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 Mr..IMCGOVERN. Mr. President, just one final word. I really had not intended to get into the discussion here today, primarily, of military opinion, on a matter that is essentially diplomatic and political. I would just hasten to add again that the overwhelming percentage of the testimony of our military officers -who now have the obligation to defend this country is in support of the treaties.
 I somehow missed one interesting observation that Admiral Holloway, the Chief of Naval Operations, made in testimony before the Armed Services Committee, but it is a rather interesting statement, and I -would like to read it into the Record. It was a brief exchange involving Senator Stennis and Admiral Holloway, on January 24, just a month ago today.
 The admiral said:
 If I can give my view which I think is representative of the Chiefs, we had two choices: one essentially was no new treaties, which could cause us to withdraw from the canal in the next 5 years under adverse conditions.
 That is a very serious thought, that the Chief of Naval Operations and the Joint Chiefs are seriously considering that as the kind of option they might face then, if we had to labor under the 1903 treaty, that within 5 years time they might be forced to withdraw under adverse conditions.
 'orqlSaid Admiral Hollowaywe could, with new treaties, provide for the future security of the canal. Mr. Chairman, I would like to make one point; I think that there was no member of the JCS with a stronger conviction than myself of the national need for the use of the canal for our defense purposes in the future, and I was seeking the best solution to give us the highest assurance that we would be able to use the canal in the future.
 It was on that basis, he went on to say, that he came down squarely on behalf of these new treaties.
 Now, Mr. President, to get back to what I started to say here about an hour ago, our distinguished new colleague, Senator Muriel Humphrey, delivered her maiden speech in the Senate of the United States today, on the very theme that I had intended to discuss this afternoon.
 What she, in effect, is calling on the Senate to do is to consider costs that are even greater than any we have talked about here today: that is, the potential cost to the standing of the United States in Latin America and throughout the third world, indeed throughout the world, if we were to reject these treaties that had been negotiated in good f aith.
 Just to quote a couple of passages from this eloquent address on the Senate floor earlier today by Senator Humphrey:
 The Panama Canal Treaties symbolize the pivotal point in U.S. policy towards Latin America and the nations of the developing world.
 Then she went on to warn:
 But let us be mindful of the fact that our greatness depends as much on our tradition of dedication to justice and fairness, the Founding Fathers' ideals and dreams of liberty, and our healthy political and economic base at home, as upon military power.