Red Cross Charter Amendment to Promote Peace: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 9027, a Bill to Amend Section 3 of the Act of January 5, 1905, Incorporating the American National Red Cross, So as to Include Among the Purposes of Such Corporation the Establishment of a Just and Lasting Peace. June 23, 1960Considers H.R. 9027, to amend the American National Red Cross charter to include the prevention of war and establishment of world peace as goals of the organization. |
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Page 26 - To continue and carry on a system of national and international relief in time of peace and to apply the same in mitigating the sufferings caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods, and other great national calamities, and to devise and carry on measures for preventing the same.
Page 6 - // we are going to take advantage of the assumption that all people want peace, then the problem is for people to get together and to leap governments — if necessary, evade governments — to work out not,, one method but thousands of methods by which people can gradually learn a little bit more of each other.
Page 36 - In times of crisis and responsibility his active, fertile mind and imagination preyed upon him. He was bereft of sleep. He magnified trifles. He failed to separate the awkward incidents of the hour from the long swing of events, which he so clearly understood. Toughness when nothing particular was happening was not the form of fortitude in which he excelled. He was unduly attracted by the dramatic, and by the pleasure of making a fine gesture.
Page 1 - ... Mr. ZABLOCKI (continuing). Projects in the Far East, it would be helpful to put that information into the record. Mr. POATS. I have one here on the corn and pig program in Vietnam. It is raising the standard of living in Vietnam in a practical way, developed by a practical man named Earl Brockman. Chairman MORGAN. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The document referred to follows :) PIGS PLUS CORN PLUS CEMENT EQUALS SUCCESS IN VIETNAM A novel Idea to raise food production In embattled Vietnam...
Page 7 - ... may vote. This means that members of the armed forces need not register personally, even though they reside in election districts where personal registration is required. The purpose of the amendment is to extend such privilege to the members of the armed forces, in time of peace as well as in time of war.
Page 17 - The science and art of government; the science dealing with the organization, regulation, and administration of a state, in both its internal and external affairs; political science. . . . The theory or practice of managing or directing the affairs of public policy or of political parties; hence, political affairs, principles, convictions, opinions, sympathies, or the like.
Page 5 - ... STATEMENT OF HARRY R. VARNEY, DEAN, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND HOME ECONOMICS, WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Mr. VARNEY. Mr. Chairman, I have prepared a statement for the record, but in view of conserving time I will present just a summary of that statement. Senator SPARKMAN. I may say that your statement will be printed in the record. (The complete statement of Mr. Varney is as follows :) HELPING LOW-INCOME FARM FAMILIES HELP THEMSELVES : THE ROLE OF LANDGRANT INSTITUTIONS, THE EXTENSION...
Page 29 - ACT TO INCORPORATE THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, APPROVED JANUARY 5, 1905 (AS AMENDED JUNE 23, 1910). SEC. 4. That from and after the passage of this act it shall be unlawful for any person within the jurisdiction of the United States to falsely or fraudulently hold himself out as or represent or pretend himself to be a member of or an agent for the American National Red...
Page 20 - ... press forward in a human and truly civilized spirit the attempt to prevent, or at least to alleviate, the horrors of war?
Page 5 - ... the prevention of war and the promotion of peace. In 1958, a petition was submitted to President Eisenhower signed by more than 150 outstanding Americans supporting the proposed amendment. Finally, the present proposal has been introduced in 1959 in the House by Representative Meyer of Vermont, and an identical bill was introduced in the Senate of the United States on January 11, 1960, by the late Senator Neuberger of Oregon, S. 2775. Among the signers of the petition advocating the charter amendment...