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take some steam out of union eff.
forts to get similar benefits from
employers.
Most of the more than 20, 900 en-
ployer-financed private pension and
welfare plans now in effect-esti.
mated to have assets of over 20
billion dollars-commit employers
to augment social security pay
ments to fixed level.
Thus, as social security benefits
rise, employer liability declines. Of
course this could lead to higher
payroll taxes on employers to pay
for more social security. And, if
employer liability under private
plans declined, unions might seek
to have the employer raise his
guarantees.
There's no easy answer to this
complicated problem. But there is
growing realization it must be
answered somehow.
The us. Chamber Of Commerce,
in recent critical study of various
union plans, advised employers to
''face up" to the situation and said
rejecting panaceas does not mean
doing nothing else"
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OPEN LETTER TO THE SAFETY COUNCIL

Editor, The Citizen p"
understand meeting Of the Safety Council will be
held tonight at City Hall.
I am only a visitor here but would like to tell you
what dangerous thing is for two people to ride on
bicycle.
I've much of this here in your city, feel it
should be forbidden. necessary law should be passed
and enforced prohibiting it. H>
When girl of z, my brother carrying
me to school on the cross bar of his bicycle.
A car came up behind and the man sounded his horn.
frightened my brother, it happened suddenly that
he darted the street in front of oncomng
which hit The result that my leg caught be-
tween the spokes Of the Wheel twisting in such way
that have been a cripple ever since.
My brothers arm was broken; but worst Of all,
old baby riding in the front seat Of the thrown
several feet and killed After that law passed in
my home town prohibiting more than person from
riding bicycle.
Believe me- that law was enforced
am So years DID, but I'll never be able to for
get this tragedy. shudder when youngsters dart
ing in and out of congesed traffic. two sometimes three
on bicycle.
Please don't wait for fatal accident before
doing something about it.
lover of your beautiful city
MRS ELMA MORTON,
Oblong, Illinois.
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This Rock
Of Ours
By Bill Glib

A polar bear swimming in Key
West waters would be just about
as comfortable as this writer is
when he wanders around our Coun-
ty Courthouse. It is an atmos-
phere that is hard to describe
which gives me an uneasy feeling.
I guess the whole thing is fool
ishness on my part because the
truth of the matter is that certain
county officials have paid me a
very high compliment. It's this
way.
The leaky, old house built of
driftwood in which 1 live has al
ways sort of made me feel infer.
ior - kind of like l wasn't able
to earn enough to keep up with
the Joneses.' From what I consid-
er a reliable source however, I've
learned that this same house -
in the opinion of our tax assessing
office - is worth more than the
home of one of our leading citi-
zens who is reputed to be worth
a fortune.
I've made no attempt to check
records at the courthouse. Years
ago, l learned that such checking
was a frustrating waste of time
because it wasn't going to change
matters any. I'm just telling you
folks this so that you'll under
stand my new manner of pompous-
ness and conceit. Why don't you
investigate your assessment valua-
tons? - Maybe you too have rea-
son to feel proud of your home!
Al Miller
AL Miller was recently involved
in some unpleasant controversy re.
garding a trailer park which he
wished to build on Stock Island.
Al says, II feel that the coming
law in my particular case is dis
criminatory. The little section
around where I'm located is the
only zone of its kind (for residen-
ces oniy) in lis miles of unincor-
porated Monroe County land"
There are two sides to every SUBJ
ject and in this case, AL comedies
the fact that he should have used
little more diplomacy. He didn't
realize that in seeking to build a
fine, modern, sanitary trailer park,
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he would be stepping into the mid
die of hornets nest.
One legitimate grippe that AL has
is that no mention was made of a
petition signed by 81 businessmen
and residents of Stock Island re-
questing that Miller be allowed to
build the park. This might have
thrown little more favorable light
on his side of the argument.
In the past, "This Rock" has
recommended coming of Stock Is.
land - not with the intention of
keeping out creditable business es.
adjustments - but for the pur-
pose of eliminating unsightly junk
heaps along u. S. No. 1 Highway.
What do you readers think about
the situation?
Louis csrbonslI
Louis Carbonell is a friend of
mine. Unfortunately, we can see
'eye-to-eye' on most social pro-
blems in Key West but when it
comes to politics - well, it would
be simpler if we were to use base
ball bats on each other!
l enjoy seeing Louis wake I'D his
brother commissioners with a
bombshell every once in awhile
but the truth of the matter is that
a steady diet of bombshells is
nerve-racking. And that is what he
has been feeding the public as well
as the commissioners for several
months.
Some of Carbonell's statements
are good - some Of them are
merely blind loyalty to party af.
filations. Of the five Carbonell
brothers, four have always taken
active part in civic affairs. It is
interesting to note that while This
Rock of Ours" is often on the op-
posite side of the political fence
from these brothers, a personal
feeling of friendship still exists.
This is the way politics should be!
Fear and emnity need to be eli.
minated from the Monroe County
political scene.
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APPRECIATION

Editor, The Citizen
would like to take this opportunity to thank you
for the wonderful thrill you gave me Glass Night
Graduation in itself wonderful and unforgettabe &C.
casion in persons life, but for me it
shall forget the thrilling moment when you awarded
the 500 bond plan to attend Mary Washington Col
lege in Fredericksburg Virginia. in September and the
money will be gratefully used at that time.
To say thank you" seems little to express my
sincere feelings but can't think Of any other way
Again say thank you for the award you gave me
for graduation
Sincerely, =
MISS RAY WINKLS.
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REDS ON RUN IN PHILIPPINES

President Ramon Magsaysay is achieving promising
results in his fight against Communist gueras in the Phil
1ppnes When the young, dynamic President took over
the Philippines last year, he appealed to all Communist
Huks to surrender and support his administration.
The Communists asked what terms Magsaysay offer
ed and he laid down strong and hard terms But he
ised fair treatment fair trials and pardons for all those
not found guilty and plan to help set up converted Com
munists in a new life.
The Communists rejected these hard terms and since
that time Magsaysay and the Philippine Government have
opened dedicated offensive to wipe out the Communist
guerllas completely by the end of June The drive is
achieving success
Recently the No. leader of the Huks in the Islands
Luis Taruc surrendered and he was sent to stockade
to face the many charges which had been lodged against
him. Nevertheless he offered to appeal his comrades
to surrender to the Government and he admitted that the
Philippine President was moving forward with an econ
omic plan to meet the needs of the people.
This is significant achievement and demonstrates
what program of force and energy achieve against
the Communists The program must also include major
program to improve the lot of the people and Magsaysays
program includes just that Magsaysay has proved once
again that the only method in dealing with Communist
guerillas is through policy of force and frmness
Weak measures, half-hearted programs of reform
and lack of courage in standing to the Communist
leaders has yet eradcated Communism in any guer
illanfested country Magsaysay has reented in
warning the Communists they face trial and he has
offered to pardon their leaders He has merely called on
them to surrender and promised fair trial but at the
same time, he has organized military effort to wipe
them out and he Is carrying it out with thoroughness
that is commendabe That should be example to other
Far Eastern countries.
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Hal BOYLE SAYS

BERLIN H - IAN Germans
around one table,"
That was one Of many slogans
for unity changed last week during
three-day Communist-sponsored
rally of 10000 German boys and
girls in the debris Of East Berlin.
Watching the slow torrent of
youth swirl through the rubble left
by the war, / had to suppress q
wistful urge to seize q banner and
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The Midyear Labor Scene
BY NORMAN WALKER

WASHINGTON R-Income insur-
ance is becoming almost as hot an
issue as wages in labor relations.
BY income insurance is meant a
plan to maintain a workers in
come, or part of it, when he loses
his job or is unable to work be-
cause of illness, accident or old
age.
Unions seldom 60 in 20 see the
boss with a new set of demands
these days without including some
form of income insurance. The
employer usually is asked to pay
the entire cost, but often the cost
is shared.
Such demands are not new, but
they are becoming more and more
frequent. Unions are increasingly
inSiStent about them.
One reason for this is that with
wage increases harder to negoti-
ate, unions are turning to some
thing else.
Another is that just as employers
are skittery and uncertain about
the business future so are workers.
They're more anxious than ever for
job security.
Right now, a demand for a guar
anteed annual wage is major is.
sue in steel industry labor negotia-
tons with the CLIO. The CLIO United
Steelworkers wants laid-off work
er to get three fourths of his regu-
lar pay for as long as year after
becoming unemployed. This plan is
designed to augment state unem-
ployment compensation payments,
which average about SIS weekly
over the nation.
ALI such demands involve two
important questions: policy and
cost.
AS to policy, employers are ask
ing: Are such plans a form of So
cialism? Would job security tend
to make the workers lose incentive
and become lazy? Since Congress
and state legislatures enacted some
such plans years ago in the social
security and workmen's compensa-
ton laws, is it wise to embark now
on supplemental, employer paid
programs?
AS to cost, like a lot of other
things, the original price is not so
expensive. It's the upkeep. In other
words, unions expect to get little
bit as a starter but expect to i'm
prove each plan as time goes by.
While the cost may be small at
the beginning, it would mount, es-
pecially if an employer committed
himself to several forms of income
insurance.
On the policy question, the wis
dom of getting into the business at
all, answers depend pretty much
on who's doing the answering. Even
the researchers on this subject dis
agree.
One of these experts, a recog-
nized authority in the field of state
workmen's compensation laws and
related income insurance matters,
recently became under secretary
of labor. He's Arthur Larson, form
er dean of the University of Pitts
burgh Law School.
Larson, in an initial speech as a
government official, told employers
they have a choice-but not much
time to make it-between improv-
ing existing income insurance laws
or succumbiLg to union demands
for supplemental benefits.
1--WE are going to pay in one
form or another for the conse-
quences Of unemployment and dis
ability" Larson said. Eve are not
going to let these people starve in
the gutter"
He contended too that while it is
often said such plans undermine
the individual, his self-respect, mi
tiative and freedom, mo attempt
has ever been made to prove it."
''We have let this legislation lag
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difference 10 the average teen-aser
what he hollers-just % he knows
ne IS hollering the same thing as
the teen-ager next to him.
But the trouble with the slosans
the teen-ager of Eastern Germany
is being taught is that they don't
lead merely to the black eyes and
bruised muscles Of Juvenile gang
nights. They are 4 prelude to bugIe
blowing and another great big
grown-up war.
This was my first look behind
the fringe Of the Iron Curtain in
flve years. I had the depressing
illusion ! was looking at han q
million dirty-necked children, wan
dering parentless through q ruined
world, crying words they did NOT
really understand themselves.
But they were only puppets of
new power for murder. Some.
body had bought the big red ban.
ners that hung from almost eyery
broken building. Someone had put
up loudspeakers along the streets
that rang with martial airs. Some.
one had taught them to wear q blue
shirt initiated FJD. Someone had
taught them how to march IN
ordered rows.
Inc someone who had done these
Things was wise in the ways Of
corrupting the young. He was usins
exacuy the same tactics Adolf Hit.
Ter had. And, just like Hitler. \.
wasn't going to all that trouhls
just to beat Central High School.
He even put on a tremendous
night fireworks display to wind I'm
the rally. I stood in q dense mass
OF these German boys and girls
near Marx Engels Platz that night.
watching the great fiery shower
overhead, hearing the crash of Az.
piosions, and wondered why anv.
one who had lived through Berlin,s
many nights Of terror during the
last war could enjoy this display.
AND as q matter Of fact, there
wasn't much cheering.
When the show was over. these
children Of yesterday went quietly
back to their bivouac areas. or
paused to make love in shattered
doorways. At q Communist spon.
sored youth rally the young people
don't have to worry about snippv
old prying chaperones. They are
encouraged to like one another.
Here in Berlin this vast conclavs
OF youth in the Eastern sector was
taken BY most as only another
incident In q great battle that has
gone on increasingly since Hitler's
fan-the continuous battle for the
young German mind, an endless
tug-of-war between East and West.
Nobody seems to feel that any.
body Is quite ready yet to blow
the bugle, but it Is widely taken
for granted that in time the bugle
will be blown. The present prob
lem is to win the young mind 10
the future purpose. e
But 1t must have made many
besides myself Tremendously sad,
here In a vast capital still deep
in the rust Of q lost war, to see
half 4 million boys and girls wav.
ing crimson banners and marching
in step.
Berlin alone lost almost exactly
that number of lives in the last
conflict. Today it feels 1t Is already
the great beachhead Of the cold
war.
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start yelling an old battle cry Of
my own youth:
Cup the alley. Down the street.
Central High School - can't be
heat"
It seemed to me that the pa
raiders might just as well enjoy
chanting that slogan instead of
''Down with Western imperialism"
or From Berlin to Rome, Yank
Go Home" It doesn't make much
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PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen Welcomes expressions q ne views u To read.
srs but fa editor the right 10 delete items which
are considered bsevs vnwsrrsnisd The writer's shevd Do
fair and eenns HE letters 100 words md write
OF the paper only. Signature s The writer must seespsny is
letters and will b pvbIlshsd unless rsavssssd Otherwise
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The cedar waxwing is named for
the small beads of red wax on the
tips of some of its wingfeathers.
The purpose of the wax is not
known.
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Business forecasters have changed their act in the
last nine months Up to that time they were predicting re-
cession now they predicting the upturn There is
always something to predict.
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Movies - facing televsion competition - will get
better or fewer or both.
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Joke: Nov this is just between you and me-"
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BRITAIN EXPELS
TWO RUSSIANS
FOR ESPIONAGE

LONDON R-Britain announced
today she had ordered the expul-
sion of two Russian diplomats be-
cause of attempted espionage.
A Foreign Office spokesman de-
clared the government yesterday
gave two assistant military air at
taches at the Soviet Embassy 10
days in which to quit the country.
He said the two men had
"abused their diplomatic status in
the United Kingdom by attempting
to engage in espionage"
The spokesman identified the
two men as:
Maj. Ivan Pupyshev, arrived in
Britain in 1851, married with one
child.
Maj. Andrea Gudkov, arrived in
Britain in 1851, married, with two
children.
The spokesman told reporters at
a news conference that atomic Sc
crets were not involved in the al
legged attempted espionage.
He emphasized, however, Britain
Is not bound to make any details
known whatsoever about the case,
either publicly Or to the Russians.
He did say, however, Pupyshev
and Gudkov attempted to spy on
certain inspected military activi-
ties in this country.
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RadioactivityI Is
Under Control

TOKYO B - Eight japanese
fishermen-now radioactive only
in their toe nails-will be allowed
to leave Tokyo National Hospital
in a week to 10 days, their doctor
said today.
The eight were members of the
% men crew of the Lucky Drag
on" fishing boat which was show
cred with radioactive coral ash by
the March l H-bomb test blast at
Bikini.
When the crewmen were first
hospitalized after the blast, much
of their body surface was radio
active to some degree
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|Seaway Bill
lis Sent For
|IkeToSiign

WASHINGTON R-The st. Law.
renee Seaway, VIGOROUSLY slow
legislative starter, wound up in a
blaze of speed yesterday when the
Senate completed congressional
action and sent the measure to
President Eisenhower.
An Atlantic-to-the-G Great Lakes
passageway for ocean-going ships
has been project favored by
every U. S. President since World
War I, including President Eisen.
hover. But the project was always
blocked in Congress.
This year the Senate okayed the
bill in January and the House,
voting on it for the first time
Thursday, approved version with
just minor differences.
The legislation allows the United
States to join Canada in building
and operating the seaway so ocean
vessels can sail as far inland as
Toledo, Ohio. A 27-foot-deep canal
must be dug around a 46-mile
stretch of the International Rapids,
where ships are now limited to IL
feet. This would allow the ocean
travellers into Lakes Erie and On.
tario.
Even as seaway proponents were
congratulating each other on their
victory, some voices were heard
talking about expanding the los
million dollar project later.
Sen. Douglas (D-nl) noted the
measure does not provide for deep
ening the Detroit River so deep
drafts boats can move into Lakes
Huron, Michigan and Superior.
Sen. Humphrey (D-Minn) de.
clared the next step would be to
extend the seaway "way up to
Superior and Duluth, the twin
harbors of Wisconsin and Mime.
Sofa"
The los million cost to this coun.
try is to be met through sale Of
bonds to the U. S. Treasury, which
are to be repaid over an estimated
50-year period through tolls col
lected from the Seaway's users
Canada's cost is estimated at zoe
million.
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Senate Demos
Rally Stop
TIL Revision

By ROWLAND EVANS yR.

WASHINGTON RAIn an un-
usual display of solidarity, Senate
D e M crats apparently have
crossed. out one of the major items
on President Eisenhower's legis-
lative list for this year-revision
of the Taft-Hartley Labor Relations
Act.
Southern and Northern Demo-
Gratis, generally poles apart on
labor, issues, joined yesterday to
send a revision bill back to the
Senate Labor Committee, in effect,
killing chances for its passage at
this session of Congress. The vote
was 5O-42 and labor leaders hailed
the outcome.
Eisenhower asked Congress in a
Jan. IL message to make IA
changes in the 7-year-old law,
which he has called basically
"sound legislation. The bill which
the Senate recommitted yesterday
would generally have carried out
the Presidents labor wishes, al
though several amendments had
been offered that went beyond the
Eisenhower recommendations.
Two of Observation-Disclosures
ton proposals by Sens. Lehman
(D-Lib-NY) and Ives (R-NY)-
figured largely in winning South
ern Democratic support for re-
commital. The Senate had adopted
parliamentary procedure that
foreclosed a Southern filibuSter
against these anti-discrimination
amendments.
Every Democrat was in the Sem
ate chamber yesterday and all 48
voted to recommit the bill. They
were reinforced by Republican
Sens. Young and LANCER of North
Dakota, Malone of Nevada and by
independent Sen. Morse of Oregon.
Forty two Republicans voted
against the motion to recommit.
Two Republicans were absent
Sens. Jenner and Capehart of Indi-
ana. After it was apparent the
Democrats had won, Sens. May
bank (D-SC) and Eastland d.
Miss) withdrew their votes and
agreed to pair with Jenner and
Capehart.
A check Of the House and Senate
record back to 1882 turned up no
evidence of previous Democratic
unanimity on a labor bill roll call
vote.
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NewCroup.
Plans ToEnter
FallElectiOn

CHICAGO R-A new organiza.
ton which was founded to combat
super-internationalism and com.
munism" has announced it will
enter the fall congressional cleo
tons.
The organization, called "For
America" was founded yesterday
at q meeting in the Chicago Club.
The founders said it was not a
new political party, but that the
organization will enter the fall
elections t'to fight within both
parties for congressman and SEN
ators who have the same prin-
ciples" as the new group.
The host at the luncheon at
which the new unit was formed
was Col. Robert r. Mccormick,
editor and publisher of the Chicago
Tribune. The Tribune in recent
months has been publishing a
series of articles reporting senti-
ment among people throughout the
nation in favor of political re-
alignment.
Clarence E. Manion, former
dean of the University of Notre
Dame Law School, and Robert E.
Wood, retired chairman of Sears,
Roebuck and Co., were named CO.
chairmen.
Wood headed the America First
committee, which opposed U. S.
participation in World War II be-
fore Pearl Harbor. Manion re-
signed as head of a government
commission after he spoke in
favor of the Bricker amendment,
which would have placed controls
on treaty making.
Members of the organizing COM
mittee are Burton Wheeler, former
Democratic senator from Mon
tana: John T. Flynn, New York
author; Howard Buffet, former
Nebraska congressman; Hamilton
Fish, former Republican congress
man from New York, and Manion.
Daniel Rice, Chicago broker, was
named treasurer.
Fish told newsmen that the new
organization is ''no third party"
He said it win be nonpartisan,
that it will take an active role in
the November elections and will
eight within both parties for
candidates who share the views of
the new unit.
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SCHINE is FINE

NEW YORK R-Pvt. G. David
Seine, a central figure in the
Army-McCarthy hearings at Wash
ington, arrived here by plane yes
terday from the nations capital.
His only comment 10 newsmen
was: 'I'm fine"