Mr. TAYLOR. I can tell by your statement that you are very interested in young people. Mr. CONROY. That is correct. Mr. TAYLOR. And in their training. Mr. CONROY. Thank you. Mr. TAYLOR. And I think the greatest responsibility of one generation is to train the next one. Sometimes I wonder if we are doing the best job that we can in that regard. Thank you. (Resolution submitted by Edward J. Conroy follows:) RESOLUTION OF TIDE'S END COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION The following Resolution was unanimously adopted by TEKA (Tide's End Community Association) at their meeting on August 2, 1971. WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States is considering legislation for the establishment of a Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which would establish a recreation and open space system under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; and, WHEREAS, The quality of life for all residents of the Bay Region will be affected by the outcome of our present quest for establishment of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and WHEREAS, The coastline area offers a unique variety of natural, historic, scenic, and recreational lands in both public and private ownership which should be preserved for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations of Bay Area residents, and WHEREAS, The splendid vistas, green fields, groves of trees, open beaches, natural flora and fauna, the moving streams of the headlands of the Golden Gate are essential parts of the beauty of the San Francisco Bay Region as we know it, and an unparalleled resource for recreation for all, and WHEREAS, It has been proposed that those parts of the handland forts no longer needed for military purposes be unified with other open space lands owned by the Federal Government, the City of San Francisco, and private parties to create a Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and WHEREAS, Numerous development proposals made in recent years, and continuing to be made, would build over the unique, naturally scenic and historical lands remaining open in the Bay Area, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that TEKA (Tide's End Community Association) endorses the establishment of a Golden Gate National Recreation Area to include those portions of Fort Baker, Fort Barry, Fort Cronkhite, Fort Mason, Fort Miley, Fort Funston, Fort Scott and the Presidio of San Francisco which are determined not to be essential for national defense, and THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that TEKA (Tide's End Community Association) endorses the inclusion in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area of additional parcels of federal, state, city and private lands north of the Golden Gate, including a corridor of green belt in Marin County extending up to Mount Tamalpais State Park and from Mount Tamalpais State Park to Olema between the lands of the Marin Municipal Water District and Point Reyes National Seashore, thus establishing an area open for public recreation between San Mateo County and Point Reyes. Mr. TAYLOR. Daphne E. Reece; on deck, Robert Power. Mrs. MEYER. Daphne Reece is not here. Mr. TAYLOR. Robert Power. STATEMENT OF ROBERT H. POWER, NUT TREE, CALIF. Mr. POWER. My name is Robert Power and my statement is in behalf of the Elizabethan Heritage of the Proposed Golden Gate National Recreation Area. I support the concepts embodied in H.R. 10220 and H.R. 9498 to create a Golden Gate National Recreation Area. However, I urge that lines 23 and 24 on page 17 of H.R. 9498 be deleted. The lines read as follows: "Sec. 10. The Recreation Area shall be known as the Juan Manuel de Ayala National Recreation Area." I recommend that the title of H.R. 10220 become the title of the final legislation enacted by the Congress. This title reads: "To establish the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco and Marin Counties, California." This change of the name proposed in H.R. 9498 for the recreation area is dictated by the historical fact that the Golden Gate and San Francisco Bay were first entered not by Juan Manuel de Ayala in the San Carlos, but by Francis Drake in the Golden Hind. I also propose that the Farallon Islands, which are part and parcel of the Golden Gate area, be incorporated into the boundaries of the National Recreation Area. These islands were named the Islands of Saint James by their discoveror Francis Drake on St. James Day, 1579, that is, July 25. The Farallon Islands need national protection to preserve their unique natural character and delicate ecological balance. As a preview of the historical interpretation that should be established within the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, I would like to relate the significance of the discovery of this country Francis Drake named Nova Albion, and we now call the San Francisco Bay Area. Nova Albion began a dream that became the most successful dream in the history of mankind. This dream was inspired by the coast Miwok Indians of the Golden Gate headlands who freely offered their power and faith to the indomitable Britains in the summer of 1579. This caused the Elizabethans to dream of North America becoming an English colony between two seas, extending from Nova Albion to the shore that was soon to be named Virginia. Following the Nova Albion explorations developed an Elizabethan concept that much of North America had been kept inviolate for the holy flock of England. This became known as the force of manifest destiny which was completed when English-speaking people took control of th Golden Gate once again in 1846. This dream for what was to become the United States and Canada visualized a land where: Virtue will not depend on birth, nor will the people's freedom be curtailed by money. Each man will in his own right happily seek his own portion. This incredible master plan of America by Elizabethan England expressed in maps and words unfolded at Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth Rock. However, it was Drake's Nova Albion, our Golden Gate, that was the relevant discovery site of North America for Elizabethan England. The Elizabethan concepts inspired by Nova Albion affected not only America but also the development of the world. It was Nova Albion which became the prototype for the protectorate system of an empire built upon the philosophy expressed in the biblical psalm sung by the Elizabethans for the Indians on the headlands on June 26, 1579: I do the thing that lawful is and give to all men right. Resign me not to those who would oppose me with their might. In 1583 a poet expressed on behalf of Nova Albion the hope that England would exercise her lawful authority and send her people to America. The poet warned that: If your cities are inhabited with dwellings so full that unless they grow upward and your buildings high in the air threaten the heavens, despite its great extent, your land will not be sufficient for your people, and if ships like tower-topped fortresses block out your rivers in numbers so great that the long necked swans that swim these very waters are not so many. At the end of this decade it will be the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Elizabethans to this land and it will be celebrated in the headlands of the Golden Gate. Thank you. (Prepared statement of Robert H. Power follows:) STATEMENT OF ROBERT H. POWER, NUT TREE, CALIF. My general support for a Golden Gate National Recreation Area is broadly based on the scenic beauty, ecological harmony, human enjoyment, and historical interpretation that this proposed Golden Gate National Recreation Area will create by a unity of direction and purpose. Therefore, I support the concepts embodied in HR 10220 and HR 9498 to create a Golden Gate National Recreation Area. However, I urge that lines 23 and 24 on page 17 of HR 9498 be deleted. The lines read as follows: "Sec. 10. The recreation area shall be known as the Juan Manuel De Ayala National Recreation Area." I recommend that the title of HR 10220 become the title of the final legislation enacted by the Congress. This title reads: "To establish the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco and Marin Counties, California." This change of the name proposed in HR 9498 for the recreation area is dictated by the historical fact that the Golden Gate amd San Francisco Bay were first entered not by Juan Manuel De Ayala in the San Carlos, but by Francis Drake in the Golden Hind. Ayala was recently honored for his part in this region's history when Hospital Cove on Angel Island was renamed Ayala Cove. This cove will be part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. I also propose that the Farallon Islands, which are part and parcel of the Golden Gate Area, be incorporated into the boundaries of the National Recreation Area. These islands were named the Islands of Saint James by their discoveror Francis Drake on St. James Day, 1579 (I.E. July 25). The Farallon Islands need national protection to preserve their unique natural character and delicate ecological balance. As a preview of the historical interpretation that should be established within the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, I would like to relate the the significance of the discovery of this country Francis Drake named Nova Albion, and we now call the San Francisco Bay Area. Noval Albion began a dream that became the most successful Dream in the history of mankind. This dream was inspired by the coast Miwok Indians of the Golden Gate Headlands who freely "offered [their] power and faith to the indomitable Britains" in the summer of 1579. This caused the Elizabethans to dream of North America becoming an English colony "between two seas." extending from Nova Albion to the shore that was soon to be named, Virginia. Following the Nova Albion explorations developed an Elizabethan concept that much of North America had "been kept inviolate" for the "holy flock" of England. This became known as the force of manifest destiny which was completed when English speaking people took control of the Golden Gate once again in 1846. This dream for what was to become the United States and Canada visualized a land where "virtue . . . will not depend on birth, nor will the people's freedom be curtailed by money . . . each man will in his own right happily seek his own portion." This incredible master plan of Elizabethan England expressed in maps and words unfolded at Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth Rock. However, it was Drake's Nova Albion, our Golden Gate, that was the relevant discovery site of North America for Elizabethan England. The Elizabethan concepts inspired by Nova Albion affected not only America, but the development of the world. It was Nova Albion which became the prototype for the protectorate system of an empire built upon the philosophy expressed in the Biblical psalm sung by the Elizabethans for the Indians on the headlands on June 26, 1579: "I do the thing that lawful is and give to all men right. Resign me not to those who would oppose me with their might." 2 On that same day, the great chief of the coast Miwok and his people assembled at point San Quentin on the shore of San Francisco Bay and gave the crown and scepter symbolizing the "right and title in whole land" to Francis Drake. He accepted what he believed to be a free resignation of sovereignty on behalf of Queen Elizabeth. This ceremony made Nova Albion England's first protectorate colony and the coast Miwok Indians the first non-Europeans to be incorporated into what was to become the British Commonwealth. In 1583 a poet expressed on behalf of Nova Albion the hope that England would exercise her lawful authority and send her people to America. The poet warned that "if your cities are inhabited with dwellings so full that unless they grow upward and your buildings high in the air threaten the heavens, despite its great extent. Your land will not be sufficient for your people, and if ships like tower-topped fortresses block out your rivers in numbers so great that the long necked swans that swim these very waters are not so many." If you the Congress of the United States don't dream big, act wisely and "go as fast as the wind can carry you," the Towers of Marinchello will block out our very heavens and effluents will choke our waters until not even the fish will swim in these very waters that we call the Golden Gate. The pelicans are already long gone. The 400th anniversary of Nova Albion will be at the end of this decade and will be celebrated within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area by people from across the nation and around the world who inherited the heritage began in Nova Albion. 1 All quotations are from an Elizabethan poem written in the spring of 1583 except as noted below. 2 The Drake Plate of Brass, Nova Albion, 1579. |