Mr. BARKLEY. Mr. President, as a further mark of respect and reverence to the memory of our departed colleague, I move that the Senate do now adjourn until 12:15 p. m. on Monday next.

The motion was unanimously agreed to; and (at 12 o'clock and 5 minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned until Monday, January 22, 1940, at 12 o'clock and 15 minutes p. m.

MONDAY, January 22, 1940.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Calloway, one of its reading clerks, communicated to the Senate the resolutions of the House adopted as a tribute to the memory of Hon. WILLIAM E. BORAH, late a Senator from the State of Idaho.

The message announced that the House of Representatives accepted the invitation of the Senate to attend the funeral services of the late Senator BORAH in the Senate Chamber today, and that the Speaker of the House had appointed a committee of 10 Members to act in conjunction with the committee of the Senate heretofore appointed by the Vice President to take order for superintending the funeral of the deceased Senator.

TUESDAY, January 23, 1940.

Mr. LEE. Mr. President, today for the first time in onethird of a century, the clerk who called the roll omitted the name of Senator BORAH. It is difficult to think of the United States Senate without him. How often have the Senate pages rushed into the anterooms and whispered to us, "Senator BORAH is speaking." And always we hurried in to hear him. We listened to him; and I am glad that we did, for he was a great man.

But now his eloquent tongue is stilled forever. His clear voice will never again fill this Chamber, but his clear thinking will, down through the years, I am sure, continue to influence this body.

Today his seat is vacant. Later it will be occupied, but it may never be filled, for Senator BORAH was a great man. He lived for America as nobly as others have died for her. He fought valiantly for the causes in which he believed. He walked with kings all right, but he never lost the common touch.

He was courageous but not foolhardy. He was liberal but not radical. He was conservative but not reactionary. He was progressive and yet he was cautious-suspicious of the untried and slow to relinquish the proven.

He debated, but he never quibbled. He was determined but never contentious. He was always courteous. The fairness of his manner often disarmed his opponent. He differed without offending. He disagreed without antagonizing. I never heard him use ridicule or abuse. He never resorted to sarcasm, but relied solely upon the soundness of his arguments. There was little escape from the compelling logic of his conclusions, and the very simplicity of his language was its eloquence.

I well remember the last great speech he made in this Chamber. He spoke on the neutrality bill. You remember it, too. The Senate and the galleries were breathless. His eyes blazed with the light of battle as he denounced war profiteering, and his whole frame shook with emotion as he urged that we not take one step toward war.

No one ever questioned his sincerity and few have ever matched his patriotism.

And now he is gone. He has been a part of the United States Senate so long that we will find ourselves expecting him to come in-but he will not come. We will unconsciously glance toward the desk which he has occupied so long, expecting there to see his benign countenance, only

to be reminded of our great loss. We shall miss him-we shall miss him so much that it will be exceedingly difficult to reconcile ourselves to his absence.

We who knew him are fortunate because in the years to come when we read his precepts, they will have a richer meaning because we knew Senator BORAH, the man.

He was kindly and personable. He loved children and they loved him. Last year during the special session, he was accustomed to sit on a bench in a little park which is just in front of the apartment house where we live. Our little girl, Mary Louise, used to play in that park. They became fast friends. The last time I talked to Senator BORAH, he asked to be remembered to his little playmate.

Mr. President, I admired Senator BORAH at long range even before I met him. I admired him more at closer range as merely an acquaintance, but as that acquaintance became more intimate, my admiration warmed into friendship.

Although he had been here over 30 years, he never forgot to encourage a newcomer. His was the first friendly hand laid upon my shoulder when I first became a Member of this body. My seat was the one just next behind his. Many times during those first months, I whispered to him for advice. He always gave it so kindly and so encouragingly that I was drawn to him by the sheer warmth of his great heart.

And now he is gone. He has been called to sit in that celestial gallery to which many of his colleagues before him have already been summoned. But he leaves to us the thrilling inspiration that comes from the great life of a great American.

I thank you.

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a radiogram from Hon. Louis S. Zephirin, president of the Senate of Haiti, stating (translation), "The Haitian Senate shares in the grief of the American Senate on the occasion of the

death of the lamented Senator BORAH and sends its profound condolences," which was ordered to lie on the table.

The VICE PRESIDENT also laid before the Senate a radiogram from Hon. Jiuji Kasai, of the Imperial Japanese Diet, Tokyo, Japan, expressing deepest sympathy to the American Nation in its bereavement occasioned by the death of Hon. WILLIAM E. BORAH, late a Senator from the State of Idaho, which was ordered to lie on the table.

THURSDAY, January 25, 1940.

Mr. DAVIS. Mr. President, as the mortal remains of the late Senator BORAH are being laid to rest today I wish briefly to speak of the lasting values of his life that will never die. Senator BORAH had a peace of mind which goes with a great liberty. Few have it. He had it because he cultivated it and thought more of his independence than of all else. When he spoke for America it was because he had in his heart a deep, abiding love for this country. The threads of his diversified thought fit into a matchless pattern of devotion to duty in behalf of his native land. In his judgment, nothing was ever too good to be true in America; and he dedicated his life to keeping the Nation safe and secure within the moorings of the Constitution.

In this time of national thought on the superb leadership of Senator BORAH our eyes have filled with tears, and our hearts have glowed with tenderness; for he seemed very close to us. He seemed close to millions of people for whom he was a mighty voice and a fearless champion. We miss him. Our tears are not for him, but for ourselves. We have a sense of loneliness because he cannot be replaced. Yet we are comforted because there are so many of us who share the united thought that here was and is our friend-one whose stalwart spirit will continue to bless and defend us. He was indeed the tribune of the people.

Senator BORAH was free because he listened to the growing and changing trends of public opinion. His voice was elastic and his point of view flexible to accord with the rise and fall of popular needs. Never, however, did he depart from his fidelity to the fundamental precepts of American traditions and principles as he understood them; and no one understood them better than he.

Our friend loved the out-of-doors.

Often he roamed

through Rock Creek Park. To the Nation he has been as a mighty oak tree, or a lordly cedar, which, going down "with a great shout upon the hills, leaves a lonesome place against the sky." And yet his life reminds me of these words by Ella Higginson:

I know a place where the sun is like gold,

And the cherry blossoms burst with snow,
And down underneath is the loveliest nook,
Where the four-leaf clovers grow.

One leaf is for hope, and one is for faith,
And one is for love, you know;

And God put another in for luck,

If you search, you will find where they grow.

But you must have hope, and you must have faith,
You must love and be strong-and so,

If you work, if you wait, you will find the place
Where the four-leaf clovers grow.

FRIDAY, February 9, 1940.

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of New York, which was ordered to lie on the table:

By Mr. SHAW:

STATE OF NEW YORK.

IN ASSEMBLY,

Albany, January 22, 1940.

Whereas the Legislature of the State of New York has learned with deepest sorrow of the death of the Honorable WILLIAM EDGAR BORAH, late United States Senator from the State of Idaho; and