Page images
PDF
EPUB

amendment the following bills of the Senate:

S. 1193. An act for the relief of Eleanor Constan;

S. 1703. An act for the relief of Raul Jorge Jose Hermitte; and

S. 2028. An act for the relief of Candace Elizabeth Lee Johnson (Kyung Hee Lee).

LEASING OF PORTION OF FORT CROWDER, MO.

The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 8315) to authorize the Secretary of the Army to lease a portion of Fort Crowder, Mo., to Stella Reorganized Schools R-I, Missouri.

The question being on agreeing to the amendment yesterday proposed by Mr. KEATING on page 3, line 1, of section 2 of the substitute amendment proposed by Mr. DIRKSEN, as amended, inserting certain words on explosives,

Mr. GOLDWATER was recognized by the Presiding Officer (Mr. YOUNG of Ohio).

Mr. CLARK raised a question of order, viz, that Mr. GOLDWATER was not entitled to the floor and called for the regular order.

The PRESIDING OFFICER held that Mr. GOLDWATER had been recognized and was entitled to the floor.

Mr. GOLDWATER refused to yield to Mr. CLARK to appeal from the ruling of the Chair and proceeded to address the Senate.

Pending debate,

Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, and by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That when the Senate conIcludes its business today it stand adjourned.

Pending debate,

ADJOURNMENT

On motion by Mr. JAVITS, at 6 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m.,

The Senate, under its order of today, adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1960

The PRESIDENT pro tempore called the Senate to order and Rev. Walter A. Pegg, of Washington, D.C., offered prayer.

THE JOURNAL

On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, and by unanimous consent, The reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, March 15, 1960, was dispensed with.

COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO SIT The Subcommittee on Preparedness of the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences were authorized to sit today until 1 p.m. during the session of the Senate, on the request of Mr. JOHNSON of Texas.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Bartlett, one of its clerks:

Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the following bills of the Senate, each with an amendment,

in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

S. 594. An act for the relief of Lionie Tarpinian; and

S. 1241. An act for the relief of Sirvart Kasabian.

The House has passed the bll (S. 1315) for the incorporation of the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., with amendments, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.

The House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

H.R. 1752. An act for the relief of Wilhelmina Ordonez;

H.R. 2082. An act for the relief of James Demetrios Chrysanthes, also known as James Demetrios Chrysanthacopoulos;

H.R. 2309. An act for the relief of Rivka Ghesser;

H.R. 2314. An act for the relief of the estate of William M. Farmer;

H.R. 3242. An act for the relief of Mrs. Virginia Lee Sage;

H.R. 3786. An act for the relief of Chan Kit Ying and James George Bainter;

H.R. 3934. An act for the relief of Mrs. E. Christine Williams;

H.R. 4562. An act for the relief of Stanislaw Grzelewski;

H.R. 5771. An act for the relief of Emmett P. Dyer;

H.R. 6083. An act for the relief of Mary V. Jones;

H.R. 6149. An act for the relief of Wesley C. Newcomb.

H.R. 6493. An act for the relief of Robert Dolton;

H.R. 6843. An act for the relief of Daniel Wilging;

H.R. 7037. An act for the relief of Carl J. Fisher, captain, U.S. Army, retired;

H.R. 7226. An act for the relief of Mr. Hughie D. Martin and Ione Martin;

H.R. 7254. An act for the relief of Simeen Helena Chaghaghi;

H.R. 7363. An act for the relief of Chester A. Spindler;

H.R. 7582. An act for the relief of Royce C. Plume, a member of the Arapahoe Tribe of Indians;

H.R. 8280. An act for the relief of Clarence T. Tolpo;

H.R. 8383. An act for the relief of Maj. Jack E. Hudson;

H.R. 8456. An act for the relief of Capt. Jack Rubley;

H.R. 8672. An act for the relief of Dr. Deh Chang Tao;

H.R. 8941. An act for the relief of Mrs. Alice Anderson;

H.R. 9170. An act for the relief of John J. Finn, Jr.;

H.R. 9216. An act for the relief of Daniel C. Turner;

H.R. 9476. An act for the relief of George E. Williams and William L. Johnson; and

H.R. 10631. An act for the relief of George T. Moore, Carl D. Berry, and Dr. Harold J. Heck.

The Speaker of the House having signed three enrolled bills, viz, S. 1193, S. 1703, and S. 2028, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President.

ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

The Secretary reported that he had examined and found truly enrolled the following bills:

S. 1193. An act for the relief of Eleanor Constan;

S. 1703. An act for the relief of Raul Jorge Jose Hermitte; and

S.2028. An act for the relief of Candace Elizabeth Lee Johnson (Kyung Hee Lee).

The PRESIDENT pro tempore thereupon signed the same.

HOUSE BILLS REFERRED

The bills this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence were severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent.

Ordered, That the bills H.R. 1752, H.R. 2082, H.R. 2309, H.R. 3242, H.R. 3786, H.R. 3934, H.R. 4562, H.R. 6083, H.R. 6149, H.R. 6493, H.R. 6843, H.R. 7037, H.R. 7226, H.R. 7254, H.R. 7363, H.R. 7582, H.R. 8280, H.R. 8383, H.R. 8456, H.R. 8672, H.R. 8941, H.R. 9170, H.R. 9216, H.R. 9476, and H.R. 10631 be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; and

That the bills H.R. 2314 and H.R. 5771 be referred to the Committee on Finance. REPORT OF SOIL BANK CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 1959 soil bank conservation reserve program; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

[blocks in formation]

AMENDMENT OF SUGAR ACT OF 1948 The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the provisions of the Sugar Act of 1948; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Finance.

REPORT OF 1959 REVISIONS OF THE EASTWEST TRADE CONTROLS

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Under Secretary of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 13th annual report on operations under the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 1951, entitled "Summary of East-West Trade in 1958"; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

REVIEW OF SELECTED ACTIVITIES OF PORTLAND REGIONAL OFFICE, FOREST SERVICE

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the review of selected activities of Portland regional office (region 6), Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, September 1959; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

BROWNS VALLEY IRRIGATION DISTRICT IN YUBA COUNTY, CALIF.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of an application for a loan for a proposed project under section 10 of the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956, by the Browns Valley Irrigation District in Yuba County, Calif.; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

REMARKS OF APPRECIATION FROM PARLIA

MENT OF THE KINGDOM OF NEPAL The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of State, transmitting a transcript of the remarks of appreciation for House Concurrent Resolution 299 (86th Cong., 1st sess.), relative to the newly established Parliament of the Kingdom of Nepal; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following petitions, etc., which were referred as indicated:

Resolutions of the Board of Commissioners of Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, Fla., favoring additional funds for the continuation of construction of the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida; to the Committee on Appropriations.

Concurrent resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts, as follows:

A concurrent resolution favoring a Federal Area Redevelopment Act; to the Committee on Banking and Currency; A concurrent resolution favoring amending the Social Security Act relating to maximums which may be earned by recipients of social security payments; to the Committee on Finance; and

A concurrent resolution favoring the enactment of legislation outlawing discrimination in employment because of age; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

A resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, favoring amending the Federal income tax laws to permit tax exemption for the parents of students in accredited colleges and universities for the period while said students are enrolled in said institutions for higher education; to the Committee on Finance.

A petition of Rev. R. Richard, Chattanooga, Tenn., praying the assistance of the Federal Government in protecting the citizenship rights of the Negro people in the South; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

A concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of Kentucky, remonstrating against the construction of bridges across the Ohio River which do not have adequate clearance for river traffic; to the Committee on Public Works.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of South Carolina, commending the 18 U.S. Senators from the South on their courageous stand in opposing the proposed "civil rights" legislation now pending in the Senate; which was ordered to lie on the table.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

Mr. EASTLAND (for Mr. O'MAHONEY), from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report (No. 1202) pursuant to Senate Resolution 53 (86th Cong., 1st sess.), as extended, entitled "Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights"; which was ordered to be printed.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Bills were introduced, severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred as follows:

By Mr. MUNDT:

S. 3208. A bill to provide for the payment for individual Indian and tribal lands of the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, required by the United States for the Big Bend Dam and Reservoir project on the Missouri River, and for the rehabilitation, social and economic development of the members of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes; and

S. 3209. A bill to provide for the payment for individual Indian and tribal lands of the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, required by the United States for the Big Bend Dam and Reservoir project on the Missouri River, and for the rehabilitation, social and economic development of the members of

the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. BENNETT (for himself, Mr. ALLOTT, Mr. CHURCH, Mr. FONG, Mr. YOUNG of North Dakota, and Mr. DWORSHAK): S. 3210. A bill to amend and extend the provisions of the Sugar Act of 1948, as amended; to the Committee on Fi

nance.

By Mr. MANSFIELD (for himself and Mr. KuCHEL):

S. 3211. A bill to establish the Richard L. Neuberger National Seashore, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. BIBLE (for himself and
Mr. CANNON):

S. 3212. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public lands in the State of Nevada to the county of Mineral, State of Nevada; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. KEFAUVER:

S. 3213. A bill for the relief of Dr. Anwar Amin Anthony; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ANDERSON:

S. 3214. A bill to clarify the law with respect to transportation of airmail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. MORSE:

S. 3215. A bill to designate the John Day lock and dam on the Columbia River, Oreg., and Wash., as the Richard L. Neuberger lock and dam; to the Committee on Public Works.

AUTHORIZATION TO PRINT AS A SENATE DOCUMENT A STUDY ENTITLED "USING OUR FARM PRODUCTIVE POWERS FOR HUMAN PROGRESS AND PEACE"

Mr. HUMPHREY submitted a resolution (S. Res. 291); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration:

Resolved, That the study entitled "Using Our Farm Productive Powers for Human Progress and Peace," prepared by Leon H. Keyserling, former Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers, be printed as a Senate document, with illustrations. LEASING OF PORTION OF FORT CROWDER, MO.

The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 8315) to authorize the Secretary of the Army to lease a portion of Fort Crowder, Mo., to Stella Reorganized Schools R-I, Missouri.

The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. KEATING, On page 3, line 1, to section 2 of the substitute amendment proposed by Mr. DIRKSEN for the bill, as amended, Pending debate,

On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, and by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That when the Senate conIcludes its business today it stand in adjournment.

Pending debate,

ADJOURNMENT

On motion by Mr. LONG of Louisiana, at 6 o'clock and 17 minutes p.m.,

The Senate, under its order of today, adjourned.

སྙ་ན་བནE"t ! ! རོ, ༩༩ རྩ་ཟླ

THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1960

The VICE PRESIDENT called the Senate to order and Rev. Edward L. R. Elson of Washington, D.C., offered prayer.

THE JOURNAL

On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, and by unanimous consent,

The reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, March 16, 1960, was dispensed with.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Maurer, one of its clerks:

Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

HR. 9228. An act for the relief of Rosina Gartling, Rosa Gartling, Gustav Gartling, and Adolph Gartling; and

H.R. 9560. An act for the relief of Dr. Ferenc Domjan and others.

HOUSE BILLS REFERRED

The bills H.R. 9228 and H.R. 9560, this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence, were read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS TO FACILITATE THE NATIONAL DEFENSE

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Supply and Logistics), transmitting, pursuant to law, a summary report of contractual actions with actual or potential cost of $50,000 or more to facilitate the national defense for the calendar year 1959; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

PETITION

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a resolution of the Conference of Jewish Women's Organizations, Los Angeles, Calif., expressing sorrow because of the death of Senator Neuberger; which was ordered to lie on the table.

REPORT ON USE OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES

Mr. HAYDEN, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted, pursuant to law, a report on the use of foreign currencies by committees and joint committees of the Senate.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT
RESOLUTIONS

Bills and joint resolutions were introduced, severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred as follows:

By Mr. LAUSCHE:

S. 3216. A bill for the relief of Anton Urbancic and Antonia Urbancic; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ANDERSON (by request): S. 3217. A bill to waive certain restrictions of the New Mexico Enabling Act with respect to certain sales of lands granted to the State by the United States; and to consent to an amendment of the constitution of the State of New Mexico; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

[blocks in formation]

S. 3221. A bill directing the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain property in the State of Mississippi to the heirs of H. A. McNemar; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. BARTLETT (for himself and Mr. GRUENING):

S. 3222. A bill to authorize the modification or reconstruction of certain works of the Eklutna project, Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. MAGNUSON:

S. 3223. A bill for the relief of John W. Bos; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BRIDGES (for himself, Mr. BYRD of Virginia, Mr. CURTIS, and Mr. COTTON): S.J. Res. 174. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the balancing of the budget; to the Committee on he Judiciary.

By Mr. MURRAY (for himself and Mr. MANSFIELD): S.J. Res. 175. Joint resolution to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to defer the reclassification of certain lands of the Malta Irrigation District, Milk River Federal reclamation project, Montana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

STUDY OF ACTIVITIES IN CERTAIN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES Mr. CURTIS submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 292); which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

Whereas activities directed toward the removal of heads of government in certain Central American and South American countries seek to depose leaders of governments friendly to the United States; and

Whereas these activities may be a cumulative effort tending toward a conspiracy to depose heads of governments inimical to international communism: Therefore be it

Resolved, That the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, or a subcommittee thereof, make appropriate studies of these activities for the purpose of advising the Senate whether the Monroe Doctrine is being violated and whether existing statutes and treaties enable the United States to take any actions that may be necessary or desirable to avoid encroachment upon governments of Western hemispheric countries who seek to resist international communism.

PROGRAM OF U.S. EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEES BY EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF WASHINGTON

Mr. JAVITS (for himself and Mr. KEATING) Submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 293); which was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency:

Whereas the United States is the world's largest single exporter, with a more than 17 per centum share of total world exports during the past decade, and United States exports form an important part of the resources available to the nations of the free world and make possible United States oversea private investment and economic aid programs vital to the strengthening of free institutions in the developing areas of the free world; and

Whereas the losses during the past two years in the world market share of United States manufactured goods are responsible for a large part of the increased United States balance-of-payments deficit which should be dealt with if this Nation is to continue in its role of free-world leadership; and

Whereas the impact of production for foreign markets on domestic economic activity and its influence on stabilizing employment and production in various industries has become an increasingly important factor during the past two years; and

Whereas the Export-Import Bank of Washington during the past 25 years has stimulated the foreign trade program of the United States with some $10,000,000,000 in credits which have been and are being repaid; and

Whereas a large-scale program of United States export development is being launched by our Government, including among its most important elements the provision of improved export credit guarantee facilities by the Export-Import Bank, which will for the first time extend such guarantees to short-term credits; and

Whereas the Export-Import Bank is authorized by the Congress to "guarantee notes, drafts, checks, bills of exchange, acceptances, including bankers' acceptances, cable transfer, and other evidence of indebtedness" which constitute the exchange media used in foreign trade; and

Whereas a program of export guarantees authorized by the Congress and now called for by the President to be undertaken by the Export-Import Bank is a vital supplement to the important activities in this field undertaken by the United States banks; and

Whereas the other major exporting nations of the free world for up to forty years have supported their foreign trade programs by means of government export credit guarantees, so that now between 5 per centum and 15 per centum of their exports are insured by their governments against commercial and political risks; and

Whereas United States businessmen are now in the keenest competition with producers assisted in this manner by friendly foreign governments: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that a program of export credit guarantees carried out by the ExportImport Bank of Washington is deserving of the full support of the Congress; and be it further Resolved, That the Export-Import Bank should in its semiannual reports, required by Act of Congress, include an evaluation of the effectiveness of that export credit guarantee program to be pursued by the United States compared with similar programs pursued by the other major exporting nations of the world.

LEASING OF PORTION OF FORT CROWDER, MO.

The Senate, by unanimous consent resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 8315) to authorize the Secretary of the Army to lease a portion of Fort Crowder, Mo., to Stella Reorganized Schools R-I, Missouri.

The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. KEATING ON page 3, line 1, of the substitute amendment, as amended, proposed by Mr. DIRKSEN for the bill, as amended, inserting certain words on explosives,

Pending debate,

Mr. KEATING modified his proposed amendment.

On motion by Mr. RUSSELL,

The yeas and nays, being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, were ordered on the question of agreeing to the amendment, as modified.

After debate,

The question being taken on agreeing to the amendment, as modified, proposed by Mr. KEATING, viz, on page 3, line 1, of the substitute amendment, as amended, proposed by Mr. DIRKSEN, insert after "SEC. 3. (a)" the following:

Chapter 39 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "§ 837. Explosives; illegal use or possession

"(a) as used in this section—

[ocr errors]

'commerce' means commerce between any State, Territory, Commonwealth, District, or possession of the United States, and any place outside thereof; or between points within the same State, Territory, or possession, or the District of Columbia, but through any place outside thereof; or within any Territory, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia;

"'explosive' means gunpowders, powders used for blasting, all forms of high explosives, blasting materials, fuzes (other than electric circuit breakers), detonators, and other detonating agents, smokeless powders, and any chemical compounds or mechanical mixture that contains any oxidizing and combustible units, or other ingredients, in such proportions, quantities, or packing that ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by percussion, or by detonation of the compound or mixture or any part thereof may cause an explosion.

"(b) Whoever transports or aids and abets another in transporting in inter

state or foreign commerce any explosive, with the knowledge or intent that it will be used to damage or destroy any building or other real or personal property for the purpose of interfering with its use for educational, religious, charitable, residential, business, or civic objectives or of intimidating any person pursuing such objectives, shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than one year, or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both; ́and if personal injury results shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than ten years, or a fine of not more than $10,000, or both; and if death results shall be subject to imprisonment for any term of years or for life, but the court may impose the death penalty if the jury so recommends.

"(c) The possesion of an explosive in such a manner as to evince an intent to use, or the use of, such explosive, to damage or destroy any building or other real or personal property used for educational, religious, charitable, residential, business, or civic objectives or to intimidate any person pursuing such objectives, creates rebuttable presumptions that the explosive was transported in interstate or foreign commerce or caused to be transported in interstate or foreign commerce by the person so possessing or using it, or by a person aiding or abetting the person so possessing or using it: Provided, however, That no person may be convicted under this section unless there is evidence independent of the presumptions that this section has been violated.

"(d) Whoever, through the use of the mail, telephone, telegraph, or other instrument of commerce, willfully imparts or conveys, or causes to be imparted or conveyed, any threat, or false information knowing the same to be false, concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made, or to be made, to damage or destroy any building or other real or personal property for the purpose of interfering with its use for educational, religious, charitable, residental, business, or civic objectives, or of intimidating any person pursuing such objectives, shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.

"(e) This section shall not be construed as indicating an intent on the part of Congress to occupy the field in which this section operates to the exclusion of a law of any State, Territory, Commonwealth, or possession of the United States, and no law of any State, Territory, Commonwealth, or possession of the United States, which would be valid in the absence of the section shall be declared invalid, and no local authorities shall be deprived of any jurisdiction over any offense over which they would have jurisdiction in the absence of this section."

Redesignate the present subsections (a) and (b) as (b) and (c), respectively. It was determined in/Yeas the affirmative --

Nays

[ocr errors]

87

0

The yeas and nays having been heretofore ordered.

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small]

PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. McGEE in the chair) laid before the Senate the following message from the President of the United States; which was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce:

To the Congress of the United States:

Because increased exports are important to the United States at this time, the administration has developed a program to promote the growth of our export trade. While most of the public steps to be taken with this end in view can be accomplished under existing legislative authority, the cooperation and support of the Congress are vital to the success of this program.

Expanded exports can add substantially to the millions of jobs already generated for our people by export trade. At the same time, our export surplus contributes significantly to our capacity to sustain our expenditures abroad for investment, private travel, maintenance of U.S. military forces, and programs of foreign economic cooperation. Το support these essential activities, which are reflected in our international balance of payments, we must, as I pointed out in my state of the Union message, promote a rising volume of exports and world trade.

Unlike the sellers' markets of early postwar years when productive capacity abroad was limited, world markets have recently become highly competitive. To expand exports in these circumstances demands a more vigorous effort by both Government and business to improve our capacity for international competition.

Through the trade agreements program we shall continue to work with other countries toward the removal of unnecessary obstacles to international trade and payments. The discriminatory restrictions that other countries imposed at a time when they had serious balance-of-payments difficulties have been especially burdensome to our exports. Economic improvement in many countries has removed the justification for such barriers, and with the assistance of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the International Monetary Fund, much has been accomplished in eliminating those restrictions. We shall continue to seek the elimination of the discriminatory restrictions that still remain; we shall also continue to seek the general reduction of quantitative controls.

To assist our exporters to meet current international competition in export financing arrangements, the Export-Import Bank will inaugurate a new program of guarantees of noncommercial risks for short-term export credits. The Bank will also expand and improve its existing credit facilities for mediumterm export transactions. These steps, which can be taken under existing statutory authority, should improve the ability of our exporters to compete in world markets. These arrangements will be designed and administered to encourage full participation of commercial banks

and other private sources of credit and guarantees.

To help our exporters in the development of their foreign sales, we should improve the numerous Government services now available to business firms and especially useful to our smaller producers. These services have been available all along, but we must infuse them with a new purpose and strengthen them with additional resources. Accordingly, I have directed comprehensive steps to strengthen the trade-promotion services of the Department of Commerce, including its field offices located throughout the United States; to expand and give higher priority to the commercial activities of the Foreign Service; to expand the agricultural trade promotion activities of the Department of Agriculture; to place greater emphasis on the prompt reporting of information useful to American exporters; to establish new oversea trade centers; to make fuller use of international trade fairs, trade missions, and other promotional means to stimulate the interest of foreign buyers in U.S. products while continuing to emphasize the basic objectives of the special program for international understanding; and to emphasize the promotion of tourist travel to the United States.

The details of this program will be presented during the congressional hearings soon to be held on the expansion of U.S. trade and in connection with a forthcoming request for the supplemental appropriations necessary for rapid progress in the export promotion program. Government promotion, however, can be effective only to the extent that it stimulates and encourages private business efforts to expand sales abroad. Government can help enlarge export opportunities, but it is American business that must supply and sell the goods that world markets demand.

To this end I have asked the Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with other department heads, to enlist the efforts of the business community. Consultations have already been held in connection with the preparation of this program. In addition, a group of business leaders will be asked to organize an export drive by business, to enlist the active support of existing national and local business groups, to discover the sectors in which better results can be obtained, to assist and encourage businessmen newly entering the export field, to strengthen contacts with business groups abroad, and to develop an organization structure adequate to these purposes.

The individual steps in this export program are modest ones. Their cumulative effect, however, will be substantial if American enterprise will make the necessary effort. With the support of the Congress, this Government can both facilitate and give continued impetus to the expansion of our exports as free world economic progress continues to enlarge the potential for international trade. The rising tide of productivity and prosperity in many nations creates a timely opportunity for mutual benefits

from expanding world trade. By pursuing this opportunity, we can promote vigorous economic growth both at home and abroad.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. THE WHITE HOUSE, March 17, 1960. INCREASE OF IMMIGRATION QUOTAS AND ADMISSION OF REFUGEES

The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message from the President of the United States; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

To the Congress of the United States: I again urge the liberalization of some of our existing restrictions upon immigration.

The strength of this Nation may be measured in many ways-military might, industrial productivity, scientific contributions, its system of justice, its freedom from autocracy, the fertility of its land, and the prowess of its people. Yet no analytical study can so dramatically demonstrate its position in the world as the simple truth that here, more than any other place, hundreds of thousands of people each year seek to enter and establish their homes and raise their children.

To the extent possible, without dislocating the lives of those already living here, this flow of immigration to this country must be encouraged. These persons who seek entry to this country seek more than a share of our material prosperity. The contributions of successive waves of immigrants show that they do not bring their families to a stange land and learn a new language and a new way of life simply to indulge themselves with comforts. Their real concern is with their children, and as a result those who have struggled for the right of American citizenship have, in countless ways, shown a deep appreciation of its responsibilities. The names of those who make important contributions in the fields of science, law, and almost every other field of endeavor indicate that there has been no period in which the immigrants to this country have not richly rewarded it for its liberality in receiving them.

In the world of today our immigration law badly needs revision.

Ideally, I believe that this could perhaps be accomplished best by leaving immigration policy subject to flexible standards. While I realize that such a departure from the past is unlikely now. a number of bills have already been introduced which contain the elements of such an idea. The time is ripe for their serious consideration so that the framework of a new pattern may begin to evolve.

For immediate action in this session I urge two major acts.

First. We should double the 154,000 quota immigrants that we are presently taking into our country.

Second. We should make special provision for the absorption of many thousands of persons who are refugees without a country as a result of political up

« PreviousContinue »