Hon. Clifford P. Case Hon. Vance Hartke
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7936 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - -JIOUSE May 11 MEMORIALS of the will of Congress, to bring· into being PETITIONS, ETC. without further delay the great Kinzua Dam Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memori~ on the Upper Allegheny River in northwest~ Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petition als were presented and referred as fol~ ern Pennsylvania; to the Committee on Ap and pap~rs were laid on the Cleric's desk lows: propriations. and referred as follows: By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Legis· 181. By Mr. WIER: ~etition on memorial lature of the State of Alaska, memorializing of members of the House of Representatives, the President and the Congress of the United PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS State of Minr+esota, regarding their favorable States relative to providing the State of Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private views on .and support of H.R. 1354, intro Alaska, Department of Fish and Game with bills and resolutions were introduced and duced by Congressman STAGGERs, of West Vir annual funds of not less than $5 million per severally referred as follows: ginia, a bill to amend the Standard Time year for not less than 15 years for the re Act of March 19, 1918, so as to provide that habilitation of the salmon resources; to the By Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee: the standard time established thereunder Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish H.R. 7079. A bill for the relief of Don L. shall be the mE'la::.ure of time for all pur eries. Herring; to the Committee on the Judiciary: poses; to the Committee on Interstate and Also, memorial of the Legislature of the By Mr. FULTON: Foreign Commerce. State of Oregon, memorializing the President H.R. 7080. A bill for the relief of Masako 182. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the and the Congress of the United States rela Tamanana; to the Committee on the Judici president, National Guard Association of the ary. United St ates, Washington, D.C., petitioning tive to requesting that appropriate action By Mr. HARMON: consideration of their resolution with refer be taken to improve our national defense H.R. 7081. A bill for the relief of the Hardy ence to requesting Congress to study, mal{e a capabilities and the economic condition of Manufacturing Corp.; to the Committee on report, and offer remedial legislation con our State by assuring the return of rail cars the Judiciary. cerning the subject of medical care, hospital to the railroad holding title thereto with the By Mr. MOSS: ization, disability retirement, and death least practicable delay, deferring action on H.R. 7082. A bill for the relief of Graham benefits for members of the National Guard any national legislation which would in Wong; to the Committee on the Judiciary. and Reserve components; to the Committee on Armed Services. crease railroad cost of operation, and mak By Mr. OSMERS: 183. Also, petition of the commander, Capi ing every reasonable effort to aid the rail H.R. 7083. A bill for the relief of Jane Jean roads to develop a car-construction program; tal Post No. 19, the American Legion, Salem, Baptiste; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Oreg., petitioning consideration of their res to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign By Mr. ROOSEVELT: Commerce. olution with reference to requesting favor H.R. 7084. A bill for the relief of Willibaldo able consideration of S. 1138, a bill to extend Also, memorial of the Legislature of the De ~ g a dillo-Rojas; to the Committee on the educational and training benefits to all vet State of Pennsylvania, memorializing the Judiciary. erans who enter military service from Febru President and the Congress of the United By Mrs. SIMPSON of Illinois: ary 1, 1955, and as long as the draft shall States to expedite the appropriations and H.R. 7085. A bill for the relief of John B. continue; to the Committee on Veterans' enabling legislation, including enunciation Sutter; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Affairs. ~XTENSIONS OF REMARKS The lOth of May, a Rumanian National Poland and East Germany. The revolt in several countries in Europe as a repre Poland resulted, for a time, in some small sentative of the U.S. Senate and the Holiday measure of freedom for the people of that nation. But in Hungary, the rebellion was Committee on Interstate and Foreign crushed with shameless brutality, despite the Commerce. While in Germany I had the EXTENSION OF REMARKS overwhelming censure of world opinion. opportunity of discussing coal and alu OF The role of the Russian army in suppres minum marketing with officials of the sing these revolts revealed the extent to Federal Economics Ministry in Bonn. HON. CLIFFORD P. CASE which force is the basis for Communist con The U.S. Minister for Economic Affairs OF NEW JERSEY trol in Eastern Europe. The Kremlin leader in Bonn recently sent me memorandums IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES ship knows that without an army and a vast police apparatus to underpin its rule the outlining my conversations with officials Monday, May 11, 1959 Iron Curtain would vanish overnight. of the Federal Economics Ministry and I ask unanimous consent that these Mr. CASE of New Jersey. Mr. Presi Today, thousands of Iron Curtain refugees still continue to flee into free Europe. Their memorandums be printed in the CoN dent, I ask unanimous consent to have flight from Communist tyranny testifies that GRESSIONAL RECORD. printed in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD the quest for freedom remains constant, de an address I recently prepared for radio There being no objection, the memo spite relentless efforts by the Communists randums were ordered to be printed in broadcast on the occasion of the Ru to seal off every avenue of escape. manian national holiday which was cele For those who must remain behind, Com the REcoRD, as follows: brated on May 10. munist domination will be endured with MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION There being no objection, the address the hope that someday the light of freedom APRIL 1, 1959. was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, will penetrate the Iron Curtain, heralding Subject: Discussion of aluminum marketing. the dawn of a better life. Their willingness Place: Federal Economics Ministry, Bonn. as follows: and ability to resist the encroachments of The lOth of May is the Rumanian national communism shows that hope has not died Participants: The Honorable Vance Hartke holiday, the day on which the free Rumanian among the captive peoples. It must be the U.S. Senator; Mr. August Bourbon, staff nation celebrated its indepenqence. Since earnest prayer of all Americans that this member, U.S. Senate; Ministerialrat Dr. the present Communist regime has for desire for independence will someday be Heinrich Sennek::tmp, Mr. Storz, Dr. bidden the people of Rumania to commemo fulfilled in Rumania, as in the other nations Pickard; economic counselor, Mr. Wil rate this day of national pride, it is fitting in Eastern Europe. liam C: Ockey, U.S. Embassy, Bonn, Dr. that we use the occasion to make clear that Vaeth, Mr. Sommer; Mr. Thomas C. the free world has not forgotten the un Stave, second secretary, U.S. Embassy, happy fate of the captive peoples behind Bonn. the Iron Curtain. Senator HARTKE began his remarks by com For more than· a decade the nations of Aluminum Marketing plimenting West Germany for the rapid eco-· Eastern Europe have lived under the grim nomic progress it had made since the end shadow of Communist rule, enduring cease EXTENSION OF REMARKS of the war. He -then described Soviet eco less and methodical oppression from regimes OF nomic warfare in the world aluminum mar backed by the armed might of Soviet Russia. ket since the war, particularly' since 1957, All of the terrors common to the modern HON. VANCE HARTKE when Soviet aluminum appeared on ·the police state have been used to integrate these OF INDIANA British market on a cut price basis. He nations into the Communist system, and to noted that Britain had been acquiring most· destroy, in the process, every desire for na IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES of its aluminum from Canada, and that the tionality and freedom. Monday, May 11, 1959 Soviets then offet;ed aluminum _at a price That the Communists have largely failed of 2 cents below whatever price the Canadian in their efforts has been made abundantly Mr. HARTKE. Mr. President, during producers were quoting: · By the end of 1957, clear in recent years by revolts in Hungary, the Easter congressional recess I visited the proportion of Soviet aluminum in Britain 1-959 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 7937 had increased considerably while the Cana and.stated that although German per capit~ producers believed this constituted a breach dian proportion had de<:reased. Canada, in consumption was not as high as the United of contract. January 1958, petitioned the British Govern States, it was nevertheless going well, fol Senator HARTKE stated that both countries ment to take antidumping action against the lowing U.S. pioneer work. He said the VAW have the capacity to produce more coal than Soviets, but no action was taken, whereupon had good contacts with U.S. producers, but they can consume or export, and thus have the Canadian producers, in April 1958, were would appreciate etiorts to intensify what common economic problems. One such forced to cut the free world price of alumi has been done so far, including the use of problem would · be the difficulty of reopen num 2 cents per pound, with a resultant Senator HARTKE's good offices. The Senator ing a mine once it has been closed.