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Show Page 6 The Utah Independent The Paper That Dares To Take December 11, 1975 A Stand RESOLUTION TO CALL AN ATLANTIC CONVENTION Cuntinued from page 1 misunderstand the meaning of the term. Nor do we even one moment believe that this call for an atlantic Convention will necessarily result in a federation of our peoples. We do believe, however, that exploring ways of more effectively dealing with our international problems is worthwhile. Senator BARRY GOLDWATER once spoke with exceptional eloquence of the same goal for which 1 now speak the flowering of an Atlantic Convention: This is a goal more meaningful than a moon shot a truly inspiring goal for allfree men to set for themselves during the latter half of the 20th century. He added: I can see. and all free men must thrill to. the advance of this Atlantic civilization, joined by its great ocean highway to the United What a destiny can be States. ours to stand as a great central pillar linking the the venerable people and cultures of the Pacific. Mr. Speaker, I introduce this resolution today with a great sense of personal satisfaction and excitement. I have always found enormous merit in this goal. But now, more than ever before, I see this as a principal vehicle for the imaginative reinvigoration of our policy toward our neighbors. It is, as well, a reminder to our adversaries of the substantial commonality that exists among the Western democracies. As Walter Judd wrote recently, this venture would cost us nothing politically, little financially, and just might be a way to save everything." Americas, ' and Europe, Mr. Speaker, I would like to insert, at this point, in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD the text of the resolution and a list of sponsors: (2) The ). Millicent Fenwick Dante B Fascell (R-l- ll ). Joseph L. Fisher (R-J ). Paul Findley Harold E. Ford Daniel J. Flood ). Bill Donald M. Fraser H Fulton ). Richard Frenzel Sam Gibbons Robert N Giaimo D. William F. Goodling (R Pa ). Willis d ). Gilbert Gude Gradison, Jr. W. Hannaford ll Tim L. Hall (D-l). Mark ). Herbert ). Michael Harrington Hawkins F. E. Harris II Augustus H. John Heinz Philip H. Hayes Frank III Henry Helstoski T. Howe Y Horton (R-), Allan ). Ed Jones Andrew Jacobs, Jr. (D-IJ.Martha William M. Ketchum LaFalce J. John Keys ), William Lehman Robert L. Leggett Manuel D. Clarence Long (D-F- la by stages to this goal; and conventions recommendations shall be submitted to the Congress for action under Constitutional process. (3) (a) Six of the delegates shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, after consultation with House leadership and the Committee on International Relations; six by the President of the Senate, after consultation with Senate leadership and the Committee on Foreign Relations; and six by the President of the United States. Not more than half of the delegates selected by each appointing authority shall be from one political party. (b) Vacancies shall not affect its powers and shall be filled in the same manner as the original selection. (c) The delegation shall elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman from among its members. (d) All members of the delegation shall be free from official instructions, and free to speak and vote individually in the convention. (4) The delegation shall cease to exist at the expiration of the three-yeperiod beginning on the date of the approval of this resolution. (5) To promote the purposes set forth in section (1), the delegation is hereby authorized (a) to seek to arrange an international convention and such other meetings and conferences as it may deem necessary; (b) to employ and fix the compensation of such temporary professional and clerical staff as it deems necessary: Provided, that the number shall not exceed ten and that compensation shall not ar exceed the maximum rates authorized for committees of the Congress; and (c) to pay not in excess of $100,000 toward such expenses as A JOINT RESOLUTION TO may be involved as a consequence AN ATLANTIC of holding any meetings or CALL conferences authorized by CONVENTION (a) above. Whereas a more perfect union (6) Members of the of the Atlantic Community con- delegation, who shall serve without sistent with the U.S. Constitution compensation, shall be reimbursed and the Charter of the United for, or shall be furnished, travel Nations gives promise of subsistence and other necessary strengthening common defense, as- expenses incurred by them in the suring more adequate energy performance of their duties under resources, providing a stable this joint resolution, upon currency to improve commerce of vouchers approved by the all kinds, and enhancing the Chairman of said delegation. economic (7) Not to exceed $200,000 is general prosperity, welfare and liberty of the people of hereby authorized to be apthe member nations, Now propriated to carry out the of this resolution, therefore be it purposes Resolved by the Senate and payments to be made upon House of Representatives of the vouchers approved by the United States of America in Chairman of the delegation subject to the laws, rules and regulations Congress assembled. That (1) The Congress hereby es- applicable to the obligation and tablishes a delegation, composed expenditure of appropriated funds. of eighteen eminent citizens, and The delegation shall make semianauthorizes it to organize and nual reports to Congress acparticipate in a convention made counting for all expenditures and up of similar delegations from such such other information as it deems North Atlantic Treaty parliamen- appropriate. tary democracies as desire to join in Mr. FRASER. Mr. Speaker, the enterprise, and other for much too long we have concendemocracies the parliamentary on seeking to strengthen trated convention may invite, to explore freedom at its periphery instead of the possibility of agreement on (a) a declaration that it is the its center in Vietnam, for examgoal of their peoples to transform ple, instead of in Atlantica. Even had our great effort in their present relationship into a of lives more effective unity based on Vietnam, thousands federal or other democratic prin- sacrificed, billions of dollars spent, resulted in victory instead of this ciples; (b) a timetable for transition years debacle, that victory could sub-paragra- ph not possibly have given peace, liberty and prosperity a fraction of the strength that could be gained by the federation of the major democracies. The disarray of the Atlantic alliance has brought about ominous disunion economic, monetary, political, and military. Some Atlantic allies have shown more distrust of each other than of the authoritarian governments we face. It is time for our Atlantic allies to turn from mutual recrimination to explore ways of strengthening liberty and democracy. That is what our forefathers did at the federal convention they called when the 13 States were disunited under Articles the Confederation. (D-Pa-.). .), (D-Mi- .). .), (D-Fi- (R-M- ss (D-Va-.). (D-In- .). (R-P- N lif (D-N.- (D-M- Mex.) Lujan, Jr. ). Matthew Paul N. McCloskey. Jr. F. McHugh (D-Y.), Spark M. Matsunaga Abner J. Helen S. Meyner Joe Mitchell J Parren Mikva (D- S. Moorhead William ). Moakley (R-- N .), (D-M- (D-lll- .). far-reachi- ng ng LIST OF SPONSORS Brock Adams Addabbo (D-- Y ), Glenn John B. Anderson Joseph P. M. Anderson N .) Les Aspin Les AuCoin Herman Badillo Max Baucus Berkley Bedell Alphonzo Bell Edward G. Biester. Jr. ), James J. Blanchard Michael T. Blouin Richard Bolling Lindy Boggs Yvonne Garry Brown Brathwaite Burke Bob Carr ), Elford A. Cederberg ), Cardiss ), Silvio O. Conte Collins ), James C. Corman Lawrence (R-lll- .), .), Pa ), Charles A. Mosher John E. Moss Morgan F. Murphy Lucien N. Nedzi Stephen L. Neal Robert N.C- - Nix Henry J. James L. Oberstar Nowak Claude Pepper James G. O'Hara Melvin Price ), Richardson Prayer Albert H. Quie ). Tom Thomas M. Rees Railsback Donald W. Riegle, Jr. Ralph S. Regula Matthew J. Rinaldo Theodore M. Risenhoover Peter W. Robert A. Roe Rodino, Jr. Leo J. Ryan Philip E. Ruppe (D-lll- .). f), .), (D-Pa- .), .), .), (D-F- la .), (D-lll- (R-lll- .), (R-N.- .), James Schneebeli H. (R-P- a .), Scheuer ), John .), Herman T. Seiberling William A. Steiger F. B. F. Sisk ), Leonor K. Sullivan Frank Thompson, Jr. Charles Morris K. Udall Thone G. William Richard F. Vander Veen Charles Wilson (Tex.), Jim Whitehurst .). is .), .), Wright .), Gus Yatron (D-Pa- .), t), PETI TION Date: Of the people of Utah to Congressman Allan T. Howe. WHEREAS. Congressmen Jim Wright, Don Fraser, Allan Howe, and Paul Findley are chief cosponsors of A Joint Resolution To Call An Atlantic Convention; and WHEREAS, said resolution has been inserted in the Congressional Record, giving the full text of the resolution and the names and home States of the 1 1 sponsors; and WHEREAS, the resolution, in its opening sentence, calls for a more perfect union of the Atlantic Community, strengthening common defense, assuring more adequate energy resources, providing a stable currency to improve commerce of all kinds, and enhancing the economic prosperity, general welfare and liberty of the people of the member nations"; and WHEREAS, said resolution authorizes an American delegation to organize and participate in a convention to explore the possibility of agreement on (a) a declaration that it is the goal of their peoples to transform their present relationship into a more effective unity based on federal, or other democratic principles; (b) a timetable for transition by stages to this goal; and (c) a commission or other means to facilitate this transition"; and WHEREAS, the adoption of such resolution by Congress will lead to an Atlantic Convention, which could then lead to a more effective unity based on federal or other democratic principles"; and WHEREAS, such more effective unity" would make the United States of America subordinate to a supra-nation- al government and would thereby reduce the independence of this nation and its people, and WHEREAS, such subordination of the United States to the aforesaid supra-nationgovernment could mean equalizing the wages of the American worker so as to conform to the lower wage scale of the other Atlantic Community nations; and WHEREAS, the step of providing a stable currency could be used as a subterfuge to allow for lowering American wages to conform with other Atlantic Community wages, and W H E REAS, the General Welfare Clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States has been misinterpreted and misused by Congress to enact laws it deems desirable involving the use of tax money and most likely will be used in a similar way in any Atlantic Community to the detriment of American taxpayers, and of most the WHEREAS, European nations which are members of the European Economic Community are likely to be members of an Atlantic Community and such countries have gun registration and gun control laws, and to attain true Community the United States will be forced to adopt gun control laws, if it becomes a member state of the Atlantic Community, and WHEREAS, the European Economic Community has clearly shown by its recent actions at its Rome meeting, reported in Salt Lake City newspapers, that it is not merely a convention, but is forming a new nation of 250 million people with common passport and direct election of officials of the new government,. NOW, THEREFORE, WE THE UNDERSIGNED do petition Congressman Allan T. Howe of Utah to withdraw his name and support as chiefcosponsor of A Joint Resolution To Call An Atlantic Convention," also known as House Joint Resolution 606 in the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States, and will actively work in opposition to H.J. R. 606, thereby serving the interests of his constituents. 1 al .), (D-La- .). .), (D-lll.- ss f), Coughlin (R-Pa- .) Dominick Downey (D-- N V. Daniels Y ), Robert Duncan Robert W. Edgar ), Glenn English J.). Thomas J. F. Drinan ) (D-Or- , (D-- N Robert (D-Pa- Don Edwards ), Marvin L. Esch if la Frank E. Evans Clement J. Zablocki of The success of that convention should encourage us to explore that possibility once again. Many complain that it will take time to achieve federation of the North Atlantic democracies. It will. But what will it cost us to explore with our allies the federal approach to liberty, peace, and prosperity? Not one drop of blood, and only a fraction of the cost of another war. What of its cost in time? In the age of the ox cart, when words could travel no faster than a horse or a sailing ship, our forefathers, once they had convoked the Philadelphia convention, and despite all the crises and deadlocks that plagued its discussions, worked out our present Federal Constitution between May 14 and September 17, 1787. After further and often bitter debate in each of the 13 States, it was ratified and in operation by March 4, 1789, a period of less than 2 years. Nearly everyone agrees that the democratic nations of the North Atlantic cannot find and implement a solution to their problems so quickly despite the fact that words can now flash around the world and space vehicles can cross our country in a few minutes. But who knows how long it will take until we try until the exploratory convention this resolution calls for if convoked? No one knows the answer, but everyone does know at least these two important facts: the sooner Congress authorizes that convention. the less time it will take to reach a common effective solution to our problem. Meanwhile, every advance we make toward this goal including the calling of the convention itself will advance prosperity, freedom, and peace. And it will do this without threatening bloodshed and at very little cost to the taxpayer. In fact, this resolution authorizes an appropriation of only $200,000. soul-searchi- N Signature Address )ate |