JAPANESE PEACE TREATY

Committee on Foreign Relations: On Friday, January 25, committee concluded hearings on Japanese Peace Treaty and related security pacts in the Pacific (Exec. A, B, C, and D, 82d Cong., 2d sess.), receiving presentation of their views from the following witnesses: Rev. William R. Johnson, Polo, Ill.; Roy D. Allman, attorney, Washington, D. C.; Frederick J. Libby, National Council for Prevention of War; Miss Elizabeth Kendall, Washington, D. C.; Alfred Kohlberg, New York City; Mrs. Frederick Griswold, vice president, National Economic Council; and Rev. Williard Uphaus, American Peace Crusade.

INDIAN ATTORNEYS

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee continued hearings on proposed regulations to affect Indian attorneys and their clients, with further testimony from James E. Curry, local attorney, outlining his criticism of the proposals. Hearings continue Wednesday.

TRADING WITH ENEMY, IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, AND PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Committee on the Judiciary: In executive session, committee ordered reported favorably the following bills and resolutions:

Without amendment: S. 2055, to revise the immigration, naturalization, and nationality laws; H. J. Res. 314, designating September 17 of each year as "Citizenship Day."

With amendment: S. Res. 245, to investigate the administration of the Trading With the Enemy Act, since December 18, 1941; and S. 2322, to protect the character, "Smokey Bear."

It also ordered reported 15 private immigration bills (S. 853, 1085, 1121, 1234, 1333, 1372, 1490, 1534, 1566, 1580, 1697, H. R. 800, 3569, 4877, and an original concurrent resolution on deportation referral cases); and 7 private claims bills (S. 2147, H. R. 3219, 4645, 5317, S. 1988, H. R. 2672, and S. Res. 34).

Committee indefinitely postponed 31 private immigration bills, and 6 private claims bills.

MINE SAFETY

Committee on Labor and Public Welfare: Continuing hearings on proposed legislation designed to prevent disasters such as recently occurred as a result of explosion in Orient Mine No. 2, West Frankfort, Ill., Special Mine Safety Subcommittee heard testimony from Walter Eadie, director, Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals; Edward Schorr, attorney, Ohio Coal Association; Robert E. Lee Hall, counsel, National Coal Association; and Walter Thurmond, Southern Coal Producers Association. Hearings continue tomorrow.

Chamber Action

Bills Reported: Reports were made as follows:
H. R. 1055, to convey certain land in Monroe County,
Ark., to the State of Arkansas (H. Rept. 1272);

H. R. 4199, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture for national forest purposes lands or interests in lands acquired for or in connection with the Blue Ridge Parkway (H. Rept. 1273);

H. R. 4407, to increase the capital of the Hawaiian home-loan fund and the Hawaiian home-development fund for construction of sewage facilities, roads, etc., on Hawaiian home lands (amended) (H. Rept. 1274);

H. R. 4515, to authorize the acquisition by exchange of certain properties within Death Valley National Monument, Calif. (H. Rept. 1275);

H. R. 4765, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire for archeological laboratory and storage purposes, and for general monument uses, the property in Globe, Ariz., known as the Gila Pueblo (H. Rept. 1276);

H. R. 4800, to amend Hawaiian Homes Commission Act relating to increase in membership on the Hawaiian Homes Commission (H. Rept. 1277);

H. R. 5599, to provide for the conveyance of the Centre Hill Mansion, Petersburg, Va., to the Petersburg Battlefield Museum Corporation (H. Rept. 1278); and

H. R. 5601, relating to the disposition of certain former recreational demonstration project lands by the Commonwealth of Virginia to the School Board of Mecklenburg County, Va. (H. Rept. 1279). Page 561 International Trade Fair: The President, in compliance with H. Con. Res. 186, returned H. J. Res. 331, which authorized the President to invite the States of the Union and foreign countries to the Chicago International Trade Fair.

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Committee on Agriculture: The Abernethy special subcommittee met to resume executive discussions of the methods used by the Department of Agriculture in gathering statistics and making its crop estimates, with particular reference to cotton. Oris V. Wells, Office of the Chief, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, along with other officials of the BAE were present again today and furnished further information on the subject. Adjourned until tomorrow morning.

POTATOES-PRICE CEILING

Committee on Agriculture: Held hearing last Friday to consider the situation with regard to the OPS price ceiling on potatoes and the relationship between the OPS order and its effect on potatoes. Testifying at this session were Representative McIntire, of Maine; Sol Lavitt, vice president, National Potato Council; Francis C. Jones, Assistant Director, Food and Restaurant Division, OPS, accompanied by Jerry Foytig, of the same Division; S. R. Smith, Chief, Fruit and Vegetable Branch, PMA; J. T. Sanders, National Grange; John C. Lynn, American Farm Bureau Federation; John Baker, National Farmers Union; William B. Duryee, Chairman, Potato Industry Advisory Committee, OPS; Oscar Anson, representing Texas Shippers and Growers Association; and William Case, Red River Valley Association.

UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING

Committee on Armed Services: Pro and con testimony was received as hearings were resumed today on the proposed universal military training and service bill. This measure (H. R. 5904) contains the recommendations of the National Security Training Commission, which organization prepared the measure by the direc

tion of Congress. Speaking in opposition was Norman Thomas, Post-War World Council. While statements in favor of the legislation were furnished by Donald R. Wilson, national commander, American Legion; Omar Ketchum, director, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Brig. Gen. E. A. Evans, Reserve Officers Association of the United States; and Maj. Gen. E. A. Walsh, president, National Guard Association of the United States. Hearings will be continued tomorrow morning.

Heard in opposition last Friday were Francis H. Horn, National Education Association of United States; Col. James L. Conrad, American Association of Junior Colleges; Charles F. Boss, Jr., Commission on World Peace of Methodist Church; Elmer W. Henderson, American Council on Human Rights; Rev. Andrew Fowler, National Fraternal Council of Churches, U. S. A.; Rev. J. Ervin Waters, Church of Christ; and George Kingsley, of Rochester, N. Y. (statement read in lieu of his appearance). Algot Johnson, of Minneapolis, Minn., testified in favor of the proposed bill.

Opposing the program at Saturday's hearings were Elizabeth Smart, National Women's Christian Temperance Union; Harvey O. Yoder, National Temperance League; Rocco Bonino, National Licensed Beverage Association; Benjamin Josephs, National Retail Liquor Package Stores Association; and Dr. Ralph W. Schlosser, Denominational Moderator of Church of the Brethren.

FEDERAL CATALOGING

Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments: Holifield Subcommittee on Executive and Legislative Reorganization met to consider the status of the Federal cataloging program, and heard the views of William C. Foster, Deputy Secretary of Defense, and Rear Adm. Joseph W. Fowler (retired), Director of Munitions Board Cataloging Agencies. Adjourned subject to call of the Chair.

ANDREWS AIR BASE, MD.

Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments: Hardy Subcommittee on Government Operations met in executive session with representatives of the Army and Air Force regarding construction work at Andrews Air Base, Md.

IRRIGATION-RECLAMATION

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Engle Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation approved for reporting to the full committee H. R. 5489, to approve the repayment contracts negotiated with the Malta irrigation district and the Glasgow irrigation district under the Reclamation Project Act of 1939; H. R. 5630, to approve a repayment contract negotiated with the Frenchtown irrigation district, Montana; and H. R. 5698, to provide that the liability of the town of Mills, Wyo., to

furnish sewerage service under such act shall not extend to future construction by the U. S. Floyd E. Dominy, Assistant Director, Operations and Maintenance, Bureau of Reclamation, appeared in support of the first two listed bills. Adjourned subject to call of the Chair. AIR ACCIDENTS

Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: Met last Friday for executive discussions with representatives of the Civil Aeronautics Administration and the Civil Aeronautics Board regarding aircraft accidents.

Also announced the appointment of the Subcommittee on Aviation, which consists of Representatives Beckworth (chairman), Klein, Carlyle, Wolverton, and Hinshaw, with Representatives Rogers of Florida and O'Hara to act as alternates. This subcommittee was set up ostensibly to investigate airplane accidents and is-in Newark, N. J., today making a study of the recent tragedy in Elizabeth.

HEATING FUEL SHORTAGE

Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: Met to hear Government and industry witnesses regarding possible shortages in the northeastern part of the country of petroleum products used for heating purposes. Testifying today were Bruce K. Brown, Deputy Administrator, Petroleum Administration for Defense; Michael V. DiSalle, Director of the Office of Price Stabilization; Edward F. Phelps, Director of Price Operations, OPS; Donald M. Sullivan, Independent Oil Men's Association of New England, Boston, Mass.; and Harry B. Hilts, executive secretary, Atlantic Coast Oil Conference, Inc.

IMMIGRATION

Committee on the Judiciary: Walter Subcommittee No. I approved for reporting to the full committee 58 private immigration bills (36 of the House and 22 of the Senate), and reported adversely on 22 private immigration bills (21 of the House and 1 of the Senate). COPYRIGHTS

Committee on the Judiciary: Bryson Subcommittee No. 3 opened hearings on H. R. 4059, to amend title 17 of the U. S. Code entitled "Copyrights," with respect to the provisions relating to manufacture. Witnesses testifying were Dr. Luther H. Evans, Librarian of Congress; John Schulman, attorney representing Authors League of America; John O'Connor, president of the American Book Publishers Council; J. Raymond Tiffany, Book Manufacturers Institute; O. R. Strackbein, legislative assistant, International Allied Printing Trades Association; and J. Y. Crowell, Crowell Publishing Co.; Edward J. Volz, president, International Photo Engravers Union of North America; and Don Hurd, secretarytreasurer, International Allied Printing Trades Association; and George L. Googe, Printing Pressman's Union.

These hearings are scheduled to be resumed Wednesday morning.

COMMUNISM

Committee on Un-American Activities: Resumed hearings which are being conducted in connection with its investigation of communistic activities in California. The first witness scheduled for appearance today was Sidney Buchman, Hollywood writer and producer, who failed to answer when called. He also failed to answer to his name at last Frday's session. Buchman was ordered to be held in contempt by Chairman Walter with the concurrence of other committee members.

Other witnesses to be heard were Frank Tavenner, counsel for the committee who took the stand to verify the facts relating to the Buchman case; Melvin Levin and Michael Blankfort, Hollywood screen writers; and George Bassman, a music writer in the film industry. Adjourned until tomorrow morning when it will hold executive meetings on the California subject.

Last Friday Charles W. Judson, former city editor of the Los Angeles Daily News, testified that he belonged to a Communist group of newspapermen in Los Angeles some time in 1937 or 1938. He identified 16 other persons as having been members of this unit for the Communist Party.

INTERNAL REVENUE STUDY

Committee on Ways and Means: King Subcommittee on Administration of the Internal Revenue Laws concluded its consideration last Friday on various proposals for strengthening Federal tax administration which have been initiated by the committee or have been brought into prominence as a direct result of its work over the past year. Final witnesses to be heard were Robert Ramspeck, Chairman of the Civil Service Commission; Thomas J. Lynch, General Counsel for the Treasury Department; and John Ohl, representing the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Announced that Henry W. Grunewald, of Washington, D. C., will be recalled for questioning tomorrow (Tuesday) morning.

Joint Committee Meetings

PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC REPORT

Joint Committee on the Economic Report: Committee met in executive session for a discussion of the President's Economic Report and accompanying economic review, hearing Michael V. DiSalle, Director, OPS, and Nathan Feinsinger, Chairman, WSB.

On Friday, January 25, committee heard Roger L. Putnam, Administrator, ESA, and on Saturday, January 26, Charles E. Wilson, Director, ODM, discuss the same report.

Committee meets again Wednesday.

Tuesday, January 29, 1952

HIGHLIGHTS

Fats and Oils: Continuing consideration of S. 2104, to repeal section 104 of Defense Production Act of 1950, relative to import controls on fats and oils and related products, an agreement was reached that debate on the bill would be limited beginning at noon tomorrow to I hour on any germane amendment or motion, equally divided, and 1 hour on the bill itself, equally divided.

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Prior to reaching this agreement, the Bricker amendment to add a new section providing that the bill shall neither approve nor disapprove the General Agreements on Tariff and Trade (GATT) was adopted.

Pending at recess was Capehart motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Banking and Currency with instructions to report it back not later than February 4 (this motion had been temporarily withdrawn to act on the Bricker amendment). Pages 568-569, 579-580 Treaties Received: Two treaties, as follows, were received and referred to Committee on Foreign Relations: Agreement supplementing Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation between U. S. and Italy, signed at Washington, September 26, 1951 (Exec. H, 82d Cong., 2d sess.); and Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation between U. S. and Denmark, together with protocol, signed at Copenhagen October 1, 1951 (Exec. I, 82d Cong., 2d sess.). Pages 567-568

Treaty-Greece and Turkey: Senate agreed to the resolution of ratification of protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the accession of Greece and Turkey, signed at London on behalf of U. S. October 27, 1951.

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Confirmations: The following nominations were confirmed: Charles A. Coolidge, of Massachusetts, to be

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Assistant Secretary of Defense; Edwin V. Huggins, of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary of Air Force; Jack Gorrie, of Washington, to be Chairman of NSRB; and Edward T. Dickinson, of New York, to be Vice Chairman of NSRB.

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Nominations: 70 armed service and 113 civilian nominations were received, including that of Lincoln MacVeagh, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to Spain.

Committee Meetings

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ARMED SERVICES PAY RAISE Committee on Armed Services: Committee heard concluding testimony from Anna M. Rosenberg, Assistant Secretary of Defense, and testimony of Lawrence H. Whiting, former member of Advisory Commission on Service Pay (Hook Commission) on H. R. 5715, armed services pay raise bill. Hearings continue tomorrow. EXTRADITION TREATY AND NOMINATIONS Committee on Foreign Relations: In executive session, committee agreed to appoint a subcommittee to study supplementary extradition convention between U. S. and Canada, signed at Ottawa, October 26, 1951 (Exec. G, 82d Cong., 2d sess.), and it was decided to invite the Frear subcommittee of the Committee on Banking and Currency to meet jointly with this group to study the problem of securities frauds covered by this treaty.

Committee ordered reported favorably the nominations of Eric Johnston, of Washington, to be Chairman, International Development Advisory Board, and John M. Allison, Nebraska, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs.

VERMEJO RECLAMATION PROJECT

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: In executive session, committee ordered reported without amendment H. R. 2398, to amend Public Law 848 (81st Cong.) relative to the Vermejo reclamation project, and with amendment H. R. 651, a private bill.

INSTITUTE OF PACIFIC RELATIONS

Committee on the Judiciary: Internal Security Subcommittee, holding hearings on the Institute of Pacific Relations, received testimony from Lawrence K. Rosinger, free lance writer and at one time researcher and writer for IPR, who discussed his contacts with persons in the Far East, his writings, and his record generally, but declined to answer questions concerning any connection with the Communist Party and related matters. Hearings continue tomorrow.

MINE SAFETY

Committee on Labor and Public Welfare: Special Mine Safety Subcommittee, continuing its hearings on proposed legislation designed to prevent disasters such as the recent explosion in Orient Mine No. 2 at West Frankfort, Ill., heard testimony from Arch Alexander, director, West Virginia Department of Mines; A. S.

Batten, consultant and engineer, Pikesville, Ky.; and John L. Lewis, president, United Mine Workers of America. Hearings continue tomorrow.

SENATE CLOTURE RULE, AND D. C. CRIME Committee on Rules and Administration: In executive session, committee ordered reported with amendments S. Res. 203, to amend the cloture rule. As amended, the resolution would require two-thirds vote of Senators present and voting rather than two-thirds of those duly chosen and sworn as at present, and would provide for vote on the fifth calendar day but one following signing of cloture motion, rather than on following calendar day but one as at present.

Committee also ordered reported an original resolution authorizing total of $61,200 for investigation of crime in D. C., and extending authority for such investigation to June 30, 1952.

Chamber Action

Committee Meetings

CROP ESTIMATES-COTTON

Committee on Agriculture: The Abernethy special subcommittee met in executive session for further discussion of crop estimates, with particular reference to cotton. Officials of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics who have been meeting with the subcommittee were present again today, as follows-Charles E. Burkhead, Division of Field Crop Statistics; Sterling R. Newell, Assistant Chief for Agricultural Estimates; J. J. Morgan, Fiber Crops Section; R. K. Smith, Assistant Chief, Agricultural Estimates; and Miss Ella S. Minor, statistician, Fiber Crop Section.

SOIL CONSERVATION-FLOOD CONTROL Committee on Agriculture: Poage subcommittee met informally for discussion of soil-conservation and floodcontrol program.

UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING

Committee on Armed Services: Continued its hearings on H. R. 5904, the universal military training and service bill. Witnesses testifying on this proposed program today were Rufus H. Wilson, assistant national service director, AMVETS; Louis C. Pakiser, Jr., executive director, American Veterans Committee; Francis M. Sullivan, national legislative director, DAV; Arthur L. Williston, Citizens Committee for Military Training,