14962 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE August 15 jurisdiction of the United States: to the By Mr. BROYHILL (by request}: Emergency Force; to the Committee on For­ Committee on the Judiciary. H. R. 9310. A bill to amend the District of eign Affairs. By Mr. DAVIS of Georgia: Columbia Business Corporation Act to per­ mit corporations to act as trustees under · H. R. 9304. A bill to amend section 12 of PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS the act approved September 1, 1916, as deeds of trust; to the Committee on the Dis­ amended; to the Committee on the District trict of Columbia. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private of Columbia. By Mr. LANKFORD: bills and resolutions were introduced and By Mr. HOEVEN: H. R. 9311. A bill to credit certain teachers in the District of Columbia for services per­ severally referred as follows: H. R. 9305. A bill to amend section 22 of By Mr. BOLLING: the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amend­ formed by them between September 1944 and July 1, 1955; to the Committee on the Dis­ H. R. 9314. A bill for the relief of Antonio ed; to the Committee on Agriculture. Escobedo-Romo; to the Committee on the By Mr. LAIRD: trict of Columbia. By Mr. ZABLOCKI: Judiciary. H. R. 9306. A bill to regulate the foreign H. R. 9312. A bill to amend section 218 (f) By Mr. BROWN of Ohio: commerce of the United States by establish­ of the Social Security Act with respect to the H. R. 9315. A bill for the relief of John B. H. ing quantitative restrictions on the im­ effective date of certain State agreements or Waring; to the Committee on Armed Serv· portation of mink pelts; to the Committee modifications thereof; to the Committee on ices. on Ways and Means. Ways and Means. By Mr. HAGEN: By Mr. SMITH of Wisconsin: By Mr. THOMPSON of New Jersey: H. R. 9316. A bill for the relief of Pierino H. R. 9307. A bill to amend the Labor H. R. 9313. A bill to prohibit Government Renzo Picchione; to the Committee on the Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended agencies from acquiring or using the Nation­ Judiciary. and for other purposes; to the Committee al Grange headquarters site without specific By Mr. LANE: on Education and Labor. Congressional approval, to provide for reno­ H. R. 9317. A bill for the relief of Oshiro By Mr. TOLLEFSON (by request): vation of the old State Department Building, Shoko; to the Committee on the Judiciary. H. R. 9308. A bill to amend the act entitled and for other purposes; to the Committee on By Mr. NORBLAD: .. An act to promote the conservation of wild­ Public Works. H. R. 9318. A bill for the relief of Elaine life, fish, and game, and for other purposes," By Mr. WIDNALL: Marie Simonton (Yu Keum Ok}; to the approved March 10, 1934, as amended, known H. J. Res. 441. Joint resolution to amend Committee on the Judiciary. as the Coordination Act; to the Committee the joint resolution of June 22, 1942, with By Mr. THOMSON of Wyoming: on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. respect to the days on which the flag of the H. J. Res. 442. Joint resolution authorizing By Mr. AYRES: United States should be displayed; to the the President to issue posthumously to the H. R. 9309. A bill to amend the Tariff Act Committee on the Judiciary. late Colonel William Mitchell a commission of 1930 to bar absolutely the importation of By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN: as a major general, United States Army, and contraceptive articles; to the Committee on H. Res. 400. Resolution recommending the for other purpose-s; to the Committee on Ways and Means. creation of a permanent United Nations Armed Services.

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Achievements in Agriculture-The Meat­ buyers identify hogs with the most de­ dred. Again in 1954, producers increased Type Hog sirable weight and degree of fatness. total production by 9 million hogs fol­ Every man, woman, and child in this lowed by another 9-million-head in­ country is benefiting from the research crease in 1955. Hog market prices EXTENSION OF REMARKS that has made it possible for farmers dropped sharply. OF to give us the kind of pork we want and On the other hand as production is HON. MELVIN R. LAIRD need for best nutrition. It looks now reduced, prices go up. Hog producers as if our scientists will be able to do the made a cut of 7% million hogs in pro­ OF WISCONSIN same thing for beef. They are working duction in 1956. Hog prices have been IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hard to develop beef animals that will running from $18 to $21 per hundred at Thursday, August 15, 1957 produce steaks and roasts that are Midwestern markets during recent Mr. LAIRD. Mr. Speaker, agricul­ tender and juicy without the large weeks. A year ago prices, while markets tural research has shown hog producers amount of fat consumers no longer want were recovering from heavy 1955-crop how to meet consumer demand for lean or need. They are making progress and marketings, were as much as $5 per pork and to cut the fat surplus at the deserve our full support. hundred less. same time. Scientists in the United l There have been periods when prices States Department of Agriculture in co­ have held when hog numbers expanded operation with State experiment stations but usually this was during a period when have shown that meat-type hogs can be Farmers Hold the Key to Future demand was high due to emergencies produced within any breed by selecting Hog Prices such as World War II and the Korean the right breeding stock. war. In 1941, the United States De­ These streamlined, meaty hogs dress partment of Agriculture asked for an EXTENSION OF REMARKS increase in production and prices held out 50 percent or more of the preferred OF lean cuts, compared with 44 percent in in the war period. With stable produc­ the lard-type hogs that have been grown HON. CHARLES B. HOEVEN tion in years following the war, prices in this country for many years. This OF IOWA stayed high in 1946, 1947, and 1948. means an extra 13 or 14 pounds of good IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Hog production was increased in 1950 lean meat with a corresponding decrease and 1951 but prices held due to the in the amount of fat. Furthermore, Thursday, August 15, 1957 Korean war. Sizable reductions in 1952 these hogs produce just as big litters, Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. Speaker, farmers and 1953 production increased the price which grow just as fast and just as hold the key to future hog prices. If the of hogs in ·1953 and 1954. economically as the old-fashioned lardy favorable prices and feeding ratio now The past shQWS that when production hogs do. Farmers can collect an extra enjoyed by producers prompt overexpan­ is balanced with demand, hog producers dividend of as much as $5 a head for sion of hog production, heavy supplies receive satisfactory prices. If produc­ the extra pounds of lean cuts. · could easily bring about lower prices as tion remains on an even keel during the Between 15 and 20 percent of the hogs past experience clearly demonstrates. coming months, price prospects for hogs going to market these days are meat­ Too many hogs leads to inefficient use should be favorable. type hogs, and the number ·is increasing of resources with accompanying low The Department of Agriculture has ex­ as the advantages show up all along the prices and incomes as producers well re­ pressed the hope that producers will con­ line. Some packers are paying a differ­ member from their experiences in 1949 tinue to avoid excessive increases at the ential for leaner hogs and others are and 1955. In 1949, hog producers in­ time of breeding for the 1958 spring pig discounting the price for fat hogs. Mar­ creased the pig crop by 10 million head crop. It should also be pointed out that ket grades have been established to help and hog prices dropped $5. to $6 per hun- the trend toward production of meat- '1957, CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 14963 type hogs is continuin-g which indicates many of the practices so necessary to con­ To this end we must be certain that that producers are becoming increasing­ servation in various areas of the country. those who enter our Foreign Service as ly aware of the need for producing Marlon , Princeton, Ky.: a career have every opportunity to be quality pork for effective marketing. liaving lived in a farming area all my life. made aware of the far-reaching respon­ I have had opportunity to observe at first sibilities they assume and be given the hand the tremendous value of ACP to the training and the knowledge and the pay farmers of our Nation. I express my personal that will keep them alert and eager to thanks for all you did to save this program. do their best. Agriculture Conservation Program We now have an increasingly good Everett Gould, W~st Pawlet, Vt.: Foreign Service Institute which not only As an eastern dairy farmer I wish to thank EXTENSION OF REMARKS you for helping to save the 1958 ACP. Con­ prepares new men and women, but gives OF servation is an investment from which every­ refresher courses all along the way that one can benefit. It does not cost-it pays. prepare them for top posts. This insti­ HON. WILSON tute deserves to have Members of Con­ Martin B. Thorson. lola, Wis.: gress make themselves thoroughly aware OF INDIANA Farmers of Wisconsin will thank you for of the courses available and the work IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES your work in saving the practices of ACP. done. Any effort to weaken it would seriously Considered as an outstanding, satis­ Thursday, August 15, 1957 threaten their security. fying career as such, it is interesting to Mr. VIILSON of Indiana. Mr. Raymond A. Klopp, Route 2, Fremont, note that the career ambassador has Speaker, the agricultural conservation Wis.: been on the increase, as he should be. program has been saved for the farmers In my opinion, ACP has done much to pre­ The records show that under the Roose­ of America, and I am proud to have had serve our irreplaceable topsoil, and in many velt administration 51 percent of the a part in saving it. On July 9, I made other ways. It is gratifying to know that American ambassadors were career offi­ remarks on this floor which exposed a we have Congressmen like you who do care cers. Under Secretary of State Herter brazen effort by Assistant Agriculture for the farmer. recently testified before the Senate For­ Secretary E. L. Peterson to literally M. E. Conley, chairman, ASC Commit­ eign Relations Committee that today 68 wreck ACP in direct contradiction of the tee of Montgomery County, Tex.: percent of our ambassadors serving expressed will and intent of Congress. abroad are career men. This reportedly Mr. Peterson's proposals would have This committee wisnes to express appre­ ciation for your help in sustaining provisions is as high as the percentage has ever been a killing blow to many farmers, of the ACP. We feel the proposed changes been since the establishment of the particularly the small, family-sized would have been most detrimental to the career service. farms. Having been born and raised on farmers and ranchers of this and all other Of the 16 noncareer ambassadors a farm myself and having spent my life­ Texas counties. nominated this year, only 3 were with­ time in the farming regions of southern out previous Government experience. Indiana, I know-only too well-of the John M. Deely, Lee, Mass.: These 3 had broad executive experience many heartbreaking problems with Thank goodness there are people like you in business; while of the other 13, 3 which they have been faced for so many in Congress who have the foresight and had previously served as ambassadors years. Our farmers are caught in a fortitude to protect the farmers. My hat is off to you. and 10 had held other high Government squeeze between higher costs of opera­ positions. tion and lower income for the food and William Reckelhoff, Route 3, Hunting­ It seems to me, Mr. Speaker, that we fiber they produce. It is a vicious thing. burg, Ind.: have really begun to build. My speech of July 9 caused a consider­ I feel that if it had not been for you and able furor, Mr. Speaker. One result was a few other good men, the ACP would .have a public announcement by the Secretary been a poor program for many a farmer. of Agriculture that the ACP would be Of all farm programs, ACP stands out as the left intact and administered exactly as most important. We cannot afford to let Republican Support of Civil Rig~ts Congress intended. Another result--­ the ACP be broken down. that of public reaction-is one to which Louis A. Burges, Jasper, Ind.: EXTENSION OF REMARKS I would call your attention at this time. In behalf of the farmers of Dubois County, 011' It bears out my own contention, which I want to thank you for taking a stand in try­ I have expressed frequently over the ing to keep our ACP effective. I have worked HON. TIMOTHY P. SHEEHAN years, that the ACP is of vital import­ in the office of the Dubois County ASC com­ OF ILLINOIS ance to the Nation's agriculture and is mittee for 18 years. The ACP has consist­ ently helped our farmers. Considering the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES widely appreciated by farmers every­ small cost, the results have been amazing. where. Thursday, August 15, 1957 Daily for the past several weeks I have Mr. SHEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I no• received letters from farmers all over the ticed last night that one of the syndi­ country expressing their appreciation of Our Ambassadors cated columnists, Doris Fleeson, said: my efforts to keep ACP as an integral There are Republtcans, too, who can take part of the agriculture program. They EXTENSION OF REMARKS credit, but any veteran of the Congressional have pointed out the vast good ACP is OF galleries will certify that there have con­ doing in conserving the soil of America. sistently been more Democrats favoring civil­ I will quote from a few of these letters at HON. FRANCES P. BOLTON rights legislation through the years than this time, and my colleagues are welcome OF OHIO Republicans by a fairly wide margin. The number in Congress who have a passionate to inspect the many others I have in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES my office. conviction about the issue is another story Richard S. Winder, Route 2, Bethel, Thursday, August 15. 1957 entirely. Ohio, wrote: Mrs. BOLTON. Mr. Speaker, before It has been brought to my attention I wish to thank you for helping to prevent the Congress closes, I would like to that other columnists are using this same elimination of the most important practices bring to the attention of all who are line to the effect that Democrats favor in the ACP. The proposals of Assistant Sec­ interested one of the paramount re­ civil-rights legislation more than the retary Peterson would have made the pro­ quirements which our United states Republicans. gram worthless to dirt farmers. must meet if she is to protect her people In order to set the facts straight and William H. Reichling, LaPuente, and give leadership to the Free World. to inform the public of the erroneousness Calif.: . It is of the greatest importance, Mr. of the statements of Miss Fleeson and As a citrus grower in Los Angeles County, Speaker, that we build a Foreign Service others, the record proves that it is the I wish to congratulate you and express my second to none, consecrated to the pro­ Republican Party that actually supports appreciation of your efforts in behalf of the tection of our citizens wherever they may civil rights. conservation-minded farmers of this county go and to all the implications of such In this year's civil-rights legislation in in preventing deletion from the 1958 ACP protection. the Senate, all 18 votes cast against the 14964 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE iiugust 15 measure were Democrat votes. In the Percent-favorable votes of each party's Maine-were modified-certified free. House of Representatives, 168 Republi­ Members present and voting on civil• Now as of March 31, 657 counties, in­ cans voted for the civil-rights bill and Tights is.sues, 1933-52-continued. cluding 3 more States-Washington, only 19 against. The Democrats voted ANTIPOLL TAX Wisconsin, and Delaware-have this 118 in favor and 107 against. In other status. By June 30, the Department of words, the Democrats were practically Date of vote Republican Democrat Agriculture estimates that the total evenly split down the middle on the civil­ number of modified-free counties will rights issue whereas the Republicans in SENATE have grown to nearly a thousand. Al­ Percent Percent the House were about 9 to 1 in favor of Aug. 25, 1942 ______100 47 though in New York State only two civil rights. A review of the previous Nov. 23, 1942------57 42 counties are modified-certified brucel­ May 15, 1944 ______58 35 civil-rights legislation several years ago July 31, 1946------­ 68 47 losis free, good progress is reported and proves the same story. Jan. 18, 1950------53 0 many other counties are expected to gain this status in the near future. We On July 23, 1956, last year's civil-rights ROUSE legislation on H. R. 627 in the House of in Wisconsin are proud of the fact that Oct. 13, 1942------97 61 we were the first State to be certified Representatives, there were 279 votes cast May 25, 1943 ______91 49 in favor and 126 votes against final pas­ June 12, 1945 ______87 57 under this program. July 21, 1947 ______100 47 Much of the success of the campaign sage on this measure. The Republicans Do ______-----______----- 94 43 voted 168 in favor and 24 against, where­ July 26, 1949 _____ ------82 60 is due to the close working relationships as the Democrat vote was 111 in favor Do _____ ------___ ------83 62 that exist between the research and the and 102 against this issue. Therefore, regulatory people in the Department's the great Republican support of civil ANTILYNCHING Agricultural Research Service. Many rights is most readily discernable. years of scientific study and especially In spite of all of the ballyhoo of the Date of vote Republican Democrat the development of an effective vaccine Democrats and the liberal columnists and of accurate, rapid methods of test­ SENATE ing for the disease, form the founda­ who support Democrat causes, the truth Percent Percent is that it is the Republican Party that July 26, 1937------­ 83 39 tion for this eradication effort. It is to has consistently supported civil rights July 31, 1937 ------'-­ 100 34 the credit of Department organization Jan. 6, 1938------100 69 through the years. In the period from Feb. 21, 1938 ______71 18 that regulatory officials have been able 193S through 1952 when the Democrats Jan. 18, 1950------56 2 to apply research findings with such practical and beneficial results. controlled the Nation, of the 19 impor­ HOUSE tant Senate votes on civil rights, the Democrat majority voted against civil Apr. 15, 1937 ______99 61 rights in every single case with the ex­ Jan. 10, 1940------95 47 ception of two. On two of these 19 occa­ The Wilderness Gi!l sions, not a single Democrat voted fa­ Apparently, the Democrat Party and certain segments of the press use the vorably, and on two occasions, only one EXTENSION OF REMARKS Democrat joined the Republican ma­ "big lie" technique assuming that if you jority in sponsoring and being for civil tell a lie often enough, the public will OF rights. begin to believe it. The review of the facts should disprove the false claims of HON. JOHN P. SAYLOR In this same period from 1933 to 1952 OF PENNSYLVANIA in the House of Representatives, the Democrat support of civil rights. Democrats failed in seven..out of 14 votes IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to cast a majority in favor of civil-rights Thursday, August 15, 1957 legislation. - Achievements in Agriculture-Progress in Mr. SAYLOR. Mr. Speaker, on July The Republican record in the Senate 25, 1957, the from Oregon during this same period shows that the Brucellosis Eradication [Mr. ULLMAN] received unanimous con­ majority of Republicans voted in favor sent to insert in the RECORD, an article . of civil rights in every single cas~ with EXTENSION OF REMARKS from the Christian Science Monitor of the exception of one. In three of these OF July 22, 1957, entitled "Forest Service votes, the Republicans were 100 percent Opposes Sealed Wilds." At this time, in favor of civil rights. In 14 major HON. MELVIN R. LAIRD I would like to point out for the benefit votes in the House during this period, the OF WISCONSIN of my colleagues several misunderstand­ Republicans supported civil rights on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ings of the purposes of the Wilderness every single vote with the percentages Thursday, August 15, 1957 bill and one outright misstatement of varying from 68 to 100 percent. fact which are included in this article. The following table during this period Mr. LAffiD. Mr. Speaker, ojlicials of In the eighth paragraph, the author from 1933 to 1952 should be noted: the Department of Agriculture say that of the article, Mr. Roscoe Fleming, they are within touching distance of writes: Percent-favorable votes of each party's eradicating brucellosis-one of our most Members present and voting on civil· costly diseases of cattle. Under the conservationists' bill as it is framed, the Wilderness Council it would set Tights issues, 1933-52 Excellent progress against this disease up could lessen, add to, create, or abolish ANTIDISCRIMINATION (INCLUDING FEPC) has been made since the end of World any wilderness area, and the order would War II, and particularly since 1954, when become effective unless either House of Con­ the Congress provided additional funds gress vetoed it within 120 days. Date of vote Republican Democrat for this current campaign. My own State of Wisconsin has been the leader This statement would seem to have no SENATE in this important program. · basis in fact. Quoting from Dr. Richard 1an. 17, 1946 ______Percent Percent McArdle, Chief of the Forest Service, in 93 61 Sometimes called Bang's disease or Feb. 9, 1946 ______his statement on S. 1176, the Wilderness Apr. 21, 1949 ______76 44 78 7 contagious abortion, brucellosis costs $50 bill, before the Subcommittee on Public MayDo 3, •.1949 ------_------______83 7 our farmers at least million a year. Lands of the Senate Committee on In­ May 31, 1949 ______48 0 The progress of the eradication cam­ 90 47 terior and Insular Affairs, June 19, 1957, May 19, 1950.------­ 85 42 paign can be measured in the rapid in­ we find the following: June 21, 1950------­ 87 39 crease of counties that have been rated July 12, 1950------85 45 modified -certified brucellosis-free-in The Wilderness Council would have no administrative responsibilities but would act HOUSE other words, containing less than 1 per­ as a repository for information, sponsor and. Feb. 21, 1946. _------­ 94 51 cent infected cattle and less than 5 per­ coordinate surveys of wilderness needs, ad- Apr. 4, 1949.------68 47 cent infected herds. In September 1954, ' vise with governmental officials, report an­ Feb. 22, 1950------68 48 Feb. 2.~. 1950 ______75 46 at the beginning of the accelerated cam­ nually to Congress, and transmit to the Con­ June 6, 1951------80 51 paign, 341 counties including 3 States­ gress proposed. changes in wilderness bound­ North Carolina, New Hampshire, and aries. 1957 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ·- HOUSE ·14965 Quoting directly from ·section 3 (a) of I certainly hope this may·ciarify some tion. This is not a ·question of a person's the bill itself, we find: of the misunderstanding of the wilder­ right to drink or not, as he may desire. ness bill set forth in Mr. Fleming's Safety is the most important factor in air The council shall have no administrative travel and it must be paramount over the jurisdiction over any unit in the system nor article. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. minor wishes or inclinations of the few. over any agency that does have such juris­ We had hoped that the airlines in partic­ diction. ular, and of their own volition, would realize I feel this is an obvious misunder­ the chances they are taking, and would standing on the part of Mr. Fleming and Liquor Drinking on Planes a Threat to abandon this custom. Two years ago, on August 21, 1955, I served hope it may be corrected in future Air Safety notice that; "unless the airlines cooperate by coverage of this bill. discontinuing the practice at once" or the As far as "freezing" all present wilder .. EXTENSION OF REMARKS CAB takes action, I would introduce a bill ness areas into law is concerned, as re­ OF making it a Federal offense to serve alcohol ferred to by Mr. Fleming in paragraph in the air. two, this is an expressed viewpoint of the HON. THOMAS J. LANE That warning has been disregarded. Department of Agriculture. It is, of OF MASSACHUSETTS Since then, the pilots, stewards, and stewardesses, have had to put up with anum­ course, the purpose of this bill to ensure IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the preservation as wilderness of the ber of distressing incidents . that have ac­ Thursday, August 15, 1957 centuated the need for legislation to prevent present areas so designated. As such this the service or consumption of firewater on is the preservation of status quo. The Mr. LANE. Mr. Speaker, under leave commercial aircraft, and military planes. bill, however, provides a procedure for to extend my remarks in the RECORD, I Even many people who take a drink them· making changes-additions, modifica­ include my statement before the Senate selves, acknowledge that a line must be tions, or eliminations. These changes Interstate and Foreign Commerce Com­ drawn here, in the interest of public safety. Where air travel is concerned, there is no would be made in the same way as at mittee in support of the basic principles such thing as being too careful. An unruly present. The only difference under this of s. 4 and s. 593, which ban the con­ passenger in a plane is a far greater menace legislation is that before such changes sumption or the serving of alcoholic bev­ to the safety of others than he would be on become effective, Congress would have a erages aboard commercial and service a bus, a train, or a ship. Is sobriety too much 120 day period during which a majority airliners as a safety measure for com­ of a sacrifice to ask of a person aboard a vote of either house could reject the mercial air safety. plane, as his contribution to the safety of decision. The only situation when such The statement follows: all? My correspondence indicates overwhelming a vote could be secured on such short LIQUOR DRINKING ON PLANES A THREAT support for legislation to outlaw the serving notice would be a case of clear viola­ TO AIR SAFE'..'Y or consumption of alcoholic beverages aboard tion of sound policy. Thus, this safe­ (Statement of Congressman THOMAS J. LANE commercial passenger aircraft and military guard against an unwise decision of a before the Senate Interstate and Foreign aircraft. future Secretary of the Agriculture Commerce Committee, supporting basic Public opinion insists on this real:onable should not be interpreted as a freezing principles of S. 4. and S. 593 August 15, regulation to protect the planes and their of the status quo. 1957) passengers. Regarding Mr. Fleming's reference to Mr. Chairman, by serving or permitting the Wilderness Council as being com­ the consumption of alcoholic beverages on posed of a "minority of Federal officials aircraft while they are airborne, the com­ mercial airlines and the Department of De­ Civil-Rights Legislation and a majority of conservationists," it fense are asking for trouble. By giving in should be pointed out that amendments to the demands of a few; they are jeopard­ have already been proposed to the wil­ izing the safety of all. EXTENSION OF REMARKS derness bill which would add the Director We have the testimony of passengers who OF of the Bureau of Land Management to have been annoyed and frightened by the the Council and reduce the number of offensive and irresponsible actions of those HON. WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD who insist on having their own way as a OF MICHIGAN citizen members from 6 to 3-thus giv.:. result of drinking liquor on a plane while ing the Council a composition of 5 Fed­ it is in flight. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES eral land administrators and 3 citizen The people best qualified to give an ob­ Thursda'!l, August 15, 1957 members. So constituted, the Council jective opinion because theirs is the respon­ could effectively carry on the functions sibility of coping with . the problem, are Mr. BROOMFIELD. Mr. Speaker. for which it was designated, yet not opposed to the servicing and consumption of under leave to extend my remarks, I threaten either to outvote or override the intoxicating beverages aboard aircraft. would like to point out that Governor land administrators. The pilots, stewards, and stewardesses are Williams and the AFL-CIO have sold In an attempt to clarify the intent of not theorizing about this. They have had the Negro down the river on the civil­ the harrowing experience of trying to con­ rights issue. the bill with respect to what the Forest trol and even subdl,le passengers who are not Service has termed an interposition of in full possession of their faculties. The · The executive council of the AFL-CIO another layer of authority between the human discipline that is essential to safety in reversing its stand, made a deliberate Executive and the Congress, an amend­ in air travel is seriously weakened when attempt to play for southern votes in ment has been proposed which will pro­ any individual is encouraged or permitted the Democratic convention in 1960. vide that reports of proposed changes in to drink any kind of intoxicating beverages Governor Williams has White House wilderness areas shall be submitted di­ that make his actions unpredictable. fever. He is willing to sacrifice what­ rectly to Congress by the Secretary of Due to military secrecy, we have no way ever principles he may have once pos­ of knowing how many accidents or fatal sessed in this regard in a desperate effort Agriculture. Copies only of such reports crashes can be traced to this cause. No will go to the secretary of the Council, matter how few they may be, we feel that to become a candidate for President. as a matter of information. the ban propqsed in the legislation under The Governor dragged the AFL-CIO Regarding the Department of Agricul­ discussion, should be applied to military as right along with him in the sellout of ture's substitute bill, which would apply well as commercial aircraft, as a further pre­ one of our most basic constitutional only to national forests, the Bureau of caution. guaranties-the right to vote. the Budget has advised: "Congress may The present policy on many commercial Governor Williams has charged that airlines, of serving liquor to passengers, is not wish to deal with the problems of difficult to understand in view of their other­ President Eisenhower killed the civil­ preservation of national wilderness wise excellent record in living up to the high­ rights bill. This is ridiculous, and ·he assets except in a general and uniform est standards of mechanical and operational knows it. It is a desperate effort to statute applicable to all ·affected agen­ efficiency and safety. The serving of liquor wiggle off the hook. The record will cies." Therefore, our opportunity adds an unnecessary and worrisome burden show that it was the Democrats-not the would seem to be one of integrating the to the responsibilities of the crew. It hardly Republicans-who voted against an ade­ suggested provisions of the substitute bill inspires confidence in the majority of the quate civil-rights bill in the Senate. passengers .when they observe that the air­ into the general statute. If this can be lines, in effect, offer this special service to Only 9 out of 49 Democrats supported acceptably done, the objective we are those who want cocktails in the sky. · the President in this measure compared aiming for will have been achieved-the This easygoing policy could precipitate a to 33 Republicans. preservation of a portion of America al­ major disaster. It is our duty to anticipate What happened to the rest of the Dem­ ways wild. and prevent such dangers by proper legisla- ocrats? Apparently, they still want to 14966 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE August 15 use the civil-rights 'issue for campaign 2: 15: Scotland. world-trade policy and representing a purposes rather than to show concern 3:15: Newberry. district in the State of Ohio that is keen­ for equal rights for all of our people. 4:00: SwitzCity. ly aware of the importance of :foreign WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 trade, I was pleased to submit an article 8: 30: Worthington. for the October 195'1 issue of the GOP Trunklines publication. Seventh District Tour Schedule, 1957 9:30: Jasonville. · 10:30: Coalmont. Under leave to extend my remarks in 11: 30: Midland. the REcoRD, I wish to include the article, EXTENSION OF REMARKS 12:30: Linton. as follows: OF 2: 00: Marco. SOME OF THE BENEFITS OJ' FOREIGN TRADE HON. WILLIAM G. BRAY 3: 00: Lyons. On the very day I received an invitation to contribute a brief article to Trunkline OF INDIANA . THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 on the role of Ohio in foreign trade. I was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRF.SENTATIVES 9:00: Farmersburg. writing our Ambassador in Tunisia about Thursday, August 15, 1957 10:00: Shelburn. the recent shipment of roadbuilding equip­ 11:00: Hymera. ment which left Cleveland a few weeks ago Mr. BRAY. Mr. Speaker, to discuss 12: 00: Sullivan. destined for north _Africa. You may have the problems, interests, and wishes of 2: 00: Fairbanks. read in the local papers about these trucks the people of the Seventh Congressional 3 : 00: Graysville. and other machinery which were manufac­ tured by the Euclid division of General District, I will meet people at the various FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 post offices in accordance with the fol­ Motors. lowing schedules: 9:30: Memm. We Ohioans should be very proud of our 10:00: New Lebanon. expanding export industry. One sees the WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30 11: 00: Paxton. products of Ohio's mills and factories no 8:30: Trafalgar. 12: 00: Carlisle. matter where one travels. 9: 30: Nineveh. 2: 00: Pleasantville. How delighted I was during my trip to 10:30: Edinburg. 3: 00: Dugger. Africa in 1955 to see Euclid trucks, manu­ factured by this very company, at work in 11:30: Franklin. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18 1:45: Needham. the Boml Hills mine in Liberia. This mine, 8: 30: Harmony. ·in turn ships 20,000 tons of the highest grade 2: 30: Whiteland. iron ore to Cleveland mills each month for 3: 30: Greenwood. 9: 00: Knightsville. 10:30: Carbon. turning into countless steel products. 4:30: Bargersville. 11 : 00 : Brazil. In my own 22d Congressional District it THURSDAY, QCTOBEll 31 is difiicult to gather figures which indicate 1:30: Staunton. the great extent to which we are dependent 9:30: Indian Springs. 2:30: Cory. upon export business. We produce paint, 10:30: Shoals. 3:30: Poland. enamels, automobile and airplane parts, and 11: 30: Loogootee. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 many other items which go into making a 1:30 : Alfordsville. complete machine. Moreover, there is con­ 9:30: Bowling Green. centrated in the State of Ohio, almost one­ 2: 30: Burns City. 10:30: Center Point. 3: 30: Crane. third of the entire machine-tool industry 11:30: Clay City. of the United States. the backbone of any MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4 1:30: Coal City. peacetime industrial or wartim.e armament 9:00: Oakland City. 2:30: Patricksburg. program. All of this points up the growing 10:15: Somerville. 3:30: Spencer. importance of reciprocal trade to hundreds 11:00: Mackey. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 of business and industrial firms in Ohio. 12: 00: Ft. Branch. A good indication of our dependence upon 9: 00: Freedom. foreign trade is shown in a recent Ohio in­ 1 : 30: Owensville-. 10:.00: Gosport. dustrial study by the United states Depart­ 2:45: Haubstadt. 11: 00: Quincy. ment of Commerce. It showed that about 3:45: Buckskin. 1:30: Eminence. 30 percent of Ohio workers are in indus­ 5 : 00 : Princeton. 2:30: .Hall. tries whose export sales on a national basis TUESDAY, NOVEMBER$ 3 :30: Monrovia. are more than 20 times as large as the corre­ sponding United States imports; and another 8: 00 : Francisco. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 40 percent of Ohio's workers hold jobs in 9:00: Patoka. 8: 30: Harrodsburg. industries which sell to foreign markets from 10:00: Hazleton. 9: 30: Smithville. 4 to 20 times as much as is imported to this 10:30: Decker. 10:15: Clear Creek. country in comparable goods. 11 : 30: Vincinnes. 11: 15: Stanford. But the maximum effects on Ohio will be 2:00: Monroe City. 12: 15: Bloomington. in years to come when the great St. Law­ 3 :00: Wheatland. rence Seaway will be bringing new markets 2:30: Unionville. to our doors and new products to our people. 4 : 00 : Bruceville. 3:30: Ellettsville. Th.e seaway may transform the whole Great WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBERS 4:30: Stinesville. Lakes area into another coastline and those 8: 30: Emison. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25 of us who look toward the future see that 9:30: Oaktown. our best interests lie in an enlightened world­ 9: 00: Morgantown. trade policy. 10:30: Freelandville. 10:00: Centerton. As Republicans we can feel great pride 11: 30: Ragsdale. 11: 00: Brooklyn. in the accomplishments of the Eisenhower 12: 15: Bicknell. 12 : 00 : Mooresville. administration in the field of foreign trade. 2:00: Edwardsport. 2: 30: Paragon. The administration has effected measures 2:45: Westphalia. 3:30: Martinsville. and programs that have resulted in the 3 :30: Sandborn. greatest expansion of peacetime world trade in history. United States commercial ex­ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 ports increased from $12.3 billion in 1953 9:00: Odon. to $17.3 billion in 1956, and imports rose 10:00: Elnora. Ohio and Foreign Trade from $10.9 billion to $12.6 billion during the 11 : 00 : Plainville. same period. 12:00:Wasbington. EXTENSION OF.REMARKS The Secretary of Commerce reports that 2:00: Montgomery. OP among the Department's. activities which 3:00: Cannelburg. have contributed to this increase are the HON. FRANCES P. BOLTON organization of the Bureau of Foreign Com­ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 OF OHIO merce in the Department, programs designed to stimulate tourism and United States in­ 9:00: Solsberry. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10:00: Owensburg. vestment overseas, and the initiation of Thursday, August 15, 1957 American participation in international 11: 00: Koleen. trade fairs abroad. In the past 3 years, the 12 : 00: Bloomfield. Mrs. BOLTON. Mr. Speaker,-having ·Department estimates that some 30 million 1:30: Doans. long been an advocate of an enlightened people visited United States exhibits at fairs 1957 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 14967 1n 27 countries, including one 1n Poland of the railroads is always to seek higher Creation of a Commission To Study the which attracted an estimated 1.25 million rates in such situations. Everyone persons. knows that railroads do not have com­ Utilization of Those Areas of the Radio· Not only does all of this help in maintain­ mand of their costs as may exist in other frequency Spectrum ing our own prosperity, but it contributes much to carrying abroad to people every. industries. But there is a question of where the message of what is accomplished simple prudence. Is it prudent to fol­ EXTENSION OF REMARKS under our free way of life. low a course which inevitably, through OF increases in charges, will mean less and less business? Less and less business HON. WILLIAM G. BRAY through the imposition of higher and OF INDIANA Freight-Rate Increase higher charges has never been the Amer­ ican way. American industry has grown IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES great and has become the envy of the Thursday, August 15, 1957 EXTENSION OF REMARKS world by following precisely the opposite OF Mr. BRAY. Mr. Speaker, on June 20 theory. of this year · I introduced House Joint I hope Mr. DeButts' voice is not one Resolution 381 proposing the creation of HON. THOMAS G. ABERNETHY · crying in the wilderness. I hope that OF MISSISSIPPI a Commission To Study the Utilization his voice will be heard and his conclu­ of Those Areas of the Radiofrequency IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sions and judgment studied not only in Spectrum which are assigned to the Thursday, August 15, 1957 the railroad business but in all industry. Federal Government. An identical pro­ We are treading on dangerous ground. Mr. ABERNETHY. Mr. Speaker, I Through inflation we may lose many of posal had been introduced previously by feel sure that I will be joined by all my the gains we have made in the past. Senator POTTER. colleagues from areas served by the The security of millions of families is The three Commission members would Southern Railway in applauding the po­ put in doubt. A continuation of the be experts in the communications field, sition taken by Southern's able and dis­ present trend will lead us all to an eco- but they would not be officers or em­ tinguished president, Harry A. DeButts, nomic bust. · ployees of the Federal Government. in reference to the latest freight-rate The obvious purpose of this study would increase granted by the Interstate Com­ be to allow persons outside of the Fed­ merce Commission. eral Government, but competent in the Southern's policy in regard to this in­ Achievements in Agriculture-The field, to see how well the frequencies crease is not to apply it in any situation Broiler Industry reserved for

May all speak justly, yet charitably; THE JOURNAL SENATE with courage of conviction, yet with a On request of Mr. MANSFIELD, and by readiness to be informed; always mindful unanimous consent, the Journal of the FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1957 of the tremendous responsibility that is proceedings of Thursday, August 15, theirs, and always worthy of the trust The Senate met at 11 o'clock a. m. 1957, was approved, and its reading was that has been given them. dispensed with. Rev. W. Louis Quinn, assistant pas· During these troublesome and difficult tor, st. Matthew's Cathedral, Washing· times, let this country of ours shine forth ton, D. C., offered the following prayer: to all nations not only as a beacon of hope but as an example of the peace and MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT We ask Thee, Almighty God, so to en­ harmony that exist when the rights Messages in writing from the Presi­ lighten and move the minds and hearts Thou hast given to every individual are dent of the United States submitting of those who deliberate here today that acknowledged and respected. nominations were communicated to the the good of all our fellow citizens will be May Thy blessing be with us always. Senate by Mr. Ratchford, one of his the result. Amen. secretaries.