MAY 17 (legislative day, MAY 13), 1954.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. LANGER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 7786)

The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill (H. R. 7786) to honor veterans on the 11th day of November of each year, a day dedicated to world peace, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.

PURPOSE

The purpose of the proposed legislation is to 'expand the significance of Armistice Day and to change its name to Veterans Day.

STATEMENT

Armistice Day was declared a legal public holiday by an act of Congress approved May 13, 1938, to be observed on the 11th day of November of each year, in commemoration of the close of World War I. The holiday was dedicated to the cause of world peace, and has been regarded and observed throughout the land as a day to honor the veterans of the First World War who fought, and especially those who died, for that cause.

The committee is aware however, that since this day was first dedicated in 1938, our Nation has been involved in two other military conflicts, World War II and the Korean conflict, in each of which our country sought to advance permanent peace by halting aggression of those who would destroy our democratic ideals. This has resulted in the addition of millions of veterans to those of World War I who had fought for the same noble objective.

This legislation does not establish a new legal holiday. Rather, it expands the significance of an existing holiday in order that a grateful Nation, on a day dedicated to the cause of world peace, may pay proper homage to all its veterans who have contributed so much to that cause and the preservation of our way of life. The committee believes that rather than to set aside additional days as national holidays to commemorate the ending of hostilities of the different wars, or phases of a war, it would be better to commemorate all in this one day, November 11, which is already set aside and significant for that purpose. It is altogether fitting that the United States should honor all of its veterans on a day when those of World War I, in commemoration of the cause of world peace, pause to pay tribute to their comrades who gave their lives fighting for that cause.

At a hearing held before the Standing Subcommittee on Charters, Holidays, and Celebrations of the Committee on the Judiciary on May 11, 1954, representatives of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, and the American Veterans Committee appeared and urged favorable consideration of the proposed legislation.

The committee believes that by this proposed change in name and significance the observance of Veterans Day will become universal in the United States to the end that the sacrifices of American veterans in the cause of world peace shall be appropriately commemorated. The committee therefore recommends favorable consideration of this bill (H. R. 7786).

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

In compliance with subsection (4) of rule XXIX of the Standing Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italics, existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):

ACT OF MAY 13, 1938, 52 STAT. 351; 5 U. S. C. 87a

The 11th day of November in each year, a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as [Armistice] Veterans Day, is made a legal public holiday to all intents and purposes and in the same manner as the 1st day of January, the 22d day of February, the 30th day of May, the 4th day of July, the first Monday of September, and Christmas Day are now made by law public holidays.

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MAY 17 (legislative day, MAY 13), 1954.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. LANGER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the

following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 914]

The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill (S. 914) for the relief of Mark Vainer, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass.

AMENDMENT

On line 7, change the period to a colon and add the following:

: Provided, That a suitable and proper bond or undertaking approved by the Attorney General, be deposited as prescribed by section 213 of the said Act.

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of the bill, as amended, is to grant the status of permanent residence in the United States to Mark Vainer. The bill provides for the payment of the required visa fee. No quota charge is provided for in the bill inasmuch as the beneficiary is married to a United States citizen and is, therefore, a nonquota immigrant. The bill has been amended to provide for the posting of a bond as a guaranty that the beneficiary will not become a public charge.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The beneficiary of the bill is a 26-year-old native of China, citizen of the U. S. S. R., who last entered the United States on May 16, 1947, to obtain treatment for tuberculosis. He was married to a nativeborn citizen of the United States in March of 1952. He has been released from the National Jewish Hospital in Denver, Colo., as an

arrested case. He plans to take a course as an X-ray technician at the General Rose Hospital in Denver.

A letter, with attached memorandum, dated November 16, 1953, to the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary from the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service with reference to the case reads as follows:

Hon. WILLIAM LANGER,

Chairman, Committec on the Judiciary,

United States Senate, Washington, D. C.

NOVEMBER 16, 1953.

DEAR SENATOR: In response to your request of the Department of Justice for a report relative to the bill (S. 914) for the relief of Mark Vainer, there is annexed a memorandum of information from the Immigration and Naturalization Service files concerning the beneficiary.

The bill would grant the alien permanent residence in the United States upon payment of the required visa fee.

As the husband of a United States citizen, the beneficiary is eligible for a nonquota status under section 101 (a) (27) (A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Sincerely,

Commissioner.

MEMORANDUM OF INFORMATION FROM IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE FILES RE MARK VAINER, BENEFICIARY OF S. 914

Mark Vainer, a native of China and citizen of the U. S. S. R., was born in Hardin, China, on January 6, 1928. He entered the United States at San Francisco on May 16, 1947, and was admitted under the advance exercise of the ninth proviso to section 3 of the Immigration Act of 1917, to remain for 6 months for treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis. At the same time a public charge, treatment, and departure bond in the amount of $500 was posted in his behalf. Upon receipt of applications with reports from his physicians, he was granted several extensions of his temporary admission in order to continue his treatment. His last authorized extension expired on January 17, 1952, and a further extension was denied due to the fact that the alien failed to submit a valid passport. On August 8, 1952, he applied for suspension of deportation, having married a native-born citizen of the United States in March 1952. Suspension of deportation was denied on February 9, 1953, and he was granted voluntary departure in lieu of deportation. His appeal from that decision is now pending before the Board of Immigration Appeals.

According to the record, Mr. Vainer's mother and 12-year-old sister accompanied him to the United States and apparently returned to China. His father, who was a partner in the Union Bank in Shanghai, remained in China. Subsequently, his parents left Shanghai and went to Isreel. In January 1949 the subject alien was admitted to the National Jewish Hospital in Denver, Colo., where he received treatment free of charge. At that time he met his wife, Felice Singer, who also was a patient at that hospital. In December 1949 he was released to the Ex-Patients' Tubercular Home, Denver, Colo., as an arrested tuberculosis case. Mr. Vainer plans to take a course as an X-ray technician at the General Rose Hospital in Denver. At present he is working in the office of a stamp collector, earning about $30 a week. His wife is attending Opportunity School in order to obtain a high-school diploma. Mr. Vainer's only relative in the United States, other than his wife, is an uncle in New York City, from whom he receives some financial help.

Senator Edwin C. Johnson, the author of the bill, has submitted a number of letters and affidavits in support of the bill, among which are the following:

Hon. ED C. JOHNSON,

DENVER 2, COLO., April 7, 1954.

United States Senator, Senate Office Building,

Washington, D. C.

DEAR SENATOR: With reference to your letter to me dated April 2, 1954, I am herewith enclosing affidavits from Mr. and Mrs. Vainer and one from Rabbi Lejzor Bryks.