1941 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 10035
Glenn D. Young to be postmaster ~t Firth, Benjamine F. Cooksey to be postmaster at Louis H. De Mouche to be postmaster at Nebr. Office became Presidential July 1, 1941. Fairland, Okla., in place of B. F. Cooksey. Portland, Tex. Office became Presidential A. Otto Erdman to be postmaster at Incumbent's commission expired August 23, July 1, 1941. Venango, Nebr., in place of A. 0. Erdman. 1941. Frederick A. Benedict to be postmaster at Incumbent's commission expired July 30, Jennie R. Whittet to be postmaster at Free Randolph Field, Tex., in place of F. A. Bene 1941. dom, Okla., in place of 0. D. Moreland, trans- . dict. Incumbent's commission expired Feb Mary May Holley to be postmaster at ferred. ruary 6, 1941. Waverly, Nebr. Office became Presidential Carroll C. Sanders to be postmaster at Hattie M. Sims to be postmaster at Ropes July 1, 1941. Soper, Okla. Office became Presidential July ville, Tex., in place of H. M. Sims. Incum Edith C. Hackl to be postmaster at Wynot, 1, 1941. bent's commission expired August 2, 1941. Nebr. Office became Presidential July 1, 1941. George W. Blair to be postmaster at Yale, Rose Pranger to be postmaster at Runge, Okla., in place of G. W. Blair. Incumbent's Tex., in place of Rose Pranger. Incumbent's NEVADA commission expired ~ebruary 18, 1941. commission expired August 11, 1941. Florence Sears Jackson to be postmaster Dorothy B. Statton to be postmaster at at Imlay, Nev. Office became Presidential OREGON Skellytown, Tex., in place of D. B. Statton. July 1, 1941. Odden L. Dickens to be postmaster at John Incumbent's commission expired August 2, NEW HAMPSHIRE Day, Oreg., i' place of 0. L. Dickens. In 1941. QUmbent's commission expired August 23, Steve R. Selleh to be postmaster at Theodore W. Drew to be postmaster at 1941. Thompson, Tex. Office became Presidential Intervale, N. H. Office became Presidential PENNSYLVANIA July 1, 1941. July 1, 1941. Lillian M. Bradberry to be postmaster at NEW JERSEY Eleanor E. McNally to be postmaster at Aliquippa, Pa., in place of E. E. McNally. In Warren, Tex. Office became Presidential July Joseph R. Johnson to be postmaster at cumbent's commission expired August 23, 1, 1941. Mount Arlington, ·N. J., in place of J. R. 1941. VERMONT Johnson. Incumbent's commission expired ]!:dward P. Shamborsky to be postmaster at James Emil Petersen to be postmaster at August 23, 1941. Eynon, Pa. Office became Presidential July Salisbury, Vt. Office became Presidential July William Guy Weaver to be postmaster at 1, 1941. 1, 1941. Woodbridge, N. J., in place of W. G. Weaver. Sara J. Leonard to be postmaster at Grove VIRGINIA Incumbent's commission expired August 10, ton, Pa., in place of S. J. Leonard. Incum Betty L. Morrissette to be postmaster at 1941. bent's commission expired August 14, 1941.· Midlothian,, Va. Office became Presidential" NEW MEXICO Lewis H. Mensch to be postmaster at July 1, 1941. Arvil M. Waggoner to be postmaster at Marienville, Pa., in place of L. H. Mensch. Peter D. Holland to be postmaster at Mon Bayard, N. Mex. Office became Presidential Incumbent's commission expired August 2, eta, Va. Office became Presidential July 1, July 1, 1941. 1941. 1941. · Mina H. Corbett to be postmaster at Mont NEW YORK Bessie J. Deane to be postmaster at New Clare, Pa., in place of M. H. Corbett. Incum Canton, Va., in place of B. J. Deane. Incum Ethel M. Cross to be postmaster at Bur bent's commission expired August· 23, 1941. bent's commission expired June 2, 1941. lington Flats, N. Y. Office became Presi Sara A. Jeffries to be postmaster at New . Robert L. McConnell to be postmaster at dential July 1, 1941. Salem, Pa., in place of S. A. Jeffries. Incum Nickelsville, Va. Office became Presidential Edward E . J. Kent to be postmaster at bent's commission expired August 2, 1941. iuly 1, 1941. Cambridge, N. Y., in place of D. J. Sheridan, William Lamar Sames to be postmaster at James R. Parker, Jr., to be postmaster at deceased. Richlandtown, Pa., in place of W. L. Sames. Providence Forge, Va. Office became Presi Jay W. Metcalf to be postmaster at Deans Incumbent's commission expired August 23, dential July 1, 1941. boro, N. Y. Office became Presidential July 1941. - Nannie Lee Stickley to be postmaster .at 1, 1941. James K. Morrison to be postmaster at Rose Hill, Va., in place of N. L. Stickley. In Roxa A. Youker to be postmaster at Dolge Williamsburg, Pa., in place of J. K. Morrison. cumbent's commission expired July 30, 1941. ville, N. Y., in place of R. A. Youker. In Incumbent's commission expired· August 14, Edgar L. Boone to be postmaster at Trout cumbent's commission expired August 23, 1941. ville, Va., in place. of E. L. Boone. Incum 1941. SOUTH CAROLINA bent's commission expired August 23, 1941. David J. McHenry to be postmaster at Dexter E. Ellerbe to be postmaster at Flor Mary R. White to be postmaster at Vin Granville, N. Y., in place of D. J. McHenry. ence, S. C., in place of E. D. Sallenger, de ton, Va., in place of M. R. White. Incum Incumbent's commission expired May 22, ceased. bent's commission expired August 19; 1941. 1940. Bertie Lee B. Williams to be postmaster at WEST VmGINIA Walter B. Jaynes to be postmaster at Neeses, S. C., in place of B. L. B. Williams. - Peter J. Groseclose to be postmaster at Greene, N. Y., in place of W. B. Jaynes. In Incumbent's commission expired August 23, Hemphill, W.Va., in place of P. J. Groseclose, cumbent's commission expired August 23, 1941. Incumbent's commission expired August 21, 1941. Marion L. Jenkins to be postmaster at TENNESSEE 1941. Rensselaer Falls, N. Y. Office became Presi Burrell G. White to be postmaster at Bell dential July 1, 1941. Buckle, Tenn., in place of B. G. White. In CONFffiMATIONS cumbent's commission expired February 2, NORTH CAROLINA 1941. Executive nominations confirmed by S~nate Charles R. McNair to be postmaster at TEXAS the December 19 (legislative day, Rockingham, N.C., in place of R. N. Stansill, Elsie G. Parker to be postmaster at Azle, December Hh , 1941: deceased. Tex. Office became Presidential July 1, 1941. DIPLOMATIC AND FOREIGN SERVICE Ola A. Sutton to be postmaster at Wind . Ruth B. Reeves to be postmaster at Boling, sor, N.C., in place of W. M. Sutton, deceased. . Spruille Braden to be Ambassador Extraor Tex., in place of R. B. Reeves. Incumbent's dinary and Plenipotentiary of the United OHIO commission expired August 2, 1941. States of America to Cuba. George V. Norman to be postmaster at John Roth to be postmaster at Excello, Frank A. Schuler, Jr., to be a consul of Hempstead, Tex., in place of G. V. Norman. the United States of America. Ohio, in place of John Roth. Incumbent's Incumbent's commission expired August 23, commission expir.ed April 21, 1941. TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT IN THE ARMY OF 1941 . THE UNITED STATES Josephine M. Furey to be postmaster at Vernon R. Brooks to be postmaster at Hanoverton, Ohio. Office became Presidential. Joshua, Tex. Office became Presidential July To be general July 1, 1941. 1, 1941. Lt. Gen. Douglas MacArthur (general, U.S. Virginia Lange to be postmaster at Kelleys Alex Jones to be postmaster at Keller, Tex. Army, retired), Army of the United States. Island, Ohio, in place of Virginia Lange. In Offi.oe became Presidential July 1, 1941. cumbent's commission expired July 29, 1941. Frank J. Williams to be postmaster at Bertha R. Murphey to be postmaster at Lipan, Tex., in place of F. J. Williams. In Lak.emure, Ohio. Office became PresidentiaL cumbent's commission expired August 23, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 1, 1941 1941. Theodore C. Gilroy to be postmaster at Fowler Magee to be postmas~er at Mon FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1941 Waynesfield, Ohio, in place of T. C. Gilroy. tague, Tex., in place of Fowler Magee. In Incumbent's c?mmission expired August 19, cumbent's commission expired August 2, 1941. · The House met at 12 o'clock noon. 1941. Ruby N. Hart to be postmaster at New Bos-· The Chaplain, Rev. James Shera Mont OKLAHOMA ton, Tex., in place of R.N. Hart. Incumbent's gomery, D. D., offered the following · Laura Lonnie Dolphin to be postmaster at commission expired July 30, 1941. prayer: Boley, Okla., in place of L. L. Dolphin. In Tug S. Pfeuffer to be postmaster at New cumbent's commission expired August 19, Braunfels, Tex., in place of Richard Pfeuffer, 0 Thou who dost make known to us 1941. deceased. the secret and disposition of God; Thou 10036 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE DECEMBER 19 who didst humble Thyself unto death, HON. WILLIAM TYLER PAGE tion to patriots so long as this Nation grant that we may be confirmed in the Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. Mr. shall prevail as the land of the free and holy faith. We pray that we may arise Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to pro the home of the brave. in the blessedness of hope and cheer and ceed for 1 minute . · On this happy occasion, I need not .believe the words of comfort which Thou The SPEAKER. Without objection, it remind this House of the noble qualities hast spoken unto us: "They that wait is so ordered. of character and warm attributes of loy upon the Lord shall renew their strength, There was no objection. alty and friendship which have made they shall run and not be weary, they Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. Mr. Tyler Page an institution among us. shall walk and not faint." We pray Thee Speaker, today marks the sixtieth anni You all have known his cordial greeting to bless all churches, breathing upon versary of continuous service in this and friendly guidance. You have known them the sympathy and the joy of true House by our d~tinguished friend, Wil his quick wit and lively humor. He has, brotherhood; unite them more and more liam Tyler Page, the senior minority on occasion, presided briefly in the in confidence, in cooperation of labor, clerk. Speaker's chair and at other ·times he and in the sacrifice of brotherly love. On December 19, 1881, Mr. Page en has been called upon to open our ses Oh, do Thou breathe upon our land the tered the service of the House as a page sions with prayer. For 60 years nothing spirit of understanding, of duty, of tem boy. Advancing steadily through dili about the House of Representatives has perance, that men may .learn to love as gent application, faithful service, and been above or beneath or beyond the they have learned to hate. Oh, blessed abiding loyalty, he has served under 14 earnest and conscientious attention of consummation, oh, joyful hour, when Speakers and through the terms of 11 our good friend and wise counsellor, Wil man to man shall brother be. In the Presidents-a record of service and· liam Tyler Page. name of our Saviour. Amen. achievement without a parallel in the I know that today I voice the senti history of our beloved nation. From ments of every Member of this House on The Journal of the proceedings of yes both sides of the aisle when I wish for terday was read and approved. · 1919 to 1931 Mr. Page served 6 terms with distinction as Clerk of the House. William Tyler Page continued happiness MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE A native of Maryland, "here he still and prosperity which, as a great Amer A message from the Senate, by Mr. resides in Montgomery County, adjoining ican, he justly merits. Frazier, its legislative clerk, announced the District of Columbia, Mr. Page is a Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I ask that the Senate had passed, with an descendant of Carter Braxton, a signer unanimous consent to proceed for 1 amendment in which the concurrence of of the Declaration of Independence, minute. the House is requested, a bill of the House from Virginia. He is likewise a collat The SPEAKER. Without ~bjection, of the following title: eral descendant of John Tyler, the tenth it is so ordered. There was no objection. H. R. 6215. An act to amend th~ Selective President of the United States. His Training and Service Act of 1940 by providing first ancestor on this continent was John Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, for the extension of liability for military serv Page, who settled in Williamsburg, Va., speaking for myself and also for my ice and for the registration of the manpower in 1650. Colonel Matthew Page, the son Democratic colleagues of the House, I of the Nation, and for other purposes. of John Page, was one of the founders join with the distinguished minority of the College of William and Mary. An leader, the gentleman from Massachu The message also announced that the setts [Mr. MARTIN], in the fitting re Senate insists upon its amendment to the other John Page was Governor of Vir- . ginia, and later·was elected to the First marks he has made with reference to foregoing biH, requests a conference with our distinguishd friend, William Tyler the House on the disagreeing votes of the and Second Congresses under the Consti tution. From such deep root stems Wil Page. two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. To us of the House he is an institution. REYNOLDS, Mr. THOMAS of Utah, Mr. liam Tyler Page's fine patriotism and unflagging zeal in defense of the funda To the country he is a great American JOHNSON of Colorado, Mr. AusTIN, and and an example to all. I know I ~peak Mr. BRIDGES to be the conferees on the mentals of American constitutional gov ernment. He is in a very real sense the the sentiments of my Democratic col p~rt of the Senate. leagues as well as all of my colleagues The message also announced that the personification of the America we all love and strive to preserve and defend. when I make the statement that I join Senate insists upon its amendments to with the distinguished gentleman from the bill cedure, observing the transformation ism. He made the resolve that instead liability for military servic~ and for the from a so-called do-nothing body to a of celebrating the next day, the Fourth of registration of the manpowei of the Na business body and today a _defense in July, in the usual way, he would shut tion, and for other purposes; with a Sen stitution unanimously determined to himself up in his library and read the ate amendment, disagree to the Senate preserve our Republic and defeat the great and fundamental documents of the amendment and agree to the conference forces of aggression and oppression. beginning of our country, such as the asked by the Senate. Tyler Page has been exceedingly kind Constitution, Declaration of Independ The clerk read the title of the bill. to me during my years on Capitol Hill. ence, and the Farewell Address of Wash The SPEAKER. Is there objection He has been like a father. I love him ington. That evening, after reflection to the request of the gentleman from for what he has done for our country. on what he had read during the day, he Kentucky [Mr. MAY]? [After a pause.] He is the author of The American's made the further resolve that he would The Chair hears none, and appoints Creed, which literally breathes the soul of continue this practice of reading the the following conferees: Mr. MAY, Mr. America. Today it hangs in practically great historical writings upon which our THOMASON, Mr. HARTER, Mr.. ANDREWS, every schoolroom, lodge, veterans' home; Nation was founded each Fourth of July and Mr. SHORT. it can be seen on the mastheads of many thereafter, and he· has kept that promise COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE ATTACK of our leading dailies, and I learned yes for forty-odd years. ON HAWAII terday that it has a place of honor on In the war of 1917 a contest was held every major vessel in the American NavY. to write an American creed. Page sub Mr. SUMNERS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, - A salute for Tyler Page. Sixty years mitted his manuscript and won the con by direction of the Comm~ttee on the test, and the Congress officially recog Judiciary, I ask unanimous consent for he has labored in this structure. _ the immediate consideration of House Some allude to him as the Patriarch nized it as the American's creed of our country. It would have been strange in Joint Resolution 259, to authorize the of Pages. To me he is the helping hand commission appointed by the President in the House. And to America he must deed if William Tyler Page had not eventually written this creed, for uncon to conduct an investigation in connection be inspiration itself. with the attack on Hawaii, to compel the Mr. CHIPERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, one sciously, from the reading of these great works, he had been formulating in his attendance of witnesses, and the produc Sunday evening not long ago, I was listen tion of books, papers, and documents. ing to a radio program in tribute to a mind such a creed for many years. It was the welling up from the soul of this The Clerk read the House joint resolu great American upon reaching his seven tion Utpost of our as we all know, that there is an informa Mr. LANHAM. Mr. Chairman, will national defense. tion set-up in almost every department the gentleman yield? As originally proposed, it was not an and agency in the Government; in spite Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. I yield. ticipated that any interruption of our of the Army and Navy intelligence set Mr. LANHAM. I want to make it very food supplies would occur through di up; in spite of the F. B. L set-up; in clear that the appropriations for de rect enemy action, but more probably · spite of the set-up in 0. P. M., which I fense housing and community facilities through the temporary diTJersion of ship suppose is larger than any newspaper in congested areas provided for in this ping to more urgent military purposes. set-UP-in the world; in spite of the Co bill will be administered in accordance In normal times Hawaii maintains ample ordinator of Information set-up, under with the terms of H. R. 6128 when it is stocks of all food commodities on hand Colonel Donovan; in spite of the so-called finally enacted into law. I want to ask for the needs o~ its people for approxi Office for Facts and Figures set-up, under the gentleman if that is not only his own mately 6 weeks. It is now generally ap Mr. MacLeish. It seems to me the sug understanding and the understanding of parent, as it was earlier to those of us gested expenditure is largely, if not en the committee: That the money is to be more l~irectly concerned, that this is not tirely, a nondefense expenditure. I do come available when H. R. 6128 is enacted a sufficient margin of security, and that not tbink the Congress ought to put its and is to be disbursed in accordance with it will be necessary to keep on hand at st~mp of approval on an increase of this the "terms of that act as enacted. · all times approximately 6 months' stocks kind at this time. Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. That is my of food. I believe the military forces Mr. POWERS. Mr. Chairman, will understanding. I believe I can say it is have on hand a quantity that will serve gentleman yield? the unanimous understanding of the their needs for at least that length of Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. I yield to the committee. It is the desire of the com time or a longer period. Dependent as gentleman from New Jersey. mittee that we may benefit by the im we are upon water transportation, it is Mr. POWERS. I am fully in accord proved methods ·of administration, ·by today apparent that the same provision with everything the gentleman has said. the improved cooperation with local au must be made for civilian needs. In my 10 years of experience as a mem thorities, by the opportunity to take ad The question is often raised as to why ber of the Committee on Appropriations vantage of the services of architects in Hawaii is not more self-sufficient in food I have never heard a mor_e · ridiculous private life and by all the other amend stuffs. Of course, this is purely a matter presentation than these folks have made. ments which that bill carries with it. of economics. We produce and sell to The thing is screwy. It is anything you [Here the gavel fell.J other parts of the United States the com want to call it and I hope the gentleman Mr. POWERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield modities we can most efficiently grow, moves to strike the $800,000 from the 5 minutes to the Delegate trom Hawaii and we in turn buy from all over the bill. This amount will purchase two [Mr. KING]. country the products most efficiently four-motored bombers, which are far Mr. KING. Mr. Chairman, I am grati raised there. This exchange of goods more important than additional per fied at the inclusion in House Joint Reso and commodities between the Territory sonnel in this agency. lution 258 of an item on page 4, under and other parts of the Nation supports [Here the gavel fell.J the heading "Department of Agriculture, as a part of the interstate commerce of· Mr; WIGGLESWORTH. Mr. Chair Surplus Marketing Division," of $35,000,- the United States a trade of approxi man, I yield myself 1 additional minute. 000 to be appropriated as a revolving mately $250,000,000 annually. \\-~e buy Mr. LEWIS. Mr. Chairman, will the fund for the maintenance of an adequate the products of the farms and fadories gentleman yield? · supply of necessary food commodities in of the mainland in excess of $100,000,000 Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. I yield to the .Territory of Hawaii. worth of goods every year. the gentleman from Colorado. The problem of keeping on hand a suf Among t~ese purchases. are food crops Mr. LEWIS. Will the gentleman re ficient supply of food for the needs of that cannot be produced in Hawaii as turn for a moment to the Civilian Con the civilian population of Hawaii, more efficiently as they are elsewhere. It is in servation Corps item? Do I understand particularly of the city of Hc:nolulu; was these particular crops that we need to correctly that this property cannot be first brought to my attention nearly a maintain surplus stocks. sold? year ago, and in the interval I have been Normally Hawaii is approximately 40 The reason I speak of it is that we all cooperating with the Governor of the percent self-sufficient in food stocks. know machinery is frequently more valu Territory and other territorial and Fed Due to the tremendous increase in popu able than money in these days and I eral officials in working ou~ a program lation during the past 2 years, this pro should like to be reassured, if the gen that would provide a revolving stock pile portion has shrunk until now we· are tleman can reassure me, that this ma of food supplies for this purpose. probably not 30 percent self-sufficent. chinery will not be sold, but will be held Our final program was submitted to The crops we raise consist of vegetables for the use of other Government depart the Bureau of the Budget this spring and and green foods, but do not include the ments. summer. Unfortunately at that time, staples which comp:ise so large a part of Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. I am not ab the urgency of our needs was not recog anyone's diet. · solutely clear on that point, Mr. Chair nized, and the Bureau of the Budget dis As a ·part of our emergency program man. As I stated to the gentleman from approved of the proposed allocation of Hawaii is prepare<.: to increase its degree South Carolina, it was my understanding Federal funds for such a purpose. Since of self-&ufficiency by an emergency plant- 1941 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 10043 ing of 12,000 acres in crops that will help sources are the feed crops for our live Station is rather close to the gentle to replace those we normally purchase stock, dairy, and poultry industry. Very man's heart. Would the gentleman tell from mainland communities. But even little feed is grown in the islands, and it the committee what the present appro..: this emergency planting will not relieve would be difficult for us to supply our priation is for this experiment station? us completely of the necessity of buying own needs in these 0erea1 crops. Mr. KING. Surely, It is $67,500 in many commodities that could only be The tables listed below indicate the the current Agricultural Appropriation produced in small quantities and under type of food and feed products we must Act. I may say to the gentleman from great difficulties, such as wheat, corn, rice, continue to purchase from the mainland, New Jersey that the authorized appro and some dairy products. and show the increased consumption of priation is $90,000 but we have never Among the essential commodities we recent years due to the additions to our been able to get the full amount appro must continue to buy from mainland population over the same period: priated. We have been consistently cut
TABLE I.-Shipments of certain foodstuffs from the mainland to Hawaii down to less tqan the authorized amount. Now that the needs of our population [In pounds] have been so emphatically shown I hope Actual, that the next appropriation bill will carry Commodity 1939 1940 January-June Estimated, the full amount of $90,000 for the Hawaii 1941 1941 Agricultural Experiment Station. · Mr: POWERS. May I suggest to the Animal oils and fats, edible: gentleman first that there was consider Lard ______------_.------···-.----·-·. 169,573 253,853 227,663 455,326 0 leomargarine•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• _ 232, 107 248,820 171,286 342,572 able discussion before the committee about Hawaii becoming self-sustaining Total.---·······-······-----·-··-·····-·-·- 401,680 502,673 398,949 797,898 so far as the diversification of crops is Dairy products: · ' · concerned. The gentleman realizes, I Evaporated milk ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 14.727.955 14,511, 249 10,470,805 ro. 941,610 Dried milk .•••••••••••••••••••• ______845,702 1, 261,022 1,182, 990 2. 365,980 know, that it is impossible to offer an Butter_------··--·-·-·------ 4.106, 622 4, 772,390 2, 660, 443 5,320, 886 amendment to this bill to increase that Cheese ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 925,617 1,138, 952 761,272 1, 522, 544 agricultural experimental station fund Total.--·------•• ---···················- ro, 705, 896 21,683, 603 15.075.510 30, 151,020 because it would be subject to a point of order;· but I hope the gentleman will ap .Vegetable oils and fats, edible: Cottonseed oil, refined __ ------·---·---·-··· 2, 012.423 2. 573,952 1, 690,165 3, 380,330 pear before the Agricultural Appropria Cooking fats other than lard ••••••••••••••••• 3.119, 478 3. 548,337 2. 206.989 4, 413,978 tion Committee and ask for this increase. 5, 131,901 6,122, 289 3, 897,154 7, 794,308 I sincerely trust he gets it. I hope the TotaL. __ .--.-.-----············-··-····-·- other members of the committee feel as I Grain and preparations: do about it. Rice ___ ------:. ___ ----····------···-····- 83,940,869 82,870,689 52,482,200 104.964, 400 Wheat. __ ------__ ------·-·----- 6, 685,320 6, 661, 620 3,169, 500 6, 339, 1)()0 Mr. KING. I join in that hope. An Macaroni and noodles ______1, 167, 363 1, 489, 510 1,046, 432 2,092. 864 Biscuits and crackers---······-·--·------719,480 860,370 569,961 1,139, 922 other way in which Congress could as OatmeaL __ ------··--·--·····-·-····-- 505, 238 608,720 417, 493 834,986 sist in making Hawaii more self-sufficient Prepared wheat cereals •• ·---·--·------·-·-- 403.012 596,027 437, 419 874,838 in foodstuffs is to approve pending leg Wheat flour ______-- --···-···--···-·······- 34,772, 164 31,272,780 22.828, 316 45,656,632 Uncooked wheat cereals •••••••••••••••••••••• 438,027 438,331 499,812 999.624 islation to authorize a major irrigation Prepared corn cereals.···········-··········- 371, 503 418, 903 " 278.468 556.936 project on the island of Molokai. I have 129. 002. 976 125, 216, 950 81,729, 601 163, 459, ro2 worked on this plan for several years TotaL ___ --···········------··-······- and now have come to a point where the Grand totaL ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I 155, 142, 453 J 153, 525, 515 101, 101, 214 aro2. ro2, 428 executive departments concerned have t Plus 6 percent. 'Plus 5 percent. a Plus 38 percent. given their tentative approval of the project and need only to have Congress TABLE H.-Shipments of certain feeds from the mainland to Hawaii authorize the financing of the proposed [In pounds] irrigation project along the lines followed in the Western States for similar. proj Actual, Jan. ects. Here, again, the necessary appro 1939 1940 Estimated Commodity 1938 uary-June total, 1941 priation would be in the form of a loan, 1941 to be repaid from the area irrigated, with half of the total cost guaranteed by the Barley_·-·············-·-·---······--····- 2, 197,872 3, 460,896 3,889, 968 10,038,432 20,076,864 Corn._-··----·-··-·------··--·-·------9, 900,016 13,299,888 11,624,368 4, 454,352 8, 908,704 Territory of Hawaii and the remainder Oats _____ .--•• ---·------•••••••• ---·------953,888 693, 120 552,032 282,912 565,824 to be collected in water rates from the Huy ___- -- ______------1, 462, 720 1, 209, 700 l, 366,400 490, 560 981, 120 Oil cake and oil-cake meaL ••••••••••••••• 2, 253,440 2, 591, 680 9,495, 360 10,301, 760 20,703,520 water users. Fish meal for feed . .. ------·-·----- 956,480 1, 173, 760 996,800 293, 440 586, 880 [Here the gavel fell.J Mixed dairy and poultry feed . ------53,892,160 51,067, 520 50,021,440 33,216,900 66,433,920 Other prepared and mixed feed •••••••••••• 1, 099,840 1, 565, 760 1, 090, 880 1, 305,920 2, 711 , 840 Mr. CANNON of Missouri. Mr. Chair Rolled bnrley for feed .... ------···---·-•·- 21,844,480 22,227,520 21,539,840 10,908,800 21,817,600 man, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman Other fel'ds, bran middlings •••••••••••• ~-- 33,113,920 35,125,440 23,020,480 12,579,840 25,159,680 from New York [Mr. MARCANTONIO]. 127, 674, 816 132, 415, 184 123, 597, 568 83, 872,976 167, 745, 952 Mr. MARCANTONIO. Mr. Chairman, all of us are especially concerned today with the welfare of our fellow citizens TABLE !!I.-Population estimates as of July Hawaii has a definite program for living on American islands in the Atlan 1, 1939 to 1941, inclusive making itself more self-sufficient in its tic as well as in the Pacific, for these LFrom Board oi Health, Territory oi HawaiiJ food re·quirements, and Federal and local islands are our military outposts. I agencies are cooperating to this end, but therefore take this opportunity to pre Area July 1, July 1, July 1, our work needs the help of Congress in sent some important, but little known, 1939 1940 1941 some specific legislation. I have tried information about Puerto Rico and the ------1·------for years to have the appropriation for difficulties faced by the people of Puerto City of Honolulu______154, 476 180, 986 200, 158 City and county of Hono- the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Sta Rico as a result of war conditions. lulu (exclusive of Hono- tion increased to the amount authorized Our fellow Americans, the people of lulu City)______------74, 110 79,899 110,345 by law, that is, $90,000. But heretofore Puerto Rico, are energetically and en T,otaL______228, 586 260, 885 310, 503 the Appropriations Committee has cut thusiastically doing their part in our City ofHilo______16,700 24,341 22,667 this small amount down and has granted war against the Axis. 'They are serving County of .Hawaii (exclu- sive of Hilo City) ___ _.._ ___ 65, 25? 49,222 45,731 us less than the amount appropriated for in the armed forces; they are manning County of Kalawao, Molo- kai______504 465 461 every State in the Union. defense industries; they are building County of KauaL...... 40,354 35,956 33,479 Mr. POWERS. Mr. Chairman, will the naval and air bases. County of Maui...... 63, 594 55, 785 52,495 gentleman yield? In everything they are doing, however, 1------Mr. KING. Yes. they are handicapped by the difficult Territory-----··------414,991 426, 654 465,339 Mr. POWERS. I realize that the item conditions under which they live. At Population of Oahu increased 36 percent, 1938-41. for the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment this time I do not think that it would 10044 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE DECEMBER 19 be appropriate to precipitate a full dis quest. We should appropriate the funds . Congress does or may do from day to day cussion of these conditions, but I do wish necessary to build these needed air-raid worries me not a little. to comment on two matters which could shelters, and we should supply the Puerto For.instance, let us take the first item be and should be given immediate at Rican people with fire..,.fighting and other in the bill-Government reports. You tention. essential equipment. will recall a few days ago the gentleman The first matter is the food supply Today, faced with serious difficulties, from Ohio [Mr. JoNES] referred to the on the island of Puerto Rico. Because the Puerto Rican people are displaying fact that after a firm in his district had of the failure to enforce the law .which their heroic spirit by pitching in with all secured a war contract, a defense con limits corporate property holdings to 500 of their energy and contributing in an tract, that firm was called upon right acres and because of pressure to main all-out manner to victory over our Axis a way to buy advertising space in the tain exclusive dependence on sugar, little enemies. We should recognize their dif Democratic State Press, I think. it was. food is produced in Puerto Rico. The ficulties and give them the material aid Mr. JONES. The Democratic National island is almost entirelf dependent on they need and deserve. Press. the mainland of the United States for Mr. CANNON of Missouri. Mr. Chair- · Mr. HOFFMAN. The Democratic Na food supplies. Food in Puerto Rico is man, I yield such time as he may desire tional Press, which has no connection actually sold at a . higher price than in to the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. with the Democratic Party, at $300. It the United States as a result of added COLMER]. occurred to me that maybe this news transportation cost and scarcity. The Mr. COLMER. Mr. Chairman, I do not collecting agency down .here, to which we income of the Puerto Rican peOple is know whether I am justified in taking any are to give $800,000, that we are paying lower than the average for the United time or not on what I am going to say. for, has some sort of connection-maybe States. The standard of living has been The lay public of this great country of it is with one of these defense brokers and still is much lower than the average ours has been amazed, the people have which enables what . we used to call for the United States; in fact, lower than been alarmed ab0ut what happened at aro\,md the streams back home a leech the most depressed areas in the United Honolulu a couple of weeks ago. We or bloodsucker to fatten on defense con States. have been told that our naval forces were tracts. At present these conditions are seri taken: by surprise there, which is bad; but Mr.' HOOK. Will the gentleman yield? ously aggravated by war conditions. yet to the average layman there is a great . Mr. HOFFMAN. I am terribly sorry; There is an actual shortage of food in deal or comfort to be gathered in the fact I cannot do it. ·Puerto Rico at the present· time. Prices that since we were taken by surprise we Mr. HOOK. I might give the gentle for available food are skyrocketing way realize that on an equal footlng, where man some information. out of reac~1 of the average Puerto we would be forewarned, as we are now, Rican. · Mr. HOFFMAN. The· gentleman bet the United States naval forces will be ter peddle it in his own district. Curtailment · of shipping between ab.le to take care of themselves. , Puerto Rico and continental United Then there is the story brought out by I think there is a great deal of comfort the Senate committee with reference to States is one factor in this situation. in that to the average American citizen Another is the operation of our coast Tommy. Corcoran and Charlie West. whc is not versed in military affairs and Perhaps this news agency now tells or wise shipping laws, prohibiting any but strategy. What calls this to my mind is United States registered ships to carry ganizations and defense ·brokers who the fact that. I heard Secretary Knox this gets contracts· and that maybe there is supplies to Puerto Rico, despite the fact morning addressing the graduating class that there are small boats in nearby a chance for tnem. We do not need this at Annapolis, and he made the statement news agency more than the . boys . need Haiti and the Dominican Republic which that our Navy was taken by surprise at could carry available supplies from these munitions~ Those clippings are not go Honolulu. He also made the significant ing to do the fellows on the vessels or in countries to Puerto Rico and, at least statement that had they had even 30 partially, relieve the shortage there. the trenches any good. · minutes' notice of the approach of these 4nother thing right along that line of Emergency communications can be and · Japanese warplanes they would have been should be established between Puerto needless spending: Take a look at the able to have taken care of themselves big ditch they are digging down here be Rico and both Haiti and the Dominican and there would have been an entirely Republic. During this emergency the tween the White House and the Treasury different story. He further stated that Building. There is little over in the operation of the coastwise shipping law on the third wave of Japanese planes could be and should be adjusted so that Treasury Building anyway except I 0 U's. reserve supplies of food may be trans tb.at came over, after our forces were on There is ample room over there for the ported to Puerto Rico. Emergency com the alert, even though ·crippled as they President, his wife when she comes home, munications should also be established were, they were able to cope with the for the executive staff, for LaGuardia between Puerto Rico and continental situation and drove off these planes; that when he calls, for Sidney Hillman when United States, with Federal subsidization not one projectile from those planes hit he goes over to the Executive Mansion, of an adequate reserve food supply on its mark. or any of these Communists the gentle the island. I say that is very comforting to the lay man from Texas [Mr. DIES] referred to; These are necessary steps which can public. The public in this great country and who last ~ear were entertained· at be tr.ken without hardship. of ours now realizes that the Japanese the White House. When any of those The second immediate problem faced are not supermen and that, given an folks come over to the White House and by the Puerto R:can people is one of equal chance, we will meet them and take we hear of any of the bombers coming defense. They recognize what we all care of them on their own ground. over, all they have to do will be to run know-that Puerto Rico is of strategic, Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. Mr. Chair across the street and go down to the military importance in our war against man, I yield 6 minutes to the gentleman Treasury vaults. I repeat there is ampie · the Axis. Along with the other West from Michigan [Mr. HOFFMAN]. . room down there. Why spend our money Indies, Puerto Rico is subject to attack Mr. HOFFMAN. Mr. Chairman, in digging a dugout for the President and by the enemy before any other United spite of the fact that we have had a very his executive staff, a place they can get States territory in the Atlantic. determined cry from the taxpayers for into underground? Why frighten the Therefore, it is logical that Puerto Rico reduction in nondefense items or appro people by constructing a bombproof shel should be supplied with the essential de priations, Congress still continues to ter for the executive staff when the Army fense weapons and the supplies essential make them. Even the loss the other day and Navy lacks equipment the money to the protection of the civilian popu did not seem to bring home to us the would help furnish? lation. Antiaircraft equipment, · fire necessity of doing first things first. We were told the other day when the control aids, gas masks, and, above all, The gentleman who just preceded me conscription bill was up here that we did air-raid shelters are necessary for ade seems to think that a few words reassur not have 'the housing for the soldier boys, quate protection against enemy attack. ing us about our fighting men will be We all know we do not have the equip Sometime ago the insular legislature helpful. Maybe so, but I do not believe ment to train them. So why hire some passed a joint resolution asking that the we need any reassuring on that point. body to clip things out of newspapers and Federal Government construct air-raid What our fighting men may do on occa collect them and then tell someone else shelters. Certainly this is a Federal re sion does not bother me at all; we need what is in them? Why spend money for sponsibility and a most reasonable re- not worry about them; but what this bombproof shelters here in Washington 1941 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 10045 when it is needed for the Army .for those make any attempt to ·hold down this Mr. WOODRUM of Virginia. I. will say on the fighting line? character of expenditure, I think this is to the gentleman that I join anyone Let us have our first things first. Let a good place to begin. I hope the amend who says there is vastly too much money us get the tents for the boys, and the ment will be adopted. being spent in these information agencies housing; the guns, the tanks, the bomb- · Mr. CANNON of Missouri. Mr. Chair- and we are trying to curtail that work ers, whatever it may be, and all those . man, I ask unanimous consent that all or curb it, but the press clipping service other things that all know are necessary. debate on this amendment and all in the O:tnce of Government Reports is Let us get those things, and then let us amendments thereto close in 3 minutes, not duplicated in other agencies. I be leave these newspaper clippings for some the time to be allotted to the gentleman lieve there is an opportunity to do this other time afte::. the war is over. If you from Virginia [Mr. WOODRUM]. press-clipping work by one central read the' papers from day to day, each The CHAIRMAN . .Is there objection agency and furnish it to -the Army and one of us gets these stories of the courage to the request of the gentleman from the Navy and the other departments and and heroism and sacrifice that are being Missouri? agencies and do it much more economi displayed by our fighting men over on There was no objection. cally than allocating it to these other the other side, where the common man, Mr. WOODRUM of Virginia. Mr. agencies. the average fellow, is doing his part. And Chairman, there may be some difference [Here the gavel fell.] never while our Nation lives will their of opinion as to the real service being J'he CHAIRMAN. The question is on courage, their service be forgotten. So I rendered by. the omce of Government the amendment offered by the gentleman suggest that we here in CongreSs save all Reports. It has always been more or less from Massachusetts. this money by cutting out these non of a bone of contention ever since it was The question was taken; and on a divi defense expenditures and devote every established as the National Emergency sion (demanded by Mr. JONES) there dollar to helping our soldiers and sailors Council. Later the Congress authorized were-ayes · 52, noes 70. fight the battle· which they are fighting it by passing a bill authorizing the Office So the amendment was rejected. for us by giving them the tools, the imple of Government Reports as an adjunct of The Clerk read as follows: ments they must have to win, with which the Presidential office. We gave them Defense public works (community facili they can and will win. this year in the regular bill $1,075,000 . ties): For an additional amount for defense [Here the gavel fell.] We cut the Budget estimate from $1,- public works (community facilities), includ Mr. CANNON of Missouri. Mr. Chair 500,000 and gave them $1,075,000. . ing the objects specified under this headhig The agency not only has a vast press in the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, man, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman 1941, and including the exchange, hire, repair, from Michigan [Mr. HooK]. clipping bureau which supplies all the Government agencies with press infor maintenance, and operation .of passenger Mr. HOOK. Mr. Chairman, so that mation over the country, but it has in carrying automobiles and the purchase and there may be no misinformation given most of the States a coordinating agency exchange of lawbooks and books of reference, to the House, I call the attention of the $150,000,000, of which amount not to exceed which undertakes to keep in touch with $6,750,000 shall be available for administra gentleman from Michigal) [Mr. ;HoFF the various Government programs and tive expenses, to remain available during the MAN] to the fact. that Charles Michelson, coordinate them, getting statistical in continuance of the unlimited national emer of the Democratic National Committee, formation and so forth, and furnishing gency declared by the President on May 27, informed not only the. Democratic Mem this information not only to the Presi 1941: Provided, That the .amount appropri bers but practically everybody in this dent but to many Members of Congress ated in this paragraph shall not be available House, both Republican and Democratic, for obligation until the date of enactment and to the press. With the far-flung into law of the bill (H. R. 6128 of the 77th also the public generally some time ago, Government activities we are having and that the Democratic National Press has Cong.) entitled "An act to amend an act which we have had, some such agency is entitled 'An act to expedite the provision of nothing to do with the Democratic Party. necessary. But aside from all of that, hoUsing in connection with national defense, The innuendo of the gentleman from this agency is an adjunct of the Presi and for other purposes,' approved October Michigan that the payment or any por dential office. We have given the Pres 14, 1940, as amended." tion of it for any advertisement in that ident several hundred million dollars paper went toward the upkeep of the Mr. CANNON of Missouri. Mr. Chair which he may allocate at will. He man, by direction of the committee, I Democratic Party has no place on this would not have to come to the Con :floor. This publication is not connected offer an amendment, which I send to the gress about this matter at all if he wished Clerk's desk. in any way, shape, or form officially with not to do so. He feels that he needs that the Demo·cratic Party, this administra expansion of this agency in view of the· The Clerk read as follows: tion, or a.nY of its agencies. It is no more war. He could allocate to the Army, the Committee amendment offered by Mr. connected with the Democratic adminis Navy, the Department of Commerce, the CANNON of Missouri: Page 4, after line 2, tration than the philosophy of the Soviet Federal Trade Commission, or any insert a new paragraph, as follows: Republics represents the Republican agency he might choose any arp.ount of "PUBLIC BUILDINGS ADMINISTRATION Party philosophy, and we know that there money he might set aside to do any of "The limit of $3,900,000 upon the co~t of is no connection or comparison there. this work he wants done, but our com the site and building, West Central Heating I resent such innuendo. mittee felt ·that it would be much more Plant, Washington, D. C., specified under this [Here the gavel fell.] head in the First Supplemental Civil Func logical and much more orderly to have tions Appropriation Act, 1941, is hereby in The Clerk read as follows: . it ·an done by the one agency which we creased to $7,000,000." The appropriations herein made for the have set up to do it. Therefore, we have Office of Government Reports shall not be relaxed the limitation to the extent of Mr. CANNON of Missouri. Mr. Chair supplemented by funds from any source ag $800,000, which was the amount the man, we have only one central heating gregating in excess of $800,000 during the Budget recommended the appropriation plant supplying heat for all depart- · fiscal year ending. June 30, 1942. be increased for this fiscal year. mental buildings in the District of Co . Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. Mr. Chair Mr. JONES. Mr. Chairman, will the lumbia. For a long time we have real man, I offer an amendment. gentleman yield? ized the importance of supplementing it The Clerk read as follows: Mr. WOODRUM of Virginia. I yield with another plant, which might be to the gentleman from Ohio. available in case of disaster or overload. Amendment offered by Mr. WIGGLESWORTH: Mr. JONES. I understand a report As long ago as October 9, 1940, an ap On page 2, strike out lines 1 to 4, inclusive. has been made to the chairman of the propriation was made providing for this Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. Mr. Chair committee that $27,000,000 has been plant, but due to uncertainty as to site, man, I do not care to consume 5 min spent for the publicity departments of the matter has been delayed until now utes. I have already presented my views the various agencies of the Government when it becomes imperative that it be fully on this item. I think; as far as the outside of the Army and the Navy. erected at the earliest date possible. record goes, there has been no justifica Would it be possible or could the gen The original appropriation for this pur- tion whatever for the increase of $800,000, tleman say whether we are going to cut pose was $3,900,000, but due to the in which is in effect authorized by the lan out the work of these other agencies if creased cost of the new site and the guage carried in the bill. I think the the work is to be done by a central bureau increased cost of equipment, materials, increase requested is largely nondefense and not have it duplicated by the two and labor since the last estimate was expenditure. If we are ever going to agencies? made, ' it now requires an additional 10046 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE DECEMBER 19 $3,100,000 or ·a total of $7,000,000. I mendation that the amendment be peace, or at such earlier period as the have discussed the matter with the gen agreed to, and that the bill, as amended, Congress may by concurrent resolution tleman from Massachusetts and I would do pass. provide. like to have his approval before it is Mr. CANNON of Missouri. Mr. Speak- Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. In submitted to the Committee. er; I move the previous question. other words, peace might not be declared Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. Mr. Chair The previous question was ordered. for 5 years after the end of the war. man, will the gentleman yield? The amendment was agreed to. Mr. LEA. That is correct. Mr. CANNON of Missouri. I yield to The joint resolution was ordered to be Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. By the gentleman from Massachusetts. engrossed and read a third time, was read concurrent resolution Congress may fix Mr . .WIGGLESWORTH. I under the third time, and passed, and a motion the date of termination. stand the Chairman has now received a to reconsider was laid on the table. Mr. LEA. )"es; even if the President Budget estimate for the required increase CONTROL OF COMMUNICATIONS should refuse to act. The war will prob and also has a detailed itemization of the SYSTEMS ably actually end with an armistice; le increase which can be furnished for the gally it does not terminate until a treaty RECORD. Mr. LEA. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani of peace is made which might be 1 or 2 Mr. CANNON of Missouri. Yes, Mr. mous consent for the present considera years later. Chairman. The ·reason the item was tion of the bill ident may be ·operative. The the cost, and with the permission of the the request of the gentleman from Cali bill clearly indicates the period in which Committee I will supplement my re fornia? the President may make the order, but marks by including the break-down to Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. · Mr. I think it is subject to doubt as to when wh:ch the gentleman referred. Speaker, I reserve the right to object. those orders shall terminate. In order Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. I have no ob Will the gentleman from California to remove any doubt, I propose an jection. pleac;;e explai.n the legislation? amendment that will confine the oper Mr. CANNON of Missouri. The Mr. LEA. Mr. Speaker, I shall be glad ation of these orders or regulations to break-down is as follows: to do tt_at. The essential parts of this the period in which the President has Original site on Potomac waterfront just bill very closely follow the act passed for , power to exercise such ·authority. One south of new K Street Bridge. the same purposes during the World War effect of this amendment would be to Proposed site on K Street, in Georgetown, in July 1918. The bill as reported, how prohibit any exercise of censorship over east of Twenty-ninth Street and across Rock ever, makes some changes in the provi domestic communicatiomi by wire, so far Creek. as the provisions of this bill are con No increase in power- sions of the old act. The three powers Additional cost factors: given to the President are here taken cerned. The amendment I propose reads Site (original estimate $42,- from the act of 1918. The effect of the as follows: 000) ------$108,000 act would be that the President, when · (g) Nothing in subsection (c) or (d) shall New site requires expensive there is a state of war or threatened war, be construed '.;o authorize the President to and extensive piling; erec involving the United States, if he deems make any amendLent to the rules and regu tion of retaining walls; erec it necessary in the interest of national lations of the Commission which the Com tion of building over a large security and defense, may, during a mission would Lot be authorized by law to sewer, adding· to cost of make; and nothing in subsection (d) shall construction and extension period not later than 6 months after the be construed to authorize the President to of building by 12 feet_____ 674, 000 ttrmination c.f such state or threat of take any action the force and effect of which Tunneling Rock Creek and in- war, and not later than such earl:i.er date shall continue beyond the date after which creased length______330, 000 as Congress by concurr€nt resolution taking of such action would not have been Increased cost of equipment: may designate; first, suspend or amend authorized. Boilers______500, 000 the rules and regulations applicable to I desired to confer with the gentleman Other. mechanical equip any and all facilities or stations for wire ment------1,486,000 from New Jersey [Mr. WoLVERTON], the communication within the jurisdiction ranking minority member, before taking Total------3,098,000 of the United States, as prescribed by the ·this up, but I did not have an opportu Commission; and, second, cause the , nity to de, so before the House met today: Appropriation Oct. 9, 1940 ______3, 900, 000 closing of any facility or station for wire However, I did confer with some mem Supplemental appropriation--~--- 3,,100, 000 communication and the removal there bers of the committee. Total cost ______7,000,000 from of its apparatus and equ:pment, · There is no authority of censorship and, third, authorize the use or control over these wires in the vresent law and · The CHAIRMAN. The question is on of any such facility or station and its ap this amendment prohibits censorship in the committee amendment. paratus and equipment by any depart- any regulation made by the President The committee amendment was agreed . ment of the Government under such under authority of this bill because his to·. • regulations as he may prescribe, provi power to suspend or amend regulations is The Clerk concluded the reading of sion being made for just compensation to limited to such as the Commission is au the joint resolution. be paid the owner. The provisions re thorized by law to make .. . Mr: CANNON of Missouri. Mr. Chair quiring just compensation -are taken from Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. This man, I move that the Committee do now the present law, which applies to radio. prohibits censorship of domestic mes rise and report the bill back to the House It is provided that the Government can sages? with an amendment, with the recom make its offer, and if the owner refuses Mr. LEA. Yes. mendation that the amendment be to accept it, the Government can pay The second portion confines the oper agreed to, and that the bill, as amended, the . owner 75 percent of the amount ation of the order to the period in which do pass. offered, and the owner then has the right the President has the right to make the The motion was agreed to. to go into court to recover whatever order. . Accordingly the Committee rose; and value he may be able to establish. 'The present law is susceptible of that the Speaker having resumed the chair, Mr. MAR-TIN of Massachusetts. Has doubt. However, that is corrected by Mr. BuLWINKLE, Chairman of the Com the bill the unanimous report of the this amendment. mittee of the Whole House on the state committee? Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. I of the Union, reported that the Com Mr. LEA. It has. I call attention to withdraw my reservation of objection. mittee, having had under consideration the provisions for terminating the pow ·Mr. PACE. Mr. Speaker, reserving the House Joint Resolution 258, had directed ers conferred upon the President by this right to object, where is the provision him to report the same back to the House bill. The powers given the President will that terminates this by concurrent reso with an amendment, with the recom- terminate in 6 months after the treaty of lution? That all seems to have been 1941 CONGRESSIONAL R~CORD-HOUSE 10047 stricken out in the committee amend port definitely and clearly sets forth our sation for the use of such systems, if and ment. opposition to any such policy. The lan when taken over by the Government. It Mr. LEA. It is at the bottom of page guage of the report in this respect reads also provides that the bill shall not be 2, lines 22 to 25: as follows: construed to have any. effect upon the May during a pedod ending not later than The committee wishes to emphasiZe that existing laws or powers of the States with 6 months after the termination of such state its approval of the proposed legislation in no respect to taxation or to the lawful police or threat of war and not later than such way indicates approval of the ·general policy regulations of the States, except wherein earlier date as the Congress by concurrent of Government control or ownership of com such laws, powers, or regulations may af resolution may designate. munication facilities. Moreover, it is clear fect the transmission of Government that no Government agency plans to take communications or be construed to affect Mr. HALLECK. Mr. Speaker, reserv over and operate communication systems in ing the right to object, and I may say at general. This legislation is necessary, how the issue of stocks and bonds by corpo the outset that I am not going to object ever, to enable· the President, in particular rations owning such facility or station. to the consideration of this legislation instances, immediately to control and use In conclusion, the attention of the and to its passage at this time. This is wire facilities when wartime needs demand House is directed to the fact that this bill just another one of those measures that such immediate action. There is no law is a war measure. It has the approval of is presented by the administration and which now gives the President such power. the representatives of the Army, Navy, the Army and the Navy asking for an The bill, as originally introduced, was and Federal Communications Commis additional grant of authority in order given very careful consideration. The sion, but, it is particularly pointed out, as that military emergencies that-may arise committee, while in accord with the ob a war measure it is provided that all in the future may be met. It authorizes jectives sought to be attained, were nev powers granted thereunder automat the President to take over telephone and ertheless of the opinion that it was too ically cease within 6 months after the telegraph lines. That is a tremendous broad and required restrictive provisions. conclusion of the war or sooner by con grant of power. But it is said it is needed, As a result of this consideration several current resolution of Congress. Thus, it and I am therefore supporting it. fundamental changes were made. The would seem that every precaution has However, I would like particularly to present bill represents those changes. In been taken that the extraordinary pow call the attention of the House to the re an effort to promote clarity and a more ers granted by this bill shall be confined port, which on page 3 specifically indi ready understanding of the powers given, solely to a time when national safety, cates the position of the Committee on and, the restrictions provided, this bill security, and defense require the exercise Interstate and Foreign Commerce H. R. 6263, was introduced in place of the of such. I commend the bill; together against general, over-all ownership or original bill as representing the last with the amendments to be offered by the operation of communication systems. I thought of the committee on the subject. chairman of the committee, to the favor think it could also be said that that lan The amendments to be offered by the able consideration of the membership of guage indicates the attitude of the com chairman when the bill is before the the House. · mittee in respect to general governmen House for amendment are likewise in Mr. BOREN. Mr. Speaker, reserving tal operation or taking over of transpor tended to clarify and restrict the powers the right to object, I would like to point tation facilities. Those words were writ granted by the bill. I am in full accord out that this bill definitely grants power ten into the report in order that there be with them. to take over, to operate, to shut down, no misapprehension at all as· to the in A reading of the bill will show that the and to control any facility of communi tendment of the committee. . committee has restricted the use of the cation by wire or radio, including such The committee, in reporting this legis power to a time of war or threat of war. leased facilities as are utilized by the lation, had in mind only the possibile The original bill was far broader than Associated Press, the International News necessity for exercising, as a matter of this, although I do not assume that the Service, and the United Press. military expediency, the broad grant of powers would have been used in any of Personally I found it possible only to power vested in this bill. Chairman Fly the instances that the original bill pro agree to such sweeping grants of power specifically asked for the bill on that vided for. However, it is not amiss to to the Communications Commission after ground. It was emphatically stated by hold such extraordinary powers within we had drawn up some safeguards which him that there is no present intention to clearly defined limits and to times of ex-· leaves the residual power with the Con take over these facilities. traordinary necessity such as war or gress to withdraw from the ·communica There is one further thing that has threat of war. This bill does that with tions Commission this power at any given come to my mind. I recall that when we out in any manner handicapping the time, and then only out of consideration had the ill-fated, so-called May bill from fullest use of our communication system to the very important military aspects the Military Affairs Committee, that bill whenever the President deems it neces .of the problem we are trying to deal with. undertook to vest in the President the sary to take over such systems or parts But I do think that it is fair that the vast power to seize certain plants in defense thereof that may be necessary in the power in this grant should be made a industries in the event of stoppages of public interest. In this connection it part of the recognition of the member production arising out of labor disputes. should be noted that at no time was it ship here at this time, and only the ex There was included a specific provision made to appear that there was any lack traordinary situation, plus the safeguards that after the plants should be taken of cooperation to the fullest extent by that we built around it would permit me over, the employees would nonetheless those operating our different communi even for an instant to agree to such a remain employees of the company and cation systems. grant of power. would not become employees of the Gov This bill is offered solely on the basis The SPEAKER. Is there objection to ernment, thereby reserving to them their of being prepared for any military exi the request of the gentleman from Cali rights as employees in such operation. gency that may arise where it would seem fornia? While there is no such specific provision from a military standpoint that opera There was no objection in this bill, I trust that if any of these tion and control could best be accom The Clerk read the bill, as follows: facilities are taken by the Government plished under Government direction. In Be it enacted, etc., That section 606 of the under this bill, the rights of employees the last World War 15 months elapsed Communications Act of 1934, approved June will be· protected. 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1104; U. S. C., 1934 ed., before the Government, by proclamation title 47, sec. 606), as amended, is hereby Mr. WOLVERTON of New Jersey. Mr. of the President, took over the wire serv amended by inse-rting at the end thereof a Speaker, reserving the right to object, ice of the Nation, and his proclamation new subsection as follows: and, of course, I do not intend to object, I continued the operation of each of the "(e) Upon proclamation by the President wish to emphasize the importance of en systems in the then operating officers and that there exists a state or threat of war in acting legislation of this character under employees of the respective companies. volving the United States, the President, if he the war conditions that now exist. It can be assumed,· I think, that no dif deems it necessary in the int~rest of the na It tional security and defense, may suspend or is needless to say that the committee ferent action would be taken if the occa amend, during a period ending not later than in reporting this legislation to the House sion arises to take over the present sys 6 months after the termination of such state does not intend that its section shall be tems or any part of them under this bill. or threat of war or not later than such earlier taken as any indication of a willingness The attention of the House is also di date as the Co~gress by concurrent resolution to support governmental ownership of rected to the fact that the bill provides may designate, the rules and regulations ap our communications system. Our re- a definite method of providing compen- plicable to any or all fac!litie,l; or stations far 10048 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE DECEMBER 19 wire communication within the jurisdiction The committee amendment was agreed South American and Central American of the United States as prescribed -by the to. republics, agreed to this procedure. The Commission, and may cause the closing of The SPEAKER. The question is on bill, as I stated, clarifies the en-forcement any facility or station for wire communication of the McCormack Act. · I admit that I, and the removal therefrom of its apparatus the engrossment and third reading of and equipment, or he may authorize the use .the bill. myself, have not had time to study the or control of any such facility or station and The bill was ordered to be engrossed effect of the ch&.nges, but I have the as its apparatus and equipment by any depart and read a third time, and was read the surance of the chairman of the Commit ment of the Government under such regula third time. tee on the Judiciary, and both the ma tions as he may prescribe, upon just com The SPEAKER. The question is on the jority and minority members of that pensation to the owners." passage of the bill. .com:rrJttee who appeared before the With the following committee amend The bill was passed. Rules Committee, that careful consider ment: A motion to reconsider was laid on the ation has been given to all the provisions, that the amendment of the act is neces Strike out all after the enacting clause and table. insert: · · AMENDMENT OF ACT REQUIRING REGIS sary, and that the passage of the bill is "That section 606 of the Communications TRATION OF AGENTS OF FOREIGN requested by the departments I have Act of 1934, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 ed., GOVERNMENTS mentioned. title 47, sec. 606), is hereby amended by ·Mr. Speaker, recalling that the ma striking out '(d) • in subsection (d) and in The SPEAKER. -The Chair recognizes jority leader was the chairman of a serting in lieu thereof • (e) ', and by insert the gentleman from Illinois [Mr ..SABATH]. former select committee authorized to in ing after subsection (c) a new subsection as · Mr. SABATH. Mr. Speaker, 1 call up vestigate to bring about the elimination follows: House Resolution 394, and ask for its im of subversive activities, I wish to compli "'(d) Upon proclamation by the Presi mediate consideration. dent that there exists a state or threat of . ment him and the members of the former war involving the United States, the Presi The Clerk read as follows: select committee who, after a few months' dent, 1! he deems it necessary in the interest Resolved, That upon the adoption of this investigation, made a report to the House of the national security and defense, may,· resolution it shall be in order to move that that was the basis for the legislation dUJ ing a period ending not later than 6 the House resolve itself into the Committee whi.ch was enacted and which the bill be months after the termination of such. state of the Whole House on the state of the Union or threat of war and not later than such for the consideration of the bill (H. R. 6269) fore us -now proposes to extend. earlier date as the Congress by concurrent to amend the act entitled "An act to require I regret that when the Dies committee resolution ·may designate, (1) suspend or the registration of certain persons employed was created to continue its investigation amend the rules and regulations applicable by agencies to disseminate propaganda in the of subversive activities along the lines of to any or all facilities or stations for wire United States, and for other purposes," ap the McCormack committee, it deviated communication within the jurisdiction of proved June 8, 1938, as amended. That after somewhat from the investigation and ob the United States as prescribed by the Com general debate, which shall be confined to the tained continuous publicity by charging mission, (2) cause the closing of any fa bill and continue not to exceed 1 hour, to be cility or station for wire communication and equally divided and controlled by the chair certain Government employees as being the removal therefrom of its apparatus and man and ranking minority member of the "pinks" or being connected with alleged equipment, or (3) authorize the use or con Committee on the Judiciary, the bill shall be communistic activities in the United trol of any such facllity or station and its read for amendment under the 5-minute rule. · States. I cannot help but feel that the apparatus and equipment by any department At the conclusion of such consideration, the chairman of the committee in investi of the Government under such regulations as Committee shall rise and report the bill to gating and assailing labor leaders lost a he may prescribe, upon just compensation the House with such amendments as may have been adopted and the previous question golden opportunity to actually bring to to the others.' light the Nazi and Fascist propaganda "SEc. 2. Such section 606 is further amend shall be considered as ordered on the bill and ed by inserting at the end thereof a new amendments thereto to final passage without activities that were rampant in the coun subsection as follows: intervening · motion except one motion to try, thus allowing them to continue and !''(f) Nothing in subsection (c) or (d) shall recommit. · increase their activities. It is now evi be construed to amend, repeal, impair, or af Mr. SABATH. Mr. Speaker, later on dent that the propagandists engineered fect existing laws or powers of the States in I shall yield the usual half hour to the by the Nazi Gestapo became so bold that relation to taxation or the lawful police gentleman from New York. At the pres they actually encouraged Hitler in mak regulations of the several States, except ing him believe that they were so strong wherein such laws, powers, or regulations ent I shall use a portion of my time. may affect the transmission of Government The SPEAKER. The gentleman from and powerful as to be able to block any communications, or the issue of stocks and Illinois is recognized for 30 minutes. move of the President of the United bonds by any communication system or sys Mr. SABATH. Mr. Speaker, this is an States to properly prepare our national tems.'" open rule on H. R. 6269, a bill which has defense. Personally I feel that this bill Mr. LEA. Mr. Speaker, I offer an the approval of the Department of State, should not only include foreign agents, the Post Office Department, and the De but also those who are acting indirectly amendment to the committee amend for the Nazi-Fascist-Japanese propa ment. partment of Justice. Many hearings have been held on the bill, and it was gandists who are supplying large sums of The Clerk read as follows: money to many organizations to dissemi Amendment offered by Mr. LEA: unanimously reported by the Commit tee on the Judiciary. I feel, conse nate discordant propaganda to create re Page 3, line 11, strike out "a new .subsec ligious hatred. tion" and insert in lieu thereof "two new sub- quently, that there ·will be no objection sections." · to the present draft of the bill. In view of the fact that the chairman Page 3, line 18, strike out the quotation The bill amends the act of 1938 known of the committee, who has devoted a marks. as the McCormack Act, recommended great deal of time to the study of the Page 3, after line 18, insert the following: by the McCormack select committee, bill and its every provision, is here and "(g) Nothing in subsection (c) or (d) will thoroughly explain in detail each shall be construed to authorize the President which act was amended and strength ened in 1939. This bill strengthens it and every section of the bill, I shall not to make any amendment to the rules and take further time on the rule. regulations of the Commission which the in several additional particulars. Commission would not be authorized by law The bill also proposes to transfer Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 minutes to the to make and nothing in subsection (d) shall the administration of the act from the gentleman from New York and reserve be. construed to authorize the President to Department of State to the Department the balance of my time. taRe any act:on the force and effect of which of Justice, because the Department of Mr. FISH. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself shall continue beyond the date after which 5 minutes. taking of such action would not have been Justice as the act is now administered authorized.'' has the legal jurisdiction and the obliga · The SPEAKER. The gentleman from tion of carrying out prosecutions under New York is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER. The question is on the act. Mr. FISH. Mr. Speaker, this bill agreeing to the amendment to the com It not only extends power to control merely strengthens and broadens the mittee amendment. propaganda activities emanating in the original McCormack Act which requires The amendment to the committee United·states, but reaches out to Central the registration of enemy agents with amendment was agreed to. and South American activities. You may the State Department. For the sake of The SPEAKER. The question is on reca!l that in the conference held in 1940 the record I have to check up my good agreeing to tl:_le committee amendment. our Government, in conjunction with the friend the chairman of the Rules Com- 1941 CONGRESSIONAL ·RECORD-HOUSE 10049 mittee, Mr. SABATH. He said this bill had ment unless the State Department pub Mr. VOORHIS of California. I think undergone numerous hearings. The bill lished that .fact all over the country? it is in the bill. I submit to the gentle was introduced only a few days ago and I have a high regard for General man this thought: In the case of the had probably one hearing. Is that cor O'Ryan, but I submit that the public State Department it is obviously very rect? should know the names of all ·agents of difficult, in view of the kind of work the Mr. McLAUGHLIN. Mr. Speaker, ~ill foreign governments. There should be State Department has to do, for it to do the gentleman yield? in the bill a mandatory provision that as effective a job of publicizing these Mr. FISH. I yield. these Americans who are agents of for things as the Justice Department can. Mr. McLAUGHLIN. I may say to the eign governments whose names are on Mr. FISH. I think both of them should gentleman from New York, that the file with the State and Justice Depart do it. If both have it, they both ought to original bill had a number of hearings, ments should be publicized. The De do it. . After· the subcommittee and the full partment of Justice should be required Mr. SABATH. Will the gentleman Committee on the Judiciary considered to publish their names so the public yield? . the original bill, a clean bill was intro would have knowledge of them, and I Mr. FISH. I yield to the gentleman duced which is the one made in order by believe the Attorney General would ap from Illinois. this rule. No hearings were held on the prove of such a proposal as being in the Mr. SABATH. What the gentleman bill as it is presently numbered, but the interest of the public. Otherwise, how is suggests is that the mere filing in the original bill out of which this one grows the public to know? Department of Justice or in the Library did have a number of hearings. Mr. McLAUGHLIN. Will the gentle does not give general notice to the Amer Mr. FISH. Before a subcommittee. I man yield? ican people. am strongly for the bill but I do not Mr. FISH. I yield to the gentleman Mr. FISH. That is it. think it goes far enough. from Nebraska. Mr. SABATH. The gentleman feels Mr. HOBBS. Mr. Speaker, will the Mr. McLAUGHLIN. The bill pro the public should know who these people gentleman yield? · vides that all agents of foreign principals are who are drawing money from foreign Mr. FISH. I yield. shall be required to register and their governments? Mr. HOBBS. Mr. Speaker, the gen registration is a matter of record. Mr. FISH. Yes. tleman from New York has a passion Mr. FISH. A matter of record at the Mr. SABATH. '!'hey say that it does for accuracy and ought to be reminded Department. But how is anyone to provide in the bill for such publication, that this bill provides for registration know except by investigation. I would or that such pamphlets or publicity shall with the Department of Justice and not like to see that information broadcast. be given, but I have not been t:..ble to find with the State Department. There cannot be any objection to it on where there is a provision in the bill Mr. FISH. It provides for registration the part of the Department of Justice. that would compel this vublicity. . with both the State Department and the [Here the gavel fell.J Mr. FISH. That is what I want to have Department of Justice, does it not? Mr. FISH. Mr. Speaker, I yield my accepted. I am for the bill 100 percent. Mr. SABATH. It transfers jurisdic self 10 additional minutes. I do not think it is sufficient to say that a tion to the Department of Justice. Mr. CELLER. Will the gentleman man before he speaks over the radio has Mr. FISH. If it does not require regis yield? to submit a certain kind of preface. I tration with both Departments, it cer Mr. FISH. I. yield to the gentleman want it known who these agents are, that tainly should. The people affected are from New York. . . they ar.e on the pay roll of a foreign gov Americans who are agents of foreign Mr. CELLER. All propaganda which ernment, and everybody should know governments. is subject to the act must be labeled as that. Mr. SABATH. The gentleman is cor such. If it is in writing it must indicate Mr. STEFAN. Will the gentleman rect. that it emanates from the agent of a yield? · Mr. FISH. If it does not require their foreign principal who has been registered Mr. FISH. I yield to the gentleman registration with both Departments. it with the proper authority. If it is over from Nebraska. certainly should. · the radio, he must preface his remarks Mr. STEFAN. May I call the gentle Mr. McLAUGHLIN. Mr. Speaker, if by saying that this is in accordance with man's attention to the fact that only the gentleman will yield, the bill re the statute, that the registration is in recently the Department of State issued quires that copy of · the registration be accordance with this statute and that a news release in which it served notice filed with the State Department. it is ·propaganda. on the American people who in any way Mr. FISH. That is exactly what I am Mr. FISH. Yes; and they file every 3 had connection with these foreign free saying; it requires registration with both months a statement with the State De movements to either resign from them, Departments. I know the original Mc partment. and indicated that it wanted full pub Cormack Act required registration with licity on these particular free-movement Mr. VOORHIS of California. Will the organizations. The State Department the State Department. gentleman yield? One of my complaints about this bill is does not want the American people to that it does not go far enough. Ameri Mr. FISH. I yield to the gentleman belong to them, American citizens, and I cans who are agents of foreign nations from California. · think the gentleman is right. If this bill whose registration is on file with the · Mr. VOORHIS of California. I just does not contain something whereby the State Department or the Department of wanted to make a statement, and I will general public can be protected, it should Justice should be made known all over ask the members of the committee to include that. Of course, I know we are this country so the people may know who correct me if I am wrong. If I under all for the bill. the agents are. I think there ought to stand it correctly, one of the main pur Mr. FISH. I think everyone is for the be a clause in this bill requiring the State poses of this bill is to accomplish what bill. It is simply a question of protecting Department to publish in the newspapers the gentleman is complaining about at the public. the names of all these agents. How is the present time, namely, to transfer this Mr. THOMAS F. FORD. Will the gen anyone to know that an American citi administration to the Department of tleman yield? zen is an agent of a foreign government? Justice with the thought that full pub Mr. FISH. I yield to the gentleman The people involved are all American licity will be given conscientiously and from California. citizens. Major General O'Ryan, who deliberately to these registrations in Mr. THOMAS A. FORD. What the holds a high position in the Govern order that' they may be matters of com gentleman wants is the moment a man ment at the present time, a distinguished mon knowledge to the American people. registers that that be broadcast over the citizen of my State, was an agent of some I am under the impression that is one country? Japanese firm, or the Japanese Govern of the principal reasons for bringing the Mr. FISH. Yes. ment, not many months ago at a large bill in. Mr. THOMAS F. FORD. And it is for compensation. He, of course, was cre Mr. FISH. That is not in the bill. gotten in a week. · ating good will, spreading so-called prop Mr. VOORHIS of California. I think Mr. FISH. Have it rebroadcast every aganda for friendly relations. But how it is. 6 months. · was anybody to know General O'Ryan Mr. FISH. There is nothing that Mr. THOMAS F. FORD. This bill pro was an agent of the Japanese Govern- makes it mandatory in the bill. Vides every time a man makes an address, 10050 CONGRESSIONAL .RECORD-HOUSE ·DECEMBER 19 whether it be printed or spoken over the as an agent of the foreign principal for Mr. FISH. I yield to the gentleman radio, he has to preface the utterance whom he acts, and all the circumstances from California. with the statement that he is the regis surrounding the transaction, so that the Mr. HINSHAW. This. act is very com tered agent of a certain government and public is thoroughly advised. In addi plicated. May I ask the gentleman, or that this is propaganda. That is pro tion, the names of all agents of foreign through him some member of the com vided in the measure. principals operating in this country are mittee, if it cannot be read in such a way Mr. FISH. And that is a good part of a matter of public record in the Depart as to include among those who are re the bill. ment of Justice, and copies of their reg quired to register and to make · state Mr. THOMAS F. FORD. I think that istration certificates are transmitted bY ments concerning their connection with is a more effective proposal than the type the Justice Department to the State De a foreign government any member of the gentleman is asking for. partment. the Communist Party or a fellow trav Mr. KEFAUVER. Will the gentleman Mr. FISH. As far as it goes, it is fine. eler with such party? yield? If a man is going to make a radio speech Mr. FISH. The gentleman will have Mr. FISH. I yield to the gentleman and prefaces it by saying, "I am an to take that up with members of the from Tennessee. agent of X government," that is fine; committee. He knows how I feel on that. Mr. KEFAUVER. Does not the gentle but if a man comes to you and talks to Mr. HINSHAW. Does the bill cover man think that the provision in section 6 you, he does not preface his remarks by that point? that this shall be a public record and saying, "I am an agent of a· foreign gov Mr. FISH. I will go as far as anybody open to public inspection and examina ernment," does he? Certainly not, and in the House to have inserted in the bill tion would insure that it would be pretty you do not know that he is such an anything of that kind, if it is germane. well published in the newspapers and dis agent. Therefore the only way you can Mr. McLAUGHLIN. If the gentleman seminated throughout the country? find it out is to have some publicity. will yield, I should be glad to answer the Mr. FISH. I do not see how anybody Mr. BLAND. Mr. Speaker, will the inquiry of the gentleman from Cali is going to know about it. The gentle gentleman yield? fornia. man is not going to take the trouble Mr. FISH. I yield to the gentleman Mr. FISH. I yield for that purpose. neither am I-to go down and see who is from Virginia. Mr. McLAUGHLIN. This bill covers an agent of a foreign government. Mr. BLAND. Would not that object be individuals in the United States who are Mr. KEFAUVER. During these times, accomplished by requiring that periodi agents of foreign countries or foreign when the public iS interested in who cally, say twice a year, there be pub principals. might be an agent, that perhaps would lished in the Federal Register the names Mr. HINSHAW. Or a foreign political make news that would ordinarily be dis of all foreign agents? party, as I read the bill. seminated throughout the country. Mr. FISH. That is exactly what I Mr. McLAUGHLIN. That is right. If Mr. FISH. I do not believe so. I want. he is an agent of a foreign political party think there ought to be some way-and Mr. BLAND. Say it would be pub and speaks in his capacity as such agent, I hope we can find some way-to amend lished there the first Monday in July he is required to register. it to make the people aware of just ex and the first Monday in January; then Mr. HINSHAW. Does he have to be actly who these agents are. I hope there · the gentleman and I and everybody else paid by that foreign political party to is some way to put it in the bill. would know that we could find in the make a speech or go on the radio or That is permanent law, too, is it not? Register as of that date the names of write something, or can he just do it of Mr. McLAUGHLIN. Certainly. all foreign agents. his own volition? Mr. FISH. We are at war now. As I Mr. FISH. That is the purpose of my Mr. McLAUGHLIN. It has to be by understand the bill, at the present time it remarks. I am for the bill. · I do not means of an authorization by a foreign will have very little effect on Americans believe it goes far enough, because it political party. Of course, if you speak who are either Nazi agents, Fascist leaves out that feature. I wili support independently as a citizen, regardless of agents, or Japanese agents, because if it anyway, of. course. I am just offering what you may say, this bill does not cover an American citizen today is an agent of that as what I believe to be a sound pre you. This bill covers those who as indi any of the countries with which we are caution. viduals in this country speak as agents at war he is aiding and abetting the Mr. LEWIS. Mr. Speaker, will the of foreign principals. · enemy, and that is treason. That is en gentleman yield? Mr. . FISH. I cannot yield any more; tirely different. It comes within the pro Mr. FISH. I yield to the gentieman I am sorry, but I do not have time. vision of the Constitution defining from Colorado. This bill includes a provision for de treason. Mr. LEWIS. I have observed that the portation; therefore, the agent must be This is permanent law for the future. distinguished gentleman from Massa an alien and not an American, because It does not go into effect until 60 days chusetts [Mr. McCoRMACK] is not on the if he were an American, we could not after it passes the Congress. It applies floor at the moment. I should like to deport him. The bill provides for de to all nations, the British, the French, have it appear in the RECORD whether or portation of those who violate the law. Norwegian, and all the rest who have not .he approves of that. That could apply only to aliens. propaganda agents in this country. It Mr. FISH. The gentleman has al If ! ·had my way, so far as these alien :has really and practically very little effect ready spoken to me today about it. The Nazis or alien Fascists or alien Commu on those who are agents of enemy na gentleman from Massachusetts is for nists are concerned, I would just put tions. this bill very strongly. He says that this them on an American boat and send Mr. McLAUGHLIN. Mr. Speaker, will just broadens his bill and puts some· them to Russia, Germany, or Italy, and the gentleman yield? teeth in it. let them fight over there, provided they Mr. FISH. I yield to the gentleman [Here the gavel fell.] would guarantee they would not come from Nebraska. Mr. FISH. Mr. Speaker, I yield my back to America. I am sorry that can Mr. McLAUGHLIN. We are all agree self 5 additional minutes. not be put into this bill, but there is a able to the proposition which the gentle The penalty under the McCormack Act provision which requires the deportation man advances, that propaganda agents was 1 year of imprisonment and a fine of aliens who violate this law. of foreign principals operating in this of $1,000. That is increased to 5 years Mr. McLAUGHLIN. The gentleman country should have their activities dis imprisonment and a $10,000' fine under appreciates the fact that any alien who closed, but this bill does that. It does this bill. violates this law is subject to deportation it in the most effective manner possible, Mr. LEWIS. The gentleman is advised and the gentleman also appreciates the by requiring that each time an agent of that the gentleman from Massachusetts fact that this is a publicity bill. a foreign prilJ,cipal makes an utterance has gone over these proposed amend Mr. FISH. That is right. or writes or disseminates anything in his ments and approves of them? I am now going to take 2 or 3 minutes capacity as an agent of a foreign prin Mr. FISH. Very much so; he spoke to speak out of order in reply to a state cipal, he must label at the top of the to me and asked me to speak for the bill ment made here this morning in regard written matter or state in advance of his and support it today. to our Navy. Whether we suffered very verbal statement over the radio, or pri Mr. HINSHAW. Mr. Speaker, will the severe losses in Hawaii or not even we in vately, his status, his name, his capacity gentleman yield? Congress do not know at the present 1941 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE . 10051 time. We know what we have been told on the state of the Union for the con hensive and includes an individual, part by the Secretary of the Navy. We do not sideration of the bill H. R. 6269, with Mr. nership, association, corporation, organ know the extent of the losses, neither do ZIMMERMAN in the chair. ization, or any other combination of the American people, but a colonel in the The Clerk read the title of the bill. individuals. Army said yesterday in a public speech Mr. McLAUGHLIN. Mr. Chairman, I Mr. DIES rose. that the Navy was a gone goose or a gone yield myself 5 minutes. Mr. McLAUGHLIN. I cannot yield gosling. I want to go on record as stating This bill would amend the present law further. my belief that we still have the greatest, regulating the activities of propaganda Propaganda has for many years been the best, and the strongest navy in the agents within the United States of for recognized as one of the most powerful world, that our Navy is greater and more eign principals. It comes to the House weapons on earth. In very recent years powerful and more efficient than tne with th~ unanimous report of the Com its tremendous influence has come to be BritiSh Navy or the Japanese Navy, that mittee on the Judiciary. Hearings have more and more clearly recognized. So there is no reason why we should not been held and are printed. It has the ap manifest and ·well known is this fact that have faith in our Navy, in our personnel, proval of the State Department, the Jus it is unnecessary to illuminate the point in our ships, and in our future on the tice Department and the Post Office De with illustrations which have abounded seven seas. partment, which Departments are inti throughout the world. Our particular at The Commission that has been formed mately concerned with the subject mat tention has been directed to the deadly by the President to investigate and get ter of the act. Representatives of the effects of propaganda in the countries of the facts will, I suppose, in due eourse Departments appeared and testified in Europe, and to the effects sought to be report back. Everybody knows that we favor of the bill, and letters favoring it produced in the Latin and South Amer were caught napping. We do not know were received by the Committee on the icas in our own hemisphere. In our own who is responsible for that situation. Judiciary, and appear in the hearing country propaganda in various forms We were in a state of preparedness in record. Our distinguished colleague the flourished for years. In 1938 as a result stead of a state of alertness. We should gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Mc of the disclosure of the special com have been on the alert, of course, and we CORMACK] the author of the original bill mittee to investigate un-American ac were not. We were only in a state of of 1938, has expressed his full approval tivities our distinguished colleague, Mr. preparedness. We were caught napping of this bill. McCoRMACK, introduced and sponsored a and our ships were sunk, but, after all, let Mr. O'HARA. Mr. Chairman, will the bill which became a law, by which Ameri us be fair to our own Navy. Let us have gentleman yield? can agent.1 of foreign principals engaged faith in our own. Two of the British bat Mr. McLAUGHLIN. I yield to my dis in propaganda in this country were re tleships-one of them far greater than tinguished colleague on the Judiciary quired to register with the State Depart any one we had out in Hawaii, two of Committee and subcommittee. ment. That law has worked fairly well them together, ready to go into battle Mr. O'HARA. There was some infer but amendments have been found to be were destroyed by Japanese airplanes oft ence made here to the effect that there desirable if, indeed, not essential, to the the Malay Peninsula when they were all were very limited hearings on this bill. effective functioning of the law. The bill ready for battle. Yet when we were at As a matter of fact we had a number of now before the House, H. R. 6269, is de tacked in time of peace and Japanese air hearings on the bill, did we not? signed to amend the McCormack Act, re planes came over the top of the hill to Mr. McLAUGHLIN. The gentleman quiring registration of propaganda agents bomb on our ships we .could not reaily is entirely correct, and I thank him for of foreign principals to make the law defend ourselves. That is a di1ferent his contribution. more effective in the regulation of the story. We have not · anything to be Mr. DIES. Mr. Chairman, will the far-reaching and important activities ashamed of with respect to our Navy. gentleman yield? which ·it covers. Our Navy is not a gone gosling. Our Mr. McLAUGHLIN. I yield. The bill is rather extensive in form, Navy today is the greatest in the world, Mr. DIES. I wonder if the gentleman covering 26 pages, but much of it is de and that is why the Japanese Navy is not would agree to an amendment that voted to the definition of terms and coming over to our coast or attacking our would define an agent as including the other more definite statements of what shores. They know our Navy is more Communist Party of the United States, is already implicit in the existing law, so powerful than theirs and can beat them the German-American Bund, and the that it is in large part a clarification of in any naval action. We may have some Ky1fhaw;erbund. Without such an the existing law rather than a modiflca•· difficulty if we go seven or ten thousand amendment it will never be enforced tion of its substance. The amendments miles over there, but until the situation against the Communist Party of the do not change the philosophy of the changes our Navy can protect this· coun United States, and our committee has present law in its treatment of the sub try both on the Atlantic and the Pacific, definitely shown that that party is an ject matter. The fundament of H. R. and we have nothing to fear whatever agent of the Soviet Union, and I propose 6269 is identical with that of eXisting law. from any foreign nation. to offer a specific amendment to that The amendments in the bill under dis I simply want to go on record as one effect. I have tried for months to get cussion in addition to clarification by who has always said that we have the the Department of Justice to prosecute means of more complete definitions are: greatest navy in the world. Every day tf.e Communist Party and the members First. New provisions- section 4 b, British, German, Italian, and Japanese of the Communist Party· for their failure pages 17-18-requiring labeling and fil warships are going down to the bottom t'.> register under existing law and they ing of copies of political propaganda with of the ocean and all the time we are have refused to do so. I propose to offer the Department of Justice and Library of building a two-ocean Navy. a specific amendment to that effect, and Congress. [Here the gavel fell.] I make the prediction that if the House Second. Amendment transferring ad The SPEAKER. The question is on should agree to it, it will be taken out of ministration of the act from the State agreeing to the resolution. the bill before the bill becomes a law. Department to the Justice Department The resolution was agreed to. Mr. McLAUGHLIN. I would say to the section 14, page 24. Mr. McLAUGHLIN .. Mr. Speaker, I distinguished gentleman from Texas, for Third. Amendment- section 1-j-2, move that the House resolve itself into whom we all have the very highest re section 8 d-cxtending applicat~on of the the Committee of the Whole House on ga.rd because of his activity in connection .statute to include use of the United States the state of the Union for the considera with the activities of foreign agents, that by foreign agents as base for propaganda tion of the bill (H. R. 6269) to amend the this bill refers to persons in this country activities in South or Central America. act entitled ''An act to require the regis acting as agents of foreign principals. Fourth. Amendment-section 4 d, page tration of certain persons employed by It does not refer to any particular or 19-authorizing Treasury Department agencies to disseminate propaganda in specific organization or party in the and the Postmaster upon request of the the United States, and for other pur United States acting as an agent for a Librarian of Congress to forward to the poses,'' approved June 8, 1938, as foreign principal. It refers to persons, Library of Congress foreign prints, not amended. and the persons included as the agents withstanding the law which makes such The motion was agreed to. of foreign principals are specifically de prints unmailable. Accordingly the House r·esolved itself fined and spelled out. The definition of Fifth. Amendment strengthening the into the Committee of the Whole House the term "person" in the bill is compre- enforcement penalty by increasing fine 10052 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE DECEMBER 19 from $1,000 to $10,000, and term of im- ordination of efforts · in the control of Mr. STEFAN. Will the gentleman prisonment from 2 to 5 years. propaganda between the United States yield to me? . It is to be borne in mind and should and Central and South America and Mr. McLAUGHLIN. I yield to my col- be emphasized that this bill is not a re- · other American republics in connection league from Nebraska. pression measure. It amends the pres- with propaganda attempted to be sent Mr. STEFAN. Did I understand the ent law, which deals with propaganda through the United States to any other gentleman to say that the registration of agents or foreign agents not by prohibi- American republic when the Postmaster these foreign agents would be transferred tory means but by making certain that General is informed by the Secretary of from the Department of State to the De the sender-the propaganda agent-is State that such American .republic has partment of Justice? officially known as such by means of pub- indicated to the State Department that Mr. McLAUGHLIN. That is correct. lie registration .with the Attorney Gen- the admission of such propaganda in Mr. STEFAN. I am asking about the eral, copy to be submitted to the Secre- such American republic is prohibited mechanics of it, because it comes under tary of State days upon a show there has been no disposition to prose States who cooperate fully with the Com ing gf good health. The corresponding sec cute these organizations under the terms munist Party; and if you have any doubt tion of the Senate amendment (section 11) of this act. about it you should inspect the records retained these provisions of the House bill; Therefore, in order to make this very our committee has seized. and it also provided that persons who, while [Here the gavel fell.J in the active service between October 8, 1940, clear, so that there will be no discretion and the expiration of 120 days after the date on the part of the Department of Justice Mr. SPRINGER. Mr. Chairman, I of this act, shall have died or become totally in interpreting this act, I propose clari yield the gentleman 3 additional minutes. disabled in line of duty shall be deemed to fying amendments. I call your atten Mr. DIES. And if we can require these h ave applied for and been granted sufficient tion to page 2, .where the term "person" organizations to file the names of their insurance to give them an aggregate of is defined to include an individual, part members, their officers and directors, $5,000 of Government insurance. This would nership, association, corporation, or or you will find an amazing situation in the provide insurance in the amount of $5,000 ganization, or any other combination of United States. You will find how the for those persons, for example, who were members of this organization have been killed or totally disableri when the Reuben individuals. James was sunk and when the Japanese at Then over on page 9 it is provided that able to secure important positions in tacked Pearl Harbor. The conference agree no person shall act as an agent of a for trade-union movements, in organiza ment adopts the Senate provisions, with one eign principal unless he has filed this tions, and in Government service. And, change which corrects a clerical error. The information with the Attorney General. of course, I know that if these amend conferees express unanimous understanding I have proposed an amendment to read ments are included in the bill here it will that the customary rules for administration as follows: either destroy the bill-that is, all inter · of veterans' insurance including deduction for est in the bill will be lost before it finally premiums and O·thet: charges will be follow~d. Including but not limited to the Com munist Party of the United States, the Ger reaches passage by both bodies, or it will A. J. MAY, man-American Bund, and the Kyffhauser- be taken. out in conference, because I R. EWING THOMASON, bund. · have confronted a remarkable situation Dow W. HARTER, W. G. ANDREWS, This is on page 4, line 2. since our committee began this work, and DEWEY SHORT, I also propose as another clarifying that is that it is almost impossible to get Managers on the part of the House. some people to regard all forms of totali amendment: tarian movements as un-American. We The term "agent of a foreign principal" in find people who are willing to proceed to Mr. MAY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani.:. cludes but is not limited to the Communist mous consent for the present considera Party of the United States, the German the utmost limit against Nazi groups, and tion of the conference report on the bill American Bund, and the Kyffhauserbund. with that I am in full accord, but when it H. R. 6215, and I further ask.unanimous comes to the Communists in the United consent that the statement of the man Then, on page 11, I propose an insertion States there is an entirely different atti agers on the part of the House be read reading as follows: "Members, officers, tude, and we cannot be inconsistent on in lieu of the report. · and directors," so that organizations such , this question. All of these movements The SPEAKER. Is there objection to as the Communist Party which refuse to are under foreign control. All of them the request of the gentleman from Ken surrender their membership records and should be dealt with as foreign-controlled tucky? perjure themselves before committees, organizations, and the least we have the There was no objection. that they be compelled under the terms right to require is that they register in The Clerk read the statement. of this act to file with the Department of formation with some department of our The SPEAKER. The question is on Justice not Qnly the information re Government. agreeing to the conference report. quired in the act but also the names of Mr. SUMNERS of Texas. My Chair The conference report was agreed to. their members, their officers, and their man, will the gentleman yield? A motion to reconsider was laid on the directors. Mr. DIES. I yield to my colleague table. Now let me show you the advantage of from Texas. such a provision. In Philadelphia when Mr. SUMNERS of Texas. Mr. Chair REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN AGENTS we seized all of the records of the Com man, I would like to ask my distinguished Mr. McLAUGHLIN. Mr. Speaker, I munist Party and the International colleague why the language defining move that the House resolve itself into Workers' Organization, we discovered "persons" is not all-comprehensive. the Committee of the Whole House on there were many citizens in that town, Mr. DIES. I will answer that in this the state of the Union for the further· listed in the private records of the Com way: The language in the original Mc consideration of the bill H. R. 6269. munist Party as being fellow travelers, Cormack Act and in the Voorhis Act is The motion was agreed to. who could be depended upon to cooperate also equally clear. ·Yet under that lan Accordinp.;ly the House resolved itself with the organization, and we discovered guage, if you will read the original Mc into the Committee of the Whole House that every officer in the League of Women Cormack Act and read the evidence our on the state of the Union for the further Shoppers was a secret member of the committee has, under both acts it was consideration of the bill H. R. 6269, with Communist Party. perfectly clear, but the . Government Mr. ZIMMERMAN in the chair. Certainly there cannot be any objec would not proceed against them. The Clerk read the title of the bill. tion to full publicity. The argument is Mr. KOPPLEMANN. Mr. Chairman, Mr. McLAUGHLIN. Mr. Chairman, I used that these organizations are already will the gentleman yield? yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from included under the terms of this bill. If Mr. DIES. I yield to the gentleman. Texas [Mr. DIES]. that be true, then what could be the ob Mr. KOPPLEMANN. Does not the dis Mr. DIES. Mr. Chairman, in order to jection to specifying the organization? tinguished gentleman, who has worked explain my purpose in offering the Your committee has unanimously found very hard, know that the real Com amendments to which I have referred that these organizations are under the munist, the fellow who is so harmful to heretofore, permit me to review the rec control of a foreign political party. The this country, does not belong to any ord briefly. evidence is abundant, clear, and conclu:- · Communist organization? Those fellows Our c .Jmmittee began its work nearly sive on that issue, that in every detail do not give themselves away, and my 4 years ago. We obtained a great deal these organizations have been controlled question is, What are you doing or what of evidence conclusive in nature showing from abroad. can you do concerning that group? that the Communist Party of the United Now let me be perfectly frank with you. Mr. DIES. We have a number of the States, the German-American Bund, and If you do not include this in the bill, the membership cards of the Communist the Kyffhauserbund are organizations Communist Party will never be proceeded Party of the United States. The last that are completely controlled from against. · membership card shows on its face ap- 1941 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 10057 proximately the number 165,000, indicat Mr. SUMNERS of Texas. It is always want no part of it. For that reason an ing that 165,000 paid-up members are in dangerous to specify, when you have accusation of that kind is out of order. the party. Now, what I propose is that comprehensive, all-covering language in Mr. Chairman, only·a few months ago we say to these organizations, as well as a bill. this same group-and they are named the German-American Bund and the Mr. EBERHARTER. If YO.U named in the revelations of the Dies committee, Kyffhauserbund, that they must register. the Communist Party in this bill, then and I have talked with members of the I mention them because there is not any simply by changing the name of their Dies committee who have assured me doubt about their foreign control. There party they would be without the terms of that they are a definitely subversive are many other organizations that have the bill. · Insofar as that language is con group-attacked me maliciously and on their board of directors members of cerned, they could change the name of accused me of being against labor and the Communist Party or of the German their organization. also lukewarm to those elements which American Bund, but these organizations Mr. MARCANTONIO. Mr. Chairman, were interested in defending this country which I have named, it has been clearly will the gentleman yield? against totalitarianism. My answer to shown, are completely dominated from Mr. SUMNERS of Texas. Yes. the people of my district was that they abroad. What I propose is that the or Mr. MARCANTONIO. I wonder what were simply using this accusation to ganization be required to file a member the gentleman's opinion is about this weaken constitutional government, by ship list with the Department of Justice. proposition, that by specifically naming . which a Member of Congress is elected Mr. KOPPLEMANN. But that does not any group of persons, are we not en and upon which he depends for his re answer my question. The fellows who are acting a bill of attainder? election. the most harmful never join the Com Mr. SUMNERS of Texas. I would I submit at this time that the registra munist organization in this country, and like very much to hold this discussion tion of the names of those individuals they are the fellows who are doing the to what I am talking about. It is al will bring about in the future a hesitancy directing and doing the real mischief, ways dangerous to begin to enumerate~ on their part in attacking Members of and the gentleman must know this. when you are attempting to cover every Congress in their districts. They may What is the gentleman going to do by body under blanket terms of a bill. I go easy on what they have to say with way of trying to get at those people who think everyone realizes that. I hope relation to smearing and insulting the are the real mischief makers in this that the gentleman will not insist upon servants of constitutional form of gov country? his amendment to this very well con ernment under the wing of protection Mr. DIES. Of course, the gentleman sidered bill. they received from the magnanimi.ty of is stating an assumption that I am not Mr. DIES. Oh, I understand that the the Constitution. For that reason I prepared to agree with, because I have no committee has done an excellent piece lreartily endorse and expect to vote for full information to that extent. of work and I am not reflecting upon the passage of this bill, and I hope it Mr. McLAUGin.J:N. Mr. Chairman, I the committee in the least, but knowing will be passed with the clarifying amend yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from as I do that under the terms of these ments . . Texas [Mr. SUMNERS] of the committee. other acts, they have refused to enforce [Here the gavel fell.] Mr. SUMNERS of Texas. Mr. Chair them against the Communist Party and Mr. McLAUGHLIN. Mr. Chairman, I man, I think the Committee on the Judi these organizations it has ~_seemed to me yield the balance. of my time4 1 minute, ciary is entirely in sympathy with the that it becomes our duty to clearly to the distinguished gentleman from purpose that the gentleman from Texas specify. Alabama [Mr. HoBBS]. [Mr. DIEs] has in mind, but I direct the Mr. SUMNERS of Texas. You can Mr. SPRINGER. Mr. Chairman, I attention of the committee to the fact not enforce one law by enacting another yield the balance of my time, 4 minutes, that under the terms ·of this very bill, one. · to the gentleman from Alabama. which has been thoroughly considered by Mr. SPRINGER. Mr. Chairman, I The CHAffiMAN. The gentleman niembers of the Committee on the Judi yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from from Alabama is recognized for 5 ciary, the definition in the bill of the New York [Mr. EDWIN ARTHUR HALL]. minutes. term "person" would include those whom Mr. EDWIN ARTHUR HALL. Mr. Mr. HOBBS. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Texas has in mind. Chairman, I . think the importance of both of you gentlemen and I desire the These persons are the ones who are do measures such as this is best brought out attention of the gentleman from Mich ing today the things because of which by the relation of personal experiences igan [Mr. HOFFMAN], and the gentleman they should be required to register. I do and I am going to take this time to relate from Texas [Mr. DIES], especially. not think there is any difference of an experience which I had, and which I Every one of· us is strong for the Dies opinion about that. " 'Person' includes believe this bill, if enacted into 'law, will committee and for the work it has done, apy individual, partnership, association, definitely remedy. Shortly before the in the main. Practically e.ll of us have corporation, organization, or any other last election there was a move on within voted to create that committee, and for combination of individuals." If anybody my district among the shops of the Endi every appropriation they have asked and can draw language more comprehensive cott-Johnson Shoe Corporation, to dis for every extension of power. But I am than that to be put in a bill, I do not seminate malicious, subvervise propa saying to the gentleman here, its chair know how they can do it. I am entirely ganda, and the disseminators of this man, in th~ utmost candor t:tnd with the sympathetic with the purposes of my dis propaganda were those who were dedi kindliest feeling for him personally and tinguished friend, but there is no use of cated to my defeat for reelection. Those for his committee officially, that he is cluttering up a bill by amendments, when individuals were of a subversive element rendering a disservice, in my judgment, it is perfectly clear that this bill in who were dedicated to not only my defeat to the cause he is seeking to further. and cludes all of the persons that could pos from a personal angle, but to the very hurting the influence that he has with sibly come within the complaint of my defeat of constitutional government this body by this amendment, and I hope distinguished friend. The complaint within my district and throughout the he will reconsider. with reference to what may or may not country. Mr. DIES. Will the gentleman yield? have been done by the Department of Mr. MARCANTONIO. Mr. Chairman, Mr. HOBBS. I am delighted to yield Justice is immaterial here. You cannot will the gentleman yield? to the distinguished gentleman from make that sort of thing different by Mr. EDWIN ARTHUR HALL. I yield. Texas. writing the same thing over and over Mr. MARCANTONIO. Is not the gen Mr. DIES. The gentleman himself in again in a bill. tleman's quarrel with that union in the the· Hobbs bill, approved· by the Judiciary Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Chairman, will Endicott-Johnson Co., that they sought Committee, did the same thing. You the gentleman yield? to overthrow the gentleman rather than stated in that bill, "including the Com Mr. SUMNERS of Texas. Yes. to overthrow the Government? munist Party, the German-American . Mr. GRAHAM. Could the matter not Mr. EDWIN ARTHUR HALL. In an Bund, and the Kyffhau~erbund." Why be inserted in the bill in this way : The swer to that statement I will say this, did you do it then and now object to the term "person" includes an individual, that their relationship with the Endicott-. same method? partnership, association, corporation, or Johnson Corporation had nothing to do Mr. HOBBS. I recognized that the ganization, or any other combination of with what they said about me; and I have gentleman was quoting the language individuals, including the three the gen nothing but contempt toward any opposi from my bill when his amendment was tleman from Texas [Mr. DIES] named. tion this group might give me because I read, and I thought that he was going to 10058 'CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE DECEMBER 19 ask me this question in an attempt to change of name would evade what you defeat of the amendments to be offered embarrass me. want to make binding law. by the gentleman from Texas. Mr. DIES. Not a"t all In the second place, I want to say to [Here the gavel fell.] Mr. HOBBS. There is no embarrass the distinguished gentleman that it The CHAIRMAN. The time of the ment. There is a vast distinction, as opens wide the door and invites Congress gentleman from Aiabama has expired. great as the error of the gentleman in to pass leg.islation which would base its All time has expired. The Clerk will offering it, between function of those conviction not upon sworn testimony in read . words in my bill and in his amendment . the courts of the land, but upon ex parte The Clerk read as follows: to .this bill. In the Hobbs bill I wrote hearings before a legislative committee. · Be it enacted, etc., That the act of June 8, that any alien who sought to enter the That cannot be done and it. is unworthy 1938 (52 Stat. 631, U. S. C., title 22, sec. 233 United States for the purpose of acting of the gentleman. (a) to sec. 233 (g), entitled "An act to re in behalf of any foreign government or In the third place, the gentleman quire the registration of certain persons em group, or in conjunction with any party, makes this rather startling argument: ployed by agencies to disseminate propaganda group, He says that unless we adopt his amend in the United States, and for other purposes," or organization. itself acting in as amended, is hereby amended to read as behalf of any foreign government or ment the Department of Justice will not follows: group, or, without limiting the fore do its duty. I resent that, as everyone "POLICY AND PURPOSE going, any alien who comes here to act else should, and when he gets over the ·"It is hereby declared to be the policy and in behalf of th.e Communist Party of the heat of debate, he himself, will regret purpose of this act to protect the nationai. United States of America, the Kyffhauser having cast such an insinuation, or rath defense, internal security, and foreign rela bund, the German-Americab Bund, or er., having made such a charge. . tions o! the United States by requiring public any other organization, foreign or do The Department of Justice may not be disclosure by persolis engaging in propaganda mestic, successor ·to, or acting for, or in perfect. It does not claim to be. No activities and other activities for or on behalf place of, or in conjunction with, any one human institution is. The distinguished of foreign governments, foreign political parties, and other foreign principals so that of them, should be excluded from ad and honorable gentlemen who constitute · the Government and the people of the United mission; and that any alien who so acts its personnel are not inerrant, nor do States may be informed of the identity of after getting into the United States they claim to be. But if the gentleman such persons and may appraise their state should be deported. These provisions of means to charge any one of them with ments and actions in the light of their asso my bill were based on the bedrock prin dishonesty or willful refusal to perform ciations and activities. ciple that the law of our land is that any his duty there is a perfectly legal way of "DEFINITIONS alien who is in favor of the overtmow of proving his charge, if true, and it is his "SECTION 1. As used in and for the purposes our Government by force may be kept· duty to submit the proof and let Congress of this· act-- out, or, if he gains admission, may be act accordingly. However, there is no "(a) The term 'person' includes an indi· put out; and that the ci:>tirts have held proof offered of a single dereliction. vidual, partnership, association, corporation, · again and again and again that the The gentleman complains that the De organization, or any other combination of . Communist Party favors such over individuals; partment of Justice and the Attorney "(b) The term 'foreign principal' includes throw-such decisions. being based on General have never on his reiterated de "(!) a government of a foreign country and abundant evidence, given in open court mand prosecuted the Communist Party a foreign political party; under cross-examination, and subject to or the Kytihauserbund, or any of these "(2) - an individual afilliateu or associated rebuttal by evidence contra-and the other bunds. I want to say to the gen With, or supervised, directed, controlled, manifest truth that the bunds seek the tleman just as straight as I can that he financed, or subsidized, in whole or in part, same end. has no cause to complain because the by any foreign principal defined in clause ( 1) . But this bill ·has nothing whatever to Attorney General never instituted prose of this section 1 (b); do with the exclusion or deportation of "(3) a person outside of the United States, cutions against anybody. 'fhe gentleman unless it is established that such person is aliens. It dealS almost entirely with citi has just as much right, and any other an individual and is a citizen of and dumi zens of the United States. It requires the member of the Dies committee has just ciled within the United States or that such registration of any person who acts as a as much right, to institute a prosecution person is not an individual, is organized propaganda agent of a foreign ·principal. as has the Attorney General. Any Amer under or created by the laws of the United ·Your amendment, without a· trial, with ican citizen has the right to institute States or of any State or other place subject out evidence except that given in an ex prosecution if he has cause to believe to the jurisdiction of the United States, and parte hearing before a comp1ittee_;_not in has its principal place of business within the that the law has been violated and so United States. Nothing in this clause (3) open· court-would convict these three swears. The gentleman himself or any shall limit the operation of clause (5) of this organizations of acting as propaganda other Anierican citizen has the right to section 1 (b) ; agents of foreign principals, which is not go into court and swear out a warrant if " (4) a partnership, association, corporation, an offense against our law, and require he has reasonable cause to believe and organization, or other combination of indi them to register as such agents wholly does believe there has been a violation viduals organized under the laws of, or having without regard to whether or not any of the law, and initiate prosecution. its principal place of business in, a foreign one of them had ever so acted. If any Then if the Attorney General does not country; is prosecute the gentleman can take other "(5) a domestic partnership, association, one of them such an agent-and I corporation, organization, or other combina firmly believe each of .them is-it is un action. The gentleman is entitled to in tion of individuals, subsidized directly or questionably required to register as such stitu'te a prosecution in his own congres indirectly, in whole or in part, by any foreign by the provisions of this bill as the Judi sional district, or anywhere a violation of principal defined in clause ( 1), (3), or ( 4) of ciary Committee reported it, without criminal law has occurred. The gentle this section 1 (b) ; your amendment. If they are not: then man himself, or his committee, can ap .. (c) Except as provided in se_ction 1 (d) they should not be required to register, pear in court as amicus curiae, or as pri hereof, the term 'agent of a foreign principal' thereby· committing perjury. vate prosecutor. The gentleman has includes- Your amendment would render this nothing to complain of. The courts are " ( 1) any person who acts or agrees to act. open to him or to any member of his within the United States. as, or who is or bill, almost, if not quite, a bill of at holds himself out to be, whether or not pur tainder, which is prohibited by the Con committee to start a prosecution against suant to contractual relationship, a public stitution. I want to answer you on each the Kyffhauserbund, the German-Amer relations eounsel, publicity agent, informa of your three arguments; these three ican Bund, the Communist Party, or tion-service employee, servant, agent, repre specific propositions: In the first place, anyone else he feels is violating the sentative, or attorney for a foreign principal; if you evade the Constitution, if you ig law, and I wish he would do it and intro "(2) any person who within the United nore the Constitution, which says that duce in court the evidence his committee States collects information for or reports has unearthed, so that the law might information to a foreign principal; who no bill of attainder is within the power within the United States solicits. or accepts of Congress to pass, then you put it in pass upon the sumciency and weight of compensation, contributions. or loans, di the power of the Communist Party, by the evidence and do justice. rectly or indirectly, from a foreign principal; simply changing its name to ''Friends of . But our committee has here presented who within the United States solicits, dis Freedom Party of the United States," or a carefully drawn bill which will accom burses. dispenses, or collects compensation, any other, to kill your law. It is not the plish every desirable purpose within its contributions. loans, money, or anything of accepted. legal way to legislate. A mere scope without amendment. I urge the value. directly or indirectly, for a foreign prin- 1941 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 10059 cipal; who within the United ·States acts at in furnishing, disseminating, or publishing on the effective date of this act shall, within the order, request, or under the direction of a accounts, descriptions, infotmation, or data 10 .days thereafter, and every person who ~oreign principal; with respect to the political, industrial, em becomes an agent of a foreign principal t>.fter "(3) any person who assumes or purports ployment, economic, social, cultural, or other the effective date of thi$ act shall, within to act within the United States as an agent benefits, advantages, facts, or conditions of 10 days thereafter, file with the Attorney of a foreign principal in any of the respects any country other than the United States or General, in duplicate, a registration state set forth in clauses (1) and (2) of this section of any government of a foreign country or ment, under oath, on a form prescribed by 1 (c); and of a foreign political party' or of a partnership, the Attorney General, of which one copy s11all "(1) any person who is an officer or mem association, corporation, organization, or other be transmitted promptly by the Attorney ber of the active or reserve military, naval, or combination of individuals organized under General to the Secretary of State for such other armed forces of any foreign principal the laws of, or having its principal place of comment, if any, as the Secretary of State uefined in clause (1) of section 1 (b) hereof, business in, a foreign country; · may desire to make from the point of view or who is an officer of or employed by any "(j) The term 'political propaganda' in- . of ti.1e foreign relations o! the United States. such foreign principal; and proof of any affili eludes any oral, visual, graphic, written, pic Failure of the Attorney General so to trans ation or employment, specified in this clause torial, or other communication or expression mit such copy shall not be a bar to prosecu (4), of any person within a period of 5 years by any person (1) which is reasonably adapted tion under this act. The registration state previous to the effective date of this act shall to, or which the person disseminating the ment shall include the following, which shall create a rebuttable presumption that such same believes will, or which he intends to, be !'egarded as material for the purposes of person is an agent of a foreigr. principal; prevail upon, indoctrinate, convert, induce, or this act: "(d) Tlle term 'agent of a foreigr. principal' in any other way influence a recipient or any "(1) Registrant's name, principal business does not include any news or press service or section of the public within the United States address, and all other business addresses in association organized under the laws of the with reference to the political or public inter the 'C"nited States or elsewhere, and all resi United States or of any State or other p~ace ests, policies, or relations of a government of dence addresses, if any; subject to the jurisdiction of the -United a foreign country or a foreign political party "(2) Status of the. registrant; if an indi States, or any newspaper, magazine, periodi or with reference to the foreign policies of vidual, nationality; if a partnership, name, cal, or other publication for which there is the United States or promote in the United residence addresses, and nationality of each on file with the Postmaster General a sworn States racial, religious, or social dissensions, pavtner a:nd a true and complete copy of its statement in compliance with section 2 of or (2) which advocates, advises, instigates, or artides of copartnership; if an association, the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 553), promotes any racial, social, political, or reli corporation, organization, or any other com as amended, published in the United States, gious disorder, civil riot, or other conflict in. bination of individuals, the r:ame, residence solely by virtue of any bona fide news or volving the use of force or violence in any addresses, and nationality of each director journalistic activities, including the solicita other American republic or the overthrow of and officer· and of each person performing the tion or acceptance of advertisements, sub any government or political subdivision of ' functions of a director or officer, and a true scriptions, or other compensation therefor, so any other American republic by any means 1 and complete copy of its charter, articles of long as it is at least 80 percent beneficially involving the use of force or violence. As incorporation, association, constitution, and ·o:wned by, and its officers and directors, 1f any, used in this section 1 (j) the term 'dissemi bylaws, .and amendments thereto; a copy of are cititzens of the United States, and such nating' includes transmitting or causing to every other instrument or document and a news or press service or association, news be transmitted in the United States mails .or statement of the terms and conditions of paper, magazine, periodical, or other publica by any means or instrumentality of inter every oral agreement relating to its organiza tion, is not owned. directed, supervised, con state or foreign commerce or offering or tion, powers, and purposes; and a statement trolled. subsidized, or financed, and none of causing to be offered in the United States . 1 of its ownership and control; its policies are determined by any foreign prin mails; . "(3) A comprehensive statement of the cipal defined in clause (1), (2), or (4) of "(k) The term 'registration statement' nature of registrant's business; a complete section 1 (b) hereof, or by any agent of a means the registration statement required to list of registrant's employees and a statement foreign principal required to register under be filed with the Attorney General under sec of the nature of the work of each, unless: and this act; . tion 2 (a) hereof, and any supplements there to the extent, this requirement is waived in " (e) The term 'government of a foreign to required to be filed under section 2 (b) writing by the Attorney General;- the name country' includes any person or group of per hereof, and includes all documents and papers and address of every foreign principal for sons exercising sovereign de facto or de jure required to be filed therewith or amendatory whom the registrant' is acting, assuming or political jurisdiction over any country, other thereof or supplemental thereto, whether at purporting to act or has agreed to act; the than the United States, or over any part of tached thereto or incorporated therein by character of the business or other activities such country, and includes any subdivision reference; of every such foreign principal, and, if any of any such group and any group or agency "(i) The term 'American republic' includes such foreign principal be other than a natural to which such sovereign de facto or de. jure any of the states which were signatory to the person, a statement of the ownership and authority or functions are directly or indi final act of the second meeting of the Min con t.rol of each; and the extent, if any, to rectly delegated. Such term shall include isters of Foreign Affairs of the AmE.rican re which each such foreign principal is super any faction or body of insurgents within a publics at Habana, Cuba, July 30, 1940; vised, directed, owned, controlled, financed, country assuming to exercise governmental "(m) The term 'United States,' when used . or subsidized, in whole or iii part, by any authority whether such faction or bOdy of in a geographical sense, includes the several government of a foreign country or foreign insurgents has or has not been recognized States, the District of Columbia, the Terri political party; · by the United States; toriP.s, the Canal Zone, the insular possessions, "(4) Copies of each written agreement and "(f) The term 'foreign political party' in including the Philippine Islands. and all other the terms and conditions of each oral agree cludes any organization or any other com places now or hereafter oubject to the civil ment, including all modifications of such bination of individuals in a country other or military jurisdiction of the United States; agreements, or, where no contract exists. a than the United States, or any unit or branch "(n) The term 'prints' means newspapers full statement of all the circumstances, by thereof, having for an aim or purpose, or and periodicals, books, pamphlets, sheet mU.Sic, reason of which the reg:strant is an agerit which is engaged in any activity devoted in visiting cards, address cards, printing proofs, of a foreign principal; a comprehensive state whole or in part to, the est.ablishment, ad engravings, photographs, pictures, drawings, ment of the nature and method of perform ministration, control, or acquisition of ad plans, maps, patterns to be cut out, catalogs, ance of each such contract, and of the exist ministration or control, of a government of a prospectuses, advertisements, and printed, ing and proposed activity or activities engaged foreign country or a subdivision thereof, or eng!'aved, lithographed, or autographed in or to be engaged in by the registrant as the furtherance or influencing of the political notices of various kinds, and, in general, all agent of a foreign principal for each such or public interests, policies, or relations of a impressions or reproductions obtained on foreign principal; · government of a foreign country or a subdi paper or other material assimilable to paper, vision thereof; "(5) The nature and amount of contribu on parchment or on cardboard, by means of tions, income, money, or thing of value, if "(g) The term 'public-relations counsel' printing, engraving, lithography, autography, includes any person who engages directly or any, that the registrant has received within or any other easily recognizable mechanical the preceding 60 days from eac.h such foreign indirectly in informing, advising, or in any process, with the exception of the copying way representing a principal in any matter principal, either as compensation or for dis press, stamps with movable or immovable bursement or otherwise, and the form and pE)rtaining to political or public interests, type, and the typewriter. policies, or relations; time of each such payment and from whom _"(h) The term 'publicity agent' includes "REGISTRATION received; any person who engages directly or indirectly "SEc. 2. (a) No person shall act as an agl'nt "(6) A detailed statement of every activity in the publication or dissemination of oral, of a foreign principal unless he has filed with which the registrant is performing or is as visual, graphic, written, or pictorial infor the Attorney General a true and complete suming or purporting or has agreed to per mation or matter of any kind, including pub registration statement and supplements form for himself or any other person other lication by means of advertising, books, peri thereto as required by this section 2 (a) and than a foreign principal and which requires odicals, newspapers, lectures, broadcasts, mo section 2 (b) hereof or unless. he is exempt his registration hereunder; tion pictures, or otherwise; from registration under the provisions of this "(7) The name, business, and residence ad "(i) The term 'information-service em act. Except as hereinafter provided, every dresses, and, if an individual, the nationality, ployee' includes any person who is engaged person who is an agent o! a foreign principal of any person who has within the preceding 10060 . CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE DECEMBER 19 60 days contributed or paid money or any omission of a material fact or copy of a thereof, send to the Librarian of Congress two thing of value to the registrant in connec material document necessary· to make· the copies thereof and file with the Attorney tion with any of the activities referred to in statements made in a registration statement General one copy thereof and a statement, clause (6) of this ·. section 2 (a) and the and supplements thereto, and the copies of duly signed by or on behalf of such agent, amount or value of the same; documents furnished therewith, not mislead setting forth full information as to the places, "(8) A detailed statement of the money ing. times, and extent of such transmittal. and other things of value spent or disposed "(e) If any agent of a foreign principal, "(b) It shall be unlawful for any person of by the registrant during the preceding required to register under the provisions of within the United States who is an agent of 60 days in furtherance of or in any way in this act, has previously thereto registered a foreign principal and required to register connection with activities which require his with the Attorney General under the pro under the provisions of thls act to transmit registration hereunder and which have been visions of the act of October 17, 1940 (54 or cause to be transmitted in the United undertaken by him either ·as an agent of a Stat. 1201), the Attorney General, in order States mails or by any means or instrumen foreign principal or for himself or any other to eliminate inappropriate dupl1cation, may tality of interstate or foreign commerce any person; permit the incorporation by reference in the political propaganda (i) in the form of "(9) Copies of each written agreement and. registration statement or supplements there prints, or (11) in any other form which is rea the terms and conditions of each oral agree to filed hereunder of any information or docu sonably adapted to being, or which. he be ment, including all modifications of such ments previously filed by such agent of a lieves will be, or which he intends to be, dis agreements, or, where no contract exists, a foreign principal under the provisions of seminated or circulated among two or more full statement of all the circumstances, by the act of October 17, 1940 (54 Stat. 1201). persons, unless such political propa~anda is reason of which the registrant is performing "EXEMPTIONS conspicuously marked at 1ts beginning with, or assuming or purporting or has agreed to "SEc. 3. The requirements of section 2 (a) or prefaced or accompanied by, a true and perform for himself or for a foreign principal hereof shall not apply to the following agents accurate statement, in the language or lan or for any person other than a foreign prin of foreign principals: guages used in such political propaganda, set cipal any activities which require his regis "(a) A duly accredited diplomatic or con ting fortn that the person transmitting such tration hereunder; sular officer of a foreign government who is political propaganda or causing it to be trans "(10) Such other statements, information, so recognized by the Department of State, mitted is registered under this act with the or documents pertinent to the purposes of while said officer is engaged exclusively in Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., as this act as the Attorney General, having due activities which are recognized by the De an agent of a foreign principal, together with regard for the national security and the partme~t of State as being within the scope the name and address of suet agent of a for public interest, may from time to time re of the functions of such officer; eign principal and of each of his foreign quire; "(b) Any official of a foreign government, principals; that, as requireci by' this act, his "(11) Such further statements and such if such government is recognized by the registration statement is available for inspec further copies of documents as are necessary United States, who is not a public-relations tion at and copies of such political propa to make the statements made in the registra counsel, publicity agent, information-service ganda are being filed with the Department tion statements and supplements thereto, and employee, or a citizen of the United States, of Justice; and that registration of agents of the copies of documents furnished therewith, whose name and status and the character of foreign principals required by the act does not misleading. whose duties as such official are of public not indicate approval by thE'\ United States "(b) Every agent of a foreign principal who record in the Department of State, while Government of the contents ot their political has filed a registration statement required said official is engaged exclusively in ac propaganda. The Attomey General, having by section 2 (a) hereof shall, within 30 days tivities which are recognized by the Depart due regard for the national security and the after the expiration of each period of 6 ment of State as being within the scope of public interest, may by regulation prescribe months succeeding such flUng, file with the the functions of such official; the language or languages and the manner Attorney General a supplement thereto under "(c) Any· member of the staff of, or any and form in which such statement shall be oath, on a form prescribed by the Attorney person employed by, a duly accredited diplo made and require the inclusion of such other General, which shall set forth with respect matic or consular officer of a foreign gov information contained in the registration to such preceding 6 months' period such facts ernment who is so recognized by the Depart statement identifying such agent of a foreign as the Attorney General, having due regard ment of State, other than a public-relations principal and such political propaganda and for the national security and the public in counsel, publ1city agent, or information its sources as may be appropriate. terest, may deem necessary to make the in service employee, whose name and status " (c) The copies of political propaganda re formation required under section 2 hereof ac and the character of whose duties as such quired by this act to be sent to the Librarian curate, complete, and current, with respect member or employee are of public record in of COngress shall be available for public in to such period. In connection with the in the Department of State, while said mem spection under such regulations as he may formation furnished under clauses (3), (4), ber or employee is engaged exclusively in prescribe. (6), and (9) of section 2 (a) hereof, the reg the performance of activities which are recog "(d) For purposes of the Library of Con istrant shall give notice to the Attorney Gen nized by the Department of State as being gress, .other than for public distribution, eral of any changes therein within 10 days within the scope of the functions of such the Secretary of the Tr!'lasury and the Post after such changes occur. If the Attorney member or employee; master General are authorized, upon the re General, having due regard for the national " (d) Any person engaging or agreeing to quest of the Librarian of Congress, to for security and the public interest, determines engage only in private, nonpolitical, finan ward to the Library of Congress 50 copies, or that· it is necessary to carry out the purposes cial, mercantile, or other activities in fur as many fewer thereof as are available, of all of this act, he may, in any particular case, therance of the bona fide trade or commerce foreign prints determined to be prohibited require supplements to the registration state of such foreign principal or in the soliciting entry under the provisions of section 305 of ment to be filed at more frequent intervals or collecting of funds and contributions title ill of the act of June 17, 1930 (46 Stat. in respect to all or particular items of in Within the United States to be used only for 6P8), and of all foreign prints excluded from formation to be furnished. medical aid and assistance, or for food and the mails under authority of section 1 of "(c) The registration statement and sup clothing to relieve human suffering, if such title XII of the Pct of June 15, 1917 (40 plements thereto shall be executed under solicitation or collection of funds and con Stat. 230) ~ oath as follows: If the registrant is an indi tributions is in accordance with and sub "Notwithstandi:r~g the provisions of section vidual, by him; _if the registrant is a partner ject to the provisions o:: the act of November 305 of title IT! of the act of June 17, 1930 ship, by a majority of the members thereof; 4, 1939, as amended (54 Stat. 48), and such (46 Stat. 688), and of section 1 of title XII if the registrant is a person other than an ruies and regulations· as may be prescribed of the act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 230), individual of a partnership, by a majority of thereunder; the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized the otficers thereof or persons performing the " (e) Any person engaging or agreeing to to permit the entry and the Postmaster Gen functions of officers or by a majority of the engage only in activities in furtherance of eral is authorized to permit the transmittal board of directorc; thereof or persons perform bona fide religious, scholastic, academic, or in the mails of foreign prints imported for ing the functions of directors, if any. scientific pursuits or of the fine arts. governmental purposes by authority or for · "(d) The fact that a registration state "FILING AND LABELING OF POLITICAL PROPAGANDA the use of the United States or for the use ment or supplement thereto has been filed of the Library of Congress. shall not necessarily be deemed a full com "SEc. 4. (a) Every person within the United pliance with this act and the regulations States who is an agent of a foreign principal "BOOKS AND RECORDS thereunder on the part of the registrant; and required to register under the provisions "SEc. 5. Every agent of a foreign principal nor shall it indicate that the Attorney Gen of this act and who transmitc; or causes to be registered under this act shall keep and pre eral has i:q any way passed upon the merits transmitted in the United StR.tes mails or by serve while he is an agent of a foreign prin;;. of such registration statement or supplement .any means or instrumentality of interstate cipal such books of account and other rec thereto; nor shall it preclude prosecution, or foreign commerce any political propaganda ords with respect to all his activities, the dis as provided for in this act, for willful fa11- (i) in the form of prints, or (ii) in any other closure of which is required under the pro ure to file a registration statement or sup form which is reasonably adapted to being, visions of this act, as the Attorney General, plement thereto when due or for a willful or which he believes will be, or which he .in having due regard for the national security false statement of a material fact therein tends to be, disseminated or circulated among and the public interest, may by regulation or the w1llful omission of a material fact two or more persons shall, not later than 48 prescribe as necessary or appropriate for the required to be stated therein or the willful hours after the beginning of the transmittal enforcement of the provisions of this act and 1941 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 10061 shall preserve the same for a period of ·a the Immigration Act of 1917 (39 Stat. 889, Mr. HOBBS. Mr. Chairman, I wish to years following the termination of such 890), as amended. interpose a point of order against the status. Until regulations are in effect under " (d.) The Postmaster General may declare this section every agent of a foreign principal to be nonmailable any communication or ex amendment. shall keep books of account and shall pre pression falling within clause (2) of section The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will serve all written records with respect to his 1 (j) hereof in the form of prints or in an-y . state it. activities. Such books and records shall be other form reasonably adapted to, or reason Mr. HOBBS. Mr. Chairman, I inter open at all reasonable times to the inspec ably appearing to be intended for, dissemi pose the point of order that this amend tion of any official charged with the enforce nation or circulation among two or more per ment is not in order because it is un ment of this act. It shall be unlawful for sons, which is offered or caused to be offered constitutional, being in conflict with that any person willfully to conceal, destroy, oblit for transmittal in the United States mails portion of the Constitution forbidding erate, mutilate, or falsify, or to attempt to to any person or persons in any other Amer conceal, destroy, obliterate, mutilate, or fal ican republic by any agent of a foreign prin bills of attainder, in that there is no proof sify, or to cause to be concealed, destroyed, cipal, if the Postmaster General is informed submitted to any court or any other body obliterated, mutilated, or falsified, any books in writing by the Secretary of State that the other than in an ex parte hearing before or records required to be kept under the pro duly aceredited diplomatic representative of a committee which tends to prove the visions of this section. such American republic has maqe written · guilt of any one of these organizations of "PUBLIC EXAMINATION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS repre.sentation to the Dep_artment of Shte the offense of being a propagandist of a that the admission or circulation of such foreign power. , "SEc. 6 .• The Attorney General shall retain communication or expression in such Amer in permanent form one copy of all registra ican republic is prohibited by the laws there The CHAIRMAN. The Chair cannot tion statements·and all statements concern of and has· requested in writing that· its and is· not in position to rule. upon the ing the distribution of political propaganda transmittal thereto ·be stopped. constitutionality of the amendment. furnished under this act, and the same shall Mr. HOBBS. If the Chair please, I _be public records and open to public exami "~PLICABILITY OF ACT nation and inspection at such reasonable "SEc. 9. This act shall be applicable in the should -like to point out that under the hours, under such regulations, as the Attor several States, the District of Columbia, the adjudication of a Speaker of this House ·ney Genera, may prclicribe, and copies of the Territories, the Canal Zone, the insular pos my point of order is well taken and apt. same shall be furnished to every applicant sessions, ·including the Philippine Islands, There are precedents to support my con- at such reasonable -fee as the Attorney Gen and all other places now or hereafter subject tention. . eral may prescribe. The Attorney General · to the civil or military jurisdiction of the The CHAIRMAN. The Chair will say . may withdraw from public examination t};le United States . .that it is not a matter that the Chair registration statement and other statements "RULES AND REGULATIONS can rule on. It would be a matter for ·of . any agent of a foreign principal whose "SEc. 10. The Attorney General may at any ·activities have ceased to be of a character ·the House to pass upon,. but -not the time make, prescribe, amend, and rescind Chair. which ·requires registration under the provi such rules, regulations, and forms' as he may sions of this act. deem necessary to carry out the provisions Mr. HOBBS. The precedents of the "LIABILITY OF OFFICERS of this act. House,· established by previous occupants of the chair, support my contention. "SEc. 7. Each officer, or person performing "REPORTS _TO THE CONGRESS the functions of an officer, and each director, "SEc. 11. The Attorney General -shall, from The CHAIRMAN. The Chair respect or person performing the functions of a di time to time, make a report to the Congress fully submits that the precedents are the rector, of an agent of a foreign principal concerning the administration of this act, other way. The Chair cannot rule upon which is not an individual shall be under including the nature, sources, and content the point of order submitted by the dis obligation to cause such agent to execute of political propaganda disseminated or dis tinguished gentleman from Alabama. and file a registration st-atement and sup tributed. Mr. McLAUGHLIN. Mr. Chairman, I plements thereto as and when such filing "SEPARABILITY OF• PROVISIONS is required under sections 2 (a) and 2 (b) rise in opposition to the amendment. hereof and shall also be under obligation to "SEc. 12. If any provision of this act, or Mr. Chairman, I rise to make a brief cause such agent to co"mply with all the re the application thereof to any person or cir statement as a member of the Judiciary quirements of sections 4 (a), 4 (b), and 5 cumstances, is held invalid, the remainder Committee a·nd as chairman of the sub and all other requirements of this act. In of the act, and the application of such pro committee which conducted the hearings case of failure of any such agent of a foreign visions to other persons or circumstances, principal to comply with any of the require shall not be affected thereby. on this bill. The Committee on the Judi ments of this act, each of Its officers or per "SEc. 13. This act is in addition to and not ciary of the House of Representatives sons performing the functions of officers, in substitution for any other existing statute. has no desire other than to cause this and each of its directors, or persons p3rform "SHOR'I' TITLE bill to be made applicable to every agent ing the functions of directors, shall be sub "SEc. 14. This act may be cited as the 'For of a foreign principal who comes within ject to prosecution therefor. eign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as the broad definitions of a person, or of an "ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES amended.'" ' agent of a foreign principal which are "SEc. 8. (a) Any person who- TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION contained in the bill. "(1) willfully violates any provision of this Mr. DIES. Mr. Chairman, I offer an It is not necessary to discuss further act or any regulation thereunder, or amendment. the amendment offered by the gentle "(2) in any registration statement or sup man from Texas, because it has already plement thereto or in any statement under The Clerk read as follows: section 4 (a) hereof concerning the distri Amendment offered by Mr. DIJi:S: Page 2, been fully discussed; but I reiterate that bution of political propaganda or in any other line 17, after the word "individuals", strike the term "person" already is so inclu document filed with or furnished to the At out the semicolon, insert a comma and the sive as to comprehend within its terms torney General under the provisions of this following: "including tut not limited to the the very object sought by the gentleman act willfully makes a false statement of a Communist Party of the United States, the from Texas. Should the gentleman's material fact or willfully omits any material German-American Bund, and the Kyffhauser amendment be adopted, the effect might fact required to be stated therein or willfully bund." omits a material fact or a copy of a material be to reduce the effectiveness of the bill document necessary to make the statements Mr. MARCANTONIO. Mr. Chairman, by limiting its application to the specific therein and the copies of documents fur a point of order. organization or organizations to which nished therewith not misleading, shall, upon The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will his amendment refers. conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of state the po~nt of order. I trust that the amendment will be not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment Mr. MARCANTONIO. Mr. Chairman, defeated. for not more than 5 years, or both. I make a point of order against the Mr. FISH. Mr. Chairman, I move to "(b) In any proceeding under this act in which it is charged that a person is an agent amendment on the ground that it is not strike out the· last word. of a foreign principal with respect to a for germane. I submit that the section of Mr. Chairman, almost every Member of eign principal outside of the United States, the bill dealing with definitions is limited Congress goes back to his own district proof of the specific identity of the foreign to persons who are to constitute the for and denounces the Communists and tells principal shall be permissible but not neces eign princi:r:als. his constituents what he wants to do to sary. The CHAIRMAN. The section deals the Communists, what the Congress "(c) Any alien who shall be convicted of a violation of, or a conspiracy to violate, any with definitions. This being so, it would wants to do to them, how the alien Com provision of this act or any regulation there be appropriate and in order to add an munists ought to be deported, yet when under shall be subject to deportation in tlle other definition. an amendment comes before the House, manner provided by sections 19 and 20 of The Chair overrules the point of order. a simple amendment to put some teeth 10062 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE DECEMBER 19 and strength into the bill · in order to reason he is entitled to submit his is not present and make the point of or.. bripg the Communist Party and the amendment. der that a quorum is not present. bundists directly under the provisions of Mr. MARCANTONIO. Mr. Chairman, The CHAIRMAN. The Chair will the bill, then we begin to run to cover. may we have the amendment read? count. [After counting.] One hundred We pussyfoot and shadow-box to avoid · The CHAmMAN. The Clerk will re and twelve Members are present, . a the issue, which is very simple, to read the Dies amendment. quorum. strengthen this bill to include the Com The Clerk reread the Dies amendment. So the amendment was agreed to. munist Party and the bundists which Mr. MARCANTONIO. Mr. Chairman, Mr. HINSHAW. Mr. Chairman, I offer almost 99 percent of the people back I make a point of order on the amend an amendment. home want done;· yet, for some technical ment on the ground that it is not ger The Clerk read as follows: reason or for some unknown reason we mane. Amendment offered by HINsHAw: On page evade the issue, we pussyfoot, we run The CHAmMAN. The Chair over 17, line 17, strike out all of subsection (e) . - to cover, and do nothing about it. Let us rules the point of order for the same rea stop giving lip service and get down to son stated in the previous ruling. Mr. HINSHAW. Mr. Chairman, sub real action. · The question is on the amendment section (e) reads as follows: I ask the Members of Congress to stand offered by the gentleman from Texas Any person engaging or agreeing to engage up and vote their convictions by support [Mr. DIES]. only in activities in furtherance of bona fide ing the Dies amendment. The amendment was agreed to. religious, scholastic, academic, ot' scientific The CHAIRMAN. The question is on Mr. DIES. Mr. Chairman, I have an pursuits or of the fine arts. the amendment offered by the gentleman other amendment, which I send to the Subsection (e) is the subsection under from Texas [Mr. DIES]. . Clerk's desk. section 3 which exempts persons who en The question was taken; and on a di The Clerk read as follows: gage in these cultural pursuits from regis vision (demanded by Mr. DIES) there Amendment offered . by Mr. DIES: Page 11, _tration under this bill. I should like to were--ayes 58, noes 24. line 7, after "employees", insert a comma and read a few words from the section de So the amendment was agreed to. the following: "members, officers, and direc fining political propaganda: tors." The Clerk read as follows: The term "political propaganda" includes SEc. 2. Upon the effective date of this act, Mr. DIES. Mr. Chairman, this merely any oral, visual, graphic, written, pictorial, all powers, duties, and 1unctions of the Sec makes it necessary for the Communist or other communication or expression by retary of State under the act of June 8, 1938 Party, the German Bund, and the Kyff any person which is reasonably adapted to, (52 Stat. 631), as amended, shall be trans hauserbund to file the names of their or which the person disseminating the same ferred to and become vested in the Attorney believes will, or which he intends to, prevail General, together with all property, books, members, officers, and directors in order upon, indoctrinate, convert, induce, or in records, and unexpended balances of appro to comply with the act. any other way influence a recipient or any priations used by or available to the Secre Mr. McLAUGHIJN. Mr. Chairman, a section of the public within the United tary of State for carrying out the functions parliamentary inquiry. States- devolving on him under the above-cited act. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will All rules, regUlations, and forms which have state it. And so forth. Mr. Chairman, I have been issued by the Secretary of State pur Mr. McLAUGHIJN. Mr. Chairman, is great respect for the wisdom and ability suant to the provisions of said act, and which the gentleman from Texas recognized in of the 9ommittee on the Judiciary, but I are in effect, shall continue in effect until connection with this amendment for the call your attention to the fact that one modified, superseded, revoked, or repealed. same reason he was recognized to offer of the best ways to put over propaganda Mr. DIES (interrupting the reading his previous amendment; namely, he was in any country is through the so-called of sec. 2). Mr. Chairman, a parlia on his feet, we having passed section 1? cultural activities. mentary inquiry. The CHAIRMAN. The section is still I call your attention to House Report The CHAffiMAN. The gentleman will open to amendment, and the gentleman No. 1543, filed this morning by the Select state it. would .have that right. Committee to Investigate Air Accidents, Mr. DIES. I have an amendment to Mr. McLAUGHLIN. May I inquire of which I am a member. You will find page 4, line 2. What is the Clerk reading where the Clerk is reading? in there the information that a German now? The CHAffiMAN. Section 1 goes over monastery is located in a town called Boa The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will re to page 25, · and section 1 is now open Vista in the United States of Brazil. port the amendment. to amendment. That isolated but strategically important Mr. HINSHAW. Mr. Chairman, a Mr. McLAUGHIJN. .Had not the place has a perfectly good radio statio_n, parliamentary inquiry. Clerk commenced the reading of section and there is a Diesel-engine power plant The CHAffiMAN. The gentleman will 2 under the caption "Transfer of Admin available to operate the radio. state it. istration"? I do not believe we can afford to allow Mr. HINSHAW. Where is the Clerk The CHAffiMAN. The Chair ruled those who are engaged in cultural activi reading? that the gentleman from Texas was on ties to come over here and have free The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk had be his feet at the time the Clerk started reign in the United States without regis gun to read section 2. reading and therefore would be entitled tering their business and giving informa Mr. DIES. This just carries out the to recognition. Section 1 is still open to tion as to who employs them, and all the original amendment adopted by the amendment. rest of the information desired by the House. Mr. McKEOUGH. Mr. Chairman, a Department of Justice or the State De The Clerk read as follows: parliamentary inquiry. partment. It seems to me that when you Page 4, line 2, after "principal", insert para The CHAffiMAN. The gentleman will merely take those who are willing to ad graph 1A, as follows: state it. mit that they are employed by a foreign "The term 'agent of a foreign principal' Mr. McKEOUGH. What is the amend government as propaganda agents, and includes but not limited to the Communist ment on which we are now asked to vote? leave out all those others who are en Party of the United States, the German The CHAffiMAN. Without objection, gaged .in propaganda just as surely, then American Bund, and the Kyffhauserbund." the Clerk will again report the amend you are making a great mistake. Mr. MARCANTONIO. Mr. Chairman, ment. · Mr. GWYNNE. Mr. Chairman, will a point of order. Had not the Clerk pro There was no objectio·n. the gentleman yield? ceeded to read another section of the bill? The Clerk again reported the Dies Mr. HINSHAW. I yield to the gentle The CHAffiMAN. The gentleman amendment. man from Iowa. from Texas was on his feet seeking rec The CHAIRMAN. The question is on Mr. GWYNNE. Does not the gentle ognition, and it is proper at this time to the amendment offered by the gentleman man think that if an organization were consider the amendment. from Texas [Mr. DrEsJ. spreading propaganda of a kind pro Mr. MARCANTONIO. Mr. Chairman, The question was taken; and on a divi hibited by this act it would not be en I did not hear the Chair's decision. sion (demanded by Mr. McLAUGHLIN) gaged in bona fide religious, and so on, The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman there were-ayes 53, noes.13. activities? from Texas was on his feet at the time Mr. HOOK. Mr. Chairman, I object Mr. HINSHAW. I have read the defi the Clerk started to read, and · for that to the vote on the ground that a quorum nitions of propaganda and those who 1941 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 10063 make it. I say to the gentleman it is very I hope the committee will adopt this Mr. O'HARA. Mr. Chairman, will the largely a matter of opinion whether it amendment and just ask these people to gentleman yield? is propaganda or whether it is not, or register and let us know who they are. Mr. McLAUGHLIN. I yield to the whether a person has to register himself [Here the gavel fell.] gentleman from Minnesota. a.s such an agent or not. I cannot see Mr. McLAUGHLIN. Mr. Chairman, I Mr. O'HARA. The gentleman will that there is any way in this bill that rise in opposition to the amendment. agree with me that if a person engaged you can force a person who claims to be Mr. Chairm:tn, in considering the bill in any of the pursuits enumerated in engaged in the cultural pursuits, but which we have before us today, the Com section (e) and is engaged in propa actually is engaged in propaganda, to mittee on the Jud~ciary conferred with ganda, he still has to register under this register with the State Department un the Department of State, the Justice De· measure. der the bill as it is now written. I say partment, the Post Office Department, Mr. McLAUGHLIN. Of course, and again that the cultural pursuits offer one and those agencies of the Government that is the thing to be kept in mind at all of the :finest media for the dissemination which are concerned intimately with the times while we are considering this bill. of propaganda that anyone can conceive administration and enforcement of this It requires all persons to register who are of, and it is well used by the Axis Powers, measure. Certainly there is no Member within the class which the gentleman particularly in this country and in all of this body who has the slightest desire from Minnesota has just so well de the other American republics as well. to interfere with the State Department in scribed. I urge, Mr. Chairman, that the Mr. RANDOLPH. Mr. Chairman, will the maintenance of friendly relations amendment of the gentleman from Cali the gentleman yield? with foreign countries. fornia [Mr. HINSHAW] be not adopted. Ivi:r. HINSHAW. I yield to the gentle I call attention to the fact, Mr. ·chair The CHAIRMAN. The question is on man from West Virginia. man, that the amendment under consid the amendment offered by the gentleman Mr. RANDOLPH. I am certain that eration seeks to strike out a section which from California. my observation now will not be a hysteri merely exempts from registration as an The question was taken; and on a di cal one, but I do know that in the ex agent of a foreign principal those who vision (demanded by Mr. HINSHAW) there change of professors between universi are engaged only in activities in further were-ayes 10, noes 47. ties in different countries so-called cul ance of bona fide religious, scholastic, So the amendment was rejected. tural propaganda has been carried for academic, or scientific pursuits or the :fine Mr. FISH. Mr. Chairman, I offer an ward in the educational system of the arts. Surely if the persons named step amendment. United States. over the border or step over the line and The Clerk read as follows: Mr. HINSHAW. That is absolutely engage in activities that do not come Amendment offered by Mr. FISH: On page true. within the terms and provisions of this 21, after line 23, insert "The Attorney Gen Mr. AUGUST H. ANDRESEN. Mr. exemption, the Department of Justice, eral shall publish, as he deems advisab~e. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? which, after all, is the Department which the names of all agents of foreign nations as Mr. HINSHAW. I yield to the gentle is seeking this bill .and seeking to of January 1 and July 1 of each year." man from Minnesota. strengthen this law, will devote its atten Mr. FISH. Mr. Chairman, this is a Mr. AUGUST H. ANDRESEN. Would tion to the matter and require registra very simple clarifying amendment. The the gentleman's amendment include tion on the part of such persons. This agents of foreign nations have to regis Amarican citizens who are putting out would only permit an exchange of pro ter either with the State Department or propaganda of such a nature that they fessors or the carrying on of bona fide the Attorney General's office, or both. are presuming to act as salesmen for religious or scientific pursuits on a rea The public does not know who these other countries? sonable basis between countries abroad agents are. The public is entitled to know Mr. HINSHAW. If they are operat and our· country. And, mind you, this is who they are for their own protection, ing .for and on behalf of a foreign gov a reciprocal matter. If we require un inclqding Members of Congress. This ernment in any of these cultural pur reasonable conditions and terms to be proposal calls for some publicity but suits, then this certainly would cover complied with by bona fide persons com leaves a great deal of latitude with the their activities. ing to our country's shores, then, of Attorney General. I believe- the Depart Mr. KLEBERG. Mr. Chairman, will course, the countries abroad will do like· ment of Justice would favor it. I hope the gentleman yield? wis('. Not a member of the JudicHtry there will be no objection to the amend Mr. IDNSHAW. I yield to the gentle Committee is seeking in any way to shield ment, for without it nobody can possibly man from Texas. anyone who is an agent of a foreign prin.:. know anything about these foreign Mr. KLEBERG. Does not the gentle cipal who should come within the terms agents. I am for the bill as it is, but I man think that friends of this country, of this bill, but certainly this is a reason believe my amendment will strengthen it those with amicable ideas back of their able exemption, and I submit that it and help make effective its main purpose entl-y here, would not feel that any should be retained in the bill. against the spreading of foreign propa stigma attached to them as a result of Mr. KEFAUVER. Mr. Chairman, will ganda. their being called on to register? the gentleman yield? Mr. McLAUGHLIN. Mr. Chairman, I Mr. HINSHAW. None whatever. If Mr. McLAUGHLIN. I yield to my col rise in opposition to the amendment. they are friends of this cnuntry they will · league on the committee. Mr. Chairman, I direct the attention of be delighted to register and would be Mr. KEFAUVER. I was just going to the Committee to the fact that in sec delighted to have that fact published in ask the gentleman if it is not true that tion 6, page 21, line 16, of the bill the all the newspapers. I do not see why we probably this country maintains more word "public" appears, so that the law ha. ve to be such a lot of sissies in this missions and churches in foreign coun will read, if passed in the form of the country when it comes to regulation of tries that perform a very wonderful serv present bill, that copies of registration the acts of agents of foreign countries. ice than almost any other country and statements shall be public records. Mr. I have been in a good many foreign coun if we adopt a provision like this might it Chairman, that is a public disclosure, and tries in both recent and less recent times, not subject these missions and churches I submit that Is a sufficient disclosure of and I want to say that in foreign coun to such restrictions in nther countries? those who are required to register. tries they go over one's record with a Mr. McLAUGHLIN. I agree with the Mr. COX. Mr. Chairman, will the fine-toothed comb before entry and then gentleman. gentleman yield? keep a very sharp eye out for one's ac Mr. KEFAUVER. Also I would like to Mr. McLAUGHLIN. Just a moment. tivity while there. I think it is correct ask the gentleman if the definition of I call attention to the fact that this is to say that the United States is the only political propaganda is not so broad that not a repressive measure. This is a meas place in the world today that an alien it might include parts of regular estab ure which will merely cause those in can go about taking photographs with lishments that have no such connection this country who are acting as agents of · out serious consequences. with propaganda. · foreign principals to register and to label Those who are friendly to this coun Mr. McLAUGHLIN. I thin!{ there is material which they put out in the form try and are visitors among us are proud no question but that we might be step of political propaganda so that those who of their friendship, and so are we. If ping into the very field to which the dis read that material may know who the they are not friends of ours, then they tinguished gentleman from Tennessee author is and whom he represents. · I want to keep it secret •. refers. submit that the filing of the registration 10064 ·coNGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE DECEMBER 19 in the office of the Attorney General, the The Clerk concluded the reading of the. for the extension of liability for military Department of Justice, and sending a bill. service and for the registration of the man copy of it to the Secretary of State, in The CHAIRMAN. There being no fur power of the Nation, and for other purposes. accordance with the terms and conditions ther debate, under the rUle, the Com NATIONAL CEMETERY, PORTLAND, OREG. oi the bill, will constitute a public record. mittee will rise. Mr. THOMASON. Mr. Speaker, I sub I submit the amendment should not be Accordingly the Committee rose; and mit a conference report and statement on adopted. I yield to the gentleman from the Speaker having resumed the chair, the bill , to au bill authorizes and directs the Secretary Idaho, and Montana, there are approxi thorize the employment of nationals of of War to establish and maintain a na mately 4% deaths per day. This figure the United States on any public work of tional cemetery in the vicinity of Port does not take into . consideration the the United States in the Territory of land, Oreg., for war veterans. The Sec · peacetime veterans or officers and en Hawaii. retary of War is authorized under the listed men of the Army and Navy, since The Clerk read the title of the bill. terms of the bill to acquire by purchase, mortality :figures covering these groups The SPEAKER. Is there objection to condemnation, or otherwise such suitable are not available. the request of the gentleman from Flor lands as are in his judgment necessary Most of the veterans in the above ida? for the establishment and maintenance mentioned States would only have to be Mr. MICHENER. Mr. Speaker, reserv of such a cemetery. At the present time transported within a radius of 400 to 500 ing the right to object, will the gentle there is great need for such a c'emetery. miles, with the exception of Alaska, man state what the bill is? Existing facilities are wholly inadequate which is some 1,200 miles away. At the Mr. GREEN. This is a bill that was to care for the burial of veterans in the present time, if a veteran wishes to be passed by the Senate, recommended by Northwest area. The Federal Govern buried in a national cemetery, his body the Navy Department, which would per ment had a plot set aside in the Lincoln must be sent to San Francisco, which mit the employment on national-defense Memorial Cemetery in Portland for the would be a distance of from 1,000 to projects in Hawaii of Filipino common burial of deceased veterans, but this plot 1,500 miles,-or-even further to Alaska. labor. There is no objection on the part is fully occupied. The State of Oregon Another thing that should be taken of the House Committee on the Terri purchased adjoining land a few years ago into consideration is the fact that in the tories. They have added an amendment to provide facilities for veterans' burial last year or so there have been estab which I will ask to be considered. It is which was intended for a limited time _lished pumerous Army and Navy camps favorable to the minority members of only, and I understand is now entirely in the Northwest. There are pursuit the committee. inadequate. Funds are not sufficient to bases established at the following loca Mr. MICHENER. And it is agreeable maintain this plot adequately and to tions in the Northwest: Portland Colum to the gentleman from Hawaii, Mr. provide for the increasing number of bia Airport, McChord Field at Tacoma, KING? burials of veterans made necessary by Pendleton, Spokane; a large munitions Mr. KING. Yes. I would say to the death in this locality. dump at Hermiston, Army camps at Fort gentleman that this is emergency legis The nearest veterans' cemetery is in Stevens, Camp Clatsop, Camp Murray, lation, merely dealing with restrictions as San Francisco, a thousand or fifteen hun Camp Lewis, Navy stations at Tongue to the exclusive employment of citizen dred miles distant from the various por Point at the mouth of the Columbia labor permitting the employment of na tions of the territory which would be River, and a large Navy and Coast Guard tionals as well as citizen labor on defense served by a veterans' cemetery in Port personnel located in the Puget Sound projects. land. This cemetery would give burial area. The approximate number of Army As stated by the chairman of the Com facilities for veterans from the States of and Navy personnel in these various mittee on the Territories, this legislation Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Mon camps would run well over an additional was ·requested by the Navy, and has tana, in which there are at the present 100,000 men who would be entitled to passed the Senate. The amendments time approximately 155,000 veterans of burial in a national cemetery. recommended by the committee meet the various wars, as shown by the fol We also have in this Northwest area the points raised by a representative of lowing tabulation: four veterans' hospitals, besides the one organized labor: The bill as amended There are in the State of Oregon 41,219 at Portland-one at Walla Walla, 248 should serve the urgent purpose for which ·World War veterans, 41 Civil War vet miles from Portland; Boise, Idaho, 479 it was intended, rendered even more im erans, 47 Indian war veterans, 2,673 miles from Portland; Roseburg, Oreg., perative since the enemy attack on Ha Spanish-American war veterans, and 196 miles from Portland; and a new Army waii, and that is, to .make available to our 398 peacetime veterans. In the State of hospital located at Vancouver, Wash., 8 defense needs the nationals of the United W-ashington there are 64,999 World War miles from Portland. States now barred by statute from Gov veterans, 46 Civil War veterans, 65 Indian Under the increased military activities ernment employment. war veterans, 4,169 Spanish-American in the Northwest and the war in the Pa Mr. MICHENER. I withdraw my War veterans, and 747 peacetime vet cific, Portland is the principal center of" reservation of objection, Mr. Speaker. er~ns. Idaho h·as 15,547 World War vet- extensive miJitary activity! - The number The SPEAKER. Is there obJection? 10066 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE DECEMBER 1~
There being no objection, the Cler~ gallon. The conference agreement adopts think it is fair to the people throughout read the bill, as follows: the Senate amendment. the United States. It is only fair to the (2) The House bill provides that the in people who live in the District, who can Be it enacted, etc., That during the na crease in the tax shall be effective during tional emergency declared by the President a period beginning January 1, 1942, and ex well pay their fair share of the taxes. I on May 27, 1941, to exist, and notwithstand tending to and including June 30, 1949. The think the gentleman agrees with me on ing the provisions of any other law, authority Senate amendment numbered 2 extends the that point. Ja hereby granted for the employment of period during which the increase shall be Mr. RANDOLPH. I want to say that nationals of the United States upon any pub effective an additional 2 years, to and includ I commend the gentleman from Kansas lic work carried on in the Territory of Hawaii ing June 30, 1951. The conference agree for his perseverance in this matter and by the Government of the United States, ment adopts the Senate amendment. whether the work is done by contract or his study of the problem. I think he and (3) Senate amendment numbered 3 I are not very far apart on a solution of otherwise. · amends existi~g law relating to sales of gaso line by agencies of the United States in the the problem. With the following committee amend District of Columbia for use in privately The SPEAKER. The time of the gen ment: owned motor-vehicles so that the full amount tleman from Kansas has expired. Page 1, line 9, after the word "otherwise", of the tax, as increased under the bill, will Mr. RANDOLPH. Mr. Speaker, I insert a colon and the following: be collected and paid to the District of Co yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from "Provided, That such employment shall be lumbia. The conference agreement adopts Indiana [Mr. SPRINGER], who offered the as common laborers only and only upon pub the Senate provision. lic work carried on for the national defense: amendment in the House which in JENNINGS RANDOLPH, creased the tax from 2 cents to 4 cents. Provided further, That any national of the EVERETT M. DIRKSEN, United States admitted into the Territory of Managers pn the part of the House. Mr. SPRINGER. This conference re Hawaii pursuant to section 8 (a) (1) of the port, which is now before us, fixes the act approved March 24, 1934 ( 48 Stat. 462), Mr. RANDOLPH. Mr. Speaker, I ask gasoline tax in the District of Columbia for employment as herein authorized shall, at 3 cents per gallon, instead of 4 cents upon the termination of such employment, unanimous consent for the immediate be returned to the Philippine Islands." consideration of the conference report per gallon, as .provided in the bill as it on the bill H. R. 5558, and I ask unan passed the House, on an amendment The committee amendment was agreed imous consent that the statement may which I offered. to. be read in lieu of the report. . I hope this conference report is not The bill was ordered to be read a third The SPEAKER. Is there objection to agreed to. I have given this matter some time, was read the third time, and passed, the request of the gentleman from West study. As stated by the distinguished and a motion to reconsider was laid on Virginia? gentleman from West Virginia, there is the table. There was no objection. not a great difference between us on MOTOR-VEHICLE-FUEL TAXES IN THE The Clerk read the statement as above this subjcet. Our only difference is 1 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA set out. cent per gallon on the gasoline tax, Mr. RANDOLPH . . Mr. Speaker, I yield which would raise $1,500,000 annually. Mr. RANDOLPH. Mr. Speaker I sub He . introduced the bill (H. R. 5558) mit a conference report and statement 2 minutes to the gentleman from Kan sas [Mr. REES]. which provides for the increase of the on the bill PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS The House met at 12 o'clock noon. PETITIONS, ETC. The Chaplain, Rev. James Shera Under clause 3 of rule XXII, public Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions Montgomery, D. D., offered the following bills and resolutions were introduced and prayer: severally referred as follows: and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows: 0 God, our everlasting Father, we By Mr. O'NEAL: H. R. 6273. A bill to amend the provisions 2192. By Mr. CULKIN: Resolution of citi pray that Thou wilt accept the thanks of the Internal Revenue Code by setting new zens' public expenditure survey of New York and praise of our grateful hearts. Do · maximum limits on allowances for losses of State, urging that Congress effect all possible Thou sanctify our joys and add to them distilled spirits by leakage or evaporation savings in Federal nonessential, nondefense sincerity, deep earnestness, and conse ·while in internal-revenue bonded warehouses, spending; to the Committer on Appropria ·crated endeavor, making these days a and for other purposes; to the Committee on tions. season of faith and t-rust in Thee, heal Ways and Means. 2193. By Mr. MERRITI': Resolution of the ing the wounded arteries of 'human · By Mr. DIMOND: New York State taxpayers rally on nonde H. R. 6274. A bill to extend the provisions fense governmental spending, urging Con-· breasts everywhere. Grant that the ad of certain laws relating to vocational reba~ gress to effect all possible savings in Federal vent of Mary's Holy Child may soften bilitation of persons disabled in industry to nonessential, nondefense spending in the in the asperities of war and hate, casting the Territory of Alaska; to the Committee on terest of national defense and the general wel beams of luster and' hope through the Education. fare of the public; to the Committee on Ap- shadowy times of an uncertain future. _ By Mr MAAS: propriations. _ We pray that peace, brotherhood, and H. R. 6275. A bill providing for the issuance 2194. Also, resolution of the Queens County of a sailor's medal and a marine's medal, and Council and Postal Garrison, No. 1639, Army confidence and all the fruits of the spirit for other purposes; to the Committee on and Navy Union, Department of New York may blossom in the soil of the Christ Naval Affairs. City, requesting that under the revised edi garden. In Him how beautiful are pa By Mr. WILLIAM T. PHEIFFER: tion of Veterans' Benefits of the Seventy-sixth tience and long-suffering, and how un H. R. 6276. A b111 to provide that no person Congress, third session, House Document 666, speakable is the wonder of His love! shall be barred from enlisting, or serving, in paragraph ( 5) , shall be amended to read as When once the Star of Bethlehem ceases the military or naval forces of the United follows: "Hospital or domiciliary care for vet to shine, what a black socket there will States because of having been previously dis erans who served in the armed forces of the honorably discharged therefrom on the United States ot America regardless of length be in the sky of this torn world! Oh, ·ground of mieconduct in the nature of· a mis of service during peace- or war-time who (a) may He be born in us and formed in us, demeanor and providing further that a con- were not dishonorably discharged from their the hope of glory, our Lord Immanuel. viction for a misdemeanor or a felony under last period of service; (b) swear that they Amen. civil law shall not constitute a bar to such are unable to defray the expenses of hos enlistment and service, under certain circum pitalization or domiciliary care, including The Journal of the proceedings of yes stances; to the Committee on Military Affairs. the expenses of transportation to and from a terday was read and approved. By Mr. RAMSEY: Veterans' Administration facility; and (c) MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE H. R. 6277. A bill relative to granting and are suffering with a disability, disease, or de ·giving instructions in civil .and criminal fect which, being susceptible of cure or de A message from the Senate, by Mr. cases in the district courts of continental cided improvement, indicates need for hos Baldridge, one of its clerks, announced United States; to the Committee on the pital care, or which, being essentially chronic that the Senate had passed bills of the Judiciary. in type and not susceptible of cure or decided following titles, in which the concurrence By Mr. STEAGALL: improvement by hospital mire, Is producing H. R. 6278. A bill to amend title IV of the disablement of such degree and of such proba of the House is requested: National Housing Act, as amended, and for ble persistency as will incapacitate from earn S. 1936. An act to provide protection of other purposes; to the Committee on Banking . ing a living for a prospective period, and persons and property from bombing attacks and currency. thereby indicates need· for domiciliary care"; in the United States, and for other purposes; H. R. 6279. A bill to amend the Federal to the Committee on Military Affairs. S. 2060. An act to amend the act entitled Home Loan !Bank Act, as amended, and for · 2195. By Mr. SMITH of Wisconsin: Reso "An act to require the registration of certain other purposes; to the Committee on Bank lutions of the Governor of the State of Wis persons employed by agencies to disseminate ing and Currency. consin, Julius P. Hell, and the State Advisory propaganda in the United States, and for H. R. 6280. A bill to amend the Home Own Committee on Unemployment Compensation, other purpose_s,'' approved June 8, 1938, as ·ers Loan Act of 1933, as amended; to the representing both employer and labor repre amended; and Committee on Banking and Currency. sentatives, opposing any and all proposals to s. 2082. An act extending the provisions of By Mr. IZAC: transfer authority from the States to the Fed~ Public Law 47, Seventy-seventh Congress, to H. R. 6281. A bill to regulate the promotion eral Government in the field of employment State directors of selective service and mem and retirement of certain officers of the line security, whether such transfer be proposed bers of alien enemy hearing boards.
