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THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1954
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
Is This Republican Economy?
Wasting money; throwing away the taxpayers’ money.
Are we blind to what is going on? When Roosevelt began
coddling certain groups we were too blind to see ahead; we
see now. When Roosevelt began pouring out billions of dol
lars on pipe dreams we still had a sort of myopia that made
our range of vision short; and all that continued under Tru
man ; and today it flourishes under Eisenhower.
What is the secret? The secret is that most of us have
our price and we are for sale. You think I am wrong? Well
if we could coax a few millions for our community where
would we stand? Like Horatius at the bridge—fighting
alone ?
Our men in office are in office because of votes. Votes
are their life-blood, politically, so they are ready to en
dorse or espouse or promote drains on the National treasury
if the spending of Government money will win votes.
You have heard me talk about the Federal pork barrel:
well let me quote The State, Columbia’s mprning daily:
“I commented in this column on the Upper Colorado stor
age, power and irrigation project recommended by the
Administration and destined, if passed, to cost the nation’s
taxpayers billions of dollars. Since then, plenty has been
happening which has had little attention because of the
nation’s, absorption in Cohn, Schine, Adams and others.
“After a hard fight in the House Interior and Insular Af
fairs Committee, the bill was approved by the narrow vote
of 13-12.
“This vote should remind us of several things that may
be well to remember this year. First, that Republicans (when
their sectional interests are involved, are no more for econo
my than was Truman at his most reckless period.
“Finally, it should be noted in all fairness that this vast
project may be saddled on the taxpayers of the country by
a Republican Administration and a Republican Congress
elected on a platform in which candidates were solemnly
pledged to economy.
“The economic aspects of the project as spelled out in the
Committee’s minority report are staggering. In the first
place, the subsidy to irrigation is enormous. It involves a
gift from the taxpayers of this and the next generation of
‘over $2,500 an acre or $370,000 for each of the 2,700 farms
to be benefitted.’ I may add that I have seen and examined
the data from which these amazing figures were calculated,
and I know they are correct.
“The minority also shows from the terms of the bill
that the bill puts the government further into the busi
ness -of electric power, because for many years the dams
to be built would not be needed for water shortage. They
would be solely for the generation of pow r er, remote in
most cases from a suitable market. The bill, according to
the minority report, would grant authority to the Secretary
of the Interior to build transmission lines ‘all over the
country so long as they connected with a Federal project
now or hereafter to be built'.”
I have quoted Raymond Moley, once the chief intellectual
of the Roosevelt first term.
Now let me quote Ray Tucker in the same issue of The
State:
“A rural lobby long identified with the Democratic Party
has just demonstrated why it is almost impossible for Presi
dent Eisenhower to keep his promises to save money for
the taxpayers. It is an extraordinary laboratory example of
‘gimmie’ tactics at Washington. (/
“The organization is known as the National Rural Electri
fication Cooperative Association and it is headed by former
Representative Clyde T. Ellis of Arkansas. It presumes to
protect the interests of rural electric consumers, individuals
and co-operatives, in the annual appropriation battles. It
has become a formidable bpdy on a nationwide scale.
“Ttye lobby’s activity^ which involved REA’s 1955 budget,
was exposed and denounced by Senator George D. Aiken of
Vermont, a firm believer in REA and one of the farmers’
best friends on Capitol Hill. A patient and quiet man, his at
tack on the Ellis tactics found general agreement among his
colleagues.
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‘Imperative that you wire your Senators immediately to
support amendment to increase REA funds by $35,000,000
and that you contact managers (REA Co-op officials) and
others in your state to also wrie your Senators.’
“Although an REA enthusiast, Aiken denounced Ellis’
figures and statement as ‘erroneous and inaccurate,’ Ellis
failed to point out, he said, that REA had unexpended bal
ances of $500,000,000 or more than enough to finance cur
rent and prospective loan applications. He intimated that
Ellis’ motive was to, aid the three Democrats—Gillette,
| Douglas, Humphrey—in states which the Republicans hope
to recapture next November.
“Senator Edward J. Thye of Minnesota, another REA sup
porter, backed Aiken.
“ ‘Nothing could be more damaging,’ said Thye, ‘than to
attempt to confuse and mislead the farmers into believing
that the REA program is being jeopardized, I wish to com
mend the Senator from Vermont for placing these facts in
the Record.’
“Aiken also denounced propaganda designed to create the
impression that the Administration is crippling REA, as
Ellis frequently charges. He notes that REA funds in
Ike’s first year exceeded Truman’s final appropriations by
almost $25,000,000. He also argues that applications are
being handled more promptly.”
If the President of the United States could veto an item
in the appropriation bill, without killing the whole bill, he
might save the Nation from much wanton pilfering. I again
remind you that South Carolina gave to its Governor the
authority to veto any item or items in an appropriation bill.
Our South Carolina constitutionalists had that much wis- J
dom in 1895!! ■
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Much that has been done since has somewhat the appear
ance of excrescences like warts, moles and such things.
T HE government isn’t saying so,
but Congressional sources be
lieve that the so-called “new look’’
Eisenhower military budget will
allow stepped-up “defense” spend
ing in the form of war materials
for our free world allies to use in
fighting Communist aggression.
Informed sources say the plan
is to send the materials of war
to the places where it is needed
most, such as Indochina, and to
get our allies to do all they can.
Much of the billion dollars for
“military construction” requested
by the President is expected to be
spent in this manner.
Just how much will be spent in
supplying the sinews of war to our
free world allies is a matter of
guesswork. When the Eisenhower
military budget cleared the House
and went to the Senate Appropria
tions Committee, the rumors on
Capitol Hill indicated that a big
increase would be necessary.
• What about our national debt?
The size of it depends upon the
balance between federal income
and outgo, and when the debt
comes too close to the legal ceil
ing, the Government must cut
down on spending or borrowing,
else raise the debt limit.
The debt’s been poking at the
ceiling for a long time and Con
gress, after balking on President
Eisenhower’s last-minute appeal for
a ceiling hike at the close of the
1953 session found itself faced with
an urgent problem in 1954. Tax re
ductions brought about a revenue
loss.
Actually, the national debt fluc
tuates from day to day. On March
31 that part of the debt subject to
the legal $275 billion ceiling stood
at $269.8 billion. On April 30, it
totaled $270.6 billion, by May 20
had risen to $272.6 billion, only
$2.4 short of the legal stop sign.
After the Senate Finance Com
mittee voted in 1953 to shelve the
President’s request for a $15 billion
ceiling boost, Eisenhower again re
newed his request for a debt limit
increase in his Jan. 7, 1953 State
of the Union message and in his
Jan. 21 Budget Message, when he
said, “it is not prudent to operate
the huge business of the United
States Government in such a
strajt jacket as the present debt
limit.”
Making allowances for revenue
losses from the Jan. I drop in in
dividual income taxes, expiration
of the excess-profits tax, and his
new tax proposals, President Ei
senhower estimated that 1 in fiscal
1955 federal receipts would total
$62.7 billion, while federal outlay
would amount to $65.6 billion. This,
he estimated, would result in a
deficit of $2.9 billion, and a public
debt of $273 billion at the close of
fiscal 1955. These estimates were
made before Congress passed a bill
reducing excise taxes with addi
tional losses in revenue of $1 bil
lion. This would raise the estimated
deficit to almost $4 billion and
place the national debt approxi
mate] / $1 billion below the legal
limit.
Hoy.’ can you take care of such
a situation? By raising the debt
limit, or cutting down on spending
and borrowing.
“The REA appropriations bill,reached the Senate with
a $35,000,000 cut that had the approval of the full Com
mittee on Agriculture and Appropriations, after careful
scrutiny. But the reduction was restored in a jifffy through
an amendment offered by Senators Guy Gillette of Iowa,
Paul H. Douglas of Illinois and Hubert H. Humphrey of
Minnesota. Democrats all, they are up for re-electipn next
fall.
“Aiken blamed Ellis for the restoration of the unnecessary
funds on the ground that the lobbyist had ‘misrepresented’
REA’s financial position in telegrams to subscribers, mem
bers and officials of his organization. A few days before the
floor vote, Ellis sent out a typical lobbyistic alarm, to wit:
Confidence In The Future
Well, it is stimulating to read that' America is forg
ing ahead. Says a great Company in an advertisement:
“Anyone who spreads fears that we may be facing another
major depression ignores completely how much America has
changed since the 1930’s.
Industrial research and development have broadened the
base of our entire economy and even more important, have
laid the groundwork for a steadily increasing expansion
in the years to come.
Here are just two examples of what has happened.
The first electric refrigerator with a sealed-in mechanism
was introduced in 1926, and its production in that year re
quired only a few hundred people. Today, refrigerators and
frdfezers make up a billion-dollar business, which employs
more than 100,000 men and women in manufacturing, plus
additional thousands in retailing and distribution. The
freezer itself has made possible another whole new in
dustry, frozen foods.
In 1939, most of us knew electronics only as tubes in our
radio, and the entire industry sold 230 million dollars’
worth of equipment. Electronics is now a 414-billion-dollar
business, and some experts predict it will grow to 20 bil
lions in 1960’s. Just one producer, now has electronic-equip
ment factories in 13 different parts of the country and
has stepped up its payroll in this field to 27,000 in just 15
years.
This trend of expansion is not slowing down. It’s rapidly
accelerating.
Many exciting new industries are predictable, as we learn
1 how to make full use of atomic energy. Another important
new field will be electronic machinery that will make work
easier, production swifter. Our scientists are experimenting
with metal crystals .50 times stronger than any metals we
now know. New and better home appliances are on the way.
More uses for the gas turbine are coming out of jet-engine
experiments.
Our belief in a long-term period of industrial growth is not
wishful speculation. It’s being backed by the greatest build
ing program America has ever seen. Last year, the nation’s
industries spent 28 billion, 400 million dollars, for new
plant and equipment; this year, they will spend only slight
ly less. Our own investment since 1946 has already reached
more than a billion dollars. In 1954, a record 175 million
dollars will be invested in a new plant facilities by us, 24%
more than last year.
This is the kind of confidence we have in the country’s
future.”
From the Seville Chronicle, Se
ville, Ohio: Weekends we’re privi
leged to have a grandstand seat
for the automobile test track that
is East Main Street, Seville, during
the first warm weather each spring.
Music lovers of Stan Kenton per
suasion would be delighted to hear
the effect achieved by a fenderless
jallopy with a brainless driver
when it spins 180 degrees at the
Liberty Street intersection. The
trick is seldom demonstrated be-
> fore midnight; persumably the
acoustics are better during the
late hours.
Most of the participants come
here from neighboring towns to
test their cut-outs and other acces
sories. It’s nice to have a reputa
tion for hospitality . . . maybe we
ought to extend it to the point of
free board and room for a few
days! • • •
From the Canton Independent-
Sentinel, Canton, Pennsylvania:
The three menaces on the highway
today, according to some authori
ties, are drunken driving, uncon
trolled thumbing, and indiscrimi
nate spooning. To put it briefly,
Hie, hike. hug.
From the South Pasadena Re
view, South Pasadena, California:
Politically speaking, California is
a crazy mixed up place. The voters
are predominatly Democratic but
vote predominatly in the Repub
lican column in State contests and
very often in national tests. We
have two Republican senators, a
Republican governor and the State
Legislature has a Republican ma
jority as has our congressional
delegation. To further' confuse the
picture we have a report on Cali
fornia registrations which shows
that the GOP has made a bigger
gain than the Democrats since
1952, but the Demos are noYy doing
better than their opponents To put
it another way, the Republican
registrations in California since
1952 have climbed 158,856 and the
Democrats 115,157.* But since the
first of the year the .score is 98.493
new GOP registrations and 175.561
Democratic. (The reasoni for this
latter figure for the Democrats ex
ceeding their net registration in
crease since 1952 is explained by
the fact that they lost ground dur
ing 1953.) After reading this article
we’re sure it will be all very clear
to you. Then you can explairf it
to us. • * •
From the Audubon County Jour
nal, Exira, Iowa: Advice of all
kinds is heaped upon the 1954 grad
uates, just the same as former
graduates received in previous
years. True—most of it goes in one
ear and out the other but, basically,
youth will find their oldsters trying
to give them the benefit of personal
experience, often the result of
many years of hard work. But it
takes about 20 years before they
realize it.
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^ AUTHOR OF “HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING" ^
W HEN RUTH M. KENNEDY, 45 Ntew Lawn Avenue; Arlington, New
Jersey, graduated from high school, she had her heart set on go
ing to college, but because of an eye condition; the" doctor advised
against it — and almost broke her heart. She had been preparing for
four years and the letdown was too much. She had not the qualLlca-
tions for going right out into the business world so her parents sug
gested a secretarial school for a year. This was the
'last thing she had wanted to do. But to please her
parents, she graduated — and made a flop of it. She
gof to the point where she was builc^ng up resent
ment toward everyone. She would cry if anyone
dared make a remark to her, but she would tell no
one what troubled her. By the time she got a job
the change was too much for her.
There were no signs of nerves in the beginning,
but she had pains in her stomach, refused to eat,
and finally was sick in bed. She lost over forty
pounds and the doctor finally said she must go to
CARNEGIE
a hospital for intravenous feeding. The intravenous feedings did give
her a little strength, but they didn’t help her otherwise. The doctor
finally brought in a psychiatrist who recommended shock treatments.
These helped a lot, but it wasn’t until she realized that nothing would
cure her completely except her change of mqntal attitude that she
began to help herself. With God’s help, eleven months later she was
back on her f^et; but not until she had caused a terrible heartache
for all concerned. Today when things don't go just right she talks it
over with God in prayer, and she doesn’t wait until she gets to church
to kneel.
At last, she declares, she has learned how to live.
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Q.—What Is the seating capacity in each chamber ef Congress?
A.—The House erf Representatives, with 435 Members, has 448 seats on
the “floor.” Each seat is tan leather - covered and has leather-
padded arm rests. On the Senate “floor” there are 96 arm-rest
chairs and 96 mahogany desks, one for each Senator. In both cham
bers, there are special seats set aside for the presiding officer, and
for clerks, reporters of debate and others. Visitors to Senate ses
sions may choose from among 621 seats in the gallery. The House
has 616 gallery seats for visitors.
Q.—Can a member of the armed services write to his Congressman
stating his views on legislation?
A.—Section 4a of the Universal Military Training and Service Act (Pub
lic Law 51 of the 82nd Congress) reads: “No member of the Armed
Forces shall be restricted or prevented from communicating di
rectly or indirectly with any Member or Members of Congress con
cerning any subject unless such communication is in violation of
law, ... or the security and safety of the United States.”
Q.—What is the difference between an appropriation and an authorisa
tion?
A.-f-An authorization grants permission to establish or continue a cer
tain program, puts a ceiling on monies that can be appropriated
to finance it and specifies the general aim of the new program.
\ Congress also makes contract authorizations, permitting the*govern
ment to make financial commitments by letting contracts for goods
and services. An appropriation is a grant to actually spend the
money authorized, often is less than the amount authorized.
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1. (Alfred Perlman) (Robert Young) is the
new president of the New # York Central.
2. Sir Winston Churchill recently received the
Order of the (Bath) (Garter). ^
3. The nationwide air raid drill showed we
(are) (are not) fully prepared for attack.
4. (Heroin) (Heroine) is a habit-forming drug.
5. Our sun (is) (is not) a true star*
6. Metal objects (do) (do not) weaken over the
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7. If it’s 6 A.M. in Chicago, it’s (5) (7) A.M. in
New York.
8. Washington is known as the (Mountain)
(Evergreen) state.
9. The (home) (factory) is the more dangerous
locale.
10. ^Nearly one-half of all legal liquor made in
the U. S. is distilled in (Kentucky) (Vir
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Check your answers, scoring yourself 10 points for each
Correct choice. A score of 0-20 is poor; 30-60, average;
70-80, superior, and 90-100, very superior.
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