1951 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 3987 REDUCED POSTAGE ON AIR-MAIL PAR­ CERTAIN CLAIMANTS DAMAGED BY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CEL POST TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED BLASTING OPERATIONS ON THE MER­ FORCES IN KOR.EA RIMACK RIVER TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1951 Mr. REES of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I The Clerk called the bill United States Congress; by 50 percent the postage on parcels, not Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, re­ Enlighten our souls with generous exceeding 5 pounds in weight, sent by serving the right to object, and I do not principles of goodness, freedom, and air parcel post to members of the Armed intend to, for several calls of the calen­ progress; Forces on duty in Korea. dar this bill has been passed over while Inflame our hearts with true affection Parents and others who send parcels awaiting a proper amendment. I now for all our neighbors in the other Ameri­ to their relatives and friends serving our have the amendment which has been can Republics; country in this combat area are required presented to me by the author of the Grant us Thy graces in abundance so to pay unusually high postage because of bill, and it has the approval, I am in­ that we may help each other attain jus­ the long distance involved and neces­ formed by the chairman, of the ·commit­ tice and genuine peace; sity to send parcels by air if they ex­ tee. I therefore withdraw my reserva­ Guide us, dear Saviour, on the divine pect them to be received within a rea­ tion of objection and, .after the bill is highway of truth, fairness, and love. sonable time. For a large part of this read, will present the amendment. The SPEAKER. Is there ol>j ection to This we ask in the name of our Re~ country, these parcels must be sent deemer, "the Christ of the Andes." paying the rate for the eighth zone the present consideration of the bill? Amen. which is 80 cents a pound. ' There being no objection, the Clerk I am aware tha~ the postal service is read the bill, as follows: The Journal of the proceedings of yes­ presently operating at a deficit, but the Be it enacted, etc., That jurisdiction is terday was read and a~proved. big share of the deficit is not in air par­ hereby conferred upon the United States APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT cel post. It seems to me that if we are District Court for the District of Massachu­ going to continue to subsidize any mail­ setts to hear, determine, and render judg­ Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I ask ment upon any claim against the Unit ed unanimous consent to extend my re­ ings, it would be much fairer to subsi­ States for damages sustained as a result of marks at this point in the RECORD. dize a mailing of this sort rather than blasting operations conducted on the Merri.:. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to pay the postage for persons who are re­ mack River during the year 1937 in connec­ the request of the gentleman from New ceiving magazines and large newspapers tion with the prosecution of a flood.:.control through the mail to read in the com­ project under the supervision of tpe .Mmy York? engineers. There was no objection. fort of their own homes. As a matter of fact, a slight reduction in the subsidy SEC. 2. In the determination of su.ch Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, this is claims, the United States shall be held liable a genuine and restrained appeal to the we are paying for second-class mail will for such damages, and for any acts com.;. President to reconsider his ·designation more than compensate for this service. mitted by any of lts officers or employees; of his military aide as his representative I should also like to point out that to the same extent as if the United States to greet General MacArthur upon his the Post Office Department is not were a private person. arrival ·in Washington. If, for reasons charged for carrying these parcels be­ SEC. 3. Suit upon such claims may be in­ stituted at any time within l year after the of protocol, or otherwise, the President yond the ports of embarkation and ac­ enactment of this act, notwithstanding the cannot himself pay this tribute to a great tually experiences a profit on parcels of lapse of time or any statute of limitations. national hero, it is suggested that he des­ this sort. During the last war, for ex­ Proceedings for the determination of such ignate Secretary of Defense Marshall or ample, the Department realized in 1 claims, and appeals from and payment of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff year, 1945, approximately $90,000,000 in any judgment thereon, shall be in the same Bradley or Vice President Barkley or al­ manner as in the cases of claims over which profit 'On air mail going to our men in such court has jurisdiction under the pro.:. most anyone of comparable stature to the Armed Forces. The reason for this act for the people of the United States visions of paragraph "twentieth" of section profit is they do not have to pay the ex­ 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended. on this significant occasion. pensive distribution costs that they pay Whether the President realizes it or With the following committee amend­ not or whether the feeling is justified in the individual delivery on other mail. ment: or not-that is beside the point-General VAUGHAN GREETS MACARTHUR Page 2, line 11, strike out the word "para­ Vaughan is the symbol in the eyes of the Mr. SHAFER. Mr. Speaker, I ask graph'' and the balance of the bill and in­ American people of those conditions in unanimous consent to extend my re­ sert in lieu thereof "section 1346 of title 28, the executive branch of government marks at this point in the RECORD. United States Code, as amended." which have given rise to widespread de­ The SPEAKER. Is there objection to The committee amendment was agreed mands for investigation into moral and the request of the gentleman from to. ethical standards. No one more unfortu­ Michigan? Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I nate could have possibly been selected. There was no objection. off er an amendment. It is inconceivable that the President Mr. SHAFER. Mr. Speaker, Presi­ The Clerk read as follows: intentionally took this step to add insult dent Truman has chosen Gen. Harry · Amendment offered by Mr. CUNNINGHAM: to injury. I do not charge that. I can­ Vaughan as his representative to wel­ Strike out all after the enacting clause and not believe that. But unless a change insert in lieu thereof: "That jurisdiction is in plans is made before Thursday, an­ come Douglas MacArthur to Washing­ hereby conferred upon the United States ton. A more appropriate selection could District Court for the District of Massachu­ other bitter wave of resentment will setts to hear, determine and render judg­ sweep the country which cannot possibly not have been made. After all, is not the President seeking to put General ment upon the claim of Mrs. Walter J. profit anyone and which may do serious Bickford, of Andover, Mass., against the damage to the efforts now being sin­ MacArthur in a "deep freeze''? United States for damages sustained as a cerely advanced from many quarters to THE CONSENT CALENDAR result of blasting operations -con ducted on the Merrimack River near Lowell, Mass., dur­ learn the true facts about the far-east­ The SPEAKER. This is Consent Cal­ ing the year 1937 in connection with the ern situation. Please, Mr. President, re­ endar day. The Clerk will call the first prqsecution of a flood-control project under c::imiaer your selection. bill on the calendar. the supervision of the Army engineers. 3988 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-· ·HOUSE APRIL 17

0 SEC. 2. In the . determin.ation. of such mine, compromise, or settle claims for dam­ of payment or settlement of any claim under claim, the United States shall be held liable ages caused by ·vessels of or in ·the service section 2 or section 3 of this act, the Secre­ for such damages, ·and for any acts com­ of their respective departments, and for com­ tary concerned shall file reports with the mitted by any of its officers or employees, pensation for towage and salvage services, Committees on ·Armed Servicas of the Senate to the same extent as if the United States including contract salvage, rendered to such and House of Representatives setting forth were a private person. vessels, and to pay the amount of any claims the nature of· the claim, the vessel or vessels "SEC. 3. Suit upon such claim may be in­ so determined, compromised, or settled, and involved, the amount paid or received with stituted at any time within 1 year after upon acceptance of such payment by the respect thereto, the basis of the determina­ the enactment of this act, notwithstanding claimant, and not until tnen, such determt­ tion, compromise, or settlement, and other the lapse of time or any statute of limita­ nation, settlement, or compromise of. such pertinent facts: Pro'vided, That during any tion: Provided, That the city of Lowell, claim shall be final and conclusive for all war the reports required under this section Mass., is named as a pari(y defendant in said purposes, any law to the contrary notwith­ may omit any fact or facts disclosure of suit. Proceedings for the determination of standing: Provided, That this section, as re­ which, in the opinion of the Secretary con­ such claims, and appeals from and payment spects the determination, compromise, set­ cerned, would be prejudicial to the national of any judgment thereon, shall be in the tlement, and payment of claims, shall be sup­ security. ·same manner as in the cases of claims over plementary to, and not in lieu of, all other :::Ee. 5. Subject to the proviso of section 4 which such court has jurisdiction under the provisions of law authorizing consideration, hereof, the Secretaries of the Army and Air provisions of section 1346 of title 28, United adjustment, determination, settlement, and Force shall report to the Congress, at each States Code, as amended." payment of claims: Provided further, That session thereof, all amounts paid by their all payments of claims made under this sec­ respective departments or received by their The amendment was agreed to. t ion shall be made out of applicable appro­ respective departments under this act. The bill was ordered to be engrossed priations which are hereby authorized: And E'Ec. 6. When the net amount paid or re­ and read a third time, was read the third provi ded further, That the payment of any ceived in settlement does not exceed $1,000 time, and passed. claim on which a net amount exceeding t,he authority of the Secretary of the Army The title was· amended so as to read: $500,000 is determined to be due from the or Secretary of the Air Force, as set forth in "A bill conferring jurisdiction upon the .United States, or which is compromised or sections 1 and 2 hereof, may be exercised by settled at a net amount exceeding $500,000 such person or persons in the military de­ United States District Court for the Dis­ payable by the United States, shall not be partment concerned as the Secretary thereof trict of Massachusetts to hear, deter­ authorized by this section, and all claims may designate. mine, and render judgment upon the determined, compromised, or settled here­ EEc. 7. The provisions of this act shall not claim of Mrs. Walter .r. Bickford." under at a net amount exceeding $500,000 apply with respect to any claim as to which A motion to reconsider was laid- on the payable by the United Stat es rhall be certi­ a suit has been filed by or against the United table. · fied by the Secretary concerned to the Con­ States and is pending at the date of the en­ gress. actment of this a~t. AUTHORIZING ATTENDANCE OF UNITED SEC. 2. The Secretaries of the Army and STATES NAVY BAND AT FINAL REUNION Air Force, under the direction of the Secre­ The. bill was ordered to be engrossed 9F UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS tary of Defense, are hereby authorizecj to and read a thi.rd time, was read the consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, com­ -third time, and passed; and a motion to The Clerk called the bill RD. Mr.- Speaker, reserving States Navy to attend and give concerts at further authorized to receive in payment of the right to object, if the chairman of the final reunion of the United Confederate .any such claim the amount due the· United the committee is present I should like Veterans at N9rfolk, V,a., May 30 through States pursuant to determination, compro­ June 2, 1951. . to have some explanation of the needs, mise, or settlement as herein authorized and, necessity, anq urgency for the legisla­ SEC. 2. For the purposes of defraying ex­ upon acceptance of such payment but not penses of such band in attending and giving until then, such determination, settlement, tion. concerts at such reunion there is hereby au­ or compromise of such claim shall be final The SPEAKER. The Chair does not thorized to be appropriated a sufficient sum and con<:lusive for all purposes, any law to see the gentleman from New York on to cover the cost of transportation and pull­ th~ contrary notwithstanding. All such pay.:. the floor, nor the gentleman from Penn­ man accommodations for the leader and ments shall be covered into the Treasury of sylvanfa either. · members of the Navy Band, and allowance the United States as miscellaneous receipts. Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, will the not to exceed $8 per day for additional The Secretary concerned is authorized to exe­ traveling and living expenses while on duty, cute on behalf of the United States and to gentleman yield? such allowance to be in addition to pay and deliver in exchange for such payment a full Mt. FORD. I yield. allowance to which they would be entitled release of such claim: Provided, That this Mr. KEATING. I may say to the gen­ while serving their permanent station. section, as respects the determination, com­ tleman from Michigan in passing that promise, settlement, and payment of claims, the chairman of the committee is ap­ The bill was ordered to be engrossed shall be supplementary to, and not in lieu and read a third time, was read the third parently temporarily out of the Chamber. of, all other provisions of law authorizing the ·This bill increases the maximum per­ time, and passed, and a motion to recon­ determination, compromise, or settlement of , sider was laid on the table. claims for damage to property hereinabove missible penalty from $5,000 to $50,000 for violation of the Sherman Act. SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN MARITIME described: Provided further, That no settle,. meut or compromise where there is involved It was passed in· the .House in the last CLAIMS a payment in the net amount of over $500,00() session and was never acted upon in the The Clerk called the bill ill was ordered to be engrossed Mr. BRYSON. That is right. ment of the gentleman from New York, and read a third time, was read the third Mr. CUNNINGHAM. I do not object I feel .the bringing of this bill before the time, and passed, and a motion to recon- to the bill, but I think the membership House at this time is not contrary to the sider was laid on the table. · should understand what this bill con­ policy set forth by the members of the tains before it is passed by unanimous objectors' committee; therefore I with­ AMENDMENT TO BANKRUPTCY ACT consent. draw my reservation of objection. The Clerk called the bill Uperficially all right? Mr. FORD. Further reserving the Vermont? Mr. CRUMPACKER. Mr. Speaker, if right to object, Mr. Speaker, does this Mr. McCORMACK. . Reserving the the gentlewoman will yield, I think the legislation make it mandatory that the right to object, Mr. Speaker, and I shall statistics which were presented to the last 180 days of good conduct prisoners not object because I know what the bill subcommittee indicate that some 90 per­ are released from further control, or is it is; for the record I should like to have cent of the parole violators commit new discretionary? the gentleman from Vermont make a felonies or misdemeanors and are tried Mr. BRYSON. It does not shorten his statement as to what the bill is and for those new (;rimes rather than sent prison term at all. It shortens his pa­ what it will accomplish. back to prison for parole violation. role time if it is less than 180 days. Mr. PROUTY. The purpose of the Mrs. BOLTON. So, under this bill we Mr. FORD. Is it not possible that bill is to transfer the United States Mor­ let them out anyhow. some people on parole the last 180 days gan Horse Farm, located in the town of Mr. CRUMPACKER. The purpose of would need some additional guidance, or Weybridge, Addison County, Vt., to the the bill is to reduce the load on the pa­ whatever you may call it, and some could Vermont Agricultural College, which is role officials in these cases where they be released without any limitation? As a wholly owned State institution, with would be on parole only for 180 days, I read a summary of the bill, it states the provision that unless the college op­ which is but a small percentage of the that all prisoners shall be uncondition­ erates the farm for the benefit of agri­ total parole cases. ally released. I think it might be more culture it will revert to the United states. CONGR-ESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 3991

At present plans ·are·- made .to cease • 1 CAPT. WILLIAM GREENWOOD limitations. · Proceedings for the determi­ oJ,Jeration of the farm· on Ju:ne of· this natfon of such claims shall be iri the same The Clerk called the bill manner as in the case of claims to which year or on July .1 of 1951. The Secre­ for the relief_Qf . Capt. William Green­ the provisions of title 28, United States Code, tary of Agriculture has recommended wood. sections 1291, 2411, and 2412 (b) apply. · the passage of the U.i.l and the Bureau There · being no objection, the Clerk (b) Any action instituted under this act of the Budget has stated that it does not read the ·bill, as follows: shall be tried by the court without jury. conflict in any. way with the·program of Be it enacted, etc., That the Secret ..ry of the President. Mr. WILSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the Treasury is authorized and directed to I off er an amendment. Mr .. McCORMACK. I want to assure pay, out of any money in the Treasury not the gentleman I have no objection to the otherwise appropriated, to Capt. William The Clerk read as fallows: bill, but it is urgent that this bill be Greenwood, Army serial No. A0579960; Page 1, line 5, after the words "claims of", passed now? Headquarters, Technical Division, Air Train~ insert "the legal guardian of." Mr. PROUTY. Th0 primary reason ing Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., the The amendment was agreed to. why it is necessary to take action now is sum of $215. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of The bill was ordered to be engrossed because if the bill is passed, the Ver­ the said Capt. William Greenwood for reim­ and read a third time, was read the third mont Legislature will have to make ap­ bursement of expenses incurred by him in time, and passed. propriations to operate the. farm and returning his dependents to their home in The title was amended so as to read: they are due to adjourn very soon. Gatesville, Tex., due to an emergency. The "A bill conferring jurisdiction upon the Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I travel of dependents was authorized by United States District Court for the withdraw my reservation of Qbjection. military .. authorities. Northern District of Texas to hear, de­ The SPEAKER. Is there objection to With the fallowing committee amend­ termine, and render judgment on cer­ the request of the gentleman from Ver­ ments: tain claims of the legal guardian of mont [Mr. PROUTY]? Line 8, strike out "$215" and insert Charlie Joe Starnes." There was no objection. "$199.68." . A motion to reconsider was laid on The Clerk read the bill, as follows: At the end of bill add: "Provided, That no the table. Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of part of the amount appropriated in this act SGT. BENJAMIN H. MARTIN Agriculture is authorized and directed to in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid transfer and convey to the Vermont Agri­ or delivered to or received by any agent or The Clerk called the bill United States Air Force" and insert in lieu thereof the following: "an and read a third time, was read the -third TETSUKO HIDAKA honorably discharged veteran." time, and passed, and a motion to recon­ The Clerk called the bill sider was laid on the table. The committee amendment was agr~ed for the relief of Tetsuko Hidaka. to. MRS. CORA B. JONES · There being no objection, the Clerk The bill was ordered to be engrossed The Clerk called the bill 2, Petrak, Rulof. A-6694212, Ejg-ier, Mendel Mordka. A-6703315, Frajberger, Lejzor Chaim. A-6754401, Podaril, Miroslav, or Fred M. A-6752981, Fabian, Gabriel Leslie. A-7073911, Friedmann, Sophie. (nee Schuf- Podaril. · A-6666975, l•'riedman, Armin Harry. feld). A-6534318, Pollak, David. A-6688884, Friedman, Henrik or Henry. A-6886833, Fuksa, Joanna Lieberman. A-6500219, Pollak, Salamon. A-6712896, Gasparik, Anton. A-6527574, Fuksman, Benejan Michel. A-6721363, Portnoj, Izrael. A-6862653, Glikman, Majer. A-6858262, Garfinkel, leek aka Izak, Isaac A-6689554, Gross, Bertold. or Isak Garfinkel or Garfinkiel. A-6703538, Portnoj, Glika. A-6485258, Pospisilova, Bozena. A-6492532, Hermann, Lidia or Herman- A-6878194, Garfinkel, Fela or Garflnkiel nova. "(nee Chleb). A-6552730, Prchlikova, Eva Maria, or Eva Likova. A-6868650, Herschthal, Esia. A-6812817, Garnczrz, Rosa. A-6742650, Holeman, Jan. A-6862632,. Gepner, Guta. A-637310, Pruzanski, Chaim. A-6493472, Probst, Chaim Lejb. A-6609656, Jonas, Erno, or Ernest Jonas. A-6740480, Gergely, George. .n-6803989, Kal, Edmund Francis, or Odon A-6703295, Gilmowitz, Jacob. A-6694197, Rabinowicz, J\br~m Lajbus. A-6205639, Randmets, Erich, or Eric Rand- Ferenc Kriegler. A-6576344, Glasser, Salomon. A-6541821, Kawkiewicz, Jankiel• A-6881798, Gluck, Erzsebet, or Elizabeth .mets. A-6544158, Kopasz, Sister Ilona Irma. A-6781169, Reisman, Ester. Gluck. A-6703303, Korabelnik, David. A-6944959, Goer!, Albert. A-6868660, Ritter, Villiam. A-6704692, Korzeniowska, Urszula Brigida. A- 6762000, Rodkin, Abram. A-6944960, Goerl, Magdolna or Magda (nee A-6903252, Kostal, Otilie Ilka. Beck formerly Gutfreund). A-6765746, Rodkin, Pera. A-6924724, Kotek, Jirina Inka. A-6504147, Goldstein, Eugen. A-6699224, Rosenzweig, Chil or Rozencwaig. A-6690073, Lebovic, Irene. A-6536902, Grunfeld, Erwin. A-6888963, Rubin, Arthur. A-6761999, Lobl, Iszak. A-6819113, Gru~zweig, Ester. A-7046198, Rudo, Stephen. A-6843551, Lowy, Ervin. A-6819119, Grunzweig, Perla. A-6997926, Rudo, Anna. A-6576341, Malek, Chuna. A- 6819126, Grunzweigova, Frieda, or Frida A-6878039, Rybkowski, Mendel. A- 6536909, Mermelstein, Eugen. Grunzweig. A-6406047, Schreiber, Leib, or Joel Leib A-6575210, Moskovits, Jacob, A-6771756, Hochhauser, Gabriella. Schreiber. A-6575212, Muller, Martin. A-6862630, Hoffman, Edith. A-6698251, Schwartz, Ilona, or Schvartz aka A-6921247, Immergluck, Tadeusz Antoni, A-6508115, Muller, Salamon. Ilona Green. A-6843277, Neuhaus, Armin. or Daniel Aaron Immergluck. A-7046239, Sebek, Oldrich Karel. A-6921248, Immergluck, Felicja S'hongut. A-6969963, Neuhaus, Magdalena (nee Stras­ A-6819106, Silberstein, ~va. A-6419935, Immergluck, Jozef Edward. ser). A-6789011, Sprung, Bunio. A-6743493, Pabian, Franciszek, or Fran- A-7060591, Jaksy, Joseph. A-9635265, Stankiewicz, Karol. A-7095861, Javornik, Ladislav W1111am. ciszek Stanislaw Pabian. A-6589048, Stern, Eizik, or Eizik Leib Stern. A-6931528, Jencek, Premysl. A-6745943, Burdzy, Henryk. A-6484234, Stern, Mayer or Meyer or A-6403483, Jonas, Seweryn Jerzy. A-6884226, Poatner, Abram. A-6403484, Jonas, Teresa Rosa (nee Dich- '"Dave." A-6602326, Rakossy, Tibor. A-6819109, Strassburger, Miksa. ter). A-6440282, Rappaport, Liba (nee Liba Eich- A-6404482, Jonas, Christopher or Krzysztof. A-6878014, Swidler, Solomon. enstein). A-6694230, Kahan, Pejsach. A-6878032, Swidler, David E'ly. A-6555823, Rojtenberg, Tewia. A-6588997, Kahan, Samuel. A-6886877, Szpitalny, Mandel. A-6819091, Roth, Sandor. A-6509272, Kalisch, Jacob. A-6990742, Szpitalny, Sura (nee Leder• A-7053498, Roth, Nedi. A- 6749992, h.allus, Gisella, or Gita Kallus. _man). A-6886829, Samet, Lazare. 3994 CONGRESSIONAL. RECORD-HOUSE APRIL 17

A-6954173, Samet, Esther (nee Weisz). The SPEAKER. Is there objection to A- 6779979, Oha~temps, Antoinette Char­ A-6877767, Schachter, Rose, or Rojza the present consideration of the resolu­ lotte. Schachter or Rosa Schacter (nee Rojza Gel­ tion?· A- 5203205, Charlton, Iris Louise (nee bart or Rojza Gelbhard). Mr. GROSS. Reserving the right to Stephenson or Dwyer) • A-6910028, Schranko, Margit. A- 6712052, Chi, David (Chi Tai-Wei). A-6606630, Singer, Henrik. object, Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman A-6829091, Christiansen, Elsa Maria Hansen A-7200163, Speicher, Marian (alia:i Marian explain this resolution? (alias Elsa Marie Hansen Christiansen, form­ Szpakowski) . Mr. WALTER. This is a routine reso­ erly Elsa Marie Zinglerson, nee Elsa Marie A-6423808, Szego, Cyula Laszlo, or Julius lution that the House acts on after the Hansen or Elsa Marie Hildebrandt). Ladislaus Szego. Senate approves the action of the Attor­ A-4380546, Cohen, Annie (nee Abrams). A-6536898, Tauber, Morie, or Morie Naftoli ney General in suspending the deporta­ A-6882801, Conits, Evangelia Costas Tauber. Karagioges. A-6740514, Tobias, Charles William. tions of aliens where economic hardship A-5981719, Corey, Hilton Oscar. A-6855685, Wagschal, Samuel. would be caused through deportation. A-6702396, Corino, Michele. A-6743500, Walas, Stanislaw. · After the Attorney General acts, as the A-7092105, Correa Norberto, or Nolberto A-6743494, Piestrak, Adam. gentleman knows, a list of cases, with Correa or Norberto Correo. A-6740081, warshavchik, Ela, or Ela War- reports on them, goes to the Senate. A-7089753, Costa, Francesca Sacco. szawczyk. A-6924566, Courvaris, Georgios, or George The Senate Judiciary Committee then Couvaris. A-6860778, Windt, Hajnal. examines each case, and after it acts A-9831304, Dahle, John Ludvig Johannes­ A-6860780, Windt, Judith. the concurrent resolution is referred to sen, or John L. Dahle. A-6694093, Wisniewski, Lejbko. the Committee on the Judiciary of the A-6828811, Dagios, Ioannis Panaiotou, A-6886825, Wohlhendler, Chaim. House, where there is a reexamination or John Dagios. A-7046291, Wohlhendler, Rozalia. of the action taken by both the Attorney A-5408860, D'A,ndrea, Matteo. A-6667947, Zalcgendler, Awram. A-6172290, Darczy, Louis Alexander An­ A-6475696, Zilahy, Lajos. General and the Senate. · This resolution makes permanent the thony (Daroczy), or Louis Darousky. A-7057948, Zilahy, Piroska, Barczy. A-6874136, Diaz-Lomeli, Reyes, or Reyes A-6899289, Acs, Terezia. immigration status of aliens, most of Dias. A-6650796, Becher, Szmul. whom are married to American citizens A-6973707, Dodd, John Glyndwr, or Jack A-6640368, Becher, Pola. and have native-born children. G. Dodd. A-6855947, Bleyer, Olga (nee Kornhauser). Mr. GROSS. And the Calendar No. A-6943642, Drakulakos, Demetra Con­ A-6666980, Brodman, Alexander. 180 is susceptible of the same inter­ stantine, or Demetra Constantine Mavri. A-6984452, Bulanski, Wolf. pretation? A-5043401, Dykman, Theodorus Josephus A-6772271, Csordas, Gabor. Cyrillus, or Theodore Dykman-Dabster. A-6843546, Erger, Majer. Mr. WALTER. Exactly. Mr. GROSS. I withdraw my reserva­ A-6209521, Escobar-Huet, Cesar. A-6509230, Feibusch, Bernat. A-6972476, Esparza-Hinojosa, Gilberto. A-6819653, Fischer, Aron. tion of objection, Mr. Speaker. A-6628803, Fernandez Maria Ydalia, or A-7046234, Fischer, Ruzena (nee Kesler) • . The SPEAKER. Is there objection to Maria Ydalia Madera. A-6842324, Fischl, Ignac. the present consideration of the resolu­ A-4383592, Fiel, Manuel Lavada. A-6985629, Fischl, Rita (nee Loffier). tion? A-6004623, Fletcher, Marie Alice Welch A-6803933, Fried, George. There being no objection, the Clerk (nee Welch). A-6740476, Friedlander, Lya. read the resoll.ltion, as follows: A-7049256, Follain, Pierre Maurice Paul. A-6740537, Friedlander, Renee or Reizl. A-7049280, Galvan, Luis. A-6780715, Heller, Oscar, or Oszkar Heller. Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep­ A-7117698, Gerasinos, Fotini (nee Valasso­ A-6897920, Holubec, Anna. resentatives concurring), That the Congress poulos alias Valli). A-6819096, Horowitz, Rafael. favors the suspension of deportation in the A-6498468, German, Rosa Moredo San. A-6743503, Husarz, Mieczyslaw Stanislaw. case of each alien hereinafter named, in. A-5568143, Gentile, Giovanni, or Gio­ A-6719373, Jakubovic, Tibor. which case the Attorney General has sus­ vanni Di Ianni. A-6707838, Jakubovic, Frantiska. pended deportation for more than 6 months: A-6868099, Gnusti, Rossana Silvia. A-6616294, Katz, Zoltan. A-6810161, Adamos, Nicola Dimitry ·or A-1418864, Goomas, Nicholas Vianaillas, or A-6703301, Kirzner, Zelik. Damoff or Danoff. Nick Goomas. A-6848211, Kormos, Jolan, or Yolanda A-6219112, Afshar, Nasser Gatll, or Nasser A-6524878, Gomez, Guadalupe Agvilar de Kormos. Afshar or Nasser Gatll Afshar or Nassere Cotli Harrison. A-6668946, Lefeber, Richard George. Afchar. A-7192722, Gomez-Ayala, Salud, or Salud A-6683296, Mermelstein, Sarolta (nee A-5325945, Alex, Joseph Benjamin. Gomez Moreno. Falk). A-7022692, Alpar, Julia Viola, or Julia Viola A-6192703, Gonzalez, Erundino Lorenzo, or A-6948487, Neuweld, Marek, or Mark Neu- Froelich or Julia Viola Bagge. Erundino Lorenzo. . weld. A-5665037, Alves, Alipio. A-7189631, Gonzalez, Jose Antonio Perez, A-6622433, Reis, Szulim, or Sheldon Reiss ~ A-4785339, Andal, Ester (nee Knaster, alias or Joseph Anthony Perez y Gonzalez or A-6622434, Reiss, Bela (nee Bela Reis). Esther Bjork alias Esther Johnson). Joseph Anthony Perez. A-9580462, Rynkiewicz, Kazimierz. A-1939697, Aoki, Michio. A-6919676, Gordon, Ivy May, or Ivy May A-6881803, Schnitzler, Erno. A-7188402, Ataide, Jose Fernandes. Shaw. A-6606631, Templer, Julius. A-3976165, Earbalic, Anton Danimir. A-7112976, Halas, Dimitrios (alias James A-6633723, Urwicz, Abram Berko. A-5518002, Barnett, Arthur Albert. Hallas). A-6495847, Weiss, Imrich, or Emeric Weiss. A-707037, Barron, Raymundo, or Ray- A-5441441, Halmos, Anna (nee Kertesz). A-6633723, Zilbersztejn, Lejb. mundo Barron-Aguirre or Raymundo Agu­ A-6472686, Halpern, Sara Szlomcze (nee A-6616659, Zilbersztejn, Dora. irre Barron or Reymundo Barron or Ray­ Halpern or Sara Rubin). A-7350851, Slavik, Juraj Michal Daniel, or mundo Agirre Barron. A- 6331906, Hamandijan, Yervant Edward. Dr. Juraj Slavik. A-2298439, Beuermann, Paul Richard, or A-6211068, Harris, p __ ti Behrs Eristoff, or A-7469732, Slavik, Margita Maria. Richard Beuermann. Pati Dullivan Harris or Pati Behrs or Pati A-7469733, Slavik, Juraj Ludevit Jan, or A-4777113, Botosan, Traian or Thomas. Behrs Eristoff, or Pati Derek Harris or Pati Juraj Ludvit Slavik. A-1989229, Broeders, Theodorus Alde­ B2hrs Eristoff Tohitchinadze. ga.idos. A-7118467, Heinz, Dieter. A-6378711, Wilenski, Szmujlo. A-6961776, Bruorton, Maria Luisa Rivera A-7096151, Klinger, Oskar. De. A-1090399, Helm, James Theodore. A-7208237, Mansour, Nabeel. A-6287999, Buckmaster, Linda Louise. A-2407788, Hendriksen, Peder Oskar (alias A-7366272, Mansour, Erika Randa. A-6287998, Buckmaster, Orval Duane. Peder Hendriksen) • A-6936290, Mansour, Shafeec Abdallah. A-6750057, Buckmaster, Myles Carter. A-6988873, Heuman, Ruth Wertheim. A-6611834, Buonarota, Francisco. A-6709319, Hing, Sheila Chien (nee Chien). The House concurrent resolution was A-6881760, Bustamante, Oracio Espinosa, A- 6330780, Holliday, Era, or Eva Grethe ordered to be engrossed and read a third or Oscar Oracio Bustamante. Ingeberg. time, was read the third time, and A-7050092, Bustillos, Alfredo, or Alfredo A-6975468, Hurtado-Padilla, Rosalia. passed, and a motion to reconsider was Bustillos-Barrera. A-6150626, Isch, Julio Norberto. laid on the table. A-7049126, Camillucci, Silva Sordoni, or A-5459716, Jenderzy, William (Wilhelm) nee Silvia Sordoni. . . Karl. SUSPENDED DEPORTATION OF CERTAIN A-5663653, Caro, Maria Gracia De, or Mary A-6016572, Johnson, Zaccheus Boyd, Sr. ALIENS Grace Di Caro. A-3033801, Kaczmarkiewicz, Franciszek A-3404707, Castaneda, Zenona Palomares Vincent, or Frank Vincent Kaczmarkiewicz. The Clerk called the resolution . Antonio. Cukrovanl. ham Kornbluth Herman. A-1443075, Packaj, Guiseppe, or Joseph A-6931255, Dawkins, Septimus Alexander, A-6501324, Koukos, Helen, or Eleni Spirou Pockaj. or Alexander Dawkins. or Helen Spirou . A-5146482, Pokern, Otto Max, or Otto A-5699550, De MarcQ, Victor (or Vittorio). A-5796785, Kracht, Otto Ernst. Cutes. A-4453274, Kramedas, George Theodore, or A-3854236, Polis, Jerry, or Gerasimos Polis. A-7203347, Der Hagopian, Rosa (nee Tah­ George Thero Kramedas. mazian, formerly Baronian). A-3509040, Puttiah, Govinct. A-6299978, Kuhne, Elva Dolores. A-5999030, Rabineau, Boris Alexander. A-3301469, Ditt, Herbert Horst. A-5343835, Kump, Andrej, or Frank Kurtz. A-6440109, Dorfman, Roza Malcmann, or A-1204743, Ragaisis, George Joseph, o~ A-4777078, Ladas, Peter George, formerly George Rogers. Ms.lcman Rosa. Panagiotis George. A-7797793, Downing, Sara Eloina Miranda, A-6989893, Reitter, Nicholas, or Miklos A-4777077, Ladas, Helen, formerly Helen Reitter. or Sara Eloina Downing. Nicholarakos or Nicholas (alias Irene Soli­ A-6210806, Du Pre, Frits Karel. A-2958674, Repetto, Giovanni Francesco rakis). Luigi. A-2472907, Edreos, John, or Joannis Ste­ A-4621787, Lazaroff, Nicholas, or Nick La­ phanos·Ydreos. zaroff (alias Thomas Lewis) . A-4889799, Richardson, John Thomas Rom- . A-5830872, Ekonomopoulos, Alexandros A-5028604, Lefebre, Julia Maris (nee Julia ney, or Romney Richardson. Constantine, or Alexander Constantine Maria Desmedt). A-7593116, Rinde, Reile (nee Kanner). Economopoulos. A-5281149, Lehtinen, Oscar Teofil. A-7593117, Rinde, Esther. A-9777404, Emilio, Francesco. A-5228902, Leventis, Nicholas Denis. A-3310362, Romanos, Dimitrios, or James A-9579078, Emmanuel, Demitrios, or De· A-7529337, Li, Yu Yuk. Romanos. mitrios Emanuel. A-6625846, Lindenfeld, Sandor, or Samuel A-1121849, Runga, Peter Kaska. A-1440812, Espich, Hugo Anton, or Hugo Lindenfeld or Alex Lindenfeld. A-6680112, Saade, Doumet Milad. Espich or Espech. A-7240709, Lionetti, Maria Carmela (nee A-6924329, Salovardos, Ge()rge Konstan- A-6047724, Ferjado-Fernandez, Aturo Turi). tinos. Rafael. A-3066963, Llosatos, Gerasimos Aris~ides, A-9550708, Salutregui, Francisco .Opitz. A-;q76~33, Fernandez, Albert Eguerre. or Jerry Liosatos. A-3947804, Schall, Josefine Marie. A-6896406, Franchetti, Arnoldo Sergio, or A-6661701, Lombard, Theodora Dino. . A-9825060, Scharenguivel, Lorensz Neil. Arnold S. Franchetti or Arnoldo Franchettl A-6477399, Loria, Mauricette Louise Jeanne A-7295470, Scherping, Renee Felicitas Vic. or Arnold Franchettl. (nee Alliott) . toria Dorthy, or Filicitas Wipfelder or Renee A-6534845, Frydman, Henryk, or Henry M. A-1615319, Lueckert, Barbara (nee Glanz­ Filicitas or Victoria Dorothy Wipfelder. Frie• man. ner). A-4363752, Schmuckler, Herman, or Chan­ A-6817361, Frydman, Rozsa, or Rozsa A-6853289, Lynum, Lourdes J. Lynum, for- ania Schumuckler or Herman Wagner. Friedman. merely Lourdes Jumalon-Simbajon. A-3786143, Silvestre, Antonio Bernardo, or A-4928591, Gabrys, Hermann, or Hermann A-1127465, Maher, Thomas. Antonio Bernardo Silvestra or Tony Sil­ Bujar. A-2148511, Marinos, Harry Tony. vestre or Antonio B. Silvertrel or Anthony A-5060074, Gantner, John, or John Gus A-3688108, Martineau, Theodore Francis. Bernardo Silvestra. Gantner or John Ganther (Gentner). A-6774228, Mason, Isabel Stuart Robinson A-4287330, Simon, Juliane (nee Juliane A-5125382, Gantner, 'Elizabeth. (nee McFayden). Baldasty or Julianna Simon) • A-5104593, Gantner, Mary. A-1121312, Mastor, Louis Constanine, or A-6936804, Singer, Paul, or Pavel Singer A-6559003, Garcia, Annie Catherine, or Mrs. Louis C. Mastor or Louis Mastor. or Pal Singer. Justo Garcia. A-6870022, Mastracchio, Michele, or Mi· A-9549867, Sivertsen, Ivar Anker. A-7189124, Gath, Linda. chael Mastracchio. A-6839266, Skotis, Emmanuel or Emman­ A-6246455, Geornaras, Malama (nee Hadjo­ A-5578929, Matacin, Anton, or Ante or ual, Emmanouel or Emanouel Skottis. glou or Hatzolu). Tony Matacin or T. Matsoni or Ante Sam A-6985723, Staler!, Caterina. A-3552287, Geragoslan, Nevart, formerly Matacin. A-5439542, Stefania, Michele, or Mike or Garabedian (nee Boyajian). A-5768024, Matsushita, Hiroshi, or Hiroshi Michael Stefano or Michele Stefania Di Mat­ A-3870697, Gomes, Anselmo Ferreiro, or Oshima or Harry Oshima. teo or Michele Stephania. Gomez or Jose De Oliveira Jorge. A-3410834, Mavrophilippas, John Christos, A-7264358, Suchar, Wilfred, formerly Wil­ A-1641\3°2, Gonos, Wasyl, or William or John G. Mavrophilippas. fried Skambraks. Gonos. A-7204907, Mccrae, Hugh. A-3222143, Sugihara, Kyuichl. A-6144167, Grammer, Patricia Ricken A-7204908, Mccrae, Frances (nee Beckett). A-4764913, Suhr, Hans, or Joseph Winkel­ Yoder, or Patricia Turing Ricken. A-3797247, Mee, Jung, or Charlie jung Mee meier. A-7115309, Gra\ agna, Blanche Raymond or Wing Lee. A-4289946, Svanholm, Herman. Niel, or Blanche Raymonde Niel. A-7240364, Merlo, Remo. A-2858922, Sydiaha, William, or Wasil Syd- A-67020· J, Gross, Gabriella Colahzi (alias A-6778414, Mezenen, Maud Evelyn. · 1aha. Gabryella Colanzi). A-5344056, Mitchell, John Edmund. A-3976730, Szedula, Barbara Anne. A-6321190, Guardia, Eduardo Antonio. A-2787649, Mohammed, Alli Harris, or A-5244385, Tarabocchia, Andrea Giovanni. A-7117921, Guinkb, Boris Nicolaevicb. Hazir Ullah. A-6599691, Tornacioglu, Nubar Markar. 3998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-.HOUSE APRIL· 17

A-3844856, Tsoy, Vic~or Nicholas, or Vic- A-5714331, Kiritsis,• George, Spiros, or Be it enacted, et-c.; That for the purposes tor Ghoi. . George Kiritsis. of the immigration and natm:alization laws, A-5880!)51, Urgent, Lill~an Elisallet~. . A-7070295, Kirsch, Alfred, . or Alfredo Cilka Elizabeth Ingrova shall be he~d and A_:.6569441, Vallega, Attilio, or Attilio''Fie- Kirsch. · ·· considered to have.been lawfitny'admitted to tro Angelo. . A-2883903, Kolydas, Io'annis Nic~olas, · or the· United States for permanent .r those who served in the military forces boni. Steve G. Milford, Steve G. Rogers, or Steve of the Commonwealth of the Philippines A-2190686, Aguado, David. George Rogers. . while such forces were in the Armed A-4493884, Ahrens, Gerhard. Wilhelm. A-3115100, Pefanis, Gerasimos Makris, or Forces of. the United States pursuant. A-2721939; Anastasiou, George Evangelos,. · Gerry P~fanis. , · or Georgios Evangelos· Anastasiou. · A-3469645, Pinto, Manµ:el Amorim. to the military .order. of the President A-5912560, Anderson, Eric Gottfried:. . A-173-1911, ~raet, Catherine. of t:~e . United States, dated July 26, 1941. A-1750257, Beglau, William, or William A-1731912, Praet, Elias. The SPEAKER. · Is there objection to Martin Beglau. A-6706842, Pressley, Johanna Wilhelmina the request. of the gentleman from Mis- A-3822893, Blank, Ethel, or Tania Blank. ( nee Post) . sissippi? A-3395469, Borges, Armando Da Silva, or A-6343692, Prodromou, Despina Vasilios. There was no objection. Carlos Da Silva Chaves. A-4774635, Rahme, Tanios Elias, or Tom . The Clerk read the bill, as follows: A-3395277, Capanna, Francesco or Frank, Elias Ramy. or Frank Campo. A-1107914, Reha, John Evald, or Johannes Be it enacted, etc., That the Administrator A-1332341, Capurro, Antonio, or Anthony Reha or Johannes Evald Reha. of Veterans' Affairs is authorized to furnish Capurro. . · A-6440484, Salabaing, Jacques Louis. a tlag to drape the casket and to pay a sum A-5420130, Caraman, Gavrila, or Gabriel A-6965219, Salbaing, Madeleine Jeannine not exceed_ing 150 Philippine pesos for the Caraman. (nee Pallet)~ burial and funeral expenses and transporta- A-1258576, Carnazza, Stefano. A-4550233, Salem, Ahmed, or Ahemed tion of the body (including preparation of A-3107035, Caroli, Gina. Zabadany. the body) of any person who served in the A-6594631, Catania, Antonino. A-5089179, Sandler, Mollie, or Malka organized military forces of the Common- A-2674808, Chao, William Tse Fong. Sandler. wealth of the Philippines while such forces A-5621625, Claus, Friedrich Georg August, A-6954908, Servaas, Pieter Johannes, or were in the service of the Armed Forces of or Fritz of Fred Claus. Johannes Pieter Servaas. the United States pursuant to the military A-9782995, Colucci, Giovanni. A-4738546, Silva Carlos. order of the President of the United States, A-3248009, Cunha, Antonio Jose. A-1994522, Siskopoulos, Athanasios George, dated July. 26, 1941, illcluding among such A-5555835, Dangerfield, Ethel, Margaret. or Tom Poulos. military "rorces organized guerrilla forces un- A-6623572; D'Avanzo, America. (nee Gra- A-6082637, Skiles, Lucy Mequila, or Lucy def commanders appointed, designated, or nados). Skiles. subseque=-.tly recognized by the Commander A-1954509, Daveggia, Francesco, or Frank A-2354865, Saleh, Yousef Chen, or Lobla in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area, ·or other Daveggia. Saleh. competent authority in the Army of the A-7061449, De Ascentis, Luigina, or Gina A-2070791, Sorce, Calogero or Charles. United States, and who dies, or has died, after De Ascentis (nee Isicrate). A-7270946, Spinazzola, Antonio. separation from such service under condi- A-6924544, Dieminger, Elisabeth. A-3901575, Sysok, William Stefan, or Stefen tions other than dishonorable. Payments A-3454946, Di Gregorio, Margherita, or Tonasiczuk. under this act shall be subject to the appli- A-7131451, Szemerei, Bela Matkovics, or cable provisions of Veterans Regulation No. Margaret Di Gregorio. Bela Lajox Szemerei Matkovics or Bela Mat- 9 (a), as amended, except that in case any A-2965674, Dobrich, Raimondo. kovics. such, person has died heretofore, the time A- 9506853, Dzintars, Janis Adolfs. A-7398471, Tiberi, Angelo. for filing claim for reimbursement of such A-6882402, Ericksen, Elmar, or Elmar A-,.'3160761, Toivonen, Albert, or Alexander expenses shall be extended until 2 years after Eriksen. Trivonen. · the date of this enactment. A- 7131173, Fillebrown, Gloria, or Gloria A-3285837, Tong, Hee. Valhuerdi Fillebrown or Gloria Margarita A-3447163, Tuscher, Fritz-Friedrich, or Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Speaker, this bill Valhuerdi Rodriguez. Friedrich Tuscher or Fritz Fred Tuscher. authorizes the Administrator of Veter­ A-9765008, Gavilis, Evstathios, or Steve Ga­ A-7375577, Whittemore, Brigitta, or Bri­ ans' Affairs to furnish a flag to drape briel. gitta Deitelhoff. A-7203646, Gee, Betty Yiu Yue. A-1246506, Yobis, Christ Vasil, or Krste the casket and to pay the sum of 150 A-6075131, Genato, Manuel, or Manuel Vasill Yovis. Philippine pesos-$75-for burial ·ex­ Genato-Muniz. A-9769599, Zanni, Giovanni, or Giovanni penses of Philippine veterans who served A-6525854, Gillette, Tatiana, or Tatiana Rossi. in the Commonwealth of the Philippines Hakoljsky or Tatiana Addinsell. A-6936392, Ziskind, Rubin. · forces pursuant to the military order A-1200451, Gomes, Agostinho Pereira. A-6877593, Fokas, ·Panagis, or Panachis of the President of the United States. A-7117697, Gordon, Ada Jane (nee Phokas or Pete Fokas. Rothery). This bill is identical to a bill passed A-6986657, Grosinger, Emeric. The Senate concurrent resolution was by the House in the Eighty-first Con­ A-2998484, Gruter, Gertrude, or Gertrud ordered to be read a third time, was read gress and on which the gentleman from Grueter or Gertrud Fieles or Gertrud Kallen. the third time, and passed, and a mo­ Texas [Mr. TEAGUE] and the gentleman A-6382968, Ingber, Miklos. tion to reconsider was laid on the table. from New ·York [Mr. KEARNEY] have A-3397664, Isakson, Hilda, or Hilda Bod­ CILKA ELIZABETH INGROVA backs or Hilda Mangs or Anna Emilia Aman. been active in seeking its approval. It A-7182640, Kee, Eng Wah, or Paul Wah The Clerk called the bill (S. 60) for has already passed tpe Senate. E'ng. the relief of Cilka Elizabeth Ingrova. It appears that there are ·approxi­ A-7055548, Kickinger; Bernd Herman, or There being no objection, the Clerk · mately 315,000 living veterans of the Bernd Tecidorski. read the bill, as follows: Philippine Army, including recognized 1951 -· =. ·CONGRESSIONAL ·RECORD-. HOUSE 39~9 · guerrillas who at· some future time may guerrillas only after liberation, and so vide a minimum rate of compensation be eligible for the benefits of this bill. forth. I would like to emphasize here for World War n veterans who have At the· present time, ·approximately that the figure of some 330,000 eligibles arrested tuberculosis. 13,500 claimants are eligible and the is the result of a screening process The SPEAKER. Is there objection to ·maximum ultimate cost would appear which has been going on for some years the present consideration of the bill? to be approximately $26,430,000. now. There may conceivably be a few There was no objection. Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr. even in this group who are not entitled The Clerk read the bill, as follows: Speaker, in the last Congress, the House to the benefit; I do not know. On the Be it enacted, etc., That paragraph II, of Representatives passed this bill and, other hand, there are probably a greater part I, Veterans Regulation No. 1 (a), as unfortunately, it failed of consideration number who are justly entitled to the amended, is hereby amended by adding a in the Senate before adjournment. benefit and will not receive it because new subparagraph (q) thereto to read as Recognizing the fairness of the proposal, they· cannot furnish adequate proof of follows: in this Congress the Senate took the lead, their activities for one reason or another. " ( q) If the disabled person is shown to and on February 5 passed the measure This bill has a long background. :::n have had a service-incurred disability re­ sulting from an active tuberculous dis­ without controversy. July 1941, when the United States was ease, which disease in the judgment of the In simple terms, it authorizes the Ad­ struggling for survival in the Pacific, Administrator of Veterans' Affairs has ministrator of Veterans' Affairs to fur­ President Roosevelt ordered the Philip­ reached a condition of complete arrest, the nish a flag to drape the casket and to pine Army into the United States Armed monthly compensation shall be not less than pay a sum not to exceed 150 Philippine Forces. After the war, in 1946, the $60." , pesos-$75-for the burial and funeral Philippine Army was specifically ex­ SEC. 2. This act sh.all be effective from the expenses of any person who served in the cluded from all our veterans' benefits ex­ first day of the second calendar month fol­ military forces of the Commonwealth of cept compensation for service-connected lowing the date of enactment of this act. the Philippines pursuant to the military disabilities or deaths and the benefits of Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Speaker, today order of the President of the United th~ national service life insurance. In World War I veterans who have a serv­ States dated July 26, 1941. There would May 1946, President Tr'Qman appointed ice-connected case of tuberculosis and be included under this category, those a commission consisting of the Secretary who have reached a condition of com­ who served in organized guerrilla forces of War, the Administrator of Veterans' plete arrest are eligible to receive not under commanders appointed, desig­ Affairs, and the United States High Com­ less than $60 ~ month compensation. nated, or recognized by the commander missioner to the Philippines to look into This bill seeks to provide the same rate in chief of the southwest Pacific area this matter. They evolved a plan which, for all service-connected veterans of all or other competent authority in the granted a wider range-of benefits to the wars who had tuberculosis and reached United States Army during World War Philippine veteran in recognition of his a condition of complete arrest. In the II. sacrifice and service. This plan was sub­ interest of uniformity and removing dis­ Hearings upon this proposal have been mitted by the President to Congress in crimination between veterans of dif­ held by our Committee on Veterans' 1946, but Congress did not enact it. In ferent wars, this committee recom­ Affairs and the measure was reported 1947, the President appointed a second .mends the biil, the first year cost of unanimously from the committee. commission to look into this matter: the which has been estimated to be $1,115,- I believe this is good legislation. It is Interdepartmental Committee, consist­ 000. a belated recognition of the sacrifices ing of the Secretary of State, the Secre­ The bill is identical to a bill which made by these Philippine soldiers who tary of War, the Administrator of Vet­ . was passed during the Eighty-first Con­ served so courageously with our men erans' Affairs, and the United States Am­ gress. · and died for a cause. bassador to the Philippines. They sub­ Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr. mitted a plan in the same yeat which Mr. TEAGUE. Mr. Speaker, this Speaker, thi~ bill was passed by the matter -of benefits for the Philippine was referred to Congress by the Presi­ House. of Representatives when it was soldier and guerrilla who fought so well dent. The program called .for the fol· before us in the Eighty-first Congress. by our side in the darkest moments of lowing benefits: First, educational; sec- It failed of consideration by the Senate Worid War II is something which I have . ond, hospitalization for service-con­ Finance Committee, and died with ad­ been interested in for some time. In nected disability; and, third, burial and journment. my opinion, the bill before us is small funeral allowances. Only the hospitali­ At the present time, World War I vet­ payment for the services they rendered zation program was ultimately enactea I introduced a bill during the Eighty­ erans generally are eligible to receive not the United States in a time of great need. first Congress for burial benefits; it failed less than $60 per month for arrested It merely authorizes their burial ex­ of passage. tuberculosis. This bill extends this rate penses up to the amount of 150 Philip­ to all service-connected veterans of all pine pesos, or $75, and a flag for the Now, we have the present bill on burial benefits before us. Almost 6 years after wars who have had tuberculosis and who casket. Any person who served in the the termination of the war, we are still have reached a condition of complete organized military, or guerrilla, forces trying to decide whether we will allow . arrest. Peacetime veterans would re­ of the Commonwealth of the Philippines a person who offered his life for the ceive 80 percent of this rate, or $48. under the direction of United States United States in the United States Army This bill does not affect a great num­ military authorities would be eligible for a decent burial. Mr. Speaker, we do the ber of veterans. The Veterans' Admin­ the benefit. The bill also allows the strangest things sometimes: we try to istration reports that approximately survivors of those persons who would buy, with millions of dollars, the friend­ 5,000 veterans of World War II and 1,300 have been eligible, but died prior to the ship of people who have never given us peacetime veterans would be benefited effective date of the bill, to claim the anything but trouble; yet, when someone by its enactment. The additional cost benefit within 2 years after enactment else has fought for us in our darkest for the first year would be in the neigh­ of this bill. days, we hesitate to give them an allow­ borhood of $1,000,000. It is estimated that the maximum cost ance for their burial expenses. I feel very strongly that we should of the benefits will be approximately The bill was ordered to be read a third equalize compensation awards between $26,430,000. This figure is based on esti­ time, was read the third time, and passed, veterans regardless of what war they mates ·t:hat approximately 13,500 claim­ and a motion to reconsider was laid on served in. This is one of several in­ ants would be potentially eligible for the the table. equities in our compensation laws that benefits as a result of deaths occurring should be corrected, and I hope that this to date and that there are approximately MINIMUM RATE OF COMPENSATION FOR Congress will see that it is done, in fair· 315,000 living veterans of the Philippine VETERANS WITH ARRESTED TUBERCU­ ness to all of our service-connected dis­ Army, including recognized guerrillas. LOSIS abled veterans. There has been some opposition to such Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Speaker, I ask The bill was ordered to be engrossed a bill on the ground that it would in­ unanimous consent for the immediate and read a third time, was read the clude many who were not really entitled consideration of the bill (H. R. 316) to third time, and passed, and a motion to the benefit, such as men who became amend the veterans regulation to pro- to reconsider was laid on the table. . . . 4000 CONGRESSIONAL RRCORD--HOUSE · APRI~ __ l7 COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OR LOSS OF The title of the bill is descriptive of its Mrs. BOLTON. Mr. Speaker, yester­ . USE OF CREATIVE ORGAN purposes, and I believe it to be justifiable day the Ohio delegatio_n had the pleasant Mr. RANKIN~ Mr. Speaker, I ask and worthy legislation. The statutory privilege .Qf lunching w~th 12 you!lg men unanimous consent for the immediate award proposed would be $42 per month, and women, winners of the Ohio Amer­ consideration of the bill be engrossed er's dining room-an added thI_"ill for the sation for the loss or loss of the use of a and read a third time, was read the third youngsters. creative organ. time, and passed, and a motion to recon­ This is an annual contest which gives The SPEAKER. Is there objection to sider was laid on the table. a very real stimulus .to the OhiEC. 3. This act shall be effective from · even about our President and officials. This the first day of the second calendar month The SPEAKER. Is there objection is a privilege peculiar only to free countries. following the iate of enactment of this act. to the present consideration of the The freedom of press allows our news­ Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Speaker, a statu­ resolution? papers to carry on campaigns against the There was no objection. · evils, vices, and underworld tactics of our tory award of $42 a month for the-loss of The Clerk read the resolution, as fol­ country, such as gambling, swindling, and a creative organ is provided in this bill lows: black-market activities during shortages. One reason why we have our Armed Forces : which is identical to a bill passed in the Resolved, etc., That section 12 of the Ex­ ls because of the second amendment. Our Eighty-first Congress. port Control Act of 1949 is hereby amended $30 National Guard stands ready to help out in The present rate of a month for by striking out "1951" and inserting in lieu an emergency arising in either the State or such loss applies only to World War I thereof "1953." country. . . veterans. The standard statutory a ward The House joint resolution was. or­ Ame11dment 4 gives us the right to privacy for the loss of one limb or one eye is $42' dered to be engrossed and read a thil:d in our homes. No one can be seized or -a month and for that reason the rate is searched without due cause as is happening time, - was · read the third time, and today in· communistic lands. There, inno­ set in this bill at $42 per month, and it passed, and a motion to reconsider was cent people are killed and robbed of their · is believed that World War II veterans laid on the table. personal rights for no reason at all. Murder, · should receive the same consideration THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION IN A suicide, and suppression of personal rights that World War I veterans have received. MODERN -WORLD . means nothing to them. Such a nation can­ Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr• . not hope to last long. Mrs. BOLTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask The sixth amendment gives an accused Speaker, this measure is another of unanimous consent to address the House person a fair trial. No one is__ considered · the bills acted upon favorably by our for 1 minute and to revise and extend guilty before proven so by a jury or by his Committee on Veterans' Affairs and my remarks, and include an article. own confession. In some countries where passed by the House of Representatives communism rules people are forced by drugs The SPEAKER. Is there objection to or other means to make a confession to in the Eighty-first Congress. It failed the request of the gentlewoman from crimes of which they . are innocent. The of consideration in the Senate, and died Ohio? trial of Cardinal Mindszenty is a concrete with adjournm·ent. nere was no objection. example of this. · 1951 ·coNGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 4001 The Constitution gives us our democratic and Eighty-third Street in New York City succeeding Congresses. His service in form of government. All citizens who vote • where it was dedicated in the presence the House began on March 4, 1901, and are represented in the Government. In Rus­ of President Harding: . continued till March 1911. He made a sia and many other cout:i.tries the common person is left in fear and doubt of the imme­ ~ow it is being moved to the newly very excellent record as a Congressman. diate future. constructed Plaza Bolivar at the end of It grieves me very much to have to Although many of the makers of the Con­ the Avenue of the Americas. This is an announce the death of this distinguished stitution were not enthusiastic over the re­ event long anticipated by the peoples of West Virginian. I wish to extend my 'sult of their work, it has stood the hardest South America. The Venezuelan Gov­ . sympathy to the family, and I am sure test, the test of time. It is the oldest. Con­ ernment provided over a half a million every Member of the House joins me in stitution in the world and proved both strong dollars for · the expense of moving the extending heartfelt and sincere sympa­ and flexible. It has been strong enough to statue and attendant ceremonies. Ac­ thy to the family. stand the strain of wars, at home and abroad. tual unveiling will be effected by remote PAN-AMERICAN DAY Thirteen weak States along the Atlantic, control when Dr. G. Saurez Flamerich, with less than 4,000,000 people, were served The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the pro­ by the Constitution. It does continue, and President of the Government of the will continue, to serve for a nation stretch­ United States of Venezuela, presses a visions of House Resolution 185, this day ing from ocean to ocean; with 48 States and button in the presidehtial palace of has been designated for the celebration 125,000,000 people; with possessions beyond Miraflores in Caracas, the Venezuelan of Pan-American Day and remarks ·ap­ the seas. Our young country was principally capital. propriate to such occasion are in order engaged in agriculture; our maturing coun­ It is symbolic that the ceremonies will · at this time. . try now has become the greatest manufac­ begin with the national anthems of the The Chair recognizes the gentleman turing nation in the world. With little United States of America and the United from South Carolina [Mr. RICHARDS]. change the same Constitution and form of Mr. RICHARDS. Mr. Speaker, Pan­ government have served both, and will un­ States of Venezuela. Too few of us in doubtedly continue to serve the country' in North America know that the man in the American Day requires greater signifi.: the atomic age of tomorrow. street in South America feels about free­ cance with every passing year. Thjs day dedicated to enduring friendship among SPECIAL ORDER GRANTED dom as we do. . Such a man is the spiritual decendant the peoples of this hemisphere is not so Mr. ARMSTRONG. Mr. Speaker, on of Bolivar whose proudest possession was much a commemoration of what has been behalf of the gentleman from North Car­ a locket containing the likeness of the : done in the past as it is an occasion for . olina [Mr. DORN] and myself, I ask unan­ Father of Our Country together with a taking our bearings, seeing how far we imous consent that on tomorrow, after · lock of hair from that head which also have come, and making sure of the di­ . the legislative business of the day and had not rested until it saw its goal ac­ . rection in which we are going. Amid all any special orders heretofore entered, to complished. Bolivar was in his early . the storm signals of world affairs today, address the House for 1 hour. twenties when he made a solemn vow inter-American relations at any rate are The SPEAKER. Is there objection to to free his peoples from the will of the on a steady keel; and Pan-American Day the request of the gentleman from Mis- · Spanish Empire. He did-at great cost. 1951 finds that our course is still straight souri? · Born wealthy, he died poor, at 47, a ahead. The American Republics now &s There was no objection. martyr to his beliefs. He fought not only . in the past-and now, I make bold to . Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts asked · for a freedom from a despotic, foreign prophesy, as in the future-afford a and was given permission to address the government but also for a new, national · model of ·international cooperation for House for 5 minutes today, following the government that would establish full the rest of the world. special orders heretofore entered. civil liberties, a sound judicial system, It is interesting to note in this con­ SIMON BOLIVAR abolition of slavery. nectfon that last April the observance of Bolivar not only freed whi:tt are now _Pan-American Day crossed the Atlantic. Mr. COUDERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask six nations · from domination of a for­ The- day was then celebrated for the unanimous consent to extend my re­ eign power. He foresaw the need to first time in Norway, by diplomatic and marks at this point in the RECORD. _ guarantee man's political and social consular representatives of the American The SPEAKER. Is there objection to rights everywhere, and therefore pio­ Republics at Oslo. The inter-American the request of the gentleman from New neered in trying to effect international ·spirit showed itself to be exportable York? cooperation. In brief, that is why he is without loss of cordiality and enthusi­ There was no objection. revered today. asm. That Norwegian celebration, of Mr. COUDERT. Mr. Speaker, today April 19 has been marked by Vene­ course, was a small incident indeed when an event is taking place in my district zuelans with suitable ceremonies for compared with such a major inter­ which should be .called to the attention nearly a century and a half-it is one of American event as the Fourth Meeting of the Congress and the people of the their two independence days. It is also of Consultation of the Foreign Ministers Nation. Officials from six South Ameri­ the anniversary of our Battle of Lex­ of the American Republics so successful­ can nations are in New York joining in ington. Today it takes on added sig­ ly concluded at Washington last week. ceremonies sponsored by the Govern­ nificance. For today peoples of both Nor could it compare in significance with ment of Venezuela in the interest of Americas-North and South-join in such vast and useful projects as the Cen­ inter-American amity. honoring Simon Bolivar at the same sus of the Americas, on which all our-Re­ The occasion is ·the relocation and re­ time. · They are moved by a love held in publics are cooperating. Nevertheless dedication of an equestrian statue of a common, a force that propelled our that small blossoming overseas of the hero ..._-rho means as much to South Amer­ heroes as well as theirs: The love of free­ Pan-American Day spirit is an indica­ icans as George Washington does to us. dom. tion of how deeply rooted that date is in I refer to Simon Bolivar whose life is the hearts of the American peoples. the epic of the emancipation of six THE LATE HONORABLE J. H. GAINES Pan-American Day was first officially neighbor republics-Venezuela, Bolivia, Mr. HEDRICK. Mr. Speaker, I ask proclaimed by President Hoover in 1930. ColoL bia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. unanimous consent to adcfress the House Three years later, President Franklin D. Known as the Liberator, his memory for 1 minute and to revise and extend my Roosevelt said in his inaugural address: is universally revered in the march of remarks. In the field of world policy, I would dedi­ free peoples of the world toward freedom The SPEAKER. Is there objection to cate this Nation to the policy of the good for all. Bolivar was the spiritual kin of the request of the gentleman from West neighbor-the neighbor who resolutely re­ our founding fathers in the era of West­ Virginia? spects himself and, because he does so, re­ ern Hemisphere emancipation from co­ There was no objection. spects the rights of others-the neighbor lonial tyranny. Mr. HEDRICK. Mr. Speaker, it be .. who respects his obligations and respects the sanctity of his agreements in and with The immortality of Bolivar was en­ comes my sad duty to announce the a world of neighbors. shrined in a statue presented in 1921 by death of a former Member of the House the Government of Venezuela to New of Representatives, the Honorable J. H. Self-respect and respect for one an­ York City and the Nation. For 30 years Gaines, of Charleston, W. Va., who other continue to characterize the rela­ it stood on a hill at Central Park West served in the Fifty-seventh and four tions of the American Republics. Our XCVIl-252 4002 -CONGRESSIONAL . RECORD~HOUSE APRIL ·17 Governments .have learned how to take hope. Pan American Day is that date of observing the methods of foreign po- counsel together on our mutual prob­ on which our· respective Governments, . litical ideologies in attempting to infil­ lems and to solve them .honorably, pa­ with all the solemnity .of official recog­ trate our own system of government and cifically, and on the democratic basis of nition, take measure of their -n.utual to subvert the democratic principles by perfect equality. friendship and. their interqependence, which we live. It became very clear dur­ The sincere and cooperative friend­ and reaffirm their solidarity. Freedom .ing the meeting of foreign ministers ship of the United States with the Sister and peace: that is the pattern which the that si~ilar attempts are being made in republics, and their reciprocal cooper­ Americas hold up-to mankind. every other Republic of the hemisphere; ation and friendship, is one of the fin­ Mr. Speaker, I now-. yield to the dis­ and it became no less clear that there is est examples of international relation­ tinguished chairman of the subcommit­ an equal determinaticn in all the Repub­ ships in history. No other such rela­ tee of the Committee on Foreign Affairs lics to see that no such attempt succeed. tionship has ever been carried out over having charge of Wes~ern Hemisphere The agreement at the conference as so long a period by so large a group of matters, the gentleman from Illinois to internal security precautions, with its ·independent nations. [Mr. GORDO!\]. emphasis on the necessity of safeguard­ Cooperation is the accepted method AN INTER-AMERICAN BEACON: THE FOURTH ing the essential civil liberties, was a of international procedure among the MEETING OF CONSULTATION OF FOREIGN MIN­ significant indication of the democratic countries of this hemisphere. It is by ISTERS OF THE AMERICAN REPuBLICS solidarity of the hemisphere. no means limited to political action. Mr. GORDON. . Mr. Speaker, Pan-_ The ~oreign ministers were agreed also The .relations of our country with the American Day this year fallows close on on the importance of economic develop­ other American Republics is close in all a momentous event in the progress of the ment as a factor in defense. Even in the diverse interchanges that bring American Republics toward hemisphere periods of emergency like the present, about better understanding and promote solidarity. Just a week ago, on Satur­ they recognize the unassailable neces­ the mutual welfare; interchanges car­ day, April 7, the. foreign ministers of sity of increasing food production, im­ ried on by both governmental and pri­ the 21 American Republics, meeting in proving public health, extending also the vate agencies, and by individual citi­ consultation here at the Pan-American production of strategic raw materials, zens in or out of public office, as well Union, unanimously approved action to and building up facilities for transporta­ . as by organizations in many fields. In be taken in common defense of this tion and power supply. The conference, other words, the great hemisphere reser­ hemisphere and the free world. Please · meeting as it did at Washington in time voir of skills and knowledge is constantly note that word "unanimously." It is of world-wide tension, afforded the visit­ on tap and constantly being replen­ ing ministers an opportunity of observ- , ished. something to give· us heart, to strengthen The Subcommittee on the Western our faith in the democratic process ing the innumerable demands made in­ Hemisphere follows very closely the de­ among nations. sistently from every part of the world velopment of our relations with ·our. good That meeting of consultation of the upon the resources of the United States. foreign ministers reaffirmed the deter­ They realized, as it is often hard to real­ neighbors. I have already mentioned ize in a distant capital, the multiple - the consultative meeting of Foreign Min­ mination of the American Republics to isters as a great contribution to soli­ maintain their .freedom through law. nature of these incessant demands upon darity. The past year has also seen The problems. which they considered our own people. Realizing this, they · other important contributions. . Ap­ were major problems, each one of which, realized also, and agreed to, the inevi­ proval by the United States Senate of if dealt with unwisely, held seeds of po­ tability of a priority system. the Charter of the Organization of Amer­ tential danger for us all. And the de­ · Because of this conference, we in our ican States is one of these. Others are cisions arrived at are major decisions on own country have a better understanding the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, the highest level of statesmanship. of the needs and of the points of view and Economic Development betwet!n. ·the They . are an evidence of cooperation of our good neighbors. They, for their United states and Uruguay, and the among peoples for mutual security at a part, have come to see more clearly· the Cultural Convention between the United time when the freedom of mankind is urgency of the present world crisis and States and Brazil. · threatened. its potential menace to each. We have During the past year the Inter-Ameri- The collective decisions unanimously all come to feel a new sense of kinship . can Economic and Social Council agreed approved were for military clef ense of as we resolve to stand shoulder to shoul­ upon a joint endeavor for technical co­ the hemisphere; for economic coopera­ der, determined to repel aggression from operation among our 21 Republics, in­ tion among the American Republics; and without and to put down justly but volving basic research on such pr0blems for the internal security of each country, swiftly subversive activities from within. as population, agriculture, labor, mining, without which, in the long run, it would In other words, this fourth consulta­ and transportation. Another important avail little to have frontiers defended tive meeting of Foreign Ministers of the recent achievement has been the suc­ and food bins full. American Republics was a veritable con- cessful application of the Inter-Ameri­ There can be no doubt that this con­ - sultation. The representatives of our can Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance to sultative meeting acquainted us as well countries came together to face a situa­ Caribbean problems for which a peaceful as the visiting foreign ministers of the tion and to decide on measures for meet­ solution was found. There is present in sister Republics more fully .with certain ing it. They faced it in forthright fash­ an· our minds, I know, the unanimous complicated aspects of the present inter­ ion and reached their decisions fairly condemantion by the American Repub­ national emergency. Each country had and squarely. The world is a safer place lics . of aggression against the Republic its own case to present; and all had the because the safety of this hemisphere has of Korea, and their firm defense of the opportunity of matching experiences and been reaffirmed. United Nations with respect to that ag­ adjusting requirements. As .one delegate Thus, once again the American Re­ gresison. All this was reaffirmation of said, these adjustments were not con­ publics have proved their steadfast devo­ the fact 1that ours is, first and foremost, cessions so much as insurance in a time tion to freedom and have acknowledged the bemisphere of freedom. Our 21 of crisis. "' their common responsibility for its pres­ countries were all born of a determi­ The foreign ministers realized clearly ervation. nation for freedom. They were nurtured the extent of the threat to the security Twenty-one years ago, on May 7, 1930, in freedom. Freedom is their breath of of our countries individually as well as the Governing Board of the Pan Ameri­ life. collectively; and individually as well as can Union adopted a resolution officially There is a solid satisfaction in uttering collectively they resolved on the military designating April 14 as Pan-American testimony and praise to honor a plan preparedness of each as the ultimate Day. We may say, then, that the cele­ that works, an idea that produces re- · safeguard for all. Around the common bration of that day this year attains its sults, a high hope that achieves fulfil­ council table, there was a meeting of majority upon an occasion worthy of its ment. The American Republics in the minds also on the question of internal significance. Organization of American States have . security. In our own country we may take justi­ set forth such a plan, embodied such an We here today, as Members of the Con­ fied pride on both sides of this House in idea, and found fulfilment of such a gress, have all had the sad opportunity recalling that from the beginning our . 1951 ·CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 4003 policy of inter-American friendship has When ·I went to 'Panama I was invited of this Government at the inauguration been a bipartisan policy. It incorporates to ·appear before the national assembly of President Getulio Vargas wher.. he as­ the real sense of -friendship, of coopera·­ of that country. It was a most inter­ sumed the presidency .of ·the Republic tion, of solidarity, which the people of .esting ·experience, not because of what of the United States of Brazil: · His com- · the United States feel toward the other . I . said, but because of some things I .. ing here is representative of the con­ republics of this hemisphere. The good- learned while there on the :floor of the tinued solidarity of this Nation and the . neighbor policy pronounced and carded National · Asse~bly of Panama. They sister republics of the Americas . forward by President Franklin D. Roose­ have a one-house legislature. Their It is my hope that Father Thorning velt was the enunciation of a cherished speakers reminded those of our party will be with us for many J many more and vital reality already' deeply rooted who were invited to the :floor that Pan­ years to come, to occupy the unique ·po­ in our pa§t. ama is the only country in the world . sition he has achieved, and that the Con­ The enlightened minds of this coun­ that has a strip of land in the control of gress of the United States will){eep alive, . try have always. been aware that the another country -running right through .· not on1y on this occasion but every day American peoples must work together to the country. The United States, acting throughout the year, the desire for and ·insure the safety of democracy in this as the international steward for the continuation of a,. good-neighbor policy hemisphere. It was with reference to Panama Canal, has jurisdiction over the and hemispheric solidarity. our relations with Latin America that . Panama Canal Zone. In spite of this I would be remiss in my duty if I did Thomas Jefferson wrote to Jean Bap­ divi~ion 9f their country, the Republic not mention at this time the outstand­ tiste Say on March 2, 1815: of Panama so conducted its part of ing work of the Honorable Edward Mil­ Experience has shown t.hat continued Western Hemisphere defenses that there ler, Assistant Se.cretary of State for peace depends not merely on our own justice was not a single act of sabotage during Latin America. He has been a credit to and prudence, ·but on that of others also. the long course of World War II when his office and to his country and, in my opinion, has been the most capable offi- · In 1889, James G. Blaine, then Secre­ our forces were engaged in fighting else­ tary of State, declared that- where and when it was so important to cial in the office he now holds. Wjth the safety and security of the free world Secretary Miller at the helm we can have The nations of America ought to be and the continued assurance that our rela­ can be more helpful, each to the other, than that the Panama Canal be protected. -they now are, and that each will find ad­ I spoke that day and on behalf of our tions with Latin America will continue . vantage and profit from an enlarged" inter­ people thanked the people of the: Re­ ~ to · b~ developed on a high plane and with course with the others. public of Panama for what they had the mutual interests of· all in the Pan­ done. I realized then, as I had not be- , America Union given full consideration. So far as our country is concerned, the fore, our great · obligation to the rest Mr. RICHARDS. Mr. Speaker, I yield intent which is at the. core of United of the people of the Western Hemisphere to the gentlewoman from Ohio [Mrs. States policy toward Latin America is for their undertaking their part in the BOLTONJ. essentially what the intent of our for- preservation of freedom. The people of l\4rs. BOLTON. Mr. Speaker, it is a eign policy was in George Washington's the Republic of Panama, instead of being very great privilege and pleasure to day. Could we find a more adequate discontented about it, feel a sense of share with the· other members of the expression of our attitude toward the hemispheric stewardship for . their part Foreign Affairs Committee of the House ·sister republics than he set forth? In in the protection of the Canal. this celebration of. Pan-American Day. his farewell address to his countrymen I had the honor to be asked to the . Certainly there is no day with implica­ on September 17, 1796, Was:!:lington said: dinner tendered by President Truman tions that reach out further than does Observe good faith and justice toward all to the Foreign Ministers of our Latin this day that ties a golden band around nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with American neighbors and also to the din­ all those of us who live in the Western . all. Religion and morality enjoin this con- ner which they tendered to him during Hemisphere. duct; and can it be that good policy does not • the recent fourth conference of the equally enjoin it? · I have often thought of what the West- Organization of American Republics. -It . ern Hemisphere means to mankind: a Mr. RICHARDS. Mr. Speaker, I yield · was most interesting to me to see the new world, a new hemisphere, where all to the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. VORYSJ, high caliber ·of the representatives of the old mistakes were to be left behind. a distinguished member of the Committee these countries and to hear, not only in Unfortunately we seem to have brought . ·on Foreign Affairs. their speeches, but in their informal a great many of our mistakes with us. Mr. VORYS. Mr. Speaker, Pan- conversations, their united determina­ We found here the remnants of a very American Day has special significance tion that the Pan American world ancient civilization. We made little if this year. In the past few days the an- should be preserved and that we should any effort to learn from it. But more nouncement has been made that the march forward together, shoulder to .than that, we have permitted ourselves population of our pan-American neigh- shoulder, as partners. , to be careless of the great riches that bor republics is equal to our own. The So I am glad to add my word in this we found here. significance is that as these countries celebration today. . In the northern part of the hemi­ have :flourished and their populations Mr. RICHARDS. Mr. Speaker, I yield sphere we have let our soil go down­ and wealth have increased, they have to the gentleman from Montana [Mr. stream. We have plowed under our become equal partners with us in the MANSFIELD]. prairies so that we have dust bowls. We improvement of the Western Hemi- Mr. MANSFIELD . . Mr. Speaker, I am have killed off our game, we have cut our sphere and its defense against all honored indeed to have an opportunity forests and changed the .courses of na­ comers. to participate with my colleagues in the ture. We have been careless of those Ex-President Hoover made a speech annual observance of Pan-American Day things which the Almighty put into this on December 20 in which he said that by the House of Representatives of the wonderful new world. the first principle in our foreign policy Congress of the United States. The southern part of this hemisphere should be to preserve, not only for our- It' is a signal honor that we meet on is a part of this earth whose surface has selves, but for the world, "this Western this particular occasion once every year not even been scratched. We do not Hemisphere Gibraltar." Whatever any to dedicate ourselves again to the ideal even know the riches of the Amazon, of of you may feel about anything else that of the good-neighbor policy and to the the jungles, of the mountains. We do he said in his speech, I am quite sure the reality of hemispheric solidarity. We not have the remotest idea what there people of the United States are of one are eKtremely fortunate to have with us may be in that great southern continent. mind in their determination that, what- again this year our old friend, Rev. It is my earnest hope that whatever we ever happens any place else in the .world, ·or. Joseph Thorning, who for many of the North do in joining together with we will preserve this Western Hemi- years past has delivered the invocation the men and women of the South to sphere Gibraltar as a citadel of freedom, on this momentous occasion. Dr. open up that continent, that we may re­ not oniy for ourselves, but for the whole ~horning has been honored by many member that the earth is the Lord's and world. countries of this hemisphere. The lat- the fullness thereof, the world and those I made my first trip to Latin America est honor he has received has been to of us who have the great privilege of at Christmas time, with my family, represent the United States as a delegate living therein. /

400'1 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD--liOUSE APRIL 17 There is so much to do, Mr. Speaker. frfends and-neighbors is' always-the best that .though it started with the United It is my belief that we cannot fulfill our and happiest relationship. As- a me.m­ States contributing about two-thirds of cotnmon destiny unless we who are all ber of the Foreign· Affairs Committee of the cost and each of the other coun­ par-:; of the family of mankind remember the House I pledge you my word, sir, tries concerned about one-third, be­ that we dwell upon this earth as guests that I will not· cease my -efforts in this cause of the success of these technical and visitors, as caretakers and ~tewards, direction. activities' the proportions are. now re­ we must remember that it is His domin­ Mr. RICHARDS. Mr. Speaker, I yield versed, the other countries contributing ion, that we must approach it with to the distinguished gentleman from New two-thirds while we only contribute one­ great humility, with utter devotion, and York 1Mr.· JAVITsl. third. The value of the work of the with an unswerving purpose to do His Mr. JAVITS. Mr. Speaker, the cele­ servicios is rising while the cost to the will. I am certain that in the l~nds bration here of Pan-American Day re­ United States is constantly falling. there belcw the Rio Grande there are Ininds us that this is one of the most sea­ We have also very g~eat opportunities many who understand this language. soned of the world's regional organiza­ in the way· of the interchange of peo­ Yes, they know in their hearts as we tions, the Organization of American -ples and ideas between the other Amer­ know deep within ours, that the world is States, an organization for the mutual ican Republics and the United States. the Lord's. It is in such a spirit that I defense of our whole Continent, and an Particularly is this opportunity in fields am hoping we of the North will join organization for the development of its of technical, industrial, and cultural with the people of the South in an effort cultural and economic possibilities. training bringing people from the other to return it unto His hands with a new The Organization of American States American countries to us and sending reverence and a flaming faith. Then, is distinguished by an equality of respon­ our peop~e to them to learn more about indeed, could we be certain that together sibility, every one of the 21 American arts, letters, government, and produc­ we are building a kingdom of peace, one Republics, regardless of size and eco­ tion processes, both in agriculture and that will indeed be a bulwark for those nomic or political power, having an equal in industry. . wpo love and serve the Lord regardless voice with every one of the other Amer­ .The resources of the Western Hemi­ of the name by which they may call ican Republics and that, I think, is per­ sphere potentially are enormous, full, Him, regardless of the formulas they use haps its most signal achievement. This and ample for all our peoples. The Or­ to worship Him. has not only been true in words but it ganization of the American States rep­ So upon this Pan-American Day, this has also been true in the engagements resents the most auspicious possible ef­ celebration day, I would like to pay my undertaken by these powers among fort to develop fully not only our eco­ respects to the people south of the Rio themselves. We find every day that the nomic resources but the means for ad­ Grande. I would like above all to say progress of democracy in this whole area vancing magnificently our human re­ to the women of that great area: "Let of the world in the Western Hemisphere sources and our cultural and spiritual us together build God's world in this essentially depends upon this unity resources as well. new land into which we have been per­ among the American States. Mr. RICHARDS. Mr. Speaker, I yield mitted to come, into which we who are Right now there are many people in to the gentleman from California CMr. women will have the privilege of bring­ the United States. and the other Ameri­ JACKSON]. ing the children ·of the future." can Republics who are concerned about Mr. JACKSON of Caiifornia. Mr. I would above all things else, beg what is going on in one of those coun­ Speaker, it is indeed a great privilege them all-men and women alih.e-to ask tries with regard to freedom of the press. and a great honor as a member of the the Infinite to give us ever greater un­ I have a deep feeling, and I think it House Committee on Foreign Affairs and derstanding of each other and of His should be voiced here today, that by the as a member of the Subcommittee on the purpo_ses that ultimately there may be concerted influence which the people of Western Hemisphere to join with others peace. • every one· of these countries has upon today in paying a word of tribute to our Mr. RICHARDS. Mr. Speaker, I yield the others due to the practice in the • sister republics throughout the hemi­ to the gentleman from North Carolina joint efforts of democracy which they . sphere, from Tierra del Fuego, at the very [Mr. CHATHAM]. . have had, the problems in that particu­ tip of Argentina, to the Arctic Circle. Mr. CHATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I have lar country, I am confident, will be solved The Organization of American States found in my own experience that in and without the violent upheavals or was founded in a community of com­ times of depression and prosperity, sick­ the other difficulties which have charac­ mon interest, a community of common ness and in health, peace and war, one's terized similar problems in other places. problems, economic, military, and social. own neighbors mean more to an indi­ I am confident they will be solved coop­ The Organization of American States, vidual family than anyone else. I think eratively in the Western Hemisphere, which has done so much to weld the the same is true in regard to a nation, and they will be solved peacefully by the several member republics into a work­ and I want to express the feeling that spontaneous expression of the peoples of able design, is perhaps one of the world's our neighboring countries to the south, the Americas. finest examples of cooperative endeavor the Pan-American countries, are our We must remember at this time, too, in any given regional area. The Organi-. nearest neighbors and that everything that the economic standard of living of zation of American States working we can do to create beUer understanding most of the people in the other American through the Pan American Union, with these neighbors will be for the good Republics is considerably lower than which, of course, has its headquarters of all of us. ours and I think this is the day upon here in the city of Washington, has made The people of the United States and which we should take stock of that fact tremendous strides in bringing about of our neighboring republics enjoy the and dedicate ourselves to doing every­ throughout this hemisphere a better freedoms which our forefathers fought thing we can to raise standards of living way of life for more people, a better for and achieved; and I pledge you, sir, in the Americas by way of economic co­ place in the sun for a greater number of that I will work night and day for closer operation, by way of economic arra:nge­ individuals and peoples. relationships with these friends. ments which we have engaged in in the It is true that the Organization of Oµr countries have been blessed by past and now in connection with the American States is not without its prob­ divine providence, and in a spirit of obtaining of strategic materials from so lems. Would that the world were so thankfulness I hope that through the many of the other American Republics easily managed that you could take 20 interchange of goods and services, and by way of technical cooperation republics and have no problems. There through frequent visits among ourselves, under the exchange programs. are problems within the Organization of and through tolerance and understand­ Technical cooperation.in the Americas American States, but they are problems ing we will become closer and closer kni·t has been going on for a long time, even that are being met through the processes as friends and neighbors in the future. before it was called point 4. We have of applied democracy. As was so well It is my belief that our first and great­ been functioning under it in the fields of pointed out by the gentleman from New est efforts in the point 4 program should health, education, road building, sani­ York 1:Mr. JAVITS] here is an organiza­ be directed among our neighbors and tation, -and other projects in a num­ tion which is based :not upon might but that as a general policy we should trade ber of the other American Republics. upon the right of the least to have a say with them first with our commodities So successful has been this program­ equal with the greatest. Thus it is that and services because trade with close known in the Americas as "servicios"- we find small, geographically speaking, 1951 QONG~ESSIO;NAL R~CORD-HOUSE 4005 Costa Rica and tiny Uruguay casting Mr. RICHARDS. Mr. Speaker, I yield such an extent that the disease is no votes equal in every respect with those to · the gentleman from Nebraska [Mr. longer a threat. That is a COOT Jrative cast by the Argentine or by the United STEFAN]. program. There are many, many other States. , Mr. STEFAN. Mr. Speaker, I too, am cooperative programs which have al­ I think ttiat we should remember in · appreciative of the opportunity to par­ ready been covered in detail by other connection with point 4 and in connec­ ticipate in the celebration of Pan­ speakers, all of which bring about co­ tion with the other programs which look American Day. In view of the world operation and understanding amongst to the further development of the Re­ turmoHand the crisis with which we are the people of the Western Hemisphere. publics to the South that a dollar spent confronted, I feel that this is a day for So I say again, the martyrs and the in Latin America is a dollar which will rejoicing because of the better · under­ heroes of Central and South America, produce more in e·conomic well being, standing· between the people of the great men such as Carlos de Cespedes, of move toward the raising of the standard United States of America and the people Cuba, and t~1e Abraham Lincoln, of Ecua­ of living, than that same dollar will pro­ and the governments composing our dor, Eloy Alfaro, and many, many others, duce in any other portirm of the world. sister republics south of the Rio Grande. would be happy today if they could know A dollar invested h Latin Americ'.t is not . The committees of which I am a mem­ that we are gathered here today in the invested in soil whicll has been worn out ber has been laboring for many weeks United States House of Representatives, by generations of tilling ·but it is rather on appropriations for many projects to celebrating our mutual frieno.ship; our an investment in riew earth, in new de­ improve and henefit the people in our better understanding of our separate velopments, in an increased standard of sister republics on the basis of coopera­ · problems; that we ·are marching for­ living and more of the good thing_ of life tion. I am very happy to report that in ward together with glorious success in for more people. all of the hearings we have held on these the crusade for the objectives of brother­ I think I wouid be remiss if I did not various projects the cooperative spirit ly love, better neighbor policies, and all say, Mr. Speaker, that in my humble between our neighbors and ourselves has of those things for which they gave been paramount. In all of these co­ their great ·service and their precious opinion-and I am sure that my opinion lives. Long live the Pan American . is shared by the other members of the operative programs the maintenance of our .separate nationalities, our national Union; long live the solidarity of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and peoples of the Western Hemisphere'. . the subcommittee en the Western Hemi­ traditions are zealously kept intact. We· - are working together in this western Mr. R~CHARDS. Mr. Spe~ker, I yield sphere:_that Assistant Secretary of to the gentleman from California [Mr. State, Edward ·G. Miller, Jr., has done ·a Hemisphere in a real spirit of friendship SHELLEY]. - tremendous job throughout Latin Amer­ and understanding. I am sure that these good neighbor activities would be ~r. SHELLEY. Mr. Speaker, as one ica ~ Born in Puerto Rico, - raised in who lives on the we .. t coast of the United Cuba, as fluent in the use of Spanish as highly · approved of by Carlos de Cespedes, the martyr of Cuba; Eloy States in the gr~at State. of California, he is in English, he has won widespread which was founded· by the missionaries . admiration not only among our own peo­ Alfaro, the Ecuadorian martyr-no:w called the Abraham Lincoln of the coun- who came to us from the Southern Hemi­ ple in the embassies and in the Foreign sphere, and from Central America, first Service, but among those with whom he . try of .which he was once president and many of· the other· Central and South the Jesuits, then the Franciscans, and as must deal throughout the Americas on the representative of the city of St. Fran­ a diplomatic basis. I think that Mr. American statesmen of the past and present. cis, San Francisco by the Golden Gate, Miller is probably one of the finest things a city which is well established in its that has happened to "inter-American I want to join other Members of Con­ gress today in paying tribute to Mon­ trade and relatiOnship with the people of relations in the last 20 years. our sister nations, I canont help but take Again, Mr. Speaker, it is a great priv'i­ signor Thorning, whose name is synony­ the floor to pay the tribute of my con­ lege to be abie to join with the other of mous with Christianity in Central and stituents and my peopie, as well as my­ my colleagues on the committee in pay­ South America, as well as his work in self on this Pan-American Day to our ing a few words of respect to the sister bringing about better understanding neighbors and sister republics to the republics of the Western Hemisphere. between our people. His services must south, nations which have followed ·a Long may they in good fellowship and never be forgotten: and I am glad he is with us today to participate in this Christian, brothe:rly . principle through in cooperation continue to seek the the years and a policy which has done answers to the many practical problems great ceremony. good for this country and which, under which they have. I am sure that this We ~re today engaged in the project God, will do good fo:.: all the nations and they will contfotie to do. of completing the great International th'e peoples of those nations so we all Mr. RICHARDS. Mr. Speaker, I yield highway between the Americas, between pray. to the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. the United St&.tes, Central and South Mr. RICHARDS. Mr. Speaker, I ask RABAUT]. America. Soon the people of North unanimous consent that all Members Mr. R.ABAUT. Mr. Speaker, previo:us America will be traveling by automobile may have five legislative days to exterid to our entrance into World War II it was to the far corners of Central and South their remarks at this point. my privilege to head a commission from America and the people there will auto The SPEAKER pro tempore Los Angeles Harbor come House in paying tribute to the people of understanding, of respect, and of friend­ marty, many ships of the sea from pan­ South and Central America. · ship from the people and the Govern­ Amerlcan countries to the south of my I particularly want to pay my tribute ment of the United States to the people native State. It has been my pleasure to one of the greatest leaders South and the several governments of South to learn to know more or less person­ America ever produced. I refer to Gen­ America. ally some of the residents of these other eral Estegarribia,. former President of The United States and other countries pan-American nations. Some of them Paraguay. Something like 20 or 25 years of South Amedca are committed to the now reside in my home city. ago certain big· oil interests undertook good-neighbor policy. It takes a long I well recall the esteem and high re­ to force an outlet to the Pacific Ocean while for such a policy to make prog­ gard which came to me as a result of for the oil interests in Bolivia. You re­ ress. We should not despair in our ef­ knowing residents of those South Ameri­ member the fight over Tacna and Arica, forts and in our patience, not only the can countries who participated in the two small areas on the west coast of United States but the governments of American Olympic games in 1932 in Los South America, one in southern Peru South America, in those negotiations and Angeles. In relation thereto, I had the and the other in northern Chile. .Those those results that from time to time will honor and responsibility of then being countries would not give them up. represent progress in more firmly estab­ the Long Beach chairman of the ar­ Finally, after years of bickering, they lishing the good-neighbor policy between rangements for the.magnificent and in­ got the Bolivian Army together and the countries of the Western Hemisphere. spiring rowing races of those Olympic started to drive down through Paraguay The exercises of this day have a far games; all of which rowing races were to the Parana River so as to get out to greater significance than last year and held in the famous Long Beach rowing the Atlantic. General Estegarribia, the previous years. The exercises take place stadium which then and now is under President of Paraguay, gathered his at a time when world history is in the the jurisdiction of the Long Beach Rec­ army together, and ran them back onto making and when critical conditions reation Commission, a charter-created Bolivian soil. Iri the meantime that exist throughout the world that consti­ • commission of the important city of other Tower of Babel in Europe, known tute serious pro,blems to the leaders and Long Beach-my home city, if you as the League of Nations, branded Para­ the peoples of all countries; and I think please, and of which I am very proud. guay as the aggressor. John D. Rock~­ we might stress today the significance These oarsmen,. Mr. Speaker, of the feller had given the League of Nations of the unity of action and unity of ob­ southern countries in their rowing races the building in which to operate. When jective; because, after all, the people were distinctly proud and capable and Estegarribia drove them out of Para­ of our country and the people of the achieved a great deal throughout the guay, the distinguished Senator . fro~ several South American countries have country to the end of comity and good Louisiana, Senator Huey Long, took the the same common heritage. Despite the will, and also throughout the amateur floor and exposed the whole scheme, the difference in our farms of government, sports world. I found all of those ath­ whole operation, and showed the in­ we have the same common purpose; and letes from the southern Pan-American justice the League of Nations had done I think an appre.ciation of the common nations most cordial and sincere in their in branding Paraguay as the aggressor. heritage that is ours· and the common expressions of esteem and high regard His speech created such a world reper­ objective that we seek arid the exist­ for the peoples of the United States and cussion that the heads of the govern­ ence of an understanding mind ·on the for the United States Government it­ ments of South America called a_meeti:rig part of the responsible officials of the self. Another incident·which was really and stopped that war. . · several governments of the Western inspiring to me was the occasion at the I did not want this opportunity to pass Hemisphere will bring about results not Ford Theater, Washington, D. C., where without mentioning this incident. Este­ only favorable to our country and the Abraham Lincoln was unfortunately as­ garribia was later killed in an airplane Western Hemisphere, but also favorable sassinated, when the distinguished son · accident, together with his wife. I have to the world at large. of Alafaro, the former president of Peru, always thought that his plane was I am particularly pleased, and as some presented a magnificent bust of his dis­ sabotaged. of the speakers have made reference to tinguished father to the Abraham Lin­ Estegarribia was the greatest military it, that on this occasion my very dear coln Museum collection at the Ford The­ leader South America has produced since friend and one whom I admire very ater. It was my very great pleasure to Bolivar. He contributed more toward much, Father Joseph F. Thorning, was preside at that meeting. checking this international attempt to invited by our Chaplain, Dr. Braskamp, For your further information, I will interfere in the domestic affairs of · the to offer prayer on this specific day, hav­ say that Alafaro, the deceased president various countries than any other man of ing in mind particularly the exercises of our friends to the south, was com­ his day. in relation to Pan-American Day. That monly known in his lifetime as the I did not want this opportunity to pass shows the understanding mind that Abraham Lincoln of South America. His without somebody paying tribute to this exists among our people: Dr. Braskamp, distinguished descendants and admirers great South American leader, for his a minister of one faith inviting Father in South America have created the Ala ... great contribution to the peace and se­ Thorning, a · Catholic priest, to offer faro Foundation in his memory because curity of South America, in blocking the prayer on this particular occasion. That he is still known as the Abraham Lin­ efforts of·that Tower of Babel, known as of itself has a depth that we all appre-, coln of South America. the League of Nations, and certain big ciate and constitutes a message that will Mr. Speaker, it should be everlast­ oil interests, to plunge his country into be clearly understood by the peoples of ingly significant that the highest trib­ war, or subordinate his people to the . the several countries of South America ute which his direct descendants and domination of foreign powers. as well as our own country. fellow citizens attribute to this former Mr. RICHARDS. Mr. Speaker, I yield Father Thorning is one of the out­ president of this pan-American nation to the distinguished majority leader, standing priests of the Catholic Church is that he was likened to our own wor .. the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. and an outstanding American. It is thy President, Abraham Lincoln. McCORMACK]. not my purpose to dwell upon him at So, I am pleased to make these ex­ Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, it is length, because as he is present on the temporaneous remarks. I extend to all only fitting and proper that the House floor of the House and knowing his the peoples in all the nations of the of Representatives pause today in modest nature, I am aware of the fact Pan-American lands and areas, my cor­ commemoration of Pan-American Day,. that I would subject him to pleasant dial greetings and high esteem and best which took place a few days ago, this embarrassment. But I know of the work wishes. When peoples know one an- being the first opportunity for the House that Dr. Thorning has done in the 4008 CONGRESSiONAL RECORD--HOUSE APRIL 17 strengthening and the increasing of the of the bill (H. R. 3096) relating to the ac­ The SPEAKER. Is there objection to good neighbor policy between our coun­ quisition and disposition of land and inter­ the request of the gentleman from ests in land by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Rhode Island? · try and the countries of South America. and Federal Civil Defense Administration. I think I might term . him, and term That after general debate which shall be There was no objection. him properly, the ~·missionary of good confined to the bill and continue not to The SPEAKER. The question is on will," not only in South America, but exceed 1 hour, to be equally divided and con­ the motion ofiered by the gentleman in North .- America in fostering better trolled by the chairman and ranking minor- from Rhode Island. understanding between the peoples and • ity member of the Committee on Armed The motion was agreed to. the nations of the Western Hemisphere. Services, the bill shall be read for amend­ Accordingly the House resolved itself Certainly his missionary mind as a priest ment under the 5-minute rule. At the con­ into the Committee of the Whole House clusion of the consideration of the bill for has been strongly evidenced in the mis­ amendment, the Committee shall rise and . on the State of the Union for the con­ sionary work he has done here and in report the bill to the House with such sideration of the bill H. R. 3709, with Mr. south America in strengthening and ad­ amendments as may have been adopted and PRICE in the chair. vancing the good neighbor policy. We the previous question shall be considered us The Clerk read the title of the bill. of America appreciate what he has done, ordered on the bill and amendments thereto ·By unanimous consent, the first read­ and I know the people of South America to final passage without intervening motion ing of the bill was dispensed with. do also. The exercises conducted today except one motion to recommit. Mr. FOGARTY. Mr. Chairman, I will have a stimulating efiect throughout CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN NAVAL yield myself 35 minutes. the Western Hemisphere. INSTALLATIONS Mr. Chairman, I am very happy and The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes privileged to bring before the commit­ the gentleman from South Carolina Mr. LYLE, from the Committee on tee this afternoon for its consideration [Mr. RICHARDS], to o:fier a resolution. Rules, reported the following privileged the annual appropriation bill for the Mr. RICHARDS. Mr. Speaker, I ofier resolution

/ 1951 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 4011 So, in the total appropriations for Fed­ about by this impact unless funds are to the best of my ability, but we were eral Security, we cut $81,660,799 below granted which are recommended by the outvoted about 4 to 1. the Bureau of the Budget, but the total Office of Education. Mr. J·ENSEN. I was not one of -the is $88,006,381 over what they have avail­ Mr. FOGARTY. We have granted the Members who voted to increase it. I re- . able in 1951 up to dat~. However, when full budget estimate. We have not cut ·member the gentleman who·is now ad­ we subtract the $102,750,000 in contract them one dime. Also, as I said a few dressing the Committee did try his best authority they had in 1951, but will not minutes ago, the Bureau of the Budget to stop the increase, for which I con­ have in 1952, it shows a reduction of recommended another $50,000,000 for gratulate him. $14,743,619 below what they have so far fiscal 1951. That has been referred to Mr. PERKINS. I think the gentleman in fiscal year 1951. the Senate· because we had concluded will find that the formula set forth in I now yield to the gentleman· from our hearings. Public Laws 815 and 874, Eighty-first Kentucky. Mr. PERKINS. Does the gentleman Congress, clearly defines what a Federal Mr. PERKINS. Getting -back to the · know that the Office of ·. Education has impacted project is .. Before any affected grants for school aid in the federally undertaken to set up a priority system on area can qualify for Federal assistance impacted areas. I notice the gentleman these applications because of inadequate the area must meet all of the require­ stated that last year was the first appro­ funds and as a result very few areas have ments set forth in those laws, and you priations made for construction grants received relief to any appreciable extent? will find that those requirements are and for maintenance and operation in · Mr. FOGARTY. That is right. very rigid. For instance, the children of federally impacted areas under Public Mr. JENSEN. Mr. Chairman, will the personnel at military and defense in­ Laws 815 and 874, is not that correct? gentleman yield? stallations must be overcrowding schools Mr. FOGARTY. That is right. Mr. FOGARTY. I yield to the gen­ near the installations. And then again ·. Mr. PERKINS. Those laws were en­ tleman from Iowa. the area not only has to be paying iti? acted during the Eighty-first Congress. Mr. JENSEN. I am sure the gentle­ fair share of taxes, but you will find that Mr. FOGARTY. For construction in man remembers a couple of years ago because of the loss of real estate taken 1951 fiscal, we appropriated $24,500,000 when this proposition was first pre­ .over by the Federal Government, that and gave them contract authority of sented to the House that a $10,000,000 that is one of the conditions that brings $25,000,000. They are going to a straight appropriation was requested and at that about this Federal impact. cash basis in 1952 fiscal. time a number of Memhers raised the . Mr. JENSEN! But you must remem­ 1 i Mr. PERKINS. Can the gentleman point that if ·this appropriation were ber that because of the Federal insta11a­ -tell the membership of this committee made, that is, · if the appropriation of .tions moving in· there tQ.at all .of , th~ whether or not the Office of Education $10,000,000 were made, in a few years it property advances in value one, two, now has hundreds of applications that would be $50,000,000 ·or $100,000,000 and three, four, five hundred to one thousand they cannot do anything with or grant soon possibly hundreds of millions of dol­ percent. any funds in these various · areas lars. Mr. PERKINS. That, too, is taken into throughout the United States because of Mr. FOGARTY. They tentatively es­ consideration. The point is that the the insufficiency of the appropriation? timate this construction program at impact brought about by world condi­ Am I correct in that statement? $380,000,000. That is in the hearings,· tions is so much greater now than it was Mr. FOGARTY. The gentleman is Mr. JENSEN. Yes. The gentleman a year ago or 2 years ago. correct. They testified before the com­ can see, I s.m sure, if the committee Mr. JENSEN. I recognize the need to mittee-and this was several weeks ago­ which he so ably presides over does not take care of these impacted districts but that they had just adopted a policy of hold down the request for such appro­ certainly I want the people who are prof­ refusing to take, or approve, further priations there will be demands from iting directly from this program of war applications. As I remember, they set all over America to the tune of a billion installations to pay their fair share of February 28, 1951, as the cut-off date dollars. Now, did the comniittee go into taxes; and I am afraid too many of them because they had no money to cover ap­ the matter to determine whether the ·are not' doing so. plications after that date. That, in businessmen who are in business in those Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Chairman, will the essence, was the situation ·when we held congested areas around these national gentleman yield? the hearings. defense installations are paying .their Mr. FOGARTY. I yield to the gentle­ : . Mr. PERKINS. And because of the share of taxes for the education of the inadequacy of the appropriation during children and for other things pertaining man from California. the past year no applications were con­ to the expenses of the project? Mr. DOYLE. I call attention to pages sidered or honored after February of Mr. FOGARTY. We did. .. 8 and 9 of the committee report dealing this year-because of lack of funds. Mr. JENSEN. What did the gentle­ with the Office of Education and call : Mr. FOGARTY. That in essence is man find out? 'attention particularly to lines 3 to 5· on correct. But perhaps you could not Mr. FOGARTY. The facts as to that page J.4 of the bill which provides that blame them, and you could not blame are in the printed hearings. I remem­ "no part of the appropriation shall be the Committee on Appropriations be­ ber going into that particular phase of available for vocational education in dis­ cause we did not last fall know what the it, and other members of the committee tributive occupations." I call the at­ full requirements were going to be, and did at the same time. I have that situ­ tention of the chairman to two telegrams in fact, do not yet know exactly what the ation in my own State. I received from prominent educators in total will be. When the Government Mr. JENSEN. The gentleman real­ my State and read them. Will the distin­ makes determinations to reopen military izes that a lot of money is being made by guished subcommittee chairman please installations and operate these new war merchants in those areas and, in my give explanatory reply to these two tele­ plants in various areas, I think the local opinion, the Congress should see to it grams from these distinguished educa­ communities expect the Federal Govern­ that those merchants pay their fair tors? ment to pay its share and to see to it share of the taxes which are necessary The CHAIRMAN. The time of the that these school children get an ade­ to carry on those school facilities, be­ gentleman from Rhode Island has again quate education. cause if you do not one of these fine expired. Mr. PERKINS. And if the· increased days, as the Government expands, every Mr. FOGARTY. Mr. Chairman, I yield appropriation is not granted which the town, every place, in the country will be myself 10 additional minutes. ge:.1tleman has spoken in favor of this aslting for a war installation for the sole Mr. DOYLE. May I just briefly read afternoon, or referred to, communities purpose of ducking its tax responsibility, these two short telegrams? · like Paducah and other communities Mr. FOGARTY. I may say at thts Mr. FOGARTY. Why does not the throughout the country will be severely point that when the bill was up last fall, gentleman put them in the RECORD? I handicapped from an educational stand- the House conferees cut in half what the know what they are, and I will answer .point. Senate had allowed. That is, to $24,000,- his question. Mr. FOGARTY. That is right. 000 plus. An amendment was offered in Mr. DOYLE. Will the gentleman tell Mr . . PERKINS. And will have no the House to restore those cuts. I at­ ·us briefly why the appropriation for means to meet the situation brought tempted to defend the cuts at that ~ime distributive education is eliminated2 I 4012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-· :HOUSE APRIL 17 read from your report on page 9. I re­ We realize some of it is desirable, but vided in the George-Barden Act, agri­ ceived a telegram authorized by the able not suIDciently important at this time culture, home economics, and the. trade superintendent of schools in my city when we must husband our limited and industry sections of it. of Long Beach, a city of some 300,000 dollars. Mr. FOGARTY. I agree with the gen~ people, and also one from the superin­ Mr. DOYLE. Manisfestly some of tleman that if we were not faced with tendent of the State Polytechnic Insti­ those items may be very desirable, prob­ a drive for economy in this country and tute of San Luis Obispo. I think those ably some are not in view of necessity of we had a lot of money to spend, some of famous educators know the importance reducing Federal expenditures. I read those things are desirable, but I think of the program where there are some the telegrams: the gentleman understands that we 60,000 students affected in my State of LONG BEACH, CALIF., Ap1;il 16, 1951. spent several weeks on this bill, and we California. Hon. CLYDE DOYLE, tried to cut where it would hurt the least. Mr. FOGARTY. This comes under Member of Congress, House Office Building, This is one of the places. There are the George-Barden Act. The Bureau of Washington: many, many other places we have cut the Budget this year recommended that Knowing your interest in education follow­ much more deeply than this on projects $10,000,000 be cut out of the $19,842,760 ing is sent as a guide. Labor Federal secu­ in which I am personally interested. normally appropriated for that particu­ rity appropriation bill to be voted upon Tues­ There are many things I shoultl like to day, April 17. ~ill omits inclusion of dis­ lar fund. They wanted that $10,000,000 tributive education. Douglas Newcomb, see increased, but we have not increased set aside for defense training, which school superintendent, Long Beach Sales one single item. We have cut practi­ would cut into the agricultural . and Executive Club and Retailers Associated urge cally every item. I think the gentleman home economics and mechanical arts reinstatment of distributive education as will agree with me that no one will be and distributive· education part of these training field continued through past world hurt by this. funds. The committee did not go along war merchants prices fixed. Losing experi­ Mr. HOLIFIELD. I think the gentle­ with the request of the Bureau of the enced salesmen to war plants. Decreased ef­ man and his committee have done a fine Budget. We overrode the Bureau of the ficiency increases cost prices and damages job on this. I want to compliment them Budget and put back that $10,000,000 public morale. Trained replacements need· ed. Federal money matched by State. particularly on removing the clause in and kept the funds of the George-Bar­ J. E. HOLLINSWORTH. the former legislation which prohibited den Act intact so that these agricultural $10,000,000 of the George-Barden fund and mechanical arts and home econom­ from being used in anything except de­ ics programs would not be disturbed. SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF., April 16, 1951. fense training, because that has dis­ But it was brought to our attention Congressman CLYDE DOYLE, House of Representatives: rupted the educational system in many about the distributive occupations, and Just learned that $10,000,000 was restored parts of the Nation. In California we we put in the hearings, beginning on to the QUdget bill for vocational educatioI}. have about 129 communities that are de­ page 391, what the so-called distribu:­ but $1,500,000 was deducted for the purpose pendent on those funds to help pay the tive occupations are. The committee of abolis_hing distributive education program. salaries of teachers. I defer to the judg­ was unanimous in this, after looking at Understand appropriation bill will be heard ment of the gentleman and his commit­ the distributive occupations classes ·be­ ·on the floor of the House of Representatives tee on this particular point. ing taught, such as training gas-station Tuesday, April 17. By abolishing this valu­ Mr. HAYS of Arkansas. Mr. Chair­ attendants and soda-fountain people, able program at tllis time it will deprive 129 school departments · and 60,000 students of man, will the gentleman yield? and elevator operators and salesmen in the training and distributive education. Mr. FOGARTY. I yield. the stores. There are a vast number of Hope you can do something on behalf this Mr. HAYS of Arkansas. The gentle­ them in this list, sucb as parliamentary fine program. man from Iowa made an important procedures, merchant-association man­ JULIAN A. MCPHEE, point, I think, but as I understand the agement, analyzing distribution costs. President, California State Polytechnic general legislation under which this ap­ public relation~ trai:.1ing, principles o.f College, San Luis Obispo, Calif. propriation is made, the criteria were retailing, economics of retailing, busi­ I thank the gentleman. adequate. In other words, no district ness clinics, show-card writing, market­ can qualify unless it is shown that it is ing research, retail display, direct mail Mr. FOGARTY. Continuing, the list shows interior decorating, selling home maintaining the same ratio, the same advertising, psychology of selling, Eng­ contribution, and unless there is real dis­ lish and speech for sales purposes and furnishings, hardware selling, "paint power" training, building material sell­ tress there. It seems to me the experi­ personality development. ing, wallpaper selling, estimating heat­ ence on this thing would be very helpful. Well, when we got into those things fng and afr conditioning, blueprint read­ In other words, if we need to make im­ we thought in times like these we should ing for salesmen, shoe selling, men's provements in the formula by which the retrench a little bit, and we only cut otI wear selling, fur selling, soda-fountain money is made available to the impacted $1,794,000 plus. We felt, all things con­ training, cosmetic selling, drug-store district, then of course experience will sid.ered, that nobody would be hurt if management, variety-store selling. point the way. we cut out this $1,794,000. Mr. HOLIFIELD. Mr. Chairman, will It seems to me the committee has done Mr. DOYLE. Granting the desira­ the gentleman yield? the right thing in granting the full re­ bility of reducing Federal expense, I Mr. FOGARTY. I yield to the gen­ quest, because my information is tha·t think the chairman has not yet enu­ tleman from California. really much more is actually needed than merated from pages 391, 392, and 393 of Mr. HOLIFIELD. I am interested in has actually been made available under the hearings the objects of education this elimination of the distributive voca­ the appropriation. which do seem to me to be reasonable, tional training. It seems to me many Mr. DONDERO. Mr. Chairman, will such, for instance, as instructions in the of those things the gentleman read are tha gentleman yield? problems of small business and several just as important as a man's learning Mr. FOGARTY. I yield. others which cannot be c:>,lled less than a manual trade. Take an individual Mr. DONDERO. I notice on page 15, always important. who wants to take a course in retail under the "Grants for school construc­ Mr. FOGARTY. There is not much selling and learn Spanish for use in the tion'' that in line 17, after setting forth of that in this particular store education Spanish-American sections of our Na­ that $75,000,000 is to remain available for thing. If you will read that list, you will tion, such as Texas and California. I school construction, it is provided that see reference to classes in Spanish for think it is a legitimate means of train­ no portion of this appropriation shall salespeople, cashier and checker train­ ing him so that he can have a liveli­ be available for reimbursement pp.yments ing, Portuguese for salespeople, French hood. It seems that some of those indi­ under section 205. Would the gentle­ for salespeople, Italian for salespeople, vidual items the gentleman read may man explain that, and tell us what the store system training, receptionist train­ not be worthy, but it does seem that effect of that provision is and what it ing, elevator operator training, route­ some of them are, particularly in the refers to? men training, tourist ·information and field of retail selling, because it is in Mr. FOGARTY. . Because of the ur­ courtesy-I am reading right down the those fields that the individuals have to gency of other projects whose applica­ list. That is the type of distributive make a living, the same as in the fields tions had been approved and the limited education classes they are conducting. where they use manual training as pro- amount of money that they had to work 1951 . CONGRESSIONAL.. RECORD-HOUSE. . 4013 with, they had to make out these priority Mr. BROWN· of Georgia. Mr. Chair­ Mr. REES of Kansas. I thank the lists to . take care of the most . urgent man, I · am certainly very disappointed gentleman. It is the information I was situations that they were faced with at that this item has been cut. · In my State. seeking. Together with that I wa:µted the time. Actually, the law itself re­ I do not know of any money that has to make sure that the cost of that em­ quires that where there is not enough done more good for the people than this ployment had not been shifted to the money available, preference must be item which the committee has cut out Defense Department or some other given to new projects as contrasted to providing for the training of these boys. agency. It is a real reduction in em­ reimbursements for projects heretofore I certainly hope the item will be restored. ployment? built. I think this training program is one of Mr. McGRATH. I can assure the Mr. DONDERO. This bill carries out the most outstanding things that we ·in gentleman that it is, based an estimates the policy of assisting school districts in the Congress have done for the young supplied to us. impacted areas where they absolutely people of this country to enable them to Mr. FOGARTY. Mr. Chairman, I cannot take care of the situation alone? get the training which they need. yield back the remainder of my time. Mr. FOGARTY. Yes, sir. Mr. FOGARTY. We were faced with The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman Mr. BROWNSON. Mr. Chairman, will a problem. The Bureau of the Budget from Rhode Island has consumed 50 the gentleman yield? recommended taking· $10,000,000 out of minutes. Mr. FOGARTY. I yield. the George-Barden Act for defense Mr. SCHW ABK Mr. Chairman, I Mr. BROWNSON. Is it not a fact that training, which would have disrupted, as yield myself 10 minutes. most of this · distributive trailing pro­ we believed and as outside witnesses and Mr. Chairman, it is ·a distinct pleasure gram was set up primarily in connection other Members of the Congress believed. to be able to say a few words compli­ with the veterans training ·program and the most important functions of that mentary of the chairman of this com­ with the veterans apprenticeship pro­ act and those were the functions in agri­ mittee and the majority members of the gram in the first place? • culture, in the mechanical arts, and home committee as well as in behalf of my Mr. FOGARTY. No. This was set up economics. Those were the three prin':" colleague the gentleman from Illinois several years ago by legislation. · I can­ cipal functions of the four. We thought [Mr. BUSBEY]. not recall how many years ago, but it we were doing a good job by keeping In the first place, during my entire goes way back. It is something that has the most essential parts of the act intact; service on the Appropriations Commit­ been going on for Y,ears. ·that is, the training for agriculture, tee and on this subcommittee in former Mr. BROWNSON. As a small-busi• mechanical arts, and home economics. years and ori other subcommittees,' there ness man who learned his distributive We felt that distributive education would never has been more harmonious work training at $8 a week jn a retail store. be the one place we could show some done by any subcommittee of which I I congratulate the committee on its de:. savings and not do any real harm. We have been a member. That is due to the cision. overrode the Bureau of the Budget and fact that every member of the commit­ Mr. FOGARTi'. I thank the gentle­ we went all the way down the line on tee had in mind a single purpose. That man. agriculture, mechanical arts, and home was to appropriate all the money that Mr. HAMILTON C. JONES. ·Mr. .economics, because we were convinced was necessary for the legitimate opera­ Chairman, will the gentleman yield? by the testimony of other Members of tion of the various agencies for which Mr. FOGARTY. I yield. . Congress and people who· came ·from we were called upon to make appropria- Mr. HAMILTON C. JONES. As I un­ other States throughout the c·our.try·, . tions, without crippling them to any derstand, this cuts out all of the dis­ and our own knowledge, that those were considerable extent and prohibiting tributive education? most necessary and should not be cut. their functioning. And at the same Mr. FOGARTY. It does. time, to bear in mind, as we heard from Mr. HAMILTON C. JONES. My dis­ Mr. BROWN of Georgia. I hope the every witness, the necessity of appro:. trict is in the neighborhood of Char­ gentleman will join us in voting for an priating economically; of appropriating lotte, and we have operated out of Char­ amendmerit to restore this amount. only for the purposes that were really lotte under this program. There are two Mr. FOGARTY. I am sorry I will not necessary for nondefense activities. schools in the county and six in my be able to do that, as much as I would The witnesses from the agencies came home county. I know that they are like to. in and almost without exception the teaching courses which are of great value Mr. Chairman, I have taken· much heads of those agencies tried to key all to the students. Of course this cripples more time than I anticipated when I be':" of their activities to defense operations. the whole program and will practically gan. I have tried to give a general pic­ That was a very difficult problem for us knock it out. So I hope that there will ture of the committee recommendations. to face. They would say that this par­ be enough funds retained to keep those We will continue debate today as long ticular program was necessary to the de­ programs handling worth-while voca­ as anyone desires to speak. In my own fense program, and that this other pro­ tions and not the trash and such things way I have tried to tell you what we gram was essential in order that we as the gentleman read a few minutes were up against in cutting this particu­ might have a proper and efficient de­ ago .. lar appropriation bill, and how we were fense program, and that we must appro­ Mr. FOGARTY. May I say to the held down by existing legislation in try­ priate more money here than was ap­ gentlem~n from North Carolina that I ing to cut some of the appropriations. propriated before; that the activities intended to read what we have put in · Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, will must be extended and more money the RECORD on these three pages as to the gentleman yield? spent to the extent the chairman has just What distributive education means Mr. FOGARTY. I yield. just pointed out. In one instance the and the number of young people taking Mr. McGRATH. I would like to call President's Bureau of the Budget had these courses and everything else. It the gentleman's attention to the fact, in asked for a diversion of some $10,000,000 gives a pretty complete breakdown. I answer to the question by the distin­ from this national education program was not just reading isolated examples. guished gentleman from Kansas [Mr. to defense activities, and in another in­ However, I can agree with the gentle­ REES], who is most zealous at all times stance about a similar amount. So we man that it is going to cripple that par­ in keeping down expenses, as to the were confronted with those things from ticular program to the extent it depends number of personnel that had been cut the very beginning. We had to do what on Federal funds. But this is one place in the Labor Department. I now have we thought was the best we could do un­ where we thought we could cut and do the :figures for him. Information avail­ der the circumstances by separating little or no real harm. However, the able indicates that we have eliminated those things which were not absolutely gentleman will have an opportunity approximately 55 positions under the es­ essential for the defense program and when the bill is being read for amend­ timates of the budget. And compared were logically in the class of nondefense ment to offer any amendment he may with 1951, there would be approximately essentials and appropriating in those in­ think is desirable. 670 less positions. I think that is the in· stances economically. I think the Mr. BROWN of Georgia. Mr. Chair­ formation that the gentleman from chairman told you very ably what our man, will the gentleman yield? Kansas inquired about earlier this after­ general program was; and I want to say Mr. FOGARTY. I yield . . noon. that while we were conducting th8se 4014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD--HOUSE APRIL 17 hearings the chairman gave every mem­ nated that. We have in the hearings · which says there must be $15,000 of any ber of the committee, minority as well to which the chairman referred a few appropriation under this Act assigned in as majority member, every opportunity moments ago some two or three pages each State to distributive occupations? to interrogate any witness or to bring listing the items that fall within the Mr. SCHWABE. We simply have not any witness before the committee they distributive education field such as train­ appropriated any amount for distribu­ wanted to interrogate, and no one· was ing people to be grocery clerks, salesmen tive education. cut off. So I want to congratulate the in every line and learning different lan­ Mr. McCARTHY. That would appear chairman for being extremely liberal and guages for salesmanship and approach to be contrary to the provisions of the reasonable. and contact work, filling-station attend­ public law passed by the Seventy-ninth Then we came to marking up the bill, ants, soda jerkers, and what-not, almost Congress. and the chairman with the members of everything conceivable that I could Mr. SCHWABE. Perhaps so, but we the committee present led in the reading think of. In fact, I had no idea there have not appropriated for it as we legal­ of the items. I want to admit frankly was such a list · of activities included ly are not bound under any penalty to that being economically-minded, as I within the general scope that has just appropriate for any item under any au­ am, I thought that perhaps we should been mentioned. But we have preserved thorization bill unless the Appropria­ have made deeper cuts in many instances the main items of the bill and of the tions Committee, approved by the Con­ than we did. · program under the George-Barden Act gress, sees fit tv do so. Mr. FOGARTY. Mr. Chairman, will and, so far as I know, with the general Mr. McCARTHY. But $15,000 of the gentleman yield? approval of the best minds who have every $40,000, it was provided, must go Mr. SCHWABE. I yield. helped us consider this bill. to distributive education. Now, two Mr. FOGARTY. Because of my sin­ We felt we could not appropriate fully Congresses later we say this program cere friendship for the gentleman from the items recommended by the Bureau is of such nature we ·wm not provide Oklahoma and knowing his great desire of the Budget and we felt more definitely anything. for economy -in this particular bill I certain, unanimously so, that we could went further than I ordinarily would not leave it to the Defense Department Mr. SCHWABE. We have limited the have gone because of his influence on me to take ten or eleven million dollars away dollars to be appropriated for this item. during the marking up of the bill. from this item and absolutely destroy the I want to-add that the other members Mr. SCHWABE. I think there is no field of vocational education activities of this committee join the chairman, doubt about that, and I want to thank under the George-Barden Act. If the the gentleman from Rhode Island [Mr. the gentleman publicly for acceding to gentleman will take a few minutes to FOGARTY], the gentleman from West my request in many instances. He was read those three or four pages of the Virginia [Mr. HEDRICK], the gentleman very generous and very considerate, and hearings he will see there is a list of from New York ·[Mr. McGRATH], and the I appreciate it. items there that ordinarily the States gentleman from Indiana [Mr. DENTON] Mr. HINSHAW. Mr. Chairman, will and localities can and will take care of, in saying that the minority members the gentleman yield? if they want to consider that minor part were shown every possible courtesy, and Mr. SCHWABE. I yield gladly. of the activity under the George-Barden on behalf of the minority members we Mr. HINSHAW. I received a commu­ Act. want to thank them and to say also that nication from the educational authorities . Mr. HINSHAW. I thank the gentle­ the very able clerk of this committee, of my district concerning an item called man. Can he refer me to the page num­ Paur Wilson, was as fair to one side as Distributive Education with a state­ bers in the hearings? to the other, as far as we could tell...... i.. ment on their part that that item had Mr. McGRATH. Three hundred and ·we have always known him to be that been completely deleted from the bill. ninety-one and 392, and it includes such way-and likewiSe his assistant.. So it I am not quite certain that I fully un­ things as tombstone selling. · was a pleasure to work with and have derstand what the term "Distributive Mr. SCHWABE. That is one of a mul­ the cooperation of my worthy chairman Education" means. I would like to hear tjplicity of items, but the pages are 391, in acceding to many of my requests for the gentleman's comments on it. 392, and 393. cuts, as he has so kindly condescended Mr. SCHWABE. May I say to the Mr. ~ McCARTHY,' Mr. Chairman, to say this afternoon, resulting, in what gentleman from California that had he will the gentleman yield? · he has told you, in an over-all cut of been on the floor a few moments .earlier Mr. SCHWABE. I yield to the gentle­ $89,973,799 as compared with the esti­ the chairman of the committee ad­ man from Minnesota. mates of the Bureau of the Budget. - dressed himself to the same subject in Mr. McCARTHY. Is there anything Mr. Chairman, may I just sugg.est that answer to a question from two other in this program that is considered in connection with appropriation bills Members· from California, and I believe worthwhile? and subcommittees on' which I served hf! would have had a full explanation. Mr. SCHWABE. There is no doubt in the past I do not think there have Mr. HINSHAW. I regret that it was but what there is some good in the worst been any instances until now but what not possible for me to be on the floor at programs and I think that is true here; I received a number of wires and letters that time. but, by and large, the program was not and telephone and personal calls from Mr. SCHWABE. I appreciate that and considered of such importance as other many people expressing dissatisfaction t:tere is no criticism, and I shall repeat programs under the George-Barden Aq_t", with the figures. These figures were pub­ some of it for the benefit of my friend. which is the reason we eliminated that lished about a week ago, or almost a week In the first place, the appropriation feature of it. We thought that was of ago, at any rate, and so far I have re­ for this particular item now known as the least importance. ceived only one such protest. I will get the George-Barden Act has been rather The CHAIRMAN. The time of the others, perhaps, but they have not come stable for many years. The Bureau of gentleman from Oklahoma has expired. in in ariy great number, which indicates the Budget has requested that some Mr. SCHWABE. Mr. Chairman, I to me that the cuts we have made are $10,000,000 or $11,000,000 of this be sub­ yield myself 5 additional minutes. justified. Perhaps we could have done a ject to the defense activities as might Mr. McCARTHY. I have here copy better job and gone even lower, and I be directed. That would have disrupted; of Public Law 586 of the Seventy-ninth believe we could have, but the commit­ yes, it would have destroyed as we were Congress in which it was stated tha~ tee worked this program out the best we told by the most competent witnesses Notwithstanding the provi.sions of subsec~ thought we could in perfect harmony we could get, all of the effective work tion (a), the amount to be available for ex­ and with unanimity. I think that we under the George-Barden Act on voca­ penditure in any State or Territory shall be all agreed under all the circumstances tional education. The George-Barden not less, for any fiscal year, than $40,000 each Act provides for vocational education for vocational education in agriculture, in this is about the best we could do upon along the lines of agriculture and do­ home economics, and in trades and indus­ the evidence that was presented before .tnestic science, and they have other items try; $15,000 for vocational education in dis­ the committee. I just say frankly that called the distributive program of edu­ tributive occupations. I hope the Committee of the Whole will cation, and that is what we cut OJ.It. , To Is there any conflict between what the sustain the work of our committee be­ answer the gentleman, we have elimi- committee has done and the basic law cause we tried hard to do a good job. ·1£51 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 4015 Mr. FOGARTY. Mr. Chairman, I .hearings on this particular bill at the It seems to me that it· is not wise. yield to the gentleman from Oklahoma present time in the Senate. I think . Here is a business which is among the CMr. ALBERT] such time as he may desire. the best thing to do would be to make top businesses of the country, perhaps Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Chairman, I take the request over there, because they have the very top single industry in the this time to inquire of the chairman of it before them. It is a live problem amount of money involved, $28,000,000,- the committee about the item in this with them, whereas we have gone 000. Yet we will not appropriate $500,000 bill for school construction under the through it ourselves. to supply the Federal Reserve Board with Federal impact legislation that was Mr. ALBERT. I thank the gentle­ the information it needs to determine passed last year. As I understand it, man. the effect of regulation X and the in­ this bill contains an appropriation in the Mr. FOGARTY. Mr. Chairman, I formation which other agencies require. amount of $75,000,000, and a supple­ yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from It is just as if, we had a $50,000 . enter­ mental request for $50,000,000 has al­ Arkansas [Mr. HAYS]. prise and refused to spend $1 for in- · ready been made by the Bureau of the Mr. HAYS of Arkansas. Mr. Chair­ formation as to the costs and other de­ Budget. As I further understand it, the man, I am reluctant to offer any criti­ tails. For that is what'it is. It amounts full amount of the budget request is con­ cism at all of this report. The com­ to $500,000 out of a total expenditure in tained in the bill, but I am advised by mittee has been very conscientious, as the country for building of $28,000,000,- the Office of Education that, should the its personnel would be with any assign,. 000. For that reason I hope that in some entire amount be appropriated, there ment. I appreciate the courteous hear­ way this can be corrected and that the ·would still be many approved projects ing they have given those of us who Congress will make some provision to not provided for by any appropriation have some complaints because of cuts carry on the gathering and dissemina­ now under consideration. If that is true in items. tion of statistics on the construction the effect is going to be that certain I rise particularly to speak of the industry, schools are going to be able to go on with Bureau of Labor Statistics. There is There was constructed in the first their construction programs while other a cut for the Bureau of Labor Statistics quarter of this year 250,000 residential schools will have to await further action of almost $1,000,000-$950,000. I .fear units, disapproving incidentally the con­ by the Congress. So, we are going to that unless we maintain the work of clusion of the committee that the vol­ have a discriminatory situation which is this Bureau the Government will suffer ume is being greatly reduced. What will going to be unfair to some school dis­ greatly for lack of the valuable statis­ we have the rest of the year? Will there tricts. tics which only this agency can supply. be a million or will it be cut in two? I would like to ask the chairman For about 25 years the Bureau has been 'The Federal Reserve Board will not know whether that statement is substantially providing statistics for the public and if this work is cut out entirely. So, for correct and if so whether or not the for Government agencies. I think it 25 years we have had this excellent work committee would agree to increase this would be uniformly agreed that they going on. I fear for it unless some pro­ item to an amount sufficient to take care have done a scientific job. They have · vision is made to gather the statistics never been partisan. They have main­ officially. · of all approved projects. tained the highest professional stand­ Mr. FOGARTY. Mr. Chairman, the ards. Incidentally, its name is some­ I do crave the sympathetic hearing of committee was not in possession of all what misleading. It might logically be the committee members when requests the facts, of course. In the first place, called the Bureau of Statistics. It is are made, and I hope if some way can be we do not know whether the communi­ in the Department of Labor, but it is found to avoid the impact of such a dras­ ties where these schools are going to be serving not only labor groups but many tic cut, such measures will be adopted. built will get building priority materials economic interests. The CHAIRMAN. The time of the to build them with. That is an unknown I call attention to this tremendous gentleman from Arkansas has expired. quantity. We do not know whether they cut which I think is attributable chie:fly Mr. FOGARTY. Mr. Chairm·an, I are going to be available or not. At the to the fact that the committee con­ yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from same time, some communities have built cluded construction statistics could be North Carolina [Mr. DEANE]. schools, and under the law they could dispensed with. I regret the action very Mr. DEANE. Mr. Chairman, I take expect to be reimbursed for. some por­ much. I do not propose to off er an the same position as the distinguished tion of the cost. That was before the amendment to restore the amount in­ gentleman from Arkansas [Mr. HAYS] in . national emergency we are in at the dicated. I offer this statement in the not offering an amendment involving the present time l;lad hit its peak. Only this hope that some way will be found to appropriation for vocational rehabilita­ much money has been available. A lot .save the function of compiling the ex­ tion. But I do take this time to get in of it has been guess work in the past. tremely important figures on construc­ the RECORD the fact that the States are It is something that is coming to a head tion. carrying on a remarkable program of re­ now. They have appealed to the Bureau I wish to call attention also to the fact habilitation. As I walked into the of the Budget. As I said before, they that in 1947 the appropriation for the Chamber a few minutes ago there was in have asked for $100,000,000 additional Bureau resulted in a 50-percent reduc­ the outside corridor a wonder! ul lad r..:.i.oney. The Bureau of the Budget al­ tion in the personnel. It operates today from Korea-an amputee. I am think­ lo#ed them only $50,000,000 of that with several hundred fewer employees ing of tlfat great host of American citi­ $100,000,000 , why I do not know, because than during the war. zens who are not veterans but who are that request has gone over to the Senate. There is no other agency to provide subject to the rehabilitation program of But under the facts as we had them, the figures on the construction industry our various States. we went along and gave them everything in this country except the Bureau of The basic civilian rehabilitation law, the Bureau of the Budget allowed, and Labor Statistics. We are now building Public Law 113, obligates the Federal that is all a Government agency could new buildings, commercial and residen­ Government to pay all administration, request from the committee. tial, at the rate of $28,000,000,000 a year. guidance, and placement cost and to Mr. ALBERT. Did the Office of Edu­ That was the figure for the calendar match on a dollar-for-dollar basis State cation suggest to the gentleman's com­ year. The Federal Reserve Board has funds for case services, that is, money mittee that the Bureau of the Budget put into operation, as the House knows, actually spent on the clients; hospitali­ cut was not justified in view of the ap­ regulation X. How does regulation X zation, surgery, training, anc'I. so forth. proved applications which the Office of operate and how is it affecting the con­ The 1951 appropriation is $20,600,000. Education has on hand? struction industry? The Board will not In their budgets for 1952, based upon Mr. FOGARTY. No. We have not know unless it has the statistics and State funds expected to be available, the had any testimony on that, because that there will be no statistics available ex­ StateG indicated a need for over $25,- is something that developed after these cept as the Bureau of Labor Statistics 000,000 of Federal funds. The Bureau hearings were held. We have no con­ supplies them. This reduction, of course. of the Budget recommended $23,000,000. trol over that last request. The request deprives them of the personnel they have The House committee has reported the of the Bureau of the Budget has gone to have to gather the construction sta­ Labor-FSA bill with $20,475,000 for vo­ to the Senate, because they are holding tistics. cational rehabilitation, $125,000 less 4016 CONGRESSIONAL RECOR~HOUSE APRIL 17 than the 1951 appropriation and $2,575,- I am advised by officials from the ·down 1 year, the chances are that the 000 less than recommended by the Bu­ States that rather serious administrative program may -become seriously handi­ reau of the Budget. From estimates fur­ problems also are presented if the Budget capped. nished, the States will have available in Bureau's figure is not appropriated by . I wish to ·say again that I appreciate 1952 two and one-half million more than Congress for 1952. The States are doing the interest of the subcommittee in this in 1951. The increase recommended by their part and are appropriating $2,500,- subject, and as they enter conference I the Bureau was to match this money 000 more funds for 1952. If such funds 'trust that more accurate matching fig­ for case services and did not include any 'for case services are matched, States get­ ures will be available from the various increase for salaries, travel, and so forth. ting no increases for 1952 will have Fed­ ·States to the end that no State will be Mr. Chairman, let me raise the ques­ eral funds cut. If States receiving no penalized, which I fear if the present tion. Is it wise to stint :unds for voca­ increase in their own funds are not cut, appropriation is allowed to stand. Fi­ tional rehabilitation, which reduces de­ then States with additional State funds ·nally, Mr. Chairman and members of pendency and makes taxpayers out of cannot get them matched by Federal the Committee, I trust the conference tax consumers. In fact, it has been 'funds as required by law. In either case ·committee will come within approxi­ proven that rehabilitated persons repay the program is going to suffer badly. ' mate matching distance with the vari­ during an average life expectancy in My own State, North Carolina, has a ous States. Federal income taxes alone 10 times very effective rehabilitation program, The CHAIRMAN. The time of the what is spent on them. ·At this partic­ both for blind and nonblind; 2,867 handi­ gentleman from North Carolina has ex­ ular time it is especially shortsighted to capped persons were rehabilitated last pired. cut back rehabilitation, which, in light year. Our State legislature has just ap·­ Mr. FOGARTY. Mr. Chairman, I of increased cost, will actually result propriated slightly over $1,000,000 to yield such time as he may desire to the from appropriation of only $20,475,000 carry on this work for the next biennium ·gentleman from West Virginia [Mr. for 1952. an increase of nearly $200,000 over th~ HEDRICK]; In the first place, rehabilitation is a present biennium. If this is not matched defer:se-related activity, making a valu­ by Federal funds, services are going to ORIGIN OF OUR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE .able contribution to manpower resources be denied many. worthy, handicapped Mr. HEDRICK. Mr. Chairman, our at a time when the Nation is straining persons. What is true of North Carolina public health service had its beginning in every nerve to provide manpower for is also true of many other States. in 1798, as a program for the hospital military and civilian needs. Sixty thou­ I am advised that ·every dollar is to and medical care of American Merchant sand persons were rehabilitated into em­ be used to match funds appropriated by ·Seamen. On display in the office of the ployment last year, and this number can the States for services directly to crippled Surgeon General, Public Health Service be substantially increased with sufficient people. is a facsimile of the original act, signed funds. The difference between the $20,'- The question I would like to address to by President John Adams. Congress 475,000 in the House bill and the $23,- the gentleman from Rhode Island· [Mr. during the past 80 years, has imposed 000,000 recommended by the Bureau of FOGARTY], who has labored so faithfully many additional duties and responsibili­ the Budget would mean between 5,000 for this program, is if he feels that the ties on the service. Today, the Public to 10,000 more rehabilitations. Federal Government on the reduced ap­ Health Service is carrying out these ·re­ Again, vocational rehabilitation re- propriations will be in a position to sponsibilities under the present basic law . duces dependency and is a pressure match dollar for dollar the appropria­ the Public Health Service Act of July 1' against rising public assistance cost. tions that are going to be put up by vari­ 1944, Public Law 410, Seventy-eighth This is more important than ever, now ous States as previously indicated? Congress. It also administers the water that a public assistance category for the Mr. FOGARTY. As the gentleman Pollution Control Act, Public Law 845 totally and permanently disabled has knows, I have always been a supporter Eightieth Congress, passed in 1948. ' .been -established by Congress. State .of this particular program. I do not Thus •.the Congress has authorized the welfare administrators admit that per­ believe there is a better program in the Public Health Service to conduct many sons are being put on public assistance Federal Government because we have programs and provide services which rolls who could be rehabilitated, if State been told year after year that for every contribute to the health of the American rehabilitation agencies had the money dollar we appropriate the Federal Treas­ people. Some authorizations are broad to do the job. ury receives $10 in return in taxes and in scope, while others are specific. Re­ The Labor-FSA appropriation bill in­ in getting people off of the· relief rolls search and investigations, control of cludes $79,000,000 for public assistance and such things. This year they wanted communicable diseases, and cooperation for the totally and permanently disabled an increase of $2,525,000 over what they with the States, are in the broad cate­ and· only $20,475,000 for rehabilitation. had available in 1951. In view of the gories; specific categories cover medical We do not question the need for public economi(( situation, we have cut practi­ and hospital care of legal beneficiaries assistance for some of the disabled, but it cally every item in this appropriation foreign and interstate quarantine, med~ does look to us like Congress should see bill. Even though that is one that I did ical examination of aliens, the regulation that rehabilitation programs are given not like to go along with, I went along · of biologic products, control of venereal an opportunity to reduce the number because of the situation in which we diseases and tuberculosis, construction needing such assistance as much as pos .. find ourselves. But the $125,000, about of hospitals and health centers, and the sible. which .the gentleman spoke, was recom­ control of w.ater pollution. Also, there The average cost of rehabilitating a mended by the Bureau of the Budget. are specific programs of research in the person is $492 and nonrecurring. The That was not something that this com­ following fields: microbiology-that is average annual cost of public assistance mittee did. We accepted the Bureau's bacteriology--cancer, heart diseases' is much more and goes on year after recommendation on that cut, and that dental diseases, mental illnesses, arth~ year. Congress should decide, and de­ is the reason it is in there. · ritis, and metabolic diseases, neurologi­ cide now, whether to appropriate end­ Mr. DEANE. I ·am grateful to the cal diseases and blindness. Some o"f less millions for pensions for the han.. chairman of the committee for the posi­ these programs are the direct operations di capped or provide the funds needed to tion he takes. in support of this program. of the Public Health Service, and others rehabilitate them. The following in.. I think we should take a long-range view are combinations of direct operations stances will illustrate the difference in of this whole subject. After all, our ob­ and grants. In addition, the service also dollars and cents to the taxpayer. One jective should be to prevent these unfor­ has grant programs. State, Delaware, made a study of 36 per~ tunate people from going on public as:. IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE sons removed from the public assistance sistance unnecessarily. We · must con­ Today, and in the future, the Public rolls by rehabilitation. The 36 were tinue and enlarge this program of re­ .Health Service is important. In every drawing $i:.0,186 annually from public as­ habilitation instead of forcing them on respect, the programS of the Public sistance. These people were rehabili.:.. the relief rolls. I trust that as we speed Health Service are concerned with sav­ tated at a cost, including administration, up the Federal angle of rehabilitation ing the· Nation's manpower, the basic of $12,724. The. first year after rehabili,. w~ will keep in niind what the various objective being to reduce the volume of tation, the 36 earned $60,948. States are trying to do. If we slap them prevell'~able deaths and disabling ill- 1951 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.-.HQUSE 4017 t · ness-the greatest drains upon 9ur HOSPITAL LOCATIONS which can be used is quite extensive. It capacity to produce. Because the iargest groups of benefi­ ~-. can be spreading typhoid fever by con­ ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND LOCALITIES IN DISEASE ciaries are seamen of the Merchant Ma­ :"' taminating our public water supplies, PREVENTION AND CONTROL rine and Coast Guard men, the Marine either at the source or at the reservoir, States and localities are assisted by hospitals are located principally along or by contaminating a public water sup­ the Public Health Service in the preven­ the seacoast, the Great Lakes, and the ply at some important point along the Mississippi River. The Public Health line. To illustrate, to attack the Con­ tion and control of communicable dis­ Service also operates a tuberculosis hos­ gress, one might. find a major water eases, and advised on other matters per­ pital in New Mexico, the national hos­ · main coming into the Capitol or into taini:qg to the preservation and improve­ pital for patients with Hansen's disease one of the office buildings, and at that ment of public health. at Carville, La., and two hospitals for point put the material in. if the chlo­ HOSPITAL BUILDING PROGRAM the treatment and custody of narcotic rine reserve in the water at that point The Public Health Service also pro­ addicts at Fort Worth, Texas, and Lex­ were very low, and it would be under vides aid to the States and communities ington, Ky. current practices in the United States, with the national hospital survey and QUARANTINE SERVICES then everybody who had some of that construction program-a vital health Our national laws for the exclusion of water would get some typhoid bacilli and service. The Congress established this epidemic diseases and international san­ under certain circumstances, might de­ program in 1946 under the Hill-Burton itary codes, to which country is signa­ velop typhoid fever. Act, amending the Public Health Service tory, require the maintenance of quar­ RESEARCH Act of 1944, in recognition of the great antine services at seaports and airports The original research arm of the Pub­ need throughout the Nation for hospitals of entry, as well as at border stations. lic Health Service was the National In­ and health centers. Since 1948 almost The control of biologic products in­ stitutes of Health. It is still the pri­ 1,5-00 projects have been approved for sures the potency and purity of vaccines, mary research arm in the field of the Federal construction grants, of which 382 serums, and similar medical supplies. biological sciences, and particularly in have been completed. These hospitals The Public Health Service licenses the the field of fundamental research and health centers are integral parts of manufacture and importation of such as contrasted with applied research. the Nation's total health resources-es­ products. Earliest work of the National Institutes sential to conserving our manpower for VITAL STATISTICS of Health was in the field of bacteriology. industry, farming, and the Armed Forces. The National Office of Vital Statistics This was in the era of bacteriology when These facilities will also greatly of the Public Health Service compiles, there was a national interest, a Federal strengthen our abilities to cope with analyzes, and reports the Nation's fig­ interest, in diseases which one man atomic or biological warfare as nearly ures on births, deaths, sickness, mar­ could spread to another. Thoughts of all are located outside probable target riage, and other basic population data. cooperation, thoughts of international areas. )'his national fact-finding activity is cooperation on quarantine, thoughts of NATIONAL EMERGENCY NEEDS most important. As an example, the cooperation between the Federal Gov­ Department of Defense and the Selective ernment and the States, were the general The national emergency intensifies Service System depend on national vital thought of that time. The program be­ the necessity for continuation and ex­ statistics for estimates of the numbers gan largely in that way. There was the· pansion of the activities of the Public of men who will be available in each age thought that there might be some germ Health Service in the field of medical re­ group for each year. School officials, theory of cancer. Also, there was in-, search, as well as in public health. Re­ other governmental agencies, and many terest in nutrition and in a few other search accomplishments of the service industries depend on such data for · areas. Congress, then, in 1947, passed have been very beneficial in such times. planning their program. In the event of unanimously the National Cancer Insti­ As an example, before World Warn, re­ an enemy attack with biological weap­ tute Act, believing, apparently, that the search workers at the national institutes pons, whether by sabotage or military cancer problem, then killing 125,000 or of health developed a vaccine to prevent operations, the Nation's ability to com­ 130,000 people a year, was of sufficient typhus fever. This vaccine was mark­ bat an introduced disease will depend in importance to warrant a directed large-.1 edly improved during the early days of large part on the readiness of the States scale national attack on it through Fed- the war. Our troops were thus pro­ and the National Office of Vital Statistics eral action. · tected against typhus fever, and our to act promptly in detecting and report­ It is a pleasure for me to call to the troops today are protected by the same ing cases and deaths. attention of the Members of the House vaccine. It is not possible to determine PARTICIPATION IN OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS of Representatives the many functions what this contribution will mean to our the Public Health Service renders to our forces in the Korean action. The Public Health Service participates people. I wish to congratulate Dr. 1 A research team of the Public Health in many Federal programs outside the Leonard A. Scheele, Surgeon General,' Service discovered that a solution of Federal Security Agency. It staffs the Public Health Service, for the excellent table salt and baking soda in water, medical and dental program of the work being done by this Service. I be­ taken by mouth, will prevent shock and Coast Guard and cares for its personnel lieve he deserves a great deal of credit death in a high proportion of patients in Public Health Service hospitals and for the accomplishments of this depart­ with severe burns and injuries. Use of out-patient clinics. It operates the ment. The appropriation asked for the medical service in the Federal prisons. this simple, readily available method will Public Health Service, $339,36~,000, is, I save thousands of lives that would other­ The National Security Resources Board believe, very reasonable, and I feel that wise be lost, in the event of enemy attack. and the Federal Civil Defense Adminis­ it will be money well spent. The com­ None of us can doubt the value of this tration call upon the Public Health Serv­ mittee has done an excellent job. There research. ice for . technical service, including the has been full cooperation of all the assignment of specialists and the con­ members at all times. No dissatisfac­ In World War I, some of the so-called duct of special studies. Currently, Pub­ childhood communicable diseases were tion or criticism from any member has lic Health Service personnel are assist­ materialized during the long meetings of among the major problems in the com­ ing in at least 40 other Federal activi­ municable disease field in our Army. this subcommittee. It has been a pleas­ ties, as full-time or part-time consult­ ure to serve with the members of the Some of these diseases were not so ser1· ants, or as members of special commit­ ous in World War II. When you bring Subcommittee on Labor and Federal tees. As an example, there are Public Security of the House Appropriations boys in from the farm, you find many Health Service consultants with the Committee. I hope that there will not who have not been exposed to such dis­ Atomic Energy Commission and with the be any amendments offered to this bill eases. Mumps is an example of a very Defense Department's Committee on and that no attempt will be made to cut serious disease in adult males, and it can Special Weapons. or increase the appropriation. Due to be almost as se..-ious a disease in the BACTERIAL AND CHEMICAL WARFARE the national emergency all appropria­ adult female, although not quite as With regard to bacterial and chemical tions should be held down as much as mu~h. warfare, the range of known bacteria possible. • XCVII-253 4018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD--HOUSE APRIL 17 Mr. FOGARTY. Mr. Chairman; I In the extension of his remarks, he eral Power Commission; that the utilities have no further requests for time. states that the people of·Ontario are the can make no improvements or extension The CHAIRMAN. If there a.re no fur­ most conservative people in America; of service without the consent and ap­ ther requests for time, the Clerk will that they have a fine public power sys .. proval of these commissions; and that read. tern; and that the people in this country it is the duty and obligation of the State The Clerk read down to and including would save $2,000,000,000 a year on utility commissions anc.l the Federal page 1, line 7. their light and power bills if we would Power Commission to carefully investi­ Mr. FOGARTY. Mr. Chairman, I adopt the principles and philosophies of gate, scrutinize, and regulate all books, move that the Committee do now rise. Ontario. Of course, the $2,000,000,000 accounts, and activities of these utilities. figure was grabbed out of the air with The gentleman does not kno-w any The motion was agreed to. no basis for same other than his own more than I do-and I know nothing­ · Accordingly the Committee rose; and word of mouth. He could have more ac­ about the cost of producing electricity. Mr. HAYS of Arkansas having assumed curately stated that the people of On­ He states in the extension of his· remarks the chair as Speaker pro tempore, Mr. tario are subjects of Canada and make that his table of figures concerning the PRICE, Chairman of the Committee of the up a portion of the socialistic British alleged cost of electricity and over­ Whole House on the State of the Union, Empire. · charges to the consuming public is com­ reported that that Committee, having I would be happy for the gentleman to piled by the finest experts in America had under consideration the bill H. R. compare the general welfare, educa- and is thoroughly reliable. You and I 3709, had come to no resolution thereon. . tional opportunitie·s, economic stability, do not know those experts or their quali­ TIME OF JOINT MEETING ON ~HURSDAY and domestic progress of the people of fications, Mr. Speaker. He never names Ontario or any other portion of the them-their identity is a secret. Those : Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I socialistic British Empire with that of experts must be pretty old by now be­ ask unanimous consent to proceed for the citizenship in any section of the cause all of us have been seeing the 1 minute. United States. same antiquated table with the same '! The SPEAKER pro tempore

ELECTRIC POWER OPERATIONS tLorized, regulated, and operated as REA CO•OPS SHOULD MAINTAIN THEIR FREEDOM The gentleman from Mississippi does monopolies; while the stock companies The rural electric cooperatives within not define, make known, designate, or operate on private capital, and private the State of Ar::.tansas are producing distinguish between the systems of elec­ or Government loans, the cooperatives electricity and buying it wholesale from tric power operations; but arbitrarily and operate on Government loans. The private power companies and federally emphatically states that all of the power stock company is allowed a 6 percent net owned hydroelectric power dams just as business is a public business. Well, that profit, and the cooperative is allowed no cheap as the rural electric cooperatives is true under the governing principles of profit until after the loari is repaid to - in TV A land who are patrons of the Great Britain and her Dominions and the Government, and the cooperative Federal Government. And, I might add, possessions, such as Ontario, which the nonprofiteering features are abandoned. the Arkansas co-ops run their own busi­ gentleman cites as a criterion for public After repaying the Government loan, the ness and are free from Federal Agency ownership, and the abolition of free en­ cooperative can either assume the tax dictatorship. However, I will admit that terprise and individual initiative. The responsibilities of a stock company and the nontaxpaying Federal Government, electric power business is conducted by pay dividends to stockholders, or it can with no accountability for justifiable four distinct systems of operations: pass on the savings to the cooperative earnings to stockholders and which is First. Privately. owned and operated membership by reducing the cost of elec­ subsidized for all operational losses, can electric systems, such as stock compa­ tricity. produce electricity cheaper than private nies and farmer-owned rural coopera­ REA CO-OPS ARE NOT FEDERALLY CONTROLLED electric power companies or the rural tives; The gentleman from Mississippi in the electric cooperatives. Second. Locally owned and operated extension of his remarks gives full The rural electric cooperatives are au­ public power, such as municipal opera­ credit to the public-power program for thorized to buy their electricity from tions; the success of rural electrification. He federally owned hydroelectric power­ Third. Federal hydroelectric power knows that the Federal Government does producing projects or from private enter­ projects for the production of electricity not own, control, or dominate the rural prise as they please, and certainly these from the public waters to be transmitted electric cooperatives. However, he indi­ same cooperatives are authorized to pro­ and distributed by private and local cates his desire for such-he emphati­ duce their own electricity from steam public agencies; and cally says that all power business is a power generating plants or any other Fourth. Federal power projects for the_ public business-and I will admit that source, just as the private electric power production of electricity and the dis­ there are others desirous of selling the companies; but there is no reason in the tribution thereof by the Government to little rural electric cooperatives down the world to turn them over to the Federal the consuming public in competition with river to the Federal Government for the Government merely because they owe and the abolition of private and local token sum of $10 and a mess of pottage, the Federal Government some money public power agencies. removing the grassroots controls by the which they are repaying upon schedule. The first three systems of operations· local farmers of this great convenience SOME WOULD FEDERALIZE AND SOCIALIZE REA as hereinabove outlined are legitimate and necessity and turning the controls COOPERATIVES under our democratic principles, and over to the Federal Government lock, Yes, all electric industry must neces­ only those with selfish motives would stock, and barrel. sarily be authorized, regulated and op­ contend otherwise; but every farmer and The rural elect1~ic cooperatives were erated as a monopoly. This is true of laborer, professional and businessman­ brought about by the rural people merely publicly owned and locally controlled in fact, every citizen of this Republic­ joining together in various localities of electric power, rural electric coopera­ should vigorously oppose the four th sys­ our country, in a true American spirit, tives, private power, and federally owned tem of operation, which will lead to the for the purpose of bringing to their re­ and dominated electric power. The socialization of the entire electric busi­ spective communities a necessity and statement by the gentleman from Mis­ ness and provide a precedent for the na­ convenience to which they were and are sissippi merely serves to substantiate my tionalization of our entire economy and entitled, and which existing private contention, and to refute any assertions the Federal regimentation of our people. power companies would not or could not to the contrary, that he advocates Fed­ REA CO-OPS ARE PRIVATELY OWNED, MANAGED, · serve. These democratic groups who eral ownership of all rural electric coop­ AND OPERATED own and operate their own electric sys­ eratives. He is to be admired for his The gentleman from Mississippi cites tems are just as free and independent­ frankness to admit that which others the successful operations and· meritori­ if not more so-as the stockholders in who feel just exactly as he does are afraid ous activities of the splendid rural elec­ any other corporation dealing in private to admit. He plainly says that the power trification cooperatives as a criterion for enterprise under our system of govern­ ·business is a public business; that elec­ Federal power projects for the produc­ ment. Private banking institutions tricity has become a necessity of our tion of electricity and the distribution either could not or would not make the modern life; that it must be handled by thereof by the Government to the con­ necessary long-term loans at a sufficient­ a monopoly; and that any monopoly of suming public in competition with and ly lcw rate of interest with which elec­ a necessity is a public business. the abolition of private and local public tricity could be brought to the sparsely I have been contending ever since I power agencies. He pictures the rural settled rural sections, which accounts became a Member of this Congress that electric cooperatives as public-power for the reason that these groups of the Department of the Interior through projects while with brazen modesty people, associated in a cooperative man­ its various agencies, such as the South­ claims full credit for the rural electri­ ner, borrowed the necessary money from western Power Administration in our fication program; in fact, he says that the Federal Government for this pur­ area, were conniving with others to take all power is a public business. No doubt pose. The Federal Government has no over the rural-electrification program, the program was not authorized and more strings upon the rural electric co­ remove the administration of its func­ set up as he intended, but the rural operatives than the RFC has upon any tions by the farmers from the grassroots electric cooperatives are privately owned, business to which it has made a loan. level, and turn it over to the Federal managed, and operated at the grass­ The rural electrification program has Government lock, stock, and barrel. The roots level by the local farmers, and· been- successful because it has been gentleman from Mississippi is the first to are principally distinguished from pri­ owned, controlled, and administered at admit that these cooperatives owned, vate utility stock companies by virtue the grassroots level by the farmers of controlled, and operated by the farmers this country, and we should not adopt should be owned, controlled, and oper­ of the different sources of operating ated by all the pubJic..:.._not the local money and the authority to make prof-· the principles, philosophies, and theories farmers-but the Federal Government. its. Both the stock companies and the of the gentleman from Mississippi, which Now, if a few more of the planners will rural electric co-ops pay taxes on phys­ would nationalize and federalize the come forth with their intentions, the ical assets. In addition to these taxes rural electrification program and allow farmers will become advised in time to the stock companies pay taxes on power it to be administered by the dictatorial prevent this catastrophe. generated, and the stockholders pay on Department of the Interior out of Neither private enterprise nor the dividends as an income. Both are au- Washington. Government can economically produce 40~0 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE APRIL 17 electricity solely from public water proj­ has stated that in his opinion the Fed­ I do not know just what all could be ects. There must be an integration of eral Government is authorized to dis­ considered a monopoly of a necessity of such electricity with that from other tribute electricity to the consuming pub­ our modern life. I believe that news­ sources, such as steam power generating lic, if the consumer uses wholesale quan­ papers...are a necessity, but perhaps they plants. You will recall that TV A found tities. That is the beginning of the na­ create their own monopolies for certain it necessary to construct steam power tionalization and socialization of the areas. Certainly, the radio and tele­ generating plants just as ·every other electric industry; and as the gentleman vision networks are authorized and reg­ successful producer of electricity has from Mississippi states, all pawer will ulated as monopolies. All banks are found it economically feasible. I might then be a public business. authorized and regulated as monopolies. tell the gentleman that there is no su­ THERE IS CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCE IN LOCALLY The public transportation, whether by preme Court decision holding that steam OWNED AND MAN AGED PUBLIC POWER SYSTEMS water, land or air, is authorized and power electric generating plants are the AND FEDERALLY OWNED, CONTROLLED, AND regulated as a monopoly; and I doubt province of the Federal Government. In DOMINATED INDUSTRY that any one would contend that such fact, without congressional authoriza­ Of course, the water power of the Na­ transportation is not a necessity. All tion the Federal Government and .its tion belongs to the public; I have never communication systems in the country agencies are not authorized to produce heard anyone contend to the contrary. are authorized and :regulated as a mo­ electricity from any source other than This publicly owned power under our nopoly and, certainly, the communica­ public waters. It took congressional au­ system of government should be sold to tion systems are a necessity of our mod­ thorization for the TV A steam power local public and private distribution ern life. plants to be established. agencies at wholesale rates for transmis­ Howev~r. for instance, steel and many The Southwestern Power Administra­ sion to the consuming public at the other necessary commodities may not be tion, an agency of the Department of cheapest possible rate. The production actually authorized and regulated as a the Interior, has been before this Con­ of hydroelectric power in connection monopoly, but we all know that in truth gress for authorization to construct with the development of :flood-control and in fact they are monopolies of neces­ steam power electric generating facili­ projects has prevented these projects sity. There is little question but that ties. This Congress very wisely advised from becoming a burden upon the tax­ General Motors actually has a monopoly the Southwestern Power Administration payers; and, at the same time, making on the automobile industry, which pro­ in no uncertain terms that it would not possible development of power resources duces a necessity for our modern life. tolerate the Federal Government con­ so essential to our democratic progress. Fictitious competition is provided within structing such facilities for the purpose The public, through our Government, the organization, and General Motors of entering into a competition with and should develop hydroelectric power upon could put out of business every other for the abolition of private electric our waterways for the use and benefit of automobile company in the United stock companies, private rural electric our consuming public, but there is no States overnight. cooperatives, and locally owned and op­ earthly reason why the Government We could go on for days determining erated public power. The SPA then en­ should nationalize the entire electric in­ what is a monopoly and what is a neces­ tered into a connivance with the execu­ dustry in order to accomplish this pur­ sity, but it will sumce to state that the tive manager of the National Rural Elec­ pose. gentleman from Mississippi can only tric Cooperative Association and others There is a lot of difference in local consistently argue that the entire trans­ whereby the SPA entered into contracts community public electric power sys­ portation and communication systems, with groups of rural electric coopera­ tems, owned and controlled at the grass­ all radio and television stations, even the tives, known as supercooperatives, pro­ roots level by the local involved people, taxis within the city of Washington, all viding for each supercooperative to bor­ than a federally owned, controlled, and banking institutions, and the many other row money from the Rural Electrifica­ dominated industry to be administered monopolies of necessity for our modern tion Administration, here in Washing­ in Washington, amounting to nothing life should be owned, controlled, and op­ ton, with which to construct steam less than dictatorship over a vital ne­ erated by the Federal Government. power electric generating plants in the cessity affecting every segment of our That is the same argument made by name of the supercooperatives, but for people. every socialistic and communistic coun­ the sole use and benefit of the South­ Locally owned and controlled public try on the face of the globe. western Power Administration, an agen­ electric power systems, when economi­ GOVERNMENT MONOPOLmS WILL REGIMENT OUR cy of the Federal Government. cally feasible, are justifiable assets for PEOPLE These contracts pave the way for the the involved locality; but I do not believe ·nationalization and federalization ,of the in the Federal Government owning any­ All of us are prone to frown upon mo­ involved rural electric cooperatives, thing that private enterprise can and nopolies and, for that reason, we insist thereby abolishing the local grassroots will afford our people. upon strict controls and regulations gov­ management for administration and dic­ erning every monopoly; but I would tation out of Washington by the Federal STUPIDITY OF FEDERAL OWNERSHIP CONTENTIONS rather see necessary monopolies care­ Government. The SPA is not authorized The gentleman from Mississippi has fully controlled and regulated-even to by Congress to own these generating for many years attempted to justify the the amount of profits to be made-by the plants; therefore, the fee simple title right of the Federal Government to dis­ involved municipalities, State and Fed­ remains in the involved rural electric co­ tribute electricity to the consumers upon eral Governments, than to see an operatives, but the cooperatives have no the theory that electricity is a necessity octopus-like monopoly, Nation-wide in control over these generating plants. of our mo.den life and, therefore, should scope-a Federal mQnopoly-to be solely For a period of · 40 years they cannot be publicly operated. That is also the controlled by the monopoly itself, the move, sell, dispose of, or discontinue philosophy of the. British Emp~re and its Federal Government. operation of the plants without the con­ dominions and possessions, such as On­ Were the farmers willing to be regi­ sent of the Southwestern Power Admin­ tario. I don't know of any greater ne­ mented by the Federal Government, istration. Many times more electricity cessities than food, clothing and shelter. there would not be so much contro­ will be produced at these generating I doubt that even the gentleman from versy over the Brannan farm plan as to plants than is required by the involved Mississippi would put electricity ahead whether or not the plan would rob them cooperatives. That surplus electricity is of these necessities; therefore, I presume of any of their freedom. Labor in this to be used by the Federal Government to it would only be consistent for him to country does not want to become poli­ compete with.and abolish private electric argue for federally owned, controlled, ticians, to lose and gain jobs at the turn stock companies, private rural electric and operated farms, textile mills, grocery of elections, but rather they want to cooperatives, and locally owned and op­ and clothing stores, and homes for remain free to bargain with their em­ erated public power. Even the cost of everybody. ployers and use their constitutional constructing and operating the plants is Now, he vigorously contends by the rights to force more equitable wages and to be repaid by the Southwestern Power extension of his remarks that any mo­ better living and working conditions Administration. nopoly of a necessity is a public busi­ from their employers. Business realizes Mr. Douglas Wright, administrator of ness and should be owned and operated its inability to compete with the Federal the Southwestern Power Administration, by the Federal Government. Government in any undertaking, No 1951 CONGRESSIONAL . RECORD-HOUSE 4021 segment of our people wants to be regi­ President for placing the welfare Of our Some have felt that with his removal mented by the Federal Government. Nation ahead of political expediency, by we should not now have as large and Every farmer, laborer, professional, ·clearly and firmly upholding the consti­ strong a national military defense. Due and businessman in this country fully tutional provision of civilian supremacy to his removal we should be strong be­ realizes that ~reedom from Government in this field. The recent decision of the cause if the country should go isolation·­ regimentation, to worship as he pleases, President was not easy to reach, and it ist, as some believe it will, we need great­ to conduct his personal and business ac­ required exceptional courage. er strength in our own country than ever tivities in accordance with his own SPECIAL ORDER before due to the fact we would have no conscientious dictates-not detrimental E.llies with us but Chiang Kai-shek, and to others-have encouraged individual The SPEAKER. Under the previous Russia might well sweep through West­ initiative to such an extent that every order of the House, the gentlewoman ern Europe. man, woman, and child can visualize the from Massachusetts [Mrs. ROGERS] is People have felt, and do feel today, possibility of having something more recognized for 5 minutes. that the removal of General MacArthur tomorrow than he or she enjoyed today; GEN. DOUG~AS MACARTHUR would give great relief and pleasure to all of which accounts for this being the Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr. Soviet Russia. It is undoubtedly true greatest country on the face of this Speaker, this morning I tried to reach that is the case because we see that in earth. the Governor of the Commonwealth of the comments of rejoicing that have Our free people entered World Wars been made by Russia. I and II unprepared, facing as ad­ Massachusetts by telephone suggesting to and asking him if he would extend an Unfortunately, we see the same trend versaries countries of regimented peo­ so far as our allies England and France ple who had been preparing for decades invitation to General MacArthur to visit Boston and our State to talk to the and other countries are concerned. They under the goose-step military doctrines seem delighted that General MacArthur and socialistic philosophies to take over people of Massachusetts. Massachu­ setts has made the greatest and most has been removed and have so st.ated. the world. The correlated production Everyone in the Congress of the United of our free people was sufficient to over­ persistent fight against communism of any State in the Union. I realize you States knows what England has been night surpass the concerted preparations doing to us. England has been our ally of those regimented peoples who knew all know that in Massachusetts at Lex­ ington and Concord on the 19th of April, in a number of instances and we have nothing but public ownership ·and Gov­ trusted her. But all this time she has ernment domination. 1775, the first blow for freedom in America was struck. The struggle was believed in appeasing Communist Rus­ No, sir, our farmers, our laborers, our sia, while all of this time we have been professional and businessmen will not to have power to rule ourselves and not be under the yoke of the English, under :fighting for freedom and our men have go for these socialistic ideas, as advanced been killed and wounded. During all by the gentleman from Mississippi. the yoke of another country. Every­ of body who has ever come to America has this time England has been transship­ GOLD MEDAL PROPOSED FOR GENERAL com~ for freedom. ping materiel and munitions of war MACARTHUR I found when I was at home on yes­ given to them under the United States Mr. ZABLOCKI. Mr. Speaker, I ask terday as well as from many telegrams Marshall plan to Red China. Tl.. ese mu­ unanimous consent to address the House and telephone messages that I have re­ nitions of war and materiel of war have for 1 minute and to revise and extend my ceived here that the people of my State been used to kill and maim our boys. It remarks. are tremendously aroused by the Presi­ is much more than an impertinence, it is The SPEAKER. Is there objection to dent's removal of General MacArthur. treachery on the part of England to the request of the gentleman from Wis­ They are furiously angry. They feel side against MacArthur, when England consin? that General MacArthur has done a has only sent a token of men, some 800, There was no objection. magnificent job in helping bring Japan to fight, while we have been supplying Mr. ZABLOCKI. Mr. Speaker, I have back to a normal life, and a:;,.>pa;rently thousands of our boys. . today introduced a bill which would re­ he has succeeded so well that it is now Mr. Speaker, it is time that England quest and authorize the President of the recommended that Japan be brought and some of the other United Nations United States to cause a gold medal to back and given full recognition.. Under countries wake up and really act as our be struck with suitable emblems, devices, General MacArthur, she has tried very allies. England is again treating us and inscriptions, to be presented to Gen. hard and has succeeded in rehabilitating badly. Douglas MacArthur, General of the herself. General MacArthur is greatly SPECIAL ORDER GRANTED Army, in recognition of his outstanding respected and greatly beloved. Now, Mr. MEADER asked and was given military leadership, heroic achieve­ Japan does not know what will happen permission to address the House for 30 ments, and great military victories; and to her-whether or not eventually she minutes on Thursday next, following the for his gallant and unselfish devotion to will be brought under Russian domina­ legislative program and any special or­ the service of his country and the cause tion. ders heretofore entered. of world freedom, as commander in chief My people have felt that General ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED of the Southwest Pacific theater, com­ MacArthur was the last bulwark in the mander in chief of the Far East Com­ Pacific against communism. They have Mr. STANLEY, from the Committee on mand, Supreme Commander for the also been of the opinion that if allowed House Administration, reported that Allied Powers, and commander in chief to continue he would eventually beat that committee had examined and found of the United Nations Command, during ·communism in the Pacific. I have talked truly enrolled a bill of the House of the and subsequent to World War II, and with a great many of our disabled Ko­ following title, which was thereupon during the Korean War. I have taken rean men and soldiers and everyone of signed by the Speaker: this action because I believe that the them stated that he felt the removal of H. R. 7. An act to authorize the payment illustrious military career of General General MacArthur was a tragedy, a by the . ldministrator of Veterans' Affairs of MacArthur and his distinguished service tremendously able general and one they a gratuitous indemnity to survivors of mem­ to his country have.earned him the deep..; had confidence in and that it might well bers of the Armed Forces who die in active est gratitude of the people of this Nation, mean a far-reaching world war IIi. service, and for other purposes. and warrant special recognition, com­ Mr. Speaker, I hope that the sacrifice EXTENSION OF REMARKS mendation, and appreciation for his 47 and great tragedy that has just taken Mr. LANE asked and was given per­ years of military service .. place will not be in vain. General Mac­ This action on my part does not in Arthur has always wanted this country mission to extend his remarks in three any manner detract from, or conflict to be strong. He has always advocated instances and include extraneous with, my agreement with and approval that. When he was Chief of Staff I re­ matter. of the recent action of the President of member that he was of great help in the Mr. GREEN asked and was given per­ the United States, reasserting the de­ building up of Camp Devens in my dis­ ir.ission to extend his remarks and in­ markation of authority in the field of trict, today one of the finest posts in the clude an article appearing in Fortnight policy making. I sincerely commend the country. magazine, April 2, 1951. • 4022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE APRIL 17 Mr. YORTY asked and was given per­ Mr. BOW asked and was given permis­ amendment (Rept. No. 328). Referred to the sion to extend his remarks and include House Calendar. mission to extend his remarks in nine Mr. LYLE: Committee on Rules. House instances and include extraneous matter. an essay by Leo Collins, of Alliance, Ohio. Resolution 199. Resolution for consideration Mr. GRANGER asked and was given Mr. STEFAN asked and was given per­ of H. R. 3464, a bill to authorize the Secre­ permission to extend his remarks and mission to extend his remarks and in­ tary of the Navy to proceed with ·the con­ include an editorial. clude report of an official inspection trip struction of certain naval installations, and Mr. FEIGHAN asked and was given of F. A. Delgado in the dif!erent Prov­ for other purposes; without amendment permission to extend his remarks in two inces of the Philippines. (Rept. No. 329). Referred to the House instances and include an article in each Mr. VURSELL asked and was given Calendar. instance. permission to extend his remarks. Mr. FOGARTY asked and was given Mr. McGREGOR asked and was PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS permission to extend his remarks in two given permission to extend his remarks Under clause 3 of rule XXII, public instances and include letters. and to include two articles. bills and resolutions were introduced and Mr. DOYLE asked and was given per­ severally referred as follows: Mr. BOLLING asked and was given mission to revise and extend his remarks permission to extend his remarks in and include a telegram. By Mr. BURNSIDE: three instances and include extraneous H. R. 3740. A bill to authorize the erection Mr. VORYS asked and W9.S given per­ of a Federal office building in Huntington, matter in each instance. mission to extend his remarks and in­ Mr. NICHOLSON asked and was given W. Va.; to the Committee on Public Works. clude an essay by Sue Rowe. By Mr. DEMPSEY: permission to extend his remarks and Mr. VAN ZANDT Cat the request of H. R. 3741. A b111 to provide percentage de­ ir...sert an editorial from the Bedford Mr. SCHWABE) was given permission to pletion in the case of pumice and scoria; to Standard Times. extend his remarks and include extra­ the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. MILLER of Maryland asked and neous matter. By Mr. REES of Kansas: was given permission to extend his re­ Mr. McGUIRE