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HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES Pennsylvania? Remarks 1356 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE February 24 demonstrated their interest in such work, elusion of the reading of the joint resolution Mr. Speaker, some people think the and that safeguards be set up preventing de­ for amendment, the Committee shall rise American farmer has too long been pam­ pletion of such labor; to the Committee on and report the same· to the House with such pered by the farm policies of the Demo­ Armed Services. amendments as may have been adopted, and 67. By the SPEAKER:· Petition of Ameri­ the previous question shall be considered as cratic Party. As individuals, should can Bar Association, Chicago, Ill., relative to ordered on the joint resolution and amend­ farmers learn not to lean upon Govern­ the adoption of a resolution upon the recom­ ments thereto to final passage without ment for. assistance? mendation of its section of international and intervening motion except one motion to The policies of the Republican Secre­ comparative law, at its meeting held in San recommit. tary of Agriculture are clear to me. He Francisco, September 15, 1952; to the Com­ has outlined his program with frankness mittee on Foreign Affairs. and sincerity. I am sure that unless 68. Also, petition of National Jewish COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND Youth Conference, New York City, N. Y., rel• LABOR selfish farm leaders create confusion, ative to a resolution adopted by the execu­ the American farmer will understand tive committee of the National Youth Con­ Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask that the end of artificial price-support ference at a meeting in washington, D . .c., unanimous consent that the Committee programs is in sight. on January 31, 1953, pertaining to anti-Semi­ on Education and Labor be permitted to We will soon come to the end of pro­ tism in Eastern Europe; to the Committee on sit during the session of the House today. grams that pile up potatoes and butter Foreign Affairs. The SPEAKER. Is there objection at the ta;xpayers' expense. Evidently, 69. Also, petition of Greek-American to the request of the gentleman from Progressive Association, New York City, N.Y., the new poiicy is, as the Secretary has Pennsylvania? so aptly indicated in his remarks of the relative to a resolution adopted at its recent There was no objection. meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa., requesting that past month, if the farmer is so inefficient they be placed on record as protesting against that he is unable to make a profit, let the refusal of the British Government to him quit farming. · restore to the people of Cyprus their freedom RECIPROCAL TRADE AGREEMENTS and their right to reunite themselves with Mr. VANZANDT. Mr. Speaker, I ask their Mother Greece; to the Committee on unanimous consent to address the House TVA AND INDIA Foreign Affairs. for 1 minute and to revise and extend my remarks. - Mr. EVINS. · Mr. Speaker, I ask unan­ •• .... • • imous consent to address the House for The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 1 minute and to revise and extend my HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Pennsylvania? remarks. There was no objection. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to TUESDAY, FEBRUARY -24, 1953 [Mr. VAN ZANDT addressed the House. the request of the gentleman from His remarks appear in the Appendix. J Tennessee? The House met at 12 o'clock noon. There was no objection. The Chaplain, Rev. Bernard Bras­ Mr. EVINS. Mr. Speaker, while cer­ kamp, D. D., offered the following SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED prayer: tain of our leaders have characterized Mr. MEADER asked and was given the world situation as grim-and so it God of infinite and infallible wisdom, permission to address the House for 30 appears-there are, nevertheless, some may this moment of prayer be for us a minutes today, followinc; the legislative bright spots and hopeful rays penetrat­ time of clear and unclouded vision and program and any special orders hereto­ ing the overcast. I refer to the opening may all our blind spots be removed. fore entered. of the great TVA-type power project in We are deeply conscious that our per­ Mr. POULSON asked and was given India on last Saturday. ception of that which is truly vital and permission to address the· House for 25 Prime Minister Nehru threw the fundamental is frequently so very hazy minutes today, following any special switch which put into operation the first and muddy. orders -heretofore entered. of a series of power units in India's Grant that in the great adventure of $140,000,000 multipurpose power system. building a well-balanced and useful life His act in this connection-! believe we . we may know how to coordinate prac­ PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS will all agree-as surely marked the . tical commonsense with lofty idealism, breaking of the dawn of a new day in self-discipline with personal freedom·, M.r. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the Asia as the throwing of the first switch humor with seriousness, joyfulness with set in motion the great Tennessee Valley Hou~e for 1 minute. genuine piety, and love with duty and Authority and started a new· economic service. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to era in the South nearly 20 years ago. Hear our prayers for our beloved coun­ the request of the gentleman from Pennsylvania? · If we can project our imaginations try and answer our petitions in the name · into the future 20 years from now we of the Christ, whose divine spirit alone There was no objection. can visualize the blooming of the great can illumine and rightly guide our minds Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I region of India just as the power and and hearts. Amen. have waited rather patiently for the past the fiood-control mechanisms of the 2 weeks expecting some of the Republi­ TVA have ·helped a great region of the The Journal of the proceedings of yes­ can Members of Congress to come for­ terday was read and approved .. South to bloom and prosper. In con­ ward to commend the Secretary of Agri­ templating the controlling and harness­ culture, ~zra Taft Benson, for the fight ing of the rampant and' destructive flood NATIONAL HOUSING ACT he is putting up to lower farm prices so waters of the rivers of India, and the that farm products can be purchased by Mr. ALLEN of Illinois, from the Com­ distribution of electric power to her pea- mittee on Rules, reported the following consumers, especially in the cities. pie, we can feel that the efforts of the privileged resolution <H. Res. 157, Rept. Before his election President Eisen- TVA have not only helped our Nation No. 81), which was referred to the House hower spoke of full parity in the market - but has served as a great exa·mple to th~ Calendar and ordered to be printed: place. The present Secretary of Agri- people of other lands for the river val­ culture, it seems to me, is trying to fulfill ley system in India ~as modeled aftel" Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be ·in the President's pledge. the TVA. order to move that the House resolve itself I am sure that everyone realizes that ·Several years ago Prime Minister into the Committee of the Whole House if the price of farm products is reduced Nehru visited America and while here on the State of the Union for the considera­ for the American housewife, farmers visited and saw the TVA in the South tion of House Joint Resolution 160, to amend themselves, in the national interest, in operation. The great flood cont:rol, section 2 (a) of the National Housing Act, must put aside greed for money gains, navigation, and power system now in op­ as amended. After general debate, which shall be confined to the joint resolution and and accept a lower price for the products eration in India. represents the appro­ shall continue not to exceed 1 hour, to be they sell. The attitude of the Secretary priation of an idea-a soundly con­ equally divided and controlled by the chair­ of Agriculture in his speech in St. Paul, ceived enterprise. The technical know­ man and ranking minority member of the Minn., is good news for the American how ·was supplied by engineers from our Committee on Banking and Currency, the consumer. He said: Nation and engineers from India who joint resolution shall be read for am-end­ God help us to raise our sights beyond the received much of their training in our ment under the 5-minute rule. At the con- dollar sign, beyond material things. country. 1953 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 1357 Mr. Speaker, I predict that India will output of the mines of West Virginia, the DR. MARCUS WHITMAN move forward with the free world-as a Nation's largest coal-producing State. A Mr. LECOMPTE. Mr. Speaker, by di· foe of communism-as her people loss of that tonnage would put at least rection of the Committee on House Ad· flourish and prosper through economic 35 000 West Virginia families on relief. ministration, I call up House Concurrent progress brought about by such. ~A­ It ' would have dis~strous repercussions Resolution 64 and ask for its immediate type projects as this new power system on every industry and business in our consideration. in India. · State, and it would reduce State and local revenues to a point where our The Clerk read the concurrent resolu­ tion, as follows: FOREIGN RESIDUAL OIL BRINGS schools, police forces, and other activi­ ties essential to the general welfare Resolved by the House of Representatives DISTRESS TO UNITED STATES (the Senate concurring), That the Wash­ would have to be curtailed.
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