1953 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE
and the Congress of the United States rela-
tive to urging passage of legislation protect-
ing the consumers of fresh vegetables as to
the grades and origin, and · that a fine be
imposed upon any wholesale or retail dealer
repacking under inferior grades or failing to
properly advertise the origin of fresh vege-
tables; to the Committee on Agriculture.
Also, memorial of the Legislature of the
State of South Dakota, memorializing the
President and the Congress of the United_
States, requesting the increase of appropria-
tions for the use of the Bureau of Animal
Industry of the Department of Agriculture
. of the United States and the · allocation of
funds to the Unite.l States 'Dureau of Animal
Industry in the State of South Dakota in
order to more adequately prosecute coopera-
tive programs on livestock disease · control
and eradication; to the Committee on Appro-
priations.
Also, memorial of the Legislature of the
State of South Dakota, memorializing the
President and the Congress of the United
States, requesting the repeal of section 1154
of title 18, United States Code Annotated,
known as the Indian liquor law and all laws
and parts of laws in respect thereto which
would treat an Indian differently than any
other citizen of the State of South Dakota
and in the United States of America; to the
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Also, memorial of the Legislature of the
State of South Dakota, memorializing the
President and the Congress of the United
States requesting the appropriation of funds
in lieu of taxes not received from nontaxable
Indian land to the St~te of South Dakota for
the benefit of the counties therein and to
direct that such funds be used for welfare,
law enforcement, road construction and
maintenance, health, and education; to the
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Also, memorial ·of the Legislature of the
State of Washington, memorializing the Pres-
ident and the Congress of the United ·states
relative to the water being impounded be-
hind McNary Dam on the Columbia River;
and recommend.i ng that it be named "Lake
Wallula"; to the Committee on Public Works.
Also, memorial of the Legislature of the
Territory of Alaska, m-emorializing the Presi-
dent and the Congress of the United States
relative to transmitting a copy of house
memorial No. 5 concerning appointment to
the office of Governor of Alaska; to the Com-
mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 1 o:f rule XXII, private
bills and resolutions were introduced and
severally referred as follows:
By Mr. BARRETT:
H. R. 3616. A bill !or the relief of Nicolet-
ta DiDonato; to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary. . First Presbyterian Church, Champaign, ices to furni::.h our committee with cer-
H. R. 3617. A bill for the relief of Joseph
Miele; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BARTLETT:
H. R. 3618. A bill to authorize the sale of
certain public land in Alaska to the board
of foreign missions of the Pentecostal Holi-
ness Church for a mission site and other pub-
lic purposes; to the Committee on Interior
and Insular Affairs.
By Mr. COLE of New York:
H. R. 3619. A bill for the relief of Rufin
Manikowski; . to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary.
· By Mr. FORD:
H . R. 3620. A bill for the relief of Georgia
Christos Demarelos; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. GREGORY:
H. R. 3621. A bill for the relief of M. G.
Huff; to ~he Committee on the Judiciary.
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By Mr. GWINN: Grant unto us each an inner core of
H. R. 3622. A bil~ for the relief of Jerzy ·faith and trust that after we have done
Hadrosek; to the Committee on the Judi- the best we know with these hours we
~iary.
By Mr. HERLONG: may leave the rest with Thee in peace of
H. R. 3623. A bill for the relief of Willard heart and mind. Through Jesus Christ
Chester Cauley; to the Committee on the our Lord. Amen.
Judiciary. The Journal of the proceedings of yes-
By Mr. KEATING (by request):
H. R. 3624. A bill for the relief of Peter terday was read and approved.
M. Learning; to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
By Mr. MACHROWICZ:
H. R . 3625. A bill for the relief of Luigi A ·message from the Senate, by Mr.
Rosella; to the Committee on the Judiciary . Carrell, one of its.clerks, announced that
By Mr. MILLER of California: the Senate had passed, with amend-
H . R. 3626. A bill for the relief of Benjamin ments in which · the concurrence of · the
Johnson; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. O'NEILL: House is requested, a bill of the House
of the followmg title:
H. R . 3627. A bill for the relief of Biaggio
D'Alessandro; to the Committee on the H . R. 3053 . An act making supplemental
Judiciary. appropriations for the fiscal year ending
By Mr. POULSON: June 30, 1953, and for other purposes.
H. R. 3628. A bill for the relief of Michael
El Khouri; to the Commit~ ee on the Judi- The message also announced that the
ciary. Senate insists upon its amendments to
By Mr. SIMPSON of Pennsylvania :,. the foregoing bill, requests a conference
H. R. 3629. A bill for the relief ·of Eleanor · with the House on the disagreeing votes
Bertoni; to the Committee on the Judiciary. of the two Houses thereon, and appoints
By Mr. WAINWRIGHT: Mr. BRIDGES, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. CoRDON,
H. R. 3630. A bill for the . relief of Mrs. Mr. HAYDEN, and Mr. RUSSELL to be the
Nathalie Iliine; to the Commit tee on the conferees on the part of the Senate.
Judiciary.
H. R. 3631. A bill for the relief of Dorothy
Sonya Goldschmidt; to the Committee on the SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
Judiciary.
By Mr. WILSON of California: The SPEAKER. The Chair desig.:.
H. R. 3632. A bill for the relief of Milan P. nates the gentleman from Indiana. [Mr.
Vojvodic; to the Committee on the Judiciary. HALLECK] to act as Speaker pro tem-
pore on Wednesday and Thursday of
this week.
PETITIONS, ETC.
Under clause 1 of rule XXII, OFFICER PERSONNEL IN THE
74. Mr. BUSH presented a ·petition of Co-
ARMED .FORCES
lumbia-Northumberland County convention Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Speaker, I ask
in annual session at Berwick, Pa., February
unanimous consent to address the House
23, 1953, in opposition to (1) any change infor 1 minute and to revise and extend
the McCarran-Walter Immigration Act
which would weaken our economy and Na- my remarks.
tion; (2) every proposition providing Federal The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
the request of the gentleman from .
aid to education where Federal control is in-
volved; and (3) urging that the Voi.::e of Illinois?
America be continued under the supervision There was no objection.
of the State Department and its controlling Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Speaker, in keep-
co.m mittee be appointed and investigated ing with the action of the House last
properly prior to appointment, which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Wednesday in passing H. R. 2332, as tem-
I I ...... ••
porary legislation relating to officer per-
sonnel in the Armed Forces, I rise to
advise the House that next Thursday the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE~ . Armed Forces .Subcommittee on Person-
nel, of which I am privileged to be chair-
man, will begin hearings on this subject.
TuESDAY, 1\'lARCH 3, 1953 We intend to make a thorough study
of the entire promotion program. We
The House met at 12 o'clock noon.
Rev. A. Ray Cartlidge, D. D., pastor of have already aske.d the respective serv-
Ill., offered the following prayer: tain basic information. In or-der that
the House may be advised as to our ap-
Almighty and . ever-present Father, proach to this problem, that you may
as we start this session of duties and have assurances of thoroughness with
opportunities we know our need of which we will study this whole matter
strength in body, mind, and spirit. of promotion of officers, I am includ-
Alone we are not enough. All that we ing as part of my remarks a statement
h!:!. ve comes from Thee and all that we I released to the press setting forth in
shall become and do is governed by Thy detail the type of information we have
grace. Send Thy spirit into us. requested and will review.
May Thy patience shown .to mankind Inasmuch as much of the information
through the ages inspire us to a deeper we will study is of a classified nature, our
patience toward the thoughtless, the ig- committee will hold all hearings in exec-
norant, and the petty that press upon us. utive session until further notice. It is
May wisdom from ·Thee enable us to my best estimate that it will take ap-
sift the truth from falsehood, justice proximately 4 weeks of hearings and con-
from partisanship, and greatness from centrated work on the part of the com-
smallness; and thus enlightened may we mittee to make this study. We will be
have courage to do the better thing. thorough and wholly objective• .
1566 CONGRESSIONAL 'RECORD- HOUSE March 3
Representative LESLIE C. ARENDS, ·R epubli- dividends with wartime· profits,- they Last year~ a 'distinguished Tilinois citi.;o
can, Illinois, chairman of the subcommittee apparently now see another opportunity zen came up with this old English state-
of the House Armed Services Committee that to grab from school children. Three ment which s~ems to apply to the Capi-
will investigate the entire promotion pro- cents today is a cheap price for anything:
gram for officers of the Armed Forces, an.:. .t al Transit Co.:
nounced today that hearings will begin on Regardless, this company under present The law locks up both man and woman,
Thursday, March 5, 1953. management is not going to get any help .who steals the goose from the common; but
Mr. ARENDS said that due to the classified from ine and I hope from the District of lets the greater felon loose who steals the
nature o! much of the information to be Columbia Committee in taking one cent common from the goose.
submitted to the subcommittee all hearings from school children under such circum- Mr. Speaker, I have gone over my re-
would be in executive session until further stances.
notice. marks with the gentleman from Iowa
Mr. Speaker, I wish to publicly state '[Mr. TALLEJ, who is chairman of the
Representative ARENDS stated that he had that I will not introduce such legislation
asked each service to submit full justifica- in this body. If such is introduced, I District Subcommittee on Public Utili-
tion for each job now occupied by a flag ties, Insurance, and Banking. He has.
or general officer in each of the Armed Forces. will oppose it in the subcommittee. I approved what I have said. The press
He said the services have also been asked will oppose it in the full committee and has taken a public interest in the mat-
to submit the names of all flag and general .o n the House floor if it gets that far~ ter. I am trying to make a feeble con-
officers, their ages, rank, permanent grades, which I doubt.
and their present temporary grades. Such is my position on this request and tribution. I believe if something is not
Mr. ARENDS said: "The services will also proposal as long as the present owner- 'done, and soon, the District and the
be asked to submit information concerning ship of Capital Transit is maintained. Congress are going to have something
the billet justification for all colonels now Mr. Speaker, I wish to repeat that I on their hands that will cost them
servtng on active duty in the Armed Forces, ~illions.
together with a comparison of the perma- feel the District of Columbia Committee
nent grades of these officers and the tem- is one of legislation. ·
porary grades in which they are now serv- I think it past time that someone in SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL APPRO-
ing." proper authority let the Capital Transit PRIATION BILL, 1953
Other information which will be sought Co. know that the District of Columbia, Mr. TABER. Mr. Speaker, I ask
by the subcommittee involves the total num- the Congress, and the country are not unanimous consent to take from the
ber of officers now serving on active duty in going to be pushed a·round any longer
each grade, compared with the total number Speaker's table the bill <H. R. 3053)
by them. making supplemental appropriations for
of officers each service feels necessary to man As chairman of the District of Colum-
properly the Armed Forces. the fiscal year ending June 30, 1953, with
Mr. ARENDs revealed the nature of the leg- bia Committee, I can make a start by op- Senate amendments thereto, disagree to
islation his subcommittee would possibly posing the legislation just mentioned. the Senate amendments, and agree to
consider by explaining that each service has Furthermore, I believe it should be the conference asked by the Senate.
been asked to submit a suggested percentage publicly called to attention. ·
distribution of officers based on the total The present ownership may be within The Clerk read the title of the bill.
number of officers on active duty, graduated 'the law in buying control of the Capital The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
downward as the total number of officers on Transit Co. at $20 per share, only to the request of the gentleman from New
active duty increases. He said that this in- receive it back in dividends in · 4 years. York?
formation would be studied by the subcom- _ The North American Co . . may have Mr. CANNON. Mr. Speaker, reserv-
mittee to determine whether it is possible ing the right to object, may I ask the
to place percentage limitations on temporary been within their rights, when upon be-
ing ordered by the Security and Ex- · gentleman from .New York, the chairman
promotions during periods of emergency such of the committee, approximately what
as now exist when the enlisted and officer change Commission to divest themselves
strengths far exceed the authorized regular of their Capital Transit stock, including the difference is between the two Houses?
strengths. the several million dollars cash "sleeper" Mr. TABER. It runs to probably $25
they did so. Then the wolf gang cashed million or $30 million.
in on it. Mr. CANNON. Is that an increase or
THREE-CENT BUS FARE FOR The stockholders of the North Ameri- decrease with relation to the House
SCHOOL CHILDREN can Co. could well wonder why they did figures?
Mr. SIMPSON of Illinois. Mr. Speak- not participate in dividends rather than Mr. TABER. Oh, the usual.
er, I ask unanimous consent to address their management let the Wolfson group Mr. Cl\NNON. Is there a proposal on
the House for 1 minute and to revise and grab the "sleeper." This would be :ln- the part of the other body to decrease
extend my remarks. teresting to know from many angles. ·any item in the House bill?
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to If all of this is within the law, then Mr. TABER. There was one, an item
the request of the gentleman from the law should be amended before it is for the transfer of $1 million out of funds
Dlinois? too late. Government workers, Wash- of the so-called Voice of America item.
There was no objection. ington business concerns, professions, Mr. CANNON. The proposition of the
Mr. SIMPSON of Illinois. Mr. . banks, and the Congress have a vital in- gentleman is to insist on all other House
Speaker, the main purpose of the House terest in public transportation in the figures? ·
Committee on the District of Columbia Nation's Capital. Mr. TABER. Yes.
is to pass on legislation for the District. If new legislation stopping this so- Mr. CANNON. Mr. Speaker~ I with•
As chairman of th~ committee, I was called legalized dissipation of the Capi- draw my reservation.
asked to introduce legislation repealing tal's transportation system is what will The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
the Capital Transit Co.'s 3-cent fare for stop it, then I am willing to introduce it. the request of the gentleman from New
school children. The District of Columbia Committee will York? [After a pause.] The Chair
It was explained to me at the time that seek legal advice of the Corporation hears none and appoints the following
legislation of this kind was pending in Counsel on it. If punitive legislation is conferees: Messrs. TABER, WIGGLES-
another legislative body, which also deals needed-and I am willing to call it that WORTH, CLEVENGER, BUSBEY1 CANNON,
with District of Columbia legislation. in the public interest-! hope the Cor- ROONEY, and FOGARTY.
The 3-cent school children's fare was poration Counsel, the new Chairman of
established by Public Law 733, 71st Con~ the Utilities Commission, and the Dis- SPECIAL ORDER GRANTED
gress, February 25, 1931; therefore it trict Commissioners will soon come up
takes legislation to repeal it. with it either to the District of Columbia Mrs. ROGERS of ·M assachusetts asked
I _am informed there are 9,000,000 or the Interstate and Foreign Commerce and was given permission to address the
3-cent school fares annually. If this Committee. ·. House for 5 minutes today, following the
amount were doubled to 6 cents it would They might just as well come now be- other special order;:;.
mean $270,000 additional revenue annu- cause the battle is on. If the present
ally for the Capital Transit Co. The 1952 method of milking the surplus of the
earnings failed to meet dividends by Capital Transit Co. and the public is not REREFERENCE OF BILLS
$297,000. Rather significant but true. . stopped in the not too distant future, Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr.
From the way the Capital Transit Co. they· will, in my opinion, appear, asking -Speaker, I ·ask u·n animous consent tha.t
is obtaining rate increases and declaring for b.elp soone1· or later, regardless. the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be
1953 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE
discharged from further consideration of
the biil <H. R. 3350) for the relief of
Ralston Edward Harry, and the- bill
<H. R. 3276) for the relief of Mrs. Mar-
garet D. Surhan, and that these bills be
rereferred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary.
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
the request of the gentlewoman_from
Massachusetts?
There was no objection.
Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr.
Speaker, I also ask that I may have in..:
serted as part of my remarks a letter
from General Gray explaining that the
$600,000 was not taken from any hospi-
tal beds, but from a fund that the budget
had impounded; so it did not mean the
taking away of any hospital beds.
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
the request of the gentlewoman from
Massachusetts?
There was no objection.
ALAN PHILLIPS
Mrs. ROGERS of Maesachusett~?. Mr.
Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to ad-
dress the House for 1 minute and to re-
vise and extend my remarks.
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
the request of the gentleman from
Massachusetts?
There was no objection.
Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr.
Spe·a ker, it was a privilege and with
great pride that I watched Alan Phillips,
of Lincoln, Mass., a young constituent
of mine, receive the award of a West.:.
inghouse scholarship of $2,800 that will
enable him to continue his work in
science.
The boy is 15 years old and graduates
from high school in June of this year.
They told me last night that he has
the brain of a very much older individ-
ual. Two of the scientists there told me
they thought that in later years he would
have the finest scientific mind in the
country. You can imagine how proud
we in the commonwealth of Massachu-
setts are of that boy. The following is
the release given to the press regarding
the awards given last evening at the
dinner given by the ·westinghouse Elec-
tric Corp. at the Statler Hotel to the
winners in Science Talent Search:
MASSACHUSETTS AND BROOKLYN BOYS WIN TOP
HONORS IN SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.-A 15-year-
old Massachusetts boy and a Brooklyn, N. Y.,
boy of 16, took top honors here tonight as
the most promising of America's young sci-
entists.
E. Alan Phillips, of Mount Tabor Road,
Lincoln, Mass. (near · Boston) , won first
award, the $2,800 Westinghouse grand science
scholarship, at the awards ·banquet which
concluded the 12th Science Talent Searcl:)..
Young Phillips is the youngest finalist ever
to win the grand science scholarship. The
banquet was held in the Presidential ball-
room at the Hotel Statler.
Paul H. Monsky, of 925 Prospect Place,
Brooklyn, placed second, and won a $2,000
science scholarship.
Alan Phillips will graduate in June from
Weston High School, Weston, Mass., t11.en
hopes to prepare for a career in mathematics
at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Paul Monsky, who · aspires to be a mathe-
matical physicist, graduated from Brooklyn
Technical High School in January this year,
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ranking first in his class of 468 students.
He hopes to enroll at Harvard University or
Swarthmore.
AWARD $11,000 IN WESTINGHOUSE SCIENCE
SCHOLARSHIPS
A total of $11,000 in Westinghouse science
scholarships was awarded at the banquet
to the 9 girls and 31 boys from 19 St~tes who
were finalists in the competition, attending
the 5-day Science Talent Institute. Noted
adult scientists, educators, and Government
officials saw the scholarships presented by
Dr. Harlow Shapley, chairman of the !our-
man board of judges.
Eight of the 40 young scientists were
awarded $4:00 scholarships. They are:
Virgil E . Barnes, Jr., 17, 207 East 33d Street,
Austin, Tex., graduating senior at Austin
High School.
Alan T. Moffet, 16, of 1325 8th Street, SW.,
Rochester, Minn., Rochester Senior High
School.
David B. Mumford, 15, of Summerland Key,
Fla., a senior at Phillips Exeter Academy,
Exeter, N. H.
Arthur E. Pearlmutter, 16, of 66-09 llOth
Street, Forest Hills, N. Y., Forest Hills High
School.
Joanna R. Russ, 16, of 620 -Thwaites Place,
New York City, Taft High School.
Martin C. Tangora, 16, of 2047 Orrington
Avenue, Evanston, Ill., Evanston High School.
John s. Willis, 18, of 1302 East Villa Street,
Pasadena, Calif., Pasadena City College High
School.
Jack A. Wolfe, 16, of 4530 Southeast Clin-
ton Street, Portland, Oreg., Franklin High
School.
THIRTY OTHERS WIN SCHOLARSHIPS
Thirty of the finalists were awarded $100
Westinghouse science scholarships. Listed
by States, they are:
Arizona: Karen M. Spangehl,16, 2829 North
29th Street, Phoenix, North Phoenix High
School.
California: Paul R. Brayton, Jr., 17, 5647
Repetto Street, Los Angeles, Garfield High
School; Dennis R. Clark, 18, 1912 Thayer
Avenue, Los Angeles, University High School.
Georgia: Nancy Eleanor Wright, 17, 256
Altoona Place, SW., Atlanta, Joseph E.
Brown High School; Edward F. Menhinick,
17, Womack . Road, Dunwoody, Chamblee
High School, Chamblee.
Illinois: John C. Reynolds, 17, 640 Forest
Avenue, Glen Ellyn, Glenbard Township
High School.
Indiana: Barbara E. G. Hopf, 16, 512 South
Swain Street, Bloomington, University High
School; David R. Swarner, 15, box 472, route
5, Valparaiso, Valparaiso High School.
Missouri: James D. Larson, 18, 10011 East
35th Terrace, Kansas City, William Christ-
man High School, Independence.
New Jersey: David F. Isles, 17, 10 Arlington
Road, Cranford, Cranford High School; David
E. Sosin, 17, 12 North 8th Avenue, Highland
Park, Highland Park High School.
New York: Merle R. Forman, 16, 10 Argyle
Road, Brooklyn, Erasmus Hall High School;
Charles G. Gross, 17, 326 East 4th Street,
Brooklyn, Erasmus Hall High School; Howard
Resnikoff, 15, 3126 Coney Island Avenue,
Brooklyn, Abraham Lincoln High School;
Robert L. Rubinstein, 15, 1514 West 11th
Street, Brooklyn, Lafayette High School;
Robert A. Shore, 16, 2624 Avenue L, Brook-
lyn, Midwood High School; Norman Str.a x,
17, 10 Somerset Drive, Great Neck, Great Neck
High School; Dominick J. Pirone, 16, 108
North Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernal},
Archbishop Stepinac High Sc~ool, White
Plains; Emma M. Duchane, 16, 437 East 85th
. Street, New York City, Hunter· College High
School; Etsuyo Itokawa, 17, 219 East 40th
Str~et, New York City, Hunter College High
School; Harry J. Cassidy, Jr., 18, 148 Steuben
Street, Painted Post, Painted Post High
, School; .Kenneth J. Harte, 17, 45 Lawrence
Road, Scarsdale, Scarsdale High · School;
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Jonathan D. Lubin, 16, 2 Shirley Avenue,
Staten Island, Tottenville High School, Tot-
· tenville.
Ohio: Mary E. Kirtley, 17, 602 Crescent
Road, Mansfield, Mansfield Senior High
School.
Oklahoma: Richard N. Claytor, 18, 181!
West Cameron Street, Tulsa, Central High
School.
Pennsylvania: Laurence Schmoyer, 17, 724
North 19th Street, Allentown, Allentown
High School; Thayer C. French, 18, 804 Ohio
River Boulevard, Sewickley, the Hotchkiss
School, Lakeville, Conn.
South Dakota: John M. Winter, Jr., 17, 205
South Pine Street, Vermillion, Vermillion
High School.
Virginia: Merle A. Mitchell, 15, 7849 Ogden
Street, Norfolk, Booker T. Washington High
School.
Wisconsin: Michael P. Grant, 16, 189 Lake
Drive, Oshkosh, Oshkosh High School.
WINNING PROJECTS CONCERNED MATHEMATICS,
LIGHT BEAMS
Young Phillips' winning science project
concerned mathematical calculations nor-
mally considered far beyond high school
students. It was titled "The Compression
of Liquids and Gases Under Gravitational
and Centrifugal Forces." His report con- ·
siders various problems concerning the sub-
ject, and includes an estimate of how far
the ocean's surface has been lowered by
compression. Basically, he reported, his
problem was: "If the world were made of
water, would it stay together?" ·
Alan comes by his interest in mathematics
naturally, being the son of Dr. H. B. Phillips·.
.retired professor of mathematics, Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology. Ranking first
in his class at Weston High, Alan is a mem-
_ber of the staff on his school publication,
and he also belongs to mathematics and
photography groups there. His hobbies in-
clude radio and astronomy. He. won a gold
medal for the highest score in a State mathe- ·
matics examination conducted by Tufts Col-
lege. He is a former Boy Scout.
Paul Monsky was curious as to what hap-
pens to a beam of light when it passes
through a medium consisting of dissimilar
elements or ingredients, and he based his
science project on such a study. Son of Mr.
·and Mrs. Morris ·Monsky, he pursues anum-
ber of hobbies including mathematics, chess,
handball, and the deciphering of secret
cryptograms, codes, and ciphers.
Paul served on the editorial staff of his
school publication, held membership in
mathematics, science, astronomical, physics,
and glee clubs, and was a member of Brook-
lyn Technical High's mathematics, chess,
and physics teams. He has won seven first
prizes in mathematics contests, one in a chess
competition, one in a physics contest, and
one in a history competition.
URGES SKILLFUL USE OF MANPOWER
Dr. Leonard Carmichael, Secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution, in the principal ad-
dress at the banquet, warned that there are
not enough "intellectually able, physically
competent individuals of proper age" to pro-
vide the men and women needed to fill this
Nation's military, civilian, and foreign aid
requirements.
While he urged the use of scientific meth-
ods in solving the manpower shortage, Dr.
Carmichael insisted that "American citizens
shall be treated as free and essentially sacred
human individuals and not as pawns in a
totalitarian game.
"Never in peacetime, and only to the least
possible degree in wartime, must America.
consider the ordering about of our fellow citi-
zens in an effort to bring about optimal labor
' utilization.
"Proper manpower utilization alone will al-
. low our Nation to maintain its strength," Dr.
Carmichael said. "By such utilization we can
become more individually productive and
1568 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE
also have to the greatest degree possible the
personal satisfactions that come from per-
forming well the tasks in society which we
have selected and for which we are well
fitted."
The 40 teen-age scientists who competed
here in the finals of the Science Talent
Search were chosen from entrants in all 48
States. Selections were based on the stu-
dents' showing in a tough science aptitude
test, their teachers' reports, their. grades and
their own science projects. About 15,000 top-
ranking high-school seniors requested copies
of entry materials and entered one or more
phases of the competition, and 2,264 of them
submitted complete entries.
The scholarships presented tonight may be
used at any accredited college, university or
technical school. In addition to Dr. Shapley,
who announced names of the award winners,
judges include two consulting psycholo-
gists-Or. Harold A. Edgerton, vice president
of Richardson, Bellows, Henry & Co., New
York, and Dr. Steuart H. Britt, vice presi-
dent and research director of Needham, Louis
& Brorby, Inc., Chicago advertising agency-
and Dr. Rex A. Buxton, Washington psy-
chiatrist.
The search is conducted by Science Clubs
of America through Science Service. The
scholarships are awarded by the Westing-
house Educational Foundation, which is sup-
ported by the Westinghouse Electric Corp.
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL THURSDAY
Mr. HALLECK. Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent that when the House
adjourns today it adjourn to meet at
noon on Thursday next.
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
the request of the gentleman from In-
diana?
There was no objection.
SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED
Mr. REED of New York asked and was
given permission to address the House
for 35 minutes on 'Thursday, March 12,
1953, following the legislative program
and any special orders heretofore en-
tered.
Mr. CURTIS of Missouri asked and was
given permission to address the House
for 15 minutes on Thursday next, fol-
lowing the legislative' program and any
special orders heretofore entered.
INDIANS AT FORT TOTTEN, N.DAK.,
NEED THEIR RESERVATION HOS-
PITAL
Mr. BURDICK. Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend my
remarks.
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
the request of the gentleman from North
Dakota?
There was no objection.
Mr. BURDICK. Mr. Speaker, there
are over 1,300 Indians on the Fort Tot-
ten Indian Reservation in North Dakota.
The reservation originally comprised a
tract of land of 220,834 acres, half of
which was good, productive farm land.
In 1892 this reservation, against ·t he ob-
jection of the more progressive Indians,
was opened to white settlement.
The lands were sold to white settlers,
and of course the prospective owner ex-
March 3
amined the land before he accepted it. argument when the time comes to make
Naturally, the best farming lands were appropriations for the Marshall plan, or
taken, and out of this reservation of NATO, or what-have-you? Nothing is
220,834 acres there remains only 54,026, ever said about these appropriations
and only 20 percent of this is fit for farm- being a poor business deal. When it
ing purposes. The hills covered with comes to our own people here in the
scrub oak were left, which are fit for United States, who need medical atten-
neither farming nor grazing. tion, and need it more direly than any
The Indians are now in worse social people on earth, we hesitate and the
condition than ever before, and ·only Commissioner warns us that we will be
about 2 percent are self-supporting. spending too much money.
Many of the remaining Indians are · old If the countries of the world knew how
and health-broken because of malnutri- we have treated the American Indians
tion, and they need care and attention. -. and how we are still treating them, they
Now, at a time when they need hospital would hardly say that our boast of a
help, the Commissioner proposes to close great, free country obtains here among
the hospital and send the Indians to our own people. We refuse to turn the
white hospitals in a country where there Indians loose on their own, but have kept
are none. Devils Lake is the largest city, them cooped up on reservations, with re-
with a population of about 7,000; and has stricted rights, until the Indian has lost
two hospitals which are understaffed self-respect and has become an absolute
and barely able to take care of white dependent upon what dole the Govern-
people. ment, his guardian, gives him. ·
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs By overwhelming numbers the Indians
says he has a contract with hospitals to object to the closing of the Fort Totten
take care of these Indians, and the pro- Hospital, and the white people in the
gram to be followed is as follows: towns where these Indians would be
If an Indian is sick or meets with an treated also object to it. Commercial
accident, he must first go to the Agency clubs have petitioned members of con-
doctor and get a certificate directing him gress to prevent the closing of this hos-
to a white hospital. It is several miles pital, and in my opinion it would be
from Devils Lake, and in the winter nothing less than criminal to allow the
months, because of drifted snow, a sick Commissioner of Indian Affairs to pro-
Indian is compelled to rumble along in ceed with his intention to close the has-
some conveyance a distance of 13 to 30 pital. We are the guardians of these
miles. When he gets to the already Indians by our own choice, and now, in
crowded hospital he is more often turned the dark days of their dependent exist-
away than received. In one case which ence, brought about by ourselves, shall
was presented to the Indian Commis- we run like cowards from our duty and
sioner on Wednesday a sick Indian child be permitted to proclaim in defense of
went to the Devils Lake Hospital, having our action that it costs too much?
a fever of alarming temperature . . The
parents had not obtained a certificate
from the Agency doctor because the doc- ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT
tor was away on other business. The POLICY RECKLESS?
child, with almost a fatal fever, was Mr. SIEMINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I ask .
turned a way. unanimous consent to address the House
If the Commissioner does have con- for 1 minute and to revise and extend my
tracts with white hospitals, nevertheless, remarks.
I know as a matter of fact that hospitals
object to taking .in Indians, especially if The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
the request of the gentleman from New
they are aged and dirty.
It is perfectly clear that the pauperized Jersey?
conditions of these Indians was brought There was no objection.
Mr. SIEMINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I
about by the way the Government has
handled them. I grew up close to this would like to ask one question. I hope
reservation, and in the pioneer days there that the House in this session will re-
were no needy Indians. Today there is view our retirement policy in the Armed
nothing on this reservation to sustain Forces.
these Indians, either in agriculture or in It seems, by this policy, that one by
industrial pursuits, and the Government one, we are cutting down our best World
has made little effort to supp1y them with War II and Korea combat-tested gen-
something to do. The Commissioner erals and leaders, while the Soviets are
claims there are no nurses to be had, but not.
he does admit that there are plenty of By next June, I am told, we are going
young women on the reservation who to retire some 500 combat-experienced
are out of work and could be turned into colonels.
nurses with very little effort. You do This Armed Forces retirement law was
not have to have a Shakespeare to read passed in 1947 when everything seemed
a thermometer or administer to patients economical and rosy, and when our
what a doctor prescribes for them; and
these girls, on the first day of their serv- training films fitted Ferdinand the Bull,
ice, can understand that cleanliness and join the Army and see the world, tactics,
comfort are, in many cases, .superior to but with the increased pressure being
medicine in treating sick people. applied against t;tte Reds by our State
Since we are responsible for the pres- Department, it seems to me we are on
ent condition of these Indians, shall we the wrong road in knocking down our
withdraw medical care from them be- best combat leaders at this time. Youth
cause it is feared we might spend too thirsts for leadership, as well as oppor-
much money? We do not bring up this tunity, in combat.
1953 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - .HOUSE 1569
AUTOMOBILE EXCISE TAX TO AID House for 1 minute and to revise and ex- production without financing by the
FEDERAL-AID ROAD PROGRAM· tend my remarks. Government. In the erection of this
Mr. KLUCZYNSKI. Mr. Speaker, I The SPEAKER. Is there objection to plant, only private capital wlll be used.
ask unanimous consent to address the the request of the gentleman from I am confident that this step will go a
House for 1 minute and to revise and ex·Dlinois? long way to alleviate the serious short·
tend my remarks.. There was no objection. age of newsprint in the United States.
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to Mr. REED of Illinois. Mr. Speaker,
the request of the gentleman from the approval by the Federal Govern- LEADER
ment a few days ago of a tax amortiza· RICHMOND NEWS
Illinois? tion certificate clears the way for the Mr. ABBITT. Mr. Speaker, I ask
There was no objection. construction of a $2% · million mill in unanimous consent to extend my re·
Mr. KLUCZYNSKI. Mr.. Speaker, I
am today introducing a bill to set asideLaFourche Parish, La., which will manu- marks at this point in the RECORD and to
facture newsprint and pulp from sugar·
the proceeds of the manufacturers' excise include an editorial.
taxes on automobiles, tires, and tubes, cane bagasse. This plant is the .first of The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
its kind in the world.
gasoline, and lubricating oil for the pur· the request of the gentleman from
The Committee on the Judiciary of Virginia?
pose of the Federal-Aid Road Act. the House of Representatives, in the There was no objection.
Under the present law the tax money
middle of 1950, undertook as part of its
collected from these sources goes into the Mr. ABBITT. The Richmond News
Treasury for general purposes. monopoly study an investigation and an Leader is one of the outstanding daily
There are not enough roads to hold analysis of the newsprint industry. It newspapers in Virginia and for that mat-
the output of motorized traffic, truck, quickly learned that constructive efforts ter in the Nation. It has had a splendid
passenger and bus. In 1941 we began to augment the supply of newsprint was editorial staff for many, many years and
running out of roads when we had 32 indeed necessary in the United States. I desire to publicly commend them for
million motor vehicles registered. Our It particularly took notice that the de- the outstanding contribution the staff
main highways were bursting at the velopment of new techniques and the use has made for better government in. this
seams. To the present time roadbuilding of new materials as a source of newsprint country.
and maintenance have been interrupted were absolutely mandatory. In its report · I am in entire accord with their edi·
and so today with 52 million vehicles of May 1951, the committee formally torial of February 26 and, while I am
using the highways our whole economy recommended that steps be talcen toward not a member of the committee of the
has and is being built around motorized the development of new raw materials House of Representatives that will han-
transportation of both people and prop· and processes and that encouragement die this matter to which the editorial re·
erty. · be given for the furthering of new en· fers, I have from time to time made
The future demands and the future terprises. It specifically recommended cursory examinations of the problem
will bring about an expansion of the usethe employing of methods for making and find that not only are the facts as
of motor vehicles. Main highways and newsprint from bagasse. As an aid to set out in the editorial true but it is
secondary highways are badly congested, these new industries, the committee true to such an extent that the people
being too narrow, too winding, and anti·recommended · governmental assistance of other nations have resented the atti·
.quated. and encouraged the development of new
. tude of our representatives. in these for-
Our national defense and safety re- plants in the South and suggested giv- eign countries as well as the lavish living
quire a quick and full movement of ing them the benefit of accelerated de- that the Federal employees have tlaunt-
motorized traffic from one end of the preciation for tax purposes. ed before them.
Nation to the other. The Committee on the Judiciary then I, therefore, call upon the appropriate
It demands a uniform and unified sys-took atnrmative steps to impleme.nt its committee of tb,e House of Representa·
tem of four- and six-lane highways. recommendations through the coopera- tives to make a painstaking investigation
Why should not the public that pays tion of the United States Department of of these matters so that no longer will
the tax from motorized traffic then haveCommerce. That agency undertook an the taxpayers of this country have to
intensified program whereby the series
the full benefit and assistance that that underwrite the lavish living, the gross
tax can provide. No one can deny that of pilot plant tests by the Bureau of extravagance and the utter disregard of
Standards was undertaken in order to
the proper source to look to to solve our the feelings of the native citizens that
muddled traffic problems should b~ the ascertain the feasibility from a financial many of our representatives serving in •
manufacturers' excise taxes on automo- and commercial viewpoint of making foreign countries have been responsible
newsprint from sugarcane bagasse: This
bile accessories and the kindred products. for in the past. ·
We need a solution to our road prob- program also explored the obstacles The editorial entitled "It Isn't the
lem. We need a unified traffic system which had militated against newsprint Personnel, It's the Upkeep" is as follows:
throughout the entire country. We must expansion in the United States, inclUd• IT ISN'T THE PERSONNEL, IT' S THE UPKEEP

have Federal aid to all the ·states. ing not only this particular technique The commendable effort now being made
involving bagasse, but many other
This bill grants the needs supplied by in Washington to reduce personnel in the
the agencies that require the needs. . techniques and processes. In the course Foreign service will accomplish only half its
of its study, the Department of Com- purpose if it is not followed prom~tly by a.
Our whole economy and Federa.l de- merce considered all the aspects involved reduction in the extravagant services pro-
fense must have this aid. in the expansion of production such as vided for the personnel. Originally these
It is the only way we can keep America services were furnished at hardship posts
on the move. Speed up and reduce the financing and the amortization. only-in those dreary backwashes of civili-
bottlenecks. This program is continuing at the zation where important and necessary rela-
present moment with a view to develop tions might have to be maintained, but where
The American Trucking Association, potentialities of hard~oods and other United States representatives could not find
through . Walter F. Carey, its president,
materials not as yet used in the manu- the most elementary conveniences available
just the oth.e r day publicly expressed the
facture of newsprint. It is sincerely locally. For a period after Wotld Wa~ II,
emergency of the situation. · ts 'll they were extended to some of the most de-
The American Association of State hoped that these expenmen WI prove sirable and civilized diplomatic posts on
as successful as the initial one. In the
Highway Officials, which is an association earth, with the generous and perhaps neces-
very near future, the Department of sary object of ·keeping large American mis-
made up of 48 State highway depart- Commerce is expected to. render a sions from eating up or using up the limited
ments, the Territorial departments of progress report on its activities ·to the resources of war-torn countries.
Puerto Rico and Hawaii, the District of Judiciary Committee of the House. Here But however honorable its origin, the pro-
Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of is a concrete example whereby an inves- . vision of goods and services to American
Public Roads recently decried the urgentt igation and study by a committee of the military and civilian personnel all over the
need of such a bill as I today present. world has now become a racket. Free serv-
Congress and the cooperation of an ices and plentiful tax-free goods enable
agency of the Government has opened an American representatives abroad to live be-
NEWSPRINT MILL IN LOUISIANA entirely new field for private enterprise. yond anything most of them ever dreamed
·It indicates what can be done through of at home. Three and four servants to the
Mr. REED of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I the joint cooperative efforts ·of Govern· family are not unusual and even the sky-
ask ·unanimous consent to address th~ ment and private industry to expand scraper bachelor apartments, put up at lavish
1570. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE
expense by a beneficent government, are
equipped with maids' rooms. In Britain,
dozens of houses in the $50,000 and $75,000
bracket have been purchased- for the rent-
free accommodation of United States per-
sonnel, and in Germany a whole town was
built to house the "largest embassy on earth"
before the peace treaty was negotiated.
Electric kitchens have been installed in
Nairobi, clubs and bars set up in Tokyo, and
at the Army's big night club in Garmisch,
a movable dance floor, the largest of its kind
1n the world, rolls back to uncover an ice·
rink.
Germany's transportation system seems to
be functioning smoothly and efficiently, but
when the new American High Commissioner
arrived in Bonn this month, he arrived by
special train. It hardly improves matters
for the taxpayers that it was' probably the
same special train that carries Army wives
and High Commission clerks on picnics to
the Bavarian Alps or shopping expeditions
to Hamburg.
For a 3-day NATO conference 1n Rome, 1a
new automobiles were sent from Germany
to take our envoys from their hotels to the
conference rooms. When Seoul was evacu-
ated ·in July 1950 the Embassy staff left be-
hind $100,000 worth of American food, $40,000
worth of liquor, and $22,500 worth of gaso-
line. When a lone point 4 agricultural ex-
pert arrived in Iraq last fall, it was said the
cost of transporting his goods and chattels
would support an Arab village for a year.
Nobody knows what the upkeep of our
foreign service really costs the American
people; it is buried so deep in the military
budget, foreign aid, State Department funds,
and other appropriations that the most in-
defatigable Congressman has never at-
tempted to trace down more than a frac-
tion of it. But if only the more outrageous
items were eliminated, the saving would be
~onsiderable and the overall efficiency of the
service improved.
Nowa ays, when much of our business with
foreign nations could be handled more ex-
peditiously by transoceanic telephone, a
primary object of the foreign service is to
keep the United States in -touch with what
is going on all over the world. This object
will be imperfectly attained as long as we
have little Americas everywhere in which our
personnel is almost as separated from all
conta~t with conditions abroad as if it h!1d
11tayed at home.
SPECIAL ORDER
Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent that the special or-
der I had for tomorrow be vacated and
that it be set for Thursday next.
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
the request of the gentleman . from
Texas?
There was no objection.
PRIVATE CALENDAR
The SPEAKER. This is Private Cal-
endar day. The Clerk wiil call the first
bill- on the Private Calendar.
MR. AND MRS. JOSEPH W.
FURSTENBERG
The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 662)
for the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W.
Furstenberg.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of
the Treasury is hereby authorized and di-
rected to pay, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mi-.
and Mrs. Joseph W. Furstenberg, Toms River,
N. J., the sum of $1,000. The payment of
such sum shall be in full settlement of all
claims of the said Mr. and Mrs. Furstenberg
against ·the United States arising out of the
loss of a registered letter mailed by the said
Mrs. Furstenberg at a United States naval
post office in Argentia, Newfoundland, on
June 28, 1949. The said Mrs. Furstenberg
mailed . such letter, which contained $2,000
in cash, in reliance on the assertion of a
postal employee in such office that registered
mail ~as the safest way to send such money.
Although the declared value of S\lCh letter
was $2,000, and although the said Mrs. Furst-
enberg paid a registration surcharge which
was based on such declared value, the said
Mr. and Mrs. Furstenberg have heretofore
been reimbursed only $1,000, which is the
maximum amount payable under existing law
for the loss of any one piece of registered
mail: Provided, That no part of the amount
appropriated in this act in excess of 10 per-
cent thereof shall be paid or delivered to
or received by any agent or attorney on ac-
count of services rendered in connection with
this claim, and the same shall be unlawful,
any contract to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. Any person violating the provisions of
this act shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
sider was laid on the table.
MRS. MURIEL J. SHINGLER
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 720)
for the relief of Mrs. Muriel J. Shingler,
doing business as Shingler's Hatchery.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of
the Treasury is authorized and directed to
pay, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Muriel J.
Shingler, doing business as Shingler's Hatch-
ery, of 11543 South Paramount Boulevard~
Downey, Calif., the sum of $305.15. Payment
of such sum shall be in full settlement of
all claims of the said Shingler's Hatchery
against the United States for reimbursement
for the loss of approximately 1,795 baby
chicks which were contained in a shipment
of 9,000 ba"!Jy chicks mailed by the said
Shingler's Hatchery on November 30, 1950, at
Downey, Calif., to Peterson Feed & Supply
Co., Tucson, Ariz. Such shipment was not
insured by employees of the Post Office De-
partment although such insurance was
requested by the said Shingler's Hatchery
prior to the time such shipment was made.
Such claims are not cognizable under the
provisions of title 28 of the United States
Code relating to tort claims against the
U:nited States by reas.on of section 2680b
of title 28 of the United· States Code exempt-
ing from such pr"ovisions those claims arising
out of the loss, miscarriage, and negligent
transmission of postal matter. No part of
the amount appropriated in this act in excess
of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or de:.
livered to or received by any agent or at:..
torney on account of services rendered in
connection with this claim, and the same
shall be unlawful, any contract to the con-
trary notwithstanding. Any person violat-
ing the provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any- sum not exceed-
ing $1,000.
The bill .was ordered to be ~ngrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
sider was laid on the table.
Prfarch 3
CHESTER -H. TUCK AND OTHERS -
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 724)
for the relief of Chester H. Tuck, Mary
Elizabeth Fisher, James Thomas Harper,
and Mrs. T. W. Bennett.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc ., That the Secr-e tary of
the Treasury is authorized and directed to
pay, out of any money in the Treasury not·
otherwise appropriated, to Chester H. Tuck,
of Tullahoma, Tenn., the sum of $10,000; to
Mary Elizabeth Fisher, of Tullahoma, Tenn.,
the sum of $10,000; to James Thomas Harper,
of Tullahoma, Tenn., the sum of $1,000; and
to Mrs. T. W. Bennett, of Tullahoma, Tenn.,
the sum of $10,299.50. The payment of such
sums shall be in full settlement of an claims
of the said Chester H , Tuck, Mary Elizabeth
Fisher, and James Thomas Harper against the
United States for personal injuries sustained,
pain and suffering undergone, medical and
hospital expenses incurred, and loss of earn-
ings sustained by . them as the result of an
accident involving an Army truck which oc-
curred at the intersection of South Jackson
and Coolt Streets, in Tullahoma, Tenn., on
March 11, 1944; and in full settlement of all
claims of the said Mrs. T. W. Bennett against
the United States for the death of her minor
daughter Ruth Cleek, who died as a result
of injuries S\.!Stained in such accident, and
for expenses incurred in connection with the
burial of the said Ruth Cleek: Provided, That
no part of the amount appropriated in this
act for the payment of any one claim in
excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid
or delivered to or received by any agent or
attorney on account of services rendered in
connection with such claim, and the same
shall be unl~wful, any contract to the con-
trary notwithstanding. Any person violating
_the provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a mis~emeanor and _upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding $1,000.
With the following committee amend-
ments: ·
Page l, line 8, strike out "$1,000" and
insert "$700."
Page 1, line 10, strike out "$10,299.50" and
insert "$7,299.50." .
The committee amendments were
agreed to.
The bill .was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a ·motion to recon-
sider was laid ·on the table.
MR. AND MRS. THOMAS J. CAMPION
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 726)
for the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Gamoion.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows: .
Be it enacted, etc., That the S-ecretary of
the Treasur·y be, and he is hereby, authorized
and directed to pay, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas J. Campion, of Pottsville,
Pa., the sum of $8,280, in full settlement of
all claims against the United States arising
out of the death of their daughter, Lucy T.
Campion, on March 3, 1945, from injuries
sustained by her in an accident, involving
an Army vehicle, which occurred on the
same dat_e on the Indiantown Gap Military
Reservation, Pa.; the driver of the said Army
vehicle was not acting within the scope of
his employment at the time ·the said acci-
dent occurred: Provided, That no part of the
amount appropriated Jn this act in excess of
10 percent_thereof shall be paid or delivered
to or received by any agent or attorney on
account of services rendered in connection
 1953 CONGRESSIONAL :RECORD- HOUSE
with this claim, and the · same· shall be un-
lawful, any contract to the contrary not-
withstanding. Any person violating the pro~
visions of this act shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
$1,000.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a. motion to recon-
sider was laid on the table.
ALEXANDER A. SENIBALDI
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 739)
for the relief of Alexander A. Senibaldi.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That Alexander A. Seni~
baldi (chief petty officer, U. S. Naval Re-
serve) , Everett, Mass., is hereby relieved of
all liability to refund to the United States
the sum of $624.27. Such sum represents
compensation received by the said ·Alex-
ander A. Senibaldi as an employee of the
United States Post Office, Boston, Mass., dur-
ing the p~riod beginning ,July 16, 1946, and
ending January 2, 1947, while he was also
employed at the Watertown Arsenal ·and was
receiving dual compensation from the United
States at a combined annual rate in excess
of $2,000. In the audit and settlement of
the accounts of any certifying or disbursing
officer of the Unfted States, full credit shall
be given for the amount for which liability
is relieved by this act.
SEc. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is
authorized and directed to pay, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, to the said Alexander A. Senibaldi
an amount equal to the aggregate of the
amounts paid by him, or withheld from sums
otherwise due him, in complete or partial
satisfaction of the claim of the United States
for such refund.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to recon~
sider was laid on the table.
ARTHUR J. BOUCHER
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 834)
for the relief of Arthur J. Boucher.
There being no objection, the Clerk
re3td the bill, ·a s follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That sections 15 to 20,
Inclusive, of the act entitled "An act to pro-
vide compensation for employees of the
United States suffering injuries while in the
performance of their duties, and for ·other
purposes," approved September 7, 1916, as
amended (5 U. S. C. 765-770), are hereby
waived in favor of · Arthur J. Boucher, for
compensation for disability allegedly caused
by his employment as an employee of the
Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston, Mass., in
July 1944, and his claim is authorized and
directed to be considered and acted upon
under the remaining provisions of such act,
as amended, if he files such claim with the
Department of Labor (Bureau of Employees'
Compensation) not later than 6 months after
the date of enactment of this act. No bene~
fits shall accrue by reason of the enactment
of this act for any period prior to the date
of its enactment.
The 'bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third tip}e, was read the third
time, .and passed, and a motion to recon-
sider ·was laid on the table.
MRS. AGNES TURKETT
. ,. The cierk called the bill <H. R. 873)
for the relief of Mrs. Agnes Turkett.
1571
There being no objection, the Clerk There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows: read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary or"
the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized the Treasury is authorized and directed to
and directed to pay, out of any money in the pay, out of any money in the Treasury not
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the otherwise appropriated, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed~
sum of $2,500 to Mrs. Agnes Turkett, of 50 ward Levandoski, Dunkirk, N.Y., the sum of
Lancaster Street, Albany, N. Y., in full set~ $15,000. The payment of such sum shall be·
tlement of all claims against the United . in full settlement of all claims of the said
States for personal injuries sustained as the Mr. and Mrs. Edward Levandoski against the
result of a fall in the post office at Albany, United States arising out of the death of
N.Y., on November 27, 1944: Provided, That their minor daughter, Jean, which occurred
no part of the amount appropriated in this on June 1, 1951, when she fell over a cliff
act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be while running along an unprotected and
paid or delivered to or received by any agent badly eroded path on Coast Guard property
or attorney on account of services rendered adjacent to Point Gratiot Park, a public
in connection with this claim, and the same park and playground in Dunkirk, N. Y.:
shall be unlawful, any contract to the con~ Provided, That no part of the ~mount appro~
trary notwithstanding. Any person violat~ priated in this act in excess of 10 percent
ing the provisions of this act shall be deemed thereof shall be· paid or delivered to or re~
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction ceived by any agent or attorney on account
thereof shall be fined in any sum not ex~ of services rendered in connection with this
ceeding $1,000. claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any
contract to the contrary notwithstanding.
With the following committee amend- Any person violating the provisions of this
ment: act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
Page 1, · line 5, strike out "$2,500" and and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in
insert "$1,000." any sum not exceeding $1,000.
The committee amendment was The bill was ordered to be 'engrossed
agreed to. and read a third time, was read the third
The bill was ordered to be engrossed time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
and read a third time, was read the third sider was laid on the table.
time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
sider was laid on the table.
TRUST ASSOCIATION OF H.
LEILA PARK KEMPNER
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 883) The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 951)
for the relief of Leila Park. for the relief of the Trust Association of
There being no objection, the Clerk H. Kempner. /
read the bill, as follows: There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of
the Treasury is hereby authorized and di~ Be it enacted, etc., That jurisdiction is
rected to pay, out of any money in the Treas~
hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims
ury not otherwise appropriated, to Leila (a) to hear the claims of the Trust Asso-
Park, 1110 South Fifth Street, Waco, Tex., ciation of H. Kempner, of Galveston, Tex .•
the sum of $858.95. The payment of such against the Government of Germany and
sum shall be in full settlement of all claims nationals of Germany for reimbursement for
of the said Leila Park, for reimbursement of losses alleged to have been sustained as a
expenses caused by the negligence of Sgt. result of the sale of certain cotton by such
Eldon R. Ernest, AF 28667575, while driving trust association to certain mills in Ger~
an Air Force truclt on or about March 1, 1952. many during the years 1923 and 1924, and
Sergeant Ernest drove the truck into a 1949 to determine the amounts of any such losses,
Chevrolet club coupe, owned by Leila Park, and (b) to determine the total of the various
while the Chevrolet was parked by the curb~ amounts wrongfully paid out of the Trust
ing on a street in Waco, Tex. Sgt. Eldon R. of Germann and Co. while its property was
Ernest was not acting within the scope of his being administered by the Alien Property
authority at the time of the collision. Custodian.
SEc. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is
With the following committee amend- authorized and directed (a) to credit the
ments: Trust of Germann and Co. with an amount
Page 1, line 6, strike out "$858.95" and equal to any amounts found by the Court
insert "$534.95." of Claims under clause (b) of the first
At the end of the bill add: "Provided, That section of this act to have been wrong-
no part of the amount appropriated in this fully paid out of such trust, and to charge
act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be such sum against the War Claims Fund,
paid or delivered to or received by any agent created by section 13 of the War Claims Act
or attorney on account of services rendered of 1948, or against a~y other funds or prop~
in connection with this claim, and the same erty of the Government of Germany or of
shall be unlawful, any contract to the con~ nationals of Germany in the possession or
trary notwithstanding. Any person violat~ under the control of the Government of
ing the provisions of this act shall be deemed the United States or which may hereafter
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction come into the possession or under the con-
thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceed~ trol of the Government of the United States,
ing $1,000.'' and (b) to pay, to the Trust Association of
H. Kempner, out of such War Claims Fund
The committee amendments were or such other funds, the amounts so credited
agreed to. to the Trust of Germann and Co. and so
The bill was ordered to be engrossed charged against such War Claims Fund or
and read a third time, was read the third such other funds, or so much thereof as
does not exceed the amount of any losses
time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
sider was laid ~n the table. found by the Court of Claims under clause
(a) of the first section of this act to have
,. been sustained by the Trust Association of
MR. AND MRS. EDWARD H. Kempner: Provided, That such payment
LEVANDOSKI shall not be made unless and until such trust
association executes and delivers to the
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 887>
·for the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Levandoski.
said Trust of Germann and Co. a complete
assignment of all claims and demands of
the . said Trust Association of H. Kempner
1572 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-- HOUSH March 3
against the Government of ~rmany and There being no objection, the Clerk HELMUTH WOLF GRUHL
nationals of Germany arising out of the. 1·ead the bill, as follows:
sale of such cotton during the years 1923 The Clerk called tlie bill <H. R. 1334)
and 1924: Provided, That such payment Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary .of for the relief of Helmuth Wolf Gruhl.
shall not be made unless it leaves such War the Treasury is authorized and directed to There being no objection, the Clerk
Claims Fund in a position to discharge all pay, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to the A. C. Israel read the bill, as follows:
payments therefrom authorized and di-
rected to be paid under the War Claims Commodity Co., Inc., New York, N. Y., the Be it enacted, etc., That the managing
Act of 1948. sum of $7,582.57, plus interest on such sum trustee of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors
at the rate of 6 percent per annum for the Insurance Trust Fund is hereby authorized
The bill was ordered to be engrossed period beginning on December 13, 1945, .and and directed to pay, out of such trust fund,
and read a third time, was read the ending on the date of enactment of this act. the sum of $868.5!3 to Helen Mann Gruhl
third time, and passed, and a motion to The payment of such sum shall be in full for the use and benefit of Helmuth Wolf
reconsider was laid on the table. settlement of all claims of the said company Gruhl. Such sum represents the total of
against the United States for reimbursement child's insurance benefits that would have
of the amount paid (under protest) by such . been payable under title II of the Social
THOMAS J. MORRIS company on December 13, 1945, as damages Security Act to Heimuth Wolf Gruhl during
for alleged violation, in connection with the the period December 1942 to February 1947,
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 969) sale by such company of imported chocolate if he had known of the death of his father
for the relief of Thomas J. Morris. bars, of price regulations established by the and had filed timely application for such
There being no objection, the Clerk Office of ·Price Administration: Provided, benefits.
read the bill, as follows: That no part of the amount appropriated
Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof The bill was ord'ered to be engrossed
the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized shall be paid or delivered to or received by and read a third time, was read the third
and directed to pay, out of any money in any agent or attorney on account of services time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, rendered in connection with this claim, and sider was laid on the table.
to Thomas J. Morr.is, of Comanche, Okla., the the same shall be unlawful, any contract
sum of $2,931.50, together with interest to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per-
thereon at the rate of 6 percent per annum son violating the provisions of this act shall JOE BARGAS
from January 1, 1923, until paid in satisfac- be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 1452)
tion of his claim against the United States upon conviction thereof shall be fined in for the relief of Joe Bargas.
for damages sustained by him in May 1922, any sum not exceeding $1,000.
on account of sweetpotato weevil received There being no objection, the Clerk
from an uninspected interstate shipment of With the following committee amend- read the bill, as follows:
sweetpotato plants. ment: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary o!
the Treasury be, and he is hereby, author-
With the following committee amend- Page 1, line 6, after the figures strike out
ized and directed to pay, out of any money
ments: the comma and insert a period. Strike out
e y~rything in lines 7 and 8, and line 9 down
in: the Treasury not otherwise appropriate(!.
Line 6, strike out "$2,931.50, together with to and including the period. - the sum of $1 ,000 to Joe Bargas, of Trinidad,
Interest thereon at the rate of 6 percent per Colo., father of Eddie Bargas, a minor, in full
annum from January 1, 1923, until paid, in The committee amendment was settlement of all claims against the United
satisfaction of his c~im" , and insert in lieu . agreed to. States on account of the death of the said
thereof "$1,500, in full settlement of all Eddie Bargas as a result of injuries sustained
claims." · · The bill was ordered to be engrossed on the United States Post Office grounds at.
At the end of bill add: "Provi ded, That no and read a third time, was read the third Trinidad, Colo., on . July 12, 1950; the claim
part of the amount appropriat;ed in this act time, and passed, and a motion to recon· of the said Joe Bargas is not a claim that
in excess or 10 percent thereof shall be paid sider was laid on the table. is cognizable under the Federal Tort Claims
or delivered to or received by any agent or Act: Prov i ded, That no part of the amount .
attorney on account of services rendered in appropriated in this act in excess of 10 per-
connection with this claim, and the same cent thereof shall be paid or delivered to
shall be unlawful, any contract to the con- MRS. KATHERINE L. SEWELL or received by . any agent or attorney on
trary notwithstanding. Any person violating The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 1331) account of services rendered in connection
the provisions of this act shall be deemed for the relief of Mrs. Katherine L. Sewell. with this claim, and the same shall be un-
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction lawful, any contract to the contrary not-
thei:eof shall be fined in any sum not ex- There being no objection, the Clerk withstanding. Any person violating the pro-
ceeding $1,000." read the bill, as follows: visions of this act shall be deemed guilty
it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
The committee amendments were theBeTreasury is authorized and directed to thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceed-
agreed to. pay, out of any money in the Treasury not ing $1,000.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Katherine
and read &. third time, was read the third L. Sewell the sum of $40,000. The payment The bill was ordered to be engrossed
time, and passed, and a motion to recon- of such sum shall be in full settlement of all and read a third time, was read the third
sider was laid on the table. claims of the said Mrs. Katherine L. Sewell time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
aga inst the United States on account of per- sider-was laid on the table.
sonal injuries sustained by her when the
DASON EQUIPMENT CORP. automobile in which she was - riding was
- The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 1133) ' struck by a Government vehicle on Okinawa ·HAROLD JOE DAVIS
for the relief of the Dason Equipment Island, on April 3, 1949: Provided, That no
part of the amount appropriated in this The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 1460)
Corp. act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be for the relief of Harold Joe Davis.
There being no objection, the Clerk paid or delivered to or received by any agent There being no objection,. the Clerk
read the bill, as follows: or attorney on account of services rendered read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That the Dason Equip- in connection with this claim, and the same Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of
ment Corp., of Brooklyn, N. Y., is relieved shall be unlawful, any contract to the con- the Treasury is authorized and directed to
of any liability to pay all, or any part of trary notwithstanding. Any person violating pay, out of any money in the Treasury not
the sum of $7,005.75 claimed by the United the provisions of thl.s act shall be deemed otherwise appropriated, to Harold Joe Davis,
States as liquidated damages under contract guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic- Tulsa, Okla., the sum of $1~ , 748. The pay-
W 11-183-qm-8160, dated June 23, 1949, since tion thereof shall be fined in any sum· not ment of such sum shall be in full settle-
the nonperformance of the contract resulted exceeding $1,000. ment of all claims of the said Harold Joe
in an eventual saving to the United States. Davrs against the United States arising out
With the following committee amend- of the permanent injuries he sustained, as
The bill was ordered to be engrossed ment. a civilian, while serving in line of duty under
and read a third time, was read the third Page 1, line 6, strike out "$40,000", and in-' orders· of the United States Navy· as fire chief
ti~e. and passed, and a motion to recon..: sert in lieu thereof "$10,000." of the United States Naval Air Station, Dutch
sider was laid on the table. Harbor, Alaska, during· enemy air attacks
The committee amendment was agreed which occurred on June 3 and 4, 1942: Pro-
to. vided, That no part of the amount appropri-
A. C. ISRAEL COMMODITY CO., INC. · The bill was ordered to be engrossed ated in this act in excess of 10 percent there-
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 1194) and read a third time, was read the third of shall be paid or delivered to or received
for the relief of the A. C. Israel Com- by any agent or attorney ori account of serv-
time, and passed, and a motion to recon- ices rendered in connection with this claim
modity Co., Inc. · sider was laid on the table. and the same shall be unlawful, ~my contract
1953 ·. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE
to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per-
son violating the provisions of this act shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding $1,000.
With the following committee amend-
ment:
Page 1, line 6, strike out "$16,748" and
insert in lieu thereof "$10,000."
The committee amendment was agreed
to.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
sider was laid on the table.
KENNETH McRIGHT
The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 1461)
for the relief of Kenneth McRight. ~
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of
the Treasury is authorized and directed to
pay, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to Kenneth McRight,
Henryetta, Okla., the sum of $10,000. The
payment of such-sum shall be in full settle~
ment of all claims of the said Kenneth Mc-
Right against the United States arising out
of the permanent injuries sustained by him
in Dallas, Tex., on April 13, 1950, when he
was shot by an insane member of the United
States Army: P-rovided, Thaj; _po pf).r~ of . the
amount appropriated in this act in excess of
10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered
to or received by any agent or attorney on
account of services rendered in connection
with this claim, and the saine shall be un-
lawful, any contract to the contrary not-
withstanding. Any person violating the pro-
visions of this act shall be deemed gull ty of
a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
$1,000.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
sider was laid on the table.
ESTATE OF RENE WEn.
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 1632)
for the relief of the estate of Rene Weil.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of
the Treasury is authorized and directed to
pay, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to the estate o{ Rene
Well, late of New York, N. Y., the sum of
$2,927.23, together with interest compounded
at the rate of 6 percent per annum from
February 1, 1944. The payment of such sum
shall be in full settlement of all claims of
such estate against the United States for
refund of overpayments in Federal estate tax
which were made, on July 30, 1943, and F'eb-
ruary 1, 1944, as a result of the fact that
certain Federal and State income tax pay-
_nients had not been dedpcted from the valu~
of the gross estate as provided by section
812 (b) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
No part of the amount appropriated in this
act in excess of 10 percent thereof' shall
be paid or delivered to or received by any
agent or attorney on account of services
rendered in connection with this claim, and
the same shall be unlawful, any contract
to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per-
son violating the provisions of this act shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding $1,000.
With the following committee amend-
ment:
Page 1, line 6, after the figures strike out
... together with interest compounded at
the rate of 6 percent per annum from Febru-
ary 1, 1944."
The committee amendment was agreed
to.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
sider was laid on the table.
MRS. SYLVIA SIMONSON
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 1636)
for the relief of Mrs. Sylvia Simonson.
There being no objection, _the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That :the Secretary of
the Treasury be, and he is hereby, author-
ized and directed to pay, out of any mo~ey
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
the sum of $10,000 to Mrs. Eylvia Simonson,
of South 809 Freya Street, Spokane, Wash.,
in full settlement of all claims against the
United States for personal injuries arid med-
ical and hospital expenses sustained as a
r c;.::ult of an accident while directly serving
the Armed Forces as an instructor pilot tor
the training school rendering training in:.
struction to the 319th College Training· De-
tachment, Pullman, Wash., on December 28,
1943: Provided, That no part of the amount
appropriated in this act in excess of 10 per-
cent thereof shall be paid or delivered ..to
or received by any agent or attorney on
account of services rendered in connection
with this claim, and the same shall be un-
lawful, any contract to the contrary notwith-
standing. Any person violating the_ provi-
sions or j;his act shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
$1,000.
With the following committee amend-
ment:
Page 1, line 5, strike out "$10,000", and
'insert in lieu thereof "$5,000."
The committee amendment was agreed
to.
· The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the
third time, and passed, and a motion
to reconsider was la~d on the table.
FRANKLIN JIM
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 1883)
for .the relief of Franklin Jim.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of
the Treasury be, and hereby is, authorized
and. directed to pay, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
Phillip Jim and Ella Jim, 'as legal guardians
of the person and estate of Franklin Jim, a
minor full-blood Pawnee Indian, the sum
of $5,000. such sum shall be in full settle-
ment of all claims against the United States
arising from injury to his left hand on
October 10, 1945, which was caught in the
presses of a sorghum mill being used on the
grounds of the Pawnee Indian School near
Pawnee, Okla., during a period when he was
a student at said school, was 13 years of age,
and was assigned the task of attending said
sorghum mill by the school authorities, who
were employees of the United States: Pro-
vided, That ·no part of the amount appro-
priated in this act in excess of 10 percent
thereof shall be paid or delivered to or re-
1573
ceived by any agent or agents, attorney or
attorneys, on account of services rendered in
connection with this claim. It shall be un-
lawful for any agent or agents, attorney or
attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or re-
ceive any sum of money appropriated in this
act in excess of 10 percent thereof on ac-
count of services rendered in connection with
said claim, any contract to the contrary not_-
withstanding. Any person violating the pro-
visions of this act shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
$1,000.
With the following committee amend-
ment:
. Page 1, line 5, after the word "to", strike
out the balance of line 5 and all of line 6
ending with the word ''estate" and insert
"the legal guardian."
The committee amendment was
agreed to.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed.
The title was amended so as to read:
"A bill for the relief of the legal guardian
of Franklin Jim, a minor."
A Ihbtion to reconsider was laid on the
table. ·>
WILLIAM KIPF AND DAROLD D.
SELK
The Clerk called the bill (H. R; 2023)
for the relief of William Kipf and Darold
D. Selk.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of
the Treasury is authorized and directed to
pay, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, ( 1) to William Kipf,
Lincoln,' Nebr., a sum (not to exceed $195.96)
sufficient to satisfy the judgment and court
costs recovered by him against Darold D.
Selk, Lincoln, Nebr., on October 24, 1951, in
the United States District , Court at Lincoln,
Nebr., and (2) to the said Darold D. Selk, a
sum equal to $195.96 less the amount paid
by the Secretary of the Treasury under clause
( 1), but in no case to exceed the total amount
which may have been paid by the said
Darold D. Selk in partial or full satisfaction
of such judgment and court costs. The pay-
ment of the sum specified in clause ( 1) shall
be in full settlement of all claims of the said
William Kipf against the United States and
the said Darold D. Selk arising out of an
accident which occurred in Lincoln, Nebr., ·
on January 27, 1950, and which involved a
mail truck being operated by the said Darold
D. Selk as an employee of the United States
postal service. The payment of the sum
specified in clause (2) shall be in full settle-
ment of all claims of the said Darold D. Selk
against the United States for inaemnification
for losses he suffered by reason of the judg-
ment and court cost~ recovered against him
as a result of such accident. No part of ·the
amount appropriated in tbis act in excess
of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or de-
livered to or received by any agent or at-
torney on account of services rendered in
connection with this claim, and the same
shall be unlawful, any contract to the con-
trary notwithstanding. Any person violat-
ing the provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not. exceed-
ing $1,000. ·
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to re-
consider was laid on the table.
1574 ·CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE
COLUMBIA BASIN ORCHARD ET AL.
· The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 2033 f
to confer jurisdiction upon the Court of
Claims to hear, determine, and render
judgment upon certain claims of the
Columbia Basin Orchard, the Seattle
Association of Credit Men, and the Per-
ham Fruit Corp.
· There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, .etc., That jurisdict~on is
hereby conferred upon the court of Claims,
notwithstanding the lapse of time or any
provision of law to the contrary, to hear,
determine, and render judgment upon all
claims of the Columbia Basin Orchard, the
Seattle Association of Credit Men, and the
Perham Fruit Corp. (all corporations of
Washington) against the United States aris-
ing Ol.Jt of the flooding, during the period
beginning June 1, 1939, and ending April
30, 1940, of certain real property owned by
the- said Columbia Basin Orehard in Grant
County, Wash., insofar as such flooding was
the result of certain drilling operations car-
rled out by the Bureau of Reclamation in
the coursE: of its investigations preliminary
to the construction of a dam and an equaliz-
ing reservoir in the Grand Coulee.
SEC. 2. All claims against the United States
within the purview of the first section of
this act shall be forever barred unless action.
is begun thereon within 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this act.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motior: to recon-
sider was laid on the table.
COL. HARRY F. CUNNINGHAM
. The Clerk called the bill . <H. R. 2158)
for the relief of Col. Harry F. Cunning-
ham. · first year that such quota is available.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, · as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That the Attorney Gen-
eral is authorized and directed to treat the
claim of Col. Harry F. Cunningham against
the German Government, which was filed
with the office of the Alien Property Custo-
dian on September 26, 1947 (claim No.
16224) under section 32 of the Trading With
the Enemy Act, as amended (50 U.S. C. App.
32), as though the architectural services on
which such claim is based gave rise to a lien
interest in the property in connection with
which such services were performed and
such interest was the basis for a valid title
claim ·under such section of such act.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
sider was laid on the table.
LOUIS A. SCHAFER
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 2169)
for the relief of Louis A. Schafer.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That sections ' 15
through 20 of the Federal Employees' Com-
pensation Act, as amended, are hereby
waived in favor of Louis A. Schafer, of La
Fayette, Ind.; and his claim for compensa-
tion for disability resulting from an injury
alleged to have been sustaind by -him on or
about October 30, 1943, while _ in the per-
t;ormance o! his duties as a blacksmith at the
former United States Navy Yard at Pearl
Harbor, T. H ., shall be acted upon under the
remaining provisions of such act it he files
such -claim with the Bureau of Employees'
Compensation, United States Department Of
March 3
Labor, not later than -60 days after the date CHARLES· H. LIN, ALSO ' KNOWN: AS
of the enactment of this act. . LIN CHAO HSI
The bill was ordered to be engrossed The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 960)
and read a third time; was read the for the relief of Charles H. Lin, also
third time, and passed, and a motion to known as Lin Chao Hsi.
reconsider was laid on the table; There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
IDSAMI YOSHIDA Be it enacted, etc., That, for the purposes-
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 759) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
for the relief of Hisami Yoshida. Charles H. Lin (also known as Lin Chao
There being no objection, the Clerk Hsi) shall be held and considered to have
been lawfully admitted to the United States
read the bill, as follows: for permanent residence as of the date of the
Be it enacted, etc., That, for the purposes enactment of this act, upon payment of the
of sections 101 (a) (27) (A) and 205 of the required visa fee. Upon the granting of
Immigration and Nationality Act, the minor permanent residence to such alien as pro-
child, Hisami Yoshida, shall be held and con- vided for in .this act, the Secretary of State
sidered to be• the natural-born alien child shall instruct the proper quota-control offi-
of M. Sgt. and Mrs. Roy Martin Siegert, cer to deduct one number from the appro-
citizens of the United States. priate quota from the first year that such
quota is available.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the . The bill was ordered to be engrossed
third time, and passed, and a motion to and read a third time, was read the third
reconsider was laid on the table. time, and passed, and a motion ·to recon-
sider was laid on the table.
ASPASIA VEZERTZI
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 886) MARGARET CELIKCAN
for the relief of Aspasia Vezertzi.
, The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 973)
There being no objection, the Clerk for the relief of Margaret Celikcan.
read the bill, as follows: There being no objection, the Clerk
Be it enacted, etc., That, for the purpm:~es read the bill, as follows:
of the immigration and naturalization laws,
the alien Aspasia Vezertzi shall be held and Be .it enacted, etc., That, for the purposes
considered to have been lawfully adi_Il~tted . of the immigration and naturalization laws,
to the United States for permanent residence Margaret Celikcan shall be held and con-
as of the date of enactment of this act, upon sidered to have been lawfully admitted to
payment of the required visa fee and head the United States for permanent residence
tax. Upon the granting of permanent resi- as of the date of the enactment of this act,
dence to such alien as provided for in this upon the payment of the required visa fee
.act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the ~nd head tax. Upon the granting of per-
proper quota-control officer to deduct one manent residence to such alien as provided
number from the appropriate quota for the for in this act, the Secretary of State shall
instruct the proper quota-control officer to
deduct one number from the number of dis-
With the following committee amend- placed persons who shall be granted the sta-
ment: tus of permanent residence pursuant to sec-
tion 4 of the Displaced Persons Act, as
Strike out all after the enacting clause and amended (62 Stat. 1011; 64 Stat. 219; 50 U.
insert "That, for the purposes of the :un- S. C. App. 1953).
migration and Nationality Act, Aspasia Ve-
zertzi shall be held and considered to have :With the .following committee amend-
been lawfully admitted to the United States ment:
for permanent residence as of the date ef
the enactment of this act upon payment of Strike out all after the enacting clause and
the required visa fee. Upon the granting of insert "That, for the purposes cif the Immi-
permanent residence to such alien as pro- gration and Nationality Act, Margaret Celik-
vided for in this act, the Secretary of State can shall be held and considered to have
shall instruct the proper quota-control officer been lawfully admitted to the United States
to deduct one number from the appropriate for permanent residence as of the date of the
quota for the first year that such quota is enactment of this -act upon payment of the
available." · required visa fee. Upon the granting of per-
manent residence to such alien as provided
The committee amendment was for in this act, the Secretary of State shall
agreed to. Instruct the proper quota-control officer to
The bill was ordered to be engrossed deduct one number from the appropriate
and read a third time, was read the available."quot.a for the first year that such quota is
third time, and passed, and a motion to
reconsider was laid on the table. The committee amendment was
agreed to.
The bill was ordered to be · engrossed
EDITH MARIE PAULSEN
and read a third time, was read the third
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 861) time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
for the relief of Edith Marie Paulsen. ~ider was laid on the table.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
-Be it enacted, etc., That, for the purposes MRS. HELGA JOSEFA WILEY
of sections 101 (a) (27) (A) and 205 of the The Clerk caned the bill <H. R. 1193)
Immigration and Nationality Act, the minor for the relief of Mrs. Helga Josefa Wiley.
child, Edith Marie Paulsen, shall be held and
considered to be the natural-born alien child There being no objection, the · Clerk
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Paulsen, citizens read the bill, as follows:
of the United States. Be it enacted, etc., That, in the adminis-
tration of the immigration laws, the provi-
The bill was ordered to be engrossed sions of the 11th category of section 3 of the
and read a ~ird time, was read the third Immigration Act of 1917, as amended (8
time, and passed; and a motion to· recon- U. S. C., sec. 136 (e) ) , shall not hereafter·
sider was laid on the table. apply to Mrs. Helga Josefa Wiley, German
1953 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 1575
wife of Harold Wiley, a United States citizen A motion· to reconsider was laid on the Mr. GRAHAM. I ask unanimous con-
and member of the United States Armed table. sent to make a statement, Mr. Speaker,
Forces, with respect to any conviction or · because this is a matter that will be com-
admission of the commission of any crime
in her case of which the Department of State YEE KEE LAM ing up right along.
or the Department of Justice has knowledge The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 1794) The SPEAKER. The Chair would
on the date of enactment of this act. rather conform to the rules governing
for the relief of Yee Kee Lam. the Private Calendar. The gentleman
With the following committee amend- There being no objection, the Clerk can get a minute after call of the cal-
ment: read the bill, as follows:_ endar is completed.
Strike out all after the enacting clause and Be it enacted, etc., That, for the purposes Is there objection to the request of the
insert in lieu thereof the following: "That, of the Immigration and Nationality Act, gentleman from Alabama that the bill be
notwithstanding the provisions of section 212 Yee Kee Lam shall be held and considered
to have been lawfully admitted to the United passed over without prejudice?
(a) (9) of the Immigration and Nationality There was no objection.
Act, Mrs. Helga Josefa Wiley may be admitted States for permanent residence as of the d ate
to the United States for permanent residence of the enactment of this act upon payment
if she is found to be otherwise admissible of the required visa fee. Upon the granting
under the provisions of that act: Provided, of permanent residence to such alien as FRED B. NISWONGER
That this exemption shall apply only to a provided for this act, the Secretary of State The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 2366)'
ground for exclusion of which the Depart- shall instruct the proper quota-control for the relief of Fred B. Niswonger. ·
ment of State or the Department of Justice officer to deduct one number from the ap- There being no objection, the Clerk
had knowledge prior to the enactment of this propriate quota for the first year that such
quota is available. read the bill, as follows:
act."
Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of
The committee amendment was agreed The bill was ordered to be engrossed the Treasury is authorized and directed to
to. and read a third time, was read the third pay, out of any money in the Treasury not
The bill was ordered to . be engrossed time, and passed, and a motion to recon- otherwise appropriated, to Fred B. Niswonger,
and read a third time, was read the third sider was laid on the table. of Weed, Calif., tne sum of $966.64. The
payment of such sum shall be in full settle-
time, and passed, and a motion to recon- ment of all claims of the said Fred B. Nis-
sider was laid on the table. wonger against the United States for reim- .
JACK KAMAL SAMHAT bursement for the loss of. salary which he
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 1895) su~tained, for the period beginning February
ROSE MARTIN for the relief of Jack Kamal Samhat. 1, 1946, and ending May 31, 1946, as a result
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 1362) There being no objection, the Clerk of not being restored to his former position
for the relief of Rose Martin. read the bill, as follows: of postal clerk in the United States post of-
There being no objection, the Clerk fice at Weed, Calif, immediately following
Be it enacted, etc., That, for the purposes his honorable discharge from the Army on
read the bill, as follows: of sections 4 (a) and 9 of the . Immigration January· 31, 1946. The said Fred B. Nis-
Be it enacted, etc., That, for the purposes Act of 1924, as amended, the minor child, wonger was subsequently restored to such
of section 4 (a) and 9 of the Immigration Jack Kamal Samhat, shall be held and con- position pursuant to order of the Civil Serv-
Act of 1924, as amended, the minor child, sidered to be the natural-born alien child ice Commission: P1"tJVided, That no part of
Rose Martin, shall be held and considered to of Robert. Charles Phillips, a citizen of the the amount appropriated in this act in ex-
be the natural-born alien child of Col. and United States. cess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or
Mrs. L. A. Burbank, citizens of the United With the following committee amend- delivered to or received by any agent or at-
States. torney on account of services rendered in
ment: connection with this claim, and the same
With the following committee amend- Strike out all after the enacting clause sllall be unlawful, any contract to the con-
ment: and insert in lieu thereof the following: trary notwithstanding. Any person violating
Strike out ·a n after the enacting clause and "That, for the purposes of the Immigration the provisions of this act shall be deemed
Insert in lieu thereof the following: "That, and Nationality Act, Jack Kamal Samhat guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
for the purposes of sections 101 (a) (27) (a) shall be held and considered to have been thereof shall be fined in any sum not ex-
and 205 of the Immigration and Nationality lawfully admitteQ. to the United States for ceeding $1,000.
Act, the minor child, Rose Martin, shall be permanent residence as of the date of the
held and considered to be the natural-born enactment of this act upon payment of the The bill was ordered to be engrossed
.alien child of Col. and· Mrs. L. A. Burbank, required visa fee. Upon the granting of per- and read a third time, was read the third
citizens of the United States." man'ent residence to such alien as provided time, and passed, and a motion to recon•
for in this act, the Secretary of State shall sider was laid on the table.
The committee amendment was agreed instruct the proper quota-control officer to
to. deduct one number from the appropriate
The bill was ordered to be engrossed quota for the first year that such quota is WINIFRED A. HUNTER
and read a third time, was read the third available."
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 2381):1
time, and passed, and a motion to recon- The committee amendment was for the relief of Winifred A. Hunter.
sider was laid on the table. agreed to. There being no objection, the Clerk
The bill was ordered to be engrossed read the bill, as follows:
.and read a third time, was read the third Be it enacted, etc., Tllat the Secretary of
MRS. JAMES W. TUTEN, JR. ti!"l.e, ·and passed, and a motion to recon- the Treasury is authorized and directed to
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 1451) sider was laid on the table. pay, out of any money in the Treasury not
for the relief of Mrs. James W. Tuten, Jr. otherwise appropriated, to Winifred A. Hunt- ·
There being no objection, the Clerk er, of San Antonio, Tex., the sum of $16,106. I
read the bill, as follows: GRANTING STATUS OF PERMANENT The payment of such sum shall be in full
RESIDENCE TO CERTAIN ALIENS settlement of all claims of the said Winifred
Be it enacted, etc., That, notwithstanding A. Hunter against the United States for re- ;
the provision of section 212 (a) (9) of the The Clerk called House Concurrent imbursement for damage to her personal and ,
Immigration and Nationality Act, Mrs. James Resolution 29, favoring the granting of household effects sometime between Decem-
W. TUten, Jr., may be admitted to the the status of permanent residence to ber 7, 1946, and March 7, 1947, at Bilbao, ;
United States for permanent residence if Spain. Such damage was incurred when the
she is found to be otherwise admissible certain aliens. said Winifred A. Hunter, while employed as a.
under the provisions of that act; Provided, Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. Speaker, I ask clerk in the Foreign Service of the Depart-
That this exemption shall apply only to a unanimous consent that this resolution ment of State, was transferred from the
ground for exclusion of which the Depart- may be passed over without prejudice. American Embassy at Managua, Nicaragua.,
ment of State or the Department of Justice Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, I will to the American Embassy at Madrid, Spain:
have knowledge prior to the enactment of not object, but as chairman of the sub- Provided, That no part of the amount ap•
this act. propriated in this act in excess of 10 percent
committee handling immigration and
The bill was ordered to be engrossed naturalization cases, I desire to make a thereof shall be paid or delivered to or re-
and read a third time, was read the third · short statement at this time. ceived by any agent or attorney on account
or services rendered in connection with this
time and passed. The SPEAKER. The gentleman can- claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any
The title was amended so as to read: not do that on the Private Calendar; contract to the contrary notwithstanding.
''A bill for the relief of Mrs. James M. reservations of objection are not per- Any person violating the provisions of this
Tuten, Jr." · mitted. act shall be deemed gull ty of a misd~meanor~
1576 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding $1,000.
With the following committee amend-
ment:
Page 1, line 6, s"trike out "$16,106" and
insert "$6,500."
The committee amendment was agreed
to. . for the relief of Ruth D. Crunk.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
t ime, and passed, and a motion to re-
.consider was laid on the table.
M. NEIL ANDREWS
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 2386)
for the relief of M. Neil Andrews.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc ., That, notwithstand-
ing section 1204 of the General Appropriation
Act, 1951, or any other provision of law,
there shall be paid out of any appropriation
available for payment of salaries of judges
of the district courts of the United States,
to M. Neil Andrews a su..m representing the
· salary of a judge of a district court of the
United States for the period which the said
M . Neil Andrews served a s district judge for
the northern district of Georgia after August
9, 1950: Prov ided, That no part of the
amount appropriated in this act in excess
of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or deliv-
ered to or received by any agent or agents,
attorney or attorneys, on account of services
rendered in connection with said claim. It
shall be unlawful for any agent or agents,
attorney or attorneys, to ' exact, collect, with-
hold, or receive any sum of the amount
appropriated in this act in excess of 10 per-
cent thereof on account of services rehdered
in connection with said claim, any contract
to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per-
son violating the provisions of this act shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding $1,000.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
sider was laid on the table.
KENNETH CECIL
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 2398)
for the relief of Kenneth Cecil.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That notwithstanding
the provision s and limitations of sect ions
15 to 20, both inclusive, of the act entitled
~'An act to provide compensat ion for em-
ployees of the United States suffering injur-
ies while in the performa nce of their duties,
and for other purposes," approved Septem-
ber 7, 1916, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 ed.,
title 5, sees. 765- 770 ), the Labor Depart-
ment (Bureau of Employees' Compensa-
tion) is hereby authorized and directed to
receive and consider, when filed, the claim of
Kenneth Cecil, of Evansville, Ind., for com-
pensation under such act, within 6 mont hs
from the date of enactment of this act, on
account of personal injuries alleged to have
been sustained by him in the month of Jan-
uary 1936, while in the performance of his
duty as a census enumerator in Evansville,
Ind.; and the Bureau, after such considera-
tion of such claim, shall determine and make
findings of fact thereon and make an award
!or payment of compensation to· Kenneth
Cecil, provided for in such act of September
7, 1916, as amended: Provided, That no bene-
tits shall accrue prior to the enactment o:f
this act.
March 3
The bill was ordered to be. engrossed EMMET WOOD AND VIOLA WOOD
and read a third time, was read the third The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 259_3) ·
time, and pass~d. and a motion to recon- for the relief of Emmet Wood and Viola
sider was laid on the table. Wood.
There being no objection, the Clerk
RUTH D. CRUNK read the bill,. as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 2420) the Treasury is authorized and directed to
pay, out of any money in the Treasury not
There being no objection, the Clerk otherwise appropriated, to Emmet Wood
read the bill, as follows: and his wife, Viola · wood, jointly, the sum
Be in enacted, etc., Tha t the Secretary of of $3,239 .10. The payment of such suni shall
the Treasury is authorized and directed to be in full settlement of all claims of the
pay, out of any money in the Treasury not said Emmet Wood and Viola Wood against
otherwise appropriated, to Ruth D . .Crunk, the United States . arising out of injuries
widow of Tim D. Crunk, the sum of $5,000. sustained by them when the vehicle in which
The payment of such sum shall be in full they were passengers was struck by a War
sett lement of all claims of the said Ruth D. Department truck at Monterey, Calif., on
Crunk against the United States for the December 25, 1941: Provided, That no part
death of her husband on January 22, 1944, of the amount appropriated in this act in
as the result of burns sustained in a fire at · excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid
the Evans Hall housing project, Evansville, or delivered to or received by any agent or
Ind., which was under the supervision and attorney on account of services rendered in
management of the National Housing Agency, connection with this claim, and the same
the United States Court of Claims ( congres- shall be unlawful, any contract to the con-
sional No. 17857, decided April 3, 1951, pur- trary notwithstanding. Any person violating
suant to S. Res. 268, 81st Cong.) having found the provisions of this act shall .be deemed
that the United States was negligent in fail- guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
ing to enforce its safety regulations, and that thereof shall be fined in any sum not ex-
such failure was the proximate cause of such ceeding $1,000. ·
fire: Provided, That no part of the amount
appropriated in this act in excess of 10 per- The bill was ordered to be engrossed
cent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or and read a third time, was read the
received by any agent or attorney on account third time, and passed, and a motion
of services rendered in connection with this ·to reconsider was laid on the table.
claim, and the same shall be unlawful , any
contract to the contrary notwithstanding.
~ CLIFFORD ROBINSON
Any person violating the provisions of this
act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 2607)
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined for the relief of Clifford Robinson.
in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
There being no objection, the Clerk
The bill was ordered to be engrossed read the bill, as follows:
and read a third time, was read the third Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of
t ime, and passed, and a motion to recon- the Treasury is authorized and directed to
sider was laid on the table. pay, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to Clifford Robinson,
Cleveland, Ohio, the sum of $137.71. Such
LEGAL GUARDIAN OF RA"\'MONO sum represents the amount of the judgment
GIBSON, A MINOR and costs for which the said Clifford Robin-
son was held liable on January 24, 1952, in
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 2433) a civil action in the municipal court of
for the relief of the legal guardian of Cleveland, as the result of an accident which
Raymond Gibson, a m inor. O.!curred near the intersection of Chester
There being no objection, the Clerl{ Avenue and 36th Street in Cleveland on
read the bill, as follows: March 19, 1951, and which involved a United
States mail truck being driven by the said
Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of Clifford Robinson , a letter . carrier in the
t h e Treasury is authorized and directed to United States Post Office, Cleveland, Ohio.
pay, out of any money in the Treasury not Such sum shall be paid only on condition
otherwise appropriated, to the legal guardian that the said Clifford Robinson shall use
of Raymond Gibson, a minor, of Lakeland, such sum, or so much thereof as may be
Md., the sum of $1,000, in full settlement of necessary, to pay such judgment and costs
all claims against the Unit ed States on ac- in full: Provi d ed, That no part of the amount
count of the personal injuries sustained by appropriated in this act in excess of 10
the said R a ymond Gibson, the pain and suf- percent thereof shall be paid or delivered
fering undergone by him, the medical and to or received by any agent or attorney on
hospital expenses incurred for his treatment, account of services rendered in connection
and the damage caused to his bicycle, · as the with this claim, and the same shall be un-
result of an accident involving an Army lawful, any contract to the contrary not-
vehicle, which occurred a t the intersection withstanding. Any person violating the pro-
of Lakeland Road and 55th Street, in Lake- visions of this act shall be deemed guilty of
land, Md. , on May 7, 1949; the driver of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
the said Army vehicle was not acting within shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
the scope of his employment at the time the $1,000.
said accident occurred: Provided, That no
part of the amount appropriated in this act The bill was ordered to be engrossed
in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid and read a third time, was read the third
or delivered to or received by any. agent or time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
attorney on account of services rendered in
connection with this claim, and th~ same sider was laid on the table.
shall be unlawful, any contract to the con- .
trary notwit hstanding. Any person violat- JULIO MERCADO TOLEDO
ing the provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic- The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 2615)
tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not for the relief of Julio Mercado Toledo.
exceeding $1,000. There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
The bill was ordered to be engrossed Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of
and read a third time, was read the third the Treasury is authorized and directed to
time, and passed, and a motion to recon- pay, out of any money in the Treasury not
sider was laid on the table. otherwise appropriated, the sum of $2,060
1953 . CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-
to Julio Mercado Toledo, ·who was Injured
on March 9, 1944, when struck by a United
States Army truck, in Ponce, P. R. The pay-
ment of such sum shall be in full settle-
ment of all claims _ against the United
States on account of such accident: Pro-
vided, Tha,t no part of tne amount appro-
priated in this act in excess of 10 percent
thereof shall be paid or delivered to or re-
ceived by any agent "Dr attorney on account
of services rendered in connection with this
claim and .the same shall be unlawful, any
contract to the contrary notwithstanding.
Any person violating the provisions of this
act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
in · any sum not exceeding $1,000.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
sider was laid on the table. · Rivera, of La Paz, Bolivia, widow of . Col.
SANTOS SANABRIA ALVAREZ
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 2618)
for the relief of Santos Sanabria Alvarez.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill~ as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of
the Treasury is authorized and directed to
pay, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of $5,000 to
Santos Sanabria Alvarez, ·who was injured
on December 1, "1940, when struck in Agua-
dilla, P. R., by a United States Army truck. ·
The payment of such sum shall be in full
set tlement of all claims against the United
States on account of such accident: Pro-
v i d ed, That no part of the amount appro-
priated in this act in excess of 10 percent
thereof shall be paid or delivered to or re-
ceived by any agent or attorney on account
of services rendered in connection with this
claim and the same shall be unlawful, any
contract to the contrary notwithstanding.
~ny person violating the provisions of this
act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a .third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
sider was laid on the table.
DONALD JAMES DARMODY
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 2645)
for the relief of Donald James Darmody.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc ., That the .Secretary of
the Treasury is authorized and directed to
pay, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to Donald James
Darmody, St. Paul, Minn., the sum of $427.82.
The payment of such sum shall be in full
settlement of all claims of the said Donald
James Darmody against the United States
arising out of personal injuries and property
damage sustained by him on February 1,
1950, when his car, while legally parked near
the intersection of East Seventh Street and
Maria Avenue in St. Paul, was struck by an
Army vehicle being operated by an enlisted
man of the Army. The Department of the
Army, on August 28, 1950, disallowed· such
claim on the ground that the operator of
th~ Army vehicle was not acting within the
scope of. his employment at the time of the
accident, and the Under Secretary of the
Army, on December 8, 1950, sustained such
disallowance on the same ground: Provided,
That no part of the amount appropriated in
this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall
be paid or delivered to or received by any
agent or attorney on account of services
rendered in connection with this claim, and
the same shall be unlawful, any contract to
the contrary notwithstanding. Any person
- HOUSE
violating the provlsions of this act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor ;:~ond upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding $1,000. · The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the
third time, and passed, and a motion
to reconsider was laid on the table.
MRS. JUAN ANTONIO RIVERA ET AL.
The Clerk called the bill <H. R. 2660)
for the relief of Mrs. Juan Antonio
Rivera, Mrs. Raul Valle Antelo, Mrs.
Jorge Diaz Romera, Mrs. Otto Resse, and
Mrs. Hugo Soria.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That Mrs. Juan Antonio
Juan Antonio Rivera; Mrs. Raul Valle An-
telo, of La Paz, Bolivia, widow of maj. Raul
Valle Autelo; Mrs. Jorge Diaz Romero, of La
Paz, Bolivia, widow of Maj. Jorge Diaz Ro-
mero; Mrs. Otto Resse, of La Paz, Bolivia,
widow of Maj. Otto Resse, and Mrs. Hugo
Soria, of La Paz, Bolivia, widow of Maj.
Hugo Soria, are authorized to present their
claims against the United States on account
of the deaths of Col. Juan Antonio Rivera,
Maj. Raul Valle · Antelo, Maj. Jorge Diaz
Romero, Maj. Otto Resse, and Major Hugo
Soria, who were killed as the result of an
accident in which a C-54 transport plane
of the United States Air Force crashed in
the Pacific Ocean approximately 1 mile off the
Peruvian coast near the town of San Juan,
. Peru, on December i9, 1947, under the For-
eign Claims Act (55 Stat. 880) , as amended,
and that for the purpose of such claims the
deaths shall be conside:t:ed as having hap-
pened in Bolivia: Provided, That no part of
any settlement in excess of 10 percent there-
of shall be paid or delivered to or received
by any agent or attorney on account of serv-
ices rendered in connection with such set-
tlement, and the same shall be unlawful,
any contract to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. Any person violating the provisions of
this act shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding $1 ,000.
With the following committee amend·
ment:
Page 1, strike out lines 3 to 10 and page 2,
lines 1 to 10, and insert the following: "That
the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is
hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out
of any. money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the sum of $10,000 to Mrs.
Juan Antonio Rivera, widow of Col. Juan
Antonio· Rivera; the sum of $10,000 to Mrs.
Raul Valle Antelo, widow of Maj. Raul Valle
Antelo; the sum of $10,000 to Mrs. Jorge Diaz
Romero, widow of Maj. Jorge Diaz Romero;
the sum of $10,000 to Mrs. Otto Resse, widow
of Maj. Otto Resse; and the sum of $10,000
to Mrs. Hugo Soria, widow of Maj. Hugo
Soria, all of La Paz, Bolivia. Such sums
are in full settlement of all claims against
the United States because of the death of
the husbands of these claimants, who were
killed as the result of an accident in which
a C-54 transport plane of the United States
Air Force crashed in the Pacific Ocean ap-
proximately 1 mile off the Peruvian coast
near the town of San Juan, Peru, on Sep-
tember 19, 1947."
The committee amendment was agreed
to.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to re-
consider was laid on the table.
DISPLACED PERSONS
Mr. GRAHAM. . Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent to address the House
;1577
for 1 minute and to revise and extend my
remarks.
the request of the gentleman from
·Pennsylvania?
There was no objection.
Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, I desire
at this time to make an explanation of
the purpose of House Concurrent Reso-
lution 29 and similar resolutions which I
will periodically offer in the House.
In 1948, the Congress authorized the
Attorney General to grant· permanent
residence in the United States to 15,000
aliens who had entered this country
lawfully on a temporary basis if they
prove to his satisfaction that they are
displaced persons who cannot return to
their native countries because of fear of
persecution based on their race, religion
or political beliefs. Under the same law,
the Attorney General had to submit
those applicants to a thorough screening
and -if he found them to be eligible for
permanent residence he was directed to
submit their names to the Congress for
a I:escreening and approval of his recom-
mendations. ,
In Congress, the Committees on the
Judiciary of both Houses scrutinize the
Attorney General's recommendations
and under an arrangement with the Sen-
ate, concurrent resolutions approving
the Attorney General's rulings originate
.with the House committee .
In each and every case an FBI and a
CIA investigation was conducted and in
each and every case approved, a quota
number is being deducted for every alien
who under such resolution is granted
permanent resident status in the United
States.
This entire operation is a self-liqui-
dating one. The deadline for filing ap-
plications with the Attorney General ex-
pired on June 16., 1952, and it is there-
.f ore expected that by the end of this
Congress all cases deserving of· Congres-
sional approval will be taken care of.
I might add that according to what the
committee hears from the Immigration
and Naturalization Service the congres-
sional allocation of 15,000 quota numbers
will not be used. It looks like not over
8,000 aliens falling within this category
will be permitted to remain in this
country.
VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION
Mr. ALLEN of Illinois, from the Com-
mittee on Rules, -reported the following
privileged resolution <H. Res. 34, Rept.
No. 92), which was referred to the House
Calendar and ordered to be printed:
~esolved, That the Committee on Vet-
erans' Affairs, acting as a whole or by sub-
comrp.ittee, is authorized and directed to
conduct an inspection of the Veterans' Ad-
ministration with a particular view to deter-
mining the efficiency of the administration
and operation of Veterans' Administration
installations.
.The committee shall report to the House
(or .t o the Clerk of the House if the House
~s not in session) , as soon as practicable
during the present Congress, the results of
its inspection, together with such recom-
mendations for legislation as it deems
advisable.
For the purposes of this resolution the
committee, or any subcommittee thereof, is
authorized to sit and ·act during the present
Congress at such times and places within the
United States, whether or not the House is
1578 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE
sitting, has- recessed, or has adjourned; to
hold such hearings, to require the attendance
of such witnesses and the production of
such records, documents, and papers, to ad-
minister oaths, and to take such -testimony
as it deems necessary. Subpenas may be
issued under the signature- of the chairman
of the committee, or by any member desig-
n;:tted by such chairman, and may be served
by any person designated by such chairman
or member.
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NEWSPRINT INVESTIGATION
Mr. ALLEN of Illinois, from the Com-
mittee on Rules, reported the following
privileged resolution <H. Res. 126, Rept.
No. 93) , which was referred to the House
Calendar and ordered to be printed:
Resolved, That the Committee on Inter-
state and Foreign Commerce, acting as· a
whole or by subcommittee, is authorized and
directed to conduct an investigation of-
(1) the current and prospective consump-
tion of newsprint and other papers used
in the printing of newspapers, maga:zines,
or such other publications as are admitted
to second-class mailing privileges;
(2) the current and prospective produc-
tion and supply of such papers, factors .af-
fecting such production and supply, and
possibilities of additional production
through the use of alternate source mate-
rials;
( 3) the facilities which are or will be de-
voted to the production of such papers, and
policies relating to the expansion of such
facilities;
( 4) the exports and imports of such pa-
pers, and policies related thereto, including
governmental export allocations; and
(5) the availability and adequacy of the
supply of such papers to the several con-
sumers, particularly the smaller newspapers,
·and governmental and other policies relat-
ing thereto. ·
The committee may report to the House
from time to time the results of its investi;
gation, with such recommendations for leg-
islation or otherwise as the committee deems
desirable, and shall, before the expiration
of the present Congress, submit to the House
a final report. Any report submitted when
the House is not in session shall be filed
with the Clerk of the House.
· For purposes of carrying out the provi-
tions of this resolution, the committee, or
any subcommittee thereof, is authorized to
sit and act during the present Congress at
such times and places within or outside the
United States, whether the House is in ses-
sion, has recessed, or has adjourned, to hold
such hearings, to require the attendance of
such witnesses and the production of such
boolts, correspondence, memoranda, papers,
and documents, by subpena or otherwise, and
to take such testimony, as it deems neces-
sary. Subpenas shall be issued over the sig-
nature of the chairman of the committee,
and may be served by any person designated
by the chairman.
COl\C·A:ITTEE ,PN INTERSTATE AND
FOREIGN COMMERCE INVESTIGA-
TIONS
Mr. ALLEN of Illinois, from the Com-
mittee on Rules, reported the following
privileged resolution <H. Res. 127, Rept.
No. 94), which was referred to the House
Calendar and ordered to be printed:
Resolved, That efLctive from January 3,
1953, the Committee on Interstate and Fpr-
eign Commerce may make such investiga-
tions and studies as it deems advisable with
respect to any matter within its jurisdiction.
For the purposes of such investigations and
studies the committee, or any subcommit-
tee thereof, may sit and act during the pres-
ent Congress at such times and places within
or outside the United States, whet:..er the
March 3
House is in session, has recessed, or has ad- expression, free. press, free assembly, and
journed, to hold such hearings, and to re-. for all civil liberties which make up our
qutre, by: subpena or otherwise, the attend- democracy. . In recent years he has been
ance and testimony of such witnesses and one of the stanchest advocates of the
the production of such books, records, cor-
respondence, memoranda, pap~rs, and docu- ·united Nations and has espoused the
ments, as it deems necessary. Subpenas may causes of independence for Israel and
be issued under the signature of the chair- India.
man of the committee . or any member of I recall meeting "Mannie" for the first
the committee designated by him, and may time in June 1922. He was then a can-
be served by any person designated by such didate for his first term in Congress; I
chairman or member.
The committee may report to the House
was a candidate for graduation from the
at any time during the present Congress the Boys' High School in Brooklyn. He
results of any investigation or study made came to speak at the commencement ex-
under authority of this resolution, together ercises at his alma mater that summer.
with such recommendations as it deems ap- That was the .first time that I had seen
propriate. Any such report shall be filed him or heard him, and his speech left an
with the Clerk of the House if the House is indelible impression on my mind. It
not in session. was natural, therefore, for me to later
follow his career with the keenest of in-
SPECIAL ORDER GRANTED terest, not dreaming that some day I
would be honored to sit together with
Mr. PQVvELL asked and was given him in this House.
permission to address the House for 1 In 1925 or 1926 I became active in local
hour on Thursday next, at the conclusion
politics and I was privileged to meet him
of the legislative program of the day at our monthly meetings. I never failed
and following any special orders hereto-
to attend a meeting of the organization
fore entered. at which "·MANNIE" CELLER was scheduled
·to speak-. I vividly remember that when-
ever notices were sent out informing the
PROGRAM FOR THURSDAY NEXT
membership that "Mannie" would ad-
Mr. HALLECK. Mr. Speaker, I ask dress the meeting, the auditorium was
unanimous consent to address the House · invariable filled to capacity. We, his
for 1 minute. workers, constituents, and followers in
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to those days when he made his first steps
the request of the · gentleman from. in Congress, were certain that "MANNIE"
Indiana? CELLER would some day attain imperish-
There was no objection.· able prominence as a statesman.
Mr. HALLECK. Mr. Speaker, I take For many years I was proud to ring
this time for the purpose of making an doorbells in his behalf and to persuade
announcement. The whip notice indi- constituents, which was not difficult, to
cated that any such resolutions as those vote for him. His personal popularity
just reported by the Committee on Rules and appeal were so potent that on elec-
would be called this week if they were tion day he would carry with him to
so reported. I anticipate calling these victory the rest of the local party ticket.
resolutions on Thursday next. We used to call it the "Celler ticket," and
anyone who had ·the .good fortune to be
-"MANNIE'' CELLER'S 30TH ANNIVER- on the Celler ticket was always sure of
SARY IN CONGRESS election.
I remember a very exciting and inter-
The SPEAKER. Under previous or- esting court case some years later in
der of the House, the gentleman from which I had the honor to represent
New York [Mr. HELLER] is recognized for "MANNIE" CELLER, where an insurgent
2 hours. · candidate in our district attempted to
Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to get on the ballot for a primary election
pay tribute to one of our distinguished by using "Mannie's" name on petitions
colleagues wh-:>, tomorrow, celebrates 30 which were circulated among the voters.
years of service in the Congress · of the This insurgent was well aware of the
United States. On March 4, 1923, the strength, influence, and popularity of
gentleman from New York [Mr. CELLERJ CELLER's name and he tried to attach his
entered the Halls of Congress. He has own to it witho:ut authority, hoping
spent three momentous decades here, ris- thereby to gain high party position. The
ing to great heights of leadership and case was tried before one of our great
statesmanship. and learned jurists, the Honorable
During the past few years he has Charles J. Lockwood, who is now a ref-
served with great distinction as chair- eree in the Supreme Court of Kings
man of the House Judiciary Committee. County. Judge Lockwood, a Republican,
He is the dean of the New ·York Demo- saw through the fraud and invalidated,
cratic delegation. the petition. In other words, it is even
. The name of EMANUAL CELLER-Or judicially noted that the name "MANNIE"
"Mannie" as many of us affectionately CELLER is a politically invaluable asset.
call him-has become a household by- In 1942 I had the honor of being a
word, particularly in our Borough ·of candidate for the State senate, running
Brooklyn where he is universally loved on the same ticket with "MANNIE"
and admired. He has attained a na- CELLER. He was a candidate for reelec-
tional reputation as a responsible spokes- tion to Congress, and since we covered
man for New York and a champion of the the same districts, we campaigned to-
causes of the underprivileged. . gether. "Mannie" had practically no
''_MANNIE" CELLER is a fighting liberal. opposition. Anyone . familiar with the
He has fought the battle of the working political situation in the . district would
people. He has fought the battle against quote you overwhelming odds that.
the power of big-business monopoly. He "Mannie" would win by at least 2 to 1.
has fought bravely in the defense of free Actually, the vote was 30,000 for CELLER
1953 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE
and a little under 15,000 for his oppo•
nent. You would think that under such
favorable circumstances "Mannie" would
take it easy and not conduct much of a
campaign. But he · waged a vigorous
campaign and I have always had the
feeling that he did it just to bring me
along on his bandwagon and introduce
me to the voters so that 1, too, could be
elected.
There was one particular incident dur-
ing that campaign which I shall never
forget. It was the night before the elec-
tion. For weeks prior thereto we had
conducted a strenuous campaign and
I decided to take a night off to rest for
the ordeal of election day. At about
9 p. m., just as I had gotten into bed, the
telephone rang. It WaS "MANNIE" CELLER
informing me that he would stop by in a
little while and pick me up in his car to
go out for another round of speaking
engagements. I was ashamed to tell him
that I was in bed and anxious for a badly
needed rest. I am revealing this to him
now for the first time. But I dressed
quickly and proceeded with him to some
desolated area only to find that there
were hardly any people in the streets to
greet us. I remarked to "Mannie":
"Wry talk here? You haven't even got
a corporal's guard to listen to you." His
reply was: "As soon as we start to talk,
you will find that all my good friends liv-
ing in these surrounding tenements will
open their windows, put their heads out,
and listen."
And that is exactly what happened.
As soon as he started to speak, I could
see along the row of tenement houses
windows being opened, heads popping
out, and an audience listening atten-
tively. The smile on "Mannie's" face
extended from one ear to the other.
When the meeting was over, he said to
me: "And now we must go to meet the
crowd that leaves the theater on Pitkin
Avenue, my old stamping grounds."
That campaign taught me something
about "Mannie" which all Members of
the House who have wa-tched him in ac-
tion know, that he is never satisfied with
a job unless it is well done.
Notwithstanding the fact that "Man-
nie" .is approaching his 65th birthday
next May, he can still do more work
than men 25 years his junior. On many
occasions, when we travel back to New
York on the plane, I always marvel at
the way he is able to recline in his seat,
grab 20 or 30 winks of sleep, and then,
fully refreshed, delve immediately into
h~s briefcase for a pile of reading matter.
Besides being known as a hard and
diligent worker, "Mannie" is also known
and loved for his delightful sense of
humor. He is never too busy to tell a
humorous story or a good joke in an
effort to evoke a laugh from his com-
panions. He has a bag of tricks which,
at .the drop of a hat, he will display. It
is not unusual to. see "Mannie" sur-
rounded by a group of colleagues show-
·ng them how a silver coin will dis-
appear from the palm of his hand or
from between his fingers or how he can
shape a puppet out of a handkerchief.
All who know him personally will testify
to his kindliness, his sense of fair play
and hi~ desire to b~ helpful to his fellow
men.
1579
Now, ·on the occasion of his 30th anni- Mr: CANl,i'mi.D. Mr. Speaker, I take
versary as a Member of this House, the keenest pleasure in participating in
''MANNIE" CELLER'S autobiography, You this expression of esteem in which my
Never Leave Brooklyn, appears. His friend and colleague, EMANUEL CELLER,
story of those 30 years is also the story is universally held. Today marks the
of America in the last three decades. 30th anniversary .of his election to the
When he first came here, he was quickly House of Representatives. Fifteen times
plunged into the fierce controversy then has EMANUEL CELLER stood before his
raging over the question of immigration. constituents, and 15 times have his
He is still in the midst of that con- constituents voted their overwhelming
troversy today-but how the world has confidence in him. Let it be stated that
changed during those 30 years. In a his is a constituency not easily pleased.
sense, "MANNIE". CELLER has never left It gives as much passion to its politics
Brooklyn and the millions of people that as it does to its baseball. It · is more
make up that community-the Jews, the variable in its mood and more diverse in
.Irish, the Italians, and other nationality its activities than any · other region I
groups. know of.
"MANNIE" CELLER'S book is the story Of It has been stated by the previous
a warm and sincere human being, an speaker,· the gentleman from New York
honest public c;>fficial, .who never hesi- [Mr. HELLER] that "MANNIE'' CELLER has
tates to speak out for unpopular causes, written a book entitled "You Never Leave
yet one who is modest in his claims of Brooklyn." I lived in Brooklyn once
personal triumphs and big enough to upon a time. I do not want to negate
admit his mistakes. the title of this book, but I lived . in
On this occasion, I want to ofier to Brooklyn for a few months in 1917 ·be-
"Mannie" my sincerest wishes for his fore I joined the Army of the United
continued good health and to express the States. Of course, I should say in pass-
hope that he will be with us here for ing that those were days when "MANNIE"
many more years to come, to give us of CELLER was unknown to me; I did not
his rich experience, his wise counsel, and come to know "MANNIE" CELLER until
his helpful guidance in the trying days 1923 when he came here as a representa-
ahead. tive from Brooklyn along with my late
Only about 2 weeks ago a very sig- chief and predecessor, Mr. Seger, of Pas-
nificant remark was made on the :floor saic, N. J., a beloved Member of this
of this House by the learned . and dis- House, whom I served as secretary for
tinguished Congresswoman from Massa- some 17 years. I know how Mr. Seger
chusetts [Mrs. ROGERs]. In substance and Mr. CELLER appraised each other;
she stated that sometimes she has the they were bosom friends. Oft have I
feeling we, in the Congress, do not show heard my late chief say to me: "He is a
our admiration and our appreciation to dependable friend," and I have found
our colleagues here for what they do for him to be such in this legislative body.
us and for our country. How very true Now, about this book; I have in my
that is. • hand at this moment an article appear-
I am happy therefore that we are ing in the Washington Star of Sunday,
taking time out today to honor "Mannie." March 1, 1953, a review of this book
This is his day and he richly deserves "You Never Leave Brooklyn" by Mary
the high esteem we have for him. On McGrory. In her review she emphasizes
this occasion, there comes to my mind the fairness of the author. She says in
a poem which I think is most appropri- part:
ate. I do not recall the name of the EACH CHAPTER AN ENTITY
author, but the poem is as follows: With undue deference, Mr. CELLER-think-
lng perhaps some readers might not want to
If with pleasure you are viewing any work a read from cover to cover-has made of each
man is doing, chapter an entity. Thus, the whole ques-
If you like him or you love him, tell him tion of his concern with the independence
now; of India; the founding of the State of Israeli,
Don't withhold your approbation till the
parson m-akes oration
monopolies, the Un-American Activities
Committee, and so on, are covered in self-
And he lies with snowy lilies on his brow; contained sections.
For no matter how you shout it, he won't The Representative has not so much as
really care about it; indulged himself in the long view or the mel-
He won't know how many teardrops you low summary. Pressed for a .:ind of precis
have shed; of what 30 years in practical politics has
If you think some praise is due him now's added up to, he said the other day that the
the time to slip it to hini rewards of congressional life in terms of
For he cannot read his tombstone when human servic·e s ultimately outbalanced the
he's dead.
frustration, and that a saying of Disraeli
"Mannie," we love you dearly, and we has helped him through some of the bad
days. .
wish you and your devoted and charm- "Eve~ be armed with the breastplate of
ing wife, Stella, and your children and good temper."
grandchildren happiness, good health,
and all the blessings which life can be- In all his dealings in this House, our
stow upon you. esteemed colleague from Brooklyn has
Mr. CANFIElD. Mr. Speaker, do I always been temperate. In passing I,
understand that the gentleman from too, recall a statement once made l?Y
New York is yielding an hour to me? Disraeli as follows:- "Life is too short to
Mr. HELLER. Yes; I will be glad to be little."
·
yield 1 hour to the gentleman from New "MANNIE" CELLER has never been little.
''MANNIE" CELLER has courage ~and· he
Jersey [Mr. CANFIELD]. has conviction. He has never been afraid
Mr.-CANFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I yield to be in the minority, to swim against
myself 10 minutes. the tide, if necessary. to vote ·as his good
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from sense tells him to, without fear and with-
New Jersey is recognized. out currying favor.
1580 CONGRESSIONAL _RECORD - .HOUSE March 3
To me, I must confess, it is the per- from Brooklyn, on the 30th anniversary of an America that has come through
sonal flavor of the man that I relish. ot the start of his service in the House of troubling vicissitudes and baftling. mis,.-
The public .bills which bear his naine, Representatives. understandings to as close an approach
.such as the foreign trade zone bill, the Only six other Members of the House as has yet been reached under human
,amendments to the Displaced Persons.' were in. this Chamber when EMANUEL government to the brotherhood Of man.
Act, the Antimerger Monopoly Act, the CELLER came here to represent New For 30 years he has served in this Cham-
act to admit Eastern Hemisphere In~ York's lOth District on March 4, 1923. ber. No American of our times has given
dians, the _Federal Register Act, and One of these is our friend and colleague of his life thirty more fruitful years.
others, give the measure of his legislative .from across the river from my own con- His intluence .has reached into countless
achievements. But to me, aside from gressional district, the Honorable CLAR- homes in every State of our Union.- :Lt
these, it is the man of generosity of feel- ENCE CANNON, of Elsberry, Mo., and to has been a mighty force in the strength-
lng, the marvelous funny stories he tells, him I also pay tribute upon- the observ- ening of courage and the rekindling of
the good companion, the friend ready to ance tomorrow of his 30th anniversary faith. But for such men as EMANUEL
help, aways, that spell "MANNIE" CELLER as a Member of Congress. · CELLER these United States of America
as much as his congressional activities. I am certain each member of Illinois' would not be as secure in national char-
Those who have listened to "Mannie" delegation in Congress joins me in e -n- acter to combat .tyranny elsewhere and
on the floor have been struck by one gratulating ''MANNIE" CELLER today. We to lead democracy to yet higher heights.
thought-how preeminently fair he has all recognize his great ability, his record What I have said, Mr. Speaker, is but an
been in debate, even in the very heat of of great achievements through his long inadequate expression of the affectionate
it. Though his own conviction was firm, years of service. More than that, we sentiment of the people of the district
he respected the opinion of the opposi- regard "MANNIE" CELLER as a true in Illinois that I represent for our dis-
tion. I ought to know. l have been in · .friend-one of the most amiable men in tinguished colleague from New York.
the opposition many times. the House. He is a staunch supporter Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, it is now
Perhaps, I can best sum up both my of causes he believes upholds the dignity my distinct pleasure and privilege to
feeling for and evaluation of EMANUEL of man. I personally like to think of yield to the distinguished minority whip,
CELLER in one word-gentleman. He is him in the same category of that great our good friend and beloved colleague
firm without obstinacy; kindly without champion of human rights-the late from Massachusetts [Mr. McCoRMACK].
weakness and a defender of rights with- Honorable Adolph Sabath of Illinois. Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, the
out pomposity and without self-right- "MANNIE" CELLER serves his district gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. CAN-
eousness. A most valuable public serv- with honor and the Nation profits by his FIELD] has just made remarks in relation
ant. eternal vigilance in the cause of justice to our dear friend and colleague the
Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to for all. I wish him many more years in gentleman from New York [Mr. CELLER]
the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. the service of his country. that reflect the views of all ·of us- who
PHILBIN]. Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to have known "MANNIE" CELLER for SO
Mr. PHILBIN'. Mr. Speaker, it is fit- the gentleman from Michigan [l\4r. many years. To me, ''MANNIE" CELLER
ting indeed today that the House should MACHROWiczl. has always been an inspiration; not only
pause in the midst of its legislative pro- Mr. MACHROWICZ. Mr. Speaker, I a gentleman, as has my friend from
gram to acknowfedge and commemorate am happy to join my colleagues in pay- New Jersey so properly said-and how
the -30-year service in this great delibera- ing tribute to our dear and esteemed impressive that word is of all of the fine
tive body of my very dear fr.i end, and our fliend "MANNIE" CELLER on the occasion qualities necessary to make up a gen-
universally esteemed colleague, Con- of his 30th anniversary in Congress. I tleman-but a man of vision, of unusual
gressman "MANNIE" CELLER. did not have tne plea~ure_ of knowing capacity, of sincere convictions, and of
Few among us have enjoyed such long, h im personally until I became a Mem- great courage. To me the two most im-
uninterrupted tenure in the House. Few ber of this House and of the Judiciary portant elements ·in public life-in fact,
have been privileged to render such dis- Committee in January of 1951. His fame they may apply to any walk of life-are
tinguished, valuable service to the.House, and reputation, however, was.well known loyalty and courage. Certainly, our
to his great State of New York, and to · to me long before that. friend from New York [Mr. CELLERl is
the Nation. . Every cftizen of this country who ha.s loyal to the people he represents, to his
Generous of impulse, liberal in thought .interested himself in our progress in the state, and to our Nation, and loyal to
and adion, courageous of heart, sympa- past 30 years knows of his valuable con- those deep convictions and spiritual
thetic and kindly by nature, endowed tribution to the enactment of social leg- truths which he entertains and which
with a brilliant mind, marked by great islation which has raised' the standards he symbolizes in such a striking· manner.
ability, unyielding in honest convictions, of living and defended the human rights His courage has manifested itself on
broadminded, tolerant, and helpful to- of our people. many occasions. It is one thing to be
ward his fellow man, "MANNIE". CELLER My brief experience as a member of the advocate of a winning cause; it is
may well be proud of his outstandiri.g and the committee over which he presided another thing to be the advocate and
illustrious record as a faithful, devoted gave me an insight to "MANNIE" CELLER, the fighter for what at the time appears
public servant and a great patriotic the ·man. His fairness, honesty, cour- to be a losing cause. As my mind goes
American. tesy and loyalty to his convictions en- back through the 25 years that -I have
As a friend and admirer as well as a deared him to me as they did to every- been a Member of this body-my fliend
colleague of his, I am very happy and one who had the good fortune to know from New York was here 5 years prior
highly privileged to join with so many him. . - to my arriving-! have recollections of
of our colleagues in expressing to Con- Not only New York bu-t our entire Na- the gentleman from New York [Mr.
gressman .CELLER my heartiest feiicita- tion claims "MANNIE" CELLER as our own CELLER] taking the well of this floor on
tions upon the completion of his 30 years and is proud of him. I sincerely hope many occasions fighting for what at the
of meritorious, splendid service and to for- him many m01·e fruitful years in his time appeared to be a losing battle, but
extend to him and all his family my sin- chosen career to serve the public. convinced that his position was the
cere congratulations. Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to proper and the sound one for the best
May "MANNIE'' CELLER, friend, hu- the gentleman· from Illinois [Mr. interest of our country and of our
manitarian, and patriot, long continue to O'HARA]. people. How often have I seen that
enjoy good health and happiness with Mr. O'HARA of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, happen, and the fights he made, losing
his family, and may he be spared for my constituents back in Illinois would at the time, but constituting a founda-
many years to come, in wisdom, experi- not forgive me if I remained silent on tion for future victories and success.
ence, ability, kind·ness, and courage such an occasion as this. Many of my
faithfully, ably, and conspicuously to .constituents may never have seen EMAN-:... On many occasions I have seen the de-
serve his district and our country. UEL CELLER, may never have had the teats of one day, conditions that "MAN-
Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to rich opportunity of closeness to his warm NIE" CELLER fought to prevent so loyally
the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. PRICE]. presence, but his name is ever in their and ably, become the victories· of a later
Mr. PRICE. Mr. Speaker, this is a minds and is enshrined in their hearts. date, the power of his logic and the effect
fitting tribute ·to a deserving Member of To them EMANUEL CELLER is the personi- of his wisdom prevailing· upon the minds
this body. I join my colleagues in honor- fication of America. His life, his deeds, ,of his colleagues· so that at a later date
ing '.'_MANNIE" CELLER·, the ~entleman and his words , write for them the story . that which he advocated became en-
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acted into law or became operative and In 1922 the'y voted to send 'him to He- served as our chairman for 4 years
effective. Washington to represent them in this and is now ranking minority member.
In debate. he is always a temperate House. That he has done so to their He has my heartiest congratulations
gentleman, one who respects the views satisfaction is evident from the fact that on this, the anniversary of 30 years of
of others in disagreement. To me a very he has been reelected for 15 consecutive unselfish, devoted service to his country,
fine practical definition of a gentleman, terms. his party and-Brooklyn. I wish him
particularly in public life and holding Today completes his first 30 years in success in his new venture in the literary
public office, but a gentleman outside of this body. He has served in the admin- field and trust that You Never Leave
public life and public office, is one who istrations of Presidents Harding, Cool- Brooklyn will soon be rated in the book-
can disagree without being disagreeable. idge, Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, and stores as I rate him, a "best CELLER."
Certainly our good friend from New now Eisenhower, and in this House un- And finally, having in mind the indus-
York, Congressman CELLER, exemplifies der Speakers Gillette, Longworth, Gar- try ~ wisdom and conscientious service he
that type of a gentleman to the highest ner, Rainey, Byrns, Bankhead, Rayburn, has rendered the House and particularly
degree humanly possible. It is well and and Martin. Today there are still serv- our committee, I shall go as far as con-
proper that on occasiops of this kind, ing in the House only fbur House Mem- sistency will permit me, in trusting fer-
after long periods of service in this body, bers who welcomed him as a freshman vently that he will retain his present
we pause in relation to any of our col- Congressman in 1923, and two who were important responsibility as ranking
leagues, without regard to party, to pay fellow freshmen in his class. minority member of the Committee on
our respects for the long years of faith- At first I had a notion that You Never the Judiciary as long as he shall remain
ful, loyal, and courageous service · they Leave Brooklyn was a misleading title in Congress. ·
have given to our country as a result and that Washington as well as Brook- Mr. CANFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I yield
of their membership in this body. The , lyn would no doubt receive honorable such time as he may desire to the gen-
very fact that any one of us remains in mention. I still thinK the latter is true. tleman from Illinois [Mr. JONAS].
this body for a protracted period of time Knowing the author, however, as a good Mr. JONAS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker,
is powerful evidence that we must have lawyer and one who measures well his it is a real privilege for me to pay tribute
some qualities that are attractive to our words, I took the precaution of seeking to a distinguished colleague upon an
people, and ·the very fact that Congress- from the . dictionary a definition of the occasion like this.
man CELLER has been a Member of this word "leave." It means, "to depart Congressman EMANUEL CELLER was
body for 30 continuous years shows the from; to quit; to end one's connection .known to me by reputation before i:
love and the affection and the respect with; to abandon; to desist from; to came to Washington to take my place
that the people of his district have for make an end of; to cease." Then I knew as a Member of the 31st Congress. Be-
him, not only starting out as a young what I should have known from the be.. ginning with the 82d Congress, I served
Congressman 30 years ago, but during ginning that the title was right, for with him on the Committee on the Judi-
the years that have intervened between "MANNIE" CELLER would never depart ciary, over which he presided as the
.the first day of his service in this body from; quit or abandon Brooklyn. He chairman. .
until today. The people of his district has been merely commuting to wash- His record of constructive service as
can well feel proud of the . service that ington these 30 years. a Congressman during the past 30 years
he has given to them throughout the last He served 6 years in the House before has already been commented upon by
30 years. They can be proud not only the opportunity was accorded him to my colleag':les who P.receded me, ~nd I
in the beneficial results to themselves ·gain a seat on the committee on the . most heartily sub~cnbe ~o the tnbutes
but the contributions that he has made Judiciary for which he was eminently that have been pa1d to h1m on the floor
as their representative in this body to well qualified. For 24 years he has been of the House today. .
the preservation and the progress of our one of its able diligent faithful mem- I look upon the career !)f Congressman
country. bers ' CELLER as one of outstanding merit and
· Mr. Speaker, I am very glad to join w·hen I first was elected to that Com- devotion to ~uty. I am. everlastingly
with my colleagues· in paying this de- mittee in 1937·, being not too well ac- . grateful to h1m for the kmd and cour~
serving but simple tribute one whom quainted with the holdover members, I teo~s treatment that ~?-e. accorded II_le as
.the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. sought information from a former dis- chairman of the Ju~1Cu~.ry Com~mttee.
CANFIELD] properly terms "a gentleman," tinguished Member of this House, Earl I am. also under o.bllgatwn to h1m for
but who is also a great American. c. Michener, who was one of my senior the timely suggestiOns that .he repeat-
Mr. CANFIELD. Mr. ·s peaker, I yield Republican colleagues on the committee, e~ly offered me on oc~aswns 'Yhen
myself 30 seconds. and who later became its chairman. I h1s counsel and cooperatiOn was very
Mr. Speaker, I have just shown to the we11 remem b er wh a t h e sa1.d . It was as helpful.
Th e t n'bu t e pa1'd .to c ongressman
distinguished gentleman from Michigan follows.· CELLER on this, the 30th anniversary as
[Mr. SHAFER] Mr. CELLER'S book You "MANNIE" CELLER is chairman of Subcom- a Member of the House, bespeaks the
Never Leave Brooklyn. The gentleman mittee No. 1 on which I serve. He's a Tam-
from Michigan after reading the fore- . many Democrat. He's a good lawyer and lie's esteem and respect entertained for him
word now says, "I am sold. I am going fair and impartial as a chairman. as an outstanding and notable Member
of Congress.
to be one of the first purchasers of that Of course Earl was not quite correct. I sincerely congratulate him on this
new book by our esteemed colleague." He should have said, "He is a Brooklyn occasion that points up to 30 years of
I now yield to the distinguished chair- Democrat." At any rate, after Earl useful service in the interest of the
man of the House Committee on the Ju- Michener had ably served 2 years as our public, and I am happy to add this brief
diciary, the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. chairman, the people of our Nation be- contribution to the many well-merited
REED J, such time as he may desire. came deluded and confused and returned and deserving compliments that have
Mr. REED of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, a Democratic majority to the House. been paid him on the floor of the House
You Never Leave Brooklyn. That is The distinguished gentleman from New by so many of his friends and colleagues
the name and I assume the theme of a York--or should I say Brooklyn-be- associated with him on both sides of the
book which today is released to the pub- came our chairman. It was my first op- aisle.
lic. I have for several months known portunity to observe him as a presiding Mr. cANFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I now
of its preparation. Except for the title officer. Earl Michener was right. He yield to the distinguished gentleman
I have no lmowledge of its scope or con- was a good chairman. He was fair. He from Pennsylvania [Mr. GRAHAM] such
tents. I do know its author. He was was impartial. He never attempted to time as he may desire.
born in Brooklyn and Brooklyn has al- curb legitimate discussion and he always Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, fi-rst of
ways been his home. Over the years he recognized any member who wished to all I wish to thank the distinguished gen-
tleman from New Jersey [Mr. CANFIELD]
has been identified with scores of civic express his views. He and I oft-en dis- for the opportunity to say a good word
and charitable organizations whose ac- agreed on controversial issues. But af- for my good friend and also to thank
tivities were mainly directed from Brook- ter all that was not strange. I repre- the gentleman from New York [Mr.
lyn. He is devoted to his home com- sented a constituency in Illinois and he HELLER] for the courtesy extended to me.
munity. He earned and has retained the represented-Brooklyn; and our respec- It is necessary for me to return to an-
respect pf its citizens. tive constituencies did not think alike. other scene of action in a few moments
1582 ~CONGRESSIONAL
to. hold a subcommittee hearing on the
so~called tidelands matter, and these two
gentlemen have kindly and courteously
given me this opportunity.
. I came to the Congress 14 years ago.
I was assig-ned to subcommittee No. 1
of the Committee ·o n the Judiciary, and
EMANtrEL CELLER was then my ranking
officer. Throughout these 14 years we
have served together, we have seldom
agreed politically, but I will say J10W,
and I am only too glad to say it, that
in all those years I never found a more
courteous gentleman than he.
No matter how sharply we disagreed,
he was always frank, friendly, and al-
ways honest. As chairman· of our com-
mittee he upheld the highest traditions
of our great committee; .
A few years ago I wrote a history of
this· committee; and when you · stop to
think of the great men who have served
on this committee, you can see the honor
and prominence which came to EMANUEL
CELLER, and which he so richly deserves.
Three Presidents of -the United States
have gone forth from that committee;
1 Vice President; 7 Speakers of this
-House have gone forth. Sixty-five Mem-·
bers have gone into the Senate of the
United States. Seventeen Members have
served as members of the Cabinet of the
United ·states. On the long list of men
who have served you can think of Daniel
Webster, Franklin Pierce, William Mc-
Kinley, Thaddeus Stevens, Stephen A.
Douglas-! could go on ·and name them.
I would say that ''MANNIE" CELLER'S name
will rank .w ith the 'best of those, in the
years to come. •
I was struck by what our chairman
[Mr. REED] said about the difference in
our districts. I often wonder if I lived
in another district what my views would
be. By the same token, if Mr. CELLER
lived in· my district I wonder what his
·views would be.
In committee work we coine close to-
gether. You come to know each other.
You get beneath the ·things that are
superficial and on the surface, and' you
see the sterling character of a man. I
have never known a man to conduct more
losing fights than this man; but he has
never lost his sense of humor. He has
always been fair; he has always been
temperate; he has always been kindly;
he has always been a gentleman.
I am glad to pay this tribute to him.
Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5
minutes to the distinguished gentleman
from ·New York [Mr. ROONEY].
Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, I am
happy to be privileged to join with my
colleagues today in paying this deserv-
ing tribute to Congressman EMANUEL
CELLER on the occasion of his 30th anni-
versary of service here in the House of
Representatives.
.. MANNIE" CELLER, as he is affection-
ately known to most of us on both sides
of the aisle, was born in Brooklyn on
May 6, 1888. He was graduated from
Boys' High School of Brooklyn in 1906,
Columbia College, New York City, in
1910 and the Columbia University Law
School in 1912. He was highly success-
ful in the practice of law from the out-
set of his career and ·has added great
distinction and luster to our great. legal
profession.
RECORD- HOUSE March 3
Elected to the 68th Congress on March time is a former Member of -this House,
4, 1923, he has served with great honor now a specialist in the Library of Con-
and distinction during some .of the most gress. He - is Meyer Jacobstein, who
crucial, difficult, and trying· times in the came to the Congress back in 1923 with
history of our country. He has made a ''MANNIE'' CELLER. I just had a brief
lasting and courageous record in carry- talk with Mr. Jacobstein and he told me
ing out the principles of our democratic of his intense admiration for Mr. CELLER.
form of government and during his 30 He said also that before he came to Con-
years of service has won the acclaim, gress he was a professor at the UniversitY
respect, and warm admiration of the of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y. He con-
Members of the House of Representa- tinued: "You know, Congressman CAN-
tives. FIELD, your colleague, KEN KEATING, was
. As a close personal friend and col- one of the best students we ever had in
league, I feel that my life has been . that university."
richer and fuller because of my friend- I now yield to the distinguished gentle-
ship with "MANNIE'' CELLER. When I man from New York [Mr. KEATING] such
first became a Member of this body he time as he may desire.
was a very busy man with his important Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, this is
work in the House, his duties in the the day when we do honor to our distin-
House Judiciary Committee, . and his guished friend from Brooklyn exclu-
pressing problems as the dean of our sively. I am happy to be one to join in
Brooklyn dele'gat!on but I remember this tribute to my beloved friend and able
quite vividly his courteous helpfulness colleague. I have served on the Com-
and cheerful cooperation whenever I had mittee on the Judiciary during my com-
any perplexing problem which I desired paratively short tenure in Congress at all
to present to him. Like most freshmen times with Mr. CELLER. Except in the
Members, I had many matters which I 80th Congress, this is the first time I have
found somewhat bewildering and shall sat on the majority side of that commit-
always be grateful for his sound advice tee. But when his party was in power
and wise counsel. our friend from Brooklyn was the chair-
. :w hile we here in the House get to man of that great committee and I can
know each other pretty well and have conscientiously say that during his chair-
an opportunity to learn and evaluate ·m anship he extended to all of the mem-
the character and accomplishments of · bers . of the then minority, and specifi-
our colleagues, I nevertheless feel that cally to me, every courtesy which was
in order to have an accurate understand- possible. Politics did not dictate the
ing of the true character of a man we objects of his generous treatment.
must go amongst the people with whom The gentleman from New. York [Mr.
he has lived and associated himself CELLER] ·and I have frequently differed,
throughout his lifetime. · He grew up in sometimes vehemently, on various issues
a neighborhood where he intimately which have come before us, both in the
knew from early childhood friends and committee and here ·On the floor, but
neighbors of many nationalities and in never in his mind or heart any more than
this teeming atmosphere of a big city, he in mine has there been the slightest de-
developed his great passion for finding gree of rancor or ill feeling. He is one
effective means to help improve the liv- who to my way of thinking is outstanding
ing standards and general welfare of the -in the respect that. one can differ with
many plain working people and those him vigorously and debate the issues
who came here from foreign shores to ·heatedly, yet walk away shaking hands
take up permanent residence and be- and as good friends as ever.
come citizens of our beloved country. - I am. delighted .he has now been offi-
F-rom such surroundings he rose to his cially recognized_as an author. His pen
present eminent stature as a legislator, has already been used very effectively in
an outstanding liberal statesman, and the work of our committee and the re-
humanitarian. His continuous service sults appear in the debates on many bills
in this House over a 30-year span dem- in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
onstrates that the people whom he rep- He has ~ delightful facility of expres-
resents in the 11th Congressional Dis- sion which will cause me to read You
trict of New York have profound faith Never Leave Brooklyn with great pleas-
and confidence in him. They have ure. ..MANNIE" CELLER has kept · me
learned to love and admire him for his awake at night many times worrying
unstinted devotion to the betterment of over how I could meet his keen intellect
the lot of the working men and women, and penetrating argument in debate the
his sponsorship of beneficial legislation next day on some issue. He will now
for our immigrants, his devotion to .keep me awake at night in the more en-
democratic principles and civil liberties. joyable task of reading this book about
Today, on the eve of the anniversary his interesting life and distinguished ex-
of his 30 years of service in the House ploits. I hope his book will receive the
of Representatives, I congratulate enthusiastic reception from the reading
.. MANNIE" CELLER and Wish him many. public which I know it so richly deserves.
many years of good health and happi- . Since I am informed it is impossible
ness, and continuance of rendering in to elect a Republican from the congres-
the future the courageous and· enlight- sional district represented by my good
ened service he has rendered to the
people of his district, State, and country friend from Brooklyn, I can without re-
in the past. His beloved wife, daughters, straint of any kind express the hope that
and grandchildren may well be proud of he will be serving in this House for many
him. years to come. My wish for him and his
Mr. CANFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I know .family is that they may be vouchsafed all
you will indulge me if I call attention to -9f the good things of life in most
the fact that sitting in the gallery·at this abundant measure. ·
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Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I now
yield with great honor to our beloved~
minority lead~r, the. gentleman from
Texas [Mr. RAYBURN]~ . kept the microphone and talked an in- accomplished many constructive and
Mr. RAYBURN. Mr. Speaker, this
talk about Brooklyn reminds me some-
what of what happened down in Texas,
as history tells us. One of the smallest
counties ·in Texas then wanted to secede
from Texas. It was not too effective, of
course; however the resolution was
passed.
, I understand there is .a movement on
that has support in some quarters that
they admit the free state of Brooklyn
as the 49th or 50th, if Congress passes
the Hawaiian statehood bill. If I were
to line up on either side, I would line up
on the side of Brooklyn.
Brooklyn must be· a wonderful place to
live and rear families-because I have seen
some of the finest people I have .ever
known in all the years I have been a
Member of the House of Representatives
who came from Brooklyn.
To be a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives for 30 years means a great
deal. You have got to be accurate, you
:pave got to be fleet-footed, know how .to
get around and convince people, or fool
them, one or the other. To be a Member
of the ·Congress of the United States,
which I think is the greatest body on
earth, is a · grea:t honor. As I have said
so often, it has been my life ,since I was
a very young man and, frankly, it is one
of my great loves. It is a great honor for
any man to be sent to the House of Rep-
resentatives 1 time by a constituency,
but when they renew that commission
for 15 times, it becomes really a greater
-and greater honor.
"MANNIE:'.CELLER must have been can-
did and frank with his people. They
must think he is honest, they must
really feel he is true to the ancient faiths
that made this country great and that
have kept it great. He made a great
chairman of. the outstanding Committee
·on the Judiciary where his name will be
remembered as long as the CoNGREs-
SIONAL REcoRD and the history of legisla-
tion is written and read.
So, today, I congratulate my fr~end,
because throughout all these years we
have been close, personal friends. He
has a personality that elicits friendships,
and that is one of the finest things after
all that can come to a man; that he so
walks among · his fellows that they are
delighted to call him "friend," and today
to the gentleman from New York [Mr.
CELLER] I give my heartfelt congratula-
tions and wish him many years of life
and enjoyment with his family and
friends, and that his service in this House
may be extended many years in the fu-
ture.
Mr. CANFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I yield
such time as he may desire to the gen-
tleman from New York [Mr. GwiNN].
Mr. GWINN. Mr. Speaker,#I think I
should recite very briefly a little incident
out of personal experience with "MANNIE"
CELLER that confirms all of these .com-
pliments that have been said, and yet
may not be repetitious. A broadcasting
company in New York staged a little
radio show quite early in our respective
lives between the gentleman from
Brooklyn and a neophyte coming out of
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Westchester, N.Y., for my firs.t time on many other neophytes who appea-led to
the radio. We started this show on a · him.
heated subject. "Mannie," I thought, The gentleman from New York has
credibly long time. The moderator did valuable things in the 30 years he has
nothing about it. I did not know what to . served here, many things of which we in
do. In those days there was only one New York are exceedingly proud. I
microphone between the parties. After think, however, that probably his great-
the show "Mannie" came over to me and est monument will be his fight and eter-
said, "Well, I thought you knew the rule nal vigilance on behalf of the millions
of this rough game. When you feel you of unfortunate people who, to escape po-
must say something in the debate, you litical and religious persecution abroad,
just grab the microphone away from the have had to come to these shores for
other fellow and start talking." We sanctuary, and have pleaded with us to
have been on the radio since many times, open the doors of this great land of op-
and I think I ought to confess at this portunity, so that they might attempt
timP. that I have taken advantage of to rebuild their shattered lives.
that rule too often and "Mannie" in his 'This country has become great by
anxiety to be fair every time since has reason of the immigrants who have come
given way to see that I had more than to our shores over the years. The cul-
a fair break. It simply confirms his tures that were brought here from all
everlasting sense of fairness, both as a the countries of the world have helped
iawyer and as a Congressman. It shows us in building the greatest and the
his capacity :for friendship and human ·strongest democracy in the world.
feeling of kindliness and for square play I think the one thing of which the
which I have always felt in dealing with gentleman from New York can be proud-
him and meeting with him. And it is est is the fight he has made over the
true even when· disagreeing violently years to see that we have decent, hu-
with him . . mane, and liberal immigration laws.
Greetings to you, "Mannie: .. Here again he is in one of the great fights
Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield of. his career for the repeal qf the Mc-
such time as he may desire to the gen- Carran Act, and I know "MANNIE" CEL-
tleman from New York [Mr. KLEINL LER will go on to .win the fight- on this
Mr. KLEIN. Mr. Speaker, much has ill-conceived immigration ·law ·which is·
been said here this afternoon about our presently on our books and which I be-
good friend from New York [Mr. CELLER] lieve was a mistake. I sincerely believe
and about Brooklyn. Lest you gain the we will correct that error. In that fight
impression that all of New York is Brook- to correct it, in that fight to create a
lyn, I must, as a resident of New York more humane immigration policy in this
but not of Broolclyn, correct that im- country, the gentleman from New York
pression. All of Brooklyn is New York [Mr. · CELLERl will be the leader in the-
but not all of New York is Brooklyn. future, as he has been in the past. ·
We have many famous institutions in I have been here 12 years, so the gen-
the city of New York and some even in tleman from New York has 18 years on
Brooklyn.. Up to this point Brooklyn's me; and "Mannie," I would lil~e to make
claim to fame has been the Brooklyn a deal with you now. Eighteen years
Dodgers. Now the gentleman from New from now, when I will have served 30
York [Mr. CELLER] can take his place years in this House, I hope you will be
alongside the other great monument to here to lead the Members in saying about
Brooklyn. me some of the- things w.e are saying
There are many nice things I should about you, and I hope I will deserve
like to have said about and to the gen- them, as you certainly do.
tleman from New YOrk, my really, good Even those of us from New York do
friend, in the past, but he would not not always agree, but one thing we do
permit me to do so because of his mod- agree upon is tnat the gentleman from
esty. However, this is probably a good New York [Mr. CELLER] has been a credit
time-to say some of them, for he cannot not only to Brooklyn or to New York,-
stop me now. but to our entire country. I think he
· I came here almost 12 years ago. The ought to change the name of his book-
gentleman from New York [Mr. CELLER], not You Never Leave Brooklyn, but that
whom I did not know at the time ·except you Never Leave the U.S. A.-you never
by reputation, was even then a ·great leave the greatness that you have
man, well known in New York. I intro- earned.
duced myself to him on the floor, right Mr. HELLER. .Mr. Speaker, I yield
in that corner; I remember it well. · He such time as he may require to the gen-
invited me downstairs for lunch. His tleman from Maryland [Mr. FRIEDELJ.
lovely, charming wife, Stella, was there. . Mr. FRIEDEL. Mr. Speaker, my ten-
We three had lunch together, and Mrs. ure in Congress has been very brief, in-
Celler gave me some well-intentioned deed. A little more than 30 days, as
words of advice, which I have never compared with Mr. CELLER's 30 years, and
taken. I am sure she remembers them, yet I believe I have been in this House
.and understands. I want to publicly long enough to come to an appreciation
thank you, "Mannie" for the help and of those qualities which conspicuously
·S upport you have given me on many, distinguish the gentleman from New
many occasions when I have come to you York.
for help. We all have problems, and I I am sure that everyone will agree that
·have always felt I could go to the gentle- he is a man of vigorous independence,
man from New York for advice. He with a mind of his own and the courage
knew my problems, he knew my district. and forthrightness to give it expression
and he was always happy to take what- as a fighter who does not hesitate to give
·.e ver time was necessary .to help me, and battle. I submit that the world today
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1584 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE March ·3
could use many more people who value tives. I have derived particular pleas- All of the nice things that have been
their independence and are always ready ure from sitting here today and hearing said about him today can be summed up
to stand up and fight for it. these great tributes paid to Mr. CELLER. in a few words: A true statesman; a
But no tribute to Mr. CELLER would be The appraisal of a man after 30 years of genuine scholar; a thorough gentleman.
complete if .it did not speak of his rare service -from his colleagues who have Since rhyming has· been a part of the
good humor, which seems never to fail served with him in a body as searching as order of the day, I will complete my few
him, and which, I suspect, has rescued this, into character, motives and objec- remarks with this tribute: "J!;MANUEL
both him and his adversaries from the tives, I think, is a fair appraisal of the CELLER, a regular feller."
perils of stalemate debate on many an very life of a man. As a friend I join with · Mr. CANFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I yie'i.d
occasion. every one of Mr. CELLER's friends in de- to the distinguished gentleman from New
New Members like myself are ·grateful riving the greatest pleasure from this ap- Jersey [Mr. RoDINO] such time as he
to Mr. CELLER and other veterans in this praisal of him as a sterling character and may require.
House who are always ready to guide us, a great public servant, by the most Mr. RODINO. Mr : Speaker, it was
and I am particularly happy to join in searching jury in the world. It is a Edgar Guest who, in his own inimitable,
this tribute, for it affords me an oppor- wonderful tribute and a great joy. homespun way, penned the poem, People
tunity to acknowledge the helpfulness There is one thing about EMANUEL Liked Him. The poet must have had :i.n
and kindness of all those in the leader-. CELLER which perhaps has not been men- mind some noble, kind, gracious, and
ship of this distinguished body who make tioned·, and about which I know a great gentle character who reflected the hu-
it possible fox:. newcomers to find. their deal. I hope that, without repeating all man touch in all his doings.
way. _ the other encomiums·which have been so For some 4 years now it has been my
Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I am de- properly heaped upon him, he will for- privilege and my pleasure to know just
lighted now to yield 2 minutes to my give me in speaking of this, for in this I such a gentleman in the person of the
good friend, the distinguished gentleman share a deep passion with him. · Honorable EMANUEL CELLER.
from New York [Mr. ROOSEVELT]. I ·believe that when a public servant I have come to admire him as a truly
Mr. ROOSEVELT. Mr. Speaker, I am fights for a great issue he fights for it distinguished .colleague in this great
grateful to my friend the gentleman everywhere, not just on the floor of the body of men, and my admiration of him
from New York [Mr. CELLER] for anum- House but . everywhere. In this, Mr. and respect for his human touch, his
ber of reasons. One of the reasons I am CELLER' is an absolute 1nspiration to me fairness, and his understanding of peo-
particularly grateful to him points up and to countless others. He always, ple has grown with each passing day.
one of my great difficulties. I have a everywhere, fights for what he believes Serv.ing under his chairmanship in the
great deal of trouble remembering in. After having been chairman of House Judiciary Committee I have also
funny stories, but I have always found a great committee, in a completely secure come to look upon him with the fond and
no difficulty whatsoever in getting district, we see him work even harder warm affection of a friend w'ho has
"Mannie" to repeat over and over and than ever, on radio, in public addresses, known his kindness and who has sought
over again the same stories in order to· on television, in meetings; in getting col- his counsel.
refresh my memory. I am also very leagues to act together, as he has on that The gentleman from New York nas
frank .to say that I am grateful to my side of the aisle time and again; work- served our Nation and his district well.
friends on tlie other side of the aisle, the ing to get so many of our colleagues to- His 30 years of devoted service in the
majority side, for their tributes to one gether behind a particular issue. That House are distinguished with achieve-
of ·the great statesmen of the State of is the kind of extracurricular · duty ments all in the interest of the people
New York and the city of New York . . which makes of a -man a hero. This I of -America and in keeping with our
They have frankly said that they, on know a great deal about. In this I know time-honored traditions and ideals; and
occasion, have not been able to agree EMANUEL CELLER lias served extremely though as "Mannie" says in his autobiog-
with the positions that "Mannie" has well. raphy, You Never Leave Brooklyn, that
taken. I want it clearly understood, It is gratifying to join in this tribute. in his 30 years he has seen many causes
however, that one of the proudest things This life is so full of strife, controversy, go a-borning and a-dying, his efforts in
in my short record is that I think I can argument, and discussion that to have their behalf have not been in vain or
truthfully say now for the past, and I the unadulterated privilege for a full 2 · futile, nor will they be soon fogotten, for
am confident for the future, "'Mannie,' hours of saying the good things that are his dedication to these causes has been
I never disagree with you." I have fol- in our hearts about a truly beloved col- with sincere conviction and great·
lowed you on many, many issues because league is as much a joy to us as it is to courage.
I know that the heart that has deter- him. It is nice to be able to say on this
mined your verdict on the issues stands For EMANUEL CELLER, long and con- day on which we celebrate the 30th an-
for the same things th.at motivate my tinued health and life in this great serv- niversary of his service as a Member of
life. I look forward in the years that ice which he has "started" so auspi- Congress, to "Mannie": May God bless
lie ahead here in the Congress and, in ciously. Both to him and to his beloved you with many more years of fruitful
whatever walk of life to which we may wife, Stella, every good wish. service, and may you enjoy His bounties
be called, to the opportunity of working Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 of health and happiness in abundance.
with you and of following you. I think to my able colleague from New And as Edgar Guest might say:
that my party, the Democratic Party, is minute York [Mr. MULTER]. People like him, not because
what it is today because of the inspira- He is rich or known to fame;
tion and the leadership and the posi- Mr. MULTER. Mr. Speaker, I am very He has never won applause
tions you have taken in your 30 years of happy to join in this tribute to our very As a star in any game;
· service to your country. I hope and I distinguished colleague. His is not a brilliant style,
pray that our party will continue to fol- In November 1922 , I was participating His is not a forceful way,
low the precepts which you have laid in my second political campaign but cast- But he has a gentle smile
And a kindly word to say.
down and will continue to lay down. · ing my first vote in the adjoining district Never ::.rrogant or proud,
"Mannie," I simply say to you, "lead to that in Which "MANNIE'' CELLER was On he goes in manner mild;
on, your friends will follow." running. I remember how people said Never quarrelsome or loud,
Mr. CANFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I yield this young man did not have a chance of Just as simple as a child;
to the distinguished gentleman from winning; it was a losing race. However, Honest, patient, brave and true,
New York [Mr. JAVITS] such time as he he won that fight, and he has won re- Thu.s he lives from day _to day,
may require. election every time since. Doing what he finds to do
Mr. JAVITS. Mr. Speaker, I have It has been my happy privilege to look / In a cheerful sort of way.
known our colleague, Mr. CELLER, for a to him for help and guidance all through Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I am
lot longer time than I have been in the the years. He has never been found happy to yield 2 minutes to my learned
House of Representatives. I have wanting. and distinguished colleague from New
known him as a friend and as a coworker, Even though he has on this floor in York [Mr. DOLLINGER]. .
and I knew him as a New Yorker long many a battle wound up in the minority Mr. DOLLINGER. Mr. Speaker, I am
before I came here. It was a great pleas- when the vote was counted, he never lost. pleased to have this opportunity to pay
ure to be associated with him here in this He never lost respect; he never lost face; honor to my dear friend and colleague,
very distinguished House of Representa- he never lost faith. · · Hon. EMANUEL CELLER. Tomorrow he
 1953 CONGRESSIONAL . RECORD-- HOUSE
completes 30 years of continuous service
in the House of, Representatives, as .a
Representative from New York.
No one could be more deserving than
he of the words of praise which are
spoken of him. He has the respect and
high regard of all who know him; his
reputation as a man of integrity, a bril-
liant legislator, and as a man of his word,
is widely acknowledged.
Congressman GELLER has ably repre-
sented the people of his district through
some of the most critical days in our his-
tory-the depression years, the dark days
of World War II-and now in these dif-
ficult times when we are striving for
universal peace. In him, the people
• have a man who ·deals effectively with
our tremendous problems, and who has
the courage to fight for the right.
As chairman of the Committee on the
Judiciary, Mr. GELLER distinguished him-
self as a man of keen intellect. He
dealt with the difficult and complicated
measures before his committee with com-
petence, good juqgment, and fairness.
Those of us who came to Congress
more recently have always found him
willing to give us the benefit of his years
of experience .and judgment, and his
advice, when it·is asked. He has never
failed to give ·me a helping hand when
I needed it, and I have found him to be
a true friend. I know that many others
also value his cooperation and friend-
ship.
Congressman GELLER has given 30
years of splendid service to the people
of this Nation. He has given unselfishly
of his time, talents, and energy in the
interests of good government. He typi-
fies the finest in leadership and his con-
tributions to his community and the
Nation are invaluable.
We have always known him to be an
able attorney and fine statesman; now
we are pleased to learn that he is an
author· as well. His autobiography is
being released at this time, and I am
certain that it will· be well · received and
widely read.
We salute our dear colleague, EMANUEL
GELLER; we congratulate him upon his
outstanding career and his many accom-
plishments; we -are happy that we can
continue to have the benefit of his guid-
ance and friendship. We wish for him
many more years of happiness, good
health, and success, for he deserves the
best that life can give.
Mr. CANFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I now
yield to the distinguished gentleman
from New Jersey [Mr. SIEMINSKI].
Mr. SIEMINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I do
not think there will ever again be heard
the cry in this· land of ours of "Comes
the revolution'' so long as we have men
in the Congress who have suffered and
fought for freedom, the freedom to be
heard, as has our distinguished colleague
from New York [Mr. GELLER].
Europe has known the cry, so has Asia,
and. in '76, America, too, and the rea-
son generally has been because parlia-
ments of those lands, and governments
of the world, have turned the talk of
people off, not let them be heard. Griev-
ances mounted~ Frustrations boiled.
Revolutions followed.
Last · spring on Formosa, after I had
addressed the Chinese Parliament, that
night, just before dinner, Chiang .Kai-
1585
shek asked me what I thought of their upon going to my accustomed place of
legislative procedure. I said, "General, worship here in Washington, Calvary
so long as that red light flashes on the Baptist Church, at Eighth and H streets,
speaker's rostrum, to warn a man his I learned that our sanctuary was being
time is running out, you will never have repaired and, f.or the time being, this
revolution in .Formosa. Let your people large Baptist body, upon invitation, was
talk, general, let them talk, do not turn worshiping in the Washington Hebrew
them off." Cathedral just .across the street, this
"MANNIE" GELLER embodies the spirit Jewish body having recently occupied a
of letting a man be heard. He fights for beautiful new temple elsewhere in the
that right. Bless him. city. At the morning worship service
Let me recall one incident as a fresh- next Sunday, Rabbi Norman Gersten-
man here. After 30 years, the Port of feld will explain the many impressive
New York Authority was brought to ac- and ancient Hebrew symbols adorning
count in Washington . . Mr. GELLER might the walls of the Jewish temple. This
have ruled the hearing out on a tech- is an interesting, current, personal ex-
nicality; the Port of New York Authority perience which calls to mind the words
could have gloated over a hollow victory; of the bard, committed to memory by
one Member really did want to throw us me some years ago and made a part of
out, deny us a committee hearing. How- my creed:
ever, Mr. GELLER, looking .beyond the Shall I ask the brave soldier, who fights by
point of procedure, looking to the spirit my side
of our problem and the frustrations of In the cause of mankind, if our creeds
the people of northern New Jersey in agree?
connection with the issue involved, al- Shall I give up the friend I have valued and
lowed that hearing to go on. No-damage tried
was done, frustrations were mollified. If he kneel not before the same altar with
Since then, the port ·Of New York has From the me?
heretic girl of my soul should I
been undergoing a cleaning-up process. fly,
"Mannie" keep going. That is what To seek somewhere else a more orthodox
your spirit means to the people. That kiss?
is what this Congress means to the peo- No! perish the hearts, and the laws that try
ple of the world, the right to be heard. Truth, valor, or love, by a standard like
We are not fancy-pants legislators ham- this!
strung by semicolons or colons; ours is It is comforting to know that there
a spirit of letting the people be heard. seems to be a trend of greater religious
Keep doing that for your people, "Man- tolerance in our fair larid. Those who
nie," and you will never be responsible fight the Christian faiths, called Com-
for causing the cry, "Comes the revolu- · munists, are solidified and committed to
tion." · · the pagan philosophy of godlessness,
Your people must indeed be proud of denying that there is a future life or
you and themselves on tJ;lis, your 30th a way of salvation.
anniversary in the House of Representa- Although I am often on the other side,
tives. The very best to you, to Mrs.
Geller, and your daughter. They, too, from my friend ''MANNIE" GELLER, Of the
must be intensely proud of you, as are many controversial issues confronting
the people of the 13th District, and Hud- us, I have never questioned his sincer-
son County, in New Jersey. ity or purpose. He is an indefatigable
And I tilank you, Mr. CANFIELD, Repub- worker. It is difficult to conceive of him
lican though you be, for giving me this devoting so much time to so many prob-
time to say these things about my fellow lems both in and out of Congress. It
Democrat, Mr. GELLER, of New York. is an honor to extend greetings to him
That spirit we commemorate. upon the completion of the three hectic
Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I am hap- decades which he haS served.
py to yield 3 minutes to the distinguished I am pleased that such occasions as
gentleman from South Carolina [Mr. this are marked before our colleagues are
BRYSON], who for many years has been summoned to their final reward. Too
serving on the Judiciary Committee with
Mr. GELLER. often we neglect speaking words of ap-
Mr. BRYSON. Mr. Speaker, it is a preciation, comfort, apd encouragement
privilege to join my colleagues in thus to those entitled thereto until they have
paying- tribute to one who has so long already answered the final roll call.
and so faithfully served in this body. some unknown poet has left these sig-
If th e same or similar conditions pre- nificant words which are most appli-
vail in·New York State as in South Caro- cable on this occasion:
lina, I can attest that one does not gain WHY WAIT FOR DEATH?
a seat in Congress by default. Subse- I would rather have one little rose
quent elections are ·far more scrutiniz- From the garden of a friend
ing than the first. It has been my good Than to have the choicest flowers
fortune to be. elected eight times and When my stay on earth must end. ·
one has to be good for that. To be I would rather have the kindest words
elected 15 consecutive times as our. .col- And a smile that I can see
league, EMANUEL GELLER, means he must Than flattery when my heart is still
be very good or else he has his people ' And this life has ceased to be.
believing as much. I would rather have a loving smile
This very day I sat on the Judiciary From friends I know are· true
Committee, as I have for some years, Than tears shed 'round my casket
between a Catholic and a Jew; I, my- .When this world I bid adieu.
self being a Protestant, Baptist. In spite Bring me all the. flowers today,
of these religious differences, I hold these Whether pink or white or red;
gentlemen in highest esteem. In this I'd rather have one blossom now
connection, . on Sunday morning last. Than a truckload when I'm dead.
1586 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE March 3
"Mannie," you have my heartiest con· · Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I ask today celebrates 30 years of service in -
gratulations, and I wish for you many unanimous consent that all Members the House. Those 30 years are marked
more happy, fruitful years of devoted who desire to do so may be permitted by many accomplishments and achieve-
public service. to extend their remarks at this point in ments of which he may well be proud
Mr. CANFIELD. Mr.. Speaker, I yield the RECORD in regard to our colleague, for his has been an untiring labor in the
such time as he may desire to the gen~ the gentleman from New York [Mr. cause of civil liberty, freedom, and peace.
tleman from California [Mr. JOHNSONl. CELLER]. He has given freely of his support and
Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. Speaker, I did The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. PAT- encouragement to the struggling young
not know there was going to be this in~ TERSON). Is there objection to the re- nation of Israel and has been a stanch
teresting gathering to eulogize one of quest of the gentleman from New York? champion of the rights of the minofities.
our great Members until I entered the There was no objection. During the 81st and 82d Congresses,
Chamber, so whatever I have to say to- Mr. BUCKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I deem Mr. CELLER served with distinction as
day will be an impromptu statement. it a great privilege and honor to join with chairman of the Committee on the Judi-
Right after I came to Congress; a little my colleagues in paying tribute to a ciary of the House. He has earned a rep-
over 10 years ago, I met the gentleman great man, a fine friend, and an out- utation as one of the most hard-working
from New York [Mr. CELLER] and I was standing public servant-our respected Members of the Congress. I am honored
impressed by him. The particular and esteemed colleague, Congressman to consider the gentleman from New
thing that impressed me was a trivial EMANUEL CELLER. York a personal friend, as well as a col-
one, ·but it reflected an interest in my "MANNIE" CELLER is a wonderful and league in the House-my friendship with
congressional district. He told me that fine man. He is a great Congressman him dating -long prior to my becoming ·a
he had at one t ime been a wine sales- and a magnificent public servant. For Member of the 75th Congress. His sense
man who sold wine for some California the past 20 years that I have been in of humor and command of the English
wineries, and as I represented a district Congress, "MANNIE" CELLER and myself language are well known and have been
with a great many good wineries I be- have developed a warm and deep. tie of evidenced many times during his par-
came interested in Mr. CELLER. How- understanding and friendship. He is a ticipation in important debates.
ever, in a short time I learned that he man of high integrity. He has a fine The people of his congressional dis~
was an outstanding Member of the legal mind and as a Congressman he has trict in Brooklyn are fortunate to have
House of Representatives. I used to lis- contributed much in the various fields had as their Representative in Congress
ten to his debates and to his discussions of his activity. for the past 30 years such an able, con-
with interest and profit. I believe I am When he was chairman of the power- scientious and devoted public servant as
in a position more than any other per- ful House Committee on the Judiciary, EMANUEL CELLER. As a friend, fellow
son, perhaps, in the Chamber today, to he performed his work in a conscientious, Brooklynite, and colleague, I join with
look at his career objectively. It hap- competent, and fair manner. AJ3 such _all of his many friends who salute him
pens that during the last five campaigns chairman, he was always gracious, kind, today and express the hope that he will
I received the nomination of both the and tolerant to all who had matters be- enjoy many more years of good health
Republican and the Democratic Parties. fore said House Judiciary Committee. and happiness and that we will be for-
So while I am a Republican and have the To his colleagues in Congress and others, tunate enough to continue to benefit by
endorsement of the Democratic Party, he has ever been a considerate gentle- his advice and service.
I can look ·a little more liberally and · man. Mr. DINGELL. A rare opportunity
objectively at the record of a man who · During his 30 years in Congress, ''MAN- has been accorded me this afternoon,
is a Democrat. As I look at the title NIE" CELLER has consistently fought for Mr. Speaker, to pay deserved tribute and
of his book, it impresses me as reflect- and supported legislation which would to glorify the name of my friend and
ing something that is not true. Mr. give greater protection and aid to the colleague, EMANUEL CELLER, statesman
CELLER is known a way beyond Brooklyn. weak, the unfo-r tunate, and the oft-called and patriot, who for lo these 30 fruitful
He is in demand as a speaker in Cali- forgotten man. He rendered devoted years has served faithfully the people of
fornia, clear across the continent. He service to the Roosevelt and Truman ad- the 15th District of New York. The
is listened to with much respect. He is ministrations. He stanchly supported people of the Nation and humanity the
in demand in other parts of the country the New Deal policies of President Roose- world over have benefited by his mag-
to discuss public problems, because peo- velt and the Fair Deal policies.of Presi- nanimous works.
ple know he has a broad grasp of the dent Truman. He is a true liberal in the EMANUEL CELLER is a personality SO
problems of the curious world in which real sense of the word. rich and genuine in human understand-
we live today. To me he represents I know him to be a man of conviction
ing, affection, and self-discipline that I
what I consider a good Congressman. I and principle. I have found his think- believe he -is possessed of all the cardinal
do not always agree with him; I think ing to be clear, constructive, and fear- virtues. In seniority he has risen to the
he is too liberal sometimes for me, being less. He speaks what he believes. He point where but few Members outrank
a westerner, but he honestly and con- has always spoken out against the forces him, but his highest rating comes by way
scientiously takes his stand on the pub- of totalitarian brutality. He well knows of the love and respect which the mem-
the menace of the Soviet Union and its
lic questions that come before us, and if satellites to all religions. His recent tele- bership of this House bears him.
every man in this Chamber did likewise, vision speech I am rich and proud in the thought
the final composite of what we do would the American of February 14, 1953, over
Broadcasting Co. network, of being his friend and coworker. Deep
be good, in my opinion. That, to me, entitled "What's Behind Soviet Anti- and abiding is the love I bear him whom
is the ·:iew that the people in our various Semitism," clearly shows his keen insight I have known for more than a score of
areas send us here to reflect, and to rep- of the problem of anti-Semitism behind years. From the first dar I entered this
resent them as best we can. Some of the lion Curtain and its threat to world Chamber he has been an inspiration to
us are lucky enough to come from con- peace and security. me for the straightforward and coura~
stituencies of tolerant people who are His virtues and accomplishments are geous course he has followed. The
willing to accept our judgment as to held in high regard by the people from printed record of the House is replete
what is best to do. Mr. CELLER repre- his congressional district. For 30 years, with the great contributions made by
sents his people but has a broader inter- his constituents have sent him back to "MANNIE" CELLER but there are even more
est, a wider outlook, than most of us Congress, because they knew that he was of his accomplishments which never have
because of his work and experience in a splendid pUblic servant. I am indeed or ever will be recorded. His phi-
the House of Representatives for 30 grateful and very happy to have had this losophy of life constitutes a perfect and
years. His record justifies us to classify opportunity to express my deep senti- an ideal pattern which is the link · be-
him as a statesman. So it is a great ments about Congressman CELLER, a tween man and his Creator. I would in
pleasure for me to say that I am happy great American, our fellow colleague and preference take the word of EMANUEL
to be here. I wish Mr. CELLER many, , my good friend. CELLER to the gilt or legal bond of almost
many more years of -good health and ·I Mr. KEOGH. Mr. Speaker, it is a any other.
hope -they will all be spent in the House privilege for me to join in this tribute to I congratulate him on this occasion
of Representatives so we can have the our distinguished colleague, Representa- · and prayerfully ask for him health, hap-
benefit of his counsel, his wisdom, and tive EMANUEL CELLER, the dean of the piness, and continued tenure for the
his statesmanship. ·· :Brooklyn congressional delegation, who benefit of the country.
1953 CONGRESSIONAL ·RECORD-- HOUSE 1587,
Mr ..·FEIGHAN. - .M r. Speaker,. it -has 2 .years since-has been reelected to the · Today·we honor him as a conscientious,
been a privilege for me to serve with Mr. same high office. faithful, and outstanding public official
CELLER as a member .o f the Committee Born jn Brooklyn, N.Y., May 6, 1888, he and communal leader. I am proud to be
on the Judiciary for the . past 10 years, attended the city's public schools and was one of his colleagues in this great House
4 years of which time my distinguished graduated from Boys' High School, New of Representatives, and trust he will be
colleague, Mr. CELLER, was chairman. York, in 1906. He continued his studies spared to serve with us for many years
Mr. CELLER has always been - very and was graduated later from Columbia to come.
courteous to and considerate of. his col- College and Columbia University Law Mr. CANFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I now
leagues. He has exhibited very sympa- School, my own alma mater, receiving yield to the distinguished gentleman
thetic understanding of the problems of his law degree from the latter in 1912. from -MassachusettS [Mr. LANE] such
new Members; and willingly. extended a Always a fighting liberal during his time as he may require.
helping hand to any of his colleagues service in Congress, he has watched our "MANNIE" CELLER CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF
who sought his advice.· country rise from its policy of isolation SERVICE
The State of New York, and -particu- to one of world leadership extending a Mr. LANE. Mr. Speaker, his autobi-
larly ·his constituents who have elected helping hand to all the world. ography comes out tomorrow.
him to serve for 16 consecutive terms~ In 1924, he plunged into the fierce con .. It is titled ''You Never Leave Brook-
can well be proud of the achievements of troversy raging over immigration, and lyn."
Congressman CELLER. · In the ·Halls of has ever since been identified with -the By jumping the gun today, fellow
Congress he has-distinguished himself as ·subject of immigration and naturaliza- Members of the House of Representa..;.
a gentleman of outstanding ability. He tion. · An active member of the Com- tives are paying him a personal tribute
has clung tenaciously to and fought vig- mittee on the Judiciary of the House of that might well be called, ''May you never
orously for the principles he thought Representatives, and more recently its leave Washington."
wer~ r~ght, whether he was in the mi- chairman, he has had ample opportunity That expresses our sentiment toward
nority or majority. to help the . cause of freedom .a nd has a colleague who has given ·the best years
It is a pleasure to join with my col- fought in said committee, and .on the of his life to the service of our Nation.
leagues. in paying tribute to an able leg- fioor of the House, every bill discussed, He is a faithful guide to every bewil-
islator, a good friend. which he considered discriminatory. In dered freshman who feels like an orphan
. Mrs. KELLY of New York. Mr. the 8lst Congress, he introduced a bill to when he first comes to this new House;
Speaker, long before I was elected to amend the Displaced Persons Act to .per- and he is a warm-hearted friend to the
Congress, I knew "MANNIE" C:ELLER. In mit 339,000 displaced persons to enter the veteran Members who have been here so
some sections of our city, his name seems United States, instead of 200,000, and long that they consider this Chamber as
to be a byword. · over a period of 4 years instead of 2 years. their true home.
Tomorrow, Mr. · CELLER celebrates 30 His bill also liberalized many other dis- · The fact that "MANNIE'' CELLER has
years as a Member of Congress. I have criminatory features of that act. In been elected for 15 consecutive terms-
heard from all quarters of our city of addition, he introduced emergency legis- and from Brooklyn, of all places-is a
the good that he has done, and it really lation to permit 300,000 refugees who testimonial in itself. Judging by the
makes one wonder how so very many have been displaced since World Wa-r II, lively .interest his constituents take in
good deeds could have been packed into . including those from Iron Curtain coun- baseball and other activities, I know that
·30 years. · tries who were not covered by the Dis- ,they :-can be ·satiSfied with nothing less
"MANNni" CELLER is ·an outstanding ·placed Persons Act to enter over a period
o f 3 years. He has been, and is stiil en- than a champion. ·
credit to our home town. He was born deavoring ·to liberalize the unjust provi- And that is what "Mannie'' has been-
and raised in Brooklyn and "like so many sions of the McCarran Act of the .last fighting for the little guy all the way, and
others here in Congress, his success was Congress. winning his case for him in this, the big-
not handed to ·him on a silver platter; Congressman CELLER made the most ·g est of all leagues.
At an early age, he learned the value of of his opportunity in Brooklyn where he His vast and practical background may
hard work and by crowding the hours, he has grown up from childhood with the be traced to the composition of his teem-
managed to ·attend law school. But a Irish, the Jews, the Italians, the Greeks, ing district, which includes just about
legal career offered only a limited op- and people_s of all the world. He pos- every problem knowh to man with the
portunity to help his neighbor. Seeking sessed the courage, will power, and vision exception of agriculture, mining, and In-
another outlet, he became a candidate to enjoy the opportunities made avail- dian affairs, although I am not so sure
for election to a seat in Congress. A able to him by this great country of ours. about the latter, for there may be a few
Dzmocrat, running in a solidly Republi- Out of the swarming streets in which native Americans mixed in with his great
can district,: was doomed for defeat ·but he grew up, he has learned a wholesome cosmopolitan following.
that Democrat was EMANUEL CELLER and res-p ect and zeal for the plain working Some Members have a clear line of au-
he won.· Again and again,- at 14 subse- people and has always been in their cor- thority from the districts they represent.
quent elections, the people of that dis- ner opposing the power of business mo- Whether farm, labor, "silk stocking," or
trict have sent him back to Congress. nopoly and bravely defending :· free otherwise, such districts are interested in
He serves them well and they know that speech, a free press, free assembly, and one particular phase of national legisla-
no one can serve them better. As his all civil liberties. Throughout his public tion above all others. The Member who
colleague from the adjoining district career, he manifested a deep and sincere carries out this mandate has an uncom-
and as the executive member of the 18th interest in the welfare of the American plicated job. He does not have to be a
assembly district, I pray God will bless ·people. Everyone knows of his real de- political genius who can satisfy a swarm
him and guide. him for years to come. votion to the cause of Israel and India of contradictory viewpoJnts.
Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 and his magnificent advocacy of the So who among us can complain when
minutes to our esteemed colleague, the United Nations. ln his 30 years in pub- we look at the little U. N. that "Mannie"
gentleman from New York [Mr. FINE] ! lic office, he has talked to the great and has represented for nearly a third of a
Mr. FINE. Mr. Speaker, I am deeply near great; to the Presidents and the century without being mowed down in
honored for .the opportunity to join with makers of Presidents; to the Churchills the crossfire. This takes skill of a re-
the .Members of the Congress in paying and the Nehrus and Orlandos of history. markably high order~ Come to think of
tribute to a fine American and remark~ He has earned the·love and respect of his it, maybe he should be promoted to rep-
able and faithful public official. colleagues in the House and all the people resent us at the United Nations. I can
"Mannie,'~ the best tribute, and with- with whom he has come in contact in see the hard-boiled Reds squirm, as he
out intending a pun, the finest tribute officialdom. He is eminently fair and indicts them for their crimes against
I can pay you, is to tell you that my lovely open-minded in matters pertaining to his :Pumanity with a passionate sincerity
wife thinks the. world of you, , and she is official duties and cou'r teous and coopera- that comes from the common touch that
pretty good at evaluating goodness in tive to anyone who seeks his counsel. He has always endeared him to the average
human beings. is a progressive, ·vigorous, and militant · American. · ·
';I'hirty years ago today our -illustrious Member of the House who has given I count it an honor to have ·served·
COlleague, Hon. EMANUEL CELLER, took his diligent ·service to . the constituency that with him for many constructive years on
oath in this Chamber as a · Member of . he represented so capably in Congress the Judiciary Committee. As chairman,
Congress from Brooklyn; N.Y., and every for 30 years. · · he was able, diligent, and fair. Living
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up to such a high standard of justice in
his dealings with all men, he could not
fail to inspire us by his example. His
accomplishments are reflected in the
laws of our Nation, and they stand for
honor, mercy, and integrity.
The greatest satisfaction that any man
can enjoy in this life is the knowledge
that he brought hope and strength and
happiness to others.
To the extent that he does this, he
becomes a credit to himself and to the
creative spirit that is at work in this
world, despite the troubles that present-
ly plague us.
When a man has earned. our esteem
he is entitled to know it.
And so, while he is still with us, and
for many more years, we trust, we want
to give public notice of our high regard
and loyal friendship for "MANNIE"
CELLER.
Such men as he are the unsung heroes
of America. Day in and day out they
work to make representative government
serve the people. The good that they
do seldom makes the front page but
without it our freedoms might hav~ per-
ished.
To the millions of young people in our
schools, from whom the leaders of to-
morrow will come, influenced for better
or for worse by the actions of their eld-
ers, I recommend the living reality of
EMANUEL CELLER as a sound· pattern for
the shaping of their own careers.
The United States will be in good
hanqs if they do.
He comes from a minority group who
have been persecuted as no others have
by the ignorance and cruelty of their
fellow human beings. But they did not
succumb to self-pity or arrogance. · From
tragedy they acquired wisdom and the
grace that goes with it. For the greater
understanding that is essential to lead-
ership.
Knowledge and character are fused in
the personality of "MANNIE" CELLER
bringing to the United States House of
Representatives the genuine ability that
is needed to solve the urgent and diffi-
cult problems that have been thrust
upon us.
We are grateful for the intelligence
and the trusted advice that he contrib-
utes to our deliberations.
And we cherish him with the confi-
dence that we give only to old friends.
Congratulations to you, "Mannie," on
your 30th anniversary of distinguished
public service.
Brooklyn must be as proud of you as
we are.
!J.r. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1
mmute to the distinguished gentleman
from Texas [Mr. PATMAN].
Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, I just
want to endorse, approve, and applaud
the fine things that have been said about
my distinguished colleague from New
York, "MANNIE" CELLER. It has been my
pleasure and privilege to associate with
Mr. CELLER and to work with him for
more than 24 years as a Member of this
great body. I know that he is an able
conscientious, honest, and n.oble states~
man. He has done some mighty fine
things for our country, and for his dis ..
trict in particular. He has the respect
and best wishes of his colleagues. I
RECOR:Q::: HOUSE March 3.
certainly wish for him in the future the to those which have been uttered by so
finest and best things in life. many Members of Congress here today.
Mr. CANFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I yield This year, the year 1953, is a great year
myself 2 minutes. in the history. of the United States · of
Mr. Speaker, at this point I should America; it is the 150th anniversary of
like to read the first paragraph of Mr. .the purchase of Louisiana from France,
CELLER's autobiography, You Never Leave and it is also the 30th anniversary of
Brooklyn. Also the last paragraph in service in the House of Representatives
this book. by our colleague and friend, EMANUEL
The first paragraph reads as follows: CELLER.
You never leave Brooklyn. The life that I have sat here almost 2 hours and
spills over from Pitkin Avenue follows you have listened to one tribute after an-
to the placid, well-ordered Connecticut other paid to this able colleague, EMAN:.
Aven~e of Washington, D. C. The hoops, UEL CELLER, of New York, and I say thiS
the kites, the skates, the sleds, the fights of is a great. year and a great day in his
Brooklyn's children follow you to the streets life; to be the author of a book and the
of official Washington, where no children recipient of all these great tributes here
scamper through the streets or tumble under at one particular . time is really a big
your feet. The shadows of Brooklyn tene-
ments fall upon the low houses of Wash- order. I do not think I have heard since
ington. I have been a Member of the House trib-
Externally Washington is a lady-proper, utes of the character, type, forcefulness,
hatted, and gloved, as becomes a lady. and extent of those paid here today to
Brooklyn is a woman, overlarge, aproned for our colleague, EMANUEL CELLER. So I
work, with a crisscrossed heart. join with others who have previously
The last paragraph in this book: spoken in congratulating our friend and
colleague upon the completion of 30
I cannot thrust myself into the future. years active able representation in the
Swirling around in my mind are the ques-
tions of the atom bomb, the hydrogen bomb, Congress of the United States. I hope
korea, the use of the veto power in the to be able to be here to celebrate the
United Nations, the rearming of Germany, 40th anniversary of his service in the
the hungry, distended bellies of children in House of Representatives. Congratula-
Asia. Each question is related to the other, · tions, "Mannie"!
and there is no marking off where one begins Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield
and the other ends. Perhaps when we 3 minutes to my good friend the distin-
understand the relatedness of these prob- guished gentleman from Colorado [Mr.
lems, not only each to the other, but the
relatedness to each of us, individually and _ ROGERS].
personally, will the ragged pieces of the Mr. ROGERS of Colorado. Mr.
world fall in place. This will be the search. Speaker, it is only fitting and proper that
It will be mine, I know. I as a younger Member of this House
Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the dis- should rise and pay tribute to our dis-
tinguished gentleman from New York tinguished leader. from New York and
[Mr. HELLER] the balance of the time congratulate him on his 30 years of serv-
allotted to me. ice and the publication of his book, You
Mr. H:r.LLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 Never Leave Brooklyn. As it·so happens
minute to the distinguished gentleman the fame of "MANNIE" CELLER had trav-
eled to my fair city, the mile-high city
from California [Mr. MILLER].
Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. and county of Denver, long before I came
to Congress. I am informed that his
Speaker, lest those who read this RECORD relatives and his uncle were among the.
think it is provincial or participation in
it limited entirely to those who come founders of an outstanding institution,
from States on the eastern seaboard sur- ciety the National Jewish Consumptive So-
rounding the great city of New York I in the city and county of Denver.
want it to show that I come from the Through that and his legal activities I
opposite side of the country to pay my came to know him before I became a
respects to the lovable dean of the New Member of the ·congress of the United
York delegation. States.
Since coming to the House of Repre-
Mr. CELLER to me ·epitomizes the type
of Americanism that we all can well af- sentatives it has been my pleasure to
ford to follow; he bases it squarely on serve on. the Judiciary Committee with
the dignity of man; he has recognized him. During that time I have felt that
· this fundamental of Americanism as his if at any time I wanted · a friend and
guiding light. He has been tolerant,. counselor on the many problems that
lovable, understanding, and I know from appear to a freshman Congressman I
experience how he has helped and does could consult the distinguished gentle-
help those of us who come fumbling into man whom we are congratulating on his
the halls of Congress. There has never ~0 years in Congress.
been a time that I for one have felt that I want to join with the balance of our
I could not go to "Mannie" with any of colleagues and say to you, "Mannie":
the complex problems that beset a new The Nation is proud of the services that
Member of Congress and receive sound you have rendered,. We want to con--
solid advice from him. I have not always gratulate you on the honest efforts that
agreed with him; I have not always you have through the years given to this
voted with him, but his being a liberal Nation. May you have many, many
like myself I found . that our thoughts more years of hard work that you are so
were generally in consonance; and I am capable of, as I know we all appreciate
glad, as one who comes from the Pacific you. . ,
Coast, to hail "MANNIE" CELLER. Mr. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, at this
~r. HELLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield time I know that we would all be de-
1 mmute to the distinguished gentleman lighted to hear from the distinguished
from Louisiana [Mr. BROOKs]. gentleman from New York, CQngress-
Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Mr man. and author [Mr. CELLER] referred
Speaker, I rise to ad.d my word of tribute to by , the esteemed minority leader · as
1953 ,CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- }lOUSE
fieet-footed, a gentleman _par excellence.
I now yield such time as he may desire
to the gentleman from New York [Mr.
CELLER].
Mr. CELLER. Mr. Speaker, and my
dear colleagues, I cannot recall many
moments in my life equal to this one. I
cannot find the words strong enough to
convey niy feelings. It is more than ap-
preciation. It is more than gratitude.
The 30 years have at this moment
dropped away from me. I am once
again a young man, inexperienced, know-
ing there was much to learn, yet not
knowing how much more. It is no dif-
ferent now. While I have learned much,
there is much more to learn. But one
of the things I did not know t]J.en, which
I know now, is that service in the Con-
gress of the United States carries with
it a precious gift of friendship from the
men and women who serve together.
Aside from working in the public inter-
est, as each one of us sees and defines it,
there are many occasions of disappoint-
ment, frustration and even of failure,
but throughout remains the warmth of
friendship such as has been expressed
here today. I am indeed humble before
it.
You, my friends, see the best in me
and by that very fact call forth the best
in me. Also, I have learned that only
_through · failure can we rise to achieve
success. Our greatest glory is not in
never falling but in rising every time we
fall. Friends like you always help one
to rise.
Mr. Speaker, I do not want to make a
speech. You have heard enough of my
speeches in 30 years. I just want to say
''thank you."
HON. SAM RAY}3URN'
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under
previous order of the House, the gentle-
man from Texas [Mr. PATMAN] is recog-
nized for 15 minutes.
Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, on to-
morrow, March 4, 1953, the distinguished
gentleman from Texas, Hon. SAM RAY-
BURN, will have served 40 years · in the
United States House of Representatives.
· The Texas Members had planned a pro-
gram for tomorrow in his honor, but we
were surprised to learn a few minutes
ago that the gentleman from Indiana
[Mr. HALLECK], the majority leader, con-
sulted with the gentleman from Texas
[Mr. RAYBURN], the minority leader, and
they agreed that the House would ad-
journ over until Thursday, and the
unanimous consent was propounded and
there was no objection to it. So, the
House, when it adjourns today, will ad-
journ to meet on Thursday next, March
5. The Texas Members cannot go
through with their planned program to
eulogize Mr. RAYBURN on the 40th an-
niversary of his coming here. However,
the Texas delegation wHl have a lunch-
eon tomorrow in the Speaker's din-
ing room here in the Capitol and we
can still carry out part of our plans.
·Mr. RAYBURN came here March 4, 1913.
He has been here longer than any other
Member of the House. He is not only
the dean of the House of Representa-
tives, but he is the dean ·of the entire
Congress of the United States, because
he has been here longer thanany Mem-
ber of either boqy, the House or the
Senate. When I first came here as a new
Member almost a quarter of a century
ago I remember Mr. RAYBURN gave me
some advice which I shall never forget
and which ·has been very valuable to me
the entire time that I have had the priv-
ilege and the opportunity of serving here
in this great body. He said that a Mem-
ber should realize that he is dependent
upon two constituencies for success:
One constituency, the voters in his dis-
trict who make it possible for him to
be here, who make it possible for him to
serve; the other constituency, his col-
leagues in the House of Representatives
who make it possible for him to succeed
as a Member of this great body.
Now, Mr. Rt.YBURN has certainly car-
ried out the advice that he has often-
times given to new Members in that re-
spect. He has a backlog of strength, of
intangible, invisible strength, in his own
district, of sufficient support that it has
always made it possible for him to be
reelected in 20 and more different elec-
tions in the district that he has the honor
to represent; many opponents of his in
the past have learned to their sorrow
the strength of this backlog and he has
been elected because of that backlog of
strength, and that backlog pf strength
and good will has permitted him to re-
main here in the United States Congress,
and the other backlog of strength and
good will here in Congress has made it
possible for him to succeed and to be-
come chairman of · a great committee,
one of the greatest in this House, and
to be the author of some of the greatest
laws that have ever passed the American
Congress and to be minority leader and
to be majority leader and to be Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
He has not only the honor and the dis-
tinction of being the dean of the entire
Congress but he has the honor of hav-
ing served as Speaker of the House longer
than any other Speaker of the House of
Representatives has ever served.
So today we congratulate Mr. RAY-
BURN for tomorrow, since he had agreed
without our knowledge and consent for
the House to go over until Thursday
next, overlooking tomorrow, when we ex-
pected to have tbe real ceremony.
The Members of Congress who come
here call upon Mr. RAYBURN for advice.
He is always kind, he is considerate, he is
helpful, and he is constructive.
He has served with more than 3,000
Members of the House of Representa-
tives. I do not believe there is a man in
America who stands higher and in
greater esteem with every one of those
Members today than the Honorable SAM
RAYBURN of the Fourth Congressional
District of the State of Texas. He is en-
titled to that good name, "Mr. Democrat
of the United States."
Few men have served a single con-
stituency· for so long in this Chamber.
None has served with a deeper devotion
to duty or with greater infiuence for good
of ·h is fellowman.
This moment is too brief to recount
even the major items of the impressive
record our colleague has carved in the
service of his country and his country-
men. Even the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
.of the past two decades fails to enlJ.lller-
1589
ate highlights of his historic service and
achievements. ·
Permit me, please, Mr. Speaker, tore-
call that the statutes of this modern day
contain important laws conceived and
written by SAM RAYBURN; conceived and
written and enacted to meet the rapidly
changing conditions and needs of the
Nation as it shifted, during his service,
from a pastoral to a scientific age.
His perception, his vision, his compre-
hension of the pr:oblems of the future and
the means to meet them, made it pos-
sible for SAM RAYBURN to make immeas-
urable contributions to the economic
growth, security, and well-being of the
Nation.
In recognition of his leadership, his
knowledge, his courage, his ability, his
wisdom and love of justice and fairness,
this House elected SAM RAYBURN to serve
as its Speaker for a total of 10 years.
·No such honor has or probably ever will
be bestowed upon another Member of
this body. ·
The sense of fairness that SAM RAY•
BURN has demonstrated not only as
Speaker and majority and minority
leader of his party is a challenge to all
of us who serve in this democratic
body.
In this long service of 40 years Mr.
RAYBURN has seen this Nation come out
of two world wars and three economic
depressions and continue to grow in ma-
terial and spiritual wealth. And he had
a hand, a strong hand, in this.
Aside from the honors bestowed upon
and the almost fabulous accomplish-
ments of our beloved colleague, SAM RAY-
BURN is known by innumerable friends in
both Democratic and Republican parties
for his big, generous, understanding,
helpful, and loyal heart.
Loving people, SAM RAYBURN ls loved
by people, people everywhere.
Mr. CANFIELD. Mr. Speaker, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. PATMAN. I yield.
Mr. CANFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I have
often heard the distinguished gentleman
'from Texas and our former s ·peaker
say, "I love the Hous ·e of Representa-
tives." We all know that to be true.
Mr. RAYBURN has th .e real affection and
the lasting admirat~on of all of the mem-
bership of the House, Republican and
Democrat alike. He has written much
history in this I egislative body, and he
will always be remembered as one of our
greatest Members, and one of our ablest
Speakers.
Mr. PATMAN. I thank the gentleman
for his remarks.
Mr. Speaker, the time I have asked
for today ·was not for this purpose, but
was for the purpose of speaking on an-
other subject which I shall briefly dis-
cuss. Since our good Democratic leader,
the gentleman from Texas [Mr. RAY-
BURN] had already agreed to adjourn
over until Thursday, I felt that some-
thing should be said about the 40th an-
niversary of his service in the House of
Representatives. I will speak to you
about the RFC and about how t:h'e RFC
aids small business, and how it would
not be economical to discontinue the
RFC. Furthermore, I want to discuss
the fact that all agencies of the Gov-
ernment do not save the taxpayers
1590 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE
money. Most agencies of the Govern-
ment cost the taxpayers money. But
the RFC not only saves the taxpayers
money, but it makes large contributions
over the years of hundreds of millions
of dollars to the Treasury of the United
Stat~s-of dollars which would normally
havJ to be paid by the taxpayers if the
RFC did not pay it into the Treasury.
HOW DOES THE RFC AID SMALL BUSINESS?
Small business-small, private, com-
petitive, independent business-is the
backbone of a democratic and capital-
istic economy. In other words, it is
essential to our way of lfving.
That is an emphatic statement, but
I dare say that none here will disagree
with it. Even in the current atmos-
phere, everyone is for small business.
At least, they are until it comes to the
point of doing something to help it sur-
vive and grow. Then some of small busi-
ness's loudest supporters suddenly have
"big business" elsewhere and do not stay
to be counted.
EFFECTIVE FOR SMALL BUSINESS
I will cherish your attention for a few
moments while I talk briefly about an
institution in this country that does help
small business and can be, if it is per-
mitted, even more effective in this re-
spect than it is today. I refer to the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
Surely if it can be demonstrated that
the RFC does in fact give assistance to
those energetic and able businessmen
who happen to ·be small today, then we
have established an invulnerable case .for
the continuation of that Government
agency. It may come as a great surprise
to some people, but all of our great in-
dustrial giants were small business once,
and, incidentlitllY, most of them got Gov-
ernment assistance, too, through tariffs,
tax advantages, land grants, and so
forth. However, today we are talking
about sound, businesslike assistance; for
each small-business man who merits it
is also required to repay it with interest.
Although the RFC has made a few
large loans to both small- and medium-
size businesses, it is a fact that over a
period of time approximately 90 percent
of all of the RFC business loans are for
amounts less than $100,000 each.
SHOULD NOT TURN INDEPENDENTS OVER
TO LOAN SHARKS
By making credit available through
the RFC on sound credit terms, small
and independent businessmen have been
aided in converting from less essential to
urgently needed defense activities. Keep
in mind that in each instance ample evi-
dence was assembled prior to making
such loans that private funds were not
otherwise available on reasonable terms.
I will note, however, that the RFC has
made funds available to ~gitimate busi-
ness which might have been, otherwise
available from loan sharks and others
of that breed. But I, for one, will never
come to the point of favoring an action
which would push the small-business
man into the clutches of the loan shark.
COMPETENT STAFF AVAILABLE
Strategically located throughout the
Unite?- States, there are trained, honest,
expenenced staffs of RFC personnel who
consult with the small-business man for
the purpose of giving him useful advice
March 3
and suggestions as to how he can put makes loans, not gifts. Keep that fn
his business on a sounder financial basis. mind. The public's money . has been
A very substantial amount of these busi- loaned out to borrowers who could not
nessmen, who consult with the RFC per- get the funds from private sources.
sonnel, do not get loans. In fact, many Rapid liquidation of credits which do not
of them are able then to reset their have a good private market would have to
financial management and put them- take place at a substantial discount. As a
selves in such condition that they are consequence, there might be a fancy book
able to obtain private financing through showing of dollars coming in during ll.
appropriate private channels. However, short period of time but only at a big
whether or not the small-business man loss of the public's money. These loans
ultimately obtains a loan from the RFC, are set up to pay out as quickly as the
he has obtained a useful service which anticipated earnings of the borrowers
large businesses can readily afford them- will allow, and the RFC record on repay-
selves. ment is quite impressive. A speed-up
SMALL BANKS NEED RFC liquidation would ruin ·some companies,
break faith with citizens who contracted
Although I have been speaking of pri-
marily the small manufacturer and the with the Government, and lose some of
the public's money.
small merchant, I might point out that
a good many of the banks in the United If that is economy, then I have been
in favor of something else for these many
States are also small business. Through
the method of participation arrange- 'years-and just called it by the wrong
name. However, whatever you call it-
ments, the RFC enables many small
banks to take as much of the loan as it certainly is poor business.
When I said the economy disguise is
they are able with the RFC taking up
only the remainder. I know that some thin, I meant just that. Why not close
of you come from parts of the country the Post Office? It loses money and
where most of the banking business is some of the offices would sell for pretty
not done by institutions which can be good figures. The answer is obvious.
called small but there are other ener- The service is essential and should be
getically growing parts of our country continued whether or not it costs money.
which are indeed short · of credit for Turning again to the RFC-those advo-
legitimate business. cating its closing as an economy measure
It seems to me that the RFC is a Gov- were just talking popular language-
ernment agency which, without cost to even though misleading. What they
the taxpayer and without attempting to actually mean is that they do not like
take over anything private business will the public service the RFC is perform-
handle, stands as a sound monument to ing for those useful citizens who just do
the farsightedness and thoughtfulness not happen to have any other fair and
of those who believe that small business legal way of getting the money they need.
is the bacl{bone of our prosperous They do not like it even if it does make
economy. money. But, they do not want to come
IS IT AN ECONOMY TO CLOSE THE RFC?
right out and tell the small-business men,
the small banks, the disaster victims.
There seems to be a lot of conversation that-so they call it an economy meas-
about economy in government these ure.
days-and I happen to be one who favors
DO ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES COST THE
translating the noise into action. But I TAXPAYER MONEY?
mean real economy, not the type of thing
which simply makes a showing on the Some of my colleagues, who also are
books-and really is something else in honestly in favor of giving small business
disguise. The statements favoring the a fair financial break, have agreed with
abolishment of the RFC as an economy me that the RFC performs a very useful
measure are the type of something else role in our country. But, some of them
I am referring to-and the disguise is say: "We have to cut expenses. We have
pretty thin, almost transparent. to give the taxpayer a break too. So
The RFC gets no appropriation from maybe we can't afford the RFC right.
the Congress to pay its employees, its now." ·
rent on its offices, or any other of its Well, I was delighted to see a llttle
operating expenses. In addition, it pays item in the newspaper the other day-
interest on the moriey it borrows from not pleased that it got such a small
the Treasury for its loans to private busi- amount of space-but pleased with the
nesses, to municipalities, to disaster vic- facts in the article. It announced that
tims, and so forth. Harry McDonald, Administrator of the
In other words-and this is sufficiently RFC, had handed a check for $28 million
rare to be almost startling-the RFC _to Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey.
pays its own way and pays a net return Even these days that is not "chicken
back to the United States Treasury. feed." And, what is so impressive, gen-
Gentlemen, the RFC is an earner-not tlemen, is the direction the money went.
just in the sense of public benefit but also To, not from, the United States Treasury.
By the way, that is not all the money
-in actual dollars and cents to the United
States Treasury. the RFC has paid to the United States
It has been suggested by some with Treasury since July 1, 1952, during this
a very short-run viewpoint that if the fiscal year. Altogether, this agency
RFC stopped lending money and just which gets no money from the taxpayer
started a quick liquidation of the loans .and pays interest on the money it bor-
it has made, there would be a bigger dol- rows, turned in to the Treasury $102,-
lar return to the Government. That is 784,000 on its activities.
undoubtedly true in the sense that some · Compare that record with other agen-
money would be coming in and none, cies of the Government and compare the
other than the liquidation expenses, RFC's performance too. And, gentle-
would be going out. However, the RFC men, it looks to me as if we have found
 1953 ',
·a bright· spot, a pretty lonesome one,
it is true, but nevertheless a bright star
in the overhanging darkness of deficits,
high taxes, and heavy spending habits.
The RFC does not have to make money
to justify its existence. . Just ask the
. small-business· men, the small banks, the
· thousands of victims of fioods, storms,
and earthquakes. But, if it can do what
it does and still turn money into the
Treasury each year, I, for one, certainly
will not complain.
IMPORTATION OF RESIDUAL FUEL
OIL
Mr. GOLDEN. ' Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend
my remarks.
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
the request of the gentleman from
Kentucky? . dependent upon the use of foreign fuel
There was no objection.
Mr. · GOLDEN. Mr. Speaker, there is
pending before the Congress H. R. 2-947,
introduced by me early in this sessio!l.
This bill seeks to place a limitation of 5
percent of the domestic consumption
upon residual fuel oil imported into the
United States from foreign -countries.
I am very glad . to state that other
Members of Congress, in their desire to
represent their constituents and to pro.-
tect the best interests of the people as
a whole in the United States, have joined
in the move to curtail the ·grossly ex-
cessive importation of fuel oil into the
United States and quite a few colleagues
have introduced like and similar
measures.
The coal industry of this country pro-
duces one of the basic necessary prod-
ucts that give strength and endurance
to our Nation both in times of war and
in peace. Anything that strikes at the
heart of the coal industry, that weakens
and demoralizes the men who work in
and around the mines, and that drives
many of the coal operatnrs out of busi-
ness seriously and adversely affects the
.e ntire country.
For several years the growing and in-
-c reasing amount of imported residual
fuel oil has inflicted more and more
damage to an American industry and
has caused and is causing the unemploy-
ment of many tho1,1sands of working
men. You cannot produce steel unless
you have· bituminous coal. In addition,
many of the essential factories and in-
dustries in this country must and do
depend upon the production of coal to
continue in business. Many millions of
homes, large and small, depend upon coal
for their principal fuel and heating pur-
poses, and in the past it has afforded
employment for more than 500,000 of
our working men who work in and
around the mines, and it has given em-
ployment to many more thousands of
men engaged in the management of the
mines. It has, in the past, afforded
reasonable profits to invested capital
· under our free ·enterprise system. Yet
things are taking place now on an accel-
erated scale that threatens this industry.
It strikes both at this basic business from
a standpoint of management and in-
vested capital, as well as at the men
themselves· who do the work. · must remain strong ourselves. Our
CONGRES~IONAL - RECORD- HOUSE
As an example of this growing danger
t<> one of the principal and necessary
American businesses, I wish to place ·be-
fore the Members of the Congress these
facts. Approximately 8. or. 9 years ago,
the importation of fuel oil into the
United States from foreign countries was
only a little in excess of 44 million barrels
while in 1951 the encroachment upon our
business and working men had grown to
where there were imported more than
118 million barrels, and last year this
increased another ·10 million barrels.
To give the Members of Congress a
picture of the seriousness of the havoc
which is being wrought against our
American workingmen and businesses,
the permission to import into this coun-
try such a large quantity of fuel oil to
displace coal and to displace fuel oil pro-
duced by domestic oil companies, this
imported residual !'uel oil has displaced
from the market approximately 31 mil-
lion tons of coal each year. It has lost
to American businessmen who have in-
vested their capital in the coal industry
.revenues of $150 million a year, and it
has thrown out of employment and
caus:ed the loss of more than 4 million
man-working-days in and around the
mines.
To- approach this condition from an-
other st andpoint so that the membership
of this House can appreciate this grow-
ing danger each ·year, the miners of the
country are now losing each year in ex-
cess of $75 million in wages, and this loss
of domestic production in America and
progressive unemployment is not con-
fined to the mining industry alone. Be-
sides all of this each year, it causes a
loss to the railroads of America, which
are themselves essential to our well-be-
ing and prosperity in times of war and
peace, revenues from freight of more
than $85 million. Because of the loss of
production of coal in our domestic coal
mines that is being replaced by fuel oil,
it has resulted in the railroads laying off
many thousands of railroad employees
and throwing them out of employment,
and it causes a direct loss of wages to the
men who run and operate our railroads
of more than $41 million in wages each
year.
There are several States in this union
the principal production of which is coal.
There are several other States that pro-
duce coal in such quantities that the coal
industry is a major factor in their eco-
nomic well-being and prosperity. While
the country generally, over the past few
years, partly because of our armament
program, has enjoyed prosperity and a
high rate of employment of our people,
yet when you take a look at the· coal
producing areas of the United States, in
any one of the many States that produce
coal, you will find just the opposite con-
dition.
In these States that produ~e coal you
will find unemployment has been in-
creasing from year to · year, and many
hundreds of well-managed, strong coal
companies have been forced to go out of
business. Such a condition as this, in
my humble opinion, requires and de-
mands the attention of the legislative
body of this Nation. If we survive as a
nation in this great struggle that is tak-
ing place over the face of the world, we
'1591
-principal ·advantage ·over the eneniies of
-this country that would destroy and en-
slave us is our power to produce here at
home. Anything that greatly, perma-
. nently, and seriously injures any of our
· essential producing American industries
·weakens the whole Nation and places us
rin more danger should world war III
strike us than we would otherwise be.
. Another thing that should be consid-
ered in addition to driving American
-businessmen out of business and throw-
_ing countless thousands of men -out of
employment is the fact that ·if we build
up a strong segment of our American
economy to be dependent upon the -im-
portation of foreign fuel oil and war does
come, shipping that oil . from foreign
countries over the oceans and waterways
into America would be in great danger.
It could be very seriously reduced or en-
tirely cut off and countless thousands of
businesses, homes, and people that are
oils would be thrown into a state of
demoralization and it would seriously
handicap the efforts of our country to
wage a successful, protective war against
foreign enemies. ·
One of the greatest sources of rev-
enue in my .-home State of Kentucky
comes from the coal industry. In addi-
tion, the coal industry in the past has
furnished ~mployment to orie of· the
largest groups of · working men of any
industry that ~e have in that State.
To all of Kentucky, next to farming, the
-production of coal-is the most important.
Anything that ··handicaps and partially .
destroys the coal industry effects our
whole State. The same thing can be
said of West Virginia, Tennessee, Penn-.
sylvania, Illinois, and to · a lesser degree
Ohio, Indiana, Colorado, Alabama, and
some other States.
The production of coal in some of
the counties in Kentucky in the pros-
perous year of 1952 fell off as much as
22 percent below the production in 1951. .
Over the Nation as a whole, besides many
thous~nds of coal companies that have
been forced to close, those that are hang-
ing on and continuing to operate are
·only running part ti.me. Most of them
only operate their mines 3 days a week.
We want to maintain friendly and rea-
sonable· relations with other foreign
countries and we want to trade with
them on a fair and equitable basis; but
I do not believe that we should go so
far in cultivating, sponsoring, and ex.:
panding foreign trade so as to destroy
ourselves. Whatever reciprocal-trade
agreements are entered into by our coun-
try with other nations should have fair
and reasonable provisions protecting
vital and essential industries in America
and· the men who depend solely upon
these . American institutions for their
livelihood. No reasonable country with
whom we have trade agreements would
expect us to weaken and destroy our
home production.
In the past similar measures were
taken by this Government to that pro-
posed in my bill to limit the importation
of residual fuel oil to 5 percent of the
domestic production. I think that pro-
tection which we had along about 1939
was fair and reasonable and I ·hope and
-believe that the great Ways and Means
Committee of this Congress to which
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my bill and other bills have been re-
ferred will give us a hearing and that
when the seriousness of this situation is
brought home to them, that they will
· report this bill and I hope that it may
be passed.
I do not know of any measure that
would instill more hope and confidence
among such a large group of American
people than to give them this just pro-
tection.
In Kentucky, coal, we think, is the
State's most important asset. · This · in-
dustry is the biggest employer and brings
more money into Kentucky than does
any other produ.c t. We were hard hit
last year by the encroachment of residual
fuel oil and it is taking the normal mar-
ket for coal, but we are being harder hit
this year. In the first 7 weeks of 1953,
·the Hazard coal fields .in Kentucky was
off ·31 percent in production as compared
to the same period in 1952. The Harlan
coal field is off 22 percent, the Big Sandy
section is off 24 percent, and the State
as a whole is off 17 percent.
This question is important not only to
Kentucky but to many producing States
' . and to many factories and industries that
·depend upon coal for their fuel purposes.
Kentucky coal alone is used in 30 States
and in most of Europe west of the -Iron
Curtain. Eastern Kentucky coal is not
only the chief source of coke and chemi-
cal but is used widely for home heating
and a variety of other manufacturing
uses.
The great utility plants and many of
the Atomic Energy plants of the Nation
must depend upon coal for the genera-
tion of power, and to sit idly by and per-
mit a great industry to be destroyed and
hundreds of thousands of men thrown
out of employment by the importation of
foreign products which unjustly com-
petes for our domestic market will not
only hurt the people directly connected
with the coal industry but will perma-
nently damage the defense effort of this
great Nation.
COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND IN-
SULAR AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION
Mr. ALLEN of Dlinois, from the Com-
mittee on Rules, reported the following
privileged resolution (H. Res. 109, Rept.
No. 108), which was referred to the
House Calendar and ordered to be
printed:
Resolved, That the Committee on Interior
and Insular Affairs (now comprised of the
six former Committees on Insular Affairs,
Territories, Public Lands, Irrigation and Re:.
clamation, Mines and Mining, and Indian
Affairs) may make investigations into any
matter within its jurisdiction. For the pur-
pose of making such investigations the com-
mittee, or any subcommitee thereof, is au-
thorized to sit and act during the present
Congress at such times and places within
the United States, its Territories, mandated
islands, and possessions, whether the House
is in session, has recessed, or has adjourned,
to hold such hearings, and to require, by sub-
pena or otherwise, the attendance and testi-
m-Ony of such witnesses and the production
of such books, records, correspondence, mem-
oranda, papers, and documents as it deems
necessary. Subpenas may be issued under
the signature of the chairman of the com-
mittee or any member of the committee des-
ignated by him, and may be served by any
person designated by ·such chairman or
member.
With the following committee amend-
ments: · had ordered a withdrawal of the 7th
Page 1, beginning on line 2, strike the fol-
lowing: "Cnow comprised of the six former
Committees on Insular Affairs, Territories,
Public Lands, Irrigation and Reclamation,
Mines and Mining, and Indian Affairs)."
Page 1, beginning on line 9, strike the fol-
lowing: "mandated islands, and possessions"
and insert in lieu thereof the following:
"possessions, and the Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands."
OUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE
The SPEAKER pro tempore <Mr.
ANGELL). Under previous order of the
House, the gentleman from Louisiana
· [Mr. BRooKS] is recognized for 30
minutes. · and was most favorably impressed. -And
Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Mr.
Speaker, the war that ended in 1945 was
called a world war because it spread over
most of the inhabited portions of the
earth. Several million soldiers were in-
volved, many lives were lost, and nu-
merous cities devastated. The United
States· a'nd other powerful nations were
constantly conducting air raids. It was
a big war with a big name.
And, yet; the ·United States air forces
have expended more ammunition in
Korea than was used by them during the
entire period of World War II, and the
Army has . fired off more artillery and
mortar ammunition than it did in Eu-
rope during the Second World War.
That little ·country out there along the
· far reaches of the Pacific Ocean is not
much larger than my native Louisiana,
but it has been, and is now, the bloodiest
battlefield of all time.
For many months after June 1950 it
was difficult for most Americans to com-
prehend the magnitude of the Korean
war. AlthoUgh it rapidly increased in
scope and fury, it was given a rather
insignificant name. But it is, in serious
reality, a bitter war and a big war.
More than a million and a half men are
now engaged in· that struggle.
Because the United States has in that
area such a tremendous investment in
manpower and money, a subcommittee
of the Armed Services Committee was
sent there to make a study of conditions
and report them as they were found.
As chairman of that subcommittee, I
would not want to change a single para-
graph of the report we made of our mis-
sion to the Far East. But I do want to
record certain impressions and observa-
tions .that are more personal and inti-
mate than would have been appropriate
in the official recounting of our findings.
Repor~s of committees are confined
rather closely to setting forth facts
and figures which do not always reflect
the intiuences of all the human per-
ceptions. A sentient committeeman,
such as I am, finds more to report than
that which comes in cold figures, al-
though he helps gather, assemble, and
logically analyze them.
As a further reference to the report of
the subcommittee, it does not seem im-
modest at this time to express delight
over the fact that our recommendations
coincide with some of the new policies
outlined in the President's state of the
March 3
Union message to a joint session of the
Congress and to the American people on
February 2, disclosing the fact that he
Fleet from the waters that separate
Formosa from the mainland of China, a
distance of approximately 100 miles.
This Executive order will, in effect, re-
lease Chinese Nationalist troops to en-
gage in war against the enemy if their
Government and military leaders so
desire.
However, many . weeks before the
President's message was prepared and
delivered, the subcommittee of the
Armed Services Committee reported its
conclusions regarding the Chinese Na-
tionalist troops in Formosa. The com-
mittee had opportunity to observe a
representative regiment of that army
from what we learned, the economic ad-
vantages to be gained by use of these
troops are wen· worth . considering.
Please note the following excerpts from
. the report:
A private in ·the Chinese Nationalist Army
receives $2 a m~mth · and a major $5 a month.
In connection with the use of oriental
troops, it is the committee's view that the·
attention of the Department of Defense-
should be directed to the need in Formosa
for ..additionJll hardware. - The actual com-
mitments of the United st"ates in this respect
have not been fulfilled and the further train-
ing of the Chinese Nationalist troops in
the us~ of modern weapons and equipment
has, therefore, been delayed. Even if the
troops on Formosa .were never, in fact, used
as a fighting force in Korea, their training
and equipm-ent would be a most important
asset to the United States.
It is the committee's recommendation,
therefore, that the Department of Defense .
direct its attention to this matter of supply-
ing the Chi~ese Nationalist troops in ac-
cordance with plans previously made and
commitments already entered .u pon.
None of the preceding discussion • • •
is intended • • • to indicate that there
should be a precipitate withdrawal of
American troops from Korea.
However, I must admit that quite re-
cently and subsequent to the report of
the committee, opposition to this pro-
posal has come from unexpected sources.
Certain officials of the Korean Govern-
ment claim that combat between Chinese
Nationalist troops from Formosa and
Chinese ·communist troops would in-
tensify the fighting in Korea. This ex-
pressed opposition may be application
of that ancient proverb attributed to
Confucius:
They sleep in the same bed but they do
not dream the same dreams.
Our recommendation that Chinese
Nationalist troops be used in Korea is
not in col;lfiict with nor does it supple-
ment action that may arise from the
President's statement:
_I am • • • issuing instructions that the
7th Fleet no longer be employed to shield
Communist China.
In fact, lifting the neutrality block-
ade in Formosa Strait is a step toward .
fulfillment of the recommendations of
our committee. It is also in support of
my personal conclusions that all free
peoples of the Pacific area should be in-
spired to utmost effort. on their own be-
half and encouraged to protect them-
 CONGRESSIONAL -RECORD-
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selves against enslavement which Com- the inevitable, have helped make good tasted Communist rule by terror, and despise
munist aggression always foreshadows: soldiers of them-a stern fact we will do it. They are loyal, intelligent, and obedient.
And this is precisely what the people well to remember. They have proved they can learn soldiering
of Korea want to do. They are telling quickly. • • • They are equal to American
This philosophy of fatalism in popula· soldiers· ln personal camouflage, digging in,
us Americans that ·if we wm ··help train tions that run into the hundreds of mil- mountain climbing, night patrolling, infil-
their boys of military ·age and equip lions, offered great opportunity for ex· tration, ambuscades, and taking prisoners.
them with· modern weapons of war, Ko- ploitation. Russia saw there a great For the type of defensive warfare in which
rea will assume and welcome the obliga- wealth of manpower. -Hordes of people; we are engaged, the South :Jtorean soldiers
tion of driving Communist hordes from desolate human beings that would' sub- are as good, man for man, as United States
their beloved homeland. Koreans are scribe to any sort of ideology in order troops. ·
using a very euphonious slogan in their to get, each day, a bowl of rice. It was This is the statement of our great mili-
effort to convince us of their earnest- fiendishly smart of the Kremlin to come tary commander.
ness. Expressed in only seven words, it up with the plan of arraying thei:n South- Korean soldiers are frequently
intones deep sincerity: "Give us guns against peoples of the world who desire called ROK's and while talking about
and save your sons." to remain free. them, this great Army officer, Gen.
This admonition to save our sons is Perhaps those astronomical popula- James A. Van Fleet, makes this addi-
very appealing to American families. tion figures explain the disregard of tional comment:
That is precisely what they want to hear human life that one sees in the Far East.
and want to see accomplished. But let Out there, humans are cheap. The loss forAnd yoti can train, feed, and pay 16 ROK's ·
the price of 1 American.
us forget the sentimental approach; let of a few hundred soldiers in battle is a
us divest the. matter of everything that -matter of little consequence to military ,When the members of the ·committee
derives from emotion. Let us consider and political leaders. There are plenty were in Korea, 60 percent of the 155-
the subject from a purely cold-blooded more where those dead soldiers came mile-long battlefront was being held by
economic viewpoint. Let us be realistic from. . ROK's. Eleven divisions of Koreans
about the matter of saving our sons. No · doubt the Kremlin gave much were trained, equipped, and ready for
If population numbers enter into the thought to these facts before they be:. combat, and since that date another di-
estimated offensive or defensive strength gan the campaign of fomenting wars vision has been added. In addition to
of a nation, we are poor, indeed, in com- in Asia in order to spread their doctrine these, there were 2,500 native soldiers
parison with any of the Asiatic coun- of communism. Quite likely the Krem- . integrated into each of the United States
tries. Considering population in rela- lin also took into account the Amer:ican divisions, comprising almost . one-third
tion to land area, Korea can be used as high appr&isal of human life and our of the total number. ·
an example. That little country is the grave concern for those who are wound- As a further assurance that the Ko-
size of the Stat~ of Idaho and with simi..; ed on the battlefield and for those who reans are not guilty of idle boasting when
lar topography. die while serving their. country. they say to us, "Give us guns and save
But get this: Idaho's population is Aside from the sentiment, this ap- your sons," I take the liberty of quoting
slightly more than a half million as com- preciation and high regard of human another paragraph from the report of
pared to Korea's 35 million, both north life is a necessary economic strategy to the committee:
and south. And to carry the analogy a which the United States must adhere. The committee feels that particular note
bit further and reverse the ratio of land We must conserve our manpower. We should b~ made of the fine work being per-
area, ·let us compare China and the can afford to give guns to Korea, but formed by the Korean Service Corps. Thou-
United States. China proper, with a ·we cannot afford to sacrifice our sons. sands of South Koreans are now perform-
ing, even at the fron tlines, virtually all of
land area of about one-third larger than They are not expendable. Our young the difficult duties which normally fall to
that of the United States, has a poi;:mla- men and women are our greatest re- the lot of the fighting men. This includes
tion of nearly 500 -millions. source. They must not be wasted. the carrying of ammunition and supplies up
To help me make clear my impressions For many years I have been . vitally to the frontlines, the digging of gun em-
that manpower is cheap and human be- interested in the conservation of our placements and foxholes, as well as many of
ings are extremely plentiful in the Far natural resources, which include refor- the other onerous jobs connected with carry.
East, let me mention an insignificant estation, the prevention of soil erosion, ing on combat operations.
but enlightening ·incident that occurred .and which embraces proper land use I shall make no effort to paint for you
in Hong Kong. There were six of us and a definite plan for water use. I the horrible picture of misery and deso-
committee members in. a restaurant, have been interested in the science of lation that we found in Korea, a little
seated at a small table. The moment I chemurgy and in the use of synthetics country that has for 2% years suffered
sat down I became in teres ted in the which have been developed to relieve the the tortures of a big war. Even so, and
array of .e mployees who seemed to be .strain upon many natural resources. To regardless of their miseries, they are
concerned with our welfare. Finally, my great relief,' science has always come saying, 4'Give us guns and save your
I wanted to gratify my curiosity, so I forward with a substitute when there sons." It seems to me they are offering
counted our waiters. There were 17 of was threat of complete exhaustion of a us a square deal, one that is not purely
them. And, as you may well imagine, ..raw product. But we have one God- one-sided. We, as well as they, have a
. the service -was very poor. Haggling given resource for what science is pow- deep interest in this war. They want
over prices was their only evidence of erless to create a substitute. It is our to drive invaders from their homeland;
efficiency; most valuable resource. And· for this we want to stop of spread of commu-
After that incident and on occasions reason, Korea's appeal, "Give us guns nism. Koreans are not at one and the
when I ate alone, 4 or 5 people waited and save your sons," must not go un- same time casting benevolent Uncle Sam
on me, regardless of how meager the heeded. · · in the role of Santa Claus and soldier
meal was intended to be. However, a realistic analysis must be to play both leading parts in their drama
Comprising the most densely popu- made of the situation that would arise of war and in addition expecting· the
lated area in the world,.China and Man- if the greater part · of our troops were United States to relieve them of their
churia are teeming with over 600 mil- brought home or moved to Japan or to burden of overpopulation. Please re-
lion humans, all sensitive to Communist Okinawa. We must know the answer member that I am expressing my per-
exploitation. For many years they have to certain important questions. Wh~t sonal thoughts and opinions, although
waged a savage struggle to keep soul and ass~rance do we have that ~ell-traine.d it was while serving as chairman of the
body together in a region where poverty and well-equipped Korean troops can committee that I was able to make these
and wretchedness know no . limits. In · prevent the southward surge of Commti- observations.
a war to the death, they have but little nist soldiers, and what chance is , there Before the committee's mission was
to- lose in the bare chance of gaining to drive the invaders out of the home- well under way through Korea, Formosa,
bread and shelter. Life to them . is a land? What sort of soldier does this and Japan, as well as Hawaii, the Philip ..
lingering- horror at best. What's the suffering little country across the · Pa- pines, Johnston Island, Okinawa, Hong
difference whether it ends today or to- cific produce? .
morrow? There are no odds. One Gen. James A. Van Fleet has answered Kong, and ·A laska, we began talking
alternative is as good as the other. that last question in these words: . about extending the tasks set for us back
This philosophy of fatalism, this grim South Koreans have all the- qualities for in Washi:o.gton. Members of the_ com-
outlook on life, and this acceptance of making good anti-Red soldiers. They have mittee . began asking each other such
1594 CONGRESSIONAL . RECORD- HOUSE March 3.
questions as "Why not extend our agen .. belief. -This statement is born~ out by I try to join him in his exultation,
da? Why not go further than merely statistics. but the lump in my throat makes me
checking on reports that there is a short.. Of every 1,000 soldiers to reach an. mistrust my voice. There are so many
age of ammunition, a sliortage of weap .. American hospital during World War I, who are not going home. I can only
ons, and that much of the mechanism 80 of them died. This number of fatal- wave "goodby" to the happy young cap ..
o'f war is inefficient and obsolete? Wh~r ities in World War II was reduced to 45. tain who represents America's most val ..
· not learn everything possible that might But in Korea, of every 1,000 wounded uable resource.
help set up in that area maximum de .. soldiers to reach an American mobile Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr.
fense of the United States?" army surgical hospital, only 23 have Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
And long before we approached our died. Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. I yield to
journey's end, I discovered that I had a While in Korea, I was privileged to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts.
very personal interest in our mission. I make a closeup and an intimate study Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. The
began trying to find answers to the many of the way we handle war casualties out gentleman has made a very fine presen-
questions that fathers and mothers are there. I became a victim of one of the tation regarding his trip, and especially
asking about their sons who have been "bug" families that sometimes inhabit the hospitals. May I say that we have
sent to that faraway land to expose the drinking water of that region. I was on the floor at the present time our
themselves to the dangers of war and the put on the same sort of litter used for former colleague, Ruth Bryan Owen
perils of a harsh and brutal ideology wounded and sick soldiers and carried Rohde, who was Minister to Denmark.
that spurns our faith in Almighty God ·into an evacuation plane and flown to She tells me that 2 years ago Denmark,
and defies the brotherhood of man. I Tokyo Army Hospital. Please under- little Denmark, gave a hospital ship to
became seriously concerned about our stand that this was not of my own choos the United Nations.
most precious and most valuable resource ing. I had not asked for it. I was not Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Yes, I
that is constantly being impoverished trying to hitchhike back to the United know of the hospital ship from Denmark.
by Asia's manpower, which is her cheap- States. It is doing fine work there for the
est commodity. · Today I am disposed to boast that I am wounded United Nations soldiers.
If, by removing th.e blockade from For .. the only Congressman ever privileged to Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, will
mosa Strait, we are releasing Chiang travel under such circumstances and the gentleman yield?
Kai-shek's 550,000 soldiers to fight the with such passengers. Although the Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. I yield.
Communists anywhere they may be . experience threatened to wreck my emo- Mr. McCORMACK. The gentleman
found, we are making steps toward a tional structure, I now know that it will has made a very fine report. May I ask
conclusion of the war. If we train and never again be my privilege to fraternize him when he was in Korea and how long
equip Korean soldiers they will soon be with such a courageous group. Those 44 he was there?
able to hold the entire front line of sick and wounded soldiers on the evacua- Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. We left
battle. Then we may safely withdraw tion plane, atte~ded by 3 nurses and 5 about August 1. We were due back about
our forces, perhaps to the island of Oki- corpsmen, · convinced me that mortal the middle of September. I stayed over
nawa. And let me say in this connection man is not without nobility of soul. And 5 weeks longer.
that Okinawa is our greatest citadel in if God made man in His ·own image, He Mr. McCORMACK. At that time we
the western Pacific and we should con- must have used for a model His vision of had 11 divisions in South Korea in the
tinue to hold and strengthen it. an American military nurse. line? ·
Furtliermore, in my opinion, there is At Tokyo Hospital I saw tne grim re.. Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Before I
still another way to bring this war to suits of war. In my resolve to do every- left we had 11 divisi~ns in the line.
an end and thereby save our sons. We thing within the limits of my ability to They were actually takmg over 60 per-
have long since learned that pussyfoot conserve our most valuable resources I cent, or I would say 65 percent. of the
methods do not get us anywhere with prepared page after page of notes that . battle line.
Communists. So why continue using would, in years to come, refresh m.y . Mr. McCOR_MA~K. _One other divi..
soft gloves and mealy words? memory. Like most notes that are hast• Sion has gone m smce then?
I found nothing in the course of my ily jotted down, many of mine are not Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Yes, there
trip which should deny us the use of complete sentences. Even so in order to ~r~ 12 there now unless more have gone
atomic energy in Korea. No one in that present th_e scene as I~ . • n::. m the last few days
unfold~d before Mr. McCORMACK.· Can the gentle-
area asserted any objection to its use. me there m that_ hospital, I give you_ a man give us any information as to the
But they would like to know the answer
to certain questions : few of my notes JUst as they were wnt.. divisions that may be in training now?
Will the use of atomic energy break ten: Are there any other South Korean divi:.
the stalemate? Will the use of atomic .A crippled soldier walking with two canes, sions in training?
energy bring the war to an . end and but engaged in the task of pushing a wheel- Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana . . Yes, at
chair in which sits another soldier who has that time we were training, which was
thereby save the lives of United Nation's recently lost a leg. as early as September, 400,000 South
soldiers? A soldier with no hands turning the pages Koreans. our difficulties at that tinie
My answer to both questions is an of a book with his toes. He is very clumsy. were twofold-the training of their offi-
emphatic "Yes." And be assured that He hasn't learned the trick yet. But he
I am fully mindful of the devastating finally succeeds . . No, he's having hard luck. cers, because we had to train them for
powers of atomic energy. Nevertheless, He dislodges the book and loses his page. leadership and give them confidence and
I urge the use of it in Korea. I do not He's a little disturbed, agitated. Now he's we had to give them technical informa-
believe that the use of our latest weap- all right. A one-armed soldier has come to officerstion. We brought a good many of 'the
ons and energy will extend the war. On hisA aid. to this country to train them in
gray lady worker reading aloud to a radar and technical things and in artil'-
the other hand, I am .convinced that blind soldier. She's called away. Another lery. We have done a · good job in that
only the most drastic measures will bring patient, swathed in bandages, picks up the . respect, but we need to train more or
it to a hasty end. book and continues the reading. th
The time is late. Let us not wait too A young captain with whom I have talked. · · em than we have. We need to give
long. The Communists have turned the Two days ago he was ordered to standby. On them leadership in this training. But in
calendar back to the era of fang and a"I'm 15-miriute notice he may be ordered home. addition to that we must tr~in, of course,
home," he has said a thousand the enlisted men. They make good sol-
claw. And like animals of the primeval times.going He waits-not very patiently. He diers when they are properly trained
forest, the peoples of the worl<;l are now · dares not leave the room for fear orders will under good leadership.
confronted with the primordial law of a. come while he's out. The order does finally :Mr. McCORMACK. Does the gentle ..
survival of the fittest. come: "I'm going home," he says to no one. man think that even wi-th a complete
The high value that Americans put on But he's so overjoyed he scarcely knows what buildup, you can withdraw all American
human life is disclosed by the way sick he's doing. He picks up a small bag, walks troops from South Korea?
and wounded soldiers are treated. It Then out. Quickly he comes back into the room.
out again. Three times he comes back Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Nobody
was reassuring to learn that in Korea !or things he's overlooked. He can't think recommends that. In time, it is my hope
our mi~itary organizations are trained, of anything but home. Finally he recovers that we can build up the South Koreans
manned and equipped .to handle casual- his poise, looks at me and grins. "Goodby," under capable, commissioned, officer per-
ties to a degree that almost is beyond he sa-ys, "I'm going home." sonnel to the point that we might be able
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to withdraw our troops ultimately,, let us do not realize there is a great feeling of Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. You must
say, to Okinawa which is just across th_e bitterness between Japan and Korea be;. have the necessary appropriations.
bay, which is our great citadel. But I cause of the long period of occupation of Mr. CANFIELD. Mr. Speaker, will
think no one out there recommends that Korea by Japan. the gentleman yield?
now our troops be brought home to the The SPEAKER pro tempore <Mr. AN,. Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. I yield to
U. S. A. which would take them far GELL). The time of the gentleman from the gentleman from New Jersey.
away from this perilous spot on the globe. Louisiana has expired. Mr. CANFIELD. As one who saw the
Mr. McCORMACK. So that the Mr. McCORMACK. Mr .. Speaker, I picture in Korea last spring, I am very
South Koreans who are in there -now, ask unanimous consent that the gentle- glad to hear the distinguished gentleman
and who will go in, will have been under man may have 5 additional minutes. from Louisiana make the statement he
training for some months? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there has made today. It is a very important
Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. For a objection to the request of the gentle- statement. It is a very timely state-
long time the trouble in Korea has been man from Massachusetts? ment. Only last week I went to Walter
the delay in getting of equipment. We There was no objection. Reed Hospital, there to see the first Air
do not have enough equipment to equip Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. I Force quadruple amputee in this Ko-
the divisions totaling 400,000 troops. would like to add one thing. That is rean conflict, a Paterson, N. J., boy,
That equipment must be run off the that just recently the Danish Govern- Clarence "Red" Mosley, aged 21. He
lines, and it must be modern equipment. ·ment has presented Mrs. Ruth Bryan talked to his Congressman at length
Then, after it is off the line and avail- Rohde the highest decoration of that about the situation in Korea. I wish he
able, the Koreans have to be taught to country. Mrs. Rohde is now with the could have been in the gallery today to
use it. United Nations. hear the distinguished gentleman from
Mr. McCORMACK. Can the gentle- Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. And we Louisiana talk very much as this boy
man give us any information as to . certainly congratulate her most heartily feels about ending the war over there.
whether or not any new South Korean on that decoration. The gentleman has discussed some de-
divisions have started to be organized, Mr. McCORMACK. She richly de- ficiencies on Formosa. I recall when our
let us say, within the past few months? · serves it. She was one of the outstand- congressional group went to Formosa
Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. I could ing Members of this House when she was late last April we noted one particular
not say as to the last 2 or 3 ·months, but in this body, as all who served with her deficiency; that is, the lack of footgear
I can say this-that there are enough knew. on the part of the Nationalist Chinese
South Koreans over there, in my judg- Coming back to South Korea, "Send us troops. We saw there a crack division,
ment, to give us the 1,800,000 men in all. guns and save your sons:" It is pro- the 67th, training in the hills OI.l maneu-
We can train them gradually to the point posed, as I understand, to build up six vers, wearing tattered and torn sneakers.
where we will have 1,800,000 South or eight more South Korean divisions. I wonder if that deficiency has been cor-
Koreans. Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. I would rected. ·
Mr. McC.ORMACK. So that we will hope 10 more. Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. No. It
have the facts, arid I agree with the idea Mr. McCORMACK. Of course, we has not. If the gentleman had looked
of building · up not only there but in have to face the f.act that it is going to closer he would have found more. Of
Indochina and elsewhere as quickly as cost us $200 million a year to maintain course, they were running around over
possible, as I say so that we will have each division. those bare rocks with tennis shoes. Ten-
the facts, this buildup that has been ac- · Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. It cost nis shoes would not last our troop::;· 12
complished to date was done under Pres- $85 million just to equip a division. hours. Furthermore, they had all types
ident Truman; that is correct, is it not? Mr. McCORMACK. But to maintain of guns. One gun was an M-1 rfie. We .
It was done under his administration. it a year it will cost $20~ million for each took another from a Chinese soldier,
Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. The be- division? · · · and that was an old Chinese Nationalist
ginning of the program started a long Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Every bit rifle. Another was a Japanese rifle. An-
time ago. of that. other was a French rifle. And we even
Mr. McCORMACK. Yes. Mr. McCORMACK. .That is a prob- saw a Springfield rifle. You cannot run
· Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Actual-· lem that can only be carried out suc- an army with a dozen different kinds of
ly, of course, this country had been cessfully by the appropriation of money rifles in one unit and furnish ammuni-
tion for them. ·
whipped down during World War II, and to do it. . Mr. CANFIELD. I know the gentle-
then after they had an invasion unex- Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana~ It is .going
pectedly from North Korea, the country to take a lot of money. I think the man must have spoken with General
was whipped down to a very low point. American people should be told that they Chase, who heads our commission on
cannot train more South Koreans,
It was hard to get confidence restored to Chiang Formosa.
Kia-shek's 550,000, without put- Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. At lengt;h.
men, and it was almost impossible for a ting up the money to equip and train the . Mr. CANFIELD. At the particular
while to get it restored to the officers in men. time we saw him he was heading a mis-
the service. That sort of thing returns· sion of 400 American officers commis- ·
slowly to human beings. It is not some- true Mr. McCORMACK. And that is also
of Indochina? sioned to build up and train this Na-
thing that you can give back to them in tionalist Chinese Arm-y. I wonder if he
a day and expect them to take it up as- didMr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Well, I
not go down there. I am not as discussed with the gentleman the matter
you would eat a bowl of soup. It does·not familiar with Indochina as I am with of appropriations-! mean how much it
come back that quickly. these two places. costs to support an American GI in Asia
Mr. McCORMACK. No. And this· Mr. McCORMACK. So that we have ·and how much it costs to support a Chi-
slogan of, "Give us guns and save your to face the realities of life. The Ameri- nese Nationalist trooper on Formosa?
sons,'' is very riice t09, but it has to be can people have to be hardened to the Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. We went
implemented -as a l>ractical matter be- necessity of making sacrifices because- into all of that.
fore it can be put into operation; is that' our national interest is involved in the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time
not correct? whole picture. Is that a fair statement? of the gentleman from Louisiana has
Mr . .BROOKS of Louisiana. Oh, yes. Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Yes. I again expired.
Mr. McCORMACK. A few weeks ago think that is a fair statement. The Mr. CANFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I ask
on a program, I heard the South Korean American people know that war is a grim unanimous consent that the gentleman
Ambassador to the United States make reality. There is nothing picturesque or may proceed for 3 additional minutes.
that ·same ·statement, but he vigorously ,.alluring about war. You cannot handle The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
opposed any Nationalist troops going a war without equipment o·r without sol- objection to the request of the gentle-
over to -South Korea. . It seems to me diers. If you are going to win the war, man from New Jersey?
that is a rather inconsistent position. you must have well-trained . and well- There was no objection.
-Mt. BROOKS of Louisiana. Of equipped soldiers. That is going to cost Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. We went
course, we here, if I may say so to my money. into all of that. It is a matter which I
distinguished friend, the gentleman from · Mr. McCORMACK. And you have to think should be made abundantly clear
Ma·s sachusetts; do not realize the ani- · have the appropriations that are neces- to the American people that it is going
mosities that disturb the Far East. We sary. .to cost money; it is going to cost a good
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deal of money to equip native soldiers,
but considerably less than to maintain
American boys over there. The matter
of wages is not so great, for the Chinese
Nationalist trooper is paid such a pov-
erty wage that it is practically negligible.
The cost of salaries and pay is way down.
It levels off, of course, in favor of the
Chinese Nationalist trooper; his actual
maintenance such as the service of sup-
ply, medical department, Judge Advocate
General's department, all of that is out
in the Chinese armies. Generally au-
thorities do not worry with those sup-
porting services as we do and the cost,
therefore, is less.
Mr. CANFIELD. The general in talk-
ing to us was very frank in the question
of cost. He said he felt the United Na-
tions were losing a good bet from the
standpoint of cost alone and he pointed
out that while it costs some $6,000 or
$7,000 a year to sustain an American GI
in Korea, it costs only $300 to sustain a
Chinese Nationalist soldier on Formosa;
and I am quite sure it costs us better
than that, that it costs us around $10,000
per year to take care of an American
soldier.
Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. It costs
us around $10,000 a year; that is the
average cost; so there is a big differ ence
in costs. But do not mistake this, to
equip those troops and put them in the
fi eld is going to cost money, and the
American people should be told that it is
going to cost money to furnish them
with the equipment they are entitled to
receive if they are going to do any fight-
ing. You cannot give them second-class
stuff if you want them to do first-class
• :fighting.
Mr. CANFIELD. I am sure the gen-
tleman will agree with me that the men
on Formosa are good-looking, they are
strong, they are healthy. The gentle-
man probably saw them doing their gym-
nastic, their jujitsu. They are very
adept, very competent. I am sure the ·
gentleman was impressed by their phys-
ical stature, that they looked good
physically.
Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. The gen-
tleman is correct; they looked good phys-
ically, but they were thin. I never saw
a fat Chinese. They eat a diet of :r:ice
.and raw fish, and .they do not get fat
on it. But the equipment that was avail-
able to them was archaic. I saw knap-
sacks on their backs of 1898 vintage.
They were supposed to have blankets
tied across them. Some had blankets;
some had old wornout raincoats they .
tried to stretch across their backs and
_d isguise them as blankets, and some had
on wornout raincoats. They do not have
the equipment, that is all.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
time of the gentleman from Louisiana
has again expired.
Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker,
with the permission of the gentlewoman
from Massachusetts, I ask unanimous
consent that the gentleman's time be ex-
tended for 2 additional minutes.
Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts.
That is agreeable to me, Mr. Speaker.
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
the request of the gentleman from
Massachusetts?
There was no objection.
March 3
Mr. McCORMACK. The gentleman State. I believe they have a good gov-
visited Formosa, did he? ernment in Formosa today.
Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Sure. I Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. One is
visited Formosa and remember it well, bound to be impressed by the number
because that is where I got the amoeba of those people who speak English in
that later on caused me to spend 5 weeks contrast with the few of us who know
in our hospital over there in Korea. anything about Chinese. Wherever I
Mr. McCORMACK. We are very glad went, of course, I had an interpreter, and
that it was no longer than 5 weeks and the gentleman probably had to have an
that the gentleman is back with us, be- interpreter, but a great many of those
cause he is a valuable Member. people do speak English, a great many
Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. I thank of them have been educated in English
the distinguished gentleman. or American schools. In - reference to
Mr. McCORMACK. Would the gen- the Government of Formosa, I do not
tleman care to make an observation as to know the answer; we did not study that,
the degree of training there? and I cannot say. The land did not
Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. Of course, look good to me. It looks poverty-
it is always hard to talk about that. I · stricken to me.
went in there and talked to the General- Mr. CANFIELD. But in contrast with
issimo-they call him the "Gimo" over · some other parts of the Orient it is a
there. He had very able officers under lush island. They grow many things on
him, one in particular, a General Sun, a Formosa that they do not grow in other
very able man. If left alone, he can do parts of the Orient.
a very creditable job. But it is hard to
know what is in the hearts and minds of
men who have been away from their THE BOOZ, ALLEN & HAMILTON
homeland 10 or 12 years as these Chinese REPORT
have; nobody knows. It is a chance, it The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under
is a gamble. PerE:onally I favor equipping previous order of the House,· the gentle-
them to let them do some fighting'. As woman from Massachusetts [Mrs.
to what they are going to deliver after RoGERS] is recognized for 5 minutes.
we have trained and equipped them with Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr.
equipment that costs a great deal of Speaker, I have -already received permis-
money, I do not know. That is a gamble, sion to have included with my extension
but I am willing, personally, to take the of remarks a lett er from General Gray
gamble to see what t h ey can do. regarding the Booz, Allen & Hamilton
Mr. McCORl\1ACK. The important survey of the Veterans' Administration.
thing in a fighting man is the will to I should like to read a little of this letter
fight? into the REcORD at this time and those
Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. That is who want to read the entire letter may
correct, and the coura ge behind the will. find it in the Appendix.
Mr. McCORMACK. That all enters You may remember that when the
into the will. '+here are certain factors, supplemental appropriation bill was up
int angibles, that make up that will, con- for consideration a number of Members
fidence in the leadership, hope for the att acked General Gray for spending
future; many factors that make up the money on the Booz, Allen & Hamilton
will to fight or the will not to fight, is report, saying that that money could
that correct? have been better used for hospitals.
Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. That is Although General Gray made this expla-
correct. Those troops went over there nation to our Committee on Veterans'
as a beaten, wornout group of men, just Affairs, I was not able at the time to
able to drag themselves over into For- come in here to say exactly what Gen-
mosa. They left all of their equipment eral Gray had told us.
on the mainland. We have to take these I will read part of the letter:
same men, although they look to me to In response to your telephone call con-
be very athletic, and I think they are cerning · the · reasons why the Booz, Allen &
vigorous, too, but we are going to have Hamilton report was made and how it was
to take those men and give them the paid for-the Administrator received a letter
spirit to fight or the desire to go back from the . President of · the United States
and reconquer and take their homela.nd dated September 23, 1950, which directed him:
for the Nationalist Government. to employ a commercial firm to conduct a
·management survey of the VA. A specifica-
Mr. CANFIELD. I have two questions · tion for the job to be done was drawn and
on the subject of will and leadership. Is an invitation to bid was offered to · 16 lead-
it not true that most of those troops on ing, experienced management-consultant
Formosa today have loved ones, relatives, firms • • • T h e contract was awarded to
back home on the mainland? Booz, Allen & Hamilton at a fixed bid price
Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana. I do not of $G05,ooo.
know. I think they hope they have On the floor there was bitter debate
them back there, but whether they are the other day and it was said that Gen-
still alive in Communist China or not eral Gray should use that money for
I do not know, and I do not believe they hospitals.
know. I read again:
Mr. CANFIELD. That is a fair state- Simultaneously with the request from the
ment. Is it not true that a large per- • President, the question arose in the Admin-
centage of the officers of the Formosan istrator's mind as .t o where the money was
Army are young men, graduates of to come from to pay for this contract and
American universities? Was not the upon inquiry of the Director, Bureau of the
gentleman impressed by what he saw? Budget, was advised that it would be taken
The Government of Formosa is a pro- from the appropriation for administration,
medical, hospital, and domiciliary services
gressive government. Governor Wu, of for fiscal year 1951, from an unobligated
the Formosan Government, is a gradu- · amount in that appropriation which had
ate of Princeton University, in my own been impounded by the Director, Bureau of
1953 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 1597
the Budget and which would not have been Mr. BURDICK in two instances. ,a list of orders granting the applications for
available for use after the end of that fiscal Mr. BoNIN and to include copy of a · perrnanem; residence filed by the subjects,
year under any circumstances. resolution adopted by the Pennsylvania pursuant to section 4 of the Displaced Per-
In addition, these funds were not available sons Act of 1948, as amended; to the Com-
to the medical department for the care of district of the Polish Roman Catholic mittee on the Judiciary.
patients. · Union.
;Mr. LANE and to include extraneous
I think that report did a good deal, matter.
because while General Gray carried out REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUB-
Mr. CARNAHAN and to include extrane-
some of the recommendations, he, with ous material. LIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
his own staff, improved the recommen- Mr. ALBERT and to include a newcpaper Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports
dations of the Booz, Allen & Hamilton article. of committees were delivered to the
report, and many of us think and many Mr. ROBERTS. Clerk for printing and reference to the
of the veterans' organizations feel that Mr. SIEMINSKI in two instances. proper calendar, as follows:
his reorganization plan is a very fine Mr. LANHAM and to include an edi-
plan. Mr. ALLEN of Illinois: Committee on Rules.
torial. House Resolution 34. Resolution to conduct
Mr. Speaker, I was tremendously in- Mr. PRICE and to include extraneous an inspection of the Veterans' Administra-
terested in the statement by the gentle- matter. tion; without amendment (Rept. No. 92).
man from Louisiana [Mr. BROOKs] re- Mr. HELLER in four instances and to in- Referred to the House Calendar.
garding the care of the men· abroad clude extraneous matter. Mr. ALLEN of Illinois: Committee on Rules.
fighting in Korea. He points ·out that Mr. DOLLINGER. House Resolution 126. Resolution to direct
this care should be continued in the the Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Mr. BucKLEY <at the request ·of Mr. Commerce to investigate actual and contem-
Army and Navy hospitals after the men DOLLINGER) .
plated action affecting production or con-
come back to this country. We must Mr. FINE <at the request of Mr. DoL- · sumption of newsprint; without amendment
make sure that this car.e is continued LINGER). (Rept. No. 93). Referred to the House Cal-
in the veterans' hospitals. Fine medi- Mr. KLEIN in three instances and to in- endar.
cal care is given to our veterans by the elude extraneous matter. Mr. ALLEN of Illinois: Committee on Rules.
Veterans' Administration. Nothing Mr. BucKLEY <at the request .of Mr. House Resolution 127. Resolution to author-
should be done to terminate that care. MACHROWICZ) . ize the Committee on Interstate and Foreign
According to Admiral Boone, who testi- Commerce to conduct investigations and
Mr. DoYLE and to include a speech de- studies with respect to matters within its
fied before our committee, the Bureau of livered by Frank B. Belcher, notwith-
the Budget has recommended that the standing the fact that it exceeds the jurisdiction; without amendment (Rept. No.
94). Referred to the House Calendar.
care of the veterans be reduced in grade limit and is estimated by the Public Mr. ALLEN of Illinois: Committee on Rules.
and actually cheapened ip veterans' hos- Printer to cost $252. House Resolution 109. Resolution to author-
pitals. I do not believe the people of Mr. BATEs and to include an editorial. ize the Committee on Interior and Insular
the country will stand for or permit any Mr. AYRES. Affairs to make investigations into any mat-
such action. This proposed action Mr. JAVITS in three instances and to ter within its jurisdiction, and for other
amounts to nothing more than gambling include extraneous matter. purposes; with amendment (Rept. No. 108).
with the lives of brave Americans who Referred to the House Calendar.
Mr. OAKMAN and to include a letter Mr. MILLER of Nebraska: Committee on
have already made their sacrifices in the and an editorial.
cause of freedom. An amendment was Interior and Insular Affairs. · H. R. 3575. A
Mr. McCoRMACK and to include a letter bill to enable the people of Hawaii to form
introduced to the supplemental appro- and two resolutions. a constitution and State government and to
priation bill for $10 million additional Mr. RADWAN. be admitted into the Union on an equal
amount for veterans' hospitals. Un- Mr. CooLEY in two instances, in one footing with the original States; with amend-
fortunately it failed by a few votes. I feel to pay tribute to former Congressman ments (Rept. No. 109). Referred to the Com-
sure that when the Members realize Doughton, and in the other to include mittee of the Whole House on the State of
the great need for additional money to an editorial appearing in the magazine the Union.
run our hospitals; that a supplemental Quick. .
appropriation will be voted, and I am Mr. McDoNOUGH in two instances and REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON
introducing a bill for that purpose. It to include in one extraneous matter.
PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
is impossible to run hospitals without Mr. MoRANo <at the request of Mr.
money. It is likewise impossible to pro- JOHNSON). Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of
vide hospitals in certain areas and in- committ ees were delivered to the Clerk
Mr. GWINN in three instances and to for printing and reference to the proper
crease the number of beds in hospitals include extraneous matter.
in various congressional districts with- calendar, as follows:
Mr ..WATTS and to include an editorial.'
out sufficient funds . and adequate fi- . Mr. BURDICK: Committee on the Judi-
nancing. ciary. H. R. 777. A bill for _ the relief of
ADJOURNMENT Richard H. Backus; without amendment
EXTENSION OF REMARKS (Rept. No. 95). Referred to the Committee
Mr. CANFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I move of the Whole House.
By unanimous consent, permission to that the House do now adjourn. Mr. BURDICK: Committee on the Judi-
extend remarks in the Appendix of the The motion was agreed to; accord- ciary. H. R. 778. A bill for the relief of
RECORD, or to revise and extend remarks, ingly Cat 3 o'clock and 44 minutes p.m.) Mrs. Jennie Maurello; without amendment
was granted to: the House, under its previous order, ad- (Rept. No. 96). Referred to the Committee
Mr. GoODWIN in three instances, in journed until Thursday, March 5, 1953, of the Whole House.
each to include extraneous matter. at 12 o'clock noon. Mr. BURDICK: Committee on the Judi-
Mr. HoRAN <at the request of Mr. ciary. H. R. 782. A bill for the relief of
HUNTER). Kurt J. Hain; with an amendment (Rept.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS,
Mr. WILSON of California and to in- Ii!'o. 97). Referred to the Committee of the
ETC. Whole House.
clude an editorial from the San Diego
Union. Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, execu- Mr. FORRESTER: Committee on the Judi-
Mr. BENTLEY in two instances, in each tive communications were taken from ciary. H. R. 814. A bill for the relief of
the Speaker's table and referred as fol- Lt. Thomas C. Rooney and Mrs. Thomas C.
to include extraneous matter.
Rooney, his wife; with an amendment (Rept.
Mr. HILLINGS in two instances, in each lows: No. 98). Referred to the committee of the
to include extraneous matter. 507. A letter from the Secretary of the
Whole House.
Mr. MERROW and to include a resolu- Army, transmitting the annual report of the Mr. MILLER of New York: Committee on
tion adopted by the New Hampshire United States Soldiers' Horne for the fiscal the Judiciary. H. R. 870. A bill for the re-
General Court. year 1952, pursuant to the provisions of the 1
act of Congress, approved March 3, 1883; to lief of Harry Block; without amendment
Mr. WAMPLER and to include two reso- the Committee on Armed Services. (Rept. No. 99). Referred to the Committee
lutions. 508. A letter from the Commissioner, Im- of the Whole House.
Mr. HULL cat the request of Mr. WITH- migration and Naturalization Service, United Mr. JONAS of Illinois: Committee on the
Row) in two instances. States Department of Justice, transmitting Judiciary. H. R. 946. A bill for the relief
1598 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE
of Mrs. Louise Blackstone; without amend- ·
ment (Rept. No. 100). Referred to the Com- -
mittee of the Whole House.
Mr. JONAS of Illinois: Committee on the
J udiciary. H. R. 1456. A bill _for the_ relief
of susan Kay Burkhalter, a mmor; w1th an
amendment (Rept. No. 101). Referred to
the Committee of the Whole House.
Mr. BURDICK: Committee on the Judi-
ciary. H. R . 2363. A bill for the relief of
David H. Andrews and Joseph T. Fetsch;
without amendment (Rept. No. 102). Re-
f erred to the Committee of the Whole House.
Mr. MILLER of New York: Committ'ee on
the Judiciary. H. R. 2815. A bill for the
relief of Floyd C. Barber; without amend-
ment (Rept. No. 103). Referred to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House.
Mr.' LANE: Committee on the Judiciary.
H. R. 2817. A bill for the relief of George A.
Ferris; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104).
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
House.
Mr. JONAS of Illinois: Committee on the
Judiciary. H. R. 3215. A bill to confer juris-
diction upon the court of Claims of the
United States to consider and render judg-
ment on the claim of the Clemmer Construc-
tion Co., Inc.; without amendment (Rept.
No. 105). Referred to the Committee of the
Whole House.
Mr. JONAS of Illinois: Committee on the
Judiciary. H. R. 3230. A bill for the relief
of Carroll 0. Switzer; without amendment
(Rept. No. 106). Referred to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House.
Mr. JONAS of Illinois: Committee on the
Judiciary. H. R. 3231. A bill for the relief
of M. Sgt. Robert A. Espe; without amend-
ment (:H.ept. No. 107). Referred to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House.
PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIQNS
Under clause 4 of rule XXII, public
bills and resolutions were introduced and
severally referred as follows:
By Mr. BARRETT:
H. R. 3633. A bill to aid in controlling in-
flation, and for other purposes; to the Com-
mittee on Banking and Currency.
By Mr. CELLER:
H. R. 3634. A bill to amend title 28 Of the
United States Code so as to provide for a
limited judicial review of decisions of Fed-
eral officers under finality clauses in Govern-
ment · contracts; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. GENTRY:
H. R. 3635. A bill to amend the Internal
Revenue Code to exempt from tax admissions
-to athletic games, if the proceeds inure ex-
clusively to the benefit of a junior college;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KEOGH:
H. R. 3636. A bill amending section 34 of
the Trading With the Enemy Act of Octo-
ber 6, 1917 ( 40 Stat. 411), as amended; to
the Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce.
By Mr. KLUCZYNSKI:
H. R. 3637. A bill to set aside the proceeds
of the manufacturers' excise taxes on auto-
mobiles, tires and tubes, gasoline, and lub-
ricating oil for the purposes of the Federal-
Aid Road Act; to the Committee on Public
Works.
By Mr. LANTAFF:
H. R. 3638. A bill to amend section 3469
of the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from
tax the transportation of persons to and from
Mexico, to and from Central America, and
to and from the West Indies; to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MACHROWICZ:
H. R. 3639. A bill to amend the Labor-
Management Relations Act, 1947, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Educa-
tion and Labor.
. By Mr. MULTER:
H. R. 3640. A bill to provide that for tl~e
purpose of disapproval by t~e Pre_sident each
provision of an appropriatwn b1ll shal_l be
considered a separate bill; to the Comm1ttee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PRICE:
H. R. 3641. A bill to provide for the issu-
ance of a special postag·e stamp honoring
the coal miners and coal industry of America;
to the Committee on Post Office and Civil
Service.
H . R. 364.2. A bill to amend the Railro::.d
Retirement Act of 1937, as amended; to the
Committee on Interstate and· Foreign Com-
m~~~- 3643. A bill to repeal those provisions abroa d; to the Committee .on Ways and
of the R :1ilroad Retirement Act of 1937 which
reduce the amount of a r ailroad annuity or
pension where the individual or his spouse
is (or on proper application would be) en-
titled to certain insurance benefits under
the Social Security Act; to the Committee
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
H. R. 3644. A bill to amend the Social
Security Act to permit the earning of $1 ,200
in wages in a year without loss of old-age
and survivors' insurance benefits, and to
increase from $900 to $1,200 the amount of
net earnings from self-employment which
may be received in a year without loss of
such benefits; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. SCUDDER:
H . R. 3645. A ·bill to provide for a prelimi- March 16, 1934, to invalidate Federal migra-
nary examination and survey of Redwood
Creek, Humboldt County, Calif., for flood-
cont rol purposes; to the Committee on
Public Works. , Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish-
By Mr. SIMPSON of Pennsylvania:
H. R. 3646. A bill to clarify the Internal
Revenue Code with respect to the filing of
claims for refund; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. STAUFFER:
H. R. 3347. A bill to provide for the estab-
lishment of an addition to the Gettysburg
National Cemetery on lands presently located
within the Gettysburg Nationa.l Military
Park; to the Committee on Interior and
Insular Affairs. · H. Con. Res. 75. Concurrent resolution pro-
By Mr. WIER:
H. R. 3648. A bill to provide for the con-
struction of a chapel at the Fort Snelling
National Cemetery, Minn.; to the Committee
on Interior and Insular Affairs.
By Mr. WILSON of California:
H. R. 3649. A bill to provide for two addi-
tional district judges for the Southern Dis-
trict of California, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BOSCH:
H. R. 3650. A bill to create a United States
Foreign Service Academy; to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs.
By Mrs. BUCHANAN:
H. R. 3651. A bill to aid in controlling in-
flation and for other purposes; to the Com-
mittee on Banking and Currency. · Under clause 3 of rule XX1I, memo-
By Mr. CONDON:
H . R . 3652. A bill to amend the Internal
Revenue Code to provide that a construction
worker may deduct from gross income ex-
penses paid or incurred for transportation
between his hom~ and the site of the con-
struction project; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. COOLEY:
H. R . 3653. A bill to grant foster children
dependency status for Federal income-tax
purposes; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. FINO:
H . R. 3654. A bill to establish for Italy an
annual immigration quota of 300,000; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KEARNS:
H. R. 3655. A bill to amend the District of·
Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act so
as to provide for the control of the consump- ·
tion of alcoholic beverages in certain clubs
in the District of Columbia, and for othet
March 3
purposes; to the Committee on the District
of Columbia.
· By Mr. PATTERSON:
H. R. 3656. A bill to permit the charging of
tolls _on certain highways constructed with
Federal aid; to the Committee on Public .
Works.
By Mr. POWELL:
H . R. 3657. A bill to aid in controlling in-
flation, and for other purposes; to the Com-
mittee on Banking and Currency.
By Mr. REED of New York:
H. R. 3658. A bill to extend for an addi-
tional 2 years the existing privifege of free
importation of gifts from members of the
Armed Forces of the Untted States on duty
Means.
H . R. 3659. A bill to extend until July 1,
1955, the period during which personal and .
household effects brought into the United
States under Government orders shall be ex-
empt from duty; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. SEELY-BROWN:
H . R. 3660. A bill granting increases in the
·annuities of certain former civilian officials
and employees engaged in and about the
construction of the Panama Canal, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
. By Mr. WIER:
H. R. 3661. A bill to amend section 2 of
the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act of
tory-bird hunting stamps in States which
prohibit by law . the taking of migratory
waterfowl by nonresidents thereof; to the
eries.
By Mr. SMALL:
H. J. Res. 204. Joint resolution reimburs-
ing uncompensated leave to Government
Printing Office employees earned during the
fiscal year 1932; to the Committee on House
Administration. -
H. J. Res. 205. Joint resolution to unify
severance pay to Federal employees; to the
Committee on Rules. .
By Mr. CUNNINGHAM:
Viding information for Congress of revisions
of the United Nations Charter which the
United States intends to propose in the event
a general conference to .revise such a Charter
· is held and providing that no revision shall
be proposed until and unless approved by
the Senate; to the Committee on Foreign ·
Affairs.
By Mr. BUCK~EY:
H. Res. 162. Resolution condemning the
growing anti-Semitism in Russia and in the
Russian satellite countries; to the Commit-
tee on Foreign Affairs.
MEMORIALS
rials were presented and referred as
follows:
By Mr. LOVRE: Memorial of the South
Dakota State Legislature memorializing the
C~mgress of the United States to increase the
appropriation for the use of the Bureau of
Animal Industry of the Department of Agri-
culture of the United States and the alloca-
tion of funds to the United States Bureau of
Animal Industry in the State of South Da-
kota in order to more adequately prosecute
cooperative programs on livestock-disease
control and eradication; to the Committee on
Appropriations.
Also, memorial of the South Dakota State
Legislature memorializing the Congress of
the United States to make provision for pay-
tp.ent of the exact equivalent of taxes to the
States and other lesser political subdivisions -
whenever the tax base of such taxing units
ls depleted by withdrawals of lands for the
use of Federal agencies; to the Committee on ·
Interior and Insular Affairs.
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By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Legis- . By Mr. REED of nlin6ls! to dwell in peace upon the face of the
lature of the State of Idaho, memorializing . H. R. 3678. A bill for the relief of George earth. In the name of Christ. Amen.
the President and the Congress of the United · Prokofieff de Seversky and Isabelle Prokofieff
States, requesting the recognition and im- de Seversky; to the Committee on the Judi·
portance of the spruce-timber resources in• cia:ry. THE JOURNAL
the State of Idaho, and to initiate an ade- · ' By Mr. RODINO:
quate emergency program to control the H. R. 3679. A bill for the relief of Nicola On request of Mr. TAFT, and by unani ..
spruce-bark-beetle epidemic; to the Commit- Mastto:tllippo; to the Committee on the Judi- mous consent, the reading of the Jour-
tee on Agriculture. ciary. · nal of the proceedings of Monday,
Also, memorial of the Legislature of the By Mr. ROGERS of Colorado: March 2, 1953, was dispensed with.
State of Montana, memoralizing the Presi- H. R. 3680. A bill for the relief of Dora
dent and the Congress of the United States, Camallch; to the Committee on the Judi-
requesting the enactment of legislation pro- . ciary.' MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT
viding for the donation of lands formerly By Mr. THOMAS: . Messages in writing from the Presi-
within the Fort Missoula Military Reservation· H. R. 3681. A bill for the relief of Nathan
to Missoula County, Mont.; to the Commit- L. Laufman; to the Committee on the Juq.i- dent of the United States submitting
tee on Armed Services. . ciary. nominations were communicated to the
Also, memorial of the Legislature of the By Mr. THOMPSON of Louisiana: Senate by Mr. Miller, one of his secre ..
State of South Dakota, memorializing the· H. R. 3682. A bill for the relief of Tate taries. ·
President and tbe Congre&s of the United Gu Lee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
States, to make provision for payment of the . By Mr. WATTS: MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
exact equivalent of taxes to the States and_ H. R. 3683. A bill for the relief of Edmon
other lesser political subdivisions whenever Burgher; to the Committee on Post Office A message from the House of Repre ..
the tax base of such taxing units is depleted and Civil Service. sentatives, by Mr. Maurer, its reading
by withdrawals of lands for the use of Fed- · clerl~. announced that the House had dis ..
eral agencies; to the Committee on Interior
and Insular Affairs. . PETITIONS, ETC. agreed to the amendments of the Senate
to the bill <H. R. 3053) making supple ..
Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions mental appropriations for the ·fiscal year
PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk ending June 30, 1953, and for other
and referred as follows: purposes; agreed to the conference
Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private. · 75. By Mr. BUSH: Petition of Disabled asked by the Senate on the disagreeing
bills and resolutions were introduced and American Veterans, Department of Pennsyl- votes of the two Houses thereon, and
severally referred as follows: vania, approving resolution by the national that Mr. TABER, Mr. WIGGLESWORTH, Mr.
By Mr. BENTLEY: convention urging the Congress of the United CLEVENGER, Mr. BUSBEY, Mr. CANNON, Mr.
H. R. 3662. A bill for the relief of Eva· States to grant a sufficient overall annual ROONEY, and Mr. FOGARTY had been ap-
Ruttkay; to the Committee on the Judiciary. appropriation so as to guarantee sufficient
H. R. 3663. A bill for the relief of Hajna funds to operate the Veterans' Administra- pointed managers on the part of the
Sepsi; to the Committee on the Judiciary. tion throughout each fiscal year; to the Com- House at the conference. ·
H. R. 36664. A bill for the relief of Anis Mo- mittee on Appropriations. The message also announced that the
vafagh; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 76. By the SPEAKER: Petition of Miami House had passed the following bills, in.
By Mr. COLE of Missouri: ·. Townsend Club, No. 22, Miami, Fla., request- which it requested the concurrence of
H. R. 3665. A bill for the relief of Marko ing passage of H. R. 2446 and H. R. 2447, Fed- the Senate:
Ribic; to the Committee on the Judiciary. eral social security for all; to the Committee
on Ways and Means. H. R. 662. An act for the relief of Mr. and
By Mr. DEMPSEY: ~s. Joseph W. Furstenberg;
H. R. 3666. A bill for the relief of Rev. Pe- 77. Also, petition of American Medical As-
sociation, Washington, D. C., relative to reso- H. R. 720. An act for the relief of Mrs.
tros Constantine Remoundos; to the Com- Muriel J. Shingler, doing business as Shing-
mittee on the Judiciary. lutions on international treaties and cove-
nants acted upon by the American Medical ier's Hatchery;
By Mr. EVINS: Association in session December 1952 at Den- H. R. 724. An act for the relief of Chester
H. R. 3667. A bill for the relief of Harry B. H. Tuck, Mary Elizabeth Fisher, James_
ver, Colo.; to the Committee on Foreign M-
Girdley; to -the Committee on the Judiciary. fairs. Thomas Harper, and Mrs. T. W. Bennett;
By Mr~ HELLER: ..._ 78. Also, petition of the Chairman, the H. R. 726. An act for the relief of Mr. and
H. R. 3668. A bill for the relief of Samuel National Assembly, Republic of Korea, rela- Mrs. Thomas J. Campion; ·
Zimmerman; to the Committee on the Judi- tive to a message requesting economic and H. R. 739. An act for the relief of Alexander
ciary.' military aid; to the Committee on Foreign A. Senibaldi;
H. R. 3669. A bill for the relief of Paula Affaira. H. R. 759. An act for the relief of Hisaml
Bernstein; to the Co!"lmittee on the Judi· II
Yoshida;.
ciary. H. R. 834. An act for the relief of Arthur
By Mr. HULL: J. Boucher;
H. R. 3670. A bill for the relief of Mrs. SENATE H. R. 861. An act for the relief of Edith
Marie Paulsen;
Julia Gamroth; to the Committee on the
Judiciary. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1953 H. R. 873. An act for the relief of Mrs.
By Mr. JACKSON: . Agnes Turkett;
H. R . 3671. A bill for the relief of Walter Bishop W. Earl Ledden, resident in H. R. 883. An act for the relief of Leila
E. Durham; to the Committee on the Judi- the Syracuse area of the Methodist Park; , .
ciary. H. R. 886. An act for the relief of Aspasia
Church, offered the following prayer: Vezertzi;
H. R. 3672. A bill for the relief of Clyde
M. Litton; to the Co~mittee on the Judi· Eternal God, our Heavenly Father, for H. R. 887. An act for the relief of Mr. and
ciary. yet another day of life we bless Thy holy Mrs. Edward Levandoski;
name. Without Thy sustaining grace H. R. 951. An act for the relief of the Trust
By Mr. MACHROWICZ: Association of H. Kempner;
H. R. 3673. A bill for the relief of Mrs. we could not stand; with Thy help we H. R. 960. An act for the relief of Charles
Araxin Jerian; to the Committee on the dare confront the ·massive duties of this H. Lin (also known as Lin Chao Hsi) ;
Judiciary. day. Give us, we pray, stFength equal H. R. 969. An act for the relief of Thomas
By Mr. MILLER of New York: to our tasks, integrity equal to all test .. J. Morris;
H . R . 3674. A bill for the relief of Ger- H. R. 973. An act for the relief of Margaret
hardt Fassl; to the Committee on the Judi- ings.
And grant, 0 God, that our minds may Celikcan; . ·
ciary. H. R. 1133. An act for the relief of the
By Mr. MORANO: be so open to Thy truth, our wills so Dason Equipment Corp.; .
H. R. 3675. A bill for the relief of Herre van gratefully dedicated to the Power that H. R. 1193. An act for the relief of Mrs.
der Veen, Mrs. Marie van der Veen, Helen both made and · preserved us a · nation, Helga Josefa Wiley;
Winifred van der Veen, and Jan Herre van that we, servants of Thine and of the H. R. 1194. An act for the relief of the
der Veen; to the Committee on the Judiciary. people, may be privileged this day to A. C. Israel Commodit~ Co., Inc.;
By Mr. MULTER: strengthen the forces of righteousness · H. R. 1331. An act for the relief of Mrs.
H . R. 3676. A bill for the relief of Juanita and justice and good will. Katherine L. Sewell; •
Kloeden McCormick-Goodhart; to the Com~ H. R. 1334. An act for the relief of Helmuth
mittee -on the Judiciary. · Move Thou upon the hearts of leader~:! Wolf Gruhl;
By Mr. O'BRIEN of New York: of all lands, to the end that men may H. R. 1362. An act for the relief of Rose
H . R. 3677. A bill for the relief of Sister yet recognize each other, across all Martin;
Paolina (Angela Di Franco) ; to the Com- frontiersj as members · of one great hu .. H . R. 1451. An act for the relief of Mrs.
mittee on the Judiciary. man family destined by their Creator James M:. Tuten, Jr.;
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