Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-24

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200. 900 people from the padded
payrolls Of the Federal Govern
ment. and that in itself is sorne-
thing on the order Of q billion
dollar saving.
We are, as said, on the way
TO Q balanced budget, but in
going in that direction, we
haven't placed the pocketbook
above t. heart. This is q human
administration.
Housing Measures Enacted.
Take housing. The housing
measures enacted by Congress
and the programs Of this adj
ministration that will be fought
through to the finish viii make
certain that every American
family has an opportunity for a
decent home. q home in good
neighborhood among good citi-
zens. In fact. one OF the great
est reasons for this housing pro-
gram Is to produce good citizens,
70 remove and eliminate those
conditions that make crime and
disorder rampant In certain Sec
tions.
Now. along with this, there
Is all sorts of social security
programs have gone into effect
on q widened basis, reaching
more people and with more
liberal payments. This brings to
the average American home
peace Of mind. domestic Sc
curity. That is the kind Of thing
that is sought for in all these
social security programs.
Health, so important to all of
us. We have gone into a pro-
gram Of hospital construction
and the rehabilitation of the
permanently disabled on a very
broad basis. Now, we reject So
cialization Of medicine. We don't
believe in it. But we know and
everybody must know that the
United States, the people Of the
United States. are going to have
access to good medical facilities,
and we are attempting to bring
out a program, and we will bring
out a program that will make
this possible. Scientific research
will go on.
Farm Problems.
Now, farm problems. When we
took over, you will recall farm
income was toppling and we had
such unmanageable SURPRISES
which continued to grow at an
alarming rate that they were
depressing the market. And
there was literally nothing you
could do as long as the growth
of these SURPRISES wasn't checked
to bring prosperity and the
promise of real stability to the
farmer.
So we started out with the
knowledge that every hour we
were paying $35, 900 of your mon
ey, every day 100000 of your
money just for storage of these
crops which we couldn't dispose
OF, and which were depressing
the market and further cutting
prices.
Now. we have gotten a pro-
gram that will encourage eff
Gent production. will stimulate
consumption and stabilize farm
income. It has been fought
through to almost the terms on
which it was presented to the
Congress. ~ .
When we went into Office last
January a year ago, you will
remember it was q Period of
extreme International tension.
Now, ever single part Of that
problem was patiently studied,
often on bipartisan basis, al
ways with the cooperation of
legislative leaders dealing with
the Secretary of State, myself
and others in the executive de-
partments engaged IN this prob
lem.
The legislation proposed and
the legislation that has been
passed is concerned with security
and peace and building a strong
concert of free nations, because
that's the only way in which
we can make certain that the
Communist menace will be stalled,
stopped in this world and finally
drive back to where 1t belongs,
to its own country.
The foreign aid law is not one
merely to help other people for
humanitarian purposes. It is to
serve mir own enliphtened self.