[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 134 (Tuesday, October 24, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S10937]
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                   COMMENDING ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU

  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration 
of S. Res. 31, and the Senate then proceed to its immediate 
consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 31) commending Archbishop Desmond 
     Tutu for being a recipient of the Immortal Chaplains Prize 
     for Humanity.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion 
to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to 
the resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 31) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                               S. Res. 31

       Whereas the Immortal Chaplains Prize for Humanity was 
     established by the Immortal Chaplains Foundation to honor the 
     memory of the four ``Immortal Chaplains'' of World War II, 
     Lieutenant George L. Fox, Methodist; Lieutenant Alexander D. 
     Goode, Jewish; Lieutenant John P. Washington, Catholic; and 
     Lieutenant Clark V. Poling, Dutch Reformed;
       Whereas witnesses have verified that during the approximate 
     18 minutes the United States Army transport Dorchester was 
     sinking on February 3, 1943, after being torpedoed off the 
     coast of Greenland, the four chaplains went from soldier to 
     soldier calming fears and handing out life jackets and 
     guiding men to safety and when there were no more life 
     jackets, they removed their own life jackets and gave them to 
     others to save their lives and were last seen arm-in-arm in 
     prayer on the hull of the ship;
       Whereas many of the 230 men who survived owed their lives 
     to these four chaplains, and witnesses among them recounted 
     the unique ecumenical spirit and love for their fellow man 
     these four demonstrated;
       Whereas the Immortal Chaplains Prize for Humanity was 
     created to ensure that the spirit of these Chaplains is 
     celebrated through a living memorial to be awarded to those 
     who have been willing to put their lives in danger to grant 
     assistance to persons of a different creed or color;
       Whereas Archbishop Desmond Tutu served as Chairman of the 
     Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, which 
     performed a historical role and set a precedent in revealing 
     the truth about atrocities committed in the past and 
     providing the means of a peaceful resolution for the pain 
     suffered by that nation;
       Whereas Archbishop Desmond Tutu continues to defend the 
     rights of the downtrodden of many nations, exhibiting 
     compassion to those of different races and religious beliefs; 
     and
       Whereas it is proper and desirable to recognize that 
     Archbishop Desmond Tutu's actions are in keeping with the 
     spirit of the ``Immortal Chaplains'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate commends Archbishop Desmond Tutu 
     for being a recipient of the Immortal Chaplains Prize for 
     Humanity.

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