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<br />CO:\GRESSIO:\AL RECORD-APPEl\DIX
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<br />1\5123
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<br />for II Fp.edy returu I.(l th(M belo~'ed !ath.r-
<br />I,md, "hnt the}' wiSh to 11,.. by their oll'n
<br />meat;~ and labor lor the weHue or the!r
<br />country and forhumanlly.
<br />Thl're!ore ,"'e ooce more appeal to all the
<br />bl~h,'p.I or the CIHhollc .....orld. Imploring
<br />them to h"lp u, In the achievement cr th~
<br />-.acred, Just, and louble petlllon 0: our peo-
<br />ple. Moreo,'U. the .xtrem.. m!M'rY with
<br />....hlch the L:thu:u>lan.s, ~attf';ed all over
<br />Ge"ll""~'. h...-e to gr..pple comp~!a u:: t:) Uk
<br />!ur the bell",'ol"nt !ntervelltlOn ot YCJur ml>>t
<br />r......rend exclP'llenelea In order to promotlP' an
<br />action In favor ot 1111 th~1P' ,';c~lms de"old
<br />l.ll cloth... lood. and ml'dlCal r..llel.
<br />F"..l!ly l'ur,ftdl'ot In the dl,'!"e provld~ne"
<br />and In men 01 good will gUld..d b)' a spirit ot
<br />Justice and trUth...... hOpe Ille mom..nt Ill.
<br />not lar ahead 'ilil,en Catbollc LlthUllnlans
<br />wl:1 bc :>hle to lh"l:k Ov<! ~!ltl I'll IbC'~.. ...-ho)
<br />by the >trac. 01 oUr Lord wlll hBve w-uu!!:ht
<br />abOUt th" lIbf:rll.t\on ot theIr country. We
<br />1100 lore.". the time ...h"" the LHhu"nleIls,
<br />an~ r..turned to thlP'lr homelBnd. wJl1 blP'come
<br />noble and Z"aJOWl ..dvOI'atea of humf\n Jta-
<br />tlce. working tor the realm Of oUr Lord I..
<br />that outpa"t 01 Cathollcl&m III Europe. ...
<br />defined b)' A~ HOllneB8, Pope PIUS XII. In .n
<br />ans....er to Ule Lithuanian Minister to the
<br />Holy 8<>..
<br />Her.by. \lie wl_h to upress to 1111 the
<br />blshopB 01 the Cathollc world our de..pe"t
<br />gratltude for th.. moul l\nd matetlal ald
<br />Ihey wlll d.....m ndvIsBble t.o bestow UIX''' our
<br />Nation Bnd we "Villi ourselves 01 thts oppor_
<br />tutllly to expreoa to your M'-'6t Reverend Ex-
<br />cellenel... oUr sentlrnelltJI of profuund re-
<br />spert Dnd ...a.CUon.
<br />Your most falth!,,1 nn....r.u In Our Lord
<br />Jesu, Christ:
<br />JOI'IJ:PH SKVIIII:cKAS.
<br />MrITopllJ'I,," AFcl'b~'''opol KaUTllI.
<br />A~...[""t to '''e Ho,'y Suo
<br />Vu<cJ::Nnua B...,ze,,..
<br />".uWary B.shop 01 Kalma.!.
<br />VINC":l1<TlU!l PADOI..SKI5.
<br />AuxilIary Bishop 01 \'I/.\:al"lskl1.
<br />Wrltl\"n In Hlle, thIS Blh day of s..ptembtor,
<br />Fesllvlly uf the NallVlty of the BlcMI'd Virgin
<br />M'tr)..194S.
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<br />UIr of Liberty Ships for Transporting
<br />Troops
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<br />E."XTENSIQ:>r OF REMARKS
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<br />O'
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<br />HON, JACK Z, ANDERSON
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<br />0,. CAUFO~:<"I_'
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<br />IN THE HOtlSE OF AEPAESE:.,,\TIt""ES
<br />",'tdlle~da~, NtJl'elll~T 'i'. 1945
<br />Mr. Ai,;oERSON or Cahrornla. r...tr.
<br />Speakrr, I .....I~h to call attf'ntlo:1 10 a
<br />neW~p8pl'r artide .....hldl appearf'd in the
<br />Daily PacLflcan. the Army newspaper in
<br />the Western Pacific. If It Is true. as In-
<br />dic:ned b}' Colont'J Dnvldson, thnt Ub-
<br />erty ships can bt easll}' alterf'd nnd u~('d
<br />for tran:,portlng troo~ home to the
<br />U"nltt'd St:ttes, It seems to me that no
<br />lime ~hould be lo~t in takin!!" ad\"antalle
<br />of thl~ propo~al. "'Ve 9.11 know,of cour.<-l'.
<br />,:'at llteritlly hundreds of Libf'rty ships
<br />are Iyinll Idle at ports throughout the
<br />Unih~d S~ates. ru.~ling at theIr anchors
<br />wt,lle high-point ffit'n In e\'ery branch
<br />of the armed serMces are clamoring for
<br />transportation hornt. The time for talk:
<br />ha_~ long since P:!.SSl'o. Let us get busy.
<br />The art!clr follows:
<br />M_\NnA _Llbertr ahlps r:ap~ble of ("arrj"lr.g
<br />750 men 10 Ibl' StaIN "m compllr;\t!,'el,' good
<br />lJ\'lllg condltJ(\l\S" ("an b&> rudied within 48
<br />1,<lIiTl!.. aC;;<Jrdl-ns t-.l Lt. CD!. C. U. Datld5(,on,
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<br />superlnl..ndent ot the w",!-er dl,',"lon, port
<br />01 llo13nlla.
<br />Colonel Dll.vld!lOn. III reply tt! II qu..,. as
<br />to the practll'ablllty of using l.lberly ~h!p.l
<br />for trllnsportlng troops. said yuterda.r that
<br />It had b...,n done bt.!ore aUcclP'6Srull~' IInd
<br />could be done sgltln.
<br />'J! th" ships r:an be allocated:' he said. '.1
<br />(an hR"C each one uad,' to ca:rry 7&0 troops
<br />back I.(l the Stat... 1n compantlvel~' good
<br />l!vlIlg condll1ons \l!!hln 4B hOIL...-!t 1 hllV..
<br />50 lllen to ....orll: on each o! them."
<br />He Itat..d that &11 eqUIpment, WIth the
<br />poaslble nceptlon of M37 ranges tor COOkIng.
<br />Is Ilvallable 10 eonVNI the Llb..rtles so that
<br />they wllJ be ""pabla of r.<U"r~lng troop.l.
<br />"Th.."" ranees m~y be aVallable:' he Mltl'd.
<br />'"but t hav..n't ch..d.....d on them."
<br />"TIIl'U ar\" facta:' ....Id th~ colonel. who
<br />\\'IV< r~_'!""n~lble for m.wlni\' Ihe First C""l1lr:t
<br />and tn.. "J"o,-..ntr.tourth. Thlrt....~ond, and
<br />First Inl.~nlry Dlv!.<llons out of'BrlsbanlP' un_
<br />d..r ~llnllllr conditiOn... "and the)' are In.
<br />dlJiput&bl~,"
<br />ColOllel Davidson uld th...t thl:' obJel'tlon
<br />thlltL!bertY6hl~cotlldnotbt.u""dbecau...
<br />of cold weath"r "ncountered during the vor-
<br />liSe ....u not based upon fact.
<br />Moat Libtortya t",-vel the Oreat CIrcle tout..,
<br />which paa,,",s n..ar the Aleutians. between
<br />Manila and ....elIt co""t ports, and cold
<br />weather 1JI enCounterl'd during the greater
<br />part or the trip. The alternate route Is hy
<br />....ay of Honolulu. aUd at no Ume would a ~hlp
<br />tra\'l'ltng Ih~ allern...le route blP'lwe.-n Ms-
<br />nUa and San Franclsco bt. mOre than 3B
<br />d.grl:'tJ north of the Lquator.
<br />AllhoUll;h LIberty ~hlpe ar" wlthoUI hel\!_
<br />Ing raCllltles below deck, the weath..r ,",ould
<br />creatl!' 110 preb]..m as long u the Honolu!u
<br />route ....ere !ollow<!d. Should an un'.l\SOn_
<br />IIhllP' cold ~peH bf: encoUnterl'd. troops Oll
<br />board would not be uncomfortable bl'Ca\tse
<br />of the complet.. winter clothing J5l!ued ..t
<br />r..placement depots before troopll embark:,
<br />The HonolUlU tOUI.. Ill. longer thl\n the
<br />llrMt cltele roule. but Ihe ...ddl'd day or
<br />two would not extend the vo)'age to more
<br />thana total o! 24 to 26 da)'s.
<br />Watl'r D:"~lon. S('njnd Major Port. IS allo_
<br />cal<!d ,-hips b}' AF'WESPAC. So far. Colonel
<br />Davld~on indICl\tcd. no ~hlpa hav.. bel'n a1l0_
<br />cated far con,'erslon Into troopllhlpa. nle
<br />colon.l has. ho....et..'. canvertlP'd one Uberty
<br />IIhlp lor tran~port1ng ),:;00 prl!lOnets ot war
<br />back to Jlpfln.
<br />"Ttus &amI:' ship;' he said. "could ha'-e
<br />carried 7500J's to the Stat...."
<br />The only featur" ot Iletuat dlscomtort tor
<br />troope tra\"ellng 011 auch convertl'd LIberty
<br />Iihlpe would be the lllCk at b\mka 01 any
<br />kind. for. Colon...l Davidson IlI.ld. "Call ....ould
<br />pre....nt a safety hazard:' SInce the cots ate
<br />made or ,,;oOd. th"y prftif'nt a nr.. problem,
<br />lllllI. l"aadltlon, lunlP' 1""0 "'"Y ot eeeurl,,!!:
<br />th..m.
<br />The colonel ilIlld that he r..lt sure Ihst
<br />an~ Uberty ~hlp \l:hlch hIP' COn\'l'rtM would
<br />p""" the necessary Inspt"Ct1on byollle..rs Irom
<br />Tt-oop MO"~mlP'nt. Wllter DI\'lslon. Po,.t Sur_
<br />leon. ...nd Ilupector O..n..r.l D<'l'artmenu.
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<br />eaughl Wilb Poioh Down
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<br />E.",<TE.~SIO~ OF REMARKS
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<br />HON. LAWRENCE H, SMITH
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<br />0,. ....U;CO:.:!ll:.:
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<br />IN TIlE HOl'SE OF REPRESENT.\TI\'~
<br />lVcdn(';;dav. Not'€7Ilber i, 1945
<br />Mr. S:\IITH of Wisconsin. Mr,
<br />Speaker, ....e have been hearing a i'reat
<br />deal recentl~. about the APA-.'\nnapolis.
<br />ProtectJ\'e i.ssociation-and under per-
<br />mission 10 ex teed tr,}' remarks., I am In-
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<br />sertlnll' herewith a poem apropos that
<br />subjert:
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<br />C.\UGHT "'ITII oca 1'C1NTII DO....N. 0.. SOTH1NO
<br />COULP liE fiN... THAN TO II" ~ ronY_N.Nm
<br />IN TIll: .IOU.!NG
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<br />0, !h!..l~ lh..la.... of the N'II\'}.;
<br />O. thlll Is the Cr<.>sll that ..-~ bear;
<br />WI!'t'ind "the duratIOn"
<br />Is p"TpetUaUon.
<br />We're l;uuk In tJ,e tieplha ot a",p"lr.
<br />What 11~.. la...n o\'en<l'll$ rIbbon
<br />Wcatgoodllr..the"tarath3!\,.."""ear?
<br />O1.u ""'Ill end 01.:r dau~hlttS
<br />Are polnt.gl,'lng 11aughleT&--
<br />The trade schooler. t<>11 us It'& ralr.
<br />We'll JU&t ha'." to grin ...nd ...CI happy:
<br />We'll Just ha,'e I.(l a"'<'at oUt the ~'ear~:
<br />Come r.ell ana high ocear.,
<br />We'll pro"e our devotion
<br />Dy bTBv..ly wlthboldlng our tears.
<br />&J l"t'.I1H a tOMt to the Na,"f-
<br />T" all th.. A"nl>pnll.~ cl...u-
<br />Wc'r.. caughlin your ctutchu
<br />trnIl11l'e'reoncrutche_
<br />From now on Ma.cArlhur's our manl
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<br />Group Sanction. Again5t Racism
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<br />E.",<TENSION OF REMARKS
<br />o.
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<br />HON, EMANUEL CELLER
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<br />or 1<1:.... TOItK
<br />IN' THE HOUSE OF AEPRESEl>,i\Tn'ES
<br />Thu.rSdall, NOl:ember 1, 1945
<br />Mr. CELLER. Mr. Speaker, undc,
<br />leave granted to e:t:tend m}' remarks In
<br />the RECORD, I include the following arti-
<br />cle entitled "GrouP Sanctions Against
<br />Racism" by A. H. Pekell3 and published
<br />in the New Republic of October 29, 1945:
<br />
<br />GRot" ~NCT;ONs AGAINST IAC1I;Iot
<br />IBy A Ii, Pck..llaj
<br />A ~l'ndlr"led column by John O'Oonnell. or
<br />the N~w York Dally Nl'w~. chllrge-d on October
<br />:1.1945. th...t "behind thl' sllcc....ful drtve to
<br />du.grace lInd renlO"(' Gen_ OO'Orge S_ Patton
<br />from his army command UI occupIed Ger_
<br />many Is thlP'secret...nd utoundlnglyetreet!\'e
<br />might 01 Ull.5 R..publlc'a torelgn-born po!ll!_
<br />cal leaders_ueh ... Ju.Uce o! the Supreme
<br />Court Fellx Frankfurt..r, of \'I"ona: White
<br />H,)u"e AdmlnlstraUve Assistant D.!.\"e (o..vl_
<br />ou~ Da\'1P'1 Nlle.., ...11u Neyhau.: Ilnd the Lat_
<br />,'l"n POl.rabblnlr...1 .tudeot now known .."
<br />8Id"~r Hmman. Th...e boys Ilnd
<br />lhelr pals del'ldPd to go out and get Oeneral
<br />Patton'l hld~ and rank becallSt'--the cot.
<br />umnlst rlP'"..a.l<!d-lhf soldIer ....hO got 11BppM
<br />by Patton In an Army hQl;pltal ....M ot Jewish
<br />descent. "Then P:ltton prm'l'd hlm""U a
<br />greal l\"ader and hero In France. But hi.
<br />foel here In Wuhlngton ne\'er torgot tlle
<br />Slcllll\n..p~e."
<br />The nary ....as ma.de aut at lI'hole ..loth:
<br />Ihe loldler slJ1pPf'd by Patton "'a5 nOI a Je"",
<br />and no Je\t"lsh Pol!tlcal l('~d"'r had anything
<br />to do '\Vllh Patton'" Irlin&fer.' But the
<br />ranllrd recel"l:'d wid.. publlclly. The New
<br />York Dally News alone hn l\ dan)' Circula-
<br />tion or matt' than ~,OOO.OOO copies. The
<br />JeWIII"t're mocked. then worried. The Je....-
<br />Ish ptHiS charged Ihltt tbe JeWl5h organiza_
<br />tions, lrunud cf lIlI5umlng .. militant lead...r_
<br />Ih:p, ronllned them....lv... to a letter to Ihe
<br />IP'dllOr.
<br />ClIn.t the Je...;sh oTgl1nlMtlons do hl'tti'r
<br />Ih"o that~ t: I.Ii raay to ....y "mlll:ltnt lead_
<br />errnlp;' "",ar agalMt neo-!!c'cl.!;m." l'U'., but
<br />
<br />'O-Donnell made Il compl":e retraction In
<br />hi. rolumn ct Octoocr 19._'It:e Edl\or~.
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