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<br />CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-APPEl\DIX
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<br />Grand Jury Investigation of Inlerndioua.l
<br />Hod Carrien Union at YOllll:ers, N. Y.
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<br />EXTENSION OF REl\fARKS
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<br />HON. ROBERT F, RICH
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<br />or PEl'il'<SYLvANIA
<br />IN THE HOUSE OF Rli:PRESp.i"T.-\TrVES
<br />Wednesday, Not'embt'r 7. 1!H5
<br />Mr. RICH. Mr. Spl.'aker, under leave
<br />to ('xtend my remarks in the RtCOIlD. I
<br />Include the following letter and state-
<br />ment:
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<br />APR.'1.19U ORAl\'"1> Jt'lIy.
<br />ll'hilel'ln['M. Wl'atclle.!terCOl.Iltry.N. }".,
<br />";"l'~,,,b~,!i, r:us,
<br />The Honornhll' ROBel'!' P. RICH,
<br />Tllr 1fov.u Of!lce Blllldlng,
<br />""""/lington,D.C.
<br />Dl:AIt ).Ill.. RICH: In Aprll 19H tile t;r8.nd
<br />Jury of We~lch~Ler CQunt}' undut-oolc aa
<br />InnMlgatlon Into the 8ct\vllleaol theo:llcera
<br />ot Local 60 ot lilt' Int"rollUon.l Hod Carriers
<br />Bulldln~ and Common Labor..n Union or
<br />America. loeatffl at Yonkers, N. Y. TIlls In-
<br />l'eaUgatloncontlnuedforapHlodo!up....arct
<br />Of 6 D10ntha and r~~ulted In II. aerlK of In_
<br />dletmenta against James Bove. Intl'rnatlonal
<br />vice president of th.. arorNll\ld union and
<br />secretary_trl'uuru of the local. Mr_ Bove hll5
<br />..Ince that tlole bf-en conVicted on U caUDIll
<br />ef grand l"-rceny and forgery. Other ot!'iclall
<br />of the IOCJlJ union have elth..r pleaded guilty
<br />Or are awaiting It13!.
<br />It Willi th.. Sf'ntlment Of th.. grand Jury it
<br />the conclusion of Ita 101111' Invesllg3Uon that
<br />Itepa ahould be taken 10 prev..nt Ihe rl!'CUr.
<br />renee of the cond!llona ....hlch ""ere ahewn
<br />to exist In thl.5 e~e, and to proRet lahor and
<br />Ihe general publlc. M a result. the grand
<br />Juryappalntedaeommltt..etodrll1treccm_
<br />m.mdatlons 10 be forwarded to the PrHldellt
<br />of the United States. Members of ConjtTe1lll.
<br />the Qonrnor of <.New YOrk. and memben or
<br />th.. New York St8t.. uglllalure. We enc!oae
<br />... copy Of th~ reeommendatlon.. nnd we
<br />Ul"gerourcooperatlonlnenactlngthe-Ierec_
<br />omm<,ndatlons Into the FO'deral and State
<br />laIn,
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<br />Slncerely,'ollra.
<br />O~TT<lN E[lw~1lD'J HEItlI.ICK
<br />IFor the Grand Jury).
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<br />Thl' April 19-14 grand jury. of W...t_
<br />che.ter Count)., N. Y.. hll\'lnll conduct~ a
<br />Ie-ngthy In''est!giltlOn In thr all'aln of
<br />Local 60. of the Internatlonal Hod Car.
<br />rlers' Building and Common Laborers' Union,
<br />of Yonkers. N, Y.. retUl"ned nn Indictment In
<br />October llN~ a@"lIlnllt nve omcer. and m~m_
<br />ber601 thee~e('utl"e eommltReo! \.he local
<br />union charging grand l....ceny and forgl'ry.
<br />The asultll of that Indlctmeut tg da.e hll\'e
<br />been ftS lollows.
<br />Jame-s Bg\'e. formerly "Ice pre~ldent of the
<br />Inte~naOonal unIon IInd 5PCret.ur.!I"e....~rer
<br />o! Ihe loeal. h... been eonl-Icted hy. Jury In
<br />tha WeatcbUR' County CQUf1 Oil ,.; couuu
<br />of grll-nd lnr~enr and torgery, Two olher
<br />detendant.S ha,'e pleaded g'llItr. The reo
<br />ma\l:;lng t,..o are ."'lIltlng tnal.
<br />We. the memben; of tho afore"!ll~d STilr.d
<br />jury, fffl !bat our ....ork WOUld not be =m-
<br />plele....llhout K>me IIHemllt on mlr part tll
<br />prOlKt labor union members and the gen.
<br />eral public agal1lM the conditIons WhIch wet!!
<br />dls~ol'errd In thIs caOle ar.d "'hlch h""'e Wen
<br />kuowu to l!~lSI In other Imtance!. We be-
<br />llel'l! thM memhers of labor unlom ate en.
<br />titled to proteoetlon :lgalnst tallllleu union
<br />orn~11I1\ bent rolely upon sel~.enrlchment.
<br />We belleve that the public Is rnlltl~ 10 th..
<br />same kllld of accounung from olllcera of
<br />labor un lOllS Ih&! thl' III"" demandll from
<br />busineu and oll:er gro\;pa In which \.he
<br />pabllo 1It1.5 1\ le"l.I;::""te lnlereal. We arl!
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<br />convinced Ihat protI!CIl\'e legislation 15 thl'
<br />only feasible IIOllltloh, Blld 'n, therefore,
<br />earnestJj' recommend that OUT l~gl~latou.
<br />both State Bnd nlltlonal. Introduce "rid sup.
<br />port 1~I.latlon ~mbo<ljlnlJ th~ tollo"lng
<br />prln~lpl~:
<br />l. All natlonal and local unlom"llou\d~
<br />rt'quIl't:d to file COI-'IK 01 the:r COIlSUtuUonl
<br />and bylall'" IInct ampndmell!.a tber..to.
<br />2. All nlltlonalllnd localllnlon! Ihould be
<br />required to tile an annual financial report.
<br />eontalntnjl"detalle<.lln:rormatlonutolncomO!
<br />II.nd expelldltureJI and pa.rtlcularly the ..I-
<br />Ules and upen.e account.S of omc~r". Copies
<br />01 !lIen re-porta should be furnished to all
<br />m..mbenln good atandlng Of Ihe unlons In.
<br />\'oh'ed.
<br />3, OtfiCHS chllri:erl with the cunody and
<br />dL6burseme-nt 01 unIon fund! should be re-
<br />quired to turnlJ;h Indl'mnlty bonds for th..
<br />,..lthful <H~d'H~e ...f the;r flnallc,al <iullp..
<br />4. An snnuallludlt tlf t!H' bOOks Of account
<br />(If all national aIld local unlolUl Ihould be
<br />requ1red Undl'r th.. .upen'lslon or ilpprll_
<br />prlste Federal or State departml'nt..
<br />We believe thntauch a legtsl"th'e program
<br />would not only promote the "'ellnre Of labor
<br />Itself, but ....ould also ltnct to bett..r under_
<br />atandlng and Increaaed cooperation between
<br />labor. lndwu,'. and the pUblic In general.
<br />Slncerl'lyrO\lr..
<br />THr A"'TL 1944 GROIOD Jt...T
<br />or WEsTCHE:<;T!:lI COt:NTT. NY..
<br />By H KNAUSS.
<br />D-~VlD OAUK.
<br />DAYTON EDWA!.D9 HnllI.lCK.
<br />COlllmiUee,
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<br />St. Llwrence Seaway
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<br />EXTENSION OF REMARKS
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<br />HON, ANDREW J. BIEMILLER
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<br />or WlS(:ONSIN
<br />IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES
<br />Wed'lesd(lY. No!'ember 7. 19-15
<br />Mr. BIEMlLLER. Mr, Spe-akcr. under
<br />leave to extend my re-marks III the- :R[c.
<br />ORn. I Include the following rl'solution
<br />adoplt'd by the Common Coun(.'ll of the
<br />CJty of MilwlI.ulr:e-e on October 29. 19~5:
<br />Whereu Presldl'nt Harry S_ TrUmAn. tol.
<br />low-Ihg In the greAt tradltf<m of hIs prede.
<br />cel!Klu. President. Tatt. Wilson. Harding.
<br />Coolidge. Hoover Itnd ROOl<eTelt. h.. r~om-
<br />mended 10 Congteall tbe earl,' enactment of
<br />1f1l"\IIlatl"'o to "omple~e Ihe At LlI..'rence
<br />power and navigatIon project: and
<br />'Wb..:,<,,,,, Ul~ den'lupln,'n! "f the St. L..".-_
<br />rencoe ua....ay wlll e~tellct th.. bl'neJ\15 of
<br /><<..an shIpping co Ihe lndwnlal hean ot
<br />America. Wllh resultlng benell:s to the Pon
<br />of "L:I""1\ukl>e. the Stall! of Wlscensln, And
<br />th.. entire Orellt Laku area: WIll ~rmlt ~1l1_
<br />w~uke" IndUJ!ulK to Import raw materIals
<br />at IQWCOlIt and \0 reneh npw torelgn markets
<br />thtough direct ocean shlppll:g sen'!ce: ...ut
<br />permIt th.. j;l'n<,rallon of \-""t qUAntitIes of
<br />10.... emt llydroelrt:trlc po....er: And ....ll\ en.
<br />hancl! the ...,onomlC p'<>&perlly and ....ell_
<br />b..lng of th.. 1I,d~:e Wen and of the Nllllol1;
<br />.n.
<br />W11l'rl'aS the tf'.,ent war:d conflict h"s
<br />d<mcr",:rated the nlCCeaslly for CCl}.:o;lt:,:,cllon
<br />of the St. La\nen"e ~rll"'IlY for the lu.tlonlll
<br />der..me and Ihe mUlIan' se('unly cf thiS
<br />NaileD. b)' prO\'ldlng a sa~~ and landlocked
<br />b_'l$ln for 6ttRtegk IndustrIes. for stonge or
<br />vital matprh.ll. and for cullstalctlOD o! na'l'll!
<br />llnd merchant H'asela: and
<br />Whne~ thIs Frat unexplOlted power and
<br />IrliraporaUon r~Urc" e! Nlltth AmerIca
<br />~'ou,d be aU:h[]t;zrd br CoIlgJ"e"" u the
<br />Na:lcn's So. 1 pOoStll"2.r j:::.lblJe.works proJe('~
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<br />~OYEMBER
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<br />for the hem-fit of IndUstry. ~gYlcullure. trar.s-
<br />ponatlon, lind fvttl@"lttrade: llow, theretore,
<br />be l~
<br />Rerol..'e,j by tile Com"lon COllllCtl oJ th~
<br />Clly 01 Ml1w<Iuk~.... 1111tt lie hEr..by coruml'nd
<br />President Hf>ny 5. T'rUI'1En 10' his Itatt5rnall_
<br />lllt~ preseutatlon vI Ihe 5t, Lawr~nce power
<br />and na"lgallon project 10 the COl'gaS!l of the
<br />Unll..d Statea; thnt Wl' ccrnm<'l,d Senator
<br />L~ FOLLrcTTJI:, vf W,>Cenaln. nnd olh..r Senaton
<br />who h~\'e dtrnt'n~trau,d theIr .l<tnn. "'11"r_
<br />pr!st'.andstatesmall-f,hlp by ;olnlngPreflldent
<br />Trumsn 1n the det"rmlllatlOn to maltl! Ihls
<br />great prOjlCCt a r"allt~'; and thllt we urge all
<br />congreulOnnl Rep:esentallna from W!scrm_
<br />a1n to ~upport the Pre-sident.. recommenda_
<br />tlon to .elledul" the r-onslrucllon of Ihe aea-
<br />"'a,' a~ the :-i"allon'l NO.1 ro:stwar project.
<br />there-by tQ &allUre ll.dequRte emplormf'nt. ex.
<br />panded fore-Ign Irade, and 1h" natlon"l <1"-
<br />ll'n,p:llndhell
<br />j'Urlhcr7e,o/l,..d.'I'hatc<>pleaofth!aresolu_
<br />tlon he IrsnfmHted to hllr honor. thl! mayor:
<br />to the board of harbor cnmmlsl!lonera: to tbe
<br />Oo\'ernor of the SUte (of WIlK'Onlln; to &no-
<br />ton and RepresentatIves from th" !'!tale of
<br />WIllCOnfiln;Ondtoth"mayorsofallprtnclpal
<br />port communities on the Moree of the Great
<br />Lak.... with the rl'qu...t that neighboring
<br />States and cltle" JOIn In .hl' common ell'ort
<br />to M.'1rl' rarly completlon Of the St. Law-
<br />,..nce project. with Iu 'l'l\It potentlalJtlea f<>T
<br />the rutu.e ...'elfate of the clUn and St8tl!8 of
<br />Ihe Gr~al Latn region. and thl' Nation lit
<br />larg-e.
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<br />Put Ih~ Sciel'ltists iD Charge
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<br />EXTENSION OF RE.'\{ARKS
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<br />HON. WILBUR D, MILLS
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<br />or AlIKASI""
<br />r:-; TrlE HOUSE OF REPREZENTATIVES
<br />Wednesday. NOt'ember 7, 1945
<br />Mr. MILLS. Mr. Speaker. under lcat'e
<br />to extl'nd my rcmark3 In the Rr:CORD, I
<br />include the follo.....ing editorial:
<br />n.'T THI: SCQ:N"Tl~"T!I1N CHut.;;.:
<br />TIle point at 15lUe In the eontroverr;y Ol'e.
<br />the organlulloll of a toundatlOh for !Clen-
<br />tJftc re-uBrch In W0J5hlngton I~ fundamentally
<br />\\"hethe-r the dlrectloh of IIlI actlvltle! shall
<br />be domlnBted hy the Government or .....hether.
<br />whl\e Integrat<'d with the Government. It
<br />shall hBve Ihl' fre~dvm to go sh..ac1 0'1 Ita
<br />O""n which It. purpoe.e demands, More ~pe.
<br />cldcally. the battle ht--fore the SenBte cern.
<br />mltll'e havlng the eUbJect In charge Ilea he.
<br />t"'...m the proponenta ot Ihe Kilgore bill
<br />a[)d thoae 10 whom the Magnuson blli Ul'CU
<br />far pretel'1lble. Th.. one n""asure would reo
<br />pooe conlrlll Of the agenq In the handa Of
<br />II.n II.dmlnlJ;trlltcr. apPoInted h,' !be Prell.
<br />dene. with tile duty merelr of COnSulting lIn
<br />ad\'I.ory bwu"d, The orher w[]uld c~nter con_
<br />trol III Ihe board by glVlllg It aUI.bora,. to
<br />1:1Iml! the director.
<br />tn the M'~IfIlIJRO!t camp are most Of our
<br />dlstll:!:ulahed a:lent!sl$, IIlclUdlng Du. Co.
<br />nllllt. Of lianard: O::lmpton. of tbe !d"-llMtchu.
<br />R~:t-' InsUtute of Techr.clogr: ..r.d Vanne"af
<br />Bt1~h. Olrect". of the Ol"!ce- Of Scll'[lt!ftc Re-_
<br />search 3nd De\'e1<..pment. tbe wsr ap;ency
<br />""bieh madeauch enOrmOU!cGnCrlbutlona to
<br />,-lclory. Tl"1ese g.ntl..men no.... hal'e II. cham_
<br />plon and "P<'kesman !I, Ihe person of ~1r,
<br />Bernard"l Earn<,:'. 'l'>ho hM JUH lJulsted
<br />to the cormnltt.... that the !Clenee cablflet.
<br />U he <'!U. It. should con1UE: of a body 01
<br />men ...It'C"tl'd sold,. for the COnttlbUtion.
<br />the)' c.n make to the IId\'sncen:ent of &el.
<br />enee. thllt "full pa""er an~ r~;XIll.~blll':;
<br />should ren 'ld:h thle b01\rd' under nll H_
<br />~CUtlVl' dl,ector to t'1" appolnted by tit", P;ea.
<br />Id"'lt on Ill.. board'~ uomJnatJon_
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