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PROGFED~ SAND DE A ES OF THE_. 8 th,
S, FIRST
US-
Was cato order by the Speaker pro
to pore, Mr. BOGGS.
the Woodland Prresbyterian Church,-42d
and Pine Streets,_ Philadelphia, Pa., of-
fered the following prayer:
Our Father, whose quietness settles.
upon us with the rest of the night and
whose movement surges again within us
in the brightness of day; whose inspired
conviction abides that the wise man
should not glory in his wisdom, nor the
mighty man in his might, nor the rich
man in his riches but rather every man
Chair lays before the House a communi-
cation from the Speaker.
The Clerk read as follows:
THE SPEAHER'S ROOM,
July 10, 1963.
I hereby designate the Honorable HALE
BOGGS to act as Speaker pro tempore today.
JOHN W. MCCORMACK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THE JOURNAL
The Journal of the proceedings of yes-
terday was read and approved.
should be pleased in knowing Thee, God MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
of love and judgment both; in the fear
of the living Lord, in the trembling of A message in writing from the Presi-
human enthusiasm, and in the will of the dent of the United States was communi-
angel's heaven, we come to Thee. cated to the House by Mr. Jones, one of
Be merciful unto us, or no right have
we to speak; be watchful of us lest, ask-
ing without believing, we make a farce of
all our faith.
Lord, while we tell each other how to
do more and more things, wilt Thou not
tell us what ought to be done; when we
have stood looking upon the world at its
worst, command then to kneel and to
seek that the worsened world may be-
lieve us at our best; when the best fruits
of our labors and _ deliberations tumble
to earth, beaten and swept by some un-
expected wind of destruction or adver-
sity, then whisper to us once again that
not as much in man's reasoning as in
God's reckoning does the good fruit of
life and labor have its chance to ripen;
when we think we have done enough,
then tell us that divine order and hal-
lowed success come from doing better
than just enough.
Lord, to this end bless our beloved
country; bless our devoted President;
bless this body of leaders.
Hasten the day when "love of wis-
dom and the wisdom of, love" shall be
one. 'And we shall be forever grateful
unto' Thee, believe us, Lord.
For the Master's sake. Amen. -
D,'SIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO
TEMPORE
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
his secretaries, who also informed the
House that on the following dates the
President approved and signed bills and
joint resolutions of the House of the fol-
lowing titles:
On June 21,1963:
H.R. 79. An act to require authorization
for certain appropriations for the Coast
Guard, and for other purposes;
H.R. 131. An act to provide for the renewal
of certain municipal, domestic, and indus-
trial water supply contracts entered into
under the Reclamation Project Act of 1939,
and for other purposes;
H.R. 1286. An act for the relief of Lt.
Claude V. Wells;
H.R. 1561. An act for the relief of Melborn
Keat;
H.R.2439. An act to authorize the Secre-
tary of Defense to lend certain Af my, Navy,
and Air Force equipment and provide certain
services to the Boy Scouts of America for use
in the 1964 National Jamboree, and for other
purposes;
H.R. 2821. An act to authorize modification
of the repayment contract with the Grand
Valley Water Users' Association;
H.R.3574. An act to provide for the with-
drawal and reservation for the use of the De-
partment of the Air Force of certain public
lands of the United States at Cuddeback
Lake Air Force Range, Calif., for defense
purposes;
H-4,3020. An act for the relief of Ronnie
E. Hunter;
H,R.4349. An act for the relief of Robert
0. Nelson and Harold E. JT nson;
H.R.6441. An act to amend Public Law
86-272, as amended, with respect to the re-
porting date; and
H.J. Res. 180. Joint resolution to authorize
the continued use of certain lands within
the Sequoia National Park by portions of
an existing hydroelectric project.
On June 29, 1963:
H.R.2651. An act to extend for 1 year
the period during which responsibility for
the placement and foster care of dependent
children, under the program of aid to fam-
ilies with dependent children under title IV
of the Social Security Act, may be exercised
by a public agency other than the agency
administering such aid under the State
plan;
H.R.2827. An act to extend until June
30, 1966, the suspension of duty on imports
of crude chicory and the reduction in duty
on ground chicory;
H.R.4174. An act to continue until the
close of June 30, 1964, the suspension of
duties for metal scrap, and for other pur-
poses;
H.R.5795. An act to provide a 3-year sus-
pension of certain restrictions in the Sup-
plemental Appropriation Act, 1961, on the
withdrawal from the Treasury of postal ap-
propriations;
H.R.6755. An act to provide a 1-year ex-
tension of the existing corporate normal tax
rate and of certain excise-tax rates; -
H.R.6791. An act to continue for 2 years
the existing reduction of the exemption from
duty enjoyed by returning residents, and for
other purposes;
H.J. Res. 467. Joint resolution amending
section 221 of the National Housing Act to
extend for 2 years the broadened eligibility
presently provided for mortgage insurance
thereunder; and
H.J. Res. 508. Joint resolution making con-
tinuing appropriations for the fiscal year
1964, and for other purposes.
On July 8, 1963:
H.R.1492. An act to provide for the sale
of certain reserved mineral interests of the.
United States in certain real property owned
by Jack D. Wishart and Juanita H. Wishart;
H.R.1819. An act to amend the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 to
provide additional choice of health benefits
plans, and for other purposes;
H.R. 1937. An, act to amend the act known
as the "Life Insurance Act" of the District
of Columbia, approved June 19, 1934, and
the act known as the "Fire and Casualty
Act" of the District of Columbia, approved
October 3, 1940;
H.R.3637. An act to increase the jurisdic-
tion of the municipal court for the District
of Columbia in civil actions, to change the
names of the court, and for other purposes;
H.R.5367. An act to designate the Bear
Creek Dam on the Lehigh River, Pa., as the
Francis E. Walter Dam;
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H.R.5860. An act to amend section 407
of the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921,
as amended; and
H.J. Res. 82. Joint resolution to change
the name of Short Mountain lock and dam
and reservoir in the State of Oklahoma to
Robert S. Kerr lock and dam and reser-
voir.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message from the Senate. by Mr.
McGown, one of Its clerks, announced
that the Senate had passed, with amend-
ments in which the concurrence of the
House is requested, bills of the House of
the following titles:
H.R. 1518. An act for the relief of Barbara
Theresa Lazarus; and
H.R. 6681. An act to improve the active
duty promotion opportunity of Air Force
officers from the grade of major to the grade
of lieutenant colonel.
The message also announced that the
Senate had passed bills and a joint reso-
lution of the following titles, in which
the concurrence of the House is re-
quested:
S. 330. An act to amend chapter 35 of title
38. United States Code, to provide that after
the expiration of the Korean conflict vet-
erans' education and training program, ap-
proval of courses under the war orphans'
educational assistance program shall be by
State approving agencies;
S. 496. An act for the relief of Enrico
Agostlni and Celestino Agostini;
S.901. An act for the relief of William
Herbert vom Rath;
S. 1064. An act to amend the act redefining
the units and establishing the standards of
electrical and photometric measurements to
provide that the candela shall be the unit
of luminous intensity;
S. 1291. An act to authorize the Secretary.
of Commerce to employ aliens in a scientific
or technical capacity; and
S.J. Res. 64. Joint resolution to amend the
joint resolution providing for U.S. participa-
tion in the International Bureau for the
Protection of Industrial Property.
ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION OPPOR-
TUNITY OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
Mr. RIVERS of South Carolina. Mr.
Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to
take from the Speaker's desk the bill
(H.R. 6681) to Improve the active duty
promotion opportunity of Air Force offi-
cers from the grade of major to the grade
of lieutenant colonel, with a Senate
amendment thereto, and concur in the
Senate amendment.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The Clerk read the Senate amendment,
as follows:
Strike out all after the enacting clause
and insert: "That the Act of September 1,
1961, Public Law 87-194 (75 Stat. 424), 1s
amended by striking out the figure '1963' and
inserting the figure '1965' in place thereof."
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
objection to the request of the gentleman
from South Carolina?
There was no objection.
The Senate amendment was concurred
in.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the
table.
ORD - HOUSE July 10
MMUNIST SUBVER-
SION
(Mr. PELLY asked and was given per-
mission to address the House for 1 min-
ute, and to revise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. IIELLY. Mr. Speaker, at long last
I can take the floor of this House and
congratulate the administration for tak-
ing a firm position with regard to Com-
munist subversion.
Most wholeheartedly I commend the
President for rejecting the request of
Prime Minister Cheddi B. Jagan of
British Guiana for economic aid. To
extend economic assistance to leftists or
Communist leaders only serves to add
popularity to them and their Ideology.
It undermines our own freedom.
In this connection, Mr. Speaker, let me
add a further thought. It seems to me
that the United States right now should
take an equally hard attitude with other
nations In the Western Hemisphere.
Why give economic or military aid to
other countries who are unwilling to co-
operate with us In our inter-American
campaign against Communist subversion
from Cuba?
Recently four of the most influential
Latin nations abstained and one voted
against us in the Council of the Organi-
zation of American States when we urged
all American Republics to exercise strict
control over Communist activities.
Communism's chief target, Venezuela
and also Brazil, Mexico and Haiti, side-
stepped this Issue while Chile dissented
thereby greatly nullifying the effective-
ness of our campaign to oppose Castro's
Soviet beachhead In Cuba.
Mr. Speaker, I applaud the President
for declining the request of Cheddi B.
Jagan, and urge a policy along the same
line of withholding foreign aid from
other Latin American countries who re-
fuse to join us In fighting Communist
subversion In the Western World.
HON. BOB SIKES
(Mr. PEPPER asked and was given
permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. PEPPER. Mr. Speaker, yesterday
I unhappily, was not on the floor when
many of my colleagues paid deserved
tribute to the dean of our Florida dele-
gation in this House, the Honorable
R.L.F., as we affectionately know slim,
BOB SrlcEs for having served in this
House longer than any other Represent-
ative from Florida.
The only Indiscretion, in the opinion
of some, that BOB Suss ever committed
was when, in 1934, in a moment of
friendly weakness, he managed my cam-
paign when I first ran for the other
body, in his county. Naturally, I carried
his county, with his leadership, by an
overwhelming majority.
I first came to know BOB when he was
the able and militant publisher of a very
successful weekly paper. I observed with
pride as he came to be a member of the
house of representatives in the Florida
Legislature and I had great pleasure in
seeing him come to the House in 1941
and in being his colleague in the Con-
gress for 10 years while I was a Member
of the other body, During that time I
had the privilege of his cordial cooper-
ation as a distinguished Member of this
House.
The years have been kind to BoB. It
Is generally agreed in Florida that BOB
could have become Governor if he had
been willing to give up or interrupt his
career in this House, but he chose to
remain, I am glad to say, in this House
and here he has rendered distinguished
service to his district, his State, and to
his country. I know that we all happily
anticipate a continuation of his leader-
ship for many meaningful years to come.
CORRECTION OF ROLLCALL
Mr. WEAVER. Mr. Speaker, ors roll-
call 93, on July 9, I am recorded as
voting "nay." I voted "yea" and I ask
unanimous consent that the permanent
RECORD and the Journal be corrected ac-
cordingly.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
objection to the request of the gentle-
man from Pennsylvania?
There was no objection.
SAFETY STANDARDS FOR AUTOMO-
BILE SEAT BELTS
Mr. ELLIOTT. Mr. Speaker, by di-
rection of the Committee on Rules, I call
up House Resolution 423 and ask for its
immediate consideration.
The Clerk read the resolution, as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this
resolution it shall be in order to move that
the House resolve itself into the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the
Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
134) to provide that seat belts sold or shipped
In Interstate commerce for use in motor ve-
hicles shall meet certain safety standards.
After general debate, which shall be confined
to the bill and shall continue not to exceed
one hour, to be equally divided and con-
trolled by the chairman and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce, the bill shall be read
for amendment under the five-minute rule.
At the conclusion of the consideration of
the bill for amendment, the Committee shall
rise and report the bill to the House with
such amendments as may have been adopted,
and the previous question shall be considered
as ordered on the bill and amendments
thereto to final passage without Intervening
motion except one motion to recommit.
Mr. ELT, OTT. Mr. Speaker, I yield
myself such time as I may require, after
which I shall yield 30 minutes to the
gentleman from Kansas [Mr. AVERY].
Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 423
provides for consideration of H.R. 134,
a bill by the gentleman from Alabama
[Mr. Rof1ERTSl to provide that seat belts
sold or shipped In Interstate commerce
for use In motor vehicles shall meet
certain safety standards. The resolu-
tion provides an open rule with 1 hour
of general debate.
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whose btisiness is faith and morals, say
nothing these days in condemnation of the
lack of family responsibility. They condone
misconduct by tacit acquiescence. They
seem too busy to have time for the less
popular job of fighting downright sin."
SPIRITUAL INERTIA OR SLEEPINESS
If ever there was urgency needed in sound-
ing the alarm-clock shout of the Apostle
Paul-'tis now. "It is high time to awake
out of sleep." I
I vIPTY RITUALISM
The error that substitutes ceremonies for
the saving grace of our Lord-form before
faith. And I remind you this is not confined
to the liturgical churches, but you and I
can be guilty of empty ritualism at this
moment. History shows that when pag-
eantry and procession overshadow trust and
obedience-the night of religious decay has
fallen.
OPPOSITION TO BIBLE TRUTH
The deepest sin of American Christendom
is that it has to a great extent turned from
the Book which has made it great and denied
Jesus whose Gospel brought the Founding
Fathers to our shores. Such churches and
preachers are awarded with widespread ap-
plause. In this crisis hour when. the
churches should call the people to repentance
and faith, when our theological seminaries
should be graduating young preachers who
are saturated with the truth, some in our
pulpits are piddling around with pet themes
which can never lead men to the Lord.
Such calls for a 20th century reformation.
Today churches are wavering when they
should stand, denying when they should af-
firm, upholding men when they should exalt
Christ. Too, this calls not only for men in
the clergy with a faith and courage like
unto Martin Luther, but valiant defenders of
the faith among our lay people, men and
women who have followed Hezekiah and
"sanctified themselves to cleanse the House
of the Lord."
CONCLUSION
it is no wonder that this 20th Century
Society for the Promotion of Atheism is gain-
ing such headway. In 3 successive years
they have had favorable rulings by the Su-
preme Court, each decision eroding a little
more of our religious liberty and freedom.
As I indicated last Sunday, already a suit
has been filed in a California superior court
by the American Civil Liberties Union chal-
lenging the constitutionality of including
the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegi-
ance to the flag of the United States. As I
said 1 year ago this Sunday, Justice Douglas
invited these ever-increasing court tests by
his concurring opinion; denoting in the foot-
notes how he felt about every area of our
national life which still has any references
to God.
Now, in the face of this where are the
people of God?-out rationalizing. Where
were they when the cases were argued be-
fore the Supreme Court? Where are they
now since the decisions have been rendered?
Listen: "There seems to be little to be gained
by discussing the matter and reacting to the
decision." Baptist Courier Editorial2 "A
group of prominent educators, lawyers, edi-
tors, and religious leaders representing di-
verse religious commitments and reflecting
varied reactions to the Supreme Court rul-
ing, met in New York 2 days after the ruling
was issued. They agreed that the Court's
principle of "wholesome neutrality" is not
only cognizant of religious liberty, but aware
that American Institutions presuppose a
Supreme Being and looks favorably upon the
chaplaincy, congressional prayers and other
national practices." s
Who is standing with Justice Potter Stew-
art as he consistently and stalwartly dissents
with the majority of the Court. He says in
his dissenting opinion: "I cannot agree with
what seems.to me the insensitive definition
of the 'establishment clause' contained in
the Court's' opinion. There is involved in
these cases a substantial free exercise claim
on the part of those who affirmatively desire
to have their children's school day open with
the reading of the passages from the
Bible * * *. If religious exercises are held to
be an impermissible activity in schools, reli-
gion is placed at an artificial and 'state cre-
ated,' h disadvantage." He continues by as-
serting that "according to the decision of the
majority, the Government is supporting a
religion of secularism and further support-
ing the beliefs of those who think that
religious exercises should be conducted only
in private."
Now, I come again to say the need is for
the churches of our Lord to be so cleansed,
purified, energized, and empowered that we
can stand with this man and all who are
seeking to protect our liberty and not with
an atheist who is quoted as saying "I'm a
troublemaker at heart and don't give a
damn what people think. I would turn
every church into a sanitorium, a hospital, or
a school so it would accomplish some good." G
Romans 13: 11.
a The Baptist Courier, vol. 95, No. 25 (June
27, 1963) , p. 3.
a Christianity To-Day, vol. VII, No. 20, July
5, 1963, p. 30.
4 Emphasis by the author.
5Ibid., p. 30.
Address by Hon. Carl Albert, of Okla-
homa, Before the 50th National Con-
vention of the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. JOHN W. McCORMACK
OF MASSACHUSETTS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wednesday, July 10, 1963
Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, in
my extension of remarks, I include a very
informative and effective speech made by
the majority leader, the distinguished
gentleman, from Oklahoma [Mr. ALBERT],
to the delegates and members attending
the 50th National Convention of the
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
that took place at the Mayflower Hotel
in Washington, D.C., on June 7, 1963.
There is no more dedicated Member of
Congress in all fields of legislative ac-
tivity than the distinguished majority
leader.
The address follows:
ADDRESS BY HON. CARL ALBERT OF OKLAHOMA
Mr. President, and ladies and gentlemen
of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress,
first of all, I would like to bring a word of
greeting from my colleagues in the House
of Representatives all of whom are aware of
the importance of the leadership which this
organization has given to the development
of our natural resources and particularly our
water resources. Second, I would like to
advise that the distinguished Speaker of
the House of Representatives, the Honorable
JOHN MCCORMACK, would personally have
been here to extend a word of greeting and
to deliver an address which he had pre-
pared had it not been for illness in his family
which required his return to Boston last
July 10
night. All the Members of the Congress are
aware of the impact which the work of this
great organization has had upon the develop-
ment of this country, because it has been
during the lifetime of this organization that
water conservation and resource conserva-
tion generally has become an important and
ever-increasingly important fact in American
life.
Today the impetus to proceed as quickly
as we can with the development of our
rivers and harbors in all aspects is pro-
ceeding. This means flood control, naviga-
tion, improved harbors, power, soil conserva-
tion, recreation and wildlife. All these
things, of course, add to the strength and
to the opportunities of ottr American people.
I congratulate, personally, this organization
upon its work, upon the quality and char-
acter of its membership which reaches to
every section of the United States and in-
cludes among its numbers high-ranking offi-
cials of government, State, National and
local, and leaders in every walk of life.
In Oklahoma, we have become, as few
other States, I think, water conscious. This
has. been due to several things. First, to
the realization that we cannot any longer
rely upon a tenant-farmer agricultural
economy. Second, to the great leadership
that the late Senator Ker1 gave to this move-
ment in our State and to the Nation. Bob
Kerr, when he died, had reached a position
of eminence in Government shared by few
other men, in many areas, but the one which
was nearest and dearest to his heart was that
of the development of water resources, and
it is largely because of the impact of his life
that the great strides are being made now in
my State and in my section of the country.
I am personally devoted to the ideals of
this organization. I extend my thanks to
you, as a Member of Congress, and my best
wishes to you for thi conference and for a
successful yearlalea~ihank you very much.
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. JOHN J. WILLIAMS
OF DELAWARE
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
Wednesday, July 10, 1963
Mr. WILLIAMS of Delaware. Mr.
President, I ask unanimous consent that
there be printed in Appendix of the
RECORD an editorial entitled "Did Some-
one Goof?" published in the New York
Herald Tribune recently.
There being no objection, the editorial
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
DID SOMEONE GOOF?
Yesterday's announcement that the Treas-
ury Department has frozen Cuban assets in
this country, estimated at $33 million, raises
disturbing questions.
The first is: Why has the action come so
late, at 12:01 a.m., on July 8, 1963, after
Castro and his.Communist regime presuma-
bly had months and even years in which to
withdraw much larger sums than the $20
million they now have in this country? (The
rest of the $33 million apparently was left
here by individual Cubans for safekeeping.
Is this a case of locking the stable after
the horse has escaped?
The State Department relates the freeze to
the recent resolution by the Organization of
American States, designed to contain Com-
munist subversion emanating from Cuba.
At the same time it recognizes that our ac-
tion is a unilateral one. This raises the
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Appendix
It Is Heartbreaking To See a Great
Nation Dying
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. ALBERT W. WATSON
OF SOUTH CAROLINA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wednesday, July 10, 1963
Mr. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, on June
30, 1963, Dr. Archie Ellis. pastor of the
First Baptist Church, Columbia, S.C.,
and an outstanding leader of the South-
ern Baptist Convention, delivered a most
inspiring and thought-provoking mes-
sage entitled: "It Is Heartbreaking To
See a Great Nation Dying," which I
should like to share with my colleagues.
His concern should be caught by all
Americans who are shocked by the de-
cision of the Supreme Court on June 17
upholding the desire of a handful of
atheists to mock God as against the
overwhelming number of most Americans
to honor Him both in public and pri-
vately.
We need more citizens, clergy and lay-
men alike, who will stand up and speak
out for the preservation of "the edifice
of constitutional liberty."
The sermon follows:
IT'S HEARTBREAKING To SEE A GREAT NATION
DYING
(By Dr. R. Archie Ellis)
For more than 10 years I have been classi-
fied as an alarmist, because of the deep con-
viction I have concerning the trends In our
American Government. However, I come
again on this weekend prior to the observance
of the 187th anniversary of the adoption
of the Declaration of Independence, to de-
liver my soul to you. And convinced of
this I am, that this is not alarm, but realism.
And, as I do, I urge you as citizens of the
Kingdom of God, first, and then, as citizens
of this beloved land to do certain things
which are spelled out In God's Word.
Why the urgency? Ten years ago, ap-
proximately, the Camden News carried an
editorial under the caption which I have
chosen as my subject, "It's Heartbreaking To
See a Great Nation Dying."
"'It's heartbreaking to see a great nation
dying when you know that it could have
been saved.'
"That statement was made to 'She editor of
the Camden News just last week by a man of
national prominence, who has a thorough
grasp of the situation which exists in this
country today.
"He had no sooner made the remark than
he checked himself and asked that, because
of his far-flung connections, his name not be
used if we quoted him.
"But there was no mistaking his feelings.
He spoke in solemn tone and the quiver In
his voice indicated that he meant what he
said and that he felt It very deeply.
"He said that this was the saddest New
Year of his life. He felt that progress had
been made last year by those seeking to
destroy a free America and make It a regi-
mented state-and that they will make even
greater headway in the year which lies Last Sunday morning I tried to pinpoint
ahead." the specific trends which give me great fear,
Then the editors of the newspaper in our to the neglect of pointing out a more spe-
netehboring city continued: ciflc course of action. In pleading for pray-
"And so the leak In the dam gets bigger er. humble, repentant prayer, I suggested
and bigger and unless something happens that this one thing may lead to other things
quickly to awaken the masses from their which we could do; let us pursue this for a
lethargy and to unite those of us. who want moment.
to save this as a free America, Into a band Too often, I fear, our whole concept of
of steel. It is but a question of time until prayer Is somewhat distorted. We conceive
the dam breaks. Let us hope and pray that of it as a means to capture the ear of God
this 'something' may happen before It is with our complaints and our wishes. How-
everlastingly too late. ever. If we come to the place of prayer and
The editorial ends with
from Daniel Webster:
"Other misfortunes may be borne or their
effects overcome. If disastrous war should
sweep our commerce from the ocean, another
generation may renew it; if it exhausts our
Treasury, future Industry may replenish it;
If It desolates and lays waste our fields, still,
under a new cultivation they will grow green
again and ripen to future harvests.
"It were but a trifle even If the wails
of yonder Capitol were to crumble, it Its lofty
pillars should fall, and Its gorgeous decora-
tions be all covered by the dust of the valley.
All these may be rebuilt.
"But who shall reconstruct the fabric of
demolished government?
"Who shall rear again the well-propor-
tioned columns of constitutional liberty?
"Who shall frame together the skillful
architecture which unites National sover-
eignty with States rights, individual secu-
rity. and public prosperity?
"No. If these columns fall they will not
be raised again. Like the Coliseum and the
Parthenon, they will be consigned to a
mournful and melancholy immortality.
Bitterer tears, however, will flow over them
than were shed over the monuments of
Roman or Grecian art; for they will be the
monuments of a more glorious edifice than
Greece or Rome ever saw, the edifice of con-
stitutional liberty."
Let me cite you further an editorial from
the South Carolina Christian Advocate
which was carried by the Columbia State
recently. The editor of this Methodist jour-
nal, Dr. McCay Brabham, writes:
"From our reading of history of the past
and present centuries, we recall some steps
which have been taken effectively to bring
an end to freedom and expedite the control
of the people by governments In power."
Then he lists seven of these steps. I cite
you the last four:
"4. The abolition of property rights, which
thereby removes the ability to sustain life
without recourse to handouts from govern-
mental authority.
"6. Control of the educational process by
the same authority.
"6. The exercise by the central government
of police power above and beyond the neces-
sities of military defense and necessity.
"7. The depreciation of religion and the
relegation of its practice to areas outside of
the areas of conflict and Involvement in
daily life.
"Which of these steps have already been
taken, and which are now proposed for our
Nation, each of its may see for himself.
"Regardless of the reasons for taking these
steps, whether it be in freedom's name or as
outright steps toward the achievement of
dictatorship, when these things have been
accomplished in a nation's life, then 'gov-
ernment of the people, by the people, and
for the people has perished from that por-
tion of the earth.' "
perhaps It would have been better not to
have gone. However, as we examine the
prayer life of Jesus, invariably positive ac-
tion followed His periods of prayer.
You will observe that on one occasion He
spent the whole night In prayer and returned
to find hundreds of people who needed heal-
ing-physical and spiritual. Again, observe
Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane as he
prays for God's complete will to be done.
Ile leaves the garden to do the will of His
Father, even though it meant death on the
Cross.
1. I suggest that we as Christians, mount
an offensive In this matter and be done with
a defensive role in the face of a handful of
atheists.
1. Why have we not done so In the past?
A. Could it be that we long to be inoffen-
sive, assuring our personal popularity?
B. Or are we afraid that someone will ac-
cuse us of playing politics?
2. We must, with every means at a Chris-
tian's disposal, fight for that which we be-
lieve to be right. How many people In Wash-
ington know of our attitudes? Our re-
course must be to the Congress. Several of
the Members of Congress from our State
have Introduced legislation to return to us
the religious freedom which we cherish and
the right of free exercise in religion. Do they
know of our approval and approbation?
IT. We must set our houses In order,
1. The Church-II Chronicles 29: 15.
Hezeklah, the God-fearing son of a God-
hating father, had no sooner come into
power than he resolved to help bring back
his people to Jehovah, cleanse the Temple
and destroy the hideous idols his father had
built. It took courage for Hezekiah to op-
pose the practices of his own father, just as
It required bravery and determination for
Luther to battle against the errors of his
forefathers. Fearlessness and faith are
going to be required In our times If we are
going to set our house in order. But the
church of Jesus Christ must be cleansed
and It must begin here with you and me.
Cleansed from what?
WORLDLINESS
Where is the line of demarcation that in
former times separated the godless throngs
from the Godly company of those who wor-
shiped our Christ? People can join thou-
sands of churches In the United States
without making a profession of faith In
Christ as Saviour and Lord. But wha t is even
worse, they can remain members In good
standing even though their whole wanton,
wicked conduct shrieks its protest against
the Word of God.
George Sokolsky published a syndicated
column In some of the newspapers of Amer-
ica for years and in one of these columns he
had the following to say: "We seem to have
grown accustomed to all sorts of social hon-
ors, and what is more, even the clergy,
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question: Is the OAS to serve as a cover for
unilateral goofing by someone in Washing-
toil?
Finally, if the administration is serious
about blocking Cuban transfer of funds to
be used for subversive purposes, what can
it do about Canadian, British, Swiss and oth-
er European banks which are doing business
with Castro and are in a position to circum-
vent the belated action by Washington?
If the answer is nothing, then Castro is
unlikely to feel much of a squeeze as a re-
sult of the freeze.
English as a Second Language
EXTENSION OF.REMARKS
OF
HON. HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR.
OF NEW JERSEY
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
Wednesday, July 10, 1963
Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey. Mr.
President, teachers and school adminis-
trators of our Nation have never hesi-
tated to experiment when new needs
confront students. If we were able to
look into every classroom of the United
States during an ordinary schoolday, we
would find instructors finding lively ways
to present new facts or old truths. They
must be as least as concerned with basic
values as they are with a changing tech-
nology. They must think of students as
individuals whose merits should be de-
veloped. Too often, however, disadvan-
tage must be fought before merit can be
discovered.
In West New York, N.J., school au-
thorities and teachers decided last Oc-
tober that they had to do something
about one such disadvantage-a lan-
guage barrier that prevented Puerto
Rican and Cuban youngsters from par-
ticipating in school and community life
to the full.
To combat social isolation and to de-
velop the talents and interests of these
students, teachers developed new tech-
niques, including a telephone communi-
cation system, other audiovisual aids, bi-
lingual texts, and joint meetings with
parents. West New York now even has
a bilingual PTA bulletin.
Mr. President, the West New York ex-
periment has already helped 194 chil-
dren, and there has not been a single
problem of delinquency or segregation.
To help other communities learn from
this experience, I ask unanimous consent
to have printed in the Appendix of the
RECORD a copy of an article from the
Hudson Dispatch of last October and an
excellent summary of results by John J.
White, Jr., superintendent of schools in
West New York.
There being no objection, the article
and summary were ordered to be printed
in the RECORD, as follows:
To-GEAR NEW WEST NEW YORK PROGRAM
FOR SPANISH PUPILS
West New York Board of Education last
night began a program to help Spanish-
speaking students in the school system learn
American customs and manner of conversa-
tion.
John White, school superintendent, said
that there are 149 Spanish-speaking students
in West New York schools. Most of them
are between the ages of 8 and 15 and study
in classes in the 3d and 8th grade levels.
In the past, they have received special
tutoring after school hours by two West New
York teachers. But the marked increase in
Spanish-speaking students has resulted in
the new program.
Superintendent White's plan is to assign
three teachers, adept at the Spanish language
and customs, to devote full time to the
English-language education of the 149
youngsters.
The board agreed to the plan and advised
White to begin action immediately.
He will begin screening the township
teachers roster today to select the trio who
will aid the Latin element of the community.
White explained that there has been a
marked increase in Spanish-speaking stu-
dents and, the present educational system
must be revised to aid these children.
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
In the town of West New York, N.J. located
within the greater metropolitan area where
there has been a tremendous influx of Puerto
Rican and Cuban familities within the past
2 years the adjustment and orientation of
the non-English speaking child is showing
notable results in a current experimental
school program.
The local school authorities acting on the
knowledge that educational and sociological
problems are the natural products of the in-
ability to communicate, resolved to deal
with the situation at once.
Two regular grade teachers, Mrs. Miriam
Goldstein and Mrs. Audrey Lebow, who have
a working knowledge of Spanish were as-
signed to study the problem full time. A
month's survey of general conditions in the
metropolitan area, attendance at full day
conferences of the Puerto Rican Common-
wealth in Columbia University and New York
University, meetings with the committee of
the New York City Board of Education for
the Puerto Rican study, observation of
classes in English as a second language, all
revealed the fact that time was of the essence
and that the improvement of a teacher-par-
ent-child-community relationship finds its
best solution in bringing to a minimum the
language barrier.
A program to achieve this was established
In October of 1962. Children remained in the
classrooms to which they had been assigned
so that they might share in such subjects as
music, art, physical education, home eco-
nomics and woodshop and thus become well
integrated within their own age group. But
for an hour daily they have been attending
a special subject known as English as a sec-
ond language. This course is being given
by the two teachers who made the original
survey and who are continuing their educa-
tion in this field after hours. Because there
was great diversity of intelligence, social
background and intellect, the criterion for
grouping was age level. (In the case of the
Cuban children many had been withdrawn
from the schools in Cuba rather than have
them submit to Communist Indoctrination.
In some cases they had been deprived of al-
most 2 years of school.) Four groups daily
are handled by each of the teachers in dif-
ferent schools.
The course favors the aural oral approach
which is the manner in which young people
learn their native language. However the
older group (ages 15 to 17) progressed to the
writing of masterful compositions.
Materials used were a battery of bilingual
texts, English as a second language series,
source references from the Puerto Rican
study, musical instruments, pictures, tape
recorders, :a complete telephone communica-
tion system set up by the New Jersey Bell
Telephone Co. and other audiovisual aids
all directed . to giving knowledge and
confidence in the use of English. Although
speech patterns and linguistics are the prin-
cipal business bf each period a considerable
amount of time is given'to social adjustment.
Children and their teachers are encouraged
to use the non-English department as a
means of communication with the family.
Parents write notes to say that they are eager
for information about homework, discipline,
health and safety habits. They attend meet-
ings of the PTA whose bulletin is now bi-
lingual and whose meetings are equipped to
meet with those who cannot speak English.
There is set aside a period each day when
students may come for special guidance and
questions. Some of the families are Negro.
There appears to be complete acceptance
and unquestioned integration among the
children in school and at the general meet-
ings.
One hundred ninety-four children received
this help. It has been possible within 10
months to make many worthwhile adjust-
ments. Twenty-seven of these children are
graduating and considered well prepared
to enter the local high school. Seventy-two
others have, during the course of the term,
been gradually 'elevated to their own age
grade level. Of the remaining 95 there has
been considerable improvement and further
adjustments are anticipated next fall.
To continue their summer training, book
lists have been provided on the law reading
high interest level. Field trips to the local
library, instruction in the Dewey decimal
system and a knowledge of privilege and re-
sponsibility have been provided and a very
large number of these children are now regu-
lar borrowers..
There is not a single problem of delinqu-
ency or segregation. Each period opens with
the national anthem and the salute to the
flag and these are met with pleasant alacrity.
It appears that the town of West New York
may set an example in understanding to the
Nation.
JOHN J. WHITE, Jr.,
Superintendent of Schools.
Reserve Officers Serving in the Congress
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. CARL VINSON
OF GEORGIA.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wednesday, July 10, 1963
Mr. VINSON. Mr. Speaker, all of us
are aware that sitting with us in this
body is a large number of our colleagues
who have served in the armed services,
some of them wearing decorations for
extraordinary valor in combat, and all
of them committed and dedicated to ad-
ditional service in the uniform of their
country should the necessity arise.
The Nation honors those who have
served in time of peril. All of us rec-
ognize that they, alongside millions of
their fellow citizens,. have done their
part to preserve our freedoms.
Members of Congress are drawn from
all walks of life. In our Nation, the
broad base of our citizenry also is the
broad base of our military service.
There is no element in our citizenry,
nor any favored group which is exempt
from military service in time of mobili-
zation.
Significant service is being rendered
today by Members of Congress who also
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maintain their positions, and their pro-
ficiency, in the Reserve Forces.
These Members of Congress. in the
event of a national emergency, are sub-
ject to call to take their places in the
armed services.
We would regret to see them leave
this body, even temporarily, but we
would honor them for so doing, as we
honor them today for their voluntary
commitment to do so.
The Reserve Officers Association of
the United States, at its recent national
convention, took note of these facts, and
adopted a resolution to place in the Na-
tional "Minute Man" Memorial Build-
ing, a congressional hall in the ROA
Building that will be constructed here
in the District of Columbia. This pa-
triotic resolution enunciates principles
I am sure we can all embrace.
The Reserve Officers Association is to
be commended for calling public atten-
tion to congressional service in the
Armed Forces Reserves, and in planning
to establish permanent recognition of
this dedicate group of citizen-reservists
of the United States.
The Reserve Officers Association reso-
lution follows:
RESOLUTION No. 3-RESERVE OFFICERS ASSO-
CIATION OF THE UNITED STATES
CONGRESSIONAL HALL. ROA MEMORIAL BUILDING
Whereas the national defense system of the
United States throughout Its 'history has
been based upon the principle that every
citizen was committed to meet the obliga-
tions to service of the Nation when enemy
hostilities threatened; and
Whereas Reserve Forces laws of today were
enacted in order to maintain this citizen-
reservist concept, embracing as It does the
will of the United States and her citizenry
to resist any threat to the Nation's freedom
and democratic way of life; and
Whereas in the noblest spirit of the citi-
zen-reservist tradition the Members of the
Congress provided through their lawmaking
authority for new and unprecedented obliga-
tions for training upon many thousands of
men and women of the Reserve Forces of the
Nation; and
Whereas the service In the Reserve Forces
of Members of the Congress. In the same
manner as men and women from every other
walk of life In the Nation serve, has been an
inspiration to other reservists, a stimulus to
the Reserve Forces programs, and an incen-
tive to voluntary service In the Reserves; and
Whereas service in the Reserve Forces re-
quires a high sense of dedication and a genu-
ine personal sacrifice on the part of Members
of Congress, as It does every other reservist
whose service in the Reserves requires time,
energy and talent beyond his civil life call-
ing: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Reserve Officers Associa-
tion of the United States, That Members of
the National House of Representatives and
the Senate, who also serve in the Reserve
Forces, are deserving of the gratitude of every
citizen; and be it further
Resolved, That, in recognition of the tradi-
tion their service exalts, and in praise of their
example that no select part of the Nation's
citizenry is exempt from an obligation to
military service, that we perpetuate a tribute
to the citizen-soldier Members of the Con-
gress of the United States by establishing in
the Memorial Building a Congressional Hall.
Adopted by the national convention June
14, 1983.
Attest
"The Price of Freedom," Discussed by
Dr. A. A. Grusendorf
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. RALPH YARBOROUGH
OF TEXAS
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
Wednesday, July 10, 1963
Mr. YARBOROUGH. Mr. President,
in an address to the Rotary Club in New
Braunfels, Tex., on May 22, 1963, Prof.
Arthur A. Grusendorf of the Division of
Social Sciences of Southwest Texas State
College, at San Marcos, Tex., delivered
a stirring address on human rights and
freedoms which members of his audience
have called to my attention.
Dr. Grusendorf's address was entitled
"The Price of Freedom." The speech by
this Texas educator is timely, so clearly
stated and so well directed toward the
great struggle for human liberty in which
so many of our people are currently en-
gaged, that I ask unanimous consent that
his address be printed in the Appendix
of the RECORD.
There being no objection, the address
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
THE PRICE OF FREEDOM
(By Arthur A. Grusendorf)
Human society is a vast stream of experi-
ence involving a complex pattern of human
relations. The question of the position and
role of the Individual in this stream has been
given a great deal of thought since ancient
times. The focal point In this question con-
cerns itself with considerations of independ-
ence versus dependence. of rights of the in-
dividual and the limitations imposed upon
them by society, and, ultimately, of individ-
ual human freedom. The answer to the
question of the relation of individual to so-
ciety has been stated in a variety of ways in
different societies at different times since the
beginning of history. It is not the purpose of
this talk to review the history of thought
which embodies the answers to the question
raised. It is the purpose. rather, to restate
the answer to this question which the found-
ers of this Nation formulated-the answer
which has through the years since the be-
ginning of this Nation provided the founda-
tion for the American dream. This is the
dream which has been spelled out as the
"American Creed." which derives its sub-
stance from the Declaration of Independence
and the preamble to the Constitution of the
United States. In the Declaration of In-
dependence It Is stated, among other things,
that-
"We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal. that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain In-
alienable rights, that among these are life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That
to secure these rights, governments are in-
stituted among men, deriving their just pow-
ers from the consent of the governed. That
whenever any form of government becomes
destructive of these ends, It is the right
of the people to alter or to abolish it, and
to institute a new government, laying its
foundation on such principles and organiz-
Ing Its powers in such forms, as to them shall
seem most likely to effect their safety and
happiness."
In the preamble to the Constitution it is
stated that-
"We, the people of the United States, in
order to form a more perfect Union, estab-
lish justice, insure domestic tranquillity,
provide for the common defence, promote
the general welfare, and secure the blessings
of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do
ordain and establish this Constitution for
the United States of America."
Thus, we have before us, in simplest terms,
the answer to the question of human free-
dom-the blessings of liberty-and the way
by which It is to be secured, namely, by
government, duly constituted, in accordance
with the will of the people themselves.
The title of this talk is "The Price of
Freedom." This expression implies that free-
dom is not something that is either naturally
assured to all men or automatically main-
tained in human society. The creation of
a nation of free men, who proposed to pro-
vide the consent for the establishment of
government and Its continued operation, re-
quired the best that men could give in
thought and effort. So, also, will freedom,
and the other values cherished by free men,
endure only as a result of continued thought
and effort. Freedom cannot ever be taken
for granted, as there are always those who
would destroy It for others In order to secure
for themselves the powers by which they
would subjugate the will of other men to
their own-to usurp for themselves the power
to deny the full exercise of constitutional
rights and freedom to others. This is a
constant threat, and it Is posed not only by
external powers but also by special interest
groups within this Nation which would de-
stroy human freedom through subversion
or force. Those are the groups which al-
ways represent the fringes, either on the
extreme left or the extreme right. Those are
the groups which place themselves outside
the limits of that great concourse of dedi-
cated Americans of good will whose lives
exemplify the American Creed in action and
the hope of the future of this Nation.
With this brief statement of the philo-
sophy of human freedom and how it was
Intended to be secured for the people of the
United States, and with a reminder that free-
dom is not self-perpetuating, but is ever In
danger of being destroyed by forces from
without and from within, I shall now turn
briefly to a consideration of the basic means
at hand for making certain that we shall
continue to enjoy the freedom we know and
cherish, and which is the rightful heritage
of all the people of the United States.
The first of these means, I am convinced,
is education, of which public education is
the corner stone. Free people are educated
people-that is. people who understand (1)
the nature and meaning of their social and
political philosphy and (2) the forms that
the enemies of freedom take, whether they
are external or Internal. We hear a great
deal today of the need for more and better
trained technicians, e.g., scientists and en-
gineers. Perhaps we shall all agree concern-
ing this need. But I know of no area of
human affairs in relation to which we need
to do a more realistic job of educating than
the area of human relations. Education
which fosters the growth of human freedom
and the concept of human dignity has to
do with bringing an understanding and an
appreciation of the very principles of the
inalienable rights of man and human free-
dom within the framework or organized so-
ciety. In short, we need to educate the
generations as they come and go to under-
stand and appreciate the values that are
basic to the life purposes of free men. If
we- are fortunate enough to live out the
normal life span, we should understand the
human values that made our lives worth-
while. If we are to die for our country, as
hundreds of thousands have done, we must
make sure that we understand why we give
our lives. We must make sure that we
know that the values we are asked to defend
with our very lives are the values that are
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