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Evening star., 1954-01-04
Virginio's Highway Dilemma

ConSpicuouSly missing from the Virginia
Highway Departments comprehensive report
on the States road needs was any reference to
the critical situation in nearby counties Yet
consulting firm employed by the department
recently estimated that more than $1OO million
in highway improvements should be provided
in the immediate future in Arlington and Fair
fax Counties. The urgency of the need for
larger contribution by Virginia to the highway
and bridge program for the Washington Metro
politan Area cannot be ignored, however as
the State Highway Department well knows.
Presumably the department prefers to have
the forthcoming General Assembly tackle this
politically explosive problem
There are political implications in any pro-
poSal to divert larger chunks of road money to
the building of highways near Washington.
The tendency in Richmond both on the part
of highway officials and members of the Legis-
lature, is to regard highway and bridge needs
in the Virginia sector Of the Metropolitan Area
as primarily Federal responsibility, with the
District of Columbia a particularly interested
partner. In line with this thought was the
conSultants' implicit suggestion that Federal
agencies take over the bulk of the road
improvement program related to the building
of new bridges across the Potomac River. The
consulting firm pointed out that Federal-Dis-
trict jurisdiction extends to the Virginia shore
of the river-hence bridges would seem to be
Federal-DiStrict problem.
There is no doubt as to the interest of the
Federal Government in an adequate bridge
and-highway system in the Washington area.
It has recognized that interest in numerous
ways, including construction of the Mount
Vernon boulevard, the George Washington Me-
mortal Parkway. the Pentagon network and
other roads in nearby Virginia. Federal funds
will have to be provided to aid in the financing
of additional projects, in which the United
States has an interest. But Virginia cannot
expect the Federal Government, or the District
government, either, to assume all the load
even to the point, as limited by Virginias road
consultants, of building the approaches to any
new bridges serving the Metropolitan Area of
Virginia. Unpopular though the idea may be
In rural sections of the State, the General
Assembly should face up squarely to the fact
that Virginia, too, must bear a fair share OF
traffic-relief expenditures across the river.
Evening star., 1954-01-04

and many others including correspond
ents Of city newspapers in London.
Madrid. Rome. Tokyo. and Kingston
tJamaica) and likewise correspond
ents Of newspapers in such countries
as YugoSlavia. Israel Egypt, etc.
London newspapers altogether have
more Capitol Hill correspondents than
some Of our large city newspaper stats
in Washington. British correspondents
represent the Daily Express, Daily Her.
aid. Daily Mail. Daily Mirror, Jewish
Chronicle. News Chronicle, Observer,
Daily Telegraph and Morning Post,
Sunday Times. and Times.
There are also 249 accredited re-
porters for the periodical press. rep
resenting 78 magazines, newsletters.
etc Periodicals range from the Ad-
vertising Age to Vision Magazine
S'lch weekly magazines as Newsweek,
Time. Life. U. S. News and World Re-
uort have the largest number of ac-
credited correspondents, but Variety
Evening star., 1954-01-04

ginning with the year 1922, cut that
reduced normal tax in half by reducing
the rate for my taxpayer from per
cent to per cent. In other words,
within years under the Mellon pol
icieS. the small taxpayers income tax
liability was only one-third of what
it had been. Of course, any one earn
ing less than my small taxpayer paid
correspondingly less, or paid no income
taxes whatever
The steady trend continues in the
1924 Act, where the normal tax for my
little fellow was cut from per cent
to 2 per cent. Coming to the 1926 Act,
we find a still further reduction: The
married exemption is increased from
$2,500 to $500. and the rate for my
taxpayer is cut from per cent to 11a
per cent. Thus the matter stands until
the 1928 Act, as amended by the Joint
Resolution of December 16, 1929, when
the normal tax rate was cut from
1h per cent to one-half (12) of per
cent, which was the basis of my inter
mediate computation example. Thus
we see that income tax relief to the
small taxpayer under the Mellon tax
plan began Immediately and progressed
steadily throughout his term as Secre-
tary, until it eliminated in the amaz-
ingly low contributions under the 1923
Act. There was no delayed action.
On the record, I repeat that Mr.
Mellon stands as the greatest cham
pion of tax reduction for the small
taxpayer" within my memory That
he also advocated tax reduction for the
big taxpayer" cannot obscure that fact.
There are many more little fellows than
big fellows. That is why God loves
them.
Retired Treasury EmnIoye
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Pen-nan1es may be used ii letters carry
1OriterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

very being, undermine its belief and
allow its children to be perverted"
If countries like Spain and Italy are
going to persecute our missionaries.
why should we give of our good money
to support them?
Should the United States establish
definite policy of not giving or ex-
tending aid in any way to a country
wherein religious freedom was not
granted in word and in deed. our
missionaries would not be prosecuted
as they have been during the past
years. We are all the time setting up
a cry against Russia. and well might
we continue to do this, for freedoms
sake. but we certainly should establish
some definite policy with regard to
dealing or not dealing with countries
where our missionaries are being con-
tinually prosecuted.
John j. Pierce.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
A Place Where Nobody Goes Unquoted
By Jock Voelpel

UNDOUBTEDLY no other legislature
~ in the world is so well covered by
newspaper. periodical, and radio and
televiSion correspondents as our own
Congress. Some 1900 correspondents
are accredited to the press galleries
of the House and Senate, ratio OF
two correspondents for each Congress
man.
In the hands Of these newsmen lies
the responsibility for keeping the
American people the best informed IN
the world-and for keeping the ma
tions abroad apprised Of Americas
thinking. OF course, this news gather.
ing and reporting activity has been
made possible through the develop
ment of an intricate and extensive
communications network which reaches
out from Washington to all corners Of
the world and which brings all the ma
tions of the world into almost hourly
contact with each other.
If the world has become smaller be-
cause of improved communications, the
United States itself has become doubly
smaller as result of its leadership IN
the communications field. The United
States has truly become united end IT'S
Capitol has become not only the po-
litical center of the Western World but
also its news center.
Of these 1000 correspondents, there
are 798 reporters representing some
47O papers or press services, ranging
from the Abilene (Tex.) Reporter News
to the Youngstown (Ohio) Vindicator.
Also represented are such diverse and
opposition papers as the Wall Street
Journal and the New York Daily Work.
er. Many correspondents represent
more than one newspaper. One cor
respondent has spread himself rather
thin, reporting for newspapers in Maine
Hawaii. Nevada and Alaska.
OF the 470 newspapers or news
services, the Associated Press has the
greatest number of accredited corre-
spondents. SO. OF the Washington
newspapers. The Star has the greatest
number of accredited reporters. 81.
Foreign papers and agencies are well
represented. including such papers and
agencies as Aftontidningen (Sweden),
Arbeiderbladet (Oslo). Austrian Press
Agency, Australian Newspapers Serv-
ice. Chubu Nippon Shimbum Japan).
Der Bund (Switzerland. France
Presse, Grote Provinciale Dagbladen
(the Netherlands). LIE Figaro (Paris),
Montreal Star. Roma NAPLES, italy,,
Tass Telegraph Agency (U. S. S. r.,
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Communism as on Issue

Democrats, especially those aspiring
to Office. are apparently beginning to
realize that their strategy in regard to
Red infiltration into Government, and
Fair Deal protection of the generators
has not been good. That exposure by
Republicans of this inf1ltration has
been accepted by the public as good
politics, not lust politics"
In a recent speech to a group OF
Americans for Democratic Action, an
extremely left-wing organization which
has shown itself to be strongly against
investigation into Communist activity,
Foster Furcolo, State Treasurer of Mas
sachusetS and former Democratic Con-
gresham, now being mentioned in con-
nection with the Democratic nomina-
ton for Governor, stated that support
by ADA was killing burden. weaken
ing or defeating Democratic candi-
dates" and that "the public is apt to
oppose Immediately whatever you sup
port"
1t could become great burden also.
for conservative Democrats to support
the present strategy of their leaders:
That Truman "has done more than any
man alive to defeat communism"
hate TO give my opponents the bene-
fit of expert advice, but even now, Dem
ocrats who openly admit what every
one believes anyway. that there was
serious laxity in Government during
the Truman administration, and then
offer to actively cooperate in the efforts
of congressional committees to get rid
of Communists, would no doubt be ac-
cepted immediately as fortnight, hon.
est men. They then would have an ex-
cellent chance of regaining the con-
fidence of voters.
Adviser IN narnOrPatS
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Jobs for Immigrants

I note that Senator Saltonstall and
others in areas occupied to consider
able extent by recent comers to this
country are demanding that the con-
tract-for- Government works laws be
ignored in order to give employment
in those areas. of which his, of course.
is one. He and many others working
to that end recently voted for the Tru-
man. Eisenhower immigration bill,
which was designed to bring in over
100000 aliens above those provided for
in existent immigration laws. to which
must be added the flock coming in il
legally.
This business of constantly legislat-
ing at the demand of foreigners ought
to stop, and if it is not. there will be
the strongest swing back to so-called
isolationism, which is nothing but act
ing in the long term American interests.
Let those overpopulated areas take care
of their own improvidence
George Washington Williams.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Paradise OFT Key

Things are beginning to sound bad all over
in that peoples paradise, the Soviet Union. In
fact, on examination Of the complaints, things
sound just about as bad as they are in the
United States-and for much the same reasons.
For example, the glorious Red advertising
writer's have been accused by Trud, Soviet trade
union paper, of writing with "heavy style and
complicated language that doesn't make sense"
Trud is pretty upset by the ad writer's pre-
occupation with "mandoses" of vitamins in tan
gerine juice-although it doesn't sound SO much
different, or so much worse, than what is being
served up as advertising copy right here in
capitalist America.
Another publication, Krokodil satirical
weekly, throws few verbal punches at restau-
rants and the walters who don't like to serve
poor-tipping guests. It sounds just like the good
old u. S. A.
But the most heart-breaking problem of all
is what has been happening to the Russian
chickens and livestock; they are being kept
awake by the racket of American films about
Tarzan and cowboys and Indians Tarzan it
seems, is doing the country circuit in four films
that were snatched by the Russians in Berlin.
When in Moscow, he kept the people up-the
pictures played to packed houses every night
in the Red capital-but out in the small villages
Tarzan and his noisy soundtrack are panicking
the chickens and livestock. It's really good
thing that the Russian inventors of television
didn't bother to market their product widely at
home. II they had, there probably wouldn't be
any sleeping done by man or animal with Josef
Friday Of Dragnetsh shooting up and down the
steppes.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Adomunt in Tilt With Columnist

A letter signed by, Thomas L. Stokes
in The Star December 30. purports to
answer my prior letter printed in your
paper on December %. 1858. This grows
out of the incorporate remarks made in
his column of December 16. Apparently.
Mr.. Stokes has missed the point in my
letter.
The purpose of my letter was plain
enough 1t was to demonstrate that
the tax policies of Andrew Mellon bene-
fitted everybody. the small taxpayer as
we'll as the big fellows OF course, the
Mellon tax plan benefited the big tax
payer. He fought hard to reduce the
high Surtax rates There is no progress
in high taxation, just for it's own sake
However, and this was the point of my
letter. those policies also benefited the
small taxpayer to such point that it
gave him virtual exemption from all
Federal income taxation. No amount
of explaining. which the detractors of
the late Secretary Mellon may make,
can alter that plain fact.
Mr. Stokes was not we'll advised in his
analysis of the 1921 Act, which as he
says was "the first tax bill for which
Mr.. Mellon had a responsibility" He
states that no relief was there provided
for the medium and small taxpayers.
He is mistaken. The normal tax rate
remained the same g per cent? but in
the example of my $4,000 little fellow.
the married exemption jumped from
$4,000 to $2.500 and the credit for de-
pendents was increased from 5000 to
$400 for each dependent. In the il
lustration given by me "a married man.
children. salary $4,000. this resulted
in a reduction in normal tax of $72
a year, or a reduction in his income
tax liability for 1921 of about 35 per
cent. Things moved fast in behalf of
the small taxpayer under Mr.. Mellon.
The amendments to the 1921 Act, be-
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Doing the Job Abroad

Some strained interpretations. from friendly
quarters and from unfriendly ones already are
being put on the American decision to cut back
on the number of uniformed military personnel
to be kept abroad.
President Eisenhower's announcement that
two divisions of American troops will soon be
withdrawn" from Korea prompted an express
sion Of disapproval from the South Korean
Foreign Minister Pyun Yung Tai, and other
South Korean officials professed surprise and
shock. The Presidents statement spelled out
reasons why the reduction in troops does not
necessarily mean a long-term reduction in
strength-he referred to the build-up of South
Korean forces and the greater mobility and
striking force of our own air power, as well as
pledging that American military forces in the
Far East will be maintained at strength sufh-
cient to fulfill all commitments Nevertheless,
the tone of the South Korean comment almost
implies charge that we are abandoning them.
General Maxwell Taylor, 9Th Army commander,
has moved to dispel this fear by saying that
departure of the divisions will not take place
Immediately
Meanwhile, from the Communist side there
has emerged the party line" that grass-roots
pressure for peace" has become so strong in
the United States that the Government dares
not ignore it. The Daily Worker, obviously
pleased by these developments, comments that
1T is hard for the American people to under
stand why American GIs have to be anywhere
but in the United States' or in fact why we
need to have an Army at all.
Subsequent announcement that $4,000
American Air Force men will be withdrawn
from overseas may result in similarly garbled
Interpretation. Actually. these men-engaged
in non-combat type of activity-are to be
replaced by civilian workers. An explanation
for this change was given by Deputy Secretary
of Defense Kyes in a recent public address.
Mr.. Kyes said
In Great Britain, it costs Sc 900 year to
keep an American arman on job that
British civilian could do for less money. At the
Burtonwood Air Base in England. approxi-
mately $11 million is being saved for the
United States by the utilization of British
civilian personnel Similar savings are being
accomplished in other countries.
AS President Eisenhower has remarked be-
fore, there is no magic number of divisions, or
for that matter any magic measurement of any
kind that contains a guarantee of complete
military security. His administration has been
reappraising our commitments abroad and
what we need to fulfill those commitments.
Development of new weapons both for surface
and airborne use, is an important element in
estimating our fighting capacity, and it has
been said officially that greater striking force
can be mustered today with much fewer men
than ever before. The administration has made
no secret of its determination to cut down on
the cost of the military establishment, and
reduction in manpower is one of the most effec-
tive ways to do this. There is, of course, some
risk involved. But the Nation has been assured
by President Eisenhower that it is not an exces-
sive risk and the American people seem willing
to take his word for It,
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Star stan Photo.

and Billboard. Bibles Of show business,
have correspondents. too. Even the we'll
known Economist Of England has an
accredited correspondent
In addition, there are 100 radio and
television correspondents representing
"a networks. stations, and broadcast
ing services. including all of the big
networks. Of course. The British Broad
casting Corporation has correspond
ent stationed here, too. The former
Weep" Alben w. Barkley, is an ac-
credited NBC-TV correspondent. Even
me radio program-the American
Forum of the Air-has vwo accredited
correspondents, becoming the only
individual program in such a unique
position.
AS any one can see, whatever a
Congressman says, there will always
,e \ reporter, columnist. or radio or
0elevision news analyst to take down
every word. even If it's just: mo COM
mept
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Town Clock

The town clock stopped some tWenty
years ago;
One side says half-past tDo. one
quarter past
EleUen, and both other faces ShoW
The same old hours, neither SlotD
nor fast.
And though the ToUn Hall rattles ,Cith
the roar
OF trucks and buses and ten thou
sand cars
Where little or no traffic moved before,
And though high overhead the
troubled stars
Appear to pale at the airliner'S pace,
And though, across the foot of Main
street hill,
The dicsels Scorn the station in their
race
To gain minute, my heart is
strangely light. :.
While the town clock holds SteddfGst
day and night,
One place remains tDhere time Is
. standing still!
Minnie Hite Moody
Evening star., 1954-01-04

preston that would play directly into the hands
of the Communists.
The people of Japan are Woodworking and
highly skilled-industrially the most expert
enced and advanced in the Far East. However
because they have lost the markets and re-
sources of their old empire. they face problem
Of the flrst magnitude in striving to build
genuinely stable economy. Their efforts to
that end should have the continuing support
and encouragement of the United States and
every other free nation aware of the vital need
to keep the Red tide from engulfing the whole
Of Asia.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question
OF fact BY writing The Evening Star Informa-
tion Bureau, 1900 Eye St.. NV. washington
g. D. C. Please tnclose three t3| cents Tor
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By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

O. Who drafted the Taft-Hartley
Act?-R.P.
A. Several persons had a hand in
preparing the original draft, and
changes were made through amend
ment during it's consideration in Con-
gress. However. good deal OF the
responsibility for drafting the original
bill was given to Gerard D. Reilly, for
mer member of the National Labor Re-
lations Board, and to Thomas Shroyer.
who was at that time counsel for the
Senate Labor Committee.
Evening star., 1954-01-04

@. How great distance is covered by
the stride of race horse?-C. B. I.
A. The stride of race horse is about
80 feet, measuring from the time the
one hoof leaves the ground until that
hoof strikes again.
Evening star., 1954-01-04

@. What is the seating capacity of
the Griffith Stadium in Washington,
D. C.?-R. v.
A. The stadium was rebuilt after a
fire in 1911 and now seats 29,920. 1t
has the smallest seating capacity of any
stadium of the major leagues.
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