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<br />1915
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<br />A5119
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<br />CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-APPEXDIX
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<br />St. Lawrence Seaway
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<br />~nd 6enl to Europ..an porU with an cc.-ean
<br />l'rosslIJg I.COO miles ~horter 1'~3 the lO:' La\>"-
<br />Hnce I!lan f'om our N"orll! Atlar.tlc po;t6.
<br />The submnrl:>e bllZard would hl,,'e bt'i'n re-
<br />ducN! h)' r'r,e_thlrd, III t..rm. of dl,tnn.",
<br />andthel!rel\tbllrdello!sh,p!llnglllUe1l. nal'al
<br />PSl'ort r..qu,r..m..nts IInd ,Imlh.r military con-
<br />"tderallQ", ('C1uld I'll"e b.,.." redu""d In pro_
<br />ponlon 10 the r~ucllrm HI OCf'IlU mUeage by
<br />U5l~ of the St IA"""'ne".
<br />Our ae;:::en:loUl> ':.'l!. c:!r,r! hc.~ depleted
<br />oUr nOluro-! TPSOUI.C.... ID... "ery ronald.'n.ble
<br />'~""nt. '"-'e hll.... u~l!d lnvlahlv OUr foresta
<br />and nut mlnenls. We nnd ourselvu w!th
<br />Upldlr dWendlln~ Sllprlle' o~ Iron or.., ",.uo.
<br />I..um, m-"n~ane6e, C('PllH, lea::!. nnd mallY
<br />other 't,ategl" motermls ab.'lO!:.r:ely neet's_
<br />s~ry to uS III war and In ""SCl'. A str..tev.lc
<br />Slock-plllng pr<J!!ram Is nOW bl'lng devl'loprd
<br />,,~~.,ct UjJQIl !utur,- Il!-.~u.\'rl,,! r~':l'-llrtm~nts
<br />nnd ,J;oI!'lrJ-(Ie[r""" cO'l51d"ealluns. Th/:'M!
<br />nltleai ntl>lrrl~l. should be ]Ianaportl'd nnd
<br />.tored a~ ..tft'<'tll'l'I;'lIEd economically RlIpoI_
<br />lilbl.., The)' Bhould bl' brought to fh..lt~rf'd
<br />lnt~,.lor locatION. .nll to thl' ,,'fell whleh wlll
<br />ulIe lhem In gn'at volume whIch m<'1ln.. Qf
<br />courll". the IndU.trlal area surro'.!ndlng Ih"
<br />Great Lllkell
<br />COlllll<le,.lng the l'Xpoded fl'OSHlon of OUr
<br />rOlL5I1 In termB of nr.val and IIlr attack, It
<br />would bl'wound national polley t<l ellCQUrage
<br />thl' lOCl\llon of 51rateglc lndU1ltry In the oh~l_
<br />tered Interior of th15 country. We hll\'l' thl'
<br />opponunlty to locl\lfl U'"tf'i'le Indulltry In
<br />theshelt..,..d bean 01 thl'Nallon and It! the
<br />same timl', (.() provide the,,", lndu5Ules with
<br />all thl'adl'~nlagrBOfOCl'an traru.PQr!lltlon by
<br />e~trn(tl[\g det'p dr.ft ahlpplng Into Ihe Grrat
<br />L~k",.
<br />The B"a"'ay de\"el<lpment I. ellSrntlal to
<br />rhrck th~ drtft of popul!'.tlon from the
<br />Mlddl~ Weal to thl' .eaboard. In rl'<"enl 1Mro
<br />Ihl'r.. has been a mU8hroom Ilrowlh 01 new
<br />IndU6lry along th.. ~ahoard. pltrtlllularly
<br />alonll thl' Oulf or Mulco ",!ld thl' PlIclne
<br />l'oast, Thl' employment opportunl!lM QI-
<br />fpr"d by Illesl' neW IndusUle. have en_
<br />cotlral/:ed ~eat uuml)('u or />eOpl" to mlgrat..
<br />Irom thl' Middle W"St to thl' .eaooMd areas.
<br />Thl' r,,"ult has I)"l'n a rapid growth or popu-
<br />lation armmd th" ....l!.C'oW!ts ot till' Unll~
<br />Stat.... and a gradulll dec!lnl' 01 populatlon
<br />In the tntcr!or. DurIng thl' 10 yeaT!! horn
<br />1930 to 1940, man}' Mld....CGtan 5tatl'~ "'l'tually
<br />loa populatlon. ThLs trl'nd hili Dl'l'n al'_
<br />cplerRte-d durinI\' the Wat pl'rlod.
<br />Twenty of the 23 Stat,"" show11lR popu_
<br />lation dl'<"r"ltJ!.('s during the war are wlthm
<br />thl' lraru;portatlon and trading I""a of th"
<br />Orl'at Lak"". !:\'rry State trlbutllry to th..
<br />Ore"t L.~k" wIth the Ul'PpllOn ot Michigan
<br />haa llutfaed a markl'd loss Qf population dur_
<br />In.~ the ,,'ar pl'rlod. Thl' ""ahoard StUet<
<br />ha""' uniformly shown a Btronll' population
<br />~ro,..th. reneetlng the ~ow!h ('f IndU1ltry and
<br />the- !t"nd of populatlon toward lhue MO'as.
<br />The Sl. t.A\C"rence U'1l,,'ay II!. ab50lulO'l}' "M('n~
<br />tla1 to pO'rmlt Industry Ilnd agrlcultllr.. In
<br />the Gtcat Lalte. area to meet thl'compe-tltlon
<br />oflndillltt}...nd commerce On the 5l'abOlttd.
<br />The eCQnomle ,,!'l~cta of II eonllnued loss or
<br />pc>pullltlon IIr.. obv!oult ,.. dedln:::~ popul.._
<br />!lOll ml't\n' reduc<<1 IH"lw Of manutal'turlng,
<br />red\lce-d whole~all' and rl'tal! tr"de, d<<l1ne- of
<br />buildlllll ~ul",t,uctl"n. rrduN'd lnu'.porl,.-
<br />ttnn. rf"dure-d foot! t'Oll5umptlon. aDd a gen_
<br />erallowerlng of e-conomlc 'l"lullty.
<br />OO'l"lou' l'eonomll' concluslona a::-e- pre_
<br />l\rml'd "..hrn QC" nnd thl' majority of the
<br />:'oIid,,'es!prr\ Slain declining in populatlOll
<br />""h11l' S:31n Ilkl' f'lorld~. In " ~li'gll' dl'cade.
<br />gain 2ll perernt In population: N'e..Ads.21
<br />PPTcent: Washington, 19 pl'rcent; Oregon, 1l
<br />pHeent: ~Tld California. 22 perceTlt. The-
<br />St. Lawrence- sUlIOa)' cml do mUl'h tll l'he.:k
<br />tbls trend bf ii"ly:nii: tel us In thl' :'olldwl'st thl!
<br />aaml' el'onomlc ad\'antages Ili"hll'h ate atlrll.l't-
<br />IIll!' bdll~lr~ and po;>ul"lion to our sister
<br />Stat!!a On tl" 6l'ltooard.
<br />Wlsl'c>r"ln hM a !:H'P.t stake In forel~n
<br />lrade. Wlsecllstfl pnldul'ta v..h:;:h ID(lYI' Into
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<br />,,'ocld m&lketll In gr~at I'olume Include
<br />..hrl\t, rYI!.l'anned g'>Ods. trltcton, aUlomo-
<br />bUes and pAtUl, mCllt4. sUk hO:llery, Il'athl!r,
<br />ma<:!lllI<'ty, Iron and atl'l'l. dllley protluct.!l,
<br />motorl'vcles. wood, papt'T, and l'le,trlCBl
<br />e'1u1pml'nt. Many pbll.,es of WlBConsln In_
<br />dusny and agrJeulrille Ul' Intl'restl'd III
<br />WOlle' tradl!. and every cltLren of OUr Statl! I',
<br />or ohoultl bO'. rOllce"ned w1th tu potentlall_
<br />tl~.,.
<br />Tn nnrmal flm"s th.. .-it.. nf MlI'~'atlk..~
<br />Blonl!shlppl'd Intol!ltl'ort mn:kl'lS goods with
<br />an a"!!ra!>e Vlllul' of aoout !SO,OOQ,OOO " )'''&1'.
<br />to practlC1lliy l'I'l'ry l'ountry un thl' globe. A
<br />larg.. part of th~ busln<'5S would ~....k tile
<br />1l101!i1 t'('Oncm~cal routl! a\'allable, me:lnlllli:
<br />thl' S~ J.,allir"nl'l'. tn normal )'ears S'.lI.te-s
<br />trlOllt"., t, thl' Or..u Lakr.s aCl'ount for
<br />about 35 p"rc.."t of olrr total nattonal eS'
<br />!,orts.
<br />On an, lrr.p"rtj~1 or lng~c.ll b'1sl. the mer:1
<br />of l)'~ 51. LawnTcl'e proj""t cannOt bll chnl.
<br />lenged. !"..\"erthe!{,SII,thercl'lltroncop~:-
<br />U"". Tlle prlnl'lpal objcl'tors \0 the Im-
<br />pro"~mellt are seaboard porlS. which f..~r
<br />thl' losa of tran~ter bUSiness bl't""een ShIp
<br />aud rail, ~nd thll I'....arn trunk-Iln.. rail_
<br />roads.
<br />'I"h..... IB "Iso oppo<lon trom u~Ully In'
<br />terests ""no ohJlI'Ct not to lh.. 5t. Lawrenl'll
<br />power dl'vc10pmcnt. but to the lact tbat th..
<br />dlSlrlhullon of tbe ne'" poll'er wlll be throm;h
<br />p'lblle agl'nelea rather than througb prlvate
<br />UtlUt1u.
<br />TI'I' opp06ltlon l'an only be de..6CTlh<'d all
<br />ahort-alghted and 'l'lfish. As the M:ddle
<br />W..at pr'-"'jJelll and upands, all sections of
<br />the !"a!lOlI will shll'" In that expansl<ln and
<br />pr~pf'rlty, Inl'rea..-d produ~tlon and pur-
<br />l'h""lng power In th.. Middle- Wu~ muns
<br />that th.. peopll' of Ihl. Uea Ili"IIl do more
<br />bW;lneu with thl' "",aboard and ....Ith th"
<br />world.
<br />Th.. l'o.t of tbe St. La..".e-llel' sf'a"'ay ...m be
<br />ohar<<l rqually by Caneda anti Ih.. United
<br />Suas, The entire l'OIIt 01 the proj....t to the
<br />United Sutes would bl' Jeaa than 1 da~"s war
<br />!!xppndlturea. At thl' peak of our war P!lOrl,
<br />expendlturl's were runnIng at about I:n5,_
<br />000,000 a day. Our shul' Qf Ull' ol'nwayprol-
<br />ect would b.. about thl' aame. If th.. Uulled
<br />StalPl!. "ven' day, ye-ar In lllld Yl'ar out. wUld
<br />nndU75.000.000forpurJXl8"'lQrd..atructIQn,
<br />l'f'rtalnly It llhnuld beftbl" to nudan l'quln-
<br />lent amount tor d"veloplTl{'nt or on.. or OUe
<br />great natural rnource&.
<br />Amnlcan pOlltwar planning 15 geared to a
<br />phllosophy or expansion-greater production.
<br />fUlle-mployml'nt.l'Xpaudl'dforelglltrllde.and
<br />an enlarged merchant marlnl'. The St.
<br />Lnnrnl'l' dpHlopm['nt ,...lIt belp U5 to Qbtllin
<br />"I'ery one of th~ objectiVl'a. An l'XplInd~
<br />fore1fIl trad.. wm cement H!l'ndly relallon.
<br />with other natlona. We nl'ed neW tmde
<br />rout.... "nd '''~W trllt!\C to suppclrt oUt mer_
<br />chant marlnl'. which Il.m be th.. largell In
<br />thl' world. The objectl\'ell 01 full employ-
<br />ment and fulll>roductlon obvlou.~ly must two
<br />geaTfdto agrl'ater 'l"oltlml' vfeomml'rce And
<br />tran"portatlon. No project bl>fore the AmO'r_
<br />Il'an pe"ple toollYwUl do more tOICCompllsh
<br />th..~~ l'bJ~etlv,," than wtll Ihl' 51. L9wrellell
<br />aeawny.
<br />W!ltoonslll's inland commUnlUU, Ilke our
<br />pr.:-t cIll<'8, ~m .l'.n:e III the henents of 1m_
<br />prol'ed dlstrlbutlon and l'hupt'r transporta_
<br />uon made- JlO&sble by th!! 5l'Il\\'af. Our gre'..t
<br />ports or Superior. Ashland. MarlnNte, Or~n
<br />Bay, J',l3nlt(lWOC. 6h..boyg"n, MllWll.ull:l'l',
<br />Ral'in~. and lienooh>>. ,,'ill enJo~' new Ihlppll;g
<br />and c:omm..~", with rNuttlng Inl'rra....s In
<br />emplo)"ml'nt and fevenUt'. It h..... bl'en <'5tl_
<br />mated that thl' ~awa, project ""Ill ('teal!! In
<br />Wiseonoln from 15.000 to 2.s,OO:)nl'wJobB,
<br />A ~or.. of Mldwl!8ll'rn Staal will ohare
<br />the henents 01 thl'Etall'3Y project, and WIS-
<br />conSln should be toremoot among them. TIll'
<br />cpl'nlng' 01 the SI. Lawre-nl'e llhlp channel
<br />'\l'll! mark the~glnnlnl!'C'lsnr\lVl'rilrortha
<br />Oreat Lak,," r""Klon ar.d tor Ollr OWl! S:ata
<br />otW:sC'QDJitn.
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<br />EXTENSIO:-l OF REMARKS
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<br />!lON, THAD F. WASIELEWSKI
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<br />or wlSC"ONsrr<
<br />f~ THE HOt'SE OP REPRE5t;~"nVE8
<br />lVt'dl/..~da!l, lI'Q"pmnrr 7, 19-15
<br />Mr. WASIELEWSKI. !>k Speal,er,
<br />earlJer tn the da~' I introdur~d a House
<br />joint l'l'Solution I\ulhor!zing tile comple-
<br />Uon of the St. Lawrence !'eaway and
<br />watr.r-power project. I !'hall not take
<br />up the time of the House to enumerate
<br />the broad benefits of this projeet, they
<br />hr.\'<, Ix-'"n conchd)' stated l<I tlle m,,~-
<br />sage of Pre!'ldent Truman which 1.~
<br />printed M Hou~e Document No. 302, and
<br />Is available to H'er)' ~te:nber.
<br />Mr. Speakf'r, every President since
<br />Woodrow \Vilson has favored Ihls project,
<br />and In the past 20 years acti\'e eITorts
<br />have been made to realize thf' construc-
<br />t10n ot this, the world's greatest engl-
<br />net'rlng undertaking. It ls now hIgh
<br />time that we bt:gln work on this impor-
<br />tant drvelopment. The dl'lay In the fuI-
<br />fHlment of the program is a reflection on
<br />tIle abllily of our democratic system to
<br />overcome the obstruction of a few mis-
<br />guided and selfish m1nority Interests.
<br />We cannot It't It be saId that we allowed
<br />thl' nat10nallnterests to be sacrificed for
<br />unv.'orthy sectionalism. What dlfference
<br />does It make where a project Is locat{'d
<br />If its benefits arl' Nation-wide? It Is
<br />our country and we cannot handicap
<br />anyone section without dragging down
<br />oth('r sections. and It must be realized
<br />that an Improvement tn one section
<br />Ot-nef!ts all others.
<br />WithIn the past se.'eral weeks resoJu-
<br />tlons on this subject malter have bel'n
<br />Introduced In both branchps of Congress.
<br />Mr. Speaker, I was dl:sturbl'd to find a re-
<br />port In the Pathflndl'r magaZine of No.
<br />wmber 7 that the commJltee to which
<br />the ~ubJect matter ",a.~ referred In the
<br />other body ts said to have "no plans for
<br />the sea\\'a)' measure." I must reluctant_
<br />ly point out thM this Is not l'xactly rl'-
<br />spons!ve to the President.s request for
<br />spel'dy enactment, or to the wishes or
<br />thl' peapll'. It must be equal!)' plain that
<br />we can 111 afford to sit down on this pro-
<br />posal If we are to ask for thl' continued
<br />confidence of the people. The people of
<br />rn)' State are plain-spoken and sincere.
<br />The)' ask. and ha.'e the right to know,
<br />why a project whleh has Jl"en proclaimed
<br />as thl' greatest project In the world br a
<br />s'Iccesslon ot sIx Presidents Is being de-
<br />Jared to death br an admtnistration that
<br />claims 10 be thl' people's party, and I am
<br />proud to belong to It. The St, Lawrence
<br />!'ea\\'a~- and water. power project will dl~
<br />rectly havl' broader and more tar-reach_
<br />Ing bt'nt'fits than any projeet Ihls coun-
<br />try has undertaken since the completIon
<br />of thl' Panama Canal. It is one of the
<br />few remaining undl'veloped frontiers
<br />thllt will contribute I'astly to the furthlt't
<br />growth and prosperity of OUf Naflon. I
<br />therefore plead wllh you, my colleagurs,
<br />from rwry part of the country to get on
<br />\\1th the business of this NaHon p,nd to
<br />bulld the St. Lawrence Sl'lIway a~ a ~h!ll_
<br />fog example of democrac)' a~ work.
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