5816 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE May 5 By Mr. POWELL: PETITIONS, ETC. teet the rights of States to prevent advertis­ H. R. 6085. A bill for the relief of Klaus ing withi:J?. their borders; to the Committee Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Samuli Gunnar Romppanen; to the Com­ and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk mittee on the Judiciary. 238. By Mr. McDOWELL: Petition pre·­ and referred as follows: sented by a group from the Woman's Chris­ By Mr. WALTER: tian Temperance Union of Delaware and H. R. 6086. A b111 for the relief of certain 237. By Mr. HORAN: Petition of 114 resi­ dents of the State of Washington to help residents of Wilmington, Del., protesting relatives of United States citizens or lawfully bring up mentally and morally sound chil­ the advertising of alcoholic beverages over resident aliens; to the Committee on the dren and to conquer the juvenile delin­ the radio and television and in magazines Judiciary. quency now in our midst by exercising the and newspapers, and urging support of Sen­ H. R. 6087. A bill for the relief of Salva­ powers of Congress to get alcoholic beverage ate bill 923, introduced by Senator LANGER tore Emmanuel Maltese; to the Committee advertising off the air and out of the chan­ in the 84th Congress; to the Committee on on the Judiciary. nels of interstate commerce, and thus pro- Interstate and Foreign Commerce. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS Commemoration of the Inauguration of Liberty, and to assert my strong support of of Commerce, the Sons of the American Rev­ pending legislation directed at adding to olution, the Downtown Manhattan Associa­ George Washington as First Presi­ their usefulness. tion, and numerous others for their interest As you have just noted, there is now an in the development of Federal Hall and the dent added reason why I am pleased to be here Cast le Clinton and Statue of Liberty Na­ today. tional Monuments which are closely asso­ EXTENSION OF REMARKS Though I do not minimize the major im­ ciated geographically here. portance of the historic event we celebrate, We in the Department of the Interior and OF I would be less than human if I did notre­ the National Park Service take very seriously HON. IRVING M. IVES joice at receiving this handsome Chauncey our obligation to preserve these three his­ M. Depew medal for public service. toric places for the benefit and inspiration OF NEW YORK I am profoundly grateful to my com­ of the American people. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES patriots in the SAR for the signal honor We believe, as do the city and State gov­ Thursday, May 5, 1955 which has been bestowed on me. ernments, and the patriotic organizations, As a Son of the American Revolution in that the full development of these sites Mr. IVES. Mr. President, I ask unani­ the Oregon chapter for many years past, I will be of immeasurable help in making mous consent to have printed in the CoN­ have deemed my a.fliliation with that organi­ Americans more conscious of their past his­ GRESSIONAL RECORD the text Of a speech zatioh as an extraordinary privilege. tory and will strengthen their devotion to delivered by Secretary of the Interior It is a privilege enjoyed by virtue of my their country. great great grandfather, Joshua Armstrong, a With funds available, work of restoration Douglas McKay in New York City on Philadelphian, who fought in the Revolu­ and for interpretation is going forward but April29, 1955, commemorating the inau­ tionary War. much remains to be done at each of the guration of George Washington as first It is with a deep sense of humility, there­ sites befor'e they can provide their full President of the United States, in 1789. fore, that I accept this significant SAR award, measure of benefit and inspiration. In his address, Secretary McKay en­ the Chauncey M. Depew medal. Along with Independence Hall in Phila­ thusiastically endorsed S. 732, which I I shall always cherish it as a remembrance delphia, Federal Hall occupies a site so rich believe is on the calendar, and which I of this occasion and as a symbol of the pub­ in historic events of national importance had the privilege of introducing on be­ lic-service achievements of that honorable that very few others are comparable to it. American whose memory it perpetuates. While we have made admirable progress half of my colleague from New York This medal shall serve as a constant re­ [Mr. LEHMAN] and myself. This bill here, the physical fabric of the memorial minder of his achievements and an inspira­ building itself is in need of rehabilitation. would promote :public cooperation in the tion to strive for greater personal attain­ The great rotunda-an impressive setting for rehabilitation and preservation of the ment for the public good in the years to patriotic gatherings-badly needs rehabilita­ Nation's important historic properties in come. tion and furnishing. Displays and exhibits, the New York City area. I urge that the It is because the spirit of a free people done by modern· methods, are needed to Senate favorably consider this needed is formed and animated out of the store­ interpret the founding of our Government legislation in the near future. house of historical recollections that Fed­ and the characters and accomplishments of There being no objection, the address eral Hall Memorial has been set apart here those great personalities, such as Washing­ as a national historic site. ton and Jefferson, so closely associated with was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, This is the site of some of the most mo­ as follows: mentous events in American history. it. The Peter zenger memorial room and the .ADDRESS BY SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR DoUG• But more than any other of the his­ inspiring exhibits installed there through the LAS McKA. Y TO THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN torically important occurrences, the inau­ guration of George Washington as our first generosity of fourth estate have set the pat­ REVOLUTION, FEDERAL HALL MEMORIAL, NEW tern for what is needed to make this site YORK CITY, APRIL 29, 1955 President in the old Federal Hall has per­ haps given this site its chief claim to fame. fulfill its memorial function with maximum Since February, when Gardner Osborn of effectiveness. the New York Chapter, Sons of the American Reviewing these momentous events, we know that we are on truly hallowed ground Castle Clinton was the last of a series Revolution, persuaded me to get excused of forts which guarded lower Manhattan from the regular Friday Cabinet meeting in here. Because of this, the site and this building, which was completed in 1842, were from the time of 'the Dutch settlement in Washington today to come here, I have been 1624 until after the establishment of the looking forward to this occasion with great designated in 1939 as the Federal Hall Me­ morial National Historical Site, under au­ Republic. pleasure. Through 146 years of our history as aNa­ I am delighted to be here. thority of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. tion, it has had intimate association' with a To me it is a distinct privilege to join with succession of historical figures-General La­ you at this national historic site to com­ ·As such, it is preserved as an area of the national park system and administered by fayette, President Jackson, Samuel F. B. memorate the inauguration of George Wash­ Morse, Jenny Lind, and many others. ington as first President of the United States the Nation,al Park Service with the co­ 166 years ago tomorrow. operation of the Federal Hall Memorial Asso­ Named for De"Nitt Clinton, Governor of New York when George Washington was in­ For t~e Department of the Interior I ex­ ciates. tend sincere thanks to the New York Chapter All of us who are interested in our his- · augurated, it was the Nation's principal im­ of SAR for sponsoring this annual observ­ torical heritage are indebted to the Federal migrant depot in the last half of the 19th ance. Hall Memorial Associates for helping to res­ century. - In this way the chapter is helping to keep cue this historic place from possible sale Since it was established as a national alive in the minds of the people the import as surplus Government real estate and for monument . in 1950, the exterior of Castle of the historic events which occurred here. aiding substantially in its preservation and Clinton has been restored yet only a start It is a particular pleasUre to recall the development over the past 15 years. in its development has been made. It needs events which led to the establishment of the We also are indebted to many other civic some of the military character it had when three significant areas which we administer and patriotic groups in New York City-the it was a fort. It needs a museum to inter­ in New York as national shrines for the in­ city council, the office of the mayor, the pret how the old forts protected New York spiration of all Americans-Federal Hall office of Manhattan Borough president, the Harbor. We hope to succeed in these en­ Memorial, Castle Clinton, and the Statue of honorary commissioners of the department deavors. 1955 CONGRESSIONAL. RECORD- HOUSE 5817 Out on·Bedloes Island, in New York Har­ ORD, I include the· following letter ad­ the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD and · WOuld bor, stands the statue of the Goddess of dressed by me to the Secretary of State: like to point out in particular the re­ Liberty holding aloft the flaming torch of freedom.