Remarks by Representative Carlson

Of Kansas

Mr. SPEAKER. On the occasion of the passing away of Hon. U. S. GUYER on June 5, 1943, I expressed here in the House of Representatives the loss and bereavement of all of us who were associated with him in any way.

Today, in memoriam, we again pay tribute to the departed one. In the passing of ULYSSES SAMUEL GUYER the House of Representatives lost one of its outstanding Members. For 20 years he represented the Second Congressional District of Kansas, and he represented it well.

My service in the House began in the Seventy-fourth Congress, and during the years of our legislative association I learned to love him and to hold his opinions in highest regard. As his office was only a few doors from mine, often did we counsel and visit together.

He was a man of wide information and of unquestioned integrity. He was a faithful attendant of the sessions of the House, and only upon rare occasions was he absent from his accustomed place. He was strong in the belief that the principles of government advocated by the political party with which he was identified were most likely to advance the prosperity and happiness of the people, and he sturdily advocated his beliefs. His views were not altered by shifting majorities or changes of political sentiment. He stood as firm and an unyielding as the oak, and I am one of those who believe that the country is better served by one who is fearless and honest in his convictions.

As a young man Mr. GUYER followed the profession of teaching and was principal of the St. John High School and superintendent of the city schools of St. John for several years. These were among his most enjoyable years, and his love for the community was so great that he selected

St. John as his final resting place. When he gave up teaching he took up the practice of law in Kansas City, Kans., where he enjoyed a lucrative practice for many years. In recognition of his ability and sterling character the citizens of Kansas City elected him mayor, and he also served as judge of the first division city court of Kansas City.

Judge GUYER, as his friends were wont to call him, was a modest and lovable man. I knew him before I came to Congress, but during the years I worked with him in the House, I came to know him intimately and to cherish his friendship. His services to the country were most valuable. He commanded the respect of all men, the good will of opponents, the deep affection of his friends. He will linger long in the memory of many men who respected, admired, and loved him.

Remarks by Representative Winter

Of Kansas

Mr. SPEAKER. We meet today to pay tribute to our colleagues who, during the past year, have passed on to greater reward. Among this group is the name of the Honorable U. S. GUYER, Representative from the Second Congressional District of Kansas.

Judge GUYER was the dean of the Kansas delegation in the House of Representatives. In his passing Kansas and the Nation lost a valuable servant. His life has been one of devotion and service, not only to the people of his Congressional District and the State of Kansas but to the entire Nation as well. He was a scholar, a jurist, a statesman, and, above all, a Christian gentleman, and he exemplified in his daily life those Christian virtues. The lovable character that he possessed endeared him to the hearts of his many friends.

It was my privilege and good fortune to have known him intimately, and today I pay my tribute of love and respect to this fine character who guided me with a fatherly hand and gave me the benefit of his broad experience in my first term as a Member of the House of Representatives.

Remarks by Representative Elmer

Of Missouri

Mr. SPEAKER: This is the second memorial service I have attended in this House. Both were impressive. I listened to the eloquent addresses of a year ago and of today and I observed to myself, how fitting.

I knew our deceased colleagues for only a short time and cannot appraise them like those who have known them longer. I accept the appraisal of their worth, made by their people who sent them here on the mission to serve our common country.

On the surface, it sometimes seems, there is more strife than unity, and when one falls by the wayside his place is so quickly taken by another we forget the comrade of yesterday in greeting the one of today. But not so. The greatest thing in this House is the fellowship among its Members and their respect for each other. The strife comes from the earnestness of each to serve his country in his own way. Such fellowship cannot exist in any body of 435 Members which does not have a common purpose. If all were melted into one mass and poured into one mold there would emerge the image of Uncle Sam-the symbol of our united country. We remember them day by day, and on this annual occasion, show to our fellow Americans we have not forgotten.

When Columbus discovered America he saw a light burning on the shore. It was a signal from the New World to the Old, symbolical of the light of liberty that has burned here ever since. God had erected in our country His great lighthouse of freedom-evermore. It has sent its rays to all parts of the world. It has never lost its power, but has grown increasingly bright and strong as the years roll by.

Our deceased brothers, when alive, stood guard over this gift of God and with us have kept the lamps trimmed and the lower lights burning along the shore. They must be kept here, else freedom and liberty would be extinguished from the earth.

Remarks by Representative Dickstein

Of New York

Mr. SPEAKER: ULYSSES S. GUYER became a member of the Special Committee to Investigate Un-American Activities which was created in 1934. This committee, as you know, made an investigation, for the first time in American history, of Nazi and Fascist propaganda with a view of providing proper remedies and enacting legislation which would put an end to such pernicious activities on the part of the enemies of this Nation.

Judge GUYER was made a member of this committee and thereby afforded me the unusual pleasure and distinction of close association with him.

Now GUYER is gone. His views will no longer be heard in this Chamber. His friends and associates mourn his passing, and I feel that his untimely death is a very great personal loss.

Judge Guyer was one of the finest orators on the floor of this House. Not only by expressing his views in a very forceful and eloquent language, but in the depth of his very thorough knowledge of things, his expressions of opinion shown with unusual clarity and conviction. We who were privileged to listen to him as he addressed this House on the many subjects which engaged our attention through the years, cannot forget the fine speeches he made on matters involving our national welfare and the lot of the common man. His manner was convincing, his delivery entertaining, and his arguments unanswerable.

Judge Guyer was one of those members whom we are wont to designate as nature's gentlemen. One of those who will leave a lasting impression on our colleagues with whom he has been associated for many years. His life was a life of untiring devotion and he had a varied public career. He was