July 21, 1998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8685 and enter a childhood of crime. If we THE U.S.S. ‘‘CONSTITUTION’’ A NEW APPROACH FOR SOUTH are to combat all of this, if we are to ASIA stop youth crime, we must come up ∑ Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I would like to take this opportunity to pay ∑ Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President. With with a way to revitalize traditional the recent nuclear tests in South Asia, support structures and to reconnect tribute to a pillar of American history, a symbol of the proud sacrifices that we are closer to nuclear war than we our nation’s youth to our nation’s com- have been at any time since the Cuban munities. forced the birth of a nation, and which makes its home in . I Missile Crisis. This is a challenge The bill Senator COATS and I are in- which will compel the highest atten- troducing today will, we hope, offer one speak of course of the vessel that car- ried into battle the hopes of the early tion and the most subtle diplomacy. It step in that direction. The National requires extensive discussion with republic for freedom and a lasting inde- Youth Crime Prevention Act would au- India and Pakistan. Deputy Secretary pendence, the ship that generation thorize $5 million for the National Cen- of State Strobe Talbott has begun such upon generation of schoolchildren have ter for Youth Enterprise to establish a dialogue. He is a gifted diplomat; come to know as ‘‘Old Ironsides’’—the demonstration projects in eight cities, however, I must emphasize that despite U.S.S. Constitution. including the city of Hartford in my the considerable talents of the Deputy home state of Connecticut. In these Two hundred and four years ago, six Secretary, this is an issue which re- projects, the National Center will build were constructed for the quires the President’s close involve- on success it already has had in doing . One ship remains ment. precisely what I just described: work- to this day to symbolize the strength Congress must also be involved in ad- ing on a grassroots basis within com- and endurance that lies at the heart of dressing the issues which arise from munities to help heal those commu- this country’s experiment in demo- the nuclear tests in South Asia. Legis- nities, and with them, their children. cratic ideals. The U.S.S. Constitution— lation is required to lift the sanctions Mr. President, I am hopeful that with docked in historic Charlestown Navy which these actions triggered. As such, the funding provided by this bill, the Yard in —is a living monument I was pleased that my friend from Dela- National Center’s demonstration to our proud history and to the values ware, the ranking member of the For- projects can create model programs which endure in this country. eign Relations Committee, has set out that can be replicated across the na- a very sensible approach to South Asia. tion in our war against youth crime. I Like the Constitution written in In a recent speech to the Carnegie En- urge my colleagues to support this Philadelphia that unified so many dowment for International Peace, Sen- bill.∑ voices bound by a common spirit, this ator BIDEN challenges us to think anew f itself carries in its mighty structure materials from all the origi- about South Asia and calls on Congress RECOGNITION OF OZANAM IN nal states of the union. Built by Colo- to provide the President with the flexi- KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI nel George Claghorn at Edmond Hartt’s bility to negotiate in South Asia. This ∑ Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I rise shipyard in Boston’s North End, its must entail providing him with broad today to recognize Ozanam in Kansas hull of live oak, red cedar, white oak authority to waive the present sanc- City, Missouri for its service to the and pitch pine come from as far north tions. community. For fifty years, Ozanam as the deep woods of Maine and as far Most importantly, Senator BIDEN has been helping children and families south as the forests of South Carolina calls on the President to make ‘‘ar- in turmoil. Ozanam facility and staff and Georgia. The masts come from rangements to go to India.’’ This is paramount and I hope that the Presi- help children reach their full potential Maine. South Carolina pine gave the dent will note this wise counsel. The and become productive members of so- Constitution its decks, and canvas from actions which we take to address this ciety. Rhode Island formed the sails that volatile situation will have profound Ozanam began in the home of Mr. Al pushed it on its historic journey. New repercussion on the future of the sub- Allen, a Catholic Welfare Staff mem- Jersey contributed its keel and cannon continent and the world. Such stakes ber, who after noticing the lack of help balls, and the gun carriages and an- require the President’s active partici- for emotionally disturbed adolescents, chors came from Massachusetts pation. We must talk with them as a took it upon himself to bring six boys tradespeople. We must never forget matter not just of their survival, but of into his own home to give them long- that it was Boston’s , our own as well. And we must stop sup- term care, education and guidance. among the strongest voices in the cho- posing that sanctions are the answer. However, in just a year’s short time, rus of revolution, who provided the the need for a larger facility became They are not. spikes and copper sheathing that for- Mr. President, I commend the re- apparent. Presently, the agency occu- tified the ship in battle. The U.S.S. pies 95 acres including two dormitories, marks of our colleague, Senator BIDEN, Constitution belongs to all of us, from and ask that they be printed in the a campus group home, a special edu- every state—and it belongs to every cation center that contains vocational RECORD. one around the world who believes in The remarks follow: training classrooms, indoor and out- freedom. door recreation facilities and a spir- A NEW APPROACH FOR SOUTH ASIA itual life center. Although this mighty ship was offi- (By Joseph R. Biden, Jr.) During its existence, Ozanam has had cially retired from naval duty in 1881, Two months ago, in the Rajasthan desert, some outstanding staff and administra- it continues to remind us of the work the Government of India claimed to have ex- tion to help the more than 4,000 chil- ahead of us in making the world safe ploded five nuclear devices. Just 15 days dren who have stayed there. Paul for those who dare to dream, who dare later, the Government of Pakistan followed Gemeinhardt, President, Judith Hart, to give voice to new ideas. The U.S.S. suit. Senior Vice President of Development Constitution is launched into a new bat- These events, in a few short weeks, ex- panded the acknowledged nuclear club by and Doug Zimmerman, Senior Vice tle each time it reminds us of the full measure of sacrifice that our love of forty percent. They confront the United President of Agency Operations, de- States, as well as the rest of the inter- serve special recognition for their un- freedom demand for its protection. For national community, with a monumental dying commitment and service to hundreds of thousands of visitors each challenge, calling into question decades of Ozanam. year, the U.S.S. Constitution is an inspi- U.S. non-proliferation policy. I commend the staff of Ozanam for ration—reminding us not just of where Addressing this challenge—devising a new their untiring dedication to helping America has been, but where America approach toward South Asia—is the subject children and their families in their is going. With its sails filled with the of my remarks today. I thank you for the time of need. I join the many in Mis- winds of freedom, I know the Constitu- kind invitation. We can expect the policy community to souri who thank Ozanam for its good tion will take us all on endless journeys dramatically increase the time and atten- work and continuing efforts to better towards a new horizon, with our only tion it devotes to South Asia in the coming the community. Congratulations for boundaries lying in the limits of man- months, but you at the Carnegie Endowment fifty years of service.∑ kind’s hopes for a better world. can credibly claim that you were focusing on