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<br />CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-APPENDIX
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<br />N OVE:\.[BER 7
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<br />RECORD. I Inrlude the rollowinR: tf'solu-
<br />tfon ndnpted b~' the Common Caunell of
<br />the Clty of Milwaukee on October 15,
<br />1945:
<br />WhnfNl CongreM Is now eoru<jd~rlng the
<br />Murrll,-Patmall full employment bill recom-
<br />monded by Prrllld..nt ~\lman :.0 ",'old UlI_
<br />emplo}"rnent and to atl'ord opp<lrtunlly to
<br />thOGe-WUllng to work; and
<br />..n,u~..,. It IB nee\........1"}" thal the F"denJ
<br />(ifjv~rnm..nt a....ume UllA r",pouslbUlt)" In
<br />order to l<VOld another depreNlon: 'Illere-
<br />lor..~1t
<br />R..wlv"d by thr Common eal/'lnl of 11,<,
<br />Ctty 01 M"waukee. Th:!.t It urges the pllMage
<br />01 the MurraY_P,llman full ..mploj"ment bIll
<br />reeo:nmended by President Truman now
<br />pending belote COngr,....;
<br />R<!.uh.(! lurt.~cr. 'Ihllt a copy cl tt.a nos_
<br />OIUllC.n ~ I..m 10..11 Wl:;ccn8ln Memm.r8 at
<br />Congr...u.
<br />
<br />United Nations Headquarters
<br />
<br />EXTENSION OF RE.\.{ARKS
<br />
<br />O'
<br />
<br />HON, CLARENCE CANNON
<br />
<br />or NlSSOt:"Hl
<br />IN THE HOt:SE OF REPRESENTATI\'ES
<br />Wednesday, Not'ember i, 19~5
<br />Mr. C..\NNON of MIs&ourl. Mr.
<br />Speaker, under lea\'e t..:l extend remarks,
<br />I Include the following communication
<br />from the St. Louis Chamber of Com-
<br />merce:
<br />ST. Lovu CIUM.EII or CO~I"'-QC[.
<br />St, LOI,dJ,Mo..NorC'".,b~r5.1943.
<br />MY D!:AR CO:'CR""''''.\l<: r h."e today wrll-
<br />t~n Hon. E. R. Stettlnlus, UnIted Seat~ r~p_
<br />rueneatl'.~. PT..paratory CommlSlllon. Unlt"d
<br />Nations, Im'IUng the United NaHons to locate
<br />hpadquarlns 10 th.. Stall! of Mlssourl. Hon,
<br />Phil M, Donnelly. Oovernor of M\JIlsourl. haa
<br />lIuthorlud me to say lhat the se]l!'Ct!on or
<br />"loeallon within the State of MlMoutl would
<br />ha~e his full ~ndof&<'ment and thRt he WOUld
<br />cooperate In e"~r}' way to Sf'Cur.. from the
<br />SUIle legblatnr... whiCh l.8 now In aesslon,
<br />IIny If1I:l&:Il\Uun De<'P.Nlll")' 10 bring th.. h~ad-
<br />quarte,. to /I-lluourl. At. re<<oot meeting
<br />of the Mlaourl Reaourc... and Dt>vel"pment
<br />CommlMlon a resolutlon wa. unanlmou.ly
<br />adopted, lrwlllng the Unlad Nations to lo-
<br />cate In th.. SUIte.
<br />At a m..~tlng CJt th.. ne-cutl~e oommlttee
<br />of t~e St. LoulJ Chamber of Comm..rce Fri.
<br /><lll\', No"emb..r 2. I W"" lnstru..ted to ....rlte
<br />Mr. ~tettlnJu.', calling hIli attenllon to a
<br />.pl"Clflc locatlon "'hleh hall many attrllcUve
<br />f..atur... and ad"lInu.S"s, mllkmg It an ld..al
<br />10('arlOll for th.. headqullrU'rs, I r..fer .p".
<br />Cll'lclIll~' to a tract of land own..d by th~ 00\'.
<br />f'rnmem. form..r]y oceupled by the War De-
<br />partm"nt and now d..cl.t..d 10 be .urplu.
<br />prtJpl'rty. flr.d known all the Weldon Sprlns
<br />Ordnance Plant.
<br />Thi. prop..rl}', comprl.lng appr<;>llmllt..ly
<br />2i,'lIQuare mUes. 1I.... lllons the north banl:
<br />0: the ]'lls.l'Ourl Rh...r, on high blu1f land
<br />ove,look the "alley at the rh...r, approJ:lmately
<br />16 mll~. northweH ot metropolit..n St_ LoUIS
<br />and 26 mllf'l! b" hlgh..p....d s\lperhlgh""a}'
<br />Irom our tinlon IItatlon.
<br />Brl"!!\' .taUd. the .l\ll~r:l t..atur.... of thl.
<br />&\lgg..st~d lO(C!\t!on are:
<br />1. ,"mpll' arM: 1i.e99actn, more cr 1l"5lI.
<br />or 2i.i5qulltemllC!!,
<br />2, Stut"lllc location: N~:u the cen!er ct
<br />the Unitt'<! StaUII. about midway between
<br />th.. ~nter 01 population allcl the geograph1.
<br />co.! ....nl..r. and n....r a metropolitan city "f
<br />I,pprollmately 1..00.000 popUlatton, wIth ..11
<br />of Il. atlendllnt a-dn,nlages--e;COnoml..al and
<br />cultural.
<br />
<br />3. Single ownership: Th.. land l.8 ....holly
<br />o....nf'd hy the 0111ted State" Oovernm..nt ..nd
<br />III no lunger reqUired by It. Its flCQullljtlol1
<br />by th.. United Nations would create 110 prob_
<br />]..ms at elpaulatlOn, eith..r by the State of
<br />MlIiaourl or by Ihe UnIted Statu. No con_
<br />demnBtlonof property ,'..ould he r..qulred and
<br />no exihtlng pupulatlon would be dt"placl'd. u
<br />Ihe property "'II. ..nUrely cleared ()f popula_
<br />11(on ...h..n .cqu!r..d by our Go\....nmeut In
<br />1940-41.
<br />.. Immediate occupa".ci' l;/ln be <iutt.or-
<br />IZed,
<br />S. C<lmpletelyenc1ontl b)' fenc..and eully
<br />8'\'.rded.
<br />5. AboUt 15.000 seres complet..ly va..!\nt.
<br />Ih.. ha!allce can b.. quickly clearf'd of G."j\'-
<br />ernm..nt-o"..n..d tILCIllII"ll.
<br />7. Som.. hulldingll and 30 mod~rn re&l.
<br />d~n~~.. ..r., Il[""~dhlt~;y l'IVll.llabll' for U5.. as
<br /><:cmevucuon headquartull and for tempor.
<br />IIry oll'l..... and llving quartl'n.
<br />8. Wat..r: A oornplfite.dupHcat... ....at..rlly.-
<br />tern I" Inatalled with 1\ dally cap..cJtI' lIf
<br />40.000.000 g;o,llonll of treated. potabl.. waleI'.
<br />8ull'lelent to ae,,-e II community of a!>out
<br />200.000 p"rl;(rll. and to provld.. a <,ooUng IIYs-
<br />t..m for complet<' air t'Ondlllrmlng.
<br />9. PO"""r: There are two .team-po",'er
<br />p!ants.-qulppedwlth .1l';bol1e......llch With a
<br />c-,\pacltyof 100.000 pounda of M..am per hour,
<br />Pow..r-g..ntratlng plant of 1.250 kllowatta Is
<br />Installed In one of th.. plant. but ....as n..';'tf
<br />\l~f'd. aa po"'..r ....1llI oontin\lOualy auppll..d
<br />by th.. Union Ell'Ctrl<, Co, tram high-telUlon
<br />Iln.... throullh t",o uanslorm..r aUtlor..a 10-
<br />cat..donth..prop..rty.
<br />10. An abundance of hulldlng 5tone elln be
<br />quarrled on th.. elt... The Gov..rnm..ne
<br />opened and op"rllt..d large qU1HTles along
<br />the rlv..r front,
<br />11. St, LQul. Is one of th.. world'. moat
<br />Important I..legraph and IODi!"_dietance lele.
<br />phone communlcauon. r..Il\Y cenl..r8. Th..
<br />~ite I. connectt'<! hy lall'graph lin..a a]onl: the
<br />rlght_ot_....ay at the MISSOurl-Konaall_T.."aa
<br />Railroad and by tel..phone Cilble dirl!'Ct to th..
<br />exchanll;e" of the SouthweJI..rn B"II Tel...
<br />phone Co.
<br />la. Transportation: The .lle ~ sernd by
<br />10-1 mil... of motor roarb and 22 miles or new
<br />"tandol"d-ga.g.. uJlroad,colm..ctlng ",'Ilh the
<br />maln.lln.. track.. of th.. M1IIWUrl-Karu;all_
<br />TexllII Rallrood. It Is bounded on th.. east b~'
<br />United Statea Ulshway No. 61. ....hlch gl~n di_
<br />rect t1C<:ess to the elty ot St. LoUI... and lie!
<br />about7mllesaouthort'nltf'd8tat.."U1ShlL't1y
<br />No..O ..nd the main Une of th.. Wabl\l!h Rail.
<br />tGad. It 1a 18 mll~1I .....t ot Lambert St,
<br />Lou!.. MuniCipal Airport. The Rock l.land
<br />Railroad runs along the .Olllh blUlh of the
<br />MIMourl R!ver with sUUon raelllllea IIboUt
<br />4 mill'll from the..lte.
<br />13. Topoll"r.phy The slt~ I" on the blurt
<br />IIImh aooUt l~ fHt abote th.. valley 01 tile
<br />MI860Url Rinr, Tbe terrltln 1& roiling. with
<br />numeroUll long le,'el IIt....trhe. formerly u~~[\
<br />aJl farm land, 'Th..r.. are beaullrul ..IUS with.
<br />In th.. tra<'t for rtsld~nce... OmCH, parks. pa-
<br />rad~ gTounda. and for r....re:.l1onal ar.."", Th..
<br />blulf lands near..st tbe river Me ruSgf'd. Lo-
<br />tll!lons are ..vallable ellh~r w!thln th.. area
<br />or adjacent on "..hlch IIlrport faemlla ean
<br />be fte('ted, fl>ould a prlute neid be de.lrf'd.
<br />The rl~..r provides opponUnll}' for use 01
<br />hydropl.n..s,
<br />Th~ southern portlon of the .lle draIns Into
<br />tt:e M!5l1Ourl Rlnr, IIJthough .. larg..: pan o!
<br />It dn.!n. northeast Into the UjpI~!Ppl Rl"....
<br />14 Thl'slte l.8r..mo\"'ed fl"omalllndUlltrllll
<br />IIctll-l:}" or St. LoULs.
<br />....... are no.... pr"rllr1ng a booklet ""tang
<br />torth In mor.. detail the location and dnc;'lp-
<br />tlon of Ihe ""..Idon Spring property. Be<,ause
<br />Of delay In ~<,u~mg r..l,,~ of data. from the
<br />War Departm~nt and th.. time rNjuued to
<br />prepar.. u.hlblt.s and reproduc.. Ih..m. It wlll
<br />not be r..ady to for....rd to Mr. 8t~ttlnlu. for
<br />some dsy.. In the m..antlm.., I hal'" unt
<br />him .ome lltl'rature de.ICrtblng St. Louis.
<br />Frankly, ..e know of no bttter, no more
<br />r..adlly "vaUabl.. .and sUllll.ble la.. lW).....h"!e
<br />
<br />thlln W..ldon Spring. Itllloo:at!oll nCBr Ihe
<br />center of th.. oounl.ry ofl..n II Slrategl" l\d-
<br />vanta~ of lmporlance should this Nation
<br />eVer be Involved In another armed conniC!,
<br />We de,,"u:i)' hope that It wm nut be and
<br />ar.. ansloWl 10 bring the United Natlona
<br />q\ll<:kly Into b..ing.
<br />We thought It desirable !hat you know [of
<br />oUr ellort to sl'Cure the location at St, LoUl.
<br />and ll..v!t.. your .ympathetlc cooperation II
<br />th..re la any '\\'"y you Clln h..lp III the maneI'.
<br />':try tnll}' y,"UN,
<br />Goo. C. S!IoltTH.
<br />Pr~.;d..nt.
<br />
<br />Commonw~alth or Palestin~
<br />
<br />EXTENSION OF REMARKS
<br />o.
<br />
<br />HON. SOL BLOOM
<br />
<br />01' NI:W roax
<br />J~ THE HOUEE OF REPRESENTATIVES
<br />Thunday, Norember 1, 1945
<br />Mr, BLOOM, Mr. Speaker. under
<br />If'a\'e to extend my remarks in the R[c-
<br />ORD. I Include the folJowlnll:" article from
<br />the Washington Post by the Honorable
<br />Sumner Welles, entitled "Commonwealth
<br />of Falestlne":
<br />PtOBUW I"l1I1 ONO
<br />(By SumnerWell~5)
<br /><:O>-l"lONWE.un, UP PAl-PTlJ<'1t
<br />Th.. Oovernment of the United Seatell 18
<br />(lmClally commlttl'd to tn.. establl.hm..nt d
<br />a Jewish nanonal home In PlIle.tlne. Both
<br />major par!!e. hav... In their most 1'<'c..nt plat.
<br />forlllll. endOrHd thl.8 pollcy.
<br />An lnd..pendent Jewl1<h commonwealth 0:
<br />Palestlne representa to many mllllon&of peo-
<br />pl~ throuahout rhe ....orld the 5)'mOOl of th..lr
<br />pMslonate con"ICt!on. The {"Uure to pro-
<br />vlde auurance that tb1lldeal l.8 Solng to be
<br />reallz..d Will rellu]t In dangerous1~' Increa...d
<br />ten. Ion In IIn alrelldygranly troubl..d..orld,
<br />Unfortunately, thlll Oov..rnment 1I1llI y..t
<br />gl"lng nQ .lgn that It Is PU~U!ng RnJ' clear
<br />and conslllteDt policy which ",.m fa-cllltate th..
<br />achl..vemcnt 01 th.. obJ~Uve to which It Is
<br />pledged.
<br />Th.. President Is urging th.. Brltlsh Gov.
<br />E'rnm..nt to permit the Immediate Immigra_
<br />tion Into Palestin.. of 100.000 of the home.
<br />I..... snd d...Uture J..w. In Europe who sre
<br />UnWilling or unabl.. to tf'turn to th..lr tonn".
<br />'horn..,..
<br />Th.. r..li-Clle and r~Mttlem..nt of theM' pltl_
<br />tul survivors I. a morBI obUgatlnn which r..~13
<br />upOn 1I11 free pe<lpl"ll. The PresldE'nt',
<br />humanitarian desire Is sltogether praIse_
<br />worthy,
<br />But .0 '''ng ." thl. C\O\'ernment conUnu"",,
<br />to r..fu.e to as'Nml' any r~spon.lbl1Jty for
<br />the .ecurlty of the people of P&lestlne can
<br />hL, suggesUon be regarded as con!tructl~e?
<br />Fer t&C British Om'ernmellt Stl\lllgiy main.
<br />tall1.ll that all Arah Uprising wJJl tak.. place
<br />If any Isrg...scale immIgration Into Paleatln..
<br />Is no.... p..rmltted. British milltllry and mlt_
<br />terlal reSQurc.... hne "'ached a low ..hb.
<br />\'ltal Brltl1<h lnternta sre Involved,
<br />15 Ortat Brita!:} to be upectf'd alone to
<br />keep tt>e pu.... l.n the :Sear E&.>t If hoe-tillites
<br />break OUI aa the rl.'llult of a step ag..ID.Ilt
<br />which 5he has r..peat..dly wlLl11ed?
<br />Are the tru~ lntl'ren~ 01 th.. .T"....lsh peoopll"
<br />gQlnS to be ltd'..nnced by all In~lstellc~ upon
<br />IntllSure" wbleh thrut..n Cll5COrd bet'l1'Hll the
<br />."nslo-Suon >,0'\\'..t$1
<br />Pr""ld..nl Roosevelt ne"..r bellHed that the
<br />""tabll.hment of a J"wt..h common......II!1h In
<br />P'a!..~t1ne ..~ tn e.ny lellse "hOStil~" to the
<br />Arab pec.pll11!. On lhe <,ontrary. he belle"ed
<br />that SllCh II. SI;olutton '\\'culd oro..e benel'lcllll
<br />to both J...... ll:d Arabs, Mor..o\'er. be was
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