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<br />CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-APPENDIX
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<br />American mlnorlUeII have no other tore...
<br />no other weapon. and no othu hope than
<br />Amerl<;lI. hers.elr. To pit the e<::uoomlc pQwer
<br />or the mlnorltlell against a powerlul nelli"8_
<br />pap~r .....ould be no more hopeful than to
<br />....sume that .. Plrth AVl'oue beauty pulor
<br />would 80 bankrupt It the membera of the
<br />halrdre....ers. union stopped p&ttonlzlng It.
<br />The e'$5l!ote of boycott IS an sppMl to the
<br />I\nlldarlly or all d,..,ent "IUzeD.. The Amerl-
<br />Clln mlnotltJ/!tl !la\"e the tight to launrh Buell
<br />an appul. The Jews-and the N"etfroea-
<br />h;"",, a right to pIcket the NewI and the lll'Wa-
<br />stands andcall forth,,!r boycott by alllruth_
<br />1<""ing men and wom..o. '1"l>e Negroe3--llnd
<br />the Jewa_ha.... tile right to plekn the DAR"s
<br />Coo.lllutlon Hall and I.Q ask aIlID,'era or art
<br />and beautl' not to cr....... Illelr Hne. The)'
<br />hayl' tllerlRhl to plck..t IIn<f <:"1111 for 'h"boy_
<br />C"ott of Ih06e New York department Itor<'fl
<br />which. In the teeth or th.. IVO$_Qulnn law.
<br />lIr.. today... lll)'.whlte aa ..v..r.
<br />Thill kind of struggle Is not Without rbb.
<br />But It Is wen to rl"member that thoa.. who
<br />"O'Bg" and take no rlslt8 a.r.. deatl"...d to
<br />perish.
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<br />Prin(iplu Adopted by AMVETS at
<br />National Meeting in Chiug!)
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<br />EXTENSION OF REMARKS
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<br />HON, CLYDE DOYLE
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<br />0.. C^UrOIl:<U,
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<br />IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
<br />TuesdaJl. N01!ember 6. 1945
<br />Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Speaker. }"E'sterday,
<br />by unanimous consent. I "'as prh-i!cgE'd
<br />to have Ineorporated In the Appendix of
<br />the COSC;RL"SIONAL REC'ORD the ronf>titu.
<br />tlon and bylaws adoptE'd by AMVETS-
<br />American VelE'rans of \Vorld War II. I
<br />am now privllell"ed to insert therein the
<br />principles adopted by the AMVETS at
<br />their first national con\'ention on Octo.
<br />ber 12. 13. and 14. 1945:
<br />THE: AlofnleAN Vnn,'NS 0.. WClll.D WAil It
<br />DE<:IAUTION 0" PIIINeli'tJ':9
<br />W". th.. Am..rlcan V..t..rans of World War n.
<br />b..ll..Vlng thAt "".. b..spt'ak th.. mind Of tll..
<br />Am..rlcan m..n And wom..u who bor.. linn..
<br />rought. Ilnel dll"d for a rr.... America and a
<br />rre"",'orld,doher..byreaolvlllhatourltatlon-
<br />al Ie<lderslup mw;t ll.lIS...rt Its..lf throu!;h ~o.
<br />op..fIltlon wnh leaders 0: all natlonl who Rd-
<br />lOCll.t.,aud practle<! InternAtiOnal peal"" U A
<br />!llltlonal policy. to th.. "lld thllt not a~lln
<br />shall Bny natIon be pnmltted to b.u~h the
<br />tnt..rnll(lonal peac...
<br />And we doresol.... thUslnee Am..llellnaoll
<br />the I'Ightll'i: front. SUppol'"t<'d by d.-llla"s on
<br />the home front. hl\.... mnde ",'allabl.. 10 thl"
<br />....orld ont Ia.~t chane.. for th.. 8ill"Vl\'al 01 hu-
<br />m:\nlty; a"d that smce t..!1e c!!.taclysm of an_
<br />otll..rworld wlIrwLll r..sult III tb..utlr.ctlon
<br />of clvlllZa(lon; and sinN' Ihat ",... ar.. d...t..r.
<br />mlned that thll nnlll opportunity shan not
<br />b.. l06t by lodlvldual or colleclh'e grnd. Ig.
<br />noranc.., or Indlfr..l"t'ne.... w.. th..rl.'!"r.. pled,..
<br />"urtf'll'u to dn...lo? mutual cnnl"ldence and
<br />und...rstandlng Within our N<lUon and be.
<br />t".....n Amr:ll"ll and th.. other nations of th..
<br />world 10 th... end that aa men n:ay llve In
<br />p.."el' .nd be r...ponslbJe m..mbers of an ..n-
<br />llght..nNI l;cmlly or na:lOE5. We Ihall oot
<br />falllhls \rUSt.
<br />And w.. do !UTt!:l'r rNOh.. that w.. acel"pt
<br />o"..lr pannKUnt obliga~'''ns and dutl"s ....
<br />Aml'rlcan rltlz{'ns. And adopt the b&lill" prtn.
<br />l"lpl..thl\! lh..best lr.ure4t5 or aU th<' Amerl-
<br />Can p..::lple ar.. su"..rior to any group or or-
<br />g:tlllzatton within th.. nll.tl'Jnal poUtlcal, ~o.
<br />nomll" or II"",Ia.\ IItruCtUt... To thls end. ...e
<br />r~d"dl~ate ourse!>'es to S1.'n"lce to our Natlon
<br />
<br />In p"ac.. &Ii In war to Insure that Aml'rlcan
<br />Ideala tor whlch....e and OUr countrym..n havl'
<br />fought and died. may be prese-r......d for us and
<br />post..rlty. We btII...... that th..baauorworld
<br />p..ac.. I! !ound..d upon th.. rolJowlng truthll
<br />alld b..Uer.. which "'.. do h..r..by declare;
<br />I.INTEGlttTT
<br />Nallonal InUgTlly 1s based upon the In_
<br />t..rgrity a! tile Indll'ldual eltlzen and thOH
<br />who lea.(! IInd r..prelll'nt him. To malntllln
<br />our 5plrltual and pol1tlcal Iudenhlp In the
<br />world.tndl\'ldualAndnlltlonllllnt...grltymUllt
<br />...;o;lst as a !act and b.. prlletlcl"d aa a IhlnR
<br />philosophy. To thl! ..nd. ".... furth..r resel"e
<br />that our natIonal lead..,. C"oopl'rat.. wIth the
<br />IN.d...n of all motions who accept world peACe
<br />as II national policy. and to ....tabl15h forth.
<br />wah cornman prmelpl..s tor the 8ettl..m..m of
<br />all Int..rnallonal probl...m! and Ot8putes. and
<br />to abandon the pro&1"ulllv.. t..ndenl"Y toward
<br />natlonal 1I..lt_Interellt and pow..r polltla on
<br />th.. world le....1. The obJ<'Ctlves or the four
<br />freedoms m\U't be mad.. all"lng pr""l'pt f","
<br />all p..opluandnallons.
<br />2. EQUAUT'(
<br />W.. are repreSO'ntatlv.. ot th.. ml'mbl'rohlp
<br />or ..arlous political pllrtles. raeu. fBlths. and
<br />cr..eds. and our common d..nomlnlltor I. that
<br />w.. are &II Am..rlcans who ha,'" honorably
<br />ser","", th.. NlI.llon during tlm..of war. We
<br />,hall not dlllCrlmln..te betw.."n "..I..ranA bf,-
<br />('lIus..ofrllnk,5en.lc......lt.rllc...cre..d.or
<br />polltll"al pArty allUlAtlon. Our ll.rst demand
<br />ls 10Ylllty to th.. Unllffl Stat,," of AmprleA.
<br />,,':d thU tht' ....elfllr.. or th.. NaUon b.. placl'd
<br />Ilbon tll.. Inter..5tsof Any IndivIdual. group.
<br />Or orgBnlzatlon. We mall "nd..a,'or to rep~.
<br />s..nt honellUy and ell"<'Cth-..ly the 13.000.000
<br />men and womt'n "etHallS ot World Wllr 11.
<br />and we .hall not front or p..rmlt oUr organi_
<br />ZAtion to b.. u...d u a front for an}' Indl.
<br />"Idllal. group. party. mo,...ment. or "lAm."
<br />S.INllI!S'tt.lAL..::....TtONS
<br />We b..l1.......thllt Am..rle.'IUnparAU..I<'d In.
<br />d1llltrllll al"hlHemsnts durIng th... ",'aI' n.
<br />lluU..d from the l"ombln"d ..ll"ora and ~o-
<br />operallon ot Industry aod labor. To altaln
<br />our full pot..ntl.aUt! aa a nation. thlll ..I\'ort
<br />and coop..r.Uon must be continued Wlthou&
<br />Interruption. and w.. b..II.."" Ihlll Industry
<br />and labor ar.. Int..rd"p"nd..nt IIDd that ",'htt.t
<br />harms OIl.. InJur<'fl both. as ...ell u th.. ns.
<br />tlonal wt'UAr... W.. d..mAnd that bolh In.
<br />duatry and labor dean 1l0nM and .....t.bll.h
<br />r..sponilble INld..rshlp and laoor-rnanag..-
<br />ment poliel... and proc..dures bu..d On
<br />merIted mutual confid..nce and lnugrlty.
<br />w.. b..Il..".. that both Industry and labor h!l."e
<br />a paramount dUI}' to th.. Am..rlclln p,-",ple 10
<br />r,,('5tllbl~hth..lrfalth byd...nounclng Ilnd r..-
<br />mO"lng from th..lr ranks and l""d..rshlP pro-
<br />feS/llonal rack..t..ers. labor haten. labor
<br />b:tHen. and ",Ita tors. r..gardl,""" ot ",'h:lt
<br />nam.... they go by or ...hat pOSlllollS the}'
<br />o<<upy.
<br />
<br />. P'llt!:P1tUS
<br />Wl'bel1e..enotonlylna..fr......worldpres.s.
<br />bllt In an hOlll'.t pr~lI. Wl" bf,ll..".. ~~At th..
<br />honen. ImpartIal. and uns.lanted diR..mlna_
<br />1(on of nl'''''1 "An II..al the Int...rnal WOUltWl
<br />snd IItr!!.. bet\l'een our ra.chll and <'Conomlc
<br />group". IInd gl"" all Americana a cl1anl"l' 10
<br />k~o"" and uIlde..~and Iller.. lully th.. prob_
<br />I..ms IInd asplr,,~lon. of oth..!"'& "'llhm our own
<br />COltnlrra.,,'ell..thoo.eolothernatlor.slllid
<br />tb..:r peopl~s.
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<br />!..t:COl<n:Jt:;IOl<
<br />Am..rlcan....t...rAnlol World W.r II do no:
<br />want "charlt}'" In any lorm. "'ebO'll"'." that
<br />th.. Amerlcall p..ople feel II d~p ollll;latlOD
<br />to the m..n ar.d wrm..n c&liualUes or a war In
<br />whiCh :hey fou~ht tor all Amefl~al".s. and
<br />wlll do all tl'.in!:s ll..cnll'''Y and prOp'-'r to
<br />clIre lor And ....Ist thl"m sO long as that ('ate
<br />and hl"Ip IA necl'$S'ary. Th=e who hal'l" ""n'~
<br />In th.. arm~d fCtr~es "nd hal'" retun:..d to Cl-
<br />\'lIlsn I:f.. or who wlll htl'r r..turn Il.5k only
<br />that they b.. not prl"jndlc..d by th..lr abnn~
<br />In the servIC... They demaud .. decent op.
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<br />portunlly for employment 110 that Ihey may
<br />eat.blllh th..Il\UI\"I:R.... Ihrlfty. Industrlou..
<br />...U-retlp"'ctlog. and worthy t1ttunll Of the
<br />American community.
<br />..un,..c loIUoIOlllALS
<br />We beliel'e Ihat the m..mory of th~ who
<br />Jl:a.... th..lr ll\"..s that a fr.... Am<'flca and a
<br />tree ..mr~d might aurvlv... .hould be honorl"d
<br />and prf'Sl'r..<'d by living memorials In th..
<br />torm "r "ddalQnlll l'dUClltlCOal and recrea.
<br />tloual faellltlU w that 00 Am..rlcan IIhall
<br />lack opportunlly for ad.quat.. ..ducA:ton. .
<br />h..althy mlr.d and a hnnhy body.
<br />7. TJ;t;Hl<IC.~L U:SL\aCII
<br />We deplore th.. ,,'uterul extravagane.. or
<br />war In both human and materIal resources.
<br />W.. d...dlellt.. ours<'l...... to the prlnelpl.. that
<br />Ihl'S<' r.....ourcl'S can be p,.,....r....<f by devotlng
<br />part of cUr nattonal lneom.. 10 tn.. dev..lop.
<br />ment "f mt-anS by which fUlure wan ,"ay be
<br />mad..lmpoulbl... to th...,,,t..nolon oft'duclI.
<br />tlon arod r"sl'a",h In the K'..ne,," 10 th.. end
<br />that dUl..asl' and Ignorane.. rosy be abollsh..d.
<br />
<br />8. MIU1"AaT P1lU'AFU"'F./ilI
<br />W.. bell..,.1' In th.. n<'C"'iJ'ilty 01 maIntainIng
<br />aUl"1I mllltary training programs. and IId..-
<br />quaUly <'quIPP"d IIcU"e and r""l'rv.. eompo-
<br />nenUllot theumed forCl'AU mayr..aJl(:mably
<br />be n"Cl's.s.ary to Insure that thl. NAUon sbaU
<br />n,,"er again b.. vuln..nbl.. to attACk or In-
<br />\"1\IIlon: that under Go..ernment super"151on.
<br />such aclenunc r..~..srch and personnel ShAn
<br />be malntatned &Ii mllY be neceaaary to tn.u...
<br />Ihat thl. country Ahalllead all peace.lovlng
<br />nallon.a In .uch mUltary and iel..nUnc te~h-
<br />"lquea.. may be requlr..d to pre...n'e and
<br />m.lntaln Ih.. p"al"" against any future IIg-
<br />l;reastlr naUon or natlonA.
<br />..nnNALVlCILAN~
<br />'W.. sl1&1I rl'olH by what.."..r mellns are
<br />r..llwnably n""esSIlry Bny attempts by I'n..-
<br />Illl... from wllhln or wLlho!>t to undl'rmln..
<br />or delltroy th.. democratic prlnelpl,.. upon
<br />which thIS Natloll I' founded, '~..se mu.t
<br />b.. malntaln..d Invlolat... Only by ..ternal
<br />"lgU.nc.. on the part o! all American. ean
<br />Ihb. our h...ltAg... bf, pr..s..rv..d for ou.....Il.....
<br />alldpOllterlty.
<br />IO.DtTI'TTOVO'l'!:
<br />\V.. belle"1I. thllt pUblll" ome" I. a publl"
<br />ilewardshlp and 1rlli!t. and unlll b.. admln.
<br />llllerl"d .... lfU~h: that It II our r~IIponalblllty
<br />a. eltlZena to ..xetel... our votlnR franchls...
<br />an<f to ..I..ct, and maintain In omc.. m..n ana
<br />wom..n ofpt'rr.onal aod public tntei:rlly: per_
<br />MUll ",'ho ,,'J1l ser.... all th.. p<<>ple lnaUad
<br />01 any bloc. organllll'd mlnotlty. 'r<<lAl or
<br />pr..ssure group. AMVE.IS wlll Aland ""ltll any
<br />man ...ho Ill. light. but pa.rt with him ",'h.ll
<br />he Is wrong.
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<br />1"""lrAI1QN
<br />Th.. AmerIcan V..lerllnS of World War II b~_
<br />ll..".. In the .\"'l'ttclI whiCh w.. lought to
<br />pr.....u'.... We bell..,'e In the future of Amer-
<br />Ica and In th.. men and women wbo havll.
<br />madl' It gr..at ana "'ho ""Jll make It gr..lI.t..r.
<br />In this faIth. "'.. d..dlcate our&el""s to the
<br />rull..st de..dopment of Ih.. spiritual. mental.
<br />phy~lcal. ..conemlc. and humlln rl'sou,,:..a cl
<br />tl:.. Natlon.
<br />To tll"Sl' ..nds. w.. rl'SOl".., and do droicll'e
<br />om5<'I"es to Ihes.. Id..a!.s Ilnd pledge CU.....I.....
<br />10 tb"lr fUlllllm..nl.
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<br />Full Employml'nt Bill
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<br />E:~::'{SION OF REMARKS
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<br />HON, ANDREW J, BIEMlllER
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<br />O'I'",.r.5.."Oss:"
<br />IX THE HOCS::: Of' JU::'RE'OE..'n,\TIVES
<br />Wednesday. .\'orembcr 7. 1945
<br />Mr. BIE.'\fll.LER. Mr. Speaker. u~der
<br />lea\'e to tXlU1d oj' remarks in the
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