6664 C.ONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE JUNE 11 IOWA in the cause of God that we find ourselves best to win the war. Now that the war Harvey H. Douglass, Postville. in the greatness of character that be­ is over and they are returning to civilian KANSAS comes man. Amen. life, they should certainly be treated William Campbell, Mullinville. The Journal of the proceedings of yes- alike in the matter of terminal leave pay Ruth B. Dunlap, Rose Hill. terday was read and approved. ' benefits as well as in all other respects. KENTUCKY I was among the enlisted personnel of MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Homer Erwin Davis, Columbus. World War I. As a veteran and as a John T. Bradley, Kettle Island. A message from the Senate by Mr. member of the American Legion for over 20 years, I am glad to vote for this MASSACHUSETTS Frazier, its legislative clerk, announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the measure and to assist in securing for the Lawrence L. Carpenter, F·oxboro. enlisted personnel and their families Edward G. Perry, Teaticket. following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested : · -these and all other benefits which they MISSOURI S. 2177. An act to provide for increased so richly deserve. George T. Carter, Moscow Mills. efficiency in the legislative branch of the EXTENSION OF REMARKS MONTANA Government. Mr. PETERSON of Georgia asked and Jack Cruickshank, Bozeman. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF was given permission to extend his re­ NEW JERSEY THE HOUSE marks in the RECORD and to include the Edward Praiss, Camden. The SPEAKER laid before the House record of votes on veterans' legislation George M. Beaman, Keansburg. and a letter from the Chief of Engineers Louella Lockwood, Oceanport. the following communication from the Clerk of ·the House, whieh was· read: · · of .the War Department. NORTH DAKOTA JuNE 11, 1946. Mr. LANE asked and was given permis­ Fritz W. Liebig, Denhoff. The Honorable the SPEAKER, sion to extend' his remarks in the RECORD ORFGON House of Representat1.ves. in three instances, in the first to include Maude B. Thames, Oswego. SIR: From the secretary of the Common­ a very excellent editorial that appeared wealth of the State of Pennsylvania, I have TEXAS in the Christian Science Monitor of June received the certificate of election of Hon. 6 in reference to the so-called Case bill, James T. Butler, Crane. CARL H. HOFFMAN as a Representative-elect in the second to include an editorial that Roxie L. Dunn, Forestburg. to the Seventy-ninth Congress from the Mary E. Gimon, Lovelady. Twenty-third Congressional District to fill appeared in the Boston Post, and in the Rufus 0. Warner, Pearland. the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. third to include a statement to be made V. EST VIRGINIA J. Buell Snyder. by him before the Committee on Civil Very truly yours, Service today. Velva A. Pelter, Sharples. SOUTH TRIMBLE, Mr. FORAND asked and was given per­ WISCONSIN Clerk of the House of Representatives. mission to extend his remarks in the George Pudas, Iron River. By H. NEWLIN MEGILL. REcORD and include an address by Miss IN THE NAVY HON. CARL H . HOFFMAN, REPRESENTA­ Stella Marks. APPOINTMENT IN THE NAVY FOR TEMPORARY TIVE-ELECT FROM. TWENTY -THIRD DIS­ Mr. SABATH asked and was given SERVICE TRICT, PA. permission to extend his remarks in the Ben Moreen to be a civil engineer in the The SPEAKER. The Member-elect REcORD in three instances, in one to in­ Navy, with the rank of admiral, for tem­ will present himself at the bar of the clude an editorial from the Chicago Sun, porary service. House and take the o!lth of office. in the second to include an article from Mr. HOFFMAN appeareci at the bar of the Chicago Times, and in the third to the House and took the oath of office. include several articles. Mr. WOODRUFF asked and was given TERMINAL LEAVE TO ENLISTED permission to extend his remarks in the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PERSONNEL RECORD in two instances, in one to include TuESDAY, JuNE 11, 1946 Mr. PETERSON of Georgia. Mr. a newspaper article and in the other to Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include a number of articles by Mark The House met at 11 o'clock a. m. extend my remarks at this point in the Foote on communism. Rev. Russell Wharton Lambert, min­ RECORD. Mr. REED of New York asked and was ister, Centennial Methodist Church, The SPEAKER. Is there objection to given permission to extend his remarks Rockford, Ill., offered the following the request of the gentleman from in the RECORD and include an article. prayer: Georgia? Mr. KEARNEY asked and was given There was no objection. permission to extend his remarks in the Eternal Spirit, God of our lives and Mr. PETERSON of Georgia. Mr. all life, we seek to know Thy will in this RECORD in reference to the wantop de­ Speaker, the bill granting terminal leave struction of Army and Navy equipment. hour, that Thy way may be revealed pay to enlisted personnel, H. R. 4051, unto us for our day aml the days to come. Mr. HORAN <at the request of Mr. should be overwhelmingly passed by the ScRIVNER) was given permission to ex­ We thank Thee for the spirit that in­ House. I am giving my unqualified sup­ spires men to set aside selfish interests tend his remarks in the RECORD and in:­ port of this measure, and I hope there clude a commencement address. and move into the realm of moral gran­ will not be a vote against it. deur; for the love of humanity that turns The enlisted personnel of our armed SPECiAL ORDER GRANTED men from bloodshed and tyrahny into forces are entitled to this compensation, Mr. DONDERO. Mr. Speaker, I ask the methods of peace and justice; for and it should be given to them as quickly unanimous consent that on today after the power that challenges men to rise as pcssible. Under our Selective Service disposition of matters on the Speaker's from pettiness to heights of greatness System the men were forced to serve in desk and at the conclusion of any special in a day that yearns for the best. the various branches of our armed forces orders heretofore entered, I may address Forgive our feeble courage, our neg­ whether they wished to or not, and those· the House for 30 minutes. lected dreams, our discouraged hopes, who served as ·enlisted. personnel were The SPEAKER. Is there objection to and our acts of omission .and commission. just as good soldiers and just as good the request of the gentleman from And now, in the beginning of a new day, American citizens as those who served· as Michigan? stir us with a passion to regain the vir­ commissioned officers. They fought side There was no objection. tue of consistency in good things, that by side. · In civilian life they arr. on an EXTENSION OF REMARKS we may face a new age with alert minds, equal basis. It was more or less a fortune understanding hearts, and daring spirits. of circumstance that some were commis­ Mr. KNUTSON asked and was given May we dedicate ourselves to eternal sioned officers and some enlisted person­ permission to extend his remarks in the principles that can come alive in our nel. RECORD and include an article by Fred day to bless the world in the near and The men and women, whether com­ Brenckman appearing in the June issue distant future. May we so lose ourselves missioned officers or not, have done their of the National Grange. 1946 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 6665 Mr. WOLCOTT asked and was given Buck Gregory Mansfield, Towe - Whittington Buckley Griffiths Mont. ~~~d~~~~Jex. Traynor Wickersham permission to extend his remarks in the Buffett Gross Mansfield, Tex. Taber Trimble Wigglesworth RECORD in two instances: to include in Bulwinkle Gwinn, N.Y. Marcantonio Talbot Vinson Wilson pne an address by Maj. Gen. Ray A: Bunker Gwynne, Iowa Martin, Iowa Talle Voorhis, Ca.Iif. Winter Butler Hale Mathews Tarver Vorys, Ohio Wolcott .Porter given before the National Se­ Byrne, N.Y. Hall, May Taylor Vursell Wolverton, N. J. curity Committee of the Veter:'.ns of For­ Byrnes, Wis. Edwin A·rtbur Merrow Thom Walter Wood eign Wars, and in the other an address Camp Hall, Michener Thomas, N.J. Wasielewski Woodhouse Campbell Leonard W. Miller, Calif. Thomas, Tex. Weaver Woodruff by Mr. C. B. Lister, secretary-treasurer Canfield Halleck Miller, Nebr. Thomason Weichel Worley of the National Rifle Association. Cannon, Mo. Hand Mills Tibbott West Zimmerman Mr. PITTENOER asked and was given Carnahan Hare Monroney Torrens Whitten Case, N. J. Harless, Ariz. Morgan permission to extend his remarks in the Case, S. Dak. Harness, Ind. Mundt ANSWERED "PRESENT"-1 REcoRD in two instances: to include in Celler Hart Murdock Wadsworth one a statement by George Reilly before Chapman Hartley Murphy the Committee on Expenditures in the Chelf Havenner Murray, Tenn. NOT VOTING-50 Chenoweth Healy Mmray, Wis. Andrews, N.Y. Grant, Ind. O'Hara executive departments, and in the other Chiperfield Hebert Neely Barrett, Pa. Hagen O'Konskl a newspaper item and a statement. Church Hedrick Norblad Brumbaugh Hancock Peterson, Fla. Mr. EDWIN ARTHUR HALL asked Clark Heffernan Norrell Cannon, Fla. Harris Powell Clason Hendricks O'Brien, Ill. Carlson Hays Reece, Tenn. and was given permission to extend his Clements Henry O'Brien, Mich. Cochran Horan Richards remarks in the RECORD and include a .Clevenger Herter O'Neal Colmer Johnson, Ind. Robinson, Utah r poem by Commander Isadore Cherni:p.