KATYN COMMITTEE REPORT

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duced annuity at age 55 after 30 years qi
service jumped from 104 to 201. The nuifi-
ber`of letter carriers who felt it necessart to
retire' optionally at age 60 jumped front 483
to 720, and the number of letter carriel who
retired optionally with between 15 And 29
years of service at the age of 62 jumd from
116 to 160.
These figures clearly support tl)b conten-
tion of the letter carriers that t)iteir health
is breaking down under the hea loads im-
posed on them because of Postmaster Gen-
eral Donaldson's curtailment Oder of April
17, 1950.
Po ,he came home and brooded a little over
a week and ended it all by his own hands.
Now t'.am' a widow by the sudden', horrible
deatho% my husband, with no income and
practically no` money on hand to pay what
little bills moat be paid and to_pa-y my most-
gage so as not to lose my'home. y oliildren
are all married and feel like most families
do with the taxes and high cost . of" living
that they have enough to do without more
burden. I feel at my age I should have the
rest of my days in quiet and peace instead of
raising their families and living through
their family trials at 60 " years of`age: I had
a very active, happy life with my family,
which was very strenuous, as I did every-
thing in my married life to help my husband
and educate the children. I am hot brag-
ging. I loved my farnily, but do'theylove
me enough to help me in my own home?
Mine was a case of woman's work is never
done. In almost 40 years I had, a very little
-sleep from 4 o'clock in the morning some-
times to all hours of night. At 25 years of
Age I had 16 boarders.' I had a farm'ahd
Chickens and cut cords of wood. I have had
capdy store, dress shop, did `tailoring and
dressmaking professionally, besides making
'all the clothes possible' for the whole family,
even postman's Suits for my husband. I have
painted house inside and out, hung paper,
yarnished hoops -_and' even' did carpenter
work,` tended pub fc furnace, ape "iriy us-
'band do janitor work, sold articles from door
to' door, worked In' de artment stores-there
is hardly anything that I' have riot done,
seems almost `imposslble, but nevertheless is
true.! This is no sob story, Ilaved it for the
bake of those I loved and for the sake of do-
Ing theright thing. I came"from pioneer
stook who always did things, never sat down
and said let 'the Other fellow do it. Today
you as everyone` else says if you'were to see
me, wouldn't believe it to look at me.
nut, what I' am asking you-to do if it is
dssible, to see if you can rush whatever pen-
ion. I have coming so as to give me breath-
trig spell, until I can establish riiyself in some
pleasaant or agreeable situation or position
for an independent future. I do hope I will
teceive a fair income as a faithful postman's
wife. I do not want to sell my home or lose
It while waiting for a pension.
Sincerely.
I also include exhibits Nos. 5, 6,1, and
8 to prove that all is not well in this
Department:
EXHIBIT 5
In an address delivered on'June' 2, Post-
}naster General 5esse M. Donaldson denied
that the one=trip delivery worked any hard-
ship on letter carriers. An analysis of the
records of the -United States Civil Service
Commission, however; 'prOVes? the contrary
to be true.
The fiscal year 1950-began on July 1, 1949,
and ended on June 30, 1950. Obviously, the
curtailment order via' in effectduring this
fiscal year only to a very limited extent. The
first full fiscal year under curtailment was
the fiscal year 1951, which began on July 1,
1950, and ended June 30, 1951. A compari-
bon of the reasons that caused retirement of
letter carriers before the curtailment for the
fiscal year 1950, and after the curtailment
during the fiscal year 1951 clearly reveals
that the introduction of one-trip delivery has
seriously affected letter carriers.
In "1950, 95 letter carriers retired on reach-
ing the mandatory age-of 70. In 1951, only
77 worked until they reached the mandatory
retirement age, this in spite of the'fact that
the total number of` letter carriers retiring
in; 1950 was?only 1,157 compared to-- 11609
in the fiscal year 1951. The year after the
curtailment was 'Inaugurated, 1951, saw the
luimber of disability retirements among let-
ter carriers increase from 329 to'413. The
number of letter carriers , accepting, a re-
No. ii8-i5
EXHIBIT 6 -
[From the Danbury (ConnJf News-Times]
TWICE-A-DAY 1'jAIL
Who's in favor of twice-ei-day mail deliv-
ery? As far as we can learn from what we
hear people say, everyone: is. The present
one delivery a day hampers business, is a
draw-back to ordinary living, and hampers
social and family commpnication.
Representative SADLA$, Republican, of
Connecticut, believes sb strongly In the
twice-a-day delivery that he proposes the
GOP insert a platform in its plank pledging
its restoration. Mail d liveries, in case you
may have forgotten wee cut to one a day
on April 18, 1950. Foy more than 2 years
we have suffered this throw-back to Civil War
days. We used to be very proud of the serv-
ice our United States post office rendered us.
Of course the people who work for the post
office are not to blame for this restriction.
They still work hard 'And long, and their
salaries are far from p?incely.
We don't care who gi* es us back the twice-
daily delivery system, $emocrats or Repub-
licans or both.' All we want is the good old
two-a-day.
Sent by branch 147, Norwalk, Conn.
EXHIBIT 7
NASHVILLE, ThrrN., June 20, 1952.
DEAR MR. EDITOR: I sin enclosing a clipping
which was in the Woodbine News, a weekly
newspaper printed in Woodbine, a suburb of
Nashville.
Here lately the sun has been so hot and
this particular route has no place to stop
for a drink of any sort. Once you start in
on the route it's 41/2 hours before you get to
where you can eat dinner.
I've been able to worlt only 2 days since
this stroke last Friday. Me-I'm all for two
,trips again.
Yours truly,
[From the Woodbine (Tend.) News of June
`'.
20, 1952]
LETTER CARRIER BECOMES`, OVERHEATED
Robert Harris, a letter carrier, became over-
heated while on his route last Friday and
fell out at the Morton Avenue and Nolens-
ville Road.
74r. Harris, whose official tiSle with the
Post Office Department is utili1 man (re-
lieving a regular man each day in'the week)
became ill and called the main ffice for
someone to finish his route. Harri . waited
at the relay box in front of the Wcgdbine
Before the substitute had time to g
W He received emergency treat iient and re-
mained in the hospital about 5 hours.
EXHIBIT 8
[From the Carthage (Mo.) Evening Press of
June 10, 19521
NEED TWICE-A-DAY MAIL DELIVERY
Carthage has one a day mail delivery every-
where except on the square itself.
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That Is the same sort of mail service being
received by every town in the United States.
It is just half as good as it used to be when
there were deliveries twice a day.
Carthage carriers start out at 8:30 each
morning.
.Mail that is not in and distributed by that
time will not be delivered until the next
day.
If a train is late the carriers cannot be
held a few moments to wait for it. If they
are, some inspector from high places comes
In and reads the regulations and riot act
and this and that's. Carriers must shove
off at 8:30 regardless.
Hundreds of Carthage mothers are anxious
for letters from boys in service, some on the
battle front. If the letter comes in before
8:30 a. in. they get it that day. If it comes
in at 8:45 they wait until next day unless
the next day happens to be Sunday, in which
case they wait until Monday.
Orders from Washington all this-direct
instructions of Postmaster General of the
United States.
He says people don't mind-quite happy
with one delivery a day. All of which goes
to show that he does not know what he is
talking about.
The Postmaster General blames it all on
Congress of course. But that is talk, talk.
There always has been a Congress and there
always had been a twice a day mail delivery
until the present Postmaster General came
in.
Allowed two more men, the Carthage post
office could make a twice a day mail de-
livery, it is said. But they won't get them
until the Nation gets a new Postmaster Gen-
eral. Hasten the day.
Of course we would hate to see the fellow
thrown out of a job in his old age-if he
is old-but we would like much, indeed, to
get our mail twice daily.
SPECIAL ORDER GRANTED
Mr. STAGGERS asked and was given
permission to address the House for 5
minutes, following any special orders
heretofore entered.
SPECIAL ORDER
The SPEAKER. Under previous order
of the House, the gentleman from Indi-
ana [Mr. MADDEN] is recognized for 60
niinu~tes.
(Mr. MADDEN asked and was given
permission to revise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. MADDEN. Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent that a gentleman
from Michigan [Mr -ACHROWICZ] be
permitted to ext his remarks in the
RECORD at the elusion of my remarks.
The SP ER, is there objection to
the re st of the gentleman from In-
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KATYN COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. MADDEN. Mr. Speaker, today
the Special Katyn Investigating Com-
mittee filed its report concluding from
Its hearings that Soviet Russia is guilty
of the mass murders of the Polish officers
and civilians in the Katyn Forest.
The report submitted to the House of
Representatives is unprecedented in the
history of Congress. When House Res-
olution 390 was first considered by Con-
gress last September, very few people in
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the 'United States or the world remem-
bered the controversy of 9 years ago as
to whether the Soviets or Nazis com-
mitted one of the most barbarous Inter-
national crimes In world history.
If our generation had permitted an
atrocity of this magnitude to pass with-
out exposing the guilty, future histo-
rians would classify the free democratic
nations of this generation as Indifferent
to mass murder and international
crimes against humanity.
On behalf of all the members of our
committee, I wish to thank the Mem-
bers of Congress for giving ouy commit-
tee authority to undertake this complex
and difficult task which we started,
months ago. All members of our com-
mittee are extremely grateful over the
cooperation we received from Govern-
ment departments, organizations, ante
Individuals in the United, Sf,ates, * Eng-
land, and Europe. Without this valuable
aid our work could not have been success-
ful. As chairman, I especially thank
each member of our committee and-also
John J. Mitchell, counsel, and Roman
Pucinski, investigator, for their diligent
cooperation and long hours of extra work
which resulted In the recording of the
great amount of evidence, testimony, and
exhibits as set out in our bearings, Our
committee is already besieged with re-
quests of copies of our hearings and re-
port. These requests come from per-
sons and organizations in this country
and abroad.
Today I have also filed a resolution
which I hope the Congress will approve.
This resolution requests that the hear-
ings, findings, conclusions, and recom-
mendations of our committee be referred
to the United Nations for action.
The committee held a series of bear-
ings in Washington, Chicago, London,
and Frankfort, Germany, Depositions
were also taken in Berlin and Italy,
In the course of the bearings held by
our committee to date, testimony has
been taken from a total of 81 witnesses;
183 exhibits have been studied and made
part of the record, and more than 100
depositions were taken from witnesses
who could not appear at the hearings.
In addition, the committee staff has
questioned more than 200 other individ-
uals who offered to appear as witnesses
but whose information was mostly of a
corroborating nature.
On behalf of our committee, I hereby
submit excerpts from our report:
0. FINDINGS
;this committee unanimously agrees that
evidence 4ealing with the first. phase of Its
Investigation proves conclusively and Irrev-
ocably the Soviet NKVD (Peoples' Commis-
sariat of Internal Affairs) committed the
massacre of Polish Army officers in the Katyn
Forest near Smolensk, Russia, not later than
the spring of 1940.
- This committee further concludes that the
Soviets had plotted this criminal extermina-
tion of Poland's Intellectual leadership as
early as the fall of 1939-4hortly after Rus-
sfa's treacherous Invasion of the Polish Na-
tion's borders. There can be no doubt this
massacre was a calculated plot to eliminate
all Polish leaders who subsequently would
have opposed the Soviets' plans for commu-
nizing Poland.
In the course of its investigation, this com-
mittee has observed a striking similarity be-
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tween what happened to the Polish officers
in Katyn and the events now taking place
In Korea. We unanimously agree that this
committee would be remiss in its duty to the
American people and the free people of the
world if It failed to point out that the iden-
tical evasions by the Soviets to the Polish
Government while the roles were searching
for their missing officers In 1941 appear again
in the delaying tactics now being used by th9
Communists In Korea.
This committee feels that Katyn may well
have been a blueprint for Korea. Just as the
Soviets failed for almost 2 years to account
for the missing Polish officers, so to this day
the Communists in Korea have failed to ac-
count for many thousands of captured United
Nations soldiers. Among these are 8,000
Americans whom General Ridgway described
as atrocity victims in his report to the United
Nations last July, and the estimated 60,000
South Koreans still unaccounted for.
The Communists' delaying tactics in the
Korean peace talks today may be from the
same cloth as the nebulous replies received
from the Soviets by the Poles in 1941-42
while they searched for their missing officers.
2I. CONCLUSIONS
This committee unanimously finds, beyond
any question of reasonable doubt, that the
Soviet NKVD (People's Commissariat of In-
ternal Affairs) committed the mass murders
of the Polish officers and intellectual lead-
ers in the Ratyn Forest near Smolensk,
Russia.
The evidence, testimony, records. and ex-
hibits recorded by this committee through
its investigations and bearings during the
last 9 ,months overwhelmingly Will show the
people of the world that Russia was direct-
ly responsible for the katyn massacre.
Throughout our entire proceedings there has
not been a scintilla of proof or even any
remote circumstantial evidence presented
that could indict any other nation in this
International crime.
It is an established fact that approxi-
mately 15,000 Polish prisoners were interned
in three Soviet camps: Kosieisk, Staroblelsk,
and Ostashkov in the winter of 1939-40,
'With the exception of 400 prisoners, these
men have not been heard from, seen, or
found since the spring of 1940. Following
the discovery of the graves in 1943, when the
Germans occupied this territory, they claimed
there were 11,000 Poles buried In Katyn.
The Russians recovered the territory from the
Germans in September 1943, and likewise
they stated that 11,000 Poles were buried in
those mass graves.
Evidence heard by this committee repeat-
edly points to the certainty that only those
prisoners interned at Kozielsk were mas-
sacred in the Katyn Forest. Testimony of
the >?olish Red Cross officials definitely es-
tablished that 4,143 bodies were actually ex-
humed from the seven mass graves. On the
basis of further evidence. we are equally cer-
tain that the rest of the 15,000 Polish officers,
those Interned at ?tarobielak and Ostash-
kov, were executed in a-similar brutal man-
ner. Those from Staroblelsk were disposed of
near Kharkov, and those from Ostaabkov met
a similar fate. Testimony was presented by
several witnesses that the Ostashkov prison-
era were placed on barges and drowned In the
White Sea. Thus the committee believes that
there are at least two other "Katyns" in
Russia.
No one could entertain any doubt of Rus-
sian guilt for the Katyn massacre when the
following evidence Is considered:
1. The Russians refused to allow the inter-
national committee of the Red Cross to make
a neutral investigation of the German charges
in 1943.
2. The Russians failed to invite any neutral
observers to participate in their own inves-
tigation in 1944, except a group of newspaper
correspondents taken to Katyn who agreed
July 2
"the whole show was staged" by the Soviets.
3. The Russians failed to produce sufficient
evidence at Nuremberg--even though they
were Incharge of the prosecution-toobtain
a ruling on the German guilt for Katyn by
the International Military Tribunal.
4. This committee issued formal and pub-
lic invitations to the Government of the
U. S. S. R. to present any evidence pertaining
to the Katyn massacre. The Soviets refused
to participate in any phase of this commit-
tee's investigation.
5. The overwhelming testimony of prison-
ers formerly interned at the three camps, of
medical experts who performed autopsies on
the massacred bodies, and of observers taken
to the scene of the crime conclusively con-
firms this, committee's findings.
6. Polish Government leaders and mili-
tary men who conferred with Stalin, Molotov,
and NKVI) chief Berle, for a year and a half
attempted without success to locate the
Polish prisoners before the Germans dis-
covered Katyn. This renders further proof
that the Soviets purposely misled the Poles
In denying any knowledge of the where-
abouts of their officers when, in fact, the
Poles were buried in the mass graves at
Katyn.
7. The Soviets have demonstrated through
their highly organized propaganda machin-
ery that they fear to have the people behind
the Iron curtain know the truth about Katyn.
This Is proven by their reaction to our com-
mittee's efforts and the amount of newspaper
space and radio time devoted to denouncing
the work of our committee. They also re-
published In all newspapers behind the Iron
curtain the allegedly. "neutral" Russian re-
port of 1944. The world-wide campaign of
slander by theSoviets against our committee
is also construed as another effort to block
this investigation.
8. This committee believes that one of the
reasons for the staging of the recent Soviet
"germ warfare" propaganda campaign was
to divert attention of the people behind the
Iron curtain from the hearings of our
committee.
9. Our committee has been petitioned to
Investigate mass executions and crimes
against humanity committed in other coun-
tries behind the Iron curtain. The commit-
tee has heard testimony which indicates
there are other "Katyns." We wish to im-
press with all the means at our command
that the Investigation of the Katyn massacre
barely scratches the surface of numerous
crimes against humanity perpetrated by to-
talitarian powers. This committee believes
that an International tribunal should be es-
tablished to investigate willful and mass
executions wherever they have been com-
mitted. The United Nations will fall In their
obligation until they expose to the world
that "Katynism" is a definite and diabolical
totalitarian plan for world conquest.
xII. RECOMMENDATIONS
This committee unanimously recommends
that the House of Representatives approve
the committee's findings and adopt a reso-
lution :
1. Requesting the President of the United
States to forward the testimony, evidence,
and findings of this committee to the United
States delegates at the United Nations;
2. Requesting further that the President
of the United States issue instructions to the
United States delegates to present the Katyn
case to the General Assembly of the United
Nations;
3. Requesting that appropriate steps be
taken by the General Assembly to seek action
before the International World Court of
Justice against the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics for committing a crime at Katyn
which was in violation of the general prin-
elples of law recognized by civilized nations;
4. Requesting the President of the United
States to instruct the United States delega-
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seven and one-half years after his ar- When we look back just a few years
rest he has not returned to Poland, nor and find that in the 0-2 Department of
has he been heard from. the Army, under General Bissell's com-
'he United Nations Organization re- mand, there were other very vital docu-
cently adopted a bill of human rights ments missing, it causes one to raise an
which provides that no individual may eyebrow and wonder if there may be
be arrested without a proper court- de- something wrong with that department.
termination, that no one shall be de- Testimony before various -congressional
prIved of his
and that no rights be mprisoned Harbor shows that during the Pearl
arbor investigations many vital docu-
longer than provided for in the court's ments which were necessary to complete
verdict. The Soviet representative re- the investigation were destroyed in the
framed from voting because he thought G-2 Department of the Army. During
the provisions were not sufficiently the MacArthur hearings it was revealed
democratic and there is no assurance thata group of Army colonels had made
ofthe execution of the provisions. . a factual study of our relationship with
It is not time to expose this horrible Russia and advised the Intelligence De-
cynicism of the Moscow Communists, partment of the Army and the Secretary
and to show them that the United States of'State that we should be very careful
respects the decisions in which it par- about entering into any agreements with
ticipates and is willing and ready to en- Russia. These same officers advised the
force them? ' United States against entering into any
Would that not be the best way to such'agreements and as it has turned out
demonstrate to Poland and to the other the documentation of that advice is also
nations behind the iron curtain that the missing in the Intelligence Department
United States has determined to defend of the Army, General Bissell having been
the principles of justice against force? In command of G-2 at the time of its
Action by our Government to deter- submission. Then, we come down to our
mine the fate of these brave Polish un- own Katyn massacre investigation and
derground leaders illegally held by Rus- find that the most important document
sia in prisons or concentration camps concerning the investigation, as far as
will do more for the cause of the United our American policy with regard to it
Nations than any other propaganda be- isa concerned, is also missing. I again
hind the iron curtain, based on promises repeat-it causes one to raise one's eye-
rather than actions. brows that so many very important doc-
tvXr. SHEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, like the uments are amongst the lost, missing,
other members of the select committee stolen, or, as the Army would phrase it,
to conduct an investigation and study "compromised."
of the facts, evidence, and circumstances During. World War II, I can readily see
of the Katyn Forest massacre, I join where it might have been in the interests
with them in this unanimous , report, of the United States to suppress evidence
which interim report covers the first we have had on the Katyn massacre in
phase of the hearings in which we have order that we could successfully com-
assembled the evidence to, establish that,y plete the war. Yet, immediately after
the Russian Communist Government the end of the war, I am at a loss to see
and, more idrectly, the NKVD organiza- why we would want to continue to. hide
tion is responsible for the mass murders the facts surrounding Katyn from the
of Polish soldiers in the Katyn Forest. American'public.' "Not alone did our Gov=
From. a study of our interim report, ernment have information from Van
it will be readily seen why we arrived at Vliet, but it also had various other re-
this conclusion. It is not necessary for ports from England, such as the Hulls
me to enlarge upon the material put report and the Gilder report, both of
forth in the interim report. which pointed to the Russians. We also
.However, I want to point out that there had evidence from military attaches
remains the second phase of the proce- from various parts of the worlct chan-
dure, and while we did go into it in a neled into the State Department, giving
small way, having heard from four dif- us an idea of what the Russians were
ferent witnesses connected with the loss up to in their mass murders and in their
of the Van Vliet report, as yet no con- attempt to do away with the intelligensia
elusions have been reached and it will of allied and neutral nations. With all
ta)e .further hearings in order to arrive this information at the end of the war,
at a proper determination regarding it is incomprehensible to me why we
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tion iro segit, the establishment of an inter-
national cgmmission which would investigate
other mass murders and crimes against hu-
inanity.
Mr. MACIIROWXCZ Mr. Speaker, I
believe the interim report and recom-
mendation filed today with the House
of Representatives is an important con-
tribution to the cause of international
justice and is proof to the world that the'
representatives of the American people
are willing and ` ready to assume their
proper role in maintaining American
moral leadership in the world.
I am confident that the report and
recommendations will be overwhelm-
ingly adopted. I wish to make it clear
and unmistakable that our 'committee
does not attempt to minimize the Nazi
guilt for the many atrocities for which
their leaders have been convicted at
Nuremberg. It merely confirms the fact
that the Communists have been eciually
'guilty' of mass murders,'of which ka'tyn
is. merely one typical example:
Our report and findings have also
served to warn the American public and
free world of what we mayexpect from
the Communists in Korea in their treat-
ment of our prisoners.
As stated in the report, it merely
scratches the surface of the vast field
that could be explored to determine the
tremendous extent of atrocities and
crimes against humanity perpetrated by
the Communists and the Nazis. Neither
the time nor the limitations ofthereso-
lution of the House of Representatives
permitted the investigation of the many
other instances which were' brought to
the attention of the committee. '
The United, Nations, to whom we-ask
that this report be transmitted, should
also,look,into the fate of the 16 fearless
Polish underground leaders, who In
March of 1945, were invited to Moscow
by Marshal Zhukov under the pretext
of begining Polish-Soviet negotiations.
There they were treacherously placed
under arrest and placed in the infamous
Lubianka prison.
This fact was, at first carefully con-
cealed by the Russians but was finally
revealed during the conference at. San
Francisco, where it evoked widespread
indignation of world, opinion.,
Under the influence of our appease-
ment policy, however, this matter was
hushed in order not to antagonize the
Russians, with whom we thought we
could come to an agreement.
After 7 years what was the result of
that `policy? At least four of these
brave leaders have died in'jail as a re-
sult of the tortures., suffered. Others,
after release from the prison in Moscow,
were again thrown into jails in Soviet-
dominated Poland, where they ' are"lan-
guishing.
Former Ministers Jasiukowicz and
Bien were sentenced in Moscow to 5
years imprisonment. They therefore
should have, been released and returned
to Poland not later than March of 1950.
To this day, ~r/2 years later,'there is no
sign of life of either of them. Neither
is there any news of the fate of the for-
mer, Minister, Pajdak, who was excused
from the Moscow trial because of illness.
The committee has published the
hearings relative to the testimony of
General Bissell, Colonel Lantaff, Mrs.
Meres, and Col Ivan Yeaton, all of whom
re uestioned with reference to the
un er-
s.
suppressed these repor
s
stand it, even the OWI and the Voice of
America were in the ambiguous position
of not being permitted to tell the people
of the United States and the rest of the
world the truth as they knew it. These
we are all very interesting points which need
missing Van Vliet report, which he made to be more fully considered in the second
upon his return to this country in April
of 1945. As an offhand observation, I phase of the investigation. If the com-
could readily see where a report could be mittee is to do a thorough job it should
mislaid or misfiled, however, in my par- have further hearings in order to reveal
titular, judgment this was a very his- to the public the exact details as to
torical and momentous report as even American knowledge of Communist Rus-
aeneral Bissell himself testified, and I sia's part in killing off the Polish Intel-
would think anyone handling it at any ligensia, so that the people can know
point would remember exactly what they whether the facts were suppressed
did with a paper of such importance, through stupidity or with malice afore-
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thought because of Communist sympa-
thies within our own Government.
SPECIAL ORDER
The SPEAKER. Under previous order
of the Souse, the gentleman from West
Virginia (Mr. STAGGERS] is recognized for
6 minutes.
NEED FOR FARM RESEARCH
Mr. STAGGERS. Mr. Speaker, prob-
ably never before have so many prob-
lems and opportunities faced the farm-
ers of the United States, Because of the
growing complexity of farming it is be-
coming Increasingly dif>lcult to solve
these problems through Individual ac-
tion. It Is up to Congress to help find a
solution to so many of these problems.
The richness and future well-being of
this Nation lies In the farmer. He is the
backbone of America, and without him
we would have the end of civilization.
We must look into the future right now,
or we are robbing ourselves of rich agri-
cultural gains, not only for the farmers
but for all the American people. This,
I believe, will be admitted by most clear-
thinking people from whatever walk of
life they come, whether rural or urban.
.Individual happiness depends on na-
tional progress and from the soil we de-
rive all that constitutes wealth. The
ration's production value measures Its
capacity of prosperity.
Congress must recognize the _. para-
mount need for more basic farm research
and help now. Subsidies are just tem-
porary help for the present but do not
Improve future production. Too little
research is authorized and we must not
fall to give this vital program the support
It deserves, We must aid In the dis-
covery of new knowledge so essential to
our progress. As we all know, our farm-
land acreage is lessening all the time, and
we must open up new possibilities to keep
us ahead of current threats to our pro-
duction and acquire the knowledge to
make our farms more productive to keep
up with the growing population of this
Nation and the world, for we know that
today America is supplying vast quanti-
ties of farm products to all the free coun-
tries of the world.
I recognize the need of assistance to
sectional farmers, and I have gone along
with these programs for aid tothe grow-
ers of peanuts, cotton, tobacco, and the
importing of workers from Mexico to
help southern farmers. But the need is
serious for a long-range program of re-
search keeping in mind the small farm-
er, as we must remember the combined
production of the small farmers totals
about four-fifths of the Nation's crops.
One thing that would help the farmers
of West Virginia, and the Nation, is the
establishment of laboratories for the
hoof-and-mouth disease. Congress has
already taken steps in this direction by
recently appropriating $10.000,000 for
this work, and I urged that these labora-
tories be established as soon as possible.
Perhaps of more Importance to the Na-
tion Is to make available to every farmer,
no matter how large his holds or bow
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small, the facilities to test his soil to see
what is needed for more abundant pro-
duction. This is especially Important
to the farmers of West Virginia.
Ap I stated before, we have. done and
are doing a great deal for the larger
farmer, but what my State needs Is pro-
tection for the small farmer. Certainly
he is entitled to as much assistance as
auy other group, but I fear we have
neglected his plight. I have discussed
with the members of the Agriculture,
Committee the problems of the farmers
in West Virginia, and I have urged that
a long-range program be worked out for
their benefit and for tale other small
farmers of the Nation. But my particu-
lar Interest Is in the small truck farm-
er, the dairy farmer, and the fruit and
vegetable grower whose products are per-
ishable. I believe the attention of this
Congress should be especially centered on
this latter group for it is they, to a great
extent, who make up the social and re-
ligious as well as the economic back-
ground of America, and the small com-
munities of the Nation. They must be
given attention in our long-range re-
search programs. Down through the
centuries those nations surviving and
growing stronger have looked far into the
future and planned way ahead.
One of the drawbacks in our research
possibilities is the time element. No one
can foretell how long it will require be-
fore visible results are available, and we
today demand prompt results which is
one reason we lack a full-scale research
program. We must keep in mind, too,
the rich returns that have already re-
sulted In scientific study and remember
that research yields no quick dividends
but in the long run our lives will be rich-
er and our people happier when the re-
turns do come in.
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
By unanimous consent, permission to
extend remarks in the Appendix of the
RECORD, or to revise and extend remarks,
was granted to:
Mr. POLK and to include extraneous
matter which is estimated by the Public
Printer to cost $448.
Mr. PRICE- in five Instances and to in-
clude extraneous matter.
Mr. SHEEHAN In three instances and to
include extraneous matter.
Mr. SHEEHAN in the RECORD today im-
mediately after Mr. MADDEN's presenta-
tion on the Katyn massacre. .
Mr. Busssv In six Instances and to In-
clude extraneous matter.
Mr. BEALL in two Instances, In one to
include a statement of the national
commander, the American Legion.
Mr. DOUGHTON (at the request of Mr.
STANLEY) to extend his remarks in the
RECORD Immediately following the pas-
sage of House Resolution 686.
Mr. SEELY-BROWN in two instances.
Mr. MCCoRMACK and to Include a letter.
Mr. BARRETT and include extraneous
matter.
Mr. VAN ZANDT In two instances and
include extraneous matter.
Mr. MAHON and to include extraneous
matter.
July 2
Mr. CooLEY and to include an edito-
rial.
Mr. GREEN.
Mr. GREEN and to include a speech by
the Attorney General, Hon. James Me-
Granery.
Mr. ROOSEVELT (at the request of Mr.
FtNE).
Mr. FINE.
Mr. Six nest r in five instances, and
also to add to his remarks on the Mc-
Carran-Walter bill.
Mr. WERDEL In two instances and to
include extraneous matter.
Mr. HESELTON (at the request of Mr.
CASE) and to include extraneous matter.
Mr. WoLVERTON and to include a letter
addressed by him to Mayor Bruner, of
Camden.
Mr. SHORT In two instances and to In-
clude extraneous matter, and also to
extend his remarks and Include an ad-
dress delivered by Hon. George String-
fellow,
Mr. JUDD In four instances and to In-
clude extraneous matter and further to
extend his remarks and include an ad-
dress by Dr. Moulton, retiring president
of Brookings Institute.
Mr. HILL in two Instances.
Mr. TOLLEFSON (at the request of Mr.
HILL) and to include an article.
Mr. BATES of Massachusetts.
Mr. WEICHEL.
Mr. SHAFER in four instances and to In-
clude extraneous matter.
Mr. REEs of -Kansas to revise and ex-
tend his remarks on H. R. 7871 and the
retirement bill.
Mrs. CHURCH ane to include extra-
neous matter.
Mr. MILLER of New York (at the re-
quest of Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts)
and to include an excerpt from a maga-
zine.
Mr. RABAuT in three instances and to
include extraneous matter.
Mr. McGREGOR.
Mr. OSTERTAG in two Instances and to
Include extraneous matter.
Mr. JAVrrs In four instances and to In-
clude extraneous matter.
ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESO-
LUTIONS SIGNED
Mr. STANLEY, from the Committee
on House Administration, reported that
that committee had examined and found
truly enrolled bills and Joint resolutions
of the House of the following titles,
which were thereupon signed by the
Speaker:
H. R. 3168. An act to amend section 113
(b) (1) (B) of the Internal Revenue Code
with respect to the adjustment of the basis
of property for depreciation, obsolescence,
amortization, and depletion;
H. R. 3707. An act for the relief of Edgar
L. Dimmick;
H. J. Res. 430. Joint resolution approving
the Constitution of the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico which was adopted by the people
of Puerto Rico on March 3, 1952; and
H. J. Res. 446. Joint resolution relating to
the continuance on the payrolls of certain
employees in cases of death or resignation of
Members of the House of Representatives.
Delegates, and Resident Commissioners.
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