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July 14, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16301 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS THE HOUSE SHOULD PASS THE Civil Rights Act of 1964 and title IX of toxins to be used in Laos and Kampu­ ERA ONCE AGAIN the 1972 Education Act, anyone can chea and is using chemical weapons in see that without an amendment, the . The President's call for HON. BOB TRAXLER progressive measures of one adminis­ open, accurate, and verifiable statistics tration can be taken away by the next. and information on military matters OF MICHIGAN Most Americans favor the guarantee IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from all nations-including the Soviet of equal rights that an amendment Union-is a welcome one. Wednesday, July 14, 1982 would provide. According to a Harris Given the forum the President was • Mr. TRAXLER. Mr. Speaker, today poll take in April of this year, 63 per­ given, one might have expected a I join 181 of my colleagues in reintro­ cent of those polled favor the ERA, speech that kept to the same glittering ducing the equal rights amendment to and when the pollster read the text of generalities and pious cliches that the Constitution of the . the amendment, the percentage of mark all such occasions. But the Presi­ Although the passage of the equal supporters rose to 73 percent. dent really believes in peace and disar­ rights amendment will not magically Unfortunately, the struggle for the mament and is willing to tell the transform the lives of millions of equal rights amendment has been truth-hard as it may be-about what women, it will make explicit for men thwarted by a vocal minority. Their stands in the way. It is an excellent and women alike the basic constitu­ success in killing the ERA does not speech in many ways and I commend tional guarantees of equal protection change the minds of a majority of it to your attention. and due process. Americans who know that justice will At this point I wish to insert in the As we have seen during the past ultimately prevail. RECORD the text of a speech made by decade, the Supreme Court's decisions Throughout my years of public serv­ President to the have sometime allowed State and Fed­ ice, I have consistently supported the Second United Nations General As­ eral laws to discriminate against equal rights amendment. In 1972, the sembly's Special Session on Disarma­ women. Some glaring examples of that State of Michigan ratified the ERA, ment, June 17, 1982: discrimination include: employment, and as chair of the State's House Judi­ ciary Committee, I strongly supported TExT OF THE ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT TO social security, education, tax law, and THE SECOND UNITED NATIONS GENERAL As­ property rights. The Supreme Court that measure. In SEMBLY'S SPECIAL SESSION ON DISARMA­ has stated specifically that the pas­ 1978, I supported extending the MENT sage of the equal rights amendment deadline for ratification of the amend­ ment, and here today, I, along with , JUNE 17, 1982 will change the way the Court views I speak today as both a citizen of the discriminatory laws. As stated in Reed 181 of my colleagues, call upon the House of Representatives to demon­ United States and of the world. I come with v. Reed <404 U.S. 71 <1971)), passage of the heartfelt wishes of my people for peace, the equal rights amendment will make strate the Nation's belief that all of its bearing honest proposals, and looking for it clear that a legal right or obligation citizens should be granted equal rights genuine progress. will not depend on sex, but on the par­ under the Constitution of the United Dag Hammarskjold said 24 years ago this ticular attributes of an individual. States. By passing the equal rights month, "We meet in a time of peace which Just as the 14th amendment pro­ amendment in the House, as we have is no peace." His words are as true today as vides a basis upon which Americans done before, we can demonstrate to they were then. More than 100 disputes can fight discrimination in the law the world our capacity as a body to have disturbed the peace among nations truly reflect the opinions of a majority since World War II and today, the threat of based on race, creed, color, or national nuclear disaster hangs over the lives of all origin, the equal rights amendment of Americans who cherish the princi­ our peoples. The Bible tells us there will be will force Government to show a com­ ples of equality and justice.e a time for peace, but so far this century, pelling interest for discrimination mankind has failed to find it. based on gender. What this boils down THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH ON The United Nations is dedicated to world to is that it will be very hard for the DISARMAMENT peace and its charter clearly prohibits the Supreme Court to uphold legislation international use of force. Yet the tide of belligerence continues to rise. The Charter's that arbitrarily distinguishes between HON. ROBERT H. MICHEL influence has weakened even in the 4 years men and women without a very good since the first special session on disarma­ reason for doing do. OF ILLINOIS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment. We must not only condemn aggres­ The President claims that he sup­ sion, we must enforce the dictates of our ports equal rights for women, but that Wednesday, July 14, 1982 Charter and resume the struggle for peace. he thinks an amendment to the Con­ • Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, on June The record of history is clear, citizens of stitution is not the correct method for 17, 1982, President Reagan addressed the United States resort to force reluctantly achieving that goal. However, an the United Nations General Assem­ and only when they must. Our foreign amendment is crucial because women bly's Special Session on Disarmament. policy, as President Eisenhower once said, "is not difficult to state. We are for peace, should not have to depend on the atti­ His speech is a refreshing change from first, last and always, for very simple rea­ tude of a particular administration or most of the rhetoric that is found in sons." We know that only in a peaceful at­ a particular Congress to determine the U.N. and is also fundamentally mosphere, a peace with justice, one in which whether or not they will have basic correct in its indictment of the history we can be confident, can America prosper as human rights. of the in the field of dis­ we have known prosperity in the past, he As we have seen, President Reagan armament agreements. I was particu­ said. has not kept his promises to end dis­ larly glad to see the President take To those who challenge the truth of those crimination and promote equality for this opportunity to remind the world words let me point out that at the end of World War II, we were the only undamged women. From his efforts to weaken that the Soviet Union is currently in industrial power in the world. Our military the enforcement of affirmative action violation of "the Geneva Protocols of supremacy was unquestioned. We had har­ programs and laws that provide equal 1925, related rules of international law nessed the atom and had the ability to un­ protection of women in employment and the 1972 Biological Weapons Con­ leash its destructive force anywhere in the and education under title VII of the vention" since it is making available world. In short, we could have achieved

e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. 16302 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 14-, 1982 world domination, but that was contrary to are at work in Central and South America, In 1970, the Treaty on the Non-Prolifera­ the character of our people. in Africa, the Middle East, in the Caribbean tion of Nuclear Weapons took effect. The Instead, we wrote a new chapter in the and in Europe, violating human rights and United States played a major role in this history of mankind. We used our power and unnerving the world with violence. Commu­ key effort to prevent the spread of nuclear wealth to rebuild the war-ravaged econo­ nist atrocities in Southeast Asia, Afghani­ explosives and to provide for international mies of the world, both East and West, in­ stan, and elsewhere continue to shock the safeguards on civil nuclear activities. My cluding those nations who had been our en­ free world as refugees escape to tell of their country remains deeply committed to those emies. We took the initiative in creating horror. objectives today, and to strengthening the such international institutions as this The decade of so-called detente witnessed non-proliferation framework. This is essen­ United Nations, where leaders of good will the most massive Soviet buildup of military tial to international security. could come together to build bridges for power in history. They increased their de­ In the early 1970's, again at U.S. urging, peace and prosperity. fense spending by 40 percent while Ameri­ agreements were reached between the U.S. America has no territorjal ambitions, we can defense spending actually declined in and the U.S.S.R. providing for ceilings on occupy no countries and we have built no the same real terms. Soviet aggression and some categories of weapons. They could walls to lock our people in. Our commitment support for violence around the world have have been more meaningful if Soviet actions to self-determination, freedom and peace is eroded the confidence needed for arms ne­ had shown restraint and commitment to sta­ the very soul of America. That commitmerf; gotiations. bility at lower levels of force. is as strong today as it ever was. While we exercised unilateral restraint The United Nations designated the 1970's The United States has fought four wars in they forged ahead and today possess nucle­ as the First Disarmament Decade, but good my lifetime. In each we struggled to defend ar and conventional forces far in excess of intentions were not enough. In reality, that freedom and democracy. We were never the an adequate deterrent capability. 10-year period included an unprecedented aggressors. America's strength, and yes, her Soviet oppression is not limited to the buildup in military weapons and the flaring military power, have been a force for peace, countries they invade. At the very time the of aggression and use of force in almost not conquest; for democracy, not despotism; Soviet Union is trying to manipulate the every region of the world. We are now in for freedom, not tyranny. peace movement in the West, it is stifling a the Second Disarmament Decade. The task Watching, as I have, succeeding genera­ budding peace movement at home. In at hand is to assure civilized behavior tions of American youth bleed their lives Moscow, banners are scuttled, buttons are among nations; to unite behind an agenda onto far-flung battlefields to protect our snatched and demonstrators are arrested for peace. ideals and secure the rule of law, I have when even a few people dare to speak out Over the past seven months, the United known how important it is to deter conflict. about their fears. States has put forward a broad-based com­ But since coming to the Presidency, the Eleanor Roosevelt, one of our first ambas­ prehensive series of proposals to reduce the enormity of the responsibility of this office sadors to this body, reminded us that the risk of war. We have proposed four major has made my commitment even deeper. I be­ high-sounding words of tyrants stand in points as an agenda for peace: elimination lieve that responsibility is shared by all of bleak contradiction to their deeds. "Their of land-based intermediate range missiles; a us here today. promises", she said, "are in deep contrast to one-third reduction in strategic ballistic mis­ On our recent trip to Europe, my wife their performances." sile warheads; a substantial reduction in Nancy told me of a bronze statue, 22 feet My countrymen learned a bitter lesson in NATO and ground and air high, she saw on a cliff on the coast of this century: the scourge of tyranny cannot forces, and new safeguards to reduce the France. The beach at the base of that cliff be stopped with words alone. So we have risk of accidental war. is called Saint Laurent, but countless Ameri­ embarked on an effort to renew our We urge the Soviet Union today to join can family bibles note it as Omaha Beach. strength that had fallen dangerously low. with us in this quest. We must act not for The pastoral quiet of that French country­ We refuse to become weaker while our po­ ourselves alone, but for all mankind. side is in marked contrast to the bloody vio­ tential adversaries remain committed to lence that took place there on a June day 38 their imperialist adventures. On November 18 of last year, I announced years ago when the Allies stormed the Con­ My people have sent me here today to United States objectives in tinent. At the end of just one day of battle, speak for them as citizens of the world, agreements: They must be equitable and more than 10,500 Americans were wounded, which they truly are, for we Americans are militarily significant, they must stabilize missing or killed in what became known as drawn from every nationality represented in forces at lower levels and they must be veri­ the Normandy Landing. this chamber today. We understand that fiable. The statue atop that cliff is called "The men and women of every race and creed can The United States and its allies have Spirit of American Youth Rising From the and must work together for peace. We stand made specific, reasonable and equitable pro­ Waves." Its image of sacrifice is almost too ready to take the next steps down the road posals. powerful to describe. of cooperation through verifiable arms re­ In February, our negotiating team in The pain of war is still vivid in our nation­ duction. Agreements on arms control and Geneva offered the Soviet Union a draft al memory. It sends me to this special ses­ disarmament can be useful in reinforcing treaty on intermediate range nuclear forces. sion of the United Nations eager to comply peace; but they are not magic. We should We offered to cancel deployment of our with the plea of Pope Paul VI when he not confuse the signing of agreements with Pershing II ballistic missiles and ground­ spoke in this chamber nearly 17 years ago. the solving of problems. Simply collecting launched cruise missiles, in exchange for "If you want to be brothers," His Holiness agreements will not bring peace. Agree­ Soviet elimination of their SS-20, SS-4, and said, "let the arms fall from your hands." ments genuinely reinforce peace only when SS-5 missiles. This proposal would eliminate We Americans yearn to let them go. they are kept. Otherwise we are building a with one stroke those systems about which But we need more than mere words, more paper castle that will be blown away by the both sides have expressed the greatest con­ than empty promises, before we can pro­ winds of war. Let me repeat, we need deeds, cern. ceed. We look around the world and see not words, to convince us of Soviet sincerity, The United States is also looking forward rampant conflict and aggression. There are should they choose to join us on this path. to beginning negotiations on strategic arms many sources of this conflict-expansionist Since the end of World War II, the United reductions with the Soviet Union in less ambitions, local rivalries, the striving to States has been the leader in serious disar­ than two weeks. We will work hard to make obtain justice and security. We must all mament and arms control proposals. these talks an opportunity for real progress work to resolve such discords by peaceful In 1946, in what became known as the in our quest for peace. means and to prevent them from escalation. Baruch Plan, the United States submitted a On May 9, I announced a phased ap­ In the nuclear era, the major powers bear proposal for control of nuclear weapons and proach to the reduction of strategic arms. In a special responsibility to ease these sources nuclear energy by an international author­ a first phase, the number of ballistic missile of conflict and to refrain from aggression. ity. The Soviets rejected this plan. warheads on each side would be reduced to That is why we are so deeply concerned by In 1955, President Eisenhower made his about 5,000. No more than half the remain­ Soviet conduct. Since World War II, the "Open Skies" proposal, under which the ing warheads would be on land-based mis­ record of tyranny has included Soviet viola­ United States and the Soviet Union would siles. All ballistic missiles would be reduced tion of the Yalta agreements leading to have exchanged blueprints of military es­ to an equal level at about one-half the cur­ domination of Eastern Europe, symbolized tablishments and provided for aerial recon­ rent U.S. number. by the -a grim, gray monument naissance. The Soviets rejected this plan. In the second phase, we would reduce to repression I visited just a week ago. It in­ In 1963, the Limited Test Ban Treaty each side's overall destructive power to cludes the takeovers of Czechoslovakia, came into force. This treaty ended nuclear equal levels, including a mutual ceiling on Hungary and Afghanistan; and the ruthless weapons testing in the atmosphere, outer ballistic missile throw-weight below the cur­ repression of the proud people of Poland. space, or underwater by participating na- rent U.S. level. We are also prepared to dis­ Soviet-sponsored guerrillas and terrorists tions. cuss other elements of the strategic balance. July 14, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16303 Before I returned from Europe last week, Today, the United States proposes an force of justice prompting that United Na­ I met in Bonn with the leaders of the North international conference on military ex­ tions Conference. Such a force remains Atlantic Treaty Organization. We agreed to penditures to build on the work of this body strong in America and in other countries introduce a major new Western initiative in developing a common system for account­ where speech is free and citizens have the for the Vienna negotiations on Mutual Bal­ ing and reporting. We urge the Soviet right to gather and make their opinions anced Force Reductions. Our approach calls Union, in particular, to join this effort in known. for common collective ceilings for both good faith, to revise the universally discred­ President Truman said, "If we should pay NATO and the Warsaw Treaty Organiza­ ited official figures it publishes, and to join merely lip service to inspiring ideals, and tion. After seven years, there would be a with us in giving the world a true account of later do violence to simple justice, we would total of 700,000 ground forces and 900,000 the resources we allocate to our armed draw down upon us the bitter wrath of gen­ ground and air force personnel combined. It forces. erations yet unborn." Those words of Harry also includes a package of associated meas­ Last Friday in Berlin, I said I would leave Truman have special meaning for us today ures to encourage cooperation and verify no stone unturned in the effort to reinforce as we live with the potential to destroy civi­ compliance. peace and lessen the risk of war. It has been lization. We urge the Soviet Union and members of clear to me steps should be taken to im­ "We must learn to live together in peace," the Warsaw Pact to view our Western pro­ prove mutual confidence and communica­ he said. "We must build a new world-a far posal as a means to reach agreement in tion and lessen the likelihood of misinter­ better world." Vienna after nine long years of inconclusive pretation. What a better world it would be if the talks. We also urge them to implement the I have, therefore, directed the exploration guns were silent; if neighbor no longer en­ 1975 Helsinki agreement on security and co­ of ways to increase understanding and com­ croached on neighbor and all peoples were operation in Europe. munication between the United States and free to reap the rewards of their toil and de­ Let me stress that for agreements to work, the Soviet Union in times of peace and of termine their own destiny and system of both sides must be able to verify compli­ crisis. We will approach the Soviet Union government-whatever their choice. ance. The building of mutual confidence in with proposals for reciprocal exchanges in During my recent audience with His Holi­ compliance can only be achieved through such areas as advance notification of major ness Pope John Paul II, I gave him the greater openness. I encourage the Special strategic exercises that otherwise might be pledge of the American people to do every­ Session on Disarmament to endorse the im­ misinterpreted; aavance notification of thing possible for peace and arms reduc­ portance of these principles in arms control ICBM launches within, as well as beyond, tions. The American people believe forging agreements. national boundaries; and an expanded ex­ real and lasting peace to be their sacred I have instructed our representatives at change of strategic forces data. trust. the 40-nation Committee on Disarmament While substantial information of U.S. ac­ Let us never forget that such a peace to renew emphasis on verification and com­ tivities and forces in these areas already is would be a terrible hoax if the world were pliance. Based on a U.S. proposal, a commit­ provided, I believe that jointly and regularly no longer blessed with freedom and respect tee has been formed to examine these issues sharing information would represent a qual­ for human rights. The United Nations, as they relate to restrictions on nuclear test­ itative improvement in the strategic nuclear Hammarskjold said, was born out of the ing. We are also pressing the need for effec­ environment and would help reduce the cataclysms of war. It should justify the sac­ tive verification provisions in agreements chance of misunderstandings. I call upon rifices of all those who have died for free­ banning chemical weapons. the Soviet Union to join the United States dom and justice. "It is our duty to the past," The use of chemical and biological weap­ in exploring these possibilities to build con­ Hammarskjold said, "and it is our duty to ons has long been viewed with revulsion by fidence and I ask for your support of our ef­ the future, so to serve both our nations and civilized nations. No peacemaking institu­ forts. the world." tion can ignore the use of these dread weap­ One of the major items before this confer­ As both patriots of our nations and the ons and still live up to its mission. The need ence is the development of a comprehensive hope of all the world, let those of us assem­ for a truly effective and verifiable chemical Program of Disarmament. We support the bled here in the name of peace deepen our weapons agreement has been highlighted by effort to chart a course of realistic and ef­ understandings, renew our commitment to recent events. The Soviet Union and their fective measures in the quest for peace. the rule of law and take new and bolder allies are violating the Geneva Protocol of I have come to this hall to call for interna­ steps to calm an uneasy world. Can any del­ 1925, related rules of international law and tional recommitment to the basic tenet of egate here deny that in so doing he would the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention. the United Nations Charter-that all mem­ be doing what the people-the rank and file There is conclusive evidence that the Soviet bers practice tolerance and live together in citizenry of his country-want him to do? government has provided toxins for use in peace as good neighbors under the rule of Isn't it time for us to really represent the Laos and Kampuchea, and are themselves law, forsaking armed force as a means of deepest most heartfelt yearnings of all our using chemical weapons against freedom settling disputes between nations. America people? Let no nation abuse this common fighters in Afghanistan. urges you to support the agenda for peace I longing to be free of fear. We must not ma­ We have repeatedly protested to the have outlined today. We ask you to rein­ nipulate our people by playing upon their Soviet government, as well as the govern­ force the bilateral and multilateral arms nightmares; we must serve mankind ments of Laos and Vietnam, their use of control negotiations between members of through genuine disarmament. With God's chemical and toxin weapons. We call upon NATO and the Warsaw Pact and to rededi­ help we can secure life and freedom for gen­ them now to grant full and free access to cate yourselves to maintaining international erations to come.e their countries or to territories they control peace and security, and removing threats to so that United Nations experts can conduct peace. an effective, independent investigation to We, who have signed the U.N. Charter, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH verify cessation of these horrors. have pledged to refrain from the threat or Evidence of non-compliance with existing use of force against the territory or inde­ arms control agreements underscores the pendence of any state. In these times when HON. LEE H. HAMILTON need to approach negotiations of any new more and more lawless acts are going un­ OF INDIANA agreements with care. punished- as some members of this very IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The democracies of the West are open so­ body show a growing disregard for the U.N. cieties. Information on our defenses is avail­ Charter-the peace-loving nations of the Wednesday, July 14, 1982 able to our citizens, our elected officials and world must condemn aggression and pledge e Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I the world. We do not hesitate to inform po­ again to act in a way that is worthy of the would like to insert my Washington tential adversaries of our military forces, ideals we have endorsed. Let us finally make Report for Wednesday, July 14, 1982, and ask in return for the same information the Charter live. into the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. concerning theirs. In late spring, 37 years ago, representa­ The amount and type of military spending tives of 50 nations gathered on the other AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH by a country is important for the world to side of this continent, in the San Francisco Two hundred fifty years ago, the English­ know, as a measure of its intentions, and the Opera House. The League of Nations had man Jonathan Swift wrote: "Who ever threat that country may pose to its neigh­ crumbled and World War II still raged, but could make two ears of com or two blades of bors. The Soviet Union and other closed so­ those men and nations were determined to grass to grow upon a spot of ground where cieties go to extraordinary lengths to hide find peace. The result was this Charter for only one grew before would . . . do more es­ their true military spending not only from peace that is the framework of the United sential service to his country than the other nations, but from their own people. Nations. whole race of politicians put together." This practice contributes to distrust and President Harry Truman spoke of the re­ Most Americans, I suspect, would cheer fear about their intentions. vival of an old faith-the everlasting moral such a comparison because it expresses at 16304 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 14, 1982 the same time our feelings about the impor­ animals just as artificial insemination ex­ entitlement programs to the bone, reduce tance of the farmer and our doubts about panded that of prize male animals. A prize Federal spending to a minimum, then if the importance of the politician. Swift's milk-producing cow can now become the needed, reduce the defense budget. statement also highlights the importance of mother of an entire herd if her embryos are I am very much in favor of a Constitution­ agricultural research. In today's world removed and then transplanted into ordi­ al Amendment to require a balanced budget

89-059 Q-86-25 (Pt. 12) 16316 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 14, 1982 As Kevlar was being developed, however, sion of support for a program that has American values that had been negat­ an armor-piercing bullet also was being de­ impacted the lives of our elderly citi­ veloped. A doctor and two peace officers in ed, ridiculed, and diluted, largely by Lorain, Ohio, perfected a bronze-alloy zens in so many ways. The CSEP pro­ liberal activist judges, from the mid­ bullet, semi-pointed and they coated it with gram is an important component of sixties up through the day of his inau­ Teflon. They called it the KTW, putting to­ the Federal older American picture, as guration. gether the initials of Dr. J. P. Kopsch, Dan it provides community service jobs for A President has every right to ap­ Turcus and Don Ward. low-income persons 55 years old and point judges who exemplify his philos­ Their intentions were good. Turcus once older. Examples of CSEP positions in­ ophy to all Federal courts. These had been involved in a shootout. "The clude school crossing guards, grounds judges should also represent the ex­ police bullets were just bouncing off the keepers for schools, and library assist­ guy's car, while he was shooting back at us." pressed sentiments of the most impor­ The inventors saw a need for a bullet that ants. Besides supplementing social se­ tant players in the democratic process would give the police an edge in such situa­ curity and other pensions with mini­ itself-the people. tions. mum wage part-time and full-time sal­ We elect Presidents to make firm What may not have been adequately per­ aries, CSEP positions give seniors a stamps on society. We want them to ceived was that the KTW also would go sense of pride and self-worth as they make changes and bring about the through the Kevlar vest. The most popular continue to be contributing members quality of life that we feel has been body armor used by police is fashioned of 18 of society in their well-deserved retire­ negated for years before their arrival layers of Kevlar. In ballistics tests, the ment years. KTW penetrated 72 layers and, in one test, in the White House. We want them to kept going through three heavy telephone The administration suggested in succeed. We do not want them to have directories as well. February to fold the CSEP in with to operate in a vacuum. The courts Kopsch and his colleagues began manu­ other employment programs to should work in tandem with the Presi­ facturing their armor-piercing bullets for produce the employment training pro­ dent, and keep him to the letter of the sale to police officers only, but, in the gram to replace the CETA program law. An unelected judiciary should not nature of things, it proved impossible to en­ scheduled to terminate in September. flout the philosophies of the majority. force the limitation. The KTW and other Neither the House nor Senate commit­ The best-laid plans of Presidents and similar bullets now can be purchased from tee versions of employment training many dealers in guns and ammunition. the people can be ripped asunder by Given these facts, it might seem an ele­ proposals accepted the administra­ judges who vary greatly from the mentary matter to draft federal legislation tion's suggestion. To protect CSEP policy directions favored by the popu­ that would ban the manufacture, importa­ from alterations in either the budget­ larly elected President. tion and sale of armor-piercing bullets. ary reconciliation process or future au­ The case of Judge-designate Steffen Biaggi's bill proposes such a ban. But it has thorization changes, it is imperative Graae provides a stark example of the run into criticism from the Justice Depart­ that the House go on the record sup­ type of judge that a President like ment. As a matter of law, defining such bul­ porting the continuation of CSEP as it lets, in conjuction with the handguns from Ronald Reagan would not ordinarily which they would be fired, is proving a is presently authorized under title V. be expected to appoint. While Judge­ sticky proposition. Please join me in supporting this in­ designate Graae was nominated to sit Until definitive tests can be completed, valuable program which is presently on the District of Columbia's Superior the Justice Department recommends a stop­ employing over 50,000 of our older Court, his appointment by President gap proposal, a law that would establish a Americans by cosponsoring this resolu­ Reagan arouses strong questions from minimum, mandatory prison sentence of tion.e those of us who share the President's five years for the use of armor-piercing handgun ammunition during the course of a judicial and social views. John Lofton's federal crime of violence. The sentence RONALD REAGAN ON THE insightful column of June 21 elabo­ would be imposed in addition to other pun­ BENCH: ARE HIS VIEWS BEING rates on this nomination, and clearly ishment, and would not be subject to proba­ REPRESENTED? shows the contrast between Ronald tion, suspension or parole. Reagan and his appointee to the Dis­ While this measure would apply only in trict of Columbia Superior Court. I federal courts, justice would urge the states HON. JOHN LeBOUTIWER commend Mr. Lofton's column to the to adopt similar laws. "We see no legitimate OF NEW YORK attention of my colleagues: reason for private use or possession of hand­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gun bullets that are designed specifically for The column follows: the purpose of armor penetration," Associ­ Wednesday, July 14, 1982 [From the Washington Times, June 21, ate Attorney General Rudolph Giuliani e Mr. LEBOUTILLIER. Mr. Speaker, 19821 said. it is said that the judicial branch of BUT WHY NOMINATE A McGOVERNITE? It's hard to see how even the gun lobby "Naaa, c'mon!" could disagree with that view.e Government is the most enduring branch of all. While Presidents, party This surprised denial is from one of those control, and legislators come and go, high administration officials who requests­ SUPPORT COMMUNITY SERVICE an appointed judge, more often than indeed pleads-for anonymity when I ask him why President Reagan has nominated ~ EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER not, outlasts his appointer and con­ McGovernite, Steffen W. Graae, to be an as­ AMERICANS firmers. sociate judge of the Superior Court of the Courts play a major role as arbiters, District of Columbia. But, this is, in fact, ex­ HON. DAVID F. EMERY as well as trend-setters, in our society. actly what Reagan has done. The function of disposing criminal In an interview, when I ask Graae if he OF MAINE voted for George McGovern, he replies, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cases represents only the surface in the scope of judicial involvement. The with a nervous laugh: "I'm trying to remem­ Wednesday, July 14, 1982 ber." I too laugh. Attempting to help re­ types of sentences, injunctions, orders, fresh his recollection, as they used to say e Mr. EMERY. Mr. Speaker, today I formulas, and rulings imposed have during the Watergate hearings, I ask Graae: am introducing a sense of the House outcomes that profoundly shape the You remember the election, don't you? resolution to express my support for tenor of American life for long periods Nixon versus McGovern? Are you a regis­ the continued separate authorization of time. tered Republican? Graae say: "No, I'm a for the community service employ­ When the American people elect a registered Democrat.'' ment program presently authorized new President, they are, as often as "OK," I say, "now do you remember if you under title V of the Older Americans not, electing a new philosophy-or at voted for McGovern?" Graae: "Well, I can but I don't know if Act of 1965. least opting for a return to an older this is relevant. It's a private matter." Last year the House voted to extend one after years of distortion. Agreeing that voting certainly is a private the authorization for this act by a vote President Reagan was elected be­ matter, I ask Graae why he would be reluc­ of 379 to 4, an overwhelming expres- cause he stood for the restoration of tant to say how he voted? He says: "Oh, I'm July 14, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16317

not reluctant to say." When I press him, That Ronald Reagan would pick a McGo­ A JEREMIAD Graae admits: "Well, I think I probably did vernite to be a judge at any level of the judi­ vote for Mr. McGovern." "Did you vote for ciary shows how much trouble his adminis­ Ronald Reagan in 1980?" Graae: "I just tration is in. Time was, the men we sent to Washington don't think this is relevant." The statement made by my source rings in to serve Yes, Graae says he is generally familiar my ears: "This is not the time to draw the As champions of the truth and law with Reagan's views and philosophy. "Do line." But, increasingly, Reaganite conserv­ Were fired by inspiration and a partiotic you share any of these views or any of this atives are wondering: When will the presi­ verve philosophy?" Graae: "Again, I have no com­ dent and his administration draw the line? To lead our nation to her pinnacle. We saw ment." "Why?" Graae: "Because this is not And on what? Just why, exactly, were The world pay homage to our rightful claim relevant or pertinent to the question here." Reagan and his men elected? To fight about That here was found the highest, noblest I ask: "Were you surprised by your nomi­ what? aim nation considering where you're coming "This is not the place to draw the line." It Achieved by any tribe in any ancient day from?" pains me to say it, but every day-in far too Who sought to show the Human Race a Graae: "I was very pleased, very honored many ways-this assertion seems a fitting better way. to be picked-uh, uh, I'm, you know-" epitaph for an administration that's forgot­ But now we find a slow erosion-not so Me: "But were you surprised? Did you ten why it is in office.e slow!- really expect to be nominated to a judgeship That threatens to destroy our grandest by Ronald Reagan?" dreams Graae: "Uhhh" Oong pause>- ODE TO HONESTY Of justice, mercy, and the faith that let us Me: "Well, don't feel bad. I too was at a grow loss for words when I heard about your To hallelujah hights of fame. It seems nomination." HON. WENDELL BAILEY That Congress plays, and pays the piper all OK now, back to that high, anonymous OF MISSOURI too well administration official. Referring to the Dis­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES While eating at the trough of patronage­ trict of Columbia Judicial Nomination Com­ and to Hell mission, a panel established by law, my Wednesday, July 14, 1982 With our old-fashioned creed that made us source says the administration has no real e Mr. BAILEY. Mr. Speaker, last De­ swell choice but to pick from the nominees rec­ cember was not the finest moment for With patriotic pride! ommended by this outfit. My source says 0 Congress! do you hear the knell almost all of "these clowns" nominated for Congress. It was during that exciting time just before Christmas that Con­ That tells the fleeting of our precious desti­ the Superior Court and D.C. Court of Ap­ ny- peals by the commission are Democrats and gress got into the spirit of giving-self­ Unless our tainted souls lay bare for all to "we're stuck with them." giving and gave itself a backdoor pay see "You mean you could not have rejected raise in the form of a $75 deduction, The perfidy that cancers and will surely Graae?" I ask. My source replies: "Not with no need to substantiate the kill? really." He explains they have "no choice" claim, for each congressional day when these nominees are sent forward. He Heed now the Voice that calls to better says the administration has to pick from the served, whether or not we lawmakers ways, commission's recommended nominees or in should show up and whether or not To purer thoughts, to noble deeds, to higher 60 days the panel will select its own nomi­ Congress is really even in session. praise nees and send them to the relevant congres­ This bagfull of goodies has probably For those ideals which, not by might nor sional confirmation committee. brought more difficulties in trying to skill, My source says he guesses that at some legislate in the last few days than any But by the grace of Heaven led us up point the administration could have "taken other single item I know. achievement's hill on" the commission's choices and rejected Where Liberty, not license, dwells and beck- them and tried to win its fight on Capitol I do not want to go on and denounce ons still. Hill. any one of us for being greedy, venal, Time now for you, our Representatives, He says: "We could've rejected all the conniving, inconsiderate, or unworthy To subjugate your pride and self-esteem, names sent to us. We could have forced the of the office he holds. The lust for power that all too often gives commission to pick people and then fought I have cosponsored the Findley bill, The lie to campaign promises you glibly it out on the Hill. But, this was not the time H.R. 5343, to repeal that measure. I gave. to draw the line because soon we will have have voted for other measures which This must you do e'er Liberty becomes a our own people on the commission and we'll dream know who volunteered for these jobs. As it would accomplish the same purpose. And Justice sleeps too soon within an early stands now, we don't know this." All in all, I am sure I will get another grave!e My source says that indeed the adminis­ opportunity to help set that wrong tration did agonize over the question of right. whether the commission's recommendations But, even, if nothing else good comes EXPLANATION OF MY VOTE ON should have been rejected altogether. He out of that sad piece of legislation, one THE MOTION TO OVERRIDE says: "We would have fought if we knew the good thing has emerged. The whole THE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF nominees we rejected would be replaced by H.R. 6198, THE MANUFACTUR­ people who were better." issue has touched the public con­ The 1980 Republican Party platform­ sciousness, and though the workings ING CLAUSE EXTENSION ACT which Ronald Reagan strongly endorsed of Congress rarely inspire the !:viuse, both as a candidate and as president­ may I share with my colleagues a HON. GEORGE C. WORTLEY pledges to appoint as judges men and poem from Marcellus Bosworth, the OF NEW YORK women "who respect and reflect the values poet laureate of Osage Beach, down in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the American people, and whose judicial Miller County, Mo. philosophy is characterized by the highest May I add, it is time Congress sat Wednesday, July 14, 1982 regard for protecting the rights of law-abid­ ing citizens, and is consistent with the belief down and rectified the wrong of last e Mr. WORTLEY. Mr. Speaker, I in the decentralization of the federal gov­ December. Let us remember the words voted present on the motion to over­ ernment and efforts to return decision­ of Isaiah 1: 18: ride the President's veto of H.R. 6198, making power to state and local elected offi­ Come now, and let us reason together, the Manufacturing Clause Extension cials." said the Lord: though your sins be as scar­ Act. As one who has been actively in­ In addition, the GOP platform says: let, they shall be as white as snow; though volved as a weekly newspaper publish­ "We will work for the appointment of they be red like crimson, they shall be as er and commercial printer for more judges at all levels of the judiciary who re­ wool. than 30 years in my home county in spect traditional family values and the sanc­ I am sure Marcellus would concur New York, I did so to avoid the ap­ tity of innocent human life." There is no evidence that Steffen Graae with that advice. pearance of a conflict of interest. conforms to any of these pledges. In fact, all I submit his poem, "A Jeremiad," for I was disappointed that the Presi­ the available evidence indicates he does not. the RECORD: dent elected to veto this legislation. 16318 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 11,., 1982 The House demonstrated its strong entire work force at GPO. Five of the WORLD CONGRESS OF POETS support for the bill. In fact, it evoked six furlough days were to fall on such little controversy that it was con­ either side of 3-day holiday weekends HON. FORTNEY H. (PETE) STARK sidered under suspension of the rules between June and December. During where it won handily. The other body the furlough period the Public Printer OF CALIFORNIA approved the bill by voice vote. had intended to obtain selected, long­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In his veto message, the President run agency for printing in-house. To Wednesday, July 14, 1982 indicated that he thought the bill was protectionist and would interfer with date much of this work, such as ms e Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I would international negotiations underway forms, has been done by commercial like to take this opportunity to pay to resolve some important trade prob­ printers under direct deal contracts tribute to the Sixth World Congress of lems. with the various agencies. With the Poets to be held in Madrid, Spain, in In principle free trade is a laudable right type of agency printing to sup­ July 1982, and I would particularly goal. But free trade must be fair trade, plement what the GPO prints in­ like to honor three poets from my dis­ Mr. Speaker. house for Congress, the Public Printer trict who will be delegates. Richard The real issue that must be ad­ hoped to cut his production depart­ and Natica Angilly and Mary Rudge dressed is jobs-American jobs. Ameri­ ment's losses. will take their performance of out­ can workers and industry have been Unfortunately, a Federal court ruled standing art forms to the congress. on the short end of the stick as far as recently that the Public Printer could Poet Richard Angilly has written: "let fair trade goes. The Department of not furlough workers as long as a reso­ our visions awake,'' and Mary Rudge, Labor estimates that as many as lution passed by the Joint Committee of the "far rare cadence in the poet's 367,000 American jobs in the printing on Printing on May 22, 1982, remained mind"-made visible through dances and publishing industries and in the in effect. The resolution stated clearly of Natica Angilly. paper and ink industries would be lost These fine artists have enhanced our if the manufacturing clause is not ex­ that the Public Printer could not RIF, city with their talent and I wish them tended. furlough, or take any adverse person­ every success as they journey to Spain Neither the industry nor the econo­ nel action whatsoever without the ap­ to share their gift with other poets my could afford to sustain such a dev­ proval of the Joint Committee on from throughout the world. astating blow. I commend my col­ Printing. Therefore, the GPO will not The theme of the 1982 Sixth World leagues for their willingness to do the be able to use a furlough to recoup the Congress of Poets is "World Brother­ right thing and override such an ill­ losses sustained in the production de­ hood and Peace Through Poetry." considered decision.e partment during the first quarter of Richard and Natica Angilly and Mary this fiscal year. Rudge will represent the United FURLOUGHS AT THE GPO The high overhead costs at GPO are States in an exemplary fashion, and I also responsible for losses in the pro­ salute their commitment to promote HON. GERALD B. H. SOLOMON duction department. Printing in-house peace and harmony in the world at GPO costs twice as much as it does through their art. OF NEW YORK I know my colleagues join me in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to do the same job in a commercial printshop, and the reason why GPO is wishing the poet delegates to the Wednesday, July 14, 1982 so expensive is because GPO workers Sixth World Congress of Poets an e Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, as are paid exorbitant salaries. On the eventful exchange of culture, art, and you may be aware the Public Printer's average, GPO blue-collar workers are friendship.e decision to furlough the entire work paid 22 percent more than their coun­ force at the Government Printing terparts performing the same or simi­ BALTIC GENOCIDE DAY Office has caused quite a stir on Cap­ lar tasks in other Federal agencies. itol Hill. In recent days GPO workers have been visiting their Representa­ For this reason the Public Printer has HON.LAW1ENCECOUGHUN tives in Congress complaining bitterly asked for a 22-percent reduction in pay for those employees represented OF PENNSYLVANIA about the 6-day furlough which they IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES view as completely unjustified. I have by GPO's 13 bargaining units. looked into the reasoning behind the It is the Congress, specifically the Wednesday, July 14, 1982 Public Printer's decision to furlough Joint Committee on Printing, which e Mr. COUGHLIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise his workers, and I would like to share sets the salaries of the blue-collar to join my distinguished colleagues in with my colleagues what I have workers at the Printing Office. Al­ commemorating Baltic Genocide Day. learned about the furlough and about though no one wishes to impose an I speak today for two reasons. Primari­ conditions at the Government Print­ unfair burden on any particular seg­ ly, I wish to remember the brave re­ ing Office. ment of the Federal work force, it sistance that the Baltic people of Most of us are familiar with the seems to me that it is the American Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania have Reagan administration's close scrutiny taxpayer who is bearing the brunt of given and continue to maintain under of executive branch publications. For Congress past generosity to workers at Soviet dominance. Second, I want to all too long the public has had to bear the Government Printing Office. Ac­ take the opportunity to remind this the expense of printing publications cordingly, I urge my colleagues who Congress of the threat posed to all like "How To Buy a House in Warsaw serve on the Joint Committee on freedom-loving people by the Soviet will of the Kremlin. Mr. Speaker, it is This year's medal recipients will join accelerator complex and no more than the a list of 249 youths from 28 States and our duty to continue to condemn such Fermilab will be a national facility. children at 50,000 schools throughout spirit of the Baltic people.e The projected dollar cost of the machine the country. has increased beyond original estimates One of the recipients of the 1982 largely as a consequence of inflation. Such award is from my district. She is Lisa SPEAKING UP FOR PROJECT increases did result from delays caused by Buffone, 13, of 61st Street, Brooklyn, ISABELLE magnet development problems which have N.Y. Lisa will be honored for her quick been solved. . However, the financial problems grader from the path of an oncoming IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of Isabelle follow less from these nominal overruns than from the general constraints taxicab that had run a red light. At Wednesday, July 14, 1982 on funding for fundamental research which the same time she held back four e Mr. LEBOUTILLIER. Mr. Speaker, led to a funding level below the government other children who were about to Project Isabelle-Brookhaven National projection made when Isabelle cross the same intersection. Laboratory's star physics project-has began. Lisa should be recognized for her ex­ been hit with budget reductions just Facing the reduced funding, the High ceptional judgment and courage in a at the time when its growth is at its Energy Physics Advisory Committee, men­ dangerous traffic situation.e most sensitive stage. The benefits of tioned in the editorial, concluded in a split this project to the American and inter­ vote that Isabelle construction must give national scientific community are way to the necessity for operating funds for INTRODUCING CONSTITUENT existing accelerators and Isabelle construc­ LETTER enormous. The larger benefits to the tion funds were ellminated from the budget. economy of Long Island are also large. Contrary to your editorial, the Laboratory Allowing Isabelle to be built will aid has not asked Congress for additional funds HON.ARLANSTANGELAND Long Island's high-technology econo­ but has asked that $10 million allocated for OF MINNESOTA my as well as all of the other connect­ operation be reassigned to Isabelle construc­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ed industries. Long Island needs Isa­ tion. Such an expenditure would preserve belle, and the Nation needs her as the present investment . The Times ing, I am introducing into the REcORD the importance of Project Isabelle. In should consider the wisdom of supporting a letter which I feel expresses the a June 24 editorial in the New York the transfer of fundamental research and heartfelt convictions of my constitu­ Times, the editorial board passed up high technology away from the US, away ents and all our fellow citizens. from the Northeast, and away from New an opportunity to urge approval of York State. I hope you will consider the words of funds for an important project needed ROBERT K. ADAIR, Gary Kopp, who understands our deep by many of their readers. New Haven, Conn.e economic problems and who lays the Prof. Robert K. Adair of Yale Uni­ problem directly on the doorstep of versity responded to the Times' edito- this House. 16320 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 14, 1982 AITKIN, MINN., June 17, 1982. necessary, in my opinion, by the pros­ WHEAT Congressman Alu.AN STANGELAND, pects for continued large grain sur­ SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 301 of Longworth House Office Building, pluses, Depression-era prices, signifi­ the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (95 Washington, D.C. cant Government outlays for Federal Stat. 1221> and section 107B<5> of the Ag­ DEAR MR. STANGELAND: Recent debate over ricultural Act of 1949 <7 U.S.C. 1445b­ budget bills has caused me a great deal of farm programs-and the failure of the current administration to come to He><5», for purposes of the 1983 crop of concern. The House wants to keep the 1983 wheat, such section 107B<5> shall be deficit under $100 billion while the Senate grips with the disaster facing agricul­ deemed to read as follows: wants to be at a deficit of $115.8 billion. ture. "(5) The Secretary shall make land diver­ Adding this to a $trillion deficit already, My bill is not a bailout for agricul­ sion payments available to producers of the and what do we have? First, we have a gov­ ture. Rather, my proposal is an at­ 1983 crop of wheat at a rate of $2 per bushel ernment that is taking on a new debt at a tempt to bring relief to the U.S. Treas­ for the yield established for the farm for rate faster than it can pay interest. Second, the wheat acreage on the farm which is di­ we have an even greater "hole" to attempt ury by effectively cutting production, thus boosting prices and reducing the verted. Such land diversion payments shall to work our way out of. And thirdly, we be made only to producers who participate have a congress with no backbone to face up need for Government support loans, in the acreage limitation program for the to a situation that is crippling our private deficiency payments, and storage ex­ 1983 crop of wheat and who devote to ap­ sector-the people of this United States. penditures. Indeed, the Congressional proved conservation uses 10 per centum of We do have to solve our problems togeth­ Budget Office has estimated that if a the acreage base for each wheat-producing er as people, and I will be the first to offer paid diversion program is adopted as a farm, in addition to any such base required more tax dollars if I know the purpose is to supplement to a voluntary acreage re­ to be devoted to conservation purposes preserve a solid economy for my children under the acreage limitation program, in ac­ and their children. We have a lot of fat to duction program-as I have proposed­ then Government farm program costs cordance with land diversion contracts en­ cut out of our system, and you as congress­ tered into by the Secretary with such pro­ man are the only ones that ha\ and section 105B<5> of the Agricul­ ing for almost ten years. I do understand fi­ Likewise, a repeat of this year's feed tural Act of 1949 <7 U.S.C. 1444d(e)(5}), for nance enough to know that when an grain set-aside program is anticipated the purposes of the 1983 crop of feed grains, entity-be it government, farmer, or any when the Secretary announces the such section 105B<5> shall be deemed to other form of business, lacks enough cash read as follows: flow to meet its interest expense The Secretary shall make land diver­ show debt reduction> it is headed for trou­ The bill I am jntroducing today calls sion payments available to producers of the ble. And for you as congressmen to debate upon the Secretary to augment these 1983 crop of feed grains at a rate of $1.50 over whether a deficit of $100 billion or $115 set-aside programs with an offer to per bushel, in the case of corn, and at such billion is okay makes me feel very scared. farmers to provide a direct payment to rate as the Secretary determines fair and Surely you will compromise somewhere in them for taking an additional 10 per­ reasonable in relation to the rate at which the middle. The only analogy I can think of cent of their crop base out of produc­ payments are made for corn, in the case of is two men deciding which form of terminal grain sorghums, oats, and barley, for the cancer they would prefer to have. tion. By providing this additional in­ yield of such commodities established for Your recent questionnaire was interesting centive, I believe that participation in the farm for the acreage thereof on the and I hope you use it on the floor of Con­ our crop reduction programs will in­ farm which is diverted. Such land diversion gress to show your fellow Congressmen that crease, that a sufficient amount of payments shall be made only to producers people care about this country. At a time each producer's land will be idled to who participate, with respect to any feed when decreased private spending should assure a cutback in production and an grain, in the acreage limitation program for have lowered interest rates to 5-6%, our gov­ increase in prices, and that exposure the 1983 crop of feed grains and who devote ernment continues to snatch up every avail­ to the U.S. Treasury will be signifi­ to approved conservation uses 10 per able savings dollar, keeping rates high. As I centum of the acreage base for any feed watch my farmers filing bankruptcy, selling cantly decreased. grain for each feed grain-producing farm, in out, cutting back, and worst of all the young Mr. Speaker, it is imperative that addition to any such base required to be de­ men unable to start because I have to tell the farm program announced for the voted to conservation purposes under the them "We are being more restrictive and so 1983 crops offer a realistic and effec­ acreage limitation program, in accordance must you," I watch government take on tive inducement for producers to raise with land diversion contracts entered into $100 billion additional debt that it cannot less. If such meaningful steps are not by the Secretary with such producers. The pay back. This keeps our rates high. taken-if the administration accepts a Secretary shall provide producers an oppor­ Please explain to me why government tunity to apply to participate in the land di­ doesn't have to be fiscally responsible, and simple repeat of this year's dismal and version program through the end of the cer­ why members of the private sector must be? costly farm program-then the threat tification period under the acreage limita­ Sincerely, of collapse in our rural economy that tion program." .e GARYKOPP.e has haunted us throughout this year is certain to materialize with the ap­ proach of next spring. FIMA FLOMENBLIT MUST BE TO AMEND THE AGRICULTURAL FREED ACT OF 1949 Mr. Speaker, I hope that my col­ leagues will lend their support to this HON. BERKLEY BEDELL legislation, and I urge its prompt con­ HON. TOM LANTOS sideration. OF CALIFORNIA OF IOWA The text of the bill follows: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.R. 6756 Wednesday, July 14, 1982 Wednesday, July 14, 1982 A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 e Mr. BEDELL. Mr. Speaker, I am to require the Secretary of Agriculture to e Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I am today introducing legislation which make land diversion payments for the proud to be a member of the 97th would require the Secretary of Agri­ 1983 crops of wheat and feed grains Congressional Class for Soviet Jewry culture to implement a paid diversion Be it enacted by the Senate and House of under the leadership of my colleagues, program for the 1983 crops of wheat Representatives of the United States of CHRIS SMITH and WILLIAM CoYNE. and feed grains. This measure is made America in Congress assembled, This group is a manifestation of Con- July 1#, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16321 gress continuing concern for the thou­ Richard Strauss, who composed "Die When Madam Jeritza sang her last sands of Jews in the Soviet Union who Frau ohne Schatten" and "Agyptische role as Tosca, at Newark's Symphony are being denied their most basic Helena" especially for her, and who Hall, she was in her seventies. Her tal­ human rights. made it a habit of personally conduct­ ents and spirit seemed timeless. But The number of Jews being granted ing his operas when Madam Jeritza when she died last Saturday, July 10, permission to emigrate from the performed; Eric Wolfgang Korngold, at the age of 94, she left us with a Soviet Union keeps dwindling, while who composed "Violante" and "Die legacy that truly is· timeless: Maria the cultural genocide occurring within Tote Stadt" in her honor; and Franz Jeritza Seery tried to live every that country intensifies. Each individ­ Schrecker who wrote "Die Gezlichne­ minute of her life to the fullest, and to ual's story is distressing and merits ten" and "Das Spielwork du Prinzes­ use her God-given abilities to help our involvement, but I would like to sin" for her. people in need. She brought song and bring to my colleagues' attention the Madam Jeritza performed over 200 music to people everywhere, spreading case of Fima Flomenblit. different roles-she was Vienna's first joy throughout the world. Mr. Flomenblit, a 45-year-old single "Salome"-in her career, delighting The Nation and the world mourn man, has been seeking permission to audiences in the United States and the passing of this truly great lady. It go to Israel since 1973. His application around the world. She was a woman of is with a profound sense of loss than I has been repeatedly refused on the boundless energy, whose reservoir of extend my sympathies to her family.e grounds that he has no immediate rel­ good will stretched across several con­ atives in Israel. tinents as she used her talents and her HISTORIC NEDRY FAMILY While Soviet officials often cite lack personal wealth to benefit hundreds of REUNION of iamily ties as a reason for denying a humanitarian causes. visa, it is not the crux of the issue. Madam Jeritza was instrumental in The crux is that a man is being pre­ obtaining freedom for many prisoners HON. GENE CHAPPlE vented from living in the country of in Nazi concentration camps and in fi­ OF CALIFORNIA his choice and freely practicing his re­ nancially assisting many convents and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ligion. churches in Communist countries. She Wednesday, July 14, 1982 We, as Members of the U.S. Con­ spent 6 years, from 1948 to 1954, in gress, must continue to speak out on • Mr. CHAPPlE. Mr. Speaker, the Vienna singing benefits for the re­ headquarters of my district in north­ behalf of the thousands of people in building of St. Stephen's Cathedral. Fima Flomenblit's situation. We must em California is located in the beauti­ It is doubtful that any woman of our ful city of Chico in the north Sacra­ demand Soviet compliance with the time has received as many honors Final Act of the Helsinki accords. And mento Valley. This college town, with from world leaders as Madam Jeritiza. a metro-population of 77,000, is well we must constantly work to protect She was honored by Pope Pius XII, the freedom of individuals every­ known for its community activities, Pope John XXIII, and Pope Paul VI but once in a while an event worthy of where.• for her dedication to worldwide char­ note takes place in Chico involving pri­ ities; she was named a Lady Great vate citizens. One such event will THE PASSING OF MADAM MARIA Cross of the Holy Sepulcher of J erusa­ make Chico the gathering place for a JERITZA SEERY lem by the Roman Catholic Church; family reunion this summer, bringing and she received high honors from the together for the first time, four gen­ Governments of England, France, Aus­ erations of the Nedry family from all HON. PETER W. RODINO, JR. tria, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, and OF NEW JERSEY across the country, meeting to com­ Italy, and the highest honor bestowed memorate a recorded family reunion IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES by the American Red Cross. held just 100 years ago in Tiffin, Ohio, Wednesday, July 14, 1982 American Presidents Franklin in August 1882. e Mr. RODINO. Mr. Speaker, with Delano Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Chico was chosen as a site for the the passing of Madam Maria J eritza and also payed her trib­ event since it is central to those Seery, the world has lost one of the ute. President Carter, I believe, spoke coming from southern California, greatest artistic performers of this for all Americans when he said in a Oregon, and Washington, and is the century, the United States has lost a letter to Madam Jeritza in 1979: "Your home of the reunion cohostesses, Mrs. national treasure, and I have lost a talent is matched only by your dedi­ Joan Nedry Morgan, daughter of the dear friend. cated interest in the needy and the late Dr. Galen C. Nedry of Paradise, a Madam Jeritza overwhelmed the helpless.'' nearby mountain community where opera world for the better part of the As an American who loves opera, I Dr. Nedry had an apple ranch; and 20th century with her unforgettable have always felt fortunate that this Beata Nedry Kamp, daughter of the performances, first in Vienna, then as extraordinary diva chose our country late Robert L. Nedry, also of Paradise. a member of the Metropolitan Opera as her adopted land, leaving Austria to Mrs. Morgan has worked closely with in New York, and finally in benefits become a naturalized American citi­ me in Butte County politics, both as she performed all over the world. zen. I was even more pleased that president of the Republican women, Those of us who grew up with a deep Madam Jeritza came to live in my and in her present capacity as chair­ appreciation for the tenors and sopra­ home city of Newark, N.J., after mar­ man of the Republican Central Com­ nos of the day were captivated by rying Irving Seery in 1948. She became mittee. Mrs. Kamp's father, Bob Madam Jeritza's beauty, grace, and ex­ one of the most exciting celebrities of Nedry, was well known in the area for traordinary voice. The powerful style, our city. As a woman who had a his work in Democratic politics, a cam­ the tremendous sense of drama, and healthy love of life and love of people, paigner for my predecessor, Bizz John­ the personality and interpretation her parties brought a good dose of son, and for Senator ALAN CRANsTON. which she brought to her roles, distin­ high style and intellectual and artistic Fifty people are expected to attend a guished her as one of the outstanding stimulation to Newark. We became reunion banquet to be held on Satur­ divas of all time. neighbors as well as good friends soon day, July 31, at the Holiday Inn, fol­ She inspired the admiration and re­ after she came to Newark, and I will lowing a day of meeting and a presen­ spect of numerous composers, includ­ never forget the way she warmly em­ tation of the family genealogy as re­ ing Giacomo Puccini, who directed braced my family. She formed a close searched by Adele Nedry Rothblatt of Madam J eritza in her most compelling friendship with my wife Ann, and later Chicago, Ill., and Roger D. Nedry, of role of Tosca, and who wrote "Turan­ became godmother to my granddaugh­ Hacienda Heights, Calif. Their re­ dot" for her shortly before he died; ter, Maria Teresa. search over the past several years has 16322 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 14, 1982 led them as far back as the 17th centu­ for such crucially vital minerals such centration of shipping in the world ry in Scotland, when the family name as cobalt, chromium, and manganese and that rate is increasing. was Nethery, and has provided docu­ are met through foreign sources. We In our own backyard, in the Caribbe­ mentation for membership in the Sons face as potentially disastrous a situa­ an, the Soviet presence has risen inex­ or Daughters of the American Revolu­ tion with regard to strategic minerals orably in the last 20 years. Despite the tion. Master of ceremonies and general as we did with the oil embargo of Kennedy /Khrushchev accord, the chairman is Robert D. Nedry, Lieuten­ 1973-74. Port of Cienfuegos in Cuba has accept­ ant Commander USN