The Republican., 1963-11-21

November to address the Senate
briefly on the first President Of
the United States, John Hanson,
of Maryland. That day was the
182nd anniversary of the election
of John Hanson as the first "Presi-
dent of the United States in Con-
gress Assembled That was the
title given him when on November
5. 1881. he was elected Prcsideni
of the Continental Congress. 1t is
the restrictive words, lin Congress
Assembled, that keeps John Han
sons name from the list Of United
States Presidents. and from the
number one spot in that list John
Hanson was born at Mulberry
Grove. near Port Tobacco. Charles
County. He served nine terms in
the House of Delegates and 16 years
in the Maryland Senate long be-
fore there was a United States of
America In 1773, John Hanson
moved to Frederick County, and
became quite active in pre-Revolu
tionary matters. He was a delegate
to the General Congress in Annap-
oils in 1774. and was a member of
the Maryland Convention of 1775
which issued the Declaration
known as the Association Of Free
men Of Maryland" History credits
Hanson with helping to put Mary
land into the Confederation, and
Maryland's team play in the Con-
federation seasoned her for the
Union later on. John Hanson be-
came a member of the Continental
Congress. and was elected its Presi-
dent 1t was in this capacity that
he rendered General George Wash
ington the thanks of the Congress
for Washington's victory at York
town When John Hanson retired
from public life he settled at OXon
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Hanson of Maryland, first President
of the United States in Congress
Assembled" was born, reared and
educated in Maryland, and it was in
Maryland that he worked, served
his Country with distinction, re-
tired and died.
It is well for us to hold on TO
the memory Of the great men who
formed our great Nation.
Battle To Curb Waste In For
eign Aid-As this is written, it looks
as thought the Senate is going to
hold firm for Foreign Aid cuts and
curbs AS you will recall, | spoke
out for a 2Oec cut now, with more
cuts to come in succeeding years
Unless there's a last-minute re-
versal in the trend to economize,
the cuts vii, come to about 18 or
19 per cent Cf the amount lest re-
quested by the President. He toned
down his original request several
hundred million after the Clay Re
port was publicized and the voice
Of the people began to be heard
The American people have shown
their increasing disgust with our
sending money to the Reds. The
Senate reacted by voting to ban
aid to all Communist controlled
countries. Significantly. Congress
has set the stage for further major
Shrinkagc in both military and eco
nomic aid over the next several
years
Opposition to the Foreign Aid
program has focused largely on the
Wastefulness of the economic as
sistance given countries through
out the world, with excuses being
made for military aid as a mutual
security measure. However. re-
cent events have directed atten-
ton to the even more reckless
waste of the military assistance
program. Arms placed in irrespon-
sible hands have encouraged new
wars and bloodshed. Indonesia,
never a friend of the United States
as further demonstrated on Octo-
Der Il when it refused to permit
an American flag to be flown at
the dedication of a new S8,000,000
highway which the United States
paid for), has been enabled with
our aid to challenge the new Ma
laysian Federation The Wet Nam
regime, never truly representative,
made complete mess of its fight
against Communist forces, while
using U. S. weapons and money
(scme $3,O00,OO0,O00) to suppress its
own people Both Algeria and Mo
rocco have been enabled to fight
nasty border war only because of
their supplies of L. S. arms. These
developments should be disconcert-
ing to those few but quite vocal
Americans who cry Peace" and
Don't Cut Foreign Aid" in the
same BREATH
Regardless CT this years final
authorization and appropriations,
next year should see the start of
an exhaustive Congressional study
Of the whole concept of Foreign
Aid