7586 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE JUNE 26 James Leslie Snyder, Medical Corps. Lord God, with Thy spirit warn our SPECIAL ORDER GRANTED Thair Cozzens Rich, Medical Corps. people everywhere against the fallacy Mr. OUTLAND. Mr. Speaker, I ask Frank Hugh Lane, Medical Corps. that material possessions determine Byron Glen McKibben, Medical Corps. unanimous conser.t that on Friday and John DeWitt Morley, Medical Corps, ·sub- the greatness of permanence of a nation. Saturday next, at the conclusion of the ject to examination required by law. 0 direct our citizens and fortify them legislative programs of the days and fol Robert Tuthill Gants, Medical Corps, sub- against a,-11 the threatening inroads of lowir!g any special orders heretofore en ject to examination required by law. . destructive selfishness. tn sternness re tered, I may be permitted to addreBs the George Foster Peer, Medical Corps, subject buke us, and lead us to hold fast the House for 30 minutes. to examination required by law. great truths of our most holy faith. Be The SPEAKER. Is there obhction to Harold Everus Harrison, Medical Corps. Thou the unseen guest of each and the Marshall Nelson Jensen, Medical Corps. the request of the gentleman from Cali · Saviour of all. In the name of Christ our fornia? Stephen Chirstopher Sitter, Medical Corps. Master. Amen. Angel Antonio Cardona, Medical Corps. There was no objection. Edward Rudolf Wernitznig, Medical Corps. The Journal of the proceedings of yes William Calaway, Medical Corps. terday was reaC. and approved. EXTENSION OF REMARKS Lewis Calvin Shellenberger, Medical Corps. MESSAGE FROM THE .SENATE Mr. BROWN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, To be captains I ask unanimous consent to extend my Frank Wisner Lynn, Medical Corps. A message from the Senate, by Mr. remarks by inserting in .the RECORD an Avery Parsons King, Medical Corps. Frazier, its legislative clerk, announced editorial entitled "Fifty Years of RFD" Raymond Joseph Getz, Medical Corps, sub- that the Senate had passed without. which appeared in the Atlanta
I commend this program to the de~ . RECORD and include an editorial from the There was no objection. partments for serious consideration . . Deseret News. Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Speaker, as one of EXTENSION OF REMARKS THE WHEAT SITUATION the Members who, supported President Truman when he came before the Con Mr. PLOESER asked and was given Mr. MILLER of Nebraska. Mr. gress at one of the most critical hours I permission to extend his remarks in the Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to ad have known since I have been in the RECORD in two instances, in one to include · dress the House for 1 minute and revise House and asked for emergency legis a paper from a high-school student, and and extend my remarks. lation to prevent a tie-up in this country in the other to include a letter. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to and a breakdown of our transportation Mr. PLUMLEY (at the request of Mr. the request of the gentleman from system, I agree that the measure he rec MARTIN of Massachusetts) was given per Nebraska? ommended should be brought to the ftoor mission to extend his remarks in the There was no objection. of the House immediately. RECORD and include an editorial. Mr. MILLER of Nebraska. Mr. I think it should be passed by both THE EMBATTLED FARMER Speaker, the War Food Order, No. 144, Houses in the same form in which it Mr. STEFAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask which requires that the farmer must sell passed the House, because if we are going unanimous consent to address the House half of his wheat within 15 days after he to whittle away the time-and I am for 1 minute. delivers it to the elevator, is causing . a speaking for both Houses now-and per The SPEAKER. Without objection, it great deal of unrest and dissatisfaction mit a recurrence of the ·very crisis that is so ordered. among the farmers in the wheat produc the President was trying to head off, then There was no objection. ing sections of this country. The order the responsibility next time will not rest Mr. STEFAN. Mr. Speaker, I want to is unworkable arid will have a bad effect. upon President Truman, but it wHl rest Already in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas mak~ a statement regarding the em upon. the Congress of the United States. battled farmer. I ask unanimous con the farmer is holding his wheat off the The SPEAKER. The time of the gen sent to extend my remarks in the RECORD market because of this order. The order tleman from Mississippi has expired. on that subject. · is un-American and unjust. The farmer must have the right to deliver his wheat EXTENSION OF REMARKS The SPEAKER. Without objection, it where and when he desires. The order Mrs. BOLTON asked and was given is so ordered. should be modified in order th~t the permission to extend her own remarks There was no objection. farmer may be protected when he sells in the RECORD. [Mr. STEFAN addressed the House. His his wheat. This administration and the Mr. GATHINGS asked and was given remarks appear in the Appendix. J Department of Agriculture have not been permission to extend his remarks in the MEMO NO. 3 TO PEOPLE WITH honest with the farmer. They placed in RECORD and include an editorial from the SHORT MEMORIES effect an order which gave a bonus for Washington Post. Mr. MUNDT. Mr. Speaker, I ask the delivery of wheat and corn to the Mr. GATHINGS asked and was given unanimous consent to address the House market after they promised there would permission to extend his remarks in the for 1 minute and to revise and extend my be no further regulation regarding the RECORD and include an editorial by Rich remarks. selling of grain. ard L. Strout, appearing in the Christian The SPEAKER. Is there objection to The bill we passed yesterday, if ap Science Monitor. the request of the gentleman from South proved will make it possible fo.r the COMMITTEE ON UN -AMERICA:t:i ACTIV- Dakota? farmer to deliver the wheat under this I TIES Thtre was no objection. order and the farmer may elect the time Mr. MUNDT. Mr. Speaker, a distin of sale up to March 31, 1947. This will Mr. WOOD. Mr. Speaker, by direction g.uished Member of this House has called partly nullify the present vicious order of the Committee on ·un-American Ac for an investigation of the Louis-Conn which is now in effect. tivities, I submit a privileged report and fight in New York. He says it was a The farmers of this country are losing ask that it be read. greatly overpublicized spectacle and that confidence in their Government because CALL OF THE HOUSE it was much ado about nothing. ot the regimentation which is being Mr. MURRAY of Tennessee. Mr. I respectfully suggest to the gentle forced upon them. It is causing them to Speaker, I make the point of order that man from New York that he is trying to lose respect and confidence in their a quorum is not present. investigate the wrong spectacle. For a Government. The only way that the The SPEAKER. Evidently there is no really colossal spectacle of much ado Government can keep their respect and quorum present. about nothing, I refer him to the Presi confidence of the farmer is by tr~atin~ Mr. GORE. Mr. Speaker, I move a dent's march up the Hill on May 25, him in a just manner. · call of the House. calling for emergency strike legislation, There are some in the Department of A call of .the House was ordered. Agriculture who are now contemplating on which the House acted favorably, Th~ Clerk called the roll, and the fol with 13 dissenting v.otes, and which the placing a severe penalty upon the farmer lowing Members failed to answer to their Senate has approved, but which legisla when he does not deliver all of his agri names: tion reposes some place where no one cultural products to the market. This seems to be able to locate it, and noth not o'nly includes corn, wheat, and all [Roll No. 175] If Adams De Lacy Mahon ing is being done .. Mr. Speaker, the grains, but it includes livestock. this Almond Dingell Mansfield, silence can be heard around the world order ever goes into effect, we wm have Anderson, Calif.Doyle Mont. as to what has happened to the emer adopted the Russian system, lock, stock, Andresen, Engel, Mich. Mansfield, Tex. and barrel. . August H. Fernanaez Miller, Calif. gency strike legislation. Andrews, N.Y. Flannagan Murdock Does this House propose to recess for This order must be rescinded or greatly Baldwin, Md. Gallagher Murphy the summer without approving legisla modified and further regimentation and Barry Gardner Norrell Bates, Mass. Geelan Norton tion which was thought to be important kicking around of the farmer must be Bell Gibson O'Brien, Mich. enough by the President to leave his stopped. · Bennet, N. Y. Gillespie. Patrick office and come up the Hill to address a Boren Granger Peterson, Ga. EXTENSION OF REMARKS Boykin Grant, Ala. Ploeser joint session of Congress to ask us to Bradley, Mich. Harris Plumley undertake our responsibility? Who is Mr. MONRONEY asked and was given Bradley, Fa. Hoffman, Mich. Reece, Tenn. now responsible for this do-nothing con permission to extend his remarks in the Bunker Holifield Robertson, RECORD and include an excerpt from Byrne, N. Y. Izac N. Dak. spiracy about strike leg:i.slation? Some Camp Jackson Robinson, Utah Democrat somewhere must know the Time magazine. cannon, Fla. Kee Roe, N.Y. EMERGENCY ANTISTRIKE LEGISLATION Chlperfield · Keefe Rooney answer. Who will dare to give it. to the Clark Kefauver Sabatb public? Mr. RANKIN. Mr. · Speaker, I ask Cochran Kerr Slaughter The SPEAKER. The time of the gen Coffee Kirwan Smith, Va. unanimous consent to address-the House Colmer Lea Sparkman tleman from South Dakota has expired. for 1 minute. Cox LeCompte Starkey EXTENSION OF REMARKS The SPEAKER. Is there objection to Crawford Lewis Stevenson Curley Luce Stewart Mr. DWORSHAK asked and was given the l'equest of the gentleman from Mis Davis Ludlow Stiglei' permission to extend his remarks in the sissippi? Dawson McGehee Tolan 1946 ·coNGRESSIONAL RECORD--HOUSE ,7589 Torrens Welch Winstead Huber May Sadowski General pairs until further notice: Vinson West Wolfenden, Pa. Hull Merrow Sasscer Voorhis, Calif. Wickersham Worley Jarman Michener Savage Mr. McCormack with Mr. Hoffman of Jenkins Miller;Nebr. Schwabe, Mo. Michigan. The SPEAKER. On this roll call 341 Jennings Mills Schwabe, Okla. Mr. Vinson with Mr. Anderson of California. Members have answered to their names, Jensen Monroney Scrivner Mr. Sparkman with Mr. Crawford. Johnson, Calif. Morgan Shafer < Mr. Camp with ·Mr. Hartley. a quorum. Sharp Johnson, Ill. Morrison Mr. Byrn~ of New York with Mr. Bradley Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Speaker, I move to Johnson, Ind. Mundt Sheppard dispense with further proceedings under Johnson, Murray, Tenn. Sheridan of Michigan. . the call. Luther A. Murray, Wis. Short Mr. Mansfield of Mo1;1tana with Mr. August Johnson, Neely Sikes H. Andresen. The SPEAKER. The question is on Lyndon B. Norb!ad Simpson, Til. Mr. Izac with Mr. Bennet of New York. the motion of the gentleman from Mis Johnson, Okla. O'Brien, Ill. Simpson, Pa. Mr. Boykin with Mr. LeCompte. sissippi. Jones O'Hara Slaughter Mr. Bradley of Pennsylvania with Mr. Reece Jonkman O'Konskl Smith, Maine of Tennessee. The question was taken; and on a divi Judd O'Neal Smith, Ohio sion (demanded by Mr. RIVERS) there Kean ' O'Toole Smith, Va. Mr. Wickersham with Mr. Stevenson. were-ayes 91, noes 0. . Kearney Outland Smith, Wis. Mr. Holifield with Mr. Robertson of North Keefe Pace Somers, N.Y. Dakota. Mr. RIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I object to Kelley, Pa. Patterson Spence Mr. Roon!ly with Mr. Vorys of Ohio. the vote on the ground a quorum 'is not Kelly,lll, Peterson, Fla. Springer Mr. Barry with Mr. Woodruff. present and make the point of order that Keogh Pfeifer Stefan Mr. Kefauver with Mr. Adams. a quorum is not present. Kilburn Philbin Stockman Kilday Phillips Sullivan Mr. Roe of New York with Mr. Bates of Mr. MUNDT. Mr. Speaker, a parlia King Pickett Sumner, Ill. Massachusetts. mentary inquiry. · Kinzer Pittenger Sumners, Tex. Mr. Miller of California with Mr. Andrews . The SPEAKER. The gentleman will Kirwan Ploeser Sundstrom of New York. · state it. . Klein Plumley Taber Mr. Patman· with Mr. Gillespie. Knutson Powell Talbot Mr. Doyle with Mr. Engel of Michigan. · Mr. MUNDT. Mr. Speaker, are there Kunkel Price, Fla. Talle Mr. O'Brien of Michigan with Mr. Chiper not provisions in the rules regulating the LaFollette . Price, Ill. Tarver Landis Priest Taylor fteld. conduct of this House against obviously Lane Quinn,N. Y. Thorn . Mr. De Lacy with Mr. Welch. dilatory tactics? Lanham Rabaut Thomas, N. J. Mr. Jackson with Mrs. Luce. The SPEAKER. There are if that time Larcade Rains Thomas, Tex. Mr. Dingell with Mr. Wolfenden of Pennsyl comes. Latham Ramey Thomason vania, LeFevre Randolph Tibbott Evidently a quorum is not present. Lemke Rankin Towe The result of the vote was announced The Doorkeeper will close the doors, Lesinski Rayfiel Traynor as above recorded. the Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Lewis Reed, Ill. Trimble Link Reed, N.Y.. Voorhis, Calif. FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS Members, and the Clerk will call the roll. Lyle Rees, Kans. Vursell The question was taken; and there Lynch Resa Wadsworth Mr. BLOOM submitted a conference were-yeas 334, nays 3, answered "pres McConnell Rich Walter report and statement on the bill CE·:. R. McCowen Richards Wasielewski ent" 3, not voting 92, as follows: McDonough Riley Weaver 5244) to authorize the appointment of [Roll No. 176] McGlinchey Rizley Weichel additional Foreign Service officers in the McGregor Robertson, Va. White classified grade. YEAS-334 McKenzie Robsion, Ky. Whitten Abernethy Clippinger Gary McMillan, S. C. Rockwell Whittington PROCEEDINGS AGAINST CORLISS G. Allen, Ill. Cole, Kans. Gathings McMillen, Til. Rodgers, Pa. Wigglesworth LAMONT Allen, La. Cole, Mo. Gavin Madden Roe,Md. Wilson Andersen, Cole, N.Y. Gearhart Maloney Rogers, Fla. Winter Mr. WOOD. Mr. Speaker, by direction H. Carl Combs Geelan Mankin Rogers, N.Y. Wolcott of the Committee on Un-American Activ Andrews, Ala. Cooley Gerlach Marcantonio Rogers, Mass. Wolverton, N.J. ities, I present a privilEged report and ask Angell Cooper Gifford Martin, Iowa Rowan Wood Arends . Corbett Gillette Martin, Mass . Russell Woodhouse that it be read. Arnold Courtney Gillie Mason Ryter Zimmerll,lan The Clerk read· as follows: Auchincloss Cox Goodwin Mathews Sabath The Committee.on Un-American Activities, Bailey Cravens . Gordon NAYB-3 as created and authorized by the House of Baldwin, N_. Y. Crosser Gorski Manasco Poage Rivers Representatiyes by House Resolution 5 of Barden Cunningham Graham Barrett, Pa. curtis Granahan ANSWERED "PRESENT"-3 the Seventy-ninth Congress, caused to be is sued a subpena. to Corliss G. Lamont, chair Barrett, Wyo. D'Alesandro Grant, Ind. Hand Kopplemann Rabin Bates, Ky. Delaney, Green man of the National Council of American Beall James J. Gregory NOT VOTING-92 Soviet Friendship. Inc., with offices at 114 Beckworth Delaney, Griffiths Adams Doyle Murdock East Thirty-seco~d Street, New York City, Bender John J. Gross Almond Durham Murphy N. Y. The said subpena required the said Bennett, Mo. D'Ewart Gwinn, N.Y. Anderson, Calif. Engel, Mich. Norrell person to produce books, papers; and records Biemiller Dirksen Gwynne, Iowa Andresen, Flannagan Norton Bishop Dolliver Hagen of the organization ,.for the inspection of August H. Gibson O'Brien, Mich. your committee. The subpena is set forth Blackney Domengeaux Hale Andrews, N.Y. Gillespie Patman Bland Dondero Hail, Baldwin, Md. Gore Patrick as follo~s: Bloom Doughton, N.C. Edwin Arthur Barry Gossett Peterson, Ga. "To the SERGEANT AT ARMS OR HIS SPECIAL Bolton Douglas, Calif. Hall, Bates, Mass. Granger Pratt MESSENGER: Douglas, Ill. Leonard W. Bonner Bell Grant, Ala. Reece, Tenn. "You are hereby commanded to summon Brehm Drewry Halleck Bennet, N.Y. Harless, Ariz. Robertson, Brooks Dworshak Hancock Corliss G. Lamont, chairman of National Boren Harris N. Dak. Council of American-Soviet Friendship, Inc., Brown, Ga. Earthman Hare Boykin Hartley Robinson, Utah Brown, Ohio Eaton Harness, Ind. Bradley, Mich. Hays Roe, N. YA located at 114 Ea!'lt Thirty-second E)treet, New Brumbaugh Eberharter Hart Bradley, Pa. Hoffman, Mich. Rooney York City, N. Y., to be and appear before the Bryson Elliott Havenner Bulwinkle Holifield Sparkman Un-American Activities Committee. of the Buchanan Ellis Healy Bunker lzac Starkey House of Representatives of the United Buck Ellsworth Hebert Byrne, N.Y. Jackson Stevenson States, of which Hon. JOHN S. Woon is chair Buckley Elsaesser Hedrick Camp Kee Stewart Buffett Elston Heffernan man, and to produce at said hearing all books, Cannon, Fla. Kefauver Stigler records, papers, and documents showing all Butler Engle, Calif. Hendricks Chiperfield Kerr Tolan Byrnes, Wis. Ervin Henry · Clark Lea Torrens receipts and disbursements of money by the Campbell Fallon Herter Cochran LeCompte Vinson said National Council of American-Soviet Canfield Feighan Heselton Coffee Luce Vorys, Ohio Friendship, Inc., and . its affiliated organiza Cannon, Mo. Fellows Hess Colmer Ludlow We~ch tions, and all letters, memoranda, or com Carlson Fenton Hill Crawford McCormack West munications from, or with, any person or per Carnahan Fernandez Hinshaw Curley McGehee Wickersham Case, N.J. Fisher Hobbs sons outside and within the United States of Daughton, Va. Mahon Winstead . America, in their chamber in the city of case, s. Dak. Flood Hoch Davis Mansfield, Wolfenden, Pa. Celler Fogarty Hoeven Dawson Mont. Woodruff Washington, on January 23, 1946, at the hour Chapman Folger Hoffman, Pa. ·ne Lacy Mansfield, Tex. Worley of 10 a.m. then and there to testify touching Chelf Forand Holmes, Mass. Dingell Miller, Calif. matters of inquiry committed to said com Chenoweth Fuller Holmes, Wash. mittee; and he is not to depart without leave Church Fulton Hook So.the motion was agreed to. Clason Gallagher Hope of said committee. Clements Gamble Horan The Clerk announced the following "Herein fail not, and make return of this c :evenger Gardner Howell pairs: summons. 7590 CONGRESSIONAL RECQRD-HOUSE JUNE 26 "Witness my hand and seal .of the House of should you have any objection whatever to "Mr. LAMONT. I would have to consult my Representatives of the United States at the one of our members going up there and mak counsel on that . . city of Washington this 27th day of December ing an investigation? The very fact that you "The CHAIRMAN. Let US not go into the 1945. indicate that you don't want them to do that question of contempt now. If you were to "JoHNS. WooD, Chairman. would be pretty strong evidence that the give an order in your capacity as chairman "Attest: facts are not as you are representing them, of this organization to Mr. Morford, would "JoHN W. CA~RINGTON , Clerlc." wouldn't lt? he be bound to comply with that order? The saiq subpena was duly served, as ap "Mr. LAMONT. Here is the point as I see it: "Mr. LAMONT. No. · The chairman gives no pears by the return made thereon by George that having submitted all published mate orders in our organization. V. McDavitt, ar investigator for your com rial and shown you what the organization ·"Mr. RANKIN. Who does? mittee: does·, there is no relevance or point in hav "The CHAIRMAN. Who directs the policy? "Served Hilda Zachariah at 11:45 a. m . on ing somebody come and go through all the "Mr. LAMONT. The board of directors. December, 28, 1945, at 114 East Thirty-second council files and financial record.s; and "Mr. RANKIN. Who is chairman of that Street, Manhattan Borough, New York, N. Y., frankly, the council had not, a while ago, ooard? at the offices of the National Council of Amer taken· a final stand on the business. It is "Mr. LAMONT . We h ave no such office as ican-Soviet Friendship, Inc., eighth floor, as very suspicious, afraid of submitting or mak chairman of the board of directors. per instructions of Corliss Lamont, via . tele- ing semipublic lists of contributors, because "Mr." RANKIN. Who presides over it? phone communication. , we know that they often appear in the·news "Mr. LAMONT. Well, I do part of the time; "GEORGE V. McDAVITT, Jnvestigator." p apers. if not, some one of the vice chairmen. "Mr. ADAMSON. Didn't you just tell Mr. "Mr. LANDIS. Whom did you serve? In response to the said subpena t he said RANKIN a few minutes ago that your con "Mr. ADAMSON. It is a corporation, Mr. Corliss Lamont appeared before your com tributors were not secret? They are taking mittee on February. 6, 1946, and your com Chairll,lan, and we ~ot service on the chair hx deductions under Federal statutes. man. mittee then and there d~manded the produc "Mr. LAMONT. Mr. Adamson, as I told you tion of the said books, paper!>, and records, "Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Lamont, I think you are a couple of weeks ago, if there is anything getting yourself into a ridiculous posit ion, and the said Lamont refused to ' produce as wrong with our set-up in relation to tax required by the said subpena. The said La the most ridiculous posititm-I have ev_~r seen exemption, we would show our financial rec a m an get himself into. mont was duly sworn by the chairman and ords to the proper Government . authority, gave his testimony under oath. The ma "Mr. LAMONT. I don't see why, because I which is ·the Treasury Department. tell you-it is .a technical matter, if you terial parts of his tes~imony follow: "The CHAIRMAN. What authority do you like, but it is the same on our local "Mr. ADAMSON. Mr. Lamont, does your or think is a higher authority in the Govern ganization refuse to either produce the councils-you ask for financial records of ment than the Congress of the United States? those councils, and, honestly, we can't do it. records or permit our investigators to inspect "Mr. LAMONT. I am not saying there is a ' them at your office? We just don't have the power, and I don't higher authority, but there is a division of have the power to· bring you the financial "Mr. LAMONT. My organization has taken powers, as you know, Mr. Chairman, in our no stand on that since your subpena was. records. I can't go into our office and cart Constitution and in our Government, and I off all the documents. issued. · would doubt-! don't think it is part of the "Mr. ADAMSON. Well, have you produced "Mr. BoNNER. He didn't ask you that. He functions of this committee to get into a lot asked you if you were willing to let our in them? of financial records unless you can prove on "Mr. LAMONT. No; I have not, as I said, be vestigators go in and make an investiga the face of it that there is something un tion. This is the only thing that makes me cause I do not have the power. American abou·t our organization. "Mr.· LANDIS. Does the organization know suspicious about these witnesses that come "Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Chairman, we don't need in here and they make a nice witness and I that they have been asked for? any lecture from him as to what the func "Mr. LAMONT. We are not set up that way, go along with them, and then when they get tions of this committee are or what the func to the place where they have got something Mr. Adamson. ·tions of Congress are; and his statement, in "Mr. RANKIN. Who does have the power? that we want, they want to hide it. I am my opinion, is contempt of this committee. willing to go along with pretty nearly every "Mr. LAMONT. I am on!y the chairman. I This committee has the power, the consti am not a dictator,. and our organization is thing you say myself, but when you have got tutional power and the authority of Con something you want to hide, I get suspicious. democratic. gress. to bring you here and demand that "Mr. ADAMSON. When you were subpenaed You are the second witness that has come you deliver those books. up here and put up the same kind of argu you informed your organization that you "Mr. LAMONT. If I can deliver them, Mr. had received such a subpena? Isn't that ment, that nobody seems to have the re RANKIN. sponsibility. That is the way I view it. true? As a matter of fact, the organization "Mr. RANKIN. Who can? gave out a statement to the newspapers in "Mr. LAMONT. I am telling you the di "Mr. LAMONT . As I said, I am only chair rector does have the responsibility. He does :regard to it. man of the organization, and I don't have "Mr. LAMONT. That is right; yes. have the responsibility for our files and custody of the files and that sort of thing. records. There is no doubt about that. That "Mr. ADAMSON. So that your organization "Mr. RANKIN. As chairman of the organi knew that you were subpenaed, and you did is the way our organization is built up, and zation you h ave custody of those files and we can't change our whole constitution be discuss it with your associates, and they did everybody knows it. make a statement to the newspapers on the cause of what this committee may want or "Mr. Lt-MONT. That just is not true in our not want." subject? Ther.J ·was a newspaper release on organization. The director has· the custody. it? . Because. of the foregoing, the Committee "Mr. LAMONT. I dontt remember which one, "The CHAIRMAN. Who is the director? on on-American Activities has been deprived but there was something on it. There has "Mr. LAMONT. He is down here-Richard of the opportunity to inspect the books, pa been a lot of misquotation in the newspapers. Morford. pers, and records mentioned in the fore- .. "Mr. RoBINSON. Let me ask one question "Mr. RANKIN. What is he? going subpena and of the evidence contained there. Do you object to having the investi '!Mr. LAMONT. Director. therein which your committee considers rele gators of this committee go into your office "The CHAIRMAN. Of what? vant to the subject matter of subversive and and investigate your records? "Mr. LAMONT. Of the National Council of un-American activities as set forth in House "Mr. LAMONT. I really cannot decide that American-Soviet Friendship. Resolution 5 of the Seventy-ninth Congress, question on behalf of. the organization. "The CHAIRMAN. Where is his office? first· session, which instructed and required "Mr. RoBINsoN. I didn't ask you whether "Mr. LAMONT. He is our onry salaried offi- your committee to investigate such matters. you could decide it. I asked you whether you cial, you see. · · The willful and delibe1;ate refusal of Corliss had any objection. "The CHAIRMAN. Where are his offices? G. Lamont, as set forth herein, to produce "Mr. LAMONT. I should consider it a very "Mr. LAMONT. His offices are at the head the books, papers, and records as called for doubtful procedure, yes; but that, you see, quarters of the organization, 114 East Thirty in the subpena deprives your committee of is not-the fact is that I don't have the power second Street, New York City. · the evidence necessary to conduct its inves to make this decision, because it has to be a "The CHAIRMAN. Do I understand that Mr. tigation of the National Council of Ameri vote. Morford is the exclusive custodl.an of the can-Soviet Friendship, Inc., which evidence "Mr. ROBINSON. I am not asking that. I records, books, the financial affairs of the is pertinent to the said investigation, and want to know whether you have any obJec organization that you are the head of? places the said Corliss G. Lamont in con tion? "Mr. LAMONT. That is right. tempt of the Hotisc of Representatives ,of the "Mi'. LAMONT. I prefer to not become in "Mr. ADAMSON. Is he the official upon U:nited States. volved in my personal feelings about the whom the responsibility would fall in the "HOUSE RESOLUTION matter. , case of his refusal to produce the books, "Resolved, That the Speaker of the House "The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Lamont, you are the papers, and records of the organization? ' of Representatives certify the foregoing re head of this organization, confessedly so. "Mr. LAMONT. I think so; yes. port-of the House Committee on On-Ameri Your personal attitude about it is very ma "Mr. ADAMSON. Do you agree with nie that, can Activities as to the willful and deliberate terial to this committee. tn default of the production of the papers, refusal of the following person to produce "Mr. RoBINSON. It seems to me that if the Mr. Morford is the gentleman who should be. before the said committee for its inspection facts are as you represent them here, why punished for contempt? Is that right? certain books, papers, and records· which had
I 1946 CONGRESSIONAL. RECORD.:__HOUSE 7591 been duly subpenaed; under seal of the House present. Evidently a quorum is not The Clerk read as follows: of Representatives to the United States at present. · Resolved, That the Speaker of the House torney for the District of Columbia to the Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I of Representatives certify the foregoing re end that the said person named below may port of the House Committee on Un-Ameri· be proceeded against in the manner and form move a call of tne House. A call of t):le House was ·ordered. can Activities as to the willful and deliber provided by law: Corliss G. Lamont, 114 East ate refus~I of the following person to pro Thirty-second Street, New York, N. Y." The .Clerk called the roll, and the fol duce before the said committee for its in lowipg Members failed to answer to their spection certain books, papers, and records Mr. MARCANTONIO. Mr. Speaker, a names: which had been duly subpenaed; under seal point of order. [Roll No. 177] of the House of Representatives to the United The SPEAKER. The gentleman wiil Adams Douglas, Ill. Miller. Calif. States attorney for the District of Columbia state it. Almond Doyle Miller, Nebr. to the end that said person named below Mr. MARCANTONIO. Mr. Speaker, I Anderson, Elliott Neely may be proceeded against in the manner and Calif. Gallagher Norrell form provided by law: Corliss G. Lamont, 114 make the point of order against the re Andresen, Gibson Norton Eas_!; Thirty-second Street, New York, N. Y. port on the ground that it does not con August H. Gillespie O'Brien, Mich. Andrews. N.Y. Gossett Patrick Mr. WOOD. Mr. Speaker, Corliss G. tain all of the transcript gf what trans Barry Granger Peterson, Ga. pired before the committee with respect Bates, Ky. Grant, Ala. Rains Lamont is the chairman of an organiza to this witness. On page 2 of the report, Bates, Mass. Gwinn, N. Y. Reece, Tenn. tion · incorporated and known as the at the end of the first paragraph, the Bell Harness, Ind. Rees, Kans. National Council for American-Soviet Bennet, N.Y. Harris Resa committee concedes that this is not a Boren Hoffman, Mich. Robertson, Friendship. Some time ago your Com- full transcript. It states: "The material Boykin Holifield N.Dak. . mittee on Un-American Activities ob parts of his testimony follow." In other Bradley, Mich. Holmes, Wash. Robinson, Utah tained certain publications that were be Bradley, Pa. Hook Roe, N.Y. words, the House has before it only that Brooks Izac Rooney ing issued and distributed by this or portion of the testimony which the com Buffett Jackson Sabath ganization and· had an analysis made of mittee conceives to be material. This Byrne, N.Y. Jennings Sadowski the same, from which it appeared that Camp Jones Sparkman deprives the House of having. the full Cannon, Fla. Kee Starkey this organization is engaged in political proceedings before it; consequently, the Chiperfield Keefe Stevenson propaganda of a highly international r:ouse will be asked to vote on whether Cochran Kefauver Stewart character. Coffee Kerr Stigler or not this witness is to be cited for con Colmer Larcade - Tolan One of the declared objectives of this tempt and whe~her or not the House is Combs Lea Torrens organization is "to take specific action to recommend prosecution of this wit Cox LeCompte Vinson against any anti-Soviet propaganda." Crawford Lemke Welch ness, without having the full story be Curley Lesinski West This organization has been given by fore it, without having all of the testi Daughton, Va. Luce Wickersham the Treasury of the United States an mony bMore it. All that is given is part Davis Ludlow Winstead exemption certificate in the collection of Dawson Mahon Wolfenden, Pa. of the testimony which the committee De Lacy ·Mansfield, Woodruff its funds, so that it does not have to file . describes as material. Dingell Mont. Worley itself any income-tax report and con I respectfully submit in support of my Dirksen Mansfield, Tex. Zimmerman tributors to the organization are per point of order, Mr. Speaker, that what Daughton, N.c. May mitted to deduct such contributions from is material and what is not material The SPEAKER. On this roll call 331 their income-tax return for the year in should be determined by the House, be Members have answered to their names, which they are given. cause the House · has to pass on this a quorum. After having gone into the activities question and the majority of the Mem By unanimous consent, further pro of the organization at some length it bers of this House must vote in the ·af ceedings under the call were dispensed was determined by your committee that firmative in order to recommend these with. we in the discharge of our duty should contempt proceedings. To do so it must RETURN OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OF-1 seek to learn something of the internal have the entire transcript before it. FICES TO STATE OPERATION workings of this organization, the Consequently I submit that the report sources from which it was obtaining its Mr. RANDOLPH. Mr. Speaker, I ask funds and the purpose for which its is defective and that the· report should unanimous consent to take from the be referred back to the committee by funds were expended, lik~wise something Speaker's desk the bill
Organization Connection Source
American Committee for Friendship with the Eoviet Union_ Speaker at seminar on Soviet Union, held Sept. 27-29, New Masses, Sept. 17, 1940, p. 2. at Hopewell Junction, N.Y. American Committee for Struggle Against War ______The Struggle Against War, June 1933, p. 2. American Friends of the Soviet Union ______Member __ ------·--- __ _ Chairman __of__ meeting______------. ______Daily Worker, Jan. 29, 1938, o. 8. DoDo--- ______------_ Daily Worker, Feb. 2, 1938, p. 2. Chairman (picture) (assa ils Dewey for attack on Daily Worker. Mar. 7, 1938, p. 1. Moscow trials) . Do------Chairman (on tour in Russia; speaks over Moscow Daily Worker, May 11, 1938. p. 1. Do ______short-wave radio stat.ion). Chairman (on tour in Russia; broadcasts to the United Daily Worker, May 14, 1938, p. 2. States). Do. ______------______---- __ ---___ ---- National secretary (in Russia; makes statement prais- Daily Worker, May 31, f938, p. 2. ing U.S.S.R.). . American Friends of Spanish Democracy_------Member, executive committee .. ------ Letterhead, Feb. 21, 1938 . Do ______---_____ ---______• _____ --- Signer of letter to President_------ Daily Worker, Feb. 16, 1938, p. 2. Medical Bureau of American Friends of Spanish Democ General committee, member.------New Masses, Jan. 5,1937, p. 31. racy. American League Against War and Fascism ______Member, national executive committee ______Letterhead, Aug. 22, 1935. Book Union Bulletin ____ ------Member, editorial board ______: __ _ Book Union Bulletin, August 1938, p. 1. Speaker ______-- _____ ~------_- Daily Worker, Feb. 7, 1938, p. 8. ' g~~~~;l!i~~t~:~ii'iioiiaL::=:=:======::::======:::: Book reviewed ______------___ _ Communist International, August 1936, p. 1093. Communist. Party_------~-- Signer of the statement to the President defending the Daily Worker, Mar. 5, 1941 , p. 2. Communist Party. Defense Rally of the New Masses ______Attended rally------Daily Worker, Feb. 26, 194 0, p. 4. Fight______----______Contributor ______------______Figfit, December 1933,. p. 5. Friends of the Soviet Union ______Chairman ______New Masses, Dec. 21, 1937, p. 8. Do.------~------Contributor, Soviet Russia Today __ ------____ _ Soviet Russia Today, November 1933, p. 17. Do ______------____ ------__ ------____ -- __ --- _-- ..do . ______------______Soviet Russia Today, May 1940, p. 11. Do------Member, editorial board, Soviet Russia Today------Soviet Russia Today, October 1936, p. 4. 1 Soviet Russia Today, August 1937, p. 1. == == =: =: ======: ::=: == =: ======: ======_ Soviet Russia Today, June 1935, p. 30. DoB~:=:::: ______------_____ ------__ -----_----- if:{~~~~·Signer, defend c~~N:i1:~ the Soviet:~-~~~~ Union: ~~~i~~- ______~~~~~ :~~-~~:::::: ------Soviet Russia Today June 1936, p. 25. Do____ -~ ____ ------___ ------__ ------____ ------Signer of manifesto ____ ------_------______----- International Press Correspondence, vol. 15, No. 58, Nov. 2, 193ii. p. 1443. Do ______------______-----______----___ Speaker ______-----______International Press Correspondence, vol. 14, No. 11, Feb. 23, 1934, p. 305. Speaker, protest meeting ______Do------Soviet Russia Today, June 1935, p. 30. Guide to Readings on Communism ______Author listed ______--_---- ___ ------Workers Book Shops, pp. 14, 15. International Publishers ______----- __ ----_-----___ ---- Author ______------______._---__ Cataloe:. p. 61. John Reed Memorial meeting ______Speaker ______Daily Worker, Oct. 14, 1940, p. 7. League of American Writers------Signer of call to the fourth congress, June 6-8, 1941. New Masses, Apr. 22, 1941, p. 25. New York City. Medical Bureau, American Friends of Spanish Democrecy_ Member, executive committee ______Letterhead, Nov. 18, 1936. Memorial meeting to commemorate John Reed's death in Chairman of the meeting held in New York City, Oct. New Masses, Oct 8, 1940, p. 2. Moscow. 20, 1940. Mother Bloor bflnquet______-- ______-_ _ Sponsor ____ ---_____ ---_------_-- __ --_---_-----______Program, Jan. 24, 1936, p. 9. National Congress for Unemployment and Social Insunmce_ , ____ do _____ ------.------A leaflet, Call to a National Congress for Unemployment and Social Insurance, p. 3, Jan. fr-7, 1935. National Peoples Committee Against Hearst______------Member __ ------Letterhead, Mar. 16, 1937. New Masses ______--_-----___ ------_---- Contributor--- ____ ------____ ---·-______----- __ ------New Masses, February 1932, p. 26. Do------_____ do.------New Masses, Apri11932, p. 18. Do ______-- ____ -- ___ ------_--- _- _---- ____ -do ______------_----- __ -- ______---_ .. ____ .__ -- New Masses, Aug. 20, 1935 p. 15. Do.------_____ do------New Masses, Nov . 2,1937, p. 23. Do ______do ______New Masses, Nov. 30, 1937 , p. 19. DO------_____ do------New MasseR, July 26, 1938, p. 21. Do ______do·------New Masses, Sept. 20, 1938, p. 19. Do ______------_____ ---____ --______do_------____ --______-----______------______New Masses, Nov! 14, 1939, p. 6. Do------_____ do ______; ______New Masses May 7, 1940, p. 4. New Masses, May 11, 1937, p. 25. New Masses. May 28, 1940, p. 12, Do~g=~----~~~------~~~~~======:======:: ______------.do=====~~======______------_------___ ----_ New Masses, July 9, 1940, p. 10. Do ______-- ___ ------_------__ ------do ______-- __ ----_----_-----_------__ -- __ -- ____ _ New Masses, July 16, 1940, p. 10. Do ______-----_____ ------______---- ____ .do ______-- __ ----______------______----- __ _ New Masses, July 23, 1940, p. 13. New Masse!', Oct. 8, 1940, p. 17. New Masses, Apr. 1, 1941, p. 26. New~~=~---==== Musses, John ======Reed = ==memorial :::======tribute______======-=====: ======Speaker,== =~~~======chairman ======:: ______======:======~======_ Daily WorkerjOct. 3, 1940, p. 7. New Masses.------Sent letter to New Masses ______New Masses, an. 28, 1941, p. 23. New Masses letter to President______Member, initiating committee ______New Masses, Apr. 2, 1!:40, p. 21. Do______Signer ______------______Do. Open letter to American liberals_------_------_____ do ______Soviet Russia Today, March 1937, pp. 14-1~. Open letter for closer cooperation with the Eoviet Union ______do ______·------Soviet Russia Today, September 1939, p. 25. Open letter to New Masses concerning American Commit- _____ do·------"-~------New Masses, Feb. 16, 1937, p. 2. tee for the Defense of Leon Trotsky. "People's Platform," Station WABC ______Speaker.------Daily Worker, Sept. 28,1940, p. 7. Soviet Russia TodaY------Chairman of dinner-dance, Roger Smith Grill, New New Masses, Feb. 27, 1937, p. 31. York City, Mar. 2, 1934. . Daily Worker, June 7, 1938, p. 3. Soviet Russia Today, June 1935, p. 26. Do~~=====: ______:::::: ------_------_----- == = =:: =~ == = =::: == =::::: ======: == = = =::: =-_____ ~~~ doj~~~~~~ ______=== ___ = =--_------======___ =:: _ =_=---_----_----- = =::: ?: :::: == =:____ == =------_ ======Soviet Russia Today, November 1936, p. 18. Do. ______-- __ ---_--- _------_------_____ do ______-----______Soviet Russia Today, October 1940, p. 30. Do __. ______----_--"------____ ----______do ______: _____ ;_---______---______---~- __ Soviet Russia Today, November 1940, p. 8. Do ______-----______------__ -----______do ______----______Soviet Russia Today, December 1940, p. 12. Soviet Russia Today, April1941, p. 7. ~~======:::: :::::::::::::::::: ::::::::: ~::::::::::: -E'di~~ia.n;<>9:r Public bearings, pp. 345, S75f, 28~ 421, 4EO, 516, 518, 528, 530, E36, 541, 562, 1:68, 622, 885f, 914, 1594, 2168, 2514, 4928, 5156, 6233, 6249f, 6467, 8416, 8703, appendix, vol. 10, p. XVIII, 4 xx~b}r:t~~i!;~\l~~!t~;xafj{~~~~z~7~~~~;s~~~::el8~~~·af&; ~~~?; J3g, 417, 467,-169, cs9, t:£1, €49, 758,930,£68,971,974,1101, 1~63,mo, 1187, mo, 192,1194, 12o1ff, 1250, 1aoo, 1313if::Ju~~5:fel:i~gs~3i~.1~~t'. 1it~. 1i~t'. 1~~~~· 147lf, 16o3r, 1617, 162o. 1649, 1651, 1677, 1772f. ./ 7594 CONGRESSiONAL RECORD-HOUSE .JUNE 26 Mr. WOOD. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 what he did or did not do before the com weeks and months have elapsed since the minutes to the gentleman from New York mittee, but rather because at some time record in these cases wan certified to the [Mr. LYNCH]. . in ·the past he has engaged in allegedly grand jury. What can be the only expla Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I voted communistic activities. We have here a nation? Certainly, it cannot; be said that against mal{ing this committee a ·perma man who bas told the committee who the district attorney of the District of · nent standing committee of the House has the books; who has come forward Columbia is derelict in his duty. The because I did not believe we should have and at least has given some evidence of . only inference that can be drawn is that a permanent investigatory committee ~ truthfulness before the committee. It as matter of law the district attorney However, when a .majority of the Mem-· may be that he is not as cooperative as does not feel that he can secure an in bers of this House voted for this as a the committee might desire. It may be dictment from any American grand jury. standing committee, and its subpena perhaps that· he might be evasive. It We ga~n nothing by this continual pro was not obeyed, I carefully examined the may be that he did not tell the commit cedure of holding v.ritnesses in contempt, record of proceedings and voted to pun tee how to go about obtaining a certifica with no action being taken thereon. ish for contempt those who refused to tion for contempt because certainly this Furthermore, let me say that there is obey its subpena. Today I come be record is absolutely devoid of any testi grave doubt in my mind whether this fore you and say that, upon this record mony to warrant a certification for con committee has not fa:::- exceeded its au we have here no one could ever be in tempt. Every 'lawyer in this House thorized purpose. It seems to me that it dicted for contempt. We have here a knows there is not a scintilla of evidence was not the intention o1 Congr~ss that record that is barrt;!n of facts. We have before this House that could in any wise this most unusual committee should have only a demonstration such as has been justify a grand jury in indicting this man the most unusual power to go and inves put on here by the preceding speaker who for contempt of Congress. tigate any organization it sees fit. I take is ·condemning this man because he has Although I voted against making this it that the Congress intended tha: there in the past written some tracts or pam committee a permanent standing com should be some evidenct that the or phlets and because he is allegedly a Com mittee of the House, as I ha ye previously ganization which is to be examined is munist. Let me say I have nothing in stated, nevertheless, I felt that when it engaged in subversive activities. It need common with this man. I certainly do had been established as a standing com not be that a prima facie ct.S::! of subver-' not favor this organization of which he mittee it would condlJ.ct its proceedings sian must be established before the com is. a member. But when you come into differently from the old Dies -committee. mittee could exercise its subpena power, this House and·try to punish a man for I regret to say that as time goes on it but at least there must be some evidence contempt because of his political beliefs, seems to be adopting the procedure of the of such subversive activity. We cannot then I say it is time to inquire into what Dies committee. In the 18 months in and should not on n1ere suspicion sub we are doing. What does the recor1 which it has been in existence it has not pena the records of any individual or of show? He was asked to produce before in any way contributed to the legisla any organization just. for the sake of a the committee certain books and pam tive efforts of the Members of this fishing expedition. It is not the Ameri phlets. This is what he said, and I quote: . House-neither had the Dies committee can way. It is not either the judicial or I am only chairman of the organization iri the 5 or ·6 years of its existence. Both legislative way. We cannot expect re and I do not have custody of the files and have been barren of any legislation or spect for this great legislative body ex that sort of thing. recommendations for legislation. They cept if we in turn rer-pec~ the rights of have had one thing in common and that However, he tells the committee the others. ~his committee apparently goes name of the man who hafi tlie custody of is a penchant to hold witnesses in con- tempt. Y · on the assumption that it has carte the files desired by the committee. He , blanche to investigate whomsoever and gives the man's name and he gives the We are sitting here today more or less whatsoever it pleases. That was the rea man's address and the place where the as judges hearing only one side of the case. and yet, even with that great ad son why I opposed ma!:::ing this commit man can be found. Then later on he tee a p~rmanent standing committee of says in his. testimony: vantage on the part of the committee, we have seen an effort made 'to sway this the House. Someday in the future if I am willing. I am telling you the director this. committee is continued, I have' rio [and that is this Mr. Morford) does have that House by passion and prejudice rather than by the cold facts of the case. For doubt that as the cycle of time goes on responsibility. He does have the responsi and perhaps when there are new mem bility for our files and records. There is no what purpose did the distinguished gen doubt about that . . That is the way our or tleman from New Jersey refer to the al bers on the committee we will be haunt ganization is built up. We cannot change legedly communistic connections of this ed by the preceqents esta:JliShed by this our whole constitution because of what this man Lamont? They are not part of this committee and that minority groups, committee may want or not want. record which is to be certified. He did perhaps religious organizations, will be Here is a man who is subpenaed to not even read the so-called long list of the target of its subpena. But whatever produce certain records and comes be communistic connections but simply re the future may hold, let me say that upon fore the committee and tells the com ferred to a s~eaf e-f papers in his hand this <;:old record b~fore me I can see no mittee, "I have not got those records. I and upon that you are to pass judg justification to certify this record for do not have the power to produce those ment and are asked to have this man contempt proceedings. records. The man who has those records Lamont cited for contempt. You will Mr. WOOD. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 and the man who has the power to pro not know what was in that sheaf of pa minutes to Representative POWELL, of duce those records is one Mr. Morford. pers until tomorrow whim you read the New York. If you want the records there is the man CONGRESSIONAL RECORD and ,by that time Mr. POWELL. Mr. Speaker and Mem to go and get the records from." you will have voted to cite for contempt. bers of the House, I would like to say a Somebody may say, "Well, Mr. Mor I do not care what La:tnont's record is; word concerning this matter that is ford was subpenaed and he dicf not pro I do not care· whether · he be the before us right now and the two mat duce the records." Is that any reason worst criminal in the world; I do not care ters which will probably follow. The why this man Lamont should be haled whether he is a Communist or not. I am organization we are dealing wit}) now is before a gra~d jury and perhaps be cited concerned with the n;.ore important an organization which has been exempt for contempt-because somebody else question, and that is whether a man can ed fr;om taxation by the Treasury; con has not produced the records? Is it any be held in contempt when he has an tributions to the organization are tax · reason that this man Lamont should be swered the questions of the committee exempt. It is an incorporated body and, brought before a grand jury and cited, and when he has told the committee therefore, all of its records are open to perhaps, or an attempt made to cite him wilere they can get the information that the public. Whether we agree with its for contemptbecause in the past he has the committee desires. principles or not does not seem to me to written certain pamphlets with which I This Congress, on the recommendation be cause for citing it as a subversive disagree and with which you probably of this committee, has previously certi organization. Whether we agree with disagree? No; but from the remarks of fi"Jd the record to ci.te others for con Mr. Lamont's principles or not does not the preceding speaker it is evident that tempt. No action has been taken by the seem to me to be cause for citing him he is to be cited :lor contempt not for district attorney of this district, although for being subversive. / . ·1946 'CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE We differ in this body politically, oft Gibson Ludlow Roe, N.Y. We have found that this case differs Gillie . McCormack Rooney times. Perhaps if we carried this to Gossett McGehee Sabath not one ·bit from the previous cases in the extreme we would all be cited eventu Granger Mahon Sheppard that the same routine has been followed. ally for contempt of something or other. Grant, Ala. ManEfield, Slaughter Whoever cuts the pattern of evasion for Gwinn, N.Y. Mont. Sparkman Mr. THOMAS of New Jersey. Mr. Harness, Ind. Mansfield, Tex. Starkey th~se subversive organizations apparent Speaker, will the gentleman yield? · Harris Miller, Calif. Stevenson ly has got a central office directing all of Mr. POWELL. I yield. Hartley Murdock Stewart them to follow .the same technique. All Hebert Murphy Stigler Mr. THOMAS of New Jersey. Does the Hedrick Norrell Sumners, Tex. you need do is read the complete hear gentleman think the Communist Party ·Hoffman, Mich. Norton Thomas, Tex. ings of the Corliss Lamont-Richard is a political party of the United States? Holifield O'Brien, Mich. Tolan Morford testimony, short excerpts of Mr. POWELL. Yes. Until we abolish Izac O'Neal Torrens which you have had placed before you, to Jackson Outland Vinson the Communist Party or the Republican Jennings Patrick Voorhis, Calif. realize how they endeavor to evade ques Party the people of the United States Johnson, Ind. Peterson, Ga. Wadsworth tions and to deceive the Congress. who are citizens are privileged to be Kee · Ploeser Weaver We have Mr. Lamont stating that he Kefauver Plumley Welch long to any political party. Kerr Powell West is only chairman of the board of direc Mr. RICH. Mr. Speaker, will the gen Kirwan Reece, Tenn. Wickersham tors; he presides at the meetings, but tleman yield? Lea Robertson, Winstead that the books of the organization are LeCompte N.Dak. Wolfenden, Pa. Mr. POWELL. Certainly. Lemke Robinson, Utah Worley · in the hands of a salaried employee, Mr. Mr. RICH. If you abolish the Com Luce Rockwell Morford. Then we have Mr. Morford munist Party and the Republican Party, testifying that, he was employed by Mr. what would you do with the New The SPEAKER. On this roll call 322 Lamont to serve as a salaried employee, Dealers? Members have answered to their names, and to maintain custody of the records Mr. POWELL. We would stay right a quorum. pursuant to the orders of the board of where we are. By unanimous consent, further pro directors, of which Mr. Lamont is chair I would like to say a word concerning ceedings under the call were dispensed man. Mr. Lamont personally, because I know with. Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Speaker, will the him. I am not a lawyer, but as the gen REACQUISITION OF PROPERTY UNDER gentleman yield? tleman from New York [Mr. LYNCH] SURPLUS PROPERTY ACT Mr. MUNDT. I yield. said, there is nothing in the record to Mr. SMIT!I of Virginia, from the Com Ml\ RANKIN And he testified also show where Mr. Lamont is guilty. Mr. mittee on Rules, reported the f.ollowing that this was a corporation and he was Lamont is a very fine individual. I have privileged resolution