10600 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE April 24, 1967 courts convicted 358 a.buslve callers during bill dealing with this problem. The lan "(b) makes a telephone call, whether or 1965 and 788 abusive calla's in 1966. guage of his model State bill will closely not conversation ensues, without disclosing He emphasized that the Justice Depart parallel the language of S. 375. his identity and with intent to annoy, abuse, ment is not brought into a situation of this He testffled that S. 375 will complement threaten, or harass any person at the called kind until after the technology of the Bell the State activity and NARUC supports its number; or System companies has determined that an enactment to combat the making of such "(c) makes or causes the telephone of interstate call, as contrasted with an intra calls in interstate or foreign commerce. another repeatedly or continuously to ring, state call, of an abusive nature has· been Senator Edward B. Long of Missouri and with intent to harass any person at the called made. He testified that such technology is Congressman Cornelius E. Gallagher, of New number; or not a bugging or monitoring device to over Jersey, submitted statements placed in the ''(d) makes repeated telephone calls, dur hear or record conversations, but is an elec record supporting the enactment of S. 376. ing which conversation ensues, solely to tronic technique to register on tape the CONCLUSION harass any person at the called number; or time of day and the called telephone num ber ma.de on a particular line. There can be no doubt that the increase Whoever knowingly permits any telephone He stated that the Bell System believes in these vicious and cruel attacks over the under his control to be used for any purpose Federal legislation will have a deterrent ef telephone must be reversed by legislative prohibited by this section- fect on potential offenders and would be of action. Your committee believes that pas "Shall be finecl not more than $500 or im practical advantage to the telephone com sage of this legislation will aid in deterring prisoned not more than six months, or both." panies 1n attempting to deal with abusive obscene and harassing telephone calls gen calls. Mr. Kertz specifically endorsed legis erally and will provide an appropriate reme lation along the lines of S. 375. dy to reach those calls made within the District of Columbia or in interstate or for ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 11 A.M. Adm. William C. Mott, executive vice pres TOMORROW ident of U.S. Independent Telephone Asso eign commerce. The loophole which exisrts ciation (USITA), a tra.de association com today because of' the lack of a Federal law Mr. CHURCH. Mr. President, if there posed of some 2,300 telephone companies, covering this subject matter will be closed. is no further business to come before the testified in support of the legislation. Ad The enactment of this legislation will serve the public interest. Senate this afternoon, in accordance miral Mott stated that a Federal statute with the ord,er entered on Wednesday, prohibiting obscene or harassing telephone The · PRESIDING OFFICER. The calls in interstate or foreign commerce April 19, 1967, I move that the Senate should have a deterrent effect on the mak question is on the engrossment and third stand in adjournment until 11 o'clock ing of such calls and might further set an reading of the bill. a.m .. tomorrow. example for those States not now having The bill was ordered to be engrossed The motion was agreed to; and
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Four Hundred Pennsylvanians the world. Freedom anywhere in the of Mrs. Naom1 Juisto, 12134 Sweet Bnar Road, world remains an integral part of our Philadelphia, Pa. own. Sp4 Frank J. Nostadt, Jr., Army, son of Mr. EXTENSION OF REMARKS and Mrs. Frank J. Nostadt, 7527 Whitaker OF Mr. Speaker, it may be presumptuous Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. of me to want to list the names of all Sgt. Sofford S. Pye, Army, husband of Mrs. HON. JOSHUA EILBERG 400 in the RECORD. But I would dearly Judith Ann Pye, 2626 Hemlock St., Phila OF PENNSYLVANIA love to include the names of nine who delphia, Pa. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lived in the Fourth Congressional Dis Pfc. William Wilknowsky, Jr., Army, hus trict of Pennsylvania, the district which band of Mrs. Gloria L. Wllknowsky, 75117 Monday, April 24, 1967 I represent, the northeast part of Phila Totresdale Ave., Ph118idelphia, Pa. Mr. EILBERG. Mr. Speaker, I have delphia. In this small way I hope the A2c. Ronald C. Kinsky, Air Force, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Kinsky, 7146 Lawn recently learned that some 400 young memory of their courage will live on 1n dale Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. men from the Commonwealth of Penn the REcoRD of the Congress which owes sylvania have died since January 1966, them much. fighting Communist aggression and de Pfc. George W. Abey, son of Mr. and Mrs. fending freedom in Vietnam. George W. Abey, 7809 Wb,d,ta.kes street, Phila Passover Season I would like to pay tribute to these men delphia, Pa. who have given their lives for a cause LCpl. Charles L. Isley, III, Marine Corps, halfway around the world. And I would son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Isley, Jr., 5946 EXTENSION OF REMARKS like to offer whatever consolation can be Hasbrook Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. OF offered to their families, for if the loyalty LCpl. Frederick G. Lynch, Jr., Marine Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick G. HON. ROMAN C. PUCINSKI and devotion to duty of these men be Lynch, Sr., 999 Lardner Terrace, Philadelphia, OF n.LINOIS long to their country, their loss is felt Pa. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES most deeply by their loved ones. Cpl. Stephen P. Miller, Marine Corps, son of I have called them men when many of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Miller, 9581 Cowden Monday, April 24, 1967 them really were boys. And I referred St., Phila.delphia, Pa. Mr. PUCINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I would to the cause of freedom halfway around Cpl. Anthony J. Nigro, Marine Corps, son llke to take this opportunity to extend April 24, 1967 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE 10601 my greetings to those of my constituents The lawlessness in Nashv1lle, Louisville, mestic wool; namely, the domestic wool of the Jewish faith. The Jews, through Chicago and in many other of our big cities manufacturers. in recent weeks-if continued-w111 serve ~ out the world, are now celebrating the undermine our system of laws. The cement The concern of the entire Kansas dele Passover season. of law and order must prevail to hold our gation was expressed in a letter to Presi Not so very long ago, many American democratic society toegther. dent Johnson on April 18, 1967. Mr. Jews were subjected to discrimination This Nation and its people traditionally Speaker, I insert this letter at this point and religious prejudice. However, the have lived within the law-because to live in the RECORD: work and accomplishments of the Jewish outside the law is to live in a world of U.S. SENATE, people in America could not be ignored. chaos, anarchy and disorder. This country Washington, D.C., April18, 1967. They were an enormous part of our was founded on a system of law and order The PRESIDENT, · American heritage and helped to broad respect for law and order-and it is time we The White House, rededicated ourselves to these principles. Washington, D.C. en and better the lives of all Americans. Our Nation was formed so that a demo DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: The Kansas congres Those who preach anti-Semitism are cratic people could live together in peace and sional delegation would like to join with the considered by Americans today as be harmony, each engaged in his pursuit of many other members of Congress who are longing to a lunatic fringe. happiness. Our society was formed in order urging prompt implementation of the ex I joined with my colleagues in Con that our people could think for themselves, pressed policy of the Administration for rea gress in signing a statement this week, govern themselves, fulfill themselves-in a sonable llniitations of imports of wool condemning the suppression of Jewish land of freedom and liberty within the frame products. · work of law and order. While Kansas is not a wool manufacturing spiritual and cultural life in the Soviet The only successful way to achieve these state, one of our agricultural products is Union. The Soviet Union is presently goals is to strive for personal objectives in wool. Our growers have no outlet for their severely restricting the religious life of a society of law and order. This Nation has wool except through our domestic mills. the Jewish people. Jews in Russia are made great progress in providing opportuni Since World War II some 300 domestic wool forbidden to establish any nationwide ties for our people-and the resort to vio textile plants have disappeared, along with federation of congregations or clergy. lence and force leads to distrust and appre 60 per cent of key manufacturing machinery hension, and reacts strongly against further and tens of thousands of jobs. It is my hope that this statement with progress and advancement. Thomas Jeffer the signature of 284 Members of Con Mr. President, ·in 1964 when you stated thalt son once said: "The execution of the laws is imports of wool products must be held at gress, may make the Soviet Government more important than the making of them." reasonable levels and that the industry aware that we here in America strongly Where law ends, tyranny begins. should be restored to good health, the vol disapprove the Soviet Union's policy to Where order ends, anarchy begins. ume of wool textile imports had reached 22 ward the Jewish people. It is my fur Certainly there are conditions in our Na- per cent of our production. However, this ther hope that the Soviet leaders will tion that must be corrected-and this must past year the ratio increased to 27 per cent. amend their present policy and permit be done at all levels, local, state and na In some categories such as worsteds, knit the people of the Jewish faith freedom tional. Great strides are being made in im wear and wool shirts, we are advised that proving education, providing better hous import concentration is in the range of 50 to engage in their religious practices with ing, and in creating jobs and opportunities per cent. no state discrimination. for all our people. From your address to the agricultural It is time now for men to repudiate an America became the greatest Nation in groups who met with you at the White House forms of religious persecution, realizing the world under a system of laws. With a a few weeks ago, we know that you share our what wise men have long known, that disregard for law and order, our country concern for the well-!being of agriculture as men of all nations and creeds are would be weakened. Let us rededicate our well as our wool textile industry. If wool brothers. selves to the maintenance of law and order textile imports continue to d~imate our do in our land and thus insure that freedom mestic mills, domestic wool growers in Kan and liberty will be preserved, promoted and sas and the other 49 states (all of which perpetuated. produce wool) w1ll have no market for their Law and Order Must Prevail raw wool production. Therefore, Mr. President, in the interest of EXTENSION OF REMARKS our entire U.S. wool industry, we strongly OF Textile Imports . urge the Administration to do everything possible to insure that wool textile imports HON. JOE L. EVINS are held at reasonable levels. OF TENNESSEE EXTENSION OF REMARKS Sincerely, OF ROBERT DOLE. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CHESTER L. MIZE. Monday, April 24, 1967 HON. ROBERT DOLE GARNER E. SHRIVER, OF KANSAS JOE SKUBITZ. Mr. EVINS of Tennessee. Mr. LARRY WINN, Jr. Speaker, all of us are concerned over the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FRANK CARLSON. continued outbreaks of violence and dis Monday, April 24, 1967 JAMES B. PEARSON. order in our major cities. Mr. DOLE. Mr. Speaker, several weeks If this trend continues, our demo ago a number of my colleagues expressed cratic society will be weakened-because on the :floor of the House their concern it is the cement of law and order which over rising levels of textile imports to the National Conference of State Societies holds our free society together. We United States. The Members of Con OAS must rededicate ourselves as Americans gress from Kansas are especially con to the principles of law and order that cerned with the drastic rise in wool tex EXTENSION OF REMARKS are the foundation of our Nation. tile imports since the close of World War OF In this connection, because of the in II and the consequent disappearance of terest of my colleagues and the Amer many of our wool textile plants. We HON. JAMES KEE ican people in law and order, I include know that this contraction has been OF W£ST VIRGINIA my weekly newsletter, Capitol Comments, caused to a large extent by the inability IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in the REcORD. of these m1lls to meet the unfair com The newsletter follows: petition from countries such as Japan Monday, April 24, 1967 LAW AND ORDER MUST PREVAIL and Italy, where wages and production Mr. KEE. Mr. Speaker, I should like (By JoEL. EviNs, Member of Congress, Fourth costs are much lower than ours. to call to your attention a recent event District, Tennessee) This problem affects all segments of which I believe exemplifies public effort It has become increasingly evident in the industry, including the wool grow to further the worthy mission and goals r~ent weeks that forces and influences are ing segment. Wool growers in Kansas, of the Organization of American States. at work in our country which are tearing at as well as other States of the Nation, The notable occasion was the grand ball the very foundation of our democratic society. are concerned when they see their do of the National Cherry Blossom Festival These disrupting forces and influences are of manifest in the violence, demonstrations, mestic markets shrinking and with the sponsored by the National Conference lawlessness and unrest which have been too prospect that if wool textile imports are State Societies and held for the first time much in evidence in many sections of our not held at reasonable levels they may in the Hall of the Americas, Pan Ameri Nation. eventually lose their only outlet for do- can Union, Washington, D.C., April 4, 10602 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE April 24, 1967 1967. An attendance of over 800 distin PHREY, Vice· President of the United In this connection, because of the in guished persons repreSBn ted all of the States, and read to the audience by his terest of my colleagues and the Ameri States of the Union, the Commonwealth sister, the charming, vivacious Frances can people in this matter of foreign pol of Puerto Rico, the Territory of Guam, Humphrey Howard, who served as vice icy and our international responsibilities, and most of the Latin American coun chairman. I ask unanimous consent that my news tries. The entire court of princesses, as Mr. HuMPHREY's message read: letter, Capitol Comments, be inserted in selected by State societies, military es From Western Europe, I send warmest the RECORD. corts, and beautiful young Latin Ameri greetings to your gala Cherry Blossom The newsletter follows: can girls in native costume were pre Princess Presentation Ball. I have asked my THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT sented to the 1966 festival queen, who sister to hrLng ·this message of pride and TRAVEL EXTENSIVELY AS UNITED STATES Ex :flew into Washington from Chattanooga pleasure from afar. Best wi;;hes for a joyous ERCISES WORLD LEADERSHIP REBPONSIBU.ITIES University, Tenn. The queen, Miss Adele evening to one and all. My congratulations The position of world leadership J;leld by Geraghty, was honored by the presence to the attractive Princesses and special the United States again has been clearly thanks to the National Conference of State demonstrated in recent weeks and months as of His Excellency Dr. Savillia-Secasa, Societies. Hubert H. Humphrey. Ambassador representative of Nicara President Johnson and Vice President Subsequent to his return from Europe, Humphrey have traveled to Asia, Europe and gua; dean of the diplomatic corps and South America as goodwHl ambassadors ·and OAS CouncU Chairman, His Excellency Mr. HuMPHREY kindly forwarded an to exercise the responsibilities of this na Dr. Ritter-Aislan, Ambassador represent autographed program to each of the tion's leadership in world affairs and the ative of Panama, and Senora Ritter, court. Inasmuch as the majority of the promotion of peace. who were seated adjacent to the throne. 1967 princesses are currently attending The President last week attended a Latin The spectacular pageantry was enhanced college, it is believed that this fine ges American hemispheric conference in Punta by the music of the Chilean Folklore ture on the part of the Vice President Del Este, Uruguay in South America, to Singers, Sonny ·Seixas Latin Orchestm, will stimulate academic interest in the strengthen our Good Neighbor Policy-initi ated by Cordell J{ull-and to reassure our and the U.S. Drum and Bugle Corps. Organization of American States. Great friends in this hemisphere of our continuing Television celebrities Miss Inga. Run personal interest in Latin America was concern for their growth and progress. vould and Mr. Mac McGarry of WRC-TV expressed by all who witnessed the ball This nation's Alliance for Progress with officiated as mistress and master of cere pageantry. South American nations is a part of the monies. Serving the occasion were the Honor general effort to stop the onrush and spread The wen:chosen remarks of National able CHARLES H. WILSON, Member of Con of Communism by assisting these nations Conference President Robert James gress, chairman of the ball; His Excel in eliminating conditions that provide seed Schissell, of Nebraska, which introduced beds for the growth of Communism. lency, Dr. Jose A. Mora, Secretary Gen The Vice President last week flew to Ger the main presentation event, are con eral, OAS, honorary first vice chairman; many, Italy, Great Britain, Belgium, France sidered most descriptive of conference his Excellency Raul Diez de Medina, Am and other European nations where . in his background and objectives. Mr. Schis bassador representative of Bolivia, hon visit he sought to strengthen the bridges of sell said: orary vice chairman; the Honorable SAN friendship with our European allies. He For over a century State Societies have TIAGO POLANCO-ABREU, Resident Commis also has visited Canada earlier this year. functioned in our great Nation's Capital, sioner, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, President Johnson recently played the bringing together those whose lives were honorary chairman; the . Honorable F. major role in the Manila Conference of free influenced through past residence in their Asian nations-and has twice met in Guam Joseph (Jiggs) ·Donohue, District of Co in the Pacific recently with representatives home State. The result was a rewarding lumbia, honorary vice ohainnan; His Ex experience for many individuals represent of South Vietnam and our mil1tary and ing the fields of Government, business, the cellency, M·r. Sol M. Linowitz, Ambas civilian leadership from Saigon to discuss arts and communications. Noted public of sador representative of the United States the progress of our effort to halt Communist ficials have served and are currently serving to the OAS Council, honorary vice chair aggression and promote accord and peace. as leaders of their respective State organiza man; the Honorable JOSEPH MONTOYA, En route from the Manila Conference, Pres tions. The President of the United States, U.S. Senate, honorary vice chairman; the ident Johnson went on to Vietnam to visit Lyndon B. Joh,nson, in fact headed the Honorable JAMES KEE, Member of Con our fighting men there and to reassure them Texas State Society while serving in the gress, honorary vice chairman; and Mrs. and our allies of our determination to stand United States Senate. firm and to halt Communist aggression. So great was the impact of these groups Rush D. Holt, chairman, princess com Responsibility rests heavily upon the on the social and cultural life of Washington mittee. shoulders of our country as the most power that in the year 1952, the Congress chartered ful nation in the world. In this modem the National Conference of State Societies to world, with transportation and communica "promote friendly and cooperative relations President Johnson and Vice President tions cutting distances constantly,.events 1n between the various. State and Territorial any part of the world can have an effect upon Societies in the District of Columbia, and to Humphrey Carry Nation's Worldwide our future. Each development must be foster, participate in, and encourage educa Responsibilities studied and evaluated-and appropriate tional, cultural, civic, and patriotic programs action taken. and activities." On this occasion, the Grand President Johnson and Vice President Presentation Ball, the Conference has fully EXTENSION OF REMARKS Humphrey are striving constantly to bolster accomplished its educational and cultural OF the cause of freedom in the world and ·their mandate by joining all of the Americas with journeyp to the far ends of the earth empha in the international scope of the Cherry HON. JOE L. EVINS size the concern and importance to our Blossom Festiv!l. OF TENNESSEE :qation of de-:elopments everywhere. This evening we are gathering in a mag It is significant that communism finds lit IN THE HOUSE OF REPRE~ENTA TIVES nificent building, rich in tradition, the House tle support in nations that are healthy eco of the Americas and the permanent seat of Monday, April 24, 1967 nomically. Our technology and our agricul the Organization of American States. For tural and industrial know-how are assisting over 140 years the peoples of this hemisphere Mr. - EVINS of Tennessee. Mr. undeveloped nations in building strong have been working together, in a coopel'ative Speaker, President Johnson and Vice toundations for democratic governments. fashion, toward peace, understanding and a President l!UMPHREY are traveling exten better relationship. The OAS embodies to sively on missions of peace and good day the aspirations of 440,000,000 Americans will, which are necessary and essential from Alaska to the southern-most tip of because of the Nation's position of world Representation of the District of Argentina., and its outstanding achievements in the political as well as the economic and leadership. Columbia in Congress social fields e.re world history. It is there President Johnson today is in West fore appropriate tonight in the presence of Germany, attending the funeral of for EXTENSION OF REMARKS this distinguished representation from all mer Chancellor Adenauer, to be followed OF states of the hemisphere, and in the spirit of by discussions with West German lead the Cherry Blossom season, we salute the ership. HON. EMANUEL CELLER OAS and the Inter-American System on its Vice President HuMPHREY recently OF NEW YORK 77th Anniversary, and express our hope for visited a number of European nations IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the continued success of its worthy mission. and President Johnson recently has at The highlight of the evening was re tended the Latin American Conference Monday, April 24, 1967 ceipt of a telegram communication from and the Manila Conference of Asian Na Mr. CELLER. Mr. Speaker, on April honorary chairman HUBERT H. HuM- tions, among others. 20, 1967, I addressed the Democratic April 24, 1967 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE 10603 Central Committee of the District of Co Once this constitutional amendment has If I make such a program seem difficult, lumbia on the subject of representation passed the House and Senate and been rati I do so only because of my knowledge that fied by the legislatures of three-fourths of the responsib111ties of Members of Congress of the District of Columbia in Congress. the States, these provisions will not be ap are so great, that the demands upon their Under leave to extend my remarks in the plicable. time are so heavy, that it is understandable RECORD, I am pleased to include my We must note that in the Committee on that a large chasm of indifference lies be statement and the text of House Joint the District of Columbia in the House there tween the introduction of this proposal and Resolution 396, which I introduced on are twenty-five members, only three of whom its final enactment, and then upon its ratl.ft March 7, 1967, to amend the Constitu comes from States adjacent to the District. cation by three-f·ourths of the States. If I tion to provide for such representation. The chairman of the committee is from South exaggerate the enormity of the task, then I Carolina. There is one member from Missis say, "Far better this exaggeration than to REPRESENTATION OF THE DISTRICT OF sippi, two members from Illinois, two mem under-assess the ditficulties." In th111t direc- COL U.MBIA IN CONGRESS bers from New York, one member from Texas, tion lies failure. • I cannot tell you how pleased I am to be one member from North Carolina, one mem When I proposed the amendment grant here with you tonight, and so to have this ber from California, one member from Mich ing the vote to the District in the Federal opportunity to talk to you about the consti igan. one member from Georgia, one member election of President and Vice President, I tutional amendment which I introduced to from Florida, three members from Minne learned this lesson--one does not take jus provide for one Representative from the sota, one member from Washington, one tice and right and fair play for granted. District of Columbia in the House, and for member from Indiana, one member from These are earned by work, more work, and such additional representation in the House Wisconsin, one member from Ohio, one still more work. and Senate as Congress may from time to member from Virginia, two members from · Again I assure you that there will be hear time prescribe. Maryland, one member from Kansas, and one ings, that I will press with all the energy 8lt I consider this to be one of the most sig from Arizona. my command for the adoption of this con nificant pieces of legislation before the On the Senate committee, we have one stitutional proposal. I believe that we will House in the 90th Congress and I propose to Senator from Nevada, one from Oregon, one succeed if we want it badly enough, and as have hearings before the full Judiciary Com from New York, one from Maryland, one you know from my record, I do not brook mittee in a matter of weeks so that this pro from Virginia, one from Vermont, one from failure easily. posal can move forward. I am not for one Colorado, and one from Kentucky. There we The first proposal to give representation moment under the illusion that this will be have it, all around the mulberry bush, far to the District of Columbia in the House of an easy task. I am depending on people like and near, but the District stands in "splendid Representatives was introduced in 1877 in you to give me and other like-minded Mem isolation''; that is, splendid isolation from the 45th Congress. Shall we not say that bers every assistance you possibly can. representation in the House of Representa we have waited long enough for this proposal I need not tell you that opposition to this tives or the Senate, but not isolated from all to become a reality? proposal will come from quarters who will the needs and aspirations common to all the Thank you. hide the real reason for their opposition be districts in the United States. The text of the Joint Resolution follows: hind superficial arguments like- No home rule, no representation in na (1} This is the Nation's capital and should tional legislation-and it was only by dint H.J. RES. 396 remain in a special status; of the hardest kind of labor that the people Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep (2) The people in the District are not of the District of Columbia gained the right, resentatives of the United States of America really interested in having a Member in the the privileges, and the duty to vote for the in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House; President and Vice President of the United House concurring therein), That the follow (3) We have committees in the House and States. ing article is proposed. as an amendment to Senate which can adequately look after the Of course, if representation is a valueless the Constitution of the United States, which interests of the people of the District; thing, a hollow word, then why bother with shall be valid to all intents and purposes as ( 4) Two committees in Congress can pro representation for all the other areas of this part of the Constitution when ratified by the vide better representation than one Member vast country. Back in 1802, the inhabitants legislatures of three-fourths of the several out of 435 and, hence, a Member would be of the City of Washington and the District of States within seven years from the date of superfluous; Columbia could have a mayor and counsel; its submission by ·the Congress: (5) The committees plus the Commis in 1812, the District of Columbia could have "ARTICLE-- sioners should sutfice to protect the residents a mayor, a board of aldermen, and a board of "SECTION 1. The people of the District con of the District; common council to be elected by ballot, all stituting the seat of Government of the (6} Let's not disturb the unique position of which elected officials were to be residents United States shall elect at least one Repre of the District; and of the District. sentative in Congress and, as may be provided (7) Taxes tor the inhabitants of the Dis All of that has long since changed. In by law1 one or more additional Representa trict would increase, and so forth and so on. what way have the people of the District of tives or Senators, or both, up to the number I will not seek tonight to demolish each Columbia changed, that now it shall be pre to which the District would be entitled if it of these arguments. I think you know the sumed, and is presumed, that they can only were a State. answers as well as I do. I want to point out, exist as political wards of Congress? "SEc. 2. The Congress shall have power to however, a few very interesting facts. The Many is the time when a resident of the enforce this article by appropriate legisla population in the District, as indicated by District of Columbia walks into my otfice, tion. the 1960 census, was 763,956. Based on the seeking advice and help. Were I to under "SEC. 3. This article shall have no effect on same census, we find that the average Con take all the chores requested of me by the the provision made in the twenty-third ar gressional district is composed of 410,000, residents of Washington, it Inight preempt ticH~ of amendment to the Constitution for based on population count. No reason ex all the time I must give to my own con determining the number of electors for Pres ists why 410,000 people living outside of the stituents; and what 1s true of me is true of ident and Vice President to be appointed for District are entt.tled to representation, and all other Members of Congress. What re the District." the 763 odd thousand people of the District course do I have but to send a supplicant are not. Significantly, Alaska was made a to the District of Columbia Committee? Yet State with only 226,167 and Hawaii was no one on the District qommittee comes from made a State with 632,772. the District of Columbia. The major prohibition, of course against I need not belabor these points here. I Armenian Sacrifice-A Lesson for Today represen.tation in Congress for the District had ))est save my ammunition for those who of Columbia lies iD. the Constitution. This need convincing-and there are far too many EXTENSION OF REMARKS we propose to remove. The Constitution does who do! The argument I hear more often OF provide in Article 1, Section 8, that than any other is that the people of the 'fhe Congress shall have power . . . to District are not really interested in having HON. WILLIAM L. ST. ONGE exercise exclusive legislation in all cases representation in Congress. They must be whatsoever, over such District, (The Dis convinced otherwise and this is part of your OF CONNECTICUT trict of Columbia) not exceeding ten mHes job. If you have friends in areas outside of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES square, as may by cession of particular Washington, let them make their wishes Monday, April 24, 1967 States, and the Acceptance of Congress, be known to their Congressmen. We need every come the Seat of the Government of the newspaper editorial we can get in all parts of Mr. ST. ONGE. Mr. Speaker, April 24 United States. the country; we need radio programs, tele marks the anniversary of the greatest Article 1, Section 2 states that "No person vision programs, magazine articles which will single disa.S.ter in the history of the Ar shall be a Representative . . . who shall reach beyond the confines of this district, for menian people. It was on that date in not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that the irony of it all is that the fate of this con 1915 that the Turks commenced the State in which he shall be chosen." The stitutional proposal will depend upon the District of Columbia is not a State. Article will and whim of Members of Congress whose wholesale. deportation of its Armenian 1, Section 3 requires that the Sen111te shall consti.tuenoies are f111r removed from th4s population of 1, 750,000 to Syria and be composed of two Senators from eooh State. area. Mesopotamia. Despite pledges of loy- 10604 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE April 24, 1967 alty, the Turks .claimed the Armenians sistance in developing countries has its of Cincinnati, Ohio, are all fellows of the comprised a dangerous foreign element American headquarters in Philadelphia. American College of Surgeons, and are and used this as a pretext for an out Trained as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, practicing in India and Pakistan. Sev rageous act of genocide. The operation technicians, administrators, secretaries, eral others of the society's 50 doctors are was conducted with extreme barbarity and so forth, these women, known as also board-qualified in various spe and brutality, and it is estimated that Medical Mission Sisters, operate hospi cialties. 600,000 Armenians died or were massa tals in the 13 countries of Asia, Africa, When you're the only doctor· around, and cred en route with only one-third escap and Latin America. Their aim is to give a woman is brought .in from a v1llage after ing deportation. professional medical care, in its full three days of labor with a ruptured uterus, On the anniversary of this senseless, scope, including surgery and obstetrics, you have to know just what to do, and do it sad, and tragic evef'l.t, let us honor the and to educate local people in nursing, quickly- memory of those martyrs of the proud midwifery, and other paramedical serv Says Sister Mary Luke Gray, M.D., of and ancient Armenian people whose lives ices. West HM"tford, Conn., who has just were so needlessly sacrificed. While we The Medical Mission Sisters were one passed rbhe eXJams that make her a diplo cannot bring them back to life, we can, of the voluntary agencies honored by maJte of the American Board of Obstetrics however, best memorialize them by fol President Johnson on December 12, 1966, and Gynecology, and will return to lowing the lessons this catastrophe has for their work in Vietnam. Speaking for Pakistan. taught, and we can also rededicate our th~ President, Vice President Humphrey The Sisters consider their training own actions in remembrance of them. said: schools one of their most important con First, let us realize the basic worth Throughout the years, the compassion of tributions to the countries in which they of all men. This is nowhere more evident our people-by individuals, by private groups, work. than in the history of Armenia. such as are here represented today, and by We qan't work like a hundred people- Throughout the centuries the Armenian our Government-has brought comfort to people have suffered enormously as a people in distress in many countries and Says Sr. Bernarda Bilsborough, a buffer zone between rival empires, yet under many and difficult circumstances. medical technologist who has spent nine its people have created and maintained Representing the Medical Mission Sis years in Venezuela- a marvelously rich culture. Its archi ters were Sr. Virginia Sayers, M.D., of but we can train a hundred people to work tecture is distinguished by great diversity with us. and holds an important place in the his Toledo, Ohio, and Sr. Karen Gossman, of tory of medieval art. Armenian sculp Louisville, Ky., administrator of Holy Last year, when the University of ture and painting were known from Family Hospital, Qui Nhon, South Viet Zulia in Maracaibo, Venezeula, decided before the Christian era, and as early nam. This hospital, started by the Medi to open a school of nursing, they as,ked as the lOth century Armenian carving cal Mission Sisters 6 years ago, has cared the Medical Mission Sisters to take was renowned for its decorating effect for over 100,000 Vietnamese people, many charge of it. In Ghana, West Africa, in the Church of the Holy Cross which of them refugees. they were asked by the Government to was situated on an island in Lake Van. washington, D.C., was the birthplace undertake the training of all the mid The crafts of Armenia likewise have of the Medical Mission Sisters in 1925. wives in the Brong-Ahafo district. long been recognized, especially those of They were founded by a 33-year-old The .Medical Mission Sisters' work is the gold- a..J.d silver-smiths and weavers. woman, Anna Dengel, M.D., with another financed through voluntary contribu In addition, this venerable race devel doctor and two nurses. Dr. Dengel had tions and by help from the people of the oped and kept its own language, church, worked for several years in northern countries in which they work. They re and literature. The present-day inheri India, where she had been overwhelmed port that it is a day-to-day struggle to tors of this culture, who have immigrated by the vast medical needs of Muslim make ends meet, and in some cases their to the United States, have brought these women whose religious and social situa work is severely limited by lack of re same gifts of creativity with them and tion would not allow them to be treated sources. For example, the Government we are the richer for it. by male doctors. Realizing that a group of Ghana has just upgraded nursing ed Second, let us recognize that man's of dedicated women, professionally ucation to a state-registered nurses pro inhumanity to man does not find a more equipped to give complete medical care, gram. There are only two schools in debased expression than in senseless and could make a much greater contribution the country qualified to give this type unreasoning racial prejudice and injus than her own individual efforts, Dr. Den of training. The Brong-Ahafo district, tice. History has consistently demon gel returned to Europe and the United where the Medical Mission Sisters op strated that the first step to any nation's States for help. For a number of years )rate a 100-bed hospital in Berekum, destruction has been the recourse to the Sisters concentrated their efforts oL .needs one of these schools of nursing for ethnic bigt>try, prejudipe, and the de Indi.a. As the group grew in numbers, the benefit of its 600,000 residents. The portation or slaughter of minority the Sisters spread out into other coun Ghanaian Government has asked the groups. tries. Now they are in Vietnam, Indo Sisters to undertake the project, which Third, in memory of those who died nesia, the Philippines, Jordan, Venezuela, would necessitate a 25-bed addition to in this terrible tragedy, let us vow to put and six countries of Africa, besides India the hospital and classrooms and dormi aside racial animosity wherever it exists and Pakistan. tories for the ·students. The Govern and go forward to preserve and uphold Some of the American girls who join ment itself is unable to contribute to human dignity and existence whether the Medical Mission Sisters already have ward it at this time. The Sisters have threatened by disease, famine, or professional training. The others are a promise of help from Misereor (an or geiliOCide. educated by the Sisters. As the medical ganization of German bishops in con standards keep rising, more and more nection with the German Government) , specialization is necessary. This month but still lack $200,00 to make the project Medical Mission Sisters Sr. Miriam Paul Klaus, M.D., of Louis possible. ville, Ky., will be installed as a fellow The American Province of the Medi EXTENSION OF REMARKS of the American College Obstetricians cal Mission Sisters is headed by Sister OF and Gynecologists, the first Sister to re Miriam Hoover, at 8400 Pine Road, Fox HON. JOSHUA EILBERG ceive this honor. She is now practicing Chase, Philadelphia. Over half the Sis OJ' PENNSYLVANIA her profession at the Medical Mission ters in the society are American. Other IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sisters' 150-bed Holy Family Hospital in nationalities are Dutch, Indian, English~ Dacca, East Pakistan. Sr. Frederic Filipino, and Indonesian. Working to Monday, April 24, 1967 Niedfleld, M.D., of Brooklyn, Sr. Mat gether for the people in developing coun Mr. EILBERG. Mr. Speaker, a team thias Zimm0rman, M.D., of Fort Lor tries, they try to show the brotherhood of 700 women dedicated to medical as- amie, Ohio, &.nd Sr. Austin Jung, M.D., of man.