Evening star., 1943-01-06
Congress Told
Axis Vanda|sto
BeWiped Out
House Speaker Warns
Of WorId-S d-Shoking
Postwar Problems

BY the Associated Press.
Speaker Rayburn told a cheer
ing House today that when vic
tory at war is won this time
there must be no stopping until
the vandalism and paganism of
Berlin, Rome and Toxic are
wiped from the face of the
world"
I'VE must disarm these vandals
and keep them disarmed," Speaker
Rayburn said He had shortly be-
fore been reelected House Speaker
of the Seventy-eightb Congress by
a vote of 217 to 206.
He told the House that this Ma
ton would be confronted with
world shaking problems at the
wars end and that the problems OF
trade and commerce, peace and
civilization must be looked to-
simultaneously, he pledged that it
would be his ''unsWerving determl-
nation as Speaker ito protect. to
defend the rights, the prerogative
and the powers of the House"
Vote For Speaker.
Speaker Rayburn defeated Rep
resentative Joseph Martin, Repub-
lican. of Massachusetts,, who, as
result of the outcome, automatically
became the minority leader. Rep
resentative Mccormack, another
Bay State lawmaker. was renamed
Democratic floor leader at party
caucus yesterday,
The vote for Speaker was: Ray
burn, 217; Martin, 206, on strict
party lines.
Representative Martin had been
nominated by Representative Wood
ruff of Michigan and Representa-
tive Rayburn by Representative
Sheppard of California.
The Senate's first session lasted
exactly 80 minutes, with SO members
present. It was largely devoted to
the swearing in of new and re-
elected members. The first business
was the presentation by Senator
Connally, Democrat, of Texas, of
the credentials of Senator ODaniel.
Democrat, of Texas. First Senators
sworn in were Bailey, Democrat, of
North Carolina; Ball, Republican, of
Minnesota; Bankhead, Democrat, of
Alabama and Bridges, Republican,
of New Hampshire.
Rayburn 81 Today.
Mr.. Rayburn's election to the
speakership came on his birthday
anniversary. He is 81 years old
When in presenting the Speaker to
the House, Representative Martin
called attention to the fact that the
honor had been accorded Mr.. Ray
burn on that day, the Republicans
started singing Happy Birthday to
You" to the Speaker.
Mr.. Martin predicted that the new
Congress would be one of the great
est in history. The last Congress,
he said. could we'll be called the
war Congress"
The Seventy y-eighth Congress, =
he continued, will be the victory
Congress and will be so known
loud cheers greeted this predlc-
ton.
Mr.. Martin said it was the firm
determination Of the Congress ito
see this war to successful and
decisive end"
Martin Gives Pledge.
"As leader OF the opposition party, y
Mr.. Martin said, II wish to say that
we pledge ourselves to that end. We
may differ over domestic issues but
there is no division so far as the
purpose of winning the war is con-
Cerned"
Mr.. Martin said that the Amer
lean people in the final analysis
have faith in their elected Congress,
He said that in the 1S years he has
been a member of the House there
has been no speaker that has not
been "a real American"
we have elected a real American
today he said. He has always
given us square deal in the years
he has been Speaker
Mr.. Rayburn, elected for the third
time Speaker, eXpdesSed his graft
tude for the honor done him. He
expressed his pride in the House,
of which he has been member for
80 years.
I'VE have just closed great Con-
gress," said Mr.. Rayburn. He said
that the Congress had been criti-
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