Remarks by Representative Izac
Of California

Mr. IZAC. Mr. Speaker, in the period of 4 years which I have served as a Member of this House, I have come to know and esteem the high qualities which manifest themselves in the membership of this body. And when death takes from our midst one who exemplifies those fine qualities to such a degree, it can be only a source of extreme sorrow to those of us who remain.

CHARLEY COLDEN, my colleague from San Pedro, Calif., was so well liked and had such a host of friends among the Members of the House that it will be difficult to fill the place he leaves behind. To me personally his passing is a distinct loss since we were neighbors not only geographically along the shores of the Golden State, but even more intimately "across the hall" in the old House Office Building. Many were the times Charley stopped in to talk over his plans to put through progressive legislation and bring the benefits of the New Deal to the people of his district. And even though sick and ailing for several months before his final illness, he assiduously and without complaint devoted himself to the duties of his office, forgetting self in his desire to serve the people.

If we, his colleagues, but profit by the example he has set for us, he will not have toiled in vain.

Remarks by Representative Bland

Of Virginia

Mr. BLAND. Mr. Speaker, it is with a high appreciation of the splendid, patriotic, and intelligent service of CHARLES J. COLDEN, that I attest my memory of his worth.

Soon after he came to Congress as a Representative from the Seventeenth District of California, I met him. I had then been a Member of the House of Representatives for many years, and I had seen men come and go. By long experience, I had learned to appraise quickly the merit of the newcomer and with a fair degree of accuracy to distinguish between the man who was merely a timeserver and the man who was a diligent worker, who had real work to do, and who went about his tasks with a patriotic fervor to leave nothing undone that he could do to make his country better and stronger than it was when he came. I saw very soon that CHARLES J. COLDEN was of the latter type.

Day after day, when the House opened its sessions, he was in his seat. While it wended its way through tireless and weary debates, COLDEN was there. When the issue was beclouded, his timely, pertinent, and sensible inquiries frequently dissolved the confusion and resolved into clarity what was in doubt.

When the daily session adjourned, he was still on hand. When a vote came I found Mr. COLDEN always patiently and intensively seeking that which was best, rather than that which was popular. He usually found it.

As the months passed, Mr. COLDEN'S interest in marine matters and his knowledge of maritime problems drew us more closely together. He appeared frequently before the

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, of which I am chairman. I found that his knowledge of the many subjects of that committee's jurisdiction made him valuable in helping to clarify our problems. He was always wel

come.

It was with real pleasure to me and to all of the members of my committee that later Mr. COLDEN was elected to serve on that committee. From the time of his election on the committee to the day of his death, except when sickness prevented, he was on hand whenever possible and at almost all of the hearings and executive sessions. He spared no effort to inform himself fully on all bills coming up and as to all matters under consideration. His searching investigations into the truth and merit of every proposal, his untiring patience, his genial manner, his cordial friendship, and his keen humor made him beloved and respected by all.

He met his illness with the same courage and the same patience he had met all of the other problems of life. He died as he had lived, undismayed and unafraid. When he passed hence his district lost a faithful servant, his State a devoted son, and his country a patriot of the highest order. I lost a friend whose memory will linger long. His association was for me an example and an inspiration. It is my hope, and will be my satisfaction, if when my service in this body ends, I shall have done my work with some of the zeal, efficiency, and success with which CHARLES COLDEN did his work. I cannot meet him now in the daily grind, but I can and do remember his loving handclasp, his genial smile, his cheerful salutation. These I shall always remember and cherish.

And now, old friend, tried and true, I salute you.

Remarks by Representative Kramer
Of California

Mr. KRAMER. Mr. Speaker, it is a solemn occasion to assemble in tribute to the memory of our departed colleagues and to eulogize and scatter a few flowers on the pathway of memory.

We bow in humble submission to the majesty of death, and we genuinely mourned when the grim messenger called to our Father's house our beloved colleague CHALES J. COLDEN. Charlie was a man of ability and honor, and he gave his health in the service of his congressional district. He received earthly honors in his election to Congress, but he has been beckoned to a greater reward than that conceived for him by his fellow men.

Charlie was a devoted husband, a fine father, and a true and faithful friend. These are simple titles, yet are they not the grandest titles a man can have?

It was my privilege and pleasure to make the acquaintance of Charlie shortly after our mutual election to Congress in 1933, and I valued his friendship highly. To us mortals it seems that the link of human friendship is broken all too soon, and on April 15, 1938, our Father called Charlie up the golden stairway to his heavenly reward. His earthly work had been well done.

Charlie was genuine. There was no affectation in his speech, in his manner, nor in his efforts to serve his people well. As we turn back the pages of memory, in fancy we see him and other departed colleagues as we knew them in the days of their health and strength, which they gave in full measure in the performance of their duties.

Death is universal and we all must some day answer its summons. There will be no earthly things to stimulate or

depress us, and how insignificant then will seem our earthly accomplishments. Our faith in immortality tells us that we shall some day meet again, and when I last look upon the pallid face of departed colleagues, friends, and loved ones, I receive the sweet consolation that we shall some day meet again. Truly may it be said of CHARLES J. COLDEN:

He is not dead but sleeps;

Such souls forever live.