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1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 5243 The following-named (Naval Reserve Of­ The following-named (civilian college James Morgan Barrett, Jr. ficers' Training Corps) to be ensigns in the graduates) to the grades indicated in the William Samuel Black Navy in lieu of ensigns in the Navy, as pre­ Dental Corps in the Navy: Robert Cornelius Branham Robert Marshall Brockway viously nominated and confirmed, to correct LIEUTENANT names: Richard Bryant Brooks George E. Yancey John Henry Byrd, Jr. !Bert J. Mallinger Paul T . Armitstead LIEUTENANT (JUNIOR GRADE) Robert Alfred Carlston Earl L. DeWispelaere Frederic M. Phillps Edward C. Penick William Howard Clark, Jr. Robert LeR. Foster Roland H. Watson Charles Russell Conley Andrews E. Groves Robert L. Wessman The following-named (civilian college Daniel Mathew Conway Edwin F. Kellermann graduat es) to be lieutenants (junior grade) John David Costello The following-named (Naval Reserve Of· in the Dental Corps in the Navy in lieu of R ichard Scott 'Creter ficers' Training Corps) to be ensigns in the lieutenants in the Dental Corps in the Navy, Peter J ames DeLaat, Jr. Navy in lieu of ensigns in the Supply Corps as previously nominated and confirmed: Bruce Warren Dewing in the Navy, as previously nominated and William A. Monroe, Jr. John George Drews confirmed: Merlin E. Naylor Francis Chalmers Duvall, Jr. Mebus Bartling Daniel "M" Jones William A. Peterson Calvin Buddy Early Daniel T. Davis Thornton McK. Long The following-named to be ensigns ln the Herbert William Eley Jack R. Fuller Millard M. Parker Nurse Corps in the Navy.: John Frederick Ellis Charles Russell Fink The following-named (Naval Reserve Of­ Helen M. Bartanen Viola J. Parker John Ireland Finn ficers' Training Corps} to be ensigns in the Rachel A. Fine Ann B. Strank David Matt hew Glancy Sup ply Corps in the Navy in lieu of ensigns Elizabeth J. Force Mary A. L. Watkins William John Glass in t h e Navy, as previously nominated and Eloise J. Freeman Clarence Richard Gillett confirmed: The following-named (civilian college Robert Vernon Hackney Donald C. Agnew Theodore A. Johnston graduates) for permanent appointment to Melvin Ward Hallock Charles T. Baglow David R. Lambert the grade of second lieutenant in the Marine John Robert Leo Hihn Townsend E. Blan- Richard F. Mills Corps: Robert Shepard Inglis, Jr. chard William R. Niesen Henry C. Bergmann John S. Gray John Kenneth Irish, Jr. Jerrel T. Doyle William L. Noel Leon D. Carr William D. Kearney Patrick Michael Jacobsen John E. Enander Henry M. Poss William D. Clingem- Gary E. Pittman Edmond Janczyk Ken neth F. Farmer Robert Z. Rose peel George H. Ripley Charles Edward Jurgelewicz .John J. Fuller II Louis T. Sovey, Jr. John L. Cobb John F. Roche ill Ronald Keith Kaijala Richard A. Holmes Willard L. VanErt Edwin H. Ewing John A. Scott James Riordan Kelly Henry V. Ingram Richard D. Warren Thomas S. Felvey David R. White Ralph Sabin Kelley, Jr. David D. Johnson · The following-named om.cers to the grade Vincent Ettorie Keyes Van A. Silver (Naval Reserve Officers' indicated in the line (Aviation) in the Navy: Gerald Oliver Lesperance David Joy -Linde Training Corps) to be ensign in the Civil ENSIGNS Engineer Corps in the Navy. Olin Arnold Lively Thor· H. Andersen (Naval Reserve Offt.cers' Richard B. Campbell John Frank Lobkovich Training Corps} to be ensign in the Civil En­ Jerome K. Walterskirchen Frederick Milton Long gineer Corps in lieu of ensign in the Navy, The following-named om.cers to the grade Robert Samuel Lucas as Herbert Gorden Lyons indicated in the Civil Engineer Corps in previously nominated and confirmed, and to Paul Joseph Masley correct name. the Navy: William Grady McCauley The following-named (Naval Reserve Of­ LIEUTENANTS (JUNIOR GRADE) David Chester McClary ficers• Training Corps) to the ensigns in the Norman J. Magneson David Foreman Mcintosh, Jr. Civil Engineer Corps in the Navy in lieu of William E. Nims Robert Gerald Moore ensigns in the Navy, as previously nominated The following-named om.cer to the grade Peter Alvin Morrill and confirmed: indicated in the Nurse Corps in the Navy: James Stephen Murphy Ivy H. Atkins, Jr. Roger L. Cason John Todd Murphy, Jr. Walter S. Bortko Richard D. Coughlin LIEUTENANT (JUNIOR GRADE) James Joseph O'Connor, Jr. Neal F. Current Malcolm T. Mooney Mary V. Gearing G len Nelson Parsons Warren H. Dillenbeck Thomas H. Nielsen The following-named officer to be lieuten­ Robert Dale Peters Joseph C. Dodd John E. Omer ant in the Nurse Corps in the Navy in lieu Robert Turner Platt, Jr. Richard M. Dufour Robert F. Osborne of lieutenant commander in the Nurse Corps Donald Guy Ross John M. Guernsey William Scott, Jr. in the Navy, as previously nominated and Carlton Eugene Russell Robert R. Jay Edward F. Sullivan confirmed: Leon Duane Santman Richard Shea William G. Lillis Lowell T. Thorpe Reinelda E. Vickey Richard M. Longmire Dan S. Tucker Gilbert Parker Sherburne William B. McMillin, David C. Zimmerman The following-named om.cer of the Marine Joseph Norbert Shrader Jr. Corps for permanent appointment to the Robert Blake Sims grade of captain for limited duty: John Carrol Spracklin The -following-named (Naval Reserve Of· Samuel F. Leader Joseph Stech ficers' Training Corps) to be ensigns in the John Datesman Steinbacher Medical Service Corps in the Navy: · George Edward Stickle, Jr. John A. Baldwin, Jr CONFIRMATIONS Edward Gustav Taylor Roy P. Roman Milan A ved Telian Earle R. Walwick Executive nominations confirmed by Donald Charles Thompson Tl)e following-named (Naval Reserve Of­ the Senate May 15 (legislative day of J ames Edward Thompson ficers' Training Corps) to be ensigns in the May 12), 1952: Willie Wade Thurmond, Jr. Medical Service Corps in the Navy in lieu of Eugene Gerald Verrett FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS CoMMISSION Siegurd Ernst Waldheim ensign in the Navy, as previously nominated Rosel H. Hyde, of Idaho, to be a member and con firmed: Donald Gilbert Wolf of the Federal Communications Commission Kenneth Gustave Wiman Martin Colodzin for a term of 7 years from July 1, 1952. Frederick J. Orrik COAST GUARD •• ..... •• Alfred R. Pursell To be lieutenants The following-named (Naval Reserve Of.. fl.cers' Training Corps) to be second lieuten­ Carroll T. Newman HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ants in the Marine Corps: Raymond G. Fisher Walton D. Alley THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1952 Barry P. Barnes To be lieutenants (junior grade) Melvin E. Dell The House met at 11 o'clock a. m. Bobby R. Hall Walter B. Alvey Rev. Father Paul C. O'Connor, S. J .• The following-named (civilian colleg• Preston M. Bannister, Jr. John C. Dowling Hooper Bay, Alaska, offered the follow­ graduates) to be lieutenants (junior grade) ing prayer: in t h e Chaplain Corps 1n the Navy: To be ensfgm Edson E. Campbell William Albert Adler Almighty and eternal God, look down St acy L. Roberts, Jr. Raymond Herman Baetsen, Jr. with favor upon our country and upon 5244 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 15. our legislators. We look to You knowing H. R. 3830. An act to authorize the con­ specting the U.S. S. Joseph P. Kennedy, that without Your help our strongest struction and equipment of a geomagnetic Jr., a Navy destrcyer, our colleague, the efforts will end in utter frustration. station for the Department of Commerce; gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. H. R. 4199. An act to authorize the trans­ Give our rulers that discernment needed fer of certain lands of the Blue Ridge Park­ KENNEDY] was injured. to untangle the bewildering web of so way from the jurisdiction of the Secretary I ask unanimous consent that he be many national and international issues. of the Interior to the jurisdiction of the given an indefinite leave of absence. Let this enlightment be followed by a Secretary of Agriculture; The SPEAKER. Is there objection to determination to carry a just purpose to H. R. 4:i20. An act for the relief of Hazel the request of the gentleman from a godly conclusion no matter what be Sau Fong Hee; Massachusetts? the cost. Through Cnrist our Lord. H. R. 4337. An act to authorize. certain There was no objection. Amen. · land and other property transactions; H. R. 4397. An act for the relief of Minglan The Journal of the proceedings of yes­ Hammerlind; VETERANS LEGISLATION terday was read and approved. H. R. 4535. An act for the relief of Nigel C. S. Salter-Mathieson; Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Speaker, I ask H. R. 4764. An act granting the consent and unanimous consent that I may have un­ MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT approval of Congress to the participation of til midnight Friday, May 16, to file a re­ certain Provinces of the Dominion of Canada A message in writing from the Presi­ port from the Committee on Veterans' in the Northeastern Interstate Forest Fire Affairs on H. R. 7656. dent of the United States was communi­ Protection Compact, and for other purposes; The SPEAKER. Is there objection to cated to the House by Mr. Miller, one H. R. 4772. An act for the relief of Patricia the request of the gentleman from Mis­ of his secretaries, who also informed the Ann Harris; sissippi? House that on the following dates the H. R. 4788. An act for the relief of Yoko Takeuchi; There was no objection. President approved and signed bills of H. R. 4911. An act for the relief of Liese­ the House of the following titles: lotte Maria Kuebler; On May 7, 1952: H. R. 5187. An act for the relief of Rodney OLYMPIC WEEK H. R. 3540. An act to provide for boundary Drew Lawrence; Mr. CELLER. Mr. Speaker, having adjustments of the Badlands National Mon­ H. R. 5437. An act for the relief of Motoko ument, in the State of South Dakota, and Sakurada; arranged. with the minority side and oth­ for other purposes. H. R. 5590. An act for the relief of Marc ers interested, I ask unanimous consent On May 8, 1952: Stefen Alexenko; for the immediate consideration of H. R. 1969. An act for the relief of Mrs. H. R. 5652. An act to authorize the con­ House Joint Resolution 445, authoriz­ Edith Abrahamovic; struction of a dam and dike to prevent the ing the President of the United States to H. R. 2355. An act for the relief of Nobuko :flow of tidal waters into North Slough, Coos proclaim the 7-day period beginning May Hiramoto; County, Oreg.; 18, 1952, as Olympic Week._ H. R. 5609. An act to amenct section 1716 H. R. 6055. An act for the relief of Anne de of title 18, United States Code, to permit the Baillet-Latour; The Clerk read the title of the House transmission Of poisons in the mails to per­ H. R. 6088. An act for the relief of Hisako joint resolution. sons or concerns having scientific use there­ Suzuki; The SPEAKER. Is there objection to for, and for other purposes; H. R. 6172. An act for the relief of Manami the request of the gentleman from New H. R. 5698. An act to amend the act of Tago; and York? September 25, 1950, so as to provide that the H. R. 6561. An act for the relief of Monika There was no objection. liability of the town of Mills, Wyo., to Waltraud Fecht. furnish sewerage service under such act shall The Clerk read the House joint reso­ not extend to future construction by the lution, as follows: United States; MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Whereas the XVth Olympic games of the H. R. 5922. An act for the relief of Karin modern era will be held at Helsinki, Finland, Riccardo; A message from the Senate, by Mr. from July 19 through August 3, 1952; and H. R. 5931. An act for the relief of Holly Landers, its enrolling clerk, announced Whereas these games will afford an oppor­ Prindle Goodman; that the Senate agrees to the amendment tunity of bringing together young men and H. R. 6101. An act to extend the provisions of the House to a bill of the Senate of the young women, representing more than 70 of the Federal Credit Union Act, as amended, following title: nations, of many races, creeds, and stations to the Virgin Islands; and in life and possessing various habits and H. R. 6805. An act to increase the salary S. 2322. An act prohibiting the manufac· - customs, all bound by the universal appeal of of the Administrator of Rent Control for the ture or use of the character "Smokey Bear" friendly athletic competition, governed by District of Columbia. by unauthorized persons. rules of sportsmanship dedicated to the prin­ On May 9, 1952: The message also announced that the ciple that the important thing is for each H. R. 3136. An act for the relief of May and every participant to do his very best to Quan Wong (also known as Quan Shee Senate disagrees to the amendments of win in a manner that will reflect credit upon Wong); the House to the bill

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•; ... 5254 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 15 Congress, as amended, submit the following are of the opinion that it was not the in­ combat pay. The Senate bill did contain statement in explanation of the effect of the tention of the Career Compensation Act to such a provision, but I want to call your action agreed upon by the conferees and eliminate credit for this type of service which attention to the fact that the provision recommended in the accompanying confer­ prior to the Career Compensation Act had with reference to combat pay was not ence report: been creditable for retirement-pay purposes. The original House bill would have pro­ Thus, the conferees agreed to language con­ reported by the Senate Committee on Vided a 10-percent increase in basic pay for tained in the amendment permitting this Armed Services, but was added by an all active-duty and retired personnel of the service to be credited in computing retired amendment on the :floor of the Senate. uniformed services and a 10-percent increase pay. Coast Guard personnel would be bene­ The question of combat pay is most tech­ in all allowances. fited, by assimilation, in the same manner nical; it is a most difficult thing to ad­ The Senate amendment reduced the in· as Naval perscnnel. minister. The House committee has crease in basic pay to 3 percent for active­ The House bill contained no provision with never had any hearings on the question respect to combat pay for men who had duty personnel, but provided substantial in­ of combat pay, and I think that if you creases in subsistence allowances for all per• served or are now serving 1n Korea. The sonnel entitled to such allowances, and, in Senate amendment contained a provision will take the conference report and turn addition, provided increased quarters allow­ which would have provided $45 per month to page 5, the last two paragraphs there, ances for personnel with dependents, varying for all combat personnel who had served or you will agree that this is not the place according to the number of dependents. Re­ are now serving in Korea. for combat pay. I think you will find tired personnel under the Senate amendment In view of the fact that the House Com­ that the chairman of the committee and would have received a 3-percent increase in mittee on Armed Services has not had an the conferees are pretty fairly committed retired pay but only if such personnel quail· opportunity to conduct hearings on this im­ holding hearings and considering the portant measure, which is highly technical to fled for retired pay under the Career Com• I pensation Act of 1949. in nature, the conferees agreed to the elim­ question of combat pay. think the con­ The cost of the House bill for the fiscal year ination of these provisions of the Senate ferees have done a good job. I think the 1953 would have amounted to $850,000,000. amendment. Such action on the part of the other members of the conference com­ The cost of the Senate amendment amounted conferees does not reflect disapproval of the mittee will agree. My friend from Mis­ t.o $470,000,000. The amendment agreed to principle of combat pay but instead should souri; the ranking Member on the Re­ by the managers will result in an expendi­ be interpreted as a. desire on the part of the publican side, I know feels that maybe ture of $484,000,000 for the fiscal year 1953. House conferees to give full and adequate we did a little better job in conference Thus the amendment agreed to by the man­ study to this highly complicated matter. agers represents a decrease of $366,000,000 Any provision dealing with combat pay must than we did in committee. The gentle­ from the original House bill. be given careful and· thorough analysis. It man would not deny that, would he? Under the amendment contained in the is anticipated that hearings will be con­ · Mr. SHORT. I merely want to say conference report, all members of the uni­ ducted by the House Committee on Armed this to the gentleman: I think the Senate formed services will receive a 4-percent in­ Services on a measure to provide additional bill was a better bill than the one we crease in basic pay, including retired per­ benefits for service personnel who have passed here in the House, and the com­ sonnel, regardless of the law under which served or are now serving or will serve in promise we reached is a better bill be­ such personnel may · have been retired. In Korea. It should be noted that the combat­ cause we did not take up the very con­ addition, all active-duty personnel entitled pay provisions of the Senate amendment to a quarters allowance will be granted an were added as a floor amendment. troversial and difficult question of com­ increase of approximately 14 percent in such The managers wish to call to the atten­ bat pay. That has no place whatever in allowance, including enlisted personnel en­ tion of the Department of Defense the re­ this particular piece of legislation. The titled to the benefits of the Dependents As· jection of that part of the Senate amend­ Senate was agreeable to postponing con­ sistance Act. Likewise, subsistence allow­ ment which would have provided an addi­ sideration of combat pay for special con­ ances for all personnel entitled to such allow­ tional ~1 0 per month for officers with more sideration. The House conferees were ances will be increased by 14 percent. than two dependents. The managers are rather adamant at first in holding out Both the House bill and the Senate amend­ of the opinion that greater consideration for an increase of 5 percent in base pay ment provided an increase for cadets and should be given to the early release of Re­ midshipmen at the Academies as well as an serve officers, particularly junior officers, and 10-percent increase for subsistence increase for aviation cadets. The amend­ wit h three or. more dependents, who h ave and allowances, but after more thorough ment agreed to in the conference report also applied or may apply for such release. Like­ discussion and consideration we finally pro"vides for an increase in the pay of such wise, this same consideration should be yielded to the Senate's position and made personnel but limits it to the 4-percent given to any plans now contemplated for it 4 and 14. increase applicable to all other personnel. the recall of Reserve officers to active duty. Mr. KILDAY. I would not agree with The Senate amendment also provided for CARL VINSON, the gentleman from Missouri that the increasing the pay of enrollees of the United OVERTON BROOKS, Senate bill was better than the House States Maritime Service on active adminis­ PAUL J. KILDAY, trative duty. Since such members of the DEWEY SHORT, bill, but I think the bill which has come United States Maritime Service have in the LESLIE C. ARENDS, from the conference is the type of bill past received the pay and allowances in their Manager$ on the Part of the House. we should adopt. respective ranks, grades, and ratings as have Mr. SHORT. I think the conference been provided for personnel of the Coast report is a better bill than either the Guard with similar ranks, grades, and ratings, Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Speaker, I yield the House managers agreed to that part of myself 10 minutes. House or the Senate bill, and we have no the Senate amendment dealing with such Mr. Speaker, the conferen9e report is objection on this side to the conference persons, which removes any doubt as to their quite simple. The House bill granted a report. inclusion. There are approximately 480 per­ 10-percent increase in base pay and a 10- Mr. BAILEY. Mr. Speaker, will the sons involved at a cost not to exceed $121,000 percent increase in allowances. The gentleman yield? per year. Prior pay increases for service per­ l\.fr. KILDAY. I yield to the gentle­ sonnel have been made applicable to this Senate bill granted an increase of 3 per­ service. .. cent in base pay and varying amounts in man from West Virginia. The Senate amendment also contained allowances. As one of the conferees I Mr. BAILEY. May I inquire of the language which would have restored the certainly objected to the varying distinguished gentleman from Texas if right to count midshipman service in the amounts in allowances, because we have his conference committee worked out case of those retired members of the Navy never granted allowances on the basis of anything in the way of increasing allGw­ who were appointed as midshipmen to the the number of dependents. ances for cadets in the Military Academy United States Naval Academy prior to March The bill that we have brought back and the midshipmen in the Naval Acad­ 4, 1913. Prior to the enactment of the Ca­ emy. reer Compensation Act of 1949 service at the from conference grants a 4-percent in­ Military and Naval Academies was permitted crease in base pay and 14 percent in al­ Mr. KILDAY. The pay of cadets and to be used as a multiplier in computing lowances. 'lb.at means that whereas the midshipmen was increased 4 percent, but years of service for retirement pay purposes. House bill cost $850,000,000 and the Sen­ we did not give them the 14 percent. We This was applicable, however, only to men ate bill would have cost $470,000,000 for gave them 4 percent. We also went back who had entered the Military Academy prior fiscal 1953, this bill will cost $484,000,000, and corrected an oversight which we bad to August 24, 1912, and to men who had or a total net saving under the House bill in the 1949 law with reference to credit entered as m.idshiomen at the United States for retired men of the Academies. The Naval Academy prior to March 4, 1913. A of $366,000,000. When you grant 14 per­ decision of the Comptroller General prop­ cent in allowances you are probably giv­ Comptroller General had held that they erly construed the Career Compensation Act ing much the greater increase to those were not entitled to such credit, under as making inapplicable, for computing "ac­ people who do have dependents and who the 1949 law, even though they had been tive service," service at the academies for the need it the most. The House bill did not entitled to it prior to October 1, 1949. years in question. However, the managers contain any provision with reference to But I want to point out specifically that 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD_:_ HOUSE 5255 they had to enter the Academy not later principle of paying extra pay for haz­ Mr. VAN ZANDT. Does the gentle­ than 1912 in the case of the Army, and ardous duty, we certainly ought not to man understand that we now have a 1913 in the case of the Navy, or they do overlook the doughboy and the ground commitment that the House Armed not get that credit for retirement-pay troops which are carrying the load over Services· Committee will take up the purposes. there and taking so much of the punish­ extra hazard pay bill for the infantry­ Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the ment. men? gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. BROOKS]. Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Speaker, will the Mr. BROOKS. I certainly think so Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, I signed gentleman yield? and furthermore I think the report is a the conference report along with the Mr. BROOKS. I yield. commitment in itself. That is the rea­ other conferees. I think the conference Mr. KILDAY. As I understand the son I went along with the report, be­ report is a good one, and we should stand gentleman's position, he has no objec­ cause, in my judgment, it holds of the behind the bill. I think the House yield­ tions to the conference report, and I hope of doing something for those men ed far enough in its agreement to reduce believe he agrees with the provision of who are fighting in Korea who ought to the pay raise to the members of the the conference report permitting the be paid the same rate of pay as the Armed Forces.which we had already ap­ committees of both the House and the others are being paid for extra hazard proved in the House version of the bill. Senate to take up the combat-pay mat­ duty. My objection to the conference report ter for consideration. Mr. VAN ZANDT. Then the gentle­ is that we do not include title II; that is, Mr. BROOKS. It is a good report, and man understands that before this ses­ combat pay. I initially objected to the I am for it. I endorse the report, and at sion of the Congress adjourns, we will conference report because I think we the same time I am making this appeal have on this floor the hazard pay bill for have an obligation to include comtat for the hazard-duty pay. infantrymen. pay in this bill. It is true the Senate. Mr. Kil.DAY. As I understand, the Mr. BROOKS. I am not the chair­ provision perhaps did not have the study gentleman has a bill pending before our man, and I cannot say that, but insofar that could have been given in advance committee with reference to this com­ as my vote is concerned, I will-yes, you to this question of combat pay, but in bat pay, and he is perfectly willing for have that understanding with me. the period of time since the passage of the conference report to be adopted in Mr. LECOMPTE. Mr. Speaker, will the House and the Senate bill and this view of that commitment. the gentlemen yield? hour we could have given ample time to Mr. BROOKS. I want the conference Mr. BROOKS. I yield. study it. report to be adopted because I am very Mr. LECOMPTE. Is this bill retro­ I think it is creating a very bad morale strong in support of the conference re­ active to a previous date under the con­ situation overseas to leave the ground port. I would like to hear you and our ference report? troops out of consideration. We pay the distinguished chairman, the gentleman Mr. BROOKS. You mean the pay? men in the submarines extra pay be­ f ram Georgia, tell us when we are going Mr. LECOMPTE. Yes. cause of extra hazard. We pay the to take up the extra-hazard duty pay bill? Mr. BROOKS. The provisions of this deep-sea demolition men extra pay be­ Mr. KILDAY. Of course, I cannot act provide that it shall be effective on cause of the extra hazard. We pay the bind the gentleman from Georgia, but I the first day of the month in which this paratroopers extra pay because of the would be very glad to yield to him or act is enacted. extra hazard. We pay the men who fly the gentleman from Louisiana can yield Mr. KILDAY. If the Senate amend­ over there extra pay because of the ex­ to him for his comments with reference ment is agreed to according to the con­ tra hazard. But when it comes to the to this matter. ference report and if the bill is signed ground men in the infantry division that Mr. BROOKS. I yield to the gentle­ by the President in May it will become are taking the brunt of the fighting over man from Georgia to tell us when he is effective on May 1. there, we do not make any provision going to take that up. . Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the whatsoever to take care of them with Mr. VINSON. Of course, Mr. Speak­ gentieman from Arizona [Mr. MURDOCK]. hazard pay. In other words, we take Mr. MURDOCK. Mr. Speaker, I ask care of everyone except those who push er, there are a great many bills relating the plow and do the heavy work. The to combat pay pending before the Com­ unanimous consent to proceed out of casualties over there shaw that out of mittee on Armed Services. And, of order. 108,000 men in Korea that are casualties, course, the committee tries to provide an The SPEAKER. Is there objection to more than 100,000 have been from the opportunity to hear all of the bills at the request of the gentleman from Ari­ ground troops. Yet, we pay men in the the earliest possible date. I am hoping zona? submarines, and I make no objection to that this question can be reached, at There was no objection. that-we pay "hazard-duty pay" over least before we adjourn, and that some Mr. MURDOCK. Mr. Speaker, I lis­ there for the risk that they run, and definite program with reference to this tened to the last two speakers with great yet we have not lost one single sub­ matter can be worked out. interest. I shall vote for this conference marine, and not one single man on a. Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, I have report and I hope it is adopted unani­ submarine lost since Korea. I think it had conferences with representatives mously, and then later amended by the is high time that we, in the Congress, from the Department of the Army. I legislation indicated. gave some thought to a more equitable had some doubts and some misgivings at Mr. Speaker, I trust that because I did distribution of hazard pay. If we are first as to whether or not you could apply not speak on the rule day ·before yester­ going to proceed to support the principle the terms of the Senate amendment to day, concerning the Puerto Rico Consti­ of hazard pay-we have already be­ combat pay. These men from the De­ tution, that no one will regard it as lack gun that-we did it in World War II partment of the Army a~sure me that it of interest on my part for this legisla­ when we issued combat infantry badges can be easily applied, even as written, tion. Expecting to take charge of the because the hazard of the infantrymen and it would not have cost a prohibitive bill on the adoption of the rule, I was was so great, we increase the pay. But, amount of money. They said it would reserving my comment for the bill itself. at the end of World War II, the increased accomplish a great deal so far as morale While I expected some to criticize cer­ pay was revoked. We are now paying building is concerned over there to take tain provisions of the proposed consti­ extra duty pay to airmen, and Navy men care of the ground troops, as we have tution, I did not, last Tuesday, nor do I in submarines, and deep-sea demolition taken care of the submarine men and today, expect that criticism will go so men, paratroopers, and people of that the fliers. I think we should have pro­ far as to block the adoption of this rule. character, but we are not making any ceeded to do the job. If we are going to I urge my colleagues to vote for this rule effort to pay extra hazard pay to the put them out in the mud and slime and and give the friends of the new consti­ men who are bearing the full brunt of the dirt in the fox holes, and let them get tution an opportunity to present their fighting over there in Korea, and who shot to pieces, we ought at least to pay case. are suffering the casualties. When your them at the same rate of pay as those I want to repeat a statement that we casualties run at the rate of over 100,000 who are in less hazardous and less ex­ have heard frequently in these latter for the ground troops and five or six posed positions. days that the eyes of the whole world thousand for all of the others, you can Mr. VAN ZANDT. Mr. Speaker, will are upon Congress in our decisions and see yourself where the danger is. I say the gentleman yield? action upon this important matter. again, i! we are going to proceed on the Mr. BROOKS. I yield. Especially are the communistic nations 5256 CONGRESSIONAL · RECORD - HOUSE May 15 watching in this case and more espe­ I congratulate the committee on its con­ At that time I stated that the real in­ cially is the Latin-American world ference report and will vote for it. crease needed at this time was in the watching with intense concern what we Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Speaker, I yield allowances for subsistence and quarters do here today. such time as he may desire to the gen­ of married enlisted men. There has always been a vital inter­ tleman from Iowa [Mr. GRossJ. This bill does provide for a 14 percent change of governmental ideals between Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, this con­ increase in the allowances for enlisted our great Republic and the republics to ference report provides better legislation personnel for both subsistence and quar­ the south of us, from the Rio Grande to than the measure previously approved ters. Cape Horn, and now this island gem in by the House, but it is still not good leg­ This bill does not fit all of my think­ the tropical Atlantic, which we took islation for the reason that the highest ing as to what should have been done for from Spain a half century ago, will cer­ percentage of the increased compensa­ the enlisted men. I felt at that time tainly be regarded by all Latin America tion goes to those in the brass-hat that there should have been a graded as a test of our faith in democracy and brackets. increase plan by percentages. This a proving ground on this continent f6r Is it too much to expect that Con­ would have made possible the largest our Jeffersonian professions. I beg you, gress will one day enact pay legislation percent of increase in the enlisted gentlemen, to adopt the rule when it for the military that will provide some· brackets where the increase was needed comes to a vote presently so that the thing more than crumbs for enlisted most. As long as we continue to draft constitution may be more adequately ex­ men and their families and low-ranking men we are going to have to make some p_ained. Let it not be said that they officers and their families instead of giv­ provision for the families of married en­ as:ked for bread and we gave them a ing whole slices from the loaf to the listed personnel. stone. high-ranking officers-those who need it There is no doubt that this bill comes Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Speaker, I yield the least? nearer to providing for enlisted mar­ such time as he may desire to the gen­ I cannot vote for this measure because ried personnel than did the original tleman from Florida [Mr. SIKES]. of the inequities contained therein. House bill and as I say, although I have Mr. SIKES. Mr. Speaker, I am very Neither can I vote against it for the rea­ not been altogether satisfied with the glad to see this measure brought to the son that it does provide a measure of re­ provisions of the conference report I am House for approval. I believe that it lief for those who need it. going to vote for it because I believe that repre ~ ents a sound approach to the need Mr. Speaker, I have no alternative but it is at least a step in the right direction. for an upward adjustment in pay for Both the Senate and House conferees personnel in the Armed Forces. to vote "present" and I hope that if it should be necessary to enact another pay seem to have exhausted every possibility Actually it appears that this measure, of containing their differences. Their while costing hundreds of millions of increase bill for the military that those in the low-pay brackets will receive first differences have been resolved into this dollars less annually, will be of greater conference report. There is no doubt benefit to the majority of personnel than consideration. Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Speaker, I yield that an increase in pay to the Armed the bill which was considered earlier this Forces is deserved at this time and for year in the House. Certainly it will be such time as he may desire to the gentle­ man from Minnesota [Mr. H. CARL AN­ that reason I do support the conference of greater benefit to men in the lower report and shall vote for it if there is a ranks who have a family to support. It DERSENJ. Mr. H. CARL ANDERSEN. Mr. Speak­ roll call. does not, however, ignore any rank or Mr. DEVEREUX. Mr. Speaker, I will grade, and obviously all of them need er, I desire to agree with the remarks of the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. support this conference report with re­ additional money to meet increasing spect to increases in pay and allowance costs of living. JUDD J . I think this bill has been vastly improved. I voted as he did, against it, for the armed services because, under This is the type of legislation which the circumstances, it is about the only many of us have hoped to see enacted. because of certain inequities in the bill, but I am glad we have a conference re­ thing that can be done, however, I would It has my strong endorsement in all par­ like to make it very clear to everyone ticulars excepting one. I am disap­ port here that we can now support. When we originally considered this bill prezent that I was more in favor of the pointed to note that no combat pay for bill as submitted by the House which ground troops is included. This is a in the House, no time was given to dis­ cuss in full the provisions contained in provided for a straight 10 percent in­ major shortcoming and it is my earnest crease for everyone. hope that prompt and conclusive action it. I urged that more liberality should will be taken by the appropriate commit­ be shown in subsistence allowances. The The conference report provides for a tee to bring legislation to the floor which enlisted men with families to support are 4 percent increase in pay and a 14 per­ will authorize combat pay. the ones most in need for a raise and cent increase in allowance-in other Mr. KILDAY. I yield such time as the conference report goes a long way words, those people on active duty will he may desire to the gentleman from in meeting these objections, as now we receive an increase in allowance which Minnesota [Mr. JUDD]. are giving a 14-percent increase for such . I feel is good, plus a 4 percent increase Mr. JUDD. Mr. Speaker, I voted allowances to all enlisted men entitled in pay. However, those people who are against this bill for increasing basic pay to them. In other words, we are here now on the retired list will receive but a rates and allotments for dependents of helping the group who need the help 4 percent increase since they draw no persons in the armed services when it most, and that is, enlisted men with fam­ allowance whatsoever. was considered previously, partly because ilies to support. - If the increase be granted because of it was considered under suspension of Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Speaker, I see there inflation and the increased cost of liv­ the rules without adequate time for de­ are a number who would like to extend ing, certainly these people who have bate or opportunity for amendment; their remarks. I ask unanimous consent served their country honorably and also because I thought the bill was not that all Members may have permission faithfully and are now retired should be equitable and did not meet the more to extend their remarks on this confer­ given as much consideration as those urgent needs of dependents. It gave ence report at this point in the RECORD. who are still on active duty. a 10-percent increase clear across the The SPEAKER. Is there objection to I wonder what action the House will board. But the greatest need is not for the request of the gentleman from take when an effort is made to increase increased pay to officers and men; it is Texas? the pay of those who have retired from for better provision for their families. There was no objection. Uncle Sam pays directly the increased other branches of Government. Mr. SPRINGER. Mr. Speaker, at the Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Speaker, I move food costs for the men; their dependents time the original House bill was brought have to buy their food at the grocery up on the floor I spoke regarding the the previous question on the conference stores at increased prices. entire bill. It was my feeling at that report. The conference report is a great im­ time that the original bill was inequitable The previous question was ordered. provement over that bill in that the in that it provided a 10 percent across­ The SPEAKER. The question is on basic-pay increase is 4 percent, whereas the-board increase which would defi­ agreeing to the conference report. the increase in allotments for dependents nitely favor those in the higher pay in­ Mr. SHORT. Mr. Speaker, on that is 14 percent. This is more equitable come brackets especially above the rank I ask for the yeas and nays. and more nearly meets the real needs. of captain. · · The yeas and nays were ordered. 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 5257 The Clerk called the roll and there Sikes Thomas Whitten question on agreeing to the resolution Simpson, Ill. Thompson, Widnall

Without objection, the Clerk will The SPEAKER pro tempore. The NAYS-75 again report the amendment of the gen­ Chair will count. [After counting]. Abernethy Green Patman tleman from Michigan. Two hundred and four Members are Aspinall Gregory Polk Barrett Hart Powell TheTe was no objection. present, not a quorum. Boggs, La. Hays, Ohio Preston The Clerk read as follows: The Doorkeeper will close the doors, Brown, Ga. Hebert Price the Sergeant-at-Arms will notify absent Buchanan Heller Priest Amendment offered by Mr. HOFFMAN of Camp Irving Rabaut Michigan: Members, and the Clerk will call the roll. Cannon Kelley, Pa. Rains On :page 4, line 21, after the last word in­ The question was taken; and there Chelf Keogh Rees, Kans. sert a new paragraph as follows: were-yeas 260, nays 75, not voting 96, Chudoff Kilday Rhodes " ( e) No proposed lease-purchase agree­ as follows: Clemente Kirwan Ribico:ff ment calling for the expenditure of more Combs Klein Rogers, Colo. [Roll No. 73] Corbett Lane Rooney than $50,000 per annum shall be executed Deane Lind Secrest under this section until it has been sub­ YEA3-260 DeGra1fenried Lucas Spence mitted to the Committee on Expenditures in Abbitt Fernandez Meader Delaney McGrath St aggers the Executive Departments (Government Op­ Adair Fisher Merrow Denton McGuire Thomas erations) of the Senate and the Committee Addonizio Ford Miller, Calif. Dollinger Mack, Ill. Thompson, Tex. on Expenditures in the Executive Depart­ Allen, Ill. Frazier Miller, Md. Eberharter Madden Thornberry Allen, La. Fulton Miller, Nebr. Elliott Mansfield Vinson ments of the House of Representatives." Andersen, Furcolo Miller, N. Y. Fine Marshall Whitten Page 4, line 22, strike out " ( e) " and insert H. Carl Gamble Mills Flood Morgan Wier "(f) ." Anderson, Calif. Gary Mitchell Fogarty O'Brien, Ill. Willis Page 5, line 12, strike out "(f)" and insert Andresen, Gathings Morano Gordon O'Brien, Mich. Winstead "(g) ." August H. Gavin Murdock Granahan O'Neill Zablocki Andrews George Murray Page 6, line 5, strike out "(g)" and insert Angell Golden Nelson NOT VOTING-96 "(h)." Arends Goodwin Nicholson Aandahl Granger Perkins Armstrong Graham Norblad Albert Hall, Potter The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Auchincloss Grant Norrell Allen, Calif. Edwin Arthur Ramsay question is on the amendment. Ayres Greenwood O'Hara Anfuso Hand Redden The -question was taken; and on a di­ Bailey Gross O'Konskl Barden Harrison, Va. Richards Baker Gwinn Osmers Baring Harrison, Wyo. Riley Vision (demanded by Mr. RIEHLMAN) Bakewell Hagen Ostertag Bates, Ky. Hedrick Roberts there were-ayes 19, noes 112. Bates, Mass. Hale Passman Beckworth Heffernan Robeson So the amendment was rejected. Battle Hall, Patten Belcher Hoeven Roosevelt Beall Leonard W. Patterson Blatnlk Hoffman, Mich. Sabath The bill was ordered to be engrossed Beamer Halleck Philbin Bolling Hunter Scott, and read a third time and was read the Bender Harden Phillips Bonner Jackson, Wash. Hugh D., Jr. Bennett, Fla. Hardy Pickett Boykin Jarman Sheehan third time. Bennett, Mich. Harris Poage Buckley Johnson Shelley Mr. RIEHLMAN. Mr. Sveaker, I offer Bentsen Harrison, Nebr. Poulson Buffett Jonas Sheppard a motion to recommit. Berry Harvey Prouty Burnside Jones, Mo. Smith, Miss. Betts Havenner Radwan Carlyle Kelly, N. Y. Stigler The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the Bishop Hays, Ark. Rankin Carrigg Kennedy Sutton gentleman opposed to the bill? Blackney Herlong Reams Celler Kerr Tackett Mr. RIEHLMAN. I am. Boggs, Del. Herter Reece, Tenn. Cox Lanham Van Pelt Bolton Heselton Reed, ID. Crosser Lesinski Ve Ide The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bosone Hess Reed, N . Y. Davis, Ga. Lovre Vorys gentleman qualifies. The elerk will re­ Bow Hill Regan Dawson Mcintire Watts Bramblett Hillin gs Riehlman port the motion to recommit. Dingell Mason Welch Bray Hinshaw Rivers Doyle Morris Werdel The Clerk read as follows: Brehm Hoffman, Ill. Rodino Durham Morrison Wheeler Brooks Holifield Rogers, Fla. Mr. RIEHLMAN moves to recommit the bill Engle Morton Wickersham Brown, Ohio Holmes Rogers, Mass. Evins Moulder Williams, Miss. (1I. R. 4323) to amend the Federal Property Brownson Hope Rogers, Tex. Forand Multer Wilson, Ind. and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as Bryson Horan Ross Forrester Mumma Wood, Ga. amended to authoriz.e the Administrator of Budge Howell Sadlak Fugate Murphy Woodrutr General Services to enter into lease-purchase Burdick Hull St. George Garmatz O'Brien, N. Y. Yates Burleson Ikard Sasscer Gore O'Toole agreements to provide for the lease to the Burton Jackson, Calif. Saylor United States of real property and struc­ Busbey James Schenck So the motion to recommit was tures for terms of more than 5 years but not Bush Javits Scott, Hardie agreed in excess of 25 years and for acquisition of Butler Jenison Scrivner to. title to such properties and structures by the Byrnes Jenkins Scudder The Clerk announced the fallowing United States at or before the expiration of Canfield Jensen Seely-Brown pairs: Carnahan Jones, Ala. Shafer the lease terms, and for other purposes, to Case Jones, Short Mr. Hand with Mr. Fugate. the Committee on Expenditures in the Ex­ Chatham Hamilton C. Sieminski Mr. Allen of California with Mr. Roosevelt. ecutive Departments with instructions to re­ Chenoweth Jones, Sikes Mr. Hoeven with Mr. Kennedy. port it back forthwith with the following Chiperfield Woodrow W. Simpson, ID. Mr. Hunter with Mr. Jarman. amendment: Church Judd Simpson, Pa. Clevenger Karsten, Mo. Sittler Mr. Carrigg with Mr. Baring. "No proposed lease-purchasing agreement Mr. Lovre with Mr. Dawson. calling for the expenditure of more than Cole, Kans. Kean Smith, Kans. Cole, N. Y. Kearney Smith, Va. Mr. Mason with Mr. Lanham. $50,000 per annum shall be executed under Colmer Kearns Smith, Wis. Mr. Mcintire with Mr. Kerr. this section unless it has been submitted, Cooley Keating Springer Mr. Buffett with Mr. Bates of Kentucky. 30 days prior to its effective date, to the Cooper Kee Stanley Mr. Aandahl with Mr. Harrison of Virginia. Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Cotton Kersten, Wis. Steed Mr. Johnson with Mr. Riley. Departments (Government operations) of Coudert Kilburn Stockman Crawford King, Calif. Taber Mr. Belcher with Mr. Shelley. the Senate and the Committee on Expendi­ Crumpacker King, Pa. Talle Mr. Van Pelt with Mr. Sabath. tures in the Executive Departments of the Cunningham Kluczynski Taylor Mr. Werdel with Mr. Sheppard. House of Representatives." Curtis, Mo. Lantaff Teague Mr. Jonas with Mr. Tackett. Curtis, Nebr. Larcade Thompson, Mr. RIEHLMAN. Mr. Speaker, I move Mr. Harrison of Wyoming with Mr. Wil- Dague Latham Mich. liams of Mississippi. the previous question on the motion to Davis, Tenn. Lecompte Tollefson Davis, Wis. Lyle Trimble Mr. Sheehan with Mr. Morris. recommit. Dempsey McCarthy Vall Mr. Potter with Mr. O'Brien of New York. The previous question was ordered. Denny McConnell Van Zandt Mr. Morton with Mr. O'Toole. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Devereux McCormack Vursell Mr. Edwin Arthur Hall with Mr. Garmatz. D'Ewart McCulloch Walter question is on the motion to recommit. Mr. Hoffman of Michigan with Mr. Evins. Dolliver McDonough Weichel Mr. Woodruff with Mr. Doyle. The question was taken; and on a di­ Dondero McGregor Wharton Donohue McKinnon Widnall Mr. Vorys with Mr. Engl~. vision (demanded by Mr. EBERHARTER) Donovan McMillan Wigglesworth Mr. Hugh D. Scott, Jr. with Mr. Dingell. there were-ayes 107, noes 55. Dorn McMullen Williams, N. Y. Mr. Mumma. with Mrs. Kelly of New York. Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I Doughton McVey Wilson, Tex. Mr. Wilson of Indiana with Mr. Buckley. Eaton Machrowicz Withrow Mr. Judd with Mr. Anfuso. object to the vote on the ground that Ellsworth Mack, Wash. Wolcott a quorum is not present and make the El.Eton Magee Wolverton Mr. GRANT, Mr. ALLEN Of Louisiana, Fallon Mahon Wood, Idaho point of order that a quorum is not pres­ Feighan Martin, Iowa Yorty Mr. BRYSON, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. DONOVAN, ent. Fenton Martin, Mass. Mr. AnnoNIZIO, Mr. SIEMINSKI, and Mr. 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 5259 COOPER changed their votes from "nay" Hart McGrath Rhodes Lesinski Poulson Sutton Harvey McGuire Ribicoff Lovre Powell Taber to "yea." Havenner McKinnon Richards Mcintire Ramsay Tackett The result of the vote was announced Hays, Ark. McMillan Riehlman Mason Redden Van Pelt as above recorded. Heller McMullen Rivers Miller, Calif. Riley Velde Herlong McVey Roberts Morris Robeson Watts The doors were opened. Heselton Mack, Ill. Rodino Morrison Roosevelt Welch Mr. HOLIFIELD. Mr. Speaker, act­ Hillings Madden Rogers, Colo. Morton Sabath Werdel ing under the instructions of the House Hinshaw Mahon Rogers, Fla. Moulder Sasscer Wheeler Holifield Mansfield Rogers, Tex. Multer Scott, Wickersham and on behalf of the Committee on Ex­ Holmes Meader Rooney Mumma Hugh D., Jr. Wigglesworth penditures in the Executive Depart­ Hope Merrow Ross Murphy Sheehan Williams, Miss. ments, I report back to the House the Howell Miller, Md. Sadlak O'Brien, N. Y. Shelley Wiison, Ind.· Ikard Miller, N. Y. St. George O'Toole Sheppard Wood, Ga. bill H. R. 4323 with an amendment. Irving Mills Saylor Passman Smith, Miss. Woodruff The Clerk read as follows: Jackson, Calif. Mitchell Scrivner Perkins Stigler Add a new paragraph as follows: Javits Morano Secrest Potter Stockman Jensen Morgan Seely-Brown "No proposed lease purchase agreement Jones, Murdock Sieminski So the bill was passed. calling for the expenditure of more than Hamilton C. Murray Sikes The Clerk announced the following $50,00 per annum shall be executed under Jones, Nelson Smith, Va. this section unless it has been submitted, Woodrow W. Norblad Spence pairs: 30 days prior to its effective date, to the Karsten, Mo. O'Brien, Ill. Springer Mr. Belcher with Mr. O'Brien of New York. Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Kearney O'Neill Staggers Mr. Aandahl with Mr. Willlams of Mis- Stanley Departments (Government operations) of Keating Osmers sissippi. Kee Ostertag Steed Mr. Coudert with Mr. Smith of Mississippi. the Senate and the Committee on Expendi­ Kelley, Pa. Patten Taylor tures in the Exec·1tive Departments of the Keogh Philbin Teague Mr. Mumma with Mr. Baring. House of Representatives." Kilburn Pickett Thompson, Tex. Mr. Lovre with Mr. Kennedy. Kilday Poage Thornberry Mr. Potter with Mr. Kerr. Mr. HOLIFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I King, Calif. Polk Tollefson Mr. Hugh D. Scott, Jr., with Mr. Riley. move the previous question. Kirwan Preston Trimble Mr. Poulson with Mr. Miller of California. Klein Price Vail Mr. Taber with Mr. Doyle. The previous question was ordered. Lane Priest Walter The amendment was agreed to. Lantaff Prouty Whitten Mr. Stockman with Mr. Shelley. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Latham Rabaut Widnall Mr. Van Pelt with Mr. Morris. Lind Radwan Wier Mr. Velde with Mr. Forrester. question is on the engrossment and third Lucas Rains Williams, N. Y. Mr. Allen of California with Mr. Fugate. reading of the bill. Lyle Reams Wilson, Tex. Mr. Johnson with Mr. Engle. The bill was ordered to be engrossed McCarthy Reed, Ill. Yates Mr. Wilson of Indiana with Mr. Dingell. McCormack Rees, Kans. Yorty and read the third time, and was read McDonough Regan Zablocki Mr. Hunter with Mr. Dawson. the third time. Mr. Woodruff with Mr. Buckley. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The NAYS-114 Mr. Herter with Mr. Heffernan. question is on the passage of the bill. Abernethy Fenton Miller, Nebr. Mr. Carrigg with Mr. Harrison of Virginia. Mr. HOLIFIELD. Mr. Speaker, on Allen, La. Fernandez Nicholson Mr. Anderson of Callfornia with Mr. Andersen, Gavin Norrell Anfuso. that I demand the yeas and nays. H. Carl George O'Brien, Mich. Mr. Bender with Mr. Jarman. The yeas and nays were refused. Andresen, Golden O'Hara August.H. Goodwin O'Konski Mr. Armstrong with Mrs. Kelly of New The question was taken; and on a di­ Angell Graham Patman York. vision (demanded by Mr. HOLIFIELD) Arends Gross Patterson Mr. Harrison of Wyoming with Mr. Cle- there were-ayes 111, noes 54. Auchincloss Gwinn Phillips mente. Baker Hagen Rankin Mr. Buffett with Mr. Crosser. Mr. McGREGOR. Mr. Speaker, I Reece, Tenn. Beall Halleck Mr. Mcintire with Mr. Evins. object to the vote on the ground that a Berry Hays, Ohio Reed, N. Y. quorum is not present and make the Betts Hebert Rogers, Mass. Mr. Morton with Mr. Forand. Blackney Hess Schenck Mr. Mason with Mr. O'Toole. point of order that a quorum is not Bolton Hill Scott, Hardie Mr. Hand with Mr. Passman. present. Bramblett Hotfman, Ill. Scudder Mr. Hoffman of Michigan with Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bray Horan Shafer Murphy. Chair will count. [After counting.] Budge Hull Short Bush James Simpson, Ill. Mr. Hoeven with Mr. Morrison. One hundred and ninety-eight Members Butler Jenison Simpson, Pa. Mr. Sheehan with Mr. Sabath. are present, not a quorum. Canfield Jenkins Sittler Mr. Werdel with !fr. Tackett. The Doorkeeper will close the doors, Ch!perfield Jones, Ala. Smith, Kans. Mr. Jonas with Mr. Welch. Church Judd Smith, Wis. the Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Clevenger Kean Talle Mr. Wigglesworth with Mr. Multer. Members, and the Clerk will call the roll. Cole, Kans. Kearns Thomas Messrs. JUDD, LECOMPTE, CHIPERFIELD, The question was taken; and there Cole, N. Y. Kersten, Wis. Thompson, Cotton King, Pa. Mich. O'KONSKI, KERSTEN of Wisconsin, and were-yeas 210, nays 114, not voting 107, Crawford Kluczynski Van Zandt VINSON changed their votes from "yea" as follows: Cunningham Larcade Vinson Curtis, Mo. Lecompte Vorys to "nay." [Roll No. 74) Dague McConnell Vursell The result of the vote was announced YEAS-210 Davis, Tenn. McCulloch Weichel McGregor Wharton as above recorded. Abbitt Burleson Donohue Dempsey Dolliver Machrowicz Willis A motion to reconsider was laid on the Adair Burton Donovan Mack, Wash. Winstead· Addoniz!o Busbey Dorn Dondero table. Byrnes Eberharter Eaton Magee Withrow Allen, Ill. Marshall Wolcott Andrews Camp Elliott Ellsworth The doors were opened. Feighan Elston Martin, Iowa Wolverton Aspinall Cannon Martin, Mass. Wood, Idaho Ayres Carnahan Fine Fallon Bailey Case Flood NOT VOTING-107 NATIONAL CAPITAL HOUSING AU­ Bakewell Cell er Fogarty Barrett Chatham Ford Aandahl Carrigg Hall, THORITY-MESSAGE FROM THE Bates, Mass. Chelf Frazier Albert Clemente Edwin Arthur Battle Chenoweth Fulton Allen, Cali!. Coudert Hand PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED Beamer Chudoff Furcolo Anderson, Cali!. Cox Harrison, Va. STATES Bennett, Fla. Colmer Gamble Anfuso Crosser Harrison, Wyo. Bennett, Mich. Combs Gary Armstrong Davis, Ga. Hedrick The SPEAKER laid before the House Bentsen Cooley Gathings Barden Dawson Heffernan the following message from the Presi­ Bishop Cooper Gordon Baring Dingell Herter Boggs, Del. Corbett Granahan Bates, Ky. Doughton Hoeven dent of the United States which wa~ Boggs, La. Crumpacker Grant Beckworth Doyle Hoffman, Mich. read and, together with the accompany­ Bosone Curtis, Nebr. Green Belcher Durham Hunter Bow Davis, Wis. Greenwood Bender Engle Jackson, Wash. ing papers, referred to the Committee Brehm Deane Gregory Blatnik Evins Jarman on the District of Columbia: Brooks DeGraffenried Hale Bolling Fisher Johnson Brown, Ga. Delaney Hall, Bonner Forand Jonas Brown, Ob10 Denny Leonard W. Boykin Forrester Jones, Mo. To the Congress of the United States: Brownson Denton Harden Buckley Fugate Kelly, N. Y. In accordance with the provisions of Bryson Devereux Hardy Buffett Garmatz Kennedy section 5 (a) of the District of Columbia Buchanan D'Ewart Harris Burnside • Gore Kerr Burdick Dollinger Harrison, Nebr. Carlyle Granger Lauham Alley Dwelling Act, approved June 12, 5260 CONGRESS10NAL RECORD - HOUSE May 15 1934, I transmit herewith for the infor­ The SPEAKER. The question is on things which were not essenti.al and yet mation of the Congress the report of the the motion offered by the gentleman submitted a budget that will care for the National Capital Housing Authority ior frum New York. needs .of the various agencies. the fiscal year ended June 30, 1951. The mo.tion was agreed to. Mr. HORAN. Mr. Chairman, I yitld HARRY 8. . Accordingly the House resolved itself myself such time as I may desire. THE WHITE HOUSE, May 14, 1952. into the Committee of the Whole House Mr. Chairman, I merely take this time on the State of the Union for the con­ to discuss a problem which confronts sideration of the bill H. R. 7313, with the Member.s of this House. our secre­ EXTENSION OF REMARKS Mr. PRIEST in the chair. taries, and everyone who works on the .Mr. BUSBEY. Mr. Speaker, I was un­ The Clerk read the title of the bill. Bill, including the press. We have .about avoidably detained in the full Committee By unanimous consent, the first read­ 750 parking spaces around the Capitol on Appropriations this morning when ing of the bill was dispensed with. and we have well in exeess of 2~000 ears the gentleman from New York [Mr. Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, I that belong to people who work up here. CELLER J, chairman of the Committee on yield myself 5 minuties. ConsequentlY we are hard pressed for the Judiciary, called · up Bouse Joint Mr. Chairman, at the very outset, in parking space and sometimes some of our Resolution 445. I ask unanimous con­ reporting this bill to the House I want secretaries and others have to wa1k a sent to extend my remarks and include a to take the opportunity to express my long way in order to get to work. "There letter mid extraneous matter following sincere thanks for the cooperation of is space around here that could be his remarks and before the passage of the the gentleman from Washington CMr. utilized, and "I am going to offer a couple bill. HORAN] and also tender my sincere of amendments later on in that direc­ The SPEAKER. Is there objection to thanks to the gentleman from Illinois tion that will help out, we hope. tha request of the gentleman from Illi­ [Mr. BUSBEY J as well as our colleagues In addition to that, the Capitol of the nois? on the Democratic side.. United States belongs to all of the peo­ There was no objection. Mr. Chairman, the bill under discus­ ple of the United States, and we should sion covers the annual appropriation for have .a vailatile parking space reserved the House of Representatives, the Arch­ for those who drive their cars long dis­ HOUR OF MEETING AND PROGRAM itect of the Capitol, Botanic Gardens, tances to see the Capitol oI their Na­ FOR TOMORROW Library of Congress, and Government tion. Mr. McCORMACK. MT. Speaker, I Printing Office. As is customary no We looked into that when we had the ask unanimous consent that when the provisions are made herein for the ap­ Sergeant at Arms of the House before House-adjourns today it adjourn to meet propriations for the other body. That us, and we tried to study every possibil­ at 11 o'clock tomorrow. is a time-honored custom in which the ity. We even considered the possibility Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. Mr. other body submits its own appropria­ of building a garage, but an expenditure Speaker. reservlng the right to object, tion and in conference the House recedes. for that purpose of upward of $3,000,- will the gentleman tell us what the pro­ The same practice is adopted as to items 000 would not be in line with our de­ gram is for tomorrow? that affect the House of Representatives sire for economy. We even considered Mr. McCORMACK The next order by the other body. the possibility of building a parking of business today, as we .all know, is con­ Your committee in its unanimous .re­ space on lots around the Capitol Tight sideration of the legislative appropria­ port has done its best to be consistent now or the utilizing of some of the tion bill. Tf the bill is terminated in time, in holding all Government expenditures CaJJitol lawns, and the closing of streets as I am hopeful it will be, we will take up to the barest minimum that will pro­ here and there, the bUYing of lots and the rule and go as far as we can on the vide for the maintenance of essential the ramn.g of buildings in order to .PTO­ Marine Corps personnel bill. That bill operation. The impurtant thing that T vide additional parking space that would will then come up tomorrow, if not com­ would like to call to your attention jg be convenient. I know that is not a big pleted today, and I am hoping we may that this bill provides $1,106,000 below issue, but this is a housekeeping bill. finish its consideration on tomorrow. the amount available for 1952. I think We are appropriating here for our own Tomorrow is primary day in Oregon, that is the real test of e-conomy in gov­ use and for the proper -convenience of but it is my understanding all of the ernment. Some may use the figure as the Members and those who work with Members from Oregon are present. Of to th~ amount the bill is cut below the us. course, under those circumstances, no budget request. While this may be some There are two possibilities that seem one being affected, I feel that we should evidence of economy, yet, I think that more or less in order and will be em­ proceed to final determination of the the fairer test is the 1mount actually braced in amendments that I will o:t!er Marine Corps bill. spent in the preceding year as against f o1lawing the reading the bill. The nrst The SPEAKER. Ts there objection to the amount appropriated for present one will be a very small item for $1,500 the request of the gentleman from · fiscal year. The committee has reduced to renew all uf the signs around the Massachusetts? the budget request by over $9,501>,000. Plaza and around the Capito1 in order There was no objection. The Library of Congress requested an that the Capitol Po1iee ean better patrol increase of about three-quarters of a what space we have left. The second million dollars. This increase has been will be an amendment of $51,000 to LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIA­ disallowed and the bill as reported car­ macadamize the parking .space between TION BILL, 1953 ries with it an appropriation of $17,000 the Canal Streets ont here by the Bo­ Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Speaker, I move less than fiscal 1952. tanical Garoens. There is room there that the House resolve itself into the Another large item ls the Government for the parking of 102 ~dditional ears. Committee of the Whole House on the Printing Office and this committee, of This is a practical problem. The num­ state of the Union for the consideration course, has no jurisdiction over what is ber of automobiles that people drive who of the bill y the Government the Hill here for those who work on consent that genera1 debate on the bill corporations. This-will enable the-Com­ the Hill. That will be the purpose of . be limited to not exceed 2 hours, one­ mittee to get a complete picture of &11 my amendments. One is in order; the half of the time to be controlled by the of the operations of the· Government other is suQject to a point of order. I gentleman from Washington tMr. Printing omce. understand. however. that the point of H0RAN] and .one-half by myself. The committee feels that it has been order may be held in abeyance and that The SPEAKER. Is there objection to mindful of your desires for economy and we will have a chance to pass judgment the .request ot the gentleman from New we submit this bill for your considera­ on it. This is a problem that will h.ave York? · tion and_feel that in cutting over $1,100,- to be met sometime in the future either There was no objection. 000 below 1952 we have trimmed those by the House Administration Committee 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - ~OUSE 5261 or by the subcommittee that appropriates · words, I would like to ascertain the number GRATH], the distinguished chairman of our funds. of Members who use it considerably in the our committee, and I proceeded to go Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 minutes to course of a year; the number of Members the folding room one day, and have who would be in various brackets; down to to the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Bus­ those who do not use it at all, or very seldom a conversation with Mr. Galloway, the BEY]. such as my case. superintendent of the folding room, to Mr. BUSBEY. Mr. Chairman, last It is my understanding that only about ascertain the reason for this tremendous year when this appropriation bill was 50 Members of the House of Representatives backlog. I think the chairman of our brought to the floor of the House I filed get out a weekly news letter. This means commitee, Mr. McGRATH, will bear me a minority report. I did not file a mi­ that 385 do not use it for this purpose at out that we were both satisfied that the nority report this year because a great all. It is also my understanding that some delay was not caused by the superintend· of the 50 get out as many as 10,000 letters a deal of it would have had to be repeti­ week. ent of the folding room. He informed us tion. During the debate last year on the The service of the folding room, which is that as far back as last November he had appropriation bill for fiscal 1952 I made for the benefit of all Members, should be contacted the Doorkeeper of the House certain recommendations. It was my made to serve as many as possible in order of Representatives, Mr. Miller, under understanding that those recommenda­ . to warrant the expense. I sincerely trust, whose supervision he works, regarding tions would be put in~o effect; at least a after you have taken this matter up with the accumulation of mail in the folding great many of them. I am sorry to say Mr. McCORMACK and Mr. MARTIN as you ex­ room. He said he informed Mr. Miller that a year has passed and they have plained to me you would like to do, that, it would get worse, since this is a presi­ in the judgment of all three of you, you will not been put into effect. agree that a survey would prove of benefit. dential-election year in addition to the I would like to quote you from my Sincerely yours, fact that all the Members of the House minority report of last year: FREDE. BUSBEY, come up for reelection. Mr. Galloway I also believe that if we are to criticize the Member of Congress. informed us that he had talked to Mr. various departments of the executive branch Miller on numerous occasions, and that of our Government for the manner in which One of the reasons I desired to make he had also put his request in writing. they administer funds, we, the Members of an inspection of the folding room was The next step in our investigation, was the House of Representatives, should be the because of an experience I had with a to interrogate Mr. Miller. Mr. Miller in­ first to see that the funds appropriated for very small amount of speeches from the formed us that he had received these re­ m aintaining and running the legislative CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. When I sent quests from Mr. Galloway, and that he branch of our Government are properly ad­ the job down to the folding room, I was ministered and expended for the purposes had taken the matter up in turn with for which they are appropriated. advised that there were approximately Miss Juanita Swafford, the clerk of the two and one-quarter to two and one-half patronage committee, to see what could A short time ago, I went to the Door­ million pieces of mail ahead of mine. I be done about getting help in the folding keeper of the House of Representatives, was told that it would take at least five room. I am satisfied that she in turn Mr. William Miller, and told him that I if not six weeks before they could get contacted the majority members of the would appreciate it if he would get in around to processing my request, which House of Representatives, to whom the touch with Mr. Galloway, the superin­ was for 10,000 pieces of mail. It was patronage belongs, to see if they had any tendent of the folding room, as I would then I wanted to find out the cause of people available who wanted to work in like to go down there to do a little check­ this tremendous backlog. the folding room. However, her endeav­ ing before the appropriation bill came After writing the letter to the Speaker or was not successful. It was not until before the full committee. of the House of Representatives, he had March 2 that the superintendent of the About an hour later he came to me a committee appointed from the House folding room was given permission to go and said he had discussed the matter Committee on Administration consist­ outside and recruit help from commer­ with the Speaker of the House [Mr. RAY­ ing of the gentleman from Texas [Mr. cial agencies to take care of this backlog. BURN] and that Mr. RAYBURN would like REGAN], the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. I think it rather unfortunate that the to talk to me about it. I went to Mr. LECOMPTE], and the gentleman from superintendent was not given this per­ RA YBURN's office, had a nice talk with Arkansas [Mr. TRIMBLE]. They pro­ mission, not weeks or months ago, but him, and he asked me to write a letter. ceeded to make a survey of the situation years ago, because I am satisfied if the This I did on March 24, setting forth in the folding room. The report of the responsibility had been put in the office the reasons I wanted to do some check­ committee will be found on page A2220 of the superintendent of the folding ing in the folding room. I will not read of the Appendix of the CONGRESSIONAL room these conditions would never exist. the letter at this time but, under per­ RECORD. Yes, it has cost a little additional money mission to do so, I include it in the I want to congratulate the committee to get the work out, but I think I can RECORD at this point: from the House Committee on Adminis­ report to you that from now on the back­ CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, tration for the work they did as far as log of mail in the folding room will be HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, they proceeded. Unfortunately, I think practically nil. When you have some­ Washington, D. C., March 24, 1952. they should have gone further. But thing to send out to your constituents Hon. SAM RAYBURN, one thing they did do was recommend Speaker of the House, you will not have to wait 5 or 6 weeks, that up-to-date machines be put in the but it will only be a matter of a few days, Capitol, Washington, D. C. folding room to take care of the folding DEAR M-~. SPEAKER: In accordance with and I hope only a matter of hours. our conversation of last week relating to my of the speeches of the various Members To illustrate, in January they hired 27 request of Mr. William Miller, the door­ of Congress, as well as the insertion pieceworkers for a total amount of keeper, for certain data regarding the fold­ thereof in the envelopes. I think they $3,854. 76. In February they employed ing room, I would like to make an inspection were rather surprised to find on their 38 pieceworkers for a total amount of of that phase of facilities for the Members investigation that millions of pieces of of the House of Representatives. mail were being processed by hand one $5, 761.29. In March they employed 83 A short time ago I had a small amount of at a time in the folding room. This was pieceworkers for a total amount of $11,- work I wanted to get out immediately and a very inefficient and a very costly way 487.01. In April they employed.86 piece­ I needed the assistance of the folding room. to handle material for the Members of workers for a total amount of $11,524.77. The only way I could have it done was to pay I am sure the number of pieceworkers the employees out of my own pocket to stay Congress. I understand the machines have been ordered, and will be put into can be reduced materially as soon as the after working hours to do it. I was in­ machines get into operation, and par­ formed that this would be necessary due to operation in the very near future. In the fact that they had a backlog of ap­ addition to getting the mail out much ticularly since the mail in the folding proximately 2,250,000 pieces, which, with faster. I am sure they will find them re­ room is almost current. the staff they had, would take about 5 or sponsible for great savings. That is Sizing up the situation, I do not want 6 weeks before they could get around to what we are all interested in at this par­ to be unduly critical of anyone. I hope folding my small amount of 10,000 pieces. ticular tim~conomy, regardless of the suggestions which I am making this While it is not my desire to ask for the will names of those who are monopolizing the which side of the aisle we may sit on. year, the same as last year, be ac­ services of the folding room, I still think I was personally interested to find out cepted as given, in a constructive man­ the Members of the House are entitled to the cause of this tremendous backlog. ner. That was the spirit in which I know how it is being operated. In other The gentleman from New York [Mr. Mc- made the suggestions last year, and I 5262 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 15 assure you it is the spirit in which I am Mr. McGRATH. Well, I call the gentleman's the hearing printed Mr. McGRATH was making them this year. I believe. how­ attention to the fact that there 1s an ab­ under the impression that I had indicat­ sence of a quorum at this time. I under­ ever, that the so-called chain of com­ stand the decision would require a quorum ed leaving the testimony by Mr. Mi1ler mand in running the folding room to have the proper effect. of the previous afternoon out of the should be eliminated. Instead of the Mr. BusBEY. That is all the questions I printed hearing, as well as the testimony superintendent of the folding room hav­ have at this time. of the next morning. While I am sure ing to go to the Doorkeeper. and then the Mr. McGRATH. If you want that I will be it was an honest mistake on the part of Doorkeeper having in turn to go to the very happy to have a meeting of the com­ the chairman. nevertheless. I asked that patronage committee. I recommend that mittee and let the committee decide. the hearing of the previous afternoon up the superintendent be given the author­ Mr. BUSBEY. I will defer my request and further questions until then. until I made the motion to have Mr. ity and the responsibility for running Mr. McGRATH. The committee will recess Miller put under oath printed. This he the folding room the same as the Post­ until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. You very graciously did and had it marked master of the House of Representatives want this witness back, the Doorkeeper? part 2 of the hearing. is given authority to run the post office. Mr. BUSBEY. Yes, please. Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, will and others are given authority to run the gentleman yield? Mr. Miller was recalled to the commit­ their respective departments. Mr. BUSBEY. I yield to the gentle­ I am sure if that recommendation were tee the following morning. I will quote man from New York. followed, all the problems we have been briefly from the bearings that were not printed: Mr. McGRATH. Is it not a fact that having in regard to delays in the folding it was at the gentleman's request that room would be eliminated. Mr. McGRATH. The committee will be in this was deleted from the testimony of I think I would be remiss in my duty order. On yesterday we had the Doorkeeper the hearings? as a member of this Committee on Ap­ present. We adjourned in the afternoon be­ cause of the absence of a quorum. Mr. Bus­ Mr. BUSBEY. Yes. I thought I had propriations if I did not pay my respects BEY has made a request that the Doorkeeper explained that rather fully and clearly. to the Superintendent of the Folding continue his testimony under oath. The Mr. Chairman, I do not think any em­ Room. In checking conditions in the question now before us concerns the request ployee of the House of Representatives Folding Room last year and also this of Mr. BUSBEY that the Doorkeeper be sworn. or any other governmental body is be­ year, it is my opinion and judgment that Is that a correct statement, Mr. BUSBEY? yond being put under oath. I have made th·~ Superintendent of the Folding Room Mr. BUSBEY. Plus the fact that you thought that request in other instances. I re­ is doing a very efficient, a very honest. a quorum should be present when that mo­ member in the Eightieth Congress dur­ and a very commendable job. I am posi­ tion was considered. Mr. McGRATH. A quorum would have to be ing the hearings on an investigation of tive that when mail is sent down there it present as I understand the rules and the the State Department by the Commit­ is handled as it should be, first come, first decisions. Does the gentleman press his mo­ tee on Expenditures in the Executive served; he shows no partiality whatever tion now? Departments I asked and had the As­ and no favoritism to a single Member of :Mr. BUSBEY. Yes; I should like to renew sistant Secretary of State put under the House of Representatives. I believe my motion this morning that Mr. Miller, the oath. I had a very good reason for re­ Mr. Galloway deserves the thanks and Doorkeeper, be recalled and put under oath. The reason for my request is I have reason questing Mr. Miller be put under oath. appreciation of the House of Representa­ I proposed to prove-and I am positive­ tives for the splendid work he is doing. to believe Mr. Miller's testimony of last year does not coincide with the facts, and I should that in some instances, shall we say, Mr. The only thing necessary to improve the like to have Mr. Miller's testimony on that Miller handled the truth rather promis­ service is to give him the responsibility · and some other matters under oath. cuously, in his testimony before the as I recommended. Mr. McGRATH. Is there any discussion on Committee for Legislative Appropria­ CAFETERIA the gentleman's motion? tions for the fiscal year 1952. Mr. Ho&AN. I should like t:J know from my One of the problems that is discussed colleague what he hopes to prove? Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Chairman, by the Appropriations Committee every Mr. BusBEY. I do not think I could make will the gentleman yield? year is the lack of eating space for Mem. it any plainer than to say that I propose to Mr. BUSBEY. I am happy to yield to bers and employees, and the inadequacy prove, if I have the cooperation of the com­ my distinguished friend, the majority of the cafeteria in the House Office Btiild­ mittee, that Mr. Miller did not tell the com­ leader. ing. Persons wanting service in the cafe­ mittee the tn1th in several instances last Mr. McCORMACK. I think I was a teria have to wait an exceedingly long year. Mr. McGRATH. I can assure the gentleman member of that committee. That sub­ time. This forces many people to go out­ from Illinois that be has the full cooperation committee was particularly appointed side for lunch. In many cases they have of the entire committee. for investigating purposes; was it not? resorted to eating lunch in ·the office. Mr. HORAN. Surely. Mr. BUSBEY. Yes. This is due. in part, to the fact that a Mr. McGRATH. Personally I do not see any Mr. McCORMACK. So that is dif­ great many people come down to the point in putting an officer of the House under ferent from this committee, which was cafeteria for just a cup of coffee and a oath, in the absence of any proof of actual wrongdoing, when we can elicit whatever in­ sitting as a subcommittee of the com­ sandwich or roll. Unfortunately, under mittee on Appropriations, as a subcom­ the present arrangement there is no formation is desired otherwise. However, I am prepared to put the question. Is there mittee of a standing committee. Of available space which can be utilized for any further discussion? course, under the Reorganization Act. making a coffee stand for those just de­ The question is upon the motion of the the Legislative Reorganization Act. the siring a sandwich and coffee. or just gentleman from Illinois that the Door­ Committee on Expenditures had the coffee. I am very hopeful and feel con­ keeper be sworn and his testimony taken power to summon or to subpena? fident that with the new machines in the under oath. The Clerk will call the roll. Folding Room. help can be eliminated (The Clerk called the roll and the Mem­ Mr. BUSBEY. Yes. and space made available to take care bers answered as follows: Mr. McGRATH: No. Mr. McCORMACK. . That subcom­ of its very urgent need for a coffee stand. Mr. KIRWAN: No. Mr. HORAN: Aye. Mr. mittee -.vas especially organized or form­ BUSBEY: Aye.) I have been asked by many Members ed or appointed for the purpose of mak­ Mr. McGRATH. The motion is lost on the ing a specific investigation. as I remem­ about Part 2 of our Legislative Appropri­ vote of 2 to 2, a tie vote. ation committee report and why it was ber. I am just asking this for the record. not included in the original report or The reason I did not ask that this and Mr. BUSBEY. I think the gentleman hearings of the Legislative Appropria­ the remainder of. the te$timony be in­ is correct. tions Subcommittee. The explanation is corporated in the hearings was simply Mr. McCORMACK. So that there is quite simple. We had had Mr. Miller, for the reason it did not make a great a dtlference between that special sub­ the Doorkeeper. before the committee deal of difference without putting the committee and this subcommittee. and I was interrogating him at some Doorkeeper under oath. That was a special subcommittee to in­ length. At the conclusion of Part 2 of In discussing the situation with the vestigate a particular thing. the hearings I had this discussion: chairman. Mr. McGRATH, I had agreed Mr. BUSBEY. I would like to ask my Mr. BUSBEY. Mr. Chairman, my next re­ to eliminate from the hearings that por­ distinguished friend from Massachusetts quest is that I respectfully ask that Mr. tion of the testimony which was rather if he does not think that an appropria­ Miller, the Doorkeepar, be put under oath. I brief and took place at the morning tions committee is entitled to be given want to ask some questions regarding his session where the committee refused to the truth by all witnesses and if there is testimony last year. put Mr. Miller under oath. In ordering some doubt, why not put the man under 1952 CONGRESSIONAi.. RECORD - HOUSE 5263 oath and let him make his statement fl.op. It blew up. Thae was nothing I was quite surprised when I went to under oath? done-- see the Speaker at Mr. Miller's request Mr. McCORMACK. I do not sub­ Mr. BUSBEY. I did not yield. Mr. and I informed the Speaker that I had scribe ro a witness appearing before a Chairman, for a speech; I yielded for a heard that many of the recommenda­ legislative committee, as a general prop­ question. But I wm say in regard to the tions that I had made Iast year in regard osition being put under oath. I do not investigation that he is referring to. to job classifications had been put into think it is the proper thing for a legis­ that i~ was not a flop. I was succe~ul effect by the House Administration Com­ lative committee to do that. This sub­ in getting Mr. Hamilton Robinson out mittee. committee, while considering appropria­ of the State Department. He was the The CHAIRMAN. The time of the tions, is sftting in a legislative capacity Director of the O:ffi.ce of Controls and di­ gentreman from Illinois has expired. as distinguished from ain mvestigative rectly responsibie for the then more than Mr. HORAN. Mr". Chairman, I yield capacity. I certainly do not object to 20,000 employees as to their security and the gentleman five additional minutes. the gentleman asking that. My only loyalty. I wm say that it was far from Mr. BUSBEY. And he informed me purpose w:is to have the :record show a :flop, because I can produce the names that he i.nsi&ted on the House Admin­ that the gentleman agreed with me t:nat of 11 persons whose loyalty was ques­ istration Committee making those the particular committee to which he tionable that were dismissed from the changes.,. for which r congratulated him. referred was the subcommittee of Ex­ Sta.te Department as a result at least in But I am sorry to report these changes penditures in the Eightieth Congress and part from my interest in that investiga­ have not been made as yet. was particularly appointed to make an tion. But the only sad part about it I will not take up the time of the investigation, and that that would be is that after Mr. .Jack Peurifoy, who was entirely different from a subcommittee House, but just to illustrate, I think then the Assistant Secretary of State, ever since the Civil War we have been of the Committee on Appropriations. fired them_ they turned around and re­ So far as having an o:mcer of this keeping the doorkeepers in the gallery on tained Mr. Abe Fortas as their attorney. the rolls---at least, a great many of them, House put under oath, I think J: would Mr. Fortas persuaded Mr. Peurtfoy to let hesitate a long while before· I would put them resign, which made them eligible on what is known as. the messengers on any one of the emploYees we have hel'e, for employment in any otlier depart­ soldiers' :roll. on either sid'e of the aisle, under oath, ments of the Government. This was brought out in my minority subject them to oath. I did not intend Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, will report of last year in which I stated: to get into this. I am simply answel'ing the gentleman yield? The subcommitte-e was. des!Tous- of havil!l.g the gentleman's question and referring Mr. BUSBEY. I would not refuse to the hearings and report printed and pre>­ to the difference between the two sub­ yield to the chairman o! my committee, sented to the full Committee on Appropl'ia­ committees that my friend referred to; of course. tions. on Friday morning, June 15', 19.51. In but having gotten into it I will say that view of the shortness of time since the sub­ Mr. McGRATH. I thank the gentle­ committee closed its hearings, over my ob- the two members who voted not to sub­ man, and I must say the gentleman is ject the witness to oath voted very wisely 1ection, last Monday after, I, of necessity, very gracious. Is it not a fact that after have b.ad ta omit many reference!!" whfch and in accordance with the time hon­ we had this mee.ting that the gentleman should have been inclUded in my minorfty ored custom. This is no reflection on had a full meeting with the Doorkeeper views. However,. l do wish to assure the those who voted otherwise in the sub­ and questioned him at length, and is it Members of th.e Hause Of Representatives committee. not further the fact that thereafter, in that I shall pursue my duties and responsl­ Mr. BUSBEY. Does the gentleman company with. myself, the distinguished hllities as a member of the Legislative Sub­ from Massachusetts contend that an ap- committee on Appropriation& and bring to gentleman from Illinois made a personal the attention of the proper authoritfes cer­ . propriation committee should not make inspection of the folding room and was any investigation as to how the funds tain recommendations during the next fiscal pleased with the results of his investi­ yea-r which I believe should be favorably are expended, regardless of whether it gation, and is it not further a f:act-- acted upon by the Hou.se of Representatives. is for the legislative branch or any other Mr. BUSBEY. I will not concur that FOl' exampre.,. in. the year 1864. the:e was proi­ branch of the Government, and that ti a I was pleased with the investigation. vided a "scldiers:' roll" in the House of Bepre­ Member has reason to believe that the Mr. McGRATH. But the gentleman sentat1.ves to give employment to ve.terans witness is not telling the truth that he of the Civil W~. It seems absolutely abs.w:Cil made no observation to the eontrnry. that we are asked to appropriate funds fbr should not be able to put the man under Mr. BUSBEY~ I might have been oath and have him testify under oath 14 positions for the fiscal year 1952 on the pleased with the investigation, but not soldiers' roll. For the most part, r havce and then bri:ng in witnesses to prove that as to the results. been informed that employees carried on the he did not tell the truth? Mr. McGRATH. Is it not further a soldiers• roll are doorlte-epers in the gall.ecy Mr. McCORMACK. The gentleman fact that this morning the gentleman in­ o1 the House o! Representatives. It is my from Massachusetts made no such con­ terviewed the secretary of the patronage contention that these men should be carried tention. The gentleman from Massa­ committee, and everyti:me he asked for as doOrkeepers or Wior attendants, an.cl not chusetts will stand by the statement he as employeea on the soldiers' roll. This is a meeting I arranged it fo"I' him to suit only one of the many classffica.tions included just made as a general proposition. his convenience, and was as cooperative Mr. BUSBEY. Well, I will put it to fn the legislative appropriation bill which as anyone could be to get all of the facts? shouid' be reviewed and corrected. the gentleman as a question then. Mr. BlJSBEY. That fs true as tar as Mr. McCORMACK. If I am a mem­ the backlog of mail in the folding roam The:rre is- no justmcation far it. In ber of a committee, I might disagree is concerned, yes; but that had IWthing to other words, if a man is working at a with the gentleman from Illinois, as I do with what I intended to prove as far specific job he should be entitled to a have on many occasions. I remember as the Doo:rkeeper :not telling the truth classiftcation according to that job". At the specfar commfttee investigation that to the committee is concerned. It was least it was my understanding that the he made. and it was a :ttop. As a mat­ on an entirely difterent matter. Hous.e Committee on Administration was ter of fact, he started out, and one of M:r-. McGRATH. Mr. Chabm~ will going to make these recommendations the things he wanted to prove was that the gentleman yield fmther? and put them into effect many months sone poor fellaw down there-- Mr. BOSBEY. Yes. ago. They evidently have not. I sin­ Mr. BUSBEY. I did not yield for a Mr. McGRATH. And is it not a fact cerely recommend that they do this im­ speech. that yestenlay or the day before we had mediately. ID. McCORMACK. That is too hot the Doorkeepe:r present aml you asked I also recommend the House Commit­ for the gentleman. him many questions and no one inte~­ tee on Administration make a thorough Mr. BUSBEY. I can assw:e the gen­ f ered in any way in your mterrogation? tleman from Massachusetts there is no Mr. BUSBEY. The questioning was investigation as to. the quality of the subject too hot for th<'! gentleman from confined entirely to the backlog of mail merchandise that is being handled in the Illinois to handle, but if he wishes to in the folding room and it had nothing stationery room. I know soxne of your make a speech he can da it on his own to do, I might ten the gentleman from secretaries have complained to you, be­ time. New York, with what I intende-ct to inter­ cause you have talked to me about it-. I . 1.1.!r. l\tcCORMACK. It is a little too rogate him on with regard to difierent know that my secretaries have com­ hot for the gentleman. It was just a things if r had him under oath. plained. about it. XCVIII-331 5264 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 15

PARKING SPACE done to get it to the offices on the first inate those unwanted positions. Frank­ The gentleman from Washington [Mr. mail. ly, I think they should have been m:ed. HORAN], ranking minority member of our Mr. WALTER. I have been informed, If they had, we might not have experi­ committee, was talking about the park­ and reliably informed that the clerks enced a backlog of 2,500,000 pieces of ing problem. Parking space is indeed in the post office pay little or no at­ mail in the folding room. at a premium around the Capitol, as we tention to their duties, and that the NEWSPAPERS all know. I was amazed to find the other postmaster is derelict in his duty in that Mr. Chairman, I was very di sappoi~1te d day that a broken down jalopy with a he does not reprimand them, and does the other day when I went out into the 1950 Illinois license on it, and with a not discharge them. The responsibility Speaker's lobby to the newspaper racks fiat tire, had been standing stationary in is his, and nobody else's. When an em­ where we have dozens of newspapers a parking space on the parking lot just ployee fails to report on time, or leaves from all over the United States. I west of the New House Office Building before he should, then that employee wanted to check an article in the Wash­ for over one year. I also want to give should be fired immediately. There is ington Times-Herald. Much to my credit to the Sergeant at Arms, Mr. Joe not a Member in this House who is re­ amazement and surprise, I was informed Callahan, for having the car removed im­ sponsible for the appointment of any that the Times-Herald is one newspaper mediately upon my calling it to his at­ of those employees who will stand up for which the House does not subscribe. tention. However, I think there is some and attempt to justify that sort of con­ They subscribe to the Tyler Courier­ laxity some place in regard to the polic­ duct. Times, of Tyler, Tex., which has a cir­ ing of the parking lots, to have a car Mr. BUSBEY. I thank the gentle­ culation of 8,453: and they subscribe to taking up a parking space that is so bad­ man from Pennsylvania for his contribu­ the Independent Record, of Helena, ly needed for over a year without its tion. Mont., which has a circulation of 7,791, being called to someone's attention. Mr. Chairman, one additional thing and many other small newspapers all POST OFFICE I would like to call to the attention of over the United States. I am not sure that I know whose re·· the committee is the fact that in the Mr. Chairman, under previous permis­ sponsibility it is, or what committee appropriation bill there is provision for sion granted to me in the House, I ask should have supervision over it, but 31 positions in the folding room. I unanimous consent to insert at this point every one of you has been complaining checked with the disbursing clerk for in the RECORD a list of newspapers, to­ about the mail service and the time the many months back to last year. At no gether with their circulation and the mail arrives at your office. I doubt if time did I find where more than 20 of population of the towns they represent. there is a single one here who has not those 31 position were being utilized. The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, grumbled about it. I do not know If they do not need the 31 positions, re­ it is so ordered. whose fault it is, but it should be looked quested in the appropriation bill, cer­ There was no objection. into. I know heretofore when we ar­ tainly something should be done to elim- ------44, 086 Waco, Tex ______84, 706 The State ______------69, 355 Columbia, S. c ______86, 914 sayjng it is the fault of the post office Durham Morning Herald ______30, 080 Durham, . c ______71, 311 in the House Office Building or whether Sunday Durham-Herald ______35, 761 The Evening Tribune------­ 34, 779 Lawrence, Mass ______80, 536 it is the fault of the general Post Office Clarksburg Telegram.------­ 24, 231 Clarksburg, W . Va ______32, 014 Department in delaying delivery, but I The Pottsville JournaL------­ 10, 916 Pottsville, Pa ______23, 640 think the proper committee of the The D aily Republic.------16, 162 Mitchell, S. Dak ______12, 123 The Bill in gs Gazette ______----_------22, 234 Billings, Mont______31,834 House of Representatives could well Sunday ______------___ ------31, 451 take a few minutes to look into that sit­ Great Falls Tribune.------29,, 788} Great Falls, Mont ______39, 834 uation with the hope of expediting mail Sunday ______.. ------33 073 T he Independent Record.------7,, 791} Helena, Mont ______17, 581 delivery. Sunday ______------7 784 Mr. WALTER. Mr. Chairman, will The Daily Sentinel (daily and Sunday) ______12, 404 Grand Junction, Colo ______14, 504 Washington Star______------~~; ~m Washington, D . c ______802, 178 the gentleman yield? Sunday ___ _------_ ------Mr. BUSBEY. I yield to the gentle­ Washington Post__------~~~ '. k~} _____ do ______802, 178 man from Pennsylvania. Sunday ______.. -. ------Washington Times-Herald------~~i: ~m ____ _do ______802, 178 Mr. WALTER. May I call the atten­ Sunday ______------tion of the gentleman to the fact that Washington D aily News------140, 086 _____ do----~------802, 178 the responsibility for the proper con­ duct of the affairs of the post office is Source: Layers Listing for 1952. that of the postmaster. The post­ Mr. BUSBEY. The House subscribes culation than the Washington Times­ master is an elected official of the House. to the Washington Star, which has a Herald, and not subscribe to the Times­ It is not the responsibiilty of any com­ daily circulation of 226,573. The House Herald. mittee, but it is his responsibility. It subscribes to the Washington Post which CLASSIFICAT ION seems to me he should discharge in­ has a circulation of 191,164. But the Mr. Chairman, I also brought up the competent employes the moment his at­ House of Representatives does not sub­ question last year and suggested the tention is called to their incompetency. scribe to the Washington Times-Herald, Clerk to the patronage committee should The CHAIRMAN. The time of the which has a circulation in the Nation's be classified as such, and a position desig­ gentleman from Illinois has expired. Capitol of 269,370, the greatest circu­ nated for that purpose. I do not see how Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, I lation of any paper published in the Dis­ any patronage committee can operate yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from trict of Columbia. without a clerk. You can call the Clerk Illinois. I do not know if that is discrimination the personnel director or anything else, Mr. BUSBEY. I may say to the against the Times-Herald because it but I do not think that position should gentleman from Pennsylvania I do not happens to be so violently anti-New Deal be charged to the disbursing office as it know if it is the fault of the postmaster and antiadministration, but I sincerely or his responsibility. Maybe it is. hope not. I am going to give whoever is at present. Maybe the main post office here in orders the papers the benefit of the Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, I Washington is responsible for the de­ doubt. But it certainly seems strange yield myself 5 minutes. lay in mail coming over. If that is the to me that we can subscribe to all of these Mr. Chairman, I was quite surprised case, we ought to see that the mail is de­ newspapers from all over the country, when my colleague, the gentleman from livered ~o oner and, if it is not delivered and to two of the leading papers of Illinois [Mr. BusBEY] referred to the early enough, then something should be Washington, D. C., with a smaller cir- stenographic record, which he asked 'to 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 5265. have deleted from the hearings. I know own State I agree with him, but I have He was a very :fine man. I never en.. of no authorization by the committee never sent anything into the district tertained the slightest thought in my that the testimony be released. I am of my friend the gentleman from New mind about interrogating him; he had not, Mr. Chairman, a bit ashamed of Hampshire [Mr. COTTON] and 1 never my profound respect. I do not know of anything that happened in that com­ will. I think it has been unfortunate any Democrat on the Appropriations mittee. I address myself particularly to that it became necessary to say these Committee at that time or any other my Republican friends who have served things, Mr. Chairman. but I do not want committee or any other Democratic with me, and I think they will bear me any Member on the Republican side to Member of the House who ever had the out that every courtesy was extended to feel that at any time any action of mine slightest thought of interrogating the the gentleman from Illinois fMr. has been partisan. Those of you who Doorkeeper during the 1920's when I BUSBEY]. have traveled with me and worked with came here. I came here in December Mr. HORAN. Mr. Chairman, will the me know this. 1928, and I served until March 4, 1933, gentleman yield? I feel that the employees of our folding under a Republican President. I cannot Mr. McGRATH. I yield. room are doing a good job. I am not remember any Democrat who ever took Mr. HORAN. I certainly want to concerned with any investigation, an-d. the floor and made any reference to the agree in that statement. The gentle .. if the gentleman can bring us any evi .. Doorkeeper of those years. The gentle­ man is an excellent subcommittee chair­ dence of wrongdoing on the part of Mr. man from Illinois has a perfect right to man, very courteous to witnesses; it was William Miller, I will join with him in do so if he desires; I have a perfect right a pleasure to work with you. the fullest and most complete investi.. to my own opinion as to whether or not Mr. McGRATH. I thank.the gentle .. gation. he uses good judgment in so doing, man from Washington. Mr.BUSBEY. Mr. Chairman, will the I cannot emphasize too strongly the Mr. BUSBEY. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield briefly? deep respect I have for Doorkeeper Mil­ gentleman yield? Mr. McGRATH. I shall be happy to ler. He is always at the beck and call Mr. McGRATH. I yield. yield. of every Member and he is always will­ Mr. BUSBEY. I wish to agree in that Mr. BUSBEY. I want to concur in the ing to assist us in any way he possibly statement, too. I think the chairman gentleman's remarks regarding the em­ can in relieving us of the burdens of has offered both the gentleman from ployees of the folding room; and I am our office and to assist us as much as Washington [Mr. HORAN] and myself, of sure if he listened attentively, which he possible in performing our duties. the minority membership of the commit­ did, today, he will agree that I .said During the course of my colloquy with tee every courtesy with the exception of nothing detrimental about any employee the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. putting Mr. Miller under oath and last connected with the folding room in any BusBEY], reference was made to a sub­ year with the exception of having the way, shape, manner, or form. committee of the Committee on Ex­ report of Mr. Lindsay Warren withheld Mr. McGRATH. I am sure the gen­ penditures of the Eightieth Congress. from the committee. tleman did not. I have here a printed report of those Mr. McGRATH. In answer to the last Mr. BUSBEY. And as far as any piece hearings. It happened that only the question I may say I think the matter of mail I have Sf!nt out anywhere is con .. other day I had occasion to want to ex­ was discussed in the House last year cerned I want to say to the gentleman amine the evidence that took place at about Lindsay Warren's report and I that I am very proud of every piece of those hearings. I remember some 2 think if I recall correctly that we fol­ mail I h c:ve sent out. years ago when I wanted to look at that lowed the rules of the House, and I know Mr. McGRATH. I am sure you are, evidence there were no printed hearings. the Speaker concurred. sir. I had to go to the Clerk's office in order Now, all of this talk about the Door­ to get the original transcript of evidence. keeper-certainly from this fragile vessel Mr. BUSBEY. It is my understand .. of humanity he needs no defense. I ing according to the Rules of the House We find that the committee consisted think he has been as diligent and as of Representatives that no Member is of the gentleman from Colorado [Mr. entitled to information concerning what CHENOWETH], a Member of the House faithful an any public official who serves now, the gentleman from Minnesota in this body and I think the service he another Member sends out through the renders is given without any partisan­ folding room. While everyone will agree [Mr. Junn J, the gentleman from Illinois ship. The fact that this year he holds that the matter the gentleman from New [Mr. BusBEY], the gentleman from the office and perhaps my friend may York [Mr. McGRATH] has brought up is Massachusetts who is now addressing the feel that next year they will supplant irrelevant and far-fetched from any­ Committee of the Whole, myself, and him-and that again rests with the peo­ thing under discussion pertaining to the the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. ple-I doubt whether a Republican or legislative branch appropriations bill for KARSTEN]. All of us are Members of the Democrat successor can equal the service 1953, I wish to take this opportunity to House at the present time as we were that the man who is affectionately re­ emphatically state that congressional 1n the Eightieth Congress. That sub­ f erred to as "Fishbait" Miller bas ren .. mail of mine, including reprints of committee was appointed and it was dered. He is an able, courteous, capable e.xtensions of remarks, is sent out under appointed with the power to investigate official and I am proud to call him my my frank from Washington, D. -C., or and subpena. friend. my own district in Illinois. Turning now to the printed hearings, There is a lot of talk about fue folding Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the the first was held on March 10, 1948, room. Every 'employee of the folding gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. and continued right through for several room has earned every dollar he or she McCORMACK]. days. When were those hearings print­ has drawn. My distinguished friend Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Chairman, ed? Were they printed forthwith? No. from Illinois [Mr. BUSBEY] on the 29th the only reason I asked my friend from It shows here that the hearings weL"e day of February wanted 10,000 pieces Illinois to yield was in order that the printed by the Government Printing Of­ of mail sent out. It was sent out to New membership of the Committee of the fice in 19.50, some 2 or 3 years after the York State, I believe, to 17 East Forty­ Whole and the House would have in­ hearings actually took place. So I think fifth Street, and then was addressed and formation as to the difference that exists that is rather conclusive evidence con­ mailed up into New Hampshire. What in the Eightieth Congress subcommittee firming what I said that the investiga­ office is located at 17 East Forty-fifth investigation that my friend from llii­ tion proved to be a flop. Street? Who addressed these 10,000 let­ no1s referred to and the considerations The CHAIRMAN. The time of the ters? For what purpose were they sent of the Subcommittee on Appropriations. gentleman from Massachusetts bas ex.. to New Hampshire? If I remember cor­ My friend from Illinois has made ref.. pired. rectly there was some little affair erence to the Doorkeeper. I think he is .Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, I up in New Hampshire around the one of the best men I have ever met; he yield the gentleman an additional 5 min­ middle of March. The fact that he is sincere; he is loyal; he is devoted to utes. took upon himself to enter into some every Member of the House without re.. Mr. BUSBEY. Mr. Chairman, will question that divided his own party does gard to party. I know he is a Democrat. the gentleman yield? not concern me. When he says that the but I served here when the Republicans Mr. McCORMACK. Mark you, I have folding room should be used to send were in control many, many years ago not said anything but what was pleasant out mail to one's constituents in one's when we had a Republican Doorkeeper. about my friend. 5266 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 15 Mr. BUSBEY. Will the gentleman Mr. ROBINSON. Certainly not; certainly out was that this fellow, Robinson, had yield? not. I think our security principles are a second cousin who was accused of be­ Mr. McCORMACK. I like a nice lit· pretty clear on that. ing a Communist, and the only other Mr. BUSBEY. I was going to say there are tle clash, but I am in a very complacent many of us here in Congress who belong thing they brought out was that he was frame of mind, and I hope my friend to a political party and I am afraid we would a card-bearing member in the Young will not disturb me. never be able to show concrete evidence by Republican Club of New York City. Mr. BUSBEY. I assure the gentle­ way of having a card in that party. Mr. JUDD. Mr. Chairman, will the man that is mutual. Will he yield? Mr. ROBINSON. I would like to show my gentleman yield? Mr. McCORMACK. Oh, gladly. membership card in the Republican Part J Mr. McCORMACK. I yield to the Mr. BUSBEY. I am very happy to if I had one. I have been a member of the gentleman from Minnesota. learn that those hearings have been New York Young Republican Club for the Mr. JUDD. I was a member of that last 10 years. printed because ever since we have had Mr. PEURIFOY. You are still? subcommittee and I concur thoroughly those hearings I have been attempting Mr. ROBINSON. As far as I know, I am still. in what the gentleman has said. The to get a copy of them. I never knew Mr. CHENOWETH. Let's put the card in the case presented before the subcommittee that they were printed. Are they avail­ record. rLaughter.] did not support the charges. able at the present time? Mr. BUSBEY. I will proceed. Mr. McCORMACK. I thank the gen­ Mr. McCORMACK. May I say that So the only card they showed about tleman very much. I called up the Expenditu:-eR Committee this fellow Robinson, the only card bear­ Mr. BUSBEY. Mr. Chairman, will the other day and one of the staff ing an organization he was a member of the gentleman yield? brought me over three copies. I did as establis:C.et: by the interrogation under Mr. McCORMACK. I yield to the not know they were printed because 2 gentleman from Illinois. years ago I had to send to the Clerk's oath, was the card of the Young Repub­ Mr. BUSBEY. I would like to correct office to get the original transcript of lican Club of New York City. the RECORD to show-and the gentleman evidence in typewritten form. The Right at the end here Mr. Robinson has the hearings in his hand-that no­ chairman of a committee can order a made a statement, in which he said: where did I ever charge or intimate that thousand printed copies. That is what Mr. ROBINSON. I would like to say, Mr. Mr. Robinson was a Communist, and I happened hii this case -a thousand Chairman, that I would like awfully well if also want the RECORD to show that after the evidence on the charges which Mr. Bus­ copies were printed. A member of the BEY has so publicly made against me, and the gentleman from Colorado [Mr. staff told me that I am the first one indirectly against Mr. Peurifoy, could be con­ CHENOWETH] closed the hearings we who has received any copy of the hear­ cluded so that we do not drag this thing went into executive session, and because ings. So you can see the keen interest along. I feel this way, sir: Mr. BUSBEY the hearings would not be extended so in those hearings. made some public charges of a very de­ that I could use my. material, I resigned But let me go a step fu.rther. The famatory nature, both as to my abilities and from the subcommittee, and a few days gentleman from Illinois has referred to as to my reputation, and as to my loyalty. after that I put into the CONGRESSIONAL a man by the name of Robinson. I I would like to ask the committee, as re­ RECORD several pages of Mr. Hamilton spectfully ~.s I can, if it could reach a con­ Robinson's record, and I hope that every­ did not know who Robinson was. I clusion as to the evidence submitted at the never knew the man until he appeared hearings. Mr. BUSBEY has had 2 days in one will read it, and after which he re­ before the committee. :Jut he was a sin­ which to bring it out, bring ~t all out. Rather signed. ister figure. He had the atmosphere of than to drag it out, could not the comm'it­ Mr. McCORMACK. I do not know communism around him. He worked in tee get the rest of it now, if there is any anything about that. the State Department. What did the more, and thereafter make a finding, either Mr. BUSBEY. It is in the RECORD. hearings develop? His second cousin that Mr. BusBEY's charges have been sup­ Mr. McCORMACK. All I know is that was a Communist, so they tried to es­ ported by the evidence or that they have these are the hearings. The hearings tablish the fact that this poor fellow not? speak for themselves. The man was Robinson was a Communist because his Now, is that not fair? under oath. All the hearings show was second cousin was a Communist. That If they have not, I request that the com­ that this poor fellow was a second is really what developed. Of course, he mittee give the State Department the sup­ cousin of a fellow who I think it was was a second cousin. They went to col­ port that it needs after these charges, these established was a Communist. His lege together and they got together occa­ defamatory statements, have been publicly cousin met his wife in Moscow. They sionally, and all during the hearings issued. have tried to show by a second-cousin my friend from Illinois repeated the Then the gentleman from Colorado relationship that this fellow in the State question, but the only thing he devel­ [Mr. CHENOWETH], a fair gentleman, Department was a Communist. oped was that Robinson was the second made this observation: The significant thing that impressed itself on my mind, and I have never for­ cousin of a man by the name of Miller­ Mr. CHENOWETH. We appreciate that state­ Robert T. Miller 3d. It is right here ment, and we will discuss that in this execu­ gotten it, was that he said the only card­ on page 33 of the hearings. tive session that we were just about to go bearing organization of which he was a Mr. HORAN. Mr. Chairman, will the into, Mr. Robinson, and I can assure you member was the Young Republican Club gentleman yield? that the committee will weigh everything of New York City. I think that is a Mr. McCORMACK. I yield to the that has been presented here. mighty good American organization. I gentleman from Washington. Do you have anything further? ·I would am a great believer in .. the two-party Mr. HORAN. That was not William like to consider the hearings closed so far as system. M.? Mr. Robinson is concerned. Mr. BUSBEY. Will the gentleman Mr. McCORMACK. No; Robert T. Mr. BusBEY. No, sir; I have not even vouch for everybody that is a member of started, Mr. Chairman. the Democratic Party? Miller 3d. Mr. CHENOWETH. Well, we will close this Now let me go a step further. Some­ particular question. Mr. McCORMACK. Of course I do thing interesting happened there. You not, and the gentleman would not vouch will find it on page 37 when my friend, You can draw your own inferences. for everybody in the Republican Party. the gentleman from Illinoi<;, was exam­ The subcommittee never made a report Mr. BUSBEY. I never vouched for ining him. I remember it well. My on this and the hearings were never Mr. Robinson as a Republican. mind going back into the past, and as printed until nearly 2 years after they Mr. McCORMACK. Would the gen­ my friend asked me a few questions in were held. We are all practical men tleman vouch for everybody who is an colloquy, I remembered I had this copy here, and we know that the Republican­ independent? Would the gentleman of the hearings on the top of my desk controlled subcommittee must have felt vouch for everybody who is in business? and I went down to get it. My friend, that they did not want the Government Thank God, the great majority of men the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Bus­ to go to the expense of printing a thou­ and women in all walks of life are de­ BEY] asked this question: sand copies of those hearings, which the cent and want to do the right thing. Mr. BusBEY. You would not necessarily · chairman can order himself, and he There is a small percentage, unfortu­ stand on the ground that it must be proved would not have taken that position un­ nately, everywhere in life that think they a man carries a card in the Communist less he and the other Republican Mem­ can get a cheap dollar in one way or an­ Party in order to be a Communist, would bers felt there was no substance to the other. But I do not blame the Republi­ you? hearing. The only thing they brought can Party for what some indivi:l·_,..., 1 does CONGRESSIONAL· RECORD - HOUSE 5267 than I think anybody is justified in Committee on Expenditures in the Ex­ nism into the State Department since blaming the Democratic Party for what ecutive Departments. He was then as­ that time should be ample proof that if some individual does. signed to the subcommittee to investi­ I had been permitted to pursue my in­ The other day a bank official em­ gate the State Department. Certainly vestigation and interrogation of wit­ bezzled $400,000 in a bank in New Jersey. there can be no doubt in the mind of nesses, in all probability the United It is unnecessary for me to mention this anyone that the only reason he was put States of America would not be in the man's name and put it in the perma­ upon this subcommittee was to watch mess it is in today, due to the bungling nent RECORD for all time. He was a the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. of a misguided foreign policy. prominent man in the community life BusBEYJ, and see that the administra­ Inasmuch as I had been permitted to and in church affairs. Does the gentle­ tion was properly protected. scratch only the surface in the investiga­ man mean I should blame all the offi­ After an entire year's time had been tion pertaining to the loyalty and secu­ cials of that bank for what he did? Of lost by inaction by this subcommittee, rity program of the State Department course not. So the answer to the gen­ I was compelled to write the following as well as individuals, I inserted a state­ tleman's question is "No." letter to the gentleman from Colorado ment in the RECORD entitled, "What's Mr. SITTLER. Mr. Chairman, will [Mr. CHENOWETH], the chairman of the Wrong With the State Department." It the gentleman yield? subcommittee: was self-evident at that time that there Mr. McCORMACK. I yield to the WASHINGTON, D. C., was something radically wrong with the g·entleman from Pennsylvania. February 2, 1948. State Department and there should have Mr. SITTLER. I would like to say Hon. J. EDGAR CHENOWETH, been a thorough investigation. just this, that while I agree with the Chairman, Subcommittee To Investi­ It is my sincere opinion that Mr. John gentleman from New York [Mr. Mc­ gate the State Department, House Peurifoy, who was the witness before our Committee on Expenditures in the subcommittee and who I mentioned GRATH] that Doorkeepers may change on Executive Departments, House Office the occasion of the next election, I think Building, Washington, D. C. throughout my remarks of "What's somebody on this side ought to say DEAR MR. CHENOWETH: As I have advised Wrong With the State Department," did something for ''Fishbait" Miller, and I you from time to time, I have personally such an excellent job of covering up want to go on record as just a beginner spent a great deal of time investigating va­ those who were disloyal and were secu­ in this Congress · expressing deep appre­ rious divisions of the Department of State, rity risks in the State Department and ciation for the kind of person he is. and I now desire to place before our commit­ other similar services, that he has since While I devoutly do hope that we do tee in open hearings certain facts I believe been elevated to the post of Ambassador deserve our immediate attention. to . have a new Doorkeeper next year, be­ While it is my opinion, from facts I have cause I am one of the opposition party developed, that hearings should be held on Mr. Chairman, as a result of my per­ and because that is a patronage job, be­ several departments as soon as possible, I sistence for a thorough investigation of lieve me, if we get as good a Doorkeeper believe it ls imperative that we call before persons of questionable loyalty in the as "Fishbait" Miller, we will be lucky . . our committee at once Mr. John Puerifoy, State Department, Mr. Hamilton Rob­ Mr. McCORMACK. I thank my Assistant Secretary of State in Charge of Ad­ inson, the Director of the Office of Con­ friend, and I know Mr. Miller and his ministration, and Mr. Hamilton Robinson, trols for the State Department was per­ Director of the Otfice of Controls. mitted to resign. In addition 11 per­ wife thank him, too. I feel it is imperative to hold hearings im­ Mr. BUSBEY. Mr. Chairman, I ask sons were discharged and others have mediately on the economy and efficiency of picked up my challenge and are lending unanimous consent that at this point, the Office of Controls and on Mr. Robinson's following the remarks of the gentleman qualifications to continue in his present efforts to ferret out disloyal employees from Massachusetts [Mr. McCORMACK], position. not only in the State Department but in I may place in the RECORD my state­ At the hearings I propose to show (1) Mr. every agency within our Government. · ment on Mr. Hamilton Robinson after Robinson was not qualified and had no ex­ Mr. Chairman, under permission I resigned from the Committee on Ex­ perience that would qualify 'him for his granted to extend my remarks after the position; (2) that in view of certain facts comment of the gentleman from Massa­ penditures. known to his superiors he should have been chusetts [Mr. McCORMACK], I include my The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection removed from office many months ago. remarks of March 25, 1948, entitled to the request of the gentleman from I am making this letter public because I "What's Wrong With the State Depart­ Illinois? believe the people have a right to know ment": There was no objection. the facts in the case of Mr. Hamilton Rob­ • inson. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT? Mr. BUSBEY. Mr. Chairman, I am I shall appreciate your cooperation and indeed exceedingly happy and pleased (Extension of remarks of Hon. FRED E. Bus- trust you can see your way clear to hold BEY, of Illinois, in the House of Represent­ that the gentleman from Massachusetts hearings at once. atives, Thursday, March 25, 1948) [Mr. McCORMACK] has referred to the Sincerely yours, Mr. BUSBEY. Mr. Speaker, under leave to hearings of the subcommittee of the FREDE. BUSBEY, extend my remarks in the RECORD, I wish to Member of Congress. Committee on Expenditures in the Ex­ present some matters of importance which in ecutive Departments To Investigate the After the gentleman from Colorado my opinion will show what's wrong with the State Department. To refresh the [Mr. CHENOWETH] had received this let­ State Department. memories of those present who were ter which I released to the press, he WHAT'S WRONG IN OUR STATE DEPARTMENT? Members of the Eightieth Congress, I finally -got around to setting a time for On February 2, 1948, I addressed the fol­ wish to call your attention to the fact the initial hearing of my investigation. lowing letter to Hon. J. EDGAR CHENOWETH, that during the Eightieth Congress I Hearings were held for 2 days, March 10 chairman of the Subcommittee To Investi­ was a member of the Committee on Ex­ and March 12, 1948. I sincerely hope gate the State Department: penditures in the Executive Depart­ "As I have advised you from time to time, anyone who is interested in this matter I have personally spent a great deal of time ments. will obtain a copy of these hearings from investigating various divisions of the De­ At the first meeting of this committee, the Committee on Expenditures in the partment of State, and 1 now desire to place I made a motion to the effect that a Executive Departments and read them. before our committee in open hearings cer­ subcommittee should be set up to in­ It is very easy for anyone to take a tain facts I believe deserve our immediate vestigate the State Department. After small portion out of context of a hear­ attention. some weeks of delay, my motion was ing and draw his own conclusion. Con­ "While it is my opinion, from facts I have finally adopted and a subcommittee was developed, that hearings should be held on sequently, sometimes one's conclusions several departments as soon as possible, I set up with the Honorable J. EDGAR do not coincide with the facts. A care­ believe it is imperative that we call before CHENOWETH, of Colorado, as chairman. ful reading of the hearings show they our committee at once Mr. , Immediately upon the adoption of my were concluded at the end of the second Assistant Secretary of State in Charge of resolution, the distinguished majority day by the chairman, the gentleman Administration, and Mr. Hamilton Robinson, leader, Mr. McCORMACK, of Massachu­ from Colorado [Mr, CHENOWETH] when Director of the Offi.ce of Controls. setts, was transferred from another "I fe.el it is imperative to hold hearings im­ I had· just begun to lay the foundation mediately on the economy and efficiency of committee. If my recollection does not for the investigation of the State De­ the Offi.ce of Controls and on Mr. Robinson's fail me I believe it was from the Com­ partment. What has developed in con­ qualifications to continue in his present mittee on House Administration, to the nection with the infiltration of commu- position. 5268 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 15 "At the hearings I propose to show (1) l\fr. Robinson as a man who is sober in his habits One of the fou r offices under me dealt with Robinson was not qualified and had no ex­ and of high moral character. He added that the loyalty and security of the personnel of perience t h at would qualify him for his po­ there was no question as to Mr. Robinson's the Department of State. That was a matter sit ion; (2) that in view of certain fact s loyalty and that Mr. Robinson was ideally which the Secretary was concerned with, and known to h is superiors he should have been qualified for a position in the Department of so was I, so I looked around for a person who removed from office many months ago. State. In addition to our own report, because could help me wit h my new task." Mr. "I am m aking this lett er public because I of the nature of the job, I asked the FBI to Peurifoy placed much emphasis on the lett er believe the people have a right to know the give me a full in vestigation on Mr. Robinson. of recommendation by Mr. Armour, but it so fact s in t he case of Mr. Hamilton Robinson. That investigation reported what I already happens that Mr. Armour's letter was writ­ "I shall appreciate your cooperation a nd knew. That Mr. Robinson had a second ten about a week or 10 days before the hear­ trust you can see your way clear to hold cousin who h ad been the subject of investi­ ing, which was on March 12, 1948, or more hearings at on ce." gation for alleged communistic activit ies. than~ year after Mr. Robinson h ad been ap­ I respectfully invite attention to that part Otherwise the report was completely favor­ pointed to his present position. A careful of m y lett er wherein I said: able to Mr. Robinson and his qualifications. reading of the Armour recommendation will "At the hearings I propose to show (1) The FBI report contained commendations show that Mr. Armour had no personal Mr. Robinson was not qualified and had no from Maj. Gen. C. F. Robinson, no relation, knowledge of Mr. Robinson's abilities and experience that would qualify him for his who had been Mr. Robinson's superior in the wrote only of obvious abilit ies. position; (2) that in view of certain facts Army; from E. R. Stettinius, Jr., when Mr. The undated Amour letter concerning Mr. known to his superior he should have been Stettinius was Lend-Lease Administrator; Robinson is irrelevant. While Mr. Armour removed from office many mont hs ago." from Maj. Gen. William F. Tompkins, re­ believes Robinson to be a man of loyalty, On Wednesday, March 10, 1948, the sub­ tired, under whom Mr. Robinson had served; integrity, and intellectual honesty, there is committee met and for 2 hours heard Mr. and from a number of other prominent no statement as to Mr. Armour's belief in John Peurifoy, Assistant Secretary of State persons who had known him well." Robinson's qualifications for Director of the in Charge of Administration, and Mr. Rob­ It was on the basis of this information Office of Controls. There is no evidence that inson. The hearing was continued until Fri­ that Mr. Peurifoy considered Mr. Robinson Mr. Armour has seen the questionable cases day, March 12, 1948, and without warning quali:fiied for the position of Director of which Mr. Robinson has approved and no or notice of any kind was concluded with Office of Controls and so appointed him. Ac­ evidence whether Armour concurs in or re­ the following statement by the chairman: cording to Mr. Peurifoy Mr. Robinson's office jects Robinson's :findings. Since these cases "Well, I will say to you, Mr. Robinson, as employed around 782 people and is com­ and Mr. Robinson's competency to pass on chairman of the subcommittee, that the prised of six divisions; passport, visa, special them is one of the most important elements hearings are concluded as far as you are projects, foreign activity, investigations, and of the hearings, Mr. Armour's letter may be concerned." munitions. Further, Mr. Peurifoy stated dismissed as a typical example of glittering Inasmuch as I had stated a moment be­ that the Department has over 20,000 em­ generalities of no import on the present mat­ fore the hearing was concluded that I had ployees. ter. However, the Armour letter is quoted not even started to introduce what I pro­ In selecting Mr. Robinson for the posi­ in full: posed to show regarding Mr. Robinson, and tion of Director of Office of Controls, Mr. "In response to your suggestion, I am sub­ the fact that I was assured by the chair­ Peurifoy said that the information he had mitting herewith a statement of my im• man, Mr. CHENOWETH, I would have ample received that Mr. Robinson had served in pressions of Mr. Hamilton Robinson. time to develop everything I had in mind, management capacity in the Army gave me "I have known Mr. Hamilton Robinson's [feel compelled to disagree with the manner to believe that he would be in position to parents for many years, in fact, since I was in which the hearing was concluded. There­ put in better administrative procedures in an undergraduate at Princeton, which was fore, I am obliged to use this means of the office and that he believed and still be­ my own home as well as Mr. Robinson's. The bringing before the House of Representatives lieves that Mr. Robinson is qualified for the family was always held in high esteem in the information regarding the qualifications job. that community and I had great respect for of an employee of the State Department who Now let us look over the information re­ Professor Robinson, who was Mr. Robinson's is the man selected to pass on the suitabil­ garding Mr. Robinson that Mr. Peurifoy sub­ father, and head of the history department ity of approximately 20,000 State Department mitted to the subcommittee as the infor­ at Princeton University. and Foreign Service employees from a qual­ mation upon which he based his .conclu­ "Since we were of different ages I knew ification, security, and loyalty standpoint. sion that Mr. Robinson was qualified for Mr. Robinson hiIIlSelf only casually until he In his statement to the subcommittee on the position of Director of Controls. married Miss Nacy Brereton in 1943. Mrs. March 10, 1948, Mr. Peurifoy states-and I Mr. Robinson was born July 18, 1908, at Robinson is the daughter of Capt. W. D. quote from the transcript: New Haven, Conn. He attended the Taft Brereton, United States Navy, retired, who "Mr. Chairman, I would like to address my School, Watertown, Conn., from 1922 to 1926; was naval attache in Buenos Aires when I remarks to the allegations made by Mr. Bus­ Princeton University. 1926 to 1930, where was Ambassador to Argentina, and we became BEY in a letter addressed to you which he re­ he received a bachelor of arts degree; Yale quite intimate with her and her parents. leased to the newspapers on February 3. University, 1931 to 1934, where he received a Mrs. Armour and I have seen a good deal of That letter stated that Mr. BUSBEY proposed doctor of laws degree. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson since their marriage • to show, first, that Mr. ROBINSON was not From October 1934 to September 1940 and number them among our close friends. qualified for the position which he holds as Mr. Robinson was employed as an asso­ They visited us in Nassau, after my retire­ Director of the Office of Controls and, sec­ ciate attorney by Sullivan and Cromwell, ment from the Foreign Service, in the winter ond, that his superiors should have removed 48 Wall Street, New York City, at a salary of 1946. We spent several days with them at him from office many months ago." of $2,400 to $6,000 per annum. From Sep­ Lake George the following summer. Our re­ Mr. Peurifoy stated that he is the im­ tember 4, 1940, to October 15, 1941, he was lationship continues to be close and cordial. mediate superior of Mr. Robinson and that employed by the British Ministry of Supply "I have thus come to know Mr. Robinson he selected Mr. Robinson for the position of Mission as an attorney in charge of the legal well and I consider him a man of loyalty, Director of Office of Controls. Mr. Peurifoy division at an annual salary of $6,000. From integrity, and intellectual honesty. Fur­ also stated-and again I quote from the January 16, 1942, until April 24, 1942, Mr. thermore, he has a strong feeling that peo­ transcript: Robinson was employed by the United States ple who are in a position to do so should "Before I took over, the officer serving as Treasury liquidation office as head business enter public service. Because of this and Director of Office of Controls had applied for specialist. chief liaison officer. $8,000 per because of his obvious abilities, I believed, a position in the Foreign Service and has annum. and still believe, that he is well-qualified for passed his. examination. So I looked around Having received a commission as second Government work. It was for this reason for a person who could help me with my new lieutenant in the ROTC program while at­ that I suggested he apply for a position on task. Mr. Robinson was at that time Director tending Princeton University, Mr. Robinson the State Department and I came to Wash­ of the Office of Economic Policy in the De­ entered the military service April 16, 1942, ington myself to arrange the necessary in­ partment. Assistant Secretary Norman as a first lieutenant. He was released under troductions for him. I was pleased to learn Armour, who had known Mr. Robinson and honorable conditions at Washington, D. C., later that he had received an appointment bis family for many years, had recommended January 13, 1946, with the rank of colonel and was subsequently designated to the him. Under Secretary Will Clayton and As­ and a showing that the character of his position of Dire<:tor of the Office of Economic sistant Secretary John Hilldring, both spoke service was superior. Security Policy. highly of his work. Mr. Robinson had an Mr. Peurifoy stated that Assistant Secre­ "I repeat, it gives me pleasure to testify to outstanding record in organizational and ad­ tary Armour came to Washington about Sep­ the high regard I have for him as a loyal ministrative work for 3Y:z years in the Army, tember or October 1946, and recommended and conscientious official." where he had gone from first lieutenant to Mr. Robinson as a very able Ill'lln for a posi­ From the highly commendatory remarks full colonel. That security report on Mr. tion in the State Department, and that Mr. in the security report made by the Depart­ Robinson, made by Department's investiga­ Robinson was later () ap­ ment's investigators I quote the following: tors, was not only clear. it was filled with pointed and held the position of Director of "Maj. Gen. C. F. Robinson of the War As­ highly commendatory reports from· those the Office _of Economic Security Policy. Mr. sets Administration also supervised the sub­ with whom he had worked. For instance, Peurifoy further stated "when General Mar­ ject at the War Department and remem­ Mr. John Foster Dulles, for whom Mr. Rob­ shall became Secretary of State in January ·bered him as a high-:type officer who ren­ inson had worked for 6 years in the firm of 1947 he asked me to assume the job of Assist­ dered excellent service during the war. In Sullivan & Cromwell, characterized Mr. ant Secretary in charge of administration. the opinion of General Robinson, it would 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 5269

be greatly to the advantage of the State officers or employees are not retained in em­ "As used herein an officer or employee con­ Department to secure the services of this ployment in his department or agency. He stitutes a security risk when he falls into applicant whom he described as independ­ shall be responsible for prescribing and su­ one or more of the following categories: ently wealthy and hence not in need of a pervising the loyalty determination proce­ When he is- job. dures of his department or agency, in accord­ "1. A person who engages in, supports, or "Mr. John Foster Dulles, a member of the ance with the provisions of this order, which advocates , , or , or American delegation to the United Nations, shall be considered as providing minimum who is a member of, affiliated with, or in st.a,ted that Mr. Robinson entered the firm requirements." sympathetic association with the Commu­ of Sullivan & Cromwell from the Yale Law The provides the standard nist, Nazi, or Fascist Parties, or of any for­ School and in his 6 years with the firm for the refusal of employment or the removal eign or domestic party, organization, move­ proved to be a very valuable and capable from employment in an executive depart­ ment, group, or combination of persons who employee; that Mr. Robinson is intelligently ment or agency on grounds relating to loy­ seeks to alter the form of government of alert, trustworthy, and a gentleman at all alty. The standard is, "That, on all the the United States by unconstitutional means times; that Mr. Robinson comes from a good, evidence, reasonable grounds exist for belief or whose policy is to advocate or approve the well-to-do American family; that Mr. Rob­ that the person involved is disloyal to the commission of acts of force or violence to inson is married and his family life is per­ Government of the United States." deny other persons their right under the fect; that Mr. Robinson is sober in his habits The Executive order further provides: Constitution of the united States; or a per­ and a man of h igh moral character; that "The Loyalty Review Board shall currently son who consistently believes in or supports there is no question as to Mr. Robinson's be furnished by the Department of Justice the ideologies an d policies of such a party, loyalty and he is ideally qualified for a posi­ the name of each foreign or domestic organi­ organization, movement, group, or combina­ tion with the Department of State. zation, association, movement, group, . or tion of persons. "Mr. C. Tyler Wood, of the State Depart­ cotnbination of persons which the Attorney "2. A person who is engaged in ment, and whose name was submitted by Mr. General, after appropriate investigation and or who is acting directly or indirectly under Robinson as a reference, stated he persuaded determination, designates as totalitarian, the instructions of any foreign government, Mr. Robinson to consider the position of Fascist, Communist, or subversive, or as hav­ or who deliberately performs his duties, oc Director of Office of Controls and personally ing adopted a policy of advocating or ap­ otherwise acts to serve the interests of an­ introduced him to Assistant Secretary Clay­ proving the commission of acts of force or other government in preference to the in­ ton. Mr. wood said he was formerly asso­ violence to deny others their rights under the terest of the United States. ciated with Mr. Robinson at the War De­ Constitution of the United States, or as seek­ "3. A person who has knowingly divulged partment and described him as "tops"; that ing to alter the form of Government of the classified information without authority and he had no hesitation in endorsing Mr. Rob­ United States by unconstitutional means." with the knowledge or with reasonable inson from the standpoint of ability, in­ The Executive order also expressly provides: grounds for the knowledge or belief that it tegrity, and loyalty to the United States. "The provisions of this order shall not be will be transmitted to agencies of a foreign "Brig. Gen. Joseph Battley, Army Service applicable to persons summarily removed un­ government, or who is so consistently irre­ Forco, stated that Mr. Robinson had worked der the provisions of section 3 of the act of sponsible in the handling of classified in­ under his supervision 11h years during the December 17, 1942 ( 45 Stat. 1053), of the act formation as to compel the conclusion of ex­ war; that on one occasion Mr. Robinson was of July 5, 1946 ( 60 Stat. 453), or of any other treme lack of care or judgment. appointed to a highly confidential assign­ statute covering the power of summary re­ "4. A person who has habitual or close as­ ment with the ; and moval." sociation with persons believed to be in that Mr. Robinson is a very fine operator, The act of July 5, 1946 (60 Stat. 453), is categories 1 or 2 above to a:1... exten'" which high-type, dependable, public-spirited citi­ Public Law 490 of the Seventy-ninth Con­ would justify the conclusion that he m ight zen, a home-loving man, and loyal to Ameri­ gress. It is an appropriation of funds for through such association voluntarily or in­ can institutions. the Department of State for the fiscal year voluntarily divulge classified information "Mr. Ezekiel G. Stoddard, named as a ref­ 1947. The prov)so contained in the act of without authority. erence by Mr. Robinson, stated he attended July 5, 1946, is renewed in the appropr_iations "5. A person who has such basic weakness Yale Law School with Mr. Robinson and was act for the Department of State approved of character or lack of judgment as reasona­ also associated with him at Lend-Lease Ad­ July 9, 1947 (Public Law 166, 80th Cong.) bly to justify the fear that he might be led ministration; that be has a high regard for and is: into any course of action specified above. Mr. Robinson's ahility as a lawyer, his tem­ "Notwithstanding the provisions of section "D. In the determination of the question perance in personal conduct, and other 6 of the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 555), whether a person is a security risk the fol­ qualities." or the provisions of any other law, the Secre­ lowing factors among others will be taken The above is the sum and substance of the tary of State m ay, in his absolute discretion, into account, together with such mitigating report of investigation made by the State on or before June SO, 1948, terminate the circumstances as may exist. Department on the question of Mr. Robin­ employment of any officer or employee of the "l. Participation in one or more of the son's suitability for the position of Director Department of State or of the Foreign Serv­ parties or organizations referred to above, of Office of Controls. Mr. Robinson, as well ice of the United States whenever he shall or in· organizations which are 'fronts' for, as Mr. Peurifoy, seem to be laboring under deem such termination necessary or advis­ or are controlled by, such party or organiza­ the impression that this is an attack on the able in the interests of the United States." tion, either by membership therein, taking personal reputation and character of Mr. For the purpose of exercising this right part in its executive direction or control, con­ Robinson, and that my letter to Chairman granted by Congress the State Department tribution of funds thereto, attendance at CHENOWETH of February 2, 1948, constitutes issued an announcement regarding the meetings, employment thereby, registration charges against Mr. Robinson. Nothing is matter of dismissing an employee for secu­ to vote as a member of such a party, or further from the truth. In my letter of Feb­ rity reasons. Mr. Peurifoy testified that this signature of petition to elect a member of ruary 2, 1948, I stated that "at the hearings order was prepared by Mr. Robinson. The such a party to public office or to accomplish I 1ropose to show (1) Mr. Robinson was not pertinent parts of the order are: any other purpose supported by such a party; qualified and had no experience that would "The Department of State, because of its or written evidences or oral expressions by qualify him for his position; (2) that in responsibility for the conduct of foreign af­ speeches or otherwise, of political, economic, view of certain facts known to his superiors fairs, is a vital target for persons engaged in or social views; he should have been removed from office espionage or subersion of the United States "2. Service in the governments or armed many months ago." Government. Due to this fact and because forces of enemy countries, or other volun­ Mr. Peurifoy has stated that on the basis of the great number of highly classified com­ tary activities in support of foreign govern­ of the information he received from the re­ munications which pass through the De­ ments: ports of investigation, including the letter partment, the security of which is essential "3. Violations of security regulations; from Mr. , he considered Mr. to the maintenance of peaceful and friendly "4. Voluntary association with persons ln Robinson qualified for the position of Di­ international relations, it is highly important categories C (1) or C (2); rector of Office of Controls and so appointed to the interests of the United States·that no "5. Habitual drunkenness, sevual perver­ him. person should be employed in the Depart­ sion, moral turpitude, financial irresponsi­ Now, let us take a look at the record of ment who constitutes a security risk. bility or criminal record. Mr. Robinson's office and determine if that "The Secretary of State has been granted "E. In weighing the evidence on any record sustains Mr. Peurifoy's judgment or if by Cong>-"ess the right, in his absolute discre­ charges that a person constitutes a security the record supports my statement that "Mr. tion, to terminate the employment of any r isk the following considerations will obtain: Robinson was not qualified." officer or employee of the Department of "l. A former course of conduct or holding On March 21, 1947, President Truman is­ State or of the Foreign Service of the United of beliefs will be presumed to continue in sued prescribing pro­ States whenever he shall deem such termi­ the absence of positive evidence indicating a cedures for the administration of an em­ nation necessary or advisable in the interests change, both in course of action and con­ ployees' loyalty program in the executive of the United States. Accordingly, in the viction, by clear, overt, and unequivocal acts. branch of the Government. It is provided in interest of the United States, the Depart­ "2. There will be no presumption of truth this Executive order that: ment of State will immediately terminate ln favor of statements of the witnesses in any "The head of each department and agency the employment of any officer or employee of hearing on security risk, but their statements in the executive branch of the Government the Department of State or of the Foreign will be weighed with all the other evidence shall be personally responsible for an effec­ Service who is deemed to constitute a se­ before the hearing board, and the conclusion tive program to assure that disloyal civilian curity risk. will be drawn by the board. 5270 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 15

"3. If a reasonable· doubt exists as to According to the directive prepared by Mr. tinued employment of any such individual whether the person falls into one of the Robinson, an officer or employee constitutes constituted a security risk. And this with­ categories listed in paragraph lC, the De­ a security risk when he "engages in, sup­ out proof of anything or kind. Mr. Peurifoy partment will be given the benefit of the ports, or advocates treason, subversion, or testified he could, under the McCarran rider. doubt, and the person will be deemed a se­ sedition, or who is a member of, affiliated even fire an employee if he did not like the curity risk." with, or in sympathetic association with the color of his necktie. An employee so dis­ Mr. Robinson testified before a subcom­ Communist, Nazi, or Fascist Parties." charged would have no recourse, but still the mittee of the Committee on Appropriations Nowhere in the directive prepared by :Mr. State Department continues to keep unde­ of the House of Representatives on January Robinson is it provided that there must be sirable people on the payroll. 28, 1948. He stated that the Division of Se­ proof of an overt act of any kind. It is quite evident from the facts adduced curity and Investigations, one of the six Let us assume for the moment that there at the hearings before the Senate and House divisions under his supervision, is responsi­ is no question of loyalty in case No. 5 and Appropriations Subcommittees that the ble for the security activities of the depart­ scan the report of investigation for informa­ State Department still has a number of em­ ment and the Foreign Service insofar as tion on the subject's qualifications and suit­ ployees who are suspect and who are being they relate to personal security and physical ability for Government employment. In his harbored in the Department due to the plain security. Questioned as to his investigative application for the position the subject and simple reason that Messrs. Peurifoy and experience, Mr. Robinson replied: stated he had received a Ph. D. degree from Robinson do not have the ability or qualifi­ "I am not an investigator; I think I am the University of California, while the rec­ cations to recognize facts as developed by an an administrator. I have six divisions here, ords of the university show that subject investigation or that they do not want to all of which are totally unrelated to each failed in his examination for his Ph. D. and recognize such facts. other and, therefore, the way I try to ap­ no degree was awarded him. It has long Undoubtedly there are numerous other proach this is not from the point of view of been the policy of the Civil Service Commis­ cases, but I will limit the discussion of Mr. being a specialist in any field, but of trying sion to cancel applications wherein there is Robinson's qualifications to citing one more to make the thing work from an administra­ fraud. The subject was employed in the case in the State Department. The subject tive point of view. It is true I spent some State Department in Research and Intelli­ of case No. 9 was appointed to a very impor­ time on security because security has been gence and it goes without saying that the tant position prior to full security investiga­ one of the things in the forefront of all our claim to a Ph. D. degree had considerable tion. He is also an applicant for a position minds during this last year." bearing on the question of his qualifications. as Foreign Service career officer. On April 12, If the truth were known, and the em­ But fraud in securing a position in the State 1942, he was granted a passport to travel in ployees of the six divisions under Mr. Ham­ Department apparently has no bearing on South America, representing the Division of ilton Robinson dared talk, one would soon the question of honesty insofar as Mr. Robin­ Cultural Research of the State Department. realize that the morale in each division is son is concerned. The then Assistant Secretary of State raised at its lowest ebb. The only thing that will I agree with Mr. Robinson that case No. 5 the question as to the advisability of grant­ correct this condition is to replace Mr. Rob­ is interesting, so let us look further into the ing a passport but finally approved it, saying: inson with a' competent man of experience. report of investigation. In a report dated "This is the conclusion. It is a flimsy case Better still, inasmuch as there was no rea­ October 15, 1947, there appears a statement either way. I don't think the man is polit i­ son for establishing the Office of Controls from a State Department official who knew cally dangerous-merely a fool. I see no in the first place, someone in authority the subject in China as well as here. This reason for not granting the passport. I can should seriously consider abolishing it at witness said the subject's work was below think of several for not giving him the job­ this time. par; that he is a mediocre, dull, and slow­ but that ls already done. I may add that Mr. Robinson was then questioned about thinking individual and that he is the only I consider the synopsis of (No. 9's) activi­ the State Department employee identified man in the Government the witness knows ties-as belittling his association with var­ as case No. 5. The report of investigation of whom he would speak unfavorably. An­ ious radical activities of the past, probably showed the testimony of eight persons, in­ other State Department official said he con­ because of a lack of familiarity with the set­ cluding six professors at Harvard and Uni­ siders subject weak as to ability, common up and activities of such organizations." versity of California, a naval officer, and a sense, and public relations. Yet to Mr. Rob­ The Investigation revealed that case No. fellow student, stating that the subject ,has inson this man is fully qualified for a posi­ 9 was a member of the trade-unions delega­ strong Communist sympathies; that he fre­ tion i;,i the State Department. Does not this tion to Soviet Russia iii 1927; that he was a quently expounded those sympathies and is raise a question as to Mr. Robinson's quali­ sponsor of the New Theater Guild, a Commu­ either a party member or a fellow traveler. fications for a position where he is required nist-front organization; that he was a mem­ The subject of this investigation was dis­ to pass on the qualifications of other ber of the Supervisory Committee on Pro­ charged from a naval school during the war emrloyees? gressive Education Association; that he was a "because it was found that he was an ardent Neither Mr. Peurifoy nor Mr. Robinson member of the Chicago branch of the North student and advocate of Communist doc­ stated what they considered to be an overt American Committee To Aid Spanish De­ trines." There is in the file of the case a act, but in connection with Mr. Robinson's mocracy; that he was a member of the memorandum dated July 21, 1947, · to the statement that he resolves all doubtfuls re­ League of American Writers; and that he was effect that "recommendation was made that garding loyalty in favor of the Government, a member of the American Society for Cul­ subject be terminated from the Department; let Mr. Robinson state whether or not the tural Relations with Russia. however, Mr. Peurifoy did not feel that there State Department had information in case Inasmuch as the subject of case No. 9 is was sufficient evidence against subject in No. 5 indicating that the employee had con­ still employed by the State Department it is view of the fact that he had not been shown tributed financial support to the Japanese­ quite clear that Mr. Robinson is as unfamil­ to commit any overt acts or to affiliate him­ American League for Democracy, a Commu­ iar with the set-up and activities of the self with Communist organizations." nist-front organization; that the employee organizations with which the subject was In response to a question regarding this had tried to convert another State Depart­ affiliated as was the person who prepared the case Mr. Robinson replied: ment employee to his radical views; that a synopsis submitted to the Assistant Secre­ "That case is interesting, Mr. Chairman, white Russian employee in the State De­ tary. Without going into great detail regard­ because there is not one scrap or iota of evi­ partment under the supervision of No. 5 re­ ing the trade-unions delegation to Russia, it dence indicating any overt act, any associa­ signed in disgust because of the evident is believed sufficient to say that this delega­ tion he has had, anything that he has done Communist sympathies existing in the State tion was repudiated by William Green, presi• which would indicate that he is actually Department, and if the State Department · dent of the A. F. of L. The League of Ameri· working against or even associating with reviewed the report of investigation in the can Writers was created in 1935 at the Con• people who are working against our people." files of the Civil Service Commission made gress of American Revolutionary Writers, Mr. Robinson was merely echoing the when case No. 5 was employed in the Bureau which organization was cited as subversive opinion of Mr. Peurifoy. of Economic Warfare. Is not this ample by the Attorney General. In the official re­ The subject of this case admitted having proof of how Communists and their sympa­ port of this meeting it is stated in the con­ subscribed to the Daily Worker as well as thizers get inside our sensitive agencies? cluding paragraph that the meeting was dis· admitting membership in the American Vet­ For years ofilcials of the State Department missed by all members who were present erans Committee, the Institute of Pacific Re­ would alibi the presence of Communists and standing and singing the Internationale. lations, and the World Citizens Movement. fellow travelers in the Department and hide The American Society for Cultural Rela· There is nothing in the record to indicate behind the smoke screen that under existing tions in Russia was a predecessor of the Na­ whether Mr. Robinson or Mr. Peurifoy made laws they could not dismiss employees who tional Council of American-Soviet Friend• any attempt to determine if any of the were suspected of being disloyal. Therefore, ship, also cited by the Attorney General as above-mentioned three organizations are in order to overcome this objection, Congress subversive. The North American Committee front organizations within the meaning and passed, in the early summer of 1946, what is To Aid Spanish Democracy was one of the contemplation of the directive prepared by now known as the McCarran rider. This was many Communist Spanish-aid fronts that Mr. Robinson and approved by Mr. Peurifoy. part of the 1947 fiscal appropriation bill. milked the American public of thousands of It is all too apparent that no consideration Under this law, the war, Navy, or State De­ dollars to aid Spanish democracy. was given to the information in the report partments could discharge any employee While membership in any one of these of investigation regarding the subject's sym­ without regard to civil-service regulations or organizations does not m"t..,,n, ipso facto, pathies or the statements that he "is either a any previously enacted laws, when, in the that a person is disloyal to the Government party member or a fellow traveler." opinion of the head of the agency, the con- of the United States, it is sufficient to raise CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 5271 the question of his loyalty. But membership rider to the appropriations act. Th.is pro­ ment -at an annual salary of $6,500 on June .1n alleged Communist-front organizations vision of the law ls the basis for State De­ 7, 1944.. He later held positions of Assistant was not all the information in the file of partment announcement No. 765 prepared Chief in Charge of Publications, Division of case No. 9. "This person had -written and by Mr. Robinson. There is no appeal from Research and Publi-cations. and Acting As­ collaborated .in wrltlng with several indi­ a dismissal under this law and Executive sistant Chief of the Division of Publications. viduals on books and articles showing Russia Order 9835 expressly provides that it is not The Register of the State Department for .1n a very favorable light. He was superln­ applicable to persons summarily removed for the year 1946, an official publication of the tendent of schools in a small city and revo­ security reasons. If an employee is found State Department, lists the following infor­ lutionlzed the educational system there. to be disloyal the procedure for his removal mation under the name of Robert -T. Miller He .is reported to have introduced a Russian springs from Executive Order 9835 and the m: primer in the .school after he visited Russia directives issued by the Loyal-';y Review "Born Pittsburgh, Pa., April 5, 1910; Kent In 192'7. 'Ibe Daily Worker has mentioned Boar, associated with, conflicting -statements to two committees security in goverllIIlent as any of you. I visited or was visited by intlividuals and of the House -of Representatives, ean it be _groups of individuals who are presently being have been shocked, deeply, by the revelations said that he lis fully qualified to hold a po­ investigated for Soviet espionage activities in of the Cana-dian white paper. I have taken sition where he ls required to pass on ques­ note of the effectiveness of the infiltration of agencies of the United States Government." tions of tne sec11rity and loyalty Of Govern­ Let Mr. Peurifoy or the State Department Czechoslovakian institutions. But I cannot ment employees? It seems that according say whether they were aware -of Mr. Miller's believe that the only alternative is to be to .Mr. Robinson's testimon-y that he has .an aetivities and whether the removal of Mr. obligation to protect the individual employee swept off our feet by the gossip-mongering .Miller was recommended on the ground that and character-assassination which so often when that employee'-s suitability is in qnes­ his continued employment in the State De­ tion. Mr. Robin-son appanmtly does not a-ecompanies personal investigations. I am partment constituted a risk to the functions also, quite !:rankly, disturbed by the present consider that Government employment is a of the Department. Yet, without regard to privilege and not a right, and thst it is his tendency, to extend the highly questionable Kr. Miller's activities, recommendations for bounden duty to see tnat there i-s no ques­ theory of 'guilt by association' to lengths his removal, and so forth, Mr. Miller con­ tion as to tne loyalty of an-y State De_part­ that amount to a travesty of the traditional tinueci in his position in the State Depart­ ment employee. All that is required of Mr. American justice." ment until December 1946 when he was per­ Robinson is a fair and impartial evaluation Wh ;t could have been the -reason for Mr. mitted to resign. of the evidence developed by an investigation Peurifoy's personal distUrbances ·ov.er what .But l\Ir. Miller is Mr. Robinson's cousin of the atrected emJ>loyee. After all is said be referred to as the present tendency to a.n.d it wa.s evidently the thought of Mr. and done, how on -earth are we going to rtd extend the highly questionable theory of Peurifoy that .Mr. Robinson's loyalty was any Government agency of subversives and guilt by association? _going to be questioned so Mr. Peurifoy ad­ those considered to be a security risk when Let us look further into Mr. Peurifoy's vances his fear of the tendency to apply the we nave people in lmportant J>OSltions with opening statement. Speaking of the inves­ questionable tbeory of guilt by association. ideas such as Mr. Robinson has? tigation conducted by Mr. Robinson, Mr. What was the assoeiation of Mr. Robinson Looking further into Mr. Robinson's quali­ Peurifoy said: with Mr. Miller? Mr. Robinson testifying fications as an administrator, he stated that "In addition to our own report, because of before the subcommittee on March 10, 1S43, if an employee of th-e St1ite Department is tne nature of the job, I asked the FBI to said that "and since .I have been here in charged with disloyalty or belng a security give m-e a full investigation on Mr. Robln­ Washington, since the fall of 1940, I have risk he would have the right -Of an appeal so:.i. That investigation reported, what I al­ seen very little of him. Ee calls up onee or to Mr. Ricllardson's loyalty board-Mr. Seth ready knew, that Mr. Rcbinson had a second twice a year for lunch. I think I have had W. Richardson is chairman of the Loyalty cousin who had been the subject of investi­ lunch wH;h him a couple of times before I Review Boa.rd of the Civil Serviee Commis­ gation for alleged communistic activities.• took thls job. Since ~ accepted this job as sion, created pursuant to Executive Order However, as Mr. Peurlfoy made no attempt Director of the 01fice of Controls I have had 95S8. to give any details about this second cou­ absolutely nothing to do with him; and be­ Mr. Robinson ts uninformed on procedures sin, it necessitated cross-examination of fore that time 1: heard nothing whatsoever -0! appeal or cannot distinguish between a Mr. Robinson to shed some light on the al­ at all which would indicate he was either a loyalty case and a. security ca-se. An em­ leged communistic activiti-es of Mr. Robin­ security :riSk or disloyal:" ployee charged wit11 being a security risk son's second cousin, Mr. Robert T. Miller .III. Now let us consider Mr. Robinson's testl­ may be removed by the Secretary of State in Mr. Miller was a})poirrted Chief Informa­ muny. Mr. Robinson ·was first employed in accordanee with pr-0visions of the McCarran tional Liaison Officer in the state Depart- the 'State Department in November 19 ~6 . 5272 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 15 At that time his cousin, who incidentally qualifications for an important position tn constitute what is called the internal-secu­ was best man at Mr. Robinson's wedding, the State Department? rity program. In our judgment it is vital to was also employed in the State Department. Mr. Robinson's experience in the Govern­ our national interest and to the successful Mr. Miller was permitted to resign, yet· Mr. ment service prior to his military service was conduct of foreign affairs." Robinson has the audacity to say he knew limited to 3 months, January 16, 1942, to Now, let us come down to a more recent nothing about his cousin which would in­ April 16, 1942, as a specialist in the Treasury date and try to determine if Mr. Robinson dicate he was either a security risk or dis­ Liquidation Office. In the early part of practices what he preaches or if he was just loyal. At the time Mr. Robinson testified I November 1946 he received an appointment talking to the subcommittee for budgetary wonder if he recalled, or conveniently forgot, in the State Department and 3 months later, purposes. a conversation he had with certain Members or on February 13, 1947, he was selected to On his appearance before a subcommittee of Congress some time before when he stated head the Office of Controls. of the Committee on Appropriations on Jan­ that he had had lunch with Mr. Miller oc­ We turn now to the testimony of Mr. Rob­ uary 28, 1948, Mr. Robinson was questioned casionally since he was Director of the Office inson before the subcommittee of the Com­ about a certain State Department employee. of Controls, that he had seen Mr. Miller on mittee on Appropriations of the House of The report of investigation on this case is: at least a dozen occasions since then, and Representatives on March 18, 1947. Testify­ "This man is an applicant for a P-7 posi­ that he was of the opinion that Mr. Miller ing in response to a question as to his back­ tion. Investigation was initiated June 25, is known tc. be pro-Communist, that he prob­ ground, Mr. Robinson stated: 1947. The file reflected that he studied ably is a Communist, and that he may be a "Originally I was a lawyer in New York. I under Harold Laski at the London School of Soviet agent. practiced law in New York for 6 or 7 years. Economics, 1927-29. In 1933 he wrote an ar· This is no attempt to hold Mr. Robinson I was then counsel to the British Purchasing ticle, Applied Marxism in Soviet Russia, responsible for the conduct and activities Commission in Washington for a year. I which was an objective review of the prin­ of a relative. However, the fact that Mr. was then with Mr. Stettinius as an adviser on ciples of Marxism as applied by Lenin and Miller is Mr. Robinson's cousin and was best British policy for 6 months, and then I was Stalin. He pointed out that much progress man at his wedding, raises a question as to in the Army until the fall of 1945, during would continue to be made "toward the com­ whether Mr. Robinson has been altogether which time I was in the office of General pletion of the foundation of the classless So­ truthful about his association with Mr. Somervell, on matters relating to manage­ cialist state." One of his former associates Miller. This question may rightfully reflect ment, planning, and handling of the various of UNRRA praised him and referred to his on Mr. Robinson's qualifications for the po­ duties that went with special assignments excellent educational background. In this sition he occupies in the State Department. and special jobs on more or less of an ex­ connection, investigations at the University While it is within the realm of possibility pediting basis." of Wisconsin revealed that he was dropped that Mr. Robinson knew nothing about the Mr. Robinson stretched his period of em­ for poor scholarship at that school in 1921, activities of his cousin it is highly improb­ ployment with the United States Treasury readmitted in 1923, and dropped again in able. Here is another bit of information re­ Liquidation Office to double its length but 1924. Prior to coming with the Government garding Mr. Robinson that could indicate it could well be that he was testifying from in 1942, applicant's top salary was $3,700 per he was not so disinterested in the welfare of memory and his memory failed. Testifying annum. On his application he indicated his cousin as he would have us believe. On as to the investigation of State Department that he would not accept less than $8,000 per October 7, 1946, Mr. Byron C. Sarvis, Chief of employees on the question of loyalty, Mr. annum. His only position in excess of that the Procurement Section, Projects Support Robinson said: has been with UNRRA. A coworker at War Division, Central Intelligence Group, ad-_ "The top investigation is made whenever Foods Administration, in a report dated Sep­ dressed a letter to Mr. Hamilton Robinson evidence comes to the attention of the se­ tember 3, 194:7, expressed reservations con· advising that Robert T. Miller III had been curity people that there is some evidence of cerning his loyalty. This report reads: "He referred to the Central Intelligence Group disloyalty, subversive activities, or things stated further that the applicant had ad­ as one well-qualified for an intelligence po­ of that nature. • • • My job as Direc­ mitted his loyalty to the Government, had sition and requesting information as to tor of Office of Controls is to present to Mr. been questioned on two occasions when he where Mr. Miller could be located. Mr. Rob­ Peurifoy all the facts, good and bad, and was asked about the articles on Russia and inson replied by letter dated October 13, he makes the decision. • • • On the the Communist activities of his father. It 1946, as follows: other hand, although we are going to try was alleged by the applicant that he was "In response to your letter of October 7, to get these people out of the Department, mistaken for his father, who has the same Mr. Robert T. Miller III is an executive of we must have evidence of a substantial na­ name and who is known to have attended the State Department and lives at 3223 ture to justify dismissal, and we want to some Communist meetings." The applicant Northampton Street NW., Washington. Ac­ be careful not to lean · over too far in that traveled to Russia in 1936. As of October 15, cording to the telephone book his phone direction, but we have to be sure. We have 1947, the investigation was still pending." number is Ordway 1420." to get good evidence, and I put a great deal Mr. Robinson testified this man was em• Now remember the letter of inquiry from of emphasis on the quality of the evidence ployed by the State Department. What ls the Central Intelligence Group was written that we need rather than its quantity. That to be gained by the expenditure of thousands at a time when Mr. Miller was associating evidence has to be properly corroborated and of dollars investigating prospective Govern­ with Soviet espionage agents; yet, did Mr. substantiated, and the credibility of wit­ ment employees if Mr. Robinson is going to Robinson tell the Central Intelligence Group nesses we get has to be substantiated." employ, in vital positions in the State De­ that his cousin was suspect?" Less than 3 months later, or on June 11, partment, such people as described above. One would think that any American who 1947, Mr. Robinson testified before a sub­ If it is necessary to wait for proof of an had the best interests of his country at heart committee of the Committee on Appropria­ overt act of disloyalty on the part of a sus­ would have put any department of our Gov­ tions of the Senate. Questioned as to his pected employee before and adverse action ernment on guard, especially the Central In­ background of experience in administration, can be taken it is necessary to make some telligence Group, by advising them regarding Mr. Robinson said: changes in the laws. But laws, rules, and what he knew of Mr. Miller's background. "I was originally a lawyer. I was associ­ regulations will not cure such a condition. This action of not advising the Central In­ ated with a New York law firm. Then I was In these days of alarms, excitements, and telligence Group regarding Mr. Miller takes Washington counsel for the British Purchas­ rumors of war the record must be kept on special significance in view of the fact ing Commission. When I went on duty in straight. Agencies have the Hatch Act, the that the Central Intelligence Group is the Army· I went into a thing called the McCarran rider, and other laws to rid the charged with the responsibility of all our Control Commission, where I was for the Government of subversives and persons o! secret intelligence throughout the world. whole war, except for a year when I was with doubtful loyalty. But it takes people o! Instead of putting this agency on guard the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Control Di­ courage to put laws, rules, and regulations against Mr. Miller, Mr. Robinson merely vision was an organization designed to im­ to use. chaise to inform them of Mr. Miller's address prove management in the whole Army Serv­ Mr. Robinson has fully demonstrated that and telephone number in a very sarcastic ice Forces. While I knew very little about he lacks either the courage to take action manner, to wit: management techniques and methods be­ or the ability to evaluate the information "According to the telephone book his num­ fore I started, I absorbed quite a bit, I think, he received and understand its true mean. ber is Ordway 1420." during that period. I am afraid, in defer­ ing. In either event he has amply demon­ Maybe Mr. Peurifoy might think such an ence to my profession, I must also claim strated that he is not qualified for the posi­ attitude qualifies a man for the position of that a lawyer has perhaps more adaptability tion he holds. passing on the security and loyalty of ap­ than a soap salesman, and that, therefore, "The condition upon which God hath proximately 20.000 employees in the State a lawyer may be able to swing into a new given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.'' Department. If he does, I most heartily job with perhaps more facility than members No man should be placed in a position to disagree. ·af the general business fraternity." pass on the security of employees in an Yet this is the action of a man who pres­ In a prep~red statement read to the sub­ agency as vital as the State Department ently holds a position in the State pepart­ committee, Mr. Robinson said, on the sub­ who demonstrates as little knowledge of ment and who passes on the loyalty of 20,000 ject of loyalty investigations: the rights and duties of a Government em­ State Department employees and who now "In this connection the Department has ployee as has Mr. Robinson. says that any doubt of a person's loyalty is adopted the policy that every departmental As a lawyer, Mr. Robinson should know always resolved in favor of the Government. and Foreign Service employee shall be in­ that employment by the Government is a Is not this cumulative evidence of Mr. Ham­ vestigated for loyalty. • • • The person­ privilege and not a right. No person has ilton Robinson's lack of suitability and nel and physical security program together a constitutional right to a Government posi- 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE 5273 tion, but having once accepted a. position in crime, or, as Messt&. Peurifoy and Robinson stant, summary action on a prima facie case the Government the person has certain du­ say, proof of an overt act. of this kind. ties and obligations. One of those obliga­ I! persons of responsibility in sensitive With the foreign situation as delicate as it tions is unquestionable loyalty to his Gov­ Government agencies wait until they obtain ts now, it is a mystery to me how our State ernment. n it is determined that there is proof of an overt act or proof that an em­ Department can be so careless as to harbor in some question of bis loyalty he should be ployee had committed a crime before they it questionable persons having access to dismissed from the Government service. rid the Government service of persons whose secret material. It is a mystery how im­ Such dismissals are not punishments within e:qiployment constitutes a security risk, then portant om.cials can in essence require almost the meaning of any penal law. The indi­ it is time to supplant those officials with men Incontrovertible direct evidence before tak­ vidual is not punished or prosecuted and, who are aware of such danger. ing action, yet our courts can convict on cir­ therefore, proof of an overt act of disloy­ The transcript of the hearing on appro­ cumstantial evidence. Are we to learn noth­ alty is neither necessary nor required to pri.ations for the State Department before ing from the experience of CZechoslovakfa support such a dismissal. This, Mr. Robin­ the subcommittee of the Committee on Ap­ and France before World War II, of the nu­ son, even as a Wall Street lawyer, should propriations of the House of Representatives merous other countries whose inertia, com­ know. is persuasive proof of the incompetence and placency, and stupidity permitted the in­ The failure of Mr. Robinson to recog­ lack of qualifications of not only Mr. Hamil­ filtration of disloyars or incompetents whose nize facts that indicate an employee should ton Robinson. but also of Mr. Peurifoy. acts helped undermine the fabric of those be removed from the Government service, Much emphasis was made by Mr. Peurifoy countries? either under the McCarran rider to the Ap­ and Mr. Robinson at the hearings before the propriations Act or any other law is but subcommittee in deprecation of the gullt-by­ THE GERMAN SCIENTIST PROGRAM. one example of how these questionable char­ association Idea. In other words, the un­ In an article in the March 1948 iss:ne of the acters creep into the Federal service. Mr. reasonable doubt should not be had of an American magazine. the Honorable HARRY E". Robinson and Mr. Peurifoy sitting idly wait­ employee's loyalty merely because he was BYRD, United States Senator from Virgin.I.a, ing for evidence of an overt act could well seen in the company of known Soviet agent&. relates how the German scientists. are now apply to the Marzani case. So far as the Yet section 4 of the State Department order being used by the United States for research record discloses Marzani never committed on dismissal grounds of suspected employees in the fields of jet propulsion, rocket propuI.­ an overt act, such as Robinson and Peurt­ written by Mr. Robinson reads as follows; sion, aerodynamics, thermodynamics, super­ foy look for, while employed in the State 0 4. A. person who has habitual or close sonics, and other fields. After the cessation Department. Yet Marzani had 4 years of association with persons believed to be in of hostilities in Europe, a race was on be­ continuous Government employment while category 1 or 2 above to an extent which tween the United States, Great Britain, and a member of the Communist Party. The would justify the conclusion that he might, Russia to grab the German scientists. Sena­ utter incompetence of certain State Depart­ through such association, voluntarlly or in­ tor BYKD writes that none of these Germans ment employees and the United States Civil voluntarily diVUlge classified information has been given a State Department entry Service Commission to investigate loyalty without authority." visa or allowed to apply for American citi­ matters and place a common-sense inter­ The two categories mentioned in the above zenship. A special contract was worked out pretation on e-vidence is illustrated by com­ paragraph are: which made the Germans civilian employees paring the inside story of the Marzanl case of the .t.::my in Europe. assigned to temporary "1. A person who engages in, supports, or duty in the United States. Bringing these that appeared in October 194-7 issue of Plain advocates treason, sub-version, or sedition, German scientists into the United States Talk magazine by J. Anthony Panuch, for­ or who is a member of, affiliated' with, or In mer Deputy Assistant Secretary of State whereby this country could profit from their sympathetic association with the Commu­ knowledge, was delayed for months, while with the records of the Civil Service Com­ nist, Nazi, or Fascist parties, or of any for­ mission. the War and State Departments deliberated eign or domestic party, organization, move­ over the contract. Marzant was transferred from the OSS to ment, group, or combination of persons the State Department some time in 1946. Small numbers were brought over at first He had been investigated for a position in the which seeks to alter the form of government and kept under conditions similar to pris­ OSS and in January 1943 the Civil Service of the United Stat~ by unconstitutional oners of war. Senator BYRD writes: means or wh<>ffe policy ls to advocate or ap­ Commission ordered his removal from the "Theoretically they were paid salaries, but service. The investigation revealed that prove the commission of acts of force or they never saw the money. All of it went to Violence to deny other persons their rights Marzant was born in Italy and came to the their families or dependents, who weren't al­ United States at the age of 12, later receiv­ under the Constitution of the United States; lowed to leave Germany.'' ing derivative citizenship through the nat­ or a person who consistently believes in or On the question as to whether these Ger­ supports the Ideologies and policies of such man scientists would make good American uralization of his father. He attended ox­ a party, organization, movement, group, or ford University and there married an Ameri­ citizens Senator BYRD continues: can girl. Both Marzant and bis wife were combination of persons. "General Putt thinks 'that those we have employed on WPA where Mrs. Marzan! was "2. A person who ts engaged In espionage recommended fo" visas would make as good discharged for her Communist activities, it or who ls acting directly or Indirectly under Americans, from the standpoint of loyalty, being alleged, among other things, that she the instructions of any foreign government; as the average flow of immigrants common to circulated 17 Communist petitions. The or who deliberately performs his duties, or the history of our country. Intellectually of New York City Police Department records otherwise acts to serve tbe interests of an­ course, they have proved their special val­ showed Marzani as a well-known Communist other government in preference to the in­ ues.' and known under the Communist Party terest of the United States." "But the State Department apparently Is name of Tony Whales-or Wales-and that I submit that using the old cllches of not so sure. It is represented as feeling that, he was formerly a section organizer on the not judging a man too harshly because of if' naturalized, the Getmans would be subject East Side for the Communist Party. his associates such as were used by Mr. Rob­ to much less survelllance-no man censor­ Now the State Department, according to inson and Mr. Peurffoy at the recent bearings ship or control of movement about the coun­ the article by Mr. Panuch, ctiscovered, in Oc­ goes counter to their own views as expressed try, for instance-and couldn't be held to tober 1946, that the New York City Police in the sections quoted above. work contracts for the Armed Forces or their Department had some information concern­ The critical situation of the United States industrial contractors. About 60 of the Air ing one Tony Whales-or Wales. What did because of the continued encroachments of Forces' Germans have been recommended !or the State Department do when they discov­ the In its to extirpate entry visas, with which they could file theiT ered in October 1946 that Marzant was or democracies does not permit us to make fine first naturalization papers. So far the State had been a member of the Communist Party? distinctions now as to a man's· loyalty, secu­ Department has issued no visas.'' Did they exercise their authority under the rity, integrity, and discretion. We should not Several weeks ago a radio program fea­ McCarran rider and discharge him as a secu­ be deterred from our duty by shibboleths of tured a story of an attempt of our military rity risk? Marzant was discharged under civil liberties, freedom of speech, or associa­ authorities t.o bring into the United States the McCarran rider because he had falsified tion or any of the cloaks which an Incom­ the scientists in Germany who had for years to the State Department regarding bis Com­ petent, or worse, uses to protect himself. So been experimenting in the development of munist afHliations. Even this action was not long as the causes for this critical situation new weapons of warfare. It was stated taken on the information In the flies of the exist, the State Department as an outpost in that- Civil Service Commission or the New York foreign policy should be Inviolable. It ··About the middle of 1946 the program City Police Department. This action was should be like Caesar's wife, and it Is utter planning was completed. It was approved by taken only after a detective in the New York nonsense to be confronted with case after the President; it was approved by the Army City Police Department had identified photo­ case of reasonable doubt as to an employee's and Navy; it was approved by the Acting Sec­ graphs of Marzanf as being the Tony loyalty only to find Mr. Robinson clearing retary for the State Department; and it was Whales~r Wales-the subject of the infor­ him or waiting for proof of an overt act. approved by the Justice Department, which mation in tlle files of the New York City I submit that association of an employee includes the Immigration Service. It was the Police Department. with suspected agents ts a matter of extreme understanding of everybody that the Army or course, the State Department &hould urgency. No bank would continue to employ and Navy would screen these scientists in have removed Marzanl from the service in a teller as cashier who was known to asso­ Germany before bringing them over. Nobody October 1946 when they became aware of ciate with gamblers. Recognized police pro­ wanted any Nazis. But with everything all the Information in the files of the New York cedure places great emphasis on criminal as­ set the program began running into trouble. City Police Department. But they waited sociations. I maintain It is criminal mal­ Even though it had been approved by th& fur proof that Marzanl had committed a. feasance in such critical times not to take in• State Department, the Joint Chiefs of Staff 5274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 15 couldn't get the project past the State De­ of the military's efforts to bring the German the Immigration Department in an effort to partment Office of Controls, which includes scientists to this country: hasten this important program. the Visa Division." "That after VE-day the military began "That from the first meeting Samuel Klaus In a later broadcast the same commenta­ bringing over small numbers of these Ger­ indicated that he did not favor the German­ tor said that he learned "that the Army and man and Austrian scientists under a pro­ scientist program. At the April 1946 meet­ Navy are not the only ones who've been given gram which authorized their entry with a ing he was requested to furnish the JIOA the run-around by this same litt le clique view toward immigration after arrival. The with the security requirements of the State in the State Department Office of Controls, technical know-how gleaned from these Department with a view to immigrat ion. which is u n der the direct ion of Hamilton scientists astounded the military authori·­ The preliminary requirements were finally Robinson. Various big industrial corpora­ t ies and as a result of this experiment it was furnished in June 1946, and read as follows: tions h ave been trying to get State Depart­ decided, for the first time in the hii;;tory of "'That on June 19, 1946, Samuel Klaus pre­ ment permission to bring German scientists the world, to exploit brains as a part of war. pared a memorandum outlining the basic into this country. These cor porations want "That from the very first instance it was information required by the State Depart­ the German technicians so that they can recognized that in order to get the most out ment in connection with applications of get the advantage of their industrial knowl­ of these scientists it would be necessary to German scientists for visas to enter the edge. They've found a. great many scientist s give them some definite assurance of per­ United States saying that the memorandum in Germany who would be able to improve manency by allowing them the privilege of had been prepared for the guidance of J IOA American production methods and efficiency. immigr ation if they proved to be worth-while and the sponsoring agencies of the War and It would mean, in many cases, lower prices, future citizens. Navy Departments and was submitted only bett er products, and expanded product ion, "That during the fall and spring of 1945 and for that purpose, and that in that memo­ plus, of course, more American jobs. The 1946 several meetings were held between the randum Mr. Klaus set fort h the laws and companies have approached the sci entis-~ s State, War, and Navy Departments for the regulations pertaining to t he requirements and have persuaded them to come to th is purpose of facilitating the entry of the scien­ for the issuance of a visa by a consular officer. count ry. The only thing necessary is to ob­ tists for utilization by both the military and "That JIOA worked to comply with the tain the approval of the State Department. civilian establishments, and that on March 4, regulations submitted by Klaus and when And once again the matter rests with the 1946, the Coordinating Committee of the cases were submitted to t h e State Depart­ Office of Controls and Hamilton Robinson." State, War, and Navy Departments made ment for approval they were turned down All of this causes one to wonder why any some observations including- on the basis that they still did not answer person with so little experience in highly im­ "That these scientists possess knowledge of State Department requirements. A year portant Government matters as Mr. Robin­ such great value to the United States for after the German scientist program was offi­ son has is enabled to wield such infiuence both military and civilian use that every cially under way not one scientist had been in important matters of state. effort should be made to prevent other na­ brought to the United States under the pro­ Let us remember the testimony of Mr. tions from exploiting them, it being noted gram, and on April 9, 1947, almost 1 year after Peur:foy before the subcommittee of the that Great Britain, France, and the U. S. S. R. he had sent the State Department's prelimi­ Committee on Expenditures in the Execu­ are already proceeding with a policy of long­ nary requirements, Klaus initiated addi­ tive Department on March 10, 1948, when he range exploitation of the scientists in their tional requirements which he included in said: zones. It was pointed out that current a memorandum that was signed by Hamil­ United St ates procedures permit short­ ton Robinson as Director of the Office of "Now, mind you, I say what I was looking Controls and wherein it is stated that the for was an administrator, not a top investi­ term exploitation, but that the temporary conditions existent destroy incentives for Department of State finds lacking certain gator as such. I wanted a man with sound information considered essential if a deci­ Judgment." them to do their best work and utilization of them on a long-range basis is desired. sion is to be reached which will not jeopard­ We look to the remarks of the commen~a­ ize the security of the United States and tor for further enlightenment of Mr. Robin­ "That to bring the scientists and their that further Klaus listed in the memoran­ son's duties as an administrator and if he families to the United States under the im­ dum other information desired which would possesses the sound judgment Mr. Peurifoy migration laws, the interested departments require examination of numerous records was looking for. The radio commentator will certify to the Joint Chiefs of Staff that in Germany necessitating months of addi­ said: the admittance of the individual scientists tional work and that some of the additional "And there's one very strange feature would be in the national interest. The requirements included insistence that Ger­ about this whole affair. The Office of Con­ Joint Chiefs of Staff will cause an investi­ man SS and SD records be checked in Ber­ trols is a little agency within the State De­ gation to be made of each scientist to ascer­ lin or wherever else they were in Germany, partment which has no readily apparent rea­ tain whether he is objectionable as a Nazi which Mr. Klaus and Mr. Robinson should son for existing. It was set up in one of the and then obtain final clearance from the have known was an impossible request. State Department's reorganizations in 1944, Department of Justice. "That from the first instance Klaus has but was never staffed until 1946. At that "That following this proposal the Joint used his authority as the State Department time it became a sort of an overlord to a. Chiefs of Staff delegated the specific task representati-ve on the JIOA to delay, obstruct, number of divisions within the State Depart­ of investigation to the Joint Intelligence and confuse the program. He has even gone ment. They'd been functioning very well on Objectives Agency (JIOA). The JIOA was so far as to state that this may be the policy their own before the Office of Controls was composed of members representing the Army, of the Secretary of State and the President, ever thought of. One part of the Office of Navy, and State Departments. but it is no~ the policy of Samuel Klaus. Controls is the Visa Division. That is the "That in April 1946 the JIOA held its first Klaus is alleged to have made this statement division which normally would have handled meeting. Attending as the State Department before members of the board at one of the this mat ter of the German scientists, and representative was one Samuel Klaus. At first meetings in the summer of 1946. The which actually is handling it now, but under this meeting the importance of the program infiuence which Klaus wields in the St ate the direction of the Office of Controls. The was emphasized and the desire of the United Department is unbelievable. Wherever the Visa Division has tried to cooperate in this States to obtain some 600 scientists out of War and Navy Departments touched in an program, but the Office of Controls has a total of 1,500 in the American zone. It attempt to unravel the confusion it found stepped in and taken the matter out of the was also brought out at this meeting the an official who could not act or say a word Division's hands. That's just a part of the necessity of gaining the scientists on a long­ until he contacted Klaus. story. The program is being hamstrung and term basis and furnish an incentive by set­ "That Assistant Secretary of State John the ax work is being done by an office in the ting up procedures for eventual naturaliza­ Hilldring received a delegation of high mili­ State Department, the very existence of tion if the scientist qualified under the law. tary officials in the fall of 1946, who were which nobody in the State Department can It was also clearly stated that the United determined to see the program underway. fully explain." States already had approximately 300 of these Hilldring was informed at this time that So we find an article written by a respected scientists working in various sections of the Klaus was undermining all the efforts of the and h onored Member of Congress published United States, some of whom were desired by Army and Navy and it ls alleged that he in the American magazine and radio com­ the Government on a long-term basis. promised to do something about it. Two mentators broadcasting about the inability "That on August 30, 1946, the State Depart­ weeks later when contacted Hilldring is al­ of our Government to utilize the German ment submitted a memorandum to the Presi­ leged to have admitted his inability to cope scientists in matters that are vital to the dent requesting approval of the project and with the situation. very existence of our country. What are to expand it to include a total of 1,000 scien­ "That Klaus was eventually taken off the the facts surrounding this situation? If a tists from selected individuals who would be JIOA and no substitute was appointed. committee of Congress calls on any agency granted permanent status in the United However, one Rebecca Wellington was named in t h e executive branch of the Government States under the immigration laws. The at the instance of Klaus, with no writ ten for f act s we are met with the statement President approved the project on Septem­ orders, to act as liaison officer. At that time that such facts h ave to do with security mat· ber 3, 1946. Rebecca Wellington was an assistant to one ters and cannot and will not be given to the "That the following month, by letter dated Solomon Silver, who occupied a somewhat legislative branch of the Government. We October 1, 1946, to the Secretary of State, the nebulous position as a deputy to Hamilton have tried arguments, pleas, subpenas, and Attorney General agreed to arrange for giving Robinson: Wellington and Silver followed we have remonstrated, but all to no avail. the scientists under this program immigra­ the Klaus line and it is alleged that t h ey So n ow we are compelled to say let the tion stat us by the preexamination process have stated that they look upon the War State Depart ment deny or affirm that t h e and obtaining visas in Canada. In short, and Navy views askance and take their state­ following incidents have occurred as a result this letter offered the complete facilities of ments with a grain of salt. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 5275 "That the State Department, through lacks the necessary qualifications for the cellaneous" and is designated as paragraph 2. Klaus, Wellington, and Silver, not only in­ high and important position to which he It reads: sisted on impossible requirements but also was appointed in the State Department. "The Security Advisory Board of the State­ insisted that they be informed relative to the THE IRON CURTAIN War-Navy Coordinating Committee shall precise details of the scientific programs to be draft rules applicable to the handling and carried out with the Army and Navy, and that On September 7, 1941, Hon. Martin Dies, transmission of confidential documents and Klaus and his cohorts were aware of the pleas chairman of the Committee on Un-Ameri­ other documents and information which of the War and Navy Departments to the ef­ can Activities, of the House of Representa- should not be publicly disclosed, and upon fect that time in this scientific research is of . tives, charged that at least 50 persons with approval by the President such rules shall the essence, and it will take us 10 to 15 years records of affiliations With Communist-front constitute the minimum standards for the to catch up on our own with present German organizations were employed in a certain handling and transmission of such docu­ developments which are ours for the taking Government agency. Since that day much ments and information, and shall be applica­ through this scientist program. Every day's has been said and much has been written ble to all departments and agencies of the delay turns more of these scientists into Rus­ about Communists and their fellow travelers executive branch." sian hands. Klaus is aware that these sci­ being employed in Government agencies. Now, remember, this Executive order was entists are actually being bought and kid­ However, little, if anything, was done to rid issued for the express purpose of prescribing naped by the Russians, even from the Amer­ the Government service of such undesirables. procedures for the administration of an em­ ican zones. The results of the 1946 election made it ployees' loyalty program in the executive "That it is significant in considering Klaus• apparent that the people of the United States branch of the Government and has nothing power that 2 weeks after offering his full had become disturbed over the existing con­ to do with censorship. cooperation in this program and asking what ditions, and it is all too evident that the Let us take a look at this super-duper he could do to help the War and Navy De­ new Congress would do something about it. committee. The Directory of Committees, partments, Frederick B. Lyon was no longer Undoubtedly realizing that the new Con­ Committee Secretariat of the Executive Sec­ Director of the Office of Controls. Dennis gress would act immediately upon conven­ retariat, dated November 1, 1947, reflects that Flinn, Lyon's deputy, was anxious to help, ing, the President, on November 25, 1946, in December 1944 by an exchange of letters but was blocked higher up. Flinn, too, was issued an Executive order creating the Presi­ between the Secretary of State, the Secre­ quickly out of the Office of Controls. Hamil­ dent's Temporary Commission on Employee tary of the Navy, and the Secretary of War ton Robinson replaced Lyon and Solomon Loyalty. This Commission was authorized the State-Army-Navy-Air Force Coordinat­ Silver took over Flinn's supervisory duties. .. to inquire into (a) the standards, pro­ ing Committee was established. The com- "That Klaus indicated to the JIOA that he cedures, and organizational provisions for 1""ttte , was reorganized 1n October. Sub­ was obsessed with the DP program, and it is the investigation of persons who are em­ sequently this committee created a subcom­ known that he personally arranged for 500 to ployed in the United States Government, or mittee called the Coordinating Subcommit­ come in through Mexico and another 1,000 who are applicants for such employment, tee for Security Control er Security Advisory direct from Germany. Yet, he could not ar- (b) the removal or disqualification from em­ Board, with Mr. Hamilton Robinson of the -range for even 1 scientist to come to the ployment of any disloyal or subversive per­ State Department as Chairman. United States to be placed in a program that son, and to prepare a report incorporating Just as soon as Executive Order 9835 was wes of the utmost interest to the United any recommendations deemed appropriate in issued Mr. Robinson and his subcommittee States. order to improve existing legislative and started working on a draft of so-called se­ "That to date, March 1948, the German sci­ adminis1;rative arrangements in connection curity regulations for civilian departments entist program is still not under way. Klaus with loyalty investigations, administrative and cc::itinued working on such regulations and his cohorts in the State Department have responsibility in loyalty standards, standards for nearly 8 months. Meanwhile, the State succeeded in sabotaging a most important of loyalty, loyalty adjudication and related Department put through its own regulations program." matters, so as to protect the Government in anticipation of eventual issuance of Gov­ The Visa Division of the State Department against the employment or continuance in ertlment miniml.:Ill regulations. The whole is a part of the Office of Controls. Mr. Ham­ employment of disloyal, or subversive per­ preposterous situation came to light when ilton Robinson is the Director of Ofiice of sons, and assure fair hearings to persons it was discovered that the Veterans' Admin• Controls. It is not necessary to enter into a against whom such charges are brought." istration bad adopted rules, pursuant to a minute discussion as to how the Visa and Officers of the Department of Justice, De­ request of the Security Advisory Board, Passport Divisions operate and how they partment of State, Department of the Treas­ State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee, have operated for years. With the advent of ury, Department of War, Department of the that imposed secrecy upon the operations of Mr. Robinson into the position of Director of Navy, and the Civil Service Commission were the agency. Office of controls, he decided that the Visa designated to serve on the Commission as So far as I have been able to ascertain, and Passport Divisions needed a higher or representatives of their respective agencies. the President has never approved any draft intermediate echelon of direction and super­ Subsequently the Commission submitted of rules submitted by Mr. Robinson's board. vision. On February 3, 1947, he created with­ its report which concludes with the follow­ Let us look a little further and see what in the Office of Controls a travel-policy com­ ing sentence: the ideas of Mr. Robinson and his board are mittee. On April 16, 1947, he created a com­ "In conclusion, the Commission recom­ on the subject of handling and transmis­ mittee on immigration and naturalization mends that this report, together with any sion of confidential documents and other policy. These committees are composed of Executive order which the President may documents and information which shall not employees within the State Department who issue, be submitted to Congress for consid­ be publicly disclosed. According to Mr. had no connection with matters of visas or eration." Hamilton, the guiding principle of the cen­ passports; yet, under the organization cre­ On March 21, 1947, the President issued sorship program is that Department officials ated by Mr. Robinson, they passed on ques­ Executive Order No. 9538, entitled "Prescrib­ shall be in a position to decide what the tions relating to visas and passports. The ing Procedures for the Administration of an public shall be told about Government busi­ policy governing matters of visas and pass­ Employees Loyalty Program in the Execu­ ness and be in a position to enforce their ports is a question of law, and no policy tive Branch of the Government." de~isions. Accordingly Mr. Robinson and his committee can change those laws. These I have it on very good authority tliat Mr. board have divided "confidential documents committees created by Mr. Robinson did not Hamilton Robinson played rather a large part and other documents" into four categortes­ add to the efficiency of his office, but, on the in the drafting of this Executive order. In top secret, secret, confidential, and restricted, contrary, created confusion, agitation, and this connection it ls to be noted that when The original definitions were changed, be­ turmoil, as illustrated in the cases of the the representatives of the several agencies cause of strong criticism, and some objec­ German scientists; and I submit this is ad­ were designated to serve on the President's tionable phrases deleted. The definitions are: ditional evidence of Mr. Robinson's inabil­ Temporary Commission, Mr. Donald S. Rus­ "Top secret: The term 'top secret' as used ity to cope with the problems of the State sell, the then Assistant Secretary of State, herein means information, the security as­ Department. was named to represent the State Depart­ pect of which is paramount, and the unau­ The following article appeared in the ment. Mr. Russell resigned on January 20, thorized disc' -sure of which would cause ex­ column of a news commentator in the , and was replaced by Anthony J. Panuch. ceptionally gr ave damage to the (prestige of 23, 1948, issue of the Washington Post: Mr. Panuch resigned on January 23, 1947 and the Nation or any governmental activity "Hamilton Robinson would have resigned he was replaced by John E. Peurifoy and Mr. thereof) Nation. as State's secretary officer if he hadn't been Peurifoy is the man who appointed Mr. Rob­ "Secret: The term 'secret' as used herei _ smeared by a couple of Congressmen who inson to his present position. means information the unauthorized dis­ questioned his loyalty. He has no intention In October 1947 rumor was rife that Gov­ closure of which would endanger national of resigning under fire. The former law as­ ernment agencies were about to clamp on a se~rity, or would cause serious injury to sociate of John Foster Dulles, the Republican blanket of secrecy on the civilian affairs of the interests or prestige of the Nation, or foreign-policy adviser, may have some very such agencies. It was then learned that a would be of a great advantage to a foreign interesting things to say if and when he does super secrecy committee, headed by Mr. nation. resign." Hamilton Robinson, had drafted rules of· "Confidential: The term 'confidential' as I speak only for myself when I say that secrecy to be submitted to the President for used herein means information, the un­ I have never questioned Mr. Robinson's his approval. The authority for such rules authorized disclosure of which, although not loyalty, neither have I smeared him. It is was discovered to be a sleeper clause in endangering the nationa.i security, would be my honest and sincere belief that the Gov­ Executive Order 9835, issued in March 1947. prejudicial to the interests or prestige of' ernment is entitled to the best-qualified That sleeper will be found in part VI of the the Nation · (or any governmental activity personnel, and that Mr. Robinson definitely Executive order under the heading of "Mis- thereof), or would cause unwarranted injury 5276 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 15 to an individual, or would be of advantage one must go back even before the Office of in various agencies, and thereby mold the to a foreign nation (or would cause serious Controls was officially established at the be­ policy of the Government. administrative embarrassment). ginning of 1945. This reveals one of the It appears that Rowena Rommel was se­ "Restricted: The term 'restricted' as used most mysterious and influential figures, very lected by a leftist group in Budget as the herein means information which requires seldom talked about, that ever went into the first plant in the State Department. From security protection, other than that informa­ State Department. The person to whom I her entrance in 1943 began most of the trou­ tion which has been determined to be top have reference is Mrs. Rowena Barlow Rom­ bles now existing in that Department. It secret, secret, or confidential." mel. The following account of the part she was known in Budget Bureau that Cordell On July l, 1947, a 25-page mimeographed played in wrecking the State Department is Hull had instructed Stettinius to reorganize pamphlet on secrecy regulations was issued. a sincere and honest evaluation of her activi­ the Department for more effective organiza­ It is stated on the cover of the pamphlet ties and does not seem to be altogether a tion. Rowena Rommel was assigned by that it was "issued pursuant to Executive secret around the State Department. Here, Budget Bureau for that purpose. She had no Order 9835." That Executive order express­ in the opinion of some people, is one of the particular skill, and I have been informed ly provides that the Security Advisory Board cleverest, most sinister figures in the entire was ignorant of State Department practices shall draft rules and upon approval by the State Department set-up, as will appear later. and policies, was arrogant, curt, and super­ President shall be applicable to all depart­ By not obtaining the top salary grade in the cilious to inferiors; fawning, flattering, and ments and agencies of the executive branch. Department and at all times operating osten­ sycophantic to her superiors. This reorga­ However, the opening paragraph of the doc­ sibly as one of the subordinates in a given nization was praised by the Daily Worker be­ ument provides: group, Mrs. Rommel has been able to mask fore it was released. · "These rules constitute minimum stand­ her extraordinary effectiveness and real In no set-up has she been the top person, ards for the handling and transmission of power. Actually she has been one of the but in every reorganization set-up she has confidential documents and other documents key figures in the State Department mystery, been practically the sole active operator and and information which shall not be pub­ but until the last stages of the Robert T. she has been the only person in the State licly disclosed and are applicable to all de­ Miller case (he resigned December 13, 1946) Department who has been connected with partments and agencies of the executive Mrs. Rommel has woven in arid out of various all phases of the reorganizations. branch." peculiar situations in the Department with­ The first reorganization was in January Not one word was said about approval by out any tangible proof adduced against; her 1944, the second in December 1944. Both the President, so it is no wonder that some for her responsibility in creating these situ­ were major ones involving every phase of Government departments treated the docu­ ations. the Department. Thereafter there has been ment as a binding order. At least the Vet­ Her biographical record from the State a succession of minor changes which have erans' Administration did. When the Secu­ Department register of December 1946 not altered substantially either of the major rity Advisory Board refused to clarify the shows: reorganizations. They merely have corrected secrecy rules, upon request of the Veterans' "l. Birth in l~ hode Island. oversights and the major ones according to Administration, the Veterans' Administra­ "2. Education at Brown University with a her plan. tion issued an order canceling the secrecy bachelor of arts degree in 1932, a master of Mrs. Rommel, with the active assistance rules they had issued. The. Security Advis­ arts in 1933. of Elwood Thompson of the Budget Bureau,· ory Board said that it would rescind nothing "3. Traveling scholar for English Speakin"' with the passive aid of Walter Laves of the because it had issued nothing, while the Union in summer of 1935. (The time fro~ Budget Bureau, was the leading spirit in Veterans' Administration says it has records June 1933 to summer of 1935 is not account­ these reorganizations which have left the to support its position that it received an ed for.) State Department in such disorganization, order from another Government department. "4. Intern, National Institute of Public lack of responsibility, and divided authority The action of the Veterans' Administration Affairs, 1936-37. that it is a fair question whether these made ·it plain that the Security Advisory "5. Clerk, Personnel Department, Home actions were not a conspiracy to weaken the Board was without authority to place into Owners Loan Corporation, 1937. structure of the Department and permit the effect any of their suggested regulations "6. Secretary and research assistant to infiltration of divisive forces dedicated to a without approval of the President and fur­ member of Social Security Board, 1937-39. foreign way of life. Laves today is the Amer­ ther that the President had not as of Novem­ "7. Administrative analyst, Division of Ad­ ican representative on UNESCO. Thompson ber 7, 1947, approved any such regulations. ministrative Management, Bureau of the is a high official in the Department or in the Let us turn to the records of the Security Budget, 1939-42. United Nations. Advisory Board for a determination as to "8. On August 4, 1943, appointed manage­ It is necessary to go into Mrs. Rommel's whether they have placed into effect the ment and procedural analyst at $3,800 in sympathies. Ample evidence should exist unapproved rules they drafted. State Department; on April 16, 1944, ap­ as to her association with suspected agents, On May 9, 1947, on the letterhead of the pointed at $4,600 an assistant to the Director her active part in promoting the entry into State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee, of the Office of Departmental Administration the Department of one Robert T. Miller, be­ Security Advisory Board, the following com­ (this man was John Rose now with United lieved to be one of the most dangerous Soviet munication· was addressed to counsel for a Nations and at that time a well-known left­ agents ever to infiltrate the Department of committee of the House of Representatives: ist); on April 16, 1945, appointed an execu­ State. Furthermore, she was responsible for "Pursuant to your telephonic request of tive assistant at $5,600 and became an assist­ placing Robert T. Miller in a spot where he this date, copies of the letters forwarded to ant executive officer of the Steering Execu­ had access to the most sensitive and top­ you on May 5, 1947, are enclosed herewith." tive and Coordinating Committee preparing secret information in the Department during This letter is stamped at both bottom and for the United Nations Conference which a crucial period of our relations with Russia. top with the word "restricted." That could began at San Francisco in May 1945. On There is no doubt that investigators have September 16, 1945, she became an informa­ not possibly apply to the enclosures for they produced this and more damagin~ informa­ are both stamped "restricted" and each com­ tion specialist with the Office of Public Liai­ tion. munication is marked with a separate serial son and remained there until 1947 when she What ls more inportant ls that Mrs. Rom­ number. Compare the letter of Mr. Robin­ was attached to the Interdepartmental Com­ mel ls reputed to have been the key figure son's board, dated May 9, 1947, with Mr. mittee on Scientific and Cultural Cooper­ in scrambling up the Department so that it Robinson's board's definition of "restricted" ation under William T. Stone. Her present has become hopelessly overlapping, danger­ and the answer is that all documents that salary is not available but it is either about ously inefficient, and so divided in respon­ cannot be classified as "to·· s.scret " "secret " $7,20-0 or $8,100." sibility that quick, accurate decisions are or "confidential" are, ipso facto, .. ;estricted'." It will be observed that her field is that difficult to make. If it took Mr. Robinson and his board 8 of personnel and management. Her high­ Under Mrs. Rommel's guidance, spending, months to concoct regulations that even the est salary was about $3,200 in 1943 in the demands for huge appropriations, embark­ President would not sign, is it any wonder Budget Bureau before coming to State. ing on impractical ventures became the that I raise the question of his qualifica­ It will be recalled that the Budget Bureau watchword. It is no wonder that the De­ tions? If it took Mr. Robinson and his board was the central spot in scrambling up the partment's budget skyrocketed from $16,- 8 months to make up such a senseless and Government apparatus and credited with 000,000 in 1939 to close to $200,000,000 asked unacceptable rigmarole is it any wonder that planting leftist personnel in various depart­ for the next fiscal year. Commitments he knows so little about the loyalty and ments to formulate Government policy and under international obligations accounted security risk of State Department employees? for blanketing into the State Department for some of the increase, but much of it Is it any wonder that Government agencies approximately 7,000 employees from OW! and is attributable to the unsound, visionary complain that the appropriations of funds OSS and OICC. schemes concocted by Mrs. Rommel and her by Congress are i:asufflcient when a top­ Schwartzwalter, William T. Stone, Paul budget pals. For example, one from the salaried employee spends 8 months in draft­ Appleby-those are only a few of the names Budget Bureau who assisted was William T. ing rules or regulations that are meaning­ of men in Budget who have been suspected Stone, who worked on the Benton project less, worthless, and of no weight or effect? of acts bordering on conspiracy. Budget Bu­ while a member of the Budget Bureau and Is not this cumulative evidence of Mr. Rob­ reau by virtue of its extraordinary authority then moved into the State Department in inson's utter lack of qualifications for a top in approving or rejecting Government re­ a key position. position in our State Department? quests for appropriations before they went Reverting to Mrs. Rommel, she made her to Congress was in a position where unscru­ bill of goods attractive by creating a huge, ENTER ROWENA ROMMEL pulous officials in Budget could intimidate expensive apparatus in the Department at In order to understand the entire picture weak budget officers in agencies or assist tremendous expense with reclassifications in of what is wrong with the State D3partment their confederates whom Budget had planted salary horizontal throughout the Depart- 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 5277 ment. The key word was expansion, need­ this was done deliberately to confuse investi­ also on appropriations. Detailed knowl­ less hiring, qualifications secondary-just fill gators by dividing authority so that no one edge permits substantial reductions in up the Department with high-salaried per­ knows all the answers. sonnel and then put them to work. Sections Rowena Rommel is probably as responsible expenditures by the executive branch became divisions, divisions became offices, as anyone for the huge cost of administra­ of the Government. The detailed knowl­ and then came a greatly expanded executive tive machinery but her real contribution has edge developed by investigation makes staff for each office to keep track of person­ been the clever, subtle, insidious setting up possible intelligent reductions in ex­ nel and budgetary requirements. Mrs. Rom­ of unnecessary groups and offices, inexcusable penditures, as contrasted with so-called mel volunteered to select the personnel of enlargement of already existing offices, and meat-ax cuts. executives for each office which, if it had introduction into the Department of ardent succeeded, would have given her a machine Russia-firsters. I would like to call as my first witness controlling the budget for the entire De­ All of the matters mentioned herein are in support of that proposition the form­ partment and, above all, would have given either the product of Mr. Hamilton Robin­ er chairm~n of the . her a chance to select personnel when vacan­ son's administrative ability or his lack of the present President of the United cies occurred. One can imagine the pressure capacity to recognize the gravity of the situ­ States. Senator Truman said on the of this scheme was terrific as Mrs. Rowena. ation as far as security is concerned and to fioor of the Senate on August 7, 1944- Rommel, by virtue of her influence in the take corrective action. and I quote: State Department Management and Plan­ The evidence developed in the hearings be­ ning Di vision, could make or break, or at fore the subcommittee of the Committee on In my opinion, the power of investigation least curtail, the effectiveness of a given Appropriations of the House of Representa­ is one of the most important powers of the office-especially in connivance with her pals tives brought out that there are fellow-trav­ Congress. The manner in which that power in the Budget Bureau. elers, if not actually Communists, still in the is exercised will largely determine the posi­ After these reorganizations she helped ac­ State Department. The same bearings and tion and prestige of the Congress in the fu­ tively at the United Nations founding in San the hearings before the subcommittee of the ture. An informed Congress is a wise Con­ Francisco. She was partly responsible for Committee on Expenditures in the Executive gress; an uninformed Congress surely will creating and staffing many of the new divi­ Departments amply illustrate that Mr. Rob­ forfeit a large portion of the respect and sions in the Department attendant upon the inson does not possess the necessary quali­ confidence of the people. creation of United Nations, and it is no ac­ fications to pass on such important questions The days when Webster, Clay, and Cal­ cident that there have been repeated ques­ as loyalty and security. The information houn personally could familiarize them­ t ions as to the loyalty of many of these relating to the eiiorts of the Air Force to selves with all the major matters with re­ persons. get the German scientists into this country spect to which they were called upon to Thereafter she went to Public Liaison, or further illustrates that Mr. Robinson lacks legislate are gone forever. No Senator or the Department's public-relations office. As the qualifications to deal with such impor­ Representative, no matter how able or dili­ part of that scheme she was responsible for tant matters as visas. Does the State De­ gent, can himself hope to master all the two noted leftists, Professor Schuman and partment now contend that Mr. Robinson facts necessary to legislate wisely. Owen Lattimore, lecturing in the Depart­ was qualified and at the time of bis appoint­ The accomplishments of the Truman com­ ment of State. ment had experience to qualify him for the mittee-and I am referring now to the other Presently she is in a key committee deal­ position of Director of Office of Controls? members of the committee and its staff, ing with UNESCO. The United States pays Does the State Department now contend that rather than to myself-present an example $6,000,000 as its contribution for UNESCO. they did not have knowledge of the matters of the results than can be obtained by mak­ Russia is not even a member, yet Russia is developed herein and will the State Depart­ ing a factual investigation with a good staff. said to be the most effectively represented ment now deny that Mr. Robinson should Similar accomplishments can be made by nation in the world on UNESCO. There 1s have been removed from office several months other special committees, as well as the no record that Mrs. Rommel has ever tried ago? standing committees of the Congress, and I to rid UNESCO of subversives nor in the Mr. HORAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield particularly urge upon the Senate that it light of her record is she likely to do so. be liberal in providing ample funds for the Mrs. Rommel, ignorant of State Depart­ 10 minutes to the gentleman from Mich­ prosecution of proper investigations. The ment traditions and generally of the historic igan [Mr. MEADER]. cost of a good investigation is negligible policies of the United States, brought with Mr. MEADER. Mr. Chairman, I have when compared with the results which can her new concepts of foreign-office techniques. asked for this time to explain an amend­ be obtained. One might say that she was more than a. ment I propose to offer to the pending I would like to emphasize that last Russia-firster; she thought the Russian ex­ bill, H. R. 7313. periment was a noble one worth emulating sentence of President Truman's re­ in the United States. Consequently, she set I draw the attention of the Members marks: up a system, and the thought is inevitable to page 5 of the bill, under the item of The cost of a good investigation ls negll­ that she bas at all times been carrying out "Contingent expenses of the House." On gible when compared with the results that orders, whereby the Department was staffed page 5, in line 13, appears the fallowing: can be obtained. with a strange mixture of ardent, fervent Special and select committees: For salaries pro-Sovieters, starry-eyed one-worlders, and and expenses of special and select commit­ Mr. CANFIELD. Mr. Chairman, will general incompetents. Public organizations tees authorized by the House, $800,000. the gentleman yield? whose representatives were brought to the Mr. MEADER. I am glad to yield to Department to help put over one or another I will off er an amendment to strike the the gentleman from New Jersey. Department plan always had a generous ''$800,000" and insert in lieu thereof Mr. CANFIELD. Is it not true that shaving of front•organizations or worse. She ''$1,500,000." That sounds like a $700,- was responsible for bringing around the De­ the witness just quoted by the gentleman partment a few years ago representatives o! 000 increase in the appropriation for in­ in the well of the House once castigated some of these organizations to meet division vestigations by committees of the House. the military very severely for impru­ chiefs and questioning them on foreign pol­ In fact, it is not that at all. The amount dent spending? I think the gentleman icy under the pretense of selling the policy in this bill is only $800,000. That is the remembers that. of America. Some division chiefs were same amount that was carried in the shocked at the bold pro-Soviet questions put Mr. MEADER. That is true, and I 1952 appropriation bill. However, there will refer the gentleman to the remarks to them. It was only natural, because of has already been one supplemental ap­ Mrs. Rommel's control of administrative that the then Senator Truman made on machinery that she was in a. position to exert propriation increasing that item by the floor of the Senate on June 29, 1943, a great deal of pressure and intimidation on $400,000,' and there is now pending in appearing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. these chiefs because she could hurt them the Appropriations Committee a second In referring to the specific investigations when the budget came up annually if they supplemental appropriation for $75,000. of the Truman committee, among other did not go along. Accordingly, for the purpose of congres­ things, he said: Public protest over the appearance of sional investigations, for House com­ Schuman and Lattimore under her auspices mittees, there will be a total appropria­ A week or so ago the committee held a caused her to go under cover temporarily. hearing in Kansas City in connection with Her connection with the Miller case and the tion for fiscal 1952 of $1,275,000. an ordnance plant known as the Sunflower mention of her name by Congressman DON­ Therefore, my amendment would in­ Ordnance Plant, on which it can be conserva­ DERO in March 1946 also caused her to be more crease the allowance for committee in­ tively stated that $25,0_QO,OOO to $30,000,000 covert, but to this day, to my knowledge, she vestigations for fiscal 1953 over fiscal was thrown away wastefully because the has never altered her plans. 1952 by only $225,000. checks which the engineers are supposed to The machine she set up remains and it is I would like to prove to you now, if I make on these expenditures are not made. so cumbersome and complicated that it baffles investigators. One has the feeling may, that this amendment is a real Mr. CANFIELD. I am glad the gen­ that the administrative structure of the De­ economy amendment. tleman repeated that statement because partment, particularly the Office of Budget It is my contention that investigation the President argued last night that the and Planning, is an extraordinarily large and enables Congress to inform itself in de­ military budget could not properly be expensive group, but one does not realize tail not only on legislative subjects, but cut one dollar. 5278 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 15 Mr. MEADER. I am glad the gentle­ Staffing of committees (82d Gong., 1st sess.)­ Staffing of House committees (Ju ly-December m an brought up that point. I heard the Continu ed 1951)-Continued President's remarks last evening, and I have heard him on previous occasions. Pro- C Total com- Total com­ C ommittee fes- i~~f Other pensa tion N umber pensation I take note that not only the President sional (6 months) Committee of em­ during but the Secretary of Defense and the ployees 6-month period Secretary of the Air Force have attacked HOUSE-continued the House of Representatives because of action taken within its own constitu­ Foreign Affairs______6 6 $40, 213. 75 Armed Services_------15 $55, 162. 22 House Administration_ ------7 16, 001. 63 Banking and Currency______6 23, 141. 97 tional prerogatives in appropriating less Interstate and Foreign District of Columbia______6 23, 357. 25 than the budget estimates for the De­ Commerce______4 40, f>40. 92 Education and Labor______10 43, 123. 63 Judiciary __ ------4 53, 048. 31 Expenditures in Executive De- fense Department. They have charged Subcommittee on partments __------11 44, 121. 71 in effect that the House of Representa­ Monopoly Pow- Government Operations er______------10 16, 294. 59 Subcommittee. ___ ------17 36, 507. 35 tives is guilty of . To this day, Merchant Marine and Foreign Affairs______9 40, 964.48 I have yet to hear a Member of the Fisheries ______- 2 31, 660. 79 House Administrati-0n______6 21,475. 17 Post Office and Civil Interior and Insular Affairs_____ 10 47, 244. 60 House of Representatives stand up and Service ______----- 24, 490. 68 Interstate and Foreign Com- defend this body in its action. I have Interior and Insular merce. ------12 43, 789. 84 yet to h ear the leadership assert the au­ Affairs______6 40, 737. 37 Judiciary ___ ------15 58, 372. 00 Public Works______2 12 32, 648. 80 Suhcommittee, Monopoly thority of this body over the public purse Rules __ ------5 19, 495. 25 Power______9 29, 251. 71 and publicly resent these attacks on the Un-American Activi- Merchant Marine and Fisheries_ 8 34, 93 . 79 ties______18 22 122, 105. 12 Post Office and Civil Service____ 7 25, 715. 14 House over the discharge of its respon­ Veterans' Affairs______6 37, 028. 58 Public Works______11 40, 12.28 sibility and its appropriating function, Ways and Means______8 2.S, 742. 42 Rules.------5 21, 546.10 Subcommittee on Un-American Activities______40 138, 873. 32 vested in it by the Constitution. Administration Veterans' Affairs______9 40, 107. 36 Mr. Chairman, I will insert in the REC­ of Internal Rev Ways and Means______12 30, 507. 94 enue Laws ______6, 463. 52 Subcommittee, Administra- ORD at this point, under permission ob­ Programs Under GI tion of Internal Revenue tained in the House, certain statistics Bill______4 3 27, 706. 76 L aws______31 54, 466. 83 prepared by Dr. Galloway of the Legisla­ Small Business______3 11 34, 234. 04 Select Committee, Investigation Use of Chemicals in of Katyn Forest Massacre_____ 2 2, 450. 24 tive Reference Service. The first table Food ___ ------5, 960. 73 Select Committee, Investigation shows the number of committees of the ------1---- of GI Educational Program___ 8 16, 863. 20 TotaL______97 186 121 998, 673. 22 Select Co=ittee, Investigation Congress prior to the Legislative Reor­ of Use of Chemicals______4 12, 459. 04 ganization Act of 1946 and the number SENATE Select Committee, Small B usi- ness ______:______17 48, 557. 66 in 1952. It is quite interesting to note Agriculture and For- that the House of Representatives has estry _____ ------3 2 2 10, 995. 69 TotaL. _------402 1, 187, 8G5. 90 Appropriations __ ------8 14 8 100,080. 96 reduced its standing committees, special Armed Services ______committees, and subcommittees from a 5 5 33, 172. 59 Preparedness Sub- It total of 150 in 1945 to a total of only 95 committee ______1 14 18 43,055. 65 Mr. Chairman, is my belief that the Banking and Currency_ 6 12 4 62, 993. 69 committees of the Congress are woefully at the present time. Total committees District of Columbia ___ 2 5 21, 284. 91 understaffed. · My views appear at of the Senate, the House, and joint com­ Expenditures in Exec- utive Departments 11 16 90,054.48 greater length in two law review arti­ mittees in 1945 were 230. Now there are F inance ------1 7 21, 466. 89 Foreign Relations ______3 6 35, 078. 73 cles I have written. One is entitled 181. Interior and Insular "Limitations on Congressional Investi­ Affairs ______----- 6 40, 395. 87 gation," volume 47, Michigan Law Re­ Commi ttees of Congress Interstate and Foreign Commerce ______14 60, 076. 44 view, pages 775-786, 1949. The other Judiciary_------­ 9 59, 878. 78 is entitled "Congressional Investiga­ 1945 1952 Subcommittee on Immigration ____ _ 13 48, 663. 96 tions: Importance of the Fact-Finding T ype ., ., ., Subcommittee on Process," volume 18, No. 3, University of ~ [nternal Secu­ ~ :::s ~ ~ ~ 0 :s 0 rity __ ------­ 27, 061. 54 Chicago Law Review, pages 449-454, g 0 g "<5 rtJ l:Q ...... rtJ l:Q ...... L abor and Public W el­ 1951. - - -- - fare ... ------­ 21 18 10 95, 667. 43 P ost Office and Civil The most important value of investi­ Standing_ ------33 48 4 15 1!l 7 Service ____ ------5 11 38, 447. 35 gation by legislative committees lies in Special______7 5 2 1 4 5 Public Works ______4 5 34, 62~. 91 Subcommittee (standing)___ 34 97 ___ _ 53 72 5 Rules and Administra- the wiser and more clearly expressed tion ______------4 2 6 18, 784. 40 T otaL------74 150 6 69 95 17 Organized Crime ______16 10 17 22, 598. 93 enactments that proceed from more Small Business. __ ----- 7 18 1 54, 340. 22 complete and more accurate knowledge 230 181 ---- TotaL ______125 192 89 918, 721. 47 of the subject matter. But one of the benefits of congres­ Next, I will insert in the RECORD tables CONGRESSIONAL sional investigations todlly lies in the in­ showing the number of employe.es on House._------97 186 121 $908. 673. 22 telligent and effective reduction of the Senate ______125 192 89 918, 721. 47 committee staffs and their salaries. It ------1---- huge amounts requested for the opera­ might be of special interest to note that TotaL______222 378 210 1, 917, 394. 69 tion of the executive branch of the Gov­ in the first session of the Eighty-second ernment. Congress there were a total of 800 em­ Staffs of,joint committees not included. Period covered, Jan. 1, 1951 through June 30, 1951. Frequently, it is impossible to assess ployees, professional, clerical, and others, "Other" refers to investigators, consultants, a few in terms of dollars the benefits derived for the committees of both the S.enate messengers, and special assistants of various types. from a serious-minded committee turn­ and the House of Representatives. The I also insert a table showing the num­ ing the spotlight on a Federal activity. Senate, incidentally, has a few more em­ ber of House employees for the period Sometimes the mere existence of an in­ ployees for its committees than does the of July to December 1951. This table vestigating committee as the Truman­ House. shows a total of 402 employees: Mead committee, induces greater care Staffing of committees (82d Cong., 1st sess.) Staffing of House committees 1 (July­ and economy on the part of officials who December 1951) are aware they may be investigated. Pro- Total com­ However, occasionally we can point to Committee fes-

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Representative Brownson (Indiana)______International information and educational activities: Apr. 4, 1952 3524-3543 ~~t ~~:::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: $1~~: ~: ~ CuL.------~---· 24, 491, 000 Representative Curtis (MissourO------Delete acquisition and construction of radio facilities: _____ do __ ----- 3543-3560 Cut. ---- ______------______------__ ------$20, 500, 000 Total cut from State Department appropriations______44, 991, 000

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Representative Bonner (Nort~ Carolina)------National Security Resources Board-Salaries and expenses______Apr. 8, 1952 3729-3730 ~~~t~~:::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: $1, ~: ~ Cut------1, 000, 000 Representative Curtis (Missouri)_------Emergency fund for research and development______do ______3745-3746 Strike out.·------$40, 000, 000 Insert.______20, 000, 000

Representative Bonner (North Carolina) ______Cut.. ------_------20, 000, 000 Army stock fund.------Apr. 9, 1952 3861-3864 Strike out. .. ------$140, 000, 000 (Delete entire amount.) Cut.. ___ ---- ______------140, 000, 000 Representative Lantaff (Florida)------Service-wide supply and finance activities ______do ______3870-3871 Strike out.------$468, 400, 000 Insert------467, 634, 142 Cut. ______------_____ ------765, 858 Representative Meader (Michigan)------Major procurement other than aircraft______do ______3874-3876 ~~~~t~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: $~: t:: ~: ~ Cut.·------130, 000, 000 Representative Lantaff (Florida)------Maintenance and operation of Air Force ______do ______3877-3880 Strike out.------$3, 789, 817, 000 Insert·------3, 761, 790, 142 Cut.·------28, 026, 858 Representative Lantaff (Florida>------Military personnel requirements.------_____ do ______3881 Strike out·------$3, 150, 000, 000 Insert·------3, 132, 261, 000 Cut.------17, 739, 000 REMAR!{S Representative Bonner (North Carolina)------Expense of transportation, packing, etc., of personal effects in excess ol 7,000 _____ do ______3890 pounds uncrated or 8,000 pounds crated. No part of any appropriation in act to be used for above. Representative Meader (Michigan)------Separate supply system for Air Force. No part of the funds herein appro- _____ do ______3902-3903 priated shall be used for above. Total cut, Defense Department.·------$337, 531, 716 Total cut, State Department.------44, 991, 000 Total cuts, appropriations______382, 522, 716 Recapture of Army surplus property originally turned over to Germans------100, 000, 000 Total savings __ ·------$482, 522, 716

XCVIII-332 5289 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 15 Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, I and he is not in a travel status while he ls of a Member of Congress for tax pur­ have no further requests for time. located at his principal post of duty, even poses is the District of Columbia, on Mr. HORAN. Mr. Chairman, I have though he is away from his residence. The individual 1s free to choose his residence. He the theory that this is the business loca­ no further requests for time. fixes it according to his personal convenience tion, post or station of Members of Con­ The Clerk read as follows: as a matter separate and apart from business. gress. On this reasoning-which is ju­ For mileage and expense allowance of dicial legislation if I have even seen it­ Members of the House of Representatives, As further explained in the booklet, the expenses of a Member of Congress Delegates from Territories, and the Resident Your Federal Income Tax, a business­ while attending a session of Congress Commissioner from Puerto Rico, as author­ man engaged in activities in more than ized by law, $1,273,500. were held not to be deductible-see one locality may deduct the cost of travel George W. Lindsay (34 B. T. A. 840 Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I between these localities when required (1936)). offer an amendment. for the purpose of discharging his busi­ It it be accepted, however, that Wash­ The Clerk read as follows: ness affairs. To quote directly from the ington is the home of a Member of Con­ booklet, if "a professional or business­ gress for tax purposes, consistent treat­ Amendment offered by Mr. McCORMACK: man travels between his principal place Page 2, line 9, strike out the period and ment would seem to require the tax au­ insert in lieu thereof the following: "Pro­ of business and a minor place of business thorities and the courts to recognize that vided, however, That in the case of taxable in another city, he may deduct the cost traveling expenses incurred in trying to years beginning after December 31, 1952, the of such travel, provided the trips are find out the views of his constituents on place of residence of a Member of Congress necessary for the purpose of discharg­ (including any Delegate and Resident Com­ ing his business at both locations." In public affairs in his district would be missioner) within the State, congressional recognized as properly deductible travel further elaboration of how the rules of expenses. district, territory, or possession which he deductibility apply to businessmen, the represents in Congress shall be considered his booklet states: Members of Congress are certainly not home for the purposes of section 2 (a) ( 1) entitled to any better treatment under (A) of the Internal Revenue Code." · If a person conducts a regular trade or business in the city in which his permanent the income-tax laws than is accorded to Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, the home is located but makes occasional busi­ other taxpayers. Neither should they amendment is agreeable to the com­ ness trips to different localities which re­ be an object of discrimination under the mittee. quire his absence overnight, he is consid­ tax laws. The chief counsel for the Bu­ The CHAIRMAN. The question is on ered to be traveling away from home and the reau of Internal Revenue has ruled that the amendment offered by the gentle­ full amount of traveling expenses incurred a businessman who comes to Washing­ on such trips, including the cost of meals ton to work for the Federal Government man from Massachusetts [Mr. Mc­ and lodging, is deductible in computing his CORMACK]. adjusted gross income. To illustrate, a per­ in a nonelective capacity is allowed to The amendment was agreed to. son who runs a regular business in his home deduct expenses of travel to and from Washington, including the cost of meals DEDUCTIBIUTY OF EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF town is called upon to make occasional trips CONGRESS INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF to Washington, D. C.-from which he does and lodging while in Washington, though THEIR DUTIES not return the same day-to consult with, his stays in Washington may be of ex­ Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I give advice, and render other intermittent tended duration and even in cases where services to the Federal Government. He may the services rendered to the Federal GoY­ ask unanimous consent to extend my re­ deduct the full amount of his traveling ex­ marks at this point in the RECORD. ernment are substantially continuous. penses for such trips, even though his stays The only qualification is that the indi­ The SPEAKER. Is there objection to in Washington, D. C., may be of extended duration. vidual must not have severed his con­ the request of the gentleman from Mas­ nection back home with the private or­ sachusetts? The foregoing principles of deducti­ ganization by wl:,lich he has been em­ There was no objection. bility have even been held to apply in ployed. Mr. McCORMACK. The purpose of cases in which a businessman renders Of course, most Members of Congress the amendment is to insure that Mem­ services to the Federal Government on a maintain either active businesses or in­ bers of Congress are treated for Federal "substantially continuous" basis. To vestments in the districts from which income-tax purposes comparably with quote from General Counsel Memoran­ they are elected. Apart from these in­ other taxpayers similarly situated. dum, 23672, supra: come-producing activities, however, Section 23 (a) <1) n is not his "home," My amendment would rectify this dis­ As explained in the booklet, Your Fed­ and the expenses of traveling between New crimination against a Congressman by York and Washington, including the neces­ providing that "home," for purposes of eral Income Tax for Individuals, 1951 sary cost of his meals and lodging while in edition: Washington, will be treated as deductible the deduction for travel expenses while The word "home" as used in the income­ business expenses. away from home, shall be the home tax law for traveling expenses has been inter­ maintained in the district fro~ which he preted by the Bureau of Internal Revenue Now let us see how these rules have is elected. The same rule would be ap­ and by several courts to mean a taxpayer's been applied to Members of c .:mgrass. plicable to the Resident Commissioner place of business, station, or post of duty, The. Tax Court has held that the home and Delegates and to Senators. There 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 5281 would, of course, be no deduction for the Mr. MEADER. Mr. Chairman, I offer organized. At that time if the new Con­ expenses of members of the families of an amendment. gress wishes to establish these commit­ Congressmen, for these are in the na­ The Clerk read as follows: tees, the Committee on Appropriations ture of personal expenses and are not al­ Amendment offered by Mr. MEADER : Page will, I am sure, allocate the funds. I see lowable to other taxpayers. In all fair­ 5, line 15, strike out "$800,000" and insert no reason at this time why the amount ness, however, Members of Congress "$1,500,000." should be increased, and I therefore ask should not be expected to absorb without Mr. MEADER. Mr. Chairman, I have that the amendment be defeated. deduction for tax purposes business ex­ just discussed this amendment in gen­ The CHAIRMAN. The question is on penses which would be deductible to eral debate and my remarks will be brief. the amendment offered by the gentle­ other taxpayers similarly situated. The man from Michigan [Mr. MEADER]. best way to provide an equitable, uni­ I ought to point out, however, that this is only an increase of $225,000 over The question was taken; and on a divi­ form rule for all Members of Congress is the actual expenditures in 1952. Fur­ sion (demanded by Mr. MEADER) there to specify that "home" for tax purposes thermore, even this amount may never were-ayes 13, noes 30. is the home maintained in the district be spent. It is up to the Committee on So the amendment was rejected. from which they are elected, and to The Clerk read as fallows: thereby allow a deduction for expenses House Administration to appropriate of meals and lodging while in Washing­ from this fund for committee investiga­ Stationery (revolving fund): For a sta­ tions. If the money is not requested tionery allowance of $800 for each Repre­ ton on official business on behalf of the sentative, Delegate, and the Resident Com­ people of the district from which they and there are no investigations under way which require this sum, or if the missioner from Puerto Rico, for the first ses­ are elected. sion of the Eighty-third Congress, $350,400, This amendment is not a new idea House Administration Committee de­ to remain available until expended. with me. The Joint Committee on the nies requests, it will remain unexpended. Mr. HORAN. Mr. Chairman, will the Mr. BENNETT of Florida. Mr. Chair­ Organization of Congress, the so-called gentleman yield? man, I offer an amendment. La Follette-Monroney- committee, rec­ The Clerk read as fallows: ommended that the full $15,000 salary Mr. MEADER. I yield to the gentle­ of Members of Congress should be tax­ man from Washington. Amendment offered by Mr. BENNETT of Mr. HORAN. In reviewing the his­ Florida: Page 5, line 25, strike out "$800" able at regular rates, but that normal tory of the supplementals that we have and insert "$500" and on page 6, line 2, expense deductions, properly itemized, passed in recent years, I am inclined to strike out "$350,400" and insert "$219,000." and allowable to business and profes­ go along and to agree with the gentle­ sional men, be recognized. Where Mem­ Mr. BENNETT of Florida. Mr. Chair­ man. man, this amendment continues the $500 bers are required to maintain two homes, Mr. MEADER. I thank the gentle­ one in their district and the other in stationery allowance which each Mem­ man. I want to add one other thing. ber was allowed before the supplemental Washington, occupancy costs for one I want to mention the Hardy commit­ should be deductible as a legitimate ex­ appropriation last year. It represents tee and the investigative work of the a reduction of $132,900 under last year's pense item. In fact, when the Legis­ Hardy committee as illustrative of how lative Reorganization Act of 1946 was appropriations. The amount used from investigations pay off in reducing ex­ my own stationery allowance in 1951 was reported to the Senate, it carried in sub­ pend1tures in the executive branch of stance the amendment I am now pro­ $543 . ~2. This leads me to believe that the Government. One investigation the stationery allowance should not be posing. The explanation as given on dealing with the mailing of monthly re­ page 36 of Senate Report No. 1400 of increased from $500. ceipts for veterans' insurance premiums I represent one of the 25 largest dis­ the Seventy-ninth Congress, second ses­ will save, it is estimated, a million dol­ sion, is as follows· tricts in the Nation from the standpoint lars each year. This will be a recurring of population and the House Post Office It provides that for the purpose of section saving. While I cannot document the 23 (a) (1) (A) of the Internal Revenue has advised me that I have one of the Code (relating to the deductibility of trade savings as I did for the Bonner commit­ heaviest volumes of correspondence in and business expenses), in the case of Sen­ tee, I believe it is safe to say the Hardy the House. ators, Representatives, Delegates, and Resi­ committee saves hundreds of millions of In using that amount of my stationery dent Commissioners their home shall be dollars annually. allowance no particular effort was made considered to be their place of residence Mr. SITTLER. Mr. Chairman, will within the State, Territ ory, or possession to cut expenses, although we have tried the gentleman yield? to be careful. The amount spent in ex­ from which they are such a Member, I.ele­ Mr. MEADER. I yield to the gentle· gate, or Resident Commissioner. This will cess of each Member's $500 stationery in effect permit these officials to deduct man from Pennsylvania. allowance should be small if care is ex- business expenses, including board and lodg­ Mr. SITTLER. I would like to say • ercised and any excess of that amount ing in Washington, and other expenses in­ that I appreciate the amendment offered could easily be absorbed from the $2,500 c• ient to their ~. bsence from home on con­ by the gentleman from Michigan. I expense allowance. gressional service. think he has presented an excellent idea, Mr. Chairman, I presented this amend­ Since this provision was a revenue in which I concur. It is a good idea to ment to the committee on April 10, 1952, proposal, it was stricken out of the bill have a reserve fund for investigations of and asked for their opinion. Now I ask in the Senate on the ground that under this kind. that the House approve this amendment, the Constitution it should originate in Mr. MEADER. I thank the gentleman which will make a very material saving the House. After debating the matter for hi~ remarks and his support. Mr. in the appropriations in this bill. in the House, we decided in favor of Chairman, I hope the amendment will Mr. HORAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise the provision for a $12,500 salary and be adopted. in opposition to the amendment on the a $2 ,500 tax-free expense allowance. As Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, I ask basis that we will have to be realistic I recall, this latter proposal was included unanimous consent that all debate on about this. It was standard in the bill in an amendment offered by the distin­ the pending amendment and all amend­ last year, the $800; it was not supple­ guished gentleman from Ohio [Mr. ments thereto close in 2 minutes. mental. I want to point out to the BROWN]. Since Congress, in the Rev­ The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection members of the Committee that the sta­ enue Act of 1951, abolished the tax-free to the request of the gentleman from tionery room tells us that to replace expense allowance, it now would be quite New York? their inventory today would require in conformity with the recommendations There was no objection. about an additional 40 percent; in other of the Joint Committee on the Organ­ Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, I words, the cost of stationery has gone ization of Congress to provide that rise in opposition to the amendment of­ up about 40 percent. Many of our Mem­ normal-expense deductions, properly fered by the gentleman from Michigan. bers do have a lot of correspondence, itemized, and allowable to business and Mr. Chairman, the committee set the and I think it is fitting and proper that professional men should be recognized sum of $800,000 for this work. The pro­ they should have this amount. We are in the case of the Members of Congress. posed amendment would increase this here most of the year and mail, there­ The Clerk read as follows: to $1,500,000. fore, carries on through the months. Special and select committees: For sal­ It must be remembered that a new We can cut the bill, but all that we will aries and expenses of special and select com­ Congress will be elected this fall. It will have will be more red ink going to the mittees authorized by the House, $800,000. take some little time before the House is Members' cffi:es, or by perhaps putting 5282 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE May 15 another burden on those who run the It is true that some of the Members mention only a few of the possibilities Hill up here and putting a lien against run over their stationery allowa~ 1ce. It for effecting savings. your salaries to make up for what you might be attributed in some cases, at This is not a saving which will hurt cannot pay down at the stationery room. least, to a voluminous amount of so­ anybody particularly. It is one which So we on the subcommittee, after review­ called news letters. If that is the case we could do in the regular order of busi­ ing the evidence, feel that what is in the Members should be willing to at ness. It would not effect any great the bill now is in itself inadequate. least bear a portion of that burden. I sacrifice on anybody. It would help the We are only kidding ourselves unless we have a district with rather heavy mail fiscal strength of our country to the face the facts of life regarding these al­ coming from Chicago. Over the months small extent represented by this lowances that are necessary if you are my mail will run as heavy as that of amendment. carrying out your rightful purpose in any Member in this House. I believe I do hope the members of the com­ representing those folks back home. the amendment offered by the gentle­ mittee will agree with me that it is a Mr. VURSELL. Mr. Chairman, I move man from Florida should be adopted. sound thing to do this. It will not call to strike out the last word. The CHAIRMAN. The question is on for any great sacrifice. At the same Mr. Chairman, it would seem to me the amendment offered by the gentle­ time, it will be helpful in showing we that the amendment offered by the gen­ man from Florida [Mr. BENNETT]. are interested in a little economy in our tleman from Florida might well be given The amendment was rejected. legislative program. serious consideration. It might well be The Clerk read as follows: Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, I ask · approved by this House. I think in deal­ Salaries or wages paid out of the items unanimous consent that all debate on ing with our affairs here in the House herein for the House of Representatives shall this amendment and all amendments of Representatives that we ought to be computed at basic rates, plus increased thereto close in 2 minutes, that time to show particular care to try to save and additional compensation, as authoriZed be reserved to the committee. wher\Jver we can. I do not know; there and provided by law. The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection may be some Members who would find Mr. TEAGUE. Mr. Chairman, I offer to the request of- the gentleman from it a burden to have these stationery an amendment. New York? amounts reduced, which would have The Clerk read as follows: There was no objection. $132,000 according to the amendment Amendment offered by Mr. TEAGUE: On Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, we offered by the gentleman from Florida. page 7, after line 16, insert the following: must take into consideration the fact I represent a rather large district and "The Sergeant at Arms is authoriZed and that this is an election year, and that have considerable correspondence. I directed to secure suitable office space in there will be many changes in the House. could get along, I think, without it, and post offices or other Federal buildings in Some 35 to 40 Members have already I think ft would be well to adopt the each district represented by a Member of stated that they are not seeking reelec­ amendment offered by the gentleman the House of Representatives for the use of tion. This means that there will be from Florida. such Member and at a place in such dis­ Members moving from office to office, Mr. HINSHAW. Mr. Chairman, will trict which such Member may designate: Provided, That in the event suitable office and the best estimate that we have is the gentleman yield? space is not available in such buildings and that this sum of $961,000 is just about Mr. VURSELL. I yield to the gentle­ a Member leases or rents office space ·else­ sufficient to do the whole maintenance man from California. where, the Sergeant at Arms is authorized job during fiscal year 1953. Mr. HINSHAW. Perhaps the gentle­ to approve for payment, from the contingent My very distinguished friend, the gen­ man does not mean by his recommenda­ fund of the House of Representatives, vouch­ tleman from Florida, made reference to tion that we should not answer the let­ ers covering bona fide statements of rentals having our offices cleaned three times a ters that come into our offices. due in an amount not exceeding $900 per annum for each such Member. For the pur­ week. I do not think that is really Mr. VURSELL. I do not mean that poses of this paragraph ( 1) the terms 'Mem­ worthy of debate on the floor of the you should not answer your letters that ber of the House of Representatives' and House of Representatives. We recognize come into your offices and take care of 'Member• include the Delegate from Alaska, that this is today the capitol of the world. it in good shape. the Delegate from Hawaii, and the Resident When people come to visit their repre­ · Mr. HINSHAW. I do not know how Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and (2) the term 'district' includes Alaska, Hawaii, sentatives, they expect your office and you can save any money on stationery mine to be clean. I think if we adopt when the letters keep coming in by the Puerto Rico, and, in the case of a Representa­ tive at Large, a State." this amendment we are going to be_ thousands. penny-wise, we are going to save about Mr. VURSELL. Possibly the gentle­ Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, the enough for the exterminating service. I man from California has an extremely committee on this side have no objection know that the charming ladies of the heavy mail coming in. I must say as • to the amendment. House, and the gentlemen too, do not far as I am concerned I feel I can get · The CHAIRMAN. The question is on want to have their offices walking away along if the appropriation is reduced, the amendment. from them. It is necessary to have our and in talking with some other Members The amendment was agreed to. offices cleaned every day. · I think some take the same position. The Clerk read as follows : The offices of the Members are painted Mr. PHILLIPS. Mr. Chairman, will House Office Buildings: For maintenance, every 4 years. I do not think that is too the gentleman yield? including equipment, waterproof wearing ap­ much. I think this is going a little bit Mr. VURSELL. I yield to the gentle­ parel, miscellaneous items, and for all neces­ too far for economy. I trust the amend .. man from California. sary services, $961,300: PraVided, Tha~ of the amounts made available under this head ment will be defeated. Mr. PHILLIPS. Undoubtedly the for the fiscal year 1952, $70,000 shall remain The CHAIRMAN. The question is on constituents of the gentleman from Illi­ available until June 30, 1953. the amendment offered by the gentle­ nois have such confidence in him as an man from Florida [Mr. BENNETT]. able legislator that they do not write Mr. BENNETT of Florida. :'Ir. Chair­ The amendment was rejected. him, so I want to remind him that the man, I offer an amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr. gentleman does not have to spend the Chairman, I move to strike out the last money appropriated in the bill, but it is Amendment offered by Mr. BENNETT of word, and ask unanimo11s consent to certainly a great advantage to these peo­ Florida: On page 13, line 9, strike out "$9til,- 300" and insert "$899,300." speak out of order. ple who do have large amounts of mail The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection and who would like to answer the mail Mr. BENNET!' of Florida. Mr. to the request of the gentlewoman from of their constituents. Chairman, the latter figure, $899,300 rep­ Massachusetts? Mr. VURSELL. Of course, that is resents the amount actually spent in There was no objection. true. I would not want to work a hard­ maintenance of the House Office Build­ Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr. ship on anyone. ings in 1951. It seems to me we might Chairman, when the House adjourns, Mr. BUSBEY. Mr. Chairman, I move be able to roll back the outlay for this usually there are so few Members pres­ to st:rike out the last word. purpose to the 1951 outlay. This might ent on the floor that I wanted to take Mr. Chairman, the amendment be done by eliminating new painting tr ~ c opportunity to bring up this matter. off ~r.e d by the gentleman from Florida and unnecessary repairs, or by cleaning I was told today that a package, a relief tMr. BENNETT], has a great deal of merit. the offices only three times a week, to package, I think from CARE, or some 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 5283 otl:er philanthropic group-probably exceed $25 for emergency medical supplies; told by Mr. Callahan that traffic control witb some additional sum out of for­ traveling expenses including streetcar fares, is one of his real headaches; if he has not to exceed $275; the prevention and eradi­ eign aid-could be sent for 80 cents by cation of insect and other pests and plant adequate new signs it will relieve the parcel post, and I understand that a diseases by purchase of materials and pro­ congestion very much. veteran's family or friends, when they curement of persona.I services by contract Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, will send comparable packages to Korea, without regard to the provisions of any other the gentleman yield? have to pay $2.40. I am verifying that, act; purchase and exchange of motortrucks; Mr. HORAN. I' yield. . and I know the :rv.:embers of the House purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, Mr. Mc3RATH. I think the gentle­ would be interested in looking into it. and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; man's amendment should be offered on Perhaps someone can give me that in­ purchase of botanical books, periodicals, and page 3 under the item "Office of Sergeant formation now. I believe mail sent par­ books of reference, not to exceed $100; re­ pairs and improvements to Director's resi­ at Arms" rather than on p::i.ge 15 under cel post tc our soldiers should go at a dence; and demolition and removal of small "Potomac Yards." reduced rate. conservatory and adjoining structure from Mr. HORAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will read. Reservation 6-B, bounded by Canal Street unanimous consent to return to page 3 The Clerk read as follows: and Independence Avenue and Second and offer the amendment at the appro­ Changes and improvements, Capitol Power Street; all under the direction of the Joint priate point. Plant: Toward carrying out the changes and Committee on the Library; $218,500: Pro­ The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection improvements authorized by the act of Oc­ vided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the distribution, by con­ to the request of the gentleman from tober 26, 1949 (Public Law 413, 8lst Cong.), Washington? $3,000,000, to be expended by the · Architect· gressional allotment, of trees, plants, shrubs, of the Capitol under the direction of the or other nursery stock. There was no objection. House Office Building Commission. The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will re­ Mr. HORAi""'f. Mr. Chairman. I offer port the amendment. Mr. BENNETT of Florida. Mr. Chair­ an amendment. The Clerk read as follows: man, I off3r an amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Amendment offered by Mr. HORAN: Page 3, The Clerk read as f ollcws: Amendment offered by Mr. HORAN: line 2, strike out "$384,045" and insert in lieu Amendment offered by Mr. BENNETT of On page 15, line 9, after the semicolon thereof "$385,545." Florida: On page 14, line 4, strike out and after the word "and", insert the follow­ "$3,000,000" and insert "$2,500,000." ing new language: "for converting reserva­ The CHAIRMAN. The question is on tions 6-C and 6-E on Canal Street in to a the amendment offered by the gentle­ Mr. BENNETT of Florida. Mr. Chair­ parking lot for the use of Members and em­ man from Washington. man, this is an amendment, which will ployees of Congress." The amendment was agreed to. not require any sacrifice on the part of On page 15, line 13, strike cut the amount The Llerk read as follows: "$218,EOO" and insert in lieu thereof the anyone to effectuate. It is my under­ GOVE:ci NMENT PRINTING OFFICE standing that the changes and improve­ amount "$69,500." WORKING CAPITAL AND CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING ments in the Capitol power plant can be Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, I AND BINDING postponed without serious consequences. make a point of order against the amend­ To provide the Public Printer with work­ I have looked into this matter and found ment on the ground that it is legisla­ ing capital for the following purposes for the that that can be done. This $500,000 re­ tion on an appropriation bill. I will execution of printing, binding, lithographing, duction will postpone expenditures to reserve the point of order. mapping, engraving, and other authorized that amount until later when our de­ Mr. HORAN. Mr. Chairman, I merely work of the Gover:.iment Printing Office for fense requirements are not as great as offer this amendment to point out to the the various branches of the Government: they are at the present time. committee that for several months now For salaries of Public Printer and Deputy II/Ir. HORAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in Public Printer; for salaries, compensation, or we have been discussing the lack of ade­ wages of all necessary officers and employees opposition to the amendment. quate parking space for members of the additional to those herein appropriated for, Mr. Chairman, I am opposed to the press and for our secretaries and for including employees necessary to handle amendment on the grounds that we are others who work on the Hill, and also all waste paper and condemned material for trying to change the power plant, which of those who work in all of the buildings sale; to enable the Public Printer to comply is integrally a part of the Capitol itself around here, such as the Congressional with the provisions of law granting holidays and of the House and Senate office build­ Library, and so on, as well as parking and half holidays and Executive orders ings. We are trying to change that over granting holidays and half holidays with pay space for the Members of Congress. We to employees; to enable the Public Printer to frcm a direct current plant, which was have about 750 parking spaces available comply with the provisions of law granting built around 1910 to an alternating cur­ for more than 2,000 cars. Something leave to employees with pay, such pay to be rent plant. It has become extremely ex­ has to be done. This amendment would at the rate for their regular positions at the pensive to operate. The House author­ convert a wide parkway, here on Canal time the leave is granted; rental of buildings ized this change, and we are now going Street. which runs from Independence and equipment; fuel, gas, heat, electric cur­ through a period of appropriating money A venue in the general direction of .South rent, gas and electric fixtures; motor ve­ to speed up the time when we will have Capitol Street. It can be converted and hicles for the carriage of printing and print­ this new installation. I submit that ing supplies, and the m;iintenance, repair, we can put macadam on that wide park­ and operation of the same, to be used only when we have changed over completely, ing space for $51,000, and can make it for official purposes; purchase (not to exceed we will save hundreds of thousands of available for the people who work here two for replacement only), operation, re­ dollars a year in the operation, and the within three blocks of the New House pair, and maintenance of passenger motor sooner it gets into operation the better Office Building, and provide space for 102 vehicles for official use of the officers of the off we all are going to be. Being penny automobiles. We really need this space. Government Printing Office when in writing wise at this time, in my opinion, is not Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Speaker, I in­ ordered by the Public Printer; freight, ex­ the thing for this august body to do. I sist on my point of order. pressage, telegraph and telephone service, furniture, typewriters, and carpets; travel­ h ope the committee will vote down the Mr. HORAN. Mr. Chairman, I con­ ing expenses, including not to exceed $1,000 amendment. cede the point of order. for attendance at meetings or conventions The CHAIRMAN. The question is on The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman when authorized by the Joint Committee on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Washington concedes the point of Printing; stationery, postage, and advertis­ from Florida [Mr. BENNETT]. order. ing; directories, technical books, newspapers, The amendment was rejected. The point of order is sustained. magazines, and books of reference (not to The Clerk read as follows: Mr. HORAN. Mr. Chairman, I offer exceed $2,000); adding and numbering machines, time stamps, and other machines BOTANIC GARDEN an amendment. of similar character; purchase of uniforms Salaries and expenses: For all necessary ex­ The Clerk read as follows: for guards; rubber boots, coats, and gloves; penses incident to maintaining, operating, Amendment offered by Mr. HORAN: On page machinery (not to exceed $500,000); equip­ repairing, and improving the Botanic Gar­ 15, line 13, after the semicolon, strike out ment, and for repairs to machinery, imple­ den and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, "$218,500" and insert "$220,012." ments, and buildings, and for minor altera­ collections, and equipment pertaining there­ tions to buildings; necessa ry equipment, to, including personal services (including Mr. HORAN. Mr. Chairman, this is maint enance, and supplies for the emergency not to exceed $3,000 for temporary labor a slight increase merely to enable the room for the use of all employees in the Gov­ without regard to the Classification Act of s ~rgeant at Arms to get adequate new ernment Printing Office who may be takan 1949); waterproof wearing apparel; not to signs for the direction of traffic. I am suddenly iiI or receive injury while on duty; 5284 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 15 other necessary contingent and miscellane­ Mr. H. CARL ANDERSEN. I hope the Mr. BENNETT of Florida. Mr. Chair­ ous items authorized by the Public Printer; amendment offered by the gentleman for expenses authorized in writing by the man, I maintain it is a limitation on an Joint Committee on Printing for the inspec­ will prevail, because I doubt whether the appropriation bill; therefore appropriate. tion of printing and binding equipment, average Member has use for more than The CHAIRMAN. The Chair is ready material, and supplies, and Government two bound sets. to rule. printing plant s in the District of Columbia Mr. BENNETT of Florida. Many The gentleman from Florida has of­ or elsewhere (not to exceed $1,000); for sal­ Members do not even use one set. fered an amendment as a limitation. aries and expenses of preparing the semi­ Mr. BUSBEY. Mr. Chairman, will the The gentleman from New York has made monthly and session indexes of the CONGRES­ SIONAL RECORD under the direction of the gentleman yield further? a point of order against the amendment Joint Committee on Printing (chief indexer Mr. BENNETT of Florida. I yield. on the ground it is legislation on an at $8,800, one cataloger at $7,260, two cata­ Mr. BUSBEY. I think the chairman appropriation bill and that it imposes logers at $6,191 each, and one cataloger at of our subcommittee the gentleman from additional responsibilities and duties not $5,517); and for all the necessary labor, New York [Mr. McGRATH] will bear me authorized by law. paper, materials, and equipment needed in out in the statement I am about to make. Unquestionably the amendment does the prosecution and delivery and mailing of I went through the folding room. There certain legislation; thuefore, the point the work; in all, $19,000,000; to which sum is one room in the New House Office shall be charged the printing and binding of order is sustained. authorized to be done for Congress, including Building, one side of which is piled high Mr. BENNETT of Florida. Mr. Cha.ir­ supplemental and deficiency estimates of ap­ with bound volumes of the CONGRES­ man, I off er another amendment. propriations; the printing, binding, and dis­ SIONAL RECORD which have been there for The Clerk read as follows: tribution of the Federal Register in accord­ years and years. Eventually they are Amendment offered by Mr. BENNETT of ance With the act approved July 26, 1935 ( 44 just sold for scrap paper. It is a ter­ Florida : Page 24, line 20, insert "Provided U. S. C. 301-310) (not to exceed $850,000); rible waste of the taxpayers' money. further, That no part of this appropriation the printing and binding of the supplement Mr. BENNETT of Florida. Yes. shall be used to furnish more than 50 copies to the Code of Federal Regulatlons as au­ of the daily issue Of the CONGRESSIONAL REC­ thorlzed by the act of July 26, 1935, as Mr. VURSELL. Mr. Chairman, will ORD for d isposition without charge by the amended (44 U. S. C. 311) (not to exceed the gentleman yield? RECORD clerk at the request of any Repre­ $400,000); the printing and bindlng for use Mr. BENNETT of Florida. I yield to sentative, Delegate, 0" Resident Commis­ of the Government Printing Office; the print­ the gentleman from Illinois. sioner." ing and binding (not to exceed $5,000) for Mr. VURSELL. I concur in and sup­ official use of the Architect of the Capitol port the gentleman's amendment. It Mr. BENNETT of Florida. Mr. upon requisition of the Secretary of the Sen­ Chairman, this amendment would effect ate; in all to an amount not exceeding $9,- would save about $16,000 and it would save the wasting of a lot of paper on a possible saving of $72,270. The Gov­ 000,000: Provided, That not less than $10,- ernment Printing Office tells me that the 000,000 of such working capital shall be re­ top of that which has gotten to be quite additional unit cost of daily copies of turned to the Treasury as an unexpended an item in the economy of our country. the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD is 6.15 cents balance not later than 6 months after the Mr. BENNETT of Florida. And stor­ close of the current fiscal year: Provided fur­ age space. each. By reducing the allowance by 18 ther, That notwithstanding the provisions of daily copies and assuming 150 issues section 73 of the Act of January 12, 1895 ( 44 Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, I rise per session, the possible saving for the U. S. C. 241), no part of the foregoing sum in opposition to the amendment offered entire 438 House Members and Delegates of $9,000,000 shall be used for printing and by the gentleman from Florida [Mr. comes to the above figure. The effect binding part 2 of the annual report of the BENNETT]. of this amendment would probably be to Secretary of Agriculture (known as the Year­ The basic law provides how this mat­ book of Agriculture). make Members more careful in keeping ter shall be handled. This is another their lists down, and I believe no hard­ Mr. BENNET!' of Florida. Mr. Chair­ attempt to insert legislation on an ap­ ship would be created for any Member. man, I offer an amendment. propriation bill. I have no feeling one Again, Members who find that their The Clerk read as follows: way or the other on it. I think too often needs exceed the 50 copies allowed would Amendment offered by Mr. BENNE'l"l' of amendments are offered in the way of be able to make arrangements with their Florida: Page 24, line 20, insert "Provided, legislation on an appropriation bill. If colleagues to obtain additional copies. further, That no part of this appropriation you want to change this, change the I may say, Mr. Chairman, as I stated shall be used to furnish without charge more basic law but do not attempt to do it in before, that I represent one of the 25 than two bound sets of the CONGRESSIONAL this manner. RECORD to any Representative, Delegate, or largest districts in the United States. I Resident Commissioner." The CHAffiMAN. The question is on have one county alone which has over the amendment offered by the gentle­ 300,000 people in it. There are 16 coun­ Mr. BENNETT of Florida. Mr. man from Florida [Mr. BENNETT]. ties in the district which I represent. I Speaker, this amendment would effect a The question was taken; and on a am told by the Post Office Department possible saving of $16,644. The Govern­ division (demanded by Mr. BENNETT of that I have one of the heaviest mails ment Printing Office tells me that the Florida) there were-ayes 20, noes 33. among Members of the United States unit cost of these sets is $38. The figure So the amendment was rejected. Congress. If you are careful in distrib­ above represents this unit cost multi­ Mr. BENNETT of Florida. Mr. Chair­ uting the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD you will plied by 438, the number of Members of man, I offer another amendment. find you can get by with the 50 copies. Congress and the Delegates. The Clerk read as follows: This will mean a material saving to In my experience the third set is not the people of our country. It will not needed. Those Members who need more Amendment offered by Mr. BENNE'l"I' of Florida: Page 24, line 20, insert "Provided cost a Member of Congress anything out than two sets would probably be able to further, That no part of this appropriation of his pocket. It will not hurt anybody. arrange with their colleagues to obtain shall be used to print more than six pages It is a way in which we can save $72,000 the additional set. Many Members do of extension of remarks designated by a without hurting our Government in any not even use two sets, as the record will Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, way whatsoever. show. Three sets I think are unneces­ to be placed in the Appendix of the CON­ Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, I sary. To cut out this additional set rep­ GRESSIONAL RECORD. This allowance may be move to strike out the last word. resents a saving of $16,644 and does not transferred by one Member to another; un­ Mr. Chairman, the basic law provides entail any substantial sacrifice on the used portions of each Member's allowance shall be carried over to his allowance for for 68 copies of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD part of anybody. I think it is an amend­ the next succeeding year." that each Member is allowed to send to ment we can all agree to. his constituents. In many districts the Mr. BUSBEY. Mr. Chairman, will the Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, I demand far exceeds that amount. I gentleman yield? make a point of order against the believe the American citizens have a Mr. BENNETT of Florida. I yield. amendment that it is legislation on an right to know what is taking place in Mr. BUSBEY. I agree with the gentle­ appropriation bill, also that it places ad­ Congress, particularly the high school man from Florida and believe the amend­ ditional duties upon the Clerk of the and college students who are very vitally ment should be adopted. House. ' interested in what takes place here. I Mr. H. CARL ANDERSEN. Mr. Chair­ The CHAIRMAN. Dees the gentle­ say that if the point made by the gen­ man, will the gentleman yield? m~n fro n Florida deS'ire t:::> be heard on tleman from Florida is correct, the way Mr. BENNETT of Florida. I yield. the point of orC:~r? to do it is to a::.aend. the basic law· and CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.=.. HOUSE 5285 not by way of an appropriation bill. I Gore Kilday Riley The Clerk read the resolution, as Granger Klein Robeson submit the proper way to do it is to Hall, Lanham Roosevelt follows: change the basic law and I trust the Edwin Arthur Lesinski Sabath Resolved, That immediately upon the amendment will be defeated. Hand Lovre Sasscer adoption of this resolution it shall be in Harrison, Va. Mcintire Scott, order to move that the House resolve itself The CHAIRMAN. The question is on Harrison, Wyo. Mahon HughD.,Jr. the amendment offered by the gentle­ Hedrick Mason Sheehan into the Committee of the Whole House on man from Florida [Mr. BENNETT]. Heffernan Miller, Calif. Shelley the State of the Union for the considera­ Heller Mitchell Sheppard tion of the bill (S. 677) to fix the person­ The amendment was rejected. Herter Morris Smith, Miss. nel strength of the United States Marine The Clerk read as follows: Hoeven Morrison Stigler Corps, and to establish the relationship of This act may be cited as the "Legislative Hoffman, Mich. Morton Stockman the Commandant of the Marine Corps to Holifield Moulder Sutton the Joint Chiefs of Staff. That after gen­ Branch Appropriation Act, 1953." Hunter Multer Tackett Jackson, Calif. Mumma Van Pelt eral debate which shall be confined to the Mr. H. CARL ANDERSEN. Mr. Jackson, Wash. Murdock Velde bill and continue not to exceed 4 hours, Chairman, I move to strike out the last James Murphy Watts to be equally divided and controlled by word. Jarman O'Brien, N. Y. Welch the chairman and ranking minority mem­ Mr. Chairman, we accepted here an Johnson O'Toole Werdel ber of the Committee on Armed Services, Jonas Perkins Wharton the bill shall be read for amendment under amendment known as the Teague Jones, Mo. Philbin Wheeler amendment which I think should not go Kee Potter Wickersham the 5-minute rule. At the conclusion of Kelly, N. Y. Poulson Williams, Miss. the consideration of the bill for amendment, into this bill without thorough discus­ Kennedy Powell Wilson, Ind. the Committee shall rise and report the sion by the proper ·committee of the Keogh Prouty wood, Ga. bill to the House with such amendments House, and that I believe to be the House Kerr Ramsay Woodruff as may have been adopted and the previous Administration Committee. It is my in­ Kersten, Wis. Redden question shall be considered as ordered cm tention to ask for a separate vote upon The SPEAKER. On this roll call 306 the bill and amendments thereto to final that amendment when we get back into Members have answered to their names, passage without intervening motion except the House. But I do want the Members a quorum. one motion to recommit. of the House to consider whether or not Mr. SMITH of Virginia. Mr. Speaker. they wish to put into this particular bill I yield 10 minutes to the gentleman from a provision which really has not had very LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIA· Ohio [Mr. BROWN]. much, if any, discussion, here on the TION BILL, 1953 Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, floor. The SPEAKER. Is a separate vote I yield myself such time as I may desire. Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Chairman, I demanded on any amendment? Mr. Speaker, House resolution 590 move that the Committee do now rise Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Speaker, I de­ makes in order the consideration of and report the bill back to the House mand a separate vote on the so-called S. 677, a bill to fix the personnel strength with sundry amendments, with the rec­ Teague amendment. of the United States Marine Corps, and ommendation that the amendments be The SPEAKER. Is a separate vote to establish the relationship of the Com­ agreed to and that the bill as amended demanded on any other amendment? mandant of the Marine Corps to the do pass. If not, the Chair will put them in gross. Joint Chiefs of Staff. I understand that The motion was agreed to; accordingly The amendments were agreed to. this bill will come up for general debate the Committee rose; and the Speaker The SPEAKER. The Clerk will re­ tomorrow in the hope debate and action having resumed the Chair, Mr. PRIEST, port the amendment upon which a sepa.. on the measure may be concluded by Chairman of the Committee of the rate vote is demanded. tomorrow evening. Whole House on the State of the Union, The Clerk read the Teague amend· Mr. Speaker, I have no further re­ reported that that Committee, having ment. quests for time. had under consideration the bill (H. R. The SPEAKER. The question is on Mr. SMITH of Virginia. Mr. Speaker. 7313) making appropriations for the the amendment. I move the previous question on the legislative brancr. for the fiscal year The question was taken; and the Chair resolution. ending June 30, 1953, and for other pur­ being in doubt, the House divided, and The previous question was ordered. poses, had directed him to report the The resolution was agreed to. bill back to the House with sundry there were-ayes 133, noes 78. Mr. BUSBEY. Mr. Speaker, on that A motion to reconsider was laid on amendments with the recommendation the table. that the amendments be agreed to and I demand the yeas and nays. that the bill as amended do pass. The yeas and nays were refused. The SPEAKER. Without objection, So the amendment was agreed to. SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED the previous question is ordered. The SPEAKER. The question is on the engrossment and third reading of Mr. DENNY asked and was given per· There was no objection. mission to address the House for 5 min­ the bill. utes today, following any special orqers The bill was ordered to be engrossed heretofore entered. CALL OF THE HOUSE and read a third time, and was read the Mr. O'KONSKI asked and was given Mr. RABAUT. Mr. Speaker, I make third time. permission to address the House for 20 the point of order that a quorum is not The SPEAKER. The question is on minutes on Wednesday next, at the con­ present. the passage of the bill. clusion of the legislative program and The SPEAKER. Evidently a quorum The bill was passed. fallowing any special . orders heretofore is not present. A motion to reconsider was laid on the entered. Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I table. move a call of the House. A call of the House was ordered. The SPEAKER. Under previous order The Clerk called the roll, and the fol· GENERAL LEA VE TO EXTEND of the House, the gentleman from New lowing Members failed to answer to their Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, York [Mr. JAVITS] is recognized for 20 names: I ask unanimous consent that all Mem­ minutes. bers may have five legislative days to [Roll No. 75] EIGHTY-SECOND CONGRESS-SEC· Aandahl Buffett Dollinger revise and extend their remarks on the Albert Burdick Donohue legislative appropriation bill. OND SESSION - FffiST REPORT, Allen, Calif. Burnside Dorn The SPEAKER. Is there objection to RECORD AND FORECAST Anfuso Carlyle Doyle Auchincloss Carrigg Durham the request of the gentleman from Ohio? Mr. JAVITS. Mr. Speaker, our people Bailey Cell er Eaton There was no objection. are on the threshold of great decisions. Baring Chatham Ellsworth For this purpose they require the great­ Bates, Ky. Chiperfield Engle est amount of information and enlight­ Beckworth Cole, Kans. Evins UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Belcher Cox Fallon enment. I consider it the duty of every Boggs, Del. Crosser Fine Mr. SMITH of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, public servant to afford this to the people Bonner Davis, Ga. Forand Boykin Dawson Fugate I call up House Resolution 590 and ask he represents particularly, and to the Buckley Dingell Garmatz for its immediate consideration. country as a whole. 5286 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 15 PROSPECTS FOR PEACE fact, however, that these other countries forces of .France, West Germany, Italy, The present temper of our country are mounting defense efforts of their Belgium, Holland, and Luxemburg, and may best be described as perplexed. We own-notably the NATO countries of the contractual arrangement with the face enormous problems and are in a Western Europe-that France is fighting German Federal Government. questioning mood as to whether we are a full-scale war against the Communists West Germany is gradually being pursuing the right ways to deal with in Indochina and Great Britain is fight­ brought by these means into terms of them. Our efforts to bring about peace ing a similar full-scale action against the equality with the other European coun­ in Korea and to assure peace for the Communists in Malaya. It is to be noted tries on a basis of regional organization rest of the world are based upon the fol­ that the cost to France of the Indochina which I believe goes a long way to pre­ lowing six points: action. estimated at over $1,000,000,000 vent Germany's becoming again an ag­ First. Resistance to Communist ag­ a year is alone more than the amount we gressor threat in Europe. gression wherever manifested as in provide for France under the mutual There are three points which still need Korea. security program. careful attentlon: First, the recognition Second. Regional organization of the Our Far Eastern policy urgently needs by the German people of their obliga­ free world for defense as in the North a Pacific Pact, a mutual defense arrange­ tions of restitution and indemnification Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Rio ment for the free peoples of the Pacific, to the victims of the Nazis or their fam­ Pact, the mutual security treaties with and an economic development program, ilies; second, to guard against a recur­ the Philippines. Japan, Australia, and a Far East recovery program. rence of ultra-nationalist contr-01 in Ger­ New Zealand, and the proposed Middle The Japanese Peace Treaty and the many by giving the allies the ''1·eserve East Command. s~curity treaty between the United Power" to step bacK. into occupation au­ Third. Aid to other free peoples to States and the new Japan providing for thority if this happens; and, third, to arm themselves for defense against the maintenance of defense forces there prevent the Soviet offers of unification of Communist aggression as in Indochina, have taken effect. The mutual security East Germany with West Germany from Iran, and Formosa. program for this fiscal year seeks $408,- blocking the cooperation of West Ger­ Fourth. Economic and technical aid 000,000 for economic and technical aid many in free Europe's security. to underdeveloped areas notably in south and $611,230,000 for military aid in the NEAR EAST, NORTH AFRICA, AND ISRAEL and southeast Asia, the Near East, Af­ Far East. United States obligations to This is probably the tinder-box area rica, and Latin America, to improve aid the Nationalist Chinese to defend standards of living and strengthen free o! the world. Tension exists in Iran Formosa continue. over oil nationalization, in Egypt over institutions. India remains a key factor in Asia as Fifth. A campaign of truth through the Suez Canal and the Sudan and in far as the United States is concerned. Tunisia and Morocco over self-governing the Voice of America and other means of Should India go the way of China, it education and information. status. The failure of the Arab States could very well mark the end of the free to negotiate peace with Israel continues. Sixth. Strong support of the United world in the Far East. It is for this Nations to make it an effective organi­ Yet the proposal for a Middle East com­ reason that I have applied myself dili­ mand, the United Nations plan for aid zation to preserve the peace, to provide gently to developing good relations be­ international police forces, to establish to the Palestine Arab refugees, aid for tween the United States and India. refugees in Israel and the technical as­ workable control over atomic and other EUROPE weapons of mass destruction, and pro­ sistance programs both of the United gressive disarmament. The mutlial security program for this Nations and the United Nations offer a fundamental opportunity for stabilizing Two major problems have arisen in coming fiscal year 1952-53 calls for $3,360,000,000 for military aid and $1,- and vastly improving social and economic our carrying out tliis program: First, the conditions in this area. extent to which we can follow our tradi­ 637,300,000 for defense support aid to tional policy of favoring self-determina­ Europe. Great progress has been made United States aid to Israel and Israel tion for non-self-governing peoples even in building Europe's defenses through refugees in the current fiscal year is though when they attain independence NATO under General Eisenhower. We $64,500,000 with an equal amount to the they may not be able to meet the Com­ have a right to look forward with confi­ Arab States and Palestine Arab refugees. munist challenge which faces every new dence to the work of his successor, Gen­ Israel continues to be the hard core of nation nowadays. Second, to head off eral Ridgway. United States equipment effective defense against aggression from and counteract Communist internal sub­ to the extent of over $3,000,000,000 has the east in that area outside of Turkey. version in areas which are underdevel­ materially helped to build the NATO de­ Until the Middle East Command can be oped and depr-essed and where a great fenses. The NATO powers themselves formed Israel should be invited to be­ deal of social and economic reform is spent over $8,000,000,000 for defense in come a member of NATO like Greece needed. the fiscal year 1950-51, will have spent and Turkey and for substantially the THE FAR. EAST over $11,000,000,000 in the fiscal ·year same reason. The Mutual Security Pro­ 1951-52, and will spend over $14,-000,- gram for 1952-53 calls for $79,000,000 of 'This area continues to be the focal assistance for refugees and technical aid point of Communist aggression. All ef­ 000,000 for defense in the fiscal year 1952-53. By the end of this year it is to Israel and for $89.500,000 for assist­ forts to bring about a truee in Korea ance to Palestine Arab refugees and have been frustrated by the Communist expected that Western Europe will have . 25 equipped and ready divisions of its technical aid to the Arab States. It intransigeanee and are apparently re­ marks the backing by the United States garded by the Communists on a political own for defense, and by the end of 1953 be 50 of the $250,00-0,000 United Nations pro­ level-a truce be concluded only when this is expected to increased to to divisions. Defense support is aid with gram just promulgated for the resettle­ it suits them. Neither the United States ment of the Palestine Arab refugees. nor the United Nations can jeopardize goods and materials instead of guns, ships, planes, and tanks designed to en­ Our objective in this area continues to the American or international forces able Europe to carry on its own part of be peace between Israel and the ·Arab there by inadequate or vulnerable truce the defense program. With the program States and mutual development for so­ arrangements nor jeopard:iz.e the action going forward in this magnitude we cial and economic improvement. which has driven the North Koreans and Nationalist aspirations like those in Chinese Communists and their Soviet ought to be over the hump in terms of masters out of South Korea and deprived Europe's vulnerability to aggression from Iran and Egypt would have our sym­ them of the fruits of the aggression they the east by the end of 1953. pathy provided they wern responsible not free began in June 1950. I am for continu­ West Germany is a necessary part of and did endang.er the world. ing efforts to conclude a truce while pro­ European defense so long as she can be The Cairo riots were very disquieting. tecting our forces and checking the en­ made part of it without compromising It is gratifying that the Egyptian people emy from getting too strong. free Europe's security. Great strides took measures to prevent a recurrence. Other United Nations forces in the have been made in this respect with con­ A solution of these situations can be at­ Korean fighting than our own-British, firmation of German participation in the tained through mediation and the United French, Australian, -Turkish, Greek, Schuman Plan for the pooling of Eu­ States should use its best offices accord­ Colombian, Ethiopian, Italian, Puerto rope's resources of coal and steel and in ingly. Rican, and -0thers-have been somewhat progress with the European def-ense com­ In resp2ct of sslf-determination in augmented but are still limiten. It is a munity for the pooling of the defense Morocco and Tu- i::~ a the United Nations 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 5287 has a great role to play as it had in 1950, and not later than June 30, 1955, law. This is proving out as the Federal establishing the independence of Libya on a petition filed before December 31, rent control law was greatly weakened in and in dealing with Somaliland and Eri­ 1952. The bill awaits Senate action. 1951 and is likely to be even more weak­ trea in other areas of Africa. It is for Such citizenship may now be applied for ened again this year. I shall support this reason that I questioned the absten­ only after 3 years of service. Federal rent control and try to strength­ tion of the United States from voting in VETERANS en it, as it is badly needed in many areas the United Nations Security Council The law just passed authorizes a 5- not served by State rent-control law as which blocked consideration of the Tu­ percent increase in service-connected we are in New York. nisian question. disability compensation for veterans of My congressional rent clinics continue PUERTO RICO all wars who are less than 50 percent to function throughout our district un­ The problems of Puerto Rico have been disabled and a 15-percent increase for der a published schedule and the chair­ crystallized through the adoption by the those more than 50 percent disabled. manship of Hyman W. Sobell, Esq., people of Puerto Rico of a constitution It increases from $60 to $63 and from serviced by volunteer lawyers who are putting them in the status of a fully self­ $72 to $75 the monthly non-service­ serving thousands of tenants effectively governing territory, which is up for ap­ connected disability pensions available without charge. proval before the Congress. Without an­ to 65-year ... old veterans or disabled vet­ As happened last year the program ticipating the result of the review of this erans of World Wars I and II and Korea. for federally-assisted low-rent housing document it is yet gratifying that the For veterans who require the constant was again cut in the House of Repre­ opportunity has been afforded to and aid and attendance of another person at sentatives to only 5,000 units for the availed of by the people of Puerto Rico all times, it provides for an increase from whole country. I fought against this to provide for their self-government. It $120 to $126 in the monthly non-service­ cut and will continue to do so and be­ is a test of the way in which we will run connected disability pension. lieve that it may well be restored back our whole policy for the Americas. The pension eligibility income limita­ to 45,000 units. But this is still not nearly enough for our problems in New UNITED NATIONS tions for a veteran without dependents or a widow without children are raised from York City. It compares with 50,000 units The United Nations continues to be $1,200 to $1,400. For a veteran with de­ finally authorized last year of which New the world's best-perhaps last-hope for pendents or a widow with children the York's share was about 10,000. The re­ peace. I have supported the continuing limitation is raised from $2,500 to $2,700. sulting diminution in publicly-assisted efforts of the United States to Qring Legislation, of which I am also a spon­ low-rent housing can only be made up for about implementation of the resolution sor, is at long last about to come up to by greater State and city housing activity for the consideration of measures for extend to Korean veterans similar bene­ and by a middle income housing program disarmament passed by the last General fits under the GI bill of rights to those for the families earning $3,500 to $4,500 Assembly. I have also urged our repre­ enjoyed by World War II veterans. per year who are caught in the squeeze sentatives to see if discussions for the due to high construction costs today. control of atomic and other mass de­ PRICES AND CONTROLS A housing development-of both pub­ struction means of warfare cannot be The price-wage control law is coming lic and cooperative housing-is proposed resumed. · up for extension soon, as it expires June for the Morningside-Manhattanville The whole question of the veto in the 30, 1952. I shall support such extension area in our district and is pending before Security Council should be reviewed in while at the same time seeking to the city and Federal authorities. Nat­ the United Nations, at least as it applies strengthen the law. The Consumers urally, we want to see our area improved to the pacific settlement of disputes and Price Index recently leveled off and even but this can and must be accomplished a real effort should be made to set up receded a bit reflecting slight reductions without serious hardship to the affected international police forces, the need for in living costs, but this must be compared families and indeed with a view to mate­ which is so dramatically shown by the with the meteoric rise in the price index rially improving their housing condi­ experience in resisting aggression in since the Korean action started in June tions. Korea. The United Nations should be 1950, which has placed grave disabilities CIVIL RIGHTS encouraged to take a greater place in on moderate income families, particu­ Existing international tensions have determining the destiny of non-self­ larly attributable to the very high in­ tended to encourage some who have al­ governing peoples and those in colonial crease in food prices. I will also join in ways entertained these ideas to seek to status. The United Nations has shown seeking to take out of the law provisions bring about changes in our institutions its flexibility through the regional or­ giving guaranteed profit margins to dis­ emphasizing racial and religious differ­ ganizations for defense which it has tributors and manufacturers-the Her­ ences. This is shown by difficulties in been possible to establish without violat­ long and Capehart amendments. breaking down segregation in housing in ing its structure. Wage stabilization has been gravely such widely separated places as San affected by the situation in steel which ARMED SERVICES Francisco and Chicago; in the new em­ is discussed under the labor section of Our Armed Forces objectives continue phasis on segregation in education as in this report. I introduced legislation for the District of Columbia. to be about 3,700,000 men and women. a Joint Congressional Committee on A pay raise for military personnel has Consumers as I consider the consumers' A resolution was adopted by the House been voted which calls for a basic 4 per­ interests to be the most neglected in the to investigate the purposes for which tax cent increase in pay, plus a 14 percent exempt educational and philanthropic Congress. organizations are using their funds. I increase in allowances for subsistence The bill permitting prices stipulated and quarters. It will be of especial bene­ opposed it as I felt it carried implica­ by the manufacturer or distributor to be tions that the social policies and objec­ fit to those with dependents. charged for goods bearing a brand or Implementation of the universal mili­ tives of the foundations might be in tary training plan came up for consider­ trade-mark-fair trade-has passed. I effect censored. ation but was returned to the Armed supported it and endeavored to bring The bombing which resulted in the Services Committee without action at about an amendment which would have death of Mr. and Mrs. Moore at Mims, this time. I supported this move be­ insured consumer protection while meet­ Fla., and the desecration of synagogues cause the legislation before us, due to a ing the needs of small business. I have and Catholic churches in Miami and parliamentary situation which dev.el­ impressed upon retailer trade associa­ Philadelphia occurring early in the year oped, had no terminal date and was tions the obligation they have to protect caused me to introduce at the opening of otherwise of a kind not intended by a the consumer. this session of Congress an omnibus civil­ majority of the people. It is possible RENT CONTROL AND HOUSING rights bill dealing with segregation and that the measure may be brought up The people of our district have now discrimination in opportunities for em­ again even this year and it will cer­ had experience with the New York State ployment, housing, and education, and in tainly be brought up again in 1953. rent-control law and can appreciate my interstate travel, segregation in the I supported legislation, which passed views expressed last year that it is likely armed services, and antilynching and the House, to enlarge the opportunities to give greater protection than the peo­ antipoll tax. Presenting as it did all for citizenship of nonci tizens serving in ple of New York could get under the the civil rights issues under one cover the armed services on or after June 25, present or any new Federal rent-control it has had a marked effect here. 5288 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 15 I have also joined with a bipartisan budget request of $50,921,022, 770. Also, cent to State unemployment insurance group of my colleagues in reintroducing expenditure for the armed services was benefits where unemployment is attribu­ a bill making it unlawful to defame any limited by the House to $46,000,000,000. table to defense- mobilization. There are racial or religious group of our citizens I supported the cuts made and in fact also measures pending to enlarge the by material sent through the mails or voted for a cut of an additional $2,500,- whole unemployment insurance system shipped across State lines. The United 000,000 which did not carry, but I op­ by including employees of practically all States Supreme Court has recently sus­ posed the expenditure ceiling because establishments and increasing the cover­ tained an Illinois group libel statute and I felt it would result in making unavail­ age. Unemployment insurance is one of I believe this is a valuable means to pro­ able to us great amounts of defense ma­ the great reforms of our time. I am very · tect our society against bigotry. terial which we urgently need and pay­ sympathetic to making the system as IMMIGRATION ment for which, would come out of past beneficial as possible. rather than present appropriations. Problems of older workers are attract­ The codification of the immigration The House has taken action on all ap­ ing increasing attention, resulting in the laws recently passed by the House may prop:ria tion bills except those for foreign become law this year. Though codifi­ inclusion in an appropriation bill passed cation is desirable, I found it necessary aid, military construction and some mis­ by the House of a provision wiping out to oppose this bill because it contained a cellaneous items, and has cut about $6,- age limitations for the hiring of em­ new emphasis on racial distinctions 000,000,000, 10 percent, from the total of ployees by the Federal Government un­ while purporting to deal with some of the $66,721,108,411-the budget requests in der civil service. My bill to prohibit old. The eligibility of all people from these bills. Budget requests of over $12,- age discrimination in employment op­ the Far East for citizenship was estab­ 000,000,000 remain to be acted on. I an­ portunities is gaining increasing support. ticipate that final cuts will be about the POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE lished by the bill, but on a very limited same percentage. quota basis for immigration of 100 per The aggregate of goods and service The Post Office Department deficit for year for each country. In return, how­ produced in the United States, our gross the current fiscal year is estimated to be ever, the immigration laws were mate­ national product, is now running at an $768,008,261 and for the ensuing fiscal rially revised putting Negroes from the all-time high of $339,000,000,000. The year it is expected to be $669,332,000. West Indies on the same very limited aggregate national debt of $258,336,700,- However, despite increased rates users of quota of 100 per year per British colony 000-$1,649.25 per capita-is of proper the mails are still faced with one-a-day instead of coming in as they have for concern to every American, but compari­ home deliveries and other onerous re­ years under the practically open British son with our past indebtedness is not striCtions in service. I have intensified quota. The bill also created a special valid. This is so in view of the enormous my efforts to get adequate postal services quota of 100 per year for any immigrant. increase in our gross national product, restored. There has been an improve­ no matter where born, if he had half or over three times what it was in 1939, ment of mail pick-up service in the area more Asiatic blood. In addition. when it was $91,339,000,000 and our na­ north of West 125th Street which I be­ changes were made by the bill in the tional debt was $40,439,532,411-$308.98 lieve was helped by this effort. Our pos­ quota system and in the laws regarding tal employees are doing an outstanding per ~apita. While we make every effort admission, , and naturaliza­ in the hii:,hest spirit of patriotism to pay job·and are now obliged to work harder tion of immigrants, greatly restricting as we go in the defense mobilization, we than ever. What the Post Office Depart­ these oportunities over even what they should at the same time realize that our ment urgently requires is modernization, are now and jeopardizing the status of country is solid and carrying the defense adequate pay and conditions, and merit every immigrant and making him sub­ mobilization effort very well indeed. promotion for its employees-a measure ject to deportation even after he had True rather than false economy con­ which I am sponsoring, H. R. 3398- been here for many years. I am con­ tinues to dictate substantial cuts in rivers reorganization of the Department in ac­ tinuing my fight in the expectation that and harbors and pork barrel projects cordance with recommendations of the the bill may be changed for the ·better generally-other than those needed to Hoover Commission and realistic rates before it becomes law. relieve the tragic Midwest river fioods­ for third-class mail-newspapers and BUDGET AND TAXES cuts in agricultural conservation pay­ periodicals. There are no material changes in the ments and appropriations for agricul­ I have opposed curtailment of annual personal income tax laws and the details tural price supports. I am not support­ and sick leave granted Federal employ­ regarding these laws detailed in my pre­ ing cuts to deprive us of needed medical ees as this is a false economy which is vious report remain in effect. Vital mat­ research, public health or veterans' serv­ in effect a reduction in wages. I have ters still need correction and these in­ ices or to jeopardize fair treatment for also opposed the Whitten amendment clude equalizing the tax burden for those post office or other Federal employees. making promotions and appointments on retirement pensions with those re­ temporary. Government workers should SOCIAL SECURITY AND UNEMPLOYMENT have the opportunity for permanent pro­ ceiving social security by granting the INSURANCE motion to higher grades now as before former a $2,000 exemption, giving the Social security payments raised in the physically handicapped the same addi­ where their service and ability entitles last Congress, but inadequately, need to them to it. tional $600 exemption now extended to be raised again. The social security sys­ the blind, providing for the traveling ex­ The increasing cost of living imposes tem should be extended to the self-em­ its heaviest burdens on those who live penses of working people to and from ployed, farm workers, and those in the work and other reforms. It is unlikely on fixed incomes and I am supporting armed services. The allowable monthly increases in payments to those receiving that income taxes will be either de­ income limitations for social security re­ creased or increased this year. annuities and pensions from the Federal cipients should be raised from the pres­ Government. A very great problem remains-the ent $50 per month to $100 per month­ budget. The President's proposed ex­ ! have joined in sponsoring such legis­ MANAGEMENT AND LABOR penditures of $85,500,000,000 against lation-to make the situation reasonably The seizure of the steel plants as the estimated receipts at $71,000,000,000 were conform to present standards of living. result of the inability of labor and man­ figured to result in a likely deficit of Legislation increasing social security agement to get together on wages and $14,500,000,000. Present estimates indi­ payments by a $5 per month base in­ working conditions has profoundly dis­ cate a deficit of about $5,000,000,000 and crease with up to $18.75 per month in­ turbed our country, the courts will prob­ perhaps less. Our people still wish to be crease in the higher brackets and making ably have passed on the question when on a pay-as-you-go basis for defense other needed reforms, including added this report is received. mobilization; hence further efforts are protection for those serving in the Armed I have repeatedly pointed out that called for consistent with the national Forces. and increase of the income ceil­ Taft-Hartley injunctions are not neces­ security to come as close as possible to ing to $70 per month is likely to become sarily a solution as a strike can still bringing about budget balance. law this year. come at the end of the 80-day injunc­ The major element in the budget, ap­ Measures are pending to ·have the tion period and such injunctions are propriations for the armed services, has Federal Government supplement the re­ also offensive to labor. Neither is an already been passed by the House at sources of States threatening to ex- . investigation of the Wage Stabilization approximete1y $4S,C03,000,000. This rep­ haust the~r unemployment insurance re­ Board a solution. I have sponsored for re.:ents a cut of $4, 713,945,216 from the serves; also, to add an additional 50 per- this reason the National Emergency Sei.· 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 5289 zure Act of 1952-H. R. 7449-setting CONCLUSION This inefficient program is not the the conditions of seizure in a national The exigencies which face us are so fault of the local postmasters, practical­ emergency, providing that no one should great that we cannot afford to pause. ly all of whom are dead against the profit from it and that operations only It is a tribute to the strength of our whole system. In the city of Pittsburgh to the extent essential to the national people and our institutions that few we have a most efficient postmaster who security and health should be continued. Americans doubt that we shall come to has come up through the ranks, is an I feel the responsibility in this matter is the great decisions on the Presidency expert organizer and has no tinge of that of the Congress and that Congress without any lessening of our efforts to de­ politics. It is reported to me on excel­ should take the authority and use it. f end and preserve free institutions and lent authority that last Christmas he A great many working people have felt human liberty. offered to surrender 30,000 auxiliary that the Wage Stabilization Board is n regarding the lands of the Agua Cali­ tion, by the Dairyland Cooperative Associa­ procedure in connection with construction ente Band of Indians; to the Committee on tion urging the Wisconsin delegation in Con­ contracts made by executive agencies, and Interior and Insular A1fairs. for other purposes; to the Committee on gress to do all in their power to keep section 104, known as the Andresen amendment in tbe Judiciary. the War Production Act; the appropriation _By Mr. REED of llllnois: MEMORIALS of money to build a laboratory within the H . R. 7870. A bill to authorize the Supreme confines of the United States for study and Court of the United States to make and pub­ Under clause 3 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as follows: research to combat the hoof-and-mouth dis­ lish rules for procedure on review of de­ ease; and supporting the St. La.wrence sea­ cisions of the Tax Court of the United States: By Mr. GOODWIN: Memorial of the Massa­ way project and further condemning the to the Committee on the Judiciary. chusetts Legislature urging Congress to enact action of the Senate Armed Servi.ces Com­ By Mr. REES of Kansas: H. R. 6437, making possible aid to Massa­ mittee for approving a blll which woUld make H .. R. 7871. A bill to authorize the Post­ chusetts in cases of severe unemployment: oleomargarine a permissible part of the Navy master General to grant permission for the to the Committee on Ways and Means. ration as very detrimental to the dairy in­ use in first- and second-ciass post offices of By Mr. HESELTON: Resolutions of the dustry of the United States; to the Commit­ special canceling stamps or postmarking dies General Court of the Commonwealth of Mas­ tee on Banking and Currency. in order to encourage voting in general elec­ sachusetts, urging-the Congress of the United 732. By Mr. SMITH of Wisconsin: Resolu­ tions; to the Committee on Post Office and States to enact H. R. 6437, making possible tion oi the American Legion, department of Civil Service. aid to Massachusetts in cases of severe un­ Wisconsin, endozsing the provisions of legis­ By Mr. SHELLEY: employment; to the Committee on Ways and lation now known as the Internal Security H . R. 7872. A bill to prescribe policy and Means. Act, which was introduced in Congress as procedure in connection with construction By Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts: "Memo­ the Mundt-Nixon-Ferguson-McCarran bills contracts made by executive agencies, and rial of the General Court of Massachusetts, and resolve to continue and support tbe work for other purposes; to the Committee on the urging enactment of H. R. 6437, making pos­ of the McCar:ran committee until the need Judiciary. sible aid to Massachusetts in cases of severe therefor no longer exists; to the Committee By Mr. STEED: unemployment; to the Committee on Ways on the Judiciary. H. R. 7873. A bill to establish a temporary and Means. -'733. By Mr. SMITH of Wisconsin~ Resolu­ commission to investigate the costs and ef­ By Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts: Me­ tion of the Northeast Wisconsin Industrial fects of watershed programs for fiood control morial of the General Court of Massachu­ Association condemning the President's un­ in agricultural watersheds; to the Committee setts urging the Congress to enact H. R. 6437_, justifiable seizure of the steel industry in on Public Works. making possible aid to States 1n cases of violation of constitutional rights and his By Mr. TOLLEFSON: severe unemployment; to the Committee on !allure to act under 1-aws provided by Con­ H. R. 7874. A bill to amend the Social Se­ Ways and Means. gress; condemning also the presumptuous curity Act, as amended, to permit individuals B_y the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Legis­ and unauthorized attempt by the Wage Sta­ entitled to old-age or survivors insurance lature of the State of Massachusetts, memo­ bilization Board to impose the union shop benefits to earn $100 per month without de­ rial1Zing the President and the Congress of on industry and further urging the Wiscon­ ductions being made from their benefits; the United States, relative to requesting sin delegation in Congress to take aggressive to the Committee on Ways and Means. enactment of H. R. 6437, making possible action for the purpose of enacting appropri­ By Mr. D'EWART {by request): aid to Massachusetts in cases of severe un­ ate legislation designed to prevent further H . R. 7875. A bill to declare that the Unit­ employment; to the Committee on Ways and such action by the President or by any ed States holds certain lands in trust for Means. board; to the Committee on the Judiciary.