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E_X TENSIONS OF REM ARKS Volunteer Fire Department of Howard, . It 1s through voluntary groups such as pointed out, for a fire; is to determine quick yours tl}at Howard can assume its rightful and safe routes of escape from every room Pa., Dedicates New Equ.ipment With an place as a progressive town in the Com­ in the house. monwealth of Pennsylvania. He suggested, and I quote: "Be sure these Appropriate Program, June 17, 1961, Have you ever stopped to consider that fire routes are rehearsed regularly and by all 2:30 P.M. is the world's greatest paradox? members of the family so there wlll be no It is at once man's worst enemy and his confusion or panic when they need to be best friend. used.'' EXTENSION OF REMARKS At some time during the prehistoric ages I feel certain that every member of the OF man learned to make fire, and he learned Volunteer Fire Department of Howard agrees how to use it. with me that the acquisition of this mod­ HON. JAMES E. VAN ZANDT This discovery might properly be consid­ ern and efficient new fire pumper is not a OF PENNSYLVANIA ered among the most important achieve­ cue for the citizens of this comm.unity to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ments in clviUzatlon. leave the entire program of fire prevention By day man roasted the meat o! slaugh­ to those who protect you when fl.re breaks Tuesday, June 20, 1961 tered beasts over his fires. out as an enemy. By night the glow of the flames at the en­ Part of the duties of a fire department call Mr. VAN ZANDT. Mr. Speaker, the trance to his cave held prowling things at for inspection of buildings to seek out any residents of Howard, Pa., are justly bay. fire hazards which might exist. proud of their fine volunteer fire de­ His fire kept him warm, gave him a certain During our annual Fire Prevention Week­ partment and are always eager to coop­ security, and its lively glow served as a focal each year in October, I believe--our entire erate in any effort to improve its point for the nightly gathering of his clan. Nation is reminded that fl.re is dangerous efficiency through the acquisition of Yes-fl.re became man's most useful com­ and that it ls everyone's job to abolish fl.re modern :firefighting equipment. panion, while at the same time it became his hazards. Recently through community effort worst enemy. This annual Fire Prevention Week comes The pages of history :\).old many tragic ac­ on the anniversary of the great Chicago fire the Howard Volunteer Fire Department counts of fires that have ravaged the cities of 1871. was able to purchase a modern $18,000 of the world; fl.res which have followed in We can, however, each one of us, find fire pumper, which was dedicated, June the wake of conquest and war; fires born of time during the remainder of the year to 17, 1961, with an appropriate program. earthquake and volcano; fires due to man's keep our eyes open for fire hazards. It was my privilege to deliver the ded­ own carelessness or neglect. We can find them in schools, in our icatory address which follows: Down through the ages man has been con­ churches, in stores, in theaters, in fact stantly exposed to this ruthless destroyer. everywhere. .ADDRESS BY REPRESENTATIVE JAMES E. VAN He has learned to respect its force. May I remind you that eternal watchful­ ZANDT, MEMBER OF CONGRFSS, 20TH DISTRICT He has learned to know how quickly he ness is the price of fire safety. OF PENNSYLVANIA, AT THE DEDICATION OF A must flee from its path. It ls important to this Nation that we em­ NEW FIRE PUMPER BY THE VOLUNTEER FIRE He has learned what measures to take to phasize not only the marvelous developments DEPARTMEN'l;' OF HOWARD, PA., JUNE 17, 1961, confine it for his needs, in the areas of science, of atomic energy, of 2:30P.M. And at last man learned how to fight and space travel, but also that we continually A volunteer fire department is more than extinguish fire whenever it springs beyond strive to decrease the hazards of everyday a group of ~en with shining red equipment bounds. living. and high rubber boots. Today many more than 800,000 well­ This community has shown progressive A volunteer fire department is, indeed, an trained men throughout America stand interest in efficient :firefighting and your example of that quality which has made ready to answer the fire alarm tappers and volunteer firemen have left a distinguished America great-individual initiative. gongs. record of service on the history pages of It is hardly ne_cessary for me to say that You, as a portion of that great group, Pennsylvania. it is a great honor for me to be with you know it is your compelling duty to protect Although modern inventions and new on the occasion of the dedication of your your fellow man from destruction and loss. methods have made the task of firefight­ $18,000 fire pumper. You know how patientJy fire waits for ing more scientific, the fact remains that The citizens of Howard have labored tire­ some proper carelessness. each time a fire company responds to an lessly and earnestly toward this purchase. You know, too, how fast you must work alarm its members risk their own safety and You now see the results of your efforts. once the tiny spark ls given life. well-being in their service to others. It ts eminently .fitting that such a dedica­ Fire knows no retreat. There ls no need to search beyond the tion should crown the devoted and self­ It ls fiercely determined. records of this community for stories of sacrificing hours of labor of the many who But with an equally fierce determination bravery. have given freely of their time, energy, and you firemen engage your enemy. The firemen of Howard have performed acts means in behalf of this community. You protect your fellow citizens from its of bravery that mark them as men with the This piece of equipment represents more ravages. courage and resourcefulness of the true hero than an up-to-date fl.re pumper. I am certain you will agree with me that type. It embodies the principles of community fire prevention is a most important element I am reminded that the Father of our service. in the art of firemanship. In spite of the Country, George Washington, was a volun­ It embodies the principles of cooperation fact that the average citizen does not prac­ teer fireman. which exist within your volunteer fire com­ tice fl.re prevention very thoroughly, and He was an enthusiastic supporter of his pany for the good of all. most of the burden falls on our fl.re depart­ local fl.re company, Friendship, in the Com­ A fireman occupies somewhat the same men ts, it is not too complicated a thing to monwealth of Virginia. position in a community as a doctor-his do. - History records that in Philadelphia the importance is only fully realized in time of It has been said-and wisely-that five volunteer firemen were unusually well en­ need. But when we do need a fireman or a principal causes of home fires in this coun­ trenched there in the early days of our Na­ doctor, how desperately we need him. try are: tion, due primarily to the fact that Benjamin America is a Nation of hero worshipers. 1. Carelessness with matches and smoking Franklin had organized America's first vol­ Since the days of the American Revolution materials. unteer fl.re company in Philadelphia. Ours this Nation has paid homage to scientists, in­ 2. Misuse of electricity. is a noble heritage, indeed. ventors, and intrepid adventurers. She takes 3. Defective chimneys and flues. Volumes have been written about military to her heart in great crowds our returned 4. Faulty stoves, furnaces, and pipes. strategy, but the story of the battle against soldiers. And rightly so. 5. Misuse of flammable liquids. fire, the strategy of firefighting, has gone But not enough homage is paid to the At the 65th annual conference of the Na­ largely unrecorded. army of firefighters-the men who go forth tional Fire Protection Association in Detroit The strategy of firefighting whether in each day, ready to suffer or die in the per­ last month (May 1961) speakers warned of city, county, or town taxes the genius of formance of their duties. the hazards of home and clothing fires, man as a military engagement rarely does. This dedication should call forth the which cause about 7,000 deaths a year. It h as been said that when Germany de­ heartfelt thanks of the entire community to It was emphasized at this conference that clared war against France, Field Marshal van the firemen of the Howard Volunteer Fire deaths in home fires could be sharply re­ Moltke. sent a telegram and went to bed. Department. duced if !amil1es planned ahead for fire The el!tire campaign had b~n worked out Also It is an occasion which should empha­ emergencies. · previously, ;through years of patient prepara­ size in our thinking the efficiency with which . The most important precaution in every tion. The ·terrain was known down to the our firemen tackle the problems of caring !amlly's · planning, the general manager of iast square foot. The forces to be met for those who need assistance. the National Fire Protection Association with could be predicted with almost math- 1961 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE · • · · 10893 ematical certainty. Every possible move of fumes President Edouard Cournand. I the Skyline Drive in Virginia to Wash­ the enemy had been discounted. Every sub­ would like to include here a copy of the ington, ate lunch, and then after a short ordinate officer knew precisely what to· do proclamation issued by the mayor of the period of recreation, they boarded the when the day arrived. The entire military machine was loaded and aimed. All the com­ city of New York to Mr. Cournand: three buses again for Atlantic City. The mander had to do was pull the trigger. Know ye by these presents that I, Robert previous stop had been made at the Uni­ This illustration is perhaps slightly over­ F. Wagner, mayor of the cl-ty of New York, versity of Virginia campus at Charlottes­ drawn but it points to. an interesting com­ do hereby present this salute to seasons ville. parison. certificate of appreciation to Mr. Edouard The band was headed up by the fol­ The volunteer fireman cannot possibly work Cournand for his inspired conception and lowing: School Superintendent of Bossier out his strategy until he arrives on the participation in the development of the 1961 Parish Schools, Prof. T. L. Rodes and scene of the engagement. Fragrance and Flower Salute to Summer and He has no idea where the action will take his leadership in developing the support of Mrs. Rodes; Principal Frank Lampkin place until the bell rings-even then it may the fragrance industry to enable this to be and Mrs. Lampkin; the directors, Frank be 1 of 20 buildings. Nor can the volunteer an annual event. Sponsored by the depart­ Hess, Kenneth Larsen, Douglas Peterson, fireman predict the strength of the enemy's ment of commerce and public events. and Baily Winderweedle; and other attack. The very nature of fire puts a stag­ In witness whereof, I have hereunto set competent chaperons including Mrs. gering premium on quickness of decision. my hand and caused the seal of the city of George Adams, Mrs. Banfield, Mr. Time is of the essence to the fireman,. New york to be affixed this day. Humphrey, Mrs. Clark, and Mrs. ·Smith. It is an American habit to boast of one's community. I hope you will never tire of ,boastiQ.g of ,, your volunteer fire company-of its impor­ Bossier City High School Band tance to each and every one of you. The Secret of Freedom Is Cour:age I trust you will prize your new equipment. In conclusion may I salute ' your fine EXTENSION OF REMARKS EXTENSION OF REMARKS group of volunteer firemen. · You are doing OF ! OF a vital job and are doing it well. It has been a genuine pleasure to join with you on HON. OVERTON BROOKS HON. EUGENE J. KEOGH OF LOUISIANA this occasion. OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, June 20, 1961 Tuesday, June 2~, 1961 Salute to Summer Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Mr. Mr. KEOGH. Mr. Speaker, under Speaker, on yesterday, June 19, I missed leave to extend my remarks in the REC­ EXTENSION OF REMARKS a quorum call and I missed the oppor­ ORD, I include the following address by OF tunity of voting on H.R. 6765, a bill to amend the charter of the International Vice President LYNDON B. JOHNSON at HON. VICTOR L. ANFUSO Finance Corporation. I was absent from the American-Italy Society dinner in New York City on June 15, 1961, together OF NEW YORK the Chamber due to the arrival in Wash­ with the introductory remarks of our IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ington of the Bossier City High School Band, ohe of the crack high-school bands cpileague, . Hon . . VI~TOR L: ANFUSO, of Tuesday, June 20, 1961 · ' ., "' ..., ·~ •·, in the United States. I left the C.apitol l}rook1yn, N.Y., The.. remark.s of .Repre­ Mr. ANFUSO. Mr. Speaker, a few and drove· downtown to meet this group sentative ANFuso and the-Vice President weeks ago, in the city of New York, May­ of 108 people arriving from Bossier City, follow: or Robert F. Wagner,· the city commis­ La., in my district, and on their way to INTRODUCTION OF VICE PRESIDENT LYNDON B. sioners, and the people themselves paid the International Lions Convention at JOHNSON BY VICTOR L. ANFUSO, THE AMERI­ tribute to the summer season, and es- · Atlantic City, N.J. , CAN-ITALY SOCIETY DINNER, JUNE · 15 pecially to the American woman, and a Had. I been present, Mr. Speaker, I First of all, I wish to thank the American­ man who has done so much to keep her would have voted against this measure. I · Italy Society and particularly Minister Peter beautiful and fragrant. That man is think the time has come to cut down on Grimm and Mrs. Lenhem for the very ex­ Edouard Cournand, president of Lanvin some of these foreign agencies that have quisite arrangements made on this auspicious Parfumes. In a special ceremony at the been built up throughout the years. occasion. renowned Pulitzer Fountain in front of Mr. Speaker, the Bossier City High It is a great pleasure for me to be given the honor of introducing to this very dis­ the Plaza Hotel, Mr. Cournand, Mayor School Band arrived in three buses from tinguished audience, the Vice President of Wagner, noted actress Hermione Gin­ the South about noon yesterday. I met the United States. No other Vice President gold, and their friends filled the foun­ these young people downtown and stayed in all the history of the United States has tain with a priceless perfume, My Sin, with them through most of the lunch done more for his country in the short time making the fountain give off a most period, taking care of their needs insofar he has been in office than the Honorable ple~ant aroma throughout the sum­ as they needed congressional help and LYNDON B. JOHNSON. Indeed, he has been mer, thereby helping to give more pleas­ greeting them. They left for Atlantic President Kennedy's right arm in these ure to the citizens of this great city. City shortly after I came back to Capitol crucial days when we are fighting for our very survival. He is a man of indefatigable This ceremony, however, has national Hill. energy. He thinks nothing of traveling note, for Mr. Cournand's perfume, which The "Bearcat Bandsters," as they are around the world in 14 days--serving as the includes the famous Arpege, as well as called, are well known in the Southwest, President's eyes, ears, and his voice, doing My Sin, Crescendo, ~panish Geranium, is comprised of a well organized, well a job that would take others many months­ and many others, are sold in stores drilled, accomplished band of 93 people. then returning to Washington and immedi­ throughout the country and -are used by They march with pride and precision ately joining the President in tackling im­ beautiful American women everywhere. and are a credit to any school anywhere. portant foreign and domestic problems fac­ For his devotion and his years of pains­ Over the' years the "Bearcat Bandsters" ing -both the Congress and the adminis­ taking care in developing these f ra­ have won many championship honors. tration. I knew the job he did as majority leader grances, he was honored by the city of They made a trip to Miami, Fla., in 1956; of the Senate in _moving some of the most New York. Equally important, the San Francisco, Calif., in 1957; and New important legislation now on our statute ladies of the city had the opportunity York City in 1959, winning honors on books. I often wondered how he would re­ of being seen and noted with pleasure. each occasion. They are now on the way act being second man on a team, but he re­ Other cities throughout the country to Atlantic City as the official Louisiana solved this himself at the Democratic con­ might find the same pleasure in arrang­ band to appear before the Kiwanis In­ vention in Los Angeles. When asked by ing ceremonies that are similar in scope. ternational. I predict they will push any Presidential Nominee Kennedy to run with With the summer upon us, there can be other band for first place. him, he replied, "I am a soldier in the ranks and no soldier has the right to refuse to no more pleasant idea than a fragrant The "Bearcat Bandsters" came through serve his country in any capacity." city and there is no better man to head Washington yesterday arriving about It was at such a convention in 1956 that a national committee to help make every 12: 30 p.m.-getting here an hour later Vice President LYNDON B. JOHNSON first met city in the United States a fragrant than expected. They rested and our guest of honor, Prime Minister Fanfani. capital of its own than Lanvin Par- stretched their legs after a long trip over He has met him several times since and a 10894 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE June 20 warm friendship has grown between these new freedoms; it can brood on ancient 1ngness of Americans of Italian descent to two great leaders. wrongs or it can be aglow with vibrant hopes. accept the supreme sacrifice for our country. Vice President JOHNSON ls here tonight I have seen in recent weeks many o:f these More than 1,600,000 of these Americans­ because he is a sincere :friend o:f Italy. At new .nations in Asia and in .A;!rica; and I the highest rate of any ethnic group-have this point, let me pause for a minute to tell am sure you Join with me in wishing them worn the uniform o:f the United States in you that the President of the United States an endless adventure of :freedom and honor. time of war. this past Monday gave a luncheon to the But we must learn to use nationalism in­ They served with honor and we remember Prime Minister of Italy and after the Presi­ stead of being abused by it, or else we will them with gratitude. They have earned our dent got through lauding Italy, he asked the stumble into disaster. gratitude, too, in the toils of peace as well non-Italians in the group, "Who among you We must also learn to trust our own good as the anxieties of war. would like to be an Italian after those great sense. We must realize that we cannot at­ They have adorned our cities with the achievements?" And believe it or not, the tack our own institutions with impunity­ trophies of art and the triumphs of com­ first man to stand up was the Vice President, the Congress, the courts, the Executive, the merce. They have brought their genius for LYNDON B. JOHNSON. military command, the Department of State, agriculture to sustain and enrich our rural We of the American-Italy Society and all the Department of Justice-and beyond the life. They have graced our national life with Italo-Americans are grateful to Vice Presi­ Government, the churches, the universities, music and literature; just as we have learned dent JOHNSON for his part in cementing the the unions of laboring men, the corporations to respect their wisdom in our places of bonds of friendship between the United of the businessmen, the enterprises of our learning and have followed their leadership States and Italy and we hope that he will farmers and the quality of our youth. We in our centers of government. continue to inspire those of Italian blood, must resist the rising cry for America to It is the perpetual glory of America that both here and abroad. withdraw from the world, retreat from our men and women of all races and religions To my Italian friends, I should like to opportunities, surrender our gains, and turn have strengthened our inheritance by bring­ say--Signor Presidente Fanfani, 11 nostro inward on ourselves with suspicion and ing their diverse gifts to the service of our Vice Presidente LYNDON B. JOHNSON e un distrust. common citizenship. To no group is the nomo di grande cuore-yes, ladies and gen­ UNITY OF EUROPE debt of all America greater than to Ameri­ tlemen, the Vice President is a man of great cans of Italian descent for many heroic As Europe looks beyond its old divisions and admirable deeds of citizenship. heart--a warm heart which extends from of trade rivalry to a larger Common Market New York to Texas and throughout the and ultimately to a closer form of political. ENCHANTED GROUND United States. cooperation, it is not without significance Thomas Jefferson said that a visit to Italy Ladles and gentlemen, it ls my great and hope that it finds so much encourage­ was like "a peep into Elysium." Washing­ honor and privilege to present to you, the ment and help in the government and peo­ ton Irving spoke for an endless succession of heart .of America and the free world-the ple of Italy. For some countries the doc­ Americans when he said that every step in Vice President of the United States. trine of the unity of Europe may be no more Rome was on "enchanted ground." Haw­ than a mere flourish of rhetoric; but for thorne called St. Peter's "the world's cathe­ .ADDRESS BY VICE PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHN­ Italy the unity of Europe must always be dral." Henry James said "Italy is an idea to SON, PREPARED FOR DELIVERY AT DINNER IN the sacrament of history. Russia has al­ conjure with," and added that any lover HONOR OF PRIME MINISTER FANFANI, AMERI­ ready partitioned Europe by exporting her of the arts always takes Italian satisfactions CAN-ITALY SoCIETY, NEW YORK CITY, JUNE tyranny to the center of the old Continent. upon easier terms than any other. 15, 1961 Are free nations to divide Europe yet again Compared with the storied splendor o:f THE SECRET OF FREEDOM IS COURAGE by their failure to rise above their own divi­ It aly, our own country is still very young Our two guests of honor come to us from a sions and their own fears? though we have already grown old in the land old in its tradition of freedom and un­ The road to European unity will be long ways of freedom. But Italy is not a monu­ daunted in its loyalty to democracy. We are and difficult. Honorable men will differ on ment to the past; it is a glory to the present privileged' to renew ·the sources of our own the best policies to follow. But on the im­ and a guide to the :future. faith as we welcome them tonight. portance of the aim there can surely be To welcome the accredited leaders and Three times has Italy shown mankind the neither doubt nor dispute. For we will spokesmen of this immortal land of Italian way to greatness. For long centurres men muster only half our strength in the con­ liberty, and to wish them happy memories looked to Rome for the blessings of law and test with the Communist world unless the of their stay with us, is something far re­ order. For even longer centuries men looked free world manages to find the supreme moved from a routine courtesy. It is a deep to Rome, as they still do, for the consolation strength that comes from unity. act of homage to a people which has striven TO WORK TOGETHER across the generations like an undaunted and inspiration of religious faith. In the pilgrim of freedom. last century, when national independence When you reached our shores a few days became the great ideal, it was Italy once ago. Your Excellency, you said with grace Now, with strength undismayed and cour­ again that provided the leadership. and with generosity that there are no bi­ age unfaltering, they stand proudly at our The story of the unification of Italy will lateral problems of great importance that side as a trustee of peace and guardian of always be cherished by friends of freedom now trouble relations between Italy and the our faith in the indestructible power of as a triumph of the human spirit over griev­ United States. Instead of divisive griev­ democracy. ous odds. But it has a profound and urgent ances, we have common problems and com­ In welcoming two such guests, we do more lesson for us even now as we watch the fever mon tasks. than admit them to the full hospitality of our most generous welcome. We thank chart of world affairs. We want to work together for a stronger them for this opportuinty of remembering We all know that ours ls the age in which North Atlantic Community. We want to many new nations have arisen and are give the cooperative free nations of Europe yet again that the secret of freedom is reaching for their inheritance, so long denied a design of unity within which they can courage. to them all too often, in the days of colonial achieve the largest measure of national Italy, so often the champion of freedom, rule. Yet the supreme need today is for a greatness. We want to save the United Na­ is still its inspiring guardian and our own system o:f interdependence to replace the tions from the Communist attacks that are faithful and honored friend. systems of competing nationalisms which trying to discredit and destroy this great has been the source of war and misery hope of peace. We want to use our shared through the ages. Here again it is to Italy skills and strength to help the less developed that we must look for the example that will lands to grow in freedom instead of looking Soviet Deportation of Lithuanians save us. for guidance to the deceptive promises of For the men who shaped the unity of Moscow and Peiping. Italy-that grand triumvirate of genius, Above all, we want to work together to EXTENSION OF REMARKS Cavour and Garibaldi and Mazzini-also replace suspicion with trust, and to build OF worked for the unity of Europe and for the the ramparts of peace so firmly that they unity of mankind. They knew that inter­ can never again be overthrown by dictators HON. ELMER J. HOLLAND nationalism must be between nations, not eager to measure their own power by the OF PENNSYLVANIA over nations. That is why they made their amount of suffering they have caused. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES first task the achievement of national inde­ Here surely is an inspiring enterprise for pendence. But they also knew that inde­ both our countries; and in this labor for Tuesday, June 20, 1961 pendence would be a barren glory unless it peace, this service for freedom, there will be Mr. HOLLAND. The deportation of served a larger cause and advanced the hopes no more courageous or devoted ally than tens of thousands of innocent Lithuan­ of freedom for all men struggling to win Italy, no wiser or more valiant counselors ians more than 20 years ago was part of their way to a more abundant and creative than the guests whom we are now privileged life. to honor. the larger European and world tragedy. Can there be a better guide now? Na­ ITALIANS IN AMERICA Throughout the interwar years Lith­ tionalism can be a fever or a faith; it can be No American can ever forget that in our uanians clung firmly to their freedom content to sit on the grave of dead tyranny Nation's trials and difficulties, there has and independence, and they were also or it can rejoice to become the nursery of never been the slightest doubt of the will- well aware of the dangers threatening 1961 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - . HOUSE 10895 their existence as a free nation. Soon Thus, Father's Day might have been as old cooperation is absolutely indispensable for after the outbreak of the war their worst as the beginning of fatherhood. the making and maintaining of a happy fam­ We in this country, however, were perhaps ily. apprehensions came true. After being th~ first to recognize it officially and to pro­ Having thus recognized and understood threatened and bullied for months by claim the role of father as being of para­ and duly appreciated the proper role and Soviet authorities, Lithuanians were mount importance--by designating a day in importance of the father in the family, we forced to allow the stationing of Soviet the year to honor him. are proud to honor him on this anniver­ troops in several strategic parts of the In doing this, of course, none of us ever sary--on this Father's Day. country. Then early in the spring of thought of overlooking or minimizing the In short, on Father's Day, Dad, the fellow 1940 the Soviet Government accused the very important role of the mother in the who pays the bills is honored with a day family. all his own. Lithuanian Government of anti-Soviet But in our sound sense of !airplay, since I am sure that many of you share my policies. In mid-1940, Soviet troops we already had a day set aside as Mother's sentiments when I say that such anniver­ marched into Lithuania, occupied it and Day, we thought it well and proper to have saries and celebrations generate a fine spirit, thus came to an end Lithuanian inde­ also a Father's Day. create new bonds of friendship, and bring pendence. There is, in these days of confusing and about better understanding between fathers At this time Soviet authorities made misleading counsels-and endless misunder­ and other members of families, and all this wholesale arrests throughout the coun­ standings-some question in certain quar­ in turn will increase mutual respect be­ ters, prevalent among some classes of people, tween fathers, sons, daughters, and mothers. try, and all those arrested were shipped in the minds of educated people, as to the In this glorious Republic we owe a great to Siberia. Such indiscriminate mass proper role and place of the father in to­ obligation to the fathers of America. arrests continued for more than a year, day's family. It is the solemn duty of youth to look to until those arrested and exiled numbered But I should not bore you or disturb you the fathers for inspiration and guidance, for about 50,000. Through such ruthless with such novel ideas and queer notions help and assistance in their work. and heartless moves Soviet authorities about the father and his place at the very The contributions by way of counseling succeeded in silencing and eliminating foundation of this Nation. and guidance which fathers make go a long all opposition elements in the country For me-and I am sure also for you proud way ln determining and shaping the type of members of the Sons of Italy the old, long­ life we wlll live in the future. to their oppressive rule. accepted, highly respected, and rightly ven­ It is my firm belief that fathers today, To this day the fate of those innocent erated idea that the father is the planner whatever their status in our society-rich or victims is not known. A few of them and the provider-while the mother is the poor, laborers or administrators, tecl:lniclans have managed to escape from their con­ improviser and the spiritual custodian of or scientists are fully aware of their pater­ centration camps, but the large majority the family-still holds good. nal obligations and responsibilities to their of them still suffer in exile. On the ob­ This idea so firmly rooted in the minds of families. servance of the anniversary of that our ancestors-and so faithfully adhered to They are not the terror-inspiring and by nearly all human beings since the emer­ autocratic types that were sometimes de­ tragic event, their deportation by Soviet gence of man from his cave dwelling, is still -scribed in books and stories nor the carefree authorities, let us all hope and pray that valid. and indifferent types that unfortunately they will soon regain their freed om. And the family unit with the father as and frequently make newspaper headlines. its dutiful provider--:and the mother as the The typical and model American father ingenious and unfailing improviser-still re­ I would like to picture-and leave that pic­ . mains as the foundation of our community, ture with you--1s he who works and works Father's Day Observance by Blair Lodge of our society, of our Nation. hard for the welfare of his family and in Let there be no mistake and no misunder­ a spirit of love and devotion-does his level No. 958, Sons of Italy, Altoona, Pa., standing about it. best to provide them with all the neces­ In saying this I do not mean to praise the 18, 1961 sities of life. June old autocratic role of the father in the faro­ At the end of a busy day's work he yearns . ily. Not at all. to return home and there to enjoy the rest EXTENSION OF REMARKS I do not mean to cling firmly to old tradi­ of the day surrounded by members of his tions indiscriminately, but my plea is for re­ family. OF taining and honoring those traditions which have proved, through the centuries, as the · Truly, a model· father deserves all the HON. JAMES E. VAN ZANDT mainstay of our civilized life. .honors and respect which we can bestow OF PENNSYLVANIA Today we live in an age of division of upon him on Father's Day. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES labor, and one in which the idea of mutual In these random but appropriate remarks aid should be a guiding ligp.t. . my fervent hope is that some of them will Tuesday, June 20, 1961 impress you with the importance of the American fathers like to think in terms of Biblical injunction, "Honor thy father and Mr. VAN ZAl\'TIT. Mr. Speaker, Fa­ equality but they are also aware that every­ ·thy mother." ther's Day was celebrated in an appro­ one cannot be equal to everyone else in all Fortunately and happily, the proud mem­ priate manner, June 18, 1961, by Blair respects. · _bers of this great fraternal society, devout Lodge No. 958, Sons of Italy, Altoona, Pa. Being fully aware of this reality they know children of the Sons of Italy, have been It was a pleasure to participate in the exactly where their place is in well-ordered, known for their loyalty and fidelity to age­ well-cared, and happy families. less traditional values. fine program and to be invited to deliver A father knows that he must work harder the principal address which follows: It is common knowledge that members of for the good and well-being of the family the Sons of Italy have always shown reveren­ ADDRESS DELIVERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JAMES than does a mother. He must be prepared ·tial respect and filial love toward their E. VAN ZANDT, MEMBER OF CONGRESS, 20TH to do harder physical work and do this cheer­ .fathers and mothers which is an attribute DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, AT THE FA­ fully, knowing that without his performing of your Italian ancestry. THER'S DAY CELEBRATION SPONSORED BY THE this sacred duty his .family will not be pro­ Such a fine example of love and respect BLAIR LoDGE No. 958, SONS OF ITALY, AL­ vided for and be happy. Js worthy of being emulated by those who TOONA, PA., JUNE 18, 1961 This inborn and inspired feeling drives him are careless in their duties toward their It is an honor to be invited to address hard to do what he can to try to provide for parents. members of Blair Lodge No. 958 of the Sons all the needs of his loved ones, knowing that In this era of rapid decline in true and of Italy in connection with the observance only through such hard but cheerful work timeless traditional values, it ls the duty, of Father's Day. he can contribute to the well-being and hap­ especially of the members of organizations As some of you are aware, the observance piness of his family. such as the Sons of Italy to propagate of Father's Day had its formal and official Even in this age of extreme specialization among the young the idea of respect and beginning only a few decades ago. and scientific advances the place of a father reverence toward their elders and of con­ But the idea must have had much earlier in a family and his role ln the making or sideration and a willingness to be of help to origin. breaking of a family is clear and definite if their juniors. About 50 years ago someone is said to have properly understood. You of the Sons of Italy are to be com­ thought of honoring a father who success­ He is the pillar of the household but that mended for your wholesome influence upon fully reared a family of children after the pillar is of little value without the mutual American life. death of his wife. aid and encouragement of the mother. It has been a great ·pleasure for me to join Then, in 1913, President Wilson inaugu­ In this sense, in the building of a house you on this day and to partlclpate in your rated the celebration of this day. the father is, figuratively, the brick, while program designed to pay tribute to the Thus, as I said, it has a rather brief actual the mother ls the mortar. fathers of our Nation. history but the idea must have been in the Just as both bricks and mortar are es­ Your observance of Father's Day is in minds of men and women centuries ago­ sential materials in the construction of a keeping with your similar family celebra­ perhaps as old as the ageless Father himself. house, so father's and mother's unquestioned tions all of which stress the importance the 10896 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE June 20 Sons of Italy places on the family circle as Results of a Questionnaire tionnaire which I sent to the Fifth Dis­ the possessor of the key to happiness and trict of Ohio for the purpose of ascer­ con t entment. taining my constituents' views on many In honoring the father of the household EXTENSION OF REMARKS of the important subjects before the we bring Joy also to the mother of t he fam­ OF ily whom he selected with her consent, to Congress this year. I was highly grati­ be his companion for life. HON. DELBERT L. LATTA fied by the tremendous response to this On anniversaries and observances such as OF OHIO year's questionnaire and the comments Father's Day we give public acknowledg­ made by my constituents thereon will ment of our obligation to our parents and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES be extremely helpful to me. The ques­ above all, we recognize the command of Tuesday, June 20, 1961 Almighty God-contained in the Ten Com­ tions propounded by me and the percent­ mandments: "Honor thy father and thy Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, I have just ages voting for and against are as mother." released the results of my 1961 ques- follows:

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1. The administration is recommending that the cost of mailing a letter go to 5 cents and that other postal rates be increased to offset postal deficits. Do you favor this proposal? ______------___ -- ____ ------_--- --___ 43 57 2. Do you favor a compulsory Federal medical-care hospitalization program for those receiving social security to be financed by increasing social security taxes? --- 21 79 3. If your answer to (2) is no, would you favor such a proposal if it also included those not on social security but past 65? ______26 74 4. Would you prefer that the Federal Government not enter the medical-care hospitalization field?_------70 30 5. Should the Social Security Act be amended to permit voluntary retirement at age 62 with reduced benefits?------68 32 6. Should the income limitations be removed from the Social Security Act?_------42 58 7. Should the Federal Government be given the power to regulate and fix minimum wages paid by businesses not engaged in interstate commerce? ______29 71 b5 45 39 61 1i0.: B~Should ~~~ t::;~~he Fed ~~~~~isre~~1a~teral Government be ;:iauthorizedr~f~ff t£o0 -emakducatie loanson-tnff to pr_-:======ivate schools=?=== ----=====--=-======------==== =-=====------======------======------21 79 11. Do you favor the use of Federal money to assist depressed areas to attract new industries? ______:------:------55 45 12. The administration has recommended that the "temporary" 1 cent a gallon gasoline tax be extended and that truck taxes be mcreased to contmue the Interstate Highway program on a pay-as-you-go basis. Do you agree? ______68 32 13. Do you believe a meeting between President Kennedy and Khrushchev would ease world tensions?------23 77 14. For farmers only: Do you approve of Secretary Freeman's legislation for feed grains and soybeans? ______28 72

Commerce Secretary Hodges Boosts to a hotel and see how you are handled by The same anemic attitude toward sales­ the clerk or try a railroad for courtesy and manship that is draining vitality from our Courteous Salesmanship you'll see we are not doing a half Job of domestic economy also drags our export level selling in this country." below what it can and should be. EXTENSION OF REMARKS Aggrieved cries came from representatives The U.S. Department of Commerce sent of industries I had cited as showing dis­ export survey teams to key areas of the world OF courtesy and lack of attention to customers. last year. Our experts who went to Aus­ Spokesmen for hotels, airlines, railroads, all tralia and New Zealand came back and told HON. WILLIAM PROXMIRE pointed out, and quite correctly, that for us of a startling number of cases in which OF WISCONSIN some years they have conducted training potential new customers had been almost IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES programs in customer service. literally turned away. They heard com­ Yet all of us-housewives as well as busi­ plaints from executives of more than 100 Tuesday, June 20, 1961 nessmen-have had experiences of the kind firms "down under." Though growing in Mr. PROXMIRE. Mr. President, Sec­ I complained about. Your letters made the special soil of the export situation, most retary of Commerce Luther Hodges has plain to me that we need to put a lot more of them originate in the same root as our written a striking article on the fading courtesy and enterprise into our selling. selling troubles at home-we're just not They'd be wonderful qualities in our daily being courteous to the customer. art of salesmanship in the United States. lives, whatever our occupation, and applied I was shocked and ashamed to hear that The piece appears in the June 18 issue to selling, would do much to get our econ­ Australian businessmen, and many of their of This Week magazine, and is entitled, omy moving to higher ground. colleagues in other lands, said that a num­ "How To Start Things Booming Again.'' Listen to what a Tennessee man wrote ber of U.S. firms failed to answer their mail, In this article Secretary Hodges pro­ me: acknowledge orders, or supply needed tech­ poses a three-point code for salesmen, "What an understatement you made. I n ical information. which might be summarized by the one have visited six auto dealers to try to trade The situation is similar in our own back­ for a new car. Only one dealer really tried yard-Mexico and Central America. Though word: "courtesy.'' to trade with me and I purchased his car, The Secretary points out that if we we are still the leading supplier there, our and honestly, I least preferred his make. share of the market has been declining, did a better selling job at home it could One tried a little to sell me and the other while West Germany, Japan, and others are bring about an important shift in how four left the impression they would rather improving their positions. Why? Not just the consumers divide their income be­ keep their cars." lower prices. The 160 local businessmen tween spending and saving. A 1-percent Or a man from Lancaster, Pa.: interviewed in this area said we could over­ shift in favor of spending would mean "I am a small businessman and I know come a price disadvantage of as much as sales of about $3.5 billion worth of goods. how rough it is to try and get someone to 16 percentr--if we gave thoughtful considera­ Once consumer goods sell better, busi­ sell something." tion to the needs of the local distributors on A Norfolk, Va., man who has been in sales such matters as credit, delivery, service, nessmen will be more inclined to invest work 63 years says: in modern machinery, which is a key parts, and packaging. "Customers should be treated right and Thoughtful consideration to the needs of to prosperity at home, and to success in not given any fancy upstaging. I could the customer-that's our problem every­ competing for the export market. This reel te instances again and again of my own where. But so pitifully little is being done is but one of many challenging points in experiences, when I've wanted to buy some­ about it in relation to the need. Only about the Secretary's essay. thing, some item I really needed, and had 1 percent of the people engaged in sales and I ask unanimous consent that this the cash right in my hands-and I just service are taking extension courses in dis­ article be printed in the RECORD. didn't get the service." tribution. And less than 10 percent of in­ There being no objection, the article HOTELS AND AmLINES, HEAR TmS dustry's research dollar goes to improve the was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, From Winston-Salem, N.C., comes a com­ efficiency of marketing the products that are as follows: plaint that an airline "has thrown me off improved with the other 90 percent. NEEDED: 6 MILLION EXPERTS ON SELLING How To START THINGS BOOMING AGAIN more flights because they have been over­ sold and haven't been the least bit courteous Without more training, where will we get (By Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges) about it." After noting also that "in hotels the 6 mlllion additional people who will be WASHINGTON, D.C.-It appears that I with national reputations" he has been put needed during the next decade in sales, touched a sensitive spot when I said to a "in rooms not reconditioned for occupancy," clerical, aµd service occupations? How will press conference recently: this citizen declares: they learn to sell and service the deluge of "If' you really want to find what's wrong "If they would do a good job of selling new products that's on the way-even today, with this country, then you ought to see their product, the public would bend over about one-third of all sales revenue is from how little we are trying to sell. Try to go backward to support them." products that did not exist 10 years ago. 1961 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 10897 Salesmanship alone, of course, will not Government data and personal investigation. Detroit area, especially to those whose provide a magic solution to our complex eco­ Then they should do some critical self-ques­ unemployment benefits have expired. nomic problems. The President has sent to tioning: "Is our product, in the form we now I do not mean make a Federal case Congress a whole package of constructive make and package it, just what the customer to proposals to help us grow. But I believe can best use? Could we perhaps adapt it out of this, but it seems to me that the salesmanship can give just that extra push just a little better to his requirements?" Department of Labor is the last place we need to get moving toward the new Having made sure what the customer you would expect to find such serious h eights of which our economy is capable. wants, they face the all-important step of matters being joked about. If we did a better selling job at home, it presenting the product to him. That boils could bring about a slight but important down :finally to an effective person-to-person shift in how we consumers divide ·our in­ contact. The best advertising in the world come between spending and saving. During would be useless if a rude or uninterested Samuel Devine on the Manion Forum the prosperous year 1955 we spent 93.7 per­ salesperson handles the job. cent of our personal income after taxes; in We must face up to our growing need for the last quarter of 1960, only 92.4. A 1 per­ salespeople who radiate courtesy and an at­ EXTENSION OF REMARKS cent shift in favor of spending would mean titude of service to the customer, and have OF sales of about $3,500 million more goods. the knowledge about the product to be really Once consumer goods start moving faster, helpful. Anyone who wants to make a career HON. GORDON H. SCHERER businessmen will be more inclined to invest in selling must recognize that it takes train­ OF OHIO in modern machinery, which is a key to ing, and from time to time retraining, to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES prosperity at home to success in competing keep up with change. for the export market. Tuesday, June 20, 1961 If we project a vigorous desire to serve THE ONE-WORD SECRET OF SELLING we should also be able to do a much better Some may ask, "Is a career in sales worth Mr. SCHERER. Mr. Speaker, my dis­ job of selling abroad. Today we send only that much effort?" I can testify that it is, tinguished and capable colleague from 4 percent of our gross national product into both in financial reward and the satisfaction Ohio [Mr. DEVINE] had the honor of ap­ the channels of world trade, a far smaller that comes from being of service. pearing as guest speaker on the Manion percentage than other nations. We-busi­ The problem of salesmanship is not a prob­ Forum on June 11, 1961. His excellent ness, labor, and Government together-have lem for businessmen alone. What I am a heavy stake in increasing exports. For talking about is an attitude toward people, presentation over the forum's national business it means greater profits. For labor, which concerns every one of us. It could be hookup, entitled "National Debt: Finan­ every $6,000 of export sales provides one job. boiled down to the one word "courtesy," cial Tower of Babel," should be must For the Government, and that means for defined as a regard for the other fellow. reading for every Member of Congress. all of us, it helps keep the dollar sound, as If we breathe this spirit into our transac­ The broadcast follows: the President has pledged to do. tions we'll get results. I know I have always DEAN MANION. Several years ago, a young Any businessman who really wants to sell found this so. During my first campaign man went to Congress from the State of his products or services at home or abroad for public office, I introduced myself to a Ohio bearing the prayerful good wishes of . can get help from the U.S. Department of stranger and told him I'd like him to vote many people in South Bend, Ind., where he Commerce. for me as Lieutenant Governor of North was born, and where his forebears had lived Suppose he wants to know where the best Carolina. "I will," he said. in honor and distim:tion for generations. domestic sales opportunities are. He can I was so taken aback by his prompt I was among those who hoped and prayed draw on $135 million worth of our census response that I asked, "Why?" for the success of the Honorable SAMUEL statistics, some of them broken down as He said, "Because you're the first person LEEPER DEVINE, and I have not been disap­ fine as a city block. who's ever been interested enough to ask pointed. It is with a very special pleasure HELP IN SELLING OVERSEAS me." that I present him to you at this time. Con­ If he wants to sell overseas (and I hope gressman DEVINE, welcome to the Manion more manufacturers will-today less than 5, Forum. percent do) we can help him with informa­ Mr. DEVINE. Thank you, Dean Manion. tion we and the State Department collect Statement by Hon. John Lesinski, of You know, a little over 20 years ago, when I from 260 oversea points. (Much of this ma­ Michigan, on Recent Drop in Consumer walked into a law school class for constitu­ terial is published in our Foreign Commerce tional law, the professor greeted all of the Weekly, available for $6 a year from the Price Index students with this statement: "Anyone on U.S. Government Printing Office. A bit of the final examination who cannot write in selling by Luther Hodges, with no apologies EXTENSION OF REMARKS detail the preamble to the Declaration of In­ made.) dependence will fail the examination and Businessmen and women who have tapped OF fail the course in constitutional law." the resources of our Washington or field And I can assure you that every student offices often tell us that this act was the HON. JOHN LESINSKI in that class knew that the professor meant starting point of their selling-success stories. OF MICHIGAN what he said and complied, and I don't think Mrs. Helen Sullivan, export manager of Mix­ IN THE HOUSE: OF REPRESENTATIVES that anyone failed in that particular ques­ ermobile Manufacturers, Portland, Oreg., tion. offers this colorful example: Tuesday, June 20, 1961 The professor of the constitutional law "The first step we took was to analyze the Mr. LESINSKI. Mr. Speaker, class at that time was Clarence Manion. I foreign market with the help of the local am not sure but I feel, Dean Manion, that department of commerce. Down goes the beefsteak the philosophy that you engendered in your "It was up to us to make each one of our Up goes the rent many students while a law school professor prospective dealers feel that he was the only This lowers the index has perhaps, in a subliminal fashion, molded one who could sell Scoopmobiles for us and By one-tenth percent. my philosophy, as has been indicated in my that his success was the most important job Take time out voting record in the Congress of the United that we had. For three strong cheers States during the past 2½ years. "We followed with the very best possible We'll be living on nothing My purpose in appearing on your program service we could render. To illustrate: A In 83 years. is to talk about one of the problems of Gov­ cable from Stockholm advised us they had a ernment today that I feel is in a very, very machine down at Kiruna, at the Arctic Circle, On June 27, 1961, the slight drop in serious field. And that is the question of and could we airfreight the repair part. the May consumer price index was an­ reduction of our national debt. Well, I dashed downstairs to make sure we nounced by the Department of Labor in On March 8, 1960, I introduced a bill. Of had the part, tagged it for export, sent out the poetic language I have just quoted. course, Congress adjourned before final ac­ an SOS for the boxer-carpenter, and dashed tion was taken on the bill and I have again, · back upstairs to make up the shipping pa­ Webster defines poetry as "the embodi­ in this recent session of Congress, on Janu­ pers. Within 40 minutes that part was on ment in appropriate language of beauti­ ary 12, 1961, introduced another bill. The its way to the airport. The Swedes now ful or high thought." purpose of this bill is to have a percentage think tuat Scoopmobiles are the next best I do not know what my colleagues of the estimated revenue each year applied thing to nude bathing." think about this, but personally I do not to national debt reduction. We may never face the same problem as find the language used by the Labor De­ Under the Budget and Accounting Act of Mrs. Sullivan, but whether we're doing busi­ partment to be either appropriate or 1921, the President, whoever he may be, is ness across the Atlantic or on Broadway or required to transmit the budget to Congress Broad Street, let's take the "How can I help beautiful. I think I can take a joke within the first 15 days of each regular ses­ you?" approach. · with the rest, but, believe me, consumer sion. This section also gives general direc­ · Businessmen must study intensively the prices these days are no joke to the tions for submitting this estimate and al­ customer's needs and wants, using · both thousands of unemployed we have in the lows latitude in recommending expenditures, 10898 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE June 20 except for those of the legislative branch TIME FOR YOUR TRANQU.lLIZER This seems . to be particularly true of and the Supreme Court of the United States. I have for this illustration used a basic 3 government. . Since we apparently cannot Section 202 of the act provides that the percent interest figure for my computations, repeal Parkinson's Law, maybe we can ac­ President shall recommend the manner in and in addition to the $285 billion prin­ complish the desired result by enacting a which any deficiency in the budget shall be cipal, there is $149.9 billion of interest. new law. financed, that is, through new taxes, loans If we do not pay anything on the public debt I think the people back home are sick and or other means. I find no specific reference and it remains static for 34 years, we will tired of hearing about all of the programs in this act to congressional intent indicat­ pay $325.8 billion in interest alone. that the Government plans to do for them; ing that the budget should be balanced or So, for an additional $109 billion over a they are sick and tired of paying more and the national debt reduced. period of 34 years, we will end up com­ more taxes for .more and more things, and CUT PRESIDENT TO 90 PERCENT SPENDING MONEY pletely free of the debt of over $285 billion. I think that, if the people of the United One question that occurs to anyone study­ States would face up to our responsibilities I propose a new section outlining such in­ in meeting this problem, inflation can be tent on the part of Congress. Although ing this proposal concerns the relatively large percentage of revenue I have suggested thwarted; materially we can cut our govern- this bill is short, it would have quite an im­ for the debt payment. . mental expenditures. pact on the present method of submitting Let me say that I deliberately decided on budget proposals. It is apparent under this You know, the President in his inaugural a substantial payment since it is not my in­ address said that the people should ask what bill, and the number, by the way, is H.R. tention to make this a painless operation. they can do for their Government rather 2471, that the President in submitting the It may take just such a shock as I propose than what the Government can do for the budget could only consider 90 percent of the in this bill to bring out the magnitude of people. estimated revenues for general expenditures this problem. This country became great, not through because 10 percent must be applied to the Under the 1961 budget it would have been big government, but through the free enter­ reduction of the national debt. required to apply $8.4 billion for debt reduc­ prise system, through individual initiative It is also apparent, under present law, that tion and $9.6 billion for interest. Perhaps a he cannot revise any estimates for expendi­ and through freedom of the individual-not first year appropriation of $18 billion just for through the many, many Government con­ tures submitted by the legislative branch or what we owe will awaken many to realize trols that all of these programs seem to the Supreme Court. The initial burden is there isn't any money tree here in Wash­ perpetuate from time immemorial. placed on the executive branch to effect ington; that all of the so-called Federal Thank you, Dean Manion. economies and give a budget to the Congress funds really come originally from the tax­ providing for systematic debt reduction. DEAN MANION. Thank you, Congressman payers back home. SAM LEEPER DEVINE, of Ohio. Congress must then assume the responsibil­ There is no easy, quick solution to saving ity of supporting such a program. My friends, this courageous Representa­ · 10 percent in the budget. It can only be tive has gone to the root of the most serious I ·have suggested the method of limiting accomplished by forced economy. I per­ the President, whoever he may be, and you danger threatening our country today, sonally believe that the executive and legis­ namely, national bankruptcy. should keep in mind that this bill was in­ lative branches could operate just as effi­ troduced during President Eisenhower's ad­ A spokesman for the administration, Con­ ciently on 10 percent less_money ~han what gressman A. J. MULTER, has introduced an­ ministration, as well as under the current we are presently spending. I think there President, in submitting his budget primarily have been examples cited time and again of other bill in Congress now (H. Res. 6900) because we do not have the authority to tremendous Government waste and expendi­ which would wipe out all gold reserves be­ limit congressional action. tures which are needless. Savings can be hind the dollar and leave us holding print­ To place such a restriction on Congress made in our operation and the best way to ing press money-dollars worth merely the would require a constitutional amendment, do it is to limit expenditures of the various paper they are written on. since the present wording of article 1, sec­ departments. If ·this happens, our economic system will tion 7, of the Constitution places no restric­ You know, Mark Twain once said: "Every­ collapse and we will fall into the hands of tions on Congress in making appropriations. one talks about the weather but nobody does the Communists without a shot being fired Secondly, since most of the appropriations anything about it." He could just as well by either side. are to finance the executive branch of the have been talking about the national debt. Forced economy is precisely what the Fed­ Government, most of the improvement in Even though many congressional reports eral Government needs now and this bill will budgetary procedures must be accomplished are full of statements regarding the national supply that need. Tell your Congressman to there. debt, positive action on the program has been join Congressman DEVINE in sponsoring and It seems logical, therefore, to suggest meager. promoting H.R. 2471. changes in the area where they can reason­ WIDE OPEN ROAD TO BANKRUP'l'CY The best defense against this impending ably be expected to be accomplished under disaster is the radical offensive operation law. Congress could not escape the respon­ Almost 100 years ago in 1862, Congress did proposed in the speech you have just heard. sib111ty of any resulting increased expendi­ enact legislation which in part made a tures affecting the budget program under permanent appropriation for 1 percent of this proposal and this is precisely where the the entire debt to be set apart as a sinking responsib111ty belongs. fund for the purchase or payment of na­ You know, so many people are inclined tional debt. Joint Baltic States Freedom Committee to criticize an administration because of ex­ This provision was restated in a section of penditures, but we must always keep in mind the code and remained on the books until EXTENSION OF REMARKS that the President cannot appropriate after the enactment of the Victory Liberty money, the departments cannot appropriate Loan Act in 1919. And that superseded one OF money; the Congress of the United States section of the code-it also provided for a must appropriate the money and, of course, sinking fund in which annual payments of HON. JOSEPH P. ADDABBO there is where the responsibility is and 2½ percent of the outstanding national debt, OF NEW YORK should be. . as of July 1, 1920, should be made. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES All of us have received the benefits of And it goes on and on, but still this debt Tuesday, June 20, 1961 studies, opinions, dissertations and advice on has become more and more vast, continually the pros and cons of debt reduction. I hap­ increasing, and, in fact, I suppose this ses­ Mr. ADDABBO. Mr. Speaker, on pen to be one of those who strongly believe sion of Congress will be asked by the admin­ Sunday, June 18, 1961, a Joint Baltic the debt must be reduced. My main reason istration to again increase the debt ceiling States Freedom Committee solemnly is the prohibitive cost required to maintain to meet some of their so-called deficit spend­ it. The second largest expenditure in the commemorated the 20th anniversary of ing programs. the first mass deportations-June 13, 14, budget is the interest on the national debt. This staggering debt and interest can only In fiscal 1961 it is $9.585 billion, or 12 per­ perpetuate inflation, and lead to more finan­ 15, 1941-from the Baltic States to cent of the budget expenditures. Think cial problems and an ultimate bankrupt Siberia and Asia. These deportations of the constructive programs that could were carried out by the Soviets because have been financed with only a portion of economy. this, not to mention tax relief for the general I think we have a duty to face up to the these freedom-loving people protested public. fact that we owe this debt and start paying the occupation and communization of I shall not belabor you with statistics and on it. We can't continue to ignore it-it their land. This commemoration was arguments to support this contention, but I won't go away by itself. held at the Carnegie Endowment for would like to give you one illustration. If we Let's not worry about why it is so large or Peace Auditorium in New York City. were to adopt this debt reduction proposal, what has made it or who is responsible, but Under leave to extend my remarks, I and Congress were to accept such budget simply how can we effectively reduce it with­ include the message I sent to this meet­ reduction recommendations, it would take out hindering the necessary services of the approximately 34 years to clean up the en­ Federal Government. ing: tire national debt and interest. It would One of the current books by Parkinson has I wish to join with you in solemn com::­ cost $434.9 billion over the 34-year period . a law that can be summarized as: "Expendi­ memora,tion pf the tragic days 20 years ago for both principal and interest. tures will always rise to meet income." when the first mass deportations from the 1961 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 10899 " Baltic States were carried on and these·cotin• American soldiers fought and died for the President's Committee on Juvenile De­ tries subsequently taken over· by Communist the right of the individual as opposed linquency and youth Crime. tyranny. to the rights of the Federal Government. Your interest in the Committee is very It is fitting and proper that we 1n · this much appreciated. -free country remember those who are not so Mr. Allen, of Indianapolis, not only has Sincerely yours, fortunate. It is only through reminding the right to act but should act as he LAWRENCE F. O'BRIEN, ourselves of this tragedy and the other sees fit. Such muddleheaded enter­ Special Assistant to the President. tragedies of Eastern Europe that we can tainers as Mr. Allen, of California, safeguard our Nation from the threat of should stick to their pianos and tele­ EXECUTIVE ORDER 10940, ESTABLISHING THE communism. We must continue our fight to vision sets ancl stop going about cam­ PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON JUVENILE DE­ maintain freedom and bring to all nations LINQUENCY AND YOUTH CRIME the right of self-determination. paigning for every cause they can latch onto for publicity purposes. Whereas the U.S. Government has an ob­ I rise today, Mr. Speaker, to commend ligation to maintain and develop programs and policies to promote the welfare of its Mr. Allen, of Indianapolis, and to say younger citizens; and Signs of the Times that I, for one, support this move to Whereas the steady growth in the inci­ stop, by legal means, the administration dence of juvenile delinquency and youth approved machinations of the tractor EXTENSION OF REMARKS crime has long been recognized as a national committee and Castro, the Eichmann problem of major concern;· and OF of the Caribbean, who would trade trac­ Whereas there is a demonstrated need HON. EARL WILSON tors for people even as his Nazi prede­ that the resources of the Federal Govern­ cesur would have swapped trucks for ment be promptly mobilized to provide lead­ OF INDIANA Jews. ership and direction in a national effort to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES strengthen our social structure and to cor­ Tuesday, June 20, 1961 relate, at all levels of government, juvenile and youth services; that training of person­ Mr. WILSON of Indiana. Mr. President John F. Kenn-edy Establishes nel for juvenile and youth programs be in­ Speaker, as a Member of this body for 10 the President's Committee on Juvenile tensified; and, that research to develop more terms, I have learned by experience to effective measures for the prevention, treat­ Delinquency and Youth Crime ment, and control of juvenile delinquency look around me for what I consider to be and youth crime be broadened: Now, there­ signs of the times. fore, by virtue of the authority vested in me Certainly, I have been worried by the EXTENSION OF REMARKS as President of the United States, it is or­ pell-mell rush toward an omnipotent OF dered as follows: Federal Government that I have ob­ SECTION 1. (a) There is hereby established served. Each succeeding day and each HON. CLYDE DOYLE the President's Committee on Juvenile De­ succeeding action of this administra­ OF CALIFORNIA linquency and Youth Crime (hereinafter re­ tion has been nothing to quiet this worry. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ferred to as the "Committee"). The Com­ To the contrary, it has been sharpened. mittee shall be composed of the Attorney Tuesday, June 20, 1961 General, the Secretary of Labor, and the Sec­ Just this week, Mr. Speaker, a group of retary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Hoosiers went to Chicago to try and halt, Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Speaker, by reason Each member· of the Committee shall desig­ by legal means, the blackmail of this of unanimous consent heretofore grant­ nate an official or employee of his depart­ country by Fidel Castro, the Eichmann of ed me so to do, I wish to bring to your ment as an alternate member who shall serve the Caribbean. Their purpose was attention and· the .attention of my ot:P,er as a member of the Committee in lieu of the clear-to stop by litigation the paying of colleagues, a copy of the Executive Or­ regular member whenever the regular mem­ ransom by our Nation under any guise. der No. lQ,940, ''Establishing the Presi­ ber is unable to attend any meeting of the While there, one of their group, 22- dent's Committee on Juvenile Delin­ Committee; and the alternate member shall while serving as sucl;l :];lave in all respects year-old Richard Allen, an Indianapolis quency and Youth Crime," dated at the the same status as a member of the Commit­ claims adjuster, was asked to be a guest White House, May 11, 1961. tee as does the regular member for whom he on a Chicago television program called My continuing interest in the subject is serving. · The Chairman of the Committee "At Random" and presided over by Irv of juvenile delinquency and youth crime shall be the Attorney General. Kupcinet, a Chicago newspaperman. He chiefly extends from my great privilege (b) The Committee may invite repre­ was not a guest, however; he was picked a goodly number of years ago in Los An­ sentatives of the Judiciary to participate in as a victim. His inquisitors included geles County, Calif., when I had the its deliberations. Mr. Steve Allen, of entertainment and great privilege of being the chief juve­ SEC. 2. The Committee (1) shall review, :lost-cause fame; Allen's wife, Jayne; nile officer of the Los Angeles County evaluate, and promote the coordination of the activities of the several departments and UAW Vice President Duane Greathouse; juvenile court under the Honorable Cur­ agencies of the Federal Government relating and others. tis T. Wilbur, one of the most able, be­ to juvenile delinqu·ency and youth crime; A sign of the times was much in evi­ loved juvenile judges in the history of (2) shall stimulate experimentation, innova­ dence in one of Mr. Steve Allen's ques­ our beloved Nation. tion, and improvement in Federal programs; tions. The thought of Federal omnipo­ Executive Order No. 10940 as made by ( 3) shall encourage cooperation and the tence was clear in Mr. Allen's question of the President of the United States, John sharing of information between Federal the Hoosier Mr. Allen: agencies and State, local, and private organ­ F. Kennedy, is but another crystal-clear izations having similar responsibilities and What right has a peasant, so to speak, to evidence of the established fact of his interests; (4) shall make recommendations file against the Attorney General of the vigorous interest in and concern for the to the Federal departments and agencies on United States? future citizenship of our beloved Nation, measures to make more effective the preven­ This, Mr. Speaker, is a sign of our as well as the present adult citizenship. tion, treatment, and control of juvenile de­ times. What right has a single citizen I congratulate the President of the linquency and youth crime. United States and his associates, and SEC. 3. There is hereby established the to take action against the lordly Fed­ Citizens Advisory Council (hereinafter re­ eral Government, indeed. specifically include therein the Attorney ferred to as the "Council") which shall con­ I say that every citizen has every right General of the United States, Robert F. sist of not less tha.n ~2 and not more than in the world to do just that; question Kennedy, for his manifestly vigorous in­ 21 members, who shal.i be persons (including the Federal Government. The day that terest and activity in this same vital persons from public and voluntary organiza­ right is also usurped will be a black day, area: tions) who are recogni:zed authorities in pro­ indeed, for the freedom of all men. THE WHITE HOUSE, fessional or technical fields related to juve­ Mr. Allen, of Indianapolis, has an in­ Washington, D.C., May 18, 1961. nile delinquency or youth crime, or persons Hon. CLYDE DoYLE, representative of the general public who are herent right to act in this way, if for no House of Representatives, leaders in programs concerned with juvenile other reason than the fact that he is Washington, D.C. delinquency or youth crime, and who shall an American citizen. His rights were DEAR CONGRESSMAN: Thank you for your be designated by the Chairman of the Oom­ won at Yorktown and cemented anew at letter of May 15. As you requested, I am mi ttee after consultation with the Commit­ Gettysburg, on San Juan Hill, at Tokyo, enclosing copies of Executive Order No. tee and serve at the pleasure of the Commit­ in Berlin, on every battlefield where 10940, dated May 11, 1961, which establishes tee. The Chairman o:f the Council shall be lO!JOO CONGRESSIONAL. RECORD - -HOUSE June. 20 designated by the Chafi'man of the Address · by the ·eonorable · William -M. back from . months of "Indian .fighting . 1n Committee. Texas-left Camp Union in Arlington County · SEc. 4. The Council shall fll.rnish the Con1- · Tuck, of Virginia, at th~ Comme~ora­ and rode toward Fairfax, the most advanced mittee advice and recommendations with position held by the Confederates. They respect to ·the matters with which the Com­ tive, Ceremony Marking the IOOU- An- were not supposed to come all the way to mittee is concerned under section 2 of this .. nivenary of the Killing in Combat of Fairfax, but their leader, Lt. Charles H. order and any other matters relating to the Tompkins, took matters into his own hands functions of the Committee on which it may the First Uniformed Officer in the War and pushed on~ ignoring orders. The war desire information or advice. Between the States, Capt. John Quincy was young. There had been virtually no SEC. 5. The Committee shall make reports battle action. to the President from time to time with re­ Marr Tompkins and his men came along Route pect to its activities and shall make recom­ 237, the road. from Fairfax Circle past the mendations to the President regarding pol­ EXTENSION OF REMARKS old Fairfax Golf and Country Club. A few icy, programs, and any additional measures miles from the courthouse they encountered including legislation which it deems desir­ OF two Confederate pickets, one of whom was able to further the objectives of this order. HON. HOWARD W. SMITH captured and the other of whom dashed SEC. 6. All executive departments and back to warn the town. agencies of the Government are authorized OF VIRGINIA Here at the time was Lt. Col. R. S. "Dick" and directed to cooperate with the Com­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ewell, later a famed Confederate general. mittee and to furnish it such information Tuesday, June 20, 1961 For 2 weeks he had been in command of and assistance, not inconsistent with law, as the troops at-Fairfax. He was stopping. at it may require in the performance of its Mr. SMITH. Mr. Speaker, under leave the Union Hotel, which stood on the corner functions and duties. to extend my remarks in the CONGRES­ across from the courthouse now occupied by SEC. 7. Consonant with law, the Depart­ SIONAL RECORD, I insert a very fine and the Bank of Fairfax, a hostelry that once ments of Justice, Labor, and Health, Educa­ scholarly speech made by my colleague, had been operated by James Jackson, the tion, and Welfare shall, as may be necessary irate southerner who only a few days be­ for the effectuation of the purpose of this former Gov. WILLIAM M. TucK, of Vir­ fore had shot and killed Union Colonel Ells­ order, furnish assistance to the Committee ginia, at Fairfax, Va., at the commemo­ worth for taking down a Confederate flag 1n accordance with section 214 of the Act rative ceremony marking the 100th an­ from the roof of Jackson's inn in Alexandria. of May 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 134; 31 U.S.C. 691). niversary of the killing in combat of the Also on hand was former Gov. William Such assistance may include the detailing of first uniformed officer in the War Be­ "Extra Billy" Smith, of Warrenton, Va., re­ employees to the Committee to perform tween the States, Capt. John Quincy cently resigned from the U.S. Congress. He such functions, consistent with the purpose Marr. had arrived in town that afternoon and was of this order, as the Chairman of the Com­ staying at the home of Joshua Gunnell, now mittee may assign to them. One of such Ladies and gentlemen, the occasion that the Walter Oliver residence across from the employees may be designated to serve as brings us together today in the historic courthouse. He was 64 years old. Executive Director of the Committee. The county of Fairfax naturally suggests the Troops quartered in the town included 84 necessary office space, facilities, and supplies earlier and later history of our country. We members of the Warrenton Rifles, which be­ for the use of the Committee shall be fur- have met here to participate 1n the com­ came Company K of the 17th Virginia In­ . nished by the three Departments concerned memorative ceremony, incident to the passing fantry. They were under command of Capt. as they shall agree. of. Capt. John Quincy Marr of the Warren­ John Quincy Marr and were armed with JOHN F. KENNEDY. ton Rifles, who was the first commissioned ordinary rifles, without bayonets. Also here THE WHITE HousE, May 11, 1961. officer killed in the Civil War. He was killed were the Rappahannock Cavalry, com­ at Fairfax Courthouse on June 1, 1861. He manded by Capt. John Shack Green, and is said to have been the first to be killed the Prince- William Horse, under Captain in combat between uniformed soldiers. It Thornton. Scattered through these last two is beyond dispute that he was the first com­ units were a few guns and swords, but vir­ The American Legion in Queens County, missioned officer kllled on either side. tually no ammunition. N.Y. Let us go back and review and relive for These troops occupied the heart of town, a few moments what happened here in this the Prince William Horse sleeping in the village of the Confederate frontier 100 years Truro Episcopal Church, the Rappahannock EXTENSION OF REMARKS ago today: Cavalry in the courthouse, and the Warren­ OF Fairfax, once known as Providence, was ton Rifles in the Methodist Church. important mainly as a county seat. The It was 10 minutes after 3 o'clock in the HON. JOSEPH P. ADDABBO Truro Episcopal Church was here, and so was morning when the Federals reached Fairfax, the Methodist Church, both forerunners of OF NEW YORK ar.riving before the Confederate companies the buildings we know today. Gathered could be formed. As the invaders turned IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES around them was a scattering of houses, some into the main street of the town and dashed Tuesday, June 20, 1961 large, some small, enough to accommodate a through it, they were met with scattered population of about 300. The hub of the firing from the hotel, the courthouse, and Mr. ADDABBO. Mr. Speaker, on settlement was along the streets immediate­ other buildings. A famous diarist was stay­ June 16 and 17, 1961, the Queens County ly adjacent to the courthouse. Through the ing that night at the home of the Episcopal Council, American Legion, Department village, as now, ran Route 236, the Little rector in Fairfax. She was Mrs. Judith of New York, held its 43d annual con­ River Turnpike, generally referred to as McGuire, whose accounts have given us some vention in the Fifth Congressional Dis­ Main Street. The Fairfax Station Road, of our best pictures of the war period. This as now, met it at right angles, and so did ls how she described the appearances of the trict of New York, which I have the Route 237 from Falls Church. honor to represent in this body. The Federals: As the war clouds developed, Confederate "We were aroused by a volley of musketry Fifth District was proud to be host to troops congregated on the outskirts of Wash­ not far from our windows. Every human this fine organization. ington, occupying Alexandria and the ridges being in the house sprang up at once. We The American Legion in Queens in Arlington County overlooking the Po­ soon saw a body of cavalry moving up the County, N.Y., is an organization that we tomac. There they lay, watching, and street, and as they passed below our window are all proud to call our own: It has a waiting. we distinctly heard the commander's order, long and distinguished service to vet­ At 2 a.m., May 24, Union troops pushed 'Halt.' They again proceeded a few paces, erans and to the community at large. It across the Potomac by way of Chain Bridge, turned and approached slowly. In a few the Potomac Aqueduct at what ls now Key moments there was another volley, the :fir­ is militantly patriotic and anti-Com­ Bridge, the 14th Street Bridge, and by ing rapid, and to my unpractlc-ed ear there munist. The men who have headed this steamer. They occupied Alexandria and the seemed a discharge of a thousand muskets. organization have been outstanding citi­ Arlington ridge. · Then came the same body of cavalry rushing zens in every respect. In the face of this advance, the southern by in wild disorder. Oaths loud and deep It is my pleasure to here congratulate forces fell back to Fairfax and Manassas were heard from the commander. They the outgoing County Commander, Mel­ and threw out patrols for reconnaissance again formed and rode quite rapidly into purposes. The Federals did the same, nerv­ the village. Another volley and another, vin Wolinsky, and his staff on the fine ously trying to learn the dispositions and record of achievement in the past year, and then such rushing as I never witnessed. plans of the enemy. The cavalry scampered by, the commander and to welcome the new County Com­ On the night of May 31, at 10 :30 p.m., a calling out 'Halt, Halt,' with curses and im­ mander, Ramon L. Tinagero, and his Federal force of about 75 officers and men­ precations. . On, ·on they went." . staff and to wish them a most successful Company B of the U.S. Dragoons, more for­ · Mrs. McGuire, as her writing indicates, year of service. mally known as the 2d U.S. Cavalry, just had witn~ssed · a st~~n'g· race. · The Dra- 1961 CONGRESSION:AL RECORD - HOUSE 10901 goons actually did ride madly. through town, brightest of her miJitary ornaments, a,nd t~e. w~o faced th~m were not so, experiep.ced, firing at random, and continued on down the country of one of the purest and best of not so well trained, not so hardened. But hill toward what is now Camp Washington. men." not one among them was without the cour­ The Confederate troops in the meantime Marr was born in 1825, a member of a fam­ age needed for the occasion. Records, offi­ were still trying to organize. The Prince ily long active in the American scene. His cial or otherwise, give no mention of indi­ William Horse were assembling in the great grandfather had served under George vidual cowardice, or of men fleeing on foot churchyard and along the street, and the Washington, his grandfather had fought in from the scene. Rappahannock Cavalry were gathering be­ the Revolutionary War and his father in the We are again today living in times of great hind a high board fence that stood on the War of 1812. During the Revolution, his peril. We are threatened from without and north side of the courthouse. Captain Marr mother's father had raised and equipped a from within by the sinister and dastardly formed his Warrenton Rifles on the south­ company of soldiers at his own expense and hordes of godless Communists who would west side of the courthouse, in a field of had died early from exposure in the field. not only destroy our liberty and freedom and clover that lay in front of the Stevenson So it was a citizen of fine reputation who our way of life, but who would violate and home, the home today of Col. Edward M. fell under fire here this June night 100 years murder our men, women and children. We Offley. ago. He had been graduated from the Vir­ need the means and the weapons with which When Governor Smith arrived on the ginia Military Institute at Lexington in 1846, to defend ourselves from these fl.agitious scene, he immediately took charge. Quickly second in his class. After teaching school forces, but above all we need and must have he tried to bring organization into the con­ for a time at Winchester, Va., he was em­ men of the fidelity and courage and deter­ fusion. The Warrenton RUles were the sol­ ployed as assistant professor of mathematics ~ination to use them when necessary. diers with the guns, he was told, so he tried and tactics at VMI. In this capacity he to find their leader, Captain Marr, but Marr served until the death in 1848 Of his father, could not be found. Presently a man, bare­ whom he succeeded as commissioner of headed, in his sh,irt slee,ves, bleeding. from chancery for Fauquier County. Memorial Services: General Joseph Haller a wound in the shoulder, came up. Smith · Marr's company was among the first to recognized him as Colonel Ewell, · who ex­ take the field. It left Warrenton April 16, Post No. 95 plained that he had attempted to run across only 4 days after the firing on Fort Sumter the street ahead of the Dragoons and had began. Quickly it moved from Dumfries to been shot. His uniform coat he had thrown Fauquier Springs, to Bristow Station, to EXTENSION OF REMARKS aside to keep the enemy from identifying Centerville, and finally here to Fairfax. OF him not only as an officer, but as a former In his last public address, delivered at member of the Dragoons. Warrenton, Marr said: "As for myself, HON. EDWARD A. GARMATZ After a few minutes, the Federals came whether in a representative capacity or as a OF MARYLAND charging back up toward the court house, private citizen, my fortunes are indissolubly IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and this time the Confederates were ready. connected with Virginia, the land of my They had been formed behind buildings and birth, and by whom I have been nurtured Tuesday, June 20, 1961 trees and the court house fence, and they more than a parent's care and on whose Mr. GARMATZ. Mr. Speaker, as a poured a hot fire at the invaders, such a de­ bosom I shall repose when time with me legal holiday in many States, Memorial fense that the Federals scampered off shall be no more. She shall know no peril through the fields to the road leading to but that it shall be my peril; no conflict Day provides an excellent opportunity pakton and Vienna. As they retreated, they but that it shall be my conflict; and there for us, not only to pay tribute to the left behind nine horses and a few prisoners. is no abyss of ruin to which she may sink many citizens who have made the su­ Two of the horses had fallen under Tomp­ so low that I shall share her fall." preme sacrifice, but also to ponder the kins, one of them badly bruising h,is foot. At the time of his death, he had just been high cost at which our freedoms were While the attack ;was at its peak, wpmen commissioned lieutenant colonel by Vir­ obtained, and the price we must pay to of the village herded _. their children an'd ginia's Governor Letcher, but the commis­ maintain these freedoms. ' slaves into their basements ~nd other points sion was missent to Harpers Ferr.y and never of relative safety and waited. This was the reached him. Since the close of World. War II the case at the Thomas Moore home next door - Marr was brpught back to his home .at General Joseph Haller Post No. 95 of the to the Methodist Church. Among ·the serv­ Warrenton late the afternoon of June 1. American Legion has been sponsoring ants who hovered in the basement of this Funeral services were helq. the following a memorial service every year in Balti­ house was Jack Rowe, a Negro who had been afternoon on the public green, because no more. This year it was again my privi_­ with the family for many years. building in the town was large enough to lege to attend this service. Lieutenant Tompkins later told the press accommodate the throng that assembled. The post commander, Adam Kozlow­ that during the entire time his men were The Reverend O. S. Barten, rector of the in the village there was constant fl.ring from Episcopal Church, officiated, and this first ski, pai!i tribute to the deceased of all windows and doors. Doors would open long officer to die in action during America's wars, in the following statement: enough for the discharge of a gun and then great civil strife was laid to rest beside his Reverend Father, Madam District Presi­ they would close to open again as soon as father and sister in the Warrenton ceme­ dent, Hon. Congressman GARMATZ, distin­ the fl.rearm could be reloaded. tery. guished guests, and fellow Legionnaires, we As dawn came on, the excitement died A monument erected over his grave bears are gathered here today to pay tribute to down. Casualties were relatively few. Sev­ this inscription: "On the threshold of his our departed comrades of all wars. For the eral men had been wounded on both sides. State, this Virginian met the invader, and past 15 years, we have been having memorial But what about Captain Marr? was the first to fall for the rights of the services at this plot for all deceased veterans. Jack Rowe, the Negro servant, brought the South." For the past 15 years, we have been having answer. Shortly after daylight, when he was How valuable it is today to study these threatening rain, or rain, for this service. permitted to leave the basement of the incidents out of our past, this chapter out Today, we have a clear day, no threat of rain, Thomas Moore home, he came upon the body of our American history that fortune saw and yet the smallest crowd that has ever of Captain Marr lying face down in the high fit to visit upon Fairfax Court House at a attended our memorial service. . clover of the field where he had formed his time when it was unprepared, when its 0"9t­ Some 40 years ago, our fathers fought a troops. It lay 800 feet south, 46 degrees skirts were undefended, and its homes were war against Kaiserism. Some 20 years later west, of the present monument to Marr occupied by helpless women and children. you and I were called in to fight a war against erected on the court house square by the That indeed was a time of peril. But men of fascism and Hitlerism. You and I have seen Marr Camp of Confederate Veterans on June Fauquier and Prince William and Rappa­ our buddies fight-and die against this cause. 1, 1904. He had been. killed by a spent bul­ hannock were here to act, to drive back the So after the wars, we came home and saw let that struck above the heart, causing his invader, and to display the sort of courage in the windows, "Welcome Joe and Welcome death without breaking the skin. and patriotism which we want so much to · John.".· Everyone was waving a flag. So · Marr was one of Virginia's outstanding instill in our manhood of today. If we are now 16 years later the flag waving days are citizens, a tall man with black hair and to preserve our American liberties, we .must forgotten. Oh, how they forget. The only eyes, a full deep voice, a popular speaker produce not only the weapons needed to sus­ over. The men that bad died fighting are with great natural wit and humor. He had tain them, but we also must provide capable flag waving today is by the veteran organiza­ served as mayor of Warrenton, his native manpower to use them, manpower steeped in tions that put flags out on this Memorial town, as treasurer and high sheriff of Fau­ the same courage and patriotism that stim­ Day. In the coming week, things will hap­ quier County, as presiding justice of its ulated John Quincy Marr and the other pen. We have elected a young President, county court, as commissioner of chancery, defenders gathered here that night to come John Kennedy, who will travel over the and as a member of the Virginia Convention at the first call to the protection of Virginia. ocean, who will meet with a man who is that voted for secession. The Warrenton The men who charged into Fairfax on that trying to dictate to the world. A man who Rifles had been organized by him in 1859, distant day were professional soldiers, mem­ does not even believe in Ood, just com­ at the outbreak of the John Brown troubles. bers of the Regular Army of the United munism, which is spreading within 90 miles The Richmond Examiner said of him: "In States, experienced in warfare and the use of our shores. the death of this young and talented officer, of fl.rearms, hardened after long months of As a memorial to our men and women of the State has been deprived of one of the frontier fighting in Texas. The home guards our Armed Forces who gave their lives for 10902 CONGRESSIONAL REC9RD - HOUSE June 20 our country, and President Kennedy, I, as We can hasten the dawn of eternal rest Antietam, San Juan, tlie. Argonne, Okinawa, commander of General Joseph Haller Post and the rays of perpetual light. and Korea. No. 95, and the American Legion, ask you Our prayers and masses and works of The years may pass, but our fervent grati­ to display your American flag this coming charity can become eternal ransom tude and highest respect for. the supreme week. Show Mr. Khrushchev that we are money in the justice of God. sacrifice of our war dead will never be backing our President 100 percent in his We love our dead. dimmed. The people of our Nation can t alk. We can help our dead. always take courage and strength in the Let us pray for them always. realization that those whose graves are Mr. Speaker, the following invocation Flowers wither upon their graves. marked with the American flag and the white was given by the Reverend Father Valen­ A daily garland of prayers is better than an cross were ready and willing to answer our tine, of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church: armful of roses. country's call to defend our shores from INVOCATION, MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES, MAY 28, As we approach the golden memorial hour would-be aggressors. Today, that same 1961, ST. STANISLAUS CEMETERY of the Catholic War Veterans, 11 brave blood flows through the veins of O, almighty and merciful God, we Thy o'clock, gallant Americans throughout the length Stand for a moment in silence, and let and breadth of the land. people have gathered here today to com­ there rise from your heart a prayer memorate the death of those who have sac­ All of us realize that · we are living in rificed their lives for the freedom of our beseeching Almighty God, the Father serious and challenging times, for we need country, the United States of America. It of us all, to grant to the souls of our only to watch our television, read our papers, departed comrades, a peace and a or listen to our radio, to hear reports of crisis 1s our holy and patriotic duty to pay trib­ glory that is theirs because of the ute to the few known and thousands of upon crisis confronting not only the United unknown heroes, who died so that we could sacrifice they made that other men States of America but freedom-loving people live and enjoy life in a country, which since might live." everywhere. the Declaration of Independence through Mr. Speaker, the Catholic War Veter­ It is important, therefore, that we be Thy grace has remained free, and which ans were also represented by the third united in support of our President and through all these years gave equal rights to those elected and appointed over us to guide every man and woman, -regardless of na­ vice commander, John A. Jarosinski, the destiny of our Nation. We must be will­ tionality, state, and creed. We are grateful whose remarks I include: ing to make sacrifices and not cringe from to Thee for giving us such brave men, who Reverend Father, Reverend Toastmaster, the necessity of meeting issues boldly with with the price of their ·own blood purchased Hon. EDWARD GARMATZ, Department District principle, resolution, and strength. As Gen. for us the freedom which we so much love Vice Commander of American Legion, Wel­ Omar Bradley indicated some years ago, we and the ideals for which men and women of fare Officer of the Catholic War Veterans De­ must live bravely by convictions from which our Armed Forces so vigilantly guard today, partment of Maryland, Commander, Holy Ro­ the free peoples of the world can take heart. ever willing to sacrifice their own blood and sary Post, Catholic War Veterans Department We must translate to reality, the precepts lives. of Maryland, ladies and gentlemen: I deem it President Kennedy included in his inaugural Be mindful, 0 God, to Thy servants, who an honor and privilege to speak to you this address when he said: "And so, my fellow have gone before us, and sleep the sleep of day, a Memorial Day which we are here to Americans, ask not what your country can peace. Grant them the reward for their honor the dead veterans of all wars. But, I do for you-ask what you can do for your faithfulness to Thee and their country, a must say that my heart is filled with sorrow country"-and-"let us go forth to lead place of refreshment, of light, and peace due to the fact that I see so few here present the land we love, asking His blessing and everlasting. this day. I have attended these services for His help, but knowing that here on earth, And :to us, Thy servants, we through Thy the past 17 years and it seems that from year God's work must truly be our own." mercy are still allowed to partake of the to year our group seems to grow smaller and So on this Memorial Day, 1961, we pay privilege of freedom arid of a free country, smaller mainly due to the fact of the com­ homage to all fallen comrades of all wars in grant that peace which the· world cannot placencies of our people who feel secure in which our Nation has been involved, and give, that our hearts may be set to obey Thy an insecure time such as we now live in. proudly-but reverently and· sadly-we honor commandments and being defended by Thee It would do well for us to speak to all and them. · Our prayer is that they will ever rest from the fears of our enemies, we may serve to remind them that this day and age we in peace. We will ever be mindful of their Thee in peace and quickness of spirit. more than ever should remember the pur­ brave and glorious deeds. Fill the entire world with Thy glory, we pose for which these boys who now lie here pray Thee, and show Thyself by the radiance have died, for at this day and age we are Mr. Speaker, wreaths were placed on of Thy light to all nations of the world, fighting a much greater war then we have the graves of the veterans by Mrs. through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. ever fought in the past and we pray to God Miller and Mrs. Pamek, on behalf of unit Mr. Speaker, the national anthem was that America will come out at the top as we 95, and Frank A. Pilarski and Anton have. in the past. We must all when we Swieczkowski, in behalf of post No. 95. sung by Miss Virginia Mieczkowski, past leave here today go forth and bring to our Taps was sounded by Bob Perkin, then president of unit No. 95. The present people the things that are going on about the flag was raised by John Kinder, past president of the unit, Mrs. Augusta Kar­ us and awaken them to the fact that today commander. Flags and poppies were czewska, brought greetings from her or­ we must be more alert and more willing to placed on the graves by Mrs. August ganization. sacrifice in order to bring forth the ideals Karczewska and Adam Kozlowski. Among the distinguished guests pre­ which we Americans have fought for in the past and we trust we'll have in the future, Father Valentine pronounced . the sented to the group were Mrs. Eslin, de­ not by the blood of our young men but by benediction, given below, after which partment president; Mrs. Wann, depart­ forms of negotiations. I wish to take this op­ the colors were retired: ment vice president; and Mr. William portunity to congratulate the General Joseph Robinson, district commander. 0 Eternal God, lifegiver to all mankind, Haller Post and its officers for the wonderful look upon us benignly, upon us who still en­ The remarks of John E. Dekowski, job they have been doing in holding forth joy the free way of life, and who today in­ welfare officer of the Catholic War Vet­ the tradition of Memorial Day and not let­ voke Thy benediction upon those whose lives erans, Department of Maryland, were as ting the memory of these boys die for they have been shortlived. We pray to give them are doing it against great odds, odds which the eternal rewards which they have so follows: are sufficient to disgust anyone for as we see Reverend Father, Reverend Toastmaster, justly deserved. Grant unto them in Thy there are very few here to attend these won­ infinite mercy and justice everlasting peace Hon. EDWARD GARMATZ, honored guests, ladies derful ceremonies for which a great deal of and gentlemen, we are here today to honor and h appiness in eternity. Their burdens time and energy have been spent to put have been heavy, please make them light and our dead of the past wars and in memory of forth and again I take this opportunity in those men I would like to take this oppor­ rewarding. Accept our thanks and apprecia­ thanking all of you who have taken your tion in their behalf for the privilege to be tunity to read to you the poem "Our Dead" time out on this beautiful day to come forth written by the Reverend Lodge Curran for here today and pray for their eternal rest. and to pay homage to our boys; and I must May their deeds be always before us. Ever the Catholic War Veterans, Department of say I feel that it has been an honor and Maryland, which reads as follows: mindful of the words of our Lord, Jesus privilege to be able to come forth and speak Christ: "I am the resurrection and the life; "Our dead are not unknown soldiers. to you this day. Thank you one and all. he who believes in Me, even if he dies, shall We know who they are and wither they seek Mr. Speaker, I was privileged to make live, and whoever lives and believes in Me, to go. shall never die." Eternal rest grant unto We know that they must languish in purga­ a few remarks, which I would like to them O Lord, and may eternal light shine tory until the last earthly stain is insert: upon them. Amen. wiped away and until the last earthly It is indeed a privilege to join with you injustice is repaired. at this Memorial Day observance in respect­ The chairman in charge of the ar­ We also know that we can speed their pas­ ful tribute to those brave Americans, not rangements, Louis Sidire, deserves recog­ sage from purgatory of shadow and only of World Wars I and II, but to the nition and thanks for the planning of a pain to a paradise of happiness and generations of earnest young men who left very inspirational and impressive pro- light. their homes to defend them at Concord, gram. · 1961 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 10903 Berwick 175 Years Old versary ·of the founding of the borough Berwick has grown into an industrial - of Berwick, Pa. The pageantry honoring community of renowned vigor, ambition, the historic event will extend over a full and progress-a community whose citi­ EXTENSION OF REMARKS week and will feature such things as zens are representative of many nation­ OF parades, a queen's coronation ball, a ality groups which have stood united giant carnival, fashion and antique through peace and through wars to pro­ HON. HERMAN T. SCHNEEBELI shows, and a series of :fireworks displays. vide each successive generation with a OF PENNSYLVANIA Berwick was settled by Evan Owen in history that is typically American. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1786 and named for Berwick-on-Tweed, It is to mark these achievements that Scotland, former home of its early set­ Berwick is celebrating its 175th anni­ Tuesday, June 20, 1961 tlers. Since those early post Revolution- versary with this special observance. In Mr. SCHNEEBELI. Mr. Speaker, this ary times, the history of Berwick has the tradition of true neighborliness, the Saturday, June 24, will mark the begin- paralleled the history and development people of Berwick have issued an open ning of a celebration of the 175th anni- of the United States. invitation to join them in the celebration.

DwoRSHAK to be the conferees on the 1 minute, and to revise and extend my HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES part of the Senate. remarks. The message also announced that the The SPEAKER. Is there objection to WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1961 Senate had passed a joint resolution of the request of the gentleman from South The House met at 12 o'clock noon. the following title, in which the concur­ Carolina? The Chaplain, Rev. Bernard Braskamp, rence of the House is requested: There was no objection. D.D., offered the following prayer: S.J. Res. 106. Joint resolution transferring Mr. DORN. Mr. Speaker, I polled the management of the Senate restaurants every newspaper, radio station, and tele­ Isaiah 50: 7: The Lord God will help to the Architect of the Capitol, and for other vision station in South Carolina regard­ me, therefore I shall not be confounded, purposes. ing Federal aid to education-a total of and I know that I shall not be ashamed. 180. The response was excellent. Of O Thou gracious Benefactor, to whose BAN CUBAN MOLASSES the 180 mailed, I received a reply from might and mercy there are no limits and 135; 113 opposed Federal aid to edu­ whose blessings of love and grace fall Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Mr. cation, 18 were for Federal aid, and 4 upon all alike in impartial benediction, Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to were undecided. grant that we may be more worthy and address the House for 1 minute. Mr. Speaker, I know of no group closer appreciative of Thy goodness. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the grassroots of our country than In our darkness Thou art our light, to the request of the gentleman from the newspapers, television stations, and in our weakness Thou art our strength, Louisiana? radio stations. They literally live with in our sorrows, Thou art our consolation, There was no objection. the people. This is overwhelming op­ and in c,ur restlessness, Thou art our . Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I wish to join with my Louisi­ position to Federal aid in o:p.e of the peace. States which would receive the most May we seek and strive eagerly and ana colleagues who already have pro­ Federal aid. May I plead with my col­ earnestly for· those qualities of character tested the bringing into this country of leagues who represent States which will which were regnant· in the life of our 2 million gallons of low-priced blackstrap lose money under Federal aid? Please Master and which Thou wouldst have us molasses from Cuba. This molasses has do not tax your people to give my people achieve. been unloaded at New Orleans in Louisi­ ~omething we are bitterly opposed to re­ Inspire us to grow in knowledge of ana and is to be sold in competition with ceiving. His noble ways of thinking and living domestic producers of molasses and syrups. This is bad enough, but Mr. All basic needs for education are be­ and give us a :finer perception of those ing met at the local and State level at moral and spiritual laws by which we Speaker, there is no rhyme or reason for trading with this Communist dictator. a much faster rate than the advocates must govern our conduct. of Federal aid say is needed. Then what Help us to hasten the dawning of that Mr. Speaker, this man Castro rose to is the reason for the tremendous prop­ blessed day when men and nations power over the dead bodies of his com­ aganda and agitation for Federal aid? everyWhere shall hunger and thirst after patriots. He is now the undisputed dic­ It can only be Federal control of educa­ righteousness and enter into the fullness tator of the island of Cuba. He came tion and Federal empire building. The of the more abundant life. into power on a program of doing justice passage of Federal aid itself by this Hear us in Christ's name. Amen. to the peons and peasants in Cuba. He Congress will be dangerous education. has now thrown off all constitutional It will immediately result in the Ameri­ and legal impediments to his action in can people looking more and more to THE JOURNAL remaining in power without elections in Washington. It will educate the Amer­ · The Journal of the proceedings of this island to the south of us. ican people to lean here on a powerful yesterday was read and approved. Mr. Speaker, this dictator has seized central Government rather than to our more than $1 billion in American prop­ time-honored institutions-the individ­ erty located in the island without paying MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE ual citizen, local and State government for it. He has taken American lives, which is the foundation of our freedom. A message from the Senate by Mr. violated every American idea that he It will add hundreds of thousands more McGown, one of its clerks, announced could think of and repeatedly boasted of of our people indirectly and directly to that the Senate had passed, with amend­ this action. He takes his orders from the Federal payroll. ments in which the concurrence of the Moscow in Russia, is undeniably a pup­ Mr. Speaker, may I again plead with House is requested, a bill of the House pet of the Russian Communist regime, my colleagues not to turn the clock back of the following title: he seeks to give this Nation all of the to socialism, federalism, national brain­ H.R. 7444. An act making appropriations trouble which he possibly can give us in wash, and totalitarianism. Socialism for the Department of Agriculture and re­ Central and South America, stirring up and Federal control are old. These isms lated agencies for the fiscal year ending peoples in these areas against us and in are decadent and were found wanting in June 30, 1962, and for other purposes. favor of communism. He seeks in every the days of ancient Babylon, Greece, and The message also announced that the possible way to hinder, handicap, and Rome. Americanism is modern. Amer­ Senate insists on its amendments to the destroy our Government. icanism is new. Let us continue to move foregoing bill, requests a conference with forward with individual, state, and local the House on the disagreeing votes of AGAINST FEDERAL AID TO EDUCA­ responsibility which is the essence of re­ the two Houses thereon,' and appoints freshing progressive Americanism. Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. HAYDEN, Mr. HILL, Mr_ TION Mr. Speaker, I hope the so-called Fed­ ROBERTSON, Mr. ELLENDER, Mr. YOUNG of Mr. DORN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani­ eral aid to education bill will stay in the North Dakota, Mr. MUNDT, and Mr. mous consent to address the House for Rules Committee and will never come up. CVII-690