1792 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE February 5 EXTENSIONS OF REMARI(S Need fo.r Positive Progr~ms in power to light and heat a city of 10,000 on a licans believe in high wages for money-and. pack of enriched uranium that could be the Democratic Party, high wages for people. Atomic-Space Age sent in by air mail. "I do not accuse the Republicans of bring­ The Senator said there is much to be ing on a depression. But like the safety EXTENSION OF REMARKS done in the field of medical and agricul­ engineers say about workers who have re­ tural research. OP' peated accidents, -that they are 'accident "And we are not even across the threshold prone'-I do charge that the Republicans of the use of atomic power in tranSporta­ are depression prone." HON. STUART SYMINGTON tion," he added. OF MISSOURI MoNRONEY was introduced by former Pres­ Senator MoNRONEY also aimed some barbs ident Harry S Truman, who presented the IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES at John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State, Senator as "an old friend who knows what Wednesday, February 5, 1958 and Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agricul­ he's doing and where he's going; and who ture. never talks idly on any subject." Mr. SYMINGTON. Mr. President, The Senator accused the Republicans of The dinner was opened by James L. Wil­ Missouri was most honored last Satur­ lack of imagination and lack of initiative in liams, Jackson County Democratic chair­ day night by the presence of the dis­ the field of foreign affairs. He said their man, who introduced Representative Rich­ tinguished junior Senator from Okla­ program consisted of one part massive rigid­ ard Bolling; Kansas City; Representative ity and the other part "a retread of all 4 George H. Christopher, Butler; Edward V. homa, Senator MONRONEY, when he made Democratic tries." a challenging address at a banquet spon­ Long, lieutenant governor; John M. Dalton, CHANGE THE TmES attorney general; Haskell Holman, State sored by the Jackson County Democratic auditor; M. E. Morris, State treasurer; Walter Committee. "While we appreciate the flattery of imi­ tation, I am sure that President Truman Toberman, secretary of state; Wilbur F. With rare clarity, Senator MoNRONEY would never expect to use the same worn Daniels, Fayette, State Democratic chairman; emphasized the need, for positive pro­ tires over a period of 10 years. A football Mark Holloran, St. Louis, Missouri's National grams in order to meet the problems of coach who would play the same ·plays in Democratic committeeman; county officials the atomic-space age. the same conference for 10 years would in­ and members of the Missouri General As­ His suggestions are worthy of the con­ sure his team of a cellar position. I'm afraid sembly. sideration of every Member of this body, the Russians are on to the Democratic and therefore I ask unanimous consent Statue of Liberty play after all these years­ yet Dulles is still calling all of the old ones. A Few Samples of So-Called Small that the story on his speech, published in "We need a foreign policy that has in­ the Kansas City Star of February 2, be spiration and imagination. We're being Struggling Farmer Co-ops printed in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. asked for b1llions in aid but not 1 cent for There being no objection, the article new ideas that can win the hearts and minds EXTENSION OF REMARKS was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, of the uncommitted billions of people around OF as follows: · the world. URGES A PLAN To TAME ATOM-SENATOR MoN- "While Russia is moving aggressively HON. NOAH M. MASON RONEY TELLS DEMOCRATIC DINERS WE NEED around the world with new programs, Dulles OF ILLINOIS warms over and waters down the Truman A PEACE FuND-AS KIND FACE FOR UNITED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATEs-NUCLEAR POWER CAN HOLD KEY TO ideas which he inherited 6 years ago." MANY WoRLD TROUBLES, HE SAYS HITS AT BENSON Wednesday, February 5, 1958 A billion-dollar atoms-for-peace program The speaker paused to aim another h~r­ Mr. MASON. Mr. Speaker, the Farm­ to march along with the Nation's $40 billion poon at Secretary Benson and has farm pro­ ers' Union Grain Terminal Association, of defense program so America can show its gram. The Senator said his statistics indi­ St. Paul, Minn., has had a startling kind face as well as its tough face to the cate that farm income is still dipping, while world was advocated here last night by Sen­ costs to the consumer of farm products rises. growth. It now handles more than 100 ator MIKE MONRONEY, of Oklahoma. "To sock the producer and the consumer million bushels of grain a year. It ha~ He spoke to a sell-out crowd of 650 Demo­ with the same rock, 2 birds with 1 stone, is about 650 affiliated local elevators, and crats at a fund-raising dinner at the Hotel quite a feat," the speaker continued. "But through a subsidiary operates 107 coal­ Muehlebach. Especially honored at the under Benson's richochet romance farm pol­ yards and lumberyards. On its 1956 event was Senator STUART SYMINGTON, Of icy he's able to do it not once but with earnings of $3,200,000 an ordinary corpo­ Missouri, who. is seeking reelection, and monotonous regularity." ration would have paid Federal income Harry S Truman, former President. Senator MoNRONEY said Benson programs have reduced the farm population, accord­ taxes of $1,650,000. This corporation WILL CATCH UP ing to the latest census figures, by 1%, mil­ paid none. Would you say the Farmers' "We are going to catch up with Russia lion persons in the last year. Since 1950 Union Grain Terminal Association is a in the missile race," Senator MoNRONEY as­ the exodus has totaled 4,800,000 persons, the small struggling farmer co-op? sured his listeners. "We will do it by put­ speaker said, adding: "Benson's target seems The Consumers Cooperative Associa­ ting a balanced defense ahead of a balanced to be 10 million off the farms by 1960." budget. The trick is to get the commander tion, of North Kansas City, Mo., drills in chief to take back the power he has sur­ BLASTS FISCAL POLICY oil wells, refines petroleum, and operates rendered to the Bureau of the Budget. A third target was the Republican fiscal more than 900 miles of pipeline. In addi­ The Senator predicted that with Russia policy. He said the increase in carrying tion, it sells tires, tubes, paints, spray, and the free world on equal terms in military the public debt from 1955 to 1958 totals feed, machinery, lumber, groceries, and power there would be no third world war. more than $2.8 billion. MoNRONEY said that many other . products through approxi­ He warned that our defense must not be sum was enough to finance the entire mis­ mately 1,700 -local cooperative retail permitted to go soft. He said that at this sile program, yet a Government-sponsored point there would still be the problem of high-interest rate policy has added that sum stores. It also sells petroleum and petro­ winning the confidence of the 1 billion un­ to the Government's budget. leum products to cooperatives in several committed people of the world, scattered in "Now at long last, the Federal Reserve foreign countries. In 1956, its income Africa, Asia, and the Near East. These peo­ bank, undoubtedly under Government pres­ amounted to $5,818,000 on total sales of ple, he said, are seeking a way of life. sure, has recognized the danger of this tight­ $97,622,000. Although it pays some Fed­ "They will not turn to a nation that can money policy and has launched timid action eral income tax, the amount paid falls show only how many millions of persons it to bring the interest charges, both for Uncle far short of the amount a regular com­ can cremate with its missiles," he said. Sam and John Q. Public, back toward Demo­ peting corporation would pay. Would "They will turn to the nation that is able to cratic levels," he continued. "This · wasted produce a better way of life." charge for extra interest costs could have you say the Consumers Cooperative As­ BOON FROM ATOM provided for the school construction pro­ sociation is a small struggling farmer co-op? Turning to his atoms for peace sugges­ gram, scientific scholarships and far more tion, the Senator said that within a year constructive uses. Instead it has given us Th~ Southern States Cooperative, Inc., there will be atomic reactors capable of the a record-breaking number of business fail­ of Richmond,· Va., is made up of several economic production of irrigation and ures, the ending of business expansion. subsidiary cooperatives primarily en­ drinking water from sea water. DEMOCRATS FOR PEOPLE gaged in feed and fertilizer manufactur­ In areas where cheap fuels are not avail­ "The major difference between the two ing. It does business in six States. It able $1 million reactors can turn out enough parties becomes thus apparent. The Repub- does business through 206 local affiliated ~ .95. 8 CONGRESSlQNAL _RECORD _"7': f!OUSE 179,3 cooperatives and 524 private dealers. In TON BRooKS, was honored by the Reserve sponsor hearings on the Reserve program as 1956 it did a $101 million business. Its Officers Association of the United States soon as Congress reconvenes in Washington January 7. At that time we will dig deeply profits of $5,151,000 were untouched by_ when he was presented with its highest into•the reasons for this change in our pro­ the Federal income-tax collector.