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<br />CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-APPENDIX
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<br />N QynlBER 7
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<br />In the fileI' or your abllalute Indll1erenee
<br />toward thlli one reallmport.Rnt matter, you
<br />will aU hllve nene enoUih to rome back and
<br />ask the people or Montana. to return you tQ
<br /><;Ilnce. Emplo~'el1l ha\'e dl~cbl\rged employ-
<br />ee" lor far leM Indl1!erence to the Job Ihey
<br />",'ere hired to dO than )'ou gentlemen lU"e
<br />dlSplllj'lng" toward your lob. !lud 1 am very
<br />6ure Ihat the people,rour employers.....i11 do
<br />M much ""hen you aak to be reernplo\'ed u
<br />th"lr RepTe~ntatlV"llll Congress unle... )'OU
<br />do.eamethlr.g,and at once. to correct the an-
<br />tlatlon ano:1 bring gUT ~n" back home imme_
<br />dllllely.
<br />I might add that I do not care lor the
<br />e:<planlltlon. "there aren't enough Ilhlps to
<br />bring them b"ck any quicker." There ,,'ere
<br />plenty at ship. to get them ovu there; let.s
<br />not forget that. Al&o. If there 1& S .horta~e,
<br />WhiCh I doubt. wlW shotlld 47 Shlf" be t;..d
<br />up In the harben of thlll country for a SR\-Y
<br />Day <"l'lebrallon, whlrh meant nothing what_
<br />ever to thlt bay. overselU. Rnd the .ame to
<br />the parenta of those bo~'a. It Ruch celebra-
<br />Uons .rl! gol1'K to delay the return of our
<br />BOns, thosl! celebraUonl ~hoUld be dJ-"penled
<br />With unUI these men arc all home. The ty-
<br />Ing up ot theM! ahlpa not only d..layl"d th"
<br />bringIng back of our IOnl. but hu rl'3ul<<:d
<br />In their nOt even lIettlng mall from home or
<br />decent fOOd to tilt.
<br />Ile) an)' of you hR"e any explanaUon for
<br />your altttude In regard to tbue mattera; if
<br />10, what 1& It?
<br />Very truly youn.
<br />t!.ll'll,) Vlll.CnH.~ T"!LOR.
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<br />What the SI. Lawrence Seaway Project
<br />Means loWisconlin
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<br />EXTE~SION OF REMARKS
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<br />"ON, ANDREW J. BIEMILLER
<br />
<br />OrWlliCON!llN
<br />
<br />IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
<br />Tuctdav. November 6, I!N5
<br />Mr, BIEMILLER. Mr. Speaker. under
<br />leave to extend my remarks in the REC.
<br />ORD. I wlsh to Include a radio address by
<br />Harry C. Brockel. muniCipal port direc-
<br />tor. city of :'I111lliaukee. trom radio station
<br />WHA. Madison. Wis., and aIDllated Ha.
<br />tlons, Tuesday, October 23. 1945;
<br />The 8t. LawrenC'e ",...way lJ< agaIn In the
<br />nl'wa. prnld..nt Truman hlUl recommended
<br />the proJ<1'Ct toCongre$S lor Immediate action.
<br />Ten dlstln!l'ulahed 8I'n&.tol"l of threl' pol1t:CllI
<br />partlea. IncludIng S..nlltor LA Fou.rTTJ:. of
<br />W~seonslll. have prl'Sl'nted a JoInt rl'$OluUon
<br />to carry out Ihe pravIlllOIUl of OUr long-
<br />ab.ndlng ag~em..nt WIth Canada for dHelop.
<br />ment or Ihla ~reat ",at..r",ay. C'.ongr.....man
<br />SAMTH, the dean of the House of Repru..nta_
<br />U"es. hna pfe'll..nl..d a II1mllar r<'WlullC'lI In
<br />the House. President Truman'a unqualltlcd
<br />sUPpllrt of the proJt'Ct, and ItA d1stlnllullh~d
<br />conltl""S$I"n"lsJX'n60,".r..pre~ntlngal1maJor
<br />pollUcal parti..... lndlcatc that cond'lion. are
<br />nc"'mcr..rll."oral:le to adoptlcn a! theprcJect
<br />than In tht> filSt.
<br />The Stat.. ~partment hlUl gl"en the St.
<br />~"'Ten"e PfOJect lint plllclt In Its Interr.a_
<br />Ilona.! jlr<l\,fam.todenlonftratetothev;orld
<br />that narlorul I:vlng sid.. by side can pl'!l'I':'erully
<br />develop proJecls ",hOS('- benell~ lr:lnll<:en<1
<br />lut..rnatlonnl boundar)'" !In...... The State De.
<br />Jlll.Tlment !.II con\'lnCEd that th.. 8t. La...-ren~e
<br />project "'Ill prove tll the world that America
<br />I.. determIned to trment InternaUonL\ rela_
<br />tionships. lI.nd to bulld peace on a scund
<br />faunl'lll.Uon br eJ:p'lld~ng trade and "omme,.ce
<br />between n<lllons.
<br />Tht' St. Lalncnce seaway hlUl two grent
<br />eem:.omlc )\lSlllicstlon5--the JUS~JlicaUona (If
<br />low-coat water uamj;orUttlon, and ot lo1!.'~
<br />
<br />cost hydroelectrk power development. I
<br />wlIl touch brlt'lIy upon the power d..\"elop_
<br />ment f<'Bturt'll of the project. The powl!r to
<br />be generated will be dlstrlbuted to sections
<br />of Canada. New Yorl::. and New England,
<br />whIch are badly In n..ed of It. The St. La"'.
<br />nnee Rlv..r I. Ihe gr..test undeveloped
<br />5Qurce or l1ydroelectrlc power In North
<br />America. Two millIon t....o hundred IhOUSIIDd
<br />h<or~pa"'erof..ll'l.'trl[alenerg}'are-constant]"
<br />rUnnIng unllnd Into the !.llantlc bec:awe cf
<br />our pllSt !llnure to harn"ll8 thl$ tremendoua
<br />enO'rgy.
<br />Our natlonal eonsumptlon of ..l"",trlcal
<br />..nltrgyhWllncrelllll"dfrom14.000.000.000kllo_
<br />WStl.hoUTIIln 1914 to 240.000.000.000 kllowan.
<br />hotlTl In !9H. Pre'ldent Truman. In hll!
<br />me...ag.. to Congn.... dted the Import..nt role
<br />".hlch hydroelectric power In thlt Pacllle
<br />NOrThw...!!t nnd In !he T~n"~~~e \"lllle)' played
<br />In U:e d"'I"elopm..nt of Ihl! atomic bomb. He
<br />emphulzed that !hlt whole economic and
<br />mUltary futllre of Ihe UnH...d Stau'a wtJl re-
<br />quire further dnelopment of our power reo
<br />lourc"" and urged that the \'lUlt potential
<br />energy of the St. Lawr..nce River be harnessed
<br />wIthout delay.
<br />The St. r.awr..nc.. aeaway project I. of In_
<br />Urest to W!l!conaln b..catlle of IWI transpor.
<br />tatlon a&p....,u. By e!tendlng ~ean shipping
<br />to Wisconaln, our farnu and Industries ",lll
<br />be abll! to take advantage of ,,'at..r transpor_
<br />I.Uon on a sc..le Dlthu!o lrnpo""lble. Our
<br />Industries can then l.mport raw matcTlal. In
<br />large qnantltles. lit a mlnlmnm of coat. b)'
<br />Bubslltutlng a wat..r haul for coatly rail
<br />transporiallon and by ..Ilmlnatlng tran"_
<br />.hlpment coata. Wllll:'Ol1Aln &.grlcu!tU-Te and
<br />Indll.'ll.ry will be able 10 tap n..w markeU
<br />abroad by 1.I1111"-I"g direct .hlpplng a..rvlCI!.
<br />Th~re la noUllng new or exp..rimental In
<br />the 8t. Lawrence wllt..r....y d""..lopment. For
<br />mare than a hundred yea.' WJSCOnSln has
<br />b..en ahlpplng Into 'A'orld market:! \'la tbe
<br />Oreat Lllkn and the St. Lawrence River. A.
<br />esrly ... 1700. ~hallow ranllla ,,'''re built
<br />around the Lachln.. Rapltis oL the St. Law_
<br />renc.. nlver. It 16 mere than II. century Ilncl!
<br />th~ Erla Canal and the tln.t really pracucal
<br />lockaol thl! St. Lawrence <'anals "'eredug.
<br />The Gr..at Lakea area ""M dl.8Covl!red. ex.
<br />plan-d. and colonlzcd by wat..r tran3POrta-
<br />uon. The growth ot our clvlllzaUon In thll
<br />region hll3 follo..ed the ",atercounes. and
<br />the, growth of CUr ,va!erwaya hRll paulleled
<br />the l':<?I\T!slon 01 th.. Middle West untll It II
<br />one of thO' wealthl".t and IUO~t productive
<br />."ctlonaof the Nall(ln.
<br />The Ile..",ay 1& not an Inland ",at..r..'ay or
<br />an artHUla! w..ter....ay. It 11]1 se.. road Into
<br />the heMt c.l the North Aml!'rlcan C:mtlnent
<br />Fundam..ntaUy. It b.tolong.o In a elMa with Ihe
<br />river npproarhes to a dozen or mare of the
<br />grl'at ore.n ports, It di1!en. from theRe only
<br />In the grealer diltanc.. It prol"c!1 oe..an
<br />carriage Inland, and III the great e~tent of
<br />terrItory alld the !luge number of peopll! It
<br />,,'JlInr\"e.
<br />The....away Ill. "!<Ientlally not a canal proJ-
<br /><'Ct. From the head of Lfolt.. Superior to the
<br />Atlantic Ocean. RdlotBnc"0!rnl'relhlln2.000
<br />mUt'll. there will be but 16 locks and 4D mIl....
<br />Cf canal ~ectlon. Hore lhall 00 perCent of
<br />thO' rOUtr "'111 be through open wllt..r <or
<br />throuji;h channels 110 more redrlcted t)c,lI11
<br />the ..nl.rance [hannell to moat ~ean ports.
<br />The time lost by .hlps In ua"e!'lllng th.......
<br />loclt.!l and eanals "'!II be negllgtble.
<br />Th.. ~~a'''''ay prQJl'C~ doe! not contemplate
<br />Ihe crelltlon Of n new trnnsportatlon route.
<br />but. wl'l InrrellBl! Ihe u...IUlness of all 1m_
<br />portllnt UU.tlnll ro:!te. ....hlrh hu len'ed Ihe
<br />COIled St.R~n and Canllda tor O\"l!r a hUllcr",d
<br />yearl. The waterway!s al~ady subal..ntllllly
<br />c.;;mplHe. The agreemet:.t b{>t"'ecn the
<br />Cnlled SUI.l.es II.lld Canll.dll 1I.!IN:ta only llS
<br />mil..... ou~ cf I total of 2,339 mll"'lln the Rreat
<br />"'ateT\\"tly litretcl:ing from Duluth to th.. Gulf
<br />cf St. lAwrence.
<br />AltllOl'ih th!' :MIddle W...t C(!nt:lbuted III
<br />fuil ahare to thl! roat of the Panama Csnal.
<br />It Is wlthvlH a douht the only $~UOi:. of thl
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<br />anUre ....orld whleh did not benefit by Its
<br />cOlUltructlon and ..hleh haa. on the contrary,
<br />actllall)'" been handlC'8pped by It. Th.. Pana.
<br />ma ClIn.1 brought our eutl!r.\. and we.tern
<br />Jeacoll.l5ta much cl~er to cne ano~her In tetmll
<br />or traru;portatlan. Long ,,'at"'r hauls are far
<br />cheaper than other forll1.ll of transportatlon"
<br />A 6llart rill! haUl to a seaport plus a long
<br />water haul mean" rellitlv..ly cheap tr.n"por_
<br />tlltlon. It. un haul of hatt or two_thirds the
<br />distinCt' u= the cont:n..nt mel<n. hIgh
<br />tn.naoortailon ooo;tl.
<br />The t".o coutal areas. using the long water
<br />haul via the P""..n'a ell-nal. h""1! found In-
<br />terchange of bUlimus ealY snd ..ctlnomlcal.
<br />The Mld....est manufacturer and fl<rmer Is
<br />confronted with alnng rail haul In order to
<br />reach hla marke!-S. and I. unabllt to IILk..
<br />advRnu'fIi" of In'" <'h""1' ....IIIH trlln~pnrla.
<br />lion made pONlvle by the Panamll Cu>al.
<br />The MiddleWe..t can beresl<lred tnequallty
<br />In cornpeUtlOll by bringing Ud<'Water to this
<br />area.
<br />WIlh thl! aeaway thl! Great Lakes "'auld
<br />becoml! an estlll\ry of the AUantlc. Our
<br />Oreat Lak.... shore line would become a &ea-
<br />COllllt. The ""."'.YI ....1lI r..makl! the trana_
<br />portatlon mAp of the "'arid. It....U1 r..\"ul
<br />and dl'\"..lop new mlU'lI:..lland new commerce,
<br />w!ll lldd ,'alue to the product of our agrl.
<br />culture ar'd i1.dustt)'. and wllllncreaae Lhlt
<br />purchaalng po....er 01 4ll,OOO.(j()O people around
<br />th.. Great Lakn.
<br />Thl! seacouta of thl! United States and the
<br />Gre..t Lakes regl<ln ""III be brought Into
<br />c1<>>er bnllne"" contact. The water....y will
<br />bring orean ahlpplng to their Or....t Laku
<br />terml!lal portll and wUl ronter upon our
<br />west..rn rallrolLtl~ the aam.. privilege ot direct
<br />acce!'tlto the Allantlc,,"hlch the.....t..rn rall-
<br />rOllds no'"ellJoy.
<br />Whll" the ~away Is amply Ju,Ufied by HIe
<br />t....ln advantllg... of chesp power and chea?
<br />uansporUtlon, World War II hi\,!; forc"fully
<br />brought home to III Its military and na,'al
<br />pat..ntia!Jtlell. It Is II. natlonal misfortune
<br />Ihllt th.. /leaway waa nOt dn'e1oped before the
<br />War. Had It b"..n avallabll'. Midwelt Indus_
<br />try and agriculture C<lUld have madl! a more
<br />forceful .nd ..t1"ectln contrlbuUon to tha
<br />"..ar f'l'fort. and much trelU:Ure ar.d perhap~
<br />many 11'.... could hs\"e been saved, I would
<br />Ilke to dlSCUSI brl..f1y ROme of theae national.
<br />defeme eonnderallonll.
<br />In a shipbuilding ellort unprecedented In
<br />history, thla rountry hM. Within 4 years,
<br />tnrnl"d out 60.000.000 tons ot ne.... llll"Tchnnt
<br />vesselll to me..t the shIpping need.. of a
<br />glabnl ,,'or. Va.st addlt!onal tonnllgell ha';e
<br />Ixen ClIllstructf'd In the form cf thouQnd1
<br />ofna\"l\18ndmll1tarycn.ltafI111~s. The
<br />cQmblned shIpbUilding production of the
<br />PR.llt yeu_mnchnl,t and mllltRr)'_prob_
<br />ably nceedl 75.COO.OOO wn..
<br />01l1y "b.Jut 2 p"J~""l '" 11I11l ttmn"lle halO
<br />be..n roustructed on the Great Lakea al_
<br />though we havl! sh..lt..re-d hMhors. \"&lIt
<br />Industries. thr !treat bulk d steel produc-
<br />tion. and a great rl!"en'olr of .Jtlllf'<l workn...n.
<br />.-\ few Karl' of ~mRll.tJlpe shlptl have been
<br />con"tnlcted In lak.. pIlna Ind "..nt Into ocean
<br />~"nlcl! thrflugh the Illlnols and MlssINI1IJpl
<br />Rlverl, onl)'" lit IiTMt labor And e:rp..nse. Tha
<br />shll,bUlldlng pntemla1It1t'll cf the Orent
<br />Lauaarea ha,'e har(1)' been scratch..d. Thl!
<br />betU..neck hll8 becn the d~m<'"uny of gettIng
<br />shlpa to tidewater <'nre the)" t re buUt.
<br />Had th.. St. Lawrence sea"'ay been d"_
<br />veloped wl:h a 3O-1C't't chann..1 10 the At-
<br />lanllc ocean. ....e c<>ulf'l ha,e constructed in
<br />shelkr..d lske harbors, ESCOrt carriers, CHUs_
<br />er!. d""tTOY<TI. ~d merchant ships (Of !(I..
<br />000 ten SIze. Th..~!' ~hlPI could have b<'fn
<br />looded In Ink!' porll v:all !ocdstt'rr~. munl_
<br />tlor.sllndall Ihe mntt'rlnlof WlU'---4I;nd If thl"
<br />.....mllilkemereSr-'<'ClIllltl{)n.I..lusrelll..mber
<br />that Duro;t ....sa rar.k<'d all It.mtrlca's !(o. I
<br />llT5"nal IIr.d 'O;'U c1uSE':y follc.""~d In "oluml!
<br />cf "'ar prodl.lcIl{ln b:; Orel'.t Uk... lndustrllll
<br />Ce!lleU auch lIS Eull"alo. C,('\"eland. Chlemgo.
<br />and lIlil-"';.Ukl'l'
<br />C<>llvDyacould hltte bl"f'n I!o$!!fmbl..d In th"
<br />i.bdtHt'd \\.aterij of tb.. St. La'I'-ren~1 River
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