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Evening star., 1954-01-04

Hitherto the tax depreciation
allowance has been figured on
the basis of go per cent of the
investment. Now. however. the
Eisenhower administration will
promise that an additional IS
or even 20 per cent Of value
may be used as q base for
computing the depreciation If
new defense plants are erected
in surplus labor areas. It Is q
method Of inducing the pros
pective defense manufacturer
to locate his new plants where
there is surplus labor. The
thinking behind this is that
when unemployment comes 1t
is better to keep the workers
employed where they have
homes than to cause a general
migration from a surplus labor
area to a non-surplus area. It
also reduces the unemploy-
ment insurance drain on the
Government.
The whole approach is one
that takes into account the
principle Of governmental in
tervention where unemploy-
ment occurs. and certainly it
makes just as much sense to
use Government funds to get
work done in communities of
the United States that have
people idle, as it does to spend
billions to get American de-
tense work done in Britain,
France, Italy and other coun-
tries where economic distress
since the close of World War
II has been recognized as an
emergency requiring appropri-
ations by our Congress.
The philosophy Of the Eisen-
hover formula as applied to
the problems in this. country
recognizes the responsibility Of
the Federal Government to CO.
ordinate its huge program Of
procurement with actual eco
nomic conditions. but without
using it as a form of political
pap or as a means of extrava-
CANT spending.
It shows the Eisenhower ad-
ministration certainly is just
as much concerned with hui
man problems as were its pred
ecessors. but doesn't apply the
principle on a favoritism basis
with political considerations
and extra spending as a gov
erning rule.
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Evening star., 1954-01-04
Fletcher Knebel-
Potomac Fever

Ike works his sate-of Union The Unions
in pretty fair shape s-te Republicans haven't succeeded
giving it back to the States yet
Democratic Senator Gillette McCarthys
foreign Investigations Democrats claim business
hamperng the conduct of foreign aaS-thats the
whole Senate.
Commerce Secretary predicts will pretty good
for business Weeks lot Of elasticity the
that eveybodys dollar little further
The Forestry Service skiing the skier
the true philosopher He figures life the going
hill fast without making lot of noise about it..
Democratic Mayor Wagner New York former
Impetter to $2O000ayear judgeship You know the Demo-
Gratis must be closer to the life of the peophey spend
much time rescuing their friends from
Soviet Boss Maenkov contributes his autograph Swedish
charity drive Malenkovs signature will be worth the
months by-whch than for his neck
Col Mllkan Of Washington a ross-country
record Of four hours eight minutes That's much time
than it takes Robinson-and sensible
Evening star., 1954-01-04

goes after certain types Of con-
tracts gets the order If he
comes UP with the lowest price,
and he gets the business ir-
respective of whether or not
he is in a surplus labor area.
Also he establishes the low bid
for certain articles. Eighty per
cent of the total contracts are
allocated in that way. and no
change in method for this
portion of the defense program
is contemplated.
The remaining 20 per cent
of the Governments procure
ment needs, however, is set
aside for producers in surplus
labor areas only, but they must
meet the lowest bid price for
the same article as established
in the non-surplus labor areas.
The Government does not,
therefore, pay any price diff
ferential. 1t merely favorS the
contractor in the surplus labor
area on a certain amount Of
production if he matches the
low bid obtained elsewhere, or
if he is tied with the lowest
bidder in the first instance.
There are at present eight
major areas with labor sur
pluses-three in New England
and five in the South. There
are % smaller labor surplus
areaS-none in New England,
but a large proportion in Ala
bama. Kentucky. West Vir-
ginia. North Carolina.
The criticism that has come
from the South is evidently
based on an unfounded fear
that the textile industries Of
New England which have been
migrating southwark. now will
be subsidized to stay North.
This is not envisaged at all.
Actually the New England
members of Congress of both
parties who are supporting the
plan are far more interested
in the tax amortization feature
of the whole formula as it af-
fectS new industries. than in
getting contracts for textile
mills.
Under existing law the De-
fenSe Department can certify
a tax amortization plan of five
years for a defense plant that
might not have much value to
anybody once the article Is
manufactured in ample guam
tity for military purposes.
Evening star., 1954-01-04

explained as part of an econ
omy move by which we will
save some IS billion through
a 10 per cent reduction in
personnel; but is S. billion in
savings worth all that might
be at stake in letting ourselves
take the lead in accepting
atomic weapons as usual and
normal, and becoming so
known before the world?
This seems a rather impor-
tant question for the Nation
which, once again and boldly,
has asked Russia and the rest
of the world to make a start
on control of atomic weapons
through the bank" of fis-
sionable material for peaceful
purposes.
BY questioning the with
drawal of two divisions from
Korea and anticipated reduc-
tions elsewhere, Senator Rus
sell and his Democratic coll
leagues have at least opened
the way for exploring the
whole issue Of the place Of
atomic weapons in our defense
system. That is bound to be
explored also when Congress
takes up the Presidents re-
quest, revealed at a recent
press conference, to share in
formation about atomic weap-
ons with our Western Euro
pean allies. This. he indicated
then, would be limited to in
formation as to their use, with
out including scientific data
or weapons themselves, at least
for the present.
It is certain that Congress
would want to know more
about the place Of atomic
weapons in our defense Sys-
TEN when 1t considers both
this sharing project and any
reduction Of our forces abroad.
and will want to weigh all that
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Democrats Debating Course
President Esenhowers Popularity Makes it Difficult
To Lay Down Line of Opposition to His Program

avoiding both a caucus Of all
Democratic Senators and .
general press conference
event. which would certainly
yield news of Democratic diff
ferences. He is perhaps cor
rect in saying to other Sena-
tors that an advertised unity
among Democrats would only
serve to unite Republicans.
1t is the Senator's opinion
that Republicans cannot pos
sibly hide their differences
during the next session and
he wants to encourage them.
The Senator from Texas is
strongly entrenched in the
Democratic policy committee
where those favoring different
attitudes have a voice but not
a very loud one. What will
probably result from present
differences is an enlarged re-
vival of the informal caucus
of Democratic liberals held
every other Monday last year
in the form of a dinner meet
ing.
At stake to a degree in pres
ent maneuvers also is the
Presidential nomination. Gen.
orally speaking the advocates
of a hardened course of oppo-
sition this session are hackers
of Adlai Stevenson while Sem
ators believed personally am
bilious prefer the more flexible
johnson plan.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Two Groups Criticize
COP. Housing Program
By the Assoeiotsd Press

Two organizations have chal-
lenged the effectiveness of a
Government housing program
recommended by President Eli
senhower's special advisory COM
mittee last month.
The National Housing Con-
ference. a citizens organization
interested in slum clearance and
low-rent public housing. called
the report "a disappointing doc
ument" which it said fell far
short of recognizing the coun-
try's housing needs.
President Emanuel M. Spiegel
of the National Association of
Home Builders renewed his or
ganization's insiStence that a
Government-controlled corpora
ton is needed to give banks a
ready market for the Govern
ment-guaranteed mortgages they
hold.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
European TeIevision Network
Is Planned by Eiiqht Nations

get a European program" going
by June !, in time to televise the
world soccer championship game
in Switzerland.
A comparative handful of the
AZ million Italians got to see
the nations inaugural programs
yesterday and today. TV sets
are owned by only about $4,000
persons. The big reason-even
moderately priced set costs an
average industrial worker half
a years pay.
Most Sets in Milan Area.
Most sets are owned in the
Milan area. where experiment
tai programs have been going
on for two years. Rome has
seen a few programs already
but TV in the capital is still
as much of a novelty as it was
in America just after World
War II.
To help finance its programs.
the government charges an an
nual tax equivalent to $24.
Italy's programs will be aired
for 35 hours a week. including
five hours of drama and music
and four hours of art and other
cultural subjects.
Juvenile viewers have six
hours planned for them. The
programs for kiddies do not
thus far include space explor-
ers or cowboys. Puppets, an
Italian speciality. abound.
News. sports. variety shows
and movies fill the rest of the
time.
Evening star., 1954-01-04

this only to a Germany di-
vorced from EDO or NATO.
If the French sabotage EDO
and make the American mill
tary position in Germany
untenable, what choice will the
Germans have? To be neither
integrated in a defense system
nor reunited?
The conference will discuss
controlling the atom" I
thought it politically maladroit
of the President to open this
issue before the U. N. General
Assembly. To propose or i'm
ply any one category of dis
armament in advance of a
political settlement and to
depict the horrors of that
weapon in which one has, one
self, superiority is to give a
political-propagandistic OPEN
ing to ones opponent.
The conference will coincide
with the expiration of the
dateline for a Korean political
conference. May not the Soviets
have set the date with this in
mind? Syngman Rhee is still
saying that if the political
conference fails-as he claims
it already has-he may reopen
the war, thus giving the Com
munists excuse for "preven-
tive" action. Secretary Dulles
has warned that if Communist
China intervenes directly in
Indo- China, the United States
will act. Suppose either or
both of these things happen
in the middle of the Berlin
conference?
The power of the Soviets to
stir up a crisis almost any
where while remaining aloof
from armed participation, to-
gether with the American COM
mitment to repel (Communist)
aggression over the whole
earth-a commitment which
hands the Russians the initia-
tive-plus a score of other
considerations do not augur
well.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Thomas L. Stokes
Thon7os l. Stokes
A Major Question Overlooked
Does Reduction in Military Monpower and Force in Korea
Mean That Atomic Weapons Are Be Our Real Strenqth?

The partisan debate stirred
up on the eve Of the conven-
ing Of Congress over the with
drawal Of two divisions from
Korea and reduction of forces
elsewhere abroad is going on
in a sort of vacuum with the
really big question at issue be-
ing overlooked, or what would
seem to be the really big Ques-
ton. Certainly it is a ques-
ton the American people
would like answered.
1t grows out of these devel-
opments in the public debate:
Senator Russell's statement
that the Korean withdrawal
"smacks of appeasement." a
statement the Georgia Demo-
crat made while admitting he
did not know all the facts. It
is presumed he may be &C
cepted as qualified SpokeS-
man for his party since he is
ranking minority member on
the Armed Services Commit
tee and its former chairman.
He and other Democrats
who have expressed skepticism
are obviously talking in terms
Of manpower as representing
our basic strength.
On the administration side
the President, himself, as we'll
as Secretary of State Dulles
and Defense Department off,
cials, argue that instead of be-
ing weaker we shall be
stronger. How and why?
Well, in his public statement
about the Korean withdrawal
the President said that "our
growing air power possesses
greater mobility and greater
striking force than ever be-
FORE" The Secretary Of State
mentioned both air and naval
power as hereafter the princi-
pal reliance in the Far East.
with less emphasis on infantry.
Evening star., 1954-01-04

confined to questions of politi-
cal risk and strategy. Some
Democrats firmly believe that
the President has made vari-
Gus unwise appointments and
Is following policies Of dubious
merit in several fields. They
will oppose him on these points
no matter how little support
they get from the Johnson
leadership.
For example, Senator Mon
roney of Oklahoma will fight
the nomination of Robert Lee,
an intimate of Senator Nc
Carthy. to the Federal Com
munications Commission on
two grounds: One, that he is
incompetent and two, that he
was mixed up in the contro-
versial campaign of Senator
Butler Of Maryland which was
investigated by Senate sub
committee.
Democratic members Of the
Foreign Relations Committee
Senators Fulbright. Gillette
and Humphrey-would like to
explore with their colleagues
various misgivings they have
about the Presidents foreign
policy before they are in any
way committed to bipartisan
ship. Such misgivings are di-
rected at Korea, the secret
Bermuda conference and the
fate Of Point Four. the pro-
gram Of aid to underdeveloped
countries.
Senator johnson is, however,
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Constantine Brown
Big Four Talk MoyCIeor Air
But There Is No Common APPROACH to the Issues
And 1t Moy Be Hord to Reoch on Agreement

German military force suffi-
cient to guarantee that neu-
trality.
History has recorded that
Belgium was declared neutral
in the Treaty of London in
1881, nearly q century before
the outbreak of World War I.
The great powers Of the day,
Britain, France, Russia and
Prussia, signed that guaran-
tee that Belgians could sleep
in peace. But when war broke
out in 1914 Belgium, with her
tiny militia army, was easy
prey for the Kaiser's legions.
And these days, in the tempo
of lightning war, an unarmed
nation is even more hopelessly
doomed before the onslaught
Of a powerful foe.
Switzerland, on the other
hand, has been neutral since
the end Of the Napoleonic
wars. Her neutrality has been
respected. partly because the
Swiss have taken care to
maintain a strong national
army. Today, amidst the cold
war, the Swiss are still neutral
and still possess the best army
on the European continent.
Nearly a half million trained
men, equipped with the best
available weapons and an ade-
quate air force, are ready to
fight for Switzerland's inter-
national status. This kind of
neutrality is acceptable to the
German government and peo-
pie. But Germany lacks the
natural barriers to invasion
that protect the Swiss. A neu-
trail Germany would need a
million to a million half
soldiers to protect the nation
from the fate of 1914 Belgium.
And Germany would need the
industrial basis for such an
army; to this need the French
will not agree. The French
solution for German neutral
ity is a limited border police,
no arsenals, no modern weap-
ons. Neither the Bonn gov
ernment nor Washington can
accept the French proposals.
Russia, for obvious reasons,
might agree to them.
These are some of the prob
lens confronting the American
diplomats getting ready to at
tend the Berlin conference.
Evening star., 1954-01-04

he has allegedly misappropri-
ated." The amount was not
mentioned.
Padlaoan was suspended last
march after a White Russian
woman accused him of Immoral
conduct" in San Francisco. Pad
laoan denied the charge and re-
signed.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Filipino Is Dismissed
From Foreign Service
By the Assoeioted Press

MANILA, Jan. 4.-Benigno A.
Pidlaoan, former Philippines con-
sui general in San Francisco. has
been dismissed from the foreign
service for unsatisfactory per-
formance. misconduct and mall
feasance," it was officially an
nounced today.
Vice President Carlos P. Gar
cia. in his capacity as foreign
secretary. said Padlaoan's case
will be referred to the secretary
of justice for necessary court
action to recover the sum which
Evening star., 1954-01-04

But is this the whole story?
Presumably not. For ex-
pertS in military affairs are
interpreting what has been
said publicly in the last sew
eral days, implemented by
their own information, as
meaning that the real in
gredient of strength is to be
atomic weapons, and that those
will fill the gap in manpower.
or substitute for it in part.
This conception has de-
veloped gradually without
much fanfare, just a hint here
and a hint there. 1t has
slipped up on us who are not
military experts until sud-
denly we get the impression
that maybe we are at the
threshold Of the acceptance
of some sort of atomic weap-
ons as part of our arsenal.
Maybe this is naive; but the
idea does smack the novitiate
in the face as possible revo-
lutionary change of policy. We
have. of course, come to ac-
cept as routine. almost, the
making of atomic and hydro
gen bombs and cannon and
missiles and the like. But there
certainly has been a feeling
among many people that
atomic bombs and weapons
were somehow in the forbidden
category. as poison gas and
germs have been recognized
to be for some years.
If some atomic weapons. ex-
cluding the big bombs, have
become a regular part of the
arsenal, shouldn't the Ameri-
can people be told so? Or is
the threat itself one of our
psychological weapons to deter
aggression and al such can
only be limited at and no
more? The withdrawal Of
some Of our forces has been
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Doris FIeeson-

A spirited debate is in
progress among Democratic
Senator'S as to the course they
should pursue in the session Of
Congress opening Wednesday
next.
Senator johnson Of Texas,
the Democratic leader. re-
turned to Washington last
week end and in q series Of
conferences with individual
colleagues is attempting to lay
down a selective line Of opposi-
ton to the Eisenhower admin
1stration.
Senator johnson suggests
that the President is still so
popular any general attack on
Republican actions would not
succeed. The Democrats, he
argues, should take them one
ct q time"-both the Presi-
dents proposals and his peo-
pie. This course. he correctly
points out. was profitably fol-
lowed last session.
To this, proponents Of q
more aggressive attitude reply
that the situation has changed
since the Congress adjourned
last August. Behind q facade
Of the Presidents fair words,
they feel the party is being
made the target Of q war Of
determination by its real po-
Htical operators, Attorney Gen.
eral Brownell and his mentor,
Gov. Dewey.
The argument is by no means
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Virginia Methodists
Plan $500, 900 Drive
By the Assoeiotsd Press

RICHMOND. Va, Jan. A.
Methodist ministers and laymen
met here today to launch a cam
paign to raise $1,000 for church
extension work in Virginia.
A special days pay" offering
was to be discussed. Under this
plan employed Virginia Meth
odists will be asked to donate an
amount equivalent to their aver
age daily income. The collection
will be taken February 81 and 28
in Virginia Methodist churches.
Officials hope to collect $500, 900
through this plan.
A special survey indicated that
161 church building projects are
needed in Virginia, at a total
cost of $5.398. 900. Oficials esti-
mated that local congregations
could raise $3.742.90O, leaving
81 1855, 100 to be raised by the
Virginia Conference Methodists.
It is hoped that the latter amount
will be raised by 1856, officials
said.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
U. S. Aids Fire Victims

HONG KONG, Jan. 4 R.-
The United States Government
today donated $150.000 to this
British crown colony for reset
tlement of $4,000 Chinese refu-
gees made homeless in a fire at
a squatter's village Christmas
Day. United States Consul Cen
eral Julian Harrington presented
the check.
Evening star., 1954-01-04

in relation to our double OBJ
jective Of national security and
preservation of peace in the
world.
This could become, in the
end. the overweening issue of
the coming session.
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LEGAL NOTICES
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