THE CAVEMEN OF CUBA EXTENSION OF REMARKS OF HON. HUGH SCOTT OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1963

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1963 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD APPENDIX
space effort. This periodical is a world
leader in its field, its monthly issues aver-
aging 360 pages. Each Issue may contain 30
or more articles, such as "Possible Presence
of Ice on the Moon," "Fluctuation of the
Coleman Glacier, Mt. Baker," and "Whistler-
Mode Echoes Received at Seattle." The October 6, Saturday Review contains
an article, "Dr. Philip Hauge Abelson, a
Stormy Critic, Becomes Editor of Science,
Sheaths His Lightning." In it Lillian Levy
reviews some activities that he is determined
to continue in addition to his new work.
Among them are his post at the Geo-
physical Laboratory, his coediting of the
Journal of Geophysical Research, active
committee work with the National Academy
of Science and with the Atomic Energy Com-
mission, responsibility as counselor to the
National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic
Diseases, active participation in a dozen or
more other organizations, and commitments
to lecture at universities and research
centers.
Have friends in Washington State been
forgotten by the busy man in Washington,
D.C.? The Alvin Vincents, of McKinley
Road, can say no. Vincent had been Phil
Abelson's Sunday School teacher at the
Roosevelt Heights Christian Church. When
this East Side couple was celebrating their
golden wedding anniversary 2 years ago,
into their party telephone congratulations
came across the continent.
HONORED BY WSU
An. opportunity to meet many Northwest
friends came. In April 1962 when Philip
Abelson returned to Washington State Uni-
versity for a day. Its regents, including At-
torney William Goodwin, of Tacoma, had
voted the first Distinguished Alumni Awards
to Dr. Abelson, '33 and '36; Edward .R, Mur-
row, '30; and Henry T. Heald, '23.
When Abelson returned to the campus on
April 5, he met many old friends among the
faculty members, and inspected the nuclear
reactor. That evening when he received the
first award in Bryan Hall he gave a major ad-
dress, "Fossil Biochemicals-A Bridge Be-
tween Then and Now."
One of his many conferences on campus
was with a sophomore, LeRoy Abelson, son
of his older brother Harold, who had become
a civil engineer. At the time of Harold
Abelson's death in 1955 he was resident en-
gineer for Tacoma City Light at Mayfield.
His older son, John, was now doing gradu-
ate work in biophysics, and LeRoy would
soon become the third civil engineer in the
family.
The next day, April 6, was the occasion
for what the Spokesman-Review called Ta-
coma Class, Then and Now; Old Haybarn
Gang Holds Reunion." Five friends who had
gone through Roosevelt School, Gault and
Lincoln High, met in the home of Dr. Milton
Durham, Spokane surgeon and member of
the WSU board of regents. From Seattle
came Robert Durham, Northwest director of
the American Institute of Architects; from
Long Beach, Calif., came Ernest Karti-
nen, engineering manager for Signal Oil; and
from Tacoma, Richard Smith, manager of the
Foremost Dairy plant and former mayor of
Pullman. They had come to congratulate
the first distinguished alumnus.
DURHAM CREDITED
The Haybarn Gang toasted W. W. Durham,
father of Milton and Robert. "He intro-
duced all of us to science," Phil Abelson re-
called that evening. The Gang was meeting
as 35 or more years ago they had met in a
certain barn on the East Side of Tacoma,
One of their research projects in those days
was collecting birds' nests. They had ac-
cumulated 120 at one time.
The Spokane paper showed two photo-
graphs. One was R. Durham, M. Durham,
Abelson and Kartinen 40 years ago. The
other was a staff photograph of the same four
with an addition, Smith, who took picture
above, taking it again.
Editor Abelson may now find little spare
time for visiting his friends out west. In
becoming editor of Science, he recently
wrote, "I am in the position of one who has
been made custodian of a uniquely valuable
property." He plans to extend reporting to
more sciences, to scent discoveries before
they are published, and to cut in half the
time formerly given to editing manuscripts.
HOME IN PHILADELPHIA
Most of Philip Abelson's scientific work
lies in Washington, D.C. If his activities are
not too pressing, he goes off to his Philadel-
phia home for weekends with his wife and
with Ellen, their 15-year-old daughter. Mrs.
Neva Abelson is an associate professor of
medicine at the University of Pennsylvania,
and has a Philadelphia practice. She Is an
authority on the diagnosis and treatment of
problems connected with Rh blood factor.
In his science editorial of January 11, Dr.
Abelson asked why "Some graduates are on
the -job only 40 hours a week. A desirable
standard is more like 70 to 90 hours."
That is without doubt more like the work-
week of Philip Hauge Abelson.
The Cavemen
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
HON. HUGH SCOTT
OF PENNSYLVANIA
IN THE SENATE OF .THE UNITED STATES
Tuesday, March 19, 1963
Mr. SCOTT. Mr. President, the Phil-
adelphia Evening Bulletin of Friday,
March 8, asks several questions about the
contents of caves in Cuba. I ask unani-
mous consent that the editorial be
printed in the Appendix of the REC-
ORD.
There being no objection, the edito-
rial, was ordered to be printed in the
RECORD, as follows:
THE CAVEMEN OF CUBA
It is an irony that the brilliant species
called man felt secure enough to get out
of the caves several hundreds of generations
ago and now is digging back into them-
for hard defense against nuclear war and
for screening against the prying eyes of
planes.
There are, in fact, offensive and defensive
caves. The question at the moment is,
Which kind are the caves of Cuba?
That arms-Russian arms-are stockpiled
in the numerous caverns of the island 90
miles from the United States is rated highly
probable" by U.S. Army Intelligence. But
the kind of arms is not known. An Army
spokesm_ n told a congressional committee
this wee that it is our belief that Russia
did remove all strategic weapons systems,
and that no nuclear warheads are now on
the island. Belief and proof, though, are
quite different; and Americans cannot be
much reassured by the evidence that Soviet
troops are doing the cave stuffing, with even
Cubans barred.
It is obviously a dangerous setup in which
America's present surveillance and espionage
seem to falter.. The cavemen' of Cuba are
one more Russian gambit somehow to be
checked, and one more argument on the side
of those who favor drastic settlement of the
Cuban provocation. .
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Gov. Manuel F. Leon Guerrero
Inaugurated at Guam
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. WAYNE N. ASPINALL
CF COLORADO.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Tuesday, March 19,.1963 ,
Mr. ASPINALL. Mr. Speaker, on
March 9, 1963, the Honorable Manuel
Flores Leon Guerrero, a native son and
experienced government employee, was
engaged as the sixth civilian Governor
of Guam. Governor Guerrero's appoint-
ment will assure the Guamanians of a
sound administration and is a step for-
ward in our policy of delegating addi-
tional authority, to our territories as
they mature and prove themselves ca-
pable of assuming more responsibilities.
I am pleased to. bring to the attention
of our colleagues the inaugural address
delivered by Governor Guerrero:
Mr. Secretary, reverend clergy, members of
the legislature, distinguished guests, and
friends, I stand before you today. a humble
man, grateful for the high honor which is
being bestowed upon me, and fully mindful
of the tremendous responsibility which faces
me.
In the beginning, let me express the ap-
preciation of myself and my family for the
many acts of graciousness and thoughtful-
ness you are showing us today.
And let me express to my thousands of
friends on my home island heartfelt appre-
ciation for the support, loyalty, and fellow-
ship which you have so generously shared
with me throughout all the years of my life.
I also would ask Secretary Carver to re-
turn to Washington bearing expressions of
gratitude from the people of Guam to all of
our fellow Americans for our membership
in their society.
Recently, while in our Nation's Capital; I
had the pleasure of appearing before three of
our congressional committees. To each of
them I tried to describe the fearful feeling
of loneliness which .we knew the first few
hours last November 12, after Typhoon Karen
had mercilessly battered our island to its
knees.
I told them, as I have said to many of you,
that it is wonderful to be.an American and
have the unlimited support of 180 million
fellow countrymen when you face adversity.
But in moving forward in the difficult
months ahead we must keep faith with the
American people and with American tra-
ditions.
It is certain that in the, days to come we
will be put to an acid test. The tremendous
task of rebuilding our ravaged island and
furthering the long-neglected development
of our general welfare in all fields will de-
mand from us what William James called a
lonely kind of courage in combating forces
which may lie buried within ourselves and
which could well defeat our purpose and cost
us the valued respect of our fellow country-
men.
William James observed that the deadliest
enemies of nations are not their foreign foes,
but those that dwell inside their borders. I
would assume that he meant such things as
a lack' of integrity and dedication within the
Government, and lack of interest and partici-
pation In governmental affairs by all citizens.
At any rate, here is how he wrote it in
much more . telling words than I could
muster:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - APPENDIX March 19
"And from these internal enemies civiliza-
tion Is always in need of being saved. The
nation blessed above all nations is she in
whom the civic genius of the people does the
saving day by day, by acts without pictur-
esqueness; by speaking, writing, voting
reasonably; by smiting corruption swiftly; by
good temper between parties: by people
knowing true men when they see them and
preferring them as leaders"
To those of you in our government, I Issue
a special charge to display that lonely kind
of courage. I know from many years at all
levels of government service that It is needed
constantly-whether you are a laborer or a
Governor-and if you did not demonstrate It
on a day-to-day basis, your service is
limited, and the time may come when you
cannot face your fellow man with a spot-
less conscience. -
President Kennedy expressed my feelings
In his state of the Union message to Con-
gress in 1961 when he said:
"Let every man and woman who works in
any area of our National Government, in
any branch, at any level, be able to say
with pride and with honor In future years.
'I served the U.S. Government In that hour
of our Nation's need ' "
To those of you outside the Government,
I would say that the United States and Guam
are your heritage and are part and parcel
of you and will be of your children and their
children.
Generations ago a village parson In Eng-
land preached what has become a very fa-
mous sermon based on the theme, "The Bell
Toll for Thee." John Donne expressed in
simple language the interdependence of
mankind, and pointed out that an injustice
to one Is an Injustice to all others. He said
that if a clod of dirt washed from the shores
of Britain, that island was changed, and
with the changing came changes In Its peo-
ple. The same Is true of Guam-what af-
fects one affects all, and I say to you with
firm conviction that the time has come when
we all must adopt and practice that truly
Christian concept.
We bear much. and rightfully so, of
Guam's position In International affairs and
of the things which we must contribute to
the cause of peace on earth. Human history
records no greater challenge than that which
the free world faces today In a continuing
struggle against tyranny.
And no greater weapon Is available to us
than our ability to enlist day-to-day indi-
vidual participation in government on all
levels, and the acknowledged root of every
successful government is government on the
local level. Which means to me, in short,
that the government of Guam belongs to
all of us, and it behooves us to know It, to
participate in It, and to protect It from all
destructive forces, both from without and
within.
And, in addition, we must meet the great
challenge which faces us to develop within
ourselves a greater capacity for leadership.
.We must nurture In our young people not
only that capacity but the desire to be
leaders, both in and out of our government.
We must strive for maturity. based upon a
desire to render service in an atmosphere of
unity, which we must also create.
During the past trying weeks, when every
effort was being made to approach our re-
covery programs on a sane, sensible basis, I
took every possible action to keep all ele-
ments of our community informed on prob-
lems and progress. I sincerely believe that
is the way a government should operate, and
I intend to pursue that course so long as I
sit In the Governor's chair,
I hope to mold together, in a common
cause, all departments of the government,
our civilian community, and, most certainty,
our friends of the military and civilian Fed-
eral agencies who Indeed are an Integral part
of Guam.
I might say here that this policy already
has borne fruit, because our people are in-
formed partners in what we are trying to do,
and I believe we have among us a unity
which will produce major dividends as we
move along the tough path of rehabilitation
and development of an outstanding Amert-
car, community.
I would be remiss If I did not speak frank-
ly to you now.
As I have said before, we face long, hard
months, and even years, in creating the type
of Island which we owe our children. There
lie before us long periods of frustration, be-
cause we cannot properly accomplish our
purpose overnight.
I call on you for patience and understand-
ing as well as the same cooperation you have
shown so dutifully since November 12.
And I can tell you honestly that the na-
tional administration and the Congress are
sympathetic and willing to help us by
responding to programs which are sensibly
formulated and presented reasonably and
without rancor.
President Kennedy and Secretary Udall,
despite the overburdening prer,sures of Inter-
national crises and domestic affairs, are tak-
ing a personal Interest in Guam, just as they
have done since this national administration
took office. Rest assured that we will receive
all the guidance and assistance which we
honestly merit by the furtherance of good
government and development of sound and
progressive programs.
The only thing which can deter us--the
only thing which can defeat us in our com-
bined effort-is the lack of a combined
effort.
I pledge my part In creating one. And I
call upon you for a similar pledge, remind-
ing you again that the welfare of genera-
tions to come depends upon what we do now,
I humbly ask God to grant us strength as
we move forward together as Americans,
fully determined to produce a community in
which our children will flower and prosper
under the wonderful traditions of the great-
est system of government on earth,
Let us adopt as our guide the menage ex-
pressed In that passage of the Scripture
which charges us "to make a stand upon the
ancient way, and then look about us, and
discover what is the straight and right way,
and so to walk In it."
Thank you,
Farm Questionnaire
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
or
HON. MORRIS K. UDALL
or AR720NA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Tuesday, March 19,1963
Mr. TJDALL. Mr. Speaker, in Decem-
ber 1962 I arranged for distribution of
about 4,400 questionnaires to tale farm-
ing counties of the Second Congressional
District of Arizona. I believe that the
results, now tabulated, may be of Inter-
est to our colleagues.
In the first Instance I mailed this ques-
tionnaire to approximately 2,000 persons
on my mailing list in Cochise, Pinal, and
Yuma Counties-areas whose economy
is heavily based on agriculture. In
addition, I had the splendid cooperation
of the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation
and Its fine director. Bill Davis. With
the consent of the Federation boards in
each of my five counties, the question-
naire was mailed to every Farm Bureau
family. Additionally, the Yuma Daily
Sun kindly consented to publish the
questionnaire in its columns, urging
readers to clip the questionnaire and
send the answers directly to me.
Mr. Speaker, with this wide distribu-
tion I had hoped for a large cross-section
of farmer opinion. The results,, in num-
bcr, were disappointing; there were only
195 returns. At first I was inclined to
believe that this response indicated
apathy among farmers. On closer ex-
amination-and after talking to numer-
ous farmers who received the mailing-
I am satisfied that this Is not the case.
I believe that Arizona farmers are
vitally concerned about present farm
legislation. They are, however, confused
by their long experience with different
and changing programs. They recog-
nize that there are big deficiencies in our
present programs, and they recognize
that city dwellers, who far outnumber
farmers, are unhappy about the cost.
Yet they fear any sudden or drastic
changes. Farmers, as a group, do not
have any simple, clear-cut solutions to
this massive crop of problems and in-
equities. I am inclined to believe that
these feelings, rather than apathy, ac-
count for the small number of returns.
This conclusion Is suggested- by a
Marana farmer who wrote a long, sin-
cere, and constructive letter reporting on
a meeting of his friends called specifi-
cally to discuss my questionnaire:
I am sure you will not be surprised to learn
that this group of only eight or so persons
could not arrive at 100-percent agreement as
to the program we would like to see enacted.
I have said that the returns were small
in number, but I can report that they
were very large In quality. The great
majority of those who replied wrote sep-
arate additional letters, or extensive
marginal comments, giving their de-
tailed thoughts and suggestions. I have
read each one of these, and I was im-
pressed by the seriousness and good
sense with which these Arizonians dis-
cussed problems of vital importance to
their livelihood. The depth of these re-
plies and the wide discussion touched off
by the questionnaire have fully justified
my efforts in this undertaking.
In tabulating the returns I had them
divided into three categories:
First. Price support farmers-110 re-
plies: This group included all those who
indicated that they were participating
this year in one or more price support
programs. Many of the replies tabu-
lated in this group were from farmers
who also grow crops for free-market sale.
Second. Free-market farmers-60 re-
plies: Counted here were active farmers
cultivating citrus, alfalfa or other crops
not subject to price support programs.
Third. Nonfarmers-25 replies: These
were individuals not presently en-
gaged In farming. Many of these are
people who formerly engaged in agricul-
ture, who work in farm-related busi-
nesses, or who had some special interest
In farm legislation.
Mr. Speaker, the tabulations them-
selves are worth careful examination, but
I have noted the following highlights:
First. Present programs are not popu-
lar: Both farmers and nonfarmers in my
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