TOWARD CHRISTIAN ATTITUDES ON WORLD ORDER

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the economic growth of their communities.
And these are but a few of some 120 local
development efforts in our State.
This fact-the existence of such a num-
ber of community- development and improve-
ment bodies-is perhaps the most effective
the co 'Ounued vitality and the promise of
our te's economy.
Toward Christian Attitudes on
World Order
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
or
HON. WILLIAM H. AVERY
Or KANSAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Monday, March 14, 1960
Mr. AVERY. Mr. Speaker, the fol-
lowing is a sermon given by Rey,; W.
it 1pastor of the Evangelical
'CTifl rethren Church, Manhattan,
Kans., for World Order Sunday. In
addition to his duties as pastor, Rev-
s kt7 ,iri,' . am certain that all
Members of Congress will find Reverend-
Pindley's sermon most, penetrating and
thought provoking.
Reverend Findley has made the fol-
lowing comments regarding this out-
standing sermon:
no s lure one of tiel1atoric peace
churches, ,i} is is an area in which I have
become gr~~oncerned because I am seek-
ing to apply Christian principles to all of
life. If the remarks in this sermon are criti-
cal, they are not intended to criticize one
administration or party, but are critical
Of fill Of US.
The sermon follows:
TOWARD CHRISTIAN ATTITUDES ON WORLD
ORDER
Walter Rauschenbusch talked long ago
about "the knights of the washbowl," that
venerable order which stems from Pilate's
washing of his hands before the people, al-
lowing Jesus to be crucified, but declaring
at the same time, "I am' innocent of this
man's blood." We too, ask for the washbowl
rather than accepting our hardest respon-
sibilities. As Christians, confronted with
the issue of war or peace in our world, we
rejoice that we can have refuge in the order
of the knights of the washbowl. We will
wash our hands of the matter, that is what
we will, do.
But the problem still persists,` and still
grows more urgent. It does not go away if
we wash our hands of it; it persists even if
we shut our eyes and hope it goes away.
And this is World Order Sunday, when our
very schedule clamors for a word to be
spoken that is both Christian and relevant
to the world situation.
And so we venture to see the world situa-
tion today from a Christian perspective. We
not only renounce the ancient and venerable
order of knights of the washbowl, but we
even 'stray away from our office as Curators
of the Cubbyhole-where we put our faith
in one cubbyhole and world problems in
another, and comfort ourselves, with the
iriagic formula, "Never the twain shall
meet." In doing this, we have three things
to say about Christian attitudes in this
area of world order.
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First, if we are truly Christians, and if we
are In any meaningful sense a Christian
nation, then our Christian faith should be
the basic determinant in our attitudes
toward this problem. Christ calls us to no
halfway discipleship, where we give Him our
hearts but not our minds. He brooks no
secondary loyalty, where we let Him clear
supreme in some areas, but keep him clear
out of others. Christ is either Lord of all of
life, or He is not Lord at all. If He said any-
thing that has bearing on our attitudes
toward the world problem, obligation is laid
upon us as Christians to listen to Him first
of all.
Hear Him: "You have heard that it was
said, `You shall love your neighbor and hate
your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your
enemies and pray for those who persecute
you, so that you may be sons of your Father
who is in heaven; for He makes His sun rise
on the evil and on the good, and sends rain
on the just and on the unjust."
Or again: "Blessed are the merciful, for
they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the
peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of
God."
We could multiply quotations from Jesus,
but it appears that the requirement laid out
in these few words is both clear and de-
manding. If we are to get our basic ap-
proach to life from the Master, we are to
be-in whatever the situation-persons of
love, persons of the kind of active good will
which will promote peace, rather than war,
kindness rather than enmity, understanding
rather than strife. This active good will is
not to be withheld from any because they
are our "enemies"; we are bid explicitly to
include them within the circle of our con-
cern.
If these statements from our ford are said
to be too idealistic for the harsh realities
of our modern world, if we claim that they
are not relevant in the situation in which
we live, then it is as simple as this: We have
forfeited the right to be called Christians.
Far too often we of the church-in good
Knights of the Washbowl tradition-have
abdicated our responsibility. in the formation
of attitudes toward peace and war. There
are those in our land who have eagerly
seized upon the opportunity left by our fail-
ure as a church, and have shaped attitudes,
according to other principles than those of
Christ.
To put it frankly: Our attitudes toward
war and peace and foreign policy are shaped
more by the military than by all others,
including Christ.
Look at our present approach to the prob-
lem. We frantically produce more and more
weapons and armaments, even though we
could already obliterate civilization with
what we have. We live with constant re-
minders that Russia could push the button
any time which would start the war, so we
must be ready to destroy Russia. Our great-
est expenditures are for military prepara-
tions.
Is all this because Christ has bid us kill
and wound and maim as many of the enemy
as possible if he starts anything? Are the
most 'gigantic military preparations in the
history of mankind being made today be-
cause we have accepted Christ's idea that
active love is the most powerful force in the
world?
To be sure, there are those who insist that _
we have gotten these ideas from our Chris-
tian faith-God is a great commander in
chief, and Christ is his chief of staff. One
minister during World War II was laboring
with the text "God is love," and concluded
that saturat}on, bombing of enemy cities-
dropping bombs Indiscriminately on all men,
women and children-may be one expression
of the divine compassion. Harry Emerson
Fosdick, who reports this example of ration-
ing, obliterating all difference between Christ
and Mars, and making the church a mere ad-
junct to the war department, seems to me a
complete negation of Christ's teaching." To
which we only add, Amen.
The plain fact is that our policy and atti-
tudes are built in disregard of Christian
principles. We have made the charge that
the military leaders of our Nation have
wielded more influence on our attitudes to-
ward war than have the prophets of Chris-
tendom. Let's look at this charge.
Col. William Neblett, who was stationed
in t fiel en a.g6di-fora number of years, wrote
a b o o k in 19,3 called Pentagon. Politics. In
this' ook Tie `asserecl that the - Pentagon
planned a nationwide campaign to create
? rtipr~ssi'atr'?`t iat`we were living in a
state of undeclared emergency; that yr
with Russia was Just around the corner, and
t#za'"we not onlp'ia~io iieep" our military
strength, but we had to increase it." You
can judge for yourself how successful this
planned` campaign has been.
We all like the feeling of power, of run-
ning things, and military men are no excep-
tion to this. They have gloried in the fact
that they have virtually taken over things.
The Army and Navy Bulletin of 12 years ago
already said, "Today the army has virtual
control of foreign affairs."
In 1953 there were 67 army generals and
colonels assigned to civilian agencies of gov-
ernment. By 1957, the number had in-
creased to 200 generals or admirals, and
1,300 colonels or naval personnel of compar-
able rank, plus 6,000 officers of lower grade.
Progressively, the military viewpoint has
been gaining more and more control in all
phases of our Government's program.
The results of this militarization of our
thinking are evident in many ways. One
way is seen in the virtual universal military
training we have, under which every young
man has to face the prospects of military
service, even though we are technically at
.peace. This is necessary to maintain the
peace, we are told, even though the judg-
ment of history is clear, that "to be prepared
for war is to be predisposed to war." That
is, every nation in history that has given its
energy to preparations for war has ended up
fighting.
After World War II, Congress failed to
pass the selective service bill that the mili-
tary wanted. One general spoke of the "ap-
pallingly bad judgment" of the "old men"
in Congress "who would have been elimi-
nated in any other nation." There is here
the sinister hint that Congress had better do
what the military asked or run the risk of
elimination. Congress took the hint, and in
the face of a huge propaganda effort by
military men, made selective service a per-
manent institution In 1951.
I would like to mention one other way in
which the military influence is being felt
right here where we are, at Kansas State
University. Our Government is spending
over $30 million to keep over 300,000 stu-
dents in ROTC. The aim is quite frankly
that of indoctrination. It has been pointed
out that the system is very inefficient in
producing officers, since 73 percent serve
only the minimum term and then quit;
actually the Armed Forces use ROTC for
indoctrination and propaganda purposes. I
say this realizing that some of you'have been
indoctrinated with this military system so
that you will dislike my saying this to you.
I oppose the idea of compulsory ROTC as a
part of education, because the aim of true
education and the mark of an educated per-
son is the ability to make intelligent judg-
ment and to have critical understanding.
Any system of indoctrination or propaganda
is out of place in creating. these qualities.
This is perhaps more than enough sub-
stantiation tom char e that we are lettin
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liNest'V irginia Admirably Situated for
Marke ' g and Has Readily Adaptable
Labor Fo e
OF
HON. JENNIN RAN.DOLPH
Monday, March 14, 60
Mr. RANDOLPH. Mr. Pre ent, the
Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette, t editor
published my observations on March 1
1960.
I ask unanimous consent that this
article be printed in the Appendix of the
RECORD.
There being no objection, the article
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
WEST VIRGINIA ADMIRABLY SITUATED FOR MAR-
KETING AND HAS READILY ADAPTABLE LABOR
FORCE
(By JENNINGS RANDOLPH, U. S. Senator from
West Virginia)
Fundamental problems of unemployment
in West Virginia are not due solely to mech-
anization by the coal industry and primary
manufacturing. This fact was emphasized
in prior articles of this series in which it
was suggested that much of our difficulty is
attributable to the lag in the development
of secondary manufacturing, as well as slow
growth of service industries, including con-
struction and trade. When referring to sec-
ondary manufacturing the connotation is
satellites of our primary coal, chemicals, tim-
bering, and metals industries.
This is a problem not necessarily unique
acutely in some parts of the State-wi ?be
confronted by many areas of the cotry
By 1970, the United States must rovide
L3.5 million new jobs to acco'm ate the
growing population, and this will , ecessitate
a rate of increase in our labor rce 50 per-
cent greater than that of t?h 9b0's. West
'Virginia must accomplish n proportionate
share of fulfilling the mi on which this
ably will have to be p vided by economic
activities other than ffianufacturing, trans-
portation, public uti ies, mining, and agri-
culture-industries hich now comprise ap-
proximately 43 pe ent of our national em-
ployment and w ch provide approximately
61 percent of W t Virginia's total jobs. The
implications ms clear that we must look
trito achieve sustained improve-
be/,during roup of job-producing indus-
mtal economy.
co g economist with whom West
Virgin 's ation was discussed last year
reg the course of the conversa-
tio ining psychology of much of
th nd financial community'of our
State. His thesis was that many West Vir-
Ap~iendix
ginians, having earlier become accustomed
to the quick and high returns on capital
investment in coal, oil, and gas are reluctant
to invest in other businesses which take
longer to develop and offer lower returns.
Thus, he suggested, much of West Virginia's
savings, instead of going into new enter-
prises, go out of the State into govern-
ment bonds and other investments. Mean-
while, the economist suggested, too much of
the development of 'West Virginia's business
and industry is left to outside capital.
How much of this is speculative and how
much is factual, I am not prepared to say-
although I do believe that, if it is true, it is
more an attitude of the past than of the
present or the future. One of the most re-
cent indications that the future may see
more West Virginia savings invested in our
State is noted in the chartering of the
West Virginia First Small Business Invest-
nual payroll at the present time is approxi-
mately $750,000 and the anticipated pay-
roll in perhaps another year will probably
reach $900,000 annually.
"As a personal observation, let me state
the following: I have been involved in our
industry for the past 24 years. During that
time I have been located in approximately
eight different parts of the cduntry and ex-
posed to the qualifications, 6apabilities, and
aptitudes of the labor pooiln those areas. I
also estimate that during-this period of time
One flel' which might be fruit ftly ex-
plored for t . development of a local-
ly owned busi ses is the lum industry,
with its yield o approximat half-a-bil-
lion board feet p year, spite of such
a large cut, our St co rvation officials
declare that the ann , ew growth is al-
most double the amo cut, exceeding the
loss by more than 4 Ilion board feet.
Yet, 80 percent of r com ercial timber is
West Virgin ; situated in tenter of
the great a ern marketing ar has an
abundant pply of raw material yeas well
as a lab -'force readily adaptable to s use
in fabr ing. This latter point was de
dram cally clear to me by a letter
ate.
Several years ago,I participated with other
citizens in the creation of the Elkins Indus-
trial Development Corp. In our activities of
seeking new industries for the community,
we were successful in bringing to Randolph
County the Metalab Labcraft Division of the
Norbute Corp., manufacturers and engineers
specializing in scientific and laboratory
equipment.
Last November I received a letter from the
plant manager, John P. Russo, which clearly
expressed his belief in the advantages West
Virginia offers for industry and business.
Russo states: "As you probably may remem-
ber, Metalab Labcraft settled in Elkins just
2 years ago this month. At that time we had
a backlog of orders which amounted to sev-
eral million dollars. We had no trained
source of labor and were in reality engaged
in fulfilling these contracts with no qualified
personnel. The most remarkable fact con-
cerning this situation was that we employed
immediately approximately 75 persons with
no past experience or skills in our industry,
(who), within the period of 6 months, pro-
duced all of the items required for our back-
log of work at that time.
"At the present we are employing approxi-
mately 250 local people. We have just re-
cently completed an. expansion to our facili-
ties, giving us approximately 50,000 addi-
tional square feet of working space. Our an-
of West Virginia.
On May 30, 1955, I had the privilege of
introducing Henry J. Kaiser when he ad-
dressed Ravenswood's celebrated annual "$5
banquet" and told why the Kaiser Aluminum
& Chemical Co. selected its site near that
West Virginia community for its huge
aluminum mill. Mr. Kaiser said-and I
quote from his text: "We like the location.
We like the transportation facilities. We
like the wealth of natural resources. We
like the geographical relationship which
Ravenswood holds to our vital eastern mar-
kets. Most of all, we like the people here
* * * the spirit of cooperation and a sub-
stantial evidence that we would be welcome."
Walter T. Phair, assistant to the vice presi-
dent of Kaiser Industries, who verified the
quotations, further advised me in a Febru-
ary 18, 1960, letter:
"I would like to underscore Mr. Kaiser's
remarks by stating that from the time of the
ations, end
and loyal."
Also last mt~th, in correspondence with
F. J. French, resident of the General
Chemical Division' Allied Chemical Corp.,
concerning matte affecting that firm's
operation at Nitro, n r Charleston, it was
encouraging to have rived this comment
from that experienced 4ndustrialist who
heads a highly successful ganization: "My
company's opinion with re8pect, to the op-
portunities for industry to %rive in West
Virginia is best illustrated by e fact that
Our hydrofluoric acid plant at Nit o, put into
operation as a new plant only 14 months ago,
is now in the process of being substantially
expanded."
Yes, there are countless numbers 6% per-
sons and firms familiar with the qualit*,and
adaptability of those who form the l'appor
force in our State and are well satisfigd
with their experiences.
I am equally confident that the success,
of the Elkins Industrial Development Corp.
is not unique. Other business and indus-
trial development groups such as those or-
ganized in Clarksburg, Beckley, Bluefield,
Fairmont, Grafton, Huntington, Wheeling,
and elsewhere in West Virginia will improve
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1960 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - APPEIX
thp, gy all all the. ? ots for us. My III The World Court and the
CHO or inc utliag at!1 s'~`T-n a Seri ion is The third thing we must say is that the Amendment
reasc
to leave us with this question-please get Christian will do all he can to understand
this: Is our basic orientation military, or is the nature of our struggle, the responsibili-
it Christian? Do we get our fundamental ties upon us, and the requirements of our
notions on how to solve our problems from faith in this situation. Uninformed good
those who say, You must be prepared to will does not do the job. An approach not
fight, or from him who taught us to try the grounded in the realities of the situation
way of redeeming love? Is our approach to may meet the requirements of piety without
our enemies to be learned from a manual of actually saying anything to help us find a
military discipline, or from the words from way out of our dilemma. There is no excuse
the cross, "Father, forgive them"? for a Christian refusing to give his best
n
The second thing that must be said about
Christian attitudes toward world order is
that the Christian way does not mean to
give in weakly to evil. It does not mean
that we must be irresponsible in the face of
our obligations to the world and to our own
future generations. Surely the Christian of
all people is responsible to do all that he
can to promote the good and defeat the evil.
But this idea of Christian responsibility in
resistance to the forces of evil does not mean
putting our trust in the weapons of force
and violence. Is this the way of responsi-
bility, to rely on a system that has us more
insecure than ever, to count on a way out
which would leave over 50 million Ameri-
cans dead and countless others wounded and
dying, should we have to actually use it? It
seems clear that the way of responsibility
to ourselves, to the world, and to our future
generations, lies down another path.
We must resist the forces of evil, but we
must find better means of doing it. Com-
munism is our present enemy, but why must
our so-called Christian Nation stoop to the
methods of the godless in combating them?
Our point is that the Christian attitude is
not based on cowardice that refuses to resist
the advance of evil, but it is a resistance
based on Christian lines.
Recent history has provided us with a
powerful demonstration of resistance with-
out bitterness or violence. The Negroes of
Montgomery, Ala., were the victims of sub-
human treatment on the buses of their city.
Finally the time came when they could
stand it no longer, and they refused to ride
the buses until they were guaranteed
courteous treatment. They walked and
caught rides as they could for a year; but
the amazing thing is that during their whole
protest, it was only the white community
that reacted with violence. Martin Luther
King was a Negro leader in the movement,
and he made it clear that the people must
resist the evil, but they must not hate their
white brothers, and must not react with
violence. Perhaps the crucial test came
when his own home was bombed, and a mob
of Negroes gathered, ready to start a violent
race riot. Martin Luther King, standing on
the porch of his bombed home, could have
spoken the word to start one of the worst
race riots this country has seen, but instead
he said to the assembled mob: "We must
love our white brothers, no matter what they
thought to this problem.
It seems clear that this very study of th
situation indicates that a nonmilitary solu
ut o
tion must be found,
ou Al n.,telli, nce Agency, whom th
t n ~ePress calls o i' thg $ Informal
Americans o
icai v(11gq axis $ng,
stateS'r f"ia tha Russia is neither
ready for war nor preparing for war, that
the Kremlin does not want a war, though the'
Communists will fight if they are forced to."
The point is, he says, "that peace is essential
to the accomplishment of Communist aims."
What they want to do is to win the world
by economic development and technical aid
in underdeveloped countries. They know
that all would be losers in a global war, but
they are confident that they can whip us by
outdeveloping, outproducing us, and by
using the fruits of their peacetime produc-
tion to win the world.
This means, you see, that we are playing
right into their hands when we refuse to set
up a balanced peacetime economy. We
further their chances for expansion by pour-
ing the vast bulk of our resources into those
military preparations which can do nothing
for the betterment of the world.
Instead of using our energy and resources
in the preparation for war, we must begin
throwing the same kind of energy and the
same extent of resources into preparations
for peace. It is only when we get seriously
to work to create conditions throughout the
world that make peace possible that we will
be doing that which thwarts the spread of
communism.
We must show real Christian concern for
the needy of the world. We must demon-
strate to the world that we stand for those
things which they need. Along this line,
what could better demonstrate to the col-
ored majority of the world the integrity of
our faith than to grant first-class citizen-
ship to the Negroes within our own land?
I am suggesting simply that when we learn
to regard others, not as objects of exploita-
tion for dollars or for military advantage,
but as brothers under God, then we can
hear the words, "Blessed are (you) peace-
makers."
I am not an economist, nor is this a po-
litical science lecture. My suggestions are
not that we must follow any particular
strategy of foreign aid or economic develop-
ment.
do to us. We must make them know that But I am a minister of Jesus Christ, and
we love them, Jesus still cries out in words my call to you is that we must follow those
that echo across the centuries, 'Love your approaches which are in keeping with the
enemies; bless them that curse you; pray for spirit and aims of our master., My conten-
them that despitefully use you.' tion this morning has been that not only is
The crowd that had gathered for violence this our imperative, but that this is the only
went home peacefully. They who had come practical way open to us, to lay down our
with blood in their eye demonstrated that arms of war, and pick up our tools of peace.
you can resist evil best when you refuse to The prophecy can yet come true: "And
light. they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
May we learn and demonstrate this truth and their spears into pruning hooks: na-
as a Nation in the sphere of our national re- tion shall not lift up sword against nation,
sponsibilities. May we learn that we cannot
advance the cause of righteousness with the neither shall they learn war any more." This
tools of evil; that we cannot promote peace prophecy can come true, but not until we
by fighting. The question of how to do this want it to come true, and work for it with
leads to our third point. - all our energy.
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Connally
XTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
H4N. STROM THURMOND
Ay,'EOF SOUTH CAROLINA
IN THE aiNATE OF THE UNITED STATES
onday, March 14, 1960
d "Connally Amendment,"
the Sumter (S.C.) Daily
Item of Ma ch 10, 1960. The Sumter
Daily Item is ne of the permanent news-
papers of my' tate and is edited by the
very able H. Osteen, its publisher.
There being o objection, the editorial
was ordered to printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
pealing-the Conna4y reservation which has
any purpose other han to establish world
government over t United States," says
George Sokolsky, we known columnist.
We were delighted to see that a number
of South Carolina county Democratic con-
ventions, including Slbnter, adopted resolu-
tions urging the defeat of the resolution
offered by Senator HI EaT HORATIO HUM-
PHREY. A. Mr. Sokols says, the passage
of the Connally reservation "disappointed
those who had sought to levelop the United
Nations into a world government."
The resolution adopted by the Sumter
County Democrats (similar, resolutions were
adopted by other county conventions) ex-
presses the view we believe of the masses of
the people in this section. The resolution
says:
"Whereas the World Court was established
by the United Nations with the intent that
it should be superior to all domestic courts
of each participating nation in those matters
within its jurisdiction; and
"Whereas in adopting the resolution com-
mitting and binding the United States to
participate in and accept the jurisdiction of
the World Court, the Congress of ? he United
States would have no jurisdiction' over 'dis-
putes with respect to matters 'over
iich are
essentially within the domestic jurisdiction
of the United States as determine4, by the
United States'; and
"Whereas Senator HvsEaT HUMPkEY, of
Minnesota, has introduced a Senatesolu-
tion calling for the elimination of tlt,words
'as determined by the United States'; and
"Whereas if these words 'as deter by
the United States' are eliminated fro?ai the
agreement of this Government to accept the
jurisdiction of this World Court, the inited
States will have virtually surrendered its
Constitution and its national sovereignty
and accepted the dictation and control by
foreign governments of its internal affairs:
Now, therefore, be it
"Resolved by the Sumter County De2ho-
crats Convention:
"(1) That this convention urges the Sen-
ators representing the State of South Caro-
lina in the U.S. Senate and the Foreign
Affairs Committee of the U.S. Senate to op-
pose repeal of the Connally amendment and
to defeat Senate Resolution 94.
"(2) That a copy of this resolution be
forthwith transmitted by the secretary of
this convention to U.S. Senators OLIN D.
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JOHNSTON and J. STROM THURMOND and to
the chairman of the Foreign Relations Com-
mittee of the Senate with the request that
It be called to the attention of the whole
committee and that the delegates from Sum-
ter County are requested to present this res-
olution to the State Democratic convention."
The Item has on several occasions ex-
pressed its strong opposition to any repeal
of the Connally reservation and we were de-
lighted to see the Democrats of the county
take a stand tgainst it.
Federal Aid to Edu on-Financial and
Education oily
URDANA, ILL., March 9, 1960.
HOn. ELMER J. HOFFMAN,
House Office Building,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR M. HOFFMAN: I am deeply con-
cerned over the proposals for broad extension
of so-called Federal aid to States and com-
munities in all levels of education. I firmly
believe that for the most part such actions
would be both unnecessary and highly un-
desirable, My reasons are these:
1. Actually there Is no such thing as "fi-
nancial Federal aid." All the money thus
provided comes sooner or later from the same
costs and tends to centralize decisio and
supervision in others than those w bear
2. While the Federal Governmen as done
much for education in the past the major
burden of both financial respo sibility and
and been assumed by com inities, States,
and private institutions ar agencies. This
is as it should be. To P Ace this responsi-
There is nor on to believe this will not
continue an generally be adequate. Fed-
eral help w ld tend to reduce their feeling
of respons illty for their problems, and en-
courage t em to rely on a mythical source
which rally amounts only to giving them
back their awn money.
4. By almost common consent, inflation Is
the greatest burden upon the country at
the present time. Inflation is not caltsed
solely by Government expenditures or
deficits, but it is materially increased by
them. Educational expenditures are not the
sole cause of Federal deficits, but they con-
tribute to them. To create a new and major
addition in the ;face of present deficit and
debt, without revenue to meet it, would in-
crease the financial instability of the Govern-
ment and the consequent burdens of infla-
tion.
There may be a few areas in which local
resources are sufficiently behind the general
average and local educational conditions are
sufficiently in arrears to warrant temporary
and selective outside assistance. If such
there be, as determined by demonstrated
need and conclusive evidence of inability to
meet their own problems in reasonable time,
such aid may be warranted from the Federal
Government. To make these few situations
the excuse for general Federal grants to all
States is both financial and educational folly.
Your very truly,
Monday, March 14, 1960
Speaker, under leave to extend my Address by Senator Wiley Over
lowing letter received by me from Mr.
Lloyd Morey, president emeritus and
former comptroller of the University of
Illinois and former Illinois State auditor.
Mr. Morey's background eminently
qualifies him as an authority to speak
on the ramifications and end result of
proposals for broad extension of so-
called Federal aid to States and com-
munities in all levels of education, His
candid appraisal is as follows:
LLOYD MOREY,
President Emeritus and Former Comp-
troller, University of Illinois, and
Former Illinois State Auditor.
In
the
Station WGN, Chicago
OF
N. ALEXANDER WILEY
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of the major problems before
possible.
portunity to participate in such p
grams.
portunity to discuss major problems in-
cluding defense, disarmament, mutual
security, and other aspects of the chal-
lenge in the international field, on "Your
Senator Reports," over the fine facilities
of station WGN, Chicago.
I ask unanimous consent to have the
text of my remarks on these current is-
sues printed in the Appendix of the
RECORD.
There being no objection, the address
was Ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
EXCERPTS OF ADDRESS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY
BY HON. ALEXANDER WILEY, REPUBLICAN, OF
WISCONSIN, RANnING REPUBLICAN OF THE
SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE,
OVER RADIO STATION WGN, CHICAGO, ON
MARCH 6, 1960
Fellow Americans, the decade of the 1960's,
now opening to us, offers great promise of
progress, prosperity, and opportunity to
build a better life,
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As you well recognize, there are also seri-
ous challenges on the horizons-at home and
abroad.
These promises of the future, however, can
only be attained: (1) By dedication of the
necessary energies and resources; and (2), by
preventing world war III with its disastrous
effect upon the globe.
Regrettably, the choice of peace or war,
the most momentous of our age, is not solely
a free world decision.
Instead, peace-indeed, survival of man-
kind-may be determined by the mind, or
the trigger finger of conquest-happy Com-
munists, although we pray that this will not
happen. These are the facts of life, how-
ever. We must-in ur time-do everything
possible to discou , ge such a foolhardy act,
and to guard ag nst it. At the same time,
we need to de n ever more effective pro-
grams to pre t the Communists from at-
taining a rld takeover through persua-
tion, subv sion, economic penetration, and
other d ous tactics.
Thi a toyph and go business.
T ask will be complex and difficult; yet,
we n do no less than succeed.
MAJOR DECISIONS AHEAD
of the major decisions we will face in the
days ahead. These will include: The need
to devise ever improved programs to create
ever greater retaliatory strength in missile-
nuclear space defense; strengthen the alli-
ance of free nations in their efforts to oppose
communism; effectively utilize all deter-
rents, military, economic and psychological,
to curb communism; make further efforts to
find safe guaranteed agreements for reduc-
tion of armaments; and, finally, we must
assure a sound, strong program for the econ-
omy in this country.
Despite the fact that-to rational men-it
would be foolish, if not suicidal, to "touch
off" a world conflict, the chance nevertheless
exists-particularly if our avowed enemy,
communism, feels that we are weak, and
could be overcome easily-with little damage
to them.
As a result, we-the United States and the
free world-must maintain a strong, effec-
tive deterrent power.
Although it may seem contradictory, his-
tory has shown that one of the most effective
ways of discouraging attack by a would-be
aggressor is to develop the strength to carry
out, if necessary, a devastating counter-
attack.
That is why we must remain strong.
This can be accomplished by a two-pronged
program: (1) Creating an ever-stronger,
hard-hitting defense; and (2) further
strengthening the free world alliance-mili-
tarily and economically-to enable the coun-
tries to better withstand the economic, in-
E ustrial and cultural expansionist pressures
Question, "We recall, of course, that there
was considerable difference of opinion on the
adequacy of our defense for the future. What
is your view?"
Answer: "Now, I 6m not a defense expert.
There are, however, wide difference of opin-
ion on the adequacy of our defense now.
There are also sharp differences of view as to
just what kind of defense would do the job
for the future.
"The intercontinental missile will, in all
likelihood, be the workhorse, by and large,