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| − | '''John Martin Vorys''' was a US congressman. A leading "[[isolationist]]" before [[World War]], | + | '''John Martin Vorys''' was a US congressman. A leading "[[isolationist]]" before [[World War 2]]<ref>https://resources.ohiohistory.org/ohj/search/display.php?page=122&ipp=20&searchterm=Array&vol=102&pages=118-134</ref>, he was observed and targeted by British intelligence operatives<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131021185357/http://berlin.wolf.ox.ac.uk/published_works/singles/bib139a/bib139a.pdf</ref> - among other things, a booklet called "Black mail" was made by the [[British Security Coordination]]<ref>https://fau.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fau%3A4782/datastream/OBJ/view/Black_mail.pdf</ref> During the war he changed is outlook to [[transatlanticism]], and afterwards he worked on the [[Marshall Plan]]. He attended he [[Bilderberg/1957 February|February 1957 Bilderberg meeting]]. |
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| − | + | Born in [[Lancaster, Ohio]], Vorys attended the public schools in Lancaster and Columbus, Ohio. During the [[First World War]] served overseas as a pilot in the famous "Yale Unit" of the United States Naval Air Service, retiring to inactive service in 1919 with rank of lieutenant. He graduated from [[Yale University]] in 1918, where he was a member of [[Skull and Bones]],<ref name="YaleLit82">https://books.google.com/books?id=OT9MAAAAMAAJ</ref><ref name="WiseMen">Isaacson, Walter; Thomas, Evan (1997). ''The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made.'' Simon and Schuster. p. 690.</ref> and from [[Ohio State University]] Law School at [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] in 1923. | |
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| + | He was a teacher in the College of Yale, [[Changsha]], [[China]], in 1919 and 1920. He was assistant secretary to the American delegation to the Conference on Limitation of Armaments, [[Washington, D.C.]], in 1921 and 1922. He was admitted to the bar in 1923 and commenced practice in [[Columbus, Ohio]], at the firm founded by his grandfather, [[Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease]].<ref>[http://www.vssp.com/about-history.html Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease firm history]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Political career== | ||
| + | He was member of the [[Ohio House of Representatives]] in 1923 and 1924, and in the Ohio Senate in 1925 and 1926. He worked as director of aeronautics of Ohio in 1929 and 1930. | ||
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| + | Vorys was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Congresses, in total from January 3, 1939 until January 3, 1959. He did not seek reelection in 1958. | ||
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| + | A confidential 1943 analysis of the [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|House Foreign Affairs Committee]] by the spook [[Isaiah Berlin]] for the British [[Foreign Office]] described Vorys as<ref name="hachey1973">https://web.archive.org/web/20131021185357/http://berlin.wolf.ox.ac.uk/published_works/singles/bib139a/bib139a.pdf</ref> | ||
| + | {{QB|The real leader of the Opposition ''Bloc'' on the committee. He voted against all major foreign policy measures and was the author of the [[Neutrality Act of 1939|amendment in June 1939]] which provided for a mandatory embargo on the export of arms to belligerent nations. A shrewd and active member likely to prove the most stubborn member of the committee. He constantly presses (and for obvious reasons) for some sort of dollar and cent estimate of the current balance as between [[Lend-Lease]] and Reciprocal Aid and proposed the amendments which were later defeated, whereby Congress alone could authorise the final settlement. A Methodist; age 47; a formidable nationalist.}} | ||
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| + | On April 11, 1945, US forces liberated the [[Buchenwald concentration camp|Buchenwald Concentration Camp]] which was established in 1937 and caused the death of a least 56,545 people. General [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] left rotting corpses unburied so a visiting group of US legislators could truly understand the horror of the atrocities. The legislators who visited included Alben W. Barkley, [[Edouard Izac|Ed Izac]], John M. Vorys, [[Dewey Jackson Short|Dewey Short]], [[Charles W. Brooks|C. Wayland Brooks]], and [[Kenneth S. Wherry]] along with [[Omar Bradley|General Omar N. Bradley]] and journalists [[Joseph Pulitzer Jr.|Joseph Pulitzer]], [[Norman Chandler]], William I. Nichols and [[Julius Ochs Adler]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20201118003856/http://www.scrapbookpages.com/buchenwald/Liberation5.html</ref> | ||
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| + | In 1947–8, he sat on the [[Herter Committee]], a select committee of nineteen members to study what would become the [[Marshall Plan]]. "No major disagreements emerged in the testimony from members of the select committee - even among those who had been regarded as "isolationists" as well as among those looked upon as "internationalists". Unanimity was especially | ||
| + | evident on one subject, the peril of [[Communist]] expansion...Vorys asserted that 'unless this present interim aid is part of a cure, an installment on a long-term program, it is unjustified.'<ref name=Final>http://www.marshallfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Studies_Prior_to_the_Marshall_Plan.pdf</ref> | ||
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| + | Vorys was a delegate to the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in 1951, and Regent of the [[Smithsonian Institution]] 1949–1959, before resuming the practice of law. | ||
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| + | Vorys voted in favor of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]].<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42</ref> | ||
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| + | He died in [[Columbus, Ohio]], August 25, 1968.<ref>Jeffery C. Livingston, Swallowed by Globalism: John M. Vorys and American Foreign Policy (University Press of America, 2001)</ref> | ||
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| Born | June 16, 1896 Lancaster, Ohio | |||||||
| Died | August 25, 1968 (Age 72) Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
| Nationality | US | |||||||
| Alma mater | Moritz College of Law, Yale University | |||||||
| Member of | Skull and Bones | |||||||
| Party | Republican | |||||||
A leading "isolationist" before World War 2, he was observed and targeted by British intelligence operatives. During the war he changed is outlook to transatlanticism, and afterwards he worked on the Marshall Plan. Attended he February 1957 Bilderberg meeting.
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John Martin Vorys was a US congressman. A leading "isolationist" before World War 2[1], he was observed and targeted by British intelligence operatives[2] - among other things, a booklet called "Black mail" was made by the British Security Coordination[3] During the war he changed is outlook to transatlanticism, and afterwards he worked on the Marshall Plan. He attended he February 1957 Bilderberg meeting.
Early life
Born in Lancaster, Ohio, Vorys attended the public schools in Lancaster and Columbus, Ohio. During the First World War served overseas as a pilot in the famous "Yale Unit" of the United States Naval Air Service, retiring to inactive service in 1919 with rank of lieutenant. He graduated from Yale University in 1918, where he was a member of Skull and Bones,[4][5] and from Ohio State University Law School at Columbus in 1923.
He was a teacher in the College of Yale, Changsha, China, in 1919 and 1920. He was assistant secretary to the American delegation to the Conference on Limitation of Armaments, Washington, D.C., in 1921 and 1922. He was admitted to the bar in 1923 and commenced practice in Columbus, Ohio, at the firm founded by his grandfather, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease.[6]
Political career
He was member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1923 and 1924, and in the Ohio Senate in 1925 and 1926. He worked as director of aeronautics of Ohio in 1929 and 1930.
Vorys was elected as a Republican Congresses, in total from January 3, 1939 until January 3, 1959. He did not seek reelection in 1958.
A confidential 1943 analysis of the House Foreign Affairs Committee by the spook Isaiah Berlin for the British Foreign Office described Vorys as[7]
The real leader of the Opposition Bloc on the committee. He voted against all major foreign policy measures and was the author of the amendment in June 1939 which provided for a mandatory embargo on the export of arms to belligerent nations. A shrewd and active member likely to prove the most stubborn member of the committee. He constantly presses (and for obvious reasons) for some sort of dollar and cent estimate of the current balance as between Lend-Lease and Reciprocal Aid and proposed the amendments which were later defeated, whereby Congress alone could authorise the final settlement. A Methodist; age 47; a formidable nationalist.
On April 11, 1945, US forces liberated the Buchenwald Concentration Camp which was established in 1937 and caused the death of a least 56,545 people. General Eisenhower left rotting corpses unburied so a visiting group of US legislators could truly understand the horror of the atrocities. The legislators who visited included Alben W. Barkley, Ed Izac, John M. Vorys, Dewey Short, C. Wayland Brooks, and Kenneth S. Wherry along with General Omar N. Bradley and journalists Joseph Pulitzer, Norman Chandler, William I. Nichols and Julius Ochs Adler.[8]
In 1947–8, he sat on the Herter Committee, a select committee of nineteen members to study what would become the Marshall Plan. "No major disagreements emerged in the testimony from members of the select committee - even among those who had been regarded as "isolationists" as well as among those looked upon as "internationalists". Unanimity was especially evident on one subject, the peril of Communist expansion...Vorys asserted that 'unless this present interim aid is part of a cure, an installment on a long-term program, it is unjustified.'[9]
Vorys was a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly in 1951, and Regent of the Smithsonian Institution 1949–1959, before resuming the practice of law.
Vorys voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.[10]
He died in Columbus, Ohio, August 25, 1968.[11]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1957 February | 15 February 1957 | 17 February 1957 | US St Simons Island Georgia (State) | The earliest ever Bilderberg in the year, number 5, was also first one outside Europe. |
References
- ↑ https://resources.ohiohistory.org/ohj/search/display.php?page=122&ipp=20&searchterm=Array&vol=102&pages=118-134
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131021185357/http://berlin.wolf.ox.ac.uk/published_works/singles/bib139a/bib139a.pdf
- ↑ https://fau.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fau%3A4782/datastream/OBJ/view/Black_mail.pdf
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=OT9MAAAAMAAJ
- ↑ Isaacson, Walter; Thomas, Evan (1997). The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. Simon and Schuster. p. 690.
- ↑ Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease firm history
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131021185357/http://berlin.wolf.ox.ac.uk/published_works/singles/bib139a/bib139a.pdf
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201118003856/http://www.scrapbookpages.com/buchenwald/Liberation5.html
- ↑ http://www.marshallfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Studies_Prior_to_the_Marshall_Plan.pdf
- ↑ https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42
- ↑ Jeffery C. Livingston, Swallowed by Globalism: John M. Vorys and American Foreign Policy (University Press of America, 2001)
