SENATE January 7 How Many of These Hoarded Idle Acres That Many Acres Are Being.Held in Exc~Ss Government Against Thousands of Are Really Still Needed by the Army

42 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE January 7 how many of these hoarded idle acres that many acres are being.held in exc~ss Government against thousands of are really still needed by the Army. of need both from the standpoint of civilians. My colleagues from other parts of the quantity and time. The military is a large landholder on Nation will, I am sure, instantly think of Acquisition by the Military Establish Chesapeake Bay. It owns Governor's other examples of questionable retention ment has not always been circumspect. Island in New York. It is ever acquir of real estate by the Military Establish Camp Pendleton was acquired without ing more and more land while seeming ment. Of course, ·none of us would rec ommend any curtailment or removal of adequate determination of water sup reticent to let go of any. Assistant Sec installations where this would weaken plies. This has resulted in the bringing retary Floete deserves commendation for our military forces, but I am convinced of a costly and irritating lawsuit by the tackling this important problem.

The message also informed the Senate The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there ob SENATE that a committee of three Members had jection? The Chair hears none and it been appointed by the Speaker on the is so ordered. ' THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1954 part of the House of Representatives to join with a committee on the part of the The Chaplain, Rev. Frederick Brown Senate to notify the President of the JOINT SESSION. OF THE TWO Harris, D. D., offered the following United States that a quorum of each HOUSES prayer: House had assembled and Congress was Mr. KNOWLAND. Mr. President, I 0 God, our Father, who art love and ready to receive any communication that light and truth, we turn unfilled to Thee. he may be pleased to make. ask that the Chair lay before the Sen In a world where the very foundations The message announced that the ate House Concurrent Resolution 184. seem to be shaken we cherish this hushed House had agreed to a concurrent reso The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the and hallowed moment which so long lution , and the Vice Senators were-required to stand also. I am transmitting herewith the report President, proceeded to the Hall of the In addition to what the majority leader on the mutual security program cover l~:mse of Representatives to hear the an has stated, I believe when the line is ing ·operations during the 6 months nual message of the President of the formed in the Senate, preparatory to ended June 30, 1953, in furtherance of United States. going to the Hall of the House of Rep the purposes of the Mutual Security Act resentatives, that the line should be made of 1951, as amended. up with the officials of the Senate pro In the mutual security program we ANNUAL MESSAGE OF THE PRESI ceeding first in line, followed by Senators ftnd tangible expression of our belief DENT OF THE UNITED STATES men's indemnities," fiscal year 1954; Administrative expense authorization, REPORT ON STOCKPILING PROGRAM Commodity Credit Corporation, fiscal year A letter from the Under Secretary of the EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS. 1954; Navy, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Treasury Department, for "Salaries and on the stockpiling program, together with ETC. expenses, Internal Revenue Service," fiscal a secret statistical supplement to that re The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the year 1954; port, for the period January 1 to June 30, Senate the following letters. which were Treasury Department, for "Administering 1953 (with accompanying reports); to the referred as indicated: the public debt, Bureau of the Public Debt," Committee on Armed Services. for fiscal year 1954; REPORT OF AWARD OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND IN 0KALOOSA The Tax Court of the United States, for COUNTY, FLA. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND EXPERIMENTAL "Salaries and expenses," fiscal year 1954; PURPOSES, BY THE NAVY DEPARTMENT A letter from the Under Secretary of Agri Department of Health, Education, and culture, transinitting a draft of proposed Welfare, for "Salaries and expenses, Bureau A letter from the Acting Secretary of the legislation to validate conveyance of a 40- of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance," fiscal Navy, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report acre tract in Okaloosa County, Fla. (with year 1954; of contracts, in excess of $50,000, for research, accompanying papers); to the Committee on Department of Justice, for "Salaries and development, and experimental purposes Agriculture and Forestry. expenses, Bureau of Prisons," fiscal year awarded by the Navy Department, for the 1954; period January 1 through June 30, 1953 (with AMENDMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT an accompanying report); to the Committee ACT OF 1938, AS AMENDED National Mediation Board, for "Arbitra tion and emergency boards," fiscal year 1954; on Armed Services. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Agri Department of Agriculture, for "Salaries REPORT ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT culture, transmitting a draft of proposed leg and expenses, Forest Service" (subappropria PROCUREMENT islation to amend the Agricultural Adjust~ tion, "Fighting forest fires"), fiscal year ment Act of 1938, as amended (with an A letter from the Director, Legislative Liai accompanying paper); to the Committee on 1954; and son, Department of the Air Force, transmit Agriculture and Forestry. Treasury Department, for "Salaries and ting, pursuant to law, a confidential report expenses, Division of Disbursement," fiscal on research and development procurement, REPORT OF FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION year 1954. for the period January 1 to June 30, 1953 A letter from the Acting Secretary of Agri Two letters from the Acting Director, (with an accompanying report); to the Com culture, transmitting, pursuant to law, ~ re Executive Office of the President, Bureau of mittee on Armed Services. port of the Farm Credit Administration, for the Budget, reporting, pursuant to law, that REPORT ON FURNISHING TRANSPORTATION FOR the fiscal year ended June 30, 1953 (with an the appropriations for the Department of CERTAIN GOVERNMENT AND OTHER PERSON accompanying report) ; to the Committee on Health, Education, and Welfare, for "Grants NEL, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Agriculture and Forestry. to States for public assistance," fiscal year A letter from the Secretary of the Army, REPORTS ON COOPERATION WITH MExiCO ON 1954, and the Veterans' Administration, for "Compensation and pensions," fiscal year transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF FOOT-AND transportation furnished for certain Govern MOUTH DISEASE 1954, had been reapportioned on a basis which indicates necessity for supplemental ment and other personnel, by the Depart A letter from the Acting Secretary of Agri estimates of appropriation (with accom ment of the Army, for the period July 1, 1952, culture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re panying papers) ; to the Committee on through June 30, 1953 (with an accompany port on cooperation of the United States Appropriations. ing report); to the Committee on Armed with Mexico in the control and eradication Services. of foot-and-mouth disease, for the month of REPORTS ON 0VEREXPENDITURE OF ALLOTMENTS REPORT ON AWARD OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR July 1953 (with an accompanying report); OF APPROPRIATIONS to the Committee on Agriculture and For RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT A letter from the Chairman, United States OF THE ARMY estry. Civil Service Commission, reporting, pur A letter from the Under Secretary of Agri suant to law, the overobligation of appro A letter from the Secretary of the Army, culture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a priations to certain allottees of that Com transmitting, pursuant to law a report on the award of contracts, in excess of $50,000, report on cooperation of the United States mission, fiscal year 1953; to the Committee with Mexico in the control and eradication on Appropriations. for research and development, Department of of foot-and-mouth disease, for the month of A letter from the Administrative Assistant the Army, for the period January 1, 1953, to August 1953 (with an accompanying report); Secretary, Department of the Interior, re June 30, 1953 (with an accompanying re to the Committee on Agriculture and porting, pursuant to law, an overobligation port); to the Committee on Armed Services. Forestry. of appropriations in the account "Construc RETENTION IN SERVICE OF DISABLED COMMIS- A letter from the Assistant Secretary of tion, operation, and maintenance, Southeast SIONED OFFICERS AND WARRANT OFFICERS OF Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, ern Power Administration," for the period THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE a report on cooperation of the United States ended June 30, 1953 (with an accompany A letter from the Secretary of the Army, with Mexico in the control and eradication ing paper); to the Committee on Appro of foot-and-mouth disease, for the month of transmitting a draft of proposed legislation priations. to amend the act of June 19, 1948 (62 Stat. September 1953 (with an accompanying re A letter from the Administrator, Vet port); to the Committee on Agriculture and 489) , relating to the retention in the service erans' Administration, reporting, pursuant to of disabled commissioned officers and war Forestry. law, the overobligation of appropriations for A letter from the Under Secretary of Agri rant otficers of the Army and Air Force (with that Administration in the amount of $2.84 culture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a con an accompanying paper); to the Committee (with an accompanying paper); to the Com on Armed Services. fidential report on cooperation of the United mittee on Appropriations. States with Mexico in the control and eradi COOPERATION OF MEDICAL OFFICERS WITH LINE cation of foot-and-mouth disease, for the A letter from the Acting Secretary of the OFFICERS IN SU?ERINTENDING COOKING BY Treasury, reporting, pursuant to law, the month of October 1953 (with an accompany ENLISTED MEN overobligation of an appropriation in the ing report); to the Committee on Agriculture A letter from the Secretary of the Army, and Forestry. United States Coast Guard for the month of December 1952 amounting to $18.01; to transmitting a draft of proposed legislation REPORT OF COMPROMISE SETTLEMENTS OF CER the Committee on Appropriations. to repeal section 1174 of the Revised Stat TAIN CLAIMS BY THE FARMERS' HOME A letter from the Administrator, Housing utes, as amended, relating to the cooperation ADMINISTRATION and Home Finance Agency, transmitting, of medical otficers with line otficers in super A letter from the Acting Secretary of Agri pursuant to law, a report on the over intending cooking by enlisted men (with an culture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a expenditures of an allot.ment of funds within accompanying paper); to the Committee on report of the Farmers' Home Administra the Federal Housing Administration (with Armed Services. tion, showing the names of persons against an accompanying report); to the Committee PROPOSED TRANSFER BY NAVY DEPARTMENT OF whom claims in excess of $1,000 were com on Appropriations. AN Ex-GERMAN SUBMARINE TO CITY OF CHI promised during the fiscal year 1953 (with A letter from the Acting Secretary of the CAGO, ILL. an accompanying report); to the Committee Treasury, reporting, pursuant to law, the A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, on Agriculture and Forestry. overobligation of an appropriation for the reporting, pursuant to law, that the Museum 1954 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE 45 of Science and Industry, Chicago, Ill., had report covering transactions during the (with an accompanying report); to tlie Com requested the Navy Department to transfer fiscal year 1953 for account of the Pershing mittee on Banking and Currency. to it the ex-German submarine U-505; to Hall Memorial Fund (with an accompanying REPORT OF HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE the Committee on Armed Services. report); to the Committee on Armed Services. AGENCY REPORT ON FLIGHT PAY OF CERTAIN OFFICERS REPORT OF CONTRACTS NEGOTIATED BY COAST A letter from the Administrator, Housing OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CoRPS GUARD FOR EXPERIMENTAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, and Home Finance Agency, Washington, OR RESEARCH WORK A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, D. C., transmitting, pursuant to law, a re reporting, pursuant to law, by rank and age A letter from the acting commandant, port of that agency for the calendar year groups, the number of officers above the rank United States Coast Guard, transmitting, 1952 (with an accompanying report); to the of major in the Army or lieutenant com pursuant to law, a report of contracts negoti Committee on Banking and Currency. mander in the Navy, with the average ated for experimental, developmental, or research work, during the period January 1, REPORT OF RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE monthly flight pay authorized to be paid to CORPORATION such officers, for the 6-month period ended 1953, to June 30, 1953, by the Coast Guard December 29, 1953; to the Committee on (with an acompanying report); to the Com A letter from the Administrator, Recon Armed Services. mittee o: ~ Armed Services. struction Finance Corporation, Washington, D. C., transmitting, pursuant to law, a re REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION FURNISHED BY REPORTS OF CONTRmUTIONS BY CIVIL DEFENSE . ADMINISTRATION port of that Corporation for the fiscal year AIR FORCE ended June 30, 1953 (with accompanying A letter from the Director, Legislative Two letters from the Administrator, Fed papers) ; to the Committee on Banking and Liaison, Department of the Air Force, trans eral Civil Defense Administration, trans Currency. mitting, pursuant to law, two reports of that mitting, pursuant to law, a report on trans REPORT OF PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE portation furnished by the Air Force, for administration, on contributions to the States, Territories, and possessions under the ON GOVERNMENT HOUSING POLICIES AND the period July 1, 1952, to June 30, 1953 PROGRAMS (with an accompanying report); to the Com civil-defense program, for the quarters ended mittee on Armed Services. June 30, 1953, and September 30, 1953 (with A letter from the Administrator, Housing acompanying reports); to the Committee on and Home Finance Agency, Washington, REPORT ON NUMBER OF OFFICERS ASSIGNED OR Armed Services. D. C., transmitting, for the information of DETAILED TO PERMANENT DUTY IN THE the Senate, a copy of the report of the Pres EXECUTIVE ELEMENT OF THE Am FORCE REPORTS ON PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS, FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION ident's Advisory Committee on Government A letter from the Director, Legislative Housing Policies and Programs dated De Liaison, Department of the Air Force, re Two letters from the Administrator, Fed cember 14, 1953 (with an accompanying re porting, pursuant to law, that there were, eral Civil Defense Administration, reporting, papers) ; to the Committee on Banking and at the end of the first quarter of fiscal year pursuant to law, on property acquisitions by Currency. 1954, 2,475 officers assigned or detailed to that Administration, for the quarters ended permanent duty in the executive element of June ::o. 1953, and September 30, 1953; to the REPORT OF DISTRICT OF CoLUMBIA COMMISSION the Air Force at the seat of government; Committee on Armed Services. ON LICENSURE to the Committee on Armed Services. REPORT ON HELIUM-PRODUCTION FUND A letter from the President of the District of Columbia Commission on Licensure, A letter from the Acting Secretary of the AMENDMENT OF ARMY-NAVY NURSES ACT OF Washington, D. C., transmitting, pursuant Interior, reporting, pursuant to law, the 1947, RELATING TO DATES OF RANK OF CER to law, a report of that Commission for the amount of money credited to, and the dis TAIN NURSES AND WOMEN MEDICAL SPE fiscal year ended June 30, 1953 (with an ac bursements from the helium-production CIALISTS companying report); to the Committee on fund, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1953; A letter from the Secretary of the Air the District of Columbia. Force, transmitting a draft of proposed leg t'J the Committee on Armed Services. REPORT ON LAND ACQUISITION BY NATIONAL islation to further amend section 106 of the REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947 so as to A letter from the Comptroller of the Cur _provide for certain adjustments in the dates A letter from the Executive Officer, Na rency, transmitting, pursuant to law, his tional Capital Planning Commission, trans of rank of nurses and women medical spe annual report for the year 1952 (with an cialists of the Regular Army and Regular mitting, pursuant to law, a report on land accompanying report); to the Committee on acquisitions by that Commission, for the Air Force in the permanent grade of captain, Banking and Currency. and for other purposes (with an accompany fiscal year ended June 30, 1953 (with an ac ing paper); to the Committee on Armed REPORT OF JoiNT COMMITTEE ON DEFENSE companying report) ; to the Committee on Services. PRODUCTION the District of Columbia. REPORT ON FLIGHT PAY FOR CERTAIN FLYING A letter from the chairman and vice REPORT OF DISTRICT OF CoLUMBIA REDEVELOP• OFFICERS chairman of the Joint Committee on Defense MENT LAND AGENCY A letter from the Director, Legislative Production, transmitting, pursuant to law, a A letter from the Chairman of the Board report of that committee, dated October 20, Liaison, Department of the Air Force, trans of Directors of the District of Columbia Re mitting, pursuant to law, a report on flight 1953 (with an accompanying report); to the development Land Agency, Washington, pay of all flying officers above the grade of Committee on Banking and Currency. · D. C., transmitting, pursuant to law, a ·re major, for the period March 1 to August 31, REPORT OF ExPORT-IMPORT BANK OF port of that agency for the fiscal year 1953 1953 (with an accompanying report); to WASHINGTON · (with an accompanying report); to the Com the Coll_lmittee on Armed Services. A letter from the Managing Director of the mittee on the District of Columbia. REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION FuRNISHED TO Export-Import Bank of Washington, trans REPORT OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF NARCOTICS mitting, pursuant to law, the 16th semi PERSONNEL ATTACHED TO NAVAL ESTABLISH A letter from the Acting Secretary of the MENTS annual report of that bank for the period January to June 1953 (with an accompany Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a A letter from the Assistant Secretary of ing report); to the Committee on Banking report of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, the Navy, transmitting, pursuant to law, a and Currency. for the calendar year ended December 31, report on transportation facilities to and · 1952 (with an accompanying report); to the from their places of employment for per REPORT OF SMALL DEFENSE PLANTS Committee on Finance. sonnel attached to or employed by naval ADMINISTRATION FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE AMERICAN establishments, for the fiscal year 1953 (with A letter from the Administrator, Small LEGION an accompanying report); to the Committee Business Administration, Washington, D. C., on Armed services. transmitting, pursuant to law, the seventh A letter from the director, the American and final quarterly report of the operations Legion, transmitting, pursuant to law, .the AMENDMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS ACT RELAT financial statement of that Legion for the ING TO NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL-SHALE of the Small Defense Plants Administration, RESERVES . including the operations of the final 4 period ended October 31, 1953 (with an ac months ended July 31, 1953 (with an accom companying statement); to the Committee A letter from the Acting Secretary of the panying report); to the Committee on Bank- on Finance. Navy, transmitting a dr~ft of proposed leg ing and Currency. · REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION AND islation to amend the part of the act entitled EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM "An act making appropriations for the naval REPORT ON EXPORT CoNTROL service for the fiscal year ending June 30, A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, A letter from the Secretary of State, trans• 1921, and for other purposes," approved transmitting, pursuant to law, the 24th quar mitting, pursuant to law, a report on the In June 4, 1920, as amended, relating to the terly report on export control (with · an ternational Information and Edue~itional conservation, care, custody, protection, and accompanying report); to the Committee on Exchange Program, for the period July 1 operation of the naval petroleum and oil Banking and Currency. through December 31, 1952 (with an accom panying report); to the Committee on For shale reserves (with an accompanying REPORT ON BoRROWING AUTHORITY paper); to the Committee on Armed Services. eign Relations. A letter from the Director, Executive Of REPORT RELATING TO PERSHING HALL fice of the President, Office of Defense Mo REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS MEMORIAL F"UND ' bilization, Washington, D. C., transmitting, COMMISSION A letter from the Acting Secretary of the ·pursuant to law, a report on borrowing ~u A letter from the Secretary of State, trans Treast:.ry~ transmitting, pursuant ·to law, a thority, for the quarter ended June 30, 1953 mitting, pursuant to law, a report of the 46 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE January 7

International Claims Commission of the report); to the Committee on Government LAWS ENACTED BY LEGISLATURE OF GUAM United States, for the period January 1, Operations. Five letters from the Assistant Secretary of 1953, to June 30, 1953 (with an accompany AUDIT REPORT ON GORGAS MEMORIAL INSTITUTE the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, ing report); to the Committee on Foreign OF TROPICAL AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, copies of laws enacted by the Legislature of Relations. INC. Guam (with accompanying papers); to the REPORT OF UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMIS A letter from the Comptroller General, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. SION ON INFORMATION t ransmitting, pursuant to law, an audit re CERTIFICATIONS OF SoiL SURVEY AND LAND A letter from the Chairman, United States port on the Gorgas Memorial Institute of CLASSIFICATIONS Advisory Commission on Information, trans Tropical and Preventive Medicine, Inc., for A letter from the Acting Secretary of the mitting, pursuant to law, a report of that the fiscal year ended June 30, 1953 (with an Interior, reporting, pursuant to law, that an Commission dated August 1953 (with an ac accompanying report); to the Committee on adequate soil survey and land classification companying report); to the Committee on Government Operations. has been made of the lands on the Nickwall Foreign Relations. REPORT ON SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN INDIAN and Charley Creek units, Montana pumping CLAIMS REPORT ON OPERATIONS UNDER MUTUAL DE division, Missouri River Basin project, for irrigation and agricultural purposes (with FENSE AsSISTANCE CoNTROL ACT OF 1951 A letter from the Acting Chief Commis sioner, India n Claims Commission, Washing an accoopanying paper); to the Committee A letter :from the Director of Foreign Op on Interior and Insular Affairs. erations, received during adjournment, ton, D. C., reporting, pursuant to law, that the claims of the Potawatomi T r ibe of Four letters from the Assistant Secretary transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on of the Interior, reporting, pursuant to law, operations under the Mutual Defense As Indians and the Prairie Band of the Pota watomi Tribe of Indians v. The United States; that adequate soil surveys and land classifi· sistance Control Act of 1951, for the period cations had been made of the Hanover unit, January through June 1953 (with an ac The Seminole Nati on v. The United States; The Saginaw Chi ppewa Indi an Tri be of Mich Bighorn Basin division, Missouri River Basin companying report); to the Committee on project, Wyoming; the Bluff unit, Bighorn Foreign Relations. igan, et al. v. The United States; and The Hannahville Indian Communi ty, The Forest Basin division, Missouri River Basin project, REPoRT OF SURVEY OF REFUGEE SITUATION IN County Potawatomi Community, Frank Wan Wyoming; the Sargent unit, Middle Loup NEAR EAST dasego, Sr., et al. v. The Uni ted States had division, Missouri River Basin project, Ne A letter from the Acting Director of For been concluded (with accompanying papers); braska; and the Middle Rio Grande project, eign Operations, Washington, D. C., trans to the Committee on Interior and Insular New Mexico, for irrigation and agricultural mitting, pursuant to law, a report of survey Affairs. purposes (with accompanying papers); to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. of the refugee situation 1n the Near East, REPORT ON CLIKAPUDI UNIT, SACRAMENTO RIVER dated December 11, 1953 (with an accom DIVISION, CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT, CALI REPORTS OF ExTENSION OF CERTAIN CONCESSION panying report) ; to the Committee on For FORNIA PERMITS IN NATIONAL PARKS, ETC. eign Relations. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Eleven letters from the Assistant Secretary PROPOSALS OF CANDIDATES FOR NOBEL PEACE Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to PRIZE report of the Department of the Interior on law, reports of proposed extensions of con cession permits providing accommodations, A letter from the chairman, Oflice of the the Clikapudi Unit, Sacramento River Divi sion, Central Valley Project, California (with facilities, and services for the public in Mount Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parlia Rainier National Park, Wash., Oregon Caves ment, Oslo, Norway, transmitting copies of accompanying papers); to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. National Monument, Oreg., Glacier National proposals of candidates for the Nobel Peace Park, Mont., Olympic National Park, Wash., Prize to be distributed December 30, 1954 LAW ENACTED BY LEGISLATURE OF HAWAn Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nev., (with accompanying papers); to the Com A letter from the Secretary of Hawaii, Cabrillo National Monument, Calif., Olympic mittee on Foreign Relations. transmitting, pursuant to law, a copy of Act National Park, Wash., crater Lake National REPORT ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS NEGOTIATED 280, enacted by the Hawaiian Legislature, Park, Oreg., Grand Teton National Park, Wyo., FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PuRPOSES relating to public improvement and the and Mount Rainier National Park, Wash. financing thereof, making appropriations for A letter from the Administrator, General (with accompanying papers); to the Com public improvements and providing for the mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Services Administration, Washington, D. C., issuance of public improvement bonds_. and transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on memorializing Congress to authorize the RENEWAL OF CERTAIN CONCESSION PERMITS IN contracts negotiated by that Administration issuance of public improvement bonds of the NATIONAL PARKS for research and development purposes, for Territory of Hawaii during the years 1953 to the period January 1 through June 30, 1953 Two letters from the Assistant Secretary of 1959 inclusive, without respect to the limita the Interior, reporting, pursuant to law, on (with an accompanying report); to the Com tions imposed by the Hawaiian Organic Act mittee on Government Operations. the renewal of concession permits in Olympic (with an accompanying paper); to the Com National Park, Wash., and in the Narada AUDIT REPORT ON SOUTHEASTERN POWER mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Falls-Paradise area, Mount Rainier National ADMINISTRATION CREDIT REPORT OF BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAmS Park, Wash. (with accompanying papers); to A letter from the Acting Comptroller Gen the Committee on Interior and Insular Af A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the fairs. eral, transmitting, pursuant to law, an audit Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on the Southeastern Power Adminis annual credit report of the Bureau of Indian PROPOSED AWARDS OF CONCESSION PERMITS IN tration, Department of the Interior, for the Affairs, Division of Resources, Branch of fiscal year ended June 30, 1953 (with an ac NATIONAL MONUMENTS, ETC. Credit, Department of the Interior, for the Five letters from the Assistant Secretary of companying report); to the Committee on fiscal year ended June 30, 1953 (with an Government Operations. the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, accompanying report); to the Committee on reports of proposed awards of concession per AUDIT REPORT ON BUREAU OF NARCOTICS Interior and Insular Affairs. mits to provide accommodations, facilities, A letter from the Comptroller General, REPORT ON CERTAIN PROPOSED AMENDATORY and services for the public at Wildrose Sta transmitting, pursuant to law, an audit re REPAYMENT CONTRACTS RELATING TO IRRIGA tion in Death Valley National Monument, port of the Bureau of Narcotics, Treasury TION AND RECLAMATION Calif., Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley Department, for the period March 1, 1951, A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, National Monument, Calif., Salem Maritime through June 30, 1952 (with an accompany transmitting, pursuant to law, his report on National Historic Site, Mass., and Everglades ing report); to the Committee on Govern proposed amendatory repayment contracts National Park, Fla. (with accompanying pa ment Operations. with the Hermiston Irrigation District and pers); to the Committee on Interior and the West Extension Irrigation District, Uma Insular Affairs. AUDIT REPORT OF GOVERNMENT OF VmGIN tilla Federal Reclamation Project, Oregon, ISLANDS RECENT PUBLICATIONS OF FEDERAL POWER together with a draft of proposed legislation COMMISSION A letter from the Comptroller General, to approve repayment contracts negotiated transmitting, pursuant to law, an audit re with the Hermiston and West Extension A letter from the Secretary of the Federal port of the Government of the Virgin Islands, Irrigation Districts, Oregon (with accom Power Commission, transmitting, for the in for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1952 (with panying papers); to the Committee on Inte formation of the Senate, copies of its recently an accompanying report); to the Committee rior and Insular Affairs. issued publications entitled "Steam-Electric on Government Operations. Plant Construction Cost and Annual Produc LAWS ENACTED BY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AND tion Expenses, 1952 Supplement," and "Typi AUDIT REPORT ON BUREAU OF MINES AND MUNICIPAL COUNCILS OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. cal Residential Electric Bills, January 1, DEFENSE MINERALS EXPLORATION ADMINIS JOHN AND ST. CROIX, V. 1. 1953" (with accompanying documents); to TRATION Six letters from the Assistant Secretary of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign A letter from the Comptroller General, the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, Commerce. transmitting, pursuant to law, an audit re copies of laws enacted by the Legislative A letter from the Acting Secretary, Federal port of the Bureau of Mines and the Defense Assembly and the Municipal Councils of St. Power Commission, transmitting, for the in Minerals Exploration Administration, De Thomas and St. John and St. Croix, V. I. formation of the Senate, copies of its recent partment of the Interior, for the fiscal year (with accompanying papers); to the Com publications entitled "Typical Electric Bills, ended June 30, 1952 (with an accompanying mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs. 1953" and "Statistics of Electric Utilities 1954 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE 4·7 in the United States, 1952" (with- accom employees at · the close of the · fiscal year law, a report on · tort claims paid by that panying documents) ; to the Cqmmittee on (with accompanying papers); to the Com Administration, · for the fiscal year ended Interstate and Foreign Commerce. mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. June 30, 1952 (with an accompanying re REPORT ON CERTAIN COMMISSARY ACTIVITms REPORT OF MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION port); to the Committee on the Judiciary. OF CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION REPORT ON TORT CLAIMS PAID BY GENERAL A letter from the Assistant Secretary of A letter from the Chairman of the Migra SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a tory Bird Conservation Commission, Wash A letter from the Administrator, General report on the commissary activities of the ington, D. C., transmitting, pursuant to law, Services Administration, transmitting, pur Civil Aeronautics Adminstration in Alaska a report of that Commission for the fiscal suant to law, a rep'ort ·on tort claims paid and other points outside the continental year ended June 30, 1953 (with an accom by that Administration during the ·fiscal year United States, for the fiscal year 1953 (with panying report); to the Committee on In 1953 (with an accompanying report); to the an accompanying report) ; to the Committee terstate and Foreign ~ommerce. Committee on the Judiciary. on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. STATEMENT OF COMPROMISE SE'ITLEMENTS AND REPORT ON TORT CLAIMS PAID BY DEPARTMENT REPORT ON PROVISION OF WAR-RISK AND ADJUDICATIONS OF CERTAIN CLAIMS OF COMMERCE CERTAIN MARINE AND LIABILITY INSURANCE A letter from the Attorney General, trans FOR AMERICAN PUBLIC A letter from the Acting Secretary of Com mitting, pursuant to law, a statement of ad merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, judications and compromise settlements of port on tort claims paid by the Department transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on certain claims, during the year 1953 (with of Commerce during the fiscal year 1953 the provision of war-risk insurance and cer accompanying papers); to the Committee on (with an accompanying report); to the Com tain marine and liability insurance for the the Judiciary·. mittee on the Judiciary. American public, for the quarter ended REPORT ON SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS FOR September 30, 1953 (with an accompanying DAMAGES CAUSED BY NAVAL VESSELS REPORT ON TORT CLAIMS PAID BY TREASURY report); to the Committee on Interstate and DEPARTMENT Foreign Commerce. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air, transmitting, pursuant to A letter from the Acting Secretary of the REPORT ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED law, a report on settlement of claims for Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a STATES MARITIME COMMISSION damages caused by naval vessels, for the report on tort claims paid by the Treasury fiscal year ended June 30, 1953 (with an ac Department during the fiscal year 1953 (with A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, an accompanying report) ; to the Committee transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on companying report); to the Committee on on the Judiciary. the activities of the United States Maritime the Judiciary. Commission under the provisions of the REPORT ON AMOUNTS PAID AND RECEIVED BY AMENDMENT OF ACT To PROVIDE SETTLEMENT OF Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (with an ac DEPARTMENT OF AIR FORCE UNDER MARITIME CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY ARMY, NAVY, companying report); to the Committee on CLAIMS ACT AND MARINE CORPS FORCES IN FOREIGN CouNTRIEs Interstate and Foreign Commerce. A letter from the Director, Legislative REPORTS ON BACKLOG OF PENDING APPLICA Liaison, Department of the Air Force, trans A letter from the Secretary of the Air TIONS AND HEARING CASES IN FEDERAL COM mitting, pursuant to law, a report on Force, transmitting a draft of proposed leg MUNICATIONS COMMISSION amounts paid and received by that Depart islation to amend further the act of January ment under the Maritime Claims Act, fiscal 2, 1942, entitled "An act to provide for the Five letters from the chairman of the prompt settlement of claims for damages oc Federal Communications Commission, Wash: year 1953 (with an accompanying report); to the Committee on the Judiciary. casioned by Army, Navy, and Marine Corps ington, D. C., transmitting reports on back forces in foreign countries," relative to the log of pending applications and hearing REPORT ON SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS FOR DAM · jurisdictional amount that may be consid cases in the Federal Communications Com AGES CAUSED BY VESSELS OF THE COAST ered, ascertained, adjusted, determined and mission, dated August 3, 1953, September GUARD paid by claims commissions (with an ac 4, 1953, September 28, 1953, November 3, A letter from the Acting Secretary of the companying paper); to the Committee on the 1953, and December 11, 1953 (with accom Judiciary. panying reports) ; to the Committee on In Treasury, transmittfng, pursuant to law, a terstate and Foreign Commerce. report on settlement of claims for damages REPORT ON PAYMENT OF CLAIMS ARISING FROM caused by vessels of the Coast Guard (with CORRECTION OF MILITARY OR NAVAL RECORDS AMENDMENT OF CIVIL AERONAUTICS ACT OF an accompanying report); to the Commit 1938 RELATING TO IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PEN tee on the Judiciary. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, ALTIES IN CERTA~N CASES transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on REPORT ON SETTLEMENT OF CLAIM OF GRACE the payment of claims arising from the cor A letter from the Chairman, Civil Aero LINE, INC., V. UNITED STATES rection of military or naval records, for the nautics Board, Washington, D. C., transmit period January 1, 1953, through June 30, ting a draft of proposed legislation to amend A letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, reporting pursuant to law, on the 1953 (with an accompanying report); to the the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amend Committee on the Judiciary. ed, so as to authorize the imposition of settlement of the claim for damages of the civil penalties in certain cases (with an ac Grace Line, Inc., versus The United States; AMENDMENT OF MILITARY PERSONNEL CLAIMS companying paper); to the Committee on to the Committee on the Judiciary. AcT oF 1945 Interstate and Foreign Commerce. REPORT OF CERTAIN CLAIMS PAID RELATING TO A letter from the Secretary of the Air AMENDMENT OF CIVIL AERONAUTICS ACT OF CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS OF COAST Force, transmitting a draft of proposed leg 1938 RELATING TO DEFINITION OF "AIRMAN" GUARD PERSONNEL islation to further amend the Military Per sonnel Claims Act of 1945 (with an accom A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, A letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a panying paper); to the Committee on the transmitting a draft of proposed legislation Judiciary. to amend the definition of "airman" in the report on claims paid during the 6-month Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, and for other period ended June 30, 1953, on account of REPORT OF THE MILITARY CHAPLAINS purposes (with an accompanying paper); to the correction of military records of Coast AssoCIATION the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Guard personnel (with an accompanying re port); to the Committee on the Judiciary. A letter from the Secretary-Treasurer, The Commerce. Military Chaplains Association of the United REPORTS OF ACTIVITIES OF MARITIME ADMINIS REPORT ON TORT CLAIMS PAID BY ATOMIC States of America, transmitting, pursuant to TRATION UNDER PROVISIONS OF MERCHANT ENERGY COMMISSION law, a report of that association, for the year SHIP SALES ACT OF 1946 A letter from the Chairman, Atomic Ener 1951 (with accompanying papers); to the Two letters from the Secretary of Com gy Commission, transmitting, pursuant to Committee on the Judiciary. merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, re law, a report on tort claims paid by that Commission for the period July 1, 1952, REPORT OF NAVY CLUB ports of the activities of the Maritime Ad A letter from the Shipswriter, Navy Club ministration of the Department of Com through June 30, 1953 (with an accompany merce under the provisions of the Merchant ing report); to the Committee on the Judi of the United States of America, Rockford, Ship Sales Act of 1946, for the periods April ciary. Ill., transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 1 to June 30, 1953, and July 1 through Sep REPORT ON TORT CLAIMS PAID BY CENTRAL of that club, for the year ended April 30, tember 30, 1953 (with accompanying re INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 1953 (with accompanying papers); to the ports); to the .Committee on Interstate and A letter from the Director, Central Intelli Committee on the Judiciary. Foreign Commerce. gence Agency, reporting, pursuant to law, on REPORT ON TORT CLAIMS PAID BY DEPARTMEN-t REPORT OF FEDERAL COMMU}UCATIONS tort claims paid by that Agency, for the OF THE AIR FORCE COMMISSION fiscal year 1953; ·to the Committee on the A letter from the Director, Legislative Judiciary. A letter from the chairman of the Federal Liaison, Department of the Air Force, trans Communications Commission, transmitting, REPORT ON TORT CLAIMS . PAID BY VETERANS' mitting, pursuant to law, a report on tort pursuant to law, the 19th annual report of ADMINISTRATION claims paid by that Department for the fiscal that Commission, for the fiscal year 1953, A letter from the Administrator, Veterans' year 1953 (with an accompanying report); together with a biographical report on all Administration, transmitting, pursuant to to the Committee on the Judiciary. ' 48 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE January 7 REPORT OF CLAIMS PAID UNDER MILITARY COLLECTION OF INDEBTEDNESS OF CERTAIN MIL ·visors of Kaual County, T. H., correspond PERSONNEL CLAIMS ACT OF 1945 ITARY AND CIVILIAN PERsONNEL RESULTING ence with respect to the flood-control proj A letter from the Director, Legislative Liai FROM ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS ect at Hanapepe in the County of Kauai son, Department of the Air Force, transmit A letter from the Acting Secretary of the (with accompanying papers); to the Com ting,- pursuant to law, a report of claims paid Navy, transmitting a draft of proposed legis mittee on Public Works. under the Military Personnel Claims Act of lation to authorize the collection of indebt REPORT OF SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 1945, by that Department, for the fiscal year edness of military and civilian personnel A letter from the Secretary of the Senate, 1953 (with an accompanying report); to the resulting from erroneous payments, and for transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of Committee on the Judiciary. other purposes (with accompanying papers); the receipts and expenditures of the Senate to the Committee on Post Office and Civil for the period July 1, 1952, to June 30, 1953 TEMPORARY ADMISSION INTO UNITED STATES Service. OF CERTAIN ALIENS (with an accompanying report); ordered to COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES WORK lie on the table and to be printed. Four letters from the Commissioner of ING ON DAYS WHEN DEPARTMENTS AND Immigration and Naturalization, Department DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE PAPERS AGENCIES AR::: CLOSED of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, A letter from the Archivist of the United copies of orders granting temporary admis A letter from the Acting Secretary of the Air Force, transmitting a draft of proposed States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a list sion into the United States of sundry aliens, of papers and documents on the files of sev together with statements giving the reasons legislation to provide for compensation of certain employees on days when depart eral departments and agencies of the Gov for granting such admissions (with accom ernment which are not needed in the conduct panying papers); to the Committee on the ments, agencies, or establishments of the G ,>Vernment are closed by administrative of business and have no permanent value or · Judiciary. historical interest, and requesting action A letter from the Acting Commissioner of order (with an accompanying paper); to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. looking to their disposition (with accom Immigration and Naturalization, Department panying papers); to a Joint Select Commit of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, REPORT ON NUMBER AND TYPES OF ADDITIONAL tee on the Disposition of Papers in the Exec copies of orders granting temporary adtnis STEP INCREASES AS REWARDS FOR SUPERIOR utive Departments. sion into the United States of sundry aliens, ACCOMPLISHMENT together with statements giving the reasons A letter from the Chairman, United States The VICE PRESIDENT appointed Mr. for granting such admissions (with accom Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C., CARLSON and Mr. JOHNSTON of South panying papers); to the Committee on the transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on Carolina members of the committee on Judiciary. the number and types of additional step in the part of the Senate. ADMISSION OF CERTAIN ALIENS INTO THE creases as rewards for superior accomplish ment made by the several Government de UNITED STATES partments and agencies during the fiscal Four letters from the Commissioner of year ended June 30, 1953 (with an accom PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS Immigration and Naturalization, Department panying report); to the Committee on Post Petitions, etc., were laid before the of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to section Office and Civil Service. 212 (a) (28) (I) (ii) of the Immigration Senate and referred as indicated: and Nationality Act, copies of orders grant REPORT OF BOARD OF ACTUARIES OF CIVIL SERV By the VICE PRESIDENT: ing admission into the United States of cer- ICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FuND A joint resolution of the Legislature of . tain immigrants and nonimmigrants, to A letter from the Chairman, United States the State of Arizona; to the Committee on gether with statements of law pertaining to Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C., Agriculture and Forestry: each alien and the reasons for granting such transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of "Senate Joint Memorial 1 the Board of Actuaries of the Civil Service admissions (with accompanying papers); to "Joint memorial urging relief be given the the committee on the Judiciary. Retirement and Disability Fund for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1952 (with an accom cotton farmer of Arizona from the strin SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION OF CERTAIN panying report); to the Committee on Post gent limitations of the Agriculture Ad ALIENS-WITHDRAWAL OF NAMES Office and Civil Service. justment Act of 1938, by raising the national cotton-acreage allotment from Four letters from the Commissioner of Im REIMBURSEMENT OF PoST OFFICE DEPARTMENT 17 Y2 million to 22 Y2 million acres, and by migration and Naturalization, Department of FOR HANDLING CERTAIN FRANKED MAIL providing that no individual State's allot Justice, withdrawing the names of certain A letter from the Postmaster General, re ment be reduced thereunder by more than aliens from reports relating to aliens whose lating to the reimbursement of the Post 27Y2 percent of 1952 plantings deportation had been suspended, heretofore Office Department for handling mail of indi transmitted to the Senate (with accompany vh.:uals entitled to use the franking privi "To the President of the United States, Sec ing papers); to the Committee on the lege; to the Committee on Post Office and retary of Agri culture, and the Congress of the United States: Judiciary. Civil Service. "Your memorialist respectfully represents: REPORT ON LICENSED HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS ADMISSION OF DISPLACED PERSONS "With the advancement of man's knowl WITHDRAWAL OF NAME AND PERSONNEL OF FEDERAL POWER CoM MISSION edge, the lands and climate of Arizona have A letter from the Commissioner of Immi proved Arizona to be one of the portions of gration and Naturalization, Department of A letter from the Chairman, Federal Power the United States best fitted for the efficient Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, and economical production of cotton. The Justice, withdrawing the name of Lam Tim a report on licensed hydroelectric projects from a report transmitted to the Senate on full appreciation of this knowledge is of such and on personnel of that Commission for the recent origin that the major portion of Ari February 16, 1953, pursuant to section 4 of fiscal year ended June 30, 1953 (with accom the Displaced Persons Act of 1948, as zona's cotton production has become a panying papers); to the Committee on Pub reality only in the last 2 or 3 years. amended, with a view to the adjustment lic Works. "The Agriculture Adjustment Act of 1938, of his imtnigration status (with an accom REPORT ON ADMINISTRATION OF ADVANCE as amended, places limitations upon Ari panying paper); to the Committee on t11e PLANNING PROGRAM zona's cotton production which are based on Judiciary. A letter from the Administrator, Housing an analysis of only the infant stages of our WAIVER OF CLAIM FOR REPAYMENT OF ASSIST and Home Finance Agency, Washington, present industry. If. these limitations are ANCE GIVEN CERTAIN AMERICAN INTERNED D. C., transmitting, pursuant to law, a report applied; it will result in an overall decrease CITIZENS, WORLD WAR II on the administration of the advance plan of Arizona's present cotton acreage by 54 ning program, dated June 30, 1953 (with an percent: A reduction of approximately $100 A letter from the Chairman, American million in Arizona's present cotton income, Civilians Interned in Enemy Occupied coun accompanying report); to the Committee on Public Works. with a corresponding severe blow to Ari tries During World War II, transmitting a zona's entire economy. memorandum relating to the waiver of the REPORT OF BOARD OF DmECTORS, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY "Rather than correcting farm problems by claim against American civilians who were measures which produce such damaging im interned in enemy occupied countries dur A letter from the Chairman and members pact, transition to improve farm programs ing World War II for repayment of assistance of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee should be made in an orderly manner so that rendered (with accompanying papers); to Valley Authority, transmitting, pursuant to there will be continuous stability in the the Committee on the Judiciary. law, the annual report of that Board for the process of adjustment. fiscal year ended June 30, 1953 (with an "Wherefore your memorialist, the Legisla REPORT OF RAILROAD RETmEMENT BOARD accompanying report); to the Committee on ture of the State of · Arizona, urgently A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Re Public Works. requests: tirement Board, Chicago, Ill., transmitting, FEDERAL AID FOR HANAPEPE FLOOD CONTROL "1. That the national cotton-acreage al pursuant to law, a report of that Board for PROJECT, KAUAI ISLAND, T. H. lotment be raised from 17Y2 million to 22Y2 the fiscal year ended June 30, 1952 (with an A letter from the Delegate from Hawaii, million acres and that no individual State's accompanying report); to the Committee on transmitting, at the request of the chairman allotment be reduced thereunder by more Labor and Public Welfare. and executive officer of the Board of Super- than 27Y2 percent of the 1952 plantings." 1954 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE 49 A concurrent resolution of the Legislature A joint resolution of the Legislature of "There are, in addition to the properties of the State of Arizona; to the Committee the State of Arizona; to the Committee on now being worked, great areas and bodies on Agriculture and Forestry: Finance: of copper ore in the State which are suscepti "Senate Concurrent Memorial 2 "House Joint Memorial 4' ble of development, to the enrichment of the State and the Nation ...... oint memorial req~esting the Congress to "Concurrent memorial urging the President "Should the price of copper be allowed of the United States and the Secretary of extend old-age and survivors insurance to to be determined by foreign countries with Agriculture to grant Federal relief to Arizona employees in positions covered by low wage standards and high-grade deposits, drought areas retirement system the result would be a general shutdown "To the President of the United States and "To Arizona's Senators and Representatives of our mines, and a consequent deterioration the Secretary of Agriculture: in the Congress; to the Secretary of the of the industry both by the heavy damage "Your memorialist respectfully represents: Department of Health, Education, and to the mines and disbandonment of working "The Government of the United States has Welfare; and to the Congress of the organizations. advanced to drought areas various kinds of United States: "Should the Nation suddenly be caught feed at reduced prices for the preservation "Your memorialist respectfully represents: without the foreign supply and with a war of breeding herds; and "That the 21st Legislature of the State manpower shortage to rehabilitate abandoned "The Governor of Arizona has had statis of Arizona at its 1st regular session, being mines, the resulting copper shortage could tics compiled of Arizona's drought-stricken desirous of extending the benefits of old-age be the cause of defeat to our Armed Forces. areas and made recommendations on Octo and survivors insurance to all State em "It is, therefore, of major importance that ber 8, 1953, to the President of the United ployees, enacted house bill No. 195. That the price of copper be maintained on a basis States and the Secretary of Agriculture for said law provided for the termination of the which will insure an active industry with relief thereof. Arizona teachers' retirement system and the normal production, fair profits, steady em "Wherefore your memorialist, the Senate extension of old-age and survivors insur ployment, and a good standard of living for of the State of Arizona, the house of repre ance benefits and the supplemental State workers in the industry, and from which sentatives concurring, prays: employees' retirement system to the mem would result a continuation of the benefits bers of such system as employees of the "1. That the President of the United which accrue to the national security and the State of Arizona. State's economy by reason of the industry. States and the Secretary of Agriculture im "That notwithstanding such legislation, mediately accept the October 8, 1953, recom "This can only be insured through the the Secretary of the Department of Health, medium of an adequate import tax on raw mendation of the Governor of Arizona for Education, and Welfare refused to permit drought relief funds and that such relief be copper to equalize the difference between coverage of persons holding teachers' cer the cost of producing the metal in this coun granted in accordance with those recom tificates issued by the State board of edu try and in the copper-producing countries of mendations. cation who were in positions subject to the South America, Africa, and elsewhere. "2. Copies of this memorial shall be sent Teachers' Retirement Act of 1943 because of "Wherefore your memorialist, the Senate to the President of the United States, Secre the prohibition to such coverage by section of the State of Arizona, the house of repre tary of Agriculture, both Houses of Con 218 (d) of the Social Security Act. sentatives concurring, urgently requests: gress, Governor of Arizona, members of Ari "That the 1st session of the 83d Congress "1. That a 2-cent-per-pound tariff be zona congressional delegation, and all in of the United States enacted House Reso placed on all foreign copper." terested persons." lution 2062, amending section 218 (d) of the A joint resolution of the Legislature of the A resolution of the Senate of the State of Social Security Act so as to permit public employees of the State of Wisconsin subject State of Alabama; to the Committee on the Arizona; to the Committee on Agriculture Judiciary: - and Forestry: to the Wisconsin retirement system to ob tain old-age and survivors insurance benefits. "House Joint Resolution 120 "Senate Memorial 2 "Wherefore your memorialist, the Legis "Whereas in the Constitutional Conven "Memorial urging the President of the lature of the State of Arizona, respectfully tion of 1787 fears were expressed that Con United States and the Secretary of Agri requests: gress would someday grow so powerful that culture to take steps to restore confidence "1. That the Congress of the United States the States would not be able to secure in the cattle industry enact legislation amending section 218 (d) amendments to the Constitution necessary •To the President of the United States and of the Social Security Act so that public to maintain their rights and powers; and the Secretary of Agriculture: employees of the State of Arizona who were "Whereas as a result of their fears article ..Your memorialist respectfully represents: in positions subject to a retirement system V was written so as to empower the States "'Whereas the condition of the livestock on the date of the agreement extending to call on Congress to call a convention for Industry is _approaching a state of economic old-age and survivors insurance benefits to proposing amendments to the Constitut~on; disaster; and their coverage group may have extended to and "Whereas there are numerous reasons for them such benefits ih the same manner as "Whereas throughout the history of this the decline in the price of both fat and was provided by the Congress for the public country the States have applied 64 times to feeder cattle, one of them being the failure employees of the State of Wisconsin. Congress to call conventions, but at no time of retail prices to come down in proportion "2. That the Arizona Senators and Repre have as many as 32 States made such a call the drop in price of beef on the hoof, sentatives introduce such legislation in the on Congress; and to next session of Congress. 2 consecutive years of severe losses, and the "Whereas it has become advisable for ar ticle to be amended so that the States in difficulty of operating on a free market when "3. That the Secretary of the Department v of Health, Education, and Welfare recom addition to Congress may originate amend grains and other commodities fed to cattle mend to the Congress the adoption of legis ments to the Constitution: Now, therefore, are supported. lation similar to that enacted in behalf of be it "Wherefore your memorialist, the Senate the public employees of the State of Wis "Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, prays: consin." of Alabama (the Senate concurring), That "1. That the President of the United States Congress be requested to submit an amend and the Secretary of Agriculture consider: A concurrent resolution of the Legislature ment to the Constitution of the United of the State of Arizona; to the Committee on States, so that article V of the Constitution "A. Placing a support price of 90 percent Finance: of parity on all grades of fat cattle and can shall read as follows: "Senate Concurrent Memorlall ner cattle at all major markets until sup .. 'ARTICLE V-AMENDMENTS port prices on all grains or agricultural "Concurrent memorial requesting the main tenance of adequate tariff rates on copper "'The Congress, whenever two-thirds of products used in the process of fattening cat both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall tle have been removed, or "To the President, Congress, and the Depart propose amendments to this Constitution, or "B. A greatly accelerated, nonspeculative, ments of State and Interior of the United on the application of the legislatures of two Government meat-purchase program. States: thirds of the several States shall call a con "2. That if the decision is in favor of a "Your memorialist respectfully represents: vention for proposing amendments; or the support price on cattle, that it be installed at "The mining of copper is one of Arizona's _ legislature of any State, whenever two-thirds once and maintained until such time as chief industries, an industry so great that of each house shall deem it necessary, may Congress convenes and the necessary steps in point of copper production Arizona leads propose amendments to this Constitution by are taken to establish a new agricultural all of the States of the United States, and, transmitting to the Secretary of State of in fact, is responsible for approximately 40 the United States and to the secretary of program in which all phases of agriculture percent of all copper mined in the Nation. state of each of the several States a certified would be treated alike. "The copper-mining industry gives em copy of the resolution proposing the amend "3. Copies of this memorial shall be sent ployment to many thousands of miners, arti ment; which, in any case, when ratified by to the President of the United States, Sec sans, mechanics, and craftsmen, whose wel the legislatures of three-fourths of the sev retJ.ry of Agriculture, both Houses of Con fare and prosperity is in very large measure eral States, shall be valid to all intents and gress, Governor of Arizona, members of Ari dependent upon this major activity; indeed, purposes as part of this Constitution: Pro zona congressional delegation, and all inter the economic welfare of the State is vitally vided, That no State, without its consent, ested persons." affected by the status of the mining industry. shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the C-4 50 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE January 7 Senate. Any proposed amendment shall be A joint resolution of the Legislature of the sary measures to reduce Federal taxes and inoperative unless so ratified within 12 years State of New Jersey; to the Committee on permit Utah and other States of the Union from the date of its submission, or such Finance: greater tax leewa:· for the purpose of meeting shorter period as may be prescribed in the "Senate Joint Resolution 12 pressing needs in the State and local govern mental units of the State; be it further proposal. The validity of any amendment "Joint resolution memorializing the Con "Resolved, That the Congress of the United shall constitute a justifiable question to be gress of the United States to amend the decided by the courts and not by the Con States is hereby urged to reduce Federal Internal Revenue Code to provide for the taxes now used to support public services gress.'" elimination of the Federal tax on ciga which can more economically be :naintained rettes and gasoline in all cases where a tax A joint resolution of the Legislature of the by the States and political subdivisions on cigarettes and gasoline is imposed by thereof and permit greater taxing leeway for State of Alabama; to the Committee on any State so as to afford to the States the Finance: the States in maintaining such public serv right to impose and collect taxes on ciga ices; be it further "House Joint Resolution 7 rettes and gasoline for State purposes "Resolved, That the secretary of of State of "Whereas at present the State derives a without any Federal tax on such com modities the State of Utah be, and is hereby author very substantial portion of its revenue from ized and directed, to send copies of this con its sales-tax receipts; and "Whereas the State is in need of additional current resolution to the President of the "Whereas the revenue derived from such revenues for State aid to schools and other United States and to the Senate and House sales tax is devoted to the support, mainte S!;ate purposes; and of Representatives of the United States and "Whereas such additional revenue could nance, and operation of our public-school that copies of this resolution be forwarded readily be obtained by increasing the taxes to the Senators and Members of the House system; and on cigarettes and gasoline but that any such "Whereas there have been indications that of Representatives of the State of Utah in increase would be unduly burdensome if the the National Congress." the Federal Government might enlarge its present Federal taxes on cigarettes and gas field of taxation to include a Federal sales oline are continued; and A resolution of the Senate of the State of tax: Now, therefore, be it "Whereas the taxation of these commodi Pennsylvania; to the Committee on Finance: "Resolved by the House of Representatives ties should properly be left to the States and "Whereas the increased importation of of Alabama (the Senate concurring): Federal taxes thereon should only be imposed numerous products that come into competi "1. The Congress of the United States is in States which do not tax such commodi tion with the output of factories, farms, and hereby memorialized and requested not to ties: Now, therefore, be it mines of Pennsylvania, replacing the prod enact any legislation levying a Federal sales "Resolved by the Senate and General As ucts of Pennsylvania's industries, is a con stant menace to the State's continuing eco tax of any kind, but to leave this field of sembly of the State of New Jersey: "1. The Congress of the United States is nomic stability; and taxation to the States. "Whereas the lower wages paid abroad "2 The clerk of the house is directed to hereby memorialized to amend the Internal Revenue Code by providing for the elimina make it impossible for many of our own transmit copies of this resolution to the tion of the Federal tax on cigarettes and gas smaller and medium-sized producers to com Speaker of the United States House of Repre oline in all cases where a tax on cigarettes pete with imports without resorting to ruin sentatives, the President of the United States and gasoline is imposed by any State so as to ous price cutting, which in turn would result Senate, and each member of the Alabama afford to the States the right to impose and either in financial losses or heavy pressure congressional delegation." collect taxes on cigarettes and gasoline for for wage reductions and outright unemploy ment; and A joint resolution of the Legislature of the State purposes without any Federal tax on State of New Jersey; to the Joint Committee such commodities. "Whereas our national obligations have reached such extreme proportions that the on Atomic Energy: "2. The secretary of state is hereby di rected forthwith to transmit a copy of this national income must be maintained at its "Assembly Joint Resolution 17 joint resolution, properly authenticated, to present unprecedented high level, or close ''Joint resolution memorializing Congress to the President of the United States, to the thereto, lest we become insolvent; and amend the Atomic Energy Act so as to respective Presiding Officers of the United "Whereas pressure that comes from im eliminate therefrom any language which States Senate and the House of Representa ports of residual fuel oil, having risen from may be interpreted as extending exemption tives and to all of the Senators and Repre an average of 50 million barrels in the 1946- from State and local taxes to private con sentatives from New Jersey in the Congress. 48 period to more than 125 million in 1952, tractors dealing with the Atomic Energy ••a. This joint resolution shall take effect or the equivalent of 31 million tons of coal; immediately." from imports of pottery, watches and parts, Commission glassware, lace, carpets and other textiles, "Whereas the Supreme Court of the United A concurrent resolution of the Legislature hats and millinery, chemicals, scientific ap of the State of Utah; to the Committee on States has recently held that the activities of Finance: paratus, cutlery, dairy products, wallpaper, a private contractor performing services for luggage and leather goods, and many other the Atomic Energy Commission are to be "Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 articles, will render the upholding of the treated as activities of the Atomic Energy "Concurrent resolution memorializing the economy at its high levels most uncertain Commission itself for the purpose of securing President and Congress of the United and difficult, unless all import trade is placed immunity from State and local taxes: Now, States of America to reduce Federal taxes on a fair competitive basis and the potential therefore, be it and lessen the drain of money from this injury therefrom thus contained; and and other States into the Federal Treasury "Whereas a maximum of such trade re "Resolved by the Senate and General As "Be it resolved by the Legislature of the sults from a prosperous domestic economy sembly of the State of New Jers~y: freed from the threat of a breakdown result "1. The Congress of the United States is State of Utah (the Governor concurring therein): ing from unfair import competition: There hereby memorialized to amend the Atomic fore be it "Whereas collections of direct Federal taxes Energy Act so as to eliminate therefrom any and other revenues by the Federal Govern "Resolved (if the house of representatives language which may be interpreted as pro ment from. the citizens of Utah are in excess concurs). That the General Assembly of the viding for the extension of tax exemption to of $164,000,000; and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby private contractors with the Atomic Energy "Whereas Utah's share of Federal taxes of memorialize the Congress of the United Commission or to the vendors of such -con all kinds is in excess of $268,000,000; and States that adequate safeguards be provided in tariff and trade legislation against the tractors, contrary to the well-established "Whereas the State of Utah is urgently in principles of intergovernmental relations destruction or lowering of our American need of additional revenues to maintain standard of living, the labor standards of our which have assured to the States and their public services which are financed by State workmen, and the stability of our economy political subdivisions full power to impose and local taxes; and by unfair import competition and that exist nondiscriminatory taxation upon private per "Whereas Utah and its political subdivi ing trade agreements legislation be amended sons who deal with the Government. sions are ready and willing to assume the accordingly; and be it further "2. The secretary of state is hereby direct obligation for additional public services which are now being performed by the Fed "Resolved, That copies of this resolution be ed forthwith to transmit a copy of this joint transmitted to the President of the United resolution, properly authenticated, to the eral Government if sufficient revenues are available on a State and local level: Now, States, the Vice President of the United President of the United States, to the re therefore, be it States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary spective Presiding Officers of the United "Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, the States Senate and the House of Representa of Utah (the Governor concurri ng), That the Secretary of Agricuiture, the Chairman of the tives, and to an of the Senators and Repre Congress of the United States is hereby com United States Tariff Commission, the Speaker sentatives from New Jersey in Congress. mended for the effort that has been made to of the House of Representatives, and each "3. This joint resolution shall take effect reduce expenditures and return government Senator and Representative from Pennsyl immediately." to the people and is requested to pass neces- vania in the Congress of the United States." 1954 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE 51 A concurrent resolution of the Legislature recently by Assistant Secretary Orme Lewis the hardship of these civilian internees; and of the State of Utah; to the Committee on of the United States Department of the In be it further Interior and Insular Affairs: terior. This modified survey will place mon "Resolved, That the executive secretary be "Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 uments at the corners of the school sections and she is hereby directed to forward copies in each unsurveyed township, and can be "Concurrent resolution memorializing the of this resolution to the Congress of the completed in 3 years and for one-third the United States and to the Governor of Guam." President and Congress of the United cost of a complete survey, according to a States of America to pass legislation rec Bureau of Land Management report. Com A joint resolution of the Legis1ature of the ognizing and confirming State title to pletion of such a modified survey will permit State of Arizona; to the Committee on Labor certain assigned school land and assigning final transfer of title to the assigned school and Public Welfare: leasing funds derived from such lands in sections to the States within a reasonable "House Joint Memorial 1 escrow, and providing for funds for a modi period; be it further "Joint memorial relating to the Railroad fied survey and recommendation for a "Resolved, That the secretary of state of modified survey Retirement Act, and requesting favorable the State of Utah be, and he is authorized action on House of Representatives bill 356 "Be it resolved by the Legislature of the and directed, to send copies of this memorial State of Utah (the Governor concurring to the President of the United States of "To the Congress. of the United States of therein): America and to the members of Utah's con America: "Whereas a congressional act of July 16, gressional delegation and to the Senate and "Your memorialist respectfully represents: 1894, granted a total of 7,374,356 acres of land House of Representatives of the United "House of Representatives bill 356, intro (sees. 2, 16, 32, and 36 of every township) to States." duced in the United States House of Repre the State of Utah for support of the common sentatives by Hon. James E. Van Zandt, Two resolutions of the Second Legislature Representatives from Pennsylvania, provides schools and certain educational and public of the Territory of Guam; to the Commit institutions; and for the repeal of the dual-benefits-restriction "Whereas a congressional act of January tee on the Judiciary: provision of the Railroad Retirement Act. 25, 1927 (ch. 57, U.S. Statutes at Large; 69th "Resolution 58 "This measure passed the United States Cong.), confirmed that s".lch assigned State "Resolution relative to memorializing the House of Representatives on July 24, 1953, by school sections would be transferred to the Congress of the United States to pass the an overwhelming voice vote. The measure, States even if known mineral in character; substance of H. R. 4769, 81st Congress, 1st as passed by the House, was sent to the Senate and session and was referred to the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Due to the "Whereas failure of the Federal Govern "Be it resolved by the Legislature of the ment to complete original cadastral surveys rush of business in the closing days of the Territory of Guam, That the Congress of 1st session of the 83d Congress, the Senate on 10,330,730 acres of Utah land has pre the United States be and it is hereby re vented transfer of title to more than 1,000,- committee decided to withhold action on the spectfully requested to pass legislation simi measure until the 2d session of the 83d Con 000 acres of those school lands assigned 57 lar to House Resolution 4769, 81st Congress, years ago; and gress, to convene January 1954. first session. Said resolution reads as fol "The dual-benefits-restriction prov1s10n "Whereas potentially valuable mineral lows: rights and leasing revenue in that unsur provides that the retirement annuity of a veyed acreage are being usurped by the- Fed "'A bill to extend the benefits of section 5 retired railroad employee must be reduced by eral Government through application of a of the War Claims Act of 1948 to certain the amount of old-age benefit which he is land policy which decrees that school sec citizens of Guam captured at Wake Island receiving or 'is entitled to receive' under the tions under mineral lease will not pass to "'Be it enacted, etc., That section 5 (a) of Federal Social Security Act. Thus the the State at acceptance at the survey un the War Claims Act of 1948 is hereby amend amount is deducted even though the annui less the lease has terminated; and ed by inserting " (or a citizen of Guam, if tant is not receiving social-security benefits "Whereas no lands can be provided in lieu he was captured at Wake Island)" after "citi to which he might be entitled. of such acreage, from the vacant public do zen of the United States"; and be it "As a result of this provision, at the close of 1952, there were an estimated 30,200 re main, of comparable value to mineral rights "'Resolved, '!'hat the executive secretary be in an area being heavily expored for oil, gas, and she is hereby directed to transmit a copy tired railroad annuitants and 10,500 wives o! and uranium; and of this resolution to the Senate and to the retired railroad annuitants who received re "Whereas completion of the survey ductions in their railroad annuities ranging House of Representative of the Congress of up to $85 per month for the retired annuitant which would require an additional 180 years the United States.'" at the present rate, under funds allotted to and $40 for his wife. the exclusive surveying agency, the United "In addition to this cut, railroad annui States Bureau of Land Management-would "Resolution 114 tants found that when, in 1952, the Federal facilitate development of the natural re "Resolution relative to memorializing _the Congress raised social-security benefits, their sources of the respective Western States, in Congress of the United States to enact railroad annuities were again reduced by an cluding petroleum and other minerals, and war-claims legislation for employees of amount corresponding to the increase in the identification of the lands for use or dis contractors interned during the occupa their social-security benefits. The relief in posal; and tion in Guam by a foreign power tended to be given retired workers to meet "Whereas these same problems also apply increased living costs was passed on to all "Be it resolved by the Legislature of the retired workers with the single exception of tn the States of Arizona, California, Colo Territory of Guam: rado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, retired railroad annuitants. Washington, and Wyoming: Now, therefore, "Whereas provision has heretofore been "The inequities and injustice of the dual be it made by the United States Congress for war benefits-restriction provision are contrary to claims damages to be paid to employees of all concepts of fair play and penalize one "Resolved by the Legislature of the State the Government of the United States and of Utah (the Governor concurring), That class of retired workers at a time when the the Congress of the United States of America employees of the Naval Government of ever-rising cost of living has reduced the take the following action promptly to pre Guam who were interned in Guam as a result living standards of that portion of our popu serve the land rights of the school children of the Japanese occupation; and lation which has, through its own industry. of Utah and other Western States: "Whereas no like provision has been made earned the right to a just and adequate com "1. Passage of legislation clearly confirm for employees of contractors who were also pensation. ing State property rights to assigned school working on defense projects but were not "Wherefore your memorialist, the Legisla sections in unsurveyed areas not included at direct employees of the United States Gov ture of the State of Arizona prays: the time of Statehood within existing Fed ernment; and "1. That the Congress enact House of Rep eral reservations and assigning to escrow "Whereas there are many hundred Guam resentatives bill 356." for the benefit of the respective States any anians who have suffered loss without com A joint resolution of the Legislature of the funds derived from minerals leases or roy pensation therefore as a result of being in State of Utah; ordered to lie on the table: terned as employees of defense contractors alties on such acreage until title is con "Senate Joint Resolution 3 veyed to the respective States. The legisla and who now have no means to redress: Now, tion should provide further that all Federal therefore, be it "Joint resolution of the legislature of the leases on said school sections at the time the "Resolved, That the Congress of the United State of Utah memorializing the Congress survey is completed will promptly revert to States is hereby respectfully requested and of the United States to propose an amend the State, without delaying the transfer. memorialized to make adequate provision by ment to the Constitution of the United "2. Amending the act of January 25, 1927, statute for compensation to employees of States by passing Senate Joint Resolution so as to clearly confirm the title of the States contractors who were interned as a result of 1 of the 83d Congress, 1st session, as pro to its sections in. place even if known min the occupation of Guam by the Japanese posed by Senator BRICKER eral in character and whether surveyed or military forces; and be it further "Be it resolved by the Legislature of the unsurveyed. "Resolved, That the Governor of Guam be State of Utah (both houses concurring "3. Passage of legislation providing for and he is hereby respectfully requested to therein): funds for a modified cadastral survey, as make the appropriate representations to the "Whereas there must needs be preservation proposed June 4, 1953, by region IV of the Department of Interior in connection with of the constitutional autonomy of the sover Bureau o.f Land Management and endorsed the details of proper legislation to alleviate eign States; and 52 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE January 7 "Whereas all rights and powers reserved to ••Whereas the development of the Colo bad entered into an interstate civil-defense the States by the Constitution can presently rado River in the upper basin States, con compact with the other States (with ac be transferred by treaty to the Federal Gov sisting of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, companying papers); to the Committee on ernment destroying the Federal State form Utah, and Wyoming, is of foremost impor Armed Services. of government: Now, therefore, be it tance to the future development and general A letter from the Deputy Director, Civil "Resolved, That we do petition and memo welfare of said States and of the western Defense Corps, Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio, rialize the Congress to propose an amend United States; and notifying the Senate that the State of Ohio ment to the Constitution of the United "Whereas the allocation of the waters of had entered into interstate compacts with States by passing the following amendment, the Colorado River apportioned to the upper the States of Virginia, Kentucky, ancl Wyom known as the Bricker amendment, to the basin by the Colorado River compact has ing (with an accompanying paper); to the Constitution of the United States: been amicably settled by and between the Committee on Armed Services. •• 'ARTICLE- above States; and A resolution adopted by the 54th National "Whereas the Upper Colorado River Com Encampment of the Veterans of Foreign "'SECTION 1. A provision of a treaty which pact Commission, comprising one member Wars, held at Milwaukee, Wis., commending conflicts with this Constitution shall not be each from the States of Colorado, New Mex Gen. Lewis B. Hershey for his administration of any force or effect. ico, Utah, and Wyoming, and the Federal of the Selective Service System; to the Com "'SEC. 2. A treaty shall become effective as Government is a functioning body and has mittee on Armed Services. internal law in the United States only already completed a dynamic plan for the Three resolutions adopted by the conven through legislation which would be valid in development of the project; and tion of the Retired Officers Association, Wash the absence of treaty. "Whereas a report of the participating ington, D. C., relating to retired pay of officers "'SEc. 3. Congress shall have power to projects has been compiled by the United and civilian personnel, to correct inequities regulate all executive and other agreements States Bureau of Reclamation, approved, in the Career Compensation Act of 1949, and with any foreign power or international with modifications, by the Secretary of the the classification of warrant officers; to the organization. All such agreements shall be Interior, and -submitted by him to the Con Committee on Armed Services. subject to the limitations imposed on treaties gress of the United States; and A resolution adopted by the City Council by this article. "Whereas this desirable development can of Boston, Mass., favoring the enactment of "'SEc. 4. The Congress shall have power to not be commenced without the authoriza legisl&tion to provide sufficient public hous enforce this article by appropriate legislation. tion of the Congress of the United States ing; to the Committee on Banking ancl " 'SEC. 5. This article shall be inoperative of America: Now, therefore, be it Currency. unless it shall have been ratified as an "Resolved by the 1st special session of the A resolution adopted by the Home and amendment to the Constitution by the legis 30th Legislature of the State of Utah (its School Association, Anacostia High School, latures of three-fourths of the several States Governor concurring therein) , That the Washington, D. C., favoring the enactment of within 7 years from the date of its submis Congress of the United States of America, legislation to provide funds to continue equal sion'; be it further be and it is hereby memorialized to prompt but separate facilities in relation to schools "Resolved, That copies of this resolution ly, diligently, and fairly consider and act for all citizens of the District of Columbia; be transmitted forthwith to the President of upon at this session, legislation to authorize to the Committee on the District of the United States, United States Senate, the Colorado River storage project and par Columbia. House of Representatives and each congres ticipating projects; and be it further A resolution adopted by the Conference of sional delegate from the State of Utah." "Resolved, That certified copies hereof be State Social Security Administrators, in Chi A joint resolution of the Legislature of the promptly transmitted to the President and cago, Ill., favoring the extension of old-age State of Alabama; ordered to lie on the Vice President of the United States, the and survivors' insurance to public employees; table: Speaker of the House of Representatives of to the Committee on Finance. "House Joint Resolution 83 said Congress, United States Senator ARTHUR A resolution adopted by the Guilford V. WATKINS, United States Senator WALLACE County (N. C.) Young Republican Club, fa "Joint resolution of House of Representa voring the enactment of legislation allowing tives and the Senate of the State of F. BENNET!', Representative in Congress WILLIAM A. DAWSON, and Representative in a $25 exemption in income taxes for e&.eh Alabama Congress DOUGLAS R. STRINGFELLOW, to the pint of blood donated -to the American Red ••whereas our Nation has today lost one Secretary of the Interior, the Commissioner Cross; to the Committee on Finance. of its finest statesmen, a man who not only of Reclamation, the Upper Colorado River A letter in the nature of a petition signed stood by his convictions but who in doing Compact Commission, and to the governors by Gov. Gordon Persons, chairman, and so retained the admiration, respect, and and legislatures of the following States: Ari sundry other members of the Alabama State friendship of his colleagues, and commanded zona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming." Board of Public Welfare, praying for the the confidence of people of all parties and enactment of legislation to extend the old stations of life in our country, and who was By the VICE PRESIDENT: age and survivors' insurance coverage to the worthy son of a worthy father: Now, A resolution adopted by the board of groups now excluded; to the Committee on therefore, be it directors of the Trinity Bay Soil Conser Finance. vation District, Anahuac, Tex., favoring the "Resolved by the House of Representa A resolution adopted by local union No. continuance of the Soil Conservation Service 1265, United Mine Workers of America, West tives and the Senate of the State of Alabama in the Department of Agriculture; to the (now in session), That we do extend to the Frankfort, Ill., favoring the enactment of wife and family of Senator Robert A. Taft ComiUittee on Agriculture and Forestry. legislation to amend the social security law, our deepest sympathy in this sad hour and A resolution adopted by the Arizona United rel&ting to the age limit for retirement pur to the United States Senate our sense of its Livestock Producers' Association in Phoenix, poses, and so forth; to the Committee on Ariz., relating to the stabilization of prices Finance. loss, and that the clerk of the house and in the livestock industry; to the Committee the secretary of the senate extend immedi on Agriculture and Forestry. A resolution adopted by the New Jersey ately our sentiments, as hereinabove ex A resolution adopted by the California State Bar Association, favoring the enac~ pressed, by transmitting to the bereaved Association of Airport Executives, Inc., relat ment of legislation to include lawyers under family and to the United States Senate a ing to the appropriation of sufficient funds the provisions of the Social Security Act; to copy of this resolution." to operate airports during a national emer the Committee on Finance. A concurrent resolution of the Legislature gency; to the Committee on Appropriations. Three resolutions adopted by the 12th of the State of Utah; to the Committee on A resolution adopted by the Veterans of annual convention of the National Com Interior and Insular Affairs: Foreign Wars of the United States Depart mittee of Americans of Polish Descent, New York, N.Y., relating to the freedom of Poland "Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 ment of California, at their council of ad ministration meeting, in Sacramento, Calif., and other countries of central and eastern "Concurrent resolution of the 1st special relating to the appropriations for the med Europe, and so forth; to the Committee on session of the 30th Legislature of the State ical program of the Veterans' Administration; Foreign Relations. of Utah, the Governor concurring therein, to the Committee on Appropriations. A resolution adopted at a special session reaffirming Senate Joint Resolution 10 of A letter from the Governor of Alabama, of the Americans of Polish Descent and Poles the 30th Legislature memorializing the notifying the Senate that that State bad in the U. S. A., at Cleveland, Ohio, relati:t;lg Congress of the United States of America entered into an interstate civil-defense com to the arrest of Cardinal Wyszynski; to the to proceed with the development of the pact with the other States (with accom Committee on Foreign Relations. Colorado River in the upper basin States panying papers); to the Committee on Armed A resolution adopted by the State con by authorizing the Colorado River storage Services. ference, National Society, Daughters of the project and participating projects Letters from the Governor of the State of American Revolution, New York State Or "Be it resolved by the Legislature of the Idaho, transmitting copies of the interstate ganization, Rome, N. Y., relating to the rec State of Utah (the Governor concurring civil-defense and disaster compact entered ognition of the Chinese Communist regime; therein): into by that State with the States of Indiana, to the Committee on Foreign Relations. "Whereas the 30th Legislature of the State Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, New Mexico, . Resolutions adopted by the St. Francis of Utah passed on March 9, 1953, Senate Tennessee, Colorado, and Alabama (with general assembly, Fourth Degree Knights of Joint Resolution 10; and accompanying papers) ; to the Committee Columbus, and Gold Gate Council, No. 2507, "Whereas the Congress of the United on Armed Services. Knights of Columbus, both of San Francisco, States of America has still taken no action; A letter from the secretary of state of Calif., protesting against the action of the ancl Indiana, notifying the Senate that that State Polish Government in arresting Cardinal 1954 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 53 Wyszinski, primate of Poland; to the Com The petition of Cecil S. Lucas, of Atlanta, States of Florida and Alabama, as defined by mittee on Foreign Relations. Ga., praying for a redress of grievances; to the constitutions of each respective State, at A resolution adopted by the Oakland, the Committee on the Judiciary. the mouth of the Perdido River and adjacent Calif., unit of the Women Defenders of The petition of Dr. C. H. R. Hovde, of thereto (with accompanying papers); to the America, Inc., favoring the enactment of leg Lawndale, Calif., dated October 20, 1953, to Committee on the Judiciary. islation to repudiate the treaty entitled "The gether with an addenda to the above peti The petition of the United Neighbors, Inc., Status of Armed Forces Treaty"; to the Com tion dated December 14, 1953, praying for a signed by F. A. Lydy, president, and 17 af mittee on Foreign Relations. redress of grievances (with an accompanying filiated organizations, Los Angeles, Calif., A resolution adopted by the Burlington paper); to the Committee on the Judiciary. relating to an investigation and legislative County Pomona Grange, Vincentown, N. J., A resolution adopted by the New Jersey action in connection with the decision of relating to the serving of alcoholic beverages State Bar Association, relating to commu the Supreme Court of the United States in at official functions; to the Committee on nism; to the Committee on the Judiciary. the case of Barrows v. Jackson (with accom Foreign Relations. Two resolutions adopted by the Jewish panying papers); to the Committee on the A resolution adopted by the California War Veterans of the U. S. A., relating to a Judiciary. State convention, Jewish War Veterans of Middle East Defense Organization, and the A resolution adopted by the convention of the U. S. A., at Coronado, Calif., relating to McCarran-Walter Immigration and National the Retired Officers Association, Washing the supervision of holy places in Jerusalem ity Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ton, D. C., relating to medical treatment for by the United Nations; to the Committee on A letter from the secretary of State of veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Foreign Relations. Alabama, transmitting a copy of Act No. 440 Boxer Rebellion, and the Philippine Insur A resolution adopted by the 17th Annual of the Legislature of Alabama, relating to the rection; to the Committee on Labor and Constitutional Convention of the Interna location of the boundary between the States Public Welfare. tional Woodworkers of America, at Vancou of Florida a~d Alabama as defined by the Resolutions adopted by Memory Post, No. ver, British Columbia, relating to the reor constitution of each respective State, at the 1844, Santa Rosa, and the Sonoma County ganization of the executive branch of the mouth of the Perdido River and adjacent Chapter, No. 48, both in the State of Cali . Government; to the Committee on Govern thereto (with accompanying papers); to the fornia, favoring the establishment of a vet ment Operations. Committee on the Judiciary. erans' hospital in the Santa Rosa area, for A resolution adopted by the Philip Billard the treatment of neuropsychiatric patients; A resolution adopted by the West Virginia Post, No. 1650, Veterans of Foreign Wars, State Federation of Labor, A. F. of L., at to the Committee on Labor and Public Wel Topeka, Kans., relating to the deportation of fare. Wheeling, W.Va., relaLJ.g to the reorganiza Dick Haymes; to the Committee on the Ju tion of the executive branch of the Govern diciary. A resolution adopted by the New York or ment; to the Committee on Government A resolution adopted by the New York or ganization, National Society, Daughters of Operations. · ganization, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, Rome, N. Y., favor A resolution adopted at the Special Con the American Revolution, Rome, N. Y., re ing an investigation of the activities of the vention Against the Evils of MechaniZation lating to the display of the American flag; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and held under the auspices of the Puerto Rico to the Committee on the Judiciary. Cultural Organization, as they affect the Free Federation of Labor, at Arecibo, P. R., A resolution adopted by the Supreme American school system; to the Committee relating to the mechanization of the sugar Lodge, Order of the Sons of Italy in America, on Labor and Public Welfare. · industry; to the Committee on Interior and Supreme Executive Council, New York City, A letter in the nature of a petition from Insular Affairs. N. Y., relating to the amendment of the Harding Franco-Soto, San Juan, P.R., relat A resolution adopted by the Board of Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952; ing to the restoration of the cost-of-living Supervisors of the City and County of Hono to the Committee on the Judiciary. allowance payable to Federal employees of lulu, T. H., relating to the issuance of pub A resolution adopted by the Supreme Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; to the lic improvements bonds; to the Committee Lodge, Order of the Sons of Italy in America, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. on Interior and Insular Affairs. Supreme Executive Council, New York, N. Y., A resolution adopted by the State Bar of A resolution adopted by the executive favoring the enactment of legislation desig New Mexico, Santa Fe, N. Mex., favoring the committee of the California section of the nating Columbus Day, October 12, a national enactment of legislation to increase the sal American Water Works Association at Pasa holiday; to the Committee on the Judiciary. aries of Members of Congress and the Federal dena, Calif., reaffirming its opposition to A resolution adopted by the Special Con judiciary; to the Committee on Post Office the central Arizona project; to the Commit vention Against the Evils of Mechanization, and Civil Service. ' tee on Interior and Insular Affairs. held under the auspices of the Puerto Rican A telegram in the nature of a memorial from the Puerto Rico Free Federation of A letter from the Secretary of Hawaii, Free Federation of Labor, at Arecibo, P. R., relating to the designation of a day during Labor, San Juan, P. R., signed by Nicolas Honolulu, T. H., transmitting a copy of Act Nogueras Rivera, president, relating to the 254 of the Legislature of- Hawaii, providing the year 1954 to be known as Labor Pray for the issuance of public-improvement Day; to the Committee on the Judiciary. restitution of the 25-percent differential to bonds (with an accompanying paper); to A resolution adopted by the District At the Federal employees in Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. the Committee on Interior and Insular torneys' Association of Oregon, Portland, Oreg., relating to the propriety of present A resolution adopted by the American Fed Affairs. eration of Labor, Washington, D. C., relat Two letters from the Governor of Hawall, congressional investigations; to the Commit tee on the Judiciary. ing to investigations by congressional com transmitting two,resolutions adopted by the mittees; to the Committee on Rules and Ad• Board of Supervisors of the City and County A resolution adopted by the Michigan Committee for Protection of Foreign Born, ministration. of Honolulu, T. H., relating to the issuance A letter in the nature of a petition from of public-improvement bonds for the con Detroit, Mich., favoring the enactment of legislation to repeal the Nationality and the New Mexico Legislative Council, Santa struction of sewerage systems, and for flood Fe., N. Mex., relating to the restoration o! control projects (with accompanying pa Immigration Act of 1952; to the Committee on the Judiciary. the printing of the State Law Index, for pers); to the Committee on Interior and merly published by the Library of Congress; Insular Affairs. A resolution adopted by the National Con ference of Police Associations, at Minne to the Committee on Rules and Administra A letter in the nature of a petition from tion. Carlos Westerband, member of the House apolis, Minn. relating to the danger in the A letter in the nature of a petition from of Representatives of the Commonwealth published Communist doctrine to discredit the Free Confederation of Workers of Puerto of Puerto Rico, San Juan, P. R., relating to police forces; to the Committee on the Rico, San Juan, P. R., signed by Nicolas an investigation of crime conditions on the Judiciary. Nogueras Rivera, president, relating to the Puerto Rican waterfront; to the Committee · A resolution adopted by the 35th Annual placing of a statue of Santiago Iglesias Pan on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Convention of the American Legion, Depart tin, deceased, in the United States Capitol; A resolution adopted by the California ment of Michigan, Detroit, Mich., commend to the Committee on Rules and Administra Association of Airport Executives, Inc., relat ing the patriotic American officials who have tion. ing to the continued operation of control fought in a manner consistent with the Con A resolution adopted by a Democratic towers and landing aids with Civil Aeronau stitution and laws to rid the country of caucus of the General Court of Massachu tics Administration funds; to the Committee those seeking to overthrow the Government; setts, at Worcester, Mass., commending the on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. to the Committee on the Judiciary. loyalty and devotion to country of former A resolution adopted by the New Jersey A paper in the nature of a petition signed President· Harry S. Truman; ordered to lie Baptist Convention at Asbury Park, N. J., by Beatrice Miller Montanye, as agent for on the table. favoring the enactment of legislation to pro her brother, Harry B. Miller, concerning her Resolutions adopted by the West Virginia hibit the advertising of alcoholic beverages claim against the people of the State of New State Bar, Charleston, W. Va., the board of in interstate commerce; to the Committee on York, in the matter of the closing of an aban directors of the Ebell of Los Angeles, Calif.• Interstate and Foreign Commerce. doned bridle path in the town of Webb, and the Friday Morning Club of Los Angeles. A resolution adopted by the Burlington Herkimer County, N.Y. (with accompanying relating to international treaties and execu County (N.J.) Pomona Grange, favoring the papers) ; to the Committee on the Judiciary. tive agreements; ordered to lie on the table. enactment of legislation to. prohibit the ad A letter from the secretary of state of A letter in the nature of a petition from vertising of alcoholic beverages in interstate Florida, transmitting a copy of Chapter the Puerto Rico Free Federation of Labor. commerce; to the Committee on Interstate 28141, Laws of Florida, Acts of 1953, relating San Juan, P. R., signed by Nicolas Nogueras and Foreign Commerce. to the location of the boundary between the Rivera, president, enclosing a resolution 54 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD·- - SENATE January 7 adopted by that organization, felicitating The convention was attended by over ·200 Minutes of the September 21, 1953, meet the President and his administration on the members and the above resolution was unan ing were read and approved. Motion to ac Korean problem; ordered to lie on the table. imously adopted. cept the minutes was made by Leidholm, Letters from the Ambassador of Honduras, Sincerely, seconded by Thompson, and duly carried. the Ambassador of Germany, and a telegram DUNCAN FRASER, President. Application for membership was read and f_:>m the Ambassador of Brazil, offering con ALDA FRASER, Secretary. voted on for acceptance. Motion. to accept dolences on the death of the late Senator was made by Buehler, seconded by Hauf, and Robert A. Taft; ordered to lie on the table. duly carried. Resolutions adopted by the City Planning TRANSMISSION AND SALE OF FED Final action was taken on the audit. Upon Commission of Cleveland, Ohio, the board of motion by McElwain, seconded by Thompson, ERAL ELECTRIC POWER-RESO and duly carried, the $1,258.32 in deferred directors of the Puerto Rico Federation of LUTION OF MIRAGE FLATS to provide for the in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each ment's business. inclusion of the Territory of Alaska House concurring therein), That the follow During the recess of the Congress, and ing article is hereby proposed as an amend within the Federal Reserve System, in ment to the Constitution of the United in the absence of the committee mem troduced by Mr. BuTLER of Nebraska, was States, which shall be valid to all intentf bers, the bill was reviewed with various received, read twice by its title, and and purposes as part of the Constitution staff members closely associated with referred to the Committee on Banking when ratified by the legislatures of three the handling of procurement matters for and Currency. fourths of the several States: small-business concerns. The object of "ARTICLE- this review was to safeguard and to make "SECTION 1. The right of citizens of thE more effective the declared policy of Con REDUCTION OF VOTING AGE TO 18 United States, who are 18 years of age 01 gress that a fair proportion of total pur older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged chases and contracts for supplies and Mr. KNOWLAND. Mr. President, I by the United States or by any State on services shall be placed with small-busi introduce for appropriate reference a account of age. The Congress shall have ness concerns. It is believed that the joint resolution proposing an amend power to enforce this article by appropriate bill will do much to provide a greater ment to the Constitution of the United legislation. States to grant to citizens of the United "SEC. 2. This article shall be inoperative proportion of the total procurement for unless it shall have been ratified as an small business. The bill was also re States who have attained the age of 18 the right to vote. amendment to the Constitution by the legis viewed with the Legal Section of the latures of three-fourths of the several State~ Small Business Administration. I should like to say to Members on within 7 years from the date of its submission The VICE PRESIDENT. The bill will both sides of the aisle, with reference to the States by the Congress." to the joint resolution, that it proposes a be received and appropriately referred. Mr. MORSE. Mr. President, I say t. I assure the distinguished Senator the United States in point of time. I proposing an amendment to the Consti from California that I am delighted to be suspect that was the principal reason tution of the United States to grant to a cosponsor in the introduction of the why Alaska and Hawaii were not in citizens of the United States who have joint resolution introduced by him, which cluded within the Federal Reserve Sys attained the age of 18 the right to vote, is identical fn purpose with the one pre tem-because it took several days ·in introduced by Mr. KNowLAND (for him viously introduced by me as a repre transit for the transmission of checks self, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. KEFAUVER, Mr. sentative of the Independent Party in the and other financial documents back and LENNON, Mr. MORSE, Mr. HENDRICKSON, Senate. forth from Alaska to the States and it and Mr. CASE), was received, read twice Mr. HUMPHREY. Mr. President, I therefore was not financially feasible to by its title, and referred to the Commit wish to say that I was very pleased that expect the banks in Alaska to sustain tee on the Judiciary. the President of the United States in his the expense of cashing checks without Mr. MORSE. Mr. President, for · a state of the Union message saw fit to charge or of coming within the same sys great many years I have been a stanch endorse the proposal to grant the priv tem of bank clearances, as did the banks advocate of a constitutional amend ileges of the franchise, the right to vote, on the continent. Now with the air ment allowing 18-year-olds to vote. On to the 18-year-olds in our country. I plane, substantially ever:y bank in July 18 of last year I set forth that rec also listened with keen interest to the Alaska is within 24 hours of principal ommendation in Senate Joint Resolution Senator from Oregon [Mr. MoRsE]. I banking centers in the 48 States, and 103. I ask unanimous consent that the am fully aware ofhis steadfast efforts to there is no reason to exclude Alaska froni joint resolution be printed at this point attain this objective, to which the Presi the Federal Reserve Act. in the RECORD as a part of my remarks. dent of the United States has now given 58 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE January 7 his support. I understand that the ma vote, all other forms of civic training are fronting the people of Texas and other jority leader has endorsed an appropriate lacking in meaning and effectiveness. It is cotton-producing States. We had al essential that our young people take. on po most a full attendance of the committee. resolution. litical responsibility as soon as they are Let me say that early in the first ready to do so, for the real value of educa However, the subcommittee, consisting ~ession of the 83d Congress the junior tion comes trom its association with respon of the senior Senator from Minnesota Senator from Minnesota introduced such sibility. [Mr. THYE], the junior Senator from a resolution, proposing a constitutional Yout h ought to have a voice in determining New Mexico [Mr. ANDER.:ON], and the amendment making it possible for 18- its own future. And, what is more, it has a senior Senator from Mississippi [Mr. year-olds to vote. I have said, and it definite contribution to make to the future EASTLAND] , worked diligently on the bill will be my position as a Member of the of our whole country. I hope that the Con for a much longer time than did the full gress and the States will act soon to permit Senate, that I am not at all interested 18-year-olds to take their deserved place as committee. in the parentage of the bill or resolution; full citizens. It is the desire of the committee to I am interested in the legislative child have the bill and the report ready by to or the legislative product. Therefore I morrow morning, if possible, so that will, of course, be willing to give my COTTON ACREAGE ALLOTMENTS Senators may have an opportunity to wholehearted support to any appropriate Mr. MAYBANK. I had intended to read and study them before the Senate resolution on this subject, whether that submit an amendment relating to the meets next week. of the Senator from Oregon, that of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, but after The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Senator from California, the majority having a full discussion with several objection, the request of the Senator leader, or that of any other Senator other Senators, and with representatives from Vermont is agreed to. and of course I would be exceedingly of cotton and cottonseed producers and The bill (S. 2643) to amend the Agri proud if it were my own resolution ginners of South Carolina, I now under cultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as which would make the proposal to grant stand that the Committee on Agriculture amended, was introduced by Mr. ANDER to 18-year-olds a right to vote a reality. and Forestry, under the leadership of its SON (for himself, Mr. EASTLAND, and Mr. Therefore, Mr. President, I ask unani able chairman, the distinguished Senator KucHEL), read twice by its title, andre mous consent that an article prepared by from Vermont [Mr. AIKEN], have agreed ferred to the Committee on Agriculture me, and which was printed in the maga upon a temporary measure in connection and Forestry. zine Red book, be made a part of _my with cotton allotments; therefore, I shall Subsequently, Mr. ANDERSON, from the remarks at this point in the body of the not submit the amendment. I think the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. RECORD. committee did a good job. I understand reported the above bill, without amend There being no objection, the article some amendments, with which I am in ment, and submitted a report civil aeronautics; be to permit the sale as well as the Agriculture and Forestry, and ordered to ( 3) domestic surface transportation; leasing of public land to nonprofit bod be printed. (4) maritime matters generally, including ies at a fair appraised value. a continuation of the study of the maritime The bill, H. R. 1815, and my proposed subsidy program, and amendents to it have particular appli EXTENSION 0~ AUTHORITY TO IN ( 5) fisheries and wildlife, including re search, restoration, refuges, and conserva cation to Alaska because of the fact that VESTIGATE AVAILABILITY OF tion. over 99 percent of the land in the Ter SUPPLIES OF CRITICAL RAW MA SEc. 2. For the purpose of this resolution ritory is owned by the Federal Govern TERIALS the committee or any duly authorized sub ment. There is less than 1 percent in committee thereof, is authorized, until Jan the hands of private parties and there Mr. BUTLER of Nebraska submitted uary 31, 1955, ( 1) to make e.uch expenditures fore it is almost impossible to buy land the following resolution the world's first atomic explosion. During the last few months while Con Since that dat-e in 1945 the United States When Secretary-General Hammarskjold's of America has conducted 42 test explosions. gress has not been in session this com invitation to address this General Assembiy Atomic bombs today are more than 25 mittee has prepared a collection of docu reached me in Bermuda, I was just begin times as powerful as the weapons with which ments which need to be made available ning a series of conferences with the Prime the atomic age dawned, while hydrogen to Members of Congress and to the Ministers and Foreign Ministers of Great weapons are in the ranges of millions of tons American public if they are to have be Britain and of France. Our subject was of TNT equivalent. some of the problems that beset our world. Today the Ur.ited States stockpile of fore them factual information to help During the remainder of the Bermuda them judge what, if any, changes might atomic weapons, which, of course, increases Conference, I had constantly in mind that daily, exceeds by many times the explosive be made in the charter. I consider it ahead of me lay a great honor. That honor equivalent of the total of all bombs and all extremely important that this collection is mine today as I stand here, privileged shells that came from every plane and every of documents be given as wide distribu to address the General Assembly of the gun in every theater of war in all of the years tion as possible. Therefore I ask unani United Nations. of World War II. mous consent that this collection of doc At the same time that I appreciate the A single air group, whether afloat or land uments entitled "Review of the United distinction of addressing you, I have a sense based, can now deliver to any reachable tar Nations Charter" be printed as a Senate of exhilaration as I look upon this Assembly. get a destructive cargo exceeding in power Never before in history has so much hope all the bombs that fell on Britain in all of document, with an additional thousand for so many people been gathered together World War II. copies made available to the Committee in a single organization. Your deliberations In size and variety, the development of on Foreign Relations. and decisions during these somber years have atomic weapons has been no less remark The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there ob already realized part of those hopes. able. The development has been such that jection to the request of the Senator But the great tests and the great accom atomic weapons have virtually achieved con from Wisconsin? The Chair hears none, plishments still lie ahead_. And in the con ventional status within our armed services. and it is so ordered. fident expectation of those accomplishments, In the United States, the Army, the Navy, I would use the office which, for the time the Air Force, and the Marine Corps are all being, I hold, to assure you that the Gov capable of putting this weapon to military NOTICE OF HEARINGS ON OPERA ernment of the United States will remain use. steadfast in its support of this body. This But the dread secret, and the fearful en TIONS OF THE EXPORT-IMPORT we shall do in the conviction that you will gines of atomic might, are not ours alone. BANK AND THE INTERNATIONAL provide a great share of the wisdom, the In the first place, the secret is possessed BANK FOR RECONSTRUCI10N AND courage, and the faith which can bring to by our friends and allies, Great Britain and DEVELOPMENT this world lasting peace for all nations, and Canada, whose scientific genius made a tre happiness and well-being for all men. mendous contribution to our original dis Mr. CAPEHART. Mr. . President, on Clearly, it would not be fitting for me to coveries, and the designs of atomic bombs. behalf of the Committee on Banking and take this occasion to present to you a uni The secret is also known by the Soviet lateral American report on Bermuda. Never Currency I desire to ~ive notice that ~.!9!!: .... --- - ····-·--· ------''--'··--· __.,._ .. .,._ ifuolic heaririliswill be held under Senate the ·ess, f assure you that in our "deiiU~l'ations The Soviet Union has informed us that, on that lovely ·island we sought to invoke over recent years, it has devoted extensive Resolution 25, which authorizes a thor those same great concepts of universal peace ough study of the operations of the Ex resources to atomic weapons. During this and human dignity which are so cleanly period, the Soviet Union has exploded a port-Import Bank and the International etched· in your charter. series of atomic devices, including at least Bank for Reconstruction and Develop Neither would it be a measure of this one involving thermo-nuclear reactions. ment and their relationship to expansion great opportunity merely to recite, however of international trade. hopefully, pious platitudes. NO MONOPOLY OF ATOMIC POWER If at one time the United States possessed The hearings will begin at 10 a.m. on A DANGER SHARED BY ALL what might have been called a monopoly Tuesday, January 12, 1954, in room ·301, I therefore decided that this occasion war of atomic power, that monopoly ceased to Senate Oftice Building. ranted my saying to you some of the things exist several years ago. Therefore, although 62 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE January 7 our earlier start has permitted us to ac But I know, above -an else, ·that ·we must Assembly and to the Security Councll not cumulate what is today a great quantita start to take these steps-now. later than September 1, 1954." tive advantage, the atomic realities of to The United States and its allies, Great The United States, heeding the suggestion day comprehend two facts of even greater Britain and France, have over the past of the General Assembly of the United Na significance. months tried _to take some of these steps. tions, is instantly prepared to meet privately First, the I:nowledge now possessed by Let no one say that we shun the conference with such other countries as may be prin several nations will eventually be shared by table. · cipally involved, to seek an acceptable solu others-possibly all others. On the record has long stood the request tion to the atomic armaments race which Second, even a vast superiority in num of the United States, Great Britain, and overshadows not only the peace, but the bers of weapons, and consequent capabili France to negotiate with the Soviet Union very life, of the world. ty of devastating retaliation, is no preven the problems of a divided Germany. We shall carry into these private or diplo tive, of itself, against the fearful material On that record has long stood the re matic talks a new conception. damage and toll of human lives that would quest of the same three nations to negotiate The United States would seek more than be infiicted by surprise aggression. an Austrian State Treaty. the mere reduction or elimination of atomic The free world, at least dimly aware of On the same record still stands the request materials for military purposes. these f acts, has naturally embarked on a of the United Nat ions to negotiate the prob It is not enough to take this weapon out large program of warning and defense sys lems of Korea. of the hands of the soldiers. It must be put tems. That program will be accelerated and Most recently, we have received from the into the hands of those who will know how expanded. Soviet Union what is in effect an expression tb strip its military casing and adapt it to But let no one think that the expenditure of willingness _to hold a Four Power meeting. the arts of peace. of vast sums for weapons and systems of Along with our allies, Great Britain and The United States knows that if the fear defense can guarantee absolute safety for France, we were pleased to see that this ful trend of atomic military buildup can be the cities and citizens of any nation. The note did not contain the unacceptable pre reversed, this greatest of destructive forces awful arithmetic of the atomic bomb does condit ions previously put forward. can be developed into a great boon, for the not permit of any such easy solution. Even As you already know from our joint Ber benefit of all mankind. against the most powerful defense, an ag muda communique, the United States, Great The United States knows that peaceful gressor in possession of the effective mini Britain, and France have agreed promptly power from atomic energy is no dream of the mum number of atomic bombs for a sur to meet with the Soviet Union. future. That capability, already proved, is prise attack could probably place a suf The Government of the United States ap here-now-today. Who can doubt, if the ficient number of his bombs on the chosen proaches this conference with hopeful sin entire body of the world's scientists and en targets to cause hideous damage. cerity. We will bend every effort of our gineers had adequate amounts of fissionable Should such an atomic attack be launched minds to the single purpose of emerging material with which to test and develop their against the United States, our reactions from that conference with tangible results ideas, that this capability would rapidly be would be swift and resolute. But for me to toward peace-the only true way of lessening transformed into universal, efficient, and say that the defense capabilities of the international tension. economic usage. United States are such that they could in We never have, we never will, propose or To hasten the day when fear of the atom filet terrible losses upon an aggressor-for suggest that the Soviet Union surrender what will begin to disappear from the minds of me to say that the retaliation capabilities of is rightfully theirs. people, and the governments of the East and the United States are so great that such an We will never say that the peoples of Rus West, there are certain steps that can be aggressor's land would be laid waste-all sia are an enemy with whom we have no de taken now. this, while fact, is not the true expression sire ever to deal or mingle in friendly and PROPOSAL FOR JOINT ATOMIC CONTRmUTIONS of the purpose and the hope of the United fruitful relationship. I therefore make the following proposals: States. On the contrary, we hope that this con The governments principally involved, to To pause there would be to confirm the ference may initiate a relationship with the hopeless finality of a belief that two atomic Soviet Union which will eventually bring the extent permitted by elementary pru colossi are doomed malevolently to eye each about a free intermingling of the peoples of dence, to begin now and continue to make other indefinitely across a trembling world. the East and of the West-the one sure, hu joint contributions from their stockpiles of To stop there would be to accept helplessly man way of developing the understanding re normal uranium and fissionable materials to an International Atomic Energy Agency. the probability of civiliza~ ion destroyed, the quired for confident and peaceful relations. annihilation of the irreplaceable heritage of Instead of the discontent which is now We would expect that such an agency would mankind handed down to us from generation settling upon Eastern Germany, occupied be set up under the aegis o! the United to generation, and the condemnation of man Austria, and the countries of Eastern Europe, Nations. kind to begin all over again the age-old strug we seek a harmonious family of free Euro The ratios of contributions, the procedures gle upward from savagery toward decency pean nations, with none a threat to the other, and other details would properly be within and right and justice. and least of all a threat to the peoples of the scope of the private conversations I have referred to earlier. Sur~ly no sane member of the human Russia. race could discover victory in such desola Beyond the ·turmoil and strife and misery The United States Is prepared to under tion. Could anyone wish his name to be of Asia, we seek peaceful opportunity for take these explorations in good faith. Any coupled by history with such human degra these peoples to develop their natural re partner of the United States acting in the dation and destruction? squrces and to elevate their lives. same good faith will find the United States Occasional pages of history do record the These are not idle words or shallow visions. a not unreasonable or ungenerous associate. faces of the "great destroyers," but the whole Behind them lies a story of nations lately Undoubtedly initial and early contribu book of history reveals mankind's never come to independence, not as a result of tions to this plan would be small in quan ending quest for peace and mankind's God ~ar, but through free grant or peaceful nego tity. However, the proposal has the great given capacity to build. ~iat~on. There is a record, alreadY, written, virtue that it can be undertaken without It is with the book of history and not with of assistance gladly given by nations of the the irritations and mutual suspicions inci isolated pages that the United States will West to needy peoples, and to those suffering dent to any attempt to set up a completely ever wish to be identified. My country wants ~he temporary effects of famine, drought, and acceptable system of worldwide inspection to be constructive, not destructive. It natural disaster. and control. wants agreements, not wars, among nations. These are deeds of peace. They speak The Atomic Energy Agency could be made It wants itself to live in freedom and in more loudly than promises or protestations responsible for the impounding, storage, and the confidence that the people of every other of peaceful intent. protection of the contributed fissionable and n ation enjoy equally the right of choosing other materials. The ingenuity of our their own way of life. FOR THE BENEFrr OF MANKIND scientists will provide special safe conditions But I do not wish to rest either upon the under which such a bank of fissionable NO IDLE WORDS OR SHALLOW VISIONS reiteration of past proposals or the restate material can be made essentially immune to So my country's purpose is to help us move ment of past deeds. The gravity of the time surprise seizure. out of the dark chamber of horrors into the fs such that every new -avenue of peace, no The more important responsibility of this light-to find a way by which the minds of matter how dimly discernible, should be Atomic Energy Agency would be to devise men, the -hopes· of men, the souls of men explored. · methods whereby this fissionable material everywhere, can :nove forward toward peace There is at least one new avenue of peace would be allocated to serve the peaceful pur and happiness and well-being. which has not yet been well explored-an suits of mankind. Experts would be mobi In this quest I know that we must not lack avenue now laid out by the General Assem lized to apply atomic energy to the needs of patience. bly of the United Nations. agriculture, medicine, and other peaceful I know that in a world divided such as ours In its resolution of November 28, 1953, this activities. A special purpose would be to today salvation cannot be attained by one General Assembly suggested-and I quote provide abundant electrical energy in the dramatic act. "that the Disarmament Commission study power-starved areas of the world. Thus the I know that many steps will have to be the desirability of establishing a subcommit contributing powers would be dedicating taken over many months before the world ·tee consisting of representatives of the some of their strength to serve the needs can look at itself one day and truly realize Powers principally involved, which should rather thah the fears of mankind. that a new climate of mutually peaceful seek in private an ·acceptable solution • • • The United States would be more than confidence is abroad in the world. and report on such a solution to the General willing-it would be proud to take up with 1954 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE 63 others principally involved the development Fourth. On December 22, 1953, Secre ' These security treaties have been imple of plans whereby such peaceful use of atomic tary Dulles spoke before the National mented by a_series of base agreements made energy would be expedited. Press Club shortly after his return from by the President. These give our Armed Of those principally involved the Soviet Forces the means to operate abroad more Union must, of course, be one. the meeting of the NATO ministerial effectively in the protection of our security. council in Paris. It was there that the OUT OF FEAR AND INTO PEACE For example, 1 plane based abroad may be Secretary of State realistically observed the equivalent of 3 like planes based. here I would be prepared to Sl,lbmit to the that if there was not "an early and af a.t home. Under the Mutual Security Act we Congress of the Untt