1951 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 1277 ment, new institutions, and new rela mately of the mutual interest of our two SENATE tionships will result in the resumption of peoples. Underlying problems which we face the long friendship which, until the late today, apart from those which are in the THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 limelight at the moment, are those. of food unpleasantness, existed between the peo and population. For the further improve REPORTS OF FINANCE COMMITTEE FILED ABOLITION OF CASTLE PINCKNEY NATIONAL REPORT OF FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION DURING RECESS MONUMENT A letter from the Administrator, Federal A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Security Agency, transmitting, pursuant to Under authority of the order of the Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed law, the report of the Food and Drug Ad Senate of the 12th instant, legislation to abolish the Castle Pinckney ministration, for the fiscal year 1950 (with Mr. GEORGE, from the Committee on National Monument and to transfer the ju an accompanying report); to the Committee Finance, to which were referred the fol risdiction and control of the lands contained on Latlor and Public Welfare. lowing bills, reported them on February to the Secretary of the Army, and for other FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE AMERICAN LEGION 14, 1951, and submitted reports thereon: purposes (with an accompanying paper); to the Committee on Interior and Insular A letter from the Director, National Organ H. R. 1. A bill to authorize the payment by Affairs. ization of the American Legion, transmitting, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs of a purruant to law, the financial statement of grc:.tuitous indemnity to survivors of mem LAW ENACTED BY LEGISLATURE OF GUAM the American Legion for the calendar year bers of the Armed Forces who die in active A letter from the Acting Assistant Secre 1950 (with an accompanying report); to the se::vice, and for other purposes; with amend tary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant Committee on Finance. ments (Rept. No. 91); to law, a copy of a law enacted by the Legis PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS H. R. 1724. A bill to provide for the re lature of Guam, making appropriation for negotiation of contracts, and for other pur the compensation of a member of the Presi Petitions, etc., were laid before the poses; with amendments (Rept. No. 92); and dent's Commission on application of the Senate, or presented, and referred as in H. R. 2141. A bill to extend for 2 years the Federal laws of Guam (with an accompany dicated: existing privilege of free importation of gifts ing paper); to the Committee on Interior from members of the Armed Forces of the and Insular Affairs. By the VICE PRESIDENT: A concurrent resolution of the Legislature u:i.ited States on duty abroad; without SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION OF CERTAIN amendment (Rept. No. 93). of the State of New York; to the Committee ALIENS on Banking and Currency: TRANSACTION OF ROUTINE BUSINESS A letter from the Acting Attorney General "Concurrent Resolution 32 Mr. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Presi of the United states, transmitting, pursuant to law, copies of the orders of the Commis "Concurrent resolution of the senate and as C:ent, I ask unanimous consent that Sen sioner of the Immigration and Naturalization sembly memorializing Congress to enact ators be permitted to present petitions Service, suspending the deportation of cer legislation which will exempt employees of and memorials, submit reports, introduce tain aliens, together with a statement of the the State and the political subdivisions bills and joint resolutions, and other facts and pertinent provisions of law as to thereof from the present wage stabilization routine matters for the RECORD, without each alien, and the reasons for ordering such order debate and without speeches. suspension (with accompanying papers); to "W.hereas the l ederal Wage Stabilization the Committee on the Judiciary. Board has announced a wage freeze in con . The VICE PRESIDENT. Without ob junction with a price freeze at the highest jection, it is so ordered. GRANTING OF STATUS OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE levels between December 19, 1950, and Janu TO CERTAIN ALIENS EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. ary 25, 1951; and A letter from the Acting Attorney General "Whereas the said wage freeze includes The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the of the United States, transmitting, :pursuant hundreds of thousands of employees of the Senate the following letters, which were to law, copies of the orders of the Commis State and its political subdivisions; and referred as indicated: sioner of the Immigration and Naturalization "Whereas the salaries of government em Service granting the application for perma ployees have fallen far below the level neces REPORT BY NAVY DEPARTMENT ON FOREIGN nent residence to certain aliens, together ExCESS PROPERTY DISPOSAL .sary to maintain a decent standard of living; with a detailed statement of the facts and and A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the pertinent provisions of law as to each alien, "Whereas this order jeopardizes and fore Navy, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report and the reasons for granting the applications stalls the present wage adjustments which on foreign excess . property disposal by the (with accompanying papers); to the Com have been promised by State and municipal Navy Department, calendar year 1950 (with mittee on the Judiciary. authorities for such employees: Now, there an accompanying report); to the Committee fore, be it on Expenditures in tbe Executive Depart REPORT OF SECRETARY OF CoMMERCE ments. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, "Resolved (if the assembly concur), That transmitting, pursuant to law, his annual the people of the State of New York through RECORDATION OF SCRIP, LIEU SELECTION, AND report, dated December 29, 1950 (with an ac their representatives in the senate and as SIMILAR RIGHTS companying report); to the Committee on sembly hereby respectfUlly memorialize the A letter from the Acting Assistant Secre Interstate and Foreign Commerce. {j()ngress of the United States to enact leg tary of the Interior, transmitting a draft of islation, if necessary, and the Wage Stabiliza proposed legislation to require the recorda REPORT OF FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION tion Board to promulgate orders which will tion of scrip, lieu selection, and similar rights A letter from the Chairman of the Federal exempt employees o! the State and its po (with accompanying papers); to the Com Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant litical subdivisions from the said wage stabi mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs. to law, the annual 11eport of the Commission .lization order; and it is further for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1950 (with "Resolved (if the assembly concur), That CONSOLIDATION OF PARKER AND DAVIS DAM an accompanying report); to the Committee PROJECTS copies of this resolution be forthwith trans on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. mitted to Cyrus S. Ching, Chairman of the A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the REFORT OF PACIFIC MARINE FISHERIES Wage Stabilization Board, the Secretary of Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed the Senate of the United States, the Clerk legislation to consolidate the Parker Dam COMMISSION A letter from the Chairman of the Pacific of the House of Representatives of the United power project and the Davis Dam project States, and to e:-,ch Member of Congress (with an accompanying paper); to the Com Marine Fisheries Commission, Portland, Oreg., transmitting, pursuant to law, the duly elected from the State of New York and mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs. that the latter be urged to devote them 0 annual report of the Commission for the ADDITION OF CERTAIN LANDS TO MANASSAS calendar year 1950 (with an accompanying selves to the task of accomplishing the pur NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD, VA. report) ; to the Committee on Interstate and pose of this resolution. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Foreign Commerce. "By order of the senate, Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed "WILLIAM S. KING, legislation to authorize the addition of i:er REPORT OF ClvIL AERONAUTICS BOARD "Secretary. tain lands to Manassas National Battlelicld A letter from the Chairman, Civil Aero "In assembly, February 5, 1951, concurred Park, Va., and for other purposes (with an nautics Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, in without amendment. accompanying paper) ; to the Committee on the annual report of the Board for the fiscal "By order of assembly. Interior and Insular Affairs. year 1950 (with an accompanying report); "ANSLEY B. BORKOWSKI, AOQUISITION OF CERTAIN LANDS FOR GEOLOGICAL to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign "Clerk." SURVEY Commerce. A joint reso!ution of the Legislature of A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the TERM OF JUDGE FOR DISTRICT COURT OF VIRGIN the State of Colorado; to the Committee on Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed ISLANDS Foreign Relations: legislation to amend the act of December 24, A letter from the Director, Administrative "House Joint Memorial 3 1942 (56 Stat. 1086; 43 U. S. C., sec. 36b), Office of the United States Courts, Washing "Memorializing the President of the United entitled "An act to authori:l'le the Secretary ton, D. C., transmitting a draft of proposed States and the Congress thereof to take no of the Interior to acquire lands or interest in legislation to fix the term of the judge of steps to establish or to join a. world gov lands for the Geological Survey" (with an the district court of the Virgin Islands at 8 ernment at this time accompanying paper); to the Committee on years (with an accompanying paper); to the "Whe_·eas it is the desire of the Thirty Interior and Insular Affair::;. Committee on the Judiciary. eighth General Assembly of the State of 1951 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 1279 Colorado to encourage a:r: i aid in the estab themselves to the development of the St. tion of soil erosion, to preserve natural re lishment of peace. among the nations of Lawrence River and President Harry S. TrU· sources, prevent impairment of dams and the world, and it is the firm determination man has characterized the· St. Lawrence reservoirs, assist in maintaining the naviga of this same general assembly to preserve project as of economic value comparable to bility of rivers, protect and promote the the sa0red rights of the people of Colorado the Panama Canal and a vital .necessity as health, safety, and general welfare of the peo and of the United States as have been de a defense measure; and ple, and to appropriate sufficient funds for termined by the Declaration of Independence "Whereas world developments of the past the execution of such legislation. and guaranteed by the Constitutions of the few months and the existence of the pres "SEC. 2. The secretary of the senate is United States and the State of Colorado; and ent national emergency require in the na directed to forward copies of this resolution "Whereas there are in the world today as tional defense the development of this in to the Secretary of the United States Senate, well as in these United States people who land waterway as an additional means of to the Clerk of the National House of Repre nre st renuously endeavoring to establish a transportation for the great industries lo sentatives, and to each United States Senator world government and to ~ause the United cated on the Great Lakes and the agriculture and Congressman from Indiana." States to become a member thereof; and of the northwest States; and "Whereas it is the sentiment of this thirty "Whereas the State of Minnesota, through A concurrent resolution of the Legislature eighth general assembly that the peoples of its legislature, for the last 31 years, has af of the State of Indiana; to the Committee on the world are not yet sufficiently acquainted firmed its continued support of this project, Finance: with or cognizant of the freedoms tt.e Ameri and through . the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence "Senate Concurrent Resolution 5 can people enjoy to have attained that altru Tidewater Commission of Minnesota has con "Concurrent resolution memorializing Con ism which is essential to the harmonious tinuously promoted the development of the gress to enact a law relieving all members and successful realization of peace among St. Lawrence River, believing that the proj of the Armed Forces now on active .duty nations, the lack of this altruism having ect is a vital necessity for the stimulation from paying any Federal income tax on any been made evident by the dfosensions in the and development of the resources of this compensation received by such members United Nations; and State and of the entire Northwest, as well for services performed as a member of the · "Whereas the organization of the world as a great economic advantage to the Na Armed Forces government as propo'."ed is of a nature such tion, and that the project has already been "Whereas during the World War II mem that the people of the United States will be too long delayed: Now, therefore, be it bers of the Armed Forces were not required required to surrender part of their sovereign "Resolved, That the senate (the house of to pay any Federal income tax on any com ty to nations which have no concept of world representatives concurring) commend and pensation received for services performed in peace and cooperation; and support the President of the United States the Armed Forces; and "Whereas the sentiment of the Thirty in his steadfast, consistent, and energetic "Whereas the present members of the eighth General Assembly of the State of support of this project, and urge the Con Colorado is not in accord with the whole gress of the United States, without further Armed Forces are required to pay Federal intention expressed by the Thirty-seventh delay, to take all measures necessary to income tax: Therefore be it General Assembly of the State of Colorado: bring about the speedy completion of this "Resolved by the Senate of the General Therefore be it great project as a vital defense and economic Assembly of the State of Indiana (the house "Resolved by the ·house of representatives necessity; be it further of re:,resentatives concurring): of the thirty-eighth general assembly (the "Resolved, That the Secretary of State be "SECTION 1. That the Eighty-seventh Gen senate concurr ing therein), That the Presi- . instructed to send copies of this resolution eral Assembly of the State of Indiana hereby dent and the Congress of the United States to the President, the Vice President, the memorialize the Congress of the United be and are hereby :')etitioned ~o make no Speaker of the House of Representatives of States to enact a law to relieve all members effort to create or join any \70rld government the United States~ and to each of the Sena of the Armed Forces now on active duty from whatsoever until there shall have been dis tors and Representatives in Congress from paying any Federal income tax on an~ com played by the peoples of the world sufficient the State of Minnesota. pensation received from the Government in altruism, and such desire to have and will "ELMER ANDERSON, payment of services performed by them as ingness to sacrifice to assure world peace and "President of the Senate. members of the Armed Forces. stability that it ·will unquestionably be es "JOHN A. HARTLE, "SEC. 2. That a certified copy of this reso tablished, but thut their endeavors shall be "Speaker of the House of Representatives • . lution be sent to the Clerk of the House of such as will strengthen the cooperative ef "Approved February 8, 1951. Representatives, to the Secretary of the forts of the United Nations; be it further "LUTHER YOUNGDAHL, Senate and to the presidinJ officer of each "Resolved, That copies of tt.is joint me "Governor of the State of Minnesota." House of the National Congress, and to each morial be immediat ely forwarded to the c· the United States Senators and Repre.; President of the United States, to the Presi• A concurrent resolution of the Legislature dent of the Senate of the United States, of the State of Indiana; to the Committee on sentatives from Indiana." to the Speaker of the House of Representa Public Works: A joint resolution of the Legislature of the tives of the United States, and to each Mem• "Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 State of Montana; to the Committee on Pub ber from Colorado of the Congress of the "Concurrent resolution memorializing Con lic Works: United States. gress to enact effective legislation provid "Senate Joint Memorial 5 "DAVID A. HAMIL, ing for flood control in the Wabash River "Memorial to Harry S. Truman, President of "Speaker of the House of Representatives. watershed area and tributaries thereto "K. EVELYN MILLER, the United States; James E. Murray and "Assistant Chief Clerk of the "Whereas each year the overflow of the Zales N. Ecton, Senators from Montana; House of Representatives. many rivers, streams, creeks, and tributaries Joseph C. O'Mahoney and Lester C. Hunt, "GORDON ALLOTT, which empty into the Wabash River creates a senators from Wyoming; Carl Hayden, "President of the Senate. flood condition imperiling life and causing Senator from Arizona, and chairman of the "MILDRED H. CRESSWELL; property damage throughout the entire Senate Appropriations Committee; Mike "Secretary of the Senate." Wabash Valley, contributing at the same time Mansfield and Wesley D'Ewart, Congress to similar conditions which exist in the men from Montana; William Harrison, Con A concurrent resolution of the Legislature southern States through which the Ohio gressman from Wyoming; Clarence Can of the St ate of Minnesota; to the Committee and Mississippi Rivers flow; and non, chairman of the House Appropriations on Foreign Relations: · "Whereas the specific consequences of such Committee; Oscar Chapman, Secretary of "A concurrent resolution memorializing the flood conditions are: silting and sedimenta the Interior; Michael Straus, Commission President and Congress of the United tion of stream channels, reservoirs, dams, er of Reclamation; Dillon Meyer, Commis States to promptly take all measures neces ditches, and harbors; loss of soil and water; sioner of Indian Affairs; Frank Pace, Jr., sary to complete the St. Lawrence water an increase in the speed and volume of Director of the Budget, requesting the in- way. rainfall run-off, causing severe and increas ~ - ( troduction and enactment into law of the "Whereas representatives of the Govern ing floods, which bring suffering, disease, and necessary and proper legislation authoriz ments of the United States and of the Do death, impoverishment of families, damage ing that sufficient appropriations be pro minion of Canada in 1941 consummated and to roads, highways, railways, buildings, and vided the Bureau of Reclamation for the signed an agreement for the development other property from :floods; and losses in immediate construction of Yellowtail Dam of the St. Lawrence, both for navigation and navigation, hydroelectric power, municipal located in Big Horn County in southern power purposes, so as to permit free pas water supply, and underground water Montana sage of ocean-going ships from the Atlantic reserve: Therefore be it "Whereas Yellowtail Dam site is located on Ocean to the head of the Great Lakes and "Resolved by the senate (the house of the Big Horn River in Big Horn County, in into the heart of the American continent, representatives concurring) 1 southeastern Montana, and the Yellowtail and make available the development of this "SECTION- 1. The Eighty- seventh General Dam will be constructed across the Big Horn great potential source of electric energy Assembly of the State of Indiana does hereby River about three-fourths of a mile above for necessary public. use; and memorialize and petition the Congress of the mouth of Big Horn Canyon-about 35 "Whereas the Presidents of the United the United States to enact effective legisla .. miles southwest of Hardin, Mont., and 44 States for the past 31 years have committed tion for the control of floods and the preven- miles southeast of Billings, Mont.; and 1280 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE FEBRUARY 15 "Whereas, the Bureau of Reclamation was be repaid to the Federal Treasury through a .contrast to the proposed ·Kitimat site, Talya authorized by section 9 of the Flood Control 50-year period: Now, therefore, be it ·adjoins a well-developed harbor and town at Act of 1944, as an integral part of the Mis "Resolved by the Thirty-second Legislative .Skagway, Alaska, which provides services and souri River Basin project to prepare pre Assembly of Montana of 1951 now in session facilities allowing an immediate start to pe liminary surveys for the construction of Yel (the senate and house of representatives made on the work, and which has good lowtail Dam; and concurring), That the Congress of the United transportation connections including a new "Whereas the Bureau of Reclamation has States be respectfully urged and requested airport recently' constructed by the Territory completed preconstruction surveys, and to make such funds immediately available of Alaska, a railroad extending all through work necessary for full construction work, that may be necessary to start construction the area where the power development would and said surveys-including those of the Bu of Yellowtail Dam in Big Horn County in occur and a new road direct to the proposed reau of Indian Affairs, the Public Power Com southeastern Montana at once; and be it plant site at Dyea. mission, and other interested Federal agen further "2. The power at Talya would be developed cies-are now in the hands, or are ready to "Resolved, That the Crow Tribe, upon by the diversion of the headwaters of the be placed in the hands of the Secretary of whose lands the site of Yellowtail Dam is Yukon River through large tunnels under the Interior, the Honorable Oscar Chapman, situat ed, be adequately and fairly compen the coast range which woUld be immune· to to be presented by him to the Congress and sated for the site at a price agreed upon by enemy attack in contrast to the Kitimat the President of t he United States; and the Federal Power Commission, the Bureau project which entails the construction of a "Whereas our Nation is now, of necessity, of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Reclama large dam. embarking upon a period of rearmament tion, and the Crow Tribe; and be it further "3. The Talya project entails no trans and defense planning, the ultimate end of "Resolved, That a copy of this Yellowtail mission of power as the power plant would which no man can foresee; and Dam memorial be submitted by the secretary be right at the reduction plant site in con "Whereas electrical energy is of the great of state, Sam Mitchell of the State of Mon trast to the Kitimat project which would est importance in any defense industry. Al tana to the President of the Senate, Mr. require transmission of power 55 miles over ready, and with industrial mobilization only Alben Barkley; the Speaker of the House of a high mountain range where lines would be just beginning, there is consideration being Representatives, Mr. Sam Rayburn; the Gov ·subject to severe· icing conditions and snow given to .the necessity of enforcing electri ernor of the State of Wyoming, Paul Barrett; and rock slides. cal brown-outs in certain areas; and the president of the Senate and the speaker "4. The ultimate power-producing capa "Whereas there is remaining no potential ' of the House of Representatives of the Leg bility at Talya is greater than at Kitimat and and undeveloped power site comparable to islative Assembly of the State of Wyoming; the unit cost thereof cheaper . . All of which Yellowtail Dam. The Yellowtail power plant, the regional director of the Bureau of In considerations strongly recommend th.e as projected, will have aµ installed capacity dian Affairs, Paul Fickinger; the regional ·Talya project over that proposed for Kiti- of 200,000 kilowatts with an estimated an director of Land Management, Albin Molo m~ and · nual firm energy capacity averaging 584,- hon; the regional director of the Bureau of ''Whereas construction of the power and 000,000 kilowatt-hours. In addition to this Reclamation, Kenneth Vernon; and the dis electrometallurgical project at Taiya. would firm energy, this Yellowtail power plant is trict director of the Bureau of Reclamation, contribute greatly, both during the present expected to have an average annual nonfirm D. C. Ketcham. emergency and in the future, to the eco- energy · output of 163,920,000 kilowatt "CHARLES H. MAHONEY, . nomic development of Alaska, which has hours, bringing the average total estimated "President of the Senate Pro Tem been declared to be a national policy; and production to approximately 748,000,000 kilo pore. "Whereas the private American company watt-hours; and "ORY J. ARMSTRONG, desiring to build this plant in Alaska has "Whereas irrigation is one of the addi "Speaker of the House. stated 'if we are granted governmental as tional· important contributions Yellowtail "Approved February 2, 1951. sistance comparable to that which is · sug Dam will make to the economy of the area, "JOHN W. BONNER, gested would be given the Canadian company and that of the Nation as a whole. Approxi- "Governor." in connection with its proposed British . mately 45,000 acres of irrigable land will be A resolution of the House of Representa Columbia development, we will undertake placed under the ditch by waters made avail-. tives of the Territory of Alaska; to the Com the Alaska project and carry it through to able by Yellowtail Dam. In addition, there an early completion'; and are a number of desirable pumping units mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs: "House Memorial 1 "Whereas the Territory of Alaska has an along the Big Horn, Tongue, Powder, and official interest in this matter by reason of Yellowstone Rivers that will be made feasi "To Hon. HA.RRY s. TRUMAN, PRESIDENT OF the fact that great effort has been expended ble by low-cost power derived from Yellow THE UNITED STATES; Hon. CHARLES E. WIL by the Territorial agencies, including the tail Dam, which will serve to irrigate some SON, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF DEFENSE Alaska. Development Board, in bringing the 180,000 additional acres, or an approximate MOBILIZATION; Hon. w. STUART SYMINGTON, Talya project to its present state of readi total of 225,000 ac· es, of fertile land will be CHAmMAN OF THE NATIONAL SECURITIES RE ness for early development; brought into production of food essential to SOURCES BOARD; Hon. OSCAR CHAPMAN, SEC · "Now, therefore, your memorialist the our Nation's on-coming-wartime needs; and RETARY OF THE INTERIOR; THE PRESIDENT OF House of Representatives of the Territory of "Whereas Montana has an immense, and THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE Alaska, in twentieth regular session assem mostly undeveloped, mineral wealth, that OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONGRESS OF bled, respectfully urges that the Congress should be contributing to our Nation's de THE UNITED STATES; and to Hon. E. L. BART of the United States, in consultation with fense program. (Herbert Hoover has stated LETT, DELEGATE TO CONGRESS FOR THE TERRI the national-defense authorities, reexamine that Montana possesses a greater mineral TORY OF ALASKA; immediately the situation with respect to potential than the U. S. S. R.) · The time "Your memorialist, the House of Repre the Talya project and its proposed alt erna may come, before this emergency shall pass, sentatives of the Legislature of Alaska, re tives in Canada to the end that this large when Montana's minerals may be desperate spectfully represents: development shall take place on American ly needed. The low-cost power that Yellow- soil; and be it further . . tail Dam will provide will be a tremendous "Whereas the opportunity exists for a asset in bringing these minerals to a usable major contribution to be made to the defense . "Resolved, That a copy of this memorial . stage; and effort and the national economy by develop be transmitted by telegram immediat ely "Whereas Yellowtail Dam, in addition to . ing the tremendous potential hydroelectric after adoption to Delegate BARTLETr in power resources of Alaska; and Washington for filing with the subcommit providing hydroelectric power and irriga . tion, will also bring a vast contribution to "Whereas a private company has signified tee of the House Judiciary Committee which . flood control, silt. and soil control, conser its willingness to develop at its own expense has announced it will investigate this vation of fish and wildlife, recreational de the so-called Taiya hydroelectric power proj matter. velopment, and other related and beneficial ect in southeast Alaska and to install an "And your memorialist will ever pray. "Passed by the house January 25, 1951. uses too numerous to mention for the ben aluminum reduction plant which would pro . "WILLIAM A. EGAN, efit of all mankind; and duce a large quantity of this metal so urg "Speaker of the House. "Whereas Yellowtail Dam will be an arch ently required by the Nation; and "Whereas statements have appeared in the "Attest: type, concrete structure, towering about 500 "MARGARET 0. GRISHAM, feet above the river bed, with a crest of press that this outstanding Alaska. project is being deferred in favor of a similar project "Chief Clerk of the House. 1,480 feet, and a storage capacity of some "Approved by the Governor January 25, 1,366,000 acre-feet, and will flood about 27 at Kitimat, British Columbia, whose con- . struction would be made possible only by . 1951. square miles of almost totally unusable land. "ERNEST GRUENING, The lake so created by Yellowtail Dam will the United States defense officials negotiat extend for 75 miles through tortuously ing a contract for purchase of a large quan "Governor of Alaska." winding, steeply walled canyons, flooding tity of aluminum from the Canadian pro- A telegram in the nature of a petition land that is of no economic value. Yellow ducer; and · · from the National Council of Women of the tail Dam will be exceeded in size only by . "Whereas the Talya project in Alaska pos United States, New York, N. Y., signed by Boulder, Shasta, Grand Coulee, and Hungry sesses many features of superiority over the Mrs. Thomas .G. Evans, president, praying Horse in the order named, and will cost ap Kitimat project in British Columbia, namely: . for the enactment of legislation to send proximately $100,000,000, which, by the sale "1. Construction could start sooner and . surplus grain to India; to the Committee on of power, irrigation, and other benefits, will be completed at an earlier date because in Foreign Relations. 1951 .. c . ' CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 1281 - A petition-signed by Virginia A. Smith and ' j~ction, the request to add the names .of (Mr. LANGER introduced Senate Joint sundry other citizens of New York, N. Y., additional cosponsors is agreed to. · Resolution 33, proposing an amendment to praying for the enactment of legiSlatlon to the Constitution of the United States re send surplus grain to India; to the Commit BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION lating to terms of office of President, and pro tee on Foreign Relations. INTRODUCED viding for nomination of candidates for A resolution adopted by the City Council President and Vice President, and for election of the City of Los Angeles, Calif., protesting Bills and a joint resolution were intro of such candidates, by popular vote, which against any increase in the Federal gasoline duced, read the first time, and, by unani was referred to the Committee on the Judi tax; to the ·committee on Finance. mous consent, the second time, and re ciary, and appears under a separate heading.) A resolution adopted by the Tribal Coun f erred as follows: EMERGENCY FOOD AID TO INDIA cil of the Three Affiliated ';I'ribes of the Fort By Mr. IVES: Berthold Reservation, N. Dak., relating to S. 867. A bill for the relief of Frank N. W. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Presi the payment for lands, interests in lands· or Doodha, Kay Doodha, Eugenie Frances Mau dent, on behalf of myself, the junior improvements owned by nonmembers of the reen Doodha, and Frank Norman Winthrop Senator from New York [Mr. LEHMAN], tribes, and so forth; to the Committee on Doodha, Jr.; Interior and Insular Affairs. · the Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. S. 868. A bill for the relief of Carlo Silve SALTONSTALL], the junior Senator from A tesolution adopted by the ·Pittsburgh strelli and his wife, Geneva; and (Pa.) Central Labor Union, favoring the en · S. 869. A bill for the relief of Marie Caf Minnesota [Mr. HUMPHREY], the Senator actment of legislation providing a 17-percent calaki; to the Committee on the Judiciary. from New Mexico [Mr. ANDERSON], the · increase in pay for postal employees; to the By Mr. HENDRICKSON: junior Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Committee on Post Office and Civil Ser1vice. S. 870. A bill for the relief of Dr. Robert S. BENTON], the Senator from Kentucky A letter in the nature of a petition from Amritt; to the Committee on the Judiciary. [Mr. CLEMENTS], the Senator from Illi the National Committee on Legislation and By Mr. JOHNSON of Texas: nois [Mr. DOUGLAS], the Senator from its administration, United Spanish War Vet S. 871. A bill granting the consent of the erans, Washington, D. C., signed by Edward Pennsylvania [Mr. DUFF], the Senator Congress to the negotiation of a compact re from Vermont [Mr. FLANDERS], my col S. Matthias, chairman, favoring the enact lating to the waters of the S'abine River by ment of legislation to create a Veterans' Af the States of Texas and Louisiana; to the league the junior Senator from New fairs Committee of the Senate; to. the Com Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Jersey [Mr. HENDRICKSON], the Senator mittee on Rules and Administration. (Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. from Missouri [Mr. HENNINGS], the Sen REPORT OF A COMMITTEE ·LEHMAN, Mr. SAtTONSTALL, Mr. HUMPHREY, ator from Alabama [Mr. HILL], the Mr . .ANDERSON, Mr. BENTON, Mr. CLEMENTS, senior Senator from New York [Mr. The following report of a committee · Mr. DOUGLAS, Mr. DUFF, Mr. FLANDERS, Mr. IvEsJ, the Senator from Tennessee [Mr. was submitted: HENDRICKSON, Mr. HENNINGS, Mr. HILL, Mr. KEFAUVER], the senior Senator from West By Mr. HILL, from the Committee on IVES, Mr. KEFAUVER, Mr. KILGORE, Mr. KNow Virginia [Mr. KILGORE], the senior Sena Labor and Public Welfare: LAND, Mr. McMAHON, Mr. MAGNUSON, Mr. S. 445. A bill to amend the Public Health MORSE, Mr. MURRAY, Mr. NEELY, Mr. NIXON, tor from California [Mr. KNOWLAND], the Service Act to authorize assistance to States Mr. O'MAHONEY, Mr. PASTORE, Mrs. SMITH of senior Senator from Connecticut [Mr. and their subdivisions in the development Maine, Mr. TAFT, Mr. THYE, Mr. TOBEY, and McMAHON], the Senator from Washing and maintenance of local public health units, Mr. YOUNG) introduced Senate bill 872, to ton [Mr. MAGNUSON], the Senator from and for other purposes; with an amendment furnish emergency food aid to India, which Oregon [Mr. MORSE], the Senator from (Rept. No. 96). was referred to the Committee on Foreign Montana [Mr. MURRAY], the junior Sen Relations, and appears under a separate INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSIDPS ator from West Virginia [Mr. NEELY], heading.) the junior Senator from Caiifornia [Mr. BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND STATES By Mr. LANGER: AND MUNICIP AL!TIE&-REPORT OF A S. 873. A bill to amend section 32 of the NIXON], the Senator from Wyoming [Mr. COMMITTEE (S. REPT. NO. 94) Trading With the Enemy Act of 1917, as O'MAHONEY], the s~nator from: Rhode amended, so as to permit the return under Island [Mr. PASTORE], the Senator from Mr. HUMPHREY, from the Commit such section of property which an alien ac Maine [Mrs. SMITHJ, the Senator from tee on Expenditures in the Executive De quired by gift, trust, annuity, devise, bequest, Ohio [Mr. TAFT], the senior Senator from partments, submitted a report relating to inheritance, or as beneficiary of any insur Minnesota [Mr. THYE], the Senator from . the study of intergovernmental relation ance policy from an American citizen or na New Hampshire [Mr. TOBEY J, and the ships between the United States and tional and to provide that in any present or Senator from North Dakota [Mr. States and municipalities, which was _future conflict similar property be held in ·YOUNG], I introduce for appropriate ref ordered to be printed. trust for such enemy alien by courts of com petent jurisdiction or by an agency of the erence a bill to furnish emergency food AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE Government appointed by the President, aid to India. AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT& subject to the use of the United States Gov I am very much gratified, Mr. Presi REPORT OF A COMMITTEE-ADDITION ernment for the successful conclusion of dent, that such a large an1 distinguished AL COSPONSORS OF BILL hostilities, to be returned to such alien after bipartisan group of Senators has joined the end of hostilities under certain condi Mr. MURRAY. Mr. President, on be tions as set out herein; to the Committee on in sponsoring this bill, the purpose of half of the Senator from Rhode Island the Judiciary. which is to provide food grains available [Mr. PASTORE], from the Committee on S. 874. A bill to amend the act entitled in the United States to help the people Labor and Public Welfare, I report fa "An act to reclassify the salaries of post of India overcome a very serious famine vorably, with amendments, Senate bill masters, officers, and employees of the postal situation which threatens them this 337, to amend the Public Health Service service; to establish uniform procedure for year. As Senators know, the President Act and the Vocational Education Act of computing compensation; and for other pur sent a message to Congress on Monday poses," approved J"uly 6, 1945, with respect to last recommending legislation for this 1946, to provide an emergency 5-year certain employees in the railway mail serv program of grants and ~cholarships for ice; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil purpose. education in the fields of medicine, oste Service. The sponsors of this bill do not pre opathy, dentistry, dental hygiene, public By Mr. JOHNSON of Colorado: tend that it is perfect, and I am sure that health, and nursing professions, and for S. 875. A bill for the relief of Col. Francis its various provisions will be thoroughly other purposes, and I submit a report B. Upham; to the Committee on the Judi considered in the Foreign Relations (No. 95) thereon. ciary. Committee and on the floor of the Sen On behalf of the Senator from Rhode S. 876. A bill to extend the benefits of sec ate. But the bill as it now stands does tion 2 of the act entitled "An act to increase represent an intensive study of the mat Island I ask unanimous consent that the the efficiency of the Air Corps," approved ·names of the Senator from Ohio [Mr. June 16, 1936, as amended, to certain former ter over a period of several weeks by a TAFT], the Senator from Vermont [Mr. officers in the Army Air Forces who were considerable number of Senators on AIKEN], the Senator from New Jersey erroneously commissioned in the Army of the both sides of the aisle, in consultation [Mr. SMITHJ, the Senator from Oregon United States rather than in the Air Corps with the executive departments con [Mr. MoRsEJ, the Senator from New York Reserve; to the Committee on Armed cerned and with interested citizen [Mr. IvEsJ, and the Senator from Cali Services. groups. fornia [Mr. NIXON] be added as co (Mr. JOHNSTON of South Carolina intro For my own part, I wish to say only duced Senate bill 877, to prescribe terms of sponsors of the original bill. office for members of the Civil Service Com that I have joined in this bill in a spirit The VICE PRESIDENT. The report mission, which was referred to the Commit which I believe is in the best American will be received, and the bill will be tee on Post omce and Civil Service, and ap tradition-the spirit of neighborly assist placed on the calendar, and, without ob- pears under a separate heading.) ance for human beings in distress. To XCVII-81 1282 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE FEBRUARY 15 my mind the fact that we are in clear (e) To make available to the Government interested Members of Congress. The emer opposition to the Government of India in of the United States from the account estab gency grew out of a series of natural disas lished in subsection (d) local currency in ters in the grain-producing areas of India, vital matters of far eastern policy should the amounts required by it to meet its local which seriously reduced the harvests of late not enter at all into our consideration currency administrative and operating ex 1950 and early 1951 and have brought about of how best we can come to the aid of penses in India in connection with assistance a net food grain deficit for the whole coun the Indian people in their hour of need. supplied by the United St ates. try estimated at between 5,000,000 and 6,000,- That need is urgent, Mr. President, (f) To pursue all appropriate measures to 000 long tons. This deficit directly affects and I know all the sponsors of this bill reduce its relief needs and to increase pro the food rationing system now in effect in join in. the hope that the Senate will duction and supply and improve distribution certain regions of India, on which approxi give it speedy and favorable considera of foodstuffs' within India so as to lessen mately one-third of the population depends. the danger of similar emergencies in the The seriousness of the situation is empha tion. future. sized by the recent reduction of the per cap I ask unanimous consent that the text SEC. 5. Local currency made available to ita grain ration in some areas from 12 ounces of the bill, together with an explanatory the United States by India under the pro to 9 ounces per day, which is well below the statement on behalf of the sponsors, be v.isions of the agreement required by section norinal subsistence level. printed in the RECORD at this point as a 4 may be used for local currency administra To meet the threatened deficit for 1951, part of my remarks. tive and operating expenses in India in con the Indian Government has purchased or is The VICE PRESIDENT. The bill will nection with assistance provided by the in the process of purchasing some 3,000,000 United States without charge against appro tons of grain on the world market, including be received and appropriately referred, priated funds. the United States, and has stated her inten and, without objection, the bill and SEc. 6. All or any portion of the funds tion of purchasing an additional amount statement will be printed in the RECORD. made available under authority of this act close to 1,000,000 tons. The Chair hears no objection. may be transferred by the President to any In view of the threatened residual def The bill 0 As Mr. Hoover remarked, 1.'he. lJDtted The statement pr~ented by Mr. erection of such cainmdaites, by populair States ha:s newer in its; Jllbltory tailed to be JOHNSTON of South CaroUnai is as fol vote, introcfrreed by Mr. LltNGER, waS' read Jttelp!uJ to a iamme-stri6:kem pen:p.le:• Oi aill lows: twice byr its title, and referred to the times in bi.stcry. this one is :not the Q¢Ca8ion Committee on the Judilciary. 00. begin. failing. Our granairies an bulging. STATEMENT B.Y SENATOR JOHNSTON OF Millions in India. are hungry, and more !ace S.OU'l!H CAdiOLINA CONTINUATION OF OPERATIONS UNDER starvation because of crop fa:Hure'S'. One I am toda.1 mmdtuemg a lnm t.€1 Jjl>laice the CERTAIN MJNllRAJr,, EEASES-AMEND .m ay shrug and say India has aiJwaiys had three members of tJi:ie Civil ~iu Commis MEN'FS 1·amjnes and always will have~ but he wm be sion on ~term looisia ot 6 ~ars each. My bill party to an exceedingly foolish attitmle. As JWOJ1€lftS tbat; the ~ c.:fi. tlllle membeus; be l\ih. MUBRAY submitted ~nd:rrumts a free commonwealth, Ind.Ja !aces a new day. roitauo. to ~()'\fide ~l a.ppomtmn.emt& of intmded to be prapmed ~ mm to the Whethe.r it will be a day o.l! slavery or of 2, 4. and 6 years eae-ln, liW.d to begiwi. as. a! .ioint resolution <& J. Res. 2.(),) to µ:ra• emeiigence .i:nto the light of. real advance Marm 1,, 19~1. vide. for the. oontinuatmn of. opel'.ations ment depen:rs on the continued gdmness oi: 'Ibe: tJlll1ree memilu$ cf. tlne: Ciiwill ~vilee und'er certain mineral Ie:a.Ses issued by the free nations against Communist impe C:ommissiom: Dl!JlW aa:ve at. the p~e @f the respective States covering sub rialism. the ~en~e Oil 1lll!e fewr agencie:!I wlD.ere merg,ed :rands of the COntfnental Shelf, India is buying mi!llfons €Yf toois of wheat this situ.at.Mm 1!llal.s oontmmecl w exiat. Un-ti.er ta encour.a;ge the contirm~ cfevelopm...~t :from tbi& ~otmtry. Whethel' it is ne.eesary sueb a SJslre:m, where the: memlitti'.s. ~ve f.©r 0f to. for the for us to give 2,000,000 mere tons or to ai.d extended periods, the Senate is pro\7We'd witl.11. s.uch leas.es, provide protec . vance them tbrmrgh lo1'Ig-tenn cr~t to o'DllJ iJJtl!irequent oppoortnallitie.s w ~ the tion of the. inte:rest& o.f Ule United States ave1·t Eeal famine, the wise coi111rse is cieax. ire.corns alll!d qll~tions m'. Ulaee wl!w oo~t in the oill and gas ~ts oi said lands, Let us declare our intention and prove ft , our Cim~ce s;i&l!Ul!lll!. and for other ~sa. wlnicb ere l!e. with action without .delay. l :moo ncn. remimd mJ ooillleag;1ll!es tlillat my ie.rred to. tlle CGmmittee o.n Interior and biU wl!JiUltd tolll©i trhe poll~ ~i OOiwn loly Insular .Afiairs and o.rdered to. be the Cong,ns iDi l'~n:t yeairs m aidj/trs:ting printed'. [From the San Francisco Chronicle of the tams oi ~ · membeJtll!> m Pe:cleimll. wm Febmar.Y 9, 1951) misswns ruJCi booiltds. We ba:we e:miaetea laws WHERE AMERICA S'1'ANDS 'EODAY-AD HOOVER AN!f INl1M tnat. &taggeii the tenm.9 ©:li tbie .Mamie' illlllergy DRESS BY SENATOR Jlllcli!ARLAND C().mmi~ne1u>. the memben o-:li tl!J.e ~and! ©f The prestfge rent by Herbert Ho~er to fM!r. HOlrY asked a:m.cii OOtl:alllm.exdl reave to the Reconstruction Finance Cc~rahli4lm.,. as the proJect of provtcMng food to the faimfae h>arre p:mm1t~ m tJlre R!reom:Jl al!ll aMlres em: well u these ~ o1lhe.r agem:cle!!>. stricken areas of India should we'!gb heavily tttl!ed "~e Al!Nlrin S'tland& Tocfaiy:~ Eteliv I am swre we alll agree- that a rotat?m.g, s.ys. - with congress.. aed bJ' 9ena1t©T lfc!:'F~m.ANID at the Jeillerson t~m ci wmmis&iol!J and btllrud mem~s. is As Mr. ~ver says, this Jc.ind of Eelie! has Ja.cksQlil Day din.ner at Ralei.g,hr N. C., on _ bm.D ~OIWl!di WlEd m the mu.rest CJ.ti. gOCl.& gCD Eunice M. Harvey, Huntington, Ark., in INDIANA James L. Dam, VRrnon, N. Y., in place of place of M. N. Old, retired. Olive· C. Mohr, Flat Rock, Ind., in place of Anna Marriott, retiI ed. Jack H . Griffin, Lake City, Ark., in place Woodbury M_ohr, deceased. NORTH CAROLINA of H. T. Griffin, retired. Loren R. Buse, Poneto, Ind., in place of Pierce A. Reeder, Leola, Ark., in place of Edward Russell Johnston, Belhaven, N. C., D. E. Ulmer, transferred. in place of J. A. Leigh, deceased. I. S. Matlock, resigned. - Howard E. Dike, St. John, Ind., in place of Sam Ingram, Luxora, Ark., in place of Walter Wellington White, Hertford, N. C., c. S. M. Boecker, resigned. in place of S. M. Whedbee, resigned. · S. M. Brown, retired. William H. Bridgeman, Mineral Springs, IOWA James H. Mullinax, Pomona, N. C., in place Ark., in place of E. K. Calhoun, retired. Wallace W. Koestner, Centerville, Iowa, in of M. J. Bell, deceased. James B. Hill, Nashville, Ark., in place of place of J.B. Taylor, retired. NORTH DAKOTA R.R. Millwee, retired. Thomas G. Clifford, 0harlotte, Iowa, in Ralph F. Covert, Calvin, N. Dak., in place Marvin H. Massey, Palestine, Ark., in place place of A. J. Hanrahan, deceased. of H. R. McKechnie, deceased. of D. A. Massey, deceased. Vertle DeVerne Lugar, Derby, Iowa, in Nettie E. Bruning, Solen, N. Dak., in place place of L. W. Lugar, deceased. of B. G. J. Schiinansky, Sr., retired. CALIFORNIA George L. Johnson, Emerson, Iowa, in place Meryl G. Adams, Acton, Calif.; in place of of I. B. Stokes, retired. OHIO P. K. Ihrig, removed. Roger E. Klay, Hull, Iowa, in place of Ti William T. Felske, Castalia, Ohio, in place Margaret I. Higgins, El Granada, Calif. Of mon Roetman, transferred. of M. E. Perry, resigned. fice established November 16, 1947. Richard D. Claus, Plymouth, Iowa, in place Mary Jane Rebbin, Donnelsville, Ohio. Nelson F. Smith, Petaluma, Calif., in place of Anna Bliem, retired. Office established September 15, 1949. of Frederick Martin, retired. - Richard D. Ferguson, Risingsun, Ohio, in Kenneth R. Rudisill, Tulelake, Calif., in KANSAS place of C. C. Myers, retired. place of W. L. Stark, deceased. Willard Eugene Foos, Healy, Kans., in place of Dale Graves, transferred. OKLAHOMA COLORADO Taylor E. Cavins, Ringling, Okla., in place Ralph J. McDonald, Berthoud, Colo., in LOUISIANA of J. B. Steele, retired. place of W. E. Rogers, retired. Mamie W. Higginbotham, Delhi, La., in Matthew Martinez, Milliken, Colo., in place place of W. A. Dearman, designed. OREGON of E. P. Winkler, resigned. - Austin B. Smith, Rayville, La., in place of Kenneth V. Parmley, Banks, Oreg., ~ · :e of H. J. Atlee, deceased. FLORIDA A. L. Page, transferred. Nellie M. Whittington, St. Landry, La., in PENNSYLVANIA Frank L. Burgust, Apopka, Fla., in place of place of L. T. Tubre, retired. M. H. Vick, resigned. Jack Kiser, Hungerford, Pa., in pla{:e of Raymond J. Jolet, Weeks, La., in place of H. W. Albrecht, retired. 0. B. Fowler, Citra, Fla., in place of L. K. A. B. Darnall, resigned. Stewart, transferred. Simeon P. Cartier, Westwego, La., in place SOUTH CAROLINA William P. Baker, Hawthorne, Fla., in place of E. J. Pierce, resigned. Carl C. Wilkes, Chester, S. C., in place of of L. A. Sherouse, deceased. P. H. Wilkes, deceased. Howard S. Warner, Orange City, Fla,, in MAINE place of H. A. Richey, retired. Orman M. Fortier, Guilford, Maine, in SOUTH DAKOTA Mark H. Shaw, Palatka, Fla., in place of place of E. E. Ross, retired. Delbert W. Fitzler, Springfield, S. Dak., in J. A. Shelley, retired. MARYLAND place of M. L. Gaynor, retired. Marian J. Davis, Wabasso, Fla., in place of TENNESSEE K. P. Harris, resigned. Hubert Glen Caple, Cedarhurst, Md., in Edgar M. Henderson, Winter Garden, Fla., place of S. B. Caple, resigned. James R. Wright, Trimble, Tenn., in place in place of W. H. Reams, retired. James F. Burke, Taneytown, Md., in place of R. M. Grills, deceased. of J. 0. Crapster, deceased. TEXAS GEORGIA Francis M. Pickett, Woodbine, Md., in Julian R. Grimsley, Adel, Ga., in place of place of B. F. Dorsey, retired. Kinchen V. Northington, Ballinger, Tex., in place of T. A. Caudle, transferred. L. J. Flowers, transferred. MASSACHUSETTS Frank T. Paulk, Alapaha, Ga., in place of Victor J. Couture, Brackettville, Tex., in Blanche Chambless, removed. Raphael F. McKeown, North Abington, place of A. R. Davis, resigned. Charles W. Conley, Blairsville, Ga., in place Mass., in place of O. W. Gallagher, deceased. E•·nest I. Pratt, Copperas Cove, Tex., in place of A. L. Clements, transferred. of T. C. Conley, transferred. MICHIGAN Mary Sue Hampton, Clarkston, Ga., in Alva C. Cotney, Jr., Follett, Tex., in place Frank C. Middel, Detroit, Mich., in place of A. C. Cotney, transferred. place of E. R. Culpepper, retired. of R. B. Huston, deceased. Marlon H. Reynolds, Cler:r;nont, Ga., in · Joyce W. Kemp, Fort Davis, Tex., in place Carl Knepp, Fairview, Mich., in place of of R. G. Ellis, retired. place of W. C. Haynes, removed. E. L. Bailey, resigned. Walter P. Hughes, Cumming, Ga., in place Lem Ashinhurst, Henrietta, Tex., in place John C. Lane, Galesburg, Mich., in place of D. A. Greer, transferred. of K. A. Kemp, retired. of R. G. Southworth, deceased. Charles H. Phillips, Dahlonega, Ga., in Cad M. Curry, Kennard, Tex., in place of William J. Johnson, Leland, Mich., in place Maud English, resigned. place of J. R. Jones, transferred. of J.. E. Lederle, retired. Lanier R. Billups, Decatur, Ga., in place of John F. Bennett, Jr., McGregor, Tex., in Wylie West, retired. MINNESOTA place of S. H. Amsler, retired. Cephas s. Spruill, Dunwoody, Ga., in place Arthur J. Breen, Bemidji, Minn., in place Morgan Haynes, Melvin, Tex., in place of of Ethel Nash, retired. of Thomas Hughes, retired. H. 0. Gainer, declined. Robert C. Stembridge, Ellijay, Ga., in place John H. Sparrow, Ortonville, Minn., in Le;:;lie Alvin Smithwick, Miles, Tex., in place of F . C. Wingate, resigned. place of J. C. Gowan, transferred. of H. W. Moynihan, transferred. Huram R. Hancock, Gainesville, Ga., in Archer T. Spear, Millsap, Tex., in place of Donald E. Cummings, Spring Valley, Minn., A. S. Hightower, retired. place of J. F. Carter, retired. in place of Roy Viall, retired. Marion A. Burns, Hiawassee, Ga., in place Ernest Lynn Fisher, Mullin, Tex., in place William H. Schaefer, Warren, Minn., in of S. S. Dorbandt, retired. of J. C. Puett, transferred. place of E. A. Swenson, resigned. James M. Stallings, Jr., Lithonia, Ga., in Henry G. Hankins, Newcastle, Tex., in place place of A. H. Flake, deceased. MISSISSIPPI of B. B. Ward, retired. Marjorie T. McCay, McCaysville, Ga., in Nathan A. Riley, Dorsey, Miss., in place of Anna H. Dyer, North Cowden, Tex. Office place of C. J. Collis, resigned. F. G. Martin, retired. established May 16, 1948. Guy H. Toles, Jr., Menlo, Ga., in place of Earl M. Whitehead, Roxie, Miss., in place Clarence B. Freiley, Poolville, Tex., in place J. W. Murphy, retired. of M. C. Flowers, retired. of D. C. Waters, resigned. Rollert C. Phillips, Rotan, Tex., in place of Ruth H. Grippo, Oglethorpe ·University, MISSOURI Ga., in place of M. A. Weltner, resigned. J. V. Gray, deceased. Frank Q-. Owen, Stockbridge, Ga., in place Clarence E. Whitton, Downing, Mo., in Claudine V. Kohutek, Rowena, Tex., in of Fred Grant, transferred. place of W. S. Smoot, deceased. place of H. H. Wagner, deceased. Robert A. Timmons, West Point, Ga., in Edward D. Clay, South Kinloch Park, Mo., William E. Bryant, San Saba, Tex., in place place of F . K. Mize, resigned. in place of B. E. Rainey, deceased. of W. A. Smith, retired. Henry D. Moreland, Snyder, Tex., in place ILLINOIS NEW YORK of H. F. Shuler, resigned. Gerald C. Hardiek, Dieterich, Ill., in place Emanuel W. Kuna, Hartsdale, N. Y., in Willie 0. Ham, Terminal, Tex. Office es of Leland Adams, transferred. place of R. M. Rooney, resigned. tablished October 1, 1948. Oliver W. Ator, Jr., Griggsville, Ill., in place Frederick B. Bertrand, Hempstead, N. Y., in Kenneth B. Daws, Throckmorton, Tex., in of F. C. Hall, deceased. place of T. J. Hartnett, deceased. place of J. T. Davis, Jr., resigned. Joy A. Mitchell, Noble, Ill., in place of Francis J. Mahoney, Highland Falls, N. Y., Irene New, Truscott, Tex., in place of A. S. - Webster Hanna, retired. in place of J. H. Wilson, retired. Tarpley, resigned. Jerry H. Elliston, Waltonville, Ill., in place Lawrence J. Ewart, Ogdensburg, N. Y., in Julia J. Williams, Valentine, Tex., in place of M. E. Patterson, retired. p lace of A. J. Belgard, retired. of E. S. Vick, retired. 1951 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 1289 Willie M. Johnston, -Wolfforth, Tex., in spirit we may have an inspiring and of such benefits in ratio to the Nation's place of J. A. McWhorter, retired. , uplifting sense of Thy greatness and steadily increasing ability to -produce, ,. vmGINIA goodness. with the cost of such benefits to be car ' Virginia H. Phillips, Booker Washington Help us to believe more sincerely and ried by every citizen in proportion to Birthplace, Va. Office established February confidently in the efficacy of prayer, not the income privileges he enjoys. 12, 1948. . ' - as a power to take away our perplexing Mr. Speaker, in my judg?nent there Homer G. Murray, Boones Mill, Va., in place problems and difficulties, our trials and was.never a more propitious time to en of L. c. Jamison, retired. ' Robert G. Jones, Buckingham, Va., in place tribulations, but as a power girding our act this legislation. With the spiral of of L. W. Jones, retired. minds and hearts to meet them coura inflation confronting us and 1 with the Mamie H. Covington, Burgess, Va., in place geously and victoriously. cost of food and other necessities of life of W. H. Covington, deceased. We humbly confess that when we for at an all-time high, the elderly citizens Lloyd B. Taylor, Clifton, Va., in place of get Thee and lose sight of Thee, then of America are finding it impossible to D. W. Buckley, Jr:, transferred. we become anxious and are haunted with meet the minimum costs to keep body Alan G. Rosenkrans, Crozet, Va., in place fears which rob us of all peace. We pray and soul together. Not only food prices of S. H. Dawson, retired. Thurston K. Stoneburner, Edinburg, Va., that Thou wilt enlarge and strengthen but shelter, medical attention, and every in place of A. G. Carter, retired. - our faith in Thee and in the ultimate essential of living have skyrocketed be William P. Heath, Esmont, Va., in place of triumph of the true, the good, and -the yond the ability of this low-income W. H. Dawson, declined. right. group to meet. Linnette B. Peak, Glasgow, Va., in place of May we continue to pray and labor for This legislation, if enacted, will solve E. L. MacMillan, resigned. that blessed time when all the destruc this problem. It will be Nation-wide in Howard O. Shields, Hurt, Va., in place of tive and diabolical motives of hatred and _ its coverage, will afford modest but J. S. Yeatts, retired. James E. Willey, Jr., Irvington, Va., in selfishness which fill the hearts of men necessary income for the aged and at the place of H. O. Rock, retired. shall be supplanted by the nobler feel same time will not unduly disturb our Lewis R. Rash, Jr., La Crosse, Va., in place ings of kindness and compassion and an national economy. It will provide pur of R. K. Northington, resigned. eagerness to bear one another's burdens. chasing power for this large group of John W. Bulloclt, Louisa, Va., in place of Hear us in Christ's name. Amen. our citizens to secure the necessities of J. N. Porter, resigned. The Journal of the proceedings of yes life and to that extent will tend .to sta Charles O. Faulconer, Monroe, Va., in place bilize markets. When this problem is of T. M. Hesson, retired: · · terday was read and approved. William J. Shull, Mount Solon, Va., in considered on an over-all basis and all FIFTY-CENT DOLLARS STARVE AMERICA'S forms of assistance and .relief to the old place of C. G. Arey, transferred. AGED Jesse M. Inge, Pamplin, Va., in. place of people of the Nation are considered in L. N. Ligon, retired. Mr. ANGELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask toto it will be found that this method Ward Blagden, Petersburg, Va:, in place of unanimous consent to address the House of meeting the problem, provided in the G. L. Elmore, deceased. for 1 minute, and to revise and extend legislation we have introduced, will not Richard P. Davis, Phenix, Va., in place of my remarks. be a greater drain on the resources of H. F'. Gilliam, resigned. the Nation than the multitudinous over George E. Smith, Rawlings, Va., in place 9f The SPEAKER. · Is there objection to G. H. Blick, transferred. the request of the gentleman from lapping programs already existing seek Aubrey E. Johnson, Jr., Strasburg, Va., in Oregon? ing to meet the problem. place of R. S. Wright, retired. There was no objection. I most respectfully urge all of my Calvin C. Holt, Eutherlin, Va., in place of Mr. ANGELL. Mr. Speaker, 50-ccnt colleagues to give serious and immediate J. A. Vernon, retired. · _ dollars are starving America's aged who attention to this important legislation. Cecil M .. Hunt, Sweet Briar, Va., in place of should have first priority. Their meager It should have been enacted into law R. V. Martindale, retired. incomes are static but food and the long before this in order to prevent un Edward Ware, Tappahannock, Va., in place of F. B. B. Sale, retired. other necessities of life have skyrocketed necessary hardship to this great group Billy L. Hottle, Toms Brook, Va., in place in price until their real income is re · of deserving citizens. of Lawrence Hottle, deceased. duced one-half and many are now on a OLD-AGE-PENSION PROGRAM Lewis M. Meador, Vinton, Va., in place of starvation basis in a land of plenty. To M. R. White, resigned. meet this problem I have today intro Mr. BLATNIK. Mr. Speaker, I ask Ernest M. East, Waynesboro, Va., in place duced a bill, H. R. 2678, embodying the unanimous consent to address the House of J. F. Harper, retired. To.wnsend social-security plan. My col for 1 minute and to revise an~ extend my UTAH league the gentleman from Minnesota remarks. William R. Green, Provo, Utah, in p:a:::e of [Mr. BLATNIK], is introducing an identi:. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to J. W. Dangerfield, retired. cal companion bill. the request of the gentleman from Min WEST VIRGINIA At a meeting with the Townsend ex nesota? Joe Piccolo, Flemington, W. Va., in place ecutive committee, whose members .are There was no objection. of G. O. Sinsel, retired. JOHN A. BLATNIK; RAY MADDEN, of Indi Mr. BLATNIK. Mr. Speaker, today I Virginia D. Sorensen, Fort Gay, W. Va., tn ana; GARDNER D. WITHROW, of Wiscon have the honor and pleasure of joining place of Charles Pelfrey, transferred. sin; J. HARRY McGREGOR, of Ohio; with my very good friend the gentleman Nan G. McCormick, Helen, W. Va., in place ROBERT c. SECREST, of Ohio; EDWIN A. from Oregon [Mr. ANGELL] to introduce of H. O. Lockman, retired. once again the Townsend pension bill Sybil G. Jimison, Kayford, W. Va., in place HALL, of New York; and myself, it was of T . 0. Wash, resigned. expressed as the opinion of the commit Mr. Speaker, tomorrow, February 16, / 1304 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HQUSE FEBRUARY 15 a series of programs which will be pendence; and in the other, to include of legislation amending section 319 01 the beamed regularly to Lithuania in the certain additional matter. Communications Act of 1934, as amended; to the Committee on. Interstate and Foreign future. Mr. HILL asked and was given per- Commerce. Mr. Speaker, I join with the Lithua- mission to extend his remarks and in 214. A letter from the Acting Chairman, nians in this country and all over the elude an editorial. Federal Communications Commission, trans world in trying to help Lithuania regain Mr. RODINO asked and was given per mitting recomnrendations for the enactment, her freedom from communism and Rus- mission to extend his remarks on the as part of the general criminal code, a fraud sian domination. It is a hard time for thirty-third anp.iversary of the inde statute similar to the postal fraud statute the Lithuanians as they are battling pendence of Lithuania. (18 U.S. C. A., sec. 338), which would make a against Communistic rule. We join with Mr. KLEIN (at the request of Mr. Federal offense the use of wire or radio com munications to defraud; to the Committee other freedom loving countries in ex- RonINo) was given permission to extend on the Judiciary. tending good wishes to them in their his remarks in five instances and to in 215. A letter from the director, the Amer fight for freedom and the protection of elude extraneous matter. ican Legion, transmitting a copy of t~e their people. The fact that the United Mr. LESINSKI asked and was given financial audit for the year 1950, pursuant to States is greatly interested in them is permission to extend his remarks and the provisions of section 3 of the congres shown by the Voice of America broad- include a letter. sional act of June 28, 1935; to the Committee casts beginning tomorrow to Lithuania Mr. MULTER asked and was given on Veterans' Affairs. in the Lithuanian language. permission to extend his remarks in two Good luck to the Lithuanians and may instances and to include extraneous REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC they very soon again be free. matter. BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS EXTENSION OF REMARKS Mr. JONAS asked and was given per- mission to extend his remarks in two Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of Mr. RAMSAY asked and was given separate instances, in each to include committees were delivered to the Clerk permission to extend his remarks and editorials. for printing and reference to the proper include an editorial. Mr. ROGERS of Florida asked and calendar, as fallows: Mr. MACHROWICZ and Mr. KLU- was given permission to extend his Mr. GARMATZ: Joint Committee on Dispo CZYNSKI asked and were given permis- remarks and include an editorial. sition of Executive Papers. House Report No. sion to extend their remarks on the Mr. ANDERSON of California asked 119. Report on the disposition of certain papers of sundry executive departments. occasion of the thirty-third anniversary and was given permission to extend his Ordered to be printed. of the independence of Lithuania. remarks and include extraneous matter. Mr. PERKINS asked and was given Mr. GATHINGS asked and was given permission to extend his remarks and permission to extend his remarks. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS include an editorial appearing in the Mr. PATTERSON
SENATE 1277 Ment, New Institutions, and New Rela Mately of the Mutual Interest of Our Two SENATE Tionships Will Result in the Resumption of Peoples
