Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-04

OF policies, these obJectives can
be attained.
There is only one thing which
we cannot afford--tilat Is To
permit labor and capacity to re.
main idle"
Asks Four Questions.
The committee pronounced It
self unfit to pass on defense
needs or national strategy. But.
1t said, unless four questions 1t
posed could all be answered
yes" 1t felt security OUTLAWS
should be stepped up.
The committee added: with
actual production running about
SIS billion below capacity and
with some idle resources In men,
plants and materials, 1t simply
makes no sense to contend that
national defense programs must
be reduced for economic rea-
sons"
The four questions asked BY
the committee we're:
/. do we have reasonable as.
surance" that the present mill.
tary program makes the United
States SO well prepared that no
enemy power would risk precipi.
tating an About conflict"
Q. Do present programs give
reasonable assurance" Of pre-
paredness against both major
and limited conflicts?
3. Does the present security
program provide for adequate
civilian defense measures?"
4. "Have all feasible means"
been provided Ito protect United
States bases in other countries
and people in those countries
from attack"
NPA called the last two ques-
tions rhetorical only.
Stresses Civil Defense Needs.
The committee suggested that
q more adequate" civil defense
program might include building
OF receiving camps around major
cities for the care and feeding Of
bombed-out people, building Of
special escape roads from cities,
building Of hospitals planned to
take care of heavy casualty lists
after bombing. and the location
of small nuclear power plants an
emergency power centers.
AS non-defense measures to
help close the gap which 1t saw
between economic activity and
full employment, the committee
suggested further reductions in
income tax rates. especially af-
fecting lower bracket taxpayers,
more direct Government lending
or announcement of lending for
housing construction, q grad
ually increasing program Of Fed.
eral, State and local public works
including roads, schools, hos.
pitfalls, water facilities, reclama-
ton, national parks and public
buildings.
Committee spokesman said in
a news conference that the adj
ministration appeared to NPA to
be aiming In the right direc-
ton" with its economic policies.
but had not gone far enough.
fast enough" to keep the eco
nomy growing sufficiently to
absorb job seekers and the higher
productivity of new machinery.
Some Heads Committee.
The committee report said
Federal deficits Of four to i've
billion dollars a year would be
economically preferable to bal
anced budgets If deficit SPEND
ing were needed to meet the
economic expansion goals 1t set.
The report was signed by in
ternational banker H. Christian
Some, chairman Of NPA's steer
ing committee and chairman Of
the board Of Amsinck, Some d
Co.: and by the 10 other men,
bers Of the steering committee.
These included Atlschul, chair
man OF the board Of General
American Investors CO.; Solo,
man Barkin. director Of research
OF the Textile Workers Union
OF America: Clinton s. Golden.
executive director of the trade
union program at Harvard UNI
yersity; marketing adviser Elmo
Roper and New York business
man-ecenomist Beardsley Ruml.
author Of the pay-as-you-earn
income tax collection plan now
In use. Another signer was Ger.
hard COIN, economist for NPA.