Speech #790074712

That the Legislature of the State of California does hereby endorse those proposals now before Congress looking to the liberalization of the Social Security Act. and urges their favorable consideration. and be it further "Resolved. That the secretary of the senate is hereby directed to send copies of this resolution to the President of the United States. the President of the Senate. the Speaker of the Hcuse of Representatives. and to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States." Two joint resolutions of the Legislature of the State of California. to the Committee on Foreign Relations: "Senate Joint Resolution 21 "Joint resolution relative to current movements for a lenient peace with Japan. and memorializing the President and Congress to insist upon complete and unconditional surrender. "Whereas rumors are now prevalent that preliminary peace overtures by Japan are In progress by way of sounding out neutral governments and. in one reported instance. by approaching an American diplomat in a neutral capital for the purpose of discussing peace possibilities. and "Wh3reas there are further indications that Japan. in its efforts to obtain a more lenient peace. is attempting to sow seeds of disunity and suspicion between the United States and Great Britain on theone hand. and our great ally. Russia. on the other. by intimations that Great Britain and the United States will need a buffer against Communist Russia. and that Russia will require a like buffer against the capitalistic nations. which role Japan would be willing to assume In the socalled interests of world peace. and "Whereas observers have detected an undertone of Japanese propaganda surrounding the United Nations Conference on International Organization. manifesting itself in the nationalistic movements and economic hopes of Asiatic contingents who are reluctant to merge with western civilization and still harbor resentment at old wrongs from Caucasion overlords. and "Whereas these contingents. desiring freedom both from Japanese militarism and from prewar Caucasian Influence. have expressed .hopes of a Japan which is subdued militarily but left with industrial strength to serve as a guide for their own economic progress and as a chief souice of trade. and "Whereas if compromise terms of conditional surrender are acceded to and Japan is enabled to maintain the remnants of her economic and political strength. she will be in a position to recover quickly from the ravages of war she has instituted. and "Whereas unless Japan is utterly crushed and broken in this war and her power to make war forever destroyed. the Japanese people will regard defeat as a temporary set- ack and. in accordance with their fanatical faith that they are destined by their gcds to conquer the world. will begin once again to build for another ruthless attempt at world conquest. and "Whereas heretofore the United States Government has been adamant in its demand for a decisive and conclusive victory upon terms of unconditional surrender. so essential to the future wellbeing of the world: Now. therefore. be it "Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of California (jointly). That the Legislature of the State of California respectfully memorializes the President and the Congress of the United States to reject any compromise peace proposals which may be offered by or in behalf of Japan. and to insist upon complete and unconditional surrender. and be it further "Resolved. That the secretary or the senate Is directed to transmit copies of this resolution to the President of the United States. the President pro tempore of the Senate of the United States. the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States. and to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States." "Assembly Joint Resolution 45 "Joint resolution relative to memorializing the President. the Secretary of State. and the Congress to retain full control over Japanese owned or mandated Islands in the Pacific which heretofore have been. or hereafter may be. captured by the United States in the course of the war "Whereas numerous Japanese owned or mandated islands in the Pacific have been or hereafter will be captured by the United States In the course of the war. and "Wheres efforts are being made by influences detrimental to the best interests of our country to transfer said islands. taken by usfrom the Japanese at bloody cost. to a socalled trusteeship dominated by foreign powers. thus depriving the United States of exclusive control of said islands. and "Whereas it would be detrimental to the Interests of the United States to allow the Pacific islands to be under the control of any foreign group. and "Whereas the American people are demanding that these islands be retained as our outer line of defense and strongly resent any proposal to place these islands under foreign control: Now. therefore. be it "Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of California. jointly.