in American politics, of- McCarthy’s 22 years in Congress was his cou- fering an independent point of view on issues, APPRECIATING SOUTH KOREA’S rageous, insurgent campaign for the 1968 especially campaigns and elections. He wrote CONTRIBUTION TO THE WAR IN Democratic Presidential nomination, which dozens of books, poetry, and continued mak- IRAQ changed the course of history for America and ing his unique contribution to our culture until the world. his death. HON. CURT WELDON Like 87 other Senators, Eugene McCarthy Mr. Speaker, although the Senator’s wife OF PENNSYLVANIA had voted for the Tonkin Gulf Resolution in Abigail and their daughter Mary preceded the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1964, which gave President Johnson Senator in death, their daughters Margaret Wednesday, February 8, 2006 authority to wage war in Vietnam. The climate and Ellen survive, along with son Michael. In in which that vote had occurred, a few days a personal note, as many of our colleagues Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, after an alleged attack by North Vietnamese know, daughter Ellen McCarthy serves on the three years ago it was my privilege to lead a patrol boats against two American destroyers, Democratic staff of the Committee on House bipartisan delegation of my colleagues to the made the resolution virtually impossible to op- Administration. Every day, Ellen skillfully helps Korean Peninsula. At the time, we had a rare pose. But Senator McCarthy, who served on our Committee, other Members and their staffs opportunity to visit Pyongyang, the capital of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to navigate the maze of rules, regulations, and North Korea, as well as Seoul, the capital of came to regret his vote when it became clear other issues they confront in the course of South Korea, which I have had the pleasure of to him that the Johnson administration would their work here in the House. Speaking for the visiting on more than one occasion. During expend vast sums and thousands of lives in a Committee, we are grateful that Senator that trip, we gained a greater understanding conflict that even the President himself, we McCarthy’s dedication to public service led to and appreciation of the security challenges we now know from taped telephone conversa- Ellen’s work with us, and we share not only face in Northeast Asia and the particular chal- tions, doubted could be won. her loss, but also her intense personal pride in lenges faced by the Republic of Korea. Our McCarthy believed the war was not only her father’s accomplishments in this world. delegation made a return trip to North Korea unwinnable, but morally wrong. Defying the Mr. Speaker, all Members of this Congress, in January 2005. administration, he urged a new course and and indeed every American, should give With that in mind, Mr. Speaker, I rise today called for a negotiated settlement in Vietnam. thanks for the life and career of Eugene to acknowledge the seldom noted fact that our By the time he announced on November 30, McCarthy. He had the wisdom to see a wrong, close friend and staunch ally, the Republic of 1967, that he would seek the 1968 Democratic and the courage to act when it mattered, all at Korea, has contributed the largest contingent

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