Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1953-12-25

OF criticisms of
~ the Eisenhow-
siarid Arne er administra-
ton. They are
concentrating on honey, pocket
book issues, the kind which paid
the Republicans off handsomely
in 1852 when high taxes were a
top COP target.
Korea Is Out
On foreign policy, the Demo-
Icrats leave Korea severely alone.
After all, it was under the Re-
publican Eisenhower that the
shooting over there stopped. It
was under the Democrat Tru-
man that it started.
The Democrats do contend
that Republicans have damaged
relations with the Western AL
lies. They point, for example, to
complaints in the British Parlia-
Iment over criticism by some
American senators about British
trading with the Red Chinese.
4 One member of Parliament went
so far as to advocate dropping
American aid.
Democrats are expected to
point a critical finger at the
speech of Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles in Paris this
past week. He told Europeans
that unless a European army
was formed the United States
would have to re-appraise its
| aid policy. There was immediate
hurt and angry reaction in
French newspapers. Certainly
Uncle Sam is not so popular
abroad when he takes off his
Santa Claus suit.
Costly Foreign Aid
Whether this will annoy the
majority of American voters is
another question. For some time
nov congressman have had
plenty of mail from voters who
are getting tired of payments to
Europe. 1t may be that Dulles
carefully estimated that he was
speaking for most Americans.
i Democrats will also pound
away on their thesis that cuts in
defense spending have hurt u. S.
security. Secretary of Defense
Wilson has maintained that we
can get just as good defense
with less money.
! Democrats are going to ask
too: How mild is a mild read
justment, which Secretary of
the Treasury Humphrey has said
we are going through?
, To spectators that means fear
of price drop. Someunemploy-
ment is showing up here and
there.
Split on Labor
Democratic headquarters do
not spell out the changes they
want in the Taft-Hartley Labor
Act. But they bet their wishes
will come closer to those of the
laboring man. Spokesman admit
the party is split on this issue.
The Democratic Digest ex-
presses belief this next session
of Congress can make or break
the Eisenhower administration
at least for the 1854 elections. Il
claims the President swept one
problem after another under the
rug" in the last session and now
will have to force Congress Il
do two years work in one il
order to have any kind Of record
to present to the voters mex
fall.
The Democrats claim he viii
have to increase taxes in order
to cut the deficit. And he prom
ised to cut both in the 1852 cam
paign.
Cuts in Flood Control
They also claim that cuts il
spending will harm such pro
grams as public health and flooC
8 control. They deplore cuts in the
Internal Revenue staff, which
they say was bringing in many
!, times its wages in delinquen
:. taxes.
:, This is the major portion o
: the Democratic story as of now
AS the congressional campaign
, suow-balls to its usual Septem
fiber frenzy the Republicans will
= be answering-and the Wash
8 ington sky will be full of it
= normal quota of brickbats.
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