PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO EXTEND BENEFITS TO VETERANS SERVING IN SOUTH VIETNAM

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June 15, 1965 Approved FordiaMitEiggetilOWRIMORDR6-7EICIUSSR000300180027-1 13243
Whereas the liberty of astents. teed& and
Lithuania was forcibly violated and sup-
premed by Reda IIMMa in June 1040. not-
withstanding realeteri treatise and agreements
of nonaggression; and
Whereas the Moto:Ilan. Latvian, and Lithu-
anian panne are strongly opposed to foreign
domination and are determined to restore
their freedom and sovereignty which they
had enjoyed fer many centuries in the pest:
and
Whereas the Soviets have deported or killed
over 20 percent of the Baltic population since
June 1040; and
Whereas the US. Goverrunent on July 23,
1940. condemned such aggression and refused
to recognises Soviet occupation of Estonia.
Latvia. and Laniard:: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That We Americans of Baltic
origin or descent reedarin our adherence to
American democratic principles of govern-
meat and pledge our support to our President
anti our Gongress to acitieve lading peso&
freedom and justice in the world; and be it
further
Rest:wed. That we urge the U.S. Oongrees to
pass 1 of some 74 Senate or Rouse Concur-
rent Resolution& pending now Wore the
Senate and Some committees, requesting the
President at the 'United States so bring up
the Band States question before the United
Nations, and to ask that the United Nations
request the Soviets to withdraw from the
Baltic Stated to return ell Baltic exiles from
Siberian prisons and slave-labor camps and
to conduct tree ellectIons in Estonia. Ltd&
and Lithuania ender the United Nations
supervision.
Aussuresra 1101 CONOILTAIRIOXAL, Atmore
so Pam Ints Benne &tarts. ROcH16-
TER. N.Y. CUAPTTL
JOILLPIL animus, Chairman_
Az.run Nreoce.s. Coo/unman.
Asa. Furrow& Cochairmen.
I have sponsored and supported a nu-
elution in Congress, Bent* Concurrent
Resolution 290, calling for official con-
demnation, through the United Nations,
of the Soviet enslavement of the Baltic.
I request that the United States go on
record now In firm support of the prin-
ciples of human rights which are now
being denied to the Peonies of the Battle
Nations. The march for world peace will
never be:mulled tmtil the American prin-
ciple of self-determination is recognised
by all nations, and the Baltic Nations
are finally freed and their Onlifesion8
duly punished.
r-LF
PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO EX-
TEND BENZPITS TO VETERANS
SERVING IN SOUTH VIETNAM
(Mr. ADAIR asked and was given Per-
mission to address the House for 1 min-
ute and to revise and extend his remark'
and include extraneous matter.)
Mr. ADAIR, Mr. Sneaker, members-
of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
as well as other Members of the House
of Representatives have been receiving
an increasing amount of mall suggesting
that servicemen who are exposed- to the
combat conditions currently existing in
South Vietnam be entitled to the same
benefits that were granted to World War
II and Korean veterans. An analysis
of the veterans benefit prOgram reveals
that the survivors of men who were
killed as a result of the action in Viet-
nam are already entitled to the same
benefits as were the survivors of World
No. 108--21
War IT and the Korean conflict service-
men who were kinta in that action. One
Possible exception, of course, is the Na-
tional Service Life 'Insurance that was
afforded to World Wart! servicemen and
the serviceman's indemnity that was
furnished Korean conflict veterans. At
the time these two programs terminated,
however, a new system of dependency
and indemnity compensation for sur-
vivors was established. The monthly
payments created under this program
were sufficient to replace the insurance
or indemnity benefit which had been
available.
Veterans who are injured or disabled
as the result of action In Vietnam are
similarly compensated in the same man-
ner and to the same degree as were
veterans of World War II and the Ko-
rean conflict Vocational rehabilitation
and hospitalisation for the treatment of
service-connected disability Is also avail-
able to this group. The following broad
range of benefits amiable to veterans
who serve in South Vietnam was pre-
Pared by the Veterans' Affairs COM-
mittee:
001IDINSATION
Service in South Vietnam Is eonsidered as
extrahasardous service under conditions "dm-
ulating war. Tor this reason a veteran dif-
fering a seerdoe-eonnected disability while
serving in South Inetnem Is entitled to eons.
peneation at wartime rates ranging from 620
per month for 10-percent disability to $230
for Soda disability; and from $340 to $726
for more severely disabled.
Dependency and indemnity compensation
is payable to the qualified survivors or sere-
icemen now serving, veneers death reuralted
from a service-connected disease or injury.
The formula is $120 per month plus 19 per-
cent of the base pay of the person who
served?payable to widows; other amounts
payable to children and dependent parent&
social sectrelITY
All individuals serving after January 1,
1037, are covered on oontributory bads. -
maples of possible benefits under Ibis pan-
creas follow:
A mai In pay grade X-.11 (prtrate..ftrat
diem) with more than years and less than
6 years' serreleo, Meet He Is survived by
Widow and two thildren. The widow will cc-
calve a monthly payment of $11111 until the
older child reaches sege 18, when the payment
drops to $113. It remains at this level until
the younger child Is IL at which time pay-
ment stops. Upon yeeelsing the age of 82,
the widow will begin to receive payments o$
isal per month for the rust of her Ms if she
time not remarry.
A man in pay grade 11-11 (seseisairt or petty
ofiteer). with more than and lose then SO
years' service, dies. Re has been nuudag "
contribution to social security for II years.
Ter is survived by a widow and two ehlidren.
The widow win receive a niontbly pennant
of 113103 until the older child reaches age In.
when the payment drops to 4143. It rannins
at this level until the younger child is AIL
at which time payment stops. Upon reach-
Inig the age of et. the widow will been to
reoetve payments of $78 per mond) for the
rest of her life if she does not remarry. ?
A man in pay grade 0-8 (captain), with
more than a and less than 10 years' omit",
dies. Re has been =Mug* contribution to
social security for 8 years. Be is stirvived,by
a widow and two children. The widow Will '
receive a monthly payment of $254 until the
older child reaches ups 18, when the Payment
drops to $101. It remains at Ms level WM
the younger child Is 18, at Which Uwe pay-
ment steps. Upon reaching the aye at
Use widow will begin to receive payments of-
Slob per month for the nest of her U
she does not remarry.
Disability payments are made to a veteran
wlin sufficient coverage when total disability
is found by social security standards and
this benefit would be in addition to Veterans'
Administration compensation.
nosenrerresdow
litedical care and treatment inpatient and
outpatient, for any service-connected dis-
ability. Inpatient medical we if discharged,
for a eardoe-csonniected disability or entitled
to cempenestken.
? 12WCATION
A veteran of current service is entitled to,
vocational rehabilitation training if he has 0
compensable service-connected disability of
30 percent or more, or U less, can show clearly
that be has a pronounced employment handi-
cap resulting from a service-connected dis-
ability. and the Veterans' Administration
terednes a need for vocational rehabilitation.'
War orphans' education assistance Is pay.-
able ($110 pee month for full-time inenines
*or $ calendar years between ages 18 and id).
to a,. qualified beneficiary of a veteran Wanes
death or total disability of a permanent na-
ture is minim incurred while serving In
South Vietnam, based on the sante criteria
as is applied to a veteran of wartime service.
noustree
Assistance in the purchase of specially
adapted housing through a grant of up to
$10,000 Is available where the veteran has a
service-connected disability entitling him to
compensation for permanent and total dis-
ability due to lose or Ices of use of both loner
extremities or blinded' plus ices or toes at
use of one lower extremity.
1110LIDTIRS. AIM 11511.055' CIVIL /MAL. ACT '
WM, earvicer and for 1 years therseften
the premiums and interest on eligible ocean
medal Ufe insurance policies not exceeding
$10.000 on the life of the serviceman may be
guaranteed by the Government under the
Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Act. This
same act provides protection in meeting
financial obligations.
101301.1PLOTIMMIT 1110111TIS
This right Is identical In coverage and pur-
pose to that provided World War II and
Korean conflict vete.rana.
DISCMAXCII
Available to veterans with servionoon-
seated disebilittes Application must be
made within 1 year from date of determina-
tion at service oonnectlon,
onseirriosseure CON171111111A.TKIN
Covered by a program similar to that pro.
tided for !Wend civilian employees.
rex lisordwit MAUS sururry
Ude benefit magas from a minimum et
WO to a maximum of $3,000 based on rank
ined
It payable to widow, children, parenta,
tentless, or sisters.
trodat lionexerre
Reimbursement foe burial expenses Is pro-
vided for In the case of any veteran of cur-
rent service If he was In receipt of eardee-
connected compensation at the time of his
death or was discharged or retired for din;
ability incurred in line of duty and the newt
of kin Is entitled to a burial deg if the
deceased veteran bad served one enlistment
or was discharged for a service-incurred dis-
ability. Any veteran whose last period of
service' terminated honorably Is entitled to
burial-in a national cemetery and a head-
stone or grave marker.
It 10111 be noted that educational
bene-
fits,. loan guarantees, and hospital-
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liatiOn for non-service-connected dna-
betties are not available to thew veter-
ans. It is my understanding that the
ortirdbUs housing bill now pending before
this bo47 contains provisions authoriz-
ing Other* Preference In housing under
the Federal Rousing Administration pro-
gram I am today introducing legislation
that will authorise educational assist-
ance on the Bann basis as that Provided
Ice World War II and Korean conflict
veterans to any niter= who served for
10 or more days in Vietnam. Members
will recall that the President recently
designated Vietnam and certain waters
adjacent thereto as combat areas for the
Purpose of Income tax relief for persons
serving therein. My bill establishes the
same geographical boundaries and the
same time limitations as the President's
Executive order for entitlement. In sum-
mary, the bill will provide 1% days of
education for each day of military serv-
ice performed between January 1. 1964,
and the date Vietnam is no longer desig-
nated as a combat area to any veteran
who served at least 10 daps in Vietnam
during this period. I respectfully urge
my colleagues to support this legislation.
WE MUST MAKE A CHOICE
(Mr.- NEU= asked and was given
pennisaion to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his re-
marks.
Mr. NELSEN Mr. Speaker, the Fed-
era) Diary column In the Washington
Post disclosed June 8 that the
Serv-
ice Commission's top-grade employees
and officials have received Invitations to
the $100-a -plate Democratic congres-
sional dinner here in Washington on
June 24.
The column comments:
klieflorically, employees sod officials. or the
C8C ham been bypassed by Australasia of
both major political parties. nut Ws differ-
ent now.
The column further advises that these
invitations were sent to their homes, and
while no violations were involved "CSC
People cannot help wondering who SOP-
plied the Democratic fundraisers with
their names and addresses."
Previous Washington newsPaper ac-
counts over the last several weeks have
divulged that Political aPPOIntees in Fed-
eral jobs have been asked to illegally ap-
proach U.S. Government employees to
buy tickets to this Deenoeratie function.
Mr. Speaker. r there is more than a
little irony in all this. I have been
badgering the Civil Service Commission
and the Justice Department for months
to act on cases involving illegal Political
shakedowns for cenweign funds. The
CSC has not acted, even though it* in-
vestigation has been completed for 6
months. Now even its own employees
are reaping the whirlwind.
Mr. Spealcer.linyone Who has read over
the last several years 01.the Increasingly
brown efforts of Politielena tinkling Fed-
eral jobs to bring theirgivil serviee.sub-
ordinates to Political.heel mama escape
the feeling that the entire Federal work-
force it tragically threatened. We have
a fine and decent group of citizens pres-
ently in the public service. They have
been free to carry out their ratienedbill-
ilea fairly and judiciously bemuse
have been protected by Federal law =
any Political armour, from any With*
quarter.
Are we preparing now to turn theee
millions of dedicated public servants over
to the evils of the spoils system? Are
we going to sit back and watch while 012
the careful protections constructed' in
their behalf are ruthlessly destroyed by
men seeking cold Political power? IS
there anyone so foolish as to think that
Political manipulation of the entire Fed-
eral work force will result in better gov-
ernment? In fairer, nonpartisan, and
less costly administration?
Mr. Speaker, as a former Rural Elec-
trincatIon Administrator, I personally re-
ceived complaints from Federal workers
in the REA who were under pressure
from politicians holding Federal jobs.
These workers were asked to contribute
parts of their salaries to expensive politi-
cal dinner parties and other political
fundraising functions. Provisions of
the Hatch Act and the Corrupt Practices
Act clearly forbid this form of coercion,
of course, and the penalties can entail
fines and Jail sentences.
Ever since these complaints were
brought to me, I have sought Justice for
those subjected to these Insidious shake-
down attempts. I have been well aware
how difficult it is to secure justice be-
cause too often civil service employees
subjected to such Intimidation fear
speaking out, fear bringing charges.
They fear jeopardising their family's in-
come through loss of Jobe and they are
reluctant to part with long-accumulated
benefits. And so, with documentation
finally at the Government's disposal, it
Is almost impossible to believe that no
corrective action has yet been taken on
these REA cases.
We can see now that failure to act Is
leading toward.
The time has come to ask this ques-
tion: Are we going to have a govern-
malt of the Mollie, by the 13005/111, and for
the people? Or are we going to have
government of the politician, by the
politician, and tor the politician? ?
The choice may well be at hand.
AMENDMENTO TO THE PAIR LABOR
STANDARDS ACT
(Mr. ROOSEVELT asked and ? was
given permission to extend his remarks
at this point.)
Mr. ROOSEVELT. Mr. Speaker, dur-
ing the course of my subcommittee bear+
ings on amendments to the Fair Labor
Standards Act questions have been di-
rected at the Department of Labor for
written responses. Because I want to be
absolutely fair to everyone Interested In
this major legislation. I promised that
I would make public the responses of the
_Department insofar as this is poesible.
Some of the responses are so lengthy
that they cannot be Published inthe
Cowortatatowat. Rama% but where *Weis
the came, I shill Mb the document which
will be available to Members from the
Department of Labor.
We have received several responses to
date and I request permission to have
them placed in the Remits at. this point.
The responses Include answers to
tions raised with respect to the folleiring
seven points:
Pirst. Minimum wage in agrictillin!
?&COWL The impact of mecesobbutbe'
present 111.25 minimum was.. s,1
Third. Effect of minimum wage on
foreign competition.
Fourth. Comparative coats of ovettline,
pay and new hires.
Fifth. The extent to which the 'pm.; s'
posed legislation would be fiffil00114
raking the $250,000 enterPriae
$500,000. .
Sixth. The authority of the eeenstive
branch to require Government contras:-
tors to pay minimum wages in the ale-
Bence of a statute.
Seventh. The effects of the first
of the 1961 amendments on retail
The first response was to the question'
regarding the impact of a ndnimtnn wage
in agriculture. In addition to the foie
lowing tables. the Department submitted
data pertinent to determining the scope
and level of a minimum wage for hired .
farmworkers, entitled "Hired Fartairert-
era," dated January 11244, published *
the U.S. Department of Labor.
I. MINIMUM MAGIC IN
The most complete data relating to wages
or hired farmworkers are for May 1.201. In
view of the relatively small change to farm
wage rates since then, It is balloted that the
estimates based on these data are Meissen-
tielly the eaniei today
Tables 2 and 2 show the proportions ;ce
hired farnsworkere in the United BMUS 0Pd
the South earning less than specified hearty:
wage rates and the increase in the rioter ,
Wage bill Of employees which would t
from raising the wages of workers' earning'
less than the specified rates to those levels.
Data are ahown separately for all ranee and
tar farms which use SOO or more nomedays
at hired farm labor in a peak quarter. ,
We are sending you a copy Of the Vapor*
on "Hired Parmworkers" prepared
Oongrees in January 1064 in socordano.
the requirements or motion 41d), of thaYillr
Labor 8tandardis Act.
Tama 1.?Hired farm workers?Mother, ;Of.
htrest perrnworkers earning lose than speci-
fied MOIR rates, end bieresses in wee bin
required to mire workers earning lirettfatel
specified wage rates to these Mtn, votfed
States, Way Itdis
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June 15, 1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ? SENATE
Mal buildings' upper Boors 'sod in a sky-
scraper caarrlooking the at River at Wan
Street In these two Wes ere the ?aces a
the department of water supply, ges .ad
electricity, which operetta the ear water
system. and the Meta-created board of wa-
ter which plans and builds the city's
system. Liststeak. as the drought con-
tinued_ engineers in both bodies were under-
going a basic revision of thinklag for this
reason:
New Tort is enduring the longest period
of drought that has ooctuved in the three-
and-a-half centuries since Henry Hudson
went up the river.
entance
ThLt at least seems to be the evidenos of
reared*. New rect.'s evgineering recorda on
ratnf artrestraflow. end ground water go
back only ? century at the Ionian. Tte social
records. which might Lodloste =MUM pe-
riods of weather, go back only ? few centuries
more. Appereatiy, there never hie been a
sucomeful scientific effort at determinlog the
recurrence of droughts over a good long time.
like a mills/shun. by the study of such things
as tree Ansa polka *moats, and geolceric
clues.
AU water eysterne ars built on records.
Ourves--"inam ourves" they are called?me
drawn of such things as rainfall. water con-
stunption, and vowth of population. Lines
are drawn from peak to peek on the curve.
bridging the valleys of past droughts. to dis-
cover bow big the supply would have to im
to keep from running dry in tbe worst
drought that has ever occurred.
tarsi Imo
The final result is a statement cd os.padty
caned by water engineers the safe Ask!. It
Ls the key to en systems and the figure over
which ell the technical controversy about the
cityls present water plight tell raps.
Members of the board of water supplY freely
concede *vents have proved that their oafs
yield doves VM.tho
The VOWS dronght et the pana waa a 2-year
period in the thirties: this was long egto
el-
cesdad by the prseent 4-year drought. The
board Moo point* out though, that the pub-
lic couldn't bete been soloed to spend Wi-
nona for resarr4rs that ?outdo% lm justitled
ea the baste or esperlence.
New weer Ones= are not Mill expecsive
but slow SO derMop. Ths average lapse from
the time the Wait k propoetel Mtn water runs
throe* the Mains Is a quarter et a asntury.
New Torre planners ars faced. moreover,
with demand whoa `mode is rarely *ppm-
elated. the volume of water used by ths
city Is more than one-straatistis at all the
water supithed by Ihindeilha urn= in the
United Mates.
awesome
Ths city consuman day In and day out. a
volume cd water equal to mos* than half the
mighty Hudson laver as it flows now past Use
Peng gash= near Albany. Demand on such
a scale precludes almost all ot the hasty boat-
hone to water abortive put forwerd in
Maw
For a gel* solution. the beet possibility
is the cog that occurs at the end of -The
nay nee Yank Went Dry." In the book. the
city le in terrible straits when--aw, you might
ea well buy the book and find out
Mom the New Tort Times. June la
Banints VIM Tete Nerrose?Deotreirr
MUM= INCIMMUler
An Atlanta resteurant advertiang to Nei.
Yorkers in big Mach lettete the water you
can drink without request," brings home to
them that, thanks to the drought, they must
order waiter Irmo vrtmn they aren't drinking
bourbon.
New Tort fountaine that iahe City water
have been turned off. Watering lawn and
strioesd. use of what& swimming
pools banned. And city dwellears have beim
exhorted by Water Oomintardoner Armand
mangstio to reduce their water use by a third.
7730 drought ectstuts nor beyond New rat,
hovrever. It stretches from southwestern
Maine into Virgirda. In severe or modest,
forte It coven two-thirds ot New Tart. ell
New Jersey. and henoZ Penzuryteuvia.
ftie at its secret over the New Tort ester-
shed tei the Catskills and Use Madam Vatter.
That area, normally hurattl. has been An
drought far 4 years, sines the tall aid tall.'
amording to Wayne C. Palmer. climatologish
of the VB. Weather Bureau.
The rain puree ihow that this drought lit
inteastty and duratIon, is the most metre
In the region ht $O years. What calmed Kt
Appareotly the prevailing pattern of Immo,
six current* has shifted more to the North..
?srest than normal. according to Mr. Palmer.
That Ls. the air messes that move La the
lower half of Use troposphere?the lower 20.-
000 feet of the stmosphere?enr owning from
the Northwest rather Una the West as they
approach the east ?oast As they apptoach
the Appalachians& traveling teren West to Bast
they tend to bulge Into Caneda.
Tbs direction affects the motion. Nor-
maLly. the airflow is upward. As air Mese in
the lower atmosphere it cools. its relative
humidity increases and when It is cool
enough It forms rein clouds.
But in the last I years the more acrtherty
flow of the air currants has resulted in a
phenomenon weethermen call subsidence.
Use air mamas subsiding or oinking down
toward earth.
BeCaree the now comes from a more north-
erly area, its temperature is lower. This
now halts warmer air mamas. particularly
in the ridge of air ocr Um Appalachians.
What happens then la just the opposite
of the direct:kin et dm churning motion
needed to maks rain. Tim cooler air assess
rink down and are ?Despaired by the ridge.
'The ridge warm them and dries the air.
Lnkdbiting precipitation. the Up
per alr goes through a wringer that IIIIMMOSO
ISIt moisture. Under stlheifleace they pi
through a proem' like a haundremars
Tit? het tints Neil Tort curs reeerretre
ware fun?storIng 476.5 telion galkssa of
w&tar?waa in 1961. Now. with tbs deple-
tion period Mooting. they ars 54.9-permsat
fun?down to only MI billion pliant.
Does Ntie mann that NM reek antid have
1. Wat4IT Jambs. In. October? Tisk ladsed.
Water Oomeslasioner D'Angdo holda. ,Nut
they wed not. bisoya. Nov Torbay use
about 711 gallons a person a Mil. If each
Sher Teeter amid out hh nes to NI *0 60
pillow a day. ltr. TrAngslica estimates, the
city will make out, without banns.
DR-- 'efil rl ce--03
HEARINGS BY THE FOREIGN R* La-
TIONS COMMIT= ON ilte SITU-
ATION IN THE DOMINICAN RE-
PUBLIC AND IN SOUTH VIETNAM
Mr. JAVITS. Mr. President, the For-
eign Reletions Conindttee hes Just an.
120itneed ite !Mention to hold Met-
er:ding hearings on the stWation In the
Dominican Republic. I welcome that
announcement, for I have felt for tune
time?as others in the Cotigreas and
across the country have felt?that Con-
gress should be a continuing party to the
consideration of omelets in which U.S.
avow are taking-part And other
military wean midertaken I believe
that Comets should thinfassert He In-
terest end Consetutional romomdbeltits
In foreign Police.
But the United Stake is now involved
militarily oia two fronts: In the Doirdni-
can Res:Asa:gin and, heavily, In Vietnam.
Congress, both as a whole and threuah
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the appropriate comrnittees. should,
therefore, be factfindhig. not on Just one
at these fronts, but on both.
stiggest the Foreign ftelationa Ceen-
Mittee under take factfinding beutriller
on Vietnam. too. No less than burtn.
on the Dominican Republic, these Would
contribute enerrinousil tot national to:-
derider:ding of the issues ineOlved.
Particularly at a time when the "en*. 1
seems to be about to embark on a Major
Asian ground war?which could eaten
the risk of greater U.S. easnaties than
at tiny time since the Korean war sad
Which could escalate the Vietnam eat.'
flict onto a new and vastly more dan-"
serous level?the holding of such hear-
ings would be a service of Inortimabb'
?
value to the Nation.
Such factfinding hearings could form
the basis for another resolution to bring
up to date the Joint resolution of An-
gust 10, 1964, in accordance with which,
the President is now acting, and widish,
as I have said many times before, k now
getting out of date.
The Foreign Relations Committee
could, like the United States, divide its
forces for the present purpose into ad
hoc committees on the Dominican Re-
public and on Vietnam. It could adze
explore the ides of joint hearing. With
the Hoare Foreign Affairs Committee.'
Among the questions which need to
be answered are these:
Phut. What new responsibilities ars
our forces aesuming in Vietnam?
essond. What extension of the nature
and the area of the conflict is owners.
Plated?
Third. Whet outside help is the Viet-
mem getting. and what assistance is
North Vietnam receiving from other
Commurdst countries?
Fourth. What is the situation in eater;
Vietzuun as concerns the deidre of itt
people and government to have us there.
especially in view of the tremendous be-,
stability of the South Vietnamese GOO.;
eminent? -
IIIIth. What is the idtuation 11040
iast Asia and other parts of nria;-4ti
Thailand, in Burma, in lialarelk. in! '
India, in Pakistan. In JaPan.? and the'
Philippines?concerns the desire to have'
ue engaged in an escalated Way itt
Vietnam struggle?
Sixth. What help are we getting free*
our ales, such as those in the &Nth"
east Ada Treaty Organization. and what
is the likelihood of our getting ihrief
help?
- emeriti:. What are the nractiosiat
,
bailees of regional or United z
action to Maintain pence in Vietnam?
Mr. President. the country needs the
anew:not? therm and other game= COn-
earning Vietnam fully u unw.h as
needs answers about the Dominican
Re-
pubilo. I urge the Foreign Relation.'
Committee to follow Us proire=4---"-
action regarding the Domcan
by taldng s1mtr action with reepeottO
hearinmi on Vietnam.
ORDER OF' BUSINESS '
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is theta
further morning business? If
monsing business is closed.
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THE WAR IN VIETNAM
Mr. IPULBRIGHT. Mr. President, I
regret to digress a few minutes to speak
on another subject, but since we have
been preoccupied with taxes, it will not
hurt to pay attention to another subject
for a moment. In addition, the prece-
dent eeteblisbed during the last 8 days of
the consideration of the foreign aid hill
makes it legitimate to change the sub-
ject for a few minutes.
I wish to say a few words about Viet-
nam.
It is clear to all reasonable Americans
that a complete military victory in Viet-
nam. though theoretically attainable.
can in fact be attained only at a cost far
exceeding the requirements of our inter-
est and our honor. It is equally clear
that the unconditional withdrawal of
American support from South Vietnam
would have disastrous consequences, in-
cluding but by no means confined to the
victory of the Vietcong in South Viet-
nam. Our policy therefore has been?
and should remain?one of determina-
tion to end the war at the earliest possible
time by a negotiated settlement involving
major concessions by both sides.
I am opposed to an Unconditional
American withdrawal from South 'rote
nem because such action would heftily
our .obligation to people We have precil-
Wed to defend, because it Would Weaken
or destroy the credibility of American
guarantees to other countries, end be-
came such a withdrawal . would en-
courage the view . in Peiping and else-
where that goer:ilia wars supported from
outside are a relatively safe and inex-
pensive way of expanding Cormnurdst
Power.
I am no less opposed to 'further es-
calation of the war, because the bomb-
ing thus far of North Vietnam has failed
to weaken the military capacity of the
Vietcong in anS? visible way; because es-
calation would Invite gm intervention?
or infiltratIon?on a targe Scale of greet
numbers of North Vietnamese troops;
because this In turn would probably draw
the United States into a bloody and pro-
tracted jungle war in which the striae-
Ric advantages' would be With the other
side; and, finally, because the only even-
able alternative to such a land war would
then be the further expansion of the air
war to such an extent as to invite eith-
er massive Chinese military interven-
tion In many vulnerable areas in south-
east Asia or general nuclear war.
With the coming of the monsoons the
Vietcong has undertaken expanded of-
lenitive action against the American-sup-
ported South Vietnamese Army. This
new phase of the war has been going
badly for our side and it is likely that
the Vietcong offensive will be sustained
until the end of the monsoons in Octo-
ber or November. As the ground war
expands and as American involvement
and American casualties increase, there
will be mounting pressures for expan-
sion of the war. For the reasons hull-
?abed. I believe that expansion of the
war would be most unwise.
There have already been pressures
from various Maroon for expanding the
war. President Johnson has resisted
these pressures with steadfastness and
statesmanship and remains committed
the goal of ending the war at the earliest
possible time by negotiations without
preconditions. In so doing, he is pro-
viding the leadership appropriate to a
great nation.
The most striking characteristic of a
great nation Is not the mere possession
of power but the wisdom and restraint
and largeness of view with which power
Is exercised. A great nation Is one which
Is capable of looking beyond its own view
of the world, or recognizing that, how-
ever convinced it may be of the benefi-
cence of It. own role and alms, other na-
tions may be equally persuaded of their
benevolence and good intent. It is a
mark of both greatness and maturity
when a nation like the United States.
without abandoning its convictions and
commitments, is capable at the same time
of acknowledging that there may be some
merit and even good intent in the views
and aims of its adversaries.
The United States has made repeated
efforts over the last 4% years to reach
reasonable settlements in southeast Asia.
Continuous talks have been held at the
ambassadorial level with the Chinese
Communists in Warsaw without say in-
dication that the Chinese are prepared
to accept any settlement in south/net
Asia short of the complete withdrawal of
Use United Mates and the establishment
of their own hegemony. In 1962 the
United States adhered to the Geneva
Agreement for the neutralisation of
Laos; thereafter the United States with-
drew all of its military personnel while
North Vietnam has continued to support
the Pathet Lao militarily against t
other Laotian factions. In 1964 and
again in 1965, the United States respond-
ed favorably to proposals for conferences
on the neutrality and territorial in-
tegrity of Cambodia., clearly in the hope
that such a ,00nteretlee would also PrOo
vide an opportunity /or informal dis-
cussions With the ComMunist Powers on
Vietnam; the Communist powers have
thus far been unresponsive to this pro-
? In April 1966 the Secretary General of
the United Nations proposed to visit
Petting and Hanoi in order to discuss.
Vietnam; Communist China replied that
"the Vietnam question has nothing to do
with the United ?Nations' and North
Vietnam replied that any agave&
tending to secure United Nations Inter-
vention in the Vietnam situation Is in-
appropriate." On February 2001 thIs.
year the United Kingdom. with Antal; -2
can encouragement, proposed to thit'Soeri'
vice Union that Britain and a, as
cochairmen of the Geneva Conference,1;;I:
explore the possibilltiedi at a. Viatmloir
settlement with all the Ova
sl-
tories; the Soviet Union declined topar-
ticipate in such an effort. The Initialt?:,
Government then proposed to send
former Foreign Secretary Patrick Gordon tri,