PENALTIES FOR ASSASSINATION OF THE PRESIDENT OR THE VICE PRESIDENT
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PItOCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 89th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1965
Senate.
The Senate met at 12 o'clock meridian,
and was called to order by the Vice Pres-
ident.
The Chaplain, Rev. Frederick Brown
Harris, D.D., offered' the 'following
prayer:
Father of all manlcirld,'as we pause
In this moment of supplication to lift
our Te Den for the emancipated realm
in which our lot is cast, a land where
the people rule, we would remember in
our thought and prayer the fettered lands
where freedom is but, a haunting memory
and an agonizing hope.
By our remembrance of them we would
send our assurance through and across
any curtain or'wall that no threats of
their present r1}thless sters will mike
America break her vow to keep alive the
remembrance gf perpetrated atrocities
until the enslaved peoples are free fro%
the spoiler's clutch and their soil is no
longer defiled by his abominations. Give
us the solemn realization that to pray
for our own progress and prosperity and
at the same title to keQp sjient, to pass
by unheeding on the other side, while the
plots of a diabolical scourgecut the very
roots of a dozen,natiorl5' future fate, is
to forfeit all right to our own high privi-
lege and heritage. Help us in these days
of crisis and destiny to face the search-
ing eyes of that One who took as His holy
mission the proclamation of liberty to
the captives and deliverance to those who
are- bound. And so this dedicated week
in the name of the God of Justice we
would make ourselves the captives of the
captive nations and beseech Thee to'use
our lips and our breath to sound forth a
trumpet that shall know no retreat un-
til all men are free from the tyranny
ofdespots.
In the Redeemer's name we pray.
Amen.
T.H,E JOURNAL
On request of Mr. MANSFIELD, and by
unanimous consent, the reading of the
Journal of tho proceedings of Thurs-
day, July 22, 1965, was dispersed with.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN
RD , TRAN--
Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I
ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the consideration of Calendar
No. 481, S. 1588.
The VICE PRESIDENT. The bill will
be stated by title for the information of
the Senate.
The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. A bill (S.
1588) to authorize the Secretary of Com-
merce to undertake research and devel-
opment in high-speed ground transpor-
tation; and for other purposes.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there ob-
jection to the request of the Senator from
There being no objection, the Senate
proceeded to consider the bill, which had
been reported from the Committee on
Commerce with amendments.
Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I
ask unanimous consent that further
consideration of the bill be temporarily
postponed.'
The VICE PRE''TDENT. VJithQut ob-
THE PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT
Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I
ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the consideration of Calendar
No. 482, H.R. 6097.
The VICE PRESIDENT. The bill will
be stated by title for the information of
the Senate.
The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. A bill (H.R.
6097) to amend title 18, United States
Code, to provide penalties for the as-
sassination of the President or the Vice
President, and for other purposes.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Is. there ob-
jection to the request of the Senator
from Montana?
There being no objection, the Senate
proceeded to consider the bill, which had
been reported from the Committee on
the Judiciary with amendments on page
3, line 22, after the word "shall", to strike
out "preclude" and insert "suspend"; at
the beginning of line 24, to strike out "to
such extent as the Attorney General of
the Upited States shall direct," and hir
sert "until Federal action. is termi-
nated."; and at the top of page 4, to in-
sert:
"(I) 'Vfofationi of this section shall be in-
vestlgated by the Federal Bureau of Investi-
gation. Assistance may be requested from
any Federal, State, or local agency, includ-
ing the Army, Navy, and Air Force, any
statute, rule, or regulation to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I
ask unanimous consent that the com-
mittee amendments be considered en
The VICE PRESIDENT. Withoutob-
jection, the amendments are considered
and agreed to en bloc.
Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I
ask unanimous consent to have printed
in the RECORD an excerpt from the re-
port (No. 498), explaining the purposes
of the bill and the need for this much
desired proposed legislation.
There being no objection, the excerpt
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
PURPOSE
The purpose of the proposed legislation, as
amended, is to rectify the omission in Fed-
eral law by making it a Federal crime to kill,
kidnap, or assault the President,, the Presi-
dent-elect, the Vice President, or, if there is
no Vice President, the officer next In the
order of succession to the office of President
of the United States, the Vice-President-
elect, or any individual whole acting as
President. In addition, it makes it a Fed-
eral crime to attempt, or to conspire, to kill,
or kidnap any of the individuals designated.
STATEMENT
There was no Federal criminal jurisdiction
with respect to the assassination of the
President on November 22, 1963. It is anom-
alous that Congress has legislated in other
ways to protect the safety of the Chief
Executive and other Federal officers, but has
never made the murder of or an attack on
the President a Federal crime. Under exist-
ing Federal criminal law, title Is, United
States Code, threatening harm to the Pres-
ident is a Federal offense (sec. 871), as is
advocacy of the overthrow of the Govern-
ment by assassination of any of its officers
(see. 2358). The murder of Federal judges,
U.S. attorneys and marshals, and many other
specifically designated Federal law enforce-
ment officials is a Federal crime (sec. 1114);
as is conspiracy to injure any Federal officer
on account of, orwhile he is engaged in, the
discharge of his official duty (sec. 372).
Notwithstanding these various criminal
provisions covering other officials in Federal
service, the Federal law today fails to assure
full and complete Federal Investigative and
prosecutive jurisdiction over acts designed
to harm the Chief Executive of the United
States.
A primary advantage resulting from the
enactment of this measure would be the
assurance of clear Federal jurisdiction in the
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lido of the acts covered and of any posai- 1905 in wh ch the Depu y Attorney Genernf McKinley slid the attempt on the life of
bllity of a future attempt would be con- and the trotter Secretary of the Treasury, President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. In
ducted by Federal Taw enforcement officials. the former counsel to the President's Com- 1902 bills passed both Houses of Congress but
Federal agencies participate only misefon on the Assassination of President failed of enactment when the Senate refused
At resent
,
at t'esu>'e Knee of local authorities, Enact- Ken iedy, a representative of the American to accept the conference report. A number
mg~ of the big would also nEsure that the tar gssodfation, and congressional Sponsors of bills were introduced immediately follow-
detofl'tton and protection oP 'suspects accused of"ilia legislation appeared and testified. ing the assassination of President Kennedy.
"of Cilmrlllttfng any of the' acts against the The committee believes the need for this The Commission recommends to the Con-
Pr'eaidentand Vice President would be under legistatfori is manifest and recommends the gross thta it adopt legislation which would:
Federal control. A further value of such bill fo pass. - - -' "Punish the murder or manslaughter of,
legislation would be that suspects would be attempt or conspiracy to murder, kidnaping
prbbTeected by Federal practices and price- Mr. COOPER. Mr. President, I am of and assault upon the President, Vice Presi-
dut in their trial and prosecution. very glad that the Senate will approve dent, or other officer next in the order of suc-
_omfuiftee amendment provides that the tod&y H.R. 6097, "An act to amend title cession to the office of President, the Presi-
Fe;derai Bji eau of Investigation shall have 18, United State$ Code, to provide penal- dent-elect and the Vice-President-elect,
Jurisdiction over investigations of violations ties .for the assassination of thePresi- whether or not the act is committed while
of this act and such investigations be the thevictim is In the performance of his offi-
B den; or the Vice President, and for other cial duties or on account of such
Ad responsibility of one agency. From the purposes.' perform-
Standpoint of investigative experience and ante."
expertise the Federal Bureau of Investigation Tills bill, which will become law when Such a statute would cover the President
has'danonstrated that it hass theknow-how, signed by the President, represents sub- and Vice President or, in the absence of a
and,: the talent to conduct these invests a- star.tidlly one of the recommendations Vice President, the person next in order of
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period between elec-
tion and succession. During the the , the President-elect
tiq, has ,The Federal oeau of,Ir es close the A.. the tioCSidell re commission Kennedy, art'
has, demonstrated throng rteprese n t close the Assassination of President Kenn nnedy, and Vice-President-elect would also be cov-
but thhe count yPtt hat it Is totwork on Nhich I had the honor to serve. I ered. Restricting the coverage in this way
concert with all law enforcejrrent agencies. ask unanimous consent that the recom- would avoid unnecessary controversy over the
~If Ss eelf-etident that the murder of the mer.dations made by the Commission, Inclusion or exclusion of other officials who
President of the United States is a crime which will be found on pages" 454, 455, are in the order of Succession or who hold
against the National Government. The coin- and456 of the Commission's reportbe Important governmental posts. In addition,
mlttee restricted the coverage of the bill to prided at this point in the RECOan. the restriction would probably eliminate a
the President a 11 Vice President, and, in need for the requirement. which has been
n There being no objection, the recant. urged as necessary for the exercise of Federal
officer nest in Oo order Vice succession. (The bill the meridations were ordered to be printed power, that the hostile act occur while the
next ividu acts (
also applies to any Individual acting as Press- in t ]e RECORD, as follows: victim engaged in because of the per-
dettt under the Constitution{ and laws, of the RtcoMMENnArroNS formance of official duties. The governmen?
United States and during the period between' T]}e Commission a review of the-.Provisions tai consequences of assas tnation of one of
eSfoa and and inauguration, to the President- for,. fresidontial protection at the time of ample the specified power t to act to act officials for give its the own United protectionstates
el ieauce-P on, to t protection.
ele and the Vi
-elect.) The President Kenned
trip to Dallas demon- The activities of the victim at the time an as-
cordauttee considers it unnecessary to require stnszc the e need for substt iaLimprove- Sessination occurs mid the motive for the
that the hostile act occur while the victim m,D4s, *tape trig , as6aMination, the Secret ...aesassination bear no relationship to the in-
Isengaged (or because ) the perform- Service and the Department of the Treasury Jury to the United States which follows from
ance of official duties. The injury suffered havq properly taken the initiative in reexam- the act. This point was ably made in the
by the United States as a consequence of ruing major aspects of Presidential protec- 1902 debate by Senator George F. Hoar, the
an'ostault on any oT the gfficers specified tion, Elan changes have already been made sponsor of the Senate bill:
in the bill does not bear any relationship to and others are contemplated, some of them "What this bill means to punish Is the
the activities of the victim at the time of in rgsponse to the Commission's questions crime of Interruption of the Government of
the'assattlt nor to the motlyes of the assail- and nformal suggestions. the United States and the destruction of its
adt. In this connection, the committee , . ASSAasINATION A FEDERAL CRIME security by striking down the life of the per-
adopts the following statement made by Son- Tlere was no Federal criminal jurisdiction son who is actually in the exercise of the
aWr George F. Hoar in the 1002 debate on legislation seeking to make the assassination over the assassination of President Kennedy, executive power, or of such persons as have
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crime of Interruption of the Government of Pedural jurisdiction could have been asserted; is impuru-nno to this country that the rnter-
the United States and the destruction of it his long been a Federal crime to conspire ruption shall not take place for an hour."
Its security by striking down the life of the 'to I Sjure any Federal officer, on account of, Enactment of this statute would mean
parson Who Is actually in the exercise of the or a hale he is engaged in, the lawful discharge that the irnvestigatiori of any of the acte cov-
Executive power, or of such persons as have of the duties of his office. Murder of the ered and of the possibility of a further at-
been -contitutionally and lawfully provided Prey!dent has never been covered by Federal tempt would be conducted by Federal law
to succeed thereto in case of a vacancy. it law, however, so that once It became reason- enforcement officials. in particular, the FBI
ith the ist h i A
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ruption shall not take place for an hour."
This bill is designed to implement recom-
mendations for a Federal criminal statute
on "the subject made in the "Report of the
President's Commission on the Assassination
of 'President Kennedy." After a thorough
and painstaking investigation of theassassi-
nation of President Kennedy, the Commis-
blonurged that the Congress adopt legisla-
tion which would: "Punish the murder or
manslaughter of, attempt or conspiracy to
murder,-kidnaping of and assault upon the
President Vice President, or other officer
heitt in the order of succession to the Office
df `President, the President-elect and the
Vide-President-elect, wher ornot the act
is gommitted while the vin is in the per-
fm'arapce of his pfltc1a144" or on account
'of such performance" t p; 455).
There have been a number of efforts in the
}pail to make the assassination of the Presi-
dent a Federal crime. All such efforts have
a
c
o
.
e
ecre
Sir ce.
ably clear that the killing was the act of a
single person, the State of Texas had exclu- present, Federal agencies participate only
give jurisdiction. upon the sufferance of the local authorities.
It Is anomalous that Congress has legislated While the police work of the Dallas authori-
in oilier waystouehingupon the safety of the ties in the early identification and apprehen-
Clii2 Executive or other Federal officers, with- Sion of Oswald was both efficient and prompt,
out making an attack on the President a FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. who strongly
crime: Threatening harm to the President is supports such legislation, testified that the
a Fi ideral offense, as is advocacy of the over- absence of clear Federal jurisdiction over
throw of the Government by the assassins- the assassination of President Kennedy led
tion-of any of its officers. The murder of to embarrassment and confusion In the sub-
Fed,rSf judges, U.S. attorneys and marshals, sequent investigation by Federal and local
'and a number of other specifically designated authorities. In addition, the proposed legla-
Federal law enforcement officers is a Federal lation will insure that any suspects who are
& hire Equally anomalous` are statutory pro- arrested will be Federal prisoners, subject to
visions which specifically authorize the Secret Federal protection from vigilante justice and
Sen'ke to protect the President, without au- other threats.
thotlzing it to arrest anyone who harms him. The VICE PRESIDENT. The bill is
The Same provisions authorize the Service to open to further amendment. If there
cert` offen incl warludindngpersonacountercommitting be no further amendment to be proposed,
Geri sin
Era' ad felting and
c'Ritik frauds iiivoNing Federal checks or the question is on the engrossment of the
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The amen n, w$Ie,pr4eTed. to be PURPOSE or (ill) that part of the development
engrossed, and j e bfli too be road it tbird The purpose of H.R. 903 is to enlarge the cost of a facility constructed by a pub-
time. boundaries of the Kings Canyon National lie body which is in excess of the costs
The bill. was read the, third, time and Park, Calif., to include two areas, Cedar... which can be financed within the amount
passed. Grove (about 2,880 acres) and Tehipite Val-
Mr. COOPER. Mr. President, the Son- ley (about 2,740 acres), which are now ex- of obligations or levies permitted by law
ator kngws that this is one of the rec- eluded from it. for which alternate revenue financing is
NEED not available" and insert ": Provided,
ommePdkt4gng de by the President's Kings Canyon National Park was estab-
however, That in determining the ability
COMMISSIOn w i;4t!e$tlgated the as-
saiisirc,a,opay, conseraon
fished by the act of Mah 4 1940 (54 Stt of a public body t reidti
sagsln&ti in, OP ;tFhe he loco Jlz sitl~ilt. l ed)r 42). When its boundaries were fixed at that shall be given to any applicable legal debt
nedy time, the Cedar Grove and Tehipite Valley ceiling Or tax or assessment limits and
Mr. MANSP'I W. Yes, indeed, and it areas, though recognized to be of national to any other improvements contemplated
is on the basis of those recommendations, park stature, were gmltted because of, the to be financed within those limits."; on
that the proposed legislation is now be- possibility that they might be useful for page 4, line 16, after the word "loan",
fore the Senate. water storage projects. Studies in the to insert "or
W. COQPVR~ I know that. meantime have indicated that such develop- grant";' in line 23, after
ments shall not be undertaken, and the op- the word "to", where it appears the sec-
mAIr, MANS ELD. liIr, President, I position to Inclusion of these two areas in and time, to strike out "any public body
move that the, vote by which the bill the national park has evaporated, or such other agency" and insert "pub-
was passed b reconsidered. . .. The Inclusion of these two areas In the lie bodies or such other agencies"; on
Mr. DIRK EN. M'r. President, I move park will assist in protecting and preserving page 5, line 2, after the word "which",
to lay that motion on thetable, them and will, in addition, enhance the at- to strike out "does" and insert "do"; and
The motion lay on the table was tractiveness of the park to the public. The in line 6, after the word "area", to strike
agreed to. Cedar Grove area, now a part of the Sequoia
National Forest, ,proytdes.an entrance to the out "not included within the boundaries
park, It Ie already being administered by of any Incorporated or unincorporated
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL. 1?ARI.{, the National Park Service under a memo- city, village, or borough" and insert
.CALLS' random of understaniiing with the Forest "primarily engaged in or associated with
Mr. MANSFIELD- Service and was visited by nearly 150,000 agriculture and not"; so as to make the
11''LD. Mr, President, I persons during 1964. The Tehipite Valley bill read:
ask Unanimous Consent taut the Senate area, on tale other hand, is a part of the
proceed to the . consideration of Calen- Sierra National Forest. It has been do Be it enacted by the Senate and House
dar No. 483, H.R. 903. scribed as "an unaltered wilderness gem, ac- of Representatives of the United States of
The VICE -P - 5IDENT. The bill will cessible only to hikers and horsemen." it America in Congress assembled, That section
is expected that it will continue to be ad- 306(a) of the Consolidated Farmers Home
be stated-by The LEGIStLAT,IyE, C3,E8Ir. ?A bill .(HR. ministered without any development except, Administration Act Is amended to read an,
908) to add. Certain lands to the Kings poAlibbut 80 trailsacres of the land within the "(1) The Secretary Is also authorized d-
Canypn National Perkin the State of Cedar Grove and Tehlplte Valley areas is make or insure loans to associations, lnclud-
California, and for other, purposes. already in the ownership of the Government. ing corporations not operated for profit, and
The VICE PRASIDENT... Is there ob- The estimated cost of acquiring the 80 acres public and quasi-public agencies to provide
jection to the request of the Senator of private land is about $5,100. The commit- for the application or establishment of soil
p tee recommends strongly that the National conservation practices, shifts In land use,
from, Montana? , Park Service acquire these 80 acres and such the conservation, development, use, and con-
'here being. 4P objection, the Senate, other inholdings as exist within Kings Can- trol of water, and the installation or im-
Proceeded to c931Sider t11C..b11L. _ yon National Park at as early a date as pos- provement of drainage facilities, and recrea
Mr. KU.CHL'L. ML I'residinat, H,R. sible. tional developments, all primarily serving
903, passed by the House and.reDOrted to farmers, ranchers, farm tenants, farm labor-
this body by the Interiox~'olmfttee with The VICE PRESIDENT, The bill is an, and other rural residents, and to furnish
r. , authorizes the open to amendment. If there be no financial assistance or other via in planning
a recommendation crio
pass
addition amendment to be proposed, the question projects for such purposes.
of approximately 5,500 acres of is on the third reading of the bill. "(2) The secretary is authorized to make
land to the Kings Canyon National park
in California. ,All of the.acreage, with The bill was ordered to a third read- in any a gr Iegatingn not such exsceed $25, 00000
the exception of 80 acres which is private ing, was read the third time, and passed, nance specific projects for works for the stor-
land, is already in. the ownership of the age, treatment, purification, or distribution
Federal ready in The additional of water in rural areas. The amount of any
80 acres would. Cost the Government only RURAL WATER FACILITIES grant made under the authority of this para-
$5,100. Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I graph shall not exceed the lesser of (1) 50
per cention of the development cost of that
The land was-not originally included ask unanimous consent that the Senate portion of of the facility necessary to enable
in Kings Canyon Park so that studies proceed to the consideration of Calendar the project to serve the area which can be
could be Made to see if the, area was No. 484, S. 1766. feasibly served by the faculty and to ade-
suitable for water or power development. The VICE PRESIDENT. The bill will quately serve the reasonable foreseeable
The studies have been completed and be stated by title. growth needs of the area, or '(ft) that portion
all are in agreement that it would not be of the development coats which are above
feasible for e The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. A bill (S, the probable ability of the association to re-
terStorage projects, and 1766) to amend the Consolidated Farm- pay a loan for Such purposes from income
there is no local, objection to including ers Home Administration Act of 1961 to or assessments levied at a rate or charge for
the area in,the.park. system, Asa mat-
ter of fact, the Secretary of Agriculture theiuse sltoi ac ec pt andability pay for uchoservice
, ovgr-half of.,the, property is to make or insure loans to public and and maintain a reasonable standard of living:
already being administered by the Na- quasi-public agencies and corporations Provided, however, That In determining the
tional Park. Service under an agreement not operated for profit with respect to ability of a public body to repay. considera-
with the Forest Service, water supply and water systems serving tion shall be given to any applicable legal
The area lies on the South Fork and rural areas and to make grants to aid in debt ceiling or tax or assessment limits and
Middle Fork of the Kings River, is an rural community development planning to any other improvements contemplated to
awe-Inspiring vista sittlllar to-Yosemite and in connection with the construction be financed within those limits.
Vmagnificent leyan is logical, addition to a of such community facilities, to increase graph 2 of thin in subsection in connection iwith
MANS the annual aggregate of insured loans any facility unless the Secretary determines
Mr. FIELD. Mr. President, I thereunder, and for other purposes, that the project (i) will serve a rural area
ask unanimous consent to have printed which had been reported from the Com- which is not likely to decline in population
In the RECORD an Excerpt from the re- mittee on Agriculture and Forestry with below that for which the facility was de-
port '(No. 499), explaining the purposes amendments on page 3, at the beginning signed. (ii) is designed and constructed so
of tbS biZL , , .;. of line 1, to strike out "40" and insert that adequate capacit" will be or can be made
: - available to serve the present population of
? X'b je being jig objection, the excerpt "50"; in line 5, after the word "area", the area to the extent feasible and to serve
was didered to be printed in the RECORD, to insert "or"; In line 10, after the word the reasonable foreseeable growth needs of
as follows: `giving", to strike out the comma and the.area, or (lii) is necessary for orderly Com-
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fans`ffY'eoitpetent authority for the 1. Replace the present $500,000 limit on Administration will establish guidelines or
and $1 million limit on insured standards of economic feasibility which will
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ctolier` 1, 1068, theSedretary may make loans, to any association under section assure the most economical use of the Federal
- ...- "A(. l of the Consolidated Farmers Home funds available to carry out the purposes of
e c drainage, and
itan eras"enierlts end lights of way; and water use, water use and control, The need for the expanded insured loan
was recreation. prhnarily serving farmers, , ranch-, authority provided by section 2 of the bill is
August ze, user, ,w n.=w??u the ah'ddnt'of any assistance in in the the ? -- form grant could exceed either 50 percent of the mates new applications in fiscal 1966 for
'o(g''iafit to exceed $4,000,000 at any one der elopment Cost or that part which is in ex- -fo farmownership loans which would be made
time. .. ,. case of the association's ability to finance. No but but for lack of funds at 9345,976,605,. or a
eraits could be made for facilities to serve total demand for farmormership loans for
e ?--opV? e with agriculture and 4. Define "rural areas" for the purpose ox gi lisies o
sob &ha n or apulate excess l st fonw The need for this
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1bpt hsying a population in excess of five watersyseemssaareas prltmarll adn of heVn legislation is known to all of us as evi-
`'ln r al;areak which do not have funds avail- ? r?- --? r??-?-???
able,for Immediate undertaking of the prep- 9 Authorize grants of up to $5 million per Mr. RANDOLPIT. Mr. President, it is
fiscal rear for assistance in preparation of gratifying to know that the Senate Com-
RRiended by sol idated Farmers Home Administration Act y .,
el(f)" striking out '9200060000 and insert. Yrom Vermont the active, leadership sponsor of
ing in lieu thereof "9450000000??; (r(al estate and similar loans) in any one S. 1766, for his 3ctNe leadership and
venr from 5200 million to $450 million; .? a }yle vital nm_
by striking out 925,000,000 and reamrements for food production with old-
g.T g in lieu thereof "$50,000,000". fattened supplies of water. cogently pointed out when he introduced -it t
lation,
"America
must o these vfr: Iyresldent,,-1' _ must be clean wachemicalter
acceptable. o his lInstead of continuing thespread
drain
Yfiideq any such charge . in the dairy areas farmers are funding it in. nated development of rural and urban
' ec on 300(f) (1) of such Act is creasingly difficult to meet the high sanitary areas. As the Senator from Vermont
1 11 11
#.. learn FOR THE nmr, serve our cities to, the exclusion of rural
of the loan of any charge collected in con-
nectfop with the insurance of loans; spa any 61) over the United states and particularly Citizens. The requirement is for coordi-
' 8. Increase the amount of loans made from mantled Considerable attention ana errors
rip principal oh I-gatfons and the remainder
?_., _1--,-?11 ,,.;1 -,.,tea.{rte-.: in n?? }fiarnn4 the Insurance fund which the Secretary can from public and private agencies. But
(8) striking out clause (b) ana inserting ??f. Permit the Secretary to fix the incur- systems for industry, fanning, fire Pro-
meats by the borrower n charge at a rate once charge retained by him from borrowers' otect thers, household purposes, and many
s c cth in the Insurance Agf" ement applica- Payments, and the portion of such charge other t uses. a
Virginia This is critical situation
deposited in the Insurance fund (instead of
b e tp,the Loan". in West where e over 60 percent of
n
''ih the"Rxcoxn ad'excerpt from the ?re- ti sir part of the increasing population of our communities. To meet the needs of an
port No 500), explaining the purposes c untry-estimated at 100 million gain with- expanding America we must not fail to
it -the next generation. exploit the growth and development Po-
There being nooblection, the excerpt Many communities where a new water sup- tential of our rural areas. I support S.
o v wnntd result in increased copulation and _ ___ . _ __e.__. -a ._.-n -..... 4-
e e prop
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ANSpiELb: Mr. President; I cannot grow and ma
+. trlbutlen to the overall growth of the Nation. absorbed by our metropolitan areas
a* upon molls consent to have prin$ed u
til this need is met they cannot absorb alone' it will require large cities and rural
r? the VICE PRESIDENT. Without ob- pi otection, for maintaining local Industries, available to the smaller Cities, the town
yection,, the amendments are considered al ld for household uses,. and rural communities." The unprece-
and agreed to en bloc. Until this need is met, t th hese 1
communities r ondented increase in population cannot be
s
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k
t~iosl ,expand the Farmers Home Administ+ra- a e entitled to the same degree of assistance. tlon Insured loan authority and provide TheFarmers Home Administration has the third reading of the bill,
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of Qaiifornja`fpr their wisdom and fore- Act, and shall be financed entirely by state
sight in?enmC1ing this pr6greSs1Ve legiS and county funds. In all other respects, it
laa, _._'Et shall be administered in the same manner as
!oCICi , introduced S. 2155, the any other provision of this chapter.
fy 1' Sec. 2. Section 11211 is added to Division
crthiin lnfurles compensation bill. 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code as
The bill wound d set up a Violent Crimes proposed by Assembly Bill No. 1682, to read:
Cgmpensatforl Commission to award 11211. Aid shall be paid under this chapter,
ealitpensation to persons who suffer upon application, to the family of any per-
lows-ail a result of their beir g a victim son killed and to the victim and family, if
of. a crime o1,. violencg. I hope that the any, of any person incapacitated as the re-
Federal Government will not lag too far sult of a crime of violence, if there is need
behind the State of Calif6rnia In enact- of such aid
The department shall establish criteria
ills such m?rltorious legislation. for payment of aid under this chapter, which
I, ask unanimous consent that an arti- criteria shall be substantially the same as
Cie from the Washington Post of July 23,
1965, and the California statute be
printed at this point in the RECORD.
There being no objection, the article
and statute were ordered to be printed
In the RECORD, as follows:
[From the Washington Post, July 23, 19651
CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATED IN CALIFORNIA
California has become the -first State to
provide financial compensation for victims
of violent crimes and the families of murder
Victims.
,A, bill creating a compensation fund ad-
nlinisterpd by the State department of so-
ciaf welfare visa signed- into law this week
by Gov. Edmund 6 Brown.
y,
New Zealaud has a compensation system
and Great Britain is a perlmentiag with a
similar system. A bill creating a Federal
compensation board has been introduced by
Senator RALPH W.YARBOROUGH, Democrat, of
TgRas.
Re nwst prominent American supporter of
the Compensation idea is Supreme Court
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ability of many to better himself, to
attain greater perfection.
The LDS also possessed a deep com-
mitment to social justice. In fact, some
of the early Mormons, through the prac-
tice of consecrated property, sought
economic equality by deeding all property
to the church and then allotting the re-
turns from this property to members ac-
cording to their needs. While this is not
practiced today, the Mormons still have a
comprehensive welfare program that
reaches all corners of the Mormon com-
munity, assuring that none shall want.
Shortly after arriving in Utah, the
Mormons began to develop the land and
attempt colonization of the surrounding
territory. In 1855 they pushed north-
ward and founded Fort Lemhi, the first
major attempt at settlement in my own
State of Idaho. Then, in 1860, the
Mormons founded Franklin, the first
permanent settlement in the State of
Idaho.
Like Thomas Jefferson, the Mormon
settlers had an enduring faith in the
value of agricultural labor. As the first
Anglo-Saxon people to practice extensive
irrigation, the Mormons were able to
transform a semiarid region into a land
of green and productive valleys.
During the latter part of the 19th cen-
tury, the Mormons were a persecuted
people. But today they occupy a presti-
gious position in American life; one of
their members is considered a possible
candidate for the office of President of
the United States. Others have played
a prominent role in Congress and have
held such important executive positions
as Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Board, Treasurer of the United States,
Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Commis-
sioner of Education, and Secretary of
the Interior, under Democratic and Re-
publican Presidents alike.
The Mormons have attained this posi-
tion of prestige, I think, because of their
strong commitment to the clean and
wholesome life. They maintain one of
the few organized religions without a
paid clergy. Church activities permeate
the social structure of the communities
where the Mormons live, drawing people
from all stations of life into shared expe-
rience. Programs for Mormon young-
sters are well designed to help prepare
young men and women for the responsi-
bilities of adulthood.
The Mormon tabernacle choir, besides
being a source of accomplishment for the
Mormons, is certainly one of the finest
choirs in the world. At the request of
President Johnson, this choir sang at
the 1965 Presidential inauguration.
Aside from the laudable social and re-
ligious activities of the Mormons, they
have also gained respect for their en-
deavors in the field of education. They
have established several outstanding in-
stitutions of higher learning,; the largest
being Brigham Young University. In
my own State they operate a fine junior
college at Rexburg, Ricks College. The
Mormons are strongly committed to the
enlightenment of the people through ed-
ucation, and they devote a large portion
of their resources to it.
Today people throughout my State
pendent children, provided, however, that aid
shall be paid regardless of whether or not the
applicant meets the property qualifications
prescribed for that program. In no event
shall expenditures under this section for the
1965-1966 fiscal year exceed one hundred
thousand dollars (1100,000).
' Upon conviction of a person of a crime
of violence resulting In the injury or death
of another person, the court shall take into
consideration the defendant's economic con-
dition, and unless it finds that such action
will cause the family of the defendant to be
dependent on public welfare, shall, in addi-
tion to any other penalty, order the de-
fendant to pay a fine commensurate in
program under the federal Social Security
[A'California Statute] : shall be administered in the same manner
- -r _ as any other provision of this chapter.
CEiPPTER . SEC. 3. Section 2 Of this act shall become
(An act to add Section J509 62 to the welfare operative only if Assembly Bill No. 1682 is
land Insfituf,ions Code and to add ,?ection
91211 to Division 9 of-the Welfare and in-
'etitutions Cllde as proposed' by Assembly
pill No., 1682, relating to aid to families
with dependent children)
-The people of the State of California do
enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 1600.02 is added to the
Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:
1500.02. Aid shall be, paid under this chap-
ter, upon application, to the family of any
person killed and to the victim and family,
it any, of any person incapacitated as the
result of a crime of violence, if there is need
of such aid.
The department shall establish criteria for
payment of aid under this chapter, which
criteria. shall be substantially the same as
,
amount with the offense committed. The
fine shall be deposited in the Indemnity
Fund, in the State Treasury, which is hereby
established, and the proceeds in such fund
shall be used for the payment of aid under
this section.
This section shall not constitute part of
this state's plan for participation in any aid
which time Section 1500.02 as added to the
Welfare and Institutions Code by Section 1
of this act is repealed.
PIONEER DAY
Mr. CHURCH. Mr. President, tomor-
row the people of my State join with the
people of our sister State, Utah, to pay
tribute to the early pioneers on the 118th
anniversary of the settlement in our
region. These early settlers were mem-
bers of a uniquely American religious
the Church of Jesus Christ of
group
old shall be paid regardless of wnether or not It was on July 24, 1847, after 102 days
the applicant meets the property qualifica on the trail, that the first Mormons at-
tions prescribed for that program. in no rived In a Canyon overlooking the Great
event shall a enditures under this section Salt Lake Valley. Their leader, Brigham
for the }965 1166 fiscal year exceed one hun- Young, surveyed the valley and said
dred thousand dollars L$100,000). simply, "It is enough. This is the place."
Upon conviction of a$erson of a crime of In the era of manifest destiny, the
violence resulting in the injury or death of Mormon pioneers were among the first
another person, the court shall bake into con-
sideration the defendant's economic condl- to attack the hardships of the expanding
tion, and unless it firds such action will western frontier. As Prof. William
cause the family of the defendant to be de- Mulder has said:
pendent on public welfare, shall, in addition In their westward movement they were
to. any other penalty,'order the defendant to like the fine.. filament preceding the thread
pa
y
a 8ne com _ - _
mensurate In amount with go It seeks the eye of the needle. They were
balt
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the proceeds In such fund shall be used for
the payment of aid under this section. These early Mormons were also in the
This section shall nqt constitute part of forefront of the American scene in other
this state's plan for participation in any aid ways. Religiously, the Mormon faith ex-
program under the federal Social Security ressed tthen 11 r 1 timi m in t t ibute to the Mormon pioneers. Their
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baye.nly respect and admiration. I am
yfr*udlo join with the people of my State
and the people of Utah in paying tribute
to,these ,sturdy Americans. ~
"e" """ p"juuic, a?" sLLo- Lithuanians, Estonians. Czechs, Ukrain-
selibmelrt the truth. If at times , It was was ians, Rumanians, Armenians, and others
bec
ae in the making of decisions, all felt the iron heel of Soviet domi-
workal kal he sought the moral context tent for the
go answer. nation. Economic exploitation, reli-
He was a philosopher and a politician. gious persecution, expropriation of prop-
All n sin counted with him, but none too erty, terror, purge and imprisonment
much.' He was an American, but he died have in varying degrees become part of
in En'dand. He was a Democrat. but his
yl,..,...-. ? eipal .(eviler, is Republican: He was aUni- But seeds of unrest and change are
Mr. $OtJCLA$ y Mr. President, those tarianbut In our Nation's Capitol his flag- present in Eastern Europe. Freedom's
of us who, attended the final services for draper casket lay fittingly before an ecumen- flame still burns brightly in many hearts.
Adlai,Stevensoli last Monday in Bloom- lead Rriscopal sitar. In the climax of his It is up to us to do everything that we
ington, Ill., were privileged to hear a career Iii was an Ambassador to the United can to keep that flame alive until all of
moving and appropriate tribute to him Nations, with strong convictions of his own, these peoples, from the Baltic to the
by Dr. pana McLean Greeley, president and tdth an unflinching fidelity to his Black Sea, achieve freedom and the right
_- . and
a.nd his Rec nt If there e
I ask nncrynimo consent hat this trib- `ro `~r"" `~~ `' "`?r ` "
ns .great a to be misunderstood He was not
ute be printed In the RECORD. Just as American, or only a Democrat, or PRE ENTIAL DI
ABII ITY AMEND-
&
'il'he,1'e being no objection, the tribute exclus vely a Unitarian, or solely an Ambas- MENT TO THE /ONSTITUTION-
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, sador. He was also always the universal
citizen. His patriotism was intense, but it REJECTION BY THE LEGISLA-
as follows; had nu bounds. His politics were both pur- TURE OF COLORADO
A TRIBUTE ro Aor.nr STElVENSON poseful and personal. And the cardinal
(By Dr. Dana McLean Greeley, president, principles of his religion were freedom and Mr. MCGEE. Mr. President, several
Unitarian Universalist Association (of human dignity. States have already acted with dispatch
North Amerioa)) My xttleague, his cousin, Robert Richard- and wisdom. to ratify the proposed 25th
The very presence of this company speaks son, redtinds me that their great-grandfather, amendment to the Constitution pertain-
more eloquently and more tenderly than Jesse :Yell, would be very proud to have us ing to the Continuation of the executive
anything that we can say or sing. But here say that the Governor was truly Lincolnesque department of this Government In com-
in the community and the church of his In his idealism, his integrity, his compassion, patent hands should disability strike our
childhood and of lifelong associations, we and ho humor, as well as In his love of the president at any time. But one State,
pay to Governor Stevenson our most inti- State of Illinois. He was a devoted son, and
mate and final tribute, recognizing also the brother, and father, and grandfather. He Colorado, has acted with similar haste to
lasting bereavement'of all mankind. was a loyal friend. And he was a servant to reject the amendment on the specious
Many of those who have loved him the all th-t children of men. In that "distant grounds, as expressed by one member of
longest and most dearly are with us, and each day when nobody rattles a saber and nobody its State sensate, that the United States
in the privacy of his owe thoughts ofets'his drags i chain," his name will shine with an of America has done without this
own raver; yet the larger' coin' any at Wash- ever-Increasing luster. amendment for 175 years and can still
p He .understood not only democracy and do so.
C erently In his honor; r; and statesmen and the annd but likewise the "moving forms
commbn people alike, the world around, have ve and d sr shsdows owa of a world revolution." He was In truth,. Mr. President, I think vir-
taken him to their hearts, and will mold his not ccwed by complexity, but kept his eye tually all Of us are aware of the fact
memory into their own images of the best on the goals that he knew to be worth every that the United States of America has
life and prophecy of America in the 20th effort that could be bent In their direction. been lucky in the past and. cannot afford
century. He believed in a better world that we our- to flirt with the danger of political chaos
Adlal Stevenson was destined by his her!- selves can and must create here and now. which could arise out of a crisis over
t le and his own nature for public service. Characteristically, a decade ago, with his
And although in moments he shrank from friend Albert Schweitzer and Prime Minister Presidential succession. As the Wash-
that rose, he also thrived upon it. It was at Nehru, he was a prophetic advocate of a ington Post said editorially on Thults-
bitter cup that he had to drink, and nuclear test ban treaty. "How beautiful day:
oRthee a eif%lr of life that lifted him to the fulfill- upon the mountains are the feet of him that On many occasions the country has been
meat. of his own powers. He may not have Public loth peace.'' G. K. Chesterton once only one heartbeat away from potential
thonrght that he had accomplished enough, ' said t'. lot if we only had more visionaries chaos because of the absence of any mech-
for there were bitter disappointments, pub- among- our statesmen, we might get some- anism for replacing the Vice President.
lic and rivare and et: unmis{akabl he was thing '.really practical done. Adlai Stevenson
p r y y was that kind of a Statesman. It is, indeed,- rather shocking, as the
called to greatness; and the God that shines Tho rgh there was a poignancy In-his life Post has said, Mr. President, to note radi-
11 ant in the In his firmament of the, heavens was voice. that matched the hungers of his heart and such complete unawareness of the prob-
is person and resonant in his v voice. the sensitiveness of his being, he had a faith lems of Presidential succession and dis-
Not either ancient Israel or modem New that was greater than any problem or peril
ability
York could produce a more articulate spokes- or defeat. And he was able to say with But as that manifested re Denver.
man for justice and the right. If Winston But, in all fairness; Mr. President; I
Esdras,
thI "Great is the truth and mighty above
Churchill could .turn aphraseas well, it was _ all nthnngs.?? would add that I doubt in all seriousness
not to liquidate the empire, but to keep the "ThL memorial of virtue Is immortal be- if the action of the Colorado Senate,
pant upon her throne, whereas Governor cause it is know with Gad and with men. taken, apparently, in some haste, repre-
Stevenson undertook the tougher task pri- When it Is present, men take example at It, sents in fact the thinking of the people.
inertly of persuading a nation to minimize and tea It is gone, they desire it. It I ask unanimous Consent that the Wash-
its sovereignty and to merge its hopes and weareth a crown and triumpheth forever, ington Post editorial, "Reaction in Colo-
fears with those of other nations. In his havinE gotten the victory, striving for un- rado," be printed in the RECORD.
own words his attempt was to defrost a defiled rewards."
' ? * segment of the opaque window There being no objection, the editorial
through which we see others and others see was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
us,' and thereby to increase understanding CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK as follows:
and fraternity among men.
He added very recently that' change is not Mr. SCOTT. Mr. President, this week REACTION IN COLORADO
the great enemy of men, but violence is that We are observing Captive Nations Week. Colorado's rejection of the proposed 25th
enemy. If political success is to raise the It is a Week when all of those in the world amendment to the Constitution merits some
level of the national debate and of the fortunate enough to live in freedom kind of note in the annals of political stag-
world's dialog, to make truly qualified should be reminded of those many-mil- nation. This projected reform, designed to
people feel more at home in public life, and lions for whom freedom is only certain that the office of President of
to influence` one's country and mankind for y an un- the United States will always be occupied by
good, then he achieved success ehrphaticauy real dream or a word without meaning, an able-bodied and competent person, had
and dramatically. We shall remember his Thu, Iron Curtain which descended majority support In Denver as elsewhere.
combination of greatness and goodness. over to many once free nations after But a handful of Republican State senators
We salute him for his modesty and his Work, War II has not been raised. For denied it the necessary two-thirds vote on the
ambition, for his ability and, his affability, more than 20 ears tens of millions of ground that the United States had done
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without it for more t'az a years and could analysis, otherwise so admirable, Is an eCHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
still do .o. planation of why California should be so
This argument advanced ly L. T. Skiffing- open to the appeal of the extremists. Their SUCCESS IN ALASKA
ton could IV inada;yg1tp ,E$,ual force against supporters are found among young people Mr: DOUGLAS. Mr. President, the
any governmental reform at any time. It as well as among the old and the retired Chicago Symphony Orchestra enjoys an
could be made wlth,qual force against the taking counsel from their frightened preju-
act giving sti tehood to Colorado. It is an dices. We most apparently reconcile our-
essentially t nenlightened' plea for the status selves to the curious fact that the liberal and
quo with no regard for the changed condi- progressive traditions of California are
tions wh1c3; have s afle Improvement of our crossed by a more raucous and extreme Strain.
machinery of government imperative. In- Cranston begins by citing documentary
deed, th, premise on ,which the argument is proof that the Communists and the John
based is itself a betrayal''of ignorance. The Birchere often say the same thing. For ex-
country passed through perllous'times while ample, the monthly magazine published by
President ClarReld agd later President Wil- the leftwing Progressive Labor Party charges
son were stricken and could not be. tempo- that President Kennedy was assassinated on
rarily relieved of their onerous duties because orders from big business. The John Birch
of the existing defect in the Constitution. On Society claims that Kennedy was killed be-
many occasions the country has been only cause he was not a good enough Communist.
one heartbeat away from potential chaos Both denounce President Johnson and Walter
because of the absence of any mechanism for. Reuther as conspirators afraid to avow their
replacing the Vice President. real purposes or to disclose their real masters.
It is rather shocking to note such coin- Both denounce the American press as an or-
plate unawareness of the problems of Presi- ganized conspiracy against the truth.
dentist succession and disability as that The major difference between the left-
manifested to Denver. Fortunately, three wingers and the John Birchers is that one
other States -Wiseogsin, Nebraska, and Ok- group thinks the United States is headed
lahoma-hastened tq ratify the proposed toward fascism _ and the other claims the
25th amendment. tY,e have no doubt that 35 United states Is moving toward communism.
add'tional States' will complete the ratifica- It is not much of a difference for people who
tion process. In the ens. Colorado may wish believe in freedom.
to areas the negative distinction It has ac- Cranston cited evidence that 3,000 groups
quired by a minority response to any argu- in the United States are now spending $30
ment.baaed,on blind reaction. million a year promoting rightwing extrem-
,~. ieln. Last, year the John Birch Society
A CHALLENGE alone spent an estimated $3 million and is
TO EXTREMISTS IN now planning to add $8,000 new members
CALIFORNIA in California. Robert Welch, the society's
president, dotes half
Mr, MCGEE. Mr. President, C0111111- en
larging the Californiatmebershi time to
Dist Max freedman has paid the State Another rightwing extremist, Carl Moln-
controllerof Califorpia, Alan Cranston, a tire, a deposed Presbyterian minister now
much deserved tribute in the Washing- conducting a disreputable anti-Catholic
ton Evening Star f9r Thursday, radio campaign, grossed an estimated $1.5
Mr. Cranston, Freedman notes, has million In 1964.
spoken out importantly about extremists Welch has said, "Democracy is merely a
In his State, expressing the view W1ists deceptive phrase, a weapon of demagoguery,
and
none can challenge that the extremist The a one perennial thing common common to all extremist
makes his greatest gains when moderate,
groups is their Inflexible conviction that
responsible people remain silent or act they are right and their their opponents are evil.
timidly. And he makes the very valid Acting on this principle, they are no longer
point that extremists, whether of the left open to reason, no longer willing to respect
or right, are one Of a kind, really. The the wishes of the majority. What makes
point Is well made :py Cranston, and by them dangerous Is neither their ugly politi-
Freedman in his column, that both types cal technique nor their contempt for the
of extremists are fundsmntail d trues facts. They are fundamentally destructive of
-e y the democratic process Itself. They create
tive of the democratic process, though a climate of fear so that their doctrines of
the rightwing variety enjoys a funda- hate may prevail. The vicious personal at-
mental advantage In that many Amer- tack on the reputation of Senator THOMAS
leans honestly believe they are defend- KUcHEL, Republican, of California, an attack
ing American Ideals and freedoms. to which he responded with rare courage, is
Mr, President, I ask unanimous con- only one example of the evil weapons they
sent that Mr. Freedman's column, "Cali- will use against a public man of whom they
fornian Challenges Extremists," be disapprove.
printed in the RECORD. Yet the rightwing groups, as Cranston has
There being no bjectlon, the articledeniedshown, theenjoy one vast advantage always
was Ordered to be p.. yinted in the RECORD, do honestly Com believe m that unist these Merry extreme Amerig right.
as follows: - wingerrs are defending American ideals and
d
[From the Washington (D.C.) Evening Star, values. They see them owing no foreign al-
- `July 22, 1965] legiance and parading their claims as super-
CALIFORNIAN CHALLENGES EXTREMISTS Patriots. If the rightwingers us rough with
their opponents, it is a roughness justified
(By Max ?Freedman) by the cause being served. That is the basic
It could npt have been easy for State Con- appeal of the extremists, in California as else-
troller Alan Cranston to reeks his recent DID- Where. Yet the warning by the Los Angeles
portant speech on extremist groups in Call- Times is profoundly true that subversion
fornia. Had someone from outside Caltfor- remain subversion whether it comes from
nia spoken In these harsh and challenging the right or the left.
terms, he would have been, charged with The extremists probably have made life
maligning the State' as a paradise for ea- a misery for Cranston since he denounced
tremists. anston gcgepted that risk be- them, But other public officials will no
cause he be,ieves thgt the extremists make doubt follow his courageous example. A con-
their greatest gains .when the moderate and, carted exposure of the false assumptions and
xesppo~llaibie people are silent or timid. dangerous methods of the extremist groups
What fail. to etaerge from Cranston's Is the best way to discredit them utterly.
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International reputation for excellence.
I wish to bring to the attention of the
Senate the overwhelming success it en-
joyed at Fairbanks, Alaska. This was
the first event in which a major orches-
tra had appeared in the city, and I am
glad to read that thunderous applause
acclaimed the performance.
I ask that the articles from the Fair-
banks Daily News-Miner and New York
Times be printed in the RECORD at this
point.
There being no objection, the articles
were ordered to be printed in the RzcoaD.
as follows:
[From the Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-
Miner, May 25, 1965)
FIRST MAJOR CONCERT THRILLS FARSsmxs,
SYMPHONY Lat,oxn
(By Prof. Charles Davis, head, music depart-
ment, University of Alaska)
Last evening's capacity crowd accorded the
Chicago Symphony a tremendous ovation as
it concluded the first of two concerts in Ber-
ing Auditorium.
To residents of the Fairbanks area It was
a truly memorable evening as one of the
world's foremost symphonies conducted by
the. Internationally known Jean Martmon
became the first major orchestra ever to pre-
sent a concert in the farthest North city.
With meticulous precision and ensemble
the orchestra recreated the mood and con-
trasts of Beethoven's. Symphony No. 6-the
"Pastoral." At the outset, the vagaries of
the acoustics of the Hering stage caused mo-
mentary uncertainties in the thinly scored
section of the first movement. Quickly ad-
justing to the situation, the ensemble
demonstrated Its virtuosity in painting colors
from the quiet pastels of countryside to the
thunderous storm which interrupts the rest-
ful quiet of "the Brook."
DELICACY OP LINE
In opening an orchestral program with the
"Pastoral" the first two movements In their
predominantly restrained dynamics seem
Somewhat overlong. This reviewer might
have preferred a degree of anticipation in
the "Andante Motto Moto," as the tempo
seemed to suggest too great a degree of
repose. The serenity of this second move-
ment was characterized by great delicacy of
line and phrasing.
Certainly the third movement of the sym-
phony is a welcome change of mood, with its
Landler dance rhythm. From this movement
the heightened tension builds to its ultimate
climax In the "Storm." Here the instruments
combined with a sonority of tone that over-
whelms, still maintaining an exactness and
balance characteristic of great ensemble play-
ing. The final Allegretto was a consummate
portrayal of joy and peace.
Following the Intermission, the orchestra
turned to a composition in a contemporary
idiom-"Orchestra Variation on a Theme of
Paganini"-by Blacher. Announced by solo
violin in its original form, the theme, dis-
guised and altered, moves to various sections
of the orchestra with accompaniments In
widely contrasting rhythm and sonorities.
The complexities of rhythm combined with
a modern harmonic usage create highly en-
tertaining program fare.
Concluding the program was the familiar
tone poem "Don Juan" by Richard Strauss.
This composition, typical of the early Strauss
writing, exploits all sections of the orchestra
in Intricate melodic Motive and contrast-
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lug stentorian harmonies. Once again the rather Than emotionally, - and I have
orchestra demonstrated great virtuosity with come to my conclusion as a result of the
its. precision of ensemble, its delicate ma- persuast7eness of the facts surrounding
neuvering from one solo instrument to an- the situation.
other, or to the full, complement of players
as Conductor.Martinon deftly recreated the . On Monday of this week, Hobart Row-
score, . an, of the Washington Post, examined
u, 1R'}fUNDERO' 5 APPLAUSE the question in his column appearing on
Accorded a thunderous, standing ovation the bush less page of that paper. His ar-
by the audience, the orchestra responded tfcle is penetrating,' and as a business
with the bombastic "Rakoczy March" by Hec- editor h: $ views are worthy of attention.
ter Berlioz. Still reluctant to accept the end I ask ur entmous consent that this arti-
of a thrilling evening, the audience kept con- cle he pr rated in the RECORD.
ductor dgemenn returning for repeated There being no objection, the article
-Tonight, the symphony promises an equal-
ly exciting evening with Associate Conductor
Irwin Hoffman conducting a program in-
cluding Schubert's "Symphony No. 5," the
"Harry Janos Suite" by the contemporary
Composer Zoltan Kodaly, and the Brahma
"Symphony No. 2," Hoffman, aprotege of
the late Serge Koussevitzky, was formerly
conductor of the Vancouver, British Colum-
ba .,symphony and has appeared as guest con-
dgtOr Of leading orchestras throughout the
United States, Mexico, and South America.
(Prom the New York Times, May 27, 1965]
CHICAGO SYMPHONY CNEEass IN ALASKA
F;,ntanxics, ALASKA, May 26.-1konday eve-
ning's capacity crowd accorded the Chicago
Symphony a tremendous ovation as it con-
cluded the first of two concerts i in Lathrop
High school auditorium.
Tb residents of the Fairbanks area, it was
4'memorab'le evening as one of the world's
foremost symphonies conducted by Jean
Maitinon became the trat major orchestra
to resent a concert in the farthest north
Cif 4th precision and ensemble the orches
its recreated the mood and contrasts of the
chief work, Beethoven's Symphony No. 6-
tie "Pastoral." At the outset the acoustics
of the Lathrop stage caused momentary un-
eettainties in the thinly scored section of
the, first movement. Quickly adjusting, the
ensemble demonstrated its virtuosity in
painting colors from the quiet pastels of
countryside to the thunderous storm which
interrupts the restful quiet of the brook.
Accorded' a standing ovation, the orches-
tra responded with the "Rakoczy March" by
Berlioz.
-At.the end of the concert the audience
made Mr. Martinon return for repeated ac-
knowledgements.
,,The symphony played again Tuesday
night before going on to Winnipeg, Mani-
toba, for another concert.
was ordl,red to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
ECONOMII IMPACT: SMOKESCREENS OnscuRE
RroaT-To-WoEK Issue
.: (By Hobart Rowen)
The battle over repeal of section 14(b) of
the Taft. Hartley Act-those unfortunate few
words th it allow an individual State to ban
the union shop-Is about to be resumed, this
time on the House floor. The public will
thus be treated again to an appalling amount
of hokur} and buncombe on this issue. _
Those Individuals and organizations that
want to ),reserve the right-to-work laws per-
mitted b:7 section 14(b) ought to quit shad-
owboxine ~. and say forthrightly that they're
against the whole idea of labor unions.
Right or wrong, at least that position
would era the pretense that they are losing
valuable seep over the question of individual
liberty.
At the present time, 19 States have taken
ad vantage. of section 14(b) by prohibiting
any agre sment between an employer and a
Orion specifying membership In a union as
a condition of employment. Even If a com-
pany ant a union should desire a union shop,
it,would be illegal In these 19 States.
But wifie the chamber of commerce and
others w pp crocodile tears about the loss of
liberty la the other 31 States, -the' basic
motive at the right-to-work crowd to to at-
tract industry with the promise of cheap,
nonunloii labor.
And as'the AV -CIO has ably documented,
the leas respectable of the antiunion band
have a,7ose alliance with the ultraright-
wing John filch types, whose bias on this
were is Merely one aspect of a longer record
of antiquated, antisocial, 19th century
prejudice.
Organikationa like the chamber, which are
eminently respectable, if behind the times,
fall to see the inconsistency between their
avowed support of the principle of collective
bargainh lg and their demand for continu-
ance of section 14(b).
They ire saying, in effect, that an em-
THE 14(b)ISSUE-RIGHT-TO-WORK ployer Should have to bargain with his
LEGISLATION workers (that's what collective bargaining
means)--provided they haven't formed an
Mr. HARTKE. Mr. President, the effective union. If one can make sense out
%ttes$iou of the repeal'Of section 14(b) of the cl amber position, it is that employers
of the Taft-Hartley Act is before the Sen- should strive to return to that nostalgic era
ate in S. 256 and action Is imminent in when they could deal with their employees
the House on the companion bill, H.R. individually.
77, which 'was reported favorably on 'well, maybe it would be nice-the way
June 22. . Some people look at it-to do without unions.
Over the years, the right-to-work goer- But the chamber better forget It, and take a
look
tion rrounding the issue has drawn at the calendar. It is 1965.
stf Most bf the really Influential leaders of
on.
e
e
forth literally millions of words, engen- Americai Industry have taken a more so- efforts being made against the Jewish
dered bitter feelings, caused the expnn- phisticatd approach. They know that the faith in "an officially atheistic state"
diture of untold sums of money by those "individual freedom" propaganda is just
who contend for and against, and shaken that-a tine created by the same imaginative "will have demonstrated that it has per-
,the entire electorate in such States as public interlace men who thought up the fected a pattern of cultural genocide
Ohio and California when the issue ap- misleading right-to-work phrase. which can be used against other reli-
peared on the ballot there. Advocates Actualy, the real leaders of American in. gions when their turn Comes."
and proponents are to be found 'in this dustry couldn't care less about repeal of sec- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con-
bodY, and we can look forward to strong ton 14(b). Some, it is true, wish that Free- sent that the article be printed in the
expressions of differing views before the id:ent Johnson had staved off AFL-CIO press- RECORD.
dent George Meany's request. But policy- There being no objection, the article
roll is called on the repeal bill. makers tp the U.S. business community deal
I support the bill for repeal. 'I have re:gularlp with unions and the union shop. was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
sought to look at the question rationally By ar d large, they'd be panicked if they as follows:
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weren't assured of well-organized, responsi-
ble labor unions to provide a steady flow of
manpower for them.
One of L.B.J.'il Texas aids confides: "When
a big national company comes in down home,
they generally ask: 'Where's the union?' If
it's not there, they're disappointed. They
want one right on tap."
But the local wheels are generally nervous.
They are skeptical of union organizers, who
are equated to invaders, men who want to
upend precious States rights. Above all, the
local men, often pillars of small-time cham-
bers of commerce, feel they can keep wages
low if the union is kept out. They freely
advertise and solicit on that basis.
The unions have floated their share of
baloney, too. Repeal of section 14(b) is not
a do-or-die proposition for union organiza-
tion, because they can and[ do survive in the
right-to-work States.
And despite denials, it 1s true that the
notion of a union shop involves a certain
element of compulsion. This ought to be
freely admitted, because the compulsion is
justifiable. Where collective bargaining is,
the law of the land, a man who Is deriving
benefits from union representation ought to'
join the union. At least, he ought to pay
dues, which is all the law requires.
The unions want to do away with section
14(b) because it Is a bone in the throat.
The Wagner Act established the principle of
collective bargaining, and then the Taft-
Hartley Act partially reneged. For 18 years
this has Invited antiunion harassment. Both
management and labor could turn their at-
tention to more useful and productive en-
deavors if section 14(b) were scrapped.
RUSSIAN ANTI-SEMITISM
Mr. HARTICE. Mr. President, I am
glad to have been a cosponsor of the reso-
lution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 17,_
which Senator Ribicoff introduced last
February and in which 67 Members
joined him. That resolution expressed
the sense of the Congress, in part, that
"the Soviet Union in the name of decency
and humanity cease executing persons
for alleged economic offenses, and fully
Permit the free exercise of religion and
the pursuit of culture by Jews and all
others within its borders."
The Senate passed that resolution by
a unanimous rollcall vote on May 14,
and it was passed by the House with
amendment last week, on July 12.
The importance of this resolution, and
the indisputable facts which called it
forth, are underlined by an article ap-
pearing in the current issue of the noted
nondenominational religious journal, the
Christian Century. Under the title "Cul-
tural Genocide in Russia," its former edi-
tor, Dr. Harold Fey, now a professor of
social ethics at the Christian Theological
Seminary in Indianapolis, discusses the
extent of anti-Semitism in the Soviet
warns that success of th
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