THE SAUDI ARMS DEAL

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taxpayer pays for just 1 of the 45
members of our mission to the United
Nations in New York City is $10,961.
You heard me right. We pay almost
$11,000 a month rent for a luxury
apartment in New York-over $130,000
a year.
I know that rents are high in New
York City. And I fully understand
that our officials at the United Na-
tions need to entertain other diplo-
mats. But this is too much.
Even in the same luxury high-rise
building, a less opulent three-bedroom
apartment rents for a fraction of this
astronomical figure.
The American people appreciate
their diplomats, they want to pay
them adequately, and-in this age of
terrorism-we want to give them all
the security common sense and tech-
nology can provide. But $131,500 in
annual rent for a midlevel bureaucrat
is outrageous and unacceptable.
ESSENTIAL SERVICES PAYMENT
TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
(Mr. STAGGERS asked and was
given permission to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend
his remarks.)
Mr. STAGGERS. Mr. Speaker, the
termination of the State and Local
Fiscal Assistance Act, more commonly
known as revenue sharing, presents
the possibility of a crisis situation for
many local governments. Over 39,000
local governments depend upon these
quarterly payments to provide services
to their citizens.
The original intent of the State and
Local Fiscal Assistance Act was to
equalize the fiscal disparity among
local governments, and by so equaliz-
ing, to enable these governments to
offer essential services to their citizen-
ry.
The need for this equalization and
the need for essential services will not
cease on October 1, 1986, when reve-
nue sharing expires. For this reason I
introduced a bill yesterday entitled
the Essential Services Payments to
Local Governments Act. In addition to
offering financial assistance to needy
local governments, this proposal
stresses two primary points: the effec-
tive targeting and accountability of
these Federal funds.
The bill number is 4703. I urge your
support.
FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF DIS-
PUTED INDIANA CONGRES-
SIONAL ELECTION
(Mr. STRANG asked and was given
permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. STRANG. Mr. Speaker, today
marks the 1-year anniversary of the
shame of the 99th Congress. I refer, of
course, to the systematic looting of
the procedures of this House and of
the sovereign rights of the States by
wresting a legal election result from
the hands of the winner in the State
of Indiana and handing it to the loser,
who never contested his loss.
Let us pray that never again, Mr.
Speaker, shall we permit ourselves to
play the cuckold to partisan political
avarice.
THE SAUDI ARMS DEAL
(Mr. SCHEUER asked and was given
remarks.)
Mr. SCHEUER. Mr. Speaker, Presi-
dent Reagan proposes to sell 350 mil-
lion dollar's worth of sophisticated
missiles to Saudi Arabia-a plan I
strongly oppose.
We are told by administration ofi-
cials that the Saudi arms deal is justi-
fied because Saudi Arabia supports
the Middle East peace process.
In fact, not only have the Saudis
consistently worked to thwart peace
initiatives in the region, they have also
funded the. Syrians-and their terror-
ist kingpin Hafez el-Assad-to the tune
of $1 billion a year.
Assad's web of terrorism extends
beyond his avowed enemies-Ameri-
cans and Israelis.
Assad has been behind more than 15
assassinations and attempted assassi-
nations of Jordanian officials.
Assad has even attempted to murder
Jordan's King Hussein.
Assad and Syrian intelligence have
targeted Jordanian officials whenever
it appeared that Jordan was getting
too close to an American-sponsored
peace process.
And last November, a security aide
at the Jordanian Embassy in Athens
was murdered, while in October 1984
the Jordanian Ambassador to India
was murdered and Jordan's Ambassa-
dor in Rome was wounded.
It was Syrian intelligence agents
who assassinated Bashir Gemayel, the
elected President of Lebanon, in Sep-
tember 1982.
While a watchful eye and threats of
reprisal must be focused on terrorists
such as Yassir Arafat of the PLO, Qa-
dhafi of Libya, and the Ayatollah
Khomeini, we must remember that
Assad ranks first in the brutal history
of terrorism.
Our Government should think twice
about giving dangerous weapons to
Saudi Arabia when armaments such as
the shoulder-fired Stinger missiles, the
perfect terrorist weapon, could turn
up in the hands of Assad's trained as-
sasins.
DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH
FOR TAX REFUND CHECK
(Mr. CONTE asked and was given
permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, I have an
announcement to make for those who
waited until the last minute to file for
a tax refund: Don't hold your breath
for the check!
April 30, 1986
The $340 million request for the IRS
is lost among the agriculture boondog-
gles and foreign policy rhetoric con-
suming the so-called urgent supple-
mental. In the likely event these funds
are further delayed or not approved,
the Treasury Department-at my re-
quest-prepared a sobering contingen-
cy plan, and the consequences are dev-
astating.
In May, 6,000 temporary employees
will be released and a hiring freeze im-
posed on the direct revenue producing
programs.
In July, 12,000 service center em-
ployees will be let go; and
In September, the IRS would have
to furlough 77,000 permanent employ-
ees.
Delayed refunds won't be the only
result of this irresponsibility. It's
going to cost money-a lot of money.
The total revenue loss due to this
funding shortfall is "estimated to be in
excess of $3.5 billion." That's $3.5 bil-
lion added right to the deficit.
Mr. Speaker, if you thought the
processing disaster of last year was bad,
wait until this mess hits the fan.
DANGEROUS DRUG DIVERSION
CONTROL GRANT PROGRAM
(Mr. HUGHES asked and was given
permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. HUGHES. Mr. Speaker, every
Member knows how serious drug abuse
is. Stories about cocaine, marijuana,
and heroin are hearings every day.
But for the victims of drug abuse, it's
not a matter of headlines, drugs are
the greatest tragedy of their lives.
The evidence of this national epi-
demic is found in morgues and emer-
gency rooms every day. Mr. Speaker,
most of the drugs that send people to
the hospital and to their grave are le-
gitimate, powerful medicines that are
diverted from medical purposes to the
black market. These prescription
drugs are responsible for three-quar-
ters-three-quarters of the deaths and
injuries due to drug abuse. Each year
these drugs kill more of our children
than heroin, cocaine, LSD, and mari-
juana combined. Diverted drugs are
the highest priority drug problem we
face.
Recognizing this fact, the last Con-
gress strengthened DEA's ability to
fight diversion. But State and local
governments license the doctors, the
pharmacists, the health care practi-
tioners who are the major source of di-
verted drugs in interstate traffic. We
must tackle this problem at the State
and local level or face guaranteed fail-
ure. Congress appropriated $2.7 mil-
lion in grants to State and local en-
forcement agencies for the complex
and expensive investigations necessary
to stop diversion. A very modest sum,
to say the least.
However the administration is refus-
ing to spend the $2.7 million we appro-
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would associate myself with the gen-
tleman's comments.
Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, will
the gentleman yield?
Mr. WYLIE. Mr. Speaker, further
reserving the right to object, I yield to
the gentleman from Texas.
Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, I sup-
port the gentleman's statements by
way of answers to the questions pro-
pounded by the gentleman from Penn-
sylvania. What the gentleman from
Pennsylvania has expressed is the
desire of all of us. We would much
rather process and proceed on a regu-
lar basis, but hard cases make for hard
decisions.
As the gentleman knows, the admin-
istration itself was not too friendly a
week ago, but it is demanding that we
ta~e this quick action today. So that
ought to be symptomatic of the need
for action.
Nor. WYLIE. Mr. Speaker, I thank
the gentleman for his explanation.
Mr. BARTLETT. Mr. Speaker, will
the gentleman yield?
Mr. WYLIE. Mr. Speaker, further
reserving the right to object, I yield to
the gentleman from Texas.
Mr. BARTLETT. Mr. Speaker, I
thank the gentleman for yielding to
me.
I support the gentleman's legisla-
tion. However, I would concur with
what the gentleman has said, and that
is that we need to provide for a long-
term extension and additional author-
ity for FHA. I am glad that the gentle-
man is offering this legislation today
and that we will pass it today, but this
on-again, off-again of PHA we all be-
lieve should not continue to happen. I
appreciate the gentleman's leadership
in this matter.
Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, will
the gentleman yield?
Mr. WYLIE. Mr. Speaker, further
reserving the right to object, I yield to
the gentleman.
Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, I
think the record ought to show that
the main impelling reason for this has
been the rather quick drop in interest
rates and the tremendous exponential
increase in all the refinancing and pur-
chasing and, therefore, it is essential
we act so that we can keep the credit
allocation markets open for home pur-
chasers.
Mr. WYLIE. Mr. Speaker, I with-
draw my reservation of objection.
The SPEAKER. Is there objection
to the initial request of the gentleman
from Texas?
There was no objection.
A motion to reconsider was laid on
the table.
THE RESERVES-A MUCH
IMPROVED MILITARY FORCE
(Mr. MONTGOMERY asked and
was given permission to address the
House for 1 minute and to revise and
extend his remarks.)
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Mr. Speaker,
I have learned that Air Reserve and
Air National Guard units were used in
the military operation against Libya.
Air Reservists and Air Guardsmen
flew the KC-135 and KC.-10 tankers
used to refuel the F-ill's on their trip
from bases in England to Libya and
back. They performed their mission
without any operational or mechanical
problems.
Mr. Speaker, the House of Repre-
sentatives 10 years ago took the lead-
ership in providing equipment and in-
centives to the Reserves. Admiral
Crowe in the Chamber this morning
told me he had never seen such im-
provement In a military force.
The Reserves, Mr. Speaker, are part
of the total force and should be used
alongside the Regular forces. The suc-
cess of their mission proves the Re-
serves can handle the tough assign-
ments and handle them well.
THE LESSON OF CHERNOBYL-
INTERNATIONAL INSPECTIONS
NEEDED
(Mr. PORTER asked and was given
permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, the nu-
clear accident at the Chernobyl nucle-
ar powerplant in the Soviet Union has
raised our concern over the safety of
many nuclear reactors throughout the
world.
This most recent incident clearly
shows the international nature of nu-
clear accidents. Within 24 hours of the
first probable core meltdown-and I
understand there are now two-a ra-
dioactive cloud had crossed the bor-
ders of many nations and could reach
the United States within a week.
As these nuclear fires continue to
burn, we should use this opportunity
to forge an agreement to open up all
of the world's civilian nuclear power
reactors to safety inspections by the
International Atomic Energy Agency
[IAEAI. Last year, even the Soviet
Union allowed IAEA officials to visit
two of their nuclear powerplants.
These inspections must become stand-
ard and routine for all powerplants.
Mr Speaker, I am asking my col-
leagues to join me in cosponsoring
House Resolution 438 calling on the
President to open multilateral negotia-
tions toward achieving this end.
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ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT
(Mr. GLICKMAN asked and was
given permission to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend
his remarks.)
Mr. GLICKMAN. Mr. Speaker, there
is a pervasive attitude among people
serving in this administration that
they should be able to trade on their
public positions for their personal ben-
efits for either high-paying jobs or
book contracts, or whatever. The tone
has been set in the Reagan adminis-
tration: people can trade on their posi-
tions.
Case after case exists of individuals
leaving the administration, looking for
jobs while still in Government posi-
tions, and then going out and trading
on the very fact of their positions,
rather than their expertise. It is not
what you know, but who you know.
It is time for an in-depth serious
review of our ethics laws, with particu-
lar attention to the revolving door syn-
drome in Government. The Subcom-
mittee on Administative Law and Gov-
ernmental Relations of the Judiciary
Committee, which I chair, will begin
that review next month with a hearing
on the revolving door issue and focus-
ing on the adequacy and enforcement
of current ethic laws,
Mr. Spaker, it is easy to see why the
American public loses confidence in its
public officials. We need to restore
that confidence by ensuring that
public servants in fact serve the public
and not their own private greed.
THE PROPOSED SALE OF
CONRAIL
(Mr. PETRI asked and was given
permission to address the House for I
minute and to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. PETRI. Mr. Speaker, I want to
commend our colleague, the gentle-
man from Michigan [Mr. DixwE.r.],
chairman of the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, for his statement yes-
terday concerning the proposed sale of
Conrail.
I agree that the current sale process
is badly flawed and we should not be
forced to choose among the proposals
now on the table. In short, this is no
way to sell a railroad.
As the author of one alternative ap-
proach to selling Conrail, I will do
whatever I can to help develop a new
process of disposing of the property
expeditiously. In any such process, we
should strive to get politics out and ec-
onomics in. I propose to do this by
hiring an investment banker to con-
duct a sale and relying on existing reg-
ulatory review processes to protect the
public interest. Conceivably, we could
also do it through a direct public sale
in which the taxpayers would get full
market value for their property.
I am sure there are many alterna-
tives, but it is time for all to recognize
that the current process has reached a
dead end. Let us get on with the job of
developing a new and better one.
LIVING IN THE HIGH-RENT
DISTRICT
(Mr. LANTOS asked and was given
permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, if you
think that $400 toilet seats or $7,400
coffee pots are outrageous, listen to
this. The monthly rent the American
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and the West he came from so very long
ago.
This loved and loving man died in the late
midnight of a life that was-as for each of
us-but a "narrow valley between the cold
and barren peaks of two eternities." But
while here:
Humanity was his congregation.
Rectitude was his religion.
Charity was his church.
And justice was his creed.
Those who believe in these things can
precepts can have no finer life. For such a
spirit can never die.
SAUDI ARMS SALE: UNITED
STATES ALLY?
Mr. DECONCINI. Mr. President, in
the wake of the attack on Libya an al-
leged friend and recipient of over $50
billion in United States arms sales
issued the following statement:
Saudi Arabia today expressed its deep
regret and condemnation over the U.S.
attack on Libya this morning. The Saudi
Government, which followed up the news of
the air raid, condemns such behavior, [they]
reiterated the Kingdom's backing to the
Libyan people and all other Arab nations
facing such attacks.
The administration has formally
proposed a sale of $354 million worth
of advanced missiles to Saudi Arabia,
including the dangerous Stinger
ground-to-air missiles, Sidewinder air-
to-air missiles, and Harpoon antiship
missiles. The State Department as-
serts that we must make this sale to
guarantee our credibility with the
Gulf Arab States and Saudi Arabia. I
want to ask my colleagues, in all sin-
cerity, if the above statement con-
demning and deploring the U.S. action
of self-defense sounds like that of a?
friend with which we must assure our
credibility? Saudi support for Colonel
Qadhafi is merely one instance of un-
dermining United States foreign policy
interests. Let me cite a few more.
When President Reagan was encourag-
ing our European allies to join togeth-
er in December to implement econom-
ic sanctions against Libya terrorists
cut loose with bullets and grenades in
air terminals in Rome and Vienna,
killing 16 people, including Natasha
Simpson, an 11-year-old American girl.
Colonel Qadhafi applauded. Saudi
Arabia firmly supported an Islamic
Foreign Minister's statement express-
ing support for Libya and promising to
compensate for Libyan economic
losses caused by the United States
boycott.
When the United States Navy and
Air Force fighters crossed Qadhafi's
"line of death" in the Gulf of Sidra,
Saudi Arabia again signed on to an
Arab Council statement articulating
solidarity with Libya. This statement
was not only counterproductive for
United States policy but called on
Arab countries to supply Libya with
assistance to confront the United
States.
The United States has attempted ne-
gotiations, diplomacy, and economic
sanctions with Libya in order to
combat terrorism. The President even-
tually exercised military action to
eliminate terrorist bases in Libya. The
Saudi's, on the other hand, have rolled
out the red carpet for terrorist efforts.
The Saudi's have supplied the PLO
with over $85 million each year since
1979 and bankroll the Syrians, an-
other bastion of terrorism, with over
$500 million annually.
Mr. President, if the Saudi under-
mining of United States foreign policy
and support of worldwide terrorism
are not compelling enough reasons to
vote for Senate Joint Resolution 316, a
resolution of disapproval, I would like
to list three more. The administration
has cited Saudi Arabia's moderating
influence in the Middle East. I dis-
agree. The administration states the
need for more military weapons in
light of growing threats from the Iran-
Iraq conflict. I disagree. The adminis-
tration believes that still more Stinger
missiles should go to an army that
trains with the PLO. I disagree. The
further stockpiling of this lethal
weapon poses a legitimate threat to
Middle East peace and air travelers ev-
erywhere.
The State Department adamantly
argues that "the Saudi's within the
context of the Arab consensus, have
made constructive contributions to the
search for peace." I must remind my
colleagues, that given the above litany
of Saudi statements and actions in
direct opposition to United States for-
eign policy, I cannot endorse the State
Department claim. Saudi Arabia has
opposed the Camp David process, the
Reagan plan, and most recently, has
refused to support King Hussein in
diplomatic efforts with Israel. In addi-
tion, the Saudi United Nations delega-
tion continually votes for resolutions
criticizing Israel and condemning
American support for Israel.
The administration and State De-
partment argue that we must display
our friendship for Saudi Arabia with
this $354 million arms sale. I have a
difficult time, however, explaining
why America's friends and allies in the
Arab world-the so-called Arab moder-
ates-have not made more of an effort
to put distance between themselves
and the Libyan dictator or contribute
more ostensibly to Middle East peace.
I must add a caveat here, as I believe
that moderates, such as President
Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, can contrib-
ute toward long-term solutions in this
volatile region. To suggest that the
Arab world cannot make any such con-
tribution is demeaning. Arab nations,
particularly moderates, must begin to
make a clear commitment to interna-
tional sanity and civilized behavior in
a world increasingly threatened by ter-
rorists. Saudi Arabia must exhibit
some of Egypt's stabilizing modera-
tion, courage, and fortitude.
This administration argues that the
Saudi's are threatened by the Iran-
Iraq war. They fear a spillover into
Saudi Arabia and heightened conflict.
They say this is immediate and emi-
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nent. This is simply untrue. The sale
would not even begin until 1989 and
therefore cannot be justified by an im-
pending military threat from Iran. In
addition to this the United States has
already sold the Saudi's over $50 bil-
lion in military sales and construction.
Mr. President, this astronomical sum
would pay for education for the handi-
capped in the United States for the
next 50 years or guaranteed student
loans for the next 15 years. We have
displayed our friendship. It is time for
the Saudi's to reciprocate.
The Saudi's already have stockpiles
of Stinger missiles. Although we stipu-
late that stringent security controls
were conditions for the previous sale
of Stingers, we must be cautious about
this ideal terrorist weapon. Senator
HELMS, in the Foreign Relations hear-
ing on the Saudi Arabia arms sale,
cited 1982 photos of equipment sold to
the Saudi's which ended up in the
hands of the PLO in Lebanon. I have
already articulated my concerns about
the Saudi's allowing the PLO to train
with their army and their annual war
chest for the PLO. I do not want to
read about civilian or military aircraft
shot down by Stinger missiles fired by
PLO members.
It is not in the best interests of the
United States, Middle East peace,
worldwide safeguards against terror-
ism, or increased security controls for
Stinger missiles to allow this sale to go
through. I firmly oppose this sale
until the Saudi's actually practice
some of the "moderate Arab action"
that this administration purports. I
am uncompromising on opposing more
arms until the Saudi's desist funding
terrorists and Colonel Qadhafi. I am
unyielding until.the Saudi's begin to
make visible and tangible contribu-
tions to Middle East peace. I enthusi-
astically embrace my good friend, Sen-
ator CRANSTON, and his resolution of
disapproval.
RECOGNITION OF SENATOR
WILSON
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under
the previous order, the Senator from
California, Mr. WILSON, is recognized
for not to exceed 5 minutes.
Mr. WILSON. Thank you, Mr. Presi-
dent.
THE U.S. NUCLEAR TEST
PROGRAM
Mr. WILSON. Mr. President, I rise
today to introduce a resolution on
behalf of myself and Senators QUAYLE,
WALLOP, and GARN that expresses the
sense of the Congress with respect to
the verification requirements of the
Threshold Test Ban Treaty [TTBT]
and peaceful nuclear explosions trea-
ties, as well as the long-term goal of a
comprehensive agreement banning nu-
clear testing.
Mr. President, Members of this body
have consistently expressed their con-
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Reagan administration is on record as
supporting the democratic opposition's
drive for increased political rights.
The State department issued the fol-
lowing statement at the kickoff of the
petition drive: "We believe it is incon-
sistent with basic democratic princi-
ples to deny citizens the right to peti-
tion their government. We have urged,
and are urging, the Korean Govern-
ment against such a course." In addi-
tion, the President recently stated
that we will oppose tyranny of the
right or of the left. While I strongly
agree with the President, so far, the
United States has taken the path of
silent diplomacy with the Chun gov-
ernment.
The key U.S. diplomat in South
Korea is our Ambassador, Richard
Walker. A Congressman recently
stated that "our diplomatic presence
in Seoul is excessively supportive of
the Chun regime. If the administra-
tion understands the results of the
Philippines experience, they will prob-
ably appoint a new Ambassador for
Korea." Walker has failed to meet
with opposition leaders and others
have labeled him "a member of the
Chun Cabinet."
Mr. President, this resolution shifts
U.S. policy from silent diplomacy to
supportive diplomacy. The South
Korean people should know about
Americans taking a positive and public
stand on applauding Koreans in their
efforts to achieve the political rights
of freedom of speech and assembly.
We need to ensure that the Korean
people are aware of this message.
Since our Ambassador will not relay
our support to the leaders of this anti-
Communist, prodemocratic force, of
which one is likely to become Presi-
dent over the next few years, we must
convey this democratic spirit through
this resolution.
Mr. President, we simply cannot
afford to miss this important opportu-
nity to ride alongside this "horse of
history" with the South Korean
people. The opposition is not asking to
overthrow the incumbent government.
It is merely asking for U.S. support for
an ordinary, everyone-can-vote Presi-
dential election in 1988. Americans
should tell President Chun that de-
mocracy is right. The country's eco-
nomic miracle, its immunity against
North Korea, and its institutional sup-
port of democracy can only flourish as
voters realize their next President re-
flects their choice.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous con-
sent that the resolution be printed in
the RECORD.
There being no objection, the resolu-
tion was ordered to be printed in the
RECORD, as follows:
S. RES. 392
Whereas the security of South Korea has
been of long-standing concern to the people
of the United States since the 1950 invasion
by North Korea;
Whereas the people of the United States
recognize that the domination of the
Korean Peninsula by North Korean forces
would endanger the security and well-being
of Japan as well as the stability of the
entire region;
Whereas the opposition movement in
South Korea under the combined leader-
ship of Yi Min U, Kim Young Sam, and Kim
Dae Jung have rapidly gained support in
recent South Korean rallies;
Whereas the Roman Catholic Church, the
National Council of Churches, student fed-
erations, and professors from Korea Univer-
sity have expressed their support for consti-
tutional reform and political freedom;
Whereas large segments of the middle
class of South Korea are becoming disillu-
sioned with the Chun regime and are turn-
ing to support the goals of the opposition
movement;
Whereas in a democratic society, the right
to petition is an undeniable right, yet is
being suppressed by the Chun government;
Whereas the United States Government
remains hopeful that the Chun regime will
evolve to democracy through a peaceful and
fair transition of power;
Whereas the two largest opposition par-
ties won 49 percent of the votes cast in the
elections last year for the National Assem-
bly;
Whereas the Government of South Korea
acknowledges that while the petition move-
ment is legal, the actual amending process
must be initiated only by the President of
the Republic of Korea, or by a majority of
the National Assembly, thereby denying the
people of the Republic of Korea true and
direct interaction with their government;
and
Whereas the people of the Republic of
Korea, encouraged by the United States' in-
volvement in the peaceful transfer of power
in the Philippines, appeal to the United
States Government to "encourage and sup-
port" the opposition's push for democratic
reform: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate hereby-
(1) stresses the importance for the demo-
cratic right of the people of the Republic of
Korea to petition to amend their constitu-
tion to allow for the direct election of their
president;
(2) reaffirms its support for a peaceful
and fully democratic transfer of power with
the cooperation of opposition parties during
the next presidential election;
(3) expresses its support for the opening
of high diplomatic talks between the Secre-
tary of State and the Secretary of Defense,
the Chun government, and the leaders of
the opposition movement in South Korea to
find a peaceful solution to the present crisis;
(4) encourages the President of the United
States to support diplomatic exchange and
dialogue between all the opposition parties
and the United States Ambassador to South
Korea; and
(5) urges the President of the United
States to send a special envoy to South
Korea in order to expedite a peaceful solu-
tion and reaffirm United States support and
concern.
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall
transmit a copy of this resolution to the
President of the United States.
DEDICATION OF PORTRAIT
BUST OF THE HONORABLE
CARL TRUMBULL HAYDEN
Mr. DECONCINI. Mr. President, I
am proud to have taken part in the
dedication of the portrait bust of Sen-
ator Carl Hayden of Arizona. Senator
Hayden served this country for 56
years both in the House and the
Senate. A record, I am sure, that will
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not soon be broken. Senator Hayden
was a legend. An institution. And
nobody knows that better than the
man who worked the closest with him,
Roy Elson. Mr. Elson was Senator
Hayden's administrative assistant and
close friend for many years, and I ask
unanimous consent that his remarks
at the dedication ceremony be printed
in the RECORD.
There being no objection, the re-
marks were ordered to be printed in
the RECORD, as follows:
REMARKS OF Roy EI.sON AT THE DEDICATION
OF THE PORTRAIT BUST OF THE HONORABLE
CARL TRUMBULL HAYDEN
As the designated spokesman for the staff
of a man who once came from the old west
long ago, I feel that Carl Hayden would still
oppose any memorial to himself-not out of
any false modesty--but because of his oft-
expressed belief that only those who have
been dead for half a century or more should
be so honored-that their stature in history
be triangulated from the perspective of
time.
You know, I can hear him saying now,
"What on earth are you people doing? If
you're going to put up some monument why
not honor Tom Payne-the man who may
have invented the United States, and who
remains totally unhonored in the capitol
city of the country he helped create?" This
is what I hear.
But I am proud that what would have
been his veto has been overridden, for Carl
Hayden was more than a man. He was an
epoch.
He came here when William Howard Taft
was President--before anyone ever dreamed
of Verdun or Vietnam, of self-starter, the
crystal set or computers-before women's
suffrage, social security or income tax,
before prohibition, its repeal, penicillin, the
pill or Pearl Harbor-before anyone ever
heard of Lenin or Lindbergh; Anzio or Ala-
magordo.
It was even before Administrative assist-
ants. When this great, gentleman entered
the Congress millions were alive who had
been slaves--Civil War veterans were the
most powerful bloc in America-yet he
would live to fight for civil rights in that
Congress.
In 1912, the Titanic had not yet sunk,
John F. Kennedy, who would now be 70
years old, had not yet been born, Nicholas II
was Tsar of Russia, Great Britain rules
almost three-quarters of the globe, and in
America the mule and the horse were still
king.
His long life spanned the time from seeing
Geronimo's signal fires to watching men
walk on the moon-almost half of the Na-
tion's history.
We of the staff that loved and respected
him knew that chronologically he was an
Edwardian, in principle he was a Libertari-
an-and always he was an American.
He was a strange man from a world now
gone, believing in actions before words-and
in principles above politics. He was as old-
fashioned as the frontier from which he
came and as modern as the national system
of highways he fathered.
He was-in every fiber-a servant of the
people--never believing that it ought to be
the other way around. He was for me-as
for the rest of the staff-our teacher, our
example and our friend.
If there is anything beyond this life, we
may be sure that Carl Hayden is sitting
somewhere under the trees with old
friends-with Presidents and cowboys-
swapping stories about the Nation he loved
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