1944 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 7481 President, for his approval, a bill of the to ownership and control of J. M. Lehmann DESIGNATION OF ACTING PRESIDENT House of the following-title: Co., Inc.; to the Committee on the J_udiciary. PRO TEMPORE H. R. 3695. An act for the relief of the The Secretary, Edwin A. Halsey, read estate of Thomas .Shea, deceased. PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS the .following letter: ADJOURNMENT Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private UNITED STATES SENATE, Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I bills and resolutions were introduced and PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, severally referred as follow~: Washington, D. C., September 1, 1944. move that the House dp now adjourn. To the Senate: The motion was agreed to; accord By Mr. MARCANTONIO: Being temporarily absent from the Senate, ingly (at 5 o'clock and 50 minutes p. m.) H. R. 5284. ,A bill for the relief of Rosalia . I appoint Hon. KENNETH MCKELLAR, a Sen the House adjourned until tomorrow, Cataudella DiRosa and son, Georgia DiRosa; ator from the State of Tennessee, to per Friday, September 1, 1944, at 12 o'clock to the Committee on Immigration and Nat form the duties of the Chair during my noon. uralization. . absence. By Mr. O'.NEAL: CARTER GLASS, H. R. 5285. A bill for the relief of William President pro tempore. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. M. Silk and Henrietta Silk; to the Committee 1786. Under clause 2 of rule XXIV a on Claims. Thereupon Mr. McKELLAR took the letter from the Secretary of the Navy, By Mr. RANDOLPH: chair as Acting President pro tempore. H. R. 5286. A bill for the relief of Monon THE JOUB.HAL transmitting a report for the fiscal year- galia, County, w. Va.; to the Committee on 1944, in compliance with Public Law No. Claims. .. On request of Mr. BARKLEY, and by 779, Seventy-seventh Congress, was taken By Mr. TOLAN: unanimous consent, the reading of the -from the Speaker's table and referred to H. R. 5287. A bill for the reiief of Elmer Journal of the proceedings of the cal the Committe on Military Affairs. C. Hadden; to the Committee on Claims. endar day Thursday, August 31, 1944, · H. R. 5288. A bill for the relief of Henry R. Butler; to the Committee on Claims. was dispensed with, and the Journal was PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS apprqved. Under clause 3 of rule XXII, public MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT bills and resolutions were introduced and PETITIONS, ETC. severally referred as follows: Messages in writing from the Presi Under clause 1 of rule XXII; petitions dent of the United States were commu By Mr. ENGLE of California: and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk· nicated to the Senate by Mr. Miller, one H. R. 5276. A bill to provide for the deporta tion after the war of Japanese aliens residing and referred as follows: of his secretaries. 1n the United States and citize·ns of Japanese 6053. By the SPEAKER: Petition of em MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE descent who have declared their disloyalty to ployees of General Electric Co., Fort Wayne, the United States or ·have requ~sted repatria Ind., petitioning consideration of their reso A message from the House of Repre tion; to the Committee on Immigration and lution with reference to promotion of Ameri sentatives, by Mr. McLeod, one of its Naturalization. can prisoners of war; to the Committee on clerks, announced that the House had By Mr. CAPOZZOLI: Military Affairs. passed the bill (8. 2051) to amend the H. R. 5277. A bill to amend the Judicial 6054. Alsq, petition of Eunice V. Taylor, Social Security Act, as amended, to pro Code with respect to the admission of attor Syracuse, N. Y., petitioning consideration of vide a national program fa; war mobili neys at law to practice before the departments her resolution with reference to her com zation and reconversion, and for other and offices of the Government exercising plaints on three judges; to the Committee on judicial or quasi-judicial functions; to the the Judiciary. purposes; that the House insisted 1pon Committee on the Judiciary. its amendment to the bill, asked a con By Mr. DAVIS: ference with the Senate on the disagree H. R. 5278. A bill to incorporate the Na ing votes of the two Houses thereon, and tional Safety Council; to the Committee on that Mr. DOUGHTON, Mr. COCPER, Mr. DIS the Judiciary. SENATE NEY, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. KNUTSON, Mr. REED By Mr. FULMER: of New York, and Mr. WOODRUFF of Mich H. R. 5279. A bill to provide for the estab FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,1944 igan were appointe~ managers on the lishment and operation of forest products pilot plants, and for other purposes; to the The Chaplain, Rev. Frederick Brown part of the House at the conference. Committee on Agriculture. Harris, D . .D., offered the following ENROLLED BILLS AND A JOINT By Mr. NORRELL: prayer: RESOLUTION SIGNED H. R. 5280. A bill to terminate the use tax on motor vehicles and boats; to the Com Our Father God, to Thy chastening The message also announced that the mittee on Ways and Means. presence we would lift our sin-stained Speaker had affixed his signature to the By Mr. CANNON of Florida: lives at the morning call of prayer. Yet following enrolled bills and a joint reso H. R. 5281. A bill to extend the benefits of we shrink from Thy scrutiny knowing lution, and they were signed by the Act title II of the Social Security Act to certain that outer dissemblings, duplicities, and ing President pro tempore: employees performing service outside the sophistries which may mask us from our S. 1508. An act to provide effective date of United States; to the Committee on Ways awards of death pension or compensation in and Means. fellows hide us not from Thee from whom no secrets are hid. As we see the cases of persons missing or missing in action, By Mr. CASE: to authorize payment of such benefits from H. R. 5282. A bill for post-war construction, shame and smirch of our sinful selves the date of death of such person as reported improvement, and maintenance of Indian against the white ·splendor of Thy holi or found by the Secretary of War or the re1:ervation roads; to the Committee on ness, may we grow penitent, hating the Secretary of the Navy, and for other purposes; Roads. evil impediments that our self-deception · S. 1934. An act to provide for abandon By Mr. BARRETT: build up against Thy coming to us and ment of the project authorized in the act of H. R. 5283. A bill to provide for the ex through us. October 17, 1940, for a seaplane channel and tension of certain oil and gas leases; to the basin in Boston Harbor, Mass.; Committee on the Public Lands. Not only for our separate lives do we H. R. 1506. An act to amend- further the By Mr. PETERSON of Florida: pray but for the common global interests Pay Readjustment Act of 1942; and H. R. 5289. A bill to provide for the ac that bind us all together. For our Na H. J. Res. 306. Joint resolution authorizing / ceptance and protection by the United States tion and its leaders and the whole body the President of the United States to pro of property within the authorized boundaries of our citizens in this fiery ordeal of claim October 11, 1944, General Pulaski's of the Everglades National Park project, Flor testing and sacrifice guide us, 0 Thou Memorial Day for the observance and com ida, pending the establishment of the park, great Jehovah, be Thou still our strength memoration of the death of Brig. Gen. Casimir and for other purposes; to the Committee on Pulaski. the Public Lands. and shield. Give us gallant courage to By Mr. DICKSTEIN: endure to the victorious end and the wis ADDRESS BY SENATOR BARKLEY NOMI H . Res. 630. Resolution requesting infor dom from above so to mold and fashion NATING PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AT mation from the Reconstruction Finance the victory bought with so.grea-t a price DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION Corporation regarding distribution of surplus that we may not miss the way again to materials and other matters; to the Com The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- mittee on Banking and Currency. just and enduring peace. We ask it in pore. In his capacity as a Senator from H. Res. 631. Resolution requesting infor the name that is above every name. Tennessee, the Chair asks unanimous mation from the Alien Property Custodian as Amen. - · - consent to have printed in the RECORD 7482 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE SEPTEMBER 1 the address delivered by the distinguished uttered the prophetic sentence, "This genera By these and other great measures of simi Senator from Kentucky [Mr. BARKLEY] tion of Americans has a rendezvous with lar importance to the American people, the at the recent Democratic National Con destiny"? American economic system and the American What a destiny. What a rendezvous. conception and way of life were fortified for vention placing in nomination President the impact of war and the defense of our land. Roosevelt. Is there objection? The Centering his searching mind and great abilities upon our own domestic problems, hMassachusetts, Mr. BARKLEY, Mr. VANDENBERG, and Mr. lecting, editing, and publishing of ofticial [Mr. CAPPER asked and obtained leave to papers of the Territories of the United States; have printed in the RECORD an editorial en TAFT conferees on the part of the Senate. to the Committee on Printing. titled "Dewey as a Farmer," published re Mr. 'GEORGE. I now ask that Senate By Mr. WALSH of Massachusetts: cently in the Wichita (Kans.) Eagle, Which bill 2051, which is the bill just sent to s. 2127. A bill to further amend the Pay appears in the Appendix.] conference, be printed showing the Hous.e Readjustment Act of 1942; to the Committee on Military Affairs. THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY-EDITORIAL amendment. By Mr. IDLL: FROM CHICAGO DAILY NEWS The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem pore. Without objection, it is so ordered. s. J. Res. 148. Joint resolution authorizing [Mr. AIKEN asked and obtained leave to the disposal of certain blood plasma re have printed in the RECORD an editorial en DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS GOVERNMENT serves; to the Committee on Education and titled "Peace Job No. 1," dealing with the ~ROPERTY Labor. St. Lawrence seaway, published in the Chi CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN cago Daily News of August 25, 1944, which Mr. STEWART. Mr. President, a few appears in the Appendix.] days ago, while the bill providing for the GOVERNMENT POSITION.s-:tHANGE OF disposal of surplus Government prop REFERENCE ACTION OF 0. P. A. ON TREBI BARLEY erty was under consideration and was Mr. STEW ART. Mr. President, sev Mr. LANGER. Mr. President, in con being debated, I made a statement on eral months ago the senior Senator from nection with the various statements I the floor of the Senate that I had been Tennessee [Mr. McKELLAR] introduced have made upon the Senate floor· coif:. advised by members of the Military P....f Senate bill 521 requiring that persons cerning the action of the Office of Price fairs Committee that testimony- before holding certain positions under the Administration in arbitrarily defining the committee by the present Adminis United States be citizens of the United Trebi barley which resulted in a penalty trator of Surplus War Property gave rise States. That bill was referred to the of 15 cents a bushel to the farmers all to the belief that he, as Administrator, CivU Service Committee. I now ask over the Northwest, I have a letter from would ~n_gis~i~.!Pately dump ~uevidence of the capable feeling in the public political mind that general elections in November. work performed by our Army and Navy your Office is reluctant to prosecute· this The Federal Corrupt Practices Act pro authorities in this latter work. But it is group for law violations for the reason that hibits any labor brganization from making most appropriate to center very special its announced purpose is political activity, contributions in connection with any elec attention upon the miracles performed and its announced purpose is to reelect Pres tion at which Presidential and Vice Presi by our industrial establishments in the ident Roosevelt for a fourth term, and that dential electors, or Members of the Senate or you too are enthusiastically favoring the House of Representatives, are to be voted ror. organization of their plants for the pro same objective. The act likewise prohibits any political com duction of those weapons without which The Hatch Act (title 18, art. 61m (a), mittee from receiving any such contribu the most competent soldier, sailor, or U. S. C., 1940 ed.) expressly declares it to be tions. Special union committees engaged in marine would be little short of useless. unlawful for any person, including an asso the solicitation of funds from individual Again, industrial plants, with their con ciation, corporation, or other organization, union members are as much a labor organ fusing array of scientific machinery, do to make a contribution in excess of $5,000 ization as the union organization itself. The · not operate of and by themselves; they during any calendar year to any committee National Citizens Political Action Committee or other organization engaged in furthering, is an integral part of the C. I. 0. labor organ are the development of the human mind, ization. Its acts are in truth and in fact and it is the human element in the form advancing, or advocating the nomination or election of any candidate for an elective Fed the acts of the C. I. 0., either in the solicita tion of funds or in the receipt of funds. Its of labor which is ultimately responsible eral office, including the office of the Presi actiorrs cannot be dissociated from the C. I. 0. for the fluent and effective operation of dent of the United States. the motors of industry. by mere words or by fictitious distinctions. Recently, at a hearing before the House If this were not so, then why is it that these Human nature being what we all rec Campaign Expenditures Committee, Mr. Sid individual union members do not make their · ognize it to be, the problems issuing from ney Hillman disclosed that the Amalgamated contributions directly to bona fide, recog continuous operation of the industrial Clothing Workers of America, a labor union, . nized political parties as permitted by law? machine at top speed developed frictions and certainly an organization within the The answer, of course, is plain. Such con which here and there were the causes of meaning of the Hatch Act, had contributed tributions might not be used for the express annoyance. These frictions, in the for~ the sum of $100,000 to the Political Action benefit and at the direction of the C. I. 0. ~486 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE SEPTEMBER 1 : The Federal Corrupt Practices Act was The ;ecord of Mr. Sidney Hillman, who Jewish Communist newspaper Freiheit in the passed by the Congress to protect the people heads the political activities of the name of Bessie Abramowitz, his wife. The against the political activities of private C. I. 0., has been one of lifelong associa Freiheit has been one of the rankest organs pressure groups for private advantage. of Communist propaganda in tllis country It is difficult for the public to believe that tion and collaboration with Communists for almost a quarter of a. century. if the poficies adopted by the C. I. 0. were and . the Communist Party. I am well adopted by persons or corporations to evade aware of the fact that Mr. Hillman dis According to the Dies committee re other Federal laws, such as the Sherman avows these-connections, but his record port, it was also during this period of the antitrust law, the Clayton Act, or the Elkins speaks for itself. His political beliefs early days of Russian bolshevism that Act, your office would hesitate to look have been assailed by his closest associ Mr. Hillman became a member of the through such evasion. I am familiar with ates in the American Labor Party. · board of directors of the famous Garland one case in which your office has prosecuted The members of the Democratic Party Fund, "a circumstance which indicates and is continuing the prosecution of a group of on and gasoline pipe-line companies un of Jefferson and Jackson are embar that Hillman was involved not only in der the Elkins Act, on the theory that divi rassed and chagrined by the dominance schemes to finance Communist industry ~ends paid by these companies to their stock of his influence at the recent Chicago in Russia, but also in a large project to holders, who are also shippers, constitute a convention. Thousands of Americans, finance Communist subversive activities rebate prohibited by the statute. who believe in constitutional govern in the United States." Associated with There can be no doubt in the minds of in ment and believe in the Democratic Hillman as directors were Roger N. Bald formed people that the Federal laws are Party as an instrumentality through win, William Z. Foster, Robert Morss being violated through the medium of the which it may be preserved, were appalled Lovett, and other well-known Com various political committees of the C. I. 0. No other conclusion, therefore, could be and shocked at the one-man domination munists. Among the beneficiaries of the reached except that you are not prosecuting of the 1940 Democratic convention, but Garland Fund were the Daily Worker, because of the political implications involved. today they are stunned into silence by the official Communist organ; the New ; Yours very truly, the spectacle of a leadership that has Masses, a Communist publication; the I E. H. MOORE. arisen from outside the party to control Vanguard Press; the Federated Press, · Mr. President, it has become apparent its thought and action as comp~etely and which listed Mr. Earl Browder as a mem that Mr. Biddle has not performed his as effectively as ever the machines of ber of its executive board; the Russian duty as a public officer, and that he does the Pender-gasts, the Kellys, the Crumps, Reconstruction Farms, under the direc not expect to perform his duty in rela or the Flynns controlled their local po tion of Harold Ware, son of Ella'Reeve tion to the political activities of the labor litical jurisdictions. Bloor; Commonwealth College; Young · I pause to inquire of the members of organizations to which I have referred. Workers League, later known as the It is also apparent that the adminis ... the Democratic Party . what they can Young Communist League, and still later tration, from the top down, is encourag ' hope ·for or expect of the future by de as American Youth for Democracy; and ing this open and well-known violation livering control of their party into the many others which have been exposed by of the law. The charge has been made hands of men who hold to the ideologies the Dies committee as Communist front time and again that the present admin represented by Mr. Hillman, Harry organizations. · istration has little or no respect for con Bridges, Joseph Curran, Ben Gold, Don Communism- is wholly incompatible stitutional government. It now becomes ald Henderson, Lee Pressman, Julius with our republican form of government. apparent that it has little respect for the Emspak, Abram Flayer, Ferdinand C. The assumption of political leadership by laws of Congress when and if they inter Smtth, Joseph P. Selly, Reid Robinson, men who represent influences not in har fere with the self-perpetuation of its Michael J. Quill, Frederick N. Myers, mony with Americanism through the use tenure of power. Wyndham Mortimer, Saul Mills, Lew H. of huge slush funds and the threat of The contribution of money for politi Michener, John T. Bernard, Louis Co wielding the power of mass votes at this cal purposes and for direct campaign hen, and other members of the C. I. 0. critical time, when Americans are dying expenditures by the C. I. 0. and other Political Action Committee, all of whom on the battle fronts around the world for political activities of this organization, the Dies committee has, after extensive the preservation of our republican form by whatever alphabetical combination investigations, found to be members of of government, is a ·tragedy undeserved by they may be denominated, is a menace to or affiliated with the Communist Party? our soldiers. It is a tragedy which could our American way of life and a threat to In an article published by the Satur not be possible except for the collabora the preservation and integrity of our day Evening Post in its issue of October tion and encouragement of those who biparty system. The maintenance of the 19, 1940, it was said of Hillman: hold high positions in the present ad identity and virility of political parties Hillman is the only really -outstanding ministration. It is nothing short of fraud as such in America is necessary to our labor leader who never was a worker. He is for public officials to pledge themselves representative form .of government. It not a worker either in background or in to preserve and defend the Constitution experience, and to this day he is rather in of the United States, and at the same is only through free and uncontrolled the labor movement than of it. political parties that the American voter time fail to repudiate the support of those may have the freedom of expressing his The Dies committee report of March who profess to believe in a communistic political opinions. As suggested by the 29, 1944, says: destruction and overthrow of that Con- .stitution. Senator from Connecticut [Mr. MA There have been times when Hillman LONEY] in a speech at New Haven, Conn., clearly deemed it expedient to collaborate Coming events that now cast their on February 22, of this year: with Communists for the attaining of his shadow upon the future of America The political party is an essential insti own political objectives. His present col spring from the close association and tution of American freedonr. It gives direc laboration with Communists in the C. I. 0 .. collaboration of those entrusted with offi tion and effectiveness to the frl:j.nchise o! Political Action Committee is not by any cial leadership and those who do not free citizens. It permits the development of means the first time in his labor career that believe in the American system and ideas of government upon the basis of con Hillman has seen fit to '\"'ork closely with American traditions. It is_well known sistent principles, and, above all, it lessens Communists. In the early days of the Rus that many key postions in our Govern the dangers that can arise :from aggressive sian Bolshevik revolution, members of the ment are filled by men and women who personal leadership. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America were deeply stirred by the events which despise private enterprise and all that it Continuing, the Senator from Con were transpiring under Lenin's' leadership. implies, men and women whose fidelity necticu_t said: Many of them, like their leader Hillman, to and zeal for constitutional government Too frequently campaigns are· being waged had been born in Russia. In 1922 Hillman are doubtful, who believe in centralized on the personalities of the candidates alone, himself wrote a favorable book on the revo and bureaucratic government, and who While the candidates themselves demonstrate lution, entitlecl "Reconstruction of Russia hold a contempt for legislative and judi- . little fidelity to the platforms upon which and the Task of Labor." cial processes. · they are supposed to stand. The time is The Dies committee report further A remark of the Senator from Colo coming, in my opinion, when the Democratic says: rado [Mr. JOHNSON] is pertinent. In a Party, great and strong as it is, will collapse radio speech delivered on February 21 of from dry-rot unless we do more than we are It was during this period of collaboration now doing to insist that those· who accept between Hillman and the Communists (both this year he said: the support of the party respect the prin in the United States and in Russia), that As I see it, the New Deal has been the worst dples for which it stands. Hillman donated the sum of $3,000 to the fraud ever perpetrated on the American peo- 1944 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 7487 ple. It has bankrupted the Federal Treasury The overshadowing menace to the Consti· genious and-inventive at home and Invincible and it has tried, with-considerable success, to tution today is the bureaucracy that has abroad. We were unassailable so long as we destroy the free~enterprise system. fi9wered and bloomed in modern times, espe held steadfast to them. cially under the impetus of war conditions. It would be an almost endless task to · Commenting· upon the agitation for recount the many individuals who fill On another occasion Representative communistic social reforms, Congress responsible positions in our Government LUDLOW told the House: man LARCADE, a Democratic Representa whose statements, actions, and affilia My plea is that in this time of our coun tive from Louisiana, recently said: tions have identified them as · being out try's extremity we shall cast all partisanship We have witnessed this agitation springing of tune with our representative form of aside; that as Americans and not as parti from many connected with this administra sans we shall take note of malevolent and tion, and further by and through many gov constitutional government. Inch by inch harmful trends of government and try to the influences represented by those indi correct them before it is too late. I speak not ernmental agencies who are trying to force viduals have crept into our Government. as a Democrat but as one who believes that an issue at the least propitious time in the ~he danger of such influences has been patriotism is universal and transcends all annals of the history of our country. recognized by Members of Congress from narrow partisan confines. I speak as an In a · recent speech to the California both of our dominant political parties. American to Americans. I will be happy if Legislature, the Senator from Nevada Although we may differ i:h political be my feeble efforts to point out danger signals and remedial measures will have some con [Mr. McCARRANJ told that body: liefs, there must not be a division upon structive value. • The trend to centralization, economic and the.question of Americanism. Our Gov We are afflicted with the very kind of industrial as well as political, constitutes ernment and our American institutions domineering bureaucracy that•Jefferson re today the greatest menace to democracy. must be kept in the hands of men who peatedly warned posterity to avoid as a reflect the same fidelity and zeal for con blighting curse which, if it once became thor . In warninb" of the dangers af the trend stitutional government that was exempli oughly entrenched, would smother individual of government espoused by those who fied by the framers of the Constitution. liberty and stifle free enterprise. • • • , have seized control of this Administra A great deal of public condemnation Professors who are loaned temporarily to the tion with respect to the destruction of Government and beardless boys with aca the States and States' rights ~ Hon. has been directed at the Congress in re demic degrees, including · a considerable cent years for its f:;tilure to maintain its sprinkling with communistic tendencies, who HATTON W. SuMNERS, of Texas, on the constitutional rights as a coordinate never were inside a factory or on a farm, are tloor of the House recently said: branch of the Government. That con telling our hard-headed, experienced busi Even our States have not entirely escaped demnation has come from inside the Con nessmen what to do and how to do it, and are the blight of our growing dependence upon gress, as well as from outside. Those regimenting the poor farmers of America un the Federal Government as a superguardian who are aligned with the majority party til they do not know whether they are and provider, as we have moved away from farmers or guinea pigs. One of these bu t~e democratic philosophy of Jefferson, and have been as loud and severe in their reaucrats said recently to the spokesman of the plan of nature for the development of criticisms as have those of the opposition a large and important Indianapolis company human fitness, into the destructive bureau party' Only recently on the floor of this who had gone to the bureaucrat seeking cratic philosophy of the Frenchman. • • • Chamber the Senator from New Mexico relief: As we examine the pr'esent and look into [Mr. CHAVEZ] urged us to pass forthwith "You represent a rtch company, but it will the future, it is evident that the States a resolution advising the Executive of our not be so rich atter a while. Capitalism in' must equip themselves to move quickly intention and determination to assert this country is doomed." and efficiently in the resumption of the re our rights in the forthcoming peace ne Speaking of Rexford G. Tugwell, now sponsibilities of general democratic govern gotiations to remedy a dangerous situa ment. There is no chance for an efficient Governor of Puerto Rico, who is one of Federal Government, functioning as the tion in our national life. The Senator the leaders of the Communist influence agency of our democracy through its nor said: that dominates the present administra mal constitutional machinery, until it shall The time is ripe for the rectification of our tion, the Resident Commissioner from have been relieved of its governmental over course. Let us take the right course, a course Puerto Rico recently advised the House load of non-Federal duties. on· the other from which we have certainly deviated. Let of Representatives: · hand, there is no chance of the States pre us no longer .allow the Executive to infringe Governor Thgwell has squandered more serving their vigor and governmental ef upon our constitutional mandate and as ficiency except by the resumption and exer sume our constitutional obligations in the than two hundred and fifty millions of pub lic funds during his tenure of office in Puerto cise of their ~ normal reserve powers and most chaotic moments of a world crisis. Rico. He has toyed with pet experiments and duties of general government. The Senator from North Carolina [Mr. crackpot dreams. He has overburdened the insular government pay roll with 20,000 bu The distinguished Democratic Repre .. BAILEY], in discussing the influences sentative from Texas further said: which surround the present administra reaucrats in useless new bureaus, boards, commissions, and authorities created by him. · I have discovered nothing more destruc tion, has said: • • • Free enterprise is a devil to Tug tive of that which a people must preserve We are face to face with an organized, well well and his government accomplices. The in order to maintain free government, than financed, ably led movement by the leftist island is going on the rocks, and hunger and the notion that everything must be provided wing members of the American Labor Party misery prevail now in Puerto Rico more than for them by the Government. to capture the Democratic Party by infiltra ever before. tion. They propose to defeat any Senator, Mr. President, under the influences any Member of the House, or any other can In condemnation of the sinister influ ences that permeate this administration, that control the present administration, didate for public office who does not bow down from the personnel of the palace guard to their policy of coercing the workingmen the Honorable E. E. Cox, a Democratic of America, their policy of saying, "If you do Representative from the Democratic down to the youngest and newest bu not pay, you shall not work." They are say State of Georgia, on March 20, 1944, told reaucrat, there has been inaugurated a ing to Senators that if they do not vote for the House that- government of men, instead of laws, im all manner of extravagant and subversive While our sons face the tyranny of despot bued with the idea that the Constitution demands, "We will organize in your State is outmoded, that capitalism and private and send you out in the wilderness to starve ism and the oppression of conquest abroad, with the worker who fails to respond to our here at home we are confronted with the enterprise are instrumentalities of evil. demands for a $25 initiation fee and a dollar tyranny of dictatorship and the oppression With the aid and encouragement of the a .month dues." of bureaucracy. The New World planners administration itself they have inal,lgu I call that coercion, and I am ashan1ed of have come a long way during recent years. rated and fostered ·a centralized govern the fact that my Government is a party to it. They have acquired constantly increasing au thority over the affairs of our people and our ment that has usurped the constitutional 1 will never apologize for it. I will never powers and prerogatives of the States, defend it. I will always oppose it. Such a private industry. Congressional grants of , policy may be written into every political power have been enlarged by administrative whence tl!e Federal Government derived platform, but I will not run for office on any interpretation and used to bring the people its origin. such platform. It is coercion in a free under a government of men 1·ather than a In keeping with their theories of com country. government of law. munism, the executive branch has in Th~ great economic principles underlying Hon. LOUIS LUDLOW, a Democratic Rep our success as a people and a Nation have effect, through its dictatorial policy of resentative from the State of Indiana, been freedom of enterprise and individual Execut\ye decrees, usurped the powers of has said: initiative. These principles made us in- the legislative and judicial branches. r7488 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE SEPTEMBER 1 Under the influences of these alien ideol 1944, which gives a complete compilation THE BIGGEST SPENDER OF ALL TIME ogies, there has been created a govern ... of Federal expenditures under all ad We are indebted to the New York Sun for ment of bureaus and bureaucrats who ministrations from the beginning of the the table, reproduced below, showing the complete financial record of every President make the law, enforce the law, and in Government down to the present time. of the United States from George Washing terpret the law. With the twin objec I offer that as a part of my remarks and ton's first term through Franklin D. Roose tives of bribing the American v.oters and ask that it be printed at this point in velt's third. The table has appeared in the buying elections, ·and destroying private the RECORD. Times-Herald of July 8, but we felt that a. enterprise and redistributing the wealth repri~t in more readable type was needed. of our country, these controlling influ There being no objection, the compila These figures establish Mr. Roosevelt as the ences in the present administration, even tion ·was ordered, to be printed in the biggest spender in the history of the world before the war, had rolled up a national RECORD, as follows: to date. debt equal to nearly 50 percent of all the money that had been spent by all the Number Cumulative previous administrations. It is esti of fiscal Surplus C+) or public debt President years Receipts Expenditures deficit(-) at end ot mated that by the close of the war, the served administration national debt will be in excess of three times the total expenditure for all gov George Washington ______8 ~32, 665,765 ~34, 088, 506 -$1, 442, 74.1 ~83, 762, 172 ernmental purposes from the founding 4 34,984, ~39 34,262,668 +722, 171 82,976,294 JohnThomes Acams Jefferson... ------·--- ______of the Government to the inauguration 8 113, 4.00, !;35 72,424, ~89 +40, 976,546 65, 196,318 James Madison (War of 1812) ______8 130, 311, 080 176,473, 974 -46, 162, 894 127, 334, 934 of Mr. Roosevelt. This administration · James Monroe ... ------8 171, 895, £53 147, 237, 899 +24, 658,054 20,875, 877 must stand guilty of laying an unprece John Quincy Adams ______4 94,831, 286 1:5,427,037 + 29, 404, 249 67,475,044 Andrew Jackson ______8 252,061,371 152, 969, 098 +99, 092, 273 336,953 dented burden of debt on the people. Martin Van Buren ______4 102, 219, b79 122, 325, 262 -20, 105, 683 5, 250,876 It is these dominating influences in "Harrison and Tyler 1 ______4~ 104, 430, f40 108, 904, €88 -4, 474", 148 15,925,303 James K. Polk (Mexic~ll War) ____ 4 123, 139,658 175,477, 220 -52, 337, 562 63,061,859 this administration that have inaugu Zachary Taylor------1 43,603, 439 39, 543,492 +4, 059,£47 €3, 452,774 rated a policy of economic scarcity and Millard Fillmore ______3 163, 9!!3, 174 140,088,047 +23, 905, 127 59, 804, 661 Franklin Pierce______4 282, 172, 928 225, 154, 264 +27, 018, 664 28,701,375 enforced the policy of plowing under our James Buchanan ______4 197, 716, 370 272, 933, 4£0 -75,217, 120 £0, 582, 417 crops, destroying our pigs, -and punish Abraham Lincoln (Civil War) _____ 4 763, 026, 123 <', 352, 380, 410 -2, 589, 354, 287 2, 677, 929, 012 ing the individual who dared to. plant Andrew Johnson ______4 1, 825, 248, 400 1, 578, 557, 65.5 +246, 690,805 2, M5, 110, 590 Ulysses S. Grant. ______8 2, 670, 905, 586 2, 253, 386, 783 +417, 518, EC3 2, 107, 759, 903 acreage in excess of the quota allowed by Rutherford B. Hayes ______4 1, 225, 899, !l68 1, 032, 268, 057 +193, 631, 911 2, 019, 285,728 the dictatorial rules of the bureaucrats. Garfleld and Arthur ______4 1, 474, 023, 408 1, 027, 742, 757 +446, 280, 651 1;578, 551, 169 Grover Cleveland (iirst adminis· Under these "influences, this adminis tration) ____ .. __ ------4 1, 474, 159, 137 1, 077, 629, 099 +396, 530, 038 1, 249, 470, 511 ~!:?-~ion has, for political reasons, pun Benjamin Harrison ______4 1, 536, 450, 844 1, 412, 315, 899 + 124, 134, 945 961,431,766 Grover Cleveland (second admin· ished capital and free enterprise by a istration). ____ . __ . __ ...... _ 4 1, 316, 948, 887 1, 441, 674, 184 -124, 725, 297 1, 226, 793, 71_3 continued and systematic persecution, in William McKinley (Spanish· hand-picked and·· sympathetic courts, Americ.an War)------4 2, 076, 208, 146 2, 093, 918, 534 -17, 710, 388 1, 221, 572, 245 Theodore Roosevelt. ______8 4, 676, 747, 962 4, 655, 450, 515 +21, 297, 447. 1, 148, 315, 372 under the guise of antitrust prosecutions William Howard Taft. ______4 ~. 794, 065, 060 2, 799, 211, 874 -5,146,814 1, 193, 047, 745 and by useless and unnecessary regula Woodrow Wilson
I~ is a glamorous prospect. Let us all hope The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem service, to rank from the 11th day of Janu 1t comes to pass. But we must say that that pore. Without objection, the nomina· ary 1943. wasn't what we w~re brought up to believe tion will be passed over. Capt. Dixwell Ketcham, United States about the way for a nation or a person to Navy, to be a commodore in the Navy, for become well-off. The clerk will state the other nomina· temporary service, to continue while serving tions on the calendar. as commander, Fleet Air Wing 1. EXECUTIVE SESSION SELECTIVE SERVICE Capt. Julius F. Hellweg, United States Navy, Mr. BARKLEY. I move that the Sen· retired, to be a commodore in the Navy on the ate proceed to the consideration of ex· The legislative clerk read the nomina retired list, for temporary service, to continue ecutive business. tion of Milton E. Ballangee to be Direc while serving as Superintendent, United The motion was agreed to; and the tor of Selective Service for the Territory ' States Naval Observatory. of Hawaii, under the provisions of sec Capt. Milton S. Davis, United States Navy, Senate proceeded to the consideration of retired, to be a commodore in the Navy on the executive business. tion 10 (a) (3) of the Selective Training and Service Aet of 1940, as amended. retired list, for temporary E:ervice, to continue EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED while serving as port director, Naval Trans The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem portation Service, San Francisco, Calif. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tern· pore. Without objection, the nomina Capt. Charles F. Russell, United States Navy, pore laid before the Senate messages tion is 'confirmed. retired, to be a commodore in the Navy on from the President of the United States POSTMASTERS the retired list, for temporary service, to con submitting sundry nominations Brig. Gen. Graves B .. Erskine to be a major Albert Johnson, Huxley, Iowa. Office be ·NEW YORK general in the Marine Corps, for temporary came Presidential July 1, 1944. Vivian E. Shaw, Chafee, N. Y. Office be service, from the 3d day of February 1944. Henry Frost, Laurel, Iowa. Oftlce became came Presidential July 1, 1944. Col. Robert Blake to be a brigadier general Presidential July 1, 1944. Nellie S. Andrews, Conklin, N.Y. Office be 1n the Marine Corps, for temporary service, Harley J. Greenwalt, Mount Auburn, Iowa. came Presidential July 1, 1944. from the 2d day of October 1942. Oftl.ce became Presidential July 1, i944. Anna H. Callahan, Constable, N. Y. Office Col. William A. Worton to be a brigadier Gayle Snedecor, Rhodes, Iowa: Oftl.ce be- · · became Presidential July 1, 1944. general in the Marine Corps, for temporary came Presidential July 1, 1943. Arthur D. Toomey, Fredonia, N. Y:, in place service, from the 2d day of October 1942. Bessie Mae Rice, Urbana, Iowa. Office be of H. B. Hickey, retiTed. PosTMASTERs came Presidential July 1, 1944. Charles Riccardi, Glasco, N. Y. Office be The following-named persons to be post KENTUCKY came Presidential July 1, 1944. masters: Hollis M. Smith, Fonthill, Ky. Office be Helen Wheatley, Greenfield Center, N. Y. Office became Presidential July 1, 1944. ALABAMA came Presidential July 1, 19,4. Mo.ssie L. Winters, Twila., Ky. Office be Mortimer E. Clement. Honeoye, N.Y. Otnce Lena W. Glover, Margaret, Ala. Office be came Presidential July 1, 1944. became Presidential July 1, 1944. came Presidential July 1, 1944. William· Llght, Morrlsonv1lle, N. Y. Office LOUISIANA ALASK,A became Presidential July 1, 1944. John A. Ludwig, Grand Isle, La. Office NORTH CAROLINA Marie F. Harwood, Platinum, Alaska. Of became Presidential July 1, 1944. fice became Presidential July 1, 1943. Henry A. Sims, Waxhaw, N. C., in place of MASSACHUSETTS ARKANSAS 3. A. Davis, transferred. Wayne A. Smith, Griswoldville. Mass. Of OHIO Madia B. Adams, Austin, Ark. Oftl.ce be fice became Presidential July 1, 1944. came Presidential July 1, 1944. Inez S. Winget, Edison, Ohio. Office became John H. Long, Donaldson, Ark. Offtce be MICHIGAN Presidential July 1, 1943 . . came Presidential July 1, 1944. Esther I. Geroux, Bergland, Mich. Office OKLAHOMA Bertha Clinton Cragar, Grannis, Ark. Of became Presidential July 1, 1944. Basil E. McClendon, Bixby, Okla., in place flee became Presidential July 1, 1M4. MINNESO'tA Charles E. Watson, Greenway, Ark. Oftl.ce of B. M. Crosby, transferred. became Presidential July 1, 1944. Lawrence J. Voight, Clara City, Minn., 1n ·Weldon N. Wadley, Tyrone, Okla. Office be Monroe K. Churchill, Hector, Ark. Oftl.ce place of J. M. Gunter, transferred. came Presidential July 1, 1944. became Presidential July 1, 1944. Olive M . Stromgren, Const~nce, Minn. Of OB.EGON Clarence U. Price, London, Ark. Office be fice became Presidential July 1, 1944. Norman C. Worden, Erhard, Minn. Office Roscoe M. Lackey, Fort Stevens, Oreg., came Presidential July 1, 1944. in place of C. L. Haines, resigned. Samuel E. AdkiSson, Mount Vernon, Ark. became Presidential July 1, 1944. Offtce became Presidential July 1, 1944. Heziakah H. Wood, Freeborn, Minn. Office . PENNSYLVANIA Bland F. Bryant, Success. Ark. Oftl.ce be became Presidential July 1, 1944. Kathryne L. Kline, Adamsburg, Pa. Office came Presidential July 1, 1944. Edward J. Garrity, McGrath, Minn. Office became Presidential July 1, 1944. Charles A. Affbolter, Vandervoort, Ark. became Presidential July 1, 1943. Joseph M. Gallagher, Audenried, Pa. ·omce Offtce became Presidential July 1, 1944. , MISSISSIPPI became Presidential July 1, 1944. Elva G. Reed, Barto, Pa. Office became CALIFORNIA Edith M. Hattox, Ecru, Miss. Office became Presidential July 1, 1943. Presidential July 1, 1944. George 'H. Crooks, Ahwahnee. Calif. Office Harold Doering, Bethayres, Pa. in place of became Presidential July 1, 1944. Willie G. Rogers, Plantersville, Miss. Office became Presidential July 1, 1944. Harold Doering. Incumbent's commission Maud F. Olsen, Yorba Linda, Calif., in place expired May 6, 1942. of Olly.e Beard, transferred. Lee R. Adams, Sweatman, Miss. Oftice be Came Presidential July 1, 1944. H. Vincent Miller, Bird in Hand, Pa. Office CO.NNECTICUT Oleane Wright, Tremont, Miss. Oftlce be became Presidential July 1, 1944. Mary B. Hartley, Enfield, Conn. Office be came Presidential July 1, 1944. John B. Faust, Blandon, Pa. Office became Presidential July 1, 1944. came Presidential July 1, 1944. MISSOURI Henry H. Canfi.eld, North Woodbury, Conn. Margaret Darras, Bulger, Pa. Office be Office became Presidential July 1, 1944. Grace L. Smiser, Amsterdam, Mo . . O.ft!.ce came Presidential July 1, 1944. became Presidential July 1, 1944. Nora Schuch, Cogan Statton, Pa. Office be DELAWARE Charles P. Tompkins, Barnett, Mo. Office , came Presidential July 1, 1944. John B. Derrickson, Elle:qdale, Del. Ofllce became Presidential July 1, 1944. Loren R. Judson, Columbia Cross Roads, became Presidential July 1, 1944. James D. Kochel, Canalou, Mo. Office be Pa. Oftlce became Presidential July 1, 1944. Grace E. Bright, St. Georges, Del. Office came Presidential July 1, 1943. Kathryn McCann, Crabtree, Pa. Oft:l.ce be became Presidential July 1, 1944. Margaret Stephens, Clarksburg, Mo. Offi()e came Presidential July 1, 1944. Alma E. Boulden, Stanton, Del. Office be became Presidential July 1, 1944. Pauline M. Barry, Custer City, Pa. Office came Presidential July 1, 1944. Arthur M. Hoy, Esther, 1.1:o. Office became became Presidential July 1, 1944. HAWAII Presidential July 1, 1944. Edith May Reph·, Danielsville, Pa. omce became Presidential July 1, 1944. Minoru Tanaka, Hana, T. H., in place of William 0. Morris, Eugene, Mo. Office be came Presidential July 1, 1944. Anna M. -Warner, Derrick City, Pa. Office Minoru Tanaka. Incumbent's commission became Presidential July 1, 1944. expired March 28, 1942. Arvell E. Hightower, Grovespring, Mo. Of fice became Presidential July ,1, 1944. Hope B. Sterner, Dewart, Pa. Office be· IDAHO Irene B. O'Brlant, Livonia, Mo. Office be- · came Presiden1lia1 July 1, 1944. Harold S. Bailey. Grand View, Idaha. Office ·came Presidential July 1, 1944. · William T. Smith, Harrison City, Pa. Of became Presidential July 1, 1944. Mara T. Keevil, Syracuse, Mo. Offtce be fice became Presidential July 1, 1944. Clara Hand, Roberts, Idaho. Offtce became came Presidential July 1, 1944. Helen F. Sheehan, Landenburg. Pa. 0! Presidential July 1, 1944. John S. Smith, Williamstown, Mo. Office fice became Presidential July 1, 1944. Alvin L. Ralphs, Rockland, Idaho. Office became Presidential July 1, 1944. GeorgeS. Matyas, Jr., Tresckow, Pa. Offtce became Presidential July 1, 1944. became Presidential July 1, 1944. MONTANA Ruth E. Funk, Washington Bora, Pa. Of ILLINOIS Lawrence E. Osness, Huntley, Mont. Office fice became Presidential July 1, 1944. Ivory Bunch, McClure, Ill. Office became became Presidential July 1, 1944. Edward S. Bookheimer, West Point, Pa. Presidential July 1, 1943 . . May M. Beckman, Lame Deer, Mont. Offtee O.tllce became Presidential July 1, 1944. INDIANA became Presidential July 1, 1944. Gertrude A. Burns, Winfield, Pa. Office be Marie W. Jarrett, Williamsburg, Ind. Office Keith Hane, Power, Mont. Office became came Presidential July 1, 1944. became Presidential July 1, 1944. Presidential July 1, 1944. Jules V. Vanderscott, Wyano, Pa. Office became Presidential July 1, 1944. IOWA NEW MEXICO SOUTH DAKOTA Ruby C. Loes, Alburnett, Iowa. Office be Herman E. Kelt, Carrizozo, N.Mex. in place came Presidential July 1, 1944. of H. E. Kelt, resigned. Brendan A. Keane, Stephan, S. Dak., in George Lieb, Atkins, Iowa. Oftl.ce became Daniel M. Chavez, El Rito, N. Mex. Office place of J. J. Snyder, resigned. Presidential July 1, 1944. became Presidential July. 1, 1944. Agnes C. Maroney, Winfred, 8. Dak., in Thomas V. Darby, Cresco, Iowa, in place of Floyd L. Cole, Hope, N.Mex. Office became place of H. W. Landwehr, retired. D. D. Mead, removed. Presidential July 1, 1944. TENNESSEE Katherine A. Clarahan, Harper, Iowa. Of Lue E. Miles, Vanadium, N. Mex. Office be Evie Brasier, Castalian Springs, Tenn. 9f- flee became Presid.entlal July 1, 1944. · came Presidential July 1, 1944. 1ice became Presidential July 1, 1944. Agnes M. Workman, Henderson, Iowa. Of Kate M. Wallace, Zuni, N. MeXr Otnce be· Hersey B. McKinney, Cedar Grove, Tenn. flee became Presidential July 1, 1-944. came Presltiential July 1, 1944. omce Qecame PJ;'esident1al July 1. 1944. 1944 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 7491 Gladys S. Cunningham, Cc.,ttontown, Tenn. Francis E. Martin, July 6, 1942, Brenton G. Myking, October 16, 1941. Office became Presidential July 1, 1 944. Rider R. Lewis, July 14, 1942. R.obert 0. White, October 16. 1941. Ruby Mathis, Deer Lodge, Tenn. Office be Byron D. Casteel, July 15, 1942. Jack E. Conger, December 16, 1941. . came Presidential July 1, 1944. Charles B. Tolle, July 1, 1943. James A. Gilchrist, December 16, 1941. ' Lenora E. Parker, Enville, Tenn. Office . be Richard B. Leander, July 8, 1943. Oliver T. Koch, December 16, -1941. came Presidential July 1, 1944. Mark F. Todd, July" 10, 1943. Elton Mueller, December 16, 1941. Robert P. Lyons, July 10, 1943. Lynn H. Stewart, December 16, 1941. TEXAS John F. Kincaid, Jr., July 10, 1943. John "E" Hughes, January 9, 1942. Ben F. Brooks, Bagwell, Tex. Office be Charles W. Harding, July 10, 1943. Arnold A. Lund, January 9, 1942. came Presidential July 1, 1944. John A. Pease, July 10, 1943. John B. Maas, Jr., January 9, 1942. Gaynell Bond, Donie, Tex. Office became Robert T. Maurer, July 11, 1943. Henry S. Sabatier, January 9, 1942. Presidential July 1, 1944. Edward J. Hagan, July 12, 1943. Louis R. Smunk, January 9, 1942. Luther M. Dye, Graford, Tex., in place of Donald B. Freshwater, July 24, 1943. John R. Stack, January 9, 1942. J. P. Luce, transferred. John R. Cole, January 9, 1944. Robert W. Teller, January 9, 1942. Charles Smart, Lone Oak, Tex., in place of V. Dale Alquist, January 13, 1944. Joe L. Warren, January 9, 1942. P. G. Stevens; transferred. Arthur. B. Watts, January 10, 1944. Joseph W. White, Jr., January 9, 1942. Charles M: Bollinger, Powderly, Tex. Of Joseph F. Ro.rke, January 20, 19.44. Eugene A. Trowbridge, February 7, 1942. fice became Presidential July 1, 1944. Jackson H. Stuckey, March 6, 1944. Jack L. Brushert, February 9, 1942. Charles E. Turner, Smithfield, Tex. Office Kenneth G. Jones, April 4, 1944. William E. Crowe, February 9, 1942. became Presidential July 1, 1944. Claude E. Arnett, Jr., May 3, 1944. Samuel B. Folsom, Jr., February 9, 1942. UTAH William B. Ford, May 30, 1944. Thomas W. Furlow, February 9, 1942. Harold D. Roberts, Centerville, Utah, in \Villiam A. Cantrell, June 1, 1944. . George L. Hollowell, February 9, 1942. place of M. S. Porter, resigned. James A. Stewart, June .1, 1944. Samuel Richards, Jr., February·9, 1942. - Margaret C. Hatch, Corinne, Utah: Office Frederick G. Dorsey, June 1, 1944. Leo F. Tatro, Jr., February 9, 1942. became Presidential July 1, 1944. Dorliska W. Brown, Jr., June 5, 1944. Howard L. Walter, February 9, 1942. Florence M. Manning, Hooper, Utah. Office Charles C. Sprague, June 6, 1944. George D. Wolverton, February 9, 1942. became Presidential July 1, 1944. Joe B. Stephens, June 6, 1944. William "B" Freeman, March 12, 1942. Marvin F. S~errill, June 7, 1944. Raymond A. Rogers, Jr., March 12, 1942. VIRGINIA Walter D. Roberts, June 7, 1944. Wallace G. :Wethe, March 12, 1942. Pattie B. Chappell, Carson, Va. Office be Mal~olm Y. Colby, Jr., June 7, 1944. FTank P. Barker, Jr., March 14, 1942. came Presidential July 1, 1944. Henry G. Gardiner, Jr., June 7, 1944, Willard C. Lemke, March 14, 1942. · Frank H. Jones, Green Bay, Va. Office be Jackson W. Modisett, June 7, 1944. ' · Carroll E. McCullah, March 14, 1942. came Presidential July 1, 1944. John R. 'Weber, June 7, 1944. Edward J. Montagne, March 14, 1942. Matilda W. Campbell, Greenv1lle, Va. Of Arvin T. Henderson, June 7, 1944. Clarence H. Moore, March 14, ·1942. fice became Presidential July 1, 1943. Jack J.· Hatfield, June 7, 1944. Arthur N. Nehf, Jr., March 14, 1942. WASHINGTON Victor V. Davie, June 7, 1944. Uartin B. Roush, March 14, 1942. Tallie M. Livingston, Bridgeport, Wash. Of Rolla· D. Burghard, June 8, 1944. Carol D. Dalton, March 17, 1942. fice became Pre!:ldential July 1, 1944. Richard L. Mason, June 8, 1944. James E. Grubbs, March 17, 1942. Herbert B. Dye, Leavenworth, Wash., in William b. Mills, Jr., June 8, 1944. Henry W. Horst, March 17, 1942 . . place of G. A Hauber, removed. Walter P. Anthony, Jr., June 8, 1944. Robert w. Johannesen,. March 11, 1942 . . Forde Phelps, · Mineral, Wash. ·Office be William R. Thornton, June 9, 1944. Wllliam G. Johnson, March 17, .1942. came Presidential July 1, 1944. James Y. Bradfield,.June 10, 1944. Francis X. Witt, Jr., March 17, 1942. Mary C. Nelson, Olalla, Wash. Office be Andrew J. Causey, June 10, 19.44. William P. Dukes, March 25, 1942. came Presidential July 1, 1944. William. H. Thompson, June. 27, 1944. Jay E . .McDonald, March 25, 1942. Walter Jones, Pinehurst, Wash. Office be· Donald E. Stephens, June 2.7, 1944. John D. Noble, March 25, 1942. came Presidential July 1, 1943. Irving L. White, June 27, 1944. Billie K. Shaw, March 25, 1942. Roy H. Hughes, Satsop, Wash.· Office be Robert H. Mitchell, June 28, 1944. Joseph F. Wagner, Jr., March 25, 1942. came Presidential July 1, 1944. Marshall M. Searcy, June 30, 1944. George B. Herlihy, April 3, 1942. Ernest E. Riddell, Tracyton, Wash. Office Hugh H. Hanson, July 8, 1944. Dale M. Leslie, April 3, 1942. became Presidential July 1, 1944. Charles F. Climie, Jr., July 26, 1944. William P. Mitchell, April 3, 1942. Helen M. Walkup, Tukwila, Wash. Office John T. Manning, July 26, 1944. James L. Secrest, April 3, 1942. became Presidential July 1, 1944. John· D. ·cqnway, July 28, 1944. Gordon L. Alleh, April 23, 1942. Richard L. Braun, April 23, 1942. WEST VIRGINIA John W. Markson, July 28, 1944. George H. Lawrence, July 28, 194.4. Werlin U. Gray, April 23, 1942. Herbert Adkins, Harts, W. Va. Office be- • Eugene w. Rumsey, August 5, 1944. Clinton C. Basinger, May 1, 1942. came Presidential July 1, 1944.' Edmund W. Berry, May 1~.. 1942. Amos B. Root, Jr., August 5, 1944. Howard W. ·Bollmann, May 1, 1942. Bessie S. Fisher, Sissonvllle, W. Va. Office Frank R. Morrow, August 5, 1944. became Presidential July 1, 1943. • Dan H. Johnson, May 1, 1942. Donald B. Hull, August 5, 1944. Billy C. Marks, May 15, 1942. WYOMING Adrian B. Goodman, August 5, 1944. Frank B. Baldwin, May 2·2, 1942. Eva I. Fleenor, Fort Laramie, Wyo. Office Walter R. Ogden, Augusr 5, 1944. Charles H. Woodley, May 22, 1942. became Presidential July 1, 1944. Franklin .J. Grabill, August 9, 1944. Robert H. Brumley, June 8, 1942. To be assistant paymaster with the rank of Dennis P. Casey, June 8, 1942. CONFIRMATIONS· ensign, to rank trom February 13, 1943 William L. Gunness, June 8, 1942. William K. Woodard Samuel "C" Roach, Jr., June 8, 1942. Executive nominations confirmed l>y John Skinner, Jr.; June 8, 1942. the Senate September 1, 1944: To be assistant paymaster with the rank of Fred J. Gilhuly, June 18, 1942. ensign, to rank from June 9, 19.41 ASSAYER IN THE MINT John E. Worlund, June 18, 1942. James J. Lynch Robert E. Kelly, June 19, 1942. Donald J. Dwyer to be assayer in the mint Harold L. Spears, June 19, 1942. of the United States at San Francisco, Calif. To be lieutenant (junior grade), to rank from June 1, 1942 Augustus L. Arndt, June 25, 1942. SELECTIVE SERVICE Percy F. Avant, Jr., June 25, 1942. Rex W. Warner Milton E. Ballangee to be director of Selec William N. Case, June 25, 1942. tive Service for the Territory of Hawaii. To be assistant paymaster with the rank of John E. Hays, June 25, 1942. ensign, to rank from June 19, 1942 Archie D. Simpson, June 25, 1942. IN THE NAVY William T. Peach 3d Clyde H. Davis, Jr., July 13, 1942. APPOINTMENT !'OR TEMPORARY SERVICE Richard E. French, July 13, 1942. IN THE MARINE CORPS Gail Morgan to be commodore in the Navy Lynn "~" Kelso, July 13, 1942. for temporary service to continue while serv To be second lieutenants, from date placed Henry M. Turner, July 13, 1942. ing as commander, Naval Operating Base, opposite each name Ray K. Wolff, July 13, 1942. Midway. Donald G. H. Jaeckels, March 16, 1941. John F. Bolt, Jr., July 18, 1942. Elmer F. Brooks, Jr., July 18, 1942. APPOINTMENTS IN THE NAVY Kenneth R. Chamberlain, July 16, 1941. Robert J. Bear, August 4, 1941. John G. Charbeneau, July 18, 1942. To be ensign, to rank from January 6, ·1941 · Robert F. Stout, August 4, 1941. Reinhardt Leu, July 18, 1942. Clarence F. Avery Robert W. Vaupell, August 18, 1941. . Jack M. Wells, July 18, 1942. To be assistant surgeons with the rank of Harold G. Schlendering, August 30, 1941. John L. Morgan, Jr., July 23, 1942. lieutenant (junior grade), to rank from the James B. Maguire, Jr., October 8, 1941. Wilbur J. Thomas, July 23, 1942. date stated opposite their names Clair "C" Chamberlain, October 10; 1941. Floyd C. Haxton, August 5, 1942. Joseph 0. M. Thatcher, October 7, 1941. John P. Sigman, October 14, 1941. George Major, August 5, 1942. Edmond P. Larkin, November 22, 1941, George F. Bastian, October 16, 1941. Thomas L. Wyatt, August 5, 1942. Bothwell Graham 3d, May 26, 1942. Israel E. Boniske, October 16, 1941. :Warner 0. Chapman, 'August 11, 194!il. 1492 CONGRE.SSIONAL RECO_RD-:-SENATE SEPTEMB~R 1 Thomas R. Merritt, August 11, 1942. Derrett C. Smith1 Kim. KENTUCKY Robert Dailey, Jr., September 16, 1942. Magd!tlene Skees,_ Loretto. Lillian F. Burke; Allen. Homer L. Daniel, October' 16, 1942. Eileen E. Palmateer, Milliken. Darwin C. Wells, A_uxier. "'H" Leverett Jacobi, October 16, 1942. - i Elmer F. ·Huitt, Pierce. Clayton Samples, Bagdad. Richard K. Todd, October 10, 1942. Martin .F. :M:endine, Valdez. Maywood Whitaker, Blackey. John D. curd, November 1, 1942. Jessie M:. Han.ks, Westminster. Leonard H. Banks~ Burdine. Julius F. Koetsch, November 1, 1942. CONNECTICUT Coy Oscar Glass, Dunham. Ro'bert D. Morris, November 1, 1942. Richard Arthur Greiset, Easton. Owen L. Ellis, Dunnville. Paul A. Mullen, Novem•ber 1, 1942. Nellie Antis, fullerton. Wiley A. Green, November 16, 1942. Edward-F. Charter, Ellington. Lillian M. Maxcy, Mansfield Center. Mary B. (larvey, Glencoe. Charles "E" Cornwell, December 1, 1942. Nelly B. Jones, Grand Rivers. Arthur P. Duttenhofer, Jr., December 1, GEORGIA Edgar K. Sturgill, Harold. 1942. Elizabeth M. Carlton, Bolton. Alvin Francisco, Hellier. Walter A. Petersen. December 1, 1942. Ralston H. Kinsey, Mayfield. Frank May, Langley. William w. Blakely, August 7, 1943. Willie E. Fulcher, Mc:Bean. ' Dora E. Pike, Livingston. Richard R. Breen, from February 4, 1944. M.· Wallace Forrester, Mount Airy. Lawrence E. Ratliff, Lookout. Fred F. Harbin, from May 2, i944. · James E. Chambless, Rentz. Bailey Kendrick, ·McAndrews. ·Michael D. Benda, from May 2, 1944. Wiley T. Young, Riverdale. Jimmie Lee Oldham, Okolona. William A. Wilson, from May 2, 1944. John H. Wood, Rocky Face. Ethel G. Abbott, Silver Grove. Edwin L. Hickman, Jr., from May 2, 1944. William A', Garrett, Roopville. Alice 0. Cannon, Turners Statton. Howard K. Alberts, from ·May 2, 1944. Ethline F. Kendrick, Sharon. Louise R. McCormack, Waddy. John B. Sullivan, from May 2, 1944. Eva L .. Ellis, Sumner. · Irene T. Nickell, Webbville. · Robert E. Wagoner,_from May 2, 1944. Jewell Morrison, Talking Rock. Fannie Runnels, West Prestonsburg. POSTMASTERS Mell S. Rhodes, TaylorsyUle. Nellie Staffm·d, Wurtland. Willialfi c:Lively, Waco. LOUISIANA ALABAMA Vera H .. OUmmings, Warthen. · Maud M. Mayes, Ansley. Bernice P. Jones, Adger. George h Sinclair, Waverly Hall. . Joe Slatesky, Jr., Brookside. Julia J. Scott, Williamson . Thelma M. Humble, Calhoun. Phoebe E. Johnson, Coatopa. Nas Paulk, Wray. Jeanne H.; Crouch.et, Carencro. Jennie 0. Parker. Crowville. Herman Poe, Corona. HAWAII · Joseph A. Russell, Dawson. Joseph Fenelon Landry, Delcambre. Gladys Reaves, Dolomite. Gilbert M. N.akatani, Captain Cook. Vera M. Canady, Eros. Rosa L. Cothran, Dutton. James Costa Amarino, Holualoa. Ruth M. Fairleigh, Holly Ridge. Austin M." Causey, Fivepoints. Anna Dubenick, Mountainview. James A. Duke, Kelly. Thomas D. Noles, Graham. Manual Silva Ramos, Jr., Paauilo. Milly. G. McCUllough, Livingston. Joseph W. Smith, Mount Hope. Eva Lyman, Pahoa. Lena Evasovich, Triumph. Bertha 0. Burt, Pittsview. Manuel Braga Fernandes, Jr., Puhi. MAINE Tinnie Mae McGinty, River View. Ernest Joseph Freitas, Spreckelsville. • Lary Masato ·Kamada, Waianae. Ermine B. Davis, Burnham. Onita E. Wood, Round Mountain. Mae 'L. Jack, Denmark. 1\iary w. McLain, Salem. INDIANA Harland G. Hofl'ses, Jefferson. Jessie E. West, Sayreton. Cora J. Quflll}., Bringhurst. Irma P. Heal, La Grange. Leona M. Bird, Shelby. Nina M. Stokesberry, Camby. Lilia B. Pol~nd, North Jay. Sarah· B. Baker, Shorter. Florence L. Heifner, Chsu-lottesville. Mary E. Donnelly, North Vassalboro. Ada G .. Taylor, Tannef. William F. Hilkene, CUmberland. Robert E. Johnson, Perry. Jesse G. Reynolds, Toney. Raymond M. Cornett, Decker. Vera G. Brown, New Sharon. Francis Dawson Lile, Trinity. Hueston H. Harris, Denver. Phoebe Stevens, Portage. Augustus S. McDermott, Union Grove. Vallie F. Webster, Forest. Violet L. Ballard, West Enfield. CALIFORNIA Inez Murnan, Fountaintown. MINNESOTA Muriel J. Broman, Alpaugh. · Carrie Kay, Fredericksburg. Leonard W. Lamppa, Embarrass. Pearl W. McKamey, Biola; William E. James·, Harlan. Homer Clark, Blue Lake. Beryl Birdwell, Heltonville. MISSISSIPPI William M. Wright, Bd'Stonia. Dayton L; Barkley, Hoagland. Sarah B . . Hudson, Carpenter. Margaret E. Tann, Brisbane._ Wilma .B. Foster; Kimmell. Nannie R. Strickland, Eden. Floyd c. Palmer, Campo. Grace Pittman, Laconia. Louisa J. Megehee, Escatawpa. Louise ·J. Riley, Cardiff-by-the-Sea. Enos H. Young,. Laotto. Jerome C. 'Washington, Pheba. Anna Olds Brown, Chualar. Phyllis G. Plummer, Larwill. Frank H. King, Pocahontas. Edith B. Clark, Clearlake Oaks. Douglas R. Butler, Smithdale. Brian W. Smith, Lebanon. William N. Mangum, Star. Mildred I. ·Roberts, Coleville. Elfia E. Leach, Lizton. Mabel Draper, Columbia. MISSOURI Dorothy M. Krollpfeiffer, Del Monte. IOWA Anna Lee Byers, Ag.ency. Emma· B. Near, Descanso. Georga L. Muenchow, Arcadia. Martha T. Russell, Bertrand. Jolin A. Bryson, Downey. Peter S. Juhl, Crystal Lake. Roy D. Holland, Butler. • Christine Haines, Earp. George H. Miller, Libertyville.~ Clifton C. Thompson, Cainsville. Beatrice E. Bonsack, Empire. Magdalene M. Klosterman, New Vienna. Frances .Ann Brown, Deering. Frederick H. Robshaw, Encanto. Paul E. Heckathorn, Van Wert. Genevieve Frakes, De Kalb. Laura K. Milrray, Esparto. Cha.rles G .. M~rquis, Woodburn. Goldie ¥. Edmundson, Dudley. Eunice C. Dick, Essex. KANSAS Cornelia Hart, Granby. · Rose Stringham, Fenner. Nathaniel _Nunnery, Hollancf. Gladys Head, Garden Grove. Dor~ M . . Phillips, Belpre . . Hallie M. Swain, Koshkonong. Alta E. Collins, Harbor City. Burt W. Gilchrist, Bentley. Mildred ~· Bedell, Sumner. Juanita M. Casey, Kelso. Merton P. Hill, Benton. Guy E. Thrailkill, Leucadia. Bertram W. Wernette, Dresden. NEBRASKA Henry R. Gewe, I,.os Alamos. , ' Lester A. White, Edwardsville. Echo M. Ball, Bartlett. Ramona P. Lansing, Los Olivos. John 0. Alman, Fontana. AugustE, Elam, Falls City. Archie L. Shelp, Marina. Selma R. Cochran, Ford. Elsie Kelly, Greenwood. Phoebe Vickroy, Montgomery Creek. Warren P. Armstrong, Hepler. Emmet M. Luby, Henry. Herman T. Fast, Jansen. Harry ·H. Dietrich, Pleasanton. George E. Noble, Madison. Rising City. Geneva Christofferson, Potter Valley. Ivah A. Wiles, Muncie. Paulus w. Barker, James Jesse Steele, Wayne. ~ary E. · Shear, Princeton. Francis R . Kaiser, Park. Louis R. Riave, Santa Susana. Blanche Gardner, Plevna. NEW HAMPSHIRE Selene M. Fair, Santa Ynez. Anne C. Jordan, Savonburg. Clarence A. Morse, Brookline. Amos R. Knupp, Scotia. Walter Leroy Kent, Stafford, Harry. H. Atwood, Pelham. , LaZeila N .. Liddell, Sequoia National Pa-rk. Clarence M. Chaney, Stark. Marion B. Lyman, Silver Lake. Alice DeC. Algar, Stinson Beach. Emma M. Drake, Sunflower. NEW .. JERSEY Harry A. E"Gkert, Westpoint. Eula Dorrell, Treece. George E. Richardson, Wrightwood. John R. Powell, Alloway. Roy T. Henderson, Winfield. Margaret G. Walter, Cedar Knolls. COLORADO NelUe M. Spohn, Windom. Gertrude Hynes, Colonia. Anna Christensen, Agate, A. Frank Goebel, Winona. Joseph R. L. Jackson, Hazlet. . Harry ·E. Cotter, .Crowley. Marguerite G. Ryan, Xavier. Bessie W. Blutstein, Jersey Homesteads. 1944 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 7493 James D. Trelble, Lafayette. provide for the payment thereof, and for Helen Moore, Lawnside. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES other purposes. Edward T. Sherwood, Rosemont. The Clerk read the title of the bill. Margaret Butterfield, West Milford. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,1944 The SPEAKER. Is there objection to NORTH CAROLINA The House met at 12 o'clock noon. the request of the Delegate from Alaska? Hattie W. Smith, Atkinson. Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. Re Bertha James, Chinquapin. The Chaplain, Rev. James .Shera Ella E. Meshaw, Council. Montgomery, D. D., offered the following serving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, prayer: this is a request of the city itself? OHIO Mr. DIMOND. Yes; it is the request · Frank A. Driscoll, Bedford. 0 Thou whose wondrous name is love of the city presented through the com Earl N. Tarrier, Bidwell. and mercy, we pray Thee to make Thy Lud E. Treece, Continental. mon council of the city, which is unani sanctuary in the hearts of men; enable mous on the subject. If the bill passes, Charles H. Barth, Fresno. them to behold the undying truth in Thy Roma v. Condrey, Germantown. before the bonds are issued it will be Arthur Fisher, Hiram. law. in the ebbing tides of this week, necessary to hold a special election, and John R. Gallagher, Ludlow Falls. fill the recesses of our souls with deep the issue must be approved by 51tJercent Ruth L. Bergamyer, Somerville. spiritual power which provides strength of the registered taxpayers of the city. PUERTO RICO and courage to keep us undaunted and Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. There Luis Lugo, Cidra. true in our mission. More and more may is nothing in the bill applicable to any Gloria P. de Leon, Comerlo. we learn to walk undismayed in tempta thing other than that particular city? Ana Maria Bou, Corozal. tion and adversity, inspired by the might Mr. DIMOND. That is quite right. Carmen Julia Quinones, Guanica. of moral manhood and womanhood. 0 Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. The Gustavo Quinones Rieder, Gurabo. lift us into that full life in which there Rosario Santiago, Maunabo. gentleman's committee is unanimous? · is no pettiness or ignoble ambition as Mr. DIMOND. The committee is Gonzalo Colon Campos, Morovis. revealed in the earthly life of ·our Lord. Modesta de Vega, Naranjito. unanimous, and the report was made Josefina E. Avila, Patinas. Make our country Emanuel's land, by the gentleman from Oregon [~r. Providencia R. de Rexach, Rio Grande. where there shall be no strife and in ANGELL]. · Hortensia Pagan de Berrios, Santa Isabel. which a man is justified by the measure Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. I Josefa Alvarez, Vega Alta. of his sacrifice, interpreting his surplus withdraw my reservation · of objection, TEXAS as another's need. Lest America go the Mr. Speaker. Lois B. Deaver, Bluff Dale. way of forgotten nations, cleanse Thou The SPEAKER. Is there. objecti.on to Emma Johnson, Brookeland. the arteries of our national life and re the request of the Delegate from Alaska? • Ina McCall, Burke. deem our populous centers from the foul There was no objection. Hugo Suhr, Cat Spring. ness of poverty, sin, and shame. We Graves Burke, Cherokee. bless Thee for all the channels of high The Clerk read the bill, as foJlows: Ernst H. A. Schlather, Cibolo. privilege with which our land is so richly Be it enacted, etc., That the city of Ketchi Henry E. Philippus, Cost. endowed; 0 let their ministries of un kan, Alaska, is hereby authorized to· issue Winnie G. Tanner, Flomot. and sell its bonds in an amount not to exceed Winola C. Lee, Fritch. selfishness reach all classes: reclaiming $150,000, for the purpose of constructing and Nora C. McNally; Godley. the ups and downs of human experience. acquiring additions and betterments to and . Lucile H. Pape, Gregory. Anoint all citizens with the spirit of extensions of the electric light and power OEcar H. Brent, Hamshire. obedience and true fellowship whose con system of said city. Irma Jane · Farek, Hockley. summation is freedom from h-atred, SEc. 2. Before said bonds shall be issued, a Ouita Schaeffer, Honey Island. .want, and fear. In the name of Him who special eiection shall be ordered by the com John Marvin Murray, Lyons. said to all men: "Our Father." · Amen. mon council of the said city of Ketchican, Lottie H. Rector, McCaulley. Alaska, at ·which election the question of Paul D. Davis, Nevada. The Journal of the proceedings of yes whether such bonds shall be issued, in an Clark C. Coppedge, Ore City. terday was read and approved. amount not exceeding the amount above Edward D. Farmer, Pierce. specified and for the purposes hereinbefore Sadie R. Smajstra, Placedo Junction. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE set forth, shall be submitted to the qualified Veda G. Evans, Red Oak. A message from the Senate, by Mr. electors of said city of Ketchikan, Alaska, Mattie Cowden, Sandia. Gatling, one of its clerl{S, announced whose names appear on the last assessment VmGINIA that the Senate had passed without roll of said city for purposes of municipal taxation. The form of the ballot shall be Vira B. West, Bandy. amendment a joint resolution of the such that the electors may vote for or against Julia A Powers, Bon Air. House' of the following title: the issuance of bonds for the purposes herein Agnes P. Deans, Churchland. H. J. Res. 306. Joint resolution authorizing specified up to the amount herein authorized. John S. Allen, Doswell. the President of the United States of Amer Not less than 20 days' notice of such election Adline Quesenberry, Dugspur. ica to proclaim October 11, 1944, General shall be given to the public by posting notices Nathaniel H. Keezell, Harrisonburg. Pulaski's Memorial Day for the observance of same in three conspicuous places within Thomas G. Fenwick, Howardsvllle. and commemoration of the death of Brig. the corporate limits of the city of Ketchikan, Milton J. Turner, Huddleston. Gen. Casimir Pulaski. · Alaska, one of which shall be on a bulletin Lottie M. Gertzen, Iron Gate. board in the public lobby of the United William Burton Adams, Java. The message also announced that the States post office at Ketchikan, Alaska. The Grover G. Watkins, Lottsburg. Vice President has appointed Mr. BARK election ·notice shall specifically state the Grace F . Boley, Lynch Station. LEY and Mr. BREWSTER members of the amount of bonds proposed to be issued and Hubert S. Cline, Mount Sidney. the purposes for which said bonds are to be Edgar L. Paisley, Mouth of Wilson. joint select committee on the part of the Senate, as provided for in the act of issued. The registration for such election, Mary F. Burks, Natural Bridge Station. the manner of conducting the same, and the Lulu B. Woodyard, Occoquan. August 5, 1939, entitled "An act to pro canv'ass of the returns of such electi9n shall A. Hyslop LeCato, Painter. vide for the disposition of certain records be, as nearly as practicable, in accordance Ruby P. Perdue, Penhook. of the United States Government,'' for with the requirements of law for general and Mary E. Holmes, Plasterco. the disposition of executive papers in the special elections in said municipality; and Julia W. McCann, Roxbury. following Department: such bonds shall be issued for the purposes William L. Johnston, Somerset. Department of the N!J,vy. herein authorized only upon the condition William E. Hankins, Toano. that not less than 51 percent of the votes cast Goldie P. Pasley, Trout Dale. CITY OF KETCHIKAN, ALASKA at such election shall be in favor of the Nancy G. Dunn, Vernon Hill. Mr. DIMOND. Mr. Speaker, I ask issuance of said bonds for such purposes. unanimous consent for the present con SEc. 3. Said bonds shall be authorized by WITHDRAWAL sideration of the bill (H. R. 5144) to resolution or ordinance of the common coun Executive nomination withdrawn from authorize the city of Ketchikan, Alaska, cil, and may be issued in coupon form, and the Senate September 1, 1944: may be made registerable as to principal to issue bonds in a sum not to exceed alone or as to both principal and interest POSTMASTER $150,000 for the purpose of constructing under such terms and conditions as the com PENNSYLVANIA and acquiring additions and betterments mon council shall provide. Said bonds shall Ruth E. Funk to be postmaster at Wash- to and extensions of the electric light be dated and shall be in such denomination lngton, Pa. and power system of said ,city, and to or denominations, and may mature in such XC--473