man of the Wisconsin congressional delegation. Members of our House delegation had learned to lean on LARRY for advice and counsel.

LAWRENCE SMITH was a great American. He was a fine Christian gentleman.

This noon as I sat in the House restaurant LARRY and his longtime friend, Del Kenny, of West Bend, entered the restaurant. I got to him as soon as possible. His attack was a great shock. I had been with him at dinner last night and he was in good spirits as we visited with Wisconsin friends.

As a new Member of Congress in 1953, LAWRENCE SMITH, as dean of our delegation, spent many hours with me. He was patient, he was helpful. There is no one that has given me more help and sound advice here in Washington than LAWRENCE SMITH.

LARRY had a fine career. He will long be remembered by the citizens of Wisconsin and America as a true conservative. LARRY was State commander of the American Legion. He has contributed much to civic and community life in Wisconsin. He gave much to help his community, to help his State, and to his Nation here as a Member of Congress. This Congress has suffered a great loss today. Our State of Wisconsin and our Nation will miss LAWRENCE.

Certainly from our entire delegation goes deepest sympathy to the members of his family and his dear wife, Eleanor.

Mr. O'KONSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the distinguished gentlewoman from Ohio [Mrs. Bolton].

Mrs. BOLTON. Mr. Speaker, it is very difficult to speak when one's heart is overfull, yet each of us, I am sure, is impelled to record here our sorrow at his going, our gratitude that LARRY SMITH has lived.

I came to the Hill in the 76th Congress-our deeply loved colleague, LAWRENCE SMITH, of Wisconsin, joined us in the

77th. Since then we have sat side by side in the Committee on Foreign Affairs, exchanging ideas, arguing our points of view, quietly and earnestly. His comments as we listened to the witnesses and to the discussions were often amusing, always gentle, always kind.

After his first severe illness it became apparent that LARRY was giving his life, bit by bit, to his country. Today the last bit of strength came to an end, and we are left shocked and grieved that he has really gone. Yet will we always be grateful for his living-for his presence among us-for his gentle smile, his quiet wisdom, his indomitable courage, his unswerving faith.

LAWRENCE SMITH was one of the Members of this House who began his day with prayer, who set himself straight with his God before he took up the burdens of the day. To him God has been an ever-present, ever-accessible reality, of whom he could ask clarity, understanding, courage at any moment, as the need came upon him.

LARRY and I talked often of life with a big L; the miraculous adventure of living that we are privileged to experience. I believe he felt as the eastern sage expressed it, that

Never the spirit was born, the spirit shall cease to be never; Never was time it was not, end and beginning are dreams; Birthless and deathless and ageless remaineth the spirit forever Dead though the house of it seems.

Surely this man with whom we have worked and played, this consecrated patriot, this rare spirit who has been among us, has but stepped across the threshold to a fuller, freer life of larger opportunity and greater beauty.

To Eleanor, his companion and his wife, I would extend my understanding and affectionate sympathy, knowing that she will be upheld by her own stanch faith and her certainty that there can be no separation when a love such as theirs holds them close.

For us all, Mr. Speaker, I would ask that we pray together in our hearts James Martineau's beautiful prayer:

We seem to have given him back to Thee, dear God, who gavest him to us. Yet, as Thou didst not lose him in the giving, so we have not lost him by his return. Now as the world giveth, givest Thou, O Lover of Souls! What Thou givest, Thou takest not away. For what is Thine is ours always, for we are Thine. And life is eternal; and love is immortal; and earth is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight. Lift us up, strong Son of God, that we may see further; cleanse our eyes that we may see more clearly; draw us closer to Thyself, that we may know ourselves nearer to our beloved who are with Thee. Prepare us for that happy place that where they are and Thou art, we may be. Amen.

Mr. O'KONSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the distinguished gentleman from New York [Mr. Reed].

Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, this is one of the greatest shocks that I have suffered in a long time. In fact it is very difficult for me to say what I wish to say in regard to LAWRENCE SMITH.

I rode up in the elevator with him this noon. I followed him into the dining room. I saw him go over to a small table on the right. I thought, "I believe I will go over and sit with LAWRENCE." As he reached for the chair to sit down, he fell forward on his face, striking the table, and the blood flowed from his nose. He lay there on his back. I wiped the blood from his nose. I felt for his pulse while someone was sending for the doctor. I could feel the slightest flicker of a pulse and I thought then the end had come.

This is getting to be a very serious matter in the House of Representatives. We can so ill afford to lose men like LAWRENCE SMITH. Yes, he was dedicated to many things. There was one thing he believed in. I know he believed in the Holy Bible. I know he believed that he some day would go to another world. I know that he believed in our Constitution as much as he believed in the Holy Scriptures. He

practiced his beliefs here on this floor. His life is going to make a great contribution to this country, because I have always believed that every man is some boy's ideal. He may not know who the boy is, but he forms an opinion and he wants to grow up and be just like that man. That is a wonderful responsibility. Many youths I am sure in his congressional district and elsewhere who have known LAWRENCE SMITH will want to grow up to be the type of man he was. How rich a heritage that would be for the United States of America, if every man so lived that he would be some boy's ideal-an ideal to make that boy a finer citizen. There is so much I would like to say in regard to LAWRENCE SMITH. Our thinking ran along the same channel as far as foreign affairs is concerned, and in many other respects.

Mrs. Reed joins with me in expressing our deepest sympathy to Mrs. Smith, her children, relatives, friends, and the Wisconsin delegation.

I feel so deeply for his dear wife and his children. My sympathy goes out to them. God bless them. I believe that many of his friends on the other side were waiting for him to come.

Mr. O'KONSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the distinguished gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Tewes].

Mr. TEWES. Mr. Speaker, the dean of our delegation has gone. The suddenness of his passing has left all of us with a numbness and a sense of shock.

Our relationship was warm, personal, and cordial despite the contrast of our positions, for he was Wisconsin's senior Representative and I its junior. Perhaps this gave us a special bond.

Our acquaintanceship predated my election to Congress. He was helpful to me in reaching a decision when I first was urged to be a candidate in 1956. during the course of my campaign.

Then he aided me Finally he gave cheer

fully of his valuable time to introduce me to my new responsibilities here in the Halls of Congress.

LARRY SMITH had the respect of all, whether they agreed or disagreed with him. He was firm in his convictions but gentle in the conflicts which resulted from them. On those occasions when our decisions brought us in opposition, I never felt from him any malice or any disrespect. I, in turn, held him in the greatest esteem for the integrity of his beliefs.

These moments here in the well of the House he loved so much are a rare tribute to LARRY SMITH. He left us but a few moments ago and already this body is conscious of its loss. Here men from all walks of life, from all parts of the country, and of all philosophical beliefs are rising to speak the feeling and regret which has hushed the House.

From Mrs. Tewes and myself I offer our deepest sympathy to Eleanor, his constant companion and helpmate, and to his family.

Mr. O'KONSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the distinguished gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Hays].

Mr. HAYS of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, it has only been within the last 3 years since I have been a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee that I have come to know LARRY SMITH intimately. Many times he and I were on opposite sides of the question before the committee.

I would go further than the distinguished gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. O'Konski] when he said LARRY SMITH could disagree without being disagreeable; I found that he could disagree with me and elicit my admiration. He could disagree with one in such a way that one felt the strength of his convictions shining through and at the same time the warmth of his character and personality, and one felt that although he disagreed, he was still a friend. Many times after committee meetings I have discussed the issue with him and I came to know him better each time and to have a