Evening star., 1953-04-24
Eisenhower Speaks
To 6. 0. P. Women
Al Survey Session
By Francis P. DouqIos

party has exercised the powers
given it and to whip up enthu-
siasm for the election of a Re-
publican Congress in 1854.
The Presidents speech is
planned as a post = luncheon
event at the Hotel Statler where
the women's conference is being
held. It is sponsored by the Re-
publican National Committee.
The conference turned today
to the problem of electing a Re-
pulican Congress next year -
the chief reason for the gather
ing of the women in Washington
Hall Outlines Task.
Leonard w. Hall, chairman of
the Republican National Com
mittee, said the task ahead is to
sell the Eisenhower program. OF
the II million new voters who
voted for Gen. Eisenhower last
November. he said, five million
did not vote for the Republican
candidates for Congress.
Representative Simpson OF
Pennsylvania, chairman of the
Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee, told the women
that if 2,700 voters had switched
their votes last year it would
have meant the loss of Repub-
lican control of the House.
He said it has been indicated
that the coming Democratic
campaign will be based on the
claim that they are the real
friends of Gen. Eisenhower
rather than the Republicans.
Two more cabinet officers gave
reports on the 80 days of the
Eisenhower administration.
Weeks Cites Subsidy Plans.
Secretary of Commerce Weeks
said there will have to be a re-
evaluation of the subsidy pro-
grams for roadbuilding, airports
and the merchant marine. Sixty
four per cent of the Commerce
budget of 1858 million is &C
counted for by these programs.
Secretary of Agriculture Ben
son, expressed confidence the
present farm program can be i'm
proved upon. He told the women
the department budget has been
cut 10 per cent and it is felt
that "in another year we can go
beyond that"
Speaker of the House Martin
told the women the mo. l politi-
cal task" confronting them is
election of a Republican Senate
and a Republican House next
year. He added. Nor do I need to
tell you what a real job you, and
millions like you and me, must
do if we are going to achieve
that objective"
Hits Left-Wing Attack.
Mr. Martin addressed a dinner
meeting last night. He said left
wingers, "the cleverest propa-
gandists in the world today" are
firing their opening shots against
the new administration. Their
chief techniques, he continued.
are pinpoint criticism, to divide
and conquer, and the smear at
tack.
"The pinpoint attacks have
already begun" he said. 1.-THE
first was aimed at Secretary of
Agriculture Benson. It proved
a dud.
"The second person singled
out was Secretary of Commerce
Weeks. That is now fizzling.
For the past several days they
have been trying to launch an
attack on Secretary of State
Dulles. So far it has not made
much headWay."
Bridges Cites Charges.
Senator Bridges of New
Hampshire, president pro tenn
of the Senate. described Wash
ington as a changed city.
There has been a restoration
of confidence, an establishment
of integrity, a revival of faith"
he said.
He told of what he described
as ridiculous situations inherited
from the Democratic regime. He
said the Agriculture Department
paid one man $4,000 to, study
daffodils, and while one depart
ment spends money to promote
National Cat Week, another pre-
pares bulletins on how to make
cat traps to destroy cats.
Senator Bridges, who is chair
man of the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee, said he expects
trouble in balancing the budget
from those he called economy
buffers"
Not All Democrats.
He described them as individ-
uals who favor economy in
Everything but" the Government
that affects them. And
he admitted they are not all
Democrats.
The Senator promised, how
ever, that the House and Sem
ate Appropriations Committees
will work together for every re-
duction which can effect saw
ings without jeopardizing our
national security or essential
Government operations.
To dramatize the growth of
Government spending in recent
years. Senator Bridges figured
out that if Mohammed had be-
gun from the day of his birth
in $40 AID. to spend $100 a min
ute. and had lived until 1853. he
still would not have spent an
equal to the original
budget submitted to Congress
for 1854.
Senator Bridges reported that
the first six departments to SUBJ
NIT revised budgets under the