OUR FOREIGN POLICY AND CUBA

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y CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 11773
tragic from a psychological standpoint,
that the entire episode is unforgivable.
COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND
CURRENCY
Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent that the Committee
on Banking and Currency may be per-
mitted to sit today during general debate.
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
the request of the gentleman from Okla-
homa?
There was no objection.
FEDERAL APPRENTICESHIP BILL
(Mr. REID of New York asked and
was given permission to address the
House for 1 minute and to revise and ex-
tend his remarks.)
Mr. REID of New York. Mr. Speaker,
I am introducing today a Federal ap-
prenticeship bill to prohibit discrimina-
tion in apprenticeship, on-the-job train-
ing, upgrading, and other joint labor-
management training programs.
The bill covers labor organizations,
employers, and certain other hiring and
training organizations.
It sets up an Apprenticeship Training
Commission composed of five salaried
commissioners to be appointed by the
President on a bipartisan basis.
Jurisdiction of the States having ef-
fective antidiscrimination laws is pre-
served. The Commission would have the
power to utilize regional, State, and local
agencies to accomplish its purposes.
Mr. Speaker, the need for such legis-
lation is clear. The best available esti-
mates indicate that only 2 percent of
those undergoing apprentice training in
the United States are Negro; and that
out of a Negro work force of some 7 mil-
lion-11 to 20 percent are unemployed-
twice that of other workers.
Apprentice training in all its aspects
covers well over one-half million jobs a
year. Where discrimination exists in
this area it prejudices American society
from the home to the school and wastes
some of our best human resources.
Mr. Speaker, a few weeks ago, on
June 4, I joined in introducing the Equal
Rights Act of 1963 to enable individuals
and the Federal Government to initiate
civil cases to enforce 14th amendment
guarantees in the use of public facili-
ties; and to enable the Attorney General
to invoke Bill of Rights protections for
individuals by initiating civil injunctive
actions on their behalf.
It is my hope that the Congress will
enact this additional legislation intro-
duced today as the right-on merit-to
seek gainful employment is basic to our
concept of democracy and the denial of
this right to join a union or to partici-
pate in joint labor-management training
programs hurts the individual, the fam-
ily, and the community.
McCORMACK PARK
(Mr. MONAGAN asked and was given
permission to address the House for 1
minute, and to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. MONAGAN. Mr. Speaker, this Supreme Court has already decided, but
morning I walked to the office through these cases now under preparation, one
the area bounded by Independence Ave- to remove "In God we trust" from our
nue and C Street. This is the area from currenc
and an
th
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y
o
er to take
under
which the buildings were recently re- God" from the Pledge of Allegiance.
moved. The cellars have been filled in As I said before, the urgency of this
and the open spaces have been graded matter leaves me with no alternative
and seeded and are now covered with a but to file this petition. I know many
pleasant growth of fresh, green grass. Members, like myself, have never signed
A remarkable number of trees have been a discharge petition. I have never
preserved and stand in full foliage. signed one for material things, or for
Birds flit from tree to tree and fill the material benefits. This dischrage peti-
air with pleasant song. Altogether, this tion deals with our belief in Almighty
is a peaceful and verdant oasis in the God and our right to preserve it. I be-
midst of the brick and concrete of Capi- lieve our faith in Almighty God is the
tol Hill. foundation of our country. If we do not
I have never been clear as to the rea- take action and sign this discharge peti-
son for the acquisition of this property. tion, I think we are doing a disservice
Speaker Rayburn indicated that it would to our religion and our free society. I
be used for an addition to the Library of urge you to sign this petition now as
Congress. Others have proposed its use rapidly as possible in order to bring this
as a memorial to James Madison, but matter before the House.
there appears to be no clear-cut decision I also stated in a personal letter to all
or policy in this regard. my colleagues in the House, that:
By spending a small amount of money, The urgency of this matter leaves me no
this area could be made into a pleasant alternative, if, as I believe, we are to prevent
park which would provide a much needed the advocates of a godless society to accom-
area of recreation and repose in the plash in the United States, that which the
midst of the legislative hurly-burly of the Communists have accomplished in Soviet
Hill. A few more trees could be planted, Russia. I canot sit idly by and permit this
some shrubbery installed, paths con-
structed and benches set about at
convenient intervals. A Roman-style
fountain could be installed so that the
musical splash of its water could provide
a note of refreshment in the warm sum-
mer weather.
I regretted losing the rows of historic
houses which were demolished in the
course of this reconstruction, but it may
be that we have acquired a more satisfy-
ing natural asset if we have the good
sense to preserve it.
Since this park should have a name, I
suggest that, it be named in honor of the
present Speaker of the House. We now
have the Cannon, Longworth and Ray-
burn Office Buildings.
Why not McCormack Park?
PRAYER IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
(Mr. BECKER asked and was given
permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. BECKER. Mr. Speaker, on
Tuesday I placed at the desk for the
first time as a Member of the House a
discharge petition to bring before the
House my resolution, House Resolution
407 that would provide a rule to debate
and act upon House Joint Resolution
9, to amend the Constitution to off-
set the Supreme Court decision to permit
prayer in public schools and all public
places on a voluntary, nondenomina-
tional basis. The petition is before the
House. We need 218 signatures.
I call your attention to the wonderful
action of the great and honored Speaker
of the House in having placed above his
dais. the words "In God we trust." And
he does place his trust in Almighty God.
I always did respect our great Speaker,
but this action on his part even increased
my respect for him.
Not only should we amend the Con-
stitution to offset the two cases the
This discharge petition does not pro-
vide any ordinary legislation but it will
give the people of this country the right
to decide, through their State legisla-
tures, to amend the constitution and re-
establish the basic law of the land as we
knew it for the past 150 years.
END THE KOREAN WAR STATE OF
EMERGENCY
(Mr. CUNNINGHAM asked and was
given permission to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend
his remarks.)
Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. Speaker, on
Tuesday of this week I Introduced a bill
to end the state of emergency which has
existed in this country since 1950. I have
two principal reasons for introducing
the bill, H.R. 7408.
First. Ending the state of emergency
would require that Congress take posi-
tive action, under the Reorganization
Act of 1946, to remain in session if our
business is not finished by July 31. This
might hopefully result in some effort to-
ward shorter sessions of the Congress.
Second. Ending the state of emer-
gency would require an examination of
the extraordinary powers which still ac-
crue to the Federal Government as a
result of this state of emergency, pow-
ers which-if still needed-should be
provided by appropriate statute not by
the excuse of a state of emergency be-
cause of a war which ended a decade ago.
I will press for early consideration of
this bill as a separate measure or as part
of consideration which may be given to
revisions of law to improve congressional
procedures. I will welcome support from
others who join me in these beliefs.
For the information of the Members,
I will list a few of the provisions in law
which remain in. effect because of the
state of emergency. There are dozens
of others, perhaps even scores, many of
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them obscure and unused at the present OUR FOR N POLICY AND CUBA a secret meeting with the OAS Council. The
Times was told that Mr. Johnson gave the
time. The examples are: (Mr. ROGERS of Florida asked and OAS delegates an appraisal of the changing
Control over consumer credit may be was given permission to address the conditions in Cuba and Bald Cuba no long-
excerised only "during the time of war House for 1 minute and to revise and err constituted a military threat to the hemi-
beginning after" August 8, 1947, "or any extend his remarks.) sphere.
re-
By contrast, the OAS committee had re-
national emergency declared by the Mr. ROGERS of Florida. Mr. ported that Communist subversion from
President"-Public Law 80-386. Speaker, recent reports of the ground- Cuba was intensifying.
Contracts for supplies and services, work which preceded the Organization The New York Times also reported: "U.S.
under Federal Property and Administra- of American States Council meeting July omcials who have been analyzing Castro's
tive Services Act of 1949, may be negoti- 3 are extremely disturbing. On July 5 offers to 'normalize' relations believe they are
ated without advertising if determined to the New York Times reported that motivated by a genuine desire to relieve ex-
be necessary in the public interest "dur- Deputy Under Secretary of State for ternal pressures on his regime at a time
concentrate on solving pressing
ing the period of a national emergency political Affairs U. Alexis Johnson had when it must
declared by the President or by the Con- met with Latin American delegates to economic
point out that Havanna radio's re-"They gress"-Public Law 81-152. the OAS. According to the Times, which cent broadcasts to the United States and
Contracts for supplies and services, described its sources as "diplomatic in- Latin America have shown less aggressive-
under the Central Intelligence Agency formants," Mr. Johnson had told the Less.
Act of 1949, may be negotiated without OAS delegates that Cuba no longer "Similar observations were made by Latin
advertising if determined to be neces- constituted a military threat to the American diplomats who recently returned
sary in the public interest "during the hemisphere. from -Cuba. They said that Castro had per-
abandoof Brazil
period of a national emergency declared We all know the result of the OAS and sonally ass r d the hegoverwouldnments
his
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by the President or by the Congress
Public Law 81-110.
During any national emergency de-
clared by the President or by the Con-
gress, "the United States may have ex-
clusive or nonexclusive control and pos-
session of airports disposed of as sur-
plus under authority of this act"-Pub-
lie Law 80-289.
The President may provide for the con-
trol and anchorage of foreign-flag ves-
sels in territorial waters of the United
States, whenever he "finds that the se-
curity of the United States is endan-
gered by reason of actual or threatened
war, or invasion, or insurrection, or sub-
versive activity," and so forth-Public
Law 81-679.
Charters of vessels may be terminated
by the Federal Maritime Board and ves-
sels of citizens may be requisitioned
"whenever the President shall proclaim
that the security of the national defense
makes it advisable, or during any na-
tional emergency declared by proclama-
tion of the President"-Public Law 76-
328.
stronger sanctions against Communist
Cuba.
Cuba does constitute a threat to this
hemisphere, and I doubt that any Mem-
ber of Congress now in office would deny
it.
Even the State Department press of-
ficer Richard Phillips would not deny
that Cuba remains a threat to this
hemisphere. In a press conference
which followed the article on Johnson,
Phillips said:
Cuban directed subversion efforts increased
campaign to subvert the Latin American
nations."
The State Department promptly denied
that Mr. Johnson had reported a definite de-
crease of tensions in United States-Cuban re-
lations. The-State Department's official voice
did not, however, deny that Mr. Johnson met
secretly with the OAS Council.
What the New York Times reported was
the Impression gleaned from the June 28
session by Latin American diplomats. The
denial, after the split vote on July 3, was
too late to mend the damage.
The only conclusion we can draw from
this set of facts is that the State Depart-
ment tried to scuttle, in advance, the OAS
grogram for united action against commu-
Out this fact. as we nism in Cuba. Although almost three-
bears
ths of the members voted for the plan,
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mittee states that Castro subversion is States wanted action to evict communism
threatening the security of this hemi- from Cuba. Incidents such as this make
sphere. us wonder whether U.S. foreign policy now-
pawill of
I strongly urge that there be some cor- ad ys Isn't Indeed "foreign" to the
of
rections made in our diplomatic com- the people who must earnings and, support oit with
with rt of
munity to erase the absurd notion that tlheir lifeblood.
the American people want or will accept
LOYAL-TO-ORVILLE OATH
DROPPED
(Mr. FINDLEY asked and was given
permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. FINDLEY. Mr. Speaker, on be-
half of the hundreds of conscientious,
able ASCS committeemen who are try-
ing to represent the best interests of the
farmers who elected them, I want to
thank Secretary of Agriculture Orville
Freeman for his belated action In can-
celing his earlier loyal-to-Orville oath.
His action announced in today's Federal
Register carries out the purpose of my
House Joint Resolution 413 which I in-
troduced May 14.
Farm programs initiated by the Ken-
nedy administration are not necessarily
what the farmers themselves want. For
example, the wheat certificate plan the
administrtaion backed was firmly de-
feated by wheat farmers in the May 21
referendum.
peaceful coexistence with Communist
Castro.
This situation has been pointed up in
a recent editorial of the Miami Herald,
newspaper which is known for its au-
thoritative comments and influence in
the field of inter-American affairs. Edi-
tor Don Shoemaker's knowledgeable
analysis of OAS shows genuine alertness.
and under unanimous consent I include
it at this point in the RECORD.
WASHINGTON Doss THE ScuTrtINC: AN INSIDE
JOB ON THE OAS
When the Organization of American States
voted 14 to 1, with 4 abstentions, for now
curbs on Communist subversion from Cuba,
we raised a question: "Was the lack of un-
animity in the OAS Council due to tiptoeing
leadership by U.S. spokesmen?"
The answer, it turns out, is worse than
"yes." The Influence of the United States
proved to be leadership in reverse-away
from Instead of toward a hemisphere quar-
antine on the focus of infection in Cuba.
The OAS had scheduled a meeting July 3 to
act on a committee report calling on all
is ties
member nations to break off diplomatic
the
committeemen
Farmer-elected ASCS with communist Cuba and halt the flow of
should not be required to ignore farmer agents, money, and propaganda from the or-
sentiment by pledging support for what- cupied island into the rest of the New World.
ever control schemes emerge from Cap- On June 28, according to the New York
itol Hill.
hope he stays put. Freeman Secretary of Alexis State for Johnson,
backed Political Affairs, held
up and I glad
LOYALTY OATH RESCINDED BY
FREEMAN
(Mi'. DOLE asked and was given per-
mission to address the House for 1
minute.)
Mr. DOLE. Mr. Speaker, I take this
time to call Members attention to the
Federal Register of Thursday, July 11,
1963. On page 706 you will find that
Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Free-
man, has rescinded the so-called loyalty
oath. I commend him for it asabout 37
House Members have introduced resolu-
tions to rescind the ridiculous oath and
I am please to learn congressional action
will not be necessary. Let me also call
your attention that in the so-called loy-
alty oath, or pledge, promulgated on
March 1, 1963, every county committe-
man, elected by the farmers, not ap-
pointed or selected by Mr. Freeman,
would have been required to take a writ-
ten oath that "he would support the
program that he was called upon to ad-
minister." It is high time, and again I
commend the Secretary, for finally tak-
ing this action. It will be well received
by hundreds of ASC committeemen
throughout the country.
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aware of U.S. humiliation and degradation
by Castro-communism, and is still waiting
for "Tio Sam" to roll up his sleeves. The
Mexican does not care a fig for propaganda
about 'radical social reforms' because he has
been hearing all this for 50 years, and it goes
In one ear and. out the other. What would
powerfully impress him would be to see the
United, States pin Castro's ears back and
eject communism from Cuba."
"Honor," so Hugo Salinas Price concludes,
is a word that is respected far more than
peace or tolerance in Mexico. "Each year,"
he says, "many people kill and are killed for
its sake. That is the issue in the minds of
Mexicans; an old-fashioned, unsophisticated
issue which has not been grasped in Wash-
ington."
To be perfectly fair, some people do. grasp
the issue In Washington. Republican Sen-
ator GORDON AI~Lorr, of Colorado, would re-
store Uncle-or "Tio"-Sam's "dignidad" by
creating a Cuban government-in-exile and
letting it set up its provisional capital on
the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo. This
would be throwing something right In Fidel
Castro's face. The Mexican Government,
along with the Brazilian Government, might
officially object to the infringement of the
concept of self-determination implied in
backing a Cuban government-in-e4lle with
the, guns' of a foreign naval base. But, as
Hugo Salinas Price insists, the Latin Ameri-
can. respects dignidad more than he does
finicking over nice shades of legality.
So get going, "Tio" Sam. You have noth-
ing to lose but your loss of face.
Getting Through Customs
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
oy..:
HON. JOHN LESINSKI
OF MICHIGAN
IN. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, July 11, 1963
Mr. LESINSKI. 'Mr. Speaker, the ed-
itor of" Changing Times, the Kiplinger
magazine, has written an excellent col-
umn which is designed: to answer ques-
tions and to acquaint a U.S. tourist with
general customs requirements and has
consented to its insertion in the RECORD.
Under unanimous consent, I include
the article . in the Appendix of the
RECORD..
For those lucky people who plan to travel
abroad this summer, here's some advice that
may save time, Money, and a possible tangle
with the law.
There's a customs inspector waiting for
you at the dock, airport, or border'point
where you return to this country. His job
is to see that you comply with a set of
rather complicated regulations. The best
way : to prepare for that rendezvous is to
learn those regulations now, before you
leave. Listed below are the key points you
should know about.
Declarations: When you reenter the United
States, you must disclose to the customs
authorities all. the purchases you made
abroad, including any clothing, watches, or
jewelry you may be wearing at the time,
goods being carried in your luggage and
articles that you are having sent home for
your ?own use. (Packages sent to others do
not have to be declared; see section on
gifts.)
The airline or ship steward will usually
distribute forms on which to enumerate the
items and their costs. If not, you give the
July 11
details to the inspector orally. He will then you -take it with you, there its less likelihood
check through part or all of your luggage. of becoming enmeshed in these complica-
There are two steps, you can take to. speed tions.
up these formalities: (1.) Keep all your re- To-follow: Tourists have been allowed to
ceipts in one, quickly accessible place. This use their exemptions for "to-follow" ship-
will make it easier to fill out the form and ments-articles they arranged to have sent
to verify a price if the inspector questions home. The Treasury Department has asked
it. (2) Pack your purchases together in, Congress to revoke this right and limit the
one or two suitcases. That way he won't exemption to merchandise travelers have
be forced to look through every bit of your with them. When you check on the size of
luggage. the current exemption, also find out how
Exemptions: Most products imported into things stand withthis clause of the law.
the United States-are subject to tariffs. As Gifts! Personal gifts carried as part of
a tourist, though, you are entitled to bring your baggage are treated the same way as
back a certain amount duty free-without other merchandise bought In a foreign coun-
having to make a tariff payment-if- try. However, while abroad you can send as
You have been out of this United States many gifts as you like to people at home
for at least 48 hours. without any tariff payment provided you
The merchandise is for personal rather must meet these conditions:
than business use. Each package does not contain goods val-
You haven't claimed an exemption on an- ued at more than $10.
other trip within the previous 31 days. No liquor, tobacco products, or perfumes
At one time, tourists were allowed $500 priced at more than $1 are included.
duty free. The amount was temporarily re- The same person does not receive more
duced to $100. This new limit was sched- than one gift from you in 1 day.
uled to expire July 1, but Congress is work'- Make sure to write "Gift Enclosed" and the
ing on a bill to continue it. ' Check With price of the article on the outside of the
customs officials at the airport, seaport, or package. Otherwise, the recipient will be
border point where you depart, for the forced to pay a tariff on the present. These
amount in effect at the time you leave. gifts do not have to be declared to the cus-
The exemption applies to every U.S. toms inspector when you arrive.
resident whether he's an adult or a babe in Cars: There Is a 61/2 percent tariff on cars
arms. Members' of a family traveling to- bought abroad. If the car was used abroad,
gether are allowed to pool their exemptions. customs will deduct for depreciation and
A husband, wife, and two children, con- the 61/2. percent will be calculated on the net
sequently, are permitted combined duty-free value. You can reduce the tariff cost by ap-
imports of $400. Remember, too, that the plying all or part of your exemption and
exemption is based on the wholesale value those of any members of your family travel-
of the items, unless they were made to order ing wit you A farrlil of
i
, for -
J
f
or you.. The ,Customs Bureau figures the Ple, could lower a $1,500 car to $1,100 xa d
wholesale. value at.40 percent under the thereby 'reduce the duty from $97.50 to
store's full retail price, so $1,00 of exemptions $71.50.
really works out to about $166 in retail Should Congress eliminate the to-follow
purchases. privilege, you would not be permitted to take
When you bring in more than your ex- -' the exemption that way unless you returned
emption, you have to pay tariffs on the sur- on the same boat carrying the car. In any
plus a ain th
en
g
a products wholesale value.
Duties vary from product to product. The
inspector will tell you which articles carry
the highest rates. You can then claim as
many of those as possible under the exemp-
tion and pay the tariffs on the rest.
Virgin Islands: If you're returning from
the Virgin Islands (those that are a territory
of the United States, not the islands ad-
ministered by Britain), .you get a. $200 ex-
emption. But only half of the $200 can
consist of goods bought outside the islands..
The rule that you must be out of the
United States for 48 hours to-qualify for an
exemption does not apply to goods bought
in the islands.
Mexico and Canada: The 48-hour limit
a car, ask the inspector for the tariff rates
on the other goods you are bringing home.
The 61/2 -percent car duty is relatively low.
It might be best to conserve the exemption
for higher tariff items.
, o
ain a
also does not apply to Mexico. It does, how- copy of "Tourists Trademark Information,"
ever, to Canada, and this can raise problems a Customs Bureau booklet that lists the
for travelers who swing back and forth- over trademarks and the import rules.
the border on a car trip. You can always Suppose, now, that you already own a
bring. back $10 per person duty free, no foreign-made camera and want to use it on
matter how short a time you've been out of your trip. It may be a model subject to a
the country. If you're over that amount trademark restriction when you return. The
and haven't fulfilled the 48-hour require- answer is to take along a receipt, repair slip
ment, consult the border customs officer, or anything else that can serve as evidence
You may be permitted to leave your pur- that you owned the camera before you left.
chases at the customs office the first time Alternatively, you can register the camera
you reenter the United States and then pick with customs when you leave by filling in a
them up on the next leg of your trip, after simple, one-page form.
having spent the necessary 48 hours in The trademark controls can be bypassed
Canada. completely by obliterating or removing the
Liquor and cigars: Each $100 exemption brand name from the product before you
can't include more than 100 cigars and 1 declare it. With a bottle of perfume, for
gallon of alcoholic beverages. But, again, example, you can tear off the label. If the
families can combine exemptions. Thus, a trademark is molded into the glass, though,
family of, say, 4 can bring in 400 cigars you might be required to transfer the con-
and 4 gallons of liquor. tents to another container.
Try to carry any alcoholic beverages you Banned goods: Let's assume a store offers
buy-wine, brandy, or whatever-along. with you an unmounted jade stone at an irre-
you. U.S. law prohibits shipments by sistibly low price. Don't buy it unless you
mail, and if you sent the bottles by freight, first take the legal steps necessary to get it
you Could run afoul of State laws. The through customs. Jade is one of many items
Customs Bureau will not release shipments that cannot be Imported without a special
that may violate the law of the State to license or a certification that they were not
which the shipment is to be made. When originally produced in Communist China or
Trademarked products: Companies that
make brand-name products can request the
Customs Bureau to stop or limit imports of
these items by tourists. In many instances,
travelers are allowed to import a small
amount if the articles are cdrried in their
luggage and not sent home by mail. A num-
ber of perfumes, toilet preparations, cameras,
binoculars -and musical instruments are sub-
ject to these. restrictions. If you plan to
buy any merchandise of this kind
bt
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complishments of the St. Kilian's Boy-
choir of the St. Kilian's Roman Catholic
Church in Farmingdale, Long Island.
Father Schoof and Mr. Arpad DaraZS,
choir director, have blended together a
choir of consummate skill. They have
taken the boys of the parish and through
diligent training and example have
forged them into a choir that is truly one
of the outstanding musical aggregations
in the country. These boys have been in
demand by organizations throughout the
State of New York and the Eastern
United States. It is my hope that ulti-
mately every segment of the Nation will
have an opportunity of hearing this
product of Long Island suburbia.
We hear much today about the musical
groups that travel to the United States
from the four corners of the earth, and
we give them just recognition. I also
believe that it is Important that organi-
zations of our own, composed of the sons
and daughters of our own citizenry who
have been trained in the musical accom-
plishments of both the Old and New
World, should receive recognition.
Upon the completion of this boy's
choir's most recent triumphant public
concert, I wish to praise them and to
call to the attention of this honorable
body the consid rable success of this
group of brilliantJYOUfl'Naerformers.
nedy ran for office in 1960, he ran on with gasoline and flee with uniforms and
the premise that a Communist Cuba just valuables. June I5-Communists force way
Into home of U.S. Embassy Consular Edward
off 90 miles our shores was Intolerable. T. Long, bind and gag Mrs. Long and maid,
He pledged ed to do something about it. paint anti-American slogans on walls and
Now he is peddling the idea that we are gee. June 20---Communists raid Mcmphill
extremely fortunate that he was able to American School, tie up women employees,
head off a military attack on the United raise Communist flag and escape. June 22-
States from Cuba, and that we should Communists blow up American-owned pipe-
line of Venezuela Transmission Corp., cutting
lto live 90 with miles from COm a our shores- satel- off service to large sections of Caracas.
Jice "Just "minct Perhaps to North Americans some of these
lcm. V Every day of peace purchased by
permissive tolerance of communism in
Cuba means more bloodshed and sacri-
flee by Americans when the day comes
that we must have a showdown, or ac-
cept a Communist-dominated Latin
America. Such development would pose
clear military danger to the United
occurrences may seem relatively unimpor-
tant. Prestige of the United States in Latin
America, however, does happen to be very
important, as is pointed out In John Cham-
berlain's column on this page today. Citi-
zens of the United States have a right to
expect, and Insist on, a more positive deg ee
of protection by our Government in these
areas.
States. 4,'ASTRO'S BRAVADO CAPTIVATES MANY LATINS
I would like to call to the attention (By John Chamberlain)
of my colleagues a column by John When I was in Puerto Rico some years
Chamberlain, and an editorial, both from ago a member of the Serralles rum-distilling
the Galesburg (111.) Register-Mail of clan tried to explain to me the Latin con-
July 9. 1963. These articles point Out cept of "dignidad." To translate it as
that the Communists are taking a more simple "dignity" was not quite right; ap-
direct anti-U.S. position throughout parently the concept also included some-
Latin America, and are stepping up their thisna about proposition,. hono
g dignidad up their wthals
meant
activities. It also points out the weak- that one should respected, but also eant
kneed protest we have made and the one must have reason to demand respect.
dropoff of our prestige in the eyes of The Serrailes clan, at the tipie, was insist-
Latin America. ent that It be regarded as first-class Span-
SUSV%avISiON BY REDS INCREASING lards, not as third-class Americans; digni-
An Increase in Fidel Castro's export of dad was very much on its mind.
Communist subversion to the rest of the Thinking about the business of temporiz-
hemisphere Is taking a mounting toll of Ing with Castro in Cuba, I have more than
U.S. properties. There is obvious New Fron- once recalled that conversation about dig-
tier reluctance to admit that this increase nidac) in the hot Caribbean coastal town of
The trouble with the United States
Ponce
i
.
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exists. but the U.S. Government and Its cit
no to the dignidad. Castro In question
putting is up that it
!n has had relation
hmiliad more and more.
with
EXTENSI N OF REMARKS zE
r
o
a eat t lure of our
rd
of Fidel Castro's diatribes and insults, we do
The
re
foreign service to perform its duty of pro-
HON. ROBERT T. McLOSKEY tecting the rights of American citizens and not nt respect follows the day, that of d as t e
property overseas, while both are attacked login Latin America
the hat tm the Rio Grande
OF ILLINOIS almost daily by Castro-trained terrorists and f3
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Marx-oriented government officials through- all the way south to Patagonia can respect
Thursday, July 11, 1963 out Latin America. Our State Department usConflrmatton of this suspicion comes from
seldom utters so much as a mild protest. Mexico, nfi m a new Mexican-American
Mr. McLOSKEY. Mr. Speaker, the A chronology of such events by the Cuban out by Hugo Salinas Price mer caan comes from
bulletin Apartad headlines which have recently spotlight- Information Service includes the following, putta'1 N Hug Mexico PD F., which o
the of civil luMa 2-Two Communist bands captured hereby recommended to the so-called Fourth
f
a our domestic strike problems
Price Full of
atmicetest l banktalk shave diverted at- after attacks on hospital in Maracaibo and aloord fltih jem .S. State Department
bank in Cuidad OJeda; large quantities of Hugo Salinas
tentiori from one of the most press- arms. munitions, and anti-American liter- no words on the subject of Castro. "In the
ing problems-Cuba. ature siezed. March 8-Five Communists eyes of our people." he says, "the fact that
While the Kennedy administration arrested; police capture anti-American doe- Castro is strong, and that he acts decisively
studiously avoids bringing the topic of uments and arms after attempt to set fire and fearlessly, and the fact that the U.S.
is Impotent, to an overwhelming argument
Cuba before the people, the Commu- to Cloodyear Rubber Co. March 11-12-Red is favor of Castro. Outwardly, some of our
nists are consolidating their position, terrorists blow up U.S.-owned Creole Petro- people may not be sympathetic to Castro
using the island as a base for spread- leUm Co. pipeline between Maracaibo and and communism. But inwardly, they ad-
coast, destroy 16,004 barrels of oil. March his valor, his decision, his will to attain
ing subversion other Latin American 14 -Communists threaten to pirate tanker maire given goal, even over dead bodies."
countries, and intensifying our problems Esso Maracaibo of Creole Oil Co. March line. Stressing the
ne on nt the of dignida s Hugo
for the future. 20-Reds raid General Motors office in Puente This honor" is laying Compo it
Just today there was a disturbing re- Anauco, steal keys and keymaking ma- Salinas Pried points out that honor, in ugo
port on the wire that Cuban under- chinery. March 27-Communists bomb lean eyes, a bound up with "mac Memo,-
ground leaders had observed an influx Creole Petroleum Installation in Lake Mars- which Is to be translated as "male-ism."
calbo, wounding two workers. The male Latin American cares very little
for speeches on human rights. for, "in the
tion activities, , and a Cuba, feverish clandestine opera- ra ce - April 3-creole pipeline blown up, re-
tion on the northern tip of the island paired. April 8--Creole pipeline again blown Latin mentality, a man has a perfect right
up. April O---Three Venezuelan police cars to kill with his hands, with a knife, or with
which has been closed off to the Cuban bombed with "Molotov cocktails" as Reds a gun, anyone who dares to humiliate him."
people. burn U.S.-owned Adams Chiclet Co., In Well, Castro and his sarcastic speechmak-
Past recent history has shown us that Caracas. April 28-U.S.-owned cordage mill Ing Minister of Economics, the Argentinean
the Russians want Cuba as a military in Caracas burned. "Che" Guevara, have seized every possible
outpost in our hemisphere. It is logical May 24-Red raiding party chased off occasion to humiliate the United States.
to assume that the influx of what the after one is killed in attack on La Carlota And so the Mexicans feel only "hate and con-
President likes to call "technicians" and Airport. Caracas, where U.S. military planes tempt" for a nation that allows itself to be
are hangared. so humiliated. "Mexicans," so Hugo Salinas
isolation from Cubans themselves Co of cer- June 5-After first notifying a -Caracas Price continues, "do not care to be allied
twin areas indicates more e Communist newspaper they would do so, eight Castroite with a power that has been humiliaed, Mexi-
I and
military activity. gunmen overpower Venezuelan guards at that tries to buy respect * ? '.
regret that there appears to be a headquarters of U.S. military mission In can is fiercely proud, in the midst of poverty. liance Ig-
es tA he tactftheP ogress completely clearly
brainwashing job being done on the Caracas. force six U.S. ebuilding ery to stfii a The
American people. When John F. Ken- then insult and gag
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