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MR. PRESIDENT, BRING HOME retary General. There have been assurances Daily News featuring the exploits of Al ABE STOLAR that human rights will also be on the agenda. Capone, the streetcars, the lake. Abe Stolar is 76 now and ailing and I'm not His mind is filled with a cloudy, quaint, left-wing Chicago, an E.L. Doctorow vision HON. SANDER M. LEVIN sure how much time he has left to realize his writ small and faint. His accent is still Hum OF MICHIGAN final dream-to settle in Israel . boldt Park, but all of it fades and fades IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES There is now a movement afoot in a some more, and he is always asking. "Do number of quarters urging the President to Thursday, May 12, 1988 they still have that?" "Do they still say press Mr. Gorbachev for the release of all the that?" "Is all that gone now? Is it? Sure. Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, per Stolars. I support that effort and I urge my col That must be all gone now." haps most of my colleagues have by now leagues in the House to speak out on behalf In the '20s and '30s, many Western intel seen the story which appeared on the front of the Stolars and to join me in imploring lectuals were entranced with the Soviet Union. Most of them knew little or nothing page of the "Style" section in the May 10 President Reagan to seek to bring the Stolars Washington Post. It's entitled, "The Bitter Pil about the various repressions here, and home with him so they may then emigrate to what they did know about the history of grimage of Abe Stolar" and I would like to Israel. early Bolshevism they sometimes willfully submit it now for inclusion in the CONGRES ignored. SIONAL RECORD. THE BITTER PILGRIMAGE OF ABE STOLAR-A CHICAGOAN'S 57 YEARS IN THE U.S.S.R. Abe Stolar's parents, Morris and Esther, Abe Stolar is a native Chicagoan whose were not intellectuals, but their passion for parents had emigrated to the United States (By David Remnick) the revolution was at the heart of their from the Soviet Union in 1909. His parents Moscow.-In the early days of the Ameri lives. They were born in the Byelorussian longed to return and in 1931 the family sold can romance with Bolshevism, Abe Stolar city of Kishinev and emigrated to the all their belongings so they could return. Abe was a member of the John Reed Young Pio United States in 1909, a time when Cossacks agreed to join them, and so he emigrated to neers, Chicago chapter, and he would march were killing Jews by the thousands. In Hum down the sidewalks of Division Street wear boldt Park, the Stolars lived with other the U.S.S.R. Although initially buoyed at the ing sandwich boards reading "Save Soviet Jews and Poles, and they worked as print thought of living in a new country, Abe gradu Russia." ers. ally became disaffected with Soviet life. Abe "I was a proud communist and my family "My sister and I were born in Chicago, so survived Stalin's reign of terror and Breznev's and friends all looked to the U.S.S.R. for in we were American citizens right away," repressive regime but by the late 1960's he spiration," he says. The glory day came in Stolar says. "But right from the start my concluded that he had had enough. 1930 when Stolar and his parents joined father always wanted to go back. His whole Abe Stolar is not an observant Jew. But like hundreds of other American communists in culture was Russian. so many other Soviet Jews who never before moving to Moscow, capital of the "great ex "When we set out on the voyage, I was periment." feeling great, with the sea air and the contemplated emigrating to Israel, news of Is It was the fantastic voyage of his genera future all ahead of us. I never thought I'd rael's stunning victory in the Six-Day War in tion. "We were idealists, and we wanted to stay forever, maybe two years or so, enough 1967 stirred him-and steered him-to a build the workers' paradise," Stolar says. He for a great adventure, that's all. return to the homeland of his biblical foref a is an old man now, 76 years old with a hear "We sold all our stuff, all the furniture, thers. ing aid and a lousy leg. He sits in his weary nearly everything we had, because my In 1975 Abe, his wife Gita, and son Michael apartment on the southwest rim of Moscow father insisted that the first five-year plan finally received permission to emigrate and and stares out his window at a landscape of was starting and soon Russia would have again Abe found himself selling all his belong concrete and dust. A line of buses and troop plenty of everything for everybody. What a trucks rumbles down the road. Stolar tries joke. My mother had brought our dishes ings. In an infamous, dramatic turn of events, to catch a fly with his hands and misses by and wrapped them in old clothes to keep Soviet officials stopped the Stolars just before two feet. "We were idealists," he says final them from breaking. It turned out that departure, effectively preventing them from ly, "and we were painfully damn naive. A those rags helped us get through some emigrating. Since then, Abe's son Michael has paradise. That was the big damn joke." tough times in Moscow. My mother ended married. He and his wife Julia have one child Stolar is a plain man made extraordinary up selling them as if they were gold." with one more on the way. by the place he moved to. But he gradually When the Stolars arrived at Moscow's The Soviets have again given Abe, Gita, grew disillusioned and finally disgusted with Byelorussia train station, Stolar was unim and Michael permission to leave, but they life here, and for more than 15 years he's pressed. Gorky Street, one of Moscow's wanted to leave, live out his life in Israel. main thoroughfares, seemed like something refuse to let Michael's wife go, claiming that He doesn't have a very firm picture in his out of a 19th-century tintype, with cobble Julia's mother has a financial claim against mind of what Israel might be like, though a stones and streetcars and mud all around, her. In truth, there is no financial claim but relative once sent him a coded post card and the buildings no more than two or three Julia's mother refuses to sign the document that said, "Come running." stories high, and the plaster cracking, and admitting as much out of pure vindictiveness. He has tried. Once, in 1975, the Soviets the paint faded from winter. The Soviet emigration office could intervene if said he and his wife Gita and their son Mik "Right away, I had all these little criti they wished but again, this is the work of hail could go. They packed their things and cisms of Moscow," Stolar says, "but my Soviet Government whose pledge of glasnost drove out to Sheremetyvo Airport on the father was always there to explain that the appointed day for the afternoon flight· to country had been through a revolution and has yet to fully extend to human rights. The Vienna. But at the passport window, the a terrible civil war and they needed years to Stolars have agreed they will only emigrate if police told him to turn around. His wife, build communism." the whole family is permitted. they told him, had learned "state secrets" The Stolars handed over their American During Passover this year, the traditional while working at a chemical institute years passports and received Soviet ones. No one time for Jews to commemorate their freedom before. thought to ask what this meant-"We all as from slavery, 75 of my colleagues joined me In the apartment on Vernodskovo Street, sumed we were free to come and go"-but in in sending a letter to Julia's mother requesting there are a few remnants of Stolar's Chica the end this transfer of documents would that she sign the document, thus freeing the go. His son papered one wall with American lead to death for Morris Stolar and an end cigarette ads and a bathroom wall with less residence for his son Abe. Stolars. I forwarded the letter and the signa chewing gum wrappers. He keeps a stack of The family lived in an apartment building tures to Secretary of State George Shultz and Herald Tribunes in his desk. He remembers surrounded on all sides by fields that were President Reagan. some things about Chicago, the city he left populated with pigs and sheep. Esther Sto The President will be traveling to Moscow 57 years ago: the basement meetings in sup lar's idealism was tempered by her daily soon for an arms control summit with the Sec- port of Sacco and Vanzetti, the Chicago walks through the muddy fields. "She was
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"It was a life Now all I can see through my left are shad radio or some books behind, and the Stolars of Riley compared to everyone else's life in ows, Shadows and a little light." sell them for some extra money for Mikhail Russia," Stolar says. "We had movies every Abe Stolar believed. and Julia. week, a drama group, I sang in a chorus and Even after all he knew and saw, he be "Maybe I could go tomorrow, but how can we sang stuff like 'The red cavalry are we, lieved. After the war, he worked for years we possibly leave Julia behind?" Stolar says. of us brave tales are told.' I still sing those for the Soviet propaganda machine, writing "Nobody knows that we will only leave as a songs to myself." captions for the official news agency Tass family.'' In 1936, Stalin put an end to all that. Sta and copy for the English-language service of The scene is a huge, modern living room lin's objects of paranoia included not only Radio Moscow. Using the Russian non de on the grounds of the U.S. Embassy in military leaders, Jews, "cosmopolitans" and plume Nikolai Stolyerov, Stolar pumped out downtown Moscow. High-ranking embassy intellectuals, but foreigners. Foreigners all the monotonous tripe his fingers could officers live in town houses that seem air were ordered to leave the country immedi manage. He "forgave" Radio Moscow its lifted direct from Foggy Bottom. Waitresses ately or remain as Soviet citizens. Most left. "little lies" about the West and the Soviet float by bearing Thai rolls, meatballs, Euro The Stolars, who were carrying Soviet pass Union's own economic and political life, "be pean cheeses, wine and beer. The room is ports, had no choice, and stayed behind. cause I still thought we were all in this to packed with journalists, diplomats and two The next year, as Stalin was beginning his gether, building communism." With the dozen refuseniks-Soviets, like Abe Stolar, purges, Abe Stolar came home one day to overthrow of Khrushchev in 1964, the sta who have been denied exit visas. discover the apartment a shambles. His tion became even worse. Everyone is waiting for Secretary of State father was gone, arrested by the secret "And after a while the whole thing got to George Shultz, who is in Moscow to lay the police. "Like nearly everyone in that posi be draining," Stolar says of life under groundwork for the summit meeting here at tion, we tried to be rational and figured this Brezhnev. "When the Israelis won the Six the end of the month. Abe is working on the was some kind of mistake, something they Day war in 1967, and the radio was coming meatballs. Mikhail and his pregnant wife would correct in a couple of days' time," out with all this stuff how terrible Israel chat with a few reporters. "Have you seen Stolar says. After weeks of visiting the of was, I finally began to think." Stolar lis the letter my father has written to Presi fices of the secret police-then known as the tened intently to friends and family. Many dent Reagan?" Mikhail says. "I suppose he NKVD-Esther Stoler learned that her hus of them were of the nascent Jewish emigra gets thousands of letters, though, doesn't band had been given a "dime," gulag-ese for tion movement. In 1969, a niece left for he?" a 10-year sentence in a prison camp. Later Israel, and a few years later, Stolar's sister Finally, Shultz arrives, and he inches (the family does not know when), Morris followed. along from refusenik to refusenik, hearing Stolar was murdered in the camp. For the first time, Stolar stopped living in their encapsulated tales of misery. Each is "We never really suspected before the his father's utopia and took a hard look more nervous than the last as he tries, with purges that Stalin was doing anything less around. "I could no longer justify anything. everyone watching, to imprint his case on than heroic work to build communism. I Especially after I heard what rotten things Shultz's mind. didn't pay much attention to him, really. they were saying about Israel and the The first time I had a hint of his mind was Jews." Stolar's attitude has become so "I have been on a hunger strike. I've been when I was walking down Pushkin Street bitter, and his views so pronounced, that it waiting for years to leave. I hope, Mr. Secre one day on a holiday, maybe May 1, and cannot have helped him in his attempts to tary, that you will tell Mr. Gorbachev that there was this huge red banner of Marx, leave the country. my wife and children and I ..." Engels, Lenin and, biggest of all, and in the "I realized that this country is behind "Mr. Secretary, they say I have state se foreground, Stalin. where Chicago was when I left in 1930. The crets, but what was my job? I worked in sau "And I thought to myself, 'How can they customer is always wrong. The pedestrian is sage factory. The only secrets they have put Stalin up there with such people, the always wrong. There is no trust of any kind there is how much fat they mix with the dead gods of communism?' And once more in this country. Everything that is wrong meat* * *" my father had an excuse. He said, 'This is a with this country can be attributed to the Shultz is impassive, a remote man, who backward country and the peasants need fact that most people are not interested in emits a stolid concern but little warmth. something to look up to.' So I was recon their jobs. Doctors have disdain for sick The refuseniks appeal to him with all the ciled to Stalin. In fact, the first time I ever people. Bus drivers hate their passengers. power their eyes and voices can manage. If heard of a friend's parent getting shot by Lawyers aren't interested in winning your they could climb inside his mind and stay Stalin, I felt bad, but the doublethink was case. The worker in the factory doesn't give there, they would. Shultz keeps saying that always working on me. I figured that some a good goddam about the product he's these cases "are a first priority.'' how the guy must have deserved it. But making. Finally, Shultz arrives at the sofa where then Stalin went ahead and killed my own "So much is done on the side, on the black Abe Stolar is waiting. Shultz has been at father, a true believer." markets, that it's as if real work interferes these receptions before, and instantly recog Stolar could get a job only by lying about with your life. There is an old saying here, nizes Stolar. Shultz says, with a truly warm his father, claiming he was alive or dead 'He who works shall not eat.' Who eats the smile, that he is "tired" of meeting him in from natural causes. He worked for a while best? The bureaucrats who do nothing. Who Moscow. painting faces on dolls, and when the war eats the worst? The workers who are too "Then let's meet somewhere else," Stolar began the same plant started making uni worn out to do anything on the side." says. "Somewhere like Israel. Or Chicago." forms for the troops, "I liked any work I Abe married Gita in 1956. Their son Mik could do and do well," Stolar says. "You hail, now 29, became a deeply religious Jew. may think it's crazy but I was raised to be He wears a yarmulke, keeps kosher, studies IN RECOGNITION OF DORIS AND lieve in the dignity of all work." and observes as many of the Jewish rituals DAVID BAGOFF In August 1941, the government sum as he can. "My father is still an atheist, but moned him from his job to a district office. I want to go to Israel for religious reasons as Stolar was drafted, sent on the next train well as political ones." Mikhal says, his Eng HON. ROBERT G. TORRICELLI north to a forest camp in the Arctic Circle. lish a strange blend of working-class Chica OF NEW JERSEY "I didn't even have time to get warm go and Moscow. clothes," he says. "I had no long underwear, After denying the Stolars their exile at IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES just thin pants, a shirt and a jacket, and the airport in 1975, the Soviets now say that right away they sent us out into the woods, the Stolars can go. All except Mikhail's wife Thursday, May 12, 1988 the weather 40 degrees below zero, and we Julia, a Soviet citizen. The government Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. Speaker, it is a great started chopping down trees. They needed claims that Julia's mother has a "financial pleasure for me to rise today to bring to the the wood for trenches and dugouts. Though, claim" on her daughter. Stolar says, "That's attention of my colleagues, the accomplish in the end, the Germans never got that far baloney. The only reason Julia's mother is ments of two outstanding individuals in my north." making any claim at all is because the state After that stint as a military woodsman, is putting her up to it. They just want to district. The New Milford Jewish Center will be Stolar went with hundreds of other troops give us all the trouble they possibly can." honoring Doris and David Bagoff at a testimo to the front in a town near Lithuania. Their A few years ago, the Soviets told the Sto nial dinner in recognition of their unstinting job was to hold the line against the Ger lars to get out of Moscow within five days. participation and exceptional contributions to mans. "But we didn't have many bullets. They refused, insisting on their right to the center. May 12, 1988 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10855 David Bagoff, a member of the sales and major procurement centers of the Federal A TSUNAMI OF JAPANESE TECH marketing staff of the Murphy Realty branch Government, military and civilian, to assure NOLOGY TO DELUGE UNITED office in Fort Lee, is the former president of a that a fair share of government procurement STATES well-known tool and die manufacturing compa opportunities are made available to small busi ny in New York City. During World War II, in ness. HON. MEL LEVINE service to his country, David joined the U.S. Many, including those who benefit from their OF CALIFORNIA Army Air Forces as a flying cadet and grad activities, are unaware that the procurement IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES uated as a second lieutenant. He flew 50 center representatives are officials of the combat missions in the European theater and Small Business Administration, thinking rather Thursday, May 12, 1988 retired with the rank of major after 30 years of that they are employed by the procuring agen Mr. LEVINE of California. Mr. Speaker, the combined active and reserve service. He is a cies in which they work. These individuals, the current issue of New Technology Week con member of post 773 of the Jewish War Veter traditional procurement center representative tains some very disturbing observations by ans and the Knights of Pythias. David Bagoff working alone or teamed with breakout pro Sheridan Tatsuno, a senior analyst with Data has long exemplified commitment and respon curement center representatives and the quest Corp. in San Jose. Mr. Tatsuno warns sibility in his community and is a member of breakout team of technical advisors, engi that the United States runs a very real risk of the board of governors of the New Milford neers, and procurement analysts, assist pro being leapfrogged in key technologies in the Jewish Center, where he served as the cen coming decade. If this occurs it could signifi ter's president for two terms, first vice presi curing agency officials in identifying procure ment opportunities appropriate for fulfillment cantly impair our international competitiveness dent, chairman of the board of directors and in the coming decade. for 2 years worked tirelessly as chairman of by small business, and identify and qualify small contractors for the identified procure Mr. Tatsuno's warnings about the failure of the fund-raising journal. He is past president American managers and the general techno ments. of the men's club and currently serves as logical illiteracy of our population are deeply active liaison to the center's board of direc Breakout teams, breakout procurement disturbing. They add further credence to my tors. center representatives, and technical repre view that many of the wounds we have suf Doris Bagoff, who is currently employed as sentatives, are a relatively recent and natural fered in recent years with respect to our com the office manager for physicians' practices, outgrowth of the original, or traditional pro petitiveness are self-inflicted. Until we change was formerly a member of the library staff at curement center representative role. The many of the philosophies which guide Ameri Fairleigh Dickinson University. Long known for breakout team identifies and negotiates the can managers and our society as a whole be her generosity and unswerving dedication t? segmentation, or breakout, of subsystems and comes more comfortable with technology, we the center, she served for 2 years as presi subassemblies from major procurements are in for a rough ride. dent of the sisterhood and secretary, fund which had previously, because of size or com I include the full text of the New Technology raising and adult-education vice president. In plexity, been the exclusive preserve of large Week article in the RECORD and commend it addition, she has demonstrated her caring business. This activity has, by its own nature, to my colleagues' attention: and concern as a charter member of the Tri increased the volume of procurement opportu boro chapter of Hadassah. [From the New Technology Week, May 9, nities available to small contractors. Both the 1988] Doris and David Bagoff are the parents of traditional and breakout procurement center two sons, Robert a dentist, and Gary an ac LEAPFROGGING AMERICA: A TSUNAMI OF JAPA countant. Since relocating to New Milford 20 representatives maintain surveillance of all NESE TECHNOLOGY To DELUGE UNITED STATES years ago, they have dedicated themselves to purchasing activities to identify and negotiate their community and have achieved distin for those opportunities which do not require (By Richard McCormack) guished records of service and leadership, es breakout for small business accomplishment. The executives who run major U.S. corpo pecially through their involvement with th_e Breakout procurement center representa rations fail to appreciate the magnitude of Japan's technological strength, says Sheri New Milford Jewish Center. I know they will tives and technical advisors, engineering, dan Tatsuno, a senior industry analyst with continue to respond to the needs of others have both an engineering education and the Dataquest, a high-technology market re and extend their talent and support, energy requisite technical expertise which enables search firm based in San Jose. Japan is and enthusiasm to the Jewish center that them to pierce the major systems veil and moving rapidly into high-end, creative and honors them. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to join evaluate the subsystems, assemblies and sub innovative research across all industrial seg in paying tribute to this exceptional couple and assemblies which can appropriately be seg ments, and the effort "is not going to let up," warns Tatsuno. "In the 1990s we're extend my appreciation on behalf of their ef mented and procured independently from forts and offer my best wishes for continued going to get leapfrogged in a dozen indus small contractors. This method has proven to tries and Americans won't know what hit success. be not only more efficient, but more cost ef them. • • • It doesn't take a fool to see fective than procuring the major system and what's going on there." A TRIBUTE TO THE UNSUNG all of its components from one large prime The trend will become obvious in the early 1990s and will accelerate in the middle HEROES OF SMALL BUSINESS contractor. Additionally, the savings realized of the decade, predicts Tatsuno, a sansei or THE SBA'S PROCUREMENT on spare and replacement parts procured third generation Japanese American. Fol CENTER REPRESENTATIVES from these small con.tractors is a multiplier of lowing closely the situation that has devel the cost effectiveness of the original breakout oped in memory chips, where the U.S. had a HON. SILVIO 0. CONTE procurement. commanding lead and lost all but a very small portion of the market to Japanese OF MASSACHUSETTS In this historic 1OOth Congress, I have au producers, says Tatsuno, "the Japanese are IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES thored legislation designed to increase the going to have the cards for everything. Thursday, May 12, 1988 number of procurement center representatives They'll say: 'You can have the technology, and enhance their powers. As a direct result come and get it, but it's all in Japanese.' Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, upon the occa of this legislation, small business will receive a That's when we'll be in trouble.'' sion of Small Business Week 1988, I wish to greater portion of government contracts and The U.S. will then be in the position that honor some little known and unsung heroes of. it is in now in the dynamic random access the small business competition will generate the small business community; the hard work memory market: the Japanese have the substantial cost savings to the taxpayer. ing, knowledgeable, dedicated, servants of DRAMs and U.S. consumers have to pay small business, the Procurement Center Rep American small business is our greatest whatever price the Ministry of Internation resentatives of the U.S. Small Business Ad treasure. In Federal contracting all small busi al Trade and Industry dictates. ness turns to the procurement center repre This situation also poses problems for the ministration. This small team of men and Japanese, says Tatsuno. If a recession sets women are both the sword and the shield of sentatives. They work for small business. in, there will be more competition for a small businesses that contract, or seek to They work for America. They deserve our smaller market: "People will get very up contract, with the Federal Government. They wholehearted support and congratulations, tight, and will start blaming the Japanese are domiciled within, or regularly visit, all these heroes of the SBA. for all of their problems.''
19-069 0-89-15 (Pt. 8) 10856 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1988 Tatsuno doesn't quite understand the U.S. way ahead of the United States, but never This is clearly a worthy goal as our Nation mentality. Executives "pooh-pooh ideas make it here," says Tatsuno. The reason for prepares itself for the next century. I wish the before they investigate them," he says. this is that most Americans are not as scien American Agenda well. I know it will succeed They are too "mentally lazy" to commit tifically or numerically sophisticated as the themselves to risky but promising technol average Japanese. In order for those prod in part because of the worthiness of its aspira ogies. The Japanese are busily creating mar ucts to be successful in the U.S., they would tions, in part because it is bringing together kets with new technologies while American have to be "dumb-downed." In the U.S., con some of our Nation's finest thinkers and lead companies have a "wait-and-see" attitude, sumers get extremely frustrated when a ers from both political parties. Tatsuno remarks. "And this becomes a self product gets the least bit technical, Tatsuno One of those leaders is Stu Eizenstadt, who fulfilling prophecy. The Japanese say, we're explains. "Whereas in Japan, the level of many of us remember as President Carter's not going to wait. We're going to create and education is so high that the average Joe is chief domestic policy adviser. Although Stu invent the future." a pretty sophisticated guy.'' has been pursuing an active career as a America's skepticism has become an The Japanese also have an extremely excuse for not doing anything and it is lead good command of the English language, and Washington attorney since leaving the White ing to an overall immobilization, Tatsuno there are only a few Americans who possess House, he has still found time to remain in charges. "I've really noticed this skepticism knowledge of the Japanese language. Right volved with important public interest projects quite a bit lately," he explains. "Managers now, the "biggest problem" facing compa such as the American Agenda. I'm sure with are not being rewarded for what they can do nies in the Silicon Valley is the lack of col dedicated individuals such as Stu involved, but for what they should be doing right lege graduates in electrical engineering who the Agenda will prepare a useful blueprint for now. If [U.S.] managers divert their atten possess the ability to speak or read Japa the next President. tion away from the pressing matters [of the nese. Tatsuno continually receives calls I am submitting the Post article for the moment], then they really run the risk of from companies asking if he could suggest exposing themselves to failure." The men people with these qualifications. He doesn't Record for my colleagues' perusal. tality runs something like this: "'We're in know of any. In terms of firepower, the Jap [From the Washington Post, May 12, 1988] the vacuum tube business, we really need to anese are graduating hundreds of thousands CARTER, FORD JOIN GROUP TO HELP NEXT squeeze all of the revenues and energies out of electrical engineers a year, all of whom PRESIDENT AVOID SOME PITFALLS ouf that.'" read English and therefore "know exactly Tatsuno, whose job is to forecast markets, what we're doing.'' By contrast, the United
- • • • ~~"'---"'c--=--~·i i'.L--...1.....!... ..L.._• .. - ~ ...... :. - ·- • - ~ .... - • • ,__ • ,. May 12, 1988 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10859 The National Institutes of Health Clinical payback in designated nursing shortage late Mr. Mays for his perseverance in assisting Center in Bethesda, MD, has 110 vacancies areas." us in drafting this bill. This measure will pro for nurses skilled in critical care and other It is my hope that we will move quickly to vide critical benefits to districts severely im fields. put this program in place so that we may see pacted by layoffs and plant closings and is a The reasons for those vacancies vary and its impact and move toward rebuilding the na model example of legislation originating at the are related to the changing demand for tional supply of nurses. grassroots level. I am pleased that I could nurses-the increased need for bedside work in concert with a gifted constituent to de velop a bill that will be enormously helpful to nurses in nursing homes and home health EXTENDED BENEFIT REFORM Michigan and to my district. agencies, for acute care nurses in hospitals BILL that have sicker patients because of earlier Flint, Ml has borne a disproportionate share discharges than in previous years. of the national unemployment burden. While It is closely related to the increasing number HON. DALE E. KILDEE the level of unemployment nationally has of elderly people in our population. In 1980 OF MICHIGAN been falling to 5 percent, Flint has suffered the number of people in nursing homes has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES under a rate of 20 percent. Over the past year risen to 1.2 million, up from 800,000 in 1970, Thursday, May 12, 1988 alone, four plants in the area have closed or an annual increase of 4.5 percent. Estimates laid off workers, affecting over 10,000 individ Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce by the Health Care Financing Administration uals. What these numbers do not reflect, how the extended benefit reform bill with my col of the U.S. Department of Health and Human ever, are related jobs that are lost as a result leagues Congressman SANDER LEVIN and Services project that the demand for nursing of these layoffs-and the families that are di Congressman DONALD PEASE. I would also home care will increase dramatically by the rectly hurt when an individual worker loses his like to commend both of them for their leader or her job. year 2000. The National Institute on Aging," ship on this bill, and on unemployment issues report, "Personnel for Health Needs of the El During the hearing I chaired on dislocated generally. autoworkers and in individual meetings, I was derly, Through the Year 2000," September Our legislation would provide an additional, 1987, states: "There is a major need to in moved by the accounts of unemployed work optional formula that would make extended ers losing their jobs, their benefits, and finally, crease the geriatric content in undergraduate unemployment benefits more easily available programs" of nurse education (page 61 ). sometimes, their homes and automobiles. under the Federal-State Extended Unem Many of them had used up their savings and Nursing homes are the second-largest em ployed Compensation Act of 1970. The meas ployer of registered nurses in the Nation. were turning to social service agencies for the ure would allow States hard hit by unemploy first time in their lives, a wrenching decision The supply of nurses, therefore, is not ment to count people who have exhausted keeping up with the demand. At the same for individuals who had always been able to their unemployment insurance in determining provide for their families. What stuck me, how time, Federal support for nurse training has eligibility for the extended benefits program. dropped significantly under the Reagan ad ever, is that at no time did these unemployed The bill would offer an alternative trigger workers lose their hope. They believed that ministration, although Congress has tended to when more than 25 percent of the unem maintain a level of funding for nurse education something could be done to remedy a situa ployed workers exhaust their 26 weeks of tion that they were in no way responsible for. programs. Federal funding for nursing educa benefits without finding a job. If the weekly av tion fell from $150 million in 1973 to $53 mil Our legislation is a start in that direction. Al erage rate of individuals exhausting regular though it is no substitute for a coherent indus lion in 1987. unemployment benefits for the period of that The loan forgiveness and scholarship pro trial and trade policy, the bill makes it easier week and the immediately preceding weeks for States with high levels of unemployment to grams tied to service have not been imple exceeds 25 percent, the State would be eligi mented for nurses under either the National become eligible for extended benefits and will ble for the extended benefits program. provide a buffer between laid off workers and Health Service Corps or the service commit This percentage would be determined by di ment loans or scholarships to nurses at all, al powerful economic forces beyond their con viding the number of exhaustees in the cur trol. I look forward to working with my col though the authority to do so has existed in rent week by the number of persons who re leagues to pass a bill that will help our long the law all along. ceived their first benefit for their current bene term jobless citizens receive the benefits they This bill provides for programs that nursing fit year for the week beginning 6 months deserve. deans tell us will be attractive to many stu before. The bill would require the Secretary of dents. Major nursing associations, the Ameri Labor to compile the information required to can Hospital Association, long-term care facili calculate this formula. EXTENDED BENEFIT ty organizations support the concept. Our legislation recognizes that the current LEGISLATION The bill provides a way to reduce financial formula to determine eligibility for the ex barriers to nursing careers for those who oth tended benefits program does not count indi HON. SANDER M. LEVIN erwise could not afford the necessary educa viduals who have exhausted their unemploy OF MICHIGAN tion. Between 1973 and 1984, the Federal ment insurance. Therefore, although there IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Government supported some 220 nursing stu may be thousands of unemployed workers no dents under service payback agreements, and longer receiving benefits, the formula enabling Thursday, May 12, 1988 evidence shows that the average default rate States to "trigger on" to the extended bene Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, today, for nursing students under the National Stu fits program does not record them. As a I am introducing, together with my colleagues, dent Loan Program is approximately 5 per result, a State like Michigan, with large num Congressmen PEASE and KILDEE, legislation cent, less than the national average. bers of unemployment insurance exhaustees, to help a group of people that have been all The Tri Council for Nursing, composed of does not qualify for extended benefits. Our but forgotten, the long-term unemployed. the American Nurses Association, the National legislation provides a remedy to this problem While unemployment rates have come League for Nursing, the American Association by providing an alternative trigger that would down, 6.6 million workers are still out pound of Colleges of Nursing, and the American Or include workers who have exhausted their ing the pavements, looking for a job. This ganization of Nurse Executives recommended benefits to determine eligibility for additional number represents millions of families without recently, in specifications for reauthorization of insurance. a breadwinner, and millions more trying to the Nurse Education Act, as its No. 1 specifi In introducing this legislation, I must give a make do on a single income. For over 50 cation, providing "financial assistance to en great deal of credit to Mr. Eric Mays from years, this Nation has provided assistance to tering nursing students who will be obligated Flint, Ml. An active member of region 1-C, these families through the unemployment in for service in a nursing shortage area such as UAW, Mr. Mays testified recently at a North surance program. Today, however, the unem long-term care, acute care, perioperative care, east-Midwest congressional coalition hearing I ployment insurance system is broken. Our bill and others, as designated by the Secretary [of sponsored on dislocated workers in the auto provides a new approach to fixing the pro Health and Human Services]," and providing mobile industry, and has tirelessly explored gram and ensuring that those who are out of "financial assistance to licensed nurses to methods of directing additional unemployment work for more than 6 months are not aban complete their undergraduate education with benefits to laid-off workers in Flint. I congratu- doned. 10860 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1988 In recent years, a very troubling situation show which States are having trouble, nobody while at the same time responding to the criti has developed. The proportion of the unem is eligible for extended benefits. cism aimed at earlier reform bills. ployed collecting benefits has fallen precipi In the past several Congresses, many Mem Out of this effort developed the bill we are tously. In 1986, an average of only 33 percent bers have put forward proposals to change introducing today. This may be the first new of the unemployed were claiming benefits at the mechanism for triggering on the Extended idea to hit this field in several years. I think any one time, an all-time low. This low rate Benefit Program. I have cosponsored several. Eric's contribution is another example that the continued in 1987, with a record low of 25 The basic approach of these bills is to use the best ideas come from the front lines. percent recorded in October. In April of this normal measure of unemployment or TUR as My distinguished colleague, the senior Sen year, the rate had increased to 37 percent. the key statistic. Critics have pointed out sev ator from Michigan, DON RIEGLE, has intro By comparison, in 1975, a recession year in eral difficulties with this approach and to date duced companion legislation. I urge my col which programs to assist the long-term unem no progress has been made. leagues to join us in seeking to make the Ex ployed were available and working, 75 percent Our proposal takes a new tack. Our bill tended Benefit Program viable again. of those out of work were able to count on a would add a State optional alternative trigger I insert the text of the bill in the RECORD at check to help them through. Even in the non to the extended benefit law based on exhaus this point: recession year of 1979, 42 percent claimed tion rates. An exhaustion rate measures the H.R. 4595 benefits. On average, during the 1970's, 60 number of people who run through their 26 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of percent of all the unemployed were collecting weeks of regular State unemployment insur Representatives of the United States of ance and fall out of the system. Our proposal benefits. America in Congress assembled, There are several reasons why so few are says that, if a State has a relatively high level SECTION I. STATE "ON" AND "OFF" INDICATORS. of exhaustion, then that is a State with eco collecting benefits, but one critical reason is (a) IN GENERAL.-Section 203(d) of the nomic problems, and workers should have the because the only Federal long-term assist Federal-State Extended Unemployed Com extra 13 weeks to find a job. pensation Act of 1970 is amended by adding ance program is simply not working. The Ex This exhaustion rate measure meets many the following new sentence at the end: "Ef tended Benefit Program [EB] is designed to of the difficulties of the TUR. Exhaustion rates fective with respect to compensation for provide an additional 13 weeks of benefits in are easily measurable and equally accurate in weeks of unemployment beginning on the States with high unemployment. all States. They can be available on a weekly date established pursuant to State law, a In 1981, the criteria for a State to "trigger State may by law provide that the determi or monthly basis without delay, and measure nation of whether there has been a State on" EB were significantly tightened. Predict only those who are covered by the unemploy ably, fewer and fewer people were helped, "on" or "off" indicator beginning or ending ment insurance system. any extended benefit period shall be made until today, EB is operating in only one State, You might wonder why we are introducing on the basis of whether the weekly average Alaska. The two States with the worst unem uneployment legislation in a time of falling un rate of individuals exhausting regular un ployment in the country, Louisiana and West employment rates. I submit that this is the employment compensation benefits for the Virginia are without any extended benefits. ideal time to consider program reforms. Too period consisting of such week and the im States like Michigan, Texas, and Mississippi, often this institution legislates in the heat of mediately preceding 12 weeks exceeded 25 percent, as determined by dividing the with unemployment rates more than 2 full per crisis. When joblessness soars, and it will centage points higher than the national aver number of individuals who exhaust such again, we will seek solutions. Unless we lay benefits in the week for which a determina age have no extended benefits. the ground work now, we will put together tion is being made by the number of individ But the problem is deeper. If we were to piecemeal efforts and in the end, leave funda uals who received their first such benefit for undo the 1981 act, no additional States would mental problems, such as pockets of high un their current benefit year for the week be trigger on the EB Program. The labor markets employment, unaddressed. ginning 26 weeks before such week.". of the late 1980's have changed significantly This legislation is not intended to be a solu Cb) IMPLEMENTATION.-Cl) The Secretary of from only a decade before. Unless we make tion to the problem of long-term unemploy Labor shall compile on a weekly basis for some fundamental amendments to the unem ment. Indeed, I strongly believe that unem each State- ployment insurance system, millions of jobless the number of individuals who receive ployment reform must include not only benefit their first regular unemployment compensa will continue to face destitution after 6 months improvements, but also better access to train tion benefit for their current benefit year; of unemployment. ing and counseling, and strong links to the and Since the early part of this decade, for as business community. I introduced legislation to CB> the number of individuals who ex yet unexplained reasons, the traditional meas address these aspects of reform earlier in this haust regular unemployment compensation ure of unemployment that we are all familiar Congress. benefits. with, called the total unemployment rate The bill we are introducing today, is one (2) For purposes of paying benefits for [TUR], began to diverge from the insured un weeks of unemployment under the amend piece of a larger plan. It is a fresh idea and as ment made by subsection (a), a State may employment rate [IUR]. The IUR measures such I expect that it will be refined. I have provide for such benefits to be paid only for only those who are out of work and collecting asked CRS, CBO, GAO and several labor weeks of unemployment beginning after the benefits, while the TUR is based on a survey economists to look into an exhaustion rate date of the enactment of this Act. In deter of households and measures everyone out of trigger. I look forward to their comments. mining whether there has been a State "on" work and looking for a job, whether or not This legislation, to the extent it provides or "off" indicator beginning or ending any they are collecting benefits. vital assistance to the long-term unemployed extended benefit period, however, a State In the recent past, these two measures in hard-hit areas, will cost Federal dollars. The may make such determination based on a moved in tandem. When times were tough Extended Benefit Program is a 50-50 State weekly average rate which includes the 12 weeks beginning before such date of enact and the unemployment rate went up, the IUR federally funded program, but under Gramm ment. rose right along side. This is important be Rudman, all of the expenditures are counted cause getting the additional 13 weeks of ex toward the deficit. Thus, the question of prior tended benefits depends on a State's IUR, ities will have to be addressed. TRIBUTE TO PHILIP not the unemployment rate. Today, there is no In closing, I would like to acknowledge the CHRISTOPHER such correlation. States with high unemploy role in the development of this bill played by a ment have low IUR's. jobless auto worker in Flint named Eric Mays. HON. ROBERT G. TORRICELLI Thus, this measure no longer captures the Eric came to Washington several months OF NEW JERSEY amount of distress in the labor market. The ago with a contingent of auto workers who IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Extended Benefit Program is premised on the have recently lost their jobs. After a series of idea that if unemployment rates are high in a meetings and discussions with members and Thursday, May 12, 1988 given State, it will probably take people longer staff, he took back to Flint a pile of testimony Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay to find another job. The program then pro and studies on unemployment insurance tribute to Philip Christopher, an outstanding vides 13 weeks of benefits, 13 weeks of time reform. Eric poured over that material and leader in the Greek-Cypriot American commu for further job hunting without the wolf at the began thinking of ways to help those who nity. Mr. Christopher will be honored on May door. Because of the failure of the IUR to have exhausted their unemployment benefits, 14 at the Greek-Cypriot American dinner in May 12, 1988 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10861 New York City for his outstanding contribu The history of the festival itself is long and exact, a white, full-length badger coat. This, tions to the Greek-American community. proud. Under the direction of two young thea to an abortion-rights march sponsored by Mr. Christopher serves as the president of ter graduates from the Yale Drama School, the National Organization for Women. Along with Fairchild's blond coxcomb of the Pancyprian Association of America, which and with the support of the "Three Arts Socie hair and theatrical makeup, it made her he founded in 1975. The Pancyprian Associa ty," the theater began in 1928. This was not look-as one feminist at the event put it less tion is the largest Greek-Cypriot organization an average, small-town theater, Mr. Speaker. than charitably-"like a beauty queen." in the United States, and through the leader Such artistic luminaries as James Cagney and So there she was jet-lagged, having just ship of Mr. Christopher has sponsored the Katharine Hepburn graced the wooden stages flown in from Italy. It was pouring rain, and Pancyprian folk dancers, the Philharmonic of Stockbridge. In fact, in 1934, a 13-year-old she had a sinus infection-the reason she band, the Sea Scouts, a championship soccer thespian by the name of Montgomery Clift wore the fur coat in the first place. Once team, and a community center. Through CY made his theatrical debut at Stockbridge. the organizers got an eyeful of her, they The festival continued to grow in the treated her with the distant chill usually re PAC, Greek-Cypriot Americans have broad served for party crashers. Oh, some of the ened their involvement in the American politi 1940's, as such leading men and women as women came up and said "Hi" and "Thank cal process. Buster Keaton, Ruth Gordon, Tallulah Bank you for coming," but Fairchild could see A native of Kyrenia, Cyprus, Philip Christo head, and Ethel Barrymore brought great that look in their eyes. It was a forlornness pher immigrated to the United States in 1959. renown to the Berkshires. that said, "We're glad that a celebrity He was graduated from New York University The list of actors and actresses who have showed, but why did it have to be you?" with honors in 1970 as captain of the soccer graced the stages of Berkshire Theater Festi Still, she marched. Along with a crowd of team. After a brief teaching career, Mr. Chris val is an impressive one. But anyone who 30,000, Fairchild splashed and slid her way to the Rancho Park destination while her topher joined the Audiovax Co., a leader in knows what it takes to put together a produc coat turned gutter-water brown. When they the electronics field, and currently serves as tion like this knows that it is the people behind got to the rally, most of the guest speakers executive vice president. the scenes who make things work. People like didn't feel like getting any wetter. But Fair Under Philip Christopher's leadership, the Jack and Jane Fitzpatrick, whose tireless ef child figured that the crowd-now ankle Pancyprian Association has offered more than forts and generous contributions have bol deep in mud-deserved to "hear something." 100 scholarships to Cypriot students for study stered the festival and ensured its success. So she gave her speech, which focused on in the United States. These efforts are an im Mr. Speaker, my wife Corinne and I have abortion as a "basic inalienable right: the portant part of the strengthening of relations had the distinct pleasure of knowing Jack and right to decide what to do with your own Jane for many, many years. We consider body." By all accounts, her address was between the United States and Cyprus and moving, ironic and well-informed; when she enable young Cypriots to gain a better aware them among our closest friends. We know finished, the once-skeptical audience react ness of this country. firsthand the efforts they have made to help ed. Suddenly, Fairchild recalls, "all these Philip Christopher's other activities on the Berkshire Theater Festival continue to women were coming over and hugging me, behalf of his community are manifold. He has grow. I can think of no one more richly de saying: 'I didn't know you could talk like served as president of the Cyprus Federation, serving of this honor than the Fitzpatricks. that. Would you talk to our group?'" chairman of the Justice for Cyprus Committee Unfortunately, Mrs. Conte and I will be She saw that moment as "a turning point and president of CY-PAC. He is a member of unable to attend the opening night celebration in the way that some people in the political the board of directors of the Cyprus Children's of the Berkshire Theater Festival on June 27. arena viewed me. * * * Because I realized that they had responded to me, that I had Fund, American Hellenic Alliance, and the That notwithstanding, I wanted to offer our touched people. United Hellenic Congress. very best wishes for continued success and "Before I got involved, I never thought Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to participate in happiness, both for the festival and for its two anyone would give a damn about what I the tributes being extended to this outstanding biggest supporters, Jack and Jane Fitzpatrick. though. I'm a television actor-who would son of Cyprus and proud citizen of America, care? Then I found out that I could help Philip Christopher, and to extend all best focus attention to an issue in a positive way. wishes to him, his wife Chris, and son Nick, MORGAN FAIRCHILD That was something I was blind to before." on this auspicious occasion. At 38, Morgan Fairchild knows that on HON. MEL LEVINE first sight some people will think she is a bimbo. "When you're blond and drop-dead OF CALIFORNIA TRIBUTE TO BERKSHIRE beautiful like Morgan," theorizes Fairchild's IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THEATER FESTIVAL friend, actress and political activist Shelley Thursday, May 12, 1988 Duvall, "people sometimes think you don't have any brains, which is just not the case HON. SILVIO 0. CONTE Mr. LEVINE of California. Mr. Speaker, [with Fairchild]." OF MASSACHUSETTS Morgan Fairchild is one of the most remarka And it can be disconcerting to hear a pop culture icon talking about AIDS, toxic IN THE HO-VSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ble women I know. Not only is she an accom plished actress, but she has, in recent months waste, deforestation and overpopulation. Thursday, May 12, 1988 become a visible and articulate spokesperson Both the public and Hollywood casting Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay for a variety of social causes ranging from agents see Morgan Fairchild, who started on daytime TV in "Search for Tomorrow" and tribute to the Berkshire Theater Festival in AIDS to environmental protection. moved on to "Flamingo Road," "Paper Berkshire, MA, which celebrates its 60th A recent profile of Ms. Fairchild in the Los Dolls" and "Falcon Crest," as a staple of the season this year. As a personal friend, and as Angeles Times illustrated the depth of her evening soap. Her charm-school haughtiness one who has represented the Berkshires for commitment to the causes in which she has has elevated prime-time sexiness to a dizzy 38 of those 60 years-8 as a State senator become involved. She is clearly a remarkable ingly pristine level. The concept of Morgan and the past 30 as a Member of Congress-I woman with a passionate commitment to im Fairchild became such a stereotype that want to offer my personal congratulations. proving the quality of life in our country. just by appearing in the film "Pee-wee's Big And since it is such a special anniversary, I include the Times article about Morgan Adventure" she was spoofing herself. Only a year and a half ago her name was the butt Mr. Speaker, the patrons at the theater have Fairchild, commend it to my colleagues atten of Jon Lovitz's most· popular routine on decided to dedicate this season to two very tion, and ask them to join with me in recogniz "Saturday Night Live": As pathological liar special people who have played a tremendous ing her contributions to the public policy proc Tommy Flanagan, Lovitz played off her an role in helping the Berkshire Theater Festival ess: tiseptic sex-symbol image by boasting about become the event that it is today-John H. [From the Los Angeles Times magazine, "My wife, uh ... Morgan Fairchild." and Jane P. Fitzpatrick. May 8, 1988] But in the past year, especially, Morgan Jack and Jane, owners of the Red Lion Inn Fairchild has found success in the political CAUSE CELEB-MORGAN FAIRCHILD WANTS community, and some activists are suggest in Stockbridge, MA, have spent innumerable You To TAKE HER SERIOUSLY ing, in all seriousness, that she should run hours working to enhance the festival. There I • • ~....-....-...i_~..i.______:_i...__:~__a_-=i~..._,._.----,_ .___.J. -~••·--...a·--· & .A.o•· ..... -~.a.11-.__._. May 12, 1988 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10871 Trauma patients account for only about the opening of its eastern regional office in ard Gere; the Capital Area Friends of Tibet; 15,000 of the 400,000 annual paramedic runs Philadelphia. and the Office of Tibet. by the Los Angeles City Fire Department, Since it opened its doors, the office-which During our ceremony, Richard Gere ex she said. "Trauma is an important but very small subset of all the emergency cases han is in my district-has administered between pressed grave concern about the need to pre dled by paramedics-the drug overdoses, 22,000 and 25,000 tests a year. The workload serve Tibet's ancient cultural and religious heart attacks, seizures and so on," she said. has grown dramatically from 600 tests a heritage and present its traditions to Western FINANCIAL CRUNCH month in 1968 to about 2,000 a month, now. ers who are not familiar with it. It was for this County and hospital officials agree that In addition, staff members conduct special reason that Gere founded the Tibet House in the source of the problem for trauma cen ized and localized testing in surrounding com 1987. ters and for private emergency rooms is a fi munities on a regular basis to meet the needs Mr. Gere noted in his remarks that in some nancial crunch caused by the cost of provid of agencies in the Philadelphia area. For ex regards, "The Treasures of Tibet" exhibit in ing medical care to increasing numbers of ample, the department of public welfare re the Cannon rotunda is a "curtain raiser" for indigent patients-many of whom enter a quired specialized recruitment a few years ago an even more ambitious effort to focus on Ti hospital through its emergency room. By for Hispanic candidates. The commission was betan culture and to increase the world com law, a hospital must treat and stabilize all able to recruit, test, and certify sufficient num emergency room patients without regard to munity's awareness of what is happening to their ability to pay. bers for a training class. More recently, Loa this ancient culture and its peoples. In 1991 At the Hospital of the Good Samaritan on tian, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Hmongs Tibet House will sponsor the "Year of Tibet," Witmer Street, which receives about 450 were needed by the Philadelphia County a series of nationwide cultural events which rescue ambulances a month, spokeswoman Board of Assistance. Again the office swung will include the most extensive exhibition of Ti Heather Hutchison said the emergency into action and met that need. betan art ever assembled; the premier of a room is "losing money." She confirmed that The eastern regional office is also actively newly commissioned opera by Tibet House officials there recently obtained an applica involved in providing counseling to candidates. board member and prominent American com tion from the county to downgrade emer Staff members are available to counsel candi gency services, but said that no firm deci poser Philip Glass; a national tour of the Tibet sion has been made, pending "a special ses dates on employment opportunities, current National Opera from Dharamsala, India, the sion of the trustees" scheduled for Thurs examinations, job requirements and other in seat of Tibet's government in exile; the First day. formation. They also review a candidate's Annual Tibetan Film Festival; and a series of She said the emergency room has recently qualifications and provide a list of positions for new films focusing on Tibet's culture and his been filled to capacity " 19 days out of each which the candidate may qualify. tory which will be coproduced by PBS. month" and will be hard-pressed to handle a As part of the commission's recruiting ef "20% to 40% increase" in patients due to Mr. Speaker, a number of other prominent forts, staff members visit local colleges, attend individuals were present for the ceremony in curtailed emergency services at nearby Cali career days, and maintain active contact with fornia Medical Center on South Hope the Cannon rotunda. The Honorable Lord Street. placement officers and counseling staff. They David H. Ennals, who led the first foreign ob At California Medical Center, officials also have day-to-day contract with women's server mission to Tibet following the March figure that the center's emergency room is organizations, minority student groups, veter 1988 demonstrations, spoke on the need to losing about $500,000 a month. Compound ans' groups and local community organiza preserve Tibetan culture, particularly in light of ing the hospital's financial problems is its tions, providing information about civil service the Chinese human rights abuses in Tibet he $60-million debt from a recent rebuilding positions, requirements, and testing. campaign, as well as stricter government observed this spring. Approximately 300 people a day visit the Others who joined us were Prof. Thubten J. controls on hospital charges to public office to get the latest information about job health care programs such as Medicare and Norbu, member of the Board of Directors of Medi-Cal. opportunities in State government. In addition, Tibet House, professor emeritius from Indiana Reacting to California Medical Center's the staff handles about 100 phone calls a day. University, and the brother of His Holiness the announcement, county supervisors declared In the past 20 years, the eastern regional Dalai Lama. In his remarks, Professor Nobu Tuesday that the hospital's action will office has experienced phenomenal growth in noted that Tibetans need the help of the "leave an area twice the size of San Francis the use and demand for its services. But that United States in their efforts to preserve their co with inadequate emergency health care." increase in demand and expectations has culture and to secure observance of Tibetan In an emergency motion, they asked health been matched by the dedication and profes human rights. Rinchen Dharlo, representative officials to study the possible "domino sionalism of the fine men and women working effect" on other hospitals. of the Dalai Lama for North America, and in the office. Tenzin Tethong, the Washington, DC, repre MAY DOWNGRADE SERVICE I commend these outstanding public serv sentative of the Dalai Lama were also in at At French Hospital in the Chinatown ants on a job well done. I know my colleagues tendance at the ceremony. area, spokeswoman Roselyn Smith said the will join me in congratulating the east regional hospital has suffered financially from the Our distinguished colleague from New York, office and wishing the staff two more decades large percentage of indigents brought to the Mr. D10GUARDI spoke in support of Tibet's of exemplary service and success. emergency room by paramedics. Of about 50 cultural and religious plight. ambulance patients a month, she said, about half do not pay their bills. "There's a Mr. Speaker, this exhibit, "The Treasures of good chance we will downgrade" the hospi EXHIBIT OF TIBETAN CULTURE Tibet," is an extraordinary collection of Tibet tal emergency room, she added. ON DISPLAY IN CANNON RO an religious and cultural artifacts and photo Officials at Linda Vista Hospital in Boyle TUNDA graphs, both old and new. Remarkable ritual Heights, which also accepts about 50 rescue objects and paintings dating from the 14th to ambulances a month, could not be reached HON. TOM LANTOS the 19th century, from the outstanding private for comment. OF CALIFORNIA collection of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Ford, pro IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vide an interesting and beautiful core to the TRIBUTE TO THE EASTERN RE display. Contemporary ritual objects from the GIONAL OFFICE OF THE PENN Thursday, May 12, 1988 Kunzang Palyul Choeling-World Prayer SYLVANIA STATE CIVIL SERV Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, on May 10 in Center-were provided by Elizabeth Elgin, ICE COMMISSION the rotunda of the Cannon Building a special Linda Kurkowski, and Michael Burroughs. Two ceremony was held to mark an unique exhibit of the elegant "thankas"-Tibetan religious HON. WILLIAM H. GRAY III on display there. "The Treasures of Tibet" is paintings-are on loan from the temple of OF PENNSYLVANIA an outstanding exhibit of Tibetan antiques, art Ahkon Lhamao, Rinpoche. work, and photographs which will be in the ro The Office of Tibet provided charming cos IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tunda for 2 weeks for Members of Congress tumed dolls made by Tibetans living in exile in Thursday, May 12, 1988 and visitors to Capitol Hill to admire. Joining India. Such forms of Tibetan art are encour Mr. GRAY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, the Congressional Human Rights Caucus in aged in order to preserve and develop tradi this month the Pennsylvania State Civil Serv sponsoring this wonderful display were Tibet tional crafts as well as to preserve the rich Ti ice Commission marks the 20th anniversary of House and its chairman, American actor Rich- betan heritage of regional, monastic, ritual and 10872 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1988 traditional costume. Also on display are .coins music you have created for all the world to COMMENDING MR. PHILIP and currency used in Tibet until 1959, when enjoy. CHRISTOPHER the Dalai Lama fled to India. On public display for the first time are an HON.THOMASJ.MANTON unusually significant series of photographs A TRIBUTE TO DR. SANDYE from an unprocessed collection of the Library JEAN McINTYRE II OF NEW YORK of Congress. These Tibetan photographs, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES taken during the period 1920-40, were made Thursday, May 12, 1988 available with the help of Dr. Stephen Ostrow HON. KWEISI MFUME Mr. MANTON. Mr. Speaker, on May 14, and George Hobart of the Library of Con OF MARYLAND 1988, the Pencyprian Association of America gress. The excellent selection and captioning IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES will be presenting the Freedom Award to its was done by Merlinda Fournier and Lobsang founder and president, Mr. Philip Christopher. Lhalungpa. Anne Hawthorne expertly photo Thursday, May 12, 1988 In order that my colleagues in the House graphed and produced the copies. The photo Mr. MFUME. Mr. Speaker, I would like to might know of Philip Christopher's contribu graphs are particularly impressive since they take this opportunity to bring the attention of tions, I would like to enter my remarks for Sat capture monasteries, customs, religious prac my colleagues to the distinguished and dedi urday night in the Congressional Record. tices, and traditions which have all but disap cated service of Dr. Sandye Jean Mcintyre II, STATEMENT OF HON. THOMAS J. MANTON FOR peared in the wake of the destructive Cultural who is retiring after 40 years as a professor of MAY 14, 1988, AT THE PHILIP CHRISTOPHER Revolution and Chinese occupation. foreign languages at Morgan State University TESTIMONIAL DINNER The exhibit also includes outstanding con in Baltimore, MD. Good evening everyone. It is my distinct temporary photographs of Tibet and Tibetans Dr. Mcintyre received a bachelor of arts pleasure to serve as a cochairman of to by the professional photographers ASUPI, degree at Johnson C. Smith University, Char night's dinner honoring Philip Christopher. Doug Col, Linda Conners, Anne Hawthorne, lotte, NC; masters of arts in Romance lan Philip Christopher is a very special person Mac McCoy, Christian Malinowski, and Whit guages at Case Western Reserve University, whose leadership and commission to im ney Stuart. Artist Philip Sugden's wonderful Cleveland, OH; and a Ph.D. in French, also at proving the world around him should serve ink and pen drawings on handmade paper are as an example to us all. Case Western University. During his academic Philip Christopher is a natural born an impressive addition to the exhibit. career, Dr. Mcintyre has excelled during the Credit for the exhibit goes to my wife, An leader. As a young man, he was president of course of his studies. He was awarded a Ful his high school junior and senior classes. He nette, who initiated it, and Dr. Kay A. King of bright Scholarship to study at the University of graduated from New York University with my staff, who arranged for the works, and Grenoble in France, upon which he received honors and was captain of the soccer team. planned and supervised its installation. Many the Diplome de Hautes de Langue et de Lit He has proven himself as a success in the others offered their expert help with the de business world and now serves as the execu tails of installing this exhibit: Richard Squires, terature Francaises, and at the University of tive vice president of Audiovox Corp. Mary Beth Cavanes, Mac McCoy, and Grace Paris he received a Certificat d' Assiduite. However, Phil has not confined his talents Spring-Reinstein, whose wonderful hand-made In 1973, Dr. Mcintyre was honored by the solely to self-advancement. Rather Phil has puppets are also included in the exhibit. French Government as a Chevalier in the dedicated his energies and his unique lead ership qualities to aid Cyprus. He has Mr. Speaker, the culture of Tibet is truly re Order of the Academic Palms. This decoration is awarded to distinguished professors in worked tirelessly for the people of Cyprus markable. It is my hope that others who see and is committed to securing justice and this outstanding exhibit will become more France for their outstanding contribution in freedom for that embattled nation. aware and appreciative of the treasures of their respective fields and is rarely awarded to In 1975, in response to the brutal Turkish Tibet, and of the unique religious and cultural foreigners. Of the recipients of this award, invasion of his homeland, Phil founded the traditions which are rapidly disappearing and only one other African/ American had been so Pancyprian Association of America. Under stand in danger of extinction. honored. Subsequently, he was promoted to his leadership, the association unified the the rank of officer in the above order. Approxi American Cypriot community and became mately 20 persons in the world outside of the largest Greek-Cypriot organization in A TRIBUTE TO AN AMERICAN the United States. The association's gener France had received such rank, and only 20 FAMILY LEGEND: GLADYS osity in helping hundreds of Cypriot youths French citizens were so bestowed. KNIGHT AND THE PIPS is a clear reflection of Phil's personal gener In the international community, Dr. Mcintyre osity and his commitment to the people of is recognized as a distinguished scholar and Cyprus. Furthermore, under Phil's guid HON. MERVYN M. DYMALLY diplomat. He has served as the honorary ance, the Pancyprian Association has OF CALIFORNIA consul of the Republic of Senegal and consul become a key voice in helping to shape U.S. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES public policy toward Cyprus. to the Republic of Haiti. He has delivered nu The motto of the Pancyprian Association Thursday, May 12, 1988 merous lectures both in this country and is, "Some people see things as they are and Mr. DYMALL Y. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues abroad. As president of the Baltimore Consul say why? We dream of things that never were and say why not?" Philip Christopher in the Congressional Black Caucus join me ar Corps and vice dean of the Consular Corps College, Dr. Mcintyre was known for his dy has made that motto his personnal creed. today in saluting 35 years of musical tradition He is indeed a dreamer who has made his that has been created by the noteworthy con namic leadership. For his outstanding contri butions to the fostering of international under dream a reality. It is an honor and a privi tributions of legendary Georgia natives Gladys lege for me to know him and t o work with Knight and the Pips. Their wonderful talents standing and good will among countries in the him. Phil is the true American success story. have brought pleasure to millions around the Americas, Dr. Mcintyre has been presented I commend him on his accomplishments and world, and their timeless vocal blend spans the Bolivar Medal from Columbia, Ecuador, offer my best wishes for his future success. generations and cultures. Panama, and Venezuela. During his 40 years teaching at Morgan Recognizing the important accomplishments A TRIBUTE TO MR. CECIL C. they have made State University, Dr. Mcintyre has exemplified in the entertainment industry, BURTON we also take special note of the extraordinary the highest pedagogical standards, inspired message that their pursuit of excellence ex many students of French, written and directed presses. Above all, this is an American family over 50 French plays, and has served gra HON. C. THOMAS McMILLEN which stands as a role model for young and ciously as the adviser to the Fulbright Scholar OF MARYLAND old-black, white, and ethnic to emulate. Their ship Program. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES unity and support of the institutions that is the It is my privilege to have the opportunity to family represents a legacy for us all. To honor Dr. Sandye Mcintyre II, for his extraordi Thursday, May 12, 1988 Gladys Knight and each of the Pips, the Con nary contribution to the instruction of language Mr. MCMILLEN of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, I gressional Black Caucus takes great pleasure and the furthering of international understand would like to bring to your attention some of in making this tribute to you and the wonderful ing. the invaluable contributions which have been May 12, 1988 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10873 made by a long-time Anne Arundel County I am particularly pleased by the passage of sacrifices made by those who served in resident, Mr. Cecil C. Burton. this legislation because I think it will become Korea. In the 42 years he has resided in Anne an essential part of a comprehensive effort to I hope that my colleagues will join me in co Arundel County, Mr. Burton has done much to effectively address the serious problem ofter sponsoring this important legislation. It is very touch the lives of county residents. He has rorism without infringing on the right of citi important that we remember those contribu enjoyed a diverse career in the educational zens to own legitimate firearms. tions made on behalf of freedom and that our field as a teacher, coach, guidance counselor, deep appreciation for these sacrifices is prop and principal. Cecil Burton assisted literally erly expressed. hundreds of young people to pursue their edu IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE cational goals, many of the same individuals WHO SERVED IN KOREA still remain in touch with him today. Aside CHEMICAL AND GERM WARFARE from the motivation and support he provided HON. JAMES J. FLORIO RESEARCH on an individual basis, Cecil Burton had the OF NEW JERSEY foresight to etablish a career development IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. DAVID E. BONIOR program and educational consultant company. OF MICHIGAN Thursday, May 12, 1988 In doing so, Mr. Burton was able to solicit the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES support of other educators to reinforce the Mr. FLORIO. Mr. Speaker, I pleased to in Thursday, May 12, 1988 foundation he had laid. troduce today a resolution designed to call at Since his retirement from the educational tention to the sacrifices and efforts of those Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, last week, the field, Mr. Burton focused his attention on a who served in the Korean war. My resolution, House renewed our Nation's commitment to a number of endeavors. He has been an insur which designates the week of July 25 to July moratorium on chemical weapons production ance broker, a real estate broker, a housing 31, 1988, as "National Week of Recognition by passing the Aspin-Fascell amendment to management consultant, and established his and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the fiscal year 1989 Department of Defense own company, the Homeowners Service the Korean War" is an effort to express our authorization bill. For 19 years, it has been the Realty Co. Even with this change of direction, appreciation to those brave individuals who consensus of the international community, the Mr. Burton continued to share his knowledge participated in this war to ensure freedom and Congress, and the American people that the of this field with many would-be realtors, independence for the Republic of Korea. use of chemical weapons is never justifiable, teaching them the sales, management and I am joined in introducing this resolution by and that this horrifying form of warfare should appraisal aspects of the job. my colleagues, STAN PARRIS and MARY ROSE no longer be a part of any nation's arsenal. While serving in the military and later as a OAKAR as well as Senator ARMSTRONG. This At a time when we hear reports of the use disabled veteran, Mr. Burton was also known year marks the 35th anniversary of the armi of chemical weapons in the Middle East, the for his humanitarian interests. He was instru stice agreement which was signed on July 27, United States must not abandon its clear mental in the integration of many local chap 1953, to end the Korean war. It is fitting that claim to leadership in the effort to halt their ters of the Disabled American Veterans. we take this opportunity to call attention to a use and spread. Mr. Speaker, the many fine civic achieve war that has, for the most part, been known In the United States, our chemical and germ ments of Anne Arundel County resident Cecil as America's forgotten war. warfare reseach efforts has been called into C. Burton are being brought to your attention Mr. Speaker, over 5. 7 million American questions. Today's Washington Post quoted a at the time he is being honored as the first re servicemen and women were involved in the Senate Armed Services subcommittee report cipient of the "Distinguished African-American Korean war. Our casualties are staggering. that has "uncovered serious deficiencies in Award" by the Strategic Communications Net During this period 54,246 died, 103,284 were * * * [the agency's] management of safety work for African-Am~cans, this Sunday, May wounded, and 8, 177 were missing or taken issues surrounding 'many of the most danger 15, in Annapolis, MD. prisoners of war. As of today, 329 prisoners of ous substances known.' " The report repre war remain unaccounted for. sents an 18-month congressional investigation A VERY GOOD COMPROMISE, And yet, there are no national memorials to into the administration of chemical and germ H.R. 4445, THE TERRORIST those who served in Korea, nor days of honor warfare research by Government-run and pri FIREARMS DETECTION ACT set aside to remember them. Despite this, we vate contractor laboratories. The report should never forget the sacrifices that were showed that the managers of this deadly re made by those brave men and women who search are not protecting the health of their HON. ROBERT E. WISE, JR. anwsered their Nation's call and proudly staff or the general public. OF WEST VIRGINIA served their country and democracy. The report details such incidents in a Gov IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In 1986, I was proud to have been the ernment-run laboratory as the misplacement Thursday, May 12, 1988 author of the law which directs that a national and spills of germs, the accidential exposure Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, May memorial be built in Washington, DC, to do of employees, and a fire which badly dam 10, 1988, the House passed H.R. 4445, the honor to those who served in Korea. Last aged a highly sensitive research area. More Terrorist Firearms Detection Act of 1988. This month, the Congress completed yet another than 60 percent of the Federal funding for this bill is the product of intensive negotiations be milestone in the effort to build this memorial warfare research go to private contractors, tween those on both sides of the issue. I which will be funded by a combination of pri and 90 percent of them are not even subject would like to thank and congratulate all those vate and public funding-by enacting my reso to Federal safety rules. involved in drafting a compromise which will lution to allow this memorial to be erected on The current research safety breaches could prohibit the manufacture and use of undetec the Mall, in a place of glory. expose the public to deadly diseases and table firearms, as well as enhance airport se The Korean War Veterans Memorial Adviso nerve agents. If chemical and germ warfare curity, while not infringe on the rights of legiti ry is currently working with the American research is this risky to the American public, mate gunowners. Battle Monuments Commission to approve the we must follow a course toward total elimina This measure is a very important step in a specific site for the memorial and to raise the tion of all chemical weapons. We cannot wait comprehensive effort to protect innocent necessary private funds for the memorial. Pri until there is a "chemical and germ Cherno people from terrorist attacks. H.R. 4445 will vate citizens across the country and interna byl." We have a choice, and that choice is to not ban any existing guns. It simply requires tional corporations have begun making their eliminate the need for research by following that all future firearms contain either 3. 7 contributions to the fund to build the memori up on our commitment to permanently end the ounces of detectable metal or that its compo al. production of chemical and germ warfare ev nent part be detectable by normal security de A series of events are now being planned erywhere. vices. Military and law enforcement agencies by the Korean War Veterans Memorial Adviso The Aspin-Fascell amendment is consistent are, however, exempt from the prohibitions. ry group in conjunction with veterans' organi with our Nation's commitment. It imposes a 2- This bipartisan measure was supported by zations including the Korean War Veterans year prohibition on spending for the produc both the Democratic and Republican leader Association during the week of July 25. These tion of the Bigeye binary chemical bomb, ship and the National Rifle Association. events are intended to call attention to the except for a 2-year testing program which 10874 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1988 limits the number of bombs that can be pro Mrs. Crooks is recognized worldwide for her the 1960's and 1970's included Otis Redding, duced for testing to 100. mountain climbing endeavors and her contri Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge, Booker T and After 2 years, the Defense Department is butions promoting physical fitness and health the MG's, Sam and Dave, Solomon Burke, required to submit a report on the results of ful living. With her worldwide exposure result King Curtis, Led Zepplin, Yes, the Bee Gees, these tests to be verified by the General Ac ing from her ascent of Mt. Fuji, numerous Crosby Stills, Nash, Genesis, Roxy Music, Em counting Office. treks up Mt. Whitney, and the recent dome erson, Lake and Palmer and the Rolling Mr. Chairman, this amendment gives our climb, she is without question one of Ameri Stones, Manhattan Transfer, Bette Midler, Phil Nation time to pursue further efforts with the ca's most popular living health symbols. She Collins, Foreigner, to name just a few. Soviet Union to eliminate chemical weapons is a charming 5-foot, silver-haired great grand Mr. Speaker on May 14, 1988, at Madison in both of our arsenals. It gives our Nation and mother who demonstrates that one is never Square Garden will be an 11-hour benefit con the Soviet Union an opportunity to end a too old to pursue a healthier lifestyle. cert featuring many of the stars already costly and dangerous chemical arms race Mr. Speaker, Hulda Crooks is by far the named to honor the 40th anniversary of Atlan before it begins. And, Mr. Chairman, it could most inspiring individual I know. Her dedica tic Records. I would also like to salute every well result in the destruction of chemical arms, tion to maintaining physical and spiritual one at Atlantic for their unique contribution to not production, if agreement on eliminating health and her complete love of life provides the American music industry and indeed to these weapons is reached. a remarkable example for all of us. "Old age," the world. I am pleased that this important amend she says, "is a state of mind." Mr. Speaker, ment, which will further our Nation's chemical Hulda Crooks is a living example that this is arms control efforts, was added to the DOD true. Please join me today in honoring her. TO DEFEND OR NOT TO DEFEND bill. THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF HON. JOEL HEFLEY A TRIBUTE TO HULDA CROOKS ATLANTIC RECORDS OF COLORADO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. JERRY LEWIS HON. MARY ROSE OAKAR Thursday, May 12, 1988 OF CALIFORNIA OF OHIO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, SDI, strategic defense initiative, star wars-whatever name Thursday, May 12, 1988 Thursday, May 12, 1988 you call it the President's program to protect Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise Ms. OAKAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to us against a missile attack never fails to today to pay tribute to a most remarkable lady honor one of the pioneer companies in the create fireworks when the subject comes up who continues to inspire and climb higher at music industry today, Atlantic Records is cele on the House floor. This week was no excep the young age of 92. Mrs. Hulda Crooks, of brating its 40th anniversary. tion. Loma Linda, CA is celebrating her 92d birth When rock and roll was born in the fifties When the subject arose as part of the de day on May 19 and more than a few of her few could foresee that by the end of the fense authorization bill, amendments came friends and family will be on hand to honor 1980's it would be one of the most powerful from everywhere. Last year we appropriated her. influences in the world not only as an art form $3.96 billion for SDI. This year the President Hulda Crooks is an inspiration for a number but as a social and political force. Today the requested $4.9 billion. The Armed Services of reasons; her deep faith in God, her active language of rock and roll is spoken in almost Committee recommended $4 billion. The first lifestyle, her commitment to physical fitness every country in the world. One of the archi amendment was to raise the committee rec and healthful living. Most remarkable about tects of that language has been Atlantic ommendation to the President's request. This Hulda, though, is that she is a teacher. Records whose contributions have been leg failed. Then there was an amendment to es Indeed, she is one of those rare individuals endary for 40 years. sentially kill the program, but spend $1.3 bil who is always teaching others, sharing her With the growth of the industry in the lion to create a new Office of Strategic Tech love and appreciation for life and all that it 1950's and 1960's also came a new breed of nology Research. This also failed. A motion at offers. music business entrepreneurs. Notably Ahmet the committee level also failed before an I first met Mrs. Crooks in 1985 at a recep Ertegun and Jerry Wexler who masterfully amendment authorizing $3.5 billion finally tion honoring her for having climbed Mt. Whit guided Atlantic Records through "its golden passed. ney, the highest mountain peak in the conti era". Both Wexler and Ertegun were inducted While this is not as much as many of us nental United States, for the 22d time. She into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. would like, it does present a considerable in was articulate, charming, and witty as she Mr. Speaker, many of the legends of rock crease over the amount recommended by the spoke and demonstrated her training tech- and roll began their recording career at Atlan House last year which was $3.1 billion. The . niques by exercising with a broom handle. By tic Records. From artists like Aretha Franklin other thing to remember is that this is a long the time we parted that day, she had chal to Mick Jagger to composers like Leiber and process and the decision made this week will lenged her Congressman to join her in cele Stoller who produced the Coasters first hit on not be the final one. brating her 90th birthday by climbing Mt. Whit Atlantic in 1957. Atlantic broke the racial as Last year the House recommended $3.1 bil ney the following year. In August, 1986 I had well as the accepted musical lines. Atlantic lion, the Senate $4.5 billion and the final com the pleasure of spending 3 days hiking and helped pioneer the concept of crossover for promise was $3.96 billion. This year the camping upon Mt. Whitney with Mrs. Crooks. rhythm and blues records. This was demon Senate is again looking at $4.5 billion so we It was, to say the least, one of the most fan strated in 1959 with the Drifters record "There can probably anticipate a final result some tastic experiences of my life. Since that time, Goes My Baby," which proved to be one of where around the $4 billion level. she has scaled Mt. Fuji, the highest point in the most influential rhythm and blues records More important than the level of support, Japan-at over 12,000 feet-and Mt. Whitney of all time and a crossover record at that. however, is the question of whether we should for the 24th time. Atlantic Records' CEO Ahmet Ertegun has support the strategic defense initiative at all. Mr. Speaker, Hulda Crooks is no stranger to remained the premier record mogul since the Sure it means jobs and economic impact for our U.S. Capitol. Earlier this year, Mrs. Crooks forties. Ertegun started his label in 1947 and Colorado, but that is not enough reason to joined me · and two dozen huffing and puffing had his first major hit in 1949. In a short time support it if the Nation doesn't need it. reporters climbing to the top of the Capitol Atlantic was soon to become the premier The arguments on the House floor against Dome to shed light on the many contributions rhythm and blues label in the country. Ertegun SDI can be summarized by saying we don't of women in sports. As reporters caught their and Wexler produced or coproduced many of need it, we can't afford it, and it won't work. breath while taking notes following the climb, their artists, including, Ruth Brown, Big Joe This side is willing to accept the "mutual as Hulda wondered aloud what all the fuss was Turner, Ray Charles, LaVern Baker, Clyde sured distruction" doctrine which holds popu about. "I found it wasn't very challenging," McPhatter, the Drifters, Ben E. King, the lations hostage. This side accepts that we she said of the climb. "I could turn around Coasters, the Clovers, Aretha Franklin, Joe don't have any defense against a missile and go back." Tex, Solomon Burke, Wilson Pickett. Artists of attack and says, "so what." May 12, 1988 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10875 The arguments in favor of SDI are numer THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELE TRIBUTE TO DR. GILBERT ous. It is immoral to hold people in jeopardy BRATION OF THE ISRAEL FREITAG when we could put missiles at risk instead. CENTER OF HILLCREST We have made tremendous progress since MANOR the concept of SDI was introduced and we HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN could have a workable system in place by the OF CALIFORNIA mid 1990's. Further, this is not a question of HON.GARYL.ACKERMAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES whether SDI will exist, it is only a question of OF NEW YORK Thursday, May 12, 1988 who will have it-either we will, the Soviets IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES will, or we both will. The progress made by Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the Soviets to date on their own SDI indicates Thursday, May 12, 1988 pay tribute to an extraordinary individual, Dr. they are serious about it. Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Gilbert Freitag, a nationally recognized author I come down on the side for developing and to congratulate the Israel Center of Hillcrest ity in the field of children with developmental deploying a strategic defense system. The Manor as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. It and learning problems. Dr. Freitag will be hon American people want to be defended and we is my pleasure to take part in the anniversary ored on the occasion of his 10th anniversary currently have no defense against incoming festivities on May 15, 1988, which mark the with the Dubnoff Center for Child Develop ment and Educational Therapy. missiles. This position was recently confirmed start of the center's fifth decade of service to by a poll which found 71 percent of my con the community. Dr. Freitag is an accomplished psychologist stituents in the Fifth Congressional District of and administrator. In addition to serving as ex It should be noted that this special celebra Colorado in support of the SDI Program. ecutive director of the Dubnoff Center for tion coincides with the 40th anniversary of the If our goal is to protect the American people Child Development and Educational Therapy, from missile attack, we had better get on with State of Israel. The synagogue's name derives Dr. Freitag also maintains a limited practice as SDI. The Senate takes over from here. Lets from the fact that both the congregation and a child psychologist and is a guest lecturer to hope our own Senators lead the way to in the nation of Israel were founded at the same UCLA extension. His richly varied experience creased SDI funding. time. over the past 24 years includes his work as a Israel Center of Hillcrest Manor came into psychological consultant for inner city high IN HONOR OF MILITARY existence when an ambitious young group of school teachers, director of an experimental SPOUSES dedicated Jews moved into the Flushing Hill program for autistic children, counselor to the crest area and saw the need for a neighbor correctional staff and inmates in a prerelease hood house of worship. The success of their program and trainer and supervisor of mental HON. RICHARD RAY health nonprofessionals. Dr. Freitag has been OF GEORGIA idea was assured when 200 people attended the first high holiday services held at Royal extremely successful in providing leadership IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Arcanum Hall on 76th Avenue. and commitment to the psychological devel Thursday, May 12, 1988 ppment of youth with learning problems. From the day it first opened its doors, the Dr. Freitag earned his B.A. in psychology at Mr. RAY. Mr. Speaker, May 13 has been set center became involved in the work of the UCLA in 1963 where he was Phi Beta Kappa aside as a time to recognize the many sacri Jewish Theological Seminary, Israel bonds, fices made by the spouses of our military per and a National Science Foundation Under United Jewish Appeal, Torah Fund, Women's graduate Fellow. He earned his graduate de sonnel. Military spouses serve our Nation by League, and other major Jewish organizations. playing a vital role in the defense of our cher grees at Yale University, an M.A. in 1966 and The children were encouraged to pursue their ished democracy. Ph.D. in 1968. Dr. Freitag was also the recipi own interests in such places as Hebrew Military spouses are frequently asked to ent of the Honorary Woodrow Wilson Fellow postpone dreams and careers while helping school, United Synagogue Youth, Young ship and the United States Public Health Serv advance the military member's career. The Judea, and the Boy Scouts. ice Training Fellowship. He has been a truly spouse might be employed, but every time the Mr. Speaker, I can personally attest to the remarkable scholar in the field of psychology. military member gets orders to transfer, the fine work and quality education provided by Dr. Freitag is currently vice president of the spouse must start over again. the Israel Center. My three children attended California Association of Private Special Edu The military spouse may stay home and Hebrew school at the center, and the syna cation Schools [CAPSES], an organization care for the children while the military member gogue's outstanding rabbi, Michael P. Stras dedicated to improving the provisions of serv goes overseas unaccompanied, or pulls alert berg, officiated at the Bat Mitzvah of my ices for disabled children. duty for days at a time. The military spouse daughter Lauren, and at the Bar Mitzvah of In addition to directing the Dubnoff Center makes a home out of any house. At one loca · my son Corey, and will officiate at the Bar and the practice of child psychology, he is tion the family might live on the base or post, Mitzvah of my youngest child, Ari, next week. also the author of several impressive publica and at the next location, they might buy a Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the many tions which address perspectives on the roles house. The size might range from a small cot of clinical and social psychology. tage to a very roomy house, but always, it is people whose hard work and selflessness made into their home. make the Israel Center a great success. All It is my distinct honor and pleasure to ask Military spouses give very liberally of their the past presidents have served the center my colleagues to join me and the Dubnoff time to volunteer work because they want to with great dignity and vision. Center for Child Development and Educational Therapy in saluting Dr. Gilbert Freitag. I am enhance the quality of life wherever they live. The Israel Center thrives today because of proud that he is a member of my community. If the community just knew that the volunteers the steady leadership of Rabbis Benjamin on the concert series board, the Red Cross, Teller, Elihu Michelson, and Michael P. Stras Special Olympics, senior citizens centers, and berg. I also want to praise current president, children'.s activities were military spouses, David Schwartz, and president of the women's there would be a dawning of awareness for group, Hanna Feldman, for their invaluable TRIBUTE TO SISTER MAUREEN their contributions. work for the center. COUGHLIN And finally, the military spouse is very patri Through the tireless work of these dedicat otic. They are proud that their military member is keeping America strong. They stand tall as ed people, the Israel Center of Hillcrest Manor HON. ROMANO L. MAZZOLI they see the flag pass, watch the planes fly has become a model community organization. OF KENTUCKY over, or see our Republic in action. I call on my colleagues in the House of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The military spouse is the backbone of the Representatives to join me in offering the military family. They deserve our respect and Israel Center of Hillcrest Manor the very best Thursday, May 12, 1988 recognition for their valuable contributions and of birthday wishes, and our hopes for its con Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor sacrifices. tinued success. Sister of Charity of Nazareth Maureen Cough: 10876 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1988 lin, an esteemed educator, and a leading BICENTENNIAL AWARD WINNER Barbara Elks Club 613 for outstanding contri woman religious on the occasion of her retire DORIS LUCAS bution in the field of recreation and in his posi ment as principal of Presentation Academy tion as director of the Tournament of Champi which is located in Louisville, KY, in my con HON. DAVID E. PRICE ons; and recognition from the Santa Barbara . gressional district. OF NORTH CAROLINA High School basketball team and support · In her 9 years at Presentation, Sister Maur IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES groups for outstanding contribution to the high school basketball program. een has devoted the full measure of her ener Thursday, May 12, 1988 gies to building a stronger foundation for the Mr. Lambert's priority goal for several years Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I education of young women. Her leadership rise today to offer congratulations to my con has been to make a maximum contribution to and "can do" spirit have united the faculty, stituent Doris Lucas, of Asheboro in Randolph community welfare through his position in the parents, and students of the Presentation County, NC. recreation department and his involvement community. with the Endowment for Youth Committee. In One of the most important attributes of ef Mrs. Lucas, chairperson of the Social Stud this capacity, he has been committed to rais ies Department at Asheboro High School, ac fective leadership-in whatever field of en ing the level and opportunity of education for cepted a Bicentennial Leadership Project deavor, but particularly education-is to en the youth of Santa Barbara. Award on behalf of Asheboro High School for courage and draw from others the best of planning and implementing events to com At this time, I join with the Santa Barbara their abilities. Sister Maureen has done so at memorate the Bicentennial of the U.S. Consti community in saluting Cliff Lambert for his Presentation Academy. tution. The award will be present by the Na many years of dedicated service and com The result is that Presentation's students tional Council for the Advancement of Citizen mend him for his efforts and the honor of have reacted to this caring, committed and ship at a luncheon held in honor of the award being Alumnus of the Year of Santa Barbara energetic leader by performing in the class winners on May 13, 1988 here in Washington. High School. room, on the athletic fields and in extracurric Doris Lucas began planning for Constitution ular activities to the top of their capability. Day early in April 1987. Her efforts and initia Sister Maureen has also contributed to the tive were instrumental in planning and coordi education of Louisville's youth by serving as nating the highly successful activities at Ashe an active member of the board of trustees of boro High School. By the time Constitution TRIBUTE TO THE GRADUATES Spalding University as well as the board of the Day arrived, the celebration had grown to OF THURGOOD MARSHALL Louisville Province of the Sisters of Charity of cover 1O days of activities that began on Sep SCHOOL OF LAW Nazareth. tember 16, 1987. The events culminated with I am sure that all who have been fortunate an assembly program on September 26, 1987 enough to know and work with Sister Maureen that I was fortunate enough to participate in HON. MICKEY LELAND will be sorry at her departure. But, I am certain as guest speaker. Refreshments were served OF TEXAS also that her "retirement" is not a stopping on the lawn for 1,200 high school students point and that Sister Maureen's involvement in . and balloons were launched to commemorate IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES education and civic endeavors-activities to the historic event. Thursday, May 12, 1988 which she has been dedicated over the past I can think of no more worthy area of study Mr. LELAND. Mr. Speaker, on the occasion years-will continue in one form or another. in the realm of social studies than the history of the appointment of Judge Kenneth Hoyt to I wish Sister much health and hap of the United States, especially the delibera Maure~n the U.S. Federal District Court, Southern Dis piness in the years ahead. tive process employed by our Founding Fa thers in the writing of our Constitution. I com trict of Texas, I would like to take this opportu mend Doris Lucas for her obvious love of nity to pay tribute to over 50 judges who are American history and the manner in which her graduates of the Thurgood Marshall School of IN HONOR OF THE REVEREND enthusiastic efforts help instill that same feel Law, located on the campus of Texas South EDMUND SZLANGA ing in our young people-the future leaders of ern University. The school will be honoring the our Nation. graduates in a ceremony, Sunday, May 15, 1988. HON. WILLIAM 0. LIPINSKI The theme of this celebration is "judicial OF ILLINOIS honor roll" and is a fitting tribute to the gradu IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ates of the law school, particularly because of TRIBUTE TO CLIFF LAMBERT its history. The guiding spirit which led to the Thursday, May 12, 1988 founding of Thurgood Marshall School of Law Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to HON. ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO originated in 1946 when Heman Marion honor and recognize a man who has made a OF CALIFORNIA Sweatt, a young black student, filed an appli distinct contribution to the Chicago communi IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cation for admission to the University of Texas ty, the Reverend Edmund Szlanga. Thursday, May 12, 1988 School of Law and was rejected because of On May 8, 1948, Reverend Szlanga was or his race. The young man filed a suit against dained into the church and began his service Mr. LAGOMARSINO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to the school which resulted in the State of pay tribute to Cliff Lambert, who will be hon to the church and community. In the 40 years Texas establishing a makeshift law school for ored as Alumnus of the Year by the Santa since that time, he has served many parishes blacks, and ultimately the establishment of Barbara Education Fund and the Santa Bar as an associate pastor including St. Josaphat, Texas State University for Negroes-now bara High School District at the Third Annual St. Turibius, St. Mary Magdaline, St. Fidelis, Awards Banquet on May 14, 1988. Texas Southern University. the Alexian Brothers Hospital, and St. Rene Today, under the leadership of Dean James Goupil. He has served his present parish in An alumnus of the 1967 class of Santa Bar bara High School, Mr. Lambert taught and M. Douglas, the law school continues to Chicago, St. Bruno, since July 1, 197 4. coached basketball at Bishop Diego High produce lawyers that are professionals in the The dedication, commitment, and strength School from 1976 to 1980, where he became fullest sense of the word. Since 1949 the of spirit which Reverend Szlanga has exhibit the first black administrator at that institution school has graduated over 1,500 lawyers, ed is especially precious and commendable in when he was appointed dean of boys and ath many of whom, have gone on to serve in the our material world of today. I am sure that my letic director. He has also received a number highest positions of legal service. It is with colleagues join me in sending Reverend of awards for community service, including the utmost respect I commend the graduates and Szlanga our best wishes and congratulations Hargraves Award for Outstanding Community the institution for years of dedicated service to upon this auspicious occasion. Service in 1986; recognition from the Santa the community. May 12, 1988 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 10877 FORUM HELD ON FOREIGN AND Business Administration. SCORE is staffed by plauded molders of men-our mothers. The DOMESTIC POLICIES OF THE retired business executives who volunteer following are the words of Senator Randolph: UNITED STATES their experienced counsel to a small busines THE UNAPPLAUDED MOLDERS OF MEN ses' s ongoing operations and to the new en Mr. RANDOLPH. Mr. Speaker, it is with a HON. DANTE B. FASCELL trepreneur just starting out. feeling that I am treading on holy ground OF FLORIDA My district's SCORE chapter has a staff of that I ask you to turn with me today for a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 26 members with over 800 years of combined few minutes to honor the immortal builder business experience that is available to small of all heroes-mother. Too long have moth Thursday, May 12, 1988 businesses in northern New Mexico. ers been the unapplauded molders of men, Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Speaker, I would to bring Over the years SCORE has proven itself an too long the true but unsung architects of to the attention of our colleagues a forum in effective resource that helps small businesses destiny. Miami, FL, in which I recently participated and grow in the good times and makes them Volumes have been written about kings which impressed me greatly. The forum was and emperors; historians have told of the stronger in the lean years, ready for the exploits of a thousand heroes of battle; bi sponsored by the Close Up Foundation which, future. ographers have packed into colorful words in addition to its Washington program, is be It is ironic that President Reagan praises the life and death of our statesmen; while ginning to conduct regional programs to edu SCORE with this declaration while he advo painters have filled galleries with likenesses cate young people around the country on the cates the elimination of the Small Business of our living great: but it remained for Miss foreign and domestic policies of the United Administration. I hope that during "Small Busi Anna Jarvis, a West Virginia woman, untold States. ness Week" the President wil realize the con years after the first mother had given birth The subject of the program was United tribution programs like SCORE make to help to a son, to immortalize mother by having the Congress of the United States give rec States-Nicaraguan relations. There were group keep our competitive edge. discussions led by political science professors ognition to Mother's Day through the dis play of our flag. The Congress established from the University of Miami and Florida Inter this memorial in 1914, and since that year national University. COMMENDING THE HOUSE OF on Mother's Day men and women turn from I must stress the interest and intelligence of SEAGRAM FOR THEIR COM the turmoil of labor and by silent commun these high school students concerning the MITMENT TO QUALITY ion with that mother, living or dead, receive United States and its foreign policy. Many stu again from her the strength of mind and dents were already knowledgeable on this the pureness of soul that only can be bred HON. BENJAMIN L. CARDIN in that greatest of all loves-that of a subject and others, who had no previous OF MARYLAND background, asked intelligent questions. mother for her child. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES After the program, students voted on sever Oh, if the historians, the painters, and Thursday, May 12, 1988 sculptors could see through the outward al issues that are paramount in United States acts of men to the source from which they Nicaraguan relations. The results of the vote Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to derive their power of greatness, how differ were 94 in favor of the continuing our military commend the Calvert Distillery at Relay, MD, ent might be the lists of the honored and assistance to the Contras; 37 for providing for its commitment to quality. For the past successful! How different would be the story only humanitarian support; and 46 for lifting year, the Calvert Distillery has been instituting of our national progress! the trade embargo on Nicaragua. a quality improvement process developed by Behold the settling of the New World. This forum enlightened me as to how impor With the Pilgrim father who sought his reli Mr. Phil Crosby. gious liberty in a new and unknown land tant it is to educate the young people of The goal of this program is to involve all America on foreign and domestic policy. It has came also the Pilgrim mother. She it was employees and to impress upon each and who endured the same hardships as her been proven that if people are better educat every one that quality begins with them. As stronger mate; she it was who steadfast to ed on government and its policies, they will be part of the quality improvement process, each her duty of wife and mother battled with less cynical of government and more political employee will attend training classes to him the cold of the cruel New England win ly aware. convey that message. ters; she with him sacrificed the compara The Close Up Foundation continues to give On Thursday, May 19, 1988, the Calvert tive peace and safety of the Old World for the dangers of the New; she with him me and the students an invaluable experi Distillery will have a day of celebration to ence. I think the students learned more about fought the savage Indian; she kept his commemorate the completion of the quality house, cooked his meals, bore him sons and American foreign policy in one day than they improvement process, and to help reinforce could learn from weeks of reading the news daughters, and earnestly and faithfully employees' commitment and dedication to the reared them into new pioneers destined to paper and watching television news. The idea quality process. build America. of regional Close Up programs around the I urge my colleagues to join with me to hail Write, ye historians, of the mother of country is an excellent educational device. I this innovative approach. The Calvert Distillery George Washington faithfully training that would like to commend Florida International is to be honored for its commitment to its em great man in the paths of duty and service. University, the Dade County Public Schools, Record the story of the brave mother from ployees, its consumers, and to quality. and Florida Close Up, Inc., for sponsoring this the hills of western Virginia who sent her forum and hope it will be the first of many. three sons to fight in the Continental Army when the British under Colonel Tarleton, SENATOR JENNINGS RAN- threatened invasion of the Shenandoah SERVICE CORPS OF RETIRED DOLPH'S FIRST SPEECH IN Valley with these words: EXECUTIVES THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRE "Go, my sons, and keep back the foot of SENTATIVES-"THE UNAP the invader or see my face no more." PLAUDED MOLDERS OF MEN" When this story was related to Washing HON. BILL RICHARDSON ton in the darkest hours of the Revolution OF NEW MEXICO he said: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. ALAN B. MOLLOHAN "Leave me but a banner to plant upon the OF WEST VIRGINIA Thursday, May 12, 1988 mountains of West Augusta and I will rally IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES around me men who will lift our bleeding Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, the week Nation from the dust and set her free." of May 7 through May 14 has been declared Thursday, May 12, 1988 Paint, ye artists, the settlement of the "Small Business Week in America" by Presi Mr. MOLLOHAN. Mr. Speaker, 55 years western America, but forget not that into dent Reagan. In honor of this event I would ago, Senator Jennings Randolph, of West Vir that empire-building went not only the toil like to bring to your attention a group of volun ginia, delivered the first of many inspiring and blood of our pioneer men but that into it also went the immeasurable toil of pio teers in my Third District of New Mexico who speeches he would give both on the floor of neer women. Too often we visualize the skel have dedicated themselves to helping small the U.S. House of Representatives and the etons that marked the trail across the prai businesses start and grow. U.S. Senate. It is with great honor that I call ries, the mountains, and deserts as the last This group is the Service Corps of Retired my colleagues' attention to that first speech remains of a Custer, a Lewis, a great fron Executives [SCORE] sponsored by the Small an eloquent and touching salute to the unap- tiersman who died in glory defending his 10878 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1988 loved ones. Too often the true story written the best people,. but above all other things I mother rears herself. No writer can enclose on the desert sands is the story of a moth hope you'll always remember to be a good between the backs of any book all of the er's sacrifice, sometimes in the forefront of boy." wisdom of a mother's teaching. No poet can battle but more often in the burdensome When that mother spoke she did not capture all of the joys and sorrows of a strife of daily tasks that bent and broke her mean "good boy" in the sense that she de mother's heart. No painter has the power to body. Too often the mute bones on the sired her son to be a wishy-washy sort of transmit to his canvas the beauty of a moth westward trail bespeak the death of a person. She meant what every mother has er's face that glows in the memory of her mother in childbirth. The story of the meant when she said those words. She dear ones, no matter how homely, how gro cradle rather than the report of the blun simply wanted her boy to be honest, chival tesque, or how blank and stupid that same derbuss marks the westward course of rous, brave, and to stand four-square against face many have appeared to strangers. Even empire. the evil winds that blow. the wizardry of the sculptor's hand cannot O orators, if you would explain the great And thus do mothers write the living sto endue his cold marble with the warmth of a ness of Lincoln paint the vision of Nancy ries of men and nations. Behind the storm mother's love. No; only a special day set Hanks; fill your minds, if you can, with the and strife and blustering of the actors most apart for us, sons and daughters of mothers glory of her mother love, catch the strains vividly before our eyes do we see the power living and mothers dead, to commune again of the strange lullabies she sang to her of mother love and the fashioning of man in our thoughts with those to whom we owe unborn child. What fount of greatness can hood and womanhood in mother's heart and our all, is a fitting memorial to Mother. compare with hers? Biographers, if you hands. Memory alone holds for us the charm of her would know from whence came the staunch I once heard a friend telling a young personality. Memory alone brings back the ness of Woodrow Wilson's soul, the breadth woman that he did not believe in any here picture of those thousands of cares and of his great vision, search out the secret gift after; that so far as he was concerned daily tasks she did for us; the joyful laugh of life and life's greatest ideals transmitted heaven and hell consisted of the joys and ter at our successes; the loving kindness of to him by his mother. sorrows that every person experienced in her manner. Memory alone brings back the And so goes the story day in and day out, this world and that when death stopped the mother we knew, and to bring back any from the mothers of the great to the moth movements of this life his body became only other mother is only to rear an unworthy ers of all men throughout the world. I so much decaying matter and nothingness monument. wonder if any son ever knew the true depth was the end. The young woman answered Today we are living in a world of personal of a mother's heart. Is there any force for him in these words, "Do you mean to tell ities. Europe bristles with names of men righteousness and peace in the world equal me that I shall never again see my mother?" rather than names of nations. Stalin of to the force of a mother's daily teaching of And in that simple and yet boundless faith Russia, Mussolini of Italy, Hitler of Germa obedience, of peace, of love, and of devotion that mother and immortality were one and ny-who knows what influence their moth to high ideals? Is there any nobler lesson inseparable; in the sureness of her knowl ers had upon them? From whence their taught than is taught by a mother's living edge that when she had become weary of courage, their vision, their power? A mother example of sacrifice, of duty, and of love? the labors of life there would be waiting the tapped the sources of their personality, One September evening, several years ago, radiant face of her mother to comfort her taught them the duties and tasks of life, I stood on the railroad-station platform in and the loving arms to enfold her once guarded their bodies, and filled their minds Charleston, the capital of our State, just more-never again to be separated in all with great thoughts. before the night train for Clarksburg was eternity-in the light of that abiding hope Today in our Western Hemisphere it has ready to pull out. and faith, all of the scientific arguments of been said the our President Roosevelt is the It was a delightful twilight, and I did not my friend were of the nothingness of which outstanding and dominant personality. For want to board the sleeper until the last he spoke. Against that mother-love logic tunate are we Americans to have his mother minute. Just then a young man came swing was but the mere exercise of dried-up math alive. This splendid mother of our President ing toward the car steps carrying his lug ematics. And it is the same mother love that sees him as he magnificiently commands gage. I know the boy, and it happened that has enthroned the highest ideals in the our ship of state. She remembers daily the he was leaving for Morgantown to enroll as hearts of all men. It has been the inspira dreams she had for him in the yesteryears a freshman at West Virginia University. It tion of the great and the comfort and hope when with her aid and guidance he was was the beginning of his first great life's ad of the lowly. Before the voice of a mother equipping himself for just such a momen venture. telling her son to 'be a good boy" all of the tous task of leadership. Humble, yet justly Standing close by, I heard the final words pomp and splender of the outward world proud, she walks securely down the remain of parting. The father shook his son's hand ing miles on her highway of life, knowing with a final admonition, "I hope you'll make fades away and the football team, but go easy on the The tumult and the shouting dies, that there follows along the trail a son who The captains and the kings depart, is perhaps destined to become one of the money, for your old dad has to settle all the truly great leaders of mankind. And ever bills." And this was a remark that many a Still stands thine ancient sacrifice, An humble and a contrite heart. behind Roosevelt will remain his warm and · father has made to his son. The sister said glowing mother. she hoped he might be pledged to the best Mother's Day is the most fitting memorial The late great poet, Henry Van Dyke, has fraternity on the campus. And then his that can be raised to mothers of men. When sweetheart murmured-but I shall not we drive about the city of Washington we expressed in tender words my wish and your report what they said, for we should never proceed from circle to circle, from monu wish when he says: tell what sweethearts speak at parting time. ment to monument. Here stands a statue of I cannot pay my debt But, seriously, I shall never forget the Farragut, and here a likeness of Webster, For all the love that she has given; words spoken by that mother to her boy, as and towering over them all is the giant spire But Thou, love's Lord, she put her loving arms around his stalwart honoring the great Washington. It is fitting Wilt not forget shoulders and said, "My boy, like your that a nation should honor its heroes. But Her due reward- father, I want you to make the football no statue can be raised to mother as endur Bless her in earth and heaven. team, and like your sister, I want you know ing and as inspiring as the child each [Applause.]