1940 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 19 5926. Also, petition of the New York State Congress of 5944. Also, petition of the Chamber of Commerce, Houston, Parents and Teachers, Inc., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., petitioning Tex., petitioning consideration of their resolution with ref­ consideration of their resolution with reference to war and erence to the F1ederal oil control; to the Committee on Inter­ peace; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. state and Foreign. Commerce. 5927. Also, petition of the Woman's Christian Temperance 5945. Also, petition of the American Petroleum Institute, Union, Pasadena, Calif., petitioning consideration of their New York, N. Y., petitioning consideration of their resolution resolution with reference to Senate bill280, the motion-picture with reference to House bill 7372, also the trade agreement bill; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. with Venezuela; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 5928. Also, petition of the Nebraska Federation of Women's 5946. Also, petition of the California State Industrial Union Clubs, Omaha, Nebr., petitioning consideration of their resolu­ Council, San Francisco, Calif., petitioning consideration of tion with reference to Senate bill 280, the motion-picture bill; their resolution with reference to expansion of United States to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Housing Program; to the Committee on Banking and Cur­ 5929. Also, petition of the Hilo Industrial Union Council, rency. 1383 Kamehameha Avenue, Hila, Hawaii, petitioning consid­ 5947. Also, petition of the California State Industrial Union eration of their resolution with reference· to any European or Council, San Francisco, Calif., petitioning consideration of Asiatic conflicts; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. their resolution with reference to Federal funds for transient 5930. Also, petition of the Los Angeles Industrial Union · relief; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Council, Los Angeles, Calif., petitioning consideration of their 5948. Also, petition of the National Association of Retail resolution with reference to the expansion of United States Meat Dealers, Inc., Chicago, TIL, petitioning consideration of Housing Program; to the Committee on Banking and Cur­ their resolution with reference to meat-packers' inspection rency. marking; to the Committee on Agriculture. · 5931. Also, petition of the Consumers Union of United 5949. Also, petition of the city of Cambridge, in city council, States, Inc., petitioning consideration of their resolution with petitioning consideration of their resolution with reference reference to the Dies committee; to the Committee on Rules. to neutrality legislation; to the Committee on Appropriations. 5932. Also, petition of the w ·indow Trimmers and Display­ 5950. Also, petition of the Independent Petroleum Associa­ men's Union, New York, N. Y., petitioning consideration of tion of America, Washington, D. C., petitioning considera­ their resolution with reference to the Dies committee; to the tion of their resolution with reference to the tariff on im­ Committee on Rules. ports of petroleum and its products; to the Committee on 5933. Also, petition of the county of Yamhill, department Ways and Means. of education, McMinnville, Oreg., petitioning consideration 5951. Also, petition of the National Sojourners, Inc., Colum­ of their resolution with reference to traffic in munitions of bus ·Chapter, No. 10, Columbus, Ohio, petitioning considera­ war or in commodities that might be used in the manufacture tion of their resolution with reference to the National De­ of any instrument of war; to -the Committee on Foreign fense Act of Congress, June 20, 1920, as amended; to the Affairs. · Committee on Military Affairs. 5934. Also, petition of the American Legion and the Junior 5952. Also, petition of Los Angeles Newspaper Guild, peti­ Chamber of Commerce, Anniston Post, No. 26, Anniston, tioning consideration of their resolution with reference to Calhoun County, Ala., petitioning consideration of their res­ the expansion of the United States housing program; to the olution with reference to the Dies committee; to the Com­ Committee on Banking and Currency. mittee on Rules. 5953. Also, petition of the Utah Congress of Parents and 5935. Also, petition of the National Woman's Party, Wash­ Teachers, Salt Lake City, Utah, petitioning consideration ington, D. C., petitioning consideration of their resolution of their resolution with reference to peace in the United with reference to Commissioner Iglesias, Puerto Rican Dele­ States; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. gate in the United States Congress; to the Committee on 5954. Also, petition of the Honolulu Chapter, the Inter-Pro­ Memorials. fessional Association, Hon·olulu, Hawaii, petitioning consider­ 5936. Also, petition of the United States Patriotic Society, ation of their resolution with reference to the neutrality of the New York, petitioning consideration of their resolution with United States; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. reference to Dies committee; to the Committee on Rules. 5955. Also, petition of the California State Industrial Union 5937. Also, petition of the American Defense Society, Inc., Council, San Diego, Calif., petitioning consideration of their New York, N. Y., petitioning consideration of their resolution resolution with reference to Bill of Rights holiday; to the with reference to un-American activities in the United States Committee on·the Judiciary. of America; to the Committee on Rules. 5956. Also, petition of California State Industrial Union 5938. Also, petition of the ninth executive district of the Council, San Diego, Calif., petitioning consideration of their Republican Bergen County committee in River Edge, N. J., resolution with reference to expansion of United States hous­ petitioning consideration of their resolution with reference to ing program; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. the Dies committee on un-American activities; to the Com­ 5957. Also, petition of the Congress of Industrial Organiza­ mittee on Rules. tions, Washington, D. C., petitioning consideration of their 5939. Also, petition of the United Electrical, Radio and resolution with reference to technological unemployment; to Machine Workers of America, Newark, N.J., petitioning con­ the Committee on Ways and Means. sideration of their resolution with reference to un-American 5958. Also, petition of the State, County and Municipal activities; to the Committee on Rules. ·workers of America, Local 46, Philadelphia, Pa., petitioning 5940. Also, petition of the Allendale Post, No. 204, of the consideration of their resolution with reference to the actions American Legion, Allendale, N.J., petitioning consideration of of the Dies committee; to the Committee on Rules. their resolution with reference to Dies committee; to the Committee on Rules. 5941. Also, petition of the Michigan Good Roads Federa­ tion, Michigan section, petitioning consideration of their SENATE resolution with reference to the Michigan Good Roads Fed­ THURSDA-Y, JANUARY 4, 1940 eration extending its sympathy to the family of Congressman The Chaplain, Rev. Z~Barney T. Phillips, D. D., offered the Carl E. Mapes; to the Committee on Memorials. following prayer: 5942. Also, petition of the United Shoe Workers of America, New York, N. Y., petitioning consideration of their resolution Eternal·God and Heavenly Father, we bow before Thee in with reference to Dies committee; to the Committee on Rules. deep humility and tender penitence, for that Thou, being 5943. Also, petition of the South Jersey Port Commission, very high exalted above all worlds, beholdest the proud afar Camden, N. J., petitioning consideration of their resolution off yet condescendest to make the contrite heart Thy dwell­ with reference to the United States Army .engineers; to the ing. In this moment of silence we invoke Thy presence to Committee on Military Affairs. put away our sin;· enter into our souls deeper than we have 20: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE JANUARY 4 ever known; let Thy glory dawn upon our sight clearer than - Mr. MINTON. I announce that the Senator from Wash­ ever before, and do Thou light the :flame upon the altar of ington [Mr. BoNE], the Senator from Arkansas [Mrs. CARA­ our lives, that our prayer may be set forth in Thy sight as WAY], and the Sen·ator from Missouri [Mr. CLARK] are absent the incense. - from the Senate because of illness. Grant in the rush and pressure of our modern life, when The Senator from North Carolina [Mr. BAILEY], the Sena­ feverish activity is made the measure of all things, that we tor from Ohio [Mr. DoNAHEY], the Senator from Virginia may be replenished with gifts of silence and rivers of peace, [Mr. GLASS], the Senator from Wyoming [Mr. O'MAHONEY], using them not to escape from our duty but that, seeing it the Senator from Florida [Mr. PEPPER], the Senator from more clearly, we may be the better enabled to do it as unto South Carolina [Mr. SMITH], and the Senator from Tennes­ Thee. We ask it in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. see [Mr. STEWART] are unavoidably detained. Amen. The Senator from Tennessee [Mr. McKELLAR], the Senator ATTENDANCE OF SENATORS from Louisiana [Mr. OVERTON], and the Senator from Massa­ CHARLES 0. ANDREWS, a Senator from the State of Florida, chusetts [Mr. WALSH] are detained on important public· WILLIAM H. SMATHERS, a Senator from the State of New Jer­ business. sey, and FREDERICK VAN NUYs, a Senator from the State of The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. THoMAs] is absent on Indiana, appeared