7/29/2019 UN Charter Testimony Catherine Baldwin 1945

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CONGRESSIONAL RECORDCorrected Testimony of. Mrs. Catherine P.

and see our boys drafted again and sent to tory of every countryalien the people's sii-thaYourcorners of the earth to fight and to ante 14 very

Baldwin on the United Nations Charter

dangerous.give away our substance, As in the Bible of old, it is said, "Put on theUnder this charter you say we will distrib- taxes. Aa the people grumbled. Put oil

EXTENSION OF REMARKS ute the raw materials of the world. That is more takes. Andthe peopla grumbled. Andnot new, either. You can find that in the so g as the people grumbled it was allOF 1803 edition of Andrew, Carnegie's book, r# t. But when they put on more taxes, and

ICON. WILLIAM LANGERTriumphant Democracy, te last chapter, A -the people were silent, they knew it was theLook Ahead, or the Reunion of Britain and-, danger signal.". .

OF NORTHDAKOTA America. When I go to meetings of the highlyIN THE SENATE OF THE UNITEb STATES ; If you give away our raw materials, ;:you financed pressure groups, as I went to that

will be trespassing on States' rights.,; If you of the Women for Victory, or the Women'sSaturday, July 28 (legislative day of give them away, you are sending the raw ma- Action Committee, and I hear Anne O'Hare

Monday, July 9), 1945 terials of this country to foreign powers who McCormick say, "We women put over pro-

Mr. LANCER. Mr, President, I ask will manufacture them at the low European hibition in the last:war while the boys wereunanimous consent to have printed in level, and the goods

will be sent back here away; andwewoman *111 put over the world

theunanimous c

of theRECORDthe Correctedfor us to buy . It ciear~y tells us that because government while tl'e boys are away in thisEngland will control the seas she will supply war'; gentlemen, Is that fair? Is that

testimony on the United Nations Char- the Atlantic States and the West, dr Pacific honest? Is that honorable? Is it American?ter, given by Mrs. Catherine P. Baldwin, States, and our manufacturers can supply You will probably hearfromthem. 'I haveof New York City, before the Committee the Middle States.: We will nott like it at seen some of their members here.

on Foreign Relations, first they say, but we will soon find it is our And when I go to the meeting of the

There being no objection, ,duty

to macountry. Ier~Smr _Organization of Peace

W&Sordered t0, be prod in the you s y that you.

give away bil- and I bear Mr. Shotwell say "The postwarmOny lions of dollars of our money to England, world will not be governed by internationalRECORD, as follows: Russia, and the rest of the world, where are financiers; but by international cartels," IMrs. BALDWIN. My name is Mrs. Catherine you going to get that money? Where is it say, gentlemen, underthis charter' we are

P. Baldwin, 1246 Madison Avenue: New York coming from? Or are You banking on the going to get international cartels, demagogiccity I represent, myself; an American capital-levy tax that is in the making? government by five men.woman, a'mother, a grandmother. Those are things the people of the United I am sure that you willagree withme,thatTheCHAIRMAN. Proceed States should know - the honorable, honest way for the UnitedMrs. BALDWIN.;I am objecting to this char I am' willing to say that. if, under due States Senate to handle this matter Is by

ter as given to us from San Francisco 'be= process oflaw, you submitt this charter asan constitutional means . No one can criticizecause it -is in contradiction to our United amendment to the constitution, tothe peo- you for that, when you ,go. before your elecStatue Constitution, which all of you Sena- ple of- this country-and after a full and torate and tell them the truth of what thistors, and the President of the United States, free and honest discussion of the merits document stands for and what it means.and every man who holds office from the and demerits; of_ the matter-they vote to Mr. .CONNALLY, you, yourself, said it wouldhighest to the lowest, in this country, is give away-their sovereignty and their sub- be done by constitutional means. The Resworn to uphold. If you-sign this charter stance, then'T have nothing further to say. publican platform said it would be done byyou are signing away the sovereign rights of But, until that is done, under the constf- constitutional means. The Democratic plat-

the people of this country, which you . are tutional process of the United States, then ; form said it would be done by constitutional

not authorized to- do. You are given specific I do object, and object strongly. I am not means.instructions when youare senthereto repre- willing to have my., sons or my grandsons Mr. FuLSHIGar said it would be done bysent us. Those authorities are clearly de drafted to be put under the authority of constitutional means; I heard Mr.FULSaxcar,fined. five men whom I do not know, or know any- at the luncheon for the Commissionfor the

I do not concur with.Senator VANDENB.!a thing about, or know what their Idea of Organization for Peade, say, "We freshmenwhen he says we should accept this because life is. Congressmen went to Congress pledged to theit was agreed upon by President Roosevelt at ' When the President of the United States world government."Yalta-when we were told it was San Fran- - went before your, body, he did not tell you Gentlemen, did he forget that he took anCisco. that this charter guaranteed one single iota oath of office to uphold the Constitution ofThe late Mr. Roosevelt is not here to speak of anything. He simply told you it "seeks" the United States, or does not an oath of

for himself. And, furthermore, he had not to do this, It "seeks" to do this, it "seeks" office. mean anything any more? If it doesthe authority to promise anything in the to do this. It means nothing; nothing at not, then it, is time the American peoplename of the American people without, the all . You cannot go before the American - knew it.concurrence of two-thirds_ of this bodyelectorate today with a lot of verbiage, and We are not children; we understand whatwhich has not been given. ask them to give away their substance, is going- on. We think it is just about timeThis is, to my mind, a very direct attempt This charter -guarantees nothing . But we got back to the founding fathers, and

to sabotage the Constitution of the United under the Constitution of the United States, to the Constitution Of_ the -United StatesStates, to take away our sovereign rights, and the Bill of Rights, I am guaranteed life, I know that when you think of this in yourIt is not a new plan. It is one that has liberty, and the pursuit' of happiness, serious moments. yov_wiU--not-want to Put

been going on for many, many years. Im- - Some of, your colleagues=-challenged=have yourselves in the position of having the peo-mediately after tlte-1ase-war the- procession admitted on the public platform that this Is ple back home Roy tbat you were not true tostarted. The 'highly financed propaganda unconstitutional. . If It Is Unconstitutional, I your oaths.permeated our, schools, our ,colleges, our do not see how you can even discuss it herechurches, tri fact, every phase of our Ameri- in the Senate.

I beg of you,this

d um n , to you pufn life. Attempts have been' made to de

your names to this document, to weigh itSeveral

stroy the Star-Spangled Banner-they aree

ofof you Senators have

Thiscarefully .

not astill-going on. Our histories were rewritten

theConstitution.

you have said we moat circumvent peace document; this Is

so that you would not recognize Americanthe document of force, of aggression, of grab

history. There are groups in' this country, highly. bing-grabbing the raw materials of this

r Gentlemen, it is in fact the apex of the financed pressure groups, who are doing very country; grabbing our boys, grabbing ou

pyramid we are facing today. It is wellgood propaganda work down here in Wash- money.

known to the people throughout the length ington. But you are not hearing from the We went to war in 1776 because of unfai

and breadth of this land. The women know rank and file back home. taxes. What do you think we are going to do

what is going on, and we do not intend to ' I wish you could be in my place . I go towhen you try to tax us to send billions of

stand by, and see our sons sent again to fight market and stand perhaps 2 hours tosee-if dollars to Europe and all over the world?

another ' foreign war which is not of our I can get enough food for my family for theDo you think we are going to stand for that?

making - day. The people are very bitter; they talk And where are you going to get it? ThesUnder this charter five men not elected, to me. The colored, the white, the Christian, are the things you must weigh, and think of

merely appointed, whom we do not know and the Jew, and the Gentile. They say, "Whatcarefully. . These are the things you mus

whom we may not, trust, are given the 'des does- it all mean? Of course, we know war discuss. These are the things for which yo

tiny of this country. It is a demagogic, oli- is in the making.- They are not fooling us. must answer to the American people.

garchic project. It Is an instrument of war . What is the matter with the Senate down in So, gentlemen, In all fairness, I, an Amer

You say 'that this is an instrument for Washington? What are they down there icaai woman, a mother, and a grandmotherpeace, but it is, well known throughout the for?" I beg you-do not go down in history as the

length and breadth of this . land that, World Gentlemen, the people of this country are betrayers of your country.

War III is in the making. That war will be slow to arouse. They know they have been I than you.

with Russia. That war will be in the Middle 'betrayed. They have talked, but you turned The CIi&IRMAN. Thank you very muchEast. We women are not willing to be silent a silent ear. There comes a time in the his- Mrs. Baldwin.

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