.1942 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 6225 enactment of S. 860; to. the Committee on of the world shall once again sing the THE JOURNAL Military Afi'airs. song of the angels: "Peace on earth to 3228. By Mr. CUNNINGHAM: Petition of On request of Mr. BARKLEY, and by 91 citizens of Story City, Iowa, and vicinity, men of good will." Through Jesus Christ unanimous consent, the reading of the urging the enactment of legislation for the our Lord. Amen. Journal of the proceedings of the calen­ abolishment of liquor traffic as an aid to our CALL OF THE ROLL dar day Wednesday, July 15, 1942, was war program; to the Committee on Military dispensed with, and the Journal was Affairs. The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senate approved. 3229. By Mr. LANE: Petition of the Board having adjourned last evening without of Aldermen of the city of Chelsea, Mass., a quorum, the clerk will call the roll to MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT favoring passage of bill permitting States develop the presence of a quorum. Messages in writing from the President to levy taxes against rroperty acquired by the Government; to the Committee on the Public Th~ Chief Clerk called the roll, and of the United States submitting nomi­ Lands. the following Senators answered to their nations were communicated to the Sen­ 3230. By Mr. ROLPH: Resolution of the names: ate by Mr. Miller, one of his· secretaries. Marine Cooks' and Stewards' Association of Aiken Davis Norris MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE the Pacific Coast, regarding establishment of Andrews Downey Nye a uniform, simple,. and inexpensive procedure Bailey Ellender O'Mahoney A message from the House of Repre­ Ball George Pepper sentatives, by Mr. Swanson, one of its for the proof of American birth of all persons Barbour Gerry Reynolds in fact born in this country; to the Commit­ Barkley Gillette Rosier clerks, announced thB,t the House had tee on Immigration and Naturalization. Bilbo Green Russell passed a bill (H. R. 7239) to authorize the 3231. By Mr. SMITH of Washington: Peti­ Bone Gu11ey Schwartz Director of the Census to issue certifica­ tions supporting Senate bill 860, signed by Brewster Gurney Spencer tions of birth records, in which it re­ 809 residents of Lewis and Cowlitz Counties, Bridges Hatch Thomas, Idaho State of Washington; to the Committee on Brooks Hayden Thomas, Okla. quested the concurrence of the Senate. Burton Johnson, Calif. Thomas, Utah Military Affairs. Byrd Kilgore Tobey ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED 3232. By Mr. SMITH of Wisconsin: Resolu­ Capper Lee Tunnell The message also announced that the tion of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce, Caraway Lucas Tydings Monroe, Green County, Wis., asking that our Chandler McKellar Vandenberg Speaker had affixed his signature to the Government be urged to move the cheese Clark, Idaho McNary Van Nuys following enrolled bills, and they were already allocated to them and stored in ware­ Clark, Mo. Maloney White signed by the Vice President: houses in the cheese-producing area of the Connally Maybank Wiley Danaher Mead Wlllis H. R. 3173. An act for the relief of Mrs. Middle West, and that it be urged to order Charles 0. DeFord; either under the lend-lease program or for Mr. BARKLEY. I announce that the H. R. 4355. An act for the relief of Bella Army and Navy requirements larger quan­ Senator from Delaware [Mr. HUGHES] is Cosgrove; tities of the cheese produced, particularly the absent from the Senate because of illness. H. R. 4370. An act for the relief of Charles Junior Grade American and Grinder Swiss, L. Lair; · which is available for processing purposes; The Senator from Missouri [Mr. TRu­ MAN] and the Senator from .Washington H. R. 5000. An act conferring jurisdiction to the Committee on Agriculture. upon the United States District Court for 3233. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the [Mr. WALLGREN] are members of the the Eastern District of Michigan to hear, Research Bureau of Milwaukee, Wis., and Committee to Investigate National De­ determine, and render judgment upon the sundry signers (nine petitions) petitioning fense, and are, therefore, necessarily ab­ claim of Ferd W. Melle, of Detroit, Mich.; consideration of their resolution with ref­ sent. H. R. 5295. An act for the relief of the erence to National Bank Act legislation; to The Senators from Alabama [Mr. estate of Romano Emillani; the Committee on Banking and Currency. BANKHEAD and Mr. HILL], the Senator H. R. 5317. An act for the relief of Mrs. from Michigan [Mr. BROWN], the Senator Jessie A. Beechwood; H. R. 5385. An act for the relief of Charles from South Dakota [Mr. BuLow], the E. Yates and the Motor Facts Sales Co.; Senators from Nevada [Mr. BUNKER and H. R. 5496. An act for the relief of Cecile SENATE Mr. McCARRAN], the Senator from New McLaughlin; THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1942 Mexico [Mr. CHAVEZ], the Senator from H. R. 5499. An act for the relief of Henry Mississippi [Mr. DoxEY], the Senator Daley, guardian for James Ray Daley and Rev. Dr. Paul Little, rector, All Saints' from Virginia [Mr. GLASS], the Senator Norman Franklin Daley; from Iowa [Mr. HERRING], the Senator H. R. 5794. An act for the relief of the Episcopal Church, San Francisco, Calif., estate of Roy Owen, deceased; o:f!ered the following prayer: from Colorado [Mr. JoHNSON], the Sena­ H. R. 6077. An act for the relief of Edward tor from Arizona [Mr. McFARLAND], the Almighty God, Thou who hast given P. Reilly; and Senator from Utah [Mr. MURDOCK], the H. R. 7242. An act to authorize temporary this good land for our heritage, enable Senators from Montana [Mr. MURRAY and appointments in the Army of the United us to be worthy citizens thereof. Bless Mr. WH:EELER], the Senator from Texas States of omcm·s on duty with the Medical our land with honorable industry, sound [Mr. O'DANIEL], the Senator from Louisi­ Administrative Corps. learning, and wholesome purposes. ana [Mr. OVERTON], the Senator from PETITIONS Bless, we pray Thee, the President of Maryland [Mr. RADCLIFFE], the Senator the United States and all those to whom Petitions were laid before the Senate, from New Jersey [Mr. SMATHERS], the or presented, and referred as indicated: we have entrusted the authority of gov­ Senator from South Carolina [Mr. ernment. Direct, with divine wisdom, By the VICE PRESIDENT: SMITH], the Senator from Tennessee [Mr. A petition of sundry citizens of the State these Thy servants, in this honored legis­ STEWART], the Senator from New York lative body, to the advancement of Thy of Arkansas, praying for the enactment of [Mr. WAGNER], and the Senator from Senate bill 860, to prohibit the sale of alco­ glory, the safety, honor, and welfare of Massachusetts [Mr. WALSH] are neces­ holic liquor and to suppress vice in the Thy people. vicinity of military camps and naval estab• We thank Thee, 0 God, for the Ameri­ sarily absent. Mr. McNARY. The Senator from Ore­ lishments; ordered to lie on the table. can way of life. Here a man may become By Mr. CAPPER: the equal of any other, and here, more gon [Mr. HoLMAN] is absent on public The petition of the pastor and members than otherwheres, a man may be a man business. of the Hadley Memorial Methodist Church, despite his ancestry or poverty. The following Senators are necessarily of Hutchinson, Kans., praying for the enact­ In these calamitous days, we beseech absent: ment of Senate bill 860, to prohibit the sale Thee, 0 God, graciously to bless all those The Senator from Vermont [Mr. Aus­ of alcoholic liquor and to suppress vice i.n TIN], the Senator from Nebraska [Mr. the vicinity of military camps and naval in the armed forces of our beloved land. establishlp.ents; ordered to lie on the table. Comfort all to whom sorrows and suffer­ BUTLER], the Senator from North Dakota ings have come, and to our noble dead: [Mr. LANGER], the Senator from Massa­ REPORTS OF A COMMITl'EE chusetts [Mr. LoDGE], the Senator from "Rest eternal grant to them, 0 Lord, The following reports of the Commit­ Colorado [Mr. MILLIKIN], the Senator tee on Education and Labor were sub­ And light perpetual shine upon them, from Minnesota [Mr. SHIPSTEAD], and the May they rest in peace." mitted: Senator from Ohio [Mr. TAFT]. By Mr. THOMAS of Utah: Hasten the day, 0 God, when the The VICE PRESIDENT. Sixty Sena­ S. 1313. A bill to strengthen the national forces of tyranny and aggression will tors have answered to their names. A defense and promote the general welfare forever be vanquished, and the nations quorum is present. through the appropriation of funds to assist .6226 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE JULY 16 the States and Territories in meeting finan­ to me to be unanswerable. I agree in toto tators and news writers held up the Members cial emergencies in education and in reduc­ with what this distinguished, highly edu­ of Congress as a lot of cheats and chiselers ing inequalities of educational opportunities; and, in my opinion, they did it because it with amendments (Rept. No. 1548); and cated, and well-informed writer has said was a good story and they would not suffer H. R. 5839. A bill to amend the act entitled about the matter. from recriminations at the hands of Congress ••An act to provide compensation for em­ I ask unanimous consent to have the that they might from some Government ployees of the United States suffering injuries article containing the letter printed in agency. It seems to be intellectually fash­ While in the performance of their duties, and the RECORD as a part of my remarks. ionable just now · to attack Congress. It for other purposes", as amended; with an There being no objection, the article was not so long ago that it was intellectually amendment (Rept. No. 1549). was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, fashionable to be unpatriotic and attack everything that was wrong in this country, REPORTS ON DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE as follows: ignoring what was right. PAPERS [From the Washington Post of July 16, 1942] "The more I listen to the fast talkers Mr. BARKLEY, from the 'Joint Select FAm ENOUGH around Washington, the more highly I regard Committee on the Disposition of Execu­ (By Westbrook Pegler) the Members of Congress. They may not be supermen, but they will compare favor­ tive Papers, to which were referred, for CONGRESSIONAL X CARDS ably with any group in this country. In the examination and recommendation, two The recent criticism of Congress has been last analysis, they are the .ones who are im­ lists of records transmitted to the Senate widely debated, but most of the discussion portant, they and the quiet people back in by the Archivist of the United States which followed the original blast has been the quiet places who know what they want. which appeared to have no permanent mere wind and witticism. Inasmuch as the Most of them work hard, long hours, day value or historical interest, submitted re­ attack received much space, I herewith pre­ after day. ports thereon pursuant to law. sent a letter from the wife of a Senator, who "So long as we have enough gas to issue offers, I think, the best reply that has been X cards for official use, I think anyone who BILL INTRODUCED made. She says: "I read with interest your thinks Congress should not be included 1s Mr. VAN NUYS (by request) intro­ two articles dealing first with Senator LA not quite bright. FoLLETTE's resentment of the general· attack "I have a high regard for Ray Clapper and duced a bill (S. 2658) conferring juris­ by the press on Congress because of the pos­ confidence in his intellectual integrity. I diction upon the United States Court of session of X cards and your further remarks doubt, however, whether his reputation for Appeals for the District of Columbia to concerning Ray Clapper's lofty comments. judicial writing was enhanced by his two hear, determine and render judgment on · "Members of Congress and their families ill-tempered outbursts. Ray recently re­ all claims brought to it by appeal from are accustomed to criticism. That is part of turned from India and China, where our sup­ the Court of Claims of the United States, public life, and men who cannot take criti­ ply of gasoline would look like eternal and giving the right of appeal to said cism had better not enter politics. I am security. Ray used quite a bit of gas. It Court of Appeals in all cases (including afraid that the burning resentment that was nice to read what he had to say, but Members of Congress and, I may add, 100 the front was being covered adequately by all cases in which relief from judgments percent of their wives, feel toward the recent men on the job. His suggestion of some of said Court of Claims are now being journalistic orgy js directed toward what Webster-Haynes debates would, doubtless, sought before the Congress of the United was a flagrant example of dishonest reporting not be well received in other quarters. Con­ States) heard and determined in said and misrepresenta tl9n. gress has, of late, been showing a good deal Court of Claims to both the claimants "Most of the men who joined the pack of·restraint in the interest of national unity, and the United States, which was read would scorn anyone who lifted a sentence but Ray should know there are many good twice by its title and referred to the Com- from context. The Washington news­ debates going on day after day on matters mittee on the Judiciary. · mongers did precisely a parallel thing when · of importance. I go along with him usually, they lifted that X-card story from back­ but he lowered his standards there. FLORIDA PIPE LINE AND BARGE CHAN­ ground. Every newspaperman in Washing­ "Sincerely yours, NEL-AMENDMENT ton should know that an enormous part of "AGNES O'MAHONEY." Mr. BA'il.JEY submitted an amendment every Congressman's mali is composed of re­ (Mrs. J. C. O'Mahoney.) intended to be proposed by him to the quests from constituents for service for them­ AMERICAN- FILIPINO PARTNERSHIP IN selves, their State, or their city in the way of BATAAN-ADDRESS BY HON. SERGIO bill priation DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS Senator from Virginia [Mr. GLASS], who of $75,000,000- would vote "yea"; and The VICE PRESIDENT. The routine The Senator from Nebraska [Mr. 0r now $125,000,000- morning business is concluded. BUTLER], who would vote "nay", with shall be so administered during the fiscal Mr. McKELLAR. Mr. "President, I the Senator from Delaware [Mr. year 1943 as to constitute the total amount move that the Senate resume the con­ that will be furnished to such Administra­ sideration of House bill 7319, the first HUGHES], who would vote "yea." tion during such fiscal year for the purposes supplemental national defense appro­ I also announce the following general set forth in this paragraph and shall not be priation bill. pairs: augmented by allocations or transfers of The motion was agreed to; and the The Senator from Oregon [Mr. HoL­ :funds from any other appropriation. Senate resumed the consideration of the MAN] with the Senator from Tennessee To my mind, Mr. President, that pro­ bill Kansas [Mr. REED] American people, and in the second part for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943, with the Senator from New York [Mr. is an unwarranted reflection, and its and for other purposes. WAGNER]. adoption will be a vote of lack of con­ The VICE PRESIDENT. The question I also wish to announce that the Sen­ fidence in the President of the United is on agreeing to the committee amend­ ator from North Dakota [Mr. LANGER] States. ment, on page 11, line 2, as amended. and the Senator from Nebraska [Mr. Everyone knows that the first section The yeas and nays have already been BUTLER] are necessarily absent. of that proviso, providing that the ap­ ordered, and the clerk will call the roll. The result was announced-yeas 30, propriation herein made shall be so ad­ The legislative clerk proceeded to call· nays 30, as follows: ministered as to extend for the period the roll. YEAS-30 of the whole year, and not call for any Mr. McNARY (when his name was Andrews Ellender Maloney further appropriation of public funds, is called). On this vote I have a pair with Bailey George O'Mahoney Barkley Gerry Reynolds absolutely ineffective, and everyone with the junior Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Bilbo Gillette Resler any experience in Congress knows that DoxEY] who~ if present, would vote "yea." Byrd Green Spencer it is ineffective, and not intended to be I transfer that pair to the senior Senator Caraway Guffey Thomas, Okla. effective. I believe that Congress should, Chandler Hayden Thomas, Utah from Ohio [Mr. TAFT], who if present Clark, Idaho Kilgore Tunnell wherever possible, make original appro­ would vote "nay," and I will vote. I vote Connally Lee Tydings priation..; to insure that there would be "nay." Downey McKellar VanNuys no deficiencies. If I believed that sucn ·The roll call was concluded. NAY5-30 a provision would protect against the Mr. BARKLEY. I announce that the Aiken Danaher Nye necessity for deficiency appropriations, I Senator from Delaware [Mr. HUGHES] is Ball - Davis Pepper should be in favor of such a proviso in Barbour Gurney Russell absent from the Senate because of illness. Bone Hatch Schwartz every appropriation bill. But everyone The Senator from Missouri [Mr. TRU­ Brewster Johnson, Calif. Thomas, Idah') knows, Mr. President, that if the necessi­ MAN] and the Senator from Washington Bridges Lucas Tobey ties of the situation develop to a point Brooks McNary Vandenberr: [Mr. WALLGREN] are members of the Burton Maybank White where Mr. Henderson thinks he has to Committee to Investigate National De­ Capper Mead Wiley spend more money, and the President fense, and are therefore necessarily Clark, Mo. Norris Willis and the Bureau of the Budget approve it,. absent. - NOT VOTING-36 the money will be spent, and then a de-· The Senators .from Alabama [Mr. Austin Hughes Radcliffe ficiency appropriation bill will come be­ BANKHEAD and Mr. HILL], the Senator Bankhead Johnson, Colo. Reed fore the Senate, and every Member of Brown La Follette Shipstead the Senate within the sound of my voice from Michigan [Mr. BROWN], the Sena­ Bulow Langer Smathers tor from South Dakota [Mr. BuLOW], the Bunker Lodge Smith will vote for it, and so as to keep the Senators from Nevada [Mr. BUNKER and Butler McCarran Stewart record straight at that time I will remind Mr. McCARRAN], the Senator from New Chavez McFarland Taft Senators of the vote they cast today. Doxey Millikin Truman Mexico [Mr. CHAVEz], the Senator from Glass Murdock Wagner Mr. McKELLAR. Mr. President, will Mississippi [Mr. DoxEY], the Senator Herring Murray Wallgren the Senator yield? from Virginia [Mr. GLASS], the Senator Hill O'Daniel Walsh Mr. CLARK of Missouri. I yield to from Iowa [Mr. HERRING J, the Senator Holman Overton Wheeler the Senator from Tennessee. from Colorado [Mr. JOHNSON], the Sen­ The VICE PRESIDENT. On this Mr. McKELLAR. In this bill, as in all ator from Arizona [Mr. McFARLAND], the question, the Senate being equally di· other appropriation bills, it is ~equired Senator from Utah [Mr. MURDOCK], the vided, the Chair votes in the negative. . that the heads of the departments shall Senators from Montana [Mr. MuRRAY So the committee amendment as in July make an allotment of the lump and Mr. WHEELER], the Senator from amended was rejected. · sum appropriations made to them, so as Texas [Mr. O'DANIEL], the Senator from The VICE PRESIDENT. The bill is to furnish an amount for each month; Louisiana [Mr. OVERTON], the Senator open to further amendment. If there be not necessarily the same amount for from Maryland [Mr. RADCLIFFE], the no further amendment, the question is on each month, but to .distribute the ap­ Senator from New Jersey [Mr. SMATHERS], the engrossment of the amendments and propriations throughout the entire year the Senator from South Carolina [Mr. the third readil).g of the bill. in such a way as the head of the depart­ SMITH], the Senator from Tennessee Mr. CLARK of Missouri. Mr. Presi· ment may see fit to do. The SecretarY [Mr. STEWART], the Senator from New dent, I have seen enough of the opera­ of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, York · [Mr. WAGNER], and the Senator tions of the steamroller on this .bill here the Attorney General, and all other Cab­ from Massachusetts [Mr. WALSH] are in the Senate to know that the mind of inet officers, make such distribution, or necessarily absent. the Senate is for the moment fixed on have it done. Such a provision· is con-­ I am advised that, if present and vot­ . compromise rather than principle. I tained in all appropriation bills. This ing, the Senator .from Maryland [Mr. may say, therefore, I am not going to is not a new proposition at all. The only RADCLIFFE] would vote "nay." detain the Senate by offering an amend­ thing new in it is the provision that ap_. Mr. McNARY. I announce the follow­ ment on the propositi"on to which I de­ propriations shall not be made from ing pairs on this question: sire very briefly to advert. but I do de- other-- 6228 I CONGRESSIONAL R-ECORD-SENATE JULY 16 Mr. CLARK of Missouri. Mr. Presi­ a sort of moral obligation on the Admin­ The VICE PRESIDENT. The ques­ dent, I am coming to that point in a istrator to try to get along with the funds tion is on agreeing to the amendment moment. appropriated if he can do so. offered by the Senator from Missouri. Mr. McKELLAR. That appropria­ Mr. CLARK of Missouri. It is put in as Mr. McKELLAR. Mr. President, I tions shall not be made from other allot­ salve, Mr. President. hope the amendment will not be agreed ments or appropriations already made. Mr. McKELLAR. It was put in by the to. The proviso reads as follows: The provision the Senator speaks of is House, and the Senate agreed to it. Provided further, That such appropriation well established in our law, in the law Mr. CLARK of Missouri. I understand of $120,000,000 shall be so administered dur­ of appropriations; it is so well estab­ that it is a House provision. ing the fiscal year 1943 as to constitute the - lished that a penalty has been provided The second portion of the proviso is tot al amount that will be furnished to such as follows: Administration· during such fiscal year for against those asking for appropriations the purposes set forth in this paragraph and over and above the allotments which are and shall not be augmented by allocations shall not be augmented by allocations or made. There is no doubt that if addi­ or transfers of funds from any other appro­ transfers of funds from any other appropria­ tional work must be done by the Price priation. tion. Administrator, or by any other Adminis­ Mr. President, I say that that is an That has been agreed to. I think it is trator the Administrator can obtain a unwarranted vote of lack of confidence in Budg~t estimate for the needed· amount, ·very proper, and I hope the amendment the President of the United States. will be rejected. which can be submitted to the Congress, The Congress has seen fit, with the and if the Congress considers it to be The VICE PRESIDENT. The ques­ almost universal support of the Ameri­ tion is on agreeing to the amendment proper, a further appropriation ?an be can people, to grant vast sums of money made, in this case as well as m any offered by the Senator from Missouri. to the President to be used in his discre­ [Putting the question.] . The "noes" ap­ other case. tion for the purpose of the war effort. Mr. CLARK of Missouri. No such p~ar to have it. At the time these grants of authority, Mr. NORRIS. Mr. President, I ask for provision is contained in the bill with or so-called blank-check appropriations, respect to the other agencies. were made to the President they were the Yeas and nays. Mr. McKELLAR. There is a law on The yeas and nays were not ordered. heralded all over the world as the great­ The amendment was rejected. the subject. est exhibition of confidence in the head Mr. CLARK- of Missouri. I am famil­ Mr. McNARY. Mr. President, 2 da~· .l of any government that had ever taken ago when the· bill was... before the Senate iar with the law. However, this pro­ place in the history of. the world. Vision is specifically written into this ap­ for general discussion I complained about . In general, I have been ·opposed to what I called apparent discriminations propriation bill with respect to a single blank-check appropriations. Personally, agency. It is not found in the item for in the moneys allotted to four different I voted· for these blank-check appro­ units of the Government for payment of the War Manpower Commission in this priations with great reluctance and. only . very bill, or in the appropriation for the subsistence to those acting in advisory because I-believed that the exigencies of capacities. In two of the units I find an ­ Office of Defense Health and Welfare the situation demanded it. I do not be­ Service, or that for the Office of Civilian allowance of $25 a day for subsistence lieve that the President of the United and in two others an allowance of $10 a Defense or any of the numerous other States has misused the money which has dealing with in the bill. This day. I was trying to make the point that agencie~ been given to him in lump sums for the I could not see any difference in the particular office is selected for this pro­ proper prosecution of the war. Yester­ vision, coupled with the other provision character of the work or the type of the day we had a long argument as to men engaged in the advisory work, and in the same proviso, to the effect that whether the Administrator of the Office this agency shall not have any funds that there should be some common level of Civilian Defense had been gUilty of for payment of the expenses of those act­ from any other agency, subterfuge because he had confined his Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, will ing in that capacity. expenditures for administrative purposes I shall not renew the argument. No the Senator yield? to the $100,000,000 appropriation to the Mr. CLARK of Missouri. I yield. one detests legislative inquests more than purposes of that act, namely, furnishing I do. However, in fairness to the secre­ Mr. BARKLEY. Of course, the Sena­ some physical equipment for civilian de­ tary of the National War Labor Board, tor from Missouri realizes that this lan­ fense, and had depended upon·an alloca­ guage would be ineffective insofar as it let me say that in a letter which he wrote - tion from the President of the United to me yesterday, and which I received might be an attempt to bar Congress States from lump-sum appropriations from making further appropriations. this morning, he attempts to justify the . for his other administrative expenses. discrimination. Without any agreement Mr. CLARK of Missouri. That is pre­ The same question is involved in this pro­ on my part with his judgment, I ask that cisely what I am pointing out. The Sen­ vision. It amounts to a criticism of the the letter be printed in the RECORD at this ator from Kentucky has no doubt that if ·President .of the United States for having it is necessary to spend more money a point as a part of my remarks. made certain allotments to the Office of There being no objection, the letter was deficiency bill will be brought forward, Price Administration for its administra­ ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as and the Senator from Kentucky and J tive expenses up·to this time. Will both vote for it. follows: While I realize that it would be futile NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD, . Mr. BARKLEY. If the Price Admin­ to offer an amendment on this point, I Washington, D. G., July 14, 1942. Istrator should come to Congress later desire to call attention at this time to the Han. CHARLES L. McNARY, p,nd ask for additional funds, and show fact that the enactment of that provision United States Senate. us the need for them, he would be given is half fraud and half an unwarranted MY DEAR SENATOR McNARY: It has been the amount necessary to continue the reflection on the way the President has brought to my attention that certain ques­ work. So, in a sense, the Senator from handled the lump-sum appropriations. tions have been raised with respect to the Missouri is correct. The provision would subsistence allowed under the Executive order Mr. NORRIS. Mr. President, will the to members of the National War Labor Board. not bind Congress, and it may be decep­ Senator yield? May I take the privilege of bringing to your tive on its face. Mr. CLARK of Missouri. I yield. · attention a copy of a memorandum which I Mr. CLARK of Missouri. I agree en­ Mr. NORRIS. I wonder why the Sen­ today sent to Mr. Everard H. Smith, clerk of tirely with what the Senator from Ken­ ator does not offer an amendment, if it the Senate Appropriations Committee? tucky says as to the effect of it. For is in order. Sincerely yours, that reason I say that it is a fraud on the Mr. CLARK of Missouri. I very seri­ GEORGE KIRSTEIN, American people. ously considered that course. The rea­ Executive Secretary. Word goes out to the country that this . son I did not do so was that I did not Mr. McNARY. I also ask to have particular agency has been tied up so think there was any chance of having it printed in the REcORD, as a part of my that it cannot possibly spend more than adopted. remarks, two telegrams, one from the $125,000,000 in the next fiscal year, when However, to test the sentiment of the . president of the Farm Bureau Federation we all know that that is not true and Seriate, I now move to strike out the and the other from the president of the _ that it ought not to be true. proviso beginning in line 17 on page 22 National Cooperative Milk Producers' Mr. BARKLEY. I presume -that the with the word {'Provided" and extending· Federation, touching some matters which .c provision is put in this bill, and that sim­ through the word "appropriation" in were very satisfactorily determined he1·e flar provisions are put in other bills, as line 24. yesterday. 1.942 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 6229 There being no objection, the tele­ I am attaching the Executive order which The bill Europe. We turn to North connections of the great inland water­ is apparen,tly .good that, as compared Africa, and, after all, the Axis army is not ways be a mere pittance compared with with $205,000,000,000, $80,000,000 is noth­ far from Alexandria and the Suez. Our what we have already appropriated? ing. In terms of Percentage it is verv prayers are with the British, the Aus­ Mr. BAILEY. I am very glad my dis- · little; but $80,000,000 is still $80,000,000. tralians, and the American boys who are tinguished friend has made that point. It is not a matter of comparison; it is a there. But we have .no guaranties. That is the argument that is destroying matter of fact. Unless we have totally Yesterday I received a letter from a the Senate, the Congress, and the coun­ lost our sense of proportion, unless we very respected editor in North Carolina try. We spent a billion dollars for this; have altogether lost our perspective, suggesting that we should send more aid why not spend a million dollars for that? financially speaking, a million dollars is to China. We are sending to China all We spent $5,000 4 years ago for a fine still a considerable sum for a government the aid we can send. The roads are not car; why not spend $1,000 today for a to spend,· and a very good sum for a Sen­ open. The ports are not available. If race horse? That is about the argu­ ator to undertake to save. we ever open those roads or make those ment. Yes, we have spent money So I consider the proposed legislation ports available, that will mean . billions abroad. We did it .for the defense of this relative to the inland waterway as un­ of dollars more and seas of blood. country. I made an argument here for timely, unnecessary, and an aggravation I think I have suggested enough to the lend-lease bill, and I remember dis­ of extravagance. I b~lieve it would be say, without running the risk of being tinctly I said I was voting for it not to a fine gesture to the country for us to charged with pessimism, that the war give Great Britain a dollar but to put refuse .to authorize it-with the motive may last a great deal longer than many money and arms in the hands of Great of informing our people that we are de­ of us think; that certainly the man does Britain with which to defend our coun­ termined to concentrate on the necessi­ not live who can tell us when the end will try. I will stand on that position now. ties of the national defense and the win­ be or what the outcome will be; and, while I think that was necessary. It did not ning of the war. I am no general and no master of strat­ work; it probably saved us $10,000,000,- Mr. President, I have no way to con­ egy, and would not pretend to say any­ 000 worth of time; but it did not stay vey to my own mind or to the minds of thing on that subject, I think the Ameri­ the hands of the Axis Powers so far as my hearers what is the weight of $205,- can policy ought to be based upon one world conquest is concerned; it did not 000,000,000. It is added to a national great consideration, and that is that the keep us out of the war. I did not say, in debt of nearly_$50,000,000,000; and tha:t time may come when we will have to my argument, that it would. I said it is only for perhaps at th~ most an 18- defend in the New World. We can de­ was the only thing we could do that would month or 2-year period. All that money fend, we will defend, and we will triumph; give us the hope of keeping out of the is supposed . to be expended within that but I think too many of us are thinking war; but when the Senator from Mon­ time. We have predicated the national that this war may be resolved in Russia tana [Mr. WHEELER] interrupted me, I , expenditure for the war for the present or it may be resolved over yonder in · told him frankly that I thought war fiscal year, whicQ. began July 1, at $56,- Japan. The issue of this war may be might come. I was willing to predicate 000,000,000 . .We all have difficulty in as­ ~esolved in the New World. my argument upon that possibility; but certaining what is the national wealth; All of that is said by way of laying be­ I was trying to stave it off. The fact, but I have on my desk a book prepared by fore the Senate the seriousness of spend­ however, that we spent $7,000,000,000 for ~ most respected authority, a professor ing money unnecessarily. Grant that the lend-lease purposes, and authorized five 1942 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 6231 or ten billion dollars more, has no rele­ down to Mexico, and there is not a thing If we keep on spending money, we· are vancy whatever to the proposal to spend on God's earth we would bring along not going to have enough to sustain our $44,000,000 to dig a ditch across the that canal from Mexico. Someone spoke men in the air or sustain our men facing State of Florida that cannot contribute of hauling fruit through Florida from the machine guns or sustain our men in to the national defense inside of 40 Mexico. That is a matter for laughter. the ships. There is an idea in America months. I will make that statement Think of hauling fruit from Mexico that money grows on trees so far as good. through Florida! Congress is concerned, and I think we Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. President­ Let me say something about the in­ have made it grow on trees in the last 10 The PRESIDING OFFICER

to this fundamental proposition, tl:lat we ~ee, seeking· to rescue him from his dilem- advises me that the amendment is to be have to hold some administrator respon­ ma, said: · withdrawn. So the fifth seat in the om­ sible for these great projects, and we had G~neral Reybqld, nothing they could say to nibus is vacant, and I am robbed of an better trust the administrator we have you would induce you to reduce the time opportunity to ·say some very interesting assigned to the job or get a new admin­ below 3 years? things upon the subject. istrator instead of trying to tamper with General Reybold replied: - ·Mr. President, that concludes the bill. his program. It is a very wonderful piece of legisla­ Who is the man upon whom we have No; I have gone the limit, Senator. tion! I know the able junior Senator to depend? It is Major General Rey­ I think that settles that. from Florida, who is about to follow me, bold, the Chief of Engineers. What does I submit, Mr. President, that this is no will paint a picture which will almost he say? I quote from the testimony be­ time for us to be legislating on a long­ make Senators forget the facts. I hesi­ fore the committee: range program for the future develop­ tate to linger and listen lest I myself be · Senator VANDENBERG. How long do you ment of internal waterways, no matter deluded. think it would take you to build this canal how intrinsically worthy they may be, I just heard the Senator from Ken­ and get it into actual operation? and it is no time for us to be authorizing tucky [Mr. BARKLEY] say in an aside to Major General REYBOLD. Three years. $93,000,000 appropriations at a time when the Senator from Florida, "The Senator Senator VANDENBERG. Three years? there is not one red cent in the Treasury must be good." He must be good, because Major General REYBOLD. Yes, sir. I ha;ve discovered that many Senators, Senator VANDENBERG. I am talking about of the United States. What we want is the Florida Canal now. what the title promises-something including the Senator from Kentucky, Major General REYBOLD. I am talking about which will "promptly facilitate" an an­ are giving a hospitality to this bill which the Florida Canal, too. swer to this emergency. is utterly unjustified by the facts. I will Senator VANDENBERG. Even that WOuld de­ Mr.·President, let us come to the fourth say the Senator is good! pend upon priorities, would it not? seat in this omnibus. The fourth seat · Mr. President, there is no reason in the Major General REYBOLD. Yes, sir. proposes to develop the intracoastal canal world, based on the title of the bill, for Senator VANDENBERG. Do you think you its passage. If the title lies about it, that could get the priorities? What has been the from a depth of 9 to 12 feet, starting in attitude of the War Production Board to­ Florida. There is something about this is another matter. At least, in the inter­ ward developments of this character? bill that always seems to start in Florida. est of honesty with the American people, Major General REYBOLD. We have not had It proposes to develop an intracoastal let us strike out the title. anything exactly like this, but we have had canal from Florida-! am sure that the Mr. DANAHER. Mr. President, will the plenty of difficulty in securing priorities for Senator from Florida will eloquently Senator yield? steel and other materials throughout our point it out on the map in a few min- Mr. VANDENBERG. I yield. building program all over the country. . utes-all the way around to the Gulf of Mr. DANAHER. In view of the last Senator VANDENBERG. Your 3-year estimate ts based upon a reasonably easy flow of ma­ Mexico, away around to Texas, and even comment made by the distinguished Sen- terial, is it not? a brand new branch down to the Rio . ator from Michigan in his perfectly mag­ Major General REYBOLD. Yes, sir; and also Grande. That is probably an excellent nificent address, I should like to call to equipment and manpower. part of a long range plan. his attention that we are directed by the Senator VANDENBERG. If you ran into any I am a great believer in the develop­ report, reading from page 3, to find the priority difficulties, it would take more than ment of intercoastal waterway systems, following fact: 3 year~? but here again it takes a minimum of 3 It will eliminate the disastrous losses of Major General REYBOLD. It might; yes, sir. · years to do the job. It can by no stretch men, ships, and cargoes attendant upon ef­ Mr. President, after Major General of the imagination be any part of an forts to navigate the ocean coastal waters, and Reybold had taken that very firm posi­ emergency program in legislation whose will relieve the Navy of convoy effort needed tion on this subject before the Senate title promises that it will "promptly fa­ for overseas transport and combat service. Committee on Commerce, the proponents cilitate." Those are the quoted words, Does the Senator recall wherein in the of this particular section of the bill, of "promptly facilitate" an answer to the record th.ere is testimony upon which that · comse, were obviously disturbed. They emergency. I do not think it is at all assertion is based, 'in view of the fact that had run into a submarine, because no one necessary for me to repeat what I· have it will take 3 years to complete the could argue that a bill which promises in already said in respect to the time ele­ project? its title to "promptly facilitate" an an­ ment as a bar to the Florida project in Mr. VANDENBERG. No, Mr. Presi­ swer to the national problem can say, in this bill. Every word I have said applies dent; and I am not quite clear how that his right senses, or with any respect for also to this part of the project. statement got into the report.· Of course, logic and continuity, that something that Mr. President, that brings us to the I had · nothing to do with the report. is going to happen in 1946 "promptly fifth seat of the omnibus, and I have just That is from the report made by the ma­ facilitates" this objective. So, of course, been advised that that seat is empty. It jority, consisting of the four Senators who they began to see if they could not get was occupied for a time by the able were present and the eight proxies which Major General Reybold to say something Senator from lllinois [Mr. LucAs]. He the able Senator from Florida [Mr. PEP­ else. offered a very interesting amendment, PER] had in his pocket. The Senator is The very adroit senior Senator from which was going to relieve the Oil Co­ reading from the majority report. I sus­ Florida [Mr. ANDREWS] had a bright ordinator of any opportunity to control pect that in some way those who made it idea. He said: the development of new oil facilities in probably got a section out of their own Now, General, even if it takes the 3 years the area which the Senator from Illinois report supporting the original Florida you think it will to build this project, if you so ably represents. ship cana,l, because that was part of the put on three shifts would that not divide the I have much sympathy with the pro­ original prospectus, but, of course, so far 3 years by three and let you finish in 1 year? posal of the Senator from Illinois, be­ as ram concerned, I agree with the Sen­ Major General Reybold replied: cause we have much the same problem in ator that anything that does not happen until 1946 cannot help anything in 1942, Ah, I have made all my estimates on the Michigan with respect to restricted oil basis of three shifts. development. But, Mr. President, down or 1943, or 1944, or 1945. came Mr. D. R. Knowlton, Director of Of course, even if it were built, it could [Laughter.] Production of the Office of the Petroleum not do the thing which the report indi­ Then the able junior Senator from Coordinator for War; down came Mr. cates, because the ships are being sunk Florida [Mr. PEPPER], who has a reassur­ E. De Golyer, Director of Conservation out in the Caribbean and in the Gulf of ing suavity which is almost irresistible, of the Office of the Petroleum Coordi­ Mexico. Most of them are ships which undertook to hypnotize the general, and nator; down came the men whom we could not possibly traverse this canal he proceeded with· honeyed· words to try must hold responsible for net results, anyway, and even if we had the original to get the general to say that maybe he and they said, "This proposition will ab­ canal completed, and they could traverse could do this thing in 2 years and 11 solutely dynamite our possibilities for a it, they would be caught long b~fore they months, or 2 -years and 10 months, if general, cohesive effective answer to the reached the canal. So, in my humble · everything was all right. responsibility you have placed upon us." judgment, it is probably a matter of piow; Finally the general stood all that he I shall not waste any time on the argu­ speculation as to the use this canal can could, and the chairman of the commit- ment. The able ~enator from Illinois be to the welfare of the Nation. . - ·. .6240 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE JpLY 16 Mr. DANAHER. Mr. President, will Congress of the United States, a directive nator. In addition there should, . of the Senator again yield? and an order which the proposed legis- course, be included the 40,000-barrel Mr. VANDENBERG. I yield. lation asks by piecemeal to repeal or project already ordered across northern Mr. DANAHER. Inviting the Sena­ repudiate. Florida. · tor's attention further to the title of the Project 1:· To increase by 40,000 barrels per Mr. WHITE. That is the one in which bill, wherein it states that this is- day the movement of crude oil from Texas I was interested. A bill to promote the national defense and north to Chicago, and 25,000 barrels per day· Mr. VANDENBERG. Which is to be to promptly facilitate and protect the trans­ east through existing pipe-line systems by duplicated by the facilities contemplated port of materials needful to the Military means of the installation of additional pump- by this bill. That is a 35,000- or 40,000- Establishment-- ing units, loop lines, and the reversal of the ·barrel project. The anticipated date of Tuscarora pipe line. And so on. I read from page 208 of Anticipated completion date: November 15. completion is October 31. the hearings, where I find a letter from Forty thousand barrels. Mr. WHITE. That leads me to ask Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, in Project 2: The Plantation pipe-line project: another question. Is there in the testi­ which he says: (a) The construction of a 60,000-barrels- many evidence as to the anticipated time per-day pipe line from the vicinity of Beau- of completion of the two pipe lines in­ To obtain the necessary steel for the pipe mont, Tex., to Baton Rouge, · La., to supply tended to be authorized by the proposed and other facilities to construct the proposed the Plantation pipe line. legislation? pipe line from the Tinsley oil field to the (b) The expansion of the capacity of the Mr. VANDENBERG. There is no esti-: Atlantic coast would require that the steel Plantation pipe line by installing interme- · mate in either aspect. Yet MaJ· or Gen­ be diverted directly from its use in the pro­ diate pumping stations. duction of material and weapons needed by (c) The extension of the Plantation pipe eral R~ybold said it would take him 6 the Army and Navy of the United States. line from Greensboro, N.c., to a point north- months to put down the Reybold pipe Is the Senator able to reconcile the west of Norfolk. · line, which the proposed legislation is testimony of the Secretary of War as to Anticipated completion date: November 15: supposed to authorize. There is no esti- Sixty thousand barrels. mate with respect to the Tinsley pipe line, the diversion of materials and supplies Project 3: The construction of a 10,000 bar- because no official of the Government which he says -are urgently needed by rels per day products line from Fostoria, Ohio, Army and Navy with the claim set forth connecting the Shell and sohio gasoline pipe has taken it sufficiently serious even to in the title of the bill? lines with the Sun-Susquehanna system at make any figure OIJ. it. It is only in the Mr. VANDENBERG. No. The Sena­ Akron, Ohio, for the movement of petroleum Senate of the United States that it even products eastward. received a respectable hearing. tor is completely justified, in ~Y opinion, in the parallel he draws. I referred in Anticipated completion date: September Mr. WHITE. Then, the completion 30. Ten thousand barrels. date would of necessity be prolonged be- my original observations to U1e testi­ Project 4: The reversal of the Keystone- mony given by the representative who Atlantic gasoline pipe une and an increase in yon:d that of. the present project. was sent by the War Department volun­ the movement through the Socony-Vacuum Mr. VANDENBERG. · Yes. tarily to tell us that we ought not for a pipe line from Buffalo. N.Y., so as to feed the Mr. WHITE. I wanted to get that moment to think of diverting the steel · Sun pipe line going south. clear. I take it the Senator's contention -Anticipated completion date: August 1. is that·these proposed authorizations are necessary to build the Tinsley line. r Ten thousand barrels. · had not expected to read this letter. but Project 5: (a) The reconditioning, rear- in general derogation of the President's since the Senator· has referred to the rangement and conversion of a crude oil pipe ·existing authority to proceed in a far­ attitude of the NavY Department I should line or pipe lines between Port Arthur, Tex., flung program of pipe-line construction. like to read the latest word from the and ElDorado, Ark., into prortucts pipe line or Mr. VANDENBERG. Worse than that. Navy Department in connection with this pipe lines; the reversal of such pipe line or It is more than in ·derogation. It not bill. The letter is addressed to me and pipe lines, and the extension of such pipe · only derogates, but it confuses and dif- is dated February 26, 1941: . line or pipe lines. fuses. (b) The reversal of an 8-inch products pipe The opinion of the Navy Department on line between Shreveport, La., and Port Arthur, Mr. WHITE. Yes; and that the net the subject canal has not changed. The Tex., to move products to Shreveport, La. result would be to the prejudice of early canal, by shortening the distance and pro- (c) The construction of a 150-mile 10-inch delivery rather than to facilitate the Viding an additional route for seagoing ves- . products pipe line from El Dorado, Ark., to early delivery of oil. se!s between the Gulf of Mexico and the Helena, Ark. Mr. VANDENBERG. That is my ve...u Atlantic Ocean, would be ot value in the An t·lClpa · t e d camp1 e ti on d a te : Novem b er 1 · definite conclusion,· and I think it ..is J shipment of material for both military and Fifty thousand barrels. commercial use, but from the standpoint of Project 7: (a) The conversion and reversal sustained by every expert upon whom we the Navy Department it is not considered of a 12-inch crude oil pipe line extending are depending in the administrative that the canal's construction would be of any from east Texas to Houston in order to de- branch of the Government. great importance in connection with the na- liver 60,000 barrels per day of refined petro- Mr. President, this problem cannot be tiona! defens~. Ieum products from the Houston refineries handled on the :floor of the Senate-or the Mr. WHITE. Mr. President-- to a pomt in or near the East Texas field. :floor of the House. In wartime we must · (b) The construction of a 12-inch pipe line The PRESIDING OFFICER New York City this winter, if conservation in the United St_ates. bringing fuel oil, gasoline, and the other there is a single war industry on the coast Mr. LUCAS. I am very grateful to the petroleum products · to the eastern sea- that is not going to be able to produce Senator f-or that statement, because it is ' board. I should like to ask the Senator if the maximum amount of implements of absolutely correct. The amendment was it does not also clearly appear on that war at a time when our very existence is introduced for the purpose of serving record that, of all the methods suggested threatened, then, .insofar as I am con­ only during the emergency in the eastern for relieving the shortage on the eastern cerned, they can take every last barrel ·seaboard States; and we say that 'Yhen seaboard, the one most certain to have of reserve that we have in my State to that emergency is over we are ready to immediate effect on the eastern seaboard, aid in the emergency. In other words, turn back the oil fields under any regula·­ by immediately increasing the amount of when you are in trouble and you need an tion the Coordinator deems advisable, but petroleum products which can be brought emergency oP,eration you do not travel we do believe that the people in the East to the eastern seaboard with the least from one end of the country to the other and the people in lllinois, where they are delay, is the increase of production of to get the best doctor you can find. You producing this oil, are ·entitled to this the Illinois field by the modification of go to the first country doctor you can relief; and I am thankful to be able to order M-68. locate in order to have him relieve the observe that we are going to get it, as the Mr. LUCAS. There is no question pain and perhaps save your life. The Senator from Kentucky says, through about the Senator's position being cor-· same principle applies to the situation in regulation rather than legislation. rect. It is the nearest oil field, and it is the oil industry with respect to the people Mr. CLARK of Missouri. Mr. Presi· one of the largest oil fields in the United in the East who are looking for relief at dent, I agree that it is very much prefera­ States. As I said a moment ago, nearly this particular time. ble to do this by regulation rather than 3,000 wells are producing; and if the in­ Mr. CHANDLER. Mr. President, will to go to the trouble of putting it into dependent producers are turned loose, on the Senator from Illinois yield? law; but I should like to ask the Senator the proper surface spacing, so that they Mr. LUCAS. I yield to the Senator this question, if he feels free to comment can at least have a chance for the money from Kentucky. upon it on the floor, and that is to find they put in the hole in drilling for oil, Mr. CHANDLER. Am I to understand out whether he has assurances in this there is no doubt, in my opinion, that from what has been said by my friend, matter upon which he can absolutely within 5 or 6 weeks' time they will_be the Senator from Illinois, that what the rely, assurances which will obviate the producing not less than approximately Senator has so assiduously been trying necessity for legislation. 100,000 barrels of oil a day in Illinois, in to do by legislation he has now been I understood that the Senator from addition to what they are producing now. able to persuade the Coordinator of Pe­ Illinois and the independent oil operators Mr. CLARK of Missouri. And it is troleum to do by exercising the powers in the Dlinois area had been copducting also in the record, and, as I recall, un­ of regulation which he has? negotiations with the Office of Petroleum disputed in the record, that that can be Mr. LUCAS. The Senator is correct Coordina'tor which led him to believe, done with the machinery now at hand in making that observation. and apparently on the surface led every­ in the field, without any additional claim Mr. CHANDLER. I desire to com­ for priority for oil-drilling machinery. one to believe, that an adjustment would mend my friend for his efforts. I have be arrived at, but that right toward the Is that correct? been in conference with him, and I know end of those negotiations, when everyqne Mr. LUCAS. Let me say to the Senator how ·devoted he has been in his attempts thought an agreement had been practi­ that he is correct again; and in my origi­ to solve-this very pressing problem. T,his cally reached, the Coordinator-Secre­ nal amendment it was made distinctly winter and next winter, and other win­ tary !ekes-the head of the office of clear that we did not propose to use in ters if necessary, we must get to the peo­ oil coordination, went into the news­ the oil fields of Illinois anything but steel ple of the country a sufficient amount of papers with a violent denunciation of the which was already fabricated and was the oil which exists in this country. independent oil operators and, in fact, there, either in inventory or in the-ground Mr. LUCAS. That is correct. of everyone who was in favor of the or stored here or there, ready to be used. Mr. CHANDLER. When people are amendment of the Senator from Illinois. We took up that matter with Donald willing to make any sacrifice, they are I should simply like to be certain that Nelson at the time, and Mr. Nelson said entitled to have the resources the country that in the event Mr. Ickes, the Coordi­ the Senator now has assurances upon has made available to them. which he can rely, and that we shall not nator of Petroleum, liberalized the order Mr. LUCAS. Precisely so. wake up tomorrow morning to read in the he would see to it that the fabricated Mr. CHANDLER. I thank my friend steel which was in existence there would newspapers a further denunciation by for his very able efforts in their behalf. Secretary Ickes of everyone who has been be used in those oil fields for that very Mr. LUCAS. The Senator from Ken­ purpose. in favor of the amendment introduced by tucky is very kind and tolerant in his the Senator from Illinois. - _Unfortunately, when the amendment observation. His State is tremendously was amended that portion was omitted, concerned with this vital problem which Mr. LUCAS. I am willing to comment but I had intended, .in the event I went is before the American people. I have on what the Senator has said. I did not through with the amendment, to rein­ conferred with him. I have received let­ intend to say anything about it, because troduce that portion in order to demon­ ters from people in his State who are in­ I think perhaps_we all realize that Mr. strate to the Senate and . to the country terested in my amendment, in which Ickes is just a little temperamental at that the Senator from Illinois and the they have urged me to go forward and to times. I like the Secretary. We all independent operators of Illinois were niake every possible effort to have the know he is honest and conscientious. not attempting to gouge the industry at amendment enacted into law. Mr. CLARK of Missouri. "Perhaps it the expense of the production · of ships, Mr. CLARK of Missouri. Mr. Presi­ was right to dissemble your love, but­ tanks, and planes. The only thing we dent, will the Senator yield for one mo­ why did you kick me downstairs?" expected to do was to use the steel that ment further? Mr. LUCAS. Candidly, when the news­ is in the Illinois oil area at the present Mr. LUCAS. I yield. papermen called me and told me about time. Under a survey which was made Mr. CLARK of Missouri. I under­ it, I said I was shocked and surprised to by those independent .oil men, they are stand that the only reason the Senator learn that the statement had been made, confident that they can work for the introduced his amendment in the first in view of the fact that that very after­ next 5 or 6 months with the amount of place was that he had been unabJe to noon two of Mr. Ickes' representatives steel now on hand. That is just about get any relief from the Office of Petro­ were in my office, when we were trying to the time it will take to get the Texas pipe leum Coordinator in modification of the get the matter straightened out, I had also line constructed from Texas to Salem, order. talked to the Secretary .himself about it. 1942 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 6243 The Secretary is somewhat perturbed and said it was highly satisfactory to I desire to commend Representative because some of the independent opera­ him. I have read it to the War Produc­ LAURENCE F. ARNOLD, of Dlinois, who has tors in Illinois have been fighting his tion Board, and it was satisfactory to been in almost daily contact with me in conservation program for a long time. them. This is the statement: connection with the solution of this That is one of the reasons why I went I have consulted with the Office of the Pe­ problem. His entire congressional dis­ into this matter in the beginning and troleum Coordinator for War during the past trict is affected by this amendment, and laid the premise that I did with respect few days and have been gratified to learn he has been a tower of strength in the to the early history of legislation there. that they have been fully aware of the prob­ conferences we have held, and he de­ That, however, has nothing to do with lems raised by my amendment to H. R. serves credit. 6999 relating to the drilling of oil wells in this emergency. We cannot throw the Illinois and elsewhere to a greater density Mr. President, with this brief state­ blame on the past for anything we are than provided by order M-68 issued by the ment, I ask unanimous consent to with­ dealing with now. When there is a great War Production Board upon the recom­ draw the amendment I offered. crisis we have to look these things mendation of the Petroleum Coordinator. Mr. CLARK of.Missouri. It is a com .. squarely in the face, and deal with them mittee amendment now. as we find them. This is the important point, I will say Mr. LUCAS. I will ask unanimous con .. I am satisfied, I will say to the Sena­ to the Senator from Missouri- sent to withdraw the committee amend­ tor from Missouri, that the arrangement That Office has already recommended ment. I have made with the Secretary of the closer spacing for a variety of relatively shal­ low fields in California in order to produce The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Interior and the War Production Board more fuel oil needed for the war. It is un­ objection-- is a valid, binding agreement, and that dertaking a survey in Illinois to determine Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, the they are ali acting in good faith with re­ how order M-68 should be liberalized to pro­ procedure may be all right, but tech­ spect to it. vide additional oil for eastern movement and nically the amendment should be voted Mr. CLARK of Missouri. Mr. Presi­ has assured me that action similar to that upon. dent, if the Senator is satisfied, of course, already taken in California will be forth­ Mr. LUCAS. Very well; I ask that the I am entirely content. I desired to ask coming. amendment which I have discussed, and the question I did merely for the reason The independent oil operators in my which is known as the Lucas amendment, that I regard this amendment as it was State have gone over the confidential be rejected. adopted by the subcommittee and the order which is about to be issued with Mr. VANDENBERG. Mr. President, full committee of the Commerce Com­ respect to the California fields. That will the Senator define the amendment mittee as the most highly important ele­ order, so far as surface spacing is con­ from the text, so that there may be no ment for immediate relief in this whole cerned, is highly satisfactory to them, and question about where it is? There are bill, and when we drop it out of the bill, the Secretary of the Interior told me this several prints of the bill. as the Senator from lllinois, as I under­ morning, over the telephone, that he Mr. PEPPER. Mr. President, if the stand, intends to request unanimous would immediately send men into the Senator does not have the bill before consent to do-to reject the committee fields of Illinois for the purpose of mak­ him, I will say that the amendment be­ amendment-when that is done, we are ing the survey, and that, at the end of 2 gins in line 19 of page 3 in the committee not foreclosing anything but it will be weeks, they would be in a position to print, beginning with the words "Pro­ taken care of by regulation by the Office liberalize the order in line with what they vided further," and runs through line 7 of Petroleum Coordinator, which ought have done for California. on page 4. to have been done in the first place, and I thought that, under those circum­ Mr. VANDENBERG. That is correct. Nh1ch would have obviated the necessity stances, I should withdraw the amend­ Mr. LUCAS. I thank the Senator. of having this controversy about the ment. The PREsiDING OFFICER. The Lucas amendment. In conclusion, Mr. President, let me question is on agreeing to the amendment Mr. LUCAS. I will say to the Senator say that this is satisfactory to the inde­ reported by the committee beginning in from Missouri that for a number of pendent oil operators of the three States line 19, on page 3. weeks we have been conferring with which have been vitally concerned with The amendment was rejected. various officials in Washington in an at­ the amendment. Mrs. CARAWAY. Mr. President, as tempt to liberalize order M-68. It was I have no reason to doubt, as I said chairman of the subcommittee which liberalized to a certain extent, but it did before, the good faith and sincerity of held hearings on the pending bill, I wish not affect the fields in Illinois at all. purpose of all parties to this agreement. to go on record in favor of the measure. Under order M-68, as it was originally I conftdently expect vigorous action in I dislike to take issue with the chairman promulgated, when a wen was dr1lled on the fields in Illinois during the next 30 of the Committee on Commerce, the one 40-acre tract it was necessary to days, as a result of this tentative agree­ Senator from North Carolina [Mr. move a quarter of a mile north or east ment. There is no time to lose. Win­ BAILEY]. He is a very able man, eloquent or south or west to another 40-acre tract ter is fast approaching. Everyone who and sincere, and I listened with interest in order that another well could be has been a party to this controversy to what he said today in his discussion drilled, and if oil was struck the pool should cooperate to the end that fuel oil of the bill. However, my view differs could not be developed. So, obviously, and gas may be taken from the Illinois from his. I feel that it is very important the independent operators were about field as fast as possible, in order to help to get oil and petroleum products to the ready to go out of business. For the relieve the existing shortage on the sea­ east coast and New England. The day large operators it was fine because they board. of the tanker is gone for the time being. have the financial reserve to enable them Mr. President, I am very grateful to all It is too great an expense to have the to sit around and watch the operators in the independent oil operators and offi­ tankers convoyed, and I know of no other the small fields go broke, and later take cers who have written and consulted with way to transport the oil than by pipe over whatever they can through the me from time to time in connection with line and the Florida barge canal. medium of bankruptcy and what not. this problem. As I said before, when the I know the canal cannot be completed All the large operators were for order independent operators came to my office, in a few days or a few weeks, but I also M-68. I do not think that is the reason I was .somewhat skeptical about the know that the war will not be over in a why the Senator from Michigan [Mr. proposition because of my past experi .. short time, and of course we will need VANDENBERG] was for it; but, nevertheless, ence with the oil situation in Illinois, but, every facility we can possibly provide in the large oil operators were all for order after listening to them for an hour or order to get the oil to the vital spots, for M-68. longer, I was convinced that it was a our ships, as well as our airplanes, be­ I should like the Senator from Missouri thoroughly practical proposition, that it fore the war ends. and the Senate to listen to me for a did not take a geologist to solve the prob­ Mr. President, no one is more anxious moment while I read into the RECORD a lem, but that even a Senator could see for a speedy conclusion to this war than brief summary of my position. Secre­ that what these operators proposed was am I; no one regrets more deeply the los~ tary Ickes has read it and he called me up highly meritorious. of life and the maiming of ow- boys; but 6244 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE JULY 16 we must not lose sight of the fact that The Federal Government needs them der L-41, which order prohibits certain without oif we may have severe suffering and because of the increased trailic which new construction after April 9, 1942. here at home, and we must govern our­ will flow through the intracoastal canal Pursuant to these requests and because aelves accordingly. when the Florida barge canal is com­ of the grave nature of Mr. Brown's ac­ I hope the bill will be passed. pleted, I have no doubt that the Govern­ cusations, in that they pertained to the Mr. ELLENDER. Mr. President, it is ment will purchase both of these canals letting and prices of defense contracts difficult to conceive the benefits that and locks and make them toll-free. thus which are within the jurisdiction of the would now accrue to millions of our citi­ providing cheaper transportation for committee, the chairman of this commit­ zens if a canal across Florida. had been Louisiana's products. The Ir:dUstrial tee on July 7 sent an investigator to built when the proposition was first pre­ Canal has been built at a great cost to Kentucky to ascertain the facts and re­ sented to Congress. Because of the the taxpayers of the State of Louisiana port them to the committee. short-sightedness of many Congressmen and increased transportation over the Mr. Brown, in addition to the allega­ and Senators several .years ago in re­ intracoastal canal will no doubt make tions above set out, charged orally that jecting the canal project, millions of this vital link a necessary 'adjunct to irregularities had occurred in the award­ Americans' residing on the Atlantic sea­ the intracoastal canal system. ing of a contract to one of Mr. Colllngs' board are likely to suffer this winter be­ My information is that there is much firms for the supplying of ready-mixed cause of lack of fuel. I have always been oil and gasoline in storage in Louisiana, concrete for a powder plant constructed a strong advocate of our inland water­ and it" remains there due to lack of ship­ for the Government by the E. I. du Pont ways, and I deem it essential to our econ­ ping facilities. On the other hand, there de Nemours Co., prime contractors at omy that a canal be built across Florida is a serious shortage of gasoline and fuel Charlestown, Ind., in 1940, Mr. Brown al­ at once. I supported the original Flor­ oil in the Eastern States, and the pros­ leged that the Colonial Co. was awarded ida ship-canal proposal when it was be­ pects are that thousand of citizens living a contract for 209,000 cubic yards of fore the Senate. It is to be regretted in that area will not have enough fuel ready-mixed concrete by the duPont Co., that the bill was defeated. The bill that oil to provide warmth during the winter despite the fact that Colonial was high is now before the Congress authorizes months. The building of the Florida bidder. He also charged that the price the construction of a barge canal across barge canal, as well as the installation of $8.30 per cubic yard alleged by him Florida for the purpose of connecting the of the pipe lines contemplated, will sub­ to have been paid to Colonial was exorbi­ lntracoasta;l Waterway with the seaboard stantially relieve that condition and will tant, in view of the fact that on a sitnilar barge canal that runs along the Atlantic prove a boon to the oil industry of the project for the construction of a powder­ coast. Construction of this link between Southern States. bag plant, also located in Charlestown, the inland Atlantic seaboard canal and ADDITIONAL REPORT OF THE SPECIAL the Central Ready Mixed Concrete Co., the Gulf intracoastal canal will provide COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE NA­ of Milwaukee, Wis., was awarded a con­ a safe outlet to the Eastern States for the TIONAL DEFENSE PROGRAM (PT. 10 OF tract for 75,000 cubic yards at a bid price commerce of Louisiana and, in fact, the · REPT. NO. 480) of $6.17 per cubic yard. This company, entire Gulf area and other points. With according to Mr. Brown, was the low New Orleans as the gateway to the great Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I dislike to interrupt the consideration of the bill bidder on the Charlestown powder plant valleys of the Mississippi, the Ohio, the but its bid as well as that of another Arkansas, the Red, and the Missouri relating to the barge canal, but I have a report to make from the Special Commit­ vendor, the American Builders Supply Rivers, our people are bound to benefit. Co., of Louisville, Ky., was ignored in It is impossible at this time to esti­ tee to Investigate the National Defense Program, commonly known as the Tru­ favor of the Colonial Co. mate the actual losses suffered in lives, Mr. Brown was asked if he would fur­ ships, and equipment due' to the lack of man committee. I thank the junior Sen­ ator from Florida [Mr. PEPPER] for sur­ nish the committee an affi:da vit setting safe inland waterway transportation for forth the charges he had made both our Nation's commerce. To date the rendering the time to me, because he had expected to speak immediately following written and oral. Mr. Brown declined, score of ship sinkings by enemy action giving as his reason the fact that he had since Pearl Harbor is almost 400. Many the remarks of the Senator from Dlinois [Mr. LUCAS]. no proof to support his charges and that of the sinkings occurred in the Gulf and they were based completely on hearsay. along the Atlantic seaboard. Oil tank­ On July 1, 1942, Senator ALBERT B. CHANDLER, of Kentucky, informed Senator Mr. Brown, the complainant, and Mr. ers have been the greatest sufferers. If Collings, one of the owners of the Colo­ a canal had been built across Florida TRUMAN, the chairman of this committee, that an issue was being raised in Ken­ nial Supply Co., as well as other parties several years ago, when the proposition in interest, were interviewed in Ken­ was first put forth, there is no doubt that tucky concerning his swimming pool, and requested an immediate investigation tucky. Records of the Colonial Supply hundreds of steel barges would have been Co., the Andrews-Collings Asphalt Co., built and would now be plying this in­ into certain charges concerning himself made by a Mr. John Young Brown, his the Louisville Sand & Gravel Co., and the­ land waterway to transport to the At­ Chru:les E. Cannell Co., in of which lantic and New England States oil, opponent in the forthcoming United an States senatorial primary election in companies Mr. Collings has a financial gasoline, sulfur, salt, sugar, and other interest, were examined. essential products, which we have in Kentucky. Thereafter Senator T~uMAN received a written communication from Mr. Collings categorically denied Mr. abundance in Louisiana and the Gulf Brown's charges. He stated that on no States. On the other hand many lives Mr. Brown stating he was in a position to furnish information which would con­ occasion had Senator CHANDLER, either would have been spared and many much vince the committee of the truth of the gratuitously or otherwise, interceded in needed ships would be still afloat and his behalf, directly or indirectly, to ob­ utilized in bringing supplies to our allies. following accusations against Senator CHANDLER and Mr. Collings: tain any contracts involving Government The opening of the Florida barge canal work for any of the companies in which will provide greater use and develop­ First. That Senator CHANDLER had used his omce as United States Senator to he had a financial interest, and that he ment of our intracoastal canal. Under had never approached Senator CHANDLER the pending bill the intracoastal canal assist a Mr. Ben H. Collings, a Louisville contractor, in obtaining prime war con­ directly or indirectly to solicit his assist,.. will not only be extended to the Mex­ tracts as well as subcontracts. ance in obtaining such contracts. ican border but it will be widened and Second. That as consideration for such Mr. Collings stated that he had been deepened so that larger cargo vessels assistance, · Senator CHANDLER was the an intimate personal friend of Senator can ply its waters. It Will mean a · beneficiary of a $10,000 sWimming pool CHANDLER and his family for many years greater utilization of the Industria=Canal constructed at his home in Versailles, and that the swimming pool constructed Rnd locks at New Orleans, as well as the Ky., by Mr. Collings, for Senator CHANDLER's family was a gift Violet Canal and locks in St. Bernard Third. That in the construction of this which grew out of this friendship. Parish. It probably will lead to acquisi­ pool Mr. Collings had violated certain Mr. Collings stated that the total cost tion by the Federal Government of both priority regulations in that steel and of the pool was less than $3,500. Mr. the Industrial and Violet Canals and brass went into the construction with· Collings contended that the charges of locks. Ever since I have been in the out a priority rating being obtained. Mr. Brown that Mr. Collings had violated Senate I have advocated that the Gov­ Fourth. That the construction of this War Production Board orders relating to ernment take over both of these projects. pool violated War Production Board Or- priorities and new co~truction were en- 1942 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD~SENATE 6245 tirely without foundation and were more­ ceived was the E. I. du Pont de Nemours the winter season and he included in his over made for political purposes in order Co., engaged in constructing a powder costs additional expenses which would to embarrass Senator CHANDLER, who, ac­ plant at Charlestown, Ind. be incurred in heating the concrete to be cording to Mr. Collings, had nothing to Mr. Brown charged publicly that the furnished. Mr. Collings said that the do with the construction of the pool. Colonial Co. was not entitled to these bag-loading job, on the other hand, got As noted before, Mr. Brown was unwill­ orders from Du Pont inasmuch as two under way at the beginning of the sum­ ing to make any affidavit with respect to bidders were lower. He further charged mer under more favorable weather con­ them. The committee has referred this that Colonial received the contract ditions and such additional expense was portion of the charges to the War Pro­ through the intercession of Senator not included in prices bid by the Central duction Board, because they involve the CHANDLER. Co. Furthermore, at the time the interpretation and application of the The records show that in August 1940 powder-plant construction was begun, War Production Board's orders. The invitations were issued and bids were re­ Mr. Collings said that he took into con­ War Production Board has advised the ceived by the Du Pont Co. for an esti­ sideration that no access roads had been committee that it is conducting an in­ mated 30,000 cubic yards of ready-mixed built, whiCh increased the hauling cost, vestigation on this point and will shortly concrete. The lowest · bidder was the and the depreciation of equipment and reach its conclusions. Central Ready Mixed Concrete Co., of these factors affected his estimates. The Records of the Colonial Supply Co., Milwaukee, Wis. The next lowest bidder bag-loading-plant construction was not the Andrews-Collings Asphalt Co., the was the Colonial Supply Co. Central's begun until about 1 year later, at which Louisville Sand & Gravel Co., and the bid, although lower, was rejected by time adequate access roads had been Charles E. Cannell Co., in all of which DuPont because it did not conform with built. companies Mr. Collings has a financial the specifications which required the Mr. James Kolinski, president of the interest, were examined. furnishing of electrical power. This re­ Central Co., stated to the committee's This examination disclosed that the jection was upheld by the War Depart­ investigator that he was familiar with Andrews-Collings Co. received one con­ ment. the operations of both projects at tract in April 1941 from the Procurement Following this rejection of the low bid, Charlestown. He recalled that the Division of the United States Treasury the Du Pont Co., after making an inspec­ powder plant was a much more difficult Department for the delivery of approxi­ tion of Colonial's plant, equipment, and and costly operation than the bag plant. mately 12,000 cubic yards of concrete to organization immediately available and In his opinion, the prices quoted by the a W. P. A. project at Fort Knox, Ky. after investigating its financial structure, Colonial Supply Co. were fair and rea­ The Andrews-Collings Co. was the low issued a purchase order to this company sonable; the price for which he con­ bidder on this contract. for approximately 30,000 cubic yards of tracted with the prime contractor on the The Louisville Sand & Gravel Co. re­ concrete at $8.35 per yard. The volume bag-loading plant was too low; and the ceived numerous Government orders of orders later increased and commen­ operation warranted a minimum price from the Treasury Department in each surate with this increase in May 1941 Co­ of $6.79 per yard. case on written bids submitted in con­ lonial reduced its price to $7.65 per cubic Upon completion of his work at the nection with formal invitations. The yard. On January 15, 1942, a further re­ bag-loading plant, Mr. Kolinski entered largest of these contracts was for 120 duction was made to $7.35 per cubic yard. a new contract at the Lone Star shell­ tons of sand in July 1941, amounting to A total of approximately 210,000 cubic loading plant, at Texarkana, Tex., which $258. yards has been delivered to the project presented similar problems to those The C. E. Cannell Co. was awarded a by the Colonial Co. since September 3, encountered at the powder plant in drainage contract approximating $300,- 1940. Charlestown. On this project on an esti­ 000, in connection with the construction The president of the Central Ready mated requirement of 202,000 yards, Mr. of the war-aid depot in Louisville. This Mixed Concrete Co., Mr. James Kolinski, Kolinski was the successful bidder at a contract was likewise awarded on a com­ stated in a letter dated July 6, 1942, to price of $8.465 per cubic yard. This petitive-bid basis, with the C. E. Cannell Mr. Collings that-- price should be compared with the price Co. being the lowest bidder. Fifteen minutes ago a Mr. Brown, of Lex­ of $8.35 a yard paid to the Colonial Co. The records of the Colonial Supply Co. ington called me stating he was investigating for an initially estimated 25,000 yards at disclosed that up to the year 1941 the the Du Pont contract at Charlestown in Charleston, later reduced by Mr. Collings company did an annual business rang­ 1940. • • • I told him I did not know to $7.35 per yard when a larger volume ing between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000. what you got, only heard that my bid was ir· was obtained. In that year the company concentrated regular because of an electric-power stipula­ Mr. Kolinski stated he was completely tion. I mentioned that stipulations in bids on supplying materials, principally mixed are common and can have bitls regarded as satisfied that the sole reason for the concrete and steel, directly to the Gov­ irregular. rejection of the bid submitted by him in ernment and to prime contractors en­ behalf of his company was a stipulation gaged by the Government in the per­ It was also alleged by Mr. Brown that in the bid which made it irregular. formance of war work. During 1941 the the Central Ready Mixed Concrete Co. The E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co. company business approximated $3,200,· furnished 75,000 cubic yards of concrete has informed the committee that Sena­ 000. For the 4 months ending March to the prime contractors on the bag-load­ tor CHANDLER never contacted it with 31, 1942, the net sales of the company, ing plant at Charlestown, Ind., at a price respect to the Charlestown, Ind., powder largely in connection with war work, of $6.17 per cubic yard, as compared with plant or Mr. Collings and his companies. totaled $832,607. a price of $8.30 paid to Colonial for The War Department and the Navy The only negotiated contract received concrete furnished the powder plant, Department have informed the com­ by this company since the inception of although both projects were in close mittee that they have no knowledge of the defense program provided for the proximity. intercession or attempted intercession by furnishing of ready-mixed concrete to the With respect to this allegation, evi­ Senator CHANDLER in behalf of Mr. Col­ United States area engineer at Fort dence shows that bids were invited by lings or his companies. Knox, Ky. This contract presently in the prime.contractors on the bag-loading The committee has found no evidence force calls for the delivery of approxi­ plant for an estimated 127,000 yards. and Mr. Brown has supplied no evidence mately 1,000 cubic yards of ready-mixed The low bidder was the Central Co., in any way indicating that Senator concrete at an estimated cost of from which quoted a price of $6.19 per cubic CHANDLER interceded with anyone to $6,000 to $8,280. Regarding this con­ yard. Several factors contributed to the assist Mr. Collings or his companies to tract, evidence shows that quotations variance in prices at the two plants. In obtain any contracts. were requested from three suppliers and the case of the powder plant, the esti­ All matters affecting elections should that the Colonial Supply Co. was the mated requirement was 30,000 yards as properly be referred to the duly consti­ lowest of the three. compared with the original estimated re­ tuted committees of the Senate, such as In addition to direct sales to the Gov­ quirement for the bag-loading plant of the Committee on Campaign Expendi­ ernment, the Colonial Supply Co. re­ 127,000 yards. It is usual that a greater tures or the Committee on Privileges and ceived orders from various prime con­ volume results in a lower price. Elections. The jurisdiction of this com­ tractors performing war work. One such According to Mr. Collings, the powder­ mittee is limited to matters involving the contractor from whom orders were re- plant job was begun at the begin.ning of war effort. 6246 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE JULY 16 Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, will upon you the importance of making as to see the Quartermaster General and the Senator yield? prompt an investigation and report as is chief of construction to urge that, where possible. everything was equal-and I mean every­ Mr. HATCH. I yield. The people of Kentucky are a just and Mr. BARKLEY. I desire to ask the generous people. They will not do an in­ thing-instead of importing labOr into Senator, as a member of the committee, justice to anybody 1f they know the facts. Kentucky from elsewhere, they give pref­ a question, and I will preface my ques­ Your report ought to be so specific and un­ erence to local labor, where everything tion by the statement that on Friday of equivocal as to give no ground for dispute. was equal, and where the Government last week I addressed a letter to the Sena­ or for minimizing or exaggerating the facts would not in any way be put at a dis­ tor from Missouri [Mr. TRUMAN], chair­ by either side. :r am, therefore, taking the advantage by giving preference to local liberty of urging promptness and thorough­ labor where it was available. man of the committee, urging the most ness on the part of your committee in mak­ prompt and thorough investigation of the · ing the investigation and in making the re­ Personally, I thought then, and I think charges involved, and that the report of port, and I feel justified in doing this as a now, that was a proper· request and the committee be made public, so that Senator from Kentucky and as majority proper suggestion. The War Department the people of Kentucky, who are on leader of the Senate. thought so, because they said that where August 1 to hold a primary election, might Very sincerely yours. everything was equal, they would try to have all the' facts in order that they Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, I do justice to local labor and local people might pass upori them· insofar as they think it is not beyond the bounds of truth to perform work in the construction of conclude that they have any bearing upon or propriety to say that up to date the plants which were going to be con­ the contest for the nomination for United issue which is involved in this primary structed in the State. States Senator between my colleague campaign in my State between my col­ Beyond that I certainly never went, [Mr. CHANDLER] and his opponent, Mr. league and his opponent is this swim­ and beyond that, if my colleague ever Brown. I addressed that letter to the ming pool. That is the issue-whether went, I had no knowledge of it, and I do Senator from Missouri in my capacity as the swimming pool was given to the not believe he did. a Senator from Kentucky, and also in Senator from Kentucky, and if so, Mr. President, I feel that it is a mat­ my capacity as majority leader, b.ecause, whether it was given to him improperly, ter of justice to the Senate, as well as as I stated in the letter, if the construc­ and whether it was given to him in re­ to my colleague and to the country and tion of this swimming pool had any valid­ turn for any service he rendered to the to the War Department, to say that in ity as an issue between the two candi­ giver. '\Vhether other issues will be de· no instance of which I have any knowl­ dates, its validity would depend on the veloped I do not know, but that is the edge was there ever any attempt made facts as they would be developed, and I issue up to the present time. to influence the War Dapa.rtment or the urged the committee to make the most Navy Department or any of the Govern­ speedy investigation that wowd not be I think the committee has rendered a service to the Senate and to the people ment agencies, in behalf of an individual inconsistent with thoroughness, and contractor, though a resident of our that when they had made the investiga­ of my State by the thoroughness with which they seem to have gone into the State, in order to obtain for him a con­ tion they make the report to the Senate question, because not only my State but tract. and to the people, so that the people of I wish to ask the Senator from New Kentucky would have the facts in time the whole United States would be inter­ ested in knowing whether any Senator Mexico a question. I shall not go into to assess them in connection with this details. I realize that there is a distinc­ campaign. I wish to say that I appreci­ from any State could intercede in behalf of a contractor who wanted contracts, tion between the functions of the com­ ate the promptness with which the com­ mittee headed by the Senator from Mis­ mittee has gone into the matter and made and by the use of his influence could ob­ tain for a contractor concessions not souri [Mr. TRUMAN] and those of the its report to the Senate and to the people. Privileges and Elections Committee or I ask unanimous consent that a copy of justified under the rules of the War De­ partment and not in accordance with of the committee which has been ap­ the letter which I addressed to the Sena­ competitive bidding. The committee has pointed under the chairmanship of the tor from Missouri [Mr. TRUMAN] be in­ gone into that, and its report seems to me Senator from Arizona [Mr. McFARLAND]. corporated in the RECORD at this point. to be thorough. to investigate campaign expenditures There being no objection, the letter was Mr. President, I think I am justified in and contributions. There is also a dis­ ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as making this additional observation. We tinction between the functions of the follows: all know that our friends in the States Truman committee and tho.se of the JULY 10, 1942. write us letters about getting· Govern­ War Production Board with respect to Hon. HARRY S. TRUMAN, ment work, and such matters. Yet I matters involving the use of critical ma­ Chairman, Special Committee on terials, priority orders, and things of that War Contracts, Military Affairs would be distressed if I thought that the Committee, Washington, D. C. War Department, in which the people of sort, upon which I assume, from there­ MY DEAR SENATOR: You are, of course, this country ought to have the utmost port of the Senator from New Mexico on aware of the fact that at the request of Sen­ confidence, could be influenced by the behalf of the committee, the War Pro­ ator CHANDLER, and also at the request of request of any Senator in behalf of any duction Board has made or is making a Hon. John Y. Brown, your committee is mak­ contractor in his State or any other report. ing an investigation of the construction of a State, in its determination of who should I do not know what the Senator's swimming pool at Senator CHANDLER's home in Versailles, Ky. receive contracts. I would lose confi­ answer to this question will be; but in Your committee is not concerned with the dence in the War Department if I thought view of the fact that the amount and the subject of campaign issues between candi­ that could be done, and I think the coun­ value of the steel which went into this dates as such, but inasmuch as the construc­ try would lose confidence in the War pool for reenforcement of concrete have tion of this swimming pool has been made an Department if it thought that could be been a matter of controversy in regard issue in the Democratic primary in Kentucky done. to the construction of the pool, I should between Mr. Brown and Mr. CHANDLER, which Mr. President, I wish to say another like to ask the Senator from New Mex­ is to take place on August 1, and inasmuch word. My colleague and I, who have ico if he has any kRowledge, from the as you have already sent your investigator investigation, as to the value of the steel to Kentucky to obtain the facts, I am writ­ worked together here in the Senate dur­ ing to urge that the investigation be made as ing the last 3 years in matters of legisla­ which went into the construction of the speedily as is consistent with thoroughness, tion and other matters affecting our concrete involved in this swimming pool. and that the .report be made public at the State, have never, so far as I know, gone Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, the Sen­ earliest possible date so that the people .of further than to go to the War Depart­ ator from Kentucky has already pointed Kentucky will know the facts. It is only ment on one occasion, and we went to­ out, as the report itself points out, the about 3 weeks until the date o:f the primary, gether on that occasion, to see General limitations upon this particular com­ and if the construction of the swimming pool Gregory, the Quartermaster General­ mittee. In making the report which I has any validity as a campaign issue, that validity depends upon the facts as they exist. ! think it was General Gregory-and his have just made I have been studiously Your committee is peculiarly qualified to de­ chief of construction, General Somer­ careful to read it word for word as the velop these facts and report them and I am vell. The War Department was begin­ report was prepared by the committee sure it will do so without favor or partiality. ning to build plants of one kind and an­ and as it was discussed and agreed upon But, in view of the shortness of time between other in Kentucky, and there was great this morning by the committee members. now and the date of the primary, I am urging unemployment in the State. We did go The report does not cover the question 1942 OON.GRESSIONAL REC.ORD~SENA, TE ~247 which the Senator from Kentucky now FLORIDA PIPE LINE AND . BARGE CANAL The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. A bill (H. R. asks, although it does mention the ques­ · The Senate resumed the consideration 5392) to c'onvey certain property to the tion and states that it has been referred of the bill LIEUTENANT, DENTAL CORPS, WITH Lt. Col. Francis Tuttle Armstrong, Field sundry nominations in the Marine Corps. RANK FROM DATE OF APPOINTMENT Artillery (temporary colonel, Army of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without First Lt. Richard James Farrell, Dental United States). objection, the Marine Corps nominations Corps Reserve. Lt. Col. Carl Andrew Waldmann, Ordnance are confirmed en bloc. Department (temporary colonel, Army of the APPOINTMENTS, BY TRANSFER, IN THE REGULAR United States). UNITED STATES PUBL1C HEALTH ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES Lt. Col. Henry Armstrong Wingate, Quar­ SERVICE TO ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT termaster Corps (temporary colonel, Army of The legislative clerk proceeded to read the United States). Lt. Col. Bryan Llewellyn Davis, Field Artil­ Lt. Col. William Claude Washington, Coast sundry nominations in the United States lery (temporary colonel, Army of the United Artillery Corps. States; temporary colonel, Army of the United Public Health Service. Lt. Col. Alfred Bixby Quinton, Jr., Ord­ The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without States-Air Corps), with rank from Novem­ ber 4, 1941. nance Department (temporary colonel, Army objection, the Public Health Service · of the United States). nominations are confirmed en bloc. . Capt. Lawton Butler, Infantry (temporary Lt. Col. Bertram Frankenberger, Field Ar­ lieutenant colonel, Army of the United tillery. POSTMASTERS States), with rank from June 14, 1937. Capt. Bruce Easley, Jr., Infantry (tempo­ Lt. Col. John Keith Boles, Field Artillery. The legislative clerk proceeded to read rary lieutenant colonel, Army of the United Lt. Col. Edward Fuller Witsell, Adjutant sundry nominations of postmasters. States), with rank from June 13, 1939. General's Department (temporary colonel, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Army of the United States). objection, the postmaster nominations Tcaptain, Army of the United States), with rank from June 12, 1940. master Corps (temporary colonel, Army of objection to the present consideration of the United States) . the nominations? The Chair hears ·none. TO AIR CORPS Lt. Col. Robert Crayton Williams, Corps of· Without objection, the nominations are Col. Eugene Ross Householder, Adjutant Engineers. confirmed en bloc. General's Department, with rank from Feb­ Lt. Col. Paul Xavier English, Chemical War­ Mr. BARKLEY. I ask unanimous con. ruary 1, 1936. fare Service (temporary brigadier general; sent that the President be immediately PROMOTIONS IN THE REGULAR ARMY OF THE Army of the United States). notified of the confirmation of these UNITED STATES Lt. Col. Estil Virgil Smith, Infantry (tem­ TO BE COLONELS WITH RANK FROM JULY 1, 1942 porary colonel, Army of the United States). nominations. Lt. Col. Joseph Frank Richmond, Cavalry The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without . Lt. Col. Benjamin Franklin Delamater, Jr., Infantry (temporary colonel, Army of the (temporary colonel, Army of the United objection, the President will be immedi· United States). States). ately notified. Lt. Col. Francis Bernard Mallon, Infantry Lt. Col. Roland Francis Walsh, Quarter­ RECESS (temporary brigadier general, Army of the master Corps (temporary colonel, Army of the United States). United States). Mr. BARKLEY. As in legislative ses· Lt. Col. Paul Murray, Infantry (temporary sion, I move that the Senate take a re· Lt. Col. Lathrop Boyd Clapham, Adjutant General's Department (temporary colonel, colonel, Army of the United States). cess until 12 o'clock noon tomorrow. Army of the United States). Lt. Col. Roy Messick Jones, Air Corps (tem­ The motion was agreed to; and (at 4 Lt. Col. John Dilwortp. von Holtzendorff, porary colonel, Air Corps; temporary colonel, o'clock and 47 minutes p. m.) the Senate Field Artillery (temporary colonel, Army of Army of the United States). took.a recess until tomorrow, Friday, July the United States). Lt. Col. John Bernard Brooks, Air Corps 17, 1942, at 12 o'clock noon. Lt. Col. Otto Godfrey Pitz, Coast Artillery (temporary colonel, Air Corps; temporary Corps (temporary colonel, Army of the United brigadier general, Army of the United States). States). Lt. Col. John Breitling Coulter, Cavalry NOMINATIONS Lt. Col. Burton Young Read, Adjutant (temporary brigadier general, Army of the Executive nominations received by the General's Department (temporary colonel, United States). Senate July 16, 1942: Army of the United States). Lt. Col. Welton Mathews Modisette, Cavalry Lt. Col. Harry William Stark, Coast Artil­ (temporary colonel, Army of the United UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE lery Corps (temporary colonel, Army of the States). Hon. Allen B. Hannay, of Texas, to be United States). Lt. Col. John Parsons Wheeler, Cavalry. United States district judge for the southern Lt. Col. Duncan Grant 'Richart, Cavalry Lt. Col. Harold Aron Strauss, Air Corps district of Texas, vice Hon. James V. Allred, (temporary colonel, Army of the United . (temporary colonel, Air Corps; temporary resigned. States). colonel, Army of ~he United States). · 1942 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 6249

Lt. Col. ~herman Leo Kiser, Field Artillery Lt. Col. Samuel John Heidner, Infantry Lt. Col. Alexander McCarrell Patch, In· (temporary colonel, Army of the United (temporary colonel, Army of the • United fantry (temporary major general, Army of States). States). the United States) . Lt. Col. Bradford Grethen Chynoweth, In­ Lt. Col. Junius Wallace Jones, Air Corps Lt. Col. Charles Bishop Lyman, Infantry fantry (temporary brigadier general, Army of (temporary colonel, Air Corps; temporary (temporary colonel, Army of the · United . the United St ates). brigadier general, Army of the United St ates). States). Lt. Col. Howard Eager, Field Artillery (tem­ Lt. Col. Thoburn Kaye Brown, Cavalry Lt. Col. Robert Lily Spragins, Infantry porary colonel, Army of the United St ates). (temporary brigadier general, Army of t h e (temporary brigadier general, Army of the Lt. Col. John Charles Palmer Bartholf, In­ United States). United States). fantry. Lt. Col. Manning Marius Kimmel, Jr., Coast Lt. Col. Ward Elverson Duvall, Coast Ar­ Lt. Col. Harold Thompson, Cavalry (tempo­ Artillery Corps (temporary colonel, Army of tillery Corps (temporary colonel, Army of rary colonel, Army of the Unit~d States). the United States). the United States). Lt. Col. Robert Harwood Barrett, Infantry. Lt. Col. John Huff Van Vliet, Infantry Lt. Col. Hans Robert Wheat Herwig, Quar­ Lt. Col. Ernest Joseph Carr, Infantry (tem­ (temporary colonel, Army of the United termaster Corps (temporary colonel, Army porary Colonel, Army of the United States). States). of the United States). Lt. Col. Patrick James Hurley, Infantry Lt. Col. Geoffrey Keyes, Cavalry (temporary Lt. Col. Howard Calhoun Davidson, Air (temporary colonel, Army of the United major general, Army of the United States). Corps (temporary colonel, Air Corps; tem­ States). Lt. Col. Douglass Taft Greene, Infantry porary brigadier general, Army of the United Lt. Col. Hugh Broadus Keen, Infantry (tem­ (temporary brigadier general, Army of the States). porary colonel, Army of the United States). Un1ted States). Lt. Col. William Lynn Roberts, Infantry Lt. Col. Walter Owen Rawls, Adjutant Gen­ Lt. Col. Robert Meredith Perkins, Coast (temporary colonel, Army of the United eral's Department (temporary colonel, Army­ Artillery Corps (temporary brigadier general, States). of the United States). Army of the United States). Lt. Col. William Alexander McCulloch, In­ Lt. Col. Francis Kosier Newcomer, Corps of Lt. Col. Lawrence Babbittt Weeks, Coast fantry (temporary colonel, Army of the Engineers (temporary colonel, Army of the Artillery Corps (temporary brigadier general, United States). United States). · Army of the United States). Lt. Col. Lathe Burton Row, Infantry (tern~ Lt. Col. William Gaulbert Weaver, Infantry Lt. Col. Clarence Hagbart Danielson, Ad­ porary colonel, Army of the United States). (temporary colonel,- Army of the United jutant General's Department (temporary Lt. Col. George Washington Price, In­ States) . colonel, Army of the United States). fantry (temporary colonel, Army of the Lt. Col. Charles Francis Williams, Corps of Lt. Col. James Nixon Peale, Infantry (tem­ United States). Engineers (temporary colonel, Army of the porary colonel, Army of the United States). Lt. Col. Herbert Slayder Clarkson, Field Ar­ United States). Lt. Col. John Arthur Considine, Cavalry tillery (temporary colonel, Army of the Lt. Col. Gordon Russell Young, Corps of (temporary colonel, Army of the United United States). Engineers (temporary colonel, Army of the States). Lt. Col. Charles Gardiner Helmick, Field United States). Lt. Col. David Beauregard Falk, Infantry Artillery (temporary brigadier general, Army Lt. Col. Richard Ulysses Nicholas, Corps of (temporary colonel, Army of the United of the United States). Engineers (temporary colonel, Army of the States). Lt. Col. Madison Pearson, Adjutant Gen-· United States). Lt. Col. William Cooper Foote, Coast Ar­ eral's Department (temporary colonel, Army Lt. Col. Lewis King Underhill, Infantry til1ery 9orps (t.emporary colonel, Army of the of the United States). (temporary colonel, Army of the United United States). Lt. Col. Robert Duncan Brown, Coast- Ar­ States). Lt. Col. Francis R~mel Fuller, Infantry tillery Corps (temporary colonel, ·Army of Lt. Col. James Archer Dorst, Corps of En- (temporary colonel, Army of the United the United States). gineers. · States). Lt. Col. Esteban Boadilla Dalao, Philippine Lt. Col. Lunsford Errett Oliver, Corps of Lt. Col. Clinton Warden Russell, Air Corps Scouts. Engineers (temporary brigadier general, Army (temporary colonel, Air Corps; ·temporary Lt. Col. Ray Wehnes Barker, Field Artillery of the United States). brigadier general, Army of the United (temporary colonel, Army of the United Lt. Col. William Chalmers Young, Ord­ States); subject to examination required by . States). nance Department (temporary colonel, Army law. Lt. Col. :J.I.1ack Garr, Cavalry. of the United States). Lt. Col. William Richard Schmidt, Infan­ Lt. Col. Edward Oliver Halbert, Coast Ar­ Lt. Col. William Carey Crane, Field Artil­ try (temporary brigadier general, Army of tillery Corps. lery (temporary colonel, Army of the United the United States). Lt. Col. Frank Bonne Jordan, Field Ar­ States). Lt. Col. Louis Aleck Craig, Field Artillery tillery (temporary colonel, Army of the Lt. Col. Carlos Brewer, Field Artillery (tem­ (temporary brigadier genera.!, Army of the United States). porary brigadier general, Army of the United United States). Lt. Col. Thomas James Camp, Infantry States). Lt. Col. George Edward Lovell,. Jr., Air (temporary brigadier general, Army of the Lt. Col. David Edward Cain, Field Artillery Corp.; (temporary colonel, Air Corps; tem­ United States). (temporary colonel, Army c! the United porary colonel, Army of the United States). Lt. Col. Robert Ogden Annin, Cavalry. States). Lt. Col. Otis Keilholtz Sadtler, Signal Lt. Col. Augustin Mitchell Prentiss, Chem­ Lt. Col. John Eugene McMahon, Jr., Field Corps (temporary colonel, Army of the ical Warfare Service (temporary colonel, Artillery (temporary brigadier general, Army United States). Army of the United States). of the United States). Lt. Col. William Henry Jones, Jr., Infantry Lt. Col. Ralph Hospital, Field Artillery Lt. Col. Francis Augustus Englehart, Ord­ (temporary colonel, Army of the United (temporary brigadier general, Army of the nance Department (temporary colonel, Army States). United States). of the United States). Lt. Col. John Erskine Ardrey, Infantry Lt. Col. Casey Hewitt Hayes, Field Artille1y. Lt. Col. William As:Pley Copthorne, Chemi­ (temporary colonel, Army of the United Lt. Col. Harvey Steele Burwell, Air Corps cal Warfare Service (temporary colonel, Army States). (temporary colonel, Air Corps; temporary of the United States) .. Lt. Col. Carlyle Hilton Wash, Air Corps colonel, Army of the United States). Lt. Col. George Wessely Sliney, Field Ar­ (temporary colonel, Air Corps; temporary Lt. Col. Charles Bellows Hazeltine, Cav­ tillery (temporary colonel, Army of the United brigadier general, Army of the United alry (temporary colonel, Army of the Unitecl States). States). States). Lt. Col. Selby Harney Frank, Ordnance De­ Lt. Col. Henry Pratt Perrine, Infantry (tem­ Lt. Col. Russell Alger Osmun, Quarter­ partment (temporary colonel, Army of the porary colonel, Army of the United States). master Corps (temporary colonel, Army of United States). Lt. Col. Dennis Edward McCunniff, In­ the United States). Lt. Col. Eugene Tritle Spencer, Field Ar­ fantry (temporary . colonel, Army of the· Lt. Col. Sidney Erickson, Infantry (tem­ tillery. United States). porary colonel, Army of the United States). Lt. Col. Willis Dale Crittenberger, Cavalry Lt. Col. Henry Balding Lewis, Adjutant Lt. Col. Emer Yeager, Field Artillery (tem­ (temporary major general, Army of the United General's Department (temporary brigadier porary colonel, Army of the United States). Stat es). general, Army of the United States). Lt. Col. Keith Frazee Adamson, Ordnance Lt. Col. Robert Heber Van Volkenburgh, Lt. Col. Henry Barlow Cheadle, Infantry Department (temporary colonel, Army of the Coast Artillery Corps (temporary brigadier (temporary colonel, Army of the United United States). . general, Army of the United Si<_ates). States). Lt. Col. Frank Earl Bonney, Infantry (tem­ Lt. Col. Alfred Bainbridge Johnson, Ord­ Lt. Col. Samuel Alexander Gibson, Infan­ porary colonel, Army of the United States). nance Department (temporary colonel, Army try (temporary colonel, Army of the United Lt. Col. Harry Fouts Hazlett, Infantry' (tem­ of the United States). States). porary colonel, Army of the United States). Lt. Col. Falkner Heard, Field Artillery (tem­ Lt. Col. Paul Woolever Newgarden, Infan­ Lt. Col. George Lamberton Smith, Infantry porary colonel, Army of the United States). try (temporary major general, Army of the (temporary colonel, Army of the United Lt. Col. Roland Louis Gaugler, Ordnance United States). States). Department (temporary colonel, Army of the • Lt. Col. Charles Andrew King, Jr., · Infan­ Lt. Col. Paul Root Davison, Cavalry (tem­ United States). try. porary colonel, Army of the United' States) : 6250 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE JULY 16. Lt. Col. William Henry Holcombe, Corps of IN THE ARMY OREGON Engineers (temporary colonel, Army of the APPOINTMENT, APPOINTMENTS, BY TRANSFER, Georgia G. Casebeer, Bly. United States). AND PROMOTIONS IN THE REGULAR ARMY Ruby 0. Roberts, Ione. Lt. Col. Charles Philip Gross, Corps of En­ The nominations ·of Richard James Farrell George Larkin, Newberg. . gineers ·(temporary brigadier general, Army et al., for appointment, appointments, by Early Phillips, Scio. ()f the United States). Frank H. ;Laighton,. Seaside. Lt. Col. Peter Cleary Bullard, Infantry (tem­ transfers, or promotions in the Regular Army TENNESSEE porary colonel, Army of the United States). of the United States, which were this day Lt. Col. Brehon Burke SOmervell, Corps of received by the. Senate, and which appear in William B. Olds, Cottagegrove. Engineers (temporary lieutenant general, full in the Senate proceedings of the CoN­ Mary H. Williams, Huntsvilie. Army of the United States). GRESSIONAL RECORD for today, Under the cap­ Lt. Col. Xenophon Herbert Price, Corps of tion "Nominations." Engineers (temporary colonel, Army of the PROMOTIONS ON THE RETIRED LIST OF THE NAVY United States). TO BE ADMIRALS Lt. Col. Robert Walter Crawford, Corps of ·HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Engineers (temporary brigadier general, Army Clarence S. Williams Montgomery M. Taylor ()f the United States). Joseph M. Reeves Charles B. McVay, Jr. THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1942 Lt. Col. Dabney Otey Elliott, Corps of En­ Harry E. Yarnell Richard H. Leigh gineers (temporary colonel, Army of the Thomas Washington Luke McNamee The House met at 12 o'clock noon, and United States). Samuel S. Robison David F. Sellers was called to order by the Speaker. Lt. Col. Frederick William Herman, Corps Henry A. Wiley Frank H. Brumby The Chaplain, Rev. James Shera Mont­ of Engineers. Richard H. Jackson Orin G. Murfin gomery, D. D., offered the following Lt. Col. John Hill Carruth, Corps of En­ Louis McC. Nulton Arthur J. Hepburn prayer: . gineers (temporary colonel, Army of the Louis R. de Steiguer Edward C. Kalbfus United States). TO BE VICE ADMIRALS Almighty God, Father of all mercies, Lt. Col. Philip Loomis Thurber, Field Artil­ Josiah S. McKean Henry V. Butler we thank Thee that Thou hast called us lery (temporary colonel, Army of the United Newton A. McCully Thomas T. Craven Thy children. Vouchsafe, blessed Lord, States). Guy H. Burrage to take unto Thy special care the Navy Lt. Col. John Churchill Wyet~. Field Ar­ of our Republic. In the hour of violence ti.llery (temporary colonel, Army of the United TO BE ADMIRALS States). Claude C. Bloch and peril be graciously near the heroic Lt. Col. Arthur Ringland Harris, Field Ar­ James 0. Richardson men who are defending and safeguard­ tillery (temporary colonel, Army of the United TO BE VICE ADMIRAL ing our country's honor. .speak to our States). fellow countrymen in the quietude of Lt. Col. LaRhett Livingston Stuart, Coast William T. Tarrant their souls and in each tumultuous Artillery Corps (temporary brigadier general, PROMOTIONS IN THE MARINE CORP& thought r.elating to our immediate duty Army of the United States). TO BE A BRIGADIER GENERAL and obligation. Lt. Col. John Adams Brooks, Ord~ance De­ Henry L. Larsen partment (temporary colonel, Army of the Heavenly Father, fix a.ur vision by the United States). TO Bl!: A COLONEL inspiration of a boundless hope and a Lt~ Col. John Benjamin Anderson, Field John T. Walker compelling faith that shall lead to the Artillery (temporary bri'gadier general, Army TO BE LIEUTENANT COLONELS concord of all men and the union of all of the United States). nations. The Lord God help us all to be Lt. Col. Cedric Watterson Lewis, Signal Augustus H. Fricke Corps (temporary colonel, Army of the United Augustus W. Cockrell true to our tremendous responsibilities, States). TO BE MAJORS yet glorious service. While the field of. Lt. Col. Harry Clyde Ingles, Signal Corps the future is veiled from mo'rtal sight and Edson L. Lyman we know not just where victory lies when (temporary brigadier general, Army of the Paul W. Russell Vnited States). each day's fight is done, yet we praise Lt. Col. James Lester Bradley, Infantry TO BE A CAPTAIN Thee that earth and heaven are God's (temporary major general, Army of the United Francis H. Cooper and His glorious majesty forever flows. States). Lt. Col. Willis James Tack, Infantry. TO BE FIRST LIEUTENANTS In the name of our Redeemer. Amen. Gordon. D. Gayle Alfred N. Gordon IN THE NAVY The Journal of the proceedings of yes­ William A. Stiles Alfred F. Robertshaw terday was read and approved. Capt. Ralph F. Wood to be a rear admiral Edwin C. Aiken James I. Glendinning in the Navy, for temporary service, to rank George M. Lhamon William H. Pace MESSAGE FROM THE . SENATE from the 1st day of May 1942. William A. Cloman, Jr. A message from the Senate, by Mr. IN THE MARINE CORPS TO BE SECOND LIEUTENANTS Frazier, its legislative clerk, announced The following-named citizens to be second Bernard W. Green Henry E. Coleman that the Senate had passed, with amend­ lieutenants in the Marine Corps from the James M. Johnson Carl J. Nelson ments in which the concurrence of the 13th day of June 1942: Ralph E. Britt Ralph "C" Rosacker House is requested, a bill of the House of Theodore H. Abbey, Jr., a citizen of Georgia. William w. Fergusson Robert L. Cochran Robert J. Bolish, a citizen of Ohio. Alester G. Furman lliFrank G. Casserly the following title: Robert B. Brown, a citizen of Illinois. John w. Kelley John E. Waddill H. R. 6484. An act to suspend during the George H. Curtis, Jr., a citizen of Missouri. Bertil E. Larson John E. Semmes, Jr. present war the running of statutes of limi­ Gerald P. Foster, a citizen of California. Henry Matsinger Michael V. DiVita tations applicable to certain offenses. James W. Hendrick, a citizen of California. Robert "G" Reynolds The message also announced that the William C. Evers, a citizen of New York. UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE Donald Gatchell, a citizen of Texas. Senate insists upon its amendment to the Robert J. Kisgen, a citizen of Iowa. TO BE ASSISTANT DENTAL SURGEONS TO TAKE bill