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<br />CONGRESSION AL RECORD-HOUSE
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<br />adminlstratlon carried on under that
<br />barg"nln It had tor poll tical support with
<br />the unions and it selvod Indu~tn'; but
<br />that did not do one slmile thing to curb
<br />union power.
<br />!'I~r. RMC;:~. Mr. Spea.ker. will the
<br />g[ntl~man :.ield?
<br />M1". RICH. I )'ield to the gentleman
<br />from Mis.-.lssippi.
<br />i-Ir. RAt-aU". Let me ;;ay to th~ "..n-
<br />Ilf'man tf{)m Georgia IMr. RAMSPECKI
<br />that I have a bill that has already b(:{'n
<br />reportrd om trom the Committee on
<br />World W:tr Vetterans' Lellislalion now
<br />pending: bpfore the Committee on Rules
<br />which. 1! brought to the noor and pll.s.;;ed
<br />and me.dt' a law. 'I>.'ould enable ex-service-
<br />men to wor.. \\ilthuut h...,'inlI to pay tno-
<br />Utt' to anyone.
<br />That would do more to bruk Ih(,H'
<br />stnkes Ihan all the~e conferences that
<br />they are havinll down here b)' a Cew rep-
<br />rl'sentatiH's or thE' minority workers oC
<br />this country,
<br />Mr. STARKEY, Mr, Speaker, will the
<br />gentJeman vield?
<br />Mr. RICH. I yield to the gentleman
<br />[rum Mlnnesota.
<br />Mr. STARKEY. Is It lhe opinloll of
<br />the gentleman Crom Mis;;issippl that the
<br />\"eterans are coming back here to break
<br />do\\'n the standards of the American
<br />worker?
<br />Mr. RANKIN. No: it Is my opinion
<br />the~' arc coming back here to serve the
<br />country they Cought for, and they re~ent
<br />being drl\'en from their place of work by
<br />a few labor racketeers,
<br />Mr, R!C!-I, Mr. Speaker, I rC'Quested
<br />th1.~ tim", became I wanted to read a l('t-
<br />ter t!tat came to me from one of the GI
<br />Joes who 1s now stationed at Kastf'l,
<br />Germany. It was written October 15,
<br />1945, a.nd it rea.ds:
<br />KAsnl_,GERI.asT,Octobt:rJ5,1945.
<br />nr...ft FnnLY; Tbls Is !lot one of my otdl-
<br />n,,<y lelteu home. Thill IS a .pecllllletler
<br />Wl1l~h I ,,'ould Uke }'ou LO I).end In entirelY, In
<br />orlglnol form. to my R"l'r""l'nt.BU\-" In Con-
<br />g~ss. This Il'ttl'r conc..rns th.. CB_'e or on..
<br />rOlltball player. named Trlppl. formerly Bit.
<br />TrjJ:P". and two Georgia &onat<JlS, nllnled
<br />Mr. !'.US5Ht- anti Mr. Gl!:OR<::l!:.
<br />I haven't be<>n In the Arm}' 60 long. cnly a
<br />yeRr ar.d 10 nl(mtJl~. nor do I ha\'e many
<br />polnt,,_ "nl,ol8. 1I')I\',,"..r. of my time In the
<br />Army r h~v.. mOre than half of It O\'l'r..,,,-~.
<br />and concrrnlng my pomt~. I ..arnl'd U 01'
<br />t~cm h,' l.:c~n~ n""ard~d three MIl!e ~tllr!
<br />"..hll.. ~Cn'llllt wllh Ihe comlla: (>ngln~('rs In
<br />E..li:;lUm and O-rman)'. or ceursf'. I tf'allz~
<br />and re:\dlly admit, that Utllt Is no
<br />~tllrtUllg rt'('(,rd but-bu~ Tripp! had H
<br />pOlnta and he waa dil;chargea (IICC'Ordmg to
<br />thl'enc!o:<cd Ullell' fmm SlP1"3and Strlp""l
<br />be~llUM' of surplue p.ml llardshl!>S. How my
<br />hpatt got! OUt to thl~ man tor the "harll-
<br />bhms" hl' rr.\l~t h3ve tnclutl'd clunnl( h~ll
<br />Art")' rael'r In the Stntl'Jl--m Ood'! ccunuy.
<br />I ~"ll.t Im3g!ne thou two Senato," ere
<br />tlncl!r:g it dltlkult to nplllln their acHons to
<br />th{'lr !~!h'''' politicIans. but I ....outd lIke to
<br />~l'r t',eln elI:p1"ln it to some n! th~ guys In
<br />my eu:!It. that wer.. In mr outfit ....h..1l ,~O'
<br />clime "'t<rs~as, til:!t la. Yea: I w'mld Ute to
<br />.ee tlwm t~l111 bely n"m..d Gladde: about thl"
<br />)::Hdshl!"S Tllppl cndurM---Qladder ""lU'
<br />klil~d at VlImd..-n whO'n h.~ llt:~~ked . m3_
<br />c~l'nc...,m emplacement a~one. ",Her h.. luu1
<br />,,1-, a~" tl:OCk",1 oUt cnt'----(jr let thlm tell
<br />S"',;uu:,, rouut h'l(dsl1lp~S<:cutcn 1<1','1 In
<br />~he At-m; ...nrnwr~ (-iU1!'r-h~'g II ~i"I:;nn,
<br />1;'..l~ h~ ":.'5 d\,cl111r;;-.~ b~<'"u.;c h~ n en:l'~l;
<br />t:"'l\I,.t~(1 ,'l on~ ~!d~ u the ('0:16<!t;\lel1C~ rt II
<br />,-"O'u:id rr "(d at RC'll~~('" r crU'd nRme II.
<br />lot IT'.ore. ", bllt (h", ta enou.g:!l that my
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<br />Col1gT~m~1l will und~l"!t9.nd, My !rl~r:ds
<br />IInd J o...r h~r.. aren.t bltt..r ab<;lut theu
<br />thIngs, though-llot mUch "''' aren't.
<br />StIlI, I want my CODgrC""l!lan to undpr.
<br />6land that It \&n't Trlppl w," car.. mlloh
<br />"boUt, H~'" negHglble Il.nd /lot ....orth thInk-
<br />Ing about. TIle ll"Ul'& \I..e waut call1'd to tallk
<br />are thO&(' two G~01l('Ill. 5~llntor" and oth..r
<br />m~n that helped tt.em In their dil!grl<cetul
<br />pr<>JecI.
<br />5:nc~rety.
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<br />Now, Mr, Speak~r, I am not ~ft}'ins
<br />anything nbma Mr. Tripp!. I believe
<br />that he is not to be censured becl'.ll';e of
<br />the fact- that he was requested to be
<br />taken out of the Army so that he could
<br />play football. I do not think he per-
<br />sonally had an}'thlllg to do wilh It. I
<br />Jo nul tt,:.-,l;; he ~hol.i:d lie ",-'lI~ul...d "r.d
<br />I am not criticizIng an}'bcdy now, but
<br />I want you to know what the GI Joe
<br />o\'er In Germany \HO~e so that his Con.
<br />Il:ressman wO'.lld take reCoKnit:.n or the
<br />tact. and I am Just giving recognition
<br />to that GI Joe becausE' I think he wilms
<br />It, and he wants It in the RECO!lD here.
<br />Mr. Spl'aker, I a.<k unanimous con-
<br />sent that the arUcle that was placed in
<br />the Stars and Stripes be induded In my
<br />remark.'; I'lt this point.
<br />The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
<br />the request of the gentleman from Penn-
<br />s}'l\"llnla?
<br />There was no objection.
<br />The article Is as follows:
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<br />StN...TOllS UUI'I:D T1!1r-P1
<br />W...SHl.....C;roN. October H_-------Oeorgla.' two
<br />Senatora--RlclIARI,). R'-':fsELL and w...t-Tn!. F.
<br />GWP_GJ;--fldmIUffl today they had talked
<br />vdlh SKr..tory of War Robert P. Patteraoll
<br />In an ~trort to speed the dls<::harjt.. of 41_
<br />pOint Sgt. CllRrl..y Trlppl. former Uul....n(ty
<br />or Occtgla foothall ~tar.
<br />Tripp! "'1l3 dO'clared ~urplUl1 and relelU'oo
<br />r..studay by the ThIrd Alr Fore.., Todn;-
<br />h~ wM on a ,ace.Uon "'lIh hIS wlr" Ind
<br />;.m~>llrh'old d3ughter prior to rpenrolllng
<br />III the unlven1ty. Trlppl ....'" B bll~kfi..ld
<br />star In Geotglll'a l!l43 Rose Bowl ulumph
<br />Bnd ..nt..red the ArnlY cter hl& lophumore
<br />year,
<br />RU5lIELl. defended hla etrorUi 011 'trlpp!'B
<br />behalf, sayIng, "I ...'" glad to tt)' to help
<br />&<rgeant Trlppl BeeUr~ a dIscharge from
<br />th.. Army, a. 1 hllv.. trIed to help tholl~ands
<br />of other boys. TrIpp! hltd been In th~ ...n'.
<br />Ice neMly 3 }'ean, Itnd it h~ hl<d llot been
<br />the 5tar playcr o! the Third Air For~e foot_
<br />ball team hta d:o.c:haq;e would no~ ha..e b....n
<br />m~ntl"ned."
<br />Gl!:":'~<::!: add~d: "Trippi's d!l!c11ar{:e """8
<br />rull}' Ju,t1ftable. Anyb0d}' ....auld agree \\ho
<br />....IIS !1.mlUar ",.lth the e1reum~tan""~."
<br />Trlppl'. nlNI.e ('n a 6utplu~ and hard_
<br />Olllp hl'...l" brou~ht C<JnllnuI'd H11turllll pro-
<br />\..st" today from TRmpa, Fla.. Ile".srnpers.
<br />Th.. Tampa Trlbun" lIM(>r:e<:l "The h:~h-
<br />est pclltlCllI pr..""url' "'lIB brought to be3r
<br />on th~ War D~pa,-tr:l..nt to gain th.. sur's
<br />relea5l'." whlle the T1m~s charred ..Po......r.
<br />ful Geol'f-I<!. pcllnc!ans. who want a ROt'e
<br />newt t~f!.'" thl"}'~sr-not next" brou~bt pr..s-
<br />sUre <m thl' War Depe.rtm..nt,
<br />Trl~pl ~ald }'f'fit~,day he probab!y ....ould
<br />p:ay foothllll h'r GeorgJa tbls '''lIS<>n. La!,t
<br />\"Mr, lIB II mcnb~r of the ThIrd :\It Farce
<br />Gr..mllr.s, h.. ""M "",mr<:! on th.. ."B6OCl&tl"ll
<br />Prns AlI-.-\mer!ccn Se-n'lce Team.
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<br />u~. R!CH. Ma)' I sa~' rurth('r that. I
<br />do not o['lieH~ WE' ought to Interfere wIth
<br />the Ar:ny!n tll" way these boys are tay.('n
<br />Ollt of the ser~'lce. I think the Army om.
<br />clals here in WaEhingto:n are trying t.o
<br />do .he righ:: thing. Many of us criticize
<br />them beclmse Ihey are I~Ot doin" it fast
<br /><'COLlgh. There is just .one th1ng about
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<br />that, t.OO. The Army ts d.oing, I think,
<br />everything they can. and the NaY}" as
<br />\\'ell, to let these bil}'s out. Sometimes
<br />they make mistakes, but with lhe need.
<br />lInl;s they are !letling here from the floor
<br />of Congress] think they are "oing ta try
<br />ta work It nut ~o lhat they Il:et t};e boy~
<br />back home where th('r want t.o be just
<br />at the very "arl!est possJbl!' moment.
<br />I am go,nil t.o d,"..ert from that now for
<br />a. moment al"Jd take up the Cjue;;.tJon (l{
<br />the full emp!oym('ljt blll hearings that
<br />we are hM"lng o\'er in the Committee on
<br />Expenditures In the Exo:cutl..e Dppart-
<br />ments. '\'e hat'e been havIng those hear-
<br />inj;!s .sinc.. a 101l1f. Ume before the Congress
<br />came back Cram Its rec('s~, !lntl that com-
<br />mitt.." ha_. reported cert-ain lfj:(isl;;.tion.
<br />May I say for the chairman oC the com.
<br />mlttE'e [Mr. M~N~scol that nobody In
<br />lhe Hou~e of Reprer.entati\'es Is working
<br />an}' harder than hE' is to try to bring out
<br />this legi~lat.ion, but he is giving those
<br />who are In fat'or of the legislation an op-
<br />portunity to be heard and i~ giving those
<br />who are not In favor of the legIslation an
<br />.opportunity to be heard. He Is hearing
<br />witnesses all the time. We have heard
<br />them Crom 10 O'clock In the morning un.
<br />HI almost 6 o'clock at night.
<br />Today we had beCore us the Secretary
<br />of L:l.oor. Mr. Schwellf'nbach. You know
<br />that Mr. iichweJlenbll.ch certainly must
<br />have hl~ hand;'! tull now, I cannot un-
<br />derstand wh~' he came up to the com.
<br />mUtee this morning. It seems to mf' that
<br />with the strike we are having in 'Va.~h.
<br />ington on the bll.<; lIne~ and trolley line~
<br />he could have sf'rved this country better
<br />If he hac! stayed In his oroce and tried to
<br />sHUe the strike and refused to com'.!
<br />become our committee, Cor he would be
<br />of more sen'ice to the country. Notwith-
<br />standing (hpt, I think he wanted to serve,
<br />.<;() I am not criticizing hIm for that. But
<br />so many impUcatlons arise lol~ of times
<br />th'l( men need protection, men need con.
<br />solation, men nff>d guidance, so that
<br />whpn they do do .\lome-thing thf'Y will not
<br />be criticized for l'l'erythlng the}' do. Lots
<br />oC times whf'n the Congress gives them
<br />orders to come up thr,y Ceel that that
<br />mb:ht be a -command to come up here
<br />before a eommittef'.
<br />'1111' SPEAKER. The time oC the gen.
<br />tleman from Prnns}'lvanla has (,xp1red.
<br />Mr. RICH. Mr. Sp~a\t::er, I ask unanl~
<br />mous con~cnt to proceed for threE' adtll.
<br />t10nal minutes.
<br />The SPEAKER. Is there objection ta
<br />the request or the gentlrJr.an from Pcnn-
<br />s)'lvanla?
<br />There was no objection.
<br />Mr. RICH. The point I want to make
<br />is thls. In my bUslr.ess. it anyth1ng hap-
<br />pens that the pl::nt shuts down, I !-tet
<br />on'! to that plant ar.d drop et'uythlng
<br />ebe in order to get thilt pi.:!nt In opera.
<br />tlon so that the men wll! ha\'e Jobs and
<br />be nr.....ing wagf'O, and we will be pro-
<br />dueir,g merch:;ndise, That Is what we
<br />\fant 10 do in this country tooa~', pro-
<br />duce things. 'Ve v;ant to get this C0tm-
<br />try bllck OIl its fi!t1. If we do not. It will
<br />be a tetriblc vii11ler that a lot or people
<br />not enl}' In this cOUnt!"}' l:1l:J in Europe
<br />will have to encun'. The Se('tl'tary oC
<br />Labor oU!l'ht to be do't-n tl~~re trying to
<br />settle these strik.:'$ and he aliGht to try
<br />to get the wh~els or Imiustr:,' turn]n.;:.
<br />He oUbht to f3"('t even' man that wants
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