1962 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 551 fl.cations for electors in Federal elections; By Mr. CURTIN: By Mr. POWELL: to the Committee on the Judiciary. H .R. 9772. A bill for the relief of Almerinda H.R. 9787. A bill for the relief of William By Mr. JOELSON: Tedesco Bernardo, Adelia Bernai;:do, and O'Connor Swainson; to the Committee on H.J. Res. 601. Joint resolution proposing Grace Bernardo; to the Committee on the the Judiciary. an amendment to the Constitution of the Judiciary. H.R. 9788. A bill for the relief of Wesley United States to abolish tax and property By Mr. DOOLEY: McL. Stephenson; to the Committee on the qualifications for electors in Federal elec­ H.R. 9773. A bill for the relief of Rosina Judiciary. tions; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Carpanzano; to .the Committee on .the Judi­ H.R. 9789. A bill for the relief of Victoria. By Mr. MOELLER: ciary. ~ Ingrid Cobb; to the Committee on the Ju­ H.J. Res. 602. Joint resolution proposing H.R. 9774. A bill for the relief of Chin Dhul diciary. an amendment to the Constitution of the Yon; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. PRICE: United $tates; to the Committee on the By Mr. HAGAN of Georgia: H.R. 9790. A bill for the relief of Anasta­ Judiciary. H.R. 9775. A bill fpr the relief of Nihat Ali soula E. Tryfona (Anastasia Efstathios Tri­ By Mr. MILLS: Ucuncu; to the Committee on the Judiciary. fonas); to the Committee on the Judiciary. H. Res. 509. Resolution providing addi­ By Mr. KEITH: By Mr. PUCINSKI: tional employees for the Committee on Ways H .R. 9776. A bill for the relief of Branco da H.R. 9791. A bill for the relief of Helena and Means; to the Committee on House Ad­ Gloria Franco Freitas; to the Committee on Rams; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ministration. the Judiciary. H .R. 9792. A bill for the relief of Matilde By Mr. POWELL: By Mr. KITCHIN: Moretti; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. TEAGUE of California: H. Res. 510. Resolution authorizing the H.R. 9777. A bill to amend Private Law printing of additional copies of part I of H.R. 979,3. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Giu­ 87-197; to the Committee on the Judiciary. seppa D'Aquanno, Maria D'Aquanno, and the hearings held before the Committee on By Mr.KNOX: Education and Labor on the impact of im­ Benedicto D'Aquanno; to the Committee on H.R. 9778. A bill to provide for the free the Judiciary. ports and exports; to the Committee on entry of certain steel and steel products do­ House Admi;nistration. By Mr. TOLL (by request): nated for an addition to the Chippewa Coun­ H.R. 9794. A b111 for the relief of Mrs. By Mr. RAINS: ty War Memorial Hospital, Sault Ste. Marie, H. Res. 511. Resolution to designate, name, Angelina Cardellina; to the Committee on Mich.; to the Committee on Ways and the Judiciary. and identify the House Office Buildings as Means. By Mr. TOLLEFSON: the Joseph Gurney Cannon, the James Knox By Mr. LESINSKI: Polk, and the Sam Rayburn Buildings; to H.R. 9795. A b111 for the relief of H. S. H .R. 9779. A bill for the relief of Teofila (John) Chelico; to the Committee on the the Committee on Public Works. Bernecki; to the Committee on the Judi­ By Mr. ROUDEBUSH: Judiciary. ciary. By Mr. MORRIS K. UDALL: H. Res. 512. Resolution to authorize the By Mr. McFALL: H.R. 9796. A bill to grant reserved mineral Committee on Foreign Affairs to conduct an H.R. 9780. A bill for the relief of Mrs. rights in certain lands in the county of investigation and study of the policymaking Irene Ruelan; to the Committee on the Ju­ Pima, in the State of Arizona, to the present procedures, methods of assessing foreign diciary. owners of these lands; to the Committee on developments, and personnel practices of H.R. 9781. A bill for the relief of Claude Interior and Insular Affairs. the Department of State; to the Committee A. Bangs; to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 9797. A b111 for the relief of Mrs. on Rules. By Mr. CLEM MILLER: Yvonne Marie Marks; to the Committee on By Mr. WALTER: H.R. 9782. A bill for the relief of Col. A. the Judiciary. H. Res. 513. Resolution to authorize the A. Watson; to the Committee on the Ju­ By Mr. UTT: expenditure of certain funds for the ex­ diciary. H.R. 9798. A bill for the relief of Faud penses of the Committee on Un-American H.R. 9783. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Anton Salman; to the Committee on the Activities; to the Committee on House Ad­ Angelo Jarosin; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ministration. Judiciary. By Mr. WILLIS: By Mr. MONAGAN: H.R. 9799. A bill for the relief of Juliet H.R. 9784. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Martinez and Danny Martinez Trahan; to PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Gertrude Reskin; to the Committee on the the Committee on the Judiciary. Judiciary. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private H.R. 9785. A bill for the relief of Kenneth bills and resolutions were introduced and · L. Ostrander; to the Committee on the Ju­ PETITIONS, ETC. severally referred as follows: diciary. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, By Mr. COLLIER: By Mr. OSMERS: 225. Mr. CUNNINGHAM presented a peti­ H.R. 9771. A bill for the relief of Christos H.R. 9786. A bill for the relief of Yaakov tion of 1,005 persons in 16 States calling for Dimitrakopoulos; to the Committ~e on the Shulmeister; to the Committee on the Ju­ an end to the Red mail subsidy; to the Judiciary. diciary. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS United Nations Bonds I speak not as someone who has opposed ever, this is not true with special assess~ · the United Nations, but as a House Mem­ ments of this type. Therefore, there is EXTENSION OF REMARKS ber who has voted for every appropria­ no penalty whatsoever for failure to pay. OF tion for the United Nations tha.t has come Now let us see what has happened. before the House of Representatives in Of the $48,500,000 assessment levied for HON. JOHN F. BALDWIN, JR .. the 8 years I have been her~. 1960, only $25,651,017.75 had been paid OF CALIFORNIA Let us analyze why this United Nations as of December 31, 1961. Of this sum, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVF.'3 bond issue has become necessary. It has the United States had paid its full as­ arisen out of the operation of the United sessment of $15,745,211, or three-fifths of Thursday, January 18, 1962 Nations military police force in the Con­ the total paid by all nations. Sixty-four Mr. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, last go. This U.N. police force was author- nations never paid a dime. The sitt&ation Thursday President Kennedy delivered 1zed by vote of the membership of the with the 1961 assessment of $100 million his state of the Union message to Con­ United Nations. It was determined that is even worse. Of this amount, only gress. One of the recommendations assessments should be levied against all $49,275,727.60 had been paid as of De­ made by the President was that Congress U.N members to pay the cost of this cember 31, 1961. Of this sum, the United should pass legislation authorizing the military police force. Assessments total­ States had paid its full assessment of United States to purchase $100 million of ing $48,500,000 were levied in 1960 and $32,204,061, or two-thirds of the total a pending United Nations bond issue. assessments totaling $100, million were paid by all nations. Seventy-eight na­ This is a highly controversial proposal. levied in 1961 up to October 31. How­ tions never paid a cent. I have devoted considerable study to ever, the United Nations has no means The United Nations deficit on this this proposal, and I cannot convince my­ o{ enforcing the payment of such assess­ Congo operation was increasing so · self to vote for the purchase of these ments. If a U.N. member fails to pay its rapidly last year-1961-that President United Nations bonds. I might say that basic dues, it loses its right to vote. How- Kennedy submitted a recommendation 552 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE January 18 to Congress last swnmer that we ap­ be indirectly subsidizing Soviet Russia by Moslem expansion. The Hungarian people indirectly loaning her money at 2 per­ fought to free themselevs from Ottoman rule propriate an additional voluntary sum only to find themselves under Austrian of $15,305,596, above our assessment of cent interest which our country has to domination. $32,204,061, to keep the United Nations itself obtain by borrowing at more than Therefore, the revolution of March 1848 solvent. Your Representative reluctant­ 3 percent interest. I do not see any valid which attempted to throw off the yoke of ly voted for it, because I felt that we reason why we should be such a Santa Austrian Hapsburg tyranny was a natural should not let the United Nations go into Claus. expression of the wishes of the people . But For the above reasons, I plan to vote the Free Hungarian State which emerged was insolvency. short lived. Caught in a visor-like grip by However, this deficit on the Congo against the proposal that the United States buy $100 million in United Na­ advancing Russian and Austrian armies, operation has continued to mount.