1955 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 11145 Booth, of Anchorage, Alaska~ and for other requested, bills of the House- of-the fol~ purposes; . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - lowing titles : . · H. R. 897. An act to provide pr~ference H. R. 4001. An aet to provide for the man rlgh t to certain land in Alaska "to Robert THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1955 Henry Soyk, of .Kenai, Alaska, and for other -agement and disposition ef certain public purposes; The House met at 12 o'clock noon. · -domain la_nds in the State of Oklahoma; and H. R. 902. An act · to provide preference H. R.' 4048. An act making recommenda right to certain land in Alaska to Patrick The Chaplain, Rev. Bernard Braskamp, tions to the States for the enactment of Harold Johnson, of Anchor Point, Alaska, ancl D. D., offered the following prayer: legislation to permit and ~sist Federal per for other purposes; Almighty God, we gratefully acknowl sonnel, including members of the Armed H. R . .904. An act to provide preference Forces, and their families, to exercise their right to certain I-and in Alaska to Bert Arthur edge that Thou hast entrusted our be voting franchise, and for other purposes. . Paraday, of Anchor Point, Alaska, and for loved country with a unique and impor other purposes; tant mission in the arena of universal The message also announced that the H . R.' 905. An act to pr.ovide preference history and in the life of all mankind. Senate had passed bills of the following right to certain land in Alaska to Carl E. God forbid that we should be tempted titles, in which the concurrence of the Robinson, of Anehor Point, Alaska, and for to feel that America is primarily a land House is requested: other purposes; of .economic and commercial opportu S. 1746. An act continuing the Indian H. R. 4753 . . An act to amend .subsection nities and a place where the soul of man Claims Commission to April 10, 1959; ·· (e) (1) of section "ISA of the SUbversive may find its highest expression in an S. 2253. An act to reemphasize trade de Activities -control Aet of 1950 "to change velopment as the primary purpose of t'ttle .I from 2 years to 3 years the standard epicurean way of life. of the Agricultur~l. Trade Development and contained therein with respect to the past Grant that we may give ourselves to Assistance Act of 1954; · affiliations of individuals conducting the the lofty adventure of making our Nation S. 2375. An act to provide for 5-year terms management of certain organizations; a republic of God, and our democracy a of office for members o!, the Subversive Activ H. R. 4894, An act to repeal certain laws kingdom of heaven, whose religious faith ities Control Board with 1 of such terms relating to timber and .stone on the public is that of the fatherhood of God and its expiring in each calendar year; and domain; S. 2592. An act to Increase the mileage a.i H. R. 5046. An aet making appropriations practice the brotherhood of man. lowance of United States marshals'and their for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Hear us now, as we again, Jn silent deputies from 7 cents per mile to lO cents Education. and Welfare, and related agen prayer, beseech Thee that our President per mile. cies, for the ftscal year ending June 30, and Secretary of State may be directed 1956, and for otber purposes; by Thy spirit in seeking to make a dis The message also announced that the H. R. 6059. An aet -relating to revlsions of tinct contribution to the cause of peace Senate agrees t.o the amendments of the the executive agreement concerning trade and good will. House to bills of the Senate of the· fol and rela11ed matters entered into by the lowing titles: President of the United States and the Presi In the name of the Christ we offer our dent of the Philippines on July 4, 1946; and prayer. Amen. S. 741. An act to extend the provisions of H. R. 6796. An act to provide for the con title 12 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, veyance to the city of Clarksburg, W. Va.., The Journal ol the proceedings of yes relating to war risk'· insurance, for an addi- of certain property which was donated for terday was read and approved. tional 5 years; and ; , use in connection with a veterans' hospit~l, S. 1855. An act to amend the Federal Air 1:lnd which is not being so used. · port Act, as amended. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE The message also announced that the A message from the Senate, by Mr. Sep.ate had passed, -with an amendment ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED in which the concurrence of the House The 'Secretary of the Senate reported Carrell, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate had passed without amend is requested, a joint resolution of the that on today, July 21, 1955, he pre House of the following title: sented to the President of the United ment bills of the House of the following titles: H.J. Res. 157. Joint resolution to estab States the f onowing enrolled bills: lish a Commission on Government Security. H. R. 896. An act to provide preference S. 350. An .act for the relief of Siegfrled right to c.ertain land in Alaska to Joseph The message also announced that the Rosenzweig; Booth of Anchorage, Alaska, and for other Senate insists upon its amendment to S. 614. An act to amend the Federal Prop purposes; erty and Administrative Services Aet of 1949, the following joint resolution, requests as amended, to authorize the Administrator H. R. 897. An act to provide preference a conference with the House on the dis of General Services to donate certatn prop right to certain land in Ala.ska. to Robert agreeing votes of the two Houses Henry Soyk of Kenai, Alaska, and for other erty to the American National Red Cross; thereon, and appoints Mr. KENNEDY, and ·purposes; · H. R. 902. An act "to provide preference Mr. HUMPHREY, Mr. SYMINGTON, Mr. S. 824. An act to .authorize and direct the THURMOND, Mrs. SMITH of Maine, Mr. Secretary of the Interior to convey certain right to certain land in Alaska to Patrick lands erroneously conveyed to the United Harold Johnson of Anchor Point, Alaska, and MARTIN of Iowa, and Mr. COTTON to be States. for other purposes; the conferees on the part of the Senate. H. R. 904. An act to provide preference The message also announced that the right to certain land in Alaska to Bert Arthur Senate agrees to the report of the com ADJOURNMENT UNTIL TOMORROW Paraday of Anchor Point, Alaska, and for mittee of conference on the disagreeing AT 10:30 A. M. other purposes; votes of the two Houses on the amend Mr. CLEMENTS. Mr. President, if H. R. 905. An act to provide preference bill (H. R. right to certain land in Alaska to Carl E. ment of the Senate to the there be no further business to come Robinson, of Anchor Point, Alaska., and for 5046) entitled "An act making appropri" before the Senate, I move, pursuant to other purposes; ations for the Departments of Labor, and the order previously entered. that the H. R. 4753. An act to amend subsection (e) Health, Education, and Welfare, and re Senate .stand in adjournment until (1) of section 13A of the Subversive Activi lated agencies, for the fiscal year endm·g 10: 30 o'clock tomorrow morning. ties Control Act of 1950 to change from 2 June 30, 1956, and for other purp(.)ses." The motion was agreed to; and (at years to 3 years the standard contained 2 o'clock and 9 minutes p. m.) the Sen therein with respect to the past affiliations ate adjourned, the adjournment being, . of individuals con.ducting the management :rHE LATE DR. FRANK CROWTHJm, under the order previously entered, un of certain organizations; · Mr. KEARNEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask til tomorrow, Friday, July 22~· 1955, .at H. R. 4894. An act to repeal certain laws unanimous consent to address the House 10: 30 o'clock a. m. relating to timber and stone on the public for 1 minute and to revise and extend domain; .and my remarks. H. R. 6059. An act relating to revisions -0f The SPEAKER. Is there objection to CONFIRMATION the executive agreement concerning trade the request of the. gentleman from Executive nomination confirmed by the and related matters entered into by the Presi New York? Senate July 21, 1955: dent of the. United States and the President . or the Phllippines on July 4, 1946. There was no objection. .FEDERAL TRADE CoM:MISSION' Mr. KEARNEY. Mr. Speaker, it is Wllliam C. 'Kern, of Indiana, to be a Fed The message also announced· that the with deep regret that I announce to my er.al l'rade Commissioner for the term of 7 . Senate had passed, with amendments in . colleagues the death of Dr~ Frank years from September 26, 1955. which the concurrence of the House is Crowther, who died yesterday in Pueblo, CI--701 11146 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE July 21 Colo. Dr. Crowther represented the dis all the human virtues, h~ was courageous, When he retired from Congress at the trict that I have the honor now to serve he was brilliant, and he had a sense of close of the 77th Congress he moved to for 24 years. Prior to his coming to the humor that made him a very attractive Pueblo, Colo., and spent the remainder Congress of the United States he was a. personality. of his life· there. Dr. Crowther imme member of the Common Council of the I shall never want to forget how cordial diately became active in the social, po City of Schenectady, N. Y., and in 1918 he was. I shall never forget his bril litical, and commun,ity .life of Pueblo. was elected to the House of Representa liance manifested on the floor of this He was in great demand as a speaker. He tives, where he served continuously House in debate. He was a great author was particularly active in the Kiwanis through every Congress up to and in ity on the question of protective tariff. I Club and spent much of his time in ad cluding the 77th Congress. At that time am sorry to hear of his passing. I extend dressing meetings ·not alone of the Ki he voluntarily retired and made his home to his widow my most sincere sympathy. wanis Club, but also other service and in the State of Colorado. Mr. MARTIN. Mr. Speaker, will the luncheon clubs, and patriotic organiza His term of service spanned the period gentleman yield? tions. between two world wars. Dr. Crowther Mr. KEARNEY. I yield to the dis His great ability as an orator was rec was sworn in on May 19, 1919, at a spe tinguished minority leader. ognized. He was always a very forceful cial session called by President Woodrow Mr. MARTIN. I would like to join the and entertaining speaker. He had a vast Wilson. In the closing days of his serv distinguished gentleman from New York storehouse of knowledge on the opera ice the country was a_gain at war, and as well as the others to pay my tribute tions of the Federal Government. He his parting words to tbe 77th Congress to our beloved late colleague, Frank never failed to inject his unusual wit and were of America's tr.emendous- obliga Crowther. I remember very well when humor into his speeches. tions in that global war and his con he first came to the House. He was a. I knew Dr. Crowther before I came to fidence that the Congress of the United native son of Massachusetts where he Congress. He and Mrs. Crowther were States would not endanger the perpetua spent his early life. Later he went to close friends of our former colleague, tion of those basic fundamentals in New York, practiced dentistry, and was William R. Eaton, of Denver, Colo. herited from the Founding Fathers. Dr. elected to Congress. They served in Congress together. The Crowther served Congress and the peo Dr. Crowther had a profound knowl Crowthers came to Colorado frequently ple of his district for 24 of America's edge of legislative matters, being a par and I met Dr. Crowther for the first time most important years, and during his ticular student of the tariff. This gave in company with Congressman and Mrs. service in the House he was noted as one him a profound knowledge of the indus Eaton. I was, of course, impressed with of the outstanding Members in ability tries of the United states. He perhaps his gracious personality and it was in and influence. For 12 years he held a. was one of the most rugged debaters· this deed a privilege for me to serve one term commanding position iii the Ways and House has ever produced, and shone in with Dr. Crowther in this House. We Means Committee. He was a foremost the rough-and-tumble debates. He was enjoyed many social visits with Dr. and authority on tariffs and taxes, a persua a man of great patriotic devotion to his Mrs. Crowther. He was a most delightful sive and effective orator, and a tower ,.of country:. entertainer and in many ways was the strength for any cause he espoused. I recall only last year when I was most unusual man I have ever met. Although born in. England, this splen campaigning in Colorado there was a Mrs. Chenoweth joins me in express did American came.to•the United States dinner at Pueblo. Notwithstanding the ing our deep personal sympathy to Mrs. as . a boy, and cam~ to exein:plify .the fact that he was not in good health, he Crowther and the other members of the very highest type of practicing Ameri came out to attend that dinner and en family. Dr. Crowther rendered most canism. Not only during his term' m joyed reminiscing over the Congresses valuable service to his district and the Congress but dur1ng his entire lifetime, in which he had served with such distinc Nation. He was a great American. We his continuing fight for the preservation tion. Although he lived in Colorado his need more men like him in public life of the spirit of .the Bill of Rights and heart and thoughts were here in Wash today. the principles of the United States Con ington, and he lived in spirit with us in Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, will stitution won him the respect of his col solving these great problems that have the gentleman yield? leagues in the House of Representatives · confronted us in recent years. Mr. KEARNEY. I yield to the gentle and the pride and gratitude of the people I extend to his wife my deepest sym man from Massachusetts. of his district and the State of New pathy in her hour of bereavement. Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I York. To his widow I extend my deep Death has taken a fine American and a was deeply grieved to learn of the death est sympathy. very great legislator. of my very good friend, Dr. Crowther. Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, will the Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. Mr. As the distinguished gentleman from gentleman yield? Speaker, will the gentleman yield? New York [Mr. KEARNEY] in his splen · Mr. ~ARNEY. I yield to the gentle Mr. KEARNEY. I yield to the gentle did remarks of tribute in announcing the man from Tennessee. man from Michigan. death of our former friend well said, Dr. .Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, I desire Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. Mr. Crowther was noted as one of the out to join with the distinguished gentleman Speaker, typical of Dr. Crowther's kind standing Members of the Congress in from New York and other colleagues in ness was a letter which I received less standing and ability. In all my years of paying brief but very sincere tribute to than 3 weeks ago from him. He and service I know of no Member who has my warm personal friend, our former his family lived in the Methodist Bnild wielded greater influence among the colleague, Dr. Frank Crowther·. It was ing where I have been happy to live for membership of the House without re my privilege to serve with him for many so many years.- gard to party than did Dr. Crowther. He years on the Committee on VVays and Dr. Crowther was not only an able was a man of unusual ability. He em Means. He was, indeed, one of the most man, a great individual, but he was ployed his great capacity in a construc valuable members of that committee thoughtful. I join in what other Mem tive manner in service to our country. and of the House of Representatives. He bers have said about him. He has certainly made his contribution was a man of outstanding ability and Mr. CHENOWETH. Mr. Speaker, will during the years that he was a Member demonstrated devotion to the public the gentleman yield? of this House, a contribution which will service. Mr. KEARNEY. I yield to the gentle- leave an indelible imprint on the pages I join with the geQ.tleman and others man from Colorado. · of the history of the Congress of the in conveying my deepest sympathy to Mr. CHENOWETH. Mr. Speaker, I United States. the members of his family. wish to join the gentleman from New He and I were close personal friends. Mr. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, will the York and my other colleagues in paying After his retirement we communicated gentleman yi'eld? tribute to Dr. Crowther. I was indeed with each other by letter. I am deeply Mr. KEARNEY. I yield to the distin saddened this morning when I learned saddened to learn of his death and I can guished gentleman from Ohio. of his passing. only emphasize what has been said by Mr. JENKINS: Mr. Speaker, I also While Dr. Crowther lived in the State the gentleman from New York [Mr. wish to join in paying tribute to this dis of New York, and represented a New KEARNEY], and other Members, that he tinguished farmer Member of the House. York District in th'is House so ably and was one of the most valuable Members Dr. Crowther was a very unusual man. brilliantly over a long period of years, of the Congress during his long period I mean by that that he combined about we really felt he belonged to Colorado. of service in this body. 1955 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD·-- .HOUSE 11147 I join with the gentleman. fro~ New EXTENSION. OF RENEGOTIATION conferees and recommended 1n the· ~ccom York and my .other,colleaguesin extend~ ACT OF 1951 - panying -conference report: · · · ing to his loved ones. my deep sympathy · The Seliate amendment proposed· to strike Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, I call up out section :J of the House bill aud insert in in their bereavement. the conference report on the bill (H. R. lieu thereof five new sections numbered 2 Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr. 4904) to extend the Renegotiation Act to 6, inclusive. Speaker, will the gentleman yield? of 1951 for 2 years, and ask unanimous Section 2 · of the _House bill proposed to Mr. KEARNEY. I yield to the gentle consent that the statement of the man amend section 102 ( cl) of the Renegotiation woman from Massachusetts. agers on the part of the House be read Act of 1951. This subsection provides that Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr. the profit-limitation provisions of the·act of Speaker, I also knew .and well remember in lieu of the report. March 27, 1934, as amended and supple Dr, Crowthei: and his lovely wife. Kind The Clerk read the title of the bill. mented (the Vinson-Trammel Act)', and of The SPEAKER. Is there objection to section 505 (b) of the· Merchant Marine Act and fine, he was a man of great .ability shall not apply to contracts o~ subcontracts and a splendid legislator and .statesman. the request of the gentleman from Ten nessee? if any of the receipts or accruals therefrom I suppose there is no one in the country are subject to the Renegotiation Act of 1951. who had a greater knowledge of tariff There was no objection. Under the amendment proposed by section 2 matters. He was an expert in that field. The Clerk read the statement. of the House bill, these profit-limitation pro The country can ill afford to lose men The conference report and statement visions also would ncit apply to contracts or of his caliber. are as follows: subcontracts i! any of the receipts or ac.;. Mr. KEARNEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask cruals therefr-0m would be subject to the CONFERENCE REPORT {H. REP'!'. No. 1188) Renegotiation Act of 1951 except for the unanimous consent that all Members provisions of section 106 (relating to exemp.. who wish to do so may have permission The committee of conference on the dis agreeing votes of the two Houses on the tions). Under the conference agreement, to extend their remarks at this point in amendment of the Senate to the bill (H. R. section 2 of the House bill is restored with the RECORD on the late Dr. Crowther. 4904) to extend the Renegotiation Act of an amendment limiting its application to The SPEAKER. Is there objection to 1951 for 2 years, having met, after full and ,contracts or subcontracts if any of the re the request of the gentleman from New free conference, have agreed to recomm~nd ceipts or accruals therefrom would be subject York? and do recommend to their respective Houses to the Renegotiation Act of 1951 except for There was no objection. as follows: · the provisions of section 106 (a) (8) (relat.;. That the House recede from its disagree 1ng to exemption of standard commercial Mr. RAYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I am articles -and standard eommercial services) . deeply grieved at the passing of my old ment to the amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with the following amend Section 2 contained in the Senate amend friend, Frank Crowther. He and I be ments: ment amended section 106 (a) (8) of the came great friends during his service in Restore the matter proposed to be stricken Renegotiation Act of 1951, which exempts the Congress, and we have kept up a out by the .Senate amendment and, on page contracts and subcontracts for the making correspondence ever since he left. Frank 1 of the House engrossed 'blll, in line 11, or furnishing of a standard commercial ar was a very able man, a very useful and strike out "secti-0n 106" and in lieu thereof ticle, so as to provide a similar exemption for a standard commercial service. This pro patriotic one. In his work in the com .insert the following: "section 106 (a) (8) ". vision, like that previously enacted with re mittee rooms and on the floor of the On page 1 of the Senate engrossed amend spect- to the standard commercial article House he was .always listened to because ment, in line 3, strike out "SEC. 2." and· in exemption, is made applicable to contracts he had meat in what be said. He really lieu thereof insert "SEC. 3." .with the departments and -subcontracts to ser.ved his day and generation in the On page .2 of the Senate engrossed amend the extent of the amounts received or ac ment, in line 6, strike out "for civilian, in crued by a contractor or subcontractor after best fashion~ To his wife and his other dustrial, or commercial" and in lieu thereof loved ones goes my deepest and sincerest December 31, 1953. The conference agree insert the following: "for general civilian ment retains this provision, with a clarifying .sympathy. 0 Industrial or commerclal • amendment, as section 3 of the bill. On page 2 of the Senate engrossed amend Section 3 contained in the Senate amend COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ment, in line 16, -strike out "SEC. 8." and in ment provided for a mandatory exemption lieu thereof insert the following: "SEC. 4.'.' of competitive-bid construction contracts Mr. VINSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask On page 3 of the Senate engrossed amend similar to the exe~ption. contained i,n S11b unanimous consent that the Committee ment strike out lines 4 to 7, inclusive, and in section {U 0) (E) of the Renegotiation Ac~ on Armed Servlces may have until mid lieu thereof insert the following: · of 1943. Under the Senate amendment this a H. R. "(b) The amendments made by subsection provision would, have applied to contracts night tonight to file report on (a) shall apply only to contracts with the 7000. with the departments and subcontracts to Departments made after December 31, 1954." the extent of the amounts received or ac The SPEAKER. Is there objecti-on to On page 3 of the Senate engrossed amend crued by a contractor or subcontractor after the request o! the gentleman from ment, in line 8, strike out "SEc. 4." and. in December 31, 1954. The exemption provided Georgia? lieu thereof insert the following; ".SEC. 5." by the Senate amendment was made not There was no objection. on page 3 of the Senate engrossed amend _applicable to military housing constructio~ ment, in line 19, strike out "SF.C. 5." and in financed with a mortgage or mortgages in lieu thereof insert the following: "SEC. 6 ... sured under the provisions of title VIII of COMMITI'EE ON PUBLIC WORKS On page 4 of the Senate engrossed amend the National Housing Act as now or here: ment, beginning with line 19, strike out all after amended. Section 3 ls included in the Mr. FALLON. Mr. Speaker, I ask through llne 2 on page 7. conferen<:e agreement as -section 4 of the bill, unanimous consent that the Committee but with a provision that the amendment And the Senate agree to the same. .applies only to contracts with the depart- on Public Works may have until' mid JERE COOPER, night tonight to file a report on H. R. ,ments made after .December 31, 1954:. · JOHN D. DINGELL, Section 4 contained 1n the Senate amend 7474. W. D. Mn.Ls, ment related to the definition of durable pro The SPEAKER. Is there objection to THOMAS A. JENKINS, ductive equipment contained in section .106 the request of the gentleman from RICHARD M. SIMPSON, (c) (2) of the Renegotiation Act o;f 1951. Maryland? Managers on the Par_t _of the .House. This amendment was adopted as a clarifying There was no objection. HARRY F. BYRD. amendment to cure an inconsistency created WALTER F. GEORGE, by a previous amendment which extended the ROBERT S. KERR, partial mandatory exemption for new du By HARRY F. BYRD, rable pr-Oductive equipment to prime con- COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' E. D. Mn.I..IKcy, . tracts. Under existing l~w a manufactur~r AFFAIRS EDWARD MARTIN, who sells an item of new durable productiv,e Managers on the Part of the Sen(Lte. equlpmen't directly to the . Governme:p.t 1s Mr.. EDMONDSON. Mr. Speaker, I ex,empt, whereas he 1s not exempt if he sells -ask unanimous consent that the Com STATEMENT the same item to another manufacturer who mittee on Veterans' Affairs or any sub The managers on the part or·-the House at incorporates lt in equipment which ls sold to committee th~eof may sit .during gen- the Government. Under the amendment the the conference o.n tbe disagreeing votes of ,exemption applies in both cases._ The amend.. eral debate this afternoon. the two Houses on the amendment of the The SPEAKER. Is there objection to .ment was made effective to coincide with the Senate to the blli (H. R. 4904:) to extend-the effective date of the amendment extend~ , the request of tbe gentleman from Okla . Renegotta'tlon Act of 1951 for 2 years, s~bmit the new durable productive equipment pro homa? the following statement in explanation -of vision to prime contracts, namely, to fiscal There was no o_bjection? the effect of the action agreed · upon by the -years ending-0:.1 or- after Jur..e 80, 1953. · The 11148 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE July 21 conference agreement retains this provision ment to prime contracts. Under exist Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, it is the as section 5 of the bill. ing law a manufacturer who sells an purpose of H. R. 291, which was unani Section 5 contained in the Senate amend item of new durable productive equip ment authorizes and directs the Joint Com mously reported by the Committee on mittee on Internal Revenue Taxation, or any ment directly to the Government is ex Ways and Means, to amend the Internal duly authorized subcommittee thereof, to empt, whereas he is not exempt if he Revenue Code of 1954, thereby removing make a complete study in order to determine sells the same item to another manufac the discrimination against retired mem ( 1) whether there ls any necessity of extend turer who incorporates it in equipment bers of the Armed Forces which exists ing the Renegotiation Act of 1961 beyond sold to the Government. Under the under present law and allow them to December 31, 1956, and (2) if any such fur Senate amendment the exemption ap qualify for the retirement income-tax .ther extension is found necessary, the extent plies to both cases. credit in the same manner as other per to which renegotiation of Government con We also agreed to a Senate amendment tracts should apply after such date. Tile sons who are retired under a public re joint committee is required to make a report directing the Joint Committee on In tirement system. to the Senate· and House of Representatives ternal Revenue Taxation to make a This discrimination resulted when the not later than May 31, 1956. The conference study of the Renegotiation Act of 1951 Senate amended the House passed ver agreement retains this provision as section 6 to ascertain the necessity· of continuing sion of the retirement income-tax credit of the bill. renegotiation beyond December 31, 1956, provision last year. The Senate version Section 6 contained in the Senate amen4- and, if so, whether its scope should not provided that persons who retire under ment would have amended title II of the Re be limited to certain specific items. a public retirement system could qual negotiation Act of 1961 by adding at the end The House conferees disagreed to the thereof a new section authorizing the Rene ify for the tax credit if they were gotiation Board, notwithstanding any stat Senate amendment giving the Renego under 65 years of age, but excluded per ute of limitations or any other provision of tiation Board and the Tax Court author sons who retired under a retirement fund law, to review the renegotiation of contracts ity to reopen and redetermine, without established by the United States for or subcontracts which were renegotiated un regard to the statute of limitations, con members of the Armed Forces of the der the Renegotiation Act, which applied tracts or subcontracts which had already United States by a narrowed definition during World War II, in cases specified in the been renegotiated and closed. of "public retirement system." H. R. 291 amendment. The provision also would have Mr. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, on the authorized review of the Board's action in chances the definition of "public retire such cases by the Tax Court. Under the con matter before us now I just want to say ment system" to include persons who re ference agreement this section is eliminated that this is a unanimous report. I think tire under a retirement fund established from the bill. all of the departments concur thoroughly by the United States for members of the JERE COOPER, and unanimously with every provision Armed Forces of the United States. The JOHN D. DINGELL, in it, so that this conference report is objective of the bill is very desirable. W. D. MILLS, truly an all-round popular report and I, therefore, urge all Members of the THOMAS A. JENKINS, agreed upon by all those interested. House of Representatives to support RICHARD M. SIMPSON, .H. R. 291 and vote with me for its Managers on the Part of the House. passage. RETIREMENT INCOME TAX CREDIT The SPEAKER. The question is on Mr. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, this bill the conference report. TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED corrects a discrimination in the tax laws The conference report was agreed to. FORCES against retired members of the Armed Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, I ask Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, by direc Forces. It permits such individuals who unanimous consent to extend my re tion of the Committee on Ways and have not attained age 65 to qualify for marks at this point in the RECORD. .Means, I ask unanimous consent for the the retirement income tax credit allowed Tl:e SPEAKER. Is there objection to immediate consideration of the bill (H. R. under section 37 of the Internal Revenue the request of the gentleman from 291 > to extend the retirement income Code of 1954 in the same manner as Tennessee? tax credit to members of the Armed other persons who retired under a public · There was no objection. Forces, which has been unanimously re retirement system. The Department of Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, we had ported favorably by the Committee on Defense has recommended this legisla;. in the House bill a provision which did Ways and Means. tion to the Congress. The bill was intro not apply the profit limitations of the The Clerk read the title of the bill. duced at the beginning of this session by Vinson-Trammel Act or the Merchant The SPEAKER. Is there objection to our dinsinguished ranking minority Marine Act to contracts or subcontracts · the request of the gentleman from Ten member, Mr. REED of New York, and was which were exempt under section 106 of nessee? reported unanimously by the Commit the Renegotiation Act, relating to man There was no objection. tee on Ways and Means. datory exemptions. The Senate amend .The Clerk read the bill, as follows: ment struck out this provision. The con Be it enacted, etc., That section 37 (f) of ferees restored this provision but limited the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is hereby INTERNAL REVENUE CODE its application to contracts or subcon amended by striking out the following: "; Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, by di tracts under section 106 (a) (8), relat . except that such term does not include a rection of the Committee on Ways and fund or system established by the United Means, I ask unanimous consent for the ing to exemption of standard commer States for members of the Armed Forces of cial articles. the United States." immediate consideration o! the bill The Senate also adopted an amend SEC. 2. The amendment made by this act (H. R. 542) to amend the Internal ment which provided an exemption for shall be applicable to taxable years beginning Revenue Code, which has been unani standard commercial services. This after December 31, 1953. mously reported favorably by the Com·:. would provide the same treatment for mittee on Ways and Means. · standard commercial services as is now With the following committee amend The Clerk read the title of the bill. applied to standard commercial articles. ment: The SPEAKER. Is there objection The House conferees agreed to this pro Page 1, line 10, strike out "1953" and insert to the request of the gentleman from vision. "J954." Tennessee? We also agreed to the Senate amend The committee amendment was agreed .Mr. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, reserv ment for a mandatory exemption of to. ing the right to object, I just want the competitive bid contracts similar to the The bill was ordered to be engrossed House to know that the gentleman from exemption contained in the Renegotia and read a third time, was read the third Tennessee [Mr. COOPER] is about to pre tion Act of 1943, but we limited such time, and passed, arid a motion to recon sent 4 or 5 bills all of which passed the amendment to contracts made after sider was laid on the table. Committee on Ways and Means unani December 31, 1954. The Renegotiation Mr. COOPER. Mr. Sp.eaker, I ask mously. They have been discussed thor Board approved of this exemption with unanimous consent to extend my re oughly and should be passed by this the limitation as to the effective date. marks at this point in the RECORD. House. We agreed to a Senate amendment The SPEAKER. Is there objection to The SPEAKER. Is there objection curing an inconsistency in the law ex the request- of the gentleman from to the request of the gentleman from tending the partial mandatory exemp Tennessee? Tennessee? tion for new durable productive equip.- There was no objection. There was no objection. 1955 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 11149 The Clerk read the bill, as follows: Mr. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, H. R. 542 With the fallowing committee amend Be it enacted, etc., That the terms ·used provides that when an employee is paid ments: in this act shall have the same meaning in a medium other than cash for services Page 2,- line ,6, strike out "price" and insert as when used in the Internal Revenue Code. performed by him as a retail commis in lieu thereof "value." SEC. 2. Collection of income tax at source on sioned salesman, the remuneration will Page 2, line 19, strike out "price" and in wages not be subjected to withholding if the ·sert in lieu thereof "value." · Section 3402 of the Internal Revenue Code individual is ordinarily compensated Page 3, line 12, after the word "Act.", in is hereby amended as follows: solely by way of cash commissions. The sert the following: "In the application of (a) By inserting " ( except as provided in bill was reported unanimously by the section 4216 (d) of the Internal Revenue subsection (j))" immediately after the words Committee on Ways and Means. Code of 1954 (as added by this Act) to any "shall deduct and withhold upon such article which has been leased before the effec wages" in subsection (a) thereof; and tive date specified in the preceding sentence, ( b) by adding at the end thereof the fol EXCISE TAX ON LEASES OF under regulations prescribed by the Secre lowing new subsection: TRAILERS tary of the Treasury or his delegate- "(j) Noncash remuneration to retail com " ( 1) the fair market value of such article Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, by di shall be the fair market value determined as mission salesman: In the case of remunera rection of the Committee on Ways and tion paid in any medium other than cash of such effective date; for services performed by an individual as Means, I ask unanimous consent for the "(2) only payments under a lease received a retail salesman for a person, where the immediate consideration of the bilt on or after such effective date shall be con service performed by such individual for (H. R. 3437) to amend the Internal Reve sidered in determining when the total tax such person is ordinarily performed for nue Code of 1954 to provide for a maxi (as defined in such section 4216 (d)) has remuneration solely by way of cash commis mum manufacturers' excise tax on the been paid; sion an employer shall not be required to leases of certain automobile utility trail "(3) any lease existing on such effective deduct or withhold any tax under this sub ers, which has been unanimously re date, or if there is none, the first lease en chapter with respect to such remuneration, ported favorably by the Committee on tered into after such effective date, shall be provided that such employer files with the considered an initial lease ( except that fair Commissioner such information as may be Ways and Means. market value shall be determined as provided prescribed under regulations adopted by the The Clerk read the title of the bill. in paragraph ( 1) of this sentence) ; and Commissioner with the approval of the Sec The SPEAKER. Is there objection to "(4) any lease existing on such effective retary with respect to such remuneration." the request of the gentleman from date shall be considered as having been en Tennessee? tered into on such date." SEC. 3. Effective date There was no objection. The amendment made by section 2 shall The committee amendments were be applicable only with respect to remunera The Clerk read the bill, as follows: agreed to. tion paid after the date of enactment of Be it enacted, etc., That section 4216 (c) The bill was ordered to be engrossed this act, (1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended by inserting after "lease" the fol and read a third time, was read the With the following committee amend lowing: " ( other than a lease to which sub third time, and passed, and a motion to ment: section ( d) applies) ". reconsider was laid on the table. 2. 4216 Page 2, strike out lines 12, 13, and 14 and SEc. Section of the Internal Reve Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, I ask insert "Secretary or his delegate such infor nue Code of 1954 is amended by adding at unanimous consent to extend my re mation with respect to such remuneration the end thereof the following: marks at this point in the RECORD on the as the Secretary or his delegate may by regu " ( d) Leases of certain trailers: In the case bill H. R. 3437. lation prescribe." of any lease of a trailer or semitrailer tax able under section 4061 (a) and suitable for The SPEAKER. Is there objection to The committee amendment was agreed use in connection with passenger automo the request of the gentleman from to. biles, there shall be paid, at the election of Tennessee? the taxpayer- There was no objection. The bill was ordered to be engrossed " ( 1) upon the initial lease a tax at the ap and read a third time, was read the third plicable rate specified in section 4061 (a) Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, at the time, and passed, and a motion to recon based upon the fair market price on the present time the Int_ernal Revenue Code sider was laid on the table. date of such lease, or provides that the lease of any article by Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, I ask "(2) upon each lease payment with re the manufacturer or producer shall be unanimous consent to extend my re spect to such trailer or semitrailer, a per considered as a sale of the article for marks at this Point in the RECORD on the centage of such payment equal to the rate purposes of imposing the manufacturer's of tax which would be imposed upon the As bill H. R. 542. sale of such trailer or semitrailer, until the excise tax on such article. a result The SPEAKER. Is there objection to total of the tax payments under such lease of this provision, the manufacturers of the request of the gentleman from and any prior lease equals the total tax. utility trailers designed for use with Tennessee? In any case where a trailer or semitrailer passenger automobiles are discriminated There was no objection. which has been leased is sold before the against compared with their competitors total tax has been paid, the tax payable on who either manufacture or lease such Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, this bill, such sale shall be the difference between H. R. 542, amends the Internal Revenue trailers but do not engage in both ac the tax paid on the lease payments and the tivities. Since each lease is regarded as Code of 1954 to provide that noncash in total tax. For purposes of this paragraph, centive remuneration paid to retail com the term 'total tax' means the tax com a s~le, the manufacturer-lessor of utility mission salesmen in the form of prizes puted, at the rate in effect on the date of trailers must pay a tax each time he shall not be subject to the withholding the initial lease, on the fair market price leases the same trailer. The resulting tax provisions of the Code. It is not the on the date of such lease. However, in the tax often amounts to a larger sum than case where a trailer or semitrailer which has the value of the trailer when new. purpose of the biU, however, to affect the been leased is sold before the total tax has taxability of 5Uch prizes in the hand5 of H. R. 3437 removes this discrimination been pald, the total tax shall not exceed a im the salesman, who will continue to pay tax computed, at the rate in effect on the by providing that the maximum tax the tax appropriate to the value of the date of the initial lease, on the amount re posed on the lease of these trailers is to prize. ceived on such sale ( determined without re be an amount equal to the applicable tax gard to section 4216 (b)) plus the total of rate multiplied by the fair market value No revenue problems are created by the payments received by the lessor under of the trailer at the time of the initial this bill because of the safeguards pro any lease of such trailer or semitrailer." lease, and the taxpayer-lessor is given vided to assure the sound administration SEc. 3. Section 4217 of the Internal Reve the option by the bill either to pay the of the provision. For example, the em nue Code of 1954 is amended by adding at tax in full at the time of the initial lease ployer seeking the benefits of the bill is the end thereof a new sentence as follows: or to spread the tax payments over the required to supply any information that "This section shall not apply to the lease of an article upon which the tax has been paid period of the lease payments. may be required pursuant to regulations in the manner provided in section 4216 (d) The purpose which this bill seeks to prescribed by the Secretary of the ( 1) or the total tax has been paid in the accomplish is one which each and every Treasury. manner provided in section 4216 (d) (2) ." one of us can supPQrt. I, therefore, urge The Committee on Ways and Means SEC. 4. The amendments made by subsec you to join me in voting for its passage. by tion (a) shall take effect on the first day of ordered this bill reported unanimous the first month which begins more than 10 The Committee on Ways and Means vote and urges its adoption by the House days after the date of _the enactment of this is unanimous in urging the enactment of Representatives. · act. of this legislation. 11150 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 'July 21 CREDIT OR REFUND OF CERTAIN Mr. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, this bill I urge the passage of this bill which MANUFACTURERS' EXCISE TAXES simply extends the period during which was reported from the Committee on claims for floor stocks refunds may be Ways and Means unanimously. Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, by direc filed with respect to certain manufac Mr. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, this bill tion of the Committee on Ways and turers' excise taxes which were reduced was reported unanimously by the Com Means, I ask unanimous consent for the last year. It developed that numerous mittee on Ways and Means. It simply immediate consideration of the bill (H. manufacturers failed to file timely provides for a 1-year extension of sec R. 3712) to extend the period during which claims for floor stocks refunds claims for this credit for refund, this tion 108 (b) of the Internal Revenue may be filed with respect to certain failure being not their own fault. The Code of 1954. When we were writing manufacturers' excise taxes which were bill now before us provides a limited ex that provision last year we believed that reduced by the Excise Tax Reduction tension of the time for filing in order to the problem to which it was directed A-ct of 1954, which has been favorably correct a very severe hardship in these would disappear within 1 year's time. reported unanimously by the Committee cases. H. R. 3712 was introduced by Mr. However, it appears that this is not the on Ways and Means. SMITH of Wisconsin, and was very ably case, and this further extension is, there The Clerk read the title of the bill. presented to our committee in executive fore, being provided. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to session by Mr. BYRNES of Wisconsin. the request of the gentleman from Ten The bill was reported unanimously by the Committee on Ways and Means. AMENDING DEFINITION OF "DE nessee? PENDENTS" OF MEMBER OF There was no objection. ARMED FORCES IN PHILIPPINE The Clerk read the bill, as follows: EXTENSION OF TIME IN WHICH ISLANDS Be it enacted, etc., That section 3416 (a) CERTAIN INCOME OF A RAILROAD (2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 . Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, by direc (relating to period for filing claims for cer MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM GROSS tion of the Com:mittee on Ways and tain floor stocks refunds) is hereby amended INCOME Means, I ask unanimous consent for the by striking out "before August 1, 1954" and Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, by direc immediate consideration of the bill inserting in lieu thereof "before July 1, tion of the Committee on Ways and (H. R. 7148) to amend the Internal Rev 1955." Means, I ask unanimous consent for the enue Codes so as to provide a personal With the following committee amend- immediate consideration of the bill exemption with respect to certain de ment: • (H. R. 6887) to extend for 1 year the pendents in the Republic of the Philip Page 1, lines 6 and 7, strike out "before application of section 108 (b) of the In pines, which has been favorably reported July 1, 1955" and insert in lieu thereof "on ternal Revenue Code of 1954, relating to unanimously by the Committee on Ways or before the 60th day after the date of income of a railroad corporation from and Means. the enactment of H. R. 3712, 84th Congress." discharge of indebtedness, which has The Clerk read the title of the bill. The committee amendment was agreed been favorably reported unanimously by The SPEAKER. Is there objection to to. the Committee on Ways and Means. the request of the gentleman from The bill was ordered to be engrossed · The Clerk read the title of the bill. Tennessee? and read a third time, was read the third The SPEAKER. Is there objection to There was no objection. time, and passed, and a motion to re the request of the gentleman from Ten Be it enacted, etc., That section 25 (b) (3) consider was laid on the table. nessee? of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 (de Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, I ask There was no objection. fining the term "dependent") ls hereby The Clerk read the bill, as follows: amended by inserting after the forth sen unanimous consent to extend my re tence thereof the following new sentence: marks at this point in the RECORD on the Be it enacted, etc., That section 108 (b) of "For taxable years beginning after Decem bill H. R. 3712. the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating ber 31, 1946, the preceding sentence shall not The SPEAKER. Is there objection to to income of a railroad corporation from dis exclude from the definition of 'dependent' the request of the gentleman from charge of indebtedness) ls hereby amended any child of the taxpayer born to him, or by striking out "December 31, 1955" and in legally adopted by him, in the Philippine Tennessee? serting in lieu thereof "December 31, 1956." There was no objection. Islands, if (1) the child is a resident of the · The bill was ordered to be engrossed ~epublic of the Philippines, and (11) the Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, H. R. taxpayer was a member of the Armed Forces 3712 amends the Internal Revenue Code and read a third time, was read the third of the United States at the time the child of 1939 to provide that claims for a credit time, and passed, and a motion to recon was born to him or legally adopted by him." or refund with respect to floor stock of sider was laid on the table. SEC. 2. Section 152 (b) (3) of the Internal refrigerators; quick-freeze units; elec Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, I ask Revenue Code of 1954 (defining the term trical, gas, and oil appliances can be filed unanimous consent to extend my re "dependent") is hereby amended by striking on or before the 60th day after the date marks at this point in the RECORD on the out "July 5, 1946" and inserting in lieu there bill H. R. 6887. of "January 1, 1956." of enactment of the bill. SEC. 3. (a) The amendment made by the · You will recall that the Excise Tax The SPEAKER. Is there objection to first section of this act shall apply with re Reduction Act of 1954 reduced the excise the request of the gentleman from spect to taxable years beginning after De• tax on the appliances to which I have Tennessee? cember 31, 1946, to which the Internal Reve• referred from 10 percent to 5 percent. There was no objection. nue Code of 1939 applies. That act also provided for refunds on Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, this bill (b) The amendment made by section 2 of floor-stock inventories of these appli amends the Internal Revenue Code of this act .shall apply with respect to taxable ances if claims for refunds were filed 1954 to extend for 1 year the time in years beginning after December 31, 1953, and before August 1, 1954. The choice of which income from the discharge of in ending after August 16, 1954. this date was unfortunate because July debtedness of a railroad corporation can The bill was ordered to be engrossed 31 fell on a Saturday which led some tax be excluded from gross income. Thus, if and read a third time, was read the third payers to believe that a claim filed on the discharge of indebtedness is car time, and passed, and a motion to recon the fallowing Monday-August 2, 1954- ried out according to a court order ren sider was laid on the table. would be considered timely filed. This dered in a receivership proceeding or in . Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, I ask and other factors were effective to con a bankruptcy proceeding, the tax which unanimous consent to extend my re fuse taxpayers and prevent timely filing would ordinarily result from the dis marks at this point in the RECORD on the of the claim for refund. charge of the indebtedness will not apply. bill H. R. 7148. Because the date selected by the Con It is necessary to extend the provisions . The SPEAKER. Is there objection to gress was unfortunate and the adminis for an additional year because of the the request of the gentleman from trative practices relative thereto have tremendous complexity inherent in the Tennessee? resulted in misleading taxpayers to their reorganization of the many financially There was no objection. detriment, I believe that it is necessary distressed railroads with which our Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, H. R. to pass this blli which will cure the situ courts are dealing and because of the 7148 amends both the Internal Revenue ation and W'ge you to vote for its pas time consumed in the courts whose Code of 1939 and 1954 to bring within sage. The bill was unanimously re dockets have been burdened with litiga the definition ·of "dependent" both the ported by your committee. tion of this type. natural and adoptive children who were 1955 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-· HOUSE 11151 either born to or adopted by a member It will permit the inauguration of this The Clerk read the bill, as follows: of the Armed Forces in the Philippine program in 90 ROTC schools scattered Be it enacted, etc., That the act of June 3, Islands before January 1, 1956. throughout the length and breadth o! 1916 (39 Stat. 166), as amended, is further Under the 1939 Code no exemption this country, amended as follows: for a dependent was allowed if the de .. Mr. MARTIN. I withdraw my reser.. (1) Section 40a, as amended (10 U. S. C. pendent was a citizen or subject of a vation of objection, Mr. Speaker. 385) , is further amended by adding the foreign country unless he was a resident Mr. WIER. Reserving the right to following sentence at the end thereof: "The courses of theoretical and practical military of the United States or a contiguous object, Mr. Speaker, what happens to training prescribed under this section may country. This defect was cured· by the these undesirables the gentleman says include flight instruction." 1954 Internal Revenue Code with respect they are screening out? Where do they (2) Section 47, as amended (10 U. S. C. to dependents born to or adopted by, go from there? 389) , is further amended by adding the in the Philippine Islands before July 5, Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. I said following sentence at the end thereof: "The 1946, a member of the Armed Forces. "undesirable," but perhaps that is an ill Secretary of the Air Force may provide, or H. R. 7148 does no more than extend this advised use of the word. What I mean contract with civilian flying or aviation is those people temperamentally unfit. schools or educational institutions to pro treatment to dependents born or adopt.. vide, such personnel, aircraft, supplies, ed before January 1, 1956. The arrangement now is that they are facilities, and instruction as are necessary The men and women who will benefit in the ROTC schools, and they continue for flight instruction of members of the from this bill have served this country the studies there and go to primary Reserve Officers' Training Corps in Army well as members of our Armed Forces. training, and later when they are washed and Air Force units." We can do no less for them than to out, perhaps in the first 2' weeks of pri SEC. 2. The third sentence of section 1 of permit them to take an exemption for mary training, it has cost the Govern the act of June 15, 1936 ( 49 Stat. 1507, 10 their children against the tax which we ment about $1,600 per person. If those U. S. C. 455c), is amended by deleting the individuals could be screened out at an words "of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps impose. Therefore, I urge the adoption and members." of this bill, which was unanimously re earlier date it would save lots of heart SEC. 3. Section 22 (b) of the act of March ported by the Committee on Ways and aches on the part of the students and 4, 1925 (43 Stat. 1276), as amended (34 Means. also save the Government a great deal U.S. C. 821), is further amended by deleting Mr. JENKINS. · Mr. Speaker, this bill of money. Actually 21 percent of those the words "who suffer disability, including permits a taxpayer to claim as a de taking primary training are washed out members." pendent under the 1939 code any child because they are temperamentally un SEC. 4. (a) The Federal Employees' Com born to him, or legally adopted by him, suited for flying training. The sooner pensation Act (ch. 458, 39 Stat. 742), as the Air Force finds this out the better it amended (5 U.S. C. 751-793), applies in case in the Philippine Islands if the child of the disability or death of the following is a resident of the Philippines for the is going to be for the student and the members of the Reserve Officers' Training taxable year for which the deduction is United States Government. Corps of the Army, Navy, and Air Force: claimed and the taxpayer was a mem Mr. HALEY. Reserving the right to ( 1) Any member who is injured in line ber of the Armed Forces of the United object, Mr. Speaker, when the gentle of duty, or who dies, while engaged in mili States at the time of the birth or adop man used the word "unfit" I am sure he tary training, including flight instruction, tion of the child. The bill was approved meant unfit for flying duty rather than under- just unfit. (A) section 40a of the act of June 3, 1916 unanimously by the Committee on Ways (ch. 134, 39 Stat. 191), as amended (10 and Means. Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Yes. U.S. C. 385); There is no reflection on the student. (B) section 22 (a) of the act of March 4, Some are temperamentally unfit. As 1925 (ch. 536, 43 Stat. 1276), as amended AUTHORIZING FLIGHT INSTRUC they explained to us, until one actually (34 U. S. C. 821 (a)); or TION DURING RESERVE OFFICERS' gets in a plane and "feels the stick" and (C) section 3 (a) of the act of August 13, TRAINING CORPS PROGRAMS feels the surge of enthusiasm one gets 1946 (ch. 962, 60 Stat. 1058), as amended (34 out of flying a plane, a person does not U. S. C. 1020b (a)), or while traveling to or Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Mr. know whether or not temperamentally from that military training by Government Speaker, by direction of the Committee vehicle or aircraft (U. S. C. 1020b (a)); on Armed Services, I ask unanimous he is qualified to fly a plane. We have or while traveling to or from that military consent for the immediate considera to experience that sensation to know. training by Government vehicle or aircraft. tion of the bill (H. R. 5738) to author Mr. VAN ZANDT. Reserving the right (2) Any member who is injured in line of ize flight instruction during Reserve Offi to object, Mr. Speaker, is it not true that duty, or who dies, while traveling by public cers' Training Corps programs, and for the Army is involved in this program? conveyance to or from, or while attending other purposes. · Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Yes, the (A) a training camp under section 47a. Army is. The Army has a portion of the of the act of June 3, 1916 ( ch. 134, 39 Stat. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to 192), as amended (10 U. S. C. 441); the request of the gentleman from Lou program. Mr. VAN ZANDT. I will say to the (B) a cruise under section 22 (a) of the isiana? act of March 4, 1925 (ch. 536, 43 Stat. 1276), Mr. MARTIN. Reserving the right to able and distinguished gentleman who as amended (34 U.S. C. 821 (a)); or object, Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman has contributed very heavily to this pro (C) a cruise or camp prescribed by the explain the bill for the information of gram that they look to this ~ource of Secretary of the Navy under section 6 (a) the House? manpower for pilots of the light air 1 of the act of August 13, 1946 (ch. 962, Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. I will be craft they fly today in connection with 60 Stat. 1059), as amended (34 U. S. c. delighted to explain it. the mobility of the Army, 1020e (a) 1). This bill authorizes flight instruction Now, another question: Is it not true (3) Any member who dies while hospital also that the bill provides a termination ized or while undergoing treatment at Gov during ROTC training programs. It ernment expense for an injury, disease, or provides for contract arrangements with date? illness covered by clause (1) or (2). private flying institutions for the pur Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. The ter For the purposes of this section, an injury pose of providing for Air Force ROTC mination date is 4 years. shall be considered to have been incurred in students a period of 35 hours of instruc Mr. VAN ZANDT. Does this permit line of duty only if it is the proximate re tion in primary flying. the Congress to review this overall pro sult of the performance of military training gram to make sure that the Department by the member concerned, or of his travel The purpose of the bill is threefold : to or from that military training, during the First, to encourage young students in the of Defense is carrying out the intent of periods of time indicated in (1) or (2). ROTC schools to enlist in a flying pro the law? Any member who contracts a disease or gram; second, to screen out at an early Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. It is illness which is the proximate result of the stage the temperamentally undesirable thought we will save many, many dollars performance of training during the periods and those temperamentally unsuitable for the American taxpayers by an early of time indicated in (1) or (2) shall be for flying and thereby save a great deal screening out of the pilots that are tern.. considered for the purposes of this section to peramentally not suited for aviation. have been injured in line of duty during of money for the United States Govern.. that period. ment; third, to interest students in a The SPEAKER. Is there objection to (b) In computing the compensation pay career in aviation. the request of the gentleman from able under this section, the total compensa;. This bill was reported unanimously by Louisiana? tion received by the injured or deceased the House Committee on Armed Services. There was no objection. person, as the case may be, in cash and 11152 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE July 21 kind, shall be considered to be $150 per On page 3, line 10, and also on page 8, lines DOMESTIC MINERALS PROGRAM month. That sum shall be applied in lieu of 17 and 18, strike the words "by public con EXTENSION ACT any monthly pa.y considered to be required veyance." or authorized under section 6, 10, or 12 of On page 3, line 23, strike the words "at Mr. TRIMBLE. Mr. Speaker, by di the Federal Employees' Compensation Act. Government expense." rection of the Committee on Rules, I call (c) All determinations as to line of duty On page 6, line 12, following the word up House Resolution 301 and ask for and as to whether an injury, disease, or ill "remedy", insert the words "against the its immediate consideration. ness is the proximate result of the per United States." The Clerk read the ·resolution, as formance of military training by the mem On page 6, line 17, following the word ber concerned, or of his travel to or fro~ "aircraft", insert the words ", which is here follows: that mllitary training, shall be made by the by authorized." Resolved, That upon the adoption of this mmtary department concerned, and review Add a new section 6 as follows: :i;esolution it shall be in order to move that of all such determinations shall be made "SEC. 6. The Secretary of the Air Force and the House resolve itself into the Committee by the Secretary of that department. the Secretary of the Army shall report in of the Whole House on the State of the Union ( d) Any expenses incurred by a military January of each year to the Congress on the for the consideration of the bill (H. R. 6373) department in providing hospitalization, progress of the flight training program au to amend the Domestic Minerals Program medical and surgical care, necessary trans thorized by this act." Extension Act of 1953 in order to extend portation incident to that hospitalization the programs .to encourage the discovery, or medical and surgical care, or in connec Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Mr. development, and production of certain do tion with a funeral and burial on behalf of a. Speaker, these are largely technical mestic minerals, and all points of order person covered by subsection (a) shall be re amendments. against said bill are hereby waived. After imbursed by the Secretary of Labor out of The committee amendments were general debate, which shall be confined to the Employees' Compensation Fund in oo agreed to. the bill and continue not to exceed 1 hour, cordance with the provisions of the Federal to be equally divided and controlled by the Employees' Compensation Act. However, re The bill was ordered to be engrossed· chairman and ranking minority member of imbursement shall not be made for any and read a third time, was read the third the Committee on Interior and Insular Af hospitalization or medical or surgical care time, and passed, and a motion to recon fairs, the bill shall be read for amendment provided a person who is injured, or who sider was laid on the table. under the 5-minute rule. At the conclusion contracts a disease or illness, while traveling of the consideration of the bill for amend to or from, or while attending- ment, the Committee shall rise and report ( 1) a training camp under section 47a of TEXAS CITY DISASTER the bill to the House with such amendments the act of June 3, 1916 ( ch. 134, 39 Stat: as may have been adopted and the previous 192), as amended (10 U. S. C. 441); Mr. LANE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani question shall be considered as ordered on (2) a cruise under section 22 (a) of the mous consent that the Committee on the the bill and amendments thereto to final act of March 4, 1925 ( ch. 536, 43 Stat. Judiciary may have until midnight to passage without intervening motion except 1276), as amended (34 U. S. C. 821 (a)); or night to file a report on the bill S. 1077, one motion to recommit. (3) a cruise or camp prescribed by the the so-called Texas City disaster bill. Mr. TRIMBLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield Secretary of the Navy under section 6 (a) 1 of The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the act of August 13, 1946 ( ch. 962, 60 Stat. 30 minutes to the gentleman from Illi the request of the gentleman from Mas nois [Mr. ALLEN]. 1059), as amended (34 U.S. C. 1020e (a) 1). sachusetts? ( e) Nothing in this section shall be con At this time I yield myself such time strued to hinder the prompt action author There was no objection. as I may consume. · ized by sections 26 and 27 of the Federal Mr. Speaker, the resolution as read by Employees' Compensation Act in any case in HERBERT ROSCOE MARTIN the Clerk indicates the purpose of the volving the legal liability of a third party resolution. It is to make in order the other than the United States, and the Secre Mr. LANE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani bill (H. R. 6373) amending the Domestic tary of the military department concerned mous consent to take from the Speaker's shall cooperate fully with the Department of Minerals Program Extension Act of 1953. Labor in the prompt investigation and prose desk the bill
HARRIS J, whether, 1n his opinion; the Cattone· is a member of the subcommit it that being on this committee that-is a proposal before us today would in any tee of the Federal Communications bar part of his duty, the Commission has way constrict the rights of the UHF, and served on that cominittee which, been extremely liberal with anybody who small, independent station under the after -the · hearings referred to by the is a claimant or a counterclaimant. I protest procedure section? And, fur gentleman from West Virginia, came to have not heard of any complaints from ther, what the attitude of this group was ·gether with the Federal Communications any claimant or counterclaimant who in relation .to the amendments of ·commission and agreed on the amend has been down before the Commission whether it voiced any opposition to the ·ments which we are considering at the that they did not get a hearing. The recommendations? present time, saying in effect, "With Commission must give it to him. The Mr. HARRIS. It is our considered these amendments we think we will be question involved here is concerning the opinion that it would not so restrict the protected." protest section, largely, by protestants rights of the small stations or anyone Mr: STAGGERS. I made a misstate who in many instances have no genuine interested. I might say in relation to ·ment there which I would like to correct. interest in the public interest. these amendments presented here, as He was chairman of the committee on I think there is a great deal of con was stated previously, that the Federal ·rules of the Federal Bar Association. fusion in the thinking as to just what this Communications Bar Association and ·Further, I would like to ask the gentle section covers. I hope the gentleman the Federal Communications Commis man this question: Did anyone who rep will not get the protest section under dis sion after consultation and consideration resents a small industry-the radio or cussion now confused with the section on agreed on them. The one just read and television industry-at any time come iri. _applicants. I have not hear<;l of anybody the one previously adopted were the and testify as to how this would affect who has been an applicant or a counter amendments agreed to. them in any way? applicant who has not had a full hear In a letter addressed to me by Mr. · Mr. HARRIS. Of course, the gentle ing before the Commission. This sec Percy H. Russell, Jr., president of the ·man knows that the members of the tion is affecting these pseudo people who Federal Communications Bar Associa Federal Communications Commission -have come in for the very purpose of tion, he states: ·bar represent small industry as well as tying up the public interest. I know We feel, as does the Commission, that large industry. They represent all sei; both gentlemen from West Virginia are H. R. 5614 as amended will avoid any serious ments of the industry. interested in the public interest. These possibility of the protest procedure being . The CHAIRMAN. The time of the .people have been working against the abused in the future while at the same time gentleman from Arkansas has expired. pub1ic interest in trying to tie a situation affording adequate protection to interested Mr. STAGGERS. Mr. Chairman, I up until they can get the settlement they persons who have bon~ ~d~ move to strike out the last word. .want. That is the way I see this thing. I repeat, "bona fide"- · Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask the Am I right on that-may I ask our dis'."' matters to bring to the· Commission's atten :gentleman this question: If anybody tinguished chairman? tion. came in to protect the public interest as Mr. PRIEST. I think the gentleman · compared to industry? has very clearly stated the matter. It is I think that specifically answers the Mr. HARRIS. Yes; they did. important that that distinction be made. gentleman's question. Mr. STAGGERS. Who was it? Jt has been made earlier in the debate. Mr. STAGGERS. Mr. Chairman, will Mr. HARRIS. The representatives of .It affects the protest section but it does the gentleman yield? the Federal Communications bar cer not affect the applicant for a license. Mr. HARRIS. I yield to the gentle tainly has the public interest in mind. .He is not included under this section. man from West Virginia. The Federal Communications Commis I think it is very important that that be Mr. STAGGERS. In regard to this sion has the public interest in mind, of understood. · matter of the UHF, in reading this state course. In fact, everyone who comes to .. The CHAIRMAN. The question is on ment of Mr. Cattone, I gathered all the committee asserts that they come as the committee amendment. through the hearings that he did pro a representative of the public and with The committee amendment was agreed test, and he represents-the UHF inter:. the public interest in mind. to. ests. He said if they· had never had this Mr. STAGGERS. I would like to an The CHAffiMAN. The Clerk will re protest section, they practically would swer the gentleman by saying, certainly · port the next committee amendment. not have been allowed to operate. He · a group of lawyers who represent some said at one time he was the bead of this of the networks and the ones already in The Clerk read as follows: Federal Bar Association an·d one of those existence are not going to listen to some Committee amendment: Page 3; line 3, cooperating with the commission here of these small complaints come in and strike out "matters" and insert "facts." trying to put them out of business. He say, "We want to do something that The committee amendment was agreed said he is not trying to throw any criti might hurt some of the large networks." to. cism on them, but he did maintain at The reason this law was originally The Clerk read as follows: one time he was president of the Federal passed was that FCC did not listen to Committee amendment: Page 3, line 3, Bar Association. · anybody who came in and made a pro- .strike out "specifically." Mr. HARRIS. The gentleman has · test. The Congress passed a law stating mentioned Mr. Cattone again. I would that the Federal Communications Com - The-committee amendment was agreed like to reply to what the gentleman has mission should listen to people who come to. said. It is remembered that Mr. Cat in and want a license or want a hearing. The Clerk read as follows: tone was General Counsel of the Federal After that, the FCC dragged their feet Committee amendment: Page 3, line 4, Communications Cominission for a good and let the cases pile up. But they come after the word "adopted" insert "or speci- many years. In fact, Mr. Cattone, as I up now and say we do not have enough · fied." recall, was General Counsel of the Fed personnel to have hearings and we can The committee amendment was agreed eral Communications Commission at the not have hearings. I believe this is too t~ . time the McFarland amendments were important-this question of granting The Clerk read as follows: adopted, and it was the Federal Com radio and television licenses throughout Committee aimendment: Page 3, line 4, munications Commission and Mr. Cat the Nation-for the people of the coun after the word "Commission," insert "on its tone who entered serious protests at that try not to have a place where they can own motion." time; their feeling at that time was that come in and have a full hearing. That this amendment was inadvisable and is my opinion and I want to say that I The committee amendment was agreed should not be adopted. They opposed it · believe, for the public interest and the to. and did everything they could to pre public welfare, the bill should be de- The CHAIRMAN. . Under the rule, vent this Congress from adopting it. It feated. . the Committee will rise. · is a rather strange situation that the Mr. SPRINGER. Mr. Chairman, I Accordingly the Committee rose; and same Mr. Cattone, when he is out of move to strike out the last word. ' the Speaker having resumed the chair, Federal service, would, as the gentleman Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman from Mr. Kn.GORE, Chairman of the Committee says, indicate that he thinks this provi West Virginia is at all familiar with of the Whole House on the State of the sion should be retained. But let me what has been happening in the Federal · Union, reported that that Committee, remind the gentleman of this: That Mr. Communications Commission and I take ·having had under consideration the bill CI--702 11162 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE July 21 (H. R. 5614) to amend the Communica programs to encourage the discovery, sas [Mr. MILLS], the gentleman from tions Act of 1934 in regard to protests development, and production of certain Arkansas [Mr. HARRIS], the gentleman of grants of instruments of authoriza domestic minerals. · from Virginia [Mr. .HARRISON], the gen tion without hearing, pursuant to As background for this legislation let tleman from Virginia [Mr. ABBITT], the House Resolution 300, he reported the me say that in 1950 we passed the De gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. BLAT same back to the House, with sundry fense Production Act for the purpose of NIK], the gentlewoman from Idaho [Mrs. amendments adopted in the Committee gearing our industrial economy at that PFOST], the gentleman from Arizona of· the Whole. time to the needs of the Korean war. [Mr. RHODES], and the gentleman from The SPEAKER. Under the rule, the Incidental to that we went all out to Montana [Mr. METCALF]. The latter previous question is ordered. encourage the discovery and production bills vary a good deal in their provisions Is a separate. vote demanded on any of strategic minerals and metals. We from the very limited program which we amendment? If not, the Chair will put found ourselves then in precisely the bring before the House. Similar bills them en gros. same position we found ourselves when have been introduced by a number of The amendments were agreed to. we went into the Second World War and Senators but usually have a much The question was taken; and on a when we went into the First World War, broader purpose on the Senate side. division (demanded by Mr. BAILEY) namely, almost completely destitute of I was requested to say that the gen there were-ayes 77, noes 10. those critical and strategic minerals and tleman from North Carolina [Mr. DUR So the bill was passed. metals necessary to the functioning of HAM J, who over a period of years has A motion to reconsider was laid on our war machine. been very active in the stockpile pro the table. When we were involved in the Korean gram, and who has been chairman of the war we did not know how long it would Armed Services Stockpile Committee, al GENERAL LEA VE TO EXTEND . last or what its involvements might .though not an author of this legislation, finally be. As a result we did all we is for it and although necessarily absent Mr. HALE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani could to encourage the domestic produc today if he had an opportunity he would mous consent that all Members who tion of these strategic minerals and be here on hand to speak in support spoke on the bill may have permission to metals. We sent a commission over to of this legislation. He has been very revise and extend their remarks and that Korea, for instance, and operated a huge active with us in working out some of the all Members may be privileged to extend tungsten mine there located almost on details with reference to it. their remarks on the bill just passed. the 38th parallel under the mounted Mr. MILLS. Mr. Chairman, will the The SPEAKER. Is there objection to guard of a battalion of troops. We went gentleman yield? · the request of the gentleman from to our own people again and asked them Mr. ENGLE. I yield to the gentleman Maine? to get out into the hills and the moun from Arkansas. There was no objection. tains of this Nation and bring forth tung Mr. MILLS. Mr. Chairman, I want to sten, manganese, copper, chrome and commend the gentleman and the mem COMMITTEE ON RULES other essentials of a war program. bers of his committee for the amount The bill we passed in 1950, the De of time they have spent in endeavor Mr. SMITH of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, fense Production Act, earmarked $1,- ing to perfect a bill that will meet with I ask unanimous consent that the Com 200,000,000 for the purpose of carrying the approval of the Department of the mittee on Rules may have until mid out defense production of all kinds. Interior and the Bureau of the Budget. night tomorrow to file a privileged re Some of that authorization has been It is my understanding that this bill does port. used to stimulate the production of min carry that approval. It is certainly in The SPEAKER. Is there objection to erals and metals for industrial use and the public interest and I hope there will the request of the gentleman from Vir the stockpile. be no objection registered by the mem ginia? In 1953, when the pressure was off bership of the committee or the House to There was no objection. somewhat but nevertheless it was still its passage. important to continue the production of Mr. POFF. Mr. Chairman, will the these materials in order to achieve the gentleman yield? AMEND DOMESTIC MINERALS PRO stockpile objectives which our Govern Mr. ENGLE. I yield to the gentleman GRAM EXTENSION ACT ment had in mind, we passed Public from Virginia. Mr. ENGLE. Mr. Speaker, I move Law 206 which was authorized by the Mr. POFF. I believe the gentleman that the House resolve itself into the gentleman from Colorado [Mr. AsPINALL] knows that I also introduced a bill Committee of the Whole House on the on this side and by Senator MALONE, of touching upon the subject which re State of the Union for the consideration Nevada, on the other side. That had quired an amendment of the Defense of the bill
1- thousan(Js, of.,. schools, colleges, and .civic The F\µld for-the Rep_upllc. ls ~ little more · constitution-al American. privilege, whether groups, an hour-long version o_f Edward R. subtle in its propaganda and conducts it in the cause be ultraleft, archreactionary, or Murrow's television interview with Oppen somewhat more sophisticated fashion, but whatever. heimer. . , the anti-anti-Communist objectives are the Complaints about the Fund for the Repub In typical Murrow fashion, that film was same. lic's propaganda· campaign against the Gov a propaganda snow-job designed to present In recent months, the Fund has been ernment's personnel security program and the discredited physicist as·, a benign, kindly spending substantial gobs nf the $16 million against-all forms of effective anticommunism . soul who suffers in sllence the hurt inflicted it was granted, 2 years ago by the Ford are based on a different premise. , on him when the Atomic Energy C9nµnission Foundation with no strings atttached, to They· stem from the fact that because it decided to refuse him security cle~rance. send free copies of various liberal publica enjoys a tax-exempt status as an allegedly The fact that 7 of the 9 men who sat in tions to substantial groups of influential philanthropic educational setup, the Fund Judgment on Oppenheimer's case ruled Americans. One of the causes of this cir for the Republic in using its $16 m1llion for against him, and their wholly justified rea cularlzatlon has been an attempt to this leftist-supported campaign 1s using the sons for so doing, are ignored. whitewash Dr.. J. Robert Oppenheimer and money of you and me· and all other tax Next, the fund financed wide-scale matI clea.n him up in the public eye. That is payers. distribution of a special issue of the Bulletin a job. • For every dollar the Fund would pay in of the Atomic Scientists, which is published Another objective has been to discredit ., taxes without its tax-exempt status, tax by an outfit having . as .the chairman pf its the Government's personnel security pro payers must ante. up a replacement dollar. ~oard .of sponsors ,hone other thail. J .. I_?.ob~rt gr~ and to build up .opposition to the ~ery_ dopar, it wpuld normally pay in tax,e~ Oppenheimer. By eoincldence, of course, this "confidential informant" system. As part of goes instead into its antl-anti-Communi~t was a special issue de.voted entirely to the · this· effort, it has sep.t to all Federal judges campaign. Whether you re{).lize it or not, all twin objectives of defending Oppenheimer copies of 3 books and at least 1 reprint of a. of us taxpayers thus are helping to finance and attacking the security program. '. . magazine article. . the FUnd for the Republic's. "liberal" pitch, I ' have been unal;>le to ascertain exactly This space told yesterday about the re no matter how much some of us may abhor bow extensive this special -distribution w~s. print, an attack on use of ex-Communists as the idea. . . but members of several different pi:ofessiona witnesses in Communist court cases, and If the Fund was ·conducting a truly educa tell · me of having· receiveq it.- Also, it ap how its author, one Richard H. Rovere, turns tional campaign _and presenting both sides parently was malled to all Members of Con out to be a featured speaker at a forthcoming of the picture so that the subjects of its gress; several · called it to my attention and -ADA summer workshop in practical politics. propaganda bombardment could make up offered to let ~e have their copies, the· alter The three books sent to the judges-sev their own minds, that would be something native destination being the nearest waste- eral of whom, incidentally, have vented their else a;gain. But it doesn't. Everything it basket. · annoyance at the Fund for the Republic and· does, every bit of propaganda it spends tax The next Fund for the Republic effort was its unsolicited malllngs in letters to me- exempt qollars to circulate, ls slanted heavlly to send gratis to all Federal Judges copies of· . constitute another link· between the Fund to feftwing objectives. three leftwlng books, all embodying varying and the ADA .. The story has 'been told here of the leftist facets of the overall liberal attack on the ,The books were Government by Investlga apologies it has been sending to Federal security program, on the C(?nfidential i_n-· judges, and of how it now develops that it t.lon, written ,by Alan Barth, editorial writer apparently ts sending the same material to formant system and on antlc9trimunism for the leftist Washington Post; Commu generally. The books w~re 'fpllowed, tip by .a college presidents. On the latter point, I rnism, · conformity and Civil Liberties, by have a letter from a prominent leader in the reprint of a Harper's Magazine article en• -Samuel A. Stouffer; and Grand Inquest-The titled "The Kept Witnes'se~/· written by one educational field who makes this point: Story of Congressional Investigations, by Tel- "It strikes me that this. would be an inter Richard H. Rovere. . ford Taylor. One· judge sent me his copy of the· Harper's· esting and also very lnvidlou·s field for oper Page 4M of the May 1955 issue of the ADA ations of this kind. College, presidents of reprint with a penciled. note: "How about World ls a sort of book review section. The 'kept professors'? We Judges are really being course have large influence. First of all, they two featured reviews-both highly laudatory are dealing with the youth of O\ll' country all bombarded." Another jurist sent · me his and coqu:p.endatory-are on Government by with a cover not~ describing lt as "the most the time and pr9duclng _the leaders of the Investigation and Communism, Conformity next generation. They have a large influ_ence obnoxious of the lot" he had rec'e1yed from and Civil Liberties. · _ the Fund. .. over faculties and a large influence in their In the lower left corner of the page ls a. comm~nitles, and when they are religious ! ·· happened· upon a clue to. Mr. Rovere's box with the heading: ''Your ADA Book character the next day when I discovered in leaders a}so that influence is carried far and Ciu'ti offers at bargain prices the following wide among their religious groups." the.i new issue of. the ADA World an item May choices." The first book on the list is about the ADA's forthcoming annual sum The college, president whose receipt of the Taylor's Grand Inquest. The Barth and Fund's material prompted this letter ls prexy mer workshop in practical 'politics. One of Stouffer tomes, of course, also are on the the "liberal speakers" (ADA World's phrase) of a prominent Catholic university. to address the workshop, it said, would be same list. The highly objective and praiseworthy ..Richard Rov~re, New Yorker political corre-· Coincidence? What do you think? weekly U. S. News & World Report recently spondent." An interesting side-angle is t;hat the ADA published an interview with Attorney Gen The Kept Witnesses article is exactly World's review of Government by Investiga eral Herbert Brownell in which he discussed what one would expect from the combination tion is written by Martin Agronsky, Wash at length the urgent necessity for the Gov of Harper's, the Fund for_. the Republic, and ington commentator for the American ernment's personnel security program and Broadcasting Co. '1..ong known for his leftist the extreme importance of evaluating and the ADA. views, Agronsky remarks that this book using information from confidential in Next on the list was the discovery that the should have' "its place on the reference shelf formants. Fund for the Republic ls doing the same free along with the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD and The magazine received so many requests propaganda job on college presidents. More Mr. Webster's dictionary" for working Wash for extra copies of the issue containing the about that and the Fund's links with ADA ington reporters. I place myself in that interview that it made a special reprint of it. tomorrow. category but I can assure you the book has H·as the Fund for the Republic shown any no place on my reference shelf. interest in it, or sent it to anyone? Of WASHINGTON REPORT Another interesting gimmick to this Fund course not. (By Fulton Lewis, Jr.) · for the Republic effort to propagandize the . Nor has it shown the slightest bit of inter- · Federal judiciary and other important est, in anything else which in any way tends WASHINGTON, June 14.-0n the surface; classes has come to light just in recent days. to support anticommuni~m. , there appears .. to be no connection between I now know of at least two college presidents Reports are circulating that Henry Ford the . ultra.liberal Americans for Democratic who have received this same unwelcomed II, scion and now active policymaker of the Action and the tax-free $16 million Fund batch of al}eged literary efforts. auto-making family, has become so disgusted for the Republic. I do not believe it will, but if this propa with operations of the Fund for the Repub Probably there actually is no formalized ga..ndlzing of Federal judges and college pres llc that he ls considering making a public connection. But their similarity of purpose, idents should win any converts to the liberal statement pointing out that neither he nor their identity in objectives, is amazing. thinking advocated by the Fund it could be any member of his family, nor the Ford They both are dedicated to the destruction of major importance. More about that to Foundation, has anything to do with the of any effective anticommunism and to work morrow, as well as an explanation of how Fund's operations. toward a death knell for the Government's · the Fund in effect ls spending your and my That is the case. The Ford Foundation personnel security program. · money. made a $16 milUon grant to the Fund 2 years The ADA, of course, is openly p:i;opagan ago to put it in operation but there were no distic, much as is, for example, the Demo WASHINGTON REPORT strings whatsoever attached and the Fund· cratic National Committee: the main differ can do as it pleases with its money. ence ls that ADA is somewhat further out in (By Fulton Lewis, Jr.) Its first president was Fair Dealing Inter- • left field, although it also should be added WASHINGTON, Jt::ne 15.-If a person or an nationalist Paul Hoffman; next, now-Sena that the same people who run ADA are trying organization wants to spend his or its money tor CLIFFO:aD CASE, a dar~ing of the ADA; to take over the Democratic Party and take to propagandize the American public in be and now, Robert M. Hutchins, long-time it out to the left field fence, too. half of a particular cause, that ls his or its president of the University of Chicago who 19'55 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-· . MOUSE . 11179· throughout his career has been under attack· right now ·existing ·under · the· aet· of the roa~ of no return. · ·Because we·offer as an ultraliberal. Juiy 1947. and the Armed Forces Re them no alternative. Quite an outftt. But something should 1,- be done to remove its mask of philanthropic serve Act of 1952, to .receive retirement American diplomacy, by rejecting the·'. education. Propagandistic, yes; education pay granted by Public Law 810, 80th_ longing for friendship on the pai:t of the al? Not in the slightest.· Congress, without regard to the limita Russian and Chinese people, and by tions of section 212 of the Economy Act failing to offer them any hope of coopera-·· of 1932. tion in establishing normal and repre COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND This is a valuable right to Reserve sentative governments that could become CUJ;{,RENCY officers who have devoted their civilian trusted members of. the family of na · Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I lives to employment with the Federal tions# is missing the boat and endanger ask unanimous consent that· the Com Government, and it is a valuable ru;;set to_ ing the ,freedom of the United States and. mittee on Banking and Currency may the Government _that it can permit such. the Western World. have until midnight Saturday to :file re experienced employees to pursue their Mr. Igor Boglepcv,- a former Com-' ports on the following numbered bills: ordinary occupations and contempora-. munist, who understands the objectives· S. 1187, S. 1189, S. 2127, H. R. 6198, H. R. neously receive a modest retirement and the methods of that-conspiracy, and 6199, H. R; 6298; H. R. 7073, H. R. 7244, award for·their faithful military service who is well qualified to suggest effective H. R. 7470, and H. J. Res. 278. performed 'OV~r many years on their own countermeasures., has petitioned the The SPEAKER. Is there objection to time. I say with confidence that the Congress to approve the. following reso the request of the gentleman from Mas-· House would never jeopardize this right lution: sachusetts? by legislation so long as the members ~hereas the Government of the United There was no objection. are cognizant of. that effect. States of America maintains diplomatic re There are_other possible changes in, lations with the Government of the Soviet· the law proposed by H. R. 7049 which Union, the real will of the Russian people, CALENDAR WEDNESDAY could have far-reaching and serious re- enslaved by the Communist dictatorship of sults. Under the circumstances, I be that Soviet Union, i;emains unacknowledged. Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I lieve that the House can act deliberately and unsupported by the free world, and this ask unanimous consent that the business sltuation may lead to the hostility of the in'. order on Cal(;!ndar Wednei;;day of next upon this measure only if·it is exposed to Russian masses toward this country, and week be dispensed with. debate on the floor. Failing that, I urge_ facilitate the criminal, aggressive intentions' The SPEAKER. Is there objection to each member to study H. R. 7049 and of the Soviet rulers: Now, therefore, be it the request of the gentleman from-Mas assure himself that he understands all Resolved, That the Foreign Relations· its implications before he consents to its Committee of this House- shall study and sachusetts? consideration and passage on the Con find the proper means for the establishment There was no objection. sent Calendar. of ~riendly relations with the Russian people over th~ heads of their Communist oppres- sors. · ADJOURNMENT OVER TO WIN .FRIENDSHIP OF RUSSIAN For that aim, the said committee is Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I PEOPLE AS ALLIES AGAINST COM_; authorized to ask the Secretary of State, ask unanimous consent that when the MUNISM Mr. John Foster Dulles, and other Gov House adjourns today it adjourn to meet Mr. LANE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani ernment agencies to present evidence and on Monday next. opinion in favor of a new approach to The SPEAKER. Is there objection to mous consent to address the House :t' or the request of the gentleman from Mas 1 minute and to_revise and extend my' ward the ~ussian people: namely, by remarks. helping Russian national and patriotic sachusetts? elements to prevail over the present. in There was no objection. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from ternationalist and radical Communist Massachusetts-? leadership which may open the road to ARMED FORCES AND NATIONAL There was no objection. a real pacification in the world and the GUARD Mr. LANE. Mr. Speaker, Americans building up of better and friendly rela Mr. REECE of Tennessee. Mr. Speak are disturbed. tions between the American people and er, I ask 'unanimous consent to extend Their intuition tells them that there the Rw;sian people~ . , This is a bold and a promising sug my remarks at this point in the RECORD. is something wrong with our foreign The SPEAKER. Is there objection to policy. gestion. the request of the gentleman from First it blows hot, then it blows cold, To which I might add, that the com Tennessee? and in between it is confused. Head mittee should study how the Soviets came There was no objection. lines one day; indifference the next. to power, in order to demonstrate the Mr. REECE of Tennessee. Mr. Speak One group of policymakers is fascinated harm they have done to the Russian peo er, H. R. 7049, to revise and codify titles by the hope of coexistence on the theory ple, and to separate one from the other 10 and 32 of the United States Code en that communism may change its spots, as irreconcilable~ titled ''Armed Forces" and "National as Communist propaganda would be The Russian and the Chinese people Guard," respectively, was called on the guile them into thinking. Another would, are the best of potential allies in weaken Consent Calendar July 5 and again wage preventive war, without regard for ing and overthrowing the Communist July 18. Each time it was passed over the pride and·dignity and the legitimate conspiracy; due to our own ignorance of without prejudice. aspirations for economic, political, and its long-range determination to enslave This bill is more than 800 pages in social freedom that are secretly nursed humanity, and our half-hearted and length. It is accompanied by a com by millions of Russians and Chinese. · oontradictory efforts to Win the ane .. mittee report of over 1,100 pages. The Our 19th'century diplomacy is blind to giance of its present and future victims, bill is designed not only to codify, but also psychology, and to the yearning for it now threatens the world. to revise, all existing law relating to the genuine peace and progress that is When will the free world· mobilize its armed services. shared by all peoples. real strength, and put into action its In view of the fact that· H. R. 7049 if It fails to distinguish between com dynamic capacity for· friendship, anq enacted will reflect virtually the' whole munism and its first victims-the people . justice, against which Communist decep.;. law of the United States pertaining to of Russia. · · · tions, and Communist terror could never the Armed Forces, I am convinced that By recognizing the Communist lead prevail? · it should pass the House only after the ers of Russia as a legitimate and trust Political and economic democracy, fullest opl)(¥"tunity f.or debate. The bill, worthy government, it has abandoned hand in hand with the genuine fellow as I read it, may restate present statutes the Russian people, even as it is secretly ship of religion, must find a way to dis so as entirely to change their meaning. toying with the idea of alienating the solve the artificial walls-which the Com,;, For example, Technical Section 30 (c) Chinese people by recognizing their Red munists have· built to seal off theit en of H. R. 7049 could be construed.to have masters·;· by prom.oting this. frustration slaved peoples from the free world. the effect of depriving members of the that leads to .hostility, .we are driving . There is the ·s.elf-confessed fear and Reserve .and National Guard of, their these potential allies in despair down weakness of communism itself. 11180 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - - HOUSE 'July 21 It dreads the capacity of people to get his shoes-which Mayer. by his piece in a skilled vilifier and character assassin along together, when they are given the the Progressive, editor, Morris H. Rubin, like Mayer,. good deeds, worthwhile ac opportunity to know and understand one demonstrates he is not worthy to wear complishments, stand out to brighten another. for such an act the law might get him. the days of the colonel's former associ Down deep in its evil heart it knows Rather, like the coward that he seems ates, encourage future generations. that the American people and the Rus to be, he waits until the colonel is dead Was Shakespeare thinking of men like sian people have much in common; that and then when his words or his writ McCormick when he wrote: they are animated by love of home and ings can, so far as one sees, accomplish How far that little candle throws his beams, family and of God; that they want to no good thing, he uses his poison pen So shines a good deed in a naughty world. live and let live, in honor, in dignity, and for no apparent good reason, unless it in opportunity for progress that will not be to satisfy his inherent meanness, in Perhaps you are interested in Mayer's harm others. an attempt to besmirch the memory of views. When and how can we clasp hands the colonel, to irritate and arouse the He attributed extreme ignorance and in friendship that will free the world colonel's friends, to belittle the good conceit to the colonel, for, ref.erring to from the curse of communism, and turn which the colonel did during his lifetime, him, he wrote: the future into an unlimited era of to magnify the colonel's frailties. He could not have belleved that death, abundance and happiness, instead of one Perhaps I misjudge Mayer. Instead which took dispensable men every day, would that is haunted by the fear of atomic of envy, jealousy, and a natural de take him, too, or even try, for he was indis annihilation? pravity being the motive for his effort, pensable, without him the Republic would America, wake up. perhaps he, like the ghouls of other days, be lost, and God would not allow the Repub Use all your God-given gifts to win was just seeking a price for his attempt lic to be lost. the trust and cooperation of the Russian to steal the good name of a dead man. By those words Mayer proved the and Chinese peoples, in spite of every Apparently, every generation must truth was not in him. The colonel obstacle that the Communist tyrants have its robber of the dead, its repre talked and wrote of death. The fore place in our way, sentative who seeks to steal from the sight and care which he took in pro Men of good will on both sides are youth of his day the inspiration which viding for the future use of his property trying to reach through the barrier and all normal individuals gather from the demonstrates that he realized that to establish friendly contact. lives and traditions which come to us him, like to every other human being, But, first, the Government of the when great men have served those with death might come at any moment. United States, truly representing the whom they lived. The colonel's efforts and the care with sentiment of its own people, must persist Can one count and number those who which he provided that the principles in ently and effectively inform the first vic have been thrilled and encouraged to a which he believed should be continued tims of communism that we have never life of truthfulness by the story of Wash · to be advocated through the use of the for one moment forgotten them. ington and the cherry tree? assets which he left, show that he not The new American policy must estab Has any normal, thinking, patriotic only was fully cognizant of the fact that lish friendship with the captive peoples individual, striving for a better life, de he would meet the fate of all men, but in united opposition to the Communist sirous of serving his community or his that he was not indispensable and that tyranny that oppresses them and country, failed to be inspired by the others could and would carry on for the threatens us. story of Honest Abe? good of the Republic. This is the key to liberation for all. Yet there have been those who have Mayer says the colonel was not a good told us and who have written that the man; that "he did great evil." To prove story of Washington,· his hatchet, and that assertion he calls attention to the A GHOUL OF TODAY the cherry tree was but a myth. Others, fact that there once appeared in the Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. Mr. of seeming like makeup, have advised us Chicago Tribune a cartoon a " 'dog tag' Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to ex not only that Lincoln had human frail which every American would have to tend my remarks at this point in the ties but that he was· homely. wear under social security.'' . RECORD. To use a common expression-so Probably the idea the cartoonist had The SPEAKER. Is there objection to what? · . in mind was to call attention to the fact the request of the gentlem~n from If memory serves me correctly, since that social security, however good it Michigan? the beginning of history, the only one might be for individuals, was but a mile There was no objection. ever upon this earth who did not show stone on the road to regimentation. · Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. Mr. some mark of imperfection was Christ. As justification for vilifying the colo Speaker, in the May issue of the Pro In my life's span, I have never known nel and attempting to belittle the colo gressive-published at Madison, Wis.; either man or woman in whom, with nel's fight for what he believed to be Morris H. Rubin, editor-is an article by whom, I could not :find some imperfec right, Mayer says he was trying to keep Milton Mayer, which indicates that the tion, some fault. Lest you think me un his countrymen from mistaking "elegy ghoul of other days was a rank conserva duly critical, permit me to add that that for truth and, as a consequence, good for tive and reactionary. ability to detect imperfectiop or fault is evil"-which, being interpreted, means Webster defines a traditional ghoul as at its peak when I look into the mirror. that Mayer opposed the philosophy one who robbed graves and· fed on Can we not all recall as we look back of McCormick, hence all the colonel corpses. ward or glance at the present that there thought or did or tried to do was evil. Not so long ago, some ghouls robbed always has been and is in the life of each That the colonel was an evil man, be graves, sold bodies, sold them to un cause he had not, during this life's work, scrupulous institutions engaged in re of us someone whose example has in spired us to greater efforts, successful accepted the philosophy of Mayer-this search. is evident from Mayer's statement that Others dug into graves for the pur often, to lead a better life? In the Progressive, Mayer not only the elegies which the colonel's staff pose of stealing jewels, anything of drummed up to fill the Tribune after his value. · demonstrates his depravity, his lack of death were of three kinds, and, describ Desecrating a grave, robbing the dead decency, his meanness, his envy, his ing the third: is a despicable, horrifying thing. It is jealousy, his lack of respect for the dead, but he proves that truth cannot be sup The third, mostly from European papers, difficult for those who have buried a took the line that whether the colonel was loved one to understand why any human pressed. right or wrong, you had to admit that he being would commit so foul an act. He charges tlie colonel with many a, stood firm and !ea.rless !or what he thought :Those who did it not only had appar disreputable act, with being wholly bad, right. ently lost all sense of decency and re• and then proceeds to admit that the . But what 1f what he thought was right spect for their fellow mah, but presuma. colonel's efforts, his life, ·and the example was wrong? If that were the case-and I bly they were actuated by greed. he gave us, were good, of value to his think it was-it would have been better if But Milton Mayer does not have the friends, the community in which he lived, he had stood infirm and :tearful. courage to dig into the grave of Colonel and to his country. You get the point? Mayer says that McCormick, at Wheaton, steal from his The colonel must have been a great what the colonel thought was wrong, so body a ring, a watch, his clothing, or and a good man, for even in the effort of Mayer, after the colonel is dead and 1955 CONGRESSIONAL ·RECORD - HOUSE l:1181 buried, crosses swords with his ghost and, a mission here on .earth-what is there him in 1918 were dear to his heart and instead of presenting facts or arguments of evil in the. thought and the effort to that he wanted them to assist in layi~g to show that the .colonel's purposes were try to make the world better? And who him away. harmful, his Policies unsound, digs up can be sure in his striving that he will Is not your lack of the feelings which and magnifies some fancied faults or not make a mistake-is lack of certainty ordinarily guide all of us shown by your mistakes of the colonel. any reason why one should not try? statement that the gardener who long Mayer, having decided that the colo Mayer admits that the colonel was ago had selected the flowers and ·the nel, during his lifetime, was wrong, now sincere, that he was consistent, but be shrubs and the trees which were planted criticizes him because "he stood firm and cause his thinking did not agree with in the home plot was present, fails to fearless for what he thought was his, he characterizes a great man as evil impress you with the humanity, the sin right"-for what Mayer now decides and,- for no discernible good purpose, cerity, the kindliness, which the ·colonel were unfair acts or mistakes. seeks to blacken his memory. possessed? Mayer apparently would justify villi . Mayer wrote: Does your statement that "His Japa fication of the colonel now, because the So far as I was able to learn, he had no nese valet, the weeping maids from his colonel fearlessly crusaded for things friends, not one. household staff, his pilots, the chauf which he believed to be right and for Then he gave the lie to his statement feur who knew him so·well," tend to prove the good of the country-because things by printing the story of his friendship that the colonel was lacking in the deep which the colonel and millions of others for Ed Kelly, referred to some of the affection, the desire which the average thought good have now by Meyer been good things.he did for his business asso individual has that those he knew and pronounced unsound or mistakes. ciates and the employees of the Tribune. loved should go with him to the grave, Mayer was forced to admit "the colo Mayer wrote: not give the lie to your statement that nel was a strong man in his own right," · The sycophants delivered the paper he the colonel had no friends and wanted for he wrote: "The colonel was strong, wanted, every day, magnificently edited and none? · and his strength was in him and not in printed, if you attach no morality to mag Does it not prove that he was a man of his roll." It was not a couple hundred nificence; the most readable newspaper in understanding, that he had regard for million dollars that enabled the colonel America, if you attach no morality to read the views, the welfare ·of others, no mat to stand alone. ability. And the colonel took care of them ter what their station in life? He admits the colonel was a great man. with the world's highest pension system, with He tells us that the colonel inherited his bonuses distributed from the satrap's Christ In the last paragraph of the scurrilous strength from his grandfathers; and, mas largess, with wedding presents for their article which the Progressive-editor, then, his venom and his inconsistency wives and weeds for their widows. He took Morris H. Rubin-printed, you wrote: care of them in such splendor that men The colonel is gone to his fathers (to his getting the better of him, Mayer adds, whose wives needed wedding presents, or "He did not have the guts to be weak." grandfathers, rather), and, when you con whose widows needed weeds, quit respectable sider the unfortunate environment in How logical? The colonel was strong papers to work for the Tribune. which he grew, you, like me, will wish him because he did not have the strength to Then, to show his inability to under well hereafter. But when you consider the be weak. stand the deep feeling which the colon_el unfortunate environment in which 4 million Contradicting his own contention that Chicagoans grew (an environment which the had for · his nearest and his dearest Chicago Tribune in part created), you will the colonel was all evil, Mayer wrote : friends, Mayer writes: "In his strength and his folly he did wish them well right here. The Tribune's own story of his funeral good things as well as evil," and cites lists the following persons-and no others It is not possible that you are so instances. · who were present when the body of Colonel ignorant, so dumb, so vindictive, that Mayer admits the colonel was cou McCormick was taken from the library of his you do not know that millions of readers rageous, would not sacrifice a principle Wheaton fortress for military burial in the over the years read the Tribune, drew for financial or circulation gain; cites an fortress grounds which, the colonel's will pro inspiration as well as information from incident where, standing by the inde vided, would forever after be maintained as its news columns, from its editorials, pendence of the Tribune, the colonel re a shrine with a $1 million endowment. - "His batman from the Mexican war, as old recognized the colonel's ability, his sin fused to suppress a news story when the as he but burying him. Soldiers who had cerity, his patriotism, and gloried in his printing of it threatened to cost the served under him in 1918 in the First Divi efforts to make Chicago and his country Tribune advertising of great value. sion, so dear to his heart. The gardener who a better place in which to live. Mayer wrote: so long ago had selected with him the honey Mr. Mayer, I have read and reread, The. colonel was sincere, but who isn't? suckle, lilacs, and Norway maples which now studied and pondered your piece in the • • • He believed, in his ignorance and his encircled his burial place. Progressive. It is difficult to believe that bl~sphemy, that he was ordained by God to "His Japanese valet, the weeping maids the price you received could be the sole save the Republic from the Reds and the from his household staff, his pilots, the chauffeur who knew him so well. The exec reason for your effort. It is difficult· to lunatics. utives of the far-flung publishing empire he assume that envY or greed or both could At least a laudable purpose. Does had established. in you be so strong as to cause you to Mayer contend otherwise? Or does he "All stood quiet on the terraced slopes." write, or the Progressive-editor, Morris just think one should not believe he is A simple funeral service is described: H. Rubin-to publish, such a false, working with God's approval? He notes that, at the request of the vicious, mean article. Is it not an admirable trait for each deceased, his long-time associates and Mayer cannot reach the colonel, even of us, that, using the ability, whatever friends were the ones who attended his though he hates him. The colonel is it may be, that God has given us, we last commitment to the grave. dead and gone. He cannot hurt him nor should strive to save the Republic not Mayer, do you mean that had you his place .in history. He can only cre only from the Reds and the lunatics, but been in the colonel's present place you ate resentment in the colonel's friends. from anything and everything which would have requested that individuals of Mayer's piece only demonstrates that might destroy it? prominence, statesmen, politicians, movie he himself is· completely lacking in Since when has it been a crime to actors and actresses, individuals from tolerance, kindliness, charity; possessed believe in country, to make an effort to whatever class, group, or walk in life by envy, intolerance, and vindictiveness. do what we think is good, to believe that who were in the public eye, should have we are following Christ's teachings? been present when all that was mortal of Has not every missionary, every minis the colonel was committed to the grave? COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ter, believed that he was ordained by God Does the fact that his batman from to save others? the Mexican War, as old as the colonel, . Mr. CELLER. Mr. Speaker, I ask Do not the majority of our physicians was at the colonel's request at the burial unanimous consent that the Committee and surgeons, many of our scientists, our indicate, as you contend, that the colonel on the Judiciary may have permission Red Cross people, believe they meet with had no thought but of himself? Had no to sit during general debate next week. the Lord's approval when they strive to feeling but to impose his will upon The SPEAKER, Is there objection to serve humanity? · others? the request of the gentleman from New After all, Mayer, just what is wrong in You apparently consider it strange York? , believing that God has given each of us that the soldiers who had served with There was no objection. 1-1182 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE July 21 SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED ONE-THIRD EXEMPT, TWO-THmDS TAX Ing to pay a tax on the power used in pro• It is completely illogical and indefen duction. This tax on production is unjus Mr. ALLEN of California asked and tified. No other industry pays a tax on was given permission to address the sible for the Hot.se to pass legislation production to build highways. We urge you House today for 15 minutes following any providing an exemption for one-third of to continue your efforts in behalf of agri• special orders heretofore entered. a tax. Either the entire tax should be culture. We· are urging Colorado congres• Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts asked refunded or none at all. sional delegation to support your amend· and was given permission to address the My proposed amendment has at ment on H. R. 7072. tracted considerable attention among ARTHUR L. ANDERSEN, House for 5 minutes on Monday next President, Colorado Farm Bureau. following any special orders heretofore farmers throughout the country, and I entered. am sure that the same type of response will develop in the forestry, mining, fish PHOENIX, ARIZ., July 19, 1955. ing, and aviation industries. As an ex Hon. FRANK SMITH, EXEMPTION FROM GAS TAX FOR ample of the response among the farm House Office Building, NONHIGHWAY USE Washington, D. C.: group, I incorporate as an extension of Proposed amendment to H. R. 7072 ex The SPEAKER. Under previous or my remarks some of the telegrams and empting nonhighway use gasoline from der of the House, the gentleman from letters which I have received from Federal tax is supported by Arizona Farm Mississippi [Mr. SMITH] is recognized for farm groups throughout the country: Bureau. Collection of any highway use tax on nonhighway use gasoline is discrimina· 15 minutes. MADAL, IDAHO, July 21, 1955. Mr. SMITH of Mississippi. Mr. Congressman FRANK SMITH, tory and unfair. House Office Building, WILLIAM C. DAVIS, Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to re Executive Secretary, Arizona Farm vise and extend my remarks and include Washington, D. C.: Please oppose House bill 7072. We recom Bureau Federation, extraneous matter. mend complete exemption of nonhighway The SPEAKER. Is there objection to used gas from Federal gas tax cost price. BATTLE CREEK, MICH,, July 19, 1955. the request of the gentleman from A squeeze on farmers is plenty tough without Representative FRANK SMITH, Mississippi? having added highway construction added House Office Building, There was no objection. to it. Washington, D. C.: Mr. SMITH of Mississippi. Mr. CHERRY CREEK FARMERS NATIONAL AFFAIRS, The Barry County Farm Bureau is behind Speaker, when H. R. 7474, the bill to au Committeeman DALE MooN. you 100 percent on your amendment to re thorize the interstate highway system fund 3 cents per gallon gasoline tax to farmers for agricultural purposes, and to provide taxes to finance the con BOONE, N. C., July 18, 1955. Hon. FRANK SMITH, FARREL S. JENKINS, struction of the system comes before the Chairman of Barry County Legislative House next week, I intend to off er an House Office Building, Washington, D. C.: Committee. amendment providing for the refund We urge you to exempt nonhighway users Mrs. GARTH FLORIA BERWIN, of all taxes paid on gasoline not used for from present and proposed tax on gas and STADEAL PETER PETERSON, highway purposes in agriculture, for diesel fuel. Farmers should not have to JUSTIM SIMPSON. estry, mining, fishing, and aviation. pay this tax. If H. R. 7474 becomes law, present WATAUGA COUNTY FARM BUREAU, ALPENA, MICH., July 19, 1955. gasoline taxes can no longer be con I. B. WILSON, President. FRANK SMITH, sidered as part of the general revenue. House Office Building, Washington, D. C.: For all intents and purposes, under this_ HILLMAN, MICH., July 18, 1955. FRANK SMITH, We appreciate your testimony on the off• bill the gasoline taxes will be dedicated the-road 3-cent gas tax. to payment for roads, under the theory House Office Building, Washington, D. C.: ESLEY VAN WAGNER, that the users of the roads should pay We appreciate your effort in helping farm Chairman of Legislative Committee. for the roads. families and hope you will be effective with In recognition of this fact, the House the 3-cent gas refund. WAYNESVILLE, N. C., July 18, 1955. Public Works Committee has written a MONTMORENCY COUNTY FARM BUREAU Hon. FRANK SMITH, provision into the bill exempting from BOARD OF DIJtECTORS, House Office Building, the proposed tax increase all non-high Washington, D. C.: way-use gasoline. It is neither logical LINCOLN, NEBR., July 18, 1955. The Haywood County Farm Bureau urges nor equitable for this exemption to ap Congressman FRANK SMITH, you to oppose the gasoline, diesel fuel and rubber taxes to finance ·Federal-highway ply only to the increased portion of the House Office Building, Washington, D . C.: system or exempt farmers from this provi• tax if all of the revenue is to be con sion. sidered dedicated to highway use. We urge exemption of nonhighway used gasoline from all Federal gasoline tax. Agri• Sincerely, REFUND AMENDMENT cultural used gasoline is strictly power and JOE BOONE, It is with this thought in mind that I has no relationship to highways. Gas tax President, Haywood County Farm Bureau. propose to submit the amendment to adds to costs of operation and with dropping income works serious hardship on agricul DES MOINES, IOWA, July 18, 1955. provide for these refunds, provided the ture. Most States recognize this principle Hon. FRANK SMITH, highway bill comes to the floor under ·a and provide exemptions. Federal Govern House Office Building, r.ule which will make such an amend ment should also. Washington, D. C.: ment in order. CHAS. MARSHALL, Congratulations on fight to eliminate Fed• At the present time diesel fuel used in President, Nebraska Farm Bureau eral nonhighway gas tax. A 3-cent Federal tractors, motor boats, stationary en Federation. gas tax would cost Iowa farmers $7.5 million gines, and other equipment in use in annually on fuel used in farm operation. Tax on nonhighway used fuel is unfair and agriculture, forestry, mining and fishing DENVER, COLO., July 19, 1955. cannot be justified. Iowa congressional is exempt from all taxes for nonhighway Congressman FRANK SMITH, delegation will support you. use. This is a further inequity which House of Representatives, E. HOWARD HILL, Washington, D. C.: my amendment would eliminate. Under President, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. the present law the farmer who can af Please accept our thanks for introducing ford a diesel tractor has a great ad amendment to H. R. 7072 to exempt non highway use gasoline from Federal tax. COLUl',1:BUS, OHIO, July 18, 1955. vantage in fuel cost over the farmer who Colorado Revenue Department figures show Hon. FRANK E. SMITH, cannot afford one, at the expense of the that Federal excise tax on gasoline cost House of Representatives, Federal .Government. . farmers and ranchers well over million dol• -Washington, D. C.: My amendment .would provide that lars in the State's 1953 crop production; With rising production costs farmers are the refunds be worked out under regu 1954 estimates much higher. Since agri caught in cost-price squeeze. Appreciate lations prescribed by the Internal Rev C'Ulture now is in cost-pric~ squeeze, legis your efforts to secure equitable treatment for lation should decrease, not increase, produc farmers by amending H. R. 7072 to exempt enue Service. There would be no more tion costs. We feel that this tax not only nonhighway used gasoline from 3-cent Fed· difficulty in providing for the refund adds to the already staggering production. era.I tax. of the entire 3 cents than in providing qost burden farmers and i:anchers carry but . D. R., STANFIELD, for the 1 cent as now proposed in H. R. also discriminates against them. They are .Assistant Executive Secretary, 7474. the only group of individuals who are hav• Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. 1955 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 11183
ST. PAUL, MINN., July 18, 1955. LITTLE ROCK, .ARK., July 18, 1955, HAMILTON', MrCH., July 20, 1955. Congressman FRANK E'. SMITH, Hon. FRANK SMITH, Hon. FRANK SMITH, House Office Building, House Office Building, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.: Washington, D. C.: · Washington, D. C.: On behalf of the Minnesota Farm Bureau, Agriculture in this State is almost com We strongly urge your amendment for please accept our thanks for your proposed pletely mechanized. As a result, gasoline is S-cent gas tax refund for farmers. amendment to exempt all nonhighway used a major source of farm power. The imposi JOHN ALBERS, gasoline from Federal tax. We have always tion of a tax on agriculturally used gasoline President, Allegan County Farm considered this sound. The present farm is discriminatory. No tax is imposed on the Bureau. cost-price squeeze and the principles in major source of power in any other industry. volved demand that your amendment be The imposition of this discriminatory tax adds to the cost of production on the farm. CASSOPOLIS, MICH,, July 20, 1955. passed. Representative FRANK SMITH, J. DELBERT WELLS, We are hopeful that you will be able to secure the passage of an amendment to House Office Building, Secretary, Minnesota Farm Bureau Washington, D. C.: Federation. H. R. 7072 to exempt agriculturally used gasoline from the 3 cents Federal tax. Cass County Farm Bureau supporting your WALDO FRASIER, drive for refund of tax on nonhighway CONCORD, N. H., July 18, 1955. Executive Secretary, motor fuel. HOWARD McKENZIE, Congressman FRANK SMITH, Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation. House Office Building, Chairman, Cass County Farm Bu Washington, D. C.: reau Legislative Commission. SPOKANE, WASH., July 19, 1955. Elimination of Federal tax on gasoline for Congressman FRANK SMITH, nonhighway purposes is not only common House Office Building, COLUMBIA, S. C., July 19, 1955. sense but also a matter of justice. For a Washington, D. C.: Hon. FRANK E. SMITH, farmer such a tax would run into a lot of Washington State Farm Bureau vigorously Washington, D. C.: money in a year's time and make even worse supports your amendment to H. R. 7072, The South Carolina Farm Bureau Federa the serious cost-price squeeze he now faces. which would exempt nonhighway use gaso tion is urging all members of our House dele You are to be congratulated for taking lead line from 3-cent Federal tax, and we deeply gation to vigorously support your bill to ership in the elimination of this tax and you appreciate your efforts in this important exempt farm gasoline from 3 cents Fed have our wholehearted support. matter. eral tax. ALFRED L. FRENCH, RALPH T. GILLESPIE, E. H. AGNEW. Managing Director, New Hampshire President, Washington State Farm Farm Bureau Federation. Bureau. KALAMAZOO, MICH., July 20, 1955. Representative FRANK SMITH, PHOENIX, ARIZ., July 18, 1955, MADISON, WIS,, July 18, 1955. House Office Building, Washington, D. C.: Hon. FRANK SMITH, Hon. FRANK SMITH, Appreciate your effort to eliminate taxes House Office Building, House Office Building, on gasoline used off the highway. Hope Washington, D. C.: Washington, D. C.: Michigan Representatives support your Members of Arizona Dairymen's League Wisconsin Farm Bureau board unani amendment. wholeheartedly endorse policy of American mously favors total exemption from Federal DALE WEBSTER, Farm Bureau Federation in its stand on tax all farm-used motor fuels. !~justice to Chairman, Kalamazoo County Farm highway use tax application to gasoline, nonhighway user self-evident. We oppose Bureau Legislative Committee. diesel fuel, tires, and inner tubes. The Ari increase as well as continuation of Federal gas tax and request exemption pending zona Dairymen's League urges that highway LEMOYNE, PA., July 20, 1955. use tax on these products be not applied repeal. when such products used in conjunction CURTIS HATCH, Congressman FRANK SMITH, with vehicles operated only on farm. President, Wisconsin Farm Bureau House Office Building, Washington, D. C.: Thanking you for your consideration and Federation. Urging Pennsylvania Congressmen support you on amendment to H. R. 7072. No justi trusting you will do all in your power to fication for taxing nonhighway use gasoline keep this burden from the American farmer. WEST BRANCH, MICH., July 18, 1955. in Pennsylvania. All highway vehicles re Sincerely yours, Representative FRANK SMITH, quired by State law to carry license, thereby ARIZONA DAmYMEN'S LEAGUE, House Office Building, clearly distinguishing between gasoline us11 HAROLD BOWLES, Washington, D. C.: on highways and otherwise. Strongly com~ Executive Secretary. Ogemaw County Farm Bureau has taken mend and support you in your efforts to ex action on the proposed amendment on the empt nonhighway gasoline from 3-cent Fed Federal tax on gasoline paid by farmers. It CHICAGO, ILL., July 18, 1955. eral tax. should be returned to farmers if not used C. M. WILSON, Hon. FRANK SMITH, on highways. Secretary, Pennsylvania Farmers As House Office Building, OGEMAW COUNTY FARM BUREAU, sociation. Washington, D. C.: MARTION MATTHEWS, Secretary. The Illinois Agricultural Association with more than 200,000 members, condemns the JAMESTOWN, N. DAK,, July 16, 1955. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA,, July 18, 1955. taxation of gasoline used on farms for a Representative FRANK SMITH, Hon. FRANK SMITH, Federal highway building program as an House Office Building, Washington, D. C.: House Office Building, unjust burden that cannot be defended In The membership of the Stutsman County the courts of public opinion. It whole Washington, D. C.: Oklahoma Farm Bureau supports your Farm Bureau urges you to oppose any in heartedly supports your amendment to crease in the tax on farm-used fuels and asks exempt nonhighway use gasoline from the amendment to H. R. 7072 exempting non . highway use gasoline from Federal tax. you to press for exemption of the present full 3-cent tax as fair and equitable. To taxes on farm-used gasoline. We feel there continue the ·2-cent tax is a discrimination Oklahoma Congressmen being wired request ing support. is no relationship between the tax base and against agriculture as a highly mechanized its use. Have notified North Dakota con industry and as between farmers themselves, LEWIS H. MUNN, President, Oklahoma Farm Bureau. gressmen o! our opposition. as many farmers on small acreages cannot FRANCIS SIMMERS, justify capital outlay for machinery using President, Stutsman County Farm other exempt fuels. MANHATTAN, KANS., July 19, 1955. Bureau. Orro STEFFEY, Congressman FRANK SMITH, United States House of Repre President, Illinois Agricultural Association. July sentatives, Washington, D. C.: . JAMESTOWN, N, DAK., 18, 1955. Kansas Farm Bureau members wiring Con Representativ_e FRANK SMITH, INDIANAPOLIS, IND., July 18, 1955, gressman from their own district general House Office Building, FRANK SMITH, opposition to huge Federal expenditures Washington, D. C.: House Office Building, provided by H. R. 7072 for highway construc ·Please oppose any. Increase in the tax on Washington, D. C.: tion. Specific opposition to continuation of :farm used fuels and request that present County farm bureau presidents of Indiana present tax on agriculture gasoline for non taxes on farm used gasoline be eliminated. were in annual session today. They voted related purposes. Your effort on committee M. D. ORR, unanimously supporting exemption for non as well as possible success to get favorable Ypsilanti, N. Dak. highway used gasoline from the proposed amendment from floor appreciated by Kan DONALD 0DENBACH, 3-cent Federal tax. sas farmers. Woodworth, N. Dak. HAssn. E. ScHENCK, W. I. Boom:, L. R. CHIDLEY, President, Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc. President, Kansas Farm Bureau. Courtenay, N. Dak. 11184 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE July 21
WACO, TEx., July·18, 1955. · · POCATELLO, IDAHO, July 15, 1955. CASSELTON, N. DAK., July 19, 1955. Hon. FRANK SMITH, Hon. FRANK SMITH, CONGRESSMAN FRANK SMITH, House Office Building, House Office Building, House Office Building, Washington, D. C.: Washington, D. C.: Washington, D. C.: Federal tax, 3 cents on top State taxes that Taxing farm production cost to finance Greatly interested in outcome of House bill average more than 5½ ·cents gallon on gaso.; highway construction or maintenance con on taxing nonagricultural gasoline. As North line that sells at around 12 cents gallon at sidered most unjust to Nation's farmers Dakota farmer, am strongly opposed to Fed refinery would result in burdensome and un existing 2-cent Federal tax on nonhighway eral taxation on fuel used in agriculture. fair tax of more than 70 percent on an es use gasoline considered no more just than 1- This expresses the feeling of most of my sential product that is the life blood of the cent increase. We recommend complete ex neighbors. Nation. Since tax on motor fuel is being emption of nonhighway-use gasoline from . GEO. SMITH. considered as a road users tax, a refund is 3-cent Federal tax. justified on gasoline used for nonhighway JOHN H. WEBB, BALTIMORE, Mn., July 19, 1955. purposes. Commend you for recognizing this Executive Secretary, Idaho Farm Bureau. Co_ngressman FRANK SMITH, fact and your efforts to make provision for House Office Building, the refund in House bill H. R. 7072. MILO, MAINE. Washington, D. C.: J. WALTER HAMMOND, Hon. FRANK SMITH, Our farmers 100 · percent back of your President, Texas Farm Bureau. House of Representatives, amendment to exempt nonhighway gasoline Washington, D. C.: from the 3-cent Federal tax. A tax on non I am heartily in support of your amend highway farm-used gas is a production tax WALTHAM, MASS., July 18, 1955. ment to exempt agricultural gas from tax on an industry faced with increased cost and Representative FRANK SMITH, ation. declining income. Good luck in your effort House of Representatives, WARREN A. BROCKWAY. to help agriculture. Washington, D. C.: C. E. WISE, Jr., You have our wholehearted support behind COLUMBIA, TENN., July 18, 1955. Secretary-Treasurer, Maryland Farm your amendment to exempt-nonhighway used Hon. FRANK SMITH, Bureau, Inc. gasoline from 3-cent Federal tax. United States Congressman, JOHN F. MCMASTER, Washington, D. C.: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., July 18, 1955. Assistant Legislative Agent, Massa Gratified to know you plan to offer amend Hon. FRANK E. SMITH, chusetts Farm Bureau Federation. ment and lead debate on House floor to ex House of Representatives, empt nonhighway-used gasoline from 3-cent Washington, D. C.: . FARGO, N. DAK., July 16, 1955. Federal tax. Tennessee Farm Bureau mem Understand you will be· gracious enough bers strongly encourage and support you this to offer amendment to H. R. 7072 and lead Congressman FRANK SMITH, debate on floor of House to exempt non House Office Building: action. Today contacting Tennessee Con gressmen urging their active support. highway-use gasoline from 3-cent Federal North Dakota farmers definitely oppose tax. Believe you wm find majority of Mis additional tax on farm used gas under pro TOM J. HITCH, President, Tennessee Farm Bureau. souri delegation 100 percent behind you~ posed bill and ask repeal of present tax on In Missouri we have always had exemption nonhighway -gas. Additional 1-cent non of farm-used gasoline by refund where refundable tax will make State financing ITHACA, N. Y., july 18, 1955. claimed by farmer. Over 30-year period it program to be voted on in near future very Hon. FRANK SMITH, has meant a great saving in operating costs doubtful. State legislator increased gas tax House Office Building, to farmers and has met with universal ac 1 cent. Refundable last session. For match Washington, D. C.: ceptance by other users as being only fair Ing purposes will vote on State bond issue Farm-used gasoline should be exempt and just. Appreciate very much your ef of $54 m1111on-farmers feel might as well from Federal · gasoline tax. Gasoline im forts to bring justice to all in this issue. H. put extra tax on shoes----or other commodities portant item in farm costs. R. 7072 H. E. SLUSHER, not Uf?ed for highway purposes. should provide full exemption. President, Missouri Farm Bureau G. J. STAFNE, DON J. WICKHAM, Federation. Secretary, North Dakota Farm Bureau. President, New York Farm Bureau. HUNTINGTON, IND., July 19, 1955. MAINE, July 18, 1955. PROVIDENCE, R. I., July 16, 1955. AUGUSTA, Representative FRANK SMITH, Representative FRANK SMITH, House Office Building, Congressman FRANK SMITH, House Office Building, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.: Washington, D. C.: Huntington County Farm Bureau in full Washington, D. C.: Support being wired to Maine Representa We loudly applaud your proposal to offer support of your effort to make Federal tax tives-county leader deep--for your action on · nonhighway gasoline refundable to an amendment to exempt nonhighway use on 3-cent gas-tax exemption for off-the-road gasoline from _ 3 cents Federal tax. You farmers. use. Our thanks. FRANK CROSSER, have ·the wholehearted support of the MAINE FARM BUREAU ASSOCIATION. farmers of Rhode Island. Huntington County Farm Bureau WILLARD WAGNER, Secretary. Co-op Association. BURTON FROBERG, Prestdent, Rhode lslund Association of INDIANOLA, MISS., July 12, 1955. Farmers. LOUISVILLE, KY., July 18, 1955. Congressman FRANK SMITH, RUSSELL DRANE, Hon. FRANK SMITH, House Office Building, Washington, D. C.: Secretary, Rhode Island Association of House Office Building, Farmers. Washington, D. C.: Urge that you oppose additional Federal Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation enthu gas tax especially for nonhighway use. J. W. STOWERS, SALEM, OREG., July 15, 1955. siastically supporting your proposed amend ment to H. R. 7072 to exempt nonhighway Inverness, Miss. Hon. FRANK SMITH, used gasoline from 3 cents Federal tax. House of Representatives, GREENWOOD, MISS., July 11, 1955. Our members consider it unjust and discrim Congressman FRANK SMITH, Washington, D. C.: inatory farmers being forced to pay this Oregon Farm Bureau Federation wishes to House Office Building, Washington, D. C.: tax. Please do all you can to prevent additional commend your statesmanship on behalf of R. H. PROCTOR, tax on gasoline. Thank you. the Nation's farmers for release from dis Director of Legislation. criminatory Federal tax on gasoline used off . LEO MURPHREE, B. S. ST. CLAm, Director, Leflore Co"!nty Farm Bureau. the highways. Historical Oregon has recog President, nized the founder of this approach as Oregon Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation. MAP.KS, MISS, farmers are not required to pay 6 cents State FRANK SMITH, gasoline tax on nonhighway use gasoline. Congressman, Washington, D. C.: BEN ROBINSON, President. BERKELEY, CALIF., July 18, 1955. We appreciate your efforts in helping to Hon. FRANK SMITH, kill the tax measures proposing to increase United States Congressman, the tax on nonhighway gasoline. LAS CRUCES, N .. MEx., July 15, 1955. House Office Buil.ding, Hon. FRANK SMITH, J. D. COBB, Washington, D.C.: President, Quitman County Farm Bureau. Member of Congress, California Farm Bureau Federation vigor Washington, D. C.: ously supports amendment to highway tax COLUMBUS, Miss., July 10, 1955. . Regardlng highway bill, H. R. 7072, New bill, H. R. 7072, to provide exemption for non Congressman FRANK SMITH; Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau urges highway-used gasoline• . We sincerely ap House Office Building, Washington, D. C.: your support in exempting nonhighway-use preciate your efforts in this respect. Mississippi farmers are depending on youl" gasoline from 3-cent F~deral tax. 'RICHARD W. OWENS, help for tax exemption on gasoline used for J. L. AUGUSTINE, Jr., Secretary Treasurer, agricultural purposes. Executive Secretary. California Farm Bureau Federation, T.K. WELLS. 1955 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 11185 LEXINGTON, Miss., July 11, 1955. ous economic difficulties are in no position now being considered by some Congressmen Congressman FRANK SMITH, to pay more than their fair and proportion which would add an additional Federal tax House Office Building, ate share of the.cost involved in constructing to the gasoline which we purchase 1n Mis Washington, D . C.: . and maintaining highways. To our way of sissippi. Would appreciate support against blll in thinking, there is no more excuse for a tax If we can assist in any way in helping you creasing gasoline tax. on such gasoline than there would be to have or others in opposing this measure please HOLMES COUNTY FARM BUREAU, a. similar tax on fertilizer, cow feed, or any feel free to call on us. ·· J.-E. CHISHOLM. other of the numerous production supplies Sincerely yours, used by our farmers in their operations. RALPH w. RAY, INDIANOLA, MISS., July 12, 1955. I sincerely trust that you will be successful President, Sunflower County Farm Congressman FRANK SMITH, in obtaining the votes required for the adop Bureau. House Office Building, tion of your very constructive amendme:c..t. Washington, D. C.: I have very wide contacts with farmers RICHTON, MISS., July 11, 1955. Please oppose additional Federal gasoline throughout Virginia and I have yet ·to hear DEAR CONGRESSMAN: Please do all you can tax for farm use. one who did not feel that a Federal tax on to prevent any raise on gas taxes where the NOEL BARRETr. farm-used gasoline was a vicious and a most gas is used on the farm for agricultural pur- unfair form of taxation. poses. · · INDIANOLA, M!SS., July 12, 1955: With every good wish, I am, Respectfully yours, Congressman FRANK SMITH, Very truly yours, . WILLIAM R. STENISON. House Office Building, M. A. HUBBARD, Washington, D. C.: Executive Secretary. Encourage opposition to a.dditionalFederal TAWAS CITY, MICH., July 18, 1955. DEAR Sm: We, of the Iosco County Farm gas tax as applies to farmers. WYOMING FARM BUREAU FEDERA'rION, EuGENE F'ISACKERL Y, Laramie, Wyo., July 18, 1955. Bureau of Michigan, feel that the total 3 Blaine, Miss. Congressman FRANK SMITH, cents of the Federal tax should be returned House Office Building, and not just 1 cent as proposed. Trusting that you will do what you can SHELBY, Mlss., July 11, 1955. Washington, D. C. DEAR CONGRESSMAN SMU'H: It is my under to see that this is accomplished I remain, Hon. FRANK SMITH, Yours sincerely, Congressman, House of Representatives, standing that the highway bill (H. R. 7072) has been voted out of the Public Works Com Mrs. WILLIAM HERRIMAN, Washington, D. C.: Secretary, Iosco County Farm Bureau. Fight against legislation putting tax on mittee with a recommendation to exempt nonhighway gasoline. non-highway-used gasoline of the extra 1- MAX Dn.W-ORTH. cent tax. It is also my understanding that MINTER CITY, Mrss., July 11, 1955. you will offer an amendment and lead the Hon. FRANK E. SMITH, debate to exempt all non-highway-used gas Washington, D. C. GREENWOOD, MISS., July 9, 1955. oline from the present 2 cents and proposed DEAR Sm: We are very much opposed to Congressman FRANK SMITH, . 1-cent Federal tax. any increase in gasoline tax, as it will work House Office Building, Washington, D. C.: First, I wish to congratulate you for taking a. hardship on farmers to pay any more taxes, It seems most unfair that farmers should it upon yourself to lead this campaign. I please do all you can to prevent any raise be burdened with an added 1-cent Federal fail to see how anybody can disagree with in gasoline tax. tax on gasoline for nonhighway use. We you in the soundness of this exemption. Yours truly, appreciate your fight. We in Wyoming find ourselves at a par J. J. FRAISER. HOWARD MCSHAN. ticular disadvantage since we are one of the few States that do not have the State taxes INDIANOLA, MI,SS., July 9, 1955. YAZOO CITY, Mrss., July 11, 1955. refunded on the off-the-highway gasoline Representative FRANK SMITH, · Hon. FRANK SMITH, used on our farms and ranches. I have in Washington, D. C. House of Representatives, structed our people in the communities that DEAR Sm: The Farm Bureau advises me Washington, D. C.: you are taking this action and you may be of the 1-cent gasoline tax bill to come up. Please use every effort to get exemption assured that you have the wholehearted sup Vote against it. The farm expense is too for nonhighway use of gasoline. port of our membership in this State. We high now, and the other consumers have CHARLES J. JACKSON. now have 7,887 members in the Wyoming enough expense. The Federal Government Farm Bureau Federation and our member should cut their expenses. GREENWOOD, MISS., July 12, 1955. ship has increased steadily since 1945. At Thanks for your letter of June 17 relative Representative FRANK SMITH, that time we had a mere 2,000 members. to the wage increase. Do your best to defeat House Office Building, Washington, D. C.: You may feel free to quote any part of all or any part of the bill. The farmers can We oppose any increase gasoline tax espe this letter in your remarks relating to the not gather their cotton under this expense. cially for nonhighway use. highway bill. Respectfully yours, C. K. F!SACKERLY. Sincerely yours, Mrs. E. E. BRITT. J. H. PRICHARD. JOHN C. CLAY, Executive Secretary. NORTH CARROLLTON, MISS., July 11, 1955. CLEVELAND, MISS., July 9, 1955. Congressman FRANK SMITH, Congressman FRANK E. SMITH, GRENADA COUNTY FARM BUREAU, House Office Building, House Office Building, Washington, D. C.: Grenada, Miss., July 11, 1955. Washington, D. C. Bolivar County Farm Bureau, representing Hon. FRANK SMITH, DEAR CONGRESSMAN: I, as a very small S,340 farm families, vigorously oppose legis Congressman, House Office Building, farmer, ain solidly behind you for exemption lation to increase tax on gasoline. Urge you Washington, D. C. of Federal taxation on gasoline for a.gricul support legislation to eliminate gasoline tax DEAR MR. SMITH: It looks like the farmers , ture purposes. I feel sure that you will do on fuel used for nonhighway purposes. a.re about to be squeezed again. This time everything in your power to prevent this un BOLIVAR COUNTY FARM BUREAU, in regard to increasing Federal tax on gaso fair tax. M. s. GRAY, President~ line from 2 cents to 3 cents. Since you are Very respectfully. on the subcommittee dealing with this mat Mrs. I. W. BUSH, GREENVILLE, MISS., July 9, 1955. ter we want you to know you have our sup Farm Bureau Member. Hon. FRANK E. SM:tTH, port in shaping up legislation that will not House Offi.c.e Building, Washington, D. C.: increase tax on farm-used gasoline. We urge your opposition to tax increase Instead of increasing · this tax from the CONGRESSMAN FRANK SMITH: On behalf o! applicable to nonhighway use of gasoline. 2 cents to 3 cents from the Federal level, it Leflore County farmers and Leflore County WASHINGTON COUNTY FARM BUREAU, seems the wise policy would be to get total Farm Bureau, I want to support your stand LEo F. WILLIAMS, President. exemptions on nonhighway use of gasoline. against additional taxes on gasoline by Fed If farmers in the State can give you any eral Government. VmGINIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION, backing in this matter do not hesitate to Sincerely, Sco'IT WARE. Richmond, Va., ·July 18, 1955. call on them whether in your district or The Honorable FRANK SMITH, any other district. House Office Building, Very cordially yours, LAMBERT, MISS., July 11, 1955. Washington, D. C. E. H. WHITE. Hon. F'.R.ANK SMITH, DEAR Ma. SMITH: We are delighted that Washington, D. C. you have agreed to offer an amendment on SUNFLOWER COUNTY FARM BUREAU, !NC., DEAR MR. SMITH: I wish to commend you the floor of the House to eliminate the pro Indianola, Miss., July 11, 1955. for the fight you are waging against taxa posed 3-cents-per-gallon Federal tax as it Congressman FRANK SMITH, tion of nonhighway agricultural gasoline. may apply to farm-used gasol1I1e. Hou.se Office Building, Since gasoline tax is traditionally a use tax Certainly, our farmers who are one of the Wa.sh.ington, D. a. or toll on highway travel, for the construc lowest income groups '1n the United States DEAR FRANK: Please oppose vigorously tion and maintenance of highways; to apply and who are already experiencing very seri- with every means at your command the bill this tax to nonhighway agricultural gas 11186 ·CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE ' } ·July 21 would be unfair and would add very mate BRANDY, VA., July 20, 1955. MALAD, IDAHO, July 21, 1955. rially to .the already burdensome cost of pro Congressman FRANK SMITH, Congressman FRANK SMITH, duction of the national food and fiber crops. House Office Building, House Office Building, Sincerely yours, Washington, D. C. Washington, D. c.: R. E. CHAPMAN. DEAR Ma. SMITH: We are writing Hon. Please oppose H. R. 7072 for entire 8-cent HowARD w. SMITH, Congressman of Virginia, Federal tax. We as ~mall farmers of th!! LAWRENCEvn.LE, VA., July 20, 1955. asking him to give his full support to your Nation cannot stand any more unjustified 1n Congressman FRANK SMITH, amendment on the House floor to exempt taxes now and the future without caus House Office Building, farm-used gasoline from proposed _3 cents ing bankruptcy and wiping out the small Washington, D. c. per gallon Federal tax. farmers and forcing them onto relief as DEAR FRANK: My board joins me on behalf Thanking you very much for your en everything the farmers buy is inflated be• membership in urging that you support deavors and interest of the farmers. yond reason. · Smith amendment exempting farm-used Sincerely, NATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE gasoline from proposed 3-cent Federal road JAMES H. BROYLES, OF ONEIDA COUNTY, tax. We feel very strongly that farmers pay President,·Culpepper County Farm Bureau. CHAS. J. NIELSON, Chairman. fair share of road cost ' by tax on gas con sumed on highways and that any road tax CANYON COUNTY FARM AUGUSTA COUNTY FARM BURF.AU, INC., applied to gasoline used on farm manifestly BUREAU .FEDERATION, · Stauntcm, Va., 'July 20, 1955. unfair. · Caldwell, Idaho, ';July 19, 1955: · Strongly urge your ·support of Congress R. REm SETTLE, Hon. FRANK SMITH, man Frank Smith's amendment to exempt President, Brunswick Farm Bureau. Urnited States Representative, farm-used gasoline from proposed 3 cents House Office Building, Federal tax. We can't stand unfair share JACKSON, MISS., July 20, 1955. Washington, D. c. Federal highway financing ·.vith price-cost Hon. FRANK SMITH, DEAR Ma. SMiTH: I am writing a letter of squeeze. United States Congressman, appreciation to you for the efforts that you MARVIN C. CAMPBELL, Washington, D. C.: have made toward helping the Nation's farm President, Augusta County Farm Bureau. Mississippi Farm Bureau's more than 46,- ers on the Federal gasoline tax bill '1072. 000 members are strongly pulling for you to I understand that you will present an amendment to exempt nonhighway used MERRILL, MICH., July 19, 1955. be successful in amending H. R. 7072 exempt DEAR MR. SMITH: We're in favor of 3-cent ing nonhighway used fuels from Federal tax. gasoline from the entire 3 ce;n ts Federal tax when· the bill is considered by the House gas tax exempt on farm gasoline for all agri Farmers' cost continuing to mount and in cultural purposes. come decreasing. Elimination of Federal tax sometime this week. We farmers here in Idaho are doing our Respectfully, as proposed in said bill will help farmers Mr. and Mrs. P...AROLD LAMEE. immensely in an agricultural State that is best to influence our Representatives, PFOST growing in mechanization. and BUDGE, to give you unyielding support on your amendment. BOSWELL STEVENS, Although I am a long way from Mississippi, WASHINGTON POLICE BOYS' CLUB President, Mississippi Farm Bureau and not a constituent of yours, I want you Federation. The SPEAKER. Under previous order to know that we appreciate the way you of the House, the gentleman from Mis are carrying the ball for the farming people sissippi [Mr. WILLIAMS] is recognized for 2 LAZY M RANCH, of the United States. Sheridan, Wyo., July 19, 1955. More power to you. 30 minutes. · Congressman FRANK SMITH, Sincerely, Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Mr. House Office 0Building, Washington, D. C. PHIL LAMM, Office Manager. Speaker, no issue presently before the DEAR MR. SMITH: It has just been brought people of the United States is more ex to my attention that you intend to offer an plosive or more fraught with danger, amendment to H. R. 7072 exempting gasoline MERRILL, MICH., July 20, 1955. not only to our social system, our cus for nonhighway use from all 3 cents Federal Representative FRANK SMITH, tax. Washington, D. C. toms, our mores, our institutions, and As an individual, and as a representative of DEAR SIR : In all fairness to the farmers also to the very form of government 65 Farm Bureau families in Sheridan County, . I believe they should be exempted from the which we enjoy than the racial issue I wish to take this oppdrtunity to commend Federal tax on .gas when used for nonhigh which has been made a political football you for your stand on this matter. way purposes. I sincerely hope your efforts for the last decade or longer. This issue Very truly yours, gain the support of your colleagues. Being portends to destroy our very system of WILLIAM D. MAT, a farmer, I am extremely interested in this government as well as our social insti President, Banner Community Farm bill. . tutions. Bureau. Sincerely yours, Already the political implications in JOHN J. RYAN. volved in the racial issue have caused VmGINIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION, members of the judicial branch of our Richmond, Va., July 18, 1955. CODY, WYO., July 18, 1955. To County Farm Bureau Presidents: Congressman FRANK SMITH, Government to set a.side their judicial Enclosed is a copy of our wire of this date Representative from Mississippi, consciences, to disregard their oaths to being sent to all Virginia Congressmen. Con House Office Building, defend and protect the Constitution of gressman FRANK SMITH, of Mississippi, has Washington, D . C. the United States of America, and to agreed to introduce an amendment on the DEAR Sm: As an operator of a ranch in invade the legislative field by usurping House noor to exempt !arm-used gasoline Wyoming and as a large user of nonhighway the prerogatives which, under our Con from the proposed 3 cents per gallon Federal gasoline, we certainly appreciate your efforts stitution, belong exclusively to the tax. However, he says he definitely needs to exempt this gasoline from Federal tax. legislative branch. very strong support from farmers to make it We have written our Congressman, KEITH It is a very serious thing when we stick. THOMPSON, asking him to support you 1n Here is an opportunity for your county your efforts. permit an emotional issue to become in Farm Bureau to do a real service for its Sincerely yours, volved in politics; and when for the sake membership. Please wire your Congressman ALICE and ELBERT SIDDLE. of political expediency we permit our in today and mail a copy to: Congressman stitutions to be destroyed. It is a sad FRANK SMITH, House Office Building, Wash commentary on our present political sys ington, D. C. MALAD, IDAHO, July 21, 1955. tem when a court, sworn to defend and Congressman SMITH will use your message FRANK SMITH, protect the Constitution of the United 1n support of his amendment on the :floor of Mississippi Representative, House Office Building, States, can become the vehicle by which the House of Representatives, that Constitution can eventually be Very truly yours, Washington, D. C.: We, the farmers of St. John farming com destroyed. MAURY HUBBARD, munity, support you to fullest extent in ex Under the guise of seeking to help Executive Secretary. emption of Federal gas tax, H. R. 7072, and minority groups, who allegedly have been any other such taxes occurring in future that made second-class citizens by our pres HERNDON, VA. will add a burd.en to our farmers of the in I have written Congressman BROYHILL, of Nation. We cannot bear added burdens such ent social system, many, many fine Virginia. urging support of your amendment as these. stitutions in this country are being to Federal gas tax b111, exempting farm-used FARMERS 01' ST. JOBlf, destroyed. gasoline. NOLAN BLAISDELL, Those who profess to be tolerant are, Wn.soR D. MCNAIR, Farm Bureau National A'fJair11 as the gentleman from Georgia. [Mr. President, Fairfax County Farm Bureau. Committeeman. FORRESTER] said the other day, perhaps 1955 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:...::.:. HOOS£ 11187 the most intolerant people in our coun citizens of the District of Columbia. boys to ineet and ·to come tinder these try. While they would like us to-be to1er Over 95 percent of the contributions good influences unless they can come ant of the other fellow's racial back made to the operations of the boys' clubs there in an interracial group. , I am so ground, at the same time they are very in the District. of Columbia are_made by glad that the gentleman from Missis intolerant in seeking. to force .laws upon the white citizens of the -District of sippi is thinking on this subject and I us which are directly in conflict with our Columbia. appreciate :very much the facts that he best interests and which would result in I understand that in the last drive to has called to our attention. great damage to our people.- raise funds for the operations of the Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. I The gentleman from Georgia CMr. boys' clubs it was very, very difficult for thank my friend, the gentleman from DAVIS] cin Tuesday of this week made a these policemen to approach white spon Georgia. very pertinent speech to the House in sors and tell them that they were going ·Mr. RIVERS. Mr. ·speaker, wi-11 the which he pointed out a specific example to have to finance integrated boys' clubs. gentleman yield? whereby racial politics carried on by our Contributions . for integrated clubs are Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. I yield intolerant-"tolerating" friends, was difficult, if not impossible, to get. Ask to the gentl~m~n from South Carolina. about to destroy one of the finest institu any District policeman, and he will verify l\4r. RIVERS. Mr. Speaker I com tions that has ever come to this Nation's that. We are going to see the boys' clubs pliment the gentleman from Mississippi Capital. I refer, of course, to the Police destroyed, sacrificed to petty political [Mr. WILLIAMI?] on his :fine appraisal of Boys' Club of the District of Columbia. scheming; and when they are destroyed the situation and telling us about these The police boys' clubs have been a we are going to see the crime rate i~ glorified hypocrites who are trying to prime deterrent to crime and juvenile the District of Columbia increase. The carry out this new f andangled concoc delinquency over the years. I think it is very fine influence of these boys' clubs tion of mingling the races. significant to note that last year, 1954, will be lost to the youth of the District. when the membership in the boys' clubs _Mr. DAVIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. The reached its peak of 22,000 members-- will the gentleman yield? gentleman knows that there is no other 14,000 colored and 8,000 white-juvenile Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. I yield. issue in public life today that has as crime was-at its lowest in many years. Mr. DAVIS of Georgia. I want to much hypocrisy wrapped around it -as To give you the figures, in 1949 a total compliment the gentleman on his re this issue. . of 2,856 felonies were committed .by marks on this very important question. Mr. RIVERS. Some people in this juveniles in the District of Columbia. As the gentleman has intimated in his District of Columbia would -do more to By 1953 that had fallen off to 2,166, and remarks, I think the decision of the Su be a Commissioner than a lot of people last year it was 2,015. The dropping off preme Court upon which a lot of this would give for a one-way ticket to of this juvenile crime rate has been more integration activity is based amounts to heaven. I would like to pay my respects or less in proportion to the increase in nothing more or less than a fraudulent to this outfit known as the Commission membership in these Washington Police use of_power and a fraudulent usurPation ers, and with particular emphasis to one Boys' Clubs. of legislative functions which that Court Samuel Spencer. I would not know him Judging from my conversations with does not possess. from Adam's house cat, and the chances people in the District who know what With reference to the gentleman's re are I would select the house cat. But I they are talking about, these police boys' marks regarding the police boys' club would like to say this about that indi ·clubs have been the finest deterrent to he has given us some very interesting vidual: He is the so-called Commis juvenile delinquency of any institution information about it and I concur in his sioner who sent this action up here to in Washington with the possible excep statement that it will be a very sad day take over Wolfson's enterprise. I un tion of the-churches. Today, as a result when this worthwhile organization is derstand that it has about as much le of orders from the executive depart destroyed, as 3 of these clubs already gality and constitutionality as the man ment and as a result of these newfangled have been by 1 church and 2 public in the moon. But he is so interested social theories which seem to have swept agencies where they have been meeting now in carrying out· the beck and call the political leaders of the District of in property under the control and juris of the NAACP that he does not care any Columbia, orders have been issued to diction of the Federal Government. thing about the existence of these boys' deny the use of public facilities in the I would point out also to the gentle clubs. He has already destroyed the use District to boys' clubs which operate on man-I am sure he knows it-that al fulness and the morale of the fire de a segregated basis. most twice as many Negro boys have partment. He .would destroy them just The result has been that three of the benefited from the police boys' club as to get a writeup in the NAACP maga Washington Police Boys' Clubs have been white boys. The gentleman mentioned zine-what ever that is. About this closed and their facilities denied to mem a moment ago that in 1954 the organiza other outfit known as the Supreme Court bers of either race. tion reached its peak in membership of and the school integration case, they When we let our passions and our 22,000 members; 14,000 of these were wrote a decision when there was not one emotions proceed beyond the point of colored and only 8,000 were white. iota of testimony in the transcript of practicality, to the point where we actu As the gentleman has pointed out, the the lower court. That is what· you call ally injure the chances for a law-abiding contributions made to support the activ legerdemain. · My word is as good as and productive future for our young ities of these clubs have been 95 to 97 theirs. I say here and now they have percent from white people. bypassed the Congress in order to· write men, whether they be white or colored, legislation. They have left the making I think we have reached a pretty sad In 1954 the budget was $350,000. Right of the laws to the administrative depart state. thinking people, people who believe in bringing our youth under good in:flu ment and God knows what is going to I do not exempt the President of the ·happen to this country when that crew United States from criticism when I say ences contributed $350,000 for that pur ·finishes wrecking the decisions that have that from the White House over to the pose. As I said, 95 to 97 percent of it existed since this country began. They Supreme Court and right on down into was contributed by white people al are in a headlong flight to take care of the Halls of Congress to the Commis though almost twice as many colored the political expediency of this day and sioners' offices in the District of Columbia boys benefited by it as white boys. It to destroy the traditions of this country · cheap, petty politics have been played had the fine result, which the gentleman and of the several States. God help us with this issue, with little or no regard has told us about, of decreasing juvenile if something does not happen to stop for the consequences. It is jeopardizing delinquency. It took the boys in off the that crew from legislating and otherwise the future of the youth of the District streets. It tended to decrease the in stealing the birthrights of future gener.. fluences which lead to gangsterism and of Columbia-as a result, so much that I ations. · As far as this crew in the Dis understand the Police Department of the hoodlumism and crime. It had a whole District is ·considering the possibility of some effect and influence upon all of the trict of Columbia, these Commissioners, witl:drawing its sponsorship -or the boys. As the gentlepJ.an has po.iiited out, are cohcerned, they are going to have '.about as much influence in_~lie Congress Washington Police Boys' Club. r three of these clubs have been ordered The reason for that is very simple. It to be closed. For what reason? Simply as the man in the 'moon as far as I am is, of course, to be found in the fact that because the would-be liberals are so in concerned. They could be abolished to the Washington Boys' . Clubs are sup terested in mixing the races that they morrow and the District would be much ported by the contributions of the white are not willing to provide places for these better off. ·
,· 11188 · CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE -July 21 Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Ithank fluence for every one of these boys who Second. Through decentralizing rou the gentleman. AJ; he well knows, the formerly had the benefit of those clubs. tine case processing from Washington to current trend in our present Supreme Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. It is the field, the Bureau of Land Manage Court is to interpret the law, not as the not my purpose here to try to advance ment is handling twice the amount of law is written but to interpret the law theories of racial superiority of one race processing with about the same number as they think it should have been writ over another, but there are differences of personnel. This ultimately may result ten. When we reach the point when between the whites and the colored in savings of as much as several million the courts interpret the law in that which, for many generations to come, dollars a year. Action on land cases has fashion, we shall have no such thing as will prevent their living together in an been speeded to the benefit of the pub law. integrated society. we must recognize lic. By reducing delay in handling Mr. FLYNT. Mr. Speaker, will the this as true as a practical matter. We mineral-lease applications at least $50,- gentleman yield? must be realistic. We must also recog 000 a year will be paid into the Treasury Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. I yield. nize that if we are ever to abolish sec which otherwise would have to be re Mr. FLYNT. I want to join the gentle ond-class citizenship in these United funded to the applicants. man from Mississippi and my colleague ·states, if such exists, that those who now Third. New methods for classifying from Georgia for bringing this very are considered second-class citizens will land applications have made it possible important subject to the attention of never attain first-class · citizenship until to close 'nearly 14,000 more cases a year the House. I have had some little ex they are ready to assume the responsi with about the same number of person perience with the work of these boys' _bilities that go along with the privileges nel. The cost per case has been reduced clubs. They have meant a great deal and emoluments of first-class citizenship. from about $59 in 1953 to $39 in 1954. to the underprivileged, not only of this Mr. Speaker, I think this is a very This represents a gross saving of about city but throughout the length and serious thing, the abolition of the Wash $280,000 for the year on this one opera breadth of this land. There are those ington Police Boys' Clubs. Those who tion. who, under the guise of doing good and are responsible for insisting that those Fourth. Changes by the National Park with the cloak of hypocrisy wrapped clubs be integrated, and thereby destroy Service in visitor fees are expected to around every ounce of their bodies, are those clubs, must assume the responsi increase annual revenues by $800,000 this doing everything they can to inculcate bility-in the hereafter at least-for the season. and bring race mixing into this good future crimes committed by boys who Fifth. Extensive revisions of the ac work that has been done by these boys' otherwise could have been taught the counting system of the National Park clubs their own ideas. They will either advantages of law-abiding citizenship. Service should result in annual savings of rule it or ruin it with their hypocritical Mr. Speaker, I yield back the remain $100,000 in personal services. ideas. They care not for the youth of der of my time. Sixth. A new substitute for lining irri this land, they care not for the youth gation canals is saving the Bureau of In of this city, but if they cannot mix the dian Affairs $150,000 on the Blackfeet races against the will of those who do SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR Reservation alone. not want to be mixed, they are going to DOUGLAS McKAY Seventh. By divesting itself of wood ruin and destroy everything they touch. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under and machine shops in experiment Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. I thank the previous order of the House, the stations and obtaining contract services the gentleman for his contribution. gentleman from Oregon [Mr. ELLS instead, the Bureau of Mines expects an Mr. Speaker, we hear our self-styled WORTH] is recognized for 20 minutes. ultimate saving of about $175,000 a year. liberal friends speak of the brotherhood Mr. ELLSWORTH. Mr. Speaker, the Ei'ghth. Advantageous purchases of of man. They speak in glowing plati policies and activities of the Department major transmission and other equipment tudes about the equality of human be of Interior are, of course, of vital con by the Bonneville Power Administration ings. They speak in terms of ideals. cern to those of us who represent the has resulted in savings in its construction They speak of second-class citizenship great public lands States of the West. program of $4,282,000. for certain people of our country, yet I am taking this time on the floor to Ninth. Through a cooperative effort by they disregard the very vital fact that day to give some of the facts regarding the Bureau of Mines and the Bureau of in order to achieve first-class citizen the activities of the Department and the Census, the census of mineral indus ship an individual must discharge the the accomplishments of Secretary Doug tries i's being completed with a minimum responsibilities of first-class citizenship. las McKay. These facts clearly show of burden on the mining industry and They speak in glowing terms of the that substantial progress has been made with assurance of consistency with the brotherhood of man, yet they disregard in achieving the overall goal of sound regular statistical series published by the completely the practical aspects, which management and development of the Bureau of Mines. must be taken into consideration before Nation's resources. The record of ac These are only a few specific, tangible the principles they enunciate can be complishment is impressive. I am examples of improvements. Scores of realized. pleased to be able to report it. others could be listed. All-in-all, they Mr. DAVIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, Early in 1953 Secretary Douglas Mc add up to a dramatic and far-reaching will the gentleman yield? Kay began a comprehensive effort to effort which will bring about manifold Mr. WILLIAMS of M1SS1Ss1pp1. I yield, bring about maximum efficiency in the benefits for the public in better service Mr. DAVIS of Georgia. Does the management of the Department of the and dollar savings, gentleman know of any better way to Interior. Through an all-out administrative ef create first-class citizens than to start This program has already paid sub fort, the Department is moving rapidly to train them in their youth in the prin stantial dividends to the taxpayers both toward its goal of providing an educa ciples of industry, integrity, honesty and in reduced costs of Department opera tional opportunity for every Navaho boy truth, as these boys' clubs do? tions and in more rapid and efficient and girl. Before this intensified pro Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Of handling of many Department responsi gram was started at the direction ·of course not. bilities. Secretary McKay, about 14,000 Navaho Mr. DA VIS of Georgia. Those race The benefits are certain to increase children of school age did not attend a mixers to which the gentleman has just as the management improvements take school of any sort. In the past year, al referred consider it a matter of second full effect. most 9,000 additional Navahos have en ary importance that the youth of this The scope of the changes which are tered school and in the next school year country should be trained in the prin being made and the savings which are it is expected that the goal of an educa ciple of good citizenship. Their goal is being achieved are ind.icated·by the fol tional opportunity for each Indian boy to mix the races, -regardless of the cost lowing examples: and girl will have been reached. Expan or consequences. AJ; a result of that First. Consolidation of separate bu sion of facilities on an emergency basis policy of "rule or ruin;" to which the reau administrative service units in is being achieved through close coo1> gentleman from Georgia [Mr. FLYNT] Portland, Oreg., is resulting ip more ef eration with State agencies and public has Just referred., they have already fective service and savings in equipment school systems, and through permanent caused the doors of three of these clubs and personnel services of more than and temporary expansions of facilities to be closed, and destroyed the good in- $100,000 annually. on the reservations. 1955 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 11189 An aggressive program for· improve · Analysis by the Department's Geologi the Nation, the reason · for the Cargo ment of the Alaska Railroad has turned cal Survey to determine the uranium Preference Act, or the 50-50 legislation a money-losing operation into a profit content of an increased flood of rock as it is often called, becomes more under able one within the past year. In the samples-up from 3~300 to 3,900 a month standable. There are only so many field of stores and shipping alone, a re in the past year-is being handled with cargoes to . be carried. An operating duction of $2,500,000 in purchases an out any personnel increase. Improved merchant marine must have cargoes. A nually was realized through better prop control of sample flow, development of subsidy of money, no matter in what erty management. The overall operat more efficient methods of analysis, and amount, does little for a shipping indus ing loss of about $42,000 in fiscal 1953 careful balancing of the workload be try that has no cargoes to carry, Just was turned into a profit of more than tween the Washington and Denver lab as a track team must train to be in $700,000 in fiscal 1954. This profit may oratories has made this possible at the competitive conditions and a navy must be more than double in the current fiscal same time that the backlog of samples conduct full scale maneuvers in peace year. was being reduced 27 percent. Letters time to be ready for war, so a merchant As a part of its vigorous program for from the public asking for information · marine must operate in all its functions the restoration of depleted salmon runs on uranium prospecting have increased to be ready to expand when an emer in Alaskan waters, 'the· operations of the from 200 a month a year ago to more gency occurs. Unless the interest of the Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska have than 1,000 a month at present. The Merchant Marine Committee is asserted been reorganized to provide fof an ad fivefold increase · in this workload has whenever legislation having to do with ministrator of Alaskan commercial fish been met and the program kept current. potential cargoes is under consideration, eries to concentrate on the effective As part of the Department's continu the cargoes are carried before the in carrying forward of unprecedented con ing efforts to protect and to expand wild terest can be asserted at another time. servation measures designed to maintain life refuges, the first Federal refuge in During a period of war, experience a healthy fishing industry for the Kansas was created early in June 1955. has shown that we need from 5,000 to Territory, The Fish and Wildlife Service now ad 6,000 merchant ships to carry the men The Bureau of Land Management has ministers 272 national wildlife refuges. and supplies to any war not fought on taken definite steps to reshape the pub Earnest efforts are being made to im our own territory. During the first lic lands program for greater participa prove and expand these sanctuaries, years of World War II, there was never tion by State and local groups. Through which cover an aggregate of 17,409,968 a decision made by the Joint Chiefs of simplified regulations, thousands of acres, where migratory waterfowl, rare ·Staff which was not conditioned by the small tracts of 5 acres or less, isolated wildlife species, and other wild creatures lack of ships available. It is currently from other public land, are being made are protected from depletion of numbers estimated by the Navy that in event available for constructive use as home and species extinction. of an emergency, approximately 1,700 sites, community parks, and business Completion of the liquidation of the ships would be required from the operat sites. Western grazing lands are being Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administra ing merchant marine to carry the initial steadily improved through reseeding, tion in February 1955, within the period lift of men and supplies. We have only water-spreading systems, and encour set by Congress, returned a total of 1,200 in operation or approximately 500 agement of great participation in soil $8,445,437 to the United States Treasury, less than the defense requirement. The and moisture programs by range users. while eliminating a wholly outmoded and 1,200 ships in full operation are very im Under legislation approved by the 83d presently unnecessary activity of the portant to us. As they become old and Congress, the Department has spurred Federal Government. Liquidation of the need replacement, they keep our ship the development of the vast oil re Island Trading Company, a corporation yards in operation and maintain the sources of outer Continental Shelf in created by the Navy in 1947 for general nucleus of shipbuilding skills so neces a manner which is expected to increase trading purposes in Guam, has resulted sary in each emergency. As they op offshore oil production greatly, thus add in repayment to the Treasury of the Navy erate, they keep alive and in efficient op ing a tremendous potential supply to the subsidy of $1,801,714. eration the organizations to supply, to . Nation's oil reserves. Three lease sales repair, and to direct them as they move held to date have brought the Federal in and out of the ports around the globe. Treasury . more than $252 . million in AGRICULTURE AND THE MERCHANT In an emergency, their officers and crews bonus bids for the right for lease and MARINE divide to man the 2,000 ships in the laid .. annual rentals on only 5 percent of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under up fleet, to give a few men with experi estimated potentially leasable area. the previous order of the House, the gen ence to each ship, and to train the inex Federal revenues as development of the tleman from California [Mr. ALLEN] is perienced, seagoing personnel which is outer Continental Shelf proceeds are recognized for 15 minutes. added to operate the wartime merchant expected to reach $6 billion. Mr. ALLEN of California. Mr. Speak marine. As new ships are built during Oil and gas development on the shelf er, in debates on the floor of this House an emergency, they divide again to man has reached a new record high. Cur in connection with bills originating the new ships and train the ever rently there are 85 oil wells and 78 gas with committees other than the Mer increasing, inexperienced personnel. wells capable of production, and 35 wells chant Marine and Fisheries Committee, Basic to the whole ability to mobilize are being drilled. Supervision of this a question is presented periodically con and expand is the merchant marine in extensive over-water operation is being cerning the use of American flagships operation at the time that the emer greatly aided by the establishment for the carriage of cargo owned or fi gency occurs, and basic to that opera recently of a new conservation division nanced by the United States Govern tion is the amount of cargo available to office of the Geological Survey in New ment. There is evident on such occa American flag ships before the emer Orleans. sions the very sincere view held by gency occurs. Fqreign purchasers and Oil and gas activities on public, Members of the Committee responsible foreign nations direct the cargoes which acquired, and Indian lands continue to for the bill and by others that the Mem they control into ships of their own reach new record highs under the-De bers of the Merchant Marine and Fish choosing, and rarely, if ever, into Amer partment's policy for intensifying ex eries Committee should not inject ican flag ships. If we are to have a ploration. Full use is made of the Na merchant marine matters into bills not share in the cargoes which we control tion's mineral resources consistent with within the jurisdiction of the Merchant in these programs of foreign aid, we sound conservation practices. Marine Committee-a view that if the must do likewise with the carg_oes which Income from mining royalties for the merchant marine needs assistance, some we control. Until, if ever, the 1,700 period October 1, 1954 through June 1, direct support should be given to it. It ships which will be required by our De 1955,. is estimated at $3,149,638, an in has seemed to me that some of the views fense Establishment at the beginning of crease of about 6 percent over the com are held at least partially because of a some future emergency can maintain parable period of the previous year. lack of understanding of the problem themselves without assistance, some sys Total mining properties under su1:er which faces the merchant marine. tem of providing cargoes for the ships .vision by the Department · increased If we regard the merchant marine that do operate w.ill remain essential. from 1,414 to 1,721. The added work merely as an arm of defense,-neglecting We speak quite often as if the s~les and is being handled without any increase for the moment its function to carry" a transfers of grain to foreign nations or in personnel. portion of the peacetime commerce of purchasers which come about through 11190 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE aid which our Government grarits were cargoes carried by·tramp ships move in the propaganda, infiltration, and aggressive of special concern to the Department of our ships at about 15 percent more than ness of the Communist leaders. By trial and error, study, and skill, we have made prog Agriculture, the Commodity Credit Cor foreign ships charge. The income taxes ress; but we must not labor under any com poration or the farmers of America. It generated by the use of the American placent delusions. There is still much to be is more accurate to realize that the ships reimburse the Government by more done by our intelligence community to bring American farmer does not own the grain than the amount of the excess. These its achievements up to an acceptable level. which is beingtransferred andthathe has taxes may not be reflected in the appro already been paid for it on a parity basis priations to or the computations of the Now I do not know whether this shocks when he sold the grain to the Govern Department of Agriculture, but they do you as it does me. To me this means ment. The Government and all of the show up in the Treasury of the United one thing: Our intelligence activities are taxpayers who support it have an equal States to the benefit of the taxpayers simply unacceptable. Subversives have interest in the grain and in the programs who own the grain and who also own the penetrated into important areas of our by which disposal of it is made. It is ships. society, and the task force says that our equally true that the Government and security .measures have permitted the all of the taxpayers who support it own collection of vital secrets in this country A JOINT COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN with relative ease. Yet, the task force the laid-up :fleets from which the mer INTELLIGENCE chant marine draws to expand, some continues: times in peace and always during war. Mr. HIESTAND. Mr. Speaker, I ask The information we need, particularly for If, however, we pursue the thought that unanimous consent to address the House our Armed Forces, 1s potentially available. seems to prevail that the farmers have a for 5 minutes. Success 1n this field- greater interest in the farm program and The SPEAKER. Is there objection to Says the task force- the disposal of farm commodities to for the request of the gentleman from depends on greater boldness at the policy eign nations, and that the merchant ma California? level, a willingness to accept certain calcu rine industry has a greater interest in . There was no objection. lated political and diplomatic risks, and full the Maritime Administration and the Mr. HIESTAND. Mr. Speaker, I am use of technological capabilities. ships which it controls, there is still some introducing a bill which would set up a basis for the interest of the Merchant permanent congressional "watchdog" The report indicates that diplomatic Marine Committee in the legislation system as recommended by the Hoover timidity and protocol inhibitions have from other committees which involves Commission, to check the operation and seriously interfered with intelligence op the transportation of cargoes and of the expenditures of our foreign intelligence erations. The task fQrce says: Committee on Agriculture in the facili and especially the Central Intelligence It must be realized that diplomacy ls not ties over which the Merchant Marine Agency. It is important that Congress an end in itself- Committee has some jurisdiction. It is consider this matter immediately, for And it goes on to say that- by no means a one-way street in which the present situation existing in our among some of those responsible for imple the merchant marine is loading itself Central Intelligence Agency, the Com mentation of our foreign policy. by diplo upon some other activity. mission's task force reports, is unsatis macy and negotiation, there seems to exist an Consider, for example, the storage of factory. The Congress is responsible. abhorrence to anything that might lead to grain in the vessels of the laid-up fleet. Certainly in this age of undeclared diplomatic or even protocol complications. Currently 338 of such vessels are loaded war when our very survival might de From this one can picture the stifling with grain and an additional 106 vessels pend on adequate advance warning of of important intelligence activities be are scheduled to be loaded, a total of 444 enemy movements, both real and con cause of the concern of some career vessels. These represent a capital in templated, we can appreciate the im diplomat over proper pr·otocol. This vestment of $767 million. The postwar portance of reliable intelligence. We would be amusing if it did not involve a sales price for these ships under the Ship must recognize the responsibility of serious danger to our safety. Sales Act would be approximately $242 Congress to make certain that the citi The task force report continues: zens of this country can depend upon million. A substantial capital asset Tb.is negative attitude, usually at the desk which is of peculiar concern to the mar its principal intelligence agency. The level, at times has stifled initiative and action chant marine industry'is immobilized for story of American foreign intelligence in the collection of intelligence. Some of the purposes of the industry and made has not been outstanding, and Congress these efforts, if permitted to proceed prop available to the agricultural interest has recognized that if America does not erly, might have brought direct and immedi without charge. have the will and ingenuity to secure ate results and made po~itive contributions Each vessel stores an average of 228,- needed information, then it leaves itself to the national welfare that would have Jus 000 bushels, or an average of 6,100 tons. wide open to a surprise attack such as tified the attendant political risks and pos that on Pearl Harbor. With the knowl sible inconsequential diplomatic embarrass The annual storage value per vessel at ment. 15 cents per bushel is $34,200. The cur edge that information necessary to antic rent annual storage value contributed by ipate that attack actually was available In 1949 Congress exempted the Agency the 444 vessels is $15.2 million. This to the Government, but that there was from compliance with any provision of amount annually is the contribution no system in existence to assure that law limiting transfers of appropriations; without reimbursement of the merchant the information, properly evaluated, any requirements for publication or dis marine side of the Government to the would be brought to the attention of the closure of the organization, functions, Commodity Credit Corporation and the proper authorities, Congress created the names, official titles, salaries or numbers agricultural interest of the Government. Central Intelligence Agency by the Na of personnel employed by the Agency; Good sense says that we should use tional Security Act of 1947. and any regulations relating to the ex the unneeded ships of the laid-up fleet The Central Intelligence Agency re penditure of Government funds. This for the storage of the grain which is not cently received its first thorough evalu gives the Agency a free rein as it now moving. The ships are available and ation by an able Hoover Commission stands, and this situation should be cor they belong to the Government as does Task Force, presided over by Gen. Mark rected by a "watchdog committee." the grain. Good sense says with equal W. Clark. Clearly, then, Congress has a respon force that we should use the grain when Although the task force report was re sibility to see that more effort is devoted it moves to keep our operating ships in assuring in that it did not :find reason to gathering data. This in itself is suffi operation. We need the defense poten for alarm about the loyalty of employees cient reason for the Joint' Committee on tial as much as we need the other arms in intelligence work, many of its findings Foreig·n Intelligence which this bill would of defense. are quite disturbing. Some of these par establish, but there is an.other very im Actually, it does not cost much to use ticularly bothered me, and led me to the portant reason. The A~erican people American ships rather than foreign-flag conclusion that a congressional watch are entitled to know that the CIA is using ships, not nearly as much as the saving dog committee is important to carry out its funds properly and not abusing its of storage charges contributes to the our responsibility as elected representa power. . agricultural interests. Cargoes which tives. The task force recognizes that secrecy 1s move in our regularly scheduled ships l'he task.force says: necessary for proper operation of our for fake the same rates as they do in the Eff'ectlve intelligence has become increas eign intelligence activities but ls con regularly scheduled foreign ships. Bulk ingly necessary for our protection against cerned over the possibility '?! the growth 1955 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 11191 of license and abuses of power where dis Mr. HARRIS to revise and extend the H. R. 1463. An act for the relief of Rudolfo closures of costs, organization, personnel, remarks he made in the Committee of M. Gomez ( Capaz) ; and functions are precluded by law. H. R. 1538. An act for the relief of Jean the Whole today and include a letter Isabel Hay W?tts; Whenever an agency is granted im addressed to him by the Federal Com H. R. 1540. An act for the relief of Mrs. mense freedom and no restrictions and munications Commission dated July 6, Joan Craig Newell; no checkup on its activities, inefficiency 1955. H. R. 1541. An act for the relief of Mrs. is apt to result. Mr. McCORMACK and to include a pro Maria Dicran Simon; The task force says: gram on Reporters Round-up. H. R. 1549. An act for the relief of Salva Mr. O'HARA of Illinois (at the request cion Carbon; There is always a danger that such free of Mr. McCORMACK) and to include ex H. R. 1551. An act for the relief of Gual dom from restraints could inspire laxity berto Estralla Alabastro, Pura Zarco Alabas and abuses which might prove costly to the traneous matter. tro, and Arlene Alabastro; American people. Although the task force Mr. CELLER in two instances and to H. R. 1648. An act for the relief of Sister has discovered no indication of abuse of include extraneous matter. Luigia Pellegrino, Sister Angelina Nicastro, powers by the CIA or other intelligence Mr. IKARD. and Sister Luigina Di Martino; agencies, it nevertheless is firmly cc:mvinced, Mr. BLATNIK. H. R. 1661. An act for the relief of Kim as a matter of future insurance, that some Mr. RADWAN (at the request of Mrs. Dong Su; reliable, systematic review· of all the agen ST. GEORGE) . H. R. 1693. An act for the relief of Barbara cies and their operations should be provided Mr. Bow and to include extraneous Knape; by congressional action as a checkrein to H. R. 1750. An act for the relief of Elena assure both the Congress and the people matter. Gigliotti; that this hub of the intelligence effort is Mr. HENDERSON and include extraneous H. R. 1801. An act to authorize the pur functioning in an efficient, effective, and matter. chase, sale, and exchange of certain Indian reasonably economical manner. lands on the Yakima Indian Reservation, and for other purposes; The continued success of our system SENATE BILLS REFERRED H. R. 1802. An act to authorize the leasing of free government depends on the prin Bills of the Senate of the following of certain lands of the Yakima Tribe to the ciple of checks and balances. The Con titles were taken from the Speaker's table Stat0 of Washington for historical and for stitution provides that the elected repre and, under the rule, referred as follows: park purposes; H. R. 1868. An act for the relief of Ernest sentatives of the people are charged with S. 1746. An act continuing the Indian the responsibility of checking any and Tomassich and Yoko Matsuo Tomassich; Claims Commission to April 10, 1959; to the H. R. 1883. An act for the relief of all Government operations. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Margarete Gartner; Mr. Speaker, I believe the compelling S. 2253. An act to reemphasize trade de H. R. 1929. An act for the relief of Eufemia velopment as the primary purpose of title I need is obvious for immediate consid Bencich; eration of this bill I am introducing to of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954; to the Committee on H. R. 1954. An act for the relief of Ingrid create a congressional watchdog com Agriculture. Samson; mittee, to be known as the Joii;it Com S. 2375. An act to provide for 5-year terms H. R. 2073. An act for the relief of Bengt mittee on Foreign Intelligence. As the of office for members of the Subversive Wikstam; task force report says: Activities Control Board, with one of such H. R. 2274. An act for the relief of Ale jandro Florentino Munoz; The overall aim would be the promotion terms expiring in each calendar year; to the Committee on Un-American Activities. H. R. 2353. An act for the relief of John of aggressive leadership which would unify Odabashian, doctor of medicine; the intelligence effort, make it more produc H. R. 2406. An ·act to amend subsection ( e) tive, and inspire a higher spirit of team of section 1 of title 5 of the District of work. ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESO Columbia Revenue Act of 1937, as amended; LUTIONS SIGNED H. R. 2495. An act for the relief of Antoni COMMI'ITEE ON AGRICULTURE Rajkowski; Mr. BURLESON, from the Committee H. R. 2721. An act for the relief of Mihal Mr. WA'ITS. Mr. Speaker, I ask on House Administration, reported that Indig. unanimous consent that the Committee that committee had examined and H. R. 2724. An act for the relief of Miss on Agriculture may have until midnight found truly enrolled bills and a joint Elvira Bortolin; Saturday to file a report on the bill, H. R. resolution of the House of the following H. R. 2756. An act for the relief of Frank 7030. titles, which were thereupon signed by Scriver; the Speaker: H. R. 2911. An act for the relief of Max The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Steinsapir; objection to the request of the gentle H. R. 65. An act to revise the boundary H. R. 2925. An act for the relief of Carmelo man from Kentucky? between the second and fourth judicial di Rodriguez Perez, also known as Carmelo There was no objection. visions of Alaska; Rodriguez Fenald; H. R. 896. An act to provide preference H. R. 2929. An act for the relief of Lazara. right to certain land in Alaska to Joseph Camargo Bernoudy; Booth, of Anchorage, Alaska, and for other COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS H. R. 3071. An act for the relief of Eleanor purposes; Ramos; Mr. BLATNIK. Mr. Speaker, I ask H. R. 897. An act to provide preference H. R. 3123. An act to modify the acts of unanimous consent that the House Com right to certain land in Alaska to Robert August 12, 1935 ( 40 Stat. 571, 584) , May 15, mittee on Public Works may have until Henry Soyk, of Kenai, Alaska, and for other 1936 (49 Stat. 1274), July 1, 1946 (60 Stat. purposes; 357), August 8, 1946 (60 Stat. 923), and June midnight Saturday to file a report on H. R. 902. An act to provide preference the Great Lakes connecting channels. 30, 1947 (61 Stat. 211), with respect to the rigb.t to certain land in Alaska to Patrick recoupment of certain public school con The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Harold Johnson, of Anchor Point, Alaska, and struction costs, and to amend the act of objection to the request of the gentle for other purposes; August 17, 1950 ( 64 Stat. 459). relating to man from Minnesota? H. R. 904. An act to provide preference the expenditure of funds for cooperating with There was no objection. right to certain land in Alaska to Bert Ar the public school board of Walker, Minn.; thur Faraday, of Anchor Point, Alaska, and H. R. 3193. An act for the relief of Evelyn for other purposes: Hardy Waters; H. R. 905. An- act to provide preference EXTENSION OF REMARKS H. R. 3253, An act to amend section 6 of right to certain land in Alaska to Carl E. Public Law 874, 81st Congress, so as to pro. By unanimous consent, permission to Robinson, of Anchor Point, Alaska, and for vide for the continued operation of certain extend remarks in the CONGRESSIONAL other purposes; schools on military installations; RECORD, or to revise and extend remarks, H. R. 962. An act for the relief of Maria H. R. 3560. An act to provide for the relief was granted to: Louise Andreis; of certain members of the Army, Navy, and Mr. GENTRY (at ·the request of Mr. H. R. 1044. An act for the relief of Teresa Air Force, and for other purposes; Alice Townsend; H. R. 3853. An act for the relief of Guada• THOMAS) and to include extraneous H. R. 1155. An act for the relief of Solo lupe Zuniga ( also known as Benita Chapar matter. mon Wiesel; rao-Venegas or Guadalupe Acosta); Mr. SCHWENGEL (at the request of Mr. H. R. 1245. An act for the relief of Mari H. R. 8972. An act for the relief of An• MARTIN) and to include extraneous anne Anita Zelinka; thonius Marinus Kronenburg; matter. H. R. 1275. An act for the relief of Gennaro H. R. 4225. An a.ct authorizing the Admin Mr. McCORMACK and to include a letter Savarese; istrator of Veterans' Affairs to convey certain addressed to him as well as a memoran H. R. 1333. An act for the relief of Ebolya property of the United States to the city of dum which is a part thereof. Wolf; North Little Rock, Ark.; 11192 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE July 21 · H. R. 4245. ·An act· for- the relief of Mrs. latii:>n ·entitled "A-bill for·th~ relief of Mary 161. Concurrent resolution providing for the Esther Rodriguez ge Uribe; Viola Jones"; to the Committee on the Judi- · printing of the song "Pledge of Allegiance H. R. 4367. An act to provide for the dis ciary. to the Flag" as a House document; with , tribution of funds belonging to the members · 1013. A letter from the Commissioner, Im amendments (Rept. No. 1311). Ordered of the Creek Nation o! Indians, and for other migration and , Naturalization Service, to be printed. · purposes; , United States Department of Justice, trans Mr. BURLESON:· Committee on House Ad H. R. 4753. An aet to amend subsection mitting copies o_f orders granting the appli mlnistration. House Resolution 272. Resolu (e) (1) of section 13A of the Subversive cations for permanent residence filed by the tion to provide funds for 1;he expenses of Activities Control Act of 1950 to change from subjects, pursuant to section 4 of the Dis the investigation and study authorized by 2 years to 3 years the. standard contained ' placed Persons Act of 1948, as amended; to House Resolution 244; without amendment therein with respect to the past affiliations the Committee on the Judiciary. (Rept. No. 1312). Ordered to be printed. of individuals conducting the management Mr. BURLESON: Committee on House Ad of certain organizations; ministration. House Resolution 306. Reso- · H. R. 4894. An act to repeal certain laws re REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUB lµtion to provide funds for · the expenses of lating to timber and stone on the public the study and investigation authorized by . domain; LIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS House Resolution 262; without amendment H. R. 4904. An act to extend the Renegotia- . Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of (Rept. No. 1313). Ordered to be printed. tion Act of 1951 for 2 years; . committees were delivered to the Clerk Mr. BURLESON: Committee on House Ad H. R. 5046. A:ri act making appropriations for printing and reference to the proper ministration. House Resolution 810. Reso for the Departments of Labor, and ltealth, lution to authorize expenditure of certain Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, calendar, as fallows: funds for the expenses of the Special Com for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, and . Mr. McMILLAN: Committee on the District mittee To Investigate Tax-Jj:xempt Founda for other purposes; of Columbia. S. 1289. An act to establish a tions; without amendment (Rept. No. 1314). H. R. 5559. An act to extend for a period of Domestic Relations Branch in the Munici Ordered to be printed. 2 years the privilege of free importation of pal Court for the District of Columbia, and Mr. COLMER: Committee on Rules. House· gifts from members of the A:rmed Forces of for other puposes; with amendment (Rept. Resolution 311. Resolution for considera the United States on duty abroad; No. 1302). Referred to the Committee of the tion of H. R. 3383, a bill to authorize the H. R. 6059. An act relating to revisions of Whole House on the State of the Union. s·ecretary of the Interior to construct, oper the executive agreement concerning trade Mr. HOLMES: Committee on Ways and ate, and maintain the Colorado River storage and related matters entered into by the Pres-. Means. H. R. 4579. A bill to amend the Tar project and participating projects, and for 1dent of the United States and the President iff Act of 1930 to repeal the duty on crude other purposes; ·without amendment (Rept. of the Phi11ppines on July 4, 1946; silica; with amendment (Rept. No. 1303). No. 1332). Referred to the House Calendar. H. R. 6086. An act for-the relief of certain Referred to the Committee of the Whole Mr. MADDEN: Committee on Rules. House relatives of United States citizens or law Jiouse on the State of the Union. Resolution 312. Resolution for considera fully resident aliens: Mr. KARSTEN: Committee on Ways and tion of H. R. 5222, a bill to amend the Flam H. R. 6331. An act authorizing the Territory Means. H. R. 6299. A bill to amend the mable Fabrics Act to exempt from its ap- · of Hawaii, through its duly designated officers Tariff Act of 1930 as it relates to unmanu plication scarves which do not present an and boards, to negotiate a compromise agree-· factured mica and mica films and splittings; unusual hazard; without amendment (Rept. ment, exchange with, sell or lease to the own with amendment (Rept. No. 1304). Referred No. 1333). Referred to the House Calendar. ers of certain shorelands, certain tidelands, to the Committee of the Whole House on the · Mr. TRIMBLE: Committee on Rules. both in the Territory of Hawaii, and to make State of the Union. · House Resolution 313. Resolution for con-, covenants with such owners, in settlement of : Mr. LANE: Committee on the Judiciary. sideration of H. R. 4006, a bill to amend certain damage claims and for a .conveyance S. 10'(7. An act to provide for_ settlemen~ the Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of littoral rights; of claims for damages resulting from the Qf 1952 to provide that education and H. R. 6796. An act to provide for the con disaster which occurred at Texas City, Tex., training allowances paid to veterans pursu veyance to the city of Clarksburg, W. Va., of on April 16 and 17, 1947; with amendment ing institutional on-farm training shall. certain property which wa.s donated for use (Rept. No. 1305). Referred to the Committee not be reduced for 12 months after they in connection with a .veterans' hospital, and of the Whole House on the State of the have begun their training; without amend which is not being so used; and 1]nion. ment (Rept. No. 1334). Referred to the H. J. Res. 256. Joint resolution providing Mr. JENKINS: Committee on Ways and House Calendar. for an objective, thorough, and nationwide Means. H. R. 6886. A bill to amend the act · Mr. BROOKS of L~uisiana: Committee of analysis and reevaluation of the human and of October 19, 1949, entitled "An act to assist conference. H. R. 7000. A bi11 to provide for economic problems of mental 11lness, and for States in collecting sales and use taxes on strengthening of the Reserve forces, and for other purposes. cigarettes"; without amendment (Rept. No. other purposes (Rept. No. 1335). Ordered to The SPEAKER announced his signa 1306). Referred to the Committee of the be printed. ture to enrolled bills of the Se:hate of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Mt'. FALLON: Committee on Public Works. Mr. SADLAK: Committee on Ways and H. R. 7474. A bill to amend and supplement following titles: Means. H. R. 6999. A bill to amend sec the Federal ·Aid Road Act approved July 11, S. 350. An act for the relief of Siegfried tion 1321 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1916 (39 Stat. 355) ,· as amended and supple-· Rosenzweig; 1954; with amendment (Rept. No. 1307). mented, to authorize appropriations for con s. 614. An act to amend the Federal Prop Referred to the Committee of the Whole tinuing the construction of highways, and erty and Administrative Services Act of 1949, House on the State of the Union. for other purposes; without amendment as amended, to authorize the Administrator Mr. SIMPSON of Pennsylvania: Committee (Rept. No. 1336). Referred to the Committee of General Services to donate certain prop_. on Ways and Means. H. R. 7024. A bill to of the Whole House on the State of the erty to the American National Red Cross; and remove the manufacturers' excise tax from Union. s. 824. An act to authorize and direct the the sales of certain component parts for use · Mr. SPENCE: Committee on Banking and Secretary of the Interior to convey certain in other manufactured articles, and to con Currency. S. 1187. An act to amend sec lands erroneously conveyed to the United fine to entertainment-type equipment the tion 5221 of the Revised Statutes, relating States. tax on radio and television apparatus; with to voluntary liquidation of national banks; amendment (Rept. No. 1308). Referred to without amendment (Rept. No. 1337). Re ADJOURNMENT the Committee of the Whole House on the f.erred to the House Calendar. State of the Union. Mr. SPENCE: Committee on Banking and Mr. O'BRIEN of New York. Mr. . Mr. BURLESON: Committee on House Ad Currency. H. R. 6198. A bi11 to provide for Speaker, I move that the House do now ministration. House Joint Resolution 385. the sale of certain war housing projects to adjourn. Joint resolution authorizing the printing and the Housing. Authority of Beaver County, The motiop was agreed to; accordingly binding of a revised edition of Cannon's Pro Pa., for use in providing rental housing for (at 3 o'clock and 38 minutes p. m.> the cedure in the House of Representatives and persons of limited income; without amend House, pursuant to its previous order, providing that the same shall be subject to ment (Rept. No. 1338) . . Referred to the adjourned until Monday, July 25, 1955, copyright by the author; ~ithout amend; Committee of the Whole House on the State at 12 o'clock noon. · ment (Rept. No, 1309 )·, Ordered to be of the Union. printed. · Mr. SPENCE: Committee on Banking and Mr. BURLESON: Committee on House Ad Cµrrency, H. R. 619_9 . .A bill to amend the EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ministration. House Concurrent Resolution act of October 14, 1940, to authorize the sale ETC. 190. Concurrent resolution authorizing the of personal property held in .connection with "printing as a. House document of the manu housing under such act; without amendment Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive script entitled "The House of Representa (Rept. No. 1339). · Referred to the Commit comunications were taken from the tives": without ·amendment (Rept. No, tee of the Whole House on the State of the Speaker's table and rE:f e!red as follows: 1310). Ordered to be printed. . Union. J • • 1012. A letter from the Secretary · of· the ' Mr. BURLESON: Committee on House Ad':' . Mr ... SPENGE: . Commit_te.e on Banking and Arm,y, transmitting a draft of proposed legis- ministration. House Oonc_}lrrent Resolution Currency. H. R. 6298. A bill to amend sec- 1955 CONGRESSIONAL. RECORD - HOUSE 1U93 tion 601 (g) of the act entitled ·~n .act to Mr . .WALTER.; Committee on :the Judicl- H. R. 7529. A bill to change the name of expedite the provision of l_lquslng ~n coi:µiec• ary. H. R.1666. A blll for the rel.ief of Jose · the Federal Housing Administration; to the tion with national defense, and for other · Canencia-Castanedo; without amendment Committee on Banking and Curr.ency. · purposes," approved .October 14, ~940, · .~s · (Rept. No. 1322). Referred to the Commit• H. R. 7530. A bill relating to reduction in amended, to permit transfer of. war housing tee of the Whole House. personnel procedure and preference of vet- projects to the city of Moses Lake,·wash., and Mr. WALTER: Committee ..on the Judiciary. erans; to the Committee on Post omce and to other communities similarly situated; H. R. 1908. A bill for the relief of Chu Hai- Civil Service. without amendment (Rept. No. 1340). Re Chou; without amendment (Rept. No. 1323). H. R. 7531. A bill relating to appeals by vet ferred to the Committee of the Whole House Referred to the. Committee of the Whole . er.ans under section 14 of the Veterans' Pref on the State of the Union. House. erence Act of 1944; to the Committee on Mr. SPENCE: Committee on Banking and Miss THOMPSON .of Michigan: Committee Post Office and Civil Service. Currency. H .. n.. . 7073. A pill to authorize · on the Judiciary. H. R. 2054. A bill for the H. R. 7532. A pill to provide for a Federal the conveyance of certain war housing proj relief of Induk Pahk; without amendment Advisory Council of Health in the Executive ects to the city of Norfolk, Va.; without (Rept. No. 1324). Referred to the Com- Office of the · President in accord~nce with amendment (Rept. No. 1341). Referred to mittee of the Whole House. the. recommendations of the Commission on the Committee of the Whole House on the Mr. WALTER: Committee on the Judiciary. Organization of the Executive Branch of the State of the Union. H. R . 2072. A b1ll for the relief of Julian Government; to the Committee on Interstate Mr. SPENCE: Committee on Banking and· Nowakowski, or William · Nowak ·(Novak); and Foreign Commerce. Currency. H. R. 7244. A bill to provide for without amendment (Rept. No. 1325). Re- By Mr. HIESTAND: the striki~g of medals in commemoration of !erred to the Committee of the Whole House. H. R. 7533. A bill to establish a Joint Com- the 120th anniversary of the signing · of the Mr. FEIGHAN: Committee on the Judici- mittee on Foreign Intelligence; to the Com- Texas declaration of independence and the ary. H. R. 2079. A bill for the relief of In- mittee on Rules. ' battles of the Alamo, Goliad, and San Ja grid Liselotte · Poch; without amendment By Mr. HOLT: cinto in the year 1836; without amendment (Rept. No. 132o). Referred to the eom:. H. R. 7534. A bill to amend Veterans' Regu- (Rept. No. 1342). Referred to the Commit mittee of the Whole House. ' lation No. 1 (a) to provide that an aid and tee of the Whole House on the State of the Mr. WALTER: Committee on the Judiciary. attendance allowance of $200 per month Union. · H. R. 2796. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Kha- , shall be paid to triple and quadruple am · _Mr. SPENCE: Committ~e on Banking and toun Malkey Samuel; without amendment putees during periods in whi,ch they are not Currency. H. R. 7470. A bill to amend the (Rept. No. 1327). Referred to the Commit- hospitalized at Government expense; to the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended; tee of the Whole House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. without amendment (Rept. No. 1343). Re ·Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. KELLEY of Pennsylvania: ferred to the Committee of the Whole House H. R. 2897. A bill for the relief of Chung H. R. 7535. A bill to authorize Federal as- on the State of the Union. Paik Cha; with amen~ment (Rept. No. 1328). sistance to the States and local communities Referred to the Committee of the Whole 1n financing an expanded program of school House. · construction so as to eliminate the national REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PRI Mr. WALTER: Committee on the Judiciary. ' shortage of classrooms; to the Committee on H. R. 3265: A bill for the relief of Angela Education and Labor. VATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Stounis and Alkista Sfounis; with amend- By Mr. MACDONALD: ment (Rept. No. 1329). Referred to the H. R. 7536. A bill to amend the Communt- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports Committee of the Whole House. cations Act of 1934, as amended, so as to of committees were delivered to the Clerk Mr. FEIGHAN: Committee on the Judie!- require that certain vessels carrying passen for printing and reference to the proper . ary. H. R. 4612. A bill for the relief of gers for hire be fitted with radiotelephone . calendar, as follows: Vladimlr and Svatava Hosch!; with amend- installations; to the Committee on Inter Mr. DONOHUE: Committee on the Ju ment (Rept. No. 1330). Referred to the state and Foreign Commerce. diciary. H. R. 2729. A bill for the relief of Committee of the Whole House. By Mr. MATTHEWS: William Badinelli; without amendment · Mr. FEIGHAN: Committee on the Judici- H. R. 7537. '1- bill to establish the policy of (Rept. No. 1300). Referred to the Committee ary. H. R. 5908. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Congress with respect to public use of the of the Whole House. Johanna Eckles; without amendment (Rept. national forests and to provide for the de Mr. BOYLE: committee on the Judiciary. No. 1331). Referred to the committee of velopment and maintenance of facilities for H. R. 4321. A bill for the relfaf of C. J. Pob- · t~e· Whole House. public use; io the Committee on Agriculture. ojeski; with amendments (Rept. No. 1301). By Mr. McMILLAN: Referred to the Committee of the Whole · H. R. 7538. A bill to provide 5 longevity tn- ' creases for officers and members of the Metro House. PUBLIC BILLS AND RF.SOLUTIONS Mr. CHELF: Committee on.the Judiciary. politan Police force who have completed 28 H . R. 1162. A bill for the relief of Anakaleto Under clause 4 of rule XXII, public years of service, without regard to the grade · Maria de Oliveira or Joseph Oliveira or Ana- · bills and resolutions were introduced and in which such· service was rendered; to the cleto · Oliver; with amendment (Rept. No. severally referred as follows: Committee on the District of Columbia. 1315). Referred to the Committee of the By Mr. MULTER: By Mr. BARRETT: Whole House. H. R. 7539. A bill to permit ln certain cases' · Miss THOMPSON of Michigan: Commit H. R. 7523. A bill to provide that Mikveh minor children under 16 years of age who are tee on the Judiciary. H. R. 1193. A bill for Israel Cemetery, in Philadelphia, Pa., shall to be adopted in the United States to enter the relief of Dr. and Mrs. Ivan Pernar; with be a national shrine; to the Committee on the United States as nonquota immigrants; out amendment (Rept. No. 1316). Referred Interior and Insular Affairs. · to the Committee on the Judiciary. to the Committee of the Whole House. By Mrs. BLITCH: By Mr. PATMAN: Mr. CHELF: Committee on the Judiciary. H. R. 7524. A bill° to amend the Tariff Act H. R. 7540. A bill to provide for the sale of H. R. 1198. A bill for the relief of Kenneth of 1930 to reduce the rate of duty on Jute a Government-owned housing project to the K. w. Lau and Romana Say SOat Kheng, also yarn when used wholly in the manufacture city of Hooks, Tex.; to the Committee on known as Mrs. Anne Say Lau; without of backing for tufted rugs and carpets; to Banking and Currency. amendment (Rept. No. 1317}. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. SPENCE: the Committee of the Whole House. By Mr. BUCKLEY: H. R. 7541. A bill to increase the borrowing Mr. CHELF: Committee on the Judiciary. H. R. 7525. Pr b111 to amend section 8 of the power of _Commodity Credit Corporation; to H. R. 1319. A bill for the relief of Vasilios Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, the Committee on Banking and Currency. Liakopoulos; without amendment (Rept. as amended; to the Committee on Post Office By Mr. THOMPSON of Louisiana: No. 1318). Referred to the Committee of and Civil Service. H. R. 7542. A bill to amend and supple the Whole House. By Mr. BROYHILL: ment the Federal Aid Road Act approved · Mr.CHELF: Committee on the Judiciary. H. R. 7526. A bill to authorize the convey July 11, 1916 (39 Stat. 355), as amended and H . R. 1323. A b111 for the relief of Sister Ra ance of housing project to the city·of Alex supplemented, to authorize appropriations mona Marla (Ramona E. Tombo); without andria, Va.; to the Committee on Banking for continuing the construction of highways, amendment (Rept. No. 1319). Referred to and Currency. and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Committee of the Whole House. By Mr. CELLER: Public Works. Mr. FEIGHAN: Committee on the Ju H . R. 7527. A bill to provide for the acqui · By Mr. BENNETT of Florida: diciary. H. R. 1641. A bill for the relief of sition of sites and the construction of build H.J. Res. 396. Joint resolution to establish Mary Mancuso; without amendment (Rept. ings for a training school and for sector head a national motto of the United States; to the No. 1320). Referred to the Committee of quarters for the Immigration Border Patrol, · Committee on the Judiciary• . the Whole House. and for other purposes; to the Committee on. By Mr. BURDICK: Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary: the Judiciary. H.J. Res. 397. Joint resolution to establish H. R. 1657. A bill for the relief of Louis B. . By Mr. FREYLINGHUYSEN: a National Shrine Commission to select and Prus-Latkiewicz; without ~endment (Rept. H. R. 7528. A bill to establish a National procure a site and formulate plans for the No. 1321). Referred to the Committee of Library of Medicine; to the Committee on construction of a permanent Memorial the Whole House. House Administration. Building in memory of the Veterans of the CI--704 1.1194 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE July 21 Civil War; to the Committee on Public of Horseshoe Bend; to . the Committee on By Mr. HlF.STAND: Works. Interior and Insular Affairs. · ·H. R. 7644. A ·b111 for the relief of U.hachi Iino and Mrs. Shima Saito Iino; to the Com MEMORIALS . mltte~ on the Judiciary. PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 4 of.rule XXII, memorials BY, Mr. JACKSON: were presented and referred as follows: .Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private H. R. 7645. A bill for the relief of Mabel By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Legis b~lls and resolutions were introduced and Dorothy Hoffman ( or Clarke) ; to the Com lature of the State of Alabama memorializ severally referred as follows: mittee on the Judiciary. ing the President and the Congress of the By Mr. ANFUSO: By Mr. ZABLOCKI: United States requesting that H. R. 288 be H. R. 7543. A bill for the relief of Sansho H. R. 7546. A bill for the relief of Benedict enacted into law, relating to the creation Yamagata and his wife, Kouko Mikami Yam M. Kordus; to the Committee on the Judi of a military park at the site of the Battle agata; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ciary.
EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS
Rochambeau, Birthday Ceremonies beau Commission of my own State is an Hon. Robert Valeur, counselor of French example, these commissions are indeed Embassy: active. "M. Parmer, distinguished guests, ladies EXTENSION OF. REMARKS "It was exactly 1¾ centuries ago that and gentlemen, the French Ambassador, who OF 6,000 gallant French soldiers landed at New is in Paris, has asked me to express to you port, then one of the capitals of my State his sincere regret that he cannot be present HON. HARRY FLOOD BYRD of Rhode Island. They came in fulfillment today at this manifestation of Franco-Ameri OF VIRGINIA of France's pledge to help the struggling can friendship. United States achieve that "life, liberty, and "The French people are profoundly grateful IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES pursuit of happiness" for which our fore to the American people for. having preserved Thursday, July 21, 1955 fathers wer-Bdesperately fighting. The ar with such fidelity the souvenir of the assist- . rival of thes French troops gave a tremen ance France brought to the United States Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask dous impetus to the cause of George Wash at the time of its Revolution. unanimous c~msent to have printed in the ington and his beleaguered Continental "The French negotiators of the historic CONGRESSIONAL RECORD an account of Army. It was important to have brave and treaty of amity and alliance signed in 1778 the proceedings, including the state disciplined troops. It was equally important between the 2 countries did not seek nor ments made on the occasion of the first for them -to have an able leader. In this expect any rewards, but were fully conscious American Rochambeau birthday cere respect the little French Army was singu that they were laying a solid and lasting larly fortunate in being under the command foundation for . the relations between the 2 monies held at the Rochambeau statue of Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Count in Lafayette Park opposite the White Republics. Rochambeau, a wise and experienced soldier "Twenty-five years later, another memo House on July 1, 1955. who had worked his way up in combat to rable date was carved on the monument of There being no objection, the state the rank of major general. French-American friendship. It was when, ments were ordered to be printed in the "Rochambeau has fought for his beloved on Easter Monday; April 10, 1803, Napoleon REcoRo, as follows: France most of his 55 years. He possessed decided to sell to the United States the whole . those qualities of personal bravery and of Territory of Louisiana. Mr. Charles Parmer, general chairman, tempered wisdom, of concern for his men Interstate Rochambeau Commission of the and of unfailing singlemindedness in the "Regretful ·as the French were to abandon United States (speaking in French, for Voice attainment of his military objective, which a territory the immense value of which they · of America broadcast to France) : are necessary in any 'top, military leader. fully· realized, they were looking to the fu "I take this occasion to reaffirm the debt "Although he was a great professional sol ture, convinced as they were, in the words of gratitude we have contracted toward dier, he was also a great man, willing to of. Barbe-Marbois, the French negotiator, France, at the hour when our fate was at subordinate himself to the civilian soldier, "that it was in the interest of the whole world stake. At a time when we were weak, poor, George Washington. In this connection, he to favor the growth in power and size of the without friends or support, she was our first presented to Washington a marshal's baton United States." This sentiment, expressed and only ally, putting at our disposal not in behalf of the King of France, in order several times by Napoleon, was reflected in only :q.er material resources, but also the wis that his relationship with George Washing the remarks of Livingston, the American dom, the experience, and the very life or' ton might more nearly conform with mili Plenipotentiary, on signing the treaty: the best of her s,ons." tary custom. "'We have lived long and this is the most Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter "Rochambeau was enough of a diplomat beautiful day in our lives. From this da·y on, of President Theodore Roosevelt who dedi to be able to channel and profitably use the the United States will rank among the first cated the Rochambeau statue in 1902, laid ebullient · energies of Lafayette. He was class powers. Thus, if new wars cannot be a 'wreath o.f flowers gathered from the Mount enough of a po~itician to be able to leave avoided, France will find sometime in the Vernon gardens-where Rochambeau was a Newport with his 6,000 troops at the end New World a powerful friend, growing from guest when en route with Washington to of a winter even so well respected as when year to year, who will inevitably become pow Yorktown In September 1781. e.rful and respected upon all the seas of the he arrived. And, most important of all, he world.' · The Honorable HARRY FLOOD BYRD, United was enough of · a soldier to be able to play States Senator, Virginia, placed a wreath of a fully equal role with General Washington "No prophecy could have been more true. · Virginia flowers at th·e Rochambeau statue in· securing the defeat of the British at The 'infant' of 1778' has become a giant and · in the name of the people of the United Yorktown. In fact, when Cornwallis and a.mighty friend. This mighty friend came in States. He said: the British surrendered there, they did so our days to the assistance of France in the "I place these flowers in honor of France, equally to the French and American gen First World War and insure the liberation our first ally, and her great General Rocham erals, Rocham~eau and Washington. of our country at the end of the second. beau,' who with his valiant French soldiers . "Thus, it is· that· the debt of gratitude The situation of France has changed; but . played an important role in aiding Washing owed by the United States to France and to the friendship has endured. Today as 175 ton to achieve our independence as a Rochambeau and his gallant army is indeed years ago, it does rest and will continue to nation." p_rofound. Without French aid, the cause r.est, on the principle so clearly and so sim The Honorable THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN, of American independence might well have ply enunciated, by the negotiators of the United States Senator, Rhode Island, placed failed. As a citizen of Rhode Island, in treaty of 1778: 'real good will,' and. 'mani 13 blossoms from the Mount Vernon gar the Senate of the Un,ited States, I am glaci fest interest.• " dens (red, white, and blue) in honor of the to be here now to honor General Rocham Hon. C. Burke Elbrick, Deputy Assistant Original Thirteen States. He said: beau and the country which sent him to our Secretary of State, spoke for the United "Mr. Chairman, distinguished guests, la aid, by laying these symbolic flowers at the States. He said: dies, and gentlemen, in opening may I offer foot of his statue." "Mr. Parmer; Members of the Congress of a. word of praise to you, Mr. Parmer, who Maj. Gen. Charles R. Landon, USAF (re the United States; M. Valeur, Counselor .of have done so much to bring to our minds tired), military chairman of the Interstate the French Embassy; Ladies and Gentlemen: an awareness of the debt we owe to General Rochambeau Commission, read General "It ls an honor for me to represent the Rochambeau. He has been responsible for Washington's orders, issued October 20, 1781, Department of State at this ceremony com the organization of Rochambeau commis commending the :figp.ting roles of General memorating the 230th anniversary of the sions in all the States through which Gen Rochambeau, individual French officers, and birth of that great soldier and marshal of eral Rochambeau and the French marched his entire army, for their valiant aid in the France, Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, on their way to Yorktown. If the Rocham- Yorktown Battle. · Comte de Rochambeau.