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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
Why not stop all our ill-advised blundering with foreign-
aid and try a little domestic-aid?
It would be a dull person who would fail to see that this
recession, mild deflation, or what ever term you choose,
is like a grassfire—it gets out of hand quickly. If, because
of XY and X we restrict our operations our attitude is
but a single link in a long chain.
The idea of foreign-aid, both military and economic,
must be based on a firm belief that such a policy will
redound to the wellbeing of this country, for no nation
has a right to spend the taxmoney of its people for any
purpose except the purpose of promoting the welcome of
its own citizenry. The idea of granting military aid was
the hope that such aid would assure us of allies, military
allies, in case of war, or that with such allies we should
enjoy such preponderance of military might as would deter
arrogant empire-builders from attacking us. It is a fair
question, have we received any appreciable value from the
billions spent? What nation could we rely on? Possibly
Great Britian 4 and Western Germany—only those. The
French are too mercurial, though sometimes lovable. We
spend and spend, seemingly without themost elementary
understanding of human nature.
Why not put an end to all foreign aid and make our
selves strong, reliably, dependably, invincibly strong at
home? If we build bases all over the earth and pour out
our money we meiely spmid our strength thinly and
weakly and make ourselves a prey to despoilers.
In the matter of economic, educational and cultural aid
just think back a few years: You will ivcall our efforts
to help the Uhinese? No other Nation ever appealed so
strongly to our sympathy; no other people were so gene-
POUsly helped in every way, long before our Government
undertook to lift the economic level of more millions of
Europe, Asia and Africa than w^e have in America.
Governments are not intended as charity-dispensers
and are not prepared for that.
During a hundred years, more or less, our churches, with
eontpamlively limited funds, sent devoted amt trained men
and women, including physieians, to Ghina and elsewhere.
They huilt on firm foundations, hut along comes our Govern
ntent and sacrifices Ghtna to the Boviets!
We have poured out money, poured it out. in countries
Which are now a t^rt of the Russian group. And we even
continue it tn a measure.
Today We may have to spend more for defense We me
very likely spending too mneh already, but that G our wav:
We don't know how to distinguish between essentials and
things good, perhaps, hui uoi essential
Mere we ate, with a budget of today of seveutv two htl
Ilona a ltd unsttent billions from previous veors and we
wonder how much new tavnmney we must impose on our
people in order to raise two htiiton more fm Bpuduits \\
la Hdiculoua amt reflects gravetv upon our Btatemnuship,
aa well aa on our common sense
Our Government has become a monstrosity of poor man
agemettL and all we can think of is to tatse more mooed
We should be re vamping the whole budget and we should
reduce the ta* burden.
"it will certainly prove dlffletdt to gain agreement on
those tn* reforms which ate most desirable, ami mam lbe
priority of tbeir adoption Tbe important point is to make a
atari toward some of tbe wortbwbde objectives oi uw
reform
Among tbe many possibilities are tbe individual income
tn*i wbtcb provinces 44 percent ,ol total Fevteval tan ve
ceipts, ami tbe vmrporate imvuue ta*, wbtcb mevumts tor
gft petveut Actuall.G ibis eombmevi burvleu is bovue almost
enlireb b.v tbe invltviviual ianpavet m one wav oi auoiber
IHaiay, wiib bigbl.V progressive imbvntual imvuue las
ratgg-vnear ibe pracdival limils tbe viebtstvm baa some
how been vlevelopevl tbai ibese result m savhllmg tbe rlcb
With Ibe ma.ior share of tuofligate f'evleral spembug I'bat
this is completel.v erroneous is clear from an esamtualion
of the faets. I'hree ovtt vd ! four las paver*, vcpieaoulmg
gtl million returns in tOhh, were subject oulv to tbe lira I
bracket rate of UO percent. Tbis basts rate pnabaevt ah
pereeut vd all personal las receipts, with three tmotbs vd
the amount coming from those report mg t a sable incomes
Op fo I'J'Unt). The snrta* tales, starting above tbe gp.OOO
income level, progress to a high of 71 pen out, or a cum
bitted rate of 01 percent over $000,000 Vet mote than one
haif tbe revenue from tbe aurtas route* Inuu income
groups tqi to $ 10,000 $IH,000
With lite Federal Gov ernment the mu lord v upon cot
porate profits, a 00 percent ta* is cleail.v tem high h rom
pares with 00 percent tit UNO 40, and a masuuum uf to
percent prior tn 1040. ’I'he uaiimatevi yield for fiscal lmm
of over hilliun ctunpares with gt.'J inilimt m 1040
Uurpnrate profits after taaea have failed to grow a|i
preciabl.v itt the postwar periotl, showing little change from
\m to 4050.
One minimum temporary solution for the excessive cor
THE NEWBERRY SUN
THANKSGIVING
\ I AM TVlANKPUL POP TUt BouMTIPUL G^OpOfitW^,.
WWICI4 UA9 OOMTINUCD TO BlECC ME AMD
dDUPtySc TVIIC PA5T Yeaq OF TPOURLEO.TfeNClON !
amvIWANICFUL that, dud imp H^se^Mectic Moment^
•IW TIME* J CAN STILL PUT MY PEETON TME SOD ‘AND 9E >5
Fields AWDSreewtrH-GNwc^MiL^
AMD TUATMY SbULCAN BE LIFTED BYTUT ImSPIPING- CloUD^
t V * S-*- y'f'^ —v
porate burden would be a reduction in the 52 percent rate
to 50 percent. This WDuld at least put the owners on a par
with the Government. The reductionin revenue would run
about $825 million. But if these funds were profitably in-
vested, they might well increase taxable earnings.
The combination of reducing the top rate on individual
income to 50 percent,and the corporate rate to the same
level, while falling far short of reforms that should even
tually be accomplished, has the merit of limited revenue
cost. These changes might reduce receipts by $l,5-$2 billion.
Each, however, has a potential for stimulating growth
through invigorating private investment spending, which
is many times as effective as Government outlays. Thus,
more revenue would likely result after a short lag, SOch
changes are examples of those needed to revive incentive
to risk taking, the well-spring of our economic achievement"
In order to meet foreign competition we need not rely
solely on billions of dollars; If we would quietly investi
gate we could surely find a dosen men who, in their own
laboratories, would quietly accomplish fundamental re
sults without all tbe blatant folderol that is part of every
Government effort. The cost would be comparatively small*
even compensating the men liberally. But we donT do
that way; we marshall an army of scientists and assistants
and adopt plans and measures on a scale immeasurably
beyond any dream of any other nation or group of nations.
We Southerners are not the only ones who have regard
tor the Federal Constitution, I quote a letter to The Wall
Street Journal G'om a citizen of Ctttdnntat, Ohio* Incident
ally Ohio is not Southern, as you well know* though it Is
a gi-eat State and gave to the world lovable William tt,
Taft and his very able son Robert A, Taft* both tn the "Land
Hey end tbe River."
Incidentally, let me repeat what Senator Smith—Cotton
Fd said to me on bis front porch* as he mused over his
long career and brushed bis attentive dogs asidet "The
finest gentleman who ever sat in tbe White Mouse in my
time was William Howarvt Taft,"
N OW that the newness has worn a
bit, it seems that the effects
of the sputniks can be somewhat
evaluated. About the only thing
the Russians could have done to
sUr up more world excitement
than they created with the sput
niks would have been to declare
war on somebody.
One assumption is probably
worth the making. The Russians
used the launching of the satellites
to impress both friend and enemy
with the atridea they have made
and are making In the missiles
field. Whether or not the United
States is capable of launching a
similar satellite became a side
issue after Sputnik No. 1. The Rus
sians were there, “ftrstest, with
the mostest.”
It la interesting to note however,
that some of our activities with
missiles subsequently received a
bit more publicity than they had
been getting pre-sputniks, which
might lead to speculation that
strict security has kept ua from
knowing Just how well our own
program compares with that of the
Russians. Some facts do stand out.
Our leaders knew that the Rus
sians would launch their drat sat
ellite during the International Geo
physical Year, yet this led to no
apparent all-out effort to beat
them to ihe punch.
While it Is interesting to note
that the Russian successes have
impressed our military leaders
and scientists, it ia equally im
portant that thay have shown no
signs of panic. Concern, perhapa,
but no panic. Our military leader*
have asked for a speedup of our
missiles program; scientists ere
advocating greater use of scienti
fic advisory committees and re
appraisal of our instructional and
research activities in the Aeid of
science. These actions were to be
expected.
It could well be possible that the
arrival of the sputniks signalled
the end of the emphasis of the
“cold war” of political maneuver
ing and propaganda and the arriv
al of a scientific war. The cold
war must continue, of course, but
its importance is at the moment
somewhat diminished. The eyes
and the attention of the world
have become focused on the once-
Imaginary and unattainable world
(or worlds) that wa cannot ace.
Our scientists believe that this
nation can keep pace with, or sur
pass the Russians, if we move
wisely and promptly. If we are to
do this, they add, wc mutt have a
unfly of action and wa must make
major reform* in the field of ed
ucation, both In tha manner of
training our youth and In the public's
attitude toward, and support of,
education.
This is certain: our future mutt
be carefully charted. If wa arc
Jar behind the Ruaaiana in mis
sile work, we must catch up—and
pass—them. Yet, at the aame
time, we must be effecting a long-
range program that will put and
keep us out front scientifically.
This it the thinking of soma of
our foremost scientists.
The achievements yet to be
made In the field of aelenee will
amese us as much as tha machine
age amated our forefathers. The
Russians have tent forth a chal
lenge with their sputniks. We must
meet thst challenge, not by fol
lowing in their atepa with r. similar
satellite, but by Initiating a pro
gram designed to surpass their
every effort World leadership, and
perhaps more Important world
peace, hangs in the balance,
l w\w\v Hint U\ Stmntuv RttlmH Taft ami fttmi
turn tlits U'ttm: “All tuiv Hmiily tmjtqmi the tribute tu
tntliev U\ Snimtui- SiulUi. Fathev luvet! the Bnuth amt he
thought tlm mnqUe of the Si hi Hi luveit him amt wutihl itu
omthhm nH' him imt vute fim him."
Sn \mv is the telteet
“The wiitei takes the ItheHy te write yuu velattve Us
Hie itistmhiiip nets ef the SUHMHe i\mU VwUV t*
one ot Hie tew that lias ahwwm that it ttuea mit feav amt
Joes not hesitate te tHtht Mte iieW'fH
t he write! aihhrsses htmaelf RavtlvuiaGy tu the matter
of Hie fetish Hmt the SuRmue GwuH (a all tmwevful. thr
voimtiv sttimls mil as the bulwaik uf ummatthm tu lawa
that have nut hail the siuqiuH uf the heat lie tu them eutieety
oi at least Hie a lent mahulty.
We have imt hesltatevt tu uRRuae auralleit lavva that ahuek
mu sense of eunslttiittunal tfuvet'imjehtv VVttueaa* we Rht
not unv the heimv la* uf tea althuunrh that waa a !«w> The
tv mu of Fen nee lasueit an evtivti 'The wine uf Au*eire la
not toi the tmotile hut alutie IW the KtUtfS The veaulli A
ievolution Mtstoi.y is eethete with aueh eaauqilea, Wttmumt
Mm He saut in one ievulutluuai\v ttaya, 'Vuu vauuut Imtlet
a whole tmothe ‘ The wrltee aueeeafa that Hie eeutlemeu
m Washtiitftoii iemt Muuteaquleu'a StUelt uf l^awa,
ttetniMies tnesiitqiuae that the inaqilti make the lawa
Huoiiah then ehuaeu letreaeiitaHvea- Meve In AmeGea we
have iletmiteit Horn the Futfllah eunailtutlun whleh \m
hunts theie eomt fiHuu UeelaGn# auy aet uf Faeliameut
umoosiituHuiial, In faet we aeem tu lie quite Uimmweeuett
at lime* as to Hie VHilUVlea of uilf WutU'eme t'uiU’t
We allow our t 'our! to iuteiqn'et aeta uf tHmutHMa but It
vvooht seem that mine a fumtametilal law hail beeu Infer
nreteU a reversal of siteb a ilerlalun wmthl be lantamiHiut tu
pormitnuM the Guurt tu write lawa, Ferhana the Wntireme
i ooit shoiitu atiain atmly Hie nrineiule uf atare Ueelaia. thte
lomnlum fathers were aware uf the Uaiqiera uf a inureme
t onrt ihanetue laws witneaa what Mr. tMekeuaun un
Anaust In. 1787 aalit tu aueh Uauger uf makltie lawa. Me
*ant; “ t he Justuiar.v of Arraifuu .... heeame liy Ue$reea
the Inn elver." Have we eseaneit the threat uf Uietaturahlu
n.v the eserutive to aiUmiit to aueh Uietatorahlu hy the
Suineme t onrt ?
Mav the writer hnue that .vmir great fiaiwr will euntinue
t ' heht for eonaHtiitionai gnvernmeiit ami refuae In aeeent
the Uoetrine that the t'nuatitutiim la a rubber tiling that
meraly refleeta what eertain men think at a given time. Let-
ter to t'tie Wall Street Journal,
Thia gentleman haa beeu ream! In the ubl eehuul law,
beyumi a doubt. There wan a time when a man un the Hum
tttutati*' RAY , . . MvmnWd pHeal HmmIi emtMiKia it M
twvta, ttvinvany* In aanaal “l^ewairdi Ride*" cmauaiy beaeRat
HeHtav tivelr *at*f mvaet ef iKvek.
CROSSWORD RUXXkt
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an un t
reme Reneb waa almnat a aeeuml Mnaea, eaneeially tu ne
ordinary folk, but alaalll
So oaaaea the glory of the wurld, eh?
THURSDAY, NOVEMBfeR 28, 195T
1
From Hie
view. South Pasadena, Calif: Tbe
eagle ia America’s proud symbol,
and with good reason. He is an
educated bird in the tense that ha
knows what he hka to do, when
It ought to be done, whether ha
likes it or not
Consider, tor a moment, the
vast difference between tha eagle
and tha dam. The dam appears
to lead a fairly cosy exiatanea. Ha
haa only to open his bouse to taka
In his food and oloaa II la hasp out
WAm AneasewatjnM*. ' Ihmn^h
nil DnDranDc m bmhib id bdtd
partial social security, ‘ but na
vision and not much ef a future,
and tha result ia ha often winds
up in tha chowder.
Tha eagle, an the other hurt.
Uvea In an exposed position on the
highest crag- Whan a alarm
strikes, the other birds taka to
cover. The eagii eats his wings
•o that the vary fury at tha itevaa
lifts Mm higher, and still higher,
above tha storm, lata the sunlight
Is there any waadar tha aagia la
America's proud symbol? Wa have
never been a nation that lived
within its abalL We have bean a
nation that strove- to rise, even In
the face of advaratty, potttieatty,
economically, sptrttuattv — and
that is the way of the eagl*.
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t Many than
and woman, facing difficulty hi
AmAtng employment because of
their age. Insist that busineM and
industry are toaking a sis tons
mistake in stressing age ta asm
section with employment Tbaan
"unwanted” workers denounca
tha "pr^ndiaa against age” and
assert that most elder emptayeag,
through tha baRadt of pail
anoa, can ha both pvaduottve and
praAtabla to thair amplsybra. Thay
intimata that aga, axpoilanit ini
dapandabOity era aasata whiah
offsst the own
, T • . J
anthuaiasxn, axubaransa sad 'tip
experience of younger workers.
Soma years eg* whan * aaalo-
tj DDgDn 10 WOtTgr DDDWR wRBPJDTii
womout workara. tha theesF %nd
advanaad, and aomawhat ntdriR:.
aaaaptad tint ald*aga danstani
would,ba the aalutton ta this prriR. j>'
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