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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
Deplores Results
OF Recent Action

These unreStrained preSi-
Dental actions have resulted
in a shrinking of human free
dom over the whole world.
From these actions came the
jeopardies of the cold war. AS
q by-produot these actions
have silrunk our freedoms by
crushing taxes. huge defense
costs, imitation and compulsory
military service.
We must make such misuse
Of power forever impossible.
And let me say, ] have no
fears of this evil from presi-
dent Eisenhower. but he viii
not always be President.
Our dangers from the Conn
munist source Of gigantic evil
in the world are unending.
All Of the peace agencies we
have created and all Of the
repeated conferences We have
held have failed TO ind even q
whisper Of real peace.
Amid these malign forces,
our haunting anxiety and our
paramount necessity Is the de-
tense Of our country.
It Is not my purpose to de-
fine the foreign policies Of our
Government.
Sooner or later . new line
Of action win become impera-
tive.
I have disagreed with. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
Cites Great Progress
Of Iowo's Economy

Since that time, the people
Of Iowa have multiplied the
wealth 6f the State nine times
over. That statistic is weak
ened by the decrease in pur-
chasing power Of money. IN the
meantime with the blessing Of
"the tall corn" you have sent
to market enough hogs to
cover the Chicago Stock Yards
5,045 feet deep. You can vary
that statistic as you like.
Also, you have sent forth q
host of men and women who
have distinguished themselves
in every State in the Union
and every foreign country.
Their quality is proved by the
fact that I have never seen
Iowa attributed as the origin
of any of our leading bank
robbers, gangsters or Commu-
nistS.
Eighty years is a long time
for a man to live. Mine has
been q life of work in many
lands under many kinds Of
governments, both good and
bad. I have been honored by
my countrymen in many pub
lie Offices and with many OPP
portunities to serve outside the
Government. have watched
the two great world wars with
their holocausts of death, de-.
struction and famine. ! have
taken some part In remedy Of.
their. terrible aftermaths. !
have participated in the search
for a healing peace.
I have witnessed the legacy
of war in doubling minds, brtl-
tality,, crime and debased
morals. Moreover, I have wit
messed on the ground in 20
nations the workings Of the
philosophy Of that anti-Christ
Karl Marx.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
Huge Bureaucracy
Feeds on Power

One Of the end results of all
this is the growth Of a huge
centralized Federal bureauc-
racy. It was expanded in 20
years from 600, ZOO to 2.30O,0 900.
Some increase is necessary.
Most Of them are fine men and
women. But innate in bu-
reaucracy are three implac-
able spirits. They are self
perpetuation. expansion Of
their empires, and demand for
more power. Bureaucracy
rushes headlong into the Wis
ions of the millennium and
sends the bills to the Treasury.
Today we have more Federal
employees in nearly every
State than all the local ofn-
Gals, including conStables.
They penetrate every part Of
local government. They pro-
duce great waste Of the tax
payers money. They create a
vested interest or a vested
habit for some pressure group.
They interfere in politics and
) too often are infected with
corruption.
Their magics invade personal
freedom Of every citizen, every
moment of every hour.
The remedy is to restore the
checks and balances of power,
to reinvigorate State and local
governments and to debate the
bureaucratic empires.
Many Of these confusions Of
power are today under vigorous
investigation in which I have
some part.
My countrymen, all these
corrosions OF the checks and
balances Of power call for COM,
slant battle from you, the peo-5
pie. They must be wiped out
IL you would stay fully free.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11

The te1t of former President
Herbert HooUer's speech at his ,
8Oth birthday celebration at
West Branch, IotDa. yesterday
tolIospS.:
The Legislature and the
Governor Of Iowa did me the
great honor Of inviting me to
a reception by my native
State on this my 80th birth
day.
It is more than difficult ade-
quately to express my appreci-
alton for such evidence Of af-
lection.
am glad to come to West
Branch. My grandparents and
my parents came here in q
covered wagon. In this COM
munity they toiled and wor-
shipped God. They lie buried
on your hillside. The most for
NATIVE years Of my boyhood
were spent here. My roots
are in this soil.
This cottage where I was
born is physical proof Of the
unbound e d opportunity Of
American life.
My first paid job was in this
community picking potato
bugs at one cent q hundred. ]
was not inspired by altruism
to relieve the world Of o pest.
Such altruism as was attached
to that labor was to secure
firecrackers with which to
commemorate properly the
Declaration of independence.
But Iowa Is q progressive
State. It's mothers, anxious to
avoid repairs to small boys, Sc
cured a law aboliShing that
kind Of tribute to the pound
ing fathers. Moreover, by in
secticides. the slave wage of
only a cent a hundred has
been overcome.
Iowa has made fabulous
progress since ! left here. I
can prove it by statistics-and
all speeches must have statis-
tics because nobody can defy
a statistic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11

power between the Federal and
State governments and be-
tween the three branches Of
government. ! do not need to
tell you that. But what ] have
to tell you Is that theSe sep
arations Of power became seri-
ously confused, corroded and
weakened during the 20 years
before this administration.
These confusions have in
cluded Executive encroach-
ment on the legislative and
judicial branches. There has
been judicial encroachment on
the States rights. There has
been congressional encroach-
ment on the Executive, The
Federal Government has grasp
ed many Of the vital functions
Of State and local government.
Some Of the corrosions Of
our division of power are the
aftermaths Of our wars. Some
Of them come from the various
infections Of socialism. I will
tell you more Of that later. Il
Some Of the corrosions come
from the discovery that it is
easy for the Federal Govern
ment to light the magic power
Of Federal credit. But the
flame that warns can also con-
sumo the safeguards Of free
men.
Some Of these encroach-5
ments come from a long era of
beguilement by pressure groups
and local government for sub,
sides from the Federal Gov
eminent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
Sees Need to Protect
Forces for Progress

After these long years and
from all these experiences,
there rises constantly in my
mind the forces which make
for progress and those which
may corrode away the Safe
guards of freedom in America.
I want to say something about
these forces but I shall en-
deavor to do so. not in the
tones of Jeremiah but in the
spirit of st. Paul.
New forces from science and
new ideas. both good and Dad,
constantly arise in the world.
We welcome changes which
advance the welfare OF our
people. Our system always
needs repairs.
Also we have to clean up the
vast wreckage and disorders OF
two devastating tornadoes Of
wars which have swept over
mankind during the past 40
years.
And above all, we have need
to remedy constant corrup-
ton of the safeguards Of free
men.
The remedies in America are
not revolution. They are ex-
cept for peace and war mostly
jobs of marginal repairs around
a sound philosophy and a stout
heart.
Our founding fathers did not
invent the priceless boon Of
individual freedom and respect
for the dignity Of men That
great gift to mankind Sprang
from the Creator and not from
governments.
The founding fathers, with
superb genius. welded together
the safeguards Of these free
domS.
They were mostly concerned
with the dangers Of political
tyranny. With the coming OF
the industrial age our people
welded in new safeguards. We
could no more have economic
tyranny than political tyranny.
And with these safeguards
our people were at one time
closer to the goals Of human
welfare than any other civil
lization in all history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
Free Minds Bring
Constant Advances

The last few years have seen
advances in science and. tech
nology which amount almost
to revolution In our life and
world relations. If we MAIN
tain free minds, free spirits,
and direct our steps Alright.
still other new horizons and
new frontiers are open to us.
New inventions and new appli-
cations Of old knowledge will
come to us daily.
These new frontiers give us
other blessings. Not only do
they expand our living, but
also they open new opportuni-
ties and new areas Of adven.
ture and enterprise. They
open new vistas OF beauty.
They unfold the wonders Of
the atom and heavens. Daily
they prove the reality Of an
all-wise Supreme Giver Of
Law.
There are voices in. our
country who daily sound
alarms that our civilization is
on the way out. Concentrated
on the difhcuities of our times,
they see an early and dour
end for us. But civilization
does not decline and fall while
the people still possess dynamic
creative faculties. devotion to
religious faith and to liberty.
The American people still pos
sess these qualities. We are
not at the bedside Of q nation
In deaths agony.
Eighty years Is q long time
for q man to live. AS the shad-
ows lengthen over my years.
my confidence, my hopes and
dreams for my countrymen are
undimmed. This confidence is
that with advancing knowi-
edge. toll win grow less ex-r
acting: that fear. hatred. pain,
and tears may subside: that
the regenerating sun Of crea-
tive ability and religious de-
votion viii refresh each morn
ing the strength and progress
Of my country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
Warns Of Dangers
From, Socialists

Among them are the Social
lists. They assert they would
proceed only by constitutional
I means.
The Socialists prowl on
many fronts. They promote
the centralized Federal Gov
eminent, with its huge bu-
reaucracy. They drive to abb
sorb the income of the people
by unnecessary Government
spending and exorbitant taxes.
They have pushed our Gov
eminent deep into enterprises
which compete with the rights
OF free men. These enter
prises are endowed with ex-
emption from control Of State
and local governments. Con-
gressional committees have
listed hundreds Of these Fed
era1 activities. But only q
drop Of typhoid in a barrel
of drinking water sickenS q
whole village.
Every step of these programs
somewhere. somehow, stulti-
fies the freedom, the incen-
tives, the courage. and the
creative impulses Of our people.
Beyond all this. there is
proof in the world that the
end result Of socialism can be
bloody communism. In the
Iron Curtain states, it was
the Socialist intellectuals who
weakened the freedom Of men
by destroying free enterprise.
Thus they furnished the board
ing ladders by which the Com
munists captured the ship Of
state.
One of the postwar cousins
of socialism is the so-called
welfare state" This poison
gas Is generated by the same
sorts Of fuzzy-minded intel
lectualS. Its slogan Is planned
economy" The phrase itself
was borrowed from totalitarian
governments. The end of it
would at least be a govern
ment wherein whatever is not
forbidden would be compul-
sorry.
One of the annoyances Of
this cult is its false asslmp-
ton that our Nation has never
been heedful of the welfare Of
our people. That we are our
brothers keeper was rooted In
religious faith long before
these fuzzy minded men were
born. Since the foundation Of
the Republic, we have recog-
nized and practiced both pri-
vate and governmental respon-
sibility for the unfortunate
and the aged: for the, educa-
ton of our youth and the
health of our people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
Charges Invasion
ss.. !. astt
Of Vital Safeguards

In our foreign relations there
are great dangers and also
vital safeguards to free men.
During the last war we wit
messed 8 special encroachment
of the executive upon the legis-
lative branch. This has been
through q new type Of COM
mitment Of the United States
to other nations. I am not go
ing to argue legalisrns, for they
do not go to the center Of the
issue. The real issue is whether
the President, through decla-
ration or implication or by ap-
peasement or by acquiescence,
or by joint statements with
foreign officials, can commit
the American people to for
eign nations without the spe-
ciflc consent of the elected
representatives of the people.
There has been q grievouS
list of such commitments.
They include international
agreements which shackle our
economy by limiting q free
market. But more terrible
were such executive agree
ments as our recognition Of
Soviet Russia which opened
the headgates for a torrent Of
traitors. Our tacit alliance
with Soviet Russia spread
Communism over the earth.
Our acquiescence in the an
nexation by Russia Of the Bal
tic states at Moscow and the
partition Of Poland at Tehe-
ran extinguished the liberties
Of tens Of millions Of people.
Worse still was the appease-
ment and surrender at Yalta
Of 10 nations to slavery. And
there was the secret agree
ment with respect to China
which set in train the COM
munization Of Mongolia, North
Korea and all of China.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
Opposed War Aid
TO Soviet Unior,

Especially In June, 1871,
when Britain was safe from q
German invasion due to Hit
ler's diversion to attack on
Stain, I urged that the gar
gantuan jest Of all history
would be our giving aid to the
Soviet government. / urged
we should allow those two die
tators to exhaust each other
I stated that the result OF
our assistance would be TO
spread communism over the
whole world. ] urged that If
we stood aside the time would
come when we could bring
lasting peace to the world.
] have no regrets. The con-
sequences have proved that ]
was right.
Today the socialist virus and
poison gas generated by Karl
Marx and Friedrich Engels
have spread into every nation
on earth. Their dogma Is alb
solute materialism which de-
fies truth and religious faith.
Their poisons are of many
sorts. The preservation Of the
safeguards Of liberty makes it
imperative that we give heed
to their every variety.
The bloody virus type, radi-
ating from Communist Rus
STA, is today rotting the souls
of two-fifths Of all mankind
which it has enslaved.
From the day Lenin rose to
power in Moscow. the Com
munists have carried on an
underground conspiracy against
every other nation. The rank
and file of our people are inn
mune from this infection. The
recruiting grounds for their
agents are from our minority
of fuzzy-minded intellectuals
and labor leaders. Over thou
sand such Communist agents
have already been rooted
out of responsible positions in
our Government and other
spots of influence.
Many of these spies and
traitors when exposed sought
sanctuary for their infamies
in the fifth amendment. Such
a plea of immunity is am ilmpli-
cation of guilt. Surely these
people should not have the
right to vote or to hold Office,
for thereby they use these
privileges Of free men against
the safeguards Of freedom.
Despite the clamor over fer
reting out these persons, you
must not be led into the mis-
take that Moscow has closed
down its recruiting offices for
American agents, or that con-
tinued action Of the FBI and
congressional committees Is
not equally imperative.
I have little fear that these
Communist agents can destroy
the republic II we continue to
ferret them out. Our greater
/ concern should be the other
varieties Of Karl Marx virus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
DEGREES Tendency
TO Seek Security

Moreover. this cult has q
host Of gimmicks for giving
away the. peoples money.
Among their ideas Is that
Government should guarantee
every citizen security from the
cradle to the grave.
But it is solely the initiative
and the labor Of the physically
able In the prime Of life that
can support the aged. the
young. the sick-and the bu-
reaucracy. And this active
earning group requires the
pressures Of competition. the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
Constant Struggle
Against Abuses

The progress Of freedom Is
o never-ending struggle to
prevent the abuse Of power.
whether by individuals. by
groups, or by government or
nations.
Our founding fathers created
unique restraints on power by
the Bill Of Rights and q struc-
ture of built-in checks and
balances. Among these new
concepts was o division Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
Coils Common Man
Device Of Demogogue

The common man dogma
may be of use as a vote
getting apparatus. It sup
posedly proves the humility OF
demagogueS.
The greatest strides of human
progress have come from url-
common men and women. You
have perhaps heard of George
Washington. Abraham Lincoln.
or Thomas Edison. They were
humble in origin, but that was
not their greatness.
The humor Of 1t is that
when we get sick, we want an
uncommon doctor. When we
go to war, we yearn for an
uncommon general or admiral.
When we choose the president
Of q. university, we want an
unc nmon educator.
The imperative need Of this
Nation at all times is the
leadership Of the uncommon
men or women. We need men
and women who cannot be
inundated. who are not con-
cerned with applause meters,
nor those who sell tomorrow
for cheers today.
Such leaders are not to be
made like queen bees. They
must rise by their own merits.
America recognizes no frozen
social qualifications whicl
prevent this free rise of every
individual. They rise by merit
from our shops and farms.
They rise from the 35 mil
lion boys and girls In our
schools and colleges. That
they have the determination
to rise is the glorious promise
Of leadership among free men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11

rewards Of enterprise and new
adventure to keep 1t on the
Job. Even II security from the
cradle to the grave could elm
mate the risks Of life. 1t would
be a dead hand on the crea-
tive spirit Of Jour people. Also,
the Judgment Of the Lord to
Adam about sweat has not
been repealed.
When we f1irt with the
Delilah Of security for our
productive group. we had bet
ter watch out, lest in our blind
ness we pull down the pillars
Of the temple Of free men.
The British, under q Socialist
government, tried it. It's re-
suit was q level Of poverty
which British Socialists. sought
to obscure with the term
''austerity." Britain Is now In
retreat from 1t.
Among the decisions offered
us by fuzzy-minded people Is
that imaginary creature. the
common man. It is dinned
into us that this Is the century
Of the common man. The
whole idea Is another cousin
of the Soviet proletariat. The
uncommon man Is to be
whitfield down TO size. It Is
the negation Of individual dig
nifty and q slogan Of n1edioc-
ritY and uniformity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
Advises Emphasis
On Busic Faiths

A nation Is strong or weak,
1t thrives or perishes upon
what 1t believes to be true.
II our youth is rightly in,
structed In the faith Of our
fathers; in the traditions 81
our country; In the dignity Of
zach individual man, then our
power will be stronger than
any weapon Of destruction
that man can devise.
And now as to this whole
gamut Of socialist infections,
! say to you. the neighbors
Of my childhood. the sons and
daughters Of my native State,
God has blessed us with an
other wonderful word hertz
age. The great documents Of
that heritage are not from
Karl Marx. They are the
Bible, the Declaration Of In
dependence and the Constitu-
ton Of the United States.
Within them alone can the
safeguards Of freedom survive.
Safeguard the true spirit Of
these guarantees for your
children, that they may not
become the prisoners Of a
hydra-headed socialism.
II any one rises to say that
all this is reactionary, you may
class him ais either fuzzy
minded or an ignorant enemy
Of free men.
Amid this recitation Of our
problems. ! would not have you
think that there are not great
fields Of promise for the future
II we can keep out OF war.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-11-26
St. John Plans
Community Visits

Last Sunday evening at a COM
plimentary luncheon, 30 visitors
were assembled in st. John Luth-
eran Parish Hall, under the guid-
ance of Pastor Braun, to receive
their instructions for community
wide visitation. NiS visitation IS
being made in preparation for the
Spiritual Life Mission to be held
each evening, December 5th thru
9th, at 7:30 pm. -
The purpose of this mission IS
to preach, teach and reach the ac-.
tive, inactive church members and
the unchurched of the community.
Special music furnished by the
Cherub, Junior, Luther and Senior
Choirs will feature these special
services with the Rev. Henry Hoes
man, Director of Evangelism of the
American Lutheran Church, as the
missioner, the guest speaker.
These eighty visitors will report
on their assignments at an evening
luncheon, Friday, December 3, at
$50 pm. in the Parish Hall.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-11-26
THE
FARMERS WIFE
BY GRACE LUEBKE

study in competition with Ameri
can young men and women. He
had to have the dictionary always
with him in order to look up the
meaning of words, but he got a
B grade in his very first test.
He has been in America for Is
months now. and upon completion
of his studies he hopes to go back
to Greece and in some way help
to industrialize that country. Fam
lilies do have electricity, but they
don't have washers, refrigerators,
etc, they simply can't afford
them, their wages are too low.
The appliances are not manufactur-
ed in Greece, they don't have the
raw materials with which to make
them. AS a result, the prices are
very high.
This boy and his family are very
devout Christians, as was evident
to lis as we listened to him talk
He told us about the time when
he was layed off from work, and
he was so very worried that he
wouldn't have money enough to
keep going. In Encouragement he
wrote to his mother, telling about
the trouble he was having, and
though she could hardly afford it,
she sent him enough to tide him
over, telling him that she was
praying for him. In just a short
time after he received this letter
from her, he was called back to
work, and in great thankfulness
in his next letter he told her a.
bout it. When next he heard from
her, she told him that he should
sacrifice something, and send her
small amount of money so that
she in turn could help someone
with it, thus he would be showing
God how very grateful he was for
answering his prayers, and allow
ing him to continue with his
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-11-26
Phone 1919, Oak Harbor
News Staff Correspondent

Mrs. Bill Nietfeld was hostess to
her Canasta Club Thursday night
Those attending were Mrs. BOZ
Price, Mrs. Norman Hetrick, Mrs
Clarence Lenz, Mrs. Irwin Apling
Mrs. Howard Quillin, Mrs. Frede.
rick Below, Mrs. Zet Winters and
substitute Mrs. John Nietfeld.
Mrs. John Wohlers is a patient
at Fremont Memorial Hospital
where she underwent surgery re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Rymers
spent the weekend in Oak Harbor
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Clayman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford Rymers. Mr.. Rymers re.
ceived his discharge from the army
recently and plans otresume his
pre-induction position with General
Motors in Dayton, where the couple
will reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zet Winters were
hosts to their couples pinochle
club Saturday night at their home.
Attending were Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Winter, Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Moore,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Blakely. This
club started more than 16 years
ago.
Mrs. Wes Browder and Mrs. Lee
Browder were hostesses at the
home of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Kruger, at a
bridal shower honorirfg Miss Mari
lyn Humphrey, bride-elect of Rob-
ert BroWder. Those attending were
Mrs. Charles Humphrey, Mrs. Oscar
BroWder and Mary Ellen, Mrs. Jess
Browder and Ann, Mrs. Avery
Humphrey, Mrs. Donna Genzman,
Mrs. irwin Barnes and JoEva, Mrs.
Myron Demars and Mrs. Albert
Kruger of Oak Harbor, Miss Lois
Watkins of Toledo, the honored
guest and hostesses. In the contests
prizes vert awarded to Miss Wat
kins and Mrs. Barnes. Unable to