1955 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 6837 to enact legislation ·to provide that the pro­ By Mr. HOLIFIELD: adopted at -Madison, Wis., May 7, 1955; to ceeds of sales of real property owned by es­ H. R. 6423. A bill for the relief of Juan Jose the Committee on Armed Services. tates, trusts, and individuals where owned Sanchez-Villegas, Maria Luisa Gama de San­ . 283. Also, resolution unanimously passed by said estates, trusts, or individuals for 10 chez, Juan Jose Sanchez-Gama, Oscar Fer­ at the annual membership meeting of the consecutive years prior to said sale or sales nando Sanchez-Gama, Maria Luisa Sanchez­ Racine County Republican Party, Wisconsin, be taxed for Federal income-tax purposes as Gama, and Ruth Sanchez-Gama; to the April 28, 1955, supporting and urging passage capital gains and not as ordinary income; to Committee on the Judiciary. of an amendment to the Constitution of the the Committee on Ways an.d Means. By Mr. VINSON: United States, which in essence provides that H. R.es. 250. Resolution providing that the no treaty, or agreement of any kind, or law, bill, II. R. 6401, and all accompanying pa­ shall become superior to or supersede the pers shall be referred to the United States Constitution and laws of the United States; PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Court of Claims; to the Committee on the to the Committee on the Judiciary. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private Judiciary. 284. By Mr. THOMSON of Wyoming: Pe­ tition of Mrs. Kenneth Lynn, Newcastle, bills and resolutions weFe introduced Wyo., and 27 others, to get alcoholic beverage and severally referred as follows: PETITIONS, ETC. advertising off the air and out of the chan­ By Mr. BURDICK: nels of interstate commerce; to the Com­ H. R. 6421. A bill for the relief of certain Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. individuals whose land was flooded by action and papers were laid on the Clerk's deslt 285. By Mr. WILLIAMS of New York: Pe­ of the Federal Government; to the Commit­ and referred as follows: tition of citizens of Herkimer, N.Y., favoring tee on the Judiciary. 282. By Mr. SMITH of Wisconsin: Resolu­ H. R. 4627; to the Committee on Interstate By Mr. CRETELLA: tion supporting in principle the report of and Foreign Commerce. H. R. 6422. A bill for the relief of Clelia the Reserve program committee submitted to 286. Also, petition of citizens of ilion, Cusano Puglia; to the Committee on the and approved by National Council, Reserve N.Y., favoring H. R. 4627; to the Committee Judiciary. Officers Association of· the United States, on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS Control of Juvenile Delinquency linquency because we have met here to talk for a happy, productive life and useful work about it. We have just taken the first step­ in society. an important and necessary step, to be Much of the problem exists today because EXTENSION OF REMARKS sure-but the real job lies ahead of us. of apathy-apathy of the local and Federal OF . At the outset; I want to make it clear that Government, apathy of parents, churches, I do not claim to be an expert in this field. schools; and all the other pillars of our HON. STUART SYMINGTON I am sure that the distinguished and able society. This is a blunt statement, but I OF MISSOURI speakers who have preceded me are experts don't think you invited me here because IN THE SENATE. OF THE UNITED STATES in their fields and have contributed a great you wanted to hear some fancy phrases about deal to your thinking. I also feel sure they how well we're doing. This is the way I see Monday, May 23, 1955 would agree with me that just as the causes the situation today. Now, I do not say all of delinquency are many and diverse, so the parents, nor all schools, nor all churches, Mr. SYMINGTON. Mr. President, I answers must be sought from many and di­ but in every community in our country ask unanimous consent to have printed verse sources. Out of my own experience as enough of them are falling down on the job in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD an ad­ a prosecutor and district attorney, and out to be contributing factors in this complex dress concerning the control of juvenile of my service as a member of the Senate problem of juvenile delinquency. delinquency, delivered by my distin­ Committee on Federal Penitentiaries and In California a bewildered mother testi­ guished colleague the senior Senator the Senate Committee on Juvenile Delin­ fied before our committee. She told us the from Missouri [Mr. HENNINGS], at the quency, I have learned-just as you doubt­ tragic story of her son's addiction to nar­ less have learned through your own expe­ cotics, of his ventures into crime, and of University of Missouri at Columbia, Mo., riences-that the more we know about this his inevitable conflict with the authorities. on April 29, 1955. In my opinion, his problem, the more we realize that we are not "Why?" she asked us. "What was the rea­ address was an important contribution going to find the answer all done up in fancy son?" We couldn't give her the answer. to an understanding of this major social trimmings and handed to us in a nice neat Wherever we go we are approached by _problem. package. It isn't that easy. parents, teachers, social workers, interested There being no objection, the address The hard, unpleasant truth is that we are citizens, and reporters, and they ask us, "Do was ordered to be printed in the REcORD, not even holding the line against juvenile comics cause juvenile delinquency? Does as follows: delinquency. We are losing the battle. And television cause juvenile delinquency? Do each day, each week, each month that we slums cause juvenile delinquency?" Every­ ADDRESS BY RON. THOMAS C. HENNINGS: JR., procrastinate, we are losing further battles one seems to be searching for a simplified, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI CONFER­ and wasting more of our resources, not just prepackaged answer, so that we can go right ENCE ON THE CONTROL OF JUVENILE DE­ financial resources, but human resources. out and correct the situation. We can't give LINQUENCY, COLUMBIA, Mo., APRIL 29, 1955 After all, we are dealing with human lives, these people a simple answer, either, but the Senator Noble, distinguished guests, ladies and each day more and more young people­ work of our committee is helping to find the and gentlemen: It is a twofold privilege and more and more children-are coming into answers. What we can do-and what we are pleasure for me to take part. with you, in this conflict with the law. doing-is to set the framework within which tremendously important conference on ju­ Our recent committee report, covering this many-faceted problem can be solved. venile delinquency; first, because it affords more than 16 months of intensive work in We can recommend-and we have-correc­ me an opportunity to speak on a problem this field, minced no words in this respect. tive legislation on the part of the Federal that is so close to my heart; and second, be­ We said, bluntly: "If this Nation continues Government. We can-and I believe we cause it is a source of real gratification to its present feeble attempts to prevent ju­ have-aroused communities to action by have this inspiring evidence that you and venile delinquency, we can be certain that focusing the spotlight on those who benefit 'the people of our own State of Missouri are the harvest we will reap in later years will from the exploitation of youth. And we will not sitting back and waiting for someone ·be a bigger and tougher crop of juvenile de­ make progress, if we are willing to devote else to find the answers to this difficult prob­ linquents and youthful and adult criminals, our energies and resources to the job. 'lem for you. You have taken the leader­ ultimately requiring more and more prisons." When our recent report was issued,' one ship; you are pointing the way; you are set­ We pointed out that the stream of children national news service commented: "Seldom ting an example-an example of democracy through the Nation's juvenile courts grew in the memory of veteran legislators and in action-an example, I might add, of the from 300,000 in 1948 to 435,000 in 1954, and newsmen here has Congress issued so kind of action that should be taking place in that if it continues to mount at this same shocking a report." I'd like to tell you some every State of the Union ·but that, unfor­ rate the figures may well reach 785,000 in of the things the report said-and some o! tunately, is not. the next 5 years. But this is only part of the things it did not say. All of you who have joined as individuals .the picture, because we also know that only Last year, we went about our hearings this ·and as organizations in making this confer­ 1 in 3 cases reported to the police ever way: We went -north to Boston, south to ence possible are performing· a real and Miami, west to San Francisco. We studied worthwhile- service. You can indeed be proud .reaches the courts. So we have the appalling of your part in this conference and I know figure of a million and a quarter youngsters the problem in the District of Columbia and it goes without saying that you recognize -every year coming into conflict with the law.