5526 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE JUNE 25 remember the closing stanza of that lit 1940 (54 Stat. 864), entitled "An act in to us. Take us into Thy safekeeping so erary gem by Bryant: creasing the number of naval aviators that we shall be led by Thy spirit to a So live that when thy summons comes to in the line of the Regular Navy and Ma true victory of righteousness and a just join rine Corps, and for other purposes," was peace. All of which we ask in the name The innumerable caravan that moves taken from the Speaker's table and re of Him who came to redeem mankind, To that mysterious realm where each shall ferred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. take His chamber in the silent halls of death, THE JOURNAL Thou go not like a quarry slave at night, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC On request of Mr. HILL, and by unan Scourged to hiS dungeon; BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS imous consent, the reading of the Journal But, sustained and soothed by an unfaltering of the proceedings of the calendar day trust, Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of Approach thy grave like one who wraps the committees were delivered to the Clerk Monday, June 22, 1942, was dispensed • drapery of his couch about him, for printing and reference to the proper with, and the Journal was approved. And lies down to pleasant dreams. calendar, as follows: VISIT OF KING OF YUGOSLAVIA TO THE The male quartet sang The Long Day Mr. DOUGHTON: Committee on Ways arid SENATE-ORDER FOR RECESS AND AP Closes· (Sullivan). Means·. House Joint Resolution 327. Joint POINTMENT OF COMMITTEE resolution to accord privileges of free importa Mr. Oscar Short, United States Marine tion to members of the armed forces of other Mr. HILL. Mr. President, the King of Band Orchestra, sounded taps. United Nations, and for other purposes; with Yugoslavia will visit the Senate at 12:20 The Chaplain, Rev. James Shera Mont out amendment (Rept. No. 2274). Referred o'clock. I move that at 12: 20 o'clock the gomery, D. D., pronounced the following to the Committee of the Whole House on the Senate stand in recess in order that it benediction: state of the Union. may receive the King of Yugoslavia, and . The Lord bless you and keep you; the that the Chair appoint an appropriate Lord make His face to shine upon you committee to escort the King into the and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Chamber. the light of His countenance upon you Under clause 3 of rule XXII, The VICE PRESIDENT. Without ob and give you peace. Through Jesus Mr. PETERSON of Florida introduced a bill jection, it is so ordered; and the Chair Christ our Lord. Amen: (H. R. 7296) to restore to active duty certain appoints the Senator from Alabama LMr. retired officers of the Regular Army, and -for AFTER RECESS HILL]. the Senator from Oregon [Mr. other purposes, which was referred to· the McNARY], the Senator from Texas [Mr. At the conclusion of the recess the Committee on Military Affairs. CoNNALLY], and the Senator from Kansas Speaker called the House to order. [Mr. CAPPER] the committee to escort the ELECTION OF MEMBER, WAYS AND MEANS PETITIONS, ETC. King of Yugoslavia into the Chamber. COMMITTEE Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE DURING Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I sub and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk RECESS mit the following resolution, House Reso and referred as follows: Under authority of the order of the lution 509, and ask for its immediate con 3125. By Mr. BISHOP: Petition of sundry 22d instant, sideration. ci tiz.ens of Anna and. Carterville, Ill., protest The following message from the House The Clerk read the resolution, as fol ing against the rationing of gasoline in south of Representatives was received during lows: ern Illinois; to the Committee on Interstate the recess of the Senate by the Secretary Resolved, That JAMES P. McGRANERY, of a·nd Foreign Commerce. of the Sepate: Pennsylvania, be, and he is hereby, elected a 3126. By Mr. ROLPH: Resolution of the member of the standing committee of the North American Gasoline Tax Conference, That the House had passed without amend House of Representatives on Ways and Means. Pacific region, relative to gasoline rationing; ment the following bills of the Senate: to the Committee on Banking and Currency_ S. 1622." An act to authorize payment to The resolution was agreed to. 3127. Also, resolution of the California Leg janitors and custodians of the public schools The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the pro islature, joint c0mmittee on water problems, of the District of Columbia for services ren visions of House Resolution 502, as a adopted at Bakersfield, Calif., May 16, 1942, . dered for local boards of the selective-service further mark of respect to the memory relative to the completion of the Central system; S. 2316. An act to provide for the placing of the deceased Members.. the House will Valley project; to the Committee on Appro priations. in Gallinger Hospital of a memorial to George stand adjourned until 12 o'clock noon Earle Chamberlain; and tomorrow. S. 2558. An act to further expedite the ADJOURNMENT prosecution of the war by authorizing the control of the exportation of certain com Accordingly (at 1 o'clock and 9 min SENATE modities. utes), under-its previous order, the House That the House had passed the bill (S. THURSDAY, JUNE adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, 25; 1942 1957) to establiSh the naval procurement June 25, 1942, at 12 o'clock noon. (Legislative day Thursday, June 18, fund, and for other purposes, with amend ot ments, in which it requested the concu.rrence 1942) of the Senate: COMMITTEE HEARINGS The Senate met at 12 o'clock noon, on That the House had agreed to the report of COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS tl'le expiration of the recess. _ the committee of conference on the disagree ing votes of the two Houses on the amend There will be a meeting of the com Rev. Charles W. Sheerin, D. D., rector ments of the Ho'!lse to the -bill ( s_ 337) to mittee at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 25, of the Church of the Epiphany, Wash provide for a permanent postage rate of 1% 1942, for ccmsideration of war housing, ington, D. C., offered the following cents per pound on books. room 245, Ho:1se Office Building. prayer: That th~ House insisted upon its amend COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN 0 God; our heavenly Father, we come ments to the bill (S. 1694) for the relief of COMMERCE Mrs. Claud Tuck; agreed to the conference before Thee asking for Thy grace and asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes There will be a meeting of the Com Thy mercy in all that we undertake. of the two Houses thereon, and that Mr. mittee on Interstate and Foreign Com Give unto us the spirit- of wisdom and McGEHEE, Mr. KEoGH, and Mr. WINTER were merce at 10 a. m., Thursday, June 25, understanding that we may know Thy appointed managers on the part of the House 1942. purpose for us in these days of stress and at the conference. Business to be considered: Hearing on strain. When we are downcast, lift us That the House had severally agreed to the Federal Communications Commission. to Thy presence where we may see light amendments of the Senate to the following in darkness. When we are weak, make bills and joint resolution of the House: us strong with the knowledge of ·Thee. H. R. 2646. An act for the relief of L. W. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. Marek, Jr.; Grant, we beseech Thee, that this body H. R. 4554. An act for the relief of the estate 1780. Under clause 2 of rule XXIV a may be ever guided by Thee, and that the of Julian B. Wiggins, dec.eased, and the estate letter from the Secretary of the Navy, people of this country may be led into of R. E. Thompson, deceased; · _transmitting the qraft of a proposed bill Thy paths where we cannot stumble and H. R. 4941. An act fm: the relief of J. C. to amend the act approved August 27, into Thy l{ght where clear vision is open Lemon, Louis Mc<;::oy, and Patricia McCoy; 1942 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 5527
H. R. 5070. An act for the relief of Francis H. R. 5499. An act for the relief of Henry H. R. 6557. An act for the relief of James Corwin Circle; Daley, guardian of James Ray Daley and Gilmore and Marian E. Gilmore; . H. R. 5454. An act for the relief of David Norman Franklin Daley. H. R. 6899. An act to exempt custodial em Caron; That the House had passed the following ployees of the District of Columbia Board of H. R. 5619. An act for the relief of certain bills, in which it requested the concurrence Election from the operation of the provi clerks in the post office at Detroit, Mich.; of the Senate: sions of section 6 of the Legislative, Execu H. R. 6184. An act for the relief of Mr. and H. R. 7160. An act to provide for the bet tive, and Judicial Appropriation Act approved Mrs. E. P. Ball; ter administration of officer personnel of the May 10, 1916; H. R. 6908. An act to amend the Defense Navy and Marine Corps during the existing H. R. 6908. An act to amend the Defem:e Highway Act of 1941; and war, and for other purpqses; Highway Act of 1941; H. J. Res. 311. Joint resolution continuing H. R. 7212. An act to amend section 13 (d) H. R. 7041. An act making appropriations the Federal Surplus Commodities Corpora of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance for the government of the District of Colum tion as an agency of the United States. Act; and bia and other activities chargeable in whole That the House had severally agreed to the H. R . 7280. An act making appropriations or in part against the revenues of such Dis amendments of the Senate to the following for the Military Establishment for the fiscal trict for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943, bills of the House: year ending June 30, 1943, and for other and for other purposes; and H. R. 2424. An act for the relief of Clarence purposes. H. J. Res. 311. Joint resolution continuing J. Meteyer, Lester W. Engels, and Dorothy B. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE-ENROLLED the Federal Surplus Commodities Corpora tion as an agency of the United_States. Engels; BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED H. R. 5854. An act for the relief of Made MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY OF .leine Hammett, Olive Hammett, Walter A message from the House of Repre Young, the estate of Laura O'Malley Young, sentatives, by Mr. Chaffee, one of its STATE TO THE COMMISSAR - FOR deceased, and the legal guardian of Laura reading clerks, announced that the FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE UNION OF Elizabeth Young; Speaker had affixed his signature to the SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS H. R. 6033. An · act for the relief of William Mr. CONNALLY. Mr. President, I ask Tipton, Mrs. William Tipton, and Mrs. Eula following enrolled bills and joint resolu Nelson; · tion, and they were signed by the Vice unanimous consent that there be printed H.~ - 6355. A.1 act to a~end the act en President: in the RECORD a copy of a message sent titled "An act to expedite national defense, S. 1622. An act to authorize payment to by our Secretary of State to the Commis and for other purposes," f.!Jproved June 28, janitors and custodians of the public schools sar for Foreign Affairs of the Union of 1940; of the District of Columbia for services ren Soviet Socialist Republics. H. R. 6496. An act to authorize the appoint dered for local boards for the Selectiye Service There being no objection, the message ment of commissioned warrant and warrant System; . · was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, officers to commissioned rank in the line and S. 2316. An act to provide for the placing in as follows: Staff Corps of the Navy and Marine Corps, Gallinger Hospital of a memorial to George JUNE 22, 1942. and for other purposes; Earle Chamberlain; Message addressed to the Commissar for H. R. 6557. An act for the relief of James s·. 2455. An act to amend the act entitled Foreign Affairs of the Union of Soviet So Gilmore and Marian E. Gilmore; and "An act to provide additional pay for per cialist Republics by the Secretary of State: H. R. 6899. An act to exempt custodial em sonnel of the United. States Navy assigned to "I extend through you to the Government ployees of the District of Columbia Board ?f duty on submarines and to diving duty," to and people of the Soviet Urtion on behalf of Education from the operation of the provi include adtlitional pay for diving in depths of the Government and people of the United sions of section 6 of the Legislative, Executive, less than 90 feet under certain conditions, States congratulations upon the success with and Judicial Appropriation Act, approved and for other purposes; which you have resisted the brutal aggression May 10, 1916. s. 2558. An act to further expedite the of Nazi Germany and have thus frustrated That the House had agreed to the report prosecutiol). of the war by authorizing the of the committee of conference. on the dis the plans for world conquest so overconfi control of the exportation of certain com dently laid by our common enemy. For 1 · agreeing votes of the two Houses on the modities; amendment of the Senate to the bill (H. R. year the peoples of the Soviet Union have H. R. 2424. An act for the relief of Clarence been engaging the armies not only of Nazi 4092) for the relief of E. P. Corley. · J . Meteyer, Lester W.'Engels, ancj. Dorothy B. Germany but also of those other European That the House had severally disagreed to Engels; the amendment of the Senate to the follow; countries the governments of which have ac H. R. 2646. An act for the relief of L. W. cepted Nazi dictation. In this struggle the ing bills of the House; asked conferences Marek, Jr.; with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of armed forces of the Soviet Union; with the H. R. 4092. An act for the relief of E. P. heroic support of the entire population, have the two Houses thereon, and that Mr. Mc Corley; GEHEE, Mr. KEOGH, and Mr. WINTER were ap so acquitted themselves as to win the admi H. R. 4554. An act for the relief of the estate ration of the liberty-loving peoples of the pointed managers .on the part of the House of julian B. Wiggins, deceased, and the estate at the conferences: world and to earn a place in history beside of R. E. Thompson, deceased; those Russian armies which over a century H. R. 3398. An act for the relief of Ger H. R. 4941. An act for the relief of J. C. hard R. Fisher; and a quarter ago did so much to ruin the Lemon, Louis McCoy, and Patricia McCoy; plans of· another aspirant to world conquest. H. R. 4370. An act for the relief of Charles H. R. 5070. An act for the relief of Francis L. Lair; "During the past year the American people, Corwin Circle; although themselves threatened by aggres H. R. 5496. An act for the relief of Cecile H. R. 5454. An act for the relief of David McLaughlin; and sion from several directions, have gladly Caron; shared their arms and supplies with the So H. R. 5920. An act for the relief of E. A. H. R. 5619. An act for the relief of certain Williams. viet Union. It is planned that during the clerks in the post office at Detroit, Mich.; coming year these arms and supplies will pour That the House had disagreed to the H. R. 5854. An act for the relief of Made· amendment of the Senate to the bill (H. R. forth from our factories and countryside in leine Hammett, Olive Hammett, Walter an ever-widening stream until final victory 5385) for the relief of Charles E. Yates and Young, the estate of Laura O'Malley Young, the Motor Facts Sales Co.; asked a conference has been achieved. deceased, and the legal guardian of Laura "We are confident that before the end of with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of Elizabeth Young; the two Houses thereon, and that Mr. another year the instigators of this war will · McGEHEE, Mr. WEISS, and Mr. WINTER were H. R. 6033.- An act for the relief of William have been given to understand how seriously appointed managers on the part of the House Tipton, Mrs. William Tipton, and Mrs. Eula they have underestimated the determination at the conference. · Nelson; and the ability for effective action of the That the House had severally disagreed to H. R. 6184. An act for the relief of Mr. and peace-loving nations and will have learned the amendments of the Senate to the fol Mrs. E. P. Ball; that in an aroused world aggressors can no lowing bills of the House; asked conferences H. R. 6355. An act to amend the act en longer escape the consequences of acts result with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of titled "An act to expedite national defense, ing in human suffering and destruction." and for other purposes," approved June 28, the two Houses thereon, and that Mr. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. McGEHEE, Mr. KEoGH, and Mr. WINTER were 1940; appointed managers on the part of the House H. R. 6430. An act ma,king appropriations The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the at the conferences: for the Executive Office and sundry independ· Senate the following communications H. R. 4355. An act for the relief of Bella ent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, - and letters, which were referred as indi Cosgrove; and offices' for the fiscal year ending June 30, cated: H. R. 4953. An act for the relief of Emil ·1943, and for other purposes; Lassila, Martha Lassila, Ellen Huhta, and H. R. 6496. An act to authorize the appoint· SUPPLEMENTAL ESTIMATE, TREASURY DEPART Sylvia Huhta; -merit of commissioned warrant ~nd warrant MENT (S. Doc. No. 225) H. R. 5449. An act for the r~Uef of Mrs. . oftlcers to commissioned rank in the line and A communication from the President of the Cecile Herzog and Lucille.Herzog (an infant); staff corps of the Navy, Marine Corps, and United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, _ and Coast Guard, and for other purposes;_ a supplemental estimate of appropriation for 5528 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE JUNE 25 the Treasury Department, fiscal year 1942, ville, Morrison, Danville and suburbs, and civilian morale will best be served by pas amounting to $8,000 (with an accompanying Farmington, Til., praying for the passage of sage of S. 860. paper); to the Committee on Appropriations senate bill 860 as a contribution to a whole VALLEY CITY'S WoMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEM• and ordered to be printed. some defense program, and to give to the PERANCE UNION. ~UPPLEMENTAL EsTIMATE PERTAINING TO THE young men of today the protection their NAVY (S. Doc. No. 226) fathers . had in 1917; ordered to lie on the PARK RIVER, N.DAK., June 18, 1942. table. Senator GERALD P. NYE, A communication from the President of the Petitions bearing 93 signatures of citizens United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, Uni ted States Senate of Reno and Sparks, Nev., praying for the Washington, D. C.: a proposed provision pertaining to appropria enactment of Senate bill 860 as a contribu ·tions "Pay, subsistence, and transportation Twenty parents of boys in service and the tion to a wholesome defense program, and Women's Christian Temperance Union of of naval personnel" for the fiscal years 1942 to give to the young men of 1942 the pro and 1943 (with an accompanying paper); to this community requests your influence and tection their fathers had in 1!H 7; ordered to the Committee on Appropriations and or· vote in favor of S. 830. lie on the table. MRS. NELLIE M. CROSS. dered to be printed. Petitions bzaring 38 signatures of citizens RENEWED GERMAN TERRORISM IN POLAND of Portland, Oreg., praying for the passage A letter from the Secretary of State, trans of Senate bill 860 as a contribution to a FARGo, N. DAK., June 20, 1942. mitting copy of a note with enclosure, dated wholesome defense program, and a reenact .Han. GERALD P. NYE, June 13, 1942, received from the Ambassador ment of legislation sirr 'lar to that of 1917, United States Senate, of Poland requesting that the text of the and so give to the young men of 1942 the Washington·, D. C.: appeal resolved on June 10, 1942, by the Na J>rotection their fathers had in 1917; ordered Please present to Senate our urgent re tional Council of Poland in London, England, to lie on the table. quest that in view of our present emergency relating to the new wave of German terroriEm Petitions bearing 830 signatures of citizens .and in the light of an experience long in Poland be communicated to the Presiden t of Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Bar enough to thoroughly prove inadequacy of of the Senate (with_ac;:companying papers); rington, Lincoln, Cumberland, and Woon present set-up, you reenact legislation of .to the Committee on Foreign Relations. s CJ cket, R. I., praying for the enactment of 1917 to dean up areas around camps by STATISTICAL STUDIES BY THE LABOR DEPARTMENT S:mate bill 860 as a contribution to the vital passing Sheppa~d bill, S. 860. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, trans defense of our Nation, and to give to the GENERAL OFFICERS NORTH DAKOTA Wo mitting, pursuant to law, a repcrt of statis young men of this war the protection their MEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION, tical studies performed by the Department of fathers had in 1917; ordered to lie r n the BESSIE M. DARLING, President. Labor for other than Government activities tab: e. during the period July 1. 1939, to December Petitions bearing 337 signatures of citl GILBY, N.DAK., June 19, 1942. 31, 1941 (with an accompanying report) ; to zens of Lynchburg, Waynesboro, and Pam~ Hon. GERALD P. NYE, the Committee on Education and Labor. plin, Va., praying for the enactment of United States Senator, Senate Senate bill 860 as a contribution to a whole DISPOSITION OF ExECUTIVE PAPERS Office Buiiding, washington, D. C.: some defense program, and to give to the Grand Forks district Women's Chr:stian A letter from the Archivist of the United young men of 1942 the protection their Tem:Perance Union representing 250 members States, transmitting, pursuant to law, llsts of fathers had in 1917; ordered to lie on the urge you to please make known to Senate papers and documents on the files of the table. our considered belief that interests of coun Departments of War (4), Navy, Agriculture Petitions bearing 514 signatures of citi try and of civilian moraie will be best served (4), and the Federal Security Agency, which zens of Bellingham, Seattle, and Chelan . by passage of S. 860. are not needed in the conduct of business County, Jefferson County, Kirkland, and MARY E. MUIR, President. and have no permanent value or h :storical Wenatchee, Wash., praying for the enactment interest, and requesting action looking to of Senate bill 860 as a contribution to a Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. President, I pre ward their disposition (with accompanying wholesome defense program, and to give to sent for appropriate reference four peti papers); to a Joint Select Committee on the the young men of today the protection their tions bearing the signatures of 65 citizens Disposition of Papers in the Executive De fat hers had in 1917; ordered to lie on the of the city of Tampa, Fla., praying for the partments. table. By Mr. CAPPER: enactment of Senate bill 860. The VICE PRESIDENT appointed Mr. A petition, numerously signed, of mem The VICE PRESIDENT. Without ob BARKLEY and Mr. BREWSTER members of bers of Batesville Grange, No. 1605, Woodson jection, the petitions presented by the the committee on the part of the Senate. County, and the Batesville United Brethren Senator from Florida will be received and PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS Church, all in the State of Kansas, praying lie on the table. for the enactment of the bill (S. 860) to Mr. DOWNEY presented a petition, Petitions, etc., were laid before the provide for the common defense in relation numerously signed, of sundry citizens of Senate or presented and referred as to the sale of alcoholic liquors to the mem Ripon and vicinity, California, which was indicated: bers of the land and naval forces of the United States and to provide for the sup ordered to lie on the table and to be By the VICE PRESIDENT: pression of vice in the vicinity of military printed in the RECORD, without all the Petitions from Grace Methodist Church, camps and naval establishments; ordered to signatures attached, as follows: Emanuel Baptist Church, Evangel Tabernacle, lie on the tab~e. Bethany Covenant Church, the First Baptist PETITION 'FOR S. 860 Church, United Presbyterian Church, the PROHIBITION OF LIQUOR SALES AND To the Members of the Senate and House of Salvation Army, the Woman's Christian Tem SUPPRESSION OF VICE AROUND MILI· · Representatives of the Congress of the perance Union, and the Ballard Woman's TARY CAMPS-PETlTIONS United States: Christian Temperance Union, of Mount Ver Whereas in the War Act of 1917 the Con non, Wash., and the Big Lake Wonan's Chris Mr. NYE presented several telegrams gress of the United States included legisla tian Temperance Union, Washington, praying from citizens and organizations in the tion forbidding the exploitation of the men that the importation, manufacture, and sale State of North . Dakota, which were in the Army and the Navy by liquor and com of alcoholic beverages in the United States of ordered to lie on the table and to be mercialized vice, even though liquor was then America, its Territories and possessions, be printed in the RECORD. as follows: forbidden in any military unit; and immediately abolished and prohibited for the Whereas in the Selective Service Act the duration of the ·war; to the Committee on FORTUNA, N.DAK., June 19, 1942. Congress of 1940 called the young men of the the Judiciary. Hon. GERALD P . NYE, present time to train for defense of our Nation Petitions from the First Christian Church, United · States Senate, if need be, and there now exists for these the Toledo First Presbyterian Church, the Washington, D. C.: young defenders no defense from the activi Associa··ion of P •:esbyterian Women of the Please present Senate urgent plea present ties of what Gen. George C. Marshall, Chief of First Presbyterian Church, and the Seventh emergency and morale of American people Staff of the Army of the United States, re Day Adventist Church, all of Centralia, Wash., denand passage S. 860. ferred to as "a sordid business for the ac praying that the importation, manufacture, FORTUNA WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPER• cumulation of money," namely, the traffic in and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United ANCE UNIO.N. . alcoholic beverages, and since beer is now sold States of America, its Territories and posses in the camps by Government. authority, and sions, be immediately ~bolished ·ana pro VALLEY CITY, N.DAK., June 20, 1942. since commercialized prostitution in camp hibited for the duration of the war; to the Hon. _GERALD P. NYE, areas threaten health, mcrals, and efficiency Committee on the Judiciary. Unj,ted States Senator, of service: Now, therefore, · Petitions bearing 667 signatures of citizens Washington, D. C.: We, the undersigned c.'l tlzens -:>f Ripon, State of Peoria, Lawrenceville and Lawrence County, Please make known to Senate our consld· of California, do respectfully petition you to Greenup, Casey, Sullivan, Springfield, Allen- ered belief that interests of country and of vote for S. 860 as a contribution to a whole- 1942 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 5529 some defense program and a reenactment of By Mr. McCARRAN, from the Committee connection with the contest of the seat in legislation similar to that of 1917, and so give on Appropriations: the Senate from the State of West Virginia to the young men of 1942 the protection their H. R. 7181. A bill making appropriations nQW occupied by Senator JosEPH RosiER. fathers had in 1917. for the Department Of Labor, the Federal Se Stuart Thomson, Ripon; Charles G. curity Agency, and related independent OBLIGATIONS INCURRED IN CONNECTION Ioppini, R ~ pon; W. L. Rowan, Mo agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, WITH PROCEEDING RELATIVE TO SEAT desto, Calif.; Ruth D. Latham, 1943, and for other purposes; with amend OF THE JUNIOR SENATOR FROM NORTH Ripon, Calif.; May Ward Denton, ments (Rept. No. 1509). DAKOTA Ripon, Calif. (and sundry other citizens of Ripon and vicinity, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Mr. UREEN, from the Committee on California). The following reports of committees Privileges and Elections, reported a reso were submitted: lution ~oint resolution be taken up for consider viding appropriations for W. P. A., as est of the busy members of the commit ation, and objection was raised by the the Senate committee has made very tee. I want that specially emphasized Senator from Oregon. few changes in it as it passed the House. and understood. Mr. McKELLAR. As soon as I can However, consideration of the other However, that does not answer my in obtain recognition by the Chair I shall measure may take a little longer. I quiry. If the committee is so overworked renew the motion to take up House Joint suggest to my able friend from Oregon we had better add to the committee or di Resolution 324. . that if we are to complete the considera vide the committee into two or three sec- Mr. McNARY. I shall courteously tion of and pass the appropriation bills tions. . yield to the Senator for that purpose. by the end of the fiscal year, it would Mr. McKELLAR. We may have to do Mr. McKELLAR. The Senator is very be much better to proceed today so far that. kind. as we can with the consideration of these Mr. McNARY. I ask the Senator to Mr. McNARY. Mr. President, I wish two measures, and if necessary, let the wait, please; I have not yielded. to direct an inquiry to the able Senator. second of them go over until tomorrow, I shall reminisce for a moment. I re The joint resolution, I assume, was re because they will have to go to confer call that 15 or 20 years ago when the ported conformably with the unanimous ence, and it is necessary that they be Appropriations Committee asked that all consent order of a few days ago permit passed before the first of July. I want _appropriation bills be taken away from ting bills to be reported from the com every Member of the Senate who desire ; legislative committees, so that it could mittee during the recess, which would to speak regarding th.em to have an op do all the work, at that time I prophesied make it proper to consider the measure portunity to do so. If any Member can what is happening today, and what has today: not be heard on them today, let us ad happened heretofore. I am not censur Mr. McKELLAR. The Senator is cor journ until tomorrow, and then pass ing the committee. The fact is, Mr. Pres rect. these very ·necessary appropriation ident, that it lies close to my heart, be Mr. McNARY. However, I do not be- measures. We should pass them. We cause on two subcommittees of the Ap -lieve the able Senator from Tennessee have some different notions about the propriations Committee I sit as an ex would wish to force upon the Senate the N. Y. A. and the C. C. C., but I am sure offiGio member. consideration of a measure it was not that today and tomorrow we can argue However, it so happens that these prepared to consider. those items of the bill, and I hope very measures have been before .the Congress Mr. McKELLAR. Of course not, but much that we can complete their con- since the 1st of January, and have not if the Senator will yield-- sideration. ' yet been passed. I am willing to be rea Mr. McNARY. If that should be Mr. McNARY. Mr. President, I am sonable, and I always am. I have per adopted as the practice hereafter, I would not overimpressed by the rush proposal mitted unanimous-consent requests to be very definitely make certain that no made by the Senator from Tennessee. granted upon the theory that the Sena unanimous-consent t'l.greement of that For some time we have been taking 2- tors having particular bill::; in charge kind was made, because such agreements or 3-day recesses. Why have not these would be reasonable and considerate of rest in fellowship and in a spirit of measures previously come before us? absent .Senators and those who were not amenity. I do not know that I shall Mr. McKELLAR. The reason why· famil~ar with the proposed legislation. . object to this request. The joint re&:oiu these bills have not previously come be There will never be any running over me tion comes here without an opportunity fore the Senate is that since January; on that proposition. I am willing that being afforded many of the Senators to 5, 1942, I do not believe any committee the Senate consider House Joint Resolu . study and consider it. There is another of any parliamentary body in all the tion 324; but, so far as the other measure bill to follow which affects the C. C. C. world or which ever was in the world or, is concerned, I want it to go over, whether and the N. Y. A., as I re-call. as been suggested to me, ever will be in it goes over until tomorrow or until Mon Mr. McKELLAR. That is correct. the world Daughter] has been busier or day. I want an opportunity to look into Mr. McNARY. The very able assistant will be busier than the Appropriations the -provisions of the bill and to study leader, the Senator from Alabama [Mr. Committee of the Senate has been. The the hearings somewhat; and I am speak HILL] courteously spoke to me a moment truth of the matter .is that sometimes ing for a number of other Senators, some ago to ascertain whether I would want after long committee sessions when I of whom are here and some of whom are that bill to come up. I do not tl).ink I get home at night I feel almost un'able to absent. I did not expect these two meas would want that bill and the one under think. We have constantly been holding ures to be rushed forward today. discussion brought up today. The bill hearings. We have been taking testi Mr. McCARRAN. Mr. President, will concerning the N. Y. A. and the C. C. C. mony. the Senator yield? presents issues which we should have an I am sure other members of the Ap Mr. McNARY. I shall yield in a mo opportunity to consider. When a com propriations Committee will verify my ment. I am wEling to be reasonable and mittee reports a bill during a recess, and statement that probably we have heard considerate,-and I always try to be. I am a motion is made to proceed to its con over a thousand witnesses testify since willing to agree that we take up House sideration on the very day when the Sen the first of January. Of course, that is Joint Resolution 324, but I want the other ate reassembles, no one has a fair oppor somewhat of a guess; but at times we measure to go over. tunity to consider it, so I would expect, have had dozens of men appear before Mr. HILL. Mr. President, will the if I should make the request, that this the committee. I do not think any other Senator yield? · measure would go over until Monday. committee has ever done quite so much · Mr. McNARY. I yield the floor. Mr. McKELLAR and Mr. McCARRAN work; and I hope that the Senator from The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. LucAs addressed the Chair. Oregon will not condemn us, since we in the chair). The Senator from Oregon The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the have steadily, daily and nightly, consid . yields the floor. The Senator from Ala Senator from Oregon yield, and if so to ered the appropriation bills almost the bama is recognized. whom? entire year. Thece two measures are Mr. HILL. Mr. President, I do not Mr. .McNARY. I yield first to the Sen still not passed. I hope that in the days think anyone could be more reasonable ator from Tennessee. remaining between now and next or more helpful than the distinguished Mr. McKELLAR. Let me say to the Wednesday we may pass them. minority leader has been. He is always Senator that I am confronted with this Mr. McNARY. Mr. President, I shall most helpful and most cooperativ~. situation: The joint resolution and the not indulge in any hyperbolical humor. , However, in fairness to the Appropria bill referred to must· be passed by the first . Of course, the Senator from Tennessee tions .Committee, I think it should be of July, which will be next Wednesday. has been a busy man. said that the committee cannot consider . Otherwise we shall be without a law as to Mr. McKELLAR. I am talking about these measures until tbey come over from the W. P. A., the Department of Labor, the committee; I am not talking about. the House · of Representatives; and as I and the Federal Security Agency. I hope the Senator from Tennessee. note the dates on the different measures, that first we can pass the relief appro Mr. McNARY. I appreciate that; but, . they have been in the Senate for only .a priation measure. I do not thing it will with all due deference to the Senator's very short time. We are confronted with _take very long 'to pass the measure pro- sense of modesty, he is probably the busi- the situation that they must become law 5536 ·coNGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE JUNE 25 by Tuesday night of next week. I well The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there If my memory serves me aright, on an understand the feelings of the Senator objection? other occasion troops were withdrawn in from Oregon. Under the circumstances, Mr. McKELLAR. Mr. President, I order to help a situation in Iran and if it is agreeable to him, I suggest that we -have moved that the bill be considered. Iraq, again, as I am advised, over the proceed to consider the measure provid The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection of the field command. In those ing appropriations for relief, and then question is on the motion of the Senator two instances and probably in many later a recess can be taken until tomor from Tennessee. others, the defeats suffered are attrib row. Mr. ELLENDER. Mr. President, I utable, in large part, to a compromise on Mr. McCARRAN. Mr. President, will hesitate to invite debate on a subject as momentous decisions. It was, no doubt, the Senator yield there? to which we are unable at the moment a difficult task to attempt to make Mr. HILL. Yes; I yield. to obtain all the facts. people understand that in order to win Mr. McCARRAN. I tried to attract Mr. McKELLAR. Mr. President, I rise some important territory it was neces the attention of the able senior Senator to a point of order. sary to make political sacrifices in other from Oregon while he was on his feet. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The places, even to the extent of breaking We are very anxious to have action taken Senator will state it. solemn promises. These compromised on the bill having to do with appropria Mr. McKELLAR. Are we not still in decisions may, in large part, be ad tions for the Department of Labor and the morning hour? vanced as the primary cause for the loss the Federal S2curity Agency. Some Mr. HILL. Let me suggest to the of North Africa and with it, most of the items of the bill probably will be debated Senator that a recess was taken until this Mediterranean Sea. With a virtual Axis quite at length on the floor of the Senate. morning, · so there is no morning hour control of the north and south shores of Mr. McNARY. Mr. President, will the today, but this is the same legislative the Mediterranean Sea, the Allied Na Senator yield? day as that of Monday last. tions are not in a very enviable position, Mr. HILL. I yield. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The and it will mean the further taxing of Mr. McNARY. To what bill does the Senator from Alabama is correct. our already overtaxed shipping facilities. Senator now refer? Mr. McKELLAR. Mr. President, Distances to important battlefields have Mr. ·McCARRAN. The bill providing would my friend from Louisiana object been increased by thousands of miles. appropriations for the D~partment of to having action taken on the motion to I would be curious to know why it was Labor and the Federal Security Agency. consider the joint resolution, and then that the large convoy that recently Mr. McNARY. Does that bill carry the Senator could be recognized. landed in India was not partially di the appropriations for the C. C. C. and Mr. ELLENDER. That would . be verted to Libya, and also why many men theN. Y. A.? agreeable if I may be recognized follow and large quantities of implements of Mr. McCARRAN. It includes the ap ing the adoption of the motjon to con war were placed many miles to the east propriations for the C. C. C. and the sider the joint resolution. of Libya. Might it -not be that it was N. Y. A. It is the desire of the Senator The PRESIDING OFFICER. The felt that the enemy would reach that having that bill in charge on the floor question is on the motion of the Senator spot some day and such material would that as many Senators as possible may ·from Tennessee. · become useful for a. WHERE DO WE STAND TODAY, AND WHAT OF THE But for the sake of argument, since there It will be observed that this figure of indi FUTURE? appears to be a growing trep.d · toward fur cated stocks in the United States or nearby At the end of May 1942 our statistical pic ther relaxation of restriction~. ~uppose we ac producing areas on January 1, 1943, is well ture was roughly as follows (in short tons cept the estimate of Sugar as a compromise in excess of our estimated 1942 consumption raw value): figure between· the high and the low esti and would. provide for similar requirements mates. Table I of our statistics shows that we next year without any new crop production Reasonably avai lable supplies for 1942 without have, or will have within our own borders, whatever, and still leave a million tons for . · further imports enough sugar to meet this demand without some increased rationing and stat istical losses Stocks at Jan. 1, 1942; raw and the necessity of importing an additiona_l or errors. However, we know that behind refined; cane and beet_.______2, 300, 000 pound of offshore sugar. This, of course, pre these stocks there is new-crop. production in Estimat ed recovery of invisible supposes the most efficient distribution, and sight well in excess of 8,000,000 tons, and pos stocks ~ ------500,000 leaves all warehouses and pantries ~are--on sibly as much as 9,000,000 short tons. Cuba Receipts of raw and refined off- a strictly hand-to-mouth basis. But1on the h as a growing cane supply now in the fields shore sugar to May 31, estimated_ 1, 750, 000 basis of statistics alone, the sugar is here; the sufficient for possibly 5 to 5¥2 million short manner of its distribution is another ques tons total sugar equivalent; Puerto Rico pos Total------4,550,000 tion. sibly 1,250,000; Hawaii can be set down con Available in 1942 from growing do- No one seriously believes that offshore im- servatively perhaps at 800,000; domestic cane Jllestic crops: • por~ations are going to cease. The remain 500,000 and domestic beet s at not less than Cane (estimated total crop of ing Hawaiian supplies are looked upon as 1,500;000 and perhaps considerably more. 600,000 tons) available_____ 300, 000 fairly certa,in. Transports and cargo ves This brings us to the final question of what Beets (crop 1,900,000 tons) sels going to Hawaii, Midway, and possibly to is to be done about it. Obviously, the available ------600, 000 Australia and the Aleutians are expected to method of handling the carry-over, plus the provide sufficient space on the return voy sugar to be produced, will present some (I) Total available for 1942 age. Puerto Rico is clamoring for more ton knotty problems to the administrators of the without further im- ports ______5,450,000 nage and it is believed that Army transports sugar program, who must accept responsibil and miscellaneous supply vessels plying the ity for the welfare of producers, as well as Nearby offshore supplies that require ocean Caribbean a.nd returning from South Amer consumers. The producer's greatest concern transportation ica can bring in at least another 400,000 to is the fundamental problems of financing and Cuba (total available, including 450,000 tons during the 7-month period May storing the next crop. The _problem of stor carry-over)------3,776,000 1 to December 31. age has to be dealt with, and it must be Less receipts to May 31 included This brings us to Cuba. At May 31 it is determined where supplies are to be held. above ______1,060,000 estimated that the island had 2,716,000 short The industry is not geared to provide ware tons of exportable sugar in stock. This in house space for huge quantities of surplus Total ______2,716,000 cludes a small carry-over from the 1941 crop; sugar. In the past it has been a problem makes allowance for sugar already diverted to in a slow market how to take care of a pro Puerto Rico ______:_ ____ 1, 100, 000 the production of molasses, and receipts in , duction that extends not over a 12- but a Less estimated receipts · included the Unit~d States to the end of May. (Cuba's 5-month period. The producer's attitude bas above______400,000 own figures possibly differ by the amount of been to convert his stoclt into money by pass "afioats" which are not included in our re ing supplies along to the consumer as fast Total------700,000 ceipts; and possibly by some small shipments as the latter is willing to receive them. Un to Canada and other Allied markets). Here less relief is afforded through movement, Hawaii (estimated crop).----·------850,000 again the shipments for the remaining 7 places or areas Without storage capacity would Less receipts included above ______250,000 . months are a pure guess; but on the bas~s of have to be shut down. Dealing with just one past performance let U.s suppose we can get · • Total ______feature, beet producers are alre~dy beginning 600,000 940,000 short tons more, which would round ' to wonder where the crop to be produced this Full duty-sugars (a pure estimate)_ 50,000 off 1942 imports to an even 2,000,000 tons; i fall can be warehoused, and, in turn, the and assume an arbitrary 500,000 tons shipped same applies to all other producing areas. (II) Total to come forward; === to our Allies on lend-lease. Our tentative Left to themselves, the cane producers would or in stock at Jan. picture would then be as follows ~t December unquestionably leave the excess supply where 1, 1943 ______4,066,000 31, 1942: it can be carried the cheapest, viz, in the Additional stocks on hand Jan. 1, 1943, form Tentative sugar picture at January 1, 1943 : growing stalk in the fields; but do the policy ing a nucleus for 1943 consumption; not makers desire this, having in mind the at Total available within the United tendant unsatisfactory economic conditions included in the estimated availables tor States during 1942 (item I .1942 affecting labor that is dependent for its live above)------~- 5,450,000 Unused domestic cane______300, 000 lihood upon the taking off of a full crop? Unused domestic beet sugar______1, 300, 000 Clearly a 100-percent carry-over in the Estimated receipts May-December fields is unthinkable. So we must decide 1942:Cuba ______whether a full crop-or what percentage (III) Estimated total stocks 940,000 Hawaii ______thereof-is to be made, and whether, through of domestic produc- 600,000 a direct Government purchase or otherwise, ers Jan. 1, 1943 _____ 1, 600, 000 Puerto Rico ______400,000 Full-duty sugars ______the necessary finances are to be provided to From these indicated supplies that total 50,000 take the crop off, store and hold the surplus 11,116,000 tons we naturally have to deduct until it can be disposed of. Whether the war the 1942 consumption of the United States, 1,990,000 ends in 1 year or 5 ·years, a program of full and shipments to Great Britain, Canada, and take-off implies that at the end of the war our various Allies on lend-lease. What will Estimated total·available ___ 7; 440,000 the Government would have under its control these quantities be? Less 1942 consumption estimate, whatever surplus sugar might exist. Presum Various estimates of 1942 consumption as above------~- 4,800,000 ably such sugar would then be disposed of as have been made from time to time, some of rapidly as possible to those stricken countries them purporting to be semi-official. We Stocks held by refiners or that have been on -short rations for so long, have seen a figure of 5,300,000 short tons stored by Government at and any excess gradually liquidated at so which is the highest to come to our notice. Jan. 1, 1943 ______2,640,000 much.per year over a given period, with new The trade magazine Sugar, in its June issue, crop production correspondingly curtailed figures absorption at 4,800,000 short tons. Additional stocks': during this period of liquidation. They arrive at this «lgure by assuming a con Cuba-Exportable sugar ______3, 776, 000 If partial crops are decided upon, the ques sumption of 2,300,000 tons during the first Less exports-United States tion immediately arises as to which areas 4 months of the year, when no limitations and lend-lease ______:_ ___ 2, 500, 000 must bear the reductions. The problem will were placed on individual purchasers. To be further complica ted by the fact that stocks this they add some 2,500,000 tons as the esti 1,276,000 in producing centers at the end of the year mated consumption from May 1 to December will not be evenly distributed. If, for exam 31, on the basis of present ration percentages. Puerto Rico-Exportable crop_ 1, 100, 000 ple, Puerto Rico, or Hawaii, or some conti In our report of May 7, on a strict mathe Less exports, as included nental area is without a carry-over, then, ob matical ration basis, we estimated distribu above------~------800, ooo viously, that area is in a better position to tion at 3,800,000 tons. Since that time there make a full crop, without the embarrassment has been some liberalization of the program 300,000 of storage difficulties, than some area that is with respect to home ·canning; but. despite Domestic cane and beets, as congested with unshipped stocks. Have we, this we find it bard to figure the consump under item III above ______1, 600, 000 after the lapse of a few months, reached th e tion much above 4,500,000 tons (unless we point where the Sugar Act must be dusted off accept the estimate of consumption during Total stock Jan. 1, 1943, in and again put to its original purpose of limit the first 4 months of 'the year as made by United States or nearby ing production and, through quotas, sharing Sugar; which we consider on the full side) . producing centers ______5, 816, 000 the market? 5544 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE JUNE 25 We have called attention to some of the loan and put his cattle back on grass or essential civilian goods have occurred problems confronting Government and the sell them for slaughter without finish because we have been talking about price industry. If embraced in their entirety by too much and about production too little. a long-range, ·comprehensive program, and ing them, in which case we simply will not hacked at in piecemeal fashion by too not have the beef we need. Production is the important thing; no many not completely integrated departments, That is just what is happening today. system of prices can be permitted to a great many will smooth themselves out. ·Farmers are finding that they cannot stand · in its way. We have recognized The consumer has a right to know that he will ·afford to buy feeder calves or steers, already, in connection with tanks, guns, receive the maximum quantity of sugar that ·fatten them, and then sell them at the ships,. and all the other things we have can be made available, either as actual sugar present ceiling prices. There has been needed for direct military purposes, that or in the form of sugar products. Producers heavy liquidation of herds all over the price .was no object, and that we had to certainly are entitled to know what the prob pay whatever those things cost to pro able stock position will be at the beginning of Corn Belt, and those feed lots are n9t 'the year-whether they will be called upon being refilled. This has been recognized ._duce. NQw let lJ.S ~t least_adopt the logic ·to furnish warehouse space to store· such ·by the Dapartment of Agriculture, which .of consistency, and recognize that agri ·stocks and what disposition is to be made of states in one of its recent P'!lblications culture is in every way .as essential as them. Since the production of any article ·that as a result of the ceiling- are other. war industries, and ·that we ·requires a certain amount of long-range I must be prepared to pay · a price suffi- planning, they can also reasonably ask for an . It is · p~obabie that cattle will be markete~ cient to cover costs if we expect to get 1ndwation of what is expected from them i~ after a shorter feeding period .than in recen_t . the production we want. -- , ·years: Thfs will tend to reduce supplies of 1 1943 . . Are they to go it alon.e; wil~ ~11 ~rops be rlong-fed; .well-finished cattle. ' ·untortunately,_we have placed our en- purchased by the Government; w_hat· are our I probable requirements; and what reserve -tire civilian economy-for certainly any stock pile does the · administration ·a1m at? Naturally,· if · feed~rs ~re going to· finish man who can control all prices, subject ·The post-war liquidation program is ·also o1 ' ·their cattle.on grass in the 900- .to 1,000- to no app·eal, is a sort of economic czar vital concern to the producer, as·he must-plan ' -POl.Uld class instead of the .1,250'7- to 1 in the hands·ofa-man·whose title is that now to face the prablems of surplus stocks, 1 · 1;350-pound class, it does not require -of Price Administrator. His function 1s curtailed production, and increasing compe~ much arithmetic to realize that we are to keep down prices, not to ll'!aintain the ·tition from !ehabilitated sugar countries. ·not going to get as much beef. - . flow of commodities;· his ·reputation wi-ll MAINTENANCE OF THE BEEF SUPPLY _. .Unfortunately we _simply cannot sp!].re ' ·stand or fan· according to-the movements . this beef. We shall -need all the beef of the cost of living. Naturally, his chief Mr. BUTLER. Mr. President, I have ~ we can produce. As an illustration, I . · preoccupation fs with prices, ahd any just recently returned from a rather ex 'invite the attention· of the Senate to question of ·supply is subordinated to that ·tended ,visit to Nebraska. where ! ·made .an ord.er. published only a. few days ago · . consider-ation. The inevitable result is : .to sections. of. my s~veral .trip~ ' varjou~ by the -Office 1 of Price Administration, • that rigid-price-regulations are sab'otag ,State. I had an opportunity to see and 1 :freezing the stopks of· all the canned beef 1 ing production . in every -industry, -and talk with many of my friends and con:. 1 ·on hand today in the United States, an~ I nothing can-be· done-excep-t-by-appealing · stituents, a~d pa~tic~larly . wfth repre· :rreez.ing the. stocks of all .canned beef 1 ·to ·tne Price Administrator, for .his deci- seritative cattlemen from all parts of the ~ now in-process of being-imported to this 'sion is finaL·.. - -- ... -.. · · ·state, at' the annual convention of the .country. . . ·_ . Some of us. feared precisely this result ·Nebraska Stock Growers Association at 1 ~ -The .expansion. of. hog production has · at the time- the Price Control Act was Lexingt'on, Nebr.,- ori June 12. · · : ·not resulted in enough-even to take care -being considered, and we combined un- While there I found Nebraska farmers 1 1 .of le.nd-lease needs. The Department of ( der' the leadership-of-the senior SenatQ.r greatly concerned about the present pol- I 'Agriculture is taking. about 40 percent t from Alabama [Mr. BANKHE-AD] -to: write . icy of forcing down agricultural prices ' of Federally inspected. pork production, I ·into the ·law a provision ·g .iving the Secre- and 'the depressing effect of that policy . and these purchases will leave a big gap i tary of 1\gricultu_re _a veto over all price on the production .of foods and other ·that can be filled only by iricre~sed ~ ~ee,f • regulations _affecting agr~culture. But :agricultural products that are vitally • production. .Yet even before this pric,e 1 that provision of th~ act, section 3 went into effeety and they ane. still Mz:~ T .APT.. ls. tJne Sen:ill.tor fami:liar H. J. Res .. 32.7. J .actually terminate although . efforts were , ~senator . from Massachusetts· have said, 1 • ·recent years has· omniscience always-pre made to continue it], qf au_cruisers ~ount- the reason we had such large carriers · ·vailed-. Even as late as 4 years ago there 1ng· guns in excess of 61io inches, · all air- ·as the Lexington was that those ships ' were · those who did· not· recognize · the 'craft carriers, all destroyers, and ali. sub- ·were turned- into . carriers from battl-e · ·profound revolution which ·was coming marines permitted unde1; the treaty. fc;>r ' the · h b · t d th 16 · 1 f th It f ... he de limitation and reduction of naval· armament, : cruisers whic were Uil un er e 19 ' In nava ·war are as· e resu : o - ~~ - · -... - 22 1930 , program. . It was fortunate that we were I ·velopment of aerial power. signed at London on April ' .' · able to turn battle cruisers into aircraft Mr. ·LUCAS. Will the Senator yield? I desire now to quote from my three .car-riers, which are so useful. Mr. BYRD. I ·yield. · speeches during that deba~e in 1930: I should like to ·-ask the senator from Mr~ LUCAS. I did not· expect·to pro- . There is' a feeUng among many that we are ' ·Alabama {Mr. ·HILL] a question. · I came vok-e -any political challenge on the"part growing indifferent to .our own national se- · into the Chamber while he was making of the Senator fron. Maine when I- men curity. * * * One thing is certain, -that his interesting remarks on the subject tioned the· Hoover and Coolidge· admin the ratification. of this treaty, defining the of cargo-carrying submarines. -Has the ·istrations. I could have referred to the naval needs of our country in the light of 1 t 10 12 d th t t ent the naval needs we concede to other nations, Senator any statistics as· to how long a 1 · as or -years, an -e s a ·em •places a new and gra-ve responsibility on us. · ·time would-be required·to·build that type 1 would have been just as accurate. I re .we must now adopt 'the policy of actually of submarine? ' 'gret that the-Senator has seen fit to im- ·confessing inferiority, · * * * or support · Mr: HILL. I -am t:>rry ·to say that I piy, -at least, that I was attempting to a policy that insures us naval armame~1.t at • ·do not knc:>w how long-would·be required; place any politic:ai significance upon the Jeast to the degree that other nations are but it is- my opinion that if we should ·reinarl{S ' I made. If. ther-e is- any one W-illing to concede to us. enter upon the production of such sub- thing the Senator from Illinois does not · I closed my appeal in these words: ·marines as we have -gone into the pro:- ·Want, it is politics involved in- the- war · I maintain that if these nations build to duction of ships and other things, we , ·effort, and if- I made a statement that that combat naval strength, and we fail to could turn them· out -pretty fast. · ·offended the Senator from Maine in-that do it, we are guilty of the highest degree Mr. GERRY. The designs for such respect, I will gladly strike it -from the .of negligence. ~ * , * I for one do not submarines are available, ·and we have -RECORD. I said what I did in the best-of .propose to allow -this treaty [then under de .. -ways on which to build them, and other ' faith. At the time referred to, the Sena bate-] to be ratified witheut stressing tJ::te im. ·necessary· facilities. We should not be ' tor from Illinois was a -peace;. loving citi 'portance of providing .for building our Navy ,up to the actual parity named. * * * at the same disadvantage as though we , zen and he believed then that perhaps To do otherwise is to legalize and practice had to start de novo. we had fought the last war we were going 'inferiority before the world. Mr. IDLL. We should not be starting to fight. We all made mistakes. in those from scratch at all, as the Senator S!iYS. days, and we have made mistakes in thi~ . The amendment was defeated but· not Mr. GERRY. I was wondering about ' ·administration. There is no one I know until-after ·those- proposing the ratifica~ the practical side.- Does the Senator who is perfect. However, facts are facts, tion of the treaty promised publicly on ·have-- any information as to how long a and I was merely relating what the- facts the-floor of the Senate they would sup time- would be required· to build such ·were with respect to the airplane car:- .port my· plea- and cooperate in helping 1 vessels·? ·riers. I regret ·that the Senator from -to build our Navy up to this treaty Mr. HILL. I cannot tell the Senator. Maine saw fit to imply that I was at- .strength . . Mr. BREWSTER. Mr .. President, will ·tempting to inject any politics into this . Mr. TAFT: Mr. President, will the the Senator yield? debate. . Senator yield? · Mr. BYRD. I yield. I have received, Mr. President, all types . -The PRESIDING OFFICER 1.Mr. Mr. BREWSTER. In the light of the and kinds of letters -from my constituents -RosiER.in the chair]. Does the Senator historical allusions, which paid very fine ·at home d.uring ~he great _emergen?Y ·from Virginia yield to the Senator from tribute to the peaceful intentions of the through which we are all passmg, and m Ohio? Hoover and Coolidge administrations, I reply I have continually told my people Mr. BYRD. I yield. think one more item should be added to in Illinois that I had only one thing in . Mr. TAFT. I should like to ask the ·clarify the record. I am sure we do not mind, and that was to do whatever I chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee want to provoke partisan discussion· but could, with my limited ability, capacity, whether it is· not true that since 1936 all during that period the world in ge:b.eral ·and judgment to help in winning the war restrictions on building have been re was· very much in hope of getting away .for the United Nations over the totali moved? from the construction of armaments. tarian termites of the earth. I have con Mr. WALSH. On December 31, 1936, Since 1936 when all restrictions were re- ·sistently told them, as I tell Senators all treaties limiting.naval armaments ex moved w~ have been free to build · as now, that insofar as politics is concerned, pired, and from that day to this every powerful a navy as seemed proper for it does not influence me with respect to nation in the world has been free to build our needs although even now we have any phase of the war program, and· I be all the tonnage it saw fit to build in every not achie~ed the goal desired. lieve it should not be a consideration in category. There was a slight limitation In 193'8 under the present adminis- this great national effort. by reason of an agreement which our :tration, it was proposed, for the first This is an all-inclu~ive war, in which ·Government entered into with the Brit time in our history that the number of Demo.crats and Republicans and all others Jsh, which was maintained until 2 years · naval aircraft shouid be limited to 3,000. should cooperate without any regard· to ago, particularly with reference to the That was not under Hoover Coolidge, or politics. In my opinion, that is the way size of certain guns on naval ships. How Harding. That was the serious proposal the Naval Affairs Committee at the pres ever, the Senator is correct. of the administration to the Committee ent time is operating. I will debate with . It is only fair to the Navy Department on Naval Affairs of the House. It was a Democratic Senator in the Naval Affairs to say that after that date the Navy earnestly defended before the Naval Af- Committee as readily as with a Repub Department proceeded to map out a pro fairs Committee of the House and at that lican Senator with respect to some policy gram of expansion of the Navy, to.correct time was actually incorporat~ in the bill or some problem that is before that com the deficiencies which had developed .. for expansion which was reported to the mittee, and the record will show that in The act:..of 1938 provided for an increase House. It was only as the result of very the past I have done so. of approximately 23 percent in our Navy serious objection by some of those who I desireC: to make this simple statement above the provisions of the 1934 -act, saw the significance of the development in order to clear the record. The Sena which would have put us on a level with in the field of aircraft that the restriction tor from Illinois was attempting to ex the 5-5-3 ratio if the money had been was finally removed. Instead of the lan- plain what seelll..ed to him to be very im provided. We have proceeded to ex- guage proposed by the administration, portant, so far as the Navy is concerned, pand from that time on. · that naval aircraft should be not mote in connection with the building of air- Mr. GERRY. Mr. President, will the . than ·3,000, -the wording was changed ~ by plane carriers; He was in no way at Senator yield? amendment on the floor to provide for tempting to inject any politics into the Mr. BYRD. I yield. not less than 3,000. debate or the discussion. Mr. GERRY. In connection with I cite this circumstance merely in the · Mr. ·BYRD. What the Senator from what the Senator from Illinois and the interest of recognizing that not even in Virginia has been attempting to empha- 1942 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-· SENATE 5549 size is that while the passage of the au Mr. President; last year we appro for by the appropriation. Will the Sen thori2:iation for 500,000 tons of atrcraft priated $875,000,000 for the W. I?. A. ator state what will be the E:fiect of the carriers Will be very encouraging, that in This year the amount recommended is reduction in the appropriation and pro itself, with the appropriation bill to fol $280,000,000, representing an extremely gram upon the women ·workers, such as low, does not mean the carriers will be large decrease. Added to the $280,000.- .those who have been working in the sew~ built quickly unless there is a revision of 000 imJuded in the pending bill is $56,- ing rooms of the country? ·wm they be the naval building program so that car 000,000 plus, which will make the total continued, or will they be discontinued? riers may take the place of some other amount about $336,000,000. Acco'rdir~g Mr. McKELLAR. They will be con warships which are already being pro to the bill that amount is to be expended tinued. If the Senator will look on page vided for under the program. It takes in the following way: 4 of the report he will find that $18,900,- 4 years to commission a battleship, it Highways, roads, and streets, 000 will be provided for persons working takes 3 years to commission a large air and related facilities ______$100, 000, 000 in sewing rooms and in similar places. plane carrier, and it takes 18 months to Public buildings______12, 600, 000 Mr. PEPPER. Will that item take commission· an 11,000-ton airplane car Public recreational facilities___ 3, 100, 000 care of all those who have been taken rier. Conservation work______3, 100,000 care of under the sewing-room program? I think, Mr. President, there should be Water and sewage systems, etc_ 36,800,000 Airports and other transporta- Mr. McKELLAR. No; it will not take a revision of the naval building program tion facilities______20:000, 000 care of all of them, because last year the ~J that whenever possible, airplane car Educational, professional, and estimate for that purpose was larger. riers may be substituted for he£..1Y battle clerical projects______69, 200, 000 The 1942 estimate for that purpose was ships, or for any other vessels which are Sewing and other gocds______18,900, 000 $44,600,000. The appropriation will be not so important as airplane carriers. I Sanitation and health______3,100, 000 reduced; but there will be no trouble in think the conversion of cruisers which Vocational training for national that connection, because it is very diffi have not gone too far in construction to defense______35,000,000 Other______12,600,000 cult to obtain workers of that class, as make it impossible should be given :first all of us know. consideration, because I thin!: it is im Mr. President, that represents a very Ours is a very busy country just now; perative to increase the number of air great decrease in the amount that was and even for projects such as this, proj craft carriers we have, whether they be expended last year, and it involves a ects of a public nature, there is more dif small or large. I am not at liberty to large decrease in the administrative ex ficulty in obtaining workers than there is state how many :first-dass aircraft car penses. The House allowed $16,000,000 in obtaining them for other lines of riers we now have. I think it is a mat for administrative expenses and the Sen endeavor. ter of public knowledge, but I shaH not ate committee added $1,000,000. The Mr. PEPPER. On the contrary, the state it on the :floor of this Senate .. How House struck out the words "The Work impression which I have received has ever, that number is pitifully small when Projects Administration shall continue been that in private employment there compared to the need of carriers in the to maintain in each State an Office of were not anything like enough jobs for battles and under the war conditions State Administrator for such State." workers of that class. which now confront us. The Senate committee included that Mr. McKELLAR. Let me say to the I mal;::~ :his statement today, Mr. Presi provision. It also included a provision Senator that this provision was recom dent, in the hope that there will be a that "No part of the funds made avail mended by theW. P. A., by the Bureau revision of the program so that the con able in this joint resolution shall be ·of the Budget, by the President of the struction of airplane carriers may be used for, the maintenance of regional United States, adopted by tbe House expedited, even though it is done at the offices," so as to make the ·:egional office committee, by the House of Representa expense of battleships and other heavy a direct State function. tives, and in substantially the same form ships, and that material be given priority Mr. TAFT. Will the Senator yield? and in the same amount by the Senate in the construction of carriers. Mr. McKELLAR. I yield. committee. It seems to me that those in WORK RELIEF AND RELIEF APPROPRIA Mr. TAFT. Will the Senator tell us charge of the work should know some TIONS how many employees there will be for thing about it; and the sum proposed The Senate resumed the consideration the W. P. A. altogether, not workmen, seems to me to be a very reasonable one, of the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 324) but employees in the administrative and they have felt that way. The Sen making appropriations for work relief force, for the coming year? ator knows that a great ma.ny persons and relief for the :fiscal year ending June Mr. McKELLAR. The average num in the country believe that the W. P. A. 30, 1943. ber of workers was 970,000. That num should be abolished at this time. The Mr. LEE. WilJ the Senator from Ten ber will be reduced to 400,000, or 59 committee has not felt that way, but has nessee yield? percent. Based on the total amount felt that with the great reduction pro The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the . ava1lable for expenditures during the ·posed, a reducfion from the $875,000,000 Senator from Tennessee yield to the Sen :fiscal years 1942 and 1943, the reduction appropriated last year to the $280,000,000 ator from Oklahoma? in 1943 under 1942 will be 64 percent. proposed to be appropriated this year, Mr. McKELLAR. I should like to pro Mr. TAFT. What I really was wonder and with an unexpended balance of an ceed with the discussion of this appro ing about was what number of admin additional $56,900,000, these matters can priation bill for a little while. · istrative employees there will be after be taken care of today, when employ Mr. LEE. Is not the bill open to de the change is made? ment is greater than ever before. bate? .Mr. McKELLAR. I shall :find that in Mr. PEPPER. Mr. President,. the sug Mr. McKELLAR. It is open to debate, formation in a moment, and shall give gestion which I wanted to make, if the but I appeal to the Senator and other the :figures to the Senator. I thought Senator will allow me to say so, was that Senators to let us proceed with the pend the information was at hand, but the the appropriation for the Work Projects ing bill. We must dispose of these ap :figures are given in percentages and not program has never been made on a propriation bills, and there are one or in numbers of employees. scientific or factual basis. two more. We must pass .them by next Mr. PEPPER. Mr. President, Will the Mr. McKELLAR. Let me say to the Wednesday. Otherwise we shall be with Senator yield, or does he prefer to finish Senator that I do not know that it ·could out appropriation acts with reference to his statement on that particular point? be so made. It probably has not been. the departments involved. It will take The PRESIDING OFFICER WE MUST PREPARE ON GRANDER SCALE" agreed to recommend and do recommend to inser.t ·~other"; and in line 9, after the Mr. President, there is one other point their respective Houses, as follows: word "appropriations", to strike out That the Senate recede from its amend·.. -I wish to bring .out at this time. There ment: " (except persons now serving as such has recently been a spirit of overopti- . PRENTISS M. BROWN, under other law)." mism on the part of the United States. JOSEPH ROSIER, The. amendment was agreed to. The brilliant victories which our boys ARTHUR CAPPER, The next amendment was, . on page won in the Coral Sea and at ·Midway · Managers on the part of the Senate. 30, after line 5, to insert: temporarily caused us to lose sight of the 1 DAN R. McGEHEE, - SEc. 32. The Work Projects Administration entire picture in all of its grim realities. . THOMAS D. WINTER, shall continue to maintain in each State an By nature I am an optimist but I was Managers on the part of the Hou$e . . Office of State Administrator for such State. never accused of underestimating an an- · The amendment was agreed to. tagonist. - Let us see what the situation , · The repo.rt was agreed to. The next amendment · -was~ on page -actually is-today . . - . JOSEPH SOULEK-CONRERENCE .REPORT · 30, after line 8, to insert: · · · The Japanese have a foothold on the · M:f. BROWN ·submitted the following S~c. 33 ." No part of the funds made avail -Western Hemisphere near Alaska. China report: able in this joint resolution shall be used has been cut off from almost every source I I 1 for the main~enahce of regional offices. of supplies. · India, under the leadership The committee of conference on ·the dis- of Ghandi, is today fa-voring the Axis '-aS ! · ·agreeing votes .of the two Houses on the Mr. McCARRAN. Mr . . President, I against the" Allied Nations. · Sevastopol :amendments-of_the s_en!lte to the bill: (H. R. send to the desk an amendment to ·the and Kharkov are , at this very hour _54?9) for the relief of :· Joseph _Sou!ek, having committee amendment, which I ask to threatened. . m,et, after full and free conference, have have stated. ' . · . agreed to .recommend and do recommend. to . H1tle~ has bro~en thr~ugh the stee1 ·tlleir· respective }louses as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Tne .rmg Which the Umted Natwns were1org- - That the senate recede from its- amend- amendment to the amendment will be ing around him· and is now straining at i ·ments numbered 1 and 2. · · · stated. , · .the Russian line and threatening Mr. STEWART. Does the Senator and simple, and has the promise of so that he was totally dis~bled for the rest know whether the possible or probable much success-and certainly of no injury of his life he would not get a dime establishment of bases on the isle of Mar even if it is not efficacious-that it under the existing arrangement, unless tinique or other islands in that vicinity should receive public support. I am the company which employed him chose might have a bearing upon the situation? hopeful that it will receive public support to give it to him. l\4r. TYDINGS. It is quite possible. so that every avenue will be explored in Mr. TYDINGS. I am in thorough sym Mr. STEWART. Has any exploratory a successful endeavor to break up the pathy with the objectives of the Sen work been done in that field? submarine menace and the possibility of ator from Florida; I Will be glad to con Mr. TYDINGS. I do not know; but I further ·loss of life as the resu}t of the fer with him, and if he will take it up assume that the Navy, in addition to per sinking of ships. with the Navy Department and show me forming its other duties, has made as This matter was first called to my at the correspondence, and a bill can be extensive a search as possible of all that tention by one of the leading citizens formulated, I shall be glad to join with area in an attempt to ascertain :whether of my State, Mr. Jacob Epstein, a very him. I should be glad to do it myself, Axis submarines are being supplied in fine and upstanding citizen who has been but so long as he has already undertaken whole or in part from bases in the Carib one of our leading lights in all civic en ... to make a study of the matter, I should bean. On several occasions I have been deavor, a great philanthropist, and a very prefer to have the information he has through some parts of the Caribbean, as successful businessman. He has repeat obtained. I am in thorough accord with I know other Senators have. It is a place edly brought tl:lis ma~ter to my attention what he seeks to accomplish, and I think where submarines or submarine bases can as a possible means of solving the prob the idea is a very commendable one. ·be hidden quite easily. There are a great lem of the submarine menace. The more IN'l;'ERIOR DEPARTMENT APPROPRIA many uninhabited islands in that area. I think of it, the more I believe he has TIONS Anyone who has traveled through that the germ of a splendid idea; and I am very beautiful island-dotted sea will hopeful that the Navy Department will The PRESIDING OFFICER ~r.ecifically , you asked that a sum of $293,- pounds, about 5 percent of the fluid milk consin, I announce that; if present and 598,000 be appropriated by Congress for the production or 6,000,000,UOO pounds, about 5 voting, he would vote "yea." . rehabilitation and other programs of the percent of the egg production or between Mr. STEWART . Mr•. McCARR,AN. -And the State-ad· . M-r;- LUCAS.- I -was interested in what pad been completely wip~d -out so ·far as· ministrations will not be interfered with the Senator-said with,respe_ct ·to ·$.75Q,OOO the W. P. A. was concerned, but now l by the amendment. ~ being saved. I was uncler :t:Qe i~press~on un.derstand· t.hat- there are six r-egions-in· · Mr. CHAVEZ. But the Senator from that no-money would. be.sayed at alJ ·as a a similar ·situation . New Mexico voted against retaining the result of the elimination of the regional . Mr. -President,' in the first. place we· regional. director in W. P. A., and .he .will offices. · · . - pbjeet to the regionai. directors, because· vote against ...my reg~onal director under • Mr.-McKELLAR. Oh, ye§l; the cost· of we do not get any cooperation-from them any other agency. the regional offices alone amounts · to at all. In the second place, the es~ab-: Mr. 'McCARRAN. That. may be true; $750,000. . ' lishment of regional directors removes I did not happen to·hear what the Sena : Mr.· LUCAS . . But the committee's ac from the Sta,te any authority it m~y ha.ve tor had to say about that matter,. and tion- does · not decrease the appropria- had at any time with reference to· that was my misfortune. - tion? . · . W. P. A. The regional directors control In the bill there is a provision to do Mr. McKELLAR. No; it does not af !=Ver single dollar of expenditure, and the away with the regional offices. If we are fect the appropriation. I~ simply saves ~tate directprs have n9thing whatever to; to do . away with this whole admi,nistra-· that much money to be distributed· do with it. , . tion, well and good, -but let us do it in among the needy, and it seems to 'me that ~ Mi. .. McCARRAN. Mr, President, wili such a-way that it will be orderly:. Let persons could be found-I hope riot as the senator yield? ~ the .regional offices at least function so many as fo.rmerly-but I think persons Mr. TUNNELL. I yield. . that as time passes they · will be . elim could be found who are ne~dy, for whom ~ Mr. McCARRAN . . I{ the language now inated-in an orderly way . . To eliminate this fund should be used, rather than contained in the bill should be retained; them next Wednesday will mean that the being distributed to the regional offices it would mean that the Stafe administra whole administ;ration will go out, and of the. country. · · · ·. . tor would · have nothi.rig to do with the that the. affairs of the regional office13 _ Mr. LUCAS. Is there any testimony work. . What is more, · the work . would cannot even be wound. up. in the record which shows wha-t will hap be administered entirel-y from the city of. Mr. McKELLAR. - Mr. ' President, I pen to the. regional directors and to the washington, which is entirely _remo:ved shall take but a moment . in dis·cussing personnel in the event the ·language of from _the . State ~ and. the Senator. :would this question. There are six regional of the bill is retained? . - · fiJ;Id. his State· administrator .having to ~ fices, and I wi$h to state their locations. ' Mr. McKELLAR. They can an· get ·appeal to Washington at every turn. , One is in New York City. I never heard work in the Government. The Govern · Mr. TUNNELL. Mr. President, I 'do of very much trouble about getting from ment is very desirous cif ootaining the not think that statement is correct at· all. New York City to Washington: Another services of men and women all over the I believe that under the language of the is in Atlanta, another . in .New Orleans, country at this time, and there will be bill as recommended by the committee· another in Chicago, another in St. Paul; no question about their being transferred the work will go, back to the State au and a sixth one at Salt Lake City. to departments where _their services are thorities, where it -was until it was taken The Administrator, Mr. Dryden, made needed. · over by the ,regional autporities. , If this-statement in answer to a long ques Mr. LUCAS. I was wondering whether adoption of the language of the bill. re-. tion I asked him: , the regional directors and personnel of suits in taking the work to Washington, - As you know, Senator, we are· the agency theW. P. A. will not merely be sent into or to New York, or Boston, or to any other. that really originated State adminis~rations ·, the different States and-become part of place, we. are in favor of it. We are in and we are the pioneer in that field among the State organizations. favor of a change. _ the Federal agencies. Mr. McKELLAR. Not of W. P. A., so Mr. BURTON. Mr. President, I wish At another place Mr.' Dryden stated: far. as I know. Wherever .they <;:an be to support the amendment. offered· .by. affiliated with the W. P. A. · in other ca the Senator-from Nevada [Mr-. McCAR I am proposing this year to curtail the RANJ. We have here involved a matter regional offices. pacities I have no doubt that will be done. If not, they can always get jobs of administrative policy which is quite. The majority of the committee believed at the present time. There is no trouble clear. Speaking from experience -during that the regional offices in W. P. A. were at all about that. the .depression period, and speaking for a fifth wheel on the wagon, that the re Mr. LUCAS. What I wanted to find the region which consists of the States gional director in New Orleans could not out definitely was whether or not 'there· of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and be familiar with the .Alabama and Mis would be a decrease in the appropria West Virginia, I will say that it was quite sissippi problems, that, with the drastic tion. impossible during the depression to ob curtailment being made, there was no Mr. McKELLAR. No; there would tain action of a responsible .kind from necessity for regional offices. There not be. the national administration, without the might have been some possible necessity Mr. LUCAS. There would be . no de regional office. There may be a question for them when we were spending $4,800,- crease in the appropriation. . It is as to whether it is advisable to have na 000,000 a year; at that time conditions merely an administrative matter? tional relief and national work projects were somewhat different; but now we are Mr. McKELLAR. It is an administra- at all, but if we do have them, as was spending about $300,000,000 a year, $280,- tive matter. · necessary then, I believe it .is absolutelY. 000,000 being carried in the bill now be Mr. TUNNELL. Mr. Presi.dent, I de necessary to decentralize the adminis fore us, and there being a carry-over of sire to oppose the amendment offered by tration. It is impossible to operate $56,000,000. That is all we are spending the Senator from Nevada [Mr. McCAR ev·ery work project in America from this year. Under those circumstances RANJ. I know how the present plan has Washington. I believe it is a practical there is a vast curtailment of W. P. A., worked in my State. The Senator from thing to operate work projects from the and those connected with it do not see • Nevada ·said the States would not be regional standpoint. I believe that if the necessity of these offices. They say interfered with if his amendment should the amendment does not add $1 to the they are going voluntarily to reduce the prevail. I wish to say that in my State · appropriation, but merely redivides the number anyway. It will save the Gov we have not had a thing to do with the money already appropriated, so that ernment $750,000 in cash if we abolish W. P. A. since the regional government, there will be an intervening agency be them, according to the testimony. Why so to speak, in W. P. A., was set up. A tween the States and the National Gov- should we retain this fifth wheel on the ditch cannot be cleaned out in the State . ernment, it is in the interest of .a sound wagon when we can save $750,000 which of Delaware unless the regional control and intelligent administration to retain can be used for the needy of the country? agrees to it. The man in charge in Dela the regional offices. - I feel that the committee's action should ware has not been on a single project in Mr. McCARRAN. Mr. President, I ask be upheld, and I very much hope that the the State of Delaware since regional gov for the yeas and nays on my amendment. Senate will uphold the committee's ernment was established. The result of The yeas and nays were ordered. _ action. its establishment has been to make a . Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. President, I hope Mr. LUCAS. Mr. President, will the farce of the W. P. A. in my State. the amendment offered by the Senator Senator yield? I am told that for a long time Delaware from Nevada will prevail. There has. Mr. McKELLAR. I yield. was the only State in the Union which been much complaint about bureaucracy 5562 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE JUNE 25 in Washington. It is said that if the instance there may be greater State con a tor from Kentucky [Mr. CHANDLER]. He language· of the bill is retained it will b_e trol. I think the only thing involved is is unavoidably detained. necessary to come all the way from one's the question of saving $750,000, to be The result was announced-yeas 22, State to Washington to have projects used in caring for the poor of the Nation nays 32, as follows: -and other matters in connection with through theW. P. A. YEAS--22 W. P. A. approved. I do not know what The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. LUCAS Andrews Guffey Rosier the situation is in other areas, but, so in the chair). The question is on agree Ball Kilgore Shipstead Barbour Lucas Thomas, Utah far as the southeastern States are con ing to the amendment offered by the Sen Bone McCarran Truman cerned, I will say that I have never heard ator from Nevada [Mr. McCARRANJ to the Brown Mead Walsh one complaint with respect to the ad committee amendment on page 30, in Burton Murdock Willis ministration of the regional office. The lines 9 to 11. On this question the yeas Clark, Mo. O'Mahoney plan works well there because I think the and nays have been demanded and or Downey Pepper regional director understands the people dered. The clerk will call the roll. NAYS--32 of the region with which he is dealing. The legislative clerk proceeded to call Aiken Green Nye Bankhead Hayden Russell If we cut off the regional office it will the roll. Bilbo Hill Schwartz make necessary hunting through a bu Mr. STEWART "-tr) ~ny: nesid~ne.e re-q'UlWem'ellt whiah ~ s.mch q~axter iJl' aceo:rrda:nce wLtla. tln.e pt:tm".ti otllle11 St.a.te; ] ams s-orny. the Sena,tor eludes any resident of the State who has s.ions 0! such subsection and stating. the f.uom Oflio- has· l~t the C::h3tllllller, be. restd.'ed th~re. in.. cominuo.usi~ · fol! t. yean im amount ap~opriated or made avaiiabie fly canse I. should. like to tel!l. llim that 1. am · mediately-preeeding the' applieatic:m:; or the atate- md' its: pulitfcal subdivisions for sure there are irr FloF:ida a; thousand " ·(2:) ~ny citizens:blip reqlllirement which stmh exp.endi Senator f,rom Nevada a question. I shall term as chief judge- of the Municip ~l - Court United States, under the provisions of sec Col. Paul Vincent Kane (lieutenant colonel, of Appeals for -the District of Columbia, new -tion 37, National Defense -Act, as amended F~e)d - Artillery), Army of the United ...States. position. · by an act of Congress approved June -15, Col. Samuel Lusk!'lr _McCroskey -(lieutenant Nathan Cayton, of the District of Colum 1933. . colonel, Coast Artillery Corps), Army of the bia, to be appointed for an 8-year term as APPOINTMENTS IN THE REGULAR ARMY United States. - associate judge of the Municipal Court of Col. Fred ·w . Miller (lieutenant colonel, In:. Appeals for the District of Columbia, new po TO :i3E FIRST LIEUTENANTS,· MEDICAL CORPS, WITH · fan try), Army of the United States. • RANK FROM DATE OF APPOiNTMENT . sition. Col. Lyman Louis Lemnitzer (major, Coast Andrew McCaughrin hood, of the District . Capt. Milton Omar.' Beebe', Jr, . Medical · Artillery Corps), Army of the, United .States. ·corps Reserve. · · _ · of Columbia, to be appointed for a -6-year Col. Thomas Lyle Martin (lieutenant col~ . term as associate judge of the :¥unicipal Capt. Felix· Claudius Feam;:;ter; Medical onel,· Infantry), -Army of the United_ .States. Court of Appeals for the District of Colum- . Corps Reserve. Col. Alan Walter Jones (lieuten.ant colonel, bia new position. Capt. Winston Clarkson Hainsworth, Medi Infantry), Army of the United States. George P. Barse, of the District of Colum cal Corps Reserve. Col. Willard Stewart Paul (lieuteQ.ant col bia. to be ':l.ppointed for a 10-year term as-chief Capt. Laurence Mercer Hursh, Me~iical , ·onel, Infantry), Army of the United States . . judge of the Municipal Court for the District Om:ps . Reserye. _ . CoL Joseph·CoWles Mehaffey, Corps of Engi of Columbia, new position. ~apt . John Joseph Mal?ney, Medical Corps •neers.· Walter J. Casey, of the District of Colum 'Re13 erve. - . Col. Robert LeGrow Walsh (lieutenant. col bia to be appointed fqr a 10-year term as Capt. Edward Kernaghan_ Mills, Medical onel, Air Corps; ·temporary colgnel, Air Corps), associate judge of the Municipal Court for Corps Reserve. Army of the United States. · the District of Columbia, vice himself. First Lt ...Tohn Charles Benson, Jr._, Medi- cal Corps Reserve. · - · ' ·Col. · .au~n Fr'ederick Kingman (lieutenant Brice Clagett, of Maryland, to be appointed colonel, Infantry), Army of the United States. Flrst Lt. EdwaTd .Lloyd Seretan, Medical for an 8-year term as associate judge of the Col. Harold Whittle Blakeley (lieutenant Corps-. R~serve. · . Municipal Court for the District of Colum colotlel, Field Artillery), Army of the United bia vice Han. George C. Aukam, deceased. First Lt .~ William Morrow Webb, Medical States. ·. · · Nathan Ross Margold, ·of the District of Corps Reserve. · Col. Donald Wilson (lieutenant colonel, Air Columbia, to be appointed for an 8-year APPOINTMENT BY TRANSFER, IN THE EEGULAR Corps; temporary colon~!, Air Corps), Army· term as associate judge of the Municipal ARMY OF· THE UNITED ,STATES of the United St ates. · Court for the District of Columbia, vice Hon. ·Robert E. Mattingly, term expired. TO QUARTERMASTER CORPS - - Col. James Taylor (lieutenant colonel, In Aubrey B. Fennell, of the District of co-.. Lt. Col. Norman Paul Williams; Infantry, -fantry), Army of the United States. lumbia, to be appointed for a 6-year term as with rank from August 30, 1940. Col. Hofmes Ely Dager .(lieutenant colonel, Infantry), Army of the United States. associate judge of. the Municipal Co~:t:t for TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT IN THE' ARMY OF the District of Columbia, vice Han. Nathan · TljE UNITED STATES_ · Col. John William Leonard (lieutenant col Cayton, elevated. onel, Infantry), Army of the United States. TO BE MAJOR GENERALS Col.. Jesmond Dene Balmer (major, Field UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS Erig. Gen. Charles Wolcott Ryder. (lieut~n Artillery), Ariny of the United States: ·· · George H. West, of Kansas, to be United ' ant colonel, Infantry), Army of the United • · Col. Harry Russell Kutz, Orcfniince Dej:iart- States attorney for the district ·· of Kansas, States. ment. · · - - · vice Summerfield S. Alexander, resigned. Brig. Gen. Edwin Pearson Parker; Jr. (lieu Col. David· Norvell Walker Grant (lieu ten- · James B. Frazier, Jr., of Tennessee,- to be tenant colonel,. Fieid -Artillery) , ·Army of the ant · colonel: Mechcal corps), ':Army of the· ··' United States attorney for the eastern dis United States. United States~ · · trict of Tennessee. Mr. Frazier is· now ser-v Brig. Gen. Charles.Hunter Gerhardt (Ueu dol. John Reed Hodge (lieutenant colonel, ing In· this office under an appointment which tenant colonel, Cavalry), Army of the. United Infantry), Army of the Un.ited S:tates .. expired May 26, 1942. States. Col. Lawrence Hyskell Hedric_l{; J:udg_e ~d UNITED STATES MARSHALS .. Brig. Gen. James Lester Bradl-ey (lieutenant vocate General's Departp1ent. colonel, Infantry) •. Army of the United States. Col. David GooC.win Barr (lieutenant col Anton J. Lukaszewicz, of Wisconsin, to be Brig. Gen. Terry de la Mesa - Allen (lieu United States marshal for the eastern dis onel, Infantry), Army' of the United States. tenant colonel, Cavalry), Army of the United ·Col. Henry Balding_Lewis (lieute-nant col trict of Wisconsin. Mr. Lukaszewicz is now· States. · onel, Adjutant General's Department), Army serving in this_o~ce . under an appointment Brig. Gen. John Shirley Wood (colonel, Field which expired _June 24, 1942. Artillery), Army of the United States. of the United States. Col. James ~ay!Jlond Alfonte, Quartermaster . William Ryan, 9f -_ Illinois, to be United Brig. Gen. Geoffrey Keyes (lieutenant colo States marshal for the eastern district · of Corps. :nlinois. Mr. Ryan 1s now serving in this nel, Cavalry), Army of the United States. Brig. Gen. Paul Woolever Newgarden (lieu Col. Raymond Foster Fowler, Corps of Engi- _office tind'er an· appointment -wl:Iich ~xpired tenant colonel, Infantry), Army of the United MM~ • June 8, 1942. States. Col. Allen Rmrsell Kimball, .Quartermaster Jos£ph A. McDonald, of Alaska, to be Corps. United States marshal for division No. 4, Brig. Gen. Roscoe Barnett Wocdruff (lieu tenant colonel, Infantry), Army of the United Col. Robert Chapin Candee (lieutenant col district of Alaska. Mr. McDOnald is now States. onel, Air Corps; temporary colonel; Air Corps), ·serving in this office tinder an appointment Army of the United States. TO BE BRIGADIER GENERALS wh~ch expired March 12, )942. ' Col. Delmar -Hall Dunton (n1ajor, Air Corps; William T . Mahoney, of Alaska, to be Col. Troy Houston Middleton (lieutenant temporary lieutenant colonel, Air Corps; tem United States marshal for division No. 1, colonel, Infantry), Army of the United States. porary colonel Army of the United States, district of Alaska. Mr. Mahoney is . now Col. Charles Solomon Kilburn (lieutenant Air Corps), Army of the United States. serving in this office under an appointment colonel, Cavalry-), Army of the United States. Col. Charles Paul Stivers (lieutenant colo which expired April 22, 1942. Col. John Theodore Pierce ' (lieutenant nel, Infa11try), Army of the United States. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE colonel, Cavalry), Army of the United States. Col. Charles Andrew Willoughby (lieutenant Col. William Earl Chambers (lieutenant colonel, Infantry), Army of the United States. Hon. George F. Alexander, of Alaska, to be colonel, Infantry), Army of the United States. Upited States district judge for division No. Col. Lester Johnson Whitlock (lieutenant 1, district of Alaska. Judge Alexander is Col. William Kelly Harrison, Jr. (lieutenant colonel, Field Artillery), Army of the United now serving in this office under an appoint colonel, Cavalry), Army of the United States. States. ment which expired March 12, 1942. Col. Floyd Lavinius Parks (lieutenant colo IN THE NAVY nel, Infantry), Army of the United States. MEMBER- FEDERAL BOARD FOR VOCATIONAL Capt. Charles W. Crosse to be a ·rear ad Col, Abram Franklin Kibler (lieutenant EDUCATION miral in the Navy for temporary service, to colonel, Field Artillery), Army of the United Dr. Paul H. Nystrom, of New York, to be rank from the lOth day of January 1942, and States. _ to continue during .his assignment as com member of the Federal Board for Vocational Col. William Claude McMahon (lieutenant Education (reap1=ointment) . mander, Subordinate Command, S~rvice colonel, Infantry), Army of the United States. Force, Pacific Fleet. TEMP-ORARY APPOINTMENTS IN THE ARMY OF Lt. Col. Robert Miller Montague (major, THE UNITED STATES Field Artillery), Army of the United States. TO BE BRIGADIER GENERALS Col. Wilton Burton _Persons (lieutenant CONFIRMATIONS Col. William Henry Harrison, Army of colonel, S:gnal Corps), Army of the United the United States, for temporary appoint States. Executive nominations confirmed by ment as Brigadier General in the Army of Col. Percy William Clarl!::son (lieutenant the Senate June 25 (legislative day of the United States, under Public Law No. 252, colonel, Infantry), Army of the United States. June 18), 1942: Seventy-seventh Congress, approved Septem-: Col. Edward Stanley Ott (lieutenant oolo THE JUDICIARY ber 22, 1941. nel, Field Artillery), Army of the United Colonel Carl Raymond Gray, Jr., Corps of States. UNIT~D STA'!ES ATTORNEY Engineers (Reserve) , for temporary appoint Col. William Maynadier Miley (major, In Alexander Murchie· :to .be United States ment as Brigadier General in the Army of the fantry), Army of the United States. attorney for the district of New Hampshire. 5568 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE JUNE 25 UNITED STATES MARSHALS porary appointment in the ·Army of the We pray for strength and courage M. Frank Hammond to be United States United States; which were received today amid the temptations of this hour. We marshal for the southern district of Texas. by the S~nate. pray for understanding and a purity of Neale D. Murphy to be United States mar (NOTE.-A full list of the names of the per purpose that with clear heads and clean shal for the district of Rhode Island. sons whose nominations to temporary ap minds we may ever seek the truth-the Donald A. Draughon to be United States pointments in the Army of the United States marshal for the district of Puerto Rico. were confirmed by the Senate today may be truth that makes men free. found in the Senate proceedings of the Bless the leaders of our Nation with DIPLOMATIC AND FOREIGN SERVICE CoNGRESSIONAl. RECORD for today under the Thy never failing guidance, assure them PROMOTIONS IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE caption "Nominations.") always of Thy presence and keep them To be Foreign Service officers of class ? IN THE NAVY in the path of their higher moods we Raymond H. Geist APPOINTMENT TO THE RETmED LIST pray through Jesus Christ our Lord. Loy W. Henderson Admiral Thomas C. Hart, when retired, Amen. To be Foreign Service officers of class 3 to be placed on the retired list with the nmk The Journal of the proceedings of yes Selden Chapin of admiral. George F. Kennan TEMPORARY SERVICE terday was read and approved; Samuel Reber Charles S. Freeman to be vice admiral in ·ACCORDING THE PRIVILEGES OF FREE Robert Lacy Smyth the Navy, for temporary service, to rank from IMPORTATION TO CERTAIN GROUPS Angus I. ward June 17, 1942, and to continue while com Mr. DOUGHTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask To be Foreign Service officers of class 4 mander of the Northwestern Sea Frontier. unanimous consent for the immediate Maurice W. Altaffer Carleton H. Wright to be rear admiral in consideration of House Joint Resolution William W. Butterworth the Navy, for temporary service. to rank from Paul C. Daniels May 15; 1942. 327, to accord privileges of free importa Cecil Wayne Gray Arthur G . Robinson to be rear admiral, for tion to members of the armed forces of A. Dana Hodgdon temporary service, to rank from June 16, other United Nations, to enemy prison George H. Winters 1942. ers of war, and civilian internees and To be Foreign Service officers of class 5 Timothy J. Keleher to be rear admiral, for detainees, and for other purposes. temporary service, to rank from June 16, 1942, LaVerne Baldwin and to continue while a member of the Army The Clerk read the title of the joint Warren M. Chase and Navy Munitions Board. resolution. Oliver Edmund Clubb IN THE MARINE CORPS The SPEAKER. Is there objection to Raymond A. Hare .I the present considertion of the joint res Bertel E. Kuniholm PROMOTIONS olution? Rufus H. Lane, Jr. To be majors James S. Moose, Jr. There was no objection. William T. Turner Frank H. Schwable The Clerk read as follows: Peter A. McDonald Resolved, etc., That all articles imported To be Foreign Service officers of class 6 Fred D. Beans George V. Allen into the United States, its Territories or pes Robert Y. Brown To be second .lieutenants sessions, including the Canal Zone and the Albert E. Clattenburg, Jr. Gerard T. Armitage Virgin Islands, consigned or addressed to Robert D. Coe Charles D. Barrett, Jr. members of the armed forces of the United John B. Faust Thomas H. Barry Nations, other than those of the United Claude H. Hall, Jr. Frank J . Clarke States, who are on duty therein, which arti R. Borden Reams Hugh Corrigan cles are intended for their personal or official Charles S. Reed 2d Edward C. Cushman, Jr. use, shall be admitted free of all duties and Arthur R. Ringwalt Joseph P. Daly internal-revenue taxes imposed upon or by rea~on of importation and all custor_ns To be Foreign Service officers of class 7 Donald K. Dayto11 Jay c. Griffith, Jr. charges and exactions: Provided, however, Robert A. Acly James A. Harris That if the Secretary of the Treasury shall Fritz A. M. Alfsen Arthur W. Larson find that any of the other United Nations Edward Anderson Preston St. C. Malone does not accord similar treatment to mem Hiram Bingham, Jr. Nathaniel S. Mewhinney bers of the armed forces of the United States, Ralph J. Blake William A. Murphy the privileges herein granted shall, after col Carl H. Boehringer Harry B. Smith lectors of customs have been officially ad Hedley V. Cooke, Jr. George Swinston, Jr. vised of such finding, be accorded to members Sherburne Dillingham JohnS. Todd of the armed forces of such nation only to Douglas Flood Paul T. Torian the extent that similar treatment is ac Miss Constance R. Harvey corded to members of the armed forces of R -:: ginald S. Kazanjian POSTMASTERS the United States. Edward P. Maffitt MINNESOTA SEc. 2. In order to implement the pro Ernest de W. Mayer Evelyn M. Kolhei, Cottonwood. vis!ons of article 38 of The Convention Be George E. Miller Malter B. Gullickson, Peterson. tween the United States of America and Reginald P. Mitchell PENNSYLVANIA Other Powers Relating to the Treatment of William D. Moreland, Jr. Prisoners of War, signed at Geneva on July Shtras Morris, Jr. Hazel E. Hetrick, Beavertown. 27, 1929, ratified by the President on January Paul H. Pearson 16, 1932, and proclaimed on August 4, 1932 Archibald R. Randolph ( 47 Stat. (pt. 2) 2021, 2043) , all articles con Frank A. Schuler, Jr. signed or addressed to enemy prisoners of Elvin Seibert war and enemy civilian internees and de J ay Walker HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tainees in the United States, its Territories Joe D. Walstrom THURSDAY, JUNE or possessions, including the Canal Zone and Rolland Welch 25, 1942 the Virgin Islands, shall be admitted free of H. Bartlett Wells The House met at 12 o'clock noon. all duties and internal-revenue taxes im To be Foreign Service officers of class 8 posed upon' or by reason of importation and The Reverend Edward G. Latch, min all customs charges and exactions. Maurice M. Bernbaum ister, Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Stephen C. Brown SEc. 3. All articles made by members of Leslie W. Johnson Church, Washington, D. C., offered the the armed forces of the United Natlons in Fred K. Salter following prayer: terned or detained ~s prisoners of war by any enemy country or made by nationals of Milton Patterson Thompson 0 Thou Eternal Father of our spirits, REGISTER OF LAND OFFICE the United States interned or detained by our refuge and strength, our present help any enemy country as enemy nationals shall, Loraine Rollins to be register of the land in time of trouble, we lift our hearts to when imported into the United States, its office at Evanston, Wyo. Thee in prayer. We thank Thee for Thy Territories or possessions, including the IN THE ARMY mercies which are new every day and Canal Zone and the Virgin Islands, be ad TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS IN THE ARMY OF fresh every morning. We thank Thee for mitted free of all duties and internal-revenue THE UNITED STATES Thy loving care which is ever about us. taxes imposed upon or by reason of importa tion and all customs charges and exactions. General officers Always Thou art sustaining us. Make us SEc. 4. The exemptions from duties, taxes, The nominations of Charles Wolcott worthy, we beseech Thee, of all Thy good charges, and exactions provided for by this Ryder et al. to be general officers for tern- gifts. joint resolution shall be subject to com-