5060 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 2·2, 1972 By Mr. ROYBAL: tiona! funds for the expenses of studies, in Presbyterian Church; to the Committee on H. Res. 833. Resolution expressing the vestigations, and inquiries authorized by the Judiciary. sense of the House that the United States House Resolution 114; to the Committee on By Mr. BURTON: recognize Bangladesh; to the Committee on House Administration. H.R. 13308. A bill for the relief of Aurora Foreign Affairs. Javier Fructuoso; to the Committee on the By Mr. RYAN {for himself and Mr. Judiciary. BENNETT): MEMORIALS By Mr. GOODLING: H. Res. 834. Resolution calling upon the H.R. 13309. A bill for the relief of Sonia Voice of America to broadcast in the Yiddish Under clause 4 of rule x:xn, Regina Jones, an allen; to the Committee language to Soviet Jewry; to the Committee 314. The SPEAKER presented a memorial on the Judiciary. on Foreign Affairs. of the Senate. of the State of New Jersey, By Mr. HOGAN: By Mr. THOMPSON of New Jersey: relative to Federal highway aid for urban H.R. 13310. A bill for the relief of Jean W. H. Res. 835. Resolution providing addi areas, which was referred to the Committee Davis; to the Committee on the Judiciary. tional compensation for services performed on Public Works. H.R. 13311. A bill for the relief of Park Nam by certain employees in the House Publica Moon; to the Committee on the Judiciary. tions Distribution Services; to the Committee By Mr. ROYBAL: on House Administration. PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.R. 13312. A blll for the relief of Bertha H. Res. 836. Resolution providing for ad Alicia Sierra; to the Committee on the Ju justment of the salary for the position of Under clause 1 of rule x:xn, private diciary. Clerk, Official Reporters to Committees of bills and resolutions were introduced and By Mr. SCHMITZ: the House; to the Committee on House severally referred as follows: H.R. 13313. A bill for the relief of Robert D. Administration. By Mr. BIESTER: Campbell; to the Committee on the Judi H. Res. 837. Resolution to provide addi- H.R. 13307. A blll for the relief of Newtown ciary.
SYRINGES FOR HEROIN, ANYONE? and syringes by registering manufactur FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION ers, importers, wholesalers, and nonphar PROGRAMS COMMENDED-A RE macy dealers with the Attorney General PORT ON GROWTH AND PROG HON. FRANK J. BRASCO of the United States. Also, it would pre RESS IN RURAL TENNESSEE OF NEW YORK vent interstate transfer of such para IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES phernalia to those lacking a prescrip HON. JOE L. EVINS Tuesday, February 22, 1972 tion, medical certificate, or other lawful OF TENNESSEE Mr. BRASCO. Mr. Speaker, the heroin excuse for possessing or using them. This measure in no way trespasses IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES epidemic in this country is in danger of Tuesday, February 22, 1972 turning into a pandemic. Hard drugs are upon the p rerogatives of the medical or now into many high schools and even are pharmaceutical professions. Pharmacies Mr. EVINS of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, appearing in some grammar schools. will not be impeded in the least. Legal we are much concerned today with the Every major city is crawling with them. use of these devices will not be interfered need for revitalizing opportunity in rural Deaths among young people from over with. But the measure will directly and areas in America. With 70 percent of the doses are rising constantly. Everyone is significantly impede access to them by people in this country crowded onto 2 deploring or worrying about this situa undesirable persons. percent of the land, we are concerned tion. Yet, tangible efforts to curb this The State laws in our various jurisdic with the continuing problems of cities traffic are within our reach. tions range from the stringent to the becoming almost unmanageable, and One a r ea eminently worth exploring nonexistent. It is intolerable to allow rural communities declining due to the is commerce in potential heroin para such a vacuum to continue to exist, par loss of that most precious of our re phernalia, especially syringes and hypo ticularly in light of the consequences sources, their people-particularly their dermic needles. Such items are sold which are growing daily. One theme runs youth. through the mails by some enterprises through the entire drug problem. Those Much is pro'.P<>Sed as to what should be with a fine disregard for their ultimate in authority know perfectly well what done-ideas, suggestions, pending legis destination and use. It is impera.tive that the dimensions of the problem are. They lation, and much thinking on this criti some registry and control be placed on know where the poison comes from, who cal question prevails. those who manufactur e and sell these grows it, moves it, processes it, and brings However, experience in the rural areas products. it into our country. The powers that be clearly indicates that rural development Instances abound in which individuals are also a ware of the channels through can prosper if there is more action like order such equipment by mail from pro which it flows in order to reach the that being provided by the Farmers ducers, such as those dealing in veter streets. They further know what are the Home Administration of the U.S. De inary paraphernalia, and receive them contributing factors, such as the situa partment of Agriculture. with no questions asked and no perma tion this measure immediately is aimed This experienced rural agency, now nent record kept. Here is a very definite at dealing with. under the leadership of able Adminis contributing factor to the situation we Yet in spite of this situation, no one trator James V. Smith, who knows and confront in our cities. seems to be willing to crack down hard. understands rural America, is channel In several of these cases, orders were Bureaucratic excuses proliferate. There ing vital and important resources into placed and goods received without ques is always some smooth fellow reassuring many rural communities to enable them tions as to whether or not the customer the public and concerned authorities with to carry through with projects that arise was a physician, veterinarian, diabetic, the same type of excuse. They know what from their own enterprise and industry. or narcotics addict and pusher. is best. They are working on it. They Programs of fundamental support in The answer is that love of the al have the big picture. Well, all I have farming, housing, and the improvement mighty dollar and desire for a fast profit is the actual picture of what heroin is of community facilities are reaching the weighed far larger in the scales of these doing on the streets of the city of New people through programs of the Farm businesses than the potential menace York. All I can see is the agony, death, ers Home Administration. their use would entail. destruction, and upheaval this traffic is One essential element of rural Amer In the proper hands they are useful causing, and I for one am heartily sick ica that benefits from p:rograms of the tools. In the improper hands, they are, and tired of what I consider to be uncon Farmers Home is the family farm. It is in all truth, contributing factors to the scionable delay and inability to act. true that more big farms--corporate spread of the heroin traffic and resulting This is a good measure, and deserves farms--are developing, but the family addiction and crime. the favorable attention of the Congress. farm should be the prevailing pattern of For these reasons, I am joining in It is my fervent hope that we will act American agriculture. Hopefully it will sponsorship of the Hypodermic Needle accordingly and with minimal delay. No remain so, if agriculture is to survive as and Syringe Control Act of 1972. This one is immune, as we all know. a mainstay of the rural economy and proposal would regulate sale of needles Thank you. community life. February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5061 In agricultural credit, Farmers Home So, Mr. Speaker, I commend and con potential for development is greater than Administration is dedioa.ted to helping gratulate National Administrator James it has ever been in our history. The produc the one-family farm secure the financing tion of raw products alone cannot support V. Smith of the Farmers Home Admin this system. Ways must be found to diversi it needs to survive and produce on a istration, and Tennessee State FHA fy and to develop industry. This can best viable basis. FHA serves the family Director Paul Koger for their fine lead be accomplished in conjunction with a farmer-beginner or veteran-who is ership and for the great service the FHA thriving and broadly based land economy. able and willing to work his way to suc is rendering the rural people of Ten Many communities are now making progress cess on the land, but does not have ac nessee and throughout America. along these lines. I have confidence that cess to adequate credit from conven you will find ways to help accelerate this tional sources. progress. Some of these issues are discussed During fiscal year 1971, FHA made further in the attached reports. IT TAKES PEOPLE TO MAKE Sincerely, loans totaling $11.8 million to 1,765 such G. B. GUNLOGSON. family farms in the State of Tennessee. VIABLE COMMUNITIES Of this total, 374 farms in the Fourth Congressional District--which I am hon ored to serve in the Congress-were pro HON. JOHN M. ZWACH ANNIVERSARY OF LITHUANIAN vided with $2.5 million of credit for oper OF MINNESOTA INDEPENDENCE ating expenses or the purchase, enlarge IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment or basic improvement of their farms. Other farm credit in substantial Tuesda.y, February 22, 1972 HON. RAY J. MADDEN Mr. ZWACH. Mr. Speaker, it takes amounts is also being provided. OF INDIANA The Farmers Home Administration more than agricultural prices and sales has become a major instrument of prog to build a sound economy for our coun IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ress in providing housing in rural areas. tryside. We must diversify to provide off Tuesday, February 22, 1972 FHA-insured housing credit now serves farm employment opportunities for those Mr. MADDEN. Mr. Speaker, last Sun both farm and nonfarm rural people, who are not producers. day evening the Lithuanian-American including those in towns of up to 10,000. In this respect I would like to insert Council of Lake County, Ind., held a large The agency generated some $45 million a copy of a letter sent to Dr. Butz from banquet and mass meeting in East Chi of insured housing credit to provide G. B. Gunlogson of the Countryside De cago, Ind. commemorating the 54th an more than 4,000 new or improved homes velopment Foundation, Inc., into the niversary of Lithuanian independence. I in rural Tennessee last year for families CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, in which he was present at that gathering, and along of low and moderate income. Tennessee's points out the need for the development with others, participated in the program Fourth District is a leader in homebuild of industry in rural America: with messages reminding the gathering ing-with 1,276 new homes realized from DECEMBER 9, 1971. and the local community of the neces $12.9 million of rural FHA housing credit Hon. EARL BUTZ, sity to continue efforts to keep up the between July 1970 and September 1971. Secretary of Agriculture, fight, with other captive nations, to re Farmers Home Administration also is Washington, D.O. DEAR SECRETARY BUTz: I want to express store independence and free government the first agency to be successful in a my congratulations on your appointment to to all countries enslaved by Communist widespread program of financing to as the office of Secretary of Agriculture. The tyranny. The following Resolution was sist in providing modern water and sewer Department of Agriculture may now be in submitted by Mr. AI G. Vinick, president systems to the people of rural America. a better position than ever to initiate more of the Lake County Lithuanian-Ameri FHA's rural community facilities pro effective programs to help the farm and oth can Council, and the same was unani gram has brought 163 water systems and er related problems, many of which are mously adopted: rooted in the imbalances which have grown 16 waste disposal systems to town and !:tESOLUTION farm areas still lacking these basic ad up between the urban and country econ omies. Whereas, Lithuania's Declaration of Inde vantages in rural Tennessee. The time has come, in my opinion, when pendence proclaimed on February 16, 1918, in Some 48 of these systems are in our we must begin to look at farming as some· Vilnius, whereby a sovereign Lithuanian Fourth Congressional District, made pos thing more than a mere production machine. State, having antecedents in the Lithuanian sible by $6.8 million in Farmers Home While only one family in seven living in the Kingdom established in 1251, was restored, Administration loan financing that the country is directly engaged in farming, the and family farms form the main economic base Whereas, the Soviet Union, through a pro communities will pay back. We have gram of deportations and re-settlement of famous examples of what water exten for thousands of towns and small cities under 15,000 population. They help to keep vast peoples, continues in its efforts to change the sion and modernization has meant in areas of the country from becoming human ethnic character of the population of Lith terms of business development and home wastelands. In many of these areas the uania and the other Baltic States, thereby improvement--for instance, Warren character of the land is not suitable for committing the offence of genocide, and County, Tenn., where some three dozen large-scale farming. Whereas, thousands of American citizens industries, large and small, and several It would be unfortunate for the country 1! of Lithuanian descent have by all possible hundred new homes have been built on agriculture should continue to become con means demonstrated their concern for the centrated in the hands of big corporations plight of enslaved people of Lithuania, and the lines of four rural community water now therefore be it systems built in recent years. and absentee landowners. These operations are usually centered in the richer agricul Resolved That we again express our grati One of the greatest values of the tural areas. Yet it is here where we often tude to the United States Government for Farmers Home Administration is its find some of the most backward communi the firm and unwavering position of non flexibility in rural development. For ex ties and poorest living conditions. It takes recognition of the Soviet occupation and an ample, with the help of civic clubs and people to make viable communities. nexation of Lithuania, and Department of Agriculture agencies, a Millions of people have been flocking into That we respectfully request President Nix cities, some of which are now choking from on to direct the attention of world opinion group of farmers formed the Midstate at the United Nations and at other appropri Producers, Inc. The Farmers Home Ad overpopulation, while the great body of ate international forums on behalf of the ministration supplied a $39,000 loan to America remains relatively underdeveloped restoration of sovereign rights to the Baltic the corporation to buy land and build a and underpopulated. This experience would peoples, which policy was recommended to livestock marketing center. The farmers suggest that the "rural development" pro the President of the United States by the of Cannon County now can market their grams which have been going on for 18 years House Concurrent Resolution 416 of the 89th livestock without enduring the hardship need to be evaluated in the light of present Congress, and of hauling them long distances. This has day realities. While rural pockets are being That we urgently request our government brought on tremendous improvement in patched up, we need to redefine our goals to make all possible efforts to have Simas livestock production. Cannon County with respect to the total countryside or 98 Kudirka returned to this country with his percent of the United States. family, and residents have also received housing as This total countryside includes farming, That the copies of this Resolution be sistance and financial assistance for nearly all land area, natural resources, and mailed to President Richard M. Nixon, Secre water service. Many other counties available living space. It includes thousands tary of State William P. Rogers, to both throughout the Fourth District and Ten of towns and some 70 million people. These Senators and all the members of Congress nessee have been assisted by FHA. resources form an inter-related system whose from our State, and to the Press. 5062 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 22, 1972 DEALING WITH POLLUTION all, he wears the cloak of respectability. The the total cost, no one cares if the cost is environmental con man is well-educated, inflated somewhat artificially.... both technically and socially; but he has The only catch is that the real cost is well no conscience. over a dollar for each dollar committed. The HON. GEORGE A. GOODLING If we examine the facts carefully, we would people could get the job done for a dollar OF PENNSYLVANIA find that environmental pollution is not per dollar cost if they would do it themselves; IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES something that suddenly caught up with us but they want something for nothing. They a few years back. It is not something that is are suckers for the free-money concept. Tuesday, February 22, 1972 strangely peculiar to the United States and The local politicians love this procedure other technological nations. It is not the end because they get credit for bringing in all Mr. GOODLING. Mr. Speaker, every product of a greedy society that is consuming this free money to the local area. The pollu one is concerned about our environment. all the earth's resources at an ever-increasing tion is created at the local level and can be There are some individuals in our society, rate. Environmental pollution has been with solved only at the local level. Fragmentation however, who, for some reason or other, us since the beginning of time and will be of responsibility for funding has caused a want to push the panic button on our with us until the end of the earth. We can loss of local control. Increased bureaucracy pollution problem. not escape from pollution but we do not plays right into the hands of the environ The simple truth of the matter is that have to live in a polluted environment. For mental con men and they are having a field as long as men inhab-it the earth, there centuries man has lived in an ever-increas day at all levels-local, state, and Federal. ... ingly polluted world. Slowly but surely, he The solutions to pollution lie with t.he will be pollution, and the secret of deal learned that environmental pollution de professionals. There are no magic solutions; ing with pollution is to keep one step stroys life both actually and spiritually. Once but there are new ways of doing things. There ahead of it. he learned this, man had the key to solving is a positive way of moving ahead but it takes Contrary to what the panic button the pollution problems once and for all. lots of work and effort. It means that we are pushers contend, we are more than hold One of the major aspects of our current not going to solve our environmental pollu ing our end against pollution. Dr. Mc environmental-pollution binge is its nega tion problems in just a few years of effort. Kinney, a professor of civil engineering at tiveness. Everything about pollution today We are going to be working on these problems is negative. Unfortunately, two negatives do from now until eternity. We can never stop the University of Kansas, points this out not make a positive. It is interesting to note working. in an article that appeared in the Kansas that the negative approach to pollution ap Alumni magazine. Because af the arti peals to most people. They like to think that cle's timeliness, I insert it into the CoN they must be punished for having the good ARMENIAN REVOLT AGAINST GRESSIONAL RECORD and recommend that life. The more they enjoy life, the more they THE SOVIETS my colleagues read it closely. must be punished. Since suffering appeals to so many, it is not surprising to note that the WATCH OUT FOR THE ECOLOGICAL CON MAN environmental con men are preaching salva (By Ross E. McKinney) tion through further suffering. Needless to HON. ROBERT H. STEELE In recent months we have heard more and say, further suffering can be obtained only OF CONNECTICUT more about "unbreathable air, undrinkable at great cost to the public and gain to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES water, inedible fish, eroded mountainsides, environmental con artist. As long as we ac intolerable noise, scarred Alaskan tundra, cept this strange philosophy of personal guilt Tuesday, February 22, 1972 and poisoned mother's milk." . . . for enjoying life, we will not make any real Each day brings new stories of environ progress in solving pollution or in getting rid Mr. STEELE. Mr. Speaker, February- mental horror. Each new story must be worse of our environmental con men.... 18, 1972, marks the 51st anniversary than the last in order to get even a measure The con men have been very effective in of the Armenian revolt against the of attention from our ever-fleeting media. undermining public confidence in existing Soviets. This revolt was the first and only Like a large wounded animal, the public pollution-control specialists. Existing pollu time in Soviet history that a Soviet-oc has responded to this environmental danger tion-control people have been blamed for cupied country was able to successfully with screams of lament. There is no hope for allowing the situation to deteriorate to the restore its independence after over the future. All is lost. It is merely a matter of sorry state that now exists. The public is throwing the Soviet regime. time before mankind is flushed down the being conned into believing that things are tube, once and for all. There is doubt that we getting worse and worse. Actually, just the The Armenian revolt against the Com will live long enough to see the dawn of an opposite is true. The situation is actually munists was not a planned or organized other century. The picture is painted with getting better and better. This progress is not event; it was a spontaneous uprising by blacker and blacker hues. And like the being made by the environmental con men a people who could no longer tolerate wounded animal, the public cries out for life. but by the plodding professional who does the the gross injustices of the Soviet rule. Environmental pollution must be stopped. work and is never recognized. On February 18, 1921, the central prison The world must be made pristine again. Time One of the current fallacies being ex at Erevan was stormed by angry Arme is of the essence. Do we have time or is it al pounded by environmental con men is that nian citizens. The day before, a large· ready too late? more money will solve all of our environ As is normal in times of stress, various mental problems. There is no doubt that number of prisoners had been poleaxed groups of people step forward to meet the more money will have to be spent for en and the rest await-ed mass execution. challenge. All are eager to do battle. All have vironmental pollution control. A clean en This rebellion marked the restoration the answers we seek. Some of the answers are vironment is not free. But it does not need of Armenian independence. The Arme simple; some of the answers are quite expen to cost as much as the environmental con nian people were outraged by the massive sive; and some of the answers are even men have indicated. brutality and abuse of the occupying magical. A typical example of the environmental con Soviet rule. Unable to be subjected to Ever since the beginning of time man has game is the construction-grants program for these atrocities any longer, the people been fascinated by magic. The sleight-of municipal waste-water treatment plants. Ini hand artist. the Brooklyn-bridge salesman, tially, the construction grants were propo.:;ed were banded together through common the something-for-nothing specialist, and as carrots to help local areas recover after desperation. the ecological medicine man have held a World War IT. The professional people mis After the rebellion, leaders of the special charm ~hat has permitted the sucker takenly thought that a little Federal support Armenian Revolutionary F'ederation to be taken without his realizing it. The would help the local levels over the financial Dashnaks--organized a new government name of the game is "Making It Without hurdles that had accumulated during Worl
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Increase or decrease (-)from Increase or decrease (-) from
3 months ago at annual rate Year ago Outstanding Previous Outstanding Previous Item this monthend monthend Amount Percent this month end month end Amount Percent
Total assets/liabilities and capitaL ••• ______------$20,845 $260 $2, 528 14.2 $21,032 $293 $3,082 17.2 FederaL ._. _____ ------.-_----- _-.------10, 426 119 1,236 14.2 10, 582 193 1, 721 19. 4 State ______------______10,419 141 1, 292 14.3 10,450 100 1, 361 15.0 loans outstanding ______15, 858 151 2,092 14.9 15,977 129 1, 871 13.3 FederaL. ______------______•. -----.----•. ------7, 875 81 1, 096 15.9 7,946 90 977 14.0 State ______------_.------7, 983 70 996 14.0 8, 031 39 894 12.5 Savings. ______18,246 208 2,112 13.7 18,319 290 2, 796 18.0 Federal (shares) • • _. ______._ ._. __•• ___ •• 9,?.00 113 1, 144 15.1 9,264 177 1, 635 21.4 State (shares+dep.) ______• ______• _ 9,046 95 968 12.3 9, 055 113 1, 161 14.7
Note : Monthly figures, except where otherwise indicated, are preliminary estimates based on reports furnished by a group of Federal and State-chartered credit unions that account for about 30 percent of credit union assets. Estimates are revised annually, mainly to incorporate recent benchmark data. CREDIT UNIONS- SELECTED DATA HON. ALBERT W. JOHNSON'S It has been my custom to devote a "News LATEST NEWSLE'ITER letter" to some of the inter&lliting events in This Last Year the district during the past year. This year Item month month ago was certainly one of action in the district HON. ALBERT W. JOHNSON and I am pleased to present some of the Number of operating credit OF PENNSYLVANIA highlights of 1971 for your information. unions~------23,333 23,345 23, 656 THE NEW 23D CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT FederaL .• ______.---_ 12,754 12, 757 12, 977 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Charters issued ______23 46 28 Most everybody breathed a sigh of relief Entered liquidation 2 ______26 38 40 Tuesday, February 22, 1972 when the Legislature re-instated our present State ______10, 579 10, 588 10,679 Number of members (thousands) ___ 24,323 24, 200 22,819 Mr. JOHNSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. 10-county district without change, and then Federal credit unions ______12,869 12,792 11, 966 I added a part of Clarion County including State credit unions ______11,454 11, 408 10, 853 Speaker, have just issued a newsletter Clarion Borough in order to make a district Average savings per member ______$753 $745 $680 and am submitting it for the RECORD as having the required 471,000 population. The Federal credit unions (shares) ____ 720 710 638 a part of the official proceedings of the State credit unions (shares + plan that had passed the House ripped the deposits). ______. __ 791 784 727 House. The newsletter contains the usual counties of Centre, Clearfield, and most of Delinquency rate: 3 heading of my previous newsletters, as Clinton from the district and then added Federal credit unions: Indiana, Armstrong, Clarion, and Jefferson Number of loans ______3. 1 3. 2 3.5 follows: Amount of loans ______2. 0 2. 0 2. 7 Newsletter from your Open Door in Wash counties. However, pressures from all over ington, Congressman Albert W. Johnson, 23d the state cause the Senate of Pennsylvania Re~:a:r:I~~:~N°~n.ions ______9. 3 8. 9 9. 4 to come up with sensible districts. The peo State credit unions ______District of Pennsylvania, Newsletter 21, 7. 2 7. 0 6. 9 ple in my opinion have a vested right to loan-to-share ratio: February 1972. Federal credit unions with assets some continuity of their district, with an of: I have inserted 12 pictures in the opportunity to vote for or against their sit $2,000,000 or more ______85.9 86.6 92. 0 newsletter, in addition to the usual pic ting Congressman if they decide to do so. $500,000 to $1,999,999 ______85.4 86.1 90. 6 This district a.s now set up will make this less than $500,000 ______85. 8 86.4 90. 1 ture of myself before the open door. While I realize the RECORD does not re choice possible. li}~1e~:~s~~:~f;o~:ions with assets CENTENNIALS AND CELEBRATIONS of: produce pictures, they may be seen by $2,000,000 or more ______52.4 52.1 44.9 interested persons by examining the The people of the district are proud of $500 ,000 to $1,999,999 ______88. 6 88.4 76.8 their history, and they fittingly celebrate less than $500,000 ______135.7 135.4 122.9 newsletter as filed in the official records of the House. The newsletter is as fol milestones as they occur. Here follows a few lows: of the more interesting events of 1971. t Data for Federal credit unions based on complete reporting. THE OIL CITY CENTENNIAL 2 Net of Federal credit unions that resumed operations during DEAR FOLKS IN THE 23D CONGRESSIONAL DIS the month. TRICT: The Second Session of the 92nd Con One of the biggest events was the Oil City a loans delinquent 2 months or more as a percentage of the Centential celebrating one hundred years as number or amount of loans outstanding as reported by monthly gress is now underway and President Nixon respondents. has delivered his message on the State of a city. The history of Oil City is both glamor • Repayments in current month as a percentage of outstanding the Union with a background of an almost ous and thrilling. In 1859, it was a little vil loans at end of preceding month as reported by monthly lage called "Cornpla.nter" with a. general unanimous prediction by economists that respondents. store, a grist mill and several dwellings. It $ Represents the sum of U.S. Government securities, savings 1972 will be a banner year, with the Gross was a favorite stopping place for raftsmen, and loan association shares , and loans to other credit unions as a National Product soaring to $1 trillion, 150 percentage of notes payahle and share accounts larger than steering logs from Coudersport in Potter $5,000. billion, an increase of $106 billion over 1971. County to Pittsburgh. The hotel was the He called on Congress to pass his previously Note: Ratios and averages based on data not adjusted for "Moran House" and a descendent of the seasonal variation. outlined legislative program. original owner is Ed Moran, a resident of CXVIII--320-Pa.rt 4 5070 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 22, 1972 Oil City, and seen in the picture in the derby SWEDISH FESTIVAL AT MT. JEWETT mental Mine Drainage Treatment Facility hat. Mt. Jewett in McKean County, proud of Plant at Hollywood, in Clearfield County. It I had the honor to be the speaker at the their Scandinavian background staged their is said the greatest pollution in Pennsylvania opening ceremonies at noon on August 12th. annual Swedish Festival. This is a week set is caused by mine drainage, and this plant, The picture shows me at the microphone de aside for former residents, mostly of Swedish which cost over $1 million with a Federal livering the keynote speech. descent to return home for a visit and cele grant of $700,000, is designed to research Oil City started to really grow in 1859 with bration. I rode in the long parade on August methods to control this pollution. They have the discovery of oil by Colonel Drake on the 19th and then went to the school auditorium achieved a breakthrough in this task by uti.. bank of Oil Creek, 17 miles from Oil City. where I had the privilege of crowning the lizing autotrophic bacteria to oxidize the Soon oil was being discovered in great quan festival queen. I am pictured placing the iron in these waters with the use of low cost tities. In 1862 Andrew Carnegie paid $40,000 crown on Miss Gail Storm, chosen by the limestone. On September 6th I again visited for the Storey farm near Oil City and in Judges, who were Juanita Lane of Turtle the station and posed for this picture with two years the oil discovered on the farm point, Hazel Jordan, Smethport, Guy Willey Harold L. Lovell, its enthusiastic project di m-ade it worth $5 million. Carnegie was then of WKZA, Kane, and Alpha Tantalo of Brad rector. The various states are watching this 27 years old. No doubt this strike helped ford. facility and expect productive results. make Andrew Carnegie the great success he THE "FALL WEEKEND" AT BELLEFONTE LOCK HAVEN STATE COLLEGE DEDICATES later became. The 23rd District fittingly observes the A STUDENT CENTER BRADFORD CELEBRATES OIL DISCOVERY beauty of the Fall foliage. Annually Renovo Other communities also staged dedica Oil was discovered near Bradford in 1871. stages a "Flaming Foliage Festival" which in tions. A real delightful one was the dedica This led to the mushroom growth of the city creases in size and splendor each year. tion ceremonies for the Parsons Student and development of the largest oil field in Clarion, in the new 23rd District, has a glam Comznunity Center at Lock Haven State Col the Nation during the next 30 years. From orous celebration on the same day. 1971 lege on October 23rd. I was pleased to be August 16 to the 22nd, Bradford staged the saw a new festival presented at Bellefonte on present and posed with Dr. Francis N. Ham "Bradford Oil Centennial" under the chair October 16th, called the "Fall Weekend." I blin, the new College President for this pic manship of Sam Gregg. It was a tremendous delivered the address at the formal "open ture. The center was erected in honor of Dr. affair ending on August 22nd with the largest ing ceremonies" at 1 p.m. Present at the RichardT. Parsons, President of Lock Haven parade ever staged in Bradford. Mrs. Johnson opening were various offiicals and we posed State College for 28 years, who made an in and I rode in the parade with great delight. for this picture. They are left to right: Rich spiring address. The Master of Ceremonies Many speeches were made during the week, ard Bridge, of the U.S. Olympic Games for for the affair was a fine young man named one of the best by H. H. Danielson, the Dis Canoeing, myself, Mayor Ellis Keller, State Ron Jury who hails from Clearfield. Also trict Manager of Pennzoil United, Inc. before College, Mayor Chauncey Long, and Nicholas present from Clearfield was Ashley Wool the Kiwanis Club. He traced the history of Pelick, President of the Bellefonte Chamber ridge, the Alumni President. the Bradford field and pointed out the total of Comznerce. In my remarks I congratu Dr. Hamblin, formerly from the University oil produced by the field to August 1971 was lated Bellefonte on this new venture which of Arizona, was attired in a western formal 647 million barrels, for an overall gross will be built around the activities of the Wild outfit with cowboy hat. He crowned the revenue of $2.50 per barrel or the sum of $1.6 Water Boating Club and Bellefonte's in Homecoming Queen and seemed very popular billion. He estimated that only 30 to 50 % of teresting history. Bellefonte boasts of mem with the students. The center is a real fine the oil in place had been produced to date. bers on the Olympic Canoeing and Kayak addition to the student life of the college. Another matter of great interest to Brad teams and plans to make this an annual SPORTSMEN HEAR NOTED SPORTSWRITER event. ford and the area is the completion and op On March 27th I attended the annual din eration of the new Instrument Landing Sys A NEW WATER SYSTEM FOR ST. MARYS ner of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Camp tem at the Airport,- together with 15,000 1971 saw the realization of a dream that Association at Bradford, which dinner, called candle power landing lights. New control in came true for St. Mary's, Pennsylvania. On the "Oberammergau of Sportsmen," attracted struments were installed; greatly overtax Sunday, October 24th they dedicated their over 400 persons. Warren Page, noted sports ing present quarters at the airport. The Fed new Laurel Run Reservoir and Water Plant at writer, was the speaker. In the group picture eral Government provided $358,250 towards the cost of $8.5 million. The Federal Govern taken at the event are, from left to right: As the Instrument Landing System and the ment provided $2,150,000 which I was pleased semblyman Victor Westerber; Judge Glenn lights. I was glad to be a part of this new to assist them in securing. Like most thriv Mencer; Duane Hagg, President; Judge Wil facility which is a tremendous safety factor. ing comznunities, St. Mary's had outgrown its liam Potter; Warren Page; Henry Onofrio, I recently visited the airport to view the new water supply. An authority was formed by Secretary; myself, and Griffith Herold, Toas-t system and instruments and posed with Tony civic-minded citizens. They purchased the master. I was called on for a report on the Volpe, the Flight Station Manager. local water company, went up Laurel Run Fish Hatchery. It will now be located at the A SESQUICENTENNIAL AT PLEASANTVILLE and built a new reservoir with a capacity of Kinzua Dam, as water obtained on Marvin Another historic celebration was the Ses 875 million gallons of water. The very finest Creek was not usable for fish production, it quicentennial conducted by Pleasantville, in purification plant was erected. I was the having 1.99 parts-per-million of manganese Venango County. The town was settled in dedication speaker, and afterwards posed for and 1.29 parts-per-million of iron. I also re 1821, and in 1868 had 3,000 people, also the this picture at the control station with Har ported on the status of gun control legisla tion which I oppose. result of the Drake Oil Well discovery. Pleas rison C. Stackpole of St. Marys, authority antville is located 5 miles from the Drake member and ardent promoter of the project. MEDICAL CENTERS-A VITAL NEW VENTURE I recommend readers of this newsletter to well and is 5 miles from the site of the now Many communities in the district are ghost town of Pithole which at one time had visit this new improvement and see a remark able new water plant. building or have built medical centers to at 15,000 people. Mrs. Johnson, our grand tract doc·tors and provide an opportunity daughter, and I rode in the parade which ROUTE 8 RELOCATION NEAR FRANKLIN for high standard medical care. One such attracted over 10,000 people. I posed for this All over the 23rd District new highway area is Penns Valley in Centre County, where picture there with Mayor Ralph Archer (left) projects attracted attention in 1971. One of they broke ground for their center on Au and Arthur C. Covell, President of the the most important was the ground-breaking gust 8th to serve 9,000 residents. I was in Borough Council (on the right). This was for the relocation of Traffic Route 8 near vited to be present and delivered one of the a very enjoyable event. Franklin at the Polk cutoff with a new 4- dedicatory speeches. I am pictured at the lane limited access concrete pavement ap microphone with Reverend Geraldine Shaw LUDLOW ALSO CELEBRATED proximately 7 miles long to cost $11.9 million. da, a. board member, in the background. The Ludlow in McKean County also celebrated There were many prominent persons at this center will cost $132,780, financed by a Fed its 10oth Anniversary on July 3rd and 4th. event as it signals the eventual construction eral grant of $46,808, and a remarkable re Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Nelson headed a local of a new Route 8 north and south. I was sponse from local residents. John Decker committee that did a tremendous job. We at called on to speak on the occasion, and is the President of the Health Association. tended the dinner staged for visitors and pointed out this road is the "Highway of Snow Shoe is also establishing a center, to local residents and we were amazed at the Presidents" having been traveled by Presi cost $132,060, have been awarded a Federal large numbers of people who came "back dent Garfield, and also President Grant in grant of $47,760 with the area providing the home" for the event. Ludlow ha.s a great his 1862. Some of us posed for a picture, and in remainder of the funding. Centers completed tory of achievement in the leather industry. the picture to the right of the Route 8 sign are in Sheffield and Marienville. Under con is Jacob Kassab, Secretary of the Pennsyl· sideration is St. Marys. I consider these proj LABOR DAY AT WEEDVILLE vania Department of Transportation. Assem· ects outstanding local achievements. Each year on Labor Day, Weedville in Elk blyman Kahle, and mysel1'. This is a badly CHAMBER OF COJ.\t:MERCE ACTIVITIES needed iinprovement, financed 50 % by Fed· County starts the fall season ofi with a cele Most communities in the district have ac eral funds. bration which draws a large crowd. The ac tive Chambers of Commerce and Industrial tion centers around their very fine school. For PROGRESS AT MINE DRAINAGE TREATMENT Development Corporations. All are striving to a small community they put on a real worth PLANT obtain new industries for their areas and while parade. Mrs. Johnson and I were hon On June 27, 1970 I delivered the dedication help local firms expand. Warren has a very ored by a place in the parade. address at the opening of the new Experi- live Chamber, and they frequently stage February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5071 what they call an "Early Bird Breakfast," Under the provisions of the Nazi ment agencies, public and private orga inviting speakers for the occasion. I spoke to Soviet Pact of 1939, the Baltic States were nizations, and citizens' groups in order this group twice 1n 1971, the last time being placed in the Soviet sphere of influence. on November 24th. In the picture I am ad to help the public first, become aware of dressing the meeting. Recently I was the On June 15, 1940, Soviet occupation the dangers of respiratory disease, and luncheon speaker for the State College forces entered Lithuania. Mock elections second, participate in preventive meas Chamber. The DuBois Chamber has fought were staged in which only Moscow-spon ures against the incidence of respira for fiood control and I am pleased to state sored candidates appeared on the slate. tory disorders. the President's budget contains an addition The Lithuanian people never accepted The program includes pamphlets, post al appropriation of $700,000 for this $3.2 the Soviet domination. On June 22, 1941, ers, newspaper coverage, radio slots, million project. Cheap imports have de stroyed jobs in the district, as has a very 1 year after the initial Soviet occupation, lectures, demonstrations at the local unfavorable Pennsylvania business tax cli the Lithuanians revolted against the So high schools, and a testing and a demon mate. The increase 1n the Gross National viet rule. The reestablishment of the in stration operation at Martin Luther Product, the revaluation of the dollar and dependent state was proclaimed and a King, Jr. General Hospital. wage and price controls all will contribute to provisional government was created by This imaginative project is a coopera a. healthier 1972 and make the job of local the leaders of the revolt. The provisional tive effort between the city of Compton, Chambers much easier. 8pace does not per government was disbanded 6 weeks later Compton College, Martin Luther King, mit my relating contacts with the other fine Chambers of Commerce in the district which by the German armies as they marched Jr. Hospital, and Abbey Rents, Inhala were most productive. into the Soviet Union. The revolt cost the tion Therapy Division. Lithuanians 12,000 in casualties. Mr. Speaker, I commend Mayor Dollar PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE Resistance continued after the Soviet hide, the Compton City Council, and the As usual, I have a few publications avail reoccupation in 1945. In the period be able for distribution: Official 1971-1972 community-mindad. citizens of Compton Pennsylvania road map; 1972 Congressional tween Soviet reoccupation and 1953, ap who are involving themselves in the pre Calendar; Our Flag; Our American Govern proximately 50,000 Lithuanian patriots ventive and educational measures that ment. were killed resisting the Soviet occupa will be initiated to help curb the inci And now, in closing, I trust you have found tion. The Soviets, in an attempt to eradi dence and the effects of respiratory dis this Newsletter both interesting and in cate the national resistance, deported orders in the city of Compton. formative. about every sixth Lithuanian to distant I insert at this point in the RECORD the Sincerely yours, areas in the Soviet Union or concentra ALBERT W. JOHNSON. proclamation signed by Mayor Dollarhide tion camps where many perished from proclaiming February 21-25 as Respira exposure to the harsh conditions, starva tory Awareness Week: tion, or execution. PROCLAMATION LITHUANIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY The Lithuanian people continue today to resist the Soviet rule. Desperately, they Whereas, Respiratory disorders are in creasing in the United States by 12,000 suf try to maintain their traditional heritage ferers per month, and while the Soviet Union attempts to de Whereas, it is further estimated that three HON. ROBERT H. STEELE stroy any trace of native Lithuanian cul to five percent of the general population OF CONNECTICUT ture. suffer from varying degrees of bronchial IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Today in commemoration of the anni asthma, and Thursday, February 17, 1972 versary of once-free Lithuania, I urge Whereas, there are more than 20 million all Americans to remember the brave respiratory disorder patients in the United Mr. STEELE. Mr. Speaker, today States, and Lithuanian patriots who continue to Whereas, it is now well known that our marks the 54th anniversary of the Re strive toward regaining their independ public of Lithuania, founded on February nation's most rapidly growing health prob ence, to become a free Lithuanian State lem is chronic respiratory disease, most no 16, 1918. It is also the 721st anniversary once again. tably emphysema and chronic bronchitis, of the formation of the Lithuanian State. and These two events are very important to Whereas, these two diseases alone have all Lithuanians as they commemorate doubled in the past fifteen years for each their past freedom and present aspira RESPffiATORY AWARENESS WEEK five year period, and tions for future independence and free Whereas, over 20 million persons in the United States have chronic obstructive lung dom. disease of varying degrees, and Today, many nations of the world have HON. GLENN M. ANDERSON Whereas, there is an emergent need for gained their freedom and independence. OF CALIFORNIA local government in conjunction with aca Most of these new nations had been un IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES demic institutions, other government agen der colonial domination for decades. The cies, public and private organizations, citi Baltic States, Lithuania, Estonia, and Tuesday, February 22, 1972 zens' groups and citizens to help the public Latvia, are examples which contradict Mr. ANDERSON of California. Mr. become aware of the dangers and to partici pate in preventive measures against the the trend toward independence so vividly Speaker, being a leader among the cities incidence of respiratory disorders, seen in recent years. Although they were of the United States is not a new experi Now therefore, I, Douglas F. Dollarhide by independent nations in the beginning of ence to the progressive city of Compton, virtue of the authority vested in me as May this century, they were again dominated Calif. or of the City of Compton, do hereby pro by a foreign power, the Soviet Union, To meet the needs of her citizens, claim the week of February 21-25, 1972, as during World War II. The United States Compton has taken dramatic steps which Respiratory Awareness Week, and urge all has never recognized the domination by have set the pace for other cities to fol concerned citizens to involve themselves in the Soviet Union of the Baltic States or the preventives and educational measures low. that will be initiated to help curb the inci their integration into the Union of Soviet Under the dynamic leadership of dence and effects of respiratory disorders in Socialist Republics. Mayor Douglas Dollarhide, the city of our community. On February 16, 1918, the Republic of Compton has undertaken new programs Lithuania was established as a free state. to bring industry into the city, to upgrade This was after more than a century of housing, to provide quality education for subjugation by the Russian Empire. Not her children, and to improve the health PRESIDENT NIXON IS KEEPING HIS until June 15, 1940, were the Russians to care system for her residents. WORD subjugate Lithuania again. In the short In keeping with the spirit of leader 22 years of freedom, the Lithuanian peo ship, Mayor Dollarhide has taken a new ple developed a strong and flourishing initiative to help the public become HON. ROBERT McCLORY republic. aware of the dangers of respiratory dis OF ILLINOIS The achievements and progress of the eases. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lithuanian people during their short By proclaiming the week of February Tuesday, February 22, 1972 period of freedom demonstrate that not 21-25, as Respiratory Awareness Week, only are they able to be a self-sufficient which, incidentally, is another first for Mr. McCLORY. Mr. Speaker, last week country but that they have the will and the city of Compton, Mayor Dollarhide the President of the United States with strength to make Lithuania a great na has brought local government together drew an additional 4,100 soldiers from tion. with academic institutions, other govern- Vietnam. 5072 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 2'2, 1972 On January 20, 1969, there were 532,- Gerstenberg became GM chairman last tunity be not only a policy but a fact in 500 Americans enduring the perils of an month after the retirement of James M. every plant and every omce of General Mo Roche, who also went on record 1n favor of tors." Asian war. Today, there are 127,100 hiring minority groups and supporting Americans in Vietnam who are planning minority businesses. to come home. In discussing GM's role in South Africa, THINKING THINGS OVER Mr. Speaker, President Nixon is keep Gerstenberg said everyone familiar with the ing his word. situation recognizes that the situation recog nizes that "restraint to racial equality are extremely cllffi.cult to eliminate." HON. JACK EDWARDS But he said that everyone should hope that OF ALABAMA racial equality in South Africa wlll be TO BE COMMENDED achieved. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Last year, at the GM annual meeting, the Tuesday, February 22, 1972 Episcopal Church of America-which owns HON. JAMES HARVEY common stock in OM-proposed that stock Mr. EDWARDS of Alabama. Mr. holders ban the firm from manufacturing Speaker, the issue of busing is one which OF MICHIGAN activities in South Africa because of its racial weighs on the hearts of all Americans at IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES policies. this time in history. Mr. A. D. Mcintyre, Tuesday, February 22, 1972 The Episcopal shareholder proposal was Jr., of Mobile, Ala., one of my constit overwhelmingly defeated as was expected. But uents, has sent me an excellent article Mr. HARVEY. Mr. Speaker, as it was the move received strong support from the by Vermont Royster which appeared in my privilege to participate in the recent Rev. Leon H. Sullivan, only black member Conferences of African and American of the GM board, who spoke on its behalf dur the Tuesday, February 8, 1972, issue of Representatives at Lusaka, Zambia, it ing the meeting. the Wall Street Journal. Since the article was with more than passing interest that Gerstenberg will be the first GM top om makes several good points about this im I read the recent news article that Gen cer to visit South Africa in several years when portant issue, I would like to bring it to he travels there in late March or early April. the attention of my colleagues. eral Motors Chairman Richard C. Ger Roche did not visit that • • • try during his stenberg will visit South Africa to see to seven years as president and then chairman The article follows: it that GM is doing everything possible of GM. But he went to South Africa in THINKING THINGS OVER to hasten equality there. October, 1964, when he was an executive (By Vermont Royster) I applaud Mr. Gerstenberg's personal vice-president. SUFFER THE CHILDREN Spokesmen for GM said Gerstenberg's interest and, in particular, the principal latest statement to managers and personnel For anyone With a grisly sense of humor purpose of his trip late in March or early directors of the firm 1s the strongest he has sick humor, in the current phrase-there is April. My recent visit to Africa has made on the subject of racial equality. bound to be sardonic laughter in the rise of strengthened my sincere belief that an Gerstenberg disclosed his position and the school busing as a social and political issue African-American economic partnership upcoming South African visit 1n a speech outside the South. must be developed, and it must develop yesterday to 100 representatives of invest For one thing it does is expose some monu through a combination of public and ment institutions, universities and founda mental hypocrisy. Over many years those in tions who met at the GM Technical Center other parts of the country have treated the private cooperation. in Warren. issue as one peculiar to the Southern states. I also realize that there has been a call During the speech, Gerstenberg also an Objections to hauling children all over the by some that would make American nounced that GM wlll hire some 250 addi countryside to obtain a preconceived "racial trade or investment with South Africa tional professional researchers-increasing balance" in the public schools were supposed virtually impossible under present cir the staff to 75<>--and expand its fac111ties at to stem only from racial prejudice and to be cumstances. I do not believe that Con the technical center in the next five years. raised only by Southern white racists. gress is prepared to go as far as this He said the expansion--largely in the areas Any other objections to this kind of bua of atmospheric and biomedical research ing-whether on educational grounds, the proposal suggests. I submit that it can comes at the urging of the firm's science ad disruption of neighborhood cohesion, incon well be argued that to remove American visory committee, which is made up of six venience to the children or parents, or con business from South Africa completely of the nation's top scientists. siderations of cost--all were disdainfully dis would serve to strengthen their existing Gerstenberg said GM regards equal em.. missed as merely the rationaliz81tions of die forces of repression. ployment opportunity as "both a moral and hard segregationists. Where, as sometimes Mr. Gerstenberg's intended visit and a legal issue." happened, blacks in the South likewise ob its purpose is most timely. I am further He said his statement on managerial sup jected they were dismissed as "Uncle Toms." port of the firm's employment policy came It was treated, in short, as a purely regional impressed by his strong words and I "last week, in the first talk I made as chair issue. The rest of the country looked on with quote him: man of General Motors to a group of our smug equanimity as court decisions, govern There is no room for prejudice in General managers and employes." ment policy and public pressure forced area Motors---and we mea.n just that. If we have He said he repeated it in a meeting Tues wide school busing on community after com any person at management level in any GM day with all of GM's personnel directors. munity. After all, so said the rest of the facility who cannot function within this In his statement to the management per country, it's not our problem. policy, or is not giving it full attention, then sonnel, Gerstenberg said: Well, it is now. In the North, the Midwest he Wlll simply no longer be able to work for "As you are all aware, the policy of Gen and even in the Far West, in community General Motors. · eral Motors Corp. is that everyone will be after community, there have of late been given an equal opportunity in employment eruptions of public protest when the same May I urge each of my colleagues to without regard to his or her race, religion or policy of area-wide busing came to be ap read the following article as it appeared national origin. plied. And every poll of public sentiment is in the February 11, 1972, edition of the "This is a policy of General Motors and now showing that school busing for arbitrary Detroit News, Detroit, Mich., on Mr. Ger every member of management must imple racial balance has become a nationwide issue. stenberg's ringing declaration for racial ment this policy. Congress is having to come to grips with equality: "Now, there may be many personal preju it both as a substantive and a political issue: dices in connection with this problem. These The House has already passed anti-busing GM CHIEF To Vrsrr SOUTH AFRICAN PLANTS are being expressed in different ways legislation; it is also considering a Constitu (By Dennis Shere) throughout the country, and each person is tional amendment banning busing. The Sen General Motors Chairman Richard C. Ger entitled to his own opinion. ate, to the agony of so many Presidential stenberg said he w111 visit white-dominated "However, the position of GM in these hopefuls, is finding it dally harder to avoid South Africa in a few weeks to "assure my matters is unmistakably clear. There is no the issue because the people back home- self that GM is doing everything it can to room for prejudice in General Motors--and all over the country-are forcing it. hasten-the day of equality" there. we mean just that. In this, too, there is cause for sardonic GM has been criticized tor operating plants "I! we have any person at management laughter. Of all those Senate presidentiR.l in South Africa., which has a pollcy of apar level in any GM facility who cannot function hopefuls With school-age children only SenR theid (separation of the races.) within this policy, or is not giving it full tor Jackson (the most "ocnservative" of the Gerstenberg said he has told his U.S. man attention, then he will simply no longer be Democratic aspirants) has his children 1n a agement personnel they must fully support able to work for General Motors. Washington public school. The others, liberals GM's equal employment opportunity policies "This is strong language but I assure you it all, send their own children to private or they "will simply no longer be able to is no stronger than our conviction. We are schools while proclaiming their devotion to work" for the firm. determined that equal employment oppor- busing for every•body else. February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5073 But for all this exposed hypocrisy there is, from one place to another would make our the knot ... right around the neck of that in all truth, nothing to laugh at, sardonically society no longer one .of a free people. one-time Chamber of Coxnmerce secretary. or otherwise. The whole business has become But what we, the elders, have refused to too sad even for sick humor. decree for ourselves and our own lives we A part of the sadness lies in the fact that have, by some tortured logic, decreed for our this great convulsion over school busing children. However you may dismiss the in MISS JENNIE BURRIER comes at a time when the public, in the South convenience or the cost of this wholesale 100 YEARS YOUNG and elsewhere, is at long last casting aside busing, we have asked our children to suffer old prejudices. Just recently the National what we will not. And the wrong of that Oprnion Research Center, as cited in a Wall cannot easily be dismissed. Street Journal story, found that 80% of the HON. GOODLOE E. BYRON nation (including half of the Southern white OF MARYLAND population) today accepts integration in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES schools and other aspects of public life. That MARRIAGE: "MY PERSONAL ADVICE is, acceptance of integration and opposition Tuesday, February 22, 1972 to school busing have grown together. IS DON'T" Mr. BYRON. Mr. Speaker, everyone This paradox is only a seeming one. What says that our greatest national asset is the evidence shows is that it is no longer our youth-our children. I agree that correct to treat the school busing issue as HON. WILLIAM L. HUNGATE solely a "racist" one. Many blacks, as recent this is a great national asset, however, I OF MISSOURI also contend that our No. 1 asset is the demonstrations witness, also oppose area IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES wide busing. So too do many whites who are wisdom and spirit in the minds of our not only not "racists" but actively support Tuesday, February 22, 1972 senior citizens. Such is the case of Miss racial integration in the school system. The Jennie Burrier who recently celebrated busing issue now trenscends the old labels. Mr. HUNGATE. Mr. Speaker, I am cer tain all of my colleagues have heard her 100th birthday. The Frederick News This ought to be understandable to any Post gave its readers some insight into one who can put aside stereotyped thinking. about one of the outstanding communi There is, first of all, something absurd about ties in my district, the home of former the spry Mount Pleasant woman in a busing a child, who lives within a few blocks Speaker Champ Clark, Bowling Green, recent feature article which I now would of an elementary school, a half-day's jour the county seat of Pike County, Mo. like to share with you: ney across country, with some starting be I enclose the following quote from the MISS JENNIE BURRIER LOOKS BACK 100 YEARS fore dawn and returning long after dark. (By Monica Schal.rer) For years the country labored expanding its Bowling Green Times to show that the school system to avoid just this sort of ne community has always given ou~tand She sits at her window watching life go on cessity. Now when it isn't necessary we are ing service to any who sought help: outside. The quaint lady is Miss Elizabeth reverting to it in the name of having the MARRIAGE: "MY PERSONAL ADVICE Is DoN'T" Burrier, and she's been watching the activity "right" racial quota. outside her Mt. Pleasant home for a century. As reported recently, members of Bowling She resides with a brother and sister, Darwin The expense of it is ridiculous. The cruelty Green Merchants AssociB~tion decided to re Burrier and Mrs. Ada Filler, and a niece Miss of it is that it takes a small child and makes organize as the Bowling Green Chamber of Rhema Fogle. him consume an 8 or 10 hour day for a few Oommerce in 1972. As part of the process, The small, spry woman who marks her hours of schoollng, and puts him in the posi records of the old Chamber of Commerce tion where the friends of his school are not 100th birthday today, has lived a life filled (which ceased to function in 1964) were ob with hard work, family togetherness, warm the friends of his neighborhood or vice-versa. tained. He (or she) , aged six or ten, has life dis friends and religion. A brief oheck through boxes of the old rec "Miss Jennie," as she is known to most, rupted over a social pollcy of his elders. ords showing meeting minutes, bank records, was born on a small farm located five miles And that, I think, gets us to what is really and a lot of other dry, dull material With northeast of Frederick in the Mt. Pleasant sad about the way we, the elders, have gone litJtle value. But there was one letter in the district. She was the second born of John about the long overdue and necessary task of stuff that made the search worthwhile. William and Mary Katherine Burrier; five ending the segregation and isolation of the It was a 1962 letter written by the secre brothers and sisters followed. blacks among us. tary-treasurer of the Chamber at that time, Her childhood days are remembered work It was a happenstance of history that the a man with a dim view of matrimony. He'd ing in the fields With her brothers and sisters first major decision of the Supreme Court received a letter addressed to the Chamber as well as performing the household tasks striking down the old laws and customs of by an llllnois man asking about the legal assigned to girls. segregation came in an elementary school requirements for getting married in Bowling She chuckles when remembering sleigh case. The other court decisions and the var Green. The Chamber secretary dutifully rides with her brothers, joy rides that usually Ious civil rights laws came afterward. But answered: ended when the sleigh overturned. that happenstance focused the issue, first DEAR MR. --: On behalf of the Bowling Miss Jennie busied her small hands with and foremost, on the school system. Green Chamber of Coxnmerce I acknowledge crocheting and spent leisure hours reading, And nowhere have we since applied the receipt of your letter requesting information particularly the Bible. pressure as implacably as on the elemen as to what is needed to get married here in One of her proudest memories is that of tary school system. In the schools the courts Bowling Green Missouri. being church treasurer for 50 years. A church have said that there is a legally correct "bal As to the question of whether to get mar member since the age of 14, Miss Jennie was ance" and that 1f necessary children must ried or not to get married, the Bowling given the task of collecting 5 cents per be moved around to enforce it. Green Chamber of Coxnmerce has no official month from each parishioner who wished Where else have we said the same thing? opinion. However, my personal advice is to retain membership in the Mr. Pleasant Segregation has been struck down, and prop Don't. Reformed Church, now the Faith-Mt. Pleas erly so, at the college level also. But no court However, if you are determined to get ant Charge of the United Church of Christ. has ordered any public college to truck a cer married either here or elsewhere, I wm at She was also a member of the Ladles Mission- tain portion of Its white students to a black tempt to give you benefit of my limited - ary Group as well as a Sunday School college, or the other way around, to enforce knowledge on the subject. (The good sec teacher. the quota concept. retary went on to do so in detail.) As father time caught up with Miss Jennie, The courts and the statutes have attacked If you have any further questions concern she was unable to make the weekly jaunt de facto segregation In neighborhood hous ing this matter or if there is any other to the church, so now, the church comes to ing by striking down racial convenants and information that I can give to you or obtain her. limlting the rights of sellers and renters. But for you, please do not hesitate to contact me. Her pastor, the Rev. L. Richard Batzler nowhere Is there a court decision or a law In the meantime, stop, think. reconsider, marvels at the woman's constitution, remark compelling people to move from one neigh and remain a happy bachelor. ing, "Miss Jennie is such a quiet, pleasant borhood to another, by a governmental fiat, Sincerely yours, woman. I always see her sitting by the win to achieve some preconceived Idea of what -----, dow watching all the life outside. She has constitutes a correct neighborhood balance of Secretary-Treasurer. always been interested in what's going on." the races. Now that's service. We thought about in Rev. Batzler recalls Miss Jennie as an The reason why this has not been done is cluding the Chamber secretary's name, to avid reader in her younger days, especially quite plain. The people, white and black, give him the recognition he deserves. But of the Bible, however at age 100, fa.lllng eyes would consider it outrageous; it could not just think for a moment . . . somewhere in have curtailed her reading. be done by anything short of a Soviet type Illinois there's a jllted bride, now an old Her neighbors describe Miss Jennie as dictatorship. And the people would be quite maid, perhaps, stlll trying to figure out why "very congenial, truly a friend when you right. The law of a free people ought to pro her once-eager boy friend got cold feet about need one." Up untll last year, Miss Jennie hibit segregation of any of its citizens in going to Bowling Green, Mo., to tie the knot. set about her annual task of making taffy any form. A law to compel people to move The poor girl might get the notion to tie for friends and relatives at Christmas. 5074 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 22, 1972 As for the question of matrimony, Miss There are a few thoughts th81t I would like CARE FOR THE SPINAL CORD Jennie prides herself on her spinsterhood, to share with you this evell!ing. I have ma.de INJURED stating "I never wanted to get married three trips to Vietnam and look forward to a (though she had many opportunities accord fourth very soon. What I saw, first of all, in ing to her sister) mainly because I just Vietnam was tragedy. The savagery Of the wanted to be my own boss." Vietcong and the fury thart; is turned against HON. STEWART B. McKINNEY Miss Jennie isn't too enthusiastic of the them. There is nothing attractive about that. OF CONNECTICUT The sight of the wounded; stories of torture life style of today's younger, generation, say IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing that she thinks "all that long hair just and massacre; boredom and isolation-temp looks terrible." tations to drug addiction and despair-all Tuesday, February 22, 1972 Not an ardent believer in women's lib this confronts an interested visitor. But there 1s in Vietnam another story, and Mr. McKINNEY. Mr. Speaker, the key eration 100 per cent, she sums up her feel note of social legislation in the past 10 ings in a brief, "I don't even think women we cannot afford to miss it. Dt is t.he way in should wear pants!" which the majority of our young men have years has been equal opportunity; an Neither mystic philosophy or modern sci conduoted themselves under grave stress. equal opportunity for all Americans to ence has yet devised a formula for longevity. What has emerged, from the years of this achieve that 'pOSition in his or her com Miss Jennie confesses she has no secret dTea.dful conflict is an UD!told story of evident munity to which their ambition and to 100 years of happy living but partially at goodness and the heartfelt generosity of the ability entitle them. tributes it to "retaining your zest for life." overwhelming number of our soldiers, sailors, ma.rtnes, and air men. Regrettably, the In the past months, I have been She adds that her non-indulgence in any actively engaged in a field which deals thing "harmful" might have helped too. easiest news to sell is bad new&--and per But she sums up the situation by quietly haps our own fascination with sens81tion is with men and women who seek not only saying in an almost prayer, "I just thank God partly to blame--but because of that our an opportunity to live again, but to give for living." nation has lost a heartening lesson regard again of their immeasumble spirit and ing our "under-30's." If hundreds of men talents. In a very real sense, we in Con lost their morals and good sense in Vietnam, gress, hold the remedy; a remedy which hundreds of thousands discovered a potential ADDRESS OF TERENCE CARDINAL within themselves for true sympathy for hu would clear up the sclerosis of health COOKE, ARCHBISHOP OF NEW man beings, however different in culture care services for the spinal cord injured YORK BEFORE THE USO lOTH AN they might be. The inner momentum of a individual. NUAL DINNER true personal generosi·ty urged them to assist In this regard, I would like to share the least of their brethren in a strange land. with you my message to my constitu They found in their hearts a tender love o:t ents dealing with this problem and with children and of the elderly and the sick. They one man who embodies the spirit and HON. NORMAN F. LENT showed a.n openness of heart that would flat OF NEW YORK ter the men of any age. All this outpouring hope which I see for the future: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of kindness occurred while their lives were JANUARY 31, 1972. in danger and their young hearts longed for One of the most rewarding aspects of Tuesday, February 22, 1972 home. being your Congressman is the contact I Mr. LENT. Mr. Speaker, recently, H1s Insofar as most of the news from Vietnam have with the fine young men and women Eminence, Terence Cardinal Cooke. has been filled with fire fights and smolder of our District, not only during the grueling ing villages-facts we must face--it has sub days of the campaign, but in the day-to-day archbishop of New York, delivered the merged this---one of the grea.tesrt stories of functions of running a Congressional office. address at the USO lOth annual dinner our time. These young men came fresh From this group, one young man brought in New York. In his address, the Cardinal from our so-called aflluent society, a society special significance to me and the others diseussed the moral fiber of oUJr Armed in which national purposes and moral stand with whom he worked. Forces in Vietnam. ards have become obscured. These young men During my campaign, "David" acted as Also, at this dinner the Cardinal was drew from their inner spiritual resources a both advisor and communications expert for dynamic goodness that some say has disap me. I would often find myself strongly tested presented with the USO's gold medal peared from the world. I have seen them re by his knowledge of the issues and his per award. turning from long and hazardous marches or sistence in defending what he thought was Therefore, I insert his remarks in the ending a tour of nerve-wracking sentry duty. the right course. For his role as advocate of RECORD and encourage my colleagues to I have seen them then devote themselves self social issues, he was given the auspicious read them: lessly to neglected children and to unwanted title of "liberal in residence." ADDRESS OF HIS EMINENCE TERENCE CARDINAL lepers, to digging wells and building chapels, Along with his dogged individuality, David COOKE entertaining the aging and giving their brought something else to my office. Flor along money and personal service to every good with his strong intellectual talents, he car I am very grM;eful for this Award which cause for the benefi.Jt of their fellowmen. In ried a burden which, for mosrt of us, would enooumges me once again to rededicate my their open-handed generosity, they have overwhelm any desires to be part of a team self to the spidtual service of the members shown a love of human beings that crosses and offer all we had. David, you see, is a of the mJ.M!ta..ry family art; home and in vadous every line of age, color and srtyle of life. quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down parts CYf the world. In my visits to our serv War does not breed virtue. But under stress in an automobile accident. With only youth icemen, I seek to be a source Of encourage a man's strengths and weaknesses appear. ful determination and modern medicine, was ment to them but a.otuaJ.ly they are a source In Vietnam the idealism and generosity of he able to contribute his best resource, his of inspiration to me in their constant efforts oUT twenty year old.s rises before us. It de mind. to promote peace in the world. I Wish that mands that we attempt to create a society in Today, David lies in a nursing home, his every one of you could travel with me and which their virtues can find a proper outlet. family shattered by the financial and spirit discover the depth of goodness in the young They are not perfect and they do not have ual burden, and his hopes and health fa111ng men a;nd women who serve our nation. the experience and perspective some of their every day under the pressure of pain. We are aJl ooncerned by the war in Sowt.h seniors enjoy. But these young men and David is not unlike many of our young east Asia as well as tlhe danger of war in women are real and promising and they are men and women who, through both war and ot.her la;nds. We pMy for peace and we hope wha.t America will be in the ~ear 2000. accidents, lie helpless in homes and hospitals that with God's help our young men will all Let us weloom.e our young men and wom throughout the United States. The greatest leave Vietna.m very soon. en home from their years of sacrifice in war tragedy is not their paralysis, but the paral You who have loyally supported them in and tell them that we wish to join with them ysis of this country to take those steps which ·the excellent and saving personal work of in a national effort to help people live to would bring new life to these gifted people. the USO, will not neglect them as they re gether in unity and peace lllnd human dig If you or I were to suffer spinal cord dam turn home. Indeed your sensitivity and in nity. Let us tell them th81t we welcome and age today, it would be mere chance what our sight into human needs that led you to pro need them here in the United States, that we care would be. For despite our great re vide the important supportive services of the cherish their spirit of love and generosity to sources, we have failed to coordinate our vast USO here 1n New York and around the world the widows and orphans, the lepers and aged medical facilities. By sheer irony, we are will effectively welcome them back to soci of a distant and distressed land. In God's over-gifted, with too many general hospitals ety. Your understanding of the social and Providence, they may yet turn the tide treating the spinal cord injured and no com psychological needs of young men and wom against war and hatred; they .m.a.y be the prehensive center where the patient can get en and your goodness to them is precisely ideall&ts Who will succeed. Let us welcome the maximum of care at minimum expense. the attitude that is required today. In the them with a renewed sense of faith in Amer It would come as a shock to most Ameri name of the youth of America and their fam ica and Americans, a firm hope under God cans if they realized that we rank a poor illes whom all of you have served so well dur for the fulfillment of destiny and an ever second to many countries ln the world in our ing their years of milttary service, I thank increasing love and respect for our fellow treatment of this a1H1ction. In Ireland, Eng you. citizens. land and Australia, there are speci.al centers February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5075· where the injured are taken directly from for the public and the engineering profes The Economic Report of the President re the scene of the accident, by helicopter, to sion to become more mutually acquainted cently released reveals that unemployment the center where a whole team of experts and the public, therefore, to better under has increased from 3.3 percent when this stand ready to minimize his injury and su stand the works of engineers. Administration took office to 6.1 percent cur pervise rehabilitation. Therefore. I, William A. Egan, Governor rently-the highest unemployment rate in And what do we do? In essence, we keep of Alaska, do hereby proclaim and call upon ten years. In terms of people out of work, the the pa.ra.lyzed alive, with the exception of a the people of our State to observe the week total has increased from 2,500,000 in 1963 to few very good centers which could and should of February 20 through 26, 1972, as Engi 5,500,000 currently. be the pilots for a new program. neers' Week in Alaska, and I urge all citizens The Economic Report indica.tes tha.t the The challenge we face is the organWa.tion of Alaska to join in extending recognition Administration hopes to cut the unemploy of the resources at hand into a comprehen and honor to our engineers. ment rate to 5 percent by the end of this sive system of care. From the moment of the Dated this 14th day of February, 1972. year, which means that for most of the year accident through the period of rehabilitation, WILLIAM A. EGAN, the ra.te will be more than 5 percent--and the spinal cord injured should be at a. special Governor. much more than 5 percent for such groups as center which deal with this problem. This is young people, minorities and employees in not impossible for it is working in other low-paying positions. parts of the world. Coupled with unemployment are these In respect to New England, I have already PRESIDENT NIXON'S HISTORIC MIS hard economic facts: met with several experts in this field who are SION TO CHINA, STATE OF THE The balance of payments deficit in for now in the process of est81bllshing a. Regional eign trade is at its highest point in history Spinal Cord Office in New England. This is ECONOMY LEADING TOPICS OF $56 blllion 600 million. just one small step to the eventual goal of THE DAY Interest rates have reached their highest bringing to the spinal cord injured the op peak in 100 years. portunlty to serve his country, at a very small The Nation last year experienced its first price in relation to the very great price we HON. JOE L. EVINS trade deficit since 1888. pay to keep the fine young people like David OF TENNESSEE The Consumer Price Index-an index in a. home a way from home. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES which measures the cost of living-has risen 13.7 percent in the last three years. Tuesday, February 22, 1972 No matter how fiowery the rhetoric or how Mr. EVINS of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, rosy the picture, the Economic Report and ENGINEERS' WEEK other official documents provide the truth on recent issues of my newsletter, Capitol the state of our economy. Comments, discussed the President's trip In addition, the war isSue is not resolved HON. NICK BEGICH to China and the state of our economy but continues, along with these economic two major topics of the day in Wash probleins. Utopia has not arrived and there OF ALASKA ington. exists a. frustration and an undercurrent of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Because of the interest of my col dissatisfaction in the Nation-in spite of Tuesday, February 22, 1972 leagues and the American people in these optim1.Stic rhetoric. Continued efforts must be made by all Mr. BEGICH. Mr. Speaker, the week important subjects, I include copies of branches of Government to solve these prob of February 20 through 26, 1972, has the newsletters in the RECORD: leins-and this Congress will continue to act been proclaimed by Gov. William A. Egan SOME TRUTHS ABOUT THE BUDGET, UNEMPLOY in concert with the President to combat as Engineers' Week in Alaska. During MENT, AND THE PRESIDENT'S EcONOMIC these probleins in the public interest. this time, all Alaskans are called upon REPORT The President once again referred to the Following the President's annual State of need for welfare reform a.nd revenue sharing to extend the recognition and honor due with states and local governments. He also to the engineers in our State. the Union Message, the submission of the Federal budget for next year, and the Eco referred to the need for new revenues because Alaska, with its vast natural resources nomic Report of the President, thoughtful of a. shortfall in revenues and indicated he and immense potential, provides an ideal Members of Congress and citizens through is considering a recommendation for a new setting for the engineering profession out the country have been carefully consid tax called a value-added tax, which is a form and its practice, as described by Gov ering all three of these documents. of national sales tax. ernor Egan in his proclamation: It is customary and traditional for the Your Representative has supported both welfare reform and a modified Federal reve To develop ways to utllize, economically, President to make an optimistic report to Congress and the President's State of the nue-sharing with states and loca.l govern the materials and forces of nature for the ments. Welfare reform legislation with work progressive well-being of mankind in creat Union Address was brimming with optimism, glowing predictions and all-is-right-with incentives included has passed the House and ing, improving, and protecting environment, is pending in the Senate and your Repre 1n providing facllities for community living, the-world rhetoric. Abra.hrun Lincoln~alled "Honest Abe" sentative is co-sponsoring a revenue-sharing industry, and transportation, and in provid bill. It is my further position that in adopt ing structures for the use of mankind. once said that "you can fool some of the peo ple all of the time, and all of the people some ing revenue-sharing, important and vital I would like to add my tribute to that of the time, but you cannot fool all of the programs for Rural America should not be of Governor Egan in recognizing the people all the time." eliminated in the process ar aiding big cities engineering profession in Alaska. For The truth of the matter is the.t this Ad and the several states. ministration has switched from a. balanced The second 8esSion of the Ninety-Second the benefit and interest of my colleagues, budget approach to fiscal policy to an era. of Congress will be an historic and productive I am inserting the proclamation of full-blown deficit spending. session and yet a difficult session in an elec Engineers' Week in Alaska into the During the past three years deficits have tion year. However, Committee hearings are CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: exceeded $30 billion-the deficit is estimated now continuing and being scheduled to care PROCLAMATION: ENGINEERS' WEEK at $38.3 billion and many predict the deficit fully evaluate the President's proposals and to further develop programs which Congress Engineering is the profession in which a will exceed $40 blllion in the red this year, knowledge of the mathematical and physical an election year. will ini tia.te and consider necessary in the sciences gained by study, experience, and What the President is proposing is heavy public interest. practice is applied with judgment to develop spending in 1972, with $12.3 billion in im ways to utilize, economically, the materials pounded funds from this year being added to PRESIDENT NIXON'S HISTORIC JOURNEY TO and forces of nature for the progressive well amounts appropriated for next year for CHINA CoULD PRODUCE SENSATIONAL AN being of mankind in creating, improving, heavy Election Year spending. NOUNCEMENTS and protecting environment, in providing The submission of an un·bale.nced budget- As this is written, President Nixon is wing facllities for community living, industry, and in fact a deficit budget which the President ing his way to China on his historic mission transportation, and in providing structures calls e. "full employment budget"-is con to re-establish friendly relations with this for the use of mankind. trary to the traditional conservative Repub isolated Nation of 800 million people. As the Members of the profession in Alaska in lican principle of balanced budgets. first President to visit mainland China., the cooperation with other agencies have con Recently Secretary Connally of the Treas President faces many challenges. tinued to serve the public in the afore ury Department said in a. speech to the He will be negotiating with shrewd--even mentioned manner. United States Chamber of Commerce and brilliant-Communist leaders who have dem.. It 1s appropriate that the profession be business executives that the country should onstrated their ability to transform a Nation recognized at a time when we celebrate the be "applauding•• the proposed $40 billion and its people from a backward, disorganized birthday of George Washington, one of d·eficit. News reports stated that "a thunder country to a nuclear power. These are hard, America's first engineers. ing silence" greeted this admonition from tough, calculating men although they have Engineers' Week provides an opportunity the Secretary. indicated they will roll out the red carpet 5076 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 22, 1972 for the President and extend to him tradi amount of foreign currency now held by people can become actively involved with tional Chinese hospirta.Uty. the United States or owed to our coun politics. A famous student of the Fa.r Ea.st once commented that it is impossible to under try, coupled with the amounts foreign Whether SHIRLEY CHISHOLM wins Or sta,nd the Oriental mind because Orientals nations owe us in dollars, totals approxi loses the Democratic nomination for tend to think in terms of centuries while mately $30 billion. Based on an average President is not important. What is sig the Occidental world tends to think in terms 10 percent duty, this fund could pOten nificant is that she is running and run of shorter perlod&-yea.rs or decades. The tially finance $300 billion worth of Amer ning well. She is serious and bcing taken question is whether any concrete results will ican exports. seriously. America is still a land where be achieved -other than building a. bridge for As foreign demand for AmeTican goods anyone, regardless of race, creed, sex, friendlier relations between the two nations. increases, the U.S. will require greater or country of origin can be the President As the President embarked on his historic mission from the White House, he empha imports of raw materials, thus providing of the United states. sized a.ga.in a. warning to the American people emerging countries with additional for against expecting a,nything other than the eign exchange with which to buy Amer establishing of closer relationships and a ican machinery and other goods needed dialogue a.s a. basis for further discussions, for their economic development. The leg BRISTOL, CONN., POLICEMAN OF negotiations and friendlier relations between islation promises to set in motion an eco THE YEAR China. and the United States. nomic cycl.e of great benefit to the United However, many of us who know and respect States and to foreign nations, hit no cost President Nixon expect that some sensa HON. ELLA T. GRASSO tional announcements and developments to American taxpayers. may occur a.s a. result of his trip to Ohina.. OF CONNECTICUT There is speculation that there ma.y be some IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES announcement with respect to the confiict Tuesday, February 22, 1972 in Southeast Asia--perhaps a. neutra.Uza..tion HON. SHffiLEY CHISHOLM and cease fir&----Or perhaps an indication of Mrs. GRASSO. Mr. Speaker, the Ex some treaty agreement between the United change Club of Bristol, Conn., in making States and China. with a.la.rge-sca.le Marshall HON. MARIO BIAGGI its selection for Policeman of the Year type China aid plan to be proposed and OF NEW YORK for 1972, found it impossible to select one announced. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from among a galaxy of deserving recip There has been much elaborate and de ients. This is a dilemma shared by many tailed groundwork and planning for the Tuesday, February 22, 1972 trip--with the President's principal foreign civic organizations seeking to pay special policy advisor at the White House, Dr. Henry Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, I would like honor to the dedication and devoted Kissinger, having held long preliminary dis to take a moment to comment on the service of our local police. In recognizing cussions with Chinese Communist leaders. recent activities of one of our members, one person, it is hoped that not only the As the President travels to China. on thJs the distinguished gentlewoman from New valor and high esteem of a single in historic mission, Americans of all political York (Mrs. CHISHOLM) . While I am not dividual is put in focus, but also the persuasions wish him well-we wish him suc in a position now to endorse any one cess--and we wish him a safe journey, God many acts of kindness and service beyond speed and divine protection. candidate, I feel the candidacy of SHIR duty that exemplify the lives of the peo President Nixon himself, at the reoent LEY CHISHOLM deserves noting. ple to whom we entrust the protection of National Prayer Breakfast, made this appeal In the past, we have heard arguments our property and our lives. regarding his trip: that an Irish Catholic could not be Presi The solution of the Exchange Club of "As you pray in the future, as these jour dent, but that barrier is gone. And Bristol was simple-yet of a wisdom that neys take place, will you pray primarily that others have argued that a person of recognized the singleness of purpose and this Nation, under God, in the person of its Greek origin could not be Vice President, selflessness of these men and their sister President, will to best of our a.b111ty, be on but that barrier is no longer. And still God's side." associates whose labors are often long others have said that a persoq of Polish and tedious and thankless, in spite of origin would not have a chance to aspire risk and the ever present terror of dan to high office, but that stumbling block ger. The Exchange Club solved the prob AMERICAN EXPORTS is past. lem by naming each and every member Now there are those who are saying of the department "Policeman of the that a black person could never be Vice Year." HON. GUY VANDER JAGT President or President, but SHIRLEY It is a special pleasure to salute these OJI' MICHIGAN CHISHOLM is out to disprove that. There gallant men. The editorial from the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have been others who have said a woman February 17 issue of the Bristol Press Tuesday, February 22, 1972 cannot handle the job of President, but answers for all of us the question a po SHIRLEY CHISHOLM does not believe that. liceman often asks: ''Is it worth it? Who Mr. VANDER JAGT. Mr. Spea-ker, I And there are many who argue that a cares?" We care. The article follows: join Congressmen Wn.LIAM S. BROOM black woman cannot get anywhere in the FIELD and Wn.LIAM S. MOORHEAD today in world of politics, but SHIRLEY CHISHOLM OUR POLICEMEN OF THE YEAR cosponsoring a measure designed to ex The Exchange Club of Bristol paid a. long is proving them wrong. overdue honor to the Bristol Police Depart pand American exports. The legislation's Her campaign is a tribute to this coun ment Monday night by Ill8.ming each and aim is to make American manufactured try and its tradition of democracy. The every member of the Department "Policemen goods and agricultural products more fact that a woman who is black can of the Year." competitive in the foreign marketplace seriously consider running for the high Although the award had been singular In by using U.S.-owned foreign currencies est office in the land is a sign that the recent years, the collective honor was as and debt repayments to pay foreign im dictates of our Constitution still hold fitting to all our policemen, as it is to award port duties. Such duties currently aver strong in thls Nation. a. World Series pennant to an entire team age approximately 10 percent. Moreover, her campaign is dispelling rather than the so-called star pl&yers. I.Ja.w enforce-ment is a. team effort--consist This investment would result in a boost the myths that money and power win ing of dedication, patience, self-sacrifice, for our economy by creating new jobs the prestige of office. Her efforts are ab111ty and (when called for) courage. The and raising COrPOrate profits. In turn, among the people, working with grass combined efforts of Bristol Police this past our productive capacity would be ex roots organizations in homes, church year resulted in a. 25 per cent reduction in panded and technologically upgraded, basements, civic halls--anywhere a group crime-----s record just reverse of those being and our tax revenues would increase. of supporters can gather and tell the compiled by other muncipalities across the The United States owns and is owed people about their candidate. nation. va.st swns of foreign currencies which She is exciting blacks, whites, Chi From the plainclothes detective to the ad their ministrators and the average cop on the over the years have lost much of canos, youth, women, men, and others beat-it's a. thankless job, meaning long value through devaluations, inflation, about her candidacy and her views. She hours despite the weather for pa.y which and changes in exchange rates. The chief is showing America that anyone with a borders merely on the adequate side of the sponsors of this bill indicate that the good idea and the will to tell it to the ledger. February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5077 Does Bristol have outstanding policemen? After careful consideration of the ma.tter, This tremendous input of state funds rep Of course we do. We also have had at times it has been concluded that the Department resents a major effort on the part of Gover policemen somewhat less than outstanding. of Defense cannot, at this time, recommend nor Ogilvie to help relieve citizens hard But, the honor afforded our Pollee Depart favomble consideration of any of these pressed by local property taxes. ment collectively is a well deserved accolade. bills. It also represents two new four year col Hopefully this recognition might ease the leges. sting some of our law enforcement omcers Due to this opposition, my bill died in Four new junior colleges. have felt as of late. Faced with an all too the 91st Congress, but, in February 1971, Five new medical schools in downstate n common practice of verbal assaults from the with opening of the 92d Congress, I re linois. citizenry, particularly the young, and the sad introduced an identical bill in order to And over twelve hundred new grammar dilemma. that wsges they bargained for in reestablish the recomputation principle. and high school classrooms. (All built at a good faith might not come about, one could Hopefully, Secretary Laird's statement Ya saving through the efforts of the State almost understand a policeman asking him School Building Commission.) self, "Is it worth it? Who cares?" on October 29, 1971, and President Nix It represents doubled state aid for pupil We believe the Exchange Club said it for on's statement on January 20, 1972, sig transportation. the entire community-and said it well nals a change in the administration's at Doubled support for special education for that by their diligence and proven ability the titude toward fulfilling the moral obli the handicapped. Bristol Police Department to a man is deserv gation to retired servicemen. And tripled vocational training opportu ing of the respect from each of us . . . and nities. the occasional lapses in proper conduct of But the governor's commitment to our a few should never sway our residents from children doesn't end there. the admiration of and appreciation for all. GOVERNOR OGILVIE'S TOP It's also represented by a brand new school breakfast program that's put more than 6 PRIORITY million breakfasts into the empty stomachs of needy children during this school year. TO REESTABLISH THE RECOMPU And Ogilvie's also increased the school HON. ROBERT H. MICHEL lunch program e-ightfold-from $7 million TATION PRINCIPLE IN MILITARY in the last pre-Ogilvie year to more than $54 RETIRED PAY OF n.LINOIS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Inillion this year. Where has all the money come from? Tuesday, February 22, 1972 The state income tax. Most of which goes HON. GLENN M. ANDERSON toward education. OF CALIFORNIA Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, while When Governor. Ogilvie proposed that tax, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES back home in my district during the Lin he knew it wasn't going to be popular. But coln Day recess I noticed a full page he had the courage to do what was right Tuesday, February 22, 1972 newspaper advertisement outlining the regardless of political expediency. Mr. ANDERSON of California. Mr. achievements of Governor Ogilvie's ad And what could be more right than mak Speaker, in 1968, when President Nixon ministration in the field of aid to edu ing sure your child gets a good education·? was a candidate for the Presidency of the cation. While the ad is acknowledged to United States, he pledged to reinstate be part of a political campaign, I just the "recomputation principle" in military wanted to say that the accomplishments retired pay. it outlines are real and as the ranking GUY R. MOLONY Today, 4 years later, we have yet to see member of the Appropriations Subcom an administration proposal which would mittee funding education programs at equalize the retirement pay of uniformed the Federal level I am very proud of HON. HALE BOGGS services personnel of equal rank and what our Governor has achieved. OF LOUISIANA years of service. His courage in pushing for adoption of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES But, there is hope. our State's first income tax law has Tuesday, February 22, 1972 On October 29, 1971, the Secretary of been rewarded by the massive improve Mr. BOGGS. Mr. Speaker, I would like Defense stated that the recommenda ments in our educational system to bring to the attention of my col tions of the President's Interagency throughout the State and I salute him leagues the following editorial printed in Committee on Military Retirement were for it. Perhaps if more States were to the New Orleans Times-Picayune on under careful study within the Depart follow a similar course, it would lessen February 15, 1972, entitled, "Orleans ment of Defense. He also stated that the the pressures we feel for ever-increasing Department of Defense hopes to develop appropriations for education at the Fed and Soldiers of Fortune," with reference appropriate legislative recommendations, eral level and also assure that the con to the late Guy R. Molony. based on the Interagency Committee trol of our educational system will re Mr. Molony was one of the most color study, for forwarding to the Congress main at the local and State level where ful citizens of my community whose ex early in 1972. it belongs rather than being brought ploits in Latin America are legendary. To follow up on this, President Nixon, more under Federal control as so many The editorial follows: in his state of the Union message on would prefer. ORLEANS AND SoLDIERS OF FORTUNE January 20, 1972, stated: I insert the text of the ad in the REc Death of Guy R. Molony, former superin tendent of police and once a soldier of for I will submit to the Congress an overall ORD at this point and recommend its reform of our military retirement and sur tune, revives memories of how importantly message to my colleagues. New Orleans figures in the turbulent days of vivor benefit program, raising the level of The ad follows: protection for military families. Central American countries about two gen GoVERNOR OGILVIE'S TOP PRIORITY erations ago. But still, we in the Congress have not Governor Ogilvde has done more for illi His background for exploits in Middle received these recommendations. nois education than any other governor 1n America came in the Boer War and the Phil Mr. Speaker, instead of recomputa history. ippines. He returned to New Orleans and it tion, the administration's primary goal He's doubled state appropriations to gram was to becomE: a way station to and from is to reduce draft calls to zero by July 1, mar and high schools. (More than 2 billion, revolutions. 700 million state dollars in three years.) Mr. Molony was in his early 20s when he 1973, and achieve an all-volunteer force. He's increased state appropriations to sailed off to become a machine gunner in a I say that one of the best ways to universities and colleges by more than 64%. Nicaraguan revolution. Next, aboard an achieve a volunteer force is to live up to (From $925 million in the last three pre oyster lugger, his destination was Honduras promises made to our servicemen by re Ogilvie years to more than $1.5 billion un and another revolution in association with establishing the principle of recomputa der Ogilvie.) Gen. Lee Christmas. That particular attempt tion in military retired pay. He's doubled the number of Dlinois State was not successful, but the next, also based In 1969, when I first came to Congress, Scholarships-from 29,000 in the last pre from New Orleans, achieved its goal. I introduced a bill which would equalize Ogilvie year to more than 70,000 this fall. Gen. Christmas once remarked that he had Now nu.nois can meet every meritorious re served as many presidents in Central Amer the retirement pay of members of the quest. ica as he had yeam of service there-20. He uniformed service of equal rank and In his three years as governor, Ogilvie's was a plantJa.tlon-born Louisianian. Lt was years of service. state appropriations for education total 4 while Mr. Molony was chief of pollee that he In July 1970, the Department of De billion, 233 million dollars-an increase of was a blood donor to the general. fense was opposed to this legislation. The $1 billion, 913 mUllon over the three pre After police work for the McShane admin Department reported: Ogilvie years. istration, Mr. Molony returned to Honduras 5078 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 22, 1972 as a businessman but was caught up in an The accumulation of awards, honors and specific reasons," she said. The ten points other revolution in 1931. Angered by the turn the varied accomplishments of the school detailed were: of events, he later related, he patched up an and RHS products, students and alumni, are The proficient performance of duty by old machine gun, rounded up some other brought together by the Bellamy Award. the administration in organization, ability, refugees and joined government forces to put In times, when nothing Is immune from judgment, school and community leadership, down the uprising. His interest in Honduras challenge and proof, let's chalk up a score loyalty and pride in the school are ever in led to his long-term operation of a rice m111 for a Job well done at Riverton High School force by Floyd Hart, Principal of Riverton there. as exemplified by the school's selection !or High School, and James H. Moore, Superin Reminders of how New Orleans figures in the Bellamy Award. tendent of Riverton Public Schools. many of the colorful episodes in Central A dedicated, professional and accomplished American history are becoming scarce. RIVERTON HIGH WINS 31ST NATIONAL faculty excelling in academic and extracur BELLAMY A WARD ricular activities on state, national and inter Riverton High School is being announced national levels; those who want to be "more today as the national winner of the 31st than just a teacher ... to be an educator." RIVERTON ffiGH SCHOOL annual Bellamy Flag Award, representative A student body active and respected in de HONORED of the quality high schools in the State of cision making; students who take pride in Wyoming, which was selected to be the hon tbeir school facility; students diverse in cul ored state for 1972. tural background and typically American; HON. TENO RONCALIO Executive Director of the National Bellamy students who are a "vital force in the school's OF WYOMING Award Committee Margarette S. Miller said, progress" with a strong voice in the estab IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES "The National Bellamy Award makes no pre lishment of school policy with their recom tense at selecting a 'best school' in a state. mendations heeded and encouraged. Tuesday, February 22, 1972 It simply selects a school that is 'representa An accomplished alumni prominent in all Mr. RONCALIO. Mr. Speaker, the tive' of all fine public high schools in the walks of life having contributed highly in State of Wyoming has been selected to chosen state. Thus, Riverton High School the fields of law, the armed services, science, has been chosen and designated as the stand medicine, government and education. receive the 31st annual National Bellamy ard bearer for all Wyoming high schools. A constant and strengthening rapport with Flag award this year. As an outstanding Riverton will retain the honor for a 50 year the local press which offers full coverage of school, representative of the best in ed period in the distinguished group of out Riverton's "efforts to develop excellence in a ucation in Wyoming, Riverton High standing and representative secondary wide range of activities for young people." School in Riverton will be the standard schools throughout the nation." The Riverton Ranger is a tremendous sup bearer for the State high schools. The 31st annual Bellamy Award will be porter o! education. The school publication The award honors Francis Bellamy, presented in formal ceremonies to Riverton Write On rates high in state competition High School for the State of Wyoming on having led last year in news writing, editorial, author of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Columbus Day, October 12, 1972, the 80tb photography, and advertising with 24 indi flag. He wrote the pledge in Boston in anniversary of the Pledge of Allegiance. The vidual honors received from the Wyoming 1892 to commemorate the 400th anni presentation ceremony will follow a tradi High School Press Association for "excellence versary of the discovery of America. tional pattern with band and choral arrange and social concern" by individual student The Bellamy Flag award is an outdoor ments including "Battle Hymn of the Re writers. flag, which will be flown over the Capitol public," "Pledge of Allegiance," and "Amer A community that senses and realizes the and presented to Riverton High School ica, the Beautiful." value of its youth by offering praise for en deavors to work together for the betterment on Columbus Day 1972, the 80th anni BELLAMY FLAG of the community as well as the school. For versary of the Pledge of Allegiance. The Bellamy Flag Award is a large outdoor example, unselfish Riverton youth voted to Wyoming takes pride in this presenta flag that wlll be flown over the U.S. Capitol give up the traditional Homecoming Parade tion, particularly the community of Riv in Washington, D.C. on May 18 of this year of floats so that their efforts and money erton, whose education system has en and honors Francis Bellamy who was a Ininl would go into a community project of joyed a reputation for excellence. ster, journalist and advertising man and au greater significance and value-the March thored the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of Dimes--working with community leaders I am pleased to insert for the RECORD, of the United States of America. an editorial and a news article which to raise $3500 the past year. The Pledge of Allegiance was written by Project Pascal, the federally funded $2.5 appeared in the Riverton Ranger on Jan Bellamy in Boston, in 1892, under the aus uary 27. pices of the 'Youth Companion" magazine, million project designed "to curb the drop for the National Public School Celebration out problem" a five-year experimental and The material follows: possible model program for the United JoB WELL DONE of Columbus Day, commemorating the na tion's quadro-centennial. The Bellamy States. Rising costs of education and challenges to Award gives conspicuous acknowledgment Innovative and progressive educational the educational methods have brought to the vital role the public school, an in practices including the Occupational schools, boards, teachers and school admin strument of the American Ideal, plays in (Career) Education, an exemplary and ex istrators under attack. Wyoming Taxpayers helping to mold and to realize the ideals and perimental program to provide career edu Association took tenure and the salary sched goals of the country. cation and opportunities for all students. ule to task, claiming it serves to discourage In announcing the award to Riverton High Block scheduling, the elimination of teach individual initiative and to patronize the School, Dr. Miller said, "The Bellamy Award er-directed compulsory student halls allow substandard teacher. Is not an honor to be obtained by the mere ing the choice of study privileges with Defenders of the system maintain that the efforts of administration, faculty and stu time allowed above academic instruction security the salary scale offers and tenure all dents during the year of study." Led by for cultural enrichment. Riverton was the but guarantees and encourages imaginative, Riverton Principal Floyd Hart, Riverton had first school in Wyoming to develop this sys innovative teaching methods. made a bid for the Bellamy Award nearly a tem and one of the first in which It worked Let's mark up a score for this point of view year ago and has continued to support this efficiently to receive commendation by the with the announcement yesterday that bid. Originally one of 14 schools nominated North Central Accreditation Association. Riverton High School has been selected as the field was narrowed to two-Riverton and Bridging the culture gap. An Indian co the national winner in the 31st Bellamy Cheyenne East-late last year with the final ordinator conducts a summer program "to Award. selection being announced today. Semi-final provide course work in high school subjects The points mentioned in the selection of ists were Riverton, Cheyenne East, Lander, while emphasizing the uniqueness and value RHS as the school best representing high of Indian culture." quality education in Wyoming include: Cheyenne Central, and Sheridan. Dr. Mlller said, "The school (Riverton) is chosen for The educational philosophy keyed to the A proficient administration. welfare of the students with participation, A dedicated, professional and accom its long history of accomplishment along with its continuous accumulation of awards, involvement toward greater benefit to the plished faculty excelling in academic and students rather than the administration, extra-curricular activities. honors, innovation in teaching, the accom plishments of the almnni, faculty, and the teachers and parents; with strong emphasis A student body active and respected in that the individual contribution of teacher decision making. present student body. The manner in which a school stresses the American Way of Life, or student adds prestige tor all the staff, for An accomplished alumni. all the students, for the entire school family. A constant and strengthening rapport with as patterned by the nation's founders, is im the local press. portant." COMMUNITY EFFORT A community that realizes the value of its TEN POINTS Dr. Miller recognized that "Fine schools youth, offering praise for youth endeavors. Dr. Miller outlined ten points for which take the concerted effort of every member of An active program to curb dropouts. "Riverton High School, designated by the a community. The educational experiences Progressive practices in career education. Bellamy Advisory Board as representative of and training gained at Riverton High School Bridges built over the cultural gaps. all quality public schools in the State of should produce a strong foundation for the An educational philosophy keyed to stu Wyoming, has been selected as the recipient young people to mature into responsible dent participation and student well-being. of the 31st annual Bellamy Award for these adult citizens. February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5079 Quoting California Congressman Charles now a place of beauty, and free to the past, I have inserted various articles H. Wilson, Dr. Miller said, "Education is the public, and administered by the National and resolutions endorsed by this fine or single most valuable investment we can Park Service. ganization. Today, I would like to bring make in the future of our country." Dr. Miller Will be planning and conduct The indicated citation follows: to the attention of my colleagues an ing the National Bellamy Award presenta A BIT OF KENTUCKY HISTORY THAT A FEW editorial from_ the American Legion tion to be held here on Ootober 12. The PEOPLE MAY NoT KNow News Service entitled ''George Wash presentation Will draw educators and stu Shortly after the Civil War Henry Watter ington-First in the Hearts of His dents from throughout the nation. son, who was a Colonel in the Confederate Countrymen?" As a part of the honor which is to stand Army moved to Louisvllle, became Editor of The editorial follows: for 50 years for the school, each issue·or the the Courier Journal. He became a great ad student newspaper Write On is to include GEORGE W ASHINGTON-FmST IN THE HEARTS mirer of Abraham Lincoln. His writings at OF His COUNTRYMEN? under its masthead indefinitely "1972 Bel tracted national attention and he was in lamy Award School-state of Wyoming." vited to speak to Lincoln Union Club meet "First in war, first in peace, and in the hearts of his countrymen." This famous PREVIOUS WINNERS ing held at the Chicago Auditorium Febru ary 12, 1895. phrase was part of the "Funeral Oration The 1971 National Bellamy Award winner Upon George Washington" delivered Decem was Dlllard McCollum High School in San The following is a portion of his address, probably the greatest tribute ever paid to any ber 26, 1799, before the houses of Congress Antonio, Texas. Winning the award in 1970 by Gen. Henry Lee. was Lead, South Dakota, High School. man: "Born as lowly as the Son of God, in a Is George Washington stlll "first in the In the 31 years, this is the first time the hearts of his countrymen?" Or have we award has been made to a Wyoming school. hovel, reared in penury, squalor, with no gleams of light or fair surroundings; with sounded the final funeral dirge honoring the Other recent winners were Holyoke, Massa memory of the father of this great nation chusetts, 1969; Hibbing, Minnesota, 1968; out graces, actual or acquired; with none of fame or official training; it was reserved tor before its 200th birthday? FloWing Wells High School, Tucson, Arizona, A New York newspaper editor and Legion 1967; Cherry Creek High School, Englewood, this strange being, late in life to be snatched from obscurity raised to supreme command naire pointed out recently, in a letter to the Colo., 1966; Pierre S. DuPont High School, Legion's National Americanism Division, that Wilmington, Del., 1965; Wausau East Senior at a supreme moment, and entrusted with the destiny of a nation. only one editorial was carried on Washing High School, Wausau, Wisconsin, 1964; Cen ton out of 47 major dail1es he surveyed and tral High School, Harrison, Tennessee, 1963, "The great leaders of his party, the most suggests a major organization, such as The and West High School, Waterloo, Iowa, 1962. experienced and accomplished public men American Legion, help correct this "neglect." of the day, were made to stand aside; were To understand why Washington's memory sent to the rear, whilst this fantastic figure is being neglected, one must understand why was led by unseen hands to the front and Americanism is being eroded in this country. given the reins of power. It is immaterial One must understand that Washington, "the FROM HENRY WATTERSON'S FA whether we were for him, or against him: MOUS ORATION ON LINCOLN father of our country," is part of America. wholly immaterial. That, during four years, This complacent attitude of not honoring carrying with them such a weight of respon Washington, is strong evidence of patriotic HON. TIM LEE CARTER sibility as the world never witnessed before, decay, a decay of loyalty and devotion to the he filled the vast space ~llotted him in the principles and ideals upon which our nation OF KENTUCKY eyes and actions of mankind, is to say that was founded. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he was inspired of God, for no where else George Washington, as "father of his coun could he have acquired the wisdom, and the Tuesday, February 22, 1972 try," was a father in many ways. He was virtue. commander in chief of the American forces Mr. CARTER. Mr. Speaker, as perti "Where did Shakespear get his genius? in the Revolutionary War, chairman of the nent to the annual recognition of Abra Where did Mozart get his Music? Whose hand convention that wrote the U.S. Constitution, ham Lincoln, and under leave accorded smooth the lyre of the Scottish plowman? and the first president. I am placing in the RECORD a portion of God, God, and God alone; and as surely as Like our oountry's present commander in these were raised up by God, inspired by God, chief, Washington had many political en the famous oration of Henry Watterson was Abraham Lincoln; and a thousand years emies and critics who attacked him during who, years ago, was editor of the Courier hence, no drama, no tragedy, no epic poem the war. And some of the problems that Journal of Louisville. Ky. will be filled with greater wonder, or be fol plagued Washington, can be likened to the Mr. Watterson was, himself, famous for lowed by mankind With deeper feeling than problems that have confronted our President his orations on public figures and sub that which tells the story of his life and in the Vietnam War. Washington was under jects, and was a genius of the first order. death." mined by Benedict Arnold, a man whose Among his accomplishments was that of name has become a synonym for a traitor to one's country by giving aid and comfort a love of music. He was a brilliant per to the enemy. Political opportunists, who are former on the piano. GEORGE WASHINGTON-FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF HIS COUNTRY allowing their political ambitions to divide Recently, a centenarian of Bowling and destroy our nation, have made attempts Green, Ky., and one of the few remain MEN? to undermine the President's efforts to end ing Spanish War veterans, sent to his the Vietnam War. These people have fought lifelong friend, Maurice H. Thatcher, a HON. C. W. BILL YOUNG for legislation which would tell the enemy printed page reproduced hereinafter. Mr. exactly when, where and how we are going to OF FLORIDA withdraw troops, openly endangering our Thatcher is a few months senior to this IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fighting men's lives. These are the same man with whom he maintains corre short-sighted lawmakers who endorsed spondence, Mr. A.M. Causey. Tuesday, February 22, 1972 changing our patriotic holidays to Mondays Mr. Thatcher is a former Member of Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Spe3ker, for commercial purposes. Those holidays in this body, representing the Louisville, although the Monday Holiday Act has cluded Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day Ky., district, and is now the oldest ex changed the dates upon which we pre and Veterans Day. Rarely does one hear a citizen give voice Member of Congress. He is one of the few viously celebrated many of our historic to his outraged feelings over these actions. Representatives that live beyond the cen and patriotic holidays, there are liter Why? We are too smug: too self-satisfied. We tenarian milepost. Since retiring from ally thousands of Americans who choose are not lacking in courage, but we are too Congress, he has remained in Washing to continue rec-ognizing these commem lazy intellectually to care, except during a ton, D.C., but has maintained his citizen orative occasions on the days they were national crisis, about having a hand in na ship in Louisville, Ky. meant to be recognized. In this respect, tional policies. although yesterday was the official holi In the near future America must come to Mr. Thatcher has been a lifelong stu her senses. Her people must realize, the Com dent of Lincoln, and undoubtedly has day designated by the Monday Holiday munist plan :flor subverting America includes been inspired and influenced thereby. Act to celebrate Washington's birthday, the down-grading of patriotic observances He also was the author of the legis I feel that today, the actual birthdate and national heroes. Loyal Americans must lation which redeemed the neglect of the of George Washington, should not go determine whether we are interested in pre Congress to authorize funds for the im unnoticed. serving the nation that we and our forefa provement, maintenance, and care of the As we all know, the American Legion thers defended or allow 1t to be destroyed is a national organization made up of from within. To keep Washiongton first ln our Lincoln Birthplace Farm in Kentucky hearts, we must see to it that Americans with which the Government received in 1916 outstanding persons who are dedicated a sense of history and appreciation for its from the Lincoln Farm Association, to the betterment of our great country meaning occupy seats in our legislative halls. headed by Mr. P. F. Collier, the publisher. and who have made it their responsi Display the American Flag on February 22, The shrine, under the Thatcher Act, is bility to stand up for America. In the the birthdate of George Washington! 5080 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 22, 1972 TALENTS OF TWO LOCAL AUTHORS this occasion, I was allowed into a dimly lit Finally, my appreciation and gratitude for loft where a great number of the stray the assl.stance I received in the preparation German papers were piled up, most of them of this book in Washington, D.C., especially HON. ELLA T. GRASSO awaiting indexing to join on the open shelves at the National Archives, go to Dr. James B. OF CONNECTICUT literally millions of documents. Rhoads, the Archivist of the United states, Knowing of my studies of intelligence and Dr. Maibel Deutrich, Director of the Military IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES espionage in general (War of Wits) and my Archives Division, and Dr. Robert Wolfe, the Tuesday, February 22, 1972 special preoccupation with the espionage his Acting Ohief of the Oaptured Records Branch. tory of World War II (Burn After Reading), Without their help this book could not have Mrs. GRASSO. Mr. Speaker, the Sixth they opened up for me sources in which they been written. Congressional District of Connecticut thought I could find the documentation I I wish to note that my own collection of encompasses a vast and diverse area, and wa s seeking. Abwehr and related papers have been assem a population with a myriad of talents I did find considerable original material bled over nearly thirty years. This together and skills that is unequaled. We are about German spies stationed in Iran and at with a vast selection of other unpublished especially proud of the recent release of least some substantiation for the scoop the material will be deposited with a learned in British had scored-and much more than stitution under agreement that it be avail books by two area authors. Bridgewater that. In some 800 yellow boxes of microfilm able without restrictions to all legitimate resident Leonard A. Stevens' most recent I discovered thousands of frames of photo scholars. book, "Explorers of the Brain", has graphed documents untouched since their earned accolades as has the sleuthing of capture and microfilming during the clos THE BOOKWORM Ladislas Farago in his latest book, "The ing weeks of World War II, among them (By Jim Stuart) Game of the Foxes". the most secret files of the German Foreign On a recent vacation, and quite by ac For the interest of my colleagues, Ministry, Wehrma-cht High Command and cident, we bought and read a paperback copy commentaries on these books-from t he Nazi terror machine. Most important of a book called "The Tenth Fleet," an en from my point of view, some thirty of the grossing and fast-paced yarn about the U.S. the New Milford Times and the other boxes contained the archives of the Abwehr from the Lakeville Journal-follow: effort in World War II to outwit Nazi sub branch in Bremen, with the complete paper marines in the Atlantic. [From the New Milford (Conn.) Times, work of this important bureau as well as We bought this book, many miles from Feb. 10, 1972] copies of hundreds of documents from the New Milford, because we knew its author, NEW MILFORD AUTHOR SAYS: WRITING BOOK .A!bwehr's big Hamburg outpost. Ladislas Farago, was a resident of New Mil ABOUT SPIES REQUIRED SOME SLEUTHING Suddenly, my interest in the Teheran ford who also wrote the best-selling (By Ladislas Farago) Conference turned into fascination with this "Patton--Ordeal and Triumph," on which new material that held out the promise of the Academy-award movie "Patton" was (EDITOR's NoTE.-The following article was an authoritative book about those segments written by Ladislas Farago, New Milford au based. of the Abwehr that were yrimarily respon When we got back from vacation what thor, whose latest book "The Game of the sible for the clandestine coverage of the Foxes"-an account of German espionage should be waiting on our desk but a review United states and the United Kingdom. copy of Mr. Farago's latest book, "The Game act ivit ies in the United States before and Even as my decision to write my Patton biog during World War II-is reviewed this week of the Foxes," an imposing volume about raphy stemmed fr.om my discovery of the German espionage activities prior to and on the editorial page) General's unpublished diaries, my determina Toward the end of World War II, in the during World War II in the United States and tion to write this history of German espio elsewhere. U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence where I nage in World War II originated in the find worked, I read a top secret report about a This is to report we have just finished ing of this collection of forgotten documents, reading "Foxes" and find it, like "The Tenth brilliant ruse of the British Secret Service the very existence of which was known be during the Teheran Conference of Novem Fleet," engrossing and fast-paced. We un fore. reservedly recommend it to World War II ber 1943, and how it was instrumental in I like to have a sense of proportion about assuring t he security of Roosevelt, Churchlll buffs as well as to anyone who has a taste for · windfalls in research. My own definition of intrigue and danger on a global scale. That a n d Stalin. The story of this ingenious coup such a discovery is to find something nobody intrigued me even more t wo decades later. should include .1ust about everyone, so we else is looking for. It was, indeed, not the have little doubt that Mr. Farago's latest In 1965, I decided to commemorate it in a original spotting of presumably lost docu book. volume will be enormously successful. It I received enthusiastic support for my ments that fill me wit h pride as a researcher, deserves to be, if for no other reason than project from Sir Reader Bullard, His Maj but the hard work that ensued-trying, often that the book is a masterpiece of what would esty's Ambassador in Persia at the time of against seemingly impossible odds, to gain seem painstaking research. the Conference, and Sir Fitzroy MacLean, the confirmation, corroboration ac.d substantia Doing a book on spies and their activities distinguished British politician who had tion for German claims contained in the would, we should imagine, be no easy task. served as the most intrepid secret agent in papers and to reconstruct the operations they After all, spies don't as a rule go around tell the area during part of the war. But I found revealed. ing just anyone what they have been or are it difficult if not impossible to obtain the The beginning was fortuitous and easy. up to. Pinning them down, so to speak, is a documentation I needed from official British But the proper exploitation of this unique rough go. But Mr. Farago manages it all sources. material proved a difficult and tedious job. beautifully, and in "Foxes" he presents us I, therefore, turned to that gold mine of In bringing it into sharp focus I had the help with a mixed bag of spies, double agents, historical research, the depositories of Amer of living sources--of men and women who petty crooks and master criminals, ranging ican and foreign document s in Washington, had the good fortune of participating in the all the way from Adolf Hitler and his ace D.C., in the hope that I would find in them events and maneuvers the documents exposed spymaster, Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, head what I could not procure in London. In my for the first time, and could be persuaded to of the Abwehr, down to a feckless young past efforts, it was in the Office of the Chief share their memories with me. lady who was forced by an evil stepfather to <>f Military History, the Library of Congress They included Colonel Nokolaus Ritter, hang around waterfront bars in Staten Island and especially the National Archives where I Lieutenant Colonel Hermann J. Giskes, Dr. and Brooklyn to get information on ship invariably discovered unpublished papers Karl-Heinz Kraemer, Mr. Dusko Popov, Sir movements. The latter exhibit, incidentally, bearing on my quest s. Thus the revelation John Masterman, Professor H. H. Trevor came to be known as the "Waterfront Mata in my book "The Broken Seal" that Herbert Roper, Major Jules Boeckel, the late Captain Hari." 0. Yardley, the foremost American code Arthur Leslie Nicholson, Professor Louis de We were surprised to learn from Mr. cracker in his own time, was a Japanese Jong, Captain Henry M. Denham, Lord Gran Farago's book that Hitler apparently had agen t , had come from his dossier in the ville of Eye, Herman GyllenhSJal, Nils Bruner very little use for spies, considering them Japanese Foreign Ministry, preserved in the by, Dr. Fritz Hesse, General Wilhelm Meyer and their activities somewhat distasteful. At unindexed, uncatalogued collection of cap Detring, and many others. the very least, Mr. Farago says, Hitler was tured documents in the Library of Congress. The list is long but by no means complete. uneasy in the presence of espionage people In a similar manner, much new documenta For reasons of security and other considel'la and was somewhat frosty in his dealings with tion that went into the writing of my tions, I SJm not at liberty to identify some his top intelligence people. biography of General Patton was found of my primary sources. But I am anxious to Nonetheless, and guided by Admiral among the thousands of papers held !or assure them that, unmentioned though they Cana.ris, the Germans developed a spy net- those willing to dig for them in the Office must remain, my debt of gratitude to them work before and during World War II that of the Chief of Military History of the De is real and great. was formidable, involving at one time more partment of War. I am also deeply grateful to Vice Admiral than a thousand agents in this country. In January 1967, I called at the National Sir Norman Denning for his advice and help Mr. Farago's book also is fascinating in its Archives, told Robert Wolfe and Richard ful recommendations, to Dr. 0. John Rogge, account of the difficulties a spy !aces. It 1s Bauer, custodians of the captured German former U.S. Assistant Attorney General, to one thing, apparently, to collect information records, of my special interest in this sideline the late Adolf A. Berle, whose documentation in a hostile land, and quite another to get of the Teheran Conference, and was taken and guidance proved invaluable in the the information to your boss in time for it by them on a guided tour to the mass of presentation of my evidence in the case of to mean anything. The Abwehr partially declassified but uncatalogued documents. On John L. Lewis. solved this problem-and later ran afoul be~ February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5081 cause of the solution-by radioing informa total of 12 books and uncountable maga against the Asian Development Bank tion to Abwehr headquarters in Germany. zine articles, joined science in the search which appeared on page 2044 dated Agents in this country also used mall drops for man's soul. He has interviewed approxi February 1, 1972. The allegation was to in such countries as Switzerland, but this mately 60 eminent brain scientists here and the effect that the ADB is run "by the wasn't too satisfactory because of the time in Europe, and has spent a tremendous num element and also because the British surveil ber of hours researching back through Japanese, with the Japanese, and for lance of mall eventually became highly written history. the Japanese." emcient. The result is his newest book, Explorer's I find it difficult to believe that the While "The Ga.me of the Foxes" 1s full of of the Brain, just published by Alfred A. gentleman making this sweepingly gen the exploits of numerous foreign agents ply Knopf. It's written for the unscientific in eral charge serto·usly entertains a convic ing their trade in this country in the 194Qs, vestigator-as well as the science student- tion that it is grounded in truth and our favorite spy is a oh8ip named Simon Emil and it reads like a great drama, with a look Koedel, a slithery type who ftn.aJly was ar at the still-impossible brain transplant, fact. However, the respondent should rested in 1944 following a long and successful split brain operations, memory transfer and have the access accorded the allegation career in espionage for the Germans. Mr. other incredible, fantastic possibllities for so I have inserted below the body of a Farago agrees that Koedel was, to say the the future as science unclothes more and letter received from Mr. Takeshi Wata least, highly skilled, not only at getting valu more velled areas in the human skull. nabe, President of the Bank, which pre able information but also at eluding the Leonard Stevens, who lives with his wife sents in a detailed factual fashion the IS.UthOrities. and four children in Bridgewater and works precise position, and condition of the We raroher respeat Koed.el, in fact, for his in New Mllford, is a tall, friendly fellow who Asian Development Bank as dictated by inventiveness and h1s astounding gall. This combines a scientific bent with an inquiring its organic law, its practices and its superspy was not one to skulk around back journalistic mind alleys chatting with derelicts. He, whenever He started out as an engineer, but performance. possible, went right to the top and, for one switched-after detouring to the service The letter follows: reason or another, had lllbtle trouble getting during World War 11-to majoring in jour ANNEXURE TO MR. TAKESHI WATANABE'S LETTER the information he wanted straight from the nalism and speech. He took his B.S. and OF FEBRUARY 15, 1972, TO THE HONORABLE horse's mouth. He got a lot of good stu1f, M.A. degrees at the State University of Iowa MR. RICHARD T. HANNA for instance, straiglht from the American and then worked for about five years as The substance of the allegations recorded Ordnance Association, a quasi-confidential news editor for radio station WSUI in Iowa in the "Congressional Record-House" page trade organlz81t1on composed of muniltion City and for the Hoover commission. Mostly, 2044 dated 1st February 1972 is that the Asian makers, who nartura.lly were privy to top war he's been a free-lance writer covering diverse Development Bank (ADB) is run "by the department secrets. Koedel got on the mail subjects in Alaska and along the California Japanese, with the Japanese and for the Japa ing list of thiS outfit merely by writing to coast. nese", that it might "as well be an agency them, stating he was a big stockholder in a North Atlantic Jet Flight-a book ror and a branch of the Japanese Government" number of firms engaged in the manufacture young adults-gave him the opportunity to and that the Bank's finances go to support of munitions. Just for toppers he sent along ride on an upended box between the two industries which are Japanese-controlled, his Army d1scharge pa.pers (he was a corporal pllots of a North Atlantic jet and Elizabeth Japanese-owned and Japanese-operated. in World War I in the U.S. Army) with his The Passage 0 I A Queen took him across the 2. The ADB 1s owned by 36 countries of letter. Atlantic on the QE1 on her 424th voyage. whom Japan is one; Japan's share holding in Soon, as a member o! this orga.nlzation, he Leonard Stevens 1s now working on a book the Bank is neither more nor less but exactly was attending secret lectures on arma.melllt under contract that is a history of the the same as that of the US namely 19.892% and inspecting defense plants. This contact, medical science of the nervous system. It's of the total shares. So far as the voting power as ·Mr. Farago states, was "a gold mine for a an outgrowth of Explorers of the Brain, just goes, Japan, similarly, has neither more nor spy." as that was an outgrowth of a book called less but exactly the same as that of the US, But, like most o! his colleagues, Koedel On Growing Older that Stevens wrote for namely 16.471% of the total voting power of finally came a cropper. He was, incidentally, the President's Council On Aging in 1964- all members of the Bank. Thus, from the the ohap who stationed his stepdaughter in a book strongly endorsed, incidentally, by point of view of share-holding and of voting waterfront bars to pry information out of Dr. Paul Dudley White. power, Japan does not have any greater power unwary sailors. Study of the brain Stevens believes to U'e than the US has-it 1s exactly in the same We gather from reading Mr. Farago's book, the ultimate science. Through it we can un position. too, that the Germans were not overly gen derstand and curb violence and much of the (a) So far as the operation of the Bank is erous with their agents. Indeed, it seems social confusion we suffer from. It may help concerned, under Chapter VI of the ADB most of this skullduggery was pretty much a solve many of the abstruse intricacies of Charter, the supreme controlling body is the labor of love. personal existence. "We aren't going to really Board of Governors on which again Japan But Koed.el, intriguing as he was, is only know who we are untll we get inside the has exactly the same representation as the one of the stars in Mr. Farago's constellation head and explore inner space," he said. "The US with exactly the same voting power. of double-dealers. brain is the seat of the soul-tt relates to (b) On the Board of Directors, which 1s This book, which we understand is being everything that involves us, both personal resident in Manila and which, under Article considered for a movie, is, as we said previ and social." 31 of the Bank's Charter, has the responsi ously, a must for anyone who likes to llve a Leonard Stevens has written a very ex bllity for the direction of the general opera little vicariously. Not many or u.s would citing book. Talking to him I could sense tions of the Bank, Japan and USA have make very good spies, but tftlere 1s something how much of himself he invested in his exactly identical representation and voting in almost everyone that savors the world of search, and the resultant excitemelllt passes power. This indicates thwt Japan has no cloak and d~er. a world Mr. Fa.rago pre from him onto the pages of his book. greater controlling voice than, for instance, sents expertly and with great wit in "The the US. Further, there has not been any Game of the Foxes." occasion so far wherein a decision was arrived at the Board of Directors by exercise of votes; [From the Lakeville (Conn.) Journal, SETTING THE RECORD IN BALANCE decisions have been by ascertaining the Feb. 10, 1972] "sense" (i.e., general view) of the Board as SPEAKING OF PEOPLE: HE's WRrrrEN A B.R.:\INY a whole; nor has there been any case wherein BOOK HON. RICHARD T. HANNA the US representaotive has had to be in any (By Alison Wyrley Birch) OJ' CALII'ORNIA posture of confrontation with the Japanese representative. Sigmund Freud and those who came after IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES stirred humanity up and made it consider (c) According to Article 34.1 of the Bank's the mysterious, inner and invisible self Tuesday, February 22, 1972 Charter, the President has to be "a national of a regional member-country". The Presi what Leonard Stevens of Bridgewater and Mr. HANNA. Mr. Speaker, it is neither New Mllford calls the "Thou" of us, but no dent's term is five years. Mr. T. WM.a.narbe one has yet been able to pin down that unique or unexpected that in the comse was elected for a first term in November 1966 elusive and bewildering "Thou" that each of debate comments occur which are in and for a second term in April 1971, both ac of us is. consistent with or unrelated to fact. tions being taken by the Board of Governors For many years-centuries even-people Statements also appear that may do a consisting of representatives of an the mem have placed the vagabond soul of man in the considerable injustice to persons or in ber countries of the Bank. On both occasions, liver, or the heart or the brain. "We stm don't stitutions not provided with the oppor the decision was unanimous; in particular, understand the physical base of the mind," tunity for instant and adequate response. the US supported the election of Mr. Wata stevens says, "although we now suspect it's nabe not only on the first occasion but also, cornered in some section of the brain. It is, however, my opinion that whenever after five years of experience of his methods Sinews, bones, and glands we understand, possible, the REcoRD should be available of managing the Bank, in the second election along with the workings of the heart and for response by those at whom allega in 1971. It has to be further noted that, inner organs, but nowhere has the 'life' of tions or charges have been made. unlike other international fina-ncial institu us been located with any certainty." So it is that I take this opportunity tions, the Vice Presidency of the Bank 1a not Leonard A. Stevens, who has written a for a response to allegations made a matter of mere appointment by the Prest- OXVIU--321-Part 4 5082 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 22, 1972 dent. The Vice-President (according to Arti and the U.S.-the two largest share-holders evaluate all of the Justices on the quality cle 35.1) has to be elected by the Board of of the Bank-started action almost simul of their individual contributions (Chief Jus Direotors on recommendation of the Presi taneously to endow the ADB with such Spe tice Burger and Justice Blackmun were dent. The Board of Directors elected in De cial Funds) Japan has made substantial con omitted because they were so recently ap cember 1966 and then again in June 1971 (in tributions already while substantial U.S. con pointed). Only twelve were rated as "great" each case for a term of five years) and by tributions are yec awaited. Apart from lim by the panel. Of the rest, fifteen were con unanimous vote a non-Japanese Vice-Presi ited resources made available for technical sidered "near great", fifty-five were rated dent (Mr. C. s. Krishna Moorthi). According . assistance operations, Japan has so far "average", six "below average" and eight to the regulations of the Bank, the Vice made available Special Funds resources of "failures". President is the deputy of the President and over $100 millions and is expected to make As I listened to the critics of Mr. Rehn acts for the President when the latter is out further such endowments in the coming quist, I wondered how the twelve Justices of Headquarters. Mr. C. S. Krishna Moorthi, years; on the other hand, (apart from limited selected as "great" would have fared under the Vice-President, is a robust-minded finan resources for technical assistance opera their liberal-oriented criteria. It would be cial expert with considerable experience of tions) , the efforts of the U.S. Administra interesting. I thought, to take a look at the economic development. The President and the tion to endow the ADB with such Special words and deeds of those twelve great Jus Vice-President have worked most closely and Funds, repeated every year over the past four tices to see how they might stack up against cooperatively and in the true spirit of inter years, have not met with success in pre the test used by the current liberal wing of national officials. The actions of_the President vious years and show indications of pro the Senate. have been fully available to the Board of ducing results only this year. This compara "OUR CONSTITUTION IS COLOR-BLIND" Directors (and to the fullest membership of tive situation for which neither the ADB nor the Bank including the USA) and the confi Japan is responsible, may give parties the Let us begin with an early Justice who is dence of countries in his actions (under the feeling that Japan has, as a matter of fact, hailed today for his stands in solitary dis responsibility of the Board of Directors for been more involved in the ADB's capacity to _agreement with his colleagues against segre the direction of the general operations of the operate than has been, as of the current mo gation, a man who is well known today for Bank) has not evoked any challenge by any ment, the U.S.; such an impression, how his assertion that "Our Constitution is color member and certainly not by the US: this ever, would correlate only to the resources blind." And yet, prior to serving on the has been demonstrated by the unanimity, in placed by Japan at the disposal of the Bank Court, this Justice had been a member of a cluding the vote of the US, at his reelection and not to any insidious or behind-the slave-owning family in Kentucky, a bitter in 1971. scene effort by Japan to achieve control, or foe of the Civil War amendments and a critic 3. The sta.1f which a"SSists the President even domination, in the framing of the of federal civil rights legislation. In 1854 he consists of 197 professionals (apart from policies and in the day-to-day operations began his political activities by joining the non-professionals who are mostly of Philip of this lnternationru institution. Know-Nothing Society, a secret organization pine nationruirty). The 197 professionals have having for its purpose the restriction and been drawn from 34 nationalities. The num destruction of the infl.uence of foreigners ber of professionals o! Japanese nationality and Catholic priests in our political affairs. is only 13.7% of the total professional POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND In 1869, upon being nominated for a Con strength. Of the 10 Heads of Departments gressional seat, he set out to prove him and Offices, there is only one who is of SUPREME COURT JUSTICES self the more devoted defender of property Japanese nationalirty; there is thus no Jap rights in slaves. He not only endorsed the anese national predominance in the staff holding of the Dred Scott decision that Con that could orient the ADB to act in a man HON. WILLIAM L. HUNGATE gress lacked power to exclude slavery from ner other than consistent with its interna OF MISSOURI the territories, but also claimed that that tional character. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES case meant that Congress was duty-bound to 4. Loans are made by decision of the Board pass laws for the full protection of the rights of Directors where the Japanese and the Tuesday, February 22, 1972 of slaveowners. u.s. position are equivalent; they are not de Mr. HUNGATE. Mr. Speaker, the prop Later, running for election as Attorney cided by the President. er criterion to be considered in the con General of Kentucky, he denounced Presi 5. All the loans of the Bank are made to dent Lincoln's promulgation of the Emanci developing member countries; all the loans firmation of Supreme Court Justices. is pation Proclamation and came out strongly are made (after thorough appraisal of the certainly a current and troublesome against the Thirteenth Amendment to the project) on the basis of international pro problem. Constitution abolishing slavery. curement of goods ana services in the mem An article in the American Bar Asso Once he became Attorney General, this ber countries of the Bank; financial com ciation Journal of February 1972, by the Justice argued several cases involving slave petitiveness consistent with technical ac Senator from Arizona, BARRY GoLD issues and civil rights. In Kentucky v. Palm ceprtabil1ty is the criterion on which procure WATER, illustrates the errors that can be er, 65 Ky. (2 Bush) 570 (1866), he prosecuted ment is done; any competitive advantage made in seeking to forecast the future a Union general for being guilty of the crime that Japap. may have had by reason of its of aiding slaves to escape. In Bowlen v. proximity to the region and also by reason conduct of any Judge who has been ap Kentucky, 65 Ky. 5 (2 Bush) 5 (1867), he of the heretofore low cost structure of Jap pointed for life. asked the Kentucky Court of Appeals to over anese industrial production may tend to get I believe my colleagues will find the turn a lower court decision that had per affected by recent currency realignments and study both interesting and informative: mitted the introduction of Negro testimony other international actions under which U.S. POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND SUPREME COURT against a white defendant indicted for lar pricing vis-a-vis Japanese pricing may un JUSTICES ceny. dergo a "tilt" interse in favour of the U.S. (By Barry Goldwater) We might also observe that in the 1865 on world markets. elections for state legislature this man took 6. Of 85 loans made so far, ·52 have been to In December, the Senate of the United the stump in support of "a thorough union Governments and 17 to publlc authorities States gave its advice and consent on the of all citizens who . . . are opposed to the and public corporntions; in respect of these, President's nominations of the 99th and admission of the Negro to the ballot box or there can be no question of ADB loans help 100th Justices to sit on the Supreme Court of to the enjoyment of other political advan ing to finance Japanese-owned or controlled the United States. The Senate's confirmation tages". or operated industry; of the balance, 16 have of Lewis F. Powell and William H. Rehnquist He is, I should mention, none other than been to development finance institutions in was preceded by the efforts of a few members the first John Marshall Harlan, author of member countries; and sub-lending by these of the Senate to scrutinize and judge the the famous dissent in the Supreme Court's institutions is controlled by internal poli nominees solely on the basis of their political decision of Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 cies of such institutions which are thor philosophy. (1896). oughly appraised and examined by the Board The Senators who did so made no bones of Directors before each loan is approved. about it. They were concerned with knowing JUSTICE HAD A PALTRY FOUNDATION IN•LAW 7. On all the above counts, nothing emerges whether the nominees' judicial and political Turning to another early Justice whose that would justify even an insinuwtion that philosophies fitted the same mold as their background may cause some raised eyebrows, the ADB "might as well be an agency and own views on the social issues of the day. I should like to discuss a man of whom it is a br.a.nch of the Japanese Government." Their position, as expressed by four liberal said: "Judged by the standards of the presenrt a. I! Japan, in the estimation of parties members of that committee, was particular day, or even by those of the Eighteenth concerned, enjoys any special respect in the ly evident at the hearings held by the senate century oolonlal America, he was given a ADB vis-a-vis other members, it should be Judiciary Committee on Mr. Rehnqulst's paltry foundation in the l-aw." In fact1 Fried attribwted essentially to the fact that the nomination. man and Israel, in their author1trut1ve new Government of Japan has been kind and I was reminded of a recent poll reported biography of the Justices of the Supreme generous enough to be the largest donor in Life in which two legs.l scholars (Profes Court, state that the extent of his formal (under Article 19 of of the ADB Charter) sor Albert Blaustein of Rutgers and Roy education included six weeks of attendance of Special Funds, and on Uberal terms too, Mersky of the University of Texas) set out at George Wythe's law lecltures at William to add to the resources of the Bank for lend to grade ninety-six prior Supreme Court Jus and Mary and some reading from Bacon's ing on concessional terms. It is regrettable, tices. Professors Blaustein and Mersky chose Abridgement, and that Is all. This future but yet f·actually correct, that (though Japan a panel of sixty-five academic experts to great was both a slaveholder himself &nd an February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5083 official of the American Colonization Sooiety, lawyer to national attention was one in which "THE SUPREME COURT IS ALL WRONG, which was dedicated to the transportation of he was retained to uphold the money inter On the occasion of the Supreme Court free Negroes back to Africa. ests of Massachusetts speculators in lands ruling of 1913 holding that manufacturers It is particularly striking to notice that which they had snapped up from a corrupted of patented articles oould not fix the price seven years before the famed decision of Georgia's legislature. According to Friedman at which retailers sell thel.r product to the Marbury v. Madison, 1 Cr. 137 (1803), this and Israel, the young attorney thus began consumer, the peoples' attorney angrily Justice had argued before his fUture tribunal "the work he was to complete as a judg&-a wrote: "The Supreme Court 1s all wrong.... that "the judicial authority can have no transformation of the contract clause of the When a Court decides a case upon grounds of rig'ht to question the validity of a law, unless Constitution into a bastion for the rights of public policy, the Judges become, in effect, such a jurisdiction is expressly given by the property . . . ". legislators." Const1tution"-a conferral which he knew In view of the sparseness of material on Do these revelations reflect a sensitivity was not expressly granted. Yet, in 1803, it this individual in his pre-Court life, I am to the protection of the poor and the weak? was he who ruled in Marbury v. Madison that taking the liberty of mentioning his view on Did a statement signed by seven past presi an aot of Congress was unconstitutional, a an important political question which he dents of the American Bar Association de decision that 1s considered perhaps the most expressed nine years after taking his seat on claring "he is not a fit person to be a Member important in Supreme Court history. Of the bench. I use this reference only because of the Supreme Court of the United States" course, I a.m. referring to the unanimously it was made in the Constitutional Convention indicate that degree of recognition by his recognized great, John Marshall. of Massachusetts relative to the composition · brethren at the Bar that would meet the Here we have a man Who in h1s pre-Court of the state legislature in which he had approval of our liberal colleagues in the Sen days argued vehemently that the Court could earlier been a member and because his re ate today? Yet, 1! the Senate had conformed not review a.nd veto a.ots of a legisla.ture and marks seems to reflect a long-held position. to the test now suggested by them, the na who turned around seven years later and When the convention reached the issue of tion would never have had the services of wrote the most famous decision of his career, determining the basis of representation in Justice Louis D. Brandeis. holding that the Court could do that very the state senate, he rose to atta.ck the idea thing. We might remember this incident that population should serve as the basis of JUSTICE OPPOSED POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS when we hear criticism made of the posiltions seats in the senate rather than the amount OBJECTORS taken by judicial nominees as advocates for of taxation derived by each county. He said: Moving to another Justice now celebrated the United StaJtes Government or as private "Cases ma.y be easily supposed, in which, for zeal for social justice, we encounter an practitioners on behalf of their clients. from the peculiar state of society, such a individual who, as Dean of Columbia Law Next, let us review the history of another basis would be universally deemed unsafe School, was sorely troubled with the view Chief Justice. Like Marshall, this one was a and injurious. Take a State, ... where there that judges "should consciously endeavor to member of the Colonization Society and was are five or ten thousand wealthy persons, mold the rules of laws to conform to their born into a slave-owning family. A descend and 90 or 100 thousand artisans, reduced to own personal notion of what is the correct ant of a prominent Maryland Tidewater a state of vice, and poverty, and wretched theory of social organization and develop family, he sided with rural area representa ness, which leave them exposed to t'lle most ment." tives as a member of the Maryland legislaJture dangerous political excitement... Who would When public discussion centered on a. de and remained a states'-rights man in that found a representation on such a popula cision which invalidated the New York Work body. tion, unless he intended that all property ingmen's Compensation Act of 1910, the fu Once, as attorney in a case, the future should be a booty to be divided among the ture Justice rallied to the defense of the Chief Justice argued: "The African race in plunderers?" decision on the theory that the mere fact the United States, even when free, are every Elsewhere in the same speech the Justice, the goal was economically desirable did not where a degra.ded class.... The privileges whom I shall reveal as Joseph story, said: justi!y the taking of property from the em they are allowed to enjoy are a.ocorded to "The more numerous the body, the greater ployer. He stated: "The proper method of them as a matter of kindness and benevo the danger from its movements.... " Where securing the economic benefits of workmen's lence rather of right." Later, as Attorney 1n these views is the spirit of human com compensation . . . ls 'by the orderly process General under President Andrew Jackson, he passion that some liberals deem necessary in of constitutional amendment. . . .' " candidates for the High Bench? rendered opinions that repeated his view tha.t During the controversy over another hu slavery was basically a problem for the states Let us turn now to twentieth-century man rights law, the New York Tenement alone-except that he allowed that the Gov men who have been chosen as outstanding House Act of 1901, he endorsed a court ruling ernment might pass fugitive slave laws up Justices. First we might study the back exempting an apartment house owner from ground o! a personality who is known tOday holding the property rights of Southerners. the law. He admonished: "The view that it as the "peoples' attorney". By 1895 the peo is possible to base judicial decisions upon HIS COURT MIGHT ABDICATE RIGHT OF JUDICIAL ples' attorney ". . . waa rapidly becoming a some vague notion of social justice finds REVIEW millionaire. He was esteemed in the nation's frequent expression in these days of hasty During this same period he gave some sug highest financial and business circles. Big and lll-considered criticism. Social justice gestions that a Court headed by him might businessmen and heads of great corporations may mean anything, and therefore, as a basis abdicate its right of judicial review. He said: were among his clients and friends." When of judicial decision means nothing." "The opinion of the judges has no more au he was appointed to the Court in 1916, he But there is more in the man's record thority over Congress than the opinion of had become a m.llllona.ire twice over. that leads one to suspect that his appoint Congress has over the judges and on that In 1902 he incurred the wrath of Samuel ment to the Court would never have been point the President is independent of both." Gompers by proposing to take a.way from cleared by today's liberal standards. Sitting In these days of marked contest by Congress unions their immunity from suit by in on a presidential board of inquiry reviewing to reassert its role in relation to that of the corporating them. "If unions are lawless," conscientious objector cases in World War I, President, imagine how these words would he said, "restrain and punish their lawless he "entertained a profound repugnance" to go over with our liberal friends I In a similar n.ees: if they are arbitrary, repress their a.r ward the political or nonreligious objector. manner, the spokesmen for civil Uberty would bitrartness.... The unions need something A year after Armistice Day, he observed: undoubtedly be horrified at the following to protect them from their own arbitran "One can but wonder what forces are at work words written by this future Justice upon the ness." Two years later he found soxnething. in our social and educational life to produce occa.slon of hearing about a riot ca.used by When acting as counsel for an employer's the lll-balanced and distorted intellectual wor'kingmen whose savings had been wiped organization, he obtained an injunotl.on processes by which these young men, in out a year before by the collapse of a Mary ending a union strike. many respects intelligent, had worked out land bank. He wrote his son-in-law: "There As flU'ther indication of his concept of their social philosophy." Even as to religious ought not to have been a moment's hesitation industrial relations, he declared in a.n ad objectors, he felt "many were plainly fa about the use of fire arms, and the firm and dress before the Central Labor Union in natics, with abnormal mental experi free use of them the moment that force was 1905 that la.bor "should strive to make earn ences ...". attempted by the mob. The first stone thrown ings of any business as large as possible" As Dean of Columbia Law School, he ex ... should have been the signal to fire." So a.nd "should not limit the produotion of pressed much the same thought about youth said Roger Brooke Taney in 1835. Shades of individuals". at large. In 1917, he stated: "I observe gen Kent State and Washington's May Day dis In 1899, the peoples' attorney was, all at erally that the average college student o:t turba.nces I Dan you picture how this inflam the same time, an investor, a director and today has a radical tendency:• matory message would be received by some a lawyer in the shoe industry monopoly held Finally, I should mention his role in sup radical spokesmen were they to be expressed by the United Shoe Machinery Company. In porting the efforts of the J.P. Morgan estate today? this capacity he publicly opposed legislation against Colonel Ownbey. In this unusual The last Justice selected by the panel which would break up the monopoly by over case, the future Justice argued before the from the 1800s leaves little to grasp in ex riding a provision of United's contract which Supreme Court that Ownbey had not ~?een amining his pre-Court history. As the young forced a shoe manufacturer to use United's denied any fundamental right simply be- est person ever to sit on the Supreme Court, entire line if he wanted to use any a.t a.ll. In cause neither he nor his attorney had been his prior record did not offer much opportu his brief on beh.a.lf of United he argued: allowed to testify or offer proof denying the nity for making distinct points about his ••we have found in Massachusetts tha.t in allegations in the case against him. It mat philosophy. certain things we ha.ve got to have a monop tered not that the Morgans were thereby The one and only case which brought this oly." enabled to seize everything the old Indian 5084 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 22, 1972 scout owned. Speaking in defense of the For example, in the 1920s he wrote an opinion through decisions of courts to the bad man, ancient Delaware practice which effectively upholding a statute of the State of New York namely the man who runs counter to the prevented Ownbey from being represented which gave preference to its citizens over dominant groups' completely changeable in the court below, the Morgans' attorney aliens in the construction of public works. tastes, the only important thing in law is to proclaimed that the correction of old Was this discrimination in opposition to try to predict how public policy, i.e., domi methods ought to be lett to the legislators, human rights? "It is not enough", he said, nant tastes wlll change, and in changing not the courts. "that it may seem to us to be impolitic or change decisions. The smart judge should Now it this view indicates a deepseated even oppressive. It is not enough that in its keep his eye on fast developing tastes and commitment to individual Uberties of the making, great and historic traditions of write a minority opinion based on the same kind required by my Uberal friends, I shonld generosity have been ignored. We do not betting that some day that minority taste be very much surprised. Had this nominee assume to pass judgment upon the wisdom will be the dominant taste in public policy." been disapproved on the ground of his ap of the legislature." And so he called hiinself a bettabilitarian. proach to questions of human Uberty, how In 1927 he handed down a decision in favoT According to this view, it the dominant ever, the Court would have lost its future of a husband who had, in a moment of fury, taste in the community was changing from Chief Justice, Harlan Fiske Stone. ca.used the arrest of his innocent wife. The one of great emphasis on the rights of the judge held that ·neither statutes nor the accused to a call for law and order, judges CHIEF JUSTICE BEGAN CAREER CONVICTING should change their decisions in line with CRIMINALS Constitution granted women legal rights in cases such as this. Their remedy must lie the latest trend. If society should be chang Next we might examine the past record in legislative action, not judicial interpreta ing its taste from a regard for the advance of a Chief Justice who began his career con tion, he held. ment of minorities to a protection of the victing crimlnals, first as deputy city attor interests of the xnajority, his judicial philos ney, then in the county district attorney's An examination of his oases on crlmlnal law in the New York Court of Appeals indi ophy would mean that a smart judge had office and later in the state attorney general cates that he carried over the same strict better begin to change his decisions accord ship. As a state attorney general be de View of interpretation into this field. In gen ingly. nounced "Communist radicals", attacked his eral, he gave great weight to the interests of For one who held no personal standard for election opponent for opposing a blll to society in effective law enforcement. Con testing the goodness or badness of public pol make school children salute the flag and icy, "except what the crowd wants", the blocked the nomination of a liberal-minded sider, if you will, the 1927 case in which he held there was no violation of personal lib drastic turnabout in his position on the law professor to the state supreme court. great issues of the day would have seemed As a governor, he was a leading p1·oponent erty by a state statute which automatically provided for life imprisonment once a crlml the practical thing to do. But whether this of the wartime order removing all persons eccentric approach to questions of huxnan of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast nal was convicted for a fourth time. Admit ting that this would result in too cruel a pun Uberty would have enabled Oliver Wendell and putting them in concentration camps. Holmes, Jr., to be confirmed by present-day Opposing the return of the evacuees in 1943, ishment in some instances, he nevertheless did not consider the statute to be in confiict liberals raises a serious question. he told a conference of governors: "If the When the name of the next of the twelve Japs are released, no one will be able to tell with the Constitution. A year earlier, in New York v. Deford, 150 great Justices was before the Senate as a a saboteur from any other Jap." nominee, Senator George Norris charged: Through most of his career in state poli N.E. 585 (1926), he had held that eVidence obtained through an lllegal search and sei "Perhaps it is not far amiss to say that no tics he was regarded as a favorite of what xnan in public lite so exemplifies the lnfiu his biographer calls right-wing politicians. zure was admissible in a criminal proceeding. Though the defendant had been unlawfully ence of powerful combinations in the poli WUliam Randolph Hearst promoted him for tical and financial world as does ..." he. the Republican Presidential nomination in arrested and the evidence against him ob tained by lawless force, the future Justice As a Wall Street lawyer, he had been a lawyer 1944. The Saturday Evening Post described for the American Petroleum Institute, argu him admlrlngly as an "ardent believer in ruled evidence could still be used against ing that the Federal Government had no States' rights". His name, it you have not him. power and no means by which to retain con guessed it by now, is Earl warren. In so ruling, the judge had expressly re trol or direct oil companies in the produc Another xnan revered as a defender of per jected a growing line of federal decisions tion of oil. sonal liberties got his start as a police court that were at variance with his opinion. His Early in his career he represented other judge after which he became prosecuting attitude toward the issue is refiected in his vast commercial ventures. In the late 18808 attorney for his county. In the course of reasoning that the pettiest peace omcer when heavy electric light cables on poles were this experience he is said to haye tried more would have it in his power, through overzeal falling to the ground, frequently killing peo murder cases than he could ever remember. or indiscretion, to canter Immunity upon an ple, this great man represented the electric Backed by the Ku Klux ~an, he was sent offender for the most wicked crimes. light companies in pleading that city orders to the United States Senate. From the time "A room is searched against the law, and to get the wires underground were "an inva he came into that chamber, he was a leader the body of a murdered man is found", be sion of the rights of property". In deciding in against all efforts to pass an antilynching wrote. "The privacy of the home has been favor of New York City, the court rebuked law. On the Senate fioor he sarcastically infringed, and the murderer goes free. . . . this position. The companies, the court said, charged that the attempt to pass such a law We may not subject society to these dangers." "are without excuse, and when they claim ''could well be designated a bill to increase Again, I must ask, what evidence of a that the destruction of these instruments of lynching". "breadth for vlsion'' is demonstrated on this death ... is an invasion of the rights of As an ironical twist on fate, this Justice, record? Would my liberal colleagues find that property, such claim seexns to proceed upon later known for his dedication to freedom these decisions cast a cloud over the judge's the assumption that nothing has a right to of speech, was chairman of a special Senate commitment to justice, so they could not exist except themselves." committee that demanded the delivery to it have supported his nomination? I wonder Later, as Secretary of State In Harding's under blanket subpoena of all telegraph mes it Benjamin N. cardozo would be confirmed Administration, this xnan became known for sages transmitted by a dally newspaper and today under the doctrine of the New Left? his "narrow and uncomprehending insistence magazine publlsher over a seven-month peri Another great Justice was a Boston Brah at all cost on the most extreme interpretation od in 1935. The newspaper firm was forced man, an irreverent agnostic, economically of American property rights, notably 1n our to go to a United States court to get an order upper-class. In his personal politics he was oil diplomacy ...". As Secretary of State, he enjoining the committee from copying and rated a conservative. It is said that almost by violently fought recognition of Soviet Rus using these telegraph messages. instinct he tended to mistrust Democrats. sia until there should exist "convincing evi Perhaps the most interesting characteris Judged by some today as "the greatest ju dence" of a restoration of "private property, tic of the nominee, at the time his name was dicial liberal the Court has known", it may be the sanctity of contract and the rights of free before the Senate, was his total silence dur interesting to consider some of his per labor". ing vigorous argument over whether or not sonal pronouncements on the nature of hu Finally, to give away the game, I will men he had ever been a member of the Klan. Hold man beings. He wrote: "I only mean that tion that this great figure was attacked dur ing his silence throughout thP. entire con when one thinks coldly I see no reason for ing debate over his nomination for having firmation proceedings, it was later proved attributing to man a significance different in already resigned a seat on the Supreme Court that he had taken the oath cf a Klansman kind from that which belongs to a baboon in order to run as a candidate for President early in his political career. Yet, I suppose or to a grain of sand." of the United States. It was charged that his most observers would believe that subsequent He also said "that man at present is a example would establish a precedent tending events have definitely vindicated the ap predatory animal. I think that the sacred to lower the standard of the Supreme Court pointment of Justice Hugo L. Black to the ness of human life is purely a municipal ideal down to the level of the political machine. Bench. of no validity outside the jurisdiction." How this question and the over-all record of JUSTICE LEAVES GREAT PROBLEMS TO LEGISLATURE JUSTICE CALLED HIMSELF A BETrABILITARIAN Charles Evans Hughes would look to the Another of the Supreme Court's dozen The theme running through his letters and judicial phllosophy theorists today is an greats had, during his eighteen years on the papers is that might makes right. Professor intriguing question. New York Court of Appeals, established a Francis E. Lucey of Georgetown University REMAINING JUSTICE A "STRICT reputation for adherence to the theme that Law School describes his philosophy as CONSTRUCTIONIST'' solutions to the great problexns of the meaning that since "the binding force 1n The remaining Justice among the twelve twentieth century are for the legislature. law is nothing but physical force applied greats is the only one who appears to have February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5085 had an impeccable past record as a liberal. ILLINOIS JAYCEES EX-OFFENDERS ly apprised that yours was an invitation Strangely enough, he is also the only one PROGRAM rather than a command performance, I was whom Life appraises as fitting "President at once pleased, appreciative, and honored. Nixon's definition as a 'strict construction The point I am really trying to make is this: ist'." HON. TOM RAILSBACK there was not the slightest hesitation on the His pre-Court background reads like a part of the Warden or other prison offi.cials "Who's Who" of liberalism. He was one of OF ILLINOIS to make it possible for me to accept your in the founders of the American Civil Liberties IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES vitation 1f I so desired. To accept or not to Union, a legal adviser to the N.A.A.C.P. and Tuesday, February 22. 1972 accept was a decision left solely to me. Later counsel to the National Consumers' League. on in this statement you will become !am He participated in a number of important Mr. RAILSBACK. Mr. Speaker, 2 years mar with the great progress that has been human rights cases, such as support of the ago-upon the 50th anniversary of the made in the lllinois Penal System in the past Oregon maximum hour labor law and the founding of the United States Jaycees- years. In my own view, however, nothing District of Columbia minimum wage law. the president of that organization chal points up the enlightened attitude and pro He wrote editorials in the New Republic, gressive concepts now in effect than the sit arguing that labor injunctions must go, an lenged the membership to create an en uation where an inmate is even permitted. to article for the Atlantic Monthly that de vironment for change through people. be in a position where such an invitation nounced the terrorist methods used against He told them: could be extended, much less accepted. Sacco and Vanzetti and worshipful essays We must connect with the less a.filuent Which brings on the sudden thought: per about Justices who cherished civil Uberties. people, reach into the heart of the fenced hats Chairman Celler was unaware of my "Once on the Court, however," Life says, off world, find out what can be done for prisoner status which, obviously, lends even "he adhered to strict judicial restraint." This humanity. greater emphasis to my original thesis. philosophy is well 1llustrated In an opinion In the brief amount of time between he wrote upholding state right-to-work laws, Happily, the Jaycees in my home State receipt of the Committee's invitation and which make it unlawful to forbid employ of Dlinois are meeting that challenge in my appearance this morning, we concentrated ment to a person simply because he does not a most effective manner. With other on putting together a brochure--a sales kit, belong to a union. He wrote: "But even if a members of the House Judiciary Com if you will-which would give you an in law is found wanting on trial, it is better mittee subcommitee No. 3 on juvenile sight into the nature and scope of the Ex that its defects should be demonstrated and Offenders Employment Project. We managed, delinquency, penal reform, and copy despite carrying on with normal prison duties removed than that the law should be aborted rights and patents, I have been deeply by Judicial fiat." He added: "The Court is not and with Umited fac1llties available to us, to saved from being oligarchic because it pro interested in the problems of this produce five such kits, which have been made fesses .to act in the service of h\UllMl ends." Nation's system of corrections for some avalla.ble to you. It would be our earnest Applying th1s philosophy to other issues time now. We have toured correctional hope that these would receive your dlligent before the Oourt, the Justice upheld the facilities and observed programs to aid attention when more time is at hand and praottce of states at a.llowing their pollee, offenders in six States and the District when their contents might be given the con without a warrant, to search and seize a per of Columbia. Much of what we have seen sideration we feel they deserve. If time son's papers and effects, rejected the view permits this morning, I w111 of course be has been appalling. Little has been en only too happy to respond to any questions that speech and press were absolutes and re couraging. However, the work of the Dli fused to embrace the geneml approach thalt to the best of my ab1llty, either in connec speech and press are "preferred" freedoms. nois Jaycees is most encouraging and tion with my statement or with respect to In other signlfl.cant opinions he held that a most enlightening. the brochures, and I will not hesitate to be state may try a man after he had been ac For more than a year the illinois Jay frank with my answers. quitted of a federal crime based on the same cees have sponsored a program known as In order to understand "vhe implications as facts, voted to uphold cr1mlnal prosecution the Dlinois Jaycees Ex-Offenders Em well as the success to date of the Ex-Offend of Communist Party leaders under the Smith ployment Project. The chairman of the ers Employment Project, it would be well to Act, and concluded that a state could require give you a bit of background information program, an inmate in the Dlinois State concerning the who-what-when-how of our Jehovah's Witness children to saluate the 1lag Penitentiary, recently addressed a sub on pain of expulsion from public school. endeavors. Briefly, for years an effort had been committee hearing in Chicago to explain made to establish a Jaycee Chapter within ONE CANNOT PREDICT HOW A JUSTICE WILL VOTE the employment network to us. I wish to the confines of the illinois State Penitentiary. From these cases alone, it is evident that submit his prepared statement here for The idea was sparked by the downtown Justice FeliX Frankfurter could not be the benefit of all: Jollet Jaycees, who--aware of the spread counted upon to deliver his judgment rou of chapters in other states in recent years tinely in support of the latest accepted tenet STATEMENT OF JAMES L. TRIMBLE, CHAIRMAN, were eager to emulate their contemporaries o! the liberal program. More than any other ILLINOIS JAYCEES Ex-OFFENDERS EMPLOY• in other areas. Frankly, the idea was re illustration, the judicial record of Justice MENT PROJECT BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE 3, peatedly resisted and rejected. It was only Frankfurter should prove it is impossible to HouSE JUDICURY COMMITTEE, DmKsEN after the creation of the illinois Department predict with certainty how a Justice will vote FEDERAL BUILDING, CHICAGO, ILL., JANUARY of Corrections, and the appointment of Mr. once he joins the nation's highest Oourt. 29, 1972 Peter B. Bensinger to head this new agency, In truth, those who would use the judicial Mr. Chairman and Distinguished Commit that the Joliet Jaycees finally got the go philosophy test are engaged in an utterly fal tee Members: My name is James L. Trimble. ahead to extend a chapter at the Joliet Adult lacious practice. I believe it is safe to say I am a member of the Joliet-East Jaycees. Reception and Diagnostic Center. With the that, if the criteria suggested by the UberaJ. Because of my age, I am in a category called wholehearted support of newly-appointed element of the senate had been apll1ed to "Exhausted Rooster" which, besides other Warden John J. Twomey, as well as that of the twelve Justices selected as grea..t, onJ.y one connotations, indicates that some use can Center Superintendent Wilson M. Meeks, the of them would have been assured of his seat stlll be found for Jaycees beyond the normal first penal chapter in the lllinois Penal Sys on the Oourt. There was something tangible 21-35 age requirement. Since its inception tem was formally chartered on the last day of and signifl.cant in the background of each of last year, I have served as chairman of the May, 1970. This is a significant date, we the other nominees that could have dlsquall Ill1nois Jaycees Ex-Offenders Employment think, for it serves to htghllght--even con fl.ed him from acceptance by the judicial Project. I have also served, and am stlll serv found many outside-prison-walls observers- philosophy advocates. ing, a 3-5 year sentence in the Illlnois State the magnitude of the progress and achieve There is a real spark of independence tha.t Penitentiary, where I am identified as No. ments of the Joliet-East Jaycees in a period. ignites men once they become immune from 68543. My co-chairman, Dave Blumenthal, of less than two years. all political pressures. As Justices, they sit as and records coordinator, Ray Larsen-who Even more interesting and revealing, per neither conservative nor liberal, but as intel deserve most of the credit for the project's haps, is the fact that the chapter is composed Ugerut human beings doing their utmost with success-were unavoidably detained this of inmates assigned to the permanent de in their God-given capacities to search for morning. tail at the Reception and Diagnostic Center, and uphold the truth. Speaking of invitations, the one addressed whose maximum strength has never exceed.ed. The President of the United States should to me arrived, via the Warden's Oftlce, slight some 30 active members. While it is hoped, be given broad leeway in choosing judicial ly more than 48 hours ago. I use this as an and planned, that other chapters may even nominees who might refiect the same broad excuse for my sloppy statement and presenta tually be established at Joliet and at State philosophy as his own on major matters at tion, but at the same time I assure you of my ville (where some 2,500 inmates reside), the the day. Thereby the wm 0!! the people, as in appreciation for the privilege and oppor fact remains that, at the moment, the 30- dicated by an election for a nationwide of tunity of being a witness before this dis odd members of the Joliet-East Jaycees have floe, ca.n be g.!ven some possibility of expres tinguished body. I might add that, when I made notable contributions to the welfare sion. So long as a nominee is a man of high first heard the news-via the prison grape of their fellow inmates ana to the State of ability, scholat'Ship, integrity and diligence, vine--of your communication, it was trans Illinois by and through numerous projects, without any signiflca;nt conflict o! interest in lated into "subpena"-which, to put it mild the Ex-Offenders Employment Project in his past record, he should be confirmed by the ly, wasn't exactly music to my ears! (Who can cluded, to clearly and unmistakably prove Senate. forget the Valachi case?) Later, when oftlcial- the merit o! the enlightene gurated by Director Bensinger and his asso outset, by both inmates and their downtown jobs. 1 loaned them money when they needed ciates of the lllinois Department of Correc Joliet Jaycee sponsors, that some kind of it. I invited them to my home (my wife likes tions. meaningful program to find jobs for inmates all three I), took them to Jaycee meetings, to The Joliet-East Jaycees conceived, imple deserved priority consideration. Thus ema church. They're now my friends and I trust mented and now operate a book-purchase nated the basic foundation for what subse and respect them all. I'm glad to get involved program for the entire 2,500-inmate Joliet quently proved to be an undertaking of ma in this program. It has meant more to me Stateville Prison Complex. Previously, in jor proportions and consequences-one which than anything I have ever done in my life, mates found it almost impossible to pur today has attained nationwide attention, as and I hope other Jaycees wlll be as inspired chase, through outside sources, titles of their evidenced by my appearance here this morn as I have been by this work." choice-pornography excluded, of course! ing. I don't care much for statistics, gentlemen. and limited access was complicated by cum Subsequent to that initial discussion, with We stated at the outset of this project that bersome rules, a this-is-the-way-it-has-al the full encouragement, support and cooper we were dealing in the future and life of ways-been-done attitude, and the usual pris ation of prison officials from the lowest to Human Beings; that we would consider on bureaucracy. Now, however, thanks to the the highest ranks, there developed a plan of ourselves eminently successful if, through initative of the inmate members of the Joliet unique dimensions. The Joliet Jaycees, our our efforts, only one man could be influenced East Jaycees, and to the encouragement of downtown sponsors, extended the fullest pos to lead a useful, productive life And NotRe officialdom, inmates are privileged to pur sible measure of assistance. There evolved turn to Prison Ever Again! We still chase, at a substantial discount, book titles and this concept originated with the Joliet feel exactly the same way, but that one man of almost any nature. To date, more than group-the idea of enlisting the help of out has become 305 men who have not returned 1,000 such books have been purchased side Jaycee chapters throughout nunois in not yet, at least!---and so, our aversion to through this project, the Joliet-East Jaycees setting up an apparatus to find meaningful statistics notwithstanding, we take pride, we have themselves reaped a small profit to fi jobs, not just any job, for inmates without take heart, from the fact our Jaycee friends nance their many other projects, and the outside families, friends or contacts. in the free world have made such magnani resultant benefits to all concerned are lit Basically, the proposal would, in practice as mous contributions toward the restoration of erally beyond calculation. well as in theory, create a network of volun the lives of so many men. We thank God for The Joliet-East Jaycess have conceived teer Jaycee "Career Coordinators" through their unselfish, dedicated service. and inaugurated many, many other projects, out the state who would accept inmate appli It would seem appropriate, at this point, not the least being their idea for the es cations, seek out jobs commensurate with to make a brief excursion into the why's and tablishment of a Drug Coordination and In backgrounds and skills, establish and main wherefore's of the success of our project and formation Council in Joliet. The Jaycees tain personal contaot with applicants, and of the other projects conceived and executed spearheaded the project, made from their more importantly-provide after-care assist with such skill by a small group of inmates. own extremely limited funds the first con ance once the inmates had been paroled or Above and beyond the creation of an at tribution toward the establishment of a clin otherwise released. We find no indications mosphere where inmates WO'Uld be encour ic to provide counseling for youthful drug that any such personalized endeavor had aged and aided in carrying on such activi users, were editorialized throughout the ever been undertaken anywhere else in the ties, it must be remembered that the pro country for their efforts, and are now pre United States, or elsewhere, and it is to the grams we have discussed here today were paring (thanks to legislation spearheaded by undying credit of scores of unselfish, dedi undertaken and carried on by a very small Director Bensinger) to journey outside the cated, highly-motivated Jaycees through nu number of men, in a very small prison com walls for "rap sessions" and other contacts nots that the revolutionary plan has proved plex, literally away (perhaps excluded would with civic, fraternal, veterans, social, youth to be so eminently successful. be a better word) from the pressures, stag and other groups in furtherance of an ac The brochures you have been furnished, gering administrative and custodial com celebrated drug abuse program. The Joliet wlll, we think, convey via the media of re plexities and warehouse-type installations East Jaycees won a "Sweepstakes Award" ports, letters, et cetera, the full range o:f which presently constitute the Illinois as well from the United States Jaycees for their es activities encompassed in the implementation as most other penal complexities. We ob tablishment of a blood donor project a year and functioning of the project from the out viously have had advantages and privileges ago that even today brings letters of appre set. It would therefore be redundant--per extended to us which would be unthinkable, ciation from around the country. They have haps impossible-for me to attempt to de impossible, in the "human storage ware donated to orphanages, edited a magazine scribe in this statement the magnitude of houses" which constitute Joliet and State sponsored softball and horseshoe tourna those endeavors. There have been failures, as ville. While I do not presume to be qualified ments, invited and entertained-within pris you will see, gentlemen, when you give your to say what is the most urgent need with on walls-scores of outside Jaycee chapters, attention to your brochure. There have been respect to today's prisons, I most certainly and-get this, gentlemen-brought "Play disappointments, a few inmate applicants would offer the opinion that if there must boy" Magazine into the penitentiary! Talk have violated the confidence and trust of be prisons at all, they should be small in about enlightenment, this is it! For the first the volunteer Jaycees who extended such stallations housing, say, no more than 300 time in history, Hugh Hefner's publication is diligent efforts in their beha.lf~ven a few inmates, at the most. I seem to have heard, now widely distributed within the walls, the (eight out of 313, to be exact) who subse or read somewhere, that California has in "Playmate of the Month" is standard equip quently violated parole and have been re augurated a penal reform system embracing ment in almost every cell-and who else but turned to prison. But for the most part- this very concept, and that it has proved to the Joliet-East Jaycees made it all pos and this we feel is of paramount importance be eminently successful. Moreover, it is my sible?-with a slight profit on each sale, let and the highest possible tribute to our mag understanding, also, that California has it be slllid. nificent Jaycee friends throughout lllinois found it to be cheaper to pay municipalities But without doubt the most significant there has been only minimal disenchantment to provide correctional treatment than tor and far-reaching project of this chapter with the project, and not one single Jaycee the state to do so. But as I have said, I and here I am prejudiced-is the Ex-Offend Coordinator has abandoned the project ex am far from an expert, far from knowledge ers Employment Project, which was, in fact, cept by reason of transfer out of the State. able, on the overall subject. On the other the first project undertaken by the Joliet One coordinator quite literally saorificed his hand, gentlemen, I am knowledgeable about East Jaycees, though it required considerable own job when his employer did not share his what a few men, housed in a small facility time to actually put the plan in motion. In interest and dedication in seeking jobs for encouraged, supported and assisted by en itially, even at the first formal meeting of what the employer called "those bastard con lightened penal officials-can do, and have the chapter, all manner of ideas, proposals victs." Another coordinator-who to date has done, to rehabll1tate themselves, participate and suggestions were put forth, bandied successfully placed six inmS~te applicants in meaningful programs for the benefit of about, rejected, postponed, et cetera. was threatened with divorce if he did not their fellow inmates and erven the state hold It must be remembered, gentlemen, that at cease and desist! Still another has written: ing them prisoner, and perhaps "show the this stage Director Bensinger and his depart "I've been a member of the Jaycees for six way" for other penal systems to emulate ment were severely, it seemed then even im years. Until I got involved in your project my their activities. Director Bensinger, Warden possibly, hamstrung by existing policies contribution to my chapter and community Twomey, Superintendent Meeks and other and stringent laws-which prohibited, in had included such things as clean-up cam prison officials-and most certainly not ex fact as in name, the extent to which inmates paigns, sponsoring a bingo party that almost cluding Governor Richard B. Ogilvie--have would be permitted to participate in any ac put me in jail, and taking part in flag-rais made an auspicious start in the direction of tfvfties, of any nature, beyond the rigid ing ceremonies and get-out-the-vote cam the highest possible type of prison adminis prison regulations. Here was a revolutionary paigns. I was skeptical about trying to help tration. They already know of our apprecia concept, at least for the nunols Penal Sys convicts (oops, ex-offenders) find jobs. My tion. tem, and it is not the slightest exaggeration wife was scared to death. Then we got to Perhaps this is not within your province, to say that everybody-the inmate Jollet thinking, well, those men are going to come gentlemen, but there is one area where we East Jaycees especially, but not excluding the back to our town when they get out, whether could use the assistance of governmental au Director, Warden, Superintendent and their we like it or not. Why not try to help them thorities at the highest level. As you will see staffs-was cautious and well aware, at that find useful jobs-jobs with a future and reflected in the special progress report which juncture, that the subject of projects to be security~ that they wouldn't have to has been made a part of this statement, and undertaken by the Joliet-East Jaycees was bargle so strong arm somebody. I've been in 1s also included in your brochure, on Monday one to be approached with care. But there volved in helping three men whose applica next we will forward 100 inmate applications was almost unanimous agreement from the tions you sent to me. I found them jobs, good to the City of Chicago. We have had some February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5087 problems in Chicago and Cook County since taker, Director, Crime Prevention and Con improvement, community-involvement, par our project went into operation. Without go trol Programs, the State Chamber provided ticipation in the nobler and more meaning ing into specifics, let us just say that the the essential ingredient without which there ful projects beyond the enclosure. number of inmates desiring to return to that literally would have been no project at all. It has been ~Y privilege-my honor-to area far exceeded our capabilities of provid From the time of its formal endorsement appear before this distinguished committee, ing adequate job-placement assistance, al of the project, continuing through Mr. Whit and I am grateful for the opportunity. And though many Jaycees in "fringe area" chap taker's personal arduous efforts culminat I close-at long last--with a repetition of ters had made a number of placements. The ing in the "recruitment" of scores of illinois the words that have brought real meaning result of all this was that we accumulated a business firms who agreed to employ quali to my life, and which are the inspiration for very large number of applications which fied ex-offenders, we have been blessed with all Jaycee work: could not receive our immediate attention, the fullest possible measure of cooperation "Service to Humanity Is the "6est Work of many involving inmates scheduled for emml and assistance from that marvelous organi Life." nent parole hearings or otherwise eligible for zation. You Will find in your brochure docu release. mentation of the extent of that organiza SPECIAL PROGRESS REPORT With this background in mind, then, and tion's support and assistance, which has been (Prepared for Subcommittee 3, House Judi with our own project having been in opera far beyond expectations and which is hereby ciary Committee, Januar:y 29, 1972) tion for nearly a year-with a total of 313 gratefully acknowledged. Total Number of Applicatiow received actual placements at a total cost of something We are proud of our achievements. We are ToDate ______902 like $6,000--imagine our amazement, gentle even prouder of the fact that more than 175 men, when we came across a Chicago Tribune other Jaycee chapters across this great Na Applicants Paroled To Jobs __ ___ ~ ---- 313 announcement that the Law Enforcement tion-not to mention chapters in Australia, Applications Pending With Jaycee Co Assistance Administration had made a direct Canada and Mexico-have written to us for ordinators ------1202 grant to the City of Chicago in the sum of assistance and guidance in implementing Applications To Be Forwarded To $818,400 for the placement of 100 ex-offend similar or identical projects in their own City of Chicago 1-31-72------~ 100 ers. Our amazement was coincidental with areas. We now have facilities, and are actu Applications Being Processed For our hope that we would be asked to provide ally involved, for the placement of ex Placement With Outside Jaycee Co the names and applications of inmates who offenders from the illinois Penal System in had already applied to us for assistance, and other states. Mr. Gary H111, Consultant on ordinators------8177 Applications "Closed Out"------~ 110 who, it seemed to us, should be given priority Crime and Corrections, United States Jay considerati on for those 100 jobs. Just days cees (and recently selected as one of Amer before, the United States Department of La ica's Ten Outstanding Young Men) serves Total ------902 bor had completed a feature story on our as our national coordinator. Mr. Hill, by and 1 Inmates awaiting parole hearings or for project (to appear in "Manpower, Magazine, through the cooperation of Jaycee chapters whom other assistance is being extended by March issue) extolling the virtues of the throughout America, has been responsible volunteer Jaycee Coordinators. volunteer-Jaycee-coordinator concept, point- . for the placement in other states of a sizable ~ City of Chicago recently given $818,400 ing out the nature and extent of our project number of our applicants, most of whom grant from Law Enforcement Assistance Ad to date, and generally applauding the accom had ties, family connections or for other ministration, U.S. Department of Justice, to plishments attained with such limited funds, reasons desired to relocate away from illinois. hire 100 ex-offenders. Jaycees feel strongly manpower, administrative expense, etcetera. As Senator Charles Percy has suggested (see jobs should be filled from ranks of inmates Additionally, the LEAA, in making the grant letter in brochure) there is the possibility of who have requested assistance through proj to the City of Chicago, stipulated that the 100 emulation and implementation of the illinois ect; accordingly, 100 applications being for ex-offenders must come from the ranks of Jaycees Ex-Offenders Employment Project on warded to attain this objective. men not yet released from confinement, a nationwide basis. While we do not sub 8 Mostly inmates with parole hearings which further reinforced our belief that ap scribe to the plans suggested by various na scheduled at least 3-6 months hence. Most, plications already on hand should receive tional leaders that there be "incentive pay perhaps all, of these applications will even priority treatment, and this we did not hesi ments" to private business firms to employ tually reach hands of outside volunteer tate to convey to the appropriate officials with ex-offenders (our own experience shows this Jaycee Coordinators. the City of Chicago. to be totally unnecessary) we most certainly ~Mostly inmate applicants for whom no Our communications have gone unan feel that the federal government can be immediate assistance was available in Chi swered, as a result of which we plan to dis instrumental in encouraging the fullest pos cago/Cook County. Also includes inmates patch 100 applications to the City of Chicago sible measure of participation and support who subsequently found employment via on Monday next. We would hope, most fer from the private sector. The "volunteer other channels, were transferred to other in vently, that they would receive the attention Jaycee-coordinator" concept, we believe, goes stitutions, or who were denied parole. we feel they deserve, and which we believe hand in hand with involvement With the the LEAA intended; nevertheless, if you wm private sector, one complements the other, Mr. Speaker, the program Mr. Trimble forgive the impertinence of someone who is neither means very much without the other. so eloquently outlines is a promising ave not yet himself an ex-offender-and who Participation in the illinois Jaycees Ex nue for our national correctional system. speaks only for himself-the illinois Jay Offenders Employment Project has meant This week the illinois Jaycees will be cees, in this one exclusive instance involving more to me, personally, than mere words asked to weigh the success of their pro only the City of Chicago and no other area could ever convey. By and through my con gram to this point. It is my hope that of Illinois-we could use, and would welcome, tacts and associations with hundreds of Jay they will give it an overwhelming vote of your intervention or other assistance in this cees throughout illinois and the Nation, I situation. We are confident that, in an ac have come to have a greater appreciation confidence. I certainly do. celerated program now being formulated for and respect for what the Jaycee organization presentation to the illinois Law Enforcement stands for. Despite Jaycee connections dat Commission for funding purposes, we will be ing back to my discharge from the Navy in able to resolve the job-placement dilemma 1946, I had never before truly comprehended HON. JOHNR. MURDOCK in Chicago and Cook County in the near or embraced that portion of the Jaycee Creed future. Meanwhile, however, it makes sense which reads, "Service to Humanity Is the to us, and seems wholly proper and for the Best Work of Life." The enlightened, pro HON. WAYNE N. ASPINALL best interests of all concerned, that those gressive, innovative--even revolutionary OF COLORADO 100 jobs to be allocated to ex-offenders under concepts now being fostered in the Illinois IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the provisions of the LEAA Grant should go Penal System, and which to me appear to be to inmates whose applications are already on gaining momentum with each passing day, Tuesday, February 22, 1972 hand. have made it all possible. I am considered Mr. ASPINALL. Mr. Speaker, the late I have taken up far too much of the com something of a "maverick" (to use a polite mittee's valuable time already, but I would term) by my fellow workers and those most John Robert Murdock, Congressman ask, most respectfully, that you bear with intimately associated with the project, most from the State of Arizona, had already me for just a moment longer. (It must be ob especially those on the receiving end of some been a Member of Congress for 10 years vious that I am letting the words pour out of my undiplomatic, un-politic letters when I took my oath as a Member of this as I type-late at night, I might add.) which perhaps should never have been body. He had given of his time and tal I would be remiss if I did not point out mailed-in my zeal, determination and ents to congressional matters having to to the committee that literally none of our fervor over what I consider the most im do with our natural resources, especial efforts could have proved fruitful without portant undertaking of my life. But, then, ly in the public land areas. He was es the endorsement and support of the illinois Jaycees everywhere are zealous, determined State Chamber of Commerce. Like our spon and imbued with a fervor that transcends pecially interested in matters of govern soring chapter, the Joliet Jaycees, this orga the ordinary, the routine, the inconsequen ment in the natural resource field, and nization extended the hand of support from tial. And so I consider myself to be in select particularly so in the water resource the outset which made it possible for us to company. The walls are still there-but they values of the southwestern part of the attain any measure of success whatever. are crumbling. The bars remain in place Nation and of his State of Arizona. Mainly in the person of Mr. Frank M. Whit- but they need not be a detettent to self- After I became a Member of the House 5088 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 22, 1972 him Nevertheless, he left an indelible mark The resolution included points out some of Representatives, I came to know of the highlights of the events in which he as a student of water matters, especially on Puerto Rico and made important was involved and sincerely participated. in the Colorado River Basin. He had a contributions to the labor movement The Puerto Rico Free Federation of Labor good understanding of the law of the there. It is appropriate, therefore, that founded by him 1899 have continued his task Colorado River and he did his best to we observe the 100th anniversary of without any deviation, institutional or ideo secure all of the consideration for his Iglesias' birth today. logical. In 1936, Santiago Iglesias Pantin, re State of Arizona that was humanly pos I present herewith, for inclusion in elected Resident Commissioner, called the him the RECORD, a letter from the President subscriber to his home to ask him to con sible for to do so. tinue the glorious job that he had been do He served as chairman of the Commit of the Puerto Rico Free Federation of ing since the foundation of the Federaci6n tee on Interior and Insular Affairs dur Labor to President Nixon and the federa Libre on behalf of the working people. Puerto ing the years 1951 and 1952. As chairman, tion's resolution commemorating Igle Rico in general, and on behalf of the Ameri he was a most considerate and kind pre sias' birth, his life, and his contributions: can democratic ideals and principles and to siding officer. He was loved and respected PUERTO RICO FREE see to it that the American flags stays for by the members of this committee and FEDERATION OF LABOR, ever in this island. We have been discharging his colleagues of the House. Santurce, P.I., January 17, 1972. faithfully our duties and his wishes. It can truly be said that he gave his Hon. RICHARD M. NIXON, Going over modern history but covering life to the service of his fellow man, first President of the United States, the period from 1898 up to this time it is our White House, Washington, D.C. sincere and honest belie! that there has been and last in the schoolroom, but of his DISTINGUISHED PRESIDENT NIXON: We are not an American citizen outside the main intervening 14 years as a Federal public including copy of the Resolution adopted by land, who have suffered and worked harder servant. our Executive Oouncil on July, 1970 and than Santiago Iglesias Pantin in transmit He was a great help to me personally unanimously approved by the 31st. Conven ting to the people of this hemisphere the and I always appreciated his interest in tion of the Puerto Rico Free Federation of message of freedom, justice, Uberty and de my behalf and in the work which I was Labor held on November 14, 1971 at the Oliver mocracy represented by the American flag learning during those days when he was Theater in the city of Arecibo, Puerto Rico and constitution; the ideals and principles one of the leaders of the committee. to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the of the American democracy and the sound birthday of Santiago Iglesia.s Pantin, founder and prosperous way of life achieved by hard Mrs. Aspinall joins me in sending our of our Federation in 1899 8illd pioneer of orga work and endurance and freedom by the sympathy to Mrs. Murdock and their nized labor movement in Puerto Rico. great people of the United States. family. When the Spanish-American War started We have adopted the resolution to com and the war ships of the United States fired memorate his centennial birthday. We are their guns, Igelsias was in prison, victim of trying to do and we will do our best. But THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF Bffi'I'H the constant persecution of the spanish and we are sincere and honestly asking the Presi OF SANTIAGO IGLESIAS PANTIN local authorities simply because he started dent of the United States and the United PIONEER OF ORGANIZED LABOR to illustrate the toiling masses about labor States Congress to do something, to take MOVEMENT IN PUERTO RICO orge.ni2la.tion. He denounced in private and some action and to promote some activity to public meetings the lack of civil and political perpetuate the memory of this great Ameri rights of the workers. He advocated for the can citizen, Santiago Iglesias Pantin, who HON. HERMAN BADILLO right of the people to vote in democratic was born in Spain, lived a lifetime in Puerto elections for the election of public repre Rico and served democracy and justice in OF NEW YORK sentatives. He vigorously denounced the lack this hemisphere. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of educational facilities especially for the Among the many things we respectfully suggest are, ( 1) the issuing of a special postal Tuesday, February 22, 1972 children of the working people. He pointed out the unhealthy conditions of the dwell stamp commemorating this centennial birth Mr. BADILLO. Mr. Speaker, today ings in the urban rone and the poor housing day anniversary of Santiago Iglesias Pantfn, marks the centennial of the birth of conditions of the farm workers in the rural (2) a special message of the President of the Santiago Iglesias Pantin, an early asso rones of the island. He advocated freedom of United States; a resolution of the United speech and assembly. For all of these he was States Congress, paying tribute to this great ciate of Samuel Gompers and a pioneer persecuted and periodically imprisoned. leader who was a laborious, consequent, loyal of organized labor in Puerto Rico. The landing or American troops in Puerto and honest great American citizen. A native of Galicia, Spain, Santiago Rico gave Santiago Iglesias Pantin the op We would like to say so many things of Iglesias emigrated to Puerto Rico in 1896 portunity to be freed. As soon as he came our great leader whom we followed during as a 24-year-old carpenter turned labor out of jail he came in contact with the ofti many years and whom we haven't forgotten organizer. He had beeri deported from cers of the United States Army affording all and whom we will not forget. his of them his whole-hearted cooperation. Sincerely and respectfully, Cuba because of pro-labor activities NICOLAs NOGUERAS RIVERA, and he continued his efforts on behalf Iglesias was born in La. Coru:iia, Spain, Feb ruary 22, 1872, a happy coincidence with the President. of workers, championing the causes of birthday of George Washington. He died in Puerto Rico's tobacco and cigar factory Washington, D.C. on December 5, 1939 while RESOLUTION workers and canecutters. serving as Resident Commissioner of Puerto To declare the whole year of 1972 as the In 1899, just 3 years after his arrival, Rico. year to commemorate the celebration of the Santiago Iglesias-through strikes and As soon as the United States got control of centennial birthday of the founder and pto protests-was able to secure an 8-hour the island through the Treaty of Paris, San neer of organized labor movement in Puerto workday on the island. He founded and tiago Iglesias Pantin adhered sincerely and Rico and of the Puerto Rico Free Federa served as the editor of three labor pa loyally to American institutions and to the tion of Labor, Santiago Iglesias Pantin; to American flag, as a great symbol those insti invite the Government of the Common pers-Porvenir Social <1889-1900), tutions of freedom and democracy. Through wealth of Puerto Rico and the public and Union Obrera <1903-06) , and Justicia the Puerto Rico Free Federation of Labor he private institutions of our island to cele <1914-25). In 1899 he also founded the propagated the ideals and principles of the brate this historic and outstanding date with Federaci6n Libre de Trabaj adores and, free democratic institutions of our Nation, different activities; to pay tribute and in 1900, he obtained the support of the the United States of America. He used to acknowledgement to the forerunner and American Federation of Labor. In 1901 wrap himself with the American flag while apostle of the great task for the social, eco Iglesias' union became formally amliated addressing labor meetings. He was always re nomic and political manumission of the with the AFL-an association which luctant to use any platform to address the Puerto Rican toiling masses and of all the people it there was not in it the American people of our island as a whole; to create the lasted some 40 years-and he was ap flag. In 1936, while he was addressing a public adequate organism towards the successful pointed the AFL organizer for Puerto meeting in Mayaguez (and the undersigned fulfillment of the objectives and the inten Rico and Cuba. was with him, shoulder to shoulder in the tions of this resolution and !or other pur In 1917 Iglesias was elected to the platform) a nationalist shot him five bullets, poses. Puerto Rican Senate, where he served for one of them injuring him on the right Whereas, Santiago Iglesias Pantin, born in 16 years. In November 1932, he was shoulder. La Corufia, Spain, on February 22, 1872, in elected as the Resident Commissioner Iglesias married to a very honorable lady a humble but honorable home, saturated his whose name was Justa Bocanegra who be• spirit at an early age of ideals of social jus from Puerto Rico, a position he held until came Mrs. Santiago Iglesias Pantfn raising tice and inspired by a divine mandate, his death in December 1939. a family of eleven children. Mr. & Mrs. Igle reached our shores in 1896. He had be,.:n ~n Santiago Iglesias also headed the sias are dead and the oldest sou, too, is dead. Cuba ten years before helping to set the Socialist Party on the island and was All of them are honorable people who love foundations of the early stages of the Cuban frequently at odds with island omcials. auc. defend American institutions. labor movement. This was in his second trip February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5089 to our island ignoring, perhaps, that here he Green; and approached other persons in the tend full authority to tQ.e President of the would start and put into effect his great federal administration; Organizing Committee to take all the neces emancipating task, raise a family and win Whereas, under the inspiration and guid sary steps for the full success of this activity; the heart and deep affection of the great toil ance of Santiago Iglesias Pantin great prog 6. That the President of the Puerto Rico ingmassf's: ress was made in labor legislation concern Free Federation of Labor be authorized, as is Whereas, when Santiago Iglesias Pantin ing wages, labor conditions, compensations, already authorized, to delegate in the Presi reached our island he found the people social security, etc. both in the Legislative dent of the Organizing Committee all the au living under an old system of colonial ex Assembly in Puerto Rico and in the United thority to secure the success of Its duties ploitation, inhumane and antisocial that pic States Congress; here and abroad, including the faculty to tured clearly the neglect in which the gov Whereas, as Resident Commissioner of organize the economic part to finance the ernment of the peninsula kept this place as Puerto Rico in Washington. Santiago Iglesias expenses of this activity and the enforce an ancient prison for political prisoners and Pantin succeeded in the extension of the first ment of the same: as a place for the most regrettable exploita titles of the Social Security Act to our Island; 7. To give instructions to the Organizing tion; and the extension without any discrimination Committee to get in contact with the mu Whereas, since 1896, Santiago Iglesias Pan of the Wage and Hour Law in 1938. His par nicipal government and other public and tin started with vision, will power and ticipation in all legislation favoring our is private institutions to enlist their efforts human feelings his crusade to awaken and land was always fruitful, dynamic and hon to this commemoration of the Centennial educate the people in social, economic and est; Birthday of Santiago Iglesias Pantin. political matters fostering their organiza Whereas, the wonderful job done by Santi We certify that this resolution was pre tion to create a concerted action for the bet ago Iglesias Pantin since he arrived in our sented by the President CYf the Puerto Rico terment of their conditions and the recogni island until his death was and has been so Free Federation of Labor, brother Nicholas tion of their personality; great that we can assure that the great teiv Nogueras Rivera and adopted by all the mem Whereas, notwithstanding the fact that indications and achievements of the working bers of the Executive Council of the Puerto even in the beginning and under the so people in all walks of life of our institutions Rico Free Federation of Labor in attendance called autonomic regime directed by some have been the final result of his fruitful and at the meeting and unanimously approved Puerto Rican "patriots", Santiago Iglesias devoted effort and constitutes the best re by this Council, in its ordinary meeting, Pantin suffered imprisonment and constant ward of the Almighty to his sacrifice, to his Sunday, July 26, 1970 ln the Conference persecutdon for his private and public meet inspiration and to his extraordinary spirit Room of its Central Offices in the fourth ings, he managed to crea.te the Regional Fed and that of the Puerto Rico Free Federation floor, First Federal Savings Condominium, eration of Labor (Federacl6n Regional del of Labor (Federaci6n Libre de los Trabaja Stop 23, Banturce, Puerto Rico. Trabajo) spoiled later because of the inter dores de Puerto Rico) founded by him, And Given in San Juan, Puerto Rico, today, vention of the politicians and their agents, of all men and women that followed his January 4, 1970, having affixed here the of having finally founded, together with a small struggle throughout the years and have con ficial seal of our Federation. group of followers that were forged under tinued this outstanding task with the great NICHOLAS NOGUERAS RIVERA, his sound preaching and humanitarian ideals est generosity and dedication; President. and with great success and sound bases of Whereas, Santiago Iglesias Pantin, besides IRENE TORRES-RESTO, permanency in 1899, the Puerto Rico Free being the pioneer of the great struggle for the Secretary-Treasurer. Federation of Labor (Federaci6n Libra de los ideals of human redemption in our island, Trabajadores de Puerto Rico). This impor founded also the Socialist Labor Party (1899) tant event took place one year after the and the Socialist Party of P.R. (1915); American regime started in our island; founded, with the cooperation of some labor FEBRUARY IS A SPECIAL MONTH Whereas, by the time the Army of the leaders from Mexico and the United States the FOR AMERICANS AND LITHU United States landed on our island, Iglesias Pan American Federation of Labor (1919); ANIANS was in jail because of his preachings. He was was elected Senator (1919): Resident Com immediately set free. He followed the Army, missioner of Puerto Rico in Washington the flag and American institutions that open (1932-1939); was a witty, vibrant and aggres ed the doors of freedom to humble people sive speaker; wonderful writer on behalf of HON. JOSEPH M. GAYDOS that had been deprived of their civil and the oppressed. He wrote, among other things, OF PENNSYLVANIA political rights; no educational opportuni the book, "Luchas Emancipadoris", having IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ties; no participation in the democratic struc consecrated all of his life and thoughts to Tuesday, February 22, 1972 turation of the government; and no decent the strife in social justice; for liberty; for the wages and human working conditions; betterment and redemption of the to111ng Mr. GAYDOS. Mr. Speaker, the month Whereas, after a public meeting on the masses in general and of the working people, of February has special significance for First of May, 1899, Santiago Iglesias Pantin and for the benefit of our isla.nd; all Americans for it commemorates the succeeded in convincing General Henry, chief Be it resolved as it is resolved by the Execu birth of two of our greatest historical of the military government, to adopt the fol tive Council of the Puerto Rico Free Federa lowing decree: tion of Labor (Federaci6n Libre de los Tra figures: George Washington and Abra 1. Eight hours of the 24, wl11 constitute bajadores de Puerto Rico) in its ordinary ham Lincoln. a working day, in all the island. meeting, today, Sunday, July 26, 1970 in the But February also has a very special 2. No contribution will be imposed on the Conference Room of its central oftlces in the significance for Americans who are of salaries of men and women employed in any fourth floor, First Federal Bldg., Stop 23, Lithuanian origin or descent. They will job. Santurce: join in a common observance of two an This was one of the first achievements in 1. To declare, as we do declare, the year niversaries which are most important to the struggle for the justice of the to111ng 1972, as the commemorative year of the Cen their heritage; the 721st anniversary of masses. tennial Birthday of our Leader and founder the formation of the Lithuanian state in Whereas, even under the American regime, of the Puerto Rico Free Federation of Labor, Santiago Iglesias Pantfn, the Puerto Rico and the pioneer of the great labor reivindi 1251, and the 54th anniversary of the es Free Federation of Labor and the political cations in our island, Santiago Iglesias Pan tablishment of the modern Republic of party created by him, continued the struggle tin; Lithuania on February 16, 1918. against the reactionary groups and big in 2. To authorize, as we do it now, the Presi-' Each year the Congress of the United terests so as to assure a just and democratic dent of our Federation to appoint a com States recognizes these dates and their participation of the workers in all the social mittee to organize the different activities importance to those Americans who are and economic structure of Puerto Rico; for the celebration of said Centenary that tied to their homeland. Each year we, Whereas, Santiago Iglesias Pantin with his will cover from January 1st to December 31st, who serve the world's greatest mass of heart and soul in the well-being of Puerto 1972; Rico worked together with Jose Celso Barbosa 3. That this Organizing Committee be in freedom-loving people, call upon world and Luis Muiioz Rivera to get the approval tegrated by the members of the Executive opinion and the United Nations to focus of the Foraker Act in 1900 that established Council and the representatives of institu on the restoration of the right to self-de a civil government in Puerto Rico with some tions in sympathy with the purpose of this termination to the citizens of Lithuania, political rights. He also contributed in 1917 resolution and principles it embodies, named Estonia, and Latvia. to the approval of the Jones Act and the by the President; The 89th Congress of the United States extension of American citizenship to all the 4. That the Organizing Committee make a made an official plea when it unani people of the Island; fraternal and cordial invitation to the Gov mously passed House Concurrent Reso Whereas, in his effort for the emancipation ernor and Legislative Assembly of Puerto of the working people and for the benefit Rico to cooperate in this celebration by ap lution 416 in 1966. I urge our representa of all the people in Puerto Rico, Santiago proving a resolution and a proclamation by tives to the United Nations to bring this Iglesias Pantfn used the powerful American the Executive; matter again to the attention of that in labor movement first, under the leadership of 5. To authorize the President of the ternational body, for it affects not only Samuel Gompers; and later, under William Puerto Rico Free Federation of Labor to ex- the people of the Baltic nations, but CXVIII----322-Part 4 5090 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 22, 1972 Americans as well. Whether an Ameri [From the World Wars Officer Review, structures built, and the area defenses can be of Lithuanian, Estonian, or Lat January-February 1972] strengthened and modernized. vian descent is not the point. The point A FIRM STANCE IN PANAMA! Clearly, well-understood, tested, tried, is all Americans cherish their freedom (By Lt. Col. Jerry W. Asher) practical, common-sense dispositions and policies work better than internationalist a~d want to see others live in its light. Is the State Department working for Amer theories and diplomatic pretensions. The The fact that many Americans have ioan interests? Which banana republic will American public is bone-weary of being de strong ties with people of other nations enjoy tweaking the eagle's beak next? Does ceived then bilked. Would you personally de who live under the yoke of alien subju the Yankee taxpayer ever get a break? Where fend our Canal Zone with as much vigor as gation only increases their urge to see does the erosion of our national security stop? Wake Island or Pearl Harbor or Martha's those people free. Will the Panama Canal suffer the fate of Vineyard or Key West or San Clemente Is· Suez? If we are WithdraWing as a Pacific land? I would. These are part and parcel Lithuanians tasted the joy of freedom power, can we still be a Caribbean power? briefly in 1941 after they successfully of the defensive perimeter of the American Which South American country respects re people, who deserve to be forewarned by revolted against the Soviet Union. The treating Yanks? When the diplomats, poli their Army, and their other Services, sworn joy was short lived, however. Six weeks ticians, and foreign-aid grantees are finished protectors of the Constitution. America can later Nazi Germany crushed the coun with us, what Will be left? What can the ill afford to heighten the perils besetting this try and replaced the yoke of slavery. citizen do when confronted with obvious country! Now, a healthy counter-weight to When World War II ended, Lithuania evidences of policy weakness, appeasement, the territorial a.Inbitions of the Communist and vacillation, deteriorating into interna powers, and their hirelings, is called for. was one of several nations incorporated tional failures? Is there to be an accounting into the U.S.S.R. of responsibility for the opening, when the For years the people of that nation next crisis hits Latin America? What meas H.R.1518 carried on organized guerrilla warfare ures should the United States have taken to A bill to provide for the increase of capac· against their oppressors. Some 30,000 of prevent the spreading of revolutionary poison tty and the improvement of operations of them died in the fight for freedom. Al from Cuba? Is the Communist Inlnority in the Panama Canal, and for other purposes. though the guns have been quiet since Chile to be permitted to continue to rule? What ever happened to the Monroe Doctrine? Be it enacted by the Senate and House of 1952, the desire for freedom has not Which is the next Russian objective, in oper Representatives of the United States of dimmed. Armed warfare has been re ating out of CUba? These are some of the America in Congress assembled, That this Act placed by an increased passive resistance may be cited as the "Panama Canal Moderni qu~tions the voters are asking as the pro zation Act". to unwanted domination. posal to give away our Panama Canal becomes In view of their history, Mr. Speaker, more widely known. SEc. 2. (a) The Governor of the Canal I believe Lithuania and the Baltic States To give away Alaska, Ha.wall, Guam, Puerto Zone, under the supervision of the Secre will continue their struggle to be free. Rico, or other non-contiguous American Ter tary' of the Army, is authorized and directed ritory would be equally foolhardy. The M111- to prosecute the work necessary to increase Anything less is intolerable to these the capacity and improve the operations of strong, courageous people. tary Order of World Wars, Veterans of For eign Wars, Elks Lodge, and some Amerioan the Panama Canal through the adaptation Legion Posts, have, With patriotic motives, of the Third Locks project set forth in the begun an opposition to this unnecessary loss report of the Governor of the Panama Canal, to our national security; other national orga dated February 24, 1939 (House Document Numbered 210, Seventy-sixth Congress) , and A FmM STANCE IN PANAMA ni~ations of strong character should be brought into the defense of the United States authorized to be undertaken by the Act of stake at Panama. The politicians involved in August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1409; Public Num HON. JOHN R. RARICK this scheme to deprive America of a vital link bered 391, Seventy-sixth Congress), with OF LOUISIANA between our coasts must be put on notice usable lock dimensions of not less than one hundred and forty feet by not less than one IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that this giveaway will become a grave issue perturbing the public. To hand over the well thousand two hundred feet by not less than Tuesday, February 22, 1972 run facility to a scrawny, brawling, unstable, forty-five feet, and including the following: Mr. RARICK. Mr. Speaker, among the impoverished Isthmus dictatorship, further elimination of t he Pedro Miguel Locks, and debilitating hemispheric hegemony, and re consolidation of all Pacific locks near Mira outstanding patriotic organizations of fiores in new lock structures to correspond the United States is the Military Order moving our outposts over a thousand miles, would be an unthinking present to America's with the locks capacity at Gatun, raise the of the World Wars the members of eneinles. MOWW may have to adopt the tactic summit water level to its optimum height of which are experienced officers of the of the Reserve Officers Association in its suc approximat ely ninety-two feet, and provide Armed Forces who are knowledgeable cessful fight to restore the USCG Reserve a suminlt-levellake anchorage at the Pacific about erosion of our international posi when abolished by the bureaucracy, and ob end of the canal, together wit h such appur tain the names of the figures causing the tenant structures, works, and facilities, and tion, understand the situation at Pan enlargements or improvements of existing ama, and are bound by oath to support outrage, for publication and wide distribu tion. channels, structures, works, and facilities, the Constitution. as may be deemed necessary, at an estimated A recent article by Lt. Col. Jerry W. The knowledgeable, experienced group CJif total cost not to exceed $850,000,000, which is Asher of the San Clemente Chapter in leaders which comprises this Order does not hereby authorized to be appropriated for this need a recounting of the strategic value, purpose. the World Wars Officer Review does not commercial usefulness, naval utility, and air waste time explaining the strategic value Inlle jet-time risked, to be apprised of the (b) The provisions of the second sentence of the Panama Canal but attacks those worth of our Panama Canal. Neither do we and the second paragraph of the Act of Aug in our country responsible for our policy need to be again told of the erosion of ust 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1409; Public Numbered America's international position, the hazards 391, Seventy-sixth Congress), shall apply failures on the Isthmus and calls for with respect to the work aut horized by sub their exposure. abroad and the critical reductions in our Armed' Forces below the danger point. It section (a) of this section. As used in such As regards increased trans-Isthmian would be more logical to give the Southerly Act the terms "Governor of the Panama transit, the article does not urge the .con half of the "Republic of Panama" back to Ca~al", "Secretary of War", a n d "Panama struction of a new canal but the modern Colombia; this would probably be beneficial Railroad Company" shall be held and consid ization of the existing canal. As such to both inhabitants and recipient, a full ered to refer to the "Govern or of t he Canal program would be wholly within the blown nation. The geopolitical realities in Zone", "Secretary of the Army", and "Panama maintainlng some semblance of a balance of Canal Company", respectively, for the pur Canal Zone it would not require the poses of this Act. negotiation of a new treaty. power to prevent World War III, require that the United States fulfill a role of strength (c) In carrying out the purposes of this In the last session, I introduced H.R. Act, the Governor of the Canal Zone may 1518 to provide for the needed modern with firmness and resolve. When our over act and exercise his authority as President ization and the Subcommittee on the seas positions crumble needlessly, without of the Panama Canal Company and may our firing a shot, only to have to be retaken ut111ze the services and facilities of that Panama Canal is now in the Canal Zone at great cost with heavy losses when the conducting hearings on all aspects of the company. boldest aggressor challenges us, the long SEc. 3. (a) There is hereby established a canal problem. overburdened voters should be alerted and board, to be known as the '"Panama Canal Because the Asher article calls for a warned. We are a.Inong those qualified, as Advisory and Inspection Board" (hereinafter firm stance in Panama and reflects the well as duty-bound, to sound the alarm. referred to as the "Board"). feeling of the vast majority of our peo Our Canal should be improved in capacity, (b) The Board shall be composed of five ple, I quote it as part of my remarks all within our Zone of sovereignty, our rail members who are citizens of the United and include a copy of my bill, H.R. 1518, road double-tracked and re-equipped, a free States of America. Members of the Board as follows: way constructed, additional permanent shall be appointed by the President, by and February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5091 with the advice and consent of the Senate, tions deemed necessary by the Board in car As city manager of Dubuque since as follows: rying out its functions and activities under 1960, Gilbert Chavenelle has set a re (1) one member from private life, experi this Act, the Board is authorized to utilize enced and skllled in private business (in any official reports, documents, data, and markable record of service and visible c! uding engineering) ; papers in the possession of the United States achievement. In the many advances (2) two members from private life, experi Government and its officials; and the Board made by Dubuque in public services, pub enced and skilled in the science of engineer is given power to designate and authorize lic works, planning, zoning, personnel ing; any member, or other personnel, of the and budgetary improvementE, as well as (3) one member who is a commissioned Board, to admin ister oaths and affirmations, in the tone and quality of life in the city officer of the Corps of Engineers, United subpena witnesses, take evidence, procure generally, Mr. Chavenelle's quiet persist States Army (retired); and information and data, and require the pro (4) one member who is a commissioned duction of any books, papers, or other doc ence, and versatility are everywhere officer of the line, United States Navy uments and records which the Board may evident. I should like to add my personal (retired). deem relevant or material to the perform congratulations to him and Mrs. Cha (c) The President shall designate as Chair ance of the functions and activities of the venelle and insert the special article in man of the Board one of the members Board. Such attendance Of witnesses, and the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald on De experienced and skllled in the science of the production of documentary evidence, cember 30, 1971, in the CoNGRESSIONAL engineering. may be required from any place in the RECORD: (d) The President shall fill each vacancy United States, or any territory, or any other on the Board in the same manner as the area under the control or jurisdiction of the GILBERT D. CHAVENELLE, DUBUQUE CITY MAN original appointment. United States, including the Canal Zone. · AGER SELECTED AS "MAN OF THE YEAR" BY (e) The Board shall cease to exist on that SEC. 6. In carrying out its functions and THE TELEGRAPH-HERALD date designated by the President as the date activities under this Act, the Board is au It was one of those weeks of crisis at City on which its work under this Act is com thorized to obtain the services of experts Hall, and Gilbert Ohavenelle was up to his pleted. and consultants or organizations thereof in neck in it. It was ha.lfway through the sum (f) The Chairman of the Board shall be accordance with section 3109 of title 5, mer of 1970, and the perennial youth prob paid basic pay at the rate provided for level United States Code, at rates not in excess lem was steaming to the boiling point. n of the Executive Schedule in section 6313 of $200 per diem. Hundreds of teen-aged citizens were rest of title 5, United States Code. The other SEC. 7. Upon request of the Board, the head lessly out of school, out of work and on the members of the Board appointed from of my department, agency, or establishment streets. The city council was getting antsier private life shall be paid basic pay at a per in the executive branch of the Federal Gov by the hour; crowds of "workers" and motor annum rate which is $500 less than the rate ernment is authorized to detail, on a reim cycle jockeys were "cleaning up" the hippie of basic pay of the Chairman. The members bursable or nonreimbursable basis, for such situation at a downtown coffeehouse. Fac of the Board who are retired officers of the period or periods as may be agreed upon by tions formed and dissipated and charges and · United States Army and the United States the Board and the head of the department, counter-Ciharges were a dime a dozen. Navy each shall be paid at a rate of basic agency, or establishment concerned, any of Chavenelle had just finished a lengthy, pay which, when added to his pay as a retired the personnel of such department, agency, or lonesome discussion with a self-appointed officer, will establish his total rate of pay establishment to assist the Board in carrying youth leader. It was not the first such ses from the United States at a per annum rate out its functions and activities under this sion he'd had that week and it wouldn't be which is $500 less than the rate of basic pay Act. the last. as the Chairman. SEc. 8. The Board may use the United He eyed a new visitor to his office, one who (g) The Board shall appoint, without States mails in the same manner and upon was aware of his current headache. "How in regard to the provisions of title 5, United the same conditions as other departments the hell," asked Chavenelle, "do I find out States Code, governing appointments in the and agencies of the United States. who really knows what's going on?" competitive service, a Secretary and such SEc. 9. The Administrator of General Serv If there's one thing that Dubuque is, it's other personnel as may be necessary to carry ices or the President of the Panama Canal opinionated. It is a rare Dubuquer who out its functions and activities and shall fix Company, or both, sha.ll provide, on a reim doesn't have an unquenchable faith in his their rates of basic pay in accordance with bursable basis, such administrative support own ability to analyze and solve a given chapter 51 and subchapter lli of chapter 53 services for the Board as the Board may re problem. True, too few opinions here are of such title, relating to classification and quest. rooted in the fertile field of fact, but the General Schedule pay rates. The Secretary SEc. 10. The Board may make expenditures opinions are there in abundance nonetheless. and other personnel of the Board shall serve for travel and subsistence expenses of mem One of the reasons Gilbert Chavenelle has at the pleasure of the Board. bers and personnel of the Board in accord stayed city manager of Dubuque since 1960 SEc. 4. (a) The Board is authorized and ance with chapter 57 of title 5, United States is because he has a remarkable ability to directed to study and review all plans and Code, for rent of quarters at the seat of gov listen . . . and a dauntless willingness to designs for the Third Locks project referred ernment and in the Canal Zone, and for such exercise the ability. to in section 2 (a) of this Act, to make on printing and binding as the Board deems "Usually your original idea comes out quite the-site studies and inspections of the Third necessary to carry out effectively its func differently from what you'd planned," says Locks project, and to obtain current in tions and activities under this Act. Chavenelle; "An idea grows because of what formation on all phases of planning and SEc. 11. All expenses of the Board shall be you say about it, and what the chamber of construct ion with respect to such project. allowed and paid upon the presentation of commerce says about it, and what the coun The Governor of the Canal Zone shall fur itemized vouchers therefor approved by the cil says about it, and what everybody says nish and make available to the Board at all Chairman of the Board or by such other mem times curren t information with respect to ber or employee of the Board as the Chair about it. such plans, designs, and const ruction. No man may designate. "Look at that fioodwall. It doesn't look construction work shall be commenced at SEC. 12. There are hereby authorized to be anything like what people thought it would any stage of the Third Locks project unless appropriated to the Board each fiscal year 10 years ago. It's higher and it's longer. It grew as we progressed, like anything we do. the plans and designs for such work, and such sums as may be necessary to carry out all changes and modifications of such plans its functions and activities under this Act. "They say Dubuque is dull. They say no and designs, have been su bmitted by the SEc. 13. Any provision of the Act of August body cares. I know differently. There are a Governor of the Canal Zone to, and have 11, 1939 (54 Stat. 1409; Public Numbered 391, heck of a lot of people in this town who give had the prior approval of, the Board. The Seventy-sixth Congress), or of any other a damn, who really work. Board sh all report promptly to the Governor statute, inconsistent with any provision of "I wish I could work faster. I wish I could of the Canal Zone the results of its studies this Act is superseded, for the purposes o:t be at every meeting that's held in this town. and reviews of all plans and designs, in this Act, to the extent of such inconsistency. Think what we could do if we could put all cluding changes and modifications thereof, the ideas together ... that goes for library, which have been submitted to the Board that goes for health, that goes for transpor by the Governor of the Canal Zone, togeth GILBERT D. CHAVENELLE-DU tation, I don't care what it is, if we could do er with its approval or disapproval thereof, BUQUE MAN OF THE YEAR it all together ..." or its recommendations for changes or mod His voice trailed off, and his arms and eyes ifications thereof, and its reasons therefor. and head slowly relaxed from the twisting (b) The Board shall submit to the Presi HON. JOHN C. CULVER body motion his words had-typically wrought. dent and to the Congress an annual report OF IOWA covering its activities and functions under "That's what really keeps you going," he this Act and the progress of the work on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES smiled: "The hope that it can happen." the Third Locks project and may submit, Tuesday, February 22, 1972 At 60, Chavenelle is showing signs of wear. in its discretion, interim reports to the Pres His short-cropped hair is silver-white; the ident and to the Congress with respect to Mr. CULVER. Mr. Speaker, recently once-slim torso is a bit more portly; more these matters. Mr. Gilbert D. Chavenelle was cited by than occasionally he has difficulty hearing SEc. 5. For the purpose of conducting all the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald as the the softer tones. studies, reviews, inquiries, and investiga- city's "Man of the Year." There are some who say he won't survive 5092 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 22, 1972 the demands of the city council that takes here feel that way, and I hope they realize is an integral and well-established part of office Jan. 3. that's what I want them to do. the city structure; It's no surprise to Chavenelle. He predicted "The job I've got has got to be done with a. Nearly complete industrial development it himself two years ago. He has too much the greatest humility.'' of Industrial Park, dredged in 1955. to worry about right now to bother with it. 9. Active participation in establishment o! And there are a surprising number of peo HE's OUR MAN OF THE YEAR a. community action program; Chavenelle is ple with their fingers on city government's No one man, including the city manager, a member of the Dubuque County segment's pulse who predict Chavenelle wm survive, can take credit for engineering the munici advisory board; and that he will do it in the slow, methodi pal accomplishments of the last decade. But a. Participation in other non-city bureaus cal, tailored style with which he has piloted the indisputable fact is that Chavenelle's like the alcoholism counsellng program and City Hall from the start. administration has been marked by a flurry Project Concern, an aid-to-the-elderly unit. But being all things to no man, and only of activity, and over it all presided-happily, 10. Consistent • support and participation one thing-honest--to all men is a grueling and at other times not so happily-Gilbert from city staff to drug prevention programs job, and Gilbert Chavenelle shows it. Chavenelle. and earlier youth-oriented projects. He has been accused of suffering from the One of the major capital improvements 11. Updated building, housing, plumbing, same malaise once attributed to Nelson of the Sixties was a handsome and func electrical, heating, ventilating, air-condition Rockefeller, the "edifice complex," a drive to tional airport terminal, and yet the city ing and refrigeration codes. build "things" to prove he was here. manager is the first to admit it was finished 12. Citywide inspection of houses, with "In truth," he says, "I say no to more than as early as it was over his objections that provisions for demolition of unsafe, unsani I say yes to." it should be lower on the priority llst. tary dwellings and for improvement of inade But then, that's the problem with govern Nevertheless, it was Chavenelle who moni quacies discovered through personal inspec ment everywhere, isn't it? he adds. tored its planning, conducted its perform tions. "Think how many times cities say No to ance before the city council and pieced to 13. Initiation and completion of full-scale people in one day: 'Keep off the grass.' 'Don't gether the intricacies of the ultimate bond revision of the municipal budget system from speed.' 'You're under. arrest.' Believe me, this sale. departmental to program budgets. This in is what keeps you awake at night." Following is a list of achievements reached cluded piecemeal introduction of data proc Is it possible that the bigger government during the Chavenelle administration: essing services to the city payroll, accounting gets, the more government does, that the 1. Development of a 20-year plan for sew and voter registration, as well as to the budg more it intrudes on the individual citizen's age and solid waste disposal. etmaklng and monitoring process itself. private llves ... a theory so popular these a. Construction of one of the first second 14. Maintenance of the tradition of bal days among urbanologists? ary sewage treatment plants on the upper anced budgets in Dubuque, simultaneously. "Look at the other side of the coin," re Mississippi, completed well ahead of federal a. Providing salaries for pollee, firemen sponded Chavenelle; "It's got to be big to and state deadlines; and other city employes that are among the be viable. It's got to be big enough to live b. Survey of new sites for land-fills. highest in the state; and be real. It's got to be big enough to 2. Development of a 20-year plan for wa b. Maintaining the highest rating possible· work. ter service extensions and improvements. on bonds floated by the city, despite a sharp "I don't meet enough people anymore," a. Drllling of new wells, construction of at increase In the municipal debt-which 1s he said truthfully. Dubuque's city manager least one new pump station and preparation still less than half the statutory limit; is a recluse compared to the modem expec for a $3 mllllon-$4 million water treatment c. Participating in lobbying to increase tation of publlc figures to be constantly in plant expansion and modernization. state funding of municipal projects to les the public view. 3. Establishment of a full-time city plan sen the property tax load. Reporters at City Hall learn quickly that ning depar:tment, with staff: active promo 15. Construction of a new municipal public Chavenelle says things only when he wants tion of a countywide planning commission. works garage, a new central fire headquarters them heard, and appeals for "your com 4. Development of a 20-year transportation and a westside fire house. ment" and "Let's get it on tape" are polite plan, as required by federal law, successfully 16. Construction of the first two city park ly but firmly decllned. including participation of elective and ad ing ramps. "I quit making publlc utterances some ministrative officials from the rest of Du 17. Maintenance of a "workable program" time ago," he said: "One of the mayors told buque County and counties in the two states for the city, thereby assuring continued fa me I sounded llke a preacher. Lord, I don't across the Mississippi. vorable records with United States Depart want to sound like a preacher. a. Implementation of north-south free ment of Housing and Urban Development for "I used to go to parties, you know, the way-expressway planning. funding purposes. kind where you walk in and circulate from 5. Development of a comprehensive plan 18. Establishing of a Human Rights Com one side of the room to the other and meet for the city of Dubuque, enta111ng several mission and two part-time directors. everybody and shake hands and tell them years' economic and social surveys of the city 19. Establishment of a Low-Rent Housing how glad you are to see them. And then it and surrounding area at a cost of approxi Commission and a part-time director. comes time to leave and you retrace your mately a quarter of a million dollars. The 20. Start of construction of a fioodwall. steps and shake hands with everyone again Green Report, among other things: a. Comprehensive flood-fighting plans un and tell them good-bye. a. Laid the groundwork for a downtown til the permanent dike is completed; the "It's a practiced thing . . . and I don't urban renewal project covering 15 blocks and temporary dike system was implemented dur like it." worth about $13 million; ing floods in 1965, 1967 and 1969. And yet the manager's office is as open b. Identified neighborhoods within the 21. Airport improvements, including the to people as a 12- or 15-hour-a-day city city and the particular needs of each; new terminal, new hangars, runway exten manager's can be. One never knows who'll c. Provided a timetable for annexations, sions and installation of radio and lighting be in his office either. It could be a candidate d. Discussed extensivly the needs of the equipment designed to enable planes to land for governor. And it could just as likely be city in the areas of finance, parks and recre in bad weather. an elderly farmer scared to pieces that the ation, publlc safety and redevelopment; new sewer wm destroy his garden. e. Recommended a citywide land use plan. "I try, I really do. I want it so individual 6. Revision of the 1934 zoning codes, in people can be heard in this community .•• cluding the most up-to-date land use philos THE NEED FOR AN EVALUATION OF and heard loudly." ophies available. The new zoning ordina.nce, (Last March, a few days before a public pending council approval: THE FIRE PROBLEM IN THIS alring of the north-south freeway--an airing a. Implements a set of restrictive sign COUNTRY that was sure to be fraught with community regulations designed to improve the visual outrage and objection--chavenelle made one aspect of the city; of his rare calls to the newspaper, to request b. Implements rules for residential devel HON. ROBERT H. STEELE prominent display of the hearing's advance opers to provide open space, the amount of OF CONNECTICUT notice.} which is related to the type and density of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (The public was heard. Loudly.) the development; When Cha.venelle first learned tha.t he wa.s c. Strictly regula.tes operation of business Tuesday, February 22, 1972 1971's "Man Of The Year," his reaction was in private homes, removing much of the Mr. STEELE. Mr. Speaker, on Feb predictable: "For God's sake, get out of here mixed land use prevalent throughout the city. ruary 15, 1972, I testified before the Na and find someone else." tional Commission on Fire Prevention Hemeantlt. 7. Accomm.oda.tton of a major commerical He concluded the subsequent interview and residential .. land boom" on the city's and Control. That testimony follows: with this: west side, despite its advent in the face of REMARKS BY REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT "I wish I could find the right words to ex negative recommendations in the Gruen Re H. STEELE press lt, I know I can't, but I'll try. The most port and other studies. Today, we live in a combustible society. important thing . • • the thing I've got to 8. Active participation in the establish The new synthetic fabrics that are wrinkle remember constantly, is to be w1111ng to go ment of an industrial bureau to handle lo proof, fadeproof, and almost as combustible out and serve, whether I wln or get beat. cation of new industries and expansion of as a book of matches, are worn daily by all My hope is that all the people that work old ones; the bureau, semi-public in nature, of us. We furnish our homes and offices with February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 509.3 highly flammable synthetic materials that number of deaths, the number of people resistant and fireproof. Research experts many times emit deadly fumes when burned. injured, maimed and disfigured for life, the from NASA have told me that for $10 the The chairs we are now sitting upon may number of firefighters hospitalized because of avemge living room sofa or mattress could contain such toxic substances, and com smoke inhalation, the number of lost work be completely treated for fia.me resistance. monly the mattresses, pillows, and even the days could clearly be of tragic proportions. Treatments and materials are also commer insulation in our homes and offices incorpo Even though this is a hypothetical ex cially available to produce firune resistant rate synthetics. ample designed to dramatize the various fire wool carpeting, cotton clothing, and a wide Along the great rail and highway systems hazards we face today, such a fire situation variety of materials to be used for home fur the transportation of hazardous materials is oould develop in any one of scores of Amer nishings and clothing. increasing at a rapid rate and the Office of ican cities today. The facts, statistics, and The extent to which NASA's innovations Hazardous Materials of the Department of the many conversations that I a.nd my staff could be used in our day-to-day living is fas Transportation has predicted a 55 per cent have had with practitioners and fire research cinating. Technicians in Houston are out increase in such hauls over the next 10 experts clearly indicates to me that the oc fitting a commercial size airplane with com years. currence of fire~ and the resulting loss of life pletely flame resistant paints and fabrics to We construct so-called firei>roof highrise and property is, today, greater than it has be used as interior wall coverings, seat cush buildings and manufacturing plants that been in our country's history. ions, curtains and carpets. aren't fireproof at all. These buildings are more clearly define what the fire The legisle.tion I have introduced is not often designed without sprinkler systems, ~ll{f:~r'IR, not by graphically describing the a panacea for solving the death and prop with inadequate exits, with sealed windows, d ers associated in a fire situation as I erty loss caused by fire. There must be a na and with elevators which become inoper h~ve just done, but by familiarizing our tional focus on these problems and an in able in a fire. selves with the effects that fire has upon our tensive new effort to solve them. It is unconscionable that in our society, society. I look upon my nine bills as a framework where we place the highest of values on hu In 1970, property losses from fire in the o! proposals to be discussed and, if and where man life, more than 12,000 men, women and United States totaled $2,263,918,000; not necessary, modified. My concern is based on children have perished because of fire for counting losses from aircraft, motor vehicles, the need for legislation and the realization each of the last 6 years. For every death re forest and other non-building fires, and the of the extent to which fragmentation of ef corded there were an estimated forty persons 1971 figures indicate an upward trend with fort has handicapped us in reducing the burned. an estimated $2.845 billion of property losses. casual ties of fire. These injuries and deaths represent a Some fire research experts have estimated OUTLINE: FIRE LEGISLATION staggering total of 2,880,000 fire victims dur that the dollar oost to the nation in fire ing the past 6 years. losses including deaths, injuries, man-hour The conerstone of my legislative package is Correspondingly, we ask most of our na lost: property damage and the increasing cost the "National Fire Education and Training tion's 2,175,000 firefighters to combat the im of fire protection equals about one percent Act of 1972", H.R. 12892. Conceptually, it mense and increasing fire problem with turn of the Gross National Product. Those dollar establishes an apolitical, nonprofit autono out coats which won't meet the flammabil amounts are easily attainable when every day mous instrument known as the National ity test for children's sleepwear. Further more than 6,600 fires occur, and you con Academy of Fire Prevention and Control. more, we have furnished the firefighter with sider that today's structures a.re more com Unquestionably, there exists a need in this equipment designed decades ago, and have plex and costly than ever. country for a national focus and a continu ing direction in fire research with emphasis not provided them with sufficient funds for Of the 1970 figure, educational facilities training and educational programs. Yet, we on educating the public and the firefighter. valued at $18,315,000 were destroyed in 26 In essence, the academy would give direction ask our firefighters to engage in our nation's large loss fires. The significance of this loss most dangerous profession. to the efforts o! all fire service organizations is appa.rent when we measure the increasing and fire personnel. It would train top leaders I have used the words "fire problem" in difficulties that every State and local munic my opening remarks without attempting to in fire prevention and control. ipality has in trying to stretch its limlted tax The National Fire Academy would function define what in my mind is one of the most dollars in order to proVide the public with neglected social problems faeing this coun services that they demand. as any public or private college or university. try. Exactly then, what is the "fire problem"? The President of the United States would The United States experiences a per capita initially appoint fifteen individuals, consti First, we must take a comprehensive ap death rate from fire that is twice that of proach to permit us fully to grasp the com tuting a board of directors, who would rea canada, four times that of the United King sonably represent: plex and intricate relationships which col dom, and six-and-a-half times that of Japan. lectively constitute the fire problem. A fire (a) various regions of the country With the construction of complex manu (b) private industry and labor in a hypothetical highrise bullding, combin facturing plants, highrise buildings and ing the worst of typical fire hazards, would (c) all levels of government thousands o fnew products which incorpo (d) consumer interests serve as a good example. Let us say that a rate dangerous materials, the threat of fire small waste can is the source of a fire on (e) and other experienced individuals. has intensified, while the public generally The board shall serve as incorporators, the thlrtieth floor of such a building. In this has been led to believe that we work and building, there are no automatic alarm de framing the organizational rules and most live in safe modern structures and that our importantly, will designate a president and vices to warn people or alert the fire depart society is doing all it can to reduce the toll ment of the occurrence of fire. The fire has other executive officers who will be respon begun to grow quickly feeding on furniture of fire. sible for the day-to-day operations of the and rug underlays which contain highly What is being done to protect the inno academy. The institution can accept grants flammable toxic materials, and dense smoke cent child and the elderly? Clearly, we are and contracts from industry, all levels o! is now filllng the corridor and being vented not doing all we can, and the blame for this government, and organizations to conduct by the air conditioning ducts, ut1Uty cable rests on every one of us. research and studies. Additionally it may conduits, and elevator shafts. These flues Flammability standards for sleepwear, !or establish fees and other charges !or services spread murderous fumes throughout the en instance, should be extended to cover those rendered. Federal funding must be provided tire structure. The fire department amves. living in nursing homes and hospitals. The to augment _any other fees received, if the With ladders too short to reach the fire in Veterans Administration bas initiated the in academy is to become a reality. Section 8 volved floor, the firefighters must combat the troduction of a permanent flame-resistant gives legal authorization for such funds to blaze from within, exposing themselves to patent clothing material which Will be used be appropriated. temperatures reaching 1500-2000 degrees F., in all of its pajamas by June 1972. Interest Briefly, the academy's functions are: blinded by the dense, toxic smoke, and hav ingly, the costs will not be prohibitive for the (a) to recommend actions which can be ing to battle the thousands of individuals widespread introduction of this material to taken by Federal, State, and local govern trying to exit. the public, for even though the initial costs ment, and private individuals and organiza The elevators in this particular building on a per unit basis are greater than those for tions to improve and strengthen fire protec rise to the thirtieth floor when flames acti traditional sleepwear, tests indicate the new tion, fire prevention, and fire suppression; vate the electronic touch-type call buttons flame resistant material has a useful life up (b) encourage individuals to pursue ca and remain locked there as the opaque smoke to 15 times that of cotton pajamas. reers as administrators of fire service organi makes the automatic closing devices inoper Other innovations and technological break zations at all levels; able, thus entrapping men, women, and chil throughs have been used by the National (c) develop a curriculum, carry out pro dren in a blazing inferno and hindering the Aeronautics and Space Admlnistl'8.tion in grams of instructional assistance, and con firefighter trying desperately, but in vaJn, to producing a wide variety of practical solu duct seminars, conferences, and workshops reach the floor. tions to serious fire problems. NASA, !or in to introduce and disseminate information As the occupants futilely try to vent the stance, has designed a firefighter's suit using gained from investigation, research, and de rooms by knocking out the large fixed win materials that are commercially available to velopment concerning the areas of fire pro dows, there would-be rescuers must turn present manufacturers of the suits. The tection, fire prevention and fire suppression; back as the turnout coats can no longer NASA coat can withstand a. 1500 degree flame (d) develop fire service extension programs shield them from the intense heat generated directly applied to it and stlll give adequate to assist States, counties, and local com by the fire, and their antiquated, heavy, and protection to the wearer. munities in providing continuous training awkward breathing systems have run low NASA bas also prepared certain varieties o! and operational programs; on the 15-20 minutes of air they supply. The polyurethane fo~ which are nearly flame (e) to assist institutions of higher educa- 5094 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 22, 1972 tion in planning, developing, and improving grant system will act as an incentive to in rent Resolution 522 so that our dele programs and projects concerning fire ad dustry, inducing strong research and devel ministration; opment programs that have been lacking up gates to the Geneva Conference may (f) assist States, counties, and local com to now. know of the concern of the people of the munities in the development of training pro IX. Financial Aid to Local Fire Depart United States. grams for firefighters; ments, H.R. 12896. The Act provides grants I include at the conclusion of my re (g) to establish and maintain education to local fire departments to pay up to 90 marks articles from various publications programs for the purpose of informing the percent of the cost of purchasing heat pro on this subject, together with the text public of fire hazards and fire safety tech tecting fire-fighting suits and breathing ap of the three U.N. General Assembly reso niques; paratus. lutions: (h) establish a voluntary, uniform national testing program to evaluate the skills level [From the Bulletin of the Sierra. Club, of firefighters and fire administrators. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN SUP January 1972] The academy will have contact with sal PORT OF COMPREHENSIVE TEST CANNIKIN RESULTS aried and volunteer firefighters, fire service BAN TREATY News reports now estimate the number organizations, the public, private organiza of sea otters kmed by the AEC's Cannikin tions and businesses, fire departments, and test at somewhere between 900 and 1100 educational institutions, thus forging new HON. BELLA S. ABZUG animals, according to the preliminary sur channels of communication for the exchange OF NEW YORK veys made by the Alaska Department of of ideas and facilitating the introduction of Fish and Game and a biologist under con technical breakthroughs. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tract to the AEC to do sea otter studies. The II. The Firemens Training Act of 1972, H.R. Tuesday, February 22, 1972 number wlll not be known precisely until 12893. Provides the Secretary of Commerce June, when the Department makes its an with the authority to make matching grants Mrs. ABZUG. Mr. Speaker, the Atomic nual sea otter census. Now, however, scien up to 50 percent for firefighter training pro Energy Commission predicted last year tists st81te that the Bering Sea side of grams. This will bring both volunteer and that fewer than 20 sea otters would suf Amchitka Island is "80 to 90 percent" devoid salaried firefighters into continuous opera fer from the Cannikin underground of sea otters. tional training programs. test explosion at Amchitka Island in the Only 20 carcasses have been found, lead III. The Fire Science Education Act, H.R. Aleutians. The number of these animals ing biologists to specul8ite the others were 12894. Provides the Secretary of Commerce to either blown out to sea by the 100 MPH winds make grants to accredited institutions of now thought to have been gravely dam of the severe storm during and after the higher education for up to one-half of the aged or killed by the force of this ex test, or are trapped below the surface of costs of two or four year fire science pro plosion is now estimated at between 900 the ocean by the phenomenon of "under grams. Its emphasis shall be on fire research, and 1,000. A final report is expected in pressure," which destroyed the animals' na investigation, prevention, and suppression. June of this year when the Alaska De tural buoyancy. The underpressure was IV. Amendment to the Flammable Fabrics partment of Fish and Game completes its caused by ground acceleration or "cavita Act, H.R. 12899. The scope of the present Act annual census of sea otters. tion," as the Bering Sea floor and beach Will be expanded by adding the definition "in were abruptly and permanently uplifted terior finishing materials"-any material A Chinese nuclear test in the atmos about ten feet, much more than AEC scien made (in whole or part) of fabric or re phere on January 7, 1972, is said to have tists had predicted. One otter body was lated material and used in the construction added to the burden of radioactive ma dredged from 35 fathoms of water by a. Uni of the interior walls, floors, or ceilings in terials in the atmosphere of our own versity of Washington research ship. homes, offices, or other places of assembly or hemisphere. The fallout from this test The original Cannikin environmental im accommodation. was distributed over several Western pact statement had asserted that fewer than Furthermore, it would require toxicity States, according to AEC monitors. Last 20 sea otters would suffer measurable physio standards or other regulations that would year's Pacific tests by the French were logical effects from the blast. The June re require labeling for a fabric, related ma vigorously protested by several Latin draft stated that as many as 100 sea otters terial, or product that may be needed to might be killed, and the AEC's final predic protect the public against unreasonable risk American countries when radioactive tion, released in October, was that up to of death or personal injury from toxic by materials were detected within their own 240 otters might suffer ruptured ear drums products by the burning or thermal degrada borders. In fact, the French are reported 8/nd eventually die as a. resuLt of the bomb tion of the fabric, related material or prod to have cut short their test series as a test. uct. In this age of increasing production and result of these protests. use of synthetic plastics, our concern for the The General Assembly of the United [From the Christian Science Monitor flammability of such products is inadequate. Nations recently passed three resolutions Feb. 9, 1972] ' This legislation would provide the means, for urging suspension of all nuclear and A-TEsT BAN BoNus--FALLOUT LEVEL SLASHED not only safeguarding the public from the (By Robert C. Cowen) occurrence of fire, but also address itself to thermonuclear weapons tests by the su the clear and present dangers associated with perpowers. The affirmative votes on these WASHINGTON.-A major clean air benefit the burning of today's highly toxic materials. resolutions were overwhelming. They goes virtually unnoticed these days-the les sening of what was once a disturbing rate of V. National Fire Data and Information may be seen as resounding demonstra radioactive fallout. Clearinghouse of 1972, H.R. 12898. Before the tions of the will of the majority of the It's dropped tenfold since the treaty ban identification and evaluation of this coun nations that the nuclear powers, either ning above-ground testing came into force in try's fire problem can be attempted serious unilaterally or by negotiation, fulfill the 1963. ly, we must have a sound and thorough in pledges they made in the limited test In fact, according to a recent British anal formational data base. The Clearinghouse, ysis, it would have practically faded away by cataloguing data on fire research and de ban treaty and the nonproliferation velopment, property loss, death and injury treaty to end nuclear testing for all altogether were it not for the treaty-shunning time. testers, France and China. They have been statistics, causes, locations, and number of setting off just enough atmospheric blasts to fires, will provide such a base. Also, a 24-hour The 25-nation disarmament confer keep global fallout more or less constant since emergency information center responsible ence will reconvene in Geneva on Febru 1967. for information related to hazardous ma ary 29. Canada's representative at that terials will be available. Indeed, Chinese fallout is advertising that conference, who is also Canada's Ambas country's growing nuclear prowess right now. VI. Amendment to the Hazardous Trans sador to the United Nations, has written China's latest test, Jan. 7, was the 12th portation Control Act, H.R. 12900. It requires a thoughtful article on the subject of it reportedly had detonated up to the time of the Secretary of Transportation to issue this writing. The U.S. Atomic Energy Com regulations providing for the placarding of nuclear testing. In this article Mr. George Ignatieff describes the tragic "di mission, which announced detection of that vehicles transporting hazardous materials in test at the time, subsequently picked up its interstate and foreign commerce. This Act, alog of the deaf" atmosphere of the in conjunction with the 24-hour emergency fallout over the western United States. Conference of the Committee on Dis That fallout has been at much too low a information center, greatly aids firefighters, armament. It should be remembered that level to present any health hazard, the AEC law enforcement personnel, and shippers in it was our friend and neighbor, Canada, says. Nevertheless, it contributes its bit to protecting the public's general welfare. which most vociferously protested the maintaining the global fanout rate, and VII. General Aid to Local Fire Depart U.S. test at Amchitka. especially the rate !or the northern hemi ment s, H.R. 12895. The Secretary of Com Mr. Speaker, I urge that hearings be sphere. merce is authorized and directed to make Meanwhile, France has been making a grants to local fire departments to pay up to held by the Foreign Affairs Committee at similar contribution in the southern hemi one-half the costs of purchasing equipment the earliest feasible date on my resolu sphere !rom its Pacific testing site. It has for fire investigation, suppression, and ex tions for a total test ban, House Concur detonated something like 27 shots there. tinguishment, or emergency first aid. This rent Resolution 480 and House Concur- That includes the five explosions in the February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5095 series it cut short last year after vigorous underground tests has increased at an 6 November 1962, 1910 (XVIII) of 27 Novem protests from several Latin American coun alarming rate since 1963, ber 1963, 2032 (XX) of 3 December 1965, tries. Having considered the special report sub 2163 (XXI) of 5 December 1966, 2343 (XXII) The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Au mitted by the Conference of the Committee of 19 December 1967, 2455 (XXIII) of 20 De thority has been monitoring global fallout on Disarmament 2 in response to resolution cember 1968, 2604 (XXIV) of 16 December for many years. Periodic analyses of these 2663 B (XXV) of December 1970, 1969, and 2663 (XXV) of 7 December 1970, .data by the Harwell atomic energy research Recalling its resolution 1762 A (XVII) of Expressing serious concern that the ob establishment are important reference docu 6 November 1962, whereby all nuclear jectives of those resolutions have not been ments on the state of fallout. weapon tests, without exception, were fulfilled, all FRENCH CONTRffiUTION HEAVY condemned, Noting with regret that States have not Convinced that, whatever may be the dif yet adhered to the Treaty Pl811llling Nuclear In the latest such study, Harwell analysts ferences on the question of verification, there Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer report that 1970 and 1971 French tests ac is no valid reason for delaying the conclu Space and under Water, signed in Moscow on count for some 60 percent of southern hemi sion of a comprehensive test ban of the 5 August 1963,3 and that 50'Ine continue to sphere fallout. Likewise, the October, 1970, nature contemplated in the preamble to the test in the S~tmosphere, Chinese test contributed about 60 percent Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in Taking into account the determllllation ex of the long-lived radioactivity in a!r over the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under pressed by the parties to that treaty to con Britain last summer. Water, tinue negotiations to achieve the discontinu Last fall, in a paper published in the 1. Reiterates solemnly and most emphat ance of all test explosions of nuclear weapons journal Nature, D. H. Peirson of the Har ically its condemnation of all nuclear for all times, well team traced fallout patterns since 1955. weapon tests; Noting the Sippeal for progress on this issue, He looked especially at two radioactive iso 2. Urges the Governments of nuclear made by the Secretary-General in the intro topes, strontium 90 and caesium 137. These weapon States to bring to a halt all nuclear duction to his report on the work of the present the greatest potential health dangers. weapon tests at the earliest possible date Organiza.tion, Fallout reached an all-time high in 1963 and, in any case, not later than 5 August Noting with special concern that nuclear following the last American and Soviet 1973; weapon tests in the atmosphere and under atmosphere testing in 1961-1962. Then global 3. Requests the Secretary-General to trans ground are continuing, fallout began to decrease, although the pat mit the present resolution to the nuclear Having considered the special report sub tern of decrease was uneven. For example, mitted by the Conference of the committee deposition rates continued to rise in the weapon States and to inform the General Assembly at its twenty-seventh session of on Disa.rmament ~ in response to resolution southern hemisphere even while falling in any measures they have taken to implement 2663 B (XXV) of December 1970. the northern hemisphere. it. 1. Stresses anew the urgency of bringing B to a halt all nuclear weapon testing in all GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS-26TH The General Assembly, environments by all States; REGULAR SESSION Urges Noting that one of the first steps ln the 2. all States that have not yet done Subject: Urgent need for suspension of nu so to adhere without further delay to the strengthening of international ~ecurity is clear and thermonuclear tests. Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the to dissipate world-wide fears ~hat nuclear, Date and meeting: 16 December 1971, 2022nd thermonuclear and other weapons of mass Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Wa plenary meeting. destruction may be used by miscalculation ter and meanwhile to refrain from testing in Votes: in what could appear to be a desperate the environments covered by that Treaty; Resolution A: 74 in favour, 2 against, situation, 3. Calls upon all Governments that have with 36 abstentions (recorded vote). been conducting nuclear weapon tests, par Considering that for the last few years the ticularly those of parties to the Treaty Ban Resolution B: 71 in favour, 2 against, United Nations has been peroccupied with with 38 abstentions (recorded vote). ning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmos finding ways and means of diminishing the phere, in Outer Space and under Water, im Resolution C: 91 in favour, 2 against, pollution of the earth's atmosphere, with 21 abstentions (recorded vote). mediately to undertake unilateral or negoti Noting that scientists have been unani ated measures of restraint that would sus Document Numbers mous in the conclusion that the !A.!l·out Report to Assembly: First Committee re pend nuclear weapon testing or limit or re from nuclear tests is injurious to human duce the size and number of nuclear weapon port A/8575 and Corr. 1. and animal life and that such fall-out may Resolutions adopted: 2828 A-C (XXVI). tests, pending the early entry into force of poison the earth's atmosphere for many a comprehensive ban on all nuclear weapon TEXT OF RESOLUTIONS decades to come, tests in all environments by all States; A Taking into account that underground 4. Urges Governments to take all possible The General Assembly, nuclear and thermonuclear tests may not measures to develop further, and to use more Viewing with the utmost apprehension only create serious health hazards but may effectively, existing ca.pa.bil1ties for the seis the harmful consequences of nuclea,r weap also cause as yet undetermined injury to mological identification of underground nu on tests for the acceleration of the arms race humans and animals of the region where clear tests, in order to fac111tate the monitor and for the health of present and future such tests are conducted, ing of a comprehensive test ban; generations of mankind, Recognizing that there already exist suf 5. Requests the Conference of the Com Fully conscious that world opinion has, ficient nuclear, thermonuclear and other mittee on Disarmament to continue as a over the years, demanded the immediate and lethal weapons of mass destruction in the matter of highest priority its deliberations on complete cessation of all nuclear weapon arsenals of certain Powers to decimate the a treaty banning underground nuclear weap tests in all environment, world's population and possibly render the on tests, taking into account the suggestions Recalling that the item on the question earth uninhabitable, already made in the Conference, as well as of a comprehensive test ban has been in 1. Appeals to the nuclear Powers to de the views expressed at the current session of cluded in the agenda of the General Assem sist from carrying out further nuclear and the General Assembly; bly every yea,r since 1957, thermonuclear tests, whether underground, 6. Requests particularly Governments that Deploring the fact that the General As under water or in the Earth's atmosphere; have been carrying out nuclear tests to take sembly has not yet succeeded in its aim of 2. Urges the nuclear Powers to reach an an active and constructive part in develop achieving a comprehensive test ban, despite agreement without delay on the cessation of ing, in the Conference the Committee on eighteen successive resolutions on the sub all nuclear and thermonuclear tests; Disarmament (or in any successor body) , ject, 3. Reassures the peoples of the world that specific proposals for an underground test Noting with regret that all States have the United Nations will continue to raise its ban treaty; not yet adhered to the Treaty Banning Nu voice against nuclear and thermonuclear 7. Expresses the hope that these efforts will clear Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer tests of any kind and earnestly requests the enable all States to sign in the near future, Space and under Water signed in Moscow nuclear Powers not to deploy such weapons a trea.ty banning underground nuclear weap on 5 August 1963,1 of mass destruction. on tests. Deploring the fact that the determination c Recorded vote on Resolution A: expressed by the original parties to that The General Assembly, In favour: Afghanistan, Argentina, Aus Treaty to continue negotiations to achieve Recognizing the urgent need for the ces tria, Bahrain, Bhutan, Brazil, Burma, Bu the discontinuance of all explosions of nu sation of nuclear and thermonuclear weapon rundi, Cameroon, Ceylon, Chad, Chile, Co clear weapons for all time has not so far tests, including those carried out under lombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Dahomey, Den produced the desired results, ground, mark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Noting with special concern that the con Recalling that this subject has been in EI Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, tinuation of nuclear weapon tests in the cluded in the agenda of the General Assem Fiji, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, atmosphere is a source of growing pollution bly every year since 1957, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Is- and that the number and magnitude of Recalling in particular its resolutions 914 (X) of 16 December 1955, 1762 (XVII) of a United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 480 1 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 480 ( 1963) , No. 6964. (1963), No. 6964. 2 A/8457, section IV. ~ A/8457-DC/234, section m. 5096 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS Feb'ruary 22, 1972 rael, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, land, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Government also sought the conclusion of Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Turkey, Uganda, United Republic of Tan atomic power, and to "ensure its use only for Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Moroc zania, Upper Volta, Uruguay, Venezuela, peaceful purposes." co, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia. Soon after the atomic bomb was dropped Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Against: Albania, China. on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Somalia, Sweden, Abstaining: Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Bul States in 1945, Mr. King, the Canadian Prime Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, garia, Byelorussia, Ceylon, Chile, Congo, Minister, Mr. Attlee, then Prime Minister o:t United Republic of Tanzania, Upper Volta, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France, Guinea, Hun the United Kingdom, and President Uruguay, Venezuela, Yemen, Yugoslavia, gary, India, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Truman-representing the three countries Zaire, Zambia. Ukraine, USSR, United Kingdom, United which possessed the knowledge essential to Against: Albania, China. States. the use of atomic energy~proclaimed in Abstaining: Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Absent: Barbados, Botswana, Finland, Ga Washington on November 15 an agreed Bulgaria, Byelorussia, Canada,6 Central Afri bon, Gambia, Iraq9 , Israel1°, Malawi, Maldives, Declaration on Atomic Energy "to prevent the can Republic, Congo, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Mauritius, Niger, Oman, Peru9 , Sierra Leone, use of atomic energy :tor destructive pur Finland, France, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, United Arab Emi poses" and "to promote the use of recent Italy, Japan, Khmer Republic, Luxembourg, rates. and future advances in scient11lc knowledge, Madagascar, Mongolia, Netherlands, Paki particularly in the utilization of atomic stan, People's Democratic Republic of Ye [From Vista, January/February 1972] energy, for peaceful and humanitarian ends." men, Phllippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, How MUCH Is ENOUGH? A REPORT ON NUCLEAR This was the first major call for disarmament South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Uk TESTING to be made after the Second World War. raine, USSR, United Kingdom, United States. The three heads of government agreed not Absent: Barbados, Bolivia, Botswana, Ga (By George Ignatieff) to share with other members o:t the infant bon, Gambia, Haiti,6 Iraq,6 Malawi, Maldives, (NoTE.-Ambassador George Ignatieff is United Nations detailed information con Mauritania, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Niger, Permanent Representative of Canada to the cerning the possible peaceful applications of Oman, Panama, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swazi omce of the United Nations at Geneva, as atomic energy, untU "effective and enforce land, Syria, United Arab Emirates. well as Canada's Representative to the Con able safeguards against its use for destruc Recorded vote on resolution B: ference of the Committee on Disarmament.) tive purposes," i.e. effective international In favour: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bhutan, To understand what the case against con control, could be devised. Mr. King pointed Bulgaria, Burundi, Byelorussia, Cameroon, tinued testing of nuclear weapons is all out soon afterward in the House of Com •canada, Central African Republic, Chad, about, and why Canada has taken a lead in mons that it would be an error "to contem Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czecho trying to bring about international agree plate the control of the use of atomic energy slovakia, Dahomey, Dominican Republic, ments to constrain and end such tests, it is in commodity and police terms, as if atomic Ecuador, E1 Salvador, Fiji, Ghana, Guate necessary to look back briefly on the history energy were some new and dangerous drug." mala, Guyana, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, of this issue, so much in the news today. The problem was political and could involve Ireland, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Of all the by-products of the scient11lc and a "11m1ted surrender of national sovereignty." Kenya, Khmer Republic, Kuwait, Laos, Leba technological revolution accelerated by Following up the Declaration of the three non, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malaysia, Mex World War II, nuclear weapons undoubtedly western heads of government, the agreement ico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, are potentially the most destructive--even of the Soviet Union was obtained and, at Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peo disastrous--in their effect. The very fact the very first session of the General Assembly ple's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Philip that no government possessing nuclear of the United Nations, held on January 24, pines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, armaments has dared to use them in war, 1946 in London, unanimous approval was Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, Thailand, since the two bombs on Hiroshima and Naga given to the establishment of the Atomic Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, saki put an abrupt end to World War II, Energy Commission ( AEC) . Ukraine, USSR, Upper Volta, Uruguay, Vene serves only to highlight their peculiarly ef On June 14, 1946, at the first meeting of zuela, Yemen, Zaire, Zambia. fective properties as instruments of mass de the Commission in New York (the very time Against: Albania, China. struct1bn. The deterrent effects of :tear, that the House of Commons in Ottawa was Abstaining: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, however, have not prevented the detonation debating the setting up of the government Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Burma, Ceylon, of an increasing number of nuclear devices controlled Atomic Energy Control Board) Mr. Chile, Congo, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, over the years in test explosions, both :tor B~rnard Baruch outlined his Plan, based on Ethiopia, Finland, France, Greece, Guinea, the purpose of improving nuclear armaments a State Department study on atomic energy Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, and for assuring the military establishment (the Acheson-Lilienthal Report), for the Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Netherlands, Nor of their stockpiles. It is the extent and mag creation of an International Atomic De way, Peru, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, nitude of nuclear testing which has come to velopment Authority. He introduced the Plan Spain, Sweden, Uganda, United Kingdom, be taken as the outward and visible sign-a on a fittingly somber note: the AEC (whose United Republic of Tanzania, United States, kind of barometer--of the nuclear arms race. members included the author, who was at Yugoslavia. The problem of containing or controlling that time adviser to General A. G. L. Mc Absent: Barbados, Bolivia, Botswana, atomic energy has been complicated more Naughton, Canadian Representative) was Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Haiti,7 Iceland, Iraq,s over by the dual purpose to which this called upon "to make a choice between the Malawi, Maldives, Mauritius, Niger, Oman, revolutionary material force can be put. quick and the dead." Mr. Baruch proposed Panama, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Peaceful applications involve not only con that the Authority be entrusted with all Syria, United Arab Emirates. trolled nuclear reaction for the release of stages of the development and use of atomic Recorded vote on Resolution C: energy for power and the use of isotopes :tor energy, a move which would, incidentally, In favour: Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, medical, agricultural and industrial research, have led to the unilateral surrender by the Bahrain, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burma, but also the potential use of nuclear ex United States of its atomic monopoly in ex Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African plosions for major construction projects in change for adequate international assurances Republic, Chad, Colombia, Costa Rica, volving the moving of large masses of earth, against the risks of the diversion of atomic Cyprus, Dahomey, Denmark, Dominican Re such as canal building, the changing of river energy to the production of nuclear weapons public, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equato courses or the release of fossil fuel from by the creation, virtua,lly, of an interna rial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Greece, underground sources. Thus the problem of tional monopoly. Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ice controlling the atom for peaceful purposes The Canadian Government gave its sup land, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Ivory involves not only putting restraints on the port to the purposes and objectives of the Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Khmer diversion of this energy for military purposes, "Baruch Plan," as it came to be called. The Republic, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, including the testing of nuclear weapons, but Soviet Government rejected it despite the Liberia, Libya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Ma also providing for its peaceful applications element of international socialism it con laysia, !VIall, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, under adequate international controls. tained, largely because of the elements of in Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New zealand, Because of Canada's location and its posi ternational intrusion into national mechan Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Pan tion as a major supplier of the world's isms of planning and control inherent in it. ama, Paraguay, People's Democratic Republic uranium-the substance essential for the They proposed in turn, at the second meet of Yemen, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, peaceful and military uses of atomic energy ing of the AEC (June 19, 1946), the de Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, and also because of Canadian participation struction of all atomic weapons, but without Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thai- in atomic research during the Second World any effective international safeguards behind War, Canada was, with the United Kingdom their plan, which the United States accord 6 Later advised the Secretariat they had and the United States, at the forefront of ingly rejected. intended to vote in favour. atomic research and development from the It was already evident then that any agree e Later advised the Secretariat it had in early 1940's. From the start, the Canadian ment to curb the development of atomic tended to abstain. energy for destructive purposes would have 9 '1 Later advised the Secretariat it had in Later advised the Secretariat they had to be sought within the confines of a bipolar tended to vote in favour. abstained. pattern of U.S.-Soviet rivalry. In a speech sLater advised the Secretariat they had in 1o Later advised the Secretariat it had voted made on March 31, 1950, General McNaugh tended to abstain. in favour. ton foresaw the pattern of international poll- February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5097 tics in which the question of nuclear weap States have resulted in venting-in other halt testing and show goodwill, diplomatic ons would be discussed in the two decades words, in the loss of radioactive material ingenuity can surely devise an acceptable which followed, when he said: ''The real ob from below ground to the atmosphere. Sta method of permitting an early conclusion of jective to be sought is to free the world tistics over the past 25 years covering some a treaty to ban atmospheric, outer space and from secrecy in atomic matters and to allay 230 underground blasts in the continental under water tests. That would create a suspicions by giving a certainty of warning United States show that 67 have vented, favourable climate for the subsequent exten to the world, if any nations should start to some to a lesser extent, some to a greater sion of treaty commitments to comprise the prepare for atomic war." extent." cessation of every kind of test everywhere." Is it going too far to say that, in continuing There are three international treaties that In meetings between February and July to carry out programs of testing of nuclear seek to put restraints on nuclear weapons. 1963, the ENDC discussed a nucelar test ban weapons, the nuclear powers have been pre The Treaty of Tlatelolco, regional in effect in all environments, including the considera paring for nuclear war? It is difficult to be and signed on February 14, 1967 in Mexico tion of "black boxes" and a limited quota of lieve that public opinion can be assured that City, establishes a nuclear-free zone in Latin on-site inspections as possible ways to a com the world is not running a substantial risk of America (including the prohibition of nu promise on the verification issue. But no nuclear disaster while an escalating compe clear weapons testing), sets up an inter agreement could be reached. Then suddenly tition in nuclear arms is explained and ex national agency to ensure compliance with on July 2, Mr. Khrushchev announced that cused as being the only way in which peace the treaty and provides for the development the USSR would sign a partial ban covering may be kept by what Churchill called, at the of peaceful uses of atomic ·energy. The two the three non-controversial environments; dawn of the Atomic Age, the "balance of other international treaties which aim at the an underground test ban was impossible since terror." It is undoubtedly fear of the precari containment of nuclear weapons deal with the U.S. and U.K. insistence on on-site in ous balance becoming destabilized which has nuclear testing and the dissemination of spections clashed with the Soviet rejection of provided much of the impetus toward the nuclear weapons to states not yet possessing them. Talks began in Moscow on July 15 with conclusion, in the 1960's, after fifteen years them, i.e. the Moscow Partial Test Ban of the Soviets dropping their earlier insistence of Cold War stalemate, of the Moscow Partial 1963 and the Non-Proliferation Treaty of on a voluntary moratorium on underground Test Ban (PTB), the Non-Proliferation 1968. They were intended to be global in testing. The Moscow Partial Test Ban Treaty Treaty (NPT), and later efforts to achieve a application, but have so far been only partial was signed by the Foreign Ministers of the Comprehensive Test Ban (CTB) or at least in their effects. USSR, United States and United Kingdom on progress in that direction. "Arms control measures" was the term August 5, 1963. Proliferation of nuclear weapons came not already being applied to collateral measures The Partial Test Ban Treaty contains a long after the breakdown of the negotiations of restricted scope when the Geneva Dlsarm basic obligation of great importance. Signi on the Baruch proposals. The Soviet Union ameDJt Conference first started dealing in ficantly, in the preamble, the part:l.es declare exploded its first atomic bomb late in 1949, mid-1962 with the prohibition of nuclear they are "seeking to achieve the discontinu thus becoming the second great nuclear weapons testing. Such prohibition had been ance of all test explosions of nuclear weap ons for all time, determined to continue power. In October 1952, the United States urged at the United Nations General Assem exploded a thermonuclear device, the world's bly since 1955, and the nuclear powers had negotations to this end." Operative Article I also states that the parties "seek to a~hieve" first; the Soviets followed in August 1953. been considering it since 1958. In March 1962 the Eighteen Nation Disarmament Commit the conclus1on of a Comprehensive Test Ban An American test carried out on March 1, tee set up a Sub-Committee made up of the Further, Article I, besides banning tests in 1953, on the Bikini Atoll brought to the at USSR, the United States and the United the non-controversial environments, pro tention of the world one of the more threat Kingdom to negotiate a test ban. hibits those "in any other environment, if ening aspects o~ nuclear experimentation: The problem of verification bedeviled the such explosion causes radioactive debris to be rad!oactivity, in the form of "fallout," the in issue from the very start. The SOviets re present outside the territorial limits of the visible menace whose first victims were some jeoted international inspection of national state under whose jurisdiction or control such unsuspecting Japanese sailors aboard the territory. The United States and the United explosion is conducted." fishing boat "Fukurya Maru." Kingdom submitted two alternate proposi The Partial Test Ban is not partial only Canada was in the vanguard. of the pres tions: a draft treaty providing for a test ban because it is limited in effect to three envi sure mounted throughout the world by pub in all envlronmeDits and a quota of on-site ronments; it is partial also because France lic opinion against the potential dangers of inspections in cases of underground tests; and the People's Republic of China have never atmospheric pollution, through radioactive the other proposing a partial test ban only adhered to it and both continue to test nu fallout, to foodstuifs and health. In 1955, the in the three non-controversial environments clear devices in the atmosphere, in face of General Assembly set up the United Nations (the atmosphere, outer space and under international disapproval and despite the Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic water) without iillternational verification, hazards of radioactive fallout which others Radiation to carry out an extensive fallout The latter was to be a first step for as long have to suffer as a result. monitoring program. Monthly reports from as the SOviet Union opposed compulsory on The halting of the nuclear arms race in air, precipitation and milk samples, together site inspection in the comprehensive treaty. volves not only a halt in the competition in with the results of the examination of water, As for the partial ban, the SOviet Union at nuclear arms between the existing nuclear soU and human bone samples, are sent to the first rejected it on the grounds that it ex weapons powers, of which nuclear weapons committee for its study of the problem of cluded underground tests, but were prepa-red testing is the main symptom, but also the preventing radioactive contamination, an to consider it if a voluntary moratorium on prevention of a situation in which control or undertaking of continuing importance in an tests could be agreed upon, pending a com acquisition of nuclear weapons should pass environmental context, especially. prehensive ban on testing. to non-nuclear countries. The two issues are The fear aroused in the minds of people Then as a possible basis of compromise to closely linked. everywhere concerning the risks of radio resolve the deadlock on the verification issue Negotiations toward halting the dissemina active fallout gave an impetus to the first the Soviets proposed the use of "black boxes" tion of nuclear weapons to powers not pos efforts to contain or arrest nuclear testing, (automatic seismic sta.tions), two or three of sessing them, an idea approved unanimously as well, of course, as the deeper fear of which could be established on the territories within the General Assembly of 1961, did not nuclear catastrophes resulting from acci of each of the nuclear powers. These boxes start seriously until 1964 and 1965, by which dental war involving nuclear powers. Indeed, would be taken to an international commis time the United States and USSR had come as 1s declared in the "Year Book of World sion for analysis. The United Sta-tes held that to recognize that such an agreement might Armament and Disarmament" 1968-69, pub this idea, positive though it might be, could serve their own interests in preserving the ' lished by the Stockholm International Peace not rule out the need for some o~-site in status quo. Canada favored the negotiation Research Institute, "there are reasons for spection. Deadlock continued alld the Sub of such an agreement in the Eighteen Nation thinking that the total number of accidents committee of the three nuclear -Ners ceased Disarmament Committee. The position of the involving nuclear weapons systems is signifi to function. Canadian Government on dissemination or cantly higher than the number officially an The Canadian position has been to aim at proliferation of nuclear weapons was set out nounced.'' the ending of all nuclear weapons tests, so by General Burns at the Geneva Conference Furthermore, the same report records that long as the ban could be verified and applied on July 23, 1964: "even 'contained' underground nuclear ex equally to all nuclear powers. General Burns, "Canada is formally opposed to any further plosions release their gaseous radioactive Canadian Representative to the Eighteen increase in the number of states having nu products in the atmos;>here," and that be Nation Disarmament Committee, on Decem clear weapons in their arsenals and having tween the signing of the Partial Test Ban in ber 3, 1962, stated the Canadian position as the independent power to use those weapons 1963 and the middle of 1969, at least nine follows: one their own decision. In order to prevent any teen underground nuclear tests, the major "As for a preliminary treaty, one banning further increase in the number of countries ity being weapons tests, had vented into the those tests in the three environments which in that category, we consider th81t it is urgent atmosphere. The Canadian Minister of the both sides now recognize present no verifica to conclude an appropriate international Environment, the Honourable Jack Davis, tion problems, the Canadian Delegation can agreement on nondissemination which would drew attention in the House of Commons not see why the single outstanding difficulty pe binding on nuclear and non-nuclear states on October 15, 1971, to the fa~t that-- concerning whether or not such a limited ban alike." "Pollution effects have resulted from pre must include a formal understan The Chamber of Commerce concurs in the to retain it. Some thaw on this subject lovers" and contrasted them With P>!'esident foregoing statements. would not only be helpful to the Soviet Union Johnson whom he ca.lled a "peace maker." but also to India. "There's nothing specia.l about a peace Mr. Speaker, this is the 17th insertion During his talks With the Indian envoy, lover. Even a loud one," O'Brien asserted be in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Of testi Firyubin is said to have warned that in the fore a Seton Hall University commencement mony and other materials which I have absence of any move on the question of crowd. "But it takes considerable thought, gathered durin.g my research into ways prisoners, China might try to fish in troubled energy, imag·ination, diplomacy, and, in the to assist community development in non waters. In that case another confrontation world in which we live, sometimes force to be metropolitan areas. Other materials on could not be ruled out completely. a peace ma.ker. The President needs help in Firyubin has confirmed that it was true making peace. He's asked for it, but some this SUbject appear in the CONGRESSION that Bhutto's visit to Peking had not been times he can only hear the anguished cries AL RECORDS, volume 117, part 25, pages tloo successful. of peace lovers." 32740-32741; part 26, pages 34505-34506; However he added that from this it should But things are dif[erent now for Larry part 27, pages 35409-35410, 36133-36135; not be deduced that there was estrangement O'Brien. The former cheer-leader for the part 28, pages 37358-37360, part 29, pages between Pakistan and China; both still re Johnson-Humphrey policies of escalation in 38121-38123; part 30, pages 39156-39158; mained very close to each other. Vietnam is now an outspoken critic of Presi part 31, pages 40813-40817; part 32, pages dent Nixon's policy in Vietnam which has 41882-41884; part 35, pages 45963-45965; brought home nearly all the men sent to war part 36, pages 47309-47312; January 25, by Mr. O'Brien's party. O'Brien has now PARTY ABOVE COUNTRY joined the "peace lovers" whose anguished pages 1225-1226; February 9, pages 3583- cr:ies he used to delight in mocking. 3589; February 18, pages 4739-4742; and February 21, pages 4825-4827. O'BRIEN REJECTS UNITY NOW HON. BARRY M. GOLDWATER, JR. Appearing recently on the NBC Today OF CALIFORNIA Sho\v, the Democratic National Chairman IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was asked if there wasn't some validity to Republican suggestions that a united front THE 90,000 PAKISTANI POW'S Tuesday, February 22, 1972 behind President Nixon might help in nego Mr. GOLDWATER. Mr. Speaker, the tiating a way out of Vietnam. O'Brien dis j I Republican National Committee's week agreed saying such an idea is "injurious to HON. JOHN R. RARICK the future of the Nation" and "detrimental ly publication, Monday this week carries to every American." OF LOUISIANA a couple of very interesting articles about Why what O'Brien himself advocated in I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Democratic National Committee Chair 1966 and 1967 is now harmful to the Nation, man Lawrence O'Brien. Tuesday, February 22, 1972 O'Brien did not say. NBC's Bill Monroe did For the enlightenment of my colleagues not ask him. But the answer is apparent. Mr. RARICK. Mr. Speaker, while there on my side of the aisle, and perhaps When Larry O'Brien, who once called for is considerable publicity regarding the some of those on the other side, I include unity behind a Democratic President making new State of Bangladesh, little concern the two items in the RECORD: war, now rejects a call for unity behind a Republican President making peace, one can is heard expressed over the 90,000 O'BRIEN PuTs PARTY ABOVE COUNTRY IN only conclude that the primary motivation is Pakistani POW's who reportedly remain PLAYING POLITICS WITH VIETNAM political. Clearly the Democratic National political prisoners in their own country. Of all the Democrats who have switched Chairman is putting his party above his Nor has there been any activity at the clothes on Vietnam, none have turned their country when it comes to the issue of Viet United Nations to free these POW's who coats faster and in a more pronounced man nam. were captured in a war that the U.N. ner than Democratic National Chairman LARRY O'BRIEN, PATRIOTIC DUTY AND VIET Larry O'Brien. could not or would not prevent. A related NAM; OR, MY HOW TIMES CHANGE ESPE As one of the Johnson-Humphrey Admin CIALLY WHEN YOUR PARTY'S ESCALATING newsclipping follows: istration's chief tub-thumpers for escalation [From the Evening Star, Feb. 18, 1972] THE WAR AND THE OTHER PARTY IS BRING in Vietnam, O'Brien repeatedly urged audi ING THE TROOPS HOME RussiA U:RGES INDIA To AcT ON PRISONER IssUE . ences to get behind the President on the When his party and his President were es (By Kuldip Nayar) war and show the enemy the United States was not divided and weak. calating the war in Vietnam, there wasn't a NEW DEIHI.-The Soviet Union has alerted For example, in July of 1966 in an address hawkier hawk around than Larry O'Brien. In India that it would be adVisable to take a in Washington, D.C., O'Brien declared: speeches from one end of the country to the positive stand on the 90,000-odd Pakistani other O'Brien defended both the U.S. com prisoners of war so that Islamabad is fore SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT mitment to South Vietnam and the conduct closed from exploiting the issue. "We must show the world that we are of the war itself. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Firyubin, determined to see a successful conclusion to In Des Moines, Iowa in 1966, O'Brien talked who has discussed the matter in MosGOW our fight for freedom in Vietnam . . . To about appeasement, Neville Chamberlain, With India's envoy to the U.S.S.R., Dr. achieve this end, we must show that we are warned against "trembling knees" in fight Shelvankar, has said that Pakistan might united behind the President's policy of fear ing for freedom, and declared: "Let us re seek to em barrass New Delhi by raising this less resistance to aggression. As our Presi member in defending Vietnam-we are de issue at the U.N. Moscow would of course, dent strives to convince the aggressors that fending Iowa-and Massachusetts-and all Firyubin has assured, stand by India, but it this final form of warfare must be abandoned, the free world." Appeasement, O'Brien would be worth trying if such a possibility we must not permit anyone to believe that warned, "is but a down payment on a mort could be avoided. his policy is a minority policy ... Let us end gage that comes due quickly and is payable The Soviet deputy foreign minister is also any delusion any prolonging delusion, in blood." reported to have said that President Zulfikar by showing the President in unmistakable VIETNAM AND NEWARK Ali Bhutto conveyed through the Soviet em fashion that he has your support as well as your prayers in these trying times." In New Jersey, at a dinner honoring a bassy in Islamabad that he was under great Democratic Congressman, O'Brien spoke of pressure from "rightist forces" to obtain the In 1966, O'Brien told an audience: "I know you will perform your patriotic duty, I know Americans fighting and dying in Vietnam to release of prisoners and that he had to do protect "freedom here in Newark ..." To something about it. you will continue to give the President your active support and your prayers as he strives those who argued priorities, O'Brien re POSTURE DEPLORED to secure a just peace-not only for the peo sponded: "The Nation is strong enough, se cure enough, dedicated enough to defend New Delhi, which ha.s received the gist ot ple in Vietnam but for all people Who treas ure liberty and yearn for democracy." freedom abroad whlle meeting our responsi the talk from its envoy, is considering the bilities at home." matter. India's stand is that Pakistan must HANOI WATCHING DISSENT In Washington speaking to a group of give up its "hostile posture" before the In another talk in August of 1966, O'Brien magazine publishers, O'Brien denounced the prisoners are released. The government here pointed. out in an Arlington, Va. address: enemy in Vietnam as "modem age pirates, 1s also clear in its mind that since the ••Hanoi ..sees in our dissent over our policy in assassins, terrorists, and saboteurs. The hard prisoners had surrendered in Bangladesh to Vietnam direct evidence that we are not lesson is that we do not find peace through the joint command 0'! the Mukti Bahini and mentally prepared. As the result of same dis cowardice or appeasement," he declared. the Indian Army, the concurrence of Dacca senting voices at home, HSinoi sees us as a "History shows that weakness tempts aggres must also be obtained. nation of affluent summer soldiers and sun sion, and strength deters it." shine patriots, a land of contented con In Oakland, California, O'Brien labeled THAW IS ADVISED sumers." calls for a U.S. pull out from Vietnam not The SOviet deputy in Moscow did have In June of 1967 in South Orange, N.J., only simple but "simple-minded." To aban some leverage with Pakistan and would like O'Brien spoke derisively of so-called "peace don an ally such as South Vietnam to Com- February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5107 muntst aggression, he said, would be to break counsel of Forest City Hospital four years The winning speech for 1972 from the faith "with ourselves." ago, plans were afoot for building a new hos State of Connecticut was delivered by pital to meet growing community needs. McKinley Winston, Jr., of New London. O'BIUEN DEFENDS ELECTIONS Elected board president a year ago, John In Lincoln, Nebraska, O'Brien defended son began assiduously to implement the Mr. Winston is a senior at New London the 1966 elections in South Vietnam call plans. He is spearheading a building fund High School. I am including the text of ing them "a 'shot heard throughout Asia,' campaign for an initial $1.5 Inillion for a his winning speech in the REcoRD for the just as two centuries ago we fired the shot 200-bed facility with a projected ultimate edification of my colleagues: heard round the world." . cost of $15 million. VOICE OF DEMOCRACY In San Juan, Puerto Rico, O'Brien told a "Forest City Hospital took over the old (Spirit of McKinley Winston, Jr.) National Association of Postmasters audi Glenville Hospital at 701 Parkwood Dr. in ence to speak out on the issue of how to 1957, and added a wing in 1959 for a total My responsiblllty to freedom 1s to be achieve an honorable peace in Vietnam. "Pin of 102 beds," Johnson said. "It serves the aware; to be aware of the current events down those who substitute wishes for hard 90,000 residents of the Glenville Area, and happening in America. Youth cannot afford thought," he urged. "Ask them what they has one of the highest occupancy rates in to remain innocent, for youth must know would do if the Communists continue to re Cleveland. exactly what is wrong with America in order fuse to come to the peace table." "Statistics show that the Glenville Area to correct the errors made by their predeces This was a good question in 1966 when has the highest rate of welfare recipients of sors. I, as a responsible American, must seek O'Brien asked it and it is a good question any section of Cleveland. Forest City treats out the facts and evaluate for myself what now. Larry? thousands of indigent patients in its emer 1s true and what is false. It is not possible gency room. Many actually are not emer for anyone to just listen to the radio or just gency cases, but are suffering from common to watch T.V. and know what is going on ailments, such as colds, the :flu or stomach in America. It is necessary for a concerned FOREST CITY HOSPITAL'S GUIDING ache. They have no follow-up care from a American to go to other sources such as FORCE-ANDREW L. JOHNSON, JR. private physician. magazines, books, and newspapers as well as "Emergency rooms make no money. Other the radio and television. It is necessary for hospitals here have endowment funds. Forest us, as an obligation to freedom, to know City has none. It receives money from Blue what the Judicial, Executive, and Legislative HON. LOUIS STOKES Cross, Medicare and Medicaid and county and systems of our country are doing. I cannot OF OHIO state welfare funds. About 99% of Forest know every problem which exists in America. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES City's patieruts are black, but the staff is by viewing only those in my municipality; therefore, it is incumbent upon me as a Tuesday, February 22, 1972 integrated." The trustees planned a first-class new hos responsible American to seek information Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, ·as a mem pital, and foresaw the need to improve out concerning other parts of our country, for ber of the Cleveland Forest City Hospital patient care. From talks with residents, the I think it is important to know not only Glenville Health Assn. was evolved. Johnson what effects me, my town, or my state, but Board of Trustees, I have had the privi what effects all Americans at home and lege of working closely on several occa became a trustee of the association and drew up its incorporation papers in 1970. abroad. sions with Attorney Andrew L. Johnson, A new comprehensive health care center As a concerned American youth, I felt it Jr., president of the board. is planned on the grounds of the new hospital incumbent upon me to learn the democratic Attorney Johnson has made a sub in the Glenville Area at a cost of $4 million. principles upon which America was built. In stantial contribution, of his time and It will use some of the hospital's fac111ties, the course of my study, I viewed the immortal energy, to the continual improvement of and Forest City physicians have guaranteed words "all men are created equal and are 300 man-hours a week to serve the clinic. endowed by our Creator with certain un Forest City Hospital. Treating more wel alienable rights-Life, Liberty, and the Pur fare recipients than any other Cleveland Johnson, 40, tall, slim and purposeful, was born in Youngstown, son of a lawyer. He suit of Happiness." I learned what our fore hospital and operating constantly with starred in football, basketball and track at fathers founded America for and their dreem full occupancy, the institution nonethe Boardman High School, and played the saxo of Her being the homeland of the free, the less provides some of the finest medical phone and clarinet in the marching and con refuge of the tempest tossed, and the per care to be obtained in the city of Cleve cert bands at high school and at Northwest secuted. But most significantly, I learned land. ern University. the meaning of Red, White, and Blue. Red In central cities across the country, a He earned a B.S. degree in political science signifies the bloodshed it took to create and from Northwestern, where he won an award defend America; White for peace, for after shortage of qualified physicians and the freedom, peace is one of America's foremost high cost of private medical attention, for scholarship and leadership in human re lations, and was active in the YMCA. Drafted concerns, and the Blue for the grief and sor have resulted in residents' seeking medi in 1953, he served 14 months in Korea as row of those who lost loved ones and who cal care in the nearest hospital. Forest Inilitary court stenographer. died in defense of America's honor :1nd her shores. All these things say freedom, the City Hospital is no exception to this un While earning a juris doctor degree from fortunate rule. freedom which I must preserve. Cleveland-Marshall Law School, he worked It is also my responsibility, for I intend But Attorney Andrew Johnson has as an examiner for the Title Insurance Co. of to maintain our freedom on all levels and plans which will make Cleveland vary Minnesota. He also worked there two years in all branches of our government, to become from the national norm. Under his guid before practicing law fulltime. active in my community, my state, and in ance, the Glenville Health Association Johnson sits as acting judge in Shaker our national government. As an American Heights, and hearing examiner for the Ohio citizen, I am concerned with our entire na will soon be constructed. It will provide Civil Rights Commission. He is a trustee of comprehensive health care services to tion, but l!t is important to be active in one's the Cleveland Bar Assn. In 1969 he was community. people who have never been able to afford named Lawyer of the Year by the Cleveland such luxury. Mr. Johnson's commitment I am concerned with the running of the Lawyers Assn. He and his wife Joan and their city government because I think the city is worthy of our recognition. sons, Andrew L. III, 12, and Paul, 10, live at government should pass ordinances and make Attorney Johnson is a terrifically ener 3456 Milverton Rd., Shaker Heights. decisions which are for the good of not some, getic man who is involved in a myriad but all. It is my duty to see that the law of activities in the Cleveland area. Aside is adhered to in my community because the CONNECTICUT STATE WINNER OF law gives us our freedom as stated in the from chairing the board and leading the VOICE OF DEMOCRACY CON drive to expand the hospital, he serves Constitution. as an acting judge in Shaker Heights, a TEST On the state level I have an obligation to inform my representative in the State Legis hearing examiner for the Ohio Civil lature what our state needs as added protec Rights Commission, and a trustee of the HON.ROBERT H. STEELE tion of our Constitutional rights. Cleveland Bar Association. OF CONNECTICUT On the national level it is important to On February 9, 1972, the Cleveland IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES know the government's constitutional pow Press featured an article about this fine ers, so that it does not exceed those powers. gentleman. I would like to share Attor Tuesday, February 22, 1972 It is my desire for our government to remain ney Johnson's contribution to the city of Mr. STEELE. Mr. Speaker, each year a government for the people, by the people Cleveland with my colleagues; therefore, and of the people, not over the people. the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the On all levels of government, I as a respon I include the article below: United States and its ladies auxiliary sible American intend to see to the adherence A HOSPITAL HAS A STANCH FRIEND conducts a voice of democracy contest. of the law because the law is the pathway (By Bob Seltzer) Each State has a winner who is then to freedom and democracy. Law is the Mother When Andrew L. Johnson Jr. was named brought to Washington, D.C., for the of order, a necessity for the survival of any to the board of trustees and also general final judging. nation. 5108 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 22, 1972 My prime responsibility is to love America. the President with his worst problem-the ticipate in the honoring of th!ree of its My love !or America doesn't blind me to Her leprous war that will not go away, and which members who have been with the club imperfections, but inspires me to make Her now menaces his re-election. Chou En-lai since its founding in 1947. These gentle as perfect as she can be. I love America be can't help either. men, Mr. Ray Rutter, Mr. Edward Romig, cause I have experienced the freedom many Neither of course, can Haldeman. But by and Mr. Bert Kondis, were given special people in other countries can only dream initiating a search and destroy campaign about. This is truly the lando! opportunity. against his critics, he at least made the recognition by their brother Lions for the America is not stagnant, she is constantly President feel better. time and effort they have spent working progressing onward. Change and reform does Nobody who throws rocks at Democratic on behalf of the Lions Club and the not always come rapidly in America, but they presidential candidates is going to get into Homestead community. do come, and will continue because it is my BID.Y real trouble with the master of the The list of accomplishments compiled responsib111ty and the responsiblllty of every White House. Haldeman's presence at the by the Homestead Lions Club is rather American to make change and reform when· press conference yesterday indicated that he remarkable when you consider its mem ever necessary to improve our Democratic knew no public rebuke was in the offing. bership. Today the club has only 52 system and perpetuate our freedom. Besides, the President agrees with Halde man. He is unmoved by the public contrition members, but in the 25 years of its exist of the Democrats who beat their breasts and ence the club has raised more than CARROTS AND KINDNESS VERSUS say that the war was a mistake, and clamor $500,000 for charitable purposes, notably CUTTHROAT APPROACH TO for peace now. for their work with the blind and in the AMERICAN POLITICS Nixon knows what he would do if a Dem field of sight conservation. ocratic president made a settlement which Mr. Romig, one of the original charter resulted in the Viet Cong flag flying over Saigon on election day. He would cry members and treasurer of the club for HON. JOE L. EVINS treason and sellout. That's what he did 25 20 of its 25 years, informed me the years ago when China was "lost." Homestead Lions have sent blind chil 01' TENNESSEE dren to summer camp, purchased eye IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Even now, Nixon doesn't think the war was a mistake. He takes issue with its con testing equipment for the local schools Tuesday, February 22, 1972 duct, not its premises. In his hea.rt of hearts, and sponsored visits of a mobile eye test Mr. EVINS of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, he thinks it could have been won. When it ing unit to the community. It also spon is attacked, he defends it. After the canadian sors a Little League baseball team and the popular columnist, 1\fiss Mary Mc singer, Carol Ferae!, disrupted a White House Grory of the Washington Evening Star, concert by demanding he stop the bombing, helps to support a Boy Scout camp in the has written an interesting article in Nixon introduced members o! the Marine mountains near Ligonier, Pa. the February 11 issue concerning the Ba.nd, saying some had served in Vietnam. One of the Homestead club's most in contrast in styles and approaches for How could it be a bad war when such good teresting projects, I believe, is their tra securing success in American politics. men had fought in it? dition of donating a book to the public He must know he looks odd setting forth library in memory of a deceased brother. As I believe this will be of interest in pursuit o! "a generation of peace" while to my colleagues and the American peo In this way, a Lion is assured of helping the bombs and the napalm continue to fall, others even after death. ple, I place the article in the RECORD at his command, on Asian villages. herewith: He knows that if the public keeps hearing Mr. Speaker, Lions International and the Homestead Lions Club live by the CoNTRASTING STYLES OF KISSINGER AND from the Democrats that the war could all HALDEMAN be ended before Election Day, he may not motto: "We Serve." Indeed they do. They be able to rally the Silent Majority just one serve not only those aflticted with blind I (By Mary McGrory) more time. ness, but also are working to help ana When Richard Nixon held his final pre So Haldeman was merely speaking o! the tion which is groping for light in so many China press conference, the two men who President's instincts and fears. When a re represent the Ying and the Yang o! his ad wreas today. We need the help of the porter asked Nixon insistently about de Lions and I thank them for it. ministration were standing in the back o! nouncing senators who question negotiations the Oval Room. almost four years old, the President raced I commend Lions Intern.ational for ita H. R. Haldeman, o! the "cut them off at right back where he was when he began the many charitable deeds and activities. I I the knees" school of political science, crew long, painful climb to the Oval Room, im also congratulate the Homestead Lions cut and sm111ng, stood a few feet away from pugning the patriotism of the opposition. and its president, Mr. George Matta, on / Henry A. Kissinger, the bespectacled Harvard "The responsibility for the enemy's failing achieving this milestone in their history professor who belleves in keeping the lines to negotiate may have to be borne by those and I wish them the greatest success in open, and who looked apprehensive. who encouraged the enemy to wait until after the years to come. Two days after Haldeman, appearing on the election.'' national television, attacked Democratic Haldeman is his boy. The Democrats have critics o! the President's peace plan as blood on their hands. Kissinger may have to traitors, Kissinger, at a White House brief head ba.ck !or Harvard sooner than he wanted ing on the State of the World, called Sen. to and before it is too late. HAIL TO THE SMALL FARMER OF George S. McGovern, "patriotic." THE AREA Haldeman is out of the cutthroat world o! the advertising agency, and nothing in his long association with the President, whom SERVICE TO HUMANITY HON. JOHN M. ZWACH he serves as doorkeeper and confidante, had OF MINNESOTA ever led him to think that Richard Nixon got where he is today by forgiving his enemies HON. JOSEPH M. GAYDOS IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES or putting any money on the "better angels" Tuesday, February 22, 1972 o! their natures. OF PENNSYLVANIA Kissinger has been trying to coax the Pres IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. ZWACH. Mr. Speaker, since I ident to the upper pastures of world states Tuesday, February 22, 1972 represent one of the most thoroughly manship, and a short time ago, Nixon an agricultural congressional districts in the nounced he had put away the helmet o! the Mr. GAYDOS. Mr. Speaker, few orga entire United States, it is only natural partisan politician !or the homburg o! the nizations today can match the reputation that our area newspapers should devote diplomat. of Lions International for service to hu a good deal of thought and editorial Kissinger's influence and his efforts have manity. This outstanding group of men space to the conditions on our family been prodigious. Not only has he negotiated circles the globe with nearly 1 million with Chou En-lai and Hanoi with perfect farms. • tact and discretion, he has, on his own time, members. It is reputed to be the world's I insert in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD maintained a rational and civllized discourse largest, most active service club. at this point a particularly good editorial with the left, doves, the press, the professors, The reputation enjoyed by Lions Inter on our family farms which was written and has generally functioned as ambassador national was not easily come by. It took by Madonna Kellar in the Heron Lake to the constituency most outraged by the years of work and reflects the accumula News. Haldeman onslaught. tive effort of Lions Clubs everywhere. I The editorial follows: Kissinger dominates the inner councUs of am proud to say a group in my 20th Con the White House by superior intellect and gressional District, the Homestead Lions, HAIL TO THE SMALL FARMER OF THE AREA information. He has shown a better under is Small farming operations have become al standing of power and self-preservation than which enjoying its 25th anniversary, most a thing of the past in the area due to any academic who ever whispered in a pres has made a substantial contribution to increased cost of farming and limited credit idential ear, as the lesser minds around him that reputation. for small operators,. This is deplorable since have come to appreciate. I was privileged to attend the Home being a small farmer meant personal inde Yet he has been unable so far to help stead Lions' anniversary dinner and par- pendence, time to spend with the family, February 22, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5109 time for hobbles, landscaping and other re As a matter of fact, under the law creat A fair-minded man, Cerin says there has lated occupations. ing the Postal Service, Congress pro been a sllght improvement since he did his Now with the increased cost of living, the vided for a 7-year period for complete duty. But it is almost imperceptible as the average small farmer must hold down an transformation from the previous de P.S. faces the same frozen structure of union other job in order to make a living for his rigidity, rapid turnover of personnel and out family. This llmlts his time to develop his partmental structure. moded techniques as under the old system. small farm, as well as the time he is permit The Postal Service, as Mr. Childs does The choice 1s between stepping up eftlciency ted to spend with his wife and children. eventually point out, has for the first and raising rates in the hope that more One by one, many of the farmers of the time established delivery standards for money will turn the trick. A business oper region have held farm sales disposed of their local first class and air mail items. The ation, the service was to pay its own way and livestock and machinery and moved into result is that overnight delivery is an ac Congress surrendered control over the mail more lucrative spots in city factories where complished fact for many areas of the rates. the financial pressures were relieved. In Ma.y the first-class letter rate went from Nation. six cents to eight cents. The air-mail rate Also, one by one many of the sets of farm Work has begun on a bulk mail net buildings have been vacated and left to de is soon to jump from 11 to 13 cents. Busi teriorate as the families have left the farms. work which, upon completion in the next ness and banks, the principal users of first 2 or 3 years, wlll vastly improve the class mall, will simply pass it on to the con Farming is hard work, but how rewarding sumer, which means another upward notch it is for a man to tUl the soU and observe the handling of parcels and bulk items while crops as they grow to maturity and are ready paving the way toward separate and in the inflationary spiral. more efficient handling of letter mail. The power of the P.S. over rates cuts a for the harvest. What a sense of fulfillment wide swath. It threatens to put in further there must be when the year is ended and he A unified preferential mail network also jeopardy the printed word that is now hard knows he has done a good job of raising 1s in the works. Admittedly, programs of pressed under the impact of television. Noth crops which w1ll feed the nation. What a such scope demand some time-and ing could Ulustrate this better than the way satisfaction he must know when he raises patience on the part of mailers-to the Nixon China expedition is tailored for hogs which are top quality and when he can the cameras with the new technology of the produce top quality milk for the dairy prod complete. From another operational standpoint, satelllte. uct consuming nation. How nice it is for him Under the old system Congress provided a to be able to be at home for all meals with the organization has been streamlined so subsidy for second-class mall covering maga his family instead of leaving early in the that the chain of command from head zines and newspapers. This was in the belief, morning only to return in the evening after quarters to the postal :regions to the local advanced in the early days of the republic, being subjected to the pressures of a com post office is more clearly and usefully in the educational value of the printed word, petitive job in town. defined. Local postal managers have With that subsidy wiped out the Postal Serv While business strain has been heavy on more authority and greater flexibility to ice is proposing a 142 per cent increase in farmers, he has possessed a sense of well be second-class rates. ing and independence as he has planted, deal with their local delivery needs. Mr. Childs also registers a complaint In testimony the other day before Sen. Sam tilled and harvested. However, he will agree Ervin's Subcommlttee on Freedom of Infor that he is involved in one of the most scien that second-class mailers are now de mation, Andrew Heiskell, chairman of the tific business of the country. He must have a prived of a large subsidy to help pay their board of Time, Inc., said the increase would good knowledge of conservation, weed con postage costs in moving their products raise the mailing costs of Time's four maga trol, insect control, marketing and seed type. through the mail. Congress in its wis zines by $27 milUon over a five-year period. He is a well educated business man who can dom saw :flt to end such subsidies, and And he set this against profits before taxes control his own destiny-to a point. the law clearly spells out the requirement of the four publlcations. According to Hel· However, with elections coming up, it is skell, it is even worse, with pretax earnings of likely that the farmer w111 be very discrimina that each class of mail must pay its own way in the postal system. An argument $50 m1llion under the gun of a rate increase tory in his choice of candidates when he of $130 m1llion by 1976. casts his vote. He will certainly vote for the for a subsidy should not be presented as The concept of the subsidy as underwrit man who has the most to offer in the agri a valid criticism of the Postal Service. ing education has been stretched a long way, cultural field. Since this area is entirely de The article unfortunately skips the fact wtth publications pandering to sensational pendent upon the agricultural experts, it will that the demise of some magazines has ism and others that offer thinly disguised be only natural that the general trend of the been caused by a loss of advertising reve political propaganda. voting will be in the same direction. nue in which television, not the strug Yet the demlse of the printed word is a The nation must look to the farmer for fact of the television era. Colller's, The Sat food products so steps must be taken to gling Postal Service, is the culprit. The article follows: urday Evening Post, and Look have gone. make it possible for him to stay in the busi And Life suffers heavy losses. Metropolitan ness. The lure of high paying jobs can prove SEVENTH-CLASs POSTAL 8DVICE dailles benefited little, if at all, from the too great for him to resist. (By Marquis Childs) subsidy, since distribution was largely by The theory was that a postal service di truck. But weeklies, the specialized periodi vorced from the patronage control of Con cals of nationwide organizations and a host gress would be able to move a letter between of other printed media will feel the heavy SEVENTH-CLASS POSTAL SERVICE two principal cities in, say, a day and a half hand of the rate increase. instead of two to three days. Efficiency, econ Setting up published service standards late omy-that was the pitch of former Post last year, the P.S. promised one-day delivery HON. EDWARD J. DERWINSKI master General Winton M. Blount, a super within a 600-mlle radius for first-class mall OF ILLINOIS salesman who argued that it was time to junk and a 95 per cent improvement in delivery the old mess for a business operation. of air man. The way is open for lnfl.nite im IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Today, nearly two years after the divorce, provement. Tuesday, February 22, 1972 the turgid mass of the mail moves at the same glacial pace. Nothing so directly touches mil Mr. DERWINSKI. Mr. Speaker, Col lions of Americans as the delay and uncer LOOKING BACK AT DOC LAWLER umnist Marquis Childs, usually one of tainty in the dellvery of the malls. It 1s every my favorite writers, makes some sweep body's business and yet almost nobody seems ing criticisms of the U.S. Postal Service able to do anything about it, if only because HON. WILLIAM L. HUNGATE in today's Washington Post, February the process has the same impenetrable bu reaucratic look as it had when Congress was OF MISSOURI 22-which should not go unanswered. I, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for one, consider the column overly calling the shots. Elmer Cerin, a Washington lawyer who has Tuesday, February 22, 1972 pessimistic. made himself a postal expert, did a careful The main thrust of the article appears study last year on first-class mail delivery. Mr. HUNGATE. Mr. Speaker, it 1s to be that improvements in the Postal He concluded that a program heralded as commonplace in politics that politicians Service are imperceptible, if at all making better use of manpower and equip are widely criticized and seldom praised existent. ment had resulted in increasing mall han during their most active years. I would suggest that there are per dllng time by 29 per cent for outgoing letter It is easy to recall Presidents, Gov mall originating and destined for the nation's ceptible improvements under way in the 10 principal post omces. The Cerin study was ernors, Senators, and almost any public mail system if one chooses to perceive put in the congressional record by Sen. Gale o:tnce holders you can imagine, who were them. Nobody ever said postal reorgani McGee (D-Wyo) chairman of the Post omce condemned, at least at the time they left zation would be accomplished in 6 and Civil Service Committee, with the threat office, but viewed through both the per months, 12 months, or 2 years-but the that the post omce reorganization act would spective and haze of time, their real pub fact is that much has been done and be greatly modified or even repealed if things lic service becomes visible. Had it not much more will be done as time goes on. did not look up. been for the support and hard work of 5110 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 22, 1972 Tom Pendergast, a Jackson County of politics that enhance their members' in But every polltician around these parts judge might not have ever become Presi terests. Even in a time when every candidate gave credit to Lawler and Callanan for a dent of the United States and the Nation from Richard Nixon on down is looking for sense of honor and polltical savvy and deter might have been denied the service of a. milllona.lre to bankroll his campaign. mination to see that their Fitters did all The case is stlll before the Supreme Court right. one of its greatest national leaders. and Doc Lawler and Larry Callanan had to Now a polltical era has ended in Missouri A recent article in the St. Louis Post drop dead to beat the system. But the attack and a lot of officeholders and candidates are Dispatch follows which describes the in on them always smelled bad to me. wondering what it wlll mean. Because one of fluence and work of a recently deceased What makes a community stop and think the things Doc Lawler did best was to effect political leader in Missouri. when a man like Doc Lawler dies is its basic the kind of political compromise that makes the system work. LooKING BAcK AT Doc LA~ sense of decency, which it sometimes loses in the heat of battle. So an embattled figure The fact that he left an intricate political (By Jake McCarthy) dies and most everybody finally says "I sa network behind him may mean that the im It takes the death of a man like Doc Lawler lute." But it's a hell of a way to go. pact to his loss will not be felt immediately, to make a community stop and think about I knew Larry Callanan better than I knew and that 1972 wlll drift on in its already its own processes of Judgment and standards Doc Lawler only because Larry was boisterous confused way to the polls. But he was the of morality. and Doc was quiet, and quiet people make one who held that network together, and Now that he's dead of heart disease at me nervous. It's as if they know you have things won't ever be quite the same again. age 67, all the trials that tested him will be feet of clay. Boisterous people are always too We find it easy to pass judgment on politi forgotten. Much of the community made busy covering up their own to notice yours. cal leaders because they work at the level of harsh Judgments on him as a labor leader Larry did time, and admitted he'd made a back-room compromise without which no and polltical mastermind. Yet his wake drew mistake. law ever got passed, or candidate elected. so many people to pay him tribute that even But together they made the Steamfitters Even in a society that has its stock deals a. special tramc detail couldn't unsnarl the Union, a pretty small outfit by comparative and tax writeoffs and special undercover busi crowd. standards, into the biggest political power ness transactions, we've always made poli There was considerable community pres in the state. There are a lot of people who ticians fair game for criticism. So Doc Law ! sure, and ultimately an indictment, a couple don't think unions have that right, even 1f ler had his name muddled up through the J of years ago, aimed at putting Doc Lawler corporations play the political power game years. But the thousands who filed by his casket and the late Larry Callanan and their genial all the time. thought he was a good man, as good a man ,. associate, George Seaton, into prison. They Society, lt seems, always goes after the out as he was a polltician. And some of his got convicted, too. riders who don't fit into the system, and Doc critics are saying he wlll be missed. It happened because some people thought Lawler and Larry Callanan were no excep i I wish Doc Lawler could have heard some j unions shouldn't spend money on the kind tions. of that while he was stlll allve and kicking. l r \ J ( }