9750 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD....__SENATE DECEl\iBER 15 PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS sentatives of the Seventy-seventh Congress; 2157. Also, resolution of the Chamber of Under clause 3 of rule XXII, public bills to the Committee on Rules. Commerce of Mason City, Iowa, expressing By Mr. SOMERS of New York: confidence in, and pledging full support to, and resolutions were introduced and sev­ H. Res. 388. Resolution to create a select the Government; to the Committee on Mili­ erally referred as follows: committee to investigate the benefits which tary Affairs. By Mr. MAY: have resulted from the stabilization of 2158. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the New H. R. 6215. A blll to amend the Selective China's currency, and for other purposes; to York Fight for Freedom Committee to Defend Training and Service Act of 1940 to aid in the Committee on Rules. America, New York, N. Y., petitioning con­ insuring the defeat of all the enemies of the sideration of their resolution with reference United States through the extension of lia­ to investigation of the abuse of the frankin-g bility for rr.ilitary service and the registration PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS privileges of Members of Congress of the of the manpower of the Nation, and for Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private United States; to the Committee on the other purposes; to the Committee on Military Judiciary. Affairs. bills and resolutions were introduced and 2159. Also, petition of the World Citizens By Mr. DOWNS: severally referred as follows: Association of Chicago, Ill., petitioning con­ H. R. 6216. A bill to extend the benefits of By Mr. BLAND: sideration of their resolution with reference , title 11 of the Social Security Act, as amend­ H. R. 6!;!24. A bill granting an increase of to their help to the United States in our state ed, to certain hospital employees; to the pension to Mary McMenamin Shepherd; to of war; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Committee on Ways and Means. the Committee on World War Vf:'terans' Legis­ 2160. Also, petition of the Parent-Teachers By Mr. RAMSPECK: . lation. Association of Brooklyn, N. Y., petitioning H. R. 6217. A bill to amend section 13 of By Mr. McGEHEE: consideration of their resolution with refer­ the Classification Act of 1923, as amended; H. R. 6225 . A bill for the relief of certain ence to naturalization of noncitizens; to the to the Committee on the Civil Service. individuals in connection with the construc­ Committee on Immigration and Naturaliza­ By Mr. HOUSTON: tion, operation, and maintenance of the Fort tion. H. R. 6218. A bill to grant automatic na­ Hall Indian irrigation project, Idaho; to the 2161. Also, petition of the American Legion, tional service life insurance benefits to de­ Committee on Claims. Everhart Van Eimeren Post, No. 27, South . pendents of recently deceased members of H. R. 6226. A bill for the relief of B. H. Wil­ Milwaukee, Wis., petitioning consideration of the armed services of the l:Jnited States and ford; to the Committee on Claims. their resolution with reference to their man­ · to extend the time limit for filing applica­ By Mr. PATRICK: power to successfully carry on the present tions for said insurance; to the Committee H. R. 6227. A bill for the relief of Hassler­ war; to the Committee on Military Affairs. en Ways and Means. Ponder Toy Manufacturing Co ., Inc.; to the 2162. Also petition of the .t.gr:tcultural and By Mr. RANKIN of Missisippi: Committee on Claims. Mechanical College of Texas, petitioning con­ H. R. 6219. A bill to extend the provisions By Mr. SPARKMAN: sideration of their resolution with reference · of section 602 (a) of the National Service H. R. 6228. A bill for the relief of Winston to the national-defense program; to the Com­ · Life Insurance Act of 1940 to personnel on· Hold~r; to the Committee on Claims. mittee on Military· Affairs. · · active duty in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps,• 2163. Also, petition of the New Jersey Wo­ and Coast Guard; to the Committee on Ways men Lawyers' Club, Newark, N .. J., petitioning . and Means. PETITIONS, ETC. consideration of their resolution with refer­ By Mr. O'LEARY: ence to the national-defense program; to the H. R. 6220. A bill to amend section 3 of the Under clause 1 of rule XXII, p.etitions Committee on Foreign Affairs. . Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, as amended; and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk to the Committee on Expenditures in the and referred as follows: Executive Departments. H. R. 6221. A bill to extend the time for 2150. By Mr. COFFEE of Washington: Peti­ SENATE examination of monthly accounts covering tion of Local 28 of Post Office Clerks, E. E. Henriksen, president, Seattle, Wash., pointing expenditures by disbursing officers of the out that it is imperative that we forestall MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1941 United States Marine Corps; to the Commit- inflation; alleging that the buying of non­ . tee on Expenditures in the Executive De­ The Very Reverend Z~Barney T. Phil­ partments. essentials for Christmas diverts money from By Mr. O'TOOLE: the indispensable program of combating in­ lips, D. D., Chaplain of the Senate, offered H. R. 6222. A bill to provide for compensa­ flation; reminding us that the Federal Gov­ the following prayer: ernment is urging the people to buy defense tory time off or additional compensation for Almighty God and Heavenly Father, employees of navy yard and naval stations bonds and stamps as a method of supp!ying who are required to work on holidays or on ready funds with which to prosecute our who art the ever-present and all-seeing days when the departments and establish­ major war with three great nations; there­ One, with whom we always have to do, ments of the Government are closed by Ex­ fore recommending that the American people though sometimes, by our grievous fault, ecutive order; to the Committee on the be urgently requested to engage universally Thot.r seem est -very far from us: As we Civil Service. in the giving of defense bonds and stamps bow before Thee at this morning hour By Mr. VINSON of Georgia: for Christmas this year in place of the usual gifts that are given; to the Committee on mindful of our sins and our shortcom­ H. R..6223. A bill to establish the composi­ ings, we humbly ask that Thou wilt tion of the United States Navy, to authorize Ways and Means the construction of certain naval vessels, and 2151. By Mr. HALLECK: Petition of sundry speak to us to the finer chastening of for other pmposes; to the Committee on. citizens of Logansport, Ind., expressing their our spirits, as Thy whole creation groan­ Naval Affairs. views in respect to House bill 4000 and similar eth and travaileth in pain. Grant in By Mr. RANKIN of Mississippi: bills; to the Committee on Military Affairs. these momentous days that we may have H. R. 6229. A bill to provide liberal1zed 2152. By Mr. JARRE'IT: Petition of the a sound judgment in all things, relying benefits · for disabled American veterans of Woman's Missionary Society of the First wholly upon our God, for, without be­ the World War and their dependents, and UDited Presbyterian Church of Farrell, Pa., urging national prayer, etc.; to the Commit­ lief in Thee, justice is but a vacant hope, for other purposes; to the Committee on and, apart from the way of Christ, no World War Veterans' Legislation. tee on Military Affairs. By Mr. LEA: 2153. By Mr. JONKMAN: Petition ot Mrs. kingdom of righteousness can be estab­ H. R. 6230. A bill to amend section 2 (3) of H. Ver Merris, of Grand :J;tapids, Mich., recom­ lished the National Labor Relations Act, so as to mending that there be a national day of Dispel from our midst every trace of · qefine the term "agricultural laborer;" to the prayer; to the Committee on the Judiciary. national complacency, and give to us Committee on Labor. 2154. By Mr. LAMBERTSON: Petition of that invincible spirit of courage which is H. R. 6231. A bill to amend section 606 (c) the Topeka Third Presbyterian Church and the Central Woman's Christian Temperance born of true penitence, the spirit con­ of the Communications Act for the purpose scious of its own tremendous need yet of including communications by wire; to the Union, Topeka, Kans., requesting immediate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com­ enactment of a just and adequate pension sharpened to discern the unveiling of merce. law: to the Committee on Ways and Means. God's purpose to redeem , his world out By Mr. BRADLEY of Michigan: 2155. By Mr. ROLPH: Resplution of the of the tyranny of oppression and might H. R. 6232. A blll to amend the act approved Native Sons of the Golden West, requesting into the glorious sovereignty of love and June 28, 1940, entitled "An act to expedite that the proposed cantonment, now desig­ true brotherhood. the national defense, and for other purposes," nated as the Marysville project, In Yuba We ask it all in the name and for the as amended, in order to make more effectual' County, Calif., .be designated as Camp Far the power to establish priorities and to allo­ West; to the Committee on Military Affairs. sake of Jesus Christ our Lord and cate material; to the Committee on Naval 2156. By Mr. TALLE: Resolution of the Saviour. Amen. Affairs. Luther College of Decorah, Iowa, expressing THE JOURNAL By Mr. RANKIN. of Mississippi: confidence In, and pledging full suppor-t to, H. Res. 387. Resolution to amend cmuse 40, the Government; to the Committee on Mili­ On request of Mr. BARKLEY, and by rule XI, of the Rules of the House of Repre- tary Affairs. unanimous co.nsent, the reading of the 1941 CONGRESSIONAL .· RECORD-SENATE 9751 Journal of the proceedings of Friday, erence to death that "ye know n.ot the day set thee up over many things. Enter thou December 12, 1941, was dispensed with, nor the hour," and so it was with the de­ into the joy of thy Lord." and the Journal was approved. · parture of one of Colorado's leading citizens. Senator Adams was the outstanding rep­ MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT-AP• CALL OF THE ROLL resentative of the Centennial State in the PROVAL OF BILLS AND ,TOINT RESOLU• halls of the greatest legislative body in the TION Mr. HILL. Mr. President, I suggest the world, and he was a true representative of absence of a quorum. his native State in every sense of the word. Messages in writing from the President The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk Not once since he was elected to represent of the United States were communicated - will call the roll. Colorado in the Senate of the United States to the Senate by Mr. Miller, one of his The Chief Clerk called the roll, and the did he ever neglect to stand up for the in­ secretaries, who also announced that the following Senators answered to their terests of the people who gave him their President had approved and signed the names: confidence and authority to act for them in following acts and joint resolution: any and all matters affecting the welfare, Aiken Gillette O'Daniel On December 12, 1941: Austin Glass Overton the developments, and the progress of the S. 165. An act to provide for continuing in Bailey Green Pepper State. And he was just as sincere and just the service of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Ball Guffey Radcliffe as consistent in opposing policies of govern­ and Coast Guard of the United States beyond Bankhead Gurney Reed ment which he and many other people felt Barkley . Hatch Reynolds the term of their enlistment those suffering would be harmful to Colorado and the West. from service-connected disease or injury, and Bilbo Hayden Rosier Senator Adams was just naturally of a . Brewster Herring Russell in need of medical care or hospitalization Bridges Hill Schwartz thrifty and economical disposition. Thrift until recovery through such medical care Brooks Holman Shipstead was born in him from the teachings of his and hospitalization; and Brown Hughes Smathers illustrious father and mother. Waste and S. 1916. An act to authorize the conveyance Bulow Johnson. Calif. Smith unnecessary extravagance in any form wor­ Bunker Johnson, Colo. Spencer of the old Coast Guard station building at ried him, worried him a great deal more than Two Rivers, Wis., to the Eleven Gold Star Burton Kilgore Stewart he permitted those close to him to realize Butler La Follette Taft Post, No. 1248, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Two Byrd Langer Thomas, Idaho and, in our opinion, worry over policies which Rivers, Wis. he could not control is what got him down. ·Capper Lee Thomas, Okla. On December 13, 1941: Caraway Lodge Thomas, Utah ' While he belonged . to many organizations Chandler Lucas Tobey where he received deserved recognition, he S. 2093. An act to provide for the extension Chavez McCarran Truman . was made a thirty-third degree Mason owing of enlistments in the Navy in time of war, and Clark, Idaho McFarland Tunnell to his devotion to his lodge and to his State. for other purposes; and Clark, Mo. McKellar Tydings S. J. Res. 117. Joint resolution removing re­ Connally McNary Vandenberg The lamented Senator had a keen sense of strictions on"the territorial use of units and Danaher Maloney Van Nuys ·the duty and of the obligations of govern­ .members of the Army of the United States, Davis Maybank Wallgren ment. He was selected the unanimous choice Downey Mead Walsh extending the periods of service of such per­ of the Senate Appropriations Committee as sonnel, and amending the National Defense Doxey Murdock. Wheeler chairman of its Subcommittee on Appropria­ Ellender Murray White Act with respect to the meaning of the term George Norris Wiley tions, and few Federal appropriations got the "Army of the United States." Gerry Nye Willis approval of the Senate unless it first received · the approval of his subcommittee·. So when PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS Mr. HILL. I announce that the Sen­ one stops to consider what a tremendous re­ ator from Washington [Mr. BoNE] and sponsib111ty this duty imposed it becomes Petitions, etc., were laid before the .the Senator from New York [Mr. WAG­ somewhat easier to comprehend why he was Senate by the Vice President, ··or pre­ NER] are absent from the Senate be­ worn down in a sincere desire to do the right sented by Senators, and referred as in­ cause of illness. thing under such trying conditions. The dicated: The Senator from Florida [Mr. AN­ Senator· was also a member of other impor- : By the VICE PRESIDENT: tant committees, especially committees which A resolution of the Los Angeles Chapter, DREWS] and the Senator from Wyoming had to do with the extensive interests of the [Mr. O'MAHONEY] are unavoidably de­ Rainbow Division Veterans, of Los Angeles, Rocky Mountain region. He was also men­ Calif., protesting against ratification by the tained. tioned by leading eastern Democrats as a pos­ Senate of any treaty of peace with the Im­ Mr. AUSTIN. The Senator from New sible nominee for Vice President, but declined perial Government of Japan untll respo~si­ Jersey [Mr. BARBOUR] is necessarily the honor in order to continue to serve his ble members of the present Japanese Gov­ absent. State in the Senate. ernment have been summarily dealt with; The VICE PRESIDENT. Ninety Sen­ Another responsib111ty which Senator to the Committee on Foreign Relations. ators have answered· to their names. A Adams assumed was never to flinch as the The petition of George R. Mitchell, a citi­ quorum is present. roll was called on important Senate measures, zen of the United States, praying that article where he was always the first man to vote. I of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution TRIBUTE TO THE LATE SENA1DR He had no chance to wait to see how close be amended so as to read, in its first and ADAMS-EDITORIAL FROM THE CffiEF­ the vote was going to be, nor to learn how last parts: "Congress shall make no law TAIN, PUEBLO, COLO. some other Senators were going to vote; he • • • increasing the profit of the pro­ voted without hesitancy and he never back­ ducer at the cost of the consumer; to the Mr. MALONEY. Mr. President, I tracked once he had registered his considered Committee on the Judiciary. ask unanimous consent that there be opinion. He was one of the outstanding By Mr. TYDINGS: printed, at this point in the RECORD, an men of the Senllte, where he commanded the A memorial signed by members of the editorial entitled "Alva Blanchard . respect and confidence of both Republicans Maryland and District of Columbia Indus­ Adams," which appeared in the Chief­ -and Democrats for his clear and straight- trial Union Council (Congress of Industrial tain of Pueblo, Colo. The editorial ap­ forward thinking. Organizations), remonstrating against the peared in a leading publication of the Senator Adams was a family man in every enactment of pending labor legislation affect­ sense of the word. He was proud of his ing strikes; to the Committee on Education home town of the late distinguished family, and deservedly so, and did everything and Labor. senior Senator from Colorado. - It ex­ an appreciative father could do to provide for A memorial of sundry citizens of the State presses the feeling of warm affection and their pleasure and comfort. The Senator was of Maryland, remonstrating against the en­ high regard in which he was held by a benevolent man. Many are the charities actment of tax legislation establishing a those who knew him best--his neighbors. which felt the warmth of his purse and many withholding tax; to the Committee on There being no objection, the editorial are the individuals who received encourage­ Finance. was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, ment and aid during hours of discouragement, By Mr. CAPPER: as follows: , for he was a Christian man. The Senator A telegram in the nature of a petition from was ·admittedly one of the leading lawyers of the Chamber of Commerce of Wichita; Kans., [From the Chieftain, Pueblo, Colo., of Decem­ the West and took equal rank in the business signed by Arch N. Booth, general manager, ber 2, 1941] world, where he had extensive interests. In praying that the Senate Committee on Edu­ ALVA BLANCHARD ADAMS brief, Alva Adams was a constructive factor cation and Labor promptly report to the One of the saddest facts we have ever had in our scheme of things; he goes to his reward Senate for consideration the so-called Smith to realize is that Pueblo's and Colorado's fa­ as an outstanding citizen of whom Pueblo, antistrike bill; to -the Committee on Educa­ vorite son, Alva Blanchard Adams, has Colo., and the entire West was justly proud. tion and Labor. passed away. His sudden and unexpected So when his record is examined and it comes A letter from the Leavenworth (Kans.) death just doesn't register, but it is never­ time to pay him a deserved tribute, who is Business and Professional Women's Club, theless lamentably true. there among us who will gainsay to him the signed by Minnie Courtney, · chairman, en­ It is only when death strikes at our very following quotation from the Bible: dorsing the so-called equal-rights amend­ doors without warning that we stop to real­ "Well done, good and faithful servant; thou ment to the Constitution; to the Committee ize the full significance of the scriptural ref,. hast been faithful over a few things; 1 will on the Judiciary. 9752 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE DECEMBER 15 THE SOYBEAN INDUSTRY It has. been stated that the Govern­ "Whereas there have been before the Con­ ment has recommended the planting of gress of the United States at practically every Mr. BROOKS. Mr. President, I pre­ session proposals to answer that question sent a resolution adopted by the Ameri­ 1,000,000 additional acres of soybeans in with an adequate Federal pension for all can Soybean Association in Chicago last 1942. On the other hand, the American senior citizens at the age of 60 or 65 years-; week, and request that it be included Soybean Association quotes the Federal and with my remarks in the body of the Surplus Commodities Corporation as- "Whereas this rich country has only REcORD and appropriately referred. Asking for offers on a vegetable shortening achieved pensions of greatly varying amounts The resolution is as follows: with specifications limiting same to cotton­ for the very ·few small groups able to bring seed oil only, despite the fact that some 54 pressure to bear upon city, county, State, Whereas the farmers of the great Midwest percent of the soybean oil produced in the and Federal legislative bodies; and Soybean Belt, like all other branches of agri­ Nation last year went into shortening, which "Whereas the inadequacy of the Social Se­ culture, desire to serve the best interests of is the largest single outlet of soybean oil. curity Act and its amendments is recognized the Nation in this period of emergency; and by all economic groups (as expressed in this Whereas the Government has recommended To exclude or limit soybean oil is to editorial from the Chicago Journal of Com­ that they produce approximately 1,000,000 endanger the future of this profitable merce: 'The amounts of retirement income additional acres of soybeans in 1942; and crop, as inferentially the limitation would provided by the social-security law are en­ Whereas great uncertainty as to the carry­ bar soybean oil from its major market. tirely inadequate for employees in the me­ ing out of this program has been created by It is apparent that this situation is so dium- and large-income groups and it is to reason of recent action of the Federal Sur­ supplement those incomes that (private cor­ plus Commodities Corporation in asking for vital to the soybean farmers that it porations) pension plans have been devised.' offers un a vegetable shortening with sper;i­ should be brought to the attention of the And in a postscript by Editor Sherman J. fications limiting same to cottonseed oil only, Federal Surplus· Commodities Corpora­ Baimbridge, of the Townsend National despite the fact that some 54 percent of the tion, in the hope that a change in its Weekly (p. 12, Saturday, June 14, 1941): soybean oil. produced in the Nation last year policy may be considered, and considered 'People from low-income groups also find went into shortening, which is the largest quickly. the social-security allotments inadequate'; single outlet for soybean oil; and The VICE PRESIDENT. The resolu­ Therefore be it Whereas such action on the part ot the "Resolved, That this session of the Wis­ Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation tion presented by the Senator from Illi­ consin State Conference on Social Legislation would seem to endanger the future of the nois [Mr. BROOKS] Will be referred to the record its hearty approval of H. R. 1036, Rep­ soybean as a continuing profitable cash Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. resentative O'CoNNoR's National Recovery Act, crop; a.nd OLD-AGE ASSISTANCE which has been "pigeonholed" in the House Whereas the action was unjqstified for the Ways and Means Committee, Representative reason that there is a definite shortage of Mr. WILEY. Mr. President, at there­ DauGHTON, chairman; and be it further cottonseed oil, which is reported to have at­ quest of Miss Alma Binzel, a representa­ "Resolved, That the conference ask for the tracted attention of large speculators and tive of the Wisconsin State Conference early and prompt passage of H. R. 1036 in some in political circles: Therefore be it ·on Social Legislation, I ask unanimous order that: ResoLved, That the directors of the Amer­ consent to have inserted in the CoNGRES­ "1. Recovery be promoted in the · markets ican Soybean Association, the society of SIONAL RECORD resolutions and a memo­ of consumers' goods and servi.ces; and growers established and in continuous opera­ "2. Justice be done to the senior citizens tion since 1919, do hereby r.all upon the offi­ randum adopted by the State conference whose jobs and savings have been wiped out cers of the Federal Surplus Commodities Cor­ with respect to old-age pensions. periodically by depressions not of their mak­ poration to make known immediately future One resolution, which endorses House .ing; and policies with respect to, inferentially at least, bill 1036, was adopted by the State con­ "3. Unity be fostered between labor, man­ barring soybean oil from its major market; ference at Madison, Wis., on February 22 agement, and the Government by the removal and that Mr. George M. Strayer, secretary of and 23, 1941. The other resolution was of the fears of insecurity after the sixtieth the association, send from the secretary's adopted on June 15, 1941. birthday is passed; and be it further office at Hudson, Iowa, a copy of this resolu­ The memorandum which accompanies "Resolved, That copies of this resolution be tion to the Director of the Federal Surplus sent to ·the President of the United States, Commodities Corporation; to Mr. R. M. Evans, these resolutions indicates the views of Senators LA FoLLETI'E, and WILEY, and Wis­ Agricultural Adjustment Administration; to the Wisconsin State Conference on Social consin representatives, and the Chairman of the chairmen of the Senate and House Agri­ Legislation with reference to social se­ the National Defense Mediation Board." cultural Committees; to the Presiding Officers curity. It will be noted that the Wiscon­ The conference, at its State conferences, of the House and the Senate; and ~o the Sec­ sin State Conference on Social Legisla­ has consistently gone on record for adequate retary of Agriculture, respectfully requesting tion feels that the existing Social Security old-age pensions, supporting all legislation ·that the situation be clarified without fur­ Act has demonstrated its inadequacy in that would help to achieve this aim until a ther delay, to the end that confusion and both its old-age assistance grant and old­ really equitable and liberal old-age pension uncertainty among soybean growers may be system would be adopted by the Congress of eliminated. The secretary is further in­ age insurance sections. the United States. structed to publish copy of the resolution in It will be noted further that the con­ · In accordance with this position, the Wis­ the official organ of the association, with the ference presents these resolutions and consin State Conference on Social Legislation suggestion that members inform their Con­ their statements so that their position on has also supported the liberalizing and im­ gressmen of the serious problem which has Federal pensions may be definitely under­ provement of social security, so as to allow a arisen. stood as it is outlined in the resolutions. minimum of $60 per month with a supple­ mentary allowance for wives up to a maxi­ Mr. President, for years the soybean I ask unanimous consent that this ma­ terial be incorporated in full in the CoN­ mum of $90 per month for each married industry has been assiduously developed couple with an age limit ·of_60 years. by the farmers. At :first it was looked GRESSIONAL RECORD today and referred to upon largely as a more or less useless the appropriate committee. EFFECT OF PRICE-CONTROL LEGISLATION crop, and the farmers could not be con­ There being no objection, the matter ON FARMERS vinced of the need for planting it because was referred to the Committee on Finance Mr. THOMAS of Oklahoma. Mr. there was no particular development in and ordered to be printed in the REcoRD, President, during the past few days the manufacture. as follows: commissioners, secretaries, and directors As time passed it was discovered that The Wisconsin State Conference on Social of agriculture from a great number of soybeans could be used to advantage for Legislation, at its State conference held at States have been in Washington. They Madison, February 22 and 23, 1941, adopted a have been conferring relative to the pos­ fertilizer, forage, pasture, manufacture resolution endorsing H. R. 1036, which would of meal, oil, food, and 34 different com­ provide for old-age pensions for persons over sible effect of price-control · legislation modities. 60 years of age, based on a 2-percent gross upon agricultural prices. These commis­ Today, according to the Department income tax on all incomes over $250 per sioners, secretaries, and directors of agri­ of Agriculture, Illinois plants and har­ month. culture have adopted a resolution on that vests a larger acreage of soybeans than At a conference on the rising cost of liv­ subject, and I ask unanimous consent any other State. The report for July ing and taxation held June 15, 1941, in Mil­ that the resolution, together with the waukee, the following resolution was adopted statement regarding it, be printed in the 1941 indicated that 2,912,000 acres had on old-age pensions: been planted to soybeans by Illinois "Whereas there has been for the citizens RECORD at this place, in connection with farmers, and the September report of the United States for years, away back to my remarks. showed that 2,405,000 acres would be the Civil War, the question of the lack of in­ There being no objection, the matter harvested. Heavy rains throughout the come for large numbers of senior citizens; was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, ·state caused large loss. and as follows: 1941 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 9753 Since the commissioners, secretaries, and Recognizing the fact that .price-control S. 138. An act granting a pension to Mary ~irectors of agriculture of the States last legislation now pending may Qe passed by Jane Blackman; met in Washington on October 9th and lOth, the Congress without due consideration of S. 201. An act for the relief of Henry At which time consideration was given to its effect on agriculture, because of the pres­ Kotila; problems affecting the citizens of all of the ent emergency and because of arbitrary ac­ S. 501. An act for the relief of Lt. Col. States, including price-control legislation, tion by the Price Administrator as of Decem­ Gordon Smith; and the possibility of having ceiling prices ber 13, 1941, placing ceilings over certain S. 12-14. An act for the relief of the Ken­ placed over farm commodities, other mo­ fats and oils, the following resolution is nelly Furniture Co.; mentous developments have taken place. offered: S. 1338. An act for the relief of James Ros­ The world is at war. "Whereas the influence of price-control leg­ well Smith; Nothing, however, has transpired since our islation, particularly the placing of ceilings S.1363. An act for the relief of Sioux Sky­ last meeting in Washington that would jus­ over farm commodities, has peen given in­ ways, Inc.; tify any material change in the position the sufficient attention and consideration in the S. 1429. An act for the relief of William commissioners, secretaries, and directors of bill now pending in ·Congress; and Corder; agriculture have taken as a group and in "Whereas Mr. Leon Henderson, Price Ad­ S. 1430. An act for the relief of Ivan Rich­ cooperation with other farm groups, relating . ministrator, bas established ceilings over cer­ ard .Witcher and Nellie Witchere; to the question of price control. Said tain farm commodities pending the passage S. 1479. An act for the relief of Mary S. price-control bill, now before the Senate of legislation embodying the Government's Gay; Banking and Currency Committee for con­ permanent policy on these questions: There­ S. 1550. An act for the relief of Carl sideration, is a matter of great concern be­ fore be it Chalker; cause of its effect upon the producers of "Resolved, That the commissioners, secre­ S. 1581. An act for the relief of George farm CEJmm·odities. taries, and directors of agriculture, as a group, Wells and Mamie H. Wells; The matter of outstanding significance in and in cooperation with other farm groups, S.1650. An act for the relief of Joseph V. this legislation is that representatives of endeavor to obtain: Broderick; and agriculture make clear to the Congress and "1. Delay the passage of H. R. 5990, the S. 1870. An act for the relief of John Paul to the country at large: pending price-control legislation, until its Murray. 1. That price parity remains a goal. effect on agriculture can be more fully deter­ BILLS INTRODUCED 2. That this goal cannot be measured from mined. the depth price levels reached in August 1939. "2. That the temporary ceilings over fats Bills were introduced, read the first 3. That on the average prices received by and oils, among agricultural commodities time, and, by unanimous consent, the farmers for several years did not reach so·­ and products established by the Price Ad­ second time, and referred as follows: ministrator, be suspended pending legisla­ called parity until August 1941. By Mr. REYNOLDS: 4. Price movements in general during the tion relating to same; be it further "Resolved, That in order to carry out the S. 2126. A bill to amend the Selective last 5 years have not . been an indication Training and Service Act of 1940 by provid­ of inflation. objectives of this resolution, the chairman appoint a committee of :five commissioners, ing for the extension of liability for military 5. While price parity is a goal, it should service and for the registration of the man­ be constantly emphasized that it is not the secretaries, and directors of agriculture, with full power to act as the exigencies in their power of the Nation; to the Committee on only goal. Per capita income parity is a Military Affairs. more complete guide and a satisfactory judgment warrant." H. K. THATCHER, By Mr. JOHNSON of California: method of measuring this goal can be Chairman. S. 2127 (by request). A bill amending sec­ devised. tion 6 of the act entitled "An act granting to 6. Since the maintenance of price parity REPORTS OF COMMITTEES the city and county of San Francisco certain must be included as a feature of any price­ The following reports of committees rights-of-way in, over, and through certain control legislation, if it is to be effective, it were submitted: public lands, the Yosemite National Park, and is equally important to control prices paid Stanislaus National Forest, and certain lands by farmers for commodities as to control By Mr. REYNOLDS, from the Committee in the Yosemite National Park, the Stanislaus prices received by farmers for agricultural on Military Affairs: National Forest, and the public lands in the products. Since wages, coal, rents, taxes, S. 1936. A bill to provide protection of per­ State of California, and for other purposes," profits, etc., are the big factors involved in sons and property from bombing attacks in approved December 19, 1913 (38 Stat. 242); cost and in turn in prices of commodities the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Public Lands and Sur­ farmers buy, and since these items are so without amendment (Rept. No. 905); and veys. largely controlled by Government action, it S. 2111. A bill to expedite the production (Mr. PEPPER (for himself and Mr. AN­ seems highly desirable to consider the possi­ of equipment and supplies for national de­ DREWS) introduced Senate bill 2128, which bility of writing into the pending legislation fense; without amendment (Rept. No. 906). was referred to the Committee on Military a provision tying the ceiling established, if By Mr. JOHNSON of Colorado, from the Affaiu, and appears under a separate head­ one must be established for agricultural Committee on Finance: ing.) products, to the wages of industrial workers. H. R. 5988. A bill to amend the Sugar Act By Mr. VAN NUYS: By this admission of facts we do not in any of 1937, as amended, and for other purposes; S. 2129. A bill to expedite the prosecution way relent in our opposition to price-control with an amendment (Rept. No. 907). of the war effort; to the Committee on the legislation. If it becomes necessary to bow to By Mr. BURTON, from the Committee on Judiciary. the inevitable and submit to price control, it the District of Columbia: By Mr. RUSSELL: behooves us to recognize the principles upon H. R. 5558. A bill increasing motor-vehicle­ S. 2130. A bill to amend the Nationality which the establishment of ceiling prices for fuel taxes in the District of Columbia for the Act of 1940; to the Committee on Immi­ agriculture could be fixed on an equitable period January 1, 1942, to June 30, 1949; with gration. basis with all other groups of our citizens. amendments (Rept. No. 908). NATIONAL-DEFENSE HOUSING-REFER­ Three fundamental facts bearing upon agri­ By Mr. THOMAS of Oklahoma, from the ENCE OF BILL culture's place in this program to be kept in Committee on Indian Affairs: mind are: S. 1111. A bill to create an Indian Claims Mr. MALONEY. Mr. President, I 1. Not once in 20 years has agriculture's in­ Commission, to provide for the powers, duties, should like to refer to House bill 6128, come reached parity. On the contrary, the and functions thereof, and for other purposes; relating to housing, which, as I recall, farmers' proportionate share of the national with amendments (Rept. No. 909). passed the House of Representatives last income has declined alarmingly, substantial By Mr. BURTON, from the Committee on Thursday, and which, when it came to increases in prices being necessary to bring the Judiciary: farmers' purchasing power back to normal. S. 2119. A bill to prohibit the possession of the Senate, was referred to the Commit­ 2. With farmers receiving substantially less dangerous weapons and explosives on board tee on Education and Labor. This is the than half of the consumers' dollar, there is no certain vessels; without amendment (Rept. so-called Lanham bill. Heretofore such justification for passing on to th~ consumer No . 910). bills have been considerert by the Com­ any increase further than the increase re­ By Mr. VAN NUYS, from the Committee on mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds. ceived by the farmer, unless justified ·by some the Judiciary: Included in the bill was an authorization other valid cause. S. 2082. A bill to extend the provisions of for an appropriation of $150,000,000 for 3. Since agriculture has approximately six Public Law 47, Seventy-seventh Congress, to community services. The authorization and one-half million producing units, farm­ State directors of Selective Service; with an amendment (Rept. No. 911). for the appropriation for that purpose ers are the least likely 6f all producers to has always been handled by the Commit­ exact monopolistic prices from consumers. ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED Because of these and other facts, the Com­ tee on Public Buildings and Grounds. missioners, secretaries, and directors of agri­ Mrs. CARAWAY, from the Committee Upon inquiry, I am informed that the culture favor the application of economic on Enrolled Bills, reported that on De­ reference to the Committee en Educa­ devices as the best means for holding down cember 12, 1941, that committee pre­ tion and Lal.Jor was made as the result of inflationary tendencies' rather than arbitrary sented to the President of the United a request by a member of that commit­ price-control legislation. States the following enrolled bills: tee. I think he was misinformed, because 9754 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE DECEMBER 15 I am told that he was of the understand­ break-down of some of the housing fa­ ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT, DECLARA­ ing thr.t the Committee on Education and cilities already put into operation by pre­ TIONS OF WAR, ETC. (S. DOC. NO. 148) Labor had heretofore handled Lanham vious law. By taking such action we Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, I ask Act legislation r..nd the community-serv­ shall introduce confusion into the ad­ that there be printed in the CONGRES­ ices legislation. The Senator who made ministrative branches of our Govern­ SIONAL RECORD, and also as a Senate doc­ the request was the junior Senator· from ment. ument, the address delivered by the Louisiana [Mr. ELLENDER]. I tried to Mr. President, I shall not object to the President of the United States on De­ reach him without success this morning, motion of the Senator from Connecticut cember 8 before a joint session of the and I note that he is not now in the when it is made, because his committee Congress, the various declarations of war, Senate Chamber. did handle the original Lanham bill, and the proclamations relating to war and Mr. President, I wish now to serve no­ it has handled one or two modifications alien enemies, the law amending the Na­ tice that tomorrow I shall ask unanimous of that bill since then. The mistake was tional Defense Act removing the restric­ consent that the Committee on Educa­ made in the beginning, and as the result tions on the territorial use of units and tion and Labor be discharged from fur­ of that mistake our country has not been members of the Army of the United ther consideration of this proposal, and benefited, as is proved by the investiga­ States, and the resolution adopted by that the matter be referred to the Com­ tions which have been carried on with the Republican conference of the Senate mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds. respect to housing. on December 11, 1941. I am assuming that that request will be I think, however, that no action should The VICE PRESIDENT. Without ob­ sufficient, and that the Senate will want be taken until the Senator froni Loui­ jection, it is so ordered. to have the proposed legislation consid­ siana [Mr. ELLENDER] is present, because The matter referred to is as follows: ered by the appropriate committee. he is the chairman of the mbcommittee ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED Should the need arise, I shall make a which has for the last 2 or 3 years han­ STATES motion at the proper time that the Com­ dled the housing legislation on behalf of The President of the United States ad­ mittee on Education and Labor be dis­ the Committee on Education and Labor. dressed the joint meeting of the two charged from further consideration and ENLARGEMENT OF COMMITTEE ON Houses of Congress as follows: that the ""ill be referred to the Commit­ APPROPRIATIONS tee on Public Buildings and Grounds. To the Congress ot the United States: Mr. THOMAS of Utah. Mr. President, Mr. BARKLEY submitted a resolution Yesterday, December 7, 1941-a date I think a word should be said in· relation hilippines, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, declined. injuries upon other nations-flouting all come next on the Japanese timetable, On November 24, 1937, the conference the principles of peace and good will and it is probable that further down the adopted a declaration urging that "hos­ among men. Japanese page are the the names of Aus­ tilities be suspended and resort be had There are attached hereto (see respec­ tralia, New Zealand, and all the other to peaceful processes." tively annexes, 6, 7, 8, and 9) lists of islands of the Pacific, including Hawaii Japan scorned the conference and American nationals killed or wounded by and the great chain of the Aleutian Is­ ignored the recommendation. Japanese forces in China since July 7, lands. It became clear that, unless this source 1937; of American property in China re­ . To the eastward of the Philippines, of affairs in the Far East was halted, the ported.to have been damaged, destroyed, Japan violated the mandate under which Pacific. area was doomed to experience or seriously· endangered by Japanese air she had received the custody of the Caro­ the same horrors which have devastated bombing or air machine-gunning; of line, Marshall, and Mariana Islands after Europe. American nationals reported to have the World War by fortifying them, and Therefore, in this year of 194~, in an been assaulted, arbitrarily detained or not only closing them to all commerce endeavor to end this process by peaceful subjected to indignities; of interferences but her own, but forbidding any for­ means while there seemed still to be a with American nationals' rights and in­ eigner even to visit them. chance, the United States entered into terests. These lists are not complete. Japanese spokesmen, after their cus­ discussions with Japan. However, they are ample evidence of the tom, cloaked these conquests with inno­ For 9 months these conversations were flagrant Japanese disregard of American cent-sounding names. They talked of carried on for the purpose of arriving at rights and civilized standards. the "new order in eastern Asia" and then some understanding acceptable to both n of the "coprosperity sphere in greater countries. east Asia." What they really intended Throughout all of these conversations Meanwhile, brute conquest was en the was the enslavement of every nation this Government took into account not rampage in Europe and the Mediterra­ which they could bring within their only the legitimate interests of the nean. power, and the enrichment, not of all United States but also those of Japan Hitler and Mussolini embarked upon a Asia, not even of the Coii:lmon people of and other countries. When questions scheme of :.ml!mited conquest. Since Japan, but of the war lords who. had relating to the legitimate rights and in­ 1935, without provocation or excuse they seized control of the Japanese state. terests of other countries came up, this have attacked, ronquered, and reduced to Here, too, they were following the Nazi Government kept in appropriate con­ economic and political slavery some 16 pattern. tact with the representatives of those · independent nations. The machinery By this course of argression Japan countries. set up for their unlimited conquest in­ made it necessary for various countries, In the course of these negotiations the cluded, and still includes, not only enor­ including our own, to keep in the Pacific United States steadfastly advocated cer­ mous armed forces, but also huge organi­ in self-defense, large armed forces and a tain basic principles whjch should govern zations for carrying on plots, intrigue, vast amount of material which might international relations. These were: intimidation, propaganda, and sabotage. otherwise have been used against Hitler. The principle of inviolability of terri­ This machine-unprecedented in size­ That, of course, is exactly what Hitler torial integrity and sovereignty of all has world-wide ramifications; and into wanted them to do. The diversion thus nations. them the Japanese plans and operations created by Hitler's Japanese ally forced The principle of noninterference in the have been steadily interlocked. the peace-loving nations to establish and internal affairs of other countries. As the forces of Germany, Italy, and maintain a huge front in the Pacific. The principle of equality-including Japan increasingly combined their efforts equality of commercial opportunity and over these years, I was convinced that IV treatment. this combination would ultimately attack Throughout this course and program The principle of reliance upon inter­ the United States and the Western of· Japanese aggression, the Government national cooperation and conciliation for Hemisphere, if it were successful in the of the United States consistently en­ the prevention, and pacific settlement, other continents. The very existence of deavored to persuade the Government of of controversies. the United States as a great free people, Japan that Japan's best interests would The Japanese Government, it is true, and the free existence of the American lie in maintaining and cultivating friend­ repeatedly offered qualified statements family of nations in the New World, ly relations with the United States and of peaceful intention. But it became would be a standing challenge to the with all other countries that believe in clear, as each proposal was explored, that Axis. The Axis dictators would choose orderly and peaceful processes. Follow­ Japan did not intend to modify in any their own time to make it clear that the ing the outbreak of hostilities between way her greedy designs upon the whole United States and the New World were Japan and China in 1937, this Govern­ Pacific world. Although she continually included in their scheme of destruction. ment made known to the Japanese Gov­ maintained that she was promoting only This they did last year, in 1940, when ernment and to the Chinese Government the peace and greater prosperity of east Hitler and Mussolini concluded a treaty that whenever both those governments Asia, she continued her brutal assault of alliance with Japan deliberately aimed considered it desirable we stood ready ·to upon the Chinese people. at the United States. exercise our good offices. During the fol­ Nor did Japan show any inclination The strategy of Japan in the Pacific lowing years of conflict that attitude on to renounce her unholy alliance with Hit­ area was a faithful counterpart of that our part remained unchanged. Ierism. 9774 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE DECEMBER 15 In July of this year the Japanese Gov­ principle of equality of commercial op­ upon American territory and American ernment connived with Hitler to force portunity and treatment. citizens in the Pacific. from the Vichy government of France In section 2 there were outlined pro­ That document (see annex· 16) was permission to place Japanese armed posed steps to be taken by the two a few minutes after its receipt aptly forces in southern Indochina, and began Governments. These steps envisaged a characterized by the Secretaty of State sending her troops and equipment into situation in which there would be no as follows= that area. Japanese or other foreign armed forces I must say that in all my conversations The conversations between this Gov­ in French Indochina or in China. Mu­ with you [the Japanese Ambassador] during ernment and the Japanese Government tual commitments were suggested along the last 9 months I have never uttered one were thereupon suspended. · lines as follows: (a) To endeavor to con­ word of untruth. This is borne out absolute­ clude a multilateral nonaggression pact ly by the record. In all my 50 years of public But during the following month; at service I have never seen a document that the urgent and insistent request of the ·among the governments principally con­ was more crowded with infamous falsehoods Japanese Government, which again made cerned in the Pacific area; (b) to en­ and distortions--infamous falsehoods and emphatic profession of peaceful intent, deavor to conclude among the principally distortions on a scale so huge that I never the conversations were resumed. interested governments an agreement to imagined until today that any ·government At that time the Japanese Govern­ respect the territorial integrity of Indo­ on this planet was capable of uttering them. ment made the suggestion that the re­ china and not to seek or accept preferen­ I concur emphatically in every word of sponsible heads of the Japanese Govern­ tial economic treatment therein; (c) not that statement. • ment and of the Government of the to support any government in China For the record of history, it is essential United States meet personally to discuss other than the National Government of in reading this part of my message always means· for bringing about an adjust­ the Republic of China, with capital tem­ to bear in mind that the actual air and ment of relations between the two coun­ porarily at Chungking; (d) to relinquish submarine attack in the Hawaiian Is­ tries. I should have been happy to travel extraterritorial · and related rights in lands commenced on Sunday, December thousands of miles to meet the Premier of China and to endeavor to obtain the 7, at 1:20 p, m., Washington time-7:50 Japan for that purpose. But I felt it de­ agreement of other governments now a.m., Honolulu time of same day-Mon­ sirable, before so doing, to obtain some possessing such rights to give up those day, December 8, 3:20a.m., Tokyo time. assurance that there could be some rights; (e) to negotiate a trade agree­ To my message of December 6 (9 p, m. agreement on basic principles. This ment based upon reciprocal most­ Washington time-December 7, 11 a. m. Government tried hard-but without favored-nation treatment; (f) to remove Tokyo time) to the Emper&r of Japan, success-to obtain such assurance from freezing restrictions imposed by each invoking his cooperation with me in fur­ the Japanese Government. country ori the funds of the other (g) to ther effort. to preserve peace, there has The various proposals of the Japanese agree upon a plan for the stabilization of finally come to me on December 10 <6:23 Government and the attitude taken by the dollar-yen rate; (b) to agree that a. m. Washington time-December 10, this Government are set forth in a docu­ no agreement which either had concluded 8:23p.m. Tokyo time) a reply, conveyed ment which the Secretary of State with any third power or powers shall be in a telegraphic report by the American handed to the Japanese Ambassador on interpreted by it in a way to conflict with Ambassador at Tokyo dated December 8, October 2, 1941. (See annex 10.) the fundamental purpose of this agree­ 1 p.m. (December 7, 11 p.m. Washington Thereafter, several formulas were of­ ment; and (i) to use their influence to · time). fered and discussed. But the Japanese cause other governments to adhere to the The Ambassador reported that at 7 Government continued upon its course of basic political and economic principles o'clock on the morning of the 8th number of men employed at all mines pan, and the others have given firm ex­ INVESTIGATION OF CONDITIONS IN and quarries producing nonmetallic pression of their solidarity with the ANTHRACITE REGIONS minerals other than coal. However, as United States. has already been pointed out, there has The following are the countries which Mr. GUFFEY. Mr. President, recently been a very serious decline in anthracite I introduced Senate Joint Resolution 118, production and employment. have to date declared war against Japan: creating a commission to investigate con­ Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, ditions in the anthracite coal-producing This decline in employment has caused Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, regions of the United States. The joint major relief problems in the anthracite Haiti, Honduras, The Netherlands, Nica­ resolution was ordered to lie on the table. region, as shown by the following figures ragua, New Zealand, Panama, El Salva­ The House has passed House Joint Reso­ for W. P. A. expenditures and direct re­ dor, South Africa, United Kingdom, and lution 255 relating to the same subject. lief for the four principal anthracite­ Pol'and. It is identical in every respect. I ask producing counties-Lackawanna, Lu­ These and other peace-loving coun­ unanimous consent that the Senate pro.­ zerne, Northumberland, and Schuylkill tries will be fighting as are we, first, to put ceed to consider House Joint Resolution Counties-as obtained from the respec­ an end to Japan's program of aggression 255 in place of the joint resolution which tive offices in Harrisburg, Pa.: and, second, to make good the right of I introduced. nations and of mankind to live in peace Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, is 1938 1939 1940 under conditions of security and justice. Senate Joint Resolution 118 on the cal­ The people of this country are totally endar? Work Projects Ad- united in their determination to conse­ Mr. GUFFEY. It is on the table. The ministration ex- crate our national strength and man­ House has passed a similar joint reso­ penditures ______$44, 398, 863 $26, 480, 557 $14,018, 114 power to bring conclusively to an end the General assistance lution, House Joint Resolution 255. (rcli~) ------7, 316,122 14,068,006 12, 515,916 pestilence of aggression and force which Mr. BARKLEY. Does the Senator has long menaced the world and which wish to take up the House joint resolu­ TotaL•••••••• 51, 714,985 40,548,563 26,534,030 now has struck deliberately and directl'y tion? at the safety of the United States. Mr. GUFFEY. Yes. The cost of the relief has been tremen­ FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. Mr. McNARY. Mr. President, I do dous. THE WHITE HOUSE, December 15, 1941. not understand the parliamentary situ­ The major problem of employment and ANNEXES ation. Will the able Senator from Penn­ unused industrial facilities exists in the 1. Senate Document No. 124, Sixty-seventh sylvania again specify what he desires in northeastern section of Pennsylvania. Congress, second session, which contains the matter? This is conclusively shown by recent sur­ texts of Washington Conference treaties and Mr. GUFFEY. On December 10 Rep­ veys of industrial and employment condi­ resolutions. resentative BoLAND, of Pennsylvania, in­ tions there, conducted by the Pennsyl­ 2. Identic notes to the Japanese and the· troduced House Joint Resolution 255, vania State Employment Service. I re­ Chinese Governments, January 7, 1932. which is similar to Senate Joint Reso­ fer to the entire anthracite mining and 3. Note from the Japanese Minister for For­ eign Affairs, handed to the Secretary of State lution 118, which I introduced. important textile region found in the by the Japanese Ambassador, February 21, Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, Sen­ counties of Carbon, Columbia, Lacka­ 1934. ate Joint Resolution 118 was introduced wanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, 4. Reply thereto, handed to the Japanese a few days ago, and has been lying on Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming. Ambassador by the Secretary of State on the table since. In the meantime the Approximately 321,000 persons are em­ March 3, 1934. · House has passed House Joint Resolution ployed in this area, consisting of 78,000 9776 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE DECEMBER 15 in manufacturing employment and 243,- Unemployment is·still the major prob­ Philadelphia, Newark, Bethlehem, Pitts­ 000 in nonmanufacturing occupations, lem in this section, although registra­ burgh, and Baltimore. and indications are that severe disloca­ tions of unemployed . workers in the Tenth, Excellent commuting facilities tions of -workers have occurred in the Scranton office of the Pennsylvania State for workers in the entire area. textile industry. Large numbers of silk Employment Service have reduced some­ I have introduced a resolution calling workers were laid off during the period what in the past year. Current regis­ for the Federal operation of a research in which most silk supplies were frozen. trations indicate a total of 10,838 persons laboratory in the anthracite region for Luzerne County ·has approximately are actively looking for work, having in­ the purpose of advancing the scientific 103,000 persons employed with 19,000 en­ dicated this desire within the last 60 and technological improvements in this gaged in manufacturing industries and days. Of these, 7,924 are male and 2,914 field and for the further utilization of 84,000 in nonmanufacturing employment. female. Measuring the demand for anthracite in industry. This resolution Wilkes-Barre is the important center of workers in this area against this reser­ was adopted unanimously by the Senate activity. voir of unemployed, most recent reports Committee on Mines and Mining, and I In Lackawanna County, 14,000 are em­ indicate that Scranton employers will had every reason to believe it would ployed in manufacturing industries and not need more than 812 workers during promptly pass the Senate as a national­ 66,000 in nonmanufacturing employment, the next 6 months in manufacturing defense measure. It has now remained making a total employment of approxi­ work. This represents, therefore, only a on the Senate calendar for many months. mately 80,000 persons. need for 8 percent of the presently un­ Each time I have sought to call it up for Schuylkill County is the third most im­ employed that are registered with the consideration objections have been made. portant county in the district industrl­ employment service. It must be real­ In the interest of the great need of this ally, with a total employment of some ized, too, that the employment service important and strategic area of north­ 61,000 persons. About 16,000 persons are does not have all of the unemployed eastern Pennsylvania, and in view of the engaged in manufacturing employment, registered, and it is estimated that the fact that Senate Resolution $57 will re­ and 45,000 persons are working at non­ total unemployment is probably 15,000. main on the Senate calendar for the com­ manufacturing employment. This total of 15,000 will probably be in­ ing year, I optimistically entertain the ··Additional reports from some of these creased in the near future, as indicated hope that the commission appointed un­ companies and other manufacturers, by the recent reports on the effects of der the pending joint resolution will re­ totaling 32, have been received in the past priorities and restrictions on parts, silks, port back to the Congress and favorable 2 months. These 32 reporting companies rayons, chemicals, rubber,. certain, met­ action may ensue on this much-needed indicate that they now employ 6,563 als, pig iron, steel, and cloth, which are legislation, for if there ever was a section workers, of whom 2,826 are engaged in the most important factors in these cur­ in any part of the country which needed defense work. tailments. Thirty-two companies have to have a thorough study made of the Priorities and restrictions on parts, silk, indicated that they will probably have a employment and industrial conditions it rayon, chemicals, rubber, certain metal total lay-off of about 4,500 workers; in is these counties in the northeastern part parts, pig iron, steel, and cloth are most addition, a number of companies have of Pennsylvania. important factors in these curtailments. had to reduce their working hours, and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Already among these specific 32 com­ three have shut down completely. Re­ question is on the third reading of the panies, 3,735 persons have been laid off employment opportunities for these dis­ joint resolution. and a minimum of 745 more is antici­ placed workers are extremely slim, in The joint resolution (H. J. Res. 255) pated. Six of the companies have re­ view of the already large reservoir of was ordered to a third reading, read the duced their working hours, and 3 have unemployed. . third time, and passed. shut down completely. The reports in­ Significant factors concerning this The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without dicate that 20 of the firms have been area are as follows: objection, Senate -Joint Resolution 118 contacted by Government agencies con­ First. A large reservoir of unemployed, will be indefinitely postponed. cerning their problem, and 12 have not. consisting of a good proportion of young FLORIDA'S FffiST HEROES OF THE WAR Twenty-seven of the 32 companies indi­ male workers, many with mechanical Mr. PEPPER. Mr. President, I desire cate that they are in a position to con­ aptitudes or technical high-school train­ to revise and to add briefly to some re­ vert or use their facilities for certain ing. marks I made on the floor of the Senate types of defense products. Second. An extreme evidence of in­ on the 12th of December relative to two Reemployment opportunities for al­ terest on the part of the unemployed to young men from Florida who have al­ ready-displaced or to-be-displaced work­ obtain training in occupations vital to ready given their lives in the service of ers are extremely slim in this area. A defense. their country. My first reference was large reservoir of labor has existed here Third. An expanding program of voca­ to a young man named Theo F. Byrd, a for a number of years, and the current tional training involving current train­ citizen of Tampa, Fla., who was a private defense-production program has not ing in machine-tool operations, sheet­ in the Air Corps, at Pearl Harbor, and stimulated employment in this section. metal work, pattern making, electric who lost his life upon the first onslaught In fact, defense-contract allotments for welding, aircraft maintenance, electric­ of the Japanese at that place. He was this section are extremely few. Unless motor maintenance and repairs, supple­ a private soldier who died the glorious some of these companies are permitted mented by engineering defense-training way a soldier would choose to die. We to obtain the scarce materials and parts, courses conducted by Pennsylvania State honor his memory, and esteem the tra­ or are given defense contracts, or unless College. dition of worthiness which he has as­ new plants for defense production are Fourth. Additional plant and equip­ sociated with the name of American located in this area, an increasingly ment capacity on the part of local em­ arms. He is mourned by a father and large number of migrations of workers to ployers for use in the manufacture of mother, Mr. and Mrs. Theo F. Byrd, living other sections can be expected. defense products. in Tampa; by two sisters; and by his · Factory employment in the SCranton Fifth. A well-developed system of rail grandparents; and with them, the whole area stands at 85 percent of the 1923-25 and motor carrier, freight, and passenger country honors his name in his passing. average. This level is much lower than service. Dispatches have brought us the news exists throughout the remainder of the Sixth. Connections by these carriers to of another hero in the war, also a Florida State, and indicates the continued lack the important centers, such as Buffalo, boy, Capt. Colin P. Kelly, Jr., of Madi­ of increase in production, even though New York City, and Philadelphia. son, Fla., who is survived by his wife industry throughout the State is ex­ Seventh. Excellent power facilities and ·and a young son, and by his father, living tremely accelerated. Factory pay rolls water supply. at Madison, Fla. are enly at 94 percent of ·the 1923-25 Eighth. More than adequate housing The United Press on December 12 car­ volume. Scranton business is currently facilities. At present there are 1,750 ried the following dispat~h: 21 percent better than a year ago, as dwellings available as registered with the MANILA, December 12.-Army Capt. Colin measured by bank debits, factory pay Scranton Real Estate Board. Kelly, Jr., became America's first hero of the rolls, and independent store sales, in Ninth. A fair wage level. Wages in this second World War today. comparison with a State-wide increase area are slightly less than those existing He_gave his life in diving in .close over the of 29 percent. in other-eastern industrial centers such as 29,330-ton Japanese battleship Haruna o:tf ·1941 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 9777 Luzon to send it and its crew of 1,200 to 1,500 Floridian's bravery, and the War Department I know he is happy that it came in that men to the bottom. He scored. in Washington received the ~allowing brief fa ~ hion. Kelly was 26, a native of Florida. He communique: "Please-when you write-write only of graduated from the University of Florida and "General MacArthur announ<;ed with great what Captain Kelly has done-not of me, not then went to West Point, from which he sorrow the death of Capt. Colin P. Kelly, Jr., of Corkey (their baby). For it is Captain ·graduated 4 years ago. who so distinguished himself by scoring three Kelly who deserves all the praise-all the In 1938 he finished the primary flying direct hits on the Japanese capital ship glory. • • *" school of the Army and the advanced flying Haruna leaving her in flames and in distress." With glowing eyes and a steady voice, Mrs. school bombardment course in 1939. So died a brave soldier, and another name Kelly recalled her marriage to Kelly. It was He was accepted as a combat pilot in Sep­ has been added to the 'SCroll of mortals who a West Point marriage-solemnized on August tember 1940, and served in Hawaii until he gave their lives that this Nation might 1, 1937, 1¥2 months after his graduation from was assigned to the Philippines. survive. the academy. Mr. President, so long as this Nation con­ "But his life, his love, was flying," she said. Lt. Gen. D()uglas MacArthur, com­ tinues to breed sons like Colin ~urdie Kelly, She told how, after finishing West Point, he mander of our Far Eastern Army, was Jr., she will never writhe beneath the heel of went into the Air Corps. He was at Randolph the source of the following dispatch a conqueror's boot. Let those who seek to Field, at Kelly Field, at March Field, and at which appeared in the December 12 is­ trample her beware, for her anger and the Hickam Field in Hawaii, to which post his sue of the Evening Star, under a Manila anger of her sons is terrible to behold. Let family accompanied him. date line: Hitler and Mussolini and their back-stabb:ng In 1940 Kelly became an executive officer of yellow cohorts in the Pacific mark well the the Forty-second Bombardment Squadron in General MacArthur announced with great deed of Colin Purdie Kelly, Jr., for it is such Hawaii. sorrow the death of Capt. Colin P. Kelly, Jr., deeds by such men that will spell out their "He was a pioneer-always took the initia­ who so distinguished himself by scoring three ultimate doom. tive. He became the pride of all the men in direct hits on the Japanese capital battle­ The sympathy of this entire Nation goes his command, and even the officers praised ship Haruna, leaving her in flames and in to the family of this brave soldier; to his · and commended him repeatedly," the young distress. mother and father in Madison, Fla., and to widow continued. "So, when the flying for­ his wife and infant son in New York. May tresses, the B-17's came out, he was the first It has subsequently been disclosed that God in His infinite grace ease their sorrow man ever to fly a B-17 in the Pacific. He was the battleship Haruna was sunk by this with the knowledge that their son and hus­ chosen to teach other men to fly them. And assault of Captain Kelly which cost him . band and father gave his all in order that I think it must have been a B-17 in which his life. these United States may remain forever free he died." There is nothing that words could and that the chains of slavery may never Mrs. Kelly, who is a tall, stunning bru­ contain, Mr. President, which could ade­ bind the people of this great Nation. nette, seemed to derive comfort from the fact quately express the sorrow of the Nation Mr. President, I have today introduced a that her gallant husband's sacrifice had the bill authorizing the President of the United significance, tfie permanence, of a victory. ·in the passing of such glorious heroes as · States to award posthumously, the Con­ When she spoke of how the "Japs would re­ Private Theo. F. Byrd and Capt. Colin P. gressional Medal of Honor to Captain Kelly. member him," this reporter remarked that Kelly, Jr., proved themselves on those I would press for an immediate vote on the the "United States would remember him, occasions to be. I can think of no more bill but it is my understanding that such too." appropriate words by which to express action must await an otllcial citation from "CORKEY" PROUD, TOO our sentiments of gratitude, admiration, General MacArthur and a recommendation from the War Department. It is my sincere "I am happy that he has done this and has ·and appreciation, as well as our sense of hope that these will be forthcoming in the left his imprint behind," she said quietly. comfort in their passing, than to para­ near future. Meanwhile I hope .that the reso­ "I am proud of him-and 'Corkey' will be phrase the words of Scripture associated lution will be referred to the Military Affairs proud, too." She drew her son, Colin P. Kelly with the Apostle Paul, and to say that Committee of the Senate. 3d, to her tenderly. Then, "Is there any they have fought the good fight of a Mr. President, I request permission to in­ wol'd about those who were with him-the clude in the RECORD as a part of my remarks copilot, or anyone?" No word had come soldier's faith; they have gone to lay through as yet to the public. hold on · to life eternal, whereunto their certain news articles and editorials concern­ ing the brave deed of Captain Kelly. Mrs. Kelly was formerly Marian Wick. God and their country have called them. The matters referred to are as follows: Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Mr. President, my distinguished col­ Wick. Kelly, a 6-footer weighing 175 pounds, league [Mr. ANDREWS] is ill today and [From the Washington Times-Herald of was born on July 11, 1915, in Madison, Fla., unable to be present in the Senate. He December 13, 1941] where his parents still live. He attended CAPTAIN KELLY's Wroow Too PRoUD To SHow Marion Institute, a prep school in Alabama. has prepared a statement and gathered GRIEF; "GAVE JAPS SOMETHING TO REMEM• certain clippings tell.ing eloquently the BER," SHE SAYS-HOLDS BABY SON CLOSE TO story of Captain Kelly's death. I ask HER HEART-ONLY TALKS OF FLYER'S "MAR­ KELLY'S FATHER SAD BUT PROUD-GLAD HE Dm unanimous consent that the statement VELOUS RECORD" PART FOR HIS COUNTRY prepared by my colleague and the data (By Grace Robinson) MADISON, FLA., December 12.-The Kellys which he has compiled may be in- . were in mourning tonight, but their sadness NEw YoRK, December 12.-The beautiful was tempered by pride in the heroic death of corporated at this place in the RECORD. girl held her year-and-a-half-old son to her their son and heir, Capt. Colin Kelly, Jr., The PRESIDING OFFICER. With­ heart but she shed. no tears. She was 26-year-old Army flyer, who sank the 29,330- out objection, it is so ordered. "proud," she said, of what "he" had done­ ton Japanese battleship Haruna, to become The matter referred to is as follows: "and didn't he give those Japs something to America's first hero. of World War No. 2. remember him by!" "I'm proud that he did his part for our On Friday last the heart of the entire There was no weeping, no moaning. For Nation was lifted by the news from Manila country,'' C. T. Kelly, Sr., replied when in­ she was an otllcer's wife-a widow now-the formed that his son was killed after scoring that the battleship Haruna of the Japanese ·widow of Capt. Colin P. Kelly, Jr., the 26-year­ Fleet had been blasted to the bottom of the the three direct bomb hits that sent the old West Point flyer who is credited with Haruna to the bottom off Luzon. Pacific by the bombs of an American plane. scoring three direct hits on the 29,330-ton But our Nation was saddened because the Dispatches from Manila said his diving air­ Japanese battleship Haruna and sinking it plane vanished in the roaring explosion that pilot of that plane paid with his life for Wednesday north of Luzon in the Philippines. his deed. sank the Haruna as the pilot plunged his Mr. President, the pilot of that plane was HOME "FOR A VISIT" craft straight down at the enemy and released a son of the State of which I have the honor Mrs. Kelly, who is staying with her parents a stick of high explosives almost into the in part to represent in the United States in Brooklyn, came here from Hawaii last mouths of flaming Japanese guns. Senate. I feel, therefore, that it is only fit­ month "for a visit"-the Army has. been send­ "He always wanted to be a soldier ever ting and proper that I 'should officially call ing wives and children of its personnel home since he was about 12 years old,'' the elder the attention of this distinguished body to from Philippine and Hawaiian posts since last Kelly, who is in the naval-stores business, the courage· and self-sacrifice of Capt. Colin spring. She last heard from her husband said. "He always talked about aviation. Purdie Kelly, Jr., United States Army. Monday-when three letters came all at once. Sometimes I thought he was almost too crazy The battle of the Philippines is still raging; Today she didn't want to talk of herself or about it. But now I am proud of him." we have been unable to obtain all of the de­ her grief. Only of "Captain Kelly" and his tails of Captain Kelly's courageous deed; but "marvelous" record since he joined the Air [From the Orlando (Fla.) Reporter-Star of sufficient information has reached us to en­ Corps and of his "glorious" death. December 12, 1941] able us to know beyond doubt that his act "He was an officer in every sense of the word,'' she said. "Even I, his wife, did not FLORIDA HERO GIVES HIS LIFE TO SINK was among the bravest in the history of the JAPANESE BATTLESHIP Republic. know what orders he had received, the places His commander in chief, Lt. Gen. Douglas he was to go, or the secrets that he knew. He MANILA, P. I.-Three dare-devil American MacArthur, took sufficient time from the rag- . was a marvelous otllcer and I know th~t he ·aviators fiew to fame-and one to death­ 1ng battle to inform the world of this young would want to have died in action as he did. today against the Japanese. "9778 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE DECEMBER 15 Terse statements from military and naval he got an appointment to West Point," the craft 6ri the ,ground. No less··than a dozen sources in Manila told the story of how Amer­ father proudly asserted. were wrecked when, his fuel running out, he ican and Filipino aviators struck back against Captain Kelly was the son of a well-to-do turned back to home base. powerful enemy assaults. The name of 26- lumber and naval stores operator. He was CADET IN 1937 year-old Capt. Colin Kelly, Jr., of Madison, _ the grandson of former Congressman D. H. Fla., who was killed in action, h eads the roll Mays, of Monticello, and the nephew of Park­ Entering the air force as a cadet in 1937, hill Mays, former member of the State Legis­ Wagner was comiUissioned a second lieuten­ of the heroes. ant the same year and was promoted to first His diving airplane vanished in a roaring lature from Jefferson County. lieutenant the next. explosion that sank the 29,000-ton Japanese Utter won the commendation of Admiral battleship Haruna off the coast of Luzon [From the Washington Times-Herald of Hart for attacking three Japanese fighter Island as the pilot plunged his craft straight December 13, 1941] planes at sea. He shot down one. Making down at the enemy and released a stick of ARMY'S KELLY No. 1 HERO OF PACIFIC WAR­ a forced landing on the water, he taxied his high explosives almost into the mouths of GAVE LIFE To SINK JAPANESE BATTLESHIP; naval plane to the shore and repaired minor tlaming Japanese guns. NAVY HAILS KELLER damage. The next morning he flew back to Kelly was only one of the defense fiiers MANILA, December 12.-America's roll of his base. who made American skill and daring in the honor in World War II began emerging to­ air felt against the invaders. day from the smoke and fiame over the [From the Washington Evening Star of Around the air bases they told of the blows Pacific, and the name of Capt. Colin Kelly, December 13, 1941) struck by Lt. Boyd D. Wagner, of Phila­ Jr., led all the rest. PILOT KILLED SINKING "HARUNA" CALLED FIRST delphia, who like Kelly fiew an Army Air It was he who hurled a United States Army Corps plane. Wagner raced northward to the UNITED STATES HERO IN NEW WAR-CAPT, plane down into the blazing muzzles of Jap­ CoLIN P. KELLY, JR., PAm PoSTHUMous TRm• . tip of Luzon Island as the Japanese sought to anese guns and, dumping his deadly cargo of land reinforcements under aerial protection UTE BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL MACARTHUR bombs at suicidal range, dealt a mortal blow MANILA, December 12.-A Florida-born West in the Aparri sector. to the 29,000-ton battleship Haruna. Half a dozen enemy craft tackled him and Pointer, Capt. Colin P. Kelly, Jr., 26, who two of them went down after a fierce dog NATIVE OF FLORIDA helped even . the score which the Japanese fight. Wagner then streaked on toward the Kelly, 26,_ native of Florida, 4 years out of ran up at Pearl Harbor when he planted three enemy landing field and dropped down until West Point, dived to victory and to death in bombs on the Japanese battleship Haruna, his plane was merely skimming the tree­ the tornado of gunfire raging over the Haruna paid for the sinking of the ship with his life. tops, his machine guns spattering bullets before the big battle wagon went down off the One sentence in a .communique issued by against Japanese craft on the ground. A coast of Luzon to give the Allies their first Lt. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander of dozen planes were wrecked when-his fuel resounding success of the 6-day-old war. the Far Eastern Army, paid posthumous trib· running low-Wagner turned back toward his The name of the Army's No.1 hero was not ute to the young Army -fiyer: home base. alone on the honor scroll. Already those of "General MacArthur announced with great They were talking, too, of Lt. C. A. Lt. C. A. Keller, Lt. H. T. Utter, and Lt. Boyd sorrow the death of Capt. Colin P. Kelly, Jr., Keller of the United States Navy Air Force, D. Wagner were on the list. Unlike Kelly who so distinguished himself by scoring three and how he "shadowed" a Japanese battle- · they lived to tell their tales of exploits scarce­ "direct hits on the Japanese capital battleship . ship of the Kongo class northwest of Luzon ly less sensational. Haruna, leaving her in fiames and in distress." despite steady and fierce enemy antiaircraft Native airmen, to,o, were getting in telling Just when and how Captain Kelly died was fire. Keller kept his plane within sight of blows in the battle of the Philippines. Ad­ not stated, but it is possible that death came the 29,000-ton enemy craft until naval bomb­ miral Thomas C. Hart, commander of the without his knowing that the Haruna had ers led by Lt. Comdr. J. V. Peterson arrived Asiatic Fleet, said they shot down 2 Jap­ been mortally damaged. The War Depart­ and pressed home an attack that put the anese planes of 11 bagged since early Friday ment in Washington announced that the vessel out of action. morning. · . 29,330-ton Haruna was sunk Wednesday, But the American fiiers were not the only Six Filipino pilots of the Commonwealth north of Luzon. ones who stood out in the battle against in­ Defense Forces attacked two fol'mations of Captain Kelly was graduated from the vasion forces. 27 planes each and downed 2 without · a United States Military Academy in 1937, and Admiral Thomas C. Hart, commander of single loss. became a captain on September 9, 1940, after training in various fiying and bombing the Asiatic Fleet, told how Filipino tliers in ARMY, NAVY SPLIT HONORS the defense forces had shot down two Jap­ schools. anese planes out of 11 bagged since early this The air forces of the Navy and Army spUt A United States naval fiyer who trailed a morning. Hart also said that Lt. H. Tutter, the honors in the first round of ·heroism. Japanese battleship for a long time in the of the United States Naval Air Force, had Kelly and Wagner were in the Army con­ face of frequent antiaircraft fire until other been attacked by three Japanese fighter tingent; Keller and Utter in the Navy. naval planes could fiy to the scene and planes at sea. He shot down one and then Kelly, nemesis of the Haruna and its cre'v "seriously cripple'~ the huge ship also was made a forced landing on the water, taxiing of more than 1,200 Japanese, was graduated officially cited for his work. his plane to the shore where he repaired from the University of Florida and then The story was told in the report of Admiral minor damages. The next morning he re­ went to West Point. In 1938 he finished the Thomas C. Hart, commander in chief of the turned to base. primary fiying school of the Arm·y and the Asiatic Fleet, on the attack on the Kongo, or Kelly was 26, a native of Florida. He grad­ next year the advanced fiying school bom­ a ship just like her, off northwest Luzon uated from the University of Florida, and bardment course. Island. then went to West Point, from which he Accepted as a combat pilot in September (This was the second Japanese battleship ·graduated 4 years ago. 1940, he served in Hawaii until he was as­ which the United States claims to have sunk In 1938 he finished the Primary Flying . signed to the Philippines. or damaged.) School of the Army, and the Advanced Flying To a Navy pilot, Kell~r. went the tribute Admiral Hart's account of the attack on the School Bombardment Course in 1939. of.spotting and shadowing a 29,000-ton Jap­ Kongo was the first detailed action by the He was accepted as a combat pilot in Sep­ anese battleship of the Kongo class, weaving naval fiyers to be reported from the far tember 1940 and served in Hawaii until he and ducking through and around a drum­ eastern front. was assigned to the Philippines. ming field of enemy fire. "The Kongo was last seen out of control NAVY BOMBERS ARRIVE and, we are sure, seriously crippled," the an­ nouncement said. (This action already had With bulldog tenacity he held on until KELLY ALWAYS WANTED '1'0 FLY been announced in Washington.) naval bombers under Lt. Comdr. J. V. Peter­ MADISON.-A man who had spent most of son arrived and hammered home an attack MACARTHUR COMMENDS ANOTHER his life wanting to be a soldier-filer and who that put the big ship out of action. General MacArthur commended First Lt. died in battle became the first hero of the The six Filipino heroes, who charged into Boyd D. Wagner, of the Army Air Corps, who Second World War today. the two Japanese formations of 27 ·planes "distinguished himself by his daring attack He was Capt. Colin Kelly, Jr., 26, of Madi­ each over Batangas, were identified as Capt. on a Japanese air detachment at Appari son, a West Point graduate who successfully Jesus Villamor, Lt. Godofredo Juliano, yesterday morning." . dive-bombed the 29,330-ton Japanese ·battle­ Lieutenant Aclan, Lieutenant Manlunas, "When attacked by five pursuit planes," he ship Haruna off Luzon in the Pacific Ocean Lieutenant Mondiego, and Lieutenant Basa. said, "he shot 2 planes out of the air and sending it and its crew to the bottom. Wagner, of Philadelphia, lifted his Army machine-gunned 12 on the ground, leaving "He always wanted to be a soldier--ever plane from the field when the call came, and 5 burning." Wagner ended his- terse report since he was about 12 years old," C. T. Kelly, ' sped north to the tip of Luzon Island, where by saying, "My gas was running low, so I Sr., his father said when notified of his son's the Japanese . sought to land reinforcements returned home." death. "He has always talked about aviation. under aerial protection in the Aparri region. Lieutenant Wagner's home is at Johnstown, Sometimes I thought he was almost too crazy Half a dozen enemy craft challenged him. Pa. He was graduated from the University of about it. Two went down under his fire after a brief, Pittsburgh. He entered the air force in 1937 "B:ut I'm proud that he did his part for our bitter dog fight. Wagner headed to the enemy as a cadet and was commissioned second lieu­ country. He was a fine specimen of man­ landing field and, dipping down to the tree­ tenant on June 16 of that year. He was pro• hood and I guess fairly bright. That's how tops, spat machine-gun bullets into Japanese rooted to first lieutenant on October 1, 1938. 1941 CONGRESSIONAL RECOR-D-SENATE 9779 Admiral Hart's announcement said Lt. C. A. [From the Washington Evening Star of have in my mind a young man from my Keller, piloting a big plane, sighted the December 13, 1941] Kougo or a ship just like her off northwest State who heroically has given his life Luzon and held contact a long time despite HEROES· ALL in the service of his country. frequent antiaircraft fire. It Is but partially true, as Dean Swift Within the last 8 or 10 years the Presi­ Other planes arrived and Lt. Comdr. J. V. wrote, that "men who lived and died with­ dent and the State Department have Peterson and other pilots in the attack group out a name are the chief heroes in the been doing their utmost in order to pressed home the assault under heavy anti­ sacred lists of fame." Within a few min­ bring about what we now call good will aircraft fire. utes after the beginning of the treacherous amongst the Latin-American nations and The announcement said they made "at Japanese attack on Sunday morning, Amer­ least one hit a.nd we think two. The ship was ica had heroic defenders in action. Many the United States. I happen to repre­ definitely out of control and we are sure she already have laid down their lives. The sent, in part, the one State in the Union was seriously crippled. essential genius of their country, under where to a greater extent than in any "There was no fire when she was last seen Providence, is pledged to the preservation of other State descendants of Latin-Ameri­ so she may have been able to return to their immortality in the way that would can stock still reside. I know that the port." please them best-by the unwavering de­ people of Latin America now feel ex­ Admiral Hart revealed that the American fense of the freedom for which, in Lincoln's actly as we in the United States do re­ Navy had lost three large planes since the words, "they gave the last full measure of garding the occurrences of the past few war started-two during the daylight raid on devotion." the Gulf of Davao about an hour after the Surely the name of Capt. Colin P. Kelly, days. Particularly is this true when Pearl Harbor attack. Jr., lost in the Battle of Manila, is assured they are cognizant of the fact that within Air force casualties thus far have been of enduring remembrance. A Florida-born the confines of the United States there small, but there have been "plenty of attacks West Point graduate, only 26 years of age, · are American citizens who bear the on our planes," he said. he sacrificed himself in the destruction of names of their ancestors who lived in Giving further details of aerial fighting, the Japanese dreadnaught Haruna, sunk Latin America and who have the same the .AJ;my spokesman said the pursuit ship north of Luzon on Wednesday. News of his ·historical background and the same re­ (apparently that of . Lieutenant Wagner) ·achievement came back to his countrymen ligious background as do the people of that was sent to Aparri, on the northern . a~ home at a time when they required en- shore of Luzon Island, found 12 Japanese couragement. The tidings were received Latin America. Amongst the boys who pursuit ships on the ground and two in the with a gratitude which shall be justified by made the supreme sacrifice at Pearl air. future events. · Harbor was one who did not bear an "The American-pilot shot down those in So, too, the example of Captain Kelly's Anglo-Saxon name but a Spanish name, the air and machine-gunned those grounded comrades is certain to stimulate the effort of l -and who -· died as an American only, and returned unscathed," the spokesman their felwws on the production front as well Corp. Antonio Tafoya, of Albuquerque, . said. · as in the field. First Lt. Boyd D. Wagner, N.Mex. · He declared that Lt. Col. Rogers Helsman, •w.ho . shot 2 Japanese planes out of the air a native of Texas, who had served in the and machine-gunned 12 on the ground, and EXECUTIVE SESSION Philippines before, has the situation in Davao Lt. Clarence A. Keller, who defied antiair­ Mr. BARKLEY. I move that the Sen- . Province on Mindanao Island "well in hand." craft fire to trail the Japanese Kongo until .ate proceed to the consideration of ex- Lieutenant Colonel Helsman arrived there other flyers arrived to. put her out of control, . ecutive business. about 3 weeks ago. Davao, with a large Japa­ have shown the courage which all Americans nese population, has been considered a sen­ must cultivate against the challenge of their The · motion was agreed to; and the sitive spot, the spokesman added. foes. Senate proceeded to the consideration of "There were numerous rumors of a planned To win the ultl.mate triumph to which executive business. large uprising .there," he said. Lieutenant they are dedicated by their own conscious EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED Colonel Reisman, with the forces at his dis­ and purposeful choice, every citizen of the posal, has 1,500 Japanese males interned. He United States-yes, even every little child The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. reports everything quiet and under control. under the Stars and Stripes-y.rill need to be WALLGREN in the chair) laid before the BULLET HOLES IN PLANES brave. During the difficult months ahead, Senate messages from the President of tpere will be losses and sorrows hard to bear, Admiral Hart's report said most of the the United States submitting sundry but also there will be that stalwart quality nominations, which were referred to the damages suffered by American naval planes ·of heroism which God gives to a free people. were minor bullet holes. appropriate committees. He said one plane was hit, in one of its CAPT. COLIN P. KELLY, JR.-MEDAL OF d 63: tion bill we went very thoroughly into the ment to the amendment of the Senate num­ That the House recede from its disagree­ duties to be performed by the Board of bered 23, and agree to the same with an ment to the amendment of the Senate num­ Investigation and Research under the amendment, as follows: bered 63, and agree to the same with an Transportation Act, and we inserted an In line 6 of sald amendment, after the amendment, as follows: amendment restoring the Budget Bureau word "collateral", insert "public works."; and, In lieu of the sum proposed insert "$59,- estimate, which had not been allowed by after the sum "$300,000,000", insert the 115,300"; and the Senate agree to the ~ same. the House, and included in the amend­ following: ": Provided, That the Secretary of Amendment numbered 64: the Navy shall transmit to Congress on or That the House recede from its disagree­ ment a provision requiring- the Board to before January 10, 1943, a statement by proj­ ment to the amendment of the Senate num­ make an investigation and report as to ects of the obligations incurred under this bered 64, and agree to the same with an interterritoriai rates. I should like to appropriation"; and the Senate agree to the amendment, as follows: know what has been done in reference to same. In lieu of the sum proposed insert "$2,815,- that amendment. Amendment numbered 33: 450"; and the Senate agree to the same. Mr. McKELLAR. Under the rule, the That the House recede from its disagree­ Amendment numbered 68: first thing to be done at this time is to ment to the amendment of the Senate num­ That the House recede from its disagree-. bered 33, and agree to the same with an ment to the amenrlment of the Senate num­ agree to the report. We have not reached amendment, as follows: bered 68, and agree to the same with an the point of considering the House In lieu of the matt1'lr inserted by said amendment, as follows: amendments to Senate amendments. amendment insert the following: "as In lieu of the sum proposed insert "$100,.; Will not the Senator permit the confer­ amended by this Act: Provided, That Public 000"; and the Senate agree to the same. ence report to be adopted? Then, I will Law Numbered 72, Seventy-seventh Congress, The committee of conference report in dis­ ask the Chair to lay before the Senate the approved May 24, 1941, is hereby amended by agreement amendments numbered 41, 46, and action of the House. deleting the words 'five hundred and fifty 48. thousand tons' and inserting the words 'one KENNETH McKELLAR, Mr. OVERTON. The amendment is million three hundred and fifty thousand CARTER GLASS, still in disagreement, is it? tons' in lieu thereof: Provided further, That CARL H~ YDEN, Mr. McKELLAR. It will be in dis­ Public Law Numbered 323, Seventy-seventh RICHARD B. RUSSELL, agreement unless the Senate concurs in Congress, approved November 21, 1941, is GERALD P. NYE, the House amendment to it, and I shall hereby amended .by deleting the words 'four H. C. LODGE, Jr., be glad to explain the matter fully when hundred' and inserting 'eight hundred' in Managers on the part of the Senate. we reach it. I am glad the Senator has lieu thereof, and also by deleting the follow­ CLARENCE CANNON, asked about it. ing: ', not to exceed $300,000,000';" and the C. A. WOODRUM, Senate agree to the same. LoUIS LUDLOW, The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is Amendment numbered 43: J. BUELL SNYDER, there objection to consideration of the That the House recede from its disagree­ EMMET O'NEAL, conference report? The Chair hears ment to the amendment of the Senate num­ Lours C. RABAUT, none, and the question is on agreeing to bered 43, and agree to the same with an JED JOHNSON, the report. amendment, as follows: JOHN TABER (except The report was agreed to. Strike out the first and second provisos in as to amendment No. 50), said amendment and insert in lieu· thereof R. B. WIGGLESWORTH (except Mr. McKELLAR. I now ask that the the following: ~·: Provided, That in a total as to amendment No. 50), Chair lay before the Senate the message amount · of not exceeding $10,000,000 and W. P. LAMBERTSON (except from the House of Representatives as to within the purposes provided for in- this as to amendment No. 50), its action on amendments Nos. 46, 48, paragraph, the President may authoriZe the Managers on the part of the House. and 41. LXXXVII-617 9782 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE DECEMBER 15 The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid directory language. The letter con­ make the investigation, whether we !.t­ before the Senate the following message tinues- tempt to restore the words stricken out from the House of Representatives, presently requested be appropriated, the or do not do so. I believe the members which was read: Board will immediately investigate the inter­ of the Board are men of honor and up­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, territorial rate structure of the country. rightness, and that they will carry out December 15, 1941. Our investigation will relate to the costs of their word to the letter. I asked Mr. Resolved, That the House recede from its the services rendered, the effect of rates upon Childe the direct question, and he assured disagreement to the amendment of the Sen­ the movement of commerce, and their influ­ me they would. ate, No. 46, to the bill (H. R. 6159) mak­ ence upon the utilization of our transporta­ Mr. OVERTON. The Senator from ing supplemental appropriations for the na­ tion system and the national economy. The Board will begin these studies as soon as the Tennessee will recall that in the com­ tional defense for the fiscal years ending mittee I took the position that in view June 30, 1942, and June 30, 1943, and for requested $246,500 supplemental appropria­ other purposes, and concur therein with tion recommended by the President and the of this letter it would not be necessary amendments as follows: Bureau of the Budget is made available. specifically to include a designation of In line 6 of the matter inserted by said It should be understood that the additional duty upon the Board to make this inves­ Senate engrossed amendment strike out "in recommended appropriation of $246,500 will tigation. But I think the majority of addition to"; . not be sufficient, in view of the other duties the committee disagreed with me, and In lines 9 and 10 of the matter ipserted required of the Board, for a complete investi­ that provision was inserted in the meas­ by said Senate engrossed amendment strike gation of this entire question within the ure. out "an investigation of and report on the statutory life of the Board. It is, however, the purpose of the Board to undertake such Mr. McKELLAR. Yes. interterritorial rate structure of the United Mr. OVERTON. I do not want the States,"; and studies as soon as funds become available and In lines 21, 22, 23, and 24 of the matter to report to the Congress and the President action of the Senate in agreeing to this inserted by said Senate engrossed amend­ its progress, findings, and recommendations. amendment by the House to be inter­ ment, strike out the colon and "Provided, This statement is filed, after consideration preted by the Board as a direction to That said report on the interterritori~l rate by the Board, with the request that it be them to abandon their express purpose structure of the United States shall be sub­ ?-dded to supplement and clarify the record. to make this investigation. mitted to Congress not later than June 30. Respectfully, Mr. McKELLAR. From the state­ 1942"; NELSON LEE SMITH. ment Mr. Childe made to me I am quite That the House recede from its disagree­ ROBERT E. WEBB. sure the Board will not abandon it. ment to the amendment of the Senate, No. c. E. CHILDE. 48, to said bill and concur therein with an Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, will amendment, as follows: After I learned what the House had the Senator yield? In line 8 of the matter inserted by said done I called the office of the Board on Mr. McKELLAR. I yield. Senate engrossed amendment, after "in" in­ the _telephone and Mr. Childe was the Mr. BARKLEY. As I understand, the sert "or near"· and only one · I could get. He said that That the H~use insist upon its disagree­ Senate amendment authorized and di­ undoubtedly-- rected the Board to make this investi­ ment to the amendment of the Senate, No. Mr. OVERTON. Mr. Childe is the 41, to the said bill. gation. Chairman of the Board; is he not? Mr. McKELLAR. That is correct. Mr. McKELLAR. Mr. President, I will Mr. McKELLAR. No; he is one of the take up first the matter of investigation members of the Board. Mr. Smith is Mr. BARKLEY. If I understand cor­ of the rate structure, inasmuch as the Chairman. Mr. Childe, said he knew rectly, the House struck out the word Senator from Louisiana [Mr. OVERTON] that the Board as a board unquestion­ "directed." · has already asked a question in respect to ably would carry out the terms of this Mr._ McKELLAR. The House struck it. On page 26 of the bill, as agreed to letter. Under those circumstances I feel out the words, "an investigation of and by the Senate, occurred the words "in­ that the Board will do what they have report on the interterritorial rate struc­ cluding in addition to the objects specified agreed to do, and the motion I should like ture of the United States." The presi­ in the appropriation." The House has to make is to concur in the House amend­ dent of the Board, Mr. Smith, testified stricken out the words "in addition to." ments to the Senate amendment num­ that under the authority already existing Then appeared the words, "for this bered 46. in the law there was no doubt in the purpose in the First Supplemental Na­ _ Mr. OVERTON. Let me ask the Sena­ world in his mind or in the minds of the tional Defense Appropriation Act, 1942." tor a further question. In the face of the other members of the Board that they The Senate inserted , the following letter he has read, even if the Senate had had the right to make the investigation, words: "an investigation of and report not taken any action, I have no doubt and would do so. I have read the act, on the interterritorial rate structure of that the Board would have proceeded to and I am quite sure its language is broad the United States." The House has make the investigation. enough, and I a:in quite sure the Board stricken out those words. Mr. McKELLAR. The Senator means will make the investigation. In line 17 on the same page appeared 1f the House had not taken the action it Mr. BARKLEY: Mr. President, let me the following proviso: did; does he not? ask the Senator another question. I Provided, That said report on the inter­ Mr. OVERTON. No; I mean the Sen­ have no doubt that the language of the territorial rate structure of the United States ate had not taken action. But the Sen­ original act creating· this Board, in which shall be submitted to Congress not later ate specifically included among the this provision was carried, which-is the than June 30, 1942. duties of the Board an investigation of Transportation Act of 1940, is broad Those words were stricken out. interterritorial rates? enough, and as a member of the com­ If the Senator from Louisiana [Mr. · Mr. McKELLAR. Yes, sir; what the mittee which framed the law I think I OVERTON] will bear.with me for a minute, Board said they would agree to do. may ~ay that it was contemplated that the Senator will recall the difficulties we Mr. OVERTON. . Yes. That specific the Board should make an investigation had with this matter before the com­ designation of duties assigned to the of all interterritorial rates, and other n:tittee. On December 9 last I received Board was stricken .out in conference? matters that should be looked into and the following letter which was addressed Iy.Ir. McKELLAR. No; it was stricken reported upon affecting transportation. to me as chairman of the subcommittee:- out in the House. In view of the fact that the original act Mr. OVERTON. In the House. If we undoubtedly authorizes such-an investi­ BoARD QF INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH, gation and that the appropriation is car­ Washington, D. C., December 9, 1941. , agreed to the amendment of the House, DEAR SENATOR McKELLAR: In order that would the Congress then be on record as ried according to the Budget Bureau's there may be no misunderstanding as to the not desiring such an investigation, and estimate, I cannot understand why the po5ition of the Board of Investigation and· as overriding the express wishes of the House insisted on striking out that lan­ Research in response to questions by the Board to make such an investigation, and guage What was the motive of the chairman and other members of the Sub­ overriding its express purpose in making House in striking it out? Did the House committee on Deficiencies of the Senate Com­ such an investigation? not want an investigation, or what was mittee on Appropriations on H. R. 6159, the the matter with the House? Board states that, should the funds- Mr. McKELLAR. I do not think so. Under the circumstances, and especially Mr. McKELLAR. I cannot say. The House left in the measure the pro­ sin·ce I talked to Mr. Childe over the tele­ Mr; HILL. Mr. President, will the Vision for the funds but struck out the phone, I am. quite sure the Board will Senator yield to me in that connection? 1941 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD~SENATE 9783 Mr. McKELLAR. I yield. of general office buildings and other struc­ For a special executive assistant for each Mr. HILL. I will say to the Senate tures thereon, including heating plants, ap­ Senator at the rate of $4,500 per annum; proaches, the installation or extension of fiscal year 1942, $216,000, for the period start­ that since the House acted this afternoon sewers, water mains, and other utilities as ing January 1, 1942, and ending June 30, I have talked with Representative RAM­ may be necessary, and for the construction 1942, such positions are authorized for the SPECK, of Georgia, who has been very of such facilities on Government-owned land peri,od of the emergency only. much interested in the question of the in­ in- vestigation of interterritorial rates; in Mr. CHANDLER. Mr. President will fact, he is the chairman of a group in The House inserted the words "or the Senato·r yield? ' the House which has been striving for a near.'! Mr. McKELLAR. I yield to the Senator long time to try to get something done or near the District of Columbia, and for ad­ from Kentucky. to remove the discriminations in inter­ ministrative expenses in connection there­ Mr. CHANDLER. I shall detain the with, $25,000,000: Provided, That contracts Senate only a few moments. _ territorial rates. Representative RAM· for construction may be entered into without SPECK advised me that upon consultation For nearly a year some of us have been advertising: Provided further, That the Board trying to obtain some extra help for Sen­ among different Members of the House of Commissioners of the United States Sol-· they agreed that this Board not only had diers' Home is hereby authorized to lease to ators who are over-burdened with work. the right to make the investigations but the United States, for a period of 10 years Last year some of us. made a fight on the that it was in the contemplation of the and upon the payment of a rental to be fixed floor against the recommendations of a. original act which set up the Board that by the Secretary of War, a site or sites upon committee, and at that time we were the investigations should be made, and which may be erected some of the buildings promised that if we would go to the com­ that the language inserted by the Senate herein authorized: Provided further, That all mittee thorough and careful considera..­ funds received for rental or other use of tion would be given to the request. was in no way necessary, particularly in United States Soldiers' Home property, facili­ view of the fact that the members of the ties, or supplies shall be immediately avail­ In June of last year a point of order Board had all signed the letter addressed able, to the Board of Commissioners thereof was sustained on precisely this same to the distinguished chairman of the sub­ for reexpenditure without regard to fiscal matter in the Senate. When the Senate committee, the Senator from Tennessee year limitations. Appropriations Committee met recently it voted overwhelmingly in favor of an [Mr. McKELLAR], stating that the investi­ The Government owns some land near gation of the rates would go forward. amendment which would provide some the District of Columbia and some land extra help for each Member of the Sen­ So under the circumstances I ·thor­ in the District of Columbia, on which oughly ·agree with the Senator from Ten­ ate, so that a Senator who needed a re­ the proposed buildings are to be con­ search assistant could have one, and a nessee that there could be no reason or structed. One of the places is the excuse for the Board not making an in­ Senator who needed extra clerks could Soldiers' Home. Another is at Suitland, have them. I point to the Senator from vestigation of intraterritorial rates. On Md., nearby; and I .think there are some the contrary, in view of the contempla­ New York [Mr. MEAD), the Senator from other places. ·It was thought . by the Pennsylvania [Mr. GuFFEY], and the tions of the original act under which the Senate commit~ee that the buildings Board was created, and under the solemn Senator from Texas [Mr. CoNNALLy J as ought to be constructed within the City examples of Senators who need extra promise of the Board, as conveyed in the of Washington, but the House has in­ letter to the chairman of the subcommit­ help. serted the words "or near." If the Gov­ When that report came to the floor of tee, the Board is certainly under a sol­ ernment owns land near Washington and emn obligation to go forward with the the Senate with the approval of the Com­ can utilize it properly in this time of mittee on Appropriations there ensued investigation. stress, some buildings might be built on Mr. McKELLAR. I am quite sure that an active fight on the floor, and a more it. . Therefore I move, Mr. President, that or less full and free discussion. By a is true. the Senate agree to the amendment of Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, will vote of 53 to 30 the Senate adopted the the House to Senate amendment No. 48. amendment and instructed the con­ the Senator yield? Mr. MALONEY. Mr. President, will Mr. McKELLAR. I yield. ferees on the part of the Senate to repre­ the Senator yield? sent to the conference committee that it Mr. BARKLEY. I agree with that in­ Mr. McKELLAR. I yield. terpretation. I have some knowledge of was the view of the Senate that we Mr. MALONEY. Was there a record needed this extra help. the Board; and I have a very intimate vote in the House on this amendment? acquaintance with one member of it. I When the conference committee met Mr. McKELLAR. I understand there the House conferees objected to the have not the· slightest doubt that the was not . . Board will go forward with the investi­ amendment. How they were permitted Mr. MALONEY. The Senator from to do· so I do not know, but in taking the gation. But what puzzles me is why the Rhode Island [Mr. GREEN], who proposed House insisted on striking out all lan­ conference report back to the House they this amendment in the Senate committee, took this amendment back as a separate guage carrying any reference to the in­ seems to be absent. vestigation which we all feel will be made. matter in disagreement. Today when the I cannot understand why the House in­ Mr. McKELLAR. He was present a House voted on it it did not have a record sisted on striking out the language. little while ago. I intended to call the vote. It voted by voice vote, and de­ Mr. McKELLAR. I cannot answer the matter to his attention. clined to give the Senate the help which question because I do not k:Qow the an­ Mr. MALONEY. I do not know what it said it needed. swer; but I am quite sure that the Board his position might be. Personally, I very If I am not misinformed, this is the will do what it has stated in writing it much regret that the House did not have first time in 150 years that one House has will do. an opportunity to declare itself by way sought to impose its will on the other in The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The of a record vote on this very important this respect. If a Senator who needs ad­ question is on agreeing to the motion of amendment. It has been in controversy ditional help had the courage to say so, the Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Mc­ for a long time. It is another splendid he is among the 53 Senators who voted KELLAR] to agree to the amendments of example of getting around a legislative for the amendment. the House to Senate amendment No. 46. committee. I think it is bad procedure. The House does not know whether The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDENT pro tempore The Senators -need additional help. The Mr. McKELLAR. Mr. President, with question is on agreeing to the motion of House did not have a record vote on the reference to the House amendment to the Senator from Tennessee to agree to amendment. It simply disagreed and Senate amendment numbered 48, let me the amendment of the House to the sent it back . . explain to the Senate what it means. amendment of the Senate No. 48. I am not willing to permit the House Under the heading "Federal Works The motion was agreed to. to tell me whether I need extra help. I Agency" the ·Senate made the following Mr. McKELLAR. Mr. President, the need a research man and have been try­ amendment: next amendment in disagreement is the ing to obtain one. I do not need him PUBLIC BUILDINGS ADMINISTRATION amendment of the Senate No. 41. The nearly so much as do a number of other Sites for and construction of general office House insists upon its disagreement to Senators. buildings, Washington, D. C.: For the lease the amendment of the Senate. The Mr. President, since I have been a or purchase of sites and for the construction Senate amendment was as follows: Member of the Senate nine Senators 9784 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE DECEMBER 15 have died, some of them because of over­ Senators who do not need additional help. Mr. BARKLEY. I will do so in a mo­ work. Not only does the action of the Well, they do not have to take it. ment. . House not suit me, it is painful to me, it is When I was talking with the late Sen­ I doubt very much whether the obnoxious to me. I do not want the ator Adams I commented upon the fact foundations of the Government wouid membership of the House telling me that that, like him, I came here from a legal collapse if the bill should go over until I have not sense enough to know what I career. I said to Senator Adams that if tomorrow, although I do not want to be need in order to perform my. duties. I had a law practice equal in volume of in the attitude, and I will not assume I intend to move that the amendment work to the work I do in my office here, the attitude, of asking that the bill be be sent back to conference. This is a I would have at least twice as ·many held up in order that each Senator may $10,000,000,000 appropriation bill, but the assistants and clerks as I now have, and be authorized to employ another secre­ delay will not be very serious. Already I would consider myself stupid and dis­ tary. But it is not the first time the more money is appropriated than the loyal to my clients if I did not do so. House has acted in this manner respect­ Government has been able to spend. It So far as the provision now before us ing matters pertaining purely to the Sen­ will be some time before it is all spent or is concerned, it would not be sufficient, ate. allocated. I want the Senate to say to even if it became a law, entirely to reli€ve I desire to take occasion to say what I the House-and if Senators have enough my difficulties, but at least it would give never said before about something which courage they will say it-that· we know me cne more able, energetic young man pertains to and affects the minority what we need. I am not willing to have who could help in handling the immense leader [Mr. McNARY] and m·yself as ma­ the House tell me that I do not know volume of details which come into the jority leader of the Se1;1ate. In the whole whether I need extra help in my office. office of a Senator. history. of the United States Senate the If House Members ever say to me that If the prestige and the dignity of the minority leader has never had an extra they need extra help in order to perform Senate of the United States are wortl1. clerk because he was minority leader; nor their duties I am not going to say that anything, I think we should say to the has the majority leader had an extra they do not need it, because I do not House of Representatives that we will ·be clerk because he was majority leader. claim to know. I do claim that Senators the judges of what clerks and assistants Everyone knows that the work of both the who are doing their work and attending we require. Therefore, Mr. President, I Senator from Oregon [Mr. McNARY] and committee meetings know what they urge the Senate to adopt the motion myself has been doubled, and probably need. I am a member of two very im­ made by the junior Senator from Ken­ quadrupled, because of the labor en­ portant committees, and I do not have tucky. tailed by the positions we hold. · There time to remain for very long at a time at Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, I real-. is scarcely a night when1 after working meetings of either of them. Other Sena­ ize how the Senate feels about the ac­ all day on the fioor of the Senate and in tors are in the same position. They go tion which has been taken by the House my office, I do not take home with me a from one committee to another, devot­ in regard to an amendment which per­ bulk of work which requires me to labor ing only a part of their time to each com­ tains alone to the Senate and its official until midnight "in order to ·keep myself_ mittee. work. I share those feelings, although tnformed on bills and reports, and to ob­ They do not know what is going on, I have no particular interest in the exec­ tain information which I feel I should and they cannot find out. Yet we provide utive secretary wh.o would be provided have in order that I may perform as· secretaries, and secretaries to secretaries, for me under the amendment, and do not efficiently as possible the duties of my and assistants to the. secretaries, and know whether, if it were adopted, I position. · assistants to the assistant secretaries, should avail myself of the opportunity Two years ago the Senate inserted in and automobiles and drivers, and assist­ afforded. I would do so if I needed him; the legislative appropriation bill a provi­ ant drivers, and telephone operators. and· and if I did not, I should not. sion allowing the majority leader and switchboards for every board, . bureau, I desire to comment briefiy upon the minority leader an extra research .clerk and commission. attitude of the House toward the Senate, at a rate of compensation, as I recall, of, It is time the Senate had sufficient not only in this matter, but in another I think, $5,000 a year. That provision courage and judgment to assert itself, rna tter of the same type and character. was adopted here unanimously. The bill and I am ready to assert myself. I move I was a Member of the House for 14 went to the House of Representatives, Mr. President, that the bill be sent back years, and there are Members of this body where the provision was kicked out the to the conference committee with in­ who were Members of the House of Rep­ window. They would not even allow structions to insist on amendment No. 41. resentatives for a longer period. So far such a provision for the minority leader Mr. DOWNEY. Mr. President, I desire as-I recall, in those days the House never and majority leader, to enable them to to apeak upon the motion, and to . urge in any way questioned the action of the do their work more efficiently. · the Members of the Senate to support Senate with respect to its clerical as­ In view of that attitude I should like· the motion just made.by the junior Sen­ sistants; and for 150 years, so far as I to call attention to what the Congress· ator from Kentucky. Some 2 weeks be­ know, the Senate has never questioned of the United States does for the House fore the death of the late Senator Adams,· the action of the House in providing of Representatives. Senators will find in· I met him one Sunday afternoon coming clerical assistants for its Members. I the current legislative appropriation bill out of his office in the Senate Office do not believe any Member o{ either appropriations for clerk hire of the Mem­ Building. I had observed him working House knows how much clerical assist­ bers of the House of Representatives. almost every Sunday and holiday, a~ I ance the Members of the otheF body may On page 9 of the act we find special and have been working. I seldom reach my need. minority employees listed, and one of the office later than 7 o'clock in the morn­ paragraphs reads as follows: ing; and all the members of my office As my colleague has said, the House did not afford a roll call on the amendment; Oftlce of the majority floor leader- staff are still working at this hour, and and, so far as I know, no Member of the will be working for perhaps an hour Of the House- more. I have good health and energy, House gave any reason why the amend­ ment should be stricken out. Legislative clerk, $3 ,110; clerk, $2,530; two and I have no objection to working 10, assistant clerks, at $1,800 each. 12, and 14 hours a day; and the members The only thing that bothers me now of my office staff are willing to do so. in connection with the motion of my Then: But, Mr. President, we cannot get our­ colleague is the question whether the For official expenses of the majority lead- work out. Matters vital to the people of Senate is justified in holding up this er, • • • $2,000- · California and to the Nation are not $10,000,000,000 defense bill in order to attended to. obtain authorization for employment of . For official expenses, he gets $2,000, I am surprised at the House of Rep­ another secretary for each Senator. I which he is permitted to expend as he resentatives, because I know that at least do not know how long it would take to sees fit in the exercjse of his functions the Representatives from California. dispose of the matter, or how long the . as majority leader, and for which he is know how difficult it is for us to find bill would be held up. not required to make any accounting. time in which to attend · to the matters Mr. CHANDLER. Mr. President, will I do not object to that. I would never. that come to us. I realize there are some my colleague yield to me? have known. of it if the majority leader 1941 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 9785 of the House had not called my attention pensation-for that is what it really is­ any way question the propriety of the to it, and stated that he thought it was has been paid to the present majority expenditure. I think they are entitled an outrage that the Senate of the United leader, to his predecessor, now the to it. I think the extra expenses in­ States and the Congress of the United Speaker of the House, who was kind curred by the majority leader of the States did not make some provision for enough to refer me to it and tell me House will more than absorb $2,000; but, extra assistants for the majority leader about it, for I never had heard of it in view of the generosity of the Members and the minority leader of the Senate. until he told me; .to his predeces~or, the of the House with themselves, it is diffi­ That $2,000 has been paid to the majority former Speaker from Alabama, Mr. cult for me to understand why they are leader of the House by a check of Bankhead; to his predecessor, Mr. Byrns, so parsimonious and so niggardly when $166.66% every month ever since 1929; of Tennessee; to his predecessor, Mr. it comes to senatorial assistance. and I daresay there are not 10 Members Snell of New York; and it goes all the Mr. CHANDLER. We are asking for of the Senate who know that the ap­ way back to the days when John Q. Tilson this assistance merely during the period propriation has been carried in the legis­ was majority leader of the House of of the emergency, and they tell us that lative appropriation bill for the last 12 Representatives, as I recall. · we cannot even have it in the emergency. or 14 years. At the present session Con­ I mention that state of affairs merely Mr. DANAHER. Mr. President, let me gress has added another clerk for the to show that it seems to me the House ask· the junior Senator from Kentucky majority leader and another one for the of Representatives is going out of its [Mr. CHANDLER] whether he has figured minority leader in the House; so that now way, every' time we send over there an out what relation in percentage terms the whole thing adds up as follows: amendment affecting the clerical as­ this $260,000 bears to the nine-billion­ To the majority leader, $11,240 a year, sistance of Senators, to say that we do dollar-plus total involved. It is some­ in addition to the regular clerks and as­ not need it, or that it is none of our where around one forty-five thousandth sistants he has under the regular appro­ business to determine for ourselves what part. What is it in terms of percentage, priation. The same is done for the we shall undertake to appropriate for if the Senator knows? minority leader: the assistance of Members of the Senate. Mr. CHANDLER. I have no idea; but I will tell the Senator another way in Clerk, $3,180- Still, that leaves me with the question whether we are justified in holding up which he can figure it out. My State has In addition to his regular assistants­ this appropriation bill in order to get 9 Representatives. The average is 3 or 4 legislative clerk, $3,060; assistant clerk, $2,100; this additional assistance for each Sena­ clerks to each district. If the average janitor, $1,.560; in all, $9,900. tor. It does not affect me, because the is 3 clerks, that is a total of 27. If the Senate has already provided an assist­ average is 4 clerks, the total is 36. If In addition to that, the majority whip ant for the Senator from Oregon [Mr. the average is 5 clerks, the total is 45. and the minority whip are permitted to McNARY] and an assistant for me under Each one of us in the Senate has the appoint two assistants, although the cor­ the resolution which was sponsored by whole State to look after. In the case of responding officials .in the Senate are not the Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. the Senator from New York [Mr. MEAD], allowed to do so. GuFFEY], without my knowledge and whose colleague [Mr. WAGNER] has been Two years ago, when the Senate in­ without any solicitation on my part. I sick, I do not know how many Repre­ se:r:ted an amendment allowing the knew nothing about it. I did not consult sentatives his State has, or how many majority and_ minority leaders each a him about it. I never asked him for it; clerks they have, but I know that he is research clerk to help them in their but the Senate did adopt a resolution trying with his office staff to do the work work, the House of Representatives took providing this extra assistance for the of all those people. ' it upon itself to throw the amendment Senator from Oregon [Mr. McNARY] and If we do not stick up for ourselves and out of the window, and declined to agree me in the capacity which we occupy in assert ourselves now, I shall feel sorry to it. I have never mentioned the mat­ the Senate. So I am not interested in for us. ter since, and I have never made any the matter one way or the other. I do Mr. McKELLAR. Mr. President, I effort to have the amendment inserted not care whether Senators get $4,500 find myself in a rather peculiar position in any other bill that came to the Sen­ additional clerk-hire, so far as I am in this matter. I voted against the ate. The other day the Senate adopted, personally concerned. I have ·every amendment in question wben it was be­ by unanimous vote, a little resolution reason to believe that Senators need it. fore the Senate the other day, but the providing for an additional assistant each I have confidence that if any Senator Senate overruled us by a majority of 23; to the minority leader and the majority does not need it, he will not use it; but so when we went to conference, and the leader, not payable out of the appropri­ I feel that it is an outrage-.:-and I say House conferees asked us to :•eave out this ations, not payable as a similar item is amendment, we declined to do so. We that not in any spirit of criticism, or any were very strenuous about the matter, in the House, not payable as the $2,000 desire to create friction between the two and they had to take it back to the House. is paid, but payable out of the contingent • Houses, but I ;.;ay it because I think it is Frankly, I want to say that I endorse fund of the Senate. In other words, in an outrage-for the House of Representa- all the statements of the Senator from order to get a little help we had to go to tives to undertake to dictate to the Kentucky [Mr. BARKLEY]. We have the contingent fund of the Senate, in­ Senate what we shall have in the way never interfered with the House in regard stead of to the House, and ask them to of clerk hire. to the number of clerks they should have, cooperate in a bill to do a little piece of That is all I want to say. Every Sen­ or the compensation that should be paid justice to those of us who are charged ator here will exercise his own judgment them; and it seems to me they ought with some responsibility in guiding the in the matter. But I do not feel that this not to have interfered with us at this Proceedings of the Senate. 1 bill should be delayed on account of it. time. I want to say, further, that the I do not know, except in these two Mr. CHANDLER. Mr. President, will action of the House in striking out this instances-the one that 2 years ago af­ my colleague yield? Senate amendment has rather converted fected the Senator' from Oregon [Mr. Mr. BARKLEY. i yield. me to the idea· that I made a mistake in McNARY] and myself, and this case­ Mr. CHANDLER. My colleague has not voting for the amendment when it that the House has ever attempted to covered the matter so thoroughly that was before the Senate. dictate to the Senate as to how much there really is not any ·question that I Be that as it may, however, I think clerk hire they need or · ought to have. want to ask him now, except I want him we should make a very great mistake We certainly have never done that with to make it clear that in addition to all now if we should undertake to hold up respect to the House. this help which the majority and minor• this bill, even for a day, because of an What I have said ·about this matter ity leaders of the House have, which I do amendment of this kind. Two or three does not in any way imply any criticism not question the need for, the majority other bills will come before us to which of the House or of the majority and leader of the House gets that $2,000, and such an amendment can be offered. De­ minority leaders for the assistance they he does not have to account for it at all ficiency bills will be here regularly from have been given. The present condition to anybody. time to time, and we can put such an has been in existence ever since the 71st Mr. BARKLEY. That is true. I want amendment on one of those bills and Congress, in 1929; and this extra com- it understood, however, that I do not in stand on the amendment until the House CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE DECEMBER 15 agrees to it. I do not think we ought Mr. CONNALLY. Mr. President, will Senator from Kentucky contemplates to hold up this bill on this account. the Senator yield for a question? the return of the bill to conference, if it I am appealing to Senators. Each Mr. McKELLAR. Yes. would be within the. scope of the author­ Senator understands the situation as Mr. CONNALLY. The question is not ity of the conferees to rewrite the pro­ well as ·I do. We are engaged in a on that particular point. Mr. Coolidge, vision so as to provide what it actually very great war, and I doubt the wisdom when President, among other wise things means legally, merely additional clerk­ of holding up this bill at all because of he said from time to time, once said that hire for each Senator, and strike out the an amendment of this kind. a President ought not to have to do anY­ perhaps objectionable words "special Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, will thing that he could get somebody to do executive assistant," I believe the amend­ the Senator· yield to me? for him. In this emergency no Senator ment would have a more favorable re­ Mr. McKELLAR. · Certainly. ought to be compelled to write letters ception. Mr. BARKLEY. I am impressed by about horse books and cow books if he Mr. McKELLAR. Of course, there are that suggestion; and, as a matter of can get somebody to write them for him. no conferees at present. Stating the fact, I said a while ago, in my brief He ought to be over here, attending the matter as it appears to me, suppose we remarks, that I doubted the wisdom of meetings of committees, knowing what should send the bill back to the House, our holding up this bill because of this he is voting on, and helping in the war and the House should refuse to alter its item. How soon will another appro­ effort. decision, we should be in a very unhappy priation bill come along to which such Mr. CHANDLER. Mr. President, I situation. I feel just as other Senators an amendment can be attached? want to say to the Senator from Tennes­ do about the injustice done to us. Cer­ Mr. McKELLAR . . Judging from what see that he is no more anxious than am tainly an injustice has been done to this I have heard, such a bill will be here I to· provide for the defense of the coun­ body. There is not any doubt about late in January; and I say to the Sen­ try. that. I feel exactly as other Senators ate that I will cooperate in every way Mr. McKELLAR. I am sure of that. do about it, but in view of the very great I can to see that the wish of the Senate Mr. CHANDLER. We are not going importance of the appropriatiou bill at in regard to its own employees shall be to cause any trouble by delaying this bill this time, should we not reserve the as­ carried out. until tomorrow. There will be no effort sertion of our rights until later? I think Mr. CHANDLER. Mr. President, will to get the money out of the banks to­ it .can be done, and I should be very the Senator from Tennessee yield to me? night, because they are closed, and they happy to do it. Mr. McKELLAR. In a moment I shall will be closed until tomorrow, and this Mr. TAFT. Mr. President, will the be delighted tJ yield. one little item can be agreed to then. Senator yield? I do not feel .that I need such an If Senators miss this opportunity to say Mr. McKELLAR. I yield. assistant in my office. However, each that they have been mistreated and in­ Mr. TAFT. I merely wish to say that ·senator may pass on that question for sulted and told that they did not have I was unable to be present when this himself. I know that such Senators as enough sense to know how to run their ·question was voted upon Friday, and I the Senators from New York [Mr. MEAD offices, or how to ask for enough help to desire to have it recorded that if I had and Mr. WAGNER], the Senators from run them, I fear that they may perma­ been present I would have voted against California [Mr. DOWNEY and Mr. JOHN­ nently lose the opportunity. providing the extra clerk. I may say SON], the Senators from Ohio [Mr. TAFT I balieve what the Senator from Ten­ further that I hope for the further oppor­ and Mr. BURTON], the Senators from nessee said about consideration of the tunity of voting against sending the bill Texas [Mr. CONNALLY and Mr. O'DAN­ subject in the future, but I was promised back to conference on the issue of an ex­ IEL], and Senators from the other large that last year-not by the Senator from tra clerk. I think the conference report States, are entitled to more help than Tennessee-and I got scant comfort, and should be approved, and should be ap­ they have. Those are enormous States. almost no consideration. proved tonight. Probably Massachusetts should be in­ Mr. McKELLAR. I will say to the Mr. CHANDLER. Mr. President-­ cluded in the list. But we all know Senator from Kentucky that I think we Mr. McKELLAR. I wish to appeal to how difficult it is to make a rule for one ought to put a similar amendment on a the Senator from Kentucky, for whom I group of States and not for another bill of less importance than this, and in­ have a genuine and great affection. I group of States. I think whatever the sist upon it. would rather join him in his effort, when Senate agrees to in regard · to its own Mr. CHANDLER. We have already we have some other measure before us, employees should not be objected to by put it on this bill. when we could thresh the whole matter the House. The Senate never has un­ Mr. McKELLAR. But at the very be­ ginning of the war I believe it would be out with the House and have it settled for dertaken, so far as I can recall, in the all time. I will join him in such a move 25 years I have been here, to interfere unwise to insist upon our action. I be­ to the extent of my ability, and I appeal with the House in regard to its adminis­ lieve it would be good diplomacy and to him to go along with us. · trative personnel; and therefore I do statesmanship to agree with the House at this time, and act on the subject later. Mr. CHANDLER. Mr. President, will not think the House ought to interfere the Senator yield? with the Senate. Of course that is a matter for Senators Mr. CLARK of Missouri. Mr. Presi­ to determine for themselves. Mr. McKELLAR. Of course, I yield to dent, will the Senator yield? Mr. PEPPER. Mr. President-- the Senator. Mr. McKELLAR. I promised first to Mr. McKELLAR. I yield to the Sena­ - Mr. CHANDLER. I have made my yield to the Senator from Kentucky [Mr. tor from Florida. motion merely because I want a chance CHANDLER]. Then I will yield to the Sen­ Mr. PEPPER. 'I wish to ask the able to right a wrong, not because it means ator from Missouri. Senator from Tennessee if he does not anything to me personally. If I thought Mr. CHANDLER. Mr. President, the think it is possible that the rather un­ it would hurt the country one iota, I House is not now in session. Will not happy wording of this provision may would not insist. the bill have to go over until tomorrow, have had some influence on the decision Mr. McKELLAR. I am very sure of anyway? The House has already ad­ of the House. As worded in the bill, it that. journed. is "for a special executive assistant for Mr. CHANDLER. We have been here . Mr. McKELLAR. No; if we agree to each Senator." On the theory which the all day waiting for this conference re­ the House amendment, that will end the majority leader has so well set forth, I port .. It can go back, apd the Senate consideration of the bill, and it can be do not think the House ought to deter­ can tell the House that it is entitled to signed and go to the President this eve­ mine what we shall or shall not do in the this small consideration. If the Senator ning; but what .strikes me with a great way of providing additional clerk-hire from Ohio does not want the extra clerk, deal of force is that we ought not to hold for ourselves. he does not have to take him, and I do up a $10,000,000,000 bill for a day or a Mr. McKELLAR. I entirely .agree not want to urge it on him. night because of a proposal of this kind, with the Senator about the matter. Mr. MEAD. Mr. President, will the which we can just as well or better put Mr. PEPPER. But I was going to say, Senator from Tennessee yield? on another bill. if I may, that, since the motion of the Mr. McKELLAR. I yield. 1941- ··-. CONGRESSIONAL ~~ RECORD-SENATE 9787 · Mi. MEAD. I wish to submit a sug­ Mr. BARKLEY. Notwithstanding the Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, I will gestion for what it may be worth, in the opinion expressed by the Senator from say that, of course, I will go along With hope that it may prove to be a .solution. New York, I very seriously doubt the that plan. I voted for the amendment ·It is ·demanded that we take some ac­ wisdom · of beginning to appropriate now under discussion, and I will vote for ·tion to right a wrong which the House money for clerk hire out of the. ctm­ it again when it comes up again, and I perpetrated upon us. We have already tingent fund. Of course, it would re­ say that if the House needs add ~tional gone on record in favor of the additional quire _an appropriation in the legislative clerical hire, I shall vote for what the . clerical help provided in the amendment appropriation bill, or in some deficiency House thinks it needs. under discussion, and we did so by a bill, to replenish the contingent fund out Mr. CLARK of Missouri. Mr. Presi­ very pronounced vote. Why could we of which the salaries would be paid. We dent, it has always been the practice for not now aqopt. a resolution authorizing have on one or two occasions provided each House to decide what its own needs the appointment of these clerical assist­ temporary assistance in the way of a are. ants, drawing from the contingent fund $1,500 clerk payable for a few months out Mr. BARKLEY. Yes. So I believe that the money with which to compensate of the contingent fund, but I do not think is the best solution· of the matter. them until the next legis-lativre appropri­ it is good legislation to begin to provide Mr. OVERTON. Mr. President, will ation bill comes before the Senate? We for a $4,500 executive assistant for each the Senator yield? can take that action, we can do it to­ Senator out of the Senate contingent Mr. McKELLAR. I yield. night, and we can prove to the House fund. Mr. OVERTON. I was one of those that we are able to run our own offices, If Senators are entitled to it, it should who voted for the amendment, but I thor­ and that we insist upon having that be provided as a matter of law. For my­ oughly agree with the statement made autonomous right. self I am not willing to obtain this help by the majority leader and with the Mr. CLARK of Missouri. Mr. Presi­ for myself, nor for any other Senator, statement made by the Senator from dent, will the Senator permit an inter­ by a subterfuge-which the proposed ac­ Tennessee, who is chairman of the con­ ruption? tion would be-by providing that we will ferees on the part of the Senate. I do Mr. MEAD. I am glad to. . pay for it out of the contingent fund, not think the Senate can a:tfo"rd to hold Mr. CLARK of Missouri. How much knowing that as soon as we do that, we up this appropriation bill, which is so money is in the contingent fund? In will have to replenish the contingent vitally important to our national defense, order to replan ·sh the contingent fund, fund I:Jy $246,000, if that be the amount. in order to take the posit~on that it is we need the action of the House. My idea is-and I wish to direct my­ determined to have extra clerical · help. Mr. MEAD. This would not take effect self to my colleague-that it would be I believe we need extra clerical help. until the first of the year. most unfortunate for the country to be I voted for the amendment, and will vote Mr. CLARK of Missouri. I understand apprised of the fact, by tomorrow morn­ for it again when it comes up, but I do that, and this appropriation is not in­ ing's newspapers, that the United States not propose to vote to send this bill back tended to replenish the contingent fund Senate held up a $10,000,000,000 defen5e to conference. of the Senate, but if we deplete the con­ appropriation in order to provide an Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. President, I sup­ tingent fund of the Senate, we will need extra clerk for each Senator. That is ported this amendment on the floor, and, the action of the House to replenish it, what I think about it. I do not believe as one of the conferees representing the just as we require the consent of the the Senate wants to or that it ought to Senate, I stood out for it as stoutly as it House to take the original action. put itself in that position, and I am not was possible to do in the conference. Mr. HILL. I think there is a differ­ going to vote to put it in that position. _ However, I think it would be most un­ ence, however. Under the rules of the The legislative appropriation bill will fortunate if we were to delay the enact­ House, as I understand them, the lan­ be before the Senate in a few weeks. It ment of this tremendous bill merely to guage which we put into the bili on will be before the Senate in the early thresh out again the question of this Friday is considered to be legislation. part of January. We ca.n put into the additional clerical hire. · Therefore, since it is legislation, the legislative appropriation bill a provision I realize how deeply Senators feel about House conferees have no authority, under which will be operative as a matter of the matter. I am as much outraged by a rule of the House, to accept the amend­ law, and there will be no hurry about the action of the House as is any other ment. This is a new rule of the House, considering the measure when it gets to Member of the Senate. The amendment put into the rules, as I recall, some 5 or 6 the House or when it gets into conference, to which the Senator from Kentucky re­ years ago. Under the rule of the House, and the Senate will have the right and fers, which provided for additional as­ any Member of the House, even if the the Senate conferees will have the right sistance for the majority and minority House conferees attempted to agree to if the Senate sees fit to put the provision leaders,- was offered by the Senator from the language we inserted on Friday, in question in that bill, to hold up an Georgia in the Committee on Appropria­ would have the right to make a point of agreement on that bill until the House tions. I was shocked and outraged when order against the agreement, and insist agrees to· that provision; or we can put the House of Representatives rejected on a separate vote by the House on the some other provision into the measure that amendment. amendment. that will make it possible to throw the Mr. President, if this sort ttf sniping be­ If we follow the procedure suggested entire matter of clerical assistants into tween the two bodies is to be carried on, by the Senator from New York, to wit, to conference and see if we can work the I think the Senate should appoint a com­ provide for an executive assistant for matter out in a way that will be just to mittee to investigate the entire question each Senator out of the contingent fund both Houses. Therefore, I do not think of all the employees of both legislative of the Senate, it is true, as the Senator we should hold up this bill now on this bodies. I have not checked the matter from Missouri well stated, that the con­ particular account. I doubt the wisdom, over carefully, but in my opinion it will tingent fund would have to be replen­ in fact, I am convinced of the utter be found that the committees of the ished by an appropriation which would unwisdom of undertaking to accomplish House of Representatives are staffed have to be concurred in by the House of the objective in a hurry, by subterfuge, much more heavily than are the com­ Representatives. But an appropriation by taking the money out of the con­ mittees of the Senate, and that the House carrying money into the contingent fund tingent fund. has a greater number of committees than of the Senate would not and· could not, Mr. McKELLAR. Mr. President, if the the Senate has. If the two branches of in my opinion, be construed as legisla­ Senator from Kentucky_ as the majority Congress are to pass judgment on each tion on an appropriation bill, and would leader, will go along with the plan he has other, let us count the mail and tele­ not come under the rule which requires outlined, there is no doubt in the world grams, visitors, and all that goes to make a separate vote in the House; and there­ that the Senate can have its way about work in an office, and see where the addi­ fore appropriations for the contingent its own clerk hire. As one who voted tions are needed. fund of the Senate could be agreed to in agaimt the proposal in the beginning, I But, Mr. President, I think we should conference. will agree to cooperate with our leader wait until there is another deficiency bill Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, wi11 and cooperate with all those who want to' before us, and that this amendment, in a the Senator from Tennessee yield fur­ carry this matter through. I believe that little different shape, providing merely ther? is the best way to do it, and I ask the Sen­ for clerical assistance under the terms Mr. McKELLAR. I yield. ate to do it in that way. of the act which was passed this year, 9788 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE DECEMBER 15 should be placed in that bill. We should Mr. President; whenever an appropri­ Senate would be. I think· it is a matter make the issue in that manner, rather ate time comes for me to vote for this that must be tried out between the two than sending this bill back . to confer­ proposal or its substance I stand ready to Houses. ence on account of the difference of opin­ do so; but I cannot justify sending this My recollection goes back to the con­ ion between the two Houses of Congress bill back to conference on this item at struction of the first office building, in an almost personal matter. this time. which was erected at the instance of the So far as I am concerned, I shall vote Mr. LA FOLLETTE. Mr. President, House of Representatives long before the to recede from this amendment at this will the Senator yield? Senate had an office building. After­ . time, because I think it would be a very Mr. McKELLAR. I yield . ward, at the instance of the Senate and unfortunate thing for the country today, Mr. LA FOLLETTE. I was one of the . without any dispute in the House as to with all the momentous issues before us, Senators who supported this amendment. the necessity, the Senate Office Building to have the Senate reject a conference Like the Senator from Maine and otner was constructed. Following that, when report in order that we might endeavor Senators, I feel that the action of the the House felt that it needed additional to obtain additional clerical help. We House was unwarranted, practically un­ office space, the Senate unhesitatingly need additional clerical help. There is precedented; and that it establishes a and ungruagingly acquiesced. no question about that. I need addi­ very bad precedent. If the House may I think the action of the other body is tional help in my office. I do not see pass judgment upon the need for cleri­ outrageous. It follows the innovation how Senators representing States with cal assistants in Senators' offices, it may of a year or so ago, referred to by the greater populations than that of Georgia pass judgment upon whether the Senate Senator from Kentucky, in the matter can possibly give attention to the mat­ shall have any clerical assistants, on the of clerical help for the majority and ters coming into their offices. The work number of employees in the Secretary's minority leaders. · of Senators is increasing daily. People · office, and on all the other functions and I also agree with the Senator fro_m are concerned about their sons, for exam­ agencies of this body. · Kentucky that at this time we cannot ple, who are in Hawaii. For the past Mr. President, I think the Senate afford to be placed in the eyes of the several days I have no doubt that every should serve notice on the House in no country and of the world, in the position Senator has ·had to put one or two girls ur~certain terms that it does not intend of holding up an appropriation bill of on almost full-time work trying to find tv permit the House of Representatives this magnitude in a dispute as to clerical out about the sons of constituents who to dictate ~ts policy in regard to 'services help, or any kind of help, for either are on the far-flung battle front of this and payment of its employees~ Never­ branch of the Congress. country today. But I think it would be theless, I wish to urge upon the Senator · As a substitute for the suggestion of very unfortunate to fight out this issue from Kentucky [Mr. CHANDLER] that he the· Senator from New York to take the in connection with the bill before us accept the assurance of the majority· ·· money out of the contingent fund, I sug­ when every other question has been leader and of the able Senator from Ten­ gest a way in which we can obtain a fair closed. I hope t}J.at the junior Senator nessee that this issue will be raised at and free conference with the House in­ from Kentucky [Mr. CHANDLER], and the earliest opportunity, and that he not stead of having the House flout us in the other Senators who have led this fight place the Senate in the position of at­ matter of the whole subject of clerical will carefully consider the propriety of tempting to secure acquiescence in this assistance in the two Houses. When the letting this amendment drop at this time, manner on this item in relation to this legislative appropriation bill comes be­ and bringing it up on some other bill particular bill. Personally I believe that fore us we can strike out all the appro- which is not so much in the Nation's eye, the precedent proposed is important . priation for clerical assistance in the and is not so inextricably interwoven enough to justify such action; but the House and let the whole question of cler­ with the great question of national country certainly would not interpret it ical assistance in the two Houses go to defense. in that way. I believe that the issue of conference. In that case we could have Mr. WHITE. Mr. President, will the securing adequate and efficient staffs for a fair conference without being subject Senator yield? Members of the Senate in order that they to a point of order in the House. Mr. McKELLAR. I yield. may more efficiently discharge their re­ Mr. CHANDLER. Mr. President, will Mr. WHITE. When this matter was sponsibility had better be raised in con­ the Senator yield? before the Senate the other day and was nection with some other measure. Mr. McKELLAR. I now yield to the voted upon I missed the opportunity to Mr. CLARK of Missouri. Mr. Presi­ Senator from Kentucky. vote on it. That was a matter of regret dent, will the Senator yield? Mr . . CHANDLER. Mr. President, I to me, because I have always been in Mr. McKELLAR. I yield. wish to say to my frierid from Tennessee favor of the substance of this proposal. Mr. CLARK of Missouri. I think every that I realize that every delay presents If I had been here when the vote was had Member of the Senate must agree with an opportunity for disaster. In my I should have been among those regis­ the position taken by the majority lead­ service in the Senate I have never de­ tered in favor of the proposal. Like the er. The action taken by the House of layed my Government. I have never will­ Senator from Kentucky, I cherish my Representatives in this matter is not fully or by accident prevented it from 14 years of service in the other body. only a violation of the long practice of doing all it could to get itself in a posi­ The memories of that service are very comity between the Houses, but is an in­ tion to meet any enemy on equal terms. dear to me. But like him I resent keenly tolerable affront to the Senate on the I think the discussion has been helpful. the attitude of the other body toward the part of the House, the more so because, I raised the question so that we might action of the Senate on this item. I apparently, the House deliberately took have a discussion. As I understand, my think it is a discourtesy for which t.here advantage of the fact that it knew that colleague the majority leader [Mr. can be no justification. But, Mr. Presi­ this was an extremely important bill and BARKLEY], the Senator from Tennessee dent, it is not the only discourtesy to that the Senate would not want to hold [Mr. McKELLAR], and other members of which the Senate has been subjected up the bill on one single item, important the Appropriations Committee will very at the hands of the other body in late as it might be to the efficiency of the speedily report to the Senate a bill on days. Only a short time ago we were in­ Senate. The House took advantage of which the whole issue can be thrashed vited over there to a joint.session of the that fact by not even having a record out. We ean face the issue directly if we two Houses, and there were not enough vote. It simply flouted the Senate with­ will. I am prepared to face it directly seats provided for Senators. It comes out showing any consideration whatever and to give some relief to Senators who within my personal knowledge that tour for the action of the Senate. need additional help so badly. It is asked Senators were obliged to crowd them­ It seems to me that it is a question on only during the period of the emergency. selves into two seats. While that tr£at­ which the Senate should take action. I In order not to delay final action on the ment was accorded to Senators, I venture am not willing to take the action by sub­ bill, although I think the prospects of the assertion that there were anywhere terfuge and indirection, as I believe the delay are exaggerated, I shall withdraw from 200 to 400 persons on the floor who suggestion of the distinguished Senator my motion. In this discussion Senators were not entitled to the privilege of the from New York [Mr. MEAD] to take the have been placed on record as being floor under the rules of the House. money out of the contingent fund of the opposed to any delay on this bill. That 1941 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 9789 suits me. · That is exactly where I stand. been working on Sundays will continue should be made in a legislative way and I am not in favor of any delay. I am in to work on ·sundays, even if they have in a regular way. favor of doing things as quickly as pos­ -·100 clerks, even if they have so many Mr. McKELLAR. Mr. President, I de­ sible in the interest of the country. clerks that they cannot get into their sire to call the attention of the Senator With the understanding which has own offices. Such overwork always will from Louisiana [Mr. OVERTON] to a been stated, let me say to my friend from be done by a conscientious man, who will memorandum I have just received. Mr. Tennessee that I withdraw my motion. work almost without limit. Webb and Mr. Smith called personally - Mr. McKELLAR. Mr. President, I Is it the idea, Mr. President, for us to to say they still stand- by the Board's move that the Semite recede from its say to the House that when we provide letter and testimony; and that the in­ amendment numbered ~1. for the salary of a clerical assistant the vestigation will be made. Mr. NORRIS. Mr. President, I am one Members of the House have only one Mr. OVERTON. I thank the Senator. of the Senators who voted against the thing to do: They must vote for it? Mr. McKELLAR. I wished to put the amendment wherr it came up yesterday The Members of the House will not stand information in the RECORD at this time. or the day ·before. I thought it was a for that, and it will not leave a very good ~ Mr. OVERTON. I do not think there very bad amendment and should be re­ feeling with the House. If they feel, as is any question that such an investiga­ jected. I am still of the same opinion. I probably they have felt and do feel, that tion will be made. am still opposed to it; but when the Sen­ we have gone beyond reason, even if we The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The ate agreed to it I acquiesced with as do not believe so, we must concede that question is on agreeing to the motion of much grace as possible. they have a right to entertain such a the Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Mc­ I do not care to repeat what I said the belief if they wish to do so. KELLAR] that the Senate recede from its other day, or apologize for it, either. I I am glad the Senator has withdrawn amendment No. 41. expect to be opposed to such a proposal his motion, and that the matter may at The motion was agreed to. ·whenever it comes up, in any form in least be deferred until some future time. REENACTMENT OF OVERMAN AND TRAD· which it may come up. . Mr. SHIPSTEAD. Mr. President, I ING WITH THE ENEMY ACTS However, I very much regret what voted for the amendment now under dis­ · Mr. VAN NUYS. Mr. President, from some Senators have said in regard to the cussion. Some years ago I attempted to the Committee on the Judiciary, I report action of the House. I regret it not be­ initiate a measure to provide for an in­ iavorably the bill RESIDENT pro tempore. With­ to perform his duties; and the Senator bers of the Senate to do in.dependent out objection, it is so ordered. could sit in his office and dictate letters economic research. However, I agree ADJOURNMENT while the deputy Senator came to the that such provision should be made in a legislative bill; and it seems to me that Mr. BARKLEY. I move that the Sen­ :floor of the Senate, or vice versa. ate adjourn. I say to the Members of the Senate the leaders of the two sides of the Senate Chamber should make some arrangement The motion was agreed to; and (at 6 that regardless how many assistant o'clock and 40 minutes p. m.) the Senate clerks we may have or how able they to have some assistance provided for this kind of work. A Senator who does not adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, De­ may be, Senators will never in the world cember 16, 1941, at 12 o'clock meridian. relieve themselves of the responsibility care to avail himself of it and who does which must and will come to them. not care to have research done would n,ot Senators have spoken of Members of have to use the assistant if he did not NOMINATIONS the Senate who have killed themselves by choose to do so:· I understand there are Executive nominations received by the overwork, and I have no doubt that that Senators who do not care to _have such Senate, December 15, 1941 has happened, and that it will happen assistants. COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS in the future; but I do not think we can I think the point is well taken that the Nan Wood Honeyman, of Portland, Oreg .. remedy that situation by providing ad- amendment should not be insisted upon to be collector of customs for Customs Col­ . ditional clerks, f~r Senators who have at this time, but that proper provision lection District No. 29, with headquarters at 9790 CONGRE-SSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE DECEMBER 15 Portland, Oreg., to succeed Judge Fred Fisk, First Lt. Russell E. Honsowetz to be a cap­ whose term of office will expire on April 30, tain in the Marine Corps from the 1st day of HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1942. December 1941. First Lt. Russell B. warye to be a captain MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1941 TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS IN THE ARMY OF in the Marine Corps from the 1st day of De- THE UNITED STATES cember 1941. The House met at 12 o'clock noon, and To be lieutenant general To be second lieutenants was called to order by the Speaker. Maj. Gen. Henry Harley Arnold, United Carl M. Johnson, a citizen of Nevada, to be The Chaplain, Rev. James Shera States Army. a second lieutenant in the Marine corps from Montgomery, D. D., offered the following To be major generals the 1st day of September 1941. prayer: George D. Webster, a citizen of North Care- AI · ht G d · Th t b 1 Brig. Gen. Horace Hayes Fuller (colonel, lina, to be a second lieutenant in the Marine mig Y 0 • In Y a ernac e we 'Field Artillery), Army of the United States. 1 1941 · find Thy mercy seat. We thank Thee Brig. Gen. Harry Keneth Rutherford (col­ Corps from the st day of September · that Thou hast made sacrifice a divine onel, Ordnance Department), Army of thtJ and an everlasting virtue, exalting and United States. CONFIRMATIONS glorifying it. We would not seek far and To be brigadier generals Executive nominations confirmed by wide for a better place, nor for more Col. Robert Walter Crawford (lieutenant the Senate December 15, 1941: honorable labor. We pray for that spirit colonel, Corps of Engineers), Army of the that shall make us willing to toil in a United States. UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE common task; give us eyes to see and · Col. Benjamin Curtis Lockwood, Jr., In­ To be medical directors hearts to love truth and service at the fantry. Edward C. Ernst. altar of our country, a most sacred privi-· Col. Frederick Gilbreath, Cavalry. Peter J. Gorman. Col. Walter· Melville Robertstm (lieutenant lege. Release all our powers to believe colonel, Infantry), Army of the United States. APPOINTMENTS TO TEMPORARY RANK IN THE that the foundation of God standeth sure · Col. Roy Cleveland Hefiebower, Medical AIR CORPS, IN THE REGULAR ARMY and that no weapon forged against Him Corps. To be colonel can. prosper; that nation that sows to the Col. John Mather, Ordnance Department. Edwin Randolph Page. wind shall reap to the whirlwind. Lead Lt. Col. William Samuel Rumbaugh, Signal To be lieutenant c-olonels · us beside still waters that we may be Corps. quiet and listen. Col. Carl Adolph Baehr, Field Artillery. James Keller De Armond. . Lt. Col. Edward Hale Brooks, Field Artillery. Walter Llewellyn Wheeler. Grant that yonder immortal document Col. Charles Clarence Curtis, Coast Artil­ Norme D. Frost. may clothe the shrine at the altar of our lery Corps (National Guard of the United Linus Dodge Frederick. hearts. We do homage to it and trust States) . . To be majors that it may be engraved in the very Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Infantry (Re­ George Lawrence Holcomb. depths of the soul of our Nation. · We serve). William Ray Clingerman, Jr: thank Thee for the glorious company of Chaplain (Col.) William Richard Arnold, Walter Eckman. · patriots, for the apostles of freedom, and ch:ef of chaplains. PROMOTIONS IN THE NAVY the army . of martyrs for liberty and R-EAPPOINTMENT IN THE OFFICERS' RESERVE To be rear admiral humanity; we hallow it today as we stand . CORPS OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES . Arthur S. Carpender. in awe in its presence. Oh, America, To be brigadier general, Reserve PosTMASTERS 'keep thy hands clean and God helping Brig. Gen. Henry Joseph Reilly, Reserve, ARKANSAS us, we shall light a candle that shall make from December 23, 1941. the teachings of our Master coextensive Hal P. Johnson, Hatfield. PROMOTIONS IN THE MARINE CORPS with man throughout this sad world. In FLORIDA our Redeemer's name. Amen. To be colonel . James A. Williams, Arachua. Lt. Col. Franklin A. Hart to be a colonel in Alonzo W. Sias, Clewiston. The Journal of the proceedings of Fri­ the Marine Corps from the 1st day of Decem­ Mae B. Wells, Lawtey, day, December 12, 1941, was read and J>er 1941. Thomas J. West, Riviera. approved. To be lieutenant colonels GEORGIA Maj. William S. Fellers to be ·a lieutenant MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT Judson Leland Cooper, Pelham. colonel in the Marine Corps from the 1st day Sundry messages in writing from the of December 1941. LOUISIANA President of the United States were com­ Maj. Ralph D. Leach to be a lieutenant colo­ Paul W. Arnolie, Port Sulphur. nel in the Marine Corps from the 1st day of municated to the House by Mr. Miller, December 1941. · MINNESOTA one of his secretaries, who also informed To be majors Leonard N. Riley, Ellsworth. the House that on ·December 12, 1941, the Della C. Underdahl, Frost . President approved- and s-igned bills of . Capt. Frank G. Dailey to be a major in .the Eva A. Weed, Garvin. th~ House of the following titles: · Marine Corps from the 1st day of December John C. Myers, Green Isle. 1941. H. R. 4993. An act to extend the times for Capt. Frank H. Wirsig to be a major in Mary A. Culhane, Rushford. commencing and completing the construc­ the Marine Corps from the 1st day of De­ John M. Lambert, Two Harbors. of a ac_ross Pass anci Alphonse J. Koelzer, Waterville. .tio~ b~idge Sa~a.sota cember 1941. across Longboat Pass, county cf ~anatee, To be captains MONTANA State of Florida; and · · H. R. 5876. An act to amend the Canal Zone F~rst Lt. Michael Sampas to be a captain Bertha V. Powers, Neihart. in the Marine Corps from the 8th day of pode so as to provide for control of photo­ July 1940. NEW YORK graphing, possession of cameras, etc., in areas First Lt. William G. Robb to be a captain of the Canal Zo-ne. · John H. Otten,1Blauvelt. in the Marine Corps from the 27th day of William L. Bergner, yallicoon. MESSAGE FROM THE· SENATE November 1940. Gus Di Savino, Chadwicks. The following-named first lieutenants to Cornelius J. O'Connell, Chestertown-. A message . from the Senate, by Mr. be captains in the Marine ·corps from the 1st Walter A. Soule, Minoa. Frazier, its legislative clerk, announced day of March 1941: Bernard E. Ryan, Mohawk. that the Senate had passed without · John H. Masters amendment a bill and a concurrent reso­ . Leonard M. Mason PUERTO RICO lution of the House of the following titles: . Walter N. Flour~oy Angel Ramirez, Adjuntas. Kenneth A. King H. R. 5893. An act to amend section 5 of the Arthur B. Barrows RHODE ISLAND act entitled "An act to establish a Board of First Lt. Marion M. Magruder to be a cap­ John J. O'Connor, Ashton. Public Welfare in and for the District of tain in the Marlne ·corps from· the 1st day of Columbia, to determine its functions, and for July 1941. WISCONSIN other purposes," approved March 16, 1926; and First Lt. Wood B. Kyle to be a captain in Lila Roble Baker, Danbury. H. Con. Res. 66. Concurrent resolution au­ the Marine Corps from the 1st·day of October Roberta B. Kessler, South Wayne. thorizing the printing of additional copies of 1941. Arthur B. Roemer, Tigerton. each of the reports submittec:J to the House